Ceasefire on Paper, Fire on the Ground

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Kim Kardashian pokes her granny over 2-month wedding 13 SHOW WORLD 6 Canada, US call for ‘immediate release’ of two Canadians held Bahrain expresses Govt formation solidarity with Sudan Manama delayed in Lebanon ahrain affirmed its sol- Ceasefire on paper, Bidarity with the Repub- Beirut lic of Sudan, expressing its appreciation for the Suda- he six deputies allied nese efforts and endeavours with Hizbollah have under the leadership of its Topposed the can - President, Omar Al Bashir to fire on the ground didate Jawad Adra, whom promote security, peace, and they had agreed earlier as development and provide their representative in the all means of progress and Iran-backed Houthi militia violates Sweden agreement on ceasefire in Hodeidah next Lebanese government, prosperity for the brotherly which has now blocked the Sudanese people. formation of the government. It commended the firm brotherly stances of the Re- Upon arriving at public of Sudan and its keen- • ness to enhance joint Arab Aden airport, Cammaert action and promote peace met with officials and security in the region. from the Coalition 62 times Houthis have It also noted the distin- backed government, guished Sudanese role in the violated the ceasefire local officials said. in the past 72 hours, Saudi-led Arab Coalition to according to coalition Support Legitimacy in Yem- forces. en to defend the rights of the Hodeidah, the Yemeni people and support main• port used to feed President Aoun’s them, promote security in Yemen’s 30 million candidate has to this brotherly country, as Houthis abide by the ceasefire people, has been the A Houthi fighter walks through the Red Sea port of Hodeidah. Houthis have been be committed to well as achieve the aspira- deal. the president. tions of its people. focus of fighting this violating the ceasefire agreement . Meanwhile, the head of a year, raising fears abroad United Nations advance team MR SARRAF that a full-scale assault. the Houthi ceasefire violations tasked with monitoring a cease- According to the initiative Anti-IS envoy quits occurred in the Ad Durayhimi, Al fire between the Iranian-aligned put forward by President Tuhayta, and Al Hali districts, as Houthi group and Saudi-backed Michel Aoun, Adra would over Syria pullout Jeddah Violations began from well as other areas in Hodeidah. government forces in Yemen’s have entered the govern- Jeddah the first minutes of the Coalition spokesperson, Col Hodeidah has arrived in Yem- ment as a member of the he Arab Coalition sup- ceasefire agreement Turki Al Maliki, said that the en, UN and local officials said president’s bloc after the he US envoy to the global porting the legitimate in Hodeidah. This is rebels’ “violations began from yesterday. prime minister-designate, Tcoalition fighting Daesh TYemeni government not something new as the first minutes of the ceasefire The sides in Yemen’s near- Saad Hariri, refused to have has resigned in protest at said yesterday that the Irani- agreement in Hodeidah,” noting ly four-year war agreed during the minister in his bloc. President Donald Trump’s an-backed Houthi militia has Houthis have violated that the Houthi militia has also UN-sponsored peace talks in Adra did not attend the decision to withdraw US violated the Sweden agreement previous agreements. violated previous agreements. Sweden earlier this month to meeting called on Friday by forces from Syria. on a ceasefire in the strategic COL AL MALIKI He also said that the coalition stop fighting in Hodeidah city the six deputies to inform Brett McGurk was ap - port city of Hodeidah. “supports the commitment of and its province and withdraw him of the need to abide by pointed by Barack Obama in “The ceasefire has been of weapons, including mortars, the Yemeni National Army to a forces. their position, which is that 2015 and retained by Trump. breached 62 times in the past 72 RPGs, Katyusha rockets and bal- ceasefire and the implementa- On Friday, the UN Security although he would be part He joins Defence Secretary hours,” the coalition pointed out listic missiles in violation of the tion of the terms of the Swedish Council unanimously approved of the president’s bloc, he Jim Mattis in quitting the in a statement published on the ceasefire agreement reached agreement.” the deployment - for an initial 30 would represent the posi- Trump administration over state run Al Ekhbariya TV. during UN-sponsored peace talks However, he stressed that the days - of an advance monitoring tion of the six deputies rather the pullout of the remaining It explained that the terrorist in Stockholm on December 13. international community is re- team led by retired Dutch Gen- than that of the President in 2,000 American troops. group has been using all types The coalition also said that sponsible for ensuring that the eral Patrick Cammaert. the government.

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DON’T MISS IT VRS employees to receive allowances Manama at smoothly transitioning the VRS’s successful candidates In deep love with resident of the Civil to retirement, and urged gold, burglars Service Bureau (CSB), employees wishing to earn PAhmed Al Zayed, yes- additional years of service to 03 mostly targeting terday affirmed that all Vol- start the process with their Indian families untary Retirement Scheme entities’ human resource de- (VRS)’s successful candidates partments. Meow Day a are eligible to receive the Pe- Al Zayed concluded by re- riodic Annual Allowance, in minding all human resources 04 huge success accordance with the King- directorates that fall under dom’s 2019 Salaries and Ben- the CSB to upload successful New app to keep Employees wishing efits regulation - including to earn additional candidates’ end of service 05 docs on call online the candidates who will re- entitlements, previous pro- tire on 31 January 2019. years of service should motion differences, and the Al Zayed highlighted the start the process with candidates’ final account ongoing collaborative efforts their entities’ human into the system in accor - between CSB and various resource departments. dance with the scheme’s government entities aimed MR AL ZAYED time plan.

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Photo contest winner

S Jayaraj, senior electrical engineer at the Ministry of Works, won the first prize in the photography competition held in connection with the Indian School Mega Fair 2018. The competition was held in association with Nikon Ashrafs. There were around 400 entries on the topic Daily Life in Bahrain and the winner was selected from a short list of 34 participants, said ISB Secretary Saji Antony. Mr Jayaraj who hails from the Indian state of Kerala received the first prize –a Nikon Camera- at the Mega Fair finale. Above, Mr Jayaraj receives the award, and, right, the picture taken by Mr Jayaraj. Somalia blasts condemned 15 persons were killed in twin explosions that hit Mogadishu

Manama tended its deep condolences to The death toll from a double tant group linked to al Qaeda, killed, according to the station. The Foreign the families of the victims and car bomb attack yesterday in claimed responsibility for the The blasts are the latest in a • ahrain condemned the wishes those injured a speedy Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, attacks in a statement posted series to hit the capital. Ministry affirmed twin terrorist bombings recovery. has risen to 15, a security official on affiliated websites. A suicide Somalia has been a regular Bahrain’s solidarity Bthat took place near the It affirmed Bahrain’s solidarity said. bomber drove a car filled with focus of US counterterror ef- with Somalia and firm Presidential Palace area in So- with Somalia and firm rejection Twenty others were injured, explosives to the gate of the forts. US airstrikes targeting Al- rejection of all forms malia, resulting in the death and of all forms of violence, extrem- according to the official, Ibrahim presidential palace and killed Shabaab have killed 62 militants injury of a number of people, ism, and terrorism, calling for Jama. presidential guards, the state- in the East African nation this of violence, extremism, including security personnel. international concerted efforts The blasts occurred in central ment said. month, US Africa Command said and terrorism. The Foreign Ministry ex - to end terrorism and its funding. Mogadishu, near the National The mastermind behind the Monday. Theatre, the presidential twin attack was detained by the The United States re-estab- palace and the Daljirka Dah- country’s National Intelligence lished a permanent diplomatic son monument. Plumes of Agency, officials said on Twitter. presence in Somalia at the start smoke rose over the streets, Senior journalist Awil Dahir of December, citing the coun- and a heavy police presence Salad was among several staff try’s progress in recent years. It was reported in the area. members of London-based had closed its embassy in Mog- Al Shabaab, a mili - Universal Somali TV who were adishu in 1991.

Youth role lauded

Athletics Association (BAA) HH The Speaker Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al • Khalifa. paid tribute to His Separately, she hailed the de- Majesty King Hamad cision which was taken by the bin Isa Al Khalifa, Albanian authorities to expel hailing royal care two Iranian diplomats for their involvement in illegal activities. and support to “These illegal activities re- young people in the flect the persistence of the Ira- Kingdom of Bahrain. nian regime in damaging countries and peoples’ interests and Separately, she backing terror groups in many • parts of the world”, she said. hailed the decision She stressed the necessity of which was taken confronting Iran in all arenas by the Albanian and at all levels, slamming Teh- authorities to expel Ms Zainal ran regime’s support to extremism and terrorism. two Iranian diplomats She called on the interna - for their involvement Bahrain. tional community to oblige the in illegal activities. She underlined the keenness Iranian regime to respect the and resolve of the Council of sovereignty and independence Manama Representatives to achieve of other countries, refrain from Bahraini people’s aspirations interfering in their internal af- and support all social seg - fairs and comply with the prin- ouncil of Representa- ments, particularly youngsters, ciples governing international tives Speaker Fawziya through laws and legislations relations and good neighbour- CZainal has hailed the that bolster their participation liness and commit to regional contributions of youth in the in all fields. and international security, sta- Kingdom towards nation de- She said was honoured to bility and peace. velopment. be the first woman to chair “The Albanian decision re- She made the statement the East Riffa Club’s Cultural flects the exasperation of the as she attended a ceremony and Social Committee for four international community with held by East Riffa Club, under years. the Iranian blatant violations the auspices of His Highness She extended thanks to His of the international law,” the Shaikh Mohammed bin Sal- Majesty the King’s Represent- Speaker said. man bin Hamad Al-Khalifa ative for Charity Works and She said hat Bahrain has long marking Bahrain’s national Youth Affairs, Supreme Coun- warned against the Iranian pol- days. cil for Youth and Sports (SCYS) icies, urging Arab and Islamic The Speaker paid tribute to Chairman and Bahrain Olympic united parliamentary stance His Majesty King Hamad bin Committee (BOC) President HH against Tehran’s blatant inter- Isa Al Khalifa, hailing royal Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al ference, subversion of security care and support to young Khalifa and SCYS First Deputy and stability and support to ter- people in the Kingdom of Chairman and Head of Bahrain rorist groups. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 03 In deep love with gold, burglars mostly targeting Indian families Prominent doctor, Bahrain-based businessman among recent victims of burglary

TDT | Manama were also reported from Amwaj Mohammed Zafran a few days ago. In the latest incident, a burglar ndian expat families in the Gold is the easiest good made off with BD300 from the Kingdom have, of late, be- to sell in the burglary house of an expatriate on the come the biggest victims of market. Once the 50,000 wee hours last Sunday. I Bahraini dinar worth burglary owing to the burglars’ stolen ornaments are jewellery was stolen by the “I have been living in this increasing love towards gold. turned into raw gold, burglary gang, which had country for 12 years now and The recent victims include a no-one can catch these two Iranian members. never felt unsafe. However, prominent doctor as well as a burglars. times are changing and I urge Bahrain-based businessman. everyone to be cautious,” Ms Sources say burglary mafia in SOURCES Bentham, another victim, told the Kingdom has ties with many Tribune. goldsmiths here, who convert According to the Direc - ornaments into raw gold, in turn tor-General of Criminal Inves- reducing the chances of getting tigation and Forensic Science, arrested. the arrested five-member gang “Gold is the easiest good to sell consisted of two Iranians. BD 1.9 in the burglary market. Once the They are accused of stealing A CCTV footage shows a suspect entering a building in one of the earlier only stolen ornaments are turned into jewellery, expensive watches reported burglaries. raw gold, no-one can catch these and mobile phones from homes. burglars, which is making gold They have allegedly sto - members only broke into the they burgle the home. The their favourite item.” len items worth more than prominent doctor’s house. CCTV recordings behind my In many cases, the investigat- BD50,000. Speaking to Tribune, the doc- house was used to help track ing teams did not get any leads The Director-General said tor said, “Investigators say that them down.” on the burglars while burglary that three of the suspects acted these suspects are members of A few weeks ago, two vil - kept on increasing in the last like bicycling enthusiasts to spot the arrested gang. They moni- las in Zinj were targeted by few months. their targeted homes, especially tor the activities of the people burglars. One of the victims, A gang having Iranian mem- big villas, while the other two in the neighbourhood at what Pradeep had told Tribune that Try out our Indian plate - Super bers was recently arrested by a broke into these houses and bur- times people go out and when gold jewellery worth BD5,000 delicious and great value for money team of police for burgling many gled many items including gold. the homes are vacant. was stolen from his house. houses. It is suspected that these gang “When they find a good time Back-to-back burglaries SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 04 Meow Day a huge success

Event aims to provide platform for cat lovers while promoting animal welfare Physical examinations were held for cats as part of the event. One of the title-winning cats at the event.

