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June 15-21, 2017 | Weekender WEEKENDER Riyadhin Saudiprince, who patted his shoulderArabia to military personnel. The King also EXCLUSIVE FOR ustodian of the Two Holy congratulate him. extended Eid Al-Fitr holidays until DT NEWS CMosques, King Salman bin “I am going to rest now. May July 9 for civil servants. President SUBSCRIBERS Abdulaziz Al-Saud yesterday God help you,” the former crown Donald Trump congratulated promoted his son Mohammed bin prince said, to which Mohammed Saudi’s new Crown Prince hours Salman as the new Crown Prince, a bin Salman replied: “May God help after his elevation. -AFP x sudden rise for the 31-year-old that you. I will never do without your - (See also Page 2) Mohammed bin Salman puts him one step from the throne. advice.” Committee on WMD The decision to replace The King called on governors and ban holds meeting the previous Crown Prince, other princes to pledge allegiance to Manama Mohammed bin Nayef, 58, with his new heir and held a ceremony HM calls new Crown Prince his younger cousin was announced after night prayers yesterday at DT News Network The new Crown Prince thanked HM for oreign Ministry held Manama congratulating him and for the noble a meeting on the by a royal decree via Saudi Press a royal palace in Mecca. Many F Agency. The newly appointed ordinary citizens tweeted their is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al feelings he expressed. HRH Prime prohibition of weapons Khalifa yesterday made a phone Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al of mass destruction young prince wielded huge allegiance on the social media. A H power before he became heir, royal order said his appointment call to the newly appointed Crown Khalifa and HRH Prince Salman bin yesterday. The meeting Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, chaired by Undersecretary spearheading a sweeping economic was endorsed by 31 of 34 members and social reform programme for on the Council of Allegiance, which Abdulaziz Al Saud and congratulated Deputy Supreme Commander and for Ministry of Foreign on his appointment as Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister, also sent Affairs, Ambassador the Kingdom. Saudi television decides on succession issues. channels showed Mohammed The King accompanied his Deputy Premier and Defence Minister. cables to the Custodian of the Two Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla, HM also congratulated the Custodian Holy Mosques. Both congratulated discussed cooperation and bin Salman kissing the hand of son’s elevation with measures his cousin Mohammed bin Nayef to woo Saudis who work for the of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman King Salman on the choice of prince exchanging practices with bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on his choice. Mohammed as Crown Prince. the United States. and kneeling in front of the older government, either as civilian or

P 04 P 08 P 24 Millions stretch Bahrain Cinema and bend on reopens Portugal Yoga Day Al Hamra down Russia 2 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud: new

Saudi Arabia’s former Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef heir to throne (R) pledging his allegiance to his successor newly appointed Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, at the Royal Palace in Mecca.

Riyadh ‘One of the citizens’ the father of two boys and audi Arabia’s Prince In a profile last year, two girls and -- unlike other Mohammed bin Salman Bloomberg Businessweek said members of the royal family Sbin Abdulaziz Al Saud, named the prince works 16-hour -- has married only once. crown prince yesterday, holds days and draws inspiration He told Bloomberg that unusual power for a man from the writings of wartime although Islam allows of just 31, so much so that British prime minister for multiple marriages, diplomats nickname him “Mr Winston Churchill and Sun modern life does not leave Everything”. Tzu’s “The Art of War”. the time. The son of King Salman It was one of many Mohammed spent years has risen to become Saudi interviews in which the working for his father Arabia’s most influential prince has spoken at length when he was governor of and prominent figure since about his economic plans Riyadh and when he was being named second-in- for the kingdom, where crown prince from 2013 line to the throne in early officials are traditionally to 2015. 2015. He symbolises the tight-lipped. At his 2016 press hopes of a youthful local In a rare press briefing in conference, Mohamed population, more than half of April last year, he seemed was self-effacing about a which is under 25. relaxed as he took questions comment that his name Prince Mohammed from the domestic and would be “remembered in the is the main proponent international press for about future”. of a wide-ranging plan, 50 minutes. “I am one of the Saudi dubbed Vision 2030, to A law graduate from citizens, and the Saudi citizens bring social and economic Riyadh’s King Saud too will be remembered in the change to the oil-dependent University, the prince is future,” he said. (AFP) economy. He also holds the post of defence minister more than two years into a Saudi-led military intervention in rince Mohammed is it the largest state-owned neighbouring Yemen. the chief architect of an investment fund in the world. “He’s clearly very bright, Pambitious plan to transform It targets an increase in non- very intelligent, on top of the Saudi economy by 2030 oil government revenue all his briefs”, one Western to reduce its dependence on sixfold from $43.5 billion to diplomat said. oil and develop the private $267 billion. Among his most prominent sector. It aims to raise non- positions is chairman of Under the “Vision 2030” oil exports and boost the the Council of Economic plan, unveiled in April contribution of the private and Development Affairs, 2016, Saudi Arabia will sector to gross domestic which coordinates economic sell nearly five percent of product (GDP) from 40 policy. Mohammed also state-owned Aramco -- the percent to 65 percent. chairs a body overseeing world’s largest oil company The economic plans are state oil giant Saudi reportedly worth between also aimed at bringing about Aramco. $2 trillion and $2.5 trillion. tentative societal change by As defence minister, the The sale would mark the expanding local industry and prince supervises the Saudi- first move towards Aramco’s slashing unemployment. led coalition’s operations privatisation. Women are expected to in support of the Yemeni The plan aims to create a constitute 30 percent of the government against Shiite sovereign wealth fund worth workforce by 2030, up from rebels who control the capital $2 trillion, which would make 22 percent now. Sanaa. Thursday, June 22, 2017 3 Six aerospace giants sign up for 2018 Bahrain Air Show Manama The minister on Tuesday uring the Paris Air Show, Airbus, Boeing, hosted a business briefing at Dsix aerospace giants have Leonardo, the Kallman USA Partnership confirmed their support for Lockheed Pavilion. the next edition of the Bahrain BIAS has gained a International Air Show (BIAS), Martin, Textron reputation as an important which is to be held from and Thales will aerospace business event November 14 to 16, 2018. in the Middle East, and has Airbus, Boeing, Leonardo, participate in drawn notable participants. Lockheed Martin, Textron and Bahrain Air Show In 2016 the HAL Tejas Thales have all signed up to fighter from India made participate. Airshow,” commented its international debut in These companies follow Minister of Transportation and Bahrain. others that have pledged Telecommunications Kamal For next year’s show the support during the EBACE and Ahmed. organizers are planning IDEF shows, including Otokar, “These companies see the new features such as a Roketsan, Sky Prime Aviation Gulf region as an important presentation theatre for and TAI. strategic location and the product demonstrations. “The continued high-level meetings they are SEGMA is organizing participation of these major able to hold via our civil and the Manama Air Power (L to R) Mike Petrassi, Kallman Worldwide, Tom Kallman, Kallman Worldwide, Minister of players adds further weight military delegations program Symposium to take place on Transportation and Telecommunications Kamal Ahmed, Amanda Stainer, commercial director, to the growing importance make the show invaluable to the eve of the show. Farnborough International and Yousif Mahmoud, head of BIAS. of the Bahrain International them.” -(AIN Online) Court reduces prison terms in rioting case DT News Network They attacked police officers rushed to a hospital, where Manama who arrived at the scene with examinations revealed that his he Supreme Appeals firebombs and pelted them colon was cut because the rod Court yesterday rejected with iron rods, but were penetrated his tummy. theT appeals of three persons eventually dispersed. Doctors operated him, convicted of injuring a police The roads were blocked while detectives launched officer but reduced their jail with stones and woods, and investigations into the case terms from seven years behind the victim began with his and arrested 12 people who bars to five years. colleagues removing them to included the three appellants. The trio is said to have open it. However, one of the All the 12 accused were been among 40 saboteurs who culprits pelted an iron rod at earlier convicted in connection rioted in the village of Bild Al him. with this case and received Qadeem. The police officer was seven years jail each. Second NISR report is out DT News Network risks and the overall awareness Minister of Transportation Manama of these risks amongst multiple and Telecommunications, n accordance with the stakeholder groups including Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Government’s policy children, adults and teachers. Mohammed. inI the 4th National The study has found that “There is still much more Telecommunications Plan since the last review, conducted to be done in this regard, (NTP4) which was issued in May in 2010, there has been a which will require strong 2016, the Telecommunications significant increase in the usage collaboration between Regulatory Authority (TRA), of online services and mobile government, private entities with support from the devices. and individuals in order to Ministry of Transportation However, the report also ensure that all consumers and Telecommunications, is showed that there is a growing in the Kingdom are able to working diligently towards awareness of the major risk utilize all online services with carrying out measures to secure areas in online usage, with a confidence and safety.” Bahrain’s online environment marked decrease in sharing The key findings of the NISR and improve consumer personal data online and an report are divided amongst four awareness of cyber threats and increased confidence in online stakeholder groups; children how to deal with them. safety amongst those who aged 7-11, children aged 12-18, In a continuation of these participated in the study. adults and teachers. efforts, the TRA recently “The TRA’s ongoing efforts The NISR report also published the outcomes of the in raising consumer awareness includes a number of second National Internet Safety regarding cyber safety have recommendations to assist Review (NISR) report. shown a positive impact stakeholders and decision This report, which is the as we can see a significant makers in raising awareness only study of its kind in the improvement in consumer about the ongoing challenges Rolex Boutique - Bahrain City Centre region, aims to measure the awareness in the results of the in cyber safety and how to exposure of youth to online second safety review,” said address them. 4 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Thursday, June 22, 2017 5 Millions stretch and bend on Yoga Day Yoga connecting Indian Embassy celebrates International Day of Yoga world, says Modi Lucknow the largest yoga session by some 50,000 people in an oga has connected the gathering more than 300,000 early-morning session in world with India, Prime practitioners at an open-air Lucknow, the capital of MinisterY Narendra Modi said ground in the western city of the northern state of Uttar yesterday, as he rolled out Ahmedabad. Pradesh. his mat along with millions Officials from Guinness On Wednesday the UN of others across the globe to World Records were headquarters in New York celebrate the ancient practice. checking data from the lit up with images of poses, Enthusiasts across India event, but if confirmed, among the events being rose at the crack of dawn, the numbers easily beat the held across more than 100 many braving monsoon previous record set two years countries to mark the third showers, to mark the third ago in New Delhi with 36,000 International Yoga Day. International Yoga Day. participants. From China’s Great Wall Celebrity yoga guru Baba India’s prime minister, to the London Eye, yoga fans Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha and other guess during the inauguration Ramdev claimed to have a teetotal vegetarian who performed ‘asanas’, or poses, of the Yoga programme organised by the Indian embassy set a new world record for practises yoga daily, led at major landmarks. Indian Embassy’s Yoga session at the Indian School Manama Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa Al Khalifa, Khedouri, Indian Embassy First he third International Day of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary Meera Sisodia, Second Yoga was celebrated in Bahrain (MOFA)’s Assistant Undersecretary Secretary Anand Prakash, ISB byT the Indian Embassy at the Indian for Arab & Afro-Asian Affairs Principal V R Palaniswamy and other The third International Yoga Day was celebrated at The Asian School Yoga can help cure ‘incurable’ School Jashanmal Auditorium and Organizations, Sri Lankan dignitaries. to highlight the importance and benefits of practicing yoga. In keep- last night. 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Pradesh. his mat along with millions Officials from Guinness On Wednesday the UN of others across the globe to World Records were headquarters in New York celebrate the ancient practice. checking data from the lit up with images of poses, Enthusiasts across India event, but if confirmed, among the events being rose at the crack of dawn, the numbers easily beat the held across more than 100 many braving monsoon previous record set two years countries to mark the third showers, to mark the third ago in New Delhi with 36,000 International Yoga Day. International Yoga Day. participants. From China’s Great Wall Celebrity yoga guru Baba India’s prime minister, to the London Eye, yoga fans Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha and other guess during the inauguration Ramdev claimed to have a teetotal vegetarian who performed ‘asanas’, or poses, of the Yoga programme organised by the Indian embassy set a new world record for practises yoga daily, led at major landmarks. Indian Embassy’s Yoga session at the Indian School Manama Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa Al Khalifa, Khedouri, Indian Embassy First he third International Day of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary Meera Sisodia, Second Yoga was celebrated in Bahrain (MOFA)’s Assistant Undersecretary Secretary Anand Prakash, ISB byT the Indian Embassy at the Indian for Arab & Afro-Asian Affairs Principal V R Palaniswamy and other The third International Yoga Day was celebrated at The Asian School Yoga can help cure ‘incurable’ School Jashanmal Auditorium and Organizations, Sri Lankan dignitaries. to highlight the importance and benefits of practicing yoga. In keep- last night. Indian Ambassador Ambassador Dr A Saj U Mendis, ISB A team of 25 yoga experts from Art ing with the theme, the thought for the day was, ‘If you don’t bend, Alok Kumar Sinha inaugurated Chairman Prince S Natarajan, LuLu of Living led the session that followed you will surely break.’ Various programmes relating to Yoga were medical conditions, says expert the programme by lighting the Regional Director Juzer Rupawala, the protocol of Indian Ministry of presented by students. DT News Network lamp in the presence of Chief Guest Shura Council Member Nancy Ayush. Manama oga is not just for relaxation or recreation, itY can also help cure certain medical conditions which modern medicines fail to treat, a yoga expert says. Neelanjana Bharadwaj believes that Yoga is not only calming but it will also improve one’s overall health. According to her, in some cases Yoga is also known to cure certain ‘incurable’ medical conditions. 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Kabul n American and an Australian have appeared Ain a second Taliban hostage video, nearly a year after they were kidnapped in Kabul. Gunmen wearing police uniforms abducted American Kevin King and Australian Taliban Timothy Weekes, both professors at the American University of Afghanistan, in August last year, seizing them from their vehicle. The 10-minute, 18-second video was posted on Telegram yesterday but dated June 16, according to SITE Intelligence releases Group, offering fresh proof that they were still alive. The professors appear American professor Kevin King shown in an early Taliban hos- thinner than in their first tage video in January. (File) hostage video that surfaced in called on the Taliban to release Taliban-allied Haqqani January. the professors. Network for the attack in the US Special Operations forces Earlier this month the city’s diplomatic quarte, which conducted a failed secret raid insurgents threatened to kill left more than 150 people dead in August to rescue them. foreign hostages they hold if and hundreds wounded. President Barack Obama Kabul executes their prisoners. The Taliban also hold video of authorised the raid in an Government sources said Canadian Joshua Boyle and unspecified area of Afghanistan recently President Ashraf his American wife Caitlan but the hostages were not there, Ghani was expected to approve Coleman, who have had two the Pentagon said. the execution of 11 Taliban and sons in captivity after being The elite American Haqqani Network prisoners, kidnapped in Afghanistan in University of Afghanistan, in apparent retaliation for a 2012 during a backpacking trip. which opened in 2006 and has catastrophic truck bombing in The abductions highlight attracted a number of faculty Kabul on May 31. the growing dangers faced by members from Western Afghanistan’s intelligence local civilians and foreigners hostages countries, has repeatedly agency has blamed the in Afghanistan. (AFP) Watchdog decries pricey Afghan army uniforms Washington he Pentagon wasted millions of dollars buyingT the Afghanistan army a woodland camouflage uniform that was apparently chosen on a whim and may have made soldiers easier to spot, a US government watchdog said yesterday. The office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said the Pentagon may have spent as much as $28 million more than Representative picture necessary when it decided in cover only 2.1 percent of to the enemy,” SIGAR said. 2007 to purchase the dark- Afghanistan’s total land Special Inspector John green camouflage uniforms. area.” That decision resulted Sopko, who periodically Pentagon officials at the in the purchase of 1,364,602 releases reports like time “ran across” the website such uniforms and 88,010 this documenting US of a private company that extra pairs of pants between government waste and owned a proprietary camo November 2008 and January missed opportunities in design and showed these to this year. Afghanistan, told USA Today Afghanistan’s then defence The highly critical SIGAR the saga was “stupid.” minister, Abdul Rahim report also says officials “My concern is what if Wardak. ordered the uniforms the minister of defence liked He “liked what he saw. He without conducting any purple, or liked pink?” Sopko liked the woodland, urban formal testing or evaluation. told the newspaper. and temperate patterns,” the “As a result, neither (the “Are we going to buy pink SIGAR report states, citing US Department of Defence) uniforms for soldiers and not Pentagon officials. nor the Afghan government ask questions? That’s insane. After further consultation knows whether the ANA This is just simply stupid with the Afghan defence (Afghan National Army) on its face. We wasted $28 ministry, officials decided to uniform is appropriate to million of taxpayers’ money adopt the camouflage pattern the Afghan environment, or in the name of fashion, containing a “forest” colour whether it actually hinders because the defence minister scheme for army uniforms, their operations by providing thought that that pattern was “despite the fact that forests a more clearly visible target pretty.” Thursday, June 22, 2017 7 Gaza crisis: Egypt begins Palestinian security forces stand guard as Egyptian trucks carrying fuel enter the southern Gaza Strip

