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‘Next year’s budget focuses on Khashoggi murder unlikely economic stability, tackling sanctions’ ECONOMY TEHRAN — “Main- named correction of government’s relation- desktaining economic ship with the banks and reinforcement of stability, curbing inflation, protecting the capital market as effective methods to domestic production as well as people’s control liquidity growth, the report added. without U.S. consent livelihood, creating jobs, and tackling U.S.- Rouhani required governmental led sanctions are to be the main focal points executive organizations to accelerate See page 2 in the next year’s budget plan,” Iranian implementation of the major policies of President Hassan Rouhani announced Resistance Economy and Article 44 of in a circular letter to affiliated executive the constitution via preserving monetary state-run organizations, IRIB reported discipline and removal of unnecessary on Wednesday. expenses in a bid to improve business In this letter, the Iranian president environment.

Majlis submits Palermo, money laundering bills to Expediency Council POLITICS TEHRAN — Parlia- further inspection and taking necessary deskment Speaker Ali Lari- measures in this regard, Mehr reported jani has submitted the bills on accession on Wednesday. to the UNTOC, known as the Palermo The Parliament had approved the bill Convention, and anti-money laundering on joining the Palermo Convention, but the act to the Expediency Council. bill was rejected by the Guardian Council. In two separate letters to Chairman of However, the Parliament insisted on its the Expediency Council Ayatollah Hashemi decision, which brought the Expediency Shahroudi, Larijani handed the bills for Council to make the final decision.

Explosives sent to CNN, Clinton, Obama U.S. news network CNN announced on its to Clinton in Westchester, a suburb north screens Wednesday that it had evacuated of Manhattan on Tuesday, and a second its New York bureau over a suspicious package addressed to the Obama residence package similar to those addressed to in Washington Wednesday. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. “The packages were immediately New York police confirmed to AFP that identified during routine mail screening its officers had been called to the Time procedures as potential explosive devices Warner Center, where the CNN bureau and were appropriately handled as such,” in the U.S. financial capital is located, to the Secret Service said in a statement. investigate reports of a suspicious package. “The protectees did not receive the Earlier in the day, the U.S. Secret Service packages nor were they at risk of receiv- president.ir said it recovered a single package addressed ing them.” (Source: AFP) ARTICLE Riyadh likely to double anti-Iran policies after Khashoggi death: Prof. Zonis ‘U.S.-led forces Hanif Ghaffari EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Following the incident over the past two of Jamal Khashoggi. His attachment to the killed over 3,200 Political analyst By Payman Yazdani weeks there have been speculations about Saudis appears to be very strong. That coun- possible removal of Muhammad bin Salman try, after all, was the first foreign state he TEHRAN — Marvin Zonis says President from power. visited after his inauguration — a break with Syrians since 2014’ Trump is unlikely to maintain a strong re- To shed more light on the issue we reached American tradition. While he was there, the A so-called monitoring group says more Trump’s Confusion sponse to the Saudi murder of Jamal Khashoggi out to Marvin Zonis, Professor of interna- Saudis flattered him endlessly — flattery he than 3,200 civilians have lost their lives and Saudi Arabia will likely double its anti_ tional political economy and leadership in adored. Also, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, ever since the U.S.-led coalition purportedly over the Economy Iran policies to divert attention. the University of Chicago. seems to have befriended MbS and urged fighting the ISIL (Daesh) Takfiri terrorist Brutal killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Here is the full text of his interview: Trump to maintain the relationship. Also, group launched its aerial bombardment onald Trump’s protectionist policies Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul How serious and strong do you see Trump sees an alliance with MbS as a pillar of campaign in the conflict-plagued Arab are strongly put under question created a wave of reactions against Saudi President Trump’s reaction to savage death anti-Iranian policy. That rates very high in the country more than four years ago. Dwithin the country. Although some young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal- of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. How foreign policy of the Trump administration The Britain-based Syrian Observatory people are supporting these policies, others man’s suppressive policies. should his reaction be to the issue in order — Bolton, Giuliani are rabidly anti-Iranian. for Human Rights said on Tuesday that as firmly believe that Trump lacks the neces- Despite early denials, worldwide reactions to decrease criticizes and not let the issue So, in typical Trump fashion, he has decided many as 3,222 civilians have been killed sary seriousness that is the prerequisite finally forced the Saudi rulers to acknowledge affect the results of the upcoming congress to divert attention away from the Saudi mur- in the air raids. of such big steps, and thus he’s incapable the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, election? der by focusing instead on the “caravan” of There were 768 people under the age to direct these policies. As a result, the the critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin A: President Trump is unlikely to main- some 7000 migrants from Central America of 18 among the fatalities in addition to U.S. economy will be vulnerable in the Salman policies. tain a strong response to the Saudi murder now crossing Mexico to enter the U.S. 7 562 female victims. long run. Moreover, it seems that Trump The U.S.-led air raids also resulted in wasn’t able to achieve his economic goals the injury of hundreds of civilians, some in the international system up to now. The Khashoggi scandal not to affect U.S.-Saudi cooperation against Iran: Mammadov of whom suffered permanent disabilities existing evidences show this very well! and had to have their limbs amputated. Middle East Institute in the U.S., Rauf Mammadov in the domestic political agenda, White House is Accordingly, one of the most important By Payman Yazdani The monitoring group noted that the TEHRAN — Energy scholar at the Middle East was interviewed about the issue. cornered to walk a tightrope trying to navigate issues is the economic relationship between civilians were killed by U.S.-led warplanes in Institute says as Washington and Riyadh share the Commenting on the timing of the scandal, through a very complex situation. Evidently, it China and the United States of America. Syria’s northern province of Raqqah, north- same strategic goals against Iran, Saudi Arabia Mammadov said, “The timing of J.Khashog- is becoming a serious challenge for the Trump U.S.-China relations continue to decline eastern province of Hasakah, northwestern will continue to remain loyal to her pledge to gi scandal could not have been worse for the administration to find the solutions to the prob- during the Trump presidency. Of course, Aleppo and Idlib provinces as well as Dayr offset the lost volumes from Iran. United States and, particularly, for the Trump lem. The administration is caught between a there were disagreements between Bei- al-Zawr province in the country’s east. Following the brutal killing of Saudi Journalist administration. Less than a month to go to rock and a hard place. On the one hand, it has jing and Washington over security and Local sources, requesting not to be at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, There have the midterm congressional elections and to to preserve the credibility of the United States cyber-security issues at the time of Ba- named, told Syria’s official news agency been lots of tensions between Saudi rulers and the second phase of the Iranian sanctions, the as a leader of the free world, while on the other rack Obama, but the emergence of trade SANA on Saturday that the death toll their western allies particularly the U.S. administration is now obliged to damage control hand, to calibrate a legitimate response without and economic disputes in their bilateral from separate aerial assaults conduct- The U.S. President Donald Trump has had a serious foreign policy issue stemmed from inflicting serious damages to its relations with relations should be analyzed “beyond a ed by the U.S.-led coalition purportedly different contradictory and weak stances the actions by subjects of a sovereign state, a pivotal state in the region.” simple controversy.” In other words, from fighting Daesh in Syria’s eastern province towards the scandal. Despite threatening strategic ally, conducted within the borders He also commented on the possible effect of the beginning 2017 and Trump’s presence of Dayr al-Zawr had reached 62. serious punishments against killers of the of another sovereign state.” the scandal on the U.S. and Saudi Arabia coop- at the top of the political and executive The sources said an airstrike targeted Saudi journalist at the same time Trump calls He added, “Moreover, Riyadh’s inconsist- eration to isolate Iran said, “Nevertheless, the equations of the United States, we have the village of al-Susah on the outskirts of the Saudi regime as an important ally for ent and incompetent handling of the crisis has issue is not expected to have an immediate impact witnessed the emergence of constant crises Abu Kamal city, leaving at least 15 civilians, confronting Iran. made the matters even more complicated. As on the U.S.-Saudi relations, especially, when it and challenges in the relations between including women and children, dead and The resident scholar on energy policy at the this unprecedented blunder continues to linger concerns Iran sanctions. 7 Washington and Beijing. Many interna- many more wounded. tional affairs analysts rightly believe that Thirty-seven civilians were also killed the conflict is not limited to economic and and tens of others injured when a U.S.-led commercial issues, and it will also affect aerial attack pounded Osman ibn Affan the political, security and regional spheres. Mosque. • Measuring the consequences and effects Separately, at least 10 civilians were of Trump’s policies (in the long run) on the killed and many more wounded as U.S.- international economy and the domestic led military aircraft struck Ammar bin economy of the United States has become Rock climbing Yasser Mosque in al-Bubadran village. the concern of many experts in the field of The U.S.-led coalition has been conduct- international economics in recent months. ing airstrikes against what are said to be This issue has also shown itself in the trade festival in Daesh targets inside Syria since September war between the United States and China. 2014 without any authorization from the Although the outcome of the White House’s Damascus government or a UN mandate. performance in the short term may be to Bisotun The military alliance has repeatedly been increase the trade deficit of China (since with SPORTS TEHRAN – The fourth accused of targeting and killing civilians. It the decrease of U.S. imports from China, deskedition of the rock climb- has also been largely incapable of achieving Beijing’s exports to the world markets will ing festival was held at Mount Bisotun in the its declared goal of destroying Daesh. be reduced). However, in the long run, the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the city Addressing world leaders at the 73rd side effects of Trump’s protectionism can hit of Kermanshah in western Iran. session of the United Nations General the domestic economy of the United States, The event brought 100 domestic and Assembly in New York on September 29, and we’ll see a constant inflammation in 20 foreign climbers together in a five-day Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem the domestic and international economy Zarei Bahman festival. said the U.S.-led coalition had been doing of America. This will become even more Rock climbing is the activity of using one’s everything it could since the onset of its apparent when the Chinese use all their eco- hands, feet, or any other part of the body to airstrikes but combat terrorism and militant nomic and commercial power to confront IRNA/ ascend a steep object. outfits wreaking havoc in the Arab country. with the United States! 13 (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS OCTOBER 25, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Pakistan promises Leader: Arbaeen march safe co-op to free abducted Iranian soldiers thanks to heroic sacrifices POLITICS TEHRAN — Pakistan’s military has POLITICS TEHRAN — The Leader of the Islamic desk pledged to employ its utmost capacity to deskrevolution has lauded the sacrifices made liberate Iranian border guards recently kidnapped by ter- by the defenders of the holy shrines, saying the Arbaeen rorists at common borders, according to the IRGC Ground march is safe thanks to their heroic struggle. Force commander. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks in Tehran Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour made the remarks on October 22, while meeting a group of families who on Wednesday while returning from Pakistan where he had lost their loved ones in defending the holy shrines in discussed the case of the abducted soldiers with Pakistani Iraq and Syria. security and military officials, Tasnim reported. He likened the heroism of the defenders of the holy He especially mentioned his face-to-face talks with Paki- shrines and martyrs over recent years to those who de- stani Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, during which voted their lives to protecting the shrine of the third Shia the two sides reached an agreement to make joint efforts Imam, Imam Hussein (AS), centuries ago during the to release the border guards and guarantee their health. Abbasid Caliphate. “Nothing is for sure,” Pakpour said when asked about “There was a time when the Abbasid caliphs had de- safety of the border guards. “But the good thing is the Pa- cided to destroy the sacred tombs of Imam Hussain (AS), kistani officials do have the will to use their utmost capacity and probably other sacred tombs as well. Some people to liberate the abductees.” prevented them and protected the grave, sacrificing their lives. They said if anyone comes to visit the grave, their Minister criticizes arms will be cut off, their legs will be cut off, and they will be killed. Nonetheless, they went. The same impe- Western media’s tus has transformed today to the march of 20 million pilgrims on foot on Arba’een. If some people had not negligence of made a self-sacrifice then, the greatness and splendor Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (AS) would not have conquered the world today,” the Leader said, the khamenei ir reported. POLITICS TEHRAN — Interior Minister Abdolreza “You see people from different countries, and popu- desk Rahmani Fazli on Wednesday criticized lations, Persian, Turk, ... European, and even from the Western media outlets for not covering the Arbaeen pilgrimage United States go there. Who made this possible? The first as the largest religious gathering in the world. blocks were laid by those who gave their lives to visit the “The foreign media do not cover the giant Arbaeen march tomb of Imam Hussain (AS),” he said. and this shows that they are concerned about the effective- To the audience, he said, “Your children did the same. Hussain (AS).” among thousands of others and counteracted the major ness and influence of this gathering,” Rahmani Fazli said, If it was not for your dear friends, your dear martyrs, “They [enemies] were pounding Karbala with short plight that had befallen upon Islam and Muslims. This Fars reported. those who went there and endeavored for the sake of range mortars, 60 caliber mortars. They would have come is the great work your youth did.” The Arbaeen pilgrimage is the largest religious gathering God, the enemy would have advanced up to a few kilo- that close. They were near Al Kazimayn, near Zeinabiyah, He added, “God willing, you will see in the near future in the world. It is held annually to mark the 40th day after meters of Karbala, and close to the holy tomb of Imam on which they had actually laid siege. Your youths went the effects of this blessing on the Muslim world.” the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shiite Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Khashoggi’s killing proves Western ‘Saudi anger at IRGC intended to Global response human rights is a mirage: grand ayatollah distract attention from Khashoggi case’ to Khashoggi’s POLITICS TEHRAN — Grand POLITICS TEHRAN — An IRGC murder ‘late yet deskAyatollah Nasser Maka- deskofficial said on Wednes- rem Shirazi said on Wednesday that the day that Saudi Arabia and Bahrain had strong’ murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashog- added the IRGC to their terrorism lists POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister gi by the Western-backed al-Saud family to deflect the global attention from the deskMohammad Javad Zarif has said the in- proves that claims of respect for human killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist ternational community’s response to the killing of a prom- rights by the West is just a “mirage”. whose disappearance after entering the inent Saudi journalist and critic was “late yet strong”, Mehr The Al-Saud family ruling Saudi Arabia Saudi consulate in Istanbul has provoked reported on Wednesday. enjoys unequivocal support from the West, international outrage. In response to a question by Japanese correspondent, particularly by the Trump administration. “Saudi Arabia is stuck in a quagmire Zarif added, “I believe thorough investigation into the case Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Crown Prince and it will do anything to get out of it,” must be ensured.” Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in the Mohammad Saleh Jokar, the deputy Noting that Washington is the chief supporter of the Saudi Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. IRGC chief for parliamentary affairs, royals, the top diplomat said these supports only increase Riyadh initially denied knowledge of was quoted as saying. Khashoggi’s fate, claiming that he left the Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that the crimes of this regime and the rise of chaos in the region. devaluation of national currency against and Bahrain, Jokar said. The mysterious murder of Jamal Khashoggi after enter- consulate. However, under a pressure from it and Bahrain had added the Islamic Turkey, Saudis later admitted that he was foreign currencies following the U.S. exit Revolution Guard Corps and senior of- Brigadier General Esmail Kowsari, ing the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has led to international from the 2015 nuclear agreement and res- the deputy chief of IRGC’s Sarallah unit, condemnation of the Saudi kingdom. killed inside the consulate. ficers from its Quds Force to their lists The killing, which the Turkish president toration of sanctions against Iran. of people and organizations suspected has also denounced the move, saying the on Tuesday said was premeditated, has “In the current situation the govern- of involvement in terrorism. two brutal regimes are trying in vain to ‘No one can caused global outage. ment should make any effort to restore The Saudi state news agency SPA divert people’s attention from the killing ignore role of ‘Govt. should make efforts to real tranquility to the people when enemy quoted a statement from the security of Khashoggi by such a move. restore tranquility to society’ scares people from Aban 13 [November services as saying Qassem Soleimani, “They should know that their crimes Iran in Syria’ Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah 4],” he said. commander of the Quds Force, and the cannot be washed away so easily through Makarem Shirazi said that the government U.S. President Donald Trump is set to force’s Hamed Abdollahi and Abdul such methods,” Kowsari told Mehr on should make efforts to restore a “real introduce the second wave of sanctions on Reza Shahlai had been included on the Tuesday. Iran on November 4. The second round terrorism list, Reuters reported. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has POLITICS TEHRAN — Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a tranquility” to society through taking of sanctions targets Iran’s oil exports and The killing of Khashoggi is only one dismissed Saudi Arabia’s explanations of desksenior assistant to the Iranian foreign practical actions. banking transactions. of the crimes committed by Riyadh and Khashoggi’s death and demanded it punish minister, said on Wednesday that the position of some The statement by the ayatollah refers The first batch of sanctions were im- its supporters, while they are killing in- those responsible, no matter how highly countries, including the U.S., on Iran’s role in Syria will to the anxiety in the society over high price posed on Iran in August. nocent people every day in Yemen, Syria placed. not be followed by other countries because such policies rises which were mostly triggered by the have already failed, IRNA reported. “No country is able to exclude other countries and Iran’s role in Syria, the Astana process and peace in Syria is based EU mechanism for Iran trade to be symbolically ready on Nov. 4: diplomats on reality, which has gained the attention of Turkey and other players,” Jaberi Ansari said after a trilateral meeting By staff and agency and services of the same value. to keep Tehran in a 2015 nuclear agreement by allowing of Iran, Russia, and Turkey’s senior representatives with A new European Union mechanism to facilitate pay- “We’re trying to put the SPV in place before Nov. 4 trade to flow despite U.S. penalties. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. ments for Iranian exports should be legally in place and are pretty confident we can do it,” one EU diplomat “We need to demonstrate to the Iranians that we are by Nov. 4, when the next phase of U.S. sanctions hit, said, according to Reuters. “It won’t be operational im- working to uphold the (nuclear) agreement in the face but it will not be operational until early next year, mediately. It will take time and the time that takes will of U.S. sanctions, to keep them in, but also saying that Military to three diplomats said. be months.” we can only move so far, so fast,” a third diplomat said. The mechanism, a so-called special purpose vehicle The physical location of a head office and other issues EU diplomats said the SPV would not be enough to unveil major (SPV), is designed to circumvent the sanctions, under still had to be worked out, the diplomat added. preserve all trade. The aim was to convince Iran to keep products which Washington can cut off any bank that facilitates A second diplomat said everything was in place to its commitments under the Iran nuclear agreement signed oil transactions with Iran. have a symbolic start date to show Tehran that the EU by world powers in Vienna, from which U.S. President The SPV would work as a barter system, avoiding the was meeting its promises. The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Trump withdrew in May. U.S. financial system by using an EU intermediary to Federica Mogherini, announced the plan at the United The SPV will follow several other EU initiatives to try POLITICS TEHRAN — The military plans to unveil a desk handle trade with Iran. It would ensure that Iranian oil Nations General Assembly in New York in September. to shield European business with Iran from U.S. sanctions series of new military products, including bought by Europeans could be paid for with EU goods The EU, with support from China and Russia, hopes that Trump is re-imposing. a major achievement in the naval industry, defense minister announced on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet session, Amir Hat- ami said “multiple defense achievements” are going to be Iran, Russia and Turkey to discuss Syrian crisis in Astana unveiled as the Islamic Revolution will be celebrating its By staff and agency consider the situation on the ground and and Iranian special envoy for Arab affairs on Jan. 23-24, 2017 with the aim of putting 40th anniversary in early 2019. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei around Syria, in order to continue our suc- Hossein Jaberi Ansari in Moscow. an end to the Syrian crisis. Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent Vershinin said on Tuesday that Iran, Rus- cessful cooperation in the Astana format, The participants of the 10th International Kazakhstan has hosted multiple rounds years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range sia and Turkey will hold the next top-level including organization and holding of the next Meeting on Syria in the Astana format, held of talks on Syria since January 2017, backed of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-suf- meeting on Syria in Astana, Kazakhstan. top-level meeting in Astana,” TASS quoted in Sochi in July of this year, agreed to hold by the three power brokers, most of which ficient in the arms sphere. “We aim to use the consultations in this Vershinin as saying during a meeting with the next meeting in November 2018. involved delegations from the Syrian gov- format to ‘synchronize our watches’ and to Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal The Astana peace talks were launched ernment and opposition. Vaezi dismisses rumors of Khashoggi murder unlikely without U.S. consent Jahangiri’s resignation Khashoggi case is a big test for self-proclaimed human rights defenders, Rouhani says POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also urged the Turkish government to continue ‘Govt. to make extra efforts to serve people’ POLITICS TEHRAN — Presidential chief of staff desk desk Rouhani said on Wednesday that the mur- “precise” and “unbiased” investigation until all dimensions Rouhani also said that his government will make extra Mahmoud Vaezi on Wednesday dismissed der of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a big test for the of the crime are revealed. efforts to serve the people and urged all officials to take rumors that Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri wants to leave whole world, especially for self-proclaimed defenders of Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, was killed in the Saudi more actions in line with solving the people’s problems. the government, saying such an issue “has never come up”. human rights in the U.S. and Europe. consulate in Istanbul on October 2. He also expressed hope that the parliament will endorse “Mr. Janangiri has played a significant role in both [4-year] “Nobody assumed that in today’s world we would witness Riyadh initially denied knowledge of Khashoggi’s fate, nominated ministers in the next week’s hearing. terms of President Rouhani,” Vaezi told reporters in Tehran such an organized murder and I do not think a country would claiming that he left the consulate. However, later Saudis On Sunday the names of four nominees for the post of labor, after a cabinet meeting. “He is the second-in-command in dare to commit such a crime without the U.S. support,” he admitted that he was killed in the consulate. economy, industry, and transport ministers were released. the administration and all ministers and members of the said at a cabinet session. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tues- Rouhani has proposed Farhad Dejpasand as the minister administration are required to coordinate with him.” He added, “It seems that a tribe which is ruling a country day that there are strong signs the killing of Khashoggi was of economy; Mohammad Eslami as minister of transport and “Paying attention to such rumors is to the benefit of the enjoys protection and commits such crimes by relying on a planned and that he was killed in a “savage way”. urban development; Mohammad Shariatmadari as minister Americans and the other countries which try to show that superpower which supports them and prevents any inter- He said Saudi authorities must reveal those who planned of cooperatives, labor, and social welfare; and Reza Rahmani the Islamic Republic is incompetent,” he added. national court to hear complaints against them.” to kill the writer, regardless of their rank. as minister of industry, mine and trade. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 25, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Israel tries to stir up tension in southern Explosive remarks from Lebanon via false missile allegations: Aoun Turkey: Mohammed bin Lebanese President Michel Aoun has dis- incite in the way he sees fit,” Mohammad Salman has ‘blood on his missed the Tel Aviv regime’s allegations about Fneish, a Hezbollah member and Lebanon’s secret weapons sites of Hezbollah resistance caretaker youth and sports minister, was quot- hands’ movement near Beirut’s international airport ed by Lebanon’s English-language the Daily as unfounded, stating that such claims are Star newspaper as saying on September 29. part of Israeli officials’ strategy to escalate Fneish affirmed that “the resistance has tension in the southern part of his country. significant capabilities, as outlined by Nas- In a meeting with the United Nations rallah.” Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Head “We are those concerned with responding of Mission and Force Commander, Major to Netanyahu’s aggression and to any new General Stefano Del Col, at Baabda Palace attack on Lebanon,” he said. in Beirut on Tuesday, Aoun said the Israeli The Hezbollah minister added, “The Israeli claims were refuted after caretaker Foreign premier knows exactly what awaits him if he Minister Gebran Bassil led a tour of foreign commits any aggression against Lebanon, diplomats and journalists to the alleged missile and if he does not know, he will be surprised.” sites earlier this month. “Hezbollah will continue to lead the resist- He added that Israel’s refusal to define ance, to defend the country, and to confront borders between the occupied territories and any aggression that could pose a threat to the Lebanese soil proves its intentions. Lebanese and to the sovereignty of Lebanon,” “Defining land and marine borders main- Fneish said. tain border stability,” the Lebanese president On September 27, Bassil said Israel was An adviser to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says noted. trying to create excuses to attack Lebanon. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has “blood Aoun went on to say that Israeli military “Here is Israel, again coming up with on his hands” in the murder case of Saudi dissident journalist aircraft continuously violate the Lebanese excuses to justify assault and preparing to Jamal Khashoggi. airspace to pound targets inside Syria. violate the sovereignty of states using the “It is a disgrace that reaches all the way to Crown Prince Del Col, for his part, said he has been ital city of Beirut on October 12, Hezbollah is to maintain vigilance and not to respond platform of [the UN],” Bassil tweeted. [Mohammed bin] Salman. At least five members of the execu- discussing with the United Nations Secretar- Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to such trumped-up charges. “It forgot that Lebanon drove [Israel] out, tion team are [Mohammed bin] Salman’s right hands and are iat about the Israeli violations of Lebanon’s scoffed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Denial of Israeli allegations would be a free defeated its aggression and is oblivious that its people that wouldn’t act without his knowledge,” Ilnur Cevik, sovereignty. Netanyahu’s allegations of missile sites near favor to the Tel Aviv regime,” Nasrallah said. arrogance and new friendships won’t benefit an adviser to President Erdogan, wrote in a column in the Yeni Addressing his supporters via a televised Lebanon’s only functioning civilian airport. “Let’s leave Netanyahu with his lies and it again,” he added. Birlik newspaper, according to Reuters. speech broadcast live from the Lebanese cap- He stressed that his movement’s policy delusions, to speak about what he wants and (Source: Press TV) “Even if U.S. President Trump saves [Mohammed bin] Sal- man, in the eyes of the world, he is a questionable person with Khashoggi’s blood on his hands,” Cevik wrote. U.S. resident Khashoggi was an outspoken critic of Riyadh, Japan journalist freed from Syrian captivity says he’s safe especially Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who A Japanese freelance journalist who was freed after more obstructed and that he would stop tweeting his location contributed to The Washington Post. than three years of captivity in Syria said Wednesday he is and activities. Several videos showing a man believed to be He was visiting the consulate to obtain documents for his safe in neighboring Turkey. Yasuda have been released in the past year. marriage, but he never left the mission. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Japanese In one video released in July, a bearded man thought to Saudi officials originally insisted that Khashoggi had left the Embassy officials met with the journalist, Jumpei Yasu- be Yasuda said he was in a harsh environment and needed diplomatic mission after his paperwork was finished, but they da, at an immigration center in southern Turkey near the to be rescued immediately. finally admitted 17 days later that he had in fact been killed inside border with Syria. Syria has been one of the most dangerous places for jour- the building during “an altercation.” “We are extremely pleased that we have confirmed the nalists since the conflict there began in March 2011, with ‘Turkey shares evidence with CIA chief’ safety of Mr. Jumpei Yasuda,” Kono told reporters. dozens killed or kidnapped. Turkey has reportedly shared “all the evidence” it has gathered Yasuda was kidnapped in 2015 by al-Qaeda’s branch in Several journalists are still missing in Syria and their in its investigation of Khashoggi’s murder in Istanbul with the Syria, known at the time as the Nusra Front, after contact fates are unknown. visiting CIA chief. with him was lost in June that year. A war monitoring group Those missing include Austin Tice of Houston, Tex- Turkish media reported Wednesday that the U.S. Central said he was most recently held by a Syrian commander with as, who disappeared in August 2012 while covering the Intelligence Agency boss Gina Haspel had been trusted with the the Turkistan Islamic Party, which mostly comprises Chinese conflict, which has killed some 400,000 people. A video evidence during a briefing at the Turkish Intelligence Organiza- militants in Syria. released a month later showed him blindfolded and held tion (MIT) a day earlier. “My name is Jumpei Yasuda, Japanese journalist. I have by armed men, saying “Oh, Jesus.” He has not been heard That included footage, audio tapes, and other evidence col- been held in Syria for 40 months,” Yasuda said, somewhat from since. lected from the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, where Jamal haltingly, in English in videotaped comments broadcast by Tice is a former Marine who has reported for The Wash- Khashoggi was killed on October 2, as well as the consul’s residence. Japan’s NHK public television. “Now I am in Turkey. Now ington Post, McClatchy Newspapers, CBS and other outlets, The reason for Haspel’s visit to Turkey was not immediately I am in safe condition. Thank you very much.” and disappeared shortly after his 31st birthday. clear. The media only reported that she was in the country for NHK said the video was shot inside the immigration Another is British photojournalist John Cantlie, who ap- talks with Turkish officials. center and was released by the local government in Turkey’s peared in Daesh propaganda videos. Cantlie has worked Also on Wednesday, President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey Hatay province. as she and her husband stood in front of their home outside for several publications, including The Sunday Times, The would not allow those responsible for the killing to avoid justice, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said “Every effort is being made Tokyo, holding a “thousand cranes” well-wishing origami Sun and The Sunday Telegraph. He was kidnapped with echoing his previous remarks on the case. to ensure that the journalist is returned to his country,” but ornament that she had added to every day for three years. American journalist James Foley in November 2012. Daesh “We are determined not to allow a cover-up of this murder and would not provide information on the handover. Yasuda started reporting on the Middle East in the early beheaded Foley in August 2014. to make sure all those responsible -- from those who ordered it News of Yasuda’s release came late Tuesday from Qatar, 2000s. He was taken hostage in Iraq in 2004 with three Lebanese journalist Samir Kassab, who worked for Sky to those who carried it out -- will not be allowed to avoid justice,” which helped in obtaining his freedom along with Turkey other Japanese, but was freed after Islamic clerics nego- News, was kidnapped on Oct. 14, 2013, along with a colleague Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara. and other countries in the region, Japanese Chief Cabinet tiated his release. from Mauritania, Ishak Moctar, and a Syrian driver while “We will continue to share new evidence transparently with Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. His last work in Syria involved reporting on his friend on a trip in northern Syria. our counterparts to enlighten the dark sides of this murder,” Asked if any ransom was paid, Suga said, “There is no Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist who was taken hostage In March 2014, two Spanish journalists – correspondent he added. fact that ransom money was paid.” and killed by Daesh (ISIL). Javier Espinosa and photographer Ricardo Garcia Vilano- Will Saudis pay in Khashoggi case? Yasuda’s parents earlier said they couldn’t wait to see their Contact was lost with Yasuda after he sent a message to va – were released six months after being kidnapped by an In an interview with Press TV, Mark Sleboda, international son return home. “I was just praying for his safe return,” his another Japanese freelancer on June 23, 2015. In his last al-Qaeda-linked group. relations and security analyst, downplayed the prospect of Saudi mother Sachiko Yasuda, 75, told Japan’s NHK public television tweet two days earlier, Yasuda said his reporting was often (Source: AP) Arabia being held to account in the case, “The U.S., the West, they depend too much on Saudi Arabia for regional hegemony of the Middle East and control of the energy flows through that area.” “Trump immediately said we can’t stop arms sales, U.S. sales Embattled Saudi Arabia pledges $6bn in aid for Pakistan hundreds of billions of dollars of its advanced arms to Saudi Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has Khan is there at the head of a delegation that top Saudi leadership — Saudi Crown Arabia and Trump said we can’t stop that because that will cost received official pledges of a six-billion-dollar to attend an investment conference that has Prince Mohammad bin Salman in particular American jobs,” he said. loan to his country from Saudi Arabia, whose been nixed by a string of governments and — has been involved in the killing. “So I don’t think in the long-run anything significant will be top leadership is involved in an international leading international companies over the ‘Desperate for Saudi money’ done to Saudi Arabia,” he added. crisis of credibility over possible involvement killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khan had said previously that Pakistan Michael Lane, president of the American Institute for Foreign in the killing of a Saudi dissident. Khashoggi. was going through the worst debt crisis of its Policy, however, told Press TV that the murder case “may change Saudi Arabia pledged three billion dollars According to Turkish officials, Khashog- history and was “desperate” for Saudi money. or alter the course of the war,” referring to the 2015-present in foreign currency support for a year, and a gi was tortured and killed inside the Saudi “We’re desperate for possible Saudi loans Saudi-led war on Yemen. further loan worth up to another three billion consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul on to shore up Pakistan’s economy,” he said “The mess that the Saudis have created as the result of Khashog- dollars in deferred payments for oil imports, October 2. before starting his trip to Riyadh. gi’s incident is bringing just tremendous scrutiny, tremendous to Pakistan, the Pakistani government an- Saudi Arabia initially denied the killing. Like Pakistan, Turkey has close ties with sunshine, and a lot of international pressure on the Saudi re- nounced in a statement on Tuesday. Then, and amid mounting international at- Saudi Arabia. Yet, on Tuesday, Turkish Pres- has strongly backed Riyadh throughout the gime,” he added. The loan commitment was made in a mem- tention, Riyadh said Khashoggi had been ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan, deeply angered crisis, chose not to attend the investment (Source: Press TV) orandum of understanding (MoU) signed by killed when “discussions” at the consulate by the killing of Khashoggi in his country, ef- conference even as it sent its treasury sec- Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umer and turned into “a brawl.” fectively rejected the Saudi government retary to the Saudi capital for meetings with Saudi Finance Minister Muhammad Abdullah Almost the entire world has rejected that narrative about the murder. Saudi officials. al-Jadaan in Saudi Arabia. narrative. And there are strong indications Even the United States government, which (Source: agencies) Russia and U.S. discussed Ecuador no longer to intervene with UK for WikiLeaks Assange: foreign minister possible Putin visit to Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government That case has since been dropped, but friends and sup- Washington: Kremlin on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in talks over porters have said that Assange now fears he could be arrested his situation as an asylee in the South American country’s and eventually extradited to the United States if he leaves London embassy, Ecuador’s foreign minister said Tuesday. the embassy. Foreign Minister Jose Valencia said in an interview with WikiLeaks, which published U.S. diplomatic and military Reuters that Ecuador’s only responsibility was looking after secrets when Assange ran the operation, faces a U.S. grand Assange’s wellbeing, after the Australian national sued the jury investigation. country over new conditions placed on his asylum in the Valencia said he was “frustrated” by Assange’s decision London embassy. to file suit in an Ecuadorean court last week over new terms “Ecuador has no responsibility to take any further steps,” of his asylum, which required him to pay for medical bills Valencia said. “We are not Mr. Assange’s lawyers, nor are we and telephone calls and to clean up after his pet cat. representatives of the British government. This is a matter “There is no obligation in international agreements to be resolved between Assange and Great Britain.” for Ecuador to pay for things like Mr. Assange’s laundry,” The U.K.’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office did not he said. immediately respond to emails seeking comment after nor- Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno has said that Russia and the United States have discussed the possibility of mal business hours. asylum is not meant to be eternal, but he has expressed President Vladimir Putin visiting Washington next year, Kremlin Greg Barns, an Australian lawyer advising Assange, said concern about the possibility that Assange may be extra- spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. in an email that “developments in the case in recent times” dited to the United States. Valencia said on Tuesday that Peskov said that such a possibility was briefly touched upon showed the need for Australia’s government to intervene to he has not discussed Assange’s situation with the United during a visit by U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton assist “one of its citizens who faces real danger.” States’ government. to Moscow this week. No specific plans had yet been arranged, This position marks a departure from Ecuador’s previous Last December, Ecuador granted Assange Ecuadorean Peskov told reporters on a conference call. practice of maintaining dialogue with British authorities citizenship and sought to name him as a member of the U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin plan to meet in Paris over Assange’s situation since granting him asylum in 2012, country’s diplomatic mission in Britain and Russia, which next month, officials said Tuesday, their first encounter since when he took refuge in Ecuador’s London Embassy after could have assured him safe passage to leave the embassy. a summit in Helsinki that unleashed a storm of criticism that British courts ordered his extradition to Sweden to face Britain denied the request. Trump was cozying up to the Kremlin. questioning in a sexual molestation case. (Source: Reuters) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY OCTOBER 25, 2018

