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POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian spy forces of the Zionist regime have deskIntelligence Minister fully embarked on taking actions and Mahmoud Alavi said on Tuesday that spy organize terrorist teams in coordination services of certain neighboring countries with the criminal U.S. and anti-rev- along with extra-regional countries are olutionary movements,” he told the taking actions against security of Iran and parliament. provide “logistical support” for terrorist The intelligence chief said these coun- groups. tries are training terrorist groups and “We are in a situation in which the providing money to them. 2

Tehran hosting high-level meeting on disaster information management SOCIETY TEHRAN — A (APDIM) has organized the 2-day event. deskhigh-level expert con- APDIM is mandated to work with ESCAP sultation meeting on disaster informa- members and associate members and other tion management kicked off in Tehran relevant stakeholders to reduce the risks, on Tuesday, Mehr news agency reported. damage and losses resulting from disasters As a regional institution of the United by developing human and institutional ca- Nations Economic and Social Commission pacities of countries and organizations of the for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian region in disaster information management and Pacific Centre for the Development and strengthening regional cooperation in of Disaster Information Management this field. 12 Iran, Russia, Yemen’s Hudaydah calm as rival parties begin to observe truce Fighting has subsided in Yemen’s Hu- Yemen since March 2015. daydah, hours after a United Nations The ceasefire took force at midnight Turkey agree on Syria (UN)-brokered ceasefire between warring on Monday. And while sporadic clashes sides took effect in the flashpoint port city. and Saudi-led airstrikes continued to hit The truce was reached last week in Hudaydah for several hours after midnight, Sweden during peace talks between they subsequently died down. See page 2 delegations from Yemen’s Ansarullah On Tuesday, a military source loyal constitutional body (Houthi) movement and the former, to Yemen’s former Saudi-backed regime Saudi-allied regime, on whose behalf said that the situation was calm in the AFP/ Fabrice Coffrini a Saudi-led coalition has been pounding Red Sea port city. 13

ARTICLE Pakistan senator: We should not look to the West REPORT Hanif Ghaffari ways to strengthen economic ties between Iran Maryam Khormaei Political analyst EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW By M.A.Saki and Pakistan as two important neighbors with Mehr News Agency large populations. journalist TEHRAN — Asif Saeed Kirmani, a Pakistani Following is the text of the conference: senator, believes that Pakistan, Iran, Afghani- The volume of trade ties between Iran French protests stan and Turkey should not look to the West for and Pakistan as two great neighbors, Pakistan economic progress, saying these countries are with 200 million population and Iran with British strategy in spread to Spain the gateway to Asia and enjoy good economic more than 80 million population, is too low. relationship with China as the second biggest Why is it so? the Indo-Pacific he recent anti-government demon- economy in the world. A: This is very unfortunate that trade between strations which took place in 200 “We don’t have to look to the West,” Senator Pakistan and Iran is not as good as it should be. region: Conquest of cities in Spain, has hit hard on Prime T Kirmani told the Tehran Times on the sidelines In the meeting we had with honorable President Minister Pedro Sanchez. The massive the world from the of an anti-terrorism conference, which brought Kirmani, who was part of the parliamentary of Iran and honorable speaker of the Iranian demonstrations took place while Spain, parliament speakers of Afghanistan, China, Iran, team accompanying his country’s National As- parliament this subject came under discussion traditionally, and due to its vulnerability deck of a ship Pakistan, Russia and Turkey together in Tehran sembly speaker to Tehran, also suggested the and both sides agreed that they must put some to the economic crisis, has the potential on December 8. formation of a “special working group” to find extra efforts to boost bilateral trade. 13 of becoming one of the main centers of he scope of British interaction the crisis in the United Europe and the with the Southeast Asian region Eurozone. Textends from security-military This was proven during protests Iranian missiles: Hypocrisy and paradox to economic-educational, and as that took place after the economic cri- By Peter Jenkins enemy of Iran—especially under the leadership of foreign minister has been equally eager to single predicted, this gets more intense sis, and from 2007 to 2010 in Europe. It is hard to know why Britain’s Foreign Secre- Benjamin Netanyahu—is located well beyond the out Iranian missile-related activity for condem- post-Brexit, with the Five Power Subsequently, Spanish citizens pur- tary, Jeremy Hunt, claimed, in a statement on range of Iranian short-range missiles. Is Iran not nation. Yet such one-sidedness runs counter to Defense Arrangements (FPDA) sued their economic demands in the December 5, that Iran’s testing of a medium-range justified in acquiring missiles capable of reaching Europe’s “soft power” need to appear just and treaty, Asia’s only collective secu- elections, or in public polls. However, missile on December 1 demonstrated that Iran’s Israel in order to create the “balance of terror” even-handed when addressing a global audience. rity arrangement. the equation seems to be different this missile-related activities “go beyond what can on which mutual deterrence rests? Given Europe’s wish to preserve the 2015 nuclear British presence in the southeastern time! It seems that the rise of the “yellow be justified for national defence”. Another feature of Mr. Hunt’s statement was deal with Iran, such British and French diplomacy Asia security treaty, the adherence to vests” in Paris and other French cities The claim suggests the existence of some kind the omission of any mention of Saudi Arabia and is also unwise: applying double standards can the deployment and maintenance of has also affected the Spanish internal of agreed international norm that can be used to Israel. If one is concerned for regional stability in affect how Iran sees that deal. some British military in the region and social equations. assess whether or not a weapon system is justified the Missile East, one should not single out Iran’s Paradox to participate in joint exercises with Accordingly, Daily Sabah reported as a defensive tool. But no such norm exists. And medium-range missiles as uniquely destabilising, In reality Iran’s missile-related activity may not the parties to the treaty, the periodic that the month-long French “yellow vest” we can imagine how the British government would as Mr. Hunt did. Saudi medium-range missiles be as destabilising as the UK and France believe. presence of British naval forces in the demonstrations, which have led to repeated react if some UN member were to opine that and Israeli possession not only of such missiles It is possible that over the next decade Iran’s region, and the fact that the military rioting in Paris, have inspired protesters British possession of a nuclear deterrent goes but also of nuclear and chemical weapons deserve missiles will gain in accuracy and reliability, and chiefs of Singapore, Malaysia, Thai- worldwide. Over the weekend, yellow vest beyond what is “justified for national defence”. places in the picture. They too have a bearing that the explosive force of their conventional land and Brunei have all studied in protests spread to Canada and Spain, and Hypocrisy on stability. payloads will increase. This is a trend that has the UK show the depth of London’s protesters wearing yellow vests took the The claim also seems unreasonable. Israel, a Regrettably, it is not only the United King- been apparent in the United States and Russia, relationship with the countries of streets in various cities across the two possessor of medium-range missiles and an open dom that applies such double standards. France’s for instance. 13 Southeast Asia. countries on Saturday. Britain’s assistance in combating The report continues; “In Spain, pro- terrorism and cyber-attacks, the fact testers, inspired by the rallies that have that Singapore alone has 5,000 British been taking place in France, marched Giant puppets companies in the country, the London in Madrid during a demonstration by multi-million dollar pledge to create yellow vest movement calling for bet- economic reforms in Thailand, the ter pensions on Saturday. On Friday, celebrate Intl. Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indo- several hundred yellow vest protesters nesia and Myanmar, Britain’s invest- demonstrated on the streets of Israel’s Storytelling ment In the area of energy security in commercial hub Tel Aviv against the the region, and finally investment in high cost of living, mirroring the yellow Festival in the education sector in the countries vest movement. Videos on social media of Southeast Asia, are signs of Britain’s showed people in fluorescent-yellow position in this part of the world. safety vests holding Israeli flags, meg- Tehran With the withdrawal from the Eu- aphones and signs on a central street ropean Union, London has a dream Giant puppets perform during a parade far greater than simple alliance with in the coastal city.” organized in downtown Tehran on Decem- As mentioned, people took to the streets the countries of Southeast Asia, and ber 17, 2018 to celebrate the opening of the is independently seeking a strategy to in two hundred cities in Spain, protesting 21st International Storytelling Festival. the low income of retirees, in a massive revitalize British power in the global Fifteen storytellers, including Oliver arena public scene. At the rally, the protesters Villanove from France, Flor Carnales Bas- demanded an increase in minimum pen- Therefore, in pursuit of its tidas from Spain and Seyda Cevik from dream, the post-Brexit Britain is sion rights. Madrid, Barcelona, Corona Turkey, are participating in the event and Seville were among the cities where looking for a much larger area than annually organized by the Institute for the Southeast Asia that covers the protest rallies were held. However, the Marzieh Mousavi Intellectual Development of Children and ocean’s blue zone and adds a new slogans that broke down in the protests Young Adults. signaled the disappointment of Spanish vocabulary to the world’s political IRNA/ The festival will run at the institute encyclopedia by multiplying the citizens of the Socialist and Conservative until December 20. Parties. 13 word “Indo-Pacific”. 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS DECEMBER 19, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Isfahan MPs Zarif censures Netanyahu slated to meet Nobakht, Larijani for warmongering POLITICS TEHRAN — Representatives of Isfahan The West ‘parrots’ Netanyahu’s whines about Iran’s conventional missiles, Iranian foreign minister regrets deskprovince were scheduled to meet Budget and Planning Organization chief Mohammad Baqer Nobakht POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign Foreign Minister Zarif was in fact referring and Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani later on Tuesday. deskMinister Mohammad to Netanyahu’s visit in August to the secretive Zahra Saeidi-Mobarakeh, a lawmaker who represents Javad Zarif on Tuesday censured Israeli Dimona nuclear weapons facility, from where the city of Mobarakeh, said during an earlier meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for he threatened Iran with a nuclear attack. with Larijani, some promises were given to Isfahan’s openly boasting the regime’s “offensive Netanyahu’s latest comments come a representatives, adding that they will remain united to missiles” after threatening Iran with an- few days after he said Israel was prepared achieve their desired goals, ILNA reported. nihilation with nuclear bombs. to launch attacks inside Iran if what he called Earlier this months, all representatives of Isfahan Zarif said the irony is that at the same Israel’s “survival” was threatened. province resigned to protest at the government’s lack of time Netanyahu is whining about Tehran’s Zarif also pointed to the commotion cre- enough cooperation in supplying water resources to the “deterrent and defensive missiles”. ated by some Western states over the test of a province which has faced repeated droughts. “First, Netanyahu stands next to nucle- conventional ballistic missile by Iran, saying ar BOMB factory and threatens Iran with the hawkish Israeli prime minister “whines First waterjet annihilation. Now, he openly boasts about about Iran’s Deterrent and DEFENSIVE mis- his ‘OFFENSIVE’ missiles that can reach siles, and the West parrots his ‘concerns’.” engine to be anywhere,” Zarif said in a tweet. According to the Press TV, the UN Security Zarif was reacting to Netanyahu’s com- Council met last week at the request of France unveiled in three ments, who said a day earlier that Israel was and Britain days after Iran tested a conventional months developing missiles capable of hitting any ballistic missile. At the meeting, Israel’s European target in the Middle East. Netanyahu also allies and the U.S. voiced “concerns” about Iran’s POLITICS TEHRAN — The Defense Ministry’s said the regime was working on weapons national missile program. The U.S. even went desk Marine Industries Organization will systems with “special capabilities that no as far as claiming that Iran’s test was in defiance unveil Iran’s first waterjet engine in three months, head other country has.” He added, “This is the of UN Resolution 2231, which endorsed a 2015 of the organization announced on Tuesday. offensive power of Israel which is very im- multilateral deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari said the organization portant for us in all sectors.” without offering any evidence. has managed to produce marine diesels and has reached self-sufficiency in this area, Mehr reported. Rastegari emphasized that with jihadi management, the Islamic Republic can progress and reach self-sufficiency Iran, Russia, Turkey agree on Syria constitutional body POLITICS TEHRAN — The foreign ministers of mise and constructive engagement,” Reuters reported. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has in other fields as well. desk Pointing to new sanctions imposed by the United States Russia, Iran and Turkey said on Tues- The meeting between the foreign ministers of the three asked Iran and Russia to “stop the interference of some against Iran, he said no industry has been targeted with day that a new Syrian Constitutional Committee should countries, who launched the Astana peace process to end Western states” as Syria is setting up a committee tasked sanctions to the extent that the defense industry has been. convene early next year, kicking off a viable political the Syrian conflict, and the UN diplomat could pave the with negotiating a new post-war constitution. peace process. way for the drafting of a new constitution and for elections Assad stressed the importance of “efforts exerted by Iran voices In a joint statement read out by Russian Foreign Min- after a nearly eight-year-old devastating war in Syria. the friendly and allied countries of Syria, particularly Iran ister Sergei Lavrov after the trio met UN Special Envoy The UN-backed constitutional committee will include and Russia” as he met Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior readiness to help Staffan de Mistura in Geneva, they said that the work of 50 members chosen by Damascus, 50 by the opposition adviser to the Iranian foreign minister, in Damascus UNODC the new body “should be governed by a sense of compro- and 50 by the United Nations. on Sunday. Spy services of neighbors have targeted Rouhani due in Turkey to chair high council POLITICS TEHRAN — Kazem Gharibabadi, the deskIranian ambassador to the Vienna-based Iranian security: Alavi of strategic cooperation with Erdogan international organizations, has voiced Iran’s readiness POLITICS TEHRAN —Iranian er attacked a police headquarters in POLITICS TEHRAN — Presi- high strategic importance to Iran. for cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs deskIntelligence Minister the port city of Chabahar, killing two deskdent Hassan Rouhani He said the current atmosphere of and Crime (UNODC). Mahmoud Alavi said on Tuesday that policemen and wounding several oth- is scheduled to travel to Ankara on Wednes- relations between the two sides gives Gharibabadi made the remarks in a meeting with spy services of certain neighboring ers including civilians. The so-called day afternoon for talks with his Turkish hope for further efforts and a quicker UNODC Executive Director Yuri Fedotov. countries along with extra-regional Ansar al-Furqan terrorist group later counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. pace to reach the desired level in trade The two side also discussed ways to promote coopera- countries are taking actions against claimed responsibility for the assault. The two presidents are going to head and economic transactions. tion between Tehran and UNODC on defined or developing security of Iran and provide “logistical After the attack, Foreign Minister the fifth round of Iran-Turkey high council The Turkish trade minister, for his programs, including the plans to equip Iran’s anti-narcotics support” for terrorist groups. Mohammad Javad Zarif in a post on of strategic cooperation, Parviz Esmaili, part, deemed Iran as a strategic partner police with modern equipment, Tasnim reported on Tuesday. “We are in a situation in which his tweeter account said, “In 2010, director of the presidential press office, for Turkey, saying the Islamic Republic Pointing to close interaction between Tehran and UNODC, the spy forces of the Zionist regime our security services intercepted and said on Tuesday. will always hold a special position in Gharibabadi expressed the hope that the UN office’s secre- have fully embarked on taking ac- captured extremists en route from According to Esmaili, the visit follows the country’s political and economic tariat would take advantage of Iranian experts’ technical and tions and organize terrorist teams in the UAE.” Rouhani’s initiative to boost Iran-Turkey arenas. professional capabilities in the war against drugs and crime. coordination with the criminal U.S. Alavi dismisses claim of U.S. trade ties to $30 billion per year. He further described the high-level and anti-revolutionary movements,” green card to officials as absurd He added that during Rouhani’s two- meeting of Tehran-Ankara’s strategic Official: he told the parliament. Alavi also rejected claim that the day stay in Ankara, the two countries will partnership as a golden opportunity to The intelligence chief said these U.S. has granted green cards to 2,500 sign high-profile agreements in areas of reach the $30 billion trade target. Europeans countries are training terrorist groups Iranian officials, saying such a claim politics, economy, and culture. While in Turkey, Vaezi also met with refusing fuel to and providing money to them. is “unfounded”, “invalid” and a “lie” Rouhani’s Chief of Staff, Mahmoud President Erdogan, who expressed pleasure Elsewhere, he said that Iran’s Intel- which was spread by anti-revolutionary Vaezi traveled to Turkey on Thursday and over the growing trend of bilateral ties. Iranian planes ligence Ministry annually foils 97-98 TV channels. Friday to lay the grounds for the joint At the meeting, Erdogan said Rouhani’s out of 100 terrorist moves. Fox News reported in July that the meeting of the two presidents. visit provides an ample opportunity for POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s airspace remains open desk “There is no intelligence force in the Obama administration granted citizen- After meeting Turkish Minister of strengthening ties. to all international flights, including U.S. world that claims foiling 100 percent ship to 2,500 Iranians, including family Trade Ruhsar Pekcan in Ankara, Vaezi Turkish president maintained that airliners, but most European countries refuse fuel to Iranian of terrorist actions,” he added. members of government officials, while said expanding cooperation with neigh- promoting ties with Iran is of strategic planes, an official has said. On December 6, a suicide car bomb- negotiating the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. boring countries, especially Turkey, is of significance for Turkey. “Iran’s sky is open to all countries, except Israel,” head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Ali Abedzadeh said, Press TV reported on Tuesday. The Harvard-educated woman helping lead Iran’s sanctions fight Currently, American airplanes are also passing through In Iran’s hierarchical political system, it is rare to see an to basic needs is hit,” said Joneydi. the Iranian sky and Iran has not imposed restrictions on any outsider granted a senior position. That is why the Islamic “The U.S. knows that it cannot ignore the ICJ’s rulings. It country, Abedzadeh said. republic’s newest weapon in its battle with U.S. president may not be the perfect option [for Iran] but… it has been useful.” However, “unfortunately, most European countries are Donald Trump is so unusual. The ruling had helped in Iran’s efforts to capitalize on an refusing to supply fuel to Iranian aircraft and this creates Laya Joneydi, a 50-year-old academic, is a woman with EU decision to stick with the nuclear accord, she said. Without problems for us,” he said. no ties to conventional politicians and no personal stories it, she suggested, European countries might not have been Abedzadeh added, “We have plans to overcome this.” from Iran’s revolutionary years. But as Iran’s vice-president willing to set up a sanctions-busting payments channel for for legal affairs she has already secured a rare if symbolic trade with Iran, due to be launched in the coming weeks. Kuwait Emir victory over the U.S. on the global stage. In addition, Joneydi said, Iran was using the ICJ verdict After the Trump administration this year withdrew from in its negotiations with foreign companies and banks that welcomes close the 2015 nuclear agreement and reimposed sanctions on are reviewing their ties with the country. ties with Iran Iran, Ms Joneydi filed a lawsuit in co-operation with other In a country where conservatives are vying with moderates ministries against the U.S. at the International Court of for primacy, Joneydi is seen as a non-partisan pragmatist Justice (ICJ) — and Iran won. who is committed to defending Iran’s sovereignty. “What the U.S. administration has done to the Iranian to Tehran by ordering Washington to ensure its sanctions She was born into a middle-class family in the town of POLITICS TEHRAN — The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh people is illegitimate from a legal point of view and more did not hit certain forms of trade, including humanitarian Babol on the shores of the Caspian Sea and moved to Teh- deskSabah Al Ahmad, has underlined his coun- illegitimate from a moral point of view,” she told the Finan- aid, food and medicine. ran as a teenager to study law at the University of Tehran, try’s interest in promoting collaboration with Iran, IRNA cial Times in her first interview with a foreign media group. The provisional ruling cannot be enforced and the U.S. where she was the only female student among her peers at reported on Tuesday. Ms Joneydi’s is one of Iran’s 12 vice-presidents, two of immediately terminated the treaty, saying aid was never a target masters and PhD levels. In 2002 she received a post-doctoral In a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Kuwait Mo- whom are women. of its sanctions. But the ICJ win was nonetheless heartening research scholarship at Harvard in the U.S. hammad Irani, Al-Sabah said, “We consider Iran as our In the ICJ case, Joneydi helped Iran argue that the U.S. for Iran, whose economy has been hit by the sanctions. The She still teaches at the University of Tehran and is proud neighbor and we are interested in developing our beneficial reimposition of sanctions violated a 1955 Treaty of Amity measures began to hit oil exports last month and weakened that most of her students are women. “This means growth. cooperation with Tehran.” between the two countries that encouraged trade, investment the rial by about 50 percent against the dollar this year. It is the ultimate satisfaction for me to see today’s young and Irani submitted his credentials to the Emir during an and closer economic relations. “This has been an injustice to Iranian people, who see educated generation push for the country’s progress,” she said. official ceremony at Al-Bayan Palace. On October 3, The Hague-based ICJ handed a victory their economy and welfare weakened while even their access Read full on tehrantimes.com He also conveyed the Iranian president’s greeting message to Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad and described relations between the two countries as friendly and brotherly. Iran says Saudi coalition against Yemen had ‘unwarranted illusion’ Man arrested for By staff and agency their aggression.” continued, it could undermine the credibility on December 6 and ended on December Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bah- “It was clear to us that a military solution of U.S. rulers and lead to more scandals for 13 in Sweden. trying to smuggle ram Qassemi has said that the Saudi-led would be a nonstarter in Yemen, and no matter the White House,” he remarked. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres opium to Canada coalition against Yemen had a kind of how much time would elapse, Saudi Arabia Elsewhere, he said nations which are said on Thursday that the Yemeni parties ‘unwarranted illusion’. and the United Arab Emirates as well as other willing to resist aggression and occupation had reached an agreement on a ceasefire “I believe the Saudi-led coalition forces had forces providing arms support and contrib- are able to achieve victory and upgrade their in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, a kind of unwarranted illusion and believed uting to the creation of large arsenals would status, at last. bringing the first round of the Sweden POLITICS TEHRAN — According to the chief of desk they would be able to achieve their goals face defeat at the end of the day,” he said. Ansarullah and Yemeni people are a clear talks to a close. Tehran province’s counter-narcotics police, through attacking Yemen. They had a big Qassemi described the humanitarian example of this, he added. Qassemi said, “Hudaydah and its port a person has been arrested for attempting to smuggle opium strategic mistake in mind; so, they launched situation in Yemen as a “crisis and disaster “By putting up a stiff resistance against enjoy a strategic situation, and that’s why the from Iran to Canada in postal packages. their operation and had no proper understand- of the current century”. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates occupiers tried a lot and allocated so much Mohammad Bakhshandeh said the police are investigat- ing of the realities behind the occupation of “Such circumstances brought about a sit- and )other) occupying forces, Ansarullah funds in recent months to fully occupy this ing the case after the security staff in one of Tehran’s post Yemen as well as the aggression against the uation not only for Saudi Arabia, but also for managed to present itself as an equal party city and its port, but to no avail. It was due to centers found the packages, the YJC reported on Monday. country and Yemen’s history,” he told Arabic its supporters, where they felt it was not the to the peace talks held in the Swedish capital, the importance of this region that it was nec- Afterwards, police forces raided the suspect’s house and language network Al Alam in an interview right time to sustain the situation. Hence, Stockholm, and to attend the negotiations essary during the first round of negotiations found 8 kilograms of opium extracts in fruit leather packages, aired on Monday. even ostensibly, they needed to put on a new as the representative of Yemeni people,” to announce a clear solution and approach, Bakhshandeh said. He added, “Their behavior showed they mask and paint a fresh image of themselves Qassemi explained. so that the issue might be followed up in the He added that with the help of the suspect’s wife, he was were not well aware of the contemporary to pretend that even they themselves did UN-brokered peace talks between the following consultative meeting slated to be found and arrested within 2 hours. and past history, and they easily launched not approve of the situation. If the situation warring parties in Yemen’s conflict began held in Kuwait in January.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 19, 2018 INTERNATIONAL

