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Fighting smuggling should First VP: Iran guards Persian Gulf become systematic: Rouhani

POLITICAL TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani has deskurged systematic fight against smuggling “from security, stands against bullying the start to the end point”, citing the fight a key factor in improv- POLITICAL TEHRAN — First Vice of security and freedom of navigation in ing Iran’s economy. deskPresident Es’haq Jahangiri the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and Speaking at a meeting of the Central Headquarters on Fighting said on Tuesday that Iran’s Armed Forces the Sea of Oman during history,” President Goods and Currency Smuggling in Tehran on Tuesday, Rouhani are guarantors of security in the Persian Gulf Rouhani said, emphasizing that the Islamic said while Iran is under sanctions, extra care should be given to region, stressing that Tehran will not bow Republic of Iran is not willing to escalate stopping the smuggling of “hard-won” currency. to the big powers’ pressures and bullying. tensions in the region, and will never initiate “Today, all necessary technical tools exist for monitoring and Iran is honored that it has always stood war and tension. containment in all areas,” the president said. up to the bullying and maintained status by Tensions between the U.S. and Iran, following international regulations, Jahangiri never low, have risen considerably since told reporters in Karaj, a city near Tehran. the Trump administration backed out of He said the Iranians as a civilized na- a 2015 agreement on Tehran’s nuclear tion have always played a leading role program involving Iran, the U.S. UK, throughout history. France, Germany, Russia and China. In The secret behind the Iranian nation’s the deal, Iran agreed to reduce its stock- success was that they have been following piles of enriched uranium. In exchange, a strong logic and dialogue, the vice pres- the U.S. and other countries agreed to lift ident noted. economic sanctions on Iran. However, He insisted on the need for dialogue to the U.S. violated the agreement in 2018 settle international disputes, saying that the and reimposed sanctions on Iran. Iran most complicated problems can be resolved continued to adhere to the deal until July, through negotiation, while pressure and when it finally announced it would begin bullying are irrational. to enrich uranium beyond 3.67 percent He referred to recent developments allowed under the nuclear agreement. in the Persian Gulf and the wider Middle Jahangiri insisted on the need for dialogue In the last few months, the friction has East region, saying, “We’re keen to have only gotten worse. The U.S. increased Elsewhere in his speech, Rouhani said commercial com- a secure and stable region.” to settle international disputes, saying military deployments in the region after panies which are known to respect laws and work trans- Pointing to Iran’s measures to bring the most complicated problems can be Iran decided to reduce its commitments parently should be supported by the Ministry of Industry, tranquility to the region, he said the country resolved through negotiation. under the nuclear deal. Iran shot down a Mine, and Trade. has always been guarantor of security in U.S. drone flying over its territory in the He also said it is necessary that residents of border areas the Persian Gulf region. wherever they are deployed. and the Strait of Hormuz, saying regional Persian Gulf on June 20 with a short-range be able to sell fuel at modest discounts to the other side Meanwhile, he urged all regional coun- In relevant remarks on Monday, Pres- issues should be resolved through talks missile. Iranian naval forces also seized of the border, because “people residing in border areas tries to help ensure regional security, adding ident Hassan Rouhani described Iran as among neighbors. a British oil tanker last week for having are the greatest guardians of our borders and they should that the foreigners merely bring insecurity the guardian of security in the Persian Gulf “Iran has and will be the main guardian violated innocent passage rules. enjoy the benefits.” According to some reports, over ten million liters of gasoline are smuggled out of Iran on a daily basis, adding up to 3.65 billion liters every year. Other reports put the number higher. On December 19, 2018 a government spokesman said everyday Fake plans against Palestinians will yield no fruit: Shamkhani 11.5 million liters of gasoline is smuggled out of Iran. Ali Adyani, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Committee has POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s cause in Palestine. ‘Resistance is the only way’ desk quoted various sources as putting the figure at 10, 15 and even secretary of Supreme National Security He also said that any action against Iran is actually an In a separate meeting with Arouri, Ali Akbar Velayati, a top 20 million liters a day. Council, said on Tuesday that “fake plans”, which are action against Palestine and the resistance movement. foreign policy adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei, said that resistance Mohammad Hassan Nejad, another member of the commit- against “the will of Palestinian people” will bear no result. In a meeting with Arouri on Monday, Leader of the is the only way to counter the enemies’ excessive demands. tee, says the smuggled fuel amounts to 22 million liters per day. “Along with growth and advances of the resistance Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described “The only way to counter the enemies’ excessive demands With a 50 cent per litre profit, the total daily income adds up to groups and promotion of their role in the regional deal of the century as a “treacherous” plan. is resistance. The issue of Palestine has faced many ups 400 trillion rials annually or $3.3 billion, nearly the same as the equations, the Zionist regime of Israel and its sup- “The objective behind this dangerous plot is annihi- and downs during history. However, this cause has never country’s annual development budget. porters are in a fragile state and fake plans which are lation of the Palestinian identity among the Palestinian been forgotten thanks to resistance and Islamic values In addition to gasoline smuggling, other fuels such as kerosene contrary to the will of the Palestinian people’s will people and youth. It [the plot] should be countered and whose symbol is Hamas,” Velayati remarked. and diesel are also smuggled; not in lesser quantities. and determination will never yield fruit,” Shamkhani we should not let them annihilate the Palestinian identity Velayati added the Palestinian people’s “victories” Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh once ruled out that figure, saying said in reference to the so-called “deal of the centu- through using money,” the Leader noted. against occupiers will continue. it is logistically impossible to carry that much gasoline across ry” proposed by the United States to perpetuate the Under the deal of the century, U.S. President Donald He also noted that the deal of the century was defeated the border every day. Israeli seizure of the Palestinian lands. Trump has proposed to limit Palestine’s land to around before being formed. Rouhani also appreciated measures to counter the smuggling Talking with Saleh al-Arouri, deputy chairman of the half of the West Bank. Elsewhere, Velayati highlighted the importance of of gas oil out of Iran. “Good measures have prevented the daily political office of Hamas, Shamkhani said the deal of Ayatollah Khamenei also said that another way to unity among all Muslims in the campaign to liberate the smuggling of 8 million liters of gas oil from the country,” he century ended in failure. counter this plot is for the Palestinian people to make Palestinian lands from the Israeli occupation. said and stressed the role of startup companies in monitoring, He said supporting Palestine is an unchangeable technological progress, and this is something which Arouri praised Iran’s supports for the cause of Palestine. tracing, and controlling incoming and outgoing goods in order strategy of Iran. is happening. After the meeting, Velayati told reporters that member to fight smuggling. The top security official also criticized certain Arab “Not so many years ago, the Palestinians were fight- states to the resistance front will continue support for In mid-July, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps seized a foreign countries for their interaction with Israel. ing (occupiers by) using stones. But today, instead the Palestinian cause until final victory. tanker and 12 crew members accused of smuggling Iranian fuel. For his part, Arouri said that threats and sanctions of stones, they are equipped with precision-guided He added that victory of the Palestinians will be Quoting a Guard statement, the media said the tanker was against Iran could not undermine the Islamic Republic’s missiles,” he explained. achieved soon. caught transporting smuggled Iranian fuel to unspecified foreign customers. In his Tuesday meeting, Rouhani also called for swift action against companies which have received dollars at state rate (lower Araqchi heads to Paris to pass on Rouhani’s message to Macron than free market rate) for import of essential goods, but have not TEHRAN (Press TV) — Iranian Deputy Russia and China — is a signatory to a 2015 2015 accord — officially named the Joint pean co-signatories to live up to their end kept their promise to import the goods they must have. Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas nuclear deal with Iran. Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — of the bargain to prevent more commitment “If the receiving end of the currency has not imported the Araqchi has traveled to Paris to deliver a The U.S. was initially a signatory, but later remains in doubt amid Europe’s failure to reductions, which could ultimately lead to goods they should have, they are in default of law. They have message from President Hassan Rouhani to abandoned the deal and unleashed a hostile fulfill their legal obligation to stand up to Iran’s pullout if the trio continues to fail. in fact smuggled currency. Things should be clarified and the his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. campaign of economic sanctions meant to the American sanctions. Two weeks ago, Emmanuel Bonne, Ma- criminal should face legal action,” he stressed. In a post on his Twitter account on Mon- hamper the implementation of the agreement In May, a year after the U.S.’s exit, Teh- cron’s top diplomatic adviser, visited Tehran, Currently, Iran has three exchange rates: the open market day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas both by Iran and the remaining signatories. ran began reducing its commitments un- as part of efforts to salvage the JCPOA. rate, the official rate and the NIMA rate. Mousavi said that Araqchi had left for the French The European parties to the deal have der the JCPOA on a stage-by-stage basis in Last week, the Iranian and French pres- The open market range is the exchange rate that most ac- capital as Rouhani’s special representative. since been trying to convince Iran to remain response to Washington’s pullout and the idents held a phone conversation about the curately reflects how many rials it takes to buy one U.S. dollar. Araqchi, he added, would pass on the Ira- in the pact by promising to shield its economic ensuing European failure to make up for JCPOA’s future, during which Rouhani said The most accessible and commonly quoted rate throughout the nian president’s written message to Macron, interests from U.S. sanctions. America’s absence. Tehran was determined to “keep all doors country, the open market rate more than tripled in the past year whose country — along with Britain, Germany, Araqchi’s trip comes as the fate of the Tehran has set a deadline for the Euro- open” to keep the accord alive. and a half. But in the last three months, it’s roughly stabilized, with around 120,000 rials now fetching $1. NIMA is the Persian acronym for an online currency system launched by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran urges IAEA to remain impartial, independent in post-Amano era (CBI) in April 2018. Put simply, it’s a market where Iranian POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran has called on the Inter- Director General Yukiya Amano,” the IAEA secretariat said staff,” Araqchi noted. exporters can sell their foreign currency earnings for Iranian desknational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the note, but did not state how Amano, who was 72, died. The IAEA’s responsibilities include policing the restric- rials. The NIMA exchange rate places a higher value on the rial to maintain impartiality and independence after the death The IAEA has published the latest reflections of the de- tions on Tehran’s nuclear activities under Iran’s nuclear than the open market rate. of its chief Yukiya Amano. ceased chief as he expressed wish last week to step down deal with world powers, which the United States quit last “His (Amano’s) key role in enhancing the objectives of in the following year. year. For several times, Amano had confirmed Iran’s com- the IAEA and preservation of the JCPOA will never fade Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi pliance with its nuclear-related commitments under the Alavi: World acknowledging away in the history of the Agency,” Iranian Ambassador and in a message hailed the performance of the IAEA’s late di- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Permanent Representative to the International Organizations rector general. Days ago, sources claimed that Amano, a longtime Japanese Iran’s intelligence power in Vienna Kazem Gharib Abadi wrote on the official Twitter “My deep condolences for #Amano demise. We worked diplomat who was reappointed in 2017 to a third four-year account of Iran’s diplomatic mission in Vienna. very closely. I commend his skillful & professional perfor- term in charge of the IAEA, would step down in March of “I would like to express my sincere condolences and mance as DG of IAEA resulted in complete closure of so- next year because of an unspecified illness that had visibly POLITICAL TEHRAN — Intelligence Minister Mahmoud sympathy to his family, friends, and the staff of the IAEA called #PMD & 15 consecutive reports confirming Iran’s weakened him over the past year. deskAlavi said on Tuesday that the world acknowl- as well as to the people and Government of Japan, and hope full compliance to the #JCPOA. May the Almighty bless his Amano worked at the Japanese Foreign Ministry from edges in Iran’s great anti-intelligence power. that the Agency will continue to be professional, impartial, soul,” Araqchi wrote on his Twitter account. 1972 to 2005, when he joined the IAEA as Japan’s Resident “Enemies and various countries in the world believe in Iran’s and Independent in his absence,” he added. “During the past decade, the Agency delivered con- Representative to the Agency. He had extensive experience intelligence power and the Islamic Republic of Iran has nipped The IAEA in a statement on its official website announced crete results to achieve the objective of ‘Atoms for Peace in disarmament and non-proliferation diplomacy, as well many plots in the bud,” he said on the sidelines of a ceremony. Amano’s death on Monday. and Development’, thanks to the support of Member States as nuclear energy issues. He also said whenever necessary the people will be informed “The Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the dedication of Agency staff. I am very proud of our The IAEA flag was lowered half-mast on Tuesday in re- about the intelligence forces’ actions. regrets to inform with deepest sadness of the passing away of achievements, and grateful to Member States and Agency spect for Amana. The Intelligence Ministry announced on Monday that it had broken up a CIA spy network and arrested 17 professional spies, some of whom have been sentenced to death by the Judiciary. According to the director general of the Intelligence Lavrov and Le Drian discuss nuclear deal Ministry’s counter-espionage department, the spies were By staff and agency withdrew from the multi-nation nuclear the U.S. sanctions. Iran continued to stay committed to the employed in sensitive and vital state and private sectors Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lav- agreement and reimposed sanctions on Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for JCPOA despite the fact that the Europeans in economic, nuclear, infrastructural, military and cyber rov and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Iran, Tehran announced a partial with- the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran violated the international agreement and centers, where they collected classified information. Le Drian held a phone conversation on drawal from some aspects of the pact, (AEOI), said on July 16 that for the time yet demanded Iran to keep its promises. “Some citizens were trapped by the U.S. exploitation of their Tuesday discussing the 2015 nuclear deal, saying that the country would no longer being, Iran will not pass uranium enrich- “Now that we have started to reduce visa requests and were encouraged to spy in exchange for receiving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. adhere to some of the limits on its nuclear ment above 4.5 percent purity. our commitments, they step forward. a visa,” the official said. “Some others were blackmailed by the “Mr. Lavrov and Mr. Le Drian agreed to activities. It also threatened to step up On July 16, Leader of the Islamic Revolu- They are very insolent, and they have not CIA due to their need of maintaining or extending their visas.” continue taking concrete steps towards pre- uranium enrichment if an agreement is tion Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, “As stated abided by their eleven commitments. We The official added that the move was in violation of the United serving the JCPOA and reducing tensions not made within 60 days to protect it from by our foreign minister, who works hard, have just started to reduce some of our States’ laws and some of the CIA’s victims succeeded to escape around Iran,” reads a statement issued by the sanctions’ effects. Europe has had eleven commitments, none commitments, and this process will surely from the trap with the help of their lawyers. the Russian Foreign Ministry. In follow-up to that deadline, on July of which it has met. The foreign minister, continue,” the Leader asserted. None of the 17 arrested individuals were citizens of other France, Germany, and the UK, the three 7 Iran announced that it has started en- despite his diplomatic considerations, is In an interview with ISNA published on countries, the official stated. European parties to the JCPOA, issued riching uranium to a higher purity than clearly stating that. But what did we do? Friday, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of He also said since President Donald Trump assumed office, a statement on July 14 reiterating their the 3.67% as the Europeans missed the We acted based on our commitments, and the Majlis National Security and Foreign the United States’ espionage measures against the Islamic Re- support for the deal. 60-day deadline to devise a concrete even beyond that.” Policy Committee, said that Iran is work- public have intensified. On May 8, exactly one year after the U.S. mechanism to protect the country from Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated that ing with Russia and China on the JCPOA. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 24, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS

Zarif to brief MPs on recent trip Navy chief: Iran to use its ‘intercontinental drones’ to New York: lawmaker if necessary POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign Min- Iran targets civilian population,” he stated. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian Navy Chief Hossein deskister Mohammad Javad Zarif also told reporters in New York on deskKhanzadi has said Iran possesses intercon- Zarif will brief the parliament on his recent Thursday that he was holding meetings with tinental drones and will use them if necessary. trip to New York and the latest diplomatic some members of Congress, but not with U.S. “Now we have this type of drones and will definitely use developments, spokesman of the Majlis Na- administration officials or envoys. them if necessary,” Rear Admiral Khanzadi said in an interview tional Security and Foreign Policy Committee He would leave it to the U.S. lawmakers with the Young Journalists Club (YJC) published on Tuesday, said on Tuesday. he met with to identify themselves if they Press TV reported. “On Sunday, Foreign Minister Moham- wish, Zarif told UN reporter Susan Modaress. Iran manufactures drones as a low-cost piece of military mad Javad Zarif will attend a meeting of the After departing New York, the top Iranian equipment to keep watch on the region, he said. Majlis national security committee,” Hossein diplomat on Saturday addressed the recent The admiral also said the Islamic Republic is monitoring Naqavi Hosseini told the Mehr news agency. American provocations, warning Washington U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf and has a large archive of mo- “In this meeting, Zarif is expected to to “not play with Iran.” ment-by-moment movements of vessels belonging to the U.S. describe the latest diplomatic and foreign “We say, ‘You may start a war, but you and its allies. policy developments as well as the outcomes won’t be the ones who end it,’” he said, adding, “We can bravely declare that we observe all enemy ships, of [his] trip to the U.S.,” he added. “We will survive; we will prosper, long after particularly Americans, point-by-point from their starting point Zarif visited New York in July 14 to attend the President Trump is gone.” until the moment they enter the region,” he said. United Nations Economic and Social Council. Tensions have mounted since the U.S. He added that the Iranian armed forces also possess in- In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria withdrew from the multilateral 2015 nuclear formation about the type of their missions and their conduct on Wednesday, Zarif said Iran “will never deal last May and imposed unilateral sanc- in the region. start a war,” but “will defend its territory” tions both on Tehran and the countries that He also censured the British seizure of an oil tanker carrying against any act of aggression. do business with it. Iranian oil in the Strait of Gibraltar on July 4, adding that the He said the hawkish administration of U.S. Iran has recently suspended some of era of “bullying” in the sea is over, and that the interests and President Donald Trump is already waging its nuclear deal commitments in order to sovereignty of all nations should be respected. an economic war against Iran’s civilians. push the remaining signatories to uphold Pointing to the June 19 unsafe maneuver by the Brit- “There is a war going on right now. It’s the deal and protect it from Washington’s ish-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, an economic war, an economic war against unilateral measures. which led to its detention by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Khanzadi said the British tanker violated Ira- nian and international maritime law, entered the Strait of ‘Downing Street acts according to Iran urges Nigeria to provide Sheikh Hormuz from a busy exit lane, turned off its trackers, and had incomplete documents. U.S. plots’ Zakzaky with prompt medical care MP faces questions for his U.S.-related proposal

POLITICAL TEHRAN — Lawmaker Heshmatollah Fa- desklahatpisheh is under investigation by the Su- pervisory Board on Representatives’ Conduct, says the board’s spokesman, IRNA reported on Tuesday. Mohammad Javad Jamali said a complaint has been submit- ted to the supervisory board about Falahatpisheh’s remarks a few months ago when he was chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. The remarks were about Iran-U.S. relations which contra- dicted the Islamic Republic’s policy of non-negotiation with the U.S., Jamali said. The complaint will be addressed during the supervisory board’s next session with Falahatpisheh’s attendance, he added. POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Brit- forces unlawfully seized oil tanker Grace 1 POLITICAL TEHRAN — Irani- pro-Zakzaky protesters and opened fire According to the complaint, Falahatpisheh had proposed deskish act according to an- and its cargo of 2.1 million barrels of oil in deskan Foreign Ministry on them using live bullets. formation of a joint Iran-U.S. chamber in Qatar and Iraq, which ti-Iran plots orchestrated by the United the Strait of Gibraltar, under the pretext spokesman Abbas Mousavi has urged The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), the U.S. misconstrued that Iran had accepted to hold negotiations. States, a lawmaker said on Tuesday, in- that the supertanker had been suspected the Nigerian government to immediately led by Sheikh Zakzaky, was the organiz- “However, Mr. Falahatpisheh has said that his words were voking the British government’s seizure of of carrying crude to Syria in violation of provide medical care for the top Shia cleric er behind the protest rally, the latest in a not about holding negotiations but they were about reducing a supertanker carrying Iranian oil. the European Union’s unilateral sanctions Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky and his wife. series of demonstrations for the release tensions,” Jamali said. “The British showed right after seizing against the Arab country. “Nigerian authorities are expected to of the top cleric. Falahatpisheh, a centrist, was voted out of his chairman- the oil tanker that they moved according Reports, however, said the confiscation take immediate measures to transfer Sheikh Zakzaky, now 66, has been in detention ship on June 23 by conservative MP Motjaba Zonnour, as Teh- to plans designed by the U.S.,” said Mo- took place at the request of the U.S. Zakzaky out of detention and provide him with since December 2015 after his residence ran-Washington tensions soared. hammad Ebrahim Rezee, a member of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Aya- appropriate and prompt medical services,” in the city of Zaria was raided by Nigeria’s The tensions initially rose between Iran and the U.S. last Parliament’s National Security and Foreign tollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian Mousavi said on Tuesday, Mehr reported. forces, during which he was beaten and May when U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Policy Committee. leaders denounced the seizure as act of Mousavi also expressed deep concerns lost vision in his left eye. 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Tehran. Rezee said after the U.S. became isolated “piracy” which would not go “unanswered”. about the recent unrest in Nigeria’s capital, During the brutal arrest, three of his Trump has occasionally offered to hold dialogue with Iran, in confronting Iran, it attempted to bring On Friday, Iranian forces seized a Brit- Abuja, and condemned the government’s sons were also killed, his wife sustained while at the same time putting enormous economic pressure other countries on board with its policies, ish-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hor- use of force against protestors. serious wounds, and more than 300 of his on the Islamic Republic. ISNA reported. muz for involvement in an accident with He underlined the need to ensure secu- followers were killed. Last month, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah “In the current situation, the only way an Iranian fishing boat, after the tanker rity and peace in Nigeria and called on the Zakzaky was charged in April 2018 Ali Khamenei categorically rejected the notion of talks, saying the British have is to respect Iran and re- ignored distress calls. government to observe tolerance toward with murder, culpable homicide, unlaw- Iran will not at all “repeat the bitter experience” it gained lease our oil tanker,” he remarked. “If this Allah-Morad Afifipour, head of Ports the protestors. ful assembly, disruption of public peace, from the negotiations that led to the nuclear deal and later happens, we will release their oil tanker as and Maritime Organization in south- On Monday, Nigerian security forces and other accusations. He has pleaded not ditched by Trump. well, because we are not seeking to con- ern Hormozgan Province, said that the killed at least six protesters who were de- guilty, vehemently rejecting all accusations No wise man would enter talks with a country that has re- tinue tensions.” 30,000-ton Stena Impero tanker had manding the immediate release of Sheikh brought up against him. neged on all agreements, the Leader asserted. “It’s them who create tensions,” the collided with a fishing boat on its route, Zakzaky, who has been locked up in a gov- Recent reports said that his health has MP asserted. adding that according to law, after an ernment jail since 2015. been deteriorating, but prison author- Tensions broke out between Tehran accident it is necessary that the causes The deadly clashes occurred in Abuja, ities have prevented him from getting and London on July 4, after Britain’s naval are investigated. where security forces attacked a group of much-needed treatment. FM Zarif meets Bolivian president