TDT | Manama Hassan of Founder 1984 PR and co-or- will give more opportunities to win for April Pet Clinic and Pet Shop, Animal Harpreet Kaur ganiser of Meow Day 2018, said, “This those who adopt a cat at our festival and Care Clinic, and other veterinary clin- year, we picked our winners with a spin- come back next year with the same cat. ics. Local artists were present and sold he second annual cat festival ning wheel, where, each cat won its We will keep taking Meow “Meow Day also provides a unique cat-themed artwork as well. Meow Day, which was held at own unique titles and a bag of prizes. So Day to further heights setting for cat lovers to meet and form “Bahrain Rescues had cats up for TAdhari Park, ended on a high it’s a lot more inclusive than last year’s each year. And we will a sense of community among them.” adoption during the festival. Meow note witnessing 13 cats contesting for edition. take an even more active “We will keep taking Meow Day to Day 2018 was organised by 1984 PR in unique titles and prizes. “Along with providing a platform for further heights each year. And we will an out-of-the-box effort,” Mohammed Individuals turned in huge numbers individuals to adopt animals, Meow Day stance in promoting take an even more active stance in pro- added. to the annual cat festival, which featured promotes animal welfare by encourag- animal welfare and moting animal welfare and supporting Meow Day is Bahrain’s annual cat cat-related art, poetry, merchandise, ing adoptions. supporting animals animals rescuers in the Kingdom.” festival, bringing cat lovers together in and a fun, toy-filled time for kittens and “Our long-term goal is to help associ- rescuers in the Kingdom. “Further, we would like to thank the a unique community event designed to individuals. ate cats with good fortune. Each year, we MR MOHAMMED several vendors that were present at the strengthen bonds between them and Speaking to Tribune, Mohammed will give bigger and better prizes, and we festival, including My Pets, Pet Arabia, promote virtues of animal welfare. K Market second edition kicks off TDT | Manama something for every member of the family to enjoy.” hutwa, a non-profit or- “The aim of The K Market ganisation under the The aim of The K Market is to create a platform for local Kwing of Bahrain Trust is to create a platform business and talents to show Foundation, has kicked off the for local business case their work and provide second edition of its annual out- and talents to show them with the opportunity to door event ‘The K market’. case their work and showcase their offerings. Hence, The event, which is taking this year we decided to run the place at Water Garden City will provide them with the event for three-weekends in or- run for three-weekends, ending opportunity to showcase der to provide as many vendors on the 5th of January 2019. their offerings. as possible with the opportunity Founded in 2014, Khutwa MR SATER to highlight their products from was established with the aim weekend to weekend,” Mr Sater of promoting three main pillars within the market as a result. said. Self-sustainability, Recreation Additionally, it aims to sup- Following the success of the and Welfare. The K Market is port other charitable causes previous edition in 2017, which one of the many initiatives un- whilst providing a hub for local attracted over 3,500 visitors over dertaken by Khutwa to raise performers and artists to show- 3 days, this year’s K Market has money for the organisation and case their talent. doubled in size and will run over its causes, and is in line with Commenting on this occasion, three-weekends. The market their mission to create smart and Chairman of Khutwa Khalid will feature shopping, food, live practical solutions which secure Sater said, “We are proud to entertainment and a kids’ area. a better life for people in need. launch the second edition of The Admission for children below Beyond raising money, the K Market, following the great seven years of age is free, those market aims to promote home success we witnessed during aged seven and above will have businesses by acting as a plat- the first edition. Featuring food, an entry fee of BD2 with all funds form for them to grow and gain The market features a special area for kids. live entertainment and a friendly going towards the support of the exposure, establishing them atmosphere, the K Market has charitable cause.

Double delight

The 400th meeting of TASCA Toastmasters Club was held under the theme “double delight”. More than 100 people belonging to Toastmasters Club and Gavel Club took part in the event. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 05 Landmark municipal achievements stressed Manama Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Works Ministry’s co-operation Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness with municipal councils to carry orks, Municipalities Prime Minister Prince Khalifa on efforts to enhance sustainable Affairs and Urban bin Salman Al Khalifa and His urban development through im- WPlanning Minister, A great number Royal Highness Prince Salman 200 proving the urban environment, Essam Khalaf, has expressed de- of municipal bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown projects related developing regions, increasing light at the ministry’s success in projects have been Prince, Deputy Supreme Com- to gardens, parks, green spaces and water fronts, implementing over 200 projects accomplished mander and First Deputy Pre- beaches and establishing parks, gardens and related to gardens, parks, beach- mier for the constant support. walkways have been walkways, repairing dilapidat- es and walkways, as part of its during His Majesty’s He described the great number implemented last year. ed houses, improving towns and efforts to provide recreational prosperous era. of municipal projects as a mile- cities, creating public squares, facilities for the citizens and res- MR KHALAF stone attained during HM the revamping traditional markets idents nationwide. King’s prosperous era. Joint Municipal Services, Wael and enhancing investment in mu- The minister thanked His Assistant Undersecretary for Al Mubarak, highlighted the nicipal property.

Fin ministry plans more awareness workshops on VAT Manama New app to keep he Assistant Under- Tsecretary for Develop- ment and Policy of Public Revenue at the Ministry of Finance and National Econ- omy (MoFNE), Rana Ebra- him Faqihi, affirmed the ministry’s commitment to increasing consumers and docs on call online businesses’ awareness about the VAT procedures and legal framework, in line with the BMA signs co-operation agreement to launch application Cura VAT Law and its Executive Regulations. TDT | Manama She also underscored the Mohammed Zafran who are licensed by the National Health ministry’s commitment to Regulatory Authority. strengthening consumer smartphone application, which “The agreement was signed at the protection and transparency. will allow patients to consult headquarters of BMA in Juffair in the Ms Faqihi added that the A doctors online at any time of the presence of the President of the Associ- Finance Ministry has ded- day will soon be launched in Bahrain. ation Dr Ghada Al Qasim and members icated resources towards The application, which will be made of the Board of Directors, and Dr Mo- raising VAT procedural and available to download from the App hammad Al Qassab, CEO of Cura,” the legal framework awareness, Store and Google Playstore will feature Bahrain Medical Society stated. including an extensive series doctors from Bahrain. President of the Society Dr Ghada Al of workshops for business With a few clicks, the patients can Qasim said that the agreement comes owners and companies that book an appointment with the doctor within the framework of the society’s will be subject to the VAT, in and have a consultation session with the strategy to promote the advancement addition to directly commu- app as the platform. of the medical sector in Bahrain and to nicating with businesses to Sometimes the consultation can be encourage initiatives aimed at serving ensure the effective imple- done instantly without booking. It can Bahraini doctors and the patient in an ef- mentation of VAT on January be done either by texting, audio or video. fective and mutually beneficial manner. 1, 2019. Bahrain Medical Association (BMA) Dr Al Qassab explained that the Bah- The Assistant Undersecre- has signed a co-operation agreement raini version of the Cura application will tary noted that all registered yesterday to launch the application be available on “App Store” and “Google businesses are required to named Cura in Bahrain. Play” early next year. display their VAT registration Doctors in Bahrain associated with “It will provide a link between patients certificate, which includes Bahrain Medical Association will be and doctors in an innovative and effec- the business’s Commercial online on the app where patients can tive way, while expanding the scope of Registration number and the request online consultation. its services in the future in order to reach VAT registration date, in a The specialties available in the app a full market of medical services and prominent place that is clear- include Family Medicine, Psychiatry and consultations,” he said. ly visible to consumers prior Psych Therapy, Paediatrics, Obstetrics The features of the app includes ‘In- to levying the 5 per cent VAT, and Gynaecology, Obesity and Cosmet- stant consultation’ - a quick five minute to avoid violations. ics, Dermatology, Nutrition, Internal inquiry with a family physician, face to The official stressed that Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Oph- face live video chat, text chat, and secure all registered businesses thalmology, ENT, Pulmonary and Sleep, The app screenshots. transfer of medical documents. are also legally required to Specialty, Dentistry and Supporting and The app notifies the users that the display the final prices of all Medical Specialties. seek medical advice with their smart and the best doctor to go to. This appli- doctors are online and available or goods and services - inclu- “It offers patients the possibility to devices to find out the best procedures cation will be limited to BMA’s doctors, busy. sive of tax before any sale.

Society holds meeting ISB Mega Fair Raffle Draw winners named

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ahrain resident Siddhartha Som has won the first prize in the raffle draw Bheld in connection with the Indian School Mega Fair 2018. The first prize winner will be getting a Mitsubishi ASX car sponsored by Zayani Motors. The winner was announced by ISB Chair- man Prince S Natarajan at the mega fair finale held on Friday. ISB Secretary Saji Antony, Principal V R Palaniswamy, Fair Organising Committee General Convener S Inayadullah, Exec- utive Committee Members and Zayani Motors General Manager Mohammed Zaki were also present. The names of the winners are as follows: Siddharta Som (Mitsubishi Car), Rakesh Joshi (Laptop), Deeta Dhanesh (Fridge), V Mr Som with his children. Sir Syed Educational and Cultural Society Bahrain honoured students who performed exceedingly well in class X and XII Sundaram (LED TV ), Mohammed Shafeeqe Board examinations in 2018, at its Fourth Student Felicitation Event organised at Elite Hotel and Resorts, Muharraq. A (Washing Machine), Mohammed Shazin (Smart T K (Vacuum Cleaner ), Janarthanan B (Food debate contest was also held. Above, society members with dignitaries at the event. Phone), Sobin C Jose (Microwave Oven), Suhair Processor) and Nathasha Prince (Wrist Watch). 06 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 world

23 dead in Nepal Sexual assault case student bus crash against Steven Kathmandu, Nepal Canada, US call wenty-three people Tdied in western Nepal Seagal dropped when a bus carrying school students and teachers back from a botanical field trip plunged into a gorge, police for ‘immediate said. The students were aged mostly between 16 and 20. Two teachers and the driv- er also died in the accident early evening on Friday in a remote area. release’ of two The vehicle was carrying 37 people, with 22 killed at the scene and another in a nearby hospital. Fourteen people were treated for in- juries. “Our preliminary inves- Canadians held tigation shows the cause of the incident was speed,” Attorney Lisa Bloom (R) holds a press conference with her clients Faviola police officer Bel Bahadur Dadis (L) and Regina Simons (not pictured), who are accusing actor Steven China detained Pandey said. Seagal of sexual assault, at The Bloom Firm in Woodland Hills, California. • Road accidents are rel- former Canadian atively common in Nepal Seagal of attacking her during diplomat Michael because of poor roads, bad- Los Angeles, United States what she thought was an audi- Kovrig and China-based ly maintained vehicles and tion in the W Hotel in Beverly business consultant reckless driving. ollywood action star Ste- Hills. Michael Spavor The latest comes a week Hven Seagal will not face She is one of several wom- after a truck accident in cen- prosecution after a woman en who have come forward tral Nepal killed 20 mourn- accused him of sexually as - with allegations of sexual as- Huawei chief ers returning from a funeral saulting her when she was 17, sault or harassment against financial• officer Meng ritual. prosecutors said Friday. the 66-year-old “Under Siege” Wanzhou was arrested The Los Angeles County star. He has denied all claims District Attorney’s Office said of misconduct. while changing planes time had run out to pursue In paperwork released Fri- in Vancouver Individuals with flowers exiting from a vehicle with consular plates arrive at the Iran executes trader the case brought by a Dutch day, a prosecutor said the case residence of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou after model who alleges she was was referred for further inves- Meng was later she was released on bail in Vancouver, British Columbia. Inset, Meng Wanzhou dubbed ‘Sultan of groped in a hotel room in tigation which did not yield released• on bail Bitumen’ 2002. evidence “sufficient to meet fairs Federica Mogherini said said. Prosecutors did not name the requirements of state law through a spokesperson: “The “Canada is conducting a fair, Tehran, Iran the alleged victim, but lawyer involving the statute of limi- AFP | Ottawa, Canada EU supports the efforts of the unbiased and transparent le- Lisa Bloom identified her as tations.” Canadian government.” gal proceeding with respect ran executed a trader Dutch model Faviola Dadis. “Therefore, the case is de- ttawa and Washington on China detained former Cana- to Meng Wanzhou,” she said, Iknown as the “Sultan of Dadis, who didn’t come for- clined due to the expiration OFriday stepped up pressure dian diplomat Michael Kovrig adding that Canada “respects Bitumen” yesterday over ward until several years after of the statute of limitations,” on Beijing, calling for the imme- and China-based business con- its international legal commit- charges of fraud and large- the alleged assault, accuses it said. diate release of two Canadians sultant Michael Spavor on De- ments, including by honoring scale smuggling of the oil detained in apparent retaliation cember 10, following Canada’s its extradition treaty with the product, the judiciary’s for the arrest in Vancouver of a arrest of Huawei chief financial United States.” news agency Mizan online top Chinese tech executive on officer Meng Wanzhou while EU High Representative reported. a US warrant. she was changing planes in Mogherini’s spokeswoman Hamidreza Bagheri Two arrested over The European Union also Vancouver on December 1. Maja Kocijancic said China’s Dermani, 49, is the third said it was backing Canada Meng was later released on declared motive for the arrest businessman to be execut- in the detentions dispute, in bail pending the outcome of an and detention of the Canadians ed since an anti-corruption London airport drone which Ottawa has been caught extradition hearing. The Unit- “raises concerns about legit- drive was launched. up in the rivalry between Bei- ed States -- which is locked in imate research and business He was convicted of “cor- London, United Kingdom out of Gatwick Airport, Sus- jing and Washington. a trade war with Beijing -- has practices in China.” ruption on earth” -- a broad sex Police made two arrests “We are deeply concerned accused her of violating sanc- Kocijancic said the denial of Islamic charge used for the wo people have been ar- just after 10:00pm (2200 GMT) by the arbitrary detention by tions on Iran. access to lawyers also “is con- most high-profile and seri- Trested in connection with on December 21”, the force’s Chinese authorities of two She is now living under elec- trary to the right of defense.” ous cases -- after swindling the “criminal use of drones” at Superintendent James Collis Canadians earlier this month tronic surveillance in a luxury “The European Union calls over 10 trillion rials (around London Gatwick Airport, po- said. and call for their immediate re- home in Vancouver, welcoming on the Chinese authorities to $100 million at the current lice said Saturday, after three Drones were first sighted lease,” Canadian Foreign Minis- visitors daily and writing a blog, answer these concerns,” she rate) through “fraud, for- days of disruption in which hovering around Britain’s ter Chrystia Freeland said in a while Kovrig and Spavor have said. gery and bribery”, Mizan and tens of thousands of peo- second-busiest air hub on statement. been held under more difficult The Canadians were arrest- reported. ple missed their flights. Wednesday, grinding the run- US State Department spokes- conditions and denied access ed for what China has said is Dermani, who was arrest- “As part of our ongoing in- way to a standstill and causing man Robert Palladino also to lawyers. suspicion of “harm to nation- ed in August 2014, report- vestigations into the criminal chaos for more than 120,000 called for the two to be freed, “Canada will not compro- al security” -- a phrase often edly forged dozens of doc- use of drones which has se - people in the run-up to Christ- while European Union High mise nor politicize the rule of used by Beijing when alleging uments of fake real estate to verely disrupted flights in and mas. Representative for Foreign Af- law and due process,” Freeland espionage. acquire bank loans. No sex assault charges for Chinese billionaire: US prosecutor Chicago, United States camera video and witness state- arrested in Minneapolis on Au- prosecutor’s office. hinese tech billionaire and ments, it became clear that we gust 31 while he was in the US as The cameras captured por- CJD.com founder Richard Liu could not meet our burden of part of a PhD program in busi- tions of conversations in Manda- will not face criminal charges proof and, therefore, we could Chinese tech billionaire ness administration offered by rin between Liu and the woman, over a rape accusation, a prose- not bring charges,” County At- and JD.com founder the University of Minnesota. the prosecutor said. cutor in the US state of Minneso- torney Mike Freeman said in a Richard Liu was He was accused of rape by a “As is the case in many sex- ta announced Friday. statement. accused of rape by a 21-year-old female student who ual assault incidents, it was a The office of the Hennepin Freeman said the case was 21-year-old female stu- had dinner with him and a group complicated situation,” Freeman County Attorney announced typical of many other sexual as- dent who had dinner of others prior to the alleged said. “Because we do not want to that an investigation of the al- sault investigations in that Liu incident. re-victimize the young woman, legations against Liu found the maintained the sex was consen- with him and a group Among the evidence investiga- we will not be going into detail.” case had “profound evidentiary sual. of others prior to the tors reviewed was body camera Forbes estimates Liu’s worth problems.” Liu -- the 45-year-old billion- alleged incident video from police officers who at $5.5 billion, a fortune derived “As we reviewed surveillance aire founder of Chinese e-com- initially talked with Liu and the from his 15 percent stake in video, text messages, police body merce juggernaut JD.com -- was alleged victim, according to the JD.com. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 07

