Dive Bahrain to Be Opened Tomorrow
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P16 Weekender ‘Vikings’ Katheryn Winnick to star next with Liam Neeson 14 CELEBS inside pages 7-10 WORLD 5 Putin, Modi vow to boost military, trade ties Ashoora holidays Manama Dive Bahrain to be opened tomorrow is Royal Highness a group of diving professionals preparation to organise trips to HPrince Khalifa bin Sal- The ministry from registered dive centres, the park and offer a safe and en- man Al Khalifa the Prime • who were able to ensure all joyable experience to the public. Minister issued a circular announced that the dive safety requirements are fully In its next phase, the dive park for Ashoora holidays. The park will be open to the met to guarantee a safe diving will include several structures in Kingdom’s ministries, di- public on Saturday. experience and environment addition to the aircraft, such as a rectorates and public in- necessary for the public. replica of a traditional Bahraini stitutions will be closed on Manama During the official opening pearl merchant’s house, which Monday September 9 and ceremony, the Minister of In- is being overseen and spon - Tuesday September 10. dustry, Commerce and Tourism, sored by Diyar Al Muharraq, he official opening of the Zayed Al Zayani, the Chief Ex- an artificial coral reef and other world’s largest under- ecutive of the Supreme Council sculptures that will be fabricat- Indirect talks begin Twater theme park, Dive for Environment, Dr Moham- ed and submerged to provide a Jeddah Bahrain, will take place tomor- med Mubarak Bin Daina along safe haven for coral reef growth row, following the completion of with a number of professional and a habitat for sustainable ma- the initial phase of the project, divers will carry out an inaugu- rine life. emen’s government of- comprising the submerging of a ral dive in the park to experience The eco-friendly park will Yficials have started talks 70-meter long Boeing 747, 20-22 the magnificent underwater air- A diver carrying out inspections as part of final preparations at the project site. also provide researchers with with the country’s southern meters below the water North craft structure. rich information and data on separatists of the Southern of Bahrain, to become the first The ministry announced that dive experience with any of the listed centres on the website marine ecology and biology, and Transitional Council (STC) in attraction of the 100,000 square the dive park will be open to the registered dive centres listed on are the only registered ones, and will enhance environmental Jeddah in a bid to end fight- metre theme park area. public on Saturday, 07 Septem- the website www.divebahrain. have all participated in an orien- awareness on the importance ing in Aden and other south- Prior to the official opening, ber 2019, welcoming those who com. tation dive and are familiarised of preserving marine life, it is ern provinces, a Yemeni offi- the dive park was inspected by wish to book their underwater The ministry added that the with key rules and regulations in learnt. cial said on Wednesday. The delegation, which land- ed in the Kingdom on Tuesday, is headed by Aidroos Al-Zu- 1,000 civilians baidi, the council’s leader. Quds Force backed Its arrival comes after • dead in Syria over Saudi Arabia called for talks both Assad and four months in the Kingdom to restore Hizbollah through calm to southern Yemen af- crude oil shipments. ter fighting between the STC Tightening and government troops last Trump said month. Iran wants• to negotiate and reach an agreement Google to pay but Washington will $170m fine not lift sanctions Ms Bachelet Los Angeles against Tehran. the noose Beirut oogle’s YouTube agreed London US aims to drive Iranian oil exports to zero he UN human rights Gon Wednesday to pay a Tchief says her office $170 million fine and limit he United States yester- Department said in a statement. has tallied more than 1,000 ads on kids’ videos to settle day sanctioned an “oil for Also hit were subsidiaries of an civilian deaths in Syria over claims that the company vio- Tterror” network of firms, Indian company with an interest the last four months, the lated children’s privacy laws. ships and individuals allegedly in the Adrian Darya, the Iranian majority of them due to air- The world’s largest vid- directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolu- tanker suspected of carrying oil strikes and ground attacks eo-sharing site agreed to tionary Guard Corps that supplied for Syria that has been cruising