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Newly-elected His Majesty meets Premier, Crown Prince women MPs congratulated Manama

er Royal Highness HPrincess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King, and President of the Supreme Council of Women (SCW), praised the Bahraini women for contesting as well as voting in the elections. His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received, at Al Safriya Palace, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Her Royal Highness Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier. HM the King reviewed with HRH the Premier and HRH the Crown Prince the executive, legislative and organisation needs for praised the Bahraini wom- the coming phase. His Majesty expressed thanks and appreciation to HRH the Premier and HRH the Crown Prince, hailing their strenuous efforts to develop the governmental work and support strategies en’s readiness to shoulder and visions aimed at boosting comprehensive development and spurring the growth of all vital sectors. their national responsibilities as an indispensable partner in building Bahrain and the sustainability of its renaissance. This came in an exclu - sive statement of Her Royal Highness after six women have won parliamentary seats and four Cabinet resigns other women emerged as munici- HRH Prince Khalifa appointed Premier; assigned to nominate new Cabinet members pal council- lors. HRH Princess the Royal Order shall take ef- “We are Sabeeka HRH the Premier fect from the date of its issuance honoured • and publication in the Official in the light of the plausible assigned to take care Gazette. HM the King has also outcome of the participa- of urgent state affairs issued Royal Order 56 of 2018, tion of Bahraini women in pending formation of appointing the Prime Minister, the parliamentary and mu- the new-look Cabinet. based on the constitutional pro- nicipal elections, to offer visions and Royal Order 55 of our sincere congratulations 2018, stipulating the acceptance and appreciation to His HRH Premier of the Cabinet resignation. Majesty King Hamad bin pointed• out that the Under Article 1, His Royal Isa Al Khalifa who has been government worked Highness Prime Minister Prince the principal supporter of with full determination Khalifa bin Salman Al Khali - Bahraini women in reaching HRH the Premier chairs the extraordinary session of the Cabinet yesterday. fa has been appointed as Pre- advanced positions and as- and resolve. mier and assigned to nominate suming high-level national Article 33 of the Constitution wards achieving the best for our members of the new Cabinet, responsibilities,” Her Royal Manama that stipulates the formation of a nation and citizens.” in compliance with article 46 of Highness said. new Cabinet at the start of a new the Constitution. Under Article “We are proud with the is Royal Highness Prime legislative term. Despite our Assigned 2, the Royal Order shall take ef- victory of our sisters as a Minister Prince Khalifa The government has had the achievements, our fect from the date of its issuance harbinger of ‘goodness and Hbin Salman Al Khalifa honour of shouldering the re- ambitions still lead us His Majesty yesterday issued and publication in the Official joy’ from the leader of our chaired an extraordinary session sponsibilities entrusted to it by towards achieving the Royal Order 55 of 2018, accepting Gazette. glorious and prosperous of the Cabinet at the Gudaibya HM the King and has endeav- best for our nation and the Cabinet resignation. Arti- HRH the Premier said he was progress, who personally Palace yesterday, where he an- oured diligently to achieve the citizens. cle 1 stipulates the acceptance honoured by the Royal Assign- informed us about their vic- nounced that the resignation of objectives and aspirations that of the Cabinet resignation from ment to serve as Prime Minister tory as soon as he learnt the the government had been sub- embody the visions of HM the HRH THE PREMIER the date of the issuance of the over the past four years, during result of the elections. He, mitted to His Majesty. King and fulfil the wishes of the maintaining the accelerated pace above-mentioned royal order. which he spared no efforts to in turn, took pride in their The resignation follows the citizens despite the challenges, of the development process in the Under Article 2, HRH the implement HM the King’s vision outstanding results.” official announcement of the mainly economic, at every stage, economic, educational, health Premier has been assigned to and aspirations to consolidate results of the parliamentary HRH Prince Khalifa said. and housing fields, the Premier take care of urgent state affairs Bahrain’s democracy and consti- elections for the fifth Legisla- Despite the challenges, the said. “Despite our achievements, pending formation of the new- tutionally-vested institutions and tive Term, in accordance with government has succeeded in our ambitions still lead us to- look Cabinet. Under article 3, pursue the pace of achievements.

YEAR OF ZAYED DON’T MISS IT UAE Embassy marks 47th National Day 02 Celebrating Manama historic ties ceremony was held yesterday at Young club, the Bahrain National Museum Amarking the 47th UAE National women Day. lawmakers to The UAE Embassy hosted the celebra- 03 tory event in the presence of senior offi- give a new look cials, members of the diplomatic corps, to parliament artists and other figures. UAE Ambassador Shaikh Sultan bin Shaikh Sultan with senior government officials and diplomats at the ceremony. Efforts to thwart Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan hailed 05 Iran plots lauded his country’s landmark strides, paying He commended strong historic relations to the UAE leaders and its people National Day. Capital Governor Shaikh tribute to UAE founder and development tions binding the Kingdom of Bahrain on the 47th National Day, wishing them Hesham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa architect late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan and the United Arab Emirates, based on further progress and prosperity. and former Council of Representatives Al Nahyan. historic fraternal ties, which went down Asian Football Confederation and FIFA Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani In a statement to Bahrain News Agency generations. First Deputy President Shaikh Salman also congratulated the UAE on its nation- (BNA), he said that the 47th National Day Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa congratulate the al days hailing landmark strides it had coincides with the Year of Zayed tribute. Al Saleh extended deepest congratula- UAE Government and people on the 47th achieved. See Page 2 MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 02

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received, at Al Safriya Palace, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Council (SCYS) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President. HH Shaikh Nasser presented to HM the King a book compiled by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, highlighting Bahrainis’ landmark achievements in the prosperous era. HH Shaikh Nasser also presented to HM the King a report, which focuses on the King Hamad Youth Empowerment Award for achieving sustainable development and highlights its objectives and mission. Celebrating historic ties HRH the Premier praises the pioneering role of late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Manama ship and people, lauding the pressed thanks and respect to UAE’s continuous achievements HRH the Premier for gracing is Royal Highness in various fields. the celebration, describing Prime Minister Prince He also praised growing bi- the visit as a reflection of dis- HKhalifa bin Salman Al lateral relations, commending tinguished fraternal relations Khalifa paid a visit yesterday the great progress achieved by between both countries and to the UAE Ambassador’s resi- the UAE under its wise lead - peoples. dence to attend the UAE’s cele- ership. Thousands of people wit - bration of its 47th National Day. He recalled the pioneering nessed the official 47th Nation- He was received by the UAE role of late Shaikh Zayed bin al Day celebrations on Sunday Ambassador to Bahrain Shaikh Sultan Al Nahyan in founding evening across the country with Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed and developing the UAE thanks a series of visual entertainment Al Nahyan. to his wise visions and stances. honouring the life and achieve- HRH the Premier expressed HRH the Prime Minister ments of the UAE’s founding happiness about attending the lauded the UAE stances in sup- father. UAE National Day festivities, porting Bahrain which reflects The added flavour to this stressing deep-rooted fraternal solid and outstanding ties bind- year’s National Day celebra - ties binding both countries. He ing both countries. tions is that it coincides with congratulated the UAE leader- HRH the Premier being received at the UAE Embassy. The UAE ambassador ex- Shaikh Zayed’s birth centenary. Ma’an Programme ‘a Bahraini success story’ Manama

ustice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Min- Jister, Shaikh Khalid Ma’an Programme bin Ali Al Khalifa, has sent is a Bahraini a cable of congratulations success story that to Minister of Interior, embodies community Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khal- partnership aimed at ifa, on receiving the Person- deepening positive and ality of the Year Award 2018 constructive values. and being honoured by the SHAIKH KHALID US-based Drug Abuse Re - sistance Education (DARE International) in recognition rior for receiving the honour. as a high profile internation- of the successes of the an - He stressed that the award al recognition of the Interior ti-violence and anti-addiction granted to the Interior Minis- Minister’s efforts to combat programme, Ma’an (Together) ter underlines success of Bah- violence, addiction and drug Programme. rain’s policies to protect the abuse. The programme is imple- community from violence and He added that the award re- mented by the Ministry of In- addiction and combat drug flects Bahrain’s comprehen- terior across Bahraini schools. abuse through awareness pro- sive growth under the lead - The Justice Minister assert- grammes. ership of His Majesty King ed that the high-level award He described the honour Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. conferred on the Interior Minister reflects his major efforts, as well as those of the Interior Ministry in combating criminality in BD 2.9 all its forms and protecting only youngsters and youth from violence and addiction. The minister stressed that the Ma’an (Together) Programme is a Bahraini success story that embodies community partnership aimed at deepening positive and constructive values. Try out our Indian platter- Super Information Minister Ali delicious and great value for money Al Romaihi also congratulated the Minister of Inte- MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 03

National Carrier Gulf Air celebrated Bahraini Women’s Day on December 1. With 38 per cent female personnel, the airline’s female workforce represents all Gulf Air divisions, ranks and levels of expertise. Bahraini Women’s Day is celebrated annually on December 1 as part of an initiative by Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) to honour the achievements and valuable insights and contribution made by Bahraini women towards the development and progress of the Kingdom. BDB Group honours women staff TDT | Manama “Nearly 45 per cent of the he Bahrain Development bank’s workforce are women. Bank (BDB) Group hon- We also have Bahrain Wom - Toured its women employ- en Incubator Centre (Riyadat) ees as part of the Bahraini Wom- which is one of the initiatives en’s Day. that was launched through a BDB Group Chief Executive joint cooperation with SWC with Sanjeev Paul reaffirmed the the aim to develop women’s eco- strong role of HRH Princess Sa- nomic projects and provide new beeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa job opportunities,” Mr Paul said. in implementing the concept of Also, as part of its efforts to sup- “equal opportunities” in accord- port and encourage female entre- ance with the Kingdom’s consti- preneurs in the kingdom, BDB in tutional principles that ensure partnership with Tamkeen has the presence and participation launched a $100 million financ- of women in the public arena. Mr Paul, centre, with BDB executives at the special event held to honour women staff. ing portfolio. Young club, women lawmakers to give a new look to parliament Results show that Bahraini voters were frustrated with ‘non-performing MPs’

Political analysis group Cit- The number of izens for Bahrain said in its • commentary the Bahraini public women lawmakers were frustrated with the perfor- have doubled to six mance of the outgoing parlia- when compared to ment members. the last parliament. “Nevertheless, the 2018 elections sent an even more decisive message from Bahrainis regard- TDT | Manama ing their frustration over the Mohammed Zafran performance of existing MPs. In the first round, Adel Al Asoomi he newly-elected parlia- Adel Al Asoomi and Isa Al Kooheji once again ment will have an entire proved their local popularity Tnew look as only three by winning their seats outright. incumbents won the electoral “The situation wasn’t so fa- battle this time. vourable for almost any other The strong youth representa- MPs. MP Rua Al Haiki was de- tion will also make the new par- stroyed in the first round of elec- liament look different from the toral battle with only 52 votes previous ones. and many of her ex-colleagues The number of women law- performed similarly badly.” makers have doubled to six when Youngsters including social compared to the last parliament. media activist Hamad Al Koo- Adel Al Asoomi who won the Essa Alkooheji heji, Ibrahim Al Nafeei, Moham- first constituency of the Capital med Al Abbasi, Ammar Qambar Governorate, Isa Al Kooheji rep- and Yousif Al Dhawadi scored resenting the fourth constituency impressive victories over their of Muharraq Governorate and rivals. Ghazi Al Rahmah who emerged Citizens for Bahrain comment- winner in the fourth constituen- ed that the success of younger cy of Northern Governorate are candidates was remarkable. the only incumbents who have “This indicates that a high pro- made it to the new parliament. portion of young people had Many existing lawmakers lost turned out to vote.” the electoral battle this time. MP “Most of the six female candi- Rua Al Haiki was ousted in the dates are young figures. Lawmak- first round of voting while other Ghazi Al Rahma er Ghazi Al Rahmah retained his incumbents including Moham- seat, while Ali Al Nuaimi, the son med Al Maarifi, Mohammed Al of Education Minister Dr Ma- Ammadi, Abdulrahman Bumjaid, jid Al Nuaimi, won the election Nasser Al Qaseer, Ali Al Atish, from seventh constituency in the Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Moham- The 2018 elections sent Southern Governorate. med Al Ahmed and Abdulrah- an even more decisive “Young Bahrain Chamber of man Bu Ali were defeated in the Commerce and Industry mem- second round of the elections. message from Bahrainis ber Ahmed Al Saloom is a no- Former MPs who won the seats regarding their frustration table addition to youth club. Mr include Ali Ahmed Al Zayed, Isa over the performance of Al Saloom won the elections Al Qadhi, Yousif Zainal and Ab- existing MPs. from fifth constituency in the dulnabi Salman. CITIZENS FOR BAHRAIN Capital Governorate.” MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 04

