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TEHRAN – Cabinet Spokesman, Mohammad
Baqer Nobakht, has noted that the resignation
and dismissal of thirteen managers by the
government in relation to unconventional
salaries, has been accepted.
According to Mehr news agency, in an address
to a news conference, in Tehran on Tuesday
morning, Cabinet spokesman said that the
so-called astronomical salaries led many of the
accomplishments of the government, especially
in relation to civil servants’ pay raises, to go
unseen, resulting in discontent. Meanwhile, he
pointed out, the government would not allow
any imbalance in payrolls, or the emergence of
unconventional payments.
In further remarks, the Cabinet spokesman
said that the government has dealt with the
said unwanted phenomenon in a responsible
manner, and has not solely resorted to an
official apology.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he noted that our
current problem in banking affairs is that the
financial statements of our banks should become
transparent.
Furthermore, he noted that American hardliners
and Zionists have been against the JCPOA
which has been concluded between Iran and
P5+1 Group member states.
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Tehran, Baku Sign MoU
On Transport Cooperation
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN - Iran and Azerbaijan on Tuesday inked Memorandum of Understanding on
transport cooperation.
The MOU was signed in presence of the Iranian and Azeri officials in charge of transit and transport
and road maintenance departments of the two countries.
Managing Director for international transit and transport of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation
Organization and Chairman of the two-day conference Mohammad Javad Atrchian said that IranAzerbaijan joint commission on land transport was held to develop cooperation on land transport
between two countries.
He said that both sides agreed on systematic exchange of information and statistics about transport
of passengers and goods.
Regarding the tolls paid by freight and passenger fleet, Atrchian said that the two sides agreed to
unify the tolls.
Atrchian added that the Azeri side announced that except for dangerous goods, $160 will be received
to pass the border, $80 to use the territory for 14 days, $40 for insurance and $25 to enter big cities
like Baku, Ganja and Sumqayit.
He made clear that the tolls to transfer dangerous goods will be received based on
Earlier Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had approved the agreement signed between Azerbaijan
and Iran for cooperation in the use of water resources and continuation of construction and operation
of the Khudaferin and Giz Galasi hydroelectric facilities on the Araz River.
The president also approved the “Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic
of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the coordination of railways of
Azerbaijan and Iran.”
Iran Advisory Body Approves
New Oil, Gas Contract
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN - Iran’s new oil and gas contract was
approved on Tuesday after some amendments by the
Resistance Economy Headquarters, a top
government economic advisory body, the Fars and
Tasnim news agencies reported.
The Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC) is a cornerstone
of the country’s plan to raise crude production
through foreign investment.
The approval of the contracts by the Resistance
Economy Headquarters is important as the
advisory body was formed last year to implement
Supreme Leader Ayatllah Seyed AyatollKhamenei’s
economic views.
The body is chaired by the first vice president
Eshaq Jahangiri and several cabinet members,
including the oil minister, attend its meetings.
The final draft for the contracts must still be
approved by the government.
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Iran to Send Two Satellites Into Space by Early 2017
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Head of Iranian Space Organization Mohsen Bahrami said
that three satellites of ‘Dousti’ (friendship), Amir-Kabir and Nahid (Venus) are
scheduled to be launched into space soon.
He said that Iran plans to launch at least a couple of satellites into space by
the end of the current Iranian calendar year (which ends on March 20, 2016).
Iran Can
Provide Lasting
Security for EU
Energy Field
Websites Review
Principlists Will Be Winner
NAMEHNEWS* - A former principlist Majlis
TEHRAN (MNA) – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani underlined that Iran can provide
lasting security for Europe’s energy field.
Larijani, in a meeting with Bulgarian Prime
Minister Boyko Borissov on Tuesday, said the
situation in the region is critical, adding the issue of
terrorism is not a simple and tactical topic to be
resolved with a few aerial bombardment.
Stating that today the region and even
Europe are involved in terrorism, Larijani
said the fight against terrorism requires
international cooperation.
Pointing to the long history of relations
between Iran and Bulgaria, Larijani noted
that the visit of Bulgarian delegation to Iran
could be a turning point in relations between
the two countries and today is a good time to
strengthen bilateral ties.
Iran’s trade relations with EU has traditionally
been deep and Iranian businessmen are interested
in engaging with most countries, Larijani said
pointing to the current obstacles including banking
problems which are not completely resolved after
the removal of sanctions.
Borissov, for his part, said terrorism is a global
crisis, adding European countries unfortunately
consider terrorism and Islam the same.
“No religion certainly supports the actions of
terrorist groups, however, some major countries
support terrorists,” he noted.
Pointing to Brexit, Bulgarian PM said the move
divided the country into two parts providing the
grounds for the collapse of British pound which
has made the nation 10 per cent poorer.
Differences Narrowing Tehran, Bucharest Underscore
Developing Bilateral Ties
Among Caspian States
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who
is in Kazakhstan for a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea
littoral states, said the Caspian countries have reached a consensus on many
topics, but noted that a number of issues still remain to be settled.
It would be relatively optimistic to think that participants in the Astana
meeting will be able to resolve the outstanding issues and reach a conclusion,
Zarif told reporters upon his arrival in the Kazakh capital on Tuesday.
Though the differences have been widely narrowed, there still exist issues
that need to discussed and settled, he added.
As regards the common grounds, Zarif said the Caspian littoral countries have
developed good cooperation to conserve the environment and protect the flora and
fauna of the lake, adding that there is also a consensus that Caspian Sea should
remain the “sea of peace and friendship” without the presence of outsiders.
Accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, including legal and political
experts, Zarif is joining his counterparts from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan and Russia for talks on the legal status of the lake.
Two days ago, a special working group from Iran arrived in Astana to
participate in the expert-level talks ahead of the ministerial meeting.
The working group’s sessions were part of efforts to draft the convention
on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.
The 45th meeting of the special working group of the Caspian Sea
concluded in Russia’s capital of Moscow on June 10 with a communiqué.
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed water body on earth by area,
variously classed as the world’s largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
Iran’s Expectations Not Met After JCPAO
IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK
TEHRAN –deputy FM has announced that Iran’s expectations of the JCPOA
have not been fully realized which poses demands for further efforts.
Australian Ambassador to Tehran Paul Foley, at the end of his three-year
mission in Iran, met and talked with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister
Morteza Sarmadi.
During the meeting, Iran’s Sarmadi appreciated the efforts of Paul Foley in
line with boosting bilateral ties saying “the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) provided massive opportunities for cooperation between
Tehran and Canberra which requires diplomatic measures to overcome
barriers and obstacles.”