Saudi-drafted rights resolution Maduro vows ‘to arm civil politically-motivated: Syria UN envoy militia to the teeth’ U.S. envoy: We’re no longer seeking regime change in Syria Syria has dismissed as politically-motivated ISIL as an ally to push for regime change in a United Nations draft resolution presented Syria. On the other side, Damascus – backed Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to arm a civil by the House of Saud regime that accuses by its allies Russia and Iran – has succeeded militia group in the country “to the teeth,” as their number, ac- Damascus of human rights violations. in defeating terrorists on almost all fronts cording to the Venezuelan president, grows to 1.6 million, more Addressing the 55th session of the Third countrywide. than triple in size since the beginning of the year. Committee of the UN General Assembly Idlib Province remains the last major “We will arm the Bolivarian militia to the teeth,” Maduro (UNGA) on Monday, Syria’s UN Ambassador terrorist stronghold in the country. The Syrian told the militia members during a speech broadcast on Monday, Bashar al-Ja’afari said Damascus considered army has suspended a liberation operation without detailing how many of the forces were armed. “An in- voting in favor of the draft resolution sub- in that area, giving room to peace efforts on vading imperialist force may enter a part of our fatherland, but mitted by the Saudi regime as a hostile act. the diplomatic stage – mediated by Iran, the imperialists should know that they will not leave here alive.” In November, Saudi Arabia submitted Russia and Turkey – aimed at working out The so-called National Bolivarian Militia functions as a re- a draft resolution to the UN calling on the a non-military solution to the Syria crisis. serve force composed of civilian volunteers, which was founded international community to condemn Syria Assad said in May that the U.S. “is losing by former president Hugo Chavez in 2008 to assist the Latin for alleged human rights violations. its cards” as the militant groups it supports American country’s armed forces. This is while Saudi Arabia is not a party have lost significant ground on the battle- Maduro said in his address that he had given an order in April to the International Covenant on Civil and field against the army, emphasizing that the to boost the size of the reserve force to one million members. Political Rights, and is itself under mounting Americans “should leave” the Syrian soil. At the time, he said the militia had “nearly 400,000” members. international pressure over human rights UN Syria envoy set to host top Maduro’s speech to militia members came less than a week violations at home and abroad. diplomats from Iran, Russia, Turkey after the socialist leader accused the United States of plotting The Saudi regime routinely jails and tor- Moreover, UN Special Envoy for Syria to invade his country. tures political dissidents inside the kingdom. Staffan de Mistura is set to host top dip- The United States President Donald Trump has formerly asked In October, a 15-member hit squad murdered lomats from Iran, Russia and Turkey, as his aides whether a military invasion of Venezuela is possible. a Saudi dissident inside the kingdom’s con- guarantors of the Syria peace process, in He has also talked of a “military option” to remove Maduro from sulate in Turkey’s Istanbul on orders from Geneva this week. power. But there is no clear indication that the U.S. is preparing the Saudi state. Riyadh has also come under De Mistura’s office said on Monday to invade Venezuela. massive criticism for its atrocities in a war that the talks scheduled for December 18 Washington has targeted Caracas with harsh economic and it has been waging on Yemen since 2015. would likely be one of his last meetings with political sanctions since 2014 under the pretext of alleged human The Syrian envoy added that Israel’s sup- high-level officials from the three countries rights abuses and threats to the U.S. national security. port for such a vote uncovers the nature mony at Hmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia Speaking on Monday at the Atlantic as the veteran UN diplomat is due to step Last year, Venezuela plunged into political unrest amid and identity of the draft and attests to the Province, during which Russian military Council, a Washington-based think tank, down in the coming days. opposition protests, which left at least 125 dead from both the Saudi-Israeli alliance. police officers received awards before re- the U.S. Special Representative for Syria A spokesperson from Sergei Lavrov’s office government and opposition camps. The diplomat said the content of the draft turning home. Engagement James Jeffrey said Washing- said that the Russian foreign minister would In August, Maduro survived an assassination attempt during resolution is not balanced and is aimed at “According to the assessments of the lead- ton is not looking for a “regime change” in attend the meeting. A Turkish diplomatic a military parade in Caracas. He was unharmed while seven distorting facts and tarnishing the image ership of the armed forces, local population, Syria, but rather a “different” government. source also confirmed that Foreign Minister Venezuelan soldiers sustained injuries in the incident. of Syria’s legitimate government and state observers, the military police, first of all, “We want to see a regime that is funda- Mevlut Cavusoglu would be in Geneva along The Venezuelan president accused the U.S. and Colombia of institutions. have established themselves as a success- mentally different. It’s not regime change — with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad having had a role in the attack. Ja’afari said the Saudi regime is support- ful structure in conditions of these special we’re not trying to get rid of Assad,” he said. Javad Zarif. (Source: Press TV) ing terrorism in an attempt to spread chaos objectives of humanitarian mission and Jeffrey further estimated that Syria needs The UN did not immediately confirm and hinder the ongoing political process peacekeeping operations,” he said. $300-400 billion for reconstruction, saying the list of attendees. in Syria. Ivanovsky also noted that the Russian Western countries and international finan- The UN said in a statement issued on The Syrian official underlined that the military police have earned a good reputa- cial institutions would not commit funds Friday that the talks among the UN diplomat Saudi regime does not possess the moral or tion among Syria’s civilian population and to rebuild the war-torn state unless there and high-level officials would focus on set- Kremlin rejects new U.S. legal capacity to submit such draft resolutions. gained considerable experience. is a compromise on the part of Damascus. ting up a “credible, balanced, and inclusive” Ja’afari further criticized certain states, In addition to Hmeimim, several Rus- “There is a strong readiness on the part committee to draft a new constitution for reports alleging Russian which are members of the United Satates-led sian military servicemen received awards of Western nations not to ante up money for Syria and usher in elections. coalition purportedly fighting Takfiri ter- on Tuesday at an observation point in the that disaster unless we have some kind of Following a round of talks in Geneva in election meddling rorists in the country, for backing the draft Idlib Province de-escalation zone and a idea that the government is ready to com- September, Russian President’s Special Rep- resolution. demilitarized zone between Syria and the promise,” he said. resentative for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected two new United States reports The same coalition has been committing Israeli-occupied side of the Golan Heights. He also acknowledged that Washington said the guarantor states of the Syria peace alleging Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, heinous crimes in Syria and violated human Military policemen currently constitute may not find an ally anytime soon in Syr- process had reached a consensus with the saying they lacked detail and failed to explain how the Russian rights by targeting civilians and destroying the bulk of Russian troops in Syria. ia, saying, “It doesn’t have to be a regime UN on candidates for the country’s consti- government was allegedly involved. their property, he said. They protect Russian bases in Syria, assist that we Americans would embrace as, say, tutional committee. Reports by private experts released on Monday by the U.S. Ja’afari further called on UN member the Damascus government in maintaining qualifying to join the European Union if So far, 11 rounds of Syria peace talks, senators from both parties alleged that Moscow’s election med- states to remain vigilant in the face of at- order across the liberated regions, monitor the European Union would take Middle mediated by Iran, Russia and Turkey, have dling on social media had been more widespread than previously tempts to politicize human rights mechanisms a country-wide ceasefire, escort humanitar- Eastern countries.” been held in Astana. The 10th round of the thought and included attempts to divide Americans by race and and use them to put pressure on some states. ian aid convoys and protect humanitarian The U.S. has long been accused of pro- discussions took place in the Russian Black extreme ideology. Saudi Arabia stands accused of propping corridors that allow civilians to leave mil- viding safe passage and logistical support Sea resort of Sochi back in July 30-31 The Kremlin has repeatedly denied any meddling in the U.S. up terrorist groups wreaking havoc in Syria. itant-held areas. to the Takfiri terrorists, who have been Late in November, the guarantor states politics, casting the allegations as part of a politically-motivated Wahhabism, the radical ideology dom- Russian jets have been targeting posi- fighting to topple the Assad government of the Astana peace process ended their 11th anti-Russian campaign. inating Saudi Arabia and freely preached tions held by terror outfits inside Syria at since early 2011. round of talks in the Kazakh capital, reit- (Source: Reuters) by its clerics, fuels the ideological engine the Damascus government’s request since Washington has on many occasions erating their strong commitment to Syria’s of terror organizations such as the Islamic September 2015. The airstrikes have helped argued with vehemence that peace in the sovereignty and territorial integrity. State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) Syrian forces advance against the militants, country was inconceivable as long as Assad The Astana talks, which have brought and Fateh al-Sham, al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch who have been wreaking havoc in the country remained in power. representatives from Syria’s warring parties ‘Time is running out’: U.S. formerly known as al-Nusra Front (Jabhat since 2011. Currently, American military forces to the negotiating table, have so far resulted in al-Nusra). Recently, Moscow bolstered Syria’s air maintain a significant presence in Syria’s the return of a succession of militant bastions ‘bans’ Yemeni mother Russian military police suc- defense capabilities by deploying S-300 north, where they openly support the an- to the government fold, the establishment of cessful in Syria mission missile defense systems to the country. ti-Damascus Kurdish militants. safe zones across Syria and the movement visiting dying son Meantime, the head of the Russian De- U.S. envoy: We’re no longer of civilians to those regions. The U.S. and its allies have also been The Yemeni mother of a dying two-year-old boy has been barred fense Ministry’s main military police di- seeking regime change in Syria Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed running an illegal bombing campaign against from travelling to the United States to see her son due to the rectorate says the country’s military police Elsewhere, the United States says it is no militancy since March 2011. The Syrian what is claimed to be ISIL positions. Those U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on visitors have operated as a “successful structure” longer seeking to unseat Syrian President government says the Israeli regime and raids have done little to uproot terrorism from her country. in their Syria mission and built a positive Bashar al-Assad, backtracking on the once its Western and regional allies are aiding and, instead, hampered Syrian army advanc- Shaima Swileh’s husband, Ali Hassan appealed to the U.S. image among civilians in the country. strict regime change policy that Washington Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking havoc in es against Takfiri militants on numerous State Department on Monday to expedite his wife’s application Lieutenant General Vladimir Ivanovsky insisted on, but which has evidently failed the country. occasions. for a waiver so she could say goodbye to their son, Abdulla, who made the remarks on Tuesday after a cere- to put into effect. (Source: agencies) Russia said last month that the U.S. views is on life support. “My wife is calling me every day, wanting to kiss and hold her son for one last time,” the 22-year-old U.S. national said as he broke down in tears. “Time is running out. Please help us get Marking 40 years of reform, Xi says China my family together again.” Abdulla has a rare degenerative brain disease and may not be able to withstand life support for much longer, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said in a statement last week. won’t be dictated to Swileh’s visa was rejected last year because of the so-called China’s President Xi Jinping has said that no one can left the nation impoverished and backward, launching a Muslim ban, under which the Trump administration imposed “dictate” China’s economic development path, in a closely new era which led to double-digit annual growth that pulled travel restrictions on people from some Muslim-majority countries. watched speech marking 40 years since the opening up of millions out of poverty. The 21-year-old mother, who lives in Egypt, applied for a the Chinese economy to the rest of the world, a move that The world’s second-biggest economy, behind the U.S., waiver, but has been waiting to hear back for more than a year, has transformed the world’s most populous country into a China now also boasts the most dollar billionaires in the world despite repeated requests to expedite her case, CAIR said. global economic powerhouse. with 620, according to Shanghai-based magazine publisher In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday, His address on Tuesday came as China is locked in dip- Hurun Report. However, about 80 million people are still Hassan said his child will not survive the journey to Egypt’s lomatic spats and a bitter trade war with the United States living on less than $2 day. capital, Cairo, where Swileh lives. amid pressure to accelerate changes on the economic front. The economic transformation has not brought changes to The couple met and married in Yemen, according to the Addressing Communist Party members for nearly 90 the Communist Party-controlled political system, however, Chronicle. Their son was born in Yemen, nearly two years after minutes, Xi promised to press ahead with economic reforms with authorities harshly cracking down on the Tiananmen the Saudi regime aggression began. but offered no new specific measures. protests in 1989 and activists complaining of a deterioration Swileh left Yemen for Egypt when Abdulla was eight months “We must, unswervingly, reinforce the development of the of human rights in recent years. old. Hassan met her in Cairo and obtained travel documents for state economy while, unswervingly, encouraging, supporting In recent months, an escalating trade war between the his son from the U.S. embassy, the Chronicle said. and guiding the development of the non-state economy,” Xi world’s two largest economies has seen the U.S. and China He was forced to leave Swileh and travel to his hometown in said, while making it clear that Beijing will not deviate from exchanging tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth Stockton in California because of Abdulla’s deteriorating condition. its one-party system or take orders from any other country. of goods. The State Department does award waivers, but very rarely. “The great banner of socialism has always been flying The two sides have agreed to a 90-day truce as they It has declined to comment on the case. high over the Chinese land,” Xi said. “The leadership of seek to negotiate a solution, with Washington is keen on In addition to Yemen, the third version of Trump adminis- the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature China’s “reform and opening up” policy at the imposing a reduction in its massive trade deficit as well as deeper tration’s travel ban prohibits entry to the U.S. by most people of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest Great Hall of the People off Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. reforms in Beijing to stop the alleged theft of intellectual from Iran, Libya, Somalia and Syria. It also affects visitors from advantage of the socialist system with Chinese character- The brainchild of late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, property. North Korea and some travelers from Venezuela. istics,” he added. the program was ratified at a Communist Party summit China is also facing a debt mountain and a slowing econ- Rights groups sought to overturn the ban at the U.S. Supreme Xi, who has become the country’s most powerful leader on December 18, 1978, breaking with the policies of his omy, which grew by 6.9 percent last year and is expected Court, claiming it was biased against Muslims. But the top court since Mao and secured this year a potential path to lifelong predecessor, Chairman Mao Zedong. by the government to slow to around 6.5 percent this year. rejected the petition. rule, delivered the speech to mark the 40th anniversary of The reforms ditched Maoist-style collectivization that (Source: agencies) (Source: Al Jazeera) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY DECEMBER 19, 2018

STOCK MARKET New oil, gas fields TEDPIX 159146.4 IFX 1808.61 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir discovered in Iran CURRENCIES USD 42,000 rials in past 2 years EUR 47,511 rials ENERGY TEHRAN – The direc- developed reserves across Iran which is an GBP 52,849 rials desktor of National Iranian Oil indication of significant work done by NIOC’s AED 11,380 rials Company (NIOC)’s Discovery Department Discovery Department. said new oil and gas fields have been dis- “NIOC continues its cooperation with for- Source: iribnews.ir covered in the country during the past two eign companies in various areas like discovery years, IRNA reported on Tuesday. of new fields and reserves and also boosting “The details of the discoveries will be re- recovery from old fields.” Hendi said. vealed by the Oil Ministry.” Saleh Hendi said. He furthered noted that following the achievements in exploration of new oil and “The U.S. sanctions haven’t had a signifi- COMMODITIES According to the official, there are cur- country’s sixth five-year development plan gas reservoirs, so that now Iran ranks first cant impact on NIOC’s discovery activities and WTI $48.90/b rently about 40 newly discovered and already (2016-2021), NIOC have had very good in terms of oil and gas reserves. we are proceeding on schedule”, he added. Brent $58.60/b OPEC Basket $59.07/b Over 12,000 kilometers of roads, ‘Investment making a necessity Gold $1,248.15/oz railways under construction for railway sector’ Silver $14.69/oz ECONOMY TEHRAN — More ECONOMY TEHRAN — Managing desk desk Platinium $795.45/oz than 12,000 kilometers Director of Islamic of roads and railways are currently under Republic of Iran Railways (known as Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com construction throughout the country, Iran’s RAI) Saeed Mohammadzadeh said that Deputy Transport Minister Kheirollah development in the railway sector of the Khademi announced on Tuesday. country is in need of large investment NEWS IN BRIEF Khademi, who is also the managing makings, IRNA reported. director of Iran’s Construction and Making the remarks in a ceremony Bonds worth Development of Transportation held at the place of RAI on Tuesday to $950m sold in 7 Infrastructures Company (CDTIC), celebrate the National Transportation made the remarks in a press conference Week that was participated by the months on the sidelines of the 3rd edition of Iran’s Transport Minister Mohammad Eslami, Logistics, Transportation, and Related the official underscored that the Sixth Industries Exhibition (IRAN TRANS Khademi mentioned railway Five-Year National Development Plan some €20 billion is needed to supply the EXPO 2018) running from December 16 development as one of the main priorities (2016-2021) has seriously stressed required infrastructure for development ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian government has sold to 18 at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla, of the government and said construction development of railways. of national railway network by March desk bonds worth 39.842 trillion rials (about IRNA reported. of 5,200 kilometers of railway is currently He further expressed hope that through 2021. $948.6 million) during the first seven months of the current The official put the length of under under study. the underway planning, transportation “According to the set programs, 54 Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), IRIB reported construction railways at 3,197 kilometers, He has previously announced that of cargo via railways will jump in the percent of the needed investments will on Tuesday citing the report released by the Central Bank of that of freeways at 1,167 kilometers and road account for 90 percent while railway country in the next Iranian calendar year be made by the private sector and the Iran (CBI). the figure for the highways and main roads account for 10 percent of transportation (starts on March 21, 2019). rest will be supplied by the government,” The CBI report indicated that four-year bonds worth 51 at 7,800 kilometers. in Iran. As Mohammadzadeh said on October, he added. trillion rials (about $1.2 billion) with the return rates of 15 percent and 20 percent have been issued during the seven- month period of the present year. Futures climb heading into Fed meeting Falahatian U.S. stock index futures climbed on Tues- to pause its tightening cycle or risk harming Boeing Co (BA.N) gained 2.5 percent fidence, Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s day, following a rocky start to the week, the U.S. economy. after raising dividend and increasing its December investor survey showed more appointed deputy as investors focus on a two-day meeting On Monday, President Donald Trump share repurchase program. fund managers expecting global growth to oil minister for where the Federal Reserve is expected to as well as Gundlach, known on Wall Street At 7:03 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMc1 weaken over the next 12 months, the worst raise interest rates for the fourth time this as the bond king, both said the Fed should were up 90 points, or 0.38 percent. S&P outlook in a decade. planning year and signal the path of future rate hikes. not raise rates this week. 500 e-minis ESc1 were up 11 points, or 0.43 The survey showed the U.S. dollar Wall Street’s three major indexes slid Shares of banks, which are sensitive to percent and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQc1 were had replaced the FAANGs - Facebook Inc more than 2 percent on Monday, with the interest rates, gained in premarket trad- up 38.75 points, or 0.6 percent. (FB.O), Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Amazon.com ENERGY TEHRAN— Houshang Falahatian was desk S&P 500 .SPX closing at a 14-month low, as ing. Citigroup Inc (C.N), Goldman Sachs But it remains to be seen if the gains hold. Inc (AMZN.O), Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) and appointed as Iran’s deputy oil minister for bearish comments from Jeffrey Gundlach, Group Inc (GS.N) and Bank of America In what has been a turbulent month for U.S. Google-parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) - planning, Shana news agency reported on Tuesday. chief executive officer of DoubleLine Capi- Corp (BAC.N) rose between 0.60 percent stocks, the market has more often than not as the most crowded trade for the first time Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh appointed Falahatian, tal, added to worries of a global economic and 0.74 percent. failed to build on an uptick in early trading. since January. who was previously the deputy energy minister for electricity slowdown. Also helping sentiment early in the The S&P has ended lower in seven of At 8:30 a.m. ET, data from the Commerce affairs, to the post replacing Mohammad-Mehdi Rahmati. While investors have already baked in day was Oracle Corp (ORCL.N). The busi- the 10 sessions so far this month, notching Department is expected to show housing a fourth rate hike for the year on Wednes- ness software maker rose 5.6 percent after up losses of more than 1.5 percent in four starts might have fallen to 1.225 million units Next year’s day, turbulent stock markets and a host of forecasting strong current-quarter profit of them, including the last two sessions. in November from 1.228 million in October. budget bill to other worries have fueled calls for the Fed on growth in its cloud business. In yet another sign of deteriorating con- (Source: Reuters) be submitted to parliament as Chance of recession rises to the highest level of the Trump presidency In a sharp change toward a darker outlook, respondents to the tariffs to subtract 0.2 percent from growth in 2019, double soon as possible CNBC Fed Survey have boosted the chance of recession next the estimate from the September survey. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Deputy head of Iran’s Budget year to the highest level of the Trump presidency, reduced Tariff hit desk and Planning Organization told reporters their support for the president’s handling of the economy and That among has taken on more significance now that growth on Tuesday that the prepared budget bill for the next Iranian lowered their outlook for economic growth and Fed rate hikes forecasts have come down. The average estimate sees growth calendar year (starting March 21, 2019) will be submitted to — with some even flirting with the idea of a rate cut in 2019. slowing to 2.3 percent in 2019 and 1.8 percent in 2020, down the parliament as soon as possible, IRIB reported. Still many of the 43 respondents, who include economists, from just above 3 percent this year. “The budget bill has been prepared by the Budget and Plan- fund managers and strategists, also argued that the market “The next recession is coming into view, but not in 2019 as ning Organization and affiliated organizations but regarding has overdone it to the downside. deficit-financed government spending increases will support the ongoing conditions of our country, the heads of the three “The notion that downgraded growth prospects are And while the tone of responses is more negative, 63 growth through much of the year,” said Mark Zandi, chief branches decided to make some amendments on it,” Hamid driving the stock market sell-off is backwards,” wrote Mike percent of those surveyed believe the recent market sell-off economist, Moody’s Analytics. Pourmohammadi said. Englund, chief economist, Action Economics, LLC. “Stock reflects too pessimistic a view of the outlook, with about a The uncertainty is taking a toll on respondents’ approval The modifications are minor ones and the bill will be sub- price declines have driven the growth slowdown narrative, third saying the market has it right. Just under 60 percent rating of President Trump’s handling of the economy. The mitted to the parliament in a short time, he added. which thus far faces little confirming evidence from actual say the current low level of the spread between the yields group has generally given the president higher marks than The bill was expected to be submitted to the parliament U.S. economic reports.” on the 2-year and 10-year notes does not signal a recession. the general public, and that remains the case. But the num- last Sunday. Still, the chance of recession in the next 12 months rose “Market growth signals right now are out of line with bers are lower. to 23 percent, the second straight increase, and up from 19 economic fundamentals on our reading of both,’’ wrote John Just 52 percent said they now approve of the president’s percent in the prior survey. That’s higher than the 19 percent Ryding, chief economist at RDQ. “A resolution of trade un- handling of the economy, down 14 points from the prior survey Iran seeks to preserve water, long run average for the seven-year-old survey and nine points certainty should encourage corporations to respond more in which his approval had hit an all-time high. Disapproval higher than the low of the Trump presidency. strongly to the tax changes of December 2017 and boost capex.” rose ten points to 31 percent. increase agricultural production Rate cut? But Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, said the “The Trump-Navarro Trade War policy is a threat to the “Traditional signals of a U.S. recession from the shape of yield curve is “a signal the Fed is too tight and the risk of entire global growth direction and magnitude,’’ said David Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture the yield curve to a fall in housing investment to corporate breaking the economy is rising.” Kotok, chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors. (ICCIMA) and Agriculture Ministry have vowed to increase agri- bond spreads are suggesting a recession in late 2019/early Asked how different factors have contributed to the recent “I don’t think I’ve ever been this uncertain about my fore- cultural production by 2.2 kilograms per square meter of water 2020,” wrote Constance Hunter, chief economist at KPMG, sell-off, respondents named “tariff concerns” as the most cast. The uncertainty stems from uncertainty about tariffs used in cultivation by 2026. in response to the survey. significant followed by worries about global economic weak- and about the response of nonresidential fixed investment to Hunter was among the 12 percent of respondents who ness and more Fed rate hikes. both tariffs and tax reform,” said Robert Fry, chief economist think the Federal Reserve, after hiking in December, would Sixty-seven percent expect that the current trade talks of Robert Fry Economics LLC. “If tariffs go to 25% and stay next move to reduce the Fed Funds rate and do so by Octo- between China and the US will end on March 1 with an there, my growth forecast is too high and my inflation fore- ber. While the percentage is small, no forecasters predicted agreement to continue talking and without the imposition cast is too low. If a deal is reached before tariffs go to 25%, a 2019 rate cut in the September survey. of additional tariffs. On average, however, the group expects my growth forecast is too low…” (Source: CNBC) German economy faces “lean” Christmas as business morale sinks German business morale fell in December, bility of Britain leaving the European Union ’No Christmas delights’ be performing better in view of increases in a survey indicated on Tuesday, suggesting next year without a deal and weaker growth Scheuerle cited Brexit and mass anti- income and employment. ICCIMA Head Gholam Hossein Shafei (L) shaking hand with that concerns among company executives in emerging markets are putting the brakes government protests in France as possible The economy is expected to rebound in Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati after signing an MOU about the growth outlook for Europe’s big- on a nine-year upswing in Europe’s economic headwinds for Germany, adding that signs of the fourth quarter after a contraction of 0.2 on increasing agricultural production gest economy are rising. powerhouse. a detente in the trade conflict between China percent between July and September, partly The two sides agreed to help reach this objective as part of a memo- The Munich-based Ifo economic institute Ifo economist Klaus Wohlrabe said the and the United States could spell good news because one-off effects like bottlenecks in randum of understanding (MoU) singed by ICCIMA Head Gholam said its business climate index fell for the German economy was slowing but there was for the German economy. new car registrations due to stricter pollu- Hossein Shafeiand and Iran Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati. fourth month in a row to 101.0, its lowest no recession in sight. “Global news is fluctuating between tion standards should ease. The 10-year agreement was signed on the sidelines of the second level in more than two years. This was weaker This has prompted the government to concerns and relief,” said Scheuerle. “Pre- A low interest rates environment created biennial Water Economy Conference that was held at the place of than a Reuters consensus forecast of 101.8. lower its growth forecast for this year to up Christmas delights are not to be expected,” by the European Central Bank, a solid labour ICCIMA in Tehran on Tuesday. “Concern is growing among German busi- to 1.6 percent. Ifo said the business climate he wrote in a note.” market and rising wages should provide growth So far, Iran food production stands at only 1.1 kilogram per square nesses,” said Ifo chief Clemens Fuest. “Com- level confirmed its prediction for 1.5 percent The government hopes tax cuts for middle momentum in the face of rising risks. meter of water, according to the figures published in the MoU. panies were less satisfied with their current growth. and high income earners as well as higher “The risks to our forecast for growth in Iran is situated in a dry plateau with limited water resources. business situation. Their business expectations As the year draws to a close, the risks for the child allowances that go into effect in January Germany to rebound, from 1.5 percent this Tehran has been trying in recent years to decrease water consump- also continued to deteriorate. The German German economy appear to be outweighing will boost consumption, which has replaced year to 1.8 percent in 2019, are clearly mount- tion in its agriculture sector by introducing new irrigation methods. economy faces a lean festive season.” any impetus from the global economy, said exports as the main driver of growth. ing,” said Andrew Kenningham of Capital (Source: otaghiranonline.ir) Trade frictions, risks linked to the possi- Andreas Scheuerle of DekaBank. Ifo’s Wohlrabe said consumption could Economics. (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 19, 2018 ENERGY 5