Rafah dispute with Hamas. al-Sisi, has intervened, despitefuel coming hours. deliveryterritory’s needs, with the leave Gazans with as little as gypt began yesterday to The fuel will go to Gaza’s traditionally frosty relations Abbas-run Palestinian two hours of power a day. deliver a million litres sole power plant, which has with Hamas, which has ruled Holidays Authority paying the 11.3 “This Egyptian support ofE fuel to Gaza, temporarily been shut since April due to Gaza since 2007. Residents of Gaza -- where million euros ($12.65 million) in Gaza is part of what was easing a crisis that has left shortages, and will provide In total 22 trucks carrying a two million people live fenced monthly bill. agreed at the Cairo meetings,” the Palestinian enclave’s two enough power for a few days, million litres (220,000 gallons) in between Israel, Egypt and But after Abbas announced General Tawfiq Abu Naim, million residents with only a Samir Moutair, director of fuel for the power plant the Mediterranean -- were he would no longer pay, the head of security in Gaza, told few hours of electricity per day. general of the Gaza electricity were entering Wednesday, already receiving only a few Israel Electric Corporation a news conference in Rafah The deliveries come two days company, said. Wael Abu Omar, the Rafah hours of mains power before said power supply would on Wednesday. after Israel began reducing the The gas-rich Gulf state crossing spokesman, told this week. “effectively be reduced on two The deliveries will provide electricity it supplies to Gaza, of Qatar has previously AFP. Israel had been supplying lines out of 10 every day, until relief in the days ahead of the following Palestinian president intervened to cover fuel costs. The energy authority said 120 megawatts of electricity the reduction applies to all 10 festival of Eid Al-Fitr, which Mahmud Abbas’s decision Instead Egypt, led by it expected the power station to Gaza a month, making lines”. marks the end of the fasting to stop paying for it amid a President Abdel Fattah to resume operations in the up about a quarter of the The move threatened to month of Ramadan. (AFP) Red Sea Pakistan says islands: Top shot down Egypt court suspends Iranian drone all rulings Islamabad Iran’s southeastern province akistan has shot down of Sistan-Baluchistan, an unmanned Iranian which borders Pakistan and Pdrone inside its territory in Afghanistan, has been the southwestern Baluchistan scene of armed clashes. province, Islamabad said Tehran in April protested to yesterday. The Iranian Pakistan over a cross-border Unmanned Aerial Vehicle raid by armed rebels who killed (UAV) crossed over the border 10 Iranian guards in the restive Cairo on Monday, Pakistan’s foreign southeast. gypt’s top court yesterday ministry said in a statement. In Sistan-Baluchistan, suspended all previous “The drone was hit by security forces also frequently rulingsE on whether Cairo can Pakistan Air Force as it was clash with drug traffickers. transfer two Red Sea islands unidentified and was flying The province lies on a major to Saudi Arabia, as it considers at around 3-4 kms (1 to transit route for opium and who has legal jurisdiction. 2.5 miles) inside Pakistani heroin being smuggled from In the latest twist in a long territory,” it said. The ministry Afghanistan and Pakistan to legal saga, a spokesman for said Islamabad has informed Europe, the Middle East and the Constitutional Court said Tehran of its action. Africa. its chief judge had “issued a temporary order to halt the implementation of all rulings that were issued over the Tiran and Sanafir accord”. The spokesman, Ragab Selim, said the suspension would last until the court could determine which of the legal rulings in the case “will be implemented and which was issued by the institution with jurisdiction”. He would not say how long it might take for the court to make a decision. Egypt’s parliament approved the transfer of the islands to Saudi Arabia on June 14 despite significant public opposition. A lower court had ruled that the transfer would be illegal. (AFP) 8 BUSINESS Thursday, June 22, 2017 CBB Sukuk Al-Salam securities subscribed Manama issue, which begins on 21st he Central Bank of Bahrain June 2017 and matures on T(CBB) announced that the 20th September 2017, is 2.20 % Bahrain monthly issue of the Sukuk equivalent to the previous issue Al-Salam Islamic securities, on 24th May 2017. Sukuk Al-Salam, has been The Sukuk Al-Salam are subscribed by 100 per cent. issued by the CBB on behalf Subscriptions worth BD43 of the Government of the Cinema million were received for the Kingdom of Bahrain. BD43 million issue, which This is issue No.194 carries a maturity of 91 days. (BH00017767S7) of the short- The expected return on the term Sukuk Al-Salam series. reopens China welcomes MSCI admission Shanghai such a decision,” said Zhang hina yesterday hailed Xiaojun, spokesman for the the decision by index China Securities Regulatory compilerC MSCI to include it Commission. Al Hamra in its key emerging markets “It showed international Manama theatre in Bahrain, was want our audience to know list, saying it was a signal of investors’ confidence in a ahrain Cinema Company established as far back as we offer nothing but the confidence in the world’s stable Chinese economy with will reopen today Al Ahmed Rashed, CEO, 1968. best at Bahrain Cinema number-two economy. better prospects and in the BHamra Cinema, Manama, Bahrain Cinema Company Speaking on the occasion, Company.” The agreement to admit steadiness of China’s financial following extensive Ahmed Rashed, the Chief The extensive renovation mainland-listed big-cap market,” Zhang said. refurbishments. facelift, substantially adding Executive Officer of Bahrain was executed without bearing stocks -- allowing them to be The benchmark Shanghai The comprehensive to its popularity among Cinema Company said: any hindrance to ongoing traded by foreigners -- comes Composite Index closed up renovation work was expatriates. “Movie time is always a screening. Cineco owns and after three failed attempts 0.52pc while the Shenzhen undertaken for a span of 2 Al Hamra Cinema, which time to lay back, relax and operates a total of 49 cinema as China’s leaders aimed to Composite Index, which months, and the Cinema holds the distinction of being enjoy quality time, with screens in Bahrain and 47 expand its global market tracks stocks on China’s now embraces a modernized the very first air-conditioned your loved ones, and we screens in Qatar. influence. “We applaud and second exchange, finished appreciate MSCI for making 0.43pc higher.

Oil, gas giants could waste trillions in a 2C world: report Beijing opens gates to US beef imports Paris (two trillion euros) could capital expenditure to 2025, “This report is a real Beijing was one of the first concrete hirty percent of become unprofitable as energy for example, is allocated to game-changer for the hina opened its gates to results of trade discussions that Tinvestments planned by shifts toward renewables and uneconomical projects likely future of corporate-investor US beef imports this week, began when Chinese President oil and gas majors over the if fossil fuel prices stagnate, to disappoint shareholders, engagement,” said Nathan givingC American cattle farmers Xi Jinping met with Donald next decade could be wasted according to an analysis of the researchers concluded. Fabian, director of policy & much sought-after access to Trump at the US leader’s resort if the world economy retools investment budgets for 69 Shell, Chevron, Total and research at PRI, a UN-backed the country’s massive market in Florida in April. to cap global warming at two publically traded oil and gas Eni were found to have put network of investors who following a 14-year ban. The agreement, seen as a sign degrees Celsius, researchers companies. Some players will 30 to 40pc of future spending oversee $62 trillion (56trn Shipments of eligible US of warming trade ties between warned yesterday. be more exposed than others, at risk, about average for the euros) in assets. beef have been allowed to the world’s largest economies, The 2C (3.6 degree said the report, “Two degrees companies examined. PRI produced the report enter China since Tuesday, also gives US natural gas and Fahrenheit) target is the of separation: Transition risk At the other end of the scale, in collaboration with Carbon the General Adminstration of certain financial services access cornerstone of the 196-nation for upstream oil and gas in a 14 companies -- including Tracker, a financial think Quality Supervision, Inspection to China’s market of nearly 1.4 Paris Agreement, inked in low-carbon world.” state-owned giant Saudi tank that assesses the impact and Quarantine said. billion people. In return the 2015. Up to 50 percent of Aramco -- were seen as well- of climate change on capital Announced last month, the US will allow cooked Chinese Projects worth $2.3 trillion ExxonMobil’s proposed aligned with the 2C scenario. markets and investment. lifting of the beef embargo poultry to enter US markets.