POLITICAL TEHRAN —Foreign Minister Mohammad China slams U.S. ‘bullying’ after new Iran oil sanctions deskJavad Zarif met on Tuesday with Bolivian President Evo Morales. (Press TV) – China has strongly denounced U.S. sanctions “China firmly opposes the U.S. imposition of unilat- on a Chinese company for allegedly violating unilateral eral sanctions and so-called ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ on American sanctions on Iran’s oil industry. China and other countries invoking its domestic law,” a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said spokesperson said, cited by Reuters. on Tuesday China strongly opposes the hostile measures “We urge the U.S. to immediately correct its wrong- against energy company Zhuhai Zhenrong Co Ltd. doing and earnestly respect other parties’ legal rights “We are opposed to the U.S. bullying behavior of and interests.” wantonly cracking down, suppressing and sanction- Last August, the U.S. re-enacted its secondary sanc- ing Chinese companies and individuals based on U.S. tions against Iran’s steel and aluminum products, gold domestic law. We are firmly opposed to it and strongly and precious metals, graphite and coal to choke off the condemn it,” she said. country’s vital revenue streams. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Beijing has pushed back against the United States, said the Chinese company had “knowingly engaged in saying China’s cooperation with Iran is legitimate under a significant transaction for the purchase or acquisition international law and should be “respected”. of crude oil from Iran”. The two economic superpowers are engaged in an During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral ties “We strongly urge the U.S. to immediately rectify its from the Middle Eastern energy powerhouse. escalating trade war since last year, which has seen them as well as the recent regional and international developments, wrong behavior, and stop imposing illegal sanctions Iranian oil flow to China has continued since May impose tariffs on hundred of billions of dollars worth of ISNA reported. against Chinese companies and individuals. China will when the Trump administration scrapped waivers which each other’s goods. Zarif arrived in Bolivia on the last leg of his tour of Latin take all necessary measures to firmly preserve the le- allowed eight countries to keep buying from Iran. “A further escalation in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods American nations to hold talks with senior officials of the country gitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and Last month China received its first delivery of an Ira- could jointly drive global economic growth a lot lower on issues of mutual interest. individuals,” Hua said. nian oil cargo since the Trump administration scrapped and encourage Iran-China cooperation,” Bank of America Upon his arrival, Zarif was officially welcomed by Bolivian Zhuhai Zhenrong is one of China’s largest state-backed exemptions. Merrill Lynch said in a June note. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carmen Almendras. oil companies for transporting Iranian crude oil. Zhuhai Zhenrong has strong links to Iran and accounts According to Bloomberg, tankers are offloading mil- The company and its chief executive, Youmin Li, will for more than 60% of China’s trade with the Islamic Re- lions of barrels of Iranian oil into storage tanks at Chinese be barred from engaging in foreign exchange, banking or public, according to its website. ports, creating a hoard of crude sitting on the doorstep property transactions under U.S. jurisdiction. It was the sole importer of Iranian crude into China of the world’s biggest buyer. Majlis urges release of However, Zhuhai Zhenrong which is already under 25 years when the company established trade with Iran. Two and a half months after the White House banned U.S. sanctions for supplying gasoline to Iran in 2012 has Now, it is the first Chinese oil company to face sanctions the purchase of Iran’s oil, the nation’s crude is continuing prominent cleric Zakzaky little overseas exposure. since the U.S. ended the exemptions. to be sent to China where it’s being put into what’s known Energy traders said the company is also largely discon- In 2012, when the Obama administration slapped as “bonded storage”, the financial news provider said. nected from the Chinese financial system, which would the company with sanctions, Zhuhai Zhenrong said it This supply doesn’t cross local customs or show up in 1 The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), limit the “contagion” of the sanctions to other entities would continue to import crude from Iran, and that the the nation’s import data, and isn’t necessarily in breach based in London, said earlier in July that the cleric’s health and banking systems. sanctions would not affect it because it had little business of sanctions, it added. condition had further deteriorated, since he was reportedly Trade war to flare up with any U.S. firm. Bloomberg said at least ten very large crude carriers poisoned in prison. The sanctions, nevertheless, are likely to inflame ten- The company joins several Chinese aluminum pro- and two smaller vessels owned by the state-run National The cleric’s son, Mohammad, told Press TV on July 6 that sions between the United States and China which are ducers which were recently slapped with U.S. sanctions Iranian Oil Company and its shipping arm are currently his father was in dire need of medical treatment, as “large and locked in a trade war. over trade with Iran. sailing toward the Asian nation or idling off its coast. dangerous quantities of lead and cadmium have been found China is Iran’s largest oil importer and fiercely opposed China’s embassy in Washington rejected the U.S. They have a combined carrying capacity of over 20 mil- in his blood.” He said that the authorities intended to murder to the U.S. sanctions which have failed to stop shipments decision. lion barrels. his father since they refuse to take any measures. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JULY 24, 2019

STOCK MARKET Iran-Iraq $20b trade target TEDPIX 251278.4 IFX 3270.08 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir not out of reach: CBI governor 1 It was Abdul-Mahdi’s second visit Iran-Iraq banking relations would be eased to Tehran as Iraq’s prime minister, he first to lubricate transactions between the two CURRENCIES paid a two-day visit to Iran in early April countries’ businessmen. during which an Iran-Iraq business forum was He said that regarding the ever increasing USD 42,000 rials held in Tehran. The visit came after Iranian trade transactions between the two sides and Iran’s exports of gas and oil to Iraq EUR 47,017 rials President Hassan Rouhani’s landmark visit to Iraq in March. besides Iranian private sector’s exports to GBP 52,328 rials During the business forum, the two sides the country, the exports value from Iran called for further expansion of the trade ties to Iraq has increased recently up to $12 AED 11,437 rials between the two countries. billion per year. Source: cbi.ir Later that month, Hemmati also trav- “There are some banking difficulties eled to Baghdad and met some Iraqi sen- about which negotiations were made with ior officials to explore the ways for the the Iraqi minister today and as accorded, to expansion of banking relations between ease Iranian tradesmen’s activities in Iraq COMMODITIES the two countries. the impediments will be removed soon”, CBI During that visit, he met Abdul-Mah- governor said. Brent $62.80/b di, Mohammed Hussein and Central Iran and Iraq are determined to boost WTI $55.90/b Bank of Iraq Chairman Ali Mohsen their trade turnover to $20 billion in near Al-Allaq. future and to meet this target many officials OPEC Basket $62.93/b On the sidelines of his meeting with Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati (L) held talks with Iraqi and delegations from each side have been Finance Minister Fuad Mohammed Hussein in Tehran on Monday. recently visiting the other side. Gold $1,422.70/oz the Iraqi officials, Hemmati stressed that Silver $16.41/oz Platinium $850.40/oz EGFI ranks 1st among Aman Union ICCIMA to dispatch trade delegation to Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com members Turkmenistan in early Aug. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Export on the matter and now it only requires ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran presence in CEF. deskGuarantee Fund of Iran correspondence and follow-up by Iranian deskChamber of Com- An exhibition of business and trade VP inaugurates Mapna (EGFI) has been ranked first in terms of officials in Baghdad,” she added. merce, Industries, Mines and Agri- capabilities of the Caspian Sea littoral performance among the members of the The Iran-Iraq joint trade committee is culture (ICCIMA) plans to send a trade states is also among the scheduled locomotive unit’s Aman Union, IRNA reported on Monday, aimed to pursue the agreements reached delegation to attend Turkmenistan’s events to be held on the sidelines of development project quoting the EGFI head. between the two countries during the Ira- first Caspian Economic Forum (CEF) this forum in which the exhibitors Afrouz Bahrami, who is visiting Iraq to nian presidential trip to Iraq. which is due to be held in Awaza on will showcase their latest achieve- ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq attend an Iran-Iraq joint trade committee, The committee will examine two basic August 11-12. ments and products, according to deskJahangiri inaugurated a development project said “The performance of the Iranian Ex- issues of addressing the priorities of co- As reported by ICCIMA portal, senior Ghorbanov. of Mapna Group’s locomotive manufacturing complex in Alborz port Guarantee Fund has been ranked first operation between the two countries in officials and economic representatives In the meeting Karbasi expressed Province on Tuesday, IRNA reported. among all the similar funds in the region.” order to realize the two sides’ $20-billion from Turkmenistan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran’s readiness for attending this The official further noted that to provide trade target and removing barriers to trade. Kazakhstan and Iran will attend the forum saying “this economic forum better services to the Iranian exporters of The committee focuses on eight key factors event and various trade fairs, exhibi- could have great achievements for all goods and services in Iraq, two EGFI repre- in Iran and Iraq’s economic ties, including tions, multilateral and bilateral talks the parties, so it is necessary to take sentative offices are going to be established trade, banking issues, standards, customs, are also scheduled to be held on the accurate planning in this respect.” in the Kurdistan and southern Iraqi regions. industrial and investment issues, technical sidelines of CEF. He also suggested that the private “We need the Iraqi authorities’ support and engineering services, transportation and The Iranian delegation will be sectors of the Caspian Sea nations and cooperation in order to accomplish transit, and solutions for increasing interac- comprised of representatives of the would be given the opportunity of B2B this goal, although the first office is already tions between the two countries. country’s private sector active in a meetings with each other to explore ready to be inaugurated in the Kurdistan Aman Union was launched in October variety of areas including transpor- avenues of cooperation and familiarity region,” she said. 2009 following an agreement between the tation (especially sea transport), with each other markets. Elsewhere in her remarks, Bahrami stat- Arab Investment and Export Credit Guar- tourism, food industry, energy, The Caspian Economic Forum will ed that in order to facilitate and develop antee Corporation (DHAMAN) and the construction materials, mining cover a variety of issues and subjects In his one-day visit to the province, Jahangiri also inaugurated the cooperation between the two coun- Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of and joint ventures. including project implementation and several other development and industrial projects, including a tries in the field of engineering services, Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) to In late June, the Turkmen Ambas- joint plans, exchange of experiences on fish farming plant. the two sides have discussed replacing join their efforts for establishing a union sador to Tehran Ahmad Ghorbanov the development of special economic As reported, the new project, which is operated by Mapna contract-based warranties issued by EGFI for commercial and non-commercial risks held talks with ICCIMA’s Deputy Head zones, legislation and standards, digital Locomotive Engineering and Manufacturing Company (MLEMC), with bank guarantees. Insurers and Reinsurers in their respective for International Affairs Moham- economy, cooperation between coastal a subsidiary of Iran’s MAPNA Group, is going to create 100 direct “The two sides reached an agreement Member Countries. madreza Karbasi to discuss Iran’s regions and joint ventures. job opportunities and manufacture 25 locomotives every year. Mapna Locomotive Engineering and Manufacturing Company is the main company in Mapna Group’s rail section. This company was established in 2007 and started activity with IMIDRO to implement projects worth $4.5b by March 2020 a huge scale project, the production of 150 ER24 Locomotives under license of Siemens Company. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian The official also said in mid-June that Germany’s Siemens signed a deal with Iran’s Mapna Group deskMines and Mining In- IMIDRO was planning to establish a con- for manufacturing of electric locomotives and also transferring dustries Development and Renovation sortium in order to accelerate exploration relevant knowledge to the country in 2017. Organization (IMIDRO) will put projects projects in the mining sector. On June 12, Iran’s transport minister unveiled an Iranian-made worth $4.5 billion into operation by the end He said, “The consortium is going to help freight locomotive on the sidelines of the 7th International Exhi- of current Iranian calendar year (March 19, us in areas like exploration and identification bition of Rail Transportation, Related Industries and Equipment, 2020), IRIB reported quoting the head of of new mines and minerals”. dubbed RAILEXPO 2019. According to Mohammad Eslami, Iran- organization as announcing on Monday. According to the IMIDRO head, based made locomotives can reduce supply costs to one-sixth while As reported by the Public Relations De- on the mining potentials and research and being able to compete with foreign rivals. partment of IMIDRO, Khodadad Gharibpour academic capabilities of the country’s prov- Last year, during the same exhibition, Iran unveiled the first made the announcement after a meeting inces, 10 mining regions have been defined in ever Iranian-made locomotive engine. with directors of large mining companies, order to manage projects and also utilize the According to Mapna, the mentioned engine complies with contractors, as well as deputies of the organ- country’s academic potentials in this industry. Euro4 standards for reducing fuel consumption and competes ization on investigating and reviewing this Gharibpour noted that in the framework with the best European engines in terms of quality. year’s projects, and said that after a number of the country’s Sixth National Five-Year Currently, Iran has 13,000 kilometers of railway laid, and of meetings and reviewing the projects to be Development Plan (2016-2021), efficiency, based on the country’s Sixth National Five-Year Development implemented this year, the number and worth productivity and maximum utilization of the Plan (2016-2021), the railway network is due to expand to more of projects were decided to be increased. capacities of the country’s mining industry than 16,400 kilometers. IMIDRO had previously announced that have been given great importance and so projects worth nearly $3.5 billion will be should be considered in every step from put into operation by the end of the current exploration up to the production processes. He said all subsidiaries of IMIDRO are “We have established a special working German auto and Iranian calendar year. “In all areas including human resources, moving in a coordinated path with their group in the ministry which is closely as- On July 18, IMIDRO’s Deputy and Exec- this [efficiency] should be taken into account. policies integrated toward removing the sessing the situation and making necessary construction slowdown is utive Advisor Abbas Naiemi said with these For example, we are far behind in employee barriers in the way of implementing the arrangements to mitigate the impact of U.S. hitting aluminum demand, projects going operational up to 50,000 new education in the coal sector. Many of the projects. sanctions,” Jafar Sarqini told the Tehran job opportunities will be created across the work-related accidents in this sector are due Gharibpour further referred to the em- Times in the press conference. Hydro CFO says country. to the lack of education that is why efficiency phasis put by President Rouhani on imple- The official noted that it is expected Boosting production, creating jobs, provid- and productivity is a priority in all the IMI- mentation of the projects and said Industry, for the exports from the country’s mining One of the world’s largest aluminum producers has warned that it ing infrastructure and making joint venture DRO agreements,” he said. Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani sector to, at least, reach the last year’s $8.5 is witnessing a slowdown in Germany with auto and construction with the private sector are the main pivots In late May, Gharibpour had said that the has also ordered that these projects will be billion by the end of the current Iranian sectors lowering their demand. of IMIDRO’s plans. country’s mining sector currently requires launched based on a monthly schedule by calendar year. As per cnbc.com, Oslo-based Norsk Hydro missed expecta- Given the policies of IMIDRO, planning 18 billion euros of investment. the yearend. And on July 1, IMIDRO head said that tions in the second quarter Tuesday after it reported a drop in for stable development of the chain of prod- “The mining sector is one of the country’s In an attempt to [as the U.S. president the export markets of Iran’s minerals have underlying profit to 875 million Norwegian krone ($101 million). ucts, taking the most benefits of the private most profitable areas for investment so that Trump put it] “choke off the country’s larg- been preserved despite the sanctions im- Hydro blamed lower aluminum prices, production restraints sector’s capabilities, cooperation with the 30 percent of the profits in the capital mar- est non-petroleum related sources of export posed by the U.S. and the effects of a cyber-attack. guilds and associations, reducing the risk of ket is pertained to the mining and mineral revenue”, Washington imposed new sanc- Making the remarks on the sidelines The Chief Financial Officer of Hydro, Eivind Kallevik, told investment making, and indigenization of sector,” he said. tions on Iran’s metals and minerals sectors of a ceremony to celebrate the National CNBC’s “Street Signs” on Tuesday that demand weakness was technology will be taken into account once Integrated policies to nullify in early May. Day of Industry and Mine, the official said, most acute in Europe and particularly in the bloc’ biggest econ- implementing the mentioned projects. sanctions In a press conference on June 8, deputy “As compared with the other economic omy, Germany. Meanwhile, Gharibpour has recently During the Monday meeting on this year’s industry, mining and trade minister said the sectors the mining sector’s reliance on “We see construction being low and generally there is also a stressed that his organization has accom- projects, IMIDRO head also underlined the ministry has taken necessary measures to foreign sources is less, it could preserve concern around auto demand and auto production which impacts plishing semi-finished projects as its top organizations’ integrated polices for nullifying maintain the country’s metal exports despite its export markets despite all pressures aluminum demand,” said Kallevik. priority. the sanctions. U.S. sanctions. from the sanctions.” The CFO added that there was also “somewhat low growth” in China but at the same time there was little change to the supply side, meaning the market was approaching a balance for the first time in “many, many years.” Japan keeping wary eye on impact from slowing China economy, white paper says Hydro’s Alunorte plant in Brazil refines bauxite into alumina which is then used to produce aluminum. By Kyodo, Jiji between the world’s two biggest economies is threatening wage conditions. But the white paper made no reference The refinery has been affected by a partial shutdown due to to curb global growth, the annual paper said. to that view. heavy rains and flooding but Kallevik said production was back up Japan is on the lookout for any negative impacts the slowing “Special attention should be paid to uncertainties over Boosting consumer spending to 85% in June which had exceeded expectations. He added that Chinese economy and U.S.-China trade tensions are having overseas economic policies and situations, including the The paper recommended that Japan should improve 95% of full production capacity was hoped to be reached by 2020. on its economic recovery, a government report said Tuesday. slowing Chinese economy, the impact of U.S.-China trade productivity to raise wages and address its serious labor Hydro’s operations also suffered a blow in March this year China’s slowdown has already impacted Japanese do- issues and Britain’s (planned) exit from the European shortage, steps that should both help boost consumer spending. when a cyber-attack impacted several operations. mestic production and exports to the world’s second-largest Union,” it said. In April, the government went some way to dealing with the The company stock moved up by around 4% Tuesday morn- economy, according to the white paper on the economy and In an economic assessment earlier this year, the gov- labor issue by introducing new visa statuses to allow companies ing on to the reports of increased production in its bauxite and finances for fiscal 2019. ernment said that the world’s third-largest economy was to hire more foreign workers. It is also seeking to increase alumina divisions. Despite Tuesday’s increase, the share price China, hit by contracting demand for smartphone parts, likely in the midst of its longest expansion phase since the women’s participation in the labor market, and is encouraging is around 20% lower year-to-date. remains in a trade dispute with the United States and the spat end of World War II, on the back of improving labor and elderly people to remain in the workforce. 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 24, 2019 ENERGY 5 NISOC launches project to manage drilling wastes

