TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 8 Let’s reflect on the promise communities make to one another INSTAGRAM Riffa survive /nobmedia 25 Al Najma scare LINKEDIN WEDNESDAY newsofbahrain DECEMBER 2019 Riffa survived a late scare 210 FILS WHATSAPP to escape with a narrow 38444692 ISSUE NO. 8336 78-71 victory over Al Na- jma last night in the Top FACEBOOK /nobmedia Six Division of the Zain Bahrain Basketball League, MAIL [email protected] currently being played at Zain Arena in Um Al Has- WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com sam. P16

Mariah Carey sued by former nanny 14 CELEBS WORLD 5 At least 28 dead in Indonesia bus plunge Fee exemption cancelled Manama

ahraini citizens wishing Bto travel to the Republic of Turkey are now required to pay for an electronic visa fee of $60 for a maximum visit period of 30 days. Bahraini citizens wish- ing to visit the country for a longer period must apply for a visa in person through Israeli army admits error over attack the Turkish Embassy in the Special Christmas Kingdom of Bahrain. Jerusalem The visit visa fees for a pe- riod that exceeds 30 to 60 he Israeli army said days is determined to be $135, Tuesday that a strike while it is $270 for a period in Gaza that killed nine that exceeds 60 to 90 days. Tmembers of the same family 35 had been due to a faulty assess- Palestinians were killed ment of the risk to civilians. and more than 100 More deaths in Idlib The November 14 air strike wounded in the attack. Damascus targeted the home of Rasmi Abu Malhous, described by Is- rael as a commander in Islamic t least eight people in- Jihad, the militant Palestinian Acluding five children movement against which Is- members of the public. were killed yesterday in rael had launched a three-day An army inquiry later found Russian air strikes on north- campaign. “that even though military west Syria, as France and He and eight members of his activity was conducted in the Turkey appealed for an end family were killed by the attack, compound, it was not a closed to violence that has forced including five children. compound, and in reality civil- tens of thousands to flee. A statement from the army ians were present there,” it said. Heightened regime and said that intelligence collected The army said it would learn Russian bombardment has ahead of the attack had indi- from its “mistakes” to reduce hit the militant-held prov- cated that the residence “was “the recurrence of similar ir- ince of Idlib since mid-De- designated as an Islamic Jihad regular events.” cember, as regime forces terror organisation military It stressed it had made “con- make steady advances on compound”. siderable efforts... to reduce the Anti-government protesters and the less fortunate attend a Christmas dinner to celebrate in Martyrs Square in the ground despite an Au- The army had “estimated” damage to non-combatants”. downtown Beirut. Parts of Lebanon were expected to wake up to a white Christmas this year, but in a country that gust cease-fire and UN calls that “civilians would not be Palestinian officials said 35 is home to more than a million refugees wintry weather was unlikely to be universally welcomed. Storm Loulou was for a de-escalation. harmed as a result of an at - Palestinians were killed and expected to bring snow to parts of Lebanon above 1,400 metres overnight, but lower areas will only have rain and high Nearly 80 civilians have tack” on the site, which was more than 100 wounded. There winds, the meteorological department at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport said. The officials said the storm been killed by air strikes not believed to be accessible to were no Israeli fatalities. could lead to wind speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour and a raging sea. and artillery attacks over the same period, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which estimates that more than Nation in crisis 40,000 people have been displaced in recent weeks. “These attacks should come to an end immediate- ly,” Turkey said Tuesday after sending a delegation to Mos- cow to discuss the flare-up. Alarming escalation Aid agencies stop work in Yemen town after attacks

Oxfam office on Tuesday morn- A contested frontline runs DON’T MISS IT Yemen has suffered ing, aid agencies said. across the province. • Among the agencies hit over- “I urge a thorough investiga- from almost five years of night on Saturday by rocket-pro- tion, and I express my appre- conflict since the Iran- pelled grenades (RPGs) fired by ciation to the Government of HRH Crown aligned Houthi militants unknown individuals were Ox- Yemen for the work they have ousted President. fam and the International Res- begun in this regard. Prince issues cue Committee (IRC). “I also remain gravely con- 02 edicts to appoint The attacks on Saturday cerned by the continuation of Around 80 per wounded one person, damaged media campaigns in parts of new officials cent of• the population property and caused 12 organisa- Yemen that spread rumours and Rising power needs humanitarian tions to suspend aid programmes incitement against aid opera- assistance after the in Al Dhale, affecting 217,000 tions,” Lowcock said. bills forcing residents, United Nations aid Meanwhile, in the country’s war pushed millions to 03 shops to close chief Mark Lowcock said on north, the Houthi-run health the brink of famine. Monday. ministry declared that a bout down: MP Oxfam said their office was of fast-spreading swine flu had Sana’a hit by two RPGs, but nobody was A boy waits for food supplies provided by the World Food Programme at a killed 94 people in October Parliament injured. Tuesday’s attack used school in Sana’a. alone. Thousands of reported praises welve aid agencies in the an improvised explosive device most five years of conflict since cases have overwhelmed health 04 Royal pardon for Yemeni town of Al Dhale (IED). the Iran-aligned Houthi mili- care facilities already crippled by Thave stopped work af- IRC said its office and a wom- tants ousted President Abd-Rab- constant violence, said Moham- jailed convicts ter attacks on their buildings en’s centre were hit by RPGs on bu Mansour Hadi’s government Aid workers are not a med Al Mansour, a senior health that the United Nations called Saturday, injuring one security in late 2014. target. Those who will official, warning the death toll 210 fils (includes VAT) an “alarming escalation” amid guard. “Aid workers are not a The southwestern province of would likely rise.A new outbreak media campaigns against aid or- target. Those who will suffer Al Dhale lies on the main south- suffer the most are of dengue fever has also swept ganisations. the most are innocent Yemenis to-north road linking the south- innocent Yemenis who across the country, killing 68 The majority of attacks oc- who benefit from IRC’s... work,” ern port of Aden — controlled benefit from IRC. people, including 16 children curred overnight Saturday. One IRC said. by Hadi’s government — to the IRC under five, so far this month, he more occurred on an unoccupied Yemen has suffered from al- Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa. added. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 02

HRH Crown Prince issues edicts to appoint new officials Manama HRH the Crown Prince also Transportation and Telecom- The Information Affairs Min- istry of Finance and National issued Edict 36/2019, appointing munications. ister shall implement the edict, Economy as Director of Risk is Royal Highness the current Director of Avia - The Minister of Transporta- which takes immediate effect Analysis at the National Bureau Prince Salman bin tion Safety and Security at the tion and Telecommunications and will be promulgated in the for Revenues (NBR). HHamad Al Khalifa, the Ministry of Transportation and shall implement the edict, which Official Gazette. Under the same edict, Nawaf Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Telecommunications, as Aero- takes immediate effect and will In another edict (38/2019), Al-Sayed Hashim Al-Sada was Commander and First Deputy nautical Licensing Director at be promulgated in the Official HRH Crown Prince appointed appointed as Director of Exter- Prime Minister, yesterday is- the same ministry. Gazette. Yasser Mubarak Al Rumaithi as nal Tax Relations, Yusuf Adel sued Edict 35/2019, appointing The current Director of Land HRH the Crown Prince also Director of Human Resources at Mohammed Mattar as Director Shaikh Mohammed bin Ali bin Transportation Planning and issued Edict 37/2019, appoint- the Electricity and Water Affairs of Tax Policies, Noor Hafidh Bu- Mohammed Al Khalifa as the Studies, Shams Rashid Khalfan, HRH the Crown Prince ing directors at the Information Authority (EWA). Ali as Director of Operations and Director of International Co-op- was appointed as Director of Affairs Ministry. The Electricity and Water Af- Auditing and Nada Alawi Al-Ala- eration and Development at the Land Transportation Monitor- ning and Studies, Mohammed Under the edict, Mariam Isa fairs Minister shall implement wi as Director of Communica- Interior Ministry’s Office of the ing and Inspection at the same Abdulla Zainal Mohammed as Bukamal was appointed as Di- the edict, which takes immedi- tion and Customer Service at the Ombudsman. ministry. Director of Aviation Safety and rector of Creativity and Elec- ate effect and will be promulgat- National Bureau for Revenues. The Interior Minister shall Under the edict, Latifa Motlaq Security, Bassim Salman Al-As- tronic Media, Qais Hassan Al ed in the Official Gazette. The Minister of Finance and implement the edict, which Jumaa Al Thawadi was appoint- foor as Director of Meteorolo- Dossary as Director of Televi- HRH the Crown Prince also National Economy shall imple- takes immediate effect and will ed as Director of Post Offices, gy and Yassen Hassan Al Sayed sion and Abdulrahman Khalid issued Edict 39/2019, appointing ment the edict, which takes im- be promulgated in the Official Hussain Ali Yacoub as Director Ali as Director of Air Naviga - Al-Madfai as Director of News at the current Director of Central mediate effect and will be prom- Gazette. of Land Transportation Plan- tion Systems at the Ministry of the Information Affairs Ministry. Internal Auditing at the Min- ulgated in the Official Gazette.

Egypt expo highlights Kingdom’s educational strides Cairo which dates back to 1919, when portunities for every citizen to ahrain’s educational strides the first government school, the develop his/her mental, physi- over the past century have “Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifiya” School, cal and emotional potentials and Bbeen showcased during was established. skills through drawing up the 17th conference of the Arab They also highlighted the quan- development plans, their im- ministers in charge of higher ed- tum leaps made by the Kingdom plementation and evaluation to ucation and scientific research, in the field of education during achieve the requirements of qual- hosted by Egypt. the prosperous era of His Majesty ity to enhance the quality and During an exhibition on the King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, effectiveness of education in line centenary of formal education in citing Bahrain’s success in rank- with the international Bahrain, held on the sidelines of ing among developed countries in standards as stated in the the conference, Minister of Edu- this field in international reports. Education Law, Higher Edu- cation, Dr Majid Al Nuaimi, and The visitors expressed their ad- cation Law and Private Edu - Assistant Undersecretary for Cur- miration for Bahrain’s deep-root- cation Institutions Law in the ricula and Educational Supervi- ed experience in education, and Kingdom. sion, Ahlam Al Amer, briefed the hailed its landmark achievements The Kingdom now hosts many ministers, heads of delegations and honourable results. universities, colleges, schools and invitees about the history of The Education Ministry has and professional institutions of formal education in the Kingdom, been providing educational op- Dr Al Nuaimi along with other officials tours the expo. international repute.

Bahrain Indian School celebrated Christmas with great exhilaration and ardour. The entire school vibrated with the echoes of Christmas carols. Principal Saji Jacob urged students to extend their help to all those around them. He also motivated students to express their gratitude to Almighty and spread the message of peace and love. Special Assemblies by tiny tots and senior students were conducted highlighting the birth of Jesus Christ, importance of giving gifts, and the importance of the festival as a whole. Students enjoyed the day as they shared food with their friends, played various games and sang Christmas carols. Directors Himanshu Verma and Ritu Verma extended their best wishes to all on the festive occasion of Christmas and New Year.

