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ECONOMY Iran has attracted at Pakistan desk$5.168 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) after the push for regional integration hospital implementation of the nuclear deal in January, government spokesman Rouhani proposes the next trilateral summit be held in Iran A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht said on at least 63 people and wound- Monday. POLITICAL TEHRAN — The presidents new chapter for regional cooperation and in- Rouhani of Iran said the importance of such desk ed dozens more in an attack on He said 28 projects attracted $2.873 of Iran, Russia and Azerbai- tegration. meetings lies in the joint challenges the countries mourners gathered at a hospital billion in the last quarter of the past jan held key talks in Baku on Monday. The Addressing the summit, President Hassan of Iran, Russian, and Azerbaijan are facing as well in Quetta, according to officials in Iranian calendar year (ended on March talks between the three leaders promised a as the opportunities they have at their disposal. the violence-plagued southwestern 19) and 38 projects attracted $2.295 See page 9 province of Baluchistan. billion since the beginning of the cur- The bomber struck as more than rent calendar year, IRIB reported. 100 mourners, mostly lawyers and According to Nobakht, the men- journalists, crowded into the emer- tioned projects have been mainly gency department to accompany the in the areas of transportation, re- body of a prominent lawyer who had newable energies, tourism, recycling been shot and killed in the city earlier industries, electronics, machineries, in the day, Faridullah, a journalist who and foodstuff. was among the wounded, told Reu- That was while the country attract- ters. ed just $920 million in FDI for 41 pro- Abdul Rehman Miankhel, a sen- jects in the Iranian calendar year 1393 ior official at the government-run (March 2014-March 2015), when the Civil Hospital, where the explo- sanctions were still in place, Nobakht sion occurred, told reporters that highlighted, adding that FDI amount- at least 63 people had been killed, ed to $6.711 billion for 63 projects in with more than 50 wounded, as the previous Iranian calendar year. the casualty toll spiked from ini- Major international companies are tial estimates. rushing to establish a position in Iran “There are many wounded, so the as the Islamic Republic re-opens for death toll could rise,” said Rehmat business after the lifting of internation- Saleh Baloch, the provincial health al sanctions. minister. Up for grabs is access to a market Television footage showed scenes with 80 million people and annual of chaos, with panicked people flee- output of some $400 billion, making ing through debris as smoke filled the Iran the biggest economy to rejoin the President.ir hospital corridors. global trading system. President Hassan Rouhani (L), President Vladimir Putin (R), and President Ilham Aliyev held tripartite meeting in Baku on Monday. 9

Adaptation of Zarif says Tehran-Baku ties have expanded after JCPOA ARTICLE “Like Water for POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign Minister growing relationship with Azerbaijan and Rus- Thanks to the JCPOA, the three counties can Chris Cook Chocolate” on deskMohammad Javad Zarif has sia is notable. now enjoy expansion of cooperation, while un- University professor said that relations between Iran and Azerbaijan “Under the sanctions, Iran’s relations with der the sanctions there were many problems stage at Tehran started growing both during the nuclear talks and neighbors were affected less than with others. for Iran, especially cooperation in energy and theater after the conclusion of the nuclear pact, officially However, with the onset of the nuclear talks, transit sectors, the foreign minister remarked. By Mahmood Khaghani called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Iran’s neighbors also took a more active ap- Foreign Minister Zarif was in Baku, accom- Oil expert ARTTEHRAN — An In an interview with Trend news agency pub- proach toward Iran,” he said. panying President Hassan Rouhani who took a deskadaptation of “Like lished on Monday, Zarif said compared to the Zarif also praised Azerbaijan and Russia’s trip to Azerbaijan to participate in a trilateral Water for Chocolate”, a popular novel other neighboring countries, the pace of Iran’s positive approach towards the nuclear deal. summit with Russian and Azeri presidents. by Mexican writer Laura Esquivel published in 1989 is on stage at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater Complex. That limits on Iran’s nuclear program will be eased The era of new after 10 years is a technical document: expert energy diplomacy INTERVIEW The UN Resolution 2231 that endorsed the paradigm By Javad Heirannia nuclear deal between Iran and great power calls upon Iran not to test missiles capable of he political framework for what TEHRAN — Executive director of the U.S. Arms carrying nuclear warheads. Tcan best be described as Eura- Control Association says the report by the As- “Iran is called upon not to undertake any ac- sian Energy Cooperation is set sociated Press that restrictions on Iran’s nuclear tivity related to ballistic missiles designed to be to be formally recognised in the com- program will be lifted before the 15-year nu- capable of delivering nuclear weapons,” part of ing days. the resolution states. The recent failed coup in Turkey has Members of director/writer Ebrahim clear accord expires is a “technical document” which should surprise nobody. Iran has been insisting that its missiles have – temporarily at least – opened the Poshtekuhi’s troupe act in a scene from “Like way for a realignment of Caspian and Water for Chocolate” on August 7, 2016. “AP report is a technical document that is no not been designed to carry nuclear weapons. Eurasian regional geopolitics by de- (ILNA/Sahar Zamani) surprise to either side,” Daryl Kimball tells the In a tweet posted on March 15, Iranian For- Tehran Times. eign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, “Nei- stroying a long standing U.S. geopo- Ebrahim Poshtekuhi is the writer However Kimball defends the report by the ar deal, saying, “Iran’s leaders should consider ther JCPOA nor SC Res prohibit Iran from missiles litical initiative to re-draw the regional and director of the play starring Roya UN chief that Iran’s missile tests were not con- ways to reduce concerns about the purpose of not designed for nuke warheads. Read the docu- map in favour of what has been the Nonahali and Masumeh Qabeigi, the sistent with the “spirit” of the July 2015 nucle- their missile programs.” ment: It’s plain English not legalese.” 2 status quo for since man discovered theater announced in a press release. oil, namely resource theft, and create a The novel follows the story of a route to extract Caspian hydrocarbons young girl named Tita who longs her S. Korea opens center to support trade, investment in Iran for the profit of U.S. corporations. entire life to marry her lover, Pedro, President Putin continues to take the but can never have him because of South Korea opened a business state-run Woori Bank and the In- States and the European Union President Park Geun-hye visiting lead in Eurasia diplomatically, holding her mother’s upholding of the family center on Monday to help local dustrial Bank of Korea, according have removed economic sanc- Tehran in May to hold a summit meetings with regional Heads of State, tradition of the youngest daughter not firms expand trade and investment to the Ministry of Trade, Industry tions that were imposed on Iran with her Iranian counterpart. which include Iran and the Republic of marrying but taking care of her mother in Iran as part of its efforts to tap and Energy. over the past decade, opening up Following the Seoul-Tehran Azerbaijan on 8th August, Turkey on the until the day she dies. Tita is only able to deeper into the Middle East country “The center will help our com- a new market with a population of summit, South Korea resumed di- 9th August and Armenia on 10th Au- express herself when she cooks. following the lifting of international panies overcome difficulties in do- 80 million. rect flight and maritime routes be- gust. President Putin’s aim is for Iran to The play is highlighted with fusion sanctions, the trade ministry said. ing business with the Middle East Iran’s re-entry into the global tween the two countries to meet join a Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), of Mexican music and Bandari music, Located in southern Seoul, the country,” the trade ministry said in economy is regarded as a boon growing demand for bilateral trips. initiated by Russia, beginning with Iran which is played in southern Iranian cities, center will provide information a release. “It will contribute to in- for the South Korean economy as Industry data showed that the joining an EEU Free Trade zone. and has been composed by Behranh and consulting services on trade vigorating the business relationship the oil-rich country is working on trade volume between Korea and The recent Brexit vote for the UK to Abbaspur. Poshtekuhi and Musa Bandari and investment with Iran, backed between South Korea and Iran.” infrastructure business and devel- Iran stood at $6.1 billion in 2015, leave the EU (European Union) was not also perform songs during the play. by related government agencies Since Washington and Tehran opment projects. down sharply from $17.4 billion in merely a cry, but a loud scream from the Poshtekuhi directed the play during including the Korea Trade-Invest- concluded a landmark nuclear South Korea is also seeking 2011 due to the sanctions. (Source: Yonhap) people of the UK that they are tired of the Fajr International Theater Festival in ment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), agreement last year, the United business opportunities in Iran, with their voice not being heard by both the Tehran in 2013. Plans are for his troupe European parliament and non-elected to perform “Like Water for Chocolate” European Union officials. Whilst open in the southern Iranian city of Bandar The Tehran Times new pocket-sized glossary is now available on the boarders for trade are acceptable, a sin- Abbas during September. market. The reader-friendly is a rich source of the most common gle financial union is not. Britons have tired of increasing housing prices, stag- TEHRAN TIMES journalistic terminology collected by the daily’s retired staff. nating wages, cuts to pensions and the Iran’s Leading International Daily It can benefit a wide range of tastes from students to professional basic cost of essential services out of the journalists. reach of those who most need them. 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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Rouhani deems it essential to restore peace Iran regrets UN in Islamic world official’s statement on POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian of Tehran-Baku trust and cooperation.” execution of terrorists deskPresident Hassan Rou- ‘Iran pushes for regional peace hani said on Sunday that it is essential to and prosperity’ make efforts to boost unity among Muslims During a meeting with Iranians living TEHRAN — Mohammad Javad Larijani, secretary and restore peace in the Islamic world. in Azerbaijan, Rouhani also said Iran’s general of the Iranian High Council for Human “Today, scholars and scientists in semi- policy is to be actively involved in efforts Rights, wrote a letter on Sunday to the UN High nary schools and writers have heavy duty to promote “peace” and “prosperity” in Commissioner for Human Rights regretting his crit- to raise awareness of the young gen- the region. icism of Tehran for the execution of a number of eration in the world of Islam and show “Today, all the countries in the world terrorists. TASNIM them real image of Islam,” he said during admit that Iran’s role in the security of the Larijani said Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s statement a meeting with clerics and intellectuals in region is positive, effective and impor- ignores the scope of the terrorists’ crimes. Baku, Azerbaijan. tant,” he pointed out. Larijani stressed that the Islamic Republic will spare He said that “division and assassina- Rouhani also said his government is no efforts to ensure security for its people and contin- tion under the name of Islam is a plot in pursuing a win-win policy in international ue its serious fight against terrorism within the national line with Islamophobia”. interactions. borders and beyond, Tasnim reported. Calling Islam a religion of “security” Iran seeks to establish “good relations” and “brotherhood”, Rouhani said that all with the other countries except the ones Iran to drastically the Muslims are “brother” and “members which adopt hostile stance against the reduce goods of the family of Islam”. country, he added. He also highlighted the importance of Rouhani visited Baku on Sunday smuggling: justice respecting the countries’ territorial integrity. morning for a two-day tour. The key part minister Pointing to growing ties between Iran of his visit was a trilateral meeting with TEHRAN — The justice minister has said Iran is and Azerbaijan, the president said, “Com- Russian and Azeri presidents on Monday firm to greatly reduce the amount of goods smug- mon religion and culture are the source President Rouhani during a meeting with Iranians living in Azerbaijan on Sunday afternoon. gled into the country. “We have managed to reduce the amount from $25 billion per year three years ago to $15 billion Iran’s arms shipments to Lebanon awaiting Lebanon’s thumb-up: MP last year. We are planning to drive the number to POLITICAL TEHRAN — A senior Iranian parlia- between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which back opposing ETEMAD $10 billion by the end of the current year (March deskmentarian said on Monday that Teh- sides in Syria and are competing for regional influence. 20),” Mostafa Pourmohammad said on Sunday, Ete- ran has packed up arms shipments bound for Lebanon In February, Saudi Arabia announced it was giving mad reported. months after Saudi Arabia’s revocation of a 4-billion aid a second thought to a military aid of $4 billion worth He went on to stress the need to pay attention to the Lebanese army. earmarked for the army and security services of Leb- to goods smuggling as well as tax evasion as “in- “Not only has Iran taken the decision in this regard, anon because Beirut voiced no condemnation of the stances of fraud which are much greater than the but has prepared the shipment and shown it to the Leb- storming of Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran. inflated salaries.” anese defense minister,” said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head Official condemnations of the attacks by the of the Iranian parliamentary committee for national se- Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Coop- Guardian Council, curity and foreign policy, according to Tasnim. eration (OIC) did not draw endorsement from the Majlis to discuss Boroujerdi is just back from a two-day visit to Leba- Lebanese government as it lambasted Hezbollah, non after meetings with senior Lebanese officials, includ- as well. amendments to ing Prime Minister Tammam Salam. The attacks were public objections to the execution of Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of the Iranian parliamentary national election law While the lawmaker did not provide more details, he the prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Riyadh security and foreign policy committee stressed that the decision was motivated by security is- on terrorism charges. TEHRAN — The Guardian Council and Majlis are money to buy weapons and ammunition to shell Yemen sues in Lebanon which has a diverse sectarian compo- Meanwhile, other resources said the decision had going to meet in the near future to discuss amend- instead of giving it to Lebanon,” said General Jaber, a sition. more to do with Saudis’ shrinking purses after plunging ments to election law, the council’s spokesman said retired major general in the Lebanese Army, according “The security of Lebanon is important for us and we oil prices left the oil-rich country short of money as well on Monday. to the Washington Post. want this to be sustainable. We felt called upon and now as costs of the war on Yemen. He also criticized the kingdom for using Lebanon in

ISNA “We are going to invite the Majlis presiding it’s up to the Lebanese government to make their mind “Saudi has money problems,” said Hisham Jaber, a re- board to join us for the discussions,” Abbasali Kad- its struggle against Iran. up,” Boroujerdi explained. tired major general in the Lebanese Army. khodaei said, according to ISNA. “There is a problem between Saudi Arabia and Iran; The announcement is a new step in the ﬁerce rivalry “If I were Saudi Arabia, I would prefer to spend this He said the council will later hold further meet- why should that involve Lebanon?” he said. ings with expert committees of the Majlis as well as other representatives to further delve into the issue. Iran censures terrorist act Al-Jubeir posed victoriously when told war on Yemen was ‘strategic blunder’ Iran raps West’s in Pakistan double-standard policies on terror ﬁght

TEHRAN — Iran’s Judiciary chief, Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, said on Monday that the West is pursuing double-standard and contradictory policies in the ﬁght against terrorism, Press TV reported. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will make no com- promises in the ﬁght against terrorism and will nev-

