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Ethiopia’s army On success track chief killed Arab League renews Addis Ababa pledge to give thiopia’s army chief of Estaff and the head of the northern state of Amhara Palestinians $100m were killed in two separate but related attacks when a general tried to seize control The Arab League of Amhara in an attempted • coup, the prime minister’s initially pledged in office said yesterday. April to pay a $100 50 billion American dollars Amhara state president million to plug the is the amount planned Ambachew Mekonnen and gap left when Israel to be raised for the his adviser were shot dead blocked tax transfers. Palestinians as per the and the state’s attorney gen- proposed Middle East eral was wounded in the re- peace plan. gional capital of Bahir Dar Riyadh on Saturday evening, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s of- he Arab League yesterday fice said in a statement. reaffirmed its pledge to to be presented next week in In a separate attack the Tpay $100 million a month Bahrain aims to raise more than same night, Ethiopia’s army to the Palestinian Authority, a $50 billion for the Palestinians Chief of Staff Seare Mekon- day after Washington unveiled and create one million jobs for nen and a retired general its Middle East peace plan. them within a decade. were both shot dead in Arab finance ministers who Israel collects taxes on behalf Seare’s home in Addis Aba- met in Cairo renewed a prom- of the Palestinian Authority, but ba by his bodyguard. The ise first made in April to boost withheld $138 million in trans- two attacks were linked, the “the Palestinian Authority’s fers in February over Palestinian statement said. See Page 5 budget with a $100 million payments to political prisoners The Labour and Social Development Ministry yesterday held the graduation ceremony for the 20th batch students of monthly transfer... as it faces jailed for attacks against Israelis. rehabilitation, academic and vocational centres at Shaikhan Al Farsi Centre for Total Communication. Patronised by financial burdens,” a statement The Arab League initially Erdogan’s ruling the Labour and Social Development Minister and Chairman of the High Committee for Disabled People Care, Jameel said. pledged in April to pay a $100 Humaidan, the ceremony was attended by the committee members, representatives of NGOs related to people with On Saturday, the United States million to plug the gap left when AKP loses again disabilities, and the graduates’ parents. said its Middle East peace plan Israel blocked tax transfers. Istanbul

urkey’s ruling party has Tlost control of Istanbul after a re-run of the city’s mayoral election, latest results show. The candidate for the main opposition party, Ekrem Imamoglu, won 54 Another terror strike per cent of the vote with nearly all ballots counted. He won a surprise vic - One dead, seven injured in Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport tory in March which was annulled after the ruling AK party complained of irregu- son was killed and seven others ened regional tensions with Iran, larities. The Iran-aligned injured in a Houthi attack on which Saudi Arabia has accused His opponent, ex- PM • Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport. of supplying sophisticated weap- Binali Yildirim, has conced- Houthis have stepped “A terrorist attack by the Ira- ons to the Houthis. ed. President Recep Tayyip up missile and drone nian-backed Houthi militia took The Iran-aligned Houthis Erdogan congratulated the attacks on Saudi cities place at Abha international air- have stepped up missile and winner. See Page 7 in the past month. port, through which thousands drone attacks on Saudi cities of civilian passengers pass daily. in the past month amid rising A Syrian national died and sev- tension between Iran and the The Saudi-led en civilians were wounded,” the United States. military• coalition coalition said in a statement car- The Saudi-led military coali- has targeted Houthi ried by Saudi Press Agency. tion has targeted Houthi military military sites around Col Al Maliki did not say what sites around the capital Sanaa DON’T MISS IT type of weapon was used in the It is the second time Houthi terrorists have targeted Abha Airport this month. and Hodeidah port city. the capital Sanaa and attack. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Brit- Hodeidah port city. Earlier this month, at least port for cross-border terrorism. Human Rights Watch de - ain and the United States, in a 26 people were injured when a The coalition said the injured nounced the June 12 strike as an joint statement published by the Riyadh Houthi missile fired from Yemen in the first attack were all civil- apparent “war crime”, urging the Saudi Embassy in Washington Focus on hit the same airport. ians of different nationalities and Houthis to immediately stop all yesterday, voiced concern about 02 Kenya ties rab coalition spokesman After the attack, the coalition included two Saudi children and attacks on civilian infrastructure the escalation in Houthi attacks Col Turki Al Maliki said vowed a firm response and said three women - a Saudi, a Yemeni in Saudi Arabia. - without any mention of the Lawmakers Ayesterday that one per- the attack proved Tehran’s sup- and an Indian. The attacks come amid height- latest drone launches. ‘asked 75 questions’ to SUPPORT VOW 03 ministers in the fifth legislative term UK could consider joining Trump in war on Iran Defendants London attack on Iran in the wake of been ‘cocked and loaded’ but who jumped an unmanned US drone being added: ‘I am in no hurry.’ red light pay ritain will consider join- shot down. Tensions have escalated be- 04 ing a US military assault The Pentagon targeted com- We will stand by the tween the two countries ever fines to evade Bon Iran, Jeremy Hunt puter systems used to control United States as our since the US withdrew last imprisonment said last night. Tehran’s missile and rocket strongest ally, but of year from a nuclear pact. The Foreign Secretary con- systems, intelligence sources course we have to consider Washington has blamed the firmed the UK would consid- said. any requests for military Islamic Revolutionary Guard er requests for support ‘on a Donald Trump had earlier support on a case-by-case for attacking two tankers case-by-case basis’. backed away from unleashing basis. in the Strait of Hormuz – a Washington has already a major bombing campaign. key oil shipping route – this MR HUNT mounted a full-scale cyber He said the US military had month. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 02

Finance Minister receives FDPM Fellowship winners

Shaikh Salman with FDPM Fellowship winners.

Manama roundtable discussion, at Gudai- King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. sion and ambition demonstrat- Prime Minister. on MOFNE’s scope of work, in- biya Palace. He highlighted that over the ed by the fellows, adding that He noted that the comprehen- cluding the various initiatives he Minister of Finance During the discussion, the past four years the programme such mindsets develop future sive programme further provides undertaken to further enhance and National Economy minister highlighted that the has successfully provided the leaders that contribute to the fellows with an understanding the Kingdom’s national economy. T(MOFNE), Shaikh Salman FDPM Fellowship continues to necessary innovative skills and Kingdom’s development, in line of the policy development pro- He concluded by thanking the bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, yesterday enhance the skill-set and capa- expertise needed by the national with the vision of HRH Prince cesses that take place within gov- programme’s administrators, and welcomed the fourth intake of bilities of Bahraini nationals, in workforce to further develop the Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, ernment, which are vital to their wished the fellows success in the First Deputy Prime Minis- line with the Kingdom’s compre- public sector. Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme future careers. their future careers within the ter’s (FDPM) Fellowship for a hensive development, led by HM The minister praised the pas- Commander and First Deputy The minister then gave a brief public sector. Focus on Kenya ties Roundtable meeting focuses on further strengthening bilateral ties

secretary for Foreign Trade at the and its positive contribution to Dr Shaikh Abdulla Ministry of Industry, Commerce the Bahraini comprehensive de- • and Tourism, Eman Ahmed Al velopment process. affirmed the keenness of Doseri and a representative of He also lauded the Kingdom’s the Kingdom to enhance the Ministry of Transportation new achievement in the field of co-operation with the and Telecommunication. anti-trafficking, where it was Republic of Kenya for The Kenyan delegation was ranked in Tier 1 status in the re- headed by the Middle East Di- port of the Department of State the benefit of both rector at the Kenyan Ministry of the United States of America countries and people. of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador for the second consecutive year Jacqueline Yonga. as the only country in the MENA The meeting The two sides discussed the region to achieve such status. welcomed• mutual friendly relations between the Dr Shaikh Abdulla stressed two countries and reviewed ways the keenness of the Kingdom to keenness to expand to enhance them at all levels. develop co-operation with Af- trade exchange and Viewpoints on the latest regional rican countries in various fields joint co-operation in and international developments through the promotion of eco- the fields of energy, of mutual concern were also dis- The roundtable meeting in progress. nomic and investment partner- cussed during the meeting. ships that benefit both sides. technology, banking, Dr Shaikh Abdulla affirmed Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. terrorist organisations and inter- He also expressed the aspira- tourism, petrochemicals the keenness of the Kingdom to He noted that the Kingdom is fering in the internal affairs of tion of the Kingdom to enhance and small industries. enhance co-operation with the now a model for reforms, toler- other states with no regard to the co-ordination with the Repub- Republic of Kenya for the benefit ance, religious and public free- The Kingdom is now principles of good neighbour- lic of Kenya in the context of Manama of both countries and people. doms, women partnership and a model for reforms, liness and other international collective action, especially at In this regard, he recalled the sustainable development. tolerance, religious principles. the Arab-African Summit, the visit of His Royal Highness the Dr Shaikh Abdullah also shed and public freedoms, In this regard, he affirmed Non-Aligned Movement and the oreign Ministry Under- Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa light on the various investment women partnership the supporting position of the United Nations. secretary for International bin Salman Al Khalifa to Nairobi opportunities in the Kingdom and sustainable Kingdom of Bahrain to all the For her part, Ambassador Jac- FAffairs, Dr Shaikh Abdulla in February 2018, during which of Bahrain as it is a regional development. measures taken by the Republic queline Yonga expressed her bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, chaired he met with the President of the hub for finance and entrepre- of Kenya to preserve its national country’s keenness to further a roundtable meeting yesterday Republic of Kenya. neurship. DR SHAIKH ABDULLA security against terrorist groups. develop cooperation and coor- between the Kingdom and the The visit contributed to the He also commended the ef- Dr Shaikh Abdulla welcomed dination with the Kingdom of Republic of Kenya. development of ties between the forts of the government in im- of income and attracting techni- mutual keenness to expand trade Bahrain. The meeting was held in the two countries. plementing various sustainable cal and financial services. exchange and joint co-operation She praised the pioneering Ministry’s General Court in the The Undersecretary for In- development programmes in The Undersecretary for In- in the fields of energy, technolo- role of the Kingdom in estab - presence of the Undersecretary ternational Affairs highlighted accordance with the highest ternational Affairs stressed the gy, banking, tourism, petrochem- lishing peace and combating ter- of the Ministry of Labour and So- the development and achieve- quality and efficiency standards, importance of uniting efforts to icals and small industries. rorism in the region, wishing the cial Development, Sabah Salim ments of the Kingdom under the praising Bahrain Economic Vi- combat all forms of terrorism. He praised the role of the Ken- Kingdom further progress and Al Doseri, the Assistant Under- leadership of His Majesty King sion 2013 for diversifying sources He warned against harbouring yan community in the Kingdom prosperity. Smart meter project reviewed Development projects launched in Yemen Riyadh Sanaa, Taiz, Al Jouf, Al Bayda The Kingdom’s foreign aid and Marib. efforts have always been on he King Salman Hu - Another project is aimed the rise until they hit a record manitarian Aid and Re- at improving livelihoods and in the last few years, with the Tlief Centre (KSRelief ) is strengthening resilience in the volume of Saudi aid, provid - launching sustainable devel- governorates of Hadramout, 86 ed impartially to 81 countries, opment initiatives in Yemen Shabwa, Aden, Lahj and Al billion American dollars exceeding $86 billion between as part of “You Are Not Alone” Jouf, benefiting 3,750 individ- have been provided in aid 1996 and 2018. project aimed at protecting or- uals directly and 18,750 indi- to 81 countries by Saudi King Salman issued his di - Electricity and Water Authority Chief Executive Officer Shaikh Nawaf bin phans’ families in Yemen. rectly. Arabia since 1996. rectives on May 13, 2015 to es- Ibrahim Al Khalifa yesterday visited the water distribution directorate One such project is aimed at KSRelief is also offering pro- tablish the KSRelief to provide in Salmabad and inspected the progress of work on the new smart meter improving mothers’ livelihoods fessional training courses in various humanitarian and relief project. The EWA chief stressed the importance of the main advantages of and the resilience of commu- administration and finance, as programs. Since its inception, the new remote water reading meter, which aims to support automation of nities via vocational training well as vocational courses for tools procured for each bene- KSRelief has implemented 1,011 the billing process, reduce water losses and enable customers to monitor and economic empowerment. women. ficiary according to their spe- projects in 44 countries worth their consumption, slash operational and maintenance costs. It covers the governorates of Certificates are issued and cialisation. $3,439,139,000. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 03 Lawmakers asked 75 questions to ministers in the last session Housing, Health Ministers receive maximum questions from the part of MPs

Ten ministers attended• the last session before the 23 first recess of the Fifth questions were Legislative Term. presented to the ministers by the MPs during the last session Many bills and of the Fifth Legislative proposals• generated Term. heated arguments between the lawmakers mation Affairs Minister Ali Al during the term. Rumaihi, Oil Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khal- TDT | Manama ifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed Zafran Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa also received a few questions. s many as 75 questions Ten ministers attended the last were asked by the parlia- session before the first recess of Amentarians to the minis- the Fifth Legislative Term, which ters during the fifth legislative saw 23 questions being presented term, it emerged. by the lawmakers to the minis- This was revealed by an official Ministers had to face many questions over different policies during the term from the part of MPs. ters. statistics. During the last session, the Housing Minister Baseem Health Minister received ques- Both Education Minister Majid ter Affairs, was presented with Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khali- Minister of Education received Al Hamer and Health Minister tions regarding the functioning Al Nuaimi and Labour and Social four questions by the lawmakers fa and Finance Minister Shaikh maximum number of questions Faeqa Al Saleh received the maxi- of health centres in various con- Development Minister Jameel during the term. Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa re- (six), followed by Housing Min- mum number of questions. stituencies. Humaidan received nine ques- Shura Council and Parliament ceived three questions each. ister (four) and Works Minister Majority of the questions ad- Minister of Works, Municipal- tions each. All of them were re- Affairs Minister Ghanim Al The lawmakers only had two (three) respectively. dressed to the Housing Minister ities Affairs and Urban Planning lated to Bahrainisation. Buainain also received four ques- questions to ask to Transporta- Many bills and proposals gen- were related to housing needs of Essam Khalaf also received a Dr Abdulhussain Mirza, the tions while the Justice, Islamic tion and Telecommunications erated heated arguments among different constituencies while the good number of questions. Minister of Electricity and Wa- Affairs and Endowments Minister Minister Kamal Ahmed. Infor- the lawmakers during the term.