The Benefit Company in collaboration with FOO technologies has created the National Mobile Electronic Wallet (BenefitPay), e-payment Benefit from the e-Wallet software designed to streamline payment within the Kingdom App Full control Benefit offers large scale of ser- BenefitPay allows merchants to accept and vices including an app to settle review payments using any smart-device, payments electronically without providing complete control of transactions the use of cash or a physical card. and can view transaction history digitally. BenefitPay shall encourage and increase First phase soon electronic The first phase of E-wallet will go live by fund trans- the end of this month, which will consist of fers and consumers adding their payment instrument payment in information (Debit Cards) to the app and comparison merchants applying for acceptance of pay- to cash with- ment using QR code technology. drawals, Abdulwahed AlJanahi, Second phase CEO of BENEFIT Company The second phase shall commence by Hassle free the end of this fiscal year with the imple- Abdulwahed mentation of Fawri, Fawateer, Near Field Receive payments regardless of the AlJanahi, Communication payments (NFC), as well as size of enterprises without the use CEO of the addition of marketing services for mer- of sophisticated machines. Benefit BENEFIT chants to engage in sales promotion with covers all type of merchants includ- users of the app. ing the electronic company regis- Press Conference tration holders (Sejily) Thursday, June 22, 2017 BUSINESS 9 Honda halts Japan production after cyber attacks The current developments on the Embattled Uber CEO Kalanick steps down continent seem to indicate that we are New York Tokyo slowly turning the corner and in many ber chief executive Travis Kalanick has stepped down onda said yesterday it had temporarily halted production of our countries, the political parties Ufrom his job after a shareholder revolt made it untenable Hat a plant in Japan after it suffered a cyberattack from that have built for him to stay, the New York Times the same ransomware that struck their strength on reported yesterday. Kalanick had computers worldwide last month. anti-EU sentiments already been on a leave of absence The Japanese automaker said are beginning to aimed at restoring confidence, it had shut its plant in Sayama, diminish.” but quit completely after five of near Tokyo, on Monday after the company’s major investors discovering its computer system - Donald Tusk, demanded his departure, according was infected with the so-called to the newspaper. WannaCry virus. European Union president Bahrain’s CBB clears way for

Running for a second year in a row, LuLu Group and Visa held a prize ceremony at LuLu outlet in Juffair for the first group Bahrain Clear of winners of their Ramadan promotion. A second and final prize ceremony will be held at the end of the promotion

Visa Bahrain Country Manager, Shashank Singh handing over the Samsung S8 phones one of the winner, also in the picture Kunal Choitram, Director, Merchant Sales & Solutions, Mohammed Kaleem, Regional Manager, LuLu Hypermarket Bahrain and other LuLu officials Khalifa bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, CEO and Abdulkareem Bucheery, Chairman DT News Network services from the Bourse. Ahmed Bucheery, Chairman “The promotion Manama “Bahrain Clear will now be of Bahrain Bourse. is designed to ahrain Clear Company independently responsible for Bahrain Clear is a fully Bhas obtained a licence these duties administratively owned subsidiary of Bahrain reward consum- from the Central Bank of and technically. This means Bourse with a disclosed Bahrain (CBB) to provide that Bahrain Clear will be capital of 5 million Dinars, ers for choosing settlement, depository of able to develop existing and a paid up capital of securities, custodians, and services and provide other 1m Dinars. The Board of the convenience, other services to companies, services to the company’s Directors of Bahrain Clear investors, and other related clients in accordance with is headed by Abdulkareem Visa cardholders spending BD10 speed and security parties as listed in its article of the international standards,” Ahmed Bucheery, whereas or more at participating LuLu association. Khalifa Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Shaikh Khalifa bin Ibrahim Al of their Visa cred- The move, according to Chief Executive Officer of Khalifa is the Vice Chairman Group outlets in Bahrain will be it, debit or prepaid the company, also means Bahrain Bourse said. and Yasser Abdul Jalil Sharifi, entered into weekly draws for the end of separation of The commencement of Mohamed Khaled Hamed, cards over cash to duties and responsibilities Bahrain Clear is expected to Narjis Faroukh Jamal, and the chance to win 50 Samsung of clearing, settlement be announced in the coming Mahmoud Abdulaziz Al S8 Smartphones. Prize distribu- pay at checkout.” and central depository weeks, said Abdulkareem Meer are board members. tion held for first 25 promotion - Mohanish Agni, Head of Merchant Sales and winners of Samsung S8 phones Solutions, MENA, Visa KFH transfers assets “I think the move to paying by card has been accept- Manama capital structure. KFH-Bahrain result. The bank shall continue uwait Finance House intends to continue to manage to demonstrate compliance ed as convenient for shoppers and by retail outlets (KFH-Bahrain) has the real estate portfolio being with the applicable regulatory Kannounced plans to transfer transferred through a company ratios after the reduction in the like ours. This rewards promotion by LuLu and Visa the legal ownership of certain with its own legal entity. paid up capital. KFH-Bahrain real estate investment assets KFH-Bahrain is currently is also maintaining its tier 2 is our way of acknowledging our customers’ new to a subsidiary of its parent in the process of completing capital. company – KFH Real Estate. the formalities for transferring KFH-Bahrain will also spending and payment habits and we are delighted The move, according to the real estate portfolio to the cancel the treasury shares with the enthusiasm shown by them.” KFH-Bahrain, is to further aforementioned subsidiary. as they are not needed to be - Juzer Rupawala, strengthen and solidify its The transaction also involves reissued in near future, a move Regional Director - Lulu Hypermarket retail and corporate banking reducing the bank’s paid up that has no real impact on the offering and to rationalise its capital by BD32.6 million as a capital. 10 BUSINESS Thursday, June 22, 2017 Saudi cheers; oil price hits rest

of Gulf Representational image Dubai from an MSCI upgrade. audi Arabia’s stock market Sjumped over 5 per cent OIL COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL yesterday after the architect Closing Bell Elsewhere in the Gulf, of the kingdom’s economic Brent oil’s fall to below $46 AUSTRALIA 0.2946 0.2910 reforms was appointed crown SAUDI ARABIA surged 5.5pc to 7,335 points. a barrel - to levels not seen BANGLADESH 0.00491 0.00469 prince and index compiler since November, before global CANADA 0.2926 0.2884 DUBAI lost 1.0pc to 3,418 points. MSCI said it would consider oil producers agreed to cut DENMARK 0.0596 EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217 upgrading Riyadh to emerging ABU DHABI edged up 0.1pc to 4,459 points. output to prop up prices - EURO 0.4297 0.4254 market status. hurt stock markets. HONGKONG 0.04985 0.04945 The stock index surged QATAR dropped 1.8pc to 8,778 points. While not disastrous for INDIA 0.00607 0.00592 5.5pc, its largest single-day countries that have embarked INDONESIA 0.00003057 0.00002906 rise since August 2015, to EGYPT fell 0.3pc to 13,376 points. on austerity programmes, it IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 7,335 points, its highest level could mean governments have IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 since December 2015. Trading KUWAIT edged down 0.3pc to 6,765 points. less room to boost spending JAPAN 0.00354 0.003470 volume was the largest this this year than hoped. JORDAN 0.5350 0.5351 year. Fund managers said the BAHRAIN fell 0.4pc to 1,313 points. Dubai’s index lost 1.0pc KOREA 0.00038231 appointment of Prince Prince as Dubai Financial Market, KUWAIT 1.249 1.249 Mohammed bin Salman bin OMAN declined 1.4pc to 5,121 points. the only listed exchange in MALAYSIA 0.0905 0.0904 Abdulaziz Al Saud to be first the Gulf, fell 3.4pc. The Abu NEW ZEALAND 0.2789 0.2775 in line for the throne was not non-oil industries, to tough eventually attracting tens of Dhabi index closed near flat. NORWAY 0.0466 unexpected, but came sooner austerity plans to eliminate a billions of dollars of fresh In Qatar, the index sank for NEPAL 0.00388 0.00367 OMAN 0.97962 0.98262 than anticipated. huge budget deficit. foreign money. a fourth consecutive day to PAKISTAN 0.00370 0.00360 He has been the catalyst The market was also Food maker Almarai its lowest close in 17 months. PHILIPPINES 0.00784 0.00756 for radical reforms to reduce buoyed by news that index jumped 9.1pc to close at 90.00 Petrochemical producer QATAR 0.10381 0.10376 Saudi Arabia’s dependence on compiler MSCI would, as riyals yesterday; it hit an all Industries Qatar fell 2.7pc. SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066 oil exports, ranging from a expected, start to consider time intra-day high of 90.70 The index has shed 11.6pc SINGAPORE 0.2765 0.2754 plan to sell a stake in national whether to upgrade Saudi riyals. since June 5, when Saudi SOUTH AFRICA 0.03040 0.03030 oil giant Saudi Aramco and Arabia to emerging market EFG Hermes predicts Arabia and three other Arab SRI LANKA 0.00270 0.00247 dozens of other institutions status. An upgrade would Almarai would see up to $405 states cut diplomatic and trade SWEDISH 0.0462 and reinvest the money in probably take effect in 2019, million of passive fund inflows links with Doha. (Reuters) SWITZERLAND 0.3967 0.3919 SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018 TAIWAN 0.012700 THAILAND 0.011350 0.011340 TURKEY 0.1143 Einstein letters fetch $210,000 UNITED KINGDOM 0.4919 0.4860 Jerusalem UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102810 0.102810 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37780 0.37800 etters written by Albert YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 Einstein about God, Israel andL physics fetched nearly Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh $210,000 at a Jerusalem auction Tuesday, with the highest bid going to a missive about God’s creation of the world. Eight letters, written in English between 1951 and 1954 and signed by Einstein, were sold by Winners auction COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN house which had initially BAHRAIN 0.3770 #REF! 0.3870 0.3405 estimated their combined KUWAIT 0.2855 31.6134 0.2931 0.2578 value at between $31,000 and $46,000. A man shows a letter from Albert Einstein during the auction at Jerusalem OMAN 0.3849 0.3750 0.3951 0.3476 The highest bid of $84,000 not to make its understanding and “relativistic field theory”. includes an equation added QATAR 3.6420 3.5480 3.7385 3.2891 was for a letter to eminent easy for us”. “I must confess that I am in neat handwriting and the UAE 3.6730 3.5782 3.7703 3.3171 physicist David Bohm. In another missive to Bohm, not able to guess how such writer’s signature. In it Einstein wrote: “If which sold for $50,400, Einstein unification could be achieved,” The auction house said the SAUDI 3.7500 3.6533 3.8493 3.3866 God has created the world his discussed the link his colleague Einstein wrote. letters came from the estate of primary worry was certainly made between quantum theory The typewritten letter Bohm’s late widow. 10 BUSINESS Thursday, June 22, 2017 Thursday, June 22, 2017 11 Saudi cheers; oil price hits rest