“Iran’s outlook and prospects for the JCPOA have not been realized
completely,” underlined deputy FM calling for greater efforts to this end.
Mr. Foley, the Australian ambassador to Tehran, also stated that he had
observed the resolution of a long-lasting difficulty through diplomacy;
“more issues will be addressed with the passage of time.”
“Major banks will gradually launch partnership with Iran while small banks
have already initiated collaborations with Iranian counterparts,” underlined
the official concluding “Australian companies are after participating in Iran’s
economic projects hence the opening of the Office of Commercial Affairs at
the Australian Embassy in Tehran.”
Russia, Iran,
Azerbaijan Presidents
To Meet Soon
BELGRADE (IRNA) - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid
Takht-Ravanchi and Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister of
Romania Costin Borc discussed bilateral ties emphasizing developing
trade ties and economic cooperation.
Takht-Ravanchi and Costin Borc described the atmosphere in different
fields like information technology, tourism, agriculture, energy and
investment to expand bilateral cooperation.
Both sides called for holding joint ministerial economic commission in the
upcoming Iranian month of Aban (October 22-November 20) as a step to get
more familiarized with both countries’ facilities and capabilities and to
develop economic ties and cooperation.
Issues like the way to promote banking interactions and to
reinforce transit cooperation between the two countries were also
discussed in the meeting.
In related news, Takht-Ravanchi, in a meeting with Romanian Foreign
Minister Lazar Comanescu on Sunday, underlined the Islamic Republic of
Iran’s determination to broaden Tehran-Bucharest relations in all areas,
including energy and transportation.
Takht-Ravanchi is scheduled to leave Bucharest for Athens on Tuesday to
have negotiations with Greek officials.
IRGC Plays Down Media Hype over
Naval Patrol Near U.S. Warship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Lieutenant commander of the Islamic Revolution
Guards Corps Navy played down reports that the IRGC boats in the
Strait of Hormuz have maneuvered dangerously close to a U.S.
military vessel, saying the patrol boats are always in the region as part
of routine operations.
Following reports by an American reporter aboard the USS New
Orleans military vessel claiming that 5 IRGC boats have maneuvered
dangerously close to the amphibious ship in the Strait of Hormuz, IRGC
Navy Lieutenant Commander General Alireza Tangsiri said on Tuesday
that maintaining a watch over foreign vessels is not unusual and that the
IRGC forces in the country’s southern waters are constantly engaged in
such round-the-clock operations.
The commander underlined that the IRGC naval forces are vigilantly
monitoring the sea traffic involving any foreign vessel, particularly those of
the ultra-regional forces and the U.S., whose existence in the region is a
potential threat and spells trouble.
The general also stressed that Americans have been complying the IRGC
warnings in the southern waters for years, saying the hue and cry in foreign
media outlets was a result of misunderstanding the issue.
According to a report by Gordon Lubold, five IRGC boats including four
small patrol craft and a larger fast-attack craft, maneuvered “dangerously”
close to the US military vessel.
General Joe Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, was also on board the
USS New Orleans during the encounter.
IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK
TEHRAN - Russian, Iranian and Azerbaijani leaders will
hold a meeting in August, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov said Tuesday.
The leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan will hold a
meeting on the North-South transport corridor and the date
of the meeting will be decided in August, Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
“We discussed the North-South project in Baku. An
agreement was reached regarding a presidential level
meeting on the North-South project. A decision on the
meeting of the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran
will be made in August,” Mammadyarov said at a meeting
with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Russia and Azerbaijan are working on several energy
and transport ventures, as well as plan on investing in
Iran-related project.
deputy believes principlists will be definitely the
winner of next presidential election.
Seyed Mehdi Hashemi said principlists have
not decided on their candidates but he believes
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Saeed Jalili
will have more votes than President
Hassan Rouhani in the upcoming election.
He said all would-be candidates of
principlists can easily compete with
Rouhani. He called for unity among
principlists and said principlists should start
talks for being united for their candidates.
He added that President Rouhani’s chance
of winning is fading due to his weak
performance. He said recent salary scandal
has had negative impact on President
Rouhani’s stand in the society.
Hadda-Adel Not to Run
NASIMONLINE* - The office of principlist
lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel denied
allegations that he is to run for by-run Majlis
election from Isfahan constituency.
Some media outlets have claimed that former
lawmaker is to run for Majlis election next
year from Isfahan constituency. After Minoo
Khaleghi was disqualified by the Guardian
Council, a by-run election will be held in
Isfahan for her replacement.
Haddad-Adel’s office refuted allegations and
said he is to go to Isfahan to participate in a TV
program and he does not want to run for election.
Haddad-Adel finished 31 during the February
election in Tehran constituency and failed to
enter Majlis.
Satellite Law Should Be Revised
KHANEH MELLAT* - Minister of
Culture and Islamic Guidance says the law on
TV satellite channels needs to be revised and
a new law should be approved.
Ali Jannati said the law related to airing
trailers of movies in foreign-based TV
channels should be amended.
He said to advertise a cultural product via a
satellite TV channel is possible provided that
the law is revised.
Jannati reiterated that as long as the law is
not revised, the ministry has to abide by the
current law and to confront with those who
try to advertise their movies on satellite TV
channels. He urged producers to be careful
and to avoid using satellite TV channels for
publicizing their movies or their movies
will be banned.
No Threatening Message
MEHR* - Prosecutor general of Tehran
denied that his office has been behind sending
threatening message to some journalists.
Some unofficial media outlets have claimed
that the prosecutor general office has sent the
threatening message to journalists.
But prosecutor general Dolatabadi refuted
the allegations and said if the office decides to
send message, it will announce it officially
and it does not need such secret act.
MP Blames
Larijani, Pezeshkian
MEHR* - A Majlis deputy who was
escaped a terror act this week in Kermanshah
criticized Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and
Vice-Speaker Masoud Pezeshkian for their
indifferent approach toward assassination
attempt against him.
Heshmat Fallahat Pisheh said he expected the
presiding board of Majlis to take a firm stand
against the assassination. He said unfortunately
Larijani and Pezeshkian are busy with their
own political stand and approach.
He added that only a message from members
from Kermanshah constituency was read in
Majlis. He deplored that officials’ thinkings
are miles away from borders.
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Noon (Zohr)
13:10
Evening (Maghreb)
20:42
Tomorrow’s Dawn (Fajr)
Tomorrow’s Sunrise
04:16
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83. Marked as from thy Lord: Nor are they ever far from those who do wrong!