PRESS TVPRESS er sacrifice its important divine, ethical and legal values for some incorrect and untrue statements and reactions by the so-called advocates of human rights,” Amoli Larijani said. He added that Iran will always remain committed to its principles but the West and some interna- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran’s among all the countries to fight terrorism. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Hossein national affair. tional organizations, including the UN and the Unit- deskSupreme National “We cannot be hopeful about erad- deskAmir-Abdollahian, the The Saudi kingdom waged a war ed Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Security Council Secretary Ali Sham- ication of terrorist groups without the man who was Iran’s point man for the on Yemen in March 2015 after Mansur are pursuing contradictory policies in the campaign khani condemned the deadly terrorist international community’s sincere effort Arab world for some years, said on Mon- Hadi resigned and fled to Saudi Arabia. against terrorism. attack in a hospital in the Pakistani city in blocking the ways of providing the ter- day that he had warned the Saudi for- The war has left millions of the Yemeni of Quetta on Monday which left at least rorist groups with financial and arms aid eign minister that the Riyadh committed people displaced and thousands dead. UN backs sustainable 50 people dead and dozens injured. and helping them to recruit,” he stated. a “strategic mistake” in waging a war on “Saudis by encouraging Mansur “Suicidal blast and shooting in a He also highlighted the need to Yemen, but al-Jubeir posed victoriously. Hadi to resign, began the policy of development in Iran hospital showed once again that the fight the roots and ideology of terror- “I explicitly told him (during a meet- ‘stateless Yemen’ and today, in continu- terrorists and extremists have targeted ism which “harm the innocent people ing) that the military aggression in ation of their many mistakes, they have all aspects of the human’s ordinary life and ruin the Islamic identity”. Yemen is the new strategic mistake of put on agenda the policy of waging and committing crime against human- There has been no claim of respon- Riyadh which will bring more insecurity and escalating civil war in Yemen,” the TEHRAN — UN Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary ity is their only cause and actual belief,” sibility for the blast in the hospital. both to the region and Saudi Arabia, Iranian official said. Lewis has voiced support for the materialization of Shamkhani said in a message to Nasser The explosion occurred soon after but he arrogantly told me that they “[Yet], the Yemeni people stood up sustainable development in Iran. Khan Janjua, the National Security ad- dozens of lawyers gathered at the hospi- would achieve victory in Yemen,” said against the aggression courageously Talking in the opening ceremony of the 5th visor of Pakistan. tal following the killing of the Balochistan Amir-Abdollahian, former Iranian am- and made history,” he added, high- Shamkhani highlighted the necessity Bar Association President who was shot bassador to Bahrain and incumbent lighting that Saudis have been trapped

IRNA National and International Skill and Employment Workshops on Monday, he said all agencies work- of reaching a common understanding dead on Monday morning. parliament’s general director for inter- in the Yemeni quagmire. ing for the United Nations in Iran will support Iran’s sustainable development program, IRNA reported. Lewis said the United Nations will give priority That limits on Iran’s nuclear program will be eased after 10 years to environment, healthcare, anti-drugs campaigns and resistance economy in Iran. He also stressed the importance of connection is a technical document: expert between education and economy. 1 ing Iranian ballistic missile testing was “not noted in response to the Associated Press clearly specifies that through year 15 of Following is the full text of the inter- consistent with the constructive spirit” of the report, the document is not “secret” but is the deal, Iran may not have more than view with Kimball: JCPOA. Iran’s leaders should consider ways likely the confidential technical annex de- 300kg of low-enriched uranium, and 220 tons of In his report the UN chief claimed to reduce concerns about the purpose of scribing Iran’s plan for centrifuge research even after the limits on centrifuge num- narcotics seized in Iran that the Iranian missile program is their missile programs and, in particular, and development under the JCPOA, in- bers is lifted after year 13, its centrifuge “not consistent” with the spirit of the should pledge not to develop longer range cluding past year ten, that negotiated last manufacturing, operations, and enrich- in 4 months Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and higher-payload missiles that could be year and submitted to the IAEA. Our un- ment work will be under close monitoring (JCPOA). Even the U.S. and Russia crit- used at some future point to deliver nuclear derstanding of the document as reported to ensure that the program aligns with icized Ban Ki-moon for the report, say- warheads, if Iran were to decide to try to by the Associated Press is that it describes potential domestic fuel needs, which are TEHRAN — Iran’s Deputy Police Chief Eskandar ing he had overstepped his mandate. do so. how Iran may begin to replace its older currently still extremely low. Momeni said on Monday that 220 tons of narcotics What is your assessment of the report? On July 18 the Associated Press IR-1 centrifuges and produce and deploy This means that from a technical have been discovered and seized across the coun- A: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said it had obtained a document that smaller numbers of more advanced cen- standpoint, it would take well over a year try in the first quarter of the current year (since has a responsibility to speak out on interna- outlines Tehran’s plans to expand its trifuges after year 10 and through year for Iran to amass enough weapons grade

MEHR March 20), a 16% increase compared to the same tional peace and security matters and Iran’s uranium enrichment program after 13. This is a technical document that is no material for one nuclear bomb through period last year, Mehr reported. continued pursuit of ballistic missiles is a the first 10 years of the nuclear deal. It surprise to either side. about year 12 or 13 of the agreement — Momeni also said during the same period, 65 trillion serious matter that has an impact — and I said that “confidential document eas- This does not mean that the restric- which was the goal of the EU3+3 group. rials ($2 billion) worth of smuggled goods were seized in believe an adverse impact — on achieving es Iran nuke constraints”. Why did the tions on Iran’s nuclear program are Any such effort would be detected within the country, showing a 21% increase year on year. greater peace and security in the Middle AP publish such a report at this time? “eased” or “lessened” as the Associat- days or weeks by the IAEA. East region. The UN report said the ongo- A: As the State Department correctly ed Press headline suggests. The JCPOA 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Hundreds join crucial my friend Putin’ battle for Aleppo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo- given special passes for a seated area. 2,000 terrorists killed in Syria gan expects talks with Russian President Erdogan urged people to bring only Vladimir Putin to open “a new page” in the Turkish flag instead of party banners. Syrian army forces and terrorist factions sent hundreds of bilateral relations, he told the Russian “There we will stand together as a sin- reinforcements to Aleppo on Monday as opposition fighters news agency TASS in an interview. gle nation, a single flag, a single moth- announced an all-out offensive to take the country’s second “This will be a historic visit, a new erland, a single state, a single spirit,” he city, AFP reported. beginning. At the talks with my friend said on Saturday in comments carried by The battle for Syria’s former economic powerhouse is Vladimir (Putin), I believe, a new page Turkish media. intensifying after an opposition advance at the weekend in bilateral relations will be opened. Our An Ottoman marching band enter- broke through a three-week government siege of the city’s countries have a lot to do together,” TASS tained the crowd before the official start rebel-held east, dealing a major setback to regime troops. quoted Erdogan as saying. Erdogan is of the event, with 240 members repre- Rebel forces on Sunday announced a bid to capture all of due to travel to Russia on Tuesday. senting the number of those authorities Aleppo city, which if successful would mark the biggest op- Meanwhile, more than 1 million say gave their lives fighting off the coup. position victory yet in Syria’s five-year foreign sponsored war. flag-waving Turks gathered in Istanbul on Turkish media also said a giant screen But forces loyal to the legitimate Syrian President Bashar Sunday for an anti-coup rally to mark the was to be set up in the state of Pennsyl- al-Assad are putting up a fierce fight and have begun pour- end of nightly demonstrations since the vania, the United States that is home to ing reinforcements into the city. July 15 abortive military insurrection that cleric Fethullah Gulen, who moved there The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights left more than 270 people dead. in self-imposed exile in the late 1990s. (SOHR), a monitoring group, said some 2,000 pro-regime The Yenikapi meeting area by the The Turkish government says Gulen is the fighters had arrived in Aleppo since late Sunday. Marmara Sea waterfront in Istanbul’s Eu- mastermind behind the failed coup and “Both sides are amassing their fighters in preparation for ropean side was transformed into a sea is seeking his extradition. The cleric de- the great battle of Aleppo,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, the of red and white, the colors of Turkey’s nies any involvement. head of the Britain-based Observatory. flag. The “Democracy and Martyrs’ Rally” The government has launched a The Monday edition of Al-Watan, a Syrian daily close to was billed as a cross-party event repre- the coup, followed by the Turkish nation- tain foreign locations such as Cologne, sweeping crackdown in the coup’s the government, reported that the army had received “the senting Turkish unity in the wake of the al anthem and a recitation of prayers. Germany. aftermath, targeting followers of necessary military reinforcements to launch the battle to re- failed coup, in which a group of rene- A 60-meter (200-foot) stage was set The event was being simultaneously Gulen’s movement. Nearly 18,000 take the areas from which it withdrew.” gade military officers attempted to seize up for the event, framed by two plat- broadcast on giant screens in all of Tur- people have been detained or ar- Citing a source on the ground, the paper said military power with tanks, helicopters and fighter forms and draped with massive national key’s provinces, and crowds of thousands rested, mostly from the military, and warplanes “are carrying out a barrage of air strikes targeting jets. flags and banners depicting Erdogan and gathered to watch in the country’s major tens of thousands of people have the armed (terrorist) groups.” No official estimate has been provid- Turkey’s founding father Mustafa Kemal cities. been suspended or dismissed from ‘New phase to liberate Aleppo’ ed, but Turkish media said millions were Ataturk. A roll call of those who died Nearly 15,000 police were providing jobs in the judiciary, media, educa- Aleppo has been roughly divided between government attending. opposing the coup was read out as the security at the event. Anti-aircraft batter- tion, health care, military and local forces in the west and rebel groups in the east since fighting Religious leaders and two of Turkey’s event began. ies were also set up at the event grounds, government. first broke out there in mid-2012. three opposition parties were attending, Construction cranes suspended gi- while two helicopters circled overhead. The scope of the crackdown has After years of stalemate, fighting for the city entered a sitting next to President Erdogan, who ar- ant Turkish flags beside the meeting Thousands of buses and more than alarmed European countries and rights new phase last month when government forces took control rived on board a helicopter with his wife area, while flag-draped boats and yachts 200 boats were commissioned to bring groups, who have urged restraint. Erdo- of the last supply road into rebel-held areas, leaving some Emine. The pro-Kurdish People’s Democ- zipped back and forth along the water. attendees to the area, where they passed gan has lashed out at such criticism, and 250,000 people in eastern districts surrounded. racy Party, or (HDP/Halklar?n Demokratik Following the abortive putsch, the through one of 165 metal detectors be- complained of a lack of support from the In a desperate bid to break the siege, a coalition of re- Partisi), wasn’t invited. Turkish government has been encourag- fore being given hats and flags. Those West for his government for surviving the bels and terrorists overran a series of buildings in a military The event kicked off with a minute of ing nightly anti-coup rallies in all of the wounded during the attempted coup, coup. (Source: TASS) academy on the southwestern edges of Aleppo on Saturday. silence for those killed while opposing country’s 81 provinces as well as in cer- and the families of those who died, were They then pushed northeast to link up with rebel groups inside the city. Emboldened by the victory, the fighters -- largely grouped under the banner of the Army of Conquest -- then set their Syria-bound arms arrive in Saudi Arabia first: report sights on recapturing all of Aleppo city. A recent report has disclosed that large volumes of arms nitions exported from Bulgaria to the aforementioned In a statement on Sunday the Army of Conquest an- and ammunition, supplied by East European and Balkan countries only bear the sign “unknown consignment.” nounced “the start of a new phase to liberate all of Aleppo,” states, routinely arrive in Saudi Arabia and a number Such weapons have previously ended up in the pledging to “double the number of fighters for this next bat- of other regional countries before reaching militants in hands of such terrorist groups as the Islamic State in Iraq tle.” conflict-hit Syria. and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group, which Saudi Abdel Rahman told AFP on Monday that hundreds of op- The Persian service of Germany’s Deutsche Welle Arabia is widely believed to be supporting. position fighters had arrived in Aleppo from the surrounding news network reported on Monday that the munitions, Earlier reports had already exposed that arms were province and neighboring Idlib. including Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles, machine purportedly being trucked into Syria under Turkish mili- Most were from the Fateh al-Sham Front (Front for the guns, grenades as well as anti-tank guns, are initially tary escort, and transferred to militant leaders at prear- Conquest of the Levant), the powerful terrorist group pre- off-loaded in Saudi airbases and ports before smugglers ranged rendezvous. viously affiliated with al-Qaeda that leads the Army of Con- dispatch them to Syrian militants. In May 2015, the center-left Turkish daily Cumhuri- quest. The group changed its name from al-Nusra Front The weapons mostly come from Bosnia and Herze- yet posted on its website footage showing trucks be- (Jabhat al-Nusra) last month after breaking with al-Qaeda. govina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, longing to Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, Fateh al-Sham boasted at the weekend that it had captured Montenegro, Serbia and Romania. also known as the MIT (Millî ?stihbarat Te?kilat?/ National military vehicles and artillery from government positions. The report further revealed that the Syria-bound Intelligence Organization), allegedly carrying weapons since March 2011. Aid to Army areas weapons are also exported by air and sea to Jordan, the for militant groups in Syria. The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Meantime, residents of both sides of the city have been United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey besides Saudi Damascus has long been complaining that the House Mistura estimates that over 400,000 people have been living in fear of competing sieges of their neighborhoods in Arabia. of Saud regime, Turkey and Qatar are the main support- killed in the conflict. recent weeks. International norms governing the control of exports ers of the militants fighting the Syrian government forc- The UN has stopped officially counting the dead in The rebel advance at the weekend cut off a key govern- of military technology and equipment are brazenly flout- es. the Syrian conflict. ment access route on the city’s southern edges, which had ed, the report said, and a considerable amount of mu- Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy (Source: Press TV) been used to bring in supplies for the estimated 1.2 million residents of western districts. Overnight, Syrian government forces brought in dozens of trucks carrying food and fuel into the western neighbor- American, Australian kidnapped at gunpoint in Kabul hoods via the northern Castello Road, according to the Ob- Gunmen wearing police uniforms kid- The driver and a guard inside the ve- napping,” the government said in a state- a prominent NGO (non-governmental servatory. napped an American and an Australian hicle, both unharmed, have been held for ment. organization) that has long worked in “This is the new route that the regime forces are securing in the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul, questioning, another security official told Growing insecurity Afghanistan, was rescued last month as a temporary alternative to the route they previously de- officials said on Monday, the latest in a AFP. This appeared to be the first reported after she was abducted near her res- pended on,” Abdel Rahman said. series of abductions of foreigners in the Four gunmen wearing police uniforms abduction related to a private university idence in the heart of Kabul on the Syrian state television Al-Ikhbariyah confirmed that “fuel, conflict-torn country. were involved in the abduction, accord- in Afghanistan. night of June 9. food, and vegetables entered Aleppo city.” The two professors at the American ing to a Western official in Kabul. The elite American University of Af- D’Souza’s abduction came after Kath- A military source in Damascus denied that the city’s west University of Afghanistan were seized The Afghan capital is infested with ghanistan, which opened in 2006 and erine Jane Wilson, a well-known Austral- had been besieged, saying “the situation is under control and from their vehicle on Sunday evening, as organized criminal gangs who stage enrolls more than 1,700 students, was not ian NGO worker, was kidnapped on April the situation is not worrisome.” the kidnappers smashed the passenger kidnappings for ransom, often targeting immediately reachable for comment. It 28 in the city of Jalalabad, close to the Seven trucks of fruits and vegetables entered the eastern window and hauled them away at gun- foreigners and wealthy Afghans, and has attracted a number of visiting faculty border with Pakistan. rebel-held districts on Sunday and were quickly purchased point. sometimes handing them over to insur- members from Western countries. Wilson, said to be aged 60, ran an by residents. No group has so far claimed respon- gent groups. The abductions highlight the growing organization known as Zardozi, which More than 280,000 people have been killed since Syria’s sibility for the abductions, which come The United States State Department dangers faced by foreigners in Afghan- promotes the work of Afghan artisans, conflict erupted in March 2011. three days after a group of foreign tour- said it was aware of reports of the kid- istan. particularly women. However the United Nations Special Syrian Envoy Staffan ists were ambushed by the Taliban in napping of an American but declined to Foreign tourists, including British, The United States in May warned its de Mistura puts the figure at over 400,000. western Herat province, underscoring comment further. American and German nationals, came citizens in Afghanistan of a “very high” Half of the pre-war population has been displaced, in- the growing insecurity in Afghanistan. The Australian government confirmed under Taliban fire on Thursday in a vola- kidnapping risk after an American nar- cluding an estimated five million people seeking refuge in “Two foreign professors, one Ameri- the “apparent kidnapping” of one its citi- tile district of Herat, leaving some of them rowly escaped abduction in the heart of neighboring countries. can and the other Australian, were ab- zens, citing its embassy in Kabul, but also wounded. They were safely evacuated to Kabul. International efforts to resolve the conflict have repeatedly ducted at gunpoint from Dar-ul-Aman refused to elaborate due to security con- Kabul and were flown out of the country. In April last year the bullet-riddled failed though the United Nations is hoping that peace talks road in the center of Kabul city,” interior siderations. Aid workers in particular have increas- bodies of five Afghan workers for Save can resume later this month. ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told “We continue to advise Australians ingly been casualties of a surge in militant the Children were found after they were 2,000 terrorists killed in Aleppo AFP. not to travel to Afghanistan because of violence in recent years. abducted by gunmen in the strife-torn Meanwhile, Syrian military operations and Russian airstrikes “Indications are that they were kid- the extremely dangerous security situa- Judith D’Souza, a 40-year-old Indian southern province of Uruzgan. have claimed the lives of some 2,000 terrorists from the Islamic napped by a criminal group.” tion, including the serious threat of kid- employee of the Aga Khan Foundation, (Source: AFP) State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) and al-Nusra Front — now renamed Fateh al-Sham Front — and their allied groups in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, Russian media say. The heavy casualties have been caused in the main stage Rallies against police killing of black teen in Chicago continue of the liberation operation for Aleppo, which began two weeks ago, IRNA reported on Monday, citing a Russian state United States demonstrators gathered in Chicago’s Mil- pendent Police Review Authority released footage from television channel. lennium Park to protest the police killing of black teen- nine police cameras—four body cams and five car dash- According to the report, many militants were also injured ager Paul O’Neal, August 7, 2016. cams – that purported to show officers shooting at O’Neal. in the operation, which has also destroyed armored vehicles Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets Although police say the actual moment of death was and weapon depots. of Chicago, Illinois, for the third to continue protests not captured, the footage still shows the bleeding teenager Syrian forces have managed to liberate vast areas in the over the police killing of a young African-American boy, being handcuffed as he was pinned down by officers. southern part of Aleppo from the control of the militants in after authorities released new footage of the incident. Organizers of the Sunday demonstration said they ongoing operations. The protesters, including over 100 high school students, were gathered to speak out against the surge in police Militants are said to be using civilians as human shields in flooded the Millennium Park in Chicago’s Loop community violence and “systemic oppression” against minorities. parts of Aleppo still under their control. The militants have also area, demanding justice for Paul O’Neal, an 18-year-old un- The protesters were planning to continue their march been targeting the civilians attempting to leave the city through armed teenager who was killed by a white officer on July 28. through the streets of Chicago until their demands were met. the humanitarian corridors set up by Syria and Russia. The protests began three days ago, when the Inde- (Source: agencies) (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AAUGUSTUGUST 99,, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