ENERGY TEHRAN – Head of Na- “By using these drilling equipment in the Italian, Chinese majors vie desktional Iranian South Oil oil-rich areas in the south, more than 100 for Pakistan’s LNG tender Company (NISOC) said the company has wells have been excavated without any pollu- launched a project for composting oil well tion in urban or protected areas,” he added. Italian oil major Eni, China’s PetroChina and two trading houses drill cuttings in order to manage drilling Mentioning the fact that this method has are hoping to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Pakistan in one wastes, Shana reported. been implemented experimentally, Moham- of the largest tenders ever, worth billions of dollars, two sources According to Ahmad Mohammadi, this madi expressed hope that in the near future it familiar with the matter told Reuters. new method which is 50 percent less costly would be used in digging operations in other According to kallanishenergy.com, the 240-cargo, 10-year in comparison to older approaches like “Zero environmentally sensitive regions. tender, which is likely to be worth from $5 billion to $6 billion, Discharge” is being executed completely by In December 2018, Mohammadi had said according to Reuters calculations and the estimates of another Iranian experts. that NISOC will start implementation of at source based on current market conditions, was issued last month “This method is significantly more efficient least 14 mega projects on oil fields during the and closed last week. in removing contaminants and accelerating first half of the current Iranian calendar year Pakistan is expected to be a significant growth driver in global the cleaning of contaminated soils,” Moham- (March 21-September 22, 2019). LNG demand, with Wood Mackenzie estimating the country will madi said in the ceremony for launching the Making the remarks on the sidelines of a need 25 million tons a year (Mtpa) as domestic supplies dwindle project. specialized session on preserving and boost- and its economy grows. The official noted that since the past 10 ing production from the 28 oil fields under Eni and PetroChina’s Singapore unit were joined by the trading years, National Iranian Drilling Company development by NISOC, Mohammadi also arm of Azeri state oil company SOCAR and commodities trader (NIDC) has equipped seven of its drilling announced that 8-10 new contract packages Trafigura in placing offers, the sources told Reuters. machines with Zero Discharge technology are being finalized in line with the technical Pakistan LNG, the state-owned company that issued the tender, in order to use them in fields with high en- and operating objectives of the company and declined to name any bidders. The “technical bids for our long- vironmental priorities. also creating jobs in the region. term LNG supply tender were received and opened … evaluations are underway,” it said. SOCAR confirmed it had bid, while Trafigura said it does not comment on tenders. A spokesperson noted Trafigura was a stakeholder in the terminal due to receive the tendered LNG. “Trafigura owns 150 (million cubic feet a day) of LNG import Oil rises on Mideast tensions, glum demand outlook caps gains capacity in that facility, which is key to its plan to supply LNG and Oil prices edged up on Tuesday on concerns about possi- commodities analyst at Singapore-based Phillip Futures. That comes against the backdrop of the Organization gas to Pakistan’s private sector,” the spokesperson told Reuters. ble supply disruptions in the Middle East, but a weaker Meanwhile, the IEA said it was closely monitoring de- of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some The tender is watched due to its size and because Pakistan, demand outlook kept a lid on gains, helped by a vow by the velopments in the Strait of Hormuz as relations between non-affiliated producers, including Russia, withholding gripped in an anti-corruption drive under the government of Prime International Energy Agency (IEA) to keep global markets Iran and Britain remain tense. supplies since the start of the year to prop up prices. Minister Imran Khan, is expected to publish the lowest prices adequately supplied. The “IEA is ready to act quickly and decisively in the The potential for disruption in the Middle East has come offered by the companies. Brent crude futures climbed 29 cents, or 0.5%, to $63.55 event of a disruption to ensure that global markets remain amid a more fundamental souring of market sentiment in This will give valuable insight into the LNG market, which is a barrel by 0643 GMT. The international benchmark rose adequately supplied,” it said, adding that executive director recent days, with hedge funds, producers and traders all characterized by closed bilateral trades, secret long-term supply more than 1% in the previous session. Fatih Birol has been in talks with IEA members, associate taking a more bearish tack in response to what they see as agreements and an over-the-counter spot market. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up governments and other nations. weakness in worldwide demand. The largest tender 20 cents, or 0.4% at $56.42 per barrel. The oil market is currently well supplied, with oil pro- “I’m struggling to identify a clear direction at the moment The largest tender in recent years was issued by Egypt in October “Downward revisions on global oil demand, along with duction exceeding demand in the first half of 2019, pushing but, I’m becoming increasingly bearish due to non-OPEC 2016, for 96 cargoes, but that was for a two-year period between rising challenges in the macroeconomic environment, have up global stocks by 900,000 barrels per day, the IEA said supply and softening global demand,” said Harrison Fleming, 2017 and 2018 after the country suffered an acute gas shortage. capped bullish gains for oil prices,” said Benjamin Lu Jiaxuan, in a statement. research analyst at Frame Funds in Sydney. Pakistan, like most Asian buyers, purchases LNG priced against Brent crude oil, expressed as a percentage of the oil contract. In the last short-term tender, Pakistan said the lowest offers came in at 7.13% and 8.54% of Brent, or roughly $4.40 to $5.30 per million British thermal units (Mmbtu) at the prices on June 14. Oil glut could worsen as Libya’s civil war ends But multi-year contracts in the past year have tended to use By Cyril Widdershoven 1.2-1.3 million bpd. ernment has stated that they expect a mil- in the hands of Haftar’s militias. International a higher, so-called price slope — around 11% to 12%. That would Sharara is operated by a joint venture itary operation very soon. If the clash will oil companies and investors are sitting on place the price tag for the 240 cargoes — over 15 million tons in While the Persian Gulf crisis continues to between the NOC and Total SA, Repsol SA, be decisive, and Haftar gains full control, their hands, not willing to invest or re-open total — at between $5 billion and $6 billion. escalate, oil markets have put Libya’s ongoing OMV AG and Equinor ASA, known formerly the West will possibly need to reconsider fields as long as the fighting is continuing. Pakistan LNG issued the tender in early June to import 240 civil war on the backburner. This weekend, as Statoil ASA. Production at the nearby El its alliances in Libya. A decisive win by Haftar could result in LNG cargoes of 140,000 cubic meters each for delivery over a the shutdown of OPEC producer Libya’s Feel oilfield is unaffected, the NOC said. At present Haftar already has the support the revival of Libya’s oil crescent, as it would 10-year period for the country’s second LNG terminal. giant Sharara field however put it again in Precarious oil and gas sector of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France, Italy restore the NOCs operations. A stable situation The cargoes will be sent into the Pakistan GasPort Consortium the spotlight. The situation in Libya’s oil and gas and U.S. president Trump. A Haftar victory in Libya would accommodate the return of Ltd terminal, with first delivery expected between September On Saturday July 20, Libya’s National Oil sector could however become precari- also will put more pressure on Turkey, as several European operators, especially Total, 2019 and March 2020. Corporation (NOC) stated that production ous if rumors about an upcoming new the latter has been a staunch supporter of ENI and possibly Shell. Next to the Europe- Both counterparties will also have the option for a price review at its El Sharara oilfield was halted. As a di- military offensive of the Libyan National the GNA and Muslim Brotherhood aligned ans, U.S. companies and the Russians will after five years from the start of the contract, according to the bid rect result of this, the NOC also has stopped Army (LNA), led by strongman general militias opposing Haftar. be vying for assets too. documents, Reuters reported. the shipment of crude oil in the Port of Az Haftar, against Tripoli will take place. Global oil market analysts should be The hard needed cash will be available The country’s biggest supplier currently is Qatar, with which Zawiyah. The closure on Saturday resulted LNA commander Fawzi Al Mansouri stat- keeping an eye on the Libyan develop- and could come from Haftar’s backers in it signed a deal in 2016, for 3.75 Mtpa of LNG for 15 years. It also in the loss of 290,000 bpd production, the ed on Sunday that a military offensive is ments, as this country has historically Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. These has a five-year import deal with commodity trader Gunvor and oil company indicated. being prepared. Al Mansouri indicated been one of OPEC’s leading producers. three are already on the shortlist to secure a 15-year agreement with Eni. In a reaction to the press, NOC’s chairman that LNA forces were preparing to launch Libya produced around 1.6 million bpd in deals in Libya’s hydrocarbon sector. Libya’s Sanallah, said that criminal activities forced a “decisive and lightening” operation to 2012, during the reign of dictator Muam- oil is clearly a bone, but its gas potential (re- the NOC to declare the state of emergency. liberate Tripoli. When Haftar will give mar Ghaddafi. member Shell’s LNG plans) could be even Production however is reported to have re- the orders, the offensive will start, which People, however, forget that Libya pro- more tempting. Kenya unveils continent’s sumed on July 22, while the NOC lifted the could be in the next day(s). duced around 3 million bpd in 1970. The only hiccup here could be increased largest wind power farm force majeure on loadings of its crude oil This offensive could not only confront In 2018, the NOC said that it targets to downward pressure on regional, and even from the Zawiya terminal. Libyan militias and the UN-supported GNA increase production to 2.2 million bpd by global crude prices. A full renaissance of the By Lucie Morangi Officials have indicated that an unidentified government in Tripoli but also Qatari and 2023, and mentioned that this would need country’s upstream and downstream sec- group shut a valve on the pipeline linking it Turkish military and advisors. around $18 billion of investment. tor, combined with increased non-OPEC Kenya has launched the largest wind power farm in Africa, setting to Zawiya, 49 km (30.4 miles) west of Trip- On Saturday, the LNA claimed to have Libya’s current oil production could worsen the global supply the country on course to meet its goal of providing 100 percent oli. Production at present is at more than downed a Turkish drone in southern Tripoli. Libya’s current oil and gas production overhang. Stability in Libya could bring in- green energy by 2020. half its peak production. The force-majeure Clashes have already occurred, and around is an ugly duckling, as Tripoli based NOC is stability for OPEC, forcing hard choices in The wind farm, known as the Lake Turkana Wind Power, has brought official NOC production below the 8 LNA members were killed by GNA forces still the only oil seller to global markets, but the coming months. 365 wind turbines with a capacity of 850 kilowatt each. The $680 1 million bpd mark, from a level of around in the last couple of days. The Tripoli gov- most producing fields and infrastructure are (Source: oilprice.com) million project is located on the eastern shores of Lake Turkana, which is located in northern Kenya and borders Ethiopia. It lies in the Turkana corridor wind, dubbed “the windiest place on earth,” that blows all year round. The project, commissioned by Kenyan President Uhuru Ken- Jamaica closer to energy mix target with new LNG terminal, PM says yatta last week, will inject 310 megawatts into the national grid By Balford Henry get more exposure, and will eventually be able to not only Global energy infrastructure - enough to power up to 1 million homes. It will boost Kenya’s manage the ship but also manage and maintain the pipelines. New Fortress Energy, a subsidiary of global energy infrastruc- electricity generating supply by 13 percent. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that Jamaica is on “So we are going to be firmly rooted,” Holness remarked. ture company Fortress Investment Group, is headed by billionaire Rizwan Fazal, the executive director of the project, said the track to achieve its ambitious target of 50 percent of its The terminal will provide environmentally friendly, low- investor Wesley Edens.Edens is an American businessman and wind farm is the largest private sector investment in the country’s electricity needs being generated by Liquefied Natural Gas er-cost fuel to several facilities, including the Jamaica Public private equity investor who is also a co-founder of Fortress In- history, occupying an area of about 40,000 acres (16,187 hectares). (LNG) and renewables by 2030. Confirming that he is in a Service’s soon-to-be-completed 190-megawatt power plant vestment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy. He is also The wind farm underpins Kenya’s commitment to pursue clean celebratory mood, at last Friday’s commissioning of New in Old Harbour, as well as the new co-generation power plant a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks — the prominent American sources of energy to address climate change and lower greenhouse Fortress Energy’s floating storage and regasification terminal at Jamalco’s alumina refinery in Clarendon. National Basketball Association franchise based in Wisconsin — gas emissions. in Old Harbour, Holness said Jamaica would reach almost New Fortress is also supplying LNG to The University of and the Aston Villa football team in the United Kingdom, which The East African nation has scaled up investments in renewable 44 percent input of renewables and other clean fuels into the West Indies and local beer company, Red Stripe, and the returns to the top-rung English Premier League next season. energy over the recent years. It is now among leading countries its energy mix with the completion of the project, which he terminal is also providing LNG for other local companies Edens paid tribute to Holness and the JPS, whose “vision with an energy mix in which about 70 percent is provided by described as a “major achievement”. including Caribbean Products, Appleton, IGL Limited, CB and commitment” he said has dramatically changed the renewable sources. Geothermal energy provides the largest share. “Completion of the terminal will firmly establish the Group, Clarendon Distillers Limited, Wisynco, and Seprod. country’s energy landscape in just a few years. According to the Renewables 2018 Global Status Report, Kenya island as a premier liquefied natural gas hub. It is the first New Fortress erected a new floating regasification ves- “Just three years ago, oil-based fuels generated all the ranks 9th in the world for its geothermal power generating capacity. of its kind in the Caribbean and will supply 190 megawatts sel called the Golar Freeze offshore Old Harbor, under a country’s electricity. By next year natural gas and renew- The new wind farm (MW), from its Old Harbour plant, through its natural gas long-term deal which is expected to generate $22 million able energy will power most of Jamaica’s grid. Economic Kenyan economist Rajneesh Bhuee said the new wind farm is pipelines,” he noted. in revenues annually. conditions are improving, new jobs are being created, and a major boost to the country’s industrialization process. Kenyatta “Jamaica is now firmly rooted in the LNG industry, and Holness said the New Fortress Company is able to do the reduction in emissions will be equivalent to planting has vowed to expand the manufacturing sector. that is what I want to convey to the Jamaican people — that this because it has the support of Caribbean Maritime 10 million trees,” Edens informed the Jamaica Observer. The “electricity cost certainly plays a central role in determin- it is one thing to just have infrastructure, but (to) have all University. “We are especially proud of all the hard work of our Jamai- ing the cost of production and is a major consideration to foreign the support services that go into making the infrastructure “And we must do everything in our power to protect that can employees and countless local partners. With the creation investors. High energy costs have made Kenyan manufacturers work … Jamaica will benefit from that,” he pointed out. university, because it is from those classrooms, those teachers of many new jobs and our economic partnerships with local less competitive in the region,” said Bhuee. In addition, he noted that the management of the plat- and lecturers and labs that we will get the skills necessary to universities, a skilled LNG workforce is developing in Jamaica Kenya’s manufacturers have continued to dig deeper in their form is largely Jamaican, and while the ship and crew are not just maintain this (project), but to expand the industry that will drive innovation throughout the Caribbean,” he noted. pockets. Industrial consumers pay $0.15 per kilowatt-hour. The mainly from overseas, Jamaicans are being trained as they and provide labor and technical skills,” he added. (Source: jamaicaobserver.com) cost of electricity for industrial consumers in Ethiopia is as low as $0.03. In Egypt, it is $0.06 and South Africa $0.09. Besides paying high electricity costs, at least 18 million Kenyans still do not have access to electricity, according to a World Bank report. Kenyatta, who announced plans to move the country to EN-Bank Returns to Economy Cycle Successfully 100 percent green energy by 2020 during the Paris Peace Forum in France last year, said power from the wind farm would help Seyed Mehdi Sadidi Chief Executive of the Group will embark on transferring stocks of the the government reach its goals of ensuring housing, healthcare, Tose’e Melli (National Development) bank to the real private sector.” jobs and food security to all citizens. Group considered attaining «VBANK» CEO of «VBANK» pointed to safeguarding and Kenya aims at achieving a universal access to electricity by to five seats of Board of Directors of EN- maintaining structural discipline in EN-Bank and con- 2022. An estimated 9 million Kenyan households have access to Bank as an effort to return the bank to the sidered reorganizing and profitability of the bank as off-grid renewable energy and this figure is set to rise, according cycle of economy, the Public Relations priorities of the Group. to the government. The wind farm project had stayed idle for more than a year Dept. of the bank reported. About 51 percent of shareholders of the bank attended after a foreign company that had been contracted in 2011 to build Nevertheless, “we managed to take control of the the Ordinary Annual General Assembly July22. With a 428-kilometer line failed to deliver. A consortium of Chinese bank after 17 years but Tose’e Melli Development Group winning five seats of the Board of Directors, Tose’e Melli companies were awarded the $96 million contract to complete does not have to continue its economic activities, rather, Group succeeded in managing EN-Bank, the report ended. the transmission line. (Source: chinadaily.com.cn) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW JULY 24, 2019

Follow the leader — the UK’s In defense of Ilhan Omar Ill-advised piracy on the high By Dave DeCamp not what we should be looking for anymore. We don’t want anybody to get away with murder be- seas ANTIWAR-President Trump held a rally in North cause they are polished. We want to recognize the Carolina on Wednesday after a week of criticizing actual policies that are behind the pretty face and 1 If the initial media reports were to be believed, certain freshman members of Congress, drawing the smile.” A refreshing thing to hear a Democrat namely, that supplying oil to Syria is in violation of UN sanc- much media attention. Of course, the cries of racism in Congress say. tions, who determined this? Leaving aside the claim of a UN from the left are nothing new to hear, but in specif- And of course, Omar has been a critic of Israel’s sanctions violation, the British Foreign Minister is clearly ically targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar (Dem-Minn) the influence on US politicians. Omar’s very mild criti- reported as saying that the UK took this action because of the president hit a new low. Omar needs to be defended. cism of Israel has gotten her the most backlash. She EU embargo on oil supplies to Syria. Who in the EU reached Despite what you think of her domestic policy, tweeted, “It’s all about the Benjamin’s baby,” when this conclusion and made the decision to seize the Iranian she has been one of the most consistent antiwar referring to a story that journalist Glenn Greenwald tanker? The lie becomes even worse when we note that the voices in Congress. shared on twitter. The story was about a US politi- the EU embargo on oil supplies to Syria applies to EU member When Trump brought up Omar the crowd started cian condemning Omar’s criticisms of Israel. When states, namely, EU countries cannot supply Syria with oil. This chanting “send her back.” As disgusting as that asked who was paying politicians to be pro-Israel rule does not apply to supplies from Iran or any other third chant is, it’s no surprise to hear at a Trump rally. Omar responded in another tweet, “AIPAC!” The country. Surely the British Foreign Minister must be familiar Xenophobia is nothing new from Trump or his base. American Israeli Public Affairs Committee is one with EU resolutions seeing as the UK is still in the EU! Clearly it’s what he built his campaign on. But Just calling of the largest pro-Israel lobbying organizations in this seizure was not triggered by a violation of EU, but was Trump “racist” doesn’t work, the Democrats should the US and has lots of influence on US politicians. most likely in response to a U.S. request. have learned this from the 2016 election. What the cause of terrorism is considered radical in this for the crisis in Venezuela.” But all Omar did was Both republicans and democrats condemned these There is another perplexing aspect to this tanker seizure. needs to be addressed is the falsehood of Trump’s country. We are supposed to believe that we were speak the obvious truth that US sanctions play a statements as “anti-Semitic” Even if the EU or just simply the UK had imposed sanctions on claims against the congresswoman. attacked on September 11th because those crazy role in the suffering in Venezuela. No matter what Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other the delivery of fuel from any country to Syria, would the seizure Trump started his attacks on Omar during the Muslims hate our way of life and are jealous of our is to blame for the country’s failing economy, US House Democrats released a statement on Omar’s of a tanker be “legal” as claimed by a number of UK politicians rally with, “Representative Omar blamed the United freedom, not because we occupy their land. For sanctions do not help. tweets, “Congresswoman Omar’s use of anti-Semitic and military personnel? If so, then any nation could sanction States for the terrorist attacks on our country, saying Trump, it’s just too easy for him to make Omar’s “A lot of the policies that we have put in place tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel’s whoever they wished and seize tankers, or any other vessel, at terrorism is a reaction to our involvement in other point about terrorism seem so crazy. Especially has kind of helped lead the devastation in Venezuela supporters is deeply offensive.” This no doubt paved will! This would be an unusual interpretation of legality and thus people’s affairs.” The crowd responded with boos, since she is a black Muslim immigrant who wears and we have sort of set the stage for where we are the way for Trump to attack Omar. justification of piracy by the powerful. clearly not educated on Osama bin Laden’s motives a headscarf and speaks with an accent. arriving today,” Omar told “Democracy Now!” In the middle of these attacks from the president, But the Foreign Minister’s untruths have become magnified for the attacks on September 11th. “She smeared US service members involved in “This particular bullying and the use of sanctions Omar introduced legislation on Wednesday to pro- after his ill-advised rhetoric. The folks who run Iran’s IRGC Bin Laden’s 1996 fatwa was entitled “Declaration ‘Black Hawk Down’ — in other words, she slandered to eventually intervene and make regime change tect our constitutional right to boycott Israel. The (Revolutionary Guards) are not traditional military leaders and of Jihad Against the Americans Occupying the Land the brave Americans who were trying to keep peace really does not help the people of countries like resolution said, “Affirming that all Americans have diplomats. They are intelligent and street smart and have an of the Two Holiest Sites. (Expel the infidels from the in Somalia,” Trump said, referencing a tweet by Venezuela and it certainly does not help and is not the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil image to uphold in Iran and in the region. Mr. Hunt clearly has Arab Peninsula).” Bin Laden’s jihad against the US Omar from 2017.Omar did not “smear” any US in the interest of the United States.” and human rights at home and abroad, as protected no understanding of their thinking and how they might react to started because we were occupying his holy land troops. She responded to a twitter user who said The Center for Economic and Policy Research by the First Amendment to the Constitution.” provocation. As to be expected, Iran seized the British tanker, (a point this author has been making a lot lately). the worst terrorist attack in Somalia’s history was had determined US sanctions were responsible for Fox News Host Tucker Carlson recently had Steno Impero, in retaliation. But Mr. Hunt threatened Iran much Even George W. Bush’s Deputy Secretary of the battle of Mogadishu, also known as “Black the deaths of 40,000 Venezuelans in a report they a segment on his show criticizing Omar saying, as he might have done when Great Britain was an imperial power Defense Paul Wolfowitz admitted in 2003 that Hawk Down.” The twitter user listed US service released in April. “Ilhan Omar is living proof that the way we practice and ruled the waves. Again, with little comprehension of the US troops in Saudi Arabia had “been Osama bin member casualties and left out Somali casualties to Omar is one of the very few members of Con- immigration has become dangerous to this country.” IRGC and its leadership. Laden’s principal recruiting device.” It doesn’t which Omar responded, “In his selective memory, gress who oppose intervention in Venezuela. Rep. Omar responded to Carlson by calling him As a result, Mr. Hunt has now backed the UK into an even seem like President Trump learned this lesson of he forgets to also mention the thousands of Somalis Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), when asked a “racist fool.” But what if she takes a different tighter box. What are the UK’s options? They could release the history. The US is preparing to send 500 ground killed by the American forces that day!” about US intervention in Venezuela said, “I defer to approach to the criticism? Carlson is known to Iranian tanker and get the British tanker released. But this would troops to Saudi Arabia amid tensions with Iran, The tweet was resurfaced in April of this year, caucus leadership on how we navigate this.” Caucus be opposed to regime change wars and may even hurt Britain’s global image. They could do nothing, again a stand two US defense officials told CNN (although it has and of course Omar’s critics came out in full force. leadership wants regime change in Venezuela, lining have the president’s ear. President Trump has made that would not work well at home and would humiliate Great not been formally announced). Of course, if Omar God forbid a Somali refugee wants the deaths of up with Trump and his neocons. opposing endless war part of his rhetoric, although Britain at the hands of a lesser power. Or they could join forces criticizes this move the president will probably use innocent Somalis – caught up in that disastrous The Somali-born congresswoman has been his actual policy has not shown that.Imagine how with the U.S., [P]GCC countries and Israel to bomb or possibly it as proof that she is “pro al-Qaeda.” But trying to military operation – to be remembered. nothing but consistent on her antiwar views. She powerful it would be for Omar to request a closed- invade Iran, start a regional war and incur the wrath of most prevent more terrorist recruitment is in the interest One of the more ridiculous claims Trump made has been part of the effort against US involvement door meeting with Trump about war, or ask Carlson Iranians inside and outside of Iran and many other Muslims of the American people and the troops overseas. this week was that Omar and her freshman col- in the war in Yemen, an outspoken critic of Trump’s if she can come on his show? Carlson often says around the world for years to come. Trump was referring to comments Omar made in leagues are “pro al-Qaeda,” based on nothing. If Iran policy and signed a bipartisan letter to the pres- he is a fan of open dialogue between people with The short and the long of this is that the seizure of the Iranian 2013 after an al-Shabab attack in Kenya. “Nobody anybody is “pro al-Qaeda” it’s the president who ident, supporting his announcement of withdrawing opposing views, Omar should challenge him to tanker was a monumental policy blunder. The UK is trying to wants to face how the actions of the other people arms Saudi Arabia, while it is known the Saudis troops from Syrian and Afghanistan. see if he really means that.The chants of “send her divorce itself from its European partnership but is in the pro- that are involved in the world have contributed to are arming al-Qaeda in Yemen. What makes this Omar even criticized President Obama’s foreign back” should be condemned, but just calling every- cess falling in line as a devoted follower, not partner, of a power the rise of the radicalization and the rise of terrorist claim even more baseless is that Omar has been policy, when she said he was just a “pretty face” body “racist” will only further divide the country. whose influence has already crested. It now does not have a acts,” the congresswomen said on a local Twin Cities fighting to stop US arms sales to Saudi Arabia and who got “away with murder.” “We can’t be only Omar should try to work with her enemies to end favorable strategy for an exit from its blunder. Future British TV show. “Nobody wants to take accountability end US involvement in the war in Yemen altogether. upset with Trump. … His policies are bad, but many our wars and stop the suffering of Muslims in the foreign ministers would do well to better understand the thinking of how these are byproducts of the actions of our Trump brought up Omar’s criticism of his of the people who came before him also had really Middle East at the hand of the government she is of Britain’s adversaries and how they might react, as well as the involvement in other people’s affairs.” policy of aggression towards the Maduro regime bad policies. They just were more polished than now a part of. Don’t let these attacks distract you motives of their closest ally. Somehow acknowledging or even questioning in Venezuela, “Omar blamed the United States he was,” Omar told Politico in May. “And that’s congresswoman, keep fighting for peace. EORC Closes Statements of Fiscal Year Closing on Mar. 20, 2019 by Paying 800 Rials DPS

