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estled in the heart of the Muharraq Governorate lies another hidden pearl of Bahraini architecture; Yousif bin nation- Abdulrahman Fakhro’s house. Fakhro, Sawsen Taher Nan unassuming trader of wood and shipbuilding materials during the 1930’s, was unaware that many years later his home and family would Almost five years later from her first experience, BODY, SPACE, TIME... become a quintessential symbol of Bahrain’s she revisited the home to sadly find that the house modest yet profound architecture. Located on had been permanently locked, as the elderly aunt the famed Pearl Road in Muharraq, a 3.5 km had passed away. Only recently the house has been road that was used by pearl divers throughout under renovation and she was thrilled when asked EXCLUSIVE FOR most of Bahrain’s history up until the early join a photography exhibition in the house after Page 5 1930s, the home has a distinctive geometrical the restoration was complete. The exhibition was design, with exquisite engravings and gypsum opened on March 22nd and is the third artistic project decorations, carved wooden doors and windows undertaken by various Bahraini artists and residents, inlaid with colored glass. Whether you are a managed by artist Lubna Al-Amin. The collection of art local, a tourist, or a history buff, the house projects highlights the ancient and historical places in possesses a certain magnetic charm where Bahrain, especially the city of Muharraq. you cannot help yourself gravitate towards the home. Gazing at the building from the outside, a story is told; and one can only imagine the beauty that lies within. It is the beauty of the A disaster in every preservation of family and tradition. A picture is painted of children playing, the oriental sounds sense of the word of the oud, the aroma of baked bread tainted Art for Autism with the scent of the sea, the celebration of ithin the sphere of Autism, the first marriage, and the mourning of death. As the day of April marks the first day of saying goes in Ecclesiastes, “One generation Autism Awareness Month, designated passeth away, and another generation cometh: worldwide as the month when activities Page 7 but the earth abideth forever. The sun also areW organised to raise awareness about Autism. The ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hastens to aim is to educate the public and build understanding DT NEWS his place where he arose.” about autism spectrum disorders and the difficulties and challenges that children with autism face. This In December 2013, Photographer ‘Sawsen year, Financial Centre Development Company B.S.C Taher’ walking with her camera nonchalantly (c) will host a week of art activities in the Harbour building on the streets of Muharraq, saw from afar a Gate, within Bahrain Financial Harbour, April 15-19 semi-derelict home. Approaching the house, in conjunction with the RIA Institute under the She’s gone, but it she noticed it was locked. Disappointed and banner Art for Autism Awareness.The official colour forlorn, she was thus left taking pictures of Autism Awareness Month is bright royal blue from its outside. Still loitering around, a man and for this reason starting April 1 and continuing would feel like cheating. had approached her and asked if she was to the end of the month, the lights of the Harbour interested in seeing the home from the inside. Towers will be illuminated in blue. The main Art for What shall I do? Slightly anxious about the proposition, she just Autism Awareness event will take place during the spontaneously said yes. “When I had entered, week of April 15-19 between 9.30am and 11.30am a despondent looking maid and an old woman each day – outside these hours the artwork will had inaudibly greeted me; later learning that she be on display. “We’ll be painting and assembling Page 8 was the aunt of the gentleman who had invited a giant wooden jigsaw of the colourful autism me inside. Looking around the home I was in ribbon. It’s been constructed by Erich Bruckner and awe of my surroundings and began to meander is designed to represent the complexity of autism into various rooms. What captured my attention spectrum disorders. As SUBSCRIBERS the most was the colored glass of the windows. every piece is different The way the light reflected and resonated on in some way, the the panes made the antediluvian home quite jigsaw will represent charming. Each room had different energy with the diversity of every a different story and I was fortunate to have individual affected the opportunity to weave in and out of these by autism.” said RIA The Future of people’s lives like needle on thread.” volunteer Sarah Clarke who is spearheading Cinemas is here! the initiative. April 5-11, 2018| Weekender windfall process 2 Thursday, April 5, 2018 Thursday, April 5, 2018 3 Revealed: 80-bn barrels of oil reserves in Khalij Al-Bahrain Mohammed Zafran/DTNN international consultants [email protected] DeGolyer and MacNaughton, Halliburton, and Schlumberger Manama attended the conference. he tight oil reserves A separate discovery of discovered in Khalij significant gas reserves in two Al-BahrainT Basin is estimated accumulations below Bahrain’s at 80 billion barrels, Minister main gas reservoir has also of Oil, Shaikh Mohammed bin been confirmed.Extensive Khalifa Al Khalifa, revealed work has already been carried Minister of Oil, Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa addressing a press conference yesterday at a press conference here out to evaluate in-place yesterday. volumes. The first well in the significant quantities of oil-in- reservoir potential, optimize president, Dr John Hornbrook. potential and opportunities The newly-discovered drilling programme is planned place for the Khalij Al Bahrain, completions, and initiate long- “The presence of a layer in Bahrain,” Bapco Chief resources are located in to produce in August, and with tight oil reserves at least term production,” the Minister with moderate conventional Exploration Geologist in the shallow waters, off the over the next two years focus 80 billion barrels, and deep gas added. reservoir properties on top of charge of the discovery, Yahya Kingdom’s west coast, close to will be given to maximizing reserves in the region of 10-20 “Oil in place of 80 billion an organic-rich source rock Alansari, said. The newly- a fully-operational oil field with production and commercial trillion cubic feet,” said Shaikh barrels is based on a P50 creates a unique self-sourcing discovered resource, which ready-to-connect-to facilities, a efficiency. Mohammed. resource estimate. The and trapping system, enhancing officials expect to be ‘on unique factor that provides the “DeGolyer and “Agreement has been discovery breaks new ground production and economic production’ within five years, is potential for significant cost MacNaughton’s and reached with Halliburton for the Bahrain oil and gas viability. The confirmation expected to provide significant optimization, it was revealed at Haliburton’s independent to commence drilling two industry using established of this significant resource and long-term positive benefits the press conference. appraisals have confirmed more appraisal wells in technologies,” said DeGolyer highlights the vast E&P to the economy – both directly Representatives of NOGA’s find of highly 2018, to further evaluate the and MacNaughton Senior Vice (exploration and production) and indirectly.

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@tourismbh 4 - 8 April 2018 Manama Souq, Bab al Bahrain 4 Thursday, April 5, 2018 Halliburton all set to drill DT News Network Manama S company Halliburton will drill two wells this Uyear in the offshore Khaleej Al Bahrain Basin to appraise how much of the oil contained underground is actually recoverable. An agreement has been reached with Halliburton to commence drilling on two further appraisal wells in 2018, to further evaluate reservoir potential, optimise completions, and initiate long- DeGolyer and MacNaughton Senior Vice President John W. Hornbrook, Bahrain Petroleum Company Manager-Exploration Yahya Mohamed Al Ansari, Minister term production, Oil Minister of Oil Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa and Tatweer Petroleum Chief Executive Officer James Kenneth Eastlack during a press conference held yesterday Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa told a press conference yesterday. there’s more data, he said. reported, citing Abdulrahman under the sea is an expensive about 49,000 barrels a day of as fracking, the minister said. It’s not clear how much the Ali Buali. process. crude from its only wholly This makes the development field can produce or how much 200,000 bpd “The oil will also be owned field, a figure it plans to an “economic and technical” it will cost to develop, Shaikh Production from the new Hydraulic fracturing technically challenging double by 2020. challenge, Sadad al-Husseini, Mohammed told reporters. discovery could one day reach The amount of oil and gas that and potentially high cost to Tapping the shale formation a former executive vice International oil companies 200,000 barrels a day(bpd), can be recovered from hard- develop,” the oil minister said. will require hydraulic president at Saudi Arabian Oil will be invited to join once local newspaper Al-Ayam to-reach pockets in shale rocks Bahrain last year produced fracturing, commonly known Co., the world’s biggest crude

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Group of Companies Thursday, April 5, 2018 5 two wells exporter, told Bloomberg before the press conference. “The drilling will be deep,” The new resource, he said. Finding the new which officials expect deposit is an initial step. Determining how much of to be ‘on production’ in the hydrocarbons can be exploited commercially and five years, is expected starting production from accessible reserves may be a to provide significant costly, years-long effort. A single shale well onshore benefits to the will cost about $7 million to drill and frack this year, Kingdom’s economy according to a 2017 Citigroup estimate. A well on the new The waters of the Gulf are market, according to experts. Bahrain offshore deposit shallow in that area, which The new field is will cost “no less than $20 will help reduce production significantly larger than million,” according to costs, he said. Initial flow Bahrain Field which produces al-Husseini. tests were positive with the around 45,000 barrels per Bahrain estimates there are reservoir rocks showing good day. Bahrain also produces 81.5 billion barrels of shale oil porosity, the ministry said in 160,000 barrels of oil per day and 13.7 trillion cubic feet of an emailed statement. from an offshore field which natural gas of resources in the is shared with Saudi Arabia. basin, the oil minister said. Potential player The Bahrain field that was The two appraisal wells The new discovery can discovered in 1932 is about will help to determine how potentially turn Bahrain 15 kilometers long and 5 much of this can be produced. to a major player in the oil kilometers wide. - Agencies Foreign investment sought Mohammed Zafran/DTNN Shaikh Mohammed [email protected] bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa Manama il Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-KhalifaO said that foreign investment will be sought for the development of the oil field. “We aim to make it attractive for international companies But I think at this time it is very flow rate from these rocks. The Executive Officer James to invest. The investment size early, so I am not in a position environment is very shallow Kenneth Eastlack told reports required for this is very large, to comment on it yet.” offshore so there are ways of at the press conference that that is why we decide not to do The minister added that land either reclaiming islands or the development project it all by ourselves,” he said. reclamation is being considered other forms of optimizing costs. will not have any adverse Responding to a question for cost optimization. “There The advantage with shale is that environmental effects because from media representatives is an opportunity of land cost reduces with time. This is of the use of ‘fracking’(hydraulic as to how the benefits derived reclamation. The development the opposite of conventional, fracturing). from the discovery will reflect cost is one thing, the more with conventional the costs “There is no need for on the fuel and electricity important is the flow rate. The increases with time,” he said. concern about it inducing prices in the country, the higher the flow-rate the lower seismic sequences, the fracking Minister said, “Its very difficult the cost. What we are hoping to Concerns allayed that will be done will be not to see this having benefit. achieve is better than average Tatweer Petroleum Chief absolutely safe.”