SNIPPETS Indonesia's Pertamina eyes two Iran Central banks of Iran, Azerbaijan sign MOU on mutual co-op oilfields for possible investment Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina Iran has been able to raise its crude ECONOMY TEHRAN — Central banks of on Monday signed a memorandum of oil output to around 3.6 million bar- deskIran and Azerbaijan signed understanding to conduct preliminary rels per day (bpd) since international a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for studies on two Iranian oilfields, a step sanctions were lifted in January, and broadening cooperation in areas such as broker- closer to the company's first invest- the country, the world's sixth-largest oil age and banking networks in order to facilitate ment in the Middle Eastern country's producer, may reach its pre-sanctions trade and economic relations, IRNA reported on upstream sector. production levels in coming months. Sunday. Under the agreement, Pertamina has Still, Tehran is looking to boost in- Based on the MOU, signed by Central Bank of six months to look into Iran's Ab-Teymor vestment in oil and gas infrastructure Iran Governor Valiollah Seif and Central Bank of and Mansouri oilfields, which are locat- and field development that has stag- Azerbaijan Governor Elman Rustamov in Tehran ed onshore and contain an estimated nated over the last few years. on Sunday, two countries central banks would li- total reserves of more than 5 billion Pertamina also said it would import cense establishing branches of Iranian and Azer- barrels. its first shipment of liquid petroleum baijani banks in each other's territory. "Iran is one of Pertamina's priorities. gas (LPG) from Iran in September. Providing technical and training services to We're serious about investing in Iran's Pertamina in May agreed to pur- each other in order to adapt to the latest tech- upstream oil and gas, which will help chase 600,000 tons of LPG from state- Iran to increase its oil production," said owned marketer National Iranian Oil niques and standards of global banking systems Ali Kardor (R), the managing director of NIOC, and Dwi Soetjipto, the CEO of Pertamina, were also among the terms. Pertamina CEO Dwi Soetjipto in a state- Co. (NIOC). ment. after signing the MOU in Tehran on Monday (Source: Reuters) U.S. oil companies’ presence in Iran Iran’s spot oil sales to go long-term limited by Congress ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran is working on a pro- Europe. are term contracts and some in the form of spot sales. deskgram to convert its spot oil sale con- Mentioning oil exports to India, the official also said Before the EU embargo on Iran in 2012, Europe im- tracts with Europeans to long-term ones, Shana news Iran has a 360,000 bpd of oil contract with India while ported on average about 400,000 barrels of oil a day ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran sees no limi- agency reported on Sunday quoting Seyed Mohsen the country is now importing more than 390,000 bpd of from Iran, according to the International Energy Agency. desktations in negotiation with the Qamsari, the director for international affairs of National Iranian crude. Spanish refiner Cepsa alone was buying about 60,000 U.S. oil firms and these companies are limited by Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). After lifting of the sanctions, European companies barrels a day. Total SA was among the biggest purchas- the laws of the United States Congress, Iranian The official said that the country is constantly send- such as Saras, Repsol SA, Hellenic Petroleum SA, Total ers. Other European top buyers in the past included Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs and ing more than 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil to and Shell have signed contracts with Iran, part of which Repsol SA, Eni SpA and Hellenic Petroleum SA. Commerce Amir-Hossein Zamaninia was quoted by IRNA as saying on Monday. Restrictions for the U.S. companies’ activity in Iran is related to the early sanctions that the con- The era of new energy diplomacy paradigm gress passed and still survives, Zamaninia said. 1 link Iranian and Scottish/UK academic institu- According to IRNA, with implementation of Control tions to pursue research into least resource the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Most Westerners are accustomed, and cost solutions. Iran has started negotiating with international increasingly becoming tired, to a form of Secondly, the creation of a regional En- companies and firms to participate in the coun- democracy whereby elected leaders are ergy Clearing Union (ECU) to mobilise peo- try’s oil industry. given the power - through an executive ple and resources using both conventional branch – to impose policies on what is usu- financing and funding and a new genera- ally a majority of the population which either tion of energy swaps for funding and energy voted against, or did not vote for, the policies credits for development financing. imposed. This is evidenced most notably by Energy Paradigm and resource ef- NEWS recent Australian elections, which took more ficiency than a week for a party to form a razor thin Financial Technology or Fin-Tech, simply Oil market on path to one seat majority in the lower house, and no takes agreements of existing organisations party able to form a majority in the upper and applies ICT (Information and Communi- rebalancing, OPEC house. In the UK the unexpected yes vote cation Technology) in the form of Exchanges for the UK to leave the EU, Brexit, caused or simple platforms to create accessible and monitoring situation: Qatar the fall of its sitting Prime Minister, and who liquid market places where consumers, pro- knows what will happen in the U.S. elections ducers and investors can all interact together. Qatar's energy minister, and current OPEC president, in November? The UK's constitution and Consumers, producers and investors can said on Monday the oil market is on the path to rebal- governance has been termed, not entirely & gas resources. Where that path may lead detached from reality and dysfunctional, so co-operate in a market to apply latest tech- ancing despite the recent decline in global oil prices, wrongly, an elective dictatorship. Australia’s is visible in Greece. that producers and consumers see massive nology and investment which is measured adding that OPEC was in continuous talks to stabilize system of government is no different based But if such a political economy is no volatility in price, at their expense while in- not by profit but by efficiency. Who can pro- the market. on the Westminster system. longer viable, due to the fundamental un- vestment in infrastructure becomes exces- duce the most from the least? "The recent decline observed in oil prices and the cur- Iran's vibrant democracy is the complete sustainability of the Western financial system sively costly at best and impossible at worst. When buying a car these days, one of rent market volatility is only temporary," Mohammad bin opposite. No branch of government has the based upon debt, how else may Iran engage Energy Clearing Union the most critical metrics people use to de- Saleh al-Sada, Qatar’s minister of energy and industry power to impose policy, but several have the with other nations? Rather than competing against each oth- cide which car they buy is how fuel efficient said in a statement. power to block or veto it, with the role of the The answer lies in a new generation of er for $ or € profit, Iran, Russia and regional the car is. The more fuel efficient, the less it "OPEC continues to monitor developments closely, Supreme Leader being to wield the power of international agreements of co-operation to nations such as the Republic of Azerbaijan costs, and the better value per litre of petrol and is in constant deliberations with all member states ultimate veto. a common purpose which are specific to a could co-operate to reduce resource costs, one gets. on ways and means to help restore stability and order to The result of democracies such as the particular theme or function. The starting since all nations have an interest in cost re- Energy co-operation is no different, and the oil market." UK, Australia and the USA is often the im- point should be in the field of energy, and duction, heralding an era of resource effi- can be measured by Energy efficiency. If we position of bad policy on usually half of the the fact that Iran and Russia has between ciency. extend this out to other resources, then we population who voted against it. The result them over 50% of global natural gas re- This is achievable through the organis- have a market place measured by resource of the latter, Iran is all too often, no policy serves is a good starting point and basis for ing principle of least resource cost: that is to efficiency. at all. More to the point there are countries co-operation, in pricing trading and deliver- say that for a given use of electricity, heat/ Russia and Iran already have the Ex- which act, and there are countries which are ing of energy to the consumer. cooling or power the use of finite resources changes or platforms in place for the trading acted upon: countries which impose policy; EU Energy Union such as water and carbon fuels should be and pricing of energy and other commodity and countries which have policy imposed The EU approach to energy is to create minimised. The economic rationale for this or resources; namely the St Petersburg Inter- upon them by military or market power. Yet, an EU Energy Union monolith through which approach is simple: the more expensive that national Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) and Russia and Iran, as members of the EEU, to exercise market power in engaging com- water and carbon fuels become in dollars or in Iran, the Iranian International Oil Bourse have the opportunity to create co-operative petitively with energy supplier nations and euros, the more profitable it is to save them. (IOB) in Kish Island. Both have the desire and policy; Mutual frameworks of agreement – through the international Energy Charter Indeed, it is not only nations seeking to ability to trade in multiple currencies, so as through trade. Treaty – for EU nations to invest in global oil reduce resource costs, it is corporations also: to provide access for the settlement of trade Politics and policy and gas production, thereby creating the we see Exxon Mobil prioritising cost reduc- between Nations and corporations. While traditional U.S. politics melts down Petro Euro. tion and stating that investment in Caspian All that is missing is the agreements in Qatar holds the OPEC presidency for 2016. ahead of elections in November the EU is The problem is that the original energy oil and gas is not viable at current oil prices the form of political framework, which by An informal meeting of OPEC member countries is taking the lead in engaging with Iran. How- market paradigm of energy as a commodity and cost levels. all accounts President Putin of Russia and scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the Interna- ever, it is clearly the case that the EU sees bought and sold for $ and € profit has now Resource efficiency frameworks President Rouhani of Iran in the Summit tional Energy Forum, which groups producers and con- engagement with Iran as lending sufficient evolved into a market paradigm of energy as can be launched in two ways: hosted by the President of the Republic of sumers, in Algeria from Sept. 26-28, the statement said. Euros to buy over-priced, over-complex and an asset which investors buy because they Firstly, the regional launch of the net- Azerbaijan in Baku, can agree and which will Oil prices rose on Monday, lifted by reports of re- over-engineered technology and solutions. fear that the (inherently worthless) dollar and worked Institute for Resource Resilience, form the backbone of the EEU, and a new newed talks by some members of the Organization of In other words, the EU wishes to apply the euro will decline in value, whereas energy which on the basis of Caspian Energy Grid Paradigm not simply in Energy Co-opera- the Petroleum Exporting Countries to restrain output. US Petrodollar approach to create a Petro will not. The result of this has been that the (CEG) initiative launched in Tehran on 20th tion, but the basis for a market in Resource The price rise came on the back of renewed calls by Euro based upon debt claims over Iran's oil energy markets have become completely June 2016, was recently founded in the UK to efficiency. some OPEC members to freeze production in a bid to rein in output, a demand that non-OPEC oil producing giant Russia was quick to dismiss. Amazon Japan raided Delta hit by computer Takata earnings driven Brent futures were up 15 cents at $44.42 per barrel Monday, though still lag a 2016 high near $53 a barrel on suspicion of outage, flights delayed down by $35m charge hit in June. antitrust practices: worldwide Sada said the recent decline in price was "more of an Nikkei outcome resulting from weaker refinery margins, inven- tory overhang — particularly of product stocks, timing Japan's Fair Trade Commission has raided Delta Air Lines Inc experienced what it called Takata Co took a $35 million charge to ac- of Brexit and its impact on the financial futures markets, the offices of Amazon.com Inc's local unit on a "major system-wide network outage" on count for the cost of defending itself in U.S. law- including that of crude oil". suspicion of pressuring retailers to offer prod- Monday which delayed flights worldwide and said suits over its air bags, driving down its profit in the He said an expected "higher crude oil demand in third ucts at lower prices than on rival sites, the Nik- technicians were working to resolve the computer April-June quarter. and fourth quarters of 2016, coupled with a decrease in kei business daily said on Monday. problem as soon as possible. Tens of millions of Takata air bags fitted with availability, is leading the analysts to conclude that the The paper, which cited unidentified sources Flights scheduled for departure were not taking rupture-prone inflators have been recalled world- current bear market is only temporary and that the oil with knowledge of the case, did not say when off, but those already in the air were operating wide after some exploded, spraying shrapnel price will increase in the later part of 2016." the raid took place. normally, Delta said in a statement. in vehicle cabins. The faulty air bags have been Some OPEC officials had said a revival of talks on a A Japan Fair Trade Commission spokesman Delta operates 5,000 departures a day and is a linked to deaths and injuries world-wide. global oil production freeze could be discussed at an said he could not confirm the report but add- member of the SkyTeam alliance alongside airlines Takata’s latest quarterly earnings, released Fri- informal meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC in Algeria in ed: "I won't say the contents are incorrect." including Air France-KLM. day, pointed to the company’s continued strug- September, if oil prices weaken. Amazon Japan's website booked net sales "Delta experienced a computer outage that has gles, which have been exacerbated by a strong OPEC member Iran has been the main opponent of a of $8.3 billion last year, equivalent to 7.7 per- impacted flights scheduled for this morning," said yen. Revenue fell 6.6 percent to ¥169 billion ($1.67 freeze as it looks to raise its output to levels seen before cent of Amazon.com's worldwide net sales. Delta, the world's second largest airline measured billion) and net profit dropped 33 percent to ¥2.1

