Brazil Drug Dealer Dresses up As Daughter to Escape Jail 03 Running Illegal Brasilia Car Parking Lot the 42-Year-Old Removes the Months
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TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 8 Many reasons for the Gulf to look eastward to the future INSTAGRAM Australia thrash /nobmedia 6 England LINKEDIN TUESDAY newsofbahrain AUGUST 2019 Nathan Lyon took six 210 FILS WHATSAPP wickets as Australia de- 38444680 ISSUE NO. 8195 molished England by 251 runs at their Edgbaston FACEBOOK /nobmedia ‘fortress’ to win the first Ashes Test yesterday. MAIL [email protected] P16 WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com Kim Kardashian calls Met Gala more ‘nerve-wracking’ experience than her wedding 14 CELEBS BUSINESS 10 NBK H1 net profits rise 9pc King holds call 20 killed in with UK Premier Manama Egypt explosion is Majesty King Ham- Cairo Had bin Isa Al Khalifa held a phone call with new t least 20 people were British Prime Minister Bo- Cleaning up Akilled and almost 50 ris Johnson and congratu- injured when an explo - lated him on his election, sives-filled car crashed into wishing him every success other vehicles in central in performing his duties and Cairo. responsibilities. The car was to be used HM the King took pride in in a “terrorist operation” long-standing historic rela- and had been prepared by tions binding the Kingdom the Hasm militant group, of Bahrain and the Unit - realty sector an affiliate of the Muslim ed Kingdom, hailing solid brotherhood, the interior ties which are founded on ministry said Monday. strong bases of joint work Bill on real estate sector’s compliance with FATF rules approved The explosion took and mutual respect. place outside Egypt’s Na- He commended strenu- tional Cancer Institute af- ous UK-led efforts and piv- The actual deficit ter a car collided with three otal roles to support region- • other vehicles as it drove al and international security stood at BD895 million, against traffic on Cairo’s and stability, affirming Bah- while the public debt corniche. rain’s keenness on enhanc- at the end of 2018 was The interior ministry said ing joint political, security 88 per cent of GDP. a technical inspection in- and economic co-operation dicated “an amount of ex- and other fields. plosives was inside the car, HRH the Prime which caused it to explode Minister• directs when it collided.” Cancer screening the Health Ministry deal takes effect to recruit more Bahraini doctors. Manama Bahrain stresses the need for concerted he Health and Social Manama international TAffairs Directorate has started implementing an he Cabinet chaired by His HRH the Premier chairs the Cabinet session in the presence of HRH the Crown Prince. efforts to eradicate agreement signed recently Royal Highness Prime terrorist groups and between the Interior Ministry TMinister Prince Khali- Plan for Combating Money BD 2.77 billion, while the actual those who fund and and the King Hamad Univer- fa bin Salman Al Khalifa in the Laundering and the Financing expenditure was BD 3.67bn. support them. sity Hospital. presence of His Royal High - of Terrorism, and instructed The actual deficit was BD895 FOREIGN MINISTRY The accord is in line with ness Prince Salman bin Hamad all ministries to take measures million, while the public debt the national campaign for ear- Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, to enhance compliance with 13 at the end of 2018 was 88 per ly screening of colon cancer. Deputy Supreme Commander FATF standards ad recommen- million Bahraini dinars cent of GDP. President Abdel Fattah The campaign targets men and First Deputy Premier, at dations. will be disbursed to HRH the Prime Minister, out El Sisi described the blast and women above 45 years. the Gudaibiya Palace yesterday, In this regard, the Cabinet seven government of his keenness to take advan- as a “terrorist incident”. Director of Health and approved a draft resolution de- underlined the government’s entities to clear off tage of the national medical ex- In a social media post, he Social Affairs, Major Fatima fining the obligations related keenness to consolidate its financial obligations. pertise and competencies, gave offered his condolences to Omar, highlighted that the to the anti-money laundering efforts to combat all forms of directives to the Health Minis- the victims’ families and the campaign aims to enhance and counter-terrorism financ- criminality to strengthen Bah- try to hire Bahraini doctors from Egyptian people. awareness about colon cancer ing procedures in the activities rain’s international role in com- the private sector to conduct Bahrain yesterday strong- and the importance of early of licensees in the real estate bating money laundering and ties Affairs and Urban Planning operations and give medical ly condemned the blast. The detection for a full recovery. sector. terrorism financing to achieve Ministry, the King Hamad Uni- consultations at the Salmaniya Kingdom affirmed its sol- The directorate has called Aiming to ensure that