Broccoli Tomato Salad It is recommended that yoga should be performed on an empty roccoli Tomato Salad is a delectable healthy stomach and the best time for yoga is early morning, just around the recipe made with broccoli, tomato, balsamic sunrise. With the lifestyle changes and the fast paced life that we live Representational image vinegar and olive oil. This is an easy salad reci- on a daily basis, it is important to have light, nourishing food after of Gulf Bpe that you can enjoy after some power exercises. This yoga practice. This is vital for the metabolism and aids in weight loss yummy salad recipe is not just filling, but is nutritious too. Instead of loading the body with greasy snacks and calorie laden Dubai from an MSCI upgrade. too! Try this easy and quick appetizer recipe at home! food, chose every morsel that you take after doing yoga with care as it audi Arabia’s stock market might make or break your efforts in following a healthy lifestyle. Here Sjumped over 5 per cent OIL is a list of some irresistible recipes that you can try post yoga exercises. COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL yesterday after the architect Closing Bell Elsewhere in the Gulf, of the kingdom’s economic Brent oil’s fall to below $46 AUSTRALIA 0.2946 0.2910 reforms was appointed crown SAUDI ARABIA surged 5.5pc to 7,335 points. a barrel - to levels not seen Crunchy Sprouts Salad BANGLADESH 0.00491 0.00469 prince and index compiler since November, before global runchy Sprouts Salad is a simple CANADA 0.2926 0.2884 DUBAI lost 1.0pc to 3,418 points. MSCI said it would consider oil producers agreed to cut DENMARK 0.0596 yet super-healthy salad recipe EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217 upgrading Riyadh to emerging ABU DHABI edged up 0.1pc to 4,459 points. output to prop up prices - that you can make in any season market status. hurt stock markets. Cto curb those in-between food crav- EURO 0.4297 0.4254 HONGKONG 0.04985 0.04945 The stock index surged QATAR dropped 1.8pc to 8,778 points. While not disastrous for ings. You can munch on this salad INDIA 0.00607 0.00592 5.5pc, its largest single-day countries that have embarked recipe as an evening snack, as it is light INDONESIA 0.00003057 0.00002906 rise since August 2015, to EGYPT fell 0.3pc to 13,376 points. on austerity programmes, it Quinoa Oats Energy Bars on stomach. Filling and nutritious, IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 7,335 points, its highest level could mean governments have runchy energy bars made with the good- one must have this delicious salad IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 since December 2015. Trading KUWAIT edged down 0.3pc to 6,765 points. less room to boost spending ness of quinoa, oats, oat bran, almonds recipe in their breakfast, as it is JAPAN 0.00354 0.003470 volume was the largest this this year than hoped. and cranberries, these can be eaten for a filling and refreshing. The nutri- JORDAN 0.5350 0.5351 year. Fund managers said the BAHRAIN fell 0.4pc to 1,313 points. Dubai’s index lost 1.0pc Chealthy start to your day! Quinoa Oats Energy ents present in this salad helps in KOREA 0.00038231 appointment of Prince Prince as Dubai Financial Market, Bars is a delectable energy bar recipe that you can controlling blood sugar levels. KUWAIT 1.249 1.249 Mohammed bin Salman bin OMAN declined 1.4pc to 5,121 points. the only listed exchange in munch anytime to curb that craving of eating MALAYSIA 0.0905 0.0904 Abdulaziz Al Saud to be first the Gulf, fell 3.4pc. The Abu something interesting. Providing you an instant NEW ZEALAND 0.2789 0.2775 in line for the throne was not non-oil industries, to tough eventually attracting tens of Dhabi index closed near flat. energy, this snack recipe is high in fibre and pro- NORWAY 0.0466 unexpected, but came sooner austerity plans to eliminate a billions of dollars of fresh In Qatar, the index sank for tein that does not uses any milk products. Oat and Honey Balls NEPAL 0.00388 0.00367 acked with nutrition and health, than anticipated. huge budget deficit. foreign money. a fourth consecutive day to OMAN 0.97962 0.98262 this healthy Oats and Honey He has been the catalyst The market was also Food maker Almarai its lowest close in 17 months. PAKISTAN 0.00370 0.00360 Balls is not just the perfect for radical reforms to reduce buoyed by news that index jumped 9.1pc to close at 90.00 Petrochemical producer PHILIPPINES 0.00784 0.00756 Psnack recipe after your yoga Saudi Arabia’s dependence on compiler MSCI would, as riyals yesterday; it hit an all Industries Qatar fell 2.7pc. QATAR 0.10381 0.10376 exercises but it also takes oil exports, ranging from a expected, start to consider time intra-day high of 90.70 The index has shed 11.6pc SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066 care of your sweet crav- plan to sell a stake in national whether to upgrade Saudi riyals. since June 5, when Saudi SINGAPORE 0.2765 0.2754 ings. Rich in SOUTH AFRICA 0.03040 0.03030 oil giant Saudi Aramco and Arabia to emerging market EFG Hermes predicts Arabia and three other Arab fibre and SRI LANKA 0.00270 0.00247 dozens of other institutions status. An upgrade would Almarai would see up to $405 states cut diplomatic and trade vitamins, SWEDISH 0.0462 and reinvest the money in probably take effect in 2019, million of passive fund inflows links with Doha. (Reuters) SWITZERLAND 0.3967 0.3919 this must be SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018 your go to snack TAIWAN 0.012700 post yoga. (TOI) THAILAND 0.011350 0.011340 TURKEY 0.1143 Einstein letters fetch $210,000 UNITED KINGDOM 0.4919 0.4860 Jerusalem UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102810 0.102810 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37780 0.37800 etters written by Albert YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 Einstein about God, Israel Seviyan andL physics fetched nearly Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please brown sugar stirring gently so that call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh $210,000 at a Jerusalem auction Method Tuesday, with the highest bid Ingredients it gets dissolved. Cook for 15 to 20 going to a missive about God’s Step 1. minutes till the vermicelli becomes soft. creation of the world. For making this delicious dessert recipe, Mix the raisins and stir for another 5 Eight letters, written in 8 1 1/4 cup vermicelli heat clarified butter in a kadhai over minutes. English between 1951 and 8 10 clove moderate flame. Once the butter melts, 1954 and signed by Einstein, Step 4 8 4 cup milk add cloves and green cardamoms. Saute were sold by Winners auction Now, add the rose water. Stir till the COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN well for 2 to 3 minutes to release the house which had initially 8 1/4 cup chopped raisins aromatic oils into the clarified butter. mixture is thick. Remove from heat and BAHRAIN 0.3770 #REF! 0.3870 0.3405 estimated their combined 8 1/2 cup butter keep aside to cool. Garnish with some value at between $31,000 and almonds. KUWAIT 0.2855 31.6134 0.2931 0.2578 A man shows a letter from Albert Einstein during the auction at Jerusalem 8 6 green cardamom Step 2 $46,000. Now, add the vermicelli and fry for 2 to OMAN 0.3849 0.3750 0.3951 0.3476 The highest bid of $84,000 not to make its understanding and “relativistic field theory”. includes an equation added 8 3/4 cup brown sugar 3 minutes without breaking it. Step 5 QATAR 3.6420 3.5480 3.7385 3.2891 was for a letter to eminent easy for us”. “I must confess that I am in neat handwriting and the 8 3 teaspoon rose water Keep it in the fridge to chill and serve after lunch/dinner. You can also serve UAE 3.6730 3.5782 3.7703 3.3171 physicist David Bohm. In another missive to Bohm, not able to guess how such writer’s signature. For Garnishing Step 3 In it Einstein wrote: “If which sold for $50,400, Einstein unification could be achieved,” The auction house said the Then, add milk and bring to a boil. this dessert recipe as an evening snack. 8 1/2 tablespoon chopped almonds SAUDI 3.7500 3.6533 3.8493 3.3866 God has created the world his discussed the link his colleague Einstein wrote. letters came from the estate of While the milk is simmering, add the (bawarchi) primary worry was certainly made between quantum theory The typewritten letter Bohm’s late widow. 12 Thursday, June 22, 2017

Minister of Foreign Af- fairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received the Director General and Executive Director of the Inter- national Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Dr. John Chipman, at his office in the Min- istry’s General Court yesterday. The Minister praised the Institute’s role in preparing studies and researches, holding conferences and semi- nars and discussing issues and challenges facing the countries of the region and the world

Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs & Endowments Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa yesterday discussed with British-Gulf Coordinator for Combating Terrorism and Extremism, Jessica Irvin, cooperation to address the phenom- ena of terrorism and extremism. The meeting also focused on the development of laws, legislation and training programmes. UK Deputy Ambassador to Bahrain Maqbool Ali and Assistant Undersecretary for Statistics, Planning and Communication Dana Al- Zayani were present

Royal Academy of Police (RAP) and Tamkeen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to finance the programme to train the youth of the future, through RAP 9th summer camp. The MoU that was signed by Chief of Public Security Major Gen- eral Tariq Al Hassan and Chief Executive of Tamkeen, Dr Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi, aims to reinforce cooperation between the Interior Ministry and Tamkeen for the best in- terests of youth through the reinforcement of citizenship, national belonging spirit, responsibility and commit- ment values among them

The Organising Committee of the Khalid bin Hamad Futsal League for Youth Centers, People with Disabilities and Girls, held its second technical meeting yesterday at the headquarters of the Bahrain Football Association in Riffa. Ali Al Arabi, President of the league; Ali Saeed, Head of the Technical Committee; Jassim Mahmoud, Head of the Referees Committee; and Abdulrahman Abdulqadir, Asian Futsal Referees Appraiser and representatives of participating teams were present. The league will be held at Khalifa Sports City Hall Thursday, June 22, 2017 13

Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, in a meeting, discussed the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. The meeting focused on intensifying coordination between the concerned sides of government and private sector to promote small and medium-sized enterprises in implementation of Bahrain Economic Vision 2030. Economic Development Board CEO Khalid Al-Rumaihi; Bahrain Development The University of Bahrain (UoB) board of trustees yesterday convened for its 12th regular Bank Group CEO Sattam Sulaiman session. Minister of Education Dr. Majid Al Nuaimi presided over the meeting which was at- Al-Gosaibi; Industry Affairs Under- tended by Minister of Health Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh, Minister of Sports Hisham Moham- secretary Osama Mohammed Al-Ar- med Al Jowder and UoB President Dr. Riyadh Youssef Hamza. The session was also attended rayed; Assistant Undersecretary for by Education Ministry Undersecretary for Resources and Services Dr. Mohammed Mubarak Industry Development, Abdulkarim Juma’a, Higher Education Council (HEC) Assistant Secretary-General for Assessment and Ac- Ahmed Al-Rashid; and officials from creditation Dr. Mona Mohammed Al-Balooshi, Shaikha Tefla bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Dr. Tamkeen were present Rashid Jassim Ashour, Dr. Mansour Mohammed Sarhan and Abdulkarim Jaffer Al-Sayyed

Electricity and Water Affairs Min- Electricity and ister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza re- Water Affairs Min- ceived CESI Chief Matteo Codazzi ister Dr. Ab- and congratulated him on win- dulhussain Mirza ning the tender of the project received United which will be carried in coopera- Nations Resident tion with the Sustainable Energy Coordinator and Unit (SEU). An Italian Consultancy Resident Repre- Company has been commissioned sentative Amin to cooperate with the Sustainable Al-Sharqawi Energy Unit (SEU) in introducing yesterday. They the Net Metering technology, a discussed mech- billing mechanism that credits so- anisms to encour- lar energy system owners for the age the private electricity they add to the national sector to support grid. SEU executive director Jehan and invest in the Al-Murbati and other key officials solar energy mar- representing the unit and the Ital- ket in line with the ian consultancy firm were present goals of sustain- at the meeting able development

The third International Day of Yoga was celebrated in Bahrain by the In- dian Embassy at the Indian School Jashanmal Auditorium last night. Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha inaugurated the programme in the presence of Chief Guest Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa Al Khalifa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)’s Assistant Undersecretary for Arab & Afro-Asian Affairs and Organi- zations, Sri Lankan Ambassador Dr A Saj U Mendis , ISB Chairman Prince S Natarajan, LuLu Regional Director Juzer Rupawala, Shura Council Member Nancy Khedouri, Al Hawaj Group held their 25th Year Ramadan Ghabga anniversary for Media at their Al Hawaj Garden in Indian Embassy First Secretary Budaiya. Kuwaiti Ambassador Shaikh Azzam Mubarak Al Sabah was one of the honorable guests. Northern Meera Sisodia, Second Secretary Governor Ali Al Asfoor was given an appreciation plaque for his contribution and effort for the improvement Anand Prakash, ISB Principal V R of the Northern Government. Prominent dignitaries, ambassadors, famous celebrities, big businessmen, me- Palaniswamy and other dignitaries dia and other VIPs were present