The New Millennium School, DPS Bahrain celebrated Christmas on December 22 and 23, 2019, with great fervour and enthusiasm. The entire school reverberated with the echoes of Christmas carols and wore a festive look with bells, streamers and beautifully decorated Christmas trees. Several activities such as decorating Christmas Trees and Stockings, making Christmas Cards and hand-crafted bells were organised for the students. The special assemblies highlighted the spirit of giving and sharing during Christmas. The tale about the birth of Lord Jesus and the legend of Santa Claus was enacted by the students. Speaking on the occasion, the Principal, Arun Kuumar Sharma, motivated the students to follow the true spirit and message of Christmas and emerge as better human beings. Chairman, Dr Ravi Pillai and the Managing Director, Geetha Pillai, extended their warm wishes and blessings on the occasion. The celebration at school was the best way to end a meritorious and eventful year and welcome another fruitful one with outstretched arms. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 03

‘Deepest eclipse’ event held TDT | Manama Rising power bills forcing he Capital Governo - Trate yesterday organ- ised an event on the deepest eclipse in the history of the Kingdom in co-operation with the Bahraini Astronom- ical Society. Hassan Abdullah Al shops to close down: MP Madani, Deputy Governor of the Capital Governorate and Dr Waheeb Al Nasser, Commerce Ministry urged to find a remedy society president and many dignitaries as well as space authorities or market research “Exemption from electricity enthusiasts attended. There are no official firms as to how many shops and water bills for these soci- The event included a lec- • have been closed down owing eties will directly benefit the ture given by Dr Waheeb Al numbers from the part to high power bills. We are ready to carry people with special needs,” the Nasser in which, he stated of authorities or market Meanwhile, a source from out a study in co- note stated. that the Kingdom will today research firms as to the ministry said that it is operation with the Reportedly, senior MPs in- witness an annular eclipse of how many shops have ready to carry out a study in Bahrain Chamber cluding Parliament Speaker the sun, which is a rare phe- co-operation with the Bahrain of Commerce Fawzia Zainal have signed the nomenon in 100 years. been closed down owing Chamber of Commerce and proposal. The eclipse will begin to high power bills. Industry to determine the rea- and Industry to A number of societies sup - around 6.32 am and will end sons for the closure of some determine the porting special needs citizens by 7.49 am, the expert said. TDT | Manama shops. reasons for the have welcomed the move, Warning has been issued In another development, closure of some stating the such a step would against seeing the eclipse he increase in electric- parliamentarians are in their shops. greatly help them. with naked eyes as this could ity and water prices is best efforts to reduce the pow- The burden of high electric- lead to eye damage or perma- MINISTRY SOURCE Tforcing many shops and Mr Al Thawadi er bill burden from societies ity and water bills have been nent blindness. businesses to close down, a that support differently-abled. the hot topic of discussion in The attendees observed parliamentarian observed. He urged the Ministry of In- According to a proposal by try is of great interest to the recent weeks. planets and stars through the MP Abdullah Al Thawadi dustry, Commerce and Trade a group of MPs, the societies Kingdom. Enabling their care Citizens and residents have Telescope, where Dr Waheeb said that the increase in elec- to study the issue and find a should be completely exempt- could mean supporting the complained that the utility Al Nasser briefed explanation tricity and water prices came at remedy. ed from paying the utility bills. societies that support the dis- bills this year have been ex - on how to monitor the po- a time when the economy has However, there are no offi- “The welfare of the special abled,” the explanatory note of tremely high in the past few sitions of planets, stars and taken a downturn. cial numbers from the part of needs population of the coun- the proposal stated. months. astronomical phenomena.

Capital Governorate honours street cleaners Council carries out inspections at restaurants in Muharraq TDT | Manama Pradeep Puravankara

uharraq Municipal Council has been Mcarrying out many inspectional visits to restau- rants and cafeterias to find out violations. This was announced by Dr Governorate officials with street cleaners at the event. Hassan Al Dawy, Deputy Chair- man of Muharraq Municipal TDT | Manama from the vegetable market said that we appreciate greatly. Council. that sanitation workers play an “We are thankful to all for The inspectional visits were n a rare gesture, the Capi- important role in the country the amazing work they put carried out in co-operation tal Governorate honoured and everyone owes a huge debt in. We look forward to more with Health Ministry, Industry, Istreet cleaners whose hard to them for their continuous events in the future,” another Trade and Commerce Ministry, work and contributions to - and dedicated efforts. trader said. Labour Market Regulatory Au- wards keeping the Kingdom “Despite many challenges, Last month, a cleaner who re- thority and Muharraq Police. Council inspectors in action at a restaurant kitchen. clean are rarely appreciated. they continue to work hard and turned wallet of a Bahraini after Dr Al Dawy confirmed that The event was organised by keep the country clean every he found it on the street was these campaigns follow the di- He said that the main goal of in serving and preparing food the Manama Central Market day,” he said. honoured by Southern Munic- rectives of HRH the Premier the campaign is to educate and must register with the Health merchants in co-ordination “We are so happy to have giv- ipal Council officials. after growing complaints about guide while some violations Ministry and they should be with the Capital Secretariat. en them a day to remember. A grand ceremony was held cleanliness violations at shops demand strict action. subjected to certain medical Redha Al Bustani, a trader Their efforts are certainly one to honour the individual. and hotels. “Workers who are engaged examinations.”

Brothers ‘swindled BD1m from 38 people’ Bringing smiles to little faces TDT | Manama the victims they would return the money. Police investigated the wo brothers swindled 38 case after several victims went people out of one mil- The duo are said to forward to lodge complaints Tlion Bahraini dinars after have created a fake against the pair. disguising as forex traders, the real estate company And it was found out that they High Criminal Court heard. and cheated the didn’t have the required per- The duo are said to have cre- victims who intended missions to receive money for ated a fake real estate company to generate money investment purposes. and cheated the victims who through forex trading. According to court files, the In line with the country’s National Day and Accession Day celebrations, and in a bid to spread joy and happiness to intended to generate money duo began their activities in PROSECUTORS children battling cancer, the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry members (BCCI) visited Abdulla Khalil Kanoo through forex trading, accord- 2015 and continued for two Pediatrics Oncology Ward at Salmaniya Medical Complex. The visit included a number of fun activities, and the children ing to Prosecutors. money from them and disap- years. A good number of victims were presented with gifts. BCCI treasurer Aref Hejris led the visit organised in co-ordination with ‘Smile Initiative’ by They reportedly collected the peared, although they promised are Saudi citizens. Future Society for Youth.

9:30 AM to 1:30 PM 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 04

Coast Guard maritime Parliament praises Royal drill to test readiness rity and safety and dedication Lt-Gen Al Hassan was to enhance competency and • training efforts. briefed on the goals and He expressed thanks and ap- pardon for jailed convicts phases of the drill that preciation to the Interior Minis- reflects the capability of ter for his dedication to holding House endorses two proposals; refer them to govt the security authorities the exercise to benefit from its outcomes to achieve the target- Manama to work together to ed goals. protect security and He highlighted the directives he Council of Represent- safety and dedication of the minister to not only set atives has decided to is- 269 to enhance competency plans but also test and imple- Tsue a statement in which inmates were pardoned and training efforts. ment them. He emphasised that it will extend deepest thanks by His Majesty while the exercise had developed over and gratitude to His Majesty 530 inmates had their the years in terms of the train- King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa jail sentences replaced Manama ing and planning phases. following the issuance of a royal with non-custodial He commended the partic- decree, pardoning 269 inmates penalties. n behalf of the Interior ipating directorates for their and replacing the remaining jail Minister, General Shai- contributions to its success. He sentences with non-custodial Okh Rashid bin Abdul- hailed co-operation and co-or- penalties for 530 inmates. obligated to provide customer lah Al Khalifa, Chief of Public dination within joint security This came as the Council information to credit informa- Security, Lieutenant-General work and the disciplined ap- of Representatives held here The House of Representatives in session. tion centres. Tariq Al Hassan inaugurated a proach in carrying tasks. yesterday the 10th meeting of It also referred urgent pro- maritime exercise of the Coast He said that an exercise of the second session of the Fifth The council also discussed Isa Town to make it a historical posals to the relevant commit- Guard. such level requires profession- Legislative Term, under the a report by the Services Com- centre of the town, being the tees, including the reduction of The event is held in associa- alism. He said that the event chairmanship of Speaker, Faw- mittee on amending Article 22 oldest housing project in the fees on government services by tion with various Interior Min- was an opportunity for all to zia Zainal. of Decree-Law 25/1998 with GCC region. 50 per cent for the first-degree istry Directorates to evaluate learn and gain expertise. The meeting reviewed the respect to Private Educational The council also endorsed relatives of the late servicemen, readiness to take the necessary Coast Guard Commander, correspondence addressed to and Training Institutions, and urgent proposals and referred in addition to the disbursement precaution measures to protect Major-General Alaa Siyadi as- it by the Shura Council Chair- referred it to the Shura Council. them to the government. of housing allowances to alter- vital establishments and ensure serted the importance of co- man, as well as the replies of The meeting endorsed two They were related to address- native penalties’ beneficiaries maritime safety and security. ordination between the par- the Finance and National Econ- parliamentary proposals and re- ing the problem of the salaries who are entitled to them, and to Lt-Gen Al Hassan was briefed ticipating directorates in the omy Minister, and those of the ferred them to the government. of the Interior Ministry’s secu- work on returning them to their on the goals and phases of the success of the exercise, high- Industry, Commerce and Tour- They were related to estab- rity guards, and the non-inclu- previous jobs. drill that reflects the capability lighting that the organisation ism Minister to parliamentary lishing a health centre in Khalifa sion of the Electricity and Water The Council’s Bureau was re- of the security authorities to process started five months questions. Town, acquiring an old house in Authority among the entities quested to draft the statements. work together to protect secu- ago.