STOCK MARKET Efficiency of power TEDPIX 181060.0 IFX 2065.15 plants to be improved Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir up to 40% by 2021

CURRENCIES ENERGY TEHRAN – The head ficiency of at least 55 percent. USD 42,000 rials deskof Iran’s Thermal Power “The country›s thermal power generation EUR 48,494 rials Plants Holding Company (TPPH) unveiled capacity has also increased by five percent plans for an increase in the efficiency of the this year.” Tarztaleb said. GBP 55,053 rials country’s power plants up to 40 percent, The official put the country’s current re- IRIB reported on Tuesday. liable power generation output at 53,000 AED 11,430 rials Mohsen Tarztalab noted that following a megawatts (MW) of which 48,000 (MW) has Source: iribnews.ir development initiative foreseen in the coun- been accounted for by thermal power plants. try’s Sixth Five-Year National Development Iranian energy ministry has been trying Plan (2016-2021) the average efficiency of to improve the efficiency of the country’s the country’s power plants will increase 2.1 existing power plants as part of efforts to limit percent from the current 37.9 percent. harmful emissions and cut fuel consumption. COMMODITIES According to the sixth plan, new power Iran’s current nominal power generation WTI $67.03/b plants in Iran should operate with an ef- capacity stands at 79,325 MW. Brent $76.70/b OPEC Basket $78.68/b Exports from Iran to Africa Electricity exports to neighbors Gold $1,232.05/oz 17% up in H1 hit 2,000 MW per day Silver $14.79/oz ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s ENERGY TEHRAN — Iran’s Platinium $836.05/oz deskexports to the African deskdaily electricity exports countries rose 17 percent during the first to the neighboring countries has reached Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com half of the current Iranian calendar year 2,000 megawatts (MW), Iranian Energy (March 21-Septemebr 22) compared to Minister Reza Ardakanian announced on NEWS IN BRIEF the same period of time in the previous Wednesday. year, a director in Iran’s Trade Promotion The country’s exports of electricity to Iran’s H1 oil Organization of (TPO) announced. its neighbors increased by 25 percent in Director General of TPO Arabic-African the first six months of the current Iranian revenues 25% Affairs Office Farzad Piltan put Iran’s value calendar year (March 21-September 22) more than budget of exports to Africa at $397 million during compared to the same period last year. the six-month period, the portal of TPO March 20, 2018), compared to its preceding According to Hooshang Falahatian, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic estimates reported on Wednesday. year, Piltan has previously announced. the deputy energy minister, Iran exported among which Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan and Egypt, Kenya, Sudan, South Africa, He put the value of exports to African 5.162 million kilowatt hours (mkwh) of Afghanistan are only importers of Iran’s Tunisia, Morocco, Mozambique, Tanzania, nations at about $752 million in the last electricity during the first half of the electricity,” Falahatian said on October 16. ENERGY TEHRAN — Iran’s oil incomes during the Djibouti, and Somalia were the major export year, $142 million more than the figure current year compared to the last year’s The official further noted that Iraq has deskfirst half of the current Iranian calendar destinations of Iranian goods in Africa for its preceding year. 4.146 mkwh. settled a part of its dues to Iran and the year (March 21-September 22) exceeded the estimations in during the first half. Egypt, Kenya, Sudan, South Africa, “Iran exchanges electricity with its rest will be paid in time. Last January, the country’s budget plans by 25 percent, IRIB reported on The value of trade between Iran and Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, Djibouti, neighbors namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran halted electricity supplies to Iraq Tuesday quoting the Iranian oil minister. African countries increased by 23% in the Morocco and Nigeria were Iran’s top African Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, because of the outstanding arrears, which “In the first six months of the year, oil revenues grew sig- past Iranian calendar year 1396 (ended on trade partners in the past year. Turkmenistan, Iraq, as well as the have piled up to more than $1 billion. nificantly, 25 percent more than what was projected in the year’s budget.” Zanganeh said. The official noted that the ministry has especial plans for confronting the U.S. sanctions during the second half of the EU rejects Italy’s budget plan for 2019, sending bond yields higher current Iranian calendar year (September 22, 2018-March The European Commission, the EU’s executive with another plan. It is the first time that the European Com- cerns over Italy have even managed to roil U.S. 21, 2019). arm, told populist lawmakers in Italy that it “Unfortunately the clarifications were not mission has effectively rejected a draft budget markets on certain occasions. must make revisions to its draft budget proposal. convincing to change our earlier conclusions proposal by a member country. There are fears in Brussels that Italy’s fiscal Rancour between Rome and Brussels has of particularly serious non-compliance,” said Italian bond yields rose in anticipation plan will derail the reduction of the country’s Inflation rate at grown in recent weeks after a controversial draft Dombrovskis before adding: “The Italian govern- of the decision and the benchmark 10-year debt pile — which is the second largest in the euro 13.4%: statistical Italian budget for 2019 proposed a deficit equal ment is consciously and openly going against yield accelerated to a session high after the zone, totaling 2.3 trillion euros ($2.6 trillion). to 2.4 percent of the country’s annual output. A commitments made.” announcement was made official. Bond yields Within Europe, countries are expected to not center previous Italian administration had promised The commissioner also said that Italy risked move inversely to prices. Speaking to CNBC’s run an annual deficit greater than 3 percent of a deficit goal of just 0.8 percent of GDP (gross becoming trapped by debt and claimed that in Joumanna Bercetche after the statement, Dom- GDP. However, in Italy’s case its debts have led domestic product). 2017, Italy spent the same servicing its debt pile brovskis highlighted the recent “substantial to Brussels requesting that Rome work toward In a press statement in Strasbourg, the Euro- as it did on education. increase” in Italy’s borrowing rates, saying it balancing its books. ECONOMY TEHRAN — The Statistical Center of Iran pean Commission Vice-President for the Euro “Breaking rules can appear tempting at a was a signal that lawmakers should adjust the The country’s populist and partly right-wing deskannounced that the inflation rate in the twelve- and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis said first look, it can provide an illusion of break- “fiscal trajectory.” coalition, voted in after elections in March, want month period ended on the last day of the seventh Iranian there was no alternative but to reject Italy’s cur- ing free. It is tempting to cure debt with more Stocks listed on the FTSE MIB in Milan also the fiscal blowout in order to make good on calendar month of Mehr (October 22) stood at 13.4 percent, rent proposals, before adding that the country’s debt, but at some point the debt weighs too sold off and the index closed down 0.8 percent pre-election spending pledges. IRIB reported on Wednesday. government now had three weeks to come up heavy,” he added. on Tuesday afternoon. In recent months, con- (Source: CNBC) Inflation rate in the mentioned period shows 2.1 percent rise from the figure of the twelve-month period ended on the last day of the sixth Iranian calendar month of Shahrivar (Sep- Trump directly attacks Fed Chairman Powell, European markets higher amid tember 22). saying ‘Obama had zero’ interest rates earnings; Deutsche Bank shares slip 4% President Donald Trump directly accused to set interest rates with the twin goals European stocks were higher Wednesday almost 4 percent on Wednesday. It comes South Africa misses tax Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell of maximizing employment and fighting afternoon, as investors digested a flurry after the German flagship lender said it of endangering the U.S. economy by rais- inflation. The Fed is traditionally granted of corporate earnings results. was on track to swing to profit this year, target after ‘coming clean’ ing interest rates, according to The Wall independence from presidential influence The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up despite reporting a steep decline in third- on refunds Street Journal. so that it can fulfill that so-called “dual around 0.7 percent during early afternoon quarter profit. Europe’s banking index — “I’m just saying this: I’m very unhappy mandate” without political interference. deals, with most sectors and major bourses the worst-performing sector in Europe so South Africa’s National Treasury considerably underestimated how with the Fed because Obama had zero in- The Fed has raised interest rates three in positive territory. far this year — edged 0.2 percent lower much it owes in value-added tax refunds, and will miss the revenue terest rates,” Trump told the Journal on times this year as the U.S. economy has Europe’s retail stocks led the gains on the news. target for this year after revising its provisions. Tuesday. “Every time we do something heated up, and it is widely expected to Wednesday lunchtime, up more than Khashoggi crisis The shortfall follows four years of management upheaval at the great, he raises the interest rates.” hike again before year-end. 1.8 percent amid earnings news. France’s Global stocks have suffered this week South African Revenue Service under Commissioner Tom Moyane, The president said Powell “almost looks “How the hell do you compete with that? Kering was the top sectoral performer, amid lingering concerns about U.S. earn- who was suspended in March pending a judicial inquiry, and is a blow like he’s happy raising interest rates,” And Obama — remember this, it’s very with shares rising almost 9 percent after ings, Italian government finances and es- to efforts to stabilize debt and protect the country’s last remaining but declined to elaborate, according to important — Obama had zero interest,” stronger-than-anticipated sales figures in calating trade tensions between the world’s investment-grade rating. the Journal. the president told the Journal on Tuesday. the third quarter. Shares of the Gucci par- two largest economies. “There was a practice that became entrenched over the past few Trump acknowledged that the Fed Obama took office after the Great Re- ent company were up more than 8 percent Meanwhile, mounting pressure on years’’ to withhold payments, Ismail Momoniat, a deputy director- is traditionally independent of political cession began in December 2007. The on the news. Saudi Arabia over the death of journalist general at the Treasury, said in an interview in Cape Town before influence, the Journal reported, but he Federal Reserve at that time put histori- Looking at individual stocks, France’s Jamal Khashoggi continues to ride market the release of the mid-term budget. “The issue was to come clean.’’ still pressed his attacks and appears to cally low interest rates in place, and took Societe BIC also surged towards the top sentiment. The Treasury expects to collect 1.35 trillion rand ($95 billion) in view the United States’ current economic other measures besides, in an effort to of the benchmark during afternoon deals. In Asia, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia- the 12 months through March 2019, or 27.4 billion rand less than performance as a competition between inject money into the faltering economy. The Paris-listed stock reported a bounce in Pacific shares, excluding Japan, slipped was estimated in the February budget. himself and President Barack Obama. Contacted by CNBC, the Federal Reserve third-quarter sales figures on Wednesday, 0.2 percent — extending a decline of more “A backlog of VAT refunds at SARS and an underestimation of As the central bank of the United declined to comment. prompting shares to jump nearly 8 percent. than 2 percent in the previous session. refunds due has led to an overly optimistic view of revenue growth,’’ States, the Federal Reserve’s mission is (Source: CNBC) Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank shares fell (Source: CNBC) the Treasury said in the Budget Review on Wednesday. “The VAT refund estimate has been revised upwards by 9 billion rand and about 11 billion rand will be paid out to clear the backlog in the Boeing lifts Dow futures, but chipmakers pose headwind VAT credit book.’’ ‘Not Correct’ Dow futures rose on Wednesday after Boeing raised its profit Those challenges were highlighted by Texas Instru- VAT was raised by 1 percentage point to 15 percent in February, forecast, easing worries of slowing corporate profits, but ments (TXN.O), which fell 6.2 percent after a disappointing the first increase in the tax since 1993, and the Treasury estimated dim outlook from other China-reliant companies, including current-quarter forecast, and STMicroelectronics (STM. it would bring in an extra 22.9 billion rand needed to shore up chipmakers, kept the pressure on the S&P and Nasdaq futures. PA) (STM.N), which dropped 10.9 percent after signaling the government’s finances. The refunds negate most of the benefit Shares of Boeing (BA.N), the single largest U.S. exporter a slowing demand in China. this year and give weight to accusations leveled against SARS that to China, rose 4.3 percent in premarket trading after the At 8:52 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMc1 were up 31 points, it had, under Moyane, deliberately withheld payments to bolster planemaker topped analysts’ forecast for quarterly profit or 0.12 percent. S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 were down 4 points, its numbers. and raised its full-year expectation. or 0.15 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQc1 were down “If it was intentional or not, I think is still open to debate,” Mark Northrop Grumman (NOC.N) rose 2.6 percent after the 4 points, or 0.06 percent. Kingon, the tax agency’s acting commissioner, told reporters in Cape U.S. weapons maker raised its annual profit outlook. Ford (F.N), Microsoft (MSFT.O) and AMD (AMD.O) Town. “What I can say categorically is it’s not correct.” The reports were in sharp contrast to those from indus- are due to report after the markets close, while Amazon The Treasury will give the tax agency 1.4 billion rand more over trial giants Caterpillar (CAT.N) and 3M (MMM.N), whose (AMZN.O), Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Intel (INTC.O) will the next three fiscal years to improve its functioning after testimony disappointing forecasts on Tuesday sent U.S. stock markets report on Thursday – marquee earnings that could influ- before the judicial inquiry highlighted concerns about how it was into a tailspin. ence sentiment on Wall Street. managed and administered. “Boeing is one of the larger weights in the Dow, so you’ve AT&T (T.N) fell 3.5 percent after U.S. wireless carrier’s “You just see how deep the rot was,’’ Momoniat said. “We are got some good news now that could allow the markets to quarterly profit missed analysts’ estimates. in bad situation. The challenge is what do we do to get out of that.’’ start to trade higher,” said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager Boeing’s report is one among a slew of earnings this week On the macro front, economic data at 10 a.m. ET is ex- Besides the VAT shortfall, the Treasury expects to collect 5.9 billion at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago. to shine a spotlight on the risk of a slowdown in China, the pected to show that new home sales for September is ex- rand less in company taxes this fiscal year than was anticipated in “A global slowdown is actually an issue at this point, and world’s No. 2 economy, spilling beyond its borders and pected to come in at 625,000 units compared with 629,000 February, due to weak growth in the retail, wholesale, manufacturing part of it translates into slow earnings and earnings growth eating into U.S. corporate profits. units in August. and transport industries. Job losses, moderate wage settlements, and ultimately that means lower stock prices.” The other group is chipmakers, struggling with oversup- The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, a summary of the lower bonus payments and a slowdown in hiring by the state also While earnings from S&P 500 companies are expected to ply and the threat of weakening demand for automobiles state of U.S. business across the central bank’s 12 regional prompted it to cut its target for personal tax by 1.6 billion rand. have increased about 22 percent in the third quarter, 2018 is in China as well as further U.S. tariffs on Chinese products districts for August, is expected at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT). (Source: Bloomberg) seen as a peak for the profit cycle, according to Refinitiv data. with chips. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBEROCTOBER 25,25 ,2018 2018 ANALYSISENERGY & INTERVIEW 5