14 in dock over Charlie Hebdo Spiegel apologises in cover attacks story on faked news scandal

AFP | Berlin, Germany Spiegel said it was “lucky that one of our employees managed erman news weekly Der to uncover this case.” Spiegel publishes on But for others, the damage GSaturday a 23-page spe- was already done, particularly cial report on how one of its at a time when disinformation award-winning reporters faked campaigns are posing a constant Policeman stand in front of the stories for years, dealing a blow challenge to the credibility of satirical French weekly Charlie to media credibility. mainstream media. Hebdo’s headquarters (Courtesy of Forbes) Claas Relotius, 33, resigned af- “The losers are all the jour- ter admitting to making up sto- nalists in the country who carry Paris, France ries and inventing protagonists out their research in difficult in more than a dozen articles in or dangerous circumstances, as the magazine’s print and online well as members of the edito- rench prosecutors are editions. rial teams, who check through Fcalling for 14 people to The US ambassador to Germa- texts for quality and accuracy,” be tried in connection with ny on Friday called for an inde- said Sueddeutsche Zeitung in the January 2015 jihadist pendent investigation in a let- an editorial. attacks including the mas- ter to the weekly, pointing that It noted that politicians in the sacre at satirical newspa- many of the stories Relotius fab- The head office of German publishing house “Der Spiegel” is pictured in Hamburg, northern Germany. far-right party AfD had immedi- per Charlie Hebdo, judicial ricated focussed on American ately seized on the case as “ev- sources said Friday. life. Since the scandal revealed in Hamburg. In its editorial, the troubling to the US Embassy, ing CNN Journalist of the Year idence of the dysfunctionality It will be up to anti-ter- by the magazine on Wednesday, magazine said the scam, involv- particularly because several of in 2014. of the quality media”. The AfD, rorist judges to decide other mainstream German outing subjects including Syrian these fake stories focused on US The cheating came to light whose supporters often attack whether all 14 are tried. The lets such as Die Welt and Die orphans and a Holocaust survi- policies and certain segments after a colleague who worked mainstream media as “lying decision comes nearly four Zeit which once used Relotius vor, is the “worst thing that can of the American people,” it said. with him on a story along the press”, has been gloating over the years after brothers Cherif as a freelancer, have also begun happen to an editorial team”. Ambassador Richard Grenell US-Mexican border raised sus- scandal. and Said Kouachi and Am- poring through articles that he had written to the weekly’s man- picions about some of the details One of its MPs, Goetz Froem- edy Coulibaly killed 12 peo- wrote for them. US concern agement calling for “an inde- in Relotius’s reporting. ming wrote on Twitter: “Iron- ple at the offices of Charlie “Tell it like it is,” wrote Spiegel The US embassy in Berlin Fri- pendent and transparent inves- The colleague eventually ically, the #Spiegel -- the self- Hebdo on January 7, 2015. on its latest magazine cover day expressed concern at the tigation”, the statement added. tracked down two alleged sourc- claimed leading media outlet The next day a police - page, an allusion to the publica- news. “The recent revelations Relotius had written for the es quoted extensively by Reloti- that likes to slag off Trump, AfD woman was killed just out- tion’s motto by its founder Ru- of completely fabricated stories magazine for seven years and us in the article, which was pub- and Co., has been for years de- side Paris, while another dolf Augstein that also hangs at and fraudulent details in ‘Der won numerous awards for his lished in November. Both said livering the best #FakeNews via gunman took hostages at a the entrance of its headquarters Spiegel’ over the last 7 years are investigative journalism, includ- they had never met Relotius. #Relotius.” Jewish supermarket, four of whom were killed. All the attackers were killed in separate shootouts with police. The attackers had claimed allegiance to Philippine lawmaker shot dead at Christmas event Al-Qaeda and the Islamic Manila, Philippines State militant group. Those the lawmaker and his police Batocabe had announced rivals in the mayoral race were likely to face trial are ac - Philippine congressman bodyguard were shot dead by plans to run for mayor in Dar- using armed groups to influence cused of “complicity”, in- Awas gunned down at a a gunman hiding in the crowd, aga in midterm elections due the vote. cluding providing them with Christmas celebration yester- regional police official Arnel in May, when the Philippines Over the years, several Phil- weapons. day, police said, the latest vio- Escobel said. will choose local, regional and ippine congress members have Another man, French lence in a country notorious for The motive was not immedi- national representatives. been attacked or murdered by national Peter Cherif, an deadly political rivalries. ately clear, but authorities said Escobel said Batocabe, who suspected rivals. associate of the Kouachi Rodel Batocabe had just fin- they were looking into whether was elected to the lower House The most recent case was leg- brothers, was arrested in ished handing out presents in the killing could be politically Rodel Batocabe (Courtesy of of Representatives in 2010, had islator Wahab Akbar who was Djibouti on December 16, the central town of Daraga when motivated. Batocabe’s Facebook page) recently voiced concern that killed along with two aides. French officials said.

US charges Chinese Sudan opposition No signed agreement with US leader says 22 killed national for stealing in bread protests energy company secrets on asylum seekers: Mexico Omdurman, Sudan Washington, United States rotests this week in Su- Pdan over the rising cost he US Justice Depart- of bread have claimed 22 ment announced Friday lives, Sudanese opposition Tthe arrest of a Chinese leader Sadiq al-Mahdi said national who allegedly stole yesterday, although officials trade secrets from a US oil gave a lower death toll. company he worked for. A government decision Tan Hongjin, 35, was arrest- to raise the price of a loaf of ed on Thursday in Oklahoma bread from one Sudanese where he lived as a permanent pound to three (from about resident. The Justice Depart- two to six US cents) sparked ment said he stole trade secrets demonstrations across the “related to a product worth country on Wednesday. more than $1 billion.” Tan Hongjin (Courtesy of Reuters) The protests first erupt- Tan, who lived in the United ed in the eastern city of States for 12 years and has a Oklahoma research center Atbara before spreading PhD from California Institute of Phillips 66, and Oklahoma Volunteers hand out knitted hats for Central American migrant families at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic to Al-Qadarif, also in east- of Technology, allegedly ille- media also linked him to the Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico ern Sudan, and then to gally downloaded hundreds of company. the capital Khartoum and company files which included The arrest came amid a Mexico City, Mexico tion will send migrants who foreign people who have re - twin city Omdurman and intellectual property relat- broad US crackdown on Chi- cross the southern US border ceived their appointment (in other areas. ed to the manufacture of the nese government-backed back to Mexico while their cas- the United States) fully enjoy Two demonstrators were “downstream energy market hacking and theft of commer- here is no signed agreement es are being heard. the rights and freedoms recog- killed in Atbara and six oth- product.” cial data and secrets. Tallowing third-country mi- “We have signed no treaty, nized by the constitution.” ers in Al-Qadarif, officials The department said he took On Thursday the Justice grants to stay in Mexico while nor will we do it,” Ebrard said But he also urged Washington said on Thursday, as pro- the files for the benefit of a Department unveiled indict- their asylum applications are during the daily press confer- “not to turn migrants into ping- testers torched offices of the Chinese company that had of- ments against two hackers processed in the United States, ence of President Andres Ma- pong balls.” ruling National Congress fered him a job. allegedly tied to Beijing’s se- Mexico’s new foreign minister nuel Lopez Obrador, who took “The measure applies only Party of President Omar al- The employer was not iden- curity services who operated said Friday. office on December 1. to people seeking asylum” in Bashir. tified, but a LinkedIn page as part of a multi-year plan to Marcelo Ebrard spoke one Mexico’s Washington charge the United States, Zabalgoitia But according to Mahdi identifies a materials scien- break into the computers of day after US Homeland Security d’affairs Jose Antonio Zabalgoi- said. “We will not accept peo- “22 people were martyred tist named Tan Hongjin as dozens of US companies and Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said tia told reporters Thursday his ple deported from the United and several others wound- working for the Bartlesville, agencies. the Donald Trump administra- country would “guarantee that States.” ed”. WAR DOES NOT DETERMINE QUOTE WHO IS RIGHT - ONLY WHO IS OF THE DAY LEFT. BERTRAND RUSSELL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018

Brexit: The most boring important story in the world

of anticlimax,” a reporter told me. “Almost every day promises to be a grand, important day in our country’s history, but most of them come to nothing.” The public, meanwhile, grows increasingly bored and unin- MARTHA GILL terested in us, ever more ready to turn the page or change the chan- ’ve recently been struck by how nel. A version of this dynamic has much following British politics been in place for more than two Ireminds me of watching “Lost,” years now, but within the last week the long-running TV series from the it reached new heights. early 2000s. The show was about a Last week started out promising- group of plane-crash survivors and ly enough for journalists hoping for Nothing ever was built on a bewildering structure something new to write about. It changes. of flashbacks, flash-forwards and, was the week, in theory, that Par- by Season 6, flash-sidewayses. It liament was finally going to vote The details featured mysterious number se- yes or no on a withdrawal agree- quences, a “smoke monster” and ment from the European Union, a are mind- constant references to the philos- deal 20 months in the making, the ophers of the early Enlightenment, negotiations over which have been numbing. the significance of which you later followed in painstaking detail. had to trawl internet discussion The moment of drama ap - And it will all forums to understand. proached, and vanished. Seeing The tone was one of desperate ur- that her deal was headed for near determine the gency, and every episode ended on certain doom, Prime Minister The- a cliffhanger. There were about 400 resa May stopped the vote at the future of the important characters. If you missed last minute. The result? She will a week, it was almost impossible to head back to Europe, for yet more country catch up, but somehow nothing re- negotiations, to continue tweaking ally changed throughout the show’s around the edges. 121 episodes. Each involved the But the vacillations were not same group of people abandoned yet over: The next day, recognis- on an island, trying to think their ing this moment of weakness, the someone shout “It’s on!” and you’d want a different kind of deal with lessness is fed further by a sort of way out of the mistake their pilot prime minister’s critics in the Con- have to find the nearest official to the EU, still disliked by those who sensory overload. There is a daily had made in Episode 1. servative Party triggered a vote of check what was happening,” one don’t want to leave it at all, and still torrent of extraordinary stories, Writing about Brexit, for a jour- no confidence in her leadership. political reporter said. “Most of too weak to bat down either side. but they seem not to mean as much nalist, is simultaneously frenetic, Journalists pulled all-nighters us are eating so many sweets it’s Commentators found themselves as they used to. (Another familiar heady and dull. The dial fluctuates and spent drinks events checking making us ill.” reaching, once again, for the prime phrase from commentators is “but crazily, but by the end of the day their phones (the current chaos The upshot was another anticli- minister’s own favourite saying: this is the new normal, I guess.”) it is often in the same place it was has clashed with Christmas party max. May survived, struggling on, “Nothing has changed.” Can a politician really suggest us- at the start. “It’s an endless stream season). “Occasionally you’d hear still disliked by politicians who This odd mix of frenzy and list- ing treason laws against people Impact of VAT on Education Sector in Bahrain Bahrain has opted to make Education Sector Zero Rated under the VAT regime

Educational Institutions need to bifurcate their goods or services or both based on rate of tax i.e. Zero rate or Standard DR RAMY ALJEBOUR rate and consider the impact on fees charged to ducation Sector is a very students. important sector for any Ecountry. Under the Com- mon framework of GCC VAT Agreement, it is stated to make education sector either Exempt or Zero Rated. Based on this common framework, State of GCC can make Education Sector as Exempt or Zero Rate of Tax. The Kingdom of Bahrain has school uniforms, Stationery, rec- opted to make Education Sec- reational trips, Food and bever- tor Zero Rated under the VAT ages supplied at the educational regime. The advantage to have institution, Electronic devices Goods or Services or Both under supplied by the educational in- zero rated is to claim VAT paid on stitution, education services tax on supplies received by the by Non-Licensed Institute and registered person. professional education or voca- As per Clause 12 of Article 53 tional training except provided of Bahrain VAT Law Zero Rated by a licensed-polytechnic edu- Supplies shall apply to , “Sup- cational institute. ply of educational services and Based on above analysis, Ed- related goods and services to school or institution. which shall qualify for Zero Rate rectly related to the curriculum. by the educational institution ucational Institutions need to kindergartens, pre-primary ed- It means that supply of edu- of Tax. Below are the list of re- The list also would include for its students if these form bifurcate their goods or servic- ucation, basic, secondary and cation services and its related lated Goods and services which student accommodation sup- part of the curriculum and are es or both based on rate of tax higher education.” goods and services for kinder- shall qualify for zero rate of tax plied by the educational insti- not predominantly recreation- i.e. Zero rate or Standard rate As per the Regulations the ed- gartens, pre-primary education, for education sector: Subscrip- tution to students enrolled with al in nature. There are certain and consider the impact on fees ucational institutions must be li- basic, secondary and higher edu- tion fees, application fees or any the educational institution pro- other goods or services, or both charged to students. censed by a competent authority cations shall be zero rated. form of administration fee along vided that such accommodation provided by educational insti- in Bahrain and the educational Now the question will arise, with printed and digital books has been constructed or adapted tute which are categories under (Dr Ramy Aljebour is the CEO of American Inc of Business Coaching services must be provided to a what shall be the meaning of and reading material which are specifically for use by students. standard rated supplies. and Accounting in the Middle East student who is enrolled in that “Related Goods and Services” educational in nature and are di- Activities and trips organised These are: The provision of Bahrain.)