The Ordinary Annual General Assembly meeting of unit has been designed by the capable domestic en- and measures taken by the company in line with ful- Esfahan Oil Refining Company (EORC) for the fiscal gineers under the strict supervision of Iranian Oil filling social responsibilities include as follows: helping year closing on Esfand 29, 1397 (March 20, 2019) was Construction and Engineering Company, he opined. the Fund to support Agricultural Support Services of held at the venue of Shahid Mohammad Montazeri Presently, this unit was put into operation in such the province according to the bylaws ratified by the Township on Wednesday last week July 17 in the a way that between 800 and 900 billion tomans will Working Group, dealing with water shortage problem, presence of about 88 percent of its shareholders. be earned in the country as a result of launch of helping reconstruction of Adab School in Sar Pol-e In this meeting, 800 rials was determined as Divi- Distillation Unit. Zahab, cooperating in completion of some provincial dend per Share (DPS) for each share of the company, Large Portion of Gasoline Produced development projects, helping release and free unin- the amount of which was approved by shareholders in EORC Observes Requirements of Intl. tentional prisoners, purchasing artificial respiratory of the company unanimously. Eur-5 Standard device for Goldis Hospital of Shahinshahr, cooperation EORC, 1st Rank in Production of Oil Elsewhere in his remarks, CEO of EORC pointed for holding provincial Prayers Headquarters, sponsoring Gas Products in Nationwide to the quality of manufactured products and added, the 2nd National Congress of Water and Wastewater In the beginning, Chief Executive of Esfahan Oil “gasoline is one of the main products of the company Engineering and Sciences, etc.” Refining Company (EORC) Morteza Ebrahimi deliv- which is evaluated and monitored strictly.” With due observance to the said issues, Esfhan ered a comprehensive report on the performance of Fortunately, the company has not faced any Oil Refining Company (EORC) has invested 293,322 his company and projects commissioned. problem in the field of producing quality gasoline, million rials for the implementation of the afore- Esfahan Oil Refining Company (EORC) is busy active Many projects were implemented in the refinery buying MW60 Demand from Isfahan Regional Power he added. All gasoline products produced by the mentioned projects.” in the industry of oil products, coke and nuclear fuel, last year (ended March 20, 2019), about five of them Company. This plan has been launched within the company in 2015 observed requirements of EUR-4 EORC’s Underway Projects, Costing he said, adding, “presently, 10 refining companies are were put into operation officially, he added. framework of two projects i.e. 230-kV from Shahid standards, he said, adding, “presently, a large portion 40,808 Billion Rials busy active in this field. According to the reports on the Construction of Transfer Line, Montazeri Power Plant as long as 5.5km and also of the gasoline produced in the company observes With regard to the measures taken by the company performance of refining companies in last year in 1397 Pumping Station, Urban Wastewater 230/33 kV substation.” requirements of EUR-5 standards.” in the field of saving energy, he said, “in line with the (ended March 20, 2019), Esfahan Oil Refining Company Treatment Plant in EORC He pointed to the supply of power shortage of Statistics showed that the company has earned implementation of standard, energy policy has been stands at the second rank in terms of receiving crude Elsewhere in his remarks, CEO of the company operational units of the refinery, enhancing the capa- 900 billion tomans profit in Gasoline Production compiled and micro and macro objectives as well oil feedstock and gas condensates.” pointed out that projects were defined for the sup- bility of confidence, stability and safety of power grid Unit of the refinery, he said, adding, “the changes as energy projects have been prioritized. With the EORC stands at 1st rank in terms of production ply of water during drought and dryness of Zayan- of the refinery, reduced water consumption volume carried out in Gasoline Production Units played a coordination made in this regard, energy index of the of oil gas products, second rank in terms of liquefied dehroud River, the most important of which is related of the refinery and also saving in energy consumption very important role in profitability of the company.” company will decrease from 3,043 mega modules/ gas production, third rank in terms of production of to the construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant as the salient characteristics of this plan. Ebrahimi pointed to the ‘fuel oil’ as one of the main ton to 2,366 mega module/ton of crude oil within kerosene, 3rd rank in terms of fuel oil production and in Shahinshahr. In line with optimal consumption Operation of Several Important En- problems of Esfahan Oil Refining Company (EORC) the next five years.” 5th rank in terms of production of gasoline, he added. of water, transfer line, pumping station and urban vironmental Projects in 2018 and reiterated, “if fuel oil is not processed, EORC will Turning to the underway projects of the company, He evaluated the status of projects of the company wastewater treatment plant were constructed in CEO of the company pointed to the operation move towards closure. In this regard, ‘desulfurization Ebrahimi added, “construction of gasoline treatment in a yearlong as “acceptable” and added, “not having Esfahan Oil Refining Company (EORC), he added. of Liquefied Gas and Distillation Unit No. 3 and project from fuel oil has been put atop agenda and a plant, project for the construction of utility and off- any accident and incident is the salient characteristic This project was launched by the company for the also some important environmental projects and contract of this project has been signed.” site unit, construction of gasoline purification plant, of the company. Fortunately, the company did not first time in the country in order to treat and indus- said, “total oil production capacity of the company Life of EORC Strictly Hinges on construction of Distillation No. 3, new boilers, DM face any incident in the past year in 1397 (ended trial use of urban wastewater with the approach of is 375,000 barrels of oil per day.” Implementation of Projects Related to Hydro Unit, modernizing refinery’s electricity system, March 20, 2019).” reducing consumption of resources (drinking water) With the launch of Distillation Unit No. 3, moreover Quality of Products construction of loading platforms and also 230/33 Basic repair and maintenance services of the com- with the capacity of 750 cubic meters/hour. monotonous and uniform distribution of feedstock Managing director of Esfahan Oil Refining Com- kV substation, pumping station, wastewater treat- pany have been conducted according to the scheduled Considering the water crisis in Isfahan province, in the operational units, safety co-efficiency has in- pany (EORC) emphasized that those projects that are ment plant in Shahinshahr, construction of utility of program every year, he said, reiterating, “manipulating EORC has used urban wastewater for producing in- creased, he said, adding, “given the newness of parts related to the quality of products is the life of refinery, domestic project, modernization and reconstruction ISOMAX units is considered as one of the salient ac- dustrial water required for the project. and equipment of this unit, quality of manufactured so that the refinery would be dragged towards closure of water cooling tower, construction of natural gas tivities which has been conducted for the first time in This giant project come on stream within 24 products has increased considerably.” if these projects are not implemented. pressure-reduction station, etc. are of the underway Esfahan Oil Refining Company (EORC).” months, costing over 100 billion tomans. Reducing Production Volume of These projects would be put into operation under projects of the company, totally costing about 40,808 He put the current production capacity of ISOMAX Implementation of Private 230-Kv Fuel Oil and Increasing Production of the auspices of unflinching cooperation and collab- billion rials and also €929 million.” at 25,800 barrels, he added. Power Transmission Line and 230/33- Products with Added Value oration of shareholders of the company, he added. It should be noted that reports of freelance and independent auditor and legal inspector of the com- Significant 2% Reduction of Pro- kV High-Pressure Substation Ebrahimi added, “with the launch of EORC’s He reiterated, “implementation of these projects pany were submitted to the Ordinary annual General duction Costs in EORC Last Year He then pointed to the launch of power substation Distillation Unit No. 3, Viscosity Reduction Units is essential, so that motto of the company on ‘EORC, Assembly meeting of shareholders of Esfahan Oil With the studies made in this regard, the company in Esfahan Oil Refining Company (EORC) and add- were excluded from the operational circuit of crude Leader of Oil Products’ Producer by 2021’ would Refining Company (EORC). Also, Managing Director managed to reduce its production costs as much as ed, “construction of EORC’s private 230-kV power oil and became operational.” be realized.” of the company responded to the questions raised by two percent in the last Iranian calendar year in 1397 transmission line and also 230.33 kV high-pressure These changes have caused reduction of produc- Measures Taken by EORC in Line attending shareholders. In the end of the meeting, 800 (ended March 20, 2019), he added. substation is unique of its kind in the country.” tion volume of fuel oil, increase of products with with Fulfilling Social Responsibilities rials dividend was distributed among shareholders Given the financial turnover of the company, 2% Turning to this project, he said, “in order to supply added value such as gasoline, kerosene, plane fuel Ebrahimi also pointed to the report on social of the company for each stock of the company in the reduction in the production cost is very significant, power to its operational units constantly and sustain- and gas oil, he added. performance of the company in the last year in 1397 fiscal year closing on March 20, 2019). he emphasized. ably, Esfahan Oil Refining Company has embarked on Major part of equipment and machinery of this (ended March 20, 2019) and said, “some of activities I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 24, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 The ambiguous fate of the European Union Why world needs to speak for Sheikh Zakzaky

1 Since then, the Islamic Human Rights Commission End to Mrs. Chancellor! (IHRC) has announced that it received reports about Sheikh’s By Saeed Sobhani bly as she stood with Finnish Prime Minister health condition and that it had worsened after he suffered two Antti Rinne during military honours in strokes in one week. TEHRAN — German Chancellor Angela Berlin to mark his visit. Despite the relentless oppression unleashed on Sheikh and Merkel is approaching the end of her power The chancellor was able to regain her his followers in recent years, the international community has in Berlin and the European Union. Another composure after “an extended period of collectively and shockingly failed to hold the Nigerian government less commonplace in the European Union time”, says German newspaper Deutsche accountable for its crimes, be it the International Criminal Court and the eurozone is Merkel as the most Welle, which claims that “Wednesday’s in- (ICC) or the corporate mainstream media in countries that raise powerful politician in this collection! cident was not as severe as the prior cases”. the hue and cry over ‘human rights’. This begs the question: WHY? What is certain is that today many Last month, Merkel was filmed “gripping It is pertinent to note that while the oppression Sheikh and analysts of European issues feel at risk her arms as her body was shaking” while its followers are facing is being carried out by the Nigerian Army, as to what is happening in the political attending an event with German President the Nigerian authorities themselves are being pushed to carry out and executive equations of Europe. The Frank-Walter Steinmeier, CNN reports. such aggression by those who view this movement as a greater removal of Angela Merkel from European At one point, she was offered a glass of wa- threat – namely those countries that wish to usurp the rights political equations does not have a good ter, which she rejected, before the shaking of others and bully sovereign nations to give into their corrupt meaning for the survivors of this collec- subsided after several minutes. demands and narrow interests, whilst waving the banner of ‘free- tion. A review of the latest analyzes on the The Daily Telegraph notes that the dom’ and ‘democracy’. status of German Chancellor can provide German leader was first seen shaking Nusaibah Zakzaky, daughter of Sheikh Zakzaky, when asked us with a clear picture of today’s Europe: during a similar incident eight days ear- why she thinks a movement that is so popular with millions of What the departure of Angela Merkel lier, on 18 June, when she was caught followers has faced such brutal crackdown, gave a thought-pro- could mean for Europe on film “desperately trying to maintain voking answer: “The Nigerian military cannot just act on their As Christine Keilholz wrote in “Open composure as she shook from head to own, they must be following orders. This isn’t the first time they Canada”, Angela Merkel has repeatedly said foot” at a reception for Ukrainian Presi- have done something like this, they have been doing it for years she wants to remain chancellor of Germany dent Volodymyr Zelensky in the German and they are never held accountable for their actions. We are until 2021, when the next Bundestag will factor in the Brexit vote in 2016. It is also there was silence from Merkel’s official capital.Merkel later claimed her shakes the only people in Nigeria that really challenge corruption and be elected. But what if she does not?Spec- the cause of a split between Western and spokesperson Stefan Seibert. Indeed, his were the result of dehydration after injustice. The Nigerian Army views us as a threat; throughout ulation of a possible Merkel exit has been Eastern Europe, where new member states Twitter account only reported that Merkel standing in the hot sun throughout the our more than 30 years of existence, we have never attacked spreading in recent weeks. Merkel’s party, — especially those coming from behind had been present at the swearing-in of the ceremony, and said she had felt better anybody even when they attack us.” the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Iron Curtain, like Hungary and Poland new minister of justice Christine Lambre- after drinking water. Islamic Movement in Nigeria, since its establishment around 4 has scheduled a meeting of its top officials — still dream of ethnically pure societies cht.But he did not report what happened No explanation has been given for the decades ago, has been raising the banner of justice and resistance to take place shortly after the European without immigrants. But even in Germany, at the ceremony. Perhaps because it was more recent incident. At a press conference in all spheres, which is why it is deemed as a threat by the Nigerian Parliament elections, which run May 23-26. many don’t understand Merkel’s refugee here that she was shaking. alongside PM Rinne, the German leader regime, which has been demonstrated by the brutal crackdown There’s a lot to talk about for Germany’s strategy, and have caused her party painful The footage shows Merkel standing next insisted simply that she was “fine,” reports on multiple occasions. Surely, the nature of oppression Shiekh ruling party. In the polls, it has slipped electoral losses. to the new minister and Federal President Sky News.“People don’t need to worry about Zakzaky and his followers have had to face shows the strength below 30 percent, and the elections may The 2016 deal with Turkey was meant Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Suddenly, while me,” Merkel said, adding that she is still in and relevance of such a movement, particularly since oppressors not turn out well for the CDU. Could Merkel to cut off refugee flightlines in return for the president spoke, Merkel started shaking. a “processing phase” after her first shaking are the corrupt powers. resign sooner than we thought? money from the EU. The deal did dimin- Not, to be fair, “uncontrollably,” as some spell mid-June. “This is apparently not The IMN has been known to be a non-violent, non-sectari- The 64-year-old German chancellor ished the stream drastically but this highly suggested. But she was visibly unwell as yet completely finished, but progress has an Islamic movement for decades, having organised peaceful has become the face of the European controversial agreement left in the general she held her arms tightly across her body. been made.” pro-Palestinian demonstrations on an annual basis across Nigeria Union, as the French are busy with social population’s memory images, taken in 2015, She was given a glass of water, but she did German media has noted that the chan- for over 33 years, primarily in the state of Kaduna, of which the protests that have been raging for months of Merkel and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the not drink it. cellor is “always accompanied on major movement’s gatherings have been attacked several times by both and the United Kingdom is struggling autocratic president of Turkey, sitting next Such incidents would be newsworthy international trips by a doctor”, says The Boko Haram and the Nigerian army. to negotiate its leave of the group.When to each other on golden thrones.Divisions on any day. What makes the matter even Local. Every year, the Islamic republic of Iran holds an international Merkel resigned as her party leader last aside, Merkel has undoubtedly changed the more alarming is that Merkel suffered a Merkel experienced a similar onset of conference of Shia and Sunni eminent scholars and other Muslim fall, many around the world were alarmed. appearance of the EU. Before her, pictures similar episode of the shakes when she trembling in 2017 while in Mexico City for participants from all over the world under the banner of Islamic She announced then that she would not of European leaders showed groups of men met the Ukrainian President Volodymyr a state visit. And in 2014, she postponed Unity Week, which is one of the prime activities the IMN is involved run again in the next elections in 2021. in black suits. With her came a woman Zelensky earlier this month. That inci- a television interview at the last minute in. Nusaibah Zakzaky says in this regard: “My father has never This was the first clear date for the end wearing a coloured blazer, standing in the dent was blamed on the warm weather amid reports that she was feeling weak identified himself as a leader of a sect, or the Islamic movement of the Merkel era. middle, smiling. Outward appearance aside, and Merkel said she’d not been drinking and faint.Some sources have speculated as a sect. So, in this event, Muslims from all over are invited so Since then, lamentations have been her approach to governance has also been enough water. Her spokesperson’s fail- that she may be suffering from Parkinson’s that we celebrate our similarities rather than our differences. sung of this “historical giant,” as an Ital- different from other European leaders. “All ure to mention the incident and the fact disease, a condition that usually causes Given the nature of this movement, it is not strange at all that ian paper called her, even by those who the governments she has led were pro-Eu- that it came only a week after a similar uncontrollable tremors.However, the BBC the Nigerian army is carrying out such crimes. IMN is one of the take issue with a strong Germany in the ropean,” Peter Becker, from the German episode, needless to say, is a cause for reports that “leading Bavarian GP” Jakob many revolutionary movements in the region, such as movements middle of the EU. France’s President Em- Institute for International and Security concern. Aged 64, Merkel is still relatively Berger has cast doubt on that theory, saying in Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen that is confronting the glob- manuel Macron, for example, said he is Affairs in Berlin, told OpenCanada. Her young. But working long days for 14 years her trembling had been more pronounced al hegemonic powers ruling the world and it is most certainly worried about losing a companion against pro-European policies were “not about (she became chancellor in 2005) is not than is typical with Parkinson’s.Fellow posing a threat to countries in the region such as Saudi Arabia, right-wing forces coming up all over the hollowing out, weakening or splitting the healthy for anyone. specialist Dr Christoph Specht argues which feels its legitimacy and authority is being threatened and continent.Merkel’s withdrawal — be it Union.” That the most powerful female pol- that the chancellor may have contracted undermined by such movements. in coming months or in 2021 — doesn’t In Germany, Merkel, with her unboastful itician in democratic history is unwell an infection, as “shivering indicated an Saudi Arabia has taken active interest in encouraging the mean the lights go out in Europe, how- style of governance, has softened the image at a time of crisis is a cause for concern. infection that was flaring up again”, the Nigerian government to curb IMN activity where in early ever. Instead, her departure opens the of the bureaucratic monster in Brussels. And her ailment could not come at a broadcaster adds. 2018 it sent the Nigerian government $10 million in military door for a rebirth of the union as a more Her worldwide popularity is far higher than worse time. If she is indeed ill, Germany, Meanwhile, GP and medical nutrition- equipment. Saudi Arabia has also been active in propagat- democratic community of countries. The any other leader’s. A 2018 survey by the and hence the rest of Europe, is facing ist Dr Sarah Brewer told the Daily Mail ing its Wahhabi ideology in Nigeria, which it believes is an pastor’s daughter from East Germany Pew Research Institute in 25 countries a crisis at a very inopportune moment. that the shaking might be caused by an ideology that would sustain its despotic regime, through the is admired for her calm, reliability and revealed that 52 percent of people ques- Or so it is said. overactive thyroid, which is ten times establishment of the Izala Society, founded in 1978 with Saudi ability to execute informed decisions. But tioned have confidence in her — twice as The hope in Germany was that Merkel more common among women than men. support to spread the kingdom’s brand of Salafism in Nigeria. she also represents the kind of Europe much as the percentage of those who have would remain as Kanzlerin until the next The shaking might also a side effect of The society remains an active promoter of Riyadh’s radical school that many Europeans are tired of — the confidence in US President Donald Trump. federal election in 2022. But her own medication, Brewer added.However, other of Islam and is influential in multiple levels of government. Re- kind in which the leaders of the power- Who else could stand up against Trump party, the Christian Democratic Union medical experts say the shaking could be searchers have identified Izala as a fundamentalist group which ful member states, especially Merkel, in a world where the US is breaking out (CDU) has suffered calamitously low poll connected to an emotional trigger.The shares many theological views with the deadly Boko Haram and make decisions in informal meetings, of the Western phalanx? ratings; at 25% they are neck-and-neck Times’ medical correspondent, Dr Mark the organisation is generously sponsored by Saudi Arabia, and often bypassing the elected European However, her popularity does not make with the Green Party.Moreover, Merkel’s Porter, points to “essential tremor”, a is responsible for stirring sectarian hate against Shia and Sufi Parliament. Europeans feel less uneasy about the cracks coalition partner, the center-left Social neurological disorder. Muslims in Nigeria. Chief of the most populous member in the EU architecture. And Merkel may Democrats (SPD), is suffering even more “Essential tremor often starts in the Surely, the Nigerian Army needs to be held accountable, however, country and largest economy, Merkel has never have had a strong vision of where catastrophic poll ratings. At 12% the party arms and may be intermittent at first, typ- those who deem the movement a greater threat and are push- acquired an image as a preserver of sta- Europe could go in the future. “In recent is only marginally ahead of the far-right ically gradually spreading to other parts of ing the Nigerian authorities to commit such crimes are equally, bility. Being in office since 2005, longer years, not a single significant European AfD Party. the body including the head and tongue,” if not more, responsible. The silence of Western governments, than any other major world leader, makes policy initiative has emanated from her,” If Merkel were to step down due to Porter writes.“The shaking is generally particularly the British government, which is sleeping over such her seem like a rare stoic motherly figure political scientist Edgar Grande told Open- illness, her designated successor Anne- aggravated by stress, embarrassment, atrocities and is actively cooperating and supporting terrorist in politics. Here’s someone who knows Canada. gret Kramp-Karrenbauer (known as AKK) anger, fatigue and hunger, and relieved governments such as Saudi Arabia need to be questioned and everyone in Europe, and all the tricks of Dealing with the imperfect system the cannot be certain of taking over as Bun- by sleep and alcohol.”In the past, Merkel held to account as well. how to negotiate at a European level as EU has turned out to be is something she deskanzlerin. But neither the SPD, nor has joked that she could manage for days The West is surely looking with a microscope at such a move- well.Merkel’s reputation as a problem has been good at. But that won’t be enough the CDU (and its sister party CSU) are on just a few hours of sleep as long as she ment that threatens their manipulation in the region, and it is solver comes from all the challenges Eu- for the future of the union. Something interested in elections. So, what happens? had a decent rest at the weekend, calling their overt and covert backing which is the main reason Saudi ropean states have faced since she became has to change — Europe must make it According to conventional wisdom, there herself a “sleep camel”. Arabia feels it can act in such a way. chancellor nearly 14 years ago. The 2008 clear to its citizens what unity is good are two scenarios: either Merkel financial crisis spawned into a crisis over for, and it must give them the opportu- recovers and serves out her term Greece in 2010 and resulted in bailouts, nity to have a say. Merkel’s withdrawal or AKK takes over as leader of the Second Announcement 1398.2463 where much money was distributed in infor- may be a suitable opportunity for that CDU-SPD coalition.But neither of mal sessions by the heads of the Eurozone kind of change. these seem plausible in the light

