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‘Renewed Iran to start bidding for oil, Official dynamism’ elaborates on between Iran, Italy gas projects on Monday Iran’s programs at Frankfurt to revive good old Iran will begin taking applications on Mon- launch exploration and production contracts tion & production (E&P) companies” should day for an unspecified number of energy after the lifting of sanctions. fill the applications for upstream oil and gas projects, the oil ministry’s news agency Shana State-run National Iranian Oil Company projects which will be made available on its and Belgrade days: envoy reported on Sunday, as the country moves to (NIOC) said “reputable and eligible explora- website nioc.ir. 4 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW book fairs By Ali Kushki, Negar Asadi By Manijeh Rezapoor TEHRAN — Strained for years by the West’s nuclear-re- TEHRAN — Deputy Minister of lated sanctions on Iran, now all-encompassing relations Culture and Islamic Guidance for between Tehran and Rome are beginning to resemble Cultural Affairs Seyyed Abbas Sale- good old days with the nuclear deal providing the impe- hi elaborated on Iran’s programs tus, Italian Ambassador to Tehran Mauro Conciatori told at the Frankfurt Book Fair and Bel- the Tehran Times. grade International Book Fair (BIBF) Still, the way forward is to press ahead with dialogue in a press conference held on Sun- so as to lay the groundwork for ties to flourish, he added. day. In what follows, a transcript of the interview has been “Iran will have active participation given. What is your current assessment of the relations in the two international events with a between Iran and Italy and how different the ties are good collection of books and a variety from the pre-JCPOA era? of programs,” Salehi said. Iran has been selected as the guest A: I have the privilege to serve as an Italian Ambassa- of honor for the Belgrade International dor in Tehran in an extraordinary moment. At the recent Book Fair (BIBF) running from October UN General Assembly, President Hassan Rouhani and 23 to 30. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi met for “We believe this is a good op- the fourth time in one year.ar. portunity to exchange experience At the beginning of mmyy mis- with the world’s publishers and sion, two years ago, the nnegoti-egoti- learn more from them. We have ations for a nuclear agreementement also made it possible for more paved the way for the strength-ength- writers, publishers and reporters ening of our bilateral dialogue.alogue. to attend and cover the news,” he Italy was at the forefront in up-

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Iran’s economy grew 5.4% Iran to privatize 200 state-run companies by March 2017 PERSPECTIVE in spring: CBI POLITICS TEHRAN — Head of beginning of the present Iranian calendar Serge R. Nakouzi deskIranian Privatization year (March 20, 216) to September 13, The FAO Representative to ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s economic growth Organization (IPO) Abdollah Pouri-Hos- Tasnim news agency reported. Iran and to ECO deskrate stood at 5.4 percent in spring, seini announced on Saturday that 200 Some 1.987 trillion rials (about $56 which corresponds to the first quarter of the current state-run companies will be transferred million) of the mentioned shares have Iranian calendar year, according to the governor of the to the private sector by the end of the been offered to the private sector via Ending hunger in Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif, ISNA reported current Iranian calendar year (March 20, Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), 511 billion on Sunday. 2017), Shana news agency reported. rials (about $14.4 million) via Iran’s over- our lifetime despite As Seif previously announced in early March, Iran ex- Since its establishment, i.e., during the-counter (OTC) market, known also as pects economic growth of more than 5 percent in 2016, after the past 15 years, IPO has sold shares IPO transferred 5.760 trillion rials (about Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), and 3.262 trillion a changing global emerging from the years of international sanctions over the of 1,111 government companies to the $162.34 million) worth of Iranian state- rilas (about $91.9 million) have been di- country’s nuclear program. private sector, he added. run shares to the private sector from the vested through holding tenders. climate “Iran’s economic growth slowed down in 2015 but domes- 16 October is a date on which the glob- tic and international predictions both indicate that growth in al community commemorates every 2016 would be beyond 5 percent,” CBI governor said at the Clinton said Israel can’t harm Iran: Wikileaks POLITICS year World Food Day. As depicted by time. TEHRAN rael is “not capable of causing of Israel’s military abilities program back for just a cou- desk its title, this day has been designated However, President Hassan Rouhani said earlier in April — Wikile- substantial damage” to Iran’s against the Iranian nuclear ple of years, it’s worth doing to raise awareness of the significance that his country needed 8 percent economic growth in order aks has revealed a speech by nuclear program. program, Jerusalem Online and whatever their reaction of food security in enabling individuals to deal with inflation and unemployment. Democratic presidential can- In a speech delivered in reported. might be is absorbable. But didate Hillary Clinton in 2013 front of the finance com- During the speech, she they [the Israelis] couldn’t to lead healthy and productive lives as on the Iranian nuclear issue pany Goldman Sachs in said that “the Israelis’ esti- do much damage them- well as for the well-being of societies Bob Dylan’s memoirs during which she said that Is- 2013, Hillary Clinton spoke mate is even if we set their selves.” as a whole. Over the past decades, its com- translated into Persian memoration has provided an oppor- Iranian entrepreneurship fund allots $1.5m to save wetlands tunity for profound reflection on the CULTURE TEHRAN – “Chronicles: Volume One”, the SOCIETY TEHRAN — plight of the hundreds of millions of deskfirst part of Bob Dylan’s planned 3-volume An Iranian job opportunities which can replace the desk people who are afflicted by hunger memoirs, has recently been translated into Persian by Seyyed entrepreneurship fund current water reliant jobs such as farming and malnutrition across the world. Mohammad Ali Borqai. called Omid (literally meaning hope), has for people living in the proximity of the 12 Notwithstanding the efforts that Published in 2004, the book covers selected points from allotted some 50 billion rials (nearly $1.5 wetlands such as Urmia and Hamoun. have been undertaken to address the long career of Dylan, the American songwriter, singer, art- million) with the aim of saving wetlands DOE Chief Masoumeh Ebtekar ex- the debilitating and often pernicious ist and writer. nationwide, ISNA news agency reported. pressed hope that the newly signed scourge of hunger, a substantial pro- Dylan was announced In a ceremony held on Saturday the agreement would help local people to portion of the earth’s vulnerable pop- as the 2016 Nobel Prize Department of Environment (DOE) and stay in their home towns and at the same ulation continues to succumb to this winner in Literature last Hope entrepreneurship fund signed a time help restore the wetlands and save bane. week. He is the first mu- memorandum of understanding to create them from getting drier. The question that many pose is sician to win the award. whether food security can be ensured “Chronicles: Volume for all in our lifetime. Can we enhance One” spent 19 weeks FAO highlights impacts of climate change on food security the level of agricultural productivity to on the New York Times The Representation of the Food The nationally – focused global message for World Food al for the World Food Day and meet the needs of an ever growing glob- best-seller list for hard- and Agriculture Organization event was conducted in col- Day 2016 which is “Climate is underscored the need to adopt al population that will practically dou- cover nonfiction books. of the United Nations (FAO) in laboration with the Ministry of changing. Food and agriculture integrated and innovative ap- ble over the course of the twenty-first The book was one of five finalists for the National Book the Islamic Republic of Iran on Health and Medical Education, must too.” proach to ensure food security century whilst redressing the threats of Critics Circle Award in the Biography/Autobiography catego- Sunday (October 16) observed the Ministry of Jihad and Ag- Mr. Serge Nakouzi, the FAO for all amidst a rapidly growing depleting natural resources and the ten- ry for the 2004 publishing year. the World Food Day 2016 at a riculture, and the Federation Representative to Iran referred to global population and serve ad- uous strains of environmental degrada- Donya-e Eqtesad Publications in Tehran is scheduled to commemoration ceremony at of the Iranian Food Industries the message promulgated by the verse environmental impacts aris- tion being prompted by, amongst other publish the book in the near future. Vahdat (Roudaki) Hall in Tehran. Association, focusing on FAO’s United Nations secretary-gener- ing from climate change. 13 factors, climate change? In responding to this question, this year’s world food theme (“Climate is Pre-Qualification Public Announcement Iranian air force commences changing. Food and agriculture must For Iran Oil and Gas Upstream Projects Tender rounds too”) has sought to delve into the need National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) intends to hold tender rounds for some of Iran’s oil and gas three-day drill for promoting sustainable agricultural E&P projects. It hereby invites interested, qualified and reputable E&P or integrated oil companies practices that factor in the adverse im- for pre-qualification. The projects that will subsequently be tendered will be awarded under Iranian POLITICS TEHRAN — laws, rules and regulations. Interceptor, bomber, cargo, pacts of climate change. deskThe Iranian air and reconnaissance aircrafts will Pre-qualification documents and related information such as procedures, criteria and evaluation Strengthening agricultural produc- mechanisms, will be available at www.nioc.ir as of October 17th 2016. Applicants shall provide a force is set to start a three-day drill fly during the drill, according to tivity from a quantitative perspective hard copy as well as electronic files of all required documents and information to the following address up to November 19th 2016: on October 17 in Isfahan province, Second Brigadier General Rouz- must be coupled with methodological- Address: Room 501, 6th NIOC Hq., No. 671, Hafez St. (before Hafez Bridge), Tehran, Iran. where one of the most sensitive khosh. ly innovative ‘climate smart’ approach- Email Address: [email protected] nuclear sites, the Natanz enrich- Also, unmanned aerial vehicles es that can safeguard sustainable food The final list of pre-qualified applicants will be published on December 7th 2016 at www.nioc.ir ment facility, is located, Mehr news will be used, the drill’s spokesman security applied in the light of ever agency reported on Sunday. added. growing global food demand. 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 OOCTBERCTBER 17,17, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Zarif meets Côte d’Ivoire FM, Mohsen Rezaee given new post Beninese special envoy at Defense POLITICS TEHRAN — Irani- in energy sphere. University deskan Foreign Minister He also called for close cooperation POLITICS TEHRAN — Mohsen Rezaee has Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate in areas of science, banking, agriculture, deskbeen given a new position at the meetings on Sunday with Côte d’Ivoire’s and human rights. Supreme National Defense University of Iran. Foreign Minister Abdallah Albert Toike- Elsewhere, he called Iran a “great In his new position, Rezaee will oversee theoriz- usse Mabri and the Beninese president’s power”, especially in terms of econo- ing sessions attended by critics and arbiters, make special envoy Abdoulaye Bio Tchane. my and politics. He also described the plans for theorizing discourses in defense and During the meeting with Mabri, Zarif nuclear agreement between Iran and security fields, oversee the evaluation of scientific called for cooperation between the two the 5+1 group (the five permanent proposals at the university, etc., Fars reported on countries in fighting drug trafficking and members of the UN Security Council Sunday. ideology of terrorism. plus Germany) as a great achieve- Rezaee, now the secretary of the Expedien- He also highlighted the importance ment. cy Council, was the IRGC chief during Iraq’s war of continued cooperation at global Zarif and the Beninese official also dis- against Iran in the 1980s and after. stage. cussed cooperation in areas of politics, For his part, Mabri said that Iran can economy and also campaign against ter- MPs seek be an important partner of Côte d’Ivoire rorism. to impeach Zarif called for cooperation between Iran and science minister Côte d’Ivoire’s in fighting drug trafficking and ideology of terrorism. Foreign Minister Zarif (R) shakes hands with Côte d’Ivoire’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Albert Toikeusse Mabri. POLITICS TEHRAN — A group of Iranian desklawmakers have prepared a mo- tion to impeach Minister of Science, Research and Araqchi says aircraft deliveries dependentp on talks with Airbus, Boeing Technology Mohammad Farhadi. Hossein-Ali Haji, a lawmaker, said on Sunday the POLITICS TEHRAN — Abbas aircraft to Iran. saidsaid thethe UnitedU States must not plained. desk MPs will submit the motion to the parliament’s pre- Araqchi, Iran's deputy European airplane manufacturermanufacturer AirAir-- allowallow aanyn new nuclear sanc- Republican lawmakers have been siding board, Mehr reported. foreign minister, said on Sunday that new bus announced the licenseense ffromrom the U.S. tionstions oror the old ones under pushing to kill the nuclear deal. A sufficient number of lawmakers have endorsed aircraft deliveries to Iran depends on the Treasury’s Office of Foreignreign Assets ConCon-- new namesnam to be imposed on Following Boeing’s announcement the motion to be proposed at the parliament. ongoing talks between Iran Air and two trol on September 21, followedfollowed by Boe- Iran.Iran. that it was concluding a major deal to sell One case of the impeachment is the minister’s airplane manufacturers Airbus and Boe- ing’s announcement laterter in the day. “If“ Congress tries to Iran commercial aircraft, Congress intro- failure to implement a bill passed by the Supreme ing. Describing the aircraftrcraft deals imposeim new nuclear duced at least seven bills aimed at killing Council for Cultural Revolution. The negotiations are underway and as detailed and complex,plex, sanctionss against Iran, the deal. Iran has not reached an agreement with Araqchi said the Islamicc Re- thet U.S. president is Three of the bills would prohibit the Government the two aircraft manufacturers, Araqchi public expects to receiveve the obligatedo under the Treasury Department from issuing export said. airplanes in the near future.ture. JCPOAJC to veto the licenses for the aircraft. lauds Leader’s Following the implementation of The senior diplomatt also newne sanctions,” he ex- However, the U.S. President Barack election the last year’s nuclear accord, known Obama has on numerous occasions guidelines as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of “If Congress tries to impose new nuclear threatened to veto any attempt by Con- Action (JCPOA), between Iran and six sanctions against Iran, the U.S. president is gress to undermine the nuclear deal with POLITICS TEHRAN — The government world powers, Airbus and Boeing re- Iran, saying that the historic accord was deskhas praised the major election ceived permission, less than a month obligated under the JCPOA to veto the new the best available option to prevent an- policies set out by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ago, from the U.S. government to sell sanctions.” other war in the Middle East. Khamenei. Majid Ansari, the vice president for legal affairs, said on Sunday that the guidelines provide a “valu- Iran condemns terrorist attack in Egypt able opportunity for all,” ILNA reported. Mohammad Hossein Moqimi, the interior min- POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry “The increasing spread of violence, terrorism and extremism which undermine security and stability in the desk ister’s deputy, said the policies “obviate previous spokesman Bahram Qassemi con- increase in terrorist and extremist crimes which tar- countries. concerns.” demned on Sunday terrorist attack against the Egyptian get both military forces and civilians can only be According to Press TV, Daesh claimed that it Interior Ministry spokesman Salman Samani said security forces. countered by the governments’ unity, internation- had killed more than 20 soldiers while suffering the ministry will “make plans to actualize the entire Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack which al determination and the regional people’s aware- no losses itself, but the Egyptian military said 15 articles” in the Leader’s guidelines, adding that the took place at a checkpoint in North Sinai province. 