Online employment application launched ‘Technical glitch’ leads to high water and electricity bills TDT | Manama Mohammed Zafran

bsurdly high water and electricity bills have Abeen received by many citizens and residents in re - cent weeks owing to a technical glitch, it has emerged. Some residents have been faced with preposterously high bills this month, much to their surprise, sources said. It is learnt that the errors were caused by water meter Mr Al Zayed, Mr AlQaed with other CSB and iGA officials at the launch. readers following the digital updation process. Manama vices package will contribute to must be updated with informa- Speaking to Tribune, a cit- dispense of paperwork, adding tion and experience after this izen, who doesn’t want to be ivil Service Bureau (CSB) that the Job Information Unit in period. identified, said his electricity President Ahmed Al the Civil Service Bureau, which Mr AlQaed said that the new- bill was in the normal range CZayed and Information used to receive the applications e-service aims to increase the while the water bill was ab - and eGovernment Authority manually, will be closed by the efficiency of the services pro- surdly high. (iGA) Chief Executive Officer end of July, and that the appli- vided by the CSB and to reduce “The water bill was extreme- Mohammed Ali AlQaed yester- cations will be received in full the workload of employees and ly high and I contacted the au- day inaugurated the “employ- electronic form thereafter. facilitate service for jobseek- thorities regarding this. I was ment application” service pack- “The e-service was developed ers. “The IGA has re-engineered told that the issue arose due to age. The implementation of the in line with the CSB strategic the operations for the service, a technical glitch, which will be scheme will begin today through plan to improve government which resulted in facilitating rectified soon. the national portal (Bahrain.bh). performance according to best procedures in the application “The bill I received was for The new service reflects the practices, and to attract national mechanism, noting that the new my office. Later, I would find government’s keenness repre- cadres and create a competitive mechanism will allow the sub- that all the offices in the build- sented by the Civil Service Bu- work environment to achieve mission of the application and ing received similar amounts in reau and the Information and the vision of the Kingdom and uploading the required docu- water bills,” he said. e-Government Authority in the promote its sustainable devel- ments electronically,” he said. “I found out that the issue development of government ser- opment,” he said. “This will so allow the inte- was due to a glitch in the wa- vices provided to the citizens. He stressed the importance gration of data with relevant ter meter reader. Apparently, The CSB Chief said the “Em- of the new electronic service, government systems, where CSB it counted the units, not in a ployment Application” service which facilitates the employ- employees will be able review linear manner, rather in a hap- An absurdly high bill received by one of the EWA customers for May. package will prove out to be time ment application process, ena- the application and communi- hazard way. efficient for applicants. bling applicants to submit their cate with applicants electroni- “This led to a massive uptick said that he received a high of electricity and water,” the The time needed for the applications electronically in- cally,” he added. in the water bill. My electricity bill despite being outside the customer said. submission of applicants will stead of personally attending to The services are available bill was in the normal range.” country. Many other EWA customers be reduced to seven minutes the CSB Job Information Unit. around the clock, supporting “I contacted the authorities “I was not at all at home last from across the Kingdom have compared to at least 35 minutes Furthermore, the employment the electronic transformation and they are investigating the month and in spite of this I received high improper bills needed to visit the Job Infor- application is valid for two years, process in the Kingdom as issue,” he added. received a huge bill. I can’t though the authority hasn’t mation Unit at the CSB. He said according to the regulations in well as preserving the envi - Another Electricity and Wa- believe this as I am someone come up with an official state- that the launch of the new eSer- force in the civil service and ronment. ter Authority (EWA) customer who keeps control on the use ment on the issue. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 04

Intoxicated driver arrested for Defendants who jumped red light Causeway hit-and-run incident TDT | Manama

drunk Saudi male driv- pay fines to evade imprisonment Aer, who allegedly tried to run over a customs officer on the Saudi side of King Fahad Causeway on Friday while The defendants were fined BD100 for each offence committed while driving returning from Bahrain, has been apprehended, Saudi rule. While requesting the reduc- pay BD800 in fines, after being press confirmed. Both defendants The two drivers were previ- tion of the fines, the man told the caught by the traffic control According to Al Watan • ously charged in two separate judge that he was earlier trying cameras while jumping the red newspaper, the 50-year-old were initially reluctant cases, as one of them was caught The man paid the to “bear the responsibility on signal eight times. hit the officer with his car and to pay fines, but settled jumping six red lights, while the full amount in order behalf of his sons”. The man objected and the fled the scene, but was later the amounts after being other man committed the same to avoid further The judge rejected the man’s matter was referred to the arrested by security forces, warned of imprisonment. offence eight times. legal procedures appeal and ordered to uphold court, where he tried to jus - who referred him to the con- According to court files, the to be taken against the previously issued verdict as tify his actions but failed to cerned authorities. first defendant rejected to pay him, including he had earlier confessed to com- convince the judge, who re - TDT | Manama a total BD600 fine (BD100 for mitting the offence six times. jected his appeal and ordered each offence), and the matter imprisonment. The man paid the full amount him to pay the fine. he Traffic (Minor Crim- was later referred to the court. PROSECUTORS in order to avoid further legal The defendant attempted to Saudi citizen fled the inal) Court recently re- The man claimed before the procedures to be taken against avoid paying by claiming that site after causing the Tjected the appeals filed court that it was his sons who fessed in his previous state - him, including imprisonment, he’s bankrupt, but he immedi- accident, but security by two drivers, who separately committed the offences and not ments in the files of the General according to prosecutors. ately paid the full amount once jumped 14 red traffic signals, or- him, requesting to reduce the Directorate of Traffic that he As for the second driver, the he was informed about the legal patrols managed to dering them to pay BD100 fines fines. was driving during the time of details of the case show that procedures (imprisonment) that arrest him. for each time they violated the However, he had con - offence. the defendant was obliged to he would face if he didn’t pay. MR AL JAAFARI

The spokesman of the Gen- eral Authority for Customs in Saudi Arabia, Ali Al Jaafari, clarified in a statement that the employee was working at Asian man wins plea in embezzlement trial the exit gate, and had moved from his position (cabin) to TDT | Manama any documents that prove the nently deport him after com- received money from the cold guide a driver to the right di- conviction. pleting his sentence,” the lawyer stores and didn’t hand it over to rection when the intoxicated n Asian goods delivery According to the defence at- clarified. the company. driver, who was coming from employee was yester- torney Zuhair Abduillateef, his The trial was The defendant pleaded However, when the said em- the Bahraini side of the cause- Aday acquitted by the client was accused by the com- adjourned several not guilty and filed an appeal ployee was summoned to the way, hit him and drove off. High Court of Appeal after he pany of embezzling BD22,898 times as the court against the verdict. In the trial, court to testify, he denied hav- He explained that the citi- was previously convicted of while delivering goods to cold was awaiting a Mr Abdullateef stated that no ing any information of the in- zen who caused the accident embezzling around BD23,000 stores. documents or evidence was pro- cident. fled the site, but security pa- from the company he worked “He was referred by the Pub- reply from the vided by the company proving The trial was adjourned trols managed to arrest him. for. lic Prosecution to the court on company before the that his client had embezzled or several times as the court was The official confirmed that The man was earlier sen - October 3, 2018, after accus - final decision was received any amounts from the awaiting a reply from the com- the driver had completed his tenced by the High Criminal ing him of embezzling the said taken. cold stores as claimed. pany before the final decision vehicle inspection procedures Court to six months imprison- amount, which was found in his DEFENCE ATTORNEY The company had earlier was taken to accept the appeal and “wasn’t in a normal state”. ment and deportation. Howev- possession because of job, in the mentioned in its complaint, and acquit the defendant for No further information was er, he was yesterday acquitted Northern Governorate. absentia to six months impris- while quoting one of its em- lack of evidence, the defence revealed on the condition of as the plaintiff didn’t provide “The court sentenced him in onment and ordered to perma- ployees, that the defendant had attorney said. the injured officer.

Yoga Day marked

The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) celebrated the Fifth International Yoga Day in association with the Indian Embassy with great fervour and enthusiasm at its Isa Town Campus. Teacher of Indian Culture at Indian Embassy, Rudresh Kumar Singh offered lessons in yoga. Principal V R Palaniswamy, Senior Section Vice Principal Anand Nair, Physical Education Head of the Department Saikat Sarkar and other teachers were present. The Yoga instructor of the school, R Chinnasamy, led the session. Hospitals, healthcare centres trustees hold first board meeting Manama ernmental Hospitals board of relevant and health entities in trustees Shaikh Hisham bin Ab- the Kingdom. resident of the Supreme dulaziz Al Khalifa, President The presidents of both boards Council for Health, of Primary Healthcare Centres of trustees expressed their grat- PLt-General Dr Shaikh board of trustees Dr Abdulwa- itude and appreciation of His Mohammed bin Abdullah Al hab Mohammed Abdulwahab, Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Khalifa, yesterday chaired the and members of the boards of Al Khalifa for the royal trust first board of trustees meeting trustees. of appointing them, and to His of the Governmental Hospitals Dr Shaikh Mohammed wel- Royal Highness Prince Khalifa and Primary Healthcare Centres comed the trustees and con - bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime restructured recently by Royal gratulated them on the royal Minister and His Royal High- Decree 44/2019. confidence of appointing them ness Prince Salman bin Hamad The meeting was attended and wished them success in the Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Dep- by Health Minister Faeqa Al spirit of the unified team and uty Supreme Commander and Saleh, President of the Gov - closest cooperation with the Dr Shaikh Mohammed chairs the meeting. First Deputy Prime Minister. 05 MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 world Ethiopia army chief, officials killed amid regional ‘coup’ bid

