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TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 10 Worst summer for Italy INSTAGRAM Beyonce, Jay-Z /nobmedia 18 surprise with joint LINKDIN MONDAY newsofbahrain JUNE 2018 album WHATSAPP 200 FILS Music’s most famous 38444680 ISSUE NO. 7781 couple Beyonce and FACEBOOK Jay-Z pulled a surprise /nobmedia by releasing a joint MAIL album late Saturday, a [email protected] long-rumored collabora- WEBSITE tion that celebrates their newsofbahrain.com marital passion. P16 Profligate Brazil held 20 SPORTS SPORTS 19 Mexico stuns champs SPORTS 18 Belgium determined Relief ready for Hodeidah The Bahraini who swam Riyadh around Kaaba 77 years ago The King Salman Hu- manitarian Aid and Re - lief Center (KSRelief ) has Mecca has seen many large floods, readied an urgent response • plan as the Yemeni Army, but according to historians, it is never backed by the Saudi-led high enough for someone to swim, coalition, tightens its grip except for two incident, one from the on Hodeidah. Islamic era, and one 77 years ago. The plan involves send- ing specialized medical teams to the port city, and TDT|Manama intensifying humanitarian and relief aid, Dr Abdul- report on a Bahraini whose lah Al Moallem, director faith and courage made his for health and environ - A country proud 77 years mental aid at KSRelief, ago dominated social media yes- said yesterday. terday. The army took control Ali Al Awadhi became a proud of Hodeidah’s airport on symbol of the Kingdom as he per- Saturday, and is continu- formed Tawaf (circumambulating A 1941 picture shows Al Awadhi swimming in front ing an offensive to liberate the Kaaba), during the 1941 flood of Maqam Ibrahim. the city from Iran-backed which caused the Kaaba to be surrounded Houthi militants. by water. he suggested performing Tawaf around Kaaba by The pictures from 77 years ago show Al Awa- swimming for their pilgrimage to count. dhi in the water, which measured up to more As quoted from the Islamic prophet Muham- than a meter and a half high, in front of Maqam mad’s biography, the first person to perform Tawaf Protests in Greece Ibrahim, as well as his brother and friend sitting swimming was the sahabi (the prophet’s com- as Macedonia by the door of the Ka’ba in the back. panion) Abd Allah Al Zubayr. Others who swam His Majesty’s Representative for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of Al Awadhi, who passed away in 2015, has previ- around the ka’ba include scholar Badr Al Din bin renamed Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Affairs and Bahrain Olympic Committee ously said that he was about 12-years-old studying Jama’a, who dove every time he approached the President His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa hosted an Eid Al Fitr in Mecca, when the heavy rain persisted for an stone to kiss it. Athens entertainment event for the families and children of the martyred servicemen entire week without any interruptions. Performing Tawaaf by swimming is a rare form affiliated with the Bahrain Defence Force and the Ministry of Interior. Shaikh He said that he went to the Meccan Sanctuary of worship. Mecca has seen many large floods, but reek protesters have Nasser paid tribute to Bahrainis for their dedication and sacrifices for the with his brother and two of his friends, as well as according to historians, it is never high enough for Gclashed with riot po- sake of their homeland, to protect the security and stability of the Kingdom his teacher, when they found the place completely someone to swim, except for two incident, one lice while a historic deal to and confront terrorists. flooded. Al Awadhi, who used to swim often, said from the Islamic era, and one 77 years ago. end a 27-year name dispute was signed. The demonstration came as the foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia signed a preliminary ac- cord to rename the coun- try the Republic of North Macedonia. A woman was hit on the Blast after blast head by a rock and a man was treated for breath - 54 dead, over 200 wounded in two attacks in the past two days in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan ing problems during the clashes. Kabul as they left the governor’s com- ers who were celebrating a three- The trouble broke out The Taliban have pound. Saturday’s attack, which day truce coinciding with the Eid when about 500 demon- • suicide bomber struck also took place in Jalalabad, killed Al Fitr holiday. strators waving Greek flags steadily expanded in Afghanistan’s eastern at least 36 people and wounded The Taliban have steadily ex- tried to approach the sig- their presence in Acity of Jalalabad yester- 65, according to the official. panded their presence in recent nature ceremony on the recent years, seizing day, killing at least 18 people in 16 No one has claimed the attacks, years, seizing a number of dis- banks of Lake Prespa. the second attack in as many days