Gulf Air recently held its annual Ramadan football tournament, which saw 10 teams representing different departments and divisions within the airline competing to win the tournament’s Yukiko Yamamoto, wife of Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Japan handed over a donation cup. The tournament, held in Al Najma Sports Club, was won by Gulf Air’s Pilots team who were cheque to the Children and Mothers Welfare Society awarded the winner’s cup from Gulf Air Chief Operating Officer, Captain Nasser Al Salmi 14 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Thursday, June 22, 2017 15

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lien: Covenant’ actress Carmen Ejogo has come on board the Sony’s untitled Denzel Washington Athriller. The legal drama will be helmed by ‘Nightcrawler’ director Dan Gilroy, who has also written the script for the film. The story follows a Los Angeles attorney who is offered a job at a prestigious law firm after the death of his long time partner and takes on a case that has hopeless fountain Sgt. Pepper’s life-altering repercussions. Ejogo has been cast as kingdom Lonely Hearts Club ecently, there were reports that ‘Wonder one of the female leads, a worker at a civil rights Halsey Band Woman’s Gal Gadot was paid less than her organisation. (TOI) The Beatles RDC counterpart Henry Cavill as Superman. A source familiar to both has said that the actors were paid the same amount of money for their debut standalone movies. ilming of ‘Godzilla 2’ has begun. The production The source said that Gadot made the same Fhouses have announced the news touting the full amount upfront if not slightly more on cast, official synopsis and production details of the ‘Wonder Woman’ than Cavill made on upcoming movie. 2013’s ‘Man of Steel’. While the project was previously known as This alleged salary discrepancy story ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’, the statement issued was on a post from a magazine, which by the production houses doesn’t refer to the film cobbled together salary information by any title, which means that the title might be that had previously appeared in various changing. (TOI) This One’s For You Is This The Life We publications. Luke Combs Really Want? The story said Roger Waters Gadot was paid 300,000 USD for ‘ Wonder Woman’ vs. hree-time Academy award winner Daniel Day 14 million Lewis has announced his retirement from acting. USD that TLeslee Dart, publicist of the ‘Gangs of New York’ Cavill star shared a statement, which read, “Daniel Day- received for ‘ Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is Man of Steel’. immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and However, the audiences over the many years. This is a private source called decision and neither he nor his representatives will Gadot’s figures make any further comment on this subject.” in the story as The 60-year-old star, who has played presidents, Last Young Relaxer ‘ridiculous’. writers, and gang leaders in a career that has spanned Renegade alt-J Warner Bros, the four decades, has one final film awaiting release, an untitled All Time Low studio who is behind drama set in the world of high fashion. While it has been both the movies has declined reported to have the working title ‘Phantom Thread,’ the film to comment on the matter. (TOI) is still officially listed by its distributor as Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Project. (TOI)

Los Angeles differences’ but for once spinoff movie of this cliche is true,” they the “Star Wars” said. “We are really Afranchise about the early proud of the amazing life of smuggler and and world-class work of crack pilot Han Solo has our cast and crew,” they From A Room: The Joshua Tree London lost its two directors, the added. Volume 1 U2 ith the success of “Wonder Women”, director Patty Jenkins production company The surprise Chris Stapleton along with producer John Berg is already working on a behind the project said announcement came Wscript for the sequel. Tuesday. Directors Phil as filming is underway “Patty and I are writing the treatment right now. The Lord and Christopher at London’s Pinewood goal is to make another great ‘Wonder Woman’ film,” Miller left the project due Studios for the untitled Berg told variety.com. to creative differences, movie, which is June 22, 1949 “I had a blast working with Jenkins on the first ‘Wonder Lucasfilm president scheduled to come out Woman’,” and the pair already have a ‘cool idea’ for the Kathleen Kennedy said. film, and we’ve decided and Miller also cited several months ahead follow-up, Berg added. Lord and Miller “are to part ways,” Kennedy “creative differences”. of “Star Wars: Episode A few days after the release of “Wonder Woman”, talented filmmakers said. “Unfortunately, VIII” in December 2018. Actress who won Academy Awards for Best Actress Jenkins said she would set a sequel in the United States who have assembled an “A new director will our vision and process Variety magazine cited for Sophie’s Choice and The Iron Lady as well as rather than Europe. incredible cast and crew, be announced soon,” weren’t aligned with our an anonymous source However, Warner Bros. Pictures has not yet announced but it’s become clear said Kennedy, who is partners on this project. saying that the directors for Best Supporting Actress for Kramer vs. Kramer. if Jenkins will direct the next “Wonder Woman” film. (IANS) that we had different also the film’s producer. We normally aren’t fans chafed at Kennedy’s tight Guardians Of Steven Universe, creative visions on this In a statement, Lord of the phrase ‘creative control on the set. (AFP) The Galaxy, Vol. Volume 1 2: Awesome Mix Soundtrack Vol. 2 Soundtrack (billboard.com) 14 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Thursday, June 22, 2017 15

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Timings: Daily At: From Eid Day (3D): 12.00 CINECO (20) : Daily At Rama- Starring: Salman Khan, Zhu Zhu, 14:30,17:15,21:00,23:45 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 Pm + dan Timing: 11.45 Am + 1.45 Sohail Khan THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 1.45 Am Daily At: Ramadan Timing + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + DANA : Timings: 10:30,13:15,16: 14:00,16:45,20:30,23:15 (Vip I): 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 Pm CINECO (20) : Daily At Ramadan ing: 8.30 + 11.30 Pm 11.45 Pm Daily At From Eid Day: 00,18:45,21:30,00:15 + 12.00 Mn Daily At: From Eid Day Timing: 10.30 Am + 12.30 + 2.30 Daily At From Eid Day: 12.15 + 12.15 + 2.15 + 4.15 + 6.15 + DANA : Timings: 11:00,13:45,16: VANAMAGAN ( Tamil / Action (Vip I): 11.30 Am + 2.15 + 5.00 + + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 Pm 3.15 + 6.15 + 9.15 Pm + 12.15 Mn 8.15 + 10.15 Pm + 12.15 Mn + 30,19:15,22:00,00:45 / Adventure ) 7.45 + 10.30 Pm + 1.15 Am Daily At From Eid Day: 12.00 + WADI AL SAIL : Daily At Rama- 2.15 Am DANA : Timings: 11:30,14:15,17: Starring: Jayam Ravi, Sayesha SEEF (II) : Daily At Ramadan Tim- 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 dan Timing: 8.45 + 11.45 Pm 00,19:45,22:30,01:15 Saigal, Varun ing: 10.45 Am + 12.30 + 1.30 + Pm + 12.00 Mn + 2.00 Am Daily At From Eid Day: 1.00 + RAIL ROAD TIGERS (Pg-13) CINECO (20) : Daily At Ramadan DANA : Timings: 11:00,13:30,16: 3.15 + 4.15 + 6.00 + 7.00 + 8.45 + SEEF (II) : Daily At Ramadan Tim- 4.00 + 7.00 + 10.00 Pm + 1.00 Am (Action/Comedy) New Timing: 10.30 Am + 12.15 + 1.15 00,18:30,21:00,23:30 9.45 + 11.30 Pm + 12.30 Mn Daily ing 11.30 Am + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 Starring: Jackie Chan, Jaycee + 3.00 + 4.00 + 5.45 + 6.45 + 8.30 SEEF (II) : Daily At Ramadan Tim- At: Ramadan Timing (3D): 11.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 Pm KHAMIS WA JUMAA HOROOB Chan, Zitao Huang + 9.30 + 11.15 Pm + 12.15 Mn ing: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + Am + 5.15 + 11.00 Pm EJBARI (Kuwait / Comedy) SEEF (II) : Daily At From Eid Daily At From Eid Day: 11.15 Am 11.30 Pm SEEF (I) : Daily At From Eid Day: ANBANAVAN ASARADHAVAN Starring: Day: 10.45 Am + 1.00 + 3.15 + + 12.15 + 2.00 + 3.00 + 4.45 + 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 ADANGADHAVAN ( Tamil/ DANA : Timings: 11:00,13:00,15: 5.30 + 7.45 + 10.00 Pm + 12.15 5.45 + 7.30 + 8.30 + 10.15 + 11.15 DJ (DUVVADA Pm + 2.00 Am Action ) 00,17:00,19:00,21:00,23:00.01:15 Mn Pm + 1.00 Am + 2.00 Am JAGANNADHAM) (Telugu/ SAAR : Daily At Ramadan Tim- Starring: ANBANAVAN ASARAD- CINECO (20) : Daily At From Eid SEEF (I) : Timing: 11.00 Am + Action/Comedy) ing: 9.00 + 11.45 Pm HAVAN ADANGADHAVAN Day: 11.00 Am + 1.30 + 4.00 + FANTASTIC JOURNEY TO OZ 12.45 + 1.45 + 3.30 + 4.30 + 6.15 Starring: Allu Arjun, Pooja Hedge, Daily At From Eid Day: 11.00 Am DANA : Timings: 10:45,13:15,15: 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 Pm + 2.00 Am (G) (Animation/Adventure) + 7.15 + 9.00 + 10.00 + 11.45 Pm Brahmanandam + 1.45 + 4.30 + 7.15 + 10.00 Pm 45,18:15,20:45,23:15 SEEF (II) : Daily At From Eid Day: New + 12.45 Mn Daily At From Eid DANA : Timings: 11:00,13:45,16: + 12.45 Mn SEEF (II) : Daily At Ramadan 10.30 Am + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + Starring: Koonstantin Khabens- Day: 10.45 Am + 11.45 Am +1.30 30,19:15,22:00,00:45 AL JAZIRA : Daily At Ramadan Timing: 10.30 Am + 1.15 + 4.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 Pm + 1.30 Am kiy, Dmitriy Dyuzhev + 2.30 + 4.15 + 5.15 + 7.00 + 8.00 DANA : Timings: 10:45,13:30,16: Timing: 8.45 + 11.30 Pm 6.45 + 9.30 Pm + 12.15 Mn WADI AL SAIL : Daily At From SEEF (II) : Daily At From Eid + 9.45 + 10.45 Pm + 12.30 Mn + 15,19:00,21:45,00:30 Daily At From Eid Day: 1.30 + Eid Day: 12.15 + 2.45 + 5.15 + Day: 10.30 Am + 12.30 + 2.30 + 1.30 Am SEEF (I) : From Friday 23Rd: Ra- 4.15 + 7.00 + 9.45 Pm + 12.30 Mn THE MUMMY: 2D (Action/ 7.45 + 10.15 Pm + 12.45 Mn 4.30 + 6.30 Pm SAAR : Daily At Ramadan Tim- madan Timing: 11.45 Am + 2.45 WADI AL SAIL : Daily At Rama- Adventure/Fantasy) ing: 8.30 + 11.15 Pm + 5.45 + 8.45 + 11.45 Pm Daily At dan Timing: 9.15 Pm + 12.00 Mn Starring: Tom Cruise, Sofia OVERDRIVE ( Action / Thriller ) LAKSHYAM (Malayalam) New Daily At From Eid Day: 1.00 + From Eid Day: 12.30 + 3.30 + 6.30 Daily At From Eid Day: 11.30 Am Boutella, Annabelle Wallis Starring: Ana de Armas, Scott Starring: Biju Menon, Sshivada, 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 Pm + 12.00 Mn + 9.30 Pm + 12.30 Mn + 2.15 + 5.00 + 7.45 + 10.30 Pm DANA : Timings: 11:15,13:15,15: Eastwood, Gaia Weiss Indrajith Sukumaran AL JAZIRA : Daily At Ramadan AL HAMRA : From Friday 23Rd: + 1.15 Am 15,17:15,19:15,21:15,23:15,01:15 DANA : Timings: 11:30,13:15,15: AL HAMRA : Daily At From Eid Timing: 8.15 + 11.00 Pm Ramadan Timing: 12.00 + 3.00 + CINECO (20) : Daily At Ramadan 00,16:45,18:30,20:15,22:00,23:45 Day: 3.00 + 9.00 Pm + 12.00 Mn Daily At From Eid Day: 2.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 Pm + 12.00 Mn Daily THE BOSS BABY – 2D Timing: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + CINECO (20) : Daily At Ramadan 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 Pm + 12.00 Mn At From Eid Day: 12.00 + 6.00 Pm (Animation/Comedy/Family) 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 Pm Daily At Timing: 11.00 Am + 1.15 + 3.30 SPARK: A SPACE TAIL WADI AL SAIL : Daily At Rama- Starring: Eliza Dushku, Robert From Eid Day: 10.30 Am + 12.45 + 5.45 + 8.00 + 10.15 Pm + 12.30 (Animation/Adventure/ dan Timing: 8.45 + 11.30 Pm PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: Patrick, Chace Crawford + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 Pm + Mn Daily At From Eid Day: 11.00 Comedy) Daily At From Eid Day: 11.15 Am DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES ( DANA : Timings: 11:00,13:00,15: 12.00 Mn + 2.15 Am Am + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 Starring: Jessica Biel, Patrick + 2.00 + 4.45 + 7.30 + 10.15 Pm Action / Adventure / Fantasy ) 00,17:00,19:00,21:00,23:00.01:15 SEEF (II) : Daily At Ramadan Tim- + 9.00 + 11.00 + 1.00 Am + 3.00 Stewart, Susan Sarandon + 1.00 Am Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey DANA : Timings: 11:30,13:30,15: ing: 10.30 Am + 12.45 + 3.00 + Am THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: Rush, Javier Bardem 30,17:30,19:30,21:30,23:30 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 Pm + 12.00 Mn SEEF (II) : Daily At Ramadan 14:15,16:00,17:45,19:30,21:15 Daily At From Eid Day: 12.15 + Timing: 10.30 Am + 12.45 + 3.00 ,23:00 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 Pm + 12.00 Pm + 1.45 Am Mn Daily At From Eid Day:10.30 VOICE FROM THE STONE SAAR : Daily At Ramadan Tim- Am + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + (Drama/Mystery/Thriller) ing: 9.30 + 11.45 Pm 9.45 Pm + 12.00 Mn + 2.15 Am Starring: Emilia Clarke, Marton WADI AL SAIL : Daily At Rama- WADI AL SAIL : Daily At Rama- Csokas, Caterina Murino dan Timing: 9.45 Pm + 12.00 Mn dan Timing: 8.15 + 10.15 Pm + THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 12.15 Mn 14:00,15:45,17:30,19:15,21:00 TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: ,22:45 KNIGHT – 3D / 2D 14:30,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:30, THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: ( Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi ) 23:15 14:00,15:45,17:30,19:15,21:00 Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Laura THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: ,22:45 Haddock, Gemma Chan 14:15,16:00,17:45,19:30,21:15, DANA : Timings: 11:15,14:00,16: 23:00 STRATTON (Action / Thriller ) 45,19:30,22:15,01:00 Starring: Connie Nielsen, DANA : Timings: 11:00, 13:45, TAFFASH WA ARABA3EEN Gemma Chan, Tom Felton 16:30, 19:15, 22:00, 00:45 HARAMI (Pg) (Family/Comedy/ THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: DANA : Timings: 10:45, Adventure) New 14:00,15:45,17:30,19:15,21:00 13:30,16:15,19:00, 21:45, 00:30 Starring: Ali Alghurair, Khalil Al ,22:45 CINECO (20) : Daily At Ramadan Romaithi, Ahmed Isa Timing (Atmos): 12.00 + 3.00 + CINECO (20) : Daily At From WINTER’S DREAM ( Sci-Fi / 6.00 + 9.00 Pm + 12.00 Mn Daily Eid Day: 10.30 Am + 11.00 Am + Thriller ) At: Ramadan Timing (3D): 11.30 12.30 + 1.00 + 2.30 + 3.00 + 4.30 Starring: Paul Sidhu, Branden he racing world is changing Lightning is desperate to newbie Jackson Storm (Armie Am + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 + 5.00 + 6.30 + 7.00 + 8.30 + 9.00 Coles, Arielle Holmes Tin this latest Cars escapade keep racing and to avoid Hammer). Pm Daily At: From Eid Day: 11.00 + 10.30 + 11.00 Pm + 12.30 Mn + THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: from Pixar. A new generation becoming merchandise Cars 3 is entertaining Am + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 1.00 Am + 2.30 Am + 3.00 Am 14:00,16:00,18:00,20:00,21:00 of fast, efficient motors have (ironic, considering Disney is enough, delivering the Pm + 2.00 Am Daily At: From Eid SEEF (II) : Daily At From Eid Day: ,23:00 arrived on the scene, and a already selling Cars 3 swim baseline visual joys of this Day (3D): 10.30 Am + 1.30 + 4.30 10.30 Am + 11.00 Am + 12.30 + dramatic crash leaves an aging trunks). In an attempt to get series’ sweeping landscapes + 7.30 + 10.30 Pm + 1.30 Am 1.15 + 2.30 + 3.30 + 4.30 + 5.45 + DON’T HANG UP ( Horror / Lightning McQueen (voiced his engine revving, he joins a and attention to detail. Daily At: Ramadan Timing (Vip Ii): 6.30 + 8.00 + 8.30 + 10.15 + 10.30 Thriller ) by Owen Wilson) facing new training facility, complete There’s a lot of predictable 11.45 Am + 2.45 + 5.45 + 8.45 + Pm + 12.30 Mn + 2.30 Am Starring: Gregg Sulkin, Garrett retirement. Unfortunately with track simulators, VR and mush about following your 11.45 Pm Daily At: From Eid Day SAAR : Daily At From Eid Day: Clayton, Bella Dayne for any parents bored of the perky personal trainer Cruz dreams, turning negatives (Vip Ii): 1.00 + 4.00 + 7.00 + 10.00 11.30 Am + 1.45 + 4.00 + 6.15 + THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: franchise or irritated by the Ramirez (Cristela Alonzo). Her into positives and having the Pm + 1.00 Am 8.30 + 10.45 Pm + 1.00 Am 14:15,16:00,17:45,19:30,21:15 premise—why would cars go story of self-doubt and female confidence to truly believe in SEEF (II) : Daily At: Ramadan WADI AL SAIL : Daily At From ,23:00 to a bar and grill? the now– inclusion is engaging, while yourself. It’s all well and good Timing (3D): 2.15 + 8.00 Pm Eid Day: 11.45 Am + 1.45 + 3.45 not-so-cocky racer is refusing the rest of the plot meanders for the under-12s, but this SEEF (I) : Daily At Ramadan Tim- + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 Pm ALL NIGHTER ( Comedy ) to hang up his tires. toward the race to potentially movie never packs the kind ing: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 + 1.45 Am Starring: Analeigh Tipton, Emile Despite his flabby end all races where Lightning of emotional punch we know Pm + 12.00 Mn Daily At From Eid Hirsch, J.K. Simmons wheels and creaky joints, aims to beat his latest nemesis, Pixar is capable of. (timeout) Day: 10.30 Am + 1.30 + 4.30 + ANTAR BIN SHADDAD (Pg-13) THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 7.30 + 10.30 Pm + 1.30 Am (Arabic/Comedy) New 14:00,15:45,17:30,19:15,21:00 SAAR : Daily At Ramadan Tim- Starring: Mohamed Heneidi, ,22:45 Thursday, June 22, 2017 17

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(Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Be aggressive with your thoughts today. You might feel a bit emotionally detached. You will most certainly want your freedom. Spend some time alone to sort things out. An ex from years ago might appear on your doorstep, so don’t be too surprised when he or she shows up. Take a nonjudgmental attitude toward everything you encounter. What are you waiting for? Go for the gold. (Feb 20th - Mar 20th) All you need to do is shine. You have the opportunity to merge with powerful groups How to play: today, so make sure to keep your eyes open. Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each Do things that will improve your current status in a finance-related situation. Your sharp wit row across, each column down and each 9-box square and endless facts and information will come in contains all of the numbers from one to nine. handy. Have a joke at the ready. Thursday, June 22, 2017 19 z #PollToday NATO jet approaches Russian minister’s plane

Many political experts say that the promotion of Mohammed bin Salman as the new Crown Prince came in much sooner than expected. Do you feel so? Representational image Yes No Cant Say Moscow Russian state television NATO military plane aired defence ministry yesterday approached footage of the incident, Athe plane of Russian Defence reporting that it took place Minister Sergei Shoigu above over neutral waters. the Baltic Sea, Russian news Shoigu was flying to agencies reported, the third Kaliningrad, a highly Philippine soldiers patrol a road at Pigkawayan, a farming town I make an urgent appeal to all such encounter in three days. militarised Russian exclave about 160 kilometres (100 miles) from Marawi city those conducting military oper- A NATO fighter jet on the Baltic Sea, to take part ations in Syria to do everything tried to approach Shoigu’s in a meeting with defence in their power to protect civil- plane but a Russian escort officials there. ians and civilian infrastructure, plane intervened to defend At the meeting, he warned as fighting continues in Raqa it, Interfax news agency that “the situation near and elsewhere,” reported, citing journalists Russia’s western borders is Antonio Guterres accompanying the minister. tending to get worse,” TASS Militants attack UN Secretary-General The escort plane, a Sukhoi news agency reported. SU-27, demonstrated it was “This is tied with the armed by rocking its wings, upsurge of military activity after which the NATO plane of the NATO countries in flew off, Interfax reported. Europe,” Shoigu added. Philippine village Sri Lanka’s fugitive monk surrenders Marawi for, no one was hurt,” military miles) from Marawi city slamic militants launched spokesman Brigadier General where fighters linked to the a day-long assault on a Restituto Padilla said by Islamic State (IS) group have EU migration to Britain southernI Philippine village phone on Wednesday night. been battling troops for a yesterday during which they The military said earlier month in a conflict that has falls sharply: study held 31 people hostage inside that the gunmen had planted claimed hundreds of lives. London since the countries joined a school, authorities said, improvised bombs around the Armed forces spokesman he number of people the EU. raising fears of spreading school, a small building in a Restituto Padilla said the A radical Buddhist monk Tmoving to Britain from National Insurance violence as other jihadists rural area, and that soldiers attackers at Pikgawayan wanted in connection with Eastern Europe has fallen numbers are required by fought a month-long urban had surrounded it. belonged to the Bangsamoro a string of hate attacks in Sri by around a third since the people looking to work war nearby. Padilla and a local military Islamic Freedom Fighters Lanka surrendered after four Brexit vote, according to a or claim social welfare in Hundreds of gunmen spokesman said the militants (BIFF), one of four groups weeks on the run, police study released yesterday that Britain. attacked a lightly guarded were able to use the cover in the southern Philippine said. suggested the plunge in the The number of people military outpost at dawn, with of darkness to escape, while region of Mindanao that have pound could be to blame. registering for National some then taking over the leaving their 31 hostages pledged allegiance to IS. The study focused on Insurance numbers from school and using civilians as unharmed. They said 12 Local police said the Britain’s Prince Philip, eight countries that became the eight countries was human shields throughout the children were among the BIFF attack may have been 96, in hospital with part of the EU in 2004: Czech 26,000 in the first three day before fleeing at night, the hostages. intended to help the militants infection Republic, Estonia, Hungary, months of this year, around military said. The unrest occurred in in Marawi by distracting the Prince Philip, the 96-year-old Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, a third lower than the first “It’s all resolved, all the Pigkawayan, a farming town military, although Padilla husband of Queen Elizabeth Slovakia and Slovenia. quarter of 2016, the study hostages have been accounted about 160 kilometres (100 insisted it was unrelated. (AFP) II, has been admitted to The analysis by the found. hospital as a “precautionary Migration Observatory at Britain voted to leave the measure” for treatment of an the University of Oxford European Union in June infection. pointed to official data 2016 after a bitter campaign Controversial dog meat fest showing a fall in allocations in which mass immigration US, China officials meet of National Insurance from the rest of the EU was celebrated despite ban rumors under NKorea cloud numbers to the lowest level a key issue. Top US officials began talks Nanning with their Chinese counter- he controversial Lychee parts seeking a tougher line and Dog Meat Festival on North Korea’s nuclear ambi- German teenagers shoot hasT gone ahead in south China tions -- after President Donald yesterday despite rumours that Trump implied that Beijing had rubber pellets at Thai king authorities would impose a ban already tried and failed. Berlin prosecution service in the this year. hailand’s king was town of Landshut. The festival, which is held Dutch arrest 18-year-old targeted by two teenagers He was unable to say if every summer solstice, the firingT rubber pellets while King Maha Vajiralongkorn longest day in the Chinese terror suspect he was cycling in southern was actually hit by one of the lunar calendar, puts Yulin, in Dutch police are holding an Germany’s Bavaria, rubber pellets. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous 18-year-old terror suspect prosecutors said yesterday. But the spokesman Region, into the international who may have tried to teach “I can confirm that on added that the king’s aides media spotlight every June. others how to make explo- June 10 at around 11pm, two had already informed the Previous reports said that Representational image sives. young boys aged 13 and 14 prosecution service that he local authorities would ban the government, it is a folk practice would strengthen their For more, catch us fired rubber pellets with a toy did not wish to press charges. dog meat festival, but Yulin’s custom. physique. online at: that we call an airsoft gun at King Maha Vajiralongkorn, publicity department denied Dating back to the Ming The festival has been a group of cyclists” including who ascended the throne the alleged ban. They said Dynasty (1368-1644), Yulin bombarded by animal rights www.newsofbahrain.com the king of Thailand, said following the October death that they had never issued a residents ate dog meat with activists and dog lovers for /nobonline Thomas Steinkraus- of his father, owns several ban because the “festival” is lychees and rice wine at years, however, this year is /newsofbahrain Koch, a spokesman of the properties in Bavaria. not organised by the local summer solstice, believing the quieter than usual. (Xinhua) 20 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Antarctic researchers take Russia cancels icy plunge to mark solstice

US meeting over An expeditioner stationed at Australia’s Davis Station taking the plunge to celebrate the winter solstice Sydney le Mar said it was the halfway ntarctic researchers point for those wintering on welcomed the winter the continent and a highlight of Asolstice with an exhilarating the Antarctic calendar. Ukraine sanctions plunge into icy waters yesterday “After three weeks of as they look forward to brighter darkness, today marks the Washington days after weeks of darkness. beginning of longer days in ussia has cancelled a Expeditioners stationed Antarctica, although it will still meeting with senior US at Australia’s Davis station be 19 days before the sun starts diplomatsR in the wake of marked midwinter’s day to peek above the horizon here Washington’s decision to by taking a chainsaw to the at Davis,” she said. reinforce sanctions imposed ice, cutting a small pool and One of those who took over its interference in taking a dip in water with a the plunge was electrician Ukraine and occupation of temperature of -1.8 degrees Bryce Daniels, who Crimea. Celsius (28.76 Fahrenheit). described his quick swim as US Under Secretary of Davis station leader Kirsten “amazing”. State Tom Shannon had been due in St Petersburg on Friday to mend diplomatic Heatwave scorches Europe, fences with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei from London to Siberia Ryabkov. Paris thermometers were But relations between urope sizzled in a still hovering around Moscow and Washington continent-wide heatwave 35 degrees Celsius (95 are at a low even by the yesterday,E with London degrees Fahrenheit) -- a Foreign Minister of Montenegro, Dr. Srdjan Damanovic (L), and US Deputy Secretary of standards of a rivalry that bracing for Britain’s level matched across oven- State Tom Shannon (C) during a ceremony in Washington (file photo) goes back to the Cold War, hottest June day since like swathes of Europe, and Washington’s decision step towards finding enough On Tuesday, the United insisted that the sanctions 1976 as Portugal battled including Italy, Austria, the to ramp up its sanctions common ground to allow the States added 38 individuals were not being expanded, to stamp out deadly forest Netherlands and even alpine regime provoked the anger rival nuclear powers to begin and entities to its sanctions merely “maintained,” by fires. Switzerland. of President Vladimir Putin’s to address more fundamental list targeting the Russians and adding new targets as More than 1,000 Two forest fires have also Kremlin. issues -- such as Russia’s pro-Russian rebels it blames Moscow finds ways around firefighters were still fighting broken out since Sunday on Shannon had hoped to intervention in Ukraine -- has for the fighting in Ukraine. the previous embargo. to control the flames that Croatia’s southern Adriatic address “irritants” in the now fallen apart. This appears to have been And Washington insisted broke out in central Portugal coast, prompting the relationship, such as tension “We regret that Russia has what triggered Moscow’s the punitive measures would at the weekend, killing 64 authorities to evacuate 800 over Moscow’s intimidation decided to turn away from decision to cancel the stay in place until Russia people. tourists, though the blazes of US diplomats and the an opportunity to discuss meeting, although US honors the Minsk agreement Cooler weather was have now been brought US seizure of two Russian bilateral obstacles that President Donald Trump also to disengage from eastern aiding their efforts, but under control. diplomatic compounds near hinder US-Russia relations,” met Ukraine’s President Petro Ukraine and returns the Washington and New York. spokeswoman Heather Poroshenko on Tuesday. annexed Crimea region to But even this minor first Nauert said. But the State Department Kiev. (AFP) New stadium build unearths 1,200-year-old cemetery British ex-spy boss says new US world role threat to security Jerusalem other countries trying to former head of Britain’s take advantage of it -- which foreign intelligence poses the biggest threat in the Aagency told an Israeli security world.” conference that the United Since taking office in Employees of the Nicaraguan Institute of Culture (INC) States’ declining world role January, Trump has pledged work next to some 30 1,200-year-old pieces which were under President Donald to overhaul former president found in the surroundings of the construction site Trump is today’s greatest Barack Obama’s deal to menace. restore ties with Cuba, Managua Part of the artifacts found “The biggest threat the reaffirming the existing US onstruction workers were “a cemetery arrangement world faces is how we all trade embargo and tightening building a new national from about 800 to 350 years adjust to the progressive rules for Americans visiting baseballC stadium in Nicaragua B.C,” said Ivonne Miranda, the withdrawal of responsible the island. unearthed a more than 1,200- director of archaeology at the American leadership and On a trip to Brussels in year old cemetery with human Nicaraguan Culture Ministry. the network of alliances that May, the US president remains and a great deal of “It gives us a better idea John Sawers America maintained with stunned European allies and pottery, officials said Tuesday. how pre-Hispanic society Europe, with Asian countries Sawers said. “It is now having a major his entire foreign policy team The pre-Colombian burial functioned” in the modern-day and the pattern of alliances “It’s going to have a major impact in the security world, by removing a line from his site includes ceramic funeral Managua area, Miranda said. and partnerships they had disruptive effect and no one is and I think it’s how we adjust speech that highlighted US urns and some human remains The items recovered will across this region,” John yet adjusting to it,” he added. to that -- the behaviours of support of NATO’s security. like craniums and jawbones, go on display at the National state television reported. Culture Museum, she said. SPORTS Thursday, June 22, 2017 21 Bahrain’s Abdul Redha beats Loohuis to clinch men’s title

Bas Loohuis, left and Elias Abdul Redha All the winners and runners-up with organisers and club officials in a photocall Aidan Payne/DTNN spirit and saw the young game for an early 2-1 lead and ten games all went with serve and had less grip compared to Exchange, UAE Exchange [email protected] Bahraini win vital breaks at a second in the seventh for a before Obaidly unfortunately the other courts they play on KIA Motors and Coca- Cola ahrain national team crucial times to secure his 5-2 lead. served a double fault and around the Kingdom. Malabar Gold. player Elias Abdul title victory. In the doubles All seemed lost in the first handed the Dutch pair a break The chief guest was past Other winners (finals): BRedha defeated Dutchman finals match, Dutch pairing set for the Bahrainis, but and they made no mistake in president of The Indian Club Veterans Singles: Stalin Bas Loohuis in straight sets of Rick De Groot and Serwin they clawed back with a hard closing out the set in the next Mathew Joseph, who handed Joseph bt Cassius Pereira 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the men’s Rampersad defeated Bahraini fought break in the eighth and game after 37 minutes to win out trophies and cash prizes to 6-4, 10-5. Veterans Doubles: singles title in the 68th duo of Rashid Obaidly and followed up holding serve in overall in a shade under 70 the winners and runners-up Ronald Anacin/Cassius BMMI Indian Club Open Karin Abdul Redha 6-4, 7-5. the next game. minutes on court. in all five categories played Pereira bt Uday Shanbhag/ Tennis Championship which The Bahraini pair opened De Groot and Rampersad After the match, the Dutch during the tournament. Stalin Joseph 6-4. 6-2. Super concluded on Tuesday night the match on serve, but De wrapped up the set in the next pair said it was a good match, Tournament sponsors were Veterans Singles: Sammy at its premises in Gudaibiya. Groot and Rampersad won game after 30 minutes of play. but had to be somewhat careful BMMI, Bahrain Financing Samaco bt V.V.Mohan 3-6, The match played in good the first break in the third In second set action, the first as the court was quite slippy Company, VIV, Lulu 7-6, 10-5. Burnout set for finale Ahmed wins RGC Open Di María Manama the Holy Month of Ramadan, take part and an entry fee of urnout is back for one and this is no different this BD7 per driver must be paid. final night this Ramadan at year. The first three events have Those wishing to get a taste fined for BBahrain International Circuit attracted massive crowds, and of the action as a passenger (BIC) in Sakhir. the same or more is expected at may do so for an additional fee Taking place tomorrow this weekend’s finale. of BD4. Spanish night, the event is open to Action tomorrow is from Spectators will be able to showmen of all skill levels. 8.30pm until past midnight watch for BD2 and there is and offers a unique kind of within car parks three to six. also VIP access to the event tax fraud spectacle, with the sight of Registration of participants for BD10. rapidly rising white smoke and can be done at the venue from BIC is calling all motorsport Madrid the smell of burning rubber. 7.30pm. lovers to attend and be a part of rgentina and Paris Saint- Through the years, Burnout Entrants’ vehicles must the excitement. All the action Germain star Angel di has consistently been one of the meet specific eligibility criteria will be taking place within a safe AMaria has been handed a hefty most popular attractions during before being permitted to and controlled environment. fine and a prison sentence over Farooq Ahmed a charge of tax fraud of 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million), Spanish authorities announced yesterday. According to a court document seen by AFP, Di Maria will pay around two million euros to the Spanish authorities after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud committed in 2012 and 2013 Tommy Fleetwood when he was a Real Madrid player. Despite being handed Manama to Fleetwood’s Saturday score a 16-month sentence, Di oyal Golf Club member of 40 to give a combined score Maria will not go to prison Farooq Ahmed (37 of 77. Youngster Sebastian as is normal in Spain for first Rstableford points) won the Woodrow (39) was runner up offences for non-violent crimes Club’s version of the US Open after being “paired” with carrying a sentence of less than last weekend after pulling Jason Kokrak (34) for a two years. the name of real US Open combined total of 73. The 2017 Di Maria, 29, played for competitor Tommy Fleetwood US Open was played at Erin Madrid between 2010 and 2014, out of the hat. Hills, Wisconsin and was won when he joined Manchester Ahmed’s score was added by American Brooks Koepka. United. He then moved to PSG in 2015. 22 Thursday, June 22, 2017 SPORTS Tsonga slumps at Queen’s