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A road trip through Iran’s Kordestan TRAVEL GUIDE grounds. It was like being back with my By Silvia Lawrence Secrets to making the most of friends at university. After seriously exhausting my eating abili- Except while many of the discussions and your time off ties during Nowruz celebrations with Mina debates I had with fellow students at Williams Who wouldn’t love more time off? Our days away from work are a and her family in Tehran, I was excited to get seemed to be at least as much about show- chance to relax, unwind… and of course, travel! back on the road and explore more of Iran. ing off our intelligence as any genuine interest Schedule your trip thoughtfully Luckily for me, our trip to Isfahan seemed in what we were talking about, Mina, and our You can extend limited annual leave by linking your trips to to have given Mina a bit of the travel bug friends’ passion was obvious. long weekends and national holidays. These vary by country and as well, and she was eager to join me on Most of our talks would come back to workplace, so plan carefully and get familiar with the dates ahead another adventure. But in a country of such Iran and my friends’ hopes and fears for of time. an abundance of historical sites and diverse their country. For them, Hegel and Zizek Research in advance for a stress-free getaway landscapes, how were we to choose where weren’t just impressive names to drop but Spend at least 10 minutes of research for every 4 hours of holi- to go? Should we head out into the desert, potential sources of answers for their future. day time. This equates to 60 minutes (1 hour) a day. You will have see the ruins of Persepolis, or visit the his- Their passion for philosophy, literature, mu- insight into what is available there, a better understanding on how torical village Abyaneh? sic, and poetry was inspiring, but also one to organize your daily sightseeing, upcoming events and dining I was at a bit of a loss, but Mina knew I sensed that I, coming from a position of schedule. You will have a game plan for transportation and other exactly where we were going. After mak- stability and privilege, couldn’t quite grasp. logistics and be aware of health, safety, security, visa and other im- ing a few phone calls and coming up with tive spirits. We passed countless families The next morning over breakfast, our Visiting Kordestan was such a special portant issues that may concern you. an acceptable story to tell her family, she picnicking and dancing together in the sun. friend told us that we were going on a experience, and a destination I’d highly And the not-so-good times to go announced that we were going to visit No one even seemed to mind too road trip up into the mountains over to recommend to other tourists! The locals Don’t travel in the first few weeks of the school summer holidays. Marivan, a small Kurdish city bordering much when I played the obnoxious tour- Ouraman Takht. I was immediately ex- were friendly, the landscape beautiful, They are the busiest and most expensive. If you’re planning on taking Iraq, and that we could stay in the emp- ist, constantly snapping photos out the cited, but I had no idea quite how much and the culture distinctly unique from the family over to Europe during the winter, it’s the perfect time since ty home of a friend’s brother, as he was car window. wonder and awe Kurdistan would have in what else I experienced in Iran. it’s off season. There are some great bargains to be had and many away on holiday. Perfect. Of course Mina and I had to ask a friend store for me that day. The overnight bus from Tehran cost destinations that are usually overrun with tourists are fairly quiet. You guys, it was sooo so perfect! Kord- to drive us to the Iraqi border, seeing as we Driving through the mountains with 330,000 Rial ($11) and took about 12 hours. Know your travel style and plan accordingly estan is incredible. were so close to a country that had had such Mina and two other friends will probably There is a hotel in Marivan, but as with If you enjoy exploring and/or leisurely, relaxing visits, visit fewer We spent our first day exploring Mari- a firm presence in both of our countries’ poli- always be one of my top travel memo- the rest of Iran, I’d recommend staying with total numbers of places and stay longer at each destination. If you van, Lake Zarivar, and driving a little tics while we grew up. Together we peered ries. Sharing embarrassing stories, argu- a local! I know there is at least one Couch- like active and focused pursuits and/or enjoy seeing the best a place through the surrounding green hills. across into Iraq, a country this American girl ing about Heidegger, and listening to surfing host in town, and if you send me a has to offer but prefer to move on after the highlights, visit more Nowruz was a particularly nice time to and Iranian girl had both been taught to fear: Leonard Cohen and Edith Piaf, I easily message I can put you in contact with him. total number of places and stay shorter periods at each destination. (Source: heartmybackpack.com) be visiting Marivan, as everyone was in fes- just green hills and trees. forgot that we came from different back- Bringing the kids? Pick a family-friendly hotel Search for a hotel offering extra amenities or ample room size, China’s outbound tourism slows amid weak yuan both vital when planning a family trip,” recommends mcpinder. In the off-season, “even expensive hotels that rely mainly on business The weaker yuan has slowed growth in China’s outbound Take for example Christina Wang, a high-school teacher GF Securities analyst Albert Yip expects Chinese visitor and conferences will drop their prices, which are a bonus as many tourism, said analysts, with the yuan down more than 7 per in Shenzhen. “I don’t care a lot about exchange rates but I numbers to Hong Kong will rebound because the Japanese have indoor swimming pools, which are perfect to entertain the cent against the US dollar since its one-off devaluation in take safety as a priority when we make travel plans,” she said. yen and South Korean Won continue to rise and European kids. Fee-free perks including complimentary breakfasts can help August last year. “I always travelled outside [China] with my children in the countries are haunted by terrorism family travelers save money in the long run, so always consider “The devaluation of the Chinese yuan has no doubt in- summer holiday but this year we just travelled around China However, Chinese domestic tourism still remains strong what’s being offered before a room is booked. creased the cost of outbound tourism,” Sinolink Securities because I don’t feel safe to go abroad, especially European as it is not affected by the weakening yuan. The first half of Prioritize and set a budget analyst Zhang Bin wrote in a report. “The weaker yuan will countries after a series of terrorist attacks there,” Wang added. 2016 saw domestic tourist volume increase 10.5 per cent to Planning and keeping track of travel expenditures will help you dampen the enthusiasm for outbound travelling and shop- The weaker yuan will dampen the enthusiasm for out- 2.2 billion travellers. to recognize research and narrow down the important things that ping among Chinese tourists.” bound travelling and shopping among Chinese tourists. The revenue per available room (RevPAR) of Shanghai you are willing to spend on during your vacations. Budgeting ap- Data from the China National Tourism Administration “A detailed holiday plan is always discussed and made two and Beijing hotels continued to show strong momentum in propriately helps maximise your holiday experience as you will get (CNTA) shows that the growth rate of Chinese outbound visitors months in advance, and we won’t change it easily just be- June. Shanghai and Beijing recorded 11.7 per cent and 4.8 the best bang for your travel buck. is slowing, up only 4.3 per cent year on year to 59 million in the cause of exchange rate fluctuations. But we will definitely per cent growth in 5-star RevPAR respectively due to the Keep an open mind while traveling first half of 2016 – the slowest growth in the past six years and change our destination if there is terrorism.” increase in occupancy rates. While you may have planned all the details thoroughly, things the first time it has fallen to single-digit levels in that period. Chinese arrivals dropped the most in Hong Kong. Main- For the second half of 2016, CNTA expects the growth may happen during one’s travels,” says Avanti_SG. “Keep an open “The weaker yuan, nevertheless, cannot be seen as the land visitors to the city declined 4 per cent year on year in rate of outbound visitors to drop to 3.9 per cent year on mind and continue exploring the areas – who knows you may end fatal blow to China’s outbound tourism,” Zhang said, adding June, with an 8 per cent decline in May. For the first half of year while domestic visitor numbers will grow 10 per cent up in unique and pleasant small towns with lovely little shops, week- that recent acts of terrorism in Europe have seriously scared 2016, the number fell 10.6 per cent to 20.42 million com- for the same period. ly markets and fascinating museums. away Chinese tourists. pared with the same period a year earlier. (Source: South China Morning Post) (Source: Trip Advisor)