all the global peace and security. versity Hospital, the Bahrain Medical Complex (SMC) in the idarity with the brotherly upon people, who want to practices and activities of the Among other things, the Cab- Authority for Culture and An- medical specialties that are not Egypt in its fight against ter- take part in the campaign to real estate sector comply with inet approved the disbursement tiquities and the Bahrain Oncol- available there, whenever need rorism and all the actions it go to the Public Security Clin- the best international standards, of the financial obligations to ogy Centre. arises. takes against those who try ic, in which they would be rules and practices issued by seven government entities for The session approved the The Prime Minister instruct- to undermine its security assisted by a qualified team. the Financial Action Task Force the fiscal year ending in 2018, consolidated annual accounts ed the Ministry of Housing to and stability. group (FATF), the bill is in line worth about BD 13 million, as closing report and the perfor- study the implementation of a The Ministry of Foreign with the recommendation of highlighted in a memorandum mance report of the implemen- housing project on the borders Affairs extended its sincere the Ministerial Committee for submitted by the Minister of tation of the state budget for the of Al Dair and Samaheej villag- condolences to the leader- Legal and Legislative Affairs, Finance and National Economy. fiscal year 2018, and decided to es, and to propose its location, in ship, government and peo- presented by the Deputy Prime The Government entities are refer them to the Legislative co-ordination with the relevant ple of the Arab Republic Minister and Chairman of the the Interior Ministry, the For- branch. committees. of Egypt as well as to the DON’T MISS IT Committee. eign Affairs Ministry, Moham- A presentation by the Min- The move is in line with HRH families of the victims and The session also endorsed med Bin Khalifa Bin Salman ister of Finance and National Premier’s constant follow-up on wishes a speedy recovery the National Risk Assessment Al Khalifa Cardiac Centre, the Economy showed that the total the needs of the citizens across to those injured in this hei- Report and the Interim Action Ministry of Works, Municipali- actual revenues amounted to the Kingdom. nous terrorist act. Budget deficit 02 falls 33.8pc FOILED PLAN Firm ‘raking in big money’ by Brazil drug dealer dresses up as daughter to escape jail 03 running illegal Brasilia car parking lot The 42-year-old removes the months. items one by one to reveal a The prison authorities said Asian gets drug dealer in Brazil muscular physique very unlike Silva was planning to leave his prison for selling was caught trying to es- that of his daughter. daughter behind while he made 04 A cape from the jail where Officials said the daughter a dash for freedom by imper- alcohol he was locked up by disguis - could be charged with aiding a sonating her. ing himself as his 19-year-old prison escape. But the guards were not 210 fils (includes VAT) daughter. They said the 19-year-old fooled by the homemade dis- Prison authorities in Rio de had come to visit her father, guise, and after making him Janeiro released a video show- Clauvino da Silva, at the jail pose in front of the prison for ing the inmate wearing a wig, in Rio de Janeiro known as photos they released to the a silicone mask, a bra and a Bangu 3, where he was serving press, the convict was returned tight-fitting T-shirt. Silva tried to escape in the guise of his teenage daughter. a sentence of 73 years and 10 to a cell. TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019 02 Fee removal procedures completed Manama Budget deficit falls 33.8pc he Minister of Finance and TNational Economy Shaikh Sal- man bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, yester- Fiscal Balance Programme has begun to reap benefits day announced the completion of procedures related to the cancel- ahead of its projected deficit the performance report of for the period was BD1,678.4m lation of fees for 200 government Total actual reduction schedule. the implementation of the compared with BD1,722.4m services across the Kingdom’s key • Bahrain’s annual account state budget for the fiscal year the year before, a reduction of sectors. expenditure for the close for the 2018 fiscal year 2018. BD43.9m or 2.5pc. The steps taken are in line with period was BD1,678.4m places the budget deficit at Actual revenue recorded In a statement issued to me- the directives of His Majesty King compared with BD894.9 million, 33.8 per cent in the 2018 fiscal year was dia, the Minister of Finance Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to sup- BD1,722.4m the year lower than the Kingdom’s BD2,775.4m, an increase of and National Economy, Shaikh port citizens by re-evaluating var- previously forecast deficit of 17pc over the approved budget, Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa ious fees for government services, before, a reduction of BD1,352.6m.