Cybersecurity Brexit: The most boring important story in the world TOP a key issue of anticlimax,” a reporter told me. Brexit is the most dashing through cobbled streets TWEETS4 “Almost every day promises to be a important event facing the to Parliament after they simulta- grand, important day in our coun- country in recent history. neously realise — too late! — that try’s history, but most of them come The people are bored with Britain has promised the EU there to nothing.” The public, meanwhile, will be no hard Irish border. But 01 grows increasingly bored and unin- it must not be used as a Britain’s news providers find their MARTHA GILL terested in us, ever more ready to political weapon to push audiences tend to switch off when CAPT. MAHMOOD AL MAHMOOD turn the page or change the chan- through policies not in they hear a phrase like “transition ’ve recently been struck by how nel. A version of this dynamic has their interest. period” or “joint interpretative in- long with the most-used on- much following British politics been in place for more than two strument”: A recent survey found line searches, the best apps Ireminds me of watching “Lost,” years now, but within the last week boredom with news about Brexit to Aand websites and the geekiest the long-running TV series from the it reached new heights. be one of the rare opinions uniting he so-called Anna gadgets, one company also published early 2000s. The show was about a Last week started out promising- the country. THazare Movement the list of weakest passwords – and group of plane-crash survivors and ly enough for journalists hoping for If this is frustrating for those was itself a political scam. (no) surprise, surprise, most of them Nothing ever was built on a bewildering structure something new to write about. It covering Brexit, it is a boon for There has been none were the same as three years ago. changes. of flashbacks, flash-forwards and, was the week, in theory, that Par- those trying to implement it. In bigger than this in this That number password 123456, by Season 6, flash-sidewayses. It liament was finally going to vote fact, Brexit boredom recently be- century in India. It was that name-specific password, they The details featured mysterious number se- yes or no on a withdrawal agree- ropean Union has poisoned its pol- came a key part of the prime min- an organised conspiracy; are all easy to smash and cyber quences, a “smoke monster” and ment from the European Union, a itics. Journalists must now report ister’s strategy for selling her deal: sponsored by the RSS and thieves are waiting to do just that. are mind- constant references to the philos- deal 20 months in the making, the on the progress of the poison — the “The British public want Brexit many associations to dis- According to latest surveys,the ophers of the early Enlightenment, negotiations over which have been jaundice, the seizures, the system to be settled,” she told members credit the UPA-2 with an GCC countries are the hot target for numbing. the significance of which you later followed in painstaking detail. failure — but these are symptoms of Parliament, and later, at a news eye on the 2014 to bring cyberattacks. Ransomware remains had to trawl internet discussion The moment of drama ap - only. They are all telling us the conference in Brussels: “The Brit- the BJP to power. a widespread threat in the UAE with And it will all forums to understand. proached, and vanished. Seeing same story. ish people don’t want to spend any @sadhavi the country accounting for 2.4 mil- The tone was one of desperate ur- that her deal was headed for near Then, too, there is the battle to more time arguing about Brexit. lion of the 1.7 billion ransomware determine the gency, and every episode ended on certain doom, Prime Minister The- make news interesting when it They want a good deal done that 02 attacks detected globally in Q1 of a cliffhanger. There were about 400 resa May stopped the vote at the features jargon such as “customs fulfils the vote and allows us to 2018. Bahrain accounted for 1.2 future of the important characters. If you missed last minute. The result? She will union,” “backstop” and “free trade come together again as a country.” million of the total ransomware in a week, it was almost impossible to head back to Europe, for yet more agreement.” Brexit is, at its heart, a But Brexit is the most important the same period. country catch up, but somehow nothing re- negotiations, to continue tweaking story about the technical details of event facing the country in recent Similarly, removable USB media ally changed throughout the show’s around the edges. trade policy. It is a debate, wrapped history. That people are bored with devices such as flash drives which 121 episodes. Each involved the But the vacillations were not in cloying melodrama, over wheth- it must not be used as a political we plug in unthinkingly into office same group of people abandoned yet over: The next day, recognis- er a particular land border should weapon to push through policies computer networks, apparently pose on an island, trying to think their ing this moment of weakness, the someone shout “It’s on!” and you’d want a different kind of deal with lessness is fed further by a sort of who show “extreme EU loyalty”? be used to check the quality of im- not in their interest. And it must design of our Steel a significant – and intentional – cy- way out of the mistake their pilot prime minister’s critics in the Con- have to find the nearest official to the EU, still disliked by those who sensory overload. There is a daily Apparently so. Should the prime ported pork. You could imagine not push the story off the news ASlat Barrier which is bersecurity threat to a wide array of had made in Episode 1. servative Party triggered a vote of check what was happening,” one don’t want to leave it at all, and still torrent of extraordinary stories, minister resign if, say, more than a director like Christopher No - agenda, either. News about Brexit totally effective while at industrial process control networks. Writing about Brexit, for a jour- no confidence in her leadership. political reporter said. “Most of too weak to bat down either side. but they seem not to mean as much a third of her party members vote lan, perhaps, making it work: The is both dull and terrifying — an aw- the same time beautiful! Data derived from Honeywell tech- nalist, is simultaneously frenetic, Journalists pulled all-nighters us are eating so many sweets it’s Commentators found themselves as they used to. (Another familiar that they have no confidence in prime minister, at dawn, covering ful mixture, and one that, for now, @realDonaldTrump nology used to scan and control USB heady and dull. The dial fluctuates and spent drinks events checking making us ill.” reaching, once again, for the prime phrase from commentators is “but her? Not anymore. Not in 2018. a map of Ireland with scrawled we’ll all just have to put up with. devices at 50 customer locations crazily, but by the end of the day their phones (the current chaos The upshot was another anticli- minister’s own favourite saying: this is the new normal, I guess.”) There are at once a thousand crazy equations; the former foreign sec- showed that nearly half (44pc) de- it is often in the same place it was has clashed with Christmas party max. May survived, struggling on, “Nothing has changed.” Can a politician really suggest us- stories, and just the one: Brexit. retary Boris Johnson and the for- (Martha Gill is a political journalist living tected and blocked at least one file in London.) at the start. “It’s an endless stream season). “Occasionally you’d hear still disliked by politicians who This odd mix of frenzy and list- ing treason laws against people Britain’s decision to leave the Eu- mer Brexit secretary David Davis with a security issue. It also revealed that 26 percent of CIVILIAN’S TRIBUNE Governments the detected threats were capable of sig- Impact of VAT on Education Sector in Bahrain and businesses nificant disruption should continue by causing operators 03 to strengthen their to lose visibility or Yellow Vests have reasons to protest cybersecurity control of their op- Bahrain has opted to make Education Sector Zero Rated under the VAT regime erations. capabilities in The threats tar- order to truly geted a wide variety Educational Institutions evolve and realise of industrial sites, need to bifurcate their the desired including refiner- goods or services or both outcomes. ies, chemical plants based on rate of tax i.e. uick action and how! and pulp-and-pa- QWithin a few days per manufacturers Zero rate or Standard of our meeting with hon. around the world, DR RAMY ALJEBOUR rate and consider the Prime Minister @naren- and the threats themselves ranged impact on fees charged to dramodi ji, the Govern- in severity. About 1 in 6 targeted in- ducation Sector is a very students. ment addressed our con- dustrial control systems or Internet important sector for any cern...GST for movie tickets of Things (IoT) devices. Ecountry. Under the Com- to be reduced. A welcome I remember when the first phone mon framework of GCC VAT move for the industry and cameras came into circulation there Agreement, it is stated to make audiences as well. was an outcry about their misuse and education sector either Exempt @akshaykumar how people could be blackmailed or Zero Rated. Based on this using them. And then everybody got common framework, State of 04 used to it and the discussion died GCC can make Education Sector down. as Exempt or Zero Rate of Tax. But times have changed. The cy- The Kingdom of Bahrain has school uniforms, Stationery, rec- berworld is more pervasive and our opted to make Education Sec- reational trips, Food and bever- interaction with it is at more levels. tor Zero Rated under the VAT ages supplied at the educational As we move more rapidly into a dig- regime. The advantage to have institution, Electronic devices itally powered world where virtual- Goods or Services or Both under supplied by the educational in- ly all our records – our health, our zero rated is to claim VAT paid on stitution, education services rump is saying the wealth, even our relationships are tax on supplies received by the by Non-Licensed Institute and TDemocrats own the online – it’s getting increasingly im- registered person. professional education or voca- shutdown, but - aha! - portant for us to invest in cybersecu- As per Clause 12 of Article 53 tional training except provided little does he know that rity as a key infrastructure necessity. of Bahrain VAT Law Zero Rated by a licensed-polytechnic edu- cameras were rolling Device penetration, interconnec- Supplies shall apply to , “Sup- cational institute. when he said some - tivit, massive data – all of these have ply of educational services and Based on above analysis, Ed- ho are the Yellow Vest pro- out to me. Raising the minimum wage, bothered about the lives of common thing different to Chuck started to proliferate and more so related goods and services to school or institution. which shall qualify for Zero Rate rectly related to the curriculum. by the educational institution ucational Institutions need to testors and what are they proper conditions for asylum seekers, man. Schumer in the Oval Of- in the near future. Governments kindergartens, pre-primary ed- It means that supply of edu- of Tax. Below are the list of re- The list also would include for its students if these form bifurcate their goods or servic- Wfighting for? minimum amounts for pensions, high- It’s high time the world communities fice several days ago! and businesses should continue to ucation, basic, secondary and cation services and its related lated Goods and services which student accommodation sup- part of the curriculum and are es or both based on rate of tax Seeing these images and articles er taxes for wealthy individuals, and find a solution to poverty, high inequal- @pattymo strengthen their cybersecurity ca- higher education.” goods and services for kinder- shall qualify for zero rate of tax plied by the educational insti- not predominantly recreation- i.e. Zero rate or Standard rate come up constantly in my social me- higher corporate taxes. ity, unemployment and other situations pabilities in order to truly evolve and As per the Regulations the ed- gartens, pre-primary education, for education sector: Subscrip- tution to students enrolled with al in nature. There are certain and consider the impact on fees dia newsfeeds made me curious. After These are all fairly left-wing ideas that ruin mankind. Or else such pro- realise the desired outcomes. ucational institutions must be li- basic, secondary and higher edu- tion fees, application fees or any the educational institution pro- other goods or services, or both charged to students. some googling, I found out the move- and most of the ideologies are ones tests will arise across the world, even- Disclaimer: (Views expressed censed by a competent authority cations shall be zero rated. form of administration fee along vided that such accommodation provided by educational insti- ment started in France and read their that I support. tually swallowing the existing system by columnists are personal and (Captain Mahmood Al Mahmood is the (Dr Ramy Aljebour is the CEO of need not necessarily reflect our Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Tribune and in Bahrain and the educational Now the question will arise, with printed and digital books has been constructed or adapted tute which are categories under manifesto. The world countries are becoming of governance, especially in Western the President of the Arab-African Unity American Inc of Business Coaching editorial stances) services must be provided to a what shall be the meaning of and reading material which are specifically for use by students. standard rated supplies. and Accounting in the Middle East The Yellow Vests in France are fight- more and more capitalistic, which countries. Organisation for Relief, Human Rights and student who is enrolled in that “Related Goods and Services” educational in nature and are di- Activities and trips organised These are: The provision of Bahrain.) ing for many things and a few stuck means the authorities are no longer J Thomas Counterterrorism)

Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Deputy Editor-in-Chief Ahdeya Ahmed | Chairman & Managing Editor P Unnikrishnan | Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 38444680, Email: [email protected] Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877 | Email:[email protected] | Website: www.newsofbahrain.com | Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing 10 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 business US govt hits a wall MIKE ORLOV To Psychometrically Test or Not e have recently been developing role-profiles, job-de- Wscriptions and personal-specifications for possible new senior-positions for a client, and were asked whether candidates should be put through psychometric tests as part of the interviewing process. Psychometric tests certainly have their uses, and I am still brandishing my ENTJ branding which I first brushed up against thirty years ago. Even if psychometric tests do not reveal any scientific truths, they raise interesting hypoth- eses aiding self-reflection and I am proud to still be an ENTJ. Psychometric tests are not magic pills offering a safe, secure or secret path to a dream senior-player. We should treat such tests with caution, using them as only one of many ways of exploring possible recruits for our organisations. We have tended to avoid using these tests in our work with our clients, recog- nising personality does not neatly fall into 16 or any other de- finitive number of categories. People are far more complex creatures than psychometric tests can ever reveal. All of us who are involved in recruit- US President Donald Trump receives applause after signing the “First Step Act” and the “Juvenile Justice Reform Act” at the White House in Washington, DC ing and leading people should sharpen our search, selection after earlier saying he was ready son-in-law Jared Kushner, and All of us who are and interviewing skills rather Congress adjourned for just that. incoming chief of staff Mick involved in recruiting than expect a psychometric • The optics are bad, as 800,000 Mulvaney. and leading people test to do the work for us; a without passing a federal employees will be either The power trio shuttled from should sharpen our test can help but never replace federal spending bill furloughed or forced to work one side of the Capitol to the search, selection and instinct built on knowledge, without pay in the run-up to the KNOW WHAT other, seeking a breakthrough interviewing skills experience and skill. Democrats oppose Christmas holiday. with Republicans and Demo- rather than expect a We should ensure we have Trump’s• demand But the prospect of a large por- crats. exceptional leaders with well- tion of government workers go- It did not come on Friday. psychometric test to honed competencies and peo- for money to build ing without paychecks was not Should they eventually strike a do the work for us; a ple-management capabilities. border wall enough to spur lawmakers or deal, it could swiftly clear Con- test can help but never These leaders should be crea- the president to action. 800,000 federal gress and reach the president’s replace instinct built tive, capable of critical-think- The shutdown is The House of Representatives employees will be desk, said Senate Republican on knowledge, ing and have sharpened prob- the• third this year adjourned just before 7:00 either furloughed Bob Corker. experience and skill. lem-solving skills. With these pm Friday, with no moves tak- or forced to work “Now Republicans and Demo- skills, they will be exemplary en to avert a shutdown, and the crats both own the success or at defining roles which need AFP | Washington, United States without pay in Senate closed up shop an hour the run-up to the failure to fund government.” filling, searching effectively later. One focus of discussion was the for likely candidates and, with he US government began Both are due back in session at Christmas holiday. $1.6 billion in border security their interview skills, they will a Christmas shutdown noon Saturday. funding that was a part of pend- uncover the right people we Tearly yesterday, after About three-quarters of the ing Senate legislation, number need and embed these talent- Congress adjourned without government, including the two Senate Republican John ed individuals within our en- passing a federal spending bill military and the Department Cornyn said. terprises. or addressing President Donald of Health and Human Servic- week in a decade with more But conservatives in the House Leadership teams within organisations ought then to be capa- Trump’s demand for money to es, is fully funded until the bruising losses Friday. would likely balk at that figure. ble of inducing, training and then retaining this talent which has build a border wall. end of September 2019, leav- And the inability of Wash - “There’s no agreement,” con- been so carefully sought-out, nurtured and placed in positions Operations for several key agen- ing 25 percent unfunded as of ington to accomplish one of its gressman Mark Meadows, of trust within the organisation. Reliance on psychometric tests cies ceased at 12:01 am Saturday Saturday. most basic tasks -- keeping the chairman of the House Freedom in the interview-process has, in our experience, actually led, (5:01 GMT), despite last-ditch Most NASA employees will be government up and running -- Caucus of ultra-conservatives, overtime, to a diminution of interviewing-skills within com- talks that continued on Capitol sent home, as will Commerce has caused deep embarrassment told reporters as he left a closed- panies as managers allow test results to replace the hard-work Hill between White House offi- Department workers and many and anxiety. door meeting on the Capitol’s of getting to know a candidate’s competencies, capabilities and cials and congressional leaders at the Departments of Home- Senate side. exploring whether the candidate is a fit for the business. in both parties. land Security, Justice, Agricul- ‘Prepared’ for shutdown “There’s a whole lot of numbers As 2018 draws to a close and we prepare for next year, many of Trump has dug in on his demand ture and State. “It’s up to the Democrats being thrown around,” but a our clients are going through reviews of their human resources. for $5 billion for construction of National parks will remain whether or not we have a shut- maximum $1.6 billion for border They are asking themselves whether they have the right people a wall on the US border with open, but most park staff will down tonight,” Trump said ear- security “is not acceptable.” in place and whether they have the right talent lined-up in their Mexico. Democrats are staunch- stay home. lier Friday, blaming political Cornyn suggested the art of the succession-planning so they feel confident they can achieve ly opposed, and the absence of While most critical security opponents for the crisis. deal was less about grandstand- their longer and short-term goals and objectives. Some clients an elusive deal means federal functions will be operational, “I hope we don’t,” the president ing and more about a logical will certainly wonder whether some psychometric testing of funds for dozens of agencies the effects of the budget wran- added, but “we’re totally pre- compromise to break the im- their current leadership and management teams might be of lapsed when the clock struck gling and uncertainty have cast pared for a very long shutdown.” passe. value to aid in this human resource review. midnight on Friday. an air of chaos over the capi- Senators told reporters that “The House is at five (billion There is no doubt psychometric testing of current employees The shutdown is the third this tal, which is also reeling from congressional leaders from dollars for border security), can aid in succession planning. But such activity cannot replace year and it remained unclear the resignation announcement both parties were negotiating the Democrats are at zero,” he thorough senior-personnel reviews. These reviews ought to be how long it would last. Trump Thursday by Defense Secretary behind the scenes with White said. “It doesn’t sound like that’s anchored on assessing an individual’s leadership competencies, expressed hope late Friday Jim Mattis. House officials including Vice rocket science to come up with understanding how capable they are as a manager and recog- night that it “will not last long,” Wall Street ended its worst President Mike Pence, Trump’s a figure.” nising the quality of their functional skills, be they experts in sales, marketing, operations, finance or any of the other myriad functional areas we need to create value for our customers and deliver for all our stakeholders. Such reviews should be conducted by line management, peers and where feasible, take into account perspectives of more junior employees; 360 appraisals Goldman CEO defends bank in scandal really can work when conducted well. New York, United States Psychometric tests can definitely add to the understanding of culture,” newly-installed Chief accuses the bank and its former laysian leader Najib Razak, con- candidates and your current employees– but can never replace he head of Goldman Sachs Executive David Solomon said employees of misappropriating tributed to the last government’s the judgement of well-trained, highly-skilled competent leaders Tdefended the investment in a year-end message to em- $2.7 billion during the process. shock defeat at May elections. and managers. Just make sure you key senior players know how bank’s handling of the scan - ployees. He stressed that the Malaysia on Monday filed Former Goldman banker to use test results if you decide to invest in them. dal-plagued Malaysian fund bank was working with au- criminal charges against Gold- Ng Chong Hwa was formerly 1MDB on Friday, saying much thorities to bring to justice the man Sachs and two of its former charged in the case on Wednes- (Mike Orlov is a Partner at Stepping Stone Global, a Bah- criticism of the financial giant culprits behind a scandal that employees over the alleged theft day. Malaysia has also taken rain-based boutique strategic management consultancy. He was unfair. has roiled Malaysia. Goldman of funds used to buy everything steps extradite Ng to the Unit- is also a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Manage- “I cannot stress enough how helped 1MDB to issue $6.5 bil- from yachts to artwork. The ed States to face US criminal ment. Email: [email protected]) integrity is a cornerstone of our lion of bonds but Kuala Lumpur fraud that involved former Ma- charges. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 11

US Fed could rethink rate hikes as Trump trade ‘Tax on greed’ wars drag on economy Romania adopts ‘greed tax’ despite investor concerns

Under the new • although the measures adopted ernment has dubbed a “tax on nia’s economy”, Kurz said, add- rules there will be a on Friday were less strict than greed”. ing the taxes could deter invest- levy on bank assets if the original proposals. Also, energy companies will ment and harm growth. interbank lending rates “We are adopting a new set face a two percent tax on turn- exceed two percent of measures to increase the over. well-being of Romanians, the Gas and electricity prices will level of investment and to cor- be capped for the next three New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams (file) Energy companies rect some unfair practices in the years for domestic consumers will• face a two percent energy and banking sectors”, but only for some industrial Prime tax on turnover. Prime Minister Viorica Danci- consumers, not all as in the orig- liams said “is not a commit- Minister Washington, United States la said at a cabinet meeting on inal proposals. Viorica ment or promise in any way.” Gas and electricity Friday evening which pushed Austrian Chancellor Se- Dancila (file) “Clearly the Fed is changing prices• will be capped for the measures through. bastian Kurz used a visit he US central bank sent its tone and it’s getting a lit- The government has intro- to Bucharest on Friday Ta strong signal on Friday tle more dovish following the the next three years for duced the measures in a bid to criticise the plans. that it would be willing to re- market reaction this week,” domestic consumers to keep its budget deficit be - Foreign compa- consider expected interest rate said Adam Sarhan of 50 Park low the EU-mandated target of nies with a presence hikes amid new data showing Investments. AFP | Bucharest, Romania three percent of gross domestic in Romania, includ- President Donald Trump’s product (GDP), but businesses ing Austrian oil multi-front trade wars are “The Fed is blinking.” complained of a lack of prior major OMV, could dragging on the economy and Of course there were many omania’s left-wing govern- consultation. be affected by the shaking up investors. who criticized the Fed for Rment on Friday issued a Romania is one of the fast- measures. The message, from the sen- not raising interest rates fast controversial emergency ordi- est-growing economies in the “I am not ior Federal Reserve official enough in the past two years. nance imposing new taxes on European Union but moves worried about with the closest links to US While the Fed continues banks and energy companies, this year to raise public sector Austrian com- financial markets, sent the to forecast solid growth, new despite an outcry from inves- wages and pensions, combined panies. They Dow Jones Industrial Aver- government data released tors. with tax cuts, have depleted its could pack age surging 300 points. But Friday revealed that falling The package of taxes and coffers. up and leave, the index later turned negative exports and slower consumer price caps sparked a big sell-off Under the new rules there so I’m not once again, and closed with yet spending and business invest- on the Bucharest stock mar- will be a levy on bank assets if worried for another steep decline, its worst ment are putting the brakes ket on Wednesday, following interbank lending rates exceed them, but week in 10 years. on economic growth in the a government announcement, two percent, in what the gov- for Roma- “I think we are hearing second half of the year, while something important for inflation is again falling. markets and that is a concern US growth in the July-Sep- around risks to the economy tember quarter was slightly Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) Chairman of the and potential slowdown,” New slower than previously re - Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman York Federal Reserve Bank ported, at 3.4 percent, dragged Bin Daij Al Khalifa, in his office with the President John Williams said down by the large drop in ex- Chairman of Midal Cables, Khalid Rashid Al Friday on CNBC. ports, the Commerce Depart- Zayani in the presence of Alba’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ali Al Baqali, and Midal He stressed that the Fed is ment reported. Cables’ Director, Rashid Hamid Al Zayani. listening to the fears about With hundreds of billions of Alba’s Chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al the risks and will “be ready to dollars in goods hit by retalia- Khalifa said Alba looks forward to continuing reassess and re-evaluate our tory tariffs, US exports fell by its long-term relationship with Midal Cables views and our policy stance.” the largest amount since early for many years to come. Alba produces more It was a remarkable com - 2009 at the height of the global than 981,000 metric tonnes per annum of ment coming just two days financial crisis, according to the highest grade aluminium wherein close after the Fed raised the key the report, the third and final to 45% of its output is supplied to Bahrain’s borrowing rate on Wednesday reading on third quarter GDP. downstream aluminium industry while the and signaled it will continue Trump’s aggressive trade rest is exported to the rest of the world. to hike next year, albeit at a policies, and especially the slower pace, with only two in- tariff retaliation from China, creases projected. has impeded exports, with Economist Chris Low soybean sales nearly grinding lambasted the Fed’s “epic to a halt. The strong US dollar AM best affirms financial Manara begins second phase of post-meeting communica- also has made American goods Investment Gateway - Bahrain tions bungle,” and cited the more expensive. strength, credit ratings of “glaring omission” of the Fed The dispute with China, TDT | Manama failing to recognize a global even with a ceasefire declared manufacturing slowdown, and until March 1 for negotiations, Solidarity Bahrain anara Developments continuing to believe the labor has created fears of slowing US MCompany said it has market is the main factor be- and global growth, and caused entered into a contract with hind inflation. stock markets to retreat, with Great Lakes Drake & Docks to The Fed has continued to Wall Street wiping out all of start the reclamation works of forecast strong growth, which the 2018 gains. the second phase of the “In- would support their case for vestment Gateway – Bahrain” tightening monetary policy, Sluggish Q4 project for a total area of 23 but the expected inflation White House trade advisor million square feet. The largest spurt and rise in wages have Peter Navarro helped fuel the light industrial project avail- Dr Hasan Al Bastaki, Managing not materialized. Wall Street downturn Friday able for freehold ownership Director - Manara Developments New data Friday showed with more hardline comments with an area of 29 million feet the Fed’s preferred inflation about China in an interview for the first and second phases of cost of reclaiming works and index slowed to 1.8 percent in with Nikkei, saying Beijing is Jawad Mohamed, CEO, Solidarity Ashraf Bseisu, Solidarity Group together. the construction of infrastruc- November, below the central “trying to steal the future.” Bahrain Chief Executive Amar 1 Real Estate Invest- ture and plots with an average bank’s target. “It’s hard to im- He also said two rate hikes ment Company owns the “In- of cost of BD 200,000 Bahraini agine anyone would think it’s by the Fed would be “two too TDT | Manama flexibility as a listed company vestment Gateway – Bahrain” dinars, in addition to providing acceptable to signal three rate many.” on the Bahrain Bourse. Dr Hasan Al Bastaki, Man- between nine thousand and hikes when inflation is below “We don’t understand why he ratings of Solidarity On this occasion, Ashraf aging Director of the compa- ten thousand different jobs target,” Low said, noting the the Fed is acting so contrac- TBahrain were reaffirmed Bseisu, Solidarity Group Chief ny, said approximately BD100 at least. Fed forecast see two hikes in tionary, at a time when there’s by AM Best Europe, with the Executive and Solidarity Bah- million will be pumped by the The period of the reclama- 2019 and one in 2020. no inflation to worry about.” company maintaining a fi- rain’s Vice Chairman to the project’s owner to complete tion and the preparation of Gregory Daco of Oxford nancial strength rating of B++ Board of Directors said, “We the second phase of the pro- the land of the project will be Trump effect? Economics said the data add- (Good) with a stable outlook are justifiably proud of the ject. 18 months. Williams tried to correct the ed to “evidence that business and issuer credit rating of continued international rec- He pointed out that the pro- The owner can own the land market impression that two in- investment momentum con- “bbb” with a positive outlook. ognition and accreditation of ject will provide about 1600 and receive the land title deed terest rate increases are set in tinues to gradually cool.” According to AM Best’s offi- our major operating platform.” investment plots of approxi- directly and is not subject to stone for next year, highlight- Purchases of durable goods cial communique, the ratings For his part, Jawad Mo - mately 450 square meters and a limited term lease as in the ing a slight change of language -- big ticket items like appli- of Solidarity Bahrain reflect hamed, Solidarity Bahrain 1200 square meters. other industrial zones in Mu- in the policy statement issued ances, vehicles and machinery its sound level of risk-adjusted Chief Executive Officer said, According to Dr Al-Bastaki harraq Governorate Wednesday. -- rose in November compared capitalization, niche market “Solidarity Bahrain received there will be many returns on Dr Al-Bastaki noted that The Fed’s November state- to October, but much less than positioning and good level of issuer credit rating with a pos- the economy with the project there are currently 50 build- ment said rate increases were expected. That follows a big risk profile, well-diversified itive outlook despite highly pumping about half a billion ings in the first phase of the expected, while now it “judg- drop in October, and will drag investment, strength of bal- challenging market conditions Bahraini dinars ($ 1.33 billion) Investment Gateway-Bahrain es that some further gradual” on GDP in the final quarter of ance sheet, and good financial and operating environment.” into the economy in the form project. hikes are in store, which Wil- 2018. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 12