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To generate job opportunities for all Bahraini citizens, says ‘Landmark find’ His Majesty King Hamad

Manama new resources to fulfil the in the sectors of oil, gas, Highness Prince Salman bin Sakhir Palace. as well as for the coming escribing the new oil and aspirations of its people by infrastructure, transportation Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown “Some policies had led to the generations,” HM the King gas find as a ‘landmark’ in “ensuring the optimal use of and information technology Prince, Deputy Supreme non-discovery of new oil fields stressed citing Kingdom’s DBahrain’s history, His Majesty financial resources to achieve “to generate promising job Commander, First Deputy since 1932,” HM the King told leadership in medicine, King Hamad bin Isa Al sustainable economic growth.” opportunities for all Bahraini Prime Minister and Chairman the meeting highlighting the education, industry, finance Khalifa yesterday stressed that HM, the King also said that citizens”. of the Higher Committee discovery of oil in Bahrain in and health services. the discovery will inaugurate the Kingdom had launched His Majesty said this for Natural Resources and 1932 during the era of the late In this regard, HM the King a new era in which the a set of mega projects while receiving His Royal Economic Security at the Al HH Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al expressed heartfelt thanks Kingdom will carry on with its Khalifa. to HRH the Crown Prince, developmental programmes Terming the new the Chairman of the Higher along with its efforts to boost discovering as “the largest in Committee for Natural non-oil revenue. the Kingdom’s history”, HM Resources and Economic The Kingdom, HM the the King said it has “filled the Security, the Oil Minister, King said, will use the hearts of Bahrainis with joy Shaikh Mohammed bin and happiness.” Khalifa Al Khalifa, and the Bahrain had intensified work team of the national oil efforts to intensify oil and gas companies for their success HM the King exploration and excavation in attaining such a landmark said the new oil works, following a directive discovery. issued by His Majesty the HM King Hamad also and gas find has King. extended sincere thanks and “filled the hearts “The new discovery will appreciation to brotherly reflect positively on the countries for support. of Bahrainis Kingdom’s international On the occasion, HRH the with joy and standing and ensure Crown Prince presented HM the continuity of its the King with a sample of the happiness” comprehensive development production from the Khaleej march for all its citizens, Al-Bahrain Field. Women’s Health and Safety forum opens Alhamer named Media Manama which extended sincere thanks nder the patronage of Her and gratitude to HRH Princess Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka for patronising the Personality of the Year USabeeka bint Ibrahim Al ambitious world event. Manama considers as the badge of winning the Media Personality of His Majesty the King and Khalifa, Wife of HM the King He asserted that Bapco, in line is Majesty King Hamad bin honour and incentive for more of the Year was a confirmation the fruition of his reforms that and President of the Supreme with its support for the SCW’s Isa Al Khalifa yesterday efforts to achieve more for this of Bahraini media status at boosted the Bahraini citizens’ Council for Women (SCW), role, has developed a six-point Hpraised the distinguished generous country. the Arab and international creativity and excellence in all the International Forum on institutional framework for contributions of Advisor of Alhamer affirmed that his level thanks to the directives fields. Women’s Health and Safety the Perfect Health Programme HM the King for Media Affairs, kicked off here yesterday. aimed at improving women’s Nabeel Alhamer. The event was held in the lives in the fields of health and This came in a congratulatory presence of the Oil Minister occupational safety. message from His Majesty to and Bahrain Petroleum The six criteria include Al Hamer on being honoured Company (Bapco) Board of a commitment to safety, by His Highness Shaikh Directors Chairman, Shaikh effective activity, healthy food, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mohammed bin Khalifa bin social networking, serious Maktoum, the UAE Vice Ahmed Al Khalifa, and the participation and achievement President, Prime Minister and SCW Secretary-General, Hala of institutional objectives. Ruler of Dubai. Al-Ansari. In a statement on the sidelines Alhamer was named the During the opening session of the event, SCW Secretary- Media Personality of the of the two-day event, organised General, Hala Al-Ansari Year during the Arab Media by the National Oil and praised Bapco’s initiative to Forum’s seventh edition held Gas Authority (NOGA), in host the key forum which, she in Dubai, UAE. cooperation with Bapco and said, “directly supports one The media advisor expressed the SCW, in conjunction with of the fields of the National his utmost gratitude and the World Health Day, Oil Plan for the Advancement of appreciation of His Majesty’s Minister delivered a speech in Bahraini Women.” congratulations which he Thursday, April 5, 2018 7 E-kyc could be next milestone for Bahrain: Money transfers Odilon Almeida DT News Network strides in Western Union’s Manama digital journey. ahrain could lead the When asked about fintech scene in the fears in the general public Bregion by introducing about cybersecurity and electronic KYC, the know- possibilities of a data leak, your-customer process in he said Western Union banking using a paperless has ensured that their and electronic method of transactions are safe. He verifying the identity of said the company hires customers, the president people to “attack” the of Western Union Global efficiency of the system Money Transfer, Odilon adding that safety comes Almeida told DT News. first. He was talking on the With Bahrain’s plans sidelines of the launch of to adopt blockchain Western Union’s mobile technology - a distributed app and website for ledger that tracks digital transactions in the transactions among parties Kingdom in association - Odilon Almeida said with NEC Money Exchange. blockchain has a lot of “Moving into electronic potential and countries that KYC it is the next milestone make a head start will lead for Bahrain,” said Odilon the space. He confirmed Almeida, who oversees that Western Union’s is Western Union’s testing the technology with entire global consumer Ripple, a company that omnichannel business. uses blockchain technology With electronic KYC, to make faster digital a bank or a financial transactions. Ripple’s institution can recognize website asks why in a world Officials during the press conference a customer without where three billion people interviewing him. He was are connected online, responding to a question on “global payments are still the launch of a regulatory stuck in the disco era.” sandbox in Bahrain which “Blockchain has a lot of Western Union, NEC Money launch allows entrants to test potentials, but it has a good their banking ideas and chance,” Odilon Almeida solutions. told DT News. “We have the right He said Bahrain is right digital money transfers in Bahrain partner and the right positioned for innovation regulator,” he said referring and the country has the to NEC Money Exchange “right DNA” when it Harpreet Kaur/DTNN addressing our previous from their account, where in reach and convenience,” and the Central Bank of comes to moving ahead in [email protected] customer segments today we could have mobile Sleiman said. Bahrain with regard to new adopting fintech. estern Union, in but also tapping into new wallets, link any kind of According to a recent association with NEC customer segments,” said account to one another and World Economic Forum MoneyW Exchange, launched Odilon Almeida, President, more.” report, Bahrain is ranked digital money transfers in Western Union Global Hatem Sleiman, Regional first globally for mobile Bahrain with the activation Money Transfer. Vice President, Middle East, broadband penetration and of the Western Union® “Our omnichannel Pakistan and Afghanistan, second for internet users. mobile app and WU.com platform is unique in its Western Union, said that “It is impressive to see the transactional website, giving ability to connect the digital the new digital channels vision of Bahrain in creating customers the convenience and physical worlds of will provide users instant the infrastructure to support to send money to almost money across more than 200 access to “our global money technology adoption and anywhere in the world, any countries and territories,” transfer services, right at the commitment of the time - 24/7. said Almeida adding: their fingertips.” Central Bank of Bahrain to “We have launched “Today we have started off Sleiman added: “When provide people greater access this app in more than 44 with a debit system, but we money moves, good things to digital services,” added countries and we were very are looking at a future of happen, and with our Sleiman. pleased with the results possibilities where we will continued investment in “We have been helping where we are not only have transactions directly digital innovation, we are customers from all walks connecting more people of life to manage their “We have launched this app in across borders than ever money for almost 30 before.” years. Collaborating with more than 44 countries and we The www.westernunion. Western Union has opened were very pleased with the results com website and mobile opportunities for global app will give consumers remittance for us. This where we are not only addressing in Bahrain the flexibility, directly supports our mission our previous customer segments reliability, and real-time of providing excellence in The president of Western Union Global Money today but also tapping into new access to services they need. customer service, diversifying Transfer Odilon Almeida during the launch of “With the addition of the our offering through strategic Western Union’s mobile app and website for customer segments,” said Odilon digital layer, we now cover partnerships,” said Fuad digital transactions in the kingdom in associa- Almeida of Western Union both online and offline Nonoo, CEO, NEC Money tion with NEC Money Exchange. consumers, raising the bar Exchange. 8 BUSINESS Thursday, April 5, 2018 10 Kg gold for 100 winners at Leasable area Malabar Gold & Diamonds grew 13%: top

Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the BIG 5 jewellery retailers globally with a strong retail network of over 210 retail outlets spread across nine countries running its much awaited promotion, ‘The Great Gold Rush’ to celebrate this festive season. EDB official Offers available until All Malabar Gold & Named the first 9 lucky 21st April, 2018 Diamonds outlets in the winners of the campaign Middle East and Far East EDB and Moda Mall Co-host Middle East Council of Shopping Centres Networking event