84. To the Madyan People (We sent) Shu’aib, one of their own brethren: he said: “O my people! worship
Allah. Ye have no other god but Him. And give not short measure or weight: I see you in prosperity, but I fear for you
the penalty of a day that will compass (you) all round.
85. “And O my people! give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due:
commit not evil in the land with intent to do mischief.
86. “That which is left you by Allah is best for you, if ye (but) believed! but I am not set over you to keep watch!”
Iran Boosts Cooperation
With Large European Banks
Envoys Tour
Maku Free Zone
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN—Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Iran, Akbar
Komijani, has noted that prior to nuclear talks, Iran’s
banking network maintained a number of interactions with
European banks, which continue to this day, while this
cooperation has moved from medium-sized European banks
toward large banks in Europe.
According to Tasnim news agency, this banking official, who was
addressing the banking confab, convened on the sidelines of 9th stock
market, bank, and insurance exhibition, on Tuesday morning, referred to
the accomplishments of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for the
banking system such as provision of access of Iranian banks to
international markets; access to seized hard currency sources; maintenance
of oil revenues; and transference of cash.
Deputy-Governor of Central Bank of Iran went on to remind that ‘upon the
start of economic reforms in the 11th administration, despite the fall of oil
revenues as of 1.5 years ago, we experienced a 3% economic growth.
He added that the fall of oil revenues continued in the Iranian solar
Iran, Bulgaria Chambers
Sign MoU on Cooperation
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN – Iran and Bulgaria signed a
memorandum of understanding yesterday to
boost cooperation among chambers of commerce
of both countries.
Bulgarian Deputy Economy Minister Lyuben
Petrov during meeting with deputy head of Iran’s
Chamber of Commerce Farhad Sharif signed the
MoU and expressed hope the Mou would enhance
trade exchanges between both countries.
Sharif, for his part, called for finding ways to
minimize problem for cooperation among private
sectors as it is a must.
He added that visa issuance and banking
problem as well as transportation are the major
hurdles for boosting trade. He reiterated that
chambers of commerce of both countries can
facilitate the cooperation. He termed Bulgaria as
a gateway for Iran’s presence in Europe.
Petrov, for his part, revealed the determination of
Bulgaria’s high-ranking officials to bolster relations
with Iran, adding that the MoU can cooperate both
countries to enhance economic cooperation.
He added that Iran was Bulgaria’s biggest trade
partner in the Middle East in the 80’s and
expressed hope it would happen soon.
Petrov said Bulgaria’s a strategic gateway for
entering Europe as well as Iran’s special strategic
situation can accelerate the trade cooperation.
Surah 11. Hud ( 83 - 86 )
calendar year of 1394 (March 2015-2016), with the oil prices declining
to $30 per barrel in mid-1394, which left an impact on hard currency
revenues and the national economic growth.
On the state of liquidity in Iran, he added that in the first two months
of the Iranian solar calendar year of 1395 (March-May 2016) liquidity
grew by 2.1%, manifesting a 0.2% fall compared to the same period in
the preceding year.
On the hard currency rate, he noted that the rate of hard currencies is in line
with the rate of inflation. Referring to inflation rate, this senior banking
official said the national inflation rate has dropped from 40.4% in September
2013 to 9.7% in July 2016.
Over 100 Foreign Contracts Sealed in Post-JCPOA Era
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN—Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine, and
Trade, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, has
referred to the sanctions-era conditions in previous
years, while adding that the positive impacts of
the conclusion of Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) between Iran and 5+1 Group
member states are unbelievable; with more than a
hundred deals and contracts clinched with foreign
countries in the post-JCPOA period.
According to IRNA, the minister of industry who
was speaking on Monday night added that in the
previous years, a few countries were ready to invest
in Iran. However, in the past six months, a large
number of economic delegations from a whole host
of countries have visited Iran for investment, he said.
Touching on the activities of a number of foreign
countries in Iran in the past six months, the
minister of industry reiterated that Italian
companies are part of the investors who have
capitalized in different sectors of Iran’s economy.
Detailing some of these deals with foreign
countries, the minister said in participation with
Peugeot Company, more than twenty contracts
for auto production have been signed in Iran,
TEHRAN – Ambassadors and
diplomats of six participating
Southeast and the Oceania in the
Economic Forum at Maku Free
Zone yesterday toured the region.
According to the public
relations office, six diplomats
from Southeast Asia and
Oceania toured the export
terminal of Maku Free Zone
as the CEO of Customs
Office of the zone Mr.
Nobakht accompanied them.
They also visited Logistic Estate Town as it will be
constructed in three phases and its first phase has been
completed. The second phase will be operational in
three years. Nobakht added that the estate town will
turn into Iran’s biggest trade and exports hub.
The diplomats gathered at Maku Free Zone to
discuss ways of investment and cooperation.
On Monday, managing director of Maku Free
Zone Hossein Foroozan said that the revenues of
the zone has been fifty-folded.
He said diplomats from Vietnam, Thailand,
North Korea, China, Indonesia and Japan were
present in the forum at Maku.
He went on to say that Maku Airport will start
its work from September 22.
Foroozan admitted that the zone lacks enough
hotels for visitors because it is still a unknown land.
Dagestan, Iran to Create
Trade Association
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
and by the end of this Iranian solar calendar year
(March 2017) the first autos, subject to these
contracts, will be produced.
Referring to some of the existing problems in the
international communications of Iran’s economy,
the minister of industry reiterated that these
problems and shortcomings will soon be dispelled.
He went on to stress that the Central Bank
of Iran has concluded 35 agreements with
foreign central banks for the facilitation of
financial relations.
Moreover, he said, Iranian banks have separately
concluded 215 agreements with foreign banks in
the post-JCPOA era.
Foreign Investment in SEO Up by 40%
TEHRAN - Dagestan and Iran intend to
create a trade association for investments, - the
press-service of Dagestan Ministry of Industry
and Trade reports.
“The association aims at the promotion of
Dagestan and Iran economic entities, the
organization of logistics, the exchange of goods,
the bilateral attraction of investments, the tourism
development as well as the assistance in visa
support”, -the spokesperson commented.
The idea to establish the association emerged at
the meeting between the representatives of
Dagestan Ministry Industry and Trade and the
Iranian Investment Company “Hamrahian” in
Makhachkala - the ministry spokesperson resumed.
