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FREE PICK! FREE JO3639_Smart_Money_App_Launch_DT_Hamper_6.7cmX8.5cm.indd 1 9/26/17 3:39 PM Issue No.258 DT Supplement www.weekenderbahrain.com Jan 18-24, 2018 Hamad bin Isa Al Page 3 ‘School In A Bag’ Khalifa admiring a Cartooning Around! reaches Bahrain painting after receiv- fter first coming across ‘School In A Bag’ last summer Currently the charity has focused its fundraising efforts within and a chance encounter with Lucas Simon, the head the UK and now is looking to expand to the Middle East Page 4 of UK based charity School In A Bag during December which is where Lee comes in. Lee enthusiastically shared with 2017, St Christopher’s School teacher Lee Churchill has Weekender, ‘It’s such an amazing cause and such a simple idea. Avolunteered to promote the organisation across the Gulf. Each bag can be individually tracked online so you can see the effect that each bag has on the smiling face of the child that has ‘School in a Bag’ supplies school backpacks containing been the recipient of your generous donation. These are children stationery, exercise books, mathematics equipment sets and who would otherwise not have access to basic education and lunch or tiffin tins and water bottles to poor or disadvantaged such a small amount of money can make such a huge difference ing Labour and Social Movie Review of: children in poverty stricken or war torn areas of the world. So to another human being on the other side of the world.’ far the charity has managed to supply almost 90,000 to those in need across the globe. This has happened due to the generosity ‘Just BD10 gives a child access to a ‘School In A Bag’ bag!’ Lee The Disaster Artist of the public and the fundraising efforts of school children added. He will be focusing primarily on seeking support from across the UK. The logistics of sending the bags around the schools and organisations in Bahrain before promoting the work world is down to the commitment of a small but dedicated team of the charity further across the Gulf. Anyone wishing to donate Page 5 that runs out of a small farm in Chilthorne Domer, a tiny village individually or who is part of a larger organisation and would like in rural Somerset, in the South West of England. It was here that to become involved can contact Lee via email Leeinbahrain@ Development Minister Lee first met Lucas, as he has a house in the very next village. googlemail.com I love my baby but I want to go back to work. What should I do? Jamil bin Mohammed Page 6 Lee Churchill Ali Humaidan and Upcoming 15 Fashion ‘ ’ Trends of 2018 A global showcase of art s time draws closer, preparations solidify Bahrain’s position as a regional are in full swing for the Art Bahrain arts and education hub whilst stimulating ministry employees Across Borders (ArtBAB) where investment and economic activity in the arts participants will be fully immersed and cultural sector. Page 7 Ain showcasing their talent. ArtBAB 2018, Within Bahrain there is a vibrant population Art Bahrain Across Borders, is Bahrain’s of over 1.2 million which includes many foremost international art fair with the Bahraini collectors, Bahraini and non- mission to attract leading international national art-lovers who have high disposable galleries to the Kingdom, so powering the income keen to engage with local and (free for Bahraini artists) and General Entry expansion of the art market whilst facilitating international contemporary art.Bahrain is Artists. An important feature of ArtBAB is the development of local Bahraini artists. In uniquely positioned in the Gulf as the centre to provide a platform for new, emerging at Safriya Palace yes- this sense, ArtBAB is the bridge between for contemporary art: by 2014 Bahraini and established Bahraini artists to engage Bahrain and the world, and the narrative artists were selling over USD $8.7 million with the international art market. An of each fair will reflect this. The ambitious – contributing to the growth of the market exclusive initiative to support Bahraini project, now in its third edition, aims to eager to explore and collect Bahraini art. artists, the ArtBAB pavilion will be at the Providing education and engagement, Art centre of ArtBAB 2018 and will house 30 Bahrain Across Borders, Bahrain’s only Bahraini artists who will be selected by international art fair provides a platform the international selection committee. More for collectors, artists and galleries to meet, information can be gained at artbab.com converse and support the development of terday. HM the King the local contemporary art market whilst facilitating international exposure within the Kingdom.Exceeding expectations, ArtBAB 2017, saw strong attendance and an excess of USD $500,000 sold in total. weekend cooking There are three categories under which to exhibit – Gallery, ArtBAB Pavilion Artist praised the efforts Jan 18 - 24, 2018| Weekender of the ministry in promoting national WEEKENDER development, thank- EXCLUSIVE FOR ing the minister and the ministry staff DT NEWS for their remarkable SUBSCRIBERS efforts to provide job opportunities for citizens as well as x train and groom the national work force. Interception of planes The minister paid trib- by Qatar condemned utes to HM the King for his support to the Riyadh ministry. audi Arabia yesterday condemned the Sinterception of UAE civil planes bound for Manama by Qatari fighter jets, according to a statement by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority. “This action constitutes a threat to the safety of civil aviation and in Saudi aid for violation of the international laws and conventions,” a source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, taking into consideration the flights were regular, scheduled, with well-known route and met the approvals and internationally Yemen recognized necessary permits. Riyadh been seen if civil servants in the South will be $2b$2bustodian of the Two Holy Mosques King paid, which would increase the gap with the Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi North, he said. ArabiaC ordered a deposit of $2 billion to be Based in the southern port city of Aden, P paid into Yemen’s central bank yesterday to Yemen’s Central Bank has struggled to pay shore up the weak Yemeni currency, the Saudi public sector salaries on which many Yemenis government said. depend amid dwindling foreign exchange The move was made a day after the Yemeni reserves. 02 prime minister issued a public plea for funds The conflict has unleashed a to prop up the rial and help stave off hunger humanitarian and economic crisis UN alarmed in the war-torn country. on the impoverished country. A as US cuts “It’s not a loan, it’s a deposit and the deadly cholera epidemic erupted Palestine aid legitimate Yemeni government will not have last year, and the United to pay it back,” a source close to the Saudi Nations has said that government said. Yemen could face one of Its currency, the rial, has lost more than half the deadliest famines of its value against the U.S. dollar and soaring modern times. P prices have put some basic commodities out “Saving the rial of reach for many Yemenis. means saving Aid workers on the ground told Reuters Yemenis from 04 they expected the rial to rebound due to the inevitable hunger,” Saudi cash injection. Prime Minister ‘Unjustified “It is a strategic move to further damage Ahmed bin Daghr said escalation’ the North,” said one aid worker. It remains to yesterday. -Reuters King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 2 Thursday, January 18, 2018 UN alarmed as US cuts A Palestinian man stands next to a cart carrying a flour sack distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Palestine aid Strip (Reuters) “The US has announced it will contribute $60 million The freeze amounted At stake is the access of UNRWA is not a to the programme budget. There is for the moment to “cruelty” toward an 525,000 boys and girls in Palestinian institution, no other indication of possible funding. This dra- “innocent and vulner- 700 UNRWA schools, and but a UN institution,” matically reduced contribution results in the most able population.” their future,” -Antonio Guterres, severe funding crisis in the history of the agency,” -Hanan Ashrawi, -Pierre Krahenbuhl, UN Secretary General -Chris Gunness, A senior member of the Palestine UNRWA chief UNRWA spokesman Liberation Organisation

he UN has expressed serious negotiate with Israel. cancelled, she said. Palestine refugees, in need of concern at the US decision On Sunday, Palestinian Ms Nauert explained that emergency food assistance toT withhold more than half of Authority President Mahmoud the US would “like to see some and other support in Jordan, a tranche of funding for the Abbas sharply attacked Mr revisions made in how Unrwa Lebanon, Syria, and the West agency supporting Palestinian Trump’s peace efforts, saying operates”, to ensure that the Bank and Gaza Strip. refugees. he would no longer accept the money was “best spent” so that “At stake is the access of Washington will hand over US as a mediator following its people got the services they refugees to primary health care, $60m (£43m) of a planned controversial recognition of needed. including pre-natal care and payment to the UN Relief and Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. UNRWA Commissioner- other life-saving services.” Works Agency (UNRWA), but The US is the largest single General, Pierre Krähenbühl, Hanan Ashrawi, a member keep back $65m until it carries donor to UNRWA, providing warned that the agency was of the PLO’s executive out “reforms”. $368m in 2016 and funding “now confronted with the most committee, accused the Trump UN Secretary General almost 30% of its operations to dramatic financial crisis” in its administration of seeking to António Guterres said it could help some five million refugees 69-year history. “dismantle” UNRWA at Israel’s be forced to cut health care, across the Middle East. “Given the long, trusted, and behest. education and social services. On Tuesday, US state historic relationship between the “This administration is Millions of refugees’ dignity department spokeswoman United States and UNRWA, this thereby targeting the most and human security were at Heather Nauert told reporters reduced contribution threatens vulnerable segment of the stake, UNRWA said. that the Trump administration one of the most successful and Palestinian people and depriving The Palestine Liberation had committed to a voluntary innovative human development the refugees of the right to Organisation (PLO) accused contribution of $60m for 2018, endeavours in the Middle East,” education, health, shelter and a the US of “targeting the most so that Unrwa did not run out he said. dignified life,” she said. vulnerable segment of the of funds and schools and health “At stake is the access of “It is also creating conditions Palestinian people”. care facilities would not have to 525,000 boys and girls in 700 that will generate further Earlier this month, President close. Unrwa schools, and their instability throughout the region Donald Trump threatened to cut An additional $65m of future,” he said. and will demonstrate that it has aid to the Palestinians over what funding would be “held for “At stake is the dignity and no compunction in targeting the he called their unwillingness to future consideration” but not human security of millions of innocent.” (BBC) Raids across Germany target Iranian spies erman authorities on magazine Focus, which first carrying out multiple deadly United States, the MEK has Tuesday conducted reported on the searches, attacks on Jewish and Israeli also been accused of carrying Gsearches of homes and said that the 10 individuals targets abroad. out covert operations on behalf businesses belonging to 10 were suspected members Last April, federal of Israel and the United States. suspected Iranian spies. of the al-Quds Brigade, the prosecutors filed charges Iran has been linked to The Federal Prosecutors external operations arm of the against two men suspected the assassination of multiple Office ordered the searches after powerful Islamic Revolutionary of spying on the opposition dissidents, mostly Kurds and receiving a tip from Germany’s Guard Corp (IRGC). People’s Mujahedin of Iran MEK members, throughout domestic intelligence agency. Iranian agents are believed to (MEK) on behalf of Iranian Europe. The suspects are believed regularly spy on Israelis, Jewish intelligence. In 1992, four Iranian- to have spied on persons and institutions, Iranian dissidents The Paris-based MEK seeks Kurdish opposition leaders institutions “on behalf of an and other targets abroad. to overthrow Iran’s theocratic were assassinated in a Berlin intelligence entity associated Focus reported that the 10 government and is widely restaurant by Iranian agents. with Iran,” the prosecutor’s persons are suspected of spying disliked inside the country, The assassination in Berlin, office said. on Israeli and Jewish targets. where it is labeled a terrorist and another three years earlier No arrests were made during Germany authorities have in Berlin after a 31-year- Robbe was the former organization. The Iranian against Kurdish dissidents in the raids, which were carried not confirmed the report. old Pakistani student was head of the German-Israel government blamed the group Austria, occurred at a time out in Baden-Württemberg, convicted of spying for Iran Friendship Society. for stirring up unrest earlier when the Democratic Party of North Rhine-Westphalia, Long history of espionage on Social Democratic Party The Islamic Republic and its this month. Iranian Kurdistan was leading Bavaria and Berlin. Earlier this month, Germany (SPD) politician Reinhold Lebanese Shiite ally, Hezbollah, Formerly listed as a terrorist a low-level insurgency in Iran. The German summoned Iran’s ambassador Robbe. have long been accused of organization by the EU and (DW) Thursday, January 18, 2018 3 Truth has many sides,

