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Some arguethefailureof (Source: navytimes.com) See page 2 page See L in Turkey hits silverscreens “I AmNotSalvador” should betakenseriously. a “newdangerous method”which Rafsanjani calledtheNiceattack pediency CouncilchiefAkbarHashemi man of Tunisian descent. Bouhlel, wasa31-year-old French according toReuters. Francois Hollandecalledaterrorist act, injuring scores more inwhatPresident of Nice,killingatleast84people and celebrating BastilleDayintheFrench city driving aheavytruckplowedintocrowds celled duetotheterrorist attackinNice. trip toIranonSaturday whichwascan- and itsroots.” integrated policytocounterterrorism adopt anactive,principled,clearand the European Unionisexpectedto world,” Larijaniremarked. and extremism invariousspotsof the lead tospread of insecurity, violence evil phenomenonof terrorism will and lackof seriousfightagainstthe onSaturday.President ClaudeBartolone a messagetoFrench NationalAssembly the globalsecurityandstability, hesaidin gion andposes“serious threat” against ing terrorism threatens globalsecurity. attack intheFrench cityof Nice,not- Larijani hascondemnedtheterrorist Tehran. Greek PrimeMinsiterAlexis Tsipras in visitof signed duringtheFebruary also vowedtorealize theagreements tourism, andbanking. nologies, shipbuildingandshipping, of pharmaceuticals,advancedtech- pressed willingnesstolookinto areas in theirbilateraltalks.Theyalsoex- areas of economy, trade,andindustry, extending Iran-Greece cooperationin 13. Theydiscussedalltheaspectsof Giorgos Stathakis inAthens onJuly Economy, DevelopmentandTourism, Greece alsometwithGreek Ministerof between thetwocountries. tentions toboostenergy cooperation pean Union”andconfirmedAthens in- a bridgebetweenIranandtheEuro- said. the Greek ministry energy,energy andwaystoconserve natural gas(LNG)projects, renewable The twosidesalsodiscussedliquefied operation withGreece’s largest refiner. Iranians highlightedtheirincreased co- troleum CEOGrigorisStergioulis, the ambassador toAthens andHellenicPe- saidinapress release. ministry big potentialinthisarea, theGreek tween thetwocountries,noting to expandenergy cooperation be- America MajidTakht-Ravanchi agreed uty Foreign MinisterforEurope and ter Panos SkourletisandIranianDep- Greek Environment andEnergy Minis- Larijani security: global threatens terrorism Nice attack shows Y Greece, Iran el: l Te Advertising Dept Advertising In remarks onSaturday IranianEx- The attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej night,anattackerwhile On Thursday wasscheduledtotakea Bartolone He added,“Giventherecent events, “I believethatdoublestandards Terrorism isnotrestricted toonere- The IranianandGreek officials Takht-Ravanchi, duringhisvisitto Skourletis saidGreece wants “tobe At ameetingthatalsoincludedIran’s desk POLITICAL renewable [email protected] oil, LNG, Iran’s Leading InternationalDaily consider T projects 021 EHRAN - (Source: neweurope.eu) 430 51 450 51 430 Majlis SpeakerAli TEHRAN — T guarded Turkey closely Borders with 2 IMES Iranian I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 JJULYULY 117,7, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Iran condemns coup, fully backs Rafsanjani says he is closest to the Supreme Leader Turkish govt. 1 Being a neighbor of Turkey, Iran was TEHRAN — Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, chairman among the first ones to react. of the Expediency Council, has said there is nobody Tehran backs legitimate Turkish closer than him to the Supreme Leader. government “Nobody is closer to the Supreme Leader than Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the me,” Rafsanjani said, the Farhikhtegan daily report- Supreme National Security Council ed on Saturday. (SNSC), said, “As the formal stance of However, he added, there have been instances the Islamic Republic of Iran, we con- of disagreement and in such cases “I share with him demn coup plotters and announce my opinion and leave it to him to make the final our support for the legitimate gov- decision as he is the leader of the society and I have ernment of the country (Turkey) and

FRHIKHTEGAN to follow him.” respect for the vote and will of the Turkish people.” Intelligence minister Having attended an extraordinary session held by the SNSC on assess says borders with the situation in Turkey, Shamkhani Turkey closely guarded emphasized that the coup attempt is antithetical to the real will of the Turk- ish people. TEHRAN — The Iranian intelligence minister said Noting that Iran has been receiving on Saturday that all land and air borders with Tur- moment-to-moment updates on the key are closely guarded following the mid-night failed coup attempt, the official said Teh- coup in the neighboring country. ran “is against any sort of coup in the country either backed by domestic or and hopes that Ankara restores serenity Iran’s opposition to overthrowing demo- MEHR “Security, military, and intelligence forces are on Zarif: Coups in region doomed guard as demanded by the situation and all bor- foreign plotters.” to fail as soon as possible, the statement said. cratically-elected governments. derlines (with Turkey) are under full control.” He also hailed the Turkish political Reacting to the abortive military move, ‘Democratically elected govern- “The Islamic Republic of Iran is a state With Erdogan holidaying, violence erupted late on factions and people for condemning the the Iranian foreign minister praised the ments enjoy Iranian support’ governed by religious democracy, i.e. a Friday after a faction of the armed forces attempted coup, seeing it as a factor of paramount Turkish people for their bravery in abort- Also, the Iranian parliament speaker government based on popular vote with- to seize power using tanks and attack helicopters. importance. ing the military coup. wrote to his Turkish counterpart, saying in the framework of Islamic values and is “What has determined the fate of “Turkish people’s brave defense of de- Iran “has always supported national sov- naturally against any illegal move and act Tehran names new Turkey’s developments were the will and mocracy and their elected government ereignty and will of democratically elect- of bullying to change popular govern- ambassador to South presence of the nation and vigilance proves that coups have no place in our ed governments.” ments,” Velayati said in an interview with of political parties whose contribu- region and are doomed to fail,” Zarif “Developments of the past hours in- the Tasnim news agency. Africa tion thwarted this coup.” tweeted. dicated that the nations’ votes and will is He added that the governments in Tur- On concerns over security measures Zarif also said he is “deeply concerned decisive…” Ali Larijani pointed out. key have for years assumed office through taken at borders Iran shares with Turkey, about the crisis in Turkey.” Elsewhere, Larijani felicitated his coun- popular vote and democratic channels. TEHRAN — Tehran has appointed Mohsen Mova- Shamkhani said security forces have been The Iranian foreign minister also spoke terpart on the failure of the coup. “If a few military personnel seek to hedi Qomi as its new ambassador to South Africa, on alert and no incidence has been re- three times by phone with his Turkish Leader aide: Tehran opposed to crush underfoot the vote of the people ILNA reported on Saturday. ported up to now. counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, discuss- coup in Turkey under the influence whatever factor or Movahedi Qomi replaced Mohammad Faraji, “Northwest borders with Turkey are ing the latest developments in the coun- Reacting to the abortive coup at- factors and overthrow the popular gov- secure enough and ground and air forces ILNA who was holding the post since 2012. try. tempt, Ali Akbar Velayati, the top advisor ernment of Erdogan, the Islamic Republic Previously, the newly appointed ambassador are well prepared.” From the very beginning of the to the Supreme Leader, laid emphasis on of Iran will naturally and according to the had served as Iranian ambassador to Tanzania and turmoil, Zarif has been emphasizing principles it believes in oppose this coup deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry department for “Turkish people’s the role of people in the democratic Shamkhani says d’état or any other coups,” he pointed African affairs. brave defense of system of the country as well as the Iran condemns coup out, according to Press TV. Also, Movahedi Qomi, was Iran’s representative need for all to respect the people’s Linking the coup to the Syrian crisis, to the East African Community (EAC) while serving democracy and their votes. plotters and announces Velayati referred to signs of a change of as ambassador to Tanzania. elected government Also, in a statement carried by the our support for the tack by the Turkish government, hailing it Considering the nuclear deal between Iran and proves that coups official website of the Iranian Foreign legitimate government as a “step forward.” 5+1 countries, stronger ties between Tehran and Ministry, Tehran stressed that the Islamic “President Bashar al-Assad also has Pretoria are on agenda. have no place in Republic “is deeply concerned about sta- of the country (Turkey) been elected by the Syrians’ vote and if our region and are bility, security, unity, democracy, and the and respect for the it had not been for the people’s support, Coups have no place doomed to fail,” Zarif rule of law in Turkey.” vote and will of the it would have been impossible for him to in our region: Zarif tweeted. Tehran attaches great significance to Turkish people. withstand five years of an international a democratic, secure, and stable Turkey war against the country.”

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Larijani greets Turkish counterpart on Velayati to visit Singapore, Javad Zarif has said that “coups have no place” in ‘victory of democracy’ over coup Malaysia the region and are doomed to be failed. “Turkish people’s brave defense of democracy POLITICAL TEHRAN — On tutions,” he stated. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ali Ak- South Asian Opportunity” will be host- and their elected government proves that coups deskSaturday Iranian Larijani also said that Iran supports deskbar Velayati, the sen- ed by the Institute of South Asian Stud- have no place in our region and are doomed to Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani sent a the Turkish people. ior foreign policy advisor to the Leader, ies (ISAS) and National University of

TWITTER fail,” Zarif tweeted on Saturday. message to his Turkish counterpart A faction of the Turkish military forc- is scheduled on take a trip to Singapore Singapore. A faction of the Turkish military forces launched a Ismail Kahraman congratulating him es launched a military coup in Ankara on Monday to attend a conference The conference will bring together military coup in Ankara on Saturday which was crum- on the victory of “democracy” over on Saturday which was crumbled by named “Growth Through Interaction: 1000 distinguished guests and more bled by forces loyal to the Turkish government. The military coup. forces loyal to the Turkish government. The South Asian Opportunity”. than 50 of the region’s leading policy coup attempt left more than 160 people killed. “I would like to congratulate The coup attempt left more than 160 Velayati is also scheduled to travel makers, business leaders, academics your Excellency, the Turkish people people killed. to Malaysia after his two-day visit to and civil society leaders. Iran to deploy new and members of parliament on the According to Reuters, President Singapore in order to meet with Ma- Officials including Prime Minister of victory of the people’s will, nation- Erdogan said, “They will pay a heavy laysian officials. Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Min- MAV radar system al sovereignty and democracy over price for this. This uprising is a gift from The 3rd South Asian Diaspora ister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe designed to detect desperate and ‘doomed to failure God to us because this will be a reason Convention (SADC) on the theme and Foreign Minister of Singapore Vivian drones actions’ against your country’s insti- to cleanse our army.” of “Growth Through Interaction: The Balakrishnan will attend the conference. TEHRAN — The chief Khatam al-Anbia Air De- fense Base announced on Saturday that an ad- vanced Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) radar system Western speechifying on terror gets nowhere: ex-envoy to Paris designed especially to detect drones is to be de- ployed in the near future in Northern Khorasan POLITICAL TEHRAN — Following a horrific ter- helps the governments deflect the public opinion. Province, eastern Iran. deskrorist activity in Nice, the former Irani- It should be noted that as long as there is a “selec-

TASNIM The newly developed radar system can spot fly- an ambassador to Paris has reprimanded the West for its tive” and “personal” approach toward terrorism, we ing objects with a cross section of 0.01, according worn-out speechifying on terrorism, saying time is ripe should not expect that we will move toward a “safer” to Farzad Esmaili. for taking practical steps. world. This is the first time Iran has announced it aims Hamidrez Asefi said dimensions to the Nice crime late The group claiming responsibility for the vicious to unveil a radar apparatus to make its sky insecure on Thursday were so extensive that no sensible person crime is the same group that has been butchering the for drones, which are difficult to detect. can avoid denouncing it or not sympathizing with the Syrian people for five years and the western govern- bereaved families. However, he questioned if a mere ments including, instead of supporting the legitimate Iranian embassy asks verbal condemnation and expression of disgust over government of Syria, have been trying to undermine the such acts does work, something which he says has be- Damascus government, he explained. nationals in Turkey to come a customary act by European and U.S. officials. The group that committed such a crime in the city stay indoors “Hasn’t the time come that the international commu- is the same group that his godfather former Saudi spy nity goes beyond speechifying and identifies the roots of States, deployed military forces in the region under the chief Prince Turki al-Faisal made a speech on July 9 in the this evil and inhuman act?” he asked. pretext of fighting terrorism after the 9/11 attacks? gathering of the MKO terrorist group. TEHRAN — Following a coup in Turkey on Fri- In an article published on Saturday in the Etemad Asefi said the root cause of terrorism is “a biased and “Is there any link between that Saudi official and the day night the Iranian embassy in Ankara has issued daily, he also inquired: Have terrorist activities dimin- manipulative use of terrorism by Western powers” and group which he has raised and the Nice attack?” the for- travelling warnings to the country and urged Ira- ished in the world since the West, especially the United classification of terrorist groups into “bad” and “good” mer ambassador to London asked.