the by President Bashar Assad’s pay the fine, which is a re- Syria with oil worth hundreds of Mediterranean since its release forces and their allies. cord for a children’s priva- millions of dollars in breach of US from detention by British author- Michelle Bachelet, the cy case, to the US Federal sanctions. ities off Gibraltar in July, it said. UN High Commissioner for Trade Commission (FTC) The US action intensified a The Treasury Department’s Of- Human Rights, says 1,089 and New York State for “maximum pressure” campaign The US sanctioned a sprawling network of firms, ships and individuals allegedly fice of Foreign Assets Control ac- civilians were killed in the failing to obtain parental aimed at driving to zero Iran’s oil directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. tion froze any assets in the United war-battered country be- consent in collecting data exports, the country’s main source States of the designated entities tween April 29 and August on kids under the age of 13, of income, and almost certainly ing its compliance with the 2015 and generally prohibited US cit- 29, including 304 children. the FTC said. will increase tensions that erupted agreement in a bid to pressure Eu- izens or companies from doing She said nearly all — 1,031 See Page 12 when President Donald Trump ropean countries to compensate it business with them. — were reportedly attribut- withdrew last year from an inter- for the severe damage done to its The department said that the able to government forces national accord designed to stop economy by multiple rounds of US Quds Force, the IRGC’s elite foreign and their allies in Idlib and Tehran from producing nuclear sanctions. Tehran was expected to 16 paramilitary and espionage arm, Hama provinces. Another weapons. announce further breaches some- Iranian entities come and Hizbollah, the Iranian-backed 58 were caused by “non- under the US sanctions Trump said Iran wants to nego- time this month. along with 10 people Lebanese militia movement, profit- state actors.” DON’T MISS IT tiate and reach an agreement but The 10 individuals blacklisted and 11 vessels. ed financially by supplying Iranian Bachelet was speaking Washington will not lift sanctions on Wednesday included Rostam oil and petroleum products, mostly to reporters in Geneva on against Tehran. Qasemi, a former Iranian oil min- to Syria, that this spring alone were Wednesday to go over her Iran has been gradually reduc- ister, and his son, the US Treasury worth more than $750 million. first year in office. Security beefed 03 up for Ashoora processions RARE GUEST Asian trucker 04 held over fatal accident Black bear found resting in lodge washroom Helena life and Parks for keeping our guests According to the lodge, the bear was Hong Kong safe, while recognising what a once-in- removed from Gallatin Canyon by wild- 05 withdraws yearling black bear found its way a-lifetime experience it was,” Buck’s T-4 life officials, to be relocated to another extradition bill through a window and into the Lodge posted on Facebook. area of Montana and later released. A ladies room at a hotel in Big Sky, In the video - which has so far been David O’Connor, co-owner and gen- 210 fils (includes VAT) Montana. shared more than a thousand times on eral manager of Buck’s T-4 Lodge, told The bear was discovered sprawling Facebook - wildlife officials can be seen CNN: “We heard a bit of a racket in on the bathroom countertop, apparently preparing a tranquiliser and later carry- the lobby... Sure enough, the bear had unfazed by its surroundings. ing the sleeping bear out of the property, found a window with enough of an “Huge shoutout to Gallatin County as guests rush to capture the moment on The young bear didn’t seem fazed by its opening to get into the ladies’ room by Sheriff’s Office and Montana Fish, Wild- their phones. surroundings. the lobby.” THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 02 The Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, yesterday received the newly appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Roderick Drummond, at Riffa Palace. The Deputy King welcomed Drummond to Bahrain, highlighting the long-standing strategic ties between Bahrain and the UK, and the importance of further advancing bilateral collaboration across all sectors to benefit both countries and their people. The Deputy King and HE Drummond reviewed a number of regional and international issues of common interest, including the key role played by the UK and other allies in upholding regional safety and stability.