Customers will get two raffle coupons with every diamond jewelry In all outlets purchase worth BHD 50. This promotion will run at all Malabar Gold & Diamonds outlets Will get one raffle coupon for in the Middle East & Far East. In every gold jewellery purchase UAE the offer will run until 21st worth BHD 50. April, 2018. A total of 5 lucky winners will walk away with the 100 grams In Bahrain gold bars in Bahrain. In Bahrain, with every purchase of Free two gram gold coin on diamond jewellery worth BHD 50, purchase of diamonds jewellery customers will get 2 raffle coupons worth BHD 500. & with every gold jewellery purchase worth BHD 50 will get 1 raf- Free one gram gold coin on dia- fle coupon that will entitle them mond purchase of BHD 300. to enter in a raffle draw to get a chance to win 100 gram gold bars. Pay 10% & get gold rate protec- In Bahrain a total of 5 lucky winners tion until 18th April, 2018. will walk away with 100 gram gold Zero Deduction Exchange offer bars each. Adding to the above, cus- on gold jewelry tomers also get two gram gold coin on diamond jewellery purchase of No Making charges on 8 gm gold BHD 500 and a one gram gold coin Offers in Bahrain coins on purchase of diamond jewellery Officials during the NEXT GEN Bahrain Networking Event worth BHD 300. Manama across retail, dining, and Tourism, including retail, ahrain’s retail gross entertainment through the is a fast-growing sector and Latest designs Bleasable area grew by diversification of products a key strategic focus for the Malabar Gold & Diamonds has incorporated their latest designs as a part of various brands 13 per cent last year and and services”. EDB and the government. presented at Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ namely Ethnix - Handcrafted Designer Jewellery, has tripled over the past He added: ‘‘The retail sector Through a host of current Era - Uncut Diamond Jewellery, Mine - Diamonds Unlimited, Divine- Indian Heritage Jewellery, 10 years, said a top EDB is a vital part of Bahrain’s tourism infrastructure Precia - Gem Jewellery and Starlet – Kids jewellery. official. tourism offering. The diverse projects that are worth more “Bahrain also witnessed a mix of traditional, modern, than the US $13 billion, growth in tourism arrivals in and online retail experiences as well as new public and 2017 reaching 11.4 million in the Kingdom continue to private sector initiatives, the visitors, and partial credit to evolve.” retail industry will continue this increase is given to our The event co-hosted by to expand and attract further retail experiences,” said Jerad the Economic Development investment. Bachar, Executive Director Board (EDB) and Moda Bahrain World Trade – Investment Development Mall brought together retail Center and MODA Mall’s of Tourism, Real Estate, industry professionals to managing agent, Cushman Education and Healthcare at facilitate retail business & Wakefield Bahrain, the EDB. development, experience Kelvin Crutchlow, Director Speaking during the and knowledge sharing and & General Manager said, Middle East Council of networking. “Events as these are an Shopping Centres (MECSC) The EDB’s participation important platform that networking monthly event, comes in line with its attracts participation from all Bachar said that EDB in strategic plan of promoting major stakeholders coming coordination with other the retail sector to further together to pave the way for The raffle draw winner of ‘10Kg Gold for 100 Winners’ campaign by Malabar Gold & Diamonds, stakeholders “ aims to attract investment and create new opportunities and future Razan Khalid receiving the prize of 100gm Gold Bar from Mohammed Rafeek – Branch Head, continue to increase demand jobs in the Kingdom. growth in the retail sector.” Malabar Gold & Diamonds in the presence of Malabar Gold & Diamonds officials at Riffa outlet AlBaraka distributes US$60.33m dividend Manama (AGM). million equal to 3 shares for are according to the Register to pay their applicable zakah been appointed to handle the lBaraka Banking Group The shareholders will be every 100 shares (3%) of the as of AGM date 20 March by their own, while the Bank dividends distribution, where said it has completed receiving the cash dividends issued and paid-up capital has 2018. will pay the remaining part Shareholders can collect the Athe distribution of US$60.33 amounting to US$24.13 been added to shareholders The applicable Zakah of Zakah as approved by the dividends cheques from their million to shareholders million equal to 2 US Cent position post to the related to cash dividend is AGM. offices in Al Zamil Tower as approved by the recent per share (2%), while Bonus AGM. US Cent 51.96 for each 1,000 The Shares Registrar from 8:00am till 6:00pm, Assembly General meeting Shares amounting to US$36.20 The entitled shareholders shares. The shareholders has (Karvy Computershare) has Sunday to Thursday. Thursday, April 5, 2018 BUSINESS 9

Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Sameer Abdulla Nass alongside First vice-chairman Khalid Najibi and a number of BCCI board members received at Bait Al Tijjar yesterday the board members of Bahrain-Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Society presided over by Jawad Al Hawaj. The meeting deliberated about the prospect of business and trade between Bahrain and Bosnia and Herzegovina and means of promoting Bahrain as a business and investment destination in Bosnia. In this regard, Nass commended the role of Bahrain-Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Society in supporting Bahraini business owners and promoting Bahrain. Al Hawaj expressed his confidence in the chamber’s competence in reinvigorating the local market and extended an invitation to take part in the 9th International Business and Investment Conference- Sarajevo Business Forum scheduled from 25th to 26th April 2018. Batelco receives a new ISO boost Manama atelco has been presented with a new ISO Certificate Bin Information Security (ISO 27001:2013) by Certification Bureau Veritas. The Certification was received for the following Units: Technology Units: The Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Telecom Network and IT, Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA), Shaikh Retail Operations, Data Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, inaugurated the Centres, Wholesale Operations world’s largest Wyndham Garden Hotel and Cyber Security Operations. Batelco said it has expanded Shaikh Khalid Al Khalifa, its existing Information Batelco GM Cyber & Mohamed Bubashait - “I would like to Security Certification ISO Corporate Security 27001:2013 to include a wider Batelco Bahrain CEO extend my thanks scope following a thorough security. its customers’ information in Grand opening cermeony auditing activity. Batelco GM Cyber & all operations and that it takes to the Chairman of The opening ceremony was held in the presence Batelco Bahrain CEO Corporate Security Shaikh information security seriously. Mannai Holding, of the Governor of the Capital Governorate, Shaikh Mohamed Bubashait said Khalid Al Khalifa noted “Furthermore, Batelco Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, a number of that the company is keen to that Batelco’s ISO 27001: is also keen to comply with Salem bin Ahmed key officials, ambassadors and businessmen. raise the competencies of its 2013 certification confirms international standards and employees in various fields of that Batelco is committed to regulations announced by the Al Mannai, for his work, especially information ensuring the confidentiality of TRA,” he added. contribution to Wyndham Garden Manama, located in Juffair, is a the development 10-minute drive from the Bahrain International Airport. of the Kingdom’s tourism infrastructure. Our aim is to » 441 deluxe rooms and suites ranging welcome leading from one to three bedrooms

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business and lei- » Dedicated business center and a VIP The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) Board of Directors held their first sure traveler,” Club Lounge. meeting this year at TRA’s headquarters in the Seef District. During the meeting, the board members discussed key issues related to the telecommunications sector; praising TRA’s -Shaikh Khaled bin » Several cafes, seven restaurants that significant efforts in working on both the Privacy and Data Protection Regulation. The board Humood Al Khalifa, offer a variety of cuisines including also commended TRA on its leading role contributed to the progress towards achieving the CEO of BTEA Indian, Italian, Brazilian and many more. Fourth National Telecom Plan (“NTP4”) objective of establishing the National Broadband Network (“NBN”), which is supported through a single fixed fibre network 10 BUSINESS Thursday, April 5, 2018

GPIC invests $22 m for maintenance:

COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL AUSTRALIA 0.2964 0.2939 BANGLADESH 0.00472 0.00452 Dr. Jawahery CANADA 0.3001 0.2969 DENMARK 0.0653 EGYPT 0.0237 0.0219 EURO 0.4702 0.4677 HONGKONG 0.04967 0.04927 Manama Abdulrahman Jawahery awards in operation, maintenance work. INDIA 0.00585 0.00584 ulf Petrochemical during a tour of the maintenance, safety and the He said the Company INDONESIA 0.00002941 0.00002806 GIndustries Company Company’s facilities on the environment.” hands over projects to IRAN TUMAN 0.00010959 (GPIC) annually invests eve of the comprehensive Dr. Jawahery inspected contractors only after a large IRAQI DINAR 0.000317 about $10 million in periodic maintenance of its preparations for the exercise group of administrators, JAPAN 0.00371 0.003640 routine maintenance and plants. and gave instructions to GPIC engineers and technicians JORDAN 0.5359 0.5351 about $ 22 million in the The investment represents staff and others involved. have followed up and studied KOREA 0.00040679 overall maintenance of its an increase in the reliability Preparations for the its details. This, he added, KUWAIT 1.263 1.264 plants. of equipment and the safety maintenance, according to Dr has led to the involvement MALAYSIA 0.0997 0.0997 This is “carried out once of plants, said Dr Jawahery Jawahery, began immediately of qualified staff that is able NEW ZEALAND 0.2787 0.2788 every two and a half years,” adding: “This resulted in it after the completion of the to operate and maintain the NORWAY 0.0502 said (GPIC) President Dr. winning many prestigious previous comprehensive latest equipment. NEPAL 0.00395 0.00364 OMAN 0.98168 0.98301 PAKISTAN 0.00350 0.00328 PHILIPPINES 0.00748 0.00726 QATAR 0.10381 0.10404 SAUDI ARABIA 0.1006 0.10067 SINGAPORE 0.2921 0.2901 SOUTH AFRICA 0.03320 0.03310 KHCB names Jassim SRI LANKA 0.00273 0.00243 SWEDISH 0.0480 SWITZERLAND 0.4013 0.3983 SYRIA 0.001740 0.0017 TAIWAN 0.013600 Al Seddiqi Chairman THAILAND 0.012290 0.012280 Manama TURKEY 0.1002 haleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has UNITED KINGDOM 0.5373 0.5343 named Jassim Mohammed Al-Seddiqi UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102850 0.102870 K UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800 as Chairman of the Board of Directors. YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 The decision was taken during a meeting held on Tuesday at the Bank’s headquarters Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh in Bahrain Financial Harbour. Announcing the move, KHCB, in a statement, said Jassim Al-Seddiqi’s appointment as Chairman of KHCB’s Board of Directors is a vital and valuable addition to the Board, given his rich experience in senior positions in banking and investment COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN fields, as well as his membership in a number of boards. BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.3940 0.3567 On this occasion, Al-Seddiqi stated: KUWAIT 0.2855 30.1716 0.2984 0.2702 “We will work to invest in the bank’s outstanding status and its solid financial OMAN 0.3849 0.3683 0.4022 0.3642 base to compete and garner further QATAR 3.6420 3.4850 3.8060 3.4463 achievements in the coming period. It is a UAE 3.6730 3.5147 3.8384 3.4756 pleasure to chair the Board of Directors and to work with its eminent members and the SAUDI 3.7500 3.5884 3.9189 3.5484 Senior Management Team, side by side.” Jassim Al Seddiqi Thursday, April 5, 2018 11