years have passed but they appear to be the work of tricts across the country and a number of districts since the war began in targeting Taliban fighters, securi- Afghanistan. the Islamic State group, which is carrying out near-daily attacks across the country and ty forces and civilians celebrating not included in the ceasefire and on Afghan security forces. But carrying out near-daily a holiday ceasefire. The Taliban has clashed with the Taliban in over the past two days Taliban attacks on Afghan later rejected an extension to the the past. The local IS affiliate has fighters could be seen celebrat- security forces. ceasefire. ment, said another 49 people a strong presence in the province. ing the truce alongside Afghan Najibullah Kamawal, director were wounded in the attack, The bomber on Saturday tar- troops and other people in a of the provincial health depart- which struck a crowd of people geted a gathering of Taliban fight- number of locations. DON’T MISS IT KILLED BY DEAD Smelly barn, 03 ruined lives Indonesian killed by his mother’s falling coffin Man to testify Jakarta elaborate traditional funeral Horrified onlookers rush to against wife in n Indonesian was killed rites. DID the men’s aid but Kondorura 05 when his mother’s coffin “As the mother’s coffin was died later in hospital. infant torture case Afell from a funeral tower being raised to the lakkian, sud- Sirait said the accident hap- and crushed him during a ser- denly the ladder shifted and pened because the ladder was KNOW vice on the island of Sulawesi, collapsed, the coffin fell and not properly reinforced but the Quota call police said Sunday. hit the victim,” Julianto Sirait, family has declined to press Samen Kondorura, 40, died chief commissioner of the Tana charges. for women in Friday when pallbearers lost Toraja resort police, said. When ethnic Torajans The body of Kondorura is 06 upcoming polls their footing while carrying Video from the scene, which die, local residents now resting alongside his moth- the coffin up a bamboo lad- has gone viral online, shows the hold elaborate funerals er Berta, he added. der in the Parinding valley in ladder slip just as the casket that can last for days When ethnic Torajans die, North Toraja district, local po- enters the tower, sending the and involve music, local residents hold elaborate lice said. men tumbling several meters to funerals that can last for days The casket fell as the group ornately carved tower where the ground where the victim is dance and the sacrifice and involve music, dance and hoisted it onto a lakkian, an the deceased is placed before struck by the coffin. of water buffalo. the sacrifice of water buffalo. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 02 Labour minister visits Elderly Care Home derly there and spread happiness The minister affirmed among them. • He presented the elderly people the Government’s keenness gifts marking the Eid Al Fitr and in- on supporting elderly quired about their health, living con- people and providing ditions and needs and wished them them adequate health, health and long life. The minister affirmed the Gov- housing, social and legal ernment’s keenness on supporting services, in cooperation elderly people and providing them with the private sector. adequate health, housing, social and legal services, in cooperation with the Manama private sector. Mr Humaidan pointed out that the inauguration of the Elderly Ser- abour and Social Development vices Office at the Abdulla bin Yousif Minister, and Chairman of the Fakhro Community Centre is in line LNational Committee for the with the Labour and Social Develop- Elderly, Jameel Humaidan yester- ment Ministry’s continuous efforts day visited National Bank of Bahrain to deliver the best services for the (NBB) Elderly Care Home in Isa Town elderly in order to ensure them the Mr Humaidan interacts with elderly at the Care Home to share Eid Al Fitr joy with the el- requirements of decent life. Housing Ministry starts distributing Busaiteen units Move follows the directives of HRH the Crown Prince; beneficiaries thank leadership Mr Al Hidan addresses beneficiaries at the ministry office Manama directives of His Majesty King of Eid Al Fitr. batches until end of August. thanks and gratitude to His The Housing Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to meet He added that the ministry Al Hidan pointed out that the Majesty King Hamad bin Isa • he Housing Ministry yes- the citizens’ needs, and in line had contacted the beneficiaries distribution procedures took Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Ministry had terday started distribut- with the efforts of the govern- to report on the third day of Eid place smoothly and amid citi- Prime Minister Prince Khalifa contacted the Ting the units of Busaiteen ment, led by His Royal Highness Al Fitr to finalise procedures for zens’ happiness.

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