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Iran providing insurance for oil shipments to India ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran is Iran is providing insurance for oil cargoes deskproviding insurance while NITC has its third party liability You may begin war for oil shipments to India operated insurance and pollution cover from the by National Iranian Tanker Company International Group of P&I Club. (NITC), Reuters reported citing industry India’s top refiner Indian Oil Corp sources. (IOC) and the second biggest state refiner This decision came after some local Bharat Petroleum Corp have started lifting insurers stopped providing the service Iranian oil in NITC-owned vessels with in the face of impending U.S. sanctions. the cargoes covered by Iranian insurance, but we will end it According to the report, Tehran’s Bimeh sources said. 4 See page 2 VP: Long-term co-op with foreigners depends on their current decision POLITICS TEHRAN — Vice Islamic Republic of Iran in cooperation with deskPresident for Econom- foreign companies will depend on the level ic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian has of cooperation and interactions they have advised foreign companies to avoid the with Iran in the time of U.S. threats,” Na- mistake of pulling out of Iran’s market, havandian said on Friday, Fars reported. saying Tehran will shape its cooperation Nahavandian stressed that Iran’s econ- with foreign companies in regard to their omy has a big potential and big foreign current decision. and international companies should take “In the long run, the decisions of the advantage of the current situation.

Saudi suspends oil exports through Bab al-Mandeb By staff and agencies strait immediately. The House of Saud regime, the world’s top The suspension will last “until the oil exporter, temporarily suspended all oil situation becomes clearer and maritime shipments through the Bab al-Mandeb transit through Bab al-Mandeb is safe”, Strait after attacks on two crude-carrying al-Falih said in a statement. vessels by Ansarullah (Houthi) movement Ansarullah fighters, which has joined fighters in Yemen. hands with the country’s army against a The Saudi regime’s Energy Minister Saudi regime-led alliance of adversaries, Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday the regime targeted the Saudi regime tankers in the YJC/ Mohammad Amin Najafi would halt all oil shipments through the Red Sea. 13 ARTICLE How to avoid U.S.-Iran conflict – and perhaps save the nuclear deal Yemeni rebels Masoud Hossein By Seyyed Hossein Mousavian that “we will make the enemy understand that the JCPOA and join the United States to pass a put oil shipments Head of the Sport Desk of While the world has been focusing on Donald either all can use the Strait of Hormuz or no one.” punitive UN Security Council resolution against the TehranTimes Trump’s summits with NATO and Russia’s In response, U.S. Central Command spokesman Iran. Yet in spite of the rising rhetoric, there in crosshairs: Vladimir Putin, tensions are escalating dangerously Bill Urban stated that the U.S. Navy stood “ready are still reasonable options that could avert between Washington and Tehran. On Sunday, to ensure the freedom of navigation and the free the risk of catastrophic conflict. Foreign Policy Sardar Azmoun Iranian President Hassan Rouhani cautioned flow of commerce wherever international law One possibility is direct negotiations be- his U.S. counterpart not to “play with the lion’s allows.” tween Washington and Tehran. Trump has Saudi Arabia halted oil shipments needs to ‘grit tail.” Using the harshest words of his presidency, Such drastic escalation would not only mean indicated he believes his hard line will prompt through the narrow strait off the Rouhani told a gathering of Iranian diplomats the death of the multinational Iran nuclear deal Iran to seek a “bigger deal” with Washington, coast of Yemen after an apparent his teeth’ that “America should know peace with Iran is known formally as the Joint Comprehensive telling a press briefing at this month’s NATO attack on two oil tankers by Houthi the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the Plan of Action – from which Trump withdrew summit that Tehran “at some point will call rebels, Foreign Policy reported on wo months before the start of the mother of all wars.” Trump responded by tweeting in May – but the start of a U.S.-Iran war and me and ask for a deal, and we’ll make a deal.” Thursday. 2018 soccer World Cup in Rus- that Iran should “NEVER EVER THREATEN a broader conflict that would make ongoing However, Trump needs to understand that his It said the attack underscores Tsia, Sardar Azmoun was the most THE UNITED STATES AGAIN.” regional crises pale in comparison. Any U.S. current strategy forecloses opportunities for the threat Tehran poses to global wanted Iranian player in the summer In recent days Rouhani has warned that Iran effort to block Iranian oil exports would be a diplomatic compromise because, as Rouhani’s energy choke points at a time of transfer window but after the competi- may block Persian Gulf oil shipments if its own violation of UN Security Council Resolution “mother of all wars” statement shows, Iran’s growing tension between Tehran tion, no club have yet shown any interest exports are stopped; Iran’s Supreme Leader Aya- 2231 endorsing the nuclear deal. But if Tehran leaders are unlikely to accept the humiliation – and Washington. in signing him. tollah Khamenei has proclaimed Trump’s policies were to respond in kind by blocking oil ship- and the blow to national pride – of a complete Saudi officials said Houthis targeted The 24-year-old attacker had caught a declaration of war and Revolutionary Guards ments through the Strait of Hormuz, Europe, surrender to Trump’s threats and pressure. two tankers west of the besieged port the eyes of Liverpool, Everton, Leicester, Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari threatened Russia and China will drop their support for (See full text at tehrantimes.com) of Hodeida early Wednesday morning, Celtic, Lazio, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia though it wasn’t clear exactly how the Dortmund and Marseille but the Rubin ships were attacked. Sometime lat- Kazan player is going nowhere. Trump threatens to sanction Turkey if they don’t release U.S. pastor er, Saudi Aramco said it would stop Azmoun played every minute of the sending its oil tankers through the Bab The United States President Donald Trump and Brunson, an Evangelical Presbyterian pas- “And to President Erdogan and the Turkish 2018 World Cup campaign, where Iran el-Mandeb Strait, the narrows at the Vice President Mike Pence threatened on Thursday tor from North Carolina, was arrested in 2016 government, I have a message on behalf of the national football team narrowly missed southern end of the Red Sea through to impose “large sanctions” on its NATO (North during a government crackdown on journalists, President of the United States of America,” he the chance to reach the knockout phase. which about 5 million barrels of oil Atlantic Treaty Organization) ally Turkey if that academics, and Christian minorities that followed continued. “Release Pastor Andrew Brunson After the 2018 World Cup, many of pass every day. country does not release an American pastor an attempted coup. now or be prepared to face the consequences.” the Iranian players received offers from On Thursday, Kuwait said it would currently under house arrest. Prior to Trump’s tweet, Pence made a similar Turkey’s response: Never tolerate the European clubs; AZ Alkmaar winger consider halting oil shipments through “The United States will impose large sanc- threat. “If Turkey does not take immediate action Alireza Jahanbakhsh joined Brighton and threats from anybody the strait as well, while the United tions on Turkey for their long time detainment to free this man of faith and send him home to Hove Albion on a deal worth £17 million Meantime, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Arab Emirates, which is allied with of Pastor Andrew Brunson, a great Christian, America,” he told attendees at a Ministerial on ($22.36m). Cavusoglu responded to the threats saying the Riyadh in the fight against Houthis family man and wonderful human being,” Religious Freedom at the State Department, “the Free agent Vahid Amiri signed a country will “never tolerate threats from anybody.” in Yemen, condemned the attack. tweeted Trump. United States will impose significant sanctions contract with Trabzonspor. Esteghlal “No one dictates Turkey. We will never tol- “We are aware of the reported “He is suffering greatly,” Trump added. “This on Turkey until Pastor Andrew Brunson is free.” defender Majid Hosseini is also linked erate threats from anybody. Rule of law is for Houthi attack,” said Capt. Bill Ur- innocent man of faith should be released im- “While he is out of jail he is still not free,” to the Turkish club. everyone; no exception,” Cavusoglu said on his ban, a spokesman for U.S. Central mediately!” Pence said in his speech. Former Al Sadd defender Morteza official Twitter account on Thursday. 13 Command. Pouraliganji reportedly is on the verge The incident, and the Saudi re- of joining Brighton. sponse, has more to do with the re- Iran and Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza gional struggle between Saudi Arabia Beiranvand, who blocked a penalty kick Man vandalizes and Iran—as well as the rising tensions from Cristiano Ronaldo, is weighing up between Tehran and Washington— his offers for the future. than it does with actually stopping Akhmat Grozny’s Milad Mohammadi Trump’s shipments of oil. has caught the eyes of Rangers, Celtic, Iran is seeking to find ways to West Brom and Eindhoven. Hollywood fight back against U.S. efforts to But there’s no offer on the table for curtail its oil exports after the U.S. Sardar Azmoun. sidewalk star withdrawal from the Iran nuclear Azmoun did not do well in the World deal this spring—and choke points Cup and failed to meet expectations in such as Bab el-Mandeb and the much the most prestigious event. with a pickax more important Strait of Hormuz Iran’s strategy, based on a deep de- A man with a pickax vandalized President offer inviting targets. fensive line, didn’t let the pacey striker Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of This month, Tehran renewed threat to show his potentials and he was forced Fame early on Wednesday and later sur- to close Hormuz if its own oil exports to retire from national duty shortly after rendered to police. are affected by U.S. sanctions. Iranian the World Cup after the fans insulted his “A pickax was used in vandalizing President Hassan Rouhani reiterated family. the star” embedded in the sidewalk near that threat over the weekend, saying: However, there’s still room to improve Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Av- “Do not play with the lion’s tail. You for him; we must never forget that. enue in Los Angeles at about 3:30 a.m., will regret it forever.” Azmoun drew interest from European Sergeant Ray Brown of the LAPD said Strait of Hormuz is a highly import- giants after scoring goals against Bayern by telephone. ant strategic location for international Munich and Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Installed in 2007, Trump’s star has trade. The U.S. Energy Information Champions League as Rostov player. been frequently vandalized since he was Administration estimates a record 18.5 In my opinion, Azmoun needs to ‘grit his elected president in 2016. million barrels per day of sea-borne teeth’ and push himself back into action. oil passed through it in 2016. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS JULY 28, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Cleric: Young IRGC chief plays down and energetic people needed to manage economy threat of military action POLITICS TEHRAN — Ayatollah Mohammad Ali deskMovahedi Kermani, Tehran’s interim Friday POLITICS TEHRAN — The com- have ever suffered before.” Prayer preacher, has called on the Rouhani administration deskmander of the Islamic The remarks by the IRGC chief also came to handle the economic problems with a unified voice. Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on after Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Addressing worshippers, Movahedi Kermani said, “It Friday that Iran does not take military Turnbull rejected reports on Friday that is said that some cabinet members do not agree with the threats seriously. his country would help U.S. attack Iran’s government’s economic policies. Multiplicity of voices in the Giving reasons for his judgment, Major nuclear facilities within a month, saying government in managing the economy is not acceptable.” General Mohammad Ali Jafari said a war the entire story, published by the ABC, was He also said the government should use young and ener- on the country would carry huge costs for pure “speculation”. getic people in the cabinet to manage the economic issues. the attackers. “The story on the ABC, which cites sen- “Military threats raised by the enemies ior Australian government sources, has not Expert: Trump are not very serious and are hollow and we benefited from any consultation with me, have the power to respond to them,” Jafari the foreign minister, the defense minister or pursuing zero- told a group of students in Tehran. the chief of the defense force,” Turnbull told The IRGC commander said the ene- ABC radio, adding, “So perhaps you should sum game with mies are more focused on undermining inquire of the authors of the article.” Iran through their “soft war”. General Jafari said Iran’s enemies are Iran Jafari’s remarks come in the wake of trying to spread disappointment among POLITICS TEHRAN — A senior political analyst U.S. President Donald Trump’s harsh rhet- the nation through a disinformation cam- deskhas said U.S. President Donald Trump oric against Iran. In a tweet on Sunday paign, stressing that the efforts are futile is in a zero-sum game with Iran, and he is after a victory for Trump threatened Iran with hardship because of the awareness of the people the United States through negotiations which are backed “the likes of which few throughout history and the officials. by threats. Davoud Hermidas-Bavand, a politics professor, said Trump announces sanctions against Iran and proposes ICJ to hold hearing on Iran’s lawsuit against U.S. in August dialogue and at the same time his secretary of state Mike By staff and agency U.S. President Donald Trump announced Washington’s Pompeo sets out 12 conditions for the Islamic Republic, The International Court of Justice issued a statement exit from the 2015 nuclear deal on May 8 and said sanctions ISNA reported on Friday. on Thursday announcing that a hearing on Iran’s lawsuit will be restored against Iran. “But in negotiations,” he said, “usually efforts are made against the U.S. over its move in re-imposing unilateral According to the U.S. Treasury, the first batch of sanc- to create an atmosphere in which the other party does not sanctions will be held in August. tions will be snapped back on August 6 and the second feel threatened.” “The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the princi- batch on November 4. He also urged European states to stand up to Trump and pal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public Iran and the U.S. signed the Treaty of Amity in 1955 his anti-Iran policies. hearings from Monday 27 to Thursday 30 August, in the which is still valid according to international law. The treaty case concerning the Alleged violations of the 1955 Treaty of consists of an introduction and twenty-three articles and Trump thinks Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (Islamic emphasizes encouraging mutual trade and investments. Republic of Iran v. United States of America), at the Peace Mohsen Mohebi, head of the Presidential International he is still a hotel Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court,” the ICJ website Legal Center, said on Tuesday that the ICJ has demanded owner: MP quoted the statement. the U.S. not to take any new sanctions measures against On July 16, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accountable for its unlawful re-imposition of unilateral sanc- Iran until the tribunal issues its verdicts on the lawsuit. said Iran had filed a complaint at the ICJ against the U.S. tions. Iran is committed to the rule of law in the face of U.S. Mohebi said ICJ President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf sent for reintroducing sanctions. contempt for diplomacy & legal obligations. It’s imperative a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday POLITICS TEHRAN — Reformist lawmaker Moham- “Today Iran filed a complaint @CIJ_ICJ to hold U.S. to counter its habit of violating int’l law,” Zarif tweeted. urging him not to take any new sanctions move. deskmad-Reza Tabesh has reacted to anti-Iran remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Trump rules his country “as if he is still a hotel owner”. Trump who threatened Iran with a strong military attack Soleimani to Trump: You may begin war but we will end it on July 23 said a few days later that the U.S. is ready for a “real deal” with Iran. ‘Mr. Trump the gambler, know that we are near you, where you can’t even imagine’ “Such contradictory remarks show that the Americans are confused and have no discipline and order in their foreign POLITICS TEHRAN — Major Gen- military equipment. What have you achieved policy,” Tabesh was quoted by ISNA on Friday. deskeral Qassem Soleimani IRGC Quds Force chief says Trump speaks over the past four years? You stripped the He added that the anti-Iran remarks by U.S. Secretary of reacted sharply on Thursday to the recent Red Sea – which used to be a safe sea – of State Mike Pompeo suggests that Washington leaders have with Russia, China, Europe and other military threats against Iran by U.S. Presi- security. You brought under fire Saudi Arabia no realistic understanding of “the Iranian nation, and our dent Donald Trump, warning that the U.S. countries like a ‘gambler’ and [its capital] Riyadh – which had not seen history, civilization and government structure.” may begin a war against Iran, but it is Iran a single rocket fired at them for 100 years.” which will “end” it. chological war. in Iraq, which were even unprecedented in The senior general further warned Australian PM: Soleimani, the chief of the IRGC Quds U.S. failures evident in Iraq and the Middle Ages; [You] entered people’s Trump against insulting the Iranian na- Force, advised Trump to stop talking to Afghanistan houses with [your] tanks and ran over them. tion and president. ‘No reason’ to other countries, including Iran, like a The senior general further reminded the The Abu Ghraib prison scandal will be a “Trump! You must not threaten our “cabaret owner”. United States, which is threatening mili- disgrace for you forever, yet you threaten nation and must not insult our president… believe U.S. will “You threaten us with an action that is tary attacks against Iran, of its failures in the Iranian nation?” he said. You must know what you are talking about; bomb Iran ‘unprecedented’ in the world. This is caba- Afghanistan and Iraq. ‘Mr. Trump the gambler, know ask your predecessors and take advantage ret-style rhetoric. Only a cabaret owner talks “What was it that you could do over the that we are near you, where you can’t of their experiences,” General Soleimani POLITICS TEHRAN — Australian Prime Minister to the world this way,” Soleimani remarked. past 20 years but you didn’t? You came to even imagine’ emphasized. desk Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed rumors Speaking in the western city of Hamadan, Afghanistan with scores of tanks and per- The general also said U.S. forces and The senior military official also cen- that U.S. President Donald Trump will order the bombing he said Trump speaks with Russia, China, sonnel carriers and hundreds of advanced military bases are within the reach of Iranian sured the U.S. for supporting the most of Iran as early as next month, saying there is “no reason” Europe and other countries like a “gambler” helicopters and committed crimes there. military forces. hated anti-Iran terror group, called the to believe such an act will take place. and this “breaks a nation’s dignity”. What the hell could you do between 2001 “Know that there’s not a single night Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), Turnbull was responding to claims in the Australian media Soleimani was reacting to Trump’s all- and 2018 with 110,000 troops? You are today when we sleep without thinking about saying Washington failed to achieve an- that Trump is on the verge of ordering a strike to destroy caps tweet addressed to Iranian President begging Taliban for talks,” Major General you,” he said, adding, “Mr. Trump the ything by doing so. Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Daily Express reported on Friday. Hassan Rouhani, in which he threatened Soleimani said. gambler, know that we are near you, where The commander of the IRGC’s Quds Australian network ABC reported senior figures within the Islamic Republic with actions “the likes The Iranian commander added, “Afghan- you can’t even imagine. We are the nation Force said, “The U.S. had some grandeur the Australian government believe Trump is preparing a of which few throughout history have ever istan was a poor country, what the hell could of martyrdom, we are the nation of Imam in the past [and] when its fleet moved out, strike, and that it could even happen next month. suffered before.” you do in this country that you are currently Hossein, you better ask. Come; we are a nation fell apart. Have you now become They also claimed both British and Australian intelligence The tweet came after President Rouhani threatening us?” ready. We are the man of this arena. You attached to the Monafeqeen (hypocrites), agencies are helping the U.S. with targeting. warned the U.S. against its hostile approach “You arrogantly attacked Iraq with know that this war would mean annihila- who have been thrown in the trash bin of against Iran, saying Washington should know 160,000 troops and multiple times [mil- tion of all your means. You may begin the Iran’s history? You have become attached to that “peace with Iran will be the mother of itary equipment] compared to what you war, but it is us who will end it.” a vagrant woman, and show her in all [your Pakistan’s Imran all peace while war with the country will be used in Afghanistan, but what happened? In Yemen, Soleimani said, the U.S.- news] networks; is your hope pinned on Khan ‘desires the mother of all wars”. Ask your then commander who was the backed coalition of Saudi Arabia and its this? Is this all your power? You are aware Soleimani to Trump: I respond person that he sent to me and asked ‘Is it allies has been incapable of making any of our power in the region and capability stronger ties to you ‘as a solider’ possible for you to give us time [and] use gains against the country’s Houthi Ansarul- for [launching] asymmetrical war?” The Quds Force commander said “as a your influence so that our soldiers would lah movement, which is both running state On U.S. government’s sanctions against with Iran’ solider” he responds to Trump. not be attacked by the Iraqi fighters in these affairs and defending the nation against Iran, he said sanctions were imposed on Iran POLITICS TEHRAN — As Pakistan Tehreek-e- “It is beneath the dignity of our president few months until we exit this country?’ the Riyadh-led aggression. even during the imposed war (Iran-Iraq deskInsaf (PTI) has emerged as largest party to respond to you. I, as a soldier, respond Have you forgotten that you provided adult Soleimani went on to say that the U.S. war), “but we emerged victorious in that in the Wednesday general elections, its chairman Imran to you,” Soleimani further said, according diapers for your soldiers in tanks? Despite and its allies are even helpless in the face deprived front where the enemy cowardly Khan in his first public address said that his party desires to Press TV. that you are currently threatening the great of poor Yemenis. used chemical weapons.” stronger ties with Iran. He also lauded Rouhani’s remarks, saying country of Iran? With what background “A mere organization is standing against Soleimani said during that war, the enemy Khan, in a speech that was broadcast via video link, said such comments boosts the society’s morale do you threaten [us]?” you in Yemen, but it has emerged victorious was seeking to “disintegrate our soil and today he wants better ties with neighboring Iran. He also said Pa- and unity in the face of the enemy’s psy- “You committed the most horrible crimes in the face of the most advanced of your we are faced with an asymmetrical war.” kistan will play its role in resolution of crises in the Middle East, IRNA reported on Thursday. “You stripped the Red Sea – which used to be “A war would mean annihilation of all According to unofficial results, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is leading on 118 National Assembly seats and is likely a safe sea – of security.” your means” to form next government in the country. World not Tehran calls Saudi envoy’s claims ‘farcical’ accepting U.S. POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s statement said, “It should deskissued a statement on Thursday saying be simply noted that desperate efforts to cause doubt, divi- leadership claims made by the Saudi Ambassador to Washington are sion and also to continue anti-Iran propaganda in order to anymore: reformist “hollow” and “farcical” which do not worth response. undermine the country’s domestic integrity and unity are In an article published by Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday, not an issue that the newly-appointed and ambitious Saudi POLITICS TEHRAN — A reformist political ac- Ambassador Prince Khalid bin Salman claimed that Iran is ambassador be able to count on.” desktivist has said U.S. President Donald taking destabilizing actions in the Middle East region and The statement added, “The Iranian nation know well Trump is seeking global consensus against Iran but the the country should be confronted. the great assets [of their country] and also the committed world does not accept the United States’ leadership in He also claimed that “the Iranian regime’s Foreign Minister and patriotic officials and do not care about the ignorant political matters anymore. Mohammed Javad Zarif desperately attempts to present a allegations and old and worn-out methods of their ‘think-not “The behavior shown by America when exiting BARJAM moderate face outside his country.” tanks’ which are being re-published by anti-Iran media.” (an acronym for the Iran nuclear deal) was nonconven- tional, unreasonable and undiplomatic,” Ali Sufi said, ISNA reported on Friday. “Such undiplomatic behavior by America has had conse- Mattis dismisses ABC News report on Iran as ‘fiction’ quences for both Iran and that country. It is not the case that POLITICS TEHRAN — U.S. Secre- to launch attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities as soon tis told reporters on Friday, according to they have benefited; their credibility in the world has been desktary of Defense Jim Mattis The report by ABC News had cited Aus- as next month. The Washington Examiner. “I am confident damaged by this,” added Sufi who served as cooperatives has dismissed as “fiction” a recent report sug- tralian government officials, who claimed “I have no idea where the Australian it’s something that’s not being considered minister in the Khatami administration. gesting the Trump administration was preparing that the U.S. was laying the groundwork news people got that information,” Mat- right now.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 28, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Syrian army discovers militant hospital North Korea returns near Israeli-occupied territories remains of U.S. soldiers Syrian government forces have discovered a field hospital used by members of the Jab- hat Fateh al-Sham (al-Nusra Front/Jabhat al-Nusra) Takfiri terrorist group, containing a considerable amount of Israeli-made med- icine and medical supplies in the country’s strategic southwestern province of Quneitra. Video footage broadcast by Syria’s state- run television network on Friday showed the hospital at the Quneitra Crossing and in close proximity to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It had an operating room with adequate Israeli-made medical devices, laboratory equipment and a warehouse, where large North Korea has returned the suspected remains of more than 50 quantities of Israeli and Jordanian-made United States soldiers killed during the Korean War, according to medicine were being kept. the White House, in the first step in implementing an agreement There were also medical products manu- reached in a landmark summit in June. factured by a number of Persian Gulf littoral A U.S. Air Force transport plane flew the remains from Won- states, particularly the United Arab Emirates san, a coastal city in North Korea, to the U.S.-operated Osan Air (UAE), in the warehouse. Base in Pyeongtaek, near the South Korean capital of Seoul, the Also on Friday, Syrian army troops scored White House said on Friday. progress in the fight against the Islamic State Fifty-five servicemen were returned as part of the operation, in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) Takfiri according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. terrorists at Yarmouk basin in the southern A formal repatriation ceremony is expected to be held in Py- countryside of Dara’a province. eongtaek on Wednesday, after which the remains will be flown A Syrian military source, speaking on to the U.S. for forensic examination. condition of anonymity, said government The U.S. President Donald Trump said the repatriation would forces established control over the Wadi with the Kurdish delegation. On liberation course, Syria sets attacks in Syria, were evacuated to an Israeli be a “great moment for so many families” and thanked North Saisun area and the Sahem al-Golan dam He also did not clarify how long the del- sights on Idlib military base as the army was closing in on Korean leader Kim Jong-un. after fierce battles with the extremists. egation will stay in Damascus. Meantime, Syrian President Bashar al-As- Quneitra. The return of the remains was agreed at a landmark summit The development came a day after army Their Kurdish militant group, once called sad says government forces have turned their The operation began after a call by the between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June. soldiers captured the strategic Tal al-Jomou’ by President Bashar al-Assad as “traitors” focus on Idlib, noting that liberation of the United States, and expression of readiness Both leaders signed an agreement at the summit committing hill as well as the towns of Jalin, Hait, Tasil to the nation, announced last month that it northwestern province is one of the military’s by its allies Britain, Germany, and Canada their respective countries to the recovery and repatriation of re- and Sahem al-Golan. Most of those areas was ready for “unconditional” peace talks priorities. to take the evacuees in. mains belonging to prisoners of war, or those missing in action, are close to the Golan Heights. with the government amid the Syrian ar- “Now Idlib is our goal,” Assad told Russian Hundreds of the so-called White Helmets dating back to the Korean conflict. Kurdish delegation in Damascus my’s major gains against the foreign-backed media outlets on Thursday. are still reportedly present on the Syrian soil. Around 7,700 U.S. soldiers are listed as missing from the for peace talks terrorist groups. The province holds the largest concen- The Syrian chief executive equaled the war, with more than 5,000 of the remains believed to still be Elsewhere, an alliance of Kurdish and Assad said back in May that he was “open- trations of Takfiri terrorists, who have fled White Helmets’ members with terrorists, say- in North Korea. North Korea also pledged to “work towards Arab militants in Syria has sent a delegation ing doors” for negotiations with the SDF, there from ongoing liberation operations by ing they did not deserve any better treatment denuclearization” as part of the agreement, in addition to making to the Syrian capital for talks with Syrian who have apparently become wary of their the country and its allies, including Russia. than terrorists unless they surrendered. a shared commitment with the U.S. to pursue better relations government officials. unpredictable “ally”, the United States. The Syrian head of state, however, asserted Assad finally appealed for Syrian refugees, and build a “lasting and stable peace” on the Korean Peninsula. The so-called Syrian Democratic Council In an interview with Russia’s RT televi- that the operations will not be just focusing especially those who had their own businesses Friday’s move coincided with the 65th anniversary of the (SDC), which is linked to the Syrian Demo- sion network, Assad said, “we started now on Idlib. “The military -- and it is at their in the country, to return. signing of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting between North cratic Forces (SDF) - a United States backed opening doors for negotiations, because the discretion -- will decide priorities and Idlib The Syrian president has called “rebuild- Korean and Chinese forces on one side and South Korean and the coalition of mainly Kurdish militants holding majority of them are Syrians, supposedly is one of these priorities,” he said. ing” a priority, now that the country is slowly U.S.-led forces under the United Nations Command on the other. a grip on northeastern Syria - sent the delega- they like their country, they don’t like to be “There are of course territories in the emerging from seven years of foreign-backed (Source: agencies) tion to Damascus on Wednesday, according puppets to any foreigners. If not, we’re going eastern part of Syria that are controlled by militancy and terrorism. to SDC co-chair Riad Darar. to resort... to liberating those areas by force.” various groups... So we will be moving into Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed The delegation, led by executive head of According to Syrian media, the Kurds had all these regions,” he said. militancy since March 2011. The Syrian SDC Ilham Ahmed, was expected to discuss expressed readiness to hand over control of “Now we have liberated Ghouta, we will government says the Israeli regime and its matters of service provision in the areas con- the Eastern Euphrates to the government finish the liberation of the southwestern part Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri British voters increasingly trolled by the Kurdish group, but “the talks after Washington withheld its support for of Syria,” Assad said. terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the country. might widen to political and security matters,” the Kurdish militants in the northern Syrian Ghouta, a suburb of the capital Damascus, On May 21, the General Command of the unhappy with PM May and Darar told Reuters on Friday. cities of Manbij and Afrin. was cleansed of terrorist presence back in Syrian Army and Armed Forces announced “This is certainly the first visit that hap- The presence of the Kurdish militants in March after months of operations. in a statement that complete security was her government: poll pened,” he added. the area have been a source of tension between Last month, the country began counter-ter- restored to Damascus and its countryside The militants are allied with the United the U.S. and Turkey. Last month, the two rorism operations at its southern tip, which after al-Hajar al-Aswad district and al-Yar- British voters are increasingly dissatisfied with Prime Minister States and French troops deployed to Syria sides reached a deal about the withdrawal comprises the provinces of Dara’a, Quneitra, mouk camp were totally purged of ISIL Theresa May and her government, and more British voters fa- under the pretext of fighting ISIL. of the Kurds from Manbij. and Sweida. terrorists. vor a second referendum on the final terms of any Brexit deal, Chief among their demands is having an The Kurds have stressed that that they do White Helmets The development was preceded by flushing according to a new opinion poll. autonomous region within the Syrian borders. not seek independence, but say they want a On Saturday, members of a West- the Takfiris out of the towns of Yalda, Babbila When voters were asked in a YouGov poll whether there should Darar, however, said that the outcome of the political deal to safeguard an autonomous ern-backed “aid group,” which is accused and Beit Sahem on the southern outskirts be a referendum on the final terms of any deal over exiting the meetings is not yet clear, and that he did not administration which is now under their by Damascus and Moscow of working with of Damascus. European Union, 42 percent said there should be a fresh vote know which Syrian officials will be meeting control in the north. Takfiri militants and staging false flag gas (Source: agencies) while 40 percent said there should not. The rest did not know. The poll of 1,653 adults in Britain was conducted on Wednes- day and Thursday this week. Signs show Saudi regime’s economy headed May has stepped up planning for a so called “no-deal” Brexit that would see the world’s fifth largest economy crash out of the EU on March 29, 2019, a step that could spook financial markets and dislocate trade flows across Europe and beyond. for troubled waters Even if May can strike a deal with the EU, it is unclear whether Speculations are rising that an ambitious plan for economic if the prices of oil continue to fall in markets. she could get it approved by the British Parliament. reforms attributed to the House of Saudi regime’s inexperi- Rising unemployment was also cited as a primary concern May’s government is divided over Brexit. She campaigned for a enced and ambitious Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman for the future health of the Saudi economy. “remain” vote in 2016, but now insists Britain will leave on March (MBS) may not progress as desired due to a range of “un- Unemployment in the kingdom, Forbes wrote, would 29, 2019 and there will be no rerun of the Brexit referendum. precedented” issues – most importantly a lack of adequate generally be a result of a mismatch between “the type of French President Emmanuel Macron and billionaire investor national and international investments. jobs available and the type of jobs that unemployed Saudis George Soros have suggested that Britain could still change its A report by Forbes highlighted recent indications are willing to do”. mind. that wealthy Saudis were unwilling to invest domes- A new research shows that an unprecedented exodus of In Britain’s 2016 referendum, 52 percent, or 17.4 million tically as a sign that showed Prince Salman’s Vision foreign workers is hurting the Saudi economy and this has people, voted to leave the EU while 48 percent, or 16 million, 2030 economic reforms program could sooner or later already become a source of criticisms against a controver- voted to stay. hit troubled waters. sial domestic labor empowering initiative devised by MBS. In the event of a referendum on Britain’s EU membership The report specifically brought into the spotlight con- The report further highlighted speculations that the cen- tomorrow, 45 percent said that they would vote to remain in the cerns that “there may be an entire class of powerful Saudis tralized economic plans by Saudi Arabia might have the bloc, while 42 per cent would vote to leave. questioning the future, or at least preparing for a worst-case same fate as those pursed but eventually proved failed by A separate poll conducted for the Evening Standard newspaper scenario”. the Soviet Union and China. by Ipsos MORI showed May’s approval ratings had plunged. This, it added, followed anticipations by wealthy Saudis and “This plan, Vision 2030, seems headed down a similar Less than one in three voters were satisfied with the job she is private businesses that the government might be monitoring path,” wrote Forbes. “It may be time for Saudi Arabia to re- doing as prime minister, with an even sharper fall in satisfaction their financial transactions and might even take steps “to in the kingdom. think the strong hand approach and try a more laissez-faire with her among Conservative Party voters. prevent these people from moving assets out of the country”. As a result, many wealthy Saudis had already become stance, trusting that the country’s past investment in educa- The poll showed only 30 percent were satisfied with her lead- Forbes further wrote that the arrests of 300 prominent unwilling to invest domestically despite the government’s tion and the youth would push a healthy economy forward ership, down from 35 percent in June. Saudi royals and businessmen by Prince Salman’s security centralized push for business growth. if the government got out of the way.” (Source: agencies) apparatus had already led to the stifling of the private sector The report further added that things could get even worse (Source: Press TV)