Deputy Premier Shaikh Ali opens 44th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition

Deputy Premier His Highness Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa inaugurating the 44th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition yesterday DT News Network [email protected]

Manama have exhibited my works in several places “Iand participated in several competitions but this is the first time I am showcasing an installation,” said Bahraini artist Ali Merza who won the first place at the 44th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, which began here yesterday. Paintings and other art works of various artists on display at the exhibition “I am happy to have won this prize, it is an honour,” he said. Deputy others with one point of view regarding any Fifty-three artists, including Premier, HH Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, issue/idea seems impossible. Disagreement Bahrainis and opened the Exhibition, who was deputised by about any truth means there is an opposition residents, have His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman to opinions. While thinking about these showcased their Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister. The expo is thoughts, several questions preoccupied me. creative pieces being held under the patronage of HRH Prime Why we’ve been created differently? When at the event. The Minister. population increased, opinions varied because works presented Organized by Bahrain Authority for each eye has a different view of truth, even by artists tackled Culture and Antiquities (BACA), this year’s for a unique scene. What is the benefit of various subjects using edition of the exhibition is being held in a tent human existence within such divergence different mediums set by BACA next to Arad Fort in celebration of views? While drawing, I wonder if it’s and techniques - of “Muharraq as Capital of Islamic Culture my duty to make life beautiful for people, painting, photography, 2018”. and convinced them that it merits to be installation, Speaking about his thought process behind lived? Not sure. I realize that even if artistic/ sculpture and others. the art piece that won him the first prize, Ali philosophical orientations are multiplied, only A competition, Merza said, “Each man contemplates the truth life is the reality, it’s the truth we lived despite supervised by an from a certain perspective and expresses it differences of views, and anything else is an international jury, was from his own point of view considering its area of research/experience for the artist,” he held during the opening opposite as invalid. Nowadays, convincing said. ceremony. “The regional “Our belief in our and international creative artists increases successes of the year after year. Visitors Bahraini fine art from the Arab and movement prove the Islamic countries will creativity of Bahraini come to our city and artists who have discover the beautiful side of embraced the various our nations, such bright image of which international artistic we are proud and keen to project to the trends and schools,” world,” said BACA President, Shaikha Mai HH Shaikh Ali said. bint Mohammed Al Khalifa. 4 Thursday, January 18, 2018 Bahrain refutes Qatar’s ‘Unjustified allegation at UN Council Manamaescalation’ Ahdeya Ahmed ahrain yesterday refuted Deputy-Editor-in-Chief the allegations made by BQatar that military aircraft [email protected] belonging to the United Arab Emirates violated its airspace. In a memorandum filed Qatar…What if ? to the UN Security Council, Kingdom’s mission to the hen a country has caused so many problems, United Nations in New York, harbored terrorists and funded others, you citing radar recordings, told expectW that when its being told it will be held the Council yesterday that the accountable for the losses of lives as a consequence United Arab Emirates aircraft to its acts, it will at least avoid more losses. But didn’t violate Qatari airspace when it arrogantly puts the lives of hundreds of and was on a committed flight others at risk, you realize that this country is not path to Bahrain. prepared to acknowledge its mistakes that I will Radar footages delivered refer to as crimes, yet it continues to act as a threat to the UN Council showed to its neighbors. that the UAE aircraft was Qatar this week intercepted UAE flights to flying away from Qatari Bahrain with two warplanes, an act that cannot be airspace and that Qatar justified since the UAE aircraft had abided to all violated international law The first incident involved Emirates Flight EK837 while the second involved Etihad flight EY23B the international aviation standards. by intercepting the UAE traveling from Abu Dhabi International Airport to Bahrain International Airport. And I could just imagine how the passengers on aircraft. that flight felt when they saw these interceptions This, Bahrain said, is “an Council, in a briefing, that two military cargo aircraft UAE’s response to Qatar’s and what they may have led to. irresponsible and unjustified the UAE military aircraft that were flying over the jets intercepting two Emirati Passengers airlines being intercepted by Mirage escalation by Qatar.” accused by Doha of violating Arabian Gulf by Qatari civilian aircraft will be warplanes!! Bahrain also called upon Qatari airspace was flying Mirage fighters. “balanced and legal”. Such hostile acts that endanger the lives of the State of Qatar to respect over the UAE airspace over Dr Anwar Gargash, “There are two explanations hundreds of civilians can never be justified and international law and to abide a training zone acknowledged Minister of State for Foreign for the developments in the Qatar needs to seriously consider its past acts that by the principles of good by the two countries and that Affairs, reportedly said at Qatar crisis and the exposure has already torn apart its brotherly relations with neighbourliness and not to its mission did not last more the briefing that the actions of the civilian planes. First, it its closest nieghbours. Its intervention in other repeat such unacceptable than 30 seconds. by the Qatari aircraft is Qatar’s increased concern countries affairs in an attempt to be a leader in acts which endanger the lives Gulf News reported that against the UAE aircraft and confusion, and second, the region obviously backfired and Qatar has been of innocent civilians and the meeting, which included and the international air it was a desperate attempt in labelled as a terrorist harboring country. threaten international peace presentations and a short safety showed clearly that fear of marginalisation,” Dr In simple analysis, when Qatar funded the and security. video by the GCAA and the the authorities in Qatar are Anwar Gargash tweeted. Houthis, terrorist cells and acts of crime and Meanwhile, the UAE UAE Armed Forces, showed determined to escalate the “Our response will be sabotage in Bahrain with a direct interference in Ministry of Foreign radar footage documenting situation. balanced and legal, and our our sovereignty and the sovereignty of other states Affairs and International in real time the two separate Dr Gargash also Tweeted goal is the safety of the region including Egypt and Libya, that led to the deaths Cooperation told UN Security incidents of interception of on Wednesday that the and the passengers.” of hundreds through all the wars it triggered, Qatar’s intentions towards its neighbors became loud and quite clear. Terrorist cells funded by Qatar succeeded in taking the lives of many innocent people who were either protecting their country or their neighbors. The terrorist acts in Bahrain did not just cost the lives of Bahraini citizens but also UAE soldiers who were serving in Bahrain and protecting us. Can these atrocities just be deleted from our minds and history. Of course not. Can deaths resulted by its support to the Houthis and Muslim brotherhood in neighboring states be forgotten, forgiven and deleted. Of course not. Can the fact that Qatar has threatened the stability of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt be forgotten? Of course not, especially when the display of its muscles continues through intercepting civilian aircrafts. Therefore, the last thing Doha needs is an accident that can cause the lives of civilians onboard a commercial flight. The four boycott states have repeatedly denied the possibility of military intervention in Doha and this surely reflects their wisdom and patience Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, yes- but can what happened this week be viewed as a terday met Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Yemen, and his accompanying military intervention from Doha. delegation at his office in the headquarters of the GCC Secretariat. They discussed UN efforts to restore security and What we today ask ourselves is: What is next? stability in Yemen and ways to intensify efforts to deliver humanitarian aids. The Secretary-General reiterated that any political solution in Yemen should be based on the GCC Initiative as well as the outcomes of the Comprehensive (The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author National Dialogue Conference and UNSC resolution 2216. Dr Aluwaisheg, the GCC Assistant Secretary General for and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.) Political and Negotiations Affairs, also attended the meeting. In picture, the GCC Secretary General receiving the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy Thursday, January 18, 2018 5 Bahrain Auto Fair Inaugurated DT News Network contribute to tourism in the [email protected] Kingdom. Shaikh Khalifa bin Daij Manama Al Khalifa, Chairman of the haikh Hisham bin Organizing Committee of the Abdulrahman bin Mohammed event, praised the support SAl Khalifa, Governor of the provided by the Capital Capital Governorate, inaugurated Governorate for the festival, the Bahrain Auto Fair 2018 (BAF), stressing that the support will lead the biggest automobile festival to achieving the objectives of the in the Kingdom at the Bahrain fest. Financial Harbor yesterday. Bahrain Auto Fair 2018 is The event organized by showcasing diverse recreational SolidVision in cooperation with activities with a test drive area to Eleven & Bridge is being held in try out a wide variety of cars - an area of 20,000 square meters classic and exotic cars, motorbikes in the heart of Manama under the and modified cars. patronage of Shaikh Hisham. A number of special car Simultaneously held with the modification companies are also 4th edition of Bahrain Shopping on hand to provide visitors with Festival - Shop Bahrain - the expo a unique opportunity to modify is a unique annual forum for all their cars. A food court with a carmakers and car enthusiasts. variety of food and beverages, The event is expected to attract other exclusive activities such as more than 40,000 visitors from all raffle draws are also organized at over GCC countries with people the venue. of all age groups. Car finance companies and On the occasion, the Governor banks are also participating in the Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Governor of the of the Capital expressed his desire event. The expo will conclude on Capital Governorate, at the Bahrain Auto Fair, yesterday to promote such activities that January 21. New private school fee regulations outlined

Undersecretary for Educational Affairs and Curricula Dr. Fawzi Al-Jowder with principals DT News Network line with the ministerial edict Manama dated August 27, 2017. Only schools nder new performance- In case the increase in school rated Good, Ubased criteria, only schools fees exceeds the nominal 5pc rated “Good” or “Excellent” benchmark, the approval of Excellent to be will be authorised to increase the school board and parent’s allowed to hike students’ fees by five per cent, council would be required for pending board of directors’ the hike to be endorsed. fees approval, Education Ministry Fourteen private schools Undersecretary for Educational are rated as high-performing, communicate with students’ Affairs and Curricula Dr. Fawzi out of 73 privately-owned parents before increasing Al-Jowder said yesterday. educational establishments. school fees, stressing the This was disclosed after Dr. Al-Jowder said that any ministry’s keenness on Dr Al-Jowder held a meeting increase would be performance- encouraging private education with principals representing based, taking into account the investment. high-performing schools review reports, periodically The meeting was attended to update them on the new released by the Education and by Assistant Undersecretary fee regulations. The new fee Training Quality Authority for Private and Continuous readjustment procedures will (BQA). Education Jaffer Al-Sheikh take effect at the beginning of He urged representatives of and Private Education director the school year 2018/2019, in the high-performing school to Ahlam Al-Amer. BPL 2018 Quiz at ISB today DT News Network is part of the Bahrain Premier has brought forth six teams of Manama League and will be held at very bright high school students HK Sports with Exelon the Indian School Bahrain on under one platform to compete will be organising the January 25. Bahrain Premier against each other in three Kpreliminary round of the stride League is the first franchise rounds of exciting game strategy BPL 2018 Quiz today at the based T20 cricket tournament and all the kids have exceptional Indian School Bahrain, Isa town held under the patronage of His skills in terms of participation, at 6 PM. Highness Sheikh Khalid bin healthy competition, speed and The Charu Sharma Quiz show Hamad Al Khalifa. The quiz accuracy. 6 Thursday, January 18, 2018

