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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Noruz Happy Noruz 1399 12 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13630 Wednesday MARCH 18, 2020 Esfand 28, 1398 Rajab 23, 1441 Judiciary slams EU for Iranian lawyers urge UWW praises New edition of children’s complying with U.S. Indian Bar Council to Iranian Olympics book “Uncle Noruz” published sanctions 3 uphold Muslims’ rights 3 champions 11 after 42-year hiatus 12 Knowledge-based firms indigenize 50 strategic products in water, electricity sector See page 2 TEHRAN — Iranian knowledge-based that relying on domestic capabilities these companies have indigenized the technology companies managed to indigenize 50 stra- Calls rise to lift for manufacturing 50 strategic products tegic products in this year, which has been applied in the water and electricity sec- named as “Year of Pick-up in Production”. tor of the country in the current Iranian SATKAB is tasked with logistic opera- calendar year (ends on March 19), the tions and activities related to the pick-up managing director of Iranian Electri- in production, the official said, adding, cal Power Equipment Manufacturing “In the present year, we have invited and Provision Company (known by its knowledge-based companies to tackle sanctions on Iran Persian acronym SATKAB) told IRIB on the challenges that national water and Tuesday. electricity industries are facing in a move Wishing you good health to leave Mohammad-Vali Alaedini emphasized to support domestically-made products.” COVID-19 disappointed Iraqi president appoints Adnan al-Zurfi as new PM-designate In his latest bid to end Iraq’s months- rfi, head of the Nasr (Victory) parliamentary long political stalemate, President Barham alliance, to the Iraqi premiership. Salih has designated Adnan al-Zurfi as Zurfi, the ex-governor of the holy city prime minister, tasking him with forming of Najaf, is a former official of the U.S.-run a government within a month, a decision authority that took over Iraq after the 2003 which has been met with opposition from invasion. He lived in the United States as a several factions. refugee in the 1990s after fleeing the regime State TV reported the appointment of Zu- of ex-dictator Saddam Hussein. 10 Israeli spy sparks dispute between Lebanon, U.S. A military tribunal in Beirut on Monday Army, the National News Agency said. ordered the release of a Lebanese-American Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to held in the country for nearly six months Lebanon Dorothy Shea has taken advantage Illustration by Bahman Vakhshour on charges of working for an Israeli-backed of presenting her credentials to President militia two decades ago, Lebanon’s state- Michael Aoun to raise the issue of the on- run news agency said. going arrest of Amer Fakhoury, prominent Amer Fakhoury was ordered released Lebanese official sources have revealed. because more than 10 years had passed Fakhoury is a Lebanese-American who since he allegedly tortured prisoners at confessed he’d worked for Israel during Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ a jail run by the so-called South Lebanon its occupation of Lebanon. 10 EDITORIAL 10th anniversary of war against Syria; challenges, achievements PERSPECTIVE Mohammad Ghaderi By Mehdi Azizi any traits of the Arab revolutions, but all in line sought to seize the opportunity to play an active M.A.Saki Tehran Times editor-in-chief TEHRAN (MNA) — As it enters the tenth years with the simulation of revolutions in North Af- role in the region and subsequently gain politi- Deputy editor-in-chief @ghaderi62 of war against terrorism and foreign conspiracies, rican. In fact, it was the American, Israeli, and cal privilege, Saudi Arabia with its financial and Syria has been facing challenges and achievements. Saudi joint think-tanks’ political exploitation of military support played an active role in soaring It has passed 9 years of crisis and war in Syria events that they were trying to describe as the the tensions in Syria. In particular, the Saudis Iranians to Western Since March 2011. At first, the crisis seemed to Arab Revolutions or the Arab Spring. felt that they were not capable of influencing to Norouz can serve as be a political demand under the influence of the The Arab revolutions were a good opportunity change the rules of the game, and on the other nations: We will Arab revolutions in the Middle East and North to harm one of the pillars of the Resistance in hand, they needed to influence the developments 14-day quarantine Africa. Therefore, some opposition political sides the region and to create tribal conflicts in order to change Syria’s ruling structure. never do what you joined the protests. to reduce Iran’s power and provide security for Turkey, meanwhile, did not pull back and tried time to contain The crisis in Syria began