Hundreds of Bahrainis stripped of citizenship: report Poland: Police tear gas Bahrain has stripped hundreds of people of his duty of loyalty to it”. their citizenship since 2012, according to a Many of the cases are dealt with by civil protesters against Supreme new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). or military courts, which have repeatedly Court reform in Warsaw In total, 738 people - including journalists, violated fair trials according to HRW. human rights activists and religious schol- Bahrain is a signatory of the Arab Charter ars - had their citizenship revoked through on Human Rights, which says that “every Police used tear gas against protesters in Warsaw on Thursday, executive orders or court decisions, Friday’s person has the right to a nationality, and no during scuffles at a demonstration outside the Presidential Pal- report said. citizen shall be deprived of his nationality ace against constitution changes aimed at making it easier for “While authorities claim that these acts without a legally valid reason”. the ruling party to name the next chief of the Supreme Court. are linked to national security, they are One of the people stripped of his nation- As released footage shows, dozens of protesters were in need in fact punishing many people merely for ality is Shia spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh of medical attention because of the tear gas. According to reports, peacefully voicing dissent,” Eric Goldstein, Isa Ahmed Qassim of his nationality, one of several protesters were arrested during the scuffles. HRW’s deputy Middle East director said in a the leaders of massive anti-government that The Law and Justice (PiS) party say an overhaul is needed statement. “Bahrain seems intent on earning took place in 2011. in order to break with Poland’s communist past. Critics believe the dubious honor of leading the region in The protests erupted across the country. the reform threatens judicial independence and undermines stripping citizenship.” dreds of people’s citizenship clearly violates port said. Following those protests, dozens of people democracy. Out of the 738 revocations, 232 were car- international norms,” Goldstein’s statement A law amended in 2014 allows the interior died, hundreds of people were arrested and A total of 22 Supreme Court judges were forced into early ried out in 2018, according to the Bahrain said. Once a person is stripped of their cit- minister to strip citizenship of any person that put on trial. retirement this month, but Chief Judge Malgorzata Gersdorf has Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), izenship, they effectively become stateless. “aids or is involved in the service of a hostile Authorities have refused to listen to op- refused to go, saying her constitutional term expires in 2020. which collected the data. “What Bahraini At least eight of those stripped of their state” or “causes harm to the interests of the position demands for reforms. She has since become the symbol of resistance. authorities have done in stripping away hun- citizenship were deported to Iraq, the re- Kingdom or acts in a way that contravenes (Source: Al Jazeera) (Source: Ruptly) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JULY 28, 2018

STOCK MARKET TEDPIX gains TEDPIX 108800.1 IFX 1332. 5 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir 1024 points CURRENCIES USD 43,950 rials in a week EUR 51,560 rials GBP 58,140 rials ECONOMY TEHRAN — Tehran and value of securities while 21 percent fall deskStock Exchange (TSE)’s in the number of deals. AED 11,967 rials main index (TEDPIX) increased 1029 points The first market’s index rose 1165 points Source: mehrnews.com or 0.9 percent during the five dealing days to 78,956 and second market’s index added (Saturday-Wednesday) of the past Iranian 80 points to 222,401, showing 1.5 percent year history of the country’s stock market. minerals witnessed stable status of purchases week ended on Friday, Tasnim news agency and 0.04 percent growth, respectively, in the Also, IFX, the main index of Iran’s over- in that day. reported. mentioned week. the-counter (OTC) market known also as Iran The experts of capital market say some As reported, some 7.391 billion securities Players in Iran’s capital market witnessed Fara Bourse (IFB), rose 37.6 points to stand factors such as turbulences in the markets COMMODITIES worth 17.731 trillion rials (about $412.3 million) a historical record in growth of TEDPIX which at 1,191 points in the same day. of foreign currency, gold coin, and housing WTI $69.45/b were traded through 367,000 deals in TSE, gained 3,306 points to hit 102,452 points on Shares in different groups of commodities and also entrance of new liquidity is the main Brent $75.02/b indicating one percent rise in the number June 17, something unprecedented in the 50- including base metals, chemical products, and reason for such unprecedented rise. OPEC Basket $72.87/b Investment contracts worth $42.5m Gold $1,220.00 /oz Imam Khomeini Airport City expanded Silver $15.42/oz with 8 development projects signed on development of Chabahar Port ECONOMY TEHRAN – Eight ECONOMY TEHRAN — Some Platinium $828.75/oz deskdevelopment projects deskfour investment con- Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com were inaugurated at Iran’s Imam Khomeini tracts, at the value of 1.83 trillion rials Airport City (IKAC) on Thursday to (about $42.5 million) on expansion of the further expand the capital city’s primary southwestern Iranian port of Chabahar Inflation rate at 10.2%: CBI international airport, IRIB reported. were signed on Thursday, IRNA reported. Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban The contracts were penned in the pres- ECONOMY TEHRAN — The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Development Abbas Akhoundi and some ence of Port and Maritime Organization deskannounced that the inflation rate in the twelve- of the country’s aviation officials attended (PMO) Head Mohammad Rastad, gov- month period ended on July 22, which marks the end of the the inauguration ceremony. ernor of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, Iranian calendar month of Tir, stood at 10.2 percent, Tasnim These projects include construction representative of Chabahar County in news agency reported. of an urban fire station, and an Khomeini Airport City Company signed parliament and some local officials and According to him, an MOU on construc- It is while the Statistical Center of Iran has put the inflation administrative office building for the investment deals worth 12 trillion rials entrepreneurs. tion of a $150-million mini refinery was rate in the mentioned period of time at 8.7 percent. security department, as well as developing (about $275 million) with the private “These contracts cover construction of also signed on the same day. As CBI reported, in the urban areas, the average goods and the Terminal One section, the passenger sector for development of the IKAC. oil products storages, LPG storage tanks The groundbreaking ceremony for services Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 126.8 in Tir, indi- apron and cargo apron and the event Imam Khomeini International Airport, and a multipurpose warehouse, as well construction of the country’s biggest cating 3.4% increase compared to the previous month and 18% venue and etc. known as IKIA, is the main international as collecting wastes from ships,” Rastad fully mechanized minerals export ter- rise compared to the same month of the past year. During the past Iranian calendar airport of Iran, located 30 kilometers explained on the signing ceremony of the minal was also held at Chabahar, the In Iranian calendar year 1395 (ended on March 20, 2017), year (which ended on March 20), Imam southwest of the city of Tehran. contracts. PMO head added. Iran could manage to experience a single-digit inflation rate after 26 years. The inflations rate stood at 9.8 percent in that year according Iran planning to launch its cryptocurrency to bust U.S. sanctions to the Statistical Center of Iran and at nine percent according Iran is moving ahead with a plan to introduce to develop the digital currency. capital flight. cryptocurrencies as a sanctions-busting to the CBI. a national cryptocurrency, partly as a way The Iranian central bank had long been “We are trying to prepare the grounds tactic. Venezuela earlier this year launched a Now with the new inflation rate announced by the CBI, the of busting U.S. sanctions. cool on cryptocurrencies, to say the least. Last to use a domestic digital currency in virtual coin called the Petro, which it linked country’s experiencing a double-digit inflation rate again. The Iranian government said in April that year, reports suggested Iran was looking at the country,” Alireza Daliri, from the to the South American country’s oil reserves. it had developed an experimental domestic Bitcoin as a solution for the country being cut technological directorate of the Iranian The U.S. responded by banning Americans cryptocurrency. off from international payments networks, Presidential Office, told local media, per from using the Petro. Iran providing insurance for Iran’s state-sponsored Press TV reported but in February the central bank nixed the Press TV. “This currency would facilitate the Venezuela now plans to link its Wednesday that the “plan to create an idea, expressing distaste for cryptocurrencies transfer of money (to and from) anywhere refurbished Bolivar currency to the Petro, oil shipments to India indigenous cryptocurrency” was moving in general. The central bank then cracked in the world. Besides, it can help us at the as it redenominates the fiat currency in an forward, and the central bank was working down on financial institutions offering time of sanctions.” attempt to combat runaway inflation. 1 IOC, which planned to buy as much as 180,000 bpd with “domestic knowledge-based companies” cryptocurrency services, in order to combat Iran isn’t the only country to turn to (Source: fortune.com) of oil from Iran in 2018/2019, last week lifted oil in Very Large Crude Carrier Devon after United India Insurance refused to provide cover for the shipment, an industry source said. Gold heads lower ahead of GDP, trades at weakest level in about a year The source said IOC is seeking to buy August cargoes from Tehran on similar terms, with Iran responsible for the delivery Gold futures early Friday traded near their lowest level of 2014. The data will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to Indian ports. 2018 as a cocktail of resistance put the commodity in posi- followed by July consumer sentiment at 10 a.m. State-run insurers rely on reinsurance from India’s General tion for a substantial weekly loss. “Perceived safe-haven gold is once again losing out be- Insurance Co (GIC), which in turn depends on companies in Gold for August delivery on GCQ8, -0.54% fell $7.40, or cause of investors’ insatiable appetite for risk with the major both Europe and the U.S. to hedge its risk. 0.6%, to $1,218.20 an ounce, leaving it near the lowest for U.S. stock indices hovering near all-time highs, and as the a most-active contract since July of 2017. December gold dollar has rebounded ahead of the U.S. GDP release later GCZ8, -0.53% fell $8.60, or 0.7%, to $1,226.90 an ounce. on—market participants clearly expecting to see a positive South Africa central bank September silver SIU8, -0.68% meanwhile, fell 13 cents, surprise,” Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst at Forex.com, or 0.8%, to $15.365 an ounce. told MarketWatch. nationalization expensive For the week, gold looked set to fall 1%, while silver was Razaqzada cautioned, however, that gold could be jolted on pace to log a weekly decline of 1.2%. A popular fund that higher if the GDP reading surprises, though he said any rise The nationalization of the South African Reserve Bank could tracks gold’s moves, the SPDR Gold Shares GLD, -0.78% might be muted by the overarching bearish fundamentals be a protracted and expensive legal process because some of its is down 0.7% for the week, while a comparable silver fund, policy at a steady clip has been a key bearish factor. The surrounding bullion. shareholders seek to make a profit out of the move, Governor iShares Silver Trust SLV, -1.29% also was set to decline by central bank has been lifting benchmark interest rates which “But in the event GDP is weaker, then the dollar could Lesetja Kganyago said. about 0.7%, as of Thursday’s close. can also dent gold’s allure because bullion doesn’t offer a slump and this could help to lift gold. Even so, the metal’s “A group of shareholders is agitating for the SARB’s nationali- A strengthening dollar has been often cited as the main yield. Benchmark 10-year Treasury rates TMUBMUSD10Y, near-term technical bias would only turn positive in the event zation as they believe that they are entitled to a share of the assets culprit for longstanding weakness in dollar-pegged assets +0.22% have been climbing, flirting with 3%, and up more it breaks key resistance in the $1245/48 range,” he said. of the SARB and see this as an opportunity to make enormous like gold. A stronger buck can make buying commodities than half-a-percentage point since the start of the year. The In other metals, September palladium PAU8, -0.91% profits at the expense of taxpayers,” Kganyago said at its annual priced in the currency more expensive to purchasers using Fed is expected lift interest rates twice more in 2018—a lost $10.90, or 1.2%, to $922.70 an ounce, while October general meeting Friday in Pretoria, the capital. “This for what other currencies. A measure of greenback’s strength, the factor that could further pressure gold’s perceived value. platinum PLV8, -0.80% was sliding by about $10.40, or would, at best, be a cosmetic gain.” ICE U.S. Dollar DXY, +0.08% has gained 0.4% so far this Looking ahead, markets will be closely watching coming about 1.2%, at $825.50 an ounce. September copper HGU8, (Source: Boloomberg) week, with gold moving inversely to the dollar. GDP data, which could help influence assets, including the -0.14% meanwhile, gave up about a penny, or 0.3%, to $2.809 Gold has been in a decided downturn, with some ques- Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.44% and the S&P a pound. tioning its ability to hold up as a traditional haven asset 500 index SPX, -0.30% bonds and gold, broadly. Economists For the week, palladium is set for a gain of 3.8%, platinum ECB forecasters’ survey sees amid concerns about trade clashes between the U.S. and polled by MarketWatch expect annual gross domestic product is on track for a decline of 0.6%, while industrial metal cop- its partners across the globe. in the second quarter of 4.2%, which could be one of the per is poised for a weekly climb of about 1.9%. quicker rise in inflation A Federal Reserve that has been normalizing monetary fastest rates of economic expansion since a 5.2% print in (Source: The Market Watch)