U.S. Ambassador Justin Siberell and Mrs. Arnavaz Siberell hosted a musical reception featuring the American rock ‘n roll ensemble, “The Mary McBride Band.” The band includes Mary McBride, Jon Spurney, John Kengla, Armistead Wellford, and Mark Stepro. The ensemble, which was in Bahrain to perform at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities’ Spring of Culture Festival, thrilled the audience with their original songs and their renditions of American classics. Bahraini government officials, diplomats, business leaders, artists, musicians, and journalists attended the performance. Wife seeks divorce from husband 12 for the final pitch Manama minute pitch to an influential ahrain’s Labour Fund, Tamkeen audience from the worlds of who attacked her with an axe yesterday announced that entrepreneurship, technology, Muhannad Mansour/DTNN her from the balcony of their apartment 12B Bahraini entrepreneurs will media and investment at Pitch@ [email protected] on the third floor of the building. participate in Pitch@Palace Bahrain Palace Bahrain 1.0. Only three n Arab woman, who was brutally “As he was determined to kill her, 1.0 taking place at the Shaikh Salman winners will be selected by attacked and thrown off from the the man also burnt her face with acid,” bin Ahmed Al Fateh Fort in Riffa. an audience vote and will be Athird floor of their residence in Bilad BinRajad said. Hosted by HRH Prince Salman invited to pitch at Pitch@Palace Al Qadeem by her husband, has filed When asked about the woman’s fate bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Global, which takes place at St. for divorce. once the children grow older and after Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme James’s Palace in London, UK in Her attorney, Fatima BinRajab, she’s no more their legal custodian, Commander and First Deputy December 2018. One of the three confirmed to DT News during a BinRajab clarified, “The law in Bahrain Prime Minister, and Prince Andrew, winners will be selected using the telephonic conversation yesterday that allows the children to choose their Duke of York, in partnership with People’s Choice Award: http:// the verdict on the divorce petition will custodian once they are 15-years-old. Tamkeen, Pitch@Palace Bahrain 1.0 www.pitchatpalacebahrain.com/ be announced on April 22. The lawyer explained that the couple The court granted the woman legal aims to guide, help, and connect peoples-choice/ BinRajab also confirmed that the got married in 2003 and had frequent residency until then.” entrepreneurs and early-stage Speaking on the occasion, woman’s husband, a Bahraini by disagreements and legal disputes She also assured that the woman businesses from across the Kingdom. Tamkeen’s Chief Executive, Dr nationality, is now serving a seven- throughout their 14 years of marriage. is slowly recovering from the injuries 17 entrepreneurs were selected Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi, said: year jail term as per a verdict issued Court files say that the woman and fractures she suffered as a result of to attend the Pitch@Palace Boot “Hosting this event will directly on February 20 this year. won a case against her husband the brutal attack, adding: “The victim Camp held in March, where they contribute to supporting the “We appealed against this seeking last year, obliging him to pay her a underwent two surgeries and one more received guidance on how to country’s efforts towards growing tougher punishment and the case is monthly allowance of BD300, as she’s plastic surgery in the face is required to develop and hone their pitch. entrepreneurial opportunities in now before the Higher Court of Appeal unemployed. cover some scars”. Of the 17 entrepreneurs, 12 tune with the latest international that will announce its verdict on April According to the woman, her According to the latest statistics by the have been selected to give a three- trends.” 24,” BinRajab said. husband was furious about the court Legal Advisory and Research Directorate The lawyer also told DT News that decision and repeatedly abused her in the Legislation and Legal Opinion the Fourth Lower Sharia Court (Jaffari and threatened to deprive her of her Commission, 859 domestic violence Department) issued a verdict on March children. This apparently continued cases were reported in the first half of 28 granting the mother the custody of until last May when the man attempted 2016, which is a 50 percent increase Isra and Miraj on April 12 her two children, 10 and 12-year old to murder her at their home. when compared to that of the prior year. Manama will stage the ceremony at sons, and allowed her to stay in the Explaining the incidents, BinRajab The cases included 473 medium ahrain to celebrate the annual the Ahmed Al-Fateh Islamic Kingdom to look after them. told DT News, “The man ensured that to severe assaults of husbands on ceremony of the Isra and Miraj Centre. BinRajab said that the Arab woman the house was empty on the day of the their wives, while 185 were of wives Bon April 12 under the patronage of Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs won the custody case seven months attack.” attacking their husbands. The President of the Supreme Islamic and Endowments, Shaikh Khalid after filing it. The court also ordered “He threatened to kill her using an remaining cases varied between Affairs Council (SIAC), Shaikh bin Ali Al Khalifa, will address the husband to hand over all legal axe, and when she tried to escape, he assaults on daughters, sons, fathers Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Khalifa. the anniversary, in addition to a documents of the children to their stabbed her once in the back and again and mothers. DT News reported three The Directorate of Religious number of religious scholars who mother, including their passports, on the head. incidents of husbands beating wives in Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, will also deliver speeches to mark birth certificates and identity cards. “But he didn’t stop there and threw September and October last year. Islamic Affairs and Endowments the occasion. 12 Thursday, April 5, 2018 Thursday, April 5, 2018 13

His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York, yesterday arrived in Bahrain to attend the launch of Entrepreneurs at Palace programme to be held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister and His Royal Highness Prince An- drew, Duke of York, in partnership with Bahrain Labour Fund (Tam- His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at the Al-Sakhir Palace yesterday, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa following the discovery of huge tight oil and deep gas resources in the Khaleej Al Bahrain Basin, the largest in the kingdom’s history keen).

Minister of Interior Lt General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa received Senior UK Advisor for Middle East Af- fairs Sir John Laurens. The minister welcomed the guest and the accompanying delegation. He praised the strong Bahrain-UK relations and security coordination and cooperation between the two countries. The meeting also discussed bilateral relations and issues of common interest. Chief of Public Security Major-General Tariq Al Hassan also attended the meeting

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received two letters from the Custodian of the Two Minister of Housing Basim Al- Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. The first letter was an invi- Minister of Defence Af- hamer received a US Congress tation to Bahrain to attend the 29th Arab Summit to be hosted by Saudi Arabia. The second fairs Maj. General Yusuf bin delegation, currently on visit one was an invitation to attend the closing ceremony of the Joint Gulf Shield-1, which will be BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received yesterday the Ahmed Al Jalahma, yester- to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The held next month in the Eastern Province with the participation of a number of units of Bah- UK’s Defence Senior Adviser on the Middle East, Lieutenant General Sir John Gordon Lorimer, and his day, met Russian Defence Minister briefed the delegation rain Defence Force. Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmalik Al Shaikh, accompanying delegation. The BDF Chief lauded the distinguished long-standing friendly Bahraini-UK Minister General Sergey about the Government’s housing delivered the two letters as he was received yesterday by HM the King at Sakhir Palace relations, hailing the steady progress of bilateral ties in various fields, particularly the military Shoygu, on the sidelines services for low-income house- of the Seventh Conference holds since the 1960s, outlining on International Security the construction of residential being held in Moscow. Lt- towns, the establishment of the Gen Al Jalahma expressed Eskan Bank and the partnership appreciation of the Russian with the private sector which invitation to the event. He was launched in 2013. The Min- highlighted Bahrain’s com- ister highlighted major housing mitment to continue work- projects which are currently un- ing with the international der construction, focusing on the efforts to counter all forms new residential towns as part of of terrorism and extremism a strategy to provide 25,000 units

Minister of Interior Lt General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa received Saudi Interior Ministry Undersecretary, Dr Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Dawood, who is the head of the Saudi delegation in Pakistan Club the meeting of the Supreme Joint Security Committee. The meeting also attended by Chief of Public Security, Major-General Tariq Al Hassan who is also head of Bahrain’s side in the meeting and the celebrated Paki- members of the panel stan National Day with zeal, fervor and pride in the Club premises in Manama. Saad bin Rafique, CWA, Embassy of Pakistan was the Chief Guest. Sami ur Rehman, General Secre- tary, extended a warm welcome to the Chief The Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) Shaikh Khaled bin -Hu Guest and other National Guard Commander Lt-General HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa yes- guests and ex- terday received the British Defence Senior Advisor for Middle East, Sir John Lorimer, mood Al Khalifa inaugurated the world’s largest Wyndham Garden Hotel. The opening ceremony was held in the presence of Capital Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, senior officials, ambassa- pressed his grat- and his accompanying delegation. Shaikh Mohammed praised the bilateral friend- itude to every- ship spanning many decades, citing the UK defence ministry’s efforts in consolidating dors and businessmen. The inauguration of the hotel comes in line with the BTEA’s efforts to develop the Kingdom’s tourism sector and increase the number of hotels available in the Kingdom of Bahrain in order one for making the bilateral cooperation. The two sides reviewed several topics of shared interest, it to the event especially relevant to the military field to enable the country to accommodate more tourists 12 Thursday, April 5, 2018 Thursday, April 5, 2018 13

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Los Angeles ctor Patrick Schwarzenegger says his “Midnight Sun” co-star Bella Thorne is A“super fun” to hang out with and that they are great friends. “Bella is super fun to hang Los Angeles with. We are great friends, and ctress Kaley Cuoco says her former she is so easy to talk to and get husband and tennis player Ryan along with... incredibly funny, ASweetings became completely different charismatic, outgoing and very after their marriage. She also blamed him gregarious. In the role of Katie, for the divorce, saying that it was all his she was phenomenal. She’s a doing. very generous actor to work In an interview with Cosmopolitan, with,” Schwarzenegger said in Cuoco, 32, said: “I married someone a statement. the first time who completely changed. “I mean, even in the audition The person I ended up with was not room, when she was just able the person I originally met. And that to improvise -- when our wasn’t my fault, that was his. I knew director, Scott Speer, was like, how much I had to give and how ‘All right, screw the lines. Let’s much I wanted to receive.” just improvise a take. Patrick as Cuoco and Sweetings were Charlie, let’s have you talk about engaged in September 2013 after some of the sadder parts of your three months of dating. They life. And Bella, you do this in tied the knot on December yours’. She just came right out 31 in California. However, and shared some incredible real the actress filed for divorce stories with me that many in September 2015 citing people wouldn’t share,” irreconcilable differences. he added. (IANS) (IANS)