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Capital Governorate Muharraq Governorate

1st Constituency: Adel Al 2nd Constituency: Sawsan 3rd Constituency: 4th Constituency: Ammar 5th Constituency: Ahmed 1st Constituency: Hamad 2nd Constituency: 3rd Constituency: 4th Constituency: Asooumi Kamal Mamdouh Al Saleh Al Bannai Al Salloum Saleh Alkooheji Ibrahim Al Niffaie Mohammed Al Abbasi Essa Alkooheji

6th Constituency: 7th Constituency: Zainab 8th Constituency: Fadhil 9th Constituency: 10th Constituency: 5th Constituency: Khalid 6th Constituency: 7th Constituency: 8th Constituency: Ma’soumah Abdulrahim Ibrahim Al Sawad Ammar Abbas Mohammed Eshaqi Bu Onq Hisham Al Asheeri Ammar Qamber Yousef Al Thawadi

Southern Governorate Northern Governorate

1st Constituency: 2nd Constituency: Essa 3rd Constituency: 4th Constituency: Ali 5th Constituency: 1st Constituency: 2nd Constituency: 3rd Constituency: 4th Constituency: Ghazi Ahmed Al’amir Al Qadhi Ahmed Al Ansari Ahmed Zayed Fawzia Zainal Kaltham Al Hayki Fatima Mohammed Abdullah Al Dossary Al Rahma

6th Constituency: 7th Constituency: Ali 8th Constituency: 9th Constituency: Badr 10th Constituency: 5th Constituency: Falah 6th Constituency: 7th Constituency: 8th Constituency: Abdulrazzaq Hattab Majid Al Nuaimi Mohammed Al Buainain Saud Al Dossary Essa Al Dossary Abdullah Abdulnabi Nasser Ahmed Al Demistani Abdullah Al Thawadi Successful polls hailed Baghdad parliament. Al Halbousi expressed the pride he Parliament of Iraq yesterday This came Iraqi Parliament Speak- of Iraq in the distinguished bilateral congratulated the Kingdom er Mohamed Al Halbousi received relations between the two countries, 9th Constituency: Yousef 10th Constituency: 11th Constituency: 12th Constituency: Tfor holding successful elec- Ambassador of Bahrain to Iraq, Salah appreciating Bahrain’s support for Zainal Bassim Rahma Al Malki Mohammed Bu Humood Mahmoud Al Bahrani tions to select representatives to the Al Maliki. Iraq and its people.

Extremists used ‘intimidation tactics to prevent people from voting’ TDT | Manama ers list. The malicious hackers sent Mohammed Zafran the messages disguised as Bahraini authorities. n election monitor has released However, Bahrain authorities sub- a report detailing the intimida- sequently warned citizens from being Ation tactics used by extremist fooled by the messages. “Dear citi - organisations during the recent par- zens, avoid rumours that could affect liamentary and municipal elections to the election process, taken the infor- prevent people from voting. mation from reliable sources. Text A number of extremist organisations messages telling you to not go to vote attempted to influence the elections because your names aren’t listed are with the use of intimidation tech - baseless,” the Interior Ministry stated. niques against voters, according to In a statement released, the Interior a new report by the Bahrain Human Ministry stated that the source of the Rights Watch Society who monitored messages were traced back to Iran. the polls. “The Director-General of Anti-cor- Extremist organisations operating ruption and Economic and Electronic out of United Kingdom, Lebanon, Iran Security announced that the investi- and Iraq, all with the support of Iran gation into false messages sent to cit- were responsible for the intimidation izens telling them their names aren’t campaign, according to the report. included in the list of voters and the The report stated that the cam - monitoring of social media resulted paigns were a form of Iranian inter- in identifying the numbers of some of ference in Bahrain’s internal affairs. the senders and those standing behind The campaigns included spreading them.” rumours, holding press conferences, “The crime was committed by indi- holding illegal rallies and exploiting viduals in Bahrain and Iran, in which of social media. The report stated that they hacked a number of servers to the most affected was the northern carry out their illegal act, in which governorate which was targeted with legal procedures are being taken to numerous intimidation campaigns. refer the case to the Public Prosecu - One of the campaign included send- tion. He said that the investigation ing misleading messages to voters. also revealed that Iran was the source Voters received messages stating that for 40,000 e-messages to disturb the they are ineligible to vote as their parliamentary and municipal elec - names were removed from the vot - An elderly man on wheelchair casts his vote at one of the polling booths in the Kingdom. tions.” MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 05

His Majesty invited for GCC Summit

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received an invitation from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to attend the 39th GCC Summit, which will be held on December 9 in Saudi Arabia. HM the King received at Al Safriya Palace, GCC Secretary-General Dr Abdullatif Al Zayani, who delivered a letter from the Saudi King, enclosing an invitation to attend the summit. HM the King extended thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for the kind invitation, wishing the success for the upcoming summit to consolidate the GCC march and achieve Gulf peoples’ aspirations which stem from the unified goal and common destiny.

Manama Duo jailed for bid to smuggle S Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, has marijuana Upraised the continuous TDT | Manama partnership between Bahrain and the US, and commended the wo Asians have been tremendous efforts exerted by Efforts to thwart Thanded down life sen- the Kingdom to expose the ma- tences for attempting to licious activities of the Iranian smuggle marijuana into the regime in the region. Kingdom. Speaking during a press con- They will be deported ference in which he displayed once they serve their sen- Iran-made weapons that are used tences. to destabilise the region and the According to court data, world, Hook stressed that Bah- Iran plots lauded the first defendant was ar- rain exerts tremendous efforts rested at the Bahrain In - to face extremism and terrorism ternational Airport while through which the Iranian re- attempting to smuggle in gime seeks to subvert the stabili- The US envoy highlighted the Iranian regime’s activities in destabilising the region over four kilograms of mar- ty of the kingdom and the region. ijuana in his carton. The US envoy’s statements Hook extended sincere thanks with Bahrain to preserve its na- The second defendant come at a time when Bahrain to the Foreign Affairs Minister, tional sovereignty, and we will was supposed to receive succeeded, through its ongoing Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin continue to work with Bahrain the smuggled drugs from security efforts, in countering Mohammed Al Khalifa, for his to stop supplying weapons to the first defendant, it add- many interference attempts by full commitment to uncovering The United States extremist groups in the region,” ed. Iran and in thwarting the Iran- Iran’s malevolent activities. stands with Hook said. Upon arrest, the first de- backed schemes in recent years. The US envoy highlighted the the Kingdom to The press conference shed light fendant agreed to co-op - He said that there is a range Iranian regime’s approach in on Iran’s blatant interference in erate with the investigat- of Iran-made weapons, such destabilising the region, whose preserve its national the internal affairs of the coun- ing team, which nabbed as sniper weapons, explosives, countries, he said, have suffered sovereignty. tries of the region, and confirmed the second defendant who RPGs and others, that had been a lot from such a regime over HOOK the vital role Bahrain plays, in co- had come to the airport to supplied to the US by the King- the past years, which should be operation with the International collect the smuggled mar- dom of Bahrain, noting that Iran faced openly, he stressed. Community, to expose the Irani- ijuana. had provided these weapons to Hook lauded the efforts of the stressing that his country backs eration between the two coun- an regime’s malicious activities The duo were fined extremist groups with the aim Bahraini Embassy in Washing- Bahrain and appreciates its ef- tries is essential in achieving se- and destructive policies aimed BD5,000 for bid to smuggle of carrying out terrorist attacks ton, and its constant coopera- forts in dealing with extremist curity and stability in the region. at subverting regional and global narcotic substances into the targeting Bahrain. tion with the US Administration, groups, and affirming that coop- “The United States stands security and stability. Kingdom.

Special kids from Kerala to visit Bahrain TDT | Manama Harpreet Kaur

arking the World Dis- abled Day, Thanal MSchool for Differently Abled in association with Choice Advertising and Publicity and LuLu Hypermarket will host more than 700 special kids from the Indian state of Kerala. School officials and prominent community leaders at the Press conference. The children will be visiting the Kingdom from January 8th disability’ on January 9 at The Adv Smitha Nizar and others. on January 10 at the Bahrain will be hosting children who are “These kids are now undergo- to January 13. The school will Indian School, which will be A social drama ‘Chiriyilekul- Keraleeya Samajam. suffering from autism, cerebral ing speech and physio therapies also host an international semi- attended by renowned personal- la Dooram’ which translates to Speaking to Tribune, Thanal palsy, dyslexia, visual and hear- as well as psychological coun- nar titled ‘Towards equality for ities including Dr Anna Clamant, ‘Distance to Smile’ will be held chairman Dr Idrees said, “We ing impairment. selling.”

Annual Awards Day Sacred Heart School celebrated the Annual Awards Day at the school auditorium. Students who scored good marks in Edexcel International GCSE exam in June 2018 were honoured. Wijeratne M Ushan Imasha Fernando received the Outstanding Pearson Learner Award for obtaining highest marks in the Middle East in Mathematics and highest marks in Bahrain in Physics, Chemistry and Biology for Edexcel IGCSE exam. Aidan Whinston Jacques Andrade received Outstanding Pearson Learner award for obtaining highest marks in the Middle East in English. Abhay Uday Shetty won the outstanding Pearson Learner award for obtaining highest marks in Bahrain in Accounting while Maxine Zabat Salian won the Outstanding Pearson Learner award for obtaining highest marks in Bahrain in Business Studies. Chief Guest Amal Kooheji, Managing Director, Human Capital Advisory and Guest of Honour, Rev Father Xavier Marian D’Souza, Sacred Heart Church and Principal Sister Roselyn Thomas A C distributed awards. 06 MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 world

Trump says hopes to meet N.Korea’s Kim in January or US consulate under attack February AFP | Washington, United States guration of Mexico’s new pres- The attack ocurred ident, Andres Manuel Lopez • Obrador. S President Donald just before Pence and Prosecution sources said a UTrump said Satur - President Donald person threw an explosive de- day he hoped to organ - Trump’s daughter and vice at the building and ran ize a second summit with adviser Ivanka flew away. North Korean leader Kim The suspect was caught on Jong Un in early 2019, per- into Mexico City film by security cameras but haps as soon as January or evaded authorities, despite the February. The explosion heavy security presence at the Trump told reporters damaged• a wall building. traveling home to Wash- Grenade fragments were ington with him aboard Air found at the scene, according to Force One from Argentina Guadalajara, Mexico investigation sources who spoke that “three sites” were in on condition of anonymity. consideration for the meet- he US consulate in Mex- The blast left a 40-centime- ing, a follow-up to their his- ico’s second city, Guada- ter (16-inch) hole in an exterior toric summit in Singapore Tlajara, was attacked with wall. in June. explosives hours before a visit In a video posted online in “I think we’re going to to the country by Vice President recent days, purportedly by the do one fairly (soon) -- you Mike Pence and first daughter Jalisco New Generation Cartel, know, into January, Febru- Ivanka Trump, authorities said the powerful drug trafficking ary, I think,” said Trump, Saturday. Members of the Mexican Army stand guard outside the US Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico organization had threatened to who had been in Buenos The explosion late Friday attack the consulate. Aires for the Group of 20 night damaged a wall but caused ities, who will give information Guadalajara is located, said on adviser Ivanka flew into Mex- The cartel, one of the largest summit. no injuries, they said. on developments in due time,” Twitter. The attack ocurred ico City on Saturday morning and most violent in Mexico, is a “We’re getting along very “The investigation has been the prosecutor’s office for the just before Pence and President at the head of a high-level US top target for US anti-drug op- well. We have a good rela- handed over to federal author- western state of Jalisco, where Donald Trump’s daughter and delegation attending the inau- erations. tionship.” Canada to reassess Cuba Pope lights candle for children of Syria Vatican City, Holy See presence over injuries ope Francis lit a candle at Pthe Vatican yesterday for Ottawa, Canada victims of conflicts around the toms, including dizziness, fa- said. He said Canada was con- world, and in particular the anada said Saturday it will tigue, headaches, hearing and sidering all options, without children of war-torn Syria. Csend a delegation to Cuba vision complications, a loss of offering details. The Canadian “Advent is a time of hope. next week to reevaluate its balance, nausea and an inability government said it had allowed Right now, my hope is for peace presence there after another to concentrate. “A delegation employees currently in Cuba to for the children of Syria, tor- diplomat was diagnosed with a of senior officials will return return home, if they wanted to. mented by a war that has lasted mysterious brain injury that has to Cuba next week to review Canadian and US initially sus- eight years,” he said after the affected several dozen North Canada’s current operations pected an attack using some Angelus prayer. “I am lighting American envoys to the island. and determine how we can sort of acoustic weapon, which a candle along with the many Since 2016, 13 Canadians and further reduce the risks to our led to heightened diplomatic Syrian children and believers 25 Americans have all report- diplomatic staff,” foreign minis- tensions between Washington across the world who are light- Pope Francis lights a candle at the Vatican yesterday for victims of conflicts ed similar unexplained symp- try spokesman Richard Walker and the Caribbean nation. ing theirs,” he said around the world, and in particular the children of war-torn Syria