ISNA nian nationals in Turkey to either stay indoors or avoid crowded places for their safety. No Iranians have been killed or injured during the incident, IRNA quoted Iranian sources as say- Guardian Council foundation anniversary marked ing. Earlier, the Iranian Foreign Ministry had also POLITICAL TEHRAN — On Saturday Iran marked According to Article 96 of the constitution, the gious scholars and six jurists. issued a statement, requesting all Iranian nationals deskthe anniversary of the founding of the Guardian Council holds veto power over all legislations The religious scholars are appointed by Supreme in Turkey to remain indoors. Guardian Council which is one of the most important approved by the Majlis. It can nullify a law based on two Leader and jurists by Majlis. Turkey’s acting military chief said on Saturday bodies of the country. accounts: being against Islamic law, or being against the that at least 194 people were killed in clashes that The Guardian Council is duty bound to review the constitution. In separate decrees issued on Thursday Supreme followed the coup. He said that figure included 47 parliamentary bills to confirm they conform to the con- The parliament has no legal status without the Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reappointed Ayatollah civilians, 41 police officers, two soldiers and 104 stitutional law and Sharia. Guardian Council. The council is also tasked to supervise Ahmad Jannati, Hojatoleslam Seyyed Mohammadreza alleged coup plotters. An additional 1,154 people Parliamentary approvals become law after an en- elections. Modaresi Yazdi and Hojatoleslam Mahdi Shabzendeh- were injured. dorsement by the council. The Guardian Council is a 12-member body: six reli- dar as religious scholars of the Guardian Council. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/international JJULYULY 117,7, 20162016 INTERNATIONAL 3 Russia, U.S. to enforce fresh measures U.S. report hints at Saudi on Syria: Lavrov involvement in 9/11 attacks 1 ago in the past months.” The United States government has released 28 pages of a The U.S. and Russia announced a “… we presume that those remaining congressional report on the September 11, 2001 terrorist at- broad ceasefire agreement in late Feb- on the positions occupied by terrorists, tacks, which show the House of Saud regime may have had ruary to facilitate United Nations-backed despite having been urged to leave them a hand in the attacks. peace talks between the Syrian gov- for months, are perhaps hardly differ- “While in the Unit- ernment and some armed opposition ent from terrorists themselves,” Lavrov ed States, some of the groups. The initiative has largely held said, adding that the International Syria September 11 hijackers across Syria although Moscow and Support Group (ISSG) should “outlaw” were in contact with, Washington have introduced localized groups that still insist on remaining in the and received support truces to reduce hostilities. militant-held Syrian territories. or assistance from, in- Under the truce agreement, attacks Lavrov also said that Russia and the dividuals who may be are allowed on the Islamic State in Iraq U.S., as co-chairs of the ISSG, have in- connected to the Sau- and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist tensified cooperation to provide joint di Government,” reads group and the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nus- dynamics to the efforts toward imple- part of the report. ra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra). Russia, which menting UN Security Council resolutions “There is informa- carries out airstrikes against those groups regarding Syria. tion, primarily from based on a request from the Syrian gov- He said Moscow and Washington FBI (Federal Bureau of ernment, has been repeatedly accused have common understanding as to what Investigation) sourc- of attacking the positions of the so-called needs to be done to intensify a dispute es, that at least two of moderate opposition in Syria. Moscow settlement process in Syria and to rid the those individuals were has denied any deliberate attacks and country of the terrorists. Since the beginning of this year human- on the steps now needed to get Syria’s alleged by some to be Saudi intelligence officers.” has called on those groups to leave areas “Our common target is to secure a itarian access was secured to all the 18 peace process back on track. The Joint Inquiry also hints at the House of Saud regime’s controlled by terrorists. long term ceasefire in the whole territo- besieged regions. And our common tar- But Kerry, after a day of talks in Moscow support for terrorist activities in the U.S. and other countries, Lavrov said both the U.S. and Russia ry of Syria - once again I will repeat in get is to increase efforts in assisting po- with his Russian counterpart, said more but fails to show its extent. agree on the need for the opposition brackets - with the exception of ISIL and litical reforms in Syria in accordance with work was needed before those steps could “In their testimony, neither CIA (Central Intelligence Agen- to disassociate themselves from groups Jabhat al-Nusra which will see no mercy. the resolution number 2254.” be implemented, and that Russia and the cy) nor FBI witnesses were able to identify definitively the ex- such as the al-Nusra Front, saying the Our common target is to increase that Also U.S. Secretary of State John United States still differed over the future of tent of Saudi support for terrorist activity globally or within two were quite convinced that “these dif- positive (effect) that was reached in the Kerry said Washington and Moscow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. the United.” ficulties could have been overcome long framework of humanitarian aid delivery. had reached a common understanding (Source: agencies) The report also shows information indicating that “Saudi Government officials in the United States may have other ties to al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups.” Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has welcomed the release of the Police arrest three in Nice as ISIL claims truck attack pages, saying there is no proof of Saudi involvement in the Hollande calls for ‘unity’ after massacre attacks. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) ter- extremism, said: “No... We have an individual who was “Since 2002, the 9/11 Commission and several govern- rorist group claimed responsibility for the truck attack in not known to intelligence services.” ment agencies, including the CIA and the FBI, have investi- the French city of Nice on Saturday and police arrested Relatives and neighbors in Bouhlel’s hometown of Msak- gated the contents of the ‘28 Pages’ and have confirmed that three more people there after the carnage that claimed en outside the coast city of Sousse said he was sporty and neither the Saudi government, nor senior Saudi officials, nor the lives of at least 84 people. had shown no sign of being radicalized, including when he any person acting on behalf of the Saudi government pro- “The person who carried out the operation in Nice, last returned for the wedding of a sister four years ago. vided any support or encouragement for these attacks,” the France, to run down people was one of the soldiers of Cheap claim Saudi Embassy in Washington said in a statement. ISIL,” the news agency Amaq, which supports the terrorist Edwin Bakker, Professor at the Centre for Terrorism President Barack Obama, under pressure from Congress group, said via its Telegram account. and Counterterrorism at the University of Leiden in the and the public, announced in April that the secret pages, “He carried out the operation in response to calls to Netherlands, said the claim did not necessarily point to which have been kept secret since 2002, would be declas- target nationals of states that are part of the coalition any formal link. sified soon. fighting ISIL,” the statement said. “ISIL called for such (individual) attacks to be carried Former President George W. Bush and his vice president, French authorities and media have yet to produce out back in 2014. They are also using the public percep- Dick Cheney, reportedly told the commission that they would any evidence that the killer, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, tion that an attack like this seems to fit ISIL. Investigators not be formally interviewed in relation to the 9/11 attacks, was radicalized. The interior ministry said it was checking still have not discovered a direct link between ISIL and which killed nearly 3,000 people and caused about $10 billion the claim. It was eventually stopped when police shot dead the the attacker, so it is a cheap claim,” he said. worth of property and infrastructure damage. The 31-year old Tunisian, who lived locally, drove at a driver. In Nice, where the holiday season would normally be (Source: Press TV) Bastille Day crowd on the waterfront of the French Rivi- The attack is the third of its kind in France since the in full swing, organizers of the annual Jazz festival joined era city on Thursday night. Authorities had been working beginning of 2015. A state of emergency in place since the singer Rihanna in cancelling their event. A five-day to find out what his motives were. He was not known to 130 people were killed in and around Paris last Novem- annual festival that has run since 1948 had been due to French intelligence sources for radicalization. ber is to be extended for another three months. start on Saturday. The arrests, which came on top of two others since Bouhlel was known to police for petty crimes but was Hollande calls for unity Latest advances prove Iraq the killing including the attacker’s wife, concerned his not on a watch list of suspected militants. He had one Meantime, President Francois Hollande called on Sat- able to defeat ISIL: UN “close entourage”, police sources said. They were made criminal conviction for road rage, having been sentenced urday for national unity after the latest deadly attack in in two different areas of Nice. to probation three months ago for throwing a wooden France, in which a Tunisian man ploughed a truck into a A United Nations official says recent strategic gains by Iraqi A Reuters reporter saw about 40 elite police raid a pallet at another driver. crowd in Nice killing 84 people, his spokesman said, AP armed forces against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant small apartment near the central station, where one in- Ahead of the claim by ISIL, the terrorist group which reported. (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group indicate that the troops are capa- dividual was arrested. grabbed control of swathes of Iraq and Syria but which “We are in a time when, and we have seen it, there ble of defeating the Takfiri terrorist group. The attack plunged France into new grief and fear just is now under military pressure from forces opposed to is a temptation to divide the country. Faced with these Speaking at the UN Security Council o, Jan Kubis, the eight months after gunmen killed 130 people in Paris. it, French officials had not disclosed any direct evidence temptations, faced with this risk, we must recall the unity special representative of the UN secretary general for Iraq, The truck zig-zagged along the seafront Promenade linking Bouhlel with extremism. and cohesion of this country,” said spokesman Stephane referred to the victories in Fallujah and Qayyarah as well as des Anglais for two kilometers as a fireworks display Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, asked on Friday Le Foll, citing a message from Hollande to his ministers. progress in cutting off ISIL supply lines in Hawjiah as proof of (Source: agencies) marking the French national day ended. if he could confirm the attacker’s motives were linked to the Iraqis’ ability to crush the terrorist group. Kubis also called on Iraq to consolidate control of armed groups and promote political reconciliation in a bid to achieve lasting peace and stability throughout the country. Former Afghan spy chief says letters show Pakistan supports militants Given the latest advances on the battlefield against the extremists, local officials must accelerate planning for what The former head of Afghanistan’s main proving it,” he told reporters, to whom he happens “the day after,” he said, noting that the gains put the intelligence agency released documents released the letters. “They kill us every liberation of Mosul high on the agenda. which he said showed that Pakistani in- day and commit all kinds of atrocities, we Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has vowed the lib- telligence services helped leaders of the have to show them.” eration of Mosul in the near future, saying the national flag Taliban and the feared Haqqani network One letter, addressed from a section would be raised in the country’s second largest city. in 2014 and 2015. of Pakistan’s military intelligence service Elsewhere in his remarks, the UN official warned that the Rahmatullah Nabil stepped down in the northwestern city of Peshawar, is ISIL terrorists are increasingly resorting to brutal tactics to from the National Directorate of Securi- headed “Arrangements of Secure Hous- compensate for their heavy losses. ty (NDS) in December last year after op- es and Protection to Afghan Taliban and He also expressed concerns about the humanitarian situ- posing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s Their Leadership”. ation in Iraq, urging more aid for people in the conflict-rid- efforts to improve relations with Pakistan In the letter, dated August 2014, an den state. and include Islamabad in peace talks with official arranges for safe houses and ve- Some 640,000 people have been displaced in the western the Taliban. hicles to be provided for Afghan Taliban province of Anbar alone, while more than 10 million Iraqis re- Nabil told a group of journalists in commanders forced out of a remote area quire some form of humanitarian assistance, Kubis added. Kabul that he had released the letters to of northern Pakistan while an army oper- The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued provide concrete evidence of Pakistan’s ation is conducted. by gruesome violence ever since ISIL terrorists began their collusion with the Taliban and the asso- Another letter, dated March 2015, re- reign of terror in the country in June 2014. ciated Haqqani group, which has been quests an update on Haqqani network Iraqi army soldiers and allied volunteer fighters are seek- blamed for a series of kidnappings and personnel in Nowshera, Mardan and ing to win back militant-held regions in joint operations. high profile suicide bombings in the cap- Swabi, in the Pakistani border province of (Source: Press TV) ital. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan’s foreign office and the army’s A third letter addressed from the Di- media wing did not respond to sever- rectorate General Military Intelligence, al written and telephoned requests for Ministry of Defense, dated July 2014, is comment in which Reuters outlined the headed “Kabul Airport Attacks and Re- Authorities in Islamabad have long Afghan President Ghani sharply criti- China calls for greater accusations leveled against Pakistan. lease of Payments”. rejected accusations that Pakistan has cized Pakistan during a visit to a NATO Neither the NDS nor the Afghan gov- The letter says four members of the provided support and sanctuary for the (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) sum- global cooperation against ernment was available for immediate Haqqani network are to be paid 2.5 mil- Afghan Taliban and its leaders, saying it mit in Warsaw last week, and has accused terrorism comment on the letters. lion Pakistani rupees ($24,000) each for has for years itself been a victim of ter- it of conducting an “undeclared war” Nabil did not say how the letters had the “successful and comprehensive exe- rorism, much of it from groups based in against Afghanistan. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on Saturday for greater glob- been obtained. Reuters could not inde- cution of assault on KB AP”. Afghanistan. In response, Islamabad said that Af- al cooperation against terrorism, state media said, as the Asian pendently verify their authenticity. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Muja- The release of the documents comes ghanistan was playing a “blame game” giant seeks greater international support for its anti-terror fight. Since retiring from the intelligence hid dismissed the letters as a “pack of lies” amid worsening tensions between the instead of cooperating effectively to stop Speaking at an Asia-Europe summit, Li said various secu- service, Nabil has been strongly critical and said the group did not need foreign neighboring countries in recent weeks, terrorism. rity challenges - conventional and unconventional - remain of Pakistan, which is routinely accused by help in the fight against the Afghan gov- with days of clashes last month during Pakistan’s critics say that it supports prominent even though those regions had remained gener- Afghanistan of sponsoring the Afghan ernment and its Western allies. which troops on the border exchanged Islamist militants in Afghanistan to main- ally stable and peaceful. Taliban, a charge it has consistently de- “Anyone can create such documents artillery fire. tain influence and counter attempts by “Acts of terrorism are common challenges faced by every nied. these days and that’s why we don’t take it It also came days after Pakistan faced arch-rival India to gain a foothold, effec- nation. Countries should work more closely to fight terrorism, “For the past 14 years, no one has dis- seriously,” he told Reuters. heavy criticism in a Congressional Foreign tively surrounding it. and build societies that are truly open and tolerant so to root (Source: Reuters) closed documents of this kind. Here, I’m Victim of terrorism Affairs Committee hearing in Washington. out the soil where it grows,” said Li. (Source: AP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JJULYULY 17,17, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

INTERVIEW Iran’s crude oil price Post-sanctions oil market: Former OPEC governor’s outlook below $45 in a week By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran sold light crude oil deskat $44.68 per barrel in the week end- ran has already revived its share in the oil market, so that ed on July 8, a 53-cent drop from its previous week, Iits oil production and export have almost doubled and according to the Shana news agency. are on the verge of pre-sanction levels. The country’s light oil price stood at $36.98 on av- What Iran managed to do in post-sanctions era would erage since the beginning of the current Iranian cal- have some repercussions considering the country’s role in endar year (March 20, 2016). the international market, its relations with other oil exporters, Also, Iran sold heavy crude oil at $42.83 in the future oil prices, etc. In an interview with Iran's former OPEC mentioned week, with 41 cents decrease from its pre- Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi, the Tehran Times sought ceding week. to get a general outlook of what is going on and what may The country’s heavy oil price stood at $34.63 on happen to the international oil market. Below are his views average since the start of this calendar year. on the issue. Meanwhile, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s basket price was $44.31 per barrel on average in the week ended on July 8, with 95 cents fall from its preceding week. Iran has regained about 80 percent of the mar- ket share it held before the U.S. and European Union tightened sanctions on its oil industry in 2012, Mohsen Ghamsari, National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)’s di- rector of international affairs, said on July 11, Bloomb- erg reported. The country exports about 2 million barrels of its daily output of 3.8 million, the official added. Sanctions were eased in January, and Iran plans to double crude exports. There is room for Iran to further increase oil ex- “Our exports peak is above 4 million barrels a day, The Persian Gulf nation is seeking more than $100 targets 5.8 million barrels a day in combined produc- ports and we have plans for that and are waiting for the billion in investment from international partners to tion of crude and condensates by 2021. It defied skep- Iran’s crude oil exports in post-sanctions era nearly dou- right conditions,” Ghamsari said in an interview in upgrade its oil industry and reclaim its position as the tics with a 25 percent surge in production so far in bled to around 2 million barrels per day and the exported Tehran, without elaborating on the timing for such an second-biggest producer in the Organization of Pe- 2016 and aims to reach an eight-year high for daily volume was fully absorbed into the international market due increase. troleum Exporting Countries, after Saudi Arabia. Iran output of 4 million barrels by the end of the year. to some events which took place in favor of Iran. As a matter of fact, at the time when concerns mounted over wildfires in Canada and political tensions in Nigeria and the cut in their oil exports, Iran’s oil helped stabilize the global oil market. That was somehow the country’s good chance, which made China’s economy gets boost from property, construction sectors it able to raise exports when there was a shortage in the China’s real estate sector grew faster than the overall hen tightened criteria for some homebuyers. The world’s market. It is worth mentioning that before the sanctions, ex- economy in the second quarter as new home purchase second-largest economy is continuing its transformation ports of Iran’s crude oil was hovering around 2.5 million bpd, restrictions in the biggest cities failed to deter buyers. toward growth led by services, which are becoming a i.e., there is room for the Islamic Republic to further increase Economic output by real-estate brokers surged 8.8 major pillar of the economy. exports thanks to the demand from its customers. percent from a year earlier in the April-to-June period, Services accounted for more than half of output last War on market share will pull prices down while construction activities jumped 7.3 percent, data year for the first time, while GDP data released Friday The situation under which Iran could successfully increase from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Satur- showed consumption made up more than 70 percent of its market share was a temporary one. Those countries day. The nation’s gross domestic product grew 6.7 per- the expansion. Services grew 7.5 percent in the second who were absent in the market are re-emerging and there cent. Other industries such as technology, health and quarter from a year earlier, surpassing the 6.3 percent would be a pressure on the market. When Iran’s exports level education increased 9 percent. pace for manufacturing and 3.1 percent for agriculture. mounted, many predicted prices will fall, but there was even A housing recovery fueled by cheap credit has sup- The financial sector expanded 5.3 percent in the sec- an increase in prices due to the dominant conditions. How- ported growth this year even as headwinds loom for de- ond quarter amid a sluggish stock market, slowing from ever, in the near future, there would be a challenge among velopers with bloated inventories. Property sales jumped the 8.1 percent increase in the preceding three months. exporters to save their market shares and there will be a 42.1 percent in the first half, slowing from 54.1 percent Lodging and catering services rose 6.8 percent. pressure on prices, which may push them back to $30 or $40. in the first quarter after cities like Shanghai and Shenz- (Source: Bloomberg) If so, Iran’s exports, its market share and the offered prices would rely on the volume of crude oil it will sell via term or spot contracts. Of course, in contrast with the term contracts, the market provides no security and guarantee for the spot Top EU official urges UK to clear up European financial system nearing ones and the government cannot count on a precise volume Brexit uncertainty fast a grand catastrophe of exports and the earned income. OPEC’s authority under question The U.K. should begin negotiating its Italian authorities.” EU rules put stake- The cheap money policy of the Euro- cannot purchase bonds at a yield lower As Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said in his recent departure from the European Union holders on the hook for losses when pean Central Bank (ECB) creates risk for than the bank’s deposit rate, which is speech, global oil prices are not his priority. He is trying his as soon as possible to avoid prolong- member governments use public the entire European financial system, a currently —0.4 percent. best to save the market share even if prices fall to $7 per bar- ing this period of uncertainty, Valdis funds to prop up ailing banks. The German economist said. However, Wolff noted, the ECB usu- rel. Of course, he did not clarify if this is his own viewpoint Dombrovskis, a vice president of existing regulatory framework lets The European Central Bank pur- ally violates the rule, in particularly buy- or it is the government’s official stance. Regarding the Islamic the European Commission, told The the EU address the concerns of the chased €85.1 billion ($94.8 billion) of ing German government bonds. Republic’s role and attitude over the past decades, it is neces- Nikkei on Friday. authorities with regard to retail in- debt in June as it increased its asset- The ECB also cannot get access to sary to mention that there had been two distinct schools of The EU is in no position to set a vestors, Dombrovskis said, indicating purchase program, Bloomberg report- the shares of some German companies. thought in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Coun- deadline for the official notification that some flexibility is possible. ed. But now the ECB is probably involved in tries. Saudi Arabia and its allies including the United Arab that would initiate formal talks, Dom- The European Council found Tues- The asset-purchase program is part the stabilization of Deutsche Bank, the Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar believed in saving the market brovskis said, calling it a matter for day that Spain and Portugal violated of the ECB’s quantitative easing plan. expert pointed out. share and were even ready to sacrifice prices. On the con- the British government to decide. But the EU’s fiscal rules by missing the The pace of buying in June compares Meanwhile, if the Central Bank de- trary, Iran and a majority of OPEC members tended to de- he raised concerns about potential deadline for correcting their deficits, with a target of €80 billion per month. cides to ease rules on buying assets fend fair prices. In recent years, however, Iran has shifted its consequences if the new government opening the door to sanctions. The Thus, the bank is directly investing into European leaders are likely to oppose attitude and is seeking to maintain the market share. There- under Prime Minister Theresa May two countries now need to submit the European economy, bypassing the the move. fore, there should not be any expectation for balanced prices drags its feet unnecessarily, warning requests to lower the fines, providing banking system. “The ECB is a supranational institu- when the leading powers are fighting to preserve the market that “businesses in the EU and U.K. mitigating factors and committing to This program creates significant risks tion. Each European country has its own and are ready to sacrifice prices. In better words, the shift in and potential investors don’t know further action to rectify the situation, while its advantages are questionable, interests. This is why they will oppose Iran’s attitude has negatively affected the OPEC’s power and what to expect.” Dombrovskis said. The fines could be financial expert Ernst Wolff said. He the initiative. For example, Italy wants to there is not any significant support for preserving the prices. The commission projects 1.8 per- substantially reduced or eliminated warned that the initiative may result in save its banking sector with help from So, the international body has lost its power. It cannot define cent growth for the EU this year, depending on the details, the vice a total financial collapse. the European Stability Mechanism. But a ceiling or quotas for its members and cannot monitor the Dombrovskis said. A preliminary as- president said, acknowledging “major The analysts explained that the ECB Germany is against it because it pro- market via managing the supply. It has lost its market and sessment indicates that Brexit will efforts” by both countries to over- policy creates serious risks for small and vides guarantees for this money. We’re supply management authority. dent EU-wide growth by a quarter to come their financial crises. less developed countries like Greece. At witnessing that the financial crisis is S. Arabia cannot further oil exports notably half a percentage point through 2017, Dombrovskis also discussed Japa- the same time, big economies like Ger- making visible previously hidden con- Saudi Arabia has always had excess oil production capac- with a much larger possible impact of nese currency policy, reiterating that many take advantage of working with flict. And they’re a threat for the Euro- ity to influence prices. However, since the past two years, it 1 point to 2.5 points on the U.K. itself, Group of 20 members have pledged the regulator because the ECB acts in pean Union,” Wolff said. has been utilizing its full capacity or the biggest part of it to he said. to avoid competitive devaluation. He favor of rich and powerful investors. The expert also criticized the ECB preserve its market share. It seems that the Saudis cannot On the bad-debt crisis facing made similar comments in June, sin- In addition to corporate bonds, the monetary policy, saying it is aimed at notably go further than this capacity. In an optimistic view, Italy’s banks, Dombrovskis said the gling out Japan by name. ECB is buying government bonds. How- delaying the bankruptcy of the Euro- Saudi Arabia would only add around one million bpd to its commission is “in close contact with (Source: Nikkei) ever, according to its rules, the bank zone. (Source: Sputnik) current production level, which would not be considered sus- tainable regarding the capacity of their tanks. Any decision to further increase oil production level will incur damage to Boeing aims for General Motors Developer of Saudi Arabia’s facilities and will indeed reduce its production Nintendo's Pokemon level in the long run. supersonics and Mars escapes some claims OPEC, non-OPEC producers vying for foreign in- at outset of second from 2014 recalls GO aiming for rollout vestment century to 200 markets soon In recent years, oil exporters, both OPEC members and non-OPEC countries, have been focusing on foreign invest- The Boeing Co marked its centennial on Friday A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed some claims The head of the developer behind Nintendo ment to develop and renovate their facilities to maintain their with plans to sharpen its focus on innovation, includ- brought against General Motors by customers Co Ltd's Pokemon GO said he wanted to launch production level and even to give it an increase on the way to ing ambitious projects for supersonic commercial seeking compensation for a drop in vehicle resale the smash-hit mobile game in roughly 200 coun- guarantee their shares in the global market. Since the invest- flight and a rocket that could carry humans to other values after a rash of safety recalls in 2014, including tries and regions "relatively soon" and was work- ments made so far require three to five years to bear fruit, planets. one for a faulty ignition switch. ing on bolstering server capacity to enable the those countries which absorbed such investments would But innovation at Boeing will be "disciplined" and U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan wider rollout. have a better chance to add to their production level in the not endanger the future of the world's biggest plane federal court dismissed racketeering and some The game, which marries a classic 20-year old future. Of course, the investments would be financially justifi- maker, Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told re- state-law claims, as well as claims from customers franchise with augmented reality, has taken the able if oil prices stand at reasonable levels and do not ex- porters at an event marking the company's founding whose vehicles were not allegedly defective when world by storm despite having been launched in perience a dramatic drop because costs and revenues in an on July 15, 1916. sold. only five countries - the United States, Australia, oil project are highly affected by global oil prices. However, The enterprise established by William Boeing in a Plaintiffs' pursuit of damages based purely on New Zealand, Britain and Germany. under the current conditions that OPEC has lost its power of Seattle boathouse has faced numerous "bet the com- perceived harm to GM's brand following more than "Why limit it?" John Hanke, chief executive of supply management, the prices are hit. Yet, the competition pany" moments over its 10 decades to bring out new 70 recalls in 2014 was "unprecedented and un- Niantic, which developed Pokemon GO jointly for developing oilfields and discovering new ones as well as planes such as the 707 and 747. sound," Furman wrote. with Nintendo affiliate Pokemon Company, said in NEWS IN BRIEF attracting investments and technology is internationally tak- NEWS IN BRIEF an interview with Reuters on Friday. ing place among oil producers. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com JJULYULY 117,7, 22016016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5

Where to travel in every decade of your life? NEWS We like to think that travel is a life- just that much sweeter. The Mother City Best travel tips after four time journey. We believe it should start and surrounding areas has got it all: mu- young and carry on into our late years seums, delicious food, the beach, vine- years traveling the world as something that adds to our lives, at yards, mountains, shopping, and day trips specific moments in our lives. While we to view wildlife and national parks. It s now been four years since I sold everything and left the Unit- have always had trouble turning down Visit Robben Island where Nelson ed States to travel the world. These are the best travel tips I ve a trip, no matter where it might take us, Mandela was held as a political prisoner, discovered along the way: we ve learned that various spots are bet- take a sunset cruise before grabbing a Patience is important ter suited for some ages than others. So gourmet meal at the V&A Waterfront, Don t sweat the stuff you can t control. Life is much too short we ve put the best travel destinations in travel down to the Constantia wine val- to be angry & annoyed all the time. Did you miss your bus? No the world into a list that categorizes them ley, try out the tasting menu at the worries, there will be another one. ATMs out of money? Great! by the decade of your life you should visit 3-Michelin-star-rated Le Quartier Fran- Take an unplanned road trip over to the next town and explore. them in, starting with childhood. cais in Frankschhoek, and make friends Sometimes freakouts happen regardless. Your childhood: Anaheim, CA with the cute penguins down at Boulders Just take a deep breath and remind yourself that it could be worse. Two words: Mickey and Mouse. Beach to name a few. 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While Beijing has more of a side of the road. Returning to the bus and laughing with them seems only natural that your appetite for new environment. Now that you ve reached your forties historical feel with iconic landmarks like gave me new friends for the rest of the journey. theme parks may grow, too. But, while The city is crawling with culture, clubs, and have gotten the backpacking and the Forbidden City and Summer Palace, Stash extra cash some may still find magic in the Magic great food, and even better beers, and enlightening exploration under your belt you ll find Shanghai to be more modern Cash is king around the world. I recommend at least a cou- Kingdom, others may have a taste for it has just the right balance of familiarity and likely some more money in your wal- and westernized, full of shopping, parks, ple hundred dollars worth. If you lose your wallet, your card stops something different. (from being a Western city) and foreign let you deserve to indulge a bit. Head and gorgeous architecture. working, or the ATMs run out of money, you ll be glad you did. Luckily, Orlando has almost got it all (from being, well, foreign to U.S. travel- to the Maldives, and swap pounding the Your 70s: Alaska Some of my favorite stash spots include socks, under shoe not only are there a host of theme parks, ers). 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If you are one of hold (some good, some ugly), fantastic at the bioluminescent marine life. If you coast. ple enrich your travels more than sights do. the kids who starts to outgrow theme food, lovely locals, and stunning nature. are feeling extra adventurous, you can We suggest hopping aboard a ship Back everything up parks as you get into your teens, you can If you come here before your thirties, add on a trip to nearby Sri Lanka, and go that also has a few days on land, as we ve When my laptop computer was stolen in Panama, having most still shop til you drop at the outlets, catch you might just find the cheap booze and on a wildlife safari, climb to the tippy-top found it offers an entirely different point of my important documents and photos backed up saved my ass. a show, or hit up the under-18-friendly sandy beaches of interest, but having of Sigiriya, and check out the Dambulla of view. 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6 INTERNATIONAL JULY 17, 2016 http://www.tehrantimes.com What France can learn from U.S. about fighting terrorism

By Aki Peritz sion released a report last week that related to terrorism issues. of these issues, as Americans real- recommended the government fuse But Paris should try to improve on ized, would likely be resolved over- he horrifying truck attack in all its security services into one large Washington’s experiences. It certainly night by legislation. TNice, France, that killed at least “national anti-terrorism agency.” needs to avoid making the same mis- More important, standing up and 84 people is the 10th strike in Such an approach would mirror takes. successfully deploying an organiza- the country since the beginning of Washington’s National Counterterrorism France’s law enforcement and tion like the National Counterterror- 2015. The French government is now Center (NCTC), a bureaucracy created in intelligence communities are simi- ism Center requires each other law considering a complete overhaul of its the years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. lar to Washington’s in that they enforcement and intelligence division intelligence agencies to address this The objective was to break down barri- have their own cultural differences, to cede power, share intelligence and persistent threat. ers within the U.S. government and pull opaque turf wars, resource con- provide personnel. A French parliamentary commis- together all agencies and departments straints and labor problems. None 9

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Bank of England chief economist NEWS IN BRIEF EU and U.S. seek trade deal this year, knowing calls for big post-Brexit stimulus large hurdles remain The Bank of England’s chief economist has called for a big EU and U.S. negotiators said that they still needed to package of measures to support the UK’s Post-Brexit econ- overcome large differences for a transatlantic free trade omy, stressing the need for a prompt and robust response deal to be sealed this year, and factor in the impending to the uncertainty. Andy Haldane made it clear the Bank’s exit from the European Union of Britain, one of the Unit- monetary policy committee would do more than merely ed States' biggest export markets. cut interest rates from their already record low of 0.5 per- The two sides are trying to agree on the Transatlantic cent when it meets in August. Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which support- The Bank’s chief economist used a speech to warn that ers say could boost each economy by some $100 bil- decisive action was required at a time when confidence lion (£75.9 billion) at a time when growth in China and had been dented by the shock referendum result. emerging markets is slowing. “In my personal view, this means a material easing of Chief EU negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero and U.S. monetary policy is likely to be needed, as one part of a counterpart Dan Mullaney told a news conference after collective policy response aimed at helping protect the a 14th round of talks that both sides were committed to economy and jobs from a downturn. sealing a deal before U.S. President Barack Obama leaves “Given the scale of insurance required, a package of office at the turn of the year. mutually complementary monetary policy easing meas- The partners have made progress on tariff elimination ures is likely to be necessary. And this monetary response, and on regulatory cooperation. if it is to buttress expectations and confidence, needs I However, they are stuck over EU demands including think to be delivered promptly as well as muscularly. By greater access to public sector tenders; Garcia Bercero promptly I mean next month, when the precise size and described the U.S. offer as a serious cause of concern. extent of the necessary stimulatory measures can be de- (Source: Reuters) termined as part of the August inflation report round.” The Bank surprised the City when it left interest rates on hold at its July meeting held this week, but the minutes of the MPC’s discussions said most of its nine members thought an easing of policy would be required in August. developments. on the brakes and going into reverse, as in 2008, some are Global corporate defaults The tone and content of Haldane’s speech suggest that The Bank’s economist said there had been signs of likely to be going down a few gears, perhaps even moving hit 100, up 50 percent the MPC will use public appearances to make the case for the economy struggling even before the Brexit vote, but into neutral. strong action in August. Options include cutting interest added: “Over the past month, the outcome of the EU ref- “External economists expect the UK economy to tread year-on-year rates to 0.25 percent or lower, restarting the Bank’s £375bn erendum has added another important ingredient to this water over the next few quarters. That means the amount quantitative easing scheme and providing cut price loans mix. It has increased materially the degree of uncertainty of slack in the UK economy is likely to begin steadily rising The number of firms that have defaulted this year has to banks under the funding for lending scheme. – economic, policy, and political – around the UK’s eco- in the period ahead, perhaps causing unemployment to reached 100 and is more than 50 percent higher than at Signs that the Bank is planning a major stimulus pack- nomic recovery.” rise.” the same stage of 2015, rating agency Standard & Poor's age next month put a halt to the upward move in the Haldane said the economy was unlikely to crash but Haldane’s remarks came as official figures showed that said on Friday. pound, which had rallied after Threadneedle Street left was likely to slow, perhaps markedly in the quarters ahead. the construction industry - which accounts for around 6 S&P said four companies had defaulted this week, rates on hold. Sterling lost a cent against the dollar to “While companies and consumers might not be slamming percent of national output - was struggling before the keeping 2016 firmly on track to top the 177 record number stand at $1.3245. Brexit vote. of defaults seen at the height of the financial crisis in 2009. In a reference to the prison movie The Shawshank Re- Signs that Bank of England The sharpest fall in housebuilding since 2014 meant The U.S. corporate trailing-12-month speculative-grade demption Haldane said: “I would rather run the risk of tak- that construction output in May was 2.1 percent down on default rate is forecast to rise to 5.3 percent by March ing a sledgehammer to crack a nut than taking a miniature is planning a major April and 2 percent lower than in May 2015. 2017 from 3.8 percent this March. For speculative-grade rock hammer to tunnel my way out of prison – like another stimulus package next Housing output has now fallen in every month this year European financial and non-financial firms the rate is seen Andy, the one in the Shawshank Redemption. And yes I month put a halt to the apart from February, and things could slow further after inching up to 2.4 percent from 2.1 percent by the end of know Andy did eventually escape. But it did take him 20 the 23 June Brexit vote. 2016. years. The MPC does not have that same ‘luxury’.” upward move in the pound, The latest figures from the Royal Institution of Char- "Stress in the form of persistently low prices for oil and Haldane originally made his speech in Port Talbot a which had rallied after tered Surveyors, published earlier this week, found that other commodities, the potential for more rate hikes by week after the 23 June referendum. It has only just been Threadneedle Street left buyer interest and expectations of future sales withered in the Federal Reserve, and financial market volatility abroad released in an amended form to include references to the rates on hold. the post-referendum period. will likely produce more defaults in the next 12 months," Bank’s July interest-rate decision and to recent economic (Source: The Guardian) Vazza said. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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NEWS NASA is ready to start building ‘Iran short of 8,000 psychiatrists’

MEDICAL its life-hunting 2020 Mars rover TEHRAN — Currently, there is 1.7 psychia- desktrists per 100,000 Iranians, whereas the ratio should be at least 10 to 11 mind doctors for that population. NASA's life-hunting 2020 Mars rover has acting associate administrator of NASA’s Sci- This means a shortage of 8,000 psychiatrists for the 80-mil- cleared an extensive review process and ence Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C., lion country, a scientific panel at the Tehran University of Medical is now ready to begin the final design and said in a statement. "This mission marks a sig- Sciences has reported. construction phase, agency officials an- nificant milestone in NASA’s Journey to Mars In the U.S. and in Canada nounced on July 15. -- to determine whether life has ever existed the ratio is 12-13 psychiatrists If all goes according to plan, the six- on Mars, and to advance our goal of sending to 100,000 citizens and in wheeled robot will blast off in August 2020, humans to the Red Planet." Sweden and Norway it is 20- touch down in February 2021 in a yet-to- The 2020 rover will also carry an instru- 30 to 100,000, Mohammad be-determined spot, and then explore the ment called MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Sana’ati said. Martian surface for at least two years, mis- Resources Utilization Experiment), which According to IRNA on Sat- sion team members said. will generate oxygen from the carbon- urday, back in the 1980s, there "While we're there, the major scientific dioxide-dominated Martian atmosphere. were 120 psychiatrists for the objective of the mission is to seek the signs Such work will demonstrate technology 50 million Iranians, while, to- of life," Mars 2020 project scientist Kenneth that future human explorers could use on day, the number has reached Farley, of the California Institute of Technol- the Red Planet, NASA officials have said. to upwards of 1,200 psychia- ogy in Pasadena, said. The rover will also use ground-pene- trists. Modern Martian surface trating radar to characterize the subsurface Across Iran, 200 to 300 The modern Martian surface is cold, dry environment. Another instrument, called clinical psychologists are in and radiation-blasted, but this wasn't always SuperCam, will fire a powerful laser at rocks, practice, not comparable to developed countries and even de- the case. For example, NASA's Mars rover vaporizing them and allowing Mars 2020 to veloping ones, illustrating that Iran lags behind in this regard. Curiosity discovered that the huge crater it If all goes according to plan, the six-wheeled determine their composition from afar. After going through years of war, imposed sanctions, eco- landed in hosted a potentially habitable lake- Other instruments include high-resolution nomic hardships, and overall tough living conditions, the people and-stream system billions of years ago. And robot will blast off in August 2020, touch down in cameras, an advanced weather station and of Iran are in desperate shape of psychiatric aide. other spacecraft have turned up additional February 2021 in a yet-to-be-determined spot, and spectrometers that will potentially enable The very first chair of psychiatry in Iran goes to Professor evidence that the ancient Red Planet was a then explore the Martian surface for at least two mission scientists to detect carbon-contain- relatively warm and wet world. ing organic molecules -- the building blocks Hossein Rezaian back in 1940, and the very first modern psy- years, mission team members said. chiatric hospital, Roozbeh Hospital, was established in 1946 The "Mars 2020 rover is the first step in as life as we know it -- in Martian samples. in the country. a potential multi-mission campaign to return carefully selected and sealed samples of Mar- tian rocks and soil to Earth," Geoffrey Yoder, (Source: space.com) It was jointly founded by late Professors Abdolhossein Mirsepassi and Rezaian. Educated in France, the two psychiatrists pioneered modern psychiatry in Iran and introduced neuropsychiatry to the context. Controlling social interaction also an immune system function Researchers from the University of Virginia School of the survival of the species … but (in doing so), you have Medicine and the University of Massachusetts Medical a higher chance of spreading pathogens," said Anthony J. School have discovered that the immune system directly Filiano, the study's lead author. affects social behavior, even controlling the desire to in- For the study, the researchers came up with a computa- Organic computers are teract with others. tional approach to examine the connection between the brain coming In a study published in the journal Nature, Jonathan and the immune system and how that affects the health. They Kipnis and colleagues detailed their discovery, saying that predicted that a certain immune system molecule secreted by problems with the immune system could affect the ability T lymphocytes, called the interferon gamma, has a hand in A team of the Lomonosov MSU researchers in collaboration with to socially interact normally. Their findings also have signifi- promoting social functions in the brain. their German colleagues from the Institute of Polymer Research cant implications for understanding neurological diseases True enough, interferon gamma appeared to be essen- in Dresden (Leibniz Institute) managed to find a molecule that, like schizophrenia and autism-spectrum disorders. tial for social behavior, with various creatures like rats, mice, to their opinion, could give the impetus to the development of For decades, it has been thought that the brain and the im- zebrafish and flies activating responses to the molecule organic electronics. The results of the work were published in mune system are isolated from each other. As such, any immune while socializing. Advanced Materials. activity occurring in the brain region was seen as a sign of pa- Interferon gamma is normally produced by the immune Scientists from the Moscow State University together with gesting that people and pathogens directly affect social thology. However, the researchers discovered in 2015 that me- system when responding to the threat of parasites, viruses colleagues from Germany behavior development, which paved the way for social in- ningeal vessels directly link the brain and the lymphatic system. or bacteria. When the molecule was blocked, the research- have found that a derivative teractions important to survival and immune system pro- How brain, evolution worked ers observed that mice became less social. When it was of (3)-radialene, a molecule cesses that offered protection from diseases that could be Kipnis and colleagues carried out further research to restored, the mice's behavior returned to normal. known to the science for near- spread during those interactions. shed light on how the brain and evolution worked, sug- ly 30 years, can be used to "It's extremely critical for an organism to be social for (Source: Tech Times) create organic semiconduc- tors. Dmitry Ivanov, the Head of the Laboratory of Materials New 3D map of the universe features a Bacterial meningitis isn’t spread easily Engineering at the Depart- ment of Fundamental Physics whopping 1.2 million galaxies but can kill in a matter of hours and Chemical Engineering, The astronomical map you see here Health experts in Oakland County are Moscow State University, be- doesn’t depict stars, it shows galaxies -- reporting that bacterial meningitis can’t lieves that the achievement 1.2 million of them, to be exact, a new be spread through casual contact a day will greatly contribute to the record for astronomers. This extraordi- after a Rochester Hills fitness center em- development of organic elec- nary new 3D scan of the universe pro- ployee diagnosed with the infection was tronics and, in particular, to vides yet more evidence that a mysteri- put on life support. fabrication of organic light emitting diodes and new classes of ous substance known as dark energy is However, even with early care, 10 to organic solar cells. likely causing the universe to expand at 20 percent of those who contract the Organic or "plastic" electronics is a relatively young scientific an accelerating rate. bacteria still die from it, doctors say. field, which came to life about 15-20 years ago. Its purpose is The map encompasses 650 cubic bil- “Meningococcal meningitis is contagious the development of electronic devices based on organic materi- lion light-years of space—about a quarter and can spread from one person to another,” als. This type of devices is yet inferior to the standard silicon- of the sky—and required the work of hun- said Dr. Matthew Sims, director of infectious based electronics in terms of performance, and also less dura- dreds of scientists from the Baryon Oscilla- diseases research for Beaumont Health. ble. But it also has advantages -- lightness, thinness, flexibility, tion Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS). BOSS is “But it’s not like if you’re in the same transparency, and most importantly -- plastic electronics is much a program within the Sloan Digital Sky Sur- room with someone, you’re going to get cheaper than silicon. vey III (SDSS-III) that measures the sound universe was expanding. Like everyone it. There has to be a significant amount apparently contracted the infection. The main applications of organic electronics include solar waves of the early universe, which left faint else at the time, he thought the size of of contact, such as if you’re living in the Oakland County health officials said that cells, which will be much cheaper than the silicon-based mod- imprints on the cosmic background radia- the cosmos was fixed, and the only way same household, or if it’s a paramedic in- about 219 children attended the camp be- ules (high cost is one of the reasons, which restricts the latter tion—the “afterglow,” as it were, of the Big he could get the equations to work for tubating a patient.” tween July 1-11. That includes residents of from covering large areas and thus make better use of the sun Bang. They also left their imprints on the a static universe was by introducing a Bacterial meningitis both Macomb and Oakland counties. energy). Also, organic electronics can be used to design organic distribution of galaxies, which is what BOSS mathematical fudge factor he dubbed Kristy Malter, 21, of Shelby Township, Health officers in both Macomb and Oak- light emitting devices and field-effect transistors. is using to map the positions and distances the “cosmological constant,” symbolized was admitted to Beaumont Hospital in land counties are now urging anyone who (Source: EurekAlert) of galaxies back through time. by the Greek letter lambda. Without it, Troy on Tuesday after being diagnosed may have come in contact with the woman Cosmic picture the universe would have either contract- with bacterial meningitis, and the next to seek a medical evaluation, and those who And the new map is not just a ed or expanded. day was placed on life support, according have are already being given an antibiotic to pretty cosmic picture. It provides Einstein had to revise this idea when to Macomb County Health Department stop a possible spread of the disease. one of the most precise measure- American astronomer Edwin Hubble dis- officials. Health officials have not con- Sims said that after exposure to men- Jet Ski & Jet Boot ments of the expansion of the uni- covered in 1929 that the universe really firmed some social media reports that ingitis, there are treatments that can vverse to date, and confirms a lead- was expanding. Einstein called it the big- Malter died from the illness. prevent the disease from spreading and ing explanation for the dark energy gest blunder of his career. Then, in 1998, Bacterial meningitis, also known as menin- turning into a full-blown infection. Technician physicists believe is driving that ex- two teams of physicists studying superno- gococcal disease, is an infection of the fluid An antibiotic known as prophylaxis is most pansion. vae found that not only are distant galax- around the spinal cord or brain caused by a prominently used, which is what most of the Let me introduced myself. When Albert Einstein first pro- ies receding from us, they are doing so at bacteria. Malter, a student at Central Michi- children in the Lifetime Fitness camp received, I am Iman Karimi, born on April 20, posed his general theory of rela- a faster and faster rate. gan University, was working at a day camp for he said. That can be taken orally or as a shot. (Source: Gizmodo) (Source: oklandpress.com) 1988, issued in: Noshahr with 13 year ttivity in 1916, he didn’t know the Lifetime Fitness in Rochester Hills, when she working experience in related field. Academic Degree: Mechanical Engineer in Marine Engines from Mahmoudabad Industrial University After 300 years, Amazon rainforest tree list nears 12,000 species Credits: A new study of all known tree specimens taken from the Am- trees have yet to be discovered in the Amazon, say researchers. The study also took note of the waxing and waning Member of Technical Committee of Iranian Jet Ski and Jet azon rainforest over the past 300 years has counted some "Since 1900, between 50 and 200 new trees have been of botanists’ efforts to collect tree specimens in Amazo- 11,676 species – and they aren't done yet, say scientists. discovered in the Amazon every year," said Nigel Pitman, nia over the centuries, finding three major peaks in the Boot Association, The study, published in the journal Scientific Re- a co-author and ecologist at the Field Museum in Chi- years around 1840, 1920, and 1980. It attributed those Trained in Taiwan, ports, used more than 500,000 digitized records from cago. "Our analysis suggests that we won't be done dis- peaks to growth in flora projects and inventory plots. museum collections reaching back to 1707 – including covering new tree species there for three more centuries." Digitization campaigns are often slow, painstaking Technician in Jet Ski and Marine Engines of Iranian Oil Plat- photographs of fruits, flowers, and leaves – stored on The findings may have delivered a bit of vindication for work, and in many corners of the scientific world, the forms scientific aggregators like IDigBio. the team. In 2013, they drew criticism from other scientists gap between what’s in physical archives and what’s in Technician in Maritime Jet Ski and Naval Force of Islamic The "checklist gives scientists a better sense of what's ac- when they estimated that 16,000 tree species exist in the digital form is huge. Last year, The Christian Science tually growing in the Amazon basin, and that helps conserva- Amazon, based on a 5,000-tree sample that tracked pat- Monitor reported that in the field of phylogenetics, Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) tion efforts," said co-author Dr. Hans ter Steege, an ecologist terns of commonness, rareness, and richness. The latest which studies how living things are related evolutionar- Expert Jet Ski Technician in Iranian Red Crescent Society of from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands. report appears to lend credence to the team’s previous es- ily, “only one out of six studies published in about 100 Species of trees timate. Dr. Steege told The New York Times that the findings journals in the decade leading up to 2012 have digital Iran (IRCS) The team's methods suggest that another 4,000 species of were "great news (that) supports our Amazon of 16,000.” data that others can use.” (Source: The CSM) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international JULY 17, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