Oil falls to $76 as worries China Sep. oil product output inches up 0.8% on year

China’s total production of LPG, naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel/kerosene, gasoil and fuel oil in September edged up 0.8 percent year on year, and mount on demand outlook rose 2.5 percent month on month, S&P Global Platts calculations based EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW on data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday. OilBy slippedJavad Heiranniato around $76 a barrel on sentiment and European shares attempted Total output for the six major oil products was 38.84 million metric Wednesday, paring losses after hitting its a tentative rebound. tons (mt) in September, compared with 38.54 million mt in September lowest since late August, pressured by concern While U.S. sanctions on Iran, which start 2017 and 37.90 million mt in August, Platts calculations showed. that demand is weakening and supply ample on Nov. 4, are expected to tighten supplies, even as U.S. sanctions loom on oil exporter other producers, notably top exporter Saudi Iran. Arabia, are already pumping more oil and In a sign supply is plentiful, industry group willing to increase further if needed. the American Petroleum Institute said on Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih Tuesday U.S. crude stocks had risen by 9.9 said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia would step million barrels - more than forecast. The up to “meet any demand that materializes U.S. government’s supply report is due at to ensure customers are satisfied”. 1430 GMT. Some analysts say nonetheless that prices Brent crude, the global benchmark, was could rebound before the end of the year. down 37 cents to $76.07 a barrel at 1020 GMT. “We still see Brent reaching $85 per barrel It fell earlier in the day to $75.11, the lowest by year-end,” said U.S. bank Morgan Stanley. since Aug. 24. U.S. crude was unchanged Next year, slower demand and additional at $66.43. U.S. shale oil production should contribute to “Rising oil inventories and growing petro- lower prices, Ruecker of Julius Baer added. The year-on-year growth rate for oil products was slower in Sep- nations’ output calm the supply fears related to “While in the near term prices are at risk tember compared with that in August, and it was also slower than the Iran oil embargo,” said Norbert Ruecker, surprise with attention now clearly being on crude on Tuesday. Forecasters such as the from any further supply disruption, oil should that for refinery crude throughput, which rose 4.9 percent year on head of macro and commodity research at focused on the weakening economic situation International Energy Agency already expect trend lower heading into 2019 as slowing year to 51.34 million mt in September, or an average of 12.54 million Swiss bank Julius Baer. and gloomy demand outlook,” analysts at slower oil-demand growth for 2019 due to emerging market demand growth and the b/d, NBS data showed. Crude fell sharply in the previous session, JBC Energy said in a report. a slowing economy. shale boom restore the oil market’s supply Among the six major oil products, LPG production registered with Brent closing down 4.3 percent. A sell-off in equities due to concern On Wednesday, Asian stocks edged up cushion,” he said. the highest year-on-year growth of 14 percent to 3.33 million mt in “This price movement comes as little about the economic outlook also weighed as signs of stimulus from China propped up (Source: Reuters) September. Naphtha output increased 11.6 percent year on year to 2.97 million mt last month. Jet fuel/kerosene production rose 8.7 percent year on year to 4.19 Saudi oil chief says OPEC’s in ‘produce as much as you can’ mode million mt in September. Saudi Arabia gave the strongest indication over the killing of Saudi government critic Al-Falih said plans to diversify the econ- it was producing prior to the 2017 cuts. Gasoline output increased 4 percent year on year to 11.72 million yet it’s trying to stop oil prices from rising, Jamal Khashoggi. omy will continue, but oil and gas expansion The 13 nations who’ve been members of mt last month. Gasoil production however, fell 7.4 percent year on year saying that OPEC and allies are in a “produce Brent crude, the global benchmark, has will also remain a priority. In addition to the group throughout the period pumped to 14.54 million mt in September, and it was the fourth consecutive as much you can mode” to meet demand dropped almost 10 percent from a four-year its crude investments, Saudi Arabia intends 32.4 million barrels a day last month, about decline since June, according to NBS data. and replace any looming shortages. high of $86.29 a barrel on Oct. 3 as Saudi to partner in liquefied natural gas projects 740,000 barrels a day less than the level in Fuel oil output continued falling by 1.8 percent year on year to The kingdom has already boosted oil Arabia and Russia promised extra supplies abroad and start trading LNG in the future. December 2016, according to data compiled 2.09 million mt in September, the seventh consecutive drop since production to 10.7 million barrels a day, and U.S. stockpiles climbed. Global gas consumption is growing, he said, by Bloomberg. March this year, NBS data showed. NBS did not release oil products near an all-time high, and it can increase Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has used and oil demand will reach 120 million barrels The Saudi oil chief lauded the achieve- output data for January and February. it even more to help plug any supply short- public comments over the past week to tone a day in 30 years, from 100 million currently. ments of the group, saying that it has sta- On month-on-month comparison, except for gasoil production falls due to U.S. sanctions against Iran’s down the kingdom’s veiled threat to use oil In an effort to maintain stable supplies bilized the market and helped the energy which inched down 0.1 percent from August, output for the other energy industry, Saudi Energy Minister as a political weapon to retaliate against to the crude market, Al-Falih said he hopes industry to recover. five major products were all higher from August, NBS data showed. Khalid Al-Falih told a conference in Riyadh. possible sanctions related to the Khashog- the Organization of Petroleum Exporting “Significant investment flows” have In the first nine months of 2018, jet fuel/kerosene production U.S. President Donald Trump is counting gi killing. The reassurances seem to have Countries and its non-OPEC oil partners returned to the oil and gas industry that continued to register the highest year-on-year jump of 14.4 percent on Saudi cooperation to soften potential worked, with oil markets more focused on will sign an “open-ended” agreement in will bring on new supplies to help replace to 35.91 million mt. price increases from the sanctions that take American crude stockpiles than the poten- December. The group, sometimes known losses in areas such as the North Sea and in Meanwhile, gasoil output showed the first year-on-year decline of effect next month. tial fraying of the U.S.-Saudi relationship. as OPEC+, agreed in late 2016 to cut pro- some OPEC countries, he said. Even still, 0.4 percent over January-September, and fuel oil production saw a “We will meet any demand that materi- The Riyadh conference is aimed to gen- duction to eliminate a supply glut and has the outlook for next year is “very unpredict- year-on-year fall of 10.5 percent in the same period, the data showed. alizes,” Al-Falih said at the country’s signa- erate investments in the country as part of since intervened to coordinate output and able” in terms of both supply and demand, NBS typically releases key output data for oil products on a monthly ture investment conference, which is being a broad economic transformation plan to balance the market. Al-Falih said. basis, but does not include explanations for the changes. overshadowed by an international outcry wean it off reliance on oil. OPEC still hasn’t revived output to what (Source: Bloomberg) (Source: Platts) In Presence of First Vice President: ESCO Becomes Exemplary Exporter in Country for 8th Consecutive Year On the occasion of 22nd National and exports of goods especially some other countries are of the other Day of Exports which was held in with regard to refunding customs target markets of this industrial and IRIB Intl. Conferences Hall in Teh- duties as well as removal of com- production company.” ran in the presence of First Vice mitments from imports product It is worth mentioning that selec- President Es’hagh Jahangiri and a licenses out of exports, etc. have tion of national exemplary export- number of governmental officials, been cited as the salient advan- er was taken after meticulous and Esfahan Steel Company (ESC) was tages of the company.” expert evaluation by a committee introduced as the exemplary ex- Benefiting from necessary export composed of the Trade Promotion porter in the country. certificates such as Cruise Certifi- Organization of Iran (TPOI) (official In this ceremony, Mansour cate, this industrial and production in charge of Committee), Deputy Of- Yazdizadeh CEO of Esfahan Steel unit is able to export its products to fice for President Strategic Planning Company was awarded with a Plaque sour continents in the world such and Supervision, Iran Chamber of of Honor and Golden Trophy. as European countries. Commerce, Industries, Mines and In the current year (started March Elsewhere in his remarks, he Agriculture (ICCIMA), Cooperatives 21, 2018), Esfahan Steel Company pointed to the export markets of Chamber of the Islamic Republic (ESC) is the first industrial and pro- the company and said, “countries of Iran, Institute of Standards and duction unit in the group of steel including Afghanistan, Iraq, Qa- Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI), products that was selected as a model tar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Islamic Republic of Iran Customs exporter in the country. Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, Administration (IRICA), Central It should be noted that Esfahan of the company in recent years, tigious international seminars and Oman, UK, Sudan, Belgium, Thai- Bank of Iran (CBI), Ministry of In- Steel Company has been introduced increasing number of export target conference, optimal use of rules land, Pakistan, Kuwait, Jordan, dustry, Mine and Trade, Ministry as an exemplary industrial and pro- markets, paying due attention to and regulations related to imports Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and also of Agriculture, duction unit in 2001, 2006, 2009, the export of products to African, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018. Southeast Asian and European It is for the 8th consecutive year countries, export of steel produced that the company is introduced as with the added value, a variety of exemplary and model exporting unit payment methods, maintaining in the group of steel products in top and high-quality of products, the country. establishing very close cooperation In this regard, our correspondent and coordination with finance and has conducted an interview with credit associations such as Export Mansour Yazdizadeh CEO of ESCO. Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI), In the beginning, he expounded on registration of brands of ESCO the activities and performance of and ZOBESCO in international his company in recent years and arena, successful and highlighted said, “continued growth of exports presence of the company in pres- ساعت: 17:00 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 25, 2018 What does Khashoggi’s murder tell Iraqi Kurdistan opposition parties reject election results us about the Saudi power structure? By Dana Taib Menmy By Simon Henderson After a three-week delay, election commissioners announced Oct. The traditional way of looking at Saudi Ara- 21 the final results of the Iraqi Kurdistan region’s parliamentary bia has been that the royal family rules by elections, in which the two major parties won most of the seats consensus and with caution, choosing lead- and the main opposition parties rejected the results. ers based on experience and seniority. That A year after the failed independence referendum and its dis- template has been increasingly invalidated astrous results, Iraq’s Kurds voted last month in parliamentary since the accession of King Salman in January elections that witnessed a low turnout and alleged large-scale 2015 and the emergence of his thirty-three- voter fraud and irregularities by the Kurdistan Democratic Party year-old son Muhammad bin Salman, who (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). has been crown prince and heir apparent According to the final results announced by the Independ- since June 2017. ent High Elections and Referendum Commission (IHERC), the Under MbS, now the kingdom’s de facto ruling KDP came first with 688,070 votes, winning 45 out of 111 day-to-day leader, Saudi Arabia has begun seats in the Kurdish assembly, positioning it to lead the next transforming its economy (in the form of his regional government. In the last parliamentary vote, in 2013, “Vision 2030” plan), its society (e.g., open- the KDP won 38 seats. ing cinemas and giving women the right to The PUK came in second in this election with 319,219 votes, drive), and its religion (a supposed reversion winning 21 seats; the party had 18 seats in 2013. The Gorran to a more “moderate Islam”). Yet he has not party, also called the Change Movement, is the largest Kurd- opened the political sphere to ordinary Saudis; ish opposition group and won 12 seats this time, down sharply he also appears to have sharply reduced the from 24 in 2013. role of the wider al-Saud family, sidelining While four of the nine Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) thousands of princes. commissioners rejected the results, five commissioners — all The kingdom’s once-broad power struc- affiliated with the KDP and the PUK — rushed to pass the vote’s ture now appears to rest on the shoulders of final results, then held a midnight press conference in Erbil to two men. King Salman, age eighty-two and announce them. The KRG is based in Erbil. in declining health, is increasingly a mere The four objecting commissioners, who are linked to the three figurehead, albeit a diplomatically convenient main Kurdish opposition parties, issued a statement saying, “The one for Riyadh during the Jamal Khashoggi results of the election are not final and complete because they crisis. are full of shortcomings.” The fiction of his rule was preserved most The Khashoggi affair has sparked speculation that the royal family The dissenting commissioners concluded, “We were against recently by a telephone call from President the meeting and consider it illegal. We believe this work is un- Trump and a short visit with Secretary of may want to sideline or remove MbS because of his authoritarian professional. That’s why we didn’t vote for it, nor do we approve State Mike Pompeo. The royal orders sack- style and perceived excesses. it. We reject it.” ing a key media advisor to MbS and four Following the announcement of formal and final results, Ne- intelligence officials were issued in the king’s as future contenders for the throne. They as the king’s envoy to President Recep Tayyip He is currently back in Riyadh for consulta- chirvan Barzani, the current KRG prime minister, called on all name, though it is unclear how involved he include: Erdogan. Yet at seventy-seven years old, he tions. Some of his cousins have been given the political parties to remain patient and unified while Cabinet was in the decision. Surviving brothers of King is seen as merely an advisor, not a realistic second-tier roles in ministries and provincial members are selected to form the new government. Meanwhile, MbS has become the most Salman candidate for the throne. governments, including Khalid bin Bandar, Tension had escalated between the KDP and the PUK since powerful crown prince in Saudi history. Whether directly or via their eldest sons, His half-brother Prince Turki — formerly who is son to former U.S. envoy Bandar bin the latter secured the election Oct. 2 of Barham Salih as president Since replacing his father as defense min- these princes notionally dominate the Alle- an intelligence chief and ambassador to Wash- Sultan and currently serves as ambassador to of the federal government in Baghdad — a largely ceremonial ister nearly four years ago, he has steadily giance Council, the body tasked with confirm- ington and London — has been an unofficial Germany, where he recently returned after position reserved for a Kurdish politician. But the parties have concentrated all of the kingdom’s disparate ing the selection of crown princes. Former mouthpiece for Riyadh in recent years. He a months-long diplomatic rift. Such moves both accepted the parliamentary elections results, showing signs military forces under his control. When he interior minister Prince Ahmed, the king’s has yet to speak publicly on the current crisis, have been interpreted as efforts to bolster of future cooperation in forming the next regional government. orchestrated the resignation of former crown last surviving full brother, reappeared in the however, despite (or perhaps because of) the crown prince’s perceived youthful new Other parties, however, voiced many complaints. prince Muhammad bin Nayef last year, he news recently when he was involved in an the fact that he employed Khashoggi as a approach to governance, not as precursors “The Change Movement completely rejects those results and transferred leadership of the Interior Ministry altercation with demonstrators in London, media advisor during his postings abroad. to power for the appointees. will take all legal measures” against it, the movement said in an to MbN’s young nephew while emaciating but he plays no obvious role in palace poli- The preeminent member of this sub-clan was The Khashoggi affair has sparked specula- Oct. 21 statement. the institution’s past dominance in security tics. The king’s youngest half-brother, Prince veteran foreign minister Saud al-Faisal, who tion that the royal family may want to sideline New Generation, a new opposition party led by businessman affairs. Likewise, when the crown prince’s Muqrin, has a formidable resume — including died in 2015. Their father was respected as or remove MbS because of his authoritarian Shaswar Abdulwahid, rejected the results the day after the vote, last obvious rival, Mitab bin Abdullah, was time as an F-15 pilot, provincial governor, king, but he won the throne by deposing his style and perceived excesses. As yet, however, calling the elections “rigged.” Though New Generation got 127,115 accused of corruption and locked up in the intelligence chief, and, briefly, crown prince predecessor and was himself assassinated there is no visible evidence of this. votes, securing eight parliament seats, it said it will boycott the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton last November, he was — but was pushed aside because King Sal- by a nephew — two abrupt transitions that For all intents and purposes, he remains next legislative session. stripped of his post atop the powerful Saudi man saw him as too much a protégé of the traumatized the royal family. the kingdom’s future — which also means The Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG), which won seven seats, Arabian National Guard and replaced by a late King Abdullah. The fact that his mother Junior princes that if he were to drop out of contention for also said it would take legal action to oppose the results. peripheral family member. was a concubine rather than a wife of the These include sons of King Salman or pre- the throne anytime soon, it would create a “The electoral commission wasn’t just in its treatment of the The few princes who have managed to kingdom’s founder, Ibn Saud, likely stunted vious kings and crown princes. The only one clear void. The prospect of MbS ruling for complaints and the voter fraud,” and failed to take into consid- retain their prominence are either too old or his succession potential as well. of any prominence is Khalid bin Salman, the decades was once thought to portend stabil- eration the opinions of the four dissenting KRG commission- too young to rival MbS, who has methodically Sons of the late King Faisal younger brother of MbS and former F-15 pilot ity for the kingdom, but that judgment now ers, KIG spokesman Rebwar Hamad told Al-Monitor. He also sidelined a swath of royals in their fifties and Mecca provincial governor Prince Khalid who was appointed ambassador to the United seems premature. said the party will present all its evidence of voter fraud to the sixties who likely once regarded themselves al-Faisal was dispatched to Turkey this month States last year at the age of twenty-nine. (Source: washingtoninstitute.org) appropriate legal bodies, and the KIG leadership will convene soon to make their final decision on the region’s vote and the political process. The Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU), the Islamic Movement of Kurdistan and the Reform and Development Movement, which Donald Trump embodies the spirit of our age jointly created the Reform List, won five seats. The KIU ran alone in 2013, when it secured 10 seats. Even ultimate failure would not invalidate his claim to be a truly historic president The KIU political bureau also said in a statement it rejects the election results and will pursue legal recourse. By Gideon Rachman The Communist Party, as part of the Azadi List, secured one seat. The Coalition for Democracy and Justice, which officially When Donald Trump spoke at the UN last month, the audi- boycotted the election, had looked like it would secure a seat ence laughed at him. It was an unprecedented insult to an anyway when 85% of the votes were counted, but in the final American president. But I have an uneasy suspicion that outcome it lost its seat. Trump may have the last laugh. The 45th U.S. president Out of the 11 seats reserved for the KRG minority groups, the could yet go down as a leader who changed the course of Turkmens won five, the Christians five and the Armenians one. history and embodied the spirit of an age. Historic figures The election commission said it received 1,045 individual do not have to be good people, or even particularly intelli- complaints of electoral fraud and violations. After an investiga- gent. Trump is a habitual liar, whose administration has set tion, the commission decided to annul the results of 96 polling up detention camps for children. Rex Tillerson, his former stations, voiding around 119,000 votes. secretary of state, is reputed to have called the president IHERC secretary Esmael Khormali, who is from the KIU and a “moron”. But none of that need stop Trump from being did not approve of the results, told Al-Monitor there were so what the philosopher Georg Hegel called a “world-historical many complaints and irregularities that the electoral commis- figure”. The quintessential world-historical figure of Hegel’s sion should have analyzed them carefully and resolved them. era was Napoleon, whom the German thinker described as “We have asked that wherever there was a complaint against the “world spirit on horseback”. Oddly, the best definition I a political side regarding a ballot box, the vote of that political have read of what Hegel meant by that term, came from the side be canceled — not the votes of all the other political sides, current president of France. Emmanuel Macron told Der since this is the appropriate and just way,” Khormali said. “But Spiegel that “Hegel viewed ‘great men’ as instruments of the five commissioners decided to void all political sides’ votes something far greater?.?.?.?He believed that an individual … thus the commission’s credibility has come under the question.” can indeed embody the zeitgeist (world spirit) for a moment, The KRG judicial elections board had earlier ruled that results but also that the individual isn’t always clear they are doing could be approved by a simple majority of 50% plus one, strik- so.” I doubt Trump has much to say about Hegel. But he may ing down the KRG commission’s regulation that results must be be the kind of instinctive statesman that Hegel described ratified by two-thirds of the commissioners. — a figure who has harnessed and embodied forces that Shirwan Zrar, the IHERC’s official spokesman and one of the he himself only half-understands. By contrast I fear that Trump’s method was to use U.S. power more overtly and four commissioners who rejected the results, told Al-Monitor the Macron, learned though he is, currently looks more like the political parties have three days, until Oct. 24, to raise complaints embodiment of a dying order. If future historians do indeed brutally, in an effort to rewrite the rules of the global order with the KRG Court of Cassation about the announced results. decide that Trump was a historic figure, what might they to America’s advantage. The Kurdistan region, which is already on edge because say? First, that he broke decisively with the elite consensus of disputes about democracy, and billions of dollars in foreign about how the U.S. should handle its relationship with the to integrate China into a U.S.-led global order. On the do- Whatever the results of the midterm elections next month, debts, may be dragged into further political, social and economic rest of the world. Previous presidents had either denied the mestic front, future historians might note that Trump was Trump stands a good chance of re-election in 2020. turmoil now that the opposition parties have rejected the vote erosion in American power, or sought quietly to manage it. the first president to notice the huge gap that had opened Of course, it could all still go wrong. And, as an establish- results. The parties publicly say they might not be able to control By contrast, Trump acknowledged American decline — and up between elite American opinion and that of the wider ment kind of guy, I’m inclined to think it will. The Trump the outrage of people who — frustrated by electoral corruption, sought to reverse it. His method was to use U.S. power more public — on a range of issues from immigration, to trade, trade wars could backfire. The U.S. economy could overheat high unemployment and poor services — could rebel against the overtly and brutally, in an effort to rewrite the rules of the to identity politics. As a candidate and then as president, he and the stock market could tank. In the event of another ruling parties in the future. global order to America’s advantage, before it was too late. ruthlessly and effectively exploited these divisions. Trump global financial crisis, a Trump-led U.S. will struggle to lead “The Kurdistan region is likely to see increased economic In particular, Trump decided that globalization, embraced said and did things that conventional analysts regarded as a coordinated global response. If the Trump administra- growth. If several opposition parties continue to reject the re- by all his predecessors, was actually a terrible idea that was political suicide. But his instincts proved better than those tion continues to undermine America’s alliance system, U.S. sults of the elections, this could fuel near-term instability,” Seth weakening America’s relative power and eroding the living of the pundits. Despite his age, Trump also “got” new media power could erode even faster than before. In the worst case, J. Frantzman, executive director of the Middle East Center for standards of its people. After more than 30 years of stagnant — and exploited it far more adeptly than other politicians. Trump’s instinctive risk-taking style could lead to a major Reporting and Analysis, told Al-Monitor. or declining real wages, the American people were recep- But will all this radicalism be crowned with success? As miscalculation — and a war with China or Russia or on the He continued, “A stable Kurdistan is foremost in the interest tive to that message. Unconstrained by the politeness of his Hegel pointed out, “the owl of Minerva spreads its wings Korean peninsula. But even ultimate failure and disaster of the Kurdistan region, Baghdad and the neighboring states predecessors, Trump bullied friends as well as enemies. With only at dusk”, which is a fancy way of saying it is too soon to would not invalidate Trump’s claim to be a truly historic of Turkey and Iran, as well as Western governments such as his instinctively zero-sum approach to the world, Trump also tell. However, from a Trumpian perspective, the early signs president. The president may think that greatness is all about the U.S. Although there are disputes regarding influence in the decided that a richer and more powerful China was obviously are promising. The U.S. economy is booming, while China’s “winning”. But Hegel suggested that things usually end badly Kurdistan region, overall, after the defeat of [the Islamic State bad news for America — and became the first president to economy is sputtering. The U.S. Supreme Court has been for world historical figures: “They die early like Alexander, (ISIS)], the region needs stability so Iraq can move forward into try to block China’s rise. Whether or not this is a good idea, reshaped. Under crushing American pressure, Canada and they are murdered like Caesar; or transported to St Helena a new era of security.” it is undoubtedly a historic development, reversing more Mexico have agreed to rewrite their trade deal with America like Napoleon.” A cheering thought for Trump’s many foes. (Source: Al Monitor) than 40 years of American foreign policy, which has sought — and other U.S. allies are showing signs of falling into line. (Source: FT) II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY OCTOBER 2425, , 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 U.S. won’t put game-changing Riyadh likely to double anti- Iran policies after Khashoggi pressure on Riyadh: Prof. Entessar death: Prof. Zonis EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ByEXCLUSIVE Payman Yazdani INTERVIEW By Javad Heirannia TEHRAN — Referring to weak reaction of Trump to brutal death of Khashoggi, Nad- er Entessar says U.S. President will not put game-changing pressure on Saudi regime because of its possible political and economic consequences. Brutal killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul created a wave of reactions against Saudi young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal- man’s suppressive policies. Despite early denials, worldwide reactions finally forced the Saudi rulers to acknowledge the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman policies. 1 Will international pressures result in changes to Following the incident over the past two power structure in Saudi Arabia? weeks there have been speculations about A: It is unlikely that foreign pressure will force the royal family possible removal of Muhammad bin Salman to diminish the power of Muhammad Bin Salman. His father from power. has broken the long standing precedent of moving power to the To shed more light on the issue we reached not going to do anything that might damage fear such pressure may have unintended has been a source of threat against national children of King Abdul Aziz’s sons by making his own son the out to Prof. Nader Entessar Emeritus of Polit- Washington’s long-term relationship with consequences. We have to remember that security of countries like Turkey? Crown Prince. Only the collective action of members from other ical Science in University of South Alabama. Riyadh. Also, the Khashoggi affair will have the al-Saud ruling regime has carried out A: No. As long as Muhammad bin Salman branches of the royal family could result in a change of power. Here is the full text of his interview: minimal impact on the results of the upcoming several brutal assassinations against the Saudi is in charge of Saudi foreign policy and as long There is very little evidence of that occurring. How serious and strong do you see 2018 U.S. congressional elections. There are dissidents and exiles over the past few years. as his political umbilical cord is not severed Will brutal death of Khashoggi cause changes to destruc- President Trump’s reaction to savage death many issues that will affect the outcome of The Khashoggi murder is the most publicized by the Trump administration and President tive Saudi regional policies led by Crown Prince Muhammad bin of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. How the upcoming elections, but the Khashoggi such crimes, but it will not be the straw that will Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, the Saudi Salman particularly in Syria and Iraq which has been a source of should his reaction be to the issue in order to murder is not on the top of the list of average break the camel’s back. Change may indeed Crown Prince will not change his destructive threat against national security of countries like Turkey? decrease criticizes and not let the issue affect voting American’s concern. come about in the power structure of Saudi and destabilizing foreign policy behavior. A: It is more likely that MbS will double down on his anti-Iran the results of the upcoming congress election? Will international pressures result Arabia, but such a change will have more to Sustained domestic and regional setbacks policies as a way of diverting attention from the murder. A: President Trump has equivocated in his in changes to power structure of the Saudi do with the machinations of the House of may force Muhammad bin Salman to rethink responses to Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. It is Arabia? Saud than with any international pressure. his aggressive behavior. However, as long clear that Trump sees the potential damage A: No. The Western countries that have Will Khashoggi brutal death impose as the West continues to view Saudi Arabia to the U.S.-Saudi relations that may come leverage on Saudi Arabia, especially the United changes to destructive Saudi regional pol- as its reliable “milking cow,” Muhammad about if the Saudi regime’s gangster-like be- States, do not want to put game-changing icies led by Crown Prince Muhammad bin bin Salman will continue to wreak havoc in Khashoggi scandal not to havior is not criticized. However, Trump is pressure on the Saudi regime because they Salman particularly in Syria and Iraq which the region and beyond. affect U.S.-Saudi cooperation Iran-Tajikistan relations should not surprise U.S: against Iran: Mammadov British prof. TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A British university professor said Tajikistan has had poor relations with a number of neighbors at different times due to the personalistic nature of its regime and theirs, so its relations with Iran “should not surprise us.” In an interview with Tasnim, Dr. John Heathershaw commented on the latest developments in Tajikistan and the future of its leadership. He also expressed his views on the recent developments in the Central Asian nation, including violation of the Tajik Peace Accord, purge of opposition groups, formation of op- position groups in exile, a shift of power, relations with Iran, and the threat posed by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group. Heathershaw is an associate professor at the University of Exeter. He has written several books including “Post-Conflict 1 As Washington and Riyadh share the same strategic Tajikistan: The politics of peacebuilding and the emergence goals against Iran, Saudi Arabia will continue to remain loyal to of legitimate order” and is also a member of the board of the her pledge to offset the lost volumes from Iran. Recently in his European Society for Central Asian Studies. interview to Bloomberg, Saudi crown-prince Mohammad Bin What follows in the full text of the interview: Salman stated that Riyadh has kept its word to offset lost Iranian It appears difficult to talk about the Tajik Peace Ac- volumes (1,5 million barrels for lost 700 thousand barrels), and cord these days. It is even hard to find the opposition groups will continue to do so if there are further volume cuts. Although inside the country. Do you see any significant potential for maintaining Saudi Arabia’s allegiance against Iran is one of the new conflicts in Tajikistan in the current situation after the key elements that will determine the effectiveness of the sanc- conflicts of the 2000s? tions, it is not the only variable in this equation. In the end, it A: The civil war will not return in the form it took from will all depend on to what extent Chinese, Indian and European 1992-1997. It was succeeded by an authoritarian peace and refineries will comply with the sanctions.” the capture of the state by this regime. This has brought alone. Rather, it is direct and structural violence targeted there are too many people in power with vested stability but also kleptocracy. But, yes, there is potential at Muslim public figures and groups that creates the con- interests in keeping their power and wealth for further violence in the Badakhson region of Tajikistan. ditions for radicalization, whereby a very small number and keeping it hidden. The relatively cosmetic This is an area where the ruling regime has not been able of individuals are more likely to be attracted to militant political reforms and more substantial economic EMBASSY OF INDIA SCHOOL political ideas and take up arms. Most Central Asian states and financial reforms that Mirziyoyev has made to get a monopoly over organized criminal groups and traf- ficking revenues. This appears to be the main reason why have pursued oppression against unofficial Muslim groups generate excitement and inward investment. I KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TEHRAN and it is therefore explicable that large numbers of Central expect Mirziyoyev and his regime are seeking thereEXCLUSIVE was violence INTERVIEW in 2012. Elsewhere in Tajikistan, criminal Tehran, Saidi Avenue. Qayedi Ave. Noormohammadi Ave. groupings have been incorporated into the wider state and Asians joined ISIS. In Tajikistan, this has been particularly to bring in this foreign investment without sac- By Javad Heirannia thereby subordinated to the regime. It is not that criminality acute due to an additional factor: the defection of senior rificing control. If there is a new leadership in EMBASSYDarvish OFStreet. INDIA No.24 SCHOOL has been ended but that it has blended into the state which Tajik commander Gulmurod Halimov to ISIS in 2015. It Tajikistan, we can expect them to do the same. Tel. No. +98-21-77531183,KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA77635033 Fax: +98-21-77520242 TEHRAN has become a stable kleptocracy. This stability is lacking in seems that factionalism within the state as well as oppression These regimes find that there are many foreign Badakhshon for these economic reasons and some wider by the state may have encouraged increase in recruitment companies, including Western companies, that Tehran, Saidi Avenue. Qayedi Ave. Noormohammadi Ave. Darvish Street. No.24 political reasons relating to the effective autonomy that the of Tajiks to ISIS. Much of this oppression was branded as are willing to make the corrupt relationships and Tel. No. +98-21-77531183, 77635033 Fax: +98-21-77520242 region had during and after the civil war. ‘counter-radicalization’. payments that are required to enter a kleptocracy WALK-IN-INTERVIEW WALK-IN-INTERVIEW One of the serious concerns of Tajikistan is the new A Shift in power is an important issue in Tajikistan’s even if this means breaking anti-bribery and