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Draghi jumps Brexit hurdle to find NEWS IN BRIEF China's July exports, oil damping inflation outlook imports fall more than expected Whenever Mario Draghi clears a hurdle on his path to higher inflation, a new one appears. China's exports and imports fell more than expected in July in Just as the 19-nation economy sends encouraging sig- a rocky start to the third quarter, suggesting global demand nals that challenges from Brexit to terrorism won’t derail remains weak in the aftermath of Britain's decision to leave the modest recovery, a new decline in oil prices is cast- the EU. ing a shadow over an expected pick-up in inflation. With Exports fell 4.4 percent from a year earlier, the General growth not strong enough to generate price pressures, Administration of Customs said on Monday, while adding the European Central Bank president may have to revise that it expects pressure on exports is likely to ease at the his outlook yet again. beginning of the fourth quarter. Inflation remains far below the ECB’s 2 percent goal Imports fell 12.5 percent from a year earlier, the biggest after more than two years of unprecedented stimulus and decline since February, suggesting domestic demand remains isn’t seen reaching it before 2018. Staff will begin to draw sluggish despite a flurry of measures to stimulate growth. up fresh forecasts in mid-August, and while officials are That resulted in a trade surplus of $52.31 billion in July, in no rush to adjust or expand their 1.7 trillion-euro ($1.9 versus a $47.6 billion forecast and June's $48.11 billion. trillion) quantitative-easing plan in September, economists Economists polled by Reuters had expected trade to re- predict Draghi will have to ease policy before the end of main weak but show some signs of moderating. the year. July exports had been expected to fall 3.0 percent, com- “Now that the euro-area economy seems to have pared with a 4.8 percent decline in June, while imports were shrugged off the Brexit vote, focus will again shift on seen falling 7.0 percent, following June's drop of 8.4 percent. inflation, against the background of those negative news (Source: Reuters) from oil prices,” said Johannes Gareis, an economist at Natixis in Frankfurt. “Yes, the ECB has managed to dispel deflation fears, but all the uncertainty means inflation will stay lower for longer -- and Draghi will have to take Oil rises on renewed notice.” output freeze talks, but The UK’s vote to leave the European Union, the Williamson, chief economist at Markit in London. An “im- cent last month. soundness of the region’s banks and a string of terror proved hiring trend suggests firms have gained sufficient Modestly negative effect fundamentals remain weak attacks from Germany to France dominated the public confidence in the durability and sustainability of the up- “Oil will have a modestly negative effect on inflation, debate in the past weeks. Draghi and his fellow policy turn to expand capacity in increasing numbers.” revising the profile for inflation slightly downward,” said Oil prices rose in early trading on Monday, lifted by reports makers have worked to reassure businesses, consumers But now a more familiar concern is rising to the fore: Frederik Ducrozet, an economist at Banque Pictet & Cie of renewed talks by some members of the Organization of and investors that they would react to these shocks as The price of Brent crude has fallen more than 13 percent SA in Geneva. “Inflation is still likely to increase but it will the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to restrain output. needed while buying time to better assess the effects. since the UK’s June 23 referendum. be a very gradual and modest increase.” U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at Now, surveys suggest the impact of Brexit on the eu- The drop may not be as severe as previous ones, The domestic economy probably won’t be able to $41.90 per barrel at 0411 GMT, up 10 cents from their last ro-area economy will be limited, with the recovery con- which have seen the cost of oil plunge some 40 percent contribute much. According to a recent ECB research pa- close. Brent futures were trading at $44.34 per barrel, up 7 tinuing at its slow but steady pace. Economic sentiment over periods of similar length. However, it is set to mute per, the gap between actual and potential output might cents. improved in July and a Purchasing Managers’ Index an inflation rate that was projected to pick up as effects have been as big as 6 percent in the past two years, The price rise came on the back of renewed calls by some points to a slight acceleration in activity. of previous commodity-price declines peter out. The ECB compared with typical estimates closer to 2 percent. That OPEC members to freeze production in a bid to rein in out- Euro-area output unexpectedly accelerated to the currently sees consumer-price growth accelerating to an would mean the economy has a long way to go until it put that has been consistently outpacing demand. highest in six months, signaling that manufacturers and average of 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter, from 0.2 per- reaches capacity limits and generates higher prices. "OPEC members including Venezuela, Ecuador and Ku- services providers were shrugging off concerns that the Core inflation, which strips out volatile elements like wait are said to be behind this latest reincarnation. But just UK’s vote to leave the European Union will harm business. With growth not strong energy and food, stood at 0.9 percent in July. Gizem Kara, like previous endeavors, it seems doomed to fail, given key A Purchasing Managers’ Index for both industries an economist at BNP Paribas in London, predicts the rate OPEC members (think: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran) persist in rose to 53.2 in July from 53.1 in June, Markit Economics enough to generate price won’t rise but fall to record lows in the coming months. their battle for market share, ramping up exports apace," said said on August 3. A July 22 estimate was for a drop to pressures, the European “With growth being revised lower after Brexit, the Matt Smith of ClipperData in a note. 52.9. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. Central Bank president may output gap is going to remain large for longer,” she said. Yet in the absence of an agreement, a fight for market The increase “presents a slightly better picture” and “is have to revise his outlook “The source of inflation for the euro area will have to be share via high output and price discounts is still weighing on especially encouraging as it suggests the region saw lit- external,” and “this is the key problem for the euro area markets. tle overall contagion from the UK’s Brexit vote,” said Chris yet again! right now.” (Source: Bloomberg) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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EAT YOUR HERB Hidden, local climate impacts of Turmeric Turmeric smells slightly like mustard but has a hot, almost pep- drought-friendly vegetation per-like bitterness to it that complements a variety of dishes and makes turmeric very popular in soups, sauces, curries, meat To address the recent drought in California, even greater decrease in nighttime tem- dishes, biscuits, rice preparations, and as a general spice flavor- policymakers have created incentives for peratures. The researchers forecast that the ing for dozens of other cultural homeowners to replace existing lawns with average nighttime temperature decrease dishes and specialties. Aside drought tolerant vegetation. However, new could be as much as 6 degrees Fahrenheit. from its wide usage in food research from George Ban-Weiss, an as- Lower nighttime temperatures are impor- preparation, it has also been sistant professor in the Astani Department tant for preventing adverse human health praised as one of the most of Civil and Environmental Engineering at consequences like heat stroke or even death comprehensive and powerful the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, has during heat waves, says Ban-Weiss. People, herbal medicines in Ayurvedic found that these efforts might have some especially vulnerable populations like the treatments and other tradi- hidden consequences on local climate. Dr. Pouya Vahmani elderly, need temperatures to reduce suf- tional cultural remedies. Ban-Weiss and post-doctoral scholar Pouya ficiently at night to allow their bodies to re- Health benefits of turmeric Vahmani used a model of the Los Angeles cover from high daytime temperatures and 1. Helps to prevent cystic basin to investigate the climate impacts of prevent heat-related illness. fibrosis and cancer widespread adoption of drought tolerant veg- "Our interest in this topic was initially 2. Boosts cognitive abilities etation. Their findings, put forth in the article piqued because we hypothesized that 3. Helps to detoxify body "Climatic Consequences of Adopting Drought the reductions in irrigation associated 4. Aids in reducing stress Tolerant Vegetation over Los Angeles as a Re- with adopting drought-tolerant vegeta- and depression sponse to the California Drought" in the journal tion would cause temperature increases," 5. Useful for treating gastrointestinal disorders Geophysical Research Letters, indicate that in says Ban-Weiss. "We were surprised to 6. Beneficial in maintaining healthy heart fact, if all lawns were replaced with drought tol- find the reduced temperature signal at 7. Rich in anti-inflammatory properties erant vegetation, that Angelenos could expect nighttime. But this actually has a simple 8. Relieves menstrual pain and gives relief from fatigue, nau- an average daytime warming of 1.3 degrees Post-doctoral scholar Pouya Vahmani physical explanation, since reducing soil sea, pelvic pain and cramps Fahrenheit due largely to decreased evapora- used a model of the Los Angeles basin moisture decreases upward heat fluxes tive cooling, as irrigation is stopped. from the sub-surface to the surface at For the hottest regions of the Los An- to investigate the climate impacts of night, subsequently reducing surface geles basin, such as the inland empire and widespread adoption of drought tolerant temperatures." NEWS San Fernando Valley, the researchers pre- vegetation. "Our research highlights how water and dict a daytime increase in temperature of climate are intimately coupled," says Ban- Study: Reading books leads 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Such temperature and increase air conditioning energy use. ing of drought tolerant vegetation -- which Weiss. "You can't change one without ef- increases could exacerbate heatwaves, in- Planting of drought the researchers believe could counteract fecting the other." to long life crease photochemical smog production, However, one effect of widespread plant- these higher daytime temperatures -- is an (Source: EurekAlert)

The latest key to a long life may be as close as your local library. A new study suggests that people who read a lot of books tend to live longer. And it doesn’t matter whether it is Harry Pot- DARPA developing programmable, self-healing building material ter or “War and Peace” -- it is the time spent reading that counts. The structural materials that are currently used to construct structure that dynamically responds to its surroundings. Researchers at the Yale University School of Public Health homes, buildings, and infrastructure are expensive to pro- The “vision of the ELM program is to grow materials crunched data on 3,635 people older than 60 who took part in a duce and transport, wear out due to age and damage, and on demand where they are needed,” said ELM program health survey that included questions on reading. have limited ability to respond to changes in their immedi- manager Justin Gallivan. “Imagine that instead of shipping They were split into three groups: those who read up to three ate surroundings. Living biological materials -- bone, skin, finished materials, we can ship precursors and rapidly grow and a half hours a week; those who read more; and those who bark, and coral, for example --have attributes that provide them on site using local resources. And, since the materials never picked up a book at all. advantages over the non-living materials people build will be alive, they will be able to respond to changes in their After controlling for factors such as age, gender, education with, in that they can be grown where needed, self-repair environment and heal themselves in response to damage.” and income, the researchers found that, in general, those who when damaged, and respond to changes in their surround- Grown materials are not entirely new, but their current read books lived up to two years longer than those who did not. ings. The inclusion of living materials in human-built envi- manifestations differ substantially from the materials Gallivan The benefit rose with the amount of time spent reading. The ronments could offer significant benefits; however, today envisions. For instance, biologically sourced structural materi- researchers also found that reading newspapers and magazines scientists and engineers are unable to easily control the als can already be grown into specified sizes and shapes from helped, too, but not as much as books. size and shape of living materials in ways that would make inexpensive feedstocks; packing materials derived from fungal The study was published in the journal Social Science and them useful for construction. mycelium and building blocks made from bacteria and sand Medicine. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Living materials are two modern examples. And, of course, wood has been (Soource:wtop) is launching the Engineered Living Materials (ELM) pro- Living materials represent a new opportunity to leverage used for ages. However, these products are rendered inert gram with a goal of creating a new class of materials that engineered biology to solve existing problems associated during the manufacturing process, so they exhibit few of their combines the structural properties of traditional building with the construction and maintenance of built environ- components’ original biological advantages. materials with attributes of living systems. (Source: nextbigfuture.com) Electronic tattoo powered by ments, and to create new capabilities to craft smart infra- smartphone monitors health Asthma pill Fevipiprant shows ‘massive Dust-sized wireless sensors to be An electronic sticker has been developed by researchers that promise’ in reducing severe symptoms implanted in human body monitors a wearer’s health using power transmitted from their smartphone or tablet. In a study published Friday in the journal Engineers at the University of Califor- The “optoelectronics system” is described in the latest issue Lancet Respiratory Medicine, research- nia, Berkeley have created the very first of the journal Science Advances, and is the latest in a series of ers at Leicester University found that dust-sized wireless sensors that may be skin-patch electronics developed by researchers at the Univer- patients who tried the new drug Fevi- implanted within the body. sity of Illinois. piprant showed a drop in their symp- This is bringing technology closer to The device resembles a temporary tattoo and uses tiny sen- toms, including a reduction in lung in- the day that technologies such as the Fit- sors to measure sun exposure, a person’s blood oxygenation flammations and improvement in lung bit will be able to monitor internal nerves, and heart rate. Information is displayed as a flashing light and is function. There were also signs that the muscles and organs all in real time. wirelessly transmitted back to the wearer’s device. drug helped repair the lining of the pa- These devices do not require batteries Unlike previous iterations, the device takes power from near- tients’ airways. and may also be able to stimulate nerves field communications (NFC) signals emitted from a phone rather “This new drug could be a game- and muscles opening up doors for elec- than its own embedded battery. changer for future treatment of asthma”, troceuticals to treat disorders including cines. The other half were given a placebo The “technology is a thin, skin-like platform of wireless, battery- lead author if the study Chris Brightling epilepsy and stimulate the immune sys- so tiny so deep. pill instead of Fevipiprant. free electronics,” John Rogers, the head of the lab that created the reportedly said. “I’m excited by how ef- tem or lower inflammation. But now he can take a speck of Gaye Stokes, a patient who has had stretchy skin patch, tells Newsweek. “The system receives power fective it’s likely to be and also about its The neural dust is implanted in the nothing and park it next to a nerve or severe asthma for 16 years, reportedly wirelessly and transmits data wirelessly back to the device.” potential to reduce the need for patients muscles and peripheral nerves of rats organ, your GI tract or a muscle, and said, “I knew straight away that I had been Rogers adds: “We are focused on health monitoring applica- to take oral steroids. Those people would and is unique due to its use of ultrasound. read out the data. given the drug. I felt like a completely dif- Radio waves tions, where the intimate skin interface allows accurate, clinically be able to stop taking those drugs, which Sensors at this time have already been ferent person. I had more get up and go, relevant measurement modes, with data that correlates to clini- would make a huge difference to them.” Ultrasound technology is already very shrunken to a size of 1 millimeter cube, which Massive promise I was less wheezy and for the first time in cal gold standards. thoroughly developed for the care of hos- is about the size of a large grain of sand. years, I felt really, really well.” She added A skin patch developed by Rogers’ lab in the past was picked Charity organization Asthma UK’s Di- pice patients and ultrasound vibrations are These hold a piezoelectric crystal that that once she stopped taking the pill her up by cosmetics giant L’Oreal and marketed as a device to help rector of Research and Policy Samantha able to penetrate just about everywhere converts ultrasound vibrations from out- conditioned deteriorated. people educate themselves about sun protection. Walker said in a statement, “This research within the human body making them much side of the body into electricity that pow- Researchers said that this was just the (Source: Newsweek) shows massive promise and should be more useful than radio waves. ers a tiny, on board transistor that is in di- greeted with cautious optimism. The first step adding that larger studies and Michel Maharbiz, associate professor rect contact with a nerve or muscle fiber. possibility of taking a pill instead of us- long-term trials are required to see if the of electrical engineering and computer When there is a spike in voltage within ing an inhaler will be a very welcome one pill can be used in everyday life. sciences is one of the main two authors the fiber, this alters the circuit and the vibra- Spectacular comet suicide: among the 5.4 million people in the UK “More research is needed and we’re a of the study. tion of the crystal, which then changes the Does that happen often? with asthma.” long way off seeing a pill for asthma be- He says he believes that long term echo detected by the ultrasound receiver. The researchers studied 60 patients ing made available over the pharmacy prospects for neural dust are not only During their experiment, UC Berke- who had severe asthma despite us- counter, but it’s an exciting development within nerves and the brain but much ley’s team powered up passive sensors Astronomers watched the comet plunged towards the sun, ing steroid inhalers and were regularly and one which, in the long term, could broader. every 100 microseconds with six 540-na- where it was rapidly devoured by solar forces. Comet suicides inspected by specialists. Of the 60 pa- offer a real alternative to current treat- Having access to telemetry within the nosecond ultrasound pulses that gave off aren’t necessarily the result of a direct impact with the sun, but tients, 30 were given Fevipiprant for three ments,” Walker said. body has never been possible because continual and real time readouts. typically occur when a comet passes too close to the sun to with- months in addition to their regular medi- (Source: ibtimes.com) there has been no way to put something (Source: The Nation) stand the sun’s gravitational forces and heat, and disintegrates. "This comet didn't fall into the sun, but rather whipped around it – or at least, it would have if it had survived its journey," said Sarah Fra- zier of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Most volcanic activity on Mercury stopped about 3.5 billion years ago according to Space.com. "Like most sungrazing comets, this comet As reported in the NCSU website, a new paper published at landscape. Effusive, the team adds, is believed to be a key used crater size-frequency analysis, in which the number was torn apart and vaporized by the intense forces near the sun." the Geophysical Research Letters journal suggests that most process in rocky planets’ crust formation. and size of craters are placed into established mathemati- The comet, first noticed by SOHO on August 1, was speed- volcanic activity on Mercury -- a planet located at about thirty- Effusive volcanic deposits cal models. It allowed them to calculate absolute ages for ing at approximately 1.3 million miles per hour as it plummeted six million miles from the sun -- most likely ended about 3.5 Determining the ages of effusive volcanic deposits can effusive volcanic deposits on Mercury. towards the sun, according to Dr. Frazier. It was part of the Kreutz billion years ago. These findings, scientists say, could give them give scientists a hold on a planet’s geological history. For Their analysis has shown that Mercury’s major volcanic comets, a group of comets with similar 800 year orbits, all of more insight into the geological evolution of the planet, and example, effusive volcanism is still active on Earth today, activity stopped at around 3.5 billion years ago, the earliest which broke off from a larger comet hundreds of years ago. what happens when rocky planets contract and cool in general. but on Mars, it stopped a few million years ago. On Venus, in the inner Solar System. "SOHO is seeing fragments from the gradual breakup of a great The team, with planetary geologist and NC State assis- it ended a few hundred million years ago. Byrne says there is a huge geological difference between comet, perhaps the one that the Greek astronomer Ephorus saw in tant professor, Paul Byrne, explains that there are two types By using the data from the NASA Messenger mission, our planet, Mars and Venus, and Mercury. The smallest planet 372 BC," Dr. Brian Marsden of the Center for Astrophysics in Cam- of volcanic activity on rocky planets: explosive and effusive. the team was able to determine when the effusive volcanic in our Solar System has a much smaller mantle --where radio- bridge, Mass., told NASA in 2000. "Ephorus reported that the com- Explosive volcanic activity is a violent event similar to the activity ended on Mercury. active decay produces heat–compared to those on its neigh- et split in two. They split again and again, producing the sungrazer Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines in 1991, and We all know that scientists have no physical samples bors. Mercury began to contract, and the crust sealed off any family, all still coming from the same direction." the Mount Saint Helens in 1980, and effusive volcanism re- from the planet which could be used for radiometric dat- conduits that magma could use to reach the surface. (Source: The CSM) fers to widespread lava flows that slowly pour out over a ing, so they used photographs of Mercury’s surface, and (Source: STGIST) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AUGUST 9, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