Al Dur power closes $1.3bn refinancing TDT | Manama

l Dur Power & Water ACompany yesterday an- India cuts tax rates nounced closing a USD 1.3 billion refinancing. The new financing replaces the one originally provided in 2009. Reduced tax Key takeaways The USD 1.3 billion new • financing was provided by rates on six items to Here are the major highlights of GST council decisions a syndicate of 20 banks in- 18pc from 28pc It is decided to retain The six items cluding local, regional and sin (such as alcohol Pulleys and transmission shafts used in farming, monitors and TVs up to screen size of international banks, the Most other items and tobacco) and 32 inches, power banks, retreaded tyres, digital cameras and video camera recorders, company said in a state - saw• rates cut from luxury goods in 28 and video game consoles are the six items moved from 28 per cent to 18pc. Parts of ment. carriages for differently-abled people, earlier taxed at 28pc, were reduced to 5pc. 18pc to 12pc and 5pc percent bracket. The refinancing facilities Cement and some Movie tickets extend up to 14 years and auto parts are also An 18pc to 12pc reduction was given on movie tickets costing up to Rs 100. Tickets which include USD 450 million of With the latest tax costs over Rs 100 will now attract 18pc GST against 28pc earlier. Services supplied by conventional facilities and • still in 28 percent banks to basic savings accounts and the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) were cuts, only 27 items slab USD 850 million of Islamic remain in the 28pc slab also exempted from GST. facilities. Under construction flats Al Dur said it accounts for The Council will review the 12pc tax on under-construction flats that fall in the category In July 2017, when one-third of the country’s ARUN JAITLEY of work contracts. Sale of completed flats does not attract GST since it is a transfer of power and water produc- GST• was introduced, property. tion with a combined capac- it had about 228 FINANCE MINISTER Frozen, preserved vegetables ity of 1,243 GW of power and categories of products The Council decided to exempt frozen and provisionally preserved vegetables from GST. 48 MIGD of water. teries and movie tickets. rate. Only 34 items - particularly Also, the tax rate on third-party insurance premium of goods-carrying vehicles has been The right to develop, fi- The council cut tax rates on luxury goods - remain in the top lowered from 18pc to 12pc. nance and operate the pro- Reuters | New Delhi/Mumbai six items from the highest tax slab of 28pc. Effective, 1 July 2019 ject was awarded in 2008 rate of 28 per cent to 18pc and “It is decided to retain sin The new GST return filing system will come into effect from July 1, 2019. The Council also by the Electricity and Water ndia slashed the sales tax on one item - wheelchairs and (such as alcohol and tobacco) agreed to set up a Centralized Advance Ruling Authority. (live mint) Authority (EWA) of Bahrain rate on over 20 items yes- parts - to five percent. and luxury goods in 28pc brack- to a consortium consisting Iterday in a move aimed at Most other items saw tax rates et. Cement and some auto parts of Engie and Gulf Invest- appealing to traders and the cut from 18 percent to 12 percent are also still in 28pc slab,” Jaitley of items, with the exception of governments could face a short- ment Corporation. Com- middle class. and five percent. told reporters. luxury goods, come under the fall of about 900 billion rupees mercial operations started The GST council, headed by The council has so far taken On Tuesday, Modi said the 18pc or lower rates. ($12.83bn) in GST tax collections in early 2012. The Compa- finance minister Arun Jaitley, more than 190 items, including government was planning to cut A report by the country’s larg- in the current fiscal year against ny benefits from a 25-year agreed to lower the tax on some washing machines and leath- the number of items taxed at the est bank State Bank of India es- the budget target of 12.9 trillion power and water purchase goods including televisions, bat- er goods, out of the highest tax highest rate so that over 99pc timated that central and state rupees. agreement entered into in 2009 with EWA. Shafic Ali, the Chairman of Al Dur said a total of 14 banks from our original Trump has discussed firing lenders have participated Federal Reserve chairman Pakistan to relax visa policy in the current refinancing. Reuters | Islamabad rate increase and months of retary yesterday and gave him stock-market losses, the news akistan is planning to ease a piece of my mind.” Burundi names agency said, citing four uni- Pvisa restrictions for visitors Pakistan was last a prominent dentified people familiar with from 55 countries, including tourist destination in the 1970s Gitega as new the matter. most European nations, in a bid when the “hippie trail” brought capital The president has talked to revive tourism. Western travellers through the privately about firing Powell “We are reviewing our visa apricot and walnut orchards of many times in the past few policies. We are trying to bring the Swat Valley and Kashmir on days, it said, citing two of the 55 countries into a visa-free re- their way to India and Nepal. people. gion, which includes most of Since then, a deteriorating se- White House spokesmen the European countries,” Pa- curity situation and the imposi- declined to comment, as did kistan’s information minister, We refused a visa to tion of a harsh interpretation of Federal Reserve spokeswom- Fawad Chaudhry said. Kaka and Figo. Can Islamic laws has chipped away an Michelle Smith, Bloomberg That comes after Portugal at the number of visitors. reported. this month declared Pakistan you believe that? I Following Pakistan’s partici- The Fed raised interest rates safe for travel, while France called the section pation in the US-led war in Af- President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday for the fourth has also relaxed its advisory on officer and he never ghanistan after the September Nairobi, Kenya time in 2018, and signalled travel to the South Asian nation. heard of ... Kaka 11, 2001 attacks in New York “some further gradual” rate “I’m happy our (travel) ad- and Washington, the country increases ahead. visories are changing,” said FAWAD CHAUDHRY was rocked by a decade of reg- urundi declared the Federal Reserve Board Chairman Global financial markets, Chaudhry. ular large-scale militant attacks. Bsmall central city of Jerome Powell speaks during a news including Wall Street stocks, Potentially restarting tour- INFORMATION MINISTER Security has since im - Gitega the country’s new conference had been hoping for a more ism has been one of the most proved dramatically, with political capital on Saturday, Reuters | Tokyo dovish policy outlook and sold talked about parts of new Prime the country for a promotional militant attacks down sharply in line with a presidential off broadly. Minister Imran Khan’s push to visit, Chaudhry said, highlight- in the country of 208 million promise made a decade ago. S President Donald Trump The Dow had the worst create an Islamic welfare state ing the nation’s laborious visa people. A government spokes- Uhas discussed firing Feder- week since the 2008 financial in Pakistan, but visitors to the process. British Airways on Tuesday man named Gitega while al Reserve Chairman Jerome crisis, while the Nasdaq sank country often complain of an “We refused a visa to Kaka announced it would resume also stating that the previ- Powell, Bloomberg reported into bear market territory. arduous visa process. and Figo. Can you believe that? flights to Pakistan next year ous capital Bujumbura, on yesterday, citing sources. Any attempt to fire Powell Former Real Madrid soccer I called the section officer and after a 10-year absence that fol- the north-eastern shore of Trump’s frustration with the could be seen as undermining stars Kaka of Brazil and Por- he never heard of ... Kaka,” lowed a major hotel bombing, Lake Tanganyika, would in US central bank chief intensi- the central bank’s independ- tuguese playmaker Luis Figo Chaudhry said, laughing. becoming the first Western air- future function solely as the fied after this week’s interest ence from the administration. were recently denied visas to “I spoke to the interior sec- line to restart such flights. country’s economic centre. The government “has just adopted an historic bill making Gitega the political capital and making Bujum- bura the economic capital,” UN fails to reach deal on shortfall as US funding dips tweeted Jean-Claude Kar- United Nations, United States erwa Ndenzako, spokesman 2018-19 is around $5.4 billion, Since Trump came to office in said the diplomat, adding that for President Pierre Nku- nited Nations member and the US pays around a fifth of early 2017, the United States has the US approached Brazil, India, runziza. Ustates failed to come up that. The separate peacekeeping refused to pay more than 25pc of Turkey, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Nkurunziza promised in with a deal Friday to make up budget is in excess of $6.6 billion the peacekeeping budget. Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, 2007 the move would go for a $220 million budget black -- cut last year by $600 million The UN’s financial shortfall Singapore and Brunei. ahead, citing Gitega’s cen- hole left by the United States under US pressure. will continue to grow after a The US mission to the world tral position compared to downsizing its contribution to Peacekeeping financing is consensus reached overnight to body did not respond to ques- Bujumbura, although the peacekeeping operations, dip- determined by a complicated maintain the status quo on key tions on the issue Friday. former’s population is bare- lomats said. formula that takes into account budget issues for another three Diplomats said the so-called ly 30,000 to Bujumbura’s 1.2 The United States had paid a country’s wealth, its standing years, diplomats said. Group of 77 plus China -- in real- million. around 28 per cent of the UN as a permanent Security Council One diplomat said Wash - ity a group of 134 nations -- tried The new choice was once peacekeeping budget before member and other factors. ington had in recent week ap- to establish a way of making the the capital of the Burundi- President Donald Trump an- China’s strong economy has proached several member states European Union pay for its ob- an monarchy and the oppo- nounced in September that meant that its share of the and tried to enlist them to pick server status at the UN. sition accuse Nkurunziza Washington would pay no more peacekeeping budget has grown up some of the slack for the The EU refused, citing the fact of attempting a symbolic than 25pc. That three percent significantly to 15pc, but other United Nations’ Secretary General money the Trump administra- that European states already pay restoration. Bujumbura is shortfall represents around permanent council members, Antonio Guterres arrives for a meeting tion is no longer willing to pay. 32pc of the UN operating budget today considered an oppo- $220 million. such as Russia, pay less than five with representatives of various NGOs “They realized they weren’t and 30pc of the peacekeeping sition stronghold. The UN operating budget for percent. (file) getting anywhere and gave up,” costs, according to diplomats. 13 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018

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SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM. + 3.00 + 7.15 + DAILY AT (VIPI): 10.30 AM. + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM. + 2.30 + 5.30 + 11.30 PM. + 8.30 + 11.00 PM. 8.30 + 11.30 PM. REMI, NOBODY’S BOY Miley Cyrus sings ‘Santa Baby’ SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 12.15 + 1.45 + 2.45 + 4.15 + 5.15 + 6.45 + 7.45 + 9.15 + 10.15 + KEDARNATH (PG) (ADVENTURE/ DRAMA/FAMILY) (NEW) 11.45 PM. + (12.45 MN. THURS./FRI.) (PG-15)(HINDI/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) NATALIE PORTMAN, JUDE LAW, RAFFEY SAAR DAILY AT : 11.00 AM. + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 RAJINIKANTH, AKSHAY KUMAR, CASSIDY with feminist twist + 9.00 + (11.30 PM. THURS./FRI.) AMY JACKSON SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 1.45 + 5.45 + 9.45 PM. WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 1.45 + 4.15 OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 2.45 + 8.15 PM. ANI | Washington my Fallon, that she will + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM. CHRISTMAS ELF not be performing the ANCHOR’S UP JOSEPH (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) (DRAMA) (NEW) iley Cyrus gave a feminist twist to classic traditional version of the Miley (G) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE) NEW JOJU GEORGE, MALAVIKA MENON, KIM SHAW, SEAN PATRICK THOMAS, Christmas songs and ladies, that’s all you song, in which singer M Cyrus MARIE BLOKHUS, ANDERZ EIDE, JAMES ELIYA NICHOLLE TOM would want to croon this festival. Eartha Kitt asks MARCUS GUNNARSEN OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 12.00 + 5.30 + 11.00 SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 1.00 + 5.15 + 9.30 PM. The American singer on Thursday featured Santa for a convert- PM. (KIDS CINEMA): 10.45 AM. + 12.30 + 4.30 PM. on the ‘Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ ible, yacht, and fur CITYCENTRE LITTLE MISS DOLITTLE with Mark Ronson. Keeping up with the Holiday coat. CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 1.00 + 2.45 (PG) (ADVENTURE/FAMILY) (NEW) + 4.30 PM. spirit, Cyrus was scheduled to perform the 1953 “I think I might ASHER (15+) (CRIME/DRAMA) NEW PERI BAUMEISTER, AYLIN TEZEL, SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 12.45 + 2.30 PM Christmas hit ‘Santa Baby.’ need to change a FAMKE JANSSEN, RON PERLMAN, RICHARD CHRISTOPH MARIA HERBST The songstress, however, made her inten- few of these lyrics,” DREYFUSS MAARI (2) (TAMIL) (NEW) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 tion clear and told the host of the show, Jim- Cyrus said. STARTING FRIDAY 21st CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 3.30 + 7.45 PM. + 12.00 MN. DHANUSH, SAI PALLAVI,TOVINO THOMAS, SEETHAKAATHI VIDYA PRADEEP, KRISHNA KULASEKARAN ANNA AND THE APOCALPSE (PG-13) (TAMIL) (NEW) (15+) (COMEDY/ MUSICAL /HORROR) NEW OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 10.45 AM. + 1.45 + VIJAY SETHUPATHY, PARVATHY NAIR, Kim Kardashian pokes 4.45 + 7.45 + 10.45 PM. ELLA HUNT, MALCOLM CUMMING, REMYA NAMBEESAN her granny over 2-month Andy Cohen to become SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM. + 2.30 + 5.30 + SARAH SWIRE wedding 8.30 + 11.30 PM. SEEF (II) DAILY AT:10.30 AM. + 1.30 + 4.45 + CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 1.15 + 5.15 + 9.15 PM. father through surrogacy AL HAMRA DAILY AT 11.30 AM. + 5.45 + (12.00 8.00 + 11.15 PM. MN. FRI.) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM. + 3.45 + 7.45 + AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 2.30 + 8.45 PM. 11.45 PM. ANI | Washington carrying my future,” Cohen SEETHAKAATHI AUTORSHA said. RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (PG-13) (TAMIL) (NEW) (PG-15)(MALAYALAM) NEW ravo’ host Andy Co- “Family means (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) VIJAY SETHUPATHY, PARVATHY NAIR, AISHWARYA RAJESH, SATHYARAJ, hen has announced everything to me, and JOHN C. REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, ‘B REMYA NAMBEESAN SIVAKARTHIKEYAN, DARSHAN, he is all set to become a dad having one of my own is GAL GADOT in just six weeks time! something I’ve want- OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.45 + 7.00 BLADE SHANKAR, + 10.15 PM. CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM. + 1.45 + 4.00 He revealed the ed in my heart for + 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 PM. SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 3.15 + 8.45 PM. happy news as he my entire life. And Kim Kardashian AQUAMAN WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 4.00 + SINGAMSILUKKUVARUPATTI SINGAM wrapped up Thurs- though it’s taken (P-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) 8.45 PM. ANI | Washington day’s broadcast of most me longer (PG-15) (TAMIL) (NEW) JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, SECOND ACT (PG-15) (COMEDY) NEW STARTING THURSDAY 7.00 PM ONWARDS ‘Watch What Hap- than most to get NICOLE KIDMAN ust a few hours ago, pens Live,’ reports there, I cannot JENNIFER LOPEZ, VANESSA HUDGENS, MILO VISHNU VISHAL, REGINA CASSANDRA, OASIS JUFFAIR: 10.30 AM. + 1.30 + 4.30 + 7.30 VENTIMIGLIA OVIYA, YOGI BABU, ANANDARAJ JAmerican reality TV People magazine. wait for what I + 10.30 PM. CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 1.00 + 5.15 + 9.30 PM. SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 6.00 + 11.30 PM. star Kim Kardashian West “Tonight, I want envision will be CITYCENTRE DAILY AT : 10.30 AM. + 12.00 + shared her super stylish you to be the first the most reward- SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 2.30 + 7.00 + 11.30 PM. 1.00 + 3.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 10.00 PADI PADI LECHE MANASU grandmother’s first wed- to know that af- ing chapter yet.” + 12.00 MN. JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN ding picture on Instagram. ter many years of The 50-year- (1.00 AM. THURS./FRI.) (PG-15) (TELGU) (NEW) (PG) (COMEDY/ACTION/ADVENTURE) STARTING FRIDAY 21st The 38-year-old star careful delibera- old, who previ- SEEF (II) DAILY AT 11.45 AM. + 2.45 + 5.45 + ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, 8.45 + 11.45 PM. + (12.45 MN. THURS./FRI.) SHARWANAND, SAI PALLAVI linked her marriage with tion, a fair amount ously split with his EMMA THOMPSON her grandmother’s first of prayers and the partner Clifton Das- SAAR DAILY AT : 11.00 AM. + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM. + 4.45 + 10.45 PM. PM. + (11.00 PM. THURS./FRI.) wedding where KKW Beau- benefit of science, if all suncao, did not reveal CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.30 AM. + 2.30 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 + 12.00 MN ANTARIKSHAM 9000 KMPH ty founder also called her goes according to plan, any additional infor- 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM. first wedding quit just after in about six weeks’ time, mation, including the ROBIN HOOD (PG-15) (TELGU) (NEW) STARTING FRIDAY 21st 72 days. I am going to become a sex of the child or his RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) VARUN TEJ, ADITI RAO HYDARI, “I just found this pic of father, thanks to a won- plans to raise the kid as (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) TARON EGERTON, EVE HEWSON, LAVANYA TRIPATHI, SATYEDEV my beautiful grandma MJ derful surrogate who is a single parent. JOHN C. REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, JAMIE FOXX at her 1st wedding, it last- GAL GADOT SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 1.45 + 7.45 PM. ed just 2.5 months and her Andy Cohen family spent all they had on this wedding. She felt so CHANGE OF NAME bad but followed her heart. Kinda sounds familiar lol,” I, RAFEEK VATAKKAYIL MEETHAL S/O. AMMAD I, NOTTAM VEETTIL MOHAMED ALI S/O. NOTTAM I, NAVJOT SINGH S/O DEVI DASS, holding Indian Kim stated in her Instagram VATAKKAYIL MEETHAL, holding Indian Passport No S2896495 VEETTIL POCKKER, holding Indian Passport No K8087074 Passport No. M3402228, dated 11.11.2014 issued at post. dated 06/02/2018 issued at Bahrain, having permanent residence dated 26/08/2014 issued at Bahrain, having permanent residence JALANDHAR having permanent residence at (full address “She’s always taught me at VATAKKAYIL HOUSE, MUYIPPOTH P.O, MEPPAYUR at VELLIAMBURAM , THEYYALINGAL P.O, MALAPPURAM, in India) VPO. BARIAN KALAN, HOSHIARPUR PIN: VIA, KOZHIKODE DIST, KERALA. Presently residing at FLAT KERALA. Presently residing at FLAT NO. 16, BUILDING NO. 146101, PUNJAB, INDIA, presently residing at (full to follow my heart and do NO. 16, BUILDING NO. 5, ROAD NO. 6002 , BLOCK NO: 633, 5, ROAD NO. 6002, BLOCK NO: 633, MA’MEER, BAHRAIN address in Bahrain) VILLA 596, ROAD 918, BLOCK 309, what I want to do no matter MA’MEER, BAHRAIN will henceforth be known as (Given Name) will henceforth be known as (Given Name) MOHAMED ALI, AL SALMANIYA, will henceforth be known as (Given what! I love you MJ (and RAFEEK, (Surname ) VATAKKAYIL MEETHAL, objection if (Surname) NOTTAM VEETTIL, objection if any may be name) NAVJOT (Surname) SINGH. Objection(s) if any, how much does Kendall any may be forwarded to Embassy of India , P.O.Box 26106, Bldg forwarded to Embassy of India , P.O.Box 26106, Bldg No. 1090, may be forwarded to Embassy of India, P.O Box 26106, Bldg look like MJ!!!),” she added. No. 1090, Road No. 2819, Block 428, Al Seef, Kingdom of Bahrain. Road No. 2819 , Block 428, Al Seef , Kingdom of Bahrain. 1090, Road 2819, Block 428, Al Seef, Kingdom of Bahrain. 14 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 sports