ti-government protests which Observers say that Abiy’s plans The latest unrest in led to the resignation of former to hold an election in 2020 has • prime minister Hailemariam stirred up resentment in local the Horn of Africa nation Desalegn. politics and seen a rise in eth- flared on Saturday Abiy, an Oromo, took power in no-nationalism. afternoon in Amhara April 2018 and has been lauded Longstanding tensions in a for a string of efforts to reform country of more than 80 ethnic “Coup attempt” was a nation which has known only groups have burst into the open, • the authoritarian rule of emper- often over land and resources in led by local security ors and strongmen. Africa’s second most-populous chief Asaminew Tsige He has embarked on econom- nation. ic reforms, allowed dissident Over a million people have Asaminew is groups back into the country, been displaced by ethnic clash- still• on the loose sought to crack down on rights es, which analysts attribute to abuses and arrested dozens of multiple causes, such as the top military and intelligence of- weakening of the once all-pow- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ficials erful ruling EPRDF and different He also sealed a peace deal groups trying to take advantage thiopia’s army chief and a with neighbouring Eritrea, a of opportunities presented by Etop local leader have been longtime foe. the political transition. shot dead during an attempt to However the loosening of the The security chief Asamin- overthrow a regional govern- reins has also unleashed a wave ew, accused of being behind the ment in northern Ethiopia, un- of unrest. attack in Amhara, was in 2018 derscoring political instability Ethiopia’s 1995 constitution, released from prison after be- in the country as Prime Min- Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses the public on television after a failed coup. written by the Ethiopian Peo- ing held over a 2009 coup plot ister Abiy Ahmed tries to push ple’s Revolutionary Democratic by the armed opposition group through reforms. trict of Addis Ababa, home to there wasn’t a concerted attempt Front (EPRDF) after it unseated Ginbot 7. The latest unrest in the Horn diplomats, aid workers and ex- at a national coup.” the Derg military junta in 1991, He is seen as an Amhara hard- of Africa nation flared on Satur- pats. The internet has been cut na- partitioned the country into nine liner, particularly in regards to day afternoon in Amhara, one of The bodyguard has been ap- tionwide since Saturday evening, autonomous regions with bor- tensions with neighbouring nine autonomous regions, when prehended while Asaminew is after being severed for much of ders following ethnic lines. Tigray region over disputed a “hit squad” attacked a meeting still on the loose, sources said. the previous week. The EPRDF itself is a coalition territory. of top officials, Abiy’s office said According to the statement A journalist in the regional of four parties from Oromia, Am- The coup attempt comes a Sunday. from Abiy’s office, the situation capital Bahir Dar told AFP shoot- hara, Tigray and the Southern year after a grenade explosion at Spokeswoman Billene Seyoum in Amhara region is “currently ing had begun shortly after sun- Nations, Nationalities, and Peo- a rally that Abiy was addressing told journalists the Amhara under full control by the feder- set and continued for several ples’ Region. left two people dead “coup attempt” was led by local al government in collaboration hours before ceasing. On Sunday Red Sea security chief Asaminew Tsige, with the regional government.” he described the city as a “ghost and resulted in state president The link between the two at- town”. TIGRAY Ambachew Mekonnen and his tacks and their motives were not The United States embassy is- advisor being shot. immediately clear. sued alerts about reported gun- AFAR The men were “gravely injured “We don’t know what the fire in the capital Addis Ababa, Gulf of Aden in the attack and later died of Several hours later broader intentions of the at - and violence around Amhara’s AMHARA their wounds,” she said, adding in what seems like tackers were. It is not apparent main city Bahir Dar. BENISHANGUL DIRE that the regional attorney gener- a co-ordinated that there was any organised GUMUZ DAWA Deep political crisis ADDIS al had been seriously wounded. attack, the chief plan to take over the regional ABABA “Several hours later in what government, but it is possible,” Amhara, in Ethiopia’s north- HARARI of the staff of the GAMBELLA seems like a co-ordinated attack, national security International Crisis Group an- ern highlands, is the homeland ETHIOPIA the chief of the staff of the na- alyst William Davison told AFP. of the ethnic group by the same tional security forces Seare Me- forces Seare “There are no clear signs of name, and the birthplace of SNNP OROMIA konnen was killed in his home Mekonnen was a broader coup attempt in Ad- many of its emperors as well as SOMALI by his bodyguard” in the capital, killed in his home by dis. The government has linked the national language Amharic. INDIAN she added. his bodyguard in the the assassination of the chief of The Amhara are the sec - OCEAN Seare and a visiting retired capital staff to the Bahir Dar attack, but ond-largest ethnic grouping general were shot dead in his SPOKESWOMAN BILLENE SEYOUM otherwise it appears to be an iso- after the Oromo, and both 250 km home in the upmarket Bole dis- lated incident, which suggests spearheaded two years of an-

US, Taliban to hold more talks on ending war Sudan court orders end to internet blackout Khartoum, Sudan “Based on my recent visits to ly two decades earlier. Taliban have Afghanistan and Qatar, I believe The Taliban have refused Sudanese court yesterday ordered authorities to end a na- • all sides want rapid progress,” US appeals to end the violence Ationwide internet blockade imposed by the ruling generals not negotiated with Khalilzad wrote on Twitter. to improve the atmosphere of after a deadly crackdown on protesters earlier this month, a the internationally The State Department, an- talks, instead pressing on with lawyer said. recognized govt in Kabul nouncing Khalilzad’s travel be- their insurgency. fore the date of the latest talks Taliban leader Haibatullah Washington, United States were set, said the negotiations Akhundzada in a message for with the Taliban would take the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr place as usual in Qatar. earlier this month said that the he United States and the Khalilzad is hoping to nego- Taliban’s “resistance against the TTaliban will open fresh ne- tiate a deal under which the occupation is nearing the stage gotiations next week, the US United States would withdraw of success.” negotiator said Saturday, as he troops first sent after the Sep- In another key sticking point, voiced hope for progress in end- tember 11, 2001 attacks. the Taliban have not negotiated ing America’s longest war. In turn, the Taliban would with the internationally rec- Zalmay Khalilzad, the US guarantee that Afghanistan ognized government in Kabul, special representative on Af- would not be used as a staging although a UN official recently ghanistan, said the two sides ground by Islamist extremists confirmed that Germany and would start their seventh round Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special such as Al-Qaeda -- the main Qatar were working to organize of talks on June 29. representative on Afghanistan reason for the US invasion near- an inter-Afghan meeting. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 06

Bodies of seven climbers retrieved from Indian Trump says reelection mountain New Delhi, India

he bodies of seven ‘easier’ if impeached climbers killed on In- T Washington, United States dia’s second highest mountain were retrieved yes - terday, the border police S President Donald said. Trump said in an inter- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reading a personal letter from President of The eight person group Uview broadcast yester- the United States of America Donald Trump that went missing just un- day his chances of retaining the der a month ago included White House in 2020 would North Korean leader receives four Britons, two Ameri- be strengthened if Democratic cans, one Indian and one lawmakers start impeachment ‘excellent’ letter from Trump Australian. They had set out proceedings against him. Seoul, South Korea to summit an “unclimbed Asked on NBC’s “Meet the On Sunday, the North’s of- peak” in the northern state Press” whether he thought im- orth Korean leader Kim ficial Korean Central News of Uttarakhand. peachment was good politics NJong Un received a per- Agency (KCNA) reported that A group of mountaineers for him, Trump replied, “I think sonal letter of “excellent con- Trump had written to Kim, from the paramilitary In- I win the election easier.” tent” from US President Don- who “said with satisfaction do-Tibetan Border Police The president repeated his ald Trump, the country’s state that the letter is of excellent (ITBP) found the seven bod- longstanding allegation that the US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine media said yesterday, amid content”. ies near an unnamed peak FBI’s counterintelligence inves- One from the South Lawn of the White Hous a nuclear deadlock between “Appreciating the political on Nanda Devi East. tigation into his 2016 campaign Pyongyang and Washington. judging faculty and extraor- The search for the eighth was illegal. port into Russian interference House of Representatives were Talks have been stalled since dinary courage of President person missing would “I was spied on. What they in the 2016 election outlined to vote on formal impeachment the collapse of a second sum- Trump, Kim Jong Un said that continue on Monday, ITBP did to me was illegal. It was numerous contacts between his charges, the Republican-held mit between the two leaders he would seriously contem- spokesman Vivek Kumar illegal on the other side. I did campaign and Russians, as well Senate would decide whether in February after they failed plate the interesting content,” Pandey told AFP. nothing wrong,” he said in the as evidence that the president to convict, which requires an to agree on what the North KCNA said. The bodies retrieved have previously recorded interview. tried on several occasions to unlikely two-thirds majority. would be willing to give up The front page of North Ko- been “taken to a nearby “So impeachment’s a very un- stymie the investigation. Trump told “Meet the Press” in exchange for sanctions rea’s official Rodong Sinmun site”, Pandey said, adding: fair thing because nothing that I While many of the candidates Pelosi was staving off growing relief. newspaper carried a photo of “We have also found some did was wrong. And if you look for the Democratic nomination impeachment calls from within The two sides have blamed Kim holding Trump’s letter as mountaineering equipment at the Mueller report, there was are pro-impeachment, House the Democratic caucus because each other for the breakdown he read it in his office. and gear from the site.” no collusion. This was all about Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ar- she agreed with his assessment but both have expressed a will- In a statement the White The identities and nation- collusion.” gued that it would be a risky that it would harm their pros- ingness to meet again, with House confirmed “a letter was alities of those brought back The Democrats are split over move without an “ironclad” pects in 2020. Trump saying earlier this sent by President Trump and from the mountain have not whether Trump should be im- case and bipartisan support. “I think she feels that I will month that he had received correspondence between the yet been determined. peached after the Mueller Re- If the Democrat-controlled win much easier,” Trump said. a “beautiful letter” from Kim. two leaders has been ongoing.”

Two “Blue Collar” cats sit in their cages after being delivered at a carpentry Personnel at a carpentry and millwork shop look on as Erin Robinson from Rue, an eartipped “Blue Collar” cat surveils her workplace on June 20, 2019 and millwork shop by a member of the Humane Rescue Allianc the Humane Rescue Alliance delivers two “Blue Collar” cats at a garden center in Alexandria, Virginia Claws in the contract: cats for hire to face down US rats Washington want them for their killer in - and grass seed where he works stinct. at the Greenstreet Gardens store n army of silent assassins is “The Blue Collar cat receives in Alexandria, Virginia, a few Astalking intruders in homes from the property owner, in re- miles outside the US capital. and offices across the US capital, turn for deterring rodents from But since taking on Blue Collar but unlike Mafia hitmen or ninja the property, food and water on Cats hire Rue, and making her at mercenaries they have simple a regular basis, and shelter in home with a litter box and nail terms -- a bowl of milk should inclement weather,” says Lauren scratcher, rat bites in his seed do as payment. Lipsey with the HRA. bags are a rarity. For these covert agents are “The homeowner just agrees As Rue patrols the potted cats plucked from Washington’s to provide emergency medical plants she scares the rodents streets that would otherwise be care if anything were to hap - away, he said. put down, and their quarry is pen and just keep a general The program has proven to the burgeoning population of eye out for the well-being of be very effective in containing rats and other rodents plaguing the cat.” rodents, but it has also saved the the city. The HRA takes each potential lives of several cats. The Blue Collar Cats pro- client through a rigorous set of “Fundamentally, before this gramme, created in 2017 questions -- including whether program was in existence, these as part of the city’s Hu- there are any pets on the prop- cats fell into a population that mane Rescue erty -- to ensure a cat-friendly were euthanized because they Alliance (HRA), environment. could not be released where offers felines that “I like animals and even the they were found and they were aren’t used to hu- rats -- I don’t hate them,” Chris- not social and adoptable inside,” man contact and tian Kelleher, the owner of a Lipsey tells. wouldn’t make good pets millwork company and one of When the programme start- as a green alternative to Blue Collar Cat’s clients, tells ed, 12 per cent of the street cats traps and toxic chem- AFP as he takes delivery of two caught in Washington were eu- icals. feline employees. thanized, while today the figure These mousers for the “Hopefully these cats will sort has been reduced to nine per- most part have no inter- of temper their life force a little cent, says Lipsey. est in socializing and are and they won’t breed and get out Almost 250 mousers have largely unapproachable, of here.” been placed on properties and meaning they are ide- Tim Williams used to throw HRA says it plans on expanding al for people who just away a quarter of the birdseed into other areas in the future. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 07

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R) casts his vote Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Istanbul mayoral candidate of the main opposition Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak poses for Istanbul mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim casts his ballot Republican People’s Party (CHP) Ekrem Imamoglu (C-R) casts photographs as he casts his ballot his vote with his wife Dilek Imamoglu (C-L) in Istanbul. Erdogan suffers major setback

oral election re-run romped to the AKP, which has ruled Tur- Bilkent University, told AFP. Election authorities victory. key since 2002 and remains the It comes as an economic slump • Ekrem Imamoglu won the most popular political force na- and rising prices have dented the annulled the first first vote in March by a tiny mar- tionwide. president’s reputation for eco- vote in March after gin of just 13,000 votes in the city The AKP’s candidate, Bina- nomic stewardship, with the AKP Erdogan’s ruling party of 15 million. li Yildirim, a mild-mannered also losing the capital Ankara in alleged corruption But after being stripped of that Erdogan loyalist who oversaw March. victory over controversial claims several huge transport projects “The AKP elites will probably of fraud, he vowed a “battle for and served as prime minister, try to de-emphasise the election The city of 15 democracy” that turned him into had already struck a conciliatory and act like it’s no big deal,” said million• is Turkey’s a household name. tone earlier on Sunday. Esen. economic powerhouse With more than 99 percent of “If we have wronged, know- Erdogan has indeed already ballots counted on Sunday night, ingly or unknowingly, one of played down the importance of Imamoglu, of the Imamoglu was winning by more our fellow Istanbulites or our the re-run, saying last week that • than 775,000 votes -- and had 54 challengers, if we have done the choice of mayor was “only secular Republican percent overall . something unjust, I ask for your a change in the shop window” People’s Party faced “It was not a single group or forgiveness,” he said. since the AKP controls almost party, but the whole of Istan- two-thirds of the city’s districts. Binali Yildirim, a Surrounded by security, press and party supporters, Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate ‘Colossal defeat’ mild-mannered bul and Turkey that won this of the secular opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), leaves the in a vehicle But it was a bitter loss for AKP election,” Imamoglu said in his following his victory statement at the CHP offices in Istanbul Conceding defeat later in voters, with some in tears at the Erdogan loyalist victory speech. the day, Yildirim congratulated party headquarters on Sunday “Mr President, I am ready to ic powerhouse and a crucial relentlessly positive campaign Imamoglu and wished him good night. Istanbul, Turkey work in harmony with you. I source of patronage for Islamic under the slogan “Everything luck. “Let them rejoice while they convey from here my request to conservatives since he won the will be fine”. “It’s a colossal defeat for can, they will see...” vowed re- urkish President Recep meet with you in the shortest mayorship himself a quarter of a That was in stark contrast to Yildirim but also Erdogan. His tired shopkeeper Mehmet. Tayyip Erdogan suffered time possible,” he added. century ago. the usual aggressive name-call- gamble (in calling for a replay Despite recent setbacks, Er- Ta major blow yesterday Critics accused Erdogan of But Imamoglu, a little-known ing of Turkish politics and struck of the election) backfired,” Berk dogan and his party remain the as the opposition candidate in refusing to give up control of district mayor at the start of the a chord with voters. Esen, assistant professor of in- most popular force in Turkish Istanbul’s controversial may- Istanbul, Turkey’s econom- year, galvanised voters with a He faced the juggernaut of ternational relations at Ankara’s politics. WHD, UPF hold inaugural Trilateral Global Summit in London