BAC recycled over 1.2 tonnes of plastic Parking lot accident TDT | Manama

n line with government-led efforts to tackle plastic Iwaste pollution in the King- BAC endeavours to live dom, Bahrain Airport Company up to its environmental (BAC), the operator and manag- obligations and ing body of Bahrain International sustainability practices Airport (BIA), recycled more than starting with its 1.2 tonnes of plastic in 2018. BAC applies a waste man - internal operations agement hierarchy built on the across the organisation. pillars of prevention, re-use, re- MR AL BINFALAH cycling, recovery, and disposal. Team members are encouraged to segregate their office wastes for future generations, we must tainable energy as outlined in its and dispose of them in marked all make sure we effectively uti- economic Vision 2030. bins located around the compa- lise consumables to help Bah- BAC is also a member of the ny’s headquarters. rain achieve the environmental Airports Council International BAC Chief Executive Officer, protection goals laid out in the (ACI) Asia-Pacific Regional En- Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah country’s Economic Vision 2030 vironment Committee and is en- said: “BAC endeavours to live up and the National Strategic Mas- gaged in the Airport Carbon Ac- to its environmental obligations ter Plan.” creditation programme by ACI to and sustainability practices start- As a member of the High En- ensure that the airport’s Carbon ing with its internal operations ergy Consumers Committee of footprint is closely monitored. across the organisation. Bahrain Bahrain, which is comprised of This year, BAC also established is an island with limited space key government and non-gov- an Energy and Water Committee and general waste is disposed of ernment institutions, BAC sup- to analyse energy and water con- at the government landfill. ports the Kingdom’s National sumption across Bahrain Inter- “However, most of the wastes Energy Efficiency Action Plan national Airport operations and that offices produce daily are (NEEAP). set new reduction targets for BIA, recyclable and shouldn’t end up Set by the Sustainable Energy which is a major milestone in the A car fell on another car kept at the parking space of Oasis Complex in Riffa yesterday. Sources said the driver mistakenly drove forward instead of reversing, resulting in the fall after hitting a concrete barrier. The driver escaped there. To safeguard the environ- Unit Authority, the NEEAP leads airport’s journey towards mini- unhurt. The Ministry of Interior in co-operation with the General Directorate of Traffic has launched a probe into the ment and conserve resources the Kingdom’s transition to sus- mising its environmental impact. accident. Guinness honour for Abu Dhabi Department of Culture, Tourism TDT | Manama landmarks. been designed to allow passers-by to Ali Al Shaiba, Acting Executive Di- play a starring role in the experience. he Department of Culture and rector of Tourism and Marketing at Al Shaiba said: “By standing near the Tourism – Abu Dhabi ( DCT - DCT Abu Dhabi, said: “The world-re- fountain in the square, people are cap- TAbu Dhabi) has been award - cord-breaking augmented-reality ex- tured by the hi-tech, on-site audience ed with the GUINNESS WORLD RE- perience took over Piccadilly Lights camera - used specifically for advertis- CORDS™ (GWR) title for the ‘Largest for two weeks, showcasing the UAE ing for the first time for this campaign Augmented Reality (AR) Screen’, as capital’s most famous landmarks in a – transporting them to some of Abu part of a pioneering augmented-real- pioneering way. When conceptualising Dhabi’s most famous attractions - think ity advertising campaign to promote the campaign, we knew we wanted to family-friendly indoor theme park Fer- the UAE capital as a world-leading do more than just bring Abu Dhabi’s rari World Abu Dhabi, wildlife haven holiday destination. famous sights to life at one of London’s Sir Bani Yas Island, and the stunning The latest marketing campaign uti- most iconic landmarks. We also wanted Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - on the lised the famous 40-foot digital bill- to capitalise on the scale of the expe- screen. board known as Piccadilly Lights in rience by breaking a GWR title for the “Each one of the capital’s landmarks the heart of London, transforming the ‘World’s Largest Augmented Reality has been brought vividly to life in Lon- screen into an interactive augment- (AR) Screen.” don using innovative 3D augment - ed-reality (AR) experience, showcas- Aside from breaking a GWR title, The latest marketing campaign utilised the famous 40-foot digital billboard known as Piccadilly ed-reality overlays.” ing some of Abu Dhabi’s most iconic the augmented reality screen has also Lights in the heart of London. 05 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 world At least 28 dead in Indonesia bus plunge

The accident occurred• just before midnight Monday

The bus plunged into a• 80-meter (262-foot) -deep ravine and crashed into a fast-flowing river

Survivors said• the vehicle’s brakes apparently malfunctioned Kowaas said the search for about their loved ones at the other passengers who might bus company’s office in Bengku- Palembang | Indonesia have been dragged away by the lu and at Pagaralam’s Besemah river was halted as darkness fell hospital. and would be resumed Wednes- Road accidents are common in bus plunged into a ravine day morning. Indonesia because of poor safety on Indonesia’s Sumatra The capacity of the bus was standards and infrastructure. Aisland after its brakes ap- 52 passengers, but the number Early last year, 27 people were parently malfunctioned, killing Indonesia bus accident, Indonesia accident, Indonesia road accident, Indonesia bus accident death toll of passengers on board was un- killed when a packed tourist bus at least 28 people and injuring 13 clear. The driver and two crew plunged from a hill in West Java others, police and rescuers said said the bodies were taken to a Gumara said the bus plunged the vehicle’s brakes apparently were among those killed. province. Two months later, two yesterday. hospital for identification, in- into a 80-meter (262-foot) malfunctioned, but police were Television video showed accidents in West Java’s hilly The accident occurred just cluding that of a young boy who -deep ravine and crashed into a still investigating the cause of police and rescuers from the resort region of Puncak killed before midnight Monday on a was pulled from a river near the fast-flowing river after the driv- the accident, Gumara said. National Search and Rescue at least 15 people. In September winding road in South Sumatra crash site. er lost control of the vehicle in The bus was headed for the Agency evacuating injured vic- last year, 21 were killed when a province’s Pagaralam district. One of the injured was in crit- an area with a number of sharp provincial capital of Palembang tims and carrying the dead in tourist bus plunged into a ravine Palembang search and rescue ical condition, local police chief declines. from the neighboring city of blue body bags. Grieving rel - in Bogor, another hilly area in operation chief Berty Kowaas Dolly Gumara said. Survivors told authorities that Bengkulu. atives waited for information West Java.

Russia extends detention of Prince Philip leaves hospital in time for Napoleon expert awaiting trial Xmas

SBI Life Insurance Company Limited - Foreign Branch STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2018 31 December 2018 BD Assets Non-current assets Plant and equipment 56,140 Intangible asset 499 Britain’s Prince Philip leaves the Statutory deposit 50,000 Sokolov was hauled out of the icy Moika River last month carrying a King Edward VII’s Hospital in 106,639 backpack containing body parts London, Britain Current assets Reuters | London Prepayments 9,720 Moscow that Sokolov had abused at Bank balance 164,008 least one other female student 173,728 Moscow court yesterday -- prompted widespread out- ritain’s Prince Philip, Total assets 280,367 Aextended until April the rage in Russia and demands Bthe 98-year-old hus- pre-trial detention of a histo- to address reports of domestic band of Queen Elizabeth, Equity and liabilities rian who confessed to mur- violence and harassment in was released from a Lon- Equity dering and dismembering his Russian university. don hospital on Tuesday Head office account 274,804 ex-student lover, a grisly crime Sokolov was earlier trans- and joined other members 274,804 that sent shock waves across ferred to Moscow where he of the royal family for their Liabilities Russia. is undergoing psychiatric as- Christmas celebrations. Non-current liabilities Employees terminal benefits Oleg Sokolov, a prominent sessment at the Serbsky State Philip, whose official title 379 expert on Napoleon based in Centre, Russia’s main centre of is the Duke of Edinburgh, Current liabilities Saint Petersburg, was hauled forensic psychiatry. had been receiving treat- Accruals and other payables 5,184 out of the icy Moika River in Sokolov, a professor at Saint ment at the King Edward Total liabilities 5,563 November with a backpack Petersburg State University, VII Hospital since Friday. Total equity and liabilities 280,367 containing a woman’s arms. is the author of several books He walked out of the hos- The 63-year-old was ar - on French emperor Napoleon pital on Tuesday morning, SBI Life Insurance Company Limited - Foreign Branch rested for two months over Bonaparte and often led his- dressed in a dark suit, and the murder of his 24-year-old torical re-enactments of the shook hands with a nurse STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME girlfriend and former student Napoleonic war in Russia. before getting into the front FOR THE PERIOD FROM 22 NOVEMBER 2017 TO 31 DECEMBER 2018 Anastasia Yeshchenko. He received France’s Legion passenger seat of a car and For the period from A Moscow court on Tuesday d’Honneur in 2003. being driven away. 22 November 2017 to extended his detention until He and Yeshchenko co-au- The prince then travelled 31 December 2018 thored a number of works and April. by helicopter to Sandring- BD “The court has ruled to liked to wear period costumes, ham estate in eastern Eng- Expenses extend the detention for with Sokolov dressing up as land where the royal fami- Staff costs (94,703) three months, until April 9,” Napoleon. ly traditionally gathers for Pre- operating expense (3,218) Sokolov’s lawyer Alexander He allegedly shot and killed Christmas. General and administrative expense (63,062) Pochuyev said. her during an argument and “The Duke of Edinburgh Depreciation (14,047) The next court hearing to then sawed off her head, arms has today left hospital after Amortization (166) decide whether to extend and legs. After disposing of the being discharged by his doc- Loss for the period transferred to head office account (175,196) Sokolov’s detention past Jan- corpse he reportedly planned tor and is now back at San- The statement of financial position and statement of comprehensive income have been extracted uary 8 was supposed to take to commit suicide at the Peter dringham. His Royal High- from the financial statements of SBI Life Insurance Company Limited – Foreign Branch for the period place in the new year but was and Paul Fortress, one of the ness would like to thank ended 31 December 2018 which were audited by Grant Thornton who expressed an unqualified opinion pushed forward because of the former imperial capital’s most everyone who sent their on 25 April 2019. long holiday break in Russia, famous landmarks, dressed as good wishes,” Buckingham The case -- and allegations Napoleon. Palace said in a statement. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 06 Bethlehem welcomes pilgrims for Christmas Bethlehem | Palestinian Terri- tories Palestinian president Mahmud 640, the piece had been in Eu- But fewer Christians from the Abbas expected to attend. rope for more than 1,300 years Gaza Strip were in attendance ilgrims from around the Bethlehem is close to Jerusa- before being returned last than in previous years, as Israel world gathered yesterday lem, but cut off from the holy month, Francesco Patton, chief granted permits to just around Pin the biblical city of Beth- city by Israel’s separation bar- custodian for the Holy Land, 200 of the some 900 people who lehem, revered by Christians as rier. said. “We venerate the relic be- applied, said Wadie Abunassar, the birthplace of Jesus, to cel- The first church was built on cause (it) reminds us of the mys- an adviser to church leaders in ebrate Christmas in the Holy the site in the fourth century, tery of incarnation, to the fact the Holy Land. Land. though it was replaced after a that the son of God was born of The Palestinian territories of Palestinians and foreigners fire in the sixth century. Mary in Bethlehem more than the West Bank and Gaza are sep- began converging on the “little This year celebrations were 2,000 years ago,” Patton told AFP arated by Israeli territory and town” in the Israeli-occupied bolstered by the return of a at the time. crossing between them requires West Bank from early morning, wooden fragment believed to hard-to-get permits. with Christmas Eve festivities be from the manger of Jesus. ‘Tough Christmas in Gaza’ Abunassar said Christmas re- taking place in and around the Sent as a gift In the square by the church, mained a time for hope. Church of the Nativity. to Pope The- Palestinian tourism minister “The Holy Land is not only the Tourists queued to visit the odore I in Rula Maaya said it had been a site of the birth and crucifixion grotto inside the church, be - good year, with (of Jesus), it is also the place of lieved to be the exact site where Christian pilgrims visit the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of 3.5 million tour- resurrection,” he said. Jesus was born, with Ola, a Ni- Bethlehem, ahead of the midnight mass ists visiting the “Despite all challenges, gerian visitor, saying it was a city. difficulties, pain and prob- “special day.” lems we are facing, we Outside in the winter sun, keep the hope in God and hundreds watched as Palestin- people.” ian scouts paraded to the sound of drums. “I feel really emotional to be here today, it’s wonderful,” said Germana, an Italian travelling with her husband and two chil- dren. Archbishop Pierbattista Piz- zaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusa- lem and the most senior Roman Catholic official in the Middle East, was due to travel from Je- rusalem to Bethlehem on Tues- Palestinians in Father Christmas costumes jump off a rock by a barbed-wire day morning. section of Israel’s controversial separation barrier near Wallajeh, west of He will lead midnight mass in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank the Church of the Nativity, with Queen admits ‘bumpy’ year in Christmas message London when the marriages of three of private lives. A poll by YouGov in No - her children fell apart and her Their picture was notably vember showed 72 percent of ueen Elizabeth II described beloved Windsor Castle nearly absent from the collection of respondents had a positive opin- Q2019 as “quite bumpy” in a went up in flames. family photographs on the ion of the monarch. Christmas Day message at the queen’s desk in her televised The queen’s Christmas Day end of a chaotic year which saw ‘He’s alright’ address. message also reflected on Britain bitterly divided over its The queen found herself It was a difficult year for the heroism of British forc - split from the European Union dragged into the tortuous polit- Philip, too, beginning with a car es during the D-Day landings and her scandal-plagued son ical drama of Brexit when she accident in which two women in Normandy that turned the Prince Andrew withdraw from approved Prime Minister Boris were injured. The police found course of World War II in public life. Johnson’s request to suspend the 98-year-old responsible but 1944. The 93-year-old monarch’s parliament in August. Critics brought no charges. Her trips abroad are becoming address -- to be televised in full claimed it was an attempt to Buckingham Palace has re- increasingly rare, but she made Wednesday but partially re - silence opponents to his Brexit leased little information about one in June to attend the 75th leased in advance -- came as her proposals. Philip’s condition since his hos- anniversary commemorations husband Philip was in hospital In fact, the Supreme Court pitalisation on Friday for “treat- in France. “For the 75th anni- with an undisclosed illness. The 93-year-old monarch will use her televised address on Wednesday to reflect subsequently ruled that John- ment in relation to a pre-exist- versary of that decisive battle, The royal family was swept up on the need for reconciliation son’s request had been unlawful ing condition”. in a true spirit of reconciliation, in scandals that included a ca- and many people blamed him “He’s alright,” Philip’s son those who had formerly been lamitous BBC interview in which The queen pointed to the life the EU in a referendum in 2016. for making the queen look bad. Charles told a reporter during sworn enemies came together the queen’s second son Andrew of Jesus as an example of how “The path, of course, is not The queen was also rumoured a visit in northern England on in friendly commemorations tried to distance himself from reconciliation can be achieved always smooth, and may at times to have been disappointed by Monday. either side of the Channel, put- American paedophile Jeffrey and “how small steps taken this year have felt quite bumpy, her grandson Prince Harry and “Once you get to that age ting past differences behind Epstein. Andrew promised to in faith and in hope can over- but small steps can make a world his American former actress things don’t work as well.” them,” the queen said in her “step back from public duties” come long-held differences and of difference.” wife Meghan Markle. message. after his denial of having sex deep-seated divisions.” Royal commentators noted The young couple made waves ‘Spirit of reconciliation’ “By being willing to put past with one of Epstein’s alleged The remarks were interpreted the queen’s use of the word by speaking out about their The queen has remained one differences behind us and move victims was ridiculed in the UK by many as a reference to the “bumpy”, compared to her struggle with living in the public of Britain’s most popular fig- forward together, we honour the media and reportedly criticised Brexit debate that has torn Brit- headline-grabbing description eye and then suing three British ures despite the royal family’s freedom and democracy once in Buckingham Palace. ain apart since it voted to leave of 1992 as an “annus horribilis”, newspapers for prying into their travails. won for us at so great a cost.”