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India’s moon mission lifts off, Physicists have reversed time on the smallest scale by using hopes to probe lunar south pole a quantum computer India launched a rocket into space on the early solar system. It’s easy to take time’s arrow for granted - but the gears Monday in an attempt to safely land a rover Last week saw the 50th anniversary of of physics actually work just as smoothly in reverse. on the moon, its most ambitious mission humankind’s first steps on the moon in 1969. Maybe that time machine is possible after all? yet in the effort to establish itself as a low- India has had a space program for decades, An experiment earlier this year shows just how cost space power. and has for years carried out low-cost satellite much wiggle room we can expect when it comes to If successful, the $146 million mission will launches for foreign commercial and government distinguishing the past from the future, at least on allow Indian scientists to carry out studies players as well as national programs including a quantum scale. It might not allow us to relive the on the presence of water at the moon’s south missions to the Moon and Mars. 1960s, but it could help us better understand why not. pole, unexplored by any other nation before. Modi’s nationalist government has in “This mission will offer new knowledge about particular been active in advancing India’s the Moon,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi space policy and projecting India as a space tweeted, praising the scientists responsible power. India’s 2019/20 budget for space for what he called a fully indigenous mission. research stood at 124.7 billion rupees ($1.81 China, Russia and the United States are billion), rising by some 75% since Modi the only other nations to have sent missions came to power in 2014. to the moon. In March this year, India shot down A live broadcast showed images of the one of its own satellites to demonstrate its rocket, carrying the unmanned Chandrayaan-2 anti-satellite weapon capabilities, with Modi spacecraft, blasting off from a space center making a public announcement of the event in southern India as thousands of onlookers and hailing India’s arrival as a space power. Researchers from Russia and the US teamed up to cheered the launch, which was delayed for India has also announced plans for a find a way to break, or at least bend, one of physics’ a week by a technical snag. manned space mission with a targeted flight in most fundamental laws on energy. The boosters separated safely as the craft December 2021, besides proposing missions The second law of thermodynamics is less a hard rule began its nearly 50-day journey, after which and bear hugs after the launch. to be taken into account. to study Venus and the sun, although some and more of a guiding principle for the Universe. It says the lander will attempt a controlled landing “We are going to experience 15 minutes Globally, Chandrayaan-2, whose name of these had been proposed before Modi hot things get colder over time as energy transforms to deploy a rover at the moon’s south pole. of terror, to ensure that the landing is done means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, will be the came to power. and spreads out from areas where it’s most intense. The spacecraft has successfully entered safely near the south pole,” he told reporters, year’s third bid at a moon landing, following On Monday, Modi tweeted an image of It’s a principle that explains why your coffee won’t the earth’s orbit, the Indian Space Research describing the final moments before the China’s successful launch of a lunar probe himself following the Chandrayaan-2 event stay hot in a cold room, why it’s easier to scramble an Organization (ISRO) said. craft is expected to touch down on the moon, and the Beresheet spacecraft, which failed on a television screen and applauding the egg than unscramble it, and why nobody will ever let The next month and a half will see the about 47 days from now. and crashed on the moon in April. liftoff. “The launch of #Chandrayaan2 you patent a perpetual motion machine. spacecraft perform crucial maneuvers to The space agency has previously said India’s space agency suspects the south illustrates the prowess of our scientists and It’s also the closest we can get to a rule that tells us ensure a smooth landing, ISRO Chairman the descent on the moon could be complex, pole region of the moon contains water the determination of (1.3 billion) Indians why we can remember what we had for dinner last K. Sivan said, as the agency’s officials with potential problems from variations in the form of ice as well as craters that to scale new frontiers of science,” he said. night, but have no memory of next Christmas. congratulated each other with handshakes in lunar gravity, terrain and dust having could reveal fossilized information about (Source: Reuters) “That law is closely related to the notion of the arrow of time that posits the one-way direction of time from the past to the future,” says quantum physicist Gordey Lesovik from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Astronomers make first calculations of magnetic activity in ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanets Technology. Gas-giant planets orbiting close to other stars have powerful The astrophysicists used telescopes in Hawaii and Virtually every other rule in physics can be flipped magnetic fields, many times stronger than our own Jupiter, France to acquire high-resolution observations of emission and still make sense. For example, you could zoom in according to a new study by a team of astrophysicists. It is from ionized calcium (Ca II) in the parent stars of the on a game of pool, and a single collision between any the first time the strength of these fields has been calculated four hot Jupiters. The emission comes from a star’s hot, two balls won’t look weird if you happened to see it from observations. magnetically heated chromosphere, a thin layer of gas in reverse. The team, led by Wilson Cauley of the University of above the cooler stellar surface. The observations let the On the other hand, if you watched balls roll out of pockets Colorado, also includes associate professor Evgenya Shkolnik team calculate how much energy was being released in and reform the starting pyramid, it would be a sobering of Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space the stars’ calcium emission. experience. That’s the second law at work for you. Exploration. The other researchers are Joe Llama of Northern Says Shkolnik, “We used the power estimates to calculate On the macro scale of omelettes and games of Arizona University and Antonino Lanza of the Astrophysical magnetic field strengths for the planets using a theory for pool, we shouldn’t expect a lot of give in the laws Observatory of Catania in Italy. Their report was published how the planets’ magnetic fields interact with the stellar of thermodynamics. But as we focus in on the tiny July 22 in Nature Astronomy. magnetic fields.” gears of reality - in this case, solitary electrons - “Our study is the first to use observed signals to derive Cauley explains, “Magnetic fields like to be in a state loopholes appear. exoplanet magnetic field strengths,” says Shkolnik. “These of low energy. If you twist or stretch the field like a rubber Electrons aren’t like tiny billiard balls, they’re more signals appear to come from interactions between the magnetic band, this increases the energy stored in the magnetic field.” akin to information that occupies a space. Their details fields of the star and the tightly orbiting planet.” Previous studies, the team says, have placed upper Hot Jupiters orbit very close to their parent stars and so are defined by something called the Schrödinger equation, More than 3,000 exoplanet systems containing over 4,000 limits on exoplanet magnetic fields, for example from radio the planet’s magnetic field can twist and stretch the star’s which represents the possibilities of an electron’s planets have been discovered since 1988. Many of these star observations or derived purely from theory. magnetic field. characteristics as a wave of chance. systems include what astronomers call “hot Jupiters.” These “We combined measurements of increased stellar emission “When this happens,” Cauley says,”energy can be released as If this is a bit confusing, let’s go back to imagining a are massive gaseous planets presumed to be like the Sun’s from the magnetic star-planet interactions together with the two fields reconnect, and this heats the star’s atmosphere, game of pool, but this time the lights are off. You start Jupiter but orbiting their stars at close distances, typically physics theory to calculate the magnetic field strengths for increasing the calcium emission.” with the information – a cue ball – in your hand, and about five times the star’s diameter, or roughly 20 times the four hot Jupiters,” says lead author Cauley. Astrophysicists have suspected that hot Jupiters would, then send it rolling across the table. Moon’s distance from Earth. The magnetic field strengths the team found range from like our own Jupiter, have magnetic fields produced deep The Schrödinger equation tells you that ball is Such planets travel well inside their star’s magnetic field, 20 to 120 gauss. For comparison, Jupiter’s magnetic field inside them. The new observations provide the first probe somewhere on the pool table moving around at a certain where interactions between the planetary field and the stellar is 4.3 gauss and Earth’s field strength is only half a gauss, of the internal dynamics of these massive planets. speed. In quantum terms, the ball is everywhere at a one can be continual and strong. although that is strong enough to orient compasses worldwide. (Source: phys.org) bunch of speeds … some just more likely than others. You can stick your hand out and grab it to pinpoint its location, but now you’re not sure of how fast it was going. You could also gently brush your finger against Milky Way cannibalized entire galaxy 10 Communications satellite firm OneWeb plans it and confidently know its velocity, but where it went... who knows? billion years ago, scientists say to start monthly launches in December There’s one other trick you could use, though. A split second after you send that ball rolling, you can be fairly sure it’s still near your hand moving at a high rate. In one sense, the Schrödinger equation predicts the same thing for quantum particles. Over time, the possibilities of a particle’s positions and velocities expands. “However, Schrödinger’s equation is reversible,” says materials scientist Valerii Vinokur from the Argonne National Laboratory in the US. “Mathematically, it means that under a certain transformation called complex conjugation, the equation will describe a ‘smeared’ electron localizing back into a small region of space over the same time period.” It’s as if your cue ball was no longer spreading out in a wave of infinite possible positions across the dark table, but rewinding back into your hand. In theory, there’s nothing stopping it from occurring Our Milky Way ate another huge galaxy 10 but scientists stress this ratio remains Internet firm OneWeb plans to begin convinced reusability always is cheaper. spontaneously. You’d need to stare at 10 billion electron- billion years ago, new research has found. quite uncertain. launching 35 to 40 communications Although he did not mention SpaceX, sized pool tables every second and the lifetime of our Smaller galaxies – like the Milky Way This would indicate a total mass ratio satellites a month in December, and has which has become the most frequent launch Universe to see it happen once, though. in its earlier life – merge together and of around 4:1 between the two galaxies, 27 Soyuz rocket missions lined up through operation in Florida, Wyler said he is open Rather than patiently wait around and watch funding create larger ones. As they do, they form given the relation between stellar mass European launch company Arianespace to all launch providers if they meet the trickle away, the team used the undetermined states and evolved over time. and total mass. to send them aloft, company officials said company’s needs. SpaceX is developing of particles in a quantum computer as their pool ball, Now researchers claim to have found The authors pinpointed stars that were in Florida on Monday. its own Internet satellite network. and some clever manipulation of the computer as their when our Milky Way ate one of the other present before the merger and those that “Those are the best rockets we could On Monday morning, OneWeb hosted ‘time machine’. galaxies that would go on to create the originated after it, using the knowledge find for the quality, price and capability we an array of VIPs at its new plant’s opening Each of these states, or qubits, was arranged into a vast mass of swirling stars and matter of their exact ages. were looking for,” OneWeb founder and ceremony, including U.S. Secretary simple state which corresponded to a hand holding the that surround us. Stars that are redder in appearance executive chairman Greg Wyler said. “We of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Federal ball. Once the quantum computer was set into action, Scientists have long known that our due to their higher metal content, trace will not be launching from Florida for now.” Communications Commission Chairman these states rolled out into a range of possibilities. galaxy had a significant merger in its past, the original stars formed in the Galaxy Company officials emphasized that Ajit Pai and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. By tweaking certain conditions in the computer’s by studying the chemical make-up of those pre-merger. OneWeb is a commercial firm looking to Ross praised OneWeb’s emphasis on safety setup, those possibilities were confined in a way that stars. But it has been difficult to understand The researchers say the merger heated make a profit, but also has a mission to in space. The satellites have grappling hooks effectively rewound the Schrödinger equation deliberately. when that might have happened. up some of the stars formed in the Galactic provide high-speed Internet access to parts on them to allow retrieval if they malfunction, To test this, the team launched the set-up again, as Carme Gallart, from the Instituto de disk to be part of its halo. of the globe where access is difficult. It plans and are designed to burn up in the atmosphere if kicking a pool table and watching the scattered balls Astrofisica de Canarias in Spain, and It also provided the Milky Way with to work with schools in developing nations at the end of their useful life. rearrange into the initial pyramid shape. In about 85 colleagues have built what they say is an material to create new stars and give it to help them afford Internet connectivity. “You’re improving the prospect of percent of trials based on just two qubits, this is exactly accurate image of the age distribution of its current appearance. OneWeb announced in 2017 that it had millions of people to connect to the what happened. stars in the current disk and inner halo of The authors say accurate distances to purchased five launches from Jeff Bezos’ Internet,” Ross said. On a practical level, the algorithms they used to the Milky Way. individual Milky Way stars now provided rocket company, Blue Origin. That firm is The satellite plant is part of a joint manipulate the Schrödinger equation into rewinding They find the majority of stars in by the Gaia spacecraft mission have allowed building its planned New Glenn rocket near venture with European aerospace giant in this way could help improve the accuracy of quantum the halo of the Milky Way closer to the them to derive the ages. OneWeb’s satellite plant next to Kennedy Airbus. It aims to make two satellites per computers. Sun have ages ranging up to 10 billion They add: «Because accurate stellar Space Center. But that’s off the table for day soon. Eventually, OneWeb wants to It’s not the first time this team has given the second years old. ages were lacking, the time of the merger the immediate future, Wyler said. The New have a network of 2,000 satellites in orbit. law of thermodynamics a good shake. A couple of years Using simulations, the authors identified and its role in our Galaxy›s early evolution Glenn still is being developed. “OneWeb is doing for satellites what ago they entangled some particles and managed to heat this as the point when the precursor of the remained unclear. “At some point, we will launch with Blue Henry Ford did for cars,” Pai said. and cool them in such a way they effectively behaved Milky Way merged with one of its then «Here we show that the stars in Origin,” Wyler said. “They are building a The plant employs about 150 people, like a perpetual motion machine. companions, Gaia-Enceladus. both halo sequences share identical age large rocket safely.” and should have nearly 250 employees by Finding ways to push the limits of such physical Research suggests the Gaia-Enceladus distributions, and are older than most Blue Origin and SpaceX are focused year’s end, said Kai Schmidt, the human laws on the quantum scale just might help us better galaxy had about 30% of the mass of stars of the thick-disk stars. on reusable rockets, while Soyuz rockets resources director. understand why the Universe ‘flows’ like it does. in the main originator of the Milky Way, (Source: The Independent) are not reusable. But Wyler said he’s not (Source: UPI) (Source: sciencealert.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM JULY 24, 2019

Why are noses missing from so Health tourism: Iran is the world many Egyptian statues? capital of rhinoplasty One of the most common questions you will hear within art his- tory’s circles is “Why are the noses missing from so many ancient TOURISM TEHRAN — If you have rhinoplasty have a significant difference Egyptian statues?” Is it just a coincidence, or could it possibly deskchosen Iran as your with the similar surgeries in the United be a conspiracy? destination for rhinoplasty, you need to States or Europe. The usual cost would be know that you’re traveling to the world’s around one-third of the cost of the same capital of rhinoplasty, ISNA cited in a surgery in the United States and a bit less recent article. than half of the cost of this surgery in Eu- “Rhinoplasty in Iran has the highest ropean countries. average annual rate among all countries in Many domestic experts say that medical the world. Apart from the health tourists, the tourism in Iran produces win-win outcomes Iranians are also interested in rhinoplasty. as the country yields considerable benefits This has led to an increase in the number to international health-care seekers, offering of experienced doctors, specialized clinics, affordable yet quality treatment services. and the quality of health care services.” Iranian hospitals admitted 70,000 for- The article says that rhinoplasty in Iran eign patients over the last [Iranian calendar] begins with the friendly and specialized year (March 2018 – March 2019), said the consultation with the doctor. At the end of head of medical tourism department at the meeting, the patient will have a better the Ministry of Health. According to Saeid idea of the outcome of their surgery. The Hashemzadeh, 169 hospitals which have the new technologies, taking into account age, necessary permits, admit foreign patients Busts of Akhenaten and Nefertiti gender, and race, help you to get the best in Iran, ISNA reported on Saturday. possible outcome. Some 90% of foreign patients in Iran are Natural erosion has played a role In addition to the technological innova- from Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Several archaeologists have suggested erosion could be one tions and expert doctors, the cost of a nose Oman, Bahrain and other countries around of the main reasons this happens to many ancient statues. Harsh job in Iran is also incredible. The agencies the Persian Gulf, Hashemzadeh explained. winds, shifting mud and sand dunes, the flowing of water, and providing medical tourism services, plan “The number of foreign patients in Iran thousands of years of feet and hands pitter-pattering over rela- a complete trip for rhinoplasty in Iran in grew by 1.5 percent over the last year com- tively delicate materials such as marble and stone will most likely seven days. This package includes treat- new methods of hair transplant are carried your hair and the manner of hair extension pared to its preceding year; and this year have a pretty damaging effect. Many of these ancient statues have ment visa, hotel, transfers, doctor’s visit, out in Iran. FIT, FUT, and SUT are the line. The whole suggested patterns by your we expect the figure to double as we have been exposed to these elements for a very long time, while others the surgery, the post-operative care, and most popular methods of this cosmetic doctor are also designed to fit the special done some medical marketing.” have been buried under tons of mud and sand for centuries, it’s the revision, which will eventually cost less surgery in Iran. shape of your head and the result will be Medical tourism made an economic usually the extremities, such as arms, legs and noses that get than half of the cost of this surgery in the The whole hair transplant surgeries completely natural. contribution of around $1.2 billion to the damaged the most and eventually disappear. United States or Europe. are performed in subspecialty clinics with Hair transplant in Iran is not limited country in the last Iranian calendar year Human intervention is definitely another major Hair transplant in Iran VIP rooms and the newest technologies of only to the hair and bread and mustache (March 2018-March 2019), according to factor Hair transplant in Iran has made re- this field. Apart from the method of hair transplant in Iran are also among your op- data compiled by the medical tourism de- Vandalism could be another major factor as to why this markable progress over the past years. All transplant, you can choose the final style of tions. The costs of hair transplant just like partment at the Ministry of Health. phenomenon appears so frequently. A recent example, not in Egypt, is the statue of the famous philosopher Aristotle, which is welcoming visitors at the entrance of the ancient Assos site, in Turkey. The statue of Aristotle, known as the founder of the Visa-free stay for Chinese travelers extended to 21 days first philosophy school in history, was erected in 2009 by the Culture Ministry of Turkey at the entrance to the ancient Assos TOURISM TEHRAN — Visa-free validity for Chinese sideration the fact that America is practicing the economic desk site in the Ayvac?k district, but in 2015 it was vandalized after visitors to Iran has been extended from terrorism plans, and people who travel to Iran may feel a its right arm was removed, while severe distortion was noted on a previously announced 15 days to 21 days, deputy tourism bit afraid that they may be pressured by America,” Rabiei the statue’s face as well. chief Vali Teymouri said, Mehr reported on Tuesday. told reporters in Tehran. He added that this can invite more It has also been noted before that several archaeologists during In late June, the Iranian government, in a unilateral meas- tourists to Iran. the late 19th and early 20th century, lacking the finer instruments ure, approved to waive the visa requirement for Chinese Nearly 7.8 million tourists traveled to Iran in the last and procedures we have today and in a hurry to be the first to passport holders, a measure that took effect as of July 16. fiscal year (ended March 20), showing a 52.5 percent growth discover the “next big thing”, were responsible for some of the Government spokesman Ali Rabiei announced in June compared with the preceding year. most hideous damages ever committed against classical sculpture. that Iran has decided not to stamp the passports of foreign The country boasts hundreds of historical sites such as Could it be racism? tourists to help them skip the U.S. travel ban. bazaars, museums, mosques, bridges, bathhouses, madrasas, According to some scholars, there was a deliberate attempt “President Hassan Rouhani assigned the airport police mausoleums, churches, towers, and mansions, of which 22 by early Egyptologists to deny and hide that Ancient Egypt was not to stamp passports of foreign tourists. Taking into con- being inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. an African culture. According to the written account of Vivant Denon, a French artist, writer and archaeologist who etched the image of the Sphinx of Giza around 1798, the facial features of the famous monument appeared to be of African origin. 7200 travelers accommodated in Ilam province during spring However, this theory fails to explain why so many ancient TOURISM TEHRAN — More than pitality sector of the province, he explained. Greek and Roman statues are de-nosed and dismembered desk7200 travelers were ac- Representatives of Ilam province, along as well. Noses on the vast majority of ancient Greek and commodated in hotels, hostels and guest with fellows from nine other western provinces Roman stone sculptures are missing too. While some of houses across the western Iranian province including Lorestan, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, these have inevitably broken off accidentally, it’s pretty of Ilam, which is trying its best to be marked Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad and Kermanshah, evident that an overwhelming number of them have been on the country’s tourism map. came together in June, exploring ways to expand deliberately targeted. Since it’s historically, archaeologi- “Over 7200 domestic and foreign passen- tourism. The ten provinces are going to hold cally and scientifically proven that the ancient Greeks and gers stayed in hospitality units across Ilam two-day follow-up conference in the near future. Romans were of European (Caucasian) origin, in this case province during the first three months of Traditionally, Mazandaran, Gilan, Kho- racism wasn’t likely to have been a reason for the intentional the [current Iranian calendar] year (start- rasan Razavi, Isfahan, Fars, Bushehr, Hor- de-nosing of those statues. ed on March 21),” provincial tourism chief mozgan, and Khuzestan are amongst most (Source: Ancient Origins) Abdolmalek Shanbehzadeh announced on visited provinces during summertime, Noruz, Monday, CHTN reported. or other break holidays, which results in heavy ROUND THE GLOBE “Of the passengers, some 6500 were Ira- traffics and extra rise of costs. nian nationals and 700 came from overseas,” Iran’s deputy chief of tourism Vali Tey- the official said. mouri, earlier in May, suggested that less- Manu National Park There are 11 hotels, five motels, 63 guest- er-known travel destinations should be houses and 24 eco-lodged that are operational properly introduced to people in order to A World Heritage, the Manu National Park is a globally in Ilam, constituting 3200 beds for the hos- have a balanced domestic tourism. renowned haven of terrestrial biodiversity at the meeting point of the Tropical Andes and the Amazon Basin in Southwestern Peru. As a vast, geographically and economically isolated watershed, the still roadless property has been spared from Airbus unveils hybrid-electric regional airliner concept most human impacts and is difficult to access to this day. Airbus has unveiled a bird-like conceptual airliner design materials, structures and systems inspired by nature). with the goal of motivating the next generation of aeronau- “Our Bird of Prey is designed to be an inspiration to young tical engineers, underscoring how they can make a differ- people and create a ‘wow’ factor that will help them consider ence by applying technologies researched at the company an exciting career in the crucially-important aerospace sec- in hybrid-electric propulsion, active control systems, and tor,” explained Martin Aston, a senior manager at Airbus. advanced composite structures. “One of the priorities for the entire industry is how to The theoretical design is a hybrid-electric, turbo-propeller make aviation more sustainable – making flying cleaner, aircraft for regional air transportation. Inspired by efficient greener, and quieter than ever before. We know from our mechanics of a bird, it has wing and tail structures that work on the A350 XWB passenger jet that through biomim- mimic those of a bird of prey, while featuring individually icry, nature has some of the best lessons we can learn about controlled feathers that provide active flight control. design. Who can’t help but be inspired by such a creation?” While not intended to represent an actual aircraft, Airbus’ The Bird of Prey concept, unveiled at the Royal Inter- Bird of Prey is based on realistic ideas – providing an insight national Air Tattoo event, is backed by the GREAT Britain into what a future regional aircraft could look like. It includes campaign, the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Air League, a blended wing-to-fuselage joint that mirrors the graceful the Institution of Engineering, and the Technology and The originally inscribed area was extended to 1,716,295 and aerodynamic arch of an eagle or falcon, representing Aerospace Technology Institute. hectares in 2009, spanning the complete altitudinal gra- the potential of biomimicry (the design and production of (Source: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design) dient of the Eastern slope of the Andes from around 350 to above 4,000 m.a.s.l. The in some places precipitous transition includes high Andean Puna grasslands, mountain cloud forests, Rise in mobile bookings in Middle East creates new online travel competition Yunga forests and lowland rainforest. Fed from numerous whitewater creeks in the moun- The Middle East traveler has been going such a large focus on acquiring custom- smartphone penetration in the region languages including Arabic. tains, the Manu River meanders through the lowland digital across all touchpoints of the travel ers and generating turnover, said Jamal standing at more than 75 percent, cou- One of the more recent partnerships is forests, before it joins the mighty Madre de Dios River journey, fueling a surge in the online travel Abdul Nazar, CEO of the United Arab pled with large disposable incomes and Accor’s with Saudi Arabia-based Al Tayyar at the Southern edge of the property. As evidenced by market that is projected to reach $15 billion Emirates-headquartered travel agency a greater trust with online payments than Travel Group. Under the terms of the agree- Incan and Pre-Incan ruins and petroglyphs, there is a by 2023 across the region. That will mark Cozmo Travel. in previous years. ment, the entire Accor portfolio of 4,800 long history of indigenous occupation. an increase of 140 percent from current “The challenge for OTAs [online travel Breaking it down, mobile searches and hotels and resorts across 100 countries will The local legend of Paititi, according to which the levels, according to research company agencies] is to make money, and the major bookings are being increasingly used over be available through Al Tayyar’s online “Lost City of the Incas” is located within what is today Mena Research Partners. expense for OTAs are marketing costs,” desktop computers and tablets. and retail channels, with direct access to the property, has lured researchers and adventurers alike. In the last few years, multiple online Nazar added. On a global level, a chunk India’s Cleartrip and Saudi Arabia’s real-time rates and availability. However Today, various indigenous peoples are the only per- travel booking agencies and travel search of this marketing is digitally focused. In Flyin (which Cleartrip acquired in 2018) marketing hotel inventory through these manent inhabitants. Some of them are sedentary and in engines have entered the Middle East to Sojern’s latest State of the Industry: The released research in 2019 showing that channels — while great for spreading brand regular contact with the “modern world”, while others cater to this growing market, from interna- 2019 Report on Travel Advertising, digital within the online travel segment, mobile awareness among a potentially brand ag- maintain a semi-nomadic lifestyle as hunter-gatherers tional entrants to homegrown brands. All was almost half of all travel advertising bookings are increasingly popular across nostic traveler — does seem to go against in so-called “voluntary isolation” or “initial contact”, these companies have registered growth spend in 2018, and that number is predicted the Middle East’s biggest cities. the grain of direct booking campaigns that respectively. in bookings and interest from the regional to rise, with two-in-three travel marketers Signing partnerships most operators are working on. The immense variety of Manu National Park in terms population in their services. planning to spend more in 2019. These are strong numbers that show Tourism boards are not far behind, and of altitude, microclimate, soils and other ecological condi- A challenge for all the online travel Mobile movement no sign of abating, and hotel operators are their partnerships are aimed at increasing tions results in a complex mosaic of habitats and niches. agencies, however, is to be profitable. The digital spend in the Middle East’s increasingly aligning themselves along- awareness and driving searches for the cities (Source: UNESCO) The concern for the online travel agen- travel sector is inevitable; the online trav- side online travel agencies that cater to or countries they are trying to promote. cies is generating profits, after putting el sector is showing huge potential with the local population through a variety of (Source: Skift) TECHNOLOGY