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However, female do you see Tajikistan’s sensitivity about Iran 1. MCA (Computer Science), PGDCA (CS), during the civil war. This UTO-2 is led by the Islamic Revival heads-of-state are almost unprecedented in Central Asia. and the subsequent measures? M.Sc(CS), B.Sc(CS), B.Tech(CS). A: The IRPT’s links to Iran go back more 1. Computer Science Party in the person of Muhiddin Kabiri. He is an effective At the same time, dynastic succession is also without prec- 2. Having knowledge of C++, SQL, edent (although found in many neighboring countries like than two decades. The Tajik government thinks Teacher- PGT (CS) leader and charismatic public speaker. However, the dif- Networking… ference from 20 years ago is that the UTO at that time was Azerbaijan). Other Central Asian states where dynastic that there are factions within Iran which are focused on negotiated a peace. That gave them a purpose succession has been mooted –like Uzbekistan– have seen supportive of the IRPT. They genuinely fear 3. Can teach in English. and focus. This is lacking today. Unity has to be found in regime insiders negotiate a successor among themselves. the influence of a power which is larger than something other than opposition to a government. There It is not clear who this would be in Tajikistan but as these them, which is Persian like them, but which is 1. BA/ Diploma in Indian Music 2. were several attempts to unite the opposition when it was internal dynamics are almost entirely hidden in dictatorships Shiite like their restive region of the Pamirs. Music Teacher- 2. Can teach in English Medium PRT(Music) still possible for them to act within the country but they like Tajikistan, it is hard to know. Moreover, Tajikistan is assertively nation- 3. Preference will be given to the candidate lacked a shared position and therefore the movement was After the post-Karimov Uzbekistan, socio-political alistic and feels insecure in a region where who can also teach Art, Craft and Sports. merely tactical, limited to a single election, and then broke changes in Tajikistan have become more likely. But many it is encircled to the north by Turkic states down. It is hard to see how UTO-2 can stay together over analysts are not optimistic about these changes, either in and to the south by Persian states which it the medium- to long-term. Uzbekistan or in Tajikistan, due to the lack of civil socie- sees as threats. EligibleEligible andand interestedinterested candidates candidates may attend may the attend walk- inthe-Interview walk-in- on the date, A: Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) is a serious concern for the in- ty formation. In your opinion, are these changes possible This may be more about the geopolitical venueInterview and time on mentioned the date, above venue along and with time all mentionedOriginal Certificates above, alonga Passport size ternational community and regional actors in Central Asia. without minimalistic levels of civil society? conspiracy theories that are common among photograph and one set of Attested Copies of all Certificates. Emomali Rahmon has tried to link IRPT to that threat, but it A: It is not uncommon for newly crowned dictators to Tajik analysts and regime members than about with all Original Certificates, a Passport size photograph and one Candidates may send his/her Personal resume/CV in advance to has not been accepted by anyone. How do you see Tajikistan’s make cosmetic reforms. From Assad and other notable ty- any objective reasons for fear. There are also set of Attested Copies of all Certificates. policies towards Islam (oppression and banning Islamic rants through to Berdymuhammedov (in Turkmenistan) some stories of corruption and business relations [email protected]. groups and limiting Islamic activities) and its impact on and Mirziyoev (in Uzbekistan) we see this. However, dic- which have not matured and caused resentment. Candidates may send his/her Personal resume (Dr. S.S.Dakua) radicalization of protests? tatorships cannot usually be reformed without collapsing Tajikistan has also had poor relations with a CV in advance to [email protected]. Principal as the authoritarian system militates against transparency, number of neighboring states at different times There is mounting academic evidence that it is nei- (Dr. S.S.Dakua) accountability and the sharing of power. 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Does lavender really help with anxiety? How you breathe may affect Traditional folk medicine maintains that the smell of some plants can calm the nerves. Now, new research your memory is suggesting that one fragrant compound present in lavender can lessen anxiety by stimulating the nose to According to a team of Swedish-based researchers, breathing pass signals to the brain. through the nose may help memory storage and consolidation. New research brings scientific proof that lavender relieves These findings are published in The Journal of Neuroscience. anxiety by affecting the brain through smell. The way we breathe affects our memory in mysterious ways. Investigators at Kagoshima University in Japan studied Recently, neuroscientists have been scrutinizing the link be- the effect of linalool, a sweet-smelling alcohol that is present tween smell and memory. in essential oils of lavender and other scented plants, in mice. Some have suggested that a damaged sense of smell can pre- They showed that exposure to linalool vapor affects the dict dementia, and others have zoomed in on why that may be. brain through smell and not by being absorbed into the Along the way to unraveling the Proustian mysteries of smells bloodstream via the lungs. and memory, scientists have picked up several clues. Another key finding was that unlike anxiolytic, or an- The amygdala, which is a small brain region that processes ti-anxiety, drugs (such as benzodiazepines), linalool works sensory information, is close to the memory-storing hippocampus. without impairing movement. Also, newer research shows that people with a good spatial The researchers suggest that their study paves the memory may be better at identifying smells. Information related way for further investigations into how to use linalool’s to time and space is present in the anterior olfactory nucleus, calming properties in humans, citing a need for “safer studies have shown. This is a brain area that is involved in the alternatives” to benzodiazepines and other anti-anxiety development of Alzheimer’s. medications. New research now adds breathing into the mix. A study car- One application that they foresee is to help people about to ried out by scientists at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, undergo surgery to relax before receiving general anesthesia. Sweden, finds that breathing through the nose, rather than the A paper on the study now features in the journal Frontiers mouth, improves olfactory memory. in Behavioral Neuroscience. Artin Arshamian, a researcher at the Department of Clinical Anxiety and linalool Neuroscience with the Karolinska Institutet, is the first author Anxiety can range from short-lived worry or fear about of the paper. a problem, decision, or stressful situation such as doing an Breathing through the nose may aid memory exam, to a lasting, or chronic, condition that does not go away. Arshamian and team asked male and female participants to When anxiety is chronic, the symptoms can progressively learn 12 new smells on two occasions. After each “sniffing session,” worsen and disrupt daily life, work, relationships, and school. they asked the participants to breathe either through their noses A study that identifies the brain regions and networks or through their mouths for 1 hour. involved in anxiety also reveals that changes in connectivity When the hour was up, the participants smelled the old 12 between them are heritable. scents along with the dozen new ones. The participants then There are several forms of the condition, which are collec- Estimates for 2015 from the World Health decided which smells were old and which were new. tively termed anxiety disorders. These include panic disorder, Organization (WHO) suggest that anxiety disorders Research reveals how our brain integrates smells with spa- generalized anxiety disorder, and phobia-related conditions. tiotemporal information in order to create episodic memories. Estimates for 2015 from the World Health Organi- affect 3.6 percent of the global population and that this Overall, when the people breathed through their noses, zation (WHO) suggest that anxiety disorders affect 3.6 figure varies among countries. In the United States, they memorized the smells better than when they breathed percent of the global population and that this figure varies the prevalence is around 6.3 percent. through their mouths. among countries. In the United States, the prevalence “Our study shows that we remember smells better if we breathe is around 6.3 percent. an “elevated plus maze,” to test the effect of exposure to sults suggest that linalool does not act directly on GABAA through the nose when the memory is being consolidated — the The recent study is not the first to investigate the calming linalool vapor in normal mice. receptors like benzodiazepines do — but must activate process that takes place between learning and memory retrieval effects of linalool, notes co-author Dr. Hideki Kashiwadani, They saw that the compound exerted “an anxiolytic effect them via olfactory neurons in the nose in order to produce [...] This is the first time someone has demonstrated this.” of the Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences at without motor impairment.” This is in contrast to benzo- its relaxing effects.” As the scientists explain, previous research has shown that Kagoshima University. diazepines and injected linalool, which impair movement He says that further research is now needed to test the olfactory brain receptors can pick up not only smell but also “However,” Dr. Kashiwadani reports, “the sites of action in a similar way to consumed alcohol. safety and effectiveness of linalool, and to find out the exact small variations in airflow, with different parts of the brain being of linalool were usually not addressed in these studies.” Exposing mice that lacked a sense of smell to the com- sites in the brain that the compound targets. activated upon inhalation and exhalation. Olfactory route to the brain pound did not produce the same effect, thus confirming that As well as being a potential relaxant for people about However, scientists do not currently know how different The prevailing assumption was that inhaling linalool led “olfactory input” was the route to the brain. to undergo surgery, the compound could also offer an al- breathing patterns affect human behavior. to it being absorbed through the lungs into the bloodstream. In addition, when the scientists pretreated the normal ternative for those who struggle with “oral or suppository “The idea that breathing affects our behavior is actually not From the bloodstream, it could then reach signal-sensing mice with the drug flumazenil before allowing them to administration of anxiolytics, such as infants or confused new,” says Arshamian. “In fact, the knowledge has been around proteins called gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) smell the linalool vapor, the animals showed no reduction elders,” Dr. Kashiwadani adds. for thousands of years in such areas as meditation.” receptors in nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain. Benzodi- in anxiety. Flumazenil blocks the GABAA receptors that “Our study also opens the possibility that relaxation seen “But no one has managed to prove scientifically what actually azepines also target these receptors. respond to benzodiazepine. in mice fed or injected with linalool could in fact be due to goes on in the brain,” he explains. “We now have tools that can Dr. Kashiwadani and his colleagues used various ex- Alternative to current anxiolytics the smell of the compound emitted in their exhaled breath.” reveal new clinical knowledge.” periments involving, for example, a “light/dark box” and “When combined,” Dr. Kashiwadani notes, “these re- (Source: Medical News Today) (Source: newsok.com)

