This list revealed will reportedly be larger than the expected request to the World Trade Organization. According to Reuters’ sources, the EU’s executive body intends to ask the WTO’s authorization for $12 billion in retaliatory measures. The WTO is expected to decide no earlier than March 2020 on the matter. At present the WTO is now reviewing a reciprocal case by the US against the EU, which will reportedly be over by June or July 2019.

The report comes hot on the heels of Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington will tax EU exports to the tune of $11 billion in response to the WTO’s conclusion that the bloc subsidized its aerospace giant Airbus in breach of the existing regulations.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire recently met his US colleague Steven Mnuchin and other high-profile officials, including Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and economic advisor Larry Kudlow.

“It was constructive and frank but also difficult and tense”, he stated, commenting on their outcome.

Washington’s row with Brussels over subsidies for Airbus, a long-time rival of US competitor Boeing, dates back to 2004 when the US first turned to the WTO. In 2011, the WTO claimed that Airbus had received $18 billion in subsidies from the EU between 1968 and 2006. The US argues that the EU subsidies caused a decline in Boeing sales and led to it losing market share in countries across the world.

The EU, for its part, has accused the US of providing Boeing with unfair support, including through tax concessions, and dealing with the issue at the WTO. Brussels claims that Washington provided Boeing with more than $5 billion in subsidies between 1989 and 2006.

The new row escalated recently over the World Trade Organization’s report, released in 2018, that the bloc had provided illegal subsidies to aerospace firm Airbus which caused “adverse effects” to US rival Boeing.

This new turn further deteriorated the already tense trade relations between the two allies, battered by a tariff row. It broke out last year when Donald Trump imposed higher taxes on steel and aluminum imports. Europe responded with counter-tariffs on a number of US goods. However, last July the EU and the US reached a truce as Trump vowed not to impose punitive tariffs on EU cars.

The European Commission is now getting ready for major trade negotiations with the US government, designed to mend trade relations between the allies. Despite France’s persistent opposition, it has recently received initial clearance from member states’ envoys to discuss cutting tariffs for industrial goods and making products meet EU or US standards easier. However, the mandates, which were initially presented in January, now need final approval from national ministers.

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The exhibition is being co-organized by the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) and the Iranian Youth Cinema Society to promote the ecoregion that is seeking registration on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

Babak Borzuyeh is the curator of the exhibition, which is displaying 23 photos selected from hundreds of submissions from Iranian photographers.

German expert on the Hyrcanian Forest Hans-Dieter Knapp, UNESCO World Heritage Coordinator Susanna Lindeman, CHTHO deputy director Mohammad-Hassan Talebian, Iranian National Commission for UNESCO director Hojjatollah Ayyubi and numerous cultural figures attended the opening ceremony of the showcase.

Speaking at the ceremony, Talebian said, “Organizing this exhibition with such a powerful quality is a major cultural movement that represents the great capacity of photography.”

“I’m really happy that Mrs. Susanna Lindeman is attending the ceremony and sees the forest’s capacity for registration on the World Heritage List,” he added.

Professor Knapp, who is known as “Mr. Hyrcanian” due to his lengthy, extensive research on the region, also delivered a short speech and said, “The photos on display at the exhibit present the grandeur and high value of the Hyrcanian Forest.”

He called the vegetation in the Hyrcanian Forest unique and said, “I’m really happy that I’ve spent two decades of life researching the forest.”

“Part of the beauty of the forest has been showcased at the exhibition,” he added.

He expressed his hope that the exhibition would help UNESCO World Heritage Coordinator Lindeman adopt a positive view towards the Hyrcanian Forest file.

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The ceremony was attended by Hamid Forutan, the director of the Iranian Photojournalists Association, which is the organizer of the photo awards.

The award in the multimedia section was presented to Abolfazl Nesai.

Mehdi Pedramkhu received the award in the environment section for a collection and Mojtaba Esmaeilzadeh won the award for in the category for a single photo.

In the portrait section, Asghar Khamseh received the award for a collection and Meqdad Madadi won the award for a single portrait.

In the sports category, the award for a collection went to Arya Jafari and the award for single photo was handed to Javid Nikpur.

Jafari dedicated his award to the Iranian female football players and their fans who seriously follow their careers.

Sahar Felgari got the award for a social documentary photo collection and the single social documentary photo award was given to Somayyeh Farzi.

Hossein Velayati received the award for the press photo collection and Yalda Moayyeri won the single press photo award.

In her brief remarks, Moayyeri said, “The problems of female photographers in our country are increasing day by day. The situation is complicated. I am unemployed. Perhaps some don’t like to talk about it, but I must say that I am not alone. I symbolically dedicate my award to the society of Iranian female photographers.”

Mahmud Kalari, Seifollah Samadian, Nader Davudi, Peyman Hushmandzadeh and Reza Moattarian were the members of the jury for the Iran Press Photo Awards.

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Hamid Reza Helali won the IAAP (International Association of Art Photographers) Ribbon for his photo “Tow” in the Open Monochrome section.