12 ness,” Qassemi stated. assailants died in Friday’s gun battle at the check- policies will improve the behavior of political entities. Egyptian soldiers killed in the assault. He said that Iran strongly condemns terrorism and point. U.S. worried ‘Renewed dynamism’ between Iran, Italy to revive good old days: envoy about failure of terrorists 1 In July 2015, the JCPOA provided Tehran. Italy was the first EU Country to a new opportunity to step up our efforts. Italy and Iran have passed from MOUs to road resume a dialogue on human rights with in Syria: MP We didn’t miss it. Five Italian Ministers trav- maps and feasibility studies. Now they are Iran. Three seminars at a technical level, elled to Tehran in few months, along with involving judges, law professors and dip- POLITICS TEHRAN — The chairman of moving towards contracts, due to be signed in deskthe Majlis National Security and very huge business delegations. the next few weeks or months. lomats have been organized by the Ira- Foreign Policy Committee said on Sunday the U.S. Then, the so-called implementa- nian High Council for Human Rights and is mainly worried about the strengthening of the tion-day gave even more impetus. Pres- by the International Institute of Higher ident Hassan Rouhani chose Italy for his ation on major Iranian projects, whether ily be longer. As I said, we have already Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC) based resistance movement in Syria and the weakening of in infrastructure or in productive revival passed from the stage of the MOUs to terrorist groups. first official visit as a President in a West- in Siracusa (Sicily) in 2014, 2015 and 2016. ern Country; he spent 3 days in Rome in the strategic sectors. The strengthen- that of the shared road maps and then The third meeting on “the Protection of Alaeddin Boroujerdi said the U.S. has always ing of trade has already begun, but only to the feasibility studies. We are reach- pursued policies in the Middle East that serve its at the end of January. Only 2 and a half Human Rights in the Criminal Justice Sys- months later, our Prime Minister Matteo on high-quality products; while on the ing the final step, under which the Irani- tem” took place in Rome three weeks ago. own interests, Press TV reported. others the Iranian high tariff barriers and an side will award big contracts to Ital- He said the recent talks on Syria in Lausanne Renzi reciprocated that visit and met in As in the previous occasions, the delega- Tehran the highest authorities of the Is- domestic competition will hamper any ian companies on the basis of financial tions were headed by the Secretary Gen- failed mostly due to the U.S. insistence on its po- spectacular development.p planspg to be agreed in the coming weeks sition in Syria. lamic Republic. The solemnity of the pro- eral of the High Council for Human Rights, tocol that President Rouhani reserved to As for jointnt ventures, our SMEs oror months.months. It’sIt’s clearclear thatt this was a Dr. Mohammad Javad Larijani, on the Ira- him confirmed the exceptional level of re- with strong technologicalechnological capacapabil-bil- longerlonger route in cocomparisonm with nian side; and by Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni, Iranian Navy spect between our two countries and the ities can help revive Iranian fac- tradetrade or SME’s jointjoint ventures. But Honorary President of ISISC, on the Italian. flotilla leaves friendship among our leaders. tories that wantnt toto increaseincrease theirtheir it is proceedingproceeding withw the pace The Italian delegation is looking forward In Rome, the visit of President Rouhani competitivenessss bbothoth on tthehe thatthat it was reasonablereasona to predict to receive an invitation to a fourth bilateral for Baku showed the world that Iran was no longer domestic andd on external mar- fromfrom the outset. WWe’re not late, seminar next year, to be hosted by Iran. close to business. Then, in Tehran, our ket. It’s a kind of cooperation that even on this third level.le This dialogue deals with the issues of is particularly suitable forfor Italians AndAnd in generageneral,l, itit is absolutely human rights in the legal systems of our TEHRAN — An Iranian Navy flo- Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said that It- POLITICS and Iranians. It doesdoes not re- not true tthathat ththee re-launch of two countries without any prejudice and desktilla has left the country’s north- aly wants to revive a strategic partnership quire large capitalapital butbut our economeconomici partnership on an equal footing. Using a theoretical ern waters for an overseas mission to Baku, capital between our countries that has a great spirit of initiativetiative lies at squaresquar one. approach, it studies the different cultural of Azerbaijan, as a symbolic friendly act. historical tradition. He suggested three and willingnessss to An IIranianr human backgrounds and different traditions of The Iranian flotilla including the home-made main areas for our renewed dynamism: share. With Italianalian rirightsghts delegationde vis- the two systems. It has come to the con- Damavand destroyer and a missile-armed vessel, culture, politics and economy. Two weeks updated technol-nol- iitedted ItalyItaly to exchange clusion that there is a nucleus of concerns dubbed Joshan departed from the Caspian port ago, in New York, both leaders confirmed ogies, moderndern views wiwitht Italian of- and values that are common to both sys- city of Bandar Anzali on Sunday morning, Trend their engagement in order to strengthen management, eses-- ficials. WhatW was on tems. And on this basis, it can also tackle reported. the bilateral partnership. tablished brands,nds, the aagendage and is more concrete and more specific issues. The visit comes amid a plan by the Iranian navy What practical steps have been you can upgraderade the memeetinge in line There has been a plunge, accord- to boost friendly maritime ties between the Caspian taken to implement agreements the Iranian dodo-- wiwithth Iran’sIra readiness ing to the Iranian Customs Adminis- littoral states. signed during Prime Minister Renzi’s visit to Iran and President Rouhani’s mestic productionction to hold bilateral hu- tration data, in trade between the two visit to Italy? in crucial sectorsctors man rightsrigh talks with countries over the past two years and Russia to remove A: In order to promote a strategic also in orderr ttoo tthehe EuropeanEuro Union? this is ironical considering the JCPOA visa requirement economic partnership, many MOUs were substitute import,port, AnAnyy outcomes?out Any deal. What are the reasons? finalized in the presence of the Leaders, fully in line with future pplan to recip- A: Not to my knowledge. According for Iran both at the Roman Capitol in January the so called ‘’R‘’Re-e- rrocateocate ttheh visit? to Italian data, our business has been and at the Saadabad Palace in April. Oth- sistance Economy’’,omy’’, A:A: ThThee bilateral dia- growing since 2013: 1.2 billion Euros in er important texts were signed in May, that means a mmoreore loguelogue onon human rights 2013; 1.58 in 2014; 1.67 in 2015. Also in POLITICS TEHRAN — Head of Russia’s at the Iran Health Summit. Immediately sustainable ecoecon-n- was initiinitiateda in Decem- the first six months of 2016 we register an desk State Agency for Tourism Oleg after the signatures, the involved Italian omy. berber 20120133 by Minister increase of 5.4% over the first half of last Safonov said on Saturday that Moscow has started groups and their Iranian counterparts As to the sstra-tra- ZarifZarif andand former Italian year. Maybe some partial data could be working toward abolition of visa requirements for started working very hard on the imple- tegic projects,, ththee FMFM EmmEmmaa Bonino, dur- different. But the trend is clearly growing. Iran and India. mentation: they passed from MOUs to path will necessar-essar- inging the latter’sla visit to I am convinced that progress on the two Russia would take quick steps in simplifying visa road maps and feasibility studies. Now tracks we mentioned - joint ventures and procedures, Safanov said, adding they are willing to they are moving towards contracts, due From 24 to 26 of October next, a seminar on investments in large projects - will soon increase Iranian and Indian tourists in Russia, ISNA to be signed in the next few weeks or allow further improvement. As I said, reported. months. renewable energies, water treatment and waste spectacular progress in trade flows is Iran is among the first 20 countries for visits paid But let me observe that the strength- recycle will take place in Tehran in close cooperation hampered by high Iranian tariff barriers in by its nationals to Russia. Russia issued 35,000 visas ening of our bilateral economic partner- many areas. But I think that in 2-4 years for Iranians in 2015. between the Italian Ministry of Environment and ship requires an action on three different the Iranian Department for Environment. we will return to the levels of pre-sanc- levels: trade, joint ventures and cooper- tions interchange. 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Britain to review arms Turkey-backed militants seize Dabiq from ISIL

Turkish-sponsored militants have reportedly taken control of sales to Saudi Arabia a symbolically important town in Syria’s northwestern prov- ince of Aleppo from the ISIL (Daesh) terrorist group. The British Government says it will con- Hadi and Foreign Minister al-Jubeir, in The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights an- sider the terms of its lucrative arms ex- Saudi Arabia this week,” he added. “We nounced on Sunday that the militants had captured Dabiq, ports to Saudi Arabia after its ally admit- are considering the Saudi investigation located about 40 kilometers northeast of Aleppo and around ted responsibility for killing more than report in detail.” 10 kilometers south of Syria’s border with Turkey and the 140 mourners at a funeral in Yemen. Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, nearby village of Soran. Air strikes that targeted the gather- formally raised concern over the funeral Dabiq holds great value to Daesh because of a prophecy, ing in the capital of Sana’a on 8 October strike on 9 October and Mr. Ellwood trav- which the extremists feature heavily in their propaganda. It have renewed international condemna- elled to Riyadh for high-level meetings states that the town will be the site of an apocalyptic battle. tion of the UK’s controversial weapons with Yemeni and Saudi leaders on Thurs- Elsewhere in the province, the Syrian army troops and trade with Saudi Arabia. day, but no details from the closed talks their allies engaged foreign-backed terrorists, killing dozens A report by the Saudi-led coalition’s have been released. of them. Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) Britain sold £3.3bn worth of arms be- Syria’s official SANA news agency reported on Sunday admitted responsibility on Saturday but tween April 2015 and March 2016 alone that 29 terrorists were slain during the fighting in the Aleppo blamed “wrong information” from allies – the first year of the Saudi-led coalition’s neighborhoods of Majbal Barij and Masaken Ibrahim, adding of the Yemeni government, which it is deadly bombing campaign in Yemen, that the clashes also left 37 people wounded. supporting in the country’s civil war. where it intervened against Houthi at Similar clashes also broke out elsewhere in Aleppo Tarab, “A party affiliated to the Yemeni Pres- fugitive President Abdrabbuh Mansour leaving a military commander with the Harakat Nour al-Din idency of the General Chief of Staff Hadi’s request. al- Zinki terror outfit dead. The officer was identified as Omar wrongly passed information that there Ministers have repeatedly rejected al-Sheikh, also known as Abu Aush. was a gathering of Houthi leaders in a calls for a pause in weapons sales amid Meanwhile, the Syrian army said that it had managed to known location in Sana’a, and insisted frequent reports of war crimes and wrest control of a hill and a cemetery in the northern edge of (Source: SANA) that the location be targeted immediate- the Government refused to give MPs a Hama. ly,” investigators said in a statement. vote on the issue, despite the American More than 500 victims were also in- Senate holding a debate on U.S. exports. jured in the bombing, for which the Saudi Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat military initially denied responsibility be- leader, said the Government's prom- fore launching a probe into the “regret- ise to "consider" the terms of its ex- North Korea missile launch table and painful” attack. pensation for families of the victims, who be used to contribute to our overall view ports showed it has “finally woken up to fails at liftoff: U.S. The JIAT’s report claimed the Air Op- had gathered to mourn the death of on the approach and attitude of Saudi the fact British arms sold to Saudi Ara- eration Centre in Yemen directed a “close the father of rebel interior minister Jalal Arabia to international humanitarian law, bia may have been used for the horrific U.S. military sources claim that North Korea has unsuccess- air support mission” to target the funer- al-Rowaishan. as part of all the information available to and indiscriminate bombing of civilians in fully fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile. al hall without approval from the coali- The JIAT, which was set up by King us,” a spokesperson added. Ye m e n" . The United States Strategic Command’s systems detect- tion’s commanders, adding: “JIAT has Salman in May, also said “appropriate ac- “This, in turn, informs the risk assess- “Our consideration of the reports will ed what is believed to have been a Musudan missile launch, found that because of non-compliance tion” should be taken against those who ment made against the arms export cri- be used to contribute to our overall view which failed in liftoff near North Korea’s northwestern city of with coalition rules of engagement and caused the incident, without elaborating teria.” on the approach and attitude of Saudi Kusong, the Pentagon said in a statement on Sunday. procedures, and the issuing of incorrect further. Tobias Ellwood, the Middle East minis- Arabia to international humanitarian law, The U.S. military said the launch would not have posed a information, a coalition aircraft wrongly Welcoming the report, the Foreign ter, repeated his call for peace talks and as part of all the information available to threat to North America. targeted the location resulting in civilian and Commonwealth Office said it was a truce between all sides in the Yemeni us,” a spokesperson added. South Korean military sources also reported the failed lift- deaths and injuries.” awaiting further detail on the attack in a civil war. “This, in turn, informs the risk assess- off of the missile at 0333 GMT on Saturday. Seoul did not Investigators called for a review of future report to be released by the JIAT. “I stressed this in meetings with Yeme- ment made against the arms export cri- speculate on the reason for the failed launch, either. the rules of engagement and for com- “Our consideration of the reports will ni and Saudi leaders, including President teria.” (Source: Independent) The reported incident coincides with the last day of the joint military drills between South Korea and the United States. Russia: All talks participants agreed NATO, Russia overshadow The five-day joint naval drill called “Invincible Spirit 2016” Syrians must decide own future Montenegro vote kicked off on Monday (October 10) in the waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula, according to the South Korean De- Russia said all participants in talks in that many saw as the last hope for Montenegro's ruling party faced a election hard to call, but long-term al- fense Ministry. Lausanne had agreed Syrians should peace this year. tough test in national elections on Sun- lies have deserted Djukanovic, suggest- The USS Ronald Reagan nuclear-powered aircraft carrier decide their own future through in- Western powers have accused day, hoping its promise to bring the ing that the message from opposition took part in the military drill. clusive dialogue and that the country Russia and Syria of committing country into NATO and closer to the parties may have traction. North Korea has been testing different types of missiles at should remain whole and secular, after atrocities by bombing hospitals, kill- European Union will outweigh opposi- Voter Vojislav Grujovic, a stocky an unprecedented rate this year, and the capability to mount the meeting ended without a break- ing civilians and preventing medical tion allegations of corruption. manual laborer in his 50s, declined to a nuclear warhead on a missile is especially worrying for through. evacuations in Syria's largest city Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, 54, say who he had chosen on Sunday. "I its neighbors South Korea and Japan, as well as the United Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Aleppo, as well as targeting an aid has presented the vote as a choice be- have voted without worries, because States. (Source: AP) Sunday that in order for a U.S.-Rus- convoy with the loss of around 20 tween continuing Western integration everyone pledged a better life and sian ceasefire agreement to succeed lives. Syria and Russia say they are under his Democratic Party of Socialists prosperity ... We can't lose," he joked. and to facilitate humanitarian aid de- only targeting militants. or being reduced to a "Russian colony" The former Yugoslav republic's liveries, Syria's moderate opposition Europe was not represented at the under the opposition. But the oppo- economy has grown at a brisk 3.2 per- must separate from Jabhat Fatah al Lausanne meeting. But France's Foreign sition say his regular accusations that cent a year for the past decade, thanks Blasts rip through Gaziantep Sham, previously known as the Nusra Ministry confirmed that Kerry and for- they are funded by Moscow are false mainly to foreign investment, much of in southern Turkey Front, and other "terrorist groups" af- eign ministers of like-minded nations and a smokescreen to cover for the cul- it from Russia as well as China and Italy, filiated with it. planned to meet in London on Sunday ture of cronyism and organized crime targeting energy, mining and tourism Bomb explosions have occurred in the southern Turkish city "At the same time, it should be un- to discuss Syria. that they say he has allowed to flourish in a country famed for its spectacular of Gaziantep, killing three people and injuring eight others. derstood that operations against ter- A source in the German Foreign over his quarter-century of dominance. mountains and sea coast. The explosions rang out through an area mostly popu- rorists of ISIL and the Nusra Front will Ministry said German Foreign Minister NATO invited the tiny Balkan coun- At an opposition rally in the capital lated by university students after a police raid targeted the be continued," the ministry said. Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke to Kerry try of 620,000 to join last year, partly Podgorica on Saturday, hundreds of militants hiding somewhere in the area. Saturday's talks, convened by U.S. on Sunday about the results of talks in out of concern at Russian influence in backers of the Democratic Front (DF), The fatalities have been identified by hospital sources as Secretary of State John Kerry in the Lausanne as well as the next steps that Montenegro, which has strong cultural an alliance of pro-Serb and pro-West- police officers. Swiss city, failed to agree on a common need to be taken. and commercial links to its traditional ern parties, waved Serb, Russian and It is not clear yet what terror outfit were the militants af- strategy with Russia to end the conflict The source said both ministers Orthodox Christian ally. Montenegrin flags, chanting their cam- filiated to. Some reports say, however, that the raid had tar- in Syria, now in its sixth year. agreed that despite the tough initial Supporters of the move say it will paign slogan "Us or Him". geted a safe house used by militants belonging to the ISIL Kerry hosted Russian Foreign situation, every effort must continue bring greater security and prosperity. But "Djukanovic, step down peacefully (Daesh) Takfiri terror group. Minister Sergei Lavrov and seven to be made to bring about a new it remains divisive - NATO bombed Mon- on Sunday if you love Montenegro?," On Friday, at least two rockets hit the southern Turkish foreign ministers from the region - humanitarian ceasefire, to get aid tenegro when the alliance intervened in said Nebojsa Medojevic, a pro-Western holiday resort region of Antalya. from Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, supplies safely to eastern Aleppo 1999 to end a campaign of ethnic cleans- politician and one of the DF's leaders. The rockets, fired by unknown assailants, struck a fish Qatar, Jordan and Egypt - weeks and to create the conditions for a ing in Kosovo by Serbia, with which Mon- Polling stations close at 1800 GMT, store and open ground near a resort town in the province of after the collapse of a painstakingly new ceasefire. tenegro was then in a state union. with first partial results expected an Antalya in southern Turkey on Friday. crafted U.S.-Russian ceasefire plan (Source: Reuters) A lack of reliable polls makes the hour later. (Source: AP) Back in August, an attacker tied to Daesh struck a wed- ding in the city, killing 57 people, including 34 children. Ankara is accused of providing logistical support and safe Putin on Biden cyber threat: First time U.S. admits such thing on highest level passage for Daesh terrorists since 2014, when they unleashed their campaign of terror against neighboring Iraq and Syria. (Source: Hurriyet) Commenting on U.S. Vice President Joe from its own domestic problems. “There card is now being actively played,” Putin “harmful and counterproductive” to “sac- Biden’s statement on the possibility of are many problems [in the US], and in said. rifice U.S.-Russian relations in the course cyber-attacks against Russia, Vladimir these circumstances, many choose to “Too bad that based on the current of internal political events in America.” Putin said it’s the first time that Wash- resort to the tried and tested system of [U.S.] internal political problems, Rus- This has all happened before, Putin not- ington has admitted involvement in diverting voters’ attention from their own sia-U.S. relations are being sacrificed. ed. Explosion leaves multiple such actions. problems. That’s what we are cur- This actuallyactually destroysdestr international Snowden ridicules Joe Biden's cy- Putin noted that U.S. threats of hack rently witnessing, I think.think.”” relations in general,”gener Putin noted. ber threats casualties in Iraqi capital attacks do not correspond to the norms One can distractstract attention Russia does not want con- Whistleblower Edward Snowden has of international relations. from domestic problemsroblems bbyy cre- frontationfrontation with the U.S., but it made fun of U.S Vice President Joe Bid- A massive explosion targeting a mourning procession in the "The only novelty is that for the first ating an enemy, inn order “to unite is up to our partnerspa to decide, en's announcement to respond to hack Iraqi capital of Baghdad has killed at least six people dead. time, on the highest level, the United the nation in the fightfight aagainstgainst he said.said. attacks, allegedly conducted by Russia, According to the Arabic-language al-Sumaria TV net- States has admitted involvement in these this enemy.” “We ddo not know what with a crafty counterstrike. work, a bomber detonated the explosives among the partici- activities, and to some extent threatened “Portraying IIranran will happenhap after the U.S. Speaking to the host of NBC's "Meet pants in the mourning congregation on Sunday, also injuring [us] – which of course does not meet the and the Iranian nu-nu- elections,electio but welcome the Press" earlier this week, Biden said 21 people. standards of international communica- clear threat as an everyoneevery who wants that "at the time of our choosing, and No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Sunday tion,” the Russian leader said. enemy didn’t work.ork. toto workw with us,” he under the circumstances that will have blast. “Apparently, they are nervous,” he [Portraying] Rus-s- said.said the greatest impact," Washington would It came just a day after a similar incident claimed the lives added. sia [as an enemy]y] Speaking about exact revenge against Moscow for its of over 50 people in al-Sha’ab district, north of Baghdad. The “One can expect just about anything seems more inter-r- theth U.S. election alleged interference with the upcoming ISIL (Daesh) terrorist group said it was behind the Saturday from our American friends. After all, what esting. In my opin-- campaign,c Putin U.S. elections. bombing. did he (Biden) say that we didn’t already ion, this particularr noted that it is Such revelations about the kind of op- Iraq has been the scene of a campaign of terror by Daesh. know? Didn’t we know that U.S. author- eration that is conventionally kept secret Last week, at least nine people lost their lives after a ities are spying and eavesdropping on prompted the former NSA contractor bomber set off his explosives in the east of the Iraqi capital. everyone?” “Portrayingng Iran and tthehe Iranian nuclear ththreat as an to suggest that the top US official sim- The Takfiri group unleashed its campaign of death and These activities are “well known to enemy didn’t work. [Portraying] Russia [as an enemy] ply doesn't know how such things work. destruction against the country in 2014, seizing the northern everyone, it’s no secret,” Putin added. "I get the feeling nobody told VP Joe city of Mosul and declaring it as its so-called headquarters. A In portraying Russia as an enemy, the seems more interesting. In my opinion, this particular Biden what "covert operation" means," large and multi-faceted operation is due to liberate the city. United States wants to divert attention card is now being actively played,” Putin said. Snowden tweeted. (Source: RT) (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY OOCTOBERCTOBER 117,7, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

Iran moves to woo foreign South Pars phases 17, 18 last investors

The Iranian government has invited a prestigious group of interna- tional investors that includes the Heinz Family Office, Capital Group platform to be loaded tomorrow and Fidelity to visit the country following the relaxation of trade bar- riers between Iran and the west in January. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Platform 17B of Iran’s The 20-20 Investment Association, a group of influential investors deskSouth Pars gas field (in the Persian overseeing $7 trillion of assets, received the invitation from Hassan Gulf) will be loaded at Bandar-Abbas yard tomorrow Rouhani, the Iranian president, after the implementation of a land- for delivery to its designated offshore spot, accord- mark nuclear agreement between the country and six leading pow- ing to the Shana news agency. ers at the start of the year. The 2,300-ton structure is the last platform of James Donald, head of emerging markets at Lazard Asset Man- South Pars phases 17 and 18 of development and agement, the U.S. fund company that oversees $174 billion of assets, has the capacity of producing 500 million cubic feet and a board member of the 20-20 association, said the invitation (around 14.5 million cubic meters) of gas per day. reflected the Iranian government’s desire to attract more foreign in- Hassan Boyeri, the operator of phases 17 and 18, vestors. said that the platform is scheduled to be installed on The global agreement involved Tehran committing to scale down November 10 and will start operation before the be- its nuclear activities in return for the removal of sanctions that pre- ginning of the Iranian last calendar month of Esfand vented foreign companies from investing in Iranian businesses. (February 19, 2017). Mr. Donald said: “The group at this stage has not accepted the in- Development of phases 17 and 18 will be com- vitation. An awful lot of large government pension plans have restric- pleted by putting this platform into operation, he tions on Iranian investments and [on] any company that does busi- added. ness in Iran. There is talk of [the remaining sanctions being removed]. The mentioned phases are set to produce 56 mil- I think there would have to be a federal law change [for banks and lion cubic meters of sweet gas, 80,000 barrels of gas asset managers to move en masse into the Iranian market].” condensate and 400 tons of sulfur per day in addi- The nuclear deal was expected to trigger a sharp increase in for- tion to one million tons of ethane and 1.05 million eign investment into the Middle East’s second-largest economy, but tons of propane and butane per annum. U.S. sanctions are still in place, limiting U.S. citizens’ ability to invest South Pars gas field, which Iran shares with Qa- there. As such, western banks and asset managers remain wary of tar in the Persian Gulf, is estimated to contain a sig- working with Iranian companies. Few big western companies have nificant amount of natural gas, accounting for about signed contracts with Iran since the nuclear agreement was put into eight percent of the world’s reserves, and approxi- force earlier this year. mately 18 billion barrels of condensate. which phases 1-10, 12, 15 and 16 are fully opera- 50 mcm of gas per day. Phases 17 and 18 as well as Jan Dehn, head of research at Ashmore, the emerging markets- The field is divided into 24 standard phases, of tional. Each standard phase is projected to produce 19 are operating at half capacity. focused asset manager, said: “We are looking closely at Iran. I was there recently. The current government is reformist and keen to show progress. Iran needs funding and wants to attract foreign capital. “While sanctions have been reduced, there are still major obsta- Kianersi appointed NITC’s new Iranian oil prices hike $5 cles that make investment difficult. The goalposts have been shifting managing director per barrel in a week frequently when it comes to regulation. We find that even if invest- ments are permitted according to the law, there is a growing reluc- ECONOMY TEHRAN — The NIOC’s representative in China office, ECONOMY TEHRAN — The price tance [among] banks to get involved in any transactions that could deskboard of directors of managing director and board of direc- deskof Iran’s exported oil in become subject to changing interpretations of existing laws.” National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) tors’ chairman in Paad Energy Develop- the week ending October 7, witnessed a A number of European investors have already started to increase decided on Saturday to replace Ali-Ak- ment Co. (a subsidiary of the state pen- $5 increase per barrel, IRNA reported on their exposure to Iran. bar Safaei with Sirous Kianersi as the new sion fund) are among Kianersi’s previous Sunday. Charlemagne Capital, the frontier markets-focused asset man- managing director, Shana reported. positions. The price of Iran’s light oil in the said ager, set up an Iran-focused fund at the end of 2015. It has raised Safaei has been the managing direc- NITC, which operates the largest period witnessed a $5.24 rise per barrel to €50 million from European private wealth managers and family of- tor of National Iranian Tanker Company tanker fleet in the Middle East and has reach $47.85. fices, according to Dominic Bokor-Ingram, portfolio adviser at the since 2013. the world’s largest fleet of super tank- According to the report, Iran’s heavy members’ oil production level, crude oil company. Heading the crude oil export plan- ers, transports Iranian crude and also oil price in the same week experienced a prices have experienced an increase. The Norwegian oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth ning in National Iranian Oil Company acts as an independent entity in con- $5.79 growth per barrel to stand at $46.55. As predicted, in case of a final deal to fund, with $830 billion of assets, also received permission from the (NIOC)’s international affairs depart- tracts with foreign concerns for crude oil After major oil producers’ meeting in freeze oil output, international oil prices Norwegian ministry of finance at the start of the year to invest in ment, also being NIOC’s representative transportation based on prevailing inter- Algiers on September 28, which ended would surpass $50 and will swing up to Iranian bonds. in Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO), national freight rates. in a preliminary accord on capping OPEC $60. In a bid to attract more foreign investors, the Tehran chamber of commerce helped to organize a roadshow of companies to London in December to meet European asset managers, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds. Italy’s Renzi pushes tax cut, investments as referendum looms Ahmad Khonsari, a German partner of Iranian origin at Watson Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s cabinet As he faces a Dec. 4 referendum that The budget law includes, among other “very optimistic.” Farley & Williams, the law firm in Hamburg, said the “high-profile” passed a budget law that includes a corpo- could mark the end of his government, Ren- measures, a reduction of corporate tax Ires “The effects of the government’s intend- London conference demonstrated the country’s desire to “obtain rate tax cut and measures to boost invest- zi needs to maintain the budget discipline to 24 percent from 27.5 percent, a boost to ed measures will depend on what interven- foreign investment”. ments in an effort to revive political support requested by the European Commission public investment, increases to lower pen- tions are taken and how they are imple- He added: “We see vast interest in investing in Iran. I am doing al- and economic prospects ahead of a key while pushing through measures to restart sions, and extra money for towns willing to mented,” the Bank of Italy said in its quarterly most nothing else than working on Iran-related matters. The country constitutional referendum in early December. economic growth. To do so, he set a defi- host migrants. The government targets 1 economic bulletin. The Rome-based bank has a lot of potential.” “Italy isn’t going well yet, but after two cit target of 2.3 percent of gross domestic percent economic growth next year. also urged the government to contain pub- Mr. Donald said a relaxation in the rules around U.S. investors’ and a half years it’s going a bit better than product, lower than this year’s 2.4 percent, Growth target lic expenditure in order to finance public ability to invest in the Islamic republic would be a welcome develop- before,” Renzi told reporters in Rome Sat- though higher than previous estimates. On Thursday, the country’s central bank investments. ment. He said: “I would love to go there. Iran has always interested urday, after the cabinet approved the 2017 It’s a compromise to appease the Eu- called on the government to pass budget- Italy’s debt, the second-biggest in the me. It has a very literate and knowledgeable population. Any change law that must pass the Italian parliament by ropean Commission which will review the law measures aimed at ensuring that its euro region as a percentage of GDP, fell to [in the rules around whether U.S. citizens can invest in Iran] would be year-end. The tax cuts “are very important budget and wants Italy to control its deficit. growth targets for 2017 are viable. Ear- 2.22 trillion euros ($2.46 trillion) in August, a very interesting opportunity.” for small companies” and the money “isn’t Renzi said the extra flexibility on deficit will lier this month its Deputy Director General after reaching a record high of 2.25 trillion The Iranian government and the Tehran chamber of commerce going to bankers, it’s going to small and me- cover spending related to migrant flows and Federico Signorini told lawmakers that the euros the previous month. did not respond to requests for comment. (Source: Financial Times) dium businesses and artisans.” a recent earthquake in central Italy. Treasury’s economic goal for next year is (Source: Bloomberg) QQualityuality AssessmentAssessment AAnnouncementnnouncement fforor PPurchaseurchase ooff Global economy in precarious state, Xi tells BRICS summit tthreehree SearchSearch aandnd RRescueescue ((SAR)SAR) HHelicopterelicopter uunitsnits China’s President Xi Jinping warned Sunday that the promotion of skills and infrastructure development. global economy remained in a precarious condition “Promoting economic and commercial engage- ((TenderTender No:No: No.95/AE/1054)No.95/AE/1054) as leaders of the BRICS group of nations tried to ment has been a foundational impulse in creation PPortsorts aandnd MMaritimearitime OrganizationOrganization find ways to fire up growth in the troubled bloc. of BRICS,” he said. Speaking at a summit in the Indian state of Goa, Modi, who came to power two years ago, said Xi told his host Narendra Modi and the leaders his government’s policy of opening up the Indian This is hereby to announce that Ports & Maritime Organization (PMO) of I.R.Iran of Russia, Brazil and South Africa that the club of economy had achieved results and offered valuable intends to proceed with Purchase of three Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter emerging powers had been undermined by both lessons. units for operation in the Persian Gulf, Oman Sea and Caspian Sea regions based domestic and international woes. “In India, we have undertaken substantial re- on the quality assessment procedure and through A two-phase public international But the leader of the world’s second largest forms in the last two years to streamline and sim- tender. economy said the long-term forecast for BRICS plify governance, especially doing business in India,” *Therefore, in order to carry out the quality assessment, all experienced members was positive as he called for more confi- said the Indian prime minister. manufacturer companies of the captioned equipment are invited to refer either to the dence-building measures. “The results are clearly visible. We have moved “The global economy is still going through a up in almost all global indices that measure such central secretariat of the PMO, at the below mentioned address and upon presenting (From left) Brazilian President Michel Temer, Chinese an introduction letter and the original bank receipt of 500,000 Iranian Rials paid to treacherous recovery,” Xi said in a statement at the performances. summit on India’s west coast. President Xi Jingping, Indian PM Narendra Modi, “We have transformed India into one of the most the Siba account No. 2176459001009 by Bank Melli Iran to receive a CD containing “Because of the impact of both internal and Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African open economies in the world today.” the Quality Assessment Forms and tender documents or the relevant website, external factors, BRICS countries have somewhat President Jacob Zuma in Goa on October 15, 2016 Xi said there was no reason why the bloc’s mem- 2016/OCT/26 IETS.MPORG.IR , maximum till Wednesday . slowed down in economic growth and have faced a demand and lower commodity prices, while several bers should not flourish as he called on a group *Place and deadline for submitting the quality assessment documents and completed number of new challenges in development.” have also been mired in corruption scandals. made of business leaders from BRICS nations “to worksheets: central secretariat of the PMO and to the last working hour on Wednesday BRICS was formed in 2011 with the aim of using Russia and Brazil have fallen into recession re- take concrete actions to boost confidence”. 2016/Nov/16. members’ growing economic and political influence cently, South Africa only just managed to avoid the “The potential and strength of BRICS countries in to challenge Western hegemony. same fate last month and China’s economy has terms of resources, market and labour forces have It should be emphasized that the relevant receipt against submitting the said The nations, with a joint estimated GDP of $16 slowed sharply. remained unchanged,” he said. documents and forms must be received and kept for further steps. trillion, set up their own bank in parallel to the India by contrast is now the world’s fastest-grow- “The long term... of BRICS development is still Washington-based International Monetary Fund ing major economy in an otherwise gloomy envi- positive.” *The first question & answer session will be held at 10 A.M on Saturday 2016/Oct/29, and World Bank and hold summits rivalling the G7 ronment. Modi has also been using the summit to attempt at the PMO Directory General for Equipment Supply & Maintenance office forum. Modi said it was vital that the BRICS nations to isolate India’s arch-rival Pakistan following a surge and attendance of the informed technical and commercial representatives of all But the countries, accounting for 53 percent of found ways of increasing their levels of coopera- in tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors. manufacturer companies of the aforementioned equipment which are willing to world population, have been hit by falling global tion. He called for the dismantling of trade barriers, (Source: Dailymail) participate in quality assessment of tender is obligatory (together with a written introduction letter).

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The U.S. just bombed Yemen, TTheresaheresa MayMay willwill pprobablyrobably ggetet a ggoodood and no one’s talking about it By Moustafa Bayoumi BBrexitrexit ddeal,eal, bbutut nnobodyobody ccanan ssayay ssoo e need answers from the candidates on how Wthey would deal with a deadly conflict in one of TTherehere isis nnoo wwayay tthathat tthehe pprimerime mministerinister ccouldould ccontemplateontemplate ddoingoing ssomethingomething aass sstupidtupid the Middle East’s poorest countries. We’re not getting them. aass settingsetting ooutut iinn PParliamentarliament wwhathat sshehe hhopesopes ttoo oobtainbtain iinn BBrexitrexit nnegotiationsegotiations What if the United States went to war and nobody here even noticed? The question is absurd, isn’t it? And yet, this almost perfectly describes what actually happened this past week. While many Americans, myself included, were all hypnotized by the bizarre spectacle of the Republican nominee for president, a U.S. navy destroyer fired a barrage of cruise missiles at three radar sites controlled by the Houthi movement in Yemen. This attack marked the first time the U.S. has fought the Houthis directly in Yemen’s devastating civil war.

Fire and smoke rise after a Saudi-led airstrike hit a site be- lieved to be one of the largest weapons depots on the out- skirts of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Friday. The EU’s leaders are not going to give the UK an opt-out. If they did, as some of the more open The cruise missile salvo ramps up the already German politicians have said, everyone would want one. significant U.S. military involvement in deeply divided and desperately poor Yemen. While it’s true that the U.S. has By John Rentoul everyone would want one. (“We cannot consult the Cabinet before making the car makers to consider. launched drone strikes on al-Qaida targets in Yemen for give them any concessions because announcement at the Conservative So May and Tusk both start the talks years, sometimes killing civilians and even U.S. citizens, this heresa May cannot do what the others will then demand the same,” said Party conference that she would trigger next year by assuming that Britain will particular military engagement has the potential to drag TRemainers want her to do, name- Thomas Oppermann, parliamentary Article 50 by the end of March. This be out in the coldest trade tundra – the U.S. straight into a protracted and escalating conflict. ly to set out the kind of deal she leader of the Social Democrats, Merkel’s is not a constitutional outrage, it is a any mutually beneficial agreement will And, as everyone knows, America has an uncanny ability hopes to reach with the European Union coalition partners, in July.) fact of modern politics. If she had told come as a bonus to be trumpeted over to enter protracted and escalating military conflicts. when we leave. Last week there were two We went through this with David the Cabinet – no one is so naive as to here and to be played down in front of Yet we’ve heard absolutely nothing about this from our debates in the House of Commons on Cameron’s renegotiation in February. He imagine that Cabinet could have had an EU audience. presidential candidates. Brexit – David Davis, the Brexit Secretary, wanted an emergency brake; Merkel made an open-ended discussion about such a This lowering of expectations gives If we investigated, we would find that the Pentagon justified made a statement last Monday, and La- it clear privately she wouldn’t give it to subject – it would have leaked. Labour a great opportunity. I said last week this attack as retaliation. Last week, missiles were fired on two bour used one of its opposition days to him; so he didn’t ask for it. In the closing The hardest of Brexits that Keir Starmer’s appointment as shadow separate occasions at another navy destroyer off of Yemen’s debate it last Wednesday. stages of the referendum campaign, as he The prime minister has to manage Brexit Secretary would be the making or southern coast. Those missiles fell harmlessly into the water, but On both occasions, the two opposition panicked about losing, he thought of asking expectations. She has to prepare the breaking of him. On The Andrew Marr they were enough of a provocation that the navy responded with parties, Labour and the Tory Remainers for it again as a last-minute concession that nation for the hardest of Brexits so that any Show last Sunday and in two Commons its own bombardment. (led by Kenneth Clarke, Anna Soubry, would keep Britain in the EU. But he decided tariff-free access to the single market, any debates, he made an impressive start. He An apparent war crime Nicky Morgan and Dominic Grieve), not to – for the same reason that May won’t agreement on common standards, or any aligned Labour with the Tory Remainers’ But we would also find that immediately prior to those demanded that the prime minister put ask for it now. He thought Merkel would still reduction in our contribution to EU funds, demands for parliamentary scrutiny of incidents, on Saturday 8 October, a 500lb laser-guided U.S.- her negotiating stance to the Commons say no; his request would be leaked; he can be presented as a negotiating triumph. Brexit without quite admitting that Labour’s made bomb was dropped on a funeral procession by the U.S.- for scrutiny and possibly even a vote. would be humiliated. That, he calculated, Paradoxically, the EU’s leaders position was similar to the Government’s. sponsored Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis. This bomb Four freedoms would be more damaging than failing to share Theresa May’s interest in playing He said immigration should be reduced, killed more than 140 people, mostly civilians, and wounded more There is no way that she could try. And he was right. Merkel confirmed down expectations of the Brexit nego- which rules out Britain being part of the than 525 people. Human Rights Watch called the incident “an contemplate doing something so stupid. to him afterwards that she wouldn’t have tiations. They cannot allow the skeptical free-movement area, and he said the result apparent war crime”. Suppose she said, for example, that the given him the brake. Maybe she was just peoples of Denmark, Sweden, the Czech of the referendum had to be respected. In That heinous attack led to a strong rebuke from the U.S., which Government wanted Britain to remain trying to make him feel better about losing Republic and even the Netherlands to Tusk’s terms, then, Labour chooses “hard has sold the Saudis $110bn worth of arms since Obama assumed a member of the single market but with the referendum, but I don’t think so. think that the grass might be greener Brexit” rather than “no Brexit”. office, and recently approved the sale of $1.15bn more. The U.S. also an emergency brake on immigration. So Theresa May cannot announce to outside the EU. Hence Donald Tusk, the But the advantage of being in supplies the Saudis with Suppose, further, that she didn’t get what Parliament that she is aiming to get x or EU President, showing that he has quite a opposition is that Starmer can offer the necessary intelligence and According to she wanted. Which she wouldn’t, because y in her Brexit negotiations. If she doesn’t neat turn of English phrase in his speech softest Brexit imaginable and berate logistics to prosecute its Reuters, the U.S. Angela Merkel, François Hollande, Jean- get them, she will look foolish or weak. last Thursday, made fun of Boris Johnson’s Theresa May for failing to achieve it. He war. According to Reuters, Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk have all The most she can do, as Cameron did, “cake philosophy”. To all who believe in it, can say, much as John Smith did in the the U.S. government is also government is also said that the “four freedoms” are inviolable. is to try to sound out European capitals he said, “I propose a simple experiment. Commons debates on the Maastricht deeply concerned that it deeply concerned One of those is freedom of movement. and Brussels bigwigs privately to see what Buy a cake, eat it, and see if it is still there Treaty, that the Government should may be implicated in future that it may be Never mind that Norway and sort of deal they might be prepared to on the plate.” In his opinion, “the only real have achieved six impossible things in war crimes prosecutions as implicated in Liechtenstein, to name two countries that accept. Even that is fraught. Just on the alternative to a ‘hard Brexit’ is ‘no Brexit’”. negotiations and that he is disappointed a result of its support for are members of the single market but not simple question of when she is planning EU leaders have obviously decided that it failed to do so. the Saudi-led coalition. future war crimes of the EU, have some kind of exemption to trigger Article 50, the formal two-year that they cannot be seen to be rewarding What will happen in 2019 is that May will This worry might ex- prosecutions as from freedom-of-movement rules, the process for leaving the EU, various private the UK for leaving the club, but when it get a better deal than seems possible now, plain why National Secu- a result of its EU’s leaders are not going to give the conversations have leaked. comes to the negotiations there are – as but that Labour will say it’s not good enough. rity Council spokesman UK an opt-out. If they did, as some of the In the end, as the Tory Remainers the Leave campaign pointed out during That is an argument that Labour can win. Ned Price stated that “in support for the more open German politicians have said, pointed out last week, she didn’t even the referendum – the interests of German (Source: indenpendent) light of this and other re- Saudi-led coalition. cent incidents, we … are prepared to adjust our support so as to better align [the Saudi- King Bhumibol leaves behind a grateful nation led coalition] with U.S. principles, values and interests, including achieving an immediate and durable end to Yemen’s tragic con- By Thitinan Pongsudhirak King Bhumibol exerted efforts beyond the call of duty flict”. Sounds good. Then again, the U.S. bombed Houthi posi- and built an indelible bond with his people. He traversed tions days later. he passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej brings far-flung corners of the land, at some risk as the local The situation in Yemen is already catastrophic and largely out Tto a close a defining chapter in Thailand. During communist insurgency was making headway, to pro- of view. Since the conflict began 18 months ago, more than 6,800 his seven-decade rule, the monarch presided mote agricultural production, irrigation, infrastructure people have been killed. Both the Houthis and the regime have over Thailand’s climb from a village backwater to a construction and myriad public good. committed atrocities, though most of the dead are civilians and modern nation. Country’s immense potential most have been killed by Saudi-led airstrikes. Almost 14.4 million His glorious reign was enabled by conditions and As a core component of the Thai national identity, people are now “food insecure”, according to the UN’s World circumstances uniquely suited to his leadership. He has the late King lived a modest life when he could have Food Program, and 2.8 million people have been displaced. In left behind a grieving and grateful nation that must now been lavish. He endured hardship when comfort was 2015, there were 101 attacks on schools and hospitals. After two chart its own path into an uncertain and unknown future. available and gave Thais a unifying, rallying symbol to Doctors Without Borders hospitals were bombed resulting in 20 For all concerned in the country and beyond, the new thwart external threats and to believe in their country’s deaths – one in Taiz on 2 December 2015 and the other in Abs Thailand must be based on a spirit of compromise and immense potential. on 15 August this year – the humanitarian group was forced to accommodation. These points are not invalid, but Thailand would not withdraw from its six hospitals in northern Yemen. And the latest Worldwide audiences often are bewildered by the in- be where it is today without King Bhumibol, a force of news is a cholera outbreak. tense affection the Thai people harbored for King Bhu- personality who led by example with unsurpassable The Trump show has managed to bump all the serious and mibol. When he celebrated his 60th year on the throne For all concerned in the moral authority. His achievement is self-evident in view necessary policy debates not just off the table but out of the in June 2006, hundreds of thousands of Thais lined country and beyond, the new of the harsher times that befell Thailand’s neighbors over room. Presidential foreign policy discussions, for example, are Bangkok’s thoroughfares to catch a glimpse of the mon- Thailand must be based on the same period. now basically limited to who hates ISIL more. arch and to celebrate the milestone with him. By virtue of his success, the late monarch has left be- It’s not enough. All the current polls point to Hillary Clinton Near the end, many Thais flocked to his hospital to a spirit of compromise and hind a modern country that now has to come to terms winning the presidential election, and there’s a desperate need pray and pay their last respects. They shed many tears accommodation. with his passing. While the military junta plays an instru- for substantive answers regarding her policies. Will she merely when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha announced the mental role in the transition to a new monarch, elections continue Obama’s Yemen strategy, which has not only failed King’s passing. Thais knew this day would come, but they ism in Southeast Asia. and democratic rule ultimately cannot be denied, and to end the war but could also soon escalate it? The prevailing wanted to delay it as long as possible. In rapid succession during April and May 1975, Cam- popular voices have been heard time and again calling wisdom among many Democrats has been to focus first on The Thais’ treatment of their collective “father” can bodia fell to the Maoist Khmer Rouge, Saigon to the for a more collective self-determined future. defeating Donald Trump before moving on to what’s next, seem like god worship, characteristic of born-again North Vietnamese army and Laos to communist insur- The monarchy that King Bhumibol rebuilt will not be but that’s no longer fair to voters nor, really, to the people of evangelicals, or the type of manufactured adulation gents. On Thailand’s western front, Burma -- now Myan- the same under his successor. The imperatives of demo- Yemen. We need to know not only what we’re voting against, common in North Korea. mar -- became reclusive and autocratic after 1962. cratic rule require a 21st-century kind of monarchy within but what we’re voting for. As the last few days have shown, This reverence and respect for the monarch derived At home, Thailand was poor, beset with regular black- a renegotiated constitutional order. Brokering and insti- the world doesn’t stop spinning while the U.S. holds elections. from the Cold War era when Thailand had to go it alone outs, unreliable waterworks and unpaved roads in most tutionalizing this compromise is Thailand’s way forward. (Source: The Guardian) as the last domino withstanding communist expansion- places. In these early years of economic development, (Source: CNN) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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become a base for Iran’s trade activi- ties in the region. To the same effect, New chapter of ties between Iran, Vietnam the Iranian president added, Vietnam can access a market of 400 million people through Iran. Rouhani said the removal of sanc- and commercial cooperation were By Mina Ahmadi tions against Iran has already pre- also inked during the trip. Expansion of Iran-Vietnam pared the grounds for the two coun- At a time when world’s doors are open Trade tries to enhance their economic ties. to Tehran after the landmark nuclear He added that Tehran and Hanoi President Rouhani believes that his deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- need to strengthen their banking rela- visit to Vietnam would be considered tion), a suitable opportunity has been tions first in order to facilitate any step as a turning point for Tehran-Hanoi provided for consolidation of relations toward the expansion of commercial relations. between Iran and the regional states. relations. In a meeting, President Rouhani Indisputably, the consolidation Phuc, for his part, emphasized that and his Vietnamese counterpart of relations between Iran and Asian his country is determined to increase agreed to raise the value of mutual states, especially regional economic the level of trade with Iran to above transactions to more than two bil- powers, would mark a new chapter in $2 billion. Iran’s further prosperity. lion dollars and pave the way for the central banks of the two countries to He added that Hanoi wants to In an indication of fostering ties expand relations with Iran in all ar- between Iran and regional countries, sign a deal for promotion of banking relations. eas and that it is prepared to move Asian in particular, President Hassan toward the establishment of a mutual Rouhani launched his three-nation As long as Iran and Vietnam enjoy ‘very close’ stances on certain key in- free trade mechanism between the East Asian tour early October 5 aimed two countries. at enhancing relations with the south- ternational issues, President Rouhani Successful Mutual Coopera- eastern Asian states. stressed that “Tehran and Hanoi are tion: seeking peace and stability for the President Rouhani’s visits to Viet- President Rouhani in a meeting nam, Malaysia and Thailand which Middle East and East Asia regions.” Citing Vietnam as “a strong nation with Fu Trong described the broad- started on October 5 with his arrival ening of mutual cooperation be- in Hanoi. who opposes foreign aggression, fa- vors independence, supports devel- tween Iran and Vietnam as success- As the government of President ful. Rouhani has so far been playing a opments and is hardworking,” Iranian President said both sides believed The Iranian president reiterated pivotal role in promoting mutual re- that the grounds are properly paved lations between Tehran and other that there are very extensive grounds for the further expansion of relations countries of the world, the visit would for bilateral economic and commer- Citing Vietnam as “a strong nation who opposes foreign between the two countries, especial- pave the ground for more coopera- cial relations, especially in the field of aggression, favors independence, supports developments and ly in the post-sanctions era which tion between Iran and the southeast- investment, and their economies can is hardworking,” Iranian President said both sides believed that expedite the deepening of economic ern Asian states. be complementary to each other. cooperation. During his visit to Hanoi, he held According to President Rouhani, there are very extensive grounds for bilateral economic and President Rouhani said that talks with President Tran Dai Quang there is “a very good opportunity commercial relations. broadening of cooperation between and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan available” in the field of energy for the Iranian and Vietnamese private Phuc and General Secretary of the export of oil, LNG and petrochem- President Rouhani’s WAVE initiative holders of such passports will have no tual Agreements: sectors, especially in energy, modern Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen icals from Iran to Vietnam, tourism, for elimination of extremism and vi- problem with visiting in either coun- In a meeting between President technologies, banking, agriculture Phu Trong. parliamentary domain, exchange of olence at the international level, he try. Rouhani and Phuc, the two sides Two agreements on IT and remov- professors and students, technolo- added Iran and Vietnam support pro- The document was signed by Ira- agreed to follow up the agreements and fishery fields is being heeded to. al of visa for special and service sec- gy, water transfer, road and highway motion of peace both at regional and nian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Ja- previously inked between the two He underlined the need for devel- tors appliers were also signed during construction, technical and engi- international levels. vad Zarif and his Vietnamese coun- capitals. oping banking relations in pace with Rouhani’s visit to the country. The two neering services, culture and modern Dai Quang also hoped that Teh- terpart Phạm Bình Minh. Rouhani underscored that rein- political and economic relations, and countries also agreed to hold Joint industries and Vietnamese companies ran and Hanoi would cooperate for The two countries established re- forcement of relations with Southeast said, ‘Preferential trade and then free Iran-Vietnam Commission in Tehran are ready to invest in the Iranian oil establishment of peace and peaceful lations in 1973 and since then the Asian countries, and specifically Viet- trade can create good grounds for soon. and gas projects. settlement of differences in the region two countries have increased political nam, has always been a top priority bringing about economic develop- Promotion of Peace Other agreements on boosting and for restoring peace which is a and economic cooperation through for Iran. ment in the interest of the two na- economic, banking, financial, tourism Voicing Vietnam’s supports from requisite for economic development. exchange of visits by senior officials Iran believes that Vietnam could tions and the region. Tehran-Hanoi Visa Waiver from both sides. Tehran and Hanoi are seeking peace Program: Iran opened an embassy in Hanoi There is “a very good opportunity available” and stability for the Middle East and Iran and Vietnam also have signed in 1991 and Vietnam opened its em- in the field of energy for export of oil, LNG an agreement for lifting visa issuance bassy in Tehran in 1997. and petrochemicals from Iran to Vietnam. East Asia regions. for special and servicing purposes as Following up Previous Mu- I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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I wish Jack very well." low a variety of scripting languages to mix 1- Regularly back up any files stored 2 Note 7 owners want to keep Gear VR because it within a single file. What makes files with on your computer. If your computer does works with other Samsung devices. the .wsf extension appealing to cyber- become infected with ransomware, your After Note7’s discontinuation, users have to refund all ac- criminals, hackers, and other ransomware files can be restored once the malware cessories that were purchased for the Note7. pushers is that they're not automatically has been removed. 3 The HTC web browser will be discontinued on No- blocked by some email clients and can be 2- Always keep your security software vember 30. launched like a standard executable file. up to date to protect yourself against any This android browser will be removed from the Play Store Having realised that WSF files are new variants of malware. and will no longer receive any future updates. less likely to be blocked by anti-malware 3- Keep your operating system and 4 Qualcomm sues Meizu in the U.S., Germany, and programmes, ransomware campaigns other software updated. Software up- France following patent infringements. using the extension type have massively dates will frequently include patches for Qualcomm claimed that Chinese smartphone maker Mei- jumped in recent months. newly discovered security vulnerabilities zu refused to negotiate a license agreement in good faith Symantec researchers say 22,000 that could be exploited by attackers. and its sales and distribution of infringing products around emails containing malicious .wsf files were 4- Delete any suspicious-looking the world. blocked in June and that figure had mul- emails you receive, especially if they con- 5 The new record from Chinese company: Huawei tiplied by almost 100 times by July to 2 tain links or attachments. celebrated shipping more than 100 million smart- million. 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A consortium of tech giants has developed a techni- If Apple is searching for another reason why its share of the el, the SF713-51-M90J, includes a Core i5-7Y54 Kaby Lake cal spec they say is needed if datacenters are to cope with PC market has recently declined -- besides aging hardware -- it processor, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB solid-state drive, and a the demands of machine learning and other data-intensive should take a look at the Windows competition. While those lap- full HD 13.3-inch protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. It workloads. tops may lack the cache of the Mac name, they've clearly caught also comes with MU-MIMO 802.11 ac Wi-Fi for what Acer 9 Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 won't be able to fly. Fli- up in the look-and-feel department. says is three times faster wireless performance, and the ers who evade the ban will be subject to criminal At that time, HP touted the Spectre as the world's thinnest company claims up to 9 hours of battery life for the punishment. notebook. Fast forward to October, and Acer is claiming to steal Swift 7. 10 Google revealed it received a secret FBI subpoena. that title away with its new Swift 7 laptop family. The company has In addition to being ever-so-thinner, the Swift 7 is slight- The secret subpoena is known as a national se- managed to shave 0.2 inches off the height of its chassis, though ly less expensive than the similarly spec'd Spectre. The curity letter and, as The Intercept notes it does not require at 2.48 pounds, it still is slightly heavier than Apple's MacBook (as Spectre starts at $1,169.99, and the Acer laptop is now court approval. is the Spectre). available at $1,099.99. (source: zdnet) Like the Spectre, the Swift 7 is clearly targeting the up- scale with its features and design. It may not be as flashy as the Spectre, but Acer's offering has a matte black aluminum Google Android Wear exterior with a gold interior. The first available Swift 7 mod- smartwatch to be released soon U.S. bans all Samsung Google is planning to release its own smartwatch to take on Galaxy Note 7s from flights the Apple Watch soon, according to leaks. The company will make two of its own watches, according Khaghan Restaurant The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is no longer flight to new leaks. They’re expected to be released at the begin- ready. www.khaghan.com ning of 2017. A group of U.S. regulators on Friday banned The leak follows Google’s launch of the Pixel and Pixel XL of the device from all flights to, from or within the phones. Those are the first that country, describing the phone as a "forbidden Suitable for Embassies Google made itself – and as hazardous material" under federal regulations. such bake in an artificially intel- The ban, which goes into effect on Saturday & Foreign Companies ligent assistant that isn’t availa- at noon Eastern Time, is a significant expansion ble to any other Android users. of a previous restriction on Note 7s. Beforehand, Outdoor Space, Intl. Cuisine, The watch will include the people were allowed to bring the phones onto same technology, according planes but were told to power them down and Located in a Calm to the leaks. It will aim to put to not use, charge or stow them in checked bag- that Google Assistant – which gage. and Cozy Environment, Enough at the moment is only availa- The ban is another blow to the troubled ble in Google Home and the device and Samsung. On Thursday, Samsung Parking Lot new phones – on people’s and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com- wrists so that they can talk to mission issued a second recall on the phone, it at any time. following dozens of reports of overheating Google has long made a and exploding Note 7s. Samsung has end- watch version of its operating system, called Android Wear. But ed production of the phones and expects to that has only been available on smartwatches made by other take billions of dollars in losses stemming companies, such as LG and Sony. from the devices. Now Google appears to be taking the same approach that "We recognize that banning these phones it has with its phones. Until this year, it had tended to help out from airlines will inconvenience some passen- with the design of its own Android phone as well as making gers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft the operating system for others to use – but the new Pixels must take priority," Transportation Secretary An- are built by Google and include special features that aren’t (source: independent) thony Foxx said in a statement. "We are taking available on other hardware. this additional step because even one fire inci- dent inflight poses a high risk of severe personal injury and puts many lives at risk." The ban was announced by the U.S. De- partment of Transportation, with the Federal IT IRAN Aviation Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. It Iran claims 2nd global place affects all Note 7s, not just devices from the first in online census: ICT minister recall in September. (Source: cnet) By Shataw Naseri Add.: Dooma Crossroad,

ICT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said that with more than 20 per- Golestan Blvd., Africa Ave. cent national participation in the online census, Iran won the second place in the world following Japan with 35 percent. Reservation Visiting Statistical Center of Iran on Saturday, Vaezi de- scribed the metropolis residents’ participation in the web- Tel: 26215990 & 22050119 based survey as pale, adding, “people in cities such as Mashhad, Tehran, Isfahan, Karaj, Ahvaz, Qom as well as Arak partook less to the web-based census project compared to other cities.” Stating the project as the first serious national plan carried out tasting National Information Network, the minister noted that there was no damage to the network by foreign portals. Statistical Center of Iran lately suggested providing two GB free Internet to the participants, a suggestion welcomed by certain firms, according to Vaezi. “In our country, the Internet bandwidth was initially used by the users mostly for correspondences and photos and vid- eo files were added later. They also do part of their conver- sations using the Internet platform,” the minister maintained. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Elderly put at risk by needless ‘Iranian women are less active than their male medication, study finds peers’ A third of elderly patients may be being 2018. SCIENCE TEHRAN – Around half Iranian population prescribed unnecessary medication, put- “It is therefore extremely important deskis insufficiently active that is 53.8 percent ting them at needless risk of side-effects that it becomes routine for older people women versus 35.6 percent men, according to the head of and costing the NHS millions, a study has to have their medication reviewed regu- the department of prevention and combating diseases at shown. larly, and the more drugs they are taking Iran University of Medical Sciences. A review of 1,800 over 75s at NHS the more important this is.” Iranian women are less likely to get engaged in physical Croydon found that the average patient Katherine Murphy, Chief Executive activities than their men, IRNA quoted Ali Golmohammadi as had been prescribed six different drugs. of The Patients Association, added: The saying on Saturday. But after a reassessment hundreds of “Patients Association has been aware for “Iranian women are less active than their male peers.” prescriptions were cancelled, with up to some time about the problem of patients Out of 47.8 percent overweight Iranian population, the one third of patients taken off at least one being prescribed too many different doctor said 15.3 percent is considered obese; this is while ex- drug. medicines, often with one medicine be- cess weight is also affecting a large number of primary school Hundreds of prescriptions were ing prescribed to reduce the symptoms students. stopped because they were no longer ef- of another. Calling on Iranians to take charge of their diet, Golmo- fective and dozens because the patients The “lack of any regular review of a hammadi stressed the importance of consumption of fresh were experiencing side effects or drug patients medication sometimes over sev- produce and said over 80 percent of the Iranian don’t match reactions. eral years, is concerning, particularly for the daily recommended servings of fruit and vegetables. Further review vulnerable older people who may feel He indicated the average sodium chloride intake of the A further 121 patients were sent to unable or are unwilling to challenge this nation is 10.7 grams; however, “by 2025, salt consumption of their GP for further review, and 89 pa- aspect of their care. the country should drop by 30 percent.” that the cost savings across the country when different drugs interact and in the ‘Non-contagious diseases claim 38 million lives tients had their dose reduced. if everyone was similarly assessed could worst cases older people can even end “We welcome any initiative to improve The most common drugs which were this situation in the interests of patient annually’ amount to millions. up in hospital. Approximately 38 million lives are lost to non-contagious stopped were the blood-thinning drugs Caroline Abrahams, Charity Direc- Population ages safety. The research highlights that med- warfarin and clopidogrel, aspirin, alen- ication is often not required, may have diseases every year worldwide, as the disease shows a grow- tor at Age UK, said: “We know that the “This will be an increasing problem ing trend globally. dronic acid for osteoposrosis, cetirizine more medications you take, the greater as our population ages, with as many as limited benefits and can be unnecessarily for hay fever and allergies, laxido for con- expensive.” Out of the perished population to the disease, 28 millions the risks, such the risk of giddiness and of three million older people expected to are from the developing countries, while the remaining figure stipation, omeprazole for gastric reflux falling. This is because of what happens be regularly taking multiple medicines by Four out of five people aged 75 or and adcal-d3, a drug to boost calcium over now take at least one prescribed comes from the developed nations. and vitamin levels. medication, and patients on multiple Statistics show that in 2010, 70.4 percent of Iranians died The research, carried out by phar- The “lack of any regular review of a patients medications are more likely to suffer of non-contagious diseases while the figure approximates to maceutical consultants Interface Clinical medication sometimes over several years, is drug side effects and adverse reactions. 65.5 in the world, he explained. Services, predicted that the changes concerning, particularly for vulnerable older Adverse reactions and side effects from Golmohammadi went on to say that heart failure takes would save the NHS around £192,000 people who may feel unable or are unwilling drugs account for between five percent 17.5 million lives each year, second to traffic accident fatali- a year. However there are more than 5 and 17 percent of all hospital admissions. ties, while cancer claims 8 million. million over 75s in Britain, which suggests to challenge this aspect of their care. (Source: The Telegraph)

How one scientist decoded the mysterious sounds of the northern lights China to launch manned For more than 15 years, a lone scientist in southern Fin- north of the country. land has spent countless winter nights among the snowy “This experience never left me. We had to concen- space mission Shenzhou 11 fields and frozen lakes around his village, in pursuit of trate — we did not move or talk at all,” he said. “A few of today one of the most ephemeral mysteries of the heavens: us did not hear it, because at that time, the aurora wasn’t the faint, almost phantasmagorical sounds heard during very strong, and it was a very low-intensity sound. I China will launch a two-man space mission, Shenzhou 11, intense displays of the aurora borealis, or northern lights. could never forget this experience; it was so strange.” today, officials with the space program said, taking the coun- The epic study by acoustician Unto K. Laine includes In 2000, Laine started to keep a careful watch on try closer to its ambition of setting up a permanent manned the first audio recordings of the muffled crackling or space weather forecasts for reports of intense solar space station by 2022. popping sometimes heard overhead during spectacular flares that could supercharge auroras over the following President Xi Jinping aurora displays. nights. Auroras are caused by charged particles from so- has called for China to Over the years, the sounds of the northern lights lar flares interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field and establish itself as a space have been explained as illusions, imagination, inebria- raining into the upper atmosphere, where they excite power, and it has test- tion or even voices from the spiritual world. the nitrogen and oxygen atoms of the air to create the ed anti-satellite missiles, But Laine has shown the sounds are real, and he dramatic and colorful light shows. in addition to its civilian thinks he has found what causes them: sparks of elec- “During all these years, I have checked the space cle. Between 2004 and 2007, the sun experienced a lull aims. tricity discharging beneath the aurora in an inversion weather two to three times a day, so not to miss any au- in activity, according to NASA, which meant fewer solar China says its space layer of the atmosphere that can form in clear and calm rora events — and always, when the weather conditions flares and fewer auroras. program is for peaceful weather conditions. are good, I go,” he said. In 2011, as solar activity ramped up, Laine started purposes, but the U.S. Auroral acoustics Laine’s solitary hunt for the elusive sound of the using a VLF loop antenna to measure magnetic fields Defense Department has Laine became interested in the phenomenon of so- northern lights demanded great patience. There have and a microphone array to triangulate the locations of highlighted its increasing called auroral acoustics about 25 years ago, when he been few intense auroras over Finland in the past 16 crackles and pops in the ever-changing sounds from the capabilities, saying it was and his friends heard sounds from an aurora after a years, thanks in part to the “solar minimum,” a period of aurora. pursuing activities aimed nighttime music gathering in Finnish Lapland, in the far decreased activity in the sun’s natural 11-year solar cy- (Source: Live Science) to prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis. Opioids may interfere with parenting instincts, study finds After Monday’s launch at 07:30 A.M. (2330 GMT) in the Some of the most troubling images of used to describe the set of facial and oth- blocks the effects of opioids, their brains ages have shown opioid addicts putting remote northwestern province of Gansu, the astronauts will the opioid crisis involve parents buying er features like round faces and big eyes produced a more normal response. children at risk. A photo posted by the dock with the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, where they will or using drugs with their children in tow. that make our brains register babies as “When the participants were given police in East Liverpool, Ohio, shows spend about a month. Now new research offers a glimpse into irresistible, kicking in our instinct to care an opioid blocker, their baby schema two parents passed out in the front of “This mission is characterized by its longer duration and the addicted brain, finding that the drugs for them. Sometimes the babies’ features became more similar to that of healthy a car as their 4-year-old sits in the back more tests,” Chen Dong, the junior astronaut on the mission, appear to blunt a person’s natural par- were exaggerated to make them even people,” said Dr. Daniel D. Langleben, seat. A video shows a young mother told reporters in a televised news conference. “We will focus on enting instincts. more adorable; in others, the chubby one of the researchers. “The data also who had overdosed lying unconscious improving our ability to handle emergencies in orbit, medical Researchers at the Perelman School cheeks and big eyes were reduced, mak- raised in question whether opioid med- on the floor of a store in Lawrence, first aid, mutual rescue capabilities and space experiments.” of Medicine at the University of Pennsyl- ing the faces less appealing. Studies show ications may affect social cognition in Mass., as her 2-year-old cried and Shenzhou 11 will be the third space mission for Jing Hai- vania scanned the brains of 47 men and that a higher baby schema activates the general.” tugged at her arm. peng, who will command the mission and pass his 50th birth- women before and after they underwent part of the brain called the ventral stria- The study, among the first to look at Kimberly Renk, a psychologist and the day in space. treatment for opioid dependence. While tum, a key component of the brain re- the effects of opioid dependence and director of the Understanding Young Chil- The spacecraft, whose name translates as “Divine Vessel”, in the scanner, the study subjects looked ward pathway. how its treatment affects social cognition, dren and Families laboratory and clinic at will also carry three experiments designed by Hong Kong at various images of babies, and the re- Effects of opioids was presented last month at the Europe- the University of Central Florida, said this middle school students and selected in a science competi- searchers measured the brain’s response. Compared with the brains of healthy an College of Neuropsychopharmacolo- study and other research have been try- tion, including one that will take silk worms into space. The brain scans were compared with the people, the brains of people with opioid gy Congress in Vienna. While the study ing to understand why the neurocircuitry China launched its second experimental space lab Tian- responses of 25 healthy people. dependence didn’t produce strong re- was small, addiction researchers say it responsible for a parent’s attachment to gong 2, or “Heavenly Palace 2”, last month. What the study subjects didn’t know sponses to the cute baby pictures. But provides insights into the parenting be- children is the same one involved when While China to date has focused on near-Earth space ex- was that the photos had been manipulat- once the opioid-dependent people re- havior of addicts. parents use opioids. ploration, future missions will be bigger and go farther than ed to adjust the “baby schema,” the term ceived a drug called naltrexone, which Recently, a number of startling im- (Source: The NYT) 400 km (249 miles), said Zhang Yulin, an official with the space program and the Central Military Commission. (Source: Reuters) Spin to survive: How ‘Saturn on steroids’ keeps from self-destructing In 2007, data showed that a young star about 400 light system, one of which had to do with its enormous size. years away from our Solar System was blinking. It was Last year, Mamajek and Kenworthy published another being covered, uncovered and covered again in what paper that showed the system consists of more than 30 Spidey sense: Jumping astronomers call a “series of complex eclipses.” rings, each of them tens of millions of kilometers in di- The eclipses told astronomers that something was or- ameter. spiders can hear a shriek biting the young star, and that the something was very That led some astronomers to wonder how some- from across the room large. thing so large could hold together as it swung around Eric Mamajek first saw the 2007 data on Dec. 11, its star. In a spider’s world, visuals and vibrations reign. These ar- 2010, when he was a young professor of physics and The answer might have something to do with spin, thropods keep an eye out – or eight, in the case of jumping astronomy at the University of Rochester. “It was one according to a new paper by Kenworthy and a colleague spiders – for predators and prey. They also sense how close of those great times one enjoys as a scientist where one in Japan, Steven Reider, published last week in the jour- another animal is from how its movement vibrates the floor, realizes that one is seeing something new and bizarre nal Astronomy & Astrophysics. wall, or web where the spider rests. that no person has seen before,” he told NPR via email. Orbits are circles Scientists thought spiders were only able to pick up on It was an enormous ring system swirling around a According to the paper, the key to why spin is so noises within just a few feet of their bodies. But new research planet. important begins with orbits. Not all orbits are circles. suggests one species of jumping spider, Phidippus audax, can “This planet is much larger than Jupiter or Saturn, and The Earth, for example, takes a slightly oval-shaped path backward. Don’t worry, you don’t have to try to imagine actually hear sounds from as far away as 10 feet. its ring system is roughly 200 times larger than Saturn’s around the sun, which means in January, the two are at it — Reider made a video simulation of their theory. “These animals that we’ve lived with for the entire exist- rings are today,” Mamajek said at the time. their closest point. Beware, about 15 seconds into the video, things get ence of humanity, there’s now this new thing that we didn’t Mamajek and his co-author on the 2012 paper, Mat- The same is true of J1407b — because it doesn’t orbit wild and destructive in the right panel. know that they could do,” the study’s first author Paul Sham- thew Kenworthy of the University of Leiden in the Neth- in a circle, there is one point when the massive spinning As you can see, when the rings spin clockwise around ble, now a biologist at Harvard University, tells The Christian erlands, created an animation showing how the massive disc of debris that makes up its rings comes closest to the planet, they are torn apart as the system passes the Science Monitor in a phone interview. “Now when you see ring system, called J1407b, could eclipse the star, unro- its star. star. But when the rings spin counterclockwise, they sur- one of these creatures in your house or in your garden, just mantically named J1407. But it doesn’t break apart, and the reason, the au- vive. know that they can hear you.” But there were still many questions about the ring thors of the new paper think, is that J1407b is spinning (Source: npr.org) (Source: The CSM) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y ENVIRONMENT 12 OOCTOBERCTOBER 117,7, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/Environment Tehran to host environment- Tehran’s new crisis: 7 streets collapse in 4 months oriented megacities

ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Tehran is facing a new crisis deskas for the last four months seven streets management conference in different districts of the city have collapsed, Mehr news agency reported. City councilor Abolfazl Ghena’ati be- lieves that the recent collapses are all pertaining to de- ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — The second national Heritage Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, pletion of groundwater resources. deskconference on metropolises manage- Tehran’s city council, Tehran’s Municipality, and many of The collapses might have been triggered by various ment with environmental approaches will open in Teh- the universities. reasons such as gas ex- ran on November 14. What was achieved last year at the conference in The two-day event will be held in the Department addressing environmental predicaments in urban areas plosion, subway tunnel of Environment, revolving around new environmental has prompted the officials to hold the conference once excavation or water pipe challenges arise by increasing urbanization and immigration again this year and make it an annual event. breaks but ultimately they to the metropolises, ISNA reported on Sunday. In general the conference is aiming at enforcing are resulted from deplet- Environmental challenges are of key significance in the existing environmental regulations, setting ing ground water resourc- urban life and the consequences that will ensue would national and regional strategies for environmental es, Ghena’ati warned. be a threat to both citizens’ life and health and almost management, evaluating the current environmental Meanwhile, Mohsen all their activities in urban areas. policies and strategies, determining the governmental Tabatabaei-Mozdabadi, The first metropolises management national and non-governmental organizations role concerning secretary for Iran Urban conference was held last year in December in environmental management, proposing new policies to Economics Scientific As- association with ministries of interior, energy, industry, promote environmental values and discussing ways to mine, and trade, health, agriculture, Iran’s Cultural implementing such policies. sociation (affiliated with Science Ministry), has said “although compared to Reintroduction is not just a dream the natural disasters such as flood and earthquake such collapses do not seem as much of a hazard, due to Tehran’s dense population mostly in central and southern districts the collapses might become a major threat to the capital.” He further said that such collapses are the inevitable outcomes of ignoring environmental factors. Urban development and building boom has turned the aquifers into hallow whole which may collapse at any time, he said, adding, another issue is soil liquefac- tion (where soil substantially loses strength and stiffness causing it to behave like a liquid). By Farnaz Heidari former range in Germany. before American reintroduce species The Eurasian lynx population in Additionally, he pointed, Tehran’s old water supply Where are the best habitats? such as the wolves into an area, they need Germany declined because of hunting by network can intensify any imminent collapse. he Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is now Take a look to the following map, red to know if the area still contains suitable hunters who threatened their farm animals Tabatabaei-Mozdabadi further warned about Tehran’s Tlisted as Least Concern (LC) by In- areas show permanent and grey areas habitat in spite of changes human have and local game. Eurasian lynx, disappeared impending earthquake saying “we cannot deny Tehran’s ternational Union for Conservation are sporadic current ranges of Eurasian made to the area. from the region nearly 200 years ago as earthquake which may or may not happen at an un- of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). lynx at Europe. At this map, you can Defining habitat suitability has been a mentioned before. Most of the 7,000 to known future but an earthquake coupled with collapses The Eurasian Lynx has a very broad distri- see two question marks which shows goal of wildlife and fisheries management 8,000 Eurasian lynx now living in Europe can double the damages to the city.” bution and occurs along forested moun- undetermined areas and six blue signs that agencies for the past century and has led are found in the Nordic countries, with Lack of coherence in urban management eventually re- tain ranges in southeastern and Central refers to possible reintroduction areas. to the creation of many habitat suitable scattered populations in western and Do you know which regions of Germany models. A habitat suitability model is central Europe. The plan of reintroducing sults in a city which is not safe from disasters, he regretted. Europe and from northern and eastern Europe through the Boreal forests of Rus- are suitable for lynx reintroduction? a mathematical model that explains Eurasian lynx to the nature of Germany still sia, down into Central Asia and the Tibet- The simplest way to answer this quantitatively how specific ecological meets with initial resistance by some local an plateau. question is to describe the present lynx factors affect the abundance of a species. farmers and individual hunters, meanwhile Currently six subspecies of the habitat in Switzerland and the Czech By habitat suitability models, ecologists most locals are celebrating the return of Two-headed turtle hatches Eurasian Lynx are proposed. Eurasian Republic and look for similar habitats in used base on the assumption that species Eurasian lynx because they are cashing in lynx or (Lynx lynx dinniki) subspecies also Germany. German ecologists found that live only in suitable habitats. on lynx appeal to tourists. out in Yazd occur throughout the Caspian Forests of the best lynx habitat contains connected However, this does not necessarily Eurasian lynx is not so shy in front Alborz range and in northwestern Iran, forest areas within a radius of 5 km, the mean that a habitat is unsuitable for a of the camera. But seeing a lynx in the ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — A two-headed turtle hatched desk usually in the highest elevations. Eurasian size of a female lynx home range in species just because that species is not wild is extremely difficult, although out in Khatam city, central province of lynx also recorded in the Zagros range in Switzerland. By analyzing satellite images presently found there. If the distribution numerous sightings are reported within Yazd, IRNA news agency re- Dena Protected Area. of Germany, the researchers concluded of a species is limited by dispersal, there the Harz Mountains each year, and can ported Sunday. But in Europe, it was probably absent that about 24,000 km2 (8% of the may be large areas of suitable habitat be tricky even at the wooded enclosure The city’s department of from some of the larger islands such as country’s land area) is suitable for lynx that are not occupied. Scientists. At 2002 in the Harz. Spiegel online in the first environment confirmed the Ireland and Sicily and from countries reintroduction. That amount of habitat assumed that key potential sites for day of October, 2010 had an interview news, with its director Saber with few forests. In fact, the Eurasian could support about 370 lynx. reintroduction lynx in Germany include by Andreas Kinser, a forestry expert with Afkhami saying the turtle is lynx was almost extinct around 1900, but What is the habitat suitability the Harz Forest, the Black Forest and the the German Wildlife Federation. He said pretty healthy. has been slowly recovering in Europe model? Alps. Black rectangles in the map enclose at that time: “The lynx population in the The turtle hatched out since then. Larger populations persisted From the ecological viewpoint, areas where lynx have been studied Harz Mountains is between some 50 to simultaneously with anoth- in Fennoscandia, the Baltic States, and questions like this will be answer by intensively by European ecologists. 60 animals. In Bavaria, the estimates run er turtle which is completely European Russia. Lynx have been released habitat suitability models. We know, if Successful reintroduction to the from 50 to 100, according to officials with normal, Afkhami added. in several countries of Europe in an the suitability of a habitat for a particular wild the Bavarian National Park.” He further expressed effort to bring back this elusive predator, species can be defined, it should be Conservationists have been releasing The recent studies show that the hope that researchers including in Switzerland, Slovenia, Italy, possible to predict the average density zoo-bred Eurasian lynx in Germany’s Eurasian lynx living permanently in 11 would find out the reason Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and the species could reach in that habitat. Harz Mountains in the past decade population groups across 23 European as to why such a rare phe- France. It is now well established in With this knowledge, we should be able with the goal of returning them to their countries, of which only five were native nomenon happened and to Switzerland and the Czech Republic, but to manage endangered and economically natural habitat. But what was the reason populations, indicating the success of guarantee the animal’s survival. they do not live in large parts of their important species better. For example, of declining population in Germany? reintroduction efforts.