Participants during a group photo session During a honouring One of the sessions integration of the global econo- the globe to demonstrate their globally. Fassi Fihri M.P. Morocco, An- Former M.P. and Fundament The summit my and businesses as a pathway ideas to strengthen global ties “This summit has exceeded gela Guerra M.P Portugal, San- SPC Director, Bahrain with • for peace. for investments and knowledge our expectations in term of the dra Pereira M.P Portugal and awards. revolved around the The World Humanitari - sharing. quality of the presentations most Angelina Teny Former Min - Baroness Verma hosted a sum- idea of enhancing an Drive ( WHD) in partner- Participants from over 25 importantly trade and invest- ister Sudan spoke during the mit session in the house of Lords “Trade for Peace” ship with the Universal Peace countries took part including ments opportunities that it has summit. in the presence of WHD Patron Federation (UPF) hosted the from the UK, Portugal, Morocco, enabled,” said Syed. The summits honoured Dr Chris Philp MP. Mayor of Croy- TDT | London summit held on 19th and 20th Bahrain and India. CEO of Doha Bank Dr Ragha- Raghavan Seetharaman CEO don Humayun Kabir hosted a June. The event revolved around van Seetharaman, former Man- Doha Bank Qatar, Maria Vic - session in the Croydon Town The event provided a plat - the idea of enhancing “Trade aging Director of World Bank toria M Acosta, Senior Vice Hall. Another session was held he inaugural edition of ‘Tri- form for diplomats, corporate for Peace” initiated by Abdul Group Dr James Lee, Humphrey President of Megaworld In - in UPF’ UK HQ. Tlateral Global Summit’ was heads, policy makers, investors Basit Syed, the founder of WHD Hawksley former BBC Foreign ternational Corporation from Next Trilateral Global Summit held in London promoting the and influencers from around to support U.K’s trade relations Correspondent, AbdelMajid the Philippines, Ali AlDerazi will be held in June 2020. BE WHO YOU ARE AND SAY WHAT YOU FEEL, BECAUSE THOSE WHO MIND DON’T TODAY QUOTE 1941 1943 1948 1953 OF THE MATTER, AND THOSE WHO DAY IN President Franklin Roosevelt Royal Air Force Bombers The Soviet Union begins the John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline DAY MATTER DON’T MIND. HISTORY pledges all possible support to hammer Muelheim, Germany, Berlin Blockade, America re- Bouvier announce their engage- BERNARD M. BARUCH the Soviet Union. in a drive to cripple the Ruhr sponds with the Berlin Airlift. ment. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 industrial base.

Facebook’s new cryptocurrency TOP Hong Kong has made its 4 could really change the world TWEETS voice heard in Beijing The social media group’s announcement of Libra may alter 01 the way that we all look at money, digital or otherwise

MUSTAFA A bra in five years’ time, so that, like Bitcoin, no one controls the want to give the Demo- here was no mention of blockchain running it. Icrats every last chance Bitcoin in Facebook’s an- Facebook also hopes that its to quickly negotiate sim- Tnouncement about Libra, system – unlike Bitcoin – will be ple changes to Asylum the company’s forthcoming dig- less energy-intensive, and faster and Loopholes. This will ital currency, or the white pa - and cheaper to use. fix the Southern Border, The city- per explaining how it will work. There is much altruistic em- together with the help However, it was cited in the ac- phasis in the Libra mission state- that Mexico is now giving state’s companying technical documents ment, but make no mistake, there us. Probably won’t hap- as both a reference point and an is also an overarching self-inter- pen, but worth a try. Two protests have example of what Libra will not est. That is not a judgement of weeks and big Deporta- be. Facebook or its partners and it tion begins! effectively Nevertheless, a debt is owed to does not change what Libra could @realDonaldTrump Bitcoin’s enigmatic creator Sa- bring to the world. It is, howev- killed a toshi Nakamoto, whoever he, she er, important to bear that fact or they may be. The Bitcoin con- in mind. For example, Facebook 02 controversial cept was built on the progress of relies on advertising for almost all digital payments. These systems of its revenue. extradition date all the way back to the 1980s, Given the current scepticism but the strides made in the past around the platform and big tech bill and decade have been truly ground- in general, this is a precarious po- breaking. It will be interesting to sition for the business. Branching may have see if Libra will be too. out into payments and FinTech recalibrated Amid all the hype, Bitcoin has is a smart move for Facebook. In y only supernatural proven that there is a growing the first quarter of this year, Chi- Mbelief in life is that relations with appetite for a financial system na’s Tencent tech conglomerate Ramiz Raja’s commen- devoid of middlemen and mon- earned more than $3 billion from tary causes the Pakistan China olithic institutions. It has also its FinTech unit, which includes team to lose wickets. helped, via the asset bubble cre- the mobile payments service We- @umairjav ated around it in 2017, to heighten Chat, and has shown 44-per-cent awareness of digital currencies growth, year on year. and of what they can do for us. As all of the issues surround- Accordingly, they are now being ing Facebook’s entrance into the taken seriously by banks, govern- financial sphere are chewed over 03 ments and investors. in the coming months, and as we The World Economic Forum learn more about Libra, ahead of Protesters rally against the controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong. estimates that more than 40 its 2020 launch, the real winner central banks are experimenting will hopefully be the consumer SHOLTO BYRNES with blockchain technology, in- cepted on an array of third-party As all of the issues does include a sprinkling of Eu- – but perhaps not in the way the it clear that while the bill may enough independence for Ms Ironically, Hong Hong Kong’s output made last British governor, Chris Pat- cluding digital currencies. apps. ropean members. company intends. not officially be withdrawn, it Lam to be made the fall guy for up 16 per cent of the Chinese ten, have waded in. Its people, surrounding Facebook’s Now that Facebook has raised Kong retains enough Facebook’s plans could trig- Given the wide-ranging impli- entrance into the financial Many questions – practical, f you see human suffer- f the organisers’ estimates was dead in the water; it would this debacle. This despite the independence for Ms Lam economy in 1997, but only three he wrote last week, “have seen ger a digital currency arms race. cations of these plans, others in philosophical and otherwise – them so prominently, people are Iing & you think this is are to be believed, the two not be reintroduced and would fact that virtually nobody really percent in 2018, the business their government connive with Until now, the leaders had been the digital and cryptocurrency sphere are chewed over in remain to be answered. Foremost likely to become more aware of not so important because million people who turned effectively “die” when the city’s thinks that Hong Kong’s lead- to be made the fall guy for figure says: “Hong Kong both is the Communist regime in Bei- the Ethereum platform and, po- space will be forced to step up the coming months, and is how regulators will respond the realities and shortcomings “it’s not yet Auschwitz”… I this debacle. This despite out on Hong Kong’s streets may Legislative Council ends its er, who regularly met with top and isn’t important. Yes, it has jing to undermine their way of tentially, China, which has been their efforts. According to Sheila as we learn more about to a corporation attempting to of the broader financial system. Then, think again. We have constituted not just the present term next July. Communist party officials, took the fact that virtually diminished in terms of its con- life and freedoms.” deeply involved in exploring the Warren, head of blockchain and Libra, ahead of its 2020 mint its own coin, as opposed to With this knowledge, they will be commemorate and edu- biggest demonstration in the Ms Lam, a stern and the decision to introduce the bill nobody really thinks that tribution to GDP. But it is still At least Lord Patten had the possibilities of cryptocurrency. distributed ledger technology launch, the real winner will a sovereign state. better able to choose wisely when cate about the tragic his- city-state’s history. Given that long-standing civil servant who without the nod from Beijing. Hong Kong’s leader, who vital as a gateway. More than grace to admit that Hong Kong However, there has been little at the World Economic Forum, hopefully be the consumer. People such as Bernard von it comes to how they manage tory of Auschwitz as we Hong Kong is home to seven mil- took over as the Beijing-ap - So, how did they miscalcu - regularly met with top half of foreign direct investment was “a colony we acquired in pressure to take anything main- Facebook’s international brand NotHaus, creator of the Liberty their money, taking into account a believe it should inspire lion, it may have been the largest proved chief executive in 2017, late so badly? One theory is that Communist party officials. into China last year came from woeful circumstances”. So woe- stream just yet. recognition and its 2.3 billion dollar, have been prosecuted in variety of factors, including cost, people today to build a protest ever, in terms of the pro- is now fighting for her political the leadership wanted to see Hong Kong.” ful, others might say, that the Facebook is developing not just global users will push the tech- the US for similar ideas. Anoth- privacy and ease of use. better & a more respon- portion of the overall population life. “We never really thought what it could get away with in Lost in much of the cover - UK and the US have no right to its own currency but also the nology firmly into our everyday er blank that needs filling in is Institutions and governments sible world. who attended, at around 29 per two months ago that there was undermining the leeway grant- age is the fact that the bill was comment on the affairs of a part blockchain to transact it on, plus lives. which assets will be purchased will need to deliver much higher @AuschwitzMuseum cent. much chance of defeating it,” ed to the city-state under the supposed to be hedged with all of China that only existed as a a new programming language Facebook has also partnered by the association, in order to levels of service and transparen- They were there to demand, says Philip Bowring, a former “one country, two systems” sorts of guarantees that a new separate entity because it had for the development of related with corporate giants, includ- back Libra. cy, in order to meet these new principally, the retraction of a editor of the Far Eastern Eco- approach implemented as part treaty would not allow people been stolen by imperial pirates apps. Libra will also not just be ing MasterCard, Visa, PayPal and The members of the Libra As- standards. If they don’t, it won’t 04 proposed bill that would allow nomic Review who is married of the agreement when the UK to be extradited for political or in the 19th century. contained to Facebook-owned Uber. It is clear that Libra is, at currency. However, along with sociation will control the system just be Facebook that is eager extradition from the territory to the pro-democracy politician returned Hong Kong to China Kong’s western-style standard religious reasons, but only for a But, ultimately, Beijing and platforms, such as WhatsApp least initially, a US-dominated leading Silicon Valley investors, and are funding its development. to get in on the digital currency to mainland China – a move that Claudia Mo. in 1997. of rule of law was too much. limited number of offences such Ms Lam have not backed down or Instagram, it will also be ac- effort to create a stable digital the founding Libra Association The aim is to decentralise Li - revolution. critics complained would un- “The government’s own in- Article 23 of its mini-consti- Not just academics and activists as murder and rape. Hong Kong because of foreign finger wag- dermine Hong Kong’s protected competence” is, he says, what tution, the Basic Law, mandates but people in finance, shipping has also been severely criticised ging. While it is true that they autonomous status and expose led to the confrontation. Ms that national security legis - and commerce – people who abroad for its lack of extradition have done so out of economic individuals and businesses to Lam attempted to rush the bill lation should be passed that normally might have been sup- arrangements – it only has them self-interest, they have also had what they view as the People’s through, and continued to do so prohibits “any act of treason, portive of Beijing – got scared.” with 20 countries at present. to listen to the people of Hong An achievable vision from peace to prosperity 10 minutes before the Republic’s more opaque and po- despite the mounting protests. secession, sedition, subversion” Within the past week, there Ms Lam claimed she originally Kong. That is something to be “strike I stopped it,” litically influenced courts. “She’s a hard-nosed bureaucrat against the central government. have been reports of tycoons brought the proposal forward celebrated. As is the fact that, Pres. Trump says of a mili- Sunday’s protest appeared to who’s terrible at politics,” Mr The last time an attempt was moving hundreds of millions of because a Hong Kong man who while its citizens may not be tary strike ordered on Iran have the desired effect. Carrie Bowring says. “Everything she’s made to do so, in 2003, there dollars offshore, worried that admitted murdering his girl- able to vote for their chief exec- economic vision to the whole re- with its detailed portfolio of real, The United States has healthcare. Thursday, calling it “not Lam, the former British colony’s done has just increased the peo- were huge demonstrations and their assets would no longer friend in Taiwan could not even utive (that choice is effectively gion. implementable projects and ca- developed what we believe The United States has devel- proportionate to shoot- chief executive, had announced ple’s opposition.” the bill was withdrawn. This be protected by the firewall of be charged in the city-state, let made by Beijing), they do have It will convene government, pacity-building programs that can to be a positive and oped what we believe to be a pos- ing down an unmanned that the bill would be suspended The consensus appears to be led, in the opinion of many, to Hong Kong’s separate – and alone extradited. There was, to the power to defenestrate their civil society, and business lead- drive private-sector growth. realistic set of proposals itive and realistic set of proposals drone.”Sources tell @ indefinitely on Saturday. That that Ms Lam’s credibility is now the resignation of the then chief much admired – legal jurisdic- be fair, some justification for leader – as was shown in 2005 ers to share ideas and galvanise The workshop will include that will ensure safety, that will ensure safety, dignity, ABC News the reversal shot. After what many consid- US decision followed a well-attend- executive, Tung Chee-hwa, in tion. senators and congres- the law. with Mr Tung, and will surely support for potential economic dynamic conversations between dignity, and opportunity for and opportunity for both the Pal- was against the advice of ed demonstration the previous er to be the biggest cave-in to 2005. If the extradition law was sional representatives have also It was what it appeared to be shown in Ms Lam’s inevita- JUSTIN SIBERELL initiatives, facilitating discussions government leaders and repre- estinian and Israeli people. Our Pompeo and Bolton weekend and violent clashes public pressure by the Chinese a test of opinion to see if Article been threatening to introduce represent, however, that proved ble resignation. to help secure a prosperous future sentatives of the private sector both the Palestinian and economic plan can point the way @ABCPolitics between police and protesters leadership since President Xi 23 could be acted upon now, it legislation that would end the too much for the people of Hong The lesson that may be e are grateful to the for Palestinians and the region. from across the globe that will Israeli people. towards a brighter future, and last Wednesday, when a debate Jinping took office seven years failed. city’s special trading status with Kong to stomach. Chinese me- learned by Beijing, says Mr Kingdom of Bahrain Our economic plan is an ambi- identify sectors that offer oppor- the Peace to Prosperity workshop on the bill had been planned. ago, the question is not whether “This was a step too far. It re- America. The potential hit to dia have denounced the protests Bowring, “is that they can’t just Wfor partnering with us tious but achievable vision that tunities for growth, discuss how presents an opportunity to begin Disclaimer: (Views expressed By the end of this most recent she can recover her authority, ally frightened everyone,” says a the economy was taken seri - as having been stirred up by ignore Hong Kong sentiment. to host the Peace to Prosperity presents an alternative path for to foster innovation and unleash working together to bring that by columnists are personal and gathering, Ms Lam had issued a but how long she will stay in senior figure in the city’s busi- ously, both in Hong Kong and meddlesome foreigners. It is They have to have someone workshop in Manama this week. the Palestinian people to unlock the entrepreneurial spirit, and brighter future into being. need not necessarily reflect our grovelling apology and pro-Bei- office to save face. ness community. “The threat to Beijing. perfectly true that politicians there who has rapport with the The workshop offers a unique that prosperous future. It has review investments in human editorial stances) (Justin Siberell is the US Ambassador to jing lawmakers were making Ironically, Hong Kong retains what the world views as Hong Referring to the fact that from afar, such as the territory’s people.” opportunity to communicate our the potential to transform lives capital, including education and the Kingdom of Bahrain.)