Specialized Panel on
Water Crisis at WMC
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN (MNA) – Deputy SEO said the volume
of investments in the organization has surged by
40 percent following the JCPOA-implementation.
Vice Chairman of Securities and Exchange
Organization of Iran (SEO) for International and
Foreign Investment Affairs Bahador Bijani said
“interactions with foreign agencies were initiated
even before the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) was implemented.”
The official added “defining joint projects with
foreign parties proves to be more beneficial than
inking Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs).”
Razi Insurance Co., Energy Ministry to Cooperate
IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK
TEHRAN – Razi Insurance Company will cooperate with Energy Ministry and some of affiliated firms
on insurance coverage of their staff.
According to the public relations office of Razi Company, head of the technical department of the
company Farshid Bakhshi said that the company got license from the Central Insurance Company to
provide insurance coverage for the staff of water and power industry.
He added that the company will cover all insurance services for the staff nationwide. He added that
the company can provide life insurance individually or collectively and insurance for travellers to
foreign countries.
Bakhshi highlighted the potentials and capabilities of Razi Company and said it had 40 branches and
more than 1700 active agents nationwide and it is ready to present more services for clients. He
concluded that new insurance coverage like Comprehensive Life Insurance and Collective Accident
will be available for clients in upcoming days.
Bijani, while pointing to the signed MoU with
South Korea, noted “the agreement aims to
connect the two sides’ SEOs leading to escalation
of bilateral ties between Tehran and Seoul.”
“Instead of sealing deals with all world countries,
Iran is planning to boost ties with a specific
number of target states,” continued deputy SEO
adding “so far, we hold good relations with
Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Greece, Oman
while negotiations are underway with some other
countries including France.”
According to the law, foreigners can participate
in Iran’s SEO after following due processes and
obtaining a trading code.
Upon lifting of sanctions, the willingness of
individuals and foreign companies to participate
in Iran’s SEO has increased significantly.
TEHRAN – An specialized panel will be held on
water crisis in Iran and the world during the first
Conference of Mayors and Councillors to be held
at Milad Tower of Tehran on July 20-21.
Managing director of Iran Water Resources
Management Company Eng. Haj Rasooliha said
water crisis will be a dominant issue in the
upcoming conference of Mayors and Councilors.
He said a specialized panel has been arranged to
be held on the sidelines of the conference on
water crisis in Iran and the world.
He expressed hope that participants at the panel
can find ways to overcome water crisis which is an
international issue. Eng. Jahangir Habibi, Eng.
Mohammad Ali Mostafavi and Dr. Hedayat Fahmi
will form the panel as some guests will join them.
Tehran, Athens Ink MoU on Stock Exchange Cooperation
TEHRAN (IRNA) - Central Securities Depository of
Iran and Athens Exchange Group (ATHEXCSD)
signed an MoU to develop stock exchange cooperation.
Head of Iranian Central Securities Depository and
Settlement Funds Company (SAMAT) Mohammad
Reza Mohseni and Vice Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of ATHEXCSD Socrates
Lazaridis signed the MoU on the sidelines of the
9th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank
and Insurance (FINEX 2016).
As per the MoU, the two sides are obliged to
cooperate in the fields of post-transactions affairs to
establish and release Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF),
to release stock exchange and to link Iranian and
Greek capital markets.
Some 340 Iranian firms together with 10 foreign
ones from Greece, Croatia, Taiwan, China, Russia,
Switzerland, Germany and Italy participated in the 9th
International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and
Insurance (FINEX 2016) which was held
internationally for the first time and is underway in
Tehran International Permanent Fairground.
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China Rejects
Suicide Bombing
Clinton Struggles to Make
Tribunal Ruling on
In Baghdad Shiite
South China Sea Inroads With Young Americans District Kills 11
LONDON (Dispatches) - Beijing “does not
accept and does not recognise” the ruling by a
UN-backed tribunal on its dispute with the
Philippines over the South China Sea, the foreign
ministry said Tuesday.
The declaration in a statement on its website
followed a ruling by the Permanent Court of
Arbitration in the Hague that China has no
historic rights to its claimed “nine-dash line”.
“The award is null and void and has no binding
force,” the ministry said. “China neither accepts
nor recognises it.”
Beijing “does not accept any means of third
party dispute settlement or any solution imposed
on China,” it added, reiterating its long-standing
position on the dispute.
China has repeatedly denied the tribunal’s
authority to rule on the dispute with the Philippines
over the strategically vital region, claiming that
the court’s actions are illegal and biased against it.
Beijing refused the opportunity to defend its
position before the body.
“China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime
rights and interests in the South China Sea shall
under no circumstances be affected by those
awards,” the statement said, adding that “China
opposes and will never accept any claim or action
based on those awards.”
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Clinton is
struggling to make inroads among young
Americans who overwhelmingly supported
Bernie Sanders during the Democratic
presidential primary, a worrisome sign as
she tries to reassemble the coalition that
twice propelled Barack Obama into the
White House.
Opinions of Clinton among young Americans
vary by race and ethnicity, according to a new
GenForward poll of adults ages 18 to 30. The
majority of the nation’s younger blacks and
Asian-Americans have a favorable impression
of Clinton, but the presumptive Democratic
nominee struggles with whites and Hispanics.
Just 26 percent of young whites and 49
percent of Hispanics have a positive opinion of
the former secretary of state. Both groups
overwhelmingly say she is not trustworthy.
“I just don’t see her being honest and
straightforward,” said Alexander Tomas, an
18-year-old Hispanic from Fort Worth, Texas.
A recent high school graduate, Tomas
supported Sanders in the state’s Democratic
primary, but says he’s now undecided about
his choice in November’s general election.
GenForward is a survey by the Black Youth
Project at the University of Chicago with the
Associated Press-NORC Center for Public
Affairs Research. The first-of-its-kind poll
pays special attention to the voices of young
adults of color, highlighting how race and
ethnicity shape the opinions of the country’s
most diverse generation.
The survey polled all young adults, not
necessarily registered or likely voters, but the
findings suggest Clinton may struggle to turn
out people 18 to 30 to support her candidacy.
While Clinton emerged victorious in her
unexpectedly tough primary with Sanders, the
contest revealed a stunning weakness with
such young voters.
The GenForward poll found that among those
who preferred Sanders in the primaries, only
half are prepared to say they’ll back Clinton in
her general election face-off with presumptive
Republican nominee Donald Trump. About a
quarter say they won’t support Clinton, and
nearly a quarter say they’re not sure.