By staff & agencies Pennsylvania-based Gulen home. But he Turkey foils coup, Erdogan returns says he anticipates questions about Gulen, Forces loyal to Turkey’s government fought who has condemned the coup. on Saturday to crush the last remnants of Kerry said on Saturday the U.S. opposed JUMP a military coup attempt which collapsed Syrian rebels praise Turks defeating any attempt to overthrow a democratically after crowds answered Turkish President conspiracy against Erdogan elected leader. He said change must come What France can learn from Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call to take to the through a constitutional process. streets and dozens of rebels abandoned Kerry also said U.S. military cooperation U.S. about fighting terrorism their tanks. with its NATO ally has been unaffected by 1 National security More than 160 people were killed, in- the turmoil. Are the French going to decide that the attacks in 2015 cluding many civilians, after a faction of the Rebels hold navy head, frigate and this year are such a grave threat to national security that armed forces tried to seize power using Meanwhile, Turkish rebels held captive a leaders and employees will accept a total change in the way tanks and attack helicopters. frigate at the Golcuk naval base, along with they have been doing business for decades? Some strafed the headquarters of the head of the Turkish navy, a Greek mili- Because severe structural agony will most certainly occur. Turkish intelligence and parliament in the tary source told local media. NCTC, under the overarching control of the Office of the Di- capital, Ankara, and others seized a major The TCG Yavuz, a frigate, was taken from rector of National Intelligence, was viewed with great suspi- bridge in Istanbul, Reuters reported. the base by the rebels, but later returned, cion and skepticism when it was created in 2004. Numerous Erdogan accused the coup plotters of DHA news agency reported. problems have been resolved since then, but many critics still trying to kill him and launched a purge of Admiral Bulent Bostanoglu is one of view the agency as a shrunken head atop a lumbering body. the armed forces, which last used force to several senior figures in the Turkish military Why? Because even now, real decision-making power still stage a successful coup more than 30 years reportedly caught in the ongoing coup at- remains within the individual intelligence and law-enforce- ago. tempt, which has taken the nation and the ment organizations, whether that means the Department of “They will pay a heavy price for this,” said world by surprise. He has been heading the Defense, the CIA, the FBI or some other agency or depart- Erdogan, who also saw off mass public pro- Turkish navy since August 2013. ment. The counterterrorism center can’t compete because it tests against his rule three years ago. “This the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul after dawn rorist activity. Hurriyet newspaper reported later that doesn’t really control any of the relevant pieces. Many of its uprising is a gift from God to us because on Saturday, abandoning their tanks with Gulen, once supported Erdogan but be- General Abidin Unal, commander of the personnel are actually employees loaned from various other this will be a reason to cleanse our army.” their hands raised in the air. Reuters wit- came a nemesis. The pro-Gulen Alliance for Turkish Air Force, was captured by the plot- agencies. It can’t even bring a knife to a bureaucratic gun- One government minister said some nesses saw government supporters attack Shared Values said it condemned any mili- ters as well. Ünal was attending a wedding fight because it doesn’t own most of its own cutlery. military commanders were still being held the pro-coup soldiers who had surren- tary intervention in domestic politics. ceremony of a daughter of one of his fellow In fact, forcibly putting disparate groups into one bureau- hostage by the plotters. But the government dered. Syrian rebels & Erdogan officers when he was abducted. cratic mega-organization can create difficult problems. In declared the situation fully under control, Earlier, around 30 pro-coup soldiers had Meanwhile, Syrian rebels praised Turks Erdogan 2002, multiple security-focused organizations were mushed saying 161 people had been killed and 2,839 surrendered their weapons after being sur- on Saturday for standing firm against a Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a Turkish poli- together like Play-Doh to create the Department of Home- had been rounded up from foot soldiers to rounded by armed police in Istanbul’s cen- “conspiracy” to overthrow President Erdo- tician who has been 12th President of Tur- land Security. It still lacks a permanent headquarters and is senior officers, including those who had tral Taksim square. gan, one of the main regional supporters key since 2014. He previously served as the consistently ranked by the U.S. Office of Personnel Manage- formed “the backbone” of the rebellion. They were taken away in police vans as of their fight against the Syrian President Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 ment’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey as the “worst A successful overthrow of Erdogan, who a fighter jet repeatedly screeched overhead Bashar Assad. and as the Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to place” to work in the U.S. government. has ruled the country of about 80 million at low altitude, causing a boom that shook “We congratulate the Turkish govern- 1998. He founded the Justice and Develop- Of course, the counterterrorism center does possess people since 2003, would have marked one surrounding buildings and shattered win- ment...for the victory of the Turkish people ment Party (AKP) in 2001 and led it to three some strengths because it can serve as the hub for sharing of the biggest shifts in the Middle East in dows. and the government they elected,” said a general election victories in 2002, 2007 and counterterrorism intelligence across the entire government. It years, transforming a major United States Neighboring Greece arrested eight men statement issued in the name of the Free 2011 before standing down as leader upon also helps break down walls among the intelligence services. ally while war rages on its border. aboard a Turkish military helicopter which Syrian Army (FSA). his election as President in 2014. Originat- Coordinating bodies However, a failed coup attempt could landed in the northern city of Alexandroup- It said the Turkish people had thwarted ing from an Islamist political background But it remains essentially a coordinating body. As Jean- still destabilize a NATO (North Atlantic Trea- olis on Saturday, the country’s police min- a “great conspiracy which targeted the sta- and as a self-described conservative demo- Charles Brisard, director of the French Center for the Analy- ty Organization) member that lies between istry said, adding that they had requested bility and security of the country”, and had crat, his administration has overseen social sis of Terrorism recently told the Washington Post, “We have the European Union and the chaos of Syria, political asylum. shown the world that their will would not conservative and liberal economic policies. reached in France a point where we have more coordinating with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Le- Once Erdogan’s ally, Gulen be broken. As President, Erdogan has been a strong bodies than we have intelligence services.” vant (ISIL/Daesh) bombers targeting Turkish Erdogan addressed the nation via a vid- U.S., unaware of Turkey coup plot advocate of an executive presidency that In any case, it’s unclear if a French iteration of the counter- cities and the government also at war with eo calling service, appearing on the smart Meantime, U.S. Secretary of State John would boost his own powers and has main- terrorism center could have done much to stop the assault on Kurdish separatists. phone of a CNN Turk reporter who held Kerry said on Saturday that Washing- tained an active influence over political af- the Charlie Hebdo offices in January 2015, or the attack on Erdogan, who had been holidaying on it up to a studio camera so viewers to the ton had no idea that a coup attempt was fairs despite the symbolic nature of his of- Bataclan concert hall and various cafes in Paris on Nov. 13, the southwest coast when the coup was network could see him. brewing in NATO ally Turkey before Friday’s fice. In 2016, he was accused of forcing the 2015. Some of the killers were known to authorities, others not. launched, flew into Istanbul before dawn He said the “parallel structure” was be- bloody events. resignation of Prime Minister Ahmet Davu- French intelligence had been monitoring one of the Charlie on Saturday and was shown on television toglu due to his skepticism over the pro- Hebdo killers, Said Kouachi, for example, but had stopped be- outside Ataturk Airport. In a night that sometimes verged on the posed presidential system, resulting in his cause he didn’t seem to be a threat at the time and there were Addressing a crowd of thousands of replacement by close ally Binali Yildirim. He other, more urgent suspects. Amedy Coulibaly, who killed a flag-waving supporters at the airport later, Erdo- bizarre, Erdogan frequently took to social has also come under fire for constructing media even though he is an avowed enemy policewoman and four civilians in a kosher supermarket that gan said the government remained at the helm, Ak Saray, the world’s largest palace on Atat- same day, had been in and out of prison. But, again, the po- although disturbances continued in Ankara. of the technology when his opponents use it, urk Forest Farm and Zoo for his own use as lice didn’t consider him a top priority. In addition, many gun- Erdogan, a polarizing figure whose Islam- frequently targeting Twitter and Facebook. President and has been repeatedly accused men in the November strike were Belgian citizens. So French ic-rooted ideology lies at odds with support- of breaching the constitutional terms of his intelligence would have had to rely on Brussels for informa- ers of modern Turkey’s secular principles, said office by not maintaining political neutrality. tion and assistance. The ringleader, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the plotters had tried to attack him in the re- hind the coup attempt -- his shorthand for But he added that the failed putsch had In 2015, amid consistent allegations that he was later killed during a police shootout in a Parisian suburb. sort town of Marmaris. followers of Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric apparently been incompetently executed, maintained financial links with the ISIL, reve- How would a central French agency have stopped them? “They bombed places I had departed whom he has repeatedly accused of trying and restated Washington’s support for Er- lations that the state was supplying arms to Instead of creating a new bureaucracy, Paris might be bet- right after I was gone,” he said. “They prob- to foment an uprising in the military, media dogan’s elected government, AFP reported. terrorist groups in Syria in the 2014 National ter to examine other approaches when reforming its intelli- ably thought we were still there.” and judiciary. “If you’re planning a coup you don’t ex- Intelligence Organization lorry scandal led gence communities so they can better grapple with terrorism Erdogan’s AK Party (Adalet ve Kalk?nma Muhammed Fethullah Gulen is a Turk- actly advertise it to your partners in NATO,” to accusations of high treason at home and abroad. One relatively easy step, for example, Partisi/ Justice and Development Party), has ish preacher, writer, and political figure. Kerry told reporters who asked how U.S. Erdogan’s failed peace negotiations would be to pass legislation that broadens punishments for long had strained relations with the military, He is the founder of the Gulen movement intelligence could have been surprised by with Kurdish rebels and lax security policies those involved, even tangentially, with terrorist cells operat- which has a history of mounting coups to (known as Hizmet meaning service in Turk- events. against ISIL have been consistently blamed ing in France. A terrorism charge in the United States that defend secularism although it has not ish). He currently lives in self-imposed exile “It surprised everybody, including the for the sharp rise in terrorist incidents in could mean a 25-year prison sentence currently results in seized power directly since 1980. in the United States, residing in Saylors- people in Turkey,” the top U.S. diplomat Turkey since 2015. only three years behind bars in France. While loved by his supporters, Erdo- burg, Pennsylvania. added, speaking in Luxembourg during a Nationwide protests against the per- Another example would be to commit more resources to gan’s conservative religious views have also Gulen was an ally of Turkish President diplomatic tour of European capitals. ceived authoritarianism of Erdogan’s gov- monitoring radicals in France’s prisons. France is also experi- alienated many ordinary Turks who accuse Erdogan before 2013. The alliance was “I must say, it does not appear to have ernment began in May 2013, with the in- menting with efforts to weaken ties between the jihadists and him of authoritarianism. Police used heavy destroyed after alleged 2013 corruption been a very brilliantly planned or executed ternationally criticized police crackdown the “persuadables” within the penal system. force in 2013 to suppress mass protest de- investigations in Turkey. Erdogan accused event, but let’s reserve all judgment until resulting in 22 deaths and the stalling of Yet it’s unclear if that would have the desired permanent manding more freedom. Gulen for being behind the corruption in- the facts are in.” EU membership negotiations. Following a effects. An estimated 1,200 French citizens have traveled to Smart phone address vestigations. He is currently on Turkey’s Kerry said the United States would en- split with long-time ally Fethullah Gulen, Syria, presumably to fight for Islamic State. Hundreds have In a night that sometimes verged on the most-wanted terrorist list and is accused of tertain an extradition request for exiled Erdogan brought about large-scale judicial now returned. Others within France could have “self-radical- bizarre, Erdogan frequently took to social leading what the current Turkish officials call cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey’s pres- reforms that were criticized for threatening ized.” As is evident, it does not take many people to create media even though he is an avowed enemy the Gulenist Terror Organization (FETO). A ident blames for a failed coup. judicial independence. A U.S.$100 billion havoc that can unsettle an entire nation. Additional legisla- of the technology when his opponents use Turkish criminal court issued an arrest war- But Kerry adds Turkey’s government government corruption scandal in 2013 tion won’t be enough to prevent the next domestic attack. it, frequently targeting Twitter and Face- rant for Gulen. Turkey is demanding the ex- would have to present evidence of Gulen’s led to the arrests of Erdogan’s close allies, Rather, hiring and retaining competent and effective per- book. tradition of Gulen from the U.S. However, wrongdoing that withstands scrutiny. with Erdogan himself incriminated after a sonnel, building institutional capacity, opening up resources Gunfire and explosions had rocked both so far there is no Turkish court decision that While visiting Luxembourg, Kerry said recording was released on social media. Er- and providing real leadership can all help keep France safe. Istanbul and Ankara through the night af- charges Gulen or his followers with any ter- Turkey hasn’t made a request to send the dogan’s government has since come under More funding is needed to achieve all this. ter soldiers took up positions in both cities fire for electoral fraud, demeaning the Con- Counterterrorism efforts and ordered state television to read out a Kerry said the United States would entertain stitution, alleged human rights violations In addition, law enforcement and intelligence personnel, statement declaring they had taken power. an extradition request for exiled cleric and crackdown on press and social media, from senior to junior ranks, should rotate through other divi- However, by dawn the noise of fighting had having blocked access to Twitter, Facebook sions so that all would be better informed about the overall died down considerably. Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey’s president and YouTube on numerous occasions. counterterrorism effort. One long-term effect of 9/11 is that About 50 soldiers involved in the coup blames for a failed coup. Opposition journalists and politicians the U.S. intelligence community has indeed grown culturally surrendered on one of the bridges across have thus branded him a “dictator.” closer. Individual agencies now better understand each oth- er’s needs. Rotating individuals throughout the French system might go a long way to foster trust within BIM CEO: Banks should play important Iran Ready to Transfer Technical the system. It would help minimize intelligence silos and cul- role to spur economy in country Know _how of Rare Earth Elements tural roadblocks that might hamper France’s ability to stop the next attack. France should also take the lead in developing a ECONOMY Banks must play signif- of 51 foreign brokerage banks through ECONOMY Tehran, July16, IMID- cations and is trying to update its tech- continent-wide database of all European citizens who have deskicant role in boosting global financial system dubbed “SWIFT”.” deskRO_ Head of Iranian nology and international knowledge. gone to Syria to fight for Islamic State or al Qaeda. The United economic situation in the country. As the first and major shareholder of Mineral Processing Research Center(- Last year as a result of a MoU signed States maintains one at NCTC, but France should orchestrate Chief Executive and Chairman of the Iran - Europe Commercial Bank, Bank IMPRC) announced that IMPRC is ready by IMPRC and Mintek of South Africa as one for Europe as well. This could help build cooperation Board of Directors of Bank of Industry of Industry and Mine managed to ex- to transfer technical know-how of rare one of the top countries in mineral pro- across Europe, as other countries feed into the database. and Mine (BIM) Ali Ashraf-Afkhami an- change a considerable sum amounting earth elements to other countries. cessing research, Iran faced with large Paris should make this a high diplomatic priority in the Eu- nounced the above statement and said: to approx. €5.400 billion. According to the report of public re- number of research projects in Africa ropean Union. It should also strive to work with nations, such as “Considering the necessity of material- In the same period, €1.200 billion lations of IMIDRO, Gholamreza Taheri and Latin America. Turkey and Russia, largely because it’s in France’s self-interest izing objectives of “resistance econo- worth of Letter of Credit (L/C) with high noted modern technical equipment In addition to defined joint projects to do so. Thwarting Islamic State’s efforts across the continent my”, all provincial banks should practice security and without any agent has been and knowledge of IMPRC and said by IMPRC and Mintek, all contracted is a European problem, not just a French one. Many nations “Core Banking” issue in order to boom opened by the Bank for Iranian industrial that IMPRC is among top 5 centers in projects of Mintek in Asia and Persian have returning fighters at this point, so they would be willing economic situation of the country. (Core projects, he said, adding: “This issue has mineral processing research. By hav- Gulf will be conducted jointly in IMPRC. to work together. And with the European-wide database, Paris banking is a banking service provided saved currency as much as 10% for the ing competent workforce and modern Also, IMPRC negotiated with 3 other wouldn’t have to rely on Washington for basic information. by a group of networked bank branches country due to the omission of agent.” equipment, IMPRC has activities in all companies including MSA group, Fraser Soon after 9/11, Washington had the resolve and wealth where customers may access their bank In the end, Chief Executive and sectors of mineral processing such as Alexander, Maelgwyn Mineral Services to strengthen its intelligence services and also create a vast account and perform basic transactions Chairman of the Board of Directors of iron ore, copper, education of foreign for development of cooperation in min- new bureaucracy. The result has produced great successes, from any of the member branch offices.) Bank of Industry and Mine (BIM) Ali experts etc. eral processing, he expressed. but also some wasteful, costly mistakes. Speaking in a get-together meeting in Ashraf-Afkhami said: “Valuable and pre- We are studying some projects in Currently, Mines and Geology Min- France doesn’t have the billions of euros to fritter away try- front of heads of bank branches, he point- cious role of Bank of Industry and Mine rare earth elements processing research ister of Conakry Guinea visited IMPRC ing to figure this out over the next decade. Rather, Paris should ed to the excellent performance of the in settling international debt of banking with neighbor countries, he added. and stressed expansion of technical co- learn from Washington’s victories, and failures, as it tries to bank in international arena and said: “BIM network of the country has improved Head of IMPRC continued that this operation in mine sector between two fight its shadowy war against terrorism within its borders. has established relationship with a number Iran’s banking status in global arena.” center entered international communi- countries. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SOCIETY JJULYULY 17,17, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Tehran, Minsk ink documents to expand technological cooperation

SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iran and Farhadi explained that based on an deskBelarus signed docu- agreement reached by the two countries ments to increase technological coop- a joint committee and a fund to provide eration, IRNA news agency reported capital to develop new and advanced on Friday. technologies would be established and The documents were inked in Minsk their progress would be check monthly. over the sixth meeting of joint coopera- Holding training courses, workshops, tion committee co-headed by the chair- and conferences, and cooperation in man of the State Committee on Science producing knowledge and technology and Technology of the Republic of Bela- are of the other topics of this agreement, rus, Alexander Shumilin, and the Iranian Farhadi noted. Science, Research and Technology Minis- An Iranian delegation is also sched- ter, Mohammad Farhadi. uled to travel to Belarus to evaluate and You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. The agreements include financing determine the Belarusian universities Albert Camus scientific project of the two countries standards, the minister added. and enhancing cooperation between Mentioning their meetings with the Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Tech- Belarusian universities’ chairmen, Farhadi nology, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical pointed that they have shown keen inter- Institute, and Belarusian state techno- est in promoting cooperation with Iran’s LEARN ENGLISH logical university. academic circles. Additionally, for the next meeting The Iranian delegation headed by the Using Illegal Drugs slated for 2017 in Tehran some subject science, research and technology min- matters such as using advanced technol- grams and executing joint projects were delegation had meetings with them as ister and accompanied by a group of Nancy: So, what do you think? ogies in agriculture, industry, medicine, discussed over this session. well to discuss ways of facilitating coop- deputy vice ministers as well as univer- Ron: Uh, that was interesting. pharmacology, and construction as well Regarding 1,600 Iranian medical stu- eration and dissolving problems between sities’ chancellors travelled to Minsk on Nancy: That’s all you have to say? I spent six months mak- as faculty and student exchange pro- dents studying in Belarus the Iranian the two nations. Wednesday for a three-day trip. ing this anti- drug film to show students in schools to try and deter illegal drug use. Ron: Well, I’m not sure if it gets the point across. Paralyzed woman hikes the Appalachian Trail Nancy: What do you mean? I show footage of people us- ing hardcore drugs. Ron: That’s just it. You start by showing people smoking The 2,190-mile long Appalachian Trail is daunting even to The price tag for the technology was steep: $75,000 pot, making the point that it’s a gateway drug, and then those who have no trouble walking, and few who set out each. showing addicts popping pills, shooting up heroine, manage to travel the entire trail. Kozel’s doctors and therapists knew that getting these and snorting and freebasing cocaine. That hasn’t stopped Stacey Kozel. Her paralyzed body braces covered by insurance would be an uphill climb. Her Nancy: I’m trying to show the downhill spiral that hasn’t stopped her, either. insurance claim was denied, more documents were sent. results from illegal drug use. The 41-year-old Ohio resident had always been an ath- The back and forth between the insurance company and Ron: But considering how incredibly explicit the film is, lete who loved the outdoors and fresh air. She was always therapists lasted a year. Kozel thought her life would never I’m afraid that teachers might mistake it for some other active until lupus stole her muscles and strength, bit by bit. resemble the one she had before she was paralyzed. type of film. The autoimmune disease causes the immune system to When her claim was finally approved after 12 months, Nancy: What do you mean? What type of film? attack different body parts, including internal organs. Peo- she was “in shock.” Ron: Well, instead of an anti- drug educational film, it ple with lupus experience it differently. For Kozel, the disor- Meet ‘Iron will’ seems more instructional. If kids don’t know how to use der targets her central nervous system. Although her heart Just three days after Kozel got her braces, Joey Pollak, illegal drugs before, they will after watching this film! and lungs function normally, the weakening of her muscles Kozel’s orthopedist, got a call saying Kozel was in a 5K race, (Source: eslpod.com) makes it hard for her to breathe. Since her diagnosis at 19, “just walking, not running.” Words & phrases she has frequently had to go to the hospital for treatment Still, with the help of a “To say Stacey is an overachiever is an understatement,” anti-drug: opposing or restricting the use of narcotics or whenever she got a “flare-up.” said Pollak, who has worked with her since November 2014. other drugs of abuse “It never feels good. You don’t feel right. A lot of pain. powered wheelchair and What Pollak did not know was an idea forming in deter: to stop someone from doing something, by mak- A lot of weakness. You’re exhausted just by doing daily ac- a pair of leg braces, she Kozel’s head. ing them realize it will be difficult or have bad results tivities,” said Kozel. It would take her months to recover She wanted to show insurance companies how useful the and rebuild muscles from a lupus attack that lasted for a made her way back to class, braces can be for those who have lost their mobility. With get something across: to succeed in communicating an made up her missed clinical idea or piece of information to someone, or to be com- few weeks. more awareness about those braces, she thought it might municated successfully Over the years, her condition has only gotten worse. time, finished her finals and make it easier for others to get the braces covered. Walking footage: cinema film showing a particular event She would use her hands to help herself get off the graduated with honors. on the streets was simply not enough to gain enough atten- hardcore drug: a narcotic that is considered relatively chair when her lower body muscles weren’t working tion, Kozel thought, she needed to aim higher. strong and likely to cause addiction well. But to people who didn’t know about her diagno- Another uphill battle: Insurance After research, she set her mind on the Appalachian smoke pot: smoking marijuana sis, she looked normal. Although Kozel was able to walk stiffly with an old pair Trail, just two months after she received her braces. gateway drug: a drug such as cannabis which is not a “I’ve spent all of my life trying to hide it from peo- of braces, they wouldn’t help her walk comfortably enough Pollak tried to talk her out of it, but gave up after about very dangerous, but which some people believe leads to ple because I don’t want people to treat me differently,” to embrace the outdoors. 10 minutes. “She already got a plane ticket,” said Pollak. the use of more dangerous drugs such as heroin said Kozel. The chance finally came when she came across the “She was going no matter if I said ‘yay’ or ‘nay’.” addict: someone who is unable to stop taking drugs Kozel’s efforts even fooled her mother, Mary Kozel. It Ottobock C-Brace. The brace functions essentially as the Even Kozel’s mother was scared when she heard the pop pill: to take pills too often, or to take too many at wasn’t until a visit to the doctors with her daughter that she muscles and bones of a leg, as long as the person wearing plan. But Mary didn’t stop her daughter, either. one time realized how sick her daughter was. “It was the first time I it is able to move the hips. “She’s already paralyzed,” said Mary Kozel. “And to shoot up: to put illegal drugs into your blood, using a realized how much she couldn’t do with her muscles, how Each brace comes with a microprocessor stocked with hold her back from something she wants to do...It would needle much she’s been compensating,” Mary Kozel said. movement data at the knee joint. A sensor at the joint only make it worse.” snort: to take drugs by breathing them in through your Stacey made it easy to overlook. Even as her muscles sends information to the processor and tells it how fast the Now, with support from her orthopedist, her mother nose deteriorated, her spirit never weakened. “She always looks knee is trying to collapse, while another sensor feeds ankle and strangers along the way, she is slowly approaching her freebase: take for...’what can I do with what I have now’?” said Mary Kozel. information. When the mini-computer thinks the knee is destination. Kozel calls her community of support “trail an- downhill spiral: a series of thoughts or actions which “She always finds something. She keeps moving forward.” going to collapse, it locks up the knee. Once it senses the gels,” who bring food and water or offer rides. feeds back into itself, causing a situation to become pro- The worst ‘flare-up’ foot is behind the body, and when the toe is off the ground, The adventure has gotten her back outside, among gressively worse Stacey Kozel had lost her ability to walk several times, it unlocks the knee to let the foot move to the front. gorgeous scenery, into the fresh air she always loved and explicit: expressed in a way that is very clear and direct but she had always managed to get back on her feet until among new friends. “The best part has been the people instructional: providing instruction a flare-up in March 2014. out there,” she said. “You’re never actually alone.” “I walked into a hospital, came out in a wheelchair,” re- She wanted to show Not knowing when her next lupus attacked could be called Stacey Kozel, “When I left the hospital I could only lift insurance companies how and how much worse she could get, Kozel said, “I don’t my left arm. I can’t really control it. It just flopped around.” useful the braces can be want to have regret the next time I didn’t do something.” She suspects a car accident a year before might have for those who have lost Kozel’s legs are more flexible with the help of the new QUIZ OF THE DAY worsened her condition, but ultimately, she knows lupus braces. She cannot, however, be on the trail for days on their mobility. With more 184) He’s married ____ two kids. cost her lower body mobility. Kozel grew frustrated staring end. The batteries in the braces last 36 hours at most. To a) to at empty walls, desperate to smell fresh air outside. awareness about those keep on hiking, Kozel has to get off the trail once in a while b) with It happened right when Kozel was picking up her life braces, she thought it might to have them charged. (Quiz No. 183 answer: b) after a previous lupus attack and eight weeks before her In experienced hikers’ term, “zero day” means hiking graduation from a radiology program. When lying on the make it easier for others zero miles a day. Kozel knew before entering the trail that hospital bed, she wasn’t thinking about paralysis. She wor- to get the braces covered. she would probably be taking more zero days than an av- ried about not being able to graduate. Walking on the streets was erage hiker, either because of her strength, her speed or “Even then, I thought I would get better. I did not pre- the dying batteries. But none of this bothers her. PHRASAL VERB pare myself for being paralyzed,” said Kozel. simply not enough to gain Kozel has just passed the halfway point on the Appa- Vouch for Still, with the help of a powered wheelchair and a pair enough attention, Kozel lachian Trail, and she will keep going. Her determination of leg braces, she made her way back to class, made up thought, she needed to has earned her a nickname among the hikers on the trail: her missed clinical time, finished her finals and graduated aim higher. Iron will. Meaning: express confidence in, or guarantee something with honors. (Source: CNN) For example: You can give the keys to Andy. I can vouch for him. LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION

ﺭﺍﻩ ﺍﻧﺪﺍﺯﻯ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﺒﺨﺸﻰ ﺍﻭﺗﻴﺴﻢ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ENGLISH PROVERB India’s COM-DEALL to help launch autism ﺑﺎ ﻛﻤﻚ ﻛﺎﻡ – ﺩﻳﻞ ﻫﻨﺪﻭﺳﺘﺎﻥ He who plays with fire gets rehabilitation center in Iran burnt ﻣﺪﻳﺮ ﮔﺮﻭﻩ ﮔﻔﺘﺎﺭ ﺩﺭﻣﺎﻧﻰ ﺩﺍﻧﺸﻜﺪﻩ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﺒﺨﺸﻰ ﺩﺍﻧﺸﮕﺎﻩ ﻋﻠﻮﻡ ﭘﺰﺷﻜﻰ ﺗﻬﺮﺍﻥ ﺍﺯ ﺭﺍﻩ ﺍﻧﺪﺍﺯﻯ ﻧﺨﺴﺘﻴﻦ In association with Indian research center COM-DEALL, Iran’s first international autism ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻠﻰ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﺒﺨﺸﻰ ﺍﻭﺗﻴﺴﻢ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﺩﺭ ﺗﻬﺮﺍﻥ ﺑﺎ ﻣﺸﺎﺭﻛﺖ ﻭ ﻫﻤﻜﺎﺭﻯ ﻣﻮﺳﺴﻪ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎﺗﻰ rehabilitation center will be opened in Tehran, the director for speech therapy group of ﺩﺍﻧﺸﮕﺎﻫﻰ ﻛﺎﻡ – ﺩﻳﻞ ﻫﻨﺪ ﺧﺒﺮ ﺩﺍﺩ. Explanation: if you behave in a risky way, you are likely to have problems Tehran’s University of Medical Sciences said. ﺍﺣﻤﺪ ﺭﺿﺎ ﺧﺎﺗﻮﻥ ﺁﺑﺎﺩﻯ ﺩﺭ ﮔﻔﺖﻭﮔﻮ ﺑﺎ ﺧﺒﺮﮔﺰﺍﺭﻯ ﺗﺴﻨﻴﻢ ﺍﻇﻬﺎﺭ ﺩﺍﺷﺖ: ﺑﺎ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺭﻭﻧﺪ ﺍﻓﺰﺍﻳﺸﻰ As autism is on the rise in Iran, launching such centers can help provide more efficient ﺍﺧﺘﻼﻝ ﺍﻭﺗﻴﺴﻢ ﺩﺭ ﻛﺸﻮﺭﻣﺎﻥ ﻫﺪﻑ ﺍﺯ ﺭﺍﻩ ﺍﻧﺪﺍﺯﻯ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ، ﺍﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﺧﺪﻣﺎﺕ ﺩﺭﻣﺎﻧﻰ ﺗﺨﺼﺼﻰ ﺑﺎ treatment with the help of scientists from other countries, Ahmadreza Khatounabadi told ﺍﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﻩ ﺍﺯ ﺗﻮﺍﻥ ﺩﺍﻧﺸﻤﻨﺪﺍﻥ ﺳﺎﻳﺮ ﻛﺸﻮﺭﻫﺎ ﺍﺳﺖ. .Tasnim news agency ﺧﺎﺗﻮﻥ ﺁﺑﺎﺩﻯ ﺗﻮﺿﻴﺢ ﺩﺍﺩ: ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺧﺪﻣﺎﺕ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﺒﺨﺸﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺟﻤﻠﻪ، ﮔﻔﺘﺎﺭﺩﺭﻣﺎﻧﻰ، ﻛﺎﺭﺩﺭﻣﺎﻧﻰ، Speech therapy, occupational therapy, play therapy and training the parents and other ﺁﻣﻮﺯﺵ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ، ﺑﺎﺯﻯ ﺩﺭﻣﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﺩﻳﮕﺮ ﺧﺪﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﺧﻮﺍﻫﺪ ﺷﺪ. .Be kind to me! services of the kind will be provided in this center, Khatounabadi explained ﻭﻯ ﺧﺎﻃﺮﻧﺸﺎﻥ ﻛﺮﺩ: ﺑﺎ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻳﻨﻜﻪ ﻫﺰﻳﻨﻪﻫﺎﻯ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﺒﺨﺸﻰ ﺍﻓﺮﺍﺩ ﺩﺍﺭﺍﻯ ﺍﺧﺘﻼﻝ ﺍﻭﺗﻴﺴﻢ، ﺑﺴﻴﺎﺭ ﺳﻨﮕﻴﻦ Mentioning the considerable expenses of the autism patients’ treatment process he ﺍﺳﺖ ﻭ ﺧﺎﻧﻮﺍﺩﻩﻫﺎ ﺭﺍ ﺩﭼﺎﺭ ﻣﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﻰﻛﻨﺪ، ﻻﺯﻡ ﺍﺳﺖ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺯﻣﻴﻨﻪ ﺣﻤﺎﻳﺖ ﻻﺯﻡ ﺍﺯ ﺳﻮﻯ ﺩﻭﻟﺖ ﺍﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﺷﻮﺩ. .called on the officials for financial supports of such families I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Riyad Mahrez turns down a long-term contract offer, Mario Gotze looks to seal move back to Dortmund while Arsenal eye a late move for Carlos Bacca. Here are the pick of Saturday morning’s newspaper headlines. Mahrez set to join Kante by leaving Leicester Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez has knocked back a contract extension, ac- cording to The Sun. The SPORTS Iran announced the athletes that will Five other Iranian powerlifters including Majid Farzin in Paralympic Games simultaneously and I dedicate a gold report clams the midfield- deskmake up their 95-strong delegation that the 80kg and Hamed Solhipour in the 88kg weight cate- medal to my family,” she said. er has turned down a new will compete in 11 sports at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. gories could win the medals in the prestigious event. A total of seven archers will represent Team Iran in the deal, with Arsenal, Barcelo- Iran’s women’s sitting volleyball player Eshrat Kordestani The wheelchair basketball team has been pitted event, Teamiran.net. na and Paris Saint-Germain will be the delegation’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. against USA, England, Germany, Algeria and host Brazil in Iran will also have three judokas in the competition. all keen to land the Algeri- Iran seeks gold medal in the men’s sitting volleyball as Pool B. Iran coach Abbas Aghakouchaki says that his side Para-shooter Sareh Javanmardi, who won a bronze at an, a key man in Leicester’s the team has won five gold medals in the Games. will be hard team to beat. the Women’s 10 m air pistol SH1 in London, is going to title-winning success. Clau- The most decorated sitting volleyball team is in Pool “We will have difficult matches ahead of us. We have take a gold medal in the upcoming event. dio Raineri has remained B alongside world and European champion Bosnia and analyzed our rivals expect Algeria which remains an un- Five shooters will participate at Paralympics. confident the player will Herzegovina, Russia and China. known team for us,” Aghakouchaki told Paralympic.ir. Para-canoeist Shahla Behrouzi Rad sees herself as an stay, but Mahrez reportedly Sitting Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics will “Iran has been out of the competition for eight years. athlete who has a chance to win a medal in Paralympics. wants an opportunity at a be held from 9 September to 18 September at the Ri- We finished in eighth place in the 2014 Men’s Wheelchair She will represent Iran at the women’s KL2 200m. bigger club. ocentro Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro. Two events will be Basketball World Championship in Incheon, South Korea, Para-cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad will participate at Paper Round’s view: contested: men’s and women’s team. but we need to balance logic and emotion to make better the event as the sole Iranian representative. Losing Mahrez is a massive Debutant Iran’s women’s sitting volleyball team has decisions in our matches. Iran will be a difficult team to Also, para-swimmer Shahin Izadyar is the sole Iranian blow any chance of Leicester picking up where they left been pooled with powerhouses China, USA and Rwanda. defeat and we are even among the favorites,” he added. delegate in Rio. off last season. The best they can hope for in a situation Powerlifter Siamand Rahman will have an eye-catching The competition will be held from September 8 to 17. The Iranian delegation is hoping to outdo its perfor- like this is that receive a good fee in return and manage performance since the over 107kg strongman is saving a Iran’s football 5-a-side team aims for podium for the first mance at London 2012, when it won 10 gold medals, sev- to find a half-decent replacement. But like N’Golo Kante 300kg haul for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. time.Host Brazil is the most decorated team in the Games. en silvers and seven bronzes. heading for Chelsea, it will be difficult to attract a suitable Iranian athletic team won five gold medals, five silvers replacement. and three bronzes at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in Gotze on verge of returning to Dortmund London and the athletes look forward to repeating their Mario Gotze is set to make a stunning return to former glorious days at Rio. Iran will participate at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games club Borussia Dortmund, according to the Daily Mail. The with 25 athletes. report says that the 24 year old has been unable to hold Para-archer Zahra Nemati, who became the first Irani- down a regular starting slot at Bayern. His former club an woman to win Olympic or Paralympic gold when she Dortmund have offered him a five year deal and the Bun- topped the podium in the individual recurve W1/W2, will desliga champions £23 million to re-sign the winger. carry Iran’s flag at the 2016 Olympic Games. There was substantial Premier League interest in the First, she will do her best to take a medal in the Olym- German international. Liverpool are managed by his for- pics then will try to repeat her gold at the Paralympics. mer boss Jurgen Klopp, but it seems unlikely he will opt for “I will do my best to win honors in Olympic and a reunion with Klopp. Paper Round’s view: This deal is moving closer and closer to completion, and potentially a blow to Liverpool in that Klopp’s star power wasn’t enough to get this over Iran’s Masoud Shojaei linked with Greek move the line. While Sadio Mane is a good buy regardless of his price tag, it shows how much work the former Dortmund SPORTS Iranian international midfielder Ma- for Spanish side Osasuna scoring 8 goals in 101 appear- desk manager has on his hands to rebuild the Liverpool with soud Shojaei has been linked with a ances. Masoud who has also played for Las Palmas in Se- the competition fierce to land the continent’s most cov- move to Greek side Panionios FC, according to a report gunda division, passed the last two years at Qatar Stars eted figures. on Gazzetta.gr. League playing for Al Shahania and Al Gharafa. Arsenal make late run for Carlos Bacca Panionios official website also confirms the club’s in- Shojaei has represented his country in two World Arsenal are trying to land Carlos Bacca ahead of Lon- terest in signing the Iranian midfielder; “The club is wait- Cups and three Asian Cups. He has scored eight goals in don rivals West Ham, according to the Sun. The Gunners ing for Masoud to arrive in Greece in order to undergo 65 caps for Iran. have reportedly moved in for AC Milan’s Bacca, just as the medical exam and sign the contract,” Panionios offi- Panionios would have qualified for the Europa cial website reported. League second qualifying round as the fifth-placed team West Ham have been trying to thrash out a deal with the Shojaei is going to team up with fellow countryman of the 2015–16 Superleague Greece, but was excluded Serie A giants. West Ham are said to have bid £25 million Karim Ansarifard at Panionios who was one of team’s key from participating in the 2016–17 European competi- for Bacca, but will face some late competition in Arsenal players last season after scoring 11 goals in 36 matches. tions by UEFA for financial reasons. As a result, the berth and Napoli who are also said to be keen. The 32-year old player has previously played five years was given to the sixth-placed team PAS Giannina. Paper Round’s view: Arsenal appear to be entering a panic phase in their transfer window. It looks like Juventus have moved to the head of the pack in the race to sign Gonzalo Higuain. Arsenal appear to be grasping at what- Machine Sazi set to sign Spanish keeper ever’s left that’s up for grabs. It’s a hasty and potentially dangerous way to conduct business. For their sake, let’s SPORTS Iranian newly promoted club Ma- Halldórsson was scheduled to join Machine Sazi but the hope they have other moves lined up. deskchine Sazi FC is set to sign Spanish move collapsed due to personal issues. City consider move for PSV’s Jeroen Zoet goalkeeper Manuel Fernandez Muniz from Deportivo Machine Sazi has signed Saman Nariman Jahan, Andranik Manchester City are considering a £7 million move La Coruna, according to the local media. Teymourian, Saeid Daghighi, Payam Sadeghian, Habib Gordani, for PSV’S Jeroen Zoet, according to the Daily Mail. Pep The 30-year old keeper who has previously played for Jalal Rafkhaei, Edson Henrique da Silva, Thaer Krouma, Khadi Guardiola is looking for a back-up keeper to challenge Joe Sporting Gijon, Recreativo, Alcaron and Alaves made eight Kakha, and Ditmar Bicaj so far in the transfer window. Hart, who after a few average seasons and a poor Euro appearances for Deportivo last season. Machine Sazi, led by Rasoul Khatibi, won promotion to 2016 tournament is looking more and more uncertain as Last week, Iceland goalkeeper at Euro 2016 Hannes Iran Professional League in May. the club’s current number one. City are weighing up the move, as they wait and see on Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen before moving in for Zoet. Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta still in Louis van Gaal ‘a potential candidate’ Paper Round’s view: A left-field option from Pep and City, but remember that Pep requires a sweeping goal- Spain ahead of Turkey charity match for Belgium manager’s job keeper who can play out with his feet. Dutch football is well-renowned for producing a good technical standard of player, so expect a few other keepers in the Eredivisie to be monitored by Guardiola. (Source: Eurosport)