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Facebook’s new cryptocurrency TOP 4 could really change the world TWEETS The social media group’s announcement of Libra may alter 01 the way that we all look at money, digital or otherwise

An achievable vision from peace to prosperity 10 minutes before the “strike I stopped it,” Pres. Trump says of a military strike ordered on Iran economic vision to the whole re- with its detailed portfolio of real, The United States has healthcare. Thursday, calling it “not gion. implementable projects and ca- developed what we believe The United States has devel- proportionate to shoot- It will convene government, pacity-building programs that can to be a positive and oped what we believe to be a pos- ing down an unmanned civil society, and business lead- drive private-sector growth. realistic set of proposals itive and realistic set of proposals drone.”Sources tell @ ers to share ideas and galvanise The workshop will include that will ensure safety, that will ensure safety, dignity, ABC News the reversal support for potential economic dynamic conversations between dignity, and opportunity for and opportunity for both the Pal- was against the advice of JUSTIN SIBERELL initiatives, facilitating discussions government leaders and repre- estinian and Israeli people. Our Pompeo and Bolton to help secure a prosperous future sentatives of the private sector both the Palestinian and economic plan can point the way @ABCPolitics e are grateful to the for Palestinians and the region. from across the globe that will Israeli people. towards a brighter future, and Kingdom of Bahrain Our economic plan is an ambi- identify sectors that offer oppor- the Peace to Prosperity workshop Wfor partnering with us tious but achievable vision that tunities for growth, discuss how presents an opportunity to begin Disclaimer: (Views expressed to host the Peace to Prosperity presents an alternative path for to foster innovation and unleash working together to bring that by columnists are personal and workshop in Manama this week. the Palestinian people to unlock the entrepreneurial spirit, and brighter future into being. need not necessarily reflect our The workshop offers a unique that prosperous future. It has review investments in human editorial stances) (Justin Siberell is the US Ambassador to opportunity to communicate our the potential to transform lives capital, including education and the Kingdom of Bahrain.)

Saudi launches special residency scheme to boost revenue for registrations. GFH launches “XLR8” to The scheme offers The scheme will allow ex- • pats to do business without a a permanent residency Saudi sponsor, buy property for 800,000 riyals and sponsor visas for relatives, ($213,000) and a one- the website said. year but renewable Analysts say the programme promote sporting events will largely benefit wealthy residency costing Arabs who have lived in Saudi 100,000 riyals (27,000) Arabia for years without per- event will soon be announced to Bahrain. manent residency or multina- “XLR8” will announce for later in the year. Commenting, Minister of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tional companies seeking to • Hisham Alrayes, CEO of GFH, Youth and Sports Affairs Aymen do long-term business in the its launch event soon said, “Under the umbrella of Tawfiq Al Moayyed, said, “We audi Arabia yesterday kingdom. “XLR8”, we are redoubling our applaud such initiatives from Slaunched a new special The move appears aimed at “XLR8” has also efforts and will further step up the private sector that align residency scheme aimed at boosting non-oil revenue as been• created to our investments both through with the Kingdom’s efforts to luring wealthy expats as the the kingdom seeks to diversify help position GFH’s sponsorships and also through further elevate the role and con- petro-state seeks to boost non- its economy. the creation of unique new tributions of sport to the social oil revenue. It was approved by the Sau- investment projects events that promote an en - and economic development of The scheme offers a perma- di cabinet last month, but the hanced lifestyle and healthy Bahrain and our citizens. We are nent residency for 800,000 portal began accepting appli- TDT | Manama competition benefiting the lo- keen to allocate funds for sports, riyals ($213,000) and a one- cations on Sunday. cal population and also drawing and we look forward to seeing year but renewable residency Saudi Arabia is currently FH Financial Group (GFH) visitors and investment into the others in the private sector fol- costing 100,000 riyals (27,000), home to some 10 million over- yesterday announced the Hisham Alrayes, CEO of GFH Financial Aymen Tawfiq Al Moayyed, Minister of low GFH’s approach, which we according to the online portal seas workers. Glaunch of “XLR8”, a new Group Youth and Sports Affairs welcome and encourage their umbrella identity under which initiative.” the Group will consolidate and Kingdom of Bahrain both in Kingdom and its economy.” GFH each year supports im- grow its sponsorships and ac- cooperation with partners “XLR8” has also been created portant national sporting events tivities. and through the creation of to help position GFH’s invest- such as the King’s Cup Endur- Carrefour sells China business The move is aimed at sup - new sporting concepts and ment projects as destinations ance Race, the Bahrain Formula porting and promoting the events. for sports tourism that will 1 Grand Prix and the Bahrain to Suning.com development of sporting in- To kick off the launch of bring regional and international National Sports Day, among itiatives and events in the “XLR8”, the new entity’s first athletes and sports enthusiasts others.

Edamah’s ‘Sa’ada’ win top international award TDT | Manama

ahrain Real Estate Invest- Bment Company (Edamah), the real-estate arm of the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, was hon- In China since 1995, Carrefour operates a network of 210 hypermarkets and oured at the Dubai, Africa & 24 convenience Arabia Property Awards Cer- cial debt and working capital, emony in the London Marri- Paris, France it added. ott Grosvenor Square on the The implied enterprise val- 12th June. rench supermarket giant ue of 1.4 billion euros includes Edamah received a total of FCarrefour said yesterday it debt and minority interests. three awards across different had agreed to sell 80 per cent Carrefour Group will retain categories for its ‘Sa’ada’ water- of its China business to leading a 20pc stake in the business front project - an award for ‘Lei- Chinese retailer Suning. and two of the seven seats on sure Architecture Bahrain’ and One of the world’s biggest Carrefour China’s supervisory an additional two awards, each food retailers, the French board, although it includes a with 5-star ratings, for ‘Best Lei- group is in the middle of a ma- clause which provides “several sure Development Bahrain’ and jor reorganisation, with the liquidity windows” for it to sell ‘Best Mixed-use Development deal valuing its Chinese oper- that stake. Bahrain’. ations at 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 Present in China since 1995, The ‘Sa’ada’ project comes in billion), the company said in a Carrefour operates a network line with Edamah’s long-term statement. of 210 hypermarkets and 24 strategy focused on developing “The purchase price for the convenience stores, and last new projects and renovating Officials with the awards acquisition of 80pc of Carre- year posted sales of 3.6 billion existing ones sustainably and four China shares is 4.8 billion euros, down almost 10 percent holistically. been possible without the con- ‘Sa’ada’ we are grateful for their ing of the project, with the pro- renminbi, or 620 million eu- on the figure for 2017. Amin Alarrayed, the Chief tinual guidance and support guiding force in enabling this ject in its entirety expected to be ros,” it said, indicating the deal A major appliance seller and Executive Officer of Edamah, granted by the wise Leadership unique waterfront project to completed at the end of Novem- was expected to be completed e-commerce platform, Sun- attended the award ceremo - and Government of the King- transform from a vision into a ber this year. As for the progress by the year’s end. ing.com is one of the largest ny in London on behalf of the dom of Bahrain. Starting from reality.” of building construction, which This price is subject to a non-government retailers in Company. the project’s inception where- Currently, the construction is currently at a completion rate closing adjustment mecha- China, running a network of Commenting on the occasion, in HRH Prince Khalifa bin works are expected to be com- of 71 per cent, it is expected to nism, based on the evolution over 8,881 stores in more than the CEO of Edamah revealed, Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime pleted during the current month be fully completed by Septem- of Carrefour China’s net finan- 700 cities. “These awards would not have Minister named this project of June 2019 for the first build- ber 2019.

BMTIC 2019 begins today: BCCI Batelco participates in Telecoms Week 2019 TDT | Manama TDT | Manama BCCI encourages all ing investment opportunities ments in the world of interna- in the health sector, underlin- atelco announced its par- tional communications, as well he Bahrain Chamber stakeholders of the ing Bahrain as a destination for ticipation in the Interna- as digital solutions and services health sector to take B Tof Commerce and In - medical tourism, and promot- tional Telecoms Week (ITW) related to both the internet and dustry (BCCI), represent- part in this Conference ing entrepreneurship in the 2019 in Atlanta, United States the transmission of data,” said ed by its Health Committee, and Exhibition, which health sector. of America. Al Daylami. is taking part in the Bahrain will be held 24th and Head of its Health Commit- The event, which began He added: “The event also Medical Tourism Investment 25th June 2019 in tee Dr Abdulmajeed Al Awa- yesterday and continues until Adel Al-Daylami provides the ideal platform to Conference and Exhibition Diplomat Radisson SAS dhi alongside committee mem- Wednesday is set to attract ap- communicate with other major (BMTIC). bers Fawzan Al Nasser and Dr proximately 2,000 companies event is Chief Global Business players in the telecommunica- The two-day event which be- Hotel Lamya Mahmood will take part from 135 countries, as well as Officer of Batelco, Adel Al-Day- tions industry while facilitating gins today will be held under in the panel sessions of the con- 7,000 attendees from across all lami. and encouraging the exchange the patronage of Lt. General Dr the Supreme Council of Health ference. The chamber will have fields of communications and “Through key events such as of knowledge, all of which come Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdul- (SCH). a pavilion in the accompanying its related services. ITW, Batelco is able to keep up in line with the Company’s dig- lah Al Khalifa, the Chairman of The event aims at highlight- exhibition. Representing Batelco at the to date with the latest develop- ital transformation strategy.” MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 11

INJAZ launches ‘Tech Valley’ to support Bahraini students TDT | Manama on, project-based learning to Participants will also learn “We believe that students need On this occasion, BIBF’s Di- be successful in careers in tech- The idea is to pro- how to design their own Info- to understand the basics of rector Dr Ahmed Al Shaikh, NJAZ Bahrain, in collabora- nology. vide a direct path graphics to best showcase infor- emerging technology to thrive stated, “Across all industries, tion with the Labour Fund The idea is to provide a di - from high school mation and boost their commu- in the modern digital age and digital skills are required in the I(Tamkeen) and Bahrain In- rect path from high school to college to career nication skills. The programme this program educates students majority of roles and compa- stitute of Banking and Finance to college to career to ensure wraps up with a team-based in this respect.” nies want to hire graduates that (BIBF), has launched a “Tech a steady pipeline of educated to ensure a steady Hackathon to apply the acquired For his part, Tamkeen’s know of digital technologies and Valley” programme to support professionals. pipeline of educated modules on the Bahraini eco- Chief Executive Dr Ebrahim platforms.” young Bahraini talents for their The programme introduces professionals system. Mohammed Janahi praised Also, as part of the pro - future in a digital age. future innovators to five learn- Her Highness Shaikha Hes- this programme as an impor- gramme, a hackathon will be Tech Valley is a three-week ing tracks. Topics include cloud sa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, INJAZ tant initiative towards foster- held in collaboration with Brinc programme focused on engaging computing, big data and data sci- tificial intelligence, Blockchain, Bahrain Chairperson, commenting students’ skills in digital Batelco towards the end of the high school students in hands- ence, machine learning and ar- the Internet of Things. ed on the programme, stating: transformation. programme.

Qu Dongyu becomes first German energy Chinese to head UN food agency giant RWE vows Markets end lower action against climate activists Berlin, Germany

erman energy giant GRWE said Sunday it will be seeking prosecutions after hundreds of climate activists occupied their open- cast mine at the weekend to protest against the use of coal. Following a cat-and- mouse game with police on Saturday, around a thousand activists invaded the vast Outgoing FAO Director-General, Jose Graziano da Silva (R) holds the badge of Garzweiler lignite mine, newly-appointed FAO Director-General, China’s Qu Dongyu some 43 kms (21 miles) west Rome, Italy of Cologne. brings together 194 member Police say it took until countries, comes as the fight to Sunday morning to com- u Dongyu yesterday be- eradicate world hunger takes pletely clear the area of pro- Qcame the first Chinese na- a blow from global warming testers, who RWE accuse of tional to be elected to head the and wars. trespassing and arson. UN’s Food and Agriculture Or- Hunger blamed on the Around eight officers ganization, clinching the post combined effects of extreme were injured during the in the first round of voting. and erratic weather, econom- protests, according to po- Qu, 55, a biologist by train- ic slowdowns, and conflicts, Traders on the floor of Saudi Stock market (Courtesy of Amazons) lice, but no figures were giving, won 108 votes, followed by particularly in Africa and the en on how many protesters Catherine Geslain-Laneelle of Middle East, has risen for the Closing Bell 1.1pc, hurt by a 1.7pc drop in were taken into custody. France with 71 votes and Geor- past three years. First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the Saudi extends losses SAUDI q 1.5pc » 8,739pts gia’s Davit Kirvalidze with 12, FAO has sounded the alarm • United Arab Emirates’ biggest according to official results. over rising food insecurity and for third straight session ABU DHABI q 1.1pc » 4,989pts lender. “I’m very grateful to all high levels of malnutrition, DUBAI q 0.7pc » 2,640pts On Wednesday, FAB said that German retailer member countries for your and Qu will have to ramp up Emaar Properties it would close its sole branch in QATAR q 1.3pc » 10,551pts active participation,” the new support for smallholder farms falls• in Dubai Qatar, citing Doha’s regulatory Metro snubs Czech FAO chief said after the results and fisheries to combat the EGYPT q 0.2pc » 14,017pts actions against the bank. billionaire’s bid were announced. “Thanks ills of intensive farming, food FAB said Qatari actions have Dubai | Reuters BAHRAIN p 0.1pc » 1,456pts Berlin, Germany also to other candidates who waste and poverty. no impact on its business out- OMAN q 0.1pc » 3,924pts helped make me better. The successor to Brazil’s side Qatar and the Doha branch “I will be committed to FAO’s Jose Graziano da Silva will iddle Eastern stock KUWAIT q 0.4pc » 6,344pts contributed less than 0.03pc of he management of original aspirations, mandates have to put policies in place markets fell yester- its full-year 2018 net profit. TGerman retail giant and the missions of the organ- now in preparation for feeding Mday, led by Saudi Ara- In Dubai, the index lost 0.7pc Metro on Sunday snubbed ization.” a world population expected to bia, as political tensions ramped as developer Emaar Properties an “unsolicited” takeover His election to the helm of increase from 7.7 billion people up after US President Donald fell 1.6pc and budget carrier Air offer from a group owned the Rome-based agency, which to 9.7 billion in 2050. Trump announcing new sanc- Bank fell 1.9pc. Arabia lost 1.0pc. by Czech billionaire Daniel tions on Iran. Qatar’s index lost 1.3pc, re- The UAE’s aviation authori- Kretinsky, saying it was too Trump on Saturday said ad- versing gains from the previ- ty said on Saturday UAE-regis- low. ditional sanctions would be im- ous session when it reached its tered operators need to avoid The offer, announced Fri- Trump says did not threaten to demote Fed’s posed today but that he wanted highest since February, as the areas that could jeopardise op- day but yet to be officially to make a deal to bolster Iran’s region’s biggest lender Qatar erations. launched by Kretinsky’s Powell flagging economy, an apparent National Bank fell 1.9pc. Indus- Earlier, the US Federal Avia- Munich-based EP Global Reuters | Washington move to defuse tensions fol - tries Qatar fell 1.4pc. tion Authority banned US op- Commerce group, values be able to do that if I want - lowing the shooting down of an QNB split its stocks this erators from flying over some Metro at 5.8 billion euros S President Donald Trump ed to, but I haven’t suggested unmanned US drone last week month, while Industries Qatar Iran-controlled airspace. ($6.6 billion). Usaid yesterday on NBC’s that.” by Iran. is due to follow suit on June 25. Egypt’s blue-chip index lost But the price -- 16 euros ‘Meet the Press’ news program Trump has been pressuring The Saudi index fell 1.5 per A 10-to-one stock split for 0.2pc, its fourth consecutive per ordinary share and 13.80 that he has the power to de- the Fed to cut interest rates for cent, extending losses from the companies on the exchange is session of losses since clos - euros per preference share mote Federal Reserve Chair- months, a campaign that began previous two sessions, as bank- being phased in from June 9, ing higher on Monday,the day -- “substantially underval- man Jerome Powell but has not last October when he said the ing shares slid. aiming to boost liquidity by en- Egypt’s first democratically ues the company and does threatened to do so. US central bank had “gone cra- Al-Rajhi Bank lost 1.3pc, Sam- couraging smaller investors to elected president Mohamed not reflect its value crea- “I didn’t ever threaten to de- zy” under Powell after several ba Financial Group dropped buy shares. Mursi died while on trial in a tion plan,” Metro said in a mote him,” Trump said. “I’d rate hikes. 3.6pc, and National Commercial The Abu Dhabi index shed Cairo court. statement.

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) and Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA), the Kingdom’s aviation regulator, holding a strategic meeting to review aviation security plans for Bahrain International Airport’s (BIA) new Passenger Terminal Building. In attendance were BAC Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah and senior officials from BAC and CAA. Participants discussed new terminal access control strategy, airport security zones, including the enhanced process for security passes, key management system and the new airport security pass format MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 12 UK’s Boris Johnson under pressure south London property, shortly He instead tried to focus on give an explanation.” been slashed from 27 per cent mer London mayor over Friday’s The paper said after Johnson had secured his his policies, saying “we need to Former Tory foreign office to nine percent since Friday, the domestic incident. • place in the final run-off to be- get Brexit done” and promising minister Alan Duncan -- anoth- poll suggested. Johnson’s partner come prime minister. to prepare Britain for a no-deal er Hunt supporter -- told the But only the Conservative Bannon claims Carrie Symonds could The paper said Johnson’s exit from the EU, if a deal cannot Guardian newspaper his former Party’s 160,000 members get to “Stuff happens at home all be heard telling the partner Carrie Symonds could be reached. boss now had a “big question choose between Johnson and the time... someone spills the former London mayor be heard telling the former Lon- mark over his head”. Johnson Hunt. And their support for wine, we can’t really be making don mayor to “get off me” and ‘Lack of discipline’ had shown a “lack of discipline” Johnson appeared undimmed on headlines out of that,” supporter to “get off me” and “get out of my flat”. Johnson’s leadership rival throughout his career, he added. Saturday, at the first of a series Hasnain Ahmed, 23, said. “get out of my flat” The former foreign minister Hunt told Sky News on Sunday According to the Survation of “hustings” -- internal party “What’s important is what’s refused to answer questions that “someone who wants to be poll in the Mail yesterday, Hunt debates to decide the new leader. this guy going to be delivering Johnson’s leadership about the incident on the first prime minister should answer is now the preferred candi - The Conservative mem- for you in Brexit.” rival• Hunt told Sky News day of the month-long contest questions on everything”. date to become prime min- bers in the central Eng- With Sunday marking the to win over Conservative Trade minister Liam Fox -- ister among voters for all lish city of Birming- three-year anniversary of the on Sunday that “someone grassroot members, who is backing Hunt for leader parties, as Johnson saw a ham gave Johnson a vote to leave the EU, the issue who wants to be prime saying “I don’t think -- told BBC1’s The An- seven-percent decline in standing ovation, and still dominates British politics. minister should answer people want to hear drew Marr Show: “I support. loudly heckled inter- Hunt also received a warm questions on everything” about that kind of think it is always His lead over Hunt with viewer Iain Dale as he reception, promising that if he thing.” easier to just Conservative voters had quizzed the for- couldn’t strike a Brexit deal with the EU, “then I will leave without • Johnson also a deal”. came under scrutiny “I was probably leaning to - on Sunday for his wards Boris but I was very im- relationship with pressed with what Jeremy Hunt said today,” Tory councillor Ka- Steve Bannon, the ren Shakespeare, told AFP. controversial former “He surprised me with his di- adviser to US President rectness and honesty so I have Donald Trump to say I am now leaning very heavily towards Jeremy Hunt.” Johnson also came under London, United Kingdom scrutiny on Sunday for his relationship with Steve Bannon, oris Johnson, the strong the controversial former adviser favourite to become Brit- to US President Donald Trump. Bain’s next prime minister, Footage published by the Ob- came under pressure from fig- server showed Bannon claiming ures in his own party yesterday that he had helped craft John- to explain reports of a domestic son’s resignation speech as for- “row” that led to a police visit. eign minister last year. Although still heavily backed The pair got to know each to beat Jeremy Hunt to become other when both were in office, Conservative Party leader, and and were reported to have met therefore prime minister, a snap again in an unofficial capacity poll published in the Mail on last summer. Sunday suggested that the inci- Johnson said at the time that dent had cut his support. “the so-called relationship” with The Guardian reported that Bannon was a “lefty delusion” police were alerted early on and his office dismissed the lat- Friday after a neighbour heard est claims of a working relation- a loud altercation involving ship as “totally preposterous to screams, shouts and bangs at the Boris Johnson the point of a conspiracy”. Jeremy Hunt

Protectionism slammed as SE Asian leaders rally to trade pact Bangkok, Thailand “Bangkok Declaration” to com- hailand’s premier made bat maritime debris, including an impassioned plea plastic waste, in one of the most Tagainst protectionism on polluted waters in the world. Sunday at a meeting of Southeast But disputes in the flashpoint Asian leaders where the fallout South China Sea and Myanmar’s from the US-China tariff war has persecution of Rohingya Mus- dominated talks. lims are expected to be tussled A controversial repatriation over on Sunday. plan for the persecuted Rohing- ASEAN leaders often put out an ya Muslim minority and ongoing image of unity during the annual disputes over the South China summits, but the forum has been Sea will also be tackled by lead- criticised for allowing diplomat- ers at the final day of the Associ- ic niceties to outweigh concrete ation of Southeast Asian Nations action on the sharpest problems (ASEAN) summit. facing the region. But trade has topped the agen- But Malaysia on Saturday da at the Bangkok meeting, as called for the perpetrators of tit-for-tat tariffs between China the persecution of the Rohingya and the US cast a dark cloud over to be brought to “justice.” global growth. More than 740,000 of the Thailand, which is chairing stateless minority have fled My- ASEAN this year, rallied against anmar following a crackdown by global protectionism and called its security forces in 2017. for urgency in concluding talks Their repatriation to Myan- on RCEP -- a China-led trade mar “must include the citizen- pact, which once inked will be ship”, Malaysian Foreign Min- the world’s biggest. ister Saifuddin Bin Abdullah The Regional Comprehensive (L-R) Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte, Singapore’s Prime said according to a tweet by his Economic Partnership (RCEP) Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia’s ministry. includes all 10 ASEAN economies, Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith pose for photos during the opening ceremony of the 34th That flies in the face of My- plus India, Japan, South Korea, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Bangkok anmar’s official policy, which Australia and New Zealand. denies the Rohingya full citi- “The winds of protectionism It will help off-set any impact Donald Trump’s administration. their differences before the sit- its massive consumer markets. zenship, instead labelling them are hurting our multilateral from the ongoing trade conflict.” The trade war between the uation spirals out of control”, Australia and New Zealand “Bengalis” - illegal migrants trading system,” Thailand’s jun- RCEP is seen as a mechanism world’s biggest two economies warned Duterte during an ASE- have also raised concerns over a from Bangladesh. ta leader-turned-premier Prayut for China to draft the rules of have sent reverberations across AN leaders meeting Saturday. lack of labour and environmen- The crisis has spread across Chan-O-Cha said Sunday. Asia-Pacific trade, following a the world, said Philippine Pres- But progress on RCEP has stut- tal safeguards. the region with boatloads of ref- “ASEAN must hold our hands US retreat from the region as it ident Rodrigo Duterte. tered in recent months, with ugees arriving on the shores of tightly in negotiating... on the withdrew from another trade The two countries “must both India digging in over fears the Plastic pollution Bangladesh, Malaysia and In- RCEP, so it is concluded this year. pact at the start of President take the high road and resolve cheap Chinese goods could flood The leaders also adopted a donesia. 13 MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019

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Men in Black: International: a galactically gormless fall to earth “I, GURPREET SINGH s/o WASAN SINGH holding Indian Passport No. P 4276175 dated 02.12.2016 positive score and a 46% “defi- issued at JALANDHAR having Tessa Thompson nite recommend”. permanent residence at (full address • Peter Bradshaw of The in India) VILL- SULTANI, PO and Chris Hemsworth Guardian called it “Meh in BEHRAMPUR, GURDASPUR, PIN: headline the fourth Black, making another intense- 143532, PUNJAB, INDIA. Presently ly tiresome and pointless reap- residing at (full address in Bahrain) entry in the Men BUILDING. 914, ROAD. 31, BLOCK. pearance” and gave the film 1 in Black series 623, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN will out of 5 stars.Peter DeBruge of henceforth be known as (given name) Variety said that “The connec- GURPREET (Surname) SINGH. en in Black: Interna- tion between Tessa Thompson Objection (s), if any, may be forwarded tional is a 2019 Amer- and Hemsworth is what saves to Embassy of India, P.O. Box 26106, Mican science fiction the day, not anything their char- Adiliya, Kingdom of Bahrain.” action comedy film directed by acters do onscreen” and called F. Gary Gray and written by Art the film itself “amusing, if un- Marcum and Matt Holloway. even”.Michael Phillips of the “I, VIJAY KUMAR s/o PIARA It is a spin-off of the Men in Chicago Tribune gave the film LAL holding Indian Passport No. Black film series, which is loose- 2.5 out of 4 stars, writing: “Men H 8021157 dated 08.10.2009 issued ly based on the Malibu/Marvel in Black: International isn’t bad; at AMRITSAR having permanent comics of the same name by it’s an improvement over Men residence at (full address in India) Lowell Cunningham. The film in Black II (2002) and Men in VPO. SIALKA, THE- BABA stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Black 3 (2012), sequels that even BAKALA, DIST- AMRITSAR, Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, its makers may have forgotten. PUNJAB, INDIA. Presently Rebecca Ferguson, Rafe Spall, As a species we appear destined residing at (full address in Bahrain) Laurent and Larry Bourgeois, Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth in Men in Black: International to revisit this basic concept and BUILDING. 914, ROAD. 31, BLOCK. Emma Thompson, and Liam on 255 reviews, with an aver- the gears of a franchise run - ble reviews”. Audiences polled renew the hunt for fresh vari- 623, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN Neeson, with Tim Blaney also age rating of 4.49/10. The web- ning low on reasons to contin- by CinemaScore gave the film ations on the zingy, disarming will henceforth be known as (given reprising his role as Frank the site’s critical consensus reads, ue.”On Metacritic the film has an average grade of “B” on an first picture, which brought the name) VIJAY (Surname) KUMAR. Pug from the first two films.On “Amiable yet forgettable, MiB a weighted average score of 38 A+ to F scale, the lowest score Lowell Cunningham comics to Objection (s), if any, may be forwarded Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds International grinds its stars’ out of 100, based on 50 critics, of the franchise, while those at the screen so shrewdly and well to Embassy of India, P.O. Box 26106, an approval rating of 24% based substantial chemistry through indicating “generally unfavora- PostTrak gave it a 72% overall in 1997.” Adiliya, Kingdom of Bahrain.” 14 MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019

Hugh Jackman Ryan Reynolds surprises fans by gets a surprise serving coffee, visit by wife giving autographs Los Angeles Elisabeth Blake Lively Moss e all get star-struck in Boston Wwhen we get a chance Los Angeles to meet our favourite actors. But imagine being served a hot cup of coffee by your favourite anadian actor Ryan star, wouldn’t that just light up Reynolds who is busy filming your day? Important to surround Chis upcoming film ‘Free Guy’ in Actor Hugh Jackman sur- Boston got a surprise visit by his preg- prised fans in Chicago by serv- nant wife Blake Lively. ing them coffee. The 50-year- yourself with people you The pregnant actor-- who is expect- old actor-singer is busy trav- ing the couple’s third child -- was seen elling around the U.S for his trust: Elisabeth Moss dressed in a short-sleeved dress and live performance tour of ‘The white sneakers as she gave her lead- Man. The Mu- Los Angeles I think it’s important to sur- ing man a hug. sic. The Show’ round yourself with people The 42-year-old actor shared the and stopped he Handmaid’s who support you and whose sweet moment on his Instagram story by Chica - Tale” star Elisabeth opinions you can really trust and wrote, “Great Scott!” go where he Moss believes the are for the greater good,” Moss Blake was previously snapped in Bos- found time to “T Hugh only way for her to cope with said. ton last month, where she was seen wearing sell coffee and fame is by surrounding her- The “Mad Men” alum said a casual grey T-shirt that showed off her give autographs Jackman self with people she trusts the the major “turning point” in growing baby bump. to excited fans, reported most. her career came when she was Earlier on Saturday, Reynolds posted a Entertainment Weekly. In an interview with OK! cast as the daughter of Presi- picture of himself and his co-stars in front Jackman shared a cou- magazine, the 36-year-old ac- dent Josiah Bartlet in the NBC of the Boston Flower Exchange and wrote, ple of photos on his Insta- tor said her family and friends political drama series “The “The first day working with [Stranger Things gram account on Friday keep her grounded. West Wing”. actor] Joe Keery and [Pitch Perfect actor] Ut- that showed him offering “I surround myself with peo- “I’ve been doing this for 30 karsh Ambudkar. My arms feel so safe, draped cups of coffee from the ple that I love and trust. That’s years. It’s a long time there’s loosely across their powerful shoulders.” inside of a black truck with the usually my family or friends. never really one turning point, Apart from Reynolds, Keery, and Ambudkar, logo Laughing Man, which is Friends that I’ve had for years. but there are many little steps the upcoming film also stars Channing Tatum Ryan part of his foundation ‘Laugh- “Obviously I love my family that go into a career,” Moss and ‘Killing Eve’s’ Jodie Comer. The action-com- Reynolds ing Man Coffee Company’ and Blake but I rely on my friends too. said. edy revolves around a bank teller who discovers that he co-founded with David Lively he’s a background character in a video game. Steingard.

Cailee Spaeny in talks to Camila Cabello thanks Britney Britney team ‘Senorita’ in a Spears is all Spears star in ‘The Craft’ reboot heart-warming post smiles on vacation Los Angeles Los Angeles with mother Los Angeles ailee Spaeny is in negotiations to headline the reboot version s Camila Cabello Cof cult hit film “The Craft”. released her lat- merican singer-song- The original, which released in 1996, Aest steamy track writer Britney Spears follows a group of outcast teenage ‘Senorita’ with Shawn Alooked all happy and girls who practice witchcraft, and Mendes after 5 years, healthy as she enjoyed some soon conjure up various spells and the singer seems to be much-needed quality time with curses against those who anger diving in the bliss. her mother after months of per- them. The ‘Havana’ singer sonal turmoil. Spaeny, 21, who made her de - went on a picture shar- The 37-year-old pop star and her but with “Counting to 1000”, is ing spree and posted a mother Lynne Spears recently best known for playing young Jane slew of pictures with jetted off for a mother-daugh- Ginsburg. the team including a ter trip to the Turks and Ca- According to Variety, special monochrome icos Islands in the tropical the reboot will be direct- one with Mendes him- Atlantic, reported E! News. ed by Zoe Lister-Jones, self. She penned her Britney also document- who will also pen the film’s emotions out in an In- ed her exotic vacation on script. stagram post. her Instagram account, Doug Wick, the produc- The post read, “Just posting photos and er of the original, will back wanna say thank you to videos of her wear- the new project along- all these talented, pas- ing bikinis, stand- side partner Lucy Fisher sionate, relentlessly hard ing on the beach through their Red Wag- working people who make and taking a on banner. this happen!!!! Dave Meyers dip in the Columbia Pictures ,you amaze me every time water. and Jason Blum’s we work together, Calvit- Blumhouse will fi - Jr and Sara Biv for killing it nance the movie. as always and being patient with us”

Kim Kardashian shares adorable selfie with daughter North West Here’s when Ed Sheeran’s Cailee ‘Beautiful People’ will be out Spaeny Los Angeles daughter who recently turned Los Angeles 6. “I still can’t believe my first- ollywood’s beauty mo- born baby is 6,” she captioned fter dropping the quirky music gul Kim Kardashian the picture. video of ‘Cross Me’, Ed Sheeran is Hlooked happier than As soon as the American star Aall set to drop another track ‘Beau- ever in a selfie she posted with posted the picture, several us- tiful People’ from his upcoming album daughter North West to cele- ers flocked the comment sec- ‘No. 6 Collaborations Project’ on Friday. brate her sixth birthday. tion to congratulate the star. The ‘Perfect’ singer also in- According to E-News, the “Now this picture I love Bc formed that the track will fea- ‘Keeping up with Kardashian’ you look so natural and so real ture American singer Khalid. star along with husband Kanye and happy In it!” wrote one “The next song from my West, hosted a party to cele- user. “ More pics like this!!!” new record comes out Fri- brate their daughter’s birthday Another user wrote, “You Ed Sheeran day, and it’s great, just last week with a Candy Land Kim Kardashian and North West gave that special natural look, like @thegr8khalid game-theme. tagram where she can be seen that looks so beautiful. Amaz- who features on it. Hope you enjoy Kim shared a selfie on Ins- hugging and smiling with her ing, the real you.” it as much as I do,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram. 15 MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 sports Pakistan dash Proteas hopes them aside, it was clear Cricket World Cup 2019 standings Pakistan condemn South Africa were in tur- • moil. woeful South Africa An injury that ruled key Team Played Won Lost Tied No result Run rate Points to World Cup exit pace bowler Dale Steyn Australia 6 5 1 0 0 0.849 10 out of the tournament New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 1.591 9 South Africa captain was another setback. India 5 4 0 0 1 0.809 9 Faf• du Plessis failed Their only win to England 6 4 2 0 0 1.457 8 date was against min - Sri Lanka 6 2 2 0 2 -1.119 6 to save his side from nows Afghanistan and Bangladesh 6 2 3 0 1 -0.407 5 World Cup misery their mountain of issues Pakistan 6 2 3 0 1 -1.265 5 against Pakistan proved too much for the West Indies 6 1 3 0 1 0.272 3 uninspired Proteas play- South Africa 7 1 5 0 1 -0.324 3 ers to overcome as they Afghanistan 6 0 6 0 0 -1.712 0 AFP | London slumped to a tame exit. Pakistan were also akistan condemned South playing for their World Cup sur- from the first 10 overs and as, Pakistan Africa to World Cup elimi- vival and mustered a far more the pressure mounted, Quinton Pnation and kept alive their whole-hearted effort in the de Kock fell for 47, caught on the Imam-ul-Haq c & b Tahir 44 own slender chances of advanc- must-win clash. boundary by the diving Imam- Fakhar Zaman c Amla b Tahir 44 ing to the semi-finals with a 49- To the delight of their army of ul-Haq for Shadab’s 50th ODI Babar Azam c Ngidi b Phehlukwayo 69 run win at Lord’s yesterday. fans, who turned Lord’s into a wicket. Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Markram 20 Chasing 309 to remain in the vibrant mass of green, Sarfaraz On 91-2 in the 20th over and Haris Sohail c De Kock b Ngidi 89 hunt for a last four berth, South Ahmed’s side could still make with the required run-rate Imad Wasim c sub (Duminy) b Ngidi 23 Africa’s survival bid petered out the semi-finals. climbing, South Africa needed Wahab Riaz b Ngidi 4 on 259-9. Their second win of the tour- a big innings from Du Plessis. Sarfaraz Ahmed not out 2 Disciplined Pakistan bowling nament gives them life with Encapsulating a turbulent Shadab Khan not out 1 saw Shadab Khan and Wahab three matches remaining in the World Cup for the skipper and Extras: (lb6, nb1, w5) 12 Riaz take three wickets each as battle to finish in the top four in his team, the skipper could not Total: (for seven wkts; 50 overs) 308 South Africa surrendered with- the 10-team group stage. get the job done in their hour out a fight. of need. South Africa Faf du Plessis’s side had al - Hour of need He perished for 63 when a Hashim Amla lbw b Amir 2 ready been roughed up by Haris Pakistan’S Haris Sohail plays a shot Bangladesh’s 322-3 against the mistimed swipe against Amir Q. de Kock c Imam b Shadab 47 Sohail’s brilliant 59-ball innings West Indies was the only suc- ballooned high in the air for F. du Plessis c Sarfaraz b Amir 63 of 89 in Pakistan’s 308-7. knockout stages. ment for the World Cup was cessful chase of more than 250 Sarfaraz to take a simple c A. Markram b Shadab 7 South Africa’s fifth defeat in The post-mortem into a woe- rejected. in this World Cup and South Af- atch. H. van der Dussen c Hafeez b Shadab 36 seven World Cup matches con- ful World Cup campaign will Their campaign got off to the rica never looked like emulating Rassie van der Dussen went in D. Miller b Shaheen 31 firmed their embarrassingly ear- raise pointed questions about worst possible start when they that feat. similar fashion, skying Shadab A. Phehlukwayo not out 46 ly exit, with matches against Sri the futures of captain Du Plessis were thrashed by hosts England Their task was made all the to give Mohammed Hafeez a C. Morris b Wahab 16 Lanka and Australia still to play. and coach Ottis Gibson. in the tournament opener. more difficult when veteran catch that pushed South Africa K. Rabada b Wahab 3 For just the second time in South Africa have been beset Alarm bells were ringing even Hashim Amla was trapped lbw towards the exit. L. Ngidi b Wahab 1 their history, and the first time by problems on and off the field louder after a dismal defeat to by Mohammad Amir for two in Sohail’s dashing display had Imran Tahir not out 1 since 2003, South Africa have -- starting when AB de Villiers’ Bangladesh in their second game the second over. set the tone for a dispiriting day Extras: 1 (lb1, w5) 6 failed to reach the World Cup late offer to come out of retire- and by the time India brushed The Proteas managed only 38 for South Africa. Total: (nine wkts; 50 overs) 259

Today’s match Bangladesh v Afghanistan Brathwaite agony as Windies Hampshire Bowl, Southampton 12:30pm fall just short against Kiwis AFP | Manchester

arlos Brathwaite hit a stunning Mushfiqur Rahim Mohammad Nabi century but just fell short of leading the West Indies to a remarkable Bangladesh Afghanistan C victory as New Zealand won a World Cup Bangladesh’s batting, built on the pro- Afghanistan, having lost to India by a nar- thriller by five runs on Saturday. motion of Shakib Al Hasan at No.3, has row margin of 11 runs on Saturday, will be The West Indies were all but defeated been one of the highlights of the World filled with a lot of self-belief and motivation at 164 for seven, chasing 292 to win after Cup, characterised by consistently good when they take the field on Monday. With New Zealand captain Kane Williamson’s scores. After hunting down a target of experience of the conditions in Southamp- career-best 148 helped take the Black 322 against West Indies in just 41.3 overs, ton, Gulbadin Naib will expect his spinners Caps to 291-8. Bangladesh fought admirably in a 382-run to weave their magic once again against Inspired by Brathwaite’s remarkable chase against Australia, finishing with an an in-form Bangladesh batting line-up. hundred, the West Indies nearly secured impressive 333/8. Their batsmen though, will have to focus an incredible success at Old Trafford. on staying at the crease for longer periods Probable XI But with six needed from seven balls, to get the desired result. Brathwaite launched Jimmy Neesham Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al for what he hoped would be the winning Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Probable XI hit, only for Trent Boult to take a superb- Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Noor Ali Zadran, Gulbadin Naib (c), Rah- ly judged catch just inside the long-on Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Rubel Hos- mat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar boundary. sain, Mustafizur Rahman Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Za- dran, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Brathwaite sank to his knees in despair Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman after falling for 101 off just 82 balls, in- West Indies batsman Carlos Brathwaite is consoled by New Zealand players PITCH REPORT cluding five sixes and nine fours, having Monday should be warm, with partial sunshine and a bit of humidity. The dryness dominated a last-wicket stand of 41 in But he refused to blame Brathwaite competitive total,” Williamson said. will bring spin into play, much like it did during the game between India and which he scored all the runs. for the way he got out with an over still “It’s a great game of cricket, good to Afghanistan. Victory saw New Zealand return to the remaining. be on the winning side. It’s been a great top of the table and all but secure their “We wouldn’t have gone down to the learning curve for us.” Head to Head place in the semi-finals as a heart-break- penultimate (over) if it wasn’t for Carlos Veteran opener Chris Gayle threatened Bangladesh and Afghanistan have played seven one-day internationals against each other ing defeat left the West Indies on the as well. He’s been playing excellently well to make New Zealand pay dearly for drop- in the past out of which four have been won by the former and three by the latter. verge of elimination. up to that point,” Holder said. ping him three times during a typically Both the teams have won twice each in the previous four ODI meetings. The most recent “A tough game at the end. I’m proud of Meanwhile, Williamson was relieved by blistering 87 off 84 balls that delighted a encounter which came in last year’s Asia Cup at Abu Dhabi was won by Bangladesh. After the guys, especially Carlos Brathwaite,” the way his side had just held their nerve. near-capacity crowd. winning the toss and electing to bat first in that game, Bangladesh scored 249/7 in their 50 said West Indies captain Jason Holder. “The West Indies are incredibly dan- But he eventually holed out during a overs. Afghanistan, in reply, could manage 246/7 in their innings and fell short by three runs. “Getting so close I guess it does make it gerous, even down their order. Credit to collapse that saw five wickets lost for 22 tougher to take.” them, but credit to our side for getting a runs in 28 balls. MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 16 Bahrain excel at MMA Euro Open

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eam Bahrain made history once again. After ris- Ting up to the number one spot in the world MMA rankings, the squad put on a collective performance for the ages, winning five senior golds and one junior gold at the IMMAF-WMMAA Eu- ropean Open. The tournament concluded yesterday, with Bahrain topping the table for most gold medals, alongside Russia, who had more silver medals. The squad counted on the presence of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, whose continued efforts made the achievements possible. The European Open was up for grabs at the beginning of last day, but Bahrain made sure to make a run at top, winning HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa with the winners all of five finals that the squad were involved, topped by an in- ko, from Ukraine, to claim the credible first-round knockout gold medal in their respective by Pasha Kharkhachev, who weight class. is reigning world champion at Finally, Ramazan Gitinov went Super Heavyweight and new the distance but overwhelmed European champion in this Evgeny Morozov, from Russia, weight class. to win the Welterweight gold At Heavyweight, Sham - medal by unanimous decision. il Gaziev was also dominant, The historic result means overwhelming Gadzhimurad Team Bahrain holds on the Bagaudinov, from Russia, en hard-earned top spot at the route to a second-round TKO, world rankings, as the squad after ground and pound strikes looks forward to more success from mount position. at home when the entire world Bantamweight Magomed Id- of mixed martial arts will meet risov came out victorious against in November for the World Spain’s Alvaro Ucendo, while Championships, in Isa Town, Featherweight Abdulmanap Ma- during the International Combat gomedov beat Artem Afanasen- Week. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa celebrates with a fighter of team Bahrain Winners celebrate on the podium Hamilton triumphs in France

Dominant Lewis Hamilton• wins French GP to extend Mercedes’ unbeaten run to 10 KNOW WHAT

Charles Leclerc Lewis Hamilton won finishes• second with his sixth race of the Roger Federer from Switzerland poses with the trophy Sebastian Vettel fifth season, his fourth in succession, by lead- Federer crushes Goffin for AFP | Le Castellet, France ing from beginning to end ‘unbelievable’ 10th Halle title ewis Hamilton extended his championship lead AFP | Halle Westfalen, Germany number one Novak Djokovic is Land continued his re - Hamilton, at the front, reeled off just five short with 15 career lentless run of success when he another fastest lap. oger Federer will head to majors. scorched to an emphatic victory Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the race Vettel continued his progress, RWimbledon in high spirits Federer endured a rough ahead of Mercedes team-mate passing Sainz into the chicane after waltzing past Belgium’s ride in the early rounds in Valtteri Bottas at the French proud to be part of it,” Hamilton record by 0.024 seconds from on lap seven for fifth, 18 seconds David Goffin in straight sets Halle, battling to hard-fought, Grand Prix yesterday. reflected. Hamilton in the final seconds. adrift of the leader, but back in to win a record-extending 10th three-set victories over The defending five-time In sweltering conditions, Daniel Ricciardo was sev- the main scrap behind him. title at the ATP event in Halle Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Rob- champion repeated his pole- he extended his title race lead enth for Renault ahead of Kimi By lap 12, Hamilton was 2.5 yesterday. erto Bautista Agut. to-flag triumph of 2018 with a over Bottas to 36 points –- with Raikkonen of Alfa Romeo and seconds clear of Bottas, but the Federer, 37, beat Goffin 7-6 Things got easier in the lat- flawless drive to his fourth win Charles Leclerc finishing a Nico Hulkenberg in the second Finn responded with a fastest (7/2), 6-1 to secure his 102nd ter stages as he thrashed Andy in succession, sixth this season strong third following a deter- Renault with Lando Norris fin- lap of his own. career singles title and remain Murray’s new doubles partner and 79th of his career. mined drive in his Ferrari. ishing 10th despite hydraulics Ricciardo was the first man to unbeaten on grass so far this Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the His victory extended Bottas, who resisted a late problems in the second McLar- pit after 15 laps, sparking a se- season. semi-finals before dispatching Mercedes’ unbeaten start to the charge from Leclerc, said: “Ulti- en. quence of reactions that saw his “It’s unbelievable. I never Goffin yesterday. Federer held 2019 season to eight races and mately, Lewis was quicker today The race began with a track direct rivals respond, all switch- thought when I first played off three break points early in their overall winning streak to and I couldn’t match his pace.” temperature of 57 degrees Cel- ing to ‘hard’ compound tyres. here that I would win 10 titles,” the first set before prevailing 10, the Silver Arrows leaving Leclerc said: “I gave it sius and an air temperature of After the leading cars had pit- said Federer. in the tiebreaker. their main rivals trailing in their everything, but the Mercedes 30, sizzling conditions that en- ted Hamilton had pulled clear “I’ve never won a tourna- An unsettled looking Goffin wake again. are just too quick.” sured a difficult afternoon for by 12 seconds reeling off fastest ment 10 times before, so I will then gifted Federer the open- After eight of this season’s 21 tyre-wear. laps. remember forever that I did so ing game of the second set with races, Hamilton leads the cham- Resurgent McLaren Hamilton made a smooth start If the outcome looked inevi- here in Halle.” a double fault on break point. pionship with 187 points ahead Max Verstappen was fourth with Bottas and Leclerc follow- table, it seemed so to Leclerc as The Swiss star is chasing a From there, the Swiss never of Bottas on 151. for Red Bull ahead of four-time ing him on the opening lap, the well. When Ferrari asked him if ninth Wimbledon crown in looked back, breaking Goffin “It’s definitely been a really champion Sebastian Vettel Englishman soon opening up a he could push more, he replied: London next month as he twice more on his way to a good weekend,” said the Briton. in the second Ferrari and the gap of more than a second, by “I could, but it not good for the looks to extend and defend 10th Halle title. “I thought “It’s such a challenge out there resurgent McLaren of Carlos the end of lap one, and 1.5 by tyres. So, no…” his record of 20 career majors. David was actually better than and I live that, really trying to Sainz. lap three. Like the spectators, he may Long-term rival Rafael Na- me in the first 10 games,” said find the edge.” Vettel, who started seventh On lap six, Vettel finally have been aware that since Le dal moved to within just two Federer. “I couldn’t do it without this after a troubled qualifying, took passed Norris for sixth. The Castellet rejoined the calendar, titles of Federer’s record with Goffin added: “I thought I incredible team and we are a late pit stop for fresh tyres and British rookie responded at Mercedes have topped every his 12th French Open triumph started really well, there was creating history -– and I am so snatched fastest lap and a track Signes, but Vettel resisted while session and won both races. earlier this month, while world great intensity in the first set.