Baghdad hen Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants outW of eastern Mosul a year ago, Nashwan Shakir Mahmoud raced back to his home, hoping that his red and white 1955 Chevrolet coupe had survived three years of A 1936 Mercedes Benz, foreground, that was a gift from Adolf Hitler and war and upheaval. others that belonged to Uday, the notoriously brutal playboy son of A man cleans a blue 1964 When he saw that it had Saddam Hussein, are stored in a garage for safe-keeping in Baghdad Chevrolet parked in front only suffered light damage of the owner Saad al-Nuai- from a mortar shell that landed mi’s coffee shop in the nearby, he was overjoyed. “I northern Azamiyah neigh- had an unspeakable feeling, I saying militants could borhood of Baghdad sighed in relief when saw it,” use them to conceal he said. roadside bombs. He Salahuddin province, where “These cars have He spent 10 days carrying said he cried when they IS was driven out in 2015. out his own repairs and then were taken away. He restores the cars something spiritual drove it all the way back to Car enthusiasts himself, ordering spare parts that lets you feel Baghdad, a 13-hour journey and collectors, even from Europe and the United A collection of luxury classic cars used by the the happiness of that would have taken four car clubs in various States. Hashemite monarchy from 1921 until 1958 in a modern car. “When I countries, make a The Iraqi government the good old days,” reached Baghdad,” he said, distinction based on a keeps its own trove of vintage said Mahmoud, “people were stopping me in model’s age, with “vintage” pleasure out of driving. and classic cars, including the streets to take pictures and cars considered to be those Now, many of those 1960s. Three others, including a rare 1904 Jeep Levon and who owns a 1964 videos. It was like a dream to from the period of 1919 to barriers have come down, a 1952 Chevrolet and a 1959 luxury models used by the GMC pickup. me and to the people.” 1930. Models after that are and some collectors feel more Townson, are being repaired. Hashemite monarchy from The 49-year-old father of six usually classified as “classic” comfortable showing off their “When you feel secure, you 1921 until 1958, including when they were used in is part of a small community cars and anything over 50 treasures. have the guts to get money out a 1936 Mercedes-Benz that a parade last year to mark of vintage and classic car years of age is called “antique.” Saad al-Nuaimi, 65, has of your pocket to enjoy such was a gift from Adolf Hitler. the 100th anniversary of aficionados who are hoping Iraq’s vintage and classic parked six classic models in beauties,” he said. Others belonged to Uday, the Baghdad’s al-Rashid Street. to rekindle their passion cars date back to the period front of his coffee shop in Many Iraqis from war- notoriously brutal playboy son Ahmad Shukor, a 39-year- now that the war against the between the discovery of oil Baghdad’s northern Azamiyah battered areas are desperate to of Saddam Hussein. old engineer who runs a Islamic State group is over. in the 1920s and the booming neighborhood, including sell old cars, and as Iraqi forces Some have had their body Facebook page devoted For many, the cars remind 1970s, when the country was green and blue 1954 Chevrolet have driven IS back over the work restored but do not have to documenting Iraq’s them of happier times in Iraq, awash in petroleum wealth Bel Airs and two Townson past three years, more and working engines, while others vintage and classic cars, says before decades of war and and boasted some of the finest cars from mid more models have appeared are in very poor condition. only around 100 remain chaos, which they hope are roads in the region. on the market, al-Nuaimi said. The collection is stored nationwide. He says a third finally coming to an end. Much of that infrastructure His latest acquisition was a in a garage for safe-keeping were in Mosul, and that “These cars have something was destroyed in the Iran-Iraq badly damaged maroon and is only rarely exhibited many of them may have been spiritual that lets you feel the war in the 1980s and the 1990 1952 Chevrolet to the public. Adil al-Ardawi, damaged or destroyed. happiness of the good old Gulf War. The sanctions in from the vintage and classic car He’s now in the final stages days,” said Mahmoud, who the 1990s made it difficult expert in charge of the royal of opening a showroom in also owns a 1964 GMC pickup. to secure spare parts. In the collection, says at least 1,000 the central city of Najaf. The The pickup is in a mechanic’s chaotic years after the 2003 troops were assigned owners of more than 60 cars garage in Mosul’s Old City, in U.S.-led invasion, many to protect the have agreed to display them an unsecured area cordoned collectors kept their cars there when the showroom off by security forces. cars hidden or locked opens in the coming months. Mahmoud had two other up, while the daily “We want to prove that classic cars — a 1957 Dodge bombings, and the Iraq is not done Coronet and a 1967 Dodge blast walls and yet,” he said. pickup — but U.S. soldiers barbed wire that (AP) towed them away in 2006 sprouted across after warning him against Baghdad and parking them on the street other cities, Optimism in Iraq fuels interest in cla without getting them repaired, took the

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Mechanics work on Saad al-Nuaimi’s badly damaged 1952 Chevrolet, that he acquired from Salahuddin province, where the Islamic State group was driven out in 2015, in Baghdad Thursday, January 18, 2018 7 Tamkeen joins hands

Manamawith MEET ICT & BITEX ahrain’s Labour Fund “Tamkeen” has announced Bbecoming a strategic partner for the Information and Communication Technology Conference “MEET ICT” and the Bahrain International Technology Exhibition “BITEX”. The event, organised by the BTECH and Worksmart, will be held under the patronage of Kamal Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications from February 13 to 15. This partnership includes the organisation of special events between Tamkeen and MEET ICT and BITEX will be held under the title “Embracing The Digital Transformation” private IT institutions and companies during the MEET BTECH Chairman Ubaydli to the major regional markets. ICT conference. Tamkeen will Al-Ubaydli said that organising Ahmed Al Hujairi, CEO also effectively participate in both MEET ICT and BITEX of Worksmart affirmed the the conference sessions, in fall in line with the national importance of Tamkeen’s addition to providing support trend towards advancing the support in achieving this to companies participating in technology sector as one of the regional technological event’s BITEX. important sectors in economic objectives. Commenting on the deal, Dr diversification. Al Hujairi said that MEET Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi, He pointed out that Bahrain ICT and BITEX will be held Chief Executive of Tamkeen, has all the qualifications under the title “Embracing said, “Tamkeen’s continued necessary to proceed with the The Digital Transformation” support for companies in development of the ICT sector, and will focus on the business Bahrain stems from its from an advanced legislative model which is ever-changing keenness to strengthen the ICT structure, trained expert local as a result of continuous sector in the Kingdom.” competencies, and proximity technological developments. Ebdaa funds 2200 projects

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DT News Network meeting. thanks to the quantum leap Manama Mrs Al-Moayad praised the by adopting bold reforms in bdaa Microfinance Bank role played by AGFUND, which terms of internal structure and announced funding 2200 owns 40% of Ebdaa Bank – operations. beneficiariesE helping them Bahrain and shareholders such The Bank of Creativity to turn their ideas and work as Khalid Kanoo and Abdul records positive growth figures plans into projects or for their Hamid Diwani in supporting in 2018 despite economic existing projects through the the bank’s progress. challenges. bank’s financing services. Dr Khalid Al-Ghazzawi, On the sidelines, some of Chairman of the Board CEO of Ebdaa Bank, said the bank’s distinguished of Directors of Ebdaa that the bank was able to stop employees were honoured Microfinance Bank, Mona bleeding of accumulated losses by Mona Al Moayad and the Yousuf Almoayyed, revealed and move to balance between Vice Chairman of the Board of this during a recent board expenses and revenues, Directors, Nasser Al Qahtani. 8 BUSINESS Thursday, January 18, 2018 Turkey blasts U.S. plan for Syrian border A U.S. plan to form a 30,000-strong, Kurdish-led border security force in Syria has infuriated Ankara, which is threatening to launch an offensive against Kurdish militia forces in Syria’s Afrin region Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says U.S. is trying to create “terror army” by training Syrian Voters list Democratic Forces (SDF), which are dominated by People’s Protection Units (YPG) – Kurdish militia Turkey says is allied to larger terrorist group Turkey could soon launch unilateral military assault against YPG on Afrin canton and possibly Manbij

TURKEY Afrin correction: Kobane Hasakah Manbij IRAQ Aleppo Raqqa Idlib 100km BCCI accepts Latakia 60 miles Deir Hama al-Zour River SYRIA Euphrates Homs Palmyra applications Al-Bukamal Al-Tanf crossing Mediterranean Sea LEBANON Damascus AREAS OF CONTROL Syrian government, allies Syrian rebel forces ISRAEL Turkish-backed rebel forces JORDAN Islamic State group Deraa SDF Source: Stratfor Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS Bitcoin slumps to $10,000 London/Tokyo that threshold on some regulatory uncertainty...and itcoin skidded a further exchanges - but has since because of these falls you 12 percent yesterday, been roiled by several large have these other outfalls,” he Bmarking an almost halving sell-offs. said, referring to the collapse in value from its peak Other cryptocurrencies of some cryptocurrencies in price, with investors plunged as well. Ethereum the recent slump in prices. spooked by fears regulators and Ripple were both down With South Korea, Japan could clamp down on the heavily after reports South and China all making noises The committee will announce receiving application in the second week of February volatile cryptocurrency that Korea and China could ban about a regulatory swoop, DT News Network by phone, Fax or E-mail one This came as BCCI’s elections skyrocketed last year. cryptocurrency trading, and officials in France and Manama day following the date of their committee held its third meeting The price of bitcoin, the sparking worries of a wider the United States vowing to ahrain Chamber of application,” said Chairperson headed by Abdul A’Al in the world’s biggest and best regulatory crackdown. investigate cryptocurrencies, Commerce and Industry of the elections committee for presence of all committee known cryptocurrency, fell “There is a lot of panic there are concerns that B(BCCI) members whose names the 29th session for the board members. to as low as $10,0000 on the in the market. People are global coordination on did not appear in the voters’ list, of directors of the BCCI Jassim The committee, Abdul A’Al Luxembourg-based Bitstamp selling to try and get the how to regulate them will or whose data are incorrect can Hassan Abdul A’Al. said, will announce receiving exchange, the lowest since hell out of there,” said accelerate. file their appeals. He added: “Voters’ lists will applications in the second week Dec. 1. Charles Hayter, founder of Officials are expected to “Those who apply to have be available on the Chamber’s of February.” Bitcoin touched a peak of Cryptocompare, which owns debate the rise of bitcoin at their names inserted or their official website, as well as the The move is as per Article almost $20,000 in December cryptocurrencies. the upcoming G20 summit data amended will be notified applications for insertion or (51) for the year 2013 of BCCI’s - and indeed crossed over “You have more in Argentina in March. of the committee’s decision amendment.” executive bylaw.