Clinton has made moves in recent days to
attract some of Sanders’ loyal young supporters,
including unveiling a college affordability
plan that would make in-state tuition free for
families making $125,000 or less per year.
Sanders proposed free tuition at public higher
education institutions for all, a plan supported
by three-quarters of young adults, according to
the survey.
BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomb ripped
through an outdoor market in a Shiite-dominated
northeastern district of Baghdad on Tuesday,
killing at least 11 people, officials said, as
government forces deployed across much of the
Iraqi capital in preparation for a major military
parade later this week.
The developments came on the heels of two large-scale
attacks claimed by the Islamic State group that killed more
than 300 people last week. On Monday, visiting U.S. Defense
Secretary Ash Carter said Washington will send 560 more
troops to Iraq to help battle IS.
In Tuesday’s bombing, the explosives-laden
pickup truck exploded during the morning rush
hour at a vegetable and fruit market in the
al-Rashidiya district, a police officer said. The
blast killed 11 and wounded up to 32, and also
damaged several cars, he added.
A medical official confirmed the casualty figures.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as
they were not authorized to talk to the media.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for
the attack, but it bore the hallmarks of the Islamic
State group. The Sunni extremists, who consider
Shiites heretics, swept across northern and western
Iraq in the summer of 2014, capturing large chunks
of territory and plunging the country into its worst
crisis since U.S. troops left at the end of 2011.
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Moscovici Urges Britain’s May to Accelerate Brexit
BRUSSELS (Dispatches) - The European Commission’s economy chief
Pierre Moscovici urged Britain’s prime minister in waiting Theresa May on
Tuesday to accelerate the process towards Brexit.
Moscovici, France’s European commissioner, said further delays following
the June 23 referendum in which Britons voted to leave the EU would
prolong damaging uncertainty for the economy.
Boeing, Airbus Duel for $12b
Order From Revived SpiceJet
LONDON (Bloomberg) - Two years ago, SpiceJet Ltd. was
fighting for survival as creditors retreated and oil companies
refused to refuel its airliners. Today, the world’s biggest
planemakers are wooing the recovering Indian budget carrier
for a potential blockbuster order worth about $12 billion.
Boeing Co. and Airbus Group SE are locked in a battle to
supply SpiceJet with as many as 100 planes, and both are
offering aggressive discounts in negotiations that have
intensified in the past few months, according to people with
direct knowledge of the talks, who asked not to be identified
as the discussions are private.
A win would be key for Boeing, with the U.S. manufacturer
lagging behind its European rival in India’s burgeoning
budget-airline market, one of the key sources of industry
growth globally. Segment leader IndiGo and the local units
of Singapore Airlines Ltd. and AirAsia Bhd., which fly only
Airbus jets, have squeezed Boeing’s prospects in a market
where air travel is growing at a pace faster than in China or
the U.S.
“Losing SpiceJet would be a big blow to Boeing,” said
Amber Dubey, a New Delhi-based consultant heading
aerospace at KPMG. SpiceJet Chairman Ajay Singh “knows this and hence
is perhaps having interesting conversations with both.”
The Indian discount airline needs to ramp up its 43-plane fleet quickly to
pose a meaningful threat to IndiGo, which controls 38.5 percent of the
market and flies 108 aircraft. IndiGo’s owner, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., has
placed orders for 430 Airbus A320neo planes, with a target to build a 1,000jet fleet eventually.
A SpiceJet spokesman confirmed that Singh is attending this week’s
Farnborough Air Show in the U.K., but declined to say whether an order
announcement is imminent.
“We will continue to work with them on the fleet needs and look forward
to delivering their first 737Max,” Dinesh Keskar, Boeing’s senior vice
president for sales, said in an e-mail.
“Airbus enjoys 70 percent market share in India and most Indian carriers
are growing their business with us,” said Airbus spokesman Justin Dubon.
“We’d be delighted to help SpiceJet too.”
Bombardier Inc., which is enjoying a revival with its C Series narrow-body
jet starting service and winning a benchmark deal with Delta Air Lines Inc.,
is in a separate race for more than 50 smaller planes that SpiceJet is buying.
The Canadian aircraft producer will be competing against Brazil’s Embraer
SA and the Avions de Transport Regional, or ATR, joint venture of Airbus
and Italy’s Leonardo-Finmeccanica SpA.
At least eight budget carriers dot the skies of India, where air travel grew
more than 20 percent last year, according to the International Air Transport
Association. In comparison, passenger traffic in China rose about 10 percent
and less than 5 percent in the U.S., IATA said in December.
A boom in Asian air travel may provide the bright spot that the planemakers
are looking for as last month’s so-called Brexit referendum for the U.K. to
leave the European Union adds to uncertainty clouding the global economy
while low fuel prices sap demand for new, more efficient jets. On Monday,
the first day of the Farnborough expo, Asian airlines were set to give the
biggest boost to both Boeing and Airbus.
Italy’s Economy Faces 2
Completely Lost Decades
ROME (Dispatches) - The Italian economy faces
almost two decades of stagnation and pain, and
will not see a return to its pre-financial crisis
levels until at least 2025, according to new
analysis released by the International Monetary
Fund on Monday night.
In the IMF’s latest report on the state of the
Italian economy, the organization forecasts
growth of less than 1% in 2016, down from
1.1% at its last estimate, and growth of just
1% in 2017, when previous expectations had
been of growth around 1.25%.
Those numbers are just part of a longterm trend that has seen the country
undershoot all of its major European
competitors in economic growth terms.
Everything from productivity growth to
unit labor costs are worse in Italy than
they are in the rest of Europe’s major
economies, and that is having a huge drag
on the country.
“The economy has started to recover from a
prolonged recession. The recovery, however, is
modest and fragile, against the backdrop of
long-standing structural rigidities, strained
bank balance sheets, and high public debt that
leave very little room to cope with shocks. On
current projections, the economy is not
expected to return to its pre-crisis (2007)
output peak until the mid-2020s, implying
nearly two lost decades, a growing income gap
with euro zone partners, and a protracted
period of balance sheet vulnerability,” the IMF
report claims.
It added that growth may be pretty stagnant in
the country, but Italy remains the third-largest
economy in the eurozone, and the eighth
largest in the world. As a result, concerns that
the country’s stuttering economy could drag on
the rest of Europe are rife.
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Single Parity Rates for Foreign Currencies on Agenda
TEHRAN - Single parity rates for foreign currencies will
take effect from next month, head of Tehran Chamber of
Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Masoud
Khansari said on Tuesday.
He made the remarks in his statement to the 16th meeting
of representatives of Tehran Chamber of Commerce.