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Exports of handicrafts up UNESCO experts in Iran 9.5%, hit $107 million weighing Hyrcanian Forest HERITAGE TEHRAN — A delegation deskof international experts has commenced assessing Hyrcanian Forest (also known as Caspian Forest) for its possible inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list, CHTN reported. “The delegation are to visit four provinces of Golestan, Mazandaran, Semnan and Gilan in a span of nine days… to report results of their survey to the IUCN [International Union for Conservation of Nature],” said Moham- mad-Hassan Talebian, the deputy director of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and HERITAGE TEHRAN — Iran’s handicrafts exports reached Tourism Organization. desk$107 million in the first half of the current Members of the delegation, who are from Iranian calendar year (started March 21), growing 9.5 percent Finland and Switzerland, are scheduled to year on year. make field visits to conduct their technical “Export of handicrafts in the first six months of this Iranian reviews and to observe local community calendar year earned the country more than $107 million, showing contribution, the official added. an increase of 9.5% compared to the figure in the same period the The World Heritage Committee, on its previous year,” said deputy director of the Historical Heritage, 40th session inscribed the Lut Desert, or Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, IRNA reported. Dasht-e-Lut, located in the south-east of Pouya Mahmoudian made the remarks on Tuesday, addressing the country, as a natural site and now in a a Tehran conference held in commemoration of top artists and collaborative effort between Department artisans of the 30th national handicraft exhibition. of Environment (DOE), Forest, Rangeland “From the beginning of the year until the end of September, and Watershed Organization (FRWO), and we held 11 national, regional and provincial [handicrafts] exhi- Germany Michael Succow Foundation as bitions and they were well received,” she said. well as CHHTO for about two years Iran is She also remarked that her organization has launched five per- planning on inscribing Hyrcanian Forest manent handicrafts markets during the period, saying “We believe on the list. [this way] that more people could have access to handicrafts.” Recognition of these forests as a World Gazu Waterfall in Shirgah, Mazandaran province According to data compiled by the CHHTO, Iran exported Heritage site will increase the worldwide $237 million of handicrafts in [the Iranian calendar year] 1395 popularity of these forests, in addition, it The Hyrcanian Forest cover the northern slope of the Alborz (March 2016-March 2017). can enhance the realization of the people Traditional ceramics, pottery vessels, handwoven cloths as in the region of their outstanding heritage Mountain in Iran at the southern edge of the Caspian Sea and it well as personal ornamentations with precious and semi-precious through awareness raising and exchange contains very rich ecosystems due to the particular orographic and gemstones are among Iranian exports to Iraq, Afghanistan and of experiences with other world heritage climatic situation Germany, the U.S., the UK and other countries. sites. The world heritage certificate also Dozens of Iranian handicrafts have gained the UNESCO Seal contributes to increase tourism in the world it contains very rich ecosystems due to the This forest is one of the major glacial Hyrcanian Forests as a UNESCO World of Excellence during the past couple of years. heritage. particular orographic and climatic situation refugia arcto-tertiary forest vegetation where Heritage site had been under attention The Hyrcanian Forest cover the north- (precipitation rich, warm-temperate, high a number of tertiary relics survived the Ice since 2001 prior to become the recent fo- ern slope of the Alborz Mountain in Iran at moisture from the Caspian Sea and damming Age and developed numerous endemic taxa cus and one of the priorities of the Iranian the southern edge of the Caspian Sea and effect of the Alborz Mountain range). of flora and fauna. The nomination of the government on 2017. World’s oldest intact Mysterious gold relic finally identified A prehistoric mammal relative looked shipwreck discovered in after baffling scientists for 150 years like a weasel and had 38 babies at once Black Sea

Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the world’s oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the Black Sea where it appears to have lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years. The five-meter (75ft) vessel, thought to be ancient Greek, was discovered with its mast, rudders and rowing benches all present and correct just over a mile below the surface. A lack of oxygen at that depth preserved it, the researchers said. “A ship surviving intact from the classical world, lying in over 2km of water, is something I would never have believed possible,” said Professor Jon Adams, the principal investigator with the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (MAP), the team that made the find. “This will change our understanding of shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world.” The ship is believed to have been a trading vessel of a type that researchers say has only previously been seen “on the side of ancient Greek pottery such as the ‘Siren Vase’ in the British Museum”. The documentary team made a two-hour film that is The origin of a mysterious golden relic has This could include ancient DNA testing There’s a wonderfully undone quality to any living mammal. (There are modern due to be shown at the British Museum on Tuesday. been identified after leaving archaeologists and stable isotope analysis to try to establish Earth’s earliest mammals and their rel- near-equivalents: the tailless tenrec of (Source: The Guardian) baffled for almost 150 years. where the woman was from. atives. These Jurassic-era critters don’t Madagascar has litters of up to 32, while The small, flat golden plate was un- Mr. Parker said most of the other mouth look like the prototypes for today’s felids the average brood size of the naked mole covered alongside a female skeleton and plaques were found in the far eastern parts or canids so much as the beta versions, still rat is 28.) ROUND THE GLOBE a coin at a grave site beneath York station of the former Roman Empire in Syria, Tur- entirely in development. They are primitive Almost as striking as the size of the ancient in 1872. key and Crimea, apart from one found both literally and esthetically—snaggle of litter was the relative smallness of their crea- After more than a century of intrigue, in France. tooth and small of brain. ture’s developing brains. Hoffman and Rowe City of Verona a team at Yorkshire Museum - alongside He added: “The hope is if the skeleton About 185 million years ago, or 25 million believe that as mammals developed further experts from around the world - have re- could be proved to have an eastern link, years after the first mammal birthed its first from these antecedents, their brains grew A world Heritage, the city of Verona is situated in northern vealed it is a Roman mouth plaque dating where the other examples of the practice spawn, a hairy creature resembling a stocky, as the number of offspring per litter shrank. Italy at the foot of the Lessini Mountains on the River Adige. from the third century. are, that would show a level of mobility beagle-sized weasel produced 38 young of “Just a few million years later, in mammals, It dates from prehistoric times: a small built-up area that The 1,800-year-old plaque is the only of this unusual practice from one end of her very own. She probably didn’t actually they unquestionably had big brains, and they developed between the 4th and 3rd century BC became a example of its kind in Britain, and one of the empire to the other.” give birth to them: As Live Science reports, unquestionably had a small litter size,” Rowe Roman municipium in the 1st century BC after which it rose only 23 discovered worldwide. The woman is believed to have been Kayentatherium wellesi, as the animal is said, in a statement. rapidly in importance. The plaque would be used to cover the between 18 and 30 when she died, and known, wasn’t quite a mammal. Instead, Their research tells us a little more about During the 5th century, Verona was occupied by the Os- mouth of a dead body, and experts said along with the mouth plaque she was bur- she was a cynodont—a mammal predecessor a key turning point in the development of trogoth Theodoric I, later by the Lombards, and in 774 by it would usually be used by a person of ied with a fake silver coin dated between who likely reproduced much like a reptile. present-day lions, tigers, human beings, Charlemagne. In the early 12th century, it became an inde- high status. 202 and 210. In a new study published in the journal and bears. This is the only known instance pendent commune. But mystery still surrounds how and The coin, which was made of copper Nature, University of Texas researchers of mammal precursor babies on record, why it was used, with theories including with a silver wash over the top, had Eva Hoffman and Timothy Rowe describe a and it tells us a lot about how the story it being a magical or medicinal amulet to the face of Septimius Severus on one specific K. wellesi skeleton found in Arizona fits together. protect the person in death, or a sinister side and Fortuna, the goddess of luck alongside her prodigious brood of “at least “These babies are from a really im- talisman to silence or restrain them. on the other. 38 individuals.” It’s not clear how they portant point in the evolutionary tree,” Yorkshire Museum assistant curator Severus was Roman Emperor from may have met their demise, or whether Hoffman said. “They had a lot of features of archaeology Adam Parker said he is 193 until his death in York in 211, but it the babies had recently hatched or were similar to modern mammals, features that planning to carry out more tests on the is not clear whether the woman was buried still in their eggs. are relevant in understanding mammalian female skeleton to shed more light on the during this period or later. Thirty-eight babies isn’t just a lot—it’s evolution.” mouth plaque itself. (Source: msn.com) more than twice the average litter size of (Source: Quartz) It might be too late to save these Australian ecosystems from climate change

Aerial view of the city of Verona To the chagrin of the tourist industry, the Great Barrier Reef of gradual climate change and extreme weather events is destructive bushfires, may prevent a system from collaps- has become a notorious victim of climate change. But it is causing environmental changes. These changes are often ing, but at considerable financial cost. And as the interval It prospered under the rule of the Scaliger family and par- not the only Australian ecosystem on the brink of collapse. abrupt and potentially irreversible. They include wildlife between extreme events shorten, the chance of a successful ticularly under Cangrande I, falling to Venice in 1405. From Our research, recently published in Nature Climate Change, and plant population collapses, the local extinction of native intervention falls. Critically, intervention plans may need 1797, it became part of the Austrian Empire and joined the describes a series of sudden and catastrophic ecosystem species, the loss of ancient, highly diverse ecosystems and to be decided upon quickly, without full understanding of Kingdom of Italy in 1866. shifts that have occurred recently across Australia. These the creation of previously unseen ecological communities the ecological and evolutionary consequences. The core of the city consists of the Roman town nestled in changes, caused by the combined stress of gradual climate invaded by new plants and animals. How much are we willing to risk failure and any unintended the loop of the river containing one of the richest collections change and extreme weather events, are overwhelming The cost of intervention consequences of active intervention? How much do we value of Roman remains in northern Italy. ecosystems’ natural resilience. Once an ecosystem goes into steep decline – with key species “natural” and “pristine” ecosystems that will increasingly Surviving remains of this era include the city gate, Porta Variable climate dying out and crucial interactions no longer possible – there depend on protection from threats like invasive plants and Borsari, the remains of the Porta Leoni, the Arco dei Gavi, Australia is one of the most climatically variable places are important consequences. Apart from their intrinsic worth, more frequent fires? We suspect the pervasive effects of the which was dismantled in the Napoleonic period and rebuilt in the world. It is filled with ecosystems adapted to this these areas can no longer supply fish, forest resources, or carbon press and pulse of climate change means that, increasingly, next to Castelvecchio in the 1930s, the Ponte Pietra, the Roman variability, whether that means living in scorching heat, storage. It may affect livestock and pasture quality, tourism, and the risks of doing nothing may outweigh the risks of acting. theatre, and the Amphitheatre Arena. bitter cold or a climate that cycles between the two. Despite water quality and supply. Unfortunately, the sheer number of The beginning of this century has seen an unprecedented The Scaligers rebuilt the walls during the Middle Ages, land clearing, mining and other activities that transform variables – between the species and terrain in each area, and number of widespread, catastrophic biological transformations embracing a much larger territory in the west and another the natural landscape, Australia retains large tracts of the timing and severity of extreme weather events – makes in response to extreme weather events. This constellation vast area on the east bank of the river. This remained the size near-pristine natural systems. Many of these regions are predicting ecosystem collapses essentially impossible. of unpredictable and sudden biological responses suggests of the city until the 20th century. iconic, sustaining tourism and outdoor activities and pro- Targeted interventions, like the assisted recolonisation of that many seemingly healthy and undisturbed ecosystems (Source: UNESCO) viding valuable ecological services – particularly fisheries plants and animals, reseeding an area that’s suffered forest are at a tipping point. and water resources. Yet even here, the combined stress loss, and actively protecting vulnerable ecosystems from (Source: The Independent) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 25, 2018 SCIENCE 11

Gravitational waves might be the key to Study provides new insight into why galaxies stop finding dark matter, new research says forming stars

Exotic dark matter theories. Gravitational via the weak nuclear force, or be composed Galaxy clusters are rare regions of the universe consisting of waves. Observatories in space. Giant black of multiple kinds of exotic particles, hundreds of galaxies containing trillions of stars, as well as hot holes. Colliding galaxies. Lasers. If you’re a then any effects will make themselves gas and dark matter. fan of all the awesomest stuff in the universe, more pronounced in a dwarf galaxy than It has long been known that when a galaxy falls into a cluster, then this article is for you. something like the Milky Way. star formation is fairly rapidly shut off in a process known as Most of the contents of our universe are This is all great and good, except for the “quenching.” What actually causes the stars to quench, however, of a form completely unknown to physics. small caveat that while all these interesting is a mystery, despite several plausible explanations having been That’s just a raw fact that we’re all going physics are happening under the hood, proposed by astronomers. to have to get used to. If you’re tempted to it’s hard for us to see it. Because it’s dark. A new international study led by astronomer Ryan Foltz, a former graduate student at the University of California, Riverside, think that it’s just some sort of cosmological Cores of galaxies has made the best measurement yet of the quenching timescale, problem, an issue that only arises on the One thing of the many things that we measuring how it varies across 70 percent of the history of the very largest scales, well then I have bad don’t understand about dark matter is universe. The study has also revealed the process likely respon- news for you. One of these mysterious how it behaves in the cores of galaxies. sible for shutting down star formation in clusters. components to the cosmos is – as far as Simple simulations of galaxy evolution Each galaxy entering a cluster is known to bring some cold we can tell – a form of matter. predict something called a “cusp” – a hard gas with it that has not yet formed stars. One possible explana- But not just any form of matter, nut of incredibly high density sitting in tion suggests that before the cold gas can turn into stars, it is otherwise we would’ve seen it by now. No, the otherwise creamy center of a galaxy. “stripped” away from the galaxy by the hot, dense gas already we think it’s a kind of dark matter; matter But observations do not bare this out: in the cluster, causing star formation to cease. that simply doesn’t interact with light. No there ought to be a lot of stars following Another possibility is that galaxies are instead “strangled,” emission. No absorption. No scattering. the gravitational influence of all that dark meaning they stop forming stars because their reservoirs cease Nothing. And the fact that dark matter matter. And there sure are a lot of stars in getting replenished with additional cold gas once they fall inside exists shouldn’t be that surprising, should the center of a galaxy, but not that many. the cluster. This is predicted to be a slower process than stripping. it? After all, who dictated that everything Astronomers are very, very interested in A third possibility is that energy from the star formation it- in the universe must interact with light? the cores of galaxies, and especially dwarf dark matter. what dark matter does without any of that self drives much of the cold gas fuel away from the galaxy and Total amount of mass galaxies, because it’s there that they can The smallest galaxies, known as pesky light-interacting-matter to really prevents it from forming new stars. Nobody did, and so here we are. If you potentially learn a lot about dark matter. dwarf galaxies, could provide a handy complicate things. If dark matter does Because these three different physical processes predict gal- look at a random galaxy, the stuff that lights And despite their complicating, messy laboratory for studying dark matter. In something strange (well, stranger than axies to quench on different relative timescales over the history up – stars, nebulae, etc. – only represent a physics, we still need stars and gas to these galaxies, dark matter is free to do simply existing), like interact with itself of the universe, astronomers have postulated that if they could small fraction of the total amount of mass observe, probe, and study the dwarf compare the number of quenched galaxies observed over a long in that galaxy. The exact ratio between galaxies, hoping that we can trace the time-baseline, the dominant process causing stars to quench “normal” matter and the dark stuff depends One thing of the many things that we don’t behavior of the underlying dark matter. would more readily become apparent. on lots of factors, like the galaxy’s formation But dwarf galaxies are far away, dim, and understand about dark matter is how it (Source: phys.org) history. But in general, the smaller the small – and their cores even more so. galaxy, the more of it is dominated by behaves in the cores of galaxies. (Source: universetoday.com) Mystery of how black widow Nitrogen study casts doubt on ability of plants to continue absorbing same amounts of CO2 spiders create steel-strength A new study casts doubt as to whether environmental concerns. plants will continue to absorb as much That gave people the impression “that we silk webs further unraveled carbon dioxide in the future as they have are kind of nitrogen-saturated everywhere, Researchers have better unraveled the complex process of how in the past due to declining availability that we have too much nitrogen,” Wang said. black widow spiders transform proteins into steel-strength fibers. of nitrogen in certain parts of the world. But the researchers found that This knowledge promises to aid scientists in creating equally When it comes to the role plants play perception is not true. strong synthetic materials. in keeping the heat-trapping greenhouse In natural systems such as grasslands Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques, the research team was gas out of the atmosphere, “it may not be and forests that are not directly fertilized, able to more closely see inside the protein gland where the silk business as usual,” said Lixin Wang, an the researchers said, the availability fibers originate, revealing a more complex, hierarchical protein associate professor in the Department of of nitrogen to plants is declining. As assembly. The researchers’ ‘modified micelles theory’ concludes Earth Sciences at IUPUI. availability declines, compared to the that spider silk proteins start out as complex, compound micelles. Wang is a co-author of the paper relative demand for the nutrient due to Researchers at Northwestern University and San Diego State “Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication plants leafing out earlier and the longer University (SDSU) have better unraveled the complex process of of terrestrial ecosystems,” which reports growing seasons associated with climate how black widow spiders transform proteins into steel-strength that finding. It was published Oct. 22 in warming, plants are suffering from nitrogen fibers. the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. deficiency, Wang said. Black widow spiders and their relatives, native to temperate In grasslands and forests, which are “In such systems, which cover a large climates in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and not directly fertilized, the availability of part of the world, demand for nitrogen is South America, produce an array of silks with exceptional ma- nitrogen to plants is declining. The study rising at a faster rate than the supply of terials properties. examines global availability of nitrogen, nitrogen,” Wang said. Scientists have long known the primary sequence of amino using a data set that is more than 30,000 With nitrogen deficiency, plants are acids that make up some spider silk proteins and understood data points larger than those previously unable to absorb the same quantity of the structure of the fibers and webs. Previous research theorized used to determine nitrogen availability. carbon dioxide as they did previously. that spider silk proteins await the spinning process as nano-size An essential nutrient “We know that plants reliably suck amphiphilic spherical micelles (clusters of water soluble and An essential nutrient for plants as well as up carbon dioxide that we emit into the non-soluble molecules) before being funneled through the spi- for humans and animals, nitrogen is used environment,” Wang said. “But the problem of the extra carbon dioxide.” plants. Less nitrogen in plants means less der’s spinning apparatus to form silk fibers. However, when widely in more urban, developed countries right now is if plants are suffering more “Not only will plants be more stressed for protein for herbivores, which could threaten scientists attempted to replicate this process, they were unable to fertilize crops. In fact, it has been used and more nitrogen limitations, it means nitrogen,” said Joseph Craine, the paper’s the entire food chain.” to create synthetic materials with the strengths and properties so widely that its use has raised serious they will be able to take up less and less lead author, “but so will animals that eat (Source: eurekalert.org) of native spider silk fibers. “What we didn’t understand completely is what goes on at the nanoscale in the silk glands or the spinning duct -- the storage, 38 baby skulls of weird Jurassic era mammal relative found transformation and transportation process involved in proteins becoming fibers.” (Source: Science Daily) About 185 million years ago, a hairy, bea- Even though no eggshells were found at the of geoscience at the University of Texas. At Given that K. wellesihad a tiny brain gle-size animal celebrated motherhood site, the young were likely still developing first, Rowe thought the rock chunk he had and dozens of babies, it appears that the by having 38 babies in the same clutch, inside eggs or had just hatched when they excavated contained a single specimen. It step in which mammals traded litter power according to a new study of the skeletal met their untimely deaths, according to wasn’t until Sebastian Egberts, a former for brain power hadn’t happened yet in the Dolphins can’t communicate remains of both mama and babes. the study. graduate student and fossil preparator at early Jurassic, the researchers said. “Just a properly due to human The animal, known as Kayentatheri- The evolutionary tree the University of Texas, began unpacking few million years later, in mammals, they um wellesi, wasn’t quite a mammal, but “These babies are from a really impor- the slab in 2009 that he noticed a speck of unquestionably had big brains, and they noise: new study rather a cynodont, a mammal relative that tant point in the evolutionary tree,” study tooth enamel in the rocky slab. unquestionably had a small litter size,” lived during the Jurassic period. And the lead researcher Eva Hoffman, a graduate “It didn’t look like a pointy fish tooth Rowe said in the statement. The oceans are not as quiet below the surface as you might think. prodigious number of babies she had is student of geosciences at the University of or a small tooth from a primitive reptile,” The discovery of K. wellesiand her ba- In fact, natural processes and human activity generate significant more than twice the average litter size of Texas, said in a statement. “They had a lot Egberts, who is now an instructor of anatomy bies “is a once-in-a-lifetime type discovery amounts of underwater noise which can make it more difficult any mammal living today, meaning that of features similar to modern mammals, at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic that can have a huge impact on how we for marine animals, such as dolphins, to communicate. K. wellesi reproduced more like a reptile, features that are relevant in understanding Medicine, said in the statement. “It looked view mammal biology,” Greg Wilson, an the researchers said. mammalian evolution.” more like a molariform [molar-like] tooth associate professor of biology and curator The discovery of the mother and her 38 The fossils were discovered more than — and that got me very excited.” of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke offspring is extraordinarily rare, because 18 years ago in the early Jurassic Kayenta It’s energy-intensive to have a big brain, Museum of Natural History and Culture these are the only known babies of a mammal Formation of northeastern Arizona by study and sizable noggins also make childbearing at the University of Washington, told Live precursor on record, the researchers said. co-researcher Timothy Rowe, a professor extremely challenging. Science. (Source: Live Science) An entire Hawaiian island has just vanished off the face of Earth, scientist finds Now a team of researchers from the University of Maryland For East Island, a remote stretch of sand tected area in 2006 – the third largest such Center for Environmental Science and Cornell University found in the Hawaiian archipelago, it was only area in the world, in fact – but Walaka’s that dolphins in the Western North Atlantic modified their whistle a matter of time. And that time just came. unstoppable force lays bare the limit of such calls in response to high noise levels caused by ships, possibly Satellite images released this week re- designations in a world facing unthinkable hindering their ability to talk to each other. veal that the entirety of East Island was climate scenarios. Previous research has indicated that increased ambient noise basically wiped out by powerful storm Bad luck of hurricane levels may hinder the perception of acoustic signals (known as surges in the wake of Hurricane Walaka, “This is not surprising when you consider masking) in marine animals and have been associated with neg- one of the most intense Pacific hurricanes the bad luck of a hurricane going into that ative impacts on health and reproduction. In many species, vocal on record, which tore through the region vicinity and sea level rise already sort of communication plays a critical role in bonding, parent-offspring earlier in the month. deemed the stressor in the background for interactions, warning calls, mating signals and territorial defense. Before-and-after pictures provided by these ecosystems,” Fletcher told HuffPost. However, the effects of increasing noise levels on many marine the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) tell The “probability of occurrences like this species that primarily rely on sound for communication, are not a terrifying story of what the future could goes up with climate change.” well understood. hold for similarly tiny and low-lying sandy Fletcher, who suspected East Island had For the latest study, published in the Royal Society journal islets in the face of climate change – with decades left before it was swallowed by Biology Letters, the team investigated the effects of underwater rising seas and hotter weather inviting ever important pupping ground for endangered Civil Beat. rising seas, was conducting research there noise on the social whistle calls produced by bottlenose dolphins more devastating, island-crushing storms. monk seals and nesting ground for threat- “But there could be a point in the future as recently as July, where he helped capture off the coast of Maryland — a region of the ocean that experiences “I had a holy shit moment, thinking ‘Oh ened green sea turtles. where that resilience isn’t enough anymore.” this arresting drone flyover of the island: high levels of vessel traffic. my God, it’s gone,’” climate scientist Chip This vital habitat, which now exists only While East Island was only ever a tiny It’s a video worth taking a look at: the last Between July and September 2016, the team made a series of Fletcher from the University of Hawaii told under the waves, can no longer provide land mass – about 1 kilometer (approx- up-close glimpse the world will probably recordings using underwater microphones about 30 kilometers Honolulu Civil Beat. safe, dry territory for those animals, or imately 0.6 miles) long and 120 meters ever get of this Hawaiian wildlife haven. off the Maryland shore. They calculated levels of ambient noise Ecosystem diversity for seabirds. While researchers have yet (almost 400 ft) wide – it was the sec- Papahanaumokuakea managers are and the recordings were examined for indications of bottlenose “It’s one more chink in the wall of the to assess the scale of the threat to local ond-largest island in the French Frigate working with FWS and NOAA scientists dolphin whistles. network of ecosystem diversity on this wildlife, the outlook is grave. Shoals, which is the largest atoll in the to better understand the implications for The team found that the dolphins changed their vocalization planet that is being dismantled.” “Species are resilient up to a point,” Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and part local species and habitat in light of these characteristics during increased ambient noise. Specifically, the That ecosystem chink is because East conservation biologist Charles Littnan from of the Papahnaumokukea Marine National developments, but the bigger questions calls were higher in frequency and became more simplified in Island – along with the nearby (and also the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Monument. remain unanswered. order to overcome the masking effect. hurricane-damaged) Tern Island – was an Administration (NOAA) told Honolulu Papahnaumokukea was listed as a pro- (Source: sciencealert.com) (Source: Newsweek) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY OCTOBER 25, 2018