Los Angeles ctor Chris Evans says his “Avengers: Infinity War” co-star Robert Downey Jr gives in a lot as an actor. AEvans, who has been playing Captain America on the big screen for a while, will appear as Steve Rogers in “Avengers: Infinity War” in an avatar unlike any that fans are used to seeing the star-spangled hero as. He will team up with other heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the aim of stopping Thanos in his quest to obtain the Infinity Stones and destroying the world. On working with “Iron Man” Downey Jr, Evans said in a statement to IANS: “Robert has really been incredibly thoughtful in his care of the other actors, me especially. In the beginning of this franchise, I was really nervous, but he extended his kindness and warmth and helped pick me up in a lot of ways and gave me confidence and direction and support. (IANS) xxx

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Los Angeles ctor Patrick Schwarzenegger says his A“Midnight Sun” co-star Bella Thorne is Los Angeles “super fun” to hang out with and that they apper Drake has become the first lead solo male with 1. Ready Player One $41.76mn are great friends. Rtwo 10-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s -- his latest song “Bella is super fun to hang “God’s plan” and the 2016 track “One dance”. 2. Tyler Perry’s Acrimony $17.17mn Los Angeles with. We are great friends, and “God’s plan” is the 36th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 59-year ctress Kaley Cuoco says her former she is so easy to talk to and get history to have led for at least 10 weeks, reports billboard. 3. Black Panther $11.48mn Ahusband and tennis player Ryan along with... incredibly funny, com. Sweetings became completely different charismatic, outgoing and very “God’s plan” has also been globally popular 4. I Can Only Imagine $10.44mn after their marriage. She also blamed him gregarious. In the role of Katie, as Drake gave away his label’s for the divorce, saying that it was all his she was phenomenal. She’s a $999,631.90 budget to those in 5. Pacific Rim Uprising $9.37mn doing. very generous actor to work need. In an interview with Cosmopolitan, with,” Schwarzenegger said in The video sees the 6. Sherlock Gnomes $7.00mn Cuoco, 32, said: “I married someone a statement. Grammy winner treating the first time who completely changed. “I mean, even in the audition the ones in need with 7. Tomb Raider $4.92mn The person I ended up with was not room, when she was just able unlimited supermarket the person I originally met. And that to improvise -- when our shopping, cash bundle 8. A Wrinkle in Time $4.84mn wasn’t my fault, that was his. I knew director, Scott Speer, was like, and luxury cars. He how much I had to give and how ‘All right, screw the lines. Let’s also presents cheques 9. Love, Simon $4.76mn much I wanted to receive.” just improvise a take. Patrick as of huge amounts Cuoco and Sweetings were Charlie, let’s have you talk about for charity and 10. Paul, Apostle of Christ $3.45mn engaged in September 2013 after some of the sadder parts of your support groups. (boxofficemojo) three months of dating. They life. And Bella, you do this in (IANS) tied the knot on December yours’. She just came right out 31 in California. However, and shared some incredible real the actress filed for divorce stories with me that many in September 2015 citing people wouldn’t share,” irreconcilable differences. he added. (IANS) (IANS)

Los Angeles London ctor Chris Evans says his “Avengers: Infinity War” co-star Robert Downey ctress Georgia Taylor felt “vulnerable” after an exchange Jr gives in a lot as an actor. with a fan who branded her “rude” for declining a selfie AEvans, who has been playing Captain America on the big screen for Awhile she was at the doctor’s. a while, will appear as Steve Rogers in “Avengers: Infinity War” in The ‘Coronation Street’ star blasted a supporter yesterday an avatar unlike any that fans are used to seeing the star-spangled after they approached her for a picture while she was sitting in hero as. He will team up with other heroes in the Marvel Cinematic a surgery, and she has now admitted she felt “uncomfortable” Universe with the aim of stopping Thanos in his quest to obtain about the request, and claimed the supporter hinted she the Infinity Stones and destroying the world. Hayley Atwell might write about their conversation on Facebook. On working with “Iron Man” Downey Jr, Evans said in a She tweeted: “It was less about being asked for a selfie, statement to IANS: “Robert has really been incredibly thoughtful and more about the reaction when I politely declined. in his care of the other actors, me especially. In the beginning April 5, 1982 I was clearly uncomfortable but was called rude and of this franchise, I was really nervous, but he extended his she said something about “posting this on Facebook”. kindness and warmth and helped pick me up in a lot of ways I never usually say no to anyone but I felt vulnerable and gave me confidence and direction and support. (IANS) Star of the 2008 historical drama The Duchess who (sic)” (femalefirst.co.uk) also played the title character’s love interest in Captain America: The First Avenger. She portrayed Ella’s mother in the film Cinderella and Peggy Carter in Ant-Man. 16 Thursday, April 5, 2018 Classifieds

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

The Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning would like to announce the following tender:

INITIAL TENDER TENDER BOX TENDER TITLE TENDER NO. BOND DOCUMENT CLOSING (BD) FEE (BD) DATE/ TIME

15/- Sunday, Cisco Network CED- 500/- Non- 22nd April 2018, Maintenance and Support PCP/43/2018 Refundable 2:00 PM

NOTE : you can now buy the tender documents through the Internal tender services on ministry of works website or the Bahrain e-Government – (https://bahrain.bh) by using a credit card. z Cisco Certified Partners in Bahrain that eligible toprovide maintenance and support for Cisco equipment, are invited to enter the Ministry of Works website or the Bahrain e-Government site as described above to get the tender documents from, 05th April 2018 or pay the amount to the cashier, at the Financial Resources Directorate (3rd Floor New Building), who will issue a receipt. For further information please contact on 17545761-17545633. z The works comprise of Cisco equipment maintenance & support. z Interested Tenderers should comply with the Legislative Decree No. 36 and 37 of 2002 with respect to Regulating Government Tenders and Purchases, and also to comply with the Prime Minister’s Resolution No. 40 for 2015 giving priority to National Products and products at GCC Countries. z The Tenders must be deposited in the tender box provided on the Tender unit at 6th floor west building, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning - as per the above mentioned date. z Tenders shall be submitted in One envelope. z Tenderers are to supply copies of the following: 1. Company Commercial Registration indicating the tender relevant field and receipt for current registration fee. CR to be stamped with company stamp. 2. The total tender sum as well as cost per unit (as the case maybe) should be written and submitted in form. 3. Initial Bond and a Copy of valid Certificate of Compliance with employment percentage for Bahraini Manpower issued by the Ministry of Labour and stamped with company stamp. 4. Any other items listed in the Instructions to Tenderers. 5. All submitted documents (original or copy) should be stamped with company stamp. z Tenders shall remain valid for 180 days from the closing date. Initial Bond should be enclosed for the amount specified above or at a rate of 1% of the tender value whichever of the amount is lesser, provided that no initial bond’s value shall be less than BD. 100/-. Ensure that the initial bond is in cash or in a form of certified cheque or bank/insurance company guarantee, valid for the duration specified in the tender documents and should be enclosed with each tender. z Tenders not complying with the above conditions and requirements as well as terms and conditions mentioned in the tender documents will be rejected. z This advertisement should form part of the Tender Documents.

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CROSSWORD Your star today After a few days that were a bit serious, today (Mar 21st - Apr 20th) you awake with a light heart and boundless YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION energy! Your capacity for seduction will be at its peak, so why not use it to your advantage? The men and women at work, in particular, will yield to your wishes today. Your influence extends to all levels. If you’ve been thinking about asking your boss for a raise, do it today! If you have children, you could be feeling a bit (Apr 21st - May 21st) overworked and overwhelmed. If you don’t have children, perhaps the constraints and demands of your professional life are weighing heavily on your mind. Don’t worry - these feelings shall pass. Expect an opportunity to get free of the ties that bind. Even though it will only be a temporary respite, take advantage of it! (May 22nd - Jun 21st) Feeling grumpy lately? Don’t fret, because your bad mood won’t last. This attitude is unlike you. Co-workers notice your change in personality but still treat you with consideration and respect. You’re fortunate to be able to draw upon a considerable wealth of kindness and good karma that you have built up over the years. Your friends and loved ones treat your mood as an aberration. (June 22nd - July 23rd) How hard you have to work to achieve your purposes! It’s as though you carry around an overstuffed sandbag and each step requires a huge effort! This would be a good day to identify the source of the trouble. Ask if you aren’t sabotaging yourself and letting your subconscious resist the goals you have so Across Down deliberately set. (July 24th - Aug 23rd) 1- French girlfriend; 5- Church perch; 8- Conks out; 12- Actress Berry; 1- Cries of discovery; 2- Hindu lawgiver; 3- Robert of “The Sopranos”; 4- Mtn. You could have an urge to invent new things. 14- Scorch; 15- Amo, amas, ___; 16- On ___-to-know basis; 17- Roll stat; 5- Jury member; 6- Musical ability; 7- Remains of anything ruined; 8- You feel compelled to create something in the call response; 18- Annika Sorenstam’s org.; 19- Person that survives; Surrealist Salvador; 9- Suggest; 10- Bald, golden, or harpy; 11- Remains; 13- artistic or philosophical field. If only you’d give 21- Feeling cold; 23- Driver’s aid; 24- Reggae relative; 25- Affirmative Newspaper executive; 14- Foot covering; 20- Neckline shape; 22- “Aquarius” yourself enough time to pursue these ideas! answer; 26- Stealthy walk; 30- Flight of steps; 32- More healthy; musical; 24- Rock; 26- Not us; 27- Othello villain; 28- Scheme; 29- Barbershop Today, realize that concentration is the key to 33- Written history of a person’s life; 37- Alaska’s first governor; quartet member; 30- Nasal cavity; 31- Singer Bonnie; 33- Counterfeit; accomplishment. Put away periodicals, computers 38- Heavy metric weight; 39- Intestinal sections; 40- Soliloquy; 34- Entreaty; 35- Listen to; 36- Tibetan oxen; 38- Sled; 41- Tuneful Horne; and other such distractions and you might well be 42- Meat; 43- Puzzle in pictures; 44- Hitching posts?; 45- Fast flier; 42- Drowsy; 44- Tread the boards; 45- Begat; 46- Biscuitlike quick bread; 47- (Aug 24th - Sep 23rd) surprised by the wealth of inspiration. 48- Rejections; 49- “___ Ventura” was played by Jim Carrey; 50- Looks after; 49- Small batteries; 51- Catch some rays; 52- Used to be; 53- Cut Generally, you come up with the perfect, witty Swelling reducer; 52- Canal; 57- Barrett of gossip; 58- Earth goddess; the crop; 54- Fabric ridge; 55- Burrows and Vigoda; 56- Baseball’s “Walking answer one day too late. Impulse and intuition 60- Singer Bryson; 61- Breaks off; 62- Auto loan figs.; 63- Some locks; Man” Eddie; 59- Gibbon, e.g.; take a back seat to your excellent self-control. The 64- Writing table; 65- Maiden name indicator; 66- Nuisance; day ahead presents one opportunity to let go of the inhibition that sometimes stymies you. Yield to your instincts a little and see what happens. A little more socializing wouldn’t hurt, either.