Iran to Severely Confront Bids
Hampering Missile Work
TEHRAN (PressTV) - A senior official says Iran will “severely confront”
any measure taken to hamper the country’s missile activities.
“We will severely confront any move — be it political, legal,
or technical — that hinders our missile program,” Abbas
Araqchi, a deputy foreign minister, said on national television
on Monday night.
His remarks came in reaction to a report by UN chief Ban Ki-Moon last
week, claiming that Iran’s missile tests were not in the spirit of the country’s
landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
In his first six-monthly report to the Security Council on implementation
of a UN resolution endorsing the landmark deal, Ban called on Iran to stop
conducting ballistic missile launches.
Araqchi said Ban’s report about Resolution 2231 elicited a harsh response
from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
“Zarif had a very harsh telephone conversation with Mr. Ban Ki-moon”
right after, Araqchi said, adding that Iran however did not take an official
stance because the draft was not official.
He said Iran hopes Ban will revise the report for publication, “otherwise,
it will entail a harsh treatment from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.”
Araqchi said the claims in the draft report are “certainly made under
pressure from the US and Europe.”
Earlier, the Western military alliance of NATO also expressed concern
about Iranian missile tests, linking them to Resolution 2231.
In his live interview with the IRIB on Monday, Araqchi said that through
the nuclear agreement, Iran managed to set the two issues of the missile
program and that of the nuclear program apart.
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He said a previous United Nations Security Council resolution —
Resolution 1929 — had prohibited Iran from engaging in ballistic missile
activities, a prohibition that he said was “dangerous.”
“One of our achievements in the JCPOA was that, by whatever means at
hand, we managed to end the state of the missile and nuclear [activities]
being intertwined,” Araqchi said.
“This was a huge feat and took a lot of effort,” he said.
Araqchi pointed out that, following Iran’s first test-firing of a missile after
the deal, US officials acknowledged that the JCPOA had not been breached,
testimony to the fact that missile activities were no more associated with the
nuclear program by the Americans.
However, he said, the U.S. continued to be “worried about our capabilities.”
“Our missile tests were taken to the Security Council; yet, the U.S. failed
to get even a press release,” the Iranian deputy foreign minister said. “We
have pushed them way back.”
Araqchi cautioned, however, that Iran should always be prepared for
hostile action on the missile issue.
“We should always expect them to try and come forward regarding the
missile issue at whatever opportunity [they can find], and we should push
them back,” he said.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Araqchi said Iran will continue to support the
Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah.
“Supporting the resistance axis is always stressed by the Leader [of the
Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei], the administration, and
the entire establishment, and this is an unchangeable policy from which we
will not derogate,” he said.
Seoul to Launch Euro-Based Payment
Mitsubishi
for Trade With Tehran
Regional Jet may SEOULFramework
(Dispatches) - South Korea is planning to deal due to limitations posed by US local laws.
launch a euro-based payment system for
E a r l i e r t h i s y e a r, t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l
companies doing business with Iran.
community lifted its sanctions on Iran,
Take Off in Iran This is after the U.S. government gave its nod of which had been penalized for its uranium
FARNBOROUGH, U.K. (Dispatches) - Japan’s
Mitsubishi Aircraft is in talks with Iran to supply
the Mideast country with its regional passenger
jet currently under development, and also landed
a deal with a Swedish leasing firm here during
one of the biggest airshows in the world.
The unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries began
market surveys into Iran last September, four
months before the U.S. lifted sanctions. The
Japanese company has been touching base with
flag carrier Iran Air and Iran Aseman Airlines, as
well as the country’s aviation authorities.
Mitsubishi Aircraft and the Iranian carriers are
discussing purchase orders during the Farnborough
Air Show, which kicked off on Monday in the
London suburb.
Iran Air is weighing purchasing 80 70-seat
Mitsubishi Regional Jets and using them for
domestic routes. Executives from both sides
also discussed a possible deal last month during
the International Air Transport Association
conference in Dublin.
Mitsubishi Aircraft is partnering with the
Japanese government in this endeavor, aiming to
make use of state-backed financing. Because
Mitsubishi Aircraft is developing the 90-seat
model first, the company plans to deliver the
70-seater in 2019 at the earliest.
Rivals Embraer of Brazil and Canada’s
Bombardier are also marketing their aircraft
in Iran. Europe’s Airbus has reached
agreement with Iran for the purchase of
118 planes. U.S.-based Boeing announced a
deal with Iran Air in late June.
Because of economic sanctions, Iran had been
unable to replace aging aircraft. The government
said it needs between 400 and 500 passenger
planes over the next decade. Airlines based in
Qatar and Dubai had monopolized that demand
up to now. Tehran is also planning to expand its
airports and transform the city into a Mideast hub.
However, several American legislators maintain
a hard line against selling commercial aircraft to
Iran. Both Airbus and Mitsubishi Aircraft procure
many parts from the U.S.
Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Aircraft announced it
has entered into a letter of intent with Rockton, a
Swedish regional aircraft leasing company, for up
to 20 MRJs. Deliveries to Rockton are set to
begin in 2020. The Japanese company has already
secured orders for 407 jets, mainly in Japan and
the U.S., but this would be the first order from
Europe. Demand has picked up after the MRJ
made its maiden flight last November. Despite the
stagnation in new sales due to the global
economic slowdown, Mitsubishi Aircraft is
stepping up its sales operation toward the goal of
selling 1,000 planes.
approval to the move in June during a Korea-U.S.
finance ministers meeting.
The Seoul government is now in the process of
selecting a bank to manage the new system. The
two candidates are the Industrial Bank of Korea
and Woori Bank.
Partner banks in Europe will also be selected
following further talks with Washington.
Euro is the currency that the Iranian government
and companies prefer, but the South Korean
currency won must first be converted into dollars,
meaning the new payment system requires the
cooperation of Washington.
Trade with Iran has been widening, especially
following President Park Geun-hye’s visit to the
Islamic republic in May.
Park came home with corporate memoranda of
understanding worth US$45.6 billion, but the
problem is the lack of channels for handling the
financial transactions.
South Korean firms are currently obligated to
make all monetary transactions via their Korean
currency accounts at the Iran Central Bank.
South Korean firms have been requesting Seoul
to open a euro-based payment system for a while,
but the government has been unable to strike a
Chitchian in London
For Water, Energy Talks
TEHRAN (MNA) – Energy Minister Hamid
Chitchian heading a delegation arrived in London
Monday night for talks on attracting investment
and finding ways to develop bilateral water and
energy cooperation.