We might need 105 points to win title, says Klopp Liverpool seal Christmas top spot Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk put Wolves in their place

Liverpool won a seventh• league game in a row to secure the Christmas top spot KNOW WHAT

Salah’s deft flick put• Liverpool on Mohamed Salah got a the way to victory goal and an assist in Jurgen Klopp reacts Wolverhampton after Liverpool’s win at Wolverhampton Wanderers AFP | Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Reuters | Wolverhampton in concentration saw his pass intercepted by Joao Moutinho. uergen Klopp said his iverpool passed anoth- Moutinho fed Adama Traore but JLiverpool side may need er stringent test of their he curled a shot narrowly wide. to surpass Manchester LPremier League title cre- Traore threatened again mo- City’s record points total dentials as Mohamed Salah and ments later when he was sup- to win the Premier League. Virgil van Dijk gave them a 2-0 plied by the solid link-up play Liverpool, who have victory at Wolverhampton on of Raul Jimenez before again topped the Premier League Friday that guarantees top spot Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah (C) vies with Wolverhampton Wanderers’ English midfielder Conor Coady (R) shooting just off target. table on three previous oc- at Christmas. Early chances were scarce casions without winning Salah’s 11th goal of the sea- “The first goal was brilliant, it City, who they face on January Firmino in attack and Klopp’s for the visitors and when one the title, have 48 points son was a classy one and helped was cool. And the second goal 3, their added defensive steel has side might have added to their arrived, with James Milner’s from 18 games and only two subdue a dangerous Wolves side - yes, well done. I’m completely made them serious contenders tally earlier than they did. corner dropping kindly for Van teams — Chelsea in 2005- who had made a lively start. happy with the result and it is for their first title of the Premier Then, when Wolves managed Dijk, the Dutchman’s shot was 06 and City last season — The home side continued to big for us. League era. to blunt Liverpool’s attacking charged down by Matt Doherty. have had more points at push Jurgen Klopp’s side hard “We will be training on Christ- In the first half at a wet, windy threat, their defence clicked A fine move from Wolves al- that stage. but their resistance was finally mas morning so it is like every Molineux they showed signs into gear to silence a dangerous most brought the opening goal City won the title last sea- broken with 22 minutes remain- other day. It is an outstanding that some of the swagger that frontline with Van Dijk in out- when Conor Coady’s superb son with a record 100 points ing as Van Dijk capped a superb number (of points), it is abso- marked them out as the league’s standing form at the heart of pass and Doherty’s neat touch but such has been the pace performance with a goal that ce- lutely cool.” great entertainers last season is Klopp’s back four. release Romain Saiss, whose at the top this season that mented his side’s position at the While Liverpool have strug- returning. Klopp’s men endured a shot was well saved by Alisson Klopp believes even more top of the table with 48 points. gled at times to match the at- Salah linked up impressively nervous opening when, in the after it had taken a deflection off might be needed this time. Manager Jurgen Klopp said: tacking potency of Manchester with Sadio Mane and Robert fourth minute, Fabinho’s lapse Dejan Lovren. “Everybody asks me about the situation, first in the table and all that stuff and that the last four times Bancroft reveals a team was first in the table he almost gave up at Christmas they won the Strikers lift CBA T25 League trophy league, but was it ever such cricket for yoga a tight race?” Klopp said. TDT | Manama “So far it looks like a real- AFP | Sydney ly special season, 48 points trikers lifted the CBA Divi- before Christmas is crazy. Ssion B T-25 League trophy isgraced Australian “But there are other by defeating Asgharali Bahrain Dplayer Cameron Ban- teams. Chelsea, Manches- Zalmi by 7 runs. croft yesterday said he was ter City, Tottenham, Ar- Asgharali won the toss and a vastly different person to senal, they will probably elected to bowl first. Striker lost the one caught ball-tamper- win, then they will have their top order batman in the ing and revealed he consid- 40-something points, no- early stage of the game. Sikdhar ered walking away from body is dropping points played a math winning knock cricket to become a yoga from one down to five. taking the responsibility and teacher. “You will probably need scored a quick unbeaten 84 runs The opener received a 105 to be champions, you in 43 balls helped Strikers to nine-month ban from the don’t know!” he added. score 165 at the end of 20 overs. international and domes- Tottenham Hotspur, in In second innings the match tic game for his part in the third place, have 39 points was oscillating between the scandal in South Africa that ahead of this weekend’s two teams. Once Asgharli was Winner and Runner up teams with their trophies rocked the sport, in which clash with Everton, while close to the match but Strik- he used sandpaper to try to fourth-placed Chelsea are ers bowlers pulled the match alter the ball. on 37 before their home towards them. They restrict- Sameer 30/3) by 7 runs Man of the match final – Sik- ing Star - Individual Trophy and Then-captain Steve Smith clash with Leicester City. ed the opponent for 158 runs Awards and Prize dhar – Strikers – Individual Tro- $50 cash prize and his deputy David Warn- Liverpool’s title chal- and Strikers won the match by Winning team - Strikers – 16 phy and $50 cash prize Most wicket taker of the er were suspended for a year. lenge has been built on a 7 runs. Sameer took 3 wickets individual trophies, 1 team tro- Best Batsman of the Tourna- Tournament – Nouman – Awali A day after Smith re- rock-solid defence which for Strikers. phy and $500 cash prize ment – Younis – Alpha Safety Gents - Individual Trophy and emerged into public life has been breached only Brief Score Strikers 165/6 in Runner-up team – Asgharali - Individual Trophy and $50 $50 cash prize with press conference, seven times in the League 20 overs (Sikdhar 84, Satya 25) Bahrain Zalmi - 16 individu - cash prize Best All Rounder of Tourna- Bancroft has also broken so far this season with Van beat Asgharali Bahrain Zalmi al trophies, 1 team trophy and Best Bowler of the Tourna- ment – Satya – Strikers - Individ- his silence a week ahead of Dijk outstanding. 158/6 (Junaid 51, Zuhair 29, $250 cash prize ment – Shyamraj – Indian Ris- ual Trophy and $50 cash prize his ban running out. Dortmund beat ‘Gladbach to become ‘autumn champs’

AFP | Dortmund, Germany first half of German season top “A few weeks break will do of the table as “autumn cham- us good so that we can attack orussia Dortmund will be- pions” going into winter break. again in the new year - the job Bgin new year in pole posi- Dortmund captain Reus ad- is half done.” tion to win their first Bundesliga mitted they showed some signs Sancho, the 18-year-old whose title since 2012 after beating of tiredness following three progress has been a major fac- second-placed Borussia Mo- league games in the last six days, tor in Dortmund’s fine season, enchengladbach 2-1 on Friday. including Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat at squeezed a shot in from the An outstanding goal from strugglers Fortuna Duesseldorf. tightest of angles on 42 minutes at Seef District too English teenager Jadon Sancho “You could see in last 20 min- after the lively Reus had crossed and a sliding finish from Marco Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho utes that we were on our knees,” and Mario Goetze helped the Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Seef District +973 17364999 Reus ensured Dortmund end in action admitted match-winner Reus. ball on to the youngster. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 15

Griezmann fires Atletico level with Barcelona

Clinical Windies clinch series AFP | Madrid tletico Madrid moved Lewis 89, Paul five-for help West Indies clinch T20 series against Bangladesh Alevel on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona after Antoine Griezmann’s pen- West Indies West Indies alty was enough to see off • E. Lewis b Mahmudullah 89 Espanyol 1-0. won by 50 runs S. Hope b Shakib 23 Griezmann smashed K. Paul c Ariful b Mustafizur 2 home from the spot 10 min- AFP | Dhaka R. Powell c Liton b Mahmudullah 19 utes after the break to give S. Hetmyer lbw b Mahmudullah 0 Diego Simeone’s side three eemo Paul grabbed a re- N. Pooran c Hider b Mustafizur 29 points from a hard-fought cord 5-15 and Evin Lewis C. Brathwaite c Mehidy b Mustafizur 8 match with mid-table Es- Ksmashed 89 off 36 balls S. Rutherford c Mushfiqur b Shakib 2 panyol that extends Atleti- as the West Indies beat Bang- F. Allen st Mushfiqur b Rahim 8 co’s unbeaten league run to ladesh by 50 runs in the third S. Cottrell not out 2 14 matches. and final Twenty20 in Dhaka O. Thomas run out 0 “It was important to win yesterday to win the series 2-1. Extra (b1, w7) 8 regardless of how we did it,” Lewis guided West Indies Total (all out, 19.2 overs) 190 said Atletico’s Diego Godin. to 190 in 19.2 overs despite a Bangladesh “We go into the (two- late fightback by Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal run out 8 week) winter break happy led by Mahmudullah Riyad, Liton Das c Brathwaite b Paul 43 with the three points.” Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Soumya Sarkar c Cottrell b Allen 9 They stay second but Al Hasan, who claimed three Shakib Al Hasan c Cottrell b Allen 0 move alongside Barca on wickets each. Mushfiqur Rahim c Allen b Paul 1 34 points. Paul then posted the best-ever Mahmudullah c Brathwaite b Paul 11 The 27-year-old Griez- T20 figures for a West Indies Mehidy Hasan c Allen b Cottrell 19 mann, who missed out on a bowler to help the visitors bowl Ariful Haque c Rutherford b Paul 0 Ballon d’Or despite winning out Bangladesh for 140 runs. Saifuddin c Hope b Paul 5 the Europa League with At- Opener Liton Das, Bangla- West Indies cricketer Fabian Allen (2R) lifts teammate Keemo Paul (C) after the dismissal of the Bangladeshi cricketer Abu Hider not out 22 letico last season and the desh’s highest scorer with 43 Ariful Haque Mustafizur Rahman b Brathwaite 8 World Cup with France in off 25, gave the hosts a strong hane Thomas had bowled a le- but Bangladesh collapsed and the ball was terrific. I think it Extras (b1, lb2, w6, nb5) 14 the summer, is on a fine run start but they lost their way after gitimate delivery, leaving Carlos were soon all out in 17 overs. was... (a) 180-run wicket. With Total (all out, 17 overs) 140 of form after having saved an umpiring gaffe appeared to Brathwaite furious. “I am very happy. We wanted the bat we were not sure how his side with a late winner have broken their concentration. The West Indies skipper im- to be aggressive and we want- to go about our business,” he was dismissed by Mahmudullah. at Real Valladolid last week. In the fourth over of the in- mediately asked for a review, ed to be positive. In all three said. Sent in to bat by Bangladesh, His winner yesterday was nings, Bangladeshi umpire Tan- which halted the game for near- matches, we have batted really Earlier, Lewis set the West In- openers Lewis and Shai Hope his fourth in three games vir Ahmed called a no-ball when ly 10 minutes. well,” Brathwaite said. dies up for victory with a blister- put on 76 runs in just five overs after bagging a brace last Liton spooned a catch to Shim- Match officials eventually Bangladesh skipper Shakib ing innings, which included six for the visitors before left-arm week and scoring in At - ron Hetmyer at mid-off. upheld the decision of umpire lamented their poor batting. fours and eight sixes -- four of spinner Shakib and pace bowler letico’s 3-0 hammering of But TV replays showed Os- Ahmed after long discussion, “The way we came back with the sixes in one over -- until he Mustafizur struck. Alaves a fortnight ago.

Late Bruma strike gets Leipzig Chimaev edge Wheeler at Brave 20 back in Bundesliga contention TDT | Manama Morocco, India, Jordan, Italy, AFP | Berlin time at Leipzig’s Red Bull Are- Brazil, England, Indonesia and na. weden’s Khamzat Chimaev Afghanistan. B Leipzig substitute Bruma However, the hosts made Sestablished his dominance The event marked a major Rhelped fire his team back hard work winning the three by stopping USA’s Sidney milestone as the Bahrain based into the Bundesliga title race points, throwing away a two- Wheeler by technical knockout global Mixed Martial Arts or- yesterday with a dramatic late goal lead after Lukas Kloster- within 35 seconds of the open- ganization entered into a major winner to clinch a 3-2 home mann and Timo Werner put ing round in the main event of business partnership with MTV victory over Werder Bremen. them 2-0 up at the break. Brave 20. in India. Brave 20 featured the After losing 1-0 at Bay - Klostermann thundered his The twentieth edition of the largest line up of profession- ern Munich on Wednesday, goal in off the underside of event hosted by Brave Combat al Mixed Martial Artists from fourth-placed Leipzig are now the crossbar before Werner Federation held at the Gachi- India. just two points behind Borus- showed lightning reactions to bowli Indoor Stadium in Hy- In the co-main event, John sia Moenchengladbach, who poach their second a minute derabad, India showcased ten Brewin from New Zealand, sit second, after snatching the before half-time after a dis- professional fights featuring showcased true display of heart winner three minutes from astrous back pass by Bremen athletes from 11 nations includ- in a fight that went the distance captain Max Kruse. ing USA, Sweden, New Zealand, where the New Zealander con- However, Kruse made up Khamzat Chimaev (left) with Reza Madadi for his earlier error with his Official results - Main card ceded his first loss to Anas Sir- Maria Ribeiro shocked the fourth goal of the season by aj Mounir from Morocco. The fans after picking a surprise blasting home on 67 minutes. Khamzat Chimaev defeats Sidney Wheeler by TKO - Round 1 (0:35) Anas Siraj Mounir defeats John Brewin by unanimous decision event ended in a disappointing win at Brave Combat Federa- The American teenage in- Jalal Al Daaja defeats Kantharaj Shankar by Knockout - Round 2 (2:03) note for Mixed Martial Artists tion against IMMAF Medalist, ternational Josh Sargent then Maria Ribeiro defeats Micol Di Segni by TKO - Round 1 (1:09) from India as none were suc- Micol Di Segni in a women’s finished off a counter attack to Ali Qaisi defeats Nelson Paes by Submission (Armbar) - Round 1 (4:06) cessful against International strawweight bout. equalise 13 minutes from time athletes. Angad Bisht and Satya Behu- in a tense finale. Prelims Kantharaj Shankar from In- ria picked wins for India in the Leipzig were not finished dia was knocked out by Jalal Al prelims. Rob Beech defeated however and three minutes Rob Beech defeats Mandeep Singh by Verbal Submission - Round 1 (1:44) Daaja from Jordan in the second Mandeep Singh by verbal sub- from time, Bruma coolly fired Angad Bisht defeats Kushal Vyas by TKO - Round 1 (3:18) round while Nelson Paes from mission while Farhad Hazratza- winning goal between the legs Farhad Hazratzada defeats Nidhin Koshy by TKO - Round 2 (0:58) India submitted to an armbar da and Oloan Silalahi picked of Bremen’s goalkeeper before Oloan Silalahi defeats Satendar Bankura by TKO - Round 1 (3:57) to Ali Qaisi from Jordan in the wins by TKO against their op- the 24-year-old was booked for Satya Behuria defeats Sarabjit Singh by Submission (Triangle Choke) - Round 3 (1:45) very first round. ponents. Leipzig´s forward Timo Werner scores his shirtless celebration. Napoli keep pressure on Juventus, AC Milan out of top four

AFP | Milan three points by denying SPAL’s “We have to think about our- with a 3-1 win over Cagliari in Alberto Paloschi and Mohamed selves because this team can Rome. efender Raul Albiol scored Fares late on. do more, we have room for Fiorentina meanwhile move Dthe only goal as Napoli kept Carlo Ancelotti’s side to improvement and I say it after up to seventh, just three points the pressure on Juventus with within five points of champions today’s match, which was not off the top four places after a 1-0 win over SPAL in Serie A Juventus, who looked to main- amazing.” achieving back-to-back wins yesterday, but AC Milan dropped tain their unbeaten run against In Milan, Federico Chiesa’s for just the second time this out of the top four after losing ninth-placed Roma in Turin lat- second-half scorcher pushed season. by the same scoreline at home er yesterday. AC Milan out of the Champions “There’s no use looking at to Fiorentina. Inter Milan are third, nine League places at the expense who’s to blame. The team is go- Albiol got his head to a Dries points behind Napoli ahead of of Lazio. ing through a bad moment,” said Mertens corner to score his their match with bottom club The pressure is on Gennaro Gattuso, whose side have take first goal this season just before Chievo. Gattuso as his side are a point just two points from their last the break with goalkeeper Alex “Thinking of Juventus is likely behind Lazio, who ended their three games and crashed out of Meret ensuring the hosts kept all SPAL’s Mattia Valoti in action with Napoli’s Raul Albiol to demotivate us,” said Ancelotti. five-match winless league run the Europa League. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 16 Palace stun Man City

English Premier League • Aubameyang double Arsenal 3 1 Burnley sees off Burnley as Ozil Bournemouth 2 0 Brighton and Hove Albion returns for Arsenal Chelsea 0 1 Leicester City Huddersfield Town 1 3 Southampton Townsend rocket sees• Crystal Palace Manchester City 2 3 Crystal Palace stun Man City Newcastle United 0 0 Fulham West Ham United 0 2 Watford Vardy strikes as Cardiff City 1 5 Manchester United Leicester• stun Chelsea English Championship AFP | London Blackburn Rovers 0 1 Norwich City Brentford 1 0 Bolton Wanderers anchester City Derby County 1 1 Bristol City slumped to a second Ipswich Town 1 1 Sheffield United defeat in three Premier M Nottingham Forest 0 1 Queens Park Rangers League games to hand Liverpool an early Christmas present in Reading 0 1 Middlesbrough the title race as Crystal Palace Rotherham United 0 4 West Bromwich Albion shocked the Etihad with a 3-2 win yesterday. Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 Preston North End Chelsea were also stunned at Stoke City 1 0 Millwall Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (R) shoots past Burnley’s English defender Ben Mee to score their home by Jamie Vardy’s winner Wigan Athletic 0 3 Birmingham City for Leicester in a 1-0 victory at second goal Stamford Bridge to allow Arse- Hull City 0 1 Swansea City nal to move level on points with Jeffrey Schlupp levelled for Mesut Ozil made his return under Ralph Hasenhuettl con- their London rivals in fourth Palace against the run of play to Unai Emery’s starting line- tinued with a 3-1 win at Hud - Scottish Premier League after a 3-1 win over Burnley. just after the half-hour mark up in the Premier League for dersfield thanks to goals from Aberdeen 2 0 Heart of Midlothian Victory for Watford at West and two minutes later Andros the first time since November 11 Nathan Redmond, Danny Ings Ham pushed Manchester United Townsend thumped a stunning and helped set up Aubameyang’s and Michael Obafemi. Celtic 3 0 Dundee down to seventh ahead of their volley into the top corner from opener. West Ham’s four-game win- Hamilton 1 1 Kilmarnock first outing since Jose Mourinho well outside the area. “We want Mesut like today,” ning run was ended by Watford Hibernian 1 1 Livingston was sacked as manager in mid- said Emery. with Troy Deeney and Gerard week with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Aubameyang at the double Aubameyang smashed home Deulofeu netting in a 2-0 win for Motherwell 0 1 St. Mirren recalling Paul Pogba for his first Chelsea were also beaten at his 12th Premier League goal of the visitors. game in charge against Cardiff. Stamford Bridge for the first the season to move ahead of Mo- Bournemouth are also level on Italian Serie A Liverpool opened up a four- time under Maurizio Sarri as hamed Salah as the division’s top points with Manchester United point lead at the top with a high- Vardy fired home James Maddi- scorer early in second period. as David Brooks’s double beat Lazio 3 1 Cagliari ly impressive 2-0 win at Wolves son’s pass to give the Foxes their Ashley Barnes pulled a goal 10-man Brighton 2-0, who had Empoli 2 4 Sampdoria on Friday to extend their un - first victory in five games. back for the visitors, but they re- England international Lewis Genoa 3 1 Atalanta beaten start to the campaign. Defeat for the Blues allowed main in the bottom three as Alex Dunk sent off. And City failed to cut the gap Arsenal to close on a top- Iwobi secured all three points Fulham remain rooted to the Milan 0 1 Fiorentina as they dropped points at home four finish as two goals from for Arsenal in stoppage time. foot of the table despite avoiding Napoli 1 0 SPAL for the first time this season de- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang The Clarets are now two defeat on the road for just the Sassuolo 1 1 Torino spite going ahead through Ilkay beat Burnley 3-1 in a bad-tem- points adrift of safety as South- second time this season in a 0-0 Udinese 1 1 Frosinone Gundogan’s header. pered clash. ampton’s upturn in fortunes draw at Newcastle. Chievo 0 1 Internazionale Parma 0 0 Bologna

German Bundesliga 1. FC Nürnberg 0 1 Sport-Club Freiburg Real clinch Club World Cup Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 1 Hertha BSC Hannover 96 0 1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Real Madrid see off Al Ain to clinch third straight Club World Cup RB Leipzig 3 2 SV Werder Bremen VfB Stuttgart 1 3 FC Schalke 04 ed a comeback from 3-0 down former Los Blancos coach Jose Eintracht Frankfurt 0 1 FC Bayern München Goals from Luka eal Madrid eased to a third against Team Wellington and a Mourinho’s sacking by Man - • Rstraight Club World Cup ti- shock last-four win over River chester United earlier this week, Modric, Marcos Llorente tle as Luka Modric and Sergio Plate. named a strong side including Spanish La Liga and Sergio Ramos and Ramos scored in a 4-1 final vic- The Spanish giants have now Modric, Toni Kroos and Gareth Real Betis 1 1 Eibar an own goal from Yahia tory over home team Al Ain in won a record four Club World Bale. Nader give Santiago Abu Dhabi yesterday. Cup titles, pulling one clear of Ballon d’Or winner Modric Atletico de Madrid 1 0 Espanyol The European champions arch rivals Barcelona, who were gave Real a 14th-minute lead, Barcelona 2 0 Celta de Vigo Solari his first trophy have struggled at times this in La Liga action yesterday. and Marcos Llorente’s fantas- as Real manager season but had little trouble in Real boss Santiago Solari, who tic volley wrapped up the win Club World Cup brushing aside Al Ain, whose has had to deal with rumours on the hour mark before Sergio AFP | Abu Dhabi surprise run to the final includ- surrounding his future after Ramos’ late third and Tsukasa Kashima Antlers 0 4 River Plate Shiotani’s consolation. Real Madrid 4 1 Al Ain Yahia Nader put through his own net in injury time as Real *Scores as of closing comfortably claimed their 11th win in 13 games and a first trophy since Solari took over from came close to taking a shock when Rayan Yaslam Mohamad the sacked Julen Lopetegui in lead when Sweden international Al Jaberi could only slice a shot October. striker Marcus Berg could only out of play for a throw-in. Al Ain started brightly and prod the ball into the gloves of Real doubled their lead, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. though, as 23-year-old midfield- But Real did not wait long to er Llorente drilled home his first make Berg pay, as Karim Ben- goal for the club with a won - zema teed up Modric, who took derful volley from just outside a touch before curling a fine the area. left-footed strike into the bot- The game was all over as a KNOW WHAT tom corner. contest in the 79th minute when Benzema went close with a Ramos climbed above the Al blocked effort, before also firing Ain defence to power a trade- over the bar. mark header into the net from Real Madrid have now A second goal always looked Modric’s corner. won a record four likely to arrive sooner rather Japanese midfielder Shiotani Club World Cup titles, than later, with Modric denied glanced in a Caio free-kick to pulling one clear of by an excellent save from Al Ain grab Al Ain an 86th-minute con- arch rivals Barcelona ‘keeper Khalid Eisa. solation, but Nader deflected But the Emiratis hung in the Junior Vinicius’ effort past Eisa game and could have levelled in the first minute of added time. Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (number 4) heads the ball and scores