TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 10 Why Lula should be allowed to run for President? INSTAGRAM Garner helping /nobmedia 26 Affleck just for kids LINKEDIN SUNDAY newsofbahrain AUGUST 2018 Jennifer Garner, who has ad- mitted her former husband WHATSAPP 200 FILS 38444680 ISSUE NO. 7850 and actor Ben Affleck into a rehab, is helping him just for FACEBOOK /nobmedia the sake of their children. A source said that the 46-year- MAIL [email protected] old actress is helping the Oscar winner for the sake of WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com their three children. P16 Watson might star in ‘Little Women’ 16 SHOW WORLD 12 China slams US President’s accusations over N Korea Syrian foreign min to visit Moscow Silver double joy for the Kingdom at Asian Games Moscow Jakarta managed 54.10 seconds to finish yrian Foreign Minister ahrain opened their ac- first in her group. SWalid Al-Moualem will count for medals at the Andrew Fisher and Saeed Al visit Moscow at the end of B18th Asian Games, being Amiri followed suit, reaching August, the RIA news agen- held in Jakarta and Palembang. 2 the men’s 100m semi-finals after cy quoted the Syrian ambas- El Hassan El Abbassi and Eu- hours, 18 minutes and crossing the lines in 10.31 and sador to Russia as saying on nice Chumba took a silver medal 22 seconds is the time 10.69 seconds, respectively. Saturday. each on the inaugural day of taken by El Abbassi to In the women’s 100m, Hajer Syrian ambassador Riad athletics events amidst fierce complete the 42-km Al Amiri and Edidiong Odiong Haddad did not provide de- challenge from some of the con- marathon. qualified from their respective tails of the issues the min- tinent’s best athletes. heats with respective timings of ister will discuss with the In the men’s 42km marathon, 11.35 and 11.48 seconds. Russian authorities. El Abbassi finished second to seconds. Kyrgyzstan’s Daria Action on the second day of Hiroto Inoue after a neck-and- Maslova (32:07.23) clinched athletics continues today with neck competition. The Bahraini the gold while Deshun Zhang Noora Jassim to compete in Rohingyas stage completed the race in 2 hours, 18 (32:12.78) of China settled for Silver medallist Bahrain’s Eunice the shot put final, Salwa Eid minutes and 22 seconds, losing the bronze. Chumba during the victory ceremony and Iman Isa (400m final), Ali protest for ‘justice’ out to the Japanese in the final In the men’s 400m qualifying for the women’s 10,000m athletics Khamis Abubaker (400m fi - Dhaka metres. Bahrain’s Elhassan Elabbassi competes heats, Abbas Abubaker made event at the 2018 Asian Games in nal), Hasan Shani and Abraham Duo Bujie, a Chinese athlete in the men’s marathon athletics event. it to the final after topping his Jakarta. Cheroben (10,000m final), Hajer housands of Rohingya from Tibet who took to mara- heat in 45.59 seconds, while Ali Al Amiri and Edidiong Odiong Trefugees staged protests thon running after a childhood Late on, Eunice completed Khamis raced to second place in the women’s 400m semi-inals. (100m final), Saeed Al Amiri for “justice” Saturday on the spent herding yaks, finished 26 Bahrain’s joy after coming sec- his heat clocking 46.07 seconds. Salwa timed 50.86 seconds to and Andrew Fisher (10m final), first anniversary of a My- seconds further back to take ond in the women’s 10,000m Salwa Eid and Iman Isa topped break her personal record at Aminat Jamal and Kimi Adikoya anmar military crackdown bronze. final in 32 minutes and 11.12 their respective heats to reach the Asian Games, while Iman (400m hurdles heats). that forced them to flee to camps in Bangladesh. About 700,000 of the Muslim minority poured across the border after at- tacks by the Myanmar mil- itary and Buddhist groups that the United Nations has Houthi missile intercepted likened to ethnic cleansing. Thousands held peace- ful marches and attended Iranian regime’s continued assistance to Houthis is in clear defiance of UN resolution 2216 rallies chanting “We want Riyadh justice from the UN.” At the UN resolution 2216 and resolu- Kutupalong camp, a giant tion 2231 aimed at threatening banner proclaimed: “Never he Saudi Air Defence the security of Saudi Arabia Again: Rohingya Genocide Forces intercept - and threatening regional se - Remembrance Day. 25 Au- ed a ballistic missile curity. gust, 2018.” Tlaunched by Houthi militia to- 181 He added that the firing Some wore bandanas em- wards Najran, Spokesman for missiles have been of ballistic missiles towards blazoned with the slogan the Arab coalition, Col. Turki launched by Houthis densely populated cities and “Save Rohingya” while oth- Al Malki confirmed yesterday. towards Saudi Arabia. villages is contrary to interna- ers waved flags. Col Al Maliki said that tional and humanitarian law. the missile was deliberately The total number of ballis- launched to target