During his three-day stay in London, Energy
Minister Hamid Chitchian is scheduled to meet
with a number of British officials, business
owners and corporate executives to discuss the
conditions for investment in Iran and ways to
expand cooperation in the fields of energy, water
and wastewater.
Sharing experiences particularly about the
privatization process of companies operating in
water and electricity sector is another objective of
Chitchian’s visit to London.
Chitchian is scheduled to hold talks with Energy
and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd,
Chairman of the British Iranian Chamber of
Commerce Lord Lamont, England’s commercial
and investment director, expert at British Foreign
Office Alistair Wood, manager of gas turbine and
marketing section of Siemens in UK, executive
manager of Lloyds Banking Group, and a number
of trade and investment officials.
enrichment program.
Some Arab States Fear
Democracy in Iraq
TEHRAN (PressTV) - A senior adviser to
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah
Seyed Ali Khamenei says some regional
states fear the prospect of democracy taking
root in Iraq and thus setting a model for other
Arab nations.
Ali Akbar Velayati, a former foreign
minister who advises the Leader on
international affairs, made the comments in a
meeting with Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of
the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq political
party, in Tehran on Monday.
He was remarking on the key victory
secured by Iraqi forces last month, when they
pushed the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh
out of the city of Fallujah, and the prospect
of further victories to follow.
Fallujah had been held by Daesh for more
than two years. The terror group started its
campaign of terror in Iraq in June 2014.
“What is feared by some reactionary
regional states is that democracy finds itself
a secure footing in Iraq, causing other Arab
countries to start rejecting tribal rule,”
Velayati said.
“Therefore, the victory of the people and
the army under the leadership of religious
authority has had a great role in bringing
about a transformation in the region and the
Arab countries,” he added.
The Iraqi military’s most important victory
against the terrorists ever since they launched
their campaign in Iraq has been its liberation
of the central city of Ramadi, the capital of
western Iraq’s Anbar Province, last December.
Baghdad said at the time that the army
would use Ramadi’s liberation as a “launch
pad” to free Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest
city, and the headquarters of Daesh in Iraq.
Velayati, however, said Fallujah was
strategically more important than Mosul and
voiced hope that Mosul be freed of terrorist
presence over the upcoming months, too.
Opining on the trend of victories, he said,
“What we interpret from the developments in
Iraq is that the country is indubitably the
most important Arab country concerning the
capacity it holds.”
Tehran, Sofia Agree on
Nuclear Cooperation
IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK
TEHRAN - Iran and Bulgarian officials have
agreed to exchange experience in nuclear energy,
the Bulgarian cabinet says.
The announcement comes after a meeting of
Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka
Petkova and Deputy PM Tomislav Donchev
with Ali Akbar Salehi, who heads the country’s
nuclear watchdog.
It is not immediately clear whether common
ground was reached during the talks on
Bulgaria’s plans to sell to Iran a nuclear reactor
and other equipment made for a plant project
that it abandoned.
Bulgaria ditched Belene Nuclear Power Plant
(NPP) project it had pursued with Russia. In June,
an arbitration ruled that it will have to pay EUR
550 to Russian energy company Atomstroyexport,
but will also be handed the reactor and other
devices that were manufactured for Belene.
Since then Sofia has been looking for options to
sell it to third countries.
“Minister Petkova informed Salehi about the
decision of the arbitration court in Geneva [the
Commercial and Industrial International
Arbitration Court of Geneva, CARICI] on the
commercial dispute between the National
Electricity Company and Atomstroyexport with
regard to the Belene NPP project,” the Bulgarian
government’s statement says.
No mention is made of deals involving a
nuclear reactor.
Bulgaria, however, has offered to provide Iran
with expertise in the storage of spent nuclear fuel
and other issues, considering its decades-long
experience with Kozloduy NPP.
Wolfsburg Ready
To Sell Draxler
B
ERLIN (Dispatches) - Wolfsburg are prepared to sell
Julian Draxler this summer.Draxler has been linked
with Arsenal and Liverpool in recent days. The Daily
Mail says Draxler will be allowed to leave Wolfsburg for
£52million.The German international has expressed a
desire to move on and Arsenal remain keen to sign the
22-year-old while Wolfsburg are hopeful of finalising a
£20m move for Juventus forward Simone Zaza.
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Donskoy Defeats
Khachanov in Sweden
BASTAD (AP) - Evgeny Donskoy saved two
match points to beat Russian compatriot Karen
Khachanov in the first round of the Swedish
Open on Monday.
The eighth-seeded Donskoy defeated
Khachanov 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Sixth-seeded Aljaz Bedene of Britain
overcame local wild card Isak Arvidsson 6-4,
7-6 (4) and Argentine Facundo Bagnis beat
Jurgen Zopp 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
Two-time champion David Ferrer and
Joao Sousa, who reached the final two
years ago, are the top two seeded players
this year. Both had first-round byes, along
with No. 3 Albert Ramos-Vinolas and
No. 4 Marcel Granollers.
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Put at Chelsea
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ONDON (Dispatches) - Diego Costa will not be
leaving Chelsea this summer, according to a report
from The Sun.
The Brazil-born Spanish striker has been heavily linked
with a return to his adopted home country with former
club Atletico Madrid showing considerable interest.
However, Costa reported to Chelsea’s first pre-season
training session at Cobham on Monday and reportedly
looks in great condition.
SPORTS
Ram Advances on
Newport’s Grass Courts
Mercedes Make
A Play for Alonso
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ONDON (Dispatches)
- Lewis Hamilton
and Nico Rosberg’s
in-house rivalry could
soon be a thing of the
past for Mercedes
judging by their views
on Fernando Alonso at
the British Grand Prix.
Alonso finished in
13th
place
at
Silverstone after
spinning off course
during lap 25 but
performed a quick
recovery from the error during his battle with
Felipe Massa, which caught the attention of
McLaren-Honda’s rivals.
Mid-race, Mercedes hailed the Spaniard’s
composure in a beaming message on their
official Twitter feed after he avoided the car
colliding with a wall.
The German manufacturers’ public admiration
for Alonso comes at a time when the internal
rumblings between Rosberg and Hamilton
have continued to escalate.
Mercedes’ racing director Toto Wolff
has publicly warned the pair that they
risk suspension if the recent collisions
caused at the Spanish and Austrian races
were to be repeated.
That friction may soon open the door for
Alonso, who was the second-fastest lap at
Silverstone behind Rosberg, to succeed one of
the feuding drivers.