Euro zone inflation could accelerate faster than earlier thought, the European Central Bank’s Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday, underpinning the bank’s decision to slowly European auto stocks soar after Trump-Juncker ‘ceasefire’ remove stimulus. Car stocks got a boost Thursday following Fiat Chrysler told CNBC they would not More than half of those vehicles are The ECB, which targets inflation at just below 2 percent, the meeting between the U.S. and European comment on the meeting; German automaker exported to Europe, Asia and the rest of decided on Thursday to stay on course to end asset purchases Union that earned automakers in the region BMW told CNBC Thursday that it did not the world: “Thus, the German manufacturers this year and hike rates by late 2019. The bank is satisfied a reprieve from higher import tariffs. comment on the “tariffs topic” either. Instead make a significant contribution to the that a five-year growth run will push price growth higher Car stocks in Europe were on a roll it referred to a previous statement in which automotive trade balance of the United but also has concerns that a global trade war could unravel Thursday lunchtime with Fiat Chrysler it said that the “BMW Group is committed States.” the expansion. trading up 5.2 percent, Porsche up 3.6 to free trade worldwide: Our company has In a further statement Thursday, Mattes Headline inflation is seen at 1.7 percent this year, above percent, BMW up 3.5 percent, Volkswagen a global production network and a global said he welcomed the meeting’s outcome, a previous projection for 1.5 percent, while next year’s rate was up 3.4 percent and Daimler up 2.6 sales market. We also take advantage of saying “this signal of de-escalation is is also seen at 1.7 percent, above the 1.6 percent projected percent. purchasing markets around the world,” important.” But market analysts told CNBC three months ago, according to the survey of 56 forecasters, The sector as a whole was trading 2.2 it said. Thursday the meeting between Juncker and an important input in the ECB’s policy deliberations. percent higher on the Stoxx Europe 600 “Barrier-free access to markets is Trump lacked detail, substance and was The figures also match the ECB’s own staff projections, Index and helped DAX in Germany, where Trump said the leaders had agreed “to therefore a key factor not only for our ultimately vulnerable to a U-turn by Trump. which see inflation holding at 1.7 percent through 2020, a the majority of European carmaker’s are work together towards zero tariffs, zero business model, but also for growth, welfare “Let’s face it, for now it’s only a ceasefire rate that is close to the bank’s target but still seen by ECB from, to rise by 1.5 percent. non-tariff barriers and zero subsidies for and employment throughout the global and the potential tariffs on auto imports chief Mario Draghi as a miss. In fact, all auto and auto-related stocks, the non-auto industrial goods.” The future economy.” from the EU are not off the table,” Felix By 2023, deemed ‘long term’ in the survey, the inflation such as auto parts suppliers such as Michelin, import tariffs on EU cars, which currently Other industry figures said European Herrmann, a Blackrock investment strategist, rate is seen accelerating to 1.9 percent. Pirelli and Hella, on the Euro Stoxx index stands at 2.5 percent, was not addressed. carmakers were important for U.S. jobs told CNBC Thursday. But most of the improvement in the forecasts was due were in the black apart from Valeo, down Trump threatened in Juneff to increase and production too. Reinhard Cluse, a chief European to volatile food and energy prices as underlying inflation over 7 percent after it cut its profit outlook duties on EU car imports to 20 percent, “The German automotive industry is economist at UBS, told CNBC’s “Squawk forecasts were unchanged in the survey. earlier Thursday. a move that could damage Europe’s key a living and important part of the U.S. Box Europe” that “Jean-Claude Juncker With regard to growth, the survey sees a somewhat slower The boost comes after President carmaking industry, particularly those in the economy,” Bernhard Mattes, head of German said ‘we have a deal’ but this is a provisional expansion in the near term than projected three months ago, Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker, region’s largest economy Germany where the automotive industry association VDA, said agreement — they agreed they would continue but long-term expectations remained unchanged. president of the European Commission, car industry supports some 800,000 jobs. in a statement Wednesday. to talk and while they do that new tariffs, For this year, the growth projection was cut to 2.2 percent had a conciliatory meeting Wednesday at U.S. cars are currently subject to 10 German manufacturers produce more particularly on cars, will not come. But what from 2.4 percent while for next year, it was reduced to 1.9 which Trump decided that tariffs on EU percent tariffs when they are exported to than 800,000 vehicles a year in the U.S., will eventually come out of this we will have percent from 2 percent. Over the long-term, growth is seen car imports would not be increased while Europe, which Trump has called out as unfair. with German manufacturers and suppliers to wait and see, and protectionism remains at 1.6 percent. negotiations continued, giving both sides Carmakers are being tight-lipped about employing more than 118,000 people across a concern.” (Source: Reuters) more time to avert a potential trade war. the meeting. Italian-American auto maker 300 plants, he added. (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 28, 2018 ENERGY 5

Oil markets ease after Trump says Europe to buy boatloads of U.S. LNG, three days of gains don’t bet on it President Donald Trump’s vision of Europe becoming a “massive Oil prices edged lower on Friday in quiet trad- of crude oil and refined products flowed buyer” of U.S. liquefied natural gas is likely to crash into the reality ing after three days of gains, but took support through the Bab al-Mandeb strait in 2016 that Russia is a cheaper supplier for now. from Saudi Arabia halting crude transport towards Europe, the United States and Asia, Europe is consuming record volumes of the fuel delivered by through a key shipping lane, falling U.S. in- according to the U.S. Energy Information pipelines from its traditional and geographically closer partners, ventories and easing trade tensions between Administration. Russia and Norway. Production has been increasing in both of those Washington and Europe. However, Saudi Arabia has the Petroline, countries, and the government in Moscow has been promoting vast Brent futures were down 5 cents at $74.49 also known as the East-West Pipeline, which fields in Siberia that can ship to Europe at a lower cost than the U.S. a barrel by 0319 GMT, after gaining 0.8 per- mainly transports crude from fields clustered On top of that, Asia, which buys almost three-quarters of global cent on Thursday. They are heading for a in the east to Yanbu for export. That could LNG, lures most of the super-chilled fuel from global plants, including near 2 percent gain this week, the first weekly offset a bottleneck caused by Bab al-Man- in the U.S. Europe in turn may see slowing gas consumption in its increase in four. deb’s closure. power sector. Those factors will make it difficult for U.S. suppliers to U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures U.S. President Donald Trump and Jean- get a major foothold in Europe, regardless of what Trump said after were 5 cents lower, at $69.56, after rising Claude Juncker, president of the European his meeting with European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker nearly 0.5 percent in the previous session. The Commission, the EU’s executive body, struck in Washington on Wednesday. contract is heading for a 1.3 percent weekly a surprise deal on Wednesday that ended “It is interesting that we see talk from Trump of tariff-free, free-trade loss, a fourth week of declines. the risk of an immediate trade war between economics, yet in the same breath we see talk of Europe becoming Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was the two powers. a massive buyer of LNG when ultimately it is dictated by global “temporarily halting” oil shipments through A trade war would likely hit demand for prices,” said Nick Campbell, a director at Inspired Energy Solutions. the Red Sea shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb commodities like oil, which is used heavily in Trump and U.S. State Department officials have spent months after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi movement. shipping, construction and other economic promoting U.S. LNG exports in Europe, raising concerns that the Any move to block the Bab al-Mandeb, “The fundamentals of the oil market ha- “The picture is getting a little better but it activity. continent faces security risks from drawing more Russian supplies. which is between the coasts of Yemen and ven’t really changed. We will have sporadic is not going to be until 2019 when we start to U.S. crude oil inventories last week tum- They’ve attacked Russia’s latest big gas pipeline, the Nord Stream 2 Africa at the southern end of the Red Sea, would news coming out of the more volatile regions see more material signs of a deficit building bled more than expected to their lowest level link that will circumvent the traditional transport corridor through virtually halt oil shipments through Egypt’s every now and again, but the market is still in the market,” he said. “We expect to see since 2015, the EIA said on Wednesday, as Ukraine in order to supply Germany, Europe’s biggest gas market. Suez Canal and the SUMED crude pipeline oversupplied,” said Peter Lee, Asian oil and range-bound trading till the end of the year.” U.S. gasoline and distillate stockpiles fell. that link the Red Sea and Mediterranean. gas analyst at BMI Research in Singapore. An estimated 4.8 million barrels per day (Source: Reuters)

Saudi Aramco is weighing a global bond Shell’s Prelude floating LNG goes sale for the first time ‘live’ ahead of start-up

Saudi Aramco is weighing tapping Shell’s groundbreaking Prelude floating LNG project on record globally,” said independent the international bond market for the plant off Australia’s far northwest coast has analyst Saul Kavonic. first time to finance the acquisition gone “live” ahead of the start of production He also noted that the strategic value of of petrochemical giant Sabic, a move later this year, chief executive Ben van Beurden large-scale floating LNG has waned since into global capital markets that could Europe’s response to the American LNG pitch has been lukewarm. has declared, even as talk swirls in the industry plans were dropped to use the technology Existing terminals on the continent are underused when it comes to offer an alternative to an initial public that several technical issues have still to be at the Browse and Sunrise fields off north-west offering, according to people familiar imports for domestic consumption. European terminal regasification ironed out. Australia and at the Abadi field in Indonesian utilization rates averaged 27 percent last year, compared with 73 with the talks. LNG and liquefied petroleum gas have both waters, all of which involve Shell. If Aramco goes ahead with an percent in China, which is acting on its pledges to battle air pollution been introduced into the plant in preparation Still, with French major Total also and reduce coal use. international bond -- potentially among for commissioning and testing of processes confirming overnight that the $US40 billion the biggest ever done by a corporate Supplies that arrive by pipeline from Russia and Norway are more and systems is now under way before the Ichthys LNG project in Darwin is also close competitively priced -- and more abundant. The Russian pipeline issuer -- the sale would force the world’s offshore wells are opened up for production, to start-up, the scene is set for the last phase largest oil producer to disclose its Verizon Wireless Inc. Anheuser-Busch monopoly Gazprom PJSC is confident U.S. LNG supplies to Europe van Beurden told investors in London. of Australia’s massive boom in LNG export “will never catch up with and will never surpass” Russian gas exports accounts to investors for the first time InBev SA/NV raised $46 billion in 2016 “The offshore team is preparing for that capacity to be realized by the year-end. since nationalization four decades ago to finance the takeover of SABMiller Plc. to the region, Chief Executive Officer Alexey Miller said in June. The moment, getting the seven wells tied to the Several new LNG plants have started up chart below shows what gives him such confidence. as well as many other details about oil The Aramco-Sabic deal could give facility and ready to flow,” he said. in the last few years, including Chevron’s reserves and operations. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Russian President Vladimir Putin in May brushed off Trump’s “So, based on our current commissioning monster Gorgon and Wheatstone ventures challenge, calling him a “good and strong entrepreneur” while at The plans for a bond, likely to be Salman a shrewd way to avoid an IPO schedule, we are on track to start production and the three Queensland export projects in combined with banks loans, are very that has proven far more difficult than the same time tightening his grip on the European market. The this year.” Gladstone. economics of the market are working in Putin’s favor. preliminary but would allow the state- envisaged, while still raising cash for Prelude, located 475 kilometers north- Shell, which is also a partner in Woodside owned company to raise cash to pay the sovereign wealth fund. The main The full-cost based breakeven price of U.S. LNG supplies to east of Broome, involves the world’s largest Petroleum’s Browse LNG project, reiterated Europe stands now at $6 to $7.50 per million British thermal units. the country’s sovereign wealth fund for difference would be the origin of the floating structure, longer than four soccer a bullish outlook for LNG in its June quarter the 70 percent stake it owns in Sabic, cash: rather than equity investors, it That compares with $3.50 to $4 for Russia’s pipeline gas based on fields, moored permanently at the remote site. briefing, involving a tightening of the market Gazprom’s current taxation, according to estimates of Alexander valued at about $70 billion. In turn, the would come from bank loans and bond In the first commercial project utilizing to result in a supply gap in the early 2020s. Public Investment Fund would obtain investors. Kornilov, an analyst at Aton LLC in Moscow. the energy major’s floating LNG technology, Chief financial officer Jessica Uhl said If Europe’s spot price remains at current levels or grows, its the money it had initially hoped to raise Raising cash from bondholders solves LNG and condensates produced at the field Shell has “an attractive portfolio of new supply from the Aramco IPO, the same people another problem: Aramco’s valuation. market will drive more interest from North American suppliers, will never come to Australian shores but will options including new projects, expansion Kornilov said. However, Gazprom has repeatedly said that Russian said, asking not to be named because MBS, as the 32-year-old crown prince be directly exported from the vessel by visiting of existing projects, and third-party supply the talks are private. is known, said the company would be gas is above any competition in the European Union due to its low tankers. opportunities”. production costs. Russia will “protect its turf at all costs” because it Aramco hasn’t yet started talks about worth at least $2 trillion -- more than But some industry sources point to She said the major would select “the most the size of any bond, which would depend double the current market valuation of can undercut other suppliers and U.S. LNG will always be far more “complications” in the complex process of competitive source of supply”, and pointed to expensive, said Manas Satapathy, a managing director for energy on how large a stake it buys in Sabic Apple Inc. -- and perhaps as much as $2.5 preparing the plant for start-up, which could the “promising” LNG Canada project as the and how much the banks are willing to trillion. Yet most analysts and investors at Accenture Strategy. put back the official start of deliveries from most mature option, with a final investment Russia isn’t the only threat to U.S. suppliers. Qatar is the world’s lend directly. have said that $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion the project and further lift costs. decision penciled in for later this year. Verizon Communications Inc. issued was more realistic. A bond won’t put a biggest LNG producer and the largest supplier of the fuel into Europe. “Overall it’s been a massive technological Uhl pointed to “good” trading conditions for Nigeria and Algeria also feed the market. In addition, Norway’s the largest ever corporate bond in 2013, value on the company. and project execution achievement for Shell, but LNG, supported by continuing strong demand raising $49 billion to buy a stake in rival (Source: Bloomberg) production has been expanding, with a network to ship the fuel by is placed to become the highest unit cost LNG in China. (Source: Financial Review) pipeline already well developed. Another undercurrent that will blunt U.S. inroads: Climate change. The EU pushing hard to boost renewables and slash fossil fuel use. The 4 key chokepoints for oil Germany and Britain aim to scrap coal entirely, and gas will become Opening of the Visa the target after that. While in the past officials talked about gas as While everyone has been watching the Strait the Strait of Malacca, between Indonesia and a bridge fuel toward a greener future, they’re now starting to think of Hormuz amid rising tension between the Malaysia, which saw 16 mb/d of oil in 2016. The about how to generate electricity without any emissions. Application Centre in Tehran U.S. and Iran, a chokepoint on the other side Strait links the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and “Without the ‘gas bridge,’ Europe won’t see increasing demand for U.S. gas,” said Phil MacDonald, spokesman at London environmental To better welcome the public and reduce waiting times, the of the Arabian Peninsula is now at the center is the main route for oil from the Middle East of the action. to reach Asian markets. The Strait is only 1.7 lobby group Sandbag. Embassy of Portugal in Tehran will outsource the collection of Saudi Arabia temporarily halted all oil ship- miles wide at its narrowest point, “creating a Until Juncker’s meeting with Trump, European officials have ments through the Bab al-Mandeb strait after natural bottleneck with the potential for colli- given an equivocal reception to the U.S. suggestion that its LNG is Schengen visa applications to VFS Global, at the Portuguese Saudi Aramco reported attacks from Houthi sions, grounding, or oil spills,” according to the a solution to energy security concerns. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the Nord Stream 2 project while also planning Visa Center. rebels on two oil tankers. The two ships in ques- EIA. China, the largest oil importer in the world, tion were very large crude carriers (VLCCs), has a strategic interest in seeing uninterrupted the nation’s first LNG import terminal, saying it wants to diversify Therefore, applicants wishing to submit Schengen Visa requests each carrying 1 million barrels of oil, and one tanker traffic through the Strait. suppliers. of them sustained minor damage. The Houthis 3. Suez Canal and SUMED pipeline. Locat- Poland is more eager to take U.S. LNG. It signed deals last month and book appointments for that purpose shall approach the said that they have the naval capability to hit ed in Egypt, the Suez Canal is another crucial to buy the fuel from Venture Global LNG Inc. and Sempra Energy. The Eastern European nation wants to turn to other sources of supply Portuguese Visa Center from the 1st of August onwards through Saudi ports and other targets in the Red Sea, chokepoint. Combined with the SUMED pipe- according to Reuters. line, which bypasses the canal and connects the after its contract with Russia’s Gazprom expires in 2022. the email address [email protected]. In response, Saudi energy minister suspended Mediterranean to the Red Sea, the two routes Even so, the market for both gas and LNG is expanding. Some oil shipments through the strait. “Saudi Arabia account for roughly 9 percent of the world’s places like Spain and Portugal don’t have strong links with Russian The telephone number +98 218 280 2765 will also be available is temporarily halting all oil shipments through daily seaborne oil, or 5.5 mb/d. Most of the oil pipelines and have ample LNG import capacity. Equally, no country wants to depend on just one source, giving the U.S. an opportunity from the 5th of August, as well as the website www.vfsglobal. Bab al-Mandeb strait immediately until the sit- goes north, from the Middle East to Europe. uation becomes clearer and the maritime transit The Suez Canal cannot handle the largest oil to make sales. com/portugal/Iran on the same date. through Bab al-Mandeb is safe,” Khalid al-Falih ships, ultra-large crude carriers (ULCCs), and “One thing to note is imports may increase naturally in due course as more projects in the U.S. come online and Australian projects st said. The Kuwait Oil Tanker Company said that it can only handle VLCCs that are not fully lad- Queries or requests submitted before the 1 of August will not it might also suspend tanker traffic through the en. As such, VLCCs can offload some of their serve Asia more easily as well as lower demand for LNG from Japan as it returns its nuclear reactors,” said Campbell at Inspired Energy. be considered. Up to that date, the appointment booking system narrow chokepoint. cargo onto the SUMED pipeline, and then the The sudden risk to two of the world’s most lighter ship can pass through the canal, picking “Potentially Trump will get his way, but through structural changes has been suspended. critical chokepoints has pushed up oil prices a up the oil at the other end of the pipeline in the in the sector rather than sheer force of personality.” bit this week, although serious outages have Mediterranean. The SUMED pipeline can carry (Source: Bloomberg) Study and residence visas will not be outsourced to the Visa yet to materialize. 2.34 mb/d, and offers a hedge of sorts against Centre though. The respective appointment requests for that Nearly two-thirds of the world’s oil trade trav- an outage at the Suez Canal. Wind power growth set to els via maritime routes. Here is a quick rundown 4. Bab el-Mandeb. The Strait of Bab el-Man- st purpose shall be submitted after the 21 of August, by email, of the top global chokepoints for the oil trade. deb is a narrow passage between the horn of slow in Europe during 2018 1. Strait of Hormuz. The most vital chokepoint Africa and the Middle East (between Djibouti to [email protected] . The reference of the email shall in the world sees nearly 19 million barrels per day and Yemen, specifically). It connects the Red Europe added almost 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity in be “study and residence visas” and its content shall include the (mb/d) of oil traffic, according to the EIA. At its Sea and the Gulf of Aden, or more broadly, the first half of 2018, industry body WindEurope said Thursday, a narrowest point, Hormuz is only 21 miles wide. it is the linkage between the Mediterranean marked slowdown from record numbers last year. full name, personal email address, scanned copy of the front Through that narrow passage, oil exports from and the Indian Ocean. This chokepoint saw WindEurope said the new figures were “in line with expectations” Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar (including just under 5 mb/d of oil traffic in 2016, but but were lower than the same period in 2017, which saw 6.1 GW added. page of the passport and a brief explanation in English of the large volumes LNG exports), the UAE and Saudi its importance is magnified for two reasons. The onshore sector added more than 3.3 GW in the first half of purpose of the visa. Requests will not be considered without Arabia must pass. The U.S. Navy patrols the First, most oil that has to pass through the 2018, while the offshore sector added 1.12 GW. Onshore additions were area because of its strategic importance. Iran Suez Canal/SUMED pipeline must first pass driven by markets in Germany, France and Denmark, while additions that information. has threatened to disrupt oil traffic through the through the Bab el-Mandeb, so, tankers have to the offshore sector were mainly in the UK, Belgium and Denmark. Up to the 21st of August, the appointment booking system has Strait, but for now the market is assuming that multiple obstacles on this Middle East-to- Looking forward, WindEurope said it expected a total of 13.5 GW is all bluster. Europe route. Second, it is, at this point, close of capacity to be added in 2018. In 2017, Europe installed 16.8 GW been suspended. 2. Strait of Malacca. The second most im- in proximity to the war in Yemen. of gross additional wind power capacity, a record year for annual portant chokepoint in terms of oil volumes is (Source: oilprice.com) installations. (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JULY 28, 2018

Which Europe does Trump Henry Kissinger: ‘We are in a very, want? very grave period’