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 24, 2019 HEALTH 11 Rapid BMI rise raises hypertension, Persian beverages help you cope with heat exhaustion diabetes risk in adulthood: study HEALTH TEHRAN – Hot days of summer can cause deskheat-related illnesses and heat exhaustion, HEALTH TEHRAN — A rapid rise diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardio- desk which can be life-threatening. The overexposure to heat leads of body mass index (BMI) vascular problems. to loss of body fluid through sweating and dehydration. during puberty and adolescence is linked In adults, BMI values are not linked to with a risk of hypertension and diabetes in age and are the same for both sexes. adulthood, a new study suggests. However, measuring BMI in children Conducted by Shahid Beheshti Medical and teens is slightly different. Girls and University’s Research Institute for Endocrine boys develop at different rates and have Sciences over the course of 12 years, the study different amounts of body fat at different reviewed the BMI changes in adolescents and ages. For this reason, BMI measurements their effects on hypertension and diabetes during childhood and adolescence take age in adults. and sex into consideration. The study suggests that the trend of change Health professionals do not categorize in BMI during a period of time is more im- children by healthy weight ranges because portant than obesity in young adults. they change with each month of age, male The speed of weight gain is also an im- and female body types change at different portant factor. rates and they change as the child grows Those girls whose weights are increased taller. sharply are more at risk of hypertension and BMI is a useful tool, but it cannot iden- diabetes in comparison with girls who suffer tify whether a person’s weight is made up from obesity or the ones whose weights are of muscle or fat. increased during time. For example, an athlete with a lot of The early risk factors can be diagnosed muscle tissue may have a higher BMI than The hot, dry and red skin, high body temperature, muscle pain in order to prevent from the spread of dis- a person who is not very active. But, this and even unconsciousness can be the symptoms of heat-related eases, which would be a great help to have can give an idea about whether a person has Carrying too much weight can lead to a does not mean that the athlete is overweight the correct weight for their height. variety of health conditions, such as type 2 illnesses. a healthy society. or unhealthy. Several Persian beverages and herbal drinks can be helpful BMI in children, teens, and adults In addition, cardiovascular disease and for individuals having heat-related symptoms, an expert with According to Medical News Today, Body The study suggests that the trend of change high blood pressure are more likely to occur Iranian traditional medicine Keyvan Bahrami suggested, ISNA mass index, or BMI, is a measure of body in BMI during a period of time is more in people who have additional fat — known reported on Tuesday. size. It combines a person’s weight with their important than obesity in young adults as visceral fat — around their middle rather Sekanjabin, an Iranian drink made of honey, mint and vinegar, height. The results of a BMI measurement than their hips. has great benefits in hot weather. Drinking it with ice cubes will cool the whole body decreasing its temperature, he said. “Boiling jujube in water adding some brown sugar is a great combination for hot days. Cool down the drink and serve it.” Health Ministry takes precaution against West Nile virus Flixweed, known as khak-e shir in Iran, as well as cucumber and watermelon are very beneficial during hot summer days, HEALTH TEHRAN — Iran’s Health Ministry has during the day and night. Use insect repellent, wear long- he added. desktaken precaution against the spread of sleeved shirts and pants, treat clothing and gear, and take “One of the best drinks is a combination of jujube and barberry West Nile virus (WNV) in the country. steps to control mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. boiled and added with some sugar to treat heat exhaustion. The WNV is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in There are no vaccines to prevent or medications to treat iced flixweed drink added with lemon juice is also great.” the continental United States. It is most commonly spread WNV in people. Fortunately, most people infected with WNV Basil weed syrup is another option, he said, concluding that to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Cases of WNV do not feel sick. heat exhaustion can also be cured with a syrup made of rose occur during mosquito season, which starts in the summer Symptoms water and some ice cubes. and continues through fall. No symptoms in most people. Most people (8 out of 10) “Fortunately, no one has been so far infected by the virus infected with West Nile virus do not develop any symptoms. in the country,” said Behzad Amiri, the Health Ministry’s About 1 in 5 people who are infected develop a fever with head of zoonotic diseases department, ISNA reported on other symptoms such as headache, body aches, joint pains, ‘Electronic tongues’ may help Tuesday. vomiting, diarrhea, or rash. Most people with this type of Border health centers examine people who want to enter West Nile virus disease recover completely, but fatigue and diagnose early stage bladder the country from affected countries and give them necessary weakness can last for weeks or months. advices, he noted. About 1 in 150 people who are infected develop a severe cancer West Nile virus is most commonly spread to people by illness affecting the central nervous system such as encephalitis the bite of an infected mosquito, which is become infected (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of New research presents a complex electronic device as a possible new, efficient, simple, and cost-effective way of detecting blad- after feeding on infected birds, mostly wild and migratory the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord). Treatment der cancer in its early stages and monitoring people living with ones, he said. Diagnosis Over-the-counter pain relievers can be used to reduce bladder cancer. Infected mosquitoes then spread West Nile virus to people See your healthcare provider if you develop the symptoms fever and relieve some symptoms. New research suggests that cutting-edge electronic devices and other animals by biting them. described above. In severe cases, patients often need to be hospitalized to can help doctors diagnose early stage bladder cancer. More details about West Nile virus Your healthcare provider can order tests to look for West receive supportive treatment, such as intravenous fluids, The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimate that bladder According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- Nile virus infection. pain medication, and nursing care. cancer will affect 80,470 people in the United States this year. tion website, the most effective way to prevent infection from To learn more about testing, visit our Healthcare Pro- If you think you or a family member might have West Nile About 17,670 deaths are likely to result from these cases, the West Nile virus is to prevent mosquito bites. Mosquitoes bite viders page. virus disease, talk with your health care provider. ACS caution. Doctors diagnose approximately half of all bladder cancers while the cancer is still in situ, while in about 1 in 3 cases, the disease has already spread to other parts of the bladder. In the remaining cases, cancer will have spread to nearby tissues or ‘Stay positive’ isn’t good advice for chronically ill people lymph nodes around the bladder. “Have you considered listing all the positive times with a smile are praised for their bravery with disabilities and chronic illness, it can lating thing, with most people not under- Currently, the most common ways of detecting bladder cancer things happening in your life?” my therapist and courage. be detrimental. standing what you’re going through, and are cystoscopies and urine cytology tests. The former are costly, asked me. Conversely, people who express their When I’m on day three of a flare-up — all the time spent in bed or homebound. invasive, and heavily reliant on how the operator performs them, I winced a bit at my therapist’s words. Not feelings of frustration, sadness, depression, when I can’t do anything but cry and rock And the truth is, positivity culture adds while the latter are not very effective at detecting cancer in its because I thought gratitude for the good in anger, or grief — all very normal parts of because the meds can’t touch the pain, when to the isolation of chronic illness, mag- early stages. my life was a bad thing, but because it glossed the human experience — are often met with the noise of the clock in the next room feels nifying it. Additionally, cytology tests are prone to error, as they are over the complexities of all that I was feeling. comments of “it could be worse” or “maybe it excruciating, and the cat’s fur against my I often worry that if I express the re- not the best tool for telling the difference between inflammation I was talking to her about my chronic would help to change your attitude about it.” skin hurts — I find myself at a loss. ality of what I’m going through — if I and malignancy. illnesses and the way it impacts my depres- This positivity culture transfers over to I’m grappling with both the symptoms talk about being in pain, or if I say how So, in a quest to find a better way of diagnosing bladder can- sion — and her response felt invalidating, to assumptions about our health, too. of my chronic illnesses, as well as guilt and frustrated I am at having to stay in bed cer, Spain-based researchers from the Polytechnic University of say the least. We’re told that if we have a good attitude, feelings of failure associated with the ways — that I’ll be judged. Valencia (UPV), the La Fe Health Research Institute (IIS-La Fe) She wasn’t the first person to suggest this to we will heal faster. Or, if we’re sick, it’s be- I’ve internalized the messages of positivity I’ve had others say to me before that in Valencia, and the Centre for Biomedical Research in the fields me — not even the first medical professional. cause of some negativity we put out into the culture. “It’s no fun to talk to you when you’re of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine in Madrid set But every time someone suggests positivity world and we need to be more conscious of And in that way, people with chronic always complaining about your health,” out to develop a noninvasive method that harnessed the power as a solution to my pain, it feels like a direct our energy. illnesses like mine just can’t win. In a cul- while still others have remarked that of “taste-detecting” sensors. hit to my spirit. It becomes our job, as sick people, to ture that demands we face chronic illness me and my illnesses were “too much to Electronic tongues are a voltammetric device that can “mimic” Sitting in her office I began to question make ourselves well through our positivity, inauthentically, we’re asked to deny our handle.” the mechanism of human taste by using pattern-information myself: Maybe I do need to be more positive or at the very least to have a perpetually own humanity by concealing our pain with On my worst days, I started to pull back software and sensors that can detect soluble compounds. about this? Maybe I shouldn’t be complaining good attitude about the things we’re going a “can-do” attitude and a smile. from people. I’d keep quiet and not let any- Scientists use the device to analyze food, water, wine, or ex- about these things? Maybe it isn’t as bad through — even if that means hiding what Positivity culture can often be weaponized one know what I was going through, except plosives, but they can also use it to test samples of biofluid to as I think? we’re truly feeling. as a way of blaming people with chronic for those closest to me, like my partner detect diseases. Maybe my attitude is making all this worse? I admit that I have bought into many of illnesses for their struggles, which many of and child. The researchers presented the application of electronic tongues Positivity culture: Because it could be these ideas. I’ve read the books and learned us go on to internalize. Even to them, though, I’d jokingly say for detecting bladder cancer at the XIII International Workshop worse, right? about the secret to manifesting good into my More times than I can count, I’ve that I wasn’t “fit for human consumption,” on Sensors and Molecular Recognition, which took place in the We live in a culture steeped in positivity. life, to not to sweat the small stuff, and how questioned myself. Did I bring this on trying to maintain some humor while also Higher Technical Design Engineering School in Valencia. Between memes spouting messages meant to be a badass. I’ve attended lectures about myself? Am I just having a bad outlook? letting them know it may be best to just leave Device useful for diagnosing and monitoring to uplift (“Your life only gets better when you visualizing all I want into existence and lis- If I’d meditated more, said more kind me alone. For this new research, the scientists built on previous studies get better!” “Negativity: Uninstalling”), online tened to podcasts about choosing happiness. things to myself, or thought more positive Truthfully, I felt shame about the that revealed metabolic differences in the urine of people who talks extolling the virtues of optimism, and For the most part I see the good in things thoughts, would I still be here in this bed negative emotional state I was in. I’d had bladder cancer. countless self-help books to choose from, we and people, look for the silver lining in un- right now? internalized the messages of positivity These previous studies used established metabolomic tech- are surrounded by the push to be positive. pleasant situations, and see the glass as half When I then check my Facebook and culture. On days where my symptoms are niques, such as liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and We are emotional creatures, capable of full. But, despite all that, I’m still sick. a friend has posted a meme about the especially severe, I don’t have the ability nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to look at the metabolic experiencing a wide range of feelings. Howev- I still have days where I feel most every power of a positive attitude, or when to put on a “happy face” or gloss over the profiles both before and after surgery. er, the emotions that are deemed preferable emotion in the book except for the positive I see my therapist and she tells me to things going on with me. The researchers suggest that using electronic tongues (or even acceptable) are far more limited. ones. And I need that to be okay. list the good things in my life, these I learned to hide my anger, grief, and to test these urine samples may prove to be a cheap and Putting on a happy face and presenting Chronic illness can’t always be feelings of self-doubt and self-blame hopelessness. And I held onto the idea easy-to-use technique for detecting bladder cancer in its a cheery disposition to the world — even met with a smile are just reinforced. that my “negativity” made me a burden, earliest stages. when going through really tough stuff — is While positivity culture is intended to be ‘Not fit for human consumption’ instead of a human being. “There are several trials that have received the approval of the applauded. People who push through hard uplifting and helpful, for those of us dealing Chronic illness is already a very iso- (Source: healthline.com) FDA — Food and Drug Administration of the United States — for their use in the diagnosis and monitoring of bladder cancer, but none of them improves the results of a cystoscopy,” explains Javier Monreal, one of the authors of the project and a doctoral WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak is health emergency researcher at the UPV. Carmen Martínez Bisbal, also a co-author on the project, says, The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called And as of Monday, the outbreak in the Congo has infected the Associated Press that the spread of Ebola to Goma was “The preliminary results of this study, with a 75% accuracy rate, the year-old outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic 2,512 people and killed 1,676 of them, the Times reported. a potential “game-changer.” indicate that the shapes of current waveforms induced in urine of Congo a global health emergency, The New York Times Declaring the epidemic an emergency is a rare step for The Congo outbreak of Ebola is now the second largest through pulse voltammetry could allow, with an appropriate reported. the WHO, which typically reserves the move for outbreaks ever recorded, with the largest being the West African epi- processing of the data, for a noninvasive diagnosis in the mon- The declaration, made by a panel of experts, follows news that could severely affect public health and/or spread to demic of 2014-2016. That outbreak -- also declared a global itoring of patients with bladder cancer.” this week that the deadly infectious disease had spread to other countries. Such declarations typically spur increases emergency at the time -- infected nearly 29,000 people and Bladder cancer has a high relapse rate, which is why monitoring Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo. in global attention and aid. caused over 11,000 deaths. patients is particularly important. Earlier this week, a preacher with Ebola arrived by bus to Wednesday’s meeting was the fourth time experts have Some experts believe the emergency declaration for the In 2012, bladder cancer “was the ninth most common malig- the city of 2 million, which is near the border with Rwanda. convened to assess the threat level since the outbreak began. Congo epidemic has been long overdue. nancy worldwide, with 430,000 newly diagnosed cases.” He has since died, WHO confirmed. However, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told (Source: webmed.com) (Source: medicalnewstoday.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY JULY 24, 2019

Singapore seizes record haul Iranian students win medals of smuggled elephant ivory

Singapore has made its largest ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine tons of contraband tusks from at IBO, IMO 2019 an estimated 300 elephants, according to authorities. SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iranian stu- According to the IBO official website, the The illegal cargo, discovered on Sunday in a container from deskdents claimed 4 medals at first edition of the competition was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo also included a huge stash the 30th International Biology Olympiad (IBO Olomouc, the Czech Republic, in July 1990. of pangolin scales – the third such seizure in as many months. 2019), and 6 medals at the 60th International Iran joined the competition in 1999. Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2019). Additionally, Iranian students earned The students have won 3 silver medals and 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals at a bronze one at IBO 2019, held in Hungary on the 60th International Mathematical July 14-21, with students from 78 countries Olympiad held in the United Kingdom participating in the competition. on July 11-22. Alireza Tanoori, Mohammad Amin Kha- Iranian medal winners at IMO 2019 are raqani, and Ali Yazdi all won silver medals, Shayan Talaei who won a gold medal, while and Shayan Baqeri earned a bronze medal, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Hatami and Ali Fars reported on Tuesday. Mirzaei Anari both grabbed silver medals. The IBO is an annual competition for Faraz Ghahremani Kooreh, Amirabbas secondary school students. Their skills in Mohammadi and Kian Shamsaei all claimed tackling biological problems, and dealing bronze medals. with biological experiments are tested. In- The IMO is the World Championship terest in biology, inventiveness, creativity Mathematics Competition for High School Officials said both the ivory and pangolin scales were in a and perseverance are necessary. students and is held annually in a different container declared to be loaded with timber destined for Viet- In bringing together gifted students, the country. The first IMO was held in 1959 in nam and passing through Singapore, a major transshipment IBO competition tries to challenge and stim- Romania, with 7 countries participating. It hub for global trade. ulate these students to expand their talents has gradually expanded to over 100 countries On inspection, authorities found 8.8 tons of elephant ivory, and to promote their career as scientists. from 5 continents. the national parks board, customs and immigration and check- points authority said in a joint statement. It said the ivory haul was valued at $12.9m (£10.4m) and was the largest seizure of elephant ivory in Singapore to date, IUCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor and was estimated to have come from 300 African elephants. Also found in the container were 11.9 tons of pangolin scales From the tops of trees to the depths of the oceans, humanity’s rays usually snared as bycatch. potential threats from deep-fishing, oil and gas drilling and estimated to be worth about $35.7m. The scales were estimated destruction of wildlife is continuing to drive many species Among the seven primate species pushed closer to extinc- seabed mining. The scaly-foot snail is the first mollusc that to have come from 2,000 of the mammals. towards extinction, with the latest “red list” showing that a tion, six are in west Africa where deforestation and bushmeat lives on deep-sea hydrothermal vents to be added to the list It brought the total haul of pangolin scales since April to 37.5 third of all species assessed are under threat. hunting is rife. There are now just 2,000 Roloway monkeys and is assessed as endangered. tons, worth $112.5m. The razing of habitats and hunting for bushmeat has left in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, meaning their population is The IUCN has new assessments for most of the dry forest Singapore said the seized items would be destroyed. now driven seven primates into decline, while overfish- precariously small. Their relatively large body size and the trees in Madagascar, including 23 rosewoods and palis- Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are critically endan- ing has pushed two families of extraordinary rays to the value of their meat and skin have made them a preferred sander species, and it finds that 90% are threatened. Their gered. They are the world’s most trafficked mammals because brink. Pollution, dams and over-abstraction of freshwa- target for hunters. wood is prized for furniture and is the world’s most illegally of their meat, which is considered a delicacy, and their scales, ter are responsible for serious declines in river wildlife Humanity’s thirst for fresh water, particularly for farm- trafficked wild product. The American elm has entered the which some believe to have medicinal qualities. from Mexico to Japan, while illegal logging is ravaging ing, is having an especially big impact on river and lake red list for the first time as endangered. The once common Elephant ivory is coveted because it can be fashioned into Madagascar’s rosewoods, and disease is decimating the wildlife. The red list update reveals that more than half of tree has declined over decades due to an invasive fungal items like combs, pendants and other exotic jewelry. American elm. the freshwater fish in Japan and over a third in Mexico are pathogen, Dutch elm disease. The global trade in elephant ivory, with rare exceptions, has The red list, produced by the International Union for now threatened with extinction. Recent research found “Invasive diseases, together with air pollution and climate been outlawed since 1989 after the population of the African Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is the most authoritative two-thirds of the world’s great rivers no longer flow freely. change, have decimated populations of numerous North animals dropped from millions in the mid-20th century to about assessment of the status of species. The list published on “The loss of these freshwater fish species would deprive American tree species that once provided abundant food for 600,000 by the end of the 1980s. Thursday adds almost 9,000 new species, bringing the total billions of people of a critical source of food and income, and native wildlife, as well scenic beauty,” said Healy Hamilton, (Source: The Guardian) to 105,732, though this is a fraction of the millions of species could have knock-on effects on entire ecosystems,” said Wil- at NatureServe, a network of biodiversity scientists. thought to live on Earth. Not a single species was recorded liam Darwall, head of the IUCN freshwater biodiversity unit. Fungi are a growing feature of the list, with the update as having improved in status. The red list update also added 500 deep-sea bony fish revealing that at least 15 species that grow in the traditional WORDS IN THE NEWS A landmark planetary health check published in May species, such as bioluminescent lanternfishes, which face countryside of many European countries are now threatened concluded that human civilisation was in jeopardy from with extinction. The bright red splendid waxcap, found in the England’s law on contempt the accelerating decline of the Earth’s natural life-support UK and Germany, is one which has suffered as semi-natural systems. Wildlife populations have plunged by 60% since grasslands have been converted to intensive agriculture. of court 1970 and plant extinctions are running at a “frightening” Other species added include the Hungarian birch mouse, rate, according to scientists. now extinct in 98% of its former range due to intensive farm- (April 11, 2001) “Nature is declining at rates unprecedented in human ing, and the Lake Oku puddle frog, once the most abundant The collapse of the trial of two footballers has renewed debate history,” said Jane Smart, director of the IUCN biodiversity frog at Lake Oku in Cameroon but possibly extinct due to about England’s contempt of court laws. The BBC’s British Affairs conservation group. She said decisive action was needed to a devastating fungus that has ravaged amphibians around correspondent, Adam Brimelow, reports. halt the decline, with next year’s UN biodiversity convention the world. This is not the first time that a judge has halted a trial in England summit in China seen as crucial. “Loss of species and climate change are the two great because of prejudicial publicity. But it’s unusual for the case The red list highlights the plight of wedgefishes and giant challenges facing humanity this century,” said Lee Han- to be stopped so late in the legal process. The case centered on guitarfishes, known as rhino rays because of their elongated nah at Conservation International. The red list addresses allegations that four men, including two well-known English snouts. They are now the most imperilled marine fish fami- both, he said, by including the threat of global heating in footballers, Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer, attacked an lies in the world, with all but one of the 16 species critically the assessment of extinction risk. “The results are clear; we Asian student in Leeds city center -- inflictinggrievous bodily endangered – meaning they are one step from extinction. must act now on both.” harm. All the defendants have denied being involved. Intensified and unregulated fishing is to blame, with the (Source: The Guardian) As the jury was deliberating its verdicts in the original trial, the judge called the proceedings to a halt, after deciding that a newspaper article about the case was potentially prejudicial. This area of law, known as contempt of court, is familiar to Huge swathes of the Arctic on fire, ‘unprecedented’ satellite images show all properly trained journalists in England. They must avoid Vast swathes of the Arctic are suffering from The pictures show forest fires and burn- and warned of the enormous impact they “The ongoing Arctic fires have been most publishing or broadcasting any material that poses a substantial “unprecedented” wildfires, new satellite im- ing peat. They also reveal the extent of the are having on CO2 levels contributing to severe in Alaska and Siberia, where some have risk of seriously prejudicing a fair trial. Although the stipulations ages have revealed. damage the fires leave behind. In Alaska the climate crisis. been large enough to cover almost 100,000 are laid out in law, the question of what constitutes a substantial North of the Arctic circle, the high tem- wildfires have already burned more than “Since the start of June, the Copernicus football pitches, or the whole of Lanzarote. risk is open to debate. peratures are facilitating enormous wildfires 1.6 million acres of land. Atmosphere Monitoring Service (Cams) has In Alberta, Canada, one fire is estimated to The legal concept of contempt is English in origin, and has been which are wreaking ecological destruction Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at tracked over 100 intense and long-lived have been bigger than 300,000 pitches. In widely adopted throughout the English speaking world, apart on a colossal scale. the European Centre for Medium-Range wildfires in the Arctic Circle,” the WMO Alaska alone, Cams has registered almost from the United States. But even within the United Kingdom It comes after the world’s hottest June Weather Forecast, said the amount of CO2 said in a statement. 400 wildfires this year, with new ones ig- there are differences over the way the law is applied.Scottish on record which has been followed by emitted by Arctic wildfires between 1 June “In June alone, these fires emitted 50 niting every day.” courts are renowned for interpreting the contempt rules a devastating heatwave in the US, with and 21 July 2019 is around 100 megatonnes megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the at- The average June temperature in the more strictly than English courts. Europe forecast for the same treatment and is approaching the entire 2017 fossil mosphere, which is equivalent to Sweden’s region of Siberia where wildfires are rag- In the United States the rules are different. There juries are later this week. fuel CO2 emissions of Belgium. total annual emissions. This is more than was ing was almost 10 degrees higher than the sequestered, or kept in isolation, so they cannot see media reports Satellite images reveal fires across “I think it’s fair to say July Arctic Circle released by Arctic fires in the same month 1981 – 2010 long-term average. of the trial they are considering. It used to be common practice Greenland, Siberia and Alaska, with warm wildfires are now at unprecedented levels, between 2010 and 2018 combined.” The WMO added: “The northern part of for juries considering their verdicts in England to be sent to dry conditions following ice melt on the having surpassed previous highest #Coperni- “Although wildfires are common in the the world is warming faster than the planet hotels and kept away from anything that might prejudice them. enormous Greenland icesheet commencing cus GFAS estimated July total CO2 emission northern hemisphere between May and Oc- as a whole. That heat is drying out forests But nowadays they are nearly always sent home. This case may a month earlier than average. (2004/2005), & last month’s 50 megatonnes tober, the latitude and intensity of these and making them more susceptible to burn. lead to calls for the policy to be reversed. Pierre Markuse, a satellite photography … and still increasing,” he tweeted. fires, as well as the length of time that they A recent study found Earth’s boreal forests expert, posted images showing smoke bil- The World Meteorological Organisa- have been burning for, has been particularly are now burning at a rate unseen in at least Words lowing across massive areas of uninhabited tion (WMO) has described the fires in the unusual,” the organisation said, quoting Dr 10,000 years.” prejudicial publicity: information about a case which is not and wild land. northern hemisphere as “unprecedented” Parrington. (Source: The Independent) given in court but which could change the jurors’ opinion allegations: an allegation is a statement suggesting that someone has done something wrong grievous bodily harm: very serious physical injury ENGLISH IN USE denied being involved: said it was not true that they took part verdicts: a verdict is the decision given at the end of a trial LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION contempt of court: the criminal offence of disobeying instructions from the judge or a court of law stipulations: conditions: if you stipulate that something must Iran well rid of 153 swarms 153 دسته از مل خ های صحرایی نابود شدند be done, you state clearly that it must be done constitutes: if something constitutes a particular thing, you of desert locusts can regard it as being that thing رئیــس ســازمان مدیریــت بحــران کشــور گفــت: ۱۵۳ دســته از ملــخ هــای صحرایــی legal: used to refer to things that relate to the law Some 153 swarms of desert locusts from Saudi Arabia which penetrated کــه بــه اســتان هــای جنــوب شــرقی کشــور حملــه ور شــده بودنــد، نابود شــده اســت. ,concept: an idea or abstract principle into the southeastern provinces have been controlled, Esmaeil Najjar Scottish courts: Scots law is different from English law head of Iran’s Crisis Management Organization has said. اســماعیل نجــار روز شــنبه در گفــت و گــو بــا خبرنــگار بحــران ایرنــا دربــاره آخریــن renowned: well known interpreting: if you interpret something in a particular way, Since the [Iranian calendar] month of Bahman (starting on January 21) اقدامــات بــرای مبــارزه بــا ملــخ هــای صحرایــی در کشــور، گفــت: از بهمــن ۹۷ تاکنون you decide that this is its meaning we fought swarms of desert locust in approximately 532,000 hectares of reversed: to reverse something means to change it to its opposite در ۵۳۱ هــزار و ۸۸۸ هکتــار مبــارزه بــا ملــخ هــای صحرایــی انجــام شــده اســت. .farming lands, IRNA news agency quoted Najjar as saying on Saturday