Vietnam seizes two tonnes of ivory and pangolin scales Bolsonaro released from hospital Reuters | Sao Paulo Hanoi checking three container ship- gal market still per- ments from Nigeria, according sists and shops razil’s right-wing Presi- ietnam seized more than to Hai Quan Online, the official sell items Bdent Jair Bolsonaro was Vtwo tonnes of ivory tusks mouthpiece of Vietnam’s cus- pre-dat- discharged from hospital on and pangolin scales hidden toms department. ing the Tuesday, having spent the inside wooden boxes shipped The manifest listed the goods ban for night under observation after from Nigeria, state media re- as high-end lumber, the online decorative and medicinal falling at his official residence ported yesterday. site said, adding that the haul purposes. in the capital Brasilia, his of- The bust comes at the end of was hidden in boxes at the back The pangolin is consid- fice said in a statement. a year of big wildlife seizures of the containers. ered the most trafficked Bolsonaro, 64, was given a destined for communist Viet- Published photos showed a animal on the planet, and brain scan at the hospital that nam, a hotbed of the illicit but rectangular wooden box full of over one million have been detected no abnormalities, the lucrative trade in animal parts pangolin scales, with elephant snatched from Asian and Afri- president’s office said on Mon- from elephants, pangolins, ti- tusks mixed in. can forests in the past decade. day shortly after the fall. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was gers and rhinos. Both items are highly sought They are destined for markets The president’s health has seriously injured in a knife attack Authorities in northern Hai after on the multibillion-dollar in China and Vietnam, where been cause for concern after he while campaigning for election last Phong city found 330 kilograms illegal wildlife market. their scales are used in tradi- was stabbed on the campaign year (730 pounds) of ivory and 1.7 Vietnam outlawed the ivo- tional medicine and their meat trail in late 2018, requiring him and spend two extended stints tonnes of pangolin scales after ry trade in 1992, but the ille - is bought on the black market. to undergo several surgeries in hospital this year. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 07

Rome’s ‘Geppetto’ Japan could release radioactive fixes broken toys for water into environment underprivileged children

according to the agency official. The plant suffered The panel has been discuss- • ing how to dispose of the liquid a meltdown about for years and no deadline has nine years ago been set for it to report to the government. AFP | Tokyo The radioactive water comes from several different sources, including water used for cooling Japanese government at the plant groundwater that agency has proposed re- seeps into the plant daily and Aleasing radioactive water rainwater. from the stricken Fukushima Properly filtered Fukushima nuclear plant into the environ- water could be diluted with The best present for me is when these children who have been through so ment, as storage space runs out. seawater and safely released much smile at me,” said Pacelli The plant suffered a melt - into the ocean without causing down about nine years ago after environmental problems, the Rome it was hit by an earthquake-trig- Storage tanks holding radioactive water at Japan’s crippled Fukushima power International Atomic Energy gered tsunami. About a million plant Agency argues. rayed teddy bears and broken toy cars resurrect under the tonnes of contaminated water Discharging it into the envi- Fmagic touch of Guido Pacelli, a modern-day Geppetto who has built up since then and the longer) of simply storing the The process leaves only trit- ronment could trigger protests works overtime so that Rome’s poor and sick children wake up tanks that hold it are almost full. water for a long period of ium, which experts say is only however -- not only from local to a gift on Christmas morning. The government’s Agency for time,” an agency official said harmful to humans in very large fishermen and farmers but also Armed with a screwdriver, a microscope and a small weld- Natural Resources and Ener- yesterday. doses. from neighbouring countries. er, “Guido Aggiustagiocattoli”, a.k.a Guido the Toy Fixer, has gy on Monday proposed three An extensive pumping and fil- No decision was taken at The treated water is currently mended between 50 and 70 toys a day these past two months, ways to deal with the water -- tration system is in place at the Monday’s meeting but “no kept in a thousand huge tanks at in preparation for the festive season. releasing it into the sea, into plant, which each day brings up members voiced opposition to the Fukushima Daiichi site. “The best present for me is when these children who have the air using vaporisation or a tonnes of newly contaminated the view that a technically re- Plant operator TEPCO is build- been through so much smile at me,” said Pacelli, a 68-year-old combination of the two. water and filters out almost all alistic way is discharging the ing more tanks but all will be full retired aviation technician from Italy’s flagship airline Alitalia. “There is no option (any radioactive elements. water into the sea or the air,” by the summer of 2022. Once up and running, the repaired toys are meticulously disinfected, carefully wrapped and labelled for the families. Salvamamme (Save Mothers), which hosts Pacelli’s workshop in premises lent by the Italian Red Cross, then distribute the gifts to poor, migrant or sick children. Russia is leading world in hypersonic weapons: Putin Pacelli remembers a Caterpillar tractor he repaired for a little AP | Moscow boy. “He called me every day until I managed to repair it,” said Pacelli, a volunteer for the charity since an early retirement in 2011. resident Vladimir Putin said “People leave batteries in and they oxidate,” he said, as he Pyesterday that Russia has got Not a single country changes those of a green plastic electric guitar, extracted from a a strong edge in designing new has hypersonic pile of soft toys, mini computers and wind-chimes for children. weapons and that it has become Nicknamed Geppetto -- the creator of Pinocchio in Carlo the only country in the world weapons, let alone Collodi’s novel -- because of his blue overalls and glasses, Pacelli to deploy hypersonic weapons. hypersonic weapons plays an essential role in the charity. Speaking at a meeting with of intercontinental “This toy was even sent by the manufacturer because it was top military brass, Putin said range faulty. I’ve mended it and now it will go to a child in a hospital,” that for the first time in his - said Pacelli. tory Russia is now leading the VLADIMIR PUTIN world in developing an entire new class of weapons unlike in the past when it was catching up president said Tuesday. with the United States. The Kinzhal, which is carried The Russian leader noted that by MiG-31 fighter jets, entered during Cold War times, the So- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to attend an annual meeting with top service with the Russian air viet Union was behind the Unit- military officials in the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Russia force last year. Putin has said ed States in designing the atom- that the missile flies 10 times ic bomb and building strategic hypersonic glide vehicle is set range and can fly in the atmos- faster than the speed of sound, bombers and intercontinental to go on duty this month, while phere at a speed 20 times the has a range of more than 2,000 ballistic missiles. the air-launched Kinzhal hy- speed of sound. He noted that kilometers (1,250 miles) and can “Now we have a situation that personic missiles already have the weapon’s ability to change carry a nuclear or a convention- is unique in modern history entered service. both its course and its altitude al warhead. The military said when they are trying to catch Putin first mentioned the en route to a target makes it it’s capable of hitting both land up to us,” he said. “Not a single Avangard and the Kinzhal immune to interception by the targets and navy ships. country has hypersonic weap- among other prospective weap- the enemy. The United States and other ons, let alone hypersonic weap- ons systems in his state-of-the- “It’s a weapon of the future, countries also have worked on ons of intercontinental range.” nation address in March 2018. capable of penetrating both ex- designing hypersonic weapons, He said that the first unit Putin said then that the Avan- isting and prospective missile but they haven’t entered service equipped with the Avangard gard has an intercontinental defense systems.” the Russian yet.