1 The motive behind the at- sions, Baluchistan also suffers from tack was unclear and no group had yet Suicide bomber kills at least rising crime. claimed responsibility, but several lawyers In January, a suicide bomber killed have been targeted during a recent spate 63 at Pakistan hospital 15 people outside a polio eradication JUMP of killings in Quetta. center in an attack claimed by both The latest victim, Bilal Anwar Kasi, was the Pakistani Taliban and Jundullah, That limits on Iran’s shot and killed while on his way to the another Islamist militant group that nuclear program will be city’s main court complex, senior police has pledged allegiance to Islam- official Nadeem Shah told Reuters. He ic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ eased after 10 years is a was the president of Baluchistan Bar As- Daesh) terrorist group in the Middle sociation. East. technical document: expert The subsequent suicide attack ap- Quetta has also long been regarded peared to target his mourners, Anwar ul as a base for the Afghan Taliban, whose 2 This would still, of course, allow Iran to develop Haq Kakar, a spokesman for the Baluch- leadership has regularly held meetings its centrifuge technology and potentially increase its ura- istan government, said. there in the past. nium enrichment capacity if its nuclear energy program “It seems it was a pre-planned attack,” In May, Afghan Taliban Leader Mul- develops a way that requires an expansion of enrichment he said. lah Akhtar Mansour was killed by a capacity. Currently, all future nuclear reactor deals with Police cordoned off the hospital fol- United States drone strike while trav- Russia would also have Russia providing the necessary fuel lowing the blast. elling to Quetta from the Pakistan-Iran supplies, so there is very little reason to believe that Iran’s Aside from a long-running sepa- border. uranium enrichment capacity needs to increase over the ratist insurgency, and sectarian ten- (Source: Reuters) next decade or two. What is your assessment about the implementation of the JCPOA? A: So far, both sides are meeting their JCPOA implemen- Rouhani, Putin, and Aliyev push for regional integration tation commitments — and the people of Iran and the Inter- 1 “Since the three neighboring “The Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign cooperation between Iran, Azerbaijan, synergy and convergence.” national community are clearly better off — and much safer countries, for various reasons, particularly policy toward other countries in general and Russia within a tripartite framework President Rouhani also suggested the — with the agreement than without it. their geostrategic situation, share a wide and neighboring countries in particular is can not only contribute to the expansion next trilateral summit be held in Iran. One year after the conclusion of negotiations on range of concerns, opportunities, chal- premised upon cooperation, synergy and and strengthening of capacities in all po- “I am honored to suggest that the the JCPOA, Iran has significantly reduced its capac- lenges, and face some common threats finding solutions to achieve common in- litical, cultural, and economic spheres, next presidential-ministerial summit ity to produce nuclear weapons grade material and in political, economic, cultural, techno- terests, and a win-win policy.” but also it can create new opportunities be held in the Islamic Republic of the IAEA is conducting more extensive and detailed logical, and environmental domains, in- “From the perspective of Iran, tripartite to address current regional challenges via Iran.” inspections to ensure compliance. Iran has verifiably teraction and cooperation between them In their bilateral meeting Putin and dismantled that vast majority of its centrifuges, re- becomes a necessity felt more than any Rouhani’s remarks in trilateral summit: Rouhani also insisted on the need to ac- moved the core of its Arak heavy water to prevent it time else,” said the president. Iran welcomes any initiative for cooperation with neighbors. celerate the pace of comprehensive ties from being used to produce plutonium, and Iran has eliminated all but a small amount (300k) of its low-en- “We believe that in our contemporary The interaction between Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia provides new between Tehran and Moscow. The tripar- world, no single country can address chal- tite meeting between presidents of Iran, riched uranium stockpile. New nuclear cooperation opportunities in confronting regional challenges. projects have been facilitated. Iran worked with the lenges and use opportunities on its own, Iran’s principled policy is based on cooperation to achieve common Russia, and Azerbaijan comes at a time and obtaining an acceptable level of peace, where the Middle East region, as well- IAEA to address questions about past activities… The interests. welfare, and development for the people of spring of energy reserves, is plagued by IAEA continues to report that Iran is in compliance a given country demands interaction and Terrorism and extremism are a common threat which entails joint numerous challenges, notably terrorism with the JCPOA limits and prohibitions. International cooperation with all countries particularly cooperation to counter them. and extremism. concern about Iran acquiring the capability to quickly with neighboring ones.” The will of the Iranian and Russian leaders is to establish The meeting is the first of what is produce enough weapons-grade material for nuclear To materialize the goal, Iran sees “mul- comprehensive relationship and cooperate to resolve regional issues. hoped to be the beginning of “re- weapons has abated. tilateral negotiations” as an effective and Interaction between Tehran, Moscow and Baku will increase gional convergence,” as stressed by Upon the implementation of the deal last January, the necessary mechanism, Rouhani highlight- capacities and lead to regional convergence. Iranian ambassador to Baku Mohsen EU3+3 have lifted nuclear related sanctions against Iran and ed. Pakaein. the process of Iran’s reintegration into the global economy is continuing. On July 3, President Hassan Rouhani said that the nuclear deal is having a positive influence on Iran’s economy. Seven including baby killed Two Indian border guards, He said some of the benefits of the agreement were “providing the economy with momentum, improving employ- in Nepal helicopter crash one fighter killed in Kashmir ment, attracting domestic and foreign investments, access to new technologies, and in the meantime, enhancing exports.” Surely, there are complications regarding access to international financing, insurance for oil tankers, and Iranian revenues in foreign banks that are still frozen. Some companies are not rushing to do business with Iran due to the secondary sanctions that are still in place. But some have overcome such hurdles, including U.S. aerospace giant Boeing, which announced an agreement to sell $17.6 billion deal to sale airplanes to Iran Air, which was removed from the sanctions designa- tion list as part of the JCPOA. A helicopter crashed into a hillside in Ne- have reached the area. “They are trying Clashes have broken out between The region has been the scene of It is important for the European and American and Irani- pal on Monday, killing all seven people on to retrieve the bodies,” Pokhrel told AFP Indian troops and militants in Kashmir, widespread anti-India protests, trig- an officials to work together to help eliminate many of these board including a baby, officials said. by telephone from the crash site. leaving two border guards and a fighter gered by the killing of a popular pro-in- barriers. But it is unrealistic to expect an immediate eco- The Kathmandu-bound Fishtail Air Nepal, still reeling from last year’s dead. dependence leader. Several deadly pro- nomic windfall from the JCPOA and the lifting of the nuclear helicopter was carrying six passengers devastating earthquake that killed nearly The Indian army confirmed on Mon- tests have followed since, with over 50 sanctions, especially given what many international business when it lost contact with air traffic con- 9,000 people, has suffered a number of day that three persons were killed in a people killed and nearly 4,000 injured in economists see as systemic weaknesses in Iran’s economy trol about 30 minutes after taking off air disasters in recent years. Four people, gun battle near the de facto borderline the protests. and its regulatory system. from the western district of Gorkha. including three staff from medical charity known as the Line of Control. Tens of thousands of people have Undoubtedly, the JCPOA faces tough technical and polit- Among them was a new mother seek- Doctors Without Borders (MSF/Médecins India often blames Pakistan for “re- died in Kashmir since the late 80s ical challenges in the years ahead, and both sides will need ing medical treatment in the capital. Sans Frontières), died in June 2015 when bel” attacks in the region, accusing when the armed rebellion against the to continue working aggressively to fulfill the letter and spirit Villagers alerted authorities after they a helicopter crashed while delivering aid Islamabad of giving arms to pro-inde- Indian rule over the Himalayan terri- of the agreement. noticed thick smoke rising from a hill- to quake survivors. That incident came pendence fighters and sending them tory began. And in the coming years, if Iran develops a need to inside 22 kilometers (14 miles) north of three weeks after a UH-1Y Huey helicop- across the borderline to launch attacks Since India and Pakistan won inde- crease its enrichment capacity to produce fuel nuclear ener- the capital. “There were five adults and ter came down on a relief mission in the on Indian forces. pendence from British rule in 1947, gy production, it will be in Iran’s interest to look for ways to one infant on board as well as the pilot,” north of the country. Six United States India has an estimated 500,000 sol- the rivaling neighbors have both been demonstrate its nuclear program is not for weapons purpos- said Ramesh Shiwakoti of Fishtail Air. Marines, two Nepali soldiers and five vil- diers deployed in the restive territory. claiming the region in full but have par- es through steps such as ratifying the 1996 Comprehensive “There are no survivors,” Shiwakoti lagers were killed. The European Union Large parts of the territory, including tial control over it. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, seeking a region-wide ban on spent told AFP. “Without an investigation, we in 2013 banned all Nepalese airlines from Srinagar which is the largest city and the India controls two-thirds of Kashmir fuel reprocessing, and a region-wide prohibition on uranium cannot tell what caused the accident.” flying there following international alarm summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, while the remaining one-third is under enrichment beyond the 3.67% level and very strict limits on District Chief Bishnu Prasad Pokhrel over Nepal’s air safety record. have been under a strict military curfew the Pakistani rule. the stockpiling of low-enriched uranium. said rescuers from the army and police (Source: AFP) for the past month. (Source: agencies) IKCO to Establish Production Line in Baku American Muslims weary ECONOMY A project to establish a new produc- capacities in both countries saying, “We have developed the required technologies. of election rhetoric: report desktion line of Iran Khodro in Azerbaijan effective cooperation with each other over the past few Addressing the ceremony, Azeri Minister of Economy, has officially started in a ceremony attended by Iran’s years and now with the establishment of the new pro- Hahin Mostafayev said Iran and Azerbaijan enjoy good Many American Muslims express frustration with the an- Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade and his Azeri coun- duction line, our cooperation would be enhanced fur- ties in various fields which in turn would pave the way for ti-Muslim rhetoric in the 2016 election cycle which has put terpart as well as IKCO’s CEO. ther.” an effective cooperation between two sides to establish them and their faith at the center of the United States political The project is expected to be finished by the first For his part, IKCO’s CEO, Hashem Yekehzare said the the production line. debate, according to a report. half of the next year with IKCO Brand vehicles includ- company attaches strategic importance to the Central He expressed his satisfaction with the establishment Even though they make up about 1 percent of the ing Dena, Runna, Samand and Soren to be produced Asian countries as one if its main export markets. of IKCO’s production line in Azerbaijan, adding the two U.S. population, Muslims have been the focus of atten- in the site. “Given to its long-time cooperation and bilateral po- countries can now enhance their cooperation in other tion for many presidential candidates this year, chief Addressing the reporters on the sideline of the cer- litical, economic and cultural ties with Iran, Azerbaijan fields. among them Republican presidential nominee Donald emony, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mo- has the capacity to sever as an export hub for IKCO’s It’s noteworthy that the new production line which is Tr u m p . hammad Reza Nematzadeh said the production line products,” he said. set to be established on a 10 hectare land will produce Trump spent much of the past week engaged in a back- would be established in Naft Chaleh. Yekehzare went on saying producing buses is the 10 thousand vehicles per year in a single working shift. and-forth argument with the parents of a Muslim-American He also noted that Iran is ready to provide the Azeri next development target of Iran Khodro. This means at least 300 new job vacancies will be soldier who was killed in Iraq. side with the required training and technical know-how noted that the new production line will be established created. Meanwhile, the vehicles are expected to be put The clash began when Khizr Khan, the father of Captain to produce IKCO’s products in the country. with a 14-million-dollar investment by the Azeri side, on sale in Azerbaijan and other Central Asian countries Humayun Khan, delivered a scorching criticism of Trump at He called for taking further advantages of available adding IKCO will play a key role in providing the site with as well. the Democratic National Convention over his call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. The call has been one of several controversial state- EDBI Ready to Offer Customers’ Currency in Free Rate ments the billionaire businessman has made about Mus- lims this year, including the idea of setting up a regis- ECONOMY Export Development offering banking services by the bank, he Special facilities and packages will be issue of which is the main mission of the try for Muslims living in the U.S. and monitoring their deskBank of Iran (EDBI) has said: “Export of products to Russia in this offered by EDBI to the Iranian companies bank.” mosques. announced its readiness to sell and buy timeline is the best opportunity for Irani- which export their products to Russia West Azarbaijan Province enjoys high “I was one of many who put their lives on the line for many currency belonging to its customers in an exporters.” fruitfully, he maintained. capacities and potentials due to its prox- years for the country -- I was protecting his (Trump’s) life. I free rate. Expanding and promoting economic Materialization of objectives of “re- imity to countries including Republic of don’t see in his history that he took that kind of stand for his Chief Executive of Export Develop- exchanges with Russia is one of priori- sistance economy” is the main mission Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iraq, Russia and even country he wants to be commander in chief of,” Talib Shareef, ment Bank of Iran (EDBI) Dr. Ali Salehaba- ties followed up strictly in the country, of EDBI, he said, adding: “Supreme Lead- Central Asia in the field of exports, the who has retired from the United States Air Force, told CNN di announced the above statement in he said, adding: “Since Russia is home to er of the Islamic Revolution named the senior official of the bank opined. in an interview. Urmia, W. Azarbaijan Province and said: rich currency reserves, export of products current year after “Resistance Economy, In the end, he said: “Foreign exchange Shareef, who was recently appointed the imam of the Na- “All branches of EDBI are determined to to Russia can bring about positive results Action and Implementation”, so that sup- services are of the other salient compet- tion’s Mosque in Washington, said the best way to counter offer its customers’ currency in free rate.” especially in Urmia, W. Azarbaijan Prov- porting export objectives will help boost itive advantages of the bank which ac- the threat of extremism is more community engagement by Turning to Russia’s market priority for ince.” currency yielding and market stability, the counts for 80 percent of its resources.” Muslims. (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 WOMEN AAUGUSTUGUST 99,, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