civilian and The missile was launched towards Najran province. tic missiles launched by the populated areas. Iranian-backed Houthi mili- The Saudi Royal Air Defence ing and destroying the missile, The spokesman said that the assistance to the Houthis is in tia towards Saudi Arabia has Force succeeded in intercept- he said. Iranian regime’s continued clear and explicit defiance of reached 181. DON’T MISS IT DOUBTS CLEARED Who will bridle 03 Manama’s illegal Bank CEO’s doctorate ‘professional’ not ‘academic’ street vendors? TDT|Manama Al Moayyed, Chairman of the Ministry of Education for their Bahrain Embassy Board of Directors of Ebdaa Mi- career growth. midst various reports over crofinance Bank, renewed the “However, this is not the asks UK to keep senior officials obtaining Board’s trust in Dr. Al Ghazzawi case with Dr. Ghazzawi,” Ms Al 04 protesters under fake degrees to climb up His appointment as a banking expert who was Moayyed said. A was based on control their professional ladders do- able to save the bank from the “Dr. Al Ghazzawi was clear and ing rounds on social media, the his accumulated near-bankruptcy situation in frank with us and with all rele- Charity societies’ Ebdaa Bank said that it had pre- experience 2014. vant parties: Board of Directors, vious knowledge that the doc- in managing “We must first and foremost CBB, partners.about the situation 05 role stressed torate (PhD degree) held by its a number of affirm that we fully support the of the PhD degree from the be- Chief Executive Officer Khalid successful MFIs in governmental directives and ginning. Al Ghazzawi was a ‘professional’ procedures that aim to clean up “His appointment was based one and not an ‘academic one’. Jordan. Bahrain from false certificates. on his accumulated experience in In a statement issued by the MS AL MOAYYED Our understanding is that many managing a number of successful bank yesterday, Mona Yousif submitted false certificates to the MFIs in Jordan,” she added. Next 3 seater sofa WAS BHD299.500 NOW BHD224.625 Bahrain Mall Tel: +973 17556001 Bahrain City Centre Tel: +973 17556002 SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018 02 Top voluntary award distribution ceremony set for September The jury in charge of the projects assessed as many as 45 entries Manama Al Khalifa Voluntary Work Award ac- bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, lauding mony, which will be held in September, knowledges best projects submitted by the growing turnout of Bahraini youth as part of festivities marking the Arab he deadline to receive nomina- individuals, voluntary teams, private participating in the competition. Day for Voluntary Work. tions for best voluntary project associations and residents. The jury in charge of the projects He paid tribute to Shaikh Isa bin in the Kingdom falls on Thurs- Award Secretary-General Yacoub The different award assessed a total of 45 entries in two days Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa for patron- T committees are holding day, it emerged. Bouhaza’a said that the jury which during the third edition of the Shaikh ising the voluntary work award, now Nominated projects will be scruti- will assess the winning works includes coordination meetings Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa Vol- acknowledged as one of the most im- nised to ensure they comply with the Dr Faleh Al Ruwaily, Ahmed Al Ah- to approve the final untary Work Award before announcing portant national and Arab prizes in award rules and regulations before madi and media personality Eman arrangements for the the winners. this field. submitting them to a special jury Marhoun. prize-distribution Bouhaza’a said that different award The 2018 Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khal- to decide the winners of the 2018 In a statement released yesterday, ceremony. committees are holding coordination ifa Al Khalifa Voluntary Work Award is edition. he said that the fourth edition is being meetings to approve the final arrange- sponsored by Tamkeen, BAS, VIVA, GPIC The Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa held under the auspices of Shaikh Isa MR BOUHAZA’A ments for the prize-distribution cere- and Al Baraka Group. Pakistanis ‘temporarily barred from entering Bahrain through Causeway’ entering the Kingdom through the causeway Pakistanis expressed their surprise at the A few Pakistanis expressed from Saudi Arabia, a few Pakistani sources decision, while some confirmed that they had • confirmed. received a visa to enter Bahrain. their surprise at the decision, while Tribune tried to obtain information from All that we have been “I managed to enter Bahrain via the King Fa- some confirmed that they had the Pakistan Embassy officials, but efforts only informed by the had Causeway, while others whom I know were received a visa to enter Bahrain.