Oil drops 4 percent on Asian LNG demand to quadruple by 2030

The biggest buyers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Northeast Asia— oversupply, equities sell-off which account for more than half of the world’s LNG market—could see their total uncontracted demand rising fourfold by 2030, new Oil prices fell 4 percent on Tuesday, dropping familiar with the data told Reuters. research by Wood Mackenzie has shown. for a third consecutive session as reports of Oil production from seven major U.S. shale At the same time, U.S. LNG export capacity is set to significantly swelling inventories and forecasts of record basins is by the year-end expected to climb increase in the coming years with several projects awaiting final U.S. and Russian output combined with a to more than 8 million bpd for the first time, investment decisions (FIDs) and several others currently in sharp sell-off in global stock markets. the U.S. Energy Information Administration commissioning stages. U.S. crude oil fell $2.04, or 4.1 percent, to said on Monday. Rising LNG demand in Asia is welcome news for the variety of a low of $47.84, its weakest since September Inventories at the U.S. storage hub of projects under construction and commissioning in the U.S. Gulf Coast 2017, before recovering to around $48.10 Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery point for the and Atlantic Coast. by 0920 GMT. oil futures contract, rose more than 1 million With the massive surge in Chinese natural gas demand and legacy North Sea Brent crude fell $2.41, or 4.0 barrels from Dec. 11 to 14, traders said, citing contracts of other Asian buyers expiring, the seven largest LNG buyers percent, to a low of $57.20, a 14-month low, data from market intelligence firm Genscape. in the world are set to soon embark on a hunt for a mix of contracts to and last traded around $57.61, down $2.00. The United States has surpassed Russia cut average costs and enhance security of supply sources, according Both crude oil benchmarks have shed and Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest oil to WoodMac. more than 30 percent since early October producer, with total crude output climbing These seven major LNG buyers—CNOOC, PetroChina, Sinopec, due to swelling global inventories. to a record 11.7 million bpd. CPC, JERA, KOGAS, and Tokyo Gas—account for more than 50 percent “A large part of the move (lower) is due With prices falling, unprofitable shale of the global LNG market. to a broader market sell-off, with both U.S. producers will eventually stop operating and On the supply side, next year could be a record year for FIDs on and Asian equity markets coming under pres- cut supply, but that could take some time, more than 220 million tons per annum (mmtpa) taken. sure,” said commodities strategist Warren and meanwhile inventories keep growing. “Some of the less prepared or competitive projects will slip into 2020 Patterson at Dutch bank ING in Amsterdam. “Rising U.S. shale production levels along and beyond, but nonetheless a bumper year beckons,” WoodMac says. “Specifically for the oil market, there are with a deceleration in global economic growth In 2019, the favorites to reach FID include the US$27-billion Arctic no clear signs yet of the market tightening,” have threatened to offset OPEC+ efforts,” said LNG-2 project in Russia, at least one project in Mozambique, and he added. Benjamin Lu Jiaxuan, at Singapore-based three projects in the United States. Expansion and backfill projects in The Organization of the Petroleum Ex- more than 1 percent of global demand, in near record highs in the United States, Russia brokerage Phillip Futures. Australia and Papua New Guinea—closer to the Asian market—could porting Countries and other oil producers an attempt to drain tanks and boost prices. and Saudi Arabia, undermining spot prices. “Market confidence remains extremely also see FID next year, according to Wood Mackenzie. agreed this month to curb production by 1.2 But the cuts won’t happen until next month Russian oil output has hit a record 11.42 delicate.” As the LNG market is changing with more short-term and spot million barrels per day (bpd), equivalent to and meanwhile production has been at or million bpd this month, an industry source (Source: Reuters) purchases, LNG suppliers have to ensure that they can meet the buyers’ needs of a variety of contracts. Buyers will be looking not only at prices, but also at contract flexibility, diversification of sources, seasonality, and upstream participation, WoodMac said. Libya’s NOC declares force majeure Oman’s oil output reaches new high in “Market liberalisation and uncertainty on longer-term demand on operations at biggest oilfield Nov., but exports continue to tumble in more mature markets, such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, will mean more room for spot and short-term purchases,” research Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) has Crude production in Oman reached a director Nicholas Browne said. declared force majeure on operations at two-year high for the second consecutive “While oil indexation will continue to dominate markets due to El Sharara oilfield, it said late on Monday, month in November, averaging at 1 million familiarity and ability to hedge, Asian buyers should be more inclined a week after the company declared force barrels per day (b/d), up from 995,300 towards hub indexation to boost diversity and enable sales into Europe,” majeure on the field’s exports. b/ in October, according to data released Browne noted. NOC said in a statement that production by the oil ministry on Sunday. In the United States, export capacity of LNG is expected to more from Libya’s biggest oilfield will only restart Crude exports from the Sultanate than double by the end of 2019—to 8.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), after “alternative security arrangements however, continued to drop month-on- which will make the United States the world’s third-largest LNG export are put in place”. month for November, with an average rate capacity holder behind Australia and Qatar, the EIA said last week. “Clearly we cannot return to the security of 758,219 b/d, down from 772,323 b/d the The United States is now exporting LNG from Sabine Pass in situation we were in before the field was previous month. Over 90 percent of crude Louisiana—the first LNG facility that began operations in 2016, from shut,” NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla was was traded to China. Japan, Malaysia, and Cove Point LNG in Maryland, and most recently—from Corpus Christi quoted as saying in the statement. development funds for the neglected south. India bought 3.79 percent, 1.94 percent, cut global supply in a bid to claw back in Texas. Cheniere Energy said last week that its first commissioning The NOC last week declared The El Feel oilfield, which is also located and 2.64 percent respectively. prices which have dropped substantially cargo of LNG had loaded and departed from Corpus Christi in Texas, force majeure on exports from the in the south and uses the same power supply Oman Crude Oil Future Contracts this year as a result of rising supply and marking the first LNG export from the state. 315,000-barrels-per-day oilfield located as El Sharara, has not been affected by the traded on the DME in November for slower-than-expected demand growth. Cameron LNG in Louisiana and Freeport LNG in Texas are currently in the south of the North African country declaration and is pumping around 70,000 delivery in January fell to $66.28/b, Non-OPEC members are expected being commissioned, with all three trains at Cameron LNG and two after the field was seized by a local militia bpd, a field engineer said. down $13.92/b for cargoes delivered in to cut around 400,000 b/d collectively, trains at Freeport LNG expected to be placed in service in 2019. group. NOC could not be reached for immediate December. while OPEC members will cut a total of Another four export terminals—Magnolia LNG, Delfin LNG, Lake Tribesmen and security guards had comment. The data arrives as Oman, part of the 800,000 b/d. Charles, and Golden Pass—plus a sixth train at Sabine Pass have been seized the field demanding payments and (Source: Reuters) OPEC-Non-OPEC coalition, agrees to (Source: Platts) approved by both the U.S. Federal Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy, and they are expected to make FIDs in the coming months, the EIA said. Other projects are also planned in the United States, although China signs oil deals with majors as Xi underscores open trade they still hinge on regulatory approvals. Tellurian expects to receive a final environmental impact statement on its proposed Driftwood China signaled its openness for business with Co., and SK Innovation Co. and share the development opportunities to conducted independently, with the remainder LNG project in January 2019 and to take FID in the first half of 2019. a raft of deals that’ll give oil majors including “It’s no coincidence that CNOOC made the a certain extent in the Strategic Cooperation tied up in PSCs, including deals signed in Tellurian has just signed a preliminary agreement to sell LNG from Royal Dutch Shell Plc new opportunities to statement a couple of hours after President Areas, creating conditions for the final sign- July with Australia’s Roc Oil and Smart Oil Driftwood to commodity trader Vitol based on the Platts Japan Korea develop fields in partnership with the nation’s Xi’s speech,” said Tian Miao, a Beijing-based ing of contracts,” CNOOC’s listed unit said LLC of the U.S. The agreements typically Marker (JKM). biggest offshore explorer. analyst at Everbright Sun Hung Kai Co. “It’s in a statement. give CNOOC the rights on up to 51 percent “The LNG business is evolving into a true commodity market, China National Offshore Oil Corp. said only reasonable to assume this is one of the At the ceremony, Chairman Yang Hua of any commercial discoveries. which includes LNG purchases and sales based on actual LNG prices in Beijing on Tuesday that it had inked oil real actions China is taking to show the world said the company’s aim is to boost output “From a business perspective, inviting rather than indexing to other energy products. JKM has emerged as the and gas accords with nine firms. The signing it’s willing to open businesses to the whole to 2 million barrels of oil equivalent a day international oil companies to join domestic most liquid and transparent pricing mechanism for LNG,” President ceremony followed President Xi Jinping’s world.” by 2025, from about 1.3 million last year, offshore exploration helps reduce investment and CEO Meg Gentle said. (Source: oilprice.com) address to party cadres marking 40 years of Increased output and that agreements with foreign companies risks and bring in more offshore drilling exper- reform and broadly underlining the nation’s CNOOC has signed more than 200 PSCs could extend beyond upstream ventures in tise,” said Tian. “It definitely helps CNOOC’s commitment to global trade. since its inception in the early 1980’s, even as China to broader cooperation in other ge- promise to quickly raise oil and gas output The agreements cover 64,000 square it has increasingly relied on its own resources ographies. He also said the government is from domestic fields.” Kuwait oil minister’s kilometers in the Pearl River basin, to a to tap deep-water projects in Chinese waters studying policies to support exploration and CNOOC’s shares fell 4.1 percent to depth of up to 3,000 meters. In addition to -- most recently the giant Lingshui 17-2 gas development of offshore oil and gas, and that HK$12.16. They are up 8.4 percent this year. resignation accepted by the Netherlands-based Shell, France’s Total field in the South China Sea. The company “the sector will open wider to international Xi’s address in the capital disappointed government SA and U.S.-based Chevron Corp. were also has promised to increase spending and raise players going forward.” those hoping for specific policies to counter a awarded parcels. All three majors hold existing output, heeding Xi’s call for enhanced ener- The smallest of China’s big three oil and slowing economy and show the nation’s intent Kuwaiti Oil Minister Bakheet Al-Rashidi and two top executives of production sharing contracts with CNOOC. gy security as imports grow and the nation gas firms, CNOOC is its favored vehicle for to free up its markets. Instead, the president state-owned energy companies resigned amid persistent internal The other firms involved are: ConocoPhillips, contends with the U.S. over trade. international cooperation and holds the vast focused more on the accomplishments of the disputes that have been delaying projects in OPEC’s fifth-biggest Equinor ASA, Husky Energy Inc., Kuwait “The agreements will facilitate the estab- majority of reserves in Chinese waters. About nation’s Communist Party. producing country. Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co., Roc Oil lishment of a long term and stable cooperation three-quarters of its offshore production is (Source: Bloomberg) Al-Rashidi’s resignation has been accepted, according to a person familiar with the situation. Kuwait Oil Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamal Jaafar submitted his resignation last week, the person said. Hatem Al-Awadhi, acting CEO of Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Shale under pressure as oil falls below $50 Industries Co., said he resigned for personal reasons. The OPEC+ cuts still are not doing very much to boost oil outages occurred in 2018, which has been “an element A government spokesman couldn’t immediately be reached prices, dashing hopes for many U.S. shale producers. With of luck” given the high throughput rates, the IEA said in for comment. companies in the process of formulating their budgets its Oil Market Report. “The minister was driven to resign because of the grilling and for 2019, the prospect of $50 oil sticking around raises More projects are set to come online in 2019, which because of a lack of support within the government,” said Kamel questions about the heady production figures expected should reduce the pressure on oil producers. The Bridgetex al-Harami, an independent oil analyst and former executive of from the shale patch. and the Sunrise expansions will add 40,000 and 175,000 state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp. Kuwait’s chronic internal The IEA expects U.S. oil production to grow by 1.3 mil- bpd in the first half of 2019, respectively. Another 100,000 disputes have contributed to delays in projects, he said. lion barrels per day (mb/d) in 2019. But oil prices could bpd will come from the Cactus 2, while Enterprise Products The country’s oil industry, which provides more than 90 percent significantly impact those projections. “Total U.S. shale Partners could add 200,000 bpd by converting a natural of public revenue, has been caught up in political wrangling for oil growth is highly sensitive to WTI prices in the $40-60 gas liquids pipeline to crude oil. about two decades, with 15 people serving as ministers over that range,” Morgan Stanley wrote in a December 13 note. The That should be close to enough to avoiding production period. A number of high-profile energy projects have been either investment bank said that shale producers are growing impacts. “Takeaway capacity growth will therefore closely delayed or canceled. more sensitive to prices below $60 but less sensitive to track output growth in the Permian, but it will still lag An Emiri decree is expected to be issued to appoint a new KPC price spikes above $60. “If WTI remains around current behind until the second half of 2019, when the 675 kb/d board as the three-year term of the current board, including Chief levels (~$50/bbl), US growth should start to slow.” EPIC project comes online,” the IEA said. Executive Officer Nizar Al-Adsani, ends this week. The investment bank said that larger companies, such as To be sure, the midstream challenges are not entirely Al-Rashidi, who had been oil minister since last December, ConocoPhillips or Occidental Petroleum, are less sensitive a mid to low $50s WTI scenario, producer budgets would resolve just yet. Pipeline “congestion at the Cushing hub submitted his resignation earlier this month, after lawmakers to price swings than smaller E&Ps. On the other hand, likely come in flat to lower YoY and would likely lower US should persist during 1H19, keeping pressure on WTI stepped up pressure on the government for his dismissal amid some companies could begin to slow production if prices production growth to somewhere closer to 1mn b/d for next timespreads and differentials to Brent relatively wide,” allegations of mismanagement. He still carried out his duties after linger at low levels. Morgan Stanley pointed to Apache year.” Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a note. that and traveled to Vienna to participate in the meetings of the Corp., Murphy Oil, Newfield Exploration, Oasis Petroleum, There is one major obstacle that the shale sector faced in Also, the margin is tight – the multiple pipeline projects Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Whiting Petroleum and Chesapeake Energy. “With low oil 2018 that could start to dissipate: pipeline constraints. slated for operation in 2019 need to stay on schedule, Al-Rashidi survived a no-confidence vote in May after being prices, we see these companies slowing production growth U.S. shale producers and pipeline companies have while the midstream sector needs to avoid any unexpected questioned in parliament over the alleged mismanagement. A in 2019 to spend within cash flow (or minimize outspend), deployed a variety of methods to mitigate the impact of outage. “Operators can ill afford major pipeline or refinery government-appointed committee formed to investigate the al- [free cash flow] levels fall or turn negative, and leverage pipeline constraints. shutdowns during that time, as this would only exacerbate legations has compiled a report, and MPs have since called for the metrics move higher.” The higher-than-expected production figures from the shortage,” the IEA cautioned. resignations of Al-Rashidi and other senior officials. Lawmakers Other analysts also see price sensitivity from the shale U.S. shale this year largely come down to the ability of However, by the end of 2019, there will be very few have said they plan to question the minister again. sector. “We expect 5-10 percent capex growth on average at producers and pipeline companies to work around the midstream constraints holding back the shale industry. Kuwait Petroleum issued a statement in October, responding to $59 WTI, which should yield production growth of nearly swelling bottleneck, particularly in the Permian. Pipeline New planned export terminals will also clear the path for oil what was published about the committee’s report in local media. 1.3mn b/d,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch wrote in a note. operators have used drag reducing agents to speed up to be shipped overseas in ever rising volumes. “[P]ipeline The company said the report contained “erroneous information “However producers may budget for lower oil prices given the flow of oil through the lines, allowing them to ship and export projects slated for completion by 2020 should based on incomplete information, and lacks accuracy and profes- the recent decline in prices and increase in uncertainty.” more oil than the nameplate capacity suggests. Also, the unchain North American oil production growth early in sionalism.” It denied any squandering of public funds or providing BofAML went on to add: “We believe the $50 to $60 Plains All American Sunrise pipeline came online ahead of the next decade,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch wrote. misleading information on the progress of projects. price range for WTI yields highly variable E&Ps budgets. In schedule, which also relieved some congestion. No major (Source: oilprice.com) (Source: Bloomberg) ساعت: 17:00 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL DECEMBER 19, 2018 Did Saudi Arabia help to fund A child occupies the White House — and the world knows it Trump’s inauguration? By Patti Davis The answer could be the key to dethroning the president for U.S.-made weapons). A suggestion that Lately, I’ve been looking at home movies and photographs of my By Will Gor childhood years; I’m working on a documentary about my family’s Trump is indebted to Saudi Arabia because life before politics claimed us. A time before the world moved in. Two years after Donald Trump stunned the of assistance given to his election campaign There is something transformative about looking back at your world by winning America’s presidential or that oh-so-famously-well-attended in- parents when they were younger than you are now and seeing race, there appears to be no let-up in the auguration paints the relationship in a very yourself as a small child gazing up at them, reaching for their controversy surrounding this most bom- different light. hands. It resonates in some deep part of us — they were the bastic of all White House masters. To make matters trickier for the presi- first adults we knew, and we relied on them to lead us into a big Last week saw Michael Cohen go on the dent, he already knows that the Republican- unfamiliar world. We didn’t know that generations whispered record to say that the president directed the controlled Senate doesn’t have his back behind us. We didn’t know the pull of ancestry or the fears and hush money paid to Stormy Daniels and when it comes to U.S.-Saudi relations. Its doubts that may have trailed our parents throughout their lives. Karen McDougal – and that he, Trump, knew resolutions condemning Crown Prince We only knew we were supposed to hold their hands and trust the payments were wrong. When Trump Mohammad bin Salman for Khashoggi’s them to keep us from falling. suggested that Cohen only became a “rat” murder and calling for an end to U.S. mili- There is an inherently parental role to being president of the after the FBI broke into his office, many tary support for Riyadh’s intervention in United States. The person holding that office is supposed to know responded with the obvious point that “rats”, Yemen are diametrically opposed to White more than we do about dangers facing the country and the world, in mob lingo, tell the truth. House policy. When the Democrats take and is entrusted with making the appropriate decisions to keep us Meanwhile, having decided to replace control of the House of Representatives safe and secure. The president is supposed to keep us from fall- John Kelly as his chief of staff, the presi- next year – and potentially back the Sen- ing. What happens when dent for a few days appeared to be facing ate’s position – the president will come under even more pressure. the president is the big- Trump has the prospect that nobody else fancied the gest child in the room — job – until eventually he shifted the White The response of the Saudi ministry any room? It upends the slammed shut House budget director, Mick Mulvaney, of foreign affairs to the Senate vote on natural order of things America’s into the role (at least for now). Khashoggi was to condemn it as having as surely as if a child’s Immediately afterwards he was faced “contained blatant interferences in the kingdom’s internal affairs, undermining parents started throwing door as loudly with another loss, as it was announced that the kingdom’s regional and international tantrums and talking like as a petulant interior secretary Ryan Zinke was to quit. role”. Given Trump’s seeming intention to a second-grader. child slams his Zinke himself had faced accusations of us- I’m not sure the ing his position for his own ends. stand by the Saudi crown prince – and to veto country has fully com- bedroom door Special counsel Robert Mueller, having legislation that he regards as damaging to prehended the damage and shouts, “Go apparently cracked Michael Cohen – as he his Middle East policy – the reaction from being done by a presi- had previously cracked Michael Flynn and Riyadh is hardly helpful. It simply serves dent who misbehaves away.” George Papadopoulos – was reported by The Until now, Trump’s backing for the present to emphasize the fact that the president so frequently, it’s a news Daily Beast to be preparing “phase two” of leadership in Riyadh had been set in the is more in tune with the leaders of foreign story when he doesn’t. Globally, the United States has lost its his inquiry into alleged ties between Trump’s states than with his own lawmakers. power, its aura of seriousness and decisiveness that once made presidential campaign and the Russian state context of his administration’s broader view As to whether the circling wagons will autocrats hesitate before crossing us. Now we are a country that (and possibly other foreign actors). of Middle East affairs. But these allegations make any difference to Trump’s policy-mak- ing or his braggadocious personal behavior can’t seem to stand up to a ruler who orders the murder and Commentators have suggested that the put his support for the Saudis in a different dismemberment of a dissident who was a legal U.S. resident or speed with which Cohen was sentenced last remains to be seen of course. After all, he call out Russia’s intrusion into America’s democratic process. week was indicative of Mueller being close light. has faced criticism from multiple quarters Children know how to scream and sulk; they don’t know how to to finalizing a damning report. for the whole of his presidency and has take control and restore order. They don’t know how to plot out Of course, Trump continues to excoriate for inaugural fundraising. now examining his attitude towards Saudi yet to be derailed, with positive economic a responsible position and then act on it. A child occupies the Mueller’s inquiry as part of a conspiracy One of the questions being examined is Arabia in particular in a different light. results at home enabling him to present White House, and the world knows it. against his leadership – the investigation of whether any donations came from foreign Until now, his backing for the present his administration as a success. A friend’s young son thought it was really funny when the a mere “hoax”; another “fake news” machine. sources. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar leadership in Riyadh – both in respect of Nevertheless, as investigators open new president called someone “Horseface.” He giggled when he saw Now though there are murmurings of have all been mentioned in that breath – the war in Yemen and the murder of Wash- lines of inquiry, and as Trump’s hirings the president on TV telling a reporter that her question was a separate examination by federal inves- just as the former two and Israel are now ington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and firings become ever more shambolic, “stupid” and that all her questions are stupid. Nine-year-olds tigators looking into the fundraising for said to be of interest to Robert Mueller. – had been set in the context of the Trump it is hard to conclude that 2019 will be any should be able to look up to the president of the United States, Trump’s presidential inauguration. The Time will tell whether there is any administration’s broader view of Middle easier for the president than this year was not feel that the president is one of them. president’s organizing committee raised substance to such alleged connections; East affairs, and against the backdrop of – and it may be an awful lot worse. Immaturity in adults has serious consequences. My friend, nearly twice as much as the previous record but already critics of the president are domestic economic needs (ie big orders (Source: Independent) the author Marianne Williamson, once said, “Adults who behave like children do adult damage.” We’re starting to see some of that damage, most recently at the southern border. This president How Britain stole $45 trillion from India has slammed shut America’s door as loudly as a petulant child slams his bedroom door and shouts, “Go away.” The result is that thousands of migrants are living in squalid conditions just beyond the U.S. border, trying to keep babies from getting sick. And lied about it This is adult damage, and there will be more. By Jason Hickel the Indian Rebellion in 1857. And this was on top of what What will happen if the country faces serious danger? I was the Crown took directly from Indian taxpayers to pay for 10 years old in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy addressed There is a story that is commonly told in Britain that the its wars. As Patnaik points out, “the cost of all Britain’s the nation about the Cuban missile crisis. I remember sitting on colonization of India - as horrible as it may have been - wars of conquest outside Indian borders were charged the floor in my parents’ bedroom watching him on television. I was not of any major economic benefit to Britain itself. If always wholly or mainly to Indian revenues.” remember asking my father if we would go to war. He replied, “I anything, the administration of India was a cost to Britain. And that’s not all. Britain used this flow of tribute from hope not. But the president is doing the right thing.” Kennedy’s So the fact that the empire was sustained for so long - India to finance the expansion of capitalism in Europe somber confidence did make me a little less afraid. At the end the story goes - was a gesture of Britain’s benevolence. and regions of European settlement, like Canada and of the speech, he said: “The cost of freedom is always high — but New research by the renowned economist Utsa Patnaik Australia. So not only the industrialization of Britain Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never - just published by Columbia University Press - deals a but also the industrialization of much of the Western choose is the path of surrender or submission. Our goal is not crushing blow to this narrative. world was facilitated by extraction from the colonies. the victory of might but the vindication of right.” Drawing on nearly two centuries of detailed data on Patnaik identifies four distinct economic periods in Who would speak to the nation like that if global turmoil tax and trade, Patnaik calculated that Britain drained a colonial India from 1765 to 1938, calculates the extrac- turned into a crisis that threatens America’s future. total of nearly $45 trillion from India during the period tion for each, and then compounds at a modest rate of (Source: The Washington Post) 1765 to 1938. interest (about 5 percent, which is lower than the mar- It’s a staggering sum. For perspective, $45 trillion is 17 ket rate) from the middle of each period to the present. times more than the total annual gross domestic product Adding it all up, she finds that the total drain amounts of the United Kingdom today. How did this come about? to $44.6 trillion. This figure is conservative, she says, It happened through the trade system. The British were able to sell and does not include the debts that Britain imposed on Sinking not waving Prior to the colonial period, Britain bought goods the stolen goods to other India during the Raj. like textiles and rice from Indian producers and paid countries for much more These are eye-watering sums. But the true costs of Theresa May has three objectives. The first is to remain prime for them in the normal way - mostly with silver - as they this drain cannot be calculated. If India had been able to minister. The second is to get a parliamentary majority for her did with any other country. But something changed in than they “bought” them for invest its own tax revenues and foreign exchange earnings withdrawal agreement made with the European Union. The third 1765, shortly after the East India Company took control in the first place, pocketing in development - as Japan did - there’s no telling how is to fulfil the first two objectives without splitting the Conserva- of the subcontinent and established a monopoly over not only 100 percent of the history might have turned out differently. India could tive party. She is unlikely to succeed. The reason rests with the Indian trade. very well have become an economic powerhouse. Centu- principal opponents in her own party: those Tory MPs who Here’s how it worked. The East India Company began original value of the goods ries of poverty and suffering could have been prevented. want a second referendum and those who want a hard Brexit. collecting taxes in India, and then cleverly used a portion but also the markup. All of this is a sobering antidote to the rosy narra- Mrs May wanted both to act in their narrow self-interest rather of those revenues (about a third) to fund the purchase of tive promoted by certain powerful voices in Britain. The than cooperating with each other by simultaneously rejecting her Indian goods for British use. In other words, instead of Crown. And the only way to get those bills was to buy conservative historian Niall Ferguson has claimed that agreement. Her line had been that they must choose from among paying for Indian goods out of their own pocket, British them from London with gold or silver. So traders would British rule helped “develop” India. While he was prime her deal, no deal, or no Brexit. However, the hardline Brexiters traders acquired them for free, “buying” from peasants and pay London in gold to get the bills, and then use the bills minister, David Cameron asserted that British rule was did not think her deal was enough to stop another referendum, weavers using money that had just been taken from them. to pay Indian producers. When Indians cashed the bills a net help to India. while the supporters of another referendum in the Tory party It was a scam - theft on a grand scale. Yet most Indians in at the local colonial office, they were “paid” in rupees This narrative has found considerable traction in the did not see her deal as a way to stop the rightwing absolutists were unaware of what was going on because the agent out of tax revenues - money that had just been collected popular imagination: according to a 2014 YouGov poll, getting a no-deal outcome. Significantly, both wings of the Tory who collected the taxes was not the same as the one who from them. So, once again, they were not in fact paid at 50 percent of people in Britain believe that colonialism party condemned it as “vassalage”. Mrs May’s failure to win showed up to buy their goods. Had it been the same all; they were defrauded. was beneficial to the colonies. either of these factions to her side has been at the root of her person, they surely would have smelled a rat. Meanwhile, London ended up with all of the gold and Yet during the entire 200-year history of British rule parliamentary troubles. Some of the stolen goods were consumed in Britain, silver that should have gone directly to the Indians in in India, there was almost no increase in per capita in- Things will not improve with her procrastinations. Instead and the rest were re-exported elsewhere. The re-export exchange for their exports. come. In fact, during the last half of the 19th century of peeling off internal opponents, she has hardened opposition. system allowed Britain to finance a flow of imports from This corrupt system meant that even while India was - the heyday of British intervention - income in India Despite claims to the contrary, Brussels has no reason to throw Europe, including strategic materials like iron, tar and running an impressive trade surplus with the rest of the collapsed by half. The average life expectancy of Indians Mrs May a lifeline. Neither will the Labour party. Mrs May yearns timber, which were essential to Britain’s industrializa- world - a surplus that lasted for three decades in the early dropped by a fifth from 1870 to 1920. Tens of millions for an opposition that would split in the way Labour did in the tion. Indeed, the Industrial Revolution depended in large 20th century - it showed up as a deficit in the national died needlessly of policy-induced famine. fractious politics of the early 1970s when Europe divided the left. part on this systematic theft from India. accounts because the real income from India’s exports Britain didn’t develop India. Quite the contrary - as If only, the prime minister and her allies thought, there were siz- On top of this, the British were able to sell the stolen was appropriated in its entirety by Britain. Patnaik’s work makes clear - India developed Britain. able numbers of Labour rebels – 69 rebelled in 1971 – who would goods to other countries for much more than they “bought” Some point to this fictional “deficit” as evidence that What does this require of Britain today? An apology? back her on the principle of leaving the EU as the referendum them for in the first place, pocketing not only 100 percent India was a liability to Britain. But exactly the opposite is Absolutely. Reparations? Perhaps - although there is of 2016 mandated. It is a sign of how deluded Mrs May’s team of the original value of the goods but also the markup. true. Britain intercepted enormous quantities of income not enough money in all of Britain to cover the sums were that they seriously weighed such a rebellion. After the British Raj took over in 1847, colonizers that rightly belonged to Indian producers. India was the that Patnaik identifies. In the meantime, we can start This country needs to have the vote on the Brexit deal to crys- added a special new twist to the tax-and-buy system. As goose that laid the golden egg. Meanwhile, the “deficit” by setting the story straight. We need to recognise that tallize where the Commons stands. Late January seems to leave the East India Company’s monopoly broke down, Indian meant that India had no option but to borrow from Britain Britain retained control of India not out of benevolence MPs hardly enough time to demonstrate which policy commands producers were allowed to export their goods directly to to finance its imports. So the entire Indian population but for the sake of plunder and that Britain’s industrial the majority or largest minority in parliament. This represents other countries. But Britain made sure that the payments was forced into completely unnecessary debt to their rise didn’t emerge sui generis from the steam engine a test for the way the cabinet views the Commons. The riddle of for those goods nonetheless ended up in London. colonial overlords, further cementing British control. and strong institutions, as our schoolbooks would have Brexit will not be solved by a series of cabinet leaks which are How did this work? Basically, anyone who wanted to Britain used the windfall from this fraudulent system it, but depended on violent theft from other lands and job applications for prime minister dressed up as serious policy buy goods from India would do so using special Council to fuel the engines of imperial violence - funding the other peoples. interventions. 13 Bills - a unique paper currency issued only by the British invasion of China in the 1840s and the suppression of (Source: Al Jazeera) ساعت: امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY DECEMBERِDECEMBER 19, 2018 ANALYSISANALYSIS && INTERVIEWINTERVIEW 77 British strategy in the Indo-Pacific region: Conquest of the world from the deck of a ship