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‘Emirati troops not leaving war-torn Japan keeping wary eye on impact from slowing China Yemen despite drawdown’ economy, white paper says TEHRAN — The United Arab Emirates to double down on the political process,” 4 Japan’s ingrained work culture and employment Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, An- the Emirati minister asserted. system, which includes excessive working hours and a sen- war Mohammed Gargash, says the Persian An unnamed senior Emirati official told iority-based salary system, should be reviewed to attract more Gulf country, a key part of the Saudi-led reporters on July 8 that the Persian Gulf foreign workers, the paper said. military coalition pounding Yemen, is not country was planning troop drawdown in As the consumption tax is scheduled to be raised from the leaving the war-torn country despite an Yemen in what was claimed to be a shift current 8 percent to 10 percent in October, the report said it ongoing drawdown and redeployment of from a military strategy to a “peace” plan is imperative to closely monitor what impact the tax increase Emirati forces. instead. will have on household income and spending — key pillars “Just to be clear, the UAE and the rest He added, “We do have troop levels of domestic demand. of the coalition are not leaving Yemen,” that are down for reasons that are strategic Given that spending by people in the 39 and younger age bracket Gargash said in an opinion piece published in (the Red Sea city of) Hudaydah and remains weak, raising their salaries and increasing opportunities in The Washington Post daily newspaper on reasons that are tactical” in other parts to spend more money by reducing long working hours are also Monday. of the country. necessary to spark consumption, it said. He added, “While we will operate differ- “It is very much to do with moving from The fiscal 2019 edition of the Annual Report on the Japanese ently, our military presence will remain. In what I would call a military first strategy Economy and Public Finance was submitted by economic re- accordance with international law, we will to a peace first strategy, and this is I think vitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi to a Cabinet meeting continue to advise and assist local Yemen what we are doing,” the Emirati official said. the same day. forces,” referring the militants loyal to the In late June, Western diplomatic sources The annual report also highlighted the need to pay attention ex-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. said the UAE was mulling over scaling back to the effects that future developments in the Chinese economy Gargash went on to say that the Yeme- its military efforts in the war in Yemen to may have on production and exports including those of infor- ni Houthi Ansarullah movement should focus on threats posed by the rising U.S.- mation-related equipment and machine tools, both of which are view the UAE decision to reduce troops as Iran tensions. becoming increasingly dependent on China. a “confidence-building measure to create The UAE has triggered anger among loy- China’s final demand new momentum to end the conflict.” alists to Hadi for its activities on Socotra the UAE, which has been part of the Saudi-led Saudi Arabia and a number of its region- According to the report, the rate of dependence on China’s final “As the United Arab Emirates draws down Island in the Arabian Sea. coalition pounding Yemen, had abandoned al allies launched a devastating campaign demand reflected in production value in 2015 stood at 14.4 percent and redeploys its forces in Yemen, we do so Emirati cargo flights have unloaded tanks, an initial cause of fighting Houthis, and is against Yemen in March 2015, with the goal for the information and communications equipment sector and in the same way we began - with eyes wide armored transports and heavy equipment instead providing support to those seeking of bringing the government of Hadi back to 10.2 percent for electrical machinery, including semiconductors, open. There was no easy victory and there on the scenery island. a separation of southern Yemeni territories power and crushing the Houthi Ansarullah with both doubling from the levels seen in 2005. will be no easy peace. But now is the time According to Press TV, Hadi loyalists say from the north of the country. movement. The rate for chip making equipment and other general ma- chinery also doubled, to 9.7 percent. Of some $2 trillion in industrial goods exported by China in 2015, $34.6 billion was added value created by Japan through Hezbollah: Israel’s demolition of Palestinians drive Saudi man out of exports of parts to the neighboring country, the report said. If the United States imposes additional tariffs on Chinese Palestine homes amounts to war crime Al-Aqsa Mosque compound products, the move may have a negative effect on Japan through TEHRAN — Lebanon’s resistance movement proposal for “peace” between the Israeli TEHRAN — A Saudi man visiting the Saud, whose Twitter page says he the supply chain due to an expected drop in exports from China, Hezbollah has condemned as a “war crime” regime and Palestinians amounts to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied is a law student, was in the city as part the report warned. the Israeli regime’s demolition of Palestinian normalization of Arab ties with the Tel East Jerusalem as part of an Israeli-spon- of a six-member Arab delegation of It, however, noted that the Japanese economy itself is expected homes on the outskirts of the occupied East Aviv regime. sored trip has been driven out of the site journalists officially hosted by the Is- to continue recovering moderately, led by domestic demand. Jerusalem al-Quds, saying such demolitions The statement also denounced a first by Palestinians. raeli foreign ministry in the first visit Learning lessons from a last-minute rise and subsequent fall are the outcome of anti-Palestine plots hatched ever public meeting between Bahraini For- Arab normalization with Israel is of its kind. in consumption that occurred before and after Japan raised the by the U.S. and its Arab allies. eign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al largely regarded as taboo, as it in- The foreign ministry’s Twitter page consumption tax rate from 5 percent to 8 percent in April 2014, In a Monday statement, Hezbollah said Khalifah and his Israeli counterpart Israel volves the recognition of the Israeli in Arabic said that the delegation, which the report stressed that it is important for the government to level Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes Katz in Washington last week, saying it is state and occupation at the expense in addition to Saud included journalists off consumption around the time of a planned consumption tax in the village of Sur Baher is aimed at ex- further proof of Arab normalization with of Palestinians.. from the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, increase from 8 percent to 10 percent in October. pelling the Palestinians from their land Israel, Press TV reported. Wearing his traditional Arab cloth- Egypt, and Jordan, “will visit the Ho- (Source: japantimes.co.jp) and expanding the settlements built on The Lebanese resistance movement ex- ing, Mohammed Saud was recorded locaust Museum, the Knesset and holy occupied land. pressed “disgust” at attempts to harm the on Monday being chased out of the sites in Jerusalem”. The Lebanese resistance movement fur- “Palestinian cause,” saying the measures are Old City of Jerusalem as Palestinians “The delegation will hold meetings ther criticized certain Persian Gulf littoral intended to cover up Israeli crimes against threw plastic chairs and hurled insults with Knesset members and diplomats as Afghanistan wants states for rushing towards normalization Palestinians in East Jerusalem al-Quds. at him, accusing him of being a traitor well as embark on a tour of the country,” explanation after Trump’s with Israel. International condemnations are pour- and a Zionist. the ministry added. It said a U.S.-led conference held in ing in following the Israeli demolition of Social media users circulated the According to Al Jazeera, Egypt and ‘wipe out’ rant Bahrain last month to rally support for U.S. scores of Palestinian homes in the village videos using the Arabic hashtag “Saudi Jordan are the only Arab states to have President Donald Trump’s controversial of Sur Baher. kicked out of Jerusalem”. diplomatic relations with Israel. 1 Afghanistan, with a population of around 35 million, has been plagued by a U.S.-led war that started in 2001. The Asian country continued to be occupied by the invading forces. The Taliban and Daesh groups have also been wreaking havoc in the country. Boris Johnson becomes Britain’s new prime minister While the US attacked Afghanistan to remove a Taliban regime at the time, it has recently been directly talking to the group to TEHRAN — Boris Johnson has been elected leader of by the British parliament and many legislators - including find a way to disentangle itself. the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party and, by default, pro-EU rebels in the Conservative Party - are also vowing the country’s next prime minister. to block Johnson from trying to take Britain out of the EU The Brexit hardliner, a former London mayor, on without a deal. Tuesday won the votes of 92,153 members of the ruling EU leaders said they want to work with Johnson to rat- party, while his rival, Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt, ify the Brexit withdrawal deal signed by his predecessor. Muslim U.S. congresswoman won 46,656. “We look forward to working constructively with PM Johnson is set to become prime minister on Wednesday, Boris Johnson when he takes office, to facilitate the ratifi- vows to impeach Trump after Theresa May formally steps down. cation of the Withdrawal Agreement and achieve an orderly In his victory speech, the 55-year-old said his campaign Brexit,” EU negotiator Michel Barnier said on Twitter after TEHRAN— U.S. Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, message had been to “deliver Brexit, unite the country and Johnson’s victory was confirmed. one of the four minority lawmakers targeted in President defeat [opposition Labour leader] Jeremy Corbyn - and Reporting from London, Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull said Donald Trump’s recent racist tweets, has vowed to hold her that is what we are going to do”. the new leader faces difficult parliamentary arithmetic as ground and fight the Republican head of statement until “Do you look daunted? Do you feel daunted? I don’t well as divisions within his own party. he is impeached. think you look remotely daunted to me,” Johnson told party Brexit negotiations “Boris Johnson inherits a parliament that is as divided “I’m not going nowhere, not until I impeach this Presi- members at the Queen Elizabeth ll conference centre in Johnson has vowed to negotiate a new Brexit divorce as it ever was under Theresa May, who failed to deliver dent,” Tlaib said at the NAACP annual convention in Detroit London. “We are going to get Brexit done.” deal with the European Union before the scheduled October Brexit. He inherits a majority that is frailer than Theresa on Monday. Joey Jones, former spokesman for Prime Minister The- 31 deadline, but Brussels has insisted it will not reopen May’s, just three seats in it, one of which they will almost The Michigan lawmaker made the remarks against the resa May, told Al Jazeera that Johnson remained a divisive negotiations. certainly lose next week in a by-election,” he said. backdrop of nationwide outrage over Trump’s continued figure in large parts of the UK. He has said he would ramp up preparations for a no “Others could go by the wayside, with rumours of MPs attacks on “The Squad” – which besides Tlaib also in- “I wondered if we might see a different Boris Johnson deal to try to force the EU’s negotiators to make changes willing to defect to other parties. By the autumn it is con- cludes Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New in this particular speech. A bit more sober, with the mantle to the accord. ceivable that Johnson no longer has a majority and that York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of of power and prime ministerial authority descending on “We will of course be pushing our plan into action, and would be the moment for Corbyn to call a confidence vote.” Massachusetts. to him,” he said. getting ready to come out on October 31, come what may A number of Conservative Party ministers have already The president posted a series of racist tweets a week ago, “And I think he was actually very true to himself. It was ... do or die, come what may,” Johnson told Talkradio last announced they will resign to fight against a no deal Brexit, calling on the four lawmakers, who are some of her most fierce quite serious and yet still with the big rhetorical flourishes. month. which experts warn would push the UK’s economy into critics, to “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested He wants to be true to Boris.” The only deal on the table has been rejected three times a severe downturn. places from which they came” and fix them before criticizing the way America is governed. This is while Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib and Pressley are natural-born U.S. citizens, and only Omar was born in Somalia and immigrated Hashd al-Sha’abiis an undeniable fact: Iraqi PM to the U.S. when she was younger. When Trump raised the issue during a rally in North TEHRAN — Iraqi PM support Hasha al- The media bureau of the voluntary forces heading towards al-‘Awinah area. days and was aimed at securing the province Carolina last Wednesday, the large crowd of his sup- Sha’abi and said this group has become an – better known by the Arabic name Hashd The media bureau of the Iraqi Joint Oper- of Anbar and the central and northern regions porters responded with a “send her back” chant aimed undeniable fact in the Iraqi scene. al-Sha’abi –announced in a statement on ations Command later stated that government of Salahuddin and Nineveh. at Omar. Iraqi fighters from pro-government Popu- Monday that the fighters and Iraqi army troops had destroyed two militant hideouts and “We press on the hands of our heroic According to Press TV, Trump did nothing to interrupt the lar Mobilization Units (PMU) have launched troopers, backed by military aircraft, mount- as many vehicles rigged with explosives. forces that will achieve victory with the will apparently racist chant but claimed the day after the event that the second phase of a military operation to ed an offensive to flush out remaining Daesh Iraq’s army and the voluntary forces began of its heroes against the gangs of Daesh,” he disagreed and was “not happy” with it. purge the vast desert in the country’s western terrorists in al-Jazeera region. the first phase of the Will of Victory Operation said Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi. province of Anbar along the border with The forces added that Hashd al-Sha’abi early on Sunday, the military said in a statement, “May God protect you and make you Syria of Daesh terrorist group members. fighters and government forces were now adding that the operation would last several victorious,” he added. Another big blunder: Trump maybe mistaking humans First Russian-Chinese air patrol in Asia-Pacific draws shots from South Korea with insects

TEHRAN — Russia carried out what it said was its first While troops and naval ships from Russia and China towards the Russian A-50 military aircraft, defense officials 1 Trump’s Army even dropped “mother of all bombs” in long-range joint air patrol in the Asia-Pacific region with have taken part in joint war games before, they have not, in Seoul said, saying it had entered South Korean airspace. Afghanistan and it achieved nothing tangible, so how he could China on Tuesday, a mission that triggered hundreds of according to Russia’s Ministry of Defence, conducted such It was the first time a Russian military aircraft had vio- achieve such a victory is a very big question. warning shots, according to South Korean officials, and a air patrols in the Asia-Pacific region together until Tuesday. lated South Korean airspace, an official at the South Korean Rather than making such rash remarks, Trump is better to strong protest from Japan. “The joint patrol was carried out with the aim of deepening Ministry of National Defense said in Seoul. swallow his pride and say that his army has failed in Afghanistan. The flight by two Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers and Russian-Chinese relations within our all-encompassing The Russian and Chinese bombers had entered the Korea Before the United States was humiliated in its 18-year war in two Chinese H-6 bombers, backed up according to Korean partnership, of further increasing cooperation between Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) together early on Afghanistan, the Soviet Union had suffered such a humiliation. and Japanese officials by a Russian A-50 early warning our armed forces, and of perfecting their capabilities to Tuesday, the South Korean defense ministry said. It is the elementary lesson of history that no country, how much plane, marks a notable ramping-up of military cooperation carry out joint actions and of strengthening global strategic The separate Russian A-50 airborne early warning and big or powerful it is, it cannot exterminate or annihilate a nation. between Beijing and Moscow, Reuters reported. security,” the ministry said in a statement. control aircraft later twice violated South Korean airspace It is true that Afghanistan has become a safe haven for terrorists That is something likely to worry politicians from Wash- Seoul and Tokyo, who both scrambled jets to intercept the over Dokdo - an island that is controlled by Seoul and claimed such as ISIS and al-Qaeda, or that a segment of the population ington to Tokyo and could complicate relations and raise Russo-Chinese mission, accused Russia and China of violating by both South Korea and Japan, which calls it Takeshima has become radical because of foreign military invasions, the tension in a region that has for years been overshadowed their airspaces, an allegation Moscow and Beijing denied. - just after 9 a.m. (midnight GMT Monday), according to Afghans are a noble and resilient nation and nobody throughout by hostility between the United States and North Korea. South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots the South Korean military. the history has been able to defeat them. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS JULY 24, 2019

Bale will not leave Real on Worth $5 billion, the world’s most valuable loan, says his agent Gareth Bale’s agent has ruled out any loan deal for the Real sports team is the Dallas Cowboys Madrid forward as the Spanish side seek to offload the Wales international. The Dallas Cowboys is the most valuable soccer eight. The 30-year-old is out of favour with Real and manager Zin- sports team in the world according to “The values of teams in major sports edine Zidane has said the club are “working on his departure”. Forbes, worth a staggering $5 billion. leagues are booming thanks to sky-high “There will be no makeshift deals to get him out of the club,” It’s the fourth consecutive year that TV deals, both local and national,” said agent Jonathan Barnett told Sky Sports television on Tuesday. the NFL outfit has topped the rankings, Kurt Badenhausen, Senior Editor, Forbes “Gareth is one of the best players on the planet. I can guarantee this year fending off competition from Media. you he will not be going on loan to any club.” teams from the worlds of baseball, bas- “And with revenue growing faster Bale has won four Champions League titles since joining Ma- ketball and European soccer. than player salaries, franchises are more drid from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then world record Owned by businessman Jerry Jones, profitable than they have ever been.” transfer fee of 100 million euros (£89.7 million) but struggled the defending NFC East champions gen- The enterprise valuations are based to hold down a starting spot last season. erate twice as much sponsorship and on the team’s current stadium deals and The interest of European clubs in a permanent deal for Bale seating revenue at its AT&T Stadium takes into consideration clubs from the is likely to depend on his willingness to accept a salary cut. than any other team. world of NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, F1, soccer, Chinese Super League clubs Jiangsu Suning and Beijing Guoan Major League Baseball (MLB) out- and Nascar. have been linked to the player in media reports. fit New York Yankees jumped up from Incredibly, every NFL, NBA and MLB “Gareth is a Real Madrid player and for now he’s staying as fifth last year to second, with its value franchise is now worth at least $1 billion. a Real Madrid player,” said Barnett. coming in at $4.6 billion -- an annual Manchester United have dropped “If something comes along that suits us then things could increase of 15%. four places to sixth in Forbes Magazine’s change and he could be gone in a day or a week. Or he could still Powerful NFL annual list of the world’s most valuable be a Real player in three years when his contract ends.” Coming in at third place, Real Madrid sports teams. (Source: Mirror) is ranked as the most valuable soccer NFL side the Dallas Cowboys, valued team in the world. at $5bn (£4bn), remain top, with Major The Spanish side may have struggled League Baseball’s the New York Yankees on the field last season, finishing third in second on the list at $4.6bn (£3.7bn). Aussie swimmer Horton warned La Liga, but that had little impact on its Real Madrid are third, with fellow financial power with its value increasing domestic league. NBA side New York the current top 50. This is due to rocket- Spanish side Barcelona in fourth. over Sun podium protest 4% to $4.2 billion. Knicks make up the top five. ing broadcast contracts that cannot be Manchester City (25), Chelsea (32), Just behind is Madrid’s fierce rival Forbes’ valuations suggest the NFL is compared to with other sports. Arsenal (42), and Liverpool (45) are the Australian swimmer Mack Horton has been warned by FINA Barcelona with the Catalan club worth the most powerful sports league in the The MLB has seven teams in the list other English clubs in the top 50. after he snubbed his Chinese rival Sun Yang on the podium after $4.02 billion after winning the Spanish world, accounting for more than half of while the NBA has nine and European (Source: Staff & Agency) the world 400 metres freestyle final. Horton refused to step onto the top step of the podium for photos after the medal ceremony in Gwangju, as doping allega- tions swirl around Sun. Guardiola hits back at Chinese media Cristiano Ronaldo will not face rape The highly visible protest reignited their row at the 2016 Rio claims of Man City ‘arrogance’ charge in Las Vegas Olympics, where the Aussie called Sun a “drug cheat” over a previous doping ban before pipping him to gold. “The FINA executive... has decided to send a warning letter to Swimming Australia and to Mack Horton,” said a statement from swimming’s governing body. “While FINA respects the principle of freedom of speech, it has to be conducted in the right context. “As in all major sports organisations, our athletes and their entourages are aware of their responsibilities to respect FINA regulations and not use FINA events to make personal statements or gestures,” it added. Sun, who has always protested his innocence over the three- month suspension he served in 2014, is again under a doping cloud after a leaked FINA doping panel report alleged he smashed blood samples with a hammer after being visited by testers last year. FINA cleared Sun to compete but the World Anti-Doping Agency has appealed the decision at the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “The matter over which Mack Horton was allegedly protesting is currently under review by CAS and therefore it is not appropriate for FINA to prejudice this hearing by commenting further,” the FINA statement said. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola culture, the restaurants -- it’s amazing Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ron- the investigation. She said Ronaldo was Horton, who took silver behind Sun in the 400m, could clash has refuted claims his club behaved to get to know other people. That’s why aldo will face no charges in Las Vegas the person who sexually assaulted her, with Sun again in the 800m freestyle. disrespectfully while on a pre-season I can’t understand what people are say- in connection with a 10-year-old sexual prosecutors said. (Source: France 24) tour to China. ing. Maybe one journalist is a bit upset, assault allegation because the case cannot Las Vegas police on July 8 asked the In an opinion piece published by I don’t know why -- but it’s far away be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, Clark County District Attorney’s Office Chinese state news agency Xinhua, it from the reality.” prosecutors said to prosecute the case. was claimed that the Premier League He added that the amount of travel Ronaldo, who is widely regarded as one “Based upon a review of the informa- Chelsea spoil Antoine champion showed “utter disrespect” -- with the club next moving to Tokyo of the greatest soccer players of all time tion presented at this time, the allegations to locals, treating the trip as “nothing -- has caused added fatigue among and plays for the Italian club Juventus, of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo Griezmann’s Barcelona debut more than a commercial obligation.” the squad. has maintained he is innocent. cannot be proven beyond a reasonable The report alleges that players refused “We don’t sleep too well during the Kathryn Mayorga filed a civil lawsuit in doubt,” the District Attorney’s Office said to interact with fans and that the club nights but, even so, we make good train- September 2018 in state court in Nevada in a statement on Monday. Chelsea beat Barcelona 2-1 in the 2019 Rakuten Cup on Tuesday allocated lengthier interview time to ing sessions for all the guys,” Guardiola accusing the athlete of raping her in a Ronaldo’s attorney, Peter Christiansen, to notch their first pre-season win and bounce back from Friday’s British, rather than local, media. continued. Las Vegas hotel penthouse suite in 2009, did not return calls. Attorneys for May- disappointing defeat to Japanese minnows Kawasaki Frontale. City defeated West Ham 4-1 in Nanjing “I’ve been impressed with my players then paying her $375,000 in hush money. orga could not be reached for comment. Tammy Abraham scored the breakthrough following a poor but lost on penalties to Wolves in the so far and let’s see for the rest of the tour. A woman called Las Vegas police on Las Vegas police said in January they mistake from Sergio Busquets in front of Barca’s defence, and final of the Asia Trophy in Shanghai. I completely disagree with the journalist, June 13, 2009 to report that she had been had formally asked Italian authorities Ross Barkley came off the bench to add a second from just out- “I should say I don’t agree and also that’s not the reality.” sexually assaulted and police took her to obtain a DNA sample from Ronaldo. side the box. that it’s false,” Guardiola told reporters After taking on Kitchee FC in Hong to the hospital for an examination, the Police did not immediately respond Ivan Rakitic came off the bench to hammer home a long- at a press conference in Hong Kong. “To Kong on Wednesday and Yokohama F. Clark County District Attorney’s Office on Monday to emails asking if they ever range consolation in injury time but couldn’t prevent the defeat. make a statement like this they have Marinos in Japan later this week, City said in a statement on Monday. She de- obtained the DNA. Antoine Griezmann made his Barcelona debut and played to know exactly what happened here returns to the UK to prepare for its Com- clined to identify the person who she said The civil lawsuit, in which Mayorga the first 45 minutes of Barca’s defeat at the Saitama Stadium in in our club. munity Shield clash against Liverpool. assaulted her. sought more than $200,000 in damages, Saitama, Japan. Frenkie de Jong also made his first appearance “We had an incredible time in Shang- The club’s Premier League title de- The statement did not identify the has been moved to federal court. in Blaugrana colours and played the entire second half. hai. We were committed to the cooper- fense gets underway against West Ham woman, but Mayorga’s civil lawsuit mir- Mayorga and Ronaldo, according to Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde remains without the likes ation you have to do here in China. The on August 10. rors the allegation outlined by prosecutors. the suit, met in Las Vegas at a nightclub of Lionel Messiand Luis Suarez, but Ousmane Dembele, Samuel people from the hotel, all the people City has arrived in Hong Kong amidst Mayorga and Ronaldo reached a civil before she joined a group of people going Umtiti and Jordi Alba were among the stars dotted among his XI. were asking us to do things and we were a series of violent protests, but Guardiola settlement in 2010 and law enforcement to his penthouse suite to view the Las It took Barca just 27 seconds to win their first corner of the ready to do that. said he and the players “feel safe.” did not hear again from her until Aug. 28, Vegas Strip. game, and Chelsea were initially pressed up against the wall in a “To come to Asia and experience the (Source: CNN) 2018, when she asked police to reopen (Source: Reuters) bid to prevent the Catalans from imposing their will on the fixture. After scoring 26 goals in 40 appearances on loan at Aston Villa last season, Abraham is in contention to lead Chelsea’s line this season. U.S. go high-tech to tackle Tokyo challenges The youngster had an easy-looking attempt from six yards out go astray following some crafty work down the left flank U.S. Olympic officials are counting on cutting edge tech- Julie Dussiliere, USOPC chief of Paralympic sport, said. from summer signing Christian Pulisic, making his first start nology to help American athletes refine their training and Dussiliere said officials were working with the De- for the Blues. prepare for the unique challenges of Tokyo in pursuit of partment of Defense to try to provide “unique training (Source: Bleacher Report) another dominant display at the 2020 Games. opportunities” for up to five parasport NGBs to place Wednesday marks the start of the one-year-to-go athletes at bases. countdown to Tokyo 2020, and Finbarr Kirwan, the She said such a move “clearly gives us a little bit of vice president of summer sport performance for the U.S. a home court advantage in terms of being on a US base Conte: Never close to Juve Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), said the surrounded by other Americans with top-notch facilities milestone was a good opportunity to assess preparations and group support services.” Inter boss Antonio Conte insists he was never close to returning for the Games. ’Exciting time’ to Juventus and that he feels ‘great responsibility to bring his The U.S. topped the medals table in Rio with 46 gold There has been plenty of turmoil in the U.S. Olympic club to their proper level’. medals and a total of 121. movement since the 2016 Rio Games, with the US Olympic Conte has made no secret of his unhappiness about Inter’s Kirwan, speaking to reporters on a conference call chiefs coming under fire for failing to react swiftly when failure to sign Edin Dzeko or Romelu Lukaku, but the Coach cut on Monday, said the USOPC had already fostered so- first warned of abuse allegations surrounding former a calmer figure before Wednesday’s International Champions phisticated projects aimed at boosting performance. national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Cup clash with Juve. That included the use of radar technology to aid the The scandal has brought Congressional scrutiny, and “I didn’t have to be reassured,” he said. training of athletes in the track and field throws such as a reform commission has recommended an overhaul of “The President, directors and I spoke very calmly. I think shot put, javelin and hammer, which allowed athletes the USOPC to increase athlete representation. we’ll make some reflections. After that, decisions will be made and coaches to better analyze data on flight, speed of Kirwan said. Amid continuing uncertainties, however, the US team for the good of Inter while taking everything into account, not release and angle of release to improve performance. “We’re also looking at straightforward stuff like ice for Tokyo is already taking shape. only the field but also Financial Fair Play. “I think there was a realization coming out of Rio baths. We’re in middle of project with those to make sure Haley Anderson, a 2010 Olympic silver medalist, “Of course, decisions can also tip the balance and change that we basically needed to up our game in the use of our athletes are able to get access to the best quality ice earned 10km open water silver at the FINA World Cham- expectations. Suning is bringing changes to the club, but technology because other nations were getting the jump baths that are out there.” pionships in South Korea last week to punch her ticket time is needed to build a solid base and bring the club to on us,” Ireland’s Kirwan said. Kirwan said USOPC sports science and medical staff to Tokyo. Open water teammates Ashley Twichell and their proper level.” At the USOPC’s high altitude training facility in Col- would also work with national governing bodies of all Jordan Wilimovsky also qualified. The 49-year-old was put forward as a candidate to replace orado Springs, Colorado, endurance athletes can arti- sports to determine “appropriate sleep protocols” for While America’s powerful pool swimmers and track Max Allegri, so how close was he to a comeback? ficially experience the kind of high heat and humidity athletes. and field athletes will be tested at World Championships “No, I’ve never been close to the Juventus bench. I never expected in Japan. “We have experienced athletes, but travelling to Asia this year before they try to qualify for the Games next received any phone calls, it was always Inter who showed great “What that allows us to do then is adjust fluid intake, you need to be prepared for that,” he said. year, the upcoming Pan American Games in Lima will affection and interest in me. we can look at feeding strategies, there are a whole bunch Some U.S. Paralympic athletes may have a chance to offer competitors in some sports a path to Tokyo. (Source: Football Italia) of things we can put in place to support those athletes,” acclimate by training on U.S. military bases in Japan, (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 24, 2019 SPORTS 15