By Edward Luce It was not hard to entice Henry Kissinger to meet for lunch. Though he is 95, and moves very slowly, the grand consigliere of American diplomacy is keen to talk. He hops on and off planes to see the likes of Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping with as much zeal as when he played the global chess game as Richard Nixon’s diplomatic maestro. He loves to be in the thick of things. Persuading him to say what he actually thinks is another matter. Kissinger is to geopolitical clarity what Alan Greenspan was to monetary By Ishaan Tharoor communication — an oracle whose insight is matched only by his indecipherability. It The United States and the European Union, seemingly at the is my mission to push him out of his comfort brink of a trade war until Wednesday, managed to calm things zone. I want to know what he really thinks down after a meeting between President Trump and European of Donald Trump. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. At a joint news Geopolitics weighs heavily on Kissinger. As conference in the White House’s Rose Garden that afternoon, the co-architect of the cold war rapprochement Trump and Juncker announced plans to de-escalate the crisis with China and détente with the Soviet Union, that was sparked by Trump’s decision this year to slap tariffs on Kissinger now surveys a world in which China aluminum and steel exports from the EU. The two agreed to hold and Russia are both challenging the U.S. world off on further rounds of tariffs and committed to work toward a order, often in concert with each other. new bilateral trade deal. But the doyen of cold war diplomacy is as In June, Juncker had declared Trump’s decision to impose interested in the future as he is in the past. metal import tariffs “a bad day for world trade.” On Wednesday, he This year Kissinger wrote a terrifying piece on hailed “a good day for the transatlantic partnership.” artificial intelligence for The Atlantic Monthly, The friendliness of the moment came as something of a surprise. in which he compared humanity today to the A divided Atlantic would turn Europe into an “appendage of Earlier in the month, Trump conducted a bruising week-long Inca before the arrival of smallpox and the Eurasia”, which would be at the mercy of a China that wants tour through Europe, during which he branded the European Spanish. He urged the creation of a presidential Union a “foe,” seemed to back the far-right opposition in a host commission on AI. “If we do not start this to restore its historic role as the Middle Kingdom and be the of major European countries and alarmed allies with a chummy effort soon, before long we shall discover that “principal adviser to all humanity”, Kissinger says. appearance alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. On trade, we started too late,” he concluded. Trump has largely stuck to his protectionist guns, casting his Trump to end an era occasions. He reports the contents of those replies. “But it is not impossible.” great lengths to preserve access to people nation as a victim of the economic order it largely created — no I think Trump may be one of those figures meetings to Washington, he tells me. I try a The alternative, Kissinger adds, is not in power at the expense of not speaking matter the extensive catalogue of statistics presented to him by in history who appears from time to time to different tack. To whom does Trump compare appealing. A divided Atlantic would turn plainly in public. Isn’t now — of all moments experts and diplomats pointing to the contrary. mark the end of an era and to force it to give in history, I ask. This also fails to do the trick. Europe into an “appendage of Eurasia”, — the right one to burn a bridge or two? “Until Wednesday afternoon,” as The Washington Post up its old pretenses. Kissinger goes off on a tour d’horizon of the which would be at the mercy of a China that Kissinger looks crestfallen. reported, “several of Trump’s senior economic advisers had “It was a meeting that had to take place. health of European diplomacy. He can find wants to restore its historic role as the Middle “I take that seriously and a lot of people, believed the president was on the verge of escalating the trade I have advocated it for several years. It has no leader who excites him, with the possible Kingdom and be the “principal adviser to all good friends of mine, have been urging this war by declaring 25 percent tariffs on nearly $200 billion in been submerged by American domestic issues. exception of France’s Emmanuel Macron. “I humanity”. It sounds as though Kissinger on me,” he says eventually. “It could happen foreign-made automobiles.” It is certainly a missed opportunity. But I can’t yet say he’s effective because he’s just believes China is on track to achieve its at some point in time.” There is no time like By Thursday morning, though, it seemed the crisis had been think one has to come back to something. started but I like his style,” says Kissinger. goal. America, meanwhile, would become the present, I say with a nervous laugh. averted. “Objectively this a good news, that we avoided so far Look at Syria and Ukraine. It’s a unique “Among other European statesmen, Angela a geopolitical island, flanked by two giant “It is clear the direction I am going in,” he tariffs on cars,” a senior EU diplomat said to The Post’s Quentin characteristic of Russia that upheaval in Merkel is very local. I like her personally and oceans and without a rules-based order replies. “Is it clear to you?” Sort of, I reply. You Aries and James McAuley. almost any part of the world affects it, gives I respect her but she’s not a transcendent to uphold. Such an America would have are worried about the future. However, you But there is still plenty of skepticism about the durability and it an opportunity and is also perceived by it figure.” to imitate Victorian Britain but without believe there is a non-trivial chance that Trump significance of Juncker’s breakthrough with Trump. It seems as a threat. Those upheavals will continue. Which diplomatic brain would he compare the habit of mind to keep the rest of the could accidentally scare us into reinventing likely that backing down from a trade war is more a response to I fear they will accelerate.” in today’s U.S. establishment to himself, say, world divided — as Britain did with the the rules-based order that we used to take the entreaties of Republican leaders fearing electoral defeat in Kissinger embarks on a disquisition or the late Zbigniew Brzezinski — his former European continent. for granted. Is that a fair summary? November than a reflection of any genuine shift in Trump’s thinking. about Russia’s “almost mystical” tolerance sparring partner, who also served as national Kissinger is more circumspect on AI — a “I think we are in a very, very grave period “Polls published yesterday show that Trump has become a for suffering. His key point is that the west security adviser? The mention of Brzezinski subject, he concedes, with which he is still for the world,” Kissinger replies. “I have major drag on Republican candidates in three Midwestern states wrongly assumed in the years before Putin triggers something. “When Zbig died, which grappling. But he is troubled by the unknown conducted innumerable summit meetings, that are heavily dependent on agriculture and host marquee annexed Crimea that Russia would adopt was a great surprise, I wrote to his wife that consequences of autonomous warfare — a so they didn’t learn this one (Helsinki) from races this year,” my colleague James Hohmann noted Thursday. the west’s rules-based order. no death has moved me quite as much as his,” world in which machines are required to take me.” The spirit of Trump and Juncker’s joint statement also seemed NATO misread Russia’s deep-seated Kissinger says, again with evident feeling. ethical decisions. “All I can do in the few It is clear he will not elaborate further. decidedly un-Trumpian. “The vows that Trump and Juncker made craving for respect. The “mistake NATO “Zbig was almost unique in my generation. years left of me is to raise these issues,” he I ask him which period he would liken to to work toward zero tariffs and zero subsidies on industrial goods has made is to think that there is a sort of We both considered ideas about the world says. “I don’t pretend to have the answers.” today. Kissinger talks about his experience looks a lot like the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, historic evolution that will march across order to be the key problem of our time. Power is an aphrodisiac as a freshly minted citizen in U.S. uniform a deal negotiated by the Obama administration that Trump had Eurasia and not to understand that somewhere How could we create it? We had somewhat I have little idea how Kissinger will take serving in the World War II. He also previously pushed aside,” my colleagues Heather Long and Steve on that march it will encounter something different ideas. But for both of us, we were my next question. Is power an aphrodisiac? reminisces about what brought the young Mufson noted. “Is Trump really ready to embrace it now when the very different to a Westphalian western idea above all concerned to raise diplomacy to “What was the word?” Kissinger asks. German refugee to these shores in the first only major change is for Europe to buy more soybeans?” of a state] entity. And for Russia this is a that level of influence.” Who is asking those “Aphrodisiac,” I repeat. I am quoting the place. After Germany marched into Austria The EU may be no more committed itself. Maria Demertzis, challenge to its identity.” Do you mean that questions today, I ask. “There is no debate famous Kissinger line that he made in the in 1938, Jews in Kissinger’s home town the deputy director of Bruegel, a Brussels-based think tank, told we provoked Putin, I ask. today,” Kissinger replies. “It is something heyday of his career when he was still a were told to stay indoors. His parents left The Post that Wednesday’s move didn’t reflect the EU’s wider “I do not think Putin is a character like we need to have.” single man. In the late 1960s and early for America when they could. “There was a efforts to counteract the White House. Officials in Brussels have Hitler,” Kissinger replies. “He comes out of What would Germany become if Trump 1970s he was as much known for his racy curfew and German soldiers everywhere,” sought to cultivate new ties elsewhere, including inking a major Dostoyevsky.” pulled America out of NATO? Kissinger likes dating calendar as for affairs of state. “I he says. “It was a traumatic experience free-trade deal with Japan, and they have contested the Trump “I don’t want to talk too much about Trump that question but declines to give odds as to would certainly say that being able to make that has never left me.” His reminiscence administration’s tariffs at the World Trade Organization. because at some point I should do it in a more its likelihood. decisions has a dimension that you don’t is carefully chosen. “If you go and strike a deal with Trump, you have to think coherent way than this,” Kissinger replies. “In the 1940s, the European leaders had a have in ordinary life,” Kissinger replies Something like a biblical storm has how that fits into the strategy,” Demertzis said. “Striking a deal But you are being coherent, I protest. Please clear sense of direction,” he says. “Right now with the hint of a smile. That was a subtle descended since we sat down. One umbrella would do damage, in my view, to what you’re trying to do on a don’t stop. There is another pregnant silence. they mostly just want to avoid trouble.” They answer, I tell him. “I did say that,” he replies. literally flew past the window. I help Kissinger broader level.” “I think Trump may be one of those figures in are not doing a very good job of it, I interrupt. “But when I say these things they’re more through the soaking whiplash to his car. The If nothing else, Constanze Stelzenmuller of the Brookings history who appears from time to time to mark “That’s true,” says Kissinger with a cryptic intended to establish your cleverness than driver takes his other arm. He is unsteady. Institution said in a conversation with Today’s WorldView, the end of an era and to force it to give up its smile. “One eminent German recently told your life’s purpose. And it’s true to some I realize that I have been ungraciously “it’s the first time this president and this administration has old pretenses. It doesn’t necessarily mean that me that he always used to translate tension extent. It is based on observation.” interrogating a man almost twice my age. acknowledged the European Union and European Commission he knows this, or that he is considering any with America as a way to move away from By now we are on to the coffee. Mine “Dr. Kissinger has been looking forward to as a negotiating partner on equal terms.” Still, she added, things great alternative. It could just be an accident.” America but now he finds himself more afraid is a double espresso. Kissinger has mint this lunch for days,” says the server after I could be easily derailed by an angry Trump tweet in the future. Angela Merkel is very local of a world without America.” So could Trump tea. I decide to take a final stab at the bull’s return to borrow an umbrella. That is nice, After leaving Trump and the White House on Wednesday, By now Kissinger has abandoned his be shocking the rest of the west to stand on eye. We have been talking for almost two I think — though I fear my Trump questions Juncker addressed a room of Washington wonks and diplomats halfhearted stabs at the fish. I know he has its own feet, I ask. “It would be ironic if that hours. If there is one recurring criticism may have depressed his appetite. at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. There, the briefed Trump. He has also met Putin on 17 emerged out of the Trump era,” Kissinger of Kissinger, I tell him, it is that he goes to (Source: Financial Times) former prime minister of Luxembourg made the pronouncements of solidarity and friendship that are de rigueur for European leaders visiting the United States. He extolled the sacrifices of American soldiers who liberated the continent in World War II Bannon’s plot for the downfall of old Europe and hailed the prosperous peace that Washington helped build out of the ashes of that conflict. As an architect of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential candidates. They often use the elections as a way to express “The relationship between the United States and European election victory, Steve Bannon knows a thing or two about discontent about national conditions. In recent contests, Union is a unique one,” Juncker said. “It is built on shared history, unconventional political warfare. Now the godfather of the protest parties have been the beneficiaries. shared values, shared interests.” He said he had gifted Trump a U.S. alt-right is gearing for combat in Europe. His arena is The parliament’s mainstream pro-EU parties do not picture of a military cemetery in Luxembourg where Gen. George the campaign for the next European Parliament elections, help matters. Centre-right, centrist and center-left parties S. Patton Jr. is buried. “Dear Donald,” Juncker inscribed the scheduled for May 23-26 2019. His chosen weapons, as usually work in harmony on the European stage, crafting photo, “let’s remember our common history.” in the U.S., are set to be the stoking of social tensions, laws together and flying the flag for closer EU unity. In But as far as Europe goes, the abiding theme of Trump’s tenure economic nationalism, incitement of public anger at elites, the eyes of many voters, especially since the post-2008 has been his willingness to call into question this “common history” systematic attempts to discredit reasoned argument and financial crash and the refugee and migrant emergency, and these “shared values.” The precepts extolled by Juncker the spread of misinformation. these moderate parties have become barely distinguishable matter little to a president who expresses distaste for multilateral Bannon is forming an organization, under the innocent- from each other. Such circumstances make it easier for deals, rejects joint action on climate change, scaremongers over sounding name of The Movement, which will serve as an unscrupulous extremists and shrewd political entrepreneurs migration and tacitly backs the far-right parties who are growing inspiration, tool and potential financial vehicle for the to attract votes at election time. in clout as living memories of Nazism and fascism fade. support of radical rightist parties across the soon-to-be By no means all the political tides are flowing in support of While in Europe, Trump suggested that immigrants were 27-nation EU. Some of these parties are already strong Bannon and his European partners in disruption. Emmanuel changing the “fabric of Europe” for the worse — rhetoric reviled in their own right. Italy’s League holds power at national Macron, the French president, appreciates the shortcomings by the European establishment but welcomed by an increasingly level and has emerged since May as the country’s most of the European Parliament’s party structure. With the help empowered far right. dynamic, if divisive political force. of his République en Marche party, which catapulted him to “One of the most important benchmarks is the clarity created by France’s National Rally, formerly known as the National The next EU parliament the presidency, and reformist movements such as Spain’s the president and the president’s ambassador to Germany about Front, is licking its wounds after losing last year’s presidential elections are a chance to Ciudadanos, Macron aims to break the traditional parties’ who this administration’s preferred allies are,” said Stelzenmuller, contest, but it won the most seats in the last EU elections defeat the far-right. grip on the EU legislature. There is, then, all to play for in next referring to Richard Grenell, the U.S. envoy in Berlin who has taken of 2014. The rightwing populist Alternative for Germany year’s European Parliament contest. It would certainly be a conspicuously friendly stance toward anti-immigrant parties is the main opposition party and third-largest overall in the EU legislature and its five-yearly elections make the strange if a legislature known as a stronghold of EU integration and politicians on the continent. “Their emotional affections the Bundestag. The anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats assembly vulnerable to a Bannon-style insurgency. Under were to succumb to the iconoclasts of the anti-EU radical and convictions lie with the European alt-right.” have recently risen to the top of opinion polls ahead of successive EU treaties the parliament has accumulated ever right. But it would be counter-productive to complain about That poses a rupture in transatlantic ties that no single Rose September’s Swedish parliamentary elections. Not all such more extensive powers, including, since the 2009 Lisbon Bannon’s involvement in the campaign. The best way to foil Garden photo op, or promised purchases of soybeans, could parties will seek to borrow from Bannon’s sulphurous arts, treaty, on international trade. But turnout has declined in the dark intentions of Bannon and The Movement is to inflict ever resolve. but it is clear that the European radical right is anything every vote since direct elections to the legislature started a resounding election defeat on them both. (Source: The Washington Post) but a declining force. At the same time, the nature of in 1979. Voters feel no strong attachment to individual (Source: FT) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 28, 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7

Russia’s strategy on Overview of the Speigel article How Europe can survive the Syria, U.S. Trump era By Sajad Abedi TEHRAN — The U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit ended with many concerns. According to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement, the meeting still had positive results as the two presidents addressed Middle East problems, and reached an agreement on Syrian issues. The two sides agreed to address tensions in the south and east of Syria, to lower the level of infiltration and main- tain the security borders of the region, along with a general principle on the keeping Bashar al-Assad in office as leader of Syria. He expressed his hope that Russia would use its influence to secure a ceasefire in Syria and also give Russia the dominant role over Assad’s fate. By Hanif Ghaffari Perhaps the G20 summit may be a turning point in the fate of Syria to escape domestic conflict, but given the two TEHRAN — A recent meeting of NATO leaders in Brussels once totally contradictory views of the United States and Rus- again shows that there are conflicts between the United States sia, the insistence of Trump on the withdrawal of Assad on and European actors. It also revealed its disagreement during the one hand, and the continued support of Putin for him, the G7 meeting in Canada.Currently, the European media often observers’ eyes will remain on Putin’s goals in the Middle speak of deep divisions between the United States and the Euro- East. Given the two results of these negotiations, namely, pean Union. Differences that increase day by day. Some of these the retention of Assad and the transfer of the fate of Syria differences are security aspects, and others have economic and to Russia, can Russia be successful in winning a big game political implications. In any case, it seems that these differences in the Mideast going forward? continue to exist as long as Donald Trumpp is at the forefront of For many years the Middle East has been a critical area U.S. political and economic equations. at the center of the contest for power in the world. Russia’s As Speigel reported, Politicians are used to engaging in politics foreign policy has been focused on the Mideast, as has that continues to play an effective role in the region. Trump in light of developments in Syria. The following has shown -- either with or in opposition to other politicians. Traditionally, of the U.S. Russia essentially helped Assad more or less win may, however, add tension to relations with Putin but the Russia’s effect for multilateral regional cooperation: the the foreign policy of one nation-state or alliance is confronted by the war in Syria, and has therefore become a larger player recent talks in Helsinki suggest a drift towards détente. U.S.-Russian talks on Syria’s disarmament in September the foreign policy of another nation-state or alliance. That’s the in the geopolitics of the region and the world, too. In a more complex situation, both Russia and the United 2013 and its implementation in February 2015 under the way it has been for hundreds of years. But that’s not the way it is Russia has always been a supporter of Syria since the States have come up against their own national interests control of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical at the moment. When Donald Trump is involved, politics is not onset of the internal crisis in Syria, with political assistance in a historically competitive struggle, in part because of Weapons (OPCW), the strengthening of the Russian-U.S. confronting politics. Rather, politics is confronting the bizarre. to the Assad regime starting in September 2015 with mil- the sharp contradictions in the war in the Middle East. cease-fire in Syria in February 2016 and the boosting of There is no precedent for such a situation in the history of the itary aid. The military strategy was an option that was put In an optimistic mood, Moscow can engage Washington multilateral peace-building Syria. West. That fact is also contributing to the difficulties of practic- on the agenda. (According to a military document planned on strategic issues and pursue its influence in the region Basically, Moscow is now trying to introduce itself as a ing politics in this day and age. Politicians, after all, frequently for 2014, the Russian military doctrine was changed from as another power in a more multipolar world. This would pragmatic, reliable, and experienced player in the Middle look to the history books for examples to follow and traditions defensive to offensive). The presence of the Russian Air and be the most desirable situation in Moscow’s view. Putin is East. He is able to control the situation in the region with to pursue. But in the history of democracies, the chapter on the Ground Force along with the logistics capacities at sea was a pleased not to decide on the future of Syria all alone. He diplomatic and military means. The Russian military oper- bizarre is rather thin. Someone like Trump is a totally new beast demonstration of unique capabilities of the Russian military, not only won over the G-20 summit, but also succeeded ations in Syria were a symbol of Russia’s regional power, a and requires a completely novel approach to politics. Subsequently, Putin’s ambitions for gaining more in in implementing his Middle Eastern strategy. prerequisite for the imposition of its international ambitions. That fact can no longer be in doubt following the U.S. president’s the region came with the arrival of Donald Trump in Putin’s Middle East strategy is based on the moderni- Under current conditions, the engineering of the Syrian trip to Europe, including his stopovers in Brussels, London and America and policies that could be factors in boosting zation and promotion of Russia as a global power, and in Peace Treaty with the United States could be a clear sign of Helsinki. It makes little sense to hope that Trump might improve. or weakening Putin’s power and influence. But Russia recent years it has displayed its abilities in different stages Russia moving closer to the key strategic goals. He is the way he is and politicians from other countries have to get used to it. They have to develop a specific strategy for the period during which this president is in office. For the European Union, the appropriate strategy can be expressed in a single word: hibernation. But that isn’t quite as For children of war easy as it might sound. We’re not talking here about the long, By Zahra Bahadivand Chegini solve the problem is limited to sighing. restorative slumber of a bear in her cave. Hibernation in the Children are raped, scared and killed. Trump era requires a complex political concept that Brussels While surfing the internet or reading a book, They witness the appalling death of their should pursue in lockstep with all member states to the degree you might find a fact that satisfies your cu- loved ones, and if they are lucky enough, they possible. Should that happen, there is light at the end of the riosity so you will not stay up long at nights stay alive… just physically. They turn into tunnel, and perhaps even before. thinking. I found a webpage, the title of which soulless bodies that only walk, breathe and Trump’s embarrassing behavior during his trip has two pri- made me curious: women in war. eat. When children get traumatized, their mary causes: his explosive narcissism and his adherence to an Elizabeth Lee Miller was a supermodel, who condition is irretrievable. Then no matter extremely vulgar form of capitalism. photographed many everlasting moments of how many statements we issue or how In 1989, back when Trump was nothing more than a real-estate the World War II. When she was only seven, she many conventions of children’s rights we tycoon, he suddenly said during a television interview with Larry was raped by a family friend. The trauma never hold. When children experience war, they King: “Your breath is very bad, it really is. Has this ever been left her alone and she was finally convinced die; and if they don’t, they will have many told to you before?” Later, Trump explained this impertinence that she could never be in peace. She became war-torn memories. One of these days, they by saying it was a demonstration of his negotiating strategy: so cold that she watched the atrocities of the will find a ground mine thinking it is a toy putting people on the defensive. war through her lens, as if she was saying: “I that had been covered with dust for years… Incapable of Grasping am going to show you some scenes that slap and it is how children get killed years after The last week has shown that it is a concept he apparently you in the face hardly and jeopardize your the end of war. pursues in politics as well. He sought to unsettle German Chan- peace. You can choose not to see them but you The ones that have become rich by war cellor Angela Merkel by claiming that Germany is a “captive of can never deny them…” and today, after the spoils, will become social justice warriors Russia” on the eve of his meeting with her. And he did the same end of long and homewrecking war such as only when they get overwhelmed by luxury; to British Prime Minister Theresa May, saying just before their the WWI, WWII, the Vietnam war and many only then they will burp suggestions to “help” face-to-face that her rival Boris Johnson would make a good prime minister. It is vulgar. And it is ineffective. All it does is darken other wars and revolutions around the world, been an honor; their statues were put in the dolls are lost, they blame themselves for that war children… and this way, they contribute the mood and make it more difficult to find common ground. still, human is in war. main squares of the city and everybody spent and try to make up with their dolls. They to society. That, though, is the primary goal of foreign policy -- something However, war between powers, tribes and moments of silence to show respect to them. apologize to them. Children instinctively It is what they do… they feed their egos by that Trump is apparently incapable of grasping. groups is not what I intend to discuss; this Women of war have always turned into have found out that life is a right and they doing children of war a “favor”. They are an Regarding narcissism: Trump is constantly employing su- is what we see every day in the headlines legends, who have worked hard and resisted must not take it from anybody, even from army of individuals with the knowledge of perlatives to praise his own deeds. Whatever he does, says or and as we drink our coffee in peace continue the war although they had delicate bodies soulless things. psychology and sociology, who receive their thinks necessarily has to be the best, the greatest of all time. reading. However, has it ever crossed our and souls. Innocent children of the world The media have announced that in 2013, wages from capitalists, and in return, take On days when he is feeling modest, he might add a qualifier minds what happens to children in wars? are sacrificed the way they would never even the states of the world have spent $1,735 billion the rights of children away… they poison the like “probably.” One gets the feeling that he is seeking to insu- During the World Wars, the business of a dream; their eyes see things and their souls on war, while only $135 billion is needed to world by their fake expression of emotions. late himself from overwhelming self-doubt. And that is what group was raping little girls when they even are crushed under the shocks of incidents. eradicate poverty in the world. Let us not forget, no matter how much we makes his narcissism so explosive. When doubts arise about did not know what childhood was. To some However, they would never even let their We hear a lot about war… we follow the try, the memories of war children still smell his self-proclaimed magnificence, he is more or less capable of men, getting killed for the country has always dolls feel such agony. When the limbs of their news regarding crises, but all our efforts to like gunpowder. anything -- including uttering sentences that many, and not just his opponents, view as treasonous. His election victory was not nearly as dazzling as he likes to The White-Helmet terror proxies of Israel portray it. Hillary Clinton received almost 3 million more votes than he did, with Trump only becoming president due to the TEHRAN (FNA) — The Israeli army on Sunday distributed treatment to Takfiri elements wounded in the Arab country peculiarities of the American electoral system. Close advisers and footage showing an overnight operation to evacuate Syrian inside the occupied Golan Heights. members of his family stand under suspicion of having main- “White Helmets” through Israel to Jordan. What’s more, the “White Helmets” organization was tained dubious contacts with Russians during the campaign. Earlier this month, CBS News broadcasting service said founded in Turkey in 2013 by former British MI5 officer U.S. intelligence agencies have evidence that Russian agents in a report that the issue of the White helmets’ withdraw- James Le Mesurier. Since its establishment, the group has interfered in the campaign…. al from Syria had been raised with US President Donald received funds from the British Foreign Office and the US The Comeback of Real Politicians Trump in multiple conversations with allied countries on Office of Transition Initiatives and untold millions from Another European interest is that of maintaining good yet the sidelines of the July 11-12 NATO summit in Brussels. Saudi Arabia. critical relations with China. Europe should play the role of third The picture speaks for itself though: The evacuation of The so-called volunteer group staged many suspected party, with the other two parties -- China and the U.S. -- con- hundreds of members of the Western-backed “aid group” chemical weapons attacks in Syria in order to gang up the fronting each other as superpowers. Europe cannot resume its to an Israeli military camp further reveals the true nature international community against the Syrian government. role as accessory as it was during the Cold War, a period when of the so-called White Helmets, which stands accused of Little wonder Syrian President Bashar al-Assad describes America determined the Western approach to the Soviet Union. working with Takfiri militants and staging false-flag gas them as “a branch of al-Qaeda and al-Nusra” militant groups Europe is not involved in this clash, it is independent of it. Free attacks and PR stunts in the Arab country. and a “PR stunt” by the US, the UK and France. trade, fair economic relations, a gentle but insistent promotion of Now after failing to deliver on the regime change cam- Washington’s attempts to embolden the group has ex- freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law in China: paign, some 800 members of the “White Helmets” were sent posed its relationship to the terrorist organization as well. Those should be the guidelines followed by the EU in its relations to Jordan through Israel to be reportedly resettled later in The group claims to be a humanitarian NGO, but actually with Beijing. The same holds true for the relationship with Russia, the UK, Canada, and Germany. supports terrorists and covers up their crimes. though the security aspect for Europe plays a much greater role This is also far from the truth. It will take years - if there In summation, in breach of international laws, Israel has here. Russia is also a European military power -- one that can is any program - to resettle them in the West. And until that been providing support to terrorists operating in Syria ever rapidly cause significant harm if it wants. Europe must craft a happens, Israel and the United States will have plenty of since the crisis began in 2011. From carrying out airstrikes benign security policy that is as optimistic as it is pessimistic. time to use their “White Helmets” to carry out PR stunts to providing medical support to terrorist fighters as well as The Russians don’t want war either, but if it were to start one, and false-flag gas and military operations in Syria - perhaps training and intelligence and even weaponry and logistics, the European Union would be prepared. Brussels must plan for from the Golan! an “important humanitarian step,” adding that he ordered the Israelis have openly supported the so-called rebels and the long-term lack of an American security umbrella. The new campaign will be similar to the one the US car- it after requests from US President Trump and Canadian “White Helmets” in their efforts to overthrow the government Such are the foreign policy tasks that have to be taken care of ried out in Iraq where it housed, trained, and armed the Premier Justin Trudeau. in Damascus. While all this information is well known, by during hibernation and thereafter. They are tasks that must be MKO or MEK terrorist group to carry out military attacks The news about the Israeli involvement came amid Tel evacuating its “White Helmets” from Israel to Jordan, Tel addressed by real politicians. And here is the opportunity offered against Iran from the Iraqi soil. Admitting to the operation Aviv’s ongoing provision of assistance to the militants fighting Aviv provided yet more evidence that It is now providing by the Trump era: the rehabilitation of professional politics. later on Sunday, it’s indeed silly for Israeli Prime Minister the Syrian government. Tel Aviv has been providing weapons terrorists with even more direct support and weaponry than Politicians have a chance to show that they are needed, because Benjamin Netanyahu to have claimed that the operation was for years to these anti-Damascus militants as well as medical it had done previously. only they can address the challenges that face us. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS JULY 28, 2018

