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Standing in beaten path. a circular pit, 8 17 new petrochemical plants to go operational by March 2021 TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan The current Iranian calendar year (be- Namdar Zanganeh said 17 new petrochem- gan on March 20) is named as the year of ical plants are planned to be inaugurat- “Pick up in Production” by the Leader of ed across the country during the current Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei. Iranian calendar year (ends on March Considering the undeniable significance of 20, 2021), Tasnim news agency reported. the petrochemical industry in Iran’s resilient Speaking in a meeting of the surge in economy in the sanctions era, the Iranian Oil production headquarters on Wednesday, Ministry and the country’s National Petro- Zanganeh noted that the implementation chemical Company (NPC) have been taking of the new projects is going to bring the major steps to facilitate further development country $6 million of revenues every year. of this industry in recent years. 4 U.S. occupation destroyed Iraqi state structure: Kadhimi By staff & agencies of Iraqi journalists and writers. Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mustafa “The problems and crises that we al-Kadhimi has said the 2003 U.S. oc- are now facing are the result of a wrong cupation of Iraq destroyed the country’s set-up for the political process post “structure”. 2003,” he said, according to ASharq “The U.S. occupation of the country al-Awsat. succeeded in destroying the structure of He also said his cabinet lineup was the Iraqi state without setting up a correct ready and he would discuss it with the rebuilding process,” al-Kadhimi said in different political blocs to submit the list a gathering on Tuesday with a number to Parliament for approval. 10 ARTICLE UK arms giant sold £15bn in weapons to Saudi Arabia during Yemen war ARTICLE Salman Parviz Britain’s leading arms manufacturer is found “The last five years have seen a brutal human- Riyadh is BAE’s third biggest buyer. The com- Mohammad Jafari Journalist to have sold above £15 billion ($18.9) worth of itarian crisis for the people of Yemen, but for pany maintains and supplies Tornado warplanes Tehran Times journalist arms to Saudi Arabia since the kingdom started BAE it’s been business as usual. The war has to the kingdom and provides “operational capa- a brutal war against Yemen, the Arab world’s only been possible because of arms companies bility” to its Air Force and Navy. most impoverished nation. and complicit governments willing to support it.” According to Press TV, Saudi Arabia and its allies Theories on origins The Guardian carried a news article on Tues- The data further showed that the true value of have been staging indiscriminate attacks against COVID-19 pandemic day, citing data obtained from the BAE (British the UK’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia is far greater Yemen since March 2015 to put the country’s former of COVID-19 Aerospace) Systems’ most recent annual report than the £5.3bn total value of the country’s export Saudi-allied officials back in the saddle. can hit Israeli that has also been newly analyzed by Britain’s licenses since March 2015, when Riyadh and a co- The war — which has the support of the UK, disease Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT). alition of its allies launched the military campaign. the US and other Western states — has killed regime harder than The sum includes £2.5 billion in revenues The gap has been due to the fact that arms tens of thousands of Yemenis and rendered at here are many theories about the that the company received from Saudi arms have also been sold to the Saudi kingdom under least 80 percent of Yemen’s 28-million-strong expected exact origins of the novel corona- sales in 2019. open licenses, which authorize the sales without population dependent on aid for survival. T virus, designated “nCoV-2019” The sales came despite a ruling by Britain’s recording the cost under the official export total. The UK government has been under fire for ilitary-spying character of the by World Health Organization or com- Court of Appeal in June last year that all British “These figures expose the cozy relationship keeping up arms sales to the Saudi regime despite Israeli regime coupled with monly referred to as COVID-19 disease, arms exports that could be used against Yemen between the Saudi regime and BAE. But they also widespread reports that the weapons are being Mcostly occupation and blockade also called SARS-CoV-2 because it is were to be halted. imply that the value of UK arms sales is far greater used against Yemeni civilians and non-military of the Palestinian territories will certainly related to SARS pathogen. Theories Andrew Smith of the CAAT, meanwhile, said, than government figures show,” Smith added. infrastructure. 10 narrow down its economic capabilities about the missing link for transmission as COVID-19 outbreak has reduced Tel of the new coronavirus from bats to Aviv’s incomes remarkably, a political humans abound. science expert said. Questions abound whether climate Academy of Medical Sciences makes fasting recommendations in midst of coronavirus disease Adnan Abu Amer, the head of the change may lead to more zoonotic dis- TEHRAN – The Iranian Academy of Medical people over 65 years of age can practice fasting Moreover, those people who are suffering from Political Science Department at the eases like COVID-19 or if urbanization Sciences has issued a set of recommendations observing health protocols of social distancing, underweight or overweight are recommended to University of the Ummah in Gaza, and deforestation in the future will result for fasting during the holy month of Ramadan as washing hands regularly, drinking 8-10 glasses of observe social distancing more strictly. underlined in his article published by in more pandemics. Today scientists are Muslims, like other communities in the world, water between dawn and dusk, and reducing the They should also note that people with di- the Middle east Monitor that Israel is racing to find a vaccine for the virus. In are grappling with the coronavirus predicament. consumption of tea and coffee while increasing abetes may be more vulnerable to coronavi- possibly one of the few regimes in the order to fully understand the nature of The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, the consumption of vegetables and fruits. rus. So, it is recommended that those people world that carries out regular military this pandemic it is important to know Ramadan is a time when Muslims around the It should be noted that the elderly are more who are suffering from diabetes are allowed and security drills to check its readiness its origins. world abstain from eating, drinking or smoking susceptible to the coronavirus infection due to for fasting if they are below 65 years of age. to face threats and challenges, including On December 30, 2019 at around 7 between sunrise and sunset. high blood sugar and blood pressure, cardiac and Meanwhile, patients who are suffering from natural disasters and epidemics. Nev- p.m., the Wuhan Center of Disease Control For most Muslims fasting is one of the major pulmonary diseases. However, many of them are high blood pressure should be checked up ertheless, its performance so far in the and Prevention detected a novel coro- obligations. In recent years studies undertaken unaware of their diseases. regularly every day. face of the coronavirus crisis has been navirus in two hospital patients with by scientists have discovered that it has some Therefore, considering that infection with the People who have undergone organ transplan- disappointing; its health sector was atypical pneumonia – the virus belongs very important medical advantages in terms of coronavirus may be more dangerous among the tation are not allowed for fasting. Finally, patients simply not prepared enough. to the same family of bat-borne viruses regenerating the body’s immune system. elderly, it is recommended that those who are who have recovered from the coronavirus are A full month and more after the virus as the one that caused SARS, a disease Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Iranian not assured that fasting is not harmful to them recommended not to embark on fasting for at was detected in Israel, with the health and that plagued 8,100 people and killed 800 Academy of Medical Sciences has said all healthy not to practice fasting.