Border guards Italtel set to ‘Kindness bag’ IRIB programs 21216kill 10 terrorists 4 build network campaign to help out nominated for NATION in western Iran ECONOMY infrastructure in Iran SOCIETY underprivileged students ART& CULTURE ABU awards WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Spokesman: Salehi to visit Belgium next week 2 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12645 Thursday SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 Shahrivar 18, 1395 Dhul Hijjah 6, 1437 “Salesman”, Iran’s “Muhammad” 5-month to compete in Leader urges steel exports Busan filmfest up 51% yr/yr ARTTEHRAN — Majid ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s deskMajidi’s epic “Mu- deskexports of steel in- hammad (S), the Messenger of God” international gots and steel products experienced a and Asghar Farhadi’s drama “The 51 percent hike in the first five months Salesman” are in a lineup of Iranian of the current Iranian calendar year films that will compete in the Busan (March 20-August 21) compared to International Film Festival (BIFF) from the same period of time in the past October 6 to 15. investigation into year, IRNA reported on Wednesday. “Qashang and Faranag” by Va- According to the report, steel in- hid Musaian, “Malaria” by Parviz gots and steel products exports in the Shahbazi, “The Reward” by Kamal said period reached 2.31 million tons, Tabrizi, “The Dream of Water” by registering a 51 percent rise from 1.52 Farhad Mehranfar and “Violinist” Hajj tragedy million tons during the same time in by Mohammad-Ali Talebi are other the preceding year. Iranian films, which are scheduled As the World Steel Association (WSA) to be screened in “A Window on Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah reported, Iran produced 1.351 million Asian Cinema”, a section dedicated Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a meeting on Wednesday tons of crude steel in July 2016, with 6.2 for Asian films, the organizers have with the families of martyrs of (the 2015) Mina percent rise from 1.273 million tons in announced. and Grand Mosque mishaps, said the dawdling the same month in the previous year. 56 Asian productions will be com- and incompetence of the Al Saud in this incident According to the WSA’s latest re- peting in this section. proved once more the ineptitude of this accurs- port, the country stood at the 14th In addition, “Parting”, an Iran-Af- ed wicked tree in administering and managing place among top world’s steel produc- ghanistan coproduction by Navid the Two Holy Mosques’ affairs. ers in July, falling from its rank of 13th Mahmudi, is an entry in the New Cur- See page 2 in the two preceding months. rents category, competing with 10 The country’s steel production other movies. stood at 16.110 million tons in 2015, Moreover, cinematographer indicating 1.4 percent fall from 2014. Mahmud Kalari is among the jury As a major steel producer in the region, members presided over by Souley- Iran boosted its steel mills across the coun- mane Cisse, the most influential liv- try in recent years, as central Isfahan and ing African director from Mali. southwestern Khuzestan provinces remain Organizers have also arranged a the major steel producers. retrospective of works by Iranian film- According to WSA, Iran was the maker Abbas Kiarostami. biggest producer of crude steel in the 16 khamenei.ir Middle East in 2013. The country’s rank was 14th in the world in 2014. Saipa, Kia 18th Khwarizmi Youth Festival begins PERSPECTIVE Motors to finalize By: Lachin Rezaian SOCIETY talks next week TEHRAN — The 18th Khwar- Organization for Science and Technology journalist deskizmi Youth Festival opened (IROST) to individuals who have made out- on Wednesday with 500 participants from standing achievements in research, innovation ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s desk across the country at Shahid Rajaee Teacher and invention, in fields related to science and Al Saud's black Saipa Group CEO Training University in Tehran, IRIB reported. technology. and Executive Member of the Board Some 383 innovations and inventions in The first session of the Khwarizmi award cer- history to exclude Mehdi Jamali said on Tuesday that various fields of science and technology will be emony which was held in 1987, was only for negotiations with Nissan and Kia Mo- showcased during this event. Iranian nationals, but from the fifth session it Iranians from tors are underway and those with the Students will vie with each other in four main became an international award. From the 10th South Korean car manufacturer will be categories of basic sciences, technologies, arts KIA Session, International Organizations such divine duty of Hajj concluded by the next week. and architecture, and agriculture, the event’s as WIPO, UNESCO, IFIA, COMSTECH, COM- According to IRNA, Jamali, address- presiding juror Hamidreza Azemati said. SATS, TWAS, ISESCO and WAITRO sponsored lmost one year has now passed ing a ceremony, told reporters that Sai- In addition to financial aids