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 28,28, 2018 HEALTHADVERTISEMENT 9 Women bear Alzheimer’s burden; Is Parkinson’s an autoimmune disease? More researchers are trying to discover why evidence emerges By Sandee LaMotte women were 40 to 55. Their medical records By Catharine Paddock documented reproductive history, education, At the Alzheimer’s Association Interna- race and midlife health status, as well as when Using a stem cell model, they showed how immune cells attacked tional Conference in Chicago this week, each woman began menstruating, when she dopamine-producing cells derived from people with Parkinson’s researchers are exploring biological and went into menopause and the length of those disease but not from people without it. social differences that might explain why reproductive years. Dementia diagnosis and Dopamine is a chemical messenger that supports many im- more women than men develop Alzheimer’s later-life chronic conditions, such as heart portant brain functions. These include functions that deal with and other types of dementia. failure and diabetes, were pulled from records reward, emotions, pleasure, and movement control. A study to be presented at the conference between 2016 and 2017. In Parkinson’s disease, the midbrain neurons, or brain found a link between a lower risk for demen- In addition to finding that multiple preg- cells, that make dopamine die off. But it is not clear what tia and the number of births a woman has. nancies were protective against dementia causes their death. Women with three or more children had a but multiple miscarriages were not, the As more and more dopamine cells die, levels of the chemical 12% lower risk of developing cognitive issues study found that women who were fertile messenger drop, giving rise to symptoms such as tremor, slowness, than a woman with only one child, accord- for only 21 to 30 years had a 33% higher risk rigidity, and problems with balance. Problems with speech and ing to initial results of the study of nearly for dementia than women who were fertile swallowing also develop, as do several nonmovement symptoms. 15,000 women. Pregnancy failures, however, for a longer time period. They also found Estimates suggest that around half a million people in the increased a woman’s risk, according to the that women who started their first menstrual United States have Parkinson’s disease. Kaiser Permanente study. Compared with cycle at 16 or older were 31% more likely to Autoimmunity and Parkinson’s women who never lost a pregnancy, women have cognitive problems than women who Autoimmune diseases arise because the immune system attacks with three or more miscarriages had a 47% began at age 13. healthy organs, tissues, and cells instead of protecting them. higher risk for dementia. What do all of these results mean? It’s There are at least 80 different known types of autoimmune It’s just one of several studies at the con- too early to tell, Whitmer said. disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, ference looking at how pregnancy, female “This is an observational study,” she said. and type 1 diabetes. hormones, age of menarche and menopause, “It doesn’t tell you the mechanisms, but it’s Although the idea that Parkinson’s could be an autoimmune and even a woman’s innate cognitive advan- telling you who is at higher and lower risk. disease is not new, the biological evidence to back it up is only just tages might affect her risk for the condition. This information allows basic scientists to emerging. In 2017, for instance, a study from the U.S. revealed how A woman’s disease take the next step and do more experimental pieces of a protein that builds up in the dopamine cells of people with Alzheimer’s is a progressive mental dete- more women than men. Role of reproductive life work and really delve in.” Parkinson’s can trigger a deadly immune attack against the cells. rioration of the brain that destroys memory “Age is the greatest predictor of Alzheim- The Kaiser Permanente study, which The Kaiser study conflicted with recently More recently, scientists have linked the use of drugs that and thinking skills until the person is unable er’s, so for a long time, there was this notion looked at number of births and dementia published research that found South Korean subdue the immune system to a lower risk of developing Par- to do even the simplest of tasks. The disease that women are at higher risk only because risk, followed women who have used the com- and Greek women who have given birth five kinson’s disease. is thought to be caused by a buildup in the they live longer,” said University of Illinois pany’s health care most of their lives. This or more times may be 70% more likely to In the new study, researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Uni- brain of beta amyloid plaques and neurofi- psychology and psychiatry professor Pauline allowed researchers to access each woman’s develop Alzheimer’s later in life. versität (FAU) in Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, have shown brillary tangles called tau. Maki, who is presenting at the Alzheimer’s medical records between 1964 and 1973 and “Korean, Greek and American women are that T helper 17 (Th17) cells — a type of immune T cell — attack Of the approximately 50 million people conference. “No one was paying attention then again from 1996 to 2017. pretty different genetically,” said Alzheimer’s dopamine cells derived from people with Parkinson’s disease around the world living with dementia and to what was going on in the female brain That was important, the researchers said, researcher Dr. Richard Isaacson, who was but not those derived from people without it. Alzheimer’s, most are women. In the US alone, throughout a woman’s life.” because they weren’t relying on a woman’s not involved in either study. “You have to be They report their findings in the journal Cell Stem Cell. two-thirds of the 5.7 million Americans living “I was requesting grant money to research memory of her reproductive and medical very careful with generalizing these studies. “Thanks to our investigations,” says senior study author Beate with Alzheimer’s are female. Women 60 and estrogen, and I was getting comments from history, a key flaw in many study designs. Take for example, studies done in China on Winner, a professor in the Department of Stem Cell Biology at older are twice as likely to be diagnosed with reviewers asking, ‘Why are you doing this?’ “I myself have trouble sometimes with stroke. You can’t generalize those findings to FAU, “we were able to clearly prove not only that [T cells] are Alzheimer’s as breast cancer. “ said presenter Carey Gleason of the Wis- remembering what happened last week,” stroke patients in the United States unless involved in causing Parkinson’s disease, but also what role they The results are devastating. The World consin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. said Whitmer, who co-led the study. “But they’re Chinese American or born in China actually play.” Health Organization calls dementia one of Over the past few years, that’s been we actually have the questionnaires they and moved here. Stem cell model of Parkinson’s disease the top 10 global causes of death for women. changing. filled out from the ‘60s and ‘70s.” “Alzheimer’s disease is a life course dis- Together with a team from the movement disorders clinic at In the US, Alzheimer’s is now the sixth lead- “We’re at a very exciting time in the field,” “We could then compare that to their ease in my opinion,” said Isaacson, who University Hospital Erlangen, the FAU researchers had earlier ing cause of death, killing more seniors than said Rachel Whitmer, professor of public midlife risk factors such as hypertension, founded the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at discovered that the brains of those with Parkinson’s had higher breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. health sciences at the UC Davis School of stroke, diabetes and heart disease and factor NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical levels of Th17 cells. In England, Wales and Australia, 2016 death Medicine. “Rather than just brushing it aside those out,” added Paola Gilsanz, a staff Center. “The risk starts in the womb and is Th17 cells are also found in higher amounts in people with statistics show that dementia and Alzheimer’s as ‘women live longer and that’s the end of scientist at Kaiser Permanente who co- then affected by your genes, your early life rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. kill more women than heart disease. story,’ science is now breaking it down to a led the study. “So in that sense, it’s very, risk factors, your educational attainment, The discovery spurred the team to investigate further using Yet for many years, experts say, science deeper level to understand the where, when, very powerful.” your diet and exercise and so much more.” a stem cell model of Parkinson’s disease. wasn’t focused on why Alzheimer’s affects why and how.” When the study began in 1964, all of the (Source: CNN) (Source: medicalnewstoday.com)

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The plan was proposed in an agreement “We have already launched signed by ICT ministry and the Ministry of different sections like data Agriculture on Sunday. center and Government Service Through smart irrigation, water usage Bus (GSB) System,” he added. decreases by 35 percent, ICT Minister Mo- He said that some prob- hammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced. lems still exist in subsystems A pilot study was conducted in Mugan like cadaster and electronic plain, northwestern Iran, and Qazvin plain, signature, which will be solved central Iran, resulted in 50 percent decrease in near future. in water usage through smart irrigation. The During his speech, he also figure is 15 percent in Fars Province. pointed out to Iran’s ranking Iranian officials are repeatedly warning in the United Nations E-Gov- about water shortage in the country by using ICT minister Mohammad ernment Development Index terms such as ‘water shortage’ or ‘water bank- Javad Azari Jahromi (EGDI 2018), which moved up ruptcy’ and the like to raise public awareness 20 points to reach 86 amongst towards this extremely serious issue. 193 countries in comparison with EGDI 2017. “In addition, the ministry helps the farmers He said that it is planned to move up 30 points during the to protect their fields for pest control through sixth Five-Year National Development Plan (2016-2021) and space technology,” the minister said. this moving is notable. “The pest control industry is constantly The first phase of e-government services project in Iran of- researching new technologies and products ficially came on stream under the title of ‘Mobile Government’ that will advance the way we prevent and in mid-May 2018. manage pests.” The project aims to facilitate some government services, reduce Azari Jahromi pointed to the important unnecessary expenses and ease traffic jam, which is the main role of startups for transparent connection cause of air pollution in big cities. between farmers and customers. It is based on the National Information Network, an ongoing “According to the agreement, it is place for pilot study for the first time. According to the European Commis- demands for water from different water project to develop a secure and stable infrastructure network projected that at least 20 percent of the While climate change is one of the main sion in many parts of the world, demand users, such as households, industry and in the country. agricultural economy to be linked with the culprits of decrease in average rainfall the for water is outstripping the availability agriculture, as well as ensuring the en- E-government services at the ELECOMP 2018 digital economy over the course of four recurrent drought spell and water shortage of water. Water is increasingly seen as a vironment has enough water to sustain A total of 41 state-run organization will introduce 341 years so that the private sector’s contri- in the country are mostly blamed on mis- scarce resource that has an economic value, ecosystems. Setting the price of water is a e-services during 24th Iran International Exhibition of bution to smart agriculture would rise by management and shortsighted water man- and thus needs to be managed carefully to key tool used to support water management Electronics, Computer & E-commerce (ELECOMP 2018), 300 percent,” he explained. agement policies as well as unsustainable ensure that it is used effectively. This needs decisions; water that is underpriced may the Head of Information Technology Organization of Iran He named the Fars Province as the first agricultural practices. to be achieved whilst managing competing lead to its unsustainable use. (ITO) Rasoul Saraeian announced in a press release on Wednesday. The organizations will introduce their services at a specific hall at the exhibition, which is held from July 28 to 31 at Tehran Here’s looking at you, gran: the rise of elder tech International Permanent Fairground. The Planning and Budget Organization with 20 e-services, For Rita, who turned 101 this year, retaining her in- owners aged over 50 do not find their phone confusing. Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare with 15 e-ser- dependence is crucial. And thanks to innovations in Karen Warren from Hull told Mobiles.co.uk she had vices, Securities and Exchange Organization with 16 e-services technology she is still able to remain in her own home. bought her first home computer more than 30 years and Iran Customs Administration with 13 e-services are amongst “I wanted some kind of device that would allow me ago. “I know plenty of people older than myself who organization, which attend the event, he said. to continue to live the way I want,” she says. are happy using computers, phones and social media,” Through introduction of e-services by state-run organization, Her grandson came to the rescue, sourcing a tech she adds. citizens are encouraged through smart phones, he said. package that includes “a fall alert, location services and This growing acceptance of technology is crucial if ELECOMP is the biggest event in the Iranian electronics and a panic button”, she says. some of the simpler aspects can be linked together in computer market. Since its first edition in 1995, the event has The desire to access this emerging technology is two- what has become known as the “Internet of things”. been providing a unique opportunity for businesses to increase fold. YouGov, which conducted a survey in partnership Hive, which produces smart home devices that can their share of this huge and ever-growing market. with IndeMe, a home tech company, found that children be controlled and monitored remotely, offers a range and grandchildren overwhelmingly backed the desire of of subscription packages that link heating, lighting and their older relatives to retain their own independence. security aspects to a smartphone — and can also be ac- SOCIALLY SAFE Technology is becoming increasingly important, the tivated by voice. Home plans cost from £29.99 a month survey found, with just under two-fifths seeking a similar are facing growing pressure on their social care budgets. (including a hub, or £26.99 without) with the option Keep your pre-school kid tech solution to Rita’s — sensors, personal pendants There are 850,000 people living with dementia in the to spread the cost of the actual devices over 12 months. and 24-hour monitoring if required — in their older UK, says John Spence, the cabinet member for health Siemens, on the other hand, predicts that 2018 will be safe online relatives’ homes to allow them to live independently. and adult social care at Essex county council. The reality “the year of the Chatbot”, a more sophisticated version The scale of the innovations available is growing is that most of our lives either have or will be touched of Amazon’s Alexa home assistant. More and more pre-schoolers are using their parents’ computers, rapidly. Accenture, the professional services compa- by this issue, he says. “Innovation in this area must be “People of all ages are now beginning to explore the smartphones or tablets to play games, use apps, and watch their ny, has just finished a pilot program of an artificial nurtured and encouraged.” possibility that they might not only conduct relationships favourite TV shows. There are simple things you can do to make intelligence-powered platform that allows relatives One of the key issues is to ensure that older people via computers, but, in a very real sense, with them,” sure they’re using the internet safely. and care workers to monitor the daily activity of older — the opposite end of the spectrum to “digital natives” says Ruth Marshall-Johnson, Siemens home appliance Explore together relatives or friends. who have grown up with the internet and social me- brand ambassador. At one point, she suggests, the new Talk to your child about what the internet is and explore it “With the help of Age UK London, we identified dia — are comfortable with new forms of technology. tech will not only help run the family, but actually be- together so you can show them all the great fun and educational the more common challenges of everyday life for older Concerns remain, however, over whether older people come “part of it”. things they can do. people — from setting daily reminders to the heartache will feel that the tech in their home is less there for Siemens is also working as part of a team to develop of loneliness — and applied AI to create a human-cen- their assistance, but more for their children to spy on a Friendly Robot Walker that it aims to sell both to tered platform to provide support and assistance,” says them. Privacy is a concern, says Panasonic, but “once hospitals and families with a targeted price of around Laetitia Cailleteau, head of Accenture Liquid Studio the elderly participants in the testing were familiar with €2,000 for private use. London, which aims to help speed up adoption of new the technology, many found it comforting – even saying The success of “smart speakers” such as the Amazon innovations. it was like having a friend in the house with them”. Echo (which features virtual assistant Alexa), and the The government is also taking notice. Age UK esti- But the signs are promising. Mobile phone pene- Google Home as domestic personal assistants certainly mates that misallocated resources to care for the esti- tration, particularly smartphone use, has been rapid suggests that we are becoming more comfortable with mated 11.6m people over the age of 65 currently costs among the over-50s, a report from mobiles.co.uk, the designating regular tasks to tech — a trend that will be- the taxpayer around £173m per year. mobile phone retailer, suggests. come increasingly important as we move into later life. Local authorities are particularly keen to act as they According to its figures, eight out of 10 smartphone (Source: Financial Times)

A checklist for your startup What does stealth mode startup mean?

Put yourself in control Install parental controls on your home broadband. Most in- ternet-enabled devices also allow you to set parental controls so you can manage what content your child can see and how they interact with others online. Use passwords Keep your devices out of reach and set passwords on all your internet-enabled devices and don’t share them. Then you’ll know when and where your child is accessing the internet. You can also make sure they’re not making additional purchases when they’re playing games or using apps. Search safely Use safe search engines such as Swiggle or Kids-search. You can save time by adding these to your ‘Favorites’. Safe search settings can also be activated on Google and other search engines, as well as YouTube. what are inappropriate material for your child? What you think is inappropriate material for your child will Why do so many new businesses fail? that are a mess. If someone (or something) is stealth, it ly-stage startup would choose to work in probably differ from your child’s view or that of other parents. It Maybe it’s because too many would-be An accounting system for a startup com- means they are going about something in stealth mode, to protect Intellectual Prop- will also depend on your child’s age and maturity level. Inappro- entrepreneurs concentrate on the wrong pany should function as the foundation a sneaky or crafty way to avoid detection. erty (IP) and to build social buzz. priate content includes information or images that upset your issues before the actual startup happens. of an accounting system that the business In the tech world, ‘stealth mode’ is the term Patents are considered very important child, material that’s directed at adults, inaccurate information The pre-startup checklist requires one will use during future years. It should track used to characterize startups operating in a in the tech world, especially when it comes or information that might lead or tempt your child into unlawful to undergo a process of self-evaluation expenses and income based on categories state of secrecy during product development. to capital raising. One of the conditions of or dangerous behavior. that will help answer the question, ‘Am that will continue to be relevant as the When an early-stage startup is oper- having a patent granted is the innovation It can be difficult to monitor what your child is viewing as they I prepared to start a business?’ If more company evolves and grows. ating in stealth mode they are trying to must be completely novel, meaning there can access this material through any internet enabled device, people considered the following four issues, In addition, a startup company’s ac- go from product conception to product can be no public disclosure of something including mobile ones such as a phone or tablet. there would likely be a higher success rate counting system should incorporate an launch without attracting the attention like it existing previously. Sometimes your child may stumble upon unsuitable sites in future startups. approach to startup expenses, such as costs of competitors. To maintain secrecy, all Operating in stealth mode is essentially by accident, through apps they’ve downloaded to their mobile Set up your accounting system incurred before the business starts earn- employees in stealth startup are required like telling the whole world you have a big device or through links they’ve been sent by friends, chatting Once you have your bank account ing money and large capital investments to sign nondisclosure agreements, as are secret. Naturally, when people find out a to others online, or even through inter-device communication set up, choose an accounting program. that will need to be depreciated over the any investors the company speaks with company is developing something in secret, systems such as Bluetooth or Apple’s AirDrop. Start as you intend to go. Few things will course of years. prior to launching their product. they want to know what it is. (Source: internetmatters.org) doom your business faster than books (Source: smallbiztrends.com) There are a couple reasons why an ear- (Source: startupinstitute.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 28, 2018 SCIENCE 11 Chinese scientists plan to capture an The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century occurs asteroid and bring it down to Earth on Friday Can you catch a falling star and put it in your phere of the Earth. pocket? Chinese scientists believe this is not The spacecraft will then be directed toward On Friday, the moon was fully engulfed in the heart of Earth’s impossible, as they plan to capture an asteroid an area with no human settlements where shadow for 1 hour, 42 minutes and 57 seconds. and bring it down to Earth. it is safe to land. It doesn’t get much better than that. The longest possi- A group of astrophysicists has proposed Huang Wei, chief engineer at an institute ble duration of a lunar eclipse is one hour and 47 minutes, an ambitious plan to take over a small near- at the China Academy of Space Technology according to EarthSky.org. Earth asteroid and transport it to Earth. of the China Aerospace Science and Technol- Unfortunately the event occurred during our daytime. It may sound like it came straight from a ogy Corporation, believes the idea can bring People in eastern South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle science fiction novel, but the scientists believe in new developments in space exploration. East, Asia or Australia, were in luck and could watch the taking an entire asteroid could provide an Catching an actual asteroid lunar eclipse online. ample source of minerals of industrial and The plan is, of course, not without potential economic importance. challenges. The first one would be finding an It could also improve current research actual asteroid to catch. Most small asteroids into the origins of the solar system as well are very difficult to detect unless they come as the beginnings of water and life on Earth, very, very close to Earth. while reducing the threat posed by near-Earth To address this issue, Li is collaborat- objects. ing with space engineers at the Qian Xuesen “Unlike missions to bring samples back, Laboratory of Space Technology to develop we aim to bring back a whole asteroid weigh- a constellation of satellites with the specific ing several hundred tons, which could turn objective of finding and analyzing near-Earth asteroids with a potential threat to Earth into objects with a diameter of 32 feet. usable resources,” says Li Mingtao, researcher The team also acknowledged that they at the National Space Science Center of the As the asteroid nears the planet, the space- the asteroid’s velocity. This will prevent it need to design a heat shield that can signifi- Chinese Academy of Sciences. craft activates a heat shield that will reduce from burning up as it penetrates the atmos- cantly reduce the speed of the asteroid from An advanced idea 7.7 miles per second to 459 feet per second. Li and his team advanced the idea at a Li and his team are currently eyeing a contest for future technologies held in Shen- As the asteroid nears the planet, the small asteroid around 62 million miles away. Even though the Earth was lined up directly between the zhen, south of Guangdong Province in China. spacecraft activates a heat shield that Before a plan to capture this object can moon and the sun, the moon was not blacked out completely. How does one capture an asteroid, even be launched, the researchers need to know Instead, it appeared to be a deep copper red as it reflected one that is smaller than the rest? The team will reduce the asteroid’s velocity. This what its components are. Asteroids are rich the scattered light of all the sunsets and sunrises on Earth proposes to design a spacecraft that can wield will prevent it from burning up as it sources of minerals, such as gold, platinum, back at us. an enormous bag that can be used to carry copper, iron, and nickel. If you were standing on the moon at the time of the eclipse, the asteroid as it pushes it toward Earth. penetrates the atmosphere of the Earth. (Source: Tech Times) the Earth would look like a black disk outlined in glowing red. That’s because some light from the sun bends around the edge of the Earth where the blue and green wavelengths are scattered by our atmosphere. Yellowstone supervolcano may have a Fertilizer destroys plant microbiome’s Every time there is an eclipse, the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, but it doesn’t always pass through the different history, evidence suggests ability to protect against disease same part of the shadow. As you would expect, the shadow of the Earth looks like a disk. Sometimes the moon passes through the top of the disk, or toward the bottom. During this week’s lunar eclipse, however, the moon passed close to middle of the disk. (Source: phys.org)

