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WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com | P13 Hazard wants to be a Chelsea ‘legend’ after hitting century mark 16 SPORTS WORLD 6 ‘Exit Afghan or face Soviet-style defeat’ Russia touts hypersonic missile speed Saudi reshuffles Council of Ministers Moscow, Russia TDT, Al Arabia ister of Media, while Hamad al- has replaced Turki al-Sheikh as Sheikh was appointed Minister president of the Sports Author- ussia touted yesterday a ing of Saudi Arabia Sal - of Education. ity, while Turki al-Sheikh has Rnew hypersonic missile Kman bin Abdulaziz Al Faisal bin Khalid was replaced been appointed as Chairman of said to hit speeds of more Saud yesterday issued a royal by Turki bin Talal as Governor of the Entertainment Authority. than 30,000 kilometres per decree reshaping the country’s the Asir region. Khalid bin Qarar al-Harbi has hour, amid heightened ten- cabinet. Sultan bin Salman has been been appointed the Director of sion with the US over arms A royal decree was also issued moved from the presidency Public Security. control. to restructure the Political and of the Tourism Authority and Bader bin Sultan was appoint- Russian President Security Affairs Council, head- appointed as Chairman of the ed Deputy to the Governor of Vladimir Putin on Wednes- ed by the Crown Prince, Prince Space Authority, which was Mecca and Eman al-Mutairi as day tracked final tests of a Mohammed bin Salman. established under the name assistant to the minister of com- hypersonic missile dubbed The surprise shake up saw the of Saudi Space Authority. The merce. “Avangard,” which he says appointment of a new National Authority shall have a Board of Under the orders, a body will would defeat all existing Guard chief and the replace - Directors appointed by Royal be established on behalf of the missile defence systems. ment of the information minis- Order. General Organisation for Exhi- When Putin unveiled the ter and the head of the tourism Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz following a meeting in Riyadh (file) In other changes, Badr bin bitions and Conferences. new weapon during his authority, but the ministries of Sultan has been replaced by The Authority will have a state of the nation address energy and finance were left Faisal bin Nawaf as Governor of Board of Directors appointed in March, he said the missile untouched. Foreign Affairs, a royal decree ments, Prince Abdullah bin Jouf region. Musa’ad al-Aiban by a Royal Decree. Dr. Majid was highly manoeuvrable Ibrahim al-Assaf, a former fi- said. Jubeir will act as the min- Bandar bin Abdulaziz was ap- was appointed as National Se- Bin Abdullah al-Qasabi will be and flew at 20 times the nance minister will replace Adel ister of state for foreign affairs. pointed as Minister of National curity Adviser. appointed as Chairman of the speed of sound. al-Jubeir as Minister of State for In other significant appoint- Guard, Turki Shabbaneh as Min- Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal Board. Senior officials now say the intercontinental projec- tile is considerably faster. “During tests, Avangard reached the speed of Mach 27,” or roughly 33,000 kilo- metres (20,500 miles) per hour, Deputy Prime Min- ister Yury Borisov said in Trump declares end to televised remarks. Mach 1 is a unit of meas- urement equivalent to the speed of sound. “At this speed not a sin- gle intercepter missile can global ‘policeman’ role shoot it down,” Borisov said. He also claimed it was impossible to predict the AFP | Al-Asad Air Base , Iraq premier’s office said. his order to withdraw entirely where about 2,000 US forces, missile’s movements, which During the call, Trump invit- from Syria. joined by other foreign troops, meant “missile defence is resident Donald Trump ed Abdel Mahdi to visit Wash- At the Iraqi military base, assist local fighters battling the practically rendered obso- used a lightning visit to ington and he accepted, White Trump sought to defend his Islamic State jihadist group. lete.” PIraq -- his first with US House spokeswoman Sarah “America First” policy of pull- “You can’t have any more time. Putin termed the final test troops in a conflict zone since Sanders said. ing back from multinational al- You’ve had enough time,” he said an “absolute success,” and being elected -- to defend the White House video showed a liances, including what to many he told the top brass. said Avangard would be de- withdrawal from Syria and to smiling Trump shaking hands Americans seem to like the end- According to a transcript ployed next year. declare an end to America’s role with camouflage-clad person- less wars of the Middle East. released by the White House, as the global “policeman.” nel, signing autographs and pos- “It’s not fair when the burden he thanked troops for the Trump landed at 7:16 pm local ing for photos at the base in Iraq. is all on us,” he said. “We don’t “near-elimination” of IS and time at Al-Asad Air Base in west- Morale-boosting presidential want to be taken advantage of said, “we’ll be watching... very, ern Iraq, accompanied by his visits to US troops in war zones any more by countries that use very closely -- the remnants” of wife Melania, following what he have been a longstanding tradi- us and use our incredible mili- the group. described as a stressful, secre- tion in the years following the tary to protect them. They don’t Trump said in Iraq that some cy-shrouded flight on a “pitch September 11, 2001, terrorist pay for it and they’re going to of the US troops from Syria “will black” Air Force One. attacks. have to.” come here for a stay, but a lot of The president spoke to a group Trump has taken consider- “We are spread out all over them are going to be going back of about 100 mostly special forc- able criticism for declining to the world. We are in countries home,” the transcript said. DON’T MISS IT es personnel and separately with visit in the first two years of his most people haven’t even heard While highlighting the mili- military leaders before leaving a presidency. But speculation had about. Frankly, it’s ridiculous,” tary and financial roles he said few hours later. A planned meet- been mounting that he would fi- he added. US President Donald Trump arrive to Turkey and Saudi Arabia had ing with Iraqi Prime Minister nally make the gesture following Trump told reporters he had speak to members of the US military agreed to play in Syria, Trump Adel Abdel Mahdi was scrapped his controversial plan to slash overruled generals asking to during an unannounced trip to Al Asad also told journalists that “we and replaced by a phone call, the troop levels in Afghanistan and extend the Syria deployment, Air Base in Iraq may go back and help.” Expo city is 03 happening Resolving ties Tickets and cargo 04 not subject to UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years VAT: Gulf Air Damascus, Syria that the UAE was “keen to put took a tough stance on Damas- 14 jailed over relations back on their normal cus in 2012 and eventually rec- 05 terrorist he United Arab Emirates track”. ognised an opposition umbrella activities Treopened its embassy in Da- It said that the resumption group as the representative of mascus yesterday after breaking of ties aimed to “support the Syria. its ties with Syria in February sovereignty and independence US President Donald Trump 2012. of Syria” and face “the dangers claimed on Monday that Saudi Nearly seven years later, of regional interferences”. Arabia had agreed to finance the Emirati flag was raised Rumours of the Emirati em- Syria’s huge reconstruction again during a ceremony at - bassy reopening had circulat- needs. tended by diplomats and ed in recent days as renovation “Saudi Arabia has now agreed journalists. work was spotted getting under to spend the necessary money An acting charge d’affaires way at the building. needed to help rebuild Syria, has already started working, an The UAE is one of six Gulf Co- The United Arab Emirates embassy is pictured in the Syrian capital Damascus instead of the United States,” Emirati statement said, stressing operation Council nations that after its reopening, Trump said on social media. 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