Argentinian woman leaves Syria after two year ‘kidnap’ ordeal

Bab al-Hawa, Syria and legal procedures for her repatriation. The Argentinian Nancy Roxana 54-year-old Argentinian teacher had appeared on Oc- Awoman who was lured into tober 30 at a news conference Papa had war-wracked Syria two years ago organised by HTS at the border, on a marriage promise was final- where she thanked her country’s accepted the ly on her way home on Saturday, diplomatic services, the Turkish a Syrian rebel official said. authorities and the “Salvation invitation of History teacher Nancy Roxana Government”. Papa had accepted the invita- “You saved my life,” she said a Syrian man tion of a Syrian man she had that day, drying her tears after met online three years earlier Sahiouni explained the circum- she had met and travelled to Turkey in 2016, stances of her misadventure. before entering Syria. Sahiouni had given an ac - online three “She returned to Turkey on count of the teacher’s ap - Saturday after the required legal parent ordeal at the news years earlier documents... were completed” conference. and travelled for her entry into Turkish ter- She met the man posing as her ritory, said Bassam Sahiouni, future husband in a hotel in Tur- to Turkey in an official from the local rebel key and “he told her they would authority in Idlib province. go to Syria to greet his parents,” 2016, before On October 30, the “Salva- the rebel official said. tion Government” -- set up in She entered Syria illegally entering Syria rebel-held Idlib by the Hayat in 2016 and was immediately Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist kidnapped by a gang that was group -- handed Papa over to waiting for her on the other side the Humanitarian Relief Foun- of the border and contacted her dents and moving from home Nancy Roxana Papa, who was recently released after being kidnapped speaks to the press at the Bab al-Hawa crossing dation, a Turkish non-govern- daughter to demand a ransom, to home. mental organisation, at the Bab Sahiouni said. The “Salvation Government” manitarian Relief Foundation the death of the four-year-old’s thorities handed over to Turkish al-Hawa border post. He added that she managed sought to address the case ear- eventually dealt with her situa- father, a radicalised criminal officials two Canadian nationals She then had to remain in to escape from her captors after lier this year and tried without tion, Sahiouni said. who had entered Syria with the who were held for several weeks Syria for over a month to await a year and survived in the war- success to contact Argentina’s Last year, HTS reunited a Bel- child in May 2017. after entering Syria for obscure completion of administrative torn area by staying with resi- foreign ministry, before the Hu- gian girl with her mother, after In February 2018, the same au- family reasons. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 07 Straightening leaning Pisa A look into how engineers are straightening the leaning Tower of Pisa

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He explains that there are three pendulums, one dating The medieval back to 1935, when system- atic measurements began, bell tower, although annual measure- a symbol of ments began as far back as 1911. “The tower was much the power of more mysterious when I arrived, it wasn’t clear the maritime why it was leaning, and increasingly leaning,” said republic of Pisa Squeglia. “It is a building that has in the Middle been extensively studied for over 100 years but there Ages, has leaned are still so many things to Italian Engineering Professor at Pisa University Nunziante Squeglia poses next to know,” he said, including to one side ever an optical level in the Pisa Tower in Pisa the remains of what looks like a domed roof inside since building a symbol of the power of the Engineering lecturer Nun- the tower that is still un- maritime republic of Pisa in the ziante Squeglia of Pisa Univer- explained. started in 1173 Middle Ages, has leaned to one sity, who works with the Sur- Meanwhile, Cela pre- side ever since building started veillance Group that was set up dicted that the tower “will on ground that in 1173 on ground that proved a after the rescue work, has been never be completely little too soft. studying and measuring the tow- straight”. proved a little The tower was closed to the er for 25 years. “When they were too soft public in January 1990 for 11 He says that the tower building it, there were years over safety fears, as its tilt straightened by 41 centimetres attempts to straighten it reached 4.5 meters (15 feet) from (16 inches) until 2001, and an- (by adding stone on one AFP | Pisa, Italy the vertical, threatening to turn other four centimetres since side), so it has a slight it into a pile of rubble. then. banana shape.” t’s still straightening,” “We installed a number of Singaporean tourist said engineer Rober- tubes underground, on the side Still mysterious Alvin, who like many “Ito Cela, gazing at the that the Tower leans away from,” To understand how the visitors is taking Leaning Tower of Pisa gleam- said Cela, technical director at 14,500-tonne building is moving, photos of friends ing in the autumn sunshine of the OPA, which looks after Pisa’s measurements are made as often ‘holding up’ the tow- northern Italy. “And many years main monuments. as once an hour, some automat- er in the background, will have to pass before it stops.” “We removed soil by drilling ically using pendulums, some said he didn’t know The gravitationally-chal- very carefully. Thanks to this manually using a surveyor’s op- about the decreased lenged landmark is leaning system, we recovered half a de- tical level. lean. “Oh I didn’t no- less after years of ambitious gree of lean,” he said. “The tower tends to deform tice, is it because like engineering work. Fortunate- Michele Jamiolkowski, an and reduce its lean in the sum- everyone’s pushing ly for the millions of tourists engineer of Polish origin who mer, when it’s hot, because the against it?” he said, who come here every year, the adopted Italian nationality, co- tower leans to the south, so its promising to try to 57-metre (186-feet) tower re- ordinated an international com- southern side is warmed, and the push the tower back mains beautifully askance. mittee to rescue the landmark stone expands. And by expand- if it straightens too The medieval bell tower, between 1993 and 2001. ing, the tower straightens,” said much. Astronauts say look forward to space after Soyuz accident Baikonur, Kazakhstan “Risk is part of our profes - failed because of a sensor that stronauts set to board the sion,” crew commander Oleg was damaged during assembly at Afirst manned space mission Kononenko told a news confer- the Baikonur cosmodrome. But since an unprecedented accident ence at Baikonur, adding they officials insisted the spacecraft aboard Russia’s Soyuz, yesterday “absolutely” trusted teams pre- remains reliable. brushed aside safety concerns, paring them for the flight. Saint-Jacques will be the first saying they were ready to take “We are psychologically and Canadian astronaut to visit the risks. technically prepared for blast- space station since Chris Had- Oleg Kononenko of Roscos- off and any situation which, God field, who recorded a version mos, Anne McClain of NASA and forbid, may occur on board,” the of David Bowie’s Space Oddity David Saint-Jacques of the Cana- 54-year-old said. classic aboard the ISS in 2013. dian Space Agency will launch to Anne McClain, a 39-year-old Canada’s governor general and the International Space Station former military pilot, struck a former astronaut Julie Payette is (ISS) from Baikonur in Kazakh- similar note. expected to be among dignitar- stan on Monday. “We feel very ready for it,” she ies to watch Monday’s launch. They will head to the ISS after said. Of the trio set to reach the a Soyuz rocket carrying Rus - Canada’s Saint-Jacques add- ISS six hours after blastoff, both sia’s Aleksey Ovchinin and US ed that Soyuz spacecraft was Saint-Jacques and McClain will astronaut Nick Hague failed on “incredibly safe,” noting it was fly for the first time. Kononenko October 11 just minutes after “actually reassuring” to witness is beginning his fourth mission blast-off. the October aborted launch from to add to an impressive 533 days The pair escaped unharmed, Baikonur. in space. but the failed launch was the The accident highlighted NASA’s McClain was deployed first such incident in Russia’s the “smart design of the Soyuz to Iraq and represented the post-Soviet history and a new and the incredible work that United States women’s national setback for the country’s once the search and rescue people rugby union team in the past. proud space industry. here on the ground are ready to She has said that training to The crew heading to the ISS Members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 58/59 NASA US astronaut Anne McClain (L), Russian do every launch,” the 48-year- spacewalk was similar to rugby dismissed any possible concerns cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (C) and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency pose during their press conference old said. Russia said last month since it demands “grit, tough- about their safety. at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the launch of the Soyuz rocket ness, mental focus, and more”. COWARDS DIE MANY TIMES QUOTE BEFORE THEIR DEATHS; THE OF THE VALIANT NEVER TASTE OF DAY DEATH BUT ONCE. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

A European goes to Trump’s Washington And what he finds is disturbing

America wants to defend its global leadership, it has to be nastier than others. Second, under the Trump presidency, rivalry with Chi- na has become the organising IVAN KRASTEV principle of American for - eign policy. Republicans and or a European, visiting the Democrats disagree on almost United States these days everything today, but one area Fis a bit like going to the where there seems to be ef - dentist: Your mouth is agape, fective bipartisanship is that you smell trouble, and you leave America must change its policy with a lingering bad taste. towards China. Only a few lost I recently spent three months souls in Washington continue to in Washington as the Henry A. believe that China’s economic Kissinger chair at the Library development will lead to a po- of the Congress. My job, osten- litical opening. There is now a sibly, was to make sense of a consensus that allowing China world that has gone wild. But to join the World Trade Organi- I think in my time there the sation in 2001 was a mistake and only thing I really achieved was that if America fails to contain high-level confusion. China’s geopolitical reach now, This wasn’t my first visit to tomorrow it will be impossi - America, but it was my most ble to do so. America’s anxiety disturbing one. What I found about China is in my view a re- so disconcerting was the per- alisation of the fact that China’s vasive political polarisation af- market-friendly, big-data au- flicting the country. It was also thoritarianism is a much more clear that America has become dangerous adversary for liberal inward-looking and conspira- democracies than Soviet Com- cy-minded. And in Washington munism ever was. now, people are incapable of It’s common to hear Europe- discussing anything but Presi- ans today wax nostalgic about dent Donald Trump. They talk the Cold War, a time when the about Trump even when they United States and Western Eu- pretend to be speaking about rope were united in an alliance something else. It’s all Trump, as similar to Richard Nixon’s. and hope that as soon as he’s It’s common to hear period America dramatically against the Soviet Union. But all the time. But what I could never figure gone everything will return to Europeans today wax changed its views of the world. Americans don’t share that nos- The only people who refrain out in these conversations is normal. This may be hard for Euro - talgia. They are looking for al- from Trump talk are those who plays Henry Kissinger to That part is familiar. I’ve nostalgic about the Cold peans to swallow, but it’s the lies aligned against China. And who work for him. It used to Trump’s Nixon. (Kissinger was, heard a similar hope in Europe, War, a time when the message I am bringing back confrontation with Beijing is be when I visited Washington, naturally, on my mind.) too. In most European capitals, United States and Western with me from Washington. The not something most Europeans people in the government were Unlike government officials, policymakers and the chatter- Europe were united in an post-Trump world will not be are interested in. eager to talk to me, an analyst, the president’s critics in the ing classes want to believe that alliance against the Soviet the pre-Trump world. It would be a tragedy and, about everything from the war think-tank world and the media before too long, Trump will be Union. But Americans don’t Trump’s presidency has ush- worse, a mistake if Europeans in Ukraine to trade with the seem eager to cavort with Euro- gone and the world order — share that nostalgia. ered in two significant changes failed to realise that their rela- European Union. They wanted peans. It is a sort of never-end- including the close alliances that are likely to have staying tionship with the United States their talking points heard on ing psychoanalysis, in which it is between Europe and the United power. First, with his admin- will be defined by China, not the Continent, and they want- not easy to figure out who is the States — will return. istration, Americans have lost just now but even after Trump ed outsiders’ perspectives on patient and who is the analyst. But here’s the dirty secret that confidence in their exception- is out of office. And for Eu - world events. But officials in the As I met with dozens of such I learned in my three months in alism. It’s not just the presi - rope to take a clear stand in the Trump administration shy away people around Washington, I Washington: That’s not true. dent but also the millennials coming confrontation between from many — especially foreign- heard the same things: Trump is The world will not boomerang (who predominantly oppose Washington and Beijing will be ers like myself. Perhaps they at best an accidental president; back to where it was even if him) who no longer share the a lot more painful than going to fear that we might figure out he is a minority president; he Democrats take back the White will remain long after he’s gone. belief that America is an “indis- the dentist. that even senior White House was elected by the Russians; at House in 2020, and not simply When it comes to America’s pensable nation” with a moral officials have little clue about some point soon (though not because even if Trump will be role in the world, he could end obligation to make the world (Ivan Krastev is a contributing opinion writer, the chairman of what the president plans to do soon enough) he will be cast gone, many of the Trumpian up being more consequential safe for democracy. The dif - the Centre for Liberal Strategies, a next. out of the White House. Be - leaders in power around the than George W Bush or Barack ference is that the millennials permanent fellow at the Institute Those who do like to speak on hind this talk is a combination world will remain. Many of the Obama. The Trump moment in believe that America is hardly for Human Sciences in Vienna and behalf of Trump, though, pres- of anxiety and hope — anxiety changes Trump has ushered the end may resemble the Tru- better than other countries, the author, most recently, of “After ent unorthodox foreign policy about what Trump has broken into America’s foreign policy man moment, when over a short while Trump believes that if Europe.”) Let’s support the disabled