Maria Gravia Passeri says she founded the charity 20 years ago to help “all these women who give birth in secret or go through horrible experiences” Glittering symbol of press, Newseum set to close doors Latvian govt 20,000 toys a year invites all to “We distribute more than 20,000 toys a year,” said Maria Grazia Passeri, head of Salvamamme which also hands out cut down a free food, nappies and clothes to families with very little means. The products come from official organisations, hospitals or Christmas tree local parishes. Riga Passeri, wrapped in a red shawl, said that she founded the charity 20 years ago to help “all these women who give birth ust in time for Christ- in secret or go through horrible experiences”. Jmas, the Latvian govern- On distribution day at Salvamamme, mothers fill out forms ment has invited all to head and children amuse themselves amongst the piles of parcels to the forest to cut down ready to be sent and play with toys awaiting Pacelli’s interven- their own tree, in an annual tion, stacked in heaving piles. tradition spanning a quarter Many former beneficiaries who manage to lift themselves out of a century. of poverty become volunteers at Salvamamme. “Everyone is invited to Jonathan, a 29-year-old Argentinian, arrived in Italy 12 years grab an axe and cut down ago without work or a family to start a new life. one fir tree of up to three “I am very grateful, I will never forget the help I received. All metres (10 feet) in height my free time I give it to the association,” he said. and a stem diameter of no Anna Moticala has a family of five to feed, three of whom are more than 12 centimetres children. She arrived from Moldova to Rome eight years ago and bring it home,” the and is unemployed. Just steps from the US Capitol, the Newseum’s gleaming glass-and-steel structure has for over a decade been a shining government-owned forest She is also grateful for the charity. “I asked for a little help symbol for the press and free expression. But in a reflection of the woes facing the US media industry -- which is itself management and logging and they helped me enormously,” she said, above the sound struggling financially while also facing repeated attacks from political leaders -- the Newseum will be closing its doors company Latvian State For- of children’s laughter as they play and gobble down a slice of on December 31. ests said on its website. Pandoro, a typical Italian Christmas dessert. NOTHING IN LIFE IS TO BE FEARED, IT IS ONLY TO BE QUOTE UNDERSTOOD. NOW IS THE OF THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND MORE, DAY SO THAT WE MAY FEAR LESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 MARIE CURIE

REVEREND CANON ANDREW Earlier this month I was in THOMPSON Brussels speaking to a group of Let’s reflect on politicians from the European y any standards, 2019 Parliament, who were asking has been an extraordi- how the message coming from Bnary year for the region. the UAE could be adapted to the promise It began with the dedication counteract a disturbing rise of the year to promoting the of prejudice and hate crime value of tolerance, the first across Europe. time that any government That meeting in Brussels communities anywhere in the world has was followed by the Forum intentionally structured its for Peace hosted in Abu Dhabi whole policy, both domestic earlier this month, in which and foreign, around promoting 500 religious leaders, mainly make to one tolerance. from the Abrahamic religions, In February, Pope Francis expressed their commitment made a three-day visit to the to supporting religious free- UAE, the first ever tour of dom across the Middle East. It another the Gulf region by a pontiff. is hoped that this commitment The papal visit culminated will impact domestic policies in a Christian act of worship across the region. The antidote to fear is attended by an estimated It is noteworthy that at this 180,000 Catholics. It was an moment in global history, knowledge and love, historic event and an incred- good news is coming out of ible statement of welcome the Middle East. Set against a and the more you learn to the Christian community backdrop of resurgent nation- residing in the UAE. During alism, terrorism informed by the Abrahamic Family House Such a negative suspicion Christians in all seven of the about other faiths, the deeper the visit, Pope Francis signed, extreme political and religious as an iconic statement of a bet- of interfaith activity is emirates seek to be faithful friendships grow along with the Grand Imam ideologies, a massive rise in ter way to live. I am so proud always fuelled by fear. followers of Jesus by blessing of Al Azhar Ahmed Al Tayeb, the number of refugees, his- to live in a country which is This has not been my the nation through their dili- a document known as the Hu- tory has taught us that in dark offering hope, not just as a gent work and witness. It was man Fraternity Declaration. times, hope emerges from de- political or religious ideal but experience. In fact, the also an affirmation of my work This document called on sert lands. as a lived reality. more I open myself to as an interfaith activist. Roman Catholics and Mus - Think of the messages of For this reason, I was deep- learning about other faiths, The goal of good interfaith lims to commit to living out Moses, Jesus and the prophet ly honoured this year to re - the deeper my friendship dialogue is reconciliation. the teachings of faith that em- Mohammed. In such a neg - ceive a UAE Pioneer award are with them, the more I Reconciliation should lead to phasise love and fraternity. It ative climate of division and from Sheikh Mohammed bin cherish my own faith. deeper understanding of the acknowledged that religion suspicion between nations Rashid, Vice President and other, a means to confront in- was both a cause of, and also a and religious communities, Ruler of Dubai. justice and prejudice, and ul- solution to, global trends of in- the UAE announced its in - The significance of this timately to see, know and love tolerance. It is a doctrine that tention to build a mosque, a award was an affirmation the other in response to the has captured the imagination church and a synagogue side for the whole Christian com- divine imperative embedded of countries outside the UAE. by side under the umbrella of munity who live in the UAE. in all religions, which is to love

Bit by bit Israel aims to squeeze out the Palestinian Christians

JONATHAN COOK it supposedly stands as their sole protector. aza’s minuscule community In fact, the fall in Palestinian of Christians will spend this Christian numbers relates chiefly to GChristmas feeling even more other factors. under siege than normal. The Israe- A lower fertility rate than Muslims li military authorities have denied means Christians have been shrink- the vast majority of the enclave’s ing as a proportion of the overall Its decision 1,100 Christians a permit to exit the population. More significantly, how- Palestinian territory for the holiday ever, Christians have been fleeing to trap the season. oppression – not by Muslims, but Unlike previous years, none will by Israel. minority be allowed to join relatives in Beth- That began with the country’s cre- lehem, Jerusalem or Nazareth, or ation in 1948 and the events Palestin- group in visit their holy places in the West ians call their Nakba, or Catastrophe. Bank and Israeli cities. Alongside the Christians, who lived historically in Gaza this enclave’s nearly two million Mus- Palestine’s main cities, were among lims, they will be forced to celebrate the first targets of the new Israeli Christmas is Christmas in what is dubbed by lo- army’s ethnic cleansing operations. cals as “the world’s largest open-air Since then, those in the West Bank, a prelude to prison”. Jerusalem and Gaza have sought to Israel has issued 100 permits for escape from decades of occupation, a seemingly travel abroad, via Jordan, but even while those belonging to a Palestin- contradictory those are mostly useless because ian minority living as citizens in Is- only one or two members of each rael have tried to break free from the plan to sap family have been approved. No institutionalised discrimination they parent is likely to choose to enjoy face in a self-declared Jewish state. the people Christmas away from their children. Christians have enjoyed greater The Christians of Gaza, with fam- have been depicted as the epicen- mits is a reaction to previous years As ever, Israeli authorities have success than Muslims in bolting the ily ties to Palestinians in the West tre of the Jewish people’s national in which a proportion of Christians of the will justified their decision on security region because of their historic con- Bank and Israel, are a reminder that revival. failed to return to Gaza at the end of grounds. But no one really believes nections to international churches. all belong to the same Palestinian Prime minister Benjamin Netanya- the holiday break. They disappeared to stay and this tiny, vulnerable minority pos- The legacy of missionary activity people, forcibly dispersed by Israel hu and the settler-right are gripped into the West Bank cities, given shel- es any kind of threat to their giant – church-founded schools and hos- 71 years ago and then imprisoned in by a fear that their chauvinist, exclu- ter by relatives. From there, some struggle for military and intelligence-gathering pitals in the region – have offered a different ghettos. Rather than view sivist approach might be subverted left for a new life in the US, Latin machine. gateway to the West and a new life. Gaza and the West Bank as two terri- by a Christian counter-narrative. America or Europe. what is theirs For decades Israel has pointed to The current treatment of Gaza’s tories integral to an emerging Pales- That is, in part, why the West Bank’s In other words, Christians have the steady decline of the Palestinian Christians hints at the lie in Israel’s tinian state, Israel has been carefully Christians and holy sites in East Je- taken advantage of the chance to es- Christian community as proof of a claim that it protects Christians. It fashioning a narrative of division rusalem and Bethlehem are as be- cape Gaza for the West Bank, where supposed clash of civilisations in has denied them permits for two that dominates in the West. sieged – by concrete walls – as Gaza’s Israel’s chokehold is a little looser which it is on the right side. The reasons unrelated to security. Gaza is presented as an abhorrent, own Christians. Far from respecting and its military footprint a little less gradual exodus of Christians, it ar- First, in violation of its commit- Islamic terrorist entity on Israel’s and nurturing Palestinian Christians, menacing and lethal. gues, is evidence of the oppression ments under the Oslo accords, it doorstep, which would exterminate Israel has treated them as a grave The family members denied per- they suffer at the hands of the Pal- has been reinforcing the complete its Jewish neighbours given half the threat to its self-serving, contorted mits this year are being held ransom, estinians’ Muslim majority. Claiming physical separation of the West Bank chance. The occupied West Bank narrative of a clash of civilisations. an insurance policy ensuring that to represent Judeo-Christian values, and Gaza. and East Jerusalem, meanwhile, Second, the blanket denial of per- those few allowed out return.

Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Chairman & Managing Director P Unnikrishnan | Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 38444680, Email: [email protected] Subscription & circulation: Tel: 36458394 | Email:[email protected] | Website: www.newsofbahrain.com | Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing NOTHING IN LIFE IS TO BE FEARED, IT IS ONLY TO BE UNDERSTOOD. NOW IS THE TODAY 1130 1261 1462 1593 QUOTE DAY IN OF THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND MORE, Count Roger II of Sicily is Eleven-year-old John IV Laskaris of The carrack Santa María, Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels DAY SO THAT WE MAY FEAR LESS. HISTORY crowned the first king of Sicily. the restored Eastern Roman Empire is commanded by Christopher under Lautaro defeat the Spanish MARIE CURIE deposed and blinded by orders of his Columbus, runs onto a reef off conquistadors and executes the WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 co-ruler Michael VIII Palaiologos. Haitidue to an improper watch. governor of Chile, Pedro de Valdivia