Municipalities, Oil Ministry Iran plans to slash maternal deaths join hands to improve public transport by 55% within 12 years SOCIETY TEHRAN — Mayors of 9 Iranian metrop- SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iran plans deskolises and Iran Fuel Conservation Com- deskto decrease maternal pany, affiliated to Ministry of Oil signed a memorandum mortality rate of 20 to 8.7 per 100,000 of understanding on Tuesday to jointly improve public live births by the next 12 years, a decrease transport in the megacities. of about 55 percent, Nasrin Changizi, head According to IRNA news agency the scheme is mainly fo- of the maternal health department at the cused on improving public transport by increasing subway Ministry of Health has said. ridership and reducing fuel consumption in an attempt to According to an article titled “Maternal decrease harmful emissions in metropolises of Tehran, Isfahan, Mortality in Iran: Realization of the Mil- Tabriz, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Karaj, and Qom. lennium Development Goals” which was published in Journal of Mazandaran Uni- versity of Medical Sciences in June 2017, Iran with an average annual reduction of 6.4 percent since 1990-2015 and a total re- duction of 80 percent in maternal mortality during the past 25 years is among the nine countries which have fully achieved the fifth Millennium Development Goal. “The department’s main plan is maternal health, as well as ensuring health of infants since their first two hours of life, so, in addi- tion to hospital treatment, out-of-hospital birth promotion package in the National of maternal and newborn deaths decreases. complications around the world every day. It and postpartum care services, are provided Health System Reform Plan, a decrease in When the rate goes above 10 percent, there was estimated that in 2015, roughly 303,000 to mothers and infants for up to six weeks cesarean section rate happened, although is no evidence that mortality rates improve. women died during and following pregnancy after childbirth,” Changizi said, ISNA re- there are mothers facing special conditions Different factors such as the pregnant and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths ported on Wednesday. which prevent them from vaginal delivery. women’s awareness regarding vaginal de- occurred in low-resource settings, and most “We plan to bring the death rate of mothers, Since the Iranian calendar year of 1384 livery, lack of awareness about the compli- could have been prevented. As per the agreement some 2,000 subway cars will be added which is currently around 20 per 100,000 (March 2005- March 2006), we have been cations of cesarean section, fear of vaginal In sub-Saharan Africa, a number of coun- to Tehran metro and 1,000 cars will be added to transport live births, to 8.7 per 100,000 people within planning to promote vaginal delivery, she delivery, being encouraged by physician and tries halved their levels of maternal mortality system in other 8 metropolises within the next three years. next 12 years,” she said, adding, the plan said, adding, in this regard, training cours- the reduced role of midwives in training, since 1990. In other regions, including Asia Mohsen Delaviz, CEO of Iran Fuel Conservation Company, must be set on recognizing the most effective es on preparation for vaginal delivery have have led to increased willingness of mothers and North Africa, even greater headway was said that by the year 2030 implementation of the scheme preventable measures which cause maternal been set up aiming at informing mothers the for cesarean section. made. Between 1990 and 2015, the global and accordingly reduction of fuel consumption will save the mortality such as postpartum hemorrhage differences between the normal delivery and In recent years, according to the ministry maternal mortality ratio (the number of government some $1.4 billion in Tehran. and pregnancy blood pressure. the caesarean section. of health data, the rate of cesarean section in maternal deaths per 100 000 live births) The same goes for other metropolises as fuel consumption Since the beginning of this year (March Elsewhere in her remarks, she noted that Iran has increased by 40 to 60% which is three declined by only 2.3% per year between reduction will decrease the expenses by $1.2 billion by 2035, 21), we have focused on provinces where the in addition to side effects of delivery methods, times more than global standards. Although, 1990 and 2015. However, increased rates Delaviz added. death rate among mothers occurred mostly issues such as pelvic floor care, miscarriages, according to WHO guidelines, the rate of of accelerated decline in maternal mortality Fossil-fuel combustion by-products are the world’s most due to bleeding after birth, so that we pre- psychological counselling on elimination of cesarean section should be 5–15 percent. were observed from 2000 onwards. In some significant threat to people’s health. The emissions include pared plans on reducing such deaths which vaginal delivery fear are among the subject Hence, a program called the Healthcare countries, annual declines in maternal mor- a myriad of toxic air pollutants and carbon dioxide (CO2), will be implemented by the next year (March discussed in the courses. Evolution Plan has been implemented in tality between 2000–2010 were above 5.5%. which is the most important human-produced climate-altering 2019- March 2020), she further explained. She went on to explain that in the Iranian Iran since May 4, 2014 in order to fulfill the The high number of maternal deaths in greenhouse gas. She then expressed hope that with the calendar year of 1387 (March 2008- March goals of the WHO including health, fairness some areas of the world reflects inequities According to World Health Organization (WHO) air pollu- implementation of the plans in the next two to 2009), the aforesaid training courses were in financial contribution and meeting the in access to health services, and highlights tion levels remain at dangerously high levels in many parts of three years, we will witness a downward trend expanded, while so far, after a couple of years, non-treatment expectations of the public. the gap between rich and poor. Almost all the world. New data reveals that 9 out of 10 people breathe air in preventable causes of maternal mortality. only one fifth of pregnant women attend the Iran was the second highest country in the maternal deaths (99%) occur in developing containing high levels of pollutants. Like black carbon which “Our other target is to identify mothers at courses. We are trying to promote the courses, world to have caesarian section at the start countries. More than half of these deaths penetrate deep into the lungs and cardiovascular system. risk in early stages, in this regard, coordinated especially in the private sector. of the project, while it was expected that by occur in sub-Saharan Africa and almost WHO estimates that around 7 million people die every measures have been taken and operational Also, in the public sector, conditions must the end of 2014 the rate of cesarean section one third occur in South Asia. More than year from exposure to fine particles in polluted air that lead plans have been implemented over the past be provided to oblige pregnant women to would be reduced by as much as 10 percent. half of maternal deaths occur in fragile and to diseases such as stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, chronic three years to reduce pregnancy and delivery attend the courses so that two-thirds of the Maternal mortality causes, prev- humanitarian settings. obstructive pulmonary diseases and respiratory infections, complications,” she further noted. population receiving the state-run hospital alence in world The maternal mortality ratio in developing including pneumonia. Moreover, to create the perfect envi- services will also participate, Changizi added. Women die as a result of complications countries in 2015 is 239 per 100 000 live births WHO recognizes that air pollution is a critical risk factor ronment for childbirth, maternal health Caesarean sections rate during and following pregnancy and child- versus 12 per 100 000 live births in developed for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), causing an estimated department prepared plans which are According to the World Health Organi- birth. Most of these complications develop countries. There are large disparities between one-quarter (24%) of all adult deaths from heart disease, 25% provided in form of the maternity health zation (WHO), since 1985, the international during pregnancy and most are preventable countries, but also within countries, and be- from stroke, 43% from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease service package, he highlighted. healthcare community has considered the or treatable. The major complications that tween women with high and low income and and 29% from lung cancer. She also added that presence of fathers ideal rate for caesarean sections to be between account for nearly 75% of all maternal deaths those women living in rural versus urban areas, in delivery rooms is also allowed, so all of 10-15 percent. Since then, caesarean sections are severe bleeding (mostly bleeding after as women in developing countries have, on the measures will cause a strong emotional have become increasingly common in both childbirth), infections (usually after child- average, many more pregnancies than women LEARN ENGLISH connection between mother and infant. developed and developing countries. When birth), high blood pressure during pregnancy in developed countries. “There are some 2000 birthing beds in medically necessary, a caesarean section can (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia), complications The risk of maternal mortality is highest the country,” Changizi stated. effectively prevent maternal and newborn from delivery and unsafe abortion. for adolescent girls under 15 years old and Taking The GMAT Promotion of natural childbirth mortality. Two new HRP studies show that As WHO estimated, maternal mortality complications in pregnancy and childbirth in Iran when caesarean section rates rise towards is unacceptably high, as about 830 women is a leading cause of death among adolescent Ash: I can’t seem to progress up the career ladder no matter She went on to say that with natural child- 10 percent across a population, the number die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related girls in developing countries. how hard I try and I have been here for 2 years already! Mindy: Well, have you thought of getting an MBA? I heard it does wonders in getting you to the top. Ash: An MBA hey. . . well my degree wasn’t in business, the Over 1,000 hemodialysis machines to be distributed nationwide business schools won’t be interested in me. ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Some 1,080 hemodi- in over 10 health centers located in 4 cities of Sarpol-e desk Mindy: Nonsense! The business schools measure your ability alysis machines will be distributed Zahab, Qom, Tehran and Hamedan. through a test called GMAT. throughout the country by the end of this year (falling A hemodialysis machine used in dialysis that filters a Ash: GMAT? What does that stand for and what will the on March 20, 2019), an official with the Ministry of patient’s blood to remove excess water and waste prod- Health has said. ucts when the kidneys are damaged, dysfunctional, or test contain? “It is scheduled that 3,000 dialysis machines to be missing. The dialysis machine itself can be thought of Mindy: Graduate Management Admission Test, it contains exploited in the country by the next three years,” IRNA as an artificial kidney. three parts; Analytical Writing Assessment, the Quantitative quoted Mahdi Shadnoosh as saying on Wednesday. According to an article titled “Quality of life of pa- section, and the verbal section. Not only does the test mark Unfortunately, dialysis centers are currently working tients with chronic kidney disease in Iran” published you on the number of questions answered but also on the four shifts a day in some cities and even in provincial in Indian J Palliat Care Journal on Jan-March, 2018, difficulty. centers, he lamented. the incidence of chronic renal failure in the world is Ash: Okay this sounds a little tough, how am I supposed to On the other hand, the ratio of patients to dialysis 242 cases per a million people, and 8% is added to this practice for this? beds in some provinces is concerning; however, no dis- population each year. The population of patients with Mindy: Up to you, you could have a one on one session with tributing the devices is a priority. renal failure in Iran is 320,000. a tutor or group sessions, you can also use free or private A hemodialysis machine produced domestically One of the ways to improve the condition of patients computer software. Going to church might help as well! in Iran, which has undergone quality control over the with chronic renal failure is hemodialysis. In addition Ash: No matter what I do I’m going to ace this test and go on past two years, will enter the dialysis cycle to review the to hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney trans- to become a corporate fat cat! feedback, Shadnoosh concluded. Behrouz Sabok-Dast said that Hemodialysis machines plantation are the common alternative treatments. The Mindy: Umm... That’s the spirit! Earlier in June, director for an Iranian knowledge-based designed and produced by Iranian scientists have entered patients undergoing dialysis have to spend several hours Key vocabulary company operating in the field of hemodialysis products the market, as some 70 machines have been installed of their lives in dialysis sessions. MBA: Master of Business Administration GMAT: Graduate Management Admissions Test graduate: person who finished university ENGLISH IN USE management: the action of controlling an area of a business analytical: pertaining to or proceeding by analysis quantitative LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION A type of information based in quantities verbal: consisting of or in the form of words corporate: related to business fat cat: a wealthy and privileged person National congress on medicinal برگزاری بیست سومین کنگره گیاه پزشکی ایران Supplementary vocabulary Greed: excessive desire, as for wealth or power plants to be held wizard: a person of amazing skill or accomplishment بیســت ســومین کنگــره گیــاه پزشــکی ایــران از پنجــم تــا هشــتم شــهریورماه بــه market: the field of trade or business The 23rd national congress on medicinal plants will be held on میزبانــی دانشــگاه علــوم کشــاورزی و منابــع طبیعــی گــرگان برگــزار مــی شــود. thesis: a dissertation on a particular subject in which one August 27-30 in Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and has done original research Natural Resources (GAU), northern Iran, ISNA reported on Tuesday. بــه گــزارش ایســنا، »کامــران رهنمــا« دبیــر اجرایــی این کنگره در نشســت خبــری با professor: a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college اصحــاب رســانه بــا اشــاره بــه ا ینکــه کنگــره از دهــه 40 برگــزار م یشــود، افــزود: این or university The congress has been held every two years in the country since (Source: irlanguage.com) (13)40s [falling on 1960s], Kamran Rahnama the secretary of کنگــره هــر دو ســال یــک بــار در کشــور برگــزار میشــود. .the congress said Without water, PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM everything “-ium” Lead somebody away/down Chink in someone’s armor Meaning: chemical element or group Meaning: to take someone somewhere by pulling Explanation: to have a weakness that other withers For example: Your body needs calcium to build them gently people can take advantage of and maintain strong bones and teeth. 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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 24, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 France could impose Saudi sanctions NATO chief sees new U.S. missile deployments in if guilt in Khashoggi killing proved Europe as unlikely France could impose sanctions on Saudi Khashoggi’s death on Oct. 2 has trig- Arabia if its intelligence services establish the gered global outrage. Saudi officials have NATO’s top official on Wednesday blamed Russia for breaching kingdom is behind the murder of journalist acknowledged that Saudi operatives were a landmark nuclear arms pact that Washington is talking about Jamal Khashoggi, government spokesman responsible for his death, but the expla- quitting, but said he did not believe the Russian threat would Benjamin Griveaux said on Wednesday. nation around how he was killed and why lead to new deployments of U.S. missiles in Europe. France has been relatively guarded so have shifted. The NATO allies are due to meet on Thursday to hear Wash- far in reacting to Khashoggi’s death at the “We won’t take any hasty decision on ington explain the thinking behind President Donald Trump’s Saudi consulate in Istanbul given its close the future of our strategic relationship,” a move to quit the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, diplomatic ties with Riyadh and commercial French presidential source added. which rid Europe of land-based nuclear missiles. relations spanning energy, finance and arms. “France’s partnership with Saudi Arabia European allies see the INF treaty as a pillar of arms control “As long as the facts have not been clearly is a long term one, which does not deal only and, while accepting that Moscow is violating it by developing established, and corroborated by our in- with cooperation over defense matters, the new weapons, are concerned its collapse could lead to a new formation services, we will not take any partnership is also economic, cultural, and arms race with possibly a new generation of U.S. nuclear missiles decision,” said Griveaux. in the area of energy,” the source said. stationed on the continent. “But on the other hand, once light has German Chancellor Angela Merkel called In his first remarks since Washington announced on Saturday been shed on the matter and has been cor- the killing a “monstrosity” on Monday and that it planned to pull out of the INF Treaty, NATO Secretary-Gen- roborated by our services, based on the hy- vowed to halt German arms exports to Riyadh eral Jens Stoltenberg lay blame on Russia for violating the treaty pothesis that Saudi Arabia’s responsibility until the case is cleared up. by developing the SSC-8, a land-based, intermediate-range Cruise has been proved, then we would draw the But Macron on Tuesday refused to take missile which also has the name of Novator 9M729. necessary conclusions and impose appro- questions about halting arms sales. But he said he did not think this would lead to reciprocal priate sanctions,” he said. From 2008-17, Saudi Arabia was the deployment of U.S. missiles in Europe as happened in the 1980s. It was the first time Paris had publicly not be any “hasty” decision and there were Griveaux added that any sanctions move second-biggest purchaser of French arms, “We will assess the implications for NATO allies, for our se- brought up the possibility of sanctions, al- concerns over harming France’s political would not solely involve limiting arms sales. with deals totaling more than 11 billion euros. curity, of the new Russian missile ... but I don’t foresee that allies though diplomats cautioned that there would relationship with the kingdom. He did not elaborate. (Source: Reuters) will station more nuclear weapons in Europe as a response to the new Russian missile,” Stoltenberg told a news conference. He spoke a day after senior U.S. official John Bolton informed Russian President Vladimir Putin of the plans in Moscow. Trump has said that the United States will develop new in- Palestine urges China to support Abbas Mideast ‘peace’ initiative termediate-range missiles unless Russia and China agree to halt Palestine has called on China to play an active role in the Tel Aviv’s illegal settlement construction activities in the development of their own. so-called Middle East peace process and back President occupied lands and Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem Military experts believe the United States would be better off Mahmoud Abbas’ initiative for ending the conflict with al-Quds as Israel’s “capital.” modernizing its long-range missile deterrent and ensuring that it Israel, which seeks to replace the U.S. with an interna- He also urged China to exert pressure on Israel to “halt could penetrate sophisticated Russian air defenses, rather than tional mechanism as the mediator in the decades-long its violations and honor international laws and resolutions.” developing a new class of medium-range rockets. confrontation. Wang, for his part, stressed that China stands with the “It’s an extremely dangerous intention,” Kremlin spokesman In a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Palestinian Palestinian people and their just cause. Dmitry Peskov said of Trump’s comments when asked about Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said that he had raised Additionally on Tuesday, the Chinese official held talks them by reporters on a conference call. “It will make the world the issue in a meeting with Chinese Vice President Wang with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. He is set to co-host more dangerous.” Qishan in the West Bank city of Ramallah. the 4th meeting of the China-Israel Joint Committee on The INF treaty, negotiated by then-President Ronald Reagan The talks, Hamdallah said, focused on “enhancing joint Innovation Cooperation together with Prime Minister and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and ratified by the U.S. cooperation and the latest political developments, includ- Benjamin Netanyahu. Senate, eliminated the medium-range missile arsenals of the ing the Israeli violations against our people and the U.S. Israel lays claim to the whole Jerusalem al-Quds, but world’s two biggest nuclear powers and reduced their ability to unilateral moves to support such violations.” the international community views the city’s eastern sector launch a nuclear strike at short notice. He also praised Beijing for its “continued” support for as occupied territory and Palestinians consider it as the U.S. Cruise and Pershing missiles deployed in Britain and ‘France gives ultimatum to U.S.’ Palestine in several fields and the so-called two-state solution. capital of their future state West Germany were removed as a result while the Soviet Union Separately on Tuesday, Israeli media reported that Alon “I called China to support President Abbas’ peace in- U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem al- pulled back its SS-20s out of European range. Ushpiz, the foreign ministry’s political director, had told the itiative and to hold an international peace conference in Quds as the “capital” of Israel last December and moved the But since 2014, the United States accuses Russia of breaching the parliament that if Trump does not present his plan for the which China will be a key sponsor,” he added. American embassy to the ancient city in May. INF by developing the SSC-8 though Moscow denies it is in violation Israeli-Palestinian conflict, France’s President Emmanuel Abbas presented his “peace” plan in an address to the The contentious move sparked angry reactions from and says the planned U.S. withdrawal from the INF pact is dangerous. Macron will put forward a proposal of his own. United Nations Security Council back in February. Palestinians and severe criticism from the international “All allies agree that the United States is in full compliance Ushpiz was further quoted as saying that Paris is waiting The initiative calls for holding an international peace community. ... the problem, the threat, the challenge is Russian behavior,” out November’s midterm elections in the U.S. conference with the participation of both the Palestinian Abbas formally declared that Palestinians would no longer Stoltenberg said. “NATO is in favor of arms control but to be However, a spokesman for the French embassy in Tel and Israeli sides as well as active regional and international accept the U.S. as a mediator to resolve the conflict because effective, arms control agreements have to be respected by all Aviv rejected the reports, saying, “The embassy does not parties. It further underlines the need for establishing a Washington was “completely biased” towards Tel Aviv. parties,” Stoltenberg added. know what the reporter is talking about.” multilateral mechanism in line with international law in Turning a deaf ear to Palestine’s objections, the Trump The ex-French administration had unveiled a peace in- Strain on NATO a bid to settle the Palestinian issue. administration has been busy drawing up its own “peace” A U.S. exit from the INF treaty would put another strain on Meanwhile, the Palestinian WAFA news agency reported plan, which it calls “the deal of the century.” It is yet to unveil itiative and held an international gathering on the subject. That plan called for a two-state solution to the conflict, at NATO allies already shaken by Trump’s demands for higher that Hamdallah had complained during the meeting about the proposal, which is reported to be hugely pro-Tel Aviv. defense spending by the Europeans. efforts by Israel and the U.S. to undermine Israeli-Palestin- Palestinians have already rejected Trump’s plan, with the pre-1967 lines, with East Jerusalem (al-Quds) as the Palestinian capital. (Source: PressTV) “It is another headache for the secretary general because there ian talks and the so-called two-state solution, denouncing Abbas calling it “the slap of the century.” is no agreement in NATO about what to do,” said Lukasz Kulesa, an arms control expert at the European Leadership Network think-tank. “European allies are not really sure where the U.S. Americans’ anger may help Democrats in Nov. 6 vote: Reuters/Ipsos poll strategy is going,” he said. Ben Chico, 67, a Republican in California, sponses from more than 21,000 people over That is a change from two years ago, of the key battles that will decide control The treaty requires the United States and Russia “not to possess, says his annoyance with Democrats mor- two months, found Democrats are most angry when Republicans and Democrats were of that chamber. produce, or flight-test” a ground-launched cruise missile with a phed into full-blown outrage when he heard about the Trump administration’s now aban- equally furious, said Nicholas Valentino, a Brian Carson, 46, a public speaking coach, range capability of 500 km to 5,500 km (310-3,420 miles), “or they might try to impeach President Donald doned practice of separating undocumented voter behavior expert at the University of echoed that sentiment. to possess or produce launchers of such missiles.” Trump after the Nov. 6 elections. immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexican bor- Michigan who collaborated on the poll and “We’re learning more efficient ways to At a NATO summit in July all 29 allies, including the United Eden Stramer, 23, a North Dakota Dem- der, the potential for Russian interference analyzed the results for Reuters. hate each other more quickly, and that is States, said they were “fully committed to the preservation of ocrat, says the possibility of abortions be- in future U.S. elections and the Republican The data suggests Democratic candidates disappointing to me,” he said. this landmark arms control treaty.” coming illegal again leaves her fuming. president himself. could get a turnout boost that exceeds expec- Valentino said this is true - Americans NATO envoys are due to be briefed by a U.S. arms control And Pattie Blair, 74, a Democratic voter Republicans are most angry about the tations, he said, possibly tipping the scale overall appear to have been angrier in 2016 official on Thursday in Brussels. They are concerned about the in Phoenix, says anger washes over her every potential for Congress to try to remove Trump for them in tight races. and 2018 than they were in past election fate of other arms control and safety pacts with Russia, includ- time she sees Trump on television. through impeachment, undocumented im- “That’s what happened in 2016,” Valentino cycles, according to similar polling that dates ing the 2010 New START nuclear treaty which can be extended “It’s the most negative, blackest place migrants coming into the country and the said. “A lot of people who were predicted to back to 1980. beyond 2021 by mutual agreement. to find yourself,” Blair said. “It’s like being mainstream news media. stay home were very angry at (presidential “Other previous elections have been pretty Stoltenberg said he still hoped the United States and Russia in a bucket you can’t get yourself out of – a While the midterm elections are for candidate) Hillary Clinton and the Demo- intense,” he said. “But the emotions that could agree to extend the New START treaty, which also limits hand keeps pushing you back in every time thousands of posts from state officials to crats, and they showed up to the surprise people expressed were much more positive, deployed land- and submarine-based missiles and nuclear-ca- you try to surface.” governors, the focus is on control of the U.S. of everyone.” even during years when the country was in pable bombers, although Trump has described it as a bad deal. Across the country, people are seething. Congress. Opinion polls show Democrats ‘Civil war’ recession.” (Source: Reuters) After a vitriolic 2016 presidential election, have a chance at achieving the net gain of In Arizona and other states with compet- The poll, conducted from Aug. 17 to anger continues to dominate public discourse, 23 seats they need to win a majority in the itive races, voters interviewed by Reuters Oct. 7, asked respondents to rate their from raucous protests with huge crowds to House of Representatives. They have a longer bemoaned rampant partisan anger. Many emotional responses – including their lev- Malaysia to charge former incensed social media debates that tear fam- shot at the Senate, where they need a gain said it makes them more eager to vote. el of anger, bitterness, worry, fear, hope, PM Najib, ex-Treasury head ilies and friendships apart. of two seats, but are defending 26 seats, Tim Leatherby, 57, a former Marine, said relief and satisfaction – toward Trump, That anger will drive voters to the polls including 10 in states Trump won in 2016. he was concerned the country was plunging the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Supreme in graft probe in next month’s elections - and greater rage Angry Americans will be more likely to toward a “civil war.” Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the news among Democratic voters could give the vote, and Democrats are generally more “I did my time in the fight and I don’t media, immigration and other issues. It Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ex-head party’s candidates a boost, Reuters/Ipsos angry about their hot-button issues than want to fight again here,” said Leatherby, also collected respondents’ voting history of Treasury will be charged on Thursday in connection with the polling data shows. Republicans, according to the Reuters/ who said he would vote for Republican Mar- and political interest. misuse of government funds, the anti-graft agency said, the latest The poll, which gathered emotional re- Ipsos data. tha McSally in Arizona’s Senate race, one (Source: Reuters) charges in a widening crackdown on corruption. Najib and former Treasury secretary-general Mohamad Irwan Serigar Abdullah were questioned by anti-graft investigators on Wednesday to help conclude the probe, the Malaysian Anti-Cor- Trump’s Confusion over the Economy ruption Commission (MACC) said in a statement. 1 According to evidences in the field of international with China were not effective. The two will be brought to a Kuala Lumpur court on Thursday trade and economics, China holds $1.17 trillion of U.S. gov- “The big picture is the Chinese exports have so far held to be charged, the MACC said. ernment debt, and China is clearly now the largest single up well in the face of escalating trade tensions and cooling “Both of them will be charged together in connection with holder of U.S. Treasury bonds. global growth, most likely thanks to the competitiveness boost an investigation into several cases of criminal breach of trust Since the beginning of 2017, the time of Trump’s presence provided by a weaker renminbi,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard, involving Malaysian government funds,” it said. in the White House, many of the experts, including many senior China economist at Capital Economics. The charges are linked to a multi-billion dollar scandal at Democrats, and even traditional Republicans, warned the The next point is about the multi-dimensional effects of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund founded U.S. government against commercial confrontation with Trump’s policies in the international system. As noted, the by Najib in 2009, an MACC source told Reuters. China. Many American economists refer to China as “the economic disputes between the United States and China Najib is already facing 32 money laundering, graft and breach U.S. banker.” In such a situation, the full-fledged econom- will be extended to other areas of relations between the of trust charges over more than 2.3 billion ringgit ($552.2 million) ic war between the new U.S. administration and Beijing two countries and will even engage other international in transactions linked to 1MDB. could be interpreted as a commercial and economic suicide. economic players, such as Russia, the European Union U.S. authorities allege that $4.5 billion was siphoned from Without a doubt, Beijing and Washington will ultimately and members of the BRICS. the fund and that about $700 million was diverted into Najib’s use methods in this economic conflict which contradicts The third point, which is perhaps the most important personal bank accounts. their red lines. point, is the reaction of American companies to the decisions Najib has pleaded not guilty and his trial is due to begin next year. However, the main question is, what are the effects of adopting made by the Trump government. Beijing has announced Separately, the MACC said similar charges would be brought protectionist policies by the United States government (especially that it will reciprocate Trump’s protectionist policies and against Malaysia’s former foreign intelligence agency chief, Hasanah against Beijing)? Have American companies and industries been war that shows little sign of cooling. The figure, released its irresponsible intervention in international trade. This Abdul Hamid, on Thursday. accompanying Trump in this regard? In order to answer this by the customs administration, represented a 10 per cent has led many American companies to criticize Trump’s Hasanah and seven other agents of the Malaysian External question, we should take some important points into consideration. increase from the US$31.05 billion surplus booked for Au- anti-China policies in the field of international economics, Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) were detained in August in The first point is that two years has passed since Trump’s gust, suggesting Washington’s tariffs on imports of Chinese and to analyze it as a deterrent policy. More importantly, connection with the alleged misappropriation of government funds. presence at the White House. However, evidences suggest products have yet to have the desired effect of narrowing in addition to economic tensions that are exponentially Authorities have frozen hundreds of bank accounts and blocked that the U.S. President wasn’t successful in achieving his the trade gap between the two countries. increasing, the United States is targeting China in eastern several people from leaving the country amid a wide-ranging probe goals in this trade war with China. China’s monthly trade These figures indicate that the Chinese can strongly Asia by taking specific positions towards Taiwan and North into corruption launched by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad surplus with the United States rose to a record high of U.S. resist Trump’s economic tricks. It also shows that Trump’s Korea, an issue that Beijing will definitely react to it with a after Najib was ousted in a shock general election upset in May. $34.1 billion in September on the back of an escalating trade efforts to persuade American investors to cut off their ties determined response. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS OCTOBER 25, 2018 Russian soccer players’ arrests help Bolt could still sign for Mariners divert attention from Putin’s problems Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt could still sign for Central Coast Mariners after the Australian football association Two soccer players arrested over violent said it was working with the club “in regards to funding”. attacks in Moscow are not the first rich and The Australian club said on Monday it was “unlikely” Jamaican famous Russians to get into trouble after trialist Bolt would sign a deal without a financial contribution mixing alcohol and strippers. from a “third party”. But their harsh treatment and public A Football Federation Australia (FFS) spokesperson told BBC shaming after an outcry over the attacks is Sport it had now stepped in to try to help. highly unusual and some critics of the Kremlin Bolt, 32, joined the club in August. say it is using the case of Alexander Kokorin The 100m and 200m world record holder turned down a and Pavel Mamayev to deflect attention from two-year deal with Maltese champions Valletta FC this month. bigger problems. He scored two goals on his first start for the Mariners in a With the glow of President Vladimir Pu- friendly, but was not in the squad for the season-opening 1-1 tin’s March re-election win gone, his ratings draw with Brisbane Roar on Sunday. hit by an unpopular pension reform and the Bolt trained with German giants Borussia Dortmund, South buzz of hosting the soccer World Cup over, African club Sundowns and Norway’s Stromsgodset before joining the Kremlin has the difficult task of trying to the Australian club. distract and appease what polls show is an (Source: BBC) increasingly disgruntled populace. Kokorin and Mamayev, who both play in Russia’s top league, will be held in custody for two months over the attacks and both could face lengthy jail terms. Antonio Conte approached by CCTV footage circulated by Russian police shows a man being kicked and punched by Real Madrid over availability a group of people and another incident in which two civil servants appear to be as- to replace Julen Lopetegui saulted in a cafe. The two players were present at both inci- dents after celebrating a decade of friendship in a Moscow strip club where they said they had been drinking beer. Western accusations about failed Russian the street’s displeasure.” the Russian public had enjoyed the show. Mamayev has admitted committing as- spies for several days. An opinion poll conducted by state pollster “The people are rejoicing,” he wrote in Snob sault, but denied the more serious charge of “The footballer hooligans carried out VTsIOM showed that 86 percent of Russians magazine. “They’re rejoicing in the same way hooliganism. “As regards the assault I apol- a priceless public relations service for the had heard of the scandal, and that 55 percent they do when there’s a battle against privileges ogize and ask the forgiveness of the victims,” Kremlin,” wrote Alexander Plushev, a pre- of those who knew about it considered the when their own life is not improving one iota Mamayev told a judge on Friday. senter on the Ekho Moskvy radio station, two players guilty, and that only 6 percent but when some really public figure is being Kokorin has also apologized. His lawyer which gives air time to speakers who are of those asked thought they should not be publicly brought low and trampled upon.” has not challenged the assault charge but critical of the authorities. punished. When asked if it had orchestrated a me- is contesting the more serious charge of “It’s like the protagonists of this scan- The case has given people the illusion dia campaign around the case and whether hooliganism. dal have been chosen by a great director: that their opinion counts, Ekho Moskvy’s the scandal had proved a useful distraction “I repent,” Kokorin told a court on Oct. famous footballers, but not from the Rus- Plushev wrote in a column, saying people from other more serious problems such as 11. “My behavior was unacceptable and I sian team side that we liked so much at the had been given the impression they could Kremlin candidates losing regional elections, will do everything to deserve forgiveness.” recent World Cup. Arrogant guys who are decide the men’s fate. the Kremlin did not respond. The story overshadowed embarrassing not poor — the ideal target for the man in Dmitry Bykov, a prominent writer, said (Source: Eurosport)