Mars Express just discovered a subsurface liquid water lake on Mars

Mars may have been a watery and temperate place in the distant past, but it’s been a giant dustball for many eons. That doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting things on the planet and even the potential for life. Liquid water may be largely absent on the surface, but a stunning new analysis from the European Space Agency (ESA) says there’s plenty of it in a vast underground lake near the planet’s south pole. This analysis comes from data collected by the venerable Researchers from Virginia Tech (VT) resolvable using traditional methods,” A new study of the role microbial commu- artificial microbial community composed Mars Express orbiter, which has studied the red planet for found evidence to suggest that a vast Zhou said in a statement. nities play on the leaves of plants suggests of 12 species of bacteria taken from the nearly 15 years. This spacecraft carries an instrument called slab of oceanic crust, or oceanic plate, The Yellowstone supervolcano is that fertilizing crops may make them more natural microbiome of healthy tomatoes. the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere wedged itself under the western por- also a caldera — a large hollow that’s susceptible to disease. “We found that the most protective Sounding instrument (MARSIS). It was the first-ever radar tion of the North American continent formed when a volcano collapses after University of California, Berkeley, biol- community was the most dilute, the least sounder brought to another planet, but the team was unable around 30 million years ago, breaking a large eruption. ogists found that spraying tomatoes with concentrated, the lowest dose,” she said. to determine if it detected water on Mars until now. into pieces in the Earth’s mantle. This In the case of Yellowstone, the cal- microbes from healthy tomatoes protected “This was completely nonintuitive. A me- Scientists working on the project have developed new tech- process eventually led to volcanic ac- dera — which measures approximately them from disease-causing bacteria, but dium dose gave medium protection and niques to generate higher-resolution images of what lurks tivity on the surface and the formation 30 by 45 miles — was formed approx- that fertilizing the tomatoes beforehand the highest dose was the least protective.” beneath the surface of Mars. After processing and reprocessing of the long-dormant supervolcano — a imately 630,000 years ago following negated the protection, leading to an in- The reasons are unclear, but the find- data from 2012 to 2015, the researchers believe they’ve de- large volcano that has had an eruption a cataclysmic eruption at Lava Creek. crease in the population of pathogenic ings are important because organic farm- tected a large subsurface lake. The unnamed body of water is of magnitude 8 or more, the highest The Yellowstone caldera forms part of microbes on the plants’ leaves. ers are talking about spraying crops with near the south pole of the planet. This isn’t as strange as you value on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. a wider region of volcanic activity known While the researchers don’t yet know probiotics to encourage better growth and might think; after all, Antarctica has hundreds of subsurface The newly proposed idea directly as the Yellowstone hotspot track, which whether the increased number of bad bac- disease protection, in the same way that lakes like Lake Vostok. contradicts the long-held view that comprises a line of calderas extending teria on the leaves actually makes the humans consume probiotics containing The radar data from Mars Express shows water packed Yellowstone was produced by a plume across Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming. tomatoes sick, the study clearly shows “good” microbes in hopes of improving between layers of ice and dust spanning about 20 kilometers of magma rising up from the Earth’s Volcanic hotspot that fertilizer throws the community of their health. (12.4 miles) at a depth of 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles). If this core through rifts or weak regions of Most volcanoes are found on the microbes on the leaves off-balance. That Applying plant probiotic body of water is anything like Earth’s Antarctic lakes, it is the crust. This is known as the “plume boundaries of tectonic plates, but this potentially could allow disease-causing The “fact that we saw this lower-dose/ kept liquid by two processes. First, the water is probably very model”. volcanic hotspot is located right in the organisms to enter the plant. higher-protection effect suggests it is not high in salt content. Salt based on magnesium, calcium, or A team led by Ying Zhou, a theoreti- middle of the North American plate. Pre- Changing the nutrient envi- as simple as just throwing on more mi- sodium can interfere with the bonding of water molecules to cal seismologist at VT’s Department of viously the plume model has been used ronment crobes,” Koskella said. “There is a lot of form a brine. Geosciences, took X-ray-like images of to explain the location of the Yellowstone “When we change the nutrient envi- work to be done understanding how to (Source: extremetech.com) the Earth’s deep interior with USArray hotspot track, but the researchers found ronment that plants are in, we are fun- apply a plant probiotic.” — an underground “observatory” funded no evidence for this in the latest study. damentally altering the plant-microbi- Koskella focuses on plants’ above- by the National Science Foundation. “If the North American plate was mov- ome interaction and also, importantly, ground microbiomes, or the phyllosphere, Researchers have discovered Subterranean structures ing slowly over a position-fixed plume the microbiome-mediated protection of a poorly understood community com- The scientists used a technique, at Yellowstone, it will displace older natural plant/microbe interactions,” said pared to the well-studied below-ground how to make proper fossils - known as diffraction tomography, which volcanoes towards the Oregon-Idaho senior author Britt Koskella, a UC Berkeley microbiome associated with plant roots, enabled them to essentially “see” sub- border and form a line of volcanoes, assistant professor of integrative biology. the rhizosphere. in a day Researchers are finding unsuspected terranean structures using the waves but such a deep plume has not been The fertilizer effect was not the only One of the biggest ingredients in the creation of a fossil is time. activity within phyllosphere microbes, created by tectonic movements. When found.” Zhou said. surprise from the study, Koskella said. Lots and lots and lots of time - thousands to millions of years. including that some of the bacteria fix these occurred, seismometers at USArray Instead, the anomalous geological She and co-author Maureen Berg, a grad- So studying the process in action? That’s a little tricky. nitrogen from the air like root-associated picked up the vibrations and this data structure they found, which was locat- uate student, were investigating how the But now a team of researchers has figured out a way - by bacteria. Many studies have demonstrated was then processed to create an image ed about 250 to 400 miles beneath the density of the microbial community on compressing that incredibly lengthy process into a day. that microbial communities in the roots can of what lies beneath the ground. supervolcano, followed the path of the the leaves affected the plants’ resistance There is already an experimental approach commonly used promote plants’ nutrient uptake, growth “This is the first time the new imaging track. This indicated that when the oce- to disease and discovered that a lower to try and understand the fossilization process. and resistance to disease, and Koskella theory has been applied to this type of anic plate — known as the Farallon Plate dose of beneficial microbes sprayed on It’s called artificial maturation, and it does involve applying is investigating whether this also holds seismic data, which allowed us to see — broke into pieces, a section of it tore the leaves was often more effective in heat and pressure. It’s not dissimilar to the High Pressure High true for the above-ground microbiome. anomalous structures in the Earth’s off and sank down deep into the Earth. protecting the plants from infection than Temperature method of creating synthetic diamonds. (Source: eurekalert.org) mantle that would otherwise not be (Source: Newsweek) higher doses. Berg sprayed leaves with an This is an attempt to replicate what usually occurs over millions of years as a piece of organic material is buried in sediment, which applies pressure, while slow geothermal heat bakes it from inside the Earth, sometimes leaving behind a KSC’s Steel Production Volume at 1m Tons in Q1 with 3% Growth carbon impression. Khuzestan Steel Company (KSC) produced about one mil- last year, he said, adding, “producing the aforementioned However, as Field Museum palaeobiologist Evan Saitta lion tons of steel in the first three months of the current steel is considered as a unique of its kind for this leading discovered, the results of this process can be … inconsistent. Iranian calendar year in 1397 (March 21-June 21), showing steel manufacturing company in the country.” When he tried it with feathers, he ended up, not with a nice a considerable three percent (3%) growth as compared to The company achieved production growth in arduous fossil, but a stinky sludge. the last year’s corresponding period. and difficult climatic condition, observing standard con- “What we are coming to realise is that fossils aren’t simply a Khuzestan Steel Company’s Planning and Production sumption pattern, he maintained. result of how fast they rot, but rather the molecular composition Control Manager Golam-Reza Talebi made the above remark In this period, iron ore pellet and billet ingot production of different tissues,” explained palaeobiologist Jakob Vinther and reiterated, “the maximum production growth in this attained six and five percent growth respectively, Talebi of the University of Bristol. period is related to pelletizing iron ore at Plant no. 1 and emphasized. “However, it is inherently difficult to take the conceptual Briquette Production Factory with 15% percent and slab Moreover, the company took giant strides in observing leap from understanding chemical stability to understanding ingot casting machine with 14 percent growth.” environmental standards, so that the company managed to how tissues and organs may, or may not, survive.” The industrious staff and engineers of managed to produce attain 43 percent growth in the field of collection of smoke The missing ingredient, Saitta thought, might be sediment. 976,434 tons of quality steel in the first three months of emitted from the company. his hope that preplanned objectives of the company will This is where fossils naturally form; the porousness of the ma- the current year (March 21-June 21), showing a significant In conclusion, Khuzestan Steel Company’s Planning and be materialized before termination of the second three terial might allow for any stinky liquids to drain away, leaving three percent growth as compared to the same period of Production Control Manager Golam-Reza Talebi expressed months of the current year (Sept. 21). behind a nice dry fossil. (Source: sciencealert.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY JULY 28, 2018 ‘Solar power plants an alternative for income Iran spends $38m on hemophilia patients generation around Lake Urmia basin’ SOCIETY TEHRAN — A total of 1.63 trillion rials (nearly ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Setting up and should be encouraged to find alternative desk$38 million) is spent on some 5,000 hemophilia desksolar power plants to pro- sources of income generation, Mohseni said, patients provided with health insurance coverage annually in duce electricity can be an alternative income adding that Jahad Daneshgahi is planning Iran, head of Salamat health insurance organization affiliated generation for farmers in Lake Urmia basin on training the villagers to install solar pow- with the Health Ministry, has said. in northwestern Iran, Ja’far Mohseni, head er plants in the Lake basin so that they can Hannan Hajimahmoudi made the remarks on the occasion of of East Azarbaijan academic center for edu- earn a living. “support for hemophilia week” in Iran, being observed on July cation, culture and research, known as Jahad Deputy environment chief Tajrishi also 23-29, IRNA reported on Thursday. Daneshgahi, has said. commented on the subject saying that Jahad Lake Urmia, a body of water shared be- Daneshgahi’s scheme to set up solar plants tween East and West Azarbaijan in north- must be first piloted. western Iran, was once gloriously shining “Based on the researches conducted by like a turquoise, but within 20 years the lake Jahad Daneshgahi cultivating medicinal started to dry out gradually as a result of plants [which are less water-intensive] in countless dam construction, unfitting agri- the area is also an effective measure,” Tajrishi cultural practices, water-inefficient irrigation highlighted. systems, shortsighted decision making, and Tajrishi also called on Jahad Daneshgahi not allocating water right of the wetland. to carry out research on salt mining in Lake In 1999 the volume of water was at 30 Urmia. billion cubic meters, but now as per a report Also in October 2017, when attending by ISNA news agency published on Friday a meeting with representatives of mining Masoud Tajrishi, deputy environment chief companies, Tajrishi touched on the great said that the lake is stretching over some potential of salt mining in Lake Urmia and Hemophilia affects approximately 10,500 people in Iran, he 2,100 square kilometers and the volume called for taking more serious action in this Mojtaba Esmaeilzadeh Mojtaba Tasnim/ regretted. of water is measured at some 1.640 billion regard. In November 2015 Tajrishi also ex- Currently, over 5,000 of hemophilia patients are covered by cubic meters. Photo depicts a view of Lake Urmia in December 2016 plained that salt reserves in Lake Urmia’s the health insurance in the country, Hajimahmoudi said, adding In order to maintain the lake ecological bed is so vast that every human on earth that, the highest cost is spent on these patient’s treatment among balance the lake surface area should increase can have more than a 1-tone share from it. other special diseases. to twice its current size to almost 4,300 square The villagers are faced with water Najaf Qarachoorlou another official with He went on to say that a monthly cost of 29 million rials (about kilometers and the volume of water should stress and should be encouraged to find Jahad Daneshgahi also explained that installing $675) is paid for each hemophilia patient treatment, which means be at 14.5 billion cubic meters. alternative sources of income generation 100KW solar power plants in farming lands and an annual cost of 340 million rials (about $8,000) per patient. “Regarding the fact that Iran is located in an selling the electricity can provide villagers with Blood transfusion services and some periodic tests are free arid area geographically Jahad Daneshgahi has so that that Jahad Daneshgahi is planning income and create jobs in the region. of charge for patients suffering hemophilia, and about 19 types decided to focus on establishing solar power on training the villagers to install solar Some 65 percent of the equipment for of hemophilia medicines are covered by the health insurance plants and wind farms for producing energy…,” solar power plants are being imported to the organization, he further explained. ISNA quoted Mohseni as saying on Friday. power plants in the Lake basin so that they country but Jahad Daneshgahi is attempting The most important action taken by the health insurance The villagers are faced with water stress can earn a living. to manufacture the equipment domestically. organization is carrying out hemophilia tests during pregnancy on hemophilia carrier parents, which is done completely free of charge in some health centers, he also highlighted. ‘Iran’s renewable water resources decreased by 25% in 5 decades’ On average, each hemophiliac patient refers to healthcare ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN —Renewable water resources He went on to say that there are some 780,000 wells in centers affiliated to the health insurance organization 12 times desk a year and receives the necessary services, he added. has drastically decreased to less than 100 the country of which 430,000 are illegal. Hajimahmoudi also noted that about 64,000 patients with special billion cubic meters from 132 bcm over the past 50 years, He finally underscored the importance of adaptability to diseases are covered by the country’s health insurance, so, the ministry environmental official Mohammad Mojabi has said. the current conditions as the first step to address the issues. pays an annual cost of 9 trillion rials (nearly $214 million) for these Mentioning persistent water shortage in the country Mojabi According to the U.S. Geological Survey›s (USGS) Water patients to provide them with medicines and specialized services. explained that while renewable water resources measured Science School groundwater is a valuable resource throughout Head of transplantation and treatment affairs department at at 132 billion cubic meters 50 years ago it decreased to 116 the world. Where surface water, such as lakes and rivers, the Ministry of Health Mehdi Shadnoush, also explained that, billion cubic meters and even now over the past 5 years it are scarce or inaccessible, groundwater supplies many of in Iran, some 4,728 patients are suffering hemophilia A, some diminished to less than 100 billion cubic meters. the hydrologic needs of people everywhere. Groundwater 990 hemophilia B, and a number of 3,776 are affected by other The reports indicate that mean precipitation has dropped depletion, a term often defined as long-term water-level coagulation disorders, IRNA reported on Wednesday. from 250 millimeters to 205 millimeters over the same declines caused by sustained groundwater pumping, is a Shadnoush also added that some 60 specialized centers are period, ISNA quoted Mojabi as saying on Friday. key issue associated with groundwater use. currently providing services to hemophilia patients in the country. Unfortunately low rainfalls which have increased in The water stored in the ground can be compared to money Razieh Hantooshzadeh, a specialist for hemophilia disease the country won’t mitigate water shortage as they would kept in a bank account. If you withdraw money at a faster at the Ministry of Health, also said that to help these patients, easily evaporate, he highlighted. rate than you deposit new money you will eventually start each of them receives an annual fund of 8 million rials (about Moreover, temperature has increased by 1.1 degrees on lamented, adding that out of 609 aquifers in the country having account-supply problems. Pumping water out of the $185) for dental services. the Celsius scale over the past 15 years, he regretted. 309 are depleted and water withdrawal is not allowed ground faster than it is replenished over the long-term causes Hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder, in which there Temperature rise will decrease the moisture and in- anymore in these aquifers. similar problems. Some of the negative effects of ground- is a partial or total lack of an essential blood clotting factor. crease evaporation and accordingly give rise to sand and Depleted aquifers are also causing land subsidence in water depletion including drying up of wells, reduction of It is a lifelong disorder, that results in excessive bleeding, and dust storms, he added. the plains in the country and unfortunately this has also water in streams and lakes, deterioration of water quality, many times spontaneous bleeding, which, very often, is internal. Groundwater resources are also in a bad condition, he resulted in more flood incidences, Mojabi added. increased pumping costs, and land subsidence. Hemophilia A is the most common form, referred to as classical hemophilia. It is the result of a deficiency in clotting factor 8, while hemophilia B (Christmas disease) is a deficiency in clotting Almost all world’s oceans damaged by human impact, study finds factor 9. This illness is a sex-linked recessive disorder. The remaining wilderness areas, mostly in are home to unparalleled levels of marine wilderness if they were in the lowest 10% of According to hemophiliafed.org, the worldwide incidence the remote Pacific and at the poles, need biodiversity and some of the last places on human impacts, either from one source, such as of hemophilia is not well known, but estimated at more than urgent protection from fishing and pollution, Earth you find large populations of apex bottom trawling, or a combination of them all. 400,000 people, are suffering hemophilia around the world. All scientists say. predators like sharks.” As most are on the high seas, very few races and economic groups are affected equally. Most people with Just 13% of the world’s oceans remain Only 13% of the world’s oceans are protected. “This means the vast majority hemophilia A who have access to factor replacement therapy have untouched by the damaging impacts of hu- remain as wilderness of marine wilderness could be lost at any a normal life expectancy and are able to lead a fairly normal life. manity, the first systematic analysis has Much of the wilderness is in the high time, as improvements in technology allow revealed. Outside the remotest areas of the seas, beyond the protected areas that na- us to fish deeper and ship farther than ever Pacific and the poles, virtually no ocean tions can create. The scientists said a high before,” Jones said. LEARN ENGLISH is left harboring naturally high levels of seas conservation treaty is urgently needed, Climate change is causing growing dam- Orona Island, an uninhabited island in the marine wildlife. with negotiations beginning in September age and Jones said Arctic wilderness areas Phoenix Islands, Kiribati. Photograph: Gal- Presentation - Deferring Huge fishing fleets, global shipping and under the UN Law of the Sea convention. protected by ice cover in the 1970s had now axiid/Alamy pollution running off the land are combining They also said the $4bn a year in government been lost after the ice melted and fishing ographic Commission run by Unesco: “So Questions with climate change to degrade the oceans, subsidies spent on high seas fishing must be boats were able to access them. It is increas- the claim that only 13% of ocean wilderness Mr. Ford: Now, as we have already discussed there is a huge the researchers found. Furthermore, just 5% cut. “Most fishing on the high seas would ingly a global problem, he said: “In future, remains is all the more striking.” He said the untapped market out there both in Asia, in other developing of the remaining ocean wilderness is within actually be unprofitable if it weren’t for big as climate change gets worse, I think you research focused on the ocean floor, and did markets, and in the more mature markets for us to push existing marine protection areas. subsidies,” Jones said. can definitely say pretty much everywhere in not include impacts on the water column into. Now of course, this represents an enormous challenge with “We were astonished by just how little ma- The new work joins recent studies in high- the ocean is going to come under increasing above it, and backed calls for a global ocean enormous rewards for the winners, but for any new product we rine wilderness remains,” says Kendall Jones, lighting the threat to oceans. Scientists warned level of threat.” conservation treaty. need a great marketing message and marketing campaign. at the University of Queensland, Australia, in January that the oceans are suffocating, There are some bright spots, such as the Jones said: “Beyond just valuing nature Mr. Ford: It needs to be directed and focused at our target and the Wildlife Conservation Society, who with huge dead zones quadrupling since remote corals in the British Indian Ocean for nature’s sake, having these large intact consumer, and needs to be pitched at exactly the right level. led the new research. “The ocean is immense, 1950, and in February, new maps revealed Territory around Diego Garcia, from which seascapes that function in a way that they The question we must first address is of course, who is our covering over 70% of our planet, but we’ve half of world’s oceans are now industrially islanders were controversially removed in always have done is really important for the target consumer and secondly what do they expect from the managed to significantly impact almost all fished. “Oceans are under threat now as nev- the 1960s. In the Antarctic, major fishing Earth. They maintain the ecological processes next generation Alpha lap-top? of this vast ecosystem.” er before in human history,” said Sir David companies now back the creation of the that are how the climate and Earth system Mr. Ford: Let’s first of alltackle the first question. Our target Jones said the last remnants of wilder- Attenborough at the conclusion of the BBC world’s biggest marine sanctuary. function – [without them] you can start seeing consumer for the x420 is the middle class, white collar worker ness show how vibrant ocean life was before series Blue Planet 2 in December. The new study aimed to include the max- big knock-on effects with drastic and unfore- with an above average income. However, as we mentioned before human activity came to dominate the planet. The new research, published in the journal imum area of likely wilderness, said Ward seen consequences.” the total number of computer owners is expanding rapidly and “They act as time machines,” he said. “They Current Biology, classified areas of ocean as Appeltans, at the Intergovernmental Ocean- (Source: Independent) we need to broaden our audience for this product. Mr. Ford: For example, the x420 is also ideally suited to the younger student sector, who might use laptops both for study and gaming. There is no doubt that. ENGLISH IN USE Audience member: Mr. Ford, if I could just interrupt a moment. You say that the computer is suitable LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION for students, but don’t you think the price of the x420 is just too much for most students? Mr. Ford: Well, that’s a fair point. If you don’t mind, I’d like to Persian medicine foundation بنیاد طب ایرانی آغاز به کار کرد tackle your question a little bit later in the Q and A section. Is that okay? inaugurated Audience member: Yes, sure. The Iranian traditional medicine foundation was officially inaugurated on رئیــس بنیــاد طــب ایرانــی گفــت: بنیــاد طــب ایرانــی بــا هــدف توســعه و ارتقــای ســبک Key vocabulary زندگــی و خودمراقبتــی در سراســر کشــور از امــروز دوشــنبه فعالیــت خــود را آغــاز کــرد. Monday, July 16, with the aim of promoting healthy lifestyle and self-care untapped: available but not used throughout the country. بــه گــزارش ایرنــا، محمــد رضــا شــمس اظهــار داشــت: ایــن نهــاد مردمــی قــرار اســت developing market: markets that are in growth The foundation’s target is both universities and the public and is opened with بــرای مجموعههــای دانشــگاهی و مــردم بــه عنــوان یــک چتــر ســامت شــناخته شــود و mature markets: developed market the object of promoting and ensuring public health, IRNA quoted head of marketing message: the information of the sale of a product the foundation Mohammad Reza Shams Ardakani as saying. حفــظ و ارتقــای ســامت مــردم مهمتریــن هــدف ایــن بنیــاد خواهــد بــود. tackle: deal with something difficult white collar: a person that works in an office Q and A: question and answer Supplementary vocabulary PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM consumerism: the increasing consumption of goods; a movement that emphasizes quality and consumer awareness “-opia, -opsia” Hush something up On/in the cards bottom of pyramid: those people who earn around $1 USD/day, the majority of the world’s people belong to this consumer segment Meaning: eye or vision defect Meaning: to prevent people from knowing about Explanation: very likely to happen out of reach: something that cannot be obtained For example: Do you think she will get diplopia something dishonest or immoral; cover up For example: A coalition between the two parties wallet friendly: an inexpensive product; anything that saves from this proposed operation. For example: The whole corruption was hushed is still on the cards. you money up by the government. (Source: irlanguage.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 28, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Saudi suspends oil exports through Russia’s Putin urges ‘right Bab al-Mandeb conditions’ for meeting with Trump 1 Earlier on Wednesday, the An- South Africa is not only selling weap- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has invited his Amer- sarullah-run al Masirah TV network reported ons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Mortar ican counterpart Donald Trump to Moscow for talks on a range Ansarullah movement fighters targeted a bombs, armored personnel carriers, artillery, of issues but that all conditions needed to be right for such a warship named the Dammam off the western ammunition, electronic attack systems and meeting to take place. coast of Yemen. It later said they launched software are also amongst a range of other a missile attack on the vessel. controlled products supplied to Riyadh and Saudi regime-led air raids Abu Dhabi, according to the report. target Yemen’s Hudaydah In June 2016, the country’s former pres- Meanwhile, a Saudi regime-led coalition ident Jacob Zuma traveled to Saudi Arabia has launched air raids on Yemen’s Huday- to launch the Al-Kharj (Military Industries dah, in an apparent resumption of military Corporation) facility in Riyadh, together operations on the strategic Red Sea city af- with the Saudi regime inexperienced and ter Ansarullah rebels attacked two Saudi ambitious Crown Prince Mohammed bin regime oil tankers and one of the United Salman or MBS as he is also known. Arab Emirates’ (UAE) main airports. The $240 million projectiles factory The Ansarullah-run al-Masirah TV said was built in cooperation with South Afri- in a series of tweets on Friday that coalition ca’s Rheinmetall Denel Munitions and is air strikes had targeted a radio station inside expected to produce a minimum of 300 the city and a fishing pier. artillery shells or 600 mortar projectiles There were no immediate reports of per day, as well as aircraft bombs ranging casualties. from 500lb-2000lb. The latest offensive on the port city of and their allies attacked Abu Dhabi Inter- el-Mandeb Strait, leaving two fishermen In 2018, notorious South African arms “I am ready to go to Washington. I repeat once again, if the right Hudaydah came a day after Ansarullah national Airport using a domestically-built dead and eight others injured. dealer, Ivor Ichikowitz, announced that his conditions for work are created,” Putin told reporters on Friday movement fighters claimed responsibility long-endurance Sammad-3 (Invincible-3) Separately, two civilians were killed and Paramount Group, an African-based global after a summit of the leaders of the BRICS group - Brazil, Russia, for a drone attack on Abu Dhabi’s interna- unmanned aerial vehicle. several others injured when the Saudi regime defense and aerospace business, was in talks India, China and South Africa - in Johannesburg, South Africa. tional airport. Meanwhile, Abdullah al-Jafri, a spokes- warplanes bombed a residential building with Saudi Arabia to transfer technology He added that telephone calls between he and Trump were not Ansarullah warns Saudi man for Yemeni air force and air defense, in the Beni al-Hadifa area of the Majz dis- and set up production plants there, the sufficient and that the two sides are ready for further summits. regime-led coalition not safe said the drone attack on Abu Dhabi Inter- trict in Yemen’s mountainous northwestern report added. Both sides needed to meet to talk about issues like the historic from Yemeni missiles national Airport had halted flights to and province of Sa’ada. While the Saudi regime is busy launching Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Meantime, Yemen’s Ansarullah move- from the airport, adding that this was the Later in the day, Yemeni forces and allied military factories and importing weapons, the Plan of Action (JCPOA), conflicts in the Middle East, and arms ment says capital cities of the coalition will first time that Yemeni forces used a drone fighters from Popular Committees fatally shot UAE has built a formidable force of merce- control treaties, the Russian leader said. be “no longer safe” from missiles fired in to attack the airport. three Saudi regime-backed militiamen loyal to nary recruits, using its oil wealth to purchase “Regarding our meetings, I understand very well what Pres- retaliation for attacks on Yemen. He said Yemeni forces will target the infra- former president, Hadi, in the al-Wazi’iyah dis- arms from, among others, South Africa. ident Trump said. He has a desire to have further meetings, “The Yemeni army is not after bom- structure of countries that have taken part in trict of Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz. Another research by The New York Times to hold further meetings. I am ready for that. We need for the barding (other countries), but cannot also the aggression against Yemen in future attacks. S. Africa’s deadly involvement revealed that this force consists of foreign appropriate conditions to exist, to be created, including in our sit back. From now on, the capitals of the Emirati aviation authorities later an- in Saudi regime war on Yemen troops and is trained by Western veterans countries,” he added. Arab coalition members will be no longer nounced that an incident involving a supply expanding and that South African mercenaries have also Trump announced on May 8 that Washington was walking been employed in these private militaries safe,” Mohammed Abdelsalam, a senior vehicle in the Terminal 1 airside area of the Elsewhere, South Africa’s arms sales to the away from the nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the in violation of the Regulation of Foreign spokesperson for the Ansarullah, told Al airport had occurred at around 4 p.m. local House of Saud regime and the United Arab five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council Military Assistance Act. Jazeera on Thursday. time (1200 GMT). Emirates (UAE) have grown since the start (UNSC) plus Germany in 2015 and that he planned to reinstate He added, “We will not kill; we will not The officials, however, claimed that the of the Saudi regime-led aggression against Humanitarian disaster U.S. nuclear sanctions on Iran and impose “the highest level” of bombard, but will not also sit idly”. development had not affected operations Yemen, expanding from basic weaponry to The United Nations has called the war economic bans on Tehran. The remarks came after the Yemeni army on at Abu Dhabi International Airport, and sophisticated battle hardware. in Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian Earlier this month, the U.S. and Russian presidents held their Thursday evening launched an airstrike against flights continued to arrive and depart as South Africa is helping the Saudi regime disaster. much anticipated summit in the Finnish capital of Helsinki and Abu Dhabi International Airport, using a do- scheduled. develop its own arms manufacturing capacity Thousands of people have been killed said they would build up on the meeting to have more dialogue mestically-built long-endurance Sammad-3 The UAE is Saudi Arabia’s key ally in its thus becoming an accomplice to Riyadh’s and wounded in Yemen, one of the world’s in the future. (Invincible-3) unmanned aerial vehicle. deadly war against Yemen. war crimes in the impoverished country, most impoverished nations. After the meeting with his Russian counterpart, the U.S. pres- The Ansarullah official further said, Separate Saudi air raids leave wrote the Middle East Eye. The Saudi regime-led aggression has also ident faced a storm of criticism for his handling of the meeting. “The Yemeni army has ballistic and naval six Yemeni fishermen dead It added that South Africa has also been taken a heavy toll on the country’s infrastruc- “I’ve seen Russian intelligence manipulate many people over missiles, and have developed them inside Meanwhile, at least six fishermen were selling weapons to the Saudi regime as well ture, destroying many hospitals, schools, and my professional career and I never would have thought that the the country”. killed and nearly two dozen others sustained as the UAE since the start of the regime’s factories. The United Nations has already U.S. president would become one of the ones getting played by Elsewhere in the interview, Abdelsalam injuries when the Saudi regime fighter jets deadly aggression on Yemen, helping them said that a record 22.2 million Yemenis are old KGB hands,” said Texas Republican representative Will Hurd stressed that doors to a political settlement to carried out separate airstrikes off the coast take the lives of more innocent people, in- in dire need of food, including 8.4 million on July 16, joining a large number of Democrats, Republicans the Yemen crisis are not closed yet and that of Yemen’s western province of Hudaydah. cluding women and children there. threatened by severe hunger. and the intelligence community members criticizing Trump. Ansarullah was ready to reach an agreement Yemeni military sources, speaking on con- According to the annual reports of the A number of Western countries, the Putin once again reaffirmed his readiness to meet Trump, with other Yemeni groups, including Yemen’s dition of anonymity, told Yemen’s al-Masirah South African National Conventional Arms United States and Britain in particular, saying, “We are ready for such meetings. We are ready to invite fugitive ex-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur television network that the Saudi regime Control Committee (NCACC), South Africa are also accused of being complicit in the President Trump to Moscow. By all means. By the way, he has Hadi, albeit without foreign intervention. warplanes struck a fishing boat in waters supplied arms, ammunition and armored ongoing aggression as they supply Riyadh such an invitation, I told him about that.” Yemeni forces launch off the Seven Brothers Islands, also known vehicles, as well as surveillance and military with advanced weapons and military equip- The Russian leader also spoke about the possibility of meet- drone strike against Abu Dhabi as the Sawabi Islands or Seba Islands, in the technology to both the House of Saud regime ment as well as logistical and intelligence ing with Trump on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, or International Airport Bab el-Mandeb Strait, killing two people and the UAE in 2016 and 2017, amounting assistance. another international event. A high-ranking United Nations aid official Pointing to the backlash inside Washington after Trump’s Earlier, Yemeni army soldiers, backed by and injuring eight others. to more than three billion rands (almost has warned against the “catastrophic” living performance at the Helsinki summit, Putin said: “Despite the allied fighters from Popular Committees, have Two Yemeni fishermen also lost their $228 millions). conditions in Yemen, stating that there is a difficulties, in this particular case difficulties linked to the inter- reportedly launched an airstrike against a lives and six others were injured when the Despite human rights concerns and re- growing risk of famine and cholera there. nal political situation in the United States, life goes on and our strategic economic target in the United Arab Saudi regime warplanes targeted a fishing ports of serious violations of international “The conflict has escalated since Novem- contacts continue.” Emirates (UAE) in retaliation for Riyadh’s boat off the coast of al-Hawak district in law by members of the Saudi-led coalition ber, driving an estimated 100,000 people White House national security adviser John Bolton said on devastating military aggression against their Hudaydah province. in Yemen, South Africa and several Western from their homes,” John Ging, UN director of Wednesday that the U.S. president and his Russian counterpart impoverished homeland. Additionally, the Saudi regime military countries have been supplying Saudi Ara- aid operations, told the UN Security Council would not hold a meeting in the near future as it had been an- A Yemeni military source, speaking on aircraft bombed three Yemeni fishing boats bia with advanced weapons and military on February 27. nounced previously, at least not until next year. condition of anonymity, said Yemeni soldiers off Jabal al-Tair Island northwest of the Bab equipment. The U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will not hold a meeting in the near future as it had been announced previously. Trump threatens to sanction Turkey if they don’t release U.S. pastor Bolton blamed the delay on the probe into Trump’s alleged collusion with Moscow in the wake of the 2016 election in the The Trump administration has long highlighted the official said. However, the White House did not issue escaping the plain fact that North Korea’s leadership 1 United States, Politico reported. Brunson’s case, raising it with Turkish officials and in state- a readout of the call. has exacted unparalleled privation and cruelty upon Bolton’s announcement came few days after President Trump ments in the media. Still, Thursday’s threat of sanctions Turkey was not the only country to face pointed criticism its people for decades.” called the ongoing investigation into his alleged dealings with marks a distinct escalation in rhetoric that coincides with in Pence’s remarks. The Vice President also berated the “Torture, mass starvation, public executions, murders Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election “a big hoax,” a broader cooling in the U.S.-Turkey relationship. governments of North Korea, China, Russia, Nicaragua, and even forced abortions and industrial scale slave labor, saying it’s his predecessor, Barack Obama, who needs to be probed Trump and Pence have had multiple conversations with and Iran, over treatment of religious communities in their have been the means by which that regime has retained hold for not taking action against Moscow. officials in the Turkish government regarding the detained respective countries. on its power for more than 70 years,” said Pence. “Today, After a chaotic week that required the White House to do a lot American pastor in recent weeks, an administration official While he welcomed a recent, partial diplomatic thaw as we gather at this ministerial, and estimated 130,000 of damage control, President Donald Trump has once again stirred tells CNN. between the United States and North Korea following North Koreans are imprisoned for life in unimaginably controversy by calling the U.S. allegations against Russia “a big hoax.” Trump and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month’s summit between Trump and North Ko- brutal slave labor camps.” Trump said that Obama was fully aware of the alleged Russian spoke specifically about the issue during a mid-June call, rean leader Kim Jong Un, Pence insisted, “there is no (Source: CNN) interference but did not take action because he thought Trump was never going to defeat his Democratic Party rival, Hillary Clinton. Map shows Australia colonizers committed 250 indigenous massacres (Source: agencies) An online map which has so far documented ject that I realized how widespread frontier to 250 with the help of the public. they were more easily documented later when Ayatollah Sistani calls for quick 250 massacres of indigenous people after massacres were in Australia,” indigenous More than 6,200 people were killed during people were not afraid of facing retribution Australia was colonized by the British is set historian Lyndall Ryan of the University of the 250 massacres, she said, adding that the for speaking out, she added. formation of new Iraqi govt. to be expanded, researchers said Friday, as Newcastle told AFP. final tally of sites could be closer to 500. Stage two of the map, which extends to 1930 they seek to uncover the country’s dark past. “It is beginning to overturn how we The sites are not catalogued on the map and incorporates new sites in the Northern Ter- Iraq’s senior Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged The native Aboriginal population, who think about the past. There’s been a shift until there is sufficient collaborating evidence ritory and South Australia state, was launched the formation of a new government as soon as possible in the have occupied Australia for 50,000 years, in consciousness in Australians and they are to show the killings took place. on Friday, with plans to further expand it to wake of protests against alleged government corruption and poor were dispossessed of their lands by the arrival ready now to know and understand what Sources include government historical re- 1960 and Western Australian state. public services in southern cities. of settlers two centuries ago. happened.” cords, personal journals and correspondence, Aborigines are among the most disad- In a message delivered at the Friday sermon in the holy city As the colonizers pushed into the vast Since the government-funded “Colonial shipping logs and oral and visual Aboriginal vantaged Australians. They were believed of Kerbala through one of his representatives, Ayatollah Sistani interior of the island continent, historians Frontier Massacres Map” was launched a accounts. Ryan said the field of massacre to have numbered around one million at the called on the administration of incumbent Prime Minister Haider said they were resisted by the local popu- year ago focusing on eastern Australia from studies only emerged following the 1995 time of British settlement, but now make al-Abadi to urgently meet the demands of people for improved lation, and thousands of men, women and 1788-1872, Ryan said verified sites - where Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia. up only about three percent of the total basic services and employment. children were killed. six or more “undefended Aboriginal people” International researchers found that as population of 25 million. “The current government must work hard urgently to imple- “It wasn’t until I started to do this pro- were killed - had risen from more than 150 massacres tended to be carried out secretly, (Source: AFP) ment citizens’ demands to reduce their suffering and misery,” Ayatollah Sistani’s representative said. The demonstrations in southern Iraq first erupted on July 8 in the city of Basra, an important hub for oil exports which account Pakistani Imran Khan wins vote without any majority for over 95 percent of Iraq’s government revenue. Long neglected, Basra is one of the few cities in the Middle Imran Khan has won a disputed Pakistan election but has The count indicates PTI will not achieve the 137 seats Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, alleged “blatant” rigging. East without an effective water treatment system. Many of its fallen short of an outright majority, according to official needed in the National Assembly to form a majority gov- The vote is meant to be a rare democratic transition in waterways are stagnant cesspools, with state officials blaming results announced on Friday that indicate he will need ernment in its own right. the nuclear-armed Muslim country, which has been ruled by it on a public funding crisis caused by years of low oil prices. to enter into a coalition to form a government. A jubilant Election officials are under fire for the lack of a full offi- the powerful army for roughly half its history, but has been The timing of the demonstrations is critical due to the fact Khan has already declared victory in the pivotal vote, which cial result two days after ballots closed, an unprecedented marred by violence and allegations of military interference. that political factions are trying to form a coalition government has drawn allegations of massive vote-rigging in his favor. delay that observers say has undermined the legitimacy Khan, a 65-year-old former cricket star, claimed victory following the May 12 parliamentary elections. The Election Commission said on Friday that with only of the exercise. in a wide-ranging address to the nation Thursday. Ayatollah Sistani said the next prime minister should work 11 seats left to count, Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) The ECP has dismissed allegations of manipulation -- “We were successful and we were given a mandate,” he to fight governmental corruption. enjoys a strong lead with 114 seats, and will be the biggest blaming the delay in the results, an unofficial version of which said from his home in the capital Islamabad. “He (the new prime minister) must launch a relentless war party in parliament. At a press conference the commission had been expected late Wednesday, on technical glitches. The former all-rounder’s statement came after his sup- against the corrupted and those who protect them,” Ayatollah said that the outgoing Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had International observers, including a European Union porters took to the streets to celebrate winning an election Sistani’s representative said. 63 seats and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which could delegation, are due to give their preliminary assessments of that opponents have said the military fixed for him. (Source: Press TV) prove kingmaker in a coalition government, had won 43. the vote on Friday, after rival parties, including the outgoing (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS JULY 28, 2018 ‘I will be back to watch the team,’ says Cristiano Ronaldo fined 3.2 million euro in tax evasion case Alex Ferguson after brain surgery Less than three months after undergoing brain surgery, former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says he Cristiano Ronaldo will be fined 3.2 million euros (2.82 million will be back at Old Trafford to watch a match next season. pounds)and sentenced to 24 months in prison, a sentence he is Manchester United released a video featuring Ferguson unlikely to serve, after settling a tax evasion case with Spanish on Thursday, the first time the public had heard from the tax authorities, the prosecutor said on Friday. 13-time Premier League winner since his brain haemorrhage The 33-year-old is accused of evading 5.7 million euros in was announced on May 5. taxes. He has denied the allegations. Sitting upright in a garden chair while donning a crisp Ronaldo is unlikely to go to prison as Spanish law states a blue shirt, Ferguson began by thanking his medical team sentence of under two years for a first offence can be served on and the fans for their support. probation. “Just a quick message, first of all, to thank the medical The football star will be required to pay the 3.2-million-euro staff at Macclesfield, Salford Royal and Alexandra Hospi- fine plus the 5.7 million euros in back taxes, 1 million euros in tals. Believe me, without those people, who gave me such accrued interest and 250 euros-per-day for the 48 months cov- great care, I would not be sitting here today,” he said in the ering the prison sentence. video posted on the team’s Twitter account, introduced as This amount is likely to be only part of the striker’s fines a “special message.” over the case, which are expected to rise to around 19 million “Thank you from me and my family, thank you very much. euros in total. It has made me feel so humble, as have all the messages (Source: AP) from all over the world, wishing me the best. “The good wishes do resonate very strongly with me so thank you for that support you have given me.” Shock to football world After stepping down as United’s manager five years ago, Swiss sport court dismisses Ferguson was a regular at Old Trafford watching the team play and he said he was looking forward to attending games again. Champions League trophies and five FA Cups. Mourinho later said the club was “very positive” that Jerome Valcke appeal “I will be back later in the season to watch the team,” he The announcement of his illness came as a shock to the Ferguson would recover. added in the video message. “In the meantime, all the best football world. Just days before he presented a trophy to Ferguson was voted manager of the season 11 times as against soccer ban to (current manager) Jose (Mourinho) and the players.” former rival manager Arsene Wenger of Arsenal in front of United boss and before moving to United in 1986 he had also The Glasgow-born Ferguson retired in 2013 as the most a packed Old Trafford crowd. led Aberdeen to three Scottish titles, four Scottish cups, one The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed former FIFA successful manager in the history of the English Premier The Scot’s hospitalization was met with a deluge of well League Cup and one European Cup Winners’ Cup. Secretary General Jerome Valcke’s appeal against his 10-year League. wishes on social media, with his former star players Cristiano The Premier League kicks off on August 10, with United ban for breaching the world soccer body’s code of ethics. In nearly 27 years in charge of United, he won more Ronaldo and David Beckham among those wishing their hosting Leicester City in the new season’s opening fixture. The court in Lausanne, Switzerland, said the ban and the than 30 trophies -- including those 13 league titles, two former boss a quick recovery. (Source: CNN) 100,000 Swiss franc ($100,290) fine was “wholly appropriate,” and confirmed the decision made by FIFA’s Appeal Committee in 2016. QPR agree 42 million pounds UFC star Conor McGregor Valcke, who was former FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s top aide, was found to be involved in the resale of FIFA World Cup settlement for FFP rules breach avoids jail with guilty plea tickets and other ethics violations, CAS said on Friday. 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LeBron James: ‘I still regret giving my 14-year-old my name’

