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DT News Network Manama rown Prince, Deputy Supreme CommanderC and First Deputy Prime Minister, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday hailed the commitment of the Bahraini forces and their loyalty to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the country. His Royal Highness also praised the contribution of Bahraini forces to Operations Decisive Storm and Restoring Hope as part of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition in Yemen. HRH CP said this while visiting Bahrain’s Royal Guard commandos. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa accompanied His Royal Highness. Upon arrival, WIN 3 CARS AND 300 GOLD COINS! the Crown Prince was received by the Celebrate a century with BFC! Make any transaction with BFC between 28th May 2017 Commander-in-Chief and 4th September 2017 and get a chance to win amazing monthly prizes. of Bahrain Defence Hurry and transact in-branch or online! Force (BDF), Field For more information, call us on 1722 8888 or visit bfc.com.bh Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Month 1 Mitsubishi Attrage (Full Option) x 1 Winner + 2.5 grams of Gold x 100 Winners Defence Affairs Minister, Month 2 Mitsubishi Attrage (Full Option) x 1 Winner + 2.5 grams of Gold x 100 Winners Lt-General Yusuf bin Month 3 Grand Prize - Mitsubishi ASX SUV x 1 Winner + 2.5 grams of Gold x 100 Winners Ahmed Al Jalahma, Commander, Brigadier His stands with dignity, courage BDF Chief of Staff, Lt General Highness Shaikh Nasser bin and honour in defence of the Draw 1 – 2nd July 2017 Draw 2 – 1st August 2017 Draw 3 – 10th September 2017 Theyab bin Saqer Al Noaimi, Hamad Al Khalifa, said that Kingdom of Bahrain,” said Terms and Conditions apply. MOIC/PC/4577/2017 Royal Guard Commander, the Royal Guard is proud to Shaikh Nasser. Brigadier His Highness Shaikh honour the Force of Duty 11 Crown Prince presented Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, group. The group has returned military medals awarded /BFCBahrain Powered by In Association with Commander of the Royal from Saudi Arabia’s southern by His Majesty the King to /BFCBahrain Tel: 1722 8888 Guard’s Special Force, Major border with Yemen, where it officers, non-commissioned www.bfc.com.bh His Highness Shaikh Khalid played a vital role within the officers, and personnel of the bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and a Saudi-led coalition. BDF’s Special Operations Force number of senior officers. “Under the leadership and (Taskforce 11) in recognition Addressing members of the command of HM the King, of their dedicated service in Royal Guard, Royal Guard the Bahrain Defence Force Yemen.

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DT News Network Manama rown Prince, Deputy Supreme Three get jail for bid to CommanderC and First Deputy Prime Minister, HRH Prince Salman detonate gas cylinders bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday hailed the DT News Network to set off the cylinder. a waste container along with commitment of the Manama According to court files, a tyre in a public park in the Bahraini forces and their he High Criminal Court they used fire extinguishers village. loyalty to His Majesty yesterday sentenced three to shoot glass balls at police They poured petrol in the King Hamad bin Isa Al personsT to three years behind officers. They fled the scene container and set it alight in Khalifa and the country. bars for attempting to detonate after cops intervened, and a bid to blow up the cylinder. His Royal Highness a gas cylinder in Diraz village. headed to the home of the However, police officers also praised the The incident reportedly second. They took his made a timely intervention contribution of Bahraini happened on December 19 last father’s vehicle and went to to hinder their plot. The forces to Operations year, when the men agreed to an abandoned house, from trio was caught following Decisive Storm and attack police officers stationed where they took the gas intensified investigations into Restoring Hope as part in the village before they tried cylinder and placed it inside the incident. of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition in Yemen. HRH CP said this while visiting Bahrain’s Royal Appeal denied in fake bomb case Guard commandos. HH DT News Network by other men to commit the scene thought the device Shaikh Isa bin Salman Manama his crime, but their identity was a real bomb. But experts bin Hamad Al Khalifa he High Criminal Appeals remained unknown. examined it later and declared accompanied His Royal Court has rejected the The culprits reportedly put it was only a fake bomb. Highness. appealT of a Bahraini man the device at around 7:30 am Thereafter, investigations Upon arrival, accused of planting a fake on a public road in A’ali village into the case were launched, WIN 3 CARS AND 300 GOLD COINS! the Crown Prince bomb. He was earlier slapped two years ago. They burned as a result of which the was received by the with five years behind bars jail tyres beside it before they fled. involvement of the accused was Celebrate a century with BFC! Make any transaction with BFC between 28th May 2017 Commander-in-Chief term. The accused was assisted Police officers who arrived at was pinpointed. and 4th September 2017 and get a chance to win amazing monthly prizes. of Bahrain Defence Hurry and transact in-branch or online! 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Terms and Conditions apply. MOIC/PC/4577/2017 Royal Guard Commander, the Royal Guard is proud to Shaikh Nasser. Athe Government to execute The MP offered his sincere Brigadier His Highness Shaikh honour the Force of Duty 11 Crown Prince presented capital punishment against condolences to the family of Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, group. The group has returned military medals awarded the terrorists who planted the the policeman and the people /BFCBahrain Powered by In Association with Commander of the Royal from Saudi Arabia’s southern by His Majesty the King to /BFCBahrain bomb near Diraz on Sunday, of Bahrain. He expressed his Tel: 1722 8888 Guard’s Special Force, Major border with Yemen, where it officers, non-commissioned killing a policeman and appreciation of the services www.bfc.com.bh His Highness Shaikh Khalid played a vital role within the officers, and personnel of the injuring two others. and sacrifices of security forces bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and a Saudi-led coalition. BDF’s Special Operations Force Second Deputy Speaker Abdulhalim Murad to ensure public security, and number of senior officers. “Under the leadership and (Taskforce 11) in recognition Abdulhalim Murad called for life of the killers, in accordance also insisted on the necessity to Rolex Boutique - Bahrain City Centre Addressing members of the command of HM the King, of their dedicated service in Qisas against them without any with Islamic Sharia Laws. show no mercy in eradicating Royal Guard, Royal Guard the Bahrain Defence Force Yemen. hesitation. Qisas is to take the Murad, who’s also the terrorism and apply the law.

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Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received Bahrain’s Ambassador to Belgium, Dr. Bahiya Jawad Al Jishi, at the Gudaibiya Palace yesterday. The Deputy Premier lauded the efforts exerted by the envoy to consolidate Bahrain’s friendly relations and cooperation with Belgium

JOINT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT BY Pakistani businessman Khan Mohammad Tanoli hosted a ‘Peace and Unity’ Iftar dinner at Dragon BAHRAIN KUWAIT INSURANCE COMPANY B.S.C. AND TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY B.S.C. Hotel in Amwaj. Minister of Labour & Social Development Jameel Humaidan was the chief guest. Pakistani Ambassador Javed Malik is seen presenting a shield of appreciation to the Minister in 21 June 2017 the presence of Tanoli. Bahrain Federation of Expatriate Associations General Secretary Betsy Ma- thieson, Pakistan Embassy HOC Murad Ali Wazir and others were also present. On the occasion, OFFEROR AND OFFEREE a cake cutting ceremony was also held to celebrate Pakistan’s victory in ICC Championship. More than 200 people attended the celebration dinner

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CLOSE OF BKIC OFFER TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT BY BAHRAIN KUWAIT INSURANCE COMPANY B.S.C. (“BKIC”) AND TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY B.S.C. ("TAKAFUL") ON THE CLOSE OF BKIC’S UNCONDITIONAL MANDATORY CASH OFFER TO ACQUIRE UP TO 36.31% OF THE ISSUED AND PAID UP ORDINARY SHARES OF TAKAFUL, REPRESENTING ALL THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF TAKAFUL NOT CURRENTLY HELD BY BKIC (“BKIC OFFER”), AT AN OFFER PRICE OF 95 FILS (NINETY-FIVE FILS) FOR EVERY SHARE IN TAKAFUL DISCLAIMER STATEMENT THE CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND TOURISM AND THE BAHRAIN BOURSE ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY LOSS HOWEVER ARISING FROM THE RELIANCE UPON THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. DIRECTOR’S DECLARATION THE DIRECTORS OF BAHRAIN KUWAIT INSURANCE COMPANY B.S.C. AND TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY B.S.C. ISSUING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITIY FOR THE ACCURACY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. TO THE BEST OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF OF THE DIRECTORS, WHO HAVE TAKEN ALL REASONABLE CARE TO ENSURE THAT SUCH IS THE CASE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FACTS AND CONTAINS NO MATERIAL OMISSIONS LIKELY TO AFFECT THE IMPORTANCE AND COMPLETENESS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Reference is hereby made to the public announcements dated 3 April 2017, 20 April 2017, 11 May 2017, 28 May 2017, 5 June 2017, and Offer Document dated 10 May 2017 (“Offer Document”) of BKIC to acquire up to 36.31% of the issued and paid up Ordinary Shares of Takaful for cash at an Offer Price of 95 fils (ninety-five fils) for every share in Takaful. The Bahrain Tennis Club (BTC) in Juffair held its annual Ramadan Ghabga and Awarding Ceremony The Board of Directors of BKIC and Takaful International are pleased to announce the conclusion of at its premises on Sunday night. It also commemorated the 40th year of the club, with the chief BKIC’s Offer which opened on 6 June 2017. guest being the Minister of Sports Al Jowder along with BTC President, Khamis Al Muqla, Honor- A total of 2,244,956 Shares of Takaful were surrendered, representing 3.59% of the total issued and paid up ordinary shares of Takaful. BKIC has deposited and kept the consideration at 95 fils per share ready for ary Club President, Dr Ali Fakhro, Former Club President Yousif Hayder, board member Dr Faisal settlement for the number of shares surrendered in an escrow account with Securities & Investment Company Al Mosawi and other BTC officials. Around 150 club members, guests and sponsors were present B.S.C(C)(“SICO”). The settlement shall be effected by BKIC’s broker to Bahrain Bourse (“BHB”) account and BHB will make the settlement to each broker acting on behalf of the selling Takaful Shareholders for the shares surrendered on the trading system. On the Offer Settlement Date, being 29 June 2017, BHB shall effect the transfer of shares and update the shareholders register of Takaful to reflect change in ownership. Based on the number of shares transferred, the settlement consideration at 95 fils per share will be settled by the broker acting on behalf of the Offeror subject to and as per BHB settlement rules.

Takaful Shareholders who have accepted the BKIC Offer and have fulfilled the conditions prescribed in the acceptance procedure shall receive the settlement consideration in full at 95 fils per share in accordance with the terms of Offer Document dated 10 May 2017.

The Board of Directors of BKIC and Takaful International wish to thank the Central Bank of Bahrain, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, the Capital Market Supervision Directorate and Bahrain Bourse for their invaluable guidance and support for the successful completion of the BKIC Offer. Key Contacts The Offeree Share Registrar and Receiving Agent TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY B.S.C. P.O. Box 3230, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Under the auspices of Doctor Shaikha bint Yousif Aljeeb, Acting Assistant undersecretary of Edu- Tel: (+973) 17 565 656 Fax: (+973) 17 582 688 BAHRAIN BOURSE cational Services and Student Activities, The Girls Guide and Scout Department, Unity of leader- P.O. Box 3203 The Offeror ship development held its annual Ghabga gathering “With Our Heart We Unite” on Sunday in The BAHRAIN KUWAIT INSURANCE COMPANY B.S.C. Manama P.O. Box 10166, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain Golden Tulip hotel. Twenty specialists and Guides attended the event. The programme included (B.S.C) Telephone: (+973) 1711 9999, Fax: (+973) 1792 1111 Telephone: (+973) 17108834 Fax: (+973) 17228061 a documentary film about the latest Guides activities, games and many prizes Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5 Manama Souq crying Man killed while for tourist guides Mohammed Zafran/DTNN [email protected]

Manama ‘planting’ bomb ourists visiting Manama Harpreet Kaur/DTNN time that a Bahraini dies while souq are left high and dry as [email protected] planting, manufacturing or thereT are no guides to navigate transporting explosives. them through the maze and Manama In July 2015, an 18-year- improve their experience Bahraini man who was old was announced dead on in one of the oldest tourism found dead in a farm the spot when an Improvised venues in the Kingdom. Alocated in Al Hajar village in Explosive Device (IED) he At least six tour guides must the Northern Governorate on was planting near East Eker be recruited to be assigned at Monday is believed to have exploded in his face. the Manama Souq to increase A view of the Manama souq died while planting a bomb. In 2014, a homemade bomb the attractiveness of the and we should be giving them soon as possible,” he said. Criminal Investigation and exploded in Muqsha village traditional market to tourists. better guidance,” he said, Forensic Science had revealed in the Northern Governorate, The Manama souq currently “Tourists bring a lot of revenue Meeting held that the death was a result of while three teenagers were does not have tour guides and to the Souq and we should be The Old Markets Committee a bomb blast, without giving transporting it to another so the tourists are not always more efficient and do our best of the Bahrain Chamber of more details of the incident. location, in order to use it able to navigate easily, a Souq to encourage them to come Commerce and Industry Sources told DT News that the against security forces. Three official, who asked not to be here,” he said. headed by first vice-chairman man was identified as Nabeel Abdullah Ahmed Al Sameeh of them were killed in the named, told DT News. “There are development Khalid Al Zayani recently Abdullah Ahmed Al Sameeh, Interior Ministry further incident. The Souq being one of the taking place. Old Markets convened a meeting with 40 and that he was on his way issued a statement saying, “The On April 1, 2014, the body prime tourist attractions of Committee of the Bahrain top officials from Tamkeen to plant the bomb he possessed. Director-General of Criminal of Hussain Sharaf, 20, was Bahrain, needs more attention Chamber of Commerce and to discuss plans to revamp “The bomb was given to him Investigation and Forensic found burnt in West Eker from the authorities, he said. Industry (BCCI), Bahrain Manama and Muharraq souqs. by one of his relatives and while Science has said that an initial in the Capital Governorate. “Tour guides are necessary Authority for Culture and The committee proposed he was crossing the Al Hajar investigation into the body Investigations showed that he because of the size and Antiquities, Tamkeen and including it in the old markets Village, the bomb blasted in found in a Hajar village farm died while assembling a bomb complexity of the Souq. Some other relevant Ministries and in Shop Bahrain Festival and his hand leading to his death. on June 19 showed the death that he was planning to use of the tourists are totally lost authorities are working hard making Manama market a An investigation has been was the result of a bomb blast. against police. after coming to the Souq. They on the revamp of the Souq. center for traditional crafts. launched by the concerned Investigations are continued One year before that, Hassan do not know what to expect However, there are some areas The meeting also stressed on authorities on the death as to obtain more details about Abdulkarim, 35, was burnt or where to go. Often they that need immediate attention the importance of providing some of his relatives have been the case for the necessary to death in Sar village in the miss some of the attractions at such as the need for tour guides. fire extinguishers in the old previously been investigated on security and legal steps. The Northern Governorate, while the Souq. They are our guests I hope it will be addressed as markets. similar incidents like these,” Public Prosecutor had been in the process of manufacturing sources informed. informed.” a homemade explosive.of them Following the incident, This is not that the first were killed in the incident.

TENDER INVITATION BUILDING MAINTENANCE DIRECTORATE Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry invites Designing companies to submit The Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning would like to announce the following tender: proposal for the following:

INITIAL TENDER TENDER BOX TENDER Tender Tender Closing TENDER TITLE CATEGORY BOND DOCUMENT CLOSING Tender Title Initial Bond NO. (BD) FEE (BD) DATE/ TIME Document Fee Date MISCELLANEOUS WORK AT GROUND FLOOR Tender for Interior Design CED- Grade 15/- Sunday, OFFICES AT CAPITAL MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL BD.50/- 9th July 2017 PCP/ AA,A, 500/- Cash (Non- 16th July 2017, services For Client care IN MINISTRY OF WORKS, MUNICIPALITIES (Non-refund- BD 1,500/- 12:00 P.M 83/2017 B,C,D Refundable) 2:00 PM Department at Bait Al Tijjar AFFAIRS AND URBAN PLANNING, MANAMA able) Building NOTE : you can now buy the tender documents through the Internal tender services on ministry of works website or the Bahrain e-Government – (https://bahrain.bh) by using a credit card. Guidelines for submission of bids: z Tenders are invited from qualified Contractors registered with the Cost Engineering Directorate of the Ministry 1. Collect the tender documents (RFP) from the Finance Dept. of BCCI, on the for the Building Maintenance Works under the Category mentioned above or having Commercial Registration th in the relevant field to the above tender, entry to the ministry of works website or the Bahrain e-Government 4 floor of BCCI new headquarter in Sanabis (Bait Al Tijjar), after paying the tender site as described above to get the tender documents from Tuesday 21st June 2017, or pay the amount to the rd documents’ fee in favor of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry with effect from cashier, at the Financial Resources Directorate (3 Floor New Building), who will issue a receipt. For further st rd information please contact on 17545761-17545633. 21 June 2017 until 3 July 2017. z The works comprise of MISCELLANEOUS WORK AT GROUND FLOOR OFFICES AT CAPITAL MUNICIPALITY 2. Documents to be enclosed with the bids: COUNCIL IN MINISTRY OF WORKS, MUNICIPALITIES AFFAIRS AND URBAN PLANNING, MANAMA. z Interested Tenderers should comply with the Legislative Decree No. 36 and 37 of 2002 with respect to Regulating • The initial bond as per the above table shall be in the form of certified cheque, Government Tenders and Purchases, and also to comply with the Prime Minister’s Resolution No. 40 for 2015 bank guarantee, or insurance policy valid for the duration specified in the giving priority to National Products and products at GCC Countries. tender document. z The Tenders must be deposited in the tender box provided on the Tender unit at 6th floor New Building, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning - as per the above mentioned date. • A copy of the Commercial Registration Certificate for the current year, and z Tenders shall be submitted in One envelope. copies of any other documents specified in the tender document. z Tenderers are to supply copies of the following: • A copy of valid BCCI membership, if applicable, provided that the winning 1. Company Commercial Registration indicating the tender relevant field and receipt for current registration fee. CR to be stamped with company stamp. bidder should be a member of BCCI 2. The total tender sum as well as cost per unit (as the case maybe) should be written and submitted in form • Copy of Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions. 3. Initial Bond and a Copy of valid Certificate of Compliance with employment percentage for Bahraini Manpower license for Interior design issued by the Ministry of Labour and stamped with company stamp. 4. Any other items listed in the Instructions to Tenderers. 3. All the documents submitted with the tender should be stamped with the company’s 5. All submitted documents (original or copy) should be stamped with company stamp. official seal. z Tenders shall remain valid for 180 days from the closing date. Initial Bond should be enclosed for the amount 4. Offer in sealed envelopes subscripted with the title of the tender, must be addressed to specified above or at a rate of 1% of the tender value whichever of the amount is lesser, provided that no initial bond’s value shall be less than BD 100/-. Ensure that the initial bond is in cash or in a form of certified the CEO of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and deposited in the tender cheque or bank/insurance company guarantee, valid for the duration specified in the tender documents and box in the Finance Dept. (4th floor, East wing) before the closing date. should be enclosed with each tender. z Tenders not complying with the above conditions and requirements as well as terms and conditions mentioned 5. This invitation form is part of the tender document. in the tender documents will be rejected. 6. For more details contact Tel: 17380079. z This advertisement should form part of the Tender Documents. 6 Wednesday, June 21, 2017

By Invitation ISB bags Dr. Jassim Haji

is Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin for the government is to create and enforce Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President the necessary laws, policy and infrastructure Hand Prime Minister of the United Arab to ensure a fair and just environment for the Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai, with the private sector to introduce new services which ISO 9001:2015 attendance of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan secure the cyber assets and interests of the DT News Network bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, country. The country should be focusing more Manama Crown Prince of Dubai, and Chairman of on the next generation challenges related to he Indian School Bahrain the Executive Council, and His Highness cyber and information security laws, data (ISB) has received ISO Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al transfer and data encryptions’ regulations. 9001:2015T certification, moving Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, launched Also awareness campaigns for the general from the existing 9001:2008 the “Dubai Cyber Security Strategy” that aims public will be helpful. standard. to strengthen Dubai’s position as a world Furthermore, the role UAE CERT Every department in the leader in innovation, safety and security. The (Computer Emergency Response Team) school from academics to strategy focuses on the following domains: should also be increased to move from a administration has been • Cyber smart society country wide to a regional role. Private audited to new standards. • Innovation organizations should also be part of the ISO Auditor Besky Rajan • Cyber Security interaction to ensure that the laws and announced the certification at • Cyber Resilience regulations are investor and technology a meeting of Principal, Vice- ISO Auditor Besky Rajan addresses the meeting • National and International collaboration friendly and encourage secure environments. Principals, Head Teachers and confidence that the school has system, including processes for The strategy is a great advancement from Although the data privacy laws are meant Head of various departments. immense potential to enhance improvement of the system and the earlier strategies, as it focuses heavily to protect the individuals, they have profound The auditor in his report the efficiency of the staff to the assurance of conformity. on the security and connectivity of smart implications of how to enforce them and ensure expressed his satisfaction for achieve the set goals. All the requirements of ISO cities with connected system and services. It compliance. When they are formulated and the updation of the school ISO 9001:2015 is about 9001:2015 are generic and are also focuses on the upcoming cyber security created, the way to implement them must be systems with regards to the assessment of various risks and intended to be applicable to challenges for the next decade. considered in order to facilitate and ensure conduct analysis and risk the road map to check those any organisation, regardless of This strategy gives more importance on compliance. This includes creating awareness assessments pertaining to all risks and control them. its type or size, or the products moving towards a cyber-centred society campaigns among different user groups activities of the school. ISO 9001:2015 specifies and services it provides. which is technology-savvy with clear and provide them with incentives to move He placed on record requirements for a quality It is based on the plan-do- responsibilities towards cyber hygiene. This towards the new regulations before making his appreciation to the management system when check-act methodology and includes the government and private entities the regulation a mandate. The mitigation of management, administration an organisation needs to provides a process-oriented implementing secured services, consumers upcoming and potential risks should be added and the process owners for demonstrate its ability to approach to documenting accessing the services in a secured manner and to the data privacy laws. Also the laws can their hard work which enabled consistently provide products and reviewing the structure, also the government’s monitoring activities be updated to encourage a more open data the school to have a smooth and services that meet statutory responsibilities, and procedures to ensure that the security of the services is security environment where companies should transition fromWeekender.pdf 9001:2008 and 1 6/11/2017regulatory 2:47:20requirements PM required to achieve effective always guaranteed. be mandated to disclose (controlled/limited) standards to 9001:2015 and aims to satisfaction through quality management in an The strategy also established based on details about any cyber security breach in a given standards. He expressed his the effective application of the organisation. moving towards innovation, which encourages time so that the same can be made available for the organisations and entrepreneurs to think the other organisations, giving them a chance to out of the box and create better secured be secured against similar threats. services and solution with improvements in GDPR is also having a great influence on quality and reach. how the companies do their business globally. As per the new framework, public-private The same is being witnessed in Dubai where partnership is the way to go when preparing a the organisations are changing their policies country level cyber strategy as both play equal and processes to incorporate the stringent and important roles for the same. The role requirements related to GDPR.

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K designs for block 1056 roads’ asphalt in the future, install BTECH president, Ubaidli revamp project. a lighting network and traffic Al-Ubaidli said, ”BTECH’s Minister of Works, signs and decorate landlines to aims to participate in the Municipalities Affairs and facilitate the traffic and ensure preparation of policies Urban Planning, Essam Khalaf the safety of road users. and regulations related said that the revamp of about Khalaf pointed out that HRH to the field of technology eight kms of the block’s roads the Prime Minister’s directives in Bahrain, would benefit is within the dust roads’ are within his keenness to the ICT companies in the pavement programme, adding follow up on the needs of the Kingdom in a number of that it is an integrated project citizens nationwide in order to ways”. Ubaidli added. including setting up a sewage meet them. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7 Yemen cholera death toll passes Egypt court 1,100: WHO Geneva holera has killed 1,170 people in war-ravaged Yemen and the number of suspected cases is now atC nearly 2,000 a day, the World Health Organization said yesterday. rules against And the devastation wrought by the conflict there made coping with the outbreak that much more difficult, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva. “The number of suspected cholera cases is rising,” said Jasarevic. island transfer “We are talking close to 2,000 suspected cases per day,” he warned, which meant that Yemen was now suffering the world’s largest cholera outbreak. Since WHO began collecting data on the outbreak on April 27, it has registered more than 170,000 suspected This file photo taken on January 14, 2014, through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea’s Tiran (foreground) and the cholera cases across 20 of Yemen’s 21 governorates, Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia. Jasarevic said. WHO has warned that a quarter of a million people Cairo Parliament on June 14 approved court that the islands belonged control access to the Israeli port could fall sick with the disease cholera by the end of the n Egyptian court yesterday their controversial transfer. to Egypt. of Eilat. year there. Already, two-thirds of the population are on ruled that previous judicial On Tuesday an administrative The verdict would affirm They were captured by Israel the brink of famine there. Adecisions in favour of transferring court ruled that all judicial that any attempt to transfer the in the 1967 Middle East war Cholera is a highly contagious bacterial infection two Red Sea islands to Saudi decisions taken to date by the islands would be considered before being returned to Egypt spread through contaminated food or water. The Arabia were invalid, a judicial urgent matters court would be unconstitutional “even if the under the 1979 Camp David disease is easily treatable, but reining it in conflict-torn official and a lawyer said. considered invalid. president ratified the agreement”, Accords. (AFP) Yemen is particularly difficult. (AFP) Egyptian courts have issued In April, the urgent matters Ali said. contradictory rulings since Cairo court in Cairo invalidated “Now the ball is in the signed a controversial deal with a verdict by Egypt’s highest president’s court,” Ali Saudi Arabia in April 2016 to administrative court that went said. Kingdom of Bahrain transfer the islands to Riyadh. against the islands’ transfer. The president has yet to The government says the two “The ruling (on Tuesday) ratify the transfer deal. islands, Tiran and Sanafir, belong signifies that the land is Egyptian,” Lying at the mouth of to Saudi Arabia but had been said Khaled Ali, a lawyer who the Gulf of Aqaba, the leased to Egypt in the 1950s. argued in the administrative islands can be used to The Bahrain Petroleum Company BSC (Closed) hereby invites tender for the following: Tender No. Tender Tender Submission Initial Bond Documents Tender Title (BD) Kingdom of Bahrain Fees (BD) Day Date Time PROVISION OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND KITCHEN HOOD FIRE SUPPERESSION Wednesday FOR REFINERY CAFETERIA AND T170075(49) 500/- 15/- 02nd Aug 2017 The Bahrain Petroleum Company BSC (Closed) hereby invites tender for the following: BAPCO CLUB KITCHEN NOTE: Purchase Tender Documents 01:30 pm Deadline: Tender Tender Submission Tender No. Initial Bond 20-Jul-2017 13:30 hours Tender Title Documents (BD) Fees (BD) Day Date Time THE PROVISION OF RIGGERS SERVICES FOR PROCUREMENT SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF DEPARTMENT Wednesday WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT FOR Wednesday NOTE: Purchase Tender Documents OIL AND GAS ACADEMY T170076(49) 500/- 15/- 02nd August, 2017 T170061(49) 4000/- 50/- 02nd Aug 2017 Deadline: (NOTE: Purchase Tender Documents 27-July-2017 13:30 hours 01:30 pm Deadline: 20-Jul- 2017 13:30 hours 01:30 pm

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For any inquiry please call help desk email [email protected] or telephone no. +973-17566617. • This announcement is considered as a part of the Tender Documents. • This announcement is considered as a part of the Tender Documents. 8 BUSINESS Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Wednesday, June 21, 2017 BUSINESS 9 VW Slovakia workers strike demanding hike China shames jaywalkers with face recognition Right now, we do have about 750,000 Bratislava Beijing pieces bigger than one centimetre (0.4 housands of workers at Volkswagen Slovakia went on hinese cities are cracking down on jaywalkers by installing inches) in orbit and many were caused Tstrike yesterday over unmet demands for a 16 pe rcent Cfacial recognition kits at intersections to identify and by explosions of abandoned satellites pay rise from the country’s largest shame them by posting their and rocket bodies. private employer, a union official photo on public screens. It is The number could said.The average salary in the the latest use of the technology China, Russia Bratislava VW plant is 1,800 euros in China, where it has been grow to about 1.2 ($2,014), excluding managers’ used by fast-food chain KFC million by 2030,” pay packets, according to the to predict orders and in public - Rolf Densing, company. Slovakia’s average salary restrooms to foil toilet paper aim to end Airbus- is 980 euros. thefts. European Space Agency Director of Operations Boeing duopoly BRICS shows Paris government-mandated drive to reduce have forced the plane’s hina’s C919 and Russia’s MC-21 the nation’s dependence on Airbus grounding. may be absent from the tarmac at and Boeing aircraft. For Gilles Fournier, theC Paris Air Show, but their makers Capable of carrying 168 passengers managing director of the don’t hide their ambition to nose into over a distance of 5,500 kilometres Paris Air Show, “these strong vitality: the biggest part of the civil aviation (3,400 miles), the C919 already has planes are not yet mature market -- single-aisle medium-haul 600 orders. enough to display” at aircraft -- which is dominated by The MC-21 also represents an effort the event. But, he added, Airbus and Boeing. by Russia to end reliance on foreign “I think they will be in two Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has announced 12 winners in its June draw of the “For decades there were just two aircraft. Since the collapse of the Soviet years” at the next Paris special financing promotion that offered one of its lowest profit rates for families of competing aircraft in the Union, Russian airlines have shifted to Air Show. property and personal financing, in addition to value added rewards. China single-aisle segment, the A320 and the Airbus and Boeing aircraft which are “These new entrants 737” built by Airbus and Boeing, said cheaper to operate. have states which Stephane Albernhe, managing partner Manufactured by the state-owned support them at Archery Consulting. Irkut, the aircraft made its first flight and they won’t A Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet Both firms have been announcing on May 28 over Siberia. Capable stop there,” said business worth tens of billions of of carrying between 132 and 211 Albernhe. The cash prizes were hand- dollars for their mid-range bestsellers passengers up to 6,000 kilometres, “They have ed over by Hussain Karimi, at the Paris Air Show, but they’re there have been 175 orders for the started with single- Exhibition Branch Manager unlikely to keep the market for MC-21 according to Irkut. aisle aircraft, but – Retail Banking department, The ministers welcomed the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change themselves for long. The MC-21’s maiden flight comes its a good wager to Husain Ali Merza grand “Things are beginning to change six years after Russia’s short-haul that at least as far prize winner of BD10,000 and because the duopoly is being attacked Sukhoi Superjet aircraft came into as the Chinese are Beijing half of global growth. This all countries to implement Mohamed Mubarak Abdulla by the Bombardier’s C Series, Comac’s service in 2011. But they have since concerned, the next hinese Foreign Minister year marks the beginning the Paris Agreement winner of BD5,000. In addition C919 and Irkut’s MC-21. suffered serious model with be a Wang Yi said yesterday of the second decade of under the principles of the An Airbus A400M performs Husain Ali Merza to this, 10 winners won cash C While Bombardier’s C Series technical long-haul aircraft.” that the BRICS cooperation BRICS cooperation, and United Nations Framework grand cash prize win- prize of BD500 each. entered into commercial issues In fact, Beijing and has shown strong vitality China holds the BRICS Convention on Climate ner of BD10,000 service last year, both that Moscow announced last month during the past ten years. rotating presidency, Wang Change including the the C919 and MC-21 they intend to work together this “We were able to give Wang made the remarks said, adding that the country principles of equity and only just made their time a long-distance aircraft, which away 48 winners with at the opening ceremony stands ready to work with common but differentiated maiden test flights has been baptised C-929 by the of the meeting of BRICS all sides to contribute to responsibilities and respective last month and Chinese. total cash prizes worth Ministers of Foreign Affairs worldwide stability and capabilities. are years away Capable of carrying 280 passengers BD 80,000. With every and International Relations, prosperity, as well as the On terrorism, they deplored from entering on flights up to 12,000 kilometres, BD 50 invested in our attended by Russian Foreign healthy development of the continued terrorist into service. the C-929 would take on the latest Minister Sergey Lavrov, South multilateralism. attacks, including those in An Embraer E 195 E2 moves on Danat Savings Scheme, African Foreign Minister On the 2030 Agenda for some BRICS countries, and The C919, long-haul jets offered by Airbus the tarmac at Le Bourget which made and Boeing -- the A350 and 787 it gives you an opportu- Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Sustainable Development, condemned terrorism in all its first test Dreamliner. nity to enter our draws Brazilian Foreign Minister the ministers underscored its forms and manifestations flight on May The plane is to be developed by to win valuable monthly Aloysio Nunes and India’s the importance of its full wherever committed and by 5, built by state- COMAC and Russia’s United Minister of State for External implementation within the whomsoever. owned aerospace Aircraft Corporation Mohamed cash prizes and the Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh. framework of revitalized The ministers looked manufacturer (UAC). Chinese Mubarak Grand Al Dana Prize of a He said BRICS cooperation global partnership for forward to their meeting Commercial media have said Abdulla cash luxury Villa in Riffa,” has greater importance, as sustainable development. on the margins of the 72nd Aircraft development could prize winner the five countries’ share in The ministers also Session of the United Nations -Mohammed Buhijji, Corporation of China cost between $13 of BD5,000 global economy has increased welcomed the entry into General Assembly, and Head of Retail Banking (COMAC), represents billion and $20 from 12 per cent to 23pc in force of the Paris Agreement welcomed South Africa’s offer nearly a decade of effort in a View of the cockpit of a billion. the past decade while they on climate change on 4 to host the next stand-alone Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner test plane have contributed more than November 2016 and urged meeting in 2018. (Xinhua) The Dassault Aviation Rafale 8 Use Visa credit cards until 9th September to increase jet fighter performs The Airbus Helicopters’ chances in the July and September draws. Danat Al Salam customers VSR700 Optionally will have a chance to win 8 Every BD50 spent locally will allow one entry into the Grounded F-35s to resume flying Piloted Vehicle (OPV) Gmash fifth Grand cash draw, entries are doubled when spent abroad Malaysia tackles oil spill Washington eliminated as possible causes including are continuing to probe the issue and demonstrator prize worth $45,000 if ozens of F-35 stealth fighters that maintenance and aircrew flight equipment several precautionary steps are Kuala Lumpur Authorities said all six and petrochemicals integrated they invest by 2nd of July 8 Win sport travel packages to watch favourite club play were grounded for 11 days due to procedures,” base spokeswoman Major being taken, including increasing alaysia is using chemical Indonesian crew were missing development project in as well as the opportunity live, which includes full trip coverage. Dan oxygen-supply problem aboard the Rebecca Heyse said in a statement. the minimum levels for backup dispersants to break up and feared dead. Pengerang. to win our 2nd Grand Al M expensive warplanes will resume flying The Lockheed Martin planes were oxygen systems for each flight. an oil slick off its coast after a Two marine department Zulkifili said the spill Dana Prize “Villa in Riffa” 8 Earn free miles through Gulf Air’s Falconflyer loyalty pro- today, the US Air Force said. grounded on June 9 due to five incidents With a current development tanker laden with marine diesel boats were using chemical had not affected shipping by continuing to invest in gramme Investigators were unable to identify since May 2 in which pilots experienced and acquisition price tag already at sank last week, a top official dispersants on the more than activities and that the affected the savings scheme until said yesterday. three kilometre-wide (two- area was not a fishing a root cause of the issue, which had symptoms of hypoxia, of lack of oxygen. $379 billion for a total of 2,443 F-35 8 Win 6000 bonus miles for new credit cardholders when 2nd of August. The MT Putri Sea, registered mile) slick, Zulkifili Abu zone. prompted the 56th Fighter Wing of Luke Currently, the 56th Fighter Wing has aircraft -- most destined for the US spending a minimum of BD1,000 during the first two billing in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Bakar, director-general of Wan Junaidi Tuanku Air Force Base, Arizona to ground its 55 F-35A planes that are used to train Air Force -- the F-35 is the most cycles. F-35s. pilots from the US and other air forces expensive plane in history, and costs went down on Thursday in the Maritime Enforcement Jaafar, natural resources and “However, specific concerns were that are buying the jet. Heyse said experts are set to rise further still. To view winner names, visit bank’s website www.alsalambahrain.com or fol- a busy shipping lane off the Agency, said in a statement. environment minister said a low official social media accounts: instagram @alsalambank_bh, facebook @ southern state of Johor, near The oil spill is close to “tier one” response has been The Japan Maritime Self-Defense AlSalamBankBH and twitter @AlSalamBankBH. Force Kawasaki P-1 aircraft Singapore. Petronas’ billion dollar refinery initiated to fight the oil spill. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 BUSINESS 9 VW Slovakia workers strike demanding hike China shames jaywalkers with face recognition Right now, we do have about 750,000 Bratislava Beijing pieces bigger than one centimetre (0.4 housands of workers at Volkswagen Slovakia went on hinese cities are cracking down on jaywalkers by installing inches) in orbit and many were caused Tstrike yesterday over unmet demands for a 16 pe rcent Cfacial recognition kits at intersections to identify and by explosions of abandoned satellites pay rise from the country’s largest shame them by posting their and rocket bodies. private employer, a union official photo on public screens. It is The number could said.The average salary in the the latest use of the technology Bratislava VW plant is 1,800 euros in China, where it has been grow to about 1.2 ($2,014), excluding managers’ used by fast-food chain KFC million by 2030,” pay packets, according to the to predict orders and in public - Rolf Densing, company. Slovakia’s average salary restrooms to foil toilet paper is 980 euros. thefts. European Space Agency Director of Operations BRICS shows strong vitality:

Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has announced 12 winners in its June draw of the special financing promotion that offered one of its lowest profit rates for property and personal financing, in addition to value added rewards. China

The cash prizes were handed over by Hussain Karimi, Exhibition Branch Manager – Retail Banking department, The ministers welcomed the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change to Husain Ali Merza grand prize winner of BD10,000 and Beijing half of global growth. This all countries to implement Mohamed Mubarak Abdulla hinese Foreign Minister year marks the beginning the Paris Agreement winner of BD5,000. In addition Wang Yi said yesterday of the second decade of under the principles of the Husain Ali Merza to this, 10 winners won cash thatC the BRICS cooperation BRICS cooperation, and United Nations Framework grand cash prize win- prize of BD500 each. has shown strong vitality China holds the BRICS Convention on Climate ner of BD10,000 during the past ten years. rotating presidency, Wang Change including the “We were able to give Wang made the remarks said, adding that the country principles of equity and away 48 winners with at the opening ceremony stands ready to work with common but differentiated of the meeting of BRICS all sides to contribute to responsibilities and respective total cash prizes worth Ministers of Foreign Affairs worldwide stability and capabilities. BD 80,000. With every and International Relations, prosperity, as well as the On terrorism, they deplored BD 50 invested in our attended by Russian Foreign healthy development of the continued terrorist Minister Sergey Lavrov, South multilateralism. attacks, including those in Danat Savings Scheme, African Foreign Minister On the 2030 Agenda for some BRICS countries, and it gives you an opportu- Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Sustainable Development, condemned terrorism in all nity to enter our draws Brazilian Foreign Minister the ministers underscored its forms and manifestations to win valuable monthly Aloysio Nunes and India’s the importance of its full wherever committed and by Minister of State for External implementation within the whomsoever. Mohamed cash prizes and the Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh. framework of revitalized The ministers looked Mubarak Grand Al Dana Prize of a He said BRICS cooperation global partnership for forward to their meeting Abdulla cash luxury Villa in Riffa,” has greater importance, as sustainable development. on the margins of the 72nd prize winner the five countries’ share in The ministers also Session of the United Nations of BD5,000 -Mohammed Buhijji, global economy has increased welcomed the entry into General Assembly, and Head of Retail Banking from 12 per cent to 23pc in force of the Paris Agreement welcomed South Africa’s offer the past decade while they on climate change on 4 to host the next stand-alone have contributed more than November 2016 and urged meeting in 2018. (Xinhua) 8 Use Visa credit cards until 9th September to increase chances in the July and September draws. Danat Al Salam customers will have a chance to win 8 Every BD50 spent locally will allow one entry into the Gmash fifth Grand cash draw, entries are doubled when spent abroad Malaysia tackles oil spill prize worth $45,000 if Kuala Lumpur Authorities said all six and petrochemicals integrated 8 Win sport travel packages to watch favourite club play they invest by 2nd of July alaysia is using chemical Indonesian crew were missing development project in live, which includes full trip coverage. as well as the opportunity dispersants to break up and feared dead. Pengerang. to win our 2nd Grand Al Man oil slick off its coast after a Two marine department Zulkifili said the spill 8 Earn free miles through Gulf Air’s Falconflyer loyalty pro- Dana Prize “Villa in Riffa” tanker laden with marine diesel boats were using chemical had not affected shipping gramme by continuing to invest in sank last week, a top official dispersants on the more than activities and that the affected the savings scheme until said yesterday. three kilometre-wide (two- area was not a fishing 8 Win 6000 bonus miles for new credit cardholders when 2nd of August. The MT Putri Sea, registered mile) slick, Zulkifili Abu zone. spending a minimum of BD1,000 during the first two billing in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Bakar, director-general of Wan Junaidi Tuanku cycles. went down on Thursday in the Maritime Enforcement Jaafar, natural resources and To view winner names, visit bank’s website www.alsalambahrain.com or fol- a busy shipping lane off the Agency, said in a statement. environment minister said a low official social media accounts: instagram @alsalambank_bh, facebook @ southern state of Johor, near The oil spill is close to “tier one” response has been AlSalamBankBH and twitter @AlSalamBankBH. Singapore. Petronas’ billion dollar refinery initiated to fight the oil spill. 10 BUSINESS Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Saudi pulls back, Qatar hits post

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Dubai were banks, which had surged ulf stock markets were in the past week because of Gweighed down by weak a belief that foreign funds COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL oil prices yesterday as Saudi would flow into them in the Closing Bell Arabia pulled back despite event of a positive MSCI AUSTRALIA 0.2946 0.2910 hopes for positive news from decision. SAUDI ARABIA dropped 1.3pc to 6,953 points BANGLADESH 0.00491 0.00469 index compiler MSCI, while Saudi British Bank, for CANADA 0.2926 0.2884 DUBAI fell 0.2pc to 3,452 points Qatar closed at its lowest level example, pulled back 4.7pc DENMARK 0.0596 EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217 since it was hit by a diplomatic to 24.30 riyals after jumping ABU DHABI dropped 0.8pc to 4,456 points EURO 0.4297 0.4254 crisis early this month. 14pc in the past four days. HONGKONG 0.04985 0.04945 MSCI was due after the Petrochemical blue chip QATAR sank 1.5pc to 8,934 points INDIA 0.00607 0.00592 close yesterday to announce Saudi Basic Industries, INDONESIA 0.00003057 0.00002906 whether it will launch a review which would be a key Saudi EGYPT fell 0.7pc to 13,416 points IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 of Saudi Arabia for possible component of MSCI’s IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 inclusion in its emerging emerging market index if the KUWAIT fell 0.7pc to 6,783 points JAPAN 0.00354 0.003470 market index; inclusion would upgrade happens, fell 0.8pc. JORDAN 0.5350 0.5351 bring tens of billions of dollars Dubai’s index fell 0.2pc as BAHRAIN rose 0.2pc to 1,319 points KOREA 0.00038231 of fresh foreign money. builder Drake & Scull, the KUWAIT 1.249 1.249 The Saudi index surged most heavily traded stock, OMAN dropped 0.5pc to 5,195 points MALAYSIA 0.0905 0.0904 2.4 per cent on Monday slid 3.0pc after saying it had NEW ZEALAND 0.2789 0.2775 after Mohammed El-Kuwaiz, obtained regulatory approval Group, said it had bought 5pc of concern about increases NORWAY 0.0466 vice chairman of the Capital to start a capital restructuring of the firm. in their funding costs after NEPAL 0.00388 0.00367 OMAN 0.97962 0.98262 Market Authority, was quoted after heavy losses. Qatar’s index slipped 1.5pc other Gulf countries imposed PAKISTAN 0.00370 0.00360 as saying by the Asharq Abu Dhabi’s index dropped to 8,934 points, its lowest sanctions on Qatar early PHILIPPINES 0.00784 0.00756 al-Awsat newspaper that he 0.8pc as Dana Gas pulled back finish since January 2016. this month, accusing it of QATAR 0.10381 0.10376 expected inclusion by the end 4.4pc. It had gained 66pc this It remains depressed by supporting terrorism. SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066 of 2018. month on what some brokers economic sanctions and has Egypt’s index fell 0.7pc; SINGAPORE 0.2765 0.2754 Yesterday, the index rose said was buying by a strategic now lost 10pc since then. Orascom Telecom Media, the SOUTH AFRICA 0.03040 0.03030 as much as 0.6pc early on investor; late on Monday Many banks dropped; most heavily traded stock, SRI LANKA 0.00270 0.00247 but closed 1.3pc lower in thin Goldilocks Investment Co, Doha Bank fell 2.1pc. Qatari plunged 15pc as it went SWEDISH 0.0462 trade. The three top losers part of Abu Dhabi Financial banks have been weak because ex-dividend. (Reuters) SWITZERLAND 0.3967 0.3919 SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018 TAIWAN 0.012700 THAILAND 0.011350 0.011340 TURKEY 0.1143 Philippine Airlines orders seven planes UNITED KINGDOM 0.4919 0.4860 Manila Philippine Airlines believes UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102810 0.102810 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37780 0.37800 hilippine Airlines will buy we should get back the market YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 seven planes from Canada’s share we used to own,” Bautista PBombardier as part of an effort said. Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh to regain its dominance of the The new 86-seat Q400s and growing air travel market, the other types of narrow-bodied carrier said yesterday. aircraft would enable PAL to PAL said it sealed the deal for do that, he added. seven Q400 turboprops, worth The acquisition of the $235 million at list prices, at seven Q400s would be on the Paris Air Show. top of five Q400 planes The carrier aims to increase worth $168 million which COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN its fleet serving smaller islands PAL ordered last December BAHRAIN 0.3770 #REF! 0.3870 0.3405 in the archipelagic nation. but which have not yet been KUWAIT 0.2855 31.6134 0.2931 0.2578 “We used to be the only delivered. carrier in the Philippines. PAL, which has a fleet of OMAN 0.3849 0.3750 0.3951 0.3476 We used to be the dominant 81 planes, already operates five QATAR 3.6420 3.5480 3.7385 3.2891 domestic player,” a statement Q400s and four smaller Q300 UAE 3.6730 3.5782 3.7703 3.3171 quoted PAL president Jaime Representative picture aircraft from Bombardier. Bautista as saying in Paris. 1990s eroded PAL’s market become the Philippines’ largest These service airports that SAUDI 3.7500 3.6533 3.8493 3.3866 However the rise of budget share. Upstart Cebu Pacific carrier. cannot handle wide-bodied airlines starting in the late eventually overtook it to “The management of planes. Celebrating Yoga Day