FOOD FOR THOUGHT National plan for empowering breadwinner women being drafted: VP

WOMEN TEHRAN — A deskcomprehensive plan aimed at empowering breadwinner women is being drafted and negotiations are underway for providing ﬁnance for the plan, the vice president for family and women affairs said on Monday. “We have developed an efﬁcient model for empowering breadwinner women and we are planning to extend it to the whole country,” ISNA quoted Shahindokht Molaverdi as “Fly free, my daughter. Be what I could never be and leave the saying. cage forever.” Nalini Singh, Archangel's Enigma Reports from different provinces with similar conditions and their successful experiences are collected and the results will be utilized in the na- NEWS tional level, she noted. Last year the plan was implement- Pakistan police say British ed tentatively in Shahr-e Rey, Tehran woman’s suspected ‘honor province, according to ISNA. killing’ was murder

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) — A British woman whose hus- How Muslim-American women are proving Donald Trump wrong band alleges she was killed for marrying him against her parents’ He said they aren’t “allowed” to speak. picture of my son behind me, I could hardly control myself. wishes was murdered, Pakistani police said on August 3. Muslim women want Donald Trump to hear them. What mother could? Donald Trump has children whom he The case attracted attention because it came just days after On Monday, the hashtag #CanYouHearUsNow went loves. Does he really need to wonder why I did not speak?” the high-profile “honor killing” of outspoken social media star viral on Twitter in response to the Republican nominee’s According to Politico, the Muslim Public Affairs Council Qandeel Baloch, whose brother confessed to the crime and has insinuation that Muslim women are not “allowed” to speak. and other American Muslim groups are behind the hash- been arrested. Trump made a series of belittling remarks on Sunday tag, which members of the community have turned into Samia Shahid, 28, a beau- to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos about Khizr and a rallying cry to speak up about what it means to be a tician from Bradford who had Ghazala Khan, Muslim-American parents of a soldier killed Muslim woman in the U.S. gone to visit her family in Pa- by a suicide bomber in Iraq. Khizr delivered an address at Among those participating are researcher Dalia Moga- kistan, died last month in the the Democratic National Convention on Thursday evening hed, whose TED talk about Islam has received 1.7 million village of Pandori in northern while standing next to his wife, who Trump alleged did not views, and renowned activist and media commentator Lin- Punjab, the political power base speak because she didn’t have her husband’s permission. da Sarsour, who tweeted that she is tired of others trying of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Ghazala Khan refuted Trump’s comments with a power- to define Muslim women. “We define us. We tell our own Police spokeswoman Na- ful Washington Post op-ed, writing that she chose not to stories,” she wrote. beela Ghazanfar said a fo- speak at the convention because she was overwhelmed by emotion. “Walking onto the convention stage, with a huge (Source: fortune.com) rensic report on Shahid’s death had been released to a three-member investiga- tive committee led by Dep- Ukip's Lisa Duffy wants to ban Muslim veil in public venues uty Inspector General Police A Ukip leadership candidate is calling for “That means not focusing on issues like on the veil, Duffy said that under her lead- where girls can grow up with equal rights to Abubakar Khuda Bakhsh. a ban on Muslim women wearing a veil in Islam – I’m not chasing the bigot vote.” ership, Ukip would advocate a “show your men and be given the rights of self-determi- “The report says that she neither committed suicide, nor did public buildings, shopping centers and on Duffy – who is backed by Suzanne Ev- face in public” policy. nation the rest of us take for granted,” she is she die a natural death,” Ghazanfar told Reuters. “She died of buses and trains. ans, the former Ukip spokeswoman – will “On our public transport networks, in expected to say. asphyxia after her breathing was choked, which leads to the Lisa Duffy will also demand the closure say she wants to create a “path of oppor- public buildings, banks, stores and shop- Meanwhile, Etheridge will position him- possibility she was murdered. Now the team will carry out inves- of Islamic faith schools until the problem of tunity” for young Muslim women who were ping precincts – all those places where self as the “unity candidate” in a contest tak- tigations along the lines that this is a murder.” Islamist terrorism is dealt with, as well as a told by men what they should wear, what teenagers are told to take their hoodies ing place amid increasingly vitriolic disputes Shahid’s relatives said she had died of a heart attack, but her “complete and comprehensive ban” on sha- leisure activities they should pursue and down and where motorcyclists are expected between supporters of Farage and backers husband, Kazim Mukhtar, told Reuters last week that he believed ria courts in the UK. who they should marry. to remove their helmets – it is only reasona- of the party’s only MP, Douglas Carswell. she had been poisoned and then strangled. In a speech in London, Duffy will say her “Why should I, as a white, Christian ble to expect everyone to show their faces,” At his campaign launch, the Dudley No arrests have been made so far, but Shahid’s father and a proposals are designed to foster integra- woman, effectively enjoy greater civil and she will say. borough councilor is expected to say: “I do cousin have been questioned by police. Police are also searching tion, arguing: “Muslims who were born in human rights and freedoms than others?” “Again, it is about making sure there is not want the party to scurry to the center for her divorced first husband, Choudhry Shakeel, who is missing. this country … are as British as I am and I the Huntingdonshire district councilor will one law for all, rather than making an ex- and abandon the values we as a party are Mukhtar, her second husband, told media last week that the cou- simply want them to feel as British as I do.” ask. “My ambition is that everyone, from ception for a community because we are supposed to promote, like a small state, ple had received death threats from her family in the past. He also But a rival in the race to succeed Nigel every community, should be able to enjoy frightened of causing offence. There is no low taxes and individual liberties. It is our said her family was angered that Shahid converted from the majority Farage will warn Ukip against focusing its ef- the same rights and have the same inde- offence to be taken if all are treated equally.” difference which is our strength.” Sunni to the minority Shia sect of Islam after the couple married. forts on issues such as Islam, warning it risks pendent control over their lives and their Duffy will say the rule should apply “just Duffy and Etheridge are among a field Some 500 women are killed each year in Pakistan by relatives being seen as “small-minded” if it chases bodies as I do.” as much to the retinues accompanying of six candidates on the ballot paper in a who feel their family has been shamed by a daughter or sister “the bigot vote”. She will describe the veil as “a symbol Middle Eastern princes to London as it will race from which early favorites such as Ev- fraternizing with men, eloping or otherwise infringing conserva- Launching his own leadership campaign of aggressive separatism that can only fos- to Muslim women living in Britain” and that ans and Steven Woolfe have been exclud- tive demands on women. in Manchester, the Ukip MEP Bill Etheridge ter extremism” and will claim that it is often it should not be regarded as Islamophobic ed. The winner will be announced at Ukip’s Last month’s murder of Qandeel Baloch, who had divided will say: “I am proposing that as a party we “forced on women by men who view them for someone to politely request a woman to annual conference in Bournemouth on 15 opinion in the deeply conservative Muslim society by regularly focus on our policies, cementing libertarian- as their property”. remove a veil in public. September. posting risqué photos on social media, led the government to ism into our DNA. While stopping short of a complete ban “I have a positive vision for British Islam (Source: theguardian) announce that it would pass long-delayed legislation outlawing honor killing within weeks. IN FOCUS AFP Pope sets up commission to study RECIPE OF THE WEEK women deacons Fresh peach dessert