represents a commitment to On this International that people with disabilities reducing inequality and pro - Day, let us reaffirm are at a disadvantage regarding moting the social, economic most Sustainable Development and political inclusion of all, our commitment to Goals, but also highlights the including people with disabil- work together for a growing number of good prac- ities. That means implement- better world that is tices that can create a more ANTÓNIO GUTERRES ing the UN Convention on the inclusive, equitable inclusive society in which they Rights of Persons with Disabil- and sustainable for can live independently. ore than one billion ities, in all contexts and in all everyone, where the On this International Day, people in the world countries. It also means inte- rights of people with let us reaffirm our commit - Mlive with some form grating the voices and concerns disabilities are fully ment to work together for a of disability. In many societies, of people with disabilities into better world that is inclusive, persons with disabilities often national agendas and policies. realised. equitable and sustainable for end up disconnected, living in Today, the United Nations is everyone, where the rights of isolation and facing discrimi- issuing the UN Flagship Report people with disabilities are ful- nation. on Disability and Development ly realised. In its pledge to leave no 2018 – Realising the SDGs by, one behind, the 2030 Agenda for and with persons with dis- (António Guterres is the ninth Secre- tary-General of the United Nations). for Sustainable Development abilities. The Report shows

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Only a few lost vice to his country stands I recently spent three months souls in Washington continue to as an inspiration that we in Washington as the Henry A. believe that China’s economic honor in his memory. Our Kissinger chair at the Library development will lead to a po- thoughts and prayers are of the Congress. My job, osten- litical opening. There is now a with his family, friends sibly, was to make sense of a consensus that allowing China Critics say and colleagues through- world that has gone wild. But to join the World Trade Organi- out the US Navy. I think in my time there the sation in 2001 was a mistake and Beijing keeps @USAmbBahrain only thing I really achieved was that if America fails to contain making high-level confusion. China’s geopolitical reach now, 02 This wasn’t my first visit to tomorrow it will be impossi - inroads America, but it was my most ble to do so. America’s anxiety disturbing one. What I found about China is in my view a re- abroad by so disconcerting was the per- alisation of the fact that China’s vasive political polarisation af- market-friendly, big-data au- exploiting flicting the country. It was also thoritarianism is a much more clear that America has become dangerous adversary for liberal the main inward-looking and conspira- democracies than Soviet Com- want to thank the read- cy-minded. And in Washington munism ever was. weakness Iers of this feed who now, people are incapable of It’s common to hear Europe- over the last 3 days have discussing anything but Presi- ans today wax nostalgic about of open been so vocal in noting dent Donald Trump. They talk the Cold War, a time when the that the now-accepted Supporters of the opposition party Kuomintang in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party suffered a setback in local elections on Saturday. about Trump even when they United States and Western Eu- societies “money-for-sanctions pretend to be speaking about rope were united in an alliance relief quid pro quo” the- something else. It’s all Trump, as similar to Richard Nixon’s. and hope that as soon as he’s It’s common to hear period America dramatically against the Soviet Union. But ory of the Trump-Russia all the time. But what I could never figure gone everything will return to changed its views of the world. Americans don’t share that nos- bitions on the island. China has denied any vast influence machine, as one for “no unification, no inde - case is one this feed me- Europeans today wax talgia. They are looking for al- The only people who refrain out in these conversations is normal. nostalgic about the Cold This may be hard for Euro - That DPP victory followed meddling. But in the of “three golden flowers among pendence and no use of force” ticulously developed for 2 from Trump talk are those who plays Henry Kissinger to That part is familiar. I’ve peans to swallow, but it’s the lies aligned against China. And the astounding Sunflower last several years, it has new leaders.” In March this to now saying that he was “not years amidst great scorn who work for him. It used to Trump’s Nixon. (Kissinger was, heard a similar hope in Europe, War, a time when the message I am bringing back confrontation with Beijing is Movement of 2014, in which year, it ran an opinion piece set- against unification.” from major media. be when I visited Washington, naturally, on my mind.) too. In most European capitals, United States and Western with me from Washington. The not something most Europeans students, mostly, occupied the allegedly intensified its ting out a convoluted argument Many Taiwanese say they @SethAbramson people in the government were Unlike government officials, policymakers and the chatter- Europe were united in an post-Trump world will not be are interested in. legislature to block the rati - efforts to destabilise the for why unlimited terms were regard themselves as only Tai- eager to talk to me, an analyst, the president’s critics in the ing classes want to believe that alliance against the Soviet the pre-Trump world. It would be a tragedy and, YI ZHENG LIAN fication of a trade treaty with Taiwanese government led a good thing for a good leader wanese; just a tiny minority call 03 about everything from the war think-tank world and the media before too long, Trump will be Union. But Americans don’t Trump’s presidency has ush- worse, a mistake if Europeans China. The deal, negotiated by by the pro-independence such as President Xi Jinping of themselves Chinese. And with in Ukraine to trade with the seem eager to cavort with Euro- gone and the world order — share that nostalgia. ered in two significant changes failed to realise that their rela- emocratic countries the administration of Presi - Democratic Progressive China. Other examples abound. the KMT now on the ascend - European Union. They wanted peans. It is a sort of never-end- including the close alliances that are likely to have staying tionship with the United States that worry about the dent Ma Ying-jeou, of the Kuo- Party or DPP. James Moriarty, the chair- ancy, China may feel less need their talking points heard on ing psychoanalysis, in which it is between Europe and the United power. First, with his admin- will be defined by China, not DChinese government’s mintang, or KMT, Taiwan’s main man of the board of trustees of to consider a military invasion. the Continent, and they want- not easy to figure out who is the States — will return. istration, Americans have lost just now but even after Trump attempts to influence their pol- pro-unification party, would the American Institute in Tai- But these factors also suggest ed outsiders’ perspectives on patient and who is the analyst. But here’s the dirty secret that confidence in their exception- is out of office. And for Eu - itics should study its success have allowed Chinese capital wan, gave an interview to the that there will be even greater world events. But officials in the As I met with dozens of such I learned in my three months in alism. It’s not just the presi - rope to take a clear stand in the in this weekend’s elections in easy entry into Taiwan’s service pro-Beijing local media Televi- Chinese infiltration in Taiwan Trump administration shy away people around Washington, I Washington: That’s not true. dent but also the millennials coming confrontation between Taiwan. sector, and the protesters feared sion Broadcasts Satellite earlier in the future. onight, the Jewish from many — especially foreign- heard the same things: Trump is The world will not boomerang (who predominantly oppose Washington and Beijing will be The many races — for some that it endangered what little this month, in which he warned If Taiwan falls and is absorbed Tpeople will light the ers like myself. Perhaps they at best an accidental president; back to where it was even if him) who no longer share the a lot more painful than going to 11,000 positions in villages, remained of Taiwan’s econom- that external forces might into China, Hong Kong — which first #Hanukkah candle, fear that we might figure out he is a minority president; he Democrats take back the White will remain long after he’s gone. belief that America is an “indis- the dentist. towns and counties across the ic independence. Their sit-in spread fake information to ma- is already fast losing the auton- beginning their celebration that even senior White House was elected by the Russians; at House in 2020, and not simply When it comes to America’s pensable nation” with a moral island — were something like succeeded and the treaty was trains naval officers. In its huge nipulate public opinion ahead omy that Beijing promised it of the Festival of Lights. officials have little clue about some point soon (though not because even if Trump will be role in the world, he could end obligation to make the world (Ivan Krastev is a contributing midterms and widely seen as a derailed. student centre, I saw stacks of of the vote. The interview was during the handover in 1997 — This holiday marks a his- opinion writer, the chairman of what the president plans to do soon enough) he will be cast gone, many of the Trumpian up being more consequential safe for democracy. The dif - the Centre for Liberal Strategies, a prelude to the next presidential But China wouldn’t take no free newsletters published by aired once and promptly delet- could be next. It could become toric victory for religious next. out of the White House. Be - leaders in power around the than George W Bush or Barack ference is that the millennials permanent fellow at the Institute election, scheduled for early for an answer. And apparently the university’s association ed from the channel’s website. just another Chinese city well freedom. Chag Sameach to Those who do like to speak on hind this talk is a combination world will remain. Many of the Obama. The Trump moment in believe that America is hardly for Human Sciences in Vienna and 2020. By my count, candidates it was correct not to: On Nov of students from China. The The government in Beijing before its privileged status is set the Jewish community in behalf of Trump, though, pres- of anxiety and hope — anxiety changes Trump has ushered the end may resemble the Tru- better than other countries, the author, most recently, of “After friendly to Beijing will now oc- 24, even before all the election contents were subtly political, also knows that money talks to expire in 2047. The Chinese the U.S., Israel, and around ent unorthodox foreign policy about what Trump has broken into America’s foreign policy man moment, when over a short while Trump believes that if Europe.”) cupy 16 of the 24 top posts that results were in, President Tsai with Beijing’s pro-unification with Taiwanese workers, in- government might then tap or the world. were contested, up from the Ing-wen resigned as the head line buried in human-interest cluding younger workers, who pressure the global Chinese di- @SecPompeo current six. of the DPP. stories or slick-looking enter- have faced a stagnation in real aspora even more than it has so China has denied any med- In part, her party’s losses tainment. I asked a student if wages since manufacturing jobs far. In particular, it could more 04 dling. But in the last several were the result of her cou - he was worried that Beijing was — especially higher-paying ones easily manipulate migrants (or years, it has allegedly intensi- rageous efforts to tackle making inroads with such prop- in high-tech industries — start- their descendants) who moved Let’s support the disabled fied its efforts to destabilise the much-needed but politically aganda. He looked puzzled and ed moving to China when it to the West from Taiwan or Taiwanese government led by costly reforms — such as a plan said, “Well, you know, we are a opened up its economy in the Hong Kong after China became the pro-independence Demo- to phase out an exorbitantly ex- free country, and these publica- 1980s. Soon after the Sunflower communist in 1949, for exam- represents a commitment to On this International that people with disabilities cratic Progressive Party or DPP. pensive pension programme for tions are legal.” Movement, Beijing began offer- ple, by applying pressure on any reducing inequality and pro - Day, let us reaffirm are at a disadvantage regarding It has curbed tourism from the civil servants. She also opposed By now, according to the re- ing subsidies and preferential of their relatives still living in moting the social, economic our commitment to most Sustainable Development mainland, conducted military nuclear power, a proposition search institute of NHK, Japan’s treatment to young Taiwanese Taiwan or Hong Kong. n this dry village, from and political inclusion of all, Goals, but also highlights the maneuvers around Taiwan and that is unpopular with Taiwan’s national broadcaster, influential who would go to China to work After World War II, capitalist Iwhere Pakistan is just a including people with disabil- work together for a growing number of good prac- even threatened to invade. powerful high-tech manufac- media conglomerates in Taiwan or to establish startups. democracies feared that coun- few hundred mtrs away, ities. That means implement- better world that is tices that can create a more How quickly the tide seems turers, whose factories depend have become pro-Beijing; their But it is among Taiwan’s po- tries throughout Asia would the women have decided to ANTÓNIO GUTERRES ing the UN Convention on the inclusive, equitable inclusive society in which they to have turned. In 2016, the DPP on a stable electricity supply. major shareholders have been litical parties that China seems fall to communism one by one. stop having babies, because Rights of Persons with Disabil- and sustainable for can live independently. had swept into power promis- But the DPP’s defeat also re- given greater business oppor- to have had most success. In The domino theory didn’t ma- babies need water, and ore than one billion ities, in all contexts and in all everyone, where the On this International Day, ing to set stronger safeguards veals Beijing’s increasing reach tunities in China’s vast market. just two decades, the KMT, once terialise, partly because of those there is none. Read about people in the world countries. It also means inte- rights of people with let us reaffirm our commit - against encroachment by the into Taiwan and, more specif- Major Taiwanese newspapers the staunchly anti-communist democracies’ vigilance. They Akeli, where no party has Mlive with some form grating the voices and concerns disabilities are fully ment to work together for a Chinese government even as it ically, its ability to exploit the and TV stations regularly fea- party of Chiang Kai-shek, has would do well to stay on their campaigned and no candi- of disability. In many societies, of people with disabilities into better world that is inclusive, would develop Taiwan’s eco- weaknesses of an open society: ture content that hardly differs evolved into a deeply pro-Bei- guard today or else they may date has pleaded for votes. persons with disabilities often national agendas and policies. realised. equitable and sustainable for nomic relations with China to namely, openness itself. from that in China or routinely jing party: It has even advo - finally see the theory realised — @visually_kei end up disconnected, living in Today, the United Nations is everyone, where the rights of improve its performance. The In the summer of 2014, I heap praise on Chinese leaders. cated Taiwan’s reunification by China, starting with Taiwan. isolation and facing discrimi- issuing the UN Flagship Report people with disabilities are ful- party won both the presidency visited Port Keelung, a naval In March 2013, the Taiwan- with the mainland, essential- Disclaimer: (Views expressed nation. on Disability and Development ly realised. and a solid majority in the na- base in northeast Taiwan. Not ese newspaper China Times ly on China’s terms. Just this (Yi Zheng Lian, a commentator on by columnists are personal and Hong Kong and Asian affairs, is a In its pledge to leave no 2018 – Realising the SDGs by, tional legislature — advances far from the piers was Nation- described Liu Yandong, a vice month, Ma, who long counted professor of economics at Yamanashi need not necessarily reflect our one behind, the 2030 Agenda for and with persons with dis- (António Guterres is the ninth Secre- that seemed likely to radically al Taiwan Ocean University, premier who once headed the as a moderate within the KMT, editorial stances) tary-General of the United Nations). Gakuin University, in Kofu, Japan, for Sustainable Development abilities. The Report shows set back China’s growing am- which, among other things, Chinese Communist Party’s switched from once standing and a contributing opinion writer.)