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nternational Day of Yoga, or of oneness with ourselves, to orient one towards commonly referred to as Yoga the world and Nature. By comprehensive health The third International Day Day, is celebrated annually on changing our lifestyle and for an individual and the of Yoga will be celebrated 21 June since its inception in creating consciousness, it community. back, Qatar in Bahrain by the Indian 2015. An international day can help us to deal with Yoga is essentially a for yoga was declared unanimously climate change. Let us spiritual discipline based Embassy at the Indian School byI the United Nations General work towards adopting on an extremely subtle Jashanmal Auditorium from Assembly (UNGA) on 11 December an International Yoga science which focuses 7.30 pm today. 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental, and/ Day,” said Prime Minister on bringing harmony or spiritual practice attributed mostly Narendra Modi at the between mind and body. hits post to India. Indian Prime Minister 69th session of United It is an art and science for can achieve union between the body Narendra Modi in his UN address Nations General Assembly healthy living. The word and mind to attain self-realisation. suggested the date of 21 June, as it (UNGA) on September 27, “Yoga” is derived from the The aim of Yoga practice (sādhana) is the longest day of the year in the 2014. Sanskrit root yuj meaning is to overcome all kinds of sufferings Northern Hemisphere and shares On December 11, “to join”, “to yoke” or “to that lead to a sense of freedom in special significance in many parts of 2014, the 193 members unite”. According to Yogic every walk of life with holistic health, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the world. of UNGA approved the scriptures, the practice of happiness and harmony. “Yoga is an invaluable gift of proposal by consensus Yoga leads to the union Prime Minister Narendra Modi crisis low Representational image ancient Indian tradition. It embodies with a record 177 co-sponsoring information about the benefits of of individual consciousness with and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister unity of mind and body; thought countries a resolution to establish practicing Yoga for the health of the universal consciousness. According Yogi Adityanath will celebrate Dubai were banks, which had surged and action; restraint and fulfilment; 21st June as “International Day of world population. Yoga also brings to modern scientists, everything in International Yoga Day 2017 in a ulf stock markets were in the past week because of harmony between man and nature Yoga”. In its resolution, the UNGA harmony in all walks of life and thus, the universe is just a manifestation yoga session at Ramabai Rally Gweighed down by weak a belief that foreign funds and a holistic approach to health recognised that Yoga provides a is known for disease prevention, of the same quantum firmament. Ground in Lucknow today morning. COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL oil prices yesterday as Saudi would flow into them in the Closing Bell and well-being. Yoga is not about holistic approach to health and well- health promotion and management One who experiences this oneness of The UN International Day of Yoga Arabia pulled back despite event of a positive MSCI exercise but to discover the sense being and wider dissemination of of many lifestyle-related disorders. existence is said to be “in Yoga” and is celebrated every year on June AUSTRALIA 0.2946 0.2910 hopes for positive news from decision. SAUDI ARABIA dropped 1.3pc to 6,953 points This booklet is termed as a yogi who has attained 21. 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n the occasion of International Day of Yoga- 2017, I extend my warm greetings to all yoga enthusiasts in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the readers of this publication. OThe word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’ meaning to join, ‘to yoke’ or ‘to unite.’ The practice of yoga leads to the union of individual consciousness with the universal consciousness. Yoga, an ancient Indian knowledge, embodies unity of mind and body; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach Indian Embassy held a Yoga practice session ahead of International Yoga Day led by Indian Ambassador Alok to health and wellbeing. Yoga goes beyond being a set Kumar Sinha at the new Indian Embassy premises (which will be opened shortly) in Seef yesterday early morning of physical existence to a balanced mind, healthy body, and noble thoughts. Yoga connects us to our inner self. The United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014 adopted an India-led resolution declaring June 21 as ‘International Day of Yoga’. The resolution had 177 nations joining as co-sponsors, the highest number ever for any resolution in the UN General Assembly. The resolution was adopted by an acclamation, a testimony to the enthusiastic cross-cultural and universal appeal that Yoga enjoys amongst members of the United Nations. The movement towards wellness and practicing Yoga is gaining momentum. Over the past two years, people “Yoga is the Journey from across the globe have enthusiastically joined in celebrating the International Day of Yoga. of the Self, In an increasingly stressful life, Yoga provides the positive energy that keeps tensions away and gives us strength to perform our duties. The practice of Yoga to the Self, facilitates mind and body coordination, emotional equanimity and intellectual clarity to the practitioners. Through the Self.” Yoga also brings harmony in all walks of life and thus is known for disease prevention, health promotion and management of many life style related disorders. Let us observe the International Day of Yoga in a befitting manner and make a positive and qualitative difference in our lives. Alok K Sinha Ambassador of India, Bahrain Wednesday, June 21, 2017 13

Fatima Abdulwahid Al Ahmed Ahmed Jawahery Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha Fatima Al Mansoori

Manama seminar organised by KIMS Defence Force Royal Medical IMS Bahrain Medical Bahrain Medical Centre in Services, spoke on how yoga Centre (KBMC) in association with the Embassy is beneficial to overcome Kassociation with the Embassy is a great way to make people chronic conditions. Dr Sunil of India hosted a Seminar on in the Kingdom aware of the Kumar, Yoga expert and Yoga and Holistic Healthcare importance of yoga.” official exponent for Yoga at the Diplomat Radisson Hotel “It is an honour to be a part on behalf of Government of yesterday. of this seminar and spread the India said yoga is a necessity The Seminar, held Under the message of a healthy lifestyle for positive health. Dr Awatif patronage of Heath Minister in the Kingdom and I would Sharaf, Vice President, Bahrain Faeqa Al Saleh, was attended like to thank each and every Meditation Center spoke on by Fatima Abdulwahid Al individual for their continuous the importance of meditation Ahmed, Asst. Undersecretary efforts to support and promote and holistic health and Dr for Human Resources & yoga in the county,” she added. Bhramara Madduri, Faculty, Services, Ministry of Health, Ahmed Jawahery, Chairman Art of Living, demonstrated Alok Kumar Sinha, Indian of KIMS Bahrain Medical basic yoga steps that would Ambassador and Samir Centre and President of Royal be beneficial for day to day Aldarabi, Director of UNIC Bahrain Hospital, said, “By activity for any individual. Manama. embracing yoga in our lives The Seminar deliberated Al Ahmed told DT News, we achieve self-discipline and on various aspects of Yoga “This great initiative now good mental and physical including Yoga for Holistic has become an annual event health. It is a way of life and I Health, Yoga and Lifestyle in celebrated globally with a am glad to see yoga emerging addition to Meditation and mission to promote a healthy as a platform for unity between Health. A separate session HAPPY INTERNATIONAL lifestyle. We are pleased to be a India and Bahrain.” on practical yoga asana part of this worldwide initiative Prof Fatima Al Mansoori, and meditation was also through various activities. The an expert from Bahrain held.

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ass Corporation in Nass Group inaugurated the The Indian Ambassador association with the event by thanking the Indian highlighted immense benefits NIndian Embassy celebrated Ambassador and the Indian of Yoga and appealed to International Day of Yoga on Embassy for facilitating the all to continue practicing Monday at their Mina Salman event. He said, “The ancient and promote it such that Headquarters. practice of Yoga has helped its benefits are reaped by all. Sameer A. Nass, Chairman millions of individuals across The event was a great success of Nass Corporation welcomed the world in achieving holistic with more than 120 attendees, Indian Ambassador Alok well-being. In addition to the employees and their family Kumar Sinha on this occasion. positive health benefits, Yoga members participating in the Hemant Joshi, Director of has mental and spiritual core.” event. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 15 14 Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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Manama including the Bahrain one behind. Galorender the patronage Mobility International, MS The event will consist of of Health Minister society, Islamic association, a seminar, a Yoga session Faeqa bint Saeed Abdulrahma Kanoo Social and a Meditation session. ctresses Anna Kendrick and Blake Al-Saleh, the Parents Club and many In addition, there will be an Los Angeles ALively are in negotiation to come on UUnited Nations Information others. expo that will include Health ormer One Direction star board Paul Feig’s upcoming film ‘A Simple Center for the Gulf Countries “The theme for the 2017 & wellness services, organic FZayn Malik, who joined Favour’. The project is in the process of being (UNIC Manama) in celebration is ‘Yoga for and herbal products, and free forces with Italian fashion house set up at Lionsgate. collaboration with a group Health’ which highlights the wellness consultations. Donatella Versace to launch his Production on the film is expected to begin in August in Toronto. of volunteers (Helm Insan) fact that yoga can contribute Aster medical center will first range last October, has The film is about a mommy blogger in a small town and her best friend who and several centres and in a holistic way to achieving also be offering free health unveiled his second line for the suddenly vanishes. The murder mystery is based on the book by Darcey Bell. associations specialized in balance between mind and check and blood tests. For luxury label. It is being produced by Feig’s producing partner, Jessie Henderson. charity, health and social body”, says Samir Aldarabi, details and participation He has revealed that it was Meanwhile, Kendrick’s film ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ is scheduled for December 22 release, work will commemorate the Director of UNIC Manama. contact: Fatima Al Mansoori inspired by his personal style while Lively will be seen in ‘All I See Is You’, releasing on September 17. (TOI) Workers of Al Amin Contracting & Maintenance celebrated International Yoga Day yes- International Day of Yoga at Aldarabi noted that Yoga (36421000) Hassan Al Saffar and what he wears “every day”. terday in Mina Salman with a Yoga practice session. the Saar Mall today at 9pm. can make a direct and useful (33664770) The 24-year-old singer who The celebration which contribution to sustainable is currently dating model Gigi is being organised with a development and help Hadid, has admitted his lover remarkable contribution everyone move towards a also helped him in the creative from Bahraini Yoga Therapy lifestyle that is in harmony process, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “Its never too late Specialist Prof. Fatima with nature. He said: “I didn’t want to say its never too bad Al Mansoori will involve Aldarabi added that but yeah. She’s very good, and she the largest gathering of the celebration will bring definitely assisted me.” and your never too old or too sick community groups/civil together a large audience The “Pillowtalk” ollywood star Johnny Depp’s former to start from scratch once again.” societies in Bahrain. Officials from different segments of hitmaker has revealed Hbusiness managers have made public from various ministries and society and thereby that he was desperate the emails from him in their latest court organizations are expected to send a message that to work in the fashion filing, which reveal that he was willing to participate. any sustainable industry for a long sell off some of his belongings to help ease The programme is intended development “while”, and would have the financial situation. to engage a large number activity or action been happy to release a Depp’s ex-business managers are fighting of groups and civil societies should leave no Fatima Al Mansoori “couple of T-shirts”. (IANS) to subpoena his long time representative as part of the ongoing dispute overwhether the actor knew the dire state of his finances or was kept in the dark. Among the 109-page document are emails from TMG to various Yoga at Nass Corp members of Depp’s team, including an exchange in 2009 between TMG’s Joel Mandel and Depp himself. Mandel urged Depp to “take it easy” on his spending over the Christmas and wanted to set up a meeting where they could discuss about balancing his finances. (TOI)

Los Angeles INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY ctress Kate Winslet says that working in her forthcoming movie “The Mountain ABetween Us” was harder than working for her career-making role in “Titanic”. “This was much harder than Titanic because we really were at 10,000 feet and it really was Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha with officials of Nass Corporation during a photocall -38 degrees Celsius. I definitely had ‘Titanic’ flashbacks, freezing cold, falling into that cold ass Corporation in Nass Group inaugurated the The Indian Ambassador water,” said Winslet. association with the event by thanking the Indian highlighted immense benefits “It was definitely reminiscent of certain other June 21, 1979 NIndian Embassy celebrated Ambassador and the Indian of Yoga and appealed to rather challenging, strenuous experiences I had International Day of Yoga on Embassy for facilitating the all to continue practicing 20 years ago,” she added Monday at their Mina Salman event. He said, “The ancient and promote it such that When asked whether she and her friend Portrays the lead character Star-Lord in the Headquarters. practice of Yoga has helped its benefits are reaped by all. Leonardo (DiCaprio) will come together for any Guardians of the Galaxy films and stars as Owen Sameer A. Nass, Chairman millions of individuals across The event was a great success project any time soon, Winslet said no, reports of Nass Corporation welcomed the world in achieving holistic with more than 120 attendees, eonline.com. (IANS) Grady in the 2015 film Jurassic World. Indian Ambassador Alok well-being. In addition to the employees and their family Kumar Sinha on this occasion. positive health benefits, Yoga members participating in the Hemant Joshi, Director of has mental and spiritual core.” event. 16 Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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For Special Offers and Rates Looking for cook Contact arabic/oriental with experience 17879877 VIP house. 32233879 Call 17740684 [email protected] or send cv to [email protected] 18 COOL ZONE Wednesday, June 21, 2017 CROSSWORD Your star today Words may not be the best way to (Mar 21st - Apr 20th) communicate things today. Body language, YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION touch, and taste will be much more effective. You will find that your senses are heightened. Let your feet follow your nose and go enjoy a good meal with someone special tonight.

Things may get quite intense today. There will be a great deal of information coming (Apr 21st - May 21st) your way, but it might not all be that good. It seems that someone is putting a roadblock in your path, making it difficult for you to pass. Don’t let this stop you. Use your creativity to find ways around any obstacles. Experiences like these only make you stronger. Your head may buzz with activity today. (May 22nd - Jun 21st) Suddenly it seems like the spotlight has been turned on. You’re on stage and your brainpower is being tested. Are you up to the challenge? Ready or not, it’s here. Remember the importance of individuality. Don’t be another cookie-cutter replica. Be your own person and think for yourself. Focus on the simple pleasures today. Don’t (June 22nd - July 23rd) feel like you have to go to distant lands or engage in expensive recreational activities to find happiness and peace. Realize that everything you need is inside. Delight in nature. Smile at the Sun, Moon, and stars. Realize that there is beauty all around and not Across Down just in expensive objects you can buy. 1- Musical staff sign;; 5- West Point inits.;; 9- Spud;; 14- “Damn 1- What you’re reading right now;; 2- Sluggish;; 3- Fashion magazine;; (July 24th - Aug 23rd) Focus on your creative mind today. This is a Yankees” role;; 15- Ego;; 16- Earth tone;; 17- Wrinkly fruit;; 18- Canal 4- Lack of success;; 5- Handy;; 6- Simmons rival;; 7- Year in Edward fertile time to plant seeds that will surely grow up healthy and strong. You have the ability to of song;; 19- Papal garment;; 20- Cosmetic blepharoplasty;; 22- the Confessor’s reign;; 8- Not many;; 9- Tastelessly affected;; 10- Farm be prosperous now, but it won’t come easily. Irrigated;; 24- Run-of-the-mill;; 26- Mauna ___;; 27- Consisting of measure;; 11- ___ she blows!;; 12- Author ___ Stanley Gardner;; 13- The key for you now is to stay cool. Don’t flowers;; 30- Symbol that represents an idea;; 35- Milo of “Barbarella”;; Hollow grass;; 21- Designer Mizrahi;; 23- Olds model;; 25- Freedom;; overreact to the little annoyances that come 36- Support beam;; 37- Comfort;; 38- Express;; 39- King Arthur’s pal- 27- “Damn Yankees” choreographer;; 28- Atty.-to-be exams;; 29- ___ your way. You’re beyond petty squabbles. ace;; 42- ___ de guerre;; 43- Pack away;; 45- Mata ___;; 46- Hersey’s Beautiful Doll;; 31- Mustachioed artist;; 32- Charged toward;; 33- All Don’t waste your time with them. bell town;; 48- Greedy;; 50- In groups;; 51- Mrs. McKinley;; 52- together;; 34- Office notes;; 36- ___ old cowhand...;; 40- Winning the (Aug 24th - Sep 23rd) Motivation must come from within today. The Affirmatives;; 54- State of decline;; 58- I’ve been framed!;; 62- Keen!;; race;; 41- Stories;; 44- Expressed in writing;; 47- Cripple;; 49- Foolish only thing that can pull you out of bed is your 63- Travel on;; 65- City on the Rhine;; 66- ___ d’art;; 67- Busy as ___;; persons;; 50- High regard;; 53- Down source;; 54- Hydroxyl com- inner drive. Too much partying may leave you 68- Get, as a job;; 69- Inclines;; 70- Division of a school year;; 71- pound;; 55- Nixon pal Rebozo;; 56- ___ California;; 57- Part of QED;; spent to the point where you don’t want to Slaughter of baseball;; 59- Bank offering;; 60- ___ uncertain terms;; 61- Wraps up;; 64- May move. Remember to keep things in moderation. ___ excused?;; Be good to your body. Get outside and let your mind radiate outward like sunshine. Feel the grounding of the Earth beneath your feet.

R (Sep 24th - Oct 23rd) Your mind should be clear today and BEETLE BAILEY communications should go extremely well for you. Very few words will be needed to get your point across. You will connect to people on many levels. Realize that you have important information to share with those around you. Your critical, practical, grounded opinion plays a key role in the activities of the day. Strong forces may act up today and ask you (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) to stand up a little straighter than usual. Keep your shoulders back and be proud. Don’t think any less of yourself just because there is disagreement between you and others. Maintain respect for your opinions. Say things with confidence and don’t back down, but be prepared to defend your views.

Feel free to take the lazy route today. Don’t (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) lift a finger if you don’t have to. It may be hard to get others moving, too. You can prod all YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION you want, but if people don’t want to go, they D U aren’t going to go. Your flexible nature might S U O K be tested. You may find that you need to adapt to the whims of others rather than the other way around.

(Dec 22nd- Jan 20th) Your thinking is steady and reserved today. Your mind is right in line with your ego, and you will be able to accurately verbalize what is going on inside. You might be a bit reserved in how much you tell people. It could be that others are holding back information from you. Proceed with caution and be honest in all your dealings.

(Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Today is an excellent day to say exactly how you feel. Your thinking is sharp and clear. Once you start talking, you may never stop. People will listen extra carefully to your words. You have a great deal of influence, so realize how much impact you have on the environment. You will be able to accomplish a lot.

You might find that your brain is moving in the (Feb 20th - Mar 20th) slow lane today. It may even be creeping over to the breakdown lane. You might find that How to play: it’s a bit harder to make your witty rebuttals in Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each conversation. Take your time and make sure you row across, each column down and each 9-box square choose your words carefully. Communicating contains all of the numbers from one to nine. with others might be a bit like pulling teeth. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 19 z #PollToday 31 killed in ethnic violence in central Mali Bamako cleric Amadou Koufa, whose hirty-one people were Islamist group recently killed over the weekend joined the Group to Support inT central Mali as ethnic Islam and Muslims, a groups clashed over land in a jihadist alliance with links to The US student Otto Warmbier zone where the state is near- al-Qaeda. was in coma when released by absent and jihadists roam The Malian army N Korea. Do you see this as a barbaric act by the regime? freely. confirmed “31 dead, Nomadic Fulani people (comprising) 27 Fulanis and A car with all doors and Yes No Cant Say and farmers from the Dogon four Dogons,” along with trunk opened is pic- ethnic group have engaged nine more injured. tured in a Police sealed in tit-for-tat violence sparked The army said it had off area of the Champs- by Fulanis grazing their cattle spoken with mayors, village Elysees avenue in Paris on Dogon land. chiefs and imams to persuade Dogons also accuse Fulanis them to halt the violence in in the area of colluding with Mopti region. I am very, very, very sorry that (the military offensive left Marawi in ruins), I hope that soon you will find it in World’s biggest fish market your heart to forgive my sol- diers and government and will be moved: Tokyo governor even me.” -Rodrigo Duterte Paris attacker Philippine President

had gun licence Thai man bombed army hospital in revenge Paris Djaziri’s father, who has being on a jihadist watchlist. uestions arose yesterday since been detained, said that “What I know at this stage Qover how a known his son was a licensed gun- is that the first weapons radical Islamist who rammed owner, and a source close to permit was given before this The newly built Toyosu fish market in Tokyo a car into a police van on the probe said he owned nine individual was flagged up,” Paris’s Champs-Elysees was weapons including pistols and he said in an interview with Tokyo that hosts an early-morning able to hold a gun licence. an assault rifle. BFM television and RMC okyo’s famed Tsukiji tuna auction, is earmarked Adam Djaziri, a 31-year-old The attempted attack comes radio, but he added that A Thai man publicly con- Tfish market -- the for the Tokyo 2020 who had been on a watchlist with France still under a state “no one can be satisfied -- fessed to planting a bomb world’s biggest -- will be Olympics. for radical Islamists since of emergency after a wave of and certainly not me” that inside an army-run hospital moved to a new location, the “After that, we will 2015, was killed on Monday jihadist assaults that have left Djaziri had evidently still been last month, saying he was city’s top official confirmed turn it into a new market as his car loaded with a gas more than 230 people dead able to possess dangerous motivated by a loathing for yesterday, after months of with a food theme park,” canister smashed into the van since 2015. weapons. the military and their fre- delays over concerns about Koike told reporters, on the French capital’s most As the one-month-old Djaziri’s ex-wife, brother quent coups. toxic contamination at the adding that redevelopment famous avenue. government of President and sister-in-law were new site. would happen within five Two handguns and a Emmanuel Macron prepares detained late on Monday after Indian girl with rare But city governor Yuriko years. Kalashnikov-style assault rifle to unveil a tougher new anti- police questioned them at the condition dies suddenly Koike added a new element “I think it’s wisest to use were found in the car, while a terrorism law, Prime Minister family home in Plessis-Pate An Indian girl who made to the long-standing both Toyosu and Tsukiji,” weapons stash was found at Edouard Philippe expressed outside Paris. Djaziri’s father international headlines when relocation plan, saying the she said, referring to the new the home of the assailant, who dismay that Djaziri was able was also taken into custody, a rare condition caused her current site would eventually location. died in the incident. to have a gun permit despite a judicial source said. (AFP) head to swell to more than be redeveloped to capitalise The government initially twice the normal size has on Tsukiji’s globally planned to sell all or part died, days before she was to recognised brand. of the current site near the undergo corrective surgery. The present location, a upscale Ginza shopping Dutch student woes as prof popular tourist attraction district. Man arrested in UK over weapons possesion vanishes with final results A man arrested outside Britain’s parliament was to appear in The Hague court charged with possess- Singapore border guard mid scorching summer ing an offensive weapon and heat, most final-year assaulting a police officer. arrested for ‘jihad’ plans ADutch university students are Singapore “Through prolonged already partying on the beach. Trump slams N Korea Muslim border security exposure to online materials But one group will have to redo officer in Singapore has on the Syrian conflict, a key exam after their teacher after US student’s death Abeen arrested for planning Khairul perceived the Syrian disappeared leaving no trace of President Donald Trump to fight in Syria, officials said conflict to be a ‘holy war’ in their grades. slammed the “brutal regime” yesterday. which he was prepared to die “We’ve done everything we in Pyongyang following the Muhammad Khairul bin in battle as a ‘martyr’,” the can to try to find him, and death of Otto Warmbier, Mohamed, 24, an unarmed statement said. to get hold of the test papers, the US student released in a traffic officer working “He developed the view but he went missing several coma last week after nearly at the crossing with that the conflict in Syria weeks ago,” Aris Willems, 18 months in detention in Malaysia, was arrested was a sectarian struggle spokesman for the ROC ROC Midden Nederland University (file image) North Korea. under the Internal Security between Sunni Islam and Midden Nederland university Willems acknowledged he Dutch-language oral exam. For more, catch us Act, the Ministry of Shia Islam, and being a Sunni in Utrecht, said yesterday. had never come across anything Since they first sat the test online at: Home Affairs said in a Muslim, he wanted to fight A delegation from the like it, but after discussions back in March and April, the statement. against the Shi’ites in Syria university even went to the with the schools inspector it students have already been www.newsofbahrain.com The act allows for by joining the Free Syrian home of the Dutch language had been decided that the 80 told their grade and have been /nobonline detention without trial for up Army (FSA),” the statement professor, but his doorbell students following a cookery celebrating passing their final /newsofbahrain to two years. said. went unanswered. course would have to re-sit a diploma. 20 Wednesday, June 21, 2017 US teen killed by bear in Alaska running race Los Angeles her family, her children, they 16-year-old boy was were running the race,” Nathan US student freed Amauled and killed by a bear Michell, of the Anchorage during a running race in Alaska police department, told at the weekend, managing to reporters. text his family as the attack The race director said the was under way, authorities said boy had raced up a mountain Monday. and was on his way down Patrick Cooper, of extremely steep terrain that from North Korea Anchorage, was competing goes through thick wilderness in the annual mountain race when the attack took place. on Sunday that goes through Several fellow runners and rugged terrain when he rescuers rushed to the site but apparently encountered the initially couldn’t get close as bear. the animal was still in the area. He reportedly texted a “The bear was remaining has died: family member of his family to say in the area where the young he was being chased by the man was,” Tom Crockett, a Chicago animal. park ranger with Chugach State tto Warmbier, the US “The mother was here with Park, told local media. student released by NorthO Korea in a coma last week after more than a year in detention, has died, his Assange abandons ‘special family said Monday. The 22-year-old, who had announcement’ at embassy suffered severe brain damage, was medically evacuated to the United States on June 13. He died Monday at 2:20 pm (1820 GMT), surrounded by relatives in his home town of Cincinnati, Ohio. “It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home,” his family said in a statement. “The awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured Otto Frederick Warmbier (R) speaking at a press conference in Pyongyang (file image) Pro-Assange demonstrators stand with placards at a vigil to that no other outcome was in all regions of his brain, but authoritarian state last week, react to verbal commands. He mark the fifth anniversary of Julian Assange’s arrival at the possible,” they added. showed no signs of physical telling a news conference, looked very uncomfortable -- Embassy of Ecuador in London Pyongyang said that trauma. Medical tests offered “there is no excuse for any almost anguished,” they said. Warmbier fell into a coma no conclusive evidence as to civilized nation to have “Although we would never London himself to the authorities. soon after he was sentenced the cause of his neurological kept his condition secret hear his voice again, within ikiLeaks founder Julian Assange declared “victory” in March of last year for injuries, and no evidence of a and denied him top-notch a day the countenance of Assange on Monday following the announcement, stealing a political poster prior botulism infection. medical care for so long.” his face changed – he was at abandonedW plans to make although he declined to say from a North Korean hotel. They said Warmbier’s In their statement peace. He was home and we a “special announcement” whether he would step out The regime claimed the severe brain injury was most Monday, Otto’s family said believe he could sense that,” five years after moving onto British soil where he young man fell into a coma likely -- given his young they believed he had found they added. into London’s Ecuadorian could be arrested for earlier after contracting botulism age -- to have been caused a peace of sorts after being “We thank everyone embassy, claiming he had a skipping bail. and being given a sleeping by cardiopulmonary arrest flown home. around the world who has meeting set with UK officials. On Monday, WikiLeaks pill. cutting the blood supply to “When Otto returned kept him and our family in “On the advice of said Assange’s legal team Doctors treating the brain. to Cincinnati late on June their thoughts and prayers. Mr. Assange’s legal “remain optimistic” of Warmbier said he had Warmbier’s father, Fred, 13th he was unable to speak, We are at peace and at home counsel, today’s planned finding a solution “which suffered extensive tissue loss lashed out at Kim Jong-Un’s unable to see and unable to too.” announcement by Mr. respects the British legal Assange from the balcony of process and restores Mr. the Ecuadorian embassy has Assange’s freedom and been deferred.” dignity”. “This follows the The British government NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanets agreement of an imminent denied it had any plans to Washington and sustain life. latest study. observed. meeting with British meet with Assange, despite ASA revealed Monday 10 Kepler has already The latest findings were The scientists found that authorities,” WikiLeaks said the claim made by WikiLeaks. new rocky, Earth-sized discovered 4,034 potential released at the Fourth Kepler the newly discovered planets in a statement. “There are no upcoming Nplanets that could potentially exoplanets, 2,335 of which and K2 science conference tended to fall into two distinct Assange’s planned meetings scheduled between have liquid water and support have been confirmed by being held this week at NASA’s categories -- smaller, rocky appearance at the embassy the Home Office and Julian life. other telescopes as actual Ames research center in planets that are usually around balcony was due to mark five Assange’s legal team,” a The Kepler mission team planets. California. 75 percent bigger than Earth, years since he took refuge home office spokesman said. released a survey of 219 The 10 new Earth-size The Kepler telescope detects and much larger, gaseous in the Ecuadorian territory Assange said he opted to potential exoplanets -- planets planets bring the total to 50 the presence of planets by planets similar in size to within London, in a bid to move into the Ecuadorian outside of our solar system -- that exist in habitable zones registering minuscule drops in Neptune. avoid extradition to Sweden embassy to avoid being that had been detected by the around the galaxy. a star’s brightness that occurs NASA said the latest where he faced allegations extradited to the US where space observatory launched in “This carefully-measured when a planet crosses in front catalog is the most complete of rape. he fears prosecution over 2009 to scan the Milky Way catalog is the foundation for of it, a movement known as a and detailed survey of Sweden dropped its WikiLeaks publishing leaked galaxy. directly answering one of transit. potential exoplanets yet investigation into Assange government documents. Ten of the new discoveries astronomy’s most compelling The findings were compiled compiled. last month, deciding it was US justice authorities were orbiting their suns at a questions -- how many from data gathered during the The telescope has studied no longer proportional to have never confirmed that distance similar to Earth’s orbit planets like our Earth are first four years of the mission, some 150,000 stars in the keep the probe open while they have Assange under around the sun, the so-called in the galaxy?” said Susan which scientists processed Cygnus constellation, a survey there was little chance of the investigation or are seeking habitable zone that could Thompson, a Kepler research to determine the size and which NASA said is now 45-year-old surrendering his extradition. potentially have liquid water scientist and lead author of the composition of the planets complete. SPORTS Wednesday, June 21, 2017 21 Gran Piemonte:

Manama Meridaany of the Bahrain aim highthe Criterium on 25th and Merida Pro Cycling the Road Race on 26th, while MTeam members are set to Tsgabu Grmay will compete participate in National Road in Ethiopia both in Individual Championship races in Italy, Time Trial and in Road Race. Spain and Slovenia taking Cyclists: place during this week. Italian National The Italian riders – except Championships: Road Race: for Franco Pellizotti, who is Agnoli Valerio, Manuele recovering from tendinitis, Boaro, Niccolò Bonifazio, that forced him to abandon Sonny Colbrelli, Enrico the Critérium of Dauphiné – 21.3 km (four laps) where the in Piedmont as well (Ciriè- Ion Ander Insausti (who will that will be held in Kranj on Gasparotto, Antonio Nibali, will be at the Italian National 2km climb with a gradient over Caluso 38,3 km). ride the TT too). “We have a circuit of 10 km (six laps, Vincenzo Nibali, Giovanni Road Race Championships, 10% and peaks of 15% will for In Spain the focus will be just four riders, so it won’t 160 km total). “I think the Visconti. Individual Time that will be held in Piedmont sure be very challenging. Both on the Individual Time Trial be easy against teams with course can suit an attempt of Trial: Manuele Boaro Region this Sunday. Visconti and Colbrelli are in (Soria-Soria 43,1 km), with more athletes, but we will do breakaway and for that will Spanish National This race is called “Gran very good form and showed it the defending champion Ion our best” adds Chiesa. “The be ready with Luka Pibernik” Championships: Road Race: Piemonte” and will cover a in Slovenia. They can do well Izagirre, who will try to take race will be hard in particular comments SD Gorazd Štangelj Ion Ander Insausti, Ion distance of 236km from Asti at the Italian Championship the best time again. “He will in the final part with the six “Otherwise we can have the Izagirre, Ivan Cortina, Javier to Ivrea. “The course is very and Vincenzo Nibali will come aim to retain the Spanish title” laps of a circuit that features a chance to compete in a sprint Moreno. Individual Time long” explains Sports Director back to race after a period of says SD Mario Chiesa “At the demanding climb. You need to of a reduced group with Grega Trial: Ion Izagirre, Ion Ander Paolo Slongo. “After an rest following the Giro d’Italia, Tour de Suisse Ion did well and be clever to interpret the race Bole, supported by Borut Insausti. undulating start, there will be to prepare the second part of felt good. So we are confident.” at best”. Bozic. There are various Slovenian National a climb at 5% average (with the season”. Then Izagirre will line up in A significant group of solutions, let’s see according Championships: Road Race: max. gradient of 11%), a fast Only Manuele Boaro will the Road Race (Garray-Soria Bahrain Merida riders will to how the race goes”. Grega Bole, Borut Bozic, Janez descent and then some short ride the Individual Time Trial 207.3km), together with Ivan be at the Slovenian National In China Meiyin Wang will Brajkovic, Luka Pibernik, hills before the final circuit of too, which will take place Cortina, Javier Moreno and Road Race Championships, ride the Time Trial on 24th, David Per, Domen Novak. Woodrow claims Theatre award meeting held PowerPlay Crown August 26 final date for the qualifiers Manama DT News Network he second technical meeting for Manama the Khalid bin Hamad Youth romising young golfer Sebastian TheatreT Award Festival for National Woodrow (11 points) won Clubs, Youth Centres and People with Pthe Royal Golf Club’s Ramadan Disabilities was held on Monday, at PowerPlay Serie order of merit, Muharraq Model Youth Centre. having won first place in the first The meeting was attended by Jamal Officials during the meeting competition of the four week series, Al Ghailan, the director of the festival, 25 August will set a final date for reality and the horizon; while Rashid followed by third places in weeks two Abdullah Sweid, the Chairman the qualifiers. The preliminaries will Najem will present a workshop and three and did not even need to of the Evaluation Committee and be under Jamal Al Ghailan, director entitled: Do we need theatre?; compete in the final round to clinch Hisham Bukhamas, the Director of the festival and the Evaluation and Ahmed Jassim Al Jobin whill the title. of the Muharraq Youth Centre Committee headed by Abdullah hold a workshop titled: The role of Jerome Colson (27) won the final Model. Sweid. institutions in supporting the youth competition of the series and John The festival will be held under The organising Committee also theatre in Bahrain. Savage (26) came second which the patronage of His Highness announced that the eligible age of resulting in a tie for second in the Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al the participants had been set to a Grand prizes order of merit, with both players on Khalifa, First Deputy President of maximum of 35 years. Otherwise, the During the first meeting, the Festival’s nine points. the Supreme Council for Youth participation would be honourary, organising Committee announced a Adam Dutson, the Royal Golf and Sports, Honourary President of while age does include roles such as significant increase in the sponsorship Club’s Tournament Coordinator was Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation, the director, the author and other of participating clubs and centres on hand after the competition to organised by the Ministry of Youth elements that are not related to by 100%. This is in addition to the present prizes to the winners. and Sports Affairs in cooperation acting. festival’s allocated prizes, announced The exciting PowerPlay Stableford with the media office of His Highness The latest regulatory issues related as: Encouragement Award BD300, competition, which was played on Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa to the preparation the festival Best Promising Actor Award BD the floodlit back nine holes of the under the slogan #painting_a_ and Accompanying events were 500, Best Promising Actor Award for Royal Golf Club’s Montgomerie smile. The festival comes under the explained, especially the increase Three Individuals BD600, Best Music championship course, gives generous initiatives of His Highness in the percentage of the support Award BD 500, Best Décor BD500, competitors a choice between the Order of Merit Champion - in supporting youth in the cultural allocated to the participants by 100 Best Writer Award BD500, Best Actor normal flag location and a harder Sebastian Woodrow and humanitarian fields. per cent. in a Leading Role BD800, Best Actress PowerPlay flag option on each green. The management of the festival This year, the festival includes a in a Leading Role BD800, Best Actor In an added twist, competitors are Colson (27), 2 John Savage (26), 3 announced that the scripts for the number of activities, including the in a Supporting Role BD500, Best forced to play the ‘PowerPlay’ flag Rob Lane (25), 4 Earl Fountain (23), Accompanying events are to be most important of which are the Actress in a Supporting Role BB500, on at least three of their nine holes 5 Myriam Sudar (20). delivered on July 1 and the evaluation intellectual seminars, conducted by Best Direction Award BD1000, and those successfully completing the Final Order of Merit: 1 Sebastian committee will start its work on Yousef Al Hamdan, who will present Special Judging Committee Award harder option receive double points Woodrow (11 points), tied 2 John August 20. The selection will see only a seminar titled: The emergence of BD1500, Best Group Performance for the respective hole. Savage and Jerome Colson (9), 4 Rob 12 teams perform at the festival, while the youth theatre in Bahrain between Award BD2000. Results: (Week 4): 1 Jerome Lane (7), 5 Earl Fountain (6). 22 Wednesday, June 21, 2017 SPORTS Joy for Shaikh Mohammed, heartbreak