France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga slips

London on grass and finished as front of you is doing the right successive year and will play number 87 in almost two fight for every point and try to o-Wilfried Tsonga became Queen’s runner-up in 2011, things to make you play in a former Queen’s champion hours on court in searing heat, find a way to win, and if those the latest star to crash out while twice appearing in the bad way,” Tsonga said. Sam Querrey or Australia’s but he battled through to set kind of thoughts are starting Jof Queen’s Club as the world Wimbledon semi-finals. “I played two matches here. Jordan Thompson for a place up a quarter-final clash with to come into your head, then number 10 was beaten 6-4, But the 32-year-old, That’s life. I’ll try to play better in the last four. Australian wild card Thanasi you’re going to lose.” 6-4 by Luxembourg’s Gilles who has won titles in Lyon, in Wimbledon. I have to put Grigor Dimitrov fought Kokkinakis or Russia’s Daniil Donald Young reached the Muller yesterday. Marseille and Rotterdam in a little bit more energy in my back to avoid becoming yet Medvedev. It is the first time Queen’s quarter-finals for the After world number 2017, was out of sorts from game.” another big name casualty as Dimitrov has made the last first time as the American one Andy Murray, three- start to finish against the big- Muller’s impressive display the Bulgarian world number eight of an ATP event since world number 55 defeated time Grand Slam champion serving Muller. maintained his recent surge, 11 defeated France’s Julien Rotterdam in February. Serbia’s Viktor Troicki 6-3, Stan Wawrinka and former It took Muller just 69 which has seen the 34-year- Benneteau 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Dimitrov insisted he tuned 6-4. Wimbledon finalist Milos minutes to hand Tsonga old win the ‘s-Hertogenbosch Dimitrov won Queen’s in out all the drama involving Young, who arrived at Raonic all endured shock first- another frustrating loss on grass-court tournament last 2014 and, given the way the the other top seeds in case it Queen’s on a five-match round defeats on Tuesday, it the heels of his embarrassing week and reach a career-high tournament has unfolded, affected his focus losing streak, faces former US was Tsonga’s turn to suffer a first-round exit against Renzo ranking of 26. the sixth seed must fancy his “That’s not a healthy way Open champion Marin Cilic surprise second-round exit. Olivo at the French Open. Muller is in the quarter- chances of claiming the title of thinking when you play a or American qualifier Stefan Fifth-seeded Tsonga is “Sometimes you cannot do finals at the Wimbledon again. The 26-year-old was tennis match,” he said. Kozlov with a semi-final berth traditionally a powerful force anything because the guy in warm-up event for a third pushed hard by the world “It’s tiring as it is to have to at stake. (AFP)

Stage NETH. GRAND DEPART: Stage start July 1, Düsseldorf Stage finish Stage Zanaco go top start / finish BELGIUM Johannesburg League. A lacklustre, virtually stadium. Congo Brazzaville- Rest day Liège GERMANY owest seeds Zanaco of chance-less clash between born Fabrice Ondama got Individual Zambia went top of their Coton Sport and Zanaco in behind a defender just after time-trial Verviers L LUXEMBOURG CAF Champions League northern city Garoua was half-time and lobbed the ball Mountain stage group yesterday with a meandering toward a goalless delicately over onrushing FINISH: July 23, dramatic 1-0 win at Coton draw as the match entered goalkeeper Sherif Ekramy. Transfer Paris Champs- Mondorf- les-bains Sport of Cameroon, leaving additional time. The killer second goal 11 Élysées Longwy two African giants behind. But the adventurous minutes from time involved Saith Sakala struck in spirit of Zanaco throughout an equal degree of skill as La Planche Montgeron des Belles stoppage time with a close- the match finally paid off Walid el Karty nodded a cross Filles range shot into the far corner when Sakala controlled an into the net from a difficult Troyes Vittel and lifted the Lusaka outfit to Augustine Mulenga cross and angle. 10 points in hotly contested scored with a low left-foot Al Merrikh of Sudan Stage July km Group D. shot. came from behind to Vesoul 1 1 14 Record eight-time Sakala scored the first edge Ferroviario Beira 2 2 203.5 Station des champions Al Ahly of goal when Zanaco defeated of Mozambique 2-1 in 3 3 212.5 Nuits- Dole Rousses Egypt have seven points and Coton Sport 2-1 in Lusaka Omdurman and keep alive 4 4 207.5 Saint- SWITZERLAND former title-holders Wydad this month in another match hopes of a top-two finish in 5 5 160.5 Georges Casablanca of Morocco six. decided by a late goal. Group A and a quarter-finals 6 6 216 7 7 213.5 Nantua berth. Pointless Coton Sport are out On July 1, Zanaco host 8 8 187.5 ITALY of the running. Ahly, who are seeking to Manuel “Maninho” 9 9 181.5 Romans- Chambéry ATLANTIC Périgueux Fernandes gave the visitors a 10 11 178 sur-Isère Serre- Group winners and reach the knockout phase OCEAN runners-up qualify for the of the premier African club lead that Elsamani Saadeldin 11 12 203.5 Le Puy Chevalier quarter-finals of a competition competition for the first time cancelled out before half-time 12 13 214.5 en Velay Briançon 13 14 101 Bergerac Izoard with a record $2.5 million since 2013, when they last and Ahmed Abdalla snatched 14 15 181.5 Eymet Rodez La Mure (2.25 million euros) first prize lifted the trophy. the winner on the hour. 15 16 189.5 Laissac- on offer this year. Wydad play Coton in Former champions Etoile 16 18 165 Sévérac Embrun Top seeds Ahly fell 2-0 at Cameroon the same day and Sahel of Tunisia top the table 17 19 183 l’Eglise second seeds Wydad to suffer will be difficult to contain if with seven points, Merrikh 18 20 179.5 Pau Blagnac 19 21 222.5 their first defeat and concede they replicate the form that and Ferroviario have four and Peyragudes Saint-Girons Salon-de- 20 22 22.5 Marseille Foix Provence goals for the first time this overpowered Ahly before a another Sudanese club, Al 21 23 103 season in the Champions huge crowd in an 80,000-seat Hilal, three. Total: 3,540km SPAIN MEDITERRANEAN SEA Source: Le Tour Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS SPORTS Thursday, June 22, 2017 23 Ascot meeting after a succession of favoured runners ighland Reel produced a courageous had failed to fire. performance to battle back and win the The five-year-old -- who last year won the King Hfeature race of the second day of Royal Ascot the George Vi and Queen Elizabeth Stakes also at Group One Prince of Wales’s Stakes yesterday. Ascot and the Breeder’s Cup Turf -- looked beaten The multiple Group One winner -- who won as Ulysses and Decorated Knight passed him with the Coronation Cup earlier this month at Epsom two furlongs to race. -- also gave Irish training great Aidan However, jockey Ryan Moore galvanised O’Brien his him again and the horse’s never say first win die spirit saw him surge back into of the contention and draw level so all three were in a line entering the final half furlong. Reel However, it was the other two who cracked and Highland Reel crossed the line first to win at 9/4. Decorated Knight took second under Andrea Atzeni and Ulysses, who had looked prevails all out the winner with a furlong to run, third under champion jockey Jim Crowley. For O’Brien and Moore it represented a huge relief especially after the disappointing run of dual 2000 Guineas winner Churchill in the feature race on Tuesday the St James’s Palace Stakes where he failed to sparkle and finished fourth. (AFP)

Ryan Moore rides Highland Reel to win the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (picture courtesy of Guardian) Saudi Arabia Kvitova reaches to host women’s first quarters professional Bolt to run in Monaco of come back Birmingham squash event Paris as a warm-up for the world championships in the 100m for his farewell at the wo-time Wimbledon London ight-time Olympic champion Usain in London that start on August 5. worlds. champion Petra Kvitova audi Arabia will stage Bolt will run the 100 metres at the The world-record holder (9.58sec) won The 30-year-old saw his tally of wasT cheered as if she had a women’s squash DiamondE League meeting in Monaco on his first race of the year in Kingston earlier Olympic gold medals reduced from been the home player, after a Stournament later this year July 21, organisers announced yesterday. this month in 10.03sec, and is also due to nine to eight earlier this year, when the straight-sets win over Britain’s with world champion Nour The Jamaican sprinting legend is run in Ostrava on June 28. Jamaican team were stripped of their Naomi Broady in Birmingham El Sherbini and eight-time competing in his final season before Bolt, who has won three Olympic 2008 4x100m medals after Nesta Carter’s carried her into a first quarter- world title winner Nicol David retirement and will use the Monaco event 100m-200m doubles, will only compete disqualification for doping. final in eight months. appearing in a rare public The applause was not airing for women’s sport in the intended as any slight to Broady, kingdom. but as acknowledgement of an The Professional Squash encouraging performance by Association (PSA) said the the Czech, whose career may PSA Women’s Masters will be still be at risk from the injuries staged at Princess Nora bint inflicted on her by an intruder Abdul Rahman University in with a knife six months ago. Riyadh from October 29 to Kvitova did serve a few November 2. double faults which briefly “The $165,000 tournament seemed worrying, but hit some will play a crucial role in fine ground strokes and moved inspiring a new generation of better than she used to in a 6-2, Saudis to become active within 6-2 victory.She seemed taken sport,” said a PSA statement. aback when asked after the PSA Chairman and Saudi match if she knew that she was businessman Ziad Al-Turki. widely considered as one of the Princess Reema bint Bandar favourites for the tournament. bin Sultan, under secretary “I didn’t hear that,” she said. president of the Women’s “I don’t really care – it’s too Department of the General early,” she added, mindful of Authority for Sport in Saudi this being only her fourth match Arabia, added: “We look since the trauma of having five forward to growing the female fingers and two tendons of her participation of the sport of left hand damaged. Next up squash. It is a dynamic game could be Kristina Mladenovic, that involves fast thinking and who caused a stir at Roland fast reaction times, skills that Garros two weeks ago by are well reflected in the women Usain Bolt eliminating the defending of Saudi Arabia.” champion Garbine Muguruza. P23 Reel prevails SPORTS 2424 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Ronaldo strikes as Portugal down Russia Moscow Forbes magazine -- has said his “conscience is clear” ristiano Ronaldo in the matter but has reportedly threatened to leave said Portugal were Real. worthyC winners after Despite the off-field disruption, Ronaldo picked scoring his first goal of the up the man-of-the-match award in Portugal’s Confederations Cup to steer opening 2-2 draw with Mexico on Sunday. his country to a 1-0 victory And he was all smiles escorting a young mascot in over hosts Russia yesterday. . a wheelchair out onto the pitch in Moscow before he The Real Madrid star brushed off the tax netted his first goal of the tournament inside eight storm clouding his club future by heading in the minutes at the home of Spartak Moscow. only goal in Moscow after just eight minutes to Raphael Guerreiro’s towering cross from the left send the Euro 2016 champions above Russia flank hung in the air and found Ronaldo, who rose at at the top of Group A. the far post to head back across Igor Akinfeev. “We’re very happy, it’s the first time It was a miserable start for the Russian skipper, Portugal have won in Russia. The team who was making his 100th international appearance. played very well against a side playing at Ronaldo’s goal was the highlight of the first period, home with the support of their fans. But although he forced Akinfeev into a save from point- we were better, we had more chances,” said blank range with a shot midway through the half. Ronaldo. Soon after the break, Akinfeev kept Russia in “We won, we have four points and you the game with a one-handed reflex save from four have to congratulate our team,” added the metres out to deny Andre Silva’s bullet header. 32-year-old, named man of the match for But Portugal then lost Guerreiro to injury, with the second time in the tournament. coach Fernando Santos conceding the Borussia Group rivals Mexico and New Zealand Dortmund player had been taken to hospital with a meet later in Sochi. suspected broken leg. The Portuguese camp had insisted The hosts were unlucky not to force an equaliser ahead of this game that their skipper after a string of chances in a strong second-half was focused solely on matters on the display. field in Russia despite the speculation They started to shade the midfield battle after surrounding his future at Real. the break as Alexander Yerokhin was introduced in He has been accused by Spanish place of defender Roman Shishkin. Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) authorities of evading 14.7 million Russia upped the pace and Fedor Smolov just vies with Russia’s defender Viktor Vasin euros ($16.5m) in tax and has been failed to connect with an Alexander Samedov cross summoned to appear in court as the hosts attacked in waves with the home crowd next month in Madrid. urging them on. The four-time Ballon Defender Georgy Dzhikia headed over the bar d’Or winner -- the from the game’s final corner in added time with world’s highest-paid Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov agonising on the athlete according to sidelines. (AFP)

“We’re very happy, it’s the first time Portugal have won in Russia” “We’re very happy, it’s the first time Portugal have won in Russia.

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