Iran crowned Asian Junior Iran lose to Italy at FIVB U21 World Championship

Taekwondo champion SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran lost to Italy 3-1 (25-23, 25- SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran won the title of desk22, 20-25, 31-29) in Pool F of the 2019 FIVB deskthe 10th Asian Junior Taekwondo Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship on Tuesday. Championships on Monday. The Iranian delegation claimed 10 gold medals, six silver and one bronze in the competition and won the title with 179 points. In the boys’ event, Iranian fighters snatched five gold, four silver and one bronze (99 points), winning the title for the first time in Iran’s history. The powerhouse South Korea finished runner-up by earning two gold, two silver and three bronze (62 points). Uzbekistan came third with 54 points. In the girls’ event, Iranian athletes were crowned champion with 80 points earned from five gold and two silver medals. China and South Korea stood next with 52 and 48 points. Alireza Hosseinpour (Juniors Male -48), Amirhossein Bahrabadi (Juniors Male -73), Ali Najafi (Juniors Male +78), Negar Esmaeili (Juniors Female -44), Yalda Valinejad (Juniors Female -63), Ali Tavakoli (Juniors Male -51), Amir Sina Bakhtiari (Juniors Male -59), Mobina Kalivand (Juniors Female -42), Ghazal Soltani (Juniors Female -52) and Anahita Tavakloi (Juniors Female -68) won 10 gold medals. The Iranian team headed by Behrouz Ataei, who earned two Pasha Atarodi (Juniors Male -55), Hamed Asghari (Juniors 3-1 wins over Argentina on Monday, will meet host Bahrain on Male -63), Nastaran Valizadeh (Juniors Female -55), Amir Wednesday. Moevalede Shahrestani (Juniors Male -45), Pedram Jamshidi The top two sides in each pool will qualify for Pools E and F, (Juniors Male -68) and Tina Modanlou (Juniors Female which will in turn offer two places each in the semi-finals. -59) claimed six silver medals. The final will be held on July 27. Ali Akbari also won a bronze medal at the Juniors Male -78. The 20th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World South Korea came second with 110 points (3-4-7) and Championship is taking place in Riffa, Bahrain. China finished in third place with 77 points (3-1-2). A total of 385 athletes of 31 countries competed in the two-day competition which was held at the Princess Hamza Hall in Amman, Jordan. Iran captain Marouf hits out at critics Iran striker Mehdi Taremi Italian club Torino eye TASNIM — Iran national volleyball team captain Saeid Marouf signs for Rio Ave Alireza Bairanvand: report has launched an attack on Team Melli’s critics. Iran lost to Poland and Brazil and failed to book a place at the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) semifinals last week. The Iranian team, who were looking for the VNL first medal, had participated in the competition with their main team, while the other teams had fielded their young players. Many Iranian experts criticized the national team over failing to qualify for the semifinals with the main team. “We don’t care about what they say. They are nonsense claims in a way we are used to that. They are jealous of what we have accomplished in the high-level competition,” Marouf posted on his Instagram account.

Iranian double team win bronze at Ghana Badminton Tournament SPORTS TEHRAN — Portu- and Mehrdad Mohammadi will play SPORTS TEHRAN — Italian Se- move to Turkish top-flight football teams deskguese football team for Aves. deskrie A club Torino have Fenerbahçe, Besiktas and Çaykur Rizespor. IRNA — Iran earned a bronze medal in women’s doubles of the Rio Ave have completed the signing of Taremi had been also linked with a reportedly shown interest in signing Iran and Belgian club K.R.C. Genk and Dyna- 2019 JE Wilson Ghana International Badminton Tournament. Al Gharafa forward Mehdi Taremi. return to Persepolis, where he played Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. mo Kiev of Ukraine were following the Soraya Aghaei and Samin Abedkhojasteh defeated Ghana Taremi, 28, has penned a two-year between 2014-2018 and twice emerged Beiranvand, whose contract with Perse- custodian. and Benin but lost to Nigerian team consisting of Dorcas Ajoke contract with Primeira Liga side. top scorer in the league. polis runs out until 2021, has a 600,000 Beiranvand saved a penalty from Cris- Adesokan and Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh 2-1 in the semifinal The details of his contract have not Playing in Europe has always been the euros release clause, lagoleada.it reported. tiano Ronaldo in the match against Portugal and claimed a bronze medal. been revealed. Iranian international forward’s ambition Two more Serie A clubs Cagliari and in the 2018 World Cup and thrusted his The tournament is one of the exclusive international tourna- Taremi is the third Iranian player and he will be hoping to power Rio Ave, Atalanta are monitoring the Persepolis name into the international spotlight. ments under the sanctioned patronage of the Badminton World in the Primeira Liga this season. Amir who finished seventh in the Primeira goalkeeper. He also helped Persepolis win three Federation, where badminton is gradually becoming a very im- Abedzadeh is a goalkeeper of Maritimo Liga last season, to glory. The 28-year-old had been linked with a successive Iran league title. portant part of Ghanaian sports culture. Twenty-seven countries from Vietnam, India, Luxemburg, Italy, Iceland, USA, Togo, Thailand, Switzerland, Malaysia, Egypt, Uganda, Slovakia, Maldives, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Czech Iran plan to play Bangladesh in friendly Republic, Australia, Iran, Portugal, Poland, Ivory Coast, Cam- SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran national football team secutive appearance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. eroon, Benin, Pakistan and Ghana took part at the Trust Sports deskare going to arrange a friendly match with Bangladesh are in Group E along with Oman, India, Emporium in Accra. Bangladesh in Doha, Qatar. Afghanistan and Qatar. Badminton, which was considered a sport with a great future Two federations are negotiating for the match scheduled The eight group winners and four best runners-up will by experts, has become more important when it was upgraded for Sept. 5, five days before Team Melli’s first match in the advance to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Finals and the to an Olympic Sport in 1992. 2022 FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 final round of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. against Hong Kong. The next best 24 teams from the second round of the Iran, who have been drawn along with Iraq, Bahrain, joint qualifiers will compete in a separate competition for the Cambodia and Hong Kong, will be aiming for a third con- remaining 12 slots in the 24-team AFC Asian Cup China 2023. Iran volleyball player Mahmoudi comes out ‘’The World Cup will be a fantastic tournament’’ - China’s Zhou Qi of retirement With less than two months from the start At just 23 years old, the 7ft 2in (2.16m) NBA Summer League, China are returning and Canada. Still, Zhou knows that the road TASNIM — Iran opposite spiker Shahram Mahmoudi officially of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in Zhou is young enough to have watched and home and are soon shifting their preparations ahead will be littered with hurdles, and the returned to Team Melli after about three years. his home country, Chinese big man Zhou idolized many of the superstars who will grace into even higher gear as they hope to make a Chinese have to be on top of their game if they Mahmoudi announced his retirement from international duty Qi’s excitement can hardly be contained. the hardwood at the World Cup, and he knows big splash in the quadrennial tournament. are to advance deep into the competition. after the 2016 Olympic Games due to injury. “I am very excited, very excited for the that his fellow Chinese will be elated to see such “I think that we are doing pretty well, and China find themselves with Cote d’Ivoire, start the competition and for the fans to grand icons of the sport in the flesh. we have some very good veterans, and some Poland and Venezuela in Group A. see basketball’s finest in China competing “Everyone is very excited to see (the top young guys that are impacting the team and “It’s a great group and every team can go against each other,” he said. players) in China. Everyone is speaking about showing that Chinese basketball has good to the next round in my opinion,” he said. “All the arenas are great, our fans are it, and our love for basketball is huge,” he days coming ahead,” he said. “We love to “We are very motivated, very enthusiastic going to be incredible and the best play- explained. “The players are going to love it, represent our country, and we are proud to for the start of the tournament and to face ers in the world are excited to come to our the fans are going to love it, and everyone is show our fellow compatriots that we play those very good national teams. We won’t country. We have been waiting for a long going to love it. It’s going to be a very good with a lot of passion for the game and with take anything for granted; we will play with time to host a competition like this, and I tournament, and we are going to make it a lot of intensity. I am pretty confident for a lot of intensity in order to go to the next am really excited to play and face the guys one of the best tournaments ever hosted.” our present and for our future.” round. We are here to make our fans proud, that I used to watch on TV or saw when I Another reason for the fans’ excitement, of The World Cup draw has actually been and to show the world that the Chinese na- was in America. All the elements are here course, is the return of the Chinese national seen as quite favorable to the national team tional team is competitive. We have been for the FIBA World Cup China 2019 to be a team to the World Cup after missing the 2014 as they avoided perceived heavyweights like waiting for this moment for so long now.” fantastic tournament.” edition in Spain. Fresh from playing at the the USA, Serbia, Spain, France, Australia (Source: FIBA)

Highly-acclaimed VAR Course to strengthen AFC’s capabilities “I have been out of national team for more than two years but The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to The two editions – held in April and July 2019 – have I have returned to the team to help my country to book a place at embrace the AFC Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was been organized in preparation for upcoming AFC compe- the 2020 Olympic Games. We have a big task ahead. Qualifying demonstrated when the Continent’s top 40 match officials titions, following the successful introduction of VAR from for the Olympics for the second successive edition will be a great completed the second edition of the VAR course on Monday the quarter-final stage of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 job,” Mahmoudi said. in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. earlier this year. Iran are preparing for the 2019 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Inter- Led by International Football Association Board (IFAB) The quality of AFC VARs has been widely recognized continental Olympic Qualification Tournament. Technical Director, David Elleray, and AFC VAR technical globally, after Australia’s Christopher Beath and Mohammed Igor Kolakovic’s team will raise the curtain on the competition experts Ali Al Traifi, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, Farkhad Abdulla Hassan Mohamed from the UAE were hand-picked with a match against Cuba on August 9 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Abdullaev and Hakan Anaz, the five-day course included by FIFA to form part of a specially selected male crew for Team Melli will play Mexico and Russia in the following days, match analysis of more than 20 matches. the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 in June. respectively. Simultaneously, an additional team of VARs worked Similarly, China PR’s Fu Ming, Khamis Al Marri from “We have a difficult task ahead in Russia. Russia have recently with a surrogate referee to reinforce the importance of com- Qatar, and UAE’s Ammar Aljeneibi were also selected as won the 2019 Volleyball Nations League with the young players munications, teamwork, the line of intervention as well as VARs in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 last month. and Maxim Mikhaylov, Dmitry Muserskiy and Aleksey Verbov VAR protocol and procedures. (source: the-afc) will join them to help their team,” he added. Prayer Times Noon:13:11 Evening: 20:36 Dawn: 4:26 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:06 (tomorrow) JULY 24, 2019 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Studios from Czech, Italy, Ukraine join Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Iranian director to make “Blue Land” Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 ARTTEHRAN — Iranian Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 deskdirector Ali Fakhr- www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Musavi is making his new drama “Blue Tel: 889 433 11 Land” in a co-production deal with film Webmaster: [email protected] Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 studios from Czech, Italy and Ukraine. Shooting of the film has recently been Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily completed on location in the northern Iranian town of Savadkuh, and the post- No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran production phase will be pursued in Czech, P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Italy and Ukraine, a public relations team Zip Code: 1599814713 of the movie announced on Monday. The film, which has been produced by the private sector in Iran, will have its world premiere in Europe and North America in the near future. Starring Manuchehr Azar, Sahar Abdollahi and Mohammadreza Rahbari, the film is about Dr. Arash Peyro who has to leave Tehran to live in a remote border village where he finds out pieces GUIDE TO in the puzzle of his past life. SPIRITUAL AWAKENING “I didn’t want to make anymore films showing an Iranian family with a lot of A distressed man needs benediction more children, all of whom must take turns wearing a single pair of shoes,” Fakhr-Musavi once said than a sound man who is not safe against in an interview with the Persian daily Saba. distress. “I am bored with such images that Imam Ali (AS) movies are portraying about my country,” he added. “Unfortunately, Europeans still deem A scene from Iranian director Ali Fakhr-Musavi’s new drama “Blue Land”. us as nomads while they once knew us by Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Taste of Cherry’,” cinema will fade away,” noted Fakhr-Musavi, about a young girl who loses her home It won the Best Narrative Feature Reza Mirkarimi’s he lamented. who has previously made “Autumn Memories” and family in terrorist attacks but tries Film Award at the October edition of the “I have frequently told Iranian officials that along with film studios in Czech and Ukraine. to find peace and love among the people Barcelona Planet Film Festival, a monthly “Castle of Dreams” if we don’t enter the international current, our The film is an anti-war love story of another war-torn area. international event in Spain. premieres in Tehran ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director Reza Mirkarimi’s Movies from Iran competing in Tehran theater to host deskdrama “Castle of Dreams” premiered during a special ceremony at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex on Sunday. Rainbow Film Festival “The Man-Trash” The film’s cast and crew and a large number of cineastes, including Asghar Farhadi, Majid Majidi, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Kamal Tabrizi, Homayun Asadian, Mohammad Rahmanian and Fereidun Jeirani, attended the ceremony.

A scene from “Castle of Dreams” by Reza Mirkarimi. A poster for the play “Deconstructed Theater or the Man-Trash” Iranian Niki Karimi acts in a scene from Mohammad Hamzei’s drama “Azar”. Actors Reza Kianian, Masud Rayegan, Saeid Rad, Amin Tarokh director Amir Ramezani will stage in Tehran next week. and Azita Hajian were also among the guests. ARTTEHRAN — Two opened with her husband who is now in ARTTEHRAN — Iranian The pieces are parts of an original In his brief speech, Mirkarimi extended his thanks to the deskfilms by Iranians are jail. She also tries to compromise to get deskdirector Amir material as are the pieces of a broken filmgoers and cinema experts, and asked them to promote his film. competing in the 20th Rainbow Film her husband released but things are not Ramezani plans to stage Romanian- mirror that needs to be repaired. The “Castle of Dreams” is about two young children whose Festival underway in East London. going as she has planned. French playwright Matei Visniec’s play director tries to put the pieces together mother has just died, and their father, Jalal, after long years “Azar” directed by Mohammad Hamzei “Video Check” tells the story of a “Deconstructed Theater or the Man- and every time the result is a new story. It of absence, returns to sort things out, but he does not want has been selected to be screened in the feature disabled child who loves volleyball. Trash” at Tehran’s Shahrzad Theater also gives the director absolute freedom. to take the children with him. film category and “Video Check”c co-directed The festival opened on July 21 and will on July 28. Mehdi Radinkhah, Siamak Soltani, The film won three main honors, including best film and by Mahyar Seyfury and Masud Mohammadi run until July 28. It is organized every Written in 1993, the texts in the Fariba Saremi, Sima Najafizadeh and best director awards, at the 22nd Shanghai International Film is competing in the short film section. year by the Rainbow Film Society, a non- play are a collection of dialogues Darya Vahab are the main members of Festival in June. “Azar” is about a woman who is trying profit charity organization in the UK that and monologues without any order the cast for the play, which will remain The film’s star, Hamed Behdad, also shared the award for best hard to manage a cafe-restaurant she has promotes cultural awareness. as theatrical modules. on stage until August 21. actor with Chinese actor Chang Feng at the event.

“Among Waters” on Afghan ‘The Lion King’ rules with $185 million debut LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) — Simba and global box office, officially dethroning the 10-year record refugees on stage in Tehran Mufasa reigned supreme this weekend as Disney’s of James Cameron’s “Avatar.” “The Lion King” dominated box office charts. Director Since other Hollywood studios refrained from ARTTEHRAN — The Tehran-based Afghan Jon Favreau’s remake of the animated classic collected releasing a movie against “The Lion King,” a number desk director Samereh Rezai staged “Among a massive $185 million from 4,756 North American of holdovers filled out domestic box office charts. In a Waters”, a play about Afghan theaters during its first three days of release. distant second place, Sony’s “Spider-Man: Far From refugees, at Tehran’s City In yet another win for Disney, the movie landed Home” collected $21 million during its third weekend Theater Complex on Monday. the best domestic launch for a PG film and set a new in theaters, lifting domestic ticket sales to $319 million. She is also the writer of the record for the month of July. That figure represents the The web-slinging superhero adventure has generated play, which recounts her life second-best domestic debut of the year behind Disney $569 million at the international box office. story. The play gives a real and Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” ($357 million). Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” landed in third insight into Afghan refugees The Buena Vista company now holds five of the top with $14 million. In five weeks, the animated movie who are born in Iran but six biggest movies of 2018 so far. has generated $375 million in North America and cannot get Iranian citizenship. Overseas, “The Lion King” felt the love with $269 $859 million globally, making it the seventh Pixar Therefore they do not have a million for a global start of $433 million. The film film to surpass the $800 million mark. bright future as they have no launched in China last weekend and has since earned $98 At No. 4, Paramount’s alligator thriller “Crawl” identity. million, boosting the worldwide haul to $531 million. generated $6 million for a domestic tally of $23 million. The only way open to them is “We have a lot to celebrate,” Cathleen Taff, Disney’s Rounding out the top five is Universal’s musical rom- to be smuggled into European president of global distribution, said on a Sunday com “Yesterday,” which pocketed $5.1 million during Cast member Donald Glover poses as he arrives for countries via the Mediterranean morning call. “‘The Lion King’ has such a resonance its fourth weekend of release. The movie has grossed A poster for Tehran-based Af- the World Premiere of “The Lion King” in Los Angeles, Sea, in order to live a better life in pop culture that you see all different types of people $57.5 million to date. ghan director Samereh Rezai’s California, U.S., July 9, 2019. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/ or to die on the way. coming out. People wanted to be part of this.” Among specialty releases, Sony Pictures Classics play “Among Waters”. File Photo) Mojtaba Musavi and Rezai The state-of-the-art technology used to bring the opened its documentary “David Crosby: Remember herself are the members of the cast for the play that will remain Pride Lands and its inhabitants to life drew a polarizing benefited from an equally buzzy voice cast including My Name” in four locations, where it earned $41,050. on stage until August 7. response from reviewers, but the newest version of Glover as Simba, Beyonce as Nala, Chiwetel Ejiofor Meanwhile, A24 expanded Lulu Wang’s “The Disney’s crown jewel proved to be critic-proof, and the as Scar, and Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon Farewell” to 35 locations in its second weekend, prospect of hearing Donald Glover’s Simba and Beyonce’s and Pumbaa. James Earl Jones reprised his role as generating a promising $1.17 million. The comedic Nala harmonize to Disney classics was irresistible. Mufasa from the original movie. The updated version drama starring Awkwafina debuts nationwide on Aug. 2. Iran ponders legal action Moviegoers flocked en masse to see Simba’s grand also includes a new song from Beyonce. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, against “Iran Modern: The return to the big screen, and to much enthusiasm. Disney has re-imagined five of its classics to mostly Neon’s documentary “Apollo 11” returned to theaters, “The Lion King” holds an A CinemaScore. consistent success. Outside of “The Lion King,” 2017’s making $75,000 from 107 venues. With $9 million Empress of Art” authors Audiences also shelled out to see the hyper-realistic “Beauty and the Beast” had the strongest start with in North America, it’s now the highest grossing non- movie in the best quality possible. Imax theaters $174 million, followed by 2010’s “Alice in Wonderland” fiction film of 2019. Neon owns the three biggest docs 1 The 200-page book contains a foreword by Farah accounted for $25 million of tickets sold, while 36% launched with $116 million. In 2016, Favreau’s “The of the year so far with “Amazing Grace” ($4.5 million) Pahlavi who unveiled it during a ceremony in London in of global ticket sales came from 3D screens. Jungle Book” earned a strong $103 million in its and “The Biggest Little Farm” ($4 million). November 2018. “The Lion King” provided a much-needed jolt to inaugural weekend. In May, Guy Richie’s “Aladdin” “It’s remarkable to see ‘Apollo 11’ cross $9 million Raikhel-Bolot is also the managing director and co-founder the domestic box office. Heading into the weekend, debuted with $91.5 million and is approaching the $1 to become the highest grossing doc of 2019 and on of Art Advisory, an international firm that works with some of box office receipts were pacing over 9% behind last billion mark globally. However, Tim Burton’s “Dumbo” the 50th anniversary of the moon landing,” Elissa the biggest names in modern art and collecting. year. Now, theatrical earnings are down just over 7%, stumbled with $45 million earlier this year. Federoff, Neon’s head of theatrical distribution said Elsewhere, Mozaffari gave some details of the restoration according to Comscore. In a banner weekend for Disney, the studio is in a statement. “A true testament to an extraordinary process of the museum, and said that 60 percent of the renovation “The Lion King” is already one of the most now home to the highest-grossing movie in history. piece of cinema and one of the best reviewed films of has been accomplished. recognizable stories across the world, but the remake “Avengers: Endgame” crossed $2.7892 billion at the the year.”