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), held a workshop for the airport’s stakeholders to discuss the National Operations Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) platform, which aims to ensure a smooth transition to Bahrain International Airport New Passenger Terminal Building. In attendance were senior officials from the Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), other government authorities, Gulf Air, Bahrain Airport Services (BAS), Airlines, Bahrain Airport Company management, and other representatives of key organisations operating at BIA. BAC Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah said: “These workshops will serve as an effective communication platform that will create alignment over time.” The first in a series of workshops highlighted the new and advanced technology that will be used in the terminal. Thursday, January 18, 2018 BUSINESS 9 France abandons plan for new airport I want to make clear we will gauge Brexit bill set to clear parliament the new Austrian government by its London Paris actions, and I told the chancellor this. ritish MPs are set to give the green light Wednesday to a rance abandoned plans for a new $709.80 million airport That is what counts and the things I Bkey Brexit bill whose turbulent passage through parliament Fin western France in favour of expanding an existing have just heard on has dealt damaging defeats to Prime airport in Nantes. Supporters of Europe policy make Minister Theresa May, but it faces the proposed airport, designed to me confident we can further opposition from the upper handle four million passengers a achieve very close house. The House of Commons is year initially, argued it would aid cooperation,” expected to vote to approve the EU economic development in the (Withdrawal) Bill, which would repeal Loire-Atlantique region and that -Angela Merkel, the 1972 law which made Britain a the existing inner-city airport was member of the European Union. congested and a security risk. German Chancellor Trump’s first year successes onald Trump has defeating so-called Islamic of President Obama-era Inspired buys presided over the State in Syria. However, his regulations, stimulating Dmost buoyant economic job approval rating from businesses and fueling a conditions of any recent U.S. Gallup remains stuck below $5.4 billion rise in stock president in his first year, 40 percent -- the lowest market value. but his unpopularity could since President Bill Clinton Trump also ended prevent him from capitalising in 1993. 2017 with more than 1.8 on it in November’s midterm Congress has passed the million new jobs -- but British School election.a most sweeping overhaul his jobs growth trails Manama Trump has achieved some of U.S. tax system in more Obama’s record in five of nspired, a leading global substantive goals, including than 30 years, cutting the last eight years -- and operator of premium passing a significant tax cut, the corporate rate from the economy expanded by schools,I announced that it has appointing Supreme Court 35 percent to 21 percent. at least 3 percent for two acquired 100% of the British Justice Neil Gorsuch and Trump has rolled back 67 quarters in a row. School of Bahrain (BSB) bringing its portfolio to over Successes in President Trump’s first year 30 schools in 10 countries. Donald Trump has presided over the most buoyant economic conditions Bahrain Economic of any recent U.S. president in his first year, but his unpopularity could Development Board (Bahrain prevent him from capitalising on it in November’s midterm election EDB) worked with Inspired during the setup process and will continue to support the growth and expansion plans of Inspired in the Kingdom. Nadim M Nsouli, Founder & Chairman of Inspired UP “We are delighted to support UP Inspired and we will continue 30.14% 31.10% to work with them to expand actively evaluate expansion schools’ impressive history UP and grow as a premium and opportunities for the school in of providing families in innovative school operator,” Bahrain due to the increasing Bahrain with a world class 22.86% Dr. Simon Galpin, Managing demand for premium international education,” Director of Bahrain EDB said. education. Nadim M Nsouli, Founder & Year to Jan 16, 2018 Inspired is a leading BSB has around 2,500 Chairman of Inspired said. Dow premium schools group in students in Bahrain. Julie Anne Gilbert, Head S&P 500 Jones Nasdaq Europe, Australia, Africa, the “We believe this represents of School, stated, “We are Stock markets: Since inauguration on January 20, 2017, Middle East and Latin America an exciting development for excited to join the Inspired educating over 24,000 students both Inspired and BSB and community of schools that will U.S. markets have created $5.4 trillion in wealth across a global network of over look forward to working provide multiple opportunities Economy: GDP has expanded from Jobs: U.S. businesses created 30 schools in 10 countries. with the BSB leadership for growth for BSB’s teachers 1.5% to 3% for two quarters 1.8 million new jobs in 2017 Inspired said it will team to build upon the and students.” GDP change (%, quarterly) Annual increase (Jan-Dec) Apr-Sep: 3% 2010 1,038,000 5 Volkswagen sells record 4 2011 2,048,000 3 2 2012 1,784,000 10.74m vehicles in 2017 1 Frankfurt 0 2013 2,091,000 keep the title of world’s largest percent from 10.30 million in erman automaker carmaker reportedly disputed 2016, when Volkswagen passed -1 2014 2,808,000 Volkswagen had record by the rival Renault Nissan Japanese rival Toyota to become -2 Gsales of 10.74 million vehicles Mitsubishi alliance. the globe’s largest auto producer -3 Jan 2017: 1.5% 2015 2,479,000 last year, but saw its bid to Volkswagen sales rose 4.3 for that year. -4 President Obama The figures show the -5 2016 2,114,000 Wolfsburg-based company -6 Jan 2009: -5.4% continuing its effort to move past 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2017 1,839,000 a scandal that broke in September 2015 over cars it had rigged to Tax reform: Will Unemployment cheat on diesel emissions tests. cost $1.5 trillion over Year end (%) Sales last year were boosted by 10 years. Corporate 9.3 5.6 a strong December, when sales 8.5 5.0 tax rate cut from 35% 4.7 rose 8.5 percent. For the year, to 21%. 7.9 4.1 the company saw big jumps in Companies will only 6.7 Russia and Brazil, and significant be taxed on U.S. gains in China and the United earnings States. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 “We are thankful for the Sources: BEA, Bureau of Labor Statistics, White House Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS trust of our customers,” CEO Matthias Mueller said in a statement. (AP) 10 BUSINESS Thursday, January 18, 2018

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Thursday, January 18, 2018 11 71 students awarded CILT

Diploma Certificates being awarded to the students ahrain Polytechnic hosted The awarding ceremony students’ parents. in contributing to developing the Kingdom forward by the diploma and international the sixth Chartered took place at the Bahrain The Dean of Business and education in the Kingdom, providing Bahraini graduates, certificate from CILT. BInstitute of Logistics and Hall on 10th January 2018 Logistics Dr. John Webb especially since Bahrain such as the ones awarded To conclude, Shaikh Transport (CILT) International under the patronage of Shaikh congratulated the graduates Polytechnic is characterized by CILT, one of the largest Hisham bin Abdulaziz Al awarding ceremony to Hisham bin Abdulaziz Al on behalf of the Chairman as the only institution in the logistics institutes in the world. Khalifa delegated Bahrain students majoring in the Khalifa, Chairman of the and the CEO on this academic region to launch a logistics This puts the Polytechnic on Polytechnic’s Vice Chairman Bachelors of International Board of Trustees. achievement which will programme with international track to meet the Bahrain 2030 of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Logistics Management who The ceremony was attended contribute to providing more standards while meeting the Vision and government work Mohamed Al Aseeri, to hand completed their diploma and by a number of members skilled Bahrainis in the labour needs of the labour market. program 2015-2018. the students the diploma in international certificate from of the executive and senior market. He also thanked the The Polytechnic is proud to Since 2012, the Polytechnic logistics and transport and CILT. management team, staff, and logistics tutors for their role be a contributor to moving graduated 500 students with CILT international certificates.

ISB celebrates Tamil Day ISBstarts online admission registration he Indian School Bahrain (ISB) has startedT the online admission registrations for classes from LKG to XII from yesterday. The link is available on the Indian School website as “registrations” under Highlights of the event “admission”. The applicants can he Indian School Bahrain (ISB) Hussain Malim, Bharathi Tamil lighting of the lamp. the programme. complete the registration celebrated Tamil Day at its campus Sangam Former President Abdul Maths Department HOD B Senthil Students of IV and V performed the process online and the inT Isa Town on January 14, 2018. Qaiyum, ISB EC Member Premalatha welcomed the gathering. ISB EC Invocation Dance. The folk dance was school will be contacting the The programme which marks the N.S, Principal VR Palaniswamy, Staff member Premalatha N.S spoke about presented by the students of VI to VIII applicants for interview and first day of the four-day-long Pongal Representative Johnson K Devassy, the beauty and the importance of Tamil and the senior students performed a written test at a later stage. festival in the Indian state of Tamil Vice Principals, Head Teachers and language in the world and how the Tamil skit. A group of students of IV For further queries the Nadu was organized by the school’s students. festival of Pongal is being celebrated to XII presented Tamil songs. The applicants can contact the Tamil Department. The programme commenced over the years in Tamil Nadu. winners of different competitions were school office in Isa Town The Tamil Day celebration was with the school prayer followed by Haji Paul and Srikanth Sreedharan awarded certificates and trophies. - Tel: 00973-17684166 and attended by Guests of Honour Bharathi the National Anthem of Bahrain and (Head Teachers of Activities) and R Chinnaswamy from PET dept. Riffa on: +973-77377000. Tamil Sangam Founder Mohammed India, followed by the traditional Tamil Teacher Regi Job coordinated proposed the vote of thanks. Email: [email protected] 12 Thursday, January 18, 2018 Thursday, January 18, 2018 13

Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdul- lah Al Khalifa received Bahrain’s Ambassador to Indonesia Dr. Mo- hammed Ghas- san Sheikho who presented a copy of his doctoral thesis from In- dia’s Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University. Shaikh Khalid praised the ambassador’s efforts and the significance of his research that ad- dressed marginal Bahrain Bayan School laureates yesterday returned to a warm welcome after winning economy and its the 2018 Zayed Future Energy Prize in the Global High Schools category. Education DeputyDeputy PrimePrime MinisterMinister ShaikhShaikh KhalidKhalid binbin AbdullahAbdullah AlAl KhalifaKhalifa yesterdayyesterday receivedreceived Kingdom’sKingdom’s newly-appointednewly-appointed ambassadors.ambassadors. The The ambassadorsambassadors werewere Dr.Dr. JumaJuma AhmedAhmed AlAl KaabiKaabi (Oman),(Oman), AbdullahAbdullah AbdullatifAbdullatif AbdullahAbdullah negative conse- Minister Dr. Majid Al-Nuaimi welcomed the students on their arrival at the Bahrain In- (Germany),(Germany), Abdulrahman Abdulrahman Mohammed Mohammed Al Al Qa’ood Qa’ood (India), (India), Ahmed Ahmed Yousef Yousef Al Al Rowaii Rowaii (Jordan), (Jordan), Mohammed Mohammed Ghassan Ghassan Mohammed Mohammed Sheikho Sheikho (Indonesia), (Indonesia), Ahmed Ahmed Mohammed Mohammed Al Al Dosary Dosary (Japan), (Japan), Ibrahim Ibrahim Mahmoud Mahmoud Ahmed Ahmed quences on soci- ternational Airport. Also present at the airport were Undersecretary for Resources and (Tunisia),(Tunisia), FouadFouad SadiqSadiq AlAl BaharnaBaharna (Algeria)(Algeria) andand AhmedAhmed AbdullahAbdullah AlAl HajeriHajeri (Thailand).(Thailand). The The DeputyDeputy PremierPremier congratulatedcongratulated thethe ambassadorsambassadors wishingwishing themthem successsuccess inin theirtheir dutiesduties toto furtherfurther consolidateconsolidate thethe Kingdom’sKingdom’s ety and economic Services Dr. Mohammed Mubarak Juma’a, Undersecretary for Educational and Curricula tiesties with with these these countries countries and and assist assist Bahraini Bahraini citizens citizens abroad. abroad. development. Affairs Dr. Fawzi Abdulrahman Al-Jowder, Bahrain Bayan affiliates and laureates’ parents.