Queens Park Rangers have agreed a set- panel’s ruling was due to be heard in Lon- UFC fighter Conor McGregor has pleaded the judge for allowing me to move forward.” tlement of almost 42 million pounds with don on July 2. guilty to disorderly conduct in a deal with “I want to say to my friends, my family, the English Football League (EFL) to end The panel had dismissed QPR’s claim prosecutors to avoid jail time. my fans: thank you for the support.” a Financial Fair Play (FFP) dispute, the that the EFL’s 2012 financial fair play rules McGregor had faced multiple criminal His fans had gathered outside the court, Championship club said on Friday. were unlawful under competition law and charges stemming from an altercation in with several holding signs expressing their The settlement includes a 17 million also found that the fine levied on the club April with other fighters. As part of his deal support for the “champ”. pounds fine, paying 3 million pounds of for exceeding spending limits was not dis- he is required to undergo anger manage- In April McGregor was filmed throwing the EFL’s legal costs, while the club’s share- proportionate. ment treatment. The plea will not affect his a metal dolly into a window of a bus parked holders have also been ordered to write off QPR chief executive Lee Hoos said the US work visa. In a statement outside the at a Barclay’s Center loading bay. 21.965 million pounds of outstanding loans. settlement was in the “best interests of New York City courthouse, the 30-year-old As a condition of the deal with the The agreement comes after an arbitration football as a whole”. thanked the judge and prosecutors “for Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, he was LeBron James has passed on physical gifts, basketball savvy and panel decided last October to dismiss the “Whilst QPR felt it had a very strong allowing me to move forward”. required to pay full restitution to the bus defensive skills to his son, a 5-foot-10 AAU star known as Bronny. club’s claim that the EFL’s Financial Fair case on appeal, we felt it was best to He will also be required to fulfil five days company, which he has already fulfilled. There is one thing he wishes he hadn’t passed on, however. Play rules were unlawful. put this matter behind us to enable all of community service and, in exchange, The coach bus had been carrying a group “I still regret giving my 14-year-old my name,” James says As part of the settlement, QPR have parties to have certainty and allow us to will be cleared of criminal charges. of UFC athletes and employees at the time. on the debut episode of “The Shop,” which premieres on HBO also accepted a transfer embargo during continue focussing on running the club McGregor had been facing 12 criminal Two UFC fighters were injured and on Aug. 28. the January window. in a sustainable manner going forward,” charges related to the incident at Brooklyn’s forced to withdraw from their scheduled In a preview clip released Thursday for the show, James talks The case relates to a breach of EFL Hoos added. Barclays Center on 5 April. matches. One of McGregor’s teammates about watching LeBron James Jr. play ball. spending limits that occurred in the 2013-14 QPR co-chairman Tony Fernandes was The charges against McGregor had from SBG Ireland - MMA fighter Cian Cow- “Watching my boys play ball, last year was the first year I really season when the West London club earned pleased with the settlement terms, adding included menacing, assault resulting in ley - was also arrested for his involvement had some time to watch them play in the summer, like really sat promotion to the Premier League by winning the club remains in a good financial position. injury, reckless endangerment and criminal in the incident. down, went to four or five tournaments,” he says. the second-tier Championship playoffs. “Good to close a chapter,” he wrote on mischief. The most serious charges carried McGregor’s manager, Audie Attar, gave “I’m sitting there and I’m watching the game, and I feel my They spent only one season in the top Twitter. “FFP resolved and now a cloud a maximum sentence of seven years. a statement outside the court, saying the hands just start sweating, I feel my chest start sweating. I’m like, flight before coming straight back down hanging over the club is over. Very good In a two-sentence statement outside the Irish fighter would be “getting back to what is this? 10 year olds out here hooping, why you feeling like the following year. payment terms which are fair. courthouse, he said: “I just want to say I’m business”. this? Then it went from just sitting there ... then it went from me QPR’s appeal against the arbitration (Source: Star) thankful to the DA [District Attorney] and (Source: BBC) sitting on the bench to me getting in an argument.” The conversation veers to the pressure his son must feel living up to a superstar for a parent. He explains why he gave his son his name. Men in business class, women in economy – Barca “When I was younger, I didn’t have a dad,” James says, “so my whole thing was when I have a kid, not only is he gonna be a junior, I’m gonna do everything that this man didn’t do. They’re gonna experience things that I didn’t experience. criticized for US tour flight arrangements “The only thing I can do is give them the blueprint, and it’s The first mixed-sex tour in Barcelona football club’s history up to them to take their own course whenever that time comes.” has run afoul of women’s team fans - after it emerged only (Source: ESPN) the men flew in business class. The club posted glossy promotional video of the men’s and women’s teams boarding their US-bound plane together. But on board, after a photo op, the women were nowhere to be seen in the rest of the video. Wolves keeper Ikeme Photos posted to the female players’ Instagram accounts, however, showed their team flying in economy. announces retirement after The division was spotted by eagle-eyed supporters of the battle with leukaemia women’s team, who asked why the men - some of whom were from the “B team” as top-rated players were resting after the World Cup - got preferential treatment. Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has announced One fan-run account which tweeted extensively about his retirement from football after a year-long battle with acute the topic, @BarcaWomen, suggested that if there were not leukaemia, the Premier League club said on Friday. enough seats, the most senior players from both teams should The 32-year-old Nigeria international has been with Wolves have been allocated business class seating. for his entire career, making over 200 appearances for the club. But the female players themselves came out in defence Ikeme said his decision to retire comes on medical advice of their club. after “a tough year and intense chemotherapy”. Alexia Putellas told Spanish news outlet Mundo Depor- “I spoke with the doctor and he suggested I should retire, tivo that the women’s team had been added to the tour at football and this historic joint tour. The teams are on their US tour in Portland from 24 to because of the toll the treatment has taken on my body,” Ikeme a later date - and that the club had “to organise everything Ahead of the first game of the US tour, the two teams 26 July, before moving on to Los Angeles between 27 and told the club website. practically at the last minute”. trained together at facilities in Portland, sharing “space 29 July. El Mundo reports that Barcelona has made sure “He thinks it’s what is best for me and I can’t really risk trying Barcelona said there simply were not enough business and prominence”, as Barcelona put it. there are enough first-class seats for all the players of both to come back, my health is the priority. class seats on the plane once the women’s team joined the “It’s something that reaffirms Barca’s commitment to sexes on that flight. “I want to be here for my children, family and friends. In the tour - and that it had allocated two to three seats each for women’s football,” Putellas told Mundo Deportivo. The men’s team are set to play Tottenham in the In- grand scheme of things with my life in danger, it’s the minimum every female player in economy class for their comfort. “Barca is a great club and the tours are also great, trav- ternational Champion’s Cup, while the women compete price I have to pay to spend the rest of my time with my family.” The incident is a potential embarrassment for the football elling with the first team and being at the same facilities is against SoCal FC in the Women’s Premier Soccer League. (Source: Mirror) club, which has been promoting its dedication to women’s synonymous with a good level.” (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 28, 2018 SPORTS 15

Alireza Jahanbakhsh joins Hassan Taftian takes bronze at LEAP meeting

SPORTS TEHRAN — Hassan Taftian from Iran claimed Brighton for a record club deska bronze medal at the Loughborough European Athletics Permit (LEAP) meeting. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran interna- In the competitions held in Loughborough’s Paula Radcliffe desktional winger Alireza Jahan- Stadium, Taftian won the bronze medal in 200m, producing a bakhsh joined Brighton and Hove Albion on a lifetime best of 20.74. five-year contract from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar for a club-record fee on Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed but British media reported Brighton agreed on a deal worth £17 million ($22.36m) for Jahanbakhsh. “Ali is a player that we have been aware of and monitored for a few years, and his versatility will increase our attacking options within the squad,” Brighton coach Chris Hughton said in a statement. “He can play in a wide position or central mid- field attacking role, and I am now very much looking forward to working with him.” Jahanbakhsh has told The Argus how former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz backed that decision – and his choice of clubs this summer. He told The Argus: “For this decision coming to Brighton, he (Queiroz) was one of the first people I spoke to and he was really positive about my move. I Canada’s Brendon Rodney won the gold medal, clocking 20.59 gave him all the options that I had and he was really and silver medal went to Tom Somers with 20.63. positive about Brighton. Last time he knew I was Taftian is training under guidance of his coach French Guy just 21 and all the factors. Ontanon to prepare for the 2018 Asian Games. “He was working here for a few years so he knew The 18th Asian Games will be held from August 18 to Sep- about the environment, the culture and everything. tember 2 in Jakarta and Palembang. This time without doubt he just said –‘do it’.” Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games will be held at Gelora Bung Leicester City were also looking to sign the player. Karno Stadium in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta from Jahanbakhsh represented Team Melli in the 2018 August 25 to 30. World Cup.