R (Sep 24th - Oct 23rd) You think of yourself as fairly modern in your BEETLE BAILEY thinking, don’t you? But have you really been able to reject tradition entirely? Have you rid yourself of all the outmoded conventions that confined earlier generations? If not, today you’ll be inspired to revamp your role models and lighten your workload. Equality in the home is just as important as equality in the workplace. (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) There is some likelihood of a slight career conflict. You might have to deal with a co-worker who steps on your toes or runs roughshod over your gentle nature. Defend yourself with your favourite weapons - silence, laughter, and perspective. Let your adversary tangle himself or herself in desperate attempts to justify their behaviour.

(Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) For a few weeks now you’ve understood that each day brings its share of constraints. For example, today you could feel doubts about YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION your physical appearance. Are you questioning your attractiveness or your ability to make an impression on someone special? Did you use bad judgment at some point, and you’re now afraid that you’ve hurt your reputation? (Dec 22nd- Jan 20th) This is a day to think about your private life. Expect to be particularly sensitive to all kinds of demands from those close to you. You have the power to create greater harmony at home, specifically in your relationship. Take stock of everyone’s desires and consider any limitations in fulfilling them. Even if the answers aren’t found today, it will be useful to simply ask the questions. (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Today can be a relaxing day, provided you make the necessary effort to deal with material constraints. You would like nothing better than to spend much of the day planning fun activities for the future. But, alas, demands from your family, friends, or boss force you to concentrate on the here and now instead. Still, don’t abandon your pleasing ambitions altogether. There is a lot on your mind today. Over the last (Feb 20th - Mar 20th) three weeks you’ve analysed your relationships on a deep level. New people with attractive qualities How to play: could be tempting you to make a change. But is Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each this a good time in your life to start up friendships or love relationships? Are you willing to accept row across, each column down and each 9-box square the upheaval such changes would create? These contains all of the numbers from one to nine. are worthwhile questions to ask.

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Henson, Lyriq CINECO (20) : Daily At: 11.00 Am Bent, Danielle Nicolet + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 Pm CINECO (20) : Daily At: 11.00 SEEF (I) : Daily At: 12.30 + 3.15 + Am + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 Pm + 11.30 Pm SEEF (II) : Daily At: 11.30 Am A QUIET PLACE (Drama / + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 + Horror / Thriller) 12.00 Mn Starring: Emily Blunt, John Kra- SAAR : Daily At: 10.45 Am + sinski, Noah Jupe 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + DANA: Timings: 10:45,12:30,14 (11.15 Pm Thurs/Fri) 19 Thursday, April 5, 2018 :15,16:00,17:45,19:30,21:15,23:0 WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 10.30 0,00:45 Am + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 BLACKMAIL (Hindi/Action :15,16:00,17:45,19:30,21:15,23:0 CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.30 Am + 11.00 Pm Comedy/ Thriller ) 0,00:45 + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + Starring: Irrfan Khan, Kirti Kul- CINECO (20) : Daily At: 11.00 Am 9.45 Pm + 12.00 Mn + (12.30 Mn HURRICANE HEIST (Pg-13) hari, Urmila Matondkar + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 Thurs/Fri) Daily At (Vip Ii): 11.45 (Action/Crime/Thriller) DANA: Timings: 11:00,13:30,16:0 + 11.00 Pm + (1.00 Am Thurs/Fri) Am + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + Starring: Toby Kebbell, Maggie 0,18:30,21:00,23:30 SEEF (II) : Daily At: 10.30 Am + 11.00 Pm Grace, Ryan Kwanten CINECO (20) : Daily At: 11.45 Am 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 SEEF (II) : Daily At: 12.30 + 2.45 CINECO (20) : Daily At: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.45 + 8.45 + 11.45 Pm Pm + 12.00 Mn +(1.00 Am Thurs/ + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 Pm + + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + SEEF (I) : Daily At: 12.15 + 3.00 + Fri) (12.45 Mn Thurs/Fri) 11.45 Pm + (12.45 Mn Thurs/Fri) 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 Pm + (12.30 SAAR : Daily At: 12.15 + 2.30 + SAAR : Daily At: 12.00 + 2.15 + SEEF (II) : Daily At: 12.00 + 2.15 Mn Thurs/Fri) 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 Pm + (11.30 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + (11.15 Pm + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 Pm SAAR : Daily At: 8.15 + (11.00 Pm Pm Thurs/Fri) Thurs/Fri) WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 12.00 Thurs/Fri) WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 11.30 WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 12.15 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + WADI AL SAIL : Daily At: 12.15 + Am + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.15 Pm 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 Pm 9.30 + 11.30 Pm 11.30 Pm BLACK PANTHER (Pg-15) SUDANI FROM NIGERIA FERDINAND – 2D (Animation/ RAID ( Hindi / Crime / Drama ) (Action/Adventure/Thriller) (Malayalam/Comedy/Sport) Adventure/Comedy) Starring: Ajay Devgn, Ileana Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Starring: Aneesh Menon, Soubin Starring: John Cena, Kate Mckin- D’cruz, Saanand Verma Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Shahir, Samuel Abiola Robinson non, Bobby Cannavale DANA: Timings: 11:15,13:30,15:4 Nyong’o DANA: Timings: 11:00,13:15,15:3 DANA: Timings: 5,18:00,20:15,22:30,00:45 CINECO (20) : Daily At: 12.15 + 0,17:45,20:00,22:15,00:30 10:45,15:00,19:15 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 Pm SEEF (I) : Daily At: 11.30 Am + TYLER PERRY’S ACRIMONY ( SEEF (II) : Daily At: 2.15 + 7.00 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 Pm + JUMANJI: WELCOME TO Thriller ) + 11.45 Pm 12.00 Mn THE JUNGLE – 2D (Action / Starring: Taraji P. 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But Variety (Arabic/Comedy) Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen CINECO (20) : Daily At: 12.15 + Panther showcased black than $100 million, and with said the film was “wildly uneven, Starring: Ramez Galal Reham DANA: Timings: 11:30,14:00,16:3 A 4.45 + 9.15 Pm excellence in the form of a such a multi-racial cast. weirdly suspenseless, and totally Haggag Bayoumi Fouad 0,19:00,21:30,00:00 superhero movie, A Wrinkle in Oprah Winfrey, Mindy all over the place,” while the Los DANA: Timings: CINECO (20) : Daily At: 10.30 Am SHERLOCK GNOMES (Pg) Time is hoping to do the same Kaling and Reese Witherspoon Angeles Times liked the “sheer 10:45,14:45,18:45 + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 Pm + (Animation/Adventure/ through a beloved American play the three supernatural exuberance” of the movie but CINECO (20) : Daily At: 11.00 Am 12.00 Mn Comedy) children’s novel. beings who help guide Meg wished it was “more focused, + 2.30 + 6.00 + 9.30 Pm SEEF (II) : Daily At: 1.15 + 6.15 + Starring: Emily Blunt, Johnny Directed by Ava DuVernay, Murry (Storm Reid), a 13-year- more disciplined.” SEEF (II) : Daily At: 12.15 + 5.00 11.15 Pm Depp, James Mcavoy the Disney movie transforms old who loves physics, in a Tim Grierson of Screen + 9.45 Pm SEEF (II) : Daily At: 11.00 Am + author Madeleine L’Engle’s search for her missing father International said: “Director I KILL GIANTS ( Drama / 2.30 + 6.00 + 9.30 Pm 1962 tale of science fiction, that involves saving the Ava DuVernay emphasises an TOMB RAIDER: 2D ( Action / Fantasy / Thriller ) adolescent angst and universe from impending evil. emotional clarity and narrative Adventure ) Starring: Zoe Saldana, Imogen HICHKI (Pg) (Hindi/Drama/ imagination into a vision of However, early reviews for simplicity that allows the book’s Starring: Alicia Vikander, Hannah Poots, Jennifer Ehle Comedy) black female empowerment. the movie have been mixed. sci-fi examination of friendship, John-Kamen, Walton Goggins DANA: Timings: 11:00, 13:00, Starring: Rani Mukerji, Asif The film also marks the first Movie critics praised the visual family and forgiveness to DANA: Timings: 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 21:00, 23:00, Basra, Supriya Pilgaonkar time a woman of color has imagination of A Wrinkle in Time resonate with almost mythic 12:30,16:30,20:30,22:45 01:00 SEEF (I) : Daily At: 11.00 Am directed a Hollywood action and its messages of diversity force.” (firstpost) CINECO (20) : Daily At (Imax SEEF (II) : Daily At: 11.00 Am + + 1.15 + 3.30 + 5.45 + 8.00 + 3D): 10.30 Am + 1.00 + 3.30 + 4.00 + 9.00 Pm 10.15 Pm 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 Pm Daily At: 20 Thursday, April 5, 2018 a #PollToday Egypt to hold long-awaited local elections next year Cairo Democratic Party, the ruling Duterte gypt plans to hold its first party of the Mubarak era. local elections in a decade Local elections were Islamic State militants have inE the first half of next year, scheduled for the first quarter restated their loyalty to the group’s leader Abu Bakr the state news agency MENA of last year, prime minister al-Baghdadi. Do you think he is reported yesterday. Sherif Ismail told parliament alive? Egypt has been without in March 2016, but they did wants to Yes No Cant Say local councils since June not take place. Parliament is 2011, when a court dissolved now expected to pass a law them after the popular that will allow the local polls uprising that ended the to be held. 30-year rule of Hosni “The local elections will Mubarak. Government- be held during the first restart appointed officials have run half of 2019 after the local local affairs without council administrative draft law oversight since then. is passed by parliament,” International Criminal Court The last local elections parliamentary spokesman in The Hague to investigate the deaths last week of 18 in 2008 were won Salah Hassaballah told Palestinians during protests overwhelmingly by the reporters, according to peace near Gaza’s border with Israel,” now dissolved National MENA. (Reuters)