RoyalRoyal Court Court Minister Minister Shaikh Shaikh Khalid Khalid bin bin Ahmed Ahmed Al Al Khalifa Khalifa received received Pakistani Pakistani Ambassador Ambassador Javed Javed Malik Malik on on the the Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs, Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza yesterday paid a field visit to EWA Customer Services occasion of the end of his diplomatic stint. The minister conveyed the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad occasion of the end of his diplomatic stint. The minister conveyed the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Khalid Almoayed received at Bait Al Tijjar the Chairman of the Association of Engineering Of- Center in Muharraq. The minister, accompanied by Electricity and Water Affairs (EWA) CEO Shaikh Nawaf bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa binbin IsaIsa AlAl KhalifaKhalifa toto thethe ambassadorambassador andand HisHis Majesty’sMajesty’s appreciationappreciation ofof thethe ambassador’sambassador’s effortsefforts inin consoliconsoli-- and a number of officials, met the EWA customers present to listen to their needs and observations about the services provided. dating the cooperation ties. fices Mazen Alumran accompanied by members of the association. The meeting discussed the current situation of engineering offices in Bahrain and the obstacles dating the cooperation ties. curbing their growth, knowing that there are 200 engineering offices, 140 of which are owned by Bahrainis.

Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Khalid Almoayed alongside first vice-chairman Khalid Al Zayani and board members Ahlam In recognition to associates efforts and contributions during the past year, Sheraton Bahrain Hotel held its 36th Annual Associates Party on January 06, 2018 at Al Taj Ballroom. The event highlights the associate’s performance. Janahi and Khulood Al Qattan have recently received at Bait Al Tijjar a Palestinian business delegation headed by the chairman of Jericho Chamber of Com- TheThe Gulf Gulf Petrochemical Petrochemical Industries Industries Company Company (GPIC) (GPIC) organised organised a a specialised specialised course course in in first first aidaid andand cardiopulmonarycardiopulmonary resuscitationresuscitation (CPR)(CPR) merce Tayseer Hameeda in the presence of the Palestinian Ambassador Taha Mohammed Abdulqader. for its employees. The course was conducted to enable employees to face any emergency situation in daily work or public life. The party was filled with entertainment, amazing food & beverages and interaction with the management team for its employees. The course was conducted to enable employees to face any emergency situation in daily work or public life. and associates. 12 Thursday, January 18, 2018 Thursday, January 18, 2018 13

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Los Angeles ctress Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been roped in as the lead actress in “Gemini Man”, opposite actor Will Smith. AThe action thriller, directed by Ang Lee, will go on floors next month, reports hollywoodreporter.com. The film sees Smith playing two opposing roles: one of Henry, an aging assassin who wants to get out of the business, and that of his ultimate opponent, a clone who is 25 years younger and at the peak of his abilities that has been tasked to kill him. Winstead will play an operative who works for the same company as Henry and has been ordered to keep a watch on him. However, she soon teams up with him. Clive Owen is in talks to play one of the villains of the movie, the head of the cloning programme. (IANS)

Los Angeles ollywood star Penelope Cruz says she felt a “responsibility” playing Italian fashion designerH Donatella Versace in the series “The Assassination of Gianni Versace”. The Academy Awards winner’s comment comes just days after the designer expressed her distaste for the new Ryan Murphy series in an interview with Italian press last week, reports dailymail.co.uk. During an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, Cruz said: “You feel much more responsibility (playing a real person). When Ryan called me... I said ‘I need to make (a) phone call and talk to Donatella about this Jason Segel before taking the job’.” Cruz, 43, only felt January 18, 1980 comfortable with the role after speaking to Donatella herself. Known for his comedic roles on CBS’s How I Met Your (IANS) Mother and NBC’s Freaks and Geeks. He’s played memorable roles in such films as Knocked Up, The Five-Year Engagement and 2011’s The Muppets. xxx

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Los Angeles ctor Dave Bautista almost missed out on starring in ‘Blade Runner A2049’ as director Denis Villeneuve thought he was too young to play the character. The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ actor and Villeneuve recalled the casting of Bautista for the role of Sapper Morton in the film. “The vulnerability that Dave brought to the character was Los Angeles essential for the movie to be a ctress Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been roped in as the success,” said Villeneuve. lead actress in “Gemini Man”, opposite actor Will Smith. Bautista said the AThe action thriller, directed by Ang Lee, will go on floors next experience of working in the month, reports hollywoodreporter.com. film was first for him as it The film sees Smith playing two opposing roles: one of “was something completely Henry, an aging assassin who wants to get out of the different from anything I’d business, and that of his ultimate opponent, a clone who ever done, actually playing a is 25 years younger and at the peak of his abilities that character who was older than 1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $28.1mn has been tasked to kill him. myself’”. (PTI) Winstead will play an operative who works 2. The Post $19.3mn for the same company as Henry and has been ordered to keep a watch on him. 3. The Commuter $13.7mn However, she soon teams up with him. 4. The Greatest Showman $12.4mn Clive Owen is in talks to play one of the villains of the movie, the head of 5. Insidious: The Last Key $12.4mn the cloning programme. (IANS) 6. Star Wars: The Last Jedi $11.8mn 7. Paddington 2 $11mn 8. Proud Mary $9.9mn 9. Pitch Perfect 3 $6mn 10. Darkest Hour $4.4mn Los Angeles eality TV personality Kris Jenner was “ecstatically (boxofficemojo) surprised” when her daughter and reality TV star KhloeR Kardashian told her she was pregnant because she didn’t think she would ever have kids. Khloe announced the news on the latest “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” episode, reports femalefirst.co.uk Los Angeles After that, Kris said: “Hearing this news is the most ollywood star Penelope Cruz says she felt special thing I think anyone can ever tell me. a “responsibility” playing Italian fashion I’m ecstatically surprised. designerH Donatella Versace in the series “The “I always thought that maybe Khloe would be one Assassination of Gianni Versace”. of those women who didn’t have kids The Academy Awards winner’s comment and I struggled with that. It made comes just days after the designer expressed me really sad because there was her distaste for the new Ryan Murphy no one that was born to do this series in an interview with Italian press more than Khloe.” (IANS) last week, reports dailymail.co.uk. New York During an appearance on “The ctress Katie Holmes slipped into a vintage- Ellen DeGeneres Show”, Cruz Ainspired khaki wool coat and cloche hat with said: “You feel much more no make-up to combat the chilly temperature for responsibility (playing a real her outing here with a male friend. person). When Ryan called The 39-year-old’s statement jacket featured me... large pocket detailing and complementing I said ‘I need to make buttons while she draped her camera over the (a) phone call and talk to Los Angeles piece and around her neck, reports dailymail. Jason Segel Donatella about this ctor Chris Evans believes his co-star co.uk. before taking the job’.” ARobert Downey Jr is ‘irreplaceable’ as She teamed her heat-inducing piece with Cruz, 43, only felt Iron Man and said no one else could play the iconic character a pair of cropped wide-leg lightwash denims January 18, 1980 comfortable with the better than him. which drew attention to her burgundy role after speaking to Downey Jr plays Tony Stark, the man with iconic suit of leather boots. Donatella herself. armour, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that started with She donned a 1940s cloche-style hat in Known for his comedic roles on CBS’s How I Met Your (IANS) 2008 film ‘Iron Man’. Evans portrays the role of Steve Rogers a grey wool over her brunette pixie crop aka Captain America in the MCU. Both the actors will reprise and sported a pair of matching mittens as Mother and NBC’s Freaks and Geeks. He’s played their respective roles in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Avengers she arrived to see the Michelangelo; Divine memorable roles in such films as Knocked Up, The 4’, which is presumed to be their last film in the franchise. Draftsman and Designer exhibition at the Met. Five-Year Engagement and 2011’s The Muppets. Speaking with media, Evans said, “It’s low- hanging fruit to say (IANS) (Robert) Downey. He’s such a wonderful guy and is so talented, so experience, and so supportive. He’s always been in my corner and I’ve always felt supported by him.” (PTI) 16 Thursday, January 18, 2018 [email protected] www.newsofbahrain.com 17879914 38444687 ClassiﬁedsReaching the right audience

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(Action / Khan, Mukul Dev Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin DANA: Timings: 10:45,13:00,15:1 Adventure / Comedy) DANA: Timings: 11:00,13:00,15:0 Bratt 5,17:30,19:45,22:00,00:15 Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Karen 0,17:00,19:00,21:00,23:00,01:00 CINECO (20) : Daily At: 9.00 Am SEEF (I) : Daily At: 10.30 Am + Gillan, Kevin Hart SEEF (II) : Daily At: 12.30 + 2.45 + + 11.15 Am + 1.30 + 3.45 + 6.00 3.45 + 9.00 Pm DANA: Timings: 10:45,13:00,15:1 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 Pm + 8.15 + 10.30 Pm 5,17:30,19:45,22:00,00:15 THAANA SERNDHA KOTTAM CINECO (20) : Daily At (Atmos): TORBAL RAYEH JAY ( Bahraini THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (Tamil/Action/Comedy) 9.00 Am + 11.30 Am + 2.00 + / Comedy ) (Pg-13) (Adventure/Drama/ Starring: Suriya, Keerthi Suresh, 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 Pm + 12.00 Starring: Ali Al Ghurair, Khalil Al Musical) Rj Balaji Mn Rumaithy, Noura Al Balushy Starring: Hugh Jackman, Mi- DANA: Timings: SEEF (I) : Daily At: 11.15 Am + DANA: Timings: 11:30,13:30,15:3 chelle Williams, Zac Efron 11:00,13:45,16:30,19:15,22:00 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 0,17:30,19:30,21:30,23:30 CINECO (20) : Daily At: 9.45 Am SEEF (I) : Daily At: 11.15 Am + Pm CINECO (20) : Daily At: 9.00 Am Action / Adventure / Thriller) + 11.30 Am + 1.45 + 4.00 + 6.15 + + 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 2.15 + 5.15 + 8.15 + 11.15 Pm WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 10.45 + 11.15 Am + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina 8.30 + 10.45 Pm 9.00 + 11.15 Pm Am + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 Pm Kaif, Sajjad Delafrooz SEEF (II) : Daily At: 11.15 Am + SEEF (II) : Daily At: 6.30 + 8.45 12 STRONG ( Action / Drama 11.15 Pm AL JAZIRA : Daily At: 2.00 + 4.30 DANA: Timings: 1.30 + 3.45 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 10.30 + 11.00 Pm / History ) THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: + 7.00 + 9.30 Pm + (12.00 Mn 11:15,14:15,17:15,20:15,23:15 Pm Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Mi- 13:00,17:15,21:30,23:45 Thurs/Fri) CINECO (20) : Daily At: 5.00 + THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: BLEEDING STEEL (Pg-15) chael Shannon, William Fichtner WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 10.45 8.15 + 11.30 Pm 11:00,15:15,19:30 (Action/Thriller/Sci-Fiction) DANA: Timings: 11:00,13:30,16:0 MASTERPIECE ( Malayalam Am + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + SEEF (I) : Daily At: 11.15 Am + Starring: Jackie Chan, Callan 0,18:30,21:00,23:30 / Thriller ) 11.15 Pm 5.15 + 11.15 Pm THE PIRATES OF SOMALIA Mulvey, Tess Haubrich CINECO (20) : Daily At (Imax 2D): Starring: Mammootty, Varalaxmi THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: (Biography / Drama) CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.15 10.45 Am + 1.30 + 4.15 + 7.00 + Sarathkumar, Unni Mukundanin 11:30,13:30,15:30,17:30,19:30,21 THE COMMUTER ( Crime / Starring: Billy Magnussen, Philip Am + 2.45 + 7.15 + 11.45 Pm 9.45 Pm + (12.30 Mn Thurs/Fri) DANA: Timings: :30,23:30 Drama / Mystery ) Ng, Terry Chen Daily At: 10.15 Am + 1.00 + 3.45 11:00,14:00,17:00,20:00,23:00 THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: Starring: Liam Neeson, Vera DANA: Timings: 10:45,13:00,15:1 THE FOREIGNER (15+) + 6.30 + 9.15 Pm + 12.00 Mn + SEEF (I) : Daily At: 2.15 + 8.15 Pm 11:15,13:15,15:15,17:15,19:15,21 Farmiga, Patrick Wilson 5,17:30,19:45,22:00,00:15 (Action/Thriller/Crime) (12.45 Mn Thurs/Fri) Daily At (Vip :15,23:15 DANA: Timings: 11:00,13:00,15:0 CINECO (20) : Daily At: 2.30 + Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce I): 9.45 Am + 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 AADU 2 ( Malayalam / 0,17:00,19:00,21:00,23:00,01:00 7.00 + 11.30 Pm Brosnan, Charlie Murphy + 8.45 + 11.30 Pm Comedy ) TIGER ZINDA HAI (Hindi / CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.30 Am SEEF (II) : Daily At: 11.30 Am + CINECO (20) : Daily At: 12.30 + + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 Pm + 5.00 + 9.30 Pm 9.45 Pm + 12.00 Mn + (1.00 Am 12.00 Mn Thurs/Fri) Daily At (Vip Ii): 10.00 THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: DADDY’S HOME 2 (Pg-15) Am + 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 11:30,13:45,16:00,18:15,20:30, (Comedy) 9.15 + 11.30 Pm 22:45 Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahl- SEEF (I) : Daily At: 12.30 + 2.45 + berg, Mel Gibson 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 Pm INSIDIOUS : THE LAST KEY CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.15 SAAR : Daily At: 12.15 + 2.30 + (Horror/Mystery/Thriller) Am + 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 Pm + (11.30 Starring: Billy Magnussen, Philip + 9.30 + 11.45 Pm Pm Thurs/Fri) Ng, Terry Chen WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 12.00 DANA: Timings: PITCH PERFECT 3 (Pg-15) + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11:30,13:30,15:30,17:30,19:30, (Adventure/Comedy/Musical) 11.15 Pm 21:30,23:30 Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.00 Am Wilson, Haiilee Steinfeld 11:30,13:30,15:30,17:30,19:30,21 + 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.30 :30,23:30 9.15 + 11.30 Pm Am + 12.30 + 5.00 + 9.30 Pm SEEF (II) : Daily At: 11.30 Am + BUNYAN AND BABE 1.45 + 4.00 + 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 MURDER ON ORIENT (Animation/Adventure/ Pm EXPRESS (Pg-15) (Crime/ Comedy) WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 11.45 Thriller) ure, Christopher Nolan’s tracking shot. As if pulling a your mind quickly gets you Starring: John Goodman, Jeff Am + 4.30 + 9.15 Pm Starring: Daisy Ridley, Johnny ‘Dunkirk’ blew us away been-there-’Dunkirk’-that, where you need to be, as we S Foxworthy, Kelsey Grammer THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer with its immersiveness. But if he now shifts to the tense watch Oldman’s Churchill DANA: Timings: 11:00,12:45,14:3 13:15,17:30,21:45 CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.45 you prefer your WWII movies strategy sessions, bunker roughing up our expectations: 0,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:30,23:15 Am + 4.00 + 9.15 Pm to have a little dialogue, hand-wringing and political crouching on his bedroom CINECO (20) : Daily At: 9.00 Am DOWNSIZING ( Comedy / some shapeliness and a gamesmanship that fed into floor to capture a wayward + 11.00 Am + 1.00 + 3.00 Pm Drama / Sci-Fi ) STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI bit of powerhouse acting, England’s finest hour. It is a cat, downing a breakfast of SEEF (II) : Daily At: 10.30 Am + Starring: Matt Damon, Christoph (Pg-13) (Action/Adventure/ director Joe Wright’s tense film of verbal ammunition, Scotch and cigars and mixing 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 Pm Waltz, Hong Chau Fantasy) profile of the rising prime and its calibre is high. it up with his cowed, dutiful THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: DANA: Timings: 10:45,13:15,15:4 Starring: Daisy Ridley, John minister Winston Churchill is At first you won’t believe secretary Elizabeth (Lily 11:15,13:00,14:45,16:30,18:15,20: 5,18:15,20:45,23:15 Boyega, Mark Hamill the war film to beat. Wright, your eyes, seeing Gary Oldman James). The performance is 00,21:45,23:30 CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.00 Am CINECO (20) : Daily At: 1.00 + it’s worth remembering, has – still, in some perverse way, a marvel, not merely leaping + 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 6.15 + 11.30 Pm been on those gory French the alive presence from ‘Sid over what could have been a FERDINAND – 2D (Animation/ 11.45 Pm beaches before with 2007’s and Nancy’ – buried under stunt, but deepening into a Adventure/Comedy) SEEF (II) : Daily At: 12.30 + 3.15 + DARKEST HOUR (Biography / ‘’Atonement’, capturing the what must be pounds of soulful portrayal of wartime Starring: John Cena, Kate Mckin- 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 Pm Drama / History ) whole of the British evacuation prosthetic facial architecture. leadership, tinged with ego, non, Bobby Cannavale SAAR : Daily At: 12.45 + 6.00 + Starring: Gary Oldman, Lily and its surrounding chaos (The radical makeup work is doubt and the demands of a DANA: Timings: 10:45,12:45,14:4 (11.15 Pm Thurs/Fri) James, Kristin Scott Thomas in a legendary five-minute by artist Kazuhiro Tsuji.) But terrible moment. (timeout) 5,16:45,18:45,20:45,22:45 WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 12.00 + THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: CINECO (20) : Daily At: 9.15 Am 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 Pm 11:00,15:15,19:30,23:45 20 Thursday, January 18, 2018 Head of North Korean del- a egation Jon Jong Su talks #PollToday with his South Korean coun- Netanyahu says India’s terpart Chun Hae-sung Gandhi an inspiration

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New Delhi in the fight against terrorism. sraeli Prime Minister The two men, accompanied Benjamin Netanyahu by Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, visitedI the home of Mahatma went to Gandhi’s ashram on Gandhi on Wednesday, the banks of a river where Koreas to form saying modern India’s Netanyahu tried his hand at founding father and a spinning wheel, a pastime No incursion into UK airspace has promoter of peace was an Gandhi made popular while ever taken place, and no Russian inspiration for humanity. he was jailed during British plane has been forced to land or Netanyahu is making the colonial rule. combined team, even change its course. Russian first visit by an Israeli prime “An inspiring visit to the planes carry out the routine flights minister in 15 years and the hearth of one of humanity’s in international airspace,” nationalist government of great prophets of inspiration Spokesman, Prime Minister Narendra - Mahatma Gandhi”, Russian Embassy London Modi has rolled out the red Netanyahu and his wife march together carpet, seeing Israel as an ally wrote in the guest book.