REVEREND CANON ANDREW Earlier this month I was in God and neighbour. This is one action that can THOMPSON Brussels speaking to a group of For the last decade, inter- be taken to counter the suspi- COP25 sets agenda for Let’s reflect on politicians from the European faith initiatives in the Middle cion held by fundamentalists y any standards, 2019 Parliament, who were asking East have been largely spo - in all religions that interfaith has been an extraordi- how the message coming from radic, focused mainly on com- dialogue means compromise, TOP Bahrain in Year 2020 Bnary year for the region. the UAE could be adapted to monalities, and have largely a loosening of deeply held re- the promise It began with the dedication counteract a disturbing rise been the domain of intellec- ligious convictions in order to of the year to promoting the of prejudice and hate crime tuals and academics. While accommodate the other. TWEETS4 value of tolerance, the first across Europe. this seems a limitation of the Such a negative suspicion time that any government That meeting in Brussels movement so far, at least it is of interfaith activity is always communities anywhere in the world has was followed by the Forum a starting place and things are fuelled by fear. This has not intentionally structured its for Peace hosted in Abu Dhabi beginning to change. been my experience. In fact, 01 whole policy, both domestic earlier this month, in which Relationships are morphing the more I open myself to and foreign, around promoting 500 religious leaders, mainly into deep friendships, trust is learning about other faiths, KOTA SRIRAJ make to one tolerance. from the Abrahamic religions, being established and from the deeper my friendship are In February, Pope Francis expressed their commitment there I can see the next decade with them, the more I cherish made a three-day visit to the to supporting religious free- evolving into interfaith dia- my own faith. The antidote to he recently concluded Conference of Parties 25th event UAE, the first ever tour of dom across the Middle East. It logue, which will be translated fear is knowledge and love. (COP25) at Madrid, Spain was a mega congregation with another the Gulf region by a pontiff. is hoped that this commitment into grassroots action in the Effective interfaith activism he ONLY reason we nearly 27000 participants from all over the world. The The papal visit culminated will impact domestic policies form of communities mutually is very simple. It starts with Twere able to get our Tevent also saw the presence of Ms. Greta Thunberg, the teenage in a Christian act of worship across the region. rejecting any unacceptable education. We need to encour- great USMCA Trade Deal Swedish environmental activist who avoided air travel citing The antidote to fear is attended by an estimated It is noteworthy that at this and harmful ideologies and age people, including children, approved was because the pollution as the reason and arrived for the conference in a sail- 180,000 Catholics. It was an moment in global history, behaviour. to learn about the great world Do Nothing Democrats boat. Post Thunberg’s address to the COP25 she was adjudged knowledge and love, historic event and an incred- good news is coming out of I would want religious com- faiths. The best attitude for wanted to show that they the Time magazine’s 2019 person of the year. ible statement of welcome the Middle East. Set against a munities around the world to learning is that one is open and could approve something The original venue for COP25 was at Santiago, Chile but ow- and the more you learn to the Christian community backdrop of resurgent nation- examine the Human Fraterni- generous to study not for the productive in light of the ing to disturbances in Chile the event was shifted to Madrid at residing in the UAE. During alism, terrorism informed by the Abrahamic Family House Such a negative suspicion Christians in all seven of the ty Declaration and allow it to sake of criticising the other fact that all they even the last moment but the change of venue did not dampen the about other faiths, the deeper the visit, Pope Francis signed, extreme political and religious as an iconic statement of a bet- of interfaith activity is emirates seek to be faithful speak to them as an invitation but rather, to cultivate what think about is impeach- spirits of the participants as debates lasted well into the night friendships grow along with the Grand Imam ideologies, a massive rise in ter way to live. I am so proud always fuelled by fear. followers of Jesus by blessing to join in by living out their has come to be termed a “holy ment. She knows nothing between the delegates and environment ministers from across of Al Azhar Ahmed Al Tayeb, the number of refugees, his- to live in a country which is This has not been my the nation through their dili- faiths with authenticity and envy”, in which we learn to about the USMCA Deal! the world. The direction of COP25 was set with the opening a document known as the Hu- tory has taught us that in dark offering hope, not just as a gent work and witness. It was faithfulness. There is mile - value that which is good, true @realDonaldTrump address by the United Nations Secretary General Antonio man Fraternity Declaration. times, hope emerges from de- political or religious ideal but experience. In fact, the also an affirmation of my work age in getting this document and honourable in the beliefs Guterres who stressed on the significance of ambition and This document called on sert lands. as a lived reality. more I open myself to as an interfaith activist. discussed in a wider setting, of others. 02 commitment in achieving environmental goals. The delicate Roman Catholics and Mus - Think of the messages of For this reason, I was deep- learning about other faiths, The goal of good interfaith involving local communities On Christmas Day, as Chris- position of ecology and nature across the world was seen as the lims to commit to living out Moses, Jesus and the prophet ly honoured this year to re - the deeper my friendship dialogue is reconciliation. and seeing it not only as a dec- tians around the world cele- rallying point for the conference with the intention to make the teachings of faith that em- Mohammed. In such a neg - ceive a UAE Pioneer award are with them, the more I Reconciliation should lead to laration of ideals but as the ba- brate the birth of Jesus, we are the much needed difference in combating climate change. phasise love and fraternity. It ative climate of division and from Sheikh Mohammed bin cherish my own faith. deeper understanding of the sis for an agreement between reminded again of the message The worsening climatic conditions today need urgent in- acknowledged that religion suspicion between nations Rashid, Vice President and other, a means to confront in- communities in which, like of the Christmas angels who tervention. The countries in high temperature belt such as was both a cause of, and also a and religious communities, Ruler of Dubai. justice and prejudice, and ul- a marriage covenant, we are thronged the skies of the Mid- Bahrain and middle east countries stand to be hit hard due solution to, global trends of in- the UAE announced its in - The significance of this timately to see, know and love invited to say: “I do”. There dle East and declared: “Glory to rapidly changing climate conditions. As per the COP25 tolerance. It is a doctrine that tention to build a mosque, a award was an affirmation the other in response to the is great power released when to God in the highest and on ndia will always sup- agenda, the foremost aim is to limit the increase in global has captured the imagination church and a synagogue side for the whole Christian com- divine imperative embedded individuals and groups make a Earth, peace to all his favour Iport Afghanistan in temperatures to below 1.5 degree Celsius level and also bring of countries outside the UAE. by side under the umbrella of munity who live in the UAE. in all religions, which is to love promise to one another. rests upon”. their developmental down the global greenhouse gas emissions to 45 per cent from needs and to fulfil the as- 2010 levels by 2030. These measures have been highlighted at pirations of Afghanistan’s the COP25 as the most important steps to take people. Close strategic in year 2020 in order to not only rein in climate partnership between our change but also bring about carbon neutrality. people benefits our na- The annual COP Keeping the projected rising temperatures of tions. @ashrafghani event of the the future, Bahrain must take immediate action @narendramodi United Nations to control the emissions and carbon footprint. serves a wakeup One of the major debates on which the pro- Bit by bit Israel aims to squeeze out the Palestinian Christians 03 call to the world ceedings at COP25 got bogged down was regard- ing the matter of Loss and Damage. Loss and and reminds damage referred to those geographical areas the member in the world where climate change induced JONATHAN COOK it supposedly stands as their sole Rather than view Gaza unable to raise a dowry or build a nations about damage and loss was so heavy that neither mit- protector. and the West Bank as two home have little hope of persuading the impending igation measures nor climate change adaptation aza’s minuscule community In fact, the fall in Palestinian another family to give their daugh- helped salvage the areas. Bahrain must draw of Christians will spend this Christian numbers relates chiefly to territories integral to an ter’s hand away. Most of the next consequences of inference from this debate at COP25 and realize Christmas feeling even more other factors. emerging Palestinian state, generation are unlikely ever to be e support and are climate change that if allowed to continue climate change can Gunder siege than normal. The Israe- A lower fertility rate than Muslims Israel has been carefully in a position to support a family of Wcommitted to a and urges them to irreversibly and irretrievably damage the very li military authorities have denied means Christians have been shrink- fashioning a narrative of their own. democratic, stable and take immediate fabric of a country’s ecology and then there is no ing as a proportion of the overall the vast majority of the enclave’s division that dominates in Back in 2006, an adviser to former developed Afghanistan. measures. redemption from the same. Bahrain must focus Its decision 1,100 Christians a permit to exit the population. More significantly, how- the West. Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon I appreciated the Prime on evaluating and assessing the adverse impact Palestinian territory for the holiday ever, Christians have been fleeing explained that the aim of the block- Minister on behalf of the of fossil fuel usage and resultant emissions on to trap the season. oppression – not by Muslims, but ade – a policy then being formulated people of Afghanistan, the ecology of the nation, once this impact is Unlike previous years, none will by Israel. – was to engineer the population’s not only for being a good effectively quantified and dynamically updated minority be allowed to join relatives in Beth- That began with the country’s cre- chronic starvation. “The Palestinians neighbor and friend, but periodically it will become easier to control and lehem, Jerusalem or Nazareth, or ation in 1948 and the events Palestin- will get a lot thinner, but won’t die,” also for India’s strategic mitigate the same. group in visit their holy places in the West ians call their Nakba, or Catastrophe. Dov Weissglass said. partnership. The COP25 also became a venue for vociferous Bank and Israeli cities. Alongside the Christians, who lived historically in Nearly 14 years later, Gaza’s pop- @ashrafghani protests that underlined the growing expecta- Gaza this enclave’s nearly two million Mus- Palestine’s main cities, were among ulation is increasingly emaciated – tions of the world human community from the Christmas is lims, they will be forced to celebrate the first targets of the new Israeli physically, financially, emotionally UNFCC and COP events. In near future and upcoming COP Christmas in what is dubbed by lo- army’s ethnic cleansing operations. The reasons why Gaza’s Christians and spiritually. It is the outcome of 04 events it will become very important that not only the agenda cals as “the world’s largest open-air Since then, those in the West Bank, would want to flee are manifold. a policy devised by army generals but also the outcomes of these events matches the expecta- a prelude to prison”. Jerusalem and Gaza have sought to Like their Muslims neighbours, most and politicians to immiserate Pal- tions of the world, as the human race is becoming acutely a seemingly Israel has issued 100 permits for escape from decades of occupation, are desperate to find release from a estinians, to inject into their lives a aware of the gap between discussions, debates and actual travel abroad, via Jordan, but even while those belonging to a Palestin- blockade entering its 14th year. gnawing fear and to force them to achievements at these COP events. contradictory those are mostly useless because ian minority living as citizens in Is- We are only days away from the focus exclusively on daily survival. The COP25 this year also proved to be an important chapter only one or two members of each rael have tried to break free from the year 2020, which the United Na - The decision to trap Christians in in the fight against climate change as it enabled the nations plan to sap family have been approved. No institutionalised discrimination they tions warned several years ago would Gaza this Christmas is only a prelude to prioritize their goals ahead of the most crucial COP26 at parent is likely to choose to enjoy face in a self-declared Jewish state. mark the moment when Gaza would to a larger, seemingly contradictory resident Trump Glasgow in UK in 2020 when the nations are supposed to have the people Christmas away from their children. Christians have enjoyed greater The Christians of Gaza, with fam- have been depicted as the epicen- mits is a reaction to previous years become “uninhabitable” – were Isra- longer-term plan. Pdownplayed the achieved their committed targets in the form Nationally De- As ever, Israeli authorities have success than Muslims in bolting the ily ties to Palestinians in the West tre of the Jewish people’s national in which a proportion of Christians el not to change course. The choking blockade is designed threat of an unspecified termined Contributions (NDC’s). The COP25 also reminded the of the will justified their decision on security region because of their historic con- Bank and Israel, are a reminder that revival. failed to return to Gaza at the end of That prediction was not wrong. to sap the people of the will to stay “Christmas present” developed nations to be prepared for next year’s COP26 with a grounds. But no one really believes nections to international churches. all belong to the same Palestinian Prime minister Benjamin Netanya- the holiday break. They disappeared Unemployment and poverty are rife; and struggle for what is theirs. Ru- from North Korea’s Kim climate adaptation finance support corpus of $ 100 billion for to stay and this tiny, vulnerable minority pos- The legacy of missionary activity people, forcibly dispersed by Israel hu and the settler-right are gripped into the West Bank cities, given shel- schools overcrowded to bursting mours in the media and elsewhere Jong Un. “Maybe it’s a the developing nations. The finance support is supposed to es any kind of threat to their giant – church-founded schools and hos- 71 years ago and then imprisoned in by a fear that their chauvinist, exclu- ter by relatives. From there, some point; hospitals lack medicines and have suggested for some time that nice present. Maybe it’s help developing nations build capacity to not only fight envi- struggle for military and intelligence-gathering pitals in the region – have offered a different ghettos. Rather than view sivist approach might be subverted left for a new life in the US, Latin equipment is failing; power supplies both Israel and the US ultimately a present where he sends ronmental pollution and degradation but also develop suitable machine. gateway to the West and a new life. Gaza and the West Bank as two terri- by a Christian counter-narrative. America or Europe. are intermittent; rivers of sewage want to push the Palestinians into me a beautiful vase, as methodologies and technologies to fight climate change. what is theirs For decades Israel has pointed to The current treatment of Gaza’s tories integral to an emerging Pales- That is, in part, why the West Bank’s In other words, Christians have bubble up into the streets after heavy the neighbouring Sinai peninsula, opposed to a missile test,” The annual COP event of the United Nations serves as a the steady decline of the Palestinian Christians hints at the lie in Israel’s tinian state, Israel has been carefully Christians and holy sites in East Je- taken advantage of the chance to es- winter rains; and drinking water is if Egypt can be arm-twisted into Trump told reporters. wakeup call to the world and reminds the member nations Christian community as proof of a claim that it protects Christians. It fashioning a narrative of division rusalem and Bethlehem are as be- cape Gaza for the West Bank, where so polluted as to be dangerous to agreeing. @NPR about the impending consequences of climate change and supposed clash of civilisations in has denied them permits for two that dominates in the West. sieged – by concrete walls – as Gaza’s Israel’s chokehold is a little looser human health. By keeping all of Gaza’s population urges them to take immediate measures. This year’s COP25 which it is on the right side. The reasons unrelated to security. Gaza is presented as an abhorrent, own Christians. Far from respecting and its military footprint a little less Infrastructure and many homes under siege this Christmas, Israel event emphasized on the importance of ambition and commit- gradual exodus of Christians, it ar- First, in violation of its commit- Islamic terrorist entity on Israel’s and nurturing Palestinian Christians, menacing and lethal. are in ruins or crumbling after waves hopes that a few Christmases hence Disclaimer: (Views expressed ment in fighting global warming and climate change, Bahrain gues, is evidence of the oppression ments under the Oslo accords, it doorstep, which would exterminate Israel has treated them as a grave The family members denied per- of Israeli military attacks. it will receive the gift it craves most: by columnists are personal and has what is needed in the form of both the will and resolve to they suffer at the hands of the Pal- has been reinforcing the complete its Jewish neighbours given half the threat to its self-serving, contorted mits this year are being held ransom, For Gaza’s unemployed young, the permanent exodus of most of the need not necessarily reflect our make an ambitious and committed effort to combat climate estinians’ Muslim majority. Claiming physical separation of the West Bank chance. The occupied West Bank narrative of a clash of civilisations. an insurance policy ensuring that Christian and Muslim alike, the enclave’s Palestinians, to make them editorial stances) change, this it must utilize in the New Year 2020 to protect to represent Judeo-Christian values, and Gaza. and East Jerusalem, meanwhile, Second, the blanket denial of per- those few allowed out return. future looks bleaker still. Families someone else’s problem. and conserve the environment.

Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Chairman & Managing Director P Unnikrishnan | Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 38444680, Email: [email protected] Subscription & circulation: Tel: 36458394 | Email:[email protected] | Website: www.newsofbahrain.com | Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing 10 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 business Gulf shares decline Kuwait, Saudi sign deal on Neutral Zone oilfields

this issue bluntly and firmly,” The two fields were the source said. • The agreement was reached pumping some 500,000 after a lengthy process in barrels per day before which a large team of politi - production was halted cal, technical and legal repre- A trader working on the floor of Saudi Stock market (Courtesy of Business sentatives from both sides were Insider) Riyadh said at involved. • “The two countries are not a new 30-year concession with the time that the in a rush to resume production Aramco ends the Saudi ports authority to decision was due to from the neutral zone oilfields • develop the northern part of environmental issues due to the production cuts lower at 35.4 riyals Jeddah port. agreement so it will take easi- The Dubai index slipped ly up to six months to resume Reuters | Dubai/Kuwait Dana Gas rises on 0.2pc as Mashreq Bank production,” Kuwaiti oil mar- one-off• dividend pay plunged 7.8% and Air Arabia ket analyst Kamel al-Haramy fell 1.3pc. uwait and Saudi Arabia said. Emaar Properties was flat. yesterday agreed to di- OPEC+ countries committed 25 of thirty The developer said that it was vide their shared Neu- Kuwait’s Oil Minister Khaled al-Fadhel attends a meeting of members of the in their latest meeting in De- Egyptian• stocks slide K Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) in Kuwait City considering raising capital tral Zone and resume up to cember to some of the sector’s against cash flows generated 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) earlier this week deepest output cuts in a decade Reuters by the observation decks on of oil production from two joint aiming to avert oversupply and its Burj Khalifa skyscraper, oilfields there. field to return to full production been reducing oil supply as part support prices. ulf stocks mostly fell but was not looking at selling Kuwaiti foreign minister within 12 months. of a broader pact between OPEC A former senior official in Ku- yesterday, with finan- them. Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mo- “The most important point and non-OPEC members aimed wait’s Gulf Oil Company, which Gcials pulling down Qa- In Abu Dhabi, the index lost hammad al-Sabah and Sau - is the final demarcation of the at supporting oil prices. The operates the Khafji oil field tar, while Saudi Arabia’s stock 0.6pc. First Abu Dhabi Bank di Minister of Energy Prince entire border .... in addition to current deal expires in March. alongside AGOC, a subsidiary of index traded flat as energy and fell 1pc and National Bank of Abdulaziz bin Salman signed defining sovereignty on both A source familiar with the Saudi state oil firm Saudi Aram- property shares moved side- Umm Al Qaiwain dropped agreements in Kuwait, state sides of the divided zone which negotiations said that the talks co, said he expects production ways. 9.5pc. news agency KUNA said. translates into a real achieve- had turned serious in October to resume there first. The Qatari index declined The head of global mar - The two countries halted pro- ment,” Saudi economist Fadl and the breakthrough came at “The Khafji oilfield will most 0.8 per cent with all its finan- kets at First Abu Dhabi Bank duction from the Khafji and Wa- Alboainain. a meeting of Gulf Cooperation likely be the first to resume pro- cial stocks retreating. Qatar has resigned, Reuters report- fra fields, which produce some Prince Abdulaziz said in Council countries in Riyadh this duction as its equipment is far National Bank, the Gulf’s ed on Monday, citing two 500,000 bpd, in 2014 and 2015, an interview with Reuters in month. better maintained than Wafra,” largest lender, dropped 1.6pc sources. respectively. December that resuming pro- “During the latest GCC meet- he said. and Qatar Islamic Bank eased Dana Gas gained 0.7pc after US oil major Chevron, which duction from the joint oilfields ing in Riyadh there were very Oil output in the Neutral 1.2pc. getting a one-off $42 million on behalf of Saudi Arabia jointly would not affect their OPEC+ clear signs that Kuwait and Sau- Zone, which dates back to 1920s Saudi Arabia’s benchmark dividend payment from Pearl operates the Wafra field with commitments to reduce oil out- di Arabia had reached a solu- treaties establishing regional index was little changed. Petroleum in Iraq’s Kurdistan the Kuwait Gulf Oil Compa - put. tion.. And the Emir of Kuwait borders, is divided equally be- Samba Financial Group shed region. ny (KGOC), said it expects the Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have himself was pushing to resolve tween Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. 2.2pc and Saudi Aramco end- Outside the Gulf, Egypt’s ed 0.6pc lower. Dar Al Arkan blue-chip index traded 0.7pc Khafji, an offshore field, was Khafji OPEC kingpin Saudi gained 1.5pc and Makkah Con- lower with 25 of its 30 stocks jointly operated by Kuwait Arabia pumps just struction was up 1.7pc. in the red. Commercial Gulf Oil Co. and Saudi Aramco under 10 million Saudi Industrial Services International bank was Gulf Operations, while the barrels per day rose 2.8pc after its Red Sea down 0.6pc and El Sewedy onshore Wafra field was (bpd), while Kuwait Gateway Terminal unit signed Electric down 2pc. KNOW WHAT operated by KGOC and Saudi produces around 2.7 million bpd. Arabian Chevron. Onshore Wafra field Goldman may stabilise Saudi Aramco shares following IPO New Boeing boss faces EU pressure over Embraer tie-up: sources Reuters | Paris Calhoun knows Embraer mission had requested the extra from his former senior role at data on top of the hundreds of s Boeing’s new boss tackles engine maker General Electric thousands of pieces of informa- Athe immediate crisis over and is expected to push hard for tion shared by other regulators, its grounded 737 MAX jet, he the tie-up, one industry source and that it was examining data also faces pressing questions said. on over 1,000 actual or poten- from European regulators over a Boeing has agreed to buy 80% tial sales campaigns over two deal to buy the commercial arm of Embraer’s commercial jets decades. of Brazil’s Embraer - seen as key division which competes with U.S. sources deny the deal to its longer-term strategy. Europe’s Airbus in the market would reduce the market from An investor monitors a screen displaying stock information at the Saudi European Union regulators for planes below 150 seats. three to two players, saying the Stock Exchange (Tadawul) following the debut of Saudi Aramco’s initial investigating the $4.2 billion Airbus had earlier bought the mainline and regional markets public offering (IPO) on the Riyadh’s stock market, in Riyadh tie-up have asked for more than main competitor to Embraer’s are separate, even though Air- 1.5 million pages of information 80-120-seat E2 jet family from bus has a foot in both camps. and data on over 20 years of Canada’s Bombardier and is Lawyers on all sides are now Reuters | Dubai sales campaigns, two sources racking up sales of the renamed waiting to see whether the familiar with the matter told David Calhoun A220 while its U.S. rival’s take- Commission launches a “state- audi Aramco said that Goldman Sachs may stabilise its shares Reuters. over of Embraer makes slow ment of objections,” a step that Safter a record initial public offering earlier this month. The volume of requests high- Any delay or derailing of the progress. can lead to a request for conces- Stabilization agents support the share price by purchasing lights the European Commis- transaction would be a further Originally set for 2019, the sions to secure approval. additional shares on the market. sion’s concerns over a deal it setback for Boeing, which on Boeing-Embraer deal was de- The Commission and compa- The stabilisation period will end on Jan. 9, but so far no trans- suspects would reduce the num- Monday named David Calhoun layed after the Commission de- nies all declined to comment. actions have been executed, it said in a statement. ber of major participants in the as its new CEO amid a crisis over cided in October to deepen a The United States, Japan and Aramco shares ended nearly 0.6 per cent lower at 35.40 riyals global jet market from three to the grounding of its top-sell- competition probe, now sched- China have approved the deal ($9.44), above its IPO price of 32 riyals per share, valuing the oil two, the sources said, speaking ing 737 MAX following two fatal uled to end in late February. and Brazil is expected to con- giant at about $1.9 trillion. on condition of anonymity. crashes. The sources said the Com- firm preliminary backing soon. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 11