in March with demon- the region surrounding the Zionist regime. US to gain political advantage from these conditions. did to us in hard days! strations in some parts of the country. Domestic assessments and Western intelligence agencies It should be noted, however, that Turkey does coronavirus currents and some that sought a political change also suggested that the Syrian issue would be not follow a firm strategic policy under Erdogan his is my last article for the Tehran to complete the Arab revolutions’ chain in Syria, over in the early months. and changes its behaviors based on his party’s orouz holidays in Iran be- Times before the new Persian year but these protests and political opposition to It was the same instruction that was previously political interests. The changes in Erdogan’s Polit- gins on March 20. Holidays arrives. As always, I deeply trust the T the Bashar al-Assad government soon ended in intended to target the Islamic Resistance forces in ical approach in Syria’s developments and many N last for two weeks, exactly almighty God’s grace and the pleasing military conflict. the region to pave the way for Iran’s defeat. With other developments in the West Asian region equal to the time that a person is morning of reappearance of Imam Mahdi Subsequent events in Syria proved that not the exception of political actors such as Turkey could be attributed to these instances of volatile quarantined to determine whether (MGHHR) to save human being. only what happened in the country did not have and some Arab countries such as Qatar, which and unstable behaviors. 7 he is healthy or not. It is an oppor- The reappearance of Imam Mahdi is tunity to contain the outbreak of a belief of Shia Muslims, especially of the coronavirus. Twelvers, that the twelfth Imam will return If the officials get this opportuni- at an unspecified time and establish an Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination stirs writer Hassanzadeh’s patriotic passion ty to contain the virus they will save Islamic state of peace and justice. By Samaneh Aboutalebi of this happiness,” he added. “If I win the award, I just hope it wouldn’t be more lives and prevent more economic It is approximately a month that our TEHRAN – Eminent Iranian children’s writer In January, the International Board on Books a distraction to my writing as it is now. I was in losses, otherwise they should brace dear country, similar to over 160 other Farhad Hassanzadeh has said that his earning the for Young People (IBBY) announced that Has- the middle of editing one of my novels and all for more consequences. nations, has been badly hit by the coro- 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination sanzadeh has received a nomination for the 2020 of a sudden there was news of my nomination; While physicians are warning that navirus outbreak. The entire capacity of has made him happy as it made the headlines Hans Christian Andersen Award. it really disrupted the process of my writing,” people to take the virus seriously and the country has been used over the recent with the name of Iran. He is competing for the world’s most pres- Hassanzadeh mentioned. stay at home, avoid inter-city travels, weeks to counter the pandemic disease. “I feel good about it as it shows that I am tigious award for the creators of children’s and He also noted that winning the award could family visits, and traffic in the streets, Naturally, the virus-hit countries start- heard in the world, my stories are read and my young adult’s literature with Maria Cristina give him the motivation to write about issues such President Rouhani just softly advises ed utilizing their facilities, capacities and message is understood,” Hassanzadeh told the Ramos from Argentina, Bart Moeyaert from as wars and violence that have highly affected people to stay at home. energy to counter the disease. However, Tehran Times. Belgium, Marie-Aude Murail from France, children’s life across the world. Populism has always proven Iran’s story is different from others. “It also can make my people happy. After Peter Svetina from Slovenia and Jacqueline “It will also make me review the long way costly but in this case may prove The strong-willed Iranian people are all the tragic events they have dealt with in Woodson from the U.S. The winner will be I have come through from my childhood until too costly. Unfortunately, Rou- in the last days of a very hard Persian year the recent months, having Iran’s name for announced during a press conference at the now that I am known as a children’s author,” hani, in another way, is proving (March 21, 2019-March 19, 2020) as the a cultural reason in the news is enjoyable Bologna International Children’s Book Fair said Hassanzadeh who was born in the southern another populist like his prede- enemies embarked on resorting to maxi- and it makes me proud that I am the cause on March 30.