Helali also received the CFFU (Czech Federation of Art Photography) Bronze Medal for his photo “Single” in the Open Color section.

In the Nature section, Mostafa Mirtaleb won the FIAP (International Federation of Photographic Art) Blue Ribbon for “Arvah”, and the FIAP Blue Ribbon in the Portrait section was given to Saeid Abdollahi for “Invasion”.

Mirtaleb also received the CFFU Bronze Medal for “Alam Bandan” in the Photojournalism section.

In the Portrait section, the CFFU Bronze Medal was given to Mehdi Zabolabbasi for his photo “Belief”.

The international competition is organized by PhotoArt, a photo magazine which is based in the Czech capital.

Works coming from different countries including Brazil, Spain, Hungary, India and the UK were judged at the competition.

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An exhibition of 200 photos from Iran’s tourist attractions taken by Turkish photographers opened in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 24.
The event marks the 40th foundation anniversary of Ankara Photographers Association (AFSAD), IRNA reported.
A total of 21 photographers captured the sights during their seven-day journey to Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd and Shiraz. During their trip, they mainly focused on cultural and social attractions as well as monuments of Iran.
Hossein Safarkhani, cultural adviser of Iran’s Embassy in Turkey, appreciated the work of the photographers and invited Turkish artists and media personalities to visit Iran.
“Iran and Turkey have a lot in common, yet each side does not know the other well,” he added.
Safarkhani noted that Iran’s Embassy is willing to give opportunities for Iranian and Turkish photographers to conduct photography projects in both countries.
Founded in 1977, AFSAD is a non-governmental organization seeking to develop the art of photography in Turkey.
The exhibition hosts visitors until Oct. 27.

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The website ‘Rangeetar’ (literally meaning more colorful), an online platform for the purchase and sale of Iranian photographs has been launched. Available at rangeetar.com, the website so far contains over 20,000 photographs on nature, city life, architecture, working environment and people among others, according to Webna (Webna.ir), a news agency covering Iranian websites. Rangeetar seeks to serve as a bridge between photographers wanting to sell their works and buyers. Both sides should be members of the website before benefiting from its services. Updated daily, the platform contains only copyrighted photographs. A topical search is also available. Photos in the website are ranked and based on their price. Those ranked A are of high resolution and rare subjects. They can be used for use in billboards and commercial packing. A photo can be bought from $2.45 (100,000 rials) to $7.35 (300,000 rials).  he lower qualities and more common subjects are categorized from B to D. Photos in D category are as good as a desktop wallpaper and priced between $1.22 (50,000 rials) and $2.45 (100,000 rials). B photos come at $2.45-$4.9 (100,000-200,000 rials) and those in C category are tagged at $1.84-$3.68 (75,000-150,000 rials).

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A collection of photo paintings by Kaveh Golestan, Iranian photojournalist, is on display at Tate Modern Museum of London.
The museum will show 20 vintage prints of Golestan’s photos, shot between the years 1975-1977, portraying the darker side of society, Honaronline reported.
Born in Tehran, 1950, Kaveh Golestan, is the son of filmmaker and writer Ebrahim Golestan.
Kaveh was a pioneer of documentary photography. His photographic practice has hugely influenced the work of future generations of Iranian artists.
He has documented major historical events, including the conflict in Northern Ireland, the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war and the Persian Gulf Wars (1990-1991).
His life was cut short in 2003 when he stepped on a landmine in Iraq.
The photos are to remain on display at the venue for about a year.

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This unique collection, which has never been presented or published before, has been prepared from the negatives discovered in the studio of Abolqasem Jala in Isfahan half a century after WWII by Parisa Damandan, a photographer and art historian who will curate the exhibitions, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute that is one of the organizers of the showcases announced in a press release.

The exhibitions titled “Lahestaniha [Poles], the Children of Isfahan Back in Iran after 75 Years” have been organized to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Polish refugees in Iran.

White Gallery at Tehran’s Sadabad Palace will host the exhibition from October 6 to 31. The exhibition will then open at the Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art on October 10 and will run through November 23.

The collection comprises photos depicting the Polish refugees in groups and singles in their daily life. Part of the collection also includes the portraits of the Poles Jala had taken at his atelier.

Several hundred thousand Polish people fled to the Soviet Union during World War II, but they fell victim to labor camps in that country.

A total of 116,000 the Polish people, 3,000 of whom were orphans, escaped from the Soviet Union to Iran, starting a new life in Isfahan.

“Their stay in Isfahan meant a complete change in their circumstances,” the Adam Mickiewicz Institute wrote.

“After years spent in the steppes of Kazakhstan, the deserts of Turkmenistan and the taigas of Siberia, these Polish orphans found themselves in a fairy-tale oasis; Isfahan was like a paradise to them.”

The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, an affiliate of Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, will organize the exhibitions with support from PGNiG, a Polish state-controlled oil and gas company, and the Embassy of Poland in Tehran.

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