Two Ukrainian players on Persepolis of Iran’s radar

Ukrainian players Oleksiy Polyanskyi and Volodymyr Pryy- omov have caught the eye of Iran’s Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic. In the Persepolis’s training Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and match. Neymar, Luis Suarez, Eden Haz- Louis van Gaal will be considered to re- to the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup, camp held in Ukraine, the Cro- teammate Andres Iniesta are in Spain ard, Francesco Totti, Michael Essien, Xavi place Marc Wilmots as Belgium manager according to the Belgian FA’s technical di- atian coach showed interest in despite being scheduled to take part in Hernandez, Carles Puyol, Eric Abidal, Jay if he applies for the role, according to rector Chris van Puyvelde who wants the signing the Ukrainian duo, ac- a charity match on Saturday in Antalya, Jay Okocha, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Francois De Keersemacker, the president Red Devils’ next manager to have experi- cording to Persepolis website. Turkey, according to an announcement Andres Iniesta, Demba Ba, Didier Drogba of the Belgian FA. ence on the international stage. Polyanskyi is a 30-year-old from the club. and Arda Turan were all expected to take Former Bayern Munich, Barcelona “It’s an open process; I expect my midfielder who currently plays The match was organised by Samu- part in the game. and Ajax boss Van Gaal has taken charge mailbox is going to be flooded [with ap- in Metalist Kharkiv on loan. el Eto’o, a former teammate of both In- Turan, Puyol, Deco, Abidal and sport- of the Netherlands’ national team on two plications],” Van Puyvelde told a news con- Pryyomov is also a iesta and Messi, to commemorate the ing director Alejandro Echeverria, who separate occasions and is currently avail- ference. “We want a candidate to have 30-year-old striker who plays 10th anniversary of his charity foun- were already in Turkey, are safe and in able after leaving Manchester United at experience and to have already achieved for Metalist Kharkiv. dation. However, the match has been contact with the club. the end of last season. results in international football. He must The Ukrainian duo trave- threatened after a military coup was The status of Eto’o’s charity match is Francois De Keersemacker, the presi- play modern football. led to Iran to negotiate with attempted in Turkey early on Saturday unknown, although a report in the Mirror dent of the Belgian FA, told reporters on “He must show tactical acumen and the Iranian team. morning. suggested it had been cancelled. Friday: “Van Gaal might be a potential flexibility to adapt because no one game or Both of players were members of Ukraine U-19 football According to reports, Messi cancelled Messi had been on vacation in Ibiza, candidate. We will see if he puts himself no opponent are ever the same. He must teams. his Saturday flight to the country. Spain, and will reportedly stay there after forward as a candidate. If he does then also deliver a high-performance environ- Persepolis, who became runner-up at the Iran Profession- Messi, 29, was just one of a num- cancelling the flight and his participation we will evaluate his candidacy.” ment because the players he is working al League last season, is preparing for the new edition of the ber of current and one-time world class in the charity match. Van Gaal’s candidacy will be helped by with are used to working at a high level. competition. players that committed to play in the (Source: Soccernet) his success with Netherlands, whom he led (Source: ESPN) (Source: Tasnim) b

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NEWS IN BRIEF “I Am Not Salvador” Tehran meeting to review social status hits silver screens of public libraries in France ARTTEHRAN — Iranian scholars in Turkey deskwill gather for a meeting at the City Park Library in Tehran on Monday to discuss ARTTEHRAN — Iranian Iranian cinema has made good progress the role of public libraries in the social structure of deskfilmmaker Manuchehr since the Islamic Revolution (1979). France. Hadi’s comedy drama “I Am Not Salvador” Iranian films have been honored in most Majlis Library, Museum and Documentation went on screen at 30 movie theaters in international film festivals, indicating the Center Director Mohammadreza Majidi, and major cities of Turkey on Thursday. fact that Iranian cinema has provided a scholars Mohammad-Baqer Khoramshad and The film with Turkish subtitles will be good opportunity for the production of Mozafar Cheshmeh-Sohrabi are scheduled to give on screen for one month, Iran’s Farabi films with rare and invaluable concepts.” speeches at the meeting, which will be held by the Cinema Foundation announced on Friday. Cinetech Mall of Istanbul, Organization of Public Libraries. In an opening ceremony organized by Cinemaximum Atakoy Plus, Atakoy Iran’s Embassy in a theater in Istanbul, the Galleria Cinepeople, Cinemaximum film was screened for a number of Iranian Aqua Florya and Cinemaximum Zorlu and Turkish cultural figures and officials Center are among the theaters in Istanbul including leading Turkish historian Ilber screening “I Am Not Salvador”. WHAT’S IN ART GALLERIES Ortayli, Supervision and Evaluation “I Am Not Salvador”, starring Reza Office (SEO) Director Habib Ilbeigi, and Attaran, Yekta Naser and former Brazilian Photo cineastes Habib Esmaeili, Amir Parvin footballer Rivaldo, tells the story of an An exhibition of photos by Yunes Shokrkhah, Hosseini, Mansur Sohrabpur and Mehdi Iranian man who is invited to take a trip to Shahram Gilabadi, and 49 other Mehrabi. Brazil with his family. A poster photojournalists is currently Professor Ortayli praised Iranian According to the report released by for the underway at the Arasbaran cultural activities in Istanbul including the the Persian service of ILNA on Saturday, Turkish Cultural Center. film screening sessions, calling them a cineastes Esmaeili, Hosseini and Sohrabpur premiere The exhibit titled “Tehran, City of big step in reinforcing cultural relations returned home on Friday morning before of Life” will run until July 23 at the Iranian between the two countries. the Turkish military launched a coup Gallery No. 1 of the center, which can be found on comedy He added that Iranian films, inspired by attempt on Friday afternoon. drama “I Jolfa St., off Shariati Ave. spiritual and human values, have filled the Ilbeigin’s meetings with several Am Not empty world of the cinema of Hollywood managers of Turkish TV channels on Salvador” Photos by Kurosh Adim, by and have been a great help to the world Friday afternoon were cancelled due to Mehrdad Afsari, Nader Davudi, Manuchehr industry of cinema. the coup attempt; however, Ilbeigi is still in Ebrahim Safi, and several other Hadi Habib Ilbeigi expressed his thanks to Turkey and is reportedly safe and sound in photographers are on display in the organizers of the event and said, “The his hotel room in Istanbul. an exhibition at Theme Gallery. The exhibition named “Seven Passages” runs until July 28 at the gallery located at 10 Zebarjad Alley, North Villa St., off Karimkhan Iranian troupe to stage musical at Azerbaijani festival Ave. ARTTEHRAN — The in the country last year, director/writer in the Azerbaijani city from September 15 stated. deskIranian troupe Neqab Kheirollah Taqiani told the Persian service to 23. Earlier in May 2014, the troupe co- Painting plans to perform “Turup Tarab”, a musical of Honaronline on Saturday. “Turup Tarab” tells the story of a woman directed by Taqiani and Javad Nuri An exhibition of paintings by Hadi Taqizadeh based on a story from the royal court of “The director of the [Shaki] festival of Nasser ad-Din Shah’s harem who invites performed the musical at Tehran’s Charsu and Mojgan Etezadi is underway the Qajar king, Nasser ad-Din Shah, at the invited us to stage a play at the event after a group of musicians to perform during Hall. at Laleh Gallery. Third Shaki International Theater Festival watching the play,” he added. a national celebration, during which a Puneh Abdolkarimzadeh, Ali Soleimani, The exhibit runs until August 2 in Azerbaijan. He said that his troupe will use various favorite of the king dies. Javad Purzand, Vahid Nafar, Mostafa at the gallery, which can be found The troupe in collaboration with some forms of Iranian traditional dramatic art, “This play has been selected for the Sasani, Alireza Nasehi, Alireza Mehran, on Fatemi St., near Laleh Park. thespians from Azebaijan performed such as naqqali, and siah-bazi, to stage festival because it is familiar among the Mohammad-Hadi Atai and Hossein Bahram Beizai’s play “The King Snake” the play at the festival, which will be held Azerbaijani-speaking people,” Taqiani Shafiei are members of the troupe. Calligraphy A collection of calligraphy works by Bahram PICTURE OF THE DAY Honaronline/Mohammad Namazi Hanafi is on display in an exhibition Execs of Resistance at Mojdeh Gallery. The exhibit runs until July 29 filmfest meet at the gallery located at 27 North Allameh Blvd., in the Saadatabad Leader’s senior neighborhood. advisor Illustration Homa Gallery is playing host to an exhibition ARTTEHRAN — desk of illustrations by Farshid Shafi. Executives of the 14th The exhibition titled “I Trust International Resistance Film Festival Myself” will be running until July (IRFF) have met with Ali Akbar Velayati, 26 at the gallery located at No. the foreign policy advisor to the 8, 4th Gharbi Alley, Sanai St., off Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution, Karimkhan Ave. at his office in Tehran on Saturday. Velayati asked the organizers of the festival, which is dedicated to productions featuring resistance of people in wars and armed conflicts NEWS in the world, to establish a society of Islamic Awakening filmmakers in order “People v. O.J. Simpson,” to discover talents in the resistance cinema. “Game of Thrones” lead IRFF secretary Mohammad Khazaei Emmy nominations gave a report on the festival at the meeting. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — “The People v. O.J. Simpson: The festival has received submissions American Crime Story”, a TV mini-series exploring racial tensions from over 100 countries, including the that strained the criminal justice system 20 years before Black Lives U.S, India, Germany, Turkey, England, Matter, dominated the Primetime Emmy nominations on Thursday Italy, France, Canada, Spain and Russia. along with HBO’s medieval fantasy “Game of Thrones”. The event will be held during the The 10-part drama on basic-cable channel FX chronicling the A couple visits an exhibition of paintings by several child laborers along with sets of installation art by Mohammad Pureskandarian at Eyvan Sacred Defense Week in September to Gallery in Tehran on July 15, 2016. The exhibition, which will run until July 21, has been organized to raise funds for child laborers. The gallery commemorate the anniversary of the sensational, polarizing murder trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995 earned can be found at 1 Hamid Dead End, off Lesani Alley, Jebheh St., off Mahdieh St., in the Elahieh neighborhood. 22 nominations in all, including best limited series and best actor 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. for Cuba Gooding Jr.’s title role as the disgraced former football star. “The People v. O.J.” viewed Simpson’s trial through the prism of racial politics gripping the nation in the aftermath of the videotaped Belgium ambassador, CEO of Tehran Paramount stake sale could hamper beating of black motorist Rodney King by white policemen in Los cultural organization meet deal for Viacom: National Amusements Angeles. The show aired against a contemporary backdrop of rising ARTTEHRAN — The that cultural weeks in the two countries can NEW YORK (Reuters) — Sumner National Amusements. Viacom split off tensions between minority communities and law enforcement deskdirector of the Art be of great help. Redstone’s privately held movie theater from CBS in 2006, but many investors over a series of killings of unarmed black men at the hands of and Cultural Organization of Tehran The ambassador who was accompanied company said on Friday it opposes the have said they hope the two will merge police in cities across the country, giving rise to the Black Lives Municipality, Mahmud Salahi, and Belgium by Paul Dujardin, the chief executive officer sale of a minority stake in Viacom Inc’s again. Matter protest movement. Ambassador François Delhaye have met at of Bozar and also artistic director of the Paramount Pictures, because such a CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves, “Game of Thrones” led Emmy contenders with 23 nominations the organization. prestigious Belgian art center, hoped for transaction could hurt the chances of a whom some expect would be tapped overall, including nods for best drama series, two for best They discussed the expansion of art more meetings in the future. deal involving all of Viacom. to head the combined company if that supporting actor and three for best supporting actress. and cultural relations between Tehran and He said that the people of Europe National Amusements Inc, through merger were to happen, is said to be The hit show, based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novel Brussels, the organization announced in a have had no clear image of Iran over the which the 93-year-old media mogul interested in owning a movie studio, series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, was named outstanding drama press release published on Saturday. past years, but today they believe that owns 80 percent of Viacom, said in a according to sources familiar with the series at last year’s Emmy Awards. Emphasizing the role of art and culture Iran is a country that can institutionalize a statement that Paramount was “one situation. CBS declined to comment. Rounding out the best drama race are Showtime’s CIA thriller in making constructive relationships constructive culture in the world. of Viacom’s most valuable assets” and A Viacom spokesman said it was “Homeland”, FX’s Cold War espionage saga “The Americans”, between nations, Salahi said that it is a For his part, Paul Dujardin also said a stake sale “would chill the interest of “beyond understanding” that National AMC’s quirky legal story “Better Call Saul”, Netflix’s political mystery good time for the two countries to develop that Bozar can act as a bridge to bring parties that may be interested in a larger Amusements would continue to interfere “House of Cards”, the final season of PBS’s period melodrama art and cultural ties. the cultures closer to one another and transaction involving all of Viacom.” with a potential Paramount deal that “Downton Abbey” and USA Network’s freshman cyberhacking He also introduced the art and cultural help the artists communicate with one Redstone also owns 80 percent of would create a long-term value “without drama “Mr. Robot”. capacities of the capital Tehran and said another easier. the voting shares of CBS Corp through even waiting for the facts.”