Myanmar police shoot China says Iranian oil in Olympics dead seven protesters Seoul including 230 cheerleaders, Korea to give up its nuclear he two Koreas will field 140 artists and 30 Taekwondo weapons and U.S. Secretary tanker wreck located a combined women’s players for a demonstration, a of State Rex Tillerson warned iceT hockey team and march joint press statement released the North it could trigger a together under one flag by Seoul’s unification military response if it did not at next month’s Winter ministry said, adding the choose dialogue. Myanmar police shot dead Olympics in the South, Seoul precise number of athletes Seoul has proposed a joint ice seven demonstrators, while said on Wednesday, after a will be hammered out after hockey team, which triggered 12 were injured in troubled new round of talks amid a discussions with the IOC. an angry response from Rakhine State, after a local The Sanchi, which was carrying 136,000 tonnes of thaw in cross-border ties. Prior to the Games, the athletes in the South suddenly gathering celebrating an light crude oil from Iran, ran into a cargo ship off North and South Korea sides will carry out joint being told they may have to ancient Buddhist Arakan China earlier this month have been talking since last training for skiers at the play alongside total strangers. kingdom turned violent. week - for the first time in North’s Masik Pass resort and “I don’t know if it will Beijing that Chinese rescue ships more than two years - about a cultural event at the Mount happen, but a joint team will Catalan parliament he wreck of an Iranian struggled to extinguish. the Olympics, offering a Kumgang resort, for which be a good opportunity for ice oil tanker that collided It sank on Sunday after respite from a months-long Seoul officials plan to visit the hockey to shed its sorrow as a reconvenes withT a cargo ship off China a new and massive fire Catalonia’s new parliament standoff over Pyongyang’s sites next week. less-preferred sport as many this month has been located, erupted, sending a cloud elected a pro-secession pursuit of nuclear and missile The delegation is expected Koreans will take interest,” Beijing said Wednesday, but of black smoke as high as speaker, thus virtually guar- programmes, although Japan to begin arriving in South South Korean President gave no new details about the a kilometre above the East anteeing that the chamber’s urged caution over the Korea on Jan. 25, the Moon Jae-in told players environmental impact of the China Sea. The bodies of push for independence for North’s “charm offensive”. statement said. during a visit to a training disaster. only three of the 32 crew Spain’s northeastern region The two Koreas will The North will separately centre. The Sanchi, which was members -- 30 Iranians and will continue. compete as a unified team send a 150-strong delegation The number of petitions to carrying 136,000 tonnes of two Bangladeshis -- have in the Olympics for the first to the Paralympics. the presidential Blue House’s Russia scolds Britain light crude oil from Iran, ran been found. time, though they have joined Twenty nations meeting website opposing a unified into Hong Kong-registered On Monday Chinese ships forces at other international in the Canadian city of team climbed to more than for casting it as an bulk freighter the CF Crystal scrambled to clean-up a sports events before. Vancouver agreed on 100 this week, with the most aggressor on January 6, sparking a fire massive oil spill. North Korea will send a Tuesday to consider tougher popular petition gaining Russia scolded Britain on delegation of more than 400, sanctions to press North more than 11,000 votes. Wednesday for casting it as an aggressor and said Prime Minister Theresa May was Ethiopian PM in Egypt more interested in public UK ‘minister for loneliness’ rhetoric than dealing with the London real threats facing the West. for talks on sharing Nile ritain appointed a Cairo that the two countries’ “minister for loneliness” thiopian Prime Minister foreign ministers had held Bon Wednesday to tackle what Turkey to extend state Hailemariam Desalegn talks ahead of the visit. Prime Minister Theresa May of emergency hasE arrived in Cairo for a Egypt has expressed described as “the sad reality of Turkey is set to extend a two-day visit to discuss a mounting alarm over the modern life” affecting millions state of emergency for massive dam that Egypt fears soon-to-be-completed of people. the sixth time since it was will cut into its share of the upstream dam. The Nile Tracey Crouch, a junior imposed following failed Nile. provides nearly all the minister for sport and civil 2016 coup attempt. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry freshwater for the country’s society, will take on the role announced Wednesday’s 95 million people. as part of a broader strategy follows a recommendation witnessed loneliness For more, catch us visit in a statement that only Ethiopia, with roughly to combat loneliness in from a committee in memory throughout her life especially online at: made passing mention of the the same population, Britain. of Jo Cox, a lawmaker for the as a new student at Cambridge dam among other issues. It has downplayed those “For far too many people, opposition Labour party who University and separated from www.newsofbahrain.com said Desalegn would meet fears, insisting the dam is loneliness is the sad reality of was murdered by a far-right her sister Kim for (the) first /nobonline with Egyptian President essential to its economic modern life,” May said. extremist. time,” the Jo Cox Foundation /newsofbahrain Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, and development. The ministerial appointment “Jo experienced and wrote on Twitter. SPORTS Thursday, January 18, 2018 21 Relieved Dimitrov survives huge five-set scare Melbourne him to only five winners in the successful college tennis career with reaching the last four at Wimbledon elieved world No.3 Grigor marathon match and restricted UCLA. in 2014 and in Melbourne last year. Dimitrov survived a massive Dimitrov to just 28 percent of second “He has improved so much. I just McDonald, 22, was making only scareR to beat American qualifier service points with the Bulgarian had to fight and the experience in the his second appearance at a Grand MacKenzie McDonald in five sets committing nine double faults. end really helped me,” Dimitrov said. Slam after his debut at 2016 US Open. and reach the third round of the It was a mighty relieved Dimitrov “I’m very happy with win, not The American has a successful Australian Open on Wednesday. who lived to fight another day, and because of the way I played, but college tennis background, The Bulgarian needed to pull out line up a third round clash with young because the way I fought. It all came winning the 2016 NCAA all stops to see off the 186th-ranked Russian Andrey Rublev. down to a few points here and there.” singles and doubles McDonald, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 0-6, 8-6 in “What can I say, it was a tough The stylish Bulgarian claimed the titles before turning the 3hr 25min night match on Rod day,” he said. biggest title of his career when he beat professional. Laver Arena. “I’m most happy with that. He was Belgium’s David Goffin in the ATP (AFP) Dimitrov, who is ranked only below playing absolutely unbelievable, he Finals in London among his four titles Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, drew deserves a lot of credit.” for the year. o n all his experience to avoid Dimitrov But he has never been beyond his first defeat to a qualifier said the pair the semi-finals of a at a Grand Slam. had practised Grand Slam, McDonald attacked together in the third seed’s California, where Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria signature backhand, McDonald had a returns a shot during the limiting men’s singles second round match against Mackenzie McDonald of the United States Wozniacki battles back from the brink Melbourne match but rallied when the 21-year-old Fett, ranked 119th in the world, of the third round at 5-1 40-15 up. econd seed Caroline blinked and knocked off six straight played some brilliant shots throughout “I was thinking at that point she still Wozniacki saved two match games on the trot avert the upset and the contest and rattled off eight has to win four more balls to win this Spoints as she battled back from claim her place in the third round. straight points to win the opening set match,” said Wozniacki. 5-1 down in the deciding set “That was crazy, I don’t know how in 33 minutes. ”I felt like I was one foot out of the to beat Melbourne Park I got back into the match,” said a Fired by the first of two rows with tournament. She served a great serve debutante Jana Fett 3-6 6-2 relieved Wozniacki. umpire Richard Haigh over delayed down the T, as well. It was just slightly 7-5 in the second round of ”I‘m very proud of the way I came challenges, Wozniacki worked her out. I was kind of lucky. the Australian Open on back. It was definitely very difficult. way back into the contest to take the “Then I felt her tighten up just Wednesday. Definitely wasn’t my best match, second stanza when Fett hit a return slightly. I thought to myself ... ‘make Former world especially in the beginning. long. her win it, don’t give it to her’.” number one “All of a sudden seeing myself The Croatian refused to fade away, Fett twice served for the match but Wozniacki was down, almost out of the tournament, though, and Wozniacki threw her nerves got the better of her both times simply outplayed I started playing better and started racket to the ground in disgust after and Wozniacki took full advantage by the Croatian for really playing the tennis that I wanted being broken for 3-1 with Fett driving to set up a third-round meeting with large parts of the to play.” home her advantage to stand on brink Belgian Kiki Bertens. (Reuters) Kyrgios fined for Australian Open: colourful language Day three Highlights Melbourne $5,000 penalty for racquet abuse ustralia’s volatile Nick during his defeat to Australia’s Melbourne defeat to snap the German’s Kyrgios has been fined for John Millman. orld number one Rafa 15-game winning streak and a colourfulA directive to the rowdy Argentina’s Diego Nadal eased to a second set up a third round clash crowd during his opening round Schwartzman and Romanian roundW victory at the Australian with Belgian Elise Mertens, win at the Australian Open. Marius Copil were fined $2,000 Open on Wednesday while who beat 23rd-seed Daria The 22-year-old was slapped with each for the same offence. third seed Grigor Dimitrov Gavrilova. a $3,000 penalty for unsportsmanlike Kazakhstan’s Alexander was made to work hard to Seed slayers Belinda Bencic conduct early in his 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win Bublik was handed reach the third round in a five- and Zhang Shuai, who ousted over Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva in two $1,000 fines set thriller against American Venus Williams and Sloane a night match on Hisense Arena on and American Mackenzie McDonald. Stephens in the opening round, Monday. Stefan Kozlov was Caroline Wozniacki were knocked out by Thai The Australian was among six players penalised $1,000, progressed to the last 32 of qualifier Luksika Kumkhum fined a total $15,000 for indiscretions in both for audible the women’s draw and will and Czech Republic’s Denisa qualifying and the main draw’s first obscenities be joined by Ukrainian Allertova respectively. phase at the year’s opening Grand Slam. during qualifying. Elina Svitolina and Home favourite Nick Croatia’s Borna Coric was hit with a (AFP) Jelena Ostapenko. Kyrgios, sixth-seeded France’s Alize Marin Cilic and Britain’s Cornet handed Kyle Edmund also sealed Caroline Wozniacki of 12th-seed Julia progression to the third round Goerges a surprise of men’s draw. (Reuters) Denmark Nick Kyrgios 22 Thursday, January 18, 2018 SPORTS Stokes available for selection despite charge London New Zealand. South Africa en Stokes will now be Wednesday’s announcement considered for England leaves the ECB in a potentially Bselection again despite being awkward position given they charged with affray, the banned Stokes when he had England and Wales Cricket not been charged with any Board (ECB) announced offence and have now made seal series Wednesday. him available for England duty Stokes was suspended from just two days after prosecutors international duty by the ECB brought charges against him following his involvement in on Monday. an incident outside a nightclub But following a full board in September that reportedly discussion, in which they said win over left a man with a fractured eye “all considerations were taken socket. into account”, the ECB said it As a result, the Durham had been agreed that Stokes all-rounder missed the whole “should now be considered for of England’s 4-0 Ashes series England selection”. defeat in Australia. The ECB said Stokes’ India Although England are intention to contest the charge currently involved in a one- had been crucial in its decision Debutant Ngidi’s 6 for 39 day international series in to allow him to resume an Australia, the ECB said Stokes England career that currently seals series for South Africa was expected to return to comprises 39 Tests, 62 one-day England duty for February’s internationals and 21 Twenty20 Twenty20 matches in his native internationals. (AFP)