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Oil prices have plunged• around 30pc

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resident Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia Pand OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia had agreed to renew a pact on oil production cuts, as Officials signing the deal crude prices slump on global markets. ly with applicants providing Following talks at a G20 sum- TDT | Manama personalized services to guide mit with Saudi Crown Prince them through all requirements Mohammed bin Salman, Putin ational Bank of Bahrain and documentation and can said the world’s two biggest ex- N(NBB) yesterday signed a tailor mortgage financing op- porters of crude “have agreed to Memorandum of Understand- tions to the requirements of extend our agreement.” ing (MOU) with KP Real Estate eligible customers. There was no immediate SPC, a leading Bahrain based Commenting, Abdulaziz word from the Saudis, but fi- real estate developer, to pro- Al Ahmad, Chief Execu- nancial markets have been ex- vide home financing for the tive – Retail, Commercial & pecting the deal to be renewed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a company’s Janayin Al Hamala SMEs at NBB, said, “We look between the kingdom and non- bilateral meeting on the second day of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires project. forward to working closely OPEC member Russia as the car- With this agreement, NBB with KP Real Estate to help tel prepares to meet next week oil price slump. to work together with Saudi On Thursday, the price of will offer to finance for the customers select and fi - in Vienna. But since reaching four-year Arabia,” Putin said in Buenos New York crude ducked below purchase of villas in the pro- nance the purchase of their Russia has for years been co- highs in October, oil prices have Aires, ahead of the Vienna talks. $50 per barrel for the first time ject which includes 148 ready- dream home in this unique operating with the Organiza- plunged around 30 per cent as “We are going to survey to- in almost 14 months. for-sale residential villas. and high-quality residential tion of the Petroleum Exporting worries about falling demand in gether the market situation with The contract closed the week Bank staff will work close- complex.” Countries (OPEC), helping to a slowing world economy have Saudi Arabia and respond to it Friday down 52 cents at $50.93 engineer a rebound after a 2014 taken their toll. “We are going operationally,” he said. per barrel. eSims on way: Batelco TDT | Manama efits to enhance user experi- Giving life to powerful ideas ence, Batelco said. atelco said it has suc - An eSim is an integrated SIM Bcessfully completed the chip that is embedded in mo- American Express Middle East showcases international Startups technical deployment of eSim bile devices, enabling custom- TDT | Manama technology and made its first ers to have multiple numbers necting the next generation of “Through this initiative, we are eSim-equipped device call. using one mobile phone with- startups and newly established backing new partnerships to be The new service, which is out having to switch sim cards. merican Express Middle SMEs from around the world formed, bridging the gap be - set to transform the landscape The service will be available AEast in partnership with with Bahrain and the Middle At the event, the six tween corporate organisations in mobile technology, will de- for customers from December Nest concluded its first Accel- East region in general. ACCEL- participating start- and the fintech community in liver a host of convenient ben- 6th. erator programme the ACCEL- ERATE ME start-ups focused on ups presented their Bahrain and the region to enable ERATE ME by hosting its first a range of innovative technolo- business solutions to the move to a cashless society annual Demo Day. gies in areas such as delivering Bahrain’s business and and make a difference in com- At the event, the six partici- differentiated service experi- Fintech community munity we live in. pating start-ups presented their ences, automated payment solu- CEO of Nest, Lawrence Mor- business solutions to Bahrain’s tions, and alternative physical gan also commented: “This is business and Fintech commu- and digital platforms to drive the start-up frontier and we are nity. the move to a cashless society excited to partner with Amer- The Demo Day follows the using secured and progressive ican Express Middle East on eight weeks ACCELERATE ME technologies. Mazin Khoury, CEO of Ameri- innovation and digital transfor- programme, which aims at con- Speaking on this occasion, can Express Middle East said: mation”.

UOB and UNDP Bahrain officials following the signing of a deal to submit data for Times higher education innovation rankings. The prestigious Times higher education innovation rankings is a new global ranking linked to the UNDP sustainable development goals. UNDP will provide technical assistance. It is expected that UOB will be ranked in both the Times innovation rankings and main university rankings in 2019 for the first time Officials and participants during a group photo session following progress made in the last 2 years. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 11

Trump says will formally terminate NAFTA soon Saudi hits 1-m high Washington, United States

S President Donald Trump Rajhi, SABIC Usaid Saturday he will soon • notify Congress that he plans send Saudi to highest to end the NAFTA agreement KNOW WHAT level in a month with Mexico and Canada in favor of a new regional trade Alinma jumps 6 pct deal, setting up a potential on• higher proposed clash on Capitol Hill. The implementa- Trump, traveling home from annual dividend tion of NAFTA on a G20 summit in Argentina, January 1, 1994, told reporters aboard Air Force Banking stocks One that he would give formal brought the imme- send• Qatar down notice to Congress on “ter- diate elimination minating” NAFTA “within a of tariffs on more Egypt’s Global relatively short period of time.” than one-half of • That would trigger a six- Mexico’s exports to Telecom plunges 12.4 pct month waiting period before the U.S. and more the US could leave the pact -- than one-third Reuters | Riyadh Traders on the floor of Saudi Stock exchange during that time, US lawmakers would be asked to approve of US exports to audi Arabia’s stock mar- Closing Bell surged 6.0pc after proposing a its board approved increasing the new deal signed on Friday Mexico ket closed yesterday at its 1.0 riyals ($0.26) dividend for issued capital by 11.18 billion with America’s neighbors. ment, in place for nearly a highest level since early SAUDI  1.8pc » 7,845 pts 2018, up from 0.8 riyal for 2017. pounds ($625.5 million) through Trump says the new pact quarter-century, was a killer S  November amid solid gains by QATAR 0.5pc » 10,317 pts Out of 180 Saudi stocks traded, issuing 19.28 billion new shares. -- known in Washington as of American jobs. a number of blue chips, while KUWAIT  » 5,318 pts 162 advanced and only 13 de- In Qatar, the index lost 0.5pc the US-Mexico-Canada Agree- “That’ll be terminated so Egypt’s bourse closed in nega- clined. on big declines by banking ment (USMCA) -- will help US Congress will have a choice EGYPT  1.3pc » 13,150 pts tive territory, dragged down by In Egypt, the main index fell stocks, with losers outnumber- workers, especially in the auto of the USMCA or pre-NAFTA, Global Telecom’s huge losses. BAHRAIN  0.2pc » 1,332 pts 1.3pc amid a wide sell-off with ing gainers by 23 to 17. industry, and better safeguard which worked very well,” the United Arab Emirates markets OMAN  » 4,418 pts only two of its 30 stocks advanc- Qatar National Bank lost 1.3pc intellectual property. Republican president said. were closed for a public holiday ing. and Qatar Islamic Bank fell “We get rid of NAFTA. Nancy Pelosi, the frontrun- while other Gulf markets were Global Telecom, one of the 1.6pc, Qatar Commercial Bank It’s been a disaster for the ner to regain her position as mixed in lacklustre trade. The Nov. 4 as Al Rajhi Bank rose most heavily traded stocks went down 2.1pc and Masraf Al United States,” said Trump, Speaker of the House, on Fri- Saudi index jumped 1.8 per cent, 2.5pc, and petrochemical giant in the market, was the main Rayan lost 1.1pc.Kuwait, Oman who insisted that the North day called the deal a “work in recording its highest level since SABIC added 2.2pc. Alinma Bank drag, plummeting 12.4pc after and Bahrain were flat. American Free Trade Agree- progress.” UN climate talks in Poland with call for ‘urgent’ action Katowice, Poland first-hand the effects of climate AFP. “We require deep transfor- epresentatives from nearly change: a crescendo of deadly mations of our economies and R200 countries began crunch wildfires, heatwaves and hur- societies.” UN climate talks in Poland yes- ricanes made more destructive But parties at the talks, which terday against a backdrop of by rising seas. were delayed for three hours dire environmental warnings In a rare intervention, pres- on Sunday, face tough political and a call for action against the idents of previous UN climate headwinds. “urgent” threats posed by cli- summits issued a joint state- And the dust is still settling mate change. ment as the talks got under- from US President Donald The COP24 climate summit way in the Polish mining city Trump’s decision to ditch the will see nations try to agree of Katowice, calling on states to Paris accord. on ways of implementing the take “decisive action... to tackle G20 leaders on Satur - promises they made in the 2015 these urgent threats”. day agreed a final commu - Paris treaty to limit temper- “The impacts of climate nique after their summit in Oil Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa visiting the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) ature rises to avert runaway change are increasingly hard Buenos Aires, declaring that pavilion at the Gulf Petrochemical and Chemical Association (GPCA) 13th Annual Forum in Dubai. The event was held global warming. to ignore,” said the statement, a the Paris Agreement was from November 27 to 29. The Minister was received by Board of Directors Chairman Dr Ahmed Al Sharyan and Company President Dr Abdulrahman Jawahery along with other officials. The world has already seen copy of which was obtained by “irreversible”. Bahrain Airport Company hires twenty ‘Tahleeq 1’ graduates

Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications attends Tahleeq 1 graduation

TDT | Manama an ambitious capacity build- programme. Speaking at the event, the key role in supporting, training, phase of testing, providing an ing and development initiative Held under the patronage of Minister said: “Over the past and developing local Bahraini opportunity for the new train- w enty graduates from Tahl- aimed at shaping the future Minister of Transportation and four years, they have shown ded- talent, Dr Janahi said: “It cre- ees to gain experience working Teeq 1 Programme got hired leaders of Bahrain’s aviation Telecommunications and BAC ication, commitment, and high ates valuable opportunities that alongside specialised interna- by the Bahrain Airport Com - industry. Chairman, Kamal Ahmed, the levels of competence in all areas. enable Bahrainis to play an ac- tional consultants. pany (BAC) on a full-time basis, The event also marked the ceremony was attended by Tam- Working alongside the Airport tive role in the country’s various BAC launched the initiative in who will now work in special- launch of Tahleeq 3, which is the keen Chief Executive Officer Modernisation Programme’s development projects, including 2014 in association with Tam- ised fields that will support the biggest in the series to date. To Dr Ebrahim Mohammed Jana- (AMP) international consult- the AMP.” keen and the Ministry of Trans- development of the Kingdom’s meet the increased demand, the hi, BAC Chief Executive Officer, ants and contractors, they have Tahleeq 1 Programme runs portation and Telecommunica- aviation sector. number of placements this year Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah, gained the required knowledge, in parallel with the AMP, which tions. Through both theoretical This was announced during has doubled, bringing the total to and officials from the Ministry expertise, and competencies to is nearing an advanced stage of and practical training, it equips a graduation ceremony held 40. The launch of Tahleeq 2 last of Transportation and Telecom- work in various disciplines with- completion. In February 2019, participants with advanced to mark the official comple - year saw 20 new Bahraini grad- munications, Tamkeen, BIA Part- in in the aviation sector.” the new Passenger Terminal skill sets required as part of tion of Tahleeq 1 Programme, uates enter the capacity building ners and BAC. Highlighting the programme’s Building will undergo the next the AMP. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 12 US, China ceasefire US, China agree to halt trade war, hold more talks even as huge existing duties will remain in place

If there is any further retal- US to put on hold iation, Trump has warned, he • will slap punitive duties on the next tariff hike the remaining $267 billion in due on January 1 Chinese goods coming to the United States. The White House China will be made clear that the 10pc tariffs buying• massive would still leap up to 25pc if China doesn’t meet US demands amounts of product in 90 days. These include China from us, Trump said stopping a host of trade barriers, intellectual property theft and 10 per cent tariffs other actions that Washington would• still leap up say make fair trade impossible. Tough negotiations lie ahead, to 25pct if China but Trump was upbeat. doesn’t meet US “This was an amazing and demands in 90 days productive meeting with unlimited possibilities for both the United States and China,” he Buenos Aires, Argentina said in a statement.