Originally posted on Marca.com by Richard Buxton.
Mourinho Sets
Aggressive Targets for
Manchester United
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016
Pelle Signs for
Shandong Luneng
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EIJING (Dispatches)
- Shandong Luneng
have completed the
signing of Graziano
Pelle from Southampton
for an undisclosed fee,
the Premier League side
have confirmed.
Pelle moved to St
Mary’s Stadium from
Feyenoord in 2014 and
made 81 appearances for
the club, scoring 30 goals.
The striker’s impact
earned him a first Italy cap
against Malta in October
2014, and his impressive displays culminated in a
place in Antonio Conte’s squad for Euro 2016.
A Southampton statement read: “Everyone at
Southampton Football Club would like to
thank Graziano for his efforts during his time
at St Mary’s and wish him well for the future.”
The Italy international follows Sadio Mane and
Victor Wanyama, who joined Liverpool and
Tottenham respectively, out of the exit at St Mary’s.
Payet:
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EWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Defending champion
Rajeev Ram beat fellow American
Mackenzie McDonald, 6-2, 6-3, in the opening
round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
on Monday.
Ram, a two-time winner on Newport’s grass
courts - also in 2009 when he won his only other
ATP title - needed just 65 minutes to get past the
21-year-old McDonald, making his tour debut.
The 32-year-old Ram won the first set in 33
minutes on a new-look center court area in the
shadows of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
He said he enjoys coming back to Newport.
‘’For me, yeah, I’ve won two titles, they’ve
both been here,’’ he said. ‘’I’ve played here
every year since I’ve been a pro. A lot of things
make it really special.’’
After last year’s event, wooden bleachers at
center court behind the south baseline were
replaced by stadium seats. An electronic
scoreboard was installed, which gave the players
the option of challenging calls for the first time
at the tournament, which is celebrating its 40th
anniversary.
Up 4-0 in the second set, Ram doubled-faulted
twice in three points to lose the first of two
straight games.
‘’That probably shouldn’t have happened
from 40-love up,’’ he said. ‘’Thankfully, I was
up two breaks.’’
He won the match when McDonald hit a
forehand return wide.
ONDON (Dispatches) - New Manchester
United boss Jose Mourinho does not want a
season to settle in before pursuing major trophies
and is eyeing immediate results.
Mourinho’s targets for Manchester United
will be “aggressive” in his debut campaign at
Old Trafford.
The former Chelsea boss has started his
three-year contract at United having replaced the
sacked Louis van Gaal.
United have finished seventh, fourth and fifth in the Premier League since Alex Ferguson’s retirement
in 2013, but Mourinho is immediately setting the bar high.
He told adidas Front Row: “I am not humble when I talk about targets, I’m quite aggressive on that.
“I want everything and everything is to win matches, play well, score goals, don’t concede goals everything. I want everything.
“I know that we are speaking about a hypothetical situation which is very difficult to reach but I want
everything.”
Mourinho called on United’s supporters to show togetherness with him and his squad over his tenure
as manager.
He said: “I understand that they expect a lot from me but I also expect a lot from them.
Ram feels better prepared to defend his title
this year.
‘’It feels a little bit different than it did in 2010
when I was defending it,’’ he said. ‘’I feel a little bit
more confident in my game and what I can do.’’
McDonald captured an NCAA singles and
doubles title at UCLA before turning pro.
Top seed Steve Johnson, now ranked a careerbest No. 25, received a bye in first round.
In other first-round play, No. 8 seed Donald
Young beat fellow American Jared Donaldson,
6-1, 6-3; Dudi Sela of Israel ousted Lukas Lacko
of Slovakia, 6-3, 6-2; and Marco Chiudinelli of
Switzerland advanced when fifth-seeded Vasek
Pospisil of Canada withdrew with a back injury.
The Hall of Fame Championships are played in
conjunction with induction ceremonies into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame. Justine Henin,
a former WTA world No. 1 and seven-time major
champion, and Marat Safin, a two-time major and
former world No. 1, are scheduled to be enshrined
Saturday during a center-court ceremony.
Amelie Mauresmo, who was enshrined last
year but missed the ceremony for the birth of her
son, is also scheduled to be on hand.
In Hamburg, Maximo Gonzalez upset fifth-seeded
Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4) in the first round of
the German Open on Monday.
Other seeded players in action advanced.
Third-seeded Pablo Cuevas beat Halle champion
Florian Mayer 6-4, 6-3 as he looks to add to his
titles in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
Arbeloa Slams
Deschamps Over
Benzema Snub
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I Did Not Mean
To Hurt Ronaldo
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ARIS (Dispatches) France midfielder
Dimitri Payet thanked
supporters for their backing
at Euro 2016 after Portugal
claimed a 1-0 win.
Payet insisted there was
no malice in his tackle
that forced Cristiano
Ronaldo out of Sunday’s
Euro 2016 final.
Portugal beat hosts
France 1-0 after extra time
in Saint-Denis thanks to a
superb 109th-minute strike
from substitute Eder.
The Lille striker would, in all likelihood, not
have been on the pitch if captain and talisman
Ronaldo had not hurt his knee during a
crunching early challenge with Payet.
Ronaldo attempted to continue twice after
receiving treatment but eventually left the field
on a stretcher, with the Stade de France rising
to offer a warm ovation in the 25th minute.
“No, it was a challenge, that’s all, period,” Payet
told reporters after the match. “I regained the
possession and if I hurt him it was not intentional.
ADRID (Dispatches) - Former Real Madrid
defender Alvaro Arbeloa slammed France
coach Didier Deschamps for not calling up Karim
Benzema at Euro 2016.
Arbeloa criticised France coach Didier
Deschamps’ decision not to call up former Real
Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema following the
nation’s Euro 2016 final defeat.
Hosts France went down to Portugal 1-0 in
Sunday’s decider, with Eder finding the net in the
second half of extra time in Paris.
Forwards Andre-Pierre Gignac and Antoine Griezmann both had chances for France, with the former’s
stoppage-time effort coming off the post, but the side were unable to find the net after 120 minutes.
It was only the second time France were kept scoreless in the tournament after playing out a 0-0 draw
with Switzerland in the group stages.
Arbeloa believes it could have been a different story had Benzema been given a spot in the 23-man
squad, left out by Deschamps due to a sex-tape scandal involving he and international team-mate
Mathieu Valbuena.
“That is what happens when you leave the best number nine in the world at home,” tweeted Arbeloa,
in reference to Benzema.