Pretoria Cricket Council (ICC) rankings of India’s last eight run-outs with South Africa second, in tests. though the Proteas will not It would start a procession ebutantD be able to overhaul the sub- of wickets as Parthiv Patel (19) Lungi continent side even with a 3-0 picked out Morne Morkel on Ngidi took series win. the fine leg boundary off Kagiso six wickets as The third test starts at the Rabada (3-47), with the big fast South Africa Wanderers in Johannesburg on bowler pulling off a magnificent defeated India Jan. 24. catch on the run. by 135 runs to India resumed the final day Hardik Pandya (6) was claim victory in on 35 for three chasing a victory caught by De Kock off Ngidi, the second test target of 287, having been dealt before the seamer also induced in Pretoria on a huge blow the evening before an edge from Ravichandran Wednesday and when Ngidi bagged the wicket Ashwin (3) to the wicketkeeper South Africa bowler Lungi also win the series of captain Virat Kohli (5). to leave India reeling at 87 for Ngidi celebrates the dismiss- with an unassailable Their slender hopes were seven. al of India batsman Hardik 2-0 lead in the three- dealt a further set-back when Rohit Sharma (47) took the Pandya match contest. Cheteshwar Pujara (19) became attack to the bowlers before Seamer Ngidi, the first Indian player ever to be he was magnificently caught 21, recorded figures run out twice in a test. at fine leg by De Villiers off BRIEF SCORE of 6-39, his best in Ngidi had a hand in that too Rabada attempting a hook. first class cricket, as as he chased the ball down to The innings wrapped South Africa 335 (Markram 94, South Africa bowled the boundary and stopped a up quickly after that, as Amla 82, du Plessis 63, Ashwin 4-113, out India for 151 just four, with his cut-back to AB Mohammed Shami (28) was Ishant 3-46) and 258 (de Villiers 80, before lunch. de Villiers allowing for a bullet caught by Morkel off Ngidi and Elgar 61, Shami 4-49, Bumrah 3-70) India are the top- throw to wicketkeeper Quinton Jasprit Bumrah spooned a catch India 307 (Kohli 153, Morkel 4-60) ranked side in test de Kock that saw Pujara short. to Vernon Philander at mid-off and 151 (Rohit 47, Ngidi 6-39) by cricket according Pujara had also been run out to hand the youngster his sixth 135 runs to the first ball in the first innings and wicket and debut match figures Ben Stokes International has now been involved in six of 7-90. (Reuters)

Dhaka Chatara may have marginally overstepped, Zimbabwe overcome ikandar Raza, Hamilton Masakadza the third umpire’s decision went in favour and Tendai Chatara combined to lead of Zimbabwe. SZimbabwe to a 12-run win over Sri Lanka, Thisara picked singles thereafter but Thisara blitz in thrilling win their first victory against a Full Member after he had struck a huge six in the 47th at a neutral venue in 15 years. Raza made over, he struck a low full toss to Raza an unbeaten 81 and took the key wicket of at deep midwicket. Thisara’s exit, after Kusal Perera, who made 80. his 37-ball 64 with five fours and three He also took two catches, off Angelo sixes, was the opening Zimbabwe needed Mathews and former Sri Lanka captain as Chatara eked out the last wicket, that Thisara Perera. It was the Thisara catch of Dushmantha Chameera in the 49th that finally swung the game Zimbabwe’s over. way. Thisara climbed into Graeme Cremer It was Kusal Perera who gave Sri Lanka for 15 runs in the 38th over, after his the early impetus in the chase. He began side slipped to 199 for 6 chasing 291 to with cuts and slashes reminiscent of win. his boyhood hero Sanath Jayasuriya. At Wanindu Hasaranga’s dismissal in the the other end, Upul Tharanga survived BRIEF SCORE 40th over didn’t deter him either. Thisara a scare when the ball hit his leg stump Zimbabwe 290 for 6 (Raza 81*, hit Cremer over long-off for his second six but the bails didn’t come off. He chipped Masakadza 73, Gunaratne 3-37) beat before an edge through third man brought a catch to mid-on in the sixth over, Sri Lanka 278 (Kusal 80, Thisara 64, the equation down to under a run-a-ball. and Kusal Mendis, recalled for this tri- Chatara 4-33) by 12 runs Akila Dananjaya then holed out at cover, series, did the same in the next over. Sikandar Raza struck a counter-attacking fifty and although replays showed that Tendai (espncricinfo) SPORTS Thursday, January 18, 2018 23

Kelechi Iheanacho scores against Fleetwood

Zinedine Zidane Ronaldo leaving Real beyond imagination Madrid eal Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Wednesday heR cannot foresee Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the club, despite various reports in the Spanish media saying he is in the middle of a stand-off with president Florentino Perez over a pay dispute. Ronaldo, 32, signed his last deal with Real in November 2016 until June 2021, but is reported to be demanding another new contract to bring his salary in line with Lionel Messi and Neymar, the top two earners in world soccer. “I can’t imagine Real Madrid without Cristiano, this is his club and the one where he needs to be,” Zidane told a news conference. (Reuters) Leicester advance to Ex-McLaren boss returning to F1 FA Cup fourth round

London Iheanacho was just onside - told me that I was onside. competitions around the Mansfield 60 seconds later. eicester made history as and referee Jon Moss awarded “We just waited to see what world, can be called on to rule But Neil Warnock’s side English football’s first a goal. the decision was.” over goals, straight red cards, dominated in the second half beneficiariesL of the Video The VAR system was first Leicester striker Jamie penalty decisions and cases of and Junior Hoillet put them Assistant Referee system after used in England earlier this Vardy added: “This man got mistaken identity. ahead in the 66th minute. the replay technology was month for Brighton’s FA the goals and has shown that Anthony Pilkington made Martin Whitmarsh used to award their second Cup third round tie against VAR does work.” Hammers avoid horror it three after 71 minutes and London goal in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Crystal Palace and the Former Manchester City show Hoillet’s second in the 89th ormer McLaren team Fleetwood on Tuesday. League Cup semi-final first youngster Iheanacho had Elsewhere, Cardiff set up a minute ensured City will visit boss Martin Whitmarsh is When Leicester striker leg between Chelsea and already put Leicester ahead in fourth round clash with south Wales on January 28. Freturning to Formula One in Kelechi Iheanacho ran onto Arsenal. the 43rd minute at the King Premier League leaders West Ham needed a goal a temporary role advising the a Riyad Mahrez pass to slot However, this was the first Power Stadium, running onto Manchester City as the late in extra-time from Reece sport’s governing body on cost home in the 77th minute of time it had actually been Islam Slimani’s pass and firing Championship side won 4-1 Burke to clinch a 1-0 win over control measures. the third round replay, his needed to reverse a decision. home. in their replay at fourth tier third tier Shrewsbury at the A spokesman for the strike was initially ruled out “I didn’t know if I was Leicester’s reward for a Mansfield. London Stadium. International Automobile for offside. onside or offside but I agree comfortable win against their With City boss Pep Hammers boss David Federation (FIA) said on But after a short delay totally now that I was onside,” third tier opponents is a trip to Guardiola watching from Moyes suffered one of the Tuesday that the Briton had while the attack was being Iheanacho said. Peterborough, also of League the Field Mill stands, Bruno worst defeats of his career been invited to help them “in analysed by the VAR assistant “I was concentrating on the One, in the fourth round. Manga put Cardiff ahead in at the hands of Shrewsbury defining financial regulations Mike Jones, the decision was goal, I didn’t think if I was VAR, which has the 34th minute. when he was in charge of for fair and sustainable changed - replays showed onside or offside but Riyad already been used in other Danny Rose equalised for Everton. (AFP) competition.” (Reuters) Hamilton misses sponsor event but back on social media

London hosted by watch company IWC. working, positive, and everything in a video on Instagram that he ormula One world champion The team sponsor had been you want to be, all over again,” he apologised for and took down the Lewis Hamilton pulled out of notified of his absence already on told his followers. next day. Hamilton, or his media Fhis first sponsor engagement of the Monday, he added. Mercedes’ other “I will never stop, I have no finish team, then proceeded to remove year on Tuesday but reappeared driver Valtteri Bottas attended. line. Join me this year in reaching reams of content and photographs on social media after wiping his Hamilton later posted a picture beyond your wildest dreams.” from his feeds, giving no explanation accounts clean over the Christmas on his Instagram account, which is It was the only post on what had for his actions. break. followed by 5.7 million people, of become a blank slate after he drew The Briton has the biggest A Mercedes spokesman said himself standing on a snowy peak condemnation for comments made following of any F1 driver on social the 33-year-old Briton, who won with a snowboard. over Christmas about his young media, boasting also 5.26 million on his fourth title last year, had been “2018. A chance to revisit nephew wearing a pink dress. Twitter, who have been kept up to feeling unwell and was unable to every goal, every challenge, every “Boys don’t wear princess speed in the past about his celebrity travel to the event in Switzerland dream. A chance to be driven, hard dresses,” the Briton had said, lifestyle. (Reuters) Lewis Hamilton Leicester advance to P23 FA Cup fourth round SPORTS 2424 Thursday, January 18, 2018 Nadal holds off late comeback to win Melbourne make that happen.” orld No. 1 Rafael Nadal Nadal was troubled on serve by continued his quest for a Mayer on three occasions, in the 17thW Grand Slam championship fifth game of the first set when the with an often hard-fought second- Spaniard recovered from 15/40 round victory over Leonardo Mayer (after two groundstroke errors from on Wednesday evening at the Mayer); at 2-3, 30/40 in the third set Australian Open. (with a powerful forehand winner), At times, Nadal, the 2009 then, when Nadal served for the champion, was left frustrated by match. Mayer broke back for 5-5 in Mayer’s resilience, but ultimately the third set, with a gutsy crosscourt the Spanish superstar extended his backhand winner that left Nadal perfect FedEx ATP Head2Head flat-footed. record to 5-0 against the Argentine When asked about his failure with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) win in two to close out the match, when he hours and 38 minutes. served at 5-4 in the third set, Nadal “It was an important victory for said, “I was not losing the game me,” Nadal told Roger Rasheed in because I was too nervous, because an on-court interview. “[Mayer is] I felt too much tension. He played a always a tough opponent. I had great game, all the returns in [and] to hit some great shots in the tie- playing so aggressively... I had small break. I’m happy to be in the third chances. I held until deuce two round after a while without being in times, but that’s it. He really went competition.” for the game. Nadal, who is now 53-11 lifetime “I could have served a little bit at Melbourne Park, will face Bosnia better, maybe, yes. But I didn’t serve and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur worse that game than the rest of the in the third round. Dzumhur, the games that I won.” No. 26 seed, struck 47 winners in Having beaten the Dominican beating John Millman of Australia Republic’s Victor Estrella Burgos for 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 over two hours and the loss of three games in the first 39 minutes earlier in the day. round, Nadal used his big-match “Damir has improved a lot [since experience to overcome Mayer, who we played at 2016 Miami],” said proved to be a different proposition. Nadal. “He is a tough opponent… Nadal committed just 10 unforced [and] he knows how to play tennis errors and struck 40 winners. very well… The only way to win Mayer, who took a set off Nadal in Rafael Nadal of Spain is play at a higher rhythm than the 2017 US Open third round, hit reacts during the men’s him and try to play aggressive, try 48 winners - including 15 aces - in singles second round to [play with] the highest intensity an encounter that delayed the start match against Leonardo possible out there. That’s what I of Wednesday’s night session on Mayer of Argentina going to try. I hope to be ready to Rod Laver Arena. (atpworldtour)

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