Shaikh Mohammed, the founder of the Godolphin racing for Dettori empire, shelters from the rain at Royal Ascot (Guardian) Ascot take the Group One second behind Velazquez to win the King’s ubai ruler Shaikh King’s Stand Stakes. O’Brien’s star in the Stand Stakes in almost as Mohammed bin The racing had English 2000 Guineas, impressive style as she had in Dal-Maktoum celebrated a got underway once a and vindicated the Queen Mary Stakes under treble on the first day of Royal minute’s silence was Shaikh Mohammed’s the Italian last year. Ascot, including two Group observed -- with Queen decision to miss the Her time was just 0.1sec Ones, 40 years to the day Elizabeth II and other Irish equivalent and outside the course record for since he had his first winner members of the Royal come to Ascot.“That five furlongs (1000 metres). in England. Family standing in the was what Shaikh “That was awesome. Lady Whilst Shaikh Mohammed parade ring -- in honour Mohammed wanted Aurelia is a very special filly,” and his Godolphin Operation of the memories of the and he was dead purred trainer Wesley A had a welcome day in the sun victims of the London right,” said Barney Ward, who was welcoming after a woeful period which tower block fire last Roy’s trainer Richard home his eighth Royal Ascot ended with chief executive week and the terror Hannon. winner. John Ferguson stepping down attacks that have struck O’Brien -- who Ward, who was the first amid scathing criticism by England in recent until Tuesday had American to train a winner trainer Saeed bin Suroor, months. carried almost all at Royal Ascot back in 2009, Godolphin’s former golden Shaikh Mohammed’s before him this season spared a thought for Dettori jockey Frankie Dettori had a joy was unconfined as in winning three of the as did Velazquez, who was day to forget. Ribchester broke the Barney Roy rides to victory in the St James’s Palace Stakes four English classics -- only due to have one ride on The 46-year-old Italian course record for a mile in the James’s Palace Stakes. “Hatta was my first horse said Churchill had run a good Tuesday. “I arrived at half was forced to admit defeat opening Queen Anne Stakes. Shaikh Mohammed’s and people were surprised race, but jockey Ryan Moore past eight this morning and in his battle to recover from His mood was even sweeter delight at Ribchester’s victory when she beat the favourite was perplexed. saw I had 10 missed calls,” an arm injury and then as his nemesis Aidan O’Brien’s in the course record time of at Brighton,” said Shaikh “He was never comfortable, said the 45-year-old two-time watched 2000 Guineas double 1min 36.6sec was palpable, Mohammed. I’m not sure why,” said Moore. Kentucky Derby winning as crack winner Churchill couldn’t kissing one of his daughters in “In life there is no winning Dettori said missing Ascot rider. “They were wondering American summon up his namesake’s his box -- the surroundings a post. You have to keep going, was ‘soul-destroying’ and where I was and then they rang filly Lady fighting spirit, and was left far cry from when Hatta won otherwise the rest will catch his mood would not have me when I was going through Aurelia floundering in fourth as at Brighton four decades ago up with you.” Barney Roy’s improved as his top ride customs and I said I would stormed Godolphin’s Barney Roy to spark a great love affair with success turned the tables on for the day, Lady Aurelia, have to ring them back... I’m home to won the feature St the turf. Churchill, having finished blitzed the field under Johnny pleased I did!” (AFP) Mayweather return won’t overshadow me: Golovkin Golovkin defends his world Mayweather-McGregor, which But Golovkin-Alvarez is a WBO -- will not be on the line title belts at the T-Mobile Arena he sees as a “circus show”. fight for the ages, one of the when the pair collide, but the three weeks after Mayweather “This (Mayweather- most eagerly awaited boxing winner on Monday was offered faces Conor McGregor at the McGregor) is not for fighters, match-ups in recent memory. the chance to fight for it later same Las Vegas venue. but business,” Golovkin told Golovkin, a knockout this year. Five-weight world champion reporters at a press conference machine from Kazakhstan but Alvarez, who cruised to a Mayweather, now 40, will not in London Monday. now based in California, has wide points win over fellow have fought for nearly two years “I think people understand made 18 consecutive Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez by the time he faces 27-year-old what is a true fight, a boxing world middleweight title Jr in May, admitted he did Irishman McGregor, a mixed fight, like mine with Caneno or defences and was taken to not know who WBO world London martial arts fighter, on Aug 26. a big show, maybe sometimes points for the first time since middleweight champion Billy ennady Golovkin has But McGregor, a two- for people a funny show, like a 2008 by American Daniel Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) was dismissed the idea weight UFC champion, has circus show. Jacobs in March.Alvarez, 26, when the Briton addressed him Gthat Floyd Mayweather Jr’s never fought as a professional Regardless of some also has an impressive record at a press conference in London comeback against Conor boxer and faces the sport’s best dismissing it as a mismatch, that has seen him win world on Monday. McGregor will overshadow practitioner for decades. Mayweather-McGregor is titles in two weight divisions Saunders was linked to his Sep 16 clash with Saul Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), 35, expected to do record business with one blemish -- by majority fighting Golovkin in his ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. insists his fight with Alvarez for a boxing fight and may points decision to Mayweather homeland of Kazakhstan on Gennady Golovkin WBC-IBF-WBA (49-1-1, 34 KOs) is bigger eclipse Golovkin-Alvarez in in 2013. June 10, but the fight never middleweight champion and of more significance than revenue and television viewers. Only one world title -- the happened. SPORTS Wednesday, June 21, 2017 23 Murray stunned as seeds fall at Queen’s London “It’s a big blow for sure. It’s not ideal Queen’s without the top three seeds as world ndy Murray suffered one of the most obviously,” said Murray, who has failed to number three Stan Wawrinka and world embarrassing defeats of his career get past the second round in three of his last number six Milos Raonic also crashed Aas the world number one slumped to a four tournaments. out.Wawrinka was beaten 7-6 (7/4) stunning Queen’s Club first-round defeat by “He was better than me. I didn’t create 7-5 by Spain’s Feliciano Lopez in Australia’s Jordan Thompson yesterday. loads of chances and didn’t return particularly the Swiss star’s first match since Murray was hoping to warm up for his well. “If I play like that, I certainly won’t win being thrashed by Rafael Nadal Wimbledon title defence by winning the Wimbledon.” in the French Open final. Queen’s title for a sixth time, but instead he The shock loss ended Murray’s 14-match “I’m really sad to have succumbed to an astonishing 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 winning streak on grass and his 10-match lost. I would have liked more exit against the world number 90. unbeaten run at Queen’s. matches here,” Wawrinka said. The 30-year-old’s loss was all the more After reaching the French Open semi- “There’s still a lot of work to remarkable because Thompson was only finals to raise hopes that he was finally back do physically and on my game, called up to face Murray at the last minute. on track following a poor first half of the to be in a better place on grass.” Murray was scheduled to face Aljaz season, Murray will head to Wimbledon, Raonic finished as Queen’s Bedene, but he withdrew with a wrist injury which starts on July 3, with fresh doubts and Wimbledon runner-up last just hours before Tuesday’s match, leaving about the state of his game. year, but the Canadian’s hopes Thompson, who was at the west London “Andy’s the world number one. I’ve looked of another strong showing on venue as an alternate after losing in the up to him. That’s definitely the biggest win of grass were wrecked by Australian qualifying rounds, to scramble to get ready my career,” Thompson said. wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis’s 7-6 for his unexpected date with destiny. “I was sitting around hoping to get a (7/5), 7-6 (10/8) triumph. With the Queen’s champion well below match. I got in the “I was just a little too passive. I his best, 23-year-old Thompson seized his draw and I’m so was letting him dictate too much,” opportunity in memorable fashion and lucky to be here.” Raonic said. handed Murray his earliest exit from the Murray’s “Obviously the disappointment is tournament since 2012. downfall left high right now.” (AFP) Britain’s Andy Murray Troubled Ronaldo Kumble resigns gets court date New Delhi nil Kumble has stepped Madrid down as India’s head ristiano Ronaldo’s woes deepened Acoach after a one-year term that yesterday when the star striker who ended with the team’s defeat reportedlyC wants to quit Real Madrid in the final of the Champions was summoned to appear before a judge Trophy, the Indian cricket investigating tax fraud. board said yesterday. Ronaldo, 32, said to have vowed that “The Board of Control he would never play for Real Madrid for Cricket in India (BCCI) again, was ordered to appear in a confirms that Mr Anil Kumble Madrid court on July 31 to answer four has withdrawn his services as counts of tax evasion of 14.7 million the post of the Head Coach for euro ($16.5m). the Senior India Men’s team,” Spain’s Budget Minister Cristobal said a board statement. Montoro urged media to respect the “While the Cricket Advisory presumption of innocence regarding the Committee had endorsed an four-time world player of the year. extension to his tenure as Head “What is very important for me is Coach, Mr Anil Kumble has to insist that no one is a criminal if believes the European champions decided not to continue as the he is not convicted,” Montoro told a did not back him as fully as he coach,” the statement added. press conference. “That is why we must had hoped in his dispute with the The former captain did not apply the principle of presumption of taxman. travel with the India team that innocence in all areas.” And he has also complained on left from England on Tuesday Unhappy Ronaldo has left his future multiple occasions in the past about for a limited-overs tour of the at the Spanish giants in doubt after Real supporters, who have resorted West Indies starting June 23. angrily announcing last week that his at times to jeering and booing his The BCCI had advertised for “conscience is clear.” performance on the pitch. the coach’s position just before Spanish tax authorities are However club president the 50-over marquee event, also targeting Jose Mourinho, the Florentino Perez disclosed that prompting rumours of a rift Manchester United manager who was no offers had been received by between the coach and India on Tuesday accused of evading 3.3 Real to tempt Ronaldo away captain Virat Kohli. million euro ($3.7 million) in tax during and the club was determined to The 46-year-old Kumble, his stay at Real Madrid. keep him. “Ronaldo is a Real who was put in charge last June, Montoro said, however, that player and will continue to be coached India to 12 victories in sports stars must be “exemplary” so as far as we are concerned,” 17 Tests. and “particularly scrupulous in the Perez told Marca sports daily Former India greats Sachin fulfilment of their tax obligations” Tuesday. Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly because their actions “radiate over the In an earlier report and VVS Laxman have been whole society, for example on youth, Marca said Ronaldo has tasked with selecting his Anil Kumble children”. told his teammates he Portugal’s forward successor. According to media reports Ronaldo was leaving and “there Cristiano Ronaldo is unsettled at Real Madrid because he is no turning back”. Murray stunned as P23 seeds fall at Queen’s SPORTS 2424 Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Federer claims 1100th tour win First victory of the grass-court season

Halle (Saale) veteran Tommy Haas in Stuttgart last week. ighteen-time major champion Roger But the world number five was back to his Federer picked up his first win of the imperious best on Tuesday, as he broke in grass-courtE season by thrashing Japan’s the fourth game en route to the opening set. Yuichi Sugita in the first round at Halle The 66th-ranked Sugita was no match for yesterday. his illustrious opponent, although he did The Swiss top seed, who skipped the entire avoid a second-set bagel by breaking when clay-court schedule in order to be fully fit for Federer served for the match. Wimbledon, brushed aside lucky loser Sugita Federer, 35, will be one of the favourites as 6-3, 6-1 in just 51 minutes, to bring up his he looks to land an eighth title at Wimbledon, 1100th win on the ATP Tour. which runs from July 3 to July 16. “I had never played him. And playing For now though the world number five will against me, all are always very motivated,” focus on winning the warm-up event in Halle Federer told the Halle Open website. for a ninth time, and he will face in-form “That doesn’t make it easy, but I’m very home hope Mischa Zverev in the last 16. satisfied. That was a very good start into the Earlier on Tuesday, Mischa Zverev’s Gerry Weber Open.” brother and fourth seed Alexander eased to Federer, who won his first Grand Slam title a 6-3, 6-2 win over Paolo Lorenzi, while Kei since 2012 at the Australian Open in January, Nishikori fought back from a set down to lost the first match of his return to German defeat Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 6-4. Switzerland’s Roger Federer

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