1 Earlier, in drawing up the prospect of Iraq, and Afghanistan. cyber security and resilience at the UK’s Services Institute, RUSI, the world’s oldest a world-wide geopolitical future, the United Thus, the strategic position of the In- Government Communications Headquarters independent think tank on international States cited a policy of “turning to the Pacif- dian Ocean plays a role in the future of the (GCHQ) in a recent statement urged London defence and security, announced Britain’s ic” that under Barack Obama’s Presidency world’s trade-security (energy). The Ma- allies to engage and collaborate with China return to the east of the Suez Canal. (2008-2016), pushed the current power of hanian strategy governs the approach of on cyber security. The reason for this change Indeed, the plan was to expand Britain’s the international community to a balance of global powers - a strategy that, in the event of approach, he argued was the speed of military power from the European conti- power across Asia. However, the incumbent of a war, will control the sea front necessary online penetration and the development nent to the Far East and the Persian Gulf, US President Donald Trump, on his trip for trade and other stuff. of Chinese technology. and the signs of it are the reopening of the to India in November 2017, first used the The main reason behind the develop- This is while Britain is still interested in Bahrain naval base and the establishment term “Indo-Pacific” instead of the pacific. ment of this Indo-Pacific arena is Beijing’s the construction of a number of new power of a military base in Oman. In the UK, the terminology “turning to the insistence on expanding its naval influence plants with China’s largest nuclear compa- Britain post brexit faces two challenges: Indo-Pacific” was used from the beginning in the Indian Ocean and beyond in the Med- ny, China General Nuclear Power Group or the commitment to securing Europe and of 2017, as former Foreign Minister Boris iterranean. China wants to develop its capa- CGN, while the US claims that the Chinese the expansion of power beyond Europe. The Johnson said during a trip to Australia in bilities in deep waters and strengthen the company is stealing information from its first is due to the British geographic location July of 2017, “To strengthen the relationship, strategic ports to ultimately control trade partners with the aim of using civilian nuclear and the shortage of manpower. nowhere is better here than the Indo-Pacific, routes and energy lines originating from technology for military purposes. Second, exacerbating tensions with an area that is economically third in the the Middle East. In recent years, we have been witnessing Moscow will prevent the UK to dispatch world and holds two thirds of the world’s With the withdrawal from the EU, the cooperation between the British and Chinese troops to the east of the Suez Canal. That population.” UK independently pursues a global recovery naval forces, including the arrival of two is because, despite the withdrawal from the In July 2018, British Secretary of State strategy, which is part of the US-UK Security Chinese frigates in the UK, tied up in the port EU, the preservation of the continental is for Defence Gavin Williamson announced Alliance. On the pretext of protecting the of London in October 2017. Another area of still a priority for London, while at the same the adoption of a multilateral and strategic law-making system that is inclusive of all, the British-Chinese cooperation is combating time an increase in force in Afghanistan will approach to the Indian Ocean to mark an agree- UK has stepped into this Indo-Pacific arena. piracy and dealing with natural disasters. prevent such ambition. ment on the recognition of the Indo-Pacific. The deployment of three vessels last year the number of diplomats in the area and is to monitor the United Nations sanctions So the British strategy in the Indo-Pacific With this in mind, the only way to expand The adoption coincided with British Prime to monitor the imposition of North Korea’s further engage their involvement as leaders against North Korea. region is to maintain close cooperation with the power on the east of the Suez Canal is Minister Teresa May’s trip to Delhi on April sanctions and protect high seas shipping to curb China’s power. The vote of each of Also in September the United Kingdom the navy of all the countries on the scene, through the Navy, a plan that is backed 18, 2018, when she met her Indian counter- right, reveals the role of the British Navy these small populated nations is considered announced intention to send the first domes- but the extent of this partnership chang- by British Secretary of State for Defence part Prime Minister Nandranda Moody. On in the global strategy. a political weight in the United Nations, tic radar to orbit the earth using an Indian es as London’s interest changes. If China Williamson, and comes from the theory of that day for the first time, the parties formally The fact that Britain has been threat- while they control a large part of the ocean. missile. This radar satellite, called NovaSAR, decides to expand influence, Britain won’t Queen Elizabeth’s fleet deployment to the used the word Indo-Pacific in a joint statement ening the small Republic of Mauritius to In September, British navy Albion broke has multiple roles, but its main role is to hesitate to support Indian-Japanese-Aus- Indo-Pacific in the 2020s. However, due instead of the Indian Ocean. preserve the Chagos Archipelago or Chagos the Beijing red line, while approaching Xisha observe suspicious shipping activities in tralian-American coalition, even a tripartite to the shortage of manpower and the need In addition to the Pacific, the Indian Islands in the heart of the Indian Ocean Island in the South China Sea. Britain’s top the vast ocean. coalition between Britain-Australia-France for maintenance and repair, Britain cannot Ocean in comparison with the past has a illustrates the importance of the region and naval chief, Sir Phillip Jones, said his country In October, British forces conducted ex- is expected to be formed. This is while the simultaneously keep two aircraft carriers in more semantic meaning in the international the determination of London to maintain its is obliged to support its allies in the South ercises on Japanese soil for the first time in Five Power Defence Arrangements, FPDA, the Indo-Pacific region unless they can get trade. This body of water has 63 harbors, strategic position. Chagos Islands currently China Sea region. His statement shows that history. It was the first time that another for- between Britain, New Zealand, Australia, help from their allies’ relief vessels. accessed by three straits including the Strait of host the America’s Diego Garcia military Britain is planning to restart shipping near eign troop, except the US, stepped in Japan’s Singapore and Malaysia also exists. Thus, the UK’s decline of commitment Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca (the Andaman base. Britain had once claimed that it would the Chinese artificial islands. territory. The maneuver kicked off one year So the ultimate strategy is to curb China to Europe is the biggest challenge facing Sea Point in the Indian Ocean to the South return the islands to Mauritius when they Also in September, Japan’s largest aircraft after May’s visit and about two weeks after through interaction and, at the same time, London on the east of the Suez Canal. Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Ocean) and the no longer had military use for the location; carrier, known as Kaga, joined the British Britain’s Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt’s visit maintain unity with friends. The UK Foreign Ministry document in Bab-Al-Mandeb Strait (which connects the however, the promise has been postponed HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean for a drill to Japan, with the aim of strategic cooperation But Britain’s return to the “East of the March 2018 sets out Britain’s global strategy, India Ocean through the Red Sea to the in the Indo-Pacific area. in the disputed area of the South China Sea. in the Asia-Pacific region to curb China and Suez Canal” will surely be difficult. Around and calls the United States, Europe, and the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea). Among the recent British activities in In September the UK announced it is confront the threats of North Korea. half a century ago, with the decline of its Indo-Pacific area, as the three major centers The Indian Ocean accounts for nearly 80 the Indo-Pacific filed is: prepared to part take in a coalition of seven However, the United Kingdom is cautious empire and colonial independence like In- of the world economy and political influence percent of the world’s oil transit. In August, Britain, Australia, France other countries including the US, Australia, in dealing with china and pursues balanced dia and Singapore, Britain made a historic for Britain’s post-brexit, and says London The Indian Ocean overlooks most world’s and the US decided to open embassies in Britain, Canada, New Zealand, France, South relations and interaction with China. For decision to leave East Asia and the Persian must continue its path and prioritize affairs conflict zones including, Palestine, Yemen, the Pacific region. The plan would boost Korea and Japan. The goal of this alliance example, Ian Levy, technical director for Gulf. However, in 2013, the Royal United according to current issues in each region.

Hazrat FatimaHazrat Fatimah started (A.S), her speech with moaning the position, most and no inheritance fromoppressed my father, and because there is herLady burial place.’’ in theauthentic traditionworld by Ali ibn Mousa Al-Ridha (A.S) By Sadiq Aliyu Musa and people began to cry. She patiently waited for there is no kinship between us. So did Allah distin- Then continues: ‘’regarding this matter, there narrated in Kitab al-Kafi, Tahdhib al-Ahkam, Man TEHRAN — Both Shia and Sunni sources agree quiet, then she started her remarkable sermon by guish you with a verse, from which He excluded my are different ideas ; some of them say that she was la yahduruhu al-Faqih, Oyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha that, on a number of occasions, Prophet Muhammad praising Allah: father? Or do you say: people of two religions do buried in Al-Baqi’, some others say that she was and Al-Ma’ani al-Akhbar reports: (P.B.U.H) had said, “Fatimah is part of me. Whoever “Praise be to Allah for that which He bestowed not inherit each other? Am I and my father not of buried in Muhammad’s tomb while some others “She was buried in her house and when Umayyads makes her angry, makes me angry.” This has been (upon us), and thanks be to Him for all that which one religion? Or are you more aware of the Qur’an mention her house as her burial place and say that extended the mosque, the burial place fell in the recorded in both Sahih Bukhari (Arabic-English, He inspired, and tribute be to Him for that which than my father and my cousin? her grave fell in the mosque when Umayyads ex- mosque.” Volume 5, Traditions 61 and 111) and Sahih Muslim He provided; from prevalent favors which He cre- According to a number of sources, Hazrat Fati- tended the mosque.’’ Sunni view (in the section on the virtues of Hazrat Fatimah, ated, and abundant benefactions which He offered mah was martyred as a result of injuries sustained Based on the prophetic narration, some scholars It is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari, Muwatta of Volume 4, pages 1904-1905), two of the most im- and perfect grants which He presented; that their when her house was attacked and burned by Umar. believe that she is buried in Prophet Muhammad’s Malik, Hilyat al-Awliya of Abu Nu`aym, Sunan of portant Hadith books to Sunnis. It is also recorded number is much too plentiful to compute, and too She died between 75 and 95 days after the demise shrine: “What is between my house and my minbar Tirmidhi, and Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal[c] in Sahih Bukhari Chapter of “The battle of Khaibar”, vast to measure; their limit was too distant to realize. of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). According to is a meadow of the meadows of Jannah” that Hazrat Fatimah is buried between Prophet Arabic-English, v5, tradition #546, pp 381–383, He recommended to them (His creatures) to gain many Muslim historians and scholars, including Based on Allamah Askari, the last possibility about Muhammad’s house and his minbar, based on a also v4, Tradition #325) that Hazrat Fatimah was more (of His bounties) by being grateful for their the likes of the Sunni Tabari and the Shia Morteza Fatimah’s burial place is her house. 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Iran’s health coverage index above Simply receiving DNA test results can alter S. Asia average: WHO your physiology HEALTH TEHRAN — According to World Knowledge is power but, when it comes to knowing our deskHealth Organization (WHO) 2018 genetic risks, could too much information be a bad thing? report on world health statistics, Iran’s health coverage A recent study suggests that merely knowing our genetic index is 65 (out of a maximum index score of 100) which risks can impact our physiology. is higher than the South Asia average estimated at 53. The implications of genetic testing are more complex WHO 2018 edition contains the latest available data than we thought. for 36 health-related Sustainable Development Goal Over the years, researchers have identified genetic risk (SDG) indicators. factors for a range of conditions. Achieving universal health coverage, addressing As genetic testing has become quicker, more cost-ef- health emergencies and promoting healthier popula- fective, and increasingly accurate, DNA tests have become tions were highlighted in the report as the three SDG- relatively common. aligned strategic priorities of the WHO’s 13th General Each year, millions of people access information about their Programme of Work. genetic risk of developing conditions such as Alzheimer’s. Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) means Some estimate that in 2017 alone, 1 in 25 people in the ensuring that all people receive the essential health United States purchased personalized genetic tests. services they need without being exposed to financial One of the reasons why experts carry out these tests is hardship as a result. to inform an individual what conditions they might be at As measured by this index, the levels of service cov- increased risk of developing, giving them the impetus to erage varied widely across countries in 2015, from 22 to make lifestyle changes to reduce the risk. 86. coverage of essential services is highest in regions Genetic risk, placebo, and nocebo of Eastern Asia (77) and Northern America and Europe Currently, there is a debate about whether knowing genetic (77), whereas sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest index risk factors can motivate people to change their lifestyle and value (42), followed by Southern Asia (53). Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) means be an overall force for good. The report revealed that in Iran, 15.8% of people In fact, there is some evidence that knowing about genetic spend over 10% of their total household income on ensuring that all people receive the essential health risks could have a negative impact in some cases. This is health and for 3.8% of people the health expenditure services they need without being exposed to financial because individuals tend to perceive their genetic makeup amounts to as much as 25% of their total income. as being out of their control, perhaps convincing them to According to the report, At least half of the world’s hardship as a result. simply give up. population do not have full coverage of essential health Census reports of 2016 indicate that the number 100,000 population and Malaria incidence significantly A new study in Nature Human Behavior approaches this services. of persons, aged 60 years or older, has increased by dropped from 0.5 per 1000 population at risk to 0.2. new field of research from a slightly different direction. In Health emergency preparedness 1.5-fold over the past decade (2006-2016) in Iran. In However, probability of dying from most non-com- it, the scientists ask whether merely receiving genetic risk WHO statistics indicated that the index of health 2006, some 5.1 million people were 60 or older, but municable diseases including any of cardiovascular information can change an individual’s risk. emergency preparedness in Iran decreased from 85 the number rose to 6.1 million in 2011 and to 7.4 mil- diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory The study, from Stanford University in California, taps (out of a maximum index score of 100) in 2010-2016 lion in 2016. Currently, the country’s total population diseases between age 30 and 70 remained at 14.8% into the placebo effect — where an inert intervention, such to 76 in 2010-2017. stands at about 80 million, of which some 9.3 percent throughout 2015 and 2016. as a sugar pill, has a measurable benefit. Emergency preparedness is a program of long-term is 60 or older. Health sector share of total expenditures The placebo effect is so powerful that, in drug trials, a development activities whose goals are to strengthen the The figures revealed that maternal mortality ratio The statistics imply that Iran’s health sector share placebo can exert just as large an influence as the drug un- overall capacity and capability of a country to manage in Iran was the same (25 per 100 000 live births) in of total government expenditure is crucially higher dergoing testing. efficiently all types of emergency and to bring about 2015 and 2016. than global average and it seems to keep soaring as The opposite of a placebo — where an inert intervention an orderly transition from relief through recovery and Road traffic mortality rate was 32.1 per 100,000 the country’s health expenditure amounted to 17.5% has an adverse effect — is known as a nocebo. For instance, back to sustainable development. population in both years. However the ratio of suicide of its total expenditure in 2014 and it went up even as the Stanford authors explain, “simply disclosing potential Life expectancy and mortality rate mortality increased from 3.6 to 4.1 per 100,000 and further to 22.6% in 2015. side effects of medications can increase their prevalence, Life expectancy in Iran is above world average and homicide mortality rates grew from 4.1 to 4.5 per 100,000. Globally, the average national percentage of total even when providers emphasize that these side effects are it moved up slightly from 75.6 in 2015 to 75.7 in 2016. Communicable and non-communicable government expenditure devoted to health was 11.7% occasional or uncommon.” However, healthy life expectancy dropped from 66.6 diseases in 2014, ranging from 8.8% in the WHO Eastern Med- For the current study, the research team informed their in 2015 to 65.4 in 2016. According to WHO statistics about communicable iterranean Region to 13.6% in the WHO Region of the 116 participants that they were taking part in a study looking 72.0 years was the average life expectancy at birth diseases in 2015 and 2016, the prevalence of HIV, Tu- Americas. at the relationship between DNA and diet. of the global population in 2016. berculosis and Malaria fell during this period in Iran; Last week, Health Ministry spokesperson Iraj Harirchi Firstly, each participant went through an exercise test An Iranian demography expert has predicted that as new HIV infections were down from 0.14 to 0.06 announced that the next year (starting March 21) budget to rate their fitness. Then, the research team gave them a by the year 2050 older persons will make up 20 percent per 1000 uninfected population. bill envisages allocation of 350 trillion rials (about $8.3 meal. After the meal, the scientists measured the levels of of the country’s population. Tuberculosis incidence also reduced from 16 to 14 per billion) to the health sector. certain peptides to assess how hungry or full (satiated) the participants were. They then investigated each participant’s genome for two particular genes: one which they associated with exercise Type 2 diabetes: Gut bacteria may How to make kefir more healthful capacity and one with obesity. As expected, during the exercise and post-meal blood influence drug effectiveness using sound analysis, the researchers could see slight differences related to those particular gene variants. For instance, those with the protective version of the exercise gene performed slightly better in the exercise test. The influence of imaginary genes One week later, the participants returned for part two of the experiment. This time, the investigators gave them the genetic results. However, they gave some correct information and others incorrect information. For instance, some people with a gene that protected them from obesity believed they had the high-risk gene and vice versa. After receiving information about what these genetic factors might mean for their bodies, the participants un- dertook the same exercise and post-meal analysis they did in their first visit. As the scientists expected, the participants’ new knowledge of their genetic risk changed their physiology in a meas- urable way. Individuals who understood they had a gene that pro- New research investigating the effect of a commonly used anti-diabetes drug, works Kefir has shot to fame over recent years for drinks. To this end, we treated milk with tected them from obesity produced 2.5 times the amount gut microbiota on the efficacy of type 2 best when given orally but does not work its potential health benefits. Using sound ultrasound.” of the fullness hormone after a meal. diabetes drugs suggests that the composition when given through an IV.” technology, Russian scientists believe The researchers worked alongside sci- As lead author Bradley Turnwald explains, the effect of gut bacteria may explain why diabetes So, based on these observations, the they have found a way to increase some entists from the Russian State Agrarian was physiological and psychological: “It was really a much medications work for some people and researchers wondered whether the com- of these benefits. University and the National Institute of stronger and faster physiological satiety signal, and this not others. position of the gut bacteria influences the Scientists are learning how to boost the Technology Warangal in India. mapped on to how much more full participants said that Our gut microbiome can inhibit or boost efficacy of certain diabetes medications. benefits of kefir. Normally, manufacturers produce kefir they felt.” the action of anti-diabetes drugs. To this end, Yadav and colleagues re- Kefir, which is a fermented milk-based by adding a fermentation starter to milk; Conversely, individuals who the researchers had told According to some estimates, over 415 viewed over 100 studies of rodents and drink, is made using kefir grains. kefiran gradually accumulates during the were prone to obesity showed virtually no physiological or million people worldwide currently have humans and published their results in the Originating in the Caucasus Mountains fermentation process. psychological changes. type 2 diabetes, which has led some scien- journal EBioMedicine. centuries ago, kefir has recently seen an In an effort to up kefiran production, Exercise genes tists to refer to the condition as a “global How the microbiome can in- impressive uptick in popularity. the scientists subjected milk to ultrasound Individuals who the study authors had told carried the pandemic.” fluence drugs Aside from its potential benefits as before starting the process. They refer to gene that would impair exercise performance, did poorly Although there is no cure for diabetes The research focused on how the mi- a probiotic, kefir contains a compound this as sonication. on the treadmill compared with how they had performed yet, treatment and lifestyle changes can crobiome either boosted or inhibited the called kefiran that has interested medi- Ultrasound and kefir just 1 week earlier. Similarly, lung capacity was lower, and help those living with the disease. effectiveness of the drugs. It found that cal researchers. Ultrasound is high-frequency sound their bodies removed carbon dioxide less efficiently. However, diabetes drugs have varying modulating the gut microbiome with drugs Kefiran is an insoluble polysaccharide — much higher than the human ear can In other words, the participants performed significantly rates of success, which depend on the form could help boost, change, or reverse the constructed of galactose and glucose; it is hear. Treating the milk with this type of worse in a fitness test solely because the scientists had told of administration and may vary from per- efficacy of drugs for type 2 diabetes. produced by certain microbes, such as Lac- sound increased the production of kefiran them that they were genetically predisposed to perform worse. son to person. The study’s lead researcher sums up tobacillus brevis, that are present in kefir. during fermentation. Currently, though, However, individuals who understood that they had a New research, led by Hariom Yadav, by saying, “We believe that differenc- Previous studies have shown that kefiran the researchers are not sure why this boost gene variant that protected their ability to exercise performed Ph.D., an assistant professor of molecu- es in an individual’s microbiome help might have antimicrobial, anti-inflamma- in production occurs. similarly across the two experiments. lar medicine at the Wake Forest Baptist explain why drugs will show a 90 or tory, and wound healing properties. There “The effects of sonication are inter- “It’s interesting that in the exercise study we saw a negative Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, 50 percent optimum efficacy, but never is also some evidence that kefiran might esting; it is not quite clear if ultrasound effect for those who were told they had the high-risk version, investigates one of the possible causes 100 percent.” reduce blood pressure and lower choles- boosts the development of healthy mi- but in the eating study, we saw a physiological improvement behind such varying success rates — the “Our review showed that the metabolic terol levels. croorganisms or if it suppresses them in people who were told they had the protective gene.” gut bacteria. capacity of a patient’s microbiome could Other studies have hinted at kefiran’s and they start producing kefiran as a Turnwald continues, “What was consistent in both studies Previous studies quoted by Yadav and influence the absorption and function of potential to work as an anticancer agent, defense response.” was that those informed that they had the high-risk gene colleagues in their paper show that the gut these drugs by making them pharmaco- and others have shown its ability to influ- In future studies, the team will try to always had a worse outcome than those informed that they bacteria can “instigate” obesity and type 2 logically active, inactive, or even toxic.” ence the immune system. unpick the molecular reasons for the boosted had the protective gene, even though we essentially drew diabetes, and that people living with diabetes However, more studies are needed to Increasing kefir’s powers kefiran content. If they can understand out of a hat which information people received.” have an imbalance in the composition of continue to decipher the interactions be- Normally, kefiran is present in relatively why more is produced, they may be able Most striking about these results is the strength of the their gut bacteria. tween the gut bacteria and diabetes drugs low concentrations in kefir, so designing a to enhance its production even further. effect. In some cases, the effect of the genes on an individual’s Also, as Yadav explains, some diabetes in clinical practice, caution the authors. way to boost this product could enhance In the recent study, the researchers also physiology was smaller than the impact of merely being told drugs are effective when given intravenously “This field is only a decade old, and the the drink’s healthful benefits. tried to find the optimal ultrasound fre- about the (nonexistent) genetic risk factor. but do not work when taken orally. The possibility of developing treatments derived Recently, researchers from South Ural quency and duration to achieve the highest The researchers plan to continue their investigations; bacteria in the gut are key to regulating from bacteria related to or involved in spe- State University in Chelyabinsk, Russia, kefiran content; just 3 minutes was enough lead investigator Alia Crum explains their plans and the how a person metabolizes drugs. cific diseases is tantalizing,” Yadav adds. set out to boost the levels of kefiran using time to significantly increase kefiran levels questions that they want to answer: “For example,” explains the lead re- According to the latest report from ultrasound. They have published their in the final product. “How can you deliver genetic information in a way that searcher, “certain drugs work fine when the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- findings in the journal Ultrasonics Son- They hope that this type of research could has the beneficial effects in terms of motivating people to given intravenously and go directly to the vention (CDC), over 100 million adults ochemistry. eventually lead to safe, environmentally change their behavior but that doesn’t provoke a negative circulation, but when they are taken orally in the United States are currently living Prof. Irina Potoroko explains, “The friendly ways to boost the benefits of a effect on physiology, emotions, and motivation? That’s where and pass through the gut, they don’t work.” with diabetes or prediabetes. main objective of our research was to step range of dairy products. I think a lot of really good work can be done.” “Conversely,” he continues, “metformin, (Source: sgtalk.org) up the kefiran content in fermented milk (Source: latestmedianews.com) (Source: Medical News Today) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 TECHNOLOGY DECEMBER 19, 2018

‘Over 5m Iranians have Iran, a booming e-documents’ market for ICT TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Over 5 million Iranians have got deskelectronic documents up to now, the head of Information Technology Organization of Iran (ITO) Amir Nazemi announced on his Twitter account, Mehr reported on Monday. in Asia: report Until December 16, 5.138 million citizens benefited from e-government services, he said. TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Iran is one Iran have been established and 4.8 million deskof the booming markets students study at the Iranian universities. for Information and Communication The report also shed light on development Technology (ICT) in Asia, the Commu- of communication infrastructure. nications Regulatory Authority (CRA) of Transmission network bandwidth was Iran announced in its latest report. increased from 1240 GB in 2013 to 22191 The report explained that the country’s GB. The global transit communications youth population of around 27 million - most bandwidth also increased from 364 GB in of them living in urban areas - make it as 2013 to 2844 GB. one of the best markets for ICT products. In 2013, IP Network bandwidth was 580 Iran ranks 57 in exporting creative goods GB, which increased to 7787 GB. and in hi-tech products the country ranks The internet penetration rate in Iran 28, the report announced. is 85 percent, 71 percent of which is for Creative economy paves the way for mobile broadband. development of ICT manpower, which is According to the report, some 175,721 considered as one of the most important SIM cards are distributed out of which, 90 factors, the report stated. millions are active. About 4,400 knowledge-based companies, Affiliated to the ICT Ministry, the CRA Iran’s youth population, most of them Through registration of smart card for gasoline the electronic 38 science and technology parks and 167 paves the way for competitive market of tel- living in urban areas, make it as one of the documents are activated for citizens, he explained. incubators are working in Iran. ecommunication and increment, promotion best markets for ICT products. Iran started issuing smart cards for purchasing gasoline on About 2,500 higher education centers in and optimization of service quality. Monday through “Mobile Government” - the first phase of e-gov- ernment services project which came on stream in May. Applicants can register through the application or the website Tehran mayor honored as top Academic ecosystem can develop of Mobile Government. Through the project, the gasoline smart researcher research projects: VP cards, which were used for rationing fuel in past years, is now connected to the bank cards for easy payment. The mobile government aims to facilitate some government services, reduce unnecessary expenses and ease traffic jam, which is the main cause of air pollution in big cities. It is based on the National Information Network, an ongoing project to develop a secure and stable infrastructure network in the country.

How technology is expanding the insurtech landscape

The insurance sector has a longstanding reputation for being resistant to change. Who can blame those who work in this industry? Avoiding risk is in their DNA. TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Estab- main factor for development of academ- Agencies are taking some of the boldest steps forward when The 18th century Negarestan Garden and Museum in the heart of Tehran desk it comes to launching artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The lishing an appropriate ic-based economy. TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — Teh- tury Negarestan Garden and Museum academic ecosystem based on the private Moreover, the knowledge-based compa- past few years of heavy venture investment in insurtech has desk brought a huge array of tools to market that are solving pal- ran Mayor Pirouz in the heart of Tehran. According to sector can develop research projects, the vice nies and startups can solve many problems pable insurance business problems and providing quick and Hanachi named top researcher at the an agreement between Tehran Mu- president for science and technology Sourena in the society, he added. significant returns. 27th Research Festival which was held nicipality and University of Tehran, Sattari said on Monday, IRNA reported. He named private sector as an important AI at the University of Tehran on Monday. the place has been renovated by the The government budget is not sufficient factor which can turn the firm identity of Early technologies tended to put distance between insurers During the ceremony, 47 research- university since 2014. for research projects, he said. research into industrial one. from their policyholders. Phone auto attendants droning ers in different fields were honored, Hanachi is professor at the Uni- The universities are responsible The lack of right ecosystem in research “Press one to talk to Sales” and voicemail that never seemed ISNA rported. versity of Tehran’s Fine Arts Faculty. for development of economy in the lead to immigration of talented university to get a return call. Artificial intelligence tools are different. Pirouz Hanachi was announced as Hanachi, 55, holds a PhD in urban de- country, he said. students to other countries, he said. They enhance and support the human connection and per- the top researcher of the University velopment, and has served as the deputy The universities should overcome com- Universities should acknowledge in- sonal guidance that is core to the industry. Policyholders still of Tehran for his renovation plan for for architecture and urban development plicated bureaucratic systems as well as terdisciplinary subjects and researches want to feel like insurers understand them, empathize and Parvin Etesami Library. at the Ministry of Transport and Urban oil economy in Iran, he explained. with synergy amongst different fields, listen. Customers continue to crave tailored recommenda- The library is located in 18th cen- Development from 2001 to 2005. He named practical productions as the he concluded. tions and advice. From underwriting, compliance, reporting, documenting, billing, quoting, so much time is spent on minutiae that the Japanese electronics firms look to re-engineer their design mojo human connection gets shunted to the bottom of the priority Akihiro Adachi, a 31-year-old audiovisual equipment designer professor at the Royal College of Art and co-founder of design list, and worse, the mundane or highly detailed tasks are simply at Panasonic Corp, longed for some personal space during firm Takram, says there has been a sharp increase in major wearing out the staff. his lengthy train rides from Osaka to Tokyo. So when his companies’ requesting design lectures for their executives. Allstate’s recent push to have personal lines agents also sell company set out to encourage innovation, he joined with “I’m seeing a sign of change,” he said. their commercial lines encountered significant challenges. some colleagues and came up with “Wear Space,” a headset The road ahead Agents were starved for guidance on how to sell and support that limits noise and peripheral vision. All agree there is a long way to go. C-suite designers these products that were unfamiliar to them. Agents would Many at Panasonic were puzzled. remain a rarity at most electronics companies while tech- call support lines causing delays and frustration and bogging “Someone said the office full of people wearing this would nologists reign supreme, company officials and industrial call center queues. Allstate implemented an AI-enabled virtual look weird,” said Kang Hwayoung, another member of the designers say. agent called ABIe that “speaks” to agents to answer questions 10-person design team. Japan last year received 31,961 applications for design and guide them through sales and underwriting processes. ABIe But the prototype unexpectedly won a global design award registrations, only a fraction of China’s 628,658 and half of handles 25,000 agent inquiries monthly, allowing personal and received positive feedback from unexpected quarters, South Korea’s 67,374. In the heyday of the Japanese elec- lines agents comprehensive, instant support and freeing up such as sake tasters who wanted to limit sensory input. tronics industry in the early 1980s, Japan had nearly 60,000 the call center queues. The project is among a range of efforts in the Japanese applications every year. Smartphones electronics industry to reinvigorate industrial design. After Tagawa said the root of today’s problems was the fail- This smartphone ecosystem dovetails perfectly with AI years of losing ground to design-first rivals such as Apple and ure of Japanese firms to absorb lessons from the software tools that give consumers what they want and how they Dyson, Japanese companies are now trying to recover the revolution, which showed the importance of user-centered want it, thereby improving the customer experience. A new processes and creative flair that produced iconic products design as a primary driver of competitiveness.” design principles and easy-to-use products such as Apple’s twist has emerged with the ubiquity of smartphones -- the such as the Walkman. It also called for tax incentives for design-related invest- iPhone. Instead, they remained fixated on engineering. preference for texting, chatting and messaging over calling Panasonic, Sony and Mitsubishi Electric are among those ments and new laws to better protect intellectual property. Ryuichi Oya, who retired as design chief of Sharp Corp customer service for assistance. Research has revealed that implementing practices that have been routine at many U.S. The government is set to revise such laws next year. last month, says he saw that attitude up close when he not only do over 75% of Americans own a smartphone, but and European companies, such as engaging designers at “Of course, we had an argument over how much the moved to Sharp four years ago after a long stint at auto- most prefer to connect with brands online via web and mobile every step and treating packaging as part of the product. government can do and should do with private-sector maker Mazda Motor. self-service interactions. “We used to have designers involved only in final stages of issues like this,” said Daisuke Kubota, director at the gov- “Designers at home electronics companies have little say Root, a recent entrant into the auto insurance space, connects our product development process, just for an aesthetic fix,” ernment’s design registration system planning office, who compared to engineers,” he said. “When engineers dismiss with customers only via their smartphone app. The company Yoshiyuki Miyabe, Panasonic’s technology and manufacturing was involved in the panel. design proposals as too costly or difficult from an engineering sells insurance, monitors driver risk and connects with poli- chief, told reporters. “We are revamping the process so that “But a lot of design experts asked us for government point of view, designers easily succumb.” cyholders all via the phone app. Consumers benefit from the designers can join us from the planning phase.” initiatives, saying that this is really the last chance and Ja- “It’s not about whether you like this color or that shape,” convenience of a well-designed app experience and a way to The Japanese government is promoting the efforts: a pan would never be able to catch up with global rivals if this he said. “There have to be design principles unique to Sharp save by proving they are safer drivers. report in May urged corporate executives to pursue “de- opportunity is missed.” and consistent across its product line.” Most well known of this set of tools are the customer-fac- sign-driven management, whereby a company leverages Another member of the panel, Kinya Tagawa, visiting (Source: reuters.com) ing virtual insurance agents that have arrived in hundreds of varieties. Some live on agency websites, able to understand plain language questions and can also answer mirroring the Technologies you’ll get sick of hearing about in 2019 customer’s own tone and vocabulary. Others are versatile, able A new year is upon us and so will be the hype If you can’t gauge Apple units, there’s for technologies to make decisions on humans. 5G services will roll out and carriers, and to carry on conversations in WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger factory that kicks off with CES and never less buzz about the hardware. On the enterprise side, companies will face smartphone makers will market us to death. and on voice-enabled devices like Amazon Alexa. They are seems to end. We’ll take a stab at the big Apple will continue to make tons of cash algorithm and AI sprawl. The big question is What we don’t know is the costs, battery able to take care of insurance claims, handle questions about technology themes in 2019 as well as a few that and even improve profit margins with services. whether efforts from IBM to add more trans- life, standards, and a bevy of open ended billing, take payments and churn out quotes by the thousands. may make you vomit by this time next year. The catch is that software and services don’t parency and bias detection to AI will pay off. issues. 2019 brings the 5G starter set, but the Blockchain We’re at peak Apple now capture the imagination of the tech buyer. But until then, every vendor is going to real impact on the Internet of things, con- Blockchain continues this tradition. Digital transformation When Apple stops disclosing device units The Apple worries will occur at the same affix AI to anything that has software and the sumption habits, and business and consumer increases the speed and complexity of the insurance business, and revenue you know the company has peaked time that Samsung is making its play on mul- tiniest dose of perceived intelligence with it. implications will play out in the years ahead. so there is a growing need for certainty, trust and automation in terms of cultural zeitgeist, but let’s not tiple fronts and driving new designs as well For such an example, look no further than For the first time, a new generation of in insurance transactions. With demanding regulatory com- get crazy. Apple still has quite a business as the rush to 5G. chatbots with pre-programmed answers mobile communications is going to have pliance requirements, evolving fraud detection and mitigation and a cash cow few others can match. Ap- The peak Apple storyline will peak yet being flogged as smart assistants. negligible impact on how handsets are used needs, swelling numbers of third-party payments to make and ple’s services approach is a money winning the company will make more money, cap- Here’s the punchline: The AI genie is -- streaming 8k Netflix is not that different a complex network of data sources, insurers can no longer work strategy, but it’s unclear where the growth ture enterprise market share and keep the already out of the bottle and mainstream from streaming SD Netflix. with manual processes and non-integrated systems. Blockchain is going to come from. installed base. just as folks are getting wound up about it. The real benefits of 5G will be seen in promises trust and reliability among the market participants Android devices makers will rally to AI, algorithm backlash builds 5G the hype lands in 2019, but standalone mode that doesn’t rely on the without the need to integrate with each and every system. 5G quickly as well as new designs to include Suddenly businesses, consumers and 2020 is the real roll out existing 4G backbone, but until then telcos Blockchain applications are predicted to revolutionize all foldable screens. everything in between will start wonder- There are two genuine new technologies are going to do their best to convince people aspects of insurance, but a new product offering from AXA Apple traditionally has waited and may ing what’s in algorithms, AI and machine coming to mobile in the near future: Foldable non-standalone is fine. called Fizzy is a form of travel insurance that uses blockchain not roll out 5G devices until 2020. learning as well as how these systems will phones, and 5G. One thing is certain: 2019 will feature a lot to transform travel insurance by automating reimbursement Prices are likely to continue to be a drain be developed. On the consumer front, Pew Samsung has the lock on foldable OLEDs, of 5G overload. What is 5G? Everything you for flight delays and canceled travel. on smartphone sales as upgrade cycles go Research highlighted how consumers are so everyone else has to play the 5G card, need to know about the new wireless revolution (Source: forbes.com) longer. questioning algorithms and whether it’s right and how they will endlessly play it. The first (Source: msn.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 19, 2018 SCIENCE 11

Scientists discover Big Bang 13-year-old boy genius creates revolutionary solar panels

According to Gadget Lab reader and grown-up Patrick Theiner, Dwyer fossil hiding in space made several schoolboy errors when making his experiments. An article debunking the experiment and results appears on the UVdiv In the deep, distant universe, fossil relics by multiple generations of stars.” blog. Apparently Dwyer was measuring the open voltage on the circuit, hide within gas clouds -- and scientists Before this discovery, only two such gas which “is practically independent of power output,” and stays all but have tracked them down. clouds had been discovered -- and those constant regardless of light falling on the cells. Researchers at Swinburne University discoveries were mostly accidental. By in Melbourne, Australia used their time at actively seeking out the gas clouds and the W. M. Keck Observatory, home to two demonstrating that they are unspoiled by of the world’s most powerful telescopes, to heavy elements, Murphy’s team has shown go on an astro-archeological dig through that it’s possible to go digging for them. space. They discovered a “pristine cloud The first galaxies of gas” in the distant universe, seemingly “Now we’ve proven that we can system- untouched by heavy elements, suggesting atically find such fossils, we really have a it may be a “fossil relic” of the Big Bang. chance of knowing how rare or common Well, the universe has had quite a few they are,” said Murphy. “That’s crucial for birthdays -- it’s some 13.7 billion years testing our understanding of how the first old. Over that time, a lot of stars have lived galaxies formed.” and died. At the end of a star’s life, it can It’s not the first time these relic gas sometimes explode, becoming a superno- clouds have proven fruitful for Swinburne vae. This massive explosion spews out a researchers. In 2016, the team discovered lot of waste heavy elements (metals), so an “almost pristine” gas cloud using data generally when scientists look into space, from the Very Large Telescope in Chile. This post also says that the theory is flawed, and that pointing the they often find gas clouds murky with this “It proved that trying to hunt for these panels in different directions, most of which aren’t at the optimal angle material. Over 13.7 billion years, a lot of waste within them. 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. clouds – and the completely pristine clouds to the incoming light, will yield less power than a flat panel. You can stars have exploded -- so there’s a lot of But the fossil relic they found had no “This discovery – a seemingly pristine like the one we’ve now discovered – in a read the full math here. waste in the clouds. detectable levels of waste -- it was completely cloud – is really important,” said Murphy. targeted way was feasible and could, in 13-year-old Aiden Dwyer has managed to do something that grown- Gas clouds clean -- suggesting it comes from the very “We need to know whether such clouds can principle, identify a “smoking gun” signature up scientists haven’t. He has wrung up to 50% extra electricity from Examining these gas clouds allows for early universe and has been untouched for last billions of years without being polluted of the first stars,” said Murphy. regular solar cells. scientists to gather insight on some of the However, there may be alternate expla- Trees and plants are pretty good at capturing sunlight, right? So earliest events in the universe. If the gas nations for why the gas cloud is so clean Dwyer took these numbers and built his own tree, only instead of clouds are unspoiled by the waste, they “Now we’ve proven that we can -- and those explanations are exciting, too. leaves the tree has solar cells. may have existed in the infant universe. systematically find such fossils, we really One possibility is that the cloud is pollut- I designed and built my own test model, copying the Fibonacci “Our inspiration is actually to find rel- ed by one of the universe’s first stars, leaving pattern of an oak tree. I studied my results with the compass tool and ics of the first stars in the universe,” said have a chance of knowing how rare or only traces of heavy elements, undetectable figured out the branch angles. The pattern was about 137 degrees Professor Michael Murphy, one of the lead common they are,” said Murphy. “That’s by the telescopes the team used. Another and the Fibonacci sequence was 2/5. Then I built a model using this researchers on the study. Gas clouds that is that the gas cloud is moving through a pattern from PVC tubing. are relics of the first stars would be “almost crucial for testing our understanding of how galaxy for the very first time, so it has yet In place of leaves, I used PV solar panels hooked up in series that pristine”, according to Murphy, so there the first galaxies formed.” to be polluted by other stars just yet. produced up to 1/2 volt, so the peak output of the model was 5 volts. would still be traces of the heavy element (Source: cnet.com) The entire design copied the pattern of an oak tree as closely as possible. As a control, he also built a regular flat-panel solar array, familiar to eco-hippies everywhere (but mostly Californian eco-hippies). Scientists develop a new method to revolutionize grapheme- printed electronics (Source: wired.com) A team of researchers based at The University of Manchester Kewen Pan, the lead author on the paper said: “This have found a low cost method for producing graphene printed perhaps is a significant step towards commercialisation of electronics, which significantly speeds up and reduces the printed graphene technology. I believe it would be an evo- Saturn is losing its rings at cost of conductive graphene inks. lution in printed electronics industry because the material Printed electronics offer a breakthrough in the penetration is such low cost, stable and environmental friendly”. ‘worst-case-scenario’ rate of information technology into everyday life. The possibility The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), who were involved of printing electronic circuits will further promote the spread in measurements for this work, have partnered with the Na- New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. tional Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 and 2 observa- The development of printed conductive inks for electron- to provide a materials characterisation service to provide the tions made decades ago. The rings are being pulled into Saturn ic applications has grown rapidly, widening applications missing link for the industrialisation of graphene and 2-D by gravity as a dusty rain of ice particles under the influence of in transistors, sensors, antennas RFID tags and wearable materials. They have also published a joint NPL and NGI Saturn’s magnetic field. electronics. a good practice guide which aims to tackle the ambiguity New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic Current conductive inks traditionally use metal nanopar- surrounding how to measure graphene’s characteristics. rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 obser- ticles for their high electrical conductivity. However, these Professor Ling Hao said: “Materials characterisation is vations made decades ago. The rings are being pulled into Saturn materials can be expensive or easily oxidised, making them and environmentally friendly for ubiquitous wireless con- crucial to be able to ensure performance reproducibility by gravity as a dusty rain of ice particles under the influence of far from ideal for low cost IoT applications. nectivity in IoT era as well as provide RF energy harvesting and scale up for commercial applications of graphene and Saturn’s magnetic field. The team have found that using a material called dihy- for low power electronics”. 2-D materials. The results of this collaboration between “We estimate that this ‘ring rain’ drains an amount of water drolevogucosenone known as Cyrene is not only non-toxic Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov said: “Graphene is swiftly the University and NPL is mutually beneficial, as well as products that could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool from but is environmentally- friendly and sustainable but can moving from research to application domain. Development providing measurement training for Ph.D. students in a Saturn’s rings in half an hour,” said James O’Donoghue of NASA’s also provide higher concentrations and conductivity of of production methods relevant to the end-user in terms of metrology institute environment.” Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “From this graphene ink. their flexibility, cost and compatibility with existing tech- Graphene has the potential to create the next genera- alone, the entire ring system will be gone in 300 million years, but Harvesting energy nologies are extremely important. This work will ensure tion of electronics currently limited to science fiction: faster add to this the Cassini-spacecraft measured ring-material detected Professor Zhiurn Hu said: “This work demonstrates that that implementation of graphene into day-to-day products transistors, semiconductors, bendable phones and flexible falling into Saturn’s equator, and the rings have less than 100 printed graphene technology can be low cost, sustainable, and technologies will be even faster”. wearable electronics. (Source: phys.org) million years to live. This is relatively short, compared to Saturn’s age of over 4 billion years.” Scientists have long wondered if Saturn was formed with the rings or if the planet acquired them later in life. The new research Mysteries of the primrose unraveled favors the latter scenario, indicating that they are unlikely to be Plant scientists at the University of East Anglia have paper, published in Scientific Reports, describes the full older than 100 million years, as it would take that long for the succeeded in unravelling the complete genome sequence sequence of the P. vulgaris genome and shows that the S C-ring to become what it is today assuming it was once as dense as of the common primrose -- the plant whose reproductive locus controls hundreds of genes across the genome. The the B-ring. “We are lucky to be around to see Saturn’s ring system, biology captivated the Victorian naturalist Charles Darwin. team also identify genes that are activated in its absence, which appears to be in the middle of its lifetime. However, if rings The research team has identified, for the first time, the in the pin form of the flower. are temporary, perhaps we just missed out on seeing giant ring landscape of genes which operate within the primrose’s “We started many years ago with a packet of seeds systems of Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, which have only thin two different flowering forms that are involved in the and a vision to understand the molecular genetics and ringlets today!” O’Donoghue added. reproductive process. This adds fresh insight to a puzzle developmental biology of the reproductive system Darwin (Source: scienceDaily) that scientists have been grappling with for over 150 years. described in 1862.”, says Philip Gilmartin, of the University Primula vulgaris plants flower in one of two ways; they of East Anglia and Earlham Institute, whose fascination either have a long style and low anthers, or a short style and with primrose biology has been a career-long pursuit. These sound waves can elevated anthers -- known as pins or thrums. Darwin was “Completion of the genome sequence paves the way to intrigued as to why some species, such as the primrose, identify the genes that are regulated by the S locus, and adds levitate and move particles develop two different forms of flowers, and devoted a whole more pieces to the puzzle. A long line of scientists, from book the subject. He concluded from his studies that they Darwin in the 1860s through Bateson in the early 1900s, in new ways provided a mechanism to promote outcrossing between to Haldane and Fisher in the mid 1900’s have been gripped individuals. and we continue to unravel the mystery piece by piece.” A new machine uses ultrasonic waves to make particles dance More recently, a cluster of genes known as the S (Style The team aim to continue their investigations, and to in midair like marionettes on (invisible) strings. length) locus have been shown to be the control center for understand how the two different architectures of pin Unlike other devices that also use sound radiation to ma- the development of the flowers. This S locus is absent from and thrum flowers are orchestrated by the S locus and the nipulate matter, the new system can move several objects in half the individuals of this species, this cluster switches genes that they regulate. They are also collaborating with different directions at once (SN: 4/19/14, p. 8). This kind of some genes on and others off, giving different patterns of researchers in Japan investigating a similar mechanism levitation technology, described online the week of December gene expression in pin and thrum flowers. in buckwheat, the only crop plant with these two distinct 17 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could Neighboring genomes focused Earlham Institute, has previously sequenced the forms, to see if there are similar genomics at work. assemble microelectronics or maneuver small objects inside the The UEA team, based at the neighboring genome S-locus and described aspects of its evolution. The new (Source: eurekalert.org) body for medical treatment. In the new device, an array of 256 speakers, each about 1 centimeter wide, faces another, identical speaker array across a distance of 23 centimeters. The speakers emit sound waves at CEO of SINA Bank: frequencies too high to hear, creating an intricate sound field between the two arrays. This sound field has high intensity sound 87% of Dividend of SINA Bank Materialized in H1 regions that repel particles, and pockets of relative quiet that Statistics show that 87 percent of Dividend an interview with our reporter and add- of the current year (March 21 – Sept. 21). is predicted that the bank would gain 1,602 trap particles. By controlling the timing of the ultrasonic waves per Share (DPS) of SINA Bank in the first ed, “gaining satisfaction of customers and The bank made huge investment in billion worth of profit before termination of released by each speaker, researchers can shift these quiet, par- six months of the current Iranian calendar shareholders was put atop agenda in the economic, industrial and agricultural sec- the current year (to end March 20, 2019), ticle-toting regions around in three dimensions. year in 1397 (March 21 – Sept. 21) was company.” tors, he said, adding, “the bank managed the issue of which accounts for 87 percent of While laser tweezers can steer much smaller microscopic materialized, the Public Relations Dept. At the unsparing and nonstop efforts of to materialize all its objectives in the same the budget, showing a significant 15 percent objects, sound waves can hoist micrometer- to centimeter-sized of the bank reported. manpower of the bank, benefited from the period with establishing unity and amity growth as compared to the same period of cargo (SN: 10/27/18, p. 16). The new device’s 40-kilohertz sound For his part, Eng. Pishro Chief Executive most experienced manpower, objectives of among personnel and staff.” last year, the Public Relations Dept. of the waves can juggle up to 25 foam beads at a time, each one to three of SINA Bank made the above remark in the bank were materialized in the first half With the studies made in this regard, it bank concluded. millimeters across. A future version that emits higher frequencies could nab smaller objects, like cells that are mere micrometers across. The device’s ability to move many particles in all three dimen- AYANDEH Bank Membership Extended in Asia-Pacific Bankers Association sions represents “an excellent progression” in acoustic levitation Membership of AYANDEH Bank was extended in the the report added. facilitation of relationship of governments with one another. technology, says Christine Démoré, an ultrasound scientist at Asia-Pacific Bankers Association, the Public Relations With membership of more than 120 reliable banks from Moreover, creating a bedrock for exchanging views Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto not involved in the work. Dept. of the bank reported. various countries such as Iran, Asian Bankers Association of members with regard to the current achievements in Since sound waves travel through tissue, acoustic tweezers AYANDEH Bank joined Asian Bankers Association is the largest specialized nongovernmental bank in the banking industry, taking membership in the Association may someday deliver drugs to specific organs, clear out kidney in 2016 with the aim of optimal interaction with leading Asia-Pacific region. will pave suitable way for the development of relations stone debris or steer implanted medical devices to new locations banks and taking advantage of opportunities, capacities Establishing relationship among these countries will between member banks, the Public Relations Dept. of inside the body, says coauthor Bruce Drinkwater, an ultrasonic and perspectives of the leading banks in Asia-Pacific region, be effective in improvement of relevant activities and the bank concluded. engineer at University of Bristol in England. (Source: sciencenews.org) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY DECEMBER 19, 2018

IoT bikes roll into streets of Tehran hosting high-level meeting on the capital SOCIETY TEHRAN — New bikes based on Internet of disaster information management deskThings (IoT) were placed for the first time on Tuesday into stations for use in Tehran, ISNA reported. 1 According to the UNESCAP web- risk and negative impact of disasters in Some 300 bikes have been inaugurated in district 2 of the site the consultative meeting will discuss the region,” she concluded. capital, the district’s mayor, Rasoul Keshtpour, announced. strategies, approaches and mechanisms APDIM turns Iran into a hub IoT-based bikes are a way to make Tehran a smart city, in in developing information management for crisis management knowledge which the quality and performance of services such as energy, for disaster risk reduction, including for Mostafa Mohaqeq, Regional Coordina- transportation and utilities are enhanced in order to reduce re- combatting sand and dust storms, and tor for West Asia and North Africa in the source consumption, wastage and overall costs, he added. for monitoring the progress in achieving United Nations International Strategy for Due to intense air pollution, development of green trans- the targets of the Sendai Framework and Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), also said portation in Tehran is a must, so that bike-sharing scheme disaster related targets of the Sustainable that setting up APDIM office in Iran is a went into effect with initiatives to mitigate air pollution along Development Goals. great opportunity for Iranian organizations with encouraging people to use green vehicles rather than APDIM to open Tehran office to have access to the best data available emitting private cars,” he highlighted. The office of APDIM is scheduled to in disaster reduction worldwide. officially open in Tehran on December “Based on global reports having access 19, United Nations Informations Center to the disaster reduction knowledge is reported. of great significance as we do not know High level officials form the Government much about the main reasons behind of the Islamic Republic of Iran and ESCAP many devastating natural disasters and as well as state members of APDIM Gov- we also are not equipped with advanced erning Council and a number of delegates technologies to fight such disasters,” he from Asian and Pacific countries are also explained. scheduled to attend the ceremony for the APDIM would turn Iran into a hub for opening of the Centre. crisis management knowledge as many In accordance with the ESCAP resolu- countries in the region will share their tion 71/11 adopted in 2015, APDIM is estab- strategic plans,” he highlighted. Effective response to major disasters such know-how on the disaster risk reduction lished in the Islamic Republic of Iran with Asia Pacific region is the most disaster as Bam and Kermanshah earthquakes in in the center, Khabaronline quoted him the aim of reducing the risk and negative prone area worldwide, he said, adding 2003 and 2017 and to many other dis- as saying on Monday. impact of disasters in Asia and the Pacific that natural disasters would both carry asters such as floods, draught and sand “APDIM’s programs are focused around by enhancing capacities of the countries enormous economic burden and are a and dust storms are a testimony for Iran’s three service lines. Firstly, it will serve as and organizations of the region in disaster serious threat for achieving sustainable capacity to respond to natural hazards a knowledge and information repository He went on to say that with participation of residents, the information management. development goals. and disasters. for all disaster related data in the region.” number of bikes will be expanded and more regions will have With the close cooperation and generous Disaster information manage- “The establishment of APDIM with the “Secondly, APDIM will lead on capacity stations offering IoT bikes. contributions of the Islamic Republic of ment critical in disaster risk reduc- generous support of the Government of development by developing knowledge Reza Baqeri, head of board of directors at Bdood Company, Iran, the process for the establishment of tion, resilience building Iran is a great achievement and an im- management tools and facilities such as for his part, said that some 13,000 people have installed APDIM has been finalized in 2018 and the UN resident coordinator and UNDP portant step toward enhancing disaster e-learning platforms for disaster risk resil- the app, and 540 users so far have paid the deposit of 1.59 Centre is ready to provide its services to representative Ugochi Daniels, for her risk reduction and resilience building in ience with specific training modules, and million rials (about $38), adding, each half an hour riding the countries of the region. The opening part, also said that disaster information the region. thirdly, APDIM will deliver information the bikes costs nearly 3 cents. of the Centre will be followed by the third management is critical in all aspects and “Multilateralism is the only answer to services on cross-border disasters to the Bike-sharing scheme was first introduced by the Iranian session of the Governing Council of APDIM areas of disaster risk reduction and re- the challenges we face today. We need a countries and organizations of the region,” startup Bdood in mid-August in an attempt to address air in the Centre’s premises on 19 December. silience building. reformed, reinvigorated and strengthened he added. pollution in the metropolis of Tehran. ‘Establishment of APDIM office “Holding the “High-Level Expert Con- multilateral system. In the end, multilat- Due to various reasons Iranian don’t According to World Health Organization exposure to air in Iran a landmark’ sultation Meeting on Disaster Informa- eralism is nothing more than countries have access to modern technology and pollution kills seven million people worldwide every year and In his opening speech at the consulta- tion Management” this week in Tehran coming together, respecting one another, knowledge on international scale and have costs an estimated $5.11trn in welfare losses globally, a report tive meeting Hamid Pourmohammadi, is a valuable opportunity to discuss ways and establishing the forms of cooperation to take part in international seminars and released last week revealed. Chairman of APDIM’s Governing Council and means for expanding and enhancing that guarantee peace and prosperity for congresses to do so, however, he highlight- It highlighted that in the 15 countries that emit the and Deputy Vice President at Budget and regional cooperation in this regard. all in a healthy planet. ed that establishment of APDIM in Iran, most greenhouse gas emissions – and have the worst air Planning Organization, explained that the “Despite important achievements in “Such a commitment is needed now as an international entity, would enable pollution – health impacts are estimated to cost more establishment of APDIM office in Iran is developing risk reduction and resilience more than ever – from all around this hall, Iran to have access to all data available than 4% of GDP. a significant landmark. building capacities by many countries of and around our world, and to make this in this field. Air pollution affects all regions of the world. However, pop- The opening of APDIM office in Tehran the region, various disasters such as floods, a reality, the UN Country Team in Iran APDIM will also strengthen regional ulations in low-income cities are the most impacted. According can be a starting point for south-south cyclones, earthquakes, and sand and dust stands ready to support the Government of cooperation, Mohaqeq said, stating that to the latest air quality database, 97% of cities in low- and mid- cooperation in international sphere, storms continue to cause loss and damage Iran and the international community and at the time of brutal sanctions imposed on dle- income countries with more than 100,000 inhabitants do Pourmohammadi said. at local, national and regional level. support all types of cooperation within the Iran establishment of a regional office in not meet WHO air quality guidelines. However, in high-income “By using ESCAP members’ experi- “Iran has gained valuable experiences scope of APDIM’s programmes as well as the country is a great sign demonstrating countries, that percentage decreases to 49%. ence, I hope that we can run APDIM office and developed considerable knowledge on through other regional and multi-lateral that Iran has its way to garner international vigorously and do our best in planning disaster risk reduction and management. cooperation mechanisms to reduce the and regional cooperation. LEARN ENGLISH 60 tons of hazardous medical waste pile up daily in southern Tehran International Workers Day ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Some 60 tons of medical will take the measure in this regard, only if the Ministry deskwaste containing infectious toxic sub- of Health signs the contract and pay the costs. stances, is being stockpiled daily on Arad mountain in He further called on the Ministry of Health whether A: Alright everyone settles down. Let’s get started. As you know, Kahrizak, southern part of the capital, deputy supervisor to fund the proper disposal of infectious wastes, or to an important aspect of becoming a good citizen is understanding for Tehran City Council Afshin Habibzadeh has announced. construct a waste management unit to take action on the genesis of our legal system. It is not enough to simply memorize Medical waste generating at health care facilities, in- disinfecting them, then the municipality will take meas- our laws, it is necessary that we comprehend why and how cludes a large component of general waste and a smaller ures to dispose them. they were formed. This brings me to our topic for today. Does proportion of hazardous waste, which contain infectious Earlier in July head of the waste management working anyone know what we celebrate on May first? agents, toxic chemicals or pharmaceuticals, radioactive group affiliated to Department of Environment Kiyou- B: Cinco de mayo? and genotoxic. mars Kalantari said that some 115 tons of medical waste A: No, that’s May fifth in Spanish, James, no wonder you are All individuals exposed to hazardous health-care waste is being generated on a daily basis in the province of Teh- failing my Spanish class. No, first day of May is International are potentially at risk, including those within health-care ran. He also regretted that despite the efforts made by Workers’ Day. establishments that generate hazardous waste, and those ment law, medical wastes are still considered infectious. the Ministry of Health, except for a few of the hospitals, B: Do we get a day off from school then? outside these sources who either handle such waste or are He went on to explain that the Ministry must either medical waste is not being regulated in other health-care A: No! It is not considered to be a national holiday here in exposed to it as a consequence of careless management. comply with the law requirements in order to treat and providing centers. the US, but in other countries it is. There is no legal obligation for Tehran Municipality to dispose wastes generated in hospitals or clinical facil- According to the U.S. Environment Protection Agency, B: Aww, man! properly dispose infectious medical wastes and, according ities at its own expense, or, if this is not possible, the improper management of discarded needles and other sharps A: In the nineteenth century, working conditions were appalling, to the waste management law, the hazardous waste must Municipality is ready to perform the process in case the can pose a health risk to the public and waste workers. For with workers being forced to work ten, twelve, and fourteen be separated, treated and disinfected by its producer, Ministry pay the costs. example, discarded needles may expose waste workers to Mehr quoted Habibzadeh as saying on Monday. “Unfortunately, the Ministry of Health has not tak- potential needle stick injuries and potential infection when hours a day. Support for the eight-hour work day movement “The Ministry of Health has announced that all infec- en any steps toward the issue already, which caused the containers break open inside garbage trucks or needles was growing rapidly, despite the indifference and hostility tious medical wastes are disinfected by autoclaves, strong capital’s Municipality financial problems,” he lamented. are mistakenly sent to recycling facilities. Janitors and of many union leaders, and by April 1886, 250,000 workers heated containers used for chemical reactions and other Habibzadeh also added that in spite of the fact that housekeepers also risk injury if loose sharps poke through were involved in the May Day movement. Previous legislative processes using high temperatures, and the Municipality there are no legal requirements, we are ready to provide plastic garbage bags. Used needles can transmit serious attempts to improve working conditions had failed, so labor must take steps to dispose them, while based on the waste the Ministry of Health with landfills and required infra- diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) organizers took drastic measures. They passed a resolution management law, the Department of Environment (DOE) structure such as water, electricity and etc. and hepatitis. stating that eight hours would constitute a legal day’s work. must confirm whether the hazardous waste are disinfected Referring to Arad mountain as a landfill where some Measures to ensure the safe and environmentally sound And, on May First 1886, the resolution took effect. or not,” he further explained. 60 tons of hazardous medical waste is being dumped management of health care wastes can prevent adverse health B: Cool! Is that why we only work eight hours now? Even after the DOE’s approval, the waste is not consid- each day, he stated that there will be no capacity in the and environmental impacts from such waste including the A: Yes! But the happy ending came at a high price. On May third, ered normal waste, however, the DOE has not yet endorsed mountain by the next six months. unintended release of chemical or biological hazards, includ- 1886, police fired into a crowd of strikers at the McCormick the safety of these wastes, he highlighted, adding that “Nowhere in the world are dumping infectious waste, ing drug-resistant microorganisms, into the environment Reaper Works Factory, killing four and wounding many. A mass therefore, as long as the DOE has not approved the wastes it must be burned,” he noted, adding, hence, medical thus protecting the health of patients, health workers, and meeting was called for the next day to protest the brutality. being harmless, in accordance with the waste manage- waste incineration devices are needed, the Municipality the general public. B: And then what happened? A: Well, as we say, the rest is history... Key vocabulary ENGLISH IN USE settle down: relax, become calm aspect: part LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION genesis: origin; beginning comprehend: understand deeply national holiday: the day that all people in a country will be on holiday Road crashes claim 1,180 lives مرگ 1180 نفر در تصادفات از ابتدای تابستان appalling: terrible, horrible, shocking indifference: showing no interest in in Iran since summer رئیــس پلیــس راه کشــور اظهــار داشــت: از ابتــدای تابســتان امســال 1180نفــر در hostility: the attitude of treating something as enemy Some 1,180 persons have been killed in Iran because of road crashes since the کشــور بــر اثــر تصادفــات جــان خــود را از دســت داده انــد. legislative: relating to legal system drastic: sudden and severe beginning of summer (starting on June 22), traffic police chief Mohammad بــه گــزارش ایســنا، ســردار حمیــدی در کمیســیون ایمنــی راه هــای زنجــان افــزود: .resolution: a formal document stating the wishes of a group Hossein Hamidi has said 40 درصــد از تصادفــات جــاده ای ناشــی از واژگونــی بــه دلیــل خســتگی و خــواب constitute: form, consist “Drowsy driving accounted for almost 40 percent of the road accidents in آلودگــی اســت. .fire into:shoot guns into a place the country,” Hamidi said, ISNA reported on Friday brutality: violent treatment or behavior Supplementary vocabulary proletariat: the lowest socioeconomic class; workers rally: a public meeting of a large group of people to support or PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM oppose something proclamation: an official statement made by a person who “dia-” Pull up Collect dust has power memorial: something like a statue, built to remember a Meaning: through or across Meaning: to stop the vehicle that you are driving Explanation: when something hasn’t been touched person or event from history cialthing or ability that a person For example: Draw a diagram of the fence line. For example: He pulled up in front of the gates. or used for a long period of time has triumph common noun, sin-gular a great success or For example: My dad doesn’t play golf any more. His clubs are collecting dust now. achievement a person has/ triumph Security Council was considering a draft a considering was Council Security to back truce tions will support the Stockholm Agreement to submit proposals on “how the United Na to a vote. put be would it when clear not was it but Security Council’s 15 members on Monday, the Hudaydah ceasefire. by the end of the month on how to monitor Antonio Guterres to put forward proposals resolution that would ask Secretary General timely andproperly.” ensure that the ceasefire was “implemented to parties warring Yemen’s with working Martin Griffiths said that the world body was exchange. prisoner mass a as well as port the to sides andthedeploymentofUNmonitors bothfrom forces of withdrawal the by and Ansarullah fighters. halt in fighting between pro-Saudi militants in thecityofHudaydah,” hesaid. since 03:00 a.m. Yementime(1200 GMT) and our hearts have the same rhythm. is ideal for the two neighbors. removed as soon as possible because this two sides, they should be cleared up and the between problems or shortcomings enjoy strong ties. two brotherly Islamic countries, should personally feel that Pakistan and Iran, as trade. We have wasted a look for ways and means how to increase countries form a transport link between Pakistan and Iran. completed its part of the gas pipeline. pending from our side. Iran has almost the two countries. The gas pipeline is still our best to help promote trade between parliamentarians go back and we can do to increase trade with Pakistan. We the willingvery (and) eager very is ership with this message that the Iranian lead in different areas; and we are going back country. So we can do a lot of business has oil. Pakistan is an agriculture-based It has natural resources; it has gas; it gas; has it resources; natural has It free,” is this year’s National Day slogan, combining a verse his father as the emir and led the country towards unity. which Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani succeeded idents inthepeninsula. to have created a sense of unity among nationals and res ongoing blockade by neighboring countries, which appears House two before month this appearance lusion, madehisremarksaftersecond election and possible Trump campaign col into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. 2017 while he was leading an investigation and speak the truth” about Trump’s behavior. urged Republican lawmakers to “stand up United States by lying about the FBI, and he Trump of undermining the rule of law in the Monday accused the U.S. President Donald of Investigation) Director James Comey on The United States former FBI (Federal Bureau to form their own military. Kosovo of right” sovereign “so-called the dismissed also role in the dialogue between the two groups in future. He the UN to “curb” and “tame” Kosovo, and take on a bigger elsewhere “to address real problems facing the world today”. viewed, as the attention of the international body is needed army will be a contributor of stability to the region,” he added. five years to establish an army,” Thaci said. status as a sovereign nation. was a “natural step” to establish an army to cement Kosovo’s was “nothing extraordinary” about the decision and that it regulating the service. and army an into 3,000 of (KSF) Force Security Kosovo establishing a defense ministry, transforming the existing the Serbs who boycotted, voted on Friday in favor of laws force into a fully-fledged army. tina’s parliament voted to transform their existing security United Nations Security Council (UNSC), days after Pris The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia have faced off in the Qatar is celebrating its National Day on Tuesday amid an The draft, seen by Reuters, asks Guterres Reuters,asks by seen draft, The Britain circulated the motion among the Separately, diplomats said that the UN On Sunday, UN Special Envoy for Yemen 1 The truce is expected to be followed a confirmed also residents Hudaydah Our Allah is one; our Quran is one, Also if there is some misunderstandings, In general, I would request that the both 1 It’s also really vital for us to have a real “As long as it was proven by our deeds, Qatar will remain Comey, who was fired by Trump in May Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, however, called on Thaci said the degree of UN involvement should be re “Kosovo soldiers will be soldiers of peace and Kosovo’s Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci said on Monday there The December 18 holiday marks the date in 1878 on 1878 in date the marks holiday 18 December The “If Kosovo made a mistake, it’s only that we waited for All parties in Kosovo’s 120-seat parliament, excluding