Antonio Conte has been approached by representatives of Real Italy escalator collapse injures Russian Real end winless run against Plzen but Madrid president Florentino Perez over his availability, according football fans doubts remain to Sky sources. Conte is Perez’s first choice to replace current head coach Julen Lopetegui should he be sacked from his role at the Bernabeu. Lopetegui was appointed Zinedine Zidane’s successor in June but already finds himself under pressure after winning just six of his 13 games in charge of the club. Perez’s representatives have made contact with Conte, who has been away from football since he was replaced by compatriot Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea in July. Sky sources understand the former Italy manager rejected the chance to join Real Madrid last summer in order to take a break from football following his departure from Stamford Bridge. However, it is understood Conte is now ready to return to management if Real Madrid want him. Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has confirmed Lopetegui will still be in charge for the El Clasico clash with Barcelona on Sunday. A defeat to their arch rivals would leave Madrid seven points adrift of the Catalan club after only 10 games in La Liga. A group of soccer fans have been injured been trapped between crumpled metal stair Karim Benzema headed the stuttering triple have broken a spell of not winning. Now (Source: Sky Sports) — some seriously — when an escalator col- plates at the lower end of the escalator. European champions ahead early in the we have to kick on.” lapsed at a Rome metro station. Most of Most of those who became stuck had first half but they were fortunate not to PRECARIOUS POSITION those hurt were visiting fans of the Russian injuries to their legs, with reports that one concede an equalizer before the break as A run of five games without a win cul- football club CSKA Moscow. person had to have their foot amputated. the Czechs somehow failed to capitalize minating in Saturday’s shock 2-1 home Soccer fans in Rome were injured on Ten of the injured were said to be in a se- on three clear opportunities. defeat by Levante had left Lopetegui against Spain left-back Alonso signs Tuesday evening when an escalator packed rious condition. Brazilian left back Marcelo got Real’s the ropes and he faced repeated questions with traveling supporters suddenly appeared Rome provincial fire chief Giampietro second goal with a coolly-taken dinked finish about his precarious position in the build- new Chelsea deal to buckle and give way. Boscaino explained what the emergency in the 55th minute and they then missed a up to the game. Most of those injured were fans of the crew found when they arrived at the scene. glut of chances to extend the lead, which The former Spain manager had insisted Defender Marcos Alonso has signed a new contract at Chelsea Russian football club CSKA Moscow, who “People one on the top of the other looking was cut by an ice-cool finish from Plzen’s he felt able to continue at the helm in that will keep him at the club until 2023. were in town to play AS Roma in a Cham- for help,” he said. “They had various injuries Patrik Hrosovsky in the 78th. Madrid yet could still not give any guar- The Spain left-back moved to Stamford Bridge from Fioren- pions League group clash. The Russian caused by the escalator that was twisted, Real held on for a far-from convincing antees that he would remain in charge tina in 2016 and won the Premier League title in his first season fans were headed for the city’s Olympic therefore serious injuries.” win which keeps them level with Group by the weekend. with the Blues. Stadium, where the match was to take place. Local media said the accident was caused G leaders AS Roma on six points after Benzema’s headed goal from a su- The 27-year-old, who previously played for Bolton having The accident happened at the city center’s because fans started jumping up and down three games but failed to answer seri- perb cross by Lucas Vazquez brought joined from Real Madrid, also won last season’s FA Cup. Repubblica station, near to Rome’s main and singing, with Italian news agency ANSA ous questions about their form ahead a sense of calm to a nervy Santiago “I am so happy to stay here longer and to keep playing for one Termine train station. speculating they may have been drunk. of Sunday’s ‘Clasico’ away to arch rivals Bernabeu crowd although there were of the best teams in the world,” he said. State television channel RAI broadcast The metro station was closed in the im- Barcelona. howling whistles at halftime after Real “It’s been a very good two seasons and I am looking forward footage of the incident showing how the mediate aftermath, with buses and cars “We all needed to get a victory to- had given up a third chance to the Czechs to more.” packed escalator suddenly sped up, hurl- diverted and emergency vehicles deployed day which we deserved to get before,” but got away with it. Alonso has scored 15 goals in 92 appearances in all competitions ing people down the stairs. The coverage outside. said under-pressure Real coach Julen The visitors had missed an early for Chelsea and received his first international call-up in March. showed passengers on the opposite side According to the website of Italian daily Lopetegui. opportunity when Milan Petrzela was In his debut season, he became the first player in English of the escalator pulling clear some of those newspaper La Repubblica, transport op- “I can’t say whether the crisis is over denied at the near post by goalkeeper football league history to win his first 14 starts for a club. caught up in the panic. erator ATAC said it carried out monthly or not. All I can say is we had gone a lot of Keylor Navas and then managed to send “We are delighted to be extending Marcos’ contract,” said Serious injuries in crush checks on all of the city’s escalators. games without winning and it was vital we the rebound wide. Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia. Some football fans were reported to have (Source: AP) won. Points give you tranquility and we (Source: Reuters) “In the past two seasons he has developed into an important player for the club, demonstrating his outstanding ability and a fantastic attitude.” (Source: BBC) Mourinho’s praise of Juventus contains sting for United Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has mastered it was perhaps no coincidence that he highlighted Juve’s the art of the “double-edged compliment” and his praise for two centre-halves, Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci Juventus, after Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat by the Italians, will have for particular praise. Formula One ace Niki Lauda made uncomfortable listening for executive vice-chairman “Mr. Bonucci and Mr. Chiellini could go to Harvard Uni- Ed Woodward. versity and give classes on how to be a central defender,” leaves hospital after lung United were outclassed by the Serie A giants and Mourinho he said. made no effort to sugar-coat that reality, but his comments Mourinho admitted when the draw was made he thought transplant were a thinly-veiled critique of the club’s direction. United would be battling with Valencia for runners-up spot “Juventus is champions for seven years, I think seven behind Juve. VIENNA (Reuters) — Niki Lauda, the three-time world For- years in a row, two Champions League finals in the last four “We knew it would be a fight with Valencia for second mula One champion, has left hospital and is in a good general or five years and not happy with what they have, they want position,” the Portuguese, whose side are now five points condition after having had a lung transplant in August, his doctors more, they want more,” the former Inter Milan coach told behind Juventus but two ahead of Valencia in Group H, said. said on Wednesday. reporters. “They want more. They had (Gonzalo) Higuain Despite the defeat, Mourinho was satisfied with his The 69-year-old, who underwent the six-hour surgery at the and (Paulo) Dybala, they want more. They go for Ronaldo. side’s performance. “We played against one of the biggest Vienna General Hospital, now has to undergo intensive reha- They go for the best players in the world. Big club with a big candidates to win the Champions Leaague and we did the bilitation for several weeks, the hospital said in a statement. past, with a big desire to have a big future,” he said. he views as the club’s lack of investment in the transfer possible to get a different result, especially because the way The Austrian motor racing legend’s condition had been de- Mourinho conceded his team was “a bit” behind the level market despite spending close to 400 million pounds since we played in the second half,” he said. scribed as “extremely critical” at the time of the surgery. of Juventus and the elite. he arrived at Old Trafford in 2016. “Juventus managed to hide the ball from us and frustrated Niki Lauda’s doctors will hold a news conference on Thursday. “To go to the Juventus level? Barcelona level? Real Madrid Asked if United needed investment to reach the level of our intention to be positive. The second half we were more Lauda formed the Laudamotion airline out of the Austrian level? How can you reach that level? Manchester City level? those clubs Mourinho replied bluntly “Yes”. aggressive and that’s a big effort by the boys. We didn’t really unit of failed Air Berlin early this year and later sold 75 percent How can you reach this level?” he pondered. The Portuguese’s biggest frustration was the failure to have attacking options on the bench to try.” of it to Ryanair. Mourinho spent much of the pre-season criticising what bring in a major reinforcement in the centre of defence and (Source: Mirror) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 25, 2018 SPORTS 15

Persepolis players played their Bashar Resan dedicates Persepolis win to his late mother