Ahmed Aboul-Gheit head of the Arab League talks with Oil spill fire chokes port city of Indonesia, four dead Saudi says oil unaffected Maoist by attack on tanker rebels

Manila a presidential adviser on rebellions have plagued large hilippine President the peace process, said in parts of the south of the Saudi Arabia shrugged off a Rodrigo Duterte a statement, citing Duterte. Catholic-majority country. Yemeni rebel missile attack Pyesterday asked his cabinet The president had told his The defence ministry and A tug boat tries to extinguish fire from a burning on one of its oil tankers in to work on a ceasefire with government “to work on the the military said in separate oil tanker in Balikpapan, Indonesia. the Red Sea saying it had Maoist rebels in order to resumption of peace talks” statements, they would zero impact on the king- resume peace negotiations, and stressed the importance support the resumption of Jakarta “The city is in an dom’s crude exports. four months after he called of first “forging a ceasefire talks provided the rebels aters off an Indonesian emergency situation because off talks and vowed to crush agreement to stop mutual agreed to a truce and to stop port city reek like a gas of the oil spill and the bay the insurgents. attacks and fighting while extortion. Egypt sentences 35 to stationW after an oil spill and is now like a gas station,” Duterte had campaigned talks are underway”, Dureza The founder and leader of life on terror charges fire that killed four people Fadli said. “We have warned in 2016 on a promise to end said. the communist movement, Egypt sentenced 35 alleged over the weekend, an official workers and residents the nearly 50-year Maoist The government and the Jose Maria Sison, who lives Muslim Brotherhood mem- said Wednesday. around the bay to refrain rebellion, which has killed communists’ political wing, in exile in the Netherlands bers to life in prison for alleg- Balikpapan city secretary from lighting cigarettes and more than 40,000 people, the National Democratic welcomed the president’s edly forming “terrorist cells” Sayid Fadli said that the city make safety the priority.” by finding a political Front, have been in on-again, overture, saying the to attack security forces and on the island of Borneo was Four people died after the solution but he abandoned off-again negotiations since communists were “open state institutions. in its third day of a state fuel caught fire on Saturday, peace efforts in November 1986. Norway has brokered and ready to resume peace of emergency following filling skies around the city complaining of repeated some talks. negotiations”. Moscow mall fire kills the weekend spill around with choking black smoke. rebel attacks. The communist insurgency “We hope that from here Semayang Port. One person is missing. On Wednesday, he has stunted economic on we can make steady and one revived the idea of talks. development in several significant advances on the One person has died in a fire “Let’s give this another resource-rich provinces, road of realizing peace,” he at a shopping mall in east- last chance,” Jesus Dureza, just as Muslim separatist said. (Reuters) ern Moscow on Wednesday, TASS news agency said, citing Russian rocket tests force medical staff. partial closing of Baltic Sea China lists $50bn of US goods US adds Pakistan party Riga Baltic Sea, including live fire to terror list ussia began testing drills to practice hitting air Rmissiles with live and sea targets. it might hit with 25 pct tariff The United States has placed munitions in the Baltic Sea “It is a demonstration a small Pakistani political yesterday, alarming Latvia, of force,” Latvia’s Prime Beijing increase to take effect and said it to hand over technology. party on its list of foreign a member of NATO, which Minister Maris Kucinskis hina yesterday issued will depend on what President President Donald Trump terrorist groups, calling it a says the drills have forced it told Reuters. “It is hard a $50 billion list of U.S. Donald Trump does about U.S. says the U.S. lost a trade war front for the militants behind to partly shut down Baltic to comprehend that it goodsC including soybeans plans to raise duties on a similar with China “years ago.” the 2008 Mumbai attacks. commercial airspace. can happen so close and small aircraft for possible amount of Chinese goods. In a tweet Wednesday after For more, catch us The Russian defence to (our) country,” he tariff hikes in an escalating Beijing’s list of 106 products China’s announcement, Trump online at: ministry said on Monday said. and potentially damaging included the biggest U.S. said: “We are not in a trade war that its Baltic Fleet, based Latvian officials said technology dispute with exports to China, reflecting its with China, that war was lost www.newsofbahrain.com in its European exclave of Russia is not breaking any Washington. intense sensitivity to the dispute many years ago by the foolish, /nobonline Kaliningrad, was preparing international rules and has The country’s tax agency over American complaints that or incompetent, people who /newsofbahrain for routine training in the the right to exercise. gave no date for the 25 percent it pressures foreign companies represented the U.S.” (AP) SPORTS Thursday, April 5, 2018 21 Futsal in line with HM King’s vision DT News Network affirmed that the first-ever books is a fruition of HM the and functions,” HH Shaikh Commander, First Deputy Manama Bahrain International Futsal King’s support to sports. Nasser said, noting that such Prime Minister. H Shaikh Nasser bin Challenge which kicked off “Recording a new time initiatives enhance the gains Furthermore, HH Shaikh Hamad Al Khalifa, on March 30 and went on of 23:45:08 hours in the of Bahraini sport and give Nasser praised the efforts of RepresentativeH of His Majesty for continuous 24 hours was Challenge en route to enable us the impetus for further HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad the King for Charity Works online with vision of King Bahrain secures a Guinness work to achieve the visions Al Khalifa, First Deputy and Youth Affairs, Chairman Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, world records title confirms of HM the King and HRH Chairman of the Supreme of the Supreme Council to gather young people from the Kingdom’s unique Prince Khalifa bin Salman Council for Youth and Sports, for Youth and Sports, different walks of life. position at sports level. Al Khalifa, Prime Minister President of Bahrain Athletics President of Bahrain Olympic HH Shaikh Nasser stated Moreover, it stresses the and HRH Prince Salman bin Association in developing Committee (BOC), the Royal that the Entry of the Kingdom role of Bahraini youth in the Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown sports in the Kingdom of HH Shaikh Nasser Charity Organisation (RCO), of Bahrain in Guinness record success of all sports activities Prince and Deputy Supreme Bahrain. MMA Athletes from 6 nations to be featured Manama will be come the first rave Combat Federation champion from Brazil to Brazil hails will feature athletes defend the championship Bfrom six nations competing while Brave Combat in Brazil. Apart from Brazil, Federation is also introducing athletes from Canada, France the interim championship Egypt, South Africa and title for the first time in the Lebanon will be featured in promotion. Brave for the fight night. The eleventh edition of the This event also features two event will have twelve fights Middle Eastern stars fighting scheduled with Arnold Quero in Brazil under the promotion from France facing Caio for the very first time. The Gregorio in the opening bout fight card is also noted for of the night. The fight night progressive the two championship titles will take place on 13 April being contested during the at the Mineirao Stadium’s fight night. Terrace at Belo Horizonte, Klidson Farias de Abreau Brazil. steps Lucas Martins Manama events hosted by Brave and has develop business relations Brave 11. ingdom of Bahrain was come with a 70 per cent finish and cultural exchange. Klidson will become the praised by athletes and ratio while maintaining 90pc Till date Brave Combat first champion from Brazil to Kthe MMA community for the win rate by Brazilian fighters. Federation has two champions defend his championship. initiatives led by Brave Combat The initiatives brought crowned from Brazil. This The main event is also Federation for the development forward by the promotion includes Klidson Farias unique due to the inclusion of of the sport of Mixed Martial was appreciated by the de Abreau from the Light two Brazilian fighters fighting Arts in Brazil. legends of the sport including Heavyweight division and for the Interim Championship Brazil is set to host the Wanderlei Silva, Frankie Carlston Harris from the title for the first time in the eleventh edition of Brave Edgar and Cris Cyborg. The Welterweight division. history of the promotion. Combat Federation at Belo events hosted gave exposure Klidson Farias de Abreau will The fight night will take Horizonte. Till date 35 fighters to the initiatives by Bahrain be defending his championship place on April 13 at Belo from Brazil have competed in in the region and helped to against Matt Baker during Horizonte, Brazil. Bahrain National Judo team claim bronze medal in Cairo DT News Network Manama ahrain’s national judo team had an honourable finish Boverall at the Arab Clubs Judo Championship in Cairo, Egypt. The nationals took the competition’s bronze medal during the week-long tournament, held Cairo Stadium’s dome. Host country Egypt were the overall champions, followed by runners-up Algeria, and Bahrain third. The three-member Bahrain team was spearheaded by Fayez Adel and Mohammed Farhan, who each took a bronze medal in the +100kg and 60kg, Abdulrahman Askar welcomes members of the Bahrain judo team Abdulrahman Askar receives a flower bouquet respectively, in addition to Jordan, the UAE, Algeria, Saudi and Sports assistant general Askar congratulated the team regional level. Works and Youth Affairs, Mahmood Saeed. Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Libya secretary and Bahrain Olympic on this results, which underlines He conveyed the greetings Supreme Council for Youth More than 180 players across and Bahrain. Committee (BOC) general the development of judo in the and congratulations of HH and Sports Chairman, and different age groups represented On return, the Bahrainis secretary Abdulrahman Askar country and the ability of the Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al committee president to the clubs from 13 Arab countries were given a warm welcome as well as other top sports Bahraini athletes to compete Khalifa, representative of His team, and his best wishes for at the event, including Egypt, by Supreme Council for Youth officials. with the best candidates on the Majesty the King for Charity them in future competitions. 22 Thursday, April 5, 2018