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lot of time, and I Qatar marks National Day ongoing 2018amid blockade Pakistan senator: We to not should theWest look - - - na’a, on November 24, 2018. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) meeting with the President of the Houthi Revolutionary Committee, in the capital Sa odyguards escort the motorcade of UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths following his parties parties to the conflict to take further steps to Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Issa.” from thecityofHudaydahandports ceasefire and mutual redeployment of forces not limited to, monitoring operations for the as requested by the parties, including, but ences. I hope that things get better and succeed who can resolve their differ happen inafamily, butthosefamilies resolve differences as differences do and Iran should sit down and seriously are very close to our hearts. Pakistan peopleand government Iranian The We have a heart-to-heart relationship. of Representatives committees. Tehran Times/ Bahman Vakhshour hind closed doors by the House Judiciary more than five hours being interviewed be all?” Comeytoldreportersafterspending country. How does that make any sense at this in law of rule the attacking and FBI States is lying about the FBI, attacking the of a Trump presidential campaign aide. justify a warrant to conduct secret surveillance and a dossier that Republicans claim was used to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails DECEMBER 19,2018 The draftresolutionfurther“callsonall Comey said lawmakers had again asked about “This while the president of the United - - - bodies and foreign mission representatives. government from individuals high-ranking of number a presence of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and one-day holiday was announced to celebrate the occasion. A Shamal. Al and Wakra Al Doha, namely Qatar, across Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Al Thani. from Qatar’s national anthem and a verse from the founder, Belgium Germany, France, Britain, statement. joint a in KSF (Kosovo of the UN Security Council recognized the transition of the which the primarily Albanian-populated Kosovo broke off in 2008. resolutions and called the creation of the army “illegal”. ing the army was a “blatant violation” of Security Council consistent with the UNSC resolution that regulates KFOR. KFOR (Kosovo Force) peacekeeping mission would be in restriction to the security responsibilities of the NATO-led the Kosovo Security Force, noting in a statement that any terres has expressed concern over the plans to strengthen NATO-led peacekeeping force has been in Kosovo ever since. lantic Treaty Organization) to intervene against Serbia. A At (North NATO drew eventually that war a in 1998-99 Kosovan army for the region. a of implications the about afraid” bit a even and cerned nearly 11 years ago. as its own, despite the region having declared independence The current and incoming European Union members Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said expand Gu Antonio Secretary-General Nations United The Vucic said he was “very much worried, very much con Serbia continues to claim predominantly Albanian Kosovo The main event is the Corniche Parade in Doha in the The celebrations take place in different cities and towns Russia is traditionally the protecting power of Serbia, from in rule Belgrade’s against rebelled Albanians Ethnic

Security Force) as Kosovo’s sovereign right, - - ساعت:امضاء ادیتور: Yemeni people, istheentrypointfor country.”the and humanitarianpersonnelintoacross medicineandotheressentialimports fuel, and humanitarian supplies including food, facilitate the unhindered flow of commercial ing. In Pakistan over 70,000 people, attack in Chabahar port is very sadden from terrorism. Therecentterrorist Iran would improve. the relationship between Pakistan and rorism conferenceinTehran? and House Oversight committees. Michael Cohen a “rat” for cooperating with ter labeled his own former personal lawyer eller a “witch hunt” and on Sunday on Twit investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mu publicans today?” Comey asked. and thetruthmatters. Where arethoseRe a president matter, the rule of law matters actions of a president matter, the words of Bureau of Investigation agents of breaking Federal accused also Trump prosecutors. Hudaydah, alifelineformillionsof A: Pakistan and Iran have suffered Republican TrumphascalledtheRussia “Republicans usedtounderstandthatthe

What is your view of the anti-ter - - - - - to make thetransformationoftheirarmedforces“trans and Sweden were among the countries calling on Kosovo and Egypt. Bahrain (UAE), Emirates Arab United the regime, Saud amid theblockadethathasbeenimposedbyHouseof airshow by the country’s air force. event will feature land and naval forces, in addition to an last year, Major-General Salem Al Ahbabi said, adding the trated an EU-brokered normalization process. to bereached. needs still sides two the between relationship future the sive normalization agreement to set out the conditions of tensions and resume dialogue, noting that a comprehen parent and inclusive” and in close cooperation with NATO. Recent tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have frus They also called on both Pristina and Belgrade to lower This year’s military parade will be three times larger than It is the second year Qatar celebrates its National Day WORLD IN FOCUS ------same name. ceasefire takes force in the province of the UN-brokered a after soon al-Hudaydah reported in the western Yemen port city of truce takesforce in Yemen tières) voiced alarm about “the continuous Without Borders (MSF/Médecins Sans Fron government told AFP. former Saudi-backed Yemen’s with allied the truce took effect at midnight, an official ern areasinearlyTuesdayminutesafter city’s residents. es — led by the Ansarullah — as well as the strong resistance from Yemeni armed forc against Hudaydah in June but have faced Arab Emirates (UAE) launched an offensive war on Yemen. Saudi-led the in fighting heaviest the and vital aid. The port has seen some of most of the country’s commercial goods and healthinfrastructures.” parties “to respect the presence of civilians shelling, and airstrikes, urging the concerned gunshots, of victims treating were teams its said It city. devastated the in fighting” elevate the living standards of tocitizens. jointly something do to not Why Port. Gwadar have we Iran, in Port gateway to Asia. You have Chabahar very soon. Pakistan and Iran are the daythat see to hopeful very am I So ties and more prosperity to the region. case there will be more job opportuni they can become game changers. In that statesAsian Central the with united the West; to the region. We don’t have to look to Russia can bring financial revolution ghanistan, Pakistan, China, Turkey and Af- Iran, multilateral. and bilateral more opportunityforbusinessties, counter terrorism. to how strategy find and cooperate willcountries six these that hopeful the fight against terrorism. I am very was intended to coordinate efforts in conference on December 8 in Tehran brutally interroristattacks. Andthe and security forces, have been killed including men, women and children, ticipating in the conference? par countries the between interaction for damaging the FBI’s reputation. when asked whether he bore any responsibility acolytes, has lied about it constantly,” Comey said cause the president of the United States, with his Cohen said he was directed by Trump. of campaign laws before the 2016 election. trating hush payments to women in violation last Wednesday for crimes including orches acting with a search warrant. into Cohen’s office when they were in fact International medical aid group Doctors The violence broke out in the city’s east Meantime, sporadic clashes have been The House of Saud regime and the United A: They should also work to create “The FBI’s reputation has taken a big hit be Cohen was sentenced to three years’ prison Clashes reportedsoon after

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if these 5 countries become (Source: AlJazeera) (Source: agencies) (Source: agencies) (Source: Reuters) ------opened opened then Britain’s political system will move inexorably to refraining from undermining its implementation by others. On to resign from power. In this case, even the holding of an early economic and welfare benefits, and thus he’ll have no way but Sánchez can’t stop the protesters’ anger even by granting some Pedro of administration the trend, a becomes it and repeated, the yellow vests in France. compare the anger of Spanish demonstrators with the anger of to possible is it regard, this In down. them calm can benefits ish government that perhaps only some economic and welfare to theprotesters. crisis in Spain is so severe that he can’t offer many concessions the collapse of his government. Because the current economic and protests the of escalation the about concerned is Sanchez both domestic and European levels. At the domestic level, Pedro trends in Spain that traditionally hold the power in the country. cially for the retired). The charge applies to both major political provide a fundamental solution to the economic problems (espe to Spain French Protestsspread goose ought to be sauce for the gander. returns to compliance. In yuletide parlance, what is sauce for the regular public condemnation until such time as the United States mine implementation by others. Surely, Mr. Hunt, this deserves the contrary, the United States is doing its damnedest to under implementation and to refrain from undermining implementation. Paragraph 2 calls on all states to take appropriate action to support obligation. Paragraph 1 urges full implementation of the JCPOA. 2, 4 and 5 [of UNSC 2231]”. the Charter… that …. All states shall comply with paragraphs 1, 2231: “[the Security Council] Decides, acting under Article 41 of the United States has failed to comply with paragraph 7 of UNSC denouncing theJoint ComprehensivePlanofAction(JCPOA) sistency”: the United States is in violation of UNSC 2231. Since “inconsistency” to which Mr. Hunt drew attention on December 5. consistency” is far more egregious than the Iranian “in missile-related this though even 2231, resolution (UNSC) Council Security UN with “inconsistency” U.S. a publicly condemned has France for double standards, it has to be stressed that neither the UK nor acquire nuclear weapons. to those who doubt the sincerity of Iran’s 2015 pledge never to reassurance a as well as East, Middle the in stability strategic for basis a become can missiles medium-range conventional uranium enrichment fall away. Iranian on restrictions once deterrent nuclear a developing in the strategic assets of an adversary for there to be minimal benefit effective cyberweapons, perhaps) to inflict sufficient damage on more ever by (augmented capacity the has it that calculate to in strategic calculations. on strategic targets that can reduce the salience of nuclear weapons and paradox Iranian missiles:Hypocrisy burning anyone who puts it on. reality. Instead Brexit is more akin to a political a – subverted even or – hid that mask a of less party Tory the we are going to be. The penny has dropped. Brexit has been to to vote in June 2016 to make ourselves poorer, but that is what policies that would affect voters’ lives; that we had not intended that Britain outside the EU might be a bystander in the setting of Rogers, “take back control of things you would rather they didn’t”; the words of the UK’s former top diplomat in Brussels, smaller countries or old rivals such as Ireland or France could, in see Britain knocked about by the EU, a global heavyweight; that through the disguise: that the trade-offs and compromises would summer that the mask was removed, allowing the party to see this until not was It Brexiters. hard the to acceptable mask a to pay in terms of economic loss for leaving the EU. very little parliamentary support – it represents too high a price economic realities. There is a good reason that a no-deal will win alone implement let tasks, basic many manage to country the for impossible it wards an unmanageable level of polarization, which will render Sinking notwaving Spain is no exception to this rule. and even non-members in the Eurozone will be even greater, and more difficult, and the impact of the crisis on other member states restraining the crisis by the European authorities would be far spread to other countries. Obviously, under such circumstances, France, which is the second economy in the Eurozone, and then curbthecrisis.” to “temporarily countries. This created the opportunity for the European troika other to spread and Spain, and Greece like countries in began In the past, economic and social protests in the European Union is such that Sanchez administration is incapable to manage it. economic process that has been taking place in Spain (since 2007) for minimum wage earners following the yellow vests protests. increase euro 100 a announced Macron Emmanuel President French after days two came move This years. 40 than more in ning of 2019. It’s to be noted that the 22 percent rise is the largest a huge jump in the minimum wage to be in effect from the begin solution to the current crises in Spain. election and the presence of rival leaders can’t be a fundamental of the left and right parties. Participants in the demonstration chanted against the leaders foundations”. new of “creation and conditions” existing from economic andpoliticalequations onthebasisof“transition Spain’s redefine would that party third a for called essentially I N T ERN A T ION A L D A IL Y The recent protests in Spain have raised many concerns at concerns many raised have Spain in protests recent The 1 The United States is neither implementing the JCPOA nor JCPOA the implementing neither is States United The In fact the United States is guilty of much more than an “incon As a footnote, in connection with the British and French proclivity A similar trend in Iranian missile technology could lead Iran 1 1 Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has recently promised Some experts believe that if the protest rallies in Spain are At the same time, the protesters are so angry with the Span “Decides, acting under Article 41” creates a legally-binding a creates 41” Article under acting “Decides, In other words, paradoxical though this may seem, Iranian behind hidden has May Mrs PM, as time her of much For from started Europe in protests current the time this But the of citizens Spanish of anger the that seems it However, The parties were accused by angry protesters of inability to MoreHypocrisy

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Sir Ivan ------I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS DECEMBER 19, 2018 Manchester United run out of patience Messi claims record 5th Golden Shoe and sack Mourinho after dire start Jose Mourinho’s relationship with Manches- If he had failed while trying to win with ter United reached the point of irretrievable United’s customary panache he may have breakdown a long time ago but the club finally survived a little longer. served the divorce papers on Tuesday as the But while City, Liverpool and Tottenham world’s biggest club sacked the game’s most Hotspur have been thrilling fans with their famous manager. swashbuckling approach, Mourinho has become The decision came as United laboured to the arch-proponent of “parking the bus” — a their worst start for 28 years, playing dull, phrase he introduced to English football’s lex- defensive football, with Mourinho cutting icon when complaining about teams packing an ever-angrier figure after each setback, their defence to foil his exciting Chelsea team. but Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Liverpool was His fallout with 90 million pounds one humiliation too far. ($114.17 million) French midfielder Paul After decades of being the biggest fish in Pogba summed up his failure. the English soccer pond, United had just about Good enough to inspire France to win the Lionel Messi collected a record fifth Golden Shoe award on Tues- come to terms with the fact that bottomless World Cup this summer, Pogba has spent day for finishing last season as the top goalscorer in Europe. new funding had enabled Chelsea and then the last two weeks sitting on the bench, ef- The striker scored 34 goals in 68 games for Barcelona, putting Manchester City to displace them in terms of fectively punished for daring to suggest the him ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Tottenham’s Harry spending power and trophy accumulation. team should be more attacking and play like Kane. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the award four times, hit But when Liverpool, in whose shadow the Wolverhampton Wanderers team who 26 goals in 52 matches for Real Madrid. United laboured for so long before Alex Fer- drew 1-1 at Old Trafford. After being prsented with his latest prize in Barcelona, Messi guson finally “knocked them off their perch”, Instead Mourinho has opted for the stur- said: “The truth is I had no idea this would happen when I started. brushed them aside on Sunday like the medi- dier qualities of the likes of Nemanja Matic I dreamt of playing professional football and enjoying success, ocre mid-table team they have become, it was and Marouane Fellaini. I love the game, but I never imagined I would have so much. the end of the line for the Portuguese coach. Mourinho, bucking the trend of “ultimate “I enjoy the work, the effort, I’m at the best team in the world “Manchester United announces that man- officials who gorged on success during Alex better than that of David Moyes (52.94) and responsibility” has been ever-more critical of and play with the best team-mates in the world, so everything is ager Jose Mourinho has left the club with Ferguson’s 26-year reign that is just not ac- Van Gaal (52.43) and only marginally behind his players, accusing them of lacking techni- easier.” The ceremony was attended by Barcelona president Josep immediate effect,” the 20-times English title ceptable. Ferguson’s 59.67. cal expertise, mental fortitude and physical Maria Bartomeu, as well as fellow players like Sergio Busquets winners said in a brief statement. Mourinho will point to the fact that af- But those figures mask the fact that he has resilience. and Sergi Roberto. Messi also discussed Monday’s Champions That followed Sunday’s defeat that left ter replacing Dutchman Louis van Gaal in been poor against the other top-six teams, The smiling, charming Mourinho who League draw, which pitted Barca against Lyon in the round of 16. them 19 points behind Juergen Klopp’s Liv- May 2016 he won the Europa League and while his tactical approach has alienated just arrived at Chelsea declaring himself “a special “Lyon will be a complicated opponent,” Messi said. “Even erpool side in sixth place and 11 points off the the League Cup in his first season, before about everyone at the club. one” 14 years ago, has long been replaced by a if they are not known as one of the strongest teams, they are Champions League places. The 29 goals they guiding United to second place and a place With every passing defeat he found new surly, haggered-looking operator, dismissive dangerous as they showed against Manchester City, one of the have conceded is their worst at this stage of in the FA Cup final, where they were beaten ways to blame the players while reminding of any and all questioning of his personal best teams in the world. a season for 56 years. by Chelsea, in his second. his critics of his previous successes at Porto, responsibility. “It will be difficult to go through, but the opportunity is there For the current crop of United fans and His 58.33% win record is considerably Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. (Source: Reuters) for us. We have several Frenchmen in the team like Samuel Umtiti and Malcom, who played in France, so perhaps they can help as well.” Spurs fan fined after throwing banana Reaction to sacking of Manchester (Source: AFP) skin at Arsenal’s Aubameyang United manager Jose Mourinho

Slovenia’s Stuhec storms World Cup downhill

Ilka Stuhec produced a pulsating run to clinch victory in the women’s World Cup downhill race here on Tuesday ahead of Italy’s Nicol Delago and the Austrian Ramona Siebenhofer. In fast skiing conditions under bright blue skies Stuhec, the reigning world downhill champion, flew over the feared camel hump half way down the Saslong slope at 112km an hour to finish in 1min 22.81sec, 0.14sec ahead of Delago and 0.51sec faster than 3rd placed Siebenhofer. Michelle Gisin, whose brother Marc was hospitalised after a high speed fall on the same slopes in the men’s downhill on Saturday, finished outside the top ten over 1.5sec off Stuhec’s pace despite coming second in the last downhill. (Source: Mirror) A Tottenham fan was fined on Tuesday She told the court: “It was a spur of the Following is reaction to the sacking of Man- RIO FERDINAND for throwing a banana skin at Arsenal for- moment thing. He picked up the closest chester United manager Jose Mourinho, “I was one of his biggest advocates two ward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after a article to him and that happened to be a who was dismissed by the Premier League and a half years ago when he joined Man court ruled it was a targeted incident with banana skin. club on Tuesday. United and felt he stabilised our club when a “racial element”. “He realised the grave error he had FORMER UNITED CAPTAIN we needed it ... You can’t ignore what Jose Manchester United shares Averof Panteli admitted hurling the item made. He has not been charged for any GARY NEVILLE has achieved as a manager previously, but rise after manager Mourinho onto the pitch at the Emirates Stadium after racially aggravated public order offence.” “I’ve been fortunate to spend time at I feel the time has come for fresh ideas the Gabon striker scored and celebrated After the pulsating 4-2 derby win, Pre- Tottenham’s training ground, and for me at MUFC.” leaves club in front of Spurs’ travelling support on mier League joint topscorer Aubameyang he (Mauricio Pochettino) feels like the ide- FORMER ENGLAND INTER- December 2. posted a picture of himself on social media al candidate. United have tried managers NATIONAL GARY LINEKER The 57-year-old van driver said he with the caption: “whysmandoingthis?” who have won European cups, they’ve tried “With United 19 points behind Liverpool Frankfurt-listed shares in Manchester United climbed in ear- threw the banana skin in a “spur of the accompanied by a banana emoji. managers who have won multiple leagues. after 17 games, with the vast majority of ly deals after manager Jose Mourinho left the Premier League moment” action but strongly denied there The incident triggered a fresh debate “My view is they need someone who meets players playing way below their best... and football club, an indication investors welcomed the move after was any racist intent, a magistrates’ court about racism in football, with former Ar- the three key principles of the football club, dour football to boot. a dismal start to the season. in London heard. senal striker-turned-pundit Ian Wright and that is promotion of youth, entertaining “Given Mourinho was allowed to spend The stock rose 1.4 percent by 1030 GMT after extending gains But magistrate Mervyn Mandell saying it had “embarrassed” the Premier football, and to win football matches.” hundreds of millions on those players, the following the news. Manchester United’s primary listing in the said: “We find it was a targeted gesture League. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MAN- split seemed inevitable. United States had not yet started trading. to throw a banana skin after a goal was Raheem Sterling was subsequently AGER MAURICIO POCHETTINO “Would imagine one of the main reasons (Source: Reuters) scored by a black player. We have in the subjected to alleged racial abuse during “I feel so sorry because you know very well for sacking Mourinho now would be to circumstances found the racial element Manchester City’s defeat at Chelsea -- the I have a very good relationship with him, so stop the attempted mass exodus of their was there.” Stamford Bridge club banned four sup- it’s very sad news what happened today. It’s best players next month.” Panteli was handed a four-year foot- porters pending an investigation. not my business what happened today and FORMER LIVERPOOL BOSS Vialli’s crowdfunding ball banning order after pleading guilty Chelsea also condemned anti-Semitic only I want to send my best wishes to Jose. GRAEME SOUNESS to throwing a missile and was also fined chanting from some of their fans during “There are a lot of rumours about my “I think he (Mourinho) would have platform creating ‘bond’ £500 ($634). last week’s Europa League tie with Vidi position as manager at Tottenham. I cannot known this was coming. I’m not surprised... between clubs and fans Leila Rasool, mitigating, said Panteli had in Budapest. answer this type of question. The business with the money he has spent and how the been going to Tottenham games for 50 years The Premier League called on supporters you know very well, a lot of rumours hap- players are playing at this present moment Former Italy international Gianluca Vialli and business partner without incident and was of “exemplary to back their teams in the right way and pen. I’m so focused in trying to deliver my in time... I said on Sunday, I couldn’t see Fausto Zanetton believe their innovative crowdfunding platform character” but had since been banned for for fans to report any abuse. best in this football club.” any light at the end of the tunnel for them. Tifosy can help arrest the growing feeling of estrangement be- life by the club. (Source: AFP) FORMER UNITED DEFENDER (Source: Mirror) tween football clubs and supporters. The co-founders of the platform are targeting clubs outside the top 20-30 globally, raising capital through the issue of equity, or debt, in the form of mini-bonds. Women in football face daily battle, says France coach So far they have enjoyed success with crowdfunding for Italian Trailblazing France coach Corinne Diacre said women in “developed enormously” ahead of the World Cup. clubs Frosinone and Pescara -- Pescara recently raised 2.37 mil- football face a constant struggle for acceptance and are often But despite such advances, she said life in football re- lion euros ($2.7 million, £2.1 million) from nearly 400 investors regarded as “objects” despite rising visibility and media mained doubly complicated for women because they have -- as well as Norwich, in England’s second-tier Championship. coverage of female players. to contend with factors not faced by men. “I think what Luca (Vialli) always says, and he has been here Diacre made history when she became the first female “It’s true that it’s more difficult for us, the difficulties are (England) a long time and has seen the evolution since the English coach of a French men’s professional team in 2014, and she multiplied by two. We know it’s always been like that, so we Premier League was created -- that bond between fans and clubs is now hoping to guide Les Bleues to the women’s World have to deal with it,” the 44-year-old said. has been diluted over time,” Zanetton told AFP. Cup title next year on home soil. “But there (can be) a lot of wickedness. Really a lot of “Financial interests become very material for the owners, who But the former France captain, who amassed 121 caps wickedness, a bit of jealousy I think too. The worst thing is really have to think about maximising revenues, in a way making and 14 international goals -- including the strike that took when you prove you’re capable of success, it’s complicated money off fans and on the other hand keeping the balance they France to their maiden World Cup in 2003 -- said it hadn’t for them (to accept).” still feel they are really engaged with the club. been an easy journey. “When I started in football in the 1980s, When Diacre leads France at Paris’s Parc des Princes “A tool like this (the platform), enabling people to invest and it was very rare to see a girl playing, we were really looked against South Korea for the World Cup opener on June 7, which creates a real bond, could be very helpful.” down upon. Because football was supposedly restricted to it will underline how far she has travelled. Zanetton, a former investment banker in London specialising men,” she told AFP in an interview. Diacre, already an international at the time, watched in financing sports and entertainment, says the crowdfunding “But unfortunately there are still too many negative things France’s home victory at the 1998 men’s World Cup in model works for the clubs as it attracts fans as opposed to insti- in football. (Not just) sexism, but I also hear a lot of talk far more humble surroundings -- at a campsite, where tutional investors. Institutional investors, says Zanetton, are not about racism and these are things that are very difficult to “Quite honestly, we’re confronted by that kind of thing she had a summer job as a physical instructor to fund attracted by such a volatile investment and prefer assurances such put up with in 2018.” every day. I want to tell you that today nothing shocks me,” her studies. as predicted cashflow over two years, which football clubs cannot Diacre was speaking in Hong Kong during a FIFA-organised said Diacre, who coached men’s team Clermont in the French However, she said she wasn’t day-dreaming about lifting give. “On the one hand it is flexible for the club, more flexible trip to work with Chan Yuen-ting, another history-maker second tier for three seasons. “Today, women are still objects,” the World Cup in Lyon in July, but was treating it more as a than institutional markets,” said Zanetton. “All the people know who, in 2016, became the first woman coach to win a top- she added. “You still get asked questions about things that mission handed her by the president of the French Football what they are getting into, the risk factors, all financials are there. flight men’s championship. to my eyes are quite frankly completely ridiculous... but we Federation, Noel Le Graet. “It is quite sophisticated. It isn’t ‘Hey put in 500 quid (pounds) Attitudes to women in football came into focus this month still have to fight today about these issues. “I’m not dreaming about it, but yes I’ve been given this and the money is going to go to Norwich and you won’t really when Ada Hegerberg, the first female winner of the prestig- From campsite to dug-out objective by my president: to go and win the World Cup,” know what is going to happen with it’. ious Ballon D’Or, was asked if she knew how to “twerk”, a Diacre said media coverage of women’s football, includ- Diacre said. (Source: Guardian) sexually suggestive dance, as she received her award. ing stepped-up live broadcasts of France’s top league, had (Source: France24) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 19, 2018 SPORTS 15