S President Donald Personal chemistry factor Trump and China’s Xi On the US side at the dinner, UJinping agreed Saturday Trump was accompanied by to suspend any new tariffs in the advisers such as Larry Kudlow escalating trade war between US President Donald Trump (2-R) US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (R) and members of their delegation hold a dinner meeting with China's President Xi and Treasury Secretary Steven the world’s two largest econo- Jinping (3-L) and Chinese government representatives, at the end of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires Mnuchin, who are widely seen mies, even if huge existing duties as wanting a deal. will remain in place. “The principal agreement has sentatives -- can ease damage to fellow at the Council on Foreign But hawkish advisers like Pe- Following more than two effectively prevented further agricultural US states that export Relations in Washington, told ter Navarro and US Trade Rep- hours of dinner talks between expansion of economic friction to China, particularly soybean Bloomberg that much remains resentative Robert Lighthizer the two leaders, the White between the two countries and producers. to be done. were also present. House said an increase of tariffs has opened up new space for “China will be buying massive “The hard part is finding the Trump, as often in his dip - from 10 to 25 percent due to kick win-win cooperation,” said Chi- 90 amounts of product from us,” basis for a real deal that settles lomatic dealings, appears to in on January 1 would now be nese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. days ultimatum has been Trump said after the talks. the broader issues rather than consider his personal chemis- put on hold, providing room for “It’s an incredible deal,” given by Trump to China For Beijing-based political agreeing on a pause,” Setser said. try with Xi the most important intense negotiations. Trump told reporters aboard to full its commitments to consultant Hua Po, “this was a factor in the success of the ne- The agreement, hashed out Air Force One on the flight home the US rare opportunity for China” to The truce is only partial gotiations. over steak in the Argentine cap- to Washington, adding it would capitalize on what they saw as Some $50 billion worth of Chi- He has prided himself on ital Buenos Aires, lowers the have an “incredibly positive im- Trump’s compromised position nese imports already face 25 per- building a good relationship temperature in a conflict that pact” on American farmers. after the midterms. cent tariffs, while the 10 percent with the Chinese leader, even has spooked world markets. avoids further immediate pres- “At this time, it was accept- tariffs -- which target a massive though he acknowledges it may The two leaders, who were in Partial truce sure on China’s slowing econo- able for China to maintain some $200 billion in goods -- will also have trouble surviving the grow- Buenos Aires for a summit of the Under the agreement, Trump my, while Trump -- scarred by bottom lines while making some remain in effect. ing crisis. At the dinner, Trump G20 countries, called it “a highly is shelving a plan to raise exist- last month’s midterm elections major concessions.” Meanwhile, China has target- said his ties to Xi were “a very successful meeting,” a White ing tariffs of 10 per cent to 25pc that saw the Democrats regain But Brad Setser, a former ed $110 billion worth of US im- primary reason” for considering House statement said. from the start of next year.Xi control of the House of Repre- Treasury official and now senior ports for tariffs. a deal possible. Alba set to receive Line 6 first hot metal Al Salam Bank promotion TDT | Manama TDT | Manama

luminium Bahrain (Alba) l Salam Bank-Bahrain has Ais all set for its Line 6 First Alaunched its winter pro- Hot Metal on 1 January 2019 motion on its range of Visa as scheduled, said Chairman Credit and Prepaid cards. of Alba’s Board of Directors, The promotion offers a Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij chance to win cash prizes Al Khalifa. worth up to BD 500 every The statement was made transaction made abroad by following the fourth quarterly using any of Al Salam Bank’s Mohammed Buhijji meeting for 2018 held yesterday Visa card from 2 December at Alba. 2018 to 15 January 2019. transaction made when using During this meeting, the On this occasion, Moham- their Visa Credit Cards and Board approved the 2019 An- med Buhijji, Head of Retail they can redeem their earned nual Operating Plan and Q3 Banking, said: “Top 30 custom- miles directly towards Gulf 2018 Financial Statements and Alba holding its fourth quarterly meeting for the year 2018 at Alba ers” having the highest num- Air’s Falconflyer loyalty pro- reviewed Safety, overall Finan- ber of card swipes when used gramme for a number of bene- cial Performance on the back – Phase III as well as Industry the progress to-date and we The Board, also, approved the abroad shall be awarded cash fits including free flights, flight of current market conditions – Outlook. look forward to the success - appointment of Dr Abdulla Ha- prizes worth up to BD 500.” upgrades, lounge access, ex- higher Alumina prices and low- Adding further, Shaikh Daij ful commissioning of Power bib Ahmed as Chief Operations Mohammed Buhijji, further cess baggage as well as mem- er LME prices, Line 6 Expansion Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khal- Station 5 and Safe Start-up of Officer (COO) with immediate added: “Customers will also bership upgrades and much Project progress, Project Titan ifa: “We are delighted with Line 6.” effect. enjoy earning miles on every more.” China relaxes index futures trading rules

further relaxing index futures tures to 10 per cent from 15pc. ly improving the supervision contract would be considered laxing rules since early last year. The new rules trading rules，reducing margin The ratio for small cap system”. excessive, according to the new The exchange said it would • requirements，cutting trading CSI500 index futures would “The adjustments are positive guidelines, as opposed to 20 in track the implementation of take effect today fees and allowing more trading be lowered to 15 percent measures to optimize stock fu- the past. the measures, strengthen its activities. from 30pc. tures index trading and promote The new rules take effect on market risk monitoring and Reuters | Shanghai In a statement, the China Fi- The exchange said it was the effective functioning of the Monday. supervision of trading, and nancial Futures Exchange said making the moves after having market,” it said. China tightened index futures ensure that the stock index hina’s financial futures ex- it was lowering the margin ratio “comprehensively evaluated Intraday activity exceeding trading rules during the 2015 futures market is “safe and Cchange said yesterday it was for CSI300 and SSE50 index fu- the market risks and active - 50 lots on a single index futures crash but has been gradually re- stable”. 13 MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018

ROBOT 2.0 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) GUNSHOT (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER/SCI-FICTION/DRA- SAAR DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + (PG-15) (ARABIC/THRILLER/DRAMA/CRIME) NEW MA) NEW 8.30 + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) - AHMED EL FISHAWY, RUBY, MOHAMED - RAJINIKANTH, AKSHAY KUMAR, AMY WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + MAMDOUH JACKSON 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM I don’t have a CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 + OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT (HINDI): 11.15 AM + 2.15 + DETECTIVE CONAN: ZERO 4.45 + 6.45 + 8.45 + 10.45 PM 5.15 + 8.15 + 11.15 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 3.15 + 7.15 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT (3D) (TAMIL): 12.30 + 3.30 + 6.30 + 9.30 THE ENFORCER PM (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/THRILLER/CRIME) NEW RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET DAILY AT (TAMIL): 10.30 AM + 1.30 + 4.30 + 7.30 + (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) 10.30 PM - KAPPEI YAMAGUCHI, TORU FURUYA, MINAMI TAKAYAMA - JOHN C. REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, type: Rita Ora CITYCENTRE DAILY AT (HINDI): 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT (DUBBED IN ENGLISH) GAL GADOT IANS | Los Angeles Ora said that DAILY AT (3D) (TAMIL): 10.30 AM + 1.30 + 4.30 + (KIDS CINEMA): 11.15 AM CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + her past relation- Rita Ora 7.30 + 10.30 PM DAILY AT (DUBBED IN ARABIC) (KIDS CINEMA): 9.15 + 11.30 PM op star Rita Ora, who has been ro- ship experiences DAILY AT (TAMIL): 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM 1.30 PM + 12.00 MN CITYCENTRE DAILY AT (DUBBED IN ENGLISH): FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF mantically linked to actor Andrew are similar to those 10.30 AM + 3.00 PM Garfield, says she doesn’t have a of most other people. SEEF (II) DAILY AT (TAMIL): (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) P DAILY AT (TAMIL) (3D): 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 1.30 + DAILY AT (DUBBED ARABIC): 12.45 + 5.15 PM GRINDELWALD type. She said: “’Let You 3.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 10.30 PM (12.30 SEEF (I) DAILY AT (DUBBED IN ENGLISH): 2.30 + (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY) “I never know what I’m looking for. I Love Me’ wasn’t that MN THURS/FRI) 7.00 PM - EDDIE REDMAYNE, KATHERINE don’t actually (have a type), at all,” Ora deep. SEEF (I) DAILY AT (HINDI): 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + DAILY AT (DUBBED ARABIC): 12.15 + 4.45 PM WATERSTON, DAN FOGLER told people.com. “It was just kind 9.00 PM + 12.00 MN The singer, who has previously dat- of like a moment DAILY AT (TAMIL): 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 ROBIN HOOD CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM ed personalities like Calvin Harris and in time for me that + 11.00 PM (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) Rob Kardashian, has just released the I felt like everyone DAILY AT (TELGU): 10.45 AM + 1.45 + 4.45 + 7.45 + - TARON EGERTON, EVE HEWSON, JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN 10.45 PM single “Let you love me”, which touch- kind of goes through JAMIE FOXX (PG) (COMEDY/ACTION/ADVENTURE) SAAR DAILY AT (HINDI): 7.45 + (10.45 PM THURS/ es on the struggles of committing to a when they’re not men- FRI) OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 3.45 + 8.45 - ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, relationship. tally ready to commit to PM EMMA THOMPSON AL HAMRA DAILY AT (TAMIL): 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 The British beauty says she no longer something, so it was more + 9.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM has any trouble letting romantic love about running away from WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT (HINDI): 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM interests into her life. something that you didn’t 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 “I don’t have that much trouble any- feel like you could han- 8.45 + 11.15 PM + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PM more. I have great friends around me who dle at that moment. It CREED II WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + (PG-13) (DRAMA/ACTION/SPORT) NEW 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM HUNTER KILLER are very local and we try to keep it small was more of a sense of (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) - TESSA THOMPSON, MICHAEL B. JORDAN, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET and compact and tight,” she said. relief.” - GERARD BUTLER, GARY OLDMAN, COMMON SYLVESTER STALLONE (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + - JOHN C. 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I can’t take it.” DAILY AT: (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) GRINDELWALD (PG-15) (COMEDY) Rshe cries herself to sleep at night She played down the physical pain of the SEEF (II) DAILY AT: (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY) - KEVIN HART, TIFFANY HADDISH, ROB RIGGLE over her pregnancy fears. injections, Kourtney said it’s been an SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + - EDDIE REDMAYNE, KATHERINE WATERSTON, The 39-year-old star, who already emotional experience. 11.30 PM DAN FOGLER CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 12.15 + 4.30 + 8.45 PM has children Mason, 8, Penelope, She said: “I think everything was SAAR DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + (11.15 PM THURS/FRI) OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 5.15 + 10.45 EL BADLAH 6, and Reign, 3, with her former just really heightened and some days PM boyfriend Scott Disick, made the I would feel so anxious. It’s just very WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) confession dur- emotional. So that, I think, is the hard + 11.45 PM WIDOWS - TAMER HOSNY, AKRAM HOSNI, MAJED EL MASRY, ing an upcom- part. I mean, I feel fine. I just cry (15+) (CRIME/THRILLER/DRAMA) INSTANT FAMILY AMINA KHALIL ing episode of myself to sleep every night. (PG-15) (COMEDY) NEW - VIOLA DAVIS, MICHELLE RODRIGUZ, DAILY AT: 2.30 + 6.45 + 11.00 PM “Keeping Up Honestly, I don’t know if I’m - MARK WAHLBERG, ROSE BYRNER, ELIZABETH DEBICKI CITYCENTRE With the Kardashi- going to have more kids. I OCTAVIA SPENCER OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 1.15 + 6.15 + 11.15 PM THE GRINCH ans”, telling her friends just feel like it’s just for OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + (G) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) Larsa Pippen and Steph- safety.” 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM - ANGELA LANSBURY, BENEDICT CUMBER- anie Shepherd about the Kourtney first said SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + Kourtney CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + BATCH, struggles she has been she was thinking 8.45 + 11.15 PM Kardashian 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) RASHIDA JONES having with freezing her about freezing her DAILY AT (VIP II): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 8.30 + 11.00 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 + 4.45 + eggs, reports femalefirst. eggs during an earli - (15+) (MUSICAL/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY) 6.45 + 8.45 + 10.45 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + co.uk. er episode of the reality - RAMI MALEK, LUCY BOYNTON, Kourtney said: “I’ve been show when she was talking 9.15 + 11.45 PM BEAUTIFUL BOY GWILYM LEE so up and down emotional to her sister Kim Kardashian SAAR DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 (15+) 9DRAMA/BIORGRAPHY) NEW + (11.15 PM THURS/FRI) because I’ve been doing the West. 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REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, GAL when people say marriage is GADOT really difficult and you have CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 MADIYEV, ANTON PAMPUSHNYY to work at it, we never un- + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/ SAAR DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.00 + 3.15 + 5.30 PM FRI) CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM derstand that saying... and WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 3.45 + 7.45 + 11.45 PM 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 PM long may that continue.” “I think that we are hap- py anyway but since ‘The X Factor’ maybe happier.” “Ayda is ambitious and CHANGE OF NAME talented and creative and I Poppy Delevingne plays it safe dragged her away from her IANS | Los Angeles Nothing too out-there that’s going to I, KHALID S/O job and made her be my dress- get me into trouble,” Delevingne said. I RAHAMATHULLA BASHA ing room support. Now she has ctress Poppy Delev- The “Kingsman: The Golden Cir- holding Indian Passport No. been working and really enjoy- ingne says that when cle” actress is no stranger to attending L3419180 dated 10/03/2014 issued A at Bahrain, having permanent ing herself and because she is she’s unsure about a dress prestigious events and was recently a residence at NO.1, D.N.C. STREET, Robbie Williams and Ayda Field more fulfilled I guess that as a code, she doesn’t wear any- guest at the royal wedding of Princess WALAJAPET, N.A, TAMIL NADU unit, we are happier.” thing “too out-there” as she Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank on Octo- presently residing at FLAT : 31, IANS | London Previously an actress in the US, doesn’t want to get in trouble. ber 12, at Windsor Castle, and thought BUILDING : 921, ROAD : 233, Ayda got her break on “Days of “If I am very unsure of a that the bride was “more beautiful than BLOCK : 902, WEST RIFFA, Our Lives” before appearing in dress code, I like to keep it she’d ever seen her”. KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN will inger Robbie Williams says since working shows including “Eve” and “Stu- very, very simple. I think it’s al- She said: “It was beautiful - the whole henceforth be known as KHALID Son “The X Factor” with his wife Ayda, they dio 60 on the Sunset Strip”. ways a little scary if you go too thing was beautiful, she was more (surname : BASHA) Objection(s), are “happier”. But after moving to the UK, out-there. For me, what I’ll do is beautiful than I’ve ever seen her, just if any, may be forwarded to In an interview with mirror.co.uk, Williams Ayda gave up her acting career to maybe a little black dress with the most glowing bride. It was really a Embassy of India, P.O. Box 26106, said: “We were a really tight unit anyway and be by Williams’ side. a statement heel and a red lip. weekend to remember.” Adliya, Kingdom of Bahrain. 14 MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 sports