Manama era, winning in 2014, 2015 and 2016. errari inflicted defeat on Mercedes However, Vettel stopped the rot in 2017, for the second year in a row in gifting Ferrari their fifth victory at the FMelbourne. Only this time, rather than circuit. the Prancing Horse outracing them, the Hamilton, Vettel and Valtteri Bottas Silver Arrows were the masters of their all led at different stages of last year’s race, own downfall. and based on what we saw in Melbourne, F1 warms up Having found the software bug that we could witness similar again this year. led to their strategic miscalculation, The potential jokers in the pack are Mercedes will not let that happen again. Red Bull. Team Principal Christian But Lewis Hamilton - the man who lost Horner insists his team can mix it with victory in Australia - expects Ferrari Mercedes and Ferrari after showing to be “rapid” in the heat of Bahrain, strong pace in clear air in Australia, suggesting round two of a record- and the team have twice triumphed in breaking 21-race season will be even Bahrain, in 2012 and 2013. But will they with a trip closer in pure pace terms. suffer with a power deficit? And a two-team fight could become Behind ‘the big three’, Haas lived up to a three-team fight if Red Bull can show their billing as the likely surprise package the same speed over a full race that in Melbourne and were on course to Daniel Ricciardo displayed as he set the finish fourth and fifth before cross- fastest lap in Melbourne. Bring it on... threaded wheelnuts conspired against them. The form book Team Principal Guenther Steiner has to desert Until last season, Mercedes had been vowed to ramp up pit stop practice in control at Sakhir during the V6 ahead of this weekend to avoid a repeat.

The stats that matter Hamilton may have seen victory slip through his fingers in Australia, but second place was enough to stretch his point-scor- ing streak to 26 races. Another top 10 finish in Bahrain will equal Kimi Raikkonen’s all-time record.

Speaking of Raikkonen, victory this weekend would move him ahead of Mika Hakkinen as the most successful Finnish driver in terms of race wins. The duo are currently tied on 20.

After making it to 100 career podiums in Melbourne, Vettel will make a bit more history this weekend by joining the 200 race starts club - the 18th driver to do so.

For the superstitious out there, victory in Bahrain takes on even greater importance as nine of the previous 13 winners in the desert have gone on to win the drivers’ title..

Hamilton failed to convert pole into victory for the fifth time in seven attempts in Melbourne. In Bahrain, he has converted one of two poles into victory. If he can improve that record this weekend, he will surpass Michael Schumacher’s record of 40 wins from pole.

Hala Bahrain offers special welcome DT News Network Bahrain for the 3-day event. This they arrive until their departure. Our Manama includes practice and qualifying Kingdom has been upholding those ahrain International Circuit (BIC) rounds on April 6-7 and the Grand values ever since hosting the first F1 has signed an agreement with Prix on April 8. race back in 2004, greeting visitors BHala Bahrain company to provide “This partnership between BIC every year at BIC and BIA in our meet and assist services during the and Hala Bahrain will enhance trademark way. Formula One Gulf Air Grand Prix the reception experience for our “This commitment to our 2018, the airport’s operator and Formula One guests at the airport,” hospitality values has generated a managing body, Bahrain Airport BIC Chief Executive Shaikh Salman lot of praise from officials, drivers, Company (BAC), announced. bin Isa Al Khalifa said. “It’s also and international visitors alike. Hala Bahrain will provide an important partnership because Our agreement with Hala Bahrain its premium services to all F1 Bahrain is renowned for being a reinforces this commitment, ensuring stakeholders, including the drivers hospitable country that maintains its that we maintain this caliber of and officials, VIPs, and members of tradition of receiving guests with a hospitality, which is the exceptional the media, who will be coming to warm welcome from the moment level of quality that BIC demands.” Thursday, April 5, 2018 23

Bahrain fan-favourite Fernando Alonso of McLaren is looking to build Fernando Alonso (file pic) from his fifth-place finish at the season-opening race in Australia

DT News Network – these two races in Bahrain and this grand prix so unique,” he said. Manama Shanghai are tough on the cars and “Bahrain is a great venue – it’s where ith the Formula 1 Gulf Air it’s important that we maintain good I started my F1 career when I filled Marcus Bahrain Grand Prix being only reliability if we are to maximise our in for Fernando as reserve driver in Ericsson and theW second round of the 2018 FIA potential. The competition is very 2016, and it’s an important race for us Charles Leclerc Formula 1 World Championship, strong and we need to keep pushing thanks to our shareholders,” (file pic) many teams and drivers know that forward for more points.” he said. there is still plenty to be done to get Teammate Stoffel Sauber pair the best out of their challengers. Vandoorne is excited Marcus Ericsson Bahrain fan-favourite and three- about racing both and Charles time winner at BIC Fernando Alonso in daylight and Leclerc are of McLaren is looking to build from under floodlights, Stoffel both hopeful his fifth-place finish at the season- with BIC being Vandoorne of getting opening race in Australia. one of only a (file pic) positive “I’m already really excited to head few locations on results in to Bahrain and get back in the car,” the Formula 1 Bahrain. a track that I know very well. I have to go to Bahrain. I know the track Alonso said. “Australia gave us a calendar where “Off been there a lot of times and enjoy from last year when I raced there in positive feeling and I hope we can you can do so. to the first driving on it. The track has different Formula 2, and have great memories. continue that momentum as we head “Racing from back-to-back challenges to it, one being the sand I had one of my best races there. The into these back-to-back races. day to night always of the year,” said surrounding it.” track is interesting. Let’s see what the “We mustn’t get complacent feels special and makes Ericsson. “Bahrain is Leclerc commented: “I’m excited next race will bring.”

BIC Chairman Welcomes F1 CEO 02 Bahrain Grand Prix Sakhir DT News Network Apr 6-8 Distance: 57 laps – 308.238km Lap: 5.412km Manama rif Rahimi, Chairman of 6 250 4 165 Bahrain International Circuit, 3 120 1 2 Ayesterday welcomed Chase 4 13 Carey, Chief Executive Officer 8 305 7 300 and Chairman of The Formula 5 One Group, on his arrival to the 5 210 6 7 285 Kingdom of Bahrain ahead of the 12 Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain 6 270 6 280 4 200 Grand Prix. 7 290 7 Upon his arrival, Rahimi 7 280 emphasised the strong relationship 8 5 255 5 230 between the BIC and Liberty Media 3 9 8 310 as they continue their pursuit to 2 10 11 deliver an ever-improving race 4 180 spectacle for the pinnacle of global Pit lane 6 270 8 320 3 135 14 motorsport. exciting changes to F1 in 2018. In which underlines our long-term 15 1 Arif Rahimi, Chairman of the particular, we are delighted that commitment to the sport. Last 4 200 Bahrain International Circuit, the Pirelli Hot Laps programme year, F1 delivered a USD95 million 2 90 8 330 8 315 3 6 250 said: “We welcome Chase Carey will be launched this weekend. direct boost to the Kingdom, BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT and the rest of the Liberty senior Together with the new Grid Kids with considerably higher indirect management team to Bahrain, initiative, there is no doubt that benefits felt throughout the year. Sea level 0.9m ahead of the second race of the F1 is progressing in the right “I take this opportunity to also -16m season at the Bahrain International direction, bringing fans much welcome the teams and officials Circuit. closer to the action. to the Kingdom, who are all well Turn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 “Over the last year, together “Formula 1 continues to underway with their preparations Timing DRS DRS activation 6 Gear 150 Km/h 1 with other F1 race promoters, we deliver strong economic benefits for what we expect to be a hugely sector detection zone have been working closely with to the Kingdom of Bahrain, exciting weekend of racing and Source: FIA DRS: Drag Reduction System © GRAPHIC NEWS Liberty on many of the new and which is one of the many reasons entertainment.” F1 warms up P22 with a trip to desert SPORTS 2424 Thursday, April 5, 2018 Global launch of Pirelli Hot Laps today

DT News Network chance to be driven around the track to all those with three- Pierre Gasly of Toro Rosso Action on Manama by a F1 driver. This is scheduled for day tickets to the Grand track begins on ahrain International 4.20pm. Prix weekend will be held from Friday in all three Circuit (BIC) is set to Also for F1 Experiences guests will 5pm to 6.45pm. championships. Bhost the global launch of be a Pit Lane Walk and a Truck Tour. Members of the F1 family the Formula 1 Pirelli Hot The pit walk will be held from 7.15pm continued to arrive Wednesday. Live performances to showcase Laps today as a part of the to 7.45pm, to be followed by the truck Among those seen touching down world-class artists Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air tour from 7.45pm to 8.15pm. at Bahrain International Airport were The live performances over the Bahrain Grand Prix. The F1 Experiences are happening Finn Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes, Bahrain Grand Prix weekend In leading up to the for the first time ever in Bahrain. Canadian Lance Stroll of Williams will include shows by legendary official start of the weekend’s The Pit Walk allows fans to have and Frenchman Pierre Gasly of Toro musician Carlos Santana, popular events, a lucky group of fans an amazing look into what happens Rosso. singer-songwriter Benjamin Booker Lance Stroll of Williams will be treated to a series of in a F1 team’s garage and along the Officials from F1 and the and electronic dance music duo exclusive activities under F1 pit lane. Those who take part might international Automobile Federation Disclosure. All three are making their Experiences – one of them even be lucky enough to catch one (FIA) also continued to arrive, as debut concerts in Bahrain. being the all-new Hot Laps – as of the sport’s star drivers make an well as those participating in the Santana will be taking to the stage BIC and F1 aim to bring fans appearance in the pits. weekend’s two support series, namely on the Friday night of the Grand Prix closer to the sport. The Truck Tour includes a parade the FIA Formula 2 Championship weekend, while Benjamin Booker and The F1 Pirelli Hot Laps offers around the circuit in open-top buses. and the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Disclosure will be putting on back-to- motorsport lovers a mind-boggling Also today, a Pit Lane Walk open Middle East. back shows on Saturday night.

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