Friendly with Iran a good Iranian duo nominated opportunity for Qatar: Felix Sanches

Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez said that the friendly matches for best footballer in Asia ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 will be a good opportunity to SPORTS TEHRAN — Alireza Bei- ination stage and discussion within the prepare his players. deskranvand and Alireza Ja- prize organizing committee, a 24-man Qatar will play friendlies against Jordan and Kyrgyzstan hanbakhsh from Iran have been nominated nominee list will be drawn up to contest on December 23 and 25 and will face Algeria and Iran on for the Best Footballer of Asia Award by for the supreme individual footballing December 27 and 31 in Doha before they leave for UAE for Titan Sports and Fox Sports Asia. award for Asian football excellence. the Continental showpiece. Beiranvand was a standout in the 2018 Unlike the Asian Football Confed- Qatar are in Group E of the competition alongside Lebanon, World Cup in Russia. The goalkeeper eration’s Asian Footballer of the year DPR Korea, and Saudi Arabia. starred as Team Melli came close to get- judged by AFC technical department “The friendly match with Iran and other teams will be a good ting out of a tough group containing Spain, and match commissioners, Best Foot- opportunity to prepare the players. I have several players to Portugal and Morocco. baller in Asia, founded by Titan Sports, choose from the preparatory camp and I will wait till the friendly Beiranvand also played a major part in the only media representative of China matches to decide on the final squad,” Sanchez said. Persepolis reaching the final of the Cham- voting for Ballon d’Or, applies the similar “Every team goes into any competition eyeing the title. The pions League for the first time since the organizing structure and voting rules as Qatari team’s goal is no different. I know Qatari fans have big tournament started in 2003. France Football’s Ballon d’Or. hopes from the current batch of players and I hope we can de- His compatriot Jahanbakhsh, cur- The juror panel is constituted by media liver. Having said that we are in a tough group, and all the teams rently plays in Brighton & Hove Albion, representatives of nearly 40 AFC football deserve the respect,” the Spaniard added. did not quite have the World Cup that associations and some Asian football ex- (Source: Gulf-times) was expected, but – in the first place perts of European football media outlets, – it was his brilliant performances for bringing the total amount of jurors to 42 AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie that lift- (2017 edition). The eligibility of the nom- Iran chess player ranks 2nd ed those expectations to stratospheric inees for Best Footballer in Asia, is wider levels as he ended the 2017-18 season plays primarily as a winger. year for Asian footballers. than AFC Player of the Year. in Asian champs as the league’s top scorer – an amazing First launched in 2013, the award is For the first time, the nomination is The deadline for the vote is Decem- achievement especially considering he one of the most important events of the open to all jurors. After a two-week nom- ber 20. IRNA — Iranian chess player Mohammad Amin Tabatabaei finished runner-up of the Asian Continental Championship 2018 held in Makati, the Philippines. Iran can end Asian Cup title drought: Branko Ivankovic wishes Team Melli His match with the Chinese opponent resulted in tie to increase Dejagah all the best Tabatabaei’s score in the tournament to 6.5 and win a spot in Chess World Cup 2019. This has been the best result for Iranian men’s chess players since 2003, where Grandmaster Ehsan Ghaem Maghami grabbed an Asian silver medal. Another Iranian men’s chess player Parham Maghsoudlou, who had secured the world cup spot earlier, sat in the seventh place. The Blitz category of the tournament will be held on Tuesday, where 10 of Iranian chess players are contenders for the gold medal. Asian Continental Championship 2018 was held on Decem- ber 9-18.

Ali Kafashian resigns as vice president of FFIRI

TASNIM — Ali Kafashian, Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) vice president, has stepped down as his role on Tuesday. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran mid- it’s time to end the title drought. We SPORTS TEHRAN — Persepo- Ivankovic and Queiroz engaged in verbal Kafashian left his position according to the law barring the deskfielder Ashkan Dejagah want to do our best in the competition desklis head coach Branko warfare from the last year following misman- employment of retirees in government, state or public institutions believes that Team Melli can end their and make the Iranian people happy,” Ivankovic wished Iran national football agement of Team Melli’s preparation programs. which use state funds or facilities. 43-year title drought in the AFC Asian Cup. Dejagah said. team all the best in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. “I want to emphasize once again, Perse- He also was director of Iran’s futsal committee. The last of Iran’s three triumphs in the “I missed the 2018 World Cup due to Team Melli left Tehran on Monday to polis club, our fans, coaching staff, players Davoud Parhizgar replaced Kafashian as director of futsal AFC Asian Cup was in 1976, meaning that injury and I don’t want to miss the 2019 hold a training camp in Doha, Qatar as part and me will support Iran national football committee by head of FFIRI. it will be 43 years since Team Melli last AFC Asian Cup,” he stated. of preparation for the Asian Cup. team. Please don’t ask me about Team Melli Mohammad Reza Saket had already resigned as FFIRI sec- won the title by the time the action in UAE “Contrary to Australia, Japan, Qatar Carlos Queiroz’s will meet Qatar on Dec. from now on because my answer is clear,” retary general for the law barring the employment of retirees. 2019 kicks off next January. and South Korea, we faced lack of infra- 31 in a friendly match before they leave for Ivankovic said. Team Melli have been drawn with Iraq, structure. But we don’t care about these the UAE for the continental showpiece. Iran national football team are the only Vietnam and Yemen in Group D. problems and will fight tooth and nail to “I’ve been always a big fan of Team Melli team in the history of the competition to Ariza joins Washington “We did well in the 2018 World Cup win the title,” he added. and I wish them all the best in the AFC Asian win thrice successively from 1968 - 1976. and narrowly missed the chance to reach “Australia, Japan, South Korea as well Cup. Team Melli’s success is my success But since then they have not been able to Wizards the knockout phase. Since then, the Asian as some Arabian teams are favorites to too. Iran national football team doesn’t win it for the fourth time. teams consider us as the favorites to win win the title,” the former VfL Wolfsburg belong to a special person, Team Melli Team Melli have been drawn with Iraq, the title in Asian Cup. We also think midfielder concluded. is for all Iranian people,” Ivankovic said. Vietnam and Yemen in Group D. Trevor Ariza is officially a member of the Washington Wizards. An ill-fated, three-way trade involving the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns fell apart on Friday before the Wizards and Phoe- Le Fur elected new President of French Paralympic and Sports Committee nix Suns engaged to pull off the deal involving Kelly Oubre and Ariza, who passed his team physical in Washington on Monday. Triple Paralympic Games gold medallist Marie-Amélie Le Her new role will take place alongside training for the “Trevor has been one of the most effective, efficient and versatile Fur has been elected as the new President of the French 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. players at his position for over a decade,” said Wizards President Paralympic and Sports Committee (FPSC). “I am very happy and honoured with the mission I am Ernie Grunfeld. “We are obviously very familiar with the leadership The 30-year-old from Vendôme was chosen as the re- given and I wish to use my personal experience and my and experience he brings as one of the league’s most respected placement for compatriot Emmanuelle Assmann at the status as a high-level athlete,” Le Fur said. professionals and look forward to welcoming him back to the team.” FPSC General Assembly in Paris. “Emmanuelle Assmann has, for five years, developed Ariza has 102 games of playoff experience and is back with Assmann, a former wheelchair fencer and winner of a our movement. Washington for his second stint with the team (2012-14), which Paralympic Games bronze medal in the team épée at Athens “She has brought a modern and innovative vision while included a playoff run into the second round. 2004, had been President since 2013. making FPSC a legitimate and respected key player within The 15-year veteran is a career .353 shooter from 3-point She was re-elected in 2017 but decided to step down due the sport movement.” range in 968 career games (667 starts), including stops with to “professional reasons” in October. “I am committed to perpetuating the dynamics infused Phoenix, Houston, Washington, New Orleans, the Los Angeles Le Fur won the women’s 100 metres T44 at London 2012 by my predecessor; working more closely with our mem- Lakers, Orlando and New York. and added another two golds medal in the T44 400m and ber federations as well as with the various actors of the Ariza averaged 9.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 long jump at Rio 2016. French sports movement and the Ministry of Sports so steals in 26 games (all starts) with the Suns this season. Overall, she has won a total of eight Paralympic Games following a motor scooter accident in 2004, also became the as to enhance our teams and develop the leisure practice, Oubre, 23, was the 15th overall pick in 2015 after one season medals, including four silver and a bronze. first female Paralaympic athlete to long jump over six metres everywhere and for all.” at Kansas. He is averaging a career-high 12.9 points and 4.4 Le Fur, whose left leg was amputated below the knee at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin in August. (Source: Insidethegames.biz) rebounds in 29 games, including seven starts, this season. Carlos Queiroz and Laurent Blanc frontrunners for (Source: Reuters) Manchester United caretaker role UEFA investigates ‘alleged Jose Mourinho has left Manchester Unit- before returning solely to coaching duties. ho’s replacement will be someone ‘steeped Laurent Blanc, given his ties with the racist incidents’ ed and now the club must turn its sights This news sparked rumors that former in the traditions of the club’, with an an- club as a player and his immediate avail- on appointing his immediate successor. midfielder would be taking over until the nouncement expected before the weekend. ability, is another name gaining traction. UEFA has confirmed that it is investigating “alleged racist in- In their statement announcing the end of the season, but this has since been This has led to Carlos Queiroz, who Whether the Frenchmen would be happy cidents” during Chelsea’s Europa League match against Vidi news, Manchester United said: rubbished by BBC Sport journalist Simon served as Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant to take the job only to then be replaced in earlier this month. “A new caretaker manager will be ap- Stone amongst others. between 2002-03 and 2004-08, being tout- the summer remains to be seen. Reports on social media said antisemitic chanting had come pointed until the end of the current sea- Stone has confirmed that the club will ed as a candidate to see the club through Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine from the section of Groupama Arena housing the travelling Chel- son, while the club conducts a thorough not be appointing Carrick in a temporary until the end of the season. Zidane is currently the favourite to take sea fans from the opening minutes of the game. recruitment process for a new, full-time position until a permanent appointment Queiroz is currently the manager of the the position permanently, with bookies After the match, a Chelsea spokesman said those who had used a manager.” is found. Iranian National Team. He has taken them offering odds of 2/1. Spurs boss Mauricio derogatory word in reference to Tottenham had “shamed the club.” Michael Carrick took training on He will, however, continue to take train- to the World Cup twice during his reign Pochettino is close behind at 3/1, whilst In a statement, UEFA said: “UEFA has commissioned an Tuesday morning and the former Unit- ing at the Aon Complex in the meantime. and was close to helping them escape their you can get Antonio Conte and Laurent Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector to conduct an investigation ed midfielder will be appointed as acting MailSport reporter Mike Keegan, group with Portugal, Spain and Morocco Blanc at 12/1. in relation to the alleged racist incidents that occurred at last interim manager for the next 48-hours meanwhile, has suggested that Mourin- at the finals in Russia last summer. (Source: Joe.co.uk) week’s UEFA Europa League group stage match between Vidi FC and Chelsea FC played in Hungary. “Information in respect to the results of this investigation Tearful S. Korean Olympic champion tells court of coach abuse will be made available by the middle of January.” Double Olympic gold medalist Shim Suk-hee broke down said at the hearing in Suwon, south of Seoul. South Korea is a regional sporting power and is regu- If Chelsea are found guilty, UEFA could impose a partial in tears as she told a South Korean court of the years of “He frequently beat me and verbally abused me since larly in the top 10 medal table places at the summer and closure of Stamford Bridge for the Europa League tie against abuse she suffered at the hands of her coach. I was seven... at one point beating me with an ice hockey winter Olympics. It is the only Asian country other than Malmo on Feb. 21. Aged 21, the short-track skater has four Olympic medals stick and breaking my fingers,” she said. Japan to have hosted both Games. Asked about UEFA’s response on Tuesday, Chelsea assis- to her name, including relay golds at both Sochi 2014 and Another time he hurled metal nuts at her, ripping But in an already intensely competitive society, winning tant coach Gianfranco Zola told a news conference: “We are on home ice at this year’s Pyeongchang Games. open her forehead. is everything in its sports community -- where coaches still talking about an investigation, so it’s very difficult to say But she told a court that her coach Cho Jae-beom had Just weeks ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics, hold immense sway over athletes’ careers, and physical anything about that. been beating her since she was seven -- on one occasion “he kicked and punched me so hard, especially on my and verbal abuse are known to be rife. Those who speak “We will see what happens and then, obviously, we can com- breaking her fingers -- leaving her “deeply traumatized”. head, that I even thought ‘I could die here’,” she said, out are liable to be sidelined and castigated as “traitors”. ment upon that.” His violence “kept escalating” as she grew older, she breaking down. (Source: AFP) (Source: ESPN) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Prayer Times Noon:12:01 Evening: 17:14 Dawn: 5:39 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 7:10 (tomorrow) DECEMBER 19, 2018 DECEMBER 19, 2018 ART&CULTUREِ I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 16 www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Alex Ferguson’s last chewed gum subject of Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 comedy play on stage at Tehran theater Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 ARTTEHRAN – The stick www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. deskof gum chewed by the Tel: 88911433 legendary football tactician Alex Ferguson Webmaster: [email protected] during his last coaching session with Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 Manchester United is the subject of a comedy No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran play on stage at Tehran’s Shahrzad Theater. P.o. Box: 14155-4843 A chewed gum, a rusty nail, a used needle, Zip Code: 1599814713 and a cigarette butt and an observer are the characters of “The Recyclables”, written by Reza Heidari who is also the director of the play. “The Recyclables” is about the chewed gum that claims it is Ferguson’s famous chewing gum that was sold for £390,000 in an online auction site Ebay in 2013. Later, the other junk finds out that it is only an GUIDE TO expired stick of chewing gum with banana SPIRITUAL AWAKENING flavor and it is just a show-off. “I really like objects and they make me There are two kinds of people who are greedy feel good,” Heidari told the Persian service of ILNA on Monday. and never satisfied: seekers of learning and “I respect them and since I am a lighting lovers of the world. designer; projector lights and lamps are my good friends,” he added. Imam Ali (AS) “These things can be ambitious, can have dreams or perhaps they want to change, just like humans,” he noted. A cast composed of Nader Fallah, Amir Karbalaizadeh, Elham Shabani, Institutions sell Iranian films Mehdi Borumand and Ali Puya-Qasemi illicitly to YouTube: producer performs the play, which will be on stage until January 16, 2019. A scene from “Recyclables” by Reza Heidari. ARTTEHRAN – The spokesman of the Association deskof Iranian Independent Producers, Morteza Shayesteh, said on Tuesday that a number of Iranian institutions have illicitly sold some of their fellow filmmakers’ movies to YouTube. Iran’s “No Date, No Signature” misses out on Oscar The executives of the institutions have disguised themselves ARTTEHRAN – “No Date, No Signature”, over Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear as producers of the films and made deals with YouTube, he stated deskIran’s submission to the Oscars, has failed deal. in a press release. to make it to the shortlist in the best foreign film category. “The Academy is a non-governmental institution and Directed by Vahid Jalilvand, the film that won accolades belongs to American cineastes,” Farabi said in a press in several prestigious international events, including the release announcing the movie as Iran’s entry to the Academy Venice film festival, was expected to repeat another success Awards in September. for Iranian cinema at the Oscars after Asghar Farhadi’s “In addition to the American cineastes, the Academy “A Separation” and “The Salesman”. also enjoys filmmakers from Europe, Latin America, Africa, “Birds of Passage” from Colombia, “The Guilty” from Asia, as well as groups of honorable Iranian filmmakers. Denmark, “Never Look Away” from Germany, “Shoplifters” American cinema, in particular the Academy members in from Japan, “Ayka” from Kazakhstan, “Capernaum” from their frame of mind, along with the absolute majority of the Lebanon, “Roma” from Mexico, “Cold War” from Poland U.S. press and media, are the main centers for opposition, and “Burning” from South Korea were the shortlisted films, criticism and divergence against Trump’s populism and the Academy Awards announced on Monday. his racist and despotic policies,” the foundation added. The films have been selected from among 87 submissions “Iranian cinema as part of the general diplomacy of the He noted that the association is currently preparing a list of to the category. Members will vote to nominate five films country, can use the Oscar competition as an opportunity the imposters to convince them to compensate the true owners of for final Oscar consideration. A poster for “No Date, No Signature”. to reinforce its ties with other nations, to influence public the films, otherwise the associate will reveal the list and sue them. “No Date, No Signature” was sent to the 91st Academy Cinema Foundation, the organization that selects Iran’s opinion in the world and, as a result, to increase the global Shayesteh also said some members of the association have Awards amid calls from certain people for the Farabi submissions to the Oscars every year, to boycott the Oscars pressure on the U.S. government.” recently posted online messages from some individuals introducing themselves as representatives of Netflix Inc., an American media- services provider, who express an interest in making deals with the producers. CBS fires CEO Leslie He said that the association is conducting an investigation to determine the true identity of the persons. Moonves and denies

Overseas publishers $120 million severance NEW YORK (Reuters) — CBS Corp said on Monday it has acquire rights to Ebrahim fired Leslie Moonves for cause and has denied a $120 million Hassanbeigi’s books severance package as it girds for a potential legal battle with its former chief executive who has been accused of sexual CULTURE TEHRAN – The Pol Literary and Translation harassment and assault that allegedly took place before and deskAgency, a Tehran-based institution that after he joined the company. translates Iranian books and presents Persian language publications The decision to deprive Moonves of his severance follows around the world, has sold rights to eight books by Iranian writer a board of directors review of the findings of an investigation Ebrahim Hassanbeigi. into Moonves’ behavior and the CBS culture conducted by two Foliant, a major Kazakh law firms, Debevoise & Plimpton and Covington & Burling, publishing house, Sama hired by CBS. Publishing House from Egypt “We have determined that there are grounds to terminate for and Zengin from Turkey are the cause, including his willful and material misfeasance, violation publishers, the Persian service of company policies and breach of his employment contract, as of Tasnim reported on Tuesday. well as his willful failure to cooperate fully with the company’s Sama Publishing House investigation,” CBS’s board of directors said in a statement has purchased the rights to that did not disclose details of the investigation. “Gisu and the Magic Lamp”, “Sufi and the Magic Lamp”, “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp” and “Mayor’s Excellency”, which will be translated and published in Arabic. “The Rose on the Rug” will be translated and published in Turkish by Zengin Publishing Front cover of the Persian copy House. of Iranian writer Ebrahim The rights to the “Gisu and Hassanbeigi’s “The Rose on the Magic Lamp”, “Sufi and the the Rug”. Magic Lamp” and “Aladdin and A draft report of the investigation was leaked to the New York the Magic Lamp” were sold to Foliant and the books will be Times this month. It accused Moonves of destroying evidence released in Kazakh. and seeking to mollify accusers with promises of jobs at CBS. Moonves has denied any wrongdoing and has described his sexual encounters as consensual. “Mr. Moonves vehemently denies any non-consensual Philip Colbert updates sexual relations and cooperated extensively and fully with pop art for the digital age investigators,” Moonves’s attorney Andrew Levander, said in a statement adding that the conclusions of the CBS board in new show were “foreordained and are without merit.” It was not immediately clear if Moonves planned to take LONDON (Reuters) — Artist and designer Philip Colbert, whose legal action against CBS and a spokesman for Levander said surrealist clothes have been worn by Lady Gaga and Rita Ora, brings there was no further comment. pop art back to British painting with a new show that comments on The CBS board also said investigators found that harassment consumerist culture, climate change and our appetite for social media. and retaliation were not pervasive at CBS but found that its Scottish born Colbert, who has worked across music, fashion policies and practices failed to prevent past incidents. and design, says his large-scale oil paintings interweave art history CBS suspended Charlie Rose, co-anchor of CBS’s morning references with Internet and social media images, such as emojis show and “60 Minutes” in November 2017 after several women and like buttons, in bright cartoon-like collages featuring his lob- accused him of harassment and misconduct and fired him last ster alter-ego. September. Jeff Fager, “60 Minutes” executive producer, was “People are consuming art a lot through phones and the computer also fired in September after threatening a CBS News reporter so I like the idea that those elements are reflected in my paintings,” investigating allegations of harassment of colleagues. he said at his studio in London, where his latest show is running Investigators did find that the company failed to hold “high at the Saatchi Gallery. performers” accountable for their conduct, the board said. His preoccupation with digital media has led Colbert to create The board said it has retained outside advisers to fix its a virtual reality world to explore the boundaries of art. human resources problems. “It’s a language you can create and it can be free from the realities Last week, CBS named 18 recipients of a $20 million donation that we, that exist in, in normal life and that’s the beauty of it, the drawn from Moonves’s severance to support eliminating sexual potential freedom.” harassment in the workplace.