Sonawane claims BTA Junior 14-and-under title Turkey shine on track Turkey’s Gulev and Yuloc clinch historic victory in inaugural FIA GT Nations Cup

Players pose with their trophies TDT | Manama 12-and-under results nshuman Sonawane de- Semis: Rohan Mukherjee d. Shadi Afeated Matthias Hop - Kallel 7-3, 7-0, Raj Singh d. Tristan man-Ruh 10-7, 10-5 to claim Manners 7-5, 7-6 the title in the 14-and-under fi- 3rd play-off: Tristan Manners d. nal of BTA Junior Tennis Tour- Shadi Kallel 7-4, 7-4 nament, organised by Bahrain Final: Raj Singh d. Rohan Mukherjee Tennis Academy (BTA). 7-2, 7-5 In the play-off for the third place medal, Jaber Abdulaal defeated James Blair 10-6, 7-10, 14-and-under results 10-9 in a nail-biting contest Quarter-finals: Anshuman that came down to final point. Sonawane d. Erwin Godinho 7-3, Cars in action at BIC The final rounds of both the 7-5, Jaber Abdulaal d. Darion Ali 7-3, 12-and-under and 14-and-un- 7-5, Matthias Hopman-Ruh d. Rohan acts to keep young children affiliated with head organisers der categories were held at Mukherjee 7-6, 6-7, 7-4, James Blair CMR claim huge engaged, while everyone was SRO Motorsports Group. the Dilmun Club, Saar on what d. Tristan Manners 7-2, 7-5 • left in awe by thrilling perfor- was the final day’s play of the Semi-finals: Anshuman Sonawane come-from-behind win mances, among which includ- Bryants complete double tournament. d. Jaber Abdulaal 7-4, 7-3, Matthias in GT4 Main Race ed an exciting Monster Truck Oliver and Grahame Bryant In the 12-and-under play- Hopman-Ruh d. James Blair 7-1, 7-4 show. KNOW WHAT completed a perfect weekend in off for the third place med - 3rd/4th play-off: Jaber Abdulaal d. the Bahrain Classic Challenge. Bryants complete Turkish delight al, Tristan Manners defeated James Blair 10-6, 7-10, 10-9 perfect• weekend They won Race Two to com- Shadi Kallel 7-4, 7-4. Then in Final: Anshuman Sonawane d. The Turkish pairing of Ay- plete a fantastic double after with ’64 Shelby BIC hosted the first-ever the final, Raj Singh defeated Matthias Hopman-Ruh 10-7, 10-5 hancan Guven and Salih Yuloc GT4 International Cup, also previously topping the Rohan Mukherjee 7-2, 7-5 to Cobra in Bahrain steered their Mercedes-AMG timesheets in Practice and Qual- claim the title. GT3 to the chequered flag af- which brought together ifying. TDT | Manama ter an eventful 27 laps around champions from various Driving their 1964 Shelby Co- BIC’s brilliantly illuminated GT4 series held across bra, the Bryants won the meet- 5.412-kilometre desert track. the globe ing’s second event with a mas- eam Turkey made history After starting from pole, Gu- sive gap of 55.128 seconds from Tisca Starts edge Spartans this evening after becom- ven and Yuloc claimed first CMR managed to battle to the the rest of the pack. Ting the first-ever winners place 3.311 seconds ahead of the front and eventually claim the The Bryants had earlier, of an FIA GT Nations Cup race, runners-up from Team UK, rep- well-deserved win. They fin- clinched first place from pole as the Bapco Bahrain GT Festival resented by Christopher Bun- ished the hour-long session with in the 24-lap Qualifying and came to a spectacular close at combe and Christopher Frog- a 5.677s gap ahead of Phoenix were virtually unchallenged Bahrain International Circuit gatt driving a Ferrari 488 GT3. Racing’s no.5 Audi R8 LMS GT4, for the victory. They finished (BIC) in Sakhir. Coming away with the final driven by Nicolaj Moller-Mad- a comfortable 42.023 seconds Their victory was marked by a podium place were the Team sen and Milan Dontje and start- ahead of runner-up Guillermo Binoy - Bulls Binu - Rising Star Vidya - COLTS Vipin - TISCA dazzling fireworks display that Denmark duo of Nicklas Nielsen ing from pole. Fierro in Race One. Fierro in proved to be a fitting conclusion and Johnny Laursen, who were Classified in third place were a 1960 Maserati T61 was the TDT | Manama Omer 53, Shoaib 2/11) beat to an action-packed weekend of 4.459s behind the winners in 3Y Technology 9.338s behind, runner-up once again in Race Spartans 106/10 (Sheraz 22, GT racing at its finest. their own Ferrari 488 GT3. with Enzo Guibbert and Gilles Two, while Edwin Stucky and isca Starts defeated Spar- Vipin 3/14) by 104 runs. Also, CMR won the Main Race Vannelet competing in a BMW Ludovic Cholley sharing the Ttans by 104 runs in a CBA Other Match Results: in the GT4 International Cup, M4 GT4. duties in a 1964 Shelby Cobra Division D T-20 League match. SNCS Transfast 129/10 while the Bryant pair of Oliver CMR come-from-behind Sainteloc Junior Team came Daytona completed the podium Spartans won the toss and (Prakash 33, Husnain 2/17) and Grahame competing in a CMR claimed a fantastic victo- fourth, Academy Motorsport placers in third. They were 1m elected to bowl first. Tisca beat Suha Travels 127/10 (Na- 1964 Shelby Cobra posted a fine ry tonight under the stars in the Ltd were fifth, and AKKA-ASP 48.311s off the winners’ pace. opener Omer (53) scored a bel 34, Prakash 4/14, Shakeel double in the Bahrain Classic first-ever Main Race of the GT4 Team finished sixth. In fourth were Peter Muelder brilliant half century and was 3/18) by 2 runs. Challenge. International Cup. The Main Race marked the and Christian Traber in a 1965 well supported by Vipin who Kooheji Contractors 114/5 in Aside from the racing, thou- Their no. 35 Alpine A110 GT4, end of the season for the par- Bizzarrini 5300 GT, fifth was scored a quick 71 runs in 36 17 overs (Faisal 29) beat Sandy sands enjoyed the wide varie- driven by Pierre Sancinena and ticipating GT4 teams. It was the Malte Muller-Wrede in a 1965 balls which helped them to Excavation 112/8 (Shafi 29, ty of family entertainment all Pierre-Alexandre Jean, cinched first-ever GT4 International Marcos 1800 GT, and in sixth score a huge total of 210 runs Maqbool 3/25) by 5 wickets. throughout the day at the BIC the chequered flag after 25 laps. Cup, which brought together were Jan Gijzen and Antho - at the end of 20 overs. Shoaib Bharath Legends 108/4 in vending area. After starting the race from champions from various GT4 ny Schrauwen in a 1958 Lister took two wickets for Spartans. 15.2 overs (Sam 36, Yogi 2/14) There was a wide array of way back in 18th position, series held across the globe and Knobbly. In second innings Tisca beat Bahrain Hawks 107/5 bowlers wrapped the oppo- (Satinder 31, Sam 2/17) by 6 nent for 106 runs and won the wickets. match by a huge margin of 104 Rising Stars 159/7 in 19.2 runs. Vipin took three wickets overs (Jensen 64, Binu 21) beat for Tisca stars. Fog Printing 158/5 (Jaya Ku- Brief Score: Tisca Stars mar 58, Vijil 54, Sanjeev 2/32) 210/4 in 20 overs (Vibin 71, by 3 wickets.

at Seef District too

Magnum KCA and Riffa Stars pose for a group photo prior to the inaugural match of Indian Club-Indian Delight Open Volleyball Tournament 2018. Mohammed Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Seef District +973 17364999 Yousuf of Magnum KCA become the man of the Match after his team defeated Riffa Stars (28-30,25-23,25-12 & 25-18) MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 15