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Extension Invitation for Prequalification, International Tender No 9512003

Guilan Regional Electric Company (GILREC), intends to prequalify bidders for engineering, procurement and finance of a package of projects comprising Transmission and Sub Transmission Substations, Dispatching Center and Trans- mission Lines and Underground Cables at 63 and 230 kV voltage levels, during 18 calendar months and through a limited two stage tender. Interested applicants can receive prequalification documents, with due consideration of the following points: 1- The proposed finance shall be approved by Central Bank of Iran (CBI). 2- The law of maximum use of Iranian Technical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Industrial and Executive Capability, shall be observed. The eligible applicants may obtain documents on the submission of a written application during working office hours from Oct. 17th, 2016 to Oct. 31th, 2016 in the following addresses: 1- Guilan Regional Electric Company, office of the finance deputy managing director, Imam Khomeini Ave. Ghods Crossroad, Rasht, I.R.Iran 2- Ghods Niroo Engineering Company, No. 82, Motahari Ave., Tehran, I.R.Iran Meanwhile, the above information is available at: Internet web sites of Guilan Regional Electric Company: www.gilrec.co.ir or Tavanir Company: www.tavanir.org.ir and National database portal of Iran tender’s information at: http://iets.mporg.ir. Applications for prequalification received in soft copy shall be filled in, printed and signed and sealed and be submitted in sealed envelopes to the above address item 1, against a written receipt, up to sunday Dec. 25th, 2016 2:00 P.M (14:00) and be clearly marked as: “Engineering, procurement and finance (EPF) of Transmission and Sub Transmission Substations, Dispatching Center and Transmission Lines and Underground Cables at 63 and 230 kV voltage levels”. Note that: applications received after that date will be considered disqualified. Guilan Regional Electric Company will scrutinize the received documents in accordance with rules and regulations and will conduct prequalification of the applicants through procedures and qualified firms will be invited to receive tender documents. It shall be taken for granted that providing and presenting above mentioned documents will grant no rights to the applicants to be invited to tender. The cost of this tender notice shall be borne by successful bidder. Guilan Regional Electric Company Fishing season in the Caspian Sea started on October 10. Those whose living are mostly dependent on the sea will go fishing until early April next year. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international OCTOBER 17, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Emir of Kuwait dissolves parliament Trump turns focus to The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, back on the country’s many subsidies, stirring dis- has issued a decree to dissolve the country’s parliament, sent. issues of drugs, criminal setting the stage for an early election. Recently, Kuwait has also faced the threat of attacks justice reform The official KUNA state news agency made the an- since the rise of the armed group Islamic State in Iraq nouncement on Sunday after an emergency govern- and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). What began with an unfounded allegation that Hillary Clin- ment meeting. On October 8, an Egyptian driving a garbage truck ton was on drugs during their last debate ended with Donald The emir said “given the circumstances in the re- loaded with explosives and ISIL papers rammed into a Trump rolling out a new policy on drugs and criminal justice gion ... and the security challenges” he had ordered the truck carrying five US soldiers in Kuwait, wounding only reform — his latest attempt to shift the campaign’s focus with 50-member legislative body dissolved. The statement himself in the attack. less than a month before Election Day. did not elaborate. In 2015, ISIL claimed responsibility for the suicide Standing in the sun in the back lot of a Toyota car deal- The move came less than 24 hours after parliament bombing targeting a Shia mosque in Kuwait City, killing ership here, Donald Trump suggested Clinton was on drugs speaker Marzouk al-Ghanem called for snap elections in 27 people and wounding scores. during the last debate in St. Louis and proposed that, like the face of security and economic challenges. Earlier Kuwaiti news reports about the government athletes, the candidates should take a drug test before they Members of parliament earlier filed three requests to dissolving focused entirely on economic issues. face off for the third and final time Wednesday in Las Vegas. grill ministers over a decision to hike petrol prices and The price of oil has been halved from heights of over “Why don’t we do that?” Trump asked, saying Clinton was over alleged financial and administrative violations, in Kuwait, a major oil producer, held its last parliamen- $100 a barrel in the summer of 2014. likely “getting pumped up” as she prepared for the debate a clear sign of tensions between the government and tary election in 2013. Kuwait has been ruled by the Al-Sabah dynasty since with days off the campaign trail. parliament. The country sits in a strategic position between Saudi 1750, but the opposition has repeatedly said it is chal- “We should take a drug test prior cause I don’t know what’s No date was set for the fresh polls. But according to Arabia and Iraq and across the Gulf from Iran. lenging the constitutional system and not Al-Sabah rule going on with her,” he said. “But at the beginning of last debate, the constitution, elections should take place within two But the drop in global oil prices has squeezed per se. she was all pumped up at the beginning and at the end it was months after the parliament is dissolved. this major OPEC member to the point of cutting (Source: Al Jazeera) like, oh take me down. She could barely reach her car.” Trump, for his part, said he is “willing to do it.” His surprising claims mimicked a pro-Trump super PAC ‘Renewed dynamism’ between Iran, Italy revives culture, politics and economy: envoy Make America Number 1 ad from last week that proposed a drug test for candidates, interspersed with sound of Clinton’s Iran and Italy are both touristic wide net of local correspondent banks. ments of the Islamic Republic in the envi- er major Italian companies have shown coughs and imagery of her stumbling to her van on 9/11. countries. Has there been any move Some of them are negotiating basic fi- ronmental sector and is ready to provide great interest for the opportunities of the The group is bankrolled by Trump backer Robert Mercer, to increase touristic visits and share nancial agreements. They already perform any type of expertise needed to reach Iranian market. ENEL opened talks with who donated $2 million to the PAC in July. experiences in this sector? If yes, what a variety of services, which, together with those objectives. In 2016, the bilateral Iranian counterparts, while strong per- The unprecedented accusation that his opponent could are the details? the reopening of SACE (the Italian Export Environment Steering Committee has spectives of cooperation emerge in the have been doping before debates turned into a conversation A: Indeed, the cooperation in the field Credit Agency), represent a fundamental in- gathered twice, and the Italian Govern- field of renewable energies as well as in Saturday about drugs and sentencing reform in a state with of tourism is growing. The number of Ital- strument for the business to grow and catch ment has granted 3 million euros for pro- the vast spectrum of services that Italian a raging heroin epidemic that Trump has taken note of be- ian tourists who refer to Iran as the main the opportunities offered by the economy jects to be developed in Iran. From 24 to companies can provide to energy sector. fore but never delved into deeply. destination for their vacation is increas- of the Islamic Republic. Once some strategic 26 of October next, a seminar on renew- Our last question has to do with In fact, prior to Saturday’s remarks, Trump had never gone ing. Iran and Italy share two of the richest texts on financial agreements and sovereign able energies, water treatment and waste cultural ties. How do you see the way further than to say that New Hampshire’s idyllic terrain and cultural heritages in the world. Traditions guarantees will be finalized, the ongoing dia- recycle will take place in Tehran in close forward? landscape make it look too beautiful to be the home of a and history are ingredients that attract a logue will also pave the way for the financing cooperation between the Italian Ministry A: We have not yet talked about cul- drug epidemic — nor had he ever outlined any plans for growing flow of tourists on both sides. of many Iranian priority projects. of Environment and the Iranian Depart- tural relations. In the case of Italy and Iran, criminal justice reform. Fewer than 25 days out from Election Direct flights and visa facilitations help bi- On September 5, an Italian mil- ment for Environment. Then, a delega- they are a crucial aspect, not an accessory, Day — and with no warning that a new policy was coming — lateral tourism relations. The Italian carrier itary delegation visited Iran. Does it tion from Tehran will represent Iran at the of the bilateral partnership. Not surpris- Trump dove head first into the conversation. Alitalia is investing on Iran, a daily flight to mean the start of closer military ties? important, international event known as ingly, in Tehran the President Renzi always His drug plan, outlined for the first time Saturday after- Rome is successfully operating on regular If yes, in what areas? “Ecomondo”, scheduled to happen in the mentioned them before any other aspect. noon, promised to stop drugs from coming into the Unit- basis. Moreover, Iran is working to improve A: The staff talks held in September in city of Rimini on November the 8th and He always explained that between two so ed States by implementing his immigration plan, including the quality of its touristic offer. Technical ex- Tehran enrich political dialogue between 9th next. A second visit to Iran of the Italian ancient Peoples, everything flows from the a southern border wall, and closing shipping loopholes. He pertise is needed to protect and preserve Italy and Iran on a new component. It was Minister Galletti could take place early next mutual understanding; from our skills for also said he would press the Food and Drug Administration the national cultural heritage, as well as to a first contact, on a purely technical level, year. In this framework, I can also mention cultural mediation; from our deep curiosity to approve abuse-deterring drugs more quickly, complaining increase the number of available accom- after many years and it has been carefully the dialogue established with the Iranian for what is different, for what is “other”. that they were “too slow” to approve these medications. modation. It is also important to improve prepared. It enabled a first exchanges of Agency responsible for the development Our cultural relations are develop- Trump would also seek to reduce the number of pre- and renovate the transport net in order to information on institutional issues. The two of renewable energies (SUNA) within the ing very quickly and this trend will soon scribed opioids, like oxycodone, methadone, and fentanyl, in match with the growing demand of servic- sides also called for new symbolic gestures. Ministry of Energy, and the great interest strengthen. During the last months, our the United States. (Source: NBC News) es from tourists. Italian Universities, Italian And in fact, from 24 to 27 September, the shown by Italian private sector in this field. Embassy has been facilitating a lot of Museums and specialized Italian business Italian military ship “Euro” was a guest in the Oil and gas sectors are one key joint cooperation between prestigious community are present to play a significant Port of Bandar Abbas. In any case, in this area for the expansion of ties. What is Italian and Iranian cultural institutions: for Britain sends new military role in this context. area we have agreed to proceed gradually. the prospect, particularly in the light of example, the exposition in Milan, then in Iran has been complaining that This is a subject in which time is not an en- the agreement between the Italian Eni Tehran, of the Penelope of the 5th c. BC training mission to Tunisia European banks have shown reluc- emy but a partner. and National Iranian Gas Company? owned by your National Museum, to- tance to enter partnership with Irani- Have any steps been taken to A: Energy is a key sector for Iran, and gether with her 3 Roman copies owned to counter ISIL an counterparts. Is that the case with implement the agreement signed be- the Italian business community is ready buìy Italian Museums. Or the recent con- Britain has sent 40 military personnel to Tunisia to provide the Italian banks, as well? Have you tween Iran and Italy on environmental to play its role in an evolving environ- cert in the Vahdat Hall of “Solisti della training aimed at helping the North African country prevent been in contacts with Italian banks protection? ment. The complementarity of our coun- Scala”, three weeks ago, in cooperation the spread of ISIL terrorist group fighters from neighboring over the issue? A: Environment is one of the main tries is undoubtedly an asset. ENI has a with the Roudaki Foundation. Libya, the British defense minister said on Saturday. subjects of cooperation between us. The long history in Iran and it always main- Next May, Italy will be guest of honor A: Italy plays a pioneering role also in The training will focus on operational planning, intel- MOU in this field is the very first of a se- tained an active office in Tehran. I believe at the Tehran International Book Fair. In this field. Many Italian primary Banks ac- ligence, surveillance and mobile patrolling and is the third ries of bilateral agreements signed even that ENI will seriously evaluate the terms close contact with our Iranian counter- companied Prime Minister Renzi during mission of its kind by British troops in Tunisia since 30 British before the lifting of sanctions. Italy is well of the new IPC and further expand its ties parts, we are preparing a rich program, his two-day visit in Tehran last April, and holidaymakers were killed in a beach attack there. aware of the challenges and commit- with Iran if the new terms will allow. Oth- both for the Fair itself and for the preced- regular contacts have been intensifying. The massacre in June last year at a hotel in Sousse on the ing months. In fact, we will organize a Our Ministries of Finance, our two central Mediterranean coast was the biggest loss of British lives in As for joint ventures, our SMEs with strong number of events to better introduce banks, as well as private banks, have a close such an incident since the July 2005 bombings in London. technological capabilities can help revive the Italian culture in its different aspects dialogue to reach the most suitable frame- “We are determined to support our Tunisian allies to de- to the Iranian public: from November work of cooperation. Our two Ministers of Iranian factories that want to increase their fend against Daesh (ISIL) terrorists who slaughtered innocent onwards, this path will end in the May Finance, Prof. Padoan and Dr. Tayyeb-Nia, Britons on a beach there last year,” Defense Secretary Michael competitiveness both on the domestic and on event. Those activities will mark a further met in Washington last week. Many Italian Fallon said in a statement. external market. upgrading of our cultural relations. banks are now working in Iran through a “Our training will help Tunisian forces strengthen their bor- der security and stop the spread of Daesh along the coast.” The training will be delivered to around 200 Tunisian army Ending hunger in our lifetime despite a changing global climate personnel at various locations. Two previous training missions took place in February and late last year. 1 grammes such as the one being promoted by the World (Source: Reuters) As the global population increased from 1.6 billion in Food Programme to the community-based activities 1900 to 7.3 billion in 2016 and is projected to reach 9 being carried out by ‘Action contre la faim’. billion by 2050, the Food and Agriculture Organization These complementary initiatives are both necessary of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that agricultural and essential. Equally significant is the need for integrat- FAO highlights impacts of production will have to increase by 60 percent by 2050 ed interventions aimed at reinforcing the institutional climate change on food to satisfy the expected demands of food. To meet such technical capacities at the national level, which embrace a heavy demand, agriculture and food systems will need on the one hand enhanced productivity yet safeguard security to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and the country’s natural resources. become more resilient, productive and sustainable. FAO, together with the support of a range of stakehold- 1 By forging the concept of ‘Climate-smart Agriculture’, ers concerned from the various sectors and the participa- “The world’s poorest - many of whom are farmers, fishers FAO is advocating an appropriate framework to devel- tion of interested partners, will be engaged to promote the and pastoralists - are being hit hardest by higher tempera- op the technical, policy and investment conditions to institutionalisation of the aforementioned approaches that tures and an increasing frequency in weather-related disas- achieve sustainable agricultural development for food will reinforce agricultural productivity and at the same time ters,” he said during his opening remarks on the impacts of security under adverse climatic changes. safeguard the country’s natural resources. climate change on local livelihood. The magnitude, immediacy and breadth of scope of tions such as water scarcity, land degradation and sig- Such collective efforts will undoubtedly contribute The FAO envoy elaborated that currently climate change, climate change on agricultural systems create a compel- nificant rises in temperature. In order to address these to enabling the Islamic Republic of Iran to sustain its manifested in higher temperatures, changing rainfall patterns ling need to ensure comprehensive integration of these intertwined challenges effectively, food systems have to nation’s food security in the face these challenges and and increased incidence of extreme weather events such as effects into national agricultural planning, investments become both more efficient and resilient at every level, to meet the second Sustainable Development Goal of droughts and floods, has endangered agricultural production and programmes. ranging from the farm national level. ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030 to which it ha in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, with effects Although this predicament is certainly global in na- Securing the efficient utilisation of natural resources subscribed last year. being particularly noteworthy in Iran. ture, the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practic- has to be secured, comprising in terms of reduction in Iran can undoubtedly play a pivotal role in demonstrat- “Agriculture must therefore transform itself if it is to feed es is particularly pertinent for a country such as Iran. surface water use, land use as well as the use of inputs, ing to other nations how a country can effectively address a growing global population and provide the basis for eco- Such practices should assist the nation in effective- so as the country can become more resilient to these the twin challenge of embedding sustainably food security nomic growth and poverty reduction” he noted. ly confronting the complexity of the dynamics of the changes and the resulting shocks. and managing the adversities of climate change. Each year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the environmental changes it is progressively facing. Such The World Food Day commemoration in the country United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Food Day on 16 Oc- an approach is deemed critical in the light of the acute this year allowed for substantive deliberations on the in- tober to commemorate the founding of the Organization in ramifications of the forecasted environmental degrada- tricate linkage between sustainable agriculture and the By forging the concept of 1945. Events are organized in over 150 countries across the impacts being ushered by the variations in the climate ‘Climate-smart Agriculture’, world, including Islamic Republic of Iran, making it one of the Iran can undoubtedly play a and the consequent changes being felt. Engagement FAO is advocating an most celebrated days of the UN calendar. in this dialogue has fostered heightened awareness These events promote worldwide awareness and action pivotal role in demonstrating amongst a broader group of stakeholders at the nation- appropriate framework to for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure to other nations how a al level, ranging from educational institutions to govern- develop the technical, policy food security and nutritious diets for all. country can effectively mental and private sector fora. and investment conditions World Food Day is also an important opportunity to There is no doubt that in order to effectively tackle send a strong message to the public: we can end hunger in address the twin challenge of the pestilence of hunger and malnutrition, a myriad of to achieve sustainable this lifetime and become the Zero Hunger Generation, but embedding sustainably food interventions and programmes are required from differ- agricultural development for everyone needs to work together to achieve this goal which security and managing the ent perspectives. food security under adverse has been enshrined in the Second Sustainable Development adversities of climate change. A number of institutions are extensively involved climatic changes. Goals endorsed last year by the global community to end in such efforts that range from school feeding pro- hunger in the world by 2030. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Martinez: In football, you Andy Murray nears Novak Djokovic’s have to be able to adapt It took Roberto Martinez fewer than ten years to become world No1 spot with Shanghai win one of the most respected managers in the English Premier League, after his commendable work with Swansea City, Andy Murray was not thinking about replacing Novak “I have been moving forward better and changed the It is all building up to a fascinating finale. The Wigan Athletic and Everton. Since the beginning of August, Djokovic as the world No1 at the start of the year. Now, direction of the ball better. I have also come up with some momentum belongs to Murray at the moment. But the the 43-year-old Spaniard has been revelling in his new role after winning his sixth title of 2016 thanks to a comfortable bigger serves when I have needed them.” Scot knows better than anyone else never to write off as coach of the Belgium national team, the reins of which he 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 victory against Roberto Bautista Agut in the He was far too strong for Bautista Agut, the world No15, Djokovic, who has proven beyond doubt that he is the picked up following the departure of Marc Wilmots, the day Shanghai Masters final on Sunday, it is a realistic target. despite a brief wobble at the business end of the first set. ultimate fighter. after Les Diables Rouges were surprisingly knocked out of the Back when Djokovic crushed Murray in the Australian Having broken in the seventh game, Murray’s concentration Heather Watson and Naomi Broady were beaten 6-3, quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2016. Open final in January, before meting out similar treatment faltered when he served for the set at 5-4, wasting three set 6-1 by sisters Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan in the “Talent is not enough,” Martinez explained to FIFA.com in in the French Open in June, the Serb looked untouchable. points and allowing Bautista Agut to break back. doubles final at the Hong Kong Open. an exclusive interview. That phrase, which his predecessor had But it hardly needs to be pointed out that nothing lasts for However he blew the Spaniard away in the tie-break, Reviving a partnership that saw them win through previously used when talking to FIFA.com in December 2014, ever – after all, last week began with Roger Federer and allowing him only one point, and he was ruth- two rounds at Wimbledon this year, Watson and sums up the eternal Belgian Rafa Nadal dropping out of the top four for the first time less in the second set, racing away with it Broady enjoyed a strong week in the doubles after “problem”: finding the right in 13 years – and while Djokovic has found it impossible despite dropping his serve when he early singles exits. It was their first final together, balance, as well as that to shake off the physical and mental dip that started with led 2-0. He responded by win- but the long-standing friends found their little extra mentally, that will his shock defeat to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon, Murray ning four successive games, experienced opponents too strong. enable the diminutive nation has been in the form of his life in recent months, inching overpowering Bautista Agut The Chan siblings collected their third to win the major tournament ever closer to his great rival at the top of the rankings. with his groundstrokes, to trophy of the year, cementing their place their fine play deserves. The Wimbledon and Olympic champion’s win claim his third Shanghai ti- among the world’s elite doubles players. If anyone can manage against Bautista Agut, who stunned Djokovic in their tle without dropping a set Broady said on BT Sport: “I want to to achieve that goal, it is semi-final on Saturday, cut the deficit to 915 points. throughout the tournament. congratulate our opponents. You’ve had Martinez. In just a couple of Murray has adjusted his target. “My goal wasn’t to finish The same impressive feat he a fantastic year, you’re in the top five in months, the tireless tactician No1 at the end of this year but in the early parts of next produced to win his first Chi- the world for a reason and you were too has got Belgium back on year there is an opportunity – 900 points doesn’t seem na Open title the week be- good for us tonight so well done. track, helping them to get off like loads,” the Scot said. fore. “I want to thank my partner. We’ve been to the best start of any team Murray’s determination to keep expectations at a best friends since we were about nine years competing in the European realistic level was understandable, although there is a old so to arrive at a final together on the qualifying campaign for the chance that he could overtake Djokovic on 7 November, same side of the net is just awesome, and I 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, securing three victories, and with the ATP World Tour finals in London still to come. really enjoyed playing with her.” scoring 13 goals while conceding none. The complex nature of the ATP rankings system means (Source: Guardian) He provided an initial assessment of his team, its youth set- that victories for Murray in Vienna this week and the Paris up and his assistant coach to FIFA.com. FIFA.com: Roberto, were you surprised when the Masters next month, combined with Djokovic failing to Belgian Football Association contacted you? reach the final in Paris, would see him become No1 for the first time in his career. Roberto Martinez: It wasn’t a question of being surprised For now, however, Murray is urging caution, pointing or not. It was more about trying to understand the project to Djokovic’s outstanding record in indoor tournaments. that the FA’s new committee wanted to work on. Once all that Djokovic is the defending champion in Paris and he is became clear in my head and I understood their vision, my unlikely to let go of his London title without a fight. enthusiasm rose. I was excited about working with this current “Novak will win matches,” Murray said. “He is the best generation of players. What did you know about the team prior to that? player in the world.” That last point was debatable given recent results. There were Premier League players that I knew well, Murray has played some wonderful tennis since especially Romelu Lukaku, Marouane Fellaini and Kevin impressing during the clay season, winning his second Mirallas, who I worked with at Everton. I also knew the Italy- Wimbledon with a composed victory over Milos based players very well. However, I didn’t know the players Raonic and defending his Olympic singles title with who play their club football in Belgium – I’m still getting to an epic victory against Juan Martín del Potro in Brazil. grips with that, and I’ve been watching as many matches There have been disappointments, the quarter-final as possible. I’m really blown away by the quality of young defeat to Kei Nishikori at the US Open and losing his Belgian players, and I’m going to offer them opportunities to rubber against Del Potro when Argentina beat Great establish themselves in the senior team. I’m also keen to get Britain in the Davis Cup semi-final last month, but to know my players better, not only from a footballing point Murray has mostly been impeccable. of view, but also what kind of person they are and how they “In the last few months, I have won a lot of got to where they are today. How did you find the team spirit when you took over? matches and made improvements,” Murray said. The players have known each other for a long time. They grew up together and are happy to get together and spend time with each other. That’s a huge advantage for me and makes my job a lot easier, on top of all the individual skills Zlatan Ibrahimovic: I rejected Man United under Louis van Gaal that facilitate my preparatory work and training sessions. This Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted that he was not keen on a to convince me. generation of Belgians are also extremely proud to represent move to Manchester United a year ago -- but the arrival of “It was only enough to call me and say, ‹Listen, I’m wait- their country. The demands and standards at big European Jose Mourinho at the club changed his thinking. ing for you in Manchester,’ and I was coming.” clubs are so high that sometimes national teams end up taking United went on to finish fifth last season under previous The 35-year-old had already tasted success while work- a back seat, but these players are always hugely enthusiastic manager Louis van Gaal, meaning the club are not in the ing with Mourinho when they were at Inter Milan, securing when they attend our camps. All of these aspects make my Champions League this season, but Mourinho still man- the title during the 2008-09 season, and he feels they share work very enjoyable. aged to persuade the Swedish striker to change his mind. a winning mentality. You have world-class players at every position, something Ibrahimovic said: “There were talks about me coming to Ibrahimovic said: “I believe 50 percent of this sport is very few clubs can say they possess. United one year ago, that is correct. But I didn’t believe in in your head, it’s a mental thing. Prepare mentally, you The talent is there, but as everybody knows, talent is not it then because it was not the right moment. make it easier. enough. You have to find the right balance; otherwise you “Then they get the Special One and, when the Spe- “It’s not only about how good your skills are. If you don’t can easily find yourself getting into difficulties. You have to cial One calls you and when he starts to talk to you, have the mental part, you’re not ready for this world.” also have the right mentality to achieve the kind of goals that you are already convinced. He didn’t need to talk a lot (Source: ESPN) have never been achieved before by Belgian football. Lots of countries have had exceptional teams in the past that never Ex-Valencia boss Gary Neville: I won’t Thiago Silva upset by level of Paris won a major tournament. That’s going to be an important thing to work on. coach again for at least five years Saint-Germain information leaked How did you judge Belgium’s performances at EURO 2016, where they were eliminated by Wales in the Gary Neville has said he will turn his Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva quarter-finals? back on coaching for at least the next is shocked by how much of the French five years. champions’ day-to-day affairs gets I’m not the kind of person to look back to the past. I prefer to The former Manchester United right- leaked to the press and suggested “may- deal with the present to see where we can go next. During my back took his first foray into manage- be it is a player” who is passing the in- first match as national coach against Spain (a friendly match that ment with a troubled four-month spell formation on. Belgium lost 2-0 in September), I saw lots of emotion and sadness at Valencia last season, while he was Suspicions of a “mole” within Les Pa- from the players as well as from the fans. It was very clear to me also Roy Hodgson’s assistant with Eng- risiens’ squad are nothing new and it is that the disappointing performance at EURO 2016 had had an land, a position he relinquished in the something that predates the arrival of affect and that we would have to overcome that. I want a team wake of a dismal Euro 2016 campaign. Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) in 2011. that is focused on our goals and I don’t want the past to interfere Neville says he is not looking to get New coach Unai Emery learned of with what we need to do. When I look at our first three qualifying back into the industry any time soon, “the mole” recently when news of an matches, I feel proud because we were able to approach them instead continuing in his punditry role exchange between the Spaniard and with cool heads, concentration and a great state of mind. with Sky Sports while focusing on a certain key players over the team’s pre- Thierry Henry is known for being a walking football number of business projects, including ferred style of play hit the headlines. encyclopaedia, and a hard-working, meticulous person. his joint-ownership of National League Silva, 32, did not deny the exchange Is he the ideal assistant coach? North side Salford City. ford City than I am about coaching.” took place and stated “speaking togeth- the usual problems posed in the first Absolutely. He’s a real fan, is very knowledgeable about the “I’ve committed now. I put two or Despite England’s poor showing er is important” before calling the player, match back after a demanding inter- game and has an eye for detail. Football is his life. But what has three things on hold while I was in Va- at Euro 2016, Neville insists the team or member of staff, leaking the informa- national break. impressed me the most is his ability to pass on his experience lencia and in the summer,’’ he told the was going in the right direction under tion “unintelligent.” Lucas Moura and Edinson Cavani’s to the players. That’s very important. Not all great players have Mail on Sunday. Hodgson, though he accepts their “What is said in the dressing room goals inside the first 20 minutes of the that ability, but for Thierry, it comes naturally. My staff and I try “And obviously, after the summer I position was untenable after the Ice- must stay there,” Silva told journalists in match were enough to secure the three to meet all of our players’ needs, and he brings a high level was, Right, these projects go and we go land defeat. the mixed zone after PSG’s 2-1 win away points but Silva conceded he and his of knowledge to the table, because he knows what it means with them now.’ And they’re going. And “Absolutely, and unless you don’t at AS Nancy-Lorraine on Saturday. “It is teammates “did not play well” at Stade to win a World Cup or a European Championship. He also I’m too integrated into them and at the qualify, you’ll only ever be judged on a incredible so much of this sort of thing Marcel Picot and thought Nancy’s syn- knows what it means to accomplish something that previous forefront to go and do something else.’’ tournament,’’ he said. gets out in the press. thetic pitch was “difficult” and “dangerous generations weren’t able to do. Thierry is a psychological On a potential return to coaching, “And the sadness for me watching “Maybe it is a player who speaks with for the players.” weapon that we use as much as possible. he added: “You can never say never but in the last couple of months and since you [the press], maybe it is somebody “We did not play well but the result How did this partnership come about? I think it is unlikely you’ll see me step the tournament is that it definitely was else. Either way, it is unintelligent. was the most important thing,” Silva I didn’t really know him but I felt a connection with him back into a coaching role, certainly in the right direction. But when you lose a “The meeting was important but said. “We needed to win to build confi- when I was in charge of Wigan and Everton, and he was doing the next five years. So the reality is that game like Iceland, you lose the right to sometimes we speak with our families dence ahead of Basel next Wednesday. commentary work on English TV. I could see from his analyses I probably am consigning myself to no have a say any more. at home too, yet you do not portray Even if there were changes here, I think that we shared the same way of looking at the game. Finally, we coaching position, unless in five years “The reality, what people will work us badly for doing that. Speaking is im- other players will have recovered by met through acquaintances we had in common, and we had I wake up and say, ‹Actually, I’d like to out in time, is that the direction of trav- portant, as well as listening; doing this Wednesday.” a good chat. I was looking for someone who could share their do something locally’ and something el was correct, the identification of the makes progress. As we can see, results PSG welcome Basel to Parc des Princ- experience with my players. And he knows all the players in the happens. right players was correct, the system have been better since.” es in the Champions League on Wednes- Premier League pretty well. Thierry struck me as the ideal person “But, honestly, at this moment I can’t and the style of players was correct, but Silva played the full 90 minutes as day before bitter rivals Marseille travel to for the job, and everything fell naturally into place. see it at all. I’m far more passionate not always the end result.’’ PSG made light of Nancy’s synthet- Paris for Le Classique on Sunday. (Source: FIFA) about those things I’m doing and Sal- (Source: Soccernet) ic pitch, six important absentees, and (Source: Soccernet) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Iran third at FIBA Asia Champions Cup The Week in Quotes “Just because we are the leaders, that does not mean that this position is guaranteed. It gives us confidence and we were SPORTS Iran’s Petrochimi came third at the FIBA Asia desk consistent again, but it was just another step.” Champions Cup after defeating Al Ahli of Brazil national team coach Tite ?takes a cautious approach UAE on Sunday. after A Seleçao jumped to the top of the South America The basketball team may has fallen short of giving Iran its Russia 2018 qualifying table sixth FIBA Asia Champions Cup title, but it still managed to “Messi isn’t better than Cristiano Ronaldo and vice versa. finish on the podium after a pulsating 100-74 win over the I like watching Neymar because despite getting kicked 200 Emirati team. times he always continues to dribble at opponents. I like that Foreign reinforcement James White put up a nice dou- Zidane wins because he is contradicting the theories of a lot ble-double line to lead the way for Petrochimi, which of other coaches.” bounced back from a loss in the semi-final to host China Diego Maradona gives Marca his take on Lionel Messi, Kashgar last night. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar The Iranian club was able to withstand a huge scoring game and Zinedine Zidane the from Al Ahli import Samuel Young, who netted 43 points and manager 10 rebounds. Behnam Yakhchali stepped up for Petrochimi “There are some great with 22 points on the back of 4 three-pointers, while Gerald names in the Premier League Robinson tallied 21 points and 7 assists. top 20, but without a doubt, Big man Mohammad Hassanzadeh also proved to be effec- for his goal tally and lead tive, scoring 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting on top of 8 boards. over everybody else, Alan For Al Ahli, only Khalifa Salem score in double-figures out- Shearer deserves to be side of Young. The UAE club finished its campaign with a 4-win, on the podium. That said, 3-loss slate and just missed going on the podium. there are a number of other Al Ahli did a good job on defense, forcing 21 Iranian players I admire. I’d say it’s turnovers, but Petrochimi compensated by outrebounding a matter of taste or playing its foes, 53-34, and employing better ball movement, which style because the Premier resulted in 22 assists compared to a paltry 5 for the UAE League has hosted many of quintet, fiba.com wrote. the greats – and still does: James White saved his best performance for last, dropping Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Thierry Henry to name 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 2 triples. The 2.01m just a few. But as my personal favourite, I’d like to choose forward also grabbed a personal-high 19 rebounds together Frank Lampard, who in spite of not being necessarily a striker, with 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block to spearhead Petrochimi’s stands among the top 10 goalscorers. That deserves praise.” charge on the final day. Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero tells the club’s official website that Frank Lampard is his favourite Premier League top ten goalscorer Iran earns fourth successive win at “Maybe I have already decided that 2018 in Russia will be my final tournament. But only in the case of a [successful] Kabaddi World Cup world title defence.” Bayern Munich and Germany defender Jerome Boateng SPORTS Iran notched a tough 38-34 win over on Monday. hints at international retirement speaking with Bild deskJapan to continue their unbeaten run at The third edition of the Kabaddi World Cup has brought “A regret? That I never played for Manchester United. I’d have the Kabaddi World Cup at the TransStadia Arena on Saturday. two-time defending champion India, two-time finalist Iran, liked that. The transfer was never on the table though, there was Iran survived a scare against Japan to emerge eventual twice third-place finisher Bangladesh, Japan, South Korea, only Chelsea [interested in me]. I liked the generation of Paul winners and remain on top of Group B with 20 points from Thailand, England, Kenya, Poland, USA, Argentina and Scholes and Ryan Giggs, whom I admired. I was a little bit jealous four outings. Japan, on the other hand, are second with 10 Australia together in Ahmadabad, India. of Karel Poborsky, who played in Manchester and experienced points from three games. They are divided into two pools of six teams each, with great matches. I know he still feels that love. In terms of team- Team Melli has been scheduled to face Poland the top two from each pool advancing to the semi-final. mates, I’ve had a lot and I don’t want to offend anyone. If I had to pick one [as the best] though, I’d say Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He’s a striker who can cut through defences. He has scary power and Iran to play Iraq Iran’s Kimia Alizadeh undergoes height, as well as excellent technique. That said, when he came in friendly knee surgery to Juventus, he couldn’t finish. What you see today is mainly down to the fact Fabio Capello took him for a half-an-hour of shooting practice after every training session.” Former Czech Republic midfielder Pavel Nedved gives insight on various aspects of his career in an interview with Idnes “We’d already agreed to do it if I scored. I put away the penalty and then I stretched my arms out like a plane and ran, and the girls all copied me. I’m sure it looked great, and we hope to get the chance to repeat it in our upcoming matches.” Korea DPR midfielder Kim Pom-Ui talks about her team’s coordinated goal celebration during their 2-1 quarter-final win over Ghana at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup “Griezmann did a great job last season. But you have to consistently show performances like that if you want to be world class. People are so quick to say someone is a fantastic player and deserves to win the Ballon d’Or after just one good year. I disagree with that. For me, you have to prove yourself over ten, 12 or 15 years if you want to be among SPORTS Iran national football play Iraq on November 6 in Tehran. Iranian female taekwondo practi- medal, taking bronze in a taek- the best. Do that and then I will congratulate you. I might deskteam will play a friend- Iran is preparing for the match against tioner Kimia Alizadeh underwent wondo event. have been out for nine months or so due to injury, but I have ly match with Iraq in early November. Syria in the 2018 World Cup qualifier which left ankle and knee surgery on Sat- The 18-year-old finished in third almost always been playing at the highest level over the past Iran was originally scheduled to play has been scheduled for November 15. urday. place after beating Sweden’s Nikita ten years or so.” Thailand but the match was called off fol- Iran leads the way in Group A of the She participated in the 2016 Rio Glasnovic 5 - 1. Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery speaks with Sport lowing death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej 2018 World Cup qualification with 10 Olympics with injuries. Alizadeh will be fit for the 2017 Bild about fellow countryman Antoine Griezmann and his of Thailand. The Iranian football federa- points from four matches. Alizadeh became the first Ira- World Taekwondo Championships. potential tion has announced that Team Melli will Syria sits fourth with four points. nian woman to win an Olympic (Source: Tasnim) “We are, as they say, football sisters. She’s such a complete player. She has everything you want from a forward, and I thank God for giving her those skills.” Nayluisa Caceres and Sandra Luzardo sing the praises Jose Mourinho: Manchester-born Anthony Taylor put in ‘difficult’ spot of their Venezuela team-mate Deyna Castellanos after their 2-1 victory over Mexico in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says it will be difficult for him to have a very good performance. “afraid” to give Chelsea penalties in October. Women’s World Cup “difficult” for Anthony Taylor to referee the club’s match “I have my view but I understood and I learned a les- On the pitch, the Portuguese is confident his play- “Rooney is a goalscorer and a threat. A situation like away against Liverpool on Monday -- and he believes the son by being punished so many times for some words so I ers can retain their cool and not cause Taylor any ad- this can happen in a long career. From my side he’s a world official has been put under pressure “with intention.” don’t want to say anything [more] about it.” ditional issues. Taylor has been selected as the referee for Monday’s Liverpool have history of questioning a referee’s origin, “That’s what we are doing all season,” he added. “Our class player. I am manager as Liverpool FC so I know it is not match even though he was born around six miles away as former manager Brendan Rodgers complained and was disciplinary record is really, really good. We don’t have allowed to like United players!” from Old Trafford in nearby Wythenshawe, leading to an then fined £8,000 after a 2-1 defeat against Manchester problems at all at this level. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp talks about Wayne outcry from sections of Liverpool’s support. City in 2013. “We are a team that plays with discipline, that is fol- Rooney in a press conference ahead of his side’s Monday Former referees’ chief Keith Hackett described the deci- Rodgers criticised the appointment of Lee Mason, of lowing everything that was told to us in the meetings night match against Manchester United sion to appoint Taylor as “grossly unfair” on the official, and Bolton, saying: “Hopefully we don’t have another Great- that we had with the representatives of the Premier “I did not know him personally, but he goes crazy when he the Man United manager agreed. er Manchester referee again on a Liverpool-Manchester League and the referees. does not score goals. It’s in his nature. I remember a match Mourinho told the Sunday newspapers: “I think Mr Tay- game.” Mourinho has recently attracted the FA’s attention over “We don’t press referees, we behave on the touchline so where we were both on the bench and he did not have lor is a very good referee but I think somebody with inten- comments on referees’ mindsets, having been fined £50,000 that’s a point that we are very comfortable with.” any nails left in the end. He told me that he simply had to tion is putting such a pressure on him that I feel it will be and given a one-game stadium ban for saying officials were (Source: ESPN) score when he came on. It’s the only thing he thinks about. I remember van Nistelrooy was just like that. They are among those players who were simply put on this world to score goals. Those who cannot sleep if they do not score. And that’s Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool must work hard to bring the ‘good times’ back perfect for Juventus.” Jurgen Klopp believes only hard work will season is finished when we get another three that was not nothing.” Juventus defender Patrice Evra compares team-mate ensure Liverpool a successful season and points. We wont say ‘stop, as we are in the Liverpool go into the game against their Gonzalo Higuain with Ruud van Nistelrooy, in an interview urged the need to focus on themselves and position we want to be.’ To keep this good north-west rivals on the back of four wins, with UEFA.com not their rivals. situation we need to work. while United have only won once in that time, “It has been amazing. We’ve got a lot of world-class players Liverpool can go joint-top alongside “I don’t care what people do around but that doesn’t give them an advantage. in the team, especially in the forwards like Zlatan and Wayne. Manchester City and Arsenal if they beat me. A lot of good teams are around and “Going into this game against Manchester For the young lads, we can’t ask for anything better. The likes Manchester United at Anfield on Monday the good times will not just come back just United everyone seems to have the feeling that of me, Anthony and Jesse – watching these forwards play and following an excellent start to the campaign because we wish them. “It is positive that we we are in a good way and they are not in a good how they train, their mentality, is so important. You can’t ask for that has seen them win five of their seven had all these great personalities, coaches and way, but if you look at the league table there is more. Zlatan is very easy to speak to and he’s easy to get along fixtures, but the German knows there is still a players in the past. But it doesn’t help us now.” another club can spend,” he said. “I don’t only a three-point difference,” Klopp said. with. The way he approaches every game is about winning. long way to go. Klopp also shrugged off the idea that think about it for one second of my life. “That’s absolutely nothing. We don’t feel He wants to win, regardless of the opponent, whether we are “It is really good to hear about nice things, United’s spending power had given them an Absolutely not. Having more money, or all we are in a good way and they are not, we home or away, whatever the odds, he always wants to find a but we must remember that football is not the advantage over Liverpool. the money in the world is not in my dreams only think about their quality, and they have way to win. That mentality is what you need to be at the top most serious thing in the world,” Klopp said. Jose Mourinho spent a reported £150 for the manager’s job. big quality. If you have one second where you level. That is where he is and where he has been for years.” “Of course, as human beings we all have our million adding Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan “I have never thought about this. So don’t concentrate, you can lose the game in Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford speaks with expectations, and at this moment there is still a and Paul Pogba to his squad while Klopp I’m completely fine with this situation. I that second. That’s how it is. There’s not a big Inside United, the club’s official magazine, about the influence positive atmosphere in and around Liverpool. turned a £16m profit. am completely fine with what we could difference between the teams.” veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had on his career so far “That is good. But it doesn’t mean the “I don’t care about how much money spend and what we did spend -- and (Source: ESPN) (Source: FIFA) b

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Official elaborates on Iran’s “Starless Dreams” crowned best programs at Frankfurt and Belgrade book fairs at London filmfest 1 “Five major organizations active in the publication of books ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director in addition to eleven publishers and one literary agency will deskMehrdad Oskui’s “Starless Dreams” be offering their latest products at the Frankfurt fair,” added won The Grierson Award for the best documentary Iran Cultural Fairs Institute Director Amir-Masud Shahramnia, at the 60th BFI London Film Festival, which was held also attending the conference. in the British capital from October 5 to 16. “Frankfurt Book Fair is “Starless Dreams is the story of young women in a regarded as the world’s juvenile detention center in Iran. By that description largest trade fair for books. you’d imagine a dark film exploring a bleak world of Iran will display a total of broken young lives. This film was the very opposite 1550 books in a pavilion of that.” Jury member and International Emmy- measuring around 200 winner Louise Osmond commented at the award- square meters. About 10 giving ceremony. writers have also been “It took us into a world none of us knew anything invited to attend the fair that about - the street kids, thieves and children of will be held from October 19 crack addicts of Iran – and showed us a place full to 23,” he said. of humor, life and spirit. Beautifully paced with great “Iran’s Day will also be characterization and a very strong sense of place, observed during the fair with director Mehrdad Oskouei captured the fears and writers, Iran’s ambassador in friendships of these teenagers with such humanity.” Germany and other cultural She said. figures in attendance,” he “It’s a film that stays with you for a very long added. time.” The British documentarian added. He also noted that Iran has named one day as the “Starless Dreams”, which has been acclaimed at children’s literature day in which author Farhad Hassanzadeh several international events, shows young women has been invited to attend. in an Iranian juvenile detention center reflecting Hassanzadeh has been nominated to represent Iran on the crimes they have committed and the harsh at the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, the highest circumstances that have shaped their lives. In the other sections of the festival, the best film international recognition given to an author and an illustrator A scene from “Starless Dreams” of children’s books. award went to Kelly Reichardt’s “Certain Women” Mehrdad Agahi, an official in charge of art and cultural from the U.S. while the best first feature award was at this edition of the festival. of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, which programs of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization given to Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” from France. In addition, “Starless Dreams” also won the best was held in Arkansas in the U.S. from October 7 to (ICRO), also attending the conference, said that the Belgrade Over 240 films from 74 countries went on screen international documentary award at the 25th edition 16. International Book Fair enjoys a high number of visitors every year, some of whom come from Serbia’s neighboring countries. Iran’s “Malaria” wins grand prix at Warsaw Film Festival “Iran’s pavilion in BIBF will be in an area covering around ARTTEHRAN — 300 square meters with several publishers offering their “Malaria” by Iranian ransom money. desk books at the fair. A special section has also been dedicated to director Parviz Shahbazi won the The award for best director was presented to Iranian illustrations and a number of illustrators, miniaturists grand prix of the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival, the Guomundur Arnar Guomundsson for “Heartstone”, and calligraphers have been invited to attend and create organizers announced on Saturday. a joint production of Iceland and Denmark. works at the pavilion during the fair,” Shahramnia added. Starring Saghar Qana’at and Saed Soheili, the film Actor Ahmad Thaher received the special jury In addition, an Iranian film screening program has been tells the story of a young woman who elopes with award for his portrayal of Ahmad, a construction arranged on the side section of the fair, in which five films are her boyfriend to spend her time in the company of worker in “Blessed Benefit”, a comedy drama by due to be screened. a band of street musicians in Tehran. Mahmoud al Massad from Jordan, Germany, the “Track 143” (Narges Abyar), “Mazar-i-Sharif” (Hassan Afterwards, she plans to hoodwink her father Netherlands and Qatar. Barzideh), “Crazy Castle” (Abolhassan Davudi), “Today” (Reza and brothers by claiming that she has been In addition actor Baldur Einarsson won an Saed Soheili (L) and Saghar Qana’at act in a scene Mirkarimi) and “Five-Star” (Mahshid Afsharzadeh) are the kidnapped and wants them to promptly send the honorable mention for his role in “Heartstone”. from “Malaria”. Iranian films to go on screen during the program, Sharamnia said. PICTURE OF THE DAY Tasnim/Amir Hesaminejad “Filmmaker Abyar and film critic Mehrzad Danesh are Christie’s expected to attend the program,” Shahramnia concluded. puts spotlight NEWS IN BRIEF on Iran’s Iranian docs to Saqqakhaneh art go on screen at ARTTEHRAN — Christie’s Amsterdam festival deskis celebrating its 250th anniversary in Dubai sales of Modern and Contemporary Art on October 18, putting the spotlight ARTTEHRAN – Two Iranian docu- on art of Saqqakhaneh, an artistic deskmentaries will go on screen at movement that began in Iran during the International Documentary Film Festival Am- the 1960s. sterdam (IDFA), which will be held in the Dutch city A number of artworks created in from November 16 to 27. the Saqqakhaneh style of works are “Death Tolls Experience” directed by Ali Eslami on display in a-two-day exhibit at the will go on screen in the IDFA DocLab Competition Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel from for Digital Storytelling while “The Rock” by Hamid October 16 to 18, the organizers have Jafari will be screened in the Panorama section of announced on the website. the festival. Works by Parviz Tanavoli, Farhad Moshiri, Faramarz Pilaram and Nasser Ovissi are among the highlights of the auction. Artists believe that paintings of Amazon to fund follow up Saqqakhaneh (public drinking place) to “Deutschland 83” Cold show people’s traditional beliefs and reveal old feelings about religious War drama places. A Muslim cleric reads a prayer beside the new zarih (outer sarcophagus enclosure) for the holy shrine of Imam Hadi (AS) and Works by artists from Egypt, Turkey, NEW YORK (Reuters) — Amazon Prime Video said on his son, Imam Hassan Askari (AS), on display at a workshop in Qom on October 16, 2016. Iranian artisans used over 10,000 kg Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine and Saudi Friday it will fund a second season of the award-winning of teakwood, 4,500 kg of silver, 70 kg of gold, and 3,000 kg of copper to make the zarih over the past four years. Following a Arabia will also go under the hammer German Cold War drama “Deutschland 83” under the ten-day showing, it will be transferred to Iraq on October 26 to be installed in the shrine of the two Imams in Samarra. at the auction. sequel name “Deutschland 86,” with filming to start next year. The eight episodes of the first television series tracked Ang Lee unveils his hyper-real “Billy Lynn” to mixed reviews an East German spy under cover in the West German NEW YORK (AP) — Mixed reviews NFL game - at 120 frames-per-second, debut, festivalgoers were transferred (led by British newcomer Joe Alwyn as army and focused on the threat of nuclear war and greeted Ang Lee’s long anticipated five times the traditional 24 frames per across the street from Lincoln Center the title character, along with Garrett German pop culture in the 1980s. “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” at second. to a multiplex that was specifically Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Steve Martin, The new show will premiere on Amazon in 2018, the the New York Film Festival on Friday It’s a gambit Peter Jackson tried at a outfitted for the premiere. Lee didn’t Chris Tucker and Vin Diesel) performs company said in a statement. night, casting further doubts over mere 48 frames per second with “The try to hide his nerves. largely without makeup. It is set three years after the first season, with the East the promise of Hollywood’s latest Hobbit” trilogy, earning bad reviews “I’ve done this a lot but you can “There’s nothing more we’re craving German agent Martin Rauch once again recruited by technological savior: high-frame rate in the process. James Cameron has see I’m nervous,” Lee said before the for than studying each other’s faces,” his aunt Lenora to fight for Communism in cities such filming. hailed it as the future, and has said he screening. “I feel like I’m exposed Lee said. “They deserve this kind of as Johannesburg, Paris and West Berlin at a time when The premiere was one of the fall will use it in “Avatar” sequels. But the to the high-frame rate, 3-D, high- look.” Europe is facing a series of terrorist attacks. movie season’s most closely watched technology is nascent. Lee’s film, which resolution camera. I can sort of feel for Lynn’s previous film, “The Life of Pi,” The first season, which debuted at the 2015 Berlin events because Lee’s drama, an Sony Pictures will release Nov. 11, is our actors.” became a global blockbuster ($609 Film Festival, was aired to great success by European adaptation of Ben Fountain’s 2012 so new that there are only two North The effect of the format is a hyper- million worldwide at the box office) broadcaster RTL Group in German markets and, with novel, was made with a faster frame American theaters (one in New York, realness that can look, despite its that left audiences marveling at his subtitles, in Britain and the United States. rate than any previous wide release. one in Los Angeles) that will be able to clarity, like video. Backgrounds are so use of 3-D. “Billy Lynn” is also unusual “Deutschland 83” won numerous prizes in Germany Aside from being in 3-D and 4K project it as crafted. Other theaters will visible that they can appear artificial, in that it’s part war film, part character and was recently nominated for the international Emmy resolution, Lee shot the film - about an screen different versions. while the closeness with the actors can study - not the kind of movie usually award. Iraq War hero on a victory tour at an For the film’s New York Film Festival create an unfiltered intimacy. The cast outfitted with digital wizardry.