Iran beaten by Hungary at Beach Morteza Pouraliganji linked with Iran to line up against Iraq at Handball World Championships Brighton: Report WABA C’ship opening match

MNA — Iran’s junior basketball team will play Iraq instead of Syria in the opening match of the 2018 WABA Junior Championship in Iranian city of Gorgan. One day before the opening of the 2018 WABA Junior Championship in Iranian city of Gorgan, the Syrian squad slated to line up against the hosts have not yet arrived in Iran and the organizers of the event made changes in the schedules of the tournament. According to the new set of fixtures Iranian basketball players will line up against Iraq while Lebanon and Jordan will play the second match of the day. The formerly slated fixtures between Iran and Syria as well as Iraq and Jordan are postponed to the last day of the tourney on August 02. The 2018 edition of WABA Junior Championship attend- ed by national teams of Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria, will officially kick off in the Iranian northern city of Gorgan on Saturday.

SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran lost and Croatia 2-0 (23-22, 22-17) and SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran in- every minute of their 2018 World Cup deskto Hungary in the last defeated Uruguay 2-1 (15-16, 15-14, deskternational defender campaign, where they impressed against match of Group I of the 2018 Beach 6-5) in Pool A. Morteza Pouraliganji has been linked Morocco, Spain and Portugal. Big blow for Esteghlal after Handball World Championships on The top-four finishers in Group I with a move to Brighton and Hove Albion. He also represented Iran national Djeparov joins Zhetysu Friday. and Group II will then advance to the Pouraliganji, 26, is available for nothing football team in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Team Melli lost to the European team quarter-final, which are due to take place after his contract with Qatari side Al Sadd Pouraliganji can become Brighton’s 2-1 (12-14, 32-13, 5-4) . on Saturday (July 28) along with the expired on July 1, Daily Mail wrote. second Iranian player after the club re- TASNIM — Esteghlal football team of Iran could not reach an Iran had defeated Vietnam 2-0 (15-14, semi-finals. On Thursday, the Turkish media re- cord signing of Jahanbakhsh. agreement with its Uzbekistani midfielder Server Djeparov 18-10) in Group I on Thursday. The six days of competition is being ported that the free agent center-back is Jahanbakhsh penned a five-year contract and the 35-year-old midfielder signed a contract with Ka- The Iranian team had previously held at the Kazan Beach Sports Complex, on the verge of joining Trabzonspor. with Brighton on Wednesday on a deal zakhstan’s FC Zhetysu. lost to Argentina 2-1 (10-13, 12-8, 6-4) in Kazan, Russia from July 24 to 29. Pouraliganji has 30 Iran caps and played worth £17 million ($22.36m). Djeparov joined Esteghlal in 2017 on an 18-month con- tract but was loaned out to Sepahan for a six-month deal. He returned to Esteghlal last season and spent a sensa- Hajime Moriyasu named new Japan coach tional season with the Blues and was selected as the best assist provider of the year. The Japan Football Association on Thursday asserted its countless people that we can see the superb players Japan Esteghlal will have a difficult task ahead in Iran Profes- days of reliance on foreign managers was over by naming has at its disposal. sional League and AFC Champions League since the team Japan Olympic squad head coach Hajime Moriyasu to also “As a manager, I cannot forget that and am now carrying failed to sign an extension with Senegalese striker Mame manage the senior national team. the weight of representing them on my shoulders. Now I feel Baba Thiam and Djeparov. The 49-year-old Moriyasu, who in October took over as that responsibility, and I will give my all to pass this torch Djeparov has become the AFC Asian Footballer of the head coach of the Japan men’s team for the 2020 Tokyo on to the next national team after me, the next manager the Year in 2008 and 2011. Olympics, fills the void left by Akira Nishino after the Sam- next generation of Japan’s soccer community.” urai Blue’s round-of-16 defeat by Belgium in this summer’s Moriyasu also paid tribute to Nishino, whom he World Cup finals in Russia. coached for at this summer’s World Cup. Nishino took “To be the Olympic manager and then to take on this, the reins following the shock dismissal of predecessor Mame Thiam to leave is an impossibility for one person. But with the support of Vahid Halilhodzic in April, two months before the World the JFA and the many people of talent in Japan, what is Cup, and his brief run as Japan head coach ended in July Esteghlal impossible can be made possible,” Moriyasu told a news when his contract expired. conference where he was introduced by JFA president Kozo “The manager before Nishino, Halilhodzic, said Japanese PLDC — Senegalese striker of Esteghlal, Mame Thiam, is Tashima and technical director Takashi Sekizuka. players were lacking in certain areas,” Moriyasu said. “Nishino going to leave the Iranian team by using his release clause. Since 1998, the JFA had turned to a foreigner to manage “Being the Olympic manager is such a great honor and was superb. He made use of those things Japanese are good Thiam has yet to extend his contract with Esteghlal with the national team at the start of every World Cup cycle. But a heavy responsibility. Being in charge of the national team at as he studies ways to address deficiencies. In that way, one day ahead of the team’s opening match against Paykan in naming Moriyasu, Tashima and Sekizuka hammered on takes that from ‘heavy’ to ‘ultra-heavy,’ and I wondered if I he really built a team concept that was suited to Japanese. in Iran Professional League. nationalistic talking points, the importance of doing things was up to it,” Moriyasu said. “Having received the baton exchange from manager Thiam, who had already said he would sign a contract “the Japanese way” and capitalizing on Japanese qualities. “In the end, doing both can open the door to rejuvenating Nishino, I want to compete against the world in a Japanese extension with Esteghlal, has sent a letter to the team and “Even during the time Nishino was the technical di- not just the national team but the world of Japanese soccer. way, drawing out Japanese qualities, fighting as not just said he is going to use his $200,000 release clause to leave rector, we’ve considered that we should have a manager For one person this is impossible. But as I considered the national team but as all of Japan.” the Blues. with a thorough knowledge of the Japan squad and the the JFA’s zeal in supporting me and understanding the A member of the national team that missed out on a Under the condition, Thiam will most likely part company Japanese system,” Tashima said. “The J. League has been kind of help I could draw on, I was at last able to get my World Cup spot by drawing with Iraq in the qualification with Esteghlal. in existence for 25 years. We’ve been to six World Cups, so head around it.” round in 1993, Moriyasu coached Sanfrecce Hiroshima to The Iranian giant has recently opened negotiation with it’s appropriate for us to have a Japanese manager who was Introduced as a man who had taught soccer at every three J1 titles, in 2012, 2013 and 2015. Zob Ahan to sign Morteza Tabrizi as a replacement of Thiam. nurtured in this environment. And moving in that direction, level, from preschool to the highest professional level, Moriyasu is now on schedule to be the first national Nigerian striker Alhaji Gero has been also linked with a we selected our next manager.” Moriyasu took time to honor the people he said put Jap- team head coach since Frenchman Philippe Troussier to move to Esteghlal. Tashima and Sekizuka both commented on the im- anese soccer on the map. lead Japan’s Olympic squad at the same time. Troussier portance of generational change and having a national “Many people before me have passed this torch on to led Japan at the 2000 Olympic Games and in 2002, where team manager who could manage a seamless transition me,” he said. “I am here only because of the sacrifice of all he became the first mentor to take Japan to the knockout into the next World Cup cycle with many of the top team’s those people with jobs and families who dedicate them- phase at a World Cup. Iran’s Khanzadeh joins stalwarts getting on in years. selves to teaching the game in Japan. It is because of those (Source: Kyodo) Al Ahli of Qatar

UEFA boosts blind football’s European development TASNIM — The Iranian national football team and Padideh football club’s defender Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh has More than 40 European countries are now blind football including Estonia, Latvia, “UEFA’s strong commitment to blind Since 2012, a total of 1,375 balls, 1,119 playing blind football thanks to the part- Lithuania and Switzerland. football has been instrumental in reaching eyeshades and 127 sets of black-out goggles joined Al Ahli of Qatar football club on Thursday. nership between the International Blind “Being able to donate such huge these figures, a 50 per cent increase in have been distributed through the project The 27-year-old defender has joined Al Ahli on a two-year Sports Federation (IBSA) and able-bodied amounts of equipment has been vital participating countries since 2012. to blind football development programmes deal for an undisclosed fee. football federation UEFA. because it is expensive and can hinder “The growth of blind football in Europe in 43 European countries. Khanzadeh joins his countryman Omid Ebrahimi who As a result of the agreement balls, development,” said a spokesperson for shows how much can be done with relative- This investment is possible thanks to has recently signed a contract with Al Ahli. cloth eyeshades and official black-out the project. ly small sums of financial support, and we IBSA’s status as a ´Football and Social Khanzadeh was an unused substitute in the 2018 World eyeshades were donated to 19 countries “We estimate that blind football is now need to show the European project to other Responsibility´ partner with UEFA, a rela- Cup, where Team Melli finished third in Group B behind between July 2017 and June 2018. The played more than 40 European countries regional football organisations and FIFA tionship that stretches back over 10 years. Spain and Portugal. equipment was sent to grassroots pro- in some way - this ranges from local grass- to replicate it in other parts of the world. In 2017, UEFA confirmed its continued He started his football career in Rah Ahan in 2009 and grammes, youth development initiatives roots programmes to full-blown national “If they come on board then for blind support for the project until June 2021. has also played in Iranian giant Persepolis as well as Foolad and women’s teams in countries new to teams in around 20 countries. football worldwide the sky’s the limit!” (Source: Paralympic.org) and Siahjamegan. Prayer Times Noon:13:11 Evening: 20:32 Dawn: 4:32 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:10 (tomorrow) JULY 28, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Forecast falls short at Iran’s National Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Auction, 30 artworks fail to find buyers Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 ARTTEHRAN – The www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. deskfourth edition of Iran’s Tel: 88911433 National Auction, which is dedicated to Webmaster: [email protected] classical Iranian artworks, fetched 17.11 Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 billion rials (over $400,000 based on the No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran dollar’s official market exchange rate i.e. P.o. Box: 14155-4843 42,000 rials for $1), 340 million rials less Zip Code: 1599814713 than what was estimated one day before the first day of the sale on Thursday. Thirty items out of 87 artworks offered during the auction at the Rayzan International Conference Center in Tehran failed to finds buyers. A painting by Abolhassan Ghaffari, the uncle of Qajar-era artist Kamalolmolk, sold for 2.4 billion rials (over $57,000) and was the most expensive item sold at the auction. A calligraphic painting by Taha Najafi President of ASIFA Hellas sold for 30 million rials (over $700) was the least expensive artwork sold at the sale. visits Tehran “Most of the artworks auctioned on the first day were by young artists and such a ARTTEHRAN – Vasilis Karamitsanis, the desk level of sales was foreseeable for that day,” president of ASIFA Hellas, the Greek branch the organizers told the Persian of ILNA. of the Association Internationale du Film d’Animation, met “The young artists are not well known members of the Iran ASIFA in Tehran, Iran ASIFA announced in the art market, therefore it is difficult in a press release published on Friday. to sell their artworks,” they added. Among the artworks failing to find buyers is a miniature painting by the Qajar-era artist Mirza Baba, which the owners has previously purchased at a Christie’s auction. The second and final day of the National Auctioneer Pejman Bazeghi takes bid for the sale during National Auction at the Rayzan International Conference Center in Tehran Auction was held Friday evening. on 26, 2018 as employees hold an artwork (ILNA)

ASIFA Hellas President Vasilis Karamitsanis (1st L) meets members of Iran ASIFA in Tehran. In his brief remarks, Karamitsanis said that ASIFA Hellas Fatemeh Motamed-Arya on panel of Venice film festival is a newly-established organization founded in 2014, despite ARTTEHRAN – Iranian Motamed-Arya is famous for her roles important film event, congratulated the 70-year old history of animation in Greece. deskactress Fatemeh in such acclaimed movies as “The Blue- Motamed-Arya and Bahrani on their He stressed ASIFA Hellas’ readiness to cooperate with Iran Motamed-Arya has been selected for Veiled” and “Gilaneh”. appointments. ASIFA and they agreed to cooperate based on an agreement, a jury of the 75th Venice International In addition, the U.S.-based Iranian “Your selection as jury members of which will be prepared soon. Film Festival running from August 29 filmmaker Ramin Bahrani will chair the Venice film festival is a great honor to September 8, the organizers have the Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award, for the family of Iranian cinema,” the announced. a section which recognizes the best first statements reads. WHAT’S IN ART GALLERIES Motamed-Arya will judge the films work. UK-based Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim competing in the Horizons section Italian actress Carolina Crescentini, Golestan’s “The Brick and the Mirror” Illustration together with American director Michael Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, (1964) has been selected to go on screen in An exhibition of illustrations Almereyda, French critic Frédéric Japanese curator Hayashi Kanako and the Venezia Classici, a section dedicated by a large group of artists is under- Bonnaud, Egyptian screenwriter Mohamed Argentinian director Gastòn Solnicki to restored classics from world cinema. way at Laleh Gallery. Hefzy, Canadian director Alison McLean will accompany Bahrani in this section. Mexican director Guillermo del Toro The exhibit titled “The Endless and Italian director Andrea Pallaoro. In a statement published on will be the president of the international Tale” runs until August 14 at the Greek director Athina Tsangari will Actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya in an Wednesday, the organizers of the Fajr jury, which will assign the Golden Lion gallery located on Fatemi St., near preside over the jury. undated photo International Film Festival, Iran’s most for best film and other official awards. Laleh Park.

Painting An exhibition of paintings by Hunaz Afaqi, Mahjub Zohurian, Iran’s Cultural Days open in Manila Hamid Khayyamzadeh, Ali Qotbi ARTTEHRAN – Iran’s Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Women’s Friendship Society as well as the and Anhita Mohebali is underway deskCultural Days, a exhibit, Iran’s cultural attaché Mohammad National Parks Development Committee at Mah-e Mehr Gallery. program offering a variety of art and Jafari-Malek said that the event will (NPDC) in Manila The exhibit named “Blue, Yellow, cultural programs, opened in different continue with an exhibition of photos in NPDC Executive Director Penelope Red” will run until August 13 at the locations across the Filipino capital of Rizal Park and film screening sessions at D. Belmonte also attended the opening gallery located at 7 Nilufar Alley, Manila on Wednesday. the Philippine Women’s University, as ceremony. off Africa Ave. The program was launched by organizing well as live music concerts and painting The cultural festival has been organized Paintings by the members an exhibition of Persian calligraphy by exhibitions in several venues across the city. to celebrate the establishment of the of Jerf Group are on display in an Tandis Taqavi, Iran’s cultural office in The program has been organized in Friendship Society of Filipino Iranian exhibition at the Idea Gallery. Manila announced on Friday. collaboration with the Philippine-Iran Women. A poster for Iran’s Cultural Days in Manila The exhibit will continue until August 1 at the gallery located at 26, 18th St. off Sanai St., Karim Facebook says will add Shaquille show, “Hamilton”, Cher to get Khan Ave. White Line Gallery is display- singing contest to video lineup Kennedy Center Honors ing paintings by Alaleh Amini in an exhibition named “That Side BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Singer of the Wall”. — Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that and actress Cher, country music artist Reba The exhibit will be running until it would debut an interactive reality show McEntire and the creators of the Broadway August 6 at the gallery located at starring basketball star Shaquille O’Neal hit, “Hamilton,” will be celebrated at this 22 Parvin Alley, off Jame Jam St. on a quest to open a restaurant, as the year’s Kennedy Center Honors, one of the off Vali-e Asr Ave. company looks to attract viewers to its country’s highest recognitions for artists, Facebook Watch video service. the center said on Wednesday. Multimedia The eight-episode “Big Chicken Shaq” Pianist Philip Glass and jazz saxophonist Sheis Gallery is showcasing would launch in the coming weeks, the com- Wayne Shorter will also be lauded at the event. paintings, photos and sculptures by pany said at a Television Critics Association “This year’s slate of honorees represents a group of artists in an exhibition event where TV networks and streaming the pinnacle of our nation’s originality and Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor and creator entitled “Revealment”. platforms promote upcoming shows. NBA former player Shaquille O’Neal the rich mosaic of diverse perspectives and of the play “Hamilton,” addresses the au- The exhibit will run until August In the series, O’Neal will seek advice performs during the 2018 legends and art forms that has come to define who we dience after the plays opening night on 1 at the gallery located at Shirzad from Facebook users while preparing to celebrity softball game at the Nationals are as a people,” said Deborah Rutter, the Broadway in New York August 6, 2015. Alley, near Daneshju Park. open a restaurant in Las Vegas. The former Ballpark Jul 15, 2018; Washington, DC, Kennedy Center president, in a statement. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) An exhibition of drawings and National Basketball Association star will USA. (Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA The Kennedy Center Honors is usually paintings by Hassani Kalhoripur, use Facebook Live interact with fans, the TODAY Sports) a non-partisan, star-studded event that is He slammed “Hamilton” as “highly Rozita Hajian, Shayesteh Soltani, company said in a statement. ative strategy. attended by the president and first lady. overrated”, after the cast directly addressed Yalda Rasuli, Saba Changizi, Ali Facebook Watch launched in the Unit- Facebook Watch is competing for audi- Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump then-Vice President-elect Mike Pence when Amini, Parna Mardani, Setareh ed States a year ago with original series, ences with services that dominate online and the first lady, Melania Trump, did not he attended the musical shortly after the Ammari, Pantea Farhangjavid news programs and user-created videos. video like Netflix Inc and Alphabet Inc’s attend, saying they wanted the honorees to election and asked that the new government and Maryam Hadian is underway Other upcoming series include a sing- YouTube. enjoy the festivities “without any political “work on behalf of all of us.” Trump has also at Sherveh Gallery. ing competition in which Facebook users Van Veen said some Facebook Watch distraction.” called Cher, who attended the massive Jan- The exhibition will run until would nominate friends to compete, and shows were gaining traction, including One of the 2017 honorees, dancer Carmen uary 2017 Women’s March protesting his August 1 at the gallery located at auditions and voting would take place on “Tom vs Time,” a series starring New de Lavallade, had boycotted the event after election, a “total loser.” 9 Khojasteh Alley, Daemi St. off Facebook, the company said. England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Trump blamed “both sides” for clashes in It was not immediately clear whether Fatemi St. Both shows represent the type of in- “I think it will be a long way to go before Charlottesville, Virginia, in which one wom- the Trumps would attend. “It’s too early teractive television Facebook is trying to we are at that level of other platforms with an died protesting a white nationalist rally. to know their schedules yet,” Stephanie Calligraphic painting create to engage users, said Ricky Van big, huge breakouts,” Van Veen said, “but Trump has sparred with several of this Grisham, the first lady’s spokeswoman, Saless Gallery is displaying Veen, the company’s head of global cre- we are seeing some encouraging signs.” year’s honorees. said in an email. calligraphic paintings by a group of artists in an exhibition entitled “Against All Odds”. Kristen Stewart to star in new, female-directed “Charlie’s Angels” The exhibit will run until July 31 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — “Charlie’s woman since its debut in the ‘70s. This film linska is mixed race. at the gallery located at 148 Karim Angels” are returning to the big screen next honors the legacy of Charles Townsend and his “Charlie’s Angels” first appeared on U.S. Khan Ave. year for a third outing, this time with a female agency while introducing a new era of modern television in 1976, starring Farrah Fawcett, Homa Jaberizadeh is show- director and a multi-racial trio of women led and global Angels,” Banks said in a statement. Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith as private casing her latest calligraphic paint- by Kristen Stewart. Banks, who also directed “Pitch Perfect 2,” detectives sent on missions by their unseen ings in an exhibition at Persian Idea “Twilight” star Stewart, along with ris- is also a co-producer and co-writer and she will boss, Charlie Townsend. Gallery. ing British actresses Naomi Scott and Ella play the role of the avuncular Bosley, which was The series spawned a 2000 movie adaptation The exhibit entitled “The Event Balinska, will play the lead roles in the latest played by a man on both the original television starring Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz and Drew of Love” will run until August 1 at movie reboot of the 1970s crime caper, to be series and in two movie versions. Barrymore, who returned for a 2003 sequel the gallery, which can be found at directed by Elizabeth Banks, Sony Pictures The new “Charlie’s Angels” marks a trend “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.” Jury member Kristen Stewart reacts at the 28 Azar Alley, Kolahduz St., Sha- said on Thursday. in Hollywood to entrust more women with The new movie is expected to be released in 71st Cannes Film Festival Closing ceremony riati Ave. “ ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ for me, is one of the directing big budget fare, and towards ethnic September 2019 but the title and plot details in Cannes, France, May 19, 2018. (Reuters/ original brands to celebrate the empowered diversity. Scott is of Indian descent, while Ba- were not announced. Stephane Mahe)