AC Milan battle back to beat Parma Mehidy lifts Bangladesh AFP | Milan C Milan got back to Awinning ways with sec- Bangladesh beat West Indies in Test series after earning first innings win ond half goals from Patrick Cutrone and Franck Kessie sealing a come-from-behind Tigers bowl out the Bangladesh first innings 508 2-1 win over promoted Par- • West Indies first innings ma yesterday. visitors for 111 and 213 K. Brathwaite b Shakib 0 Gennaro Gattuso’s side runs on the third day K. Powell b Mehidy 4 fell 2-0 to Juventus and of the second Test KNOW WHAT S. Hope b Mehidy 10 were held 1-1 by Lazio in S. Ambris b Shakib 7 their previous two league Mehidy Hasan R. Chase b Mehidy 0 games but move fourth two • S. Hetmyer c & b Mehidy 39 points ahead of the Romans. took 7-58 and 5-59 in Mehidy Hasan‘s S. Dowrich lbw b Mehidy 37 It was a hard-fought vic- the first and second performance broke D. Bishoo c Shadman b Mehidy 1 tory for Milan days after innings respectively Bangladesh’s Test K. Roach c Liton b Mehidy 1 competing in the Europa match record with 12- J. Warrican not out 5 League with a number of S. Lewis lbw b Shakib 0 players missing including AFP | Dhaka 117 over the course of two innings Extras (b4, lb3) 7 suspended Argentine for- Total (all out; 36.4 overs) 111 ward Gonzalo Higuain. ff-spinner Mehidy Hasan he said. Bowling: Shakib 15.4-4-27-3, Mehidy “It’s an important victory claimed a career-best 12 West Indies’ trouble began 16-1-58-7, Nayeem 3-0-9-0, Taijul 1-0- and a great success,” said Owickets as Bangladesh West Indies’ Kieran Powell (L) is bowled out from the very start of the third 10-0, Mahmudullah 1-1-0-0 Cutrone. “It’s not easy to thumped West Indies by an in- day’s play when they lost five West Indies second innings fight back for the win.” nings and 184 runs in Dhaka yes- earning the dubious distinction Test haul for a Bangladeshi wickets in less than an hour, K. Brathwaite lbw b Shakib 1 Roberto Inglese nodded terday to sweep the two-match of becoming the first side ever to bowler. after resuming their first innings K. Powell St Mushfiqur b Mehidy 6 in his fourth goal this season series. be asked to follow-on by Bangla- The 21-year-old spinner im- on 75-5. S. Hope c Shakib b Mehidy 25 for Parma five minutes after Hasan took 7-58 and 5-59 in desh in a Test match. proved his own record of 12-159 Hetmyer, who also top-scored S. Ambris lbw b Taijul 4 the break, off a corner but the first and second innings Big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer against England in 2016 at the in the first innings with 39, hit R. Chase c Mominul b Taijul 3 Milan pulled one back six respectively to help the Tigers scored an attacking 93 off 92 same ground. Mehidy for a six in the second S. Hetmyer c Mithun b Mehidy 93 minutes later with Cutrone bowl out the visitors for 111 and balls with nine sixes and a four Kemar Roach provided late over of the day, but the off-spin- S. Dowrich c Soumya b Nayeem 3 volleying in. 213 runs on the third day of the to prevent a total Caribbean col- entertainment with an unbeat- ner flummoxed him for a sharp D. Bishoo c Soumya b Mehidy 12 Kessie slotted in Milan’s second Test. lapse in the second innings. en 37 off 49 balls with seven return catch to start collapse. K. Roach not out 37 second from the spot on 71 Bangladesh made 508 runs But Mehidy stopped Hetmyer fours, but it only delayed the Bangladesh never looked back J. Warrican c & b Mehidy 0 minutes after Alessandro in their only innings at Sher- from scoring his maiden Test inevitable. as Mehidy claimed three more S. Lewis lbw b Taijul 20 Bastoni was deemed after e-Bangla National Stadium to century when the batsman went Taijul Islam wrapped up the wickets in quick time, before Extras (b6, lb3) 9 consultation with VAR to claim their first-ever victory by for a 10th sixth, but wound up innings and match when he Shakib wrapped up the innings Total (all out, 59.2 overs) 213 have handled the ball. an innings margin. delivering it to Mohammad trapped Shermon Lewis for 20 to finish with 3-27. Bowling: Shakib 14-3-65-1, Mehidy 20- “It’s disappointing to It was Bangladesh’s first Test Mithun at long-on. to finish with 3-40. Bangladesh West Indies skipper Kraigg 2-59-5, Taijul 10.2-1-40-3, Mahmudullah return with no points de- series win in four years, after He then removed Jomel War- captain Shakib Al Hasan hailed Brathwaite lamented the defeat. 1-0-6-0, Nayeem 14-2-34-1 spite playing a good match,” they won the opener in Chit- rican to complete his second his team’s effort after the match. “As batsmen we didn’t do our Result: Bangladesh won by innings said Parma coach Roberto tagong by 64 runs. five-wicket haul of the game “We did the process right and jobs. We didn’t get a partnership and 184 runs D’Aversa, whose side had West Indies wilted for 213 all before finishing with match fig- we did well in every department. and we let ourselves down on Series result: Bangladesh wins series come into the game on a run out in the second innings after ures of 12-117 -- the best ever Overall a very good team effort,” the field,” he said. 2-0 of consecutive wins.

Bahrain to clash against Germany, Netherlands to meet in Euro qualifying China in Brave 21 Group C. priority. England avoid tough “The group is typically tough, “If you look back how it was TDT | Manama • I’d say. The Netherlands and one year ago and how the public group for Euro 2020 The group is Germany are the favourites, but were with the national team, it amza Kooheji will be - typically tough, I’d it should be enough for both is totally different at this stage,” Hcome the first Bahraini AFP | Dublin, Ireland say. The Netherlands (to go through),” said Germany said Koeman, who has led the fighter to compete in a profes- and Germany are head coach Joachim Loew. Netherlands to the final four of sional bout in the Kingdom of ormer champions Germa- the favourites, but it The top two teams in each of the Nations League. Saudi Arabia at Brave 21. The Fny and the Netherlands will should be enough for the 10 groups will qualify for “They have a lot of belief in first professional mixed mar- meet each in qualifying for Euro Euro 2020, which for the first the team, the team is showing a tial artist from the Kingdom of 2020 after being paired together both (to go through) time will be staged in 12 differ- good development and now the Bahrain will face an opponent in yesterday’s draw in Dublin, JOACHIM LOEW ent venues across the continent, target is to qualify for the tour- from China at Brave 21. but World Cup semi-finalists including Amsterdam. nament. We need to be there.” Hamza Kooheji will face England have little to complain results which included losing And having missed out on The semi-finals and final will Yayong “The Wolverine” Wang about. to the Dutch in Nations League. both Euro 2016 and this year’s be played at Wembley, handing from China who has a pro - The Germans were the most Joachim Loew’s side will also World Cup, Dutch coach Ron- England a major incentive to fessional experience of com- dangerous team outside the first face Northern Ireland, who they ald Koeman insisted qualify- go on and win the competition, peting in 12 bouts. The bout Hamza Kooheji in action pot of seeds for the competition, met at the Euro 2016 finals, as ing rather than scoring anoth- fresh from reaching the last four will be the first time a Bahraini Combat Federation winning relegated due to poor recent well as Estonia and Belarus in er victory over Germany is his at this year’s World Cup. athlete is competing against a in 4 of his appearances. Brave fighter from China. 21 will take place on 28th De- Hamza Kooheji made his cember at the King Abdullah inspirational return at Brave Sports City Indoor Sports Hall Chelsea return to winning ways against Fulham 16 in Abu Dhabi, UAE after in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The his only loss in Brave Combat bout will be broadcasted live AFP | London Federation. Currently, Kooheji in Bahrain through Abu Dhabi has competed 5 times in Brave Sports. helsea bounced back from Ctheir first Premier League defeat of the season to see off lo- 1000 cal rivals Fulham 2-0 yesterday, home goals have been Athletes from 24 nations to with goals from Pedro and Ru- scored by Chelsea in compete at events in December ben Loftus-Cheek putting the the Premier League to gloss on a mixed performance. become the third club TDT | Manama to compete in the events host- The home side dominated to reach the landmark ed by Brave Combat Federa- possession at Stamford Bridge rave Combat Federation tion in the month of Decem- and scored early through Span- Bwill be making a major leap ber. Athletes from all the six ish forward Pedro but struggled ri back to Stamford Bridge in the in the operational phase as the continents will be featured in to find their rhythm and looked Fulham dugout, were quickly global organization found in the editions of Brave Combat shaky until substitute Lof - into their stride against their the Kingdom of Bahrain will Federation taking place in the tus-Cheek settled their nerves neighbours and were ahead in- host three International events month of December. The initi- with a late second. side four minutes. in the month of December. ative marks the single largest Chelsea manager Maurizio N’Golo Kante -- publicly crit- Chelsea’s English midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek (C) controls the ball Brave Combat Federation is sports initiative bringing to- Sarri enjoyed a dream start to icised by his manager for his the largest sports initiative in gether athletes from diverse his tenure in England but a positioning in the match against Pedro’s strike was Chelsea’s roud shortly before half-time the Kingdom of Bahrain host- nationalities to a global plat- chastening 3-1 defeat to Totten- Spurs -- was instrumental in 1,000th home goal in the Pre- but they failed to convert ing three International events form initiated by the Kingdom ham last week stung him badly, the opening goal, dispossessing mier League -- they are the third their dominance into clear-cut across three nations in the of Bahrain. KHK MMA Fight prompting a series of post-mor- Jean Michael Seri in the middle club to reach the landmark after chances. month of December. Events Team found by HH Shaikh tems with individual players. of the pitch and feeding the ball Manchester United and Arse- Fulham started the match will be hosted in South Africa, Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Yesterday’s hard-fought win to Pedro on the right side of the nal. rooted to the foot of the table India, and Saudi Arabia re - will represent the Kingdom lifted Chelsea into third place penalty box. Chelsea dominated the re- but lifted by last week’s victory spectively. of Bahrain in the editions of above Spurs. The winger stepped inside mainder of the first half, with in Ranieri’s first match as boss, Athletes from a total of 26 Brave Combat Federation dur- The home side, welcoming onto his left foot and fired the Sergio Rico saving smartly which followed six straight Pre- nations have been confirmed ing the month of December. former manager Claudio Ranie- ball into the far corner. with his feet from Olivier Gi- mier League defeats. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 16 Arsenal fightback stuns Spurs

English Premier League • Gunners seal Chelsea 2 - 0 Fulham memorable victory Arsenal 4 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur in thrilling north Liverpool 0 - 0 Everton London derby English Championship AFP | London Bristol City 1 - 1 Millwall

rsenal won an explo - Scottish Premier League sive north London der- Celtic 1 - 0 Aberdeen Aby as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s brace and Alex- andre Lacazette’s crucial strike Italian Serie A inspired a pulsating 4-2 win over Milan 2 - 1 Parma bitter rivals Tottenham yesterday. Frosinone 1 - 1 Cagliari Unai Emery’s side extended Sassuolo 0 - 0 Udinese their unbeaten run to 19 matches Torino 2 - 1 Genoa in all competitions after fighting back from 2-1 down in arguably Chievo 0 - 0 Lazio the Premier League’s game of German Bundesliga the season so far. Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (C) shoots to score the opening goal from the penalty spot Aubameyang’s penalty had RB Leipzig 2 - 0 Mönchengladbach put Arsenal ahead before Eric Torreira sealed the points with of Arsene Wenger’s reign. Frankfurt 0 - 0 VfL Wolfsburg Dier’s header and a Harry Kane his first goal for the club. But losses to Manchester City spot-kick gave Tottenham the Capping a miserable day for and Chelsea and a draw with lead at half-time at the Emirates Jan Vertonghen, the Tottenham Liverpool had raised questions Spanish La Liga Stadium. defender was sent off in the clos- about Arsenal’s ability to com- Real Betis 1 - 0 Real Sociedad Dier’s gloating celebration in ing stages after earlier giving pete for a top four finish. Girona 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid front of Arsenal’s fans had trig- away Arsenal’s penalty. KNOW WHAT This stirring comeback was gered a touchline brawl involv- It was only Arsenal’s sec - exactly the kind of statement of Barcelona 0 - 0 Villarreal ing Arsenal substitutes. ond win in the last nine league intent Arsenal needed as they But the fireworks were far north London derbies and, while Arsenal extended moved above Tottenham into French Ligue 1 from over as Aubameyang’s stealing local bragging rights fourth place on goal difference. superb long-range equaliser is always sweet, this felt like a their unbeaten run Ending their hated neigh - Toulouse 2 - 2 Dijon sparked a second half surge from significant moment for Emery’s to 19 matches in all bours’ six-match winning run Marseille 0 - 0 Reims the Gunners. team in the bigger picture. competitions showed Arsenal aren’t content to Rennes 1 - 3 Strasbourg Lacazette came off the bench Emery has revitalised Arsenal let the balance of power in north to put Arsenal ahead and Lucas since the depressing final years London remain with Tottenham. *Scores as of closing