Uber founder Kalanick Emirates Airline president leaves board of directors Clark to retire in June 2020 Reuters | Dubai/Paris

im Clark will retire as the president of Emir- Through wars, Tates Airline at the end economic recessions, of June 2020 after more than disasters natural three decades at the state-con- or manmade, and trolled business that has helped various industry to transform Dubai into one of upheavals, Tim has the world’s major travel cross- ably steered and Former Uber Technologies Inc. CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick stands roads. grown Emirates to on a balcony above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Emirates Chairman Sheikh during the company’s IPO in New York, U.S Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum its standing today as said on Tuesday in an internal the world’s largest memo to staff, reviewed by Reu- international airline, Reuters have built something as pro- ters, that Clark would stay on as Emirates Airline President Tim Clark and an eminent found as Travis Kalanick did an adviser to the company. player in the global ber Technologies Inc’s with Uber. I’m enormously “Through wars, economic re- Emirates and has cultivated the many to recount individually, airline industry Ufounder and former CEO grateful for Travis’ vision and cessions, disasters natural or airline to where it is today,” said but they will all be remem - Travis Kalanick will resign tenacity while building Uber, manmade, and various industry independent aviation consult- bered,” he said in the memo. SHEIKH AHMED from its board of directors by and for his expertise as a board upheavals, Tim has ably steered ant John Strickland. Emirates, profitable for the the end of the year, the compa- member,” Uber Chief Execu- and grown Emirates to its stand- Knighted in 2014 for his ser- past 31 years, has been crucial ny said yesterday. tive Dara Khosrowshahi said ing today as the world’s largest vices to British prosperity and to putting Dubai on the map and perjumbo jets. Kalanick, who helped found in a statement. international airline, and an em- the aviation industry, Clark has its transformation into a global Emirates hub, Dubai Inter- Uber in 2009, stepped down Kalanick said in a statement inent player in the global airline since been referred to by many financial and tourism hub. national Airport, has been the from the company’s helm in that now Uber was a public industry,” Sheikh Ahmed said in in the industry, including those Emirates, launched in 1985 world’s busiest for international June 2017 under pressure from company, he wanted to focus the memo. at Emirates, as “Sir Tim”. with aircraft leased from Pa- passengers since 2014 when it investors after a string of set- on his current business and Clark, 70, joined the airline as Sheikh Ahmed, a member kistan International Airlines, overtook London’s Heathrow backs. philanthropic pursuits. He is a founding member in 1985, hav- of Dubai’s ruling family who today operates a fleet of 270 airport. Kalanick turned Uber into currently working on a food ing previously worked at Gulf has been the airline’s chairman aircraft to 159 destinations, ac- Clark departs as the major the world’s largest ride-ser- delivery startup. Air and Caledonian Airways. since inception, praised Clark as cording to its website. airline sets upon a new growth vices company that revolu- Kalanick has sold of more The British national became being central to Emirates suc- It carried close to 60 million strategy as it retires older A380 tionized the taxi industry and than $2.5 billion worth of Emirates’ president in 2003. cess and Dubai’s emergence as passengers in its last financial jets and starts receiving smaller challenged transportation reg- shares since Uber went public “Tim is a giant of the indus- a global aviation hub. year, and operates the single Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s ulations worldwide. in May, according to regulatory try. He had the vision behind “His achievements are too largest fleet of Airbus A380 su- ordered this year. “Very few entrepreneurs filings. Global stock markets face subdued Christmas Eve trade London Key figures around 1300 GMT added that he did not expect a repeat of last year’s losses the London - FTSE 100:  0.1 pc at 7,632.24 points (close) sian and European stock day before Christmas. Amarkets turned flat in quiet Paris - CAC 40: n at 6,029.55 (close) Markets had been hammered Christmas Eve trade yesterday, Frankfurt - DAX 30: closed for holiday in 2018 by tighter monetary pol- running out of fizz before the icy -- from both the US Federal EURO STOXX 50:  0.1 pc at 3,774.29 festive break despite fresh re- Reserve and also the European cord gains on Wall Street over- Tokyo - Nikkei 225: n at 23,830.58 (close) Central Bank. night. Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  0.2 pc at 27,864.21 (close) “This Christmas Eve will not In holiday-shortened deals, mimic last year, when we saw US Shanghai - Composite:  0.7 pc at 2,982.68 (close) London’s benchmark FTSE 100 stocks collapse with the S&P 500 shares index rose 0.1 per cent New York - Dow:  0.3 pc at 28,551.53 (close) falling into bear market territo- to end at 7,632.24 points, while Pound/dollar:  at $1.2958 from $1.2936 at 2200 GMT ry,” Moya said. CAC the Paris 40 finished flat at The Santa rally has passed Asia and Europe by, but Wall Street has enjoyed the Euro/pound:  at 85.54 pence from 85.73 pence “This holiday period should 6,029.55 points. gains often seen in lacklustre holiday trading at the end of the year be rather calm as trade up - “In true Christmas tradition, Euro/dollar:  at $1.1082 from $1.1079 dates appear very constructive financial markets saw low trad- Minister Boris Johnson won a Dollar/yen:  at 109.40 yen from 109.44 yen as we near the finalisation of ing volumes and volatility,”said ‘Santa Rally’ fades landslide election on December Brent North Sea crude:  0.6 pc at $66.77 per barrel the phase-one trade deal next CMC Markets analyst David 12, boosting investor sentiment. month. Madden. Investors were pausing for Last week, Johnson clinched West Texas Intermediate:  0.4 pc at $60.78 “The reason we won’t see a Frankfurt’s DAX 30 had al- breath after a bumper run over parliamentary approval for the repeat of last year is because ready shut for Christmas on the last two weeks or so. nation to depart from the Euro- the two economic superpowers Wall Street had enjoyed an- there are no fears of any of the Monday, closing down 0.1 pc at Global equities have already pean Union on January 31, dis- set to sign off the deal early next other blistering record-breaking major central banks tightening 13,300.98 points. enjoyed a “Santa Rally” as deal- pelling Brexit uncertainty that month. performance overnight, buoyed policy anytime soon.” Trading volumes are typical- ers welcomed news over the had plagued markets for more “The UK election result and by relief at burgeoning hopes Asian markets were mixed in ly light at this stage with many US-China trade war and Brexit, than three years. the US-China trade deal was over the China-US trade deal. thin business Tuesday as Wall investors away for extended having been on a roller-coaster The rally gathered pace at the Santa Rally -- it’s been quiet Street failed to spur another Christmas and New Year holiday ride for the last 12 months. widespread investor relief over since then,” added Madden on ‘Calm’ holiday period rally, while many bourses also celebrations. Britain’s pro-Brexit Prime the China-US trade pact, with Tuesday. Oanda analyst Edward Moya closed early ahead of the holiday. Nissan top executive Seki to resign in blow to turnaround plan Reuters | Yokohama, Japan including a stint heading its Chi- san has embarked on wide-rang- so far failed to gel as a team after he executive tasked with na business. ing turnaround plan. being named to their posts in Tleading a recovery at Nissan “I love Nissan and I feel bad That plan, which began in October. Motor Co Ltd said he had de - about leaving the turnaround April, is now on track to gen - They officially took over on cided to resign just weeks into work unfinished, but I am 58 erate a cumulative few hun - Dec. 1. his new job, a move that could years old, and this is an offer I dred billion yen in cost cuts “There was no instant, co - disrupt the automaker’s push to could not refuse. It’s probably and operational efficiency gains hesive chemistry achieved by turn the corner on scandal and my last chance to lead a com- by the year to March 2022, ac- those appointments,” one of the slumping sales. pany too,” he said in a brief in- cording to two Nissan sources sources said. Jun Seki, Nissan’s vice chief terview. who spoke on condition of an- Gupta and Uchida were not operating officer and a former “It’s not about money. In fact, onymity. One hundred billion immediately available for com- contender for chief executive, I will take a financial hit since yen is roughly equal to $915 ment. told Reuters he was leaving to Nissan pays us well,” Seki said. million. Seki’s resignation could fur- become the president of Nidec He declined to elaborate further. Adding to concerns about ther complicate Nissan’s rela- Corp, a Kyoto-based manufac- Nissan and Nidec declined to disruption among Nissan’s top tionship with top shareholder turer of automotive components comment. management, the sources said Renault SA. Seki recently worked and precision motors. Seeking to roll back some of that Seki, Chief Operating Of- in Paris for a year and was seen He will likely depart in Janu- the costly expansion under oust- ficer Ashwani Gupta and Chief as relatively close to the French ary after three decades at Nissan, Nissan Motor executive officer and vice-COO Jun Seki ed chairman Carlos Ghosn, Nis- Executive Makoto Uchida have automaker. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 12 W.African opinion divided over CFA franc reform

CFA franc will be renamed• the “eco”

The currency will• retain parity with the euro

France will quit its managerial• institutions

Dakar

lans to overhaul the CFA Eight countries in West Africa use the CFA franc. Six other countries use a Central franc, a France-backed African version of the French-backed currency. Pcurrency used by former colonies in West Africa, have news... (a) historic moment.” drawn reactions ranging from He cautioned, however: “We scepticism to cautious optimism. will however remain vigilant Some experts in the region about the currency regime, questioned whether the change which should be sorted out amounts to much but others soon -- the fixed parity (with KNOW WHAT thought it a step forward, al - the euro) is transitional.” though vital issues remain to be Handshake: Macron and Ouattara at their press conference in Abidjan last Saturday Senegalese economist Felwine tackled. Sarr, writing on Facebook, said Introduced in 1945 The deal provides currency the change was “a step forward, stability -- and a dampener on but not a revolution nor a funda- during colonial inflation -- for the eight coun- mental break.” times, the CFA is tries in the West African Mone- “At the present time, this re- linked to the euro tary Union (WAMU). form... only concerns the most under an arrange- They comprise Benin, Burkina symbolic aspects, but leaves ma- ment that requires Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, jor components of the former African members Senegal and Togo, which are relationship unchanged,” Sarr to lodge half their former French colonies, as well said. as Guinea-Bissau, a former Por- reserves in the Bank tuguese colony. Pressing questions of France. But the dependence on France, Several important questions and even the name of the curren- will have to be answered in the cy itself, are under fire. coming months. Critics have directed wither- Perhaps the most pressing is ing fire, describing the CFA franc when the new currency will be as a symbol of colonialism and launched in real terms -- a task these conditions, it will be com- past French meddling and an with many political and techni- pletely devalued. Some say that affront to economic sovereignty. cal challenges. the risk is worthwhile, others On Saturday, Ivorian President Macron on Saturday said: say it will lead to wild ride.” Alassane Ouattara and French “The eco will see the light of A third question is the re - President Emmanuel Macron day in 2020, and I welcome it.” sponse of six other African announced a major shift. Also unknown is whether countries that also use a central Under it, the CFA franc will other members of the region- African version of the CFA franc. be renamed the “eco” and its al bloc ECOWAS -- which has On the streets of the capital member countries will no longer also planned to launch a single Dakar, many Senegalese said be required to keep reserves in currency -- will team up with they were cautious. France. the eco. T-shirt seller Mamadou Ab- The currency will retain parity Eight WAMU countries are doulaye Ndiaye said “it’s im - with the euro, and France will members of ECOWAS, although portant to free ourselves from quit its managerial institutions. the bloc’s economy is dominated France, provided there’s no However, France will provide by Nigeria, the regional power- trap.” backup, in the form of a line of house. Shoe trader Mamadou Ndiaye credit, if WAMU countries hit a Participating countries in said he feared “ulterior motives” currency crisis. position newspaper Notre Voie Diouf said the announcement vi University in Benin, saw no ECOWAS will need to narrow by France. (“Our Way”) said, while the was a “non-event” while Ivorian tangible benefit for the public their differences, on debt and He pointed to France’s 50-per- Divided opinions Quotidien de Dakar daily in the economist Mamadou Koulibaly, except for “stirring debate on inflation and other macro-eco- cent devaluation of the CFA franc The description of the change Senegalese capital said: “The an opposition candidate in next possible alternatives”. nomic essentials, to make the in January 1994, a sudden move as “historic” ran into immediate outside has changed, but inside, year’s elections, said, “there are But Togolese economist Kