WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12975 Tuesday NOVEMBER 14, 2017 Aban 23, 1396 Safar 25, 1439 Leader thanks Buhari free Iran edge past Venezuela Master miniaturist Iraqis for hosting Sheikh Zakzaky now! in friendly Farshchian donates new work Arbaeen pilgrims 2 7 15 to Mashhad museum 16 Macron’s remarks not accurate: Iran By Mohammad Homaeefar weekly press conference. TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokes- During a visit to Dubai on Thursday, man Bahram Qassemi said on Monday Macron said he was “very concerned” by that the recent remarks made by French Tehran’s missile program after Riyadh President Emanuel Macron about Iran’s claimed it had intercepted a missile fired missile program were “not accurate”. from Yemen and accused Iran of arming “We want France to pay closer attention Houthi Ansarullah fighters. to regional issues, as there are many ene- The French president also called for a firm mies here [in the region] trying to affect stance over Iran’s ballistic missile program, Iran’s relations with European countries, raising the prospect of possible sanctions on especially France,” Qassemi said in his Tehran with regard to those activities. 2 Syria war intended to divide, weaken independent nations: Sydney professor By Zahra Khezri and dividing the region’s independent Tim Anderson, a senior lecturer in political countries,” Tim, writer of the book titled economy at the University of Sydney, believes “The Dirty War on Syria”, tells the Tehran that the war on Syria was intended to weaken Times in an exclusive interview. and divide independent countries in the region. Below is a full transcript of the inter- “The war has aimed at weakening view: 6 I have trouble understanding no military solution was possible in Syria: Erdogan Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said He said he would discuss the issue with on Monday that those who do not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well in a military solution in Syria should pull as a political solution in Syria, joint steps Deadly quake claims their troops out, after Russia and the Unit- with Russia in Syria’s Afrin region, and Majid Asgaripour ed States said no military solution was details of an S-400 air defense missile possible in Syria. system deal. “I am having trouble understanding Persian Gulf crisis these comments. If a military solution is Erdogan also said Monday he will dis- See page 2 out of the question, then those who say cuss a solution to the five-month dispute this should pull their troops out,” Erdogan between Qatar and its Persian Gulf Arab Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ hundreds of lives told reporters before flying to Russia. neighbors during a visit to Kuwait. 13 PERSPECTIVE Saudi act humiliates Lebanese people, Al-Mustaqbal: expert ARTICLE By M.A.Saki By Setareh Behroozi EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW To learn more about this, our correspondent rangements which is the brainchild of Salafism Deputy editor-in-chief has conducted an interview with Sadeq Maleki is no longer viable. Tehran Times journalist By Payman Yazdani senior Political Analyst and Expert. The world, region and even social context of TEHRAN — Iranian expert Sadeq Maleki says Hereunder is excerpt of interview: Saudis have changed but Saudi Arabia is still Hriri’s resignation under the pressure of Riyadh How do you evaluate the wave of changes captured by an old system that is not responsive Lessons from is not only humiliation of the Lebanese people and developments in Saudi Arabia? to the current condition of this country and world. Develop reading but also the humiliation of Al- Mustaqbal bloc. A: Although changes and developments in The developments in Saudi Arabia have been Kermanshah Developments such as launch of missile to Saudi Arabia at the first glance can lead to the made with the aim of structural changes and habit amid Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh by Yemenis gov- power struggle among Saudis, in a more accurate its process will continue with ups and downs. earthquake ernment and announcement of resignation of assessment, it can be said that these changes Are these changes in Saudi Arabia attrib- busy life! Saad Hariri as Lebanese Prime Minister attracted are an indispensable and inevitable necessity uted to its internal circumstances? The earthquake in the western province the attention of political and media circles to- that should sooner or later put Saudi Arabia in A: In response to your question, I should say s a commuter with a pile of chores of Kermanshah late on Sunday teaches wards Saudi Arabia by plotting charges against a position in conformity with the development that all socio-political changes in all communi- waiting for you at home, may be us important lessons. Iran accompanied by massive arrests under the criteria. Continuation of Saudi Arabia’s life with ties such as Saudi Arabia have both internal and Ayou think that there is no time for On the one hand it shows that Iran has leadership of Mohammad bin Salman. a traditional system depending on the tribal ar- external origins. 7 reading books! But when there is a will, made great progresses in the face of very there is a way. Even in a busy life, you can strong earthquakes and on the other it stay a bonafide book reader if you believe proves that supervision over construction Flying girl of Iran hopes to increase female skydivers in book reading as a must. Iran annually celebrate National Day of some buildings is still lax. By Naghmeh Mizanian to boost the number of female skydivers in the “I began skydiving in 2012; at that time I was of Book and Book Reading in mid-Novem- Some buildings in the city of Sar-e TEHRAN — Fatemeh Akrami, the only female country”, she stated. Akrami went on to say that if the only Iranian female skydiver,” said the former Pol Zahab have been severely destroyed she lived abroad, she would prefer to fulfill her own member of national gymnastics team, adding, “I ber. A reminder for many of us to escape skydiver in Iran, hopes to instruct skydiving to the day-to-day routine and sit back for while some others, just dozens of meters as many interested girls as possible. wishes, but, in her homeland, she has another duty. burdened many troubles during these 5 years, away, have suffered minor damages or “There is no female skydiving instructor in especially for skydiving in Iran. As a girl, I should a moment. “My goal is to become a skydiving instructor Life is a mix of fun, learning and work, no damages. for Iranian girls,” Akrami, 24, said in an interview Iran and there are many interested women who join many skydivers who were military personnel This earthquake proved this fact do not have the chance to learn skydiving abroad and they were all men, however, I was neither a not only overwork so you can enjoy it by with the Tehran Times. a balance! Books can bring you fun and that it is not a very difficult to build “I am an Iranian girl and my responsibility is as I did”, she noted. military personnel nor a man.” 12 houses resistant to very powerful earth- learning so don’t miss this chance and find quakes. The buildings that survived a way to read more books! Here you can this earthquake, which measured 7.3 Inter-Islamic comparative studies for Muslim World Today find some hints about this idea: Put down your smartphone! on the Richter scale, demonstrated TEHRAN — (MNA) – University of Islamic research and student fields, added: The scientific “Today, every single Muslim country should Addicted to check your smartphone all that Iran has emerged rather success- Denominations has been a step forward in In- power of the universities of the Islamic world is use the capacities of the others to promote the the time? You are not alone in this modern ful in what I call the war on “strong ter-Islamic Comparative Studies and is ready in their synergy and interconnectivity. Islamic knowledge and fight with Islamophobia compulsion! Believe it or not it is one of earthquakes”. to share and transfer their experiences in this Vice-Chancellor of International and Scien- around the world,” he said. the main reasons for not reading books! Even if such a strong earthquake had regard. tific Cooperation who is present at the Third Yahya Jahangiri, by underlying the maximum Your smartphone is your constant stricken the most prepared nations like Dr. Yahya Jahangiri, Vice-Chancellor of In- International Scientific Forum of Iran-Arab use of academic capacity to introduce the Islam companion at doctor’s waiting room, on Japan, which have made their countries ternational and Scientific Cooperation, with the World in Tunisia said: “Today, the Islamic to the younger generation, accentuated that the the bus, at the traffic light and wherever quake-proof, it would have still caused emphasis of full readiness of the University of world more than ever needs scientific and joint research can contribute to a better approxi- you think! damages let alone Iran which is still in Islamic Denominations for Academic exchanges academic exchange in the field of Islamic mation among Islamic Universities and can help Smartphone, modern trusty factotum, the middle of the road. with Islamic world universities in educational, Denominations. to an accurate recognition of Islam. Yet as a country vulnerable to re- provides you with short ‘informative’ peated quakes, officials and responsi- messages and in this way your sense of ble bodies in our country must have learning is fulfilled! enforced a stricter standard for house Expo Pakistan But what is wrong with that? The point construction.