Amidst the euphoric celebrations that followed Persepolis’ hearts out: Ivankovic historic qualification for the AFC Champions League final on SPORTS TEHRAN — Persepolis coach Branko Tuesday night, one of their players went through mixed emotions deskIvankovic said his players played their As the final whistle went at the Azadi Stadium, Iraqi mid- hearts out tonight against Al Sadd. fielder Bashar Resan broke into tears, overwhelmed by a huge The Iranian giants booked a place in the final match result that came just days after his mother had passed away. of the AFC Champions League for the first time after Resan had been on international duty with Iraq in the past beating the Qatari side 2-1 on aggregate. week when he received the news about the bereavement. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front “I dedicate this win to my late mother, my family and all the of 90,000 spectators, the tournament top scorer Baghdad fans who supported us in Iraq and Iran,” remarked a visibly Bounedjah silenced the stadium, finishing off a first time emotional Resan, after displaying a fine combative performance shot with aplomb past the outstretched arms of Alireza in the midfield against a star-studded Al Sadd. Beiranvand in the 17th minute. “Also, this win is for the fans here who stood with us despite Four minutes into the second half, Siamak Nemati the tough times we are going through. Congratulations to these volleyed in Godwin Mensha’s cross from the left to make fans, and the fans outside the stadium.” it 1-1 and put his side back in front on aggregate. After winning the first leg 1-0 in Doha, the hosts needed just “First, I thank Persepolis fans for their support. We to avoid defeat to advance to the final for the first time, but went showed we play for them. I would also like to thank every- a goal down when Baghdad Bounedjah struck inside 20 minutes. one who helped us to reach the final. I congratulate our A rousing performance followed after the interval as Siamac goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand but it’s not fair if I don’t Nemati levelled in the 49th minute before a gripping finale ensued. congratulate the other players,” Ivankovic said in the Goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand pulled off a stunning save in post-match news conference. the dying minutes to deny Xavi as Persepolis held out to progress “Al Sadd are a strong team with great stars like Xavi to the final, where they will play either Japan’s Kashima Antlers and Gabi who are among the best players of the world. or Suwon Samsung Bluewings of Korea Republic. They had goal scoring chances but Persepolis had too. “We deserved this win. We fought throughout the 90 min- This is football and I think we fully deserved to reach the utes and managed to come back into the game,” added Resan. final,” the Croat added. “It was a tough match. Commiserations to Al Sadd, who are “In my opinion, Persepolis players played their hearts a big team. Hopefully, we can become the champions of Asia out tonight against Al Sadd. When I joined Persepolis four this time. We are waiting to see who we will face.” years ago, I signed a contract with a clause about reward (Source: the-afc) for winning the AFC Champions League. I am confident we can achieve what we want to achieve,” he said. Persepolis will play either Suwon Samsung Bluewings from South Korea or Japan’s Kashima Antlers in the Iran beat Laos at AFC U-19 final match. Women’s Championship “No matter who we play against in the final match,” Ivankovic concluded. qualification

TASNIM — Iran defeated Laos at the AFC U-19 Women’s Cham- Persepolis goalkeeper made difference pionship qualification on Wednesday. In the match held at the Thuwunna Youth Training Centre against Al Sadd: Jesualdo Ferreira Stadium, located in Yangon, Myanmar, Katayoun Khosrowyar’s girls beat Laos 4-1 in Group F. SPORTS TEHRAN — Al Sadd of Qatar coach and we weren’t able to score more than one goal. But I must Fatemeh Ghasemi made a hat trick and Vida Raeiat scored desk Jesualdo Ferreira hailed the impact admit, it’s great to play in Iran. As coaches and players, we once in this match. of Alireza Beiranvand as Persepolis defeated his team love it because this is the proper atmosphere of football.” Iran will face host Myanmar on Sunday. 2-1 on aggregate. “I think Persepolis goalkeeper made the difference. The 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualification is Persepolis advanced to the AFC Champions League for He rescued his team on several occasions,” the Portu- a women’s under-19 football competition which decides the par- the first time in their history after a 1-1 draw against Qatari guese coach added. ticipating teams of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship. giants at the packed Azadi Stadium in Tehran. “What he did was amazing. He was the difference A total of eight teams qualify to play in the final tournament The Iranian giants had defeated Xavi’s Al Sadd 1-0 in against us. He is truly a great goalkeeper; he fought and held in Thailand, four of which are decided by qualification. the first leg in Doha in early October. kept out our attack. There may have been other good “We were the better team in both legs. In the first leg players in the Persepolis team but the one who made we lost with a silly penalty and in the return leg we played the result possible was Beiranvand. better and made so many chances,” Ferreira said in the “I wish Persepolis all the best in the final match. Their Late Hejazi best goalkeeper post-match news conference. fans are very important to them and helped their team of all Asian Cup tournaments “We wasted many chances at home and also at the Azadi advance to the final,” Ferreira concluded.

IRNA — The late Nasser Hejazi was selected by football fans in Persepolis to meet Japan’s Kashima Antlers in ACL final AFC poll as the best goalkeeper for the history of all AFC Asian Cup tournaments. TEHRAN — Persepolis football team resultant corner to put the hosts 2-1 up on AFC on Wednesday announced at the end of final poll to select will face Kashima Antlers in the 2018 AFC the night and back in front on away goals. the best player in each post, with the late Hejazi, the goalkeeper Champions League final, after coming Jo nearly scored again five minutes of the Iranian national team with 59% of the fans’ votes. back from two goals down to salvage a later, drawing another top class save from In the poll, which was attended by 45,000 people, the Iraqi 3-3 draw with Suwon Samsung Bluewings Kwoun - who was steadily becoming the goalkeeper in the 2007 AFC Cup, Nour Sabri, won the second in the second leg of the semi-finals, and busier of the two goalkeepers - before Dam- place with 37% of votes. progress with a 6-5 aggregate win. janovic broke in behind and shrugged off Muhammad al-Daaye from Saudi Arabia, Lee Won Jae from Shuto Yamamoto opened the scoring the challenge of Shoji before slotting home South Korea, Yoshikatsu Kavachi from Japan, and Mark Schwartz for Kashima on a roller-coaster night at and making it 3-1 on the hour mark. from Australia were other Hejazi rivals in the poll. the Suwon World Cup Stadium, before Elvis Saric almost put the game beyond Nasser Hejazi, the last goalkeeper of the Iranian national three Suwon goals in nine second half Kashima a further two minutes later but team, won the championship in the 1972 and 1976. minutes from Im Sang-Hyeob, Jo Sung- saw his effort squeeze agonizingly wide Prior to this, Ali Daei, Ali Karimi and Mehdi Mahdavikia were Jin, and Dejan Damjanovic spun the tie of the post, and he was made to pay for selected as the best striker, best midfielder and best defender in on its head. that miss in the 64th minute when Nishi Asian Cup history with the fans’ poll. Daigo Nishi then pulled one back for clipped a sweet strike with the outside of Nasser Hejazi and Gholam Reza Takhty are the only sports Kashima to make it all square on away his right boot that Shin Hwa-Yong could figures named in the book titled Famous Names of Iran by goals, before Serginho slammed home only tip onto the post before it bounced names such as Abu Ali Sina, Saadi Shirazi, Abolqasem Fer- late on to send his side into November’s over the line. dowsi, Attar Neyshaburi, Amir Kabir, Kamal al-Molk, Jalal showpiece against Persepolis from the That set the stage for Serginho to make Al-Ahmad, Parvin Etesami, Mahmoud Hesabi, Ali Shariati Islamic Republic of Iran. it four goals from four appearances in this and Jafar Shahidi. Kashima came into the second leg with year’s competition with eight minutes to a narrow one-goal lead after coming from play, as he lashed home a loose ball in the two goals down to win the first leg 3-2 on Yuma Suzuki and Koki Anzai also failed level in the 52nd minute, when Im tucked area after Suwon failed to properly clear October 3, and they started the brighter of to capitalize on opportunities as Kashi- home a close-range rebound after Kashima a Nishi throw-in. Iranian rowers hunt more the two as they looked to consolidate that ma bossed the opening exchanges, before custodian Kwoun Sun-tae had pulled off Kashima will now welcome Persepolis advantage with an away goal of their own. Yamamoto finally made the breakthrough a sensational save from a Yeom Ki-Hun to Kashima Soccer Stadium in the first success in Asian Rowing Champs Serginho, who had scored in all three of in the 25th minute, sneaking in at the header. leg of the final on November 3, before his 2018 AFC Champions League games near post and heading home another fine Kim Jun-hyoung immediately stung travelling to Tehran for the second leg IRNA — Iranian National Rowing Team chalked up yet more coming into this tie, arrowed an overhead Serginho delivery from a set piece wide Kwoun’s fingertips with a vicious drive a week later as both sides look to lift the victories at 2018 Asian Rowing Championships which is underway kick wide in the eighth minute before send- on the right. from outside the area a minute later as Su- coveted AFC Champions League trophy in Uzbekistan, snatching three silver and one bronze medals. ing in a free kick that Gen Shoji headed Suwon came out all guns blazing at won seized the initiative, and Jo (pictured for the first time in their history. off target two minutes later. the start of the second half and pulled above) powered home a header from the (Source: the-afc) Hosseini delighted as Persepolis reach final Persepolis captain Seyed Jalal Hosseini hailed a great and we were able to perform as we like to and control second-half performance as the Islamic Republic of the match. Iran giants came from a goal down against Al Sadd “We gave a great performance in the second half, in the second leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League pushed forward and got the goal. In the second half semi-final to secure a 1-1 draw and progress to their you saw a much better performance.” maiden final following a 2-1 aggregate win. Branko Ivankovic’s side’s knockout stage campaign The Tehran side began the match with a one-goal has been a rollercoaster affair, with dramatic come- advantage from the first leg in Doha and an expect- from-behind wins over Al Jazira and Al Duhail at Azadi ant Azadi Stadium was full to capacity, generating Stadium sealing a second successive semi-final berth. an atmosphere that would have rivalled anything the For the first time in the 2018 AFC Champions League competition has ever see. knockout rounds, Persepolis began the second leg According to Iran’s Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing Federa- But they were stunned into silence inside 20 minutes in front, but a poor first-half performance saw them tion, in –U23 500m kayak double, Mohammad Hadi Jafari and when the tournament’s top scorer Baghdad Bounedjah go in 1-0 at the break and knowing if they conceded Omid Ahmadi, and Mahsa Azari and Arezoo Hakimi grabbed swept home his record-equaling 13th of the campaign. another they would have a mountain to climb. the second place medal. Persepolis raised their game after the interval and But the team from the Iranian capital were able “[The coach] told us at half-time that whether we In women’s 500m canoe double, Parisa Mohammadzadeh hit back in the 49th minute as Siamac Nemati vol- to summon the spirit seen in previous rounds and, were behind or in front, we needed to play our way,” and Fatemeh Karamjani won a silver medal and in 500m kayak leyed in Godwin Mensha’s cross with what proved after Nemati’s equaliser, could have won the tie on added Hosseini. double, Elnaz Shafieiyan and Sama Yasemi bagged the third the decisive goal. the night had Ali Alipour not directed his close-range “Even before the match he asked us to attack, but place medal. “Two of the best clubs in Asia were playing each shot straight at goalkeeper Meshaal Aissa from a few we weren’t able to in the first half. We got much better Earlier this morning, Arezoo Hakimi and Elnaz Shafieiyan other today as Al Sadd are a very good team,” said yards out. after the break. had taken the top spot and Atena Raoofi had snatched a silver Hosseini, who scored crucial goals in both the last In the end, Persepolis had their own ‘keeper Alireza “The most important part of this victory was making medal in women’s 500m canoe single. 16 and quarter-finals. Beiranvand to thank after the Iranian international our supporters happy because they did so much for Iran’s rowers have thus far won seven gold, eight silver and “We started one goal in front and because of that pulled off a stunning save to deny Xavi’s header in the us today. I’m so happy and I hope we can also do well seven bronze medals. we were a little defensive at the beginning, but the Al dying minutes as the hosts held out to spark jubilant the in two hard matches in the final.” Iran’s Paracanoe team was crowned champion by grabbing Sadd goal allowed us to start being ourselves again scenes around the stadium. (Source: the-afc) six gold and two silver medals. Prayer Times Noon:11:48 Evening: 17:35 Dawn: 4:56 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:20 (tomorrow) OCTOBER 25, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Belgrade fair offers Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Serbian translation Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. 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ARTTEHRAN – A Serbian translation of “Chess with the Doomsday deskMachine” (“Partija šaha s Mašinom sudnjeg dana”), Habib Ahmadzadeh’s Persian novel on the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, was offered at the 63rd Belgrade International Book Fair, which is currently underway in the Serbian capital. Aleksandar Dragovic is the translator of the book, which has been published by the Serbian publishing house Geopoetika under the auspices of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, the Iran Cultural Fairs Institute announced Leader’s demands on Sacred on Tuesday. Defense published “Chess with the Doomsday Machine” is set in Ahmadzadeh’s native Abadan, a city located on an island near the Persian Gulf. CULTURE TEHRAN – A book containing the demands of Because of its strategic importance to the Iranian petroleum industry, Abadan deskthe Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah was the target of heavy bombardments during the early stages of the conflict. The Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is novel paints a striking tableau of a city under siege. known as the Sacred Defense in Iran, has recently been published. The book has been translated into English by U.S. translator Paul Sprachman. Entitled “Guiding Principles: Demands of the Leader in Sa- A Russian translation of “Chess with the Doomsday Machine” was also unveiled cred Defense”, the book has been at the Biblio-Globus Book Store in Moscow in October 2015. compiled by Hassan Alai-Fa’all In addition, the Ibn Roshd Publishing House, an Egyptian publishing company, Front cover of the Serbian version of Iranian writer Habib Ahmadzadeh’s war novel and published by the Sacred acquired the rights to the novel this year in June. “Chess with the Doomsday Machine”. Defense Research Center and Archives. The book has previously been approved by the Leader’s of- “Where Do We Go?” wins best “The Last Fiction” wins Cocomics fice, Alai-Fa’all said in a press Ottawa vegan filmfest Music Prize at Bucheon festival release published by the center on Wednesday. The material for the book has been accumulated from the speeches the Leader made before 2017, he added. The book also contains the Leader’s exceptional analyses on the eruption of the war, its Front cover of “Guiding continuation and end, he noted. Principles: Demands of the Alai-Fa’all called the book a Leader in Sacred Defense” road map for scholars, research- compiled by Hassan Alai-Fa’all. ers, writers and managers, and said, “They can promote the culture of the Sacred Defense based on the Leader’s demands.”

Qobeddin Sadeqi puts on “The Cherry Orchard” at “Where Do We Go?” by Reza Majlesi. “The Last Fiction” by director Ashkan Rahgozar. Tehran theater ARTTEHRAN – “Where Directed by Alex Lockwood, “73 Cows” ARTTEHRAN – The Ira- to the throne in Jamshid in Persia. desk desk ARTTEHRAN – Veteran Iranian director and actor Do We Go?”, a short provides snippets from the journey of nian animated movie The young and naive hero Afaridoun deskQobeddin Sadeqi staged Russian author Anton documentary by Iranian director Reza Jay Wilde, the “first farmer in the UK “The Last Fiction” by Ashkan Rahgozar will have to save the kingdom and its Chekhov’s play “The Cherry Orchard” at Shano Theater in Tehran Majlesi, has won the award for Best Envi- to trade beef farming for sustainable won the Cocomics Music Prize at the people from darkness. But he must on Wednesday. ronmental Protection Film at the Ottawa organic vegan farming.” 20th Bucheon International Animation first conquer his own demons in this “I’ve taken a new approach to the play so that the whole story International Vegan Film Festival, the “Promises”, a Danish documentary Film Festival in the South Korean city, portrayal of Persian mythology that is narrated by the soul of Grisha, lady Ranevskaya’s drowned son, organizers have announced. that follows vegan photographer Jo-Anne the organizers have announced. reveals human nature. and he recites poems before each The documentary shows how pol- McArthur and director Jan Sorgenfrei The award is presented to the best Vocalist Shahram Nazeri has sung act,” he explained to the Persian lution is affecting natural ecosystems as they investigate the poultry farming original score at the festival, which was the closing credits song in “The Last service of MNA. and human residents in northern Iran. industry, was named Best Animal Wel- held from October 19 to 23. Fiction”. Written in 1903, “The Cherry The festival showcases short and full- fare Film. Musician Christoph Rezai is the In addition, an all-star cast including Orchard” is Chekhov’s last play. length films with a vegan theme from A lineup of 29 movies was screened composer of the score for “The Last Parviz Parastui, Leila Hatami, Hamed It is about an aristocratic Russian filmmakers around the world. at the first-ever Ottawa International Fiction”, which is based on a story from Behdad, Baran Kowsari, Askhan Khatibi, landowner who returns to her The short documentary film “73 Cows” Vegan Film Festival (OIVFF) on October the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece Akbar Zanjanpur and Farrokh Nemati family estate that includes a large, won the Best Overall Film Award and 14 and the winners were announced the of the Persian poet Ferdowsi. have lent their voices to the characters well-known cherry orchard just the Best Lifestyle Film Award. next day. It is about Zahak’s treacherous rise in the project. before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. Unresponsive to offers to save the estate, she allows its Frank Underwood is dead but looms Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s sale to the son of a former serf; the family leaves to the sound large in final “House of Cards” season ancient heritage sites of the cherry orchard being cut down. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — In the SHAHAT, Libya (Reuters) — Graffiti Sadeqi opened Shano Theater final season of Netflix Inc’s “House of covers the ruins of Cyrene in eastern Libya, Cards”, Frank Underwood is physi- a city founded by Greeks more than 2,600 A poster for Anton Chekhov’s play in October 2017. “I do my best cally gone, having died unexpectedly years ago that once attracted tourists but “The Cherry Orchard” on stage so that the theater hosts art and in his sleep. But the ghost of the win- is now neglected and the target of vandals. by director Qobeddin Sadeqi at professional performances,” he at-all-costs politician played by Kevin Insecurity and looting has hit Libya’s Shano Theater in Tehran. said. “I also want to stage my fa- Spacey haunts his wife and her young archaeological sites in the chaos and vorite plays without any concern for reserving an appropriate presidency. fighting that has followed the overthrow theater,” he added. Writers of the acclaimed drama had of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, as rival “The Cherry Orchard” will be on stage until December 21. After- to rework the story after Spacey was groups struggle to consolidate control of wards, Sadeqi also plans to stage “Kafka, Talk to Me”, his play about accused of sexual misconduct a year ago the country. the life story and philosophical views of the Czech writer Franz Kafka. and dropped from the show that made Libya is home to five of UNESCO’s World Netflix a player in premium television. Heritage sites, listed for their outstanding The ending of the Underwoods’ story, universal value. The sites include the ruins Cast member Robin Wright poses at a which the producers called a “season of of the Roman city of Leptis Magna and Sa- A general view of the ancient ruins of premiere for the television series “House Freddie Mercury’s reckoning,” will be available on Netflix bratha, which is famous for its amphitheater. the Greek and Roman city of Cyrene, of Cards” in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 2. There are also prehistoric rock carv- in Shahhat, Libya October 20, 2018. spontaneity challenged U.S., October 22, 2018. (Reuters/Mario At last season’s conclusion, Frank’s ings in the Akakous Mountains deep in (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori) Anzuoni) “Bohemian Rhapsody” star statuesque wife Claire, played by Rob- the southern Sahara desert near the border took that literally and annexed what they in Wright, looked into the camera and mys for his “House of Cards” role. But with Algeria. felt they deserved. LONDON (Reuters) — When television actor Rami Malek took declared “my turn” as the power shifted last November, Netflix quickly cut ties In the east, tourists once trekked to The effort to preserve ruins is further on the role of colorful rock star Freddie Mercury in the film “Bo- and she became the first female U.S. with the actor after allegations of sexual Cyrene, a site founded by Greeks and lat- hampered by the fact that Libya has two hemian Rhapsody”, he found the biggest challenge was capturing president. misconduct surfaced. He has been ac- er expanded by Romans, nestled in the governments. One administration backed the Queen lead singer’s commanding presence on stage. After Spacey’s departure, executive cused by more than 20 men and has said mountains some 200 km (124 miles) east by the United Nations sits in Tripoli, while Malek, the Emmy-winning star of TV drama “Mr. Robot”, por- producers and writers Frank Pugliese nothing publicly about the allegations of Benghazi. the east has a parallel government. trays Mercury from his early days with Queen in the 1970s, through and Melissa James Gibson said everyone since an apology to the first accuser in But with foreign tourists gone and the In a rare positive sign, Hussein said that its rise to worldwide fame with anthems such as “We Will Rock involved in the show felt they wanted to October 2017. sites visited only by Libyan families on about 1,700 artifacts had been returned You”, to a rousing performance at the Live Aid benefit concert in go ahead with a sixth and final season. Throughout the final “House of Cards” weekend trips, locals have seized land at since 2011 after they were looted inside the July 1985 at London’s Wembley Stadium. “What would it have been like to ac- season, Claire is forced to constantly the sites and vandals have even smeared country. Many other items are smuggled Mercury was known for an electric stage persona that connected tually rob her turn?” Pugliese said in an grapple with her late husband’s deals graffiti on columns and walls. abroad though. with audiences. interview. “It seemed like an impossible, and the compromises she made with him. That presents a challenge to local au- Leptis Magna in northwestern Libya “Every time Freddie was on stage, and in his normal civilian unacceptable way to end it that way.” “She is trying to carve out her own thorities trying to protect the ruins located has been able to escape vandalism thanks life, he just did everything spontaneously,” Malek said on Tues- The eight new episodes do not dance path and in doing so she has the op- in the small community of Shahat. to local history fans and relative security at day at the film’s world premiere in London. “Trying to capture around Frank’s absence. The first episode portunity and obligation to really face “In Cyrene, instead of speaking to one its location near the city of Misrata. spontaneity is quite an arduous task.” reveals early on that he died in bed but herself in a profound way,” Gibson said. owner, now we speak to 50 with different Sabratha has been repeatedly hit by Malek worked with a movement coach to convey Mercury’s makes the cause of his death the subject Claire also has to figure out who she backgrounds,” said Ahmad Hussein, the head fighting between rival factions and UNE- strutting stage presence and also contributed to the soundtrack. of an ongoing mystery. can trust as the White House is dest- of the antiquities department of a parallel SCO last year issued an appeal to protect Filmmakers used a combination of Mercury’s real voice, Malek’s “It would have felt really dishonest abilized with Frank out of picture, a administration in charge of eastern Libya. the site. The site received no help. voice and another singer against the band’s original recordings to to try and erase him essentially as a scenario that provided the writers with “Some of the owners have built houses In the capital Tripoli, a lone director is showcase the band’s vast catalog of hits. character,” Gibson said. “I think that rich story lines, they said. on these sites,” he said. trying to preserve some 18 Roman graves, The film also documents Mercury’s personal battles, including wouldn’t have honored the seeds of “The circumstances became oppor- The challenge is worsened by a law in dating back some 1,700 years which were his struggle with drug and alcohol use. Mercury in 1991 was one of the show.” tunities that I hope this season fulfills,” 2013 that allowed people to reclaim land found in 1958 in the western suburb of the first British celebrities to die from AIDS, at age 45. Spacey was nominated for five Em- Pugliese said. confiscated under Gaddafi. Some people Janzour.