“We look forward to peach season every year just so we can have this dessert. Make sure to use sweet, ripe peaches. You could also substitute other fruits such as raspberries or strawber- ries, but I think fresh peaches are the best.” Ingredients: 16 whole graham crackers, crushed 3/4 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup white sugar 4 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows 1/4 cup milk 1 pint heavy cream 1/3 cup white sugar 6 large fresh peaches - Pope Francis set up a commission recently The church eventually ended the practice. peeled, pitted and sliced to study the role of female deacons in the Francis said last month he was sur- Directions: Catholic Church. prised at reports that he was paving the Combine the graham The panel of seven men and six wom- way for women to become deacons and cracker crumbs, melted butter, en will focus on the history of women who possibly priests. and 1/2 cup sugar in a mixing held the position in the early years of the “The first to be surprised by this news bowl. Mix until evenly mois- church, the Vatican said in a statement, was me,” he told reporters in a briefing tened, reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture for the topping. Press the according to AFP. The pope made the aboard a plane following his visit to Arme- remaining mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. decision after “intense prayer and mature nia, according to the Catholic News Agency. Heat marshmallows and milk in a large saucepan over low reflection,” the statement said. “They said: ‘The church opens the heat and stir until the marshmallows are completely melted. Re- In May, Francis said he would like to form door to deaconesses.’ Really? I am a bit move from heat and cool. such a commission after he was asked at an angry because this is not telling the truth Whip cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Beat in 1/3 event with Catholic sisters at the Vatican why of things,” he added. cup sugar until the cream forms stiff peaks. Fold the whipped women are barred from being deacons — He also said he did not see women be- cream into the cooled marshmallow mixture. ministers ranked below priests. coming priests, AFP reported. Spread 1/2 the cream mixture over the crust, arrange the Paralympics gold winner sportswoman Zahra Nemati was Iran’s flag Some academics believe women dea- The Vatican did not set a date for the peaches on top of the cream, then spread the remaining cream bearer in the opening ceremony of Rio Olympic Games on August cons ministered only to other women in commission’s work to start or a deadline mixture over the peaches. Sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture 6th, 2016. the early Catholic Church, while others think for it to be completed, AFP said. over the cream. Refrigerate until serving. they played a similar role to male deacons. (Source: USA Today) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/sports AAUGUSTUGUST 9,9, 22016016 SPORTS 11 IIranran ooptimisticptimistic ddespiteespite ddefeatefeat aagainstgainst ArgentinaArgentina SPORTS Iran volleyball team suffered straight-set More records fall as Phelps deskdefeat against Argentina in its opening match of the 2016 Olympics in Rio on Monday. collects 19th gold The Argentine squad defeated Iran 3-0 (25-23, 26-24 and 25-18) in a Pool B match held at the indoor Ginasio Michael Phelps picked up his 19th gold medal on a second night Gilberto Cardoso arena in the northern Maracana neigh- of world records in the Olympic pool, with Katie Ledecky cruis- borhood of Rio. ing to women’s 400 meters freestyle victory and Britain’s Adam Argentina’s Facundo Conte dominated for Argentina Peaty running away with the men’s 100 breaststroke. with 21 points. Seyed Mohammad Mousavi was Iran’s top Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom extended Saturday’s record spree scorer with 10. in winning the 100 meters butterfly, and Peaty and Ledecky fol- Iran’s Argentinian head coach Raul Lozano believes his lowed suit in the next two finals before the U.S. men’s team, with homeland team had a better performance. Phelps swimming second, took the 4x100 freestyle relay. “Argentina is my country and I would like to congratulate Six swimming world re- them for this win. This is the first time I faced my country at cords have now fallen in two Olympics. We lost the game due to tactical errors and it was days of competition, and the nothing to do with the player’s mentality. We’ll now focus- United States moved level ing on the player’s recovery as we’re going to face Poland with Australia on two gold in the next step on Tuesday,” Iran’s medals each. Iranian players hope that they could make up this defeat Phelps, the most decorat- in next games to keep their hope of qualifying alive. ed Olympian of all time, now “We could have had a better start but they were better has 19 golds, two silvers and than us. I hope we could make up in the next game,” Iran two bronzes. For his relay captain Saeed Marouf said. team mates Caeleb Dressel Iran’s setter Mehdi Mahdavi believes that any team and Ryan Held, it was their first could suffer a defeat and Iran is not an exception. Olympic medal. “Argentina was better than us in services and receives. London Olympics 100 free- We’re not at the end of the road as we’ve got four more “We made every effort to reach the Olympics and we’re other tournaments but we will try hard to win the other style champion Nathan Adri- games to play and we can get enough points to qualify for here to reach a big goal so we won’t give up after a defeat. games,” Mousavi said. an swam the final leg for the the next round,” Mahdavi said. Argentina were better than us and they didn’t allow us to Iran has been scheduled to play Poland early Wednesday. Americans, touching first ahead of France and Australia. “No one could have imagined Italy beat France 3-0 or play our game,” Gholami said. The volleyball tournaments at the Rio 2016 Rio Olympic “On the block I thought my heart was going to explode, I Canada’s win against USA. Any team could suffer a defeat Mohammad Mousavi who is currently one of the best Games started on August 6, and will finish on August 21. was so hyped, so excited,” said Phelps, competing in his fifth and we’re not exceptions but I’m sure we will win the next blockers in the world stated that the team couldn’t meet The Iranian volleyball team has been pitted against Ar- Olympics. games,” he added. the expectations. gentina, Cuba, Egypt, Poland and Russia in Pool B. Ledecky, the rising U.S. swimming sensation, shaved 1.91 Iran’s volleyball team defender Adel Gholami stated that the “We couldn’t meet the expectations and they were bet- Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico and the United seconds off her own world record on the way to the 400m gold, team is here for a big purpose and will not give up after a defeat. ter in spikes and receives. Olympics is far different from the States were drawn in Pool A. the first stage of a rare treble she hopes to complete along with the 200m and 800m. “It’s pure happiness,” the 19-year-old told reporters. Seeing people happy is priceless: Iran’s boxer Rouzbahani apologizes to “I wanted the first 200 to hurt as little as possible and I really felt like I could build into it and really explode that last 50,” she Siamand Rahman fans for not winning medal added after leading the race from start to finish. “WHERE IS EVERYBODY?” Britain’s Peaty set his second world record in consecutive days, and seemed surprised by the margin of his victory - 1.56 seconds - over defending champion Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa. “I touched the wall and looked around and thought ‘where is everybody?’ Peaty told reporters. The last British man to win an Olympic swimming gold was Adrian Moorhouse in the same event in 1988, six years before Peaty was born. On a big night for the British team, Jazz Carlin won a silver medal behind Ledecky. In the butterfly, Sjostrom became the first Swedish woman to win an Olympic gold medal, with Canada’s 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak taking silver. American Dana Vollmer, the 2012 champion, clinched bronze. “The feeling is totally crazy. I didn’t realize it was a world record,” Sjostrom said. SPORTS Iran’s Paralympic and year to set a historical record in Rio. I SPORTS Iranian boxer Ehsan believe that the referees’ decisions went “I knew I was the big favorite. I was under pressure, so I tried desk desk world champion Si- am fit at the moment and I work hard at Rouzbahani apolo- against me,” Rouzbahani told the report- to focus on no disasters. Before the start I said to myself: ‘It’s just amand Rahman says that to see people training ahead of Rio 2016 Paralympic gized the fans after being knocked of the ers after the match. a pool. It’s nothing. I know what to do.’” happy is priceless for him. Games. Seeing people happy is priceless,” 2016 Rio Olympic Games. “I did my best in the match against In a reminder of the doping controversies that dogged the The powerlifter remains on course to Rahman told Paralympic.ir. In the men’s light heavyweight (81kg) my rival. I apologized to the Iranians build-up to the Olympics, there were loud boos for Russian reach his ultimate goal of 300kg. Rahman “It’s a great honor for me to represent class, in a closely fought contest, the sole because I failed to advance to the next breaststroker Yulia Efimova and the men’s relay team. is expected to attempt the feat at the Rio my country in the games,” the +107kg Iranian boxer lost to Netherland’s Peter stages,” he added. Efimova, who has served two doping suspensions, succeed- 2016 Paralympic Games. powerlifter added. Mullenberg. The boxing tournaments at the ed in an appeal last week against being banned from Rio. He won the gold medal in the 2012 “Expectations are high at the moment Mullenberg’s next opponent will be 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Ja- She was one of a number of Russians who argued success- Olympic Games in London, lifting 280kg and I am under a lot of pressure since Teymur Mammadov, the Azeri Flagbearer neiro are scheduled to take place from fully that excluding them from the Olympics would be punishing in the men’s over 100kg. everyone expects me to win a gold med- who had a 17cm height advantage. 6 to 21 August 2016 at the Pavilion 6 them again for the same offense. “I am working hard for more than a al in Paralympics,” Rahman concluded. “I don’t understand what happened. I of Riocentro. She qualified second for Monday’s 100 breaststroke final, 0.02 seconds behind Lilly King of the United States. Frank de Boer set to take over at Inter Milan as Roberto Mancini leaves (Source: Reuters) Frank de Boer is set to be named the new coach of Inter Milan Mancini only had a year left to run on his contract and had after Roberto Mancini’s departure was confirmed on Monday. been growing increasingly frustrated by the lack of investment Uli Hoeness announces Mancini’s future has been the subject of speculation in his squad this summer. After Ever Banega arrived on a free throughout the summer, with reports of a rift with the new transfer from Sevilla, only Antonio Candreva has been added. intention to return as Chinese owners. President Erick Thohir had tried to dispel According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter directors Bayern Munich president these rumours several times, branding Mancini their “star first made contact with De Boer two weeks ago, while player” during a recent tour of the United States. Mancini and the squad were in the United States. Mediaset Uli Hoeness will run in Bayern Munich's presidency elections in However, a 6-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Ner- television claims Mancini will receive payoff of €2.5 million. November, the club has announced. azzurri’s most recent friendly, following a 4-1 loss to Bayern La Gazzetta dello Sport also reported that only last Hoeness, 64, was previously Bayern president between 2009 and Munich, appears to have been the final straw. week Inter’s new owners had made Mancini an offer of 2014 but left the role in March 2014 when he was convicted of evad- A statement released on the club’s official website read: a new three-year contract, which the 51-year-old turned ing millions of euros in tax through an undeclared Swiss bank account. “Internazionale Milano confirms that it has parted company down as it did not guarantee him a bigger say on transfers. He was released from prison in February 2016 after serving with head coach Roberto Mancini by mutual agreement. the UEFA Europa League. De Boer has never coached outside of the Netherlands, half of his three-and-a-half- “Inter would like to place on record its thanks to Rob- “We thank Roberto for the work and commitment he and did not play in Serie A either. He left Ajax in May after year sentence for tax evasion, erto for the work carried out with the team since joining in has shown the Club over the past 20 months.” missing out on the Dutch title for the second successive but said in March he needed November 2014. De Boer is reported to have arrived in Milan already and season to PSV Eindhoven, having won the title in each of some time to clear his head “Last season the Club led Serie A until the Christmas Voetbal International says an official announcement will be his first four seasons at the helm. before making a decision break, ending the season in fourth place and qualifying for made in the next 24 hours. (Source: ESPN) about his future. Scheduled elections for the club president and committee will be held at Bayern's next Annual General Meeting among members who are present and eligible to vote. Amicable talks have been held with current president Karl Hopfner who has decided he will not stand against Hoe- ness for the presidency or as part of the committee. He has been backed by Franz Beckenbauer and Philiip Lahm, popular figures within the club, to reclaim the role. Former Bayern coach and president Beckenbauer told Bild in July: "FC Bayern need Uli Hoeness, and Uli Hoeness needs FC Bayern. "Even in such a well-run and successful club you should not do without Uli Hoeness' experience. He's always there with a lot of blood, sweat and tears. I would be delighted about his return." And club captain Lahm backed Hoeness to return to his old roles at Bayern, adding: "Uli is incredibly important for the club," @waynerooney Great start to @juventus Different look but nothing new about @fcbayern Ice, Ice, Baby! ??The sun is shining he said. "Without him Bayern wouldn't be where they are now."

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ARTTEHRAN — The 69th Locarno Film ARTTEHRAN — “Standing in deskFestival, which is currently underway deskthe Dust”, Mohammad- in the Swiss city, is scheduled to pay tribute to the Hossein Mahdavian’s biopic about Iranian war recently deceased filmmakers Abbas Kiarostami and hero Ahmad Motevasselian, will go on screen Michael Cimino. at Tehran’s Mellat Cineplex on August 14 to “I dedicate this year’s festival to Abbas Kiarostami raise funds for people suffering from Multiple and Michael Cimino,” Carlo Chatrian, the artistic director Sclerosis (MS). of the festival, said in the schedule of the event. Winner of the Crystal Simorgh for best film “Not just in gratitude for the emotions they gave to at the 34th Fajr Film Festival this year, ”Standing us, but also because both filmmakers are representative in the Dust” tells the life story of Motevasselian, of the kind of cinema for which Locarno is home away an IRGC commander who was kidnapped by the from home,” he added. Zionist regime in 1982 in Lebanon. Kiarostami’s “The Traveler” and “Where Is the The box office revenues will be donated to Friend’s Home?” have been selected to be screened at the Iran MS Society. the festival. In addition to be shown is “Filming in Cuba with Abbas Kiarostami”, a series of shots developed Gypsy Kings guitarist from a workshop that Kiarostami held earlier this year in Cuba. to perform in Tehran Kiarostami, whose 1997 film “Taste of Cherry” was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, achieved global recognition for his homeland cinema after the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. ARTTEHRAN — Paul Reyes, the Suffering from a severe gastrointestinal disease, deskveteran guitarist of the Gypsy Kiarostami passed away in Paris earlier in June at Kings, is scheduled to give concerts in Tehran’s the age of 76. He had travelled to France for further Vahdat Hall on August 13 and 14. treatment. Nine other Spanish folk musicians will The 4th Locarno Filmmakers Academy is also accompany him during the concerts. currently organizing some workshops on the sidelines A scene from Abbas Kiarostami’s acclaimed film “Where Is the Friend’s Home?” The Exir Novin Advertising Agency and Persia of the festival. Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari and several Film from Iran are the organizers of the event. other young film talents from around the world have world-class cinema icons such as Roger Corman, Loach. been selected to attend the workshops. Gaspar Noé, Albert Serra, Douglas Gordon, Jonas The Locarno Film Festival opened on August 3 and “Hippolytus” to Participants will receive specialized trainings from Mekas, Howard Shore, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Ken will run until August 13. return to stage Leader’s comment on “Tintin and Sinbad” unveiled

ART CULTURE TEHRAN — The inscription of a Published by Qadyani Publications, “Tintin and TEHRAN — The Iranian theater desk desktroupe Prometheus led by comment by Supreme Leader of the Sinbad” was written by Mohammad Mirkiani in 1991 director Farzad Amini plans to restage Euripides’ Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for young adults. The book has been republished “Hippolytus” at Tehran’s Hafez Hall on August 11. about “Tintin and Sinbad”, a book on the cultural eleven times since then. “Hippolytus” is an Ancient Greek tragedy based invasion of the West, was unveiled during a ceremony In this book by an Iranian author, Tintin and his on the myth of Hippolytus whose stepmother on Monday some 22 years after was written. friends appear and experience a new adventure in Phaedra falls in love with him. “I have always tried to explain this story, but the East, where they intend to find Oriental tales Earlier in June, the group performed the play at unfortunately, not many have believed it. Now this to dominate, but Sinbad with his oriental-themed the theater for several weeks. is good; witness this book, the narrator of the story legends fight against the invaders. Bahram Abbasizadeh, Elnaz Esmaeilzadegan, has seen the events himself with his own eyes and The unveiling ceremony took place at the Islamic Mohammadreza Farzam and Sanaz Purdashti are has published the story of Tintin and Sinbad,” the Revolution Publications, which is affiliated with the the main members of the cast for the play, which leader wrote. Institute for Preserving and Publishing Works by will be on stage until September 8. “Now it has become easier for me. I only need Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. This combination photo shows the inscription of a comment by to give a copy of this book to all the children,” he A number of cultural figures attended the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali added. unveiling ceremony. Khamenei about “Tintin and Sinbad” and the cover of the book. NEWS PICTURE OF THE DAY Honaronline/Gatha Ziatabari Woody Allen’s Setareye Qotbi to give Amazon series gets concerts in Tehran fall debut date, title ARTTEHRAN — Setareye Qotbi (Polaris), an deskall-female Iranian pop band, is scheduled BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Woody to give concerts at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Allen’s first small-screen series will debut August 11 and 12. on Amazon this fall. The band led by pianist/ The streaming service announced the harpist Bahar Ilchi has Sept. 30 debut date as well as the title built up a repertoire of 21 for Allen’s project: “Crisis in Six Scenes”. songs composed in Persian, The comedy, set during the upheaval English, French, Turkish and of the 1960s, focuses on a suburban Hindi for the concerts. family dealing with the chaos brought Mahshid Molai, Rania by a visitor. The cast includes Allen, Miley Malek, Nilufar Zebarjad, Cyrus and Elaine May. Parisa Pirzadeh, Behnush It’s one of several new comedies to be Bakhtiari and Negin released this fall, Amazon said Sunday, Tehrani are among the beginning with comedian Tig Notaro’s instrumentalists of the band. “One Mississippi”, inspired by events Only females are in her life and debuting Sept. 9. It will allowed to attend the be followed on Sept. 16 by playwright performances. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag”, about modern life in London and starring and written by her. Also announced Sunday were the return dates for “Transparent”, Robert De Niro to open the comedy which will begin its third Sarajevo Film Festival season on Sept. 23; “Red Oaks”, the 1980s-set country club sitcom back for its SARAJEVO (Reuters) — The Sarajevo Film Festival will honor sophomore season Nov. 11, and “Mozart two-time Oscar-winning U.S. actor and producer Robert De in the Jungle”, the series set in the world Niro with a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to A man visits an exhibition of drawings and sculptures by Fazel Mosallanejad, Mohammad Alizadeh and Mahmud Haqvervilu at Tehran’s O of classical music, starting its third season Gallery on August 6, 2016. The exhibit runs until August 16 at the gallery located at 44 Khosro Alley, off Ostad Nejatollahi St. film on its opening night on Friday. Dec. 9. “We are honored to have Robert De Niro as the first recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo - Lifetime Achievement Award,” director Mirsad Purivatra said in a statement on Monday. Dramatic volcano-themed light show opens Festival on Edinburgh’s Castle Rock De Niro will present Martin Scorsese’s digitally restored movie “Taxi Driver” in which he starred, in honor of its 40th anniversary, LONDON (Reuters) — The volcanic inspiration for the show, bathing architectural mapping technology takes place simultaneously with The the statement said. rock on which Edinburgh Castle the rock in cascades of light to the and took almost 15 km of cable and Fringe, hosting more than 3,000 British film director Stephen Frears, who will be awarded for perches became the screen for a delight of the 27,000-strong crowd 42 projectors to pull off. Set to an shows, and the Edinburgh Military extraordinary contribution to the art of film, will present his latest 3-D digital light show on Sunday watching live. electronic soundtrack by Glasgow Tattoo, which this year celebrates film “Florence Foster Jenkins”. night, turning the western facade The animation focused on the rock band Mogwai, it was billed Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday. The Sarajevo Film Festival, founded as an act of defiance into a kaleidoscope of its past for idea of “deep time”, a geological by the organizers as “one of the During the festival, street parades towards the end of the 1992-95 siege during the Bosnian war, the opening ceremony of the 2016 concept pioneered by James Hutton largest and most unusual pieces of and performance art and music, will show 222 films from 61 countries to an audience of about Edinburgh Festival, the world’s in Scotland in the 18th century, projection undertaken anywhere in children’s theater and other events 100,000. biggest annual arts event. which helps to explain the earth’s the world”. take place throughout the city, whose Its main award is the Heart of Sarajevo. An international jury The 350-million-year geology of formation. Over three weeks in August, the population doubles to around one will be chaired by Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman. the craggy Scottish capital was the The show was created using Edinburgh International Festival million people for the duration.