and university the KIA. Asince the horrifying events in pa has expansion of cooperation with admissions given to award winners, 32 prize which was named in memory of Abu Ja’far Mo- On the other hand Khwarizmi Youth Award is a Mina which left thousands of prominent foreign carmakers, including winning ideas will be commercialized, he add- hammad Ibn Mousa Khwarizmi, the great Ira- national version of Khwarizmi International Award pilgrims dead including many Iranians. Citroen and Renault, on its agenda. ed. nian mathematician and astronomer (770-840 which only Iranians who are less than 30 years old The Hajj is among the five pillars “Saipa is set to increase its produc- The Khwarizmi International Award (KIA) C.E), is given annually by the Iranian Research can participate. This award started in 1999. of Islam, and any Muslim who can af- tion capacity up to 1.5 million cars per ford it must perform it at least once year by 2024,” he added, “50 percent Letter to President Rouhani: in a lifetime. During the month of the of which will be manufactured domes- Hajj, Mecca must cope with as many tically and the rest via making joint as three million pilgrims. ventures with foreigners.” Please save the Asiatic Cheetahs from extinction One of the world's largest annual gatherings of people, Hajj, for years Iranian filmmaker Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) has launched a grazing of livestock, and insecurity of cheetahs’ was marred by numerous deadly completes doc campaign to save the remaining Asiatic chee- migration paths are some of the Asiatic cheetahs’ stampedes, fires, protests and riots tahs in Iran’s nature. The following is this NGO’s problems in their natural habitats. In such circum- due to failures of crowd control. on Mina disaster letter to President of the Islamic Republic of stances, the conservation of cheetahs is beyond Despite many years of experience Iran; the control of an organization or an institution, in managing massive crowds, there ARTTEHRAN — Iranian In the name of God therefore, cross-sectoral contribution and public are still signs that the Saudi govern- deskdirector Forud Avaz- From: the People of Iran help are needed to provide all the technical, so- ment has been negligent in its duty pur has made a documentary on the To: Dr. Hassan Rouhani, President of the cial, economic and legal infrastructures. to protect the people within its bor- Mina disaster, a tragedy in which over Islamic Republic of Iran and President of Su- Unfortunately, recent scientific surveys con- ders. Saudi Arabia has failed to utilize 400 Iranian pilgrims lost their lives in Mina preme Council of Cultural Revolution ducted over the past two years show a sharp lessons from previous disasters to re- area, near Mecca in September 2015. Your Excellency, as you know, the Asiatic decline in the number of female cheetahs; as duce or eliminate future consequenc- The film titled “Shortness of Breath” cheetah is in great danger of extinction. The of now, only two females have been spotted es. A failure which has cost many is about 25 couples that left Iran for cheetahs have lost most of their population and mistically, are grappling with different problems. across Iran. In this situation, conservation ef- faithful believers, particularly in Iran, the Hajj ritual in 2015, but the women also their distribution range in the continents of Getting killed in car accidents on the roads and forts needs to be expended immediately; oth- the right and opportunity to fulfill returned home alone after losing their Africa and Asia. Iran has been the last refuge of also by herds’ dogs, extensive destruction of hab- erwise, the Asiatic cheetah is going to go ex- their religious duty. spouses in the Mina disaster. the Asiatic cheetah in Asia for years. itat by building mines and roads, poaching, illegal tinct at the end of the present decade of the Iranian pilgrims’ absence is truly Avazpur has submitted “Shortness The last remnants of the Asiatic cheetahs, hunting of their prey, destruction and insecurity Iranian calendar. The proposed conservation felt in the Hajj this year; this is the sec- of Breath” to the 10th Cinema Verite, which might be about 40 individuals most opti- of pastures due to irregular and unauthorized efforts are listed as following: 12 ond time that Iranians are deprived Iran’s major international festival for of traveling to Mecca to take part in documentary films, which will be held The Republic of Korea supports protection and humanitarian the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage in Tehran from December 4 to 11. after Riyadh failed to address the Is- At least 460 Iranians were among assistance to Afghan refugee girls in Iran lamic Republic’s concerns regarding thousands of pilgrims who died on Sep- the safety and dignity of the Iranian tember 24, 2015 in a stampede that The Ministry of Foreign Affairs project “Protection and Humani- Providing assistance to main- nationals participating in the Hajj pil- broke out in Mina during the Hajj ritual.