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WITH THIS PAPER Ramadan HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa DT News Network note, through a report HRH the Prime Minister gave to include the housing Major decisions taken Manama presented by the Minister of instructions to submit a report needs of Bilad Al-Qadeem Cabinet endorsed is Royal Highness Prime the Interior, on the measures on the necessary precautions and Al-Zinj villagers in the Bahrain’s provision of vet- Minister Prince Khalifa taken to raise awareness of and measures to be taken in Northern City project, and erinary and theraupautic Hbin Salman Al Khalifa has institutions and individuals order to strengthen cyber- the housing applications EXCLUSIVE medicines through uni- ordered to double the social on the need to use the security. of Salmabad citizens in the TO DT SUBSCRIBERS fied collective purchase and the handicap allowances necessary protection systems. HRH Premier also directed Al-Ramli Housing Project. mechanism, adopted payable to persons entitled by the GCC Agricultural x to social insurance on the Cooperation Committee occasion of the holy month Yemen rebels sound of Ramadan. The order ‘Keep open doors to Press, journalists’ A proposal was made to alarm over cholera was issued while chairing RH Premier public on national issues. He positive impact of the protect Bahraini employees the regular weekly Cabinet Hhas directed all extended congratulations to success of the two major in the public and private Sanaa session at the Gudaibiya ministries and government the laureates of the “Khalifa events in reinforcing the sectors from arbitrary dis- ebel authorities in Palace yesterday. departments to activate bin Salman Press Award” Kingdom’s reputation missal through the Civil RYemen’s capital have The move is in line with public relations directorates which he distributed in a and ability to host mega Service Bureau and the sounded the alarm over a the government’s desire to to ensure cooperation with ceremony held on Bahrain regional and global sporting Ministry of Labour and spreading cholera outbreak ease the financial burden of journalists and the Press. Press Day. gatherings. Social Development. that has killed dozens in the low-income families and to He has instructed to keep HRH Premier lauded HRH Premier highlighted war-torn country, calling ensure social protection for the doors of all departments the Kingdom’s success the importance of The Cabinet endorsed the for urgent international the citizens. open to the Press. in hosting international conferences and exhibitions hosting of a regional work- assistance. The International HRH Premier lauded sporting events, including that strengthen cooperation shop to be organised by Committee of the Red Cross Cyber security the crucial role played the 67th FIFA Congress, among GCC, citing the the Secretariat-General of yesterday said 184 people The Cabinet was informed by the national Press and as well as the First Arab Ninth Gulf Electronics and the Islamic Educational, had died of cholera since about the repercussions of commended the efforts made Championship and First Water Engineers Conference Scientific and Cultural April 27, with another the cyber attack that targeted by journalists, editors and GCC Cup of Indoor and Exhibition held recently Organisation in September 11,000 suspected cases thousands of institutions columnists to enlighten the Skydiving, praising the under his patronage. to highlight the role of diagnosed across the war- around the world and took women in society. torn country. 2 Tuesday, May 16, 2017 ‘Women in Art for

IPI, MENA exhibition promotes women’s role in peacebuilding and peacekeeping Peace’ DT News Network Manama howcasing the importance of art in promoting the values of tolerance, peace and Scoexistence, the International Peace Institute for the Middle East and North Africa (IPI, MENA) held an art exhibition titled ‘Women in Art for Peace’ at IPI, MENA Office in Bahrain Financial Harbour, yesterday. The initiative aimed at raising awareness about the importance of women’s participation in peacebuilding and peacekeeping was held under the patronage of Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Under-Secretary for Nationality, Passports & Residence Affairs of the Ministry of Interior, and Honorary President of the Bahrain Arts Society. Designed to encourage female artists to participate by engaging in dialogue and exchanging their experiences to promote peace, the event showcased artworks by 20 prominent women painters from Libya, Slovenia, Norway, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The project is also the first by ‘Art for World Peace’, which began through the initiative of Nejib Friji, Head of the International Peace Institute MENA, Iana Stantieru, Managing Director at Europe’s Art Gallery and Wedad Al Bakr, Artist and Founder of Artwed Atelier. “We hope to see more female artists joining to share their experiences and ideas on how they could help in contributing to our initiative,” said Wedad Al Bakr in a statement. “We aspire to have these women be heard and become an example to lead and promote peace,” added Al Bakr. After Bahrain, the exhibition will move to Tunisia, Vienna and New York.

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Shaikh Khalifa bin Daij Al Khalifa, President of HRH the Crown Prince’s Court, hosted a luncheon reception at Sofitel Hotel in honour of the visiting delegation from Bahrain Returnees and Residents’ Association (BRAIN) based in Trivandrum. BRAIN President Jose Kurisinkal and General Secretary S. Sivaprasad presented a memento to Shaikh Khalifa marking their visit to Bahrain titled ‘Proud to be a Bahrain Returnee.’ Shaikh Khalifa is the recipient of the first Bahrain Kerala Friendship Award instituted by BRAIN. It was presented to him last year by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Salesman assaulted, shop Banking, robbed in Hamad Town Beware of healthcare industry most ‘Wannacry’ vulnerable ransomware to hackers Mohammed Zafran/DTNN [email protected]

Manama anking and the healthcare industry are the most Btargeted sectors by hackers and cyber criminals, according to IT and cyber- security expert Sari Mashal. The ‘Wannacry’ ransomware that has reached over 150 countries has made A screenshot of robbers assaulting the salesman, circulated headlines all over the world. online The malware takes over the Sari Mashal victim’s computer so that posses. The ransomware will DT News Network of the robbery. the hackers can demand a also target big companies [email protected] “The suspects had also ransom payment. The victims and large corperations that attacked the shopkeeper, who are asked to pay $600 in would have sensitive data. back up of the data on the Since I had my antivirus Manama had to be taken to a hospital, order to restore access. The The more sensitive data you computer are necessary installed, it told me that it was olice arrested three men on and they damaged the shop,” ransomware is sent as an possess the more you have precautionary steps to be taken. a virus containing document. Sunday, a couple of hours Col. Al Jairan explained. email attachment and users to lose and so the more likely “Every computer needs The email has been sent all Pafter they robbed a mobile The official’s statements are prompted to download it. you are to pay. For example, to have a reliable antivirus over the world and Bahrain is phones shop near Hamad came shortly after a footage According to Sari Mashal, for someone who doesn’t software, it will notify the users not an exception. However, I Town and assaulted the of the salesman soaking in his the virus mostly targets have much important data of viruses. Users should also have not heard of anyone in salesman. own blood were circulated organizations with sensitive on their computer, it won’t consider backing up their data Bahrain has fallen victim to Northern Governorate online. data. be much of a problem they on a separate location,” he said, the virus,” he said. Police General Director “The case was reported in the “Banks and hospitals are can just wipe the hard drive adding that the infected email “The email that they have Colonel Abdulla Al Jairan morning and an investigation obvious targets because they and reinstall the operating is likely to have reached all over sent is elegantly written and confirmed in a statement that led to the suspects, aged have a lot of sensitive data. system. It would only be an Bahrain by now. is persuasive. Someone who three people, suspected of between 18 and 21. The amount that is being inconvenience,” he said. “I have received the does not have an antivirus to robbing mobile phones worth Legal action is being taken asked is nothing compared He said that installing an malware containing email tell him about the threat may BD7,000 from a shop in Suq to refer the case to the Public to the value of data they antivirus software and taking on both my email accounts. open it,” he added. Waqif area in Hamad Town, Prosecutor,” Col. Al Jairan were arrested within two hours added. 4 Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Work Together to Build the Silk Road Economic Belt and The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road

n this lovely season of early culture, health and people-to-people exchange.Every year, the Chinese government provides 10,000 Summer when every living government scholarships to the relevant countries. China’s local governments have also set up special thing is full of energy, I wish Silk Road scholarships to encourage international cultural and educational exchanges. Projects of to welcome all of you, dis- people-to-people cooperation such as Silk Road culture year, tourism year, art festival, film and TV tinguishedI guests representing project, seminar and think tank dialogue are flourishing. over 100 countries, to attend this important forum on the Belt and These fruitful outcomes show that the Belt and Road Initiative responds to the trend of the times, Road Initiative held in Beijing. conforms to the law of development, and meets the people’s interests. It surely has broad prospects.

Over 2,000 years ago, our ances- A solid first step has been taken in pursuing the Belt and Road Initiative. We should build on the tors, trekking across vast steppes sound momentum generated to steer the Belt and Road Initiative toward greater success. In pursuing and deserts, opened the transcon- this endeavor, we should be guided by the following principles: tinental passage connecting Asia, Europe and Africa, known today First, we should build the Belt and Road into a road for peace. The pursuit of the Belt and Road as the Silk Road. Our ancestors, Initiative requires a peaceful and stable environment. We should foster a new type of international navigating rough seas, created sea relations featuring win-win cooperation; and we should forge partnerships of dialogue with no routes linking the East with the confrontation and of friendship rather than alliance. All countries should respect each other’s sover- West, namely, the maritime Silk eignty, dignity and territorial integrity, each other’s development paths and social systems, and each Road. These ancient silk routes other’s core interests and major concerns. opened windows of friendly engagement among nations, add- Second, we should build the Belt and Road into a road of prosperity. We should deepen indus- ing a splendid chapter to the his- trial cooperation so that industrial development plans of different countries will complement and tory of human progress. reinforce each other. Focus should be put on launching major projects. We should strengthen international cooperation on production capacity and equipment manufacturing, and seize new Spanning thousands of miles development opportunities presented by the new industrial revolution to foster new businesses and and years, the ancient silk routes maintain dynamic growth. embody the spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclu- Third, we should build the Belt and Road into a road of opening up. We should build an open siveness, mutual learning and platform of cooperation and uphold and grow an open world economy. We should jointly create an mutual benefit. The Silk Road environment that will facilitate opening up and development, establish a fair, equitable and trans- spirit has become a great heritage parent system of international trade and investment rules and boost the orderly flow of production of human civilization. factors, efficient resources allocation and full market integration. We welcome efforts made by other countries to grow open economies based on their national conditions, participate in global govern- In the autumn of 2013, respective- H.E. Xi Jinping ance and provide public goods. ly in Kazakhstan and Indonesia, President of the People’s Republic of China I proposed the building of the Fourth, we should build the Belt and Road into a road of innovation. We should pursue innovation- Silk Road Economic Belt and the driven development and intensify cooperation in frontier areas such as digital economy, artificial 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, intelligence, nanotechnology and quantum computing, and advance the development of big data, which I call the Belt and Road Initiative. Now the vision of the Belt and Road Initiative is becoming cloud computing and smart cities so as to turn them into a digital silk road of the 21st century. a reality and bearing rich fruit. Fifth, we should build the Belt and Road into a road connecting different civilizations. We should These four years have seen deepened policy connectivity. We have enhanced coordination with the ensure that when it comes to different civilizations, exchange will replace estrangement, mutual policy initiatives of relevant countries, such as the Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, the Master learning will replace clashes, and coexistence will replace a sense of superiority. We should establish Plan on ASEAN Connectivity, the Bright Road initiative of Kazakhstan, the Middle Corridor initia- a multi-tiered mechanism for cultural and people-to-people exchanges, build more cooperation tive of Turkey, the Development Road initiative of Mongolia, the Two Corridors, One Economic platforms and open more cooperation channels. Circle initiative of Viet Nam, the Northern Powerhouse initiative of the UK and the Amber Road initiative of Poland. China has signed cooperation agreements with over 40 countries and interna- China has reached a new starting point in its development endeavors. Guided by the vision of tional organizations and carried out framework cooperation on production capacity with more than innovative, coordinated, green, open and inclusive development, we will adapt to and steer the new 30 countries. normal of economic development and seize opportunities it presents. We will actively promote supply-side structural reform to achieve sustainable development, inject strong impetus into the Belt These four years have seen enhanced infrastructure connectivity. Building roads and railways creates and Road Initiative and create new opportunities for global development. prosperity in all sectors. We have accelerated the building of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, China-Laos railway, Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway and Hungary-Serbia railway, and upgraded China will enhance friendship and cooperation with all countries involved in the Belt and Road Gwadar and Piraeus ports in cooperation with relevant countries. A large number of connectivity Initiative on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence. projects are also in the pipeline. Today, a multi-dimensional infrastructure network is taking shape, one that is underpinned by economic corridors such as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, China- China will scale up financing support for the Belt and Road Initiative by contributing an additional Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, featuring land-sea- RMB 100 billion to the Silk Road Fund, and we encourage financial institutions to conduct overseas air transportation routes and information expressway and supported by major railway, port and RMB fund business with an estimated amount of about RMB 300 billion. The China Development pipeline projects. Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China will set up special lending schemes respectively worth RMB 250 billion equivalent and RMB 130 billion equivalent to support Belt and Road cooperation These four years have seen increased trade connectivity. China has worked with other countries on infrastructure, industrial capacity and financing. We will also work with the AIIB, the BRICS New involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to promote trade and investment facilitation and improve Development Bank, the World Bank and other multilateral development institutions to support Belt business environment. Total trade between China and other Belt and Road countries in 2014-2016 and Road related projects. has exceeded US$3 trillion, and China’s investment in these countries has surpassed US$50 billion. Chinese companies have set up 56 economic cooperation zones in over 20 countries, generating China will endeavor to build a win-win business partnership with other countries participating in some US$1.1 billion of tax revenue and 180,000 jobs for them. the Belt and Road Initiative, enhance trade and investment facilitation with them, and build a Belt and Road free trade network. These efforts are designed to promote growth both in our respective These four years have seen expanded financial connectivity. China has engaged in multiple forms regions and globally. of financial cooperation with countries and organizations involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has provided US$1.7 billion of loans for 9 projects in Belt In the coming three years, China will provide assistance worth RMB 60 billion to developing coun- and Road participating countries. The Silk Road Fund has made US$4 billion of investment, and the tries and international organizations participating in the Belt and Road Initiative to launch more 16+1 financial holding company between China and Central and Eastern European countries has projects to improve people’s well-being. been inaugurated. The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted in the ancient Silk Road. It focuses on the Asian, European and These four years have seen strengthened people-to-people connectivity. Guided by the Silk Road African continents, but is also open to all other countries. All countries, from either Asia, Europe, spirit, we the Belt and Road Initiative participating countries have pulled our efforts to build the Africa or the Americas, can be international cooperation partners of the Belt and Road Initiative. The educational Silk Road and the health Silk Road, and carried out cooperation in science, education, pursuit of this initiative is based on extensive consultation and its benefits will be shared by us all. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 5

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Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Arab countries 60 years ago, cooperation in all fields has been constantly deepened. China has built comprehensive strategic partnership, strategic partnership or strategic cooperative partnership with eight Arab countries, and has set up a strategic China’s Arab Policy Paper dialogue mechanism with the Gulf Cooperation Council. Arab countries as a whole have become China’s biggest supplier of crude oil and the 7th biggest trading partner. China’s proposed initiatives of jointly building the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”, establish- riendship between China and Arab states dates ing a “1+2+3” cooperation pattern (to take energy cooperation as the core,infrastructure construction back to ancient times. Over two thousand years and trade and investment facilitation as the two wings, and three high and new tech fields of nuclear ago, land and maritime Silk Roads already energy, space satellite and new energy as the three breakthroughs), and industrial capacity cooperation, linked the Chinese and Arab nations. In the long are well received by Arab countries. Both sides have broad consensus on safeguarding state sovereignty Fstretches of history, peace and cooperation, openness and and territorial integrity, defending national dignity, seeking political resolution to hotspot issues, and inclusiveness, learning from each other, mutual benefit promoting peace and stability in the Middle East. We share similar views on issues such as reform of and win-win results have always been the main theme of the United Nations, climate change and Doha Round trade negotiations, and maintain sound coordi- exchanges between China and Arab countries. nation and cooperation. Cultural and educational exchanges are more frequent and people-to-people ties are getting closer with enhanced mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. The founding of the People’s Republic of China and the independence of Arab countries created a new era Over the past 60 years, China-Arab friendly cooperation has made historic leaps in breadth and depth. for China-Arab friendly exchanges. From 1956 to 1990, It has become a model of South-South cooperation and gained the following successful experience: China established diplomatic relations with all 22 Arab both sides have always respected and treated each other as equals and remained brothers, friends and countries. China firmly supports Arab national libera- partners no matter what happens on the world arena; both sides have insisted on the principle of mutual tion movement, firmly supports Arab countries’ struggle benefit, win-win and com- to uphold sovereignty and territorial integrity, pursue mon development and have and safeguard national interests, and combat external pursued common inter- interference and aggression, and firmly supports Arab ests and sustainable devel- countries’ cause of developing the national economy opment no matter what and building up the countries. Arab countries have given changes or developments China strong support in restoring its lawful seat at theU- take place on either side; nited Nationsand on issues like the Taiwan question. and both sides have pro- moted dialogue, exchang- In 2004, China-Arab States Cooperation Forum was set es and mutual learning up. Since then, it has developed into a collective coopera- among civilizations, and tion platform covering many fields and with more than ten mechanisms. In 2010, China and Arab have always respected each countries established the strategic cooperative relations of comprehensive cooperation and common other’s social system and development, and China-Arab collective cooperation entered a new stage of comprehensive develop- development path no mat- ment and upgrading. President Xi Jinpingdelivered an important speech at the opening ceremony of ter what differences exist in the Sixth Ministerial Conference of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, identifying key areas and ideology. priority directions of China-Arab collective cooperation, and providing guidance for the development of the China-Arab relations and the Forum. 6 Tuesday, May 16, 2017

MP Theyab Al Nuaimi

MP calls for enhanced

security at fishing ports Budaiya Fishermen’s Port DT News Network security personnel at all fishermen’s Municipalities Affairs and Urban to prevent crimes that are carried out Al Nuaimi, who is a member of the Manama ports in Bahrain. He submitted a Planning Ministry was previously through these facilities, which could council’s Foreign Affairs, Defence Bahraini parliamentarian called proposal, asking Interior Ministry to tasked to provide guards at these harm the Kingdom’s security. and National Security Committee, for more protection at fishing handle the situation. facilities by contracting with private As reported earlier, multiple cases submitted his proposal on Sunday. Aports across the island, considering “Fishermen’s ports in the country security companies.” were reported at ports in Budaiya, According to the bylaws of the the increasing threats on shores lack proper security since five “But this procedure has been Sitra and Muharraq. The cases council, the proposal will be referred lately. years,” Al Nuaimi said in a letter suspended for years now,” the letter include smuggling weapons, escape to the concerned committees in the MP Theyab Al Nuaimi demanded sent to the Head Office in the added. attempts and even black magic council for reviewing and will be the Government to deploy permanent House of Representatives, ”Works, The MP said that his proposal was practices. given a reply within eight weeks. Bahrain to host DTAC 2017 Seminar on IP management

Ali Alraies, Chairman of DTAC 2017, Ali Shahbaz Ali, Director of District 20 and Dr. Abdulla Al-Sada, Acting Director of Marketing and Communication Department at Tamkeen, during the Press Confernce Participants at the seminar Harpreet Kaur Over 60 professionals from drive sustainable and profitable the hands-on demo of the IP DT News Network communication Department [email protected] innovation, IP law realms and growth in the Kingdom of Management platform with Manama at Tamkeen during a press other various sectors attended Bahrain. a walk through on patent he District 20 conference at the Gulf Hotel. Manama the seminar on management Mohammed Hussain, an portfolio management and Toastmasters Annual Dr. Abdulla Al-Sada said, seminar on management of intellectual property as Attorney from Ahmed Jasim patent prosecution life cycle ConferenceT ‘DTAC 2017’ will “This event will showcase of intellectual property a means of accelerating and Associates law firm (AHA management. Kameshwar also be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the region and Awas organised at the Capital innovation from the lab to law firm) and also one of the introduced “Pintels Intelligence Bahrain from May 18 to 20. also let others know the Club, Bahrain Financial market and fast tracking IP speakers at the event told DT analytics platform”, world’s The conference will be held capabilities we have here in Harbour, yesterday. monetisation. News that the seminar was first intelligence analytics as under the theme ‘Towards the Kingdom.” The programme under the “Although Bahrain is small “a great platform to raise the a service, on how to identify Excellence’ at the Gulf “This is a big responsibility,” banner ‘Leveraging Innovation, country as such, it’s vision issue on the protection and emerging technologies and Convention Centre of Gulf said Ali Alraies, adding IP Management to Fast is forward looking,” Sajeev management of patent rights opportunities and identify Hotel. that all members will work Track Profitable Growth’ was D’Costa, COO of Technobay in the Kingdom of Bahrain and companies in the competitive The announcement together as a team to organise conducted jointly by Bahrain told DT News. other GCC countries.” landscape.” was made by Ali Alraies, the event. Economic Development “The Kingdom’s 2030 Kameshwar Eranki, CEO The programme was highly Chairman of DTAC 2017, Ali Shahbaz Ali said, “This Board, Tamkeen, Techno Bay, strategic roadmap, vision of VajraSoft Inc, provided beneficial for organisations Ali Shahbaz Ali, Director year, we’ve participants from a locally based IT company and is an example for this,” said insights into Innovation and IP that are constantly developing of District 20 and Dr both English and Arabic clubs VajraSoft Inc, a Silicon Valley Sajeev D’Costa. He added Management and how to take new innovations,” said Raghda Abdulla Al-Sada, Acting and this might be the biggest based Intellectual Property (IP) that leveraging innovation as an idea to product and thereon Zahran, ICT Programme Director of Marketing and DTAC in history.” management company from a tool to drive new business to market value. Manager at Bahrain the USA. models for startups would Another unique aspect was Polytechnic. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7 Hamas names suspect in commander killing Gaza City military court in Gaza yesterday held the first hearing of three men accused of assassinating a Hamas military Aleader, naming the chief suspect for the first time. Hamas has accused Palestinian “collaborators” of working with Israel to commit the murder. “In Gaza today, the first hearings were held for three (men) accused of killing Mazen Faqha,” Assistant Military Attorney General Fadl al-Jadili said in a statement carried by a local news agency. He named Ashraf Abu Leila as the chief suspect in shooting dead Faqha, a senior Hamas official killed near his home on March 24. Two other accused men faced a separate session, with Jadili saying they had been tasked by the Israeli security service with tracking Faqha’s movements in the period prior to his killing. Abu Leila was arrested about two weeks after the assassination, a security source said. The source added Abu Leila had allegedly been a member of Hamas’s military wing, Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, for a number of years before being expelled in 2008. An image allegedly showing Abu Leila’s identity card was Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas (C) walks with officials after shared on social media, according to which he was born in arriving at Palam Air Force Station in New Delhi 1979 in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The well-planned assassination in the middle of the Hamas- run Gaza Strip shocked the Islamist movement. New Delh foreign ministry said at the Hamas immediately blamed its arch-enemy Israel, with alestinian time. which it has fought three wars since 2008, and implemented President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation strict border restrictions on those seeking to leave the PAbbas began a three-day visit spent nearly two hours Palestinian enclave. to India yesterday with a tour touring the Centre for Palestinian of an IT facility that is helping Development of Advance Ramallah build a high-end Computing. The Palestinian tech hub. leader will this evening attend Abbas, who arrived late a function at the India Islamic Kuwaiti royals jailed for Sunday, will hold talks on the Cultural Centre in New Delhi. Middle East peace process, Abbas will on Tuesday be president insulting judiciary among other issues, with formally welcomed at the Kuwait City Prime Minister Narendra presidential palace before uwait’s supreme court yesterday upheld a five-year Modi in coming days. meeting Modi, Indian jail term against three members of the ruling family, But his first stop was to a President Pranab Mukherjee Kincluding the former secret service chief, for insulting the technology institute outside and Foreign Minister Sushma judiciary. Delhi where India is lending Swaraj. kicks off Those convicted include Sheikh Athbi Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, its IT know-how to help New Delhi is hosting a nephew of the Gulf state’s emir and the former head of the Palestine spur job creation in Abbas ahead of Modi’s secret service police, according to an official court verdict. the tech sector. visit to Israel in July -- the He was one of three royals convicted, along with two other India agreed in October to first by an Indian prime Kuwaiti citizens, of publishing posts on social media accusing spend $12 million financing minister. India visit judges of accepting bribes. a new IT hub in Ramallah India has traditionally relations with the Jewish world’s biggest arms importer The five men were sentenced last year. An appeals court in a sign of India’s “strong voiced its support for state. -- increasingly seeking closer upheld the verdict in January. commitment to support Palestinian statehood, The frost has thawed, defense ties with Israel, a top The supreme court also upheld a one-year jail term for a (the) Palestinian cause”, the initially shunning diplomatic however, with India -- the weapons exporter. sixth defendant and acquitted six others, according to the verdict. Charges included posting on Twitter and WhatsApp fake footage showing a top judge accepting a bribe from an aide to former prime minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad ‘Excess’ car pollution killed 38,000 in 2015 Al-Sabah. The judge and the former prime minister have both Paris emissions, out of an estimated denied the allegations. xcess” diesel truck and total of 107,000 lives A thirteenth defendant, who allegedly posted online the car emissions claimed foreshortened to diesel car footage, was sentenced to 10 years in jail by a lower court. “Eabout 38,000 lives worldwide and truck fumes in 2015, the He did not appeal the challenge and has since left Kuwait, in 2015, said a study Monday researchers found. according to the verdict. that sought to quantify deaths The study focused on how due to pollution that carmakers NOx emissions contribute sought to hide. to air pollution in the form Four-fifths of these of ozone and fine particulate additional premature deaths matter. Israel’s first female sharia due to nitrogen oxide (NOx) Long-term exposure is pollution occurred in three linked to disability and judge sworn in regions -- the European Union, premature death due to stroke, China and India, researchers heart disease, lung cancer, Jerusalem reported in the journal Nature. and chronic obstructive srael on Monday swore in its first female judge to its NOx are poisonous gases pulmonary disease (COPD) Muslim religious court system, the first woman to preside that contribute to acid rain Representative picture -- a degenerative condition inI any religious court in the Jewish state. and combine with ammonia Since 2015, however, it has Australia, Brazil, Canada, of the lungs. The elderly are Hana Khatib, an attorney from the northern town of to create particles that can become clear that Volkswagen Japan, Mexico, Russia, South especially vulnerable. Tamra, became a r qadi, judge in arabic, in the Muslim court penetrate deep into the lungs and other manufacturers used Korea and the United States “The consequences of excess system that deals with personal law at a ceremony in the and cause cancer, chronic so-called “defeat devices” -- revealed that diesel vehicles diesel NOx emissions for presidential residence in Jerusalem. breathing problems and to disguise the true extent of spewed at least 50 percent more public health are striking,” said “This appointment and my success in achieving it is a premature death. diesel engine emissions, which NOx under real-world driving lead author Susan Anenberg, success for the legal system and for women,” she told AFP Until recently, estimates of are far higher on the road than conditions than their makers co-founder of Environment after the ceremony. deaths attributable to NOx in laboratory testing. claimed. Health Analytics, a policy “We see that the sharia system is kind to women and with pollution was based on levels The new study of 11 major That translates to 38,000 research group based in this achievement we give them their rights.” reported by vehicle makers. car markets -- the others are deaths due to “excess” Washington DC. (AFP) 8 BUSINESS Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Saudi, US hope to Drone tech The company is giving about 42.5 million yen ($375,000) to the Cartivator project, which is developing the three-wheeled sci-fi car that relies on drone technology to take flight. enhance ties with SkyDrive The manned vehicle, dubbed SkyDrive, will have four sets of propellors and -- at 2.9 metres (9.5 foot) long and 1.3 metres wide -- is aiming to be the world’s smallest flying car, according to the project. historic summit Riyadh Top speed 100km audi King Salman bin The summit A promotional video graphic shows the little car SAbdulaziz Al Saud, the lowering its retractable wings before zipping off for a Custodian of the Two Holy will be one of flight around Tokyo and then lighting the flame at the Mosques yesterday expressed Olympic stadium. hope a “historic” summit to three forums The car is expected to have a top flight speed of be held Sunday between Arab around 100 kilometres (62 miles) an hour, hovering and Muslim nations and US held during some 10 metres off the ground. It will have a top land President Donald Trump will a visit by the speed around 150 kilometres an hour. enhance ties and promote tolerance. US President To light Olympic flame The summit will be one of three forums held during A group of young engineers from the auto and aero- Donald Trump, a visit by Trump, who is space industries are working on the project, which making Saudi Arabia his first who is mak- is being funded by a number of investors including overseas stop since assuming Toyota subsidiaries. The group is hoping to launch a office in January. ing Saudi manned prototype by the end of next year so it can be Along with the six- used to light the Olympic flame when Japan’s capital Arabia his first nation Gulf Cooperation hosts the Games. Council (GCC), at least 18 overseas stop other Muslim nations have Uber, Google follow been invited to the summit, since assum- Other firms, including ride-sharing service Uber and including Turkey, Azerbaijan, a Silicon Valley startup reportedly backed by Google Niger and Indonesia, which ing office in co-founder Larry Page, are moving to put in place a has the world’s largest January. system of flying cars to move people around cities. Muslim population. Saudi Arabia’s regional rival Iran is not invited. Salman told a Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud cabinet meeting in the Red a new partnership in the face Riyadh have a decades- was reluctant to get involved Sea city of Jeddah that the of extremism and terrorism old relationship based on in the civil war in Syria and meeting “comes in light of and spreading the values of the exchange of American was tilting toward Shiite- the challenges and sensitive tolerance and coexistence” security for Saudi oil. dominated Iran. situations that the world is while enhancing security. But US ties with Riyadh The Saudis have found going through”. Trump is to also hold a and its Gulf neighbours a more favourable ear in According to the official bilateral summit with Saudi became increasingly frayed Washington under Trump, Saudi Press Agency, “he Arabia and talks with the during the administration of who has denounced Iran’s expressed his hope that this GCC on Saturday. president Barack Obama. “harmful influence” in the historic summit will establish Washington and Saudi leaders felt Obama Middle East. (AFP) Bahraini-Egyptian BCCI to take part in Exhibition begins today Sarajevo conference Manama Manama he First Bahraini-Egyptian Exhibition begins today CCI will take at 9:30am at Bahrain International Exhibition and part in the Toyota eyes ConventionT Centre, under the patronage of Prime Beighth International Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Investment The exhibition, a joint effort of the Bahrain Conference in ‘flying car’ Chamber of Commerce and Sarajevo held from Industry (BCCI) and the 19 to 25 May 2017. Federation of Egyptian Head of the Bahraini Industries, will continue side of the Bahraini- future until 18 May 2017. Bosnian Joint BCCI board member and Business Council of head of the Bahraini side of the Bahrain Chamber Ahmed Al Saloom the Bahraini-Egyptian Joint Business of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Ahmed Al Council Afnan Al Zayani said that a meeting will Saloom will be leading the chamber’s business be held to deliberate about the outcomes delegation. The delegation, which comprises of 25 of the exhibition, challenges facing business owners, will mull ways to boost business Bahraini-Egyptian business and opportunities and promote Bahraini Market. trade and the preparations for In this regard, Al Saloom said, “On the sideline the next joint exhibition in of our participation, the first joint meeting of the Egypt. Bahraini-Bosnian Business Council will be held, The meeting, fourth of and a Memorandum of Understanding will be the Bahraini-Egyptian Joint signed between the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce Business Council, will be held in and Industry and the Foreign Trade Chamber of The flying car dubbed ‘SkyDrive’ the presence of relevant ministers Bosnia and Herzegovina.” from Bahrain and Egypt. 8 BUSINESS Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Tuesday, May 16, 2017 BUSINESS 9 JPMorgan buys bigger Dublin office Moody’s to buy Dutch data firm for $3.2bn We understand the vital importance of European countries working together to Dublin New York strengthen our defences. If they want to come PMorgan yesterday announced a deal to buy a bigger Dublin redit ratings firm Moody’s announced yesterday it had together... with other arrangements, then we Joffice to accommodate more than 1,000 employees as the US Cagreed to buy the Dutch financial information company don’t want to stand in Saudi, US hope to banking giant seeks to relocate London Bureau van Dijk for $3.2 billion. their way. We just (need Drone tech staff. The bank, which employs 500 Based in Amsterdam, Bureau van to) work on the language The company is giving about 42.5 million yen people in the Irish capital, had already Dijk provides business intelligence to make sure that we get ($375,000) to the Cartivator project, which is devel- said that it would relocate hundreds services and maintains a dataset it totally right,” oping the three-wheeled sci-fi car that relies on drone of workers from London to Dublin, on more 220 million private cos technology to take flight. Frankfurt and Luxembourg because around the globe. It is owned by Boris Johnson of Britain’s vote in favour of exiting the investment firm EWT and had enhance ties with British Foreign Secretary SkyDrive the European Union. revenues of $281m in 2016. The manned vehicle, dubbed SkyDrive, will have four sets of propellors and -- at 2.9 metres (9.5 foot) long and 1.3 metres wide -- is aiming to be the world’s smallest flying car, according to the project. Global impact of WannaCry cyber attack historic summit So far, 200,000 computers across 150 countries have been hit by the Riyadh malware, which demands money in return for unfreezing computers audi King Salman bin Top speed 100km The summit Britain: National Health France: Carmaker Renault A promotional video graphic shows the little car SAbdulaziz Al Saud, the Service disrupted as hospitals forced to halt production at sites lowering its retractable wings before zipping off for a Custodian of the Two Holy will be one of and clinics turn away patients after in France, Slovenia and Romania Mosques yesterday expressed losing access to computers flight around Tokyo and then lighting the flame at the Germany: Rail company Russia, Olympic stadium. hope a “historic” summit to three forums Spain: Mobile phone Deutsche Bahn suffers The car is expected to have a top flight speed of be held Sunday between Arab operator Telefónica and disruptions on electronic displays around 100 kilometres (62 miles) an hour, hovering and Muslim nations and US held during subsidiaries in Portugal and at train stations President Donald Trump will South America affected some 10 metres off the ground. It will have a top land a visit by the Russia: Around 1,000 speed around 150 kilometres an hour. enhance ties and promote Power firm Iberdrola and utility computers at Interior Ministry tolerance. US President provider Gas Natural also hit infected. Russia’s largest mobile Saudi call Megafon The summit will be one U.S.: Delivery company phone operator and To light Olympic flame Sberbank of three forums held during FedEx struck biggest bank also hit A group of young engineers from the auto and aero- Donald Trump, a visit by Trump, who is Japan: 2,000 space industries are working on the project, which making Saudi Arabia his first who is mak- computers at is being funded by a number of investors including overseas stop since assuming 600 companies hit Toyota subsidiaries. The group is hoping to launch a office in January. ing Saudi manned prototype by the end of next year so it can be for oil deal Along with the six- used to light the Olympic flame when Japan’s capital Arabia his first nation Gulf Cooperation hosts the Games. Council (GCC), at least 18 overseas stop other Muslim nations have Uber, Google follow been invited to the summit, since assum- Other firms, including ride-sharing service Uber and including Turkey, Azerbaijan, extension a Silicon Valley startup reportedly backed by Google Niger and Indonesia, which ing office in co-founder Larry Page, are moving to put in place a has the world’s largest January. Moscow energy minister Alexander Novak “I recently met with the executives system of flying cars to move people around cities. Muslim population. Saudi he world’s biggest oil producers and his Saudi counterpart Khalid of all our largest oil companies and Arabia’s regional rival Iran Russia and Saudi Arabia Al-Falih, who met in Beijing the energy minister behind closed is not invited. Salman told a Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud China: More than 29,000 institutions, yesterdayT called for extending yesterday, had “agreed to do whatever doors,” Putin told reporters. “We cabinet meeting in the Red a new partnership in the face Riyadh have a decades- was reluctant to get involved including universities, railway stations an output reduction deal ahead it takes to achieve the desired goal of discussed this topic and we support and government services affected Sea city of Jeddah that the of extremism and terrorism old relationship based on in the civil war in Syria and Russia, Ukraine, India and of an OPEC meeting later this stabilising the market and reducing this kind of proposal.” meeting “comes in light of and spreading the values of the exchange of American was tilting toward Shiite- Taiwan most seriously Payment systems cut off at petrol month. commercial oil inventories to their OPEC members agreed in affected countries stations operated by state oil company the challenges and sensitive tolerance and coexistence” security for Saudi oil. dominated Iran. “To underscore the determination 5-year average level.” November to cut production by situations that the world is while enhancing security. But US ties with Riyadh The Saudis have found Sources: Kaspersky Lab., Europol, wire agencies © GRAPHIC NEWS of oil producers to ensure market The ministers will consult with 1.2 million barrels per day for six going through”. Trump is to also hold a and its Gulf neighbours a more favourable ear in stability, predictability and other oil-producing countries with months beginning from the start of According to the official bilateral summit with Saudi became increasingly frayed Washington under Trump, sustainable development -- the “the goal of reaching full consensus the year in a bid to reduce the glut of Saudi Press Agency, “he Arabia and talks with the during the administration of who has denounced Iran’s Wanna Decryptor ransomware – also known as WannaCry – has attacked more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries in a bid to extort money joint actions of the participating on the 9-month extension” they are oil supplies and shore up prices. expressed his hope that this GCC on Saturday. president Barack Obama. “harmful influence” in the from victims by holding files or entire computers to ransom producers should be extended by 9 seeking, the statement said. The move was partly matched by historic summit will establish Washington and Saudi leaders felt Obama Middle East. (AFP) 2013: EternalBlue Jan 2017: Shadow months, through March 31, 2018,” Russian President Vladimir Putin non-cartel producers led by Russia. spying tool developed by Brokers offer package of the countries said in a joint statement said yesterday in Beijing he was OPEC is set to convene on May 25 Equation Group to exploit Windows hacking tools, published Monday by Russia’s energy optimistic about the prospect of in a meeting where its members and Bahraini-Egyptian flaws in Microsoft Windows including WannaCry, for ministry. measures to maintain “stable and fair Russia are expected to roll over an BCCI to take part in XP operating system. 100 Bitcoin – $78,000 The statement added that Russian oil prices.” agreement to cut production. (AFP) Exhibition begins today Group works for U.S. Mar: Microsoft issues Sarajevo conference National Security security updates for Agency, creating cyber supported versions of Manama Manama weapons to attack foreign Windows, but not older he First Bahraini-Egyptian Exhibition begins today CCI will take governments Windows XP, Windows 8, Tat 9:30am at Bahrain International Exhibition and Bpart in the Apr 2014: Microsoft and Windows Server 2003 Toyota eyes Convention Centre, under the patronage of Prime eighth International ends its support of Apr 14: Shadow Windows XP Brokers release 300 Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Investment operating system The exhibition, a joint effort of the Bahrain Conference in megabytes of NSA hacking software, claiming ‘flying car’ Chamber of Commerce and Sarajevo held from it works against Microsoft Industry (BCCI) and the 19 to 25 May 2017. products. Microsoft says Federation of Egyptian Head of the Bahraini problems have already Industries, will continue side of the Bahraini- been fixed future until 18 May 2017. Bosnian Joint May 12: WannaCry launched. BCCI board member and Business Council of Worm hijacks Server Message Block (SMB) which Windows head of the Bahraini side of the Bahrain Chamber Ahmed Al Saloom 2016: Hackers computers use to share files and the Bahraini-Egyptian Joint Business of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Ahmed Al known as Shadow printers across networks. Council Afnan Al Zayani said that a meeting will Saloom will be leading the chamber’s business Brokers – believed to be linked SMB worm spreads to victims to Russian government – steal be held to deliberate about the outcomes delegation. The delegation, which comprises of 25 using XP, Windows 8 and EternalBlue from NSA server Server 2003. of the exhibition, challenges facing business owners, will mull ways to boost business Aug-Oct: Shadow Brokers Once infected, Bahraini-Egyptian business and opportunities and promote Bahraini Market. incorporate EternalBlue into WannaCry trade and the preparations for In this regard, Al Saloom said, “On the sideline WannaCry and attempt encrypts copies the next joint exhibition in of our participation, the first joint meeting of the to auction software of files before Egypt. Bahraini-Bosnian Business Council will be held, on underground deleting network ZeroNet. originals and The meeting, fourth of and a Memorandum of Understanding will be Shadow Brokers fail demanding the Bahraini-Egyptian Joint signed between the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce to raise one million $300 for LuLu opened its 15th sunglass store, EYEXPRESS in the GCC and its first in Bahrain, in LuLu Hypermarket, Riffa in the Business Council, will be held in and Industry and the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bitcoin auction price decryption key presence of Juzer Rupawala, LuLu Regional Director. EYEXPRESS is a fashion concept that houses the biggest brands Sources: Bloomberg, Sophos, Stratfor, Wired © GRAPHIC NEWS The flying car dubbed ‘SkyDrive’ the presence of relevant ministers Bosnia and Herzegovina.” for sunglasses like Rayban, Maui Jim, Armani and Vogue. from Bahrain and Egypt. 10 BUSINESS Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Markets end mixed, Saudi up with oil

Dubai up 1.3pc, and Barwa Real iddle Eastern stock Estate , which gained 1.4pc. Mmarkets were mixed Kuwait was the best- Closing Bell COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL yesterday with Saudi Arabia performing market in the region, rising on the back of a rebound rising 0.7pc. International SAUDI climbed 0.6pc to 6,892 points AUSTRALIA 0.2875 0.2850 in oil prices and a continued equity index compiler MSCI BANGLADESH 0.00493 0.00467 slide by amusement park was due to announce late on DUBAI fell 1.1pc to 3,378 points CANADA 0.2830 0.2799 operator DXB Entertainments Monday changes in its indexes DENMARK 0.0586 helping to drag down Dubai. that will occur when Pakistan is ABU DHABI dropped 0.6pc to 4,564 points EGYPT 0.0241 0.0219 The Saudi index climbed 0.6 reclassified to emerging market EURO 0.4201 0.4180 QATAR rose 0.6pc to 10,118 points HONGKONG 0.04983 0.04943 per cent. Top petrochemical status from a frontier market producer Saudi Basic on June 1. INDIA 0.00587 0.00600 EGYPTedged down 0.04pc to 12,866 points INDONESIA 0.00003016 0.00002899 Industries, whose margins Pakistan has a roughly 10pc IRAN TUMAN 0.00010959 could benefit from higher oil weighting in MSCI’s frontier KUWAIT rose 0.7pc to 6,706 points IRAQI DINAR 0.000294 prices, gained 0.5pc. index and once it goes, the JAPAN 0.003480 0.003410 Dubai’s index slipped 1.1pc index will be more than BAHRAIN edged up 0.1pc to 1,312 points JORDAN 0.5346 0.5350 on a late wave of selling as DXB a fifth weighted to Kuwait, KOREA 0.00038821 Entertainments sank 5.6pc to analysts have estimated. 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Here is a list The Urus will go on sale in 2018, at a starting price Autocar reports that the automaker is currently preparing expected to be below $200,000. a 4-Series GT using the same underpinnings as the upcoming of the most pow- The engine also will be available as a eighth-generation 3-Series. To ensure it can take the fight to erful cars that you can plug-in hybrid version a year after Tesla’s entry-level sedan, BMW intends on making it as fast actually buy. The Porsche 918, the standard model launches, as the current 335d GT while also ensuring a range of up to Domenicali said. 311 miles (500 km), significantly more than the Model 3. LaFerrari, McLaren P1 are but three (autonews) (carscoop) that have long-since sold-out, which is why you won’t find them here. This list is reserved for cars available to anyone M with sufficient means.

The successor to the Veyron clearly needed to have more power, and the Chiron has nearly 300bhp more than even the Veyron Super Sport. It’s a smidge faster Potentially Koenigsegg’s than that SuperVeyron, while a Chiron Super Sport is masterpiece. We know that rumoured to be in the pipeline to defend the ‘fastest it’s only got one gear, and in the world’ crown against any opposition. we know that it’s absolutely brilliant at pulverising tyres into the middle of next week. Crushingly fast and complex, it boasts a very dis- tinctive power output which is the exact horsepower fig- ure of the Bugatti Chiron

Meet the bigger, racier brother to the Rimac World’s fastest car from zero to Concept-Underscore- 60mph (yes, faster than the Chiron One. And it boasts some and any Tesla you care mention), pretty spectacular num- s the fastest-ever production car bers from an all-electric over a quarter mile, and the world’s drivetrain: 0-62mph first production car that can pop a takes 2.5 seconds, while legit wheelie if you get the launch 0-124mph is done in right. The big number is 840bhp. 5.6secs. The electric car apparently has the big Bug pipped to 186mph, In April Nio announced getting there in just plans to build ten 13.1 seconds, where the more EP9s, for £1.4m Chiron takes half a sec- each. That means 16 ond longer. Top speed total, the first and orig- is another big number: inal six going to early 227mph. (TopGear) investors in its parent company. Holder of lap records at the Circuit of the Americas t and the Nurburgring. 12 Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Supreme Council of the Royal College of Command, Staff and National Defence held a meeting BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received the newly-appointed yesterday. BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa chaired Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani received newly appointed Malaysian Malaysian Ambassador Ajus Salim Haji Yusof yesterday. The BDF Chief lauded the depth of the steadily-grow- the meeting, in the presence of Inspector General Major General Abdulla Hassan Al-Nuaimi and Ambassador Ajus Salim Haji Yusof. The minister welcomed the ambassador, wishing him success in his duties. ing relations between the two friendly countries. Director of the BDF’s General Command’s Court, Major-Gen- College Commander Rear Admiral Abdulla Said Al-Mansouri. The BDF Chief briefed about develop- The Minister stressed the importance mutual visits between the leaderships of the two countries to enhance and eral Hassan Mohammed Saad was also present ment programmes develop the relations

Riyadh province Deputy Governor Prince Mo- hammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdul-Aziz received Bah- raini Ambas- sador to Saudi Arabia Shaikh Humood bin Abdulla Al- Khalifa. The Bahraini Am- bassador con- gratulated Prince Mo- hammed on his appointment Tuesday, May 16, 2017 13

Minister of Health Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh received a high-level delegation representing the World Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani received newly appointed Malaysian Health Organisation yesterday. The delegation has started a three-day visit of Bahrain to get updated Ambassador Ajus Salim Haji Yusof. The minister welcomed the ambassador, wishing him success in his duties. about prevention of non-communicable chronic diseases. Officials representing the United Nations The Minister stressed the importance mutual visits between the leaderships of the two countries to enhance and Development Programme and the UN Environment Programme are also taking part in the visit which develop the relations concludes on Wednesday

To reinforce community partnership, the General Directorate of Civil Defence, in cooperation with Al Karama Home for Social Welfare, organised a lecture on the role of the Al Karama Home in providing services for fire-affected families. The Al Karama Home directorate highlighted the importance of reporting such cases through the hotline 80008001 for the necessary steps

InterContinental Regency Bahrain proudly hosted the prestigious FIFA CON- CACAF Congress 2017. The hotel General Manag- er Jan Ifcic along with the hotel management team had the honor of welcom- ing the FIFA President Giovanni Vincenzo and President of CONCACAF region Victor Montagliani. The congress concluded with an elegant cocktail reception attended by all the FIFA congress VIPs at Elements Pool Lounge with its breathtaking am- National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) President Said Mohammed Al-Faihani received United Nations biance adjacent to scen- (UN) Officer in Charge of the Middle East and West Asia Division Darko Mocibob. UN Resident Coordinator ery pool view and UNDP Resident Representative Amin El Sharkawi attended the meeting which focused on NIHR-led role to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations

Anti-smoking clinic of the Health and Social Affairs Directorate has launched a campaign to inform Interior Min- istry personnel of the risks of smoking. It also includes providing assistance for smokers to quit smoking. The campaign includes exhibitions and medical tests The teachers of New Millennium School – DPS attended a two day workshop on ‘Learning to meet the goals of the Outcome Based Teaching’ conducted by Sandeep Srivastava, Founder and CEO of IYC, India. clinic that was formed The Chairman, Dr. Ravi Pillai, Managing Director, Geeta Pillai and the Principal, Mr. Arun Kuu- in 2015 to encourage mar Sharma expressed their gratitude to the resource person for sharing his valuable tips MOI personnel to lead and conducting a fruitful workshop. The workshop focused on the methodology of teaching smoking-free lifestyles based on learning outcomes 14 Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Kim Kardashian West‏ @KimKardashian I saved the Queen for last! Mom- We’ve all been through so much together & you are always our strength when we need it. I love you so much!

Los Angeles opular Hollywood couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively surprised actress Melissa McCarthy during their appearance on the TV show “Saturday Night Live”. P McCarthy was hosting the show on Saturday, reports dailymail.co.uk. She centred her monologue on Mother’s Day. “All our purses are filled with weird old cracker crumbs and dirty Purell bottles,” McCarthy joked before plucking one mother from the audience and whisking her backstage to meet the crew. They then encountered Reynolds and Lively, who hugged the mother and offered their congratulations. “What are you doing here?” McCarthy asked. Reynolds replied: “You invited us.” (IANS)

ctress Kelly Rohrbach says she was nervous about stepping intoA the shoes of actress-model Pamela Anderson for her role in ‘Baywatch’. The 27-year-old model, says she did not want to disappoint the fan. “I didn’t want to disappoint. The role of CJ Parker is one everyone knows and is beloved, so obviously I didn’t want to disappoint the fan base that comes with the show, and I think we didn’t,” says Kelly. (TOI)

Kim Kardashian West‏ @KimKardashian I saved the Queen for last! Mom- We’ve all been through so much together & you are always our strength when we need it. I love you so much!

New York The Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons has married his partner of 14 years Todd Spiewak. “ Parsons got married to Spiewak on Saturday night at the Rainbow Room, reports pagesix. com. Parsons’s representative confirmed that the nuptials happened on May 13. Last year, the pair celebrated 14 years Los Angeles together and Parsons posted on Instagram: opular Hollywood couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively surprised actress Melissa “I met this guy...14 years ago today and it McCarthy during their appearance on the TV show “Saturday Night Live”. was the best thing that ever happened to P McCarthy was hosting the show on Saturday, reports dailymail.co.uk. me, no contest.” She centred her monologue on Mother’s Day. Parsons came out as gay in a 2012 and “All our purses are filled with weird old cracker crumbs and dirty Purell said he was in a 10-year relationship. bottles,” McCarthy joked before plucking one mother from the audience and In 2014, the actor told talk show host whisking her backstage to meet the crew. Ellen DeGeneres that he was in no rush They then encountered Reynolds and Lively, who hugged the mother and to tie the knot. (IANS) offered their congratulations. “What are you doing here?” McCarthy asked. Reynolds replied: “You invited us.” (IANS)

Los Angeles apper Drake took model Ava Van Rose on his tour for six weeks after reaching out to her on InstagramR . It all started when Drake’s bodyguard contacted her offering tickets to his Dublin gig in February, reports aceshowbiz.com. She told the Irish Sun newspaper: “His bodyguard ctress Kelly Rohrbach says she private messaged me on the day of the gig in Dublin was nervous about stepping asking would I like to go to the gig, so obviously I intoA the shoes of actress-model said yes.” (IANS) Pamela Anderson for her role in ‘Baywatch’. The 27-year-old model, says she did not want to disappoint the fan. “I didn’t want to disappoint. The role of CJ Parker is one everyone knows and is beloved, so obviously I didn’t want to disappoint the fan base that MOVIES... COMING SOON... next week comes with the show, and I think we didn’t,” says Kelly. (TOI)

Los Angeles ctor Johnny Depp will star in “King of the Jungle”, a dark comedy to be directed by Glenn Ficarra and AJohn Requa. The news was confirmed on May 14, reports deadline.com. The film is based on a Wired magazine story about tech magnate John McAfee. “King of the Jungle”, from Conde Nast May 16, 1966 Entertainment, Zaftig Films, MadRiver Pop singer who gained attention with her debut Pictures, and Epic Entertainment, is based on Buena Vista Social Drone Wonder Woman Dean 3 Idiotas Joshua Davis’ Wired article “John McAfee’s album Janet and who became one of the most Last Stand” that chronicled how the creator of McAfee Antivirus software, made a Club: Adios Director: Jason Bourque Director: Patty Jenkins Director: Demetri Martin Director: Carlos Bolado successful pop artists in history, selling over 150 fortune and then moved to the jungle in Director: Lucy Walker Stars: Sean Bean, Mary Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Stars: Asif Ali, Jesaiah Baer, Kathrine Stars: Martha Higareda, Alfonso million records. Belize. (IANS) Stars: Manuel ‘Guajiro’ Mirabal, McCormack, Joel David Moore, Wright, David Thewlis Barnes, Kate Berlant Dosal, Christian Vazquez, German Guajirito Mirabal Sharon Taylor Valdez (www.imdb.com) 16 Tuesday, May 16, 2017

HOW TO REACH US “Out & About’, a ready reckoner for the events taking place on the island, is published from Friday to Tuesday. To be HIGHLIGHT included, please EID ISHAL send the matter to the Date: June 27 following email ID Venue: Asian School : [email protected] BKS INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR Brand Box in associa- Date: May 17-27 tion with MODERN EXCHANGE Venue: BKS Company is ready for their upcoming event “Eid Ishal 2017 “on 27th June Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam(BKS) in association with DC Books is organizing an International Book Fair and 2017 at The Asian School Auditorium Cultural Festival in the Kingdom from May 17 to 27 at the BKS Diamond Jubilee Hall, Segaya. with 2500 Indian crowd. This event is Inauguration of the Book Fair and Cultural Fest will be held at 8pm on May 17 by Sashi Tharoor, an Indian politician mainly targeted for South Indians who and a former diplomat who is currently serving as a Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala since 2009. are residing in bahrain celebrating EID. ‘Era of Darkness’ written by Mr Tharoor on the British empire in India, will also be released at this function.The Book Fair and Cultural Fest will host renowned personalities like Indian Scholar Dr Vandana Shiva, Educationist B S Warrier, Dr K The star of the event would be Saleem S Ravikumar and Manoj Kuroor. Dr. Vandana Shiva will speak on environmental issues on May 18. Carrier Guidance INDIAN CLUB BFC MAY QUEEN Kodathoor and his troupe. He is classes and workshop led by BS Warier will be held on May 23. Children as well as parents can participate this session. A Date: May 18 famous for his Mapilla Malabar songs. literary Camp will be held on May 25th and 26th led by the renowned writers Manoj Kuroor and Dr. K.S. Ravikumar. Venue: The Indian Club He has a huge fan following in Bahrain. The book lovers of Bahrain will be feasted to a wide range of literary works from the catalogues of major English and The event will start at 7pm until 12 Malayalam publishers. The Bahrain International Book Fair will have titles for the book lovers to choose from a variety of categories like fiction, non- fiction, novels, short stories, poetries, self help, management, cookery etc. A special section The stage is set for The midnight. Tickets are priced at BD 3. Tickets are available at Noba supermar- has been arranged for the book loving children of Bahrain whom would be privileged to a wide range of books in classics, Indian Club BFC May Queen 2017 as folklores, adventures, and comics etc to add to their collection. excitement builds for one of the jewels ket and BrandBox office Adliya. The Ticket launch was held at the A committee consisting of 250 people will ensure the smooth conducting of BKS DC International Book Fair with BKS in The Club’s entertainment calendar; Literary Wing Secretary KC Philip as the coordinator,General Convener D. Salim and Joint Convenor Rajagopal G. the ‘Catwalk to Stardom’ is ready and Modern Exchange branch in Umm Al Executive Committee of BKS requested all book lovers to visit Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam during BKS -DC International waiting for all aspiring May Queens in Hasan with MODERN EXCHANGE Book Fair. Bahrain to ‘walk the walk’ to the glory and BrandBox team. of this year’s crown. All young ladies of any national- ISB MEGA FAIR & FOOD ity, who are over 16 and resident in FESTIVAL 2017 Date: October 12&13 Bahrain, are eligible to get their names Venue: The Indian School Bahrain onto the judges’ score-sheets, so don’t delay, get your free entry in now for The Indian School Bahrain The Indian Club BFC May Queen (ISB) is gearing up for Mega Fair and 2017. The Indian Club BFC May Food Festival which will be held on Queen 2017 will be held at The Club’s October 12 and 13 in the Isa Town cam- premises in Gudaibiya on Thursday pus. The ISB Fair is organized to gener- evening, 18th May in front of an ate funds to sponsor needy students expected capacity crowd of over 2,000 and for staff welfare. ISB Chairman VIPs, dignitaries, sponsors, Members Prince S Natarajan thanked the com- children between the age group 3 years La La Land is a 2016 American roman- and guests; music, dance, beauty – all munity and media for the overwhelm- to 13 years who are part of the Wild tic musical drama film written and ingredients necessary for what will be ing support to the previous fair, which THE BIG LITTLE ART About Art community founded by Ms. directed by Damien Chazelle, and star- a spectacular night. was one of the best in terms of revenue EXHIBITION Sana. Renowned artists of Bahrain – ring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as The big winner will obviously be the generation and receivables. Last year Ms. Yusra Ali, Ms. Leena Ali Ayob, a musician and an aspiring actress who around 800 students received benefit in meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. young lady who is crowned Indian Mr. Ali Fardan and mosaic artist Ms. the form of fee concession, he said. The The film’s title refers both to the city of Club BFC May Queen 2017, but there Ilse Viljeon have been invited to con- will be a wide range of other awards School Fair is a carnival that witnesses Los Angeles and to the idiom for being a display of colours which include a duct free workshops during the exhibi- out of touch with reality. up for grabs - Indian Club BFC May tion. For further details please contact Chazelle wrote the screenplay in Queen 2017 1st and 2nd Runners-Up, variety of cultural programmes, orches- tra and musical bonanza. It also con- 33365906. 2010 but did not find a studio will- Best Walk, Best Hair-Do, Best Smile ing to finance the production with- and Audience Choice. tains a food festival which is a tasty hit among the crowd that comes in the FILM: LA LA LAND out changes to his design. Following And to go with the titles, a glittering campus during the carnival. Almost Date: May 17 ,7pm the success of his 2014 film Whiplash, the project was picked up by Summit array of prizes will be on offer, includ- 100 stalls from leading business houses Venue: Bahrain Cinema Club ing – cash awards; flights and holidays Juffair Entertainment. La La Land was pre- showcase their products and services miered at the Venice Film Festival on – a travel package to Bangkok and a this year. ISB Secretary Dr. Shemily return ticket to Mumbai; jewellery – a August 31, 2016, and was released in P John said that the Fair is a way to the United States on December 9, 2016. diamond ring and items of gold jewel- reach out to the needy children whose It has grossed $440 million worldwide lery; consumer electronics; and beauty educational future otherwise will be on a production budget of $30 million. product hampers. hampered because of non-availability Enter now for what will be one of of funds. Being a community school La La Land received critical acclaim the highlights of the year – The it is the responsibility of the school to and was regarded as one of the best Indian Club BFC May Queen 2017. support such needy children. Proceeds films of 2016. Critics praised Chazelle’s The Indian Club BFC May Queen of the Fair will also go towards staff screenplay and direction, Gosling and 2017 is title sponsored by BFC and welfare and creation of a staff contin- Stone’s performances, Justin Hurwitz’s supported by Twenty-Four, Lulu gency reserve. The school has one of score and the film’s musical numbers. the lowest fee structures and it caters It won in every category it was nomi- Exchange International, KIMS, Ruby nated for at the 74th Golden Globe Cleaning, Elegant Jewellers, BMMI, to the educational needs of all sections of the society. Majority of the students Awards, with a record-breaking seven Allied Middle East, Jet Airways, wins, and received 11 nominations at Dadabhai Travel, Sola and Tomina belong to the economically lower and middle class families. ISB Fair General the 70th British Academy Film Awards, Trading. For entry forms or further winning five. It received 14 nomina- Convenor Mohammed Hussain Date: May 20 information on The Indian Club BFC tions at the 89th Academy Awards, Malim requested the support of the Venue: Juffair Mall May Queen 2017, please contact Mr. tying the record for most nominations media and the community to make with Titanic (1997) and All About Eve Ricson A. Rebello (The Indian Club’s this venture successful. The entire pro- The Butterfly Effect is organ- General Secretary) on 3925 8158, Mr. (1950), and won 6 Academy awards for gramme will be announced in due izing an art exhibition – “The Big Little Best Director, Best Actress (Stone), Best Nanda Kumar (The Indian Club’s course of time. It is a great opportunity Art exhibition” on Saturday 20th May Cinematography, Best Original Score, Entertainment Secretary) on 3643 to every business and service provider 2017 at the Juffair Mall from 10 am to Best Original Song (“City of Stars”) and 3552 or The Indian Club on 1725 to reach out to a large section of the 8 pm. The exhibition is the brain child Best Production Design. 3157. Bahrain population during the carnival of artist Ms. Sana Asad. The exhibi- days. tion will show case the art work of Tuesday, May 16, 2017 17

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(May 22nd - Jun 21st) The current planetary aspects are heightening your natural compassion for other people. Your relationships will be at the front of your mind today. You feel good about yourself and other people can tell! People are attracted to you and wish to partake of your healing serenity. Listen without judgment as people pour out their hearts. That is a very precious skill. (June 22nd - July 23rd) You were born with a certain grace and beauty. Today you will be able to cultivate your love for beautiful things. You may feel like trying on designer clothes or expressing your innate aesthetic sense by painting. Today your five senses will guide you with the help of your imagination and your artist’s Across Down temperament. 1- Flat sound;; 5- School orgs.;; 9- San Antonio landmark;; 14- 1- E-mailed;; 2- Stigma;; 3- Fine fur;; 4- Equilibria;; 5- Chatter;; 6- Peg (July 24th - Aug 23rd) You have some very urgent desires, but they Coup d’___;; 15- Overhaul;; 16- Exposed;; 17- Form of Aramaic;; used on the first in golf;; 7- An apple ___...;; 8- ___ boom;; 9- Side by remain a secret to everyone else. In solitude, 19- Inflexible;; 20- Semihard light yellow cheese;; 21- Holy moly!;; side;; 10- Chou En-___;; 11- Jason’s ship;; 12- Chow ___;; 13- Bookie’s you cultivate your interest in philosophy and 23- Switch positions;; 24- Must;; 26- Cat’s nail;; 28- Alabama city;; concern;; 18- They get high twice a day;; 22- Scheme;; 25- ___ vincit mysticism. Today, it’s as if you’re absent from 30- In ___ (sort of);; 34- West of Brooklyn;; 37- Self- righteous;; 39- Jai amor;; 27- Small dam;; 29- Start of a Dickens title;; 31- Refusals;; 32- the world. Your body and actions are in the real ___;; 41- Actor Holm;; 42- Radiation measures;; 43- Rank of a cardinal;; world, but you have gone so far into yourself Adds;; 33- “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s motto);; 34- Speed that it will be hard for people around you to 48- U-turn from NNW;; 49- Treasure State capital;; 50- Low-budget ratio;; 35- Caesar’s wings;; 36- Countess’s husband;; 38- Make into get you out! What incredible concentration! prefix;; 52- Dog star;; 54- Swaps;; 57- Sound booster;; 60- Cancun law;; 40- Creative thought;; 44- Here and there;; 45- ___ Dogg;; (Aug 24th - Sep 23rd) coin;; 62- Shorthand pros;; 64- Cool!;; 66- Of old;; 68- Ready to hit;; 46- The act of twisting;; 47- Related on the mother’s side;; 51- Hans You’re usually the life of the party, but today 69- Roman emperor;; 70- Penn name;; 71- Flies high;; 72- Z ___ zebra;; Christian Andersen’s birthplace;; 53- Yoga posture;; 55- Go into;; you may want to pull into your cocoon, far away from the world and all its noise. You 73- Sea birds;; 56- Gannet;; 57- Collections of anecdotes;; 58- Take ___ your leader;; need to empty yourself of all negative ideas 59- Sunscreen ingredient;; 61- Wallet fillers;; 63- Dict. entries;; 65- and thoughts. It’s time to do some mental Cigarette ingredient;; 67- Dernier ___;; housecleaning and rid yourself of notions that were planted in you as a child. Now you can start all over again. (Sep 24th - Oct 23rd) Your judgment about people relies too much BEETLE BAILEY R on general opinion. As soon as you meet someone, you accept what others think about him or her without trying to find out more. This lack of curiosity could lead you to make a hasty decision about someone today. If you take the time to listen with your heart, you could be impressed by what you hear. Do you have a tendency to give more weight to (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) popular opinion than your own feelings? Maybe you only want to see movies that everyone talks about, listen to the popular music, or read best sellers. In short, your tastes are exactly like most of America’s. Is this what you want? Even when you don’t like a movie, you may say you do if everyone else does. Listen to your ideas today.

Your thoughts are leaning toward the past. You (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) aren’t moving backward, but you may want to get in touch with your roots in order to move into the future. You would also like to better YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION understand of the mistakes of the past. You’re S U D O K U going to be something of a psychoanalyst today. People can read you like a book today. Because of the current planetary positions, (Dec 22nd- Jan 20th) you’re a bit touchier than usual. Your reactions to certain situations are written all over your face. You’re blushing and your hands are sweating and trembling. Each of your gestures reveals emotion. This would be a great time to be in love. Watch out for love at first sight!

Your excellent analytical skills may not be up to par over the next few days. You seem (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) overwhelmed by your emotions. You have a hard time hiding your feelings and processing the information you receive. Instead of trying to understand people, you tend to interpret their actions and imagine things that aren’t true. Be careful of your judgment at the moment. The planetary aspects invite you to explore strong expressions of feeling. A declaration (Feb 20th - Mar 20th) of love, autobiography, spiritual confession, apology, or reconciliation. All these kinds How to play: of communication bring a kind of intimate revelation. This might be what you need Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each in order to take advantage of the powerful row across, each column down and each 9-box square inspiration of the moment. contains all of the numbers from one to nine. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 19 #PollToday Putin says Putin the piano man

Do you know how to Russia not protect yourself from the attack of WannaCry ransomware hackers? Putin’s impromptu performance went viral on social media Beijing Yes No Cant Say piano wasn’t good and it ussia has shown off was difficult to play,” Putin involved in RPresident Vladimir told reporters on Monday Putin as action man -- bare- after China’s Belt and Road chested horse rider, black- Forum, which brought Russian President belt judoka and ice hockey together almost 30 world Vladimir Putin player. Now meet Putin the leaders. gestures while piano man. The songs date back to his speaking to the The Russian leader played childhood and are dedicated cyberattack, media after the We must stop intimidat- a couple of Soviet-era tunes to his home town of Saint Belt and Road ing North Korea and find a peaceful solution to on a grand piano while Petersburg and to Moscow. Forum at the waiting to meet Chinese “I can’t say that I played. China National this problem,” President Xi Jinping in I merely touched the piano Convention Vladimir Putin Beijing on Sunday. keys with my fingers,” he blames US Center Russian President His impromptu quipped, adding that he performance was filmed and though the video “would be Beijing directly, they said the source in the past of mounting went viral on social media, for private use”. ussia had nothing to do of the virus was the special several cyberattacks. earning mixed reviews. “But that’s okay. I hope I with a massive global services of the United States,” In March the Justice “It’s too bad that the didn’t disappoint you.” cyberattack,R President Putin said. Department indicted Japanese plane with Vladimir Putin said Monday, He was referring to two officials of Russia’s four crew missing criticising the US intelligence a weekend blog post by Federal Security Service community for creating the Microsoft president Brad and two criminal hackers original software. Smith stating that the US whom they allegedly hired India appeals to UN court Hundreds of thousands National Security Agency to steal data from some of computers in more than had developed the code being 500 million Yahoo user 150 countries have been hit used in the attack. accounts. to halt execution of ‘spy’ by the ransomware attack, It was leaked as part of a While there was “no The Hague to halt the death sentence which has been described as document dump, according significant damage” to ndia yesterday appealed imposed on Kulbhushan the largest-ever of its kind. to researchers. Russian institutions such Japan’s defence ministry to the UN’s top court to Sudhir Jadhav saying his It began Friday and “A genie let out of a as banks and hospitals, sent planes and helicopters orderI Pakistan to suspend rights had been violated by struck banks, hospitals bottle of this kind, especially Putin said the incident was to search for a military air- its planned execution of an Islamabad. and government agencies created by secret services, “worrisome” and warranted craft with four crew mem- Indian national convicted Jadhav was arrested in the among a variety of other can then cause damage to immediate talks “on a serious bers aboard that went miss- of spying, denouncing restive southwestern province targets, exploiting known its authors and creators,” political level”. ing earlier yesterday. his court martial as of Balochistan in March vulnerabilities in older Putin said on the sidelines “There is nothing good in “farcical”. 2016, where a separatist Microsoft computer of an international summit this and calls for concern,” Malaysia seizes In an emergency hearing insurgency has raged for operating systems. in Beijing. he said. smuggled tortoises called just days after India years. And Pakistani officials “As for the source of “This completely doesn’t “A protection system from Malaysian customs foiled an lodged its case, lawyers claim he has confessed to these threats, Microsoft’s concern Russia.” these manifestations needs to attempt to smuggle hundreds for New Delhi urged the spying for Indian intelligence leadership stated this The US has accused Russia be worked out.” of the world’s most endan- International Court of Justice services. gered tortoises into the coun- Albino orangutan named ‘Alba’ try from Madagascar. Indonesians arrested North Korea says it has successfully test fired a new type of “medium Jakarta long-range” ballistic missile that can carry a large nuclear warhead, conservation group said over tiger poaching and claims that its weapons could strike the U.S. mainland yesterday it has chosen the A Indonesian authorities have NORTH KOREA RUSSIA name Alba for a rare albino arrested two men on suspi- orangutan rescued from May 14, Kusong cion of poaching Sumatran Missile launch area Sea of captivity in Indonesia after tigers and seized a skin and Japan receiving a flood of suggestions Beijing Missile bones taken from one of (East height: Sea) from the public. the rare animals, a national 787km 15m The name means “dawn” in park official said Monday. approx Spanish and “white” in Latin, and the Borneo Orangutan CHINA Seoul Tokyo ‘New missile’ can carry Survival (BOS) Foundation SOUTH 500km ALASKA KOREA said the choice carried great nuclear warhead 300 miles (U.S.) JAPAN significance. North Korea Monday cel- “Hopefully a new dawn The albino orangutan which was saved from villagers PACIFIC OCEAN who had been keeping her in a cage, on Borneo island ebrated the launch of what will come for these precious appeared to be its longest- RUSSIA Trajectory: Missile fired at steep angle, reaching altitude of over animals,” the group, which haired, blue-eyed animal was rescued but the foundation said range ballistic missile, say- is caring for the critically rescued on the Indonesian part she was now having a “great 2,000km before falling into sea. ing it was capable of carry- CHINA Range equivalent to 4,500km if endangered ape, said in a of Borneo island last month recovery” and had gained ing a “nuclear warhead”. flown on standard trajectory statement. from villagers who had been about 4.5 kilograms (about 10 Guam BOS Foundation launched keeping her in a cage. pounds) in the past fortnight. For more, catch us Hwasong-12: Appears similar an appeal last week for members The BOS Foundation says it The orangutan -- which to two-stage, liquid-fuelled rocket online at: displayed at April 15 parade. of the public to pick a name for is the first time in its 25-year was rescued in Kapuas Hulu www.newsofbahrain.com Could be part of larger, multi-stage the female Bornean orangutan, history that it has taken in an district -- is being cared for intercontinental ballistic missile and said they had received albino orangutan. at BOS’s rehabilitation centre, /nobonline 4,500km range: Hwasong-12 (ICBM), such as KN-08 prototype, threatens U.S. base at Guam capable of reaching U.S. mainland thousands of suggestions from The five-year-old was in which is home to almost 500 /newsofbahrain around the world. The white- poor condition after being orangutans. Sources: 38 North, wire agencies © GRAPHIC NEWS 20 Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Displaced Iraqis from western Mosul’s al-Islah al-Zaraye neighbourhood flee their area

Hammam al-Alil who reached the Hammam have concentrated most of it al-Alil a few weeks earlier, sat Eating grass but little else. ear and hunger are driving al-Alil camp on Friday with remaining resources. Some next to her, her gaze lost in “We haven’t showered the “The people who arrive an ever-growing number 16 members of her family. estimates put the number of the distance. kids in two months, they have here have no tent, no bed to Fof Iraqi civilians into a camp She is from the Al-Faruq civilians still trapped in west “Daesh would take our lice,” she said. sleep in, no food, no water,” in Hammam al-Alil, where neighbourhood of Mosul’s Mosul at 250,000. food,” the old lady said, using a Having moved countless Dawood said. they share harrowing tales of Old City and lost track of derogatory Arabic acronym for times, they eventually Aid groups have been deadly violence and jihadist the number of times she and ‘Hanged from posts’ the Islamic State group. “They managed to escape when the delivering assistance in the tyranny in Mosul. her relatives had to change Human shields have become would come with their guns Iraqi security forces reached camps to tens of thousands Some arrive at the houses and neighbourhoods a central feature of the vastly and take our clothes too.” their neighbourhood and of civilians daily but the lack displacement camp, the in recent months. outnumbered jihadists’ Trapped residents inside escorted them out through of funding, the recent peak largest in the Mosul area, “They always wanted us to defence and IS has stopped at the areas still controlled by holes that both sides have in displacement and soaring on foot, but most of them be in front of them to use us nothing to deter people from IS have warned recently that punched in walls in people’s temperatures are leaving are crammed into buses as human shields. They would escaping the city. hunger was beginning to kill homes to move up and down many outside the relief net. and trucks, relieved and come to tell us to change “Those who tried to flee more people than the intense blocks undetected. In the dusty chaos exhausted. houses,” she said. were executed in the streets fighting itself. “We were walking on engulfing the entrance of the Half a million people are “We would find ourselves and their bodies hung from There is no clean water left broken glass and rubble... my camp, where new arrivals are currently displaced as a result in the middle of shelling posts,” Shams Hassan said. to drink and even unclean son had to carry me,” she said. screened and in most cases of the massive seven-month- and car bombs. One of the Her mother, who reached water is hard to come by. At age 72, Ahmed Yunis subsequently dispatched to old offensive to retake Iraq’s houses we lived in was struck Hammam People are boiling paper and Dawood dodged sniper fire other locations, one man cried second city from the Islamic by a mortar round, cartons to fill their stomachs. to leave west Mosul through in despair. State group. it collapsed on “A bottle of oil was the neighbourhood’s water “We fled death only to face Thursday saw what the us and I was 50,000 dinars (around mains. death here... Take us home, Norwegian Refugee Council wounded by 40 US dollars), a can of “For five days, I would go it is better for us,” he said. said was the biggest single- shrapnel. I tomatoes was 50,000 out at night to check out the “An air strike will come and day displacement since had to be dinars too. Flour was streets,” he recounted. we will die together. We the start of the operation, carried,” she 5,000 dinars. We ate In the Hammam al-Alil were eating grass like cows with around 20,000 fleeing said. some of it and got sick,” camp he reached early Sunday, but at least we were in our neighbourhoods of west A large said Shams Hassan. the elderly man found safety homes.” (AFP) Mosul. population “I feel safe, I did not think I remains in would get out of there alive,” Mosul’s said Shams Hassan, a woman Old City, in her forties where IS appears t o

Smoke billows during the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS)’s advance towards Iraqi children crying during the evacuation as government forces continue the Mosul’s Al-Oraibi military offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. western district SPORTS Tuesday, May 16, 2017 21 BOC General Assembly on June 13 Colombia’s Manama pink jer- he General Assembly sey Nairo of the Bahrain Olympic Rivals look Quintana of T Committee (BOC) for the the Movistar next electoral cycle has Team been scheduled for June 13, the committee announced yesterday. to challenge Candidates will be allowed to submit their entries for the new term, which will continue until 2020. Nominations for board of directors’ membership started last Sunday, while the last date to accept nominations is May 23. BOC has sent invitations to all 28 national sports federations under its umbrella, in addition to the Athletes Quintana Commission members to Foligno After yesterday’s rest day, “I should take some time prospect of a punishing third walled city of Montefalco. attend the General Assembly, olombia’s Nairo Quintana the battle for the ‘maglia ‘rosa’ back off him (Quintana) in the week in the high mountains Sky, meanwhile, will be going with the venue to be decided. has been warned not to continues with a 39.8 km time time trial,” Nibali said after when Quintana will be in his for broke in the 10th stage, Supreme Council for Youth getC too comfortable in the trial in the Sagrantino wine- finishing fifth on Sunday’s element. in which Welshman Geraint and Sports deputy general Giro d’Italia pink jersey by growing region. stage at one minute behind. “I want to keep the jersey for Thomas would be forgiven for secretary and Bahrain Olympic rivals looking to loosen his Although undulating most But it is Dumoulin, who as long as possible,” Quintana going hell for leather. Committee (BOC) general grip in the race’s first time of the way, it may not be hard fought back from being said after Sunday’s stage, Thomas and team co-leader secretary Abdulrahman trial today. enough to keep Quintana -- dropped on Blockhaus to which saw former two-time Mikel Landa were among the Askar said regulations of the Movistar climbing specialist who excels on steep climbs overtake Italy’s defending champion Nibali drop 1min riders caught up in a crash elections gives seven seats for Quintana, the 2014 champion, -- in the race lead, especially as champion Vincenzo Nibali 10secs behind the Colombian caused by a police motorcycle the BOC board of directors, took a firm grip on the 100th Pinot, Nibali and Dumoulin and cross the line 24secs to fifth overall. 14 km from the summit of in addition to one from one of edition of the race Sunday are no shirkers in the race behind Quintana with Pinot, “We’ve got the team to do Blockhaus and have dropped the sports federations certified after attacking in the final against the clock. who is the real danger. it, although there’s still plenty to over five minutes and 27 by the International Olympic kilometres of a 13.6 km climb “Quintana showed he was The 26-year-old Dutchman of work to do.” minutes behind Quintana Committee, and one more for to the summit of Blockhaus. the strongest today (Sunday),” is a bona fide specialist, Beginning in Foligno, the respectively. the VIP sports personnel. The two-time Tour de said Pinot, the French national winning stage 13 at the 2016 stage 10 time trial features a Thomas, who had to have a Askar said the committee was France runner-up now leads time trial champion who is Tour de France to add to a long, flat and straight section dislocated shoulder “popped” ready to host this gathering after Frenchman Thibaut Pinot also one of the top climbers in long list of wins in the event. followed by fairly complex back into its socket by the race completing all arrangements and (FDJ) and Tom Dumoulin the peloton. Only 30secs behind climbs and descents. doctor as he lay injured on the legal procedures. He thanked (Sunweb) overall by 28 and “But there’s still a lot of Quintana, he could finish over Although not steep, the road, told TeamSky.com: “I’ll all sports federations for their 31secs respectively after the racing to be done and a lot one minute ahead of Quintana route has been described aim to have a good rest day .... cooperation to ensure the stage virtually ended the of things that can happen on to take the race lead, but would as “unrelenting” as it heads give the TT a good bash and success of the upcoming General hopes of Team Sky. this Giro.” do well to take more given the towards the finish in the then see where we stand. Assembly to the development of sports in the kingdom. Bapco Bowling: Another stunning performance ITD beat Marketing from Lawrence Manama Despite slowing down valiantly started the race and olly Lawrence backed up towards the tail end of the gave his best on the day to with a dominating win at bike leg, she had built an finish ninth in the field. “Gave HIronman 70.3 Santa Rosa just insurmountable lead and everything I had on the race, a week after taking the North managed to recover from the which wasn’t much and time to American pro championship at energy deficit and finish with a recover properly now.” St. George, Utah. five-minute lead over the The California-based British rest of the field. athlete has been unbeaten since Javier Gomez also her win at the Ironman 70.3 made the best of a world championship on the race week that did Sunshine Coast last September not begin ideally at and shows no signs of letting WTS Yokohama. The up. five-time ITU world She emerged from the water champion said, “After a few seconds behind the swim a really good Bapco ITD team leader and wasted no time training block, Manama top scored (280) high game Ebrahim (620) series and building her lead on the bike things got a bit nformation Technology and (780) high series of the for Security it was Meteb course with the fastest split of complicated this Department (ITD) defeated week and for ITD it was Mubarak (231) game and the day, albeit burning a few week and the MarketingI 2501-2375 in the league secretary Kumar Nair (586) series. matches along the way. body didn’t want to semi-finals of the Bapco (284) high game of the wek The final game will be She said, “That’s what you cooperate during Interdepartmental Bowling and Waleed Othman (671). played during the opening get when you feel too good and the race.” Knock – Out Tournament Refining also defeated ceremony of Bapco bowling go berserk on the bike for the A toothache and 2017 at the Ozone Centre in Security 2394-2199) with alleys in Bapco Club when first hour: a one-way ticket to fever turned out Sitra Mall. the top scorers being Mazen ITD play Refining for the Bonks-ville by mile 45 on the to be an infected During the match, Abdulla Al Zayed of Refining (232) title and Marketing take on bike and spend the next 10 root canal, and the Abdul Kareem of Marketing game and its captain Jassem Security for third place miles trundling in at less than Spaniard was put Holly Lawrence warm-up watts seeing stars.” on antibiotics. He still 22 Day Tuesday, May 16, 2017 3 Azeris Turks in Egypt’s Rawia Abdelkhalek (gold) competes during the women’s weightlifting 75kg event

commandBaku Group B on goal he showdown for difference Islamic Solidarity in the GamesT supremacy continued unabated yesterday as hosts Azerbaijan went head-to-head with neighbours Turkey and the other 52 nations were left picking up the golden crumbs that had fallen off the table. The expectations had always been that the two biggest delegations to the fourth edition of the games, with well over 300 athletes Turkey’s Doruk Tekin competes during each, would dominate. the Men’s Swimming 100m Backstroke But still the extent of final that domination has been surprising. By the end of yesterday’s action, Turkey had eased competition. finished the artistic gymnastics but their men failed to ahead with a total of 35 golds No other country is events with six golds in all, land a single individual and 92 total, with Azerbaijan anywhere near those hauls and one more than their hosts, gold medal. hot on their heels at 33 golds it looks set to stay that way. with Uzbekistan’s Oksana But after three days and 68 total. From swimming to Chusovitina, the only one to of competition, Turkey’s Azerbaijan had been shooting, from judo to get a look in by taking the swimming medal count Azerbaijan’s Bence narrowly ahead at the end gymnastics, it was gold after parallel bars gold. stands at 32 - one more than Talas competes of Sunday’s gold for the men and Azerbaijan had dominated they managed at the 2013 with during the Artistic women from Turkey the rhythmic gymnastics on Islamic Solidarity Games - one Gymnastics Apparatus and Azerbaijan. Sunday with star turn Marina with 14 gold, 10 silver and 8 going to Finals In total, Durunda saying she was proud bronze. Azerbaijan Turkey of her three gold medals. Earlier in the day Turkey’s and Iran enjoying a football Turkey enjoyed mixed marksmen took two of the clean sweep in the women’s tournament fortunes in the swimming pool golds up for grabs in the 50-metre rifle 3 positions. and set up a semi- as their women dominated, shooting, Turkey took both men’s final against Oman, who and women’s team golds in placed second in Group A the tennis tournament with thanks to a 1-1 draw against ease, while there was a gold Algeria. apiece for Azerbaijan and The other semi-final sees Turkey in the team judo, the Algerians take on hosts with the hosts finishing the Azerbaijan, who finished with tournament well ahead a 0-0 draw against Morocco, with 11 golds. in what will surely draw a Cameroon trounced capacity crowd in the capital Saudi Arabia 3-0 to top city. (AFP)

Iran’s Nameh Khedmati competes in the women’s 50-m rifle 3 positions event Pakistan’s Aqeel Khan during the Men’s team singles gold medal match between Pakistan and Turkey 22 Day Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Tuesday, May 16, 2017 23 3 Azeris Bahrain misses medal Turks in Egypt’s Rawia Abdelkhalek (gold) competes during the wom- Bahrain delegation head en’s weightlifting 75kg Abdulrahman Askar, second from event right, follows up Bahrain athletes progress yesterday commandBaku Group B on goal he showdown for difference TIslamic Solidarity in the yesterday was hoping to finish in the Games supremacy continued in the top three, but could only men’s 100m unabated yesterday as hosts finish fourth. qualifying Azerbaijan went head-to-head Manama Turkish shooter Banu Noor races. with neighbours Turkey and ahrain’s captured the competition’s Later the other 52 nations were left hopes of gold medal, followed by on, Abbas picking up the golden crumbs winningB their Nurlana Jafarova of hosts Abubaker and Ali that had fallen off the table. maiden Azerbaijan for the silver and Khamis will line up for the The expectations had medal Izle Aydin, also of Turkey for men’s 400m heats, then Manal always been that the two yesterday bronze. Elbahraoui and Marta Yota biggest delegations to the a t the Fourth Shooting events continue enter the women’s 800m heats. fourth edition of the games, Islamic Solidarity today with the men’s skeet Athletic events continue in with well over 300 athletes Turkey’s Doruk Tekin competes during Games, being held competition where the trio of the evening with the second each, would dominate. the Men’s Swimming 100m Backstroke in Baku, Azerbaijan vanished Hassan Mohammed, Nasser session of the competitions as Andrew Fisher But still the extent of final after Maryam Hassani came Khalaf and Tammar Al Watt the men’s and women’s 100m that domination has been fourth in the women’s Skeet look to make up for the semi-finals and final take surprising. event. women’s unfortunate finish place, in addition to the men’s By the end of yesterday’s The only Bahraini shooter and to grab one of the three 400m semi-finals, while Aweke action, Turkey had eased competition. finished the artistic gymnastics but their men failed to who made it into the final medals for Bahrain. Yimer and Linus Kiplagat will ahead with a total of 35 golds No other country is events with six golds in all, land a single individual after coming second in the Meanwhile, Bahrain has both take part in the men’s and 92 total, with Azerbaijan anywhere near those hauls and one more than their hosts, gold medal. qualifying round high hopes today when the 5,000m final. hot on their heels at 33 golds it looks set to stay that way. with Uzbekistan’s Oksana But after three days with 68 points athletics events kick off at Baku Bahrain’s progress was and 68 total. From swimming to Chusovitina, the only one to of competition, Turkey’s earlier Olympic Stadium, located near closely followed by Supreme Azerbaijan’s Bence Azerbaijan had been shooting, from judo to get a look in by taking the swimming medal count the Olympic Village, from Council for Youth and Sports Talas competes narrowly ahead at the end gymnastics, it was gold after parallel bars gold. stands at 32 - one more than 9.25am (Bahrain time). deputy general secretary and during the Artistic of Sunday’s gold for the men and Azerbaijan had dominated they managed at the 2013 with Iman Isa and Hajer Al Amiri Bahrain Olympic Committee Gymnastics Apparatus women from Turkey the rhythmic gymnastics on Islamic Solidarity Games - one will start Bahrain’s medal hunt (BOC) general secretary Finals and Azerbaijan. Sunday with star turn Marina with 14 gold, 10 silver and 8 going to when they take part in the Abdulrahman Askar, who In total, Durunda saying she was proud bronze. Azerbaijan women’s 100m heats, while arrived in Baku yesterday to Turkey of her three gold medals. Earlier in the day Turkey’s and Iran enjoying a football Andrew Fisher fights it out head the kingdom’s delegation. Turkey enjoyed mixed marksmen took two of the clean sweep in the women’s tournament fortunes in the swimming pool golds up for grabs in the 50-metre rifle 3 positions. and set up a semi- as their women dominated, shooting, Turkey took both men’s final against Oman, who and women’s team golds in placed second in Group A the tennis tournament with thanks to a 1-1 draw against ease, while there was a gold Algeria. apiece for Azerbaijan and The other semi-final sees Turkey in the team judo, the Algerians take on hosts with the hosts finishing the Azerbaijan, who finished with Maryam Hassani missed tournament well ahead a 0-0 draw against Morocco, women’s skeet medal yes- with 11 golds. in what will surely draw a terday Cameroon trounced capacity crowd in the capital Saudi Arabia 3-0 to top city. (AFP)

Iran’s Nameh Khedmati competes in the Abbas Abu Baker women’s 50-m rifle 3 positions event Pakistan’s Aqeel Khan during the Men’s team singles gold medal match between Marta Yota Pakistan and Turkey Bahrain misses P23 medal SPORTS 2424 Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Madrid afael Nadal’s flawless record on clay this season continued as he outgunned the R impressive Dominic Thiem to win the Madrid Masters for a fifth time 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 yesterday. The Spaniard is now 15-0 on his favoured surface this year having also picked up his 10th titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona in Nadal recent weeks. And the 14-time Grand Slam champion is now strong favourite to add a 10th French Open crown next month as he romped to victory on home soil for the loss of just one set all week. Victory also moves Nadal above Roger Federer to fourth in the world rankings. lifts 5th “I am aware that if I am fit and I can play well, I have the capacity to win important titles and achieve my goals,” said Nadal. Thiem also fell victim to Nadal’s supreme form in the final in Barcelona two weeks ago, but there was little for the 23-year-old to be dispirited about as he pushed Nadal all the way Madrid in his first Masters series final. “Sometimes against the best players in the world, the best ever player on this surface, you even lose when you play well,” said Thiem, who also rises to a career high seventh in the rankings. “Now that I did it once, playing really well Russia’s tennis in such a big tournament, the next step is to player Maria Crown maintain this level next week.” Sharapova cel- Nadal disposed of Novak Djokovic for his ebrates first win over the Serb for three years on Saturday and victory saw him level Djokovic’s record of 30 Masters Series titles. Thiem didn’t finish his semi-final against Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas until after midnight on Sunday morning. However, that lack of recovery time didn’t show as Thiem struck the first blow by breaking the Nadal serve to move into a 3-1 first set lead. Thiem handed the break back by netting a simple volley for 3-3, but showed admirable resistence to battle back from 0-40 when serving to stay in the set a 4-5 to force a tie- break. Both had their chances in the tie-break Rome up while leading 5-1, but as Thiem again fought back from 3-5 down aria Sharapova broke recovered in the next game to to have two set points of his own only to be seven times to win her emerge the winner. denied by two punishing Nadal forehands. Mopening match at the Rome Sharapova is still waiting to And eventually it was Nadal who prevailed Masters on Monday, with the hear if she will receive a wild with his fifth set point when Thiem fired long. Russian wild card advancing card entry into Roland Garros “Anything could have happened at the end over American Christina starting a week from Sunday. of the first set,” added Nadal. McHale 6-4, 6-2. The match began “I think I played well in the important The five-time Grand Slam unsteadily, with three points at the end of the first set. I saved a few champion, who is coming breaks of serve in the first set points playing some good shots with my back onto the WTA after 17 minutes, McHale took an forehand and after that I went for it.” completing a 15-month early 3-1 lead. But the rhythm The marathon first set lasted a minute doping ban, advanced to the steadied as the experienced under an hour-and-a-half and seemed to drain second round at the sun- Sharapova pegged back her Thiem’s belief as well as his energy resources as drenched Foro Italico as she opponent and got to work. he was broken to start the second set. beat McHale for a fifth time Sharapova is playing Rome Nadal had to stave off a break point on his without defeat. for the ninth time, winning own serve to consolidate the break for 2-0. The former number one, the title in 2011, 2012 and Four games without a point against the serve whose ranking has recovered two years ago; the 30-year-old followed as Nadal closed in on victory. into the 200s after a Stuttgart owns 11 WTA tour-level titles Thiem again showed impressive poise to semi-final and a second on clay. (AFP) Spanish tennis player battle back from two match points down at 3-5 round last week in Madrid, Rafael Nadal poses to force Nadal to serve out for the title. overcame seven double-faults with his trophy The Austrian had his chance too to get right in victory on the clay in 90 back in the match with four break back points, minutes. but couldn’t take advantage as Nadal finally She came through a hiccup secured victory with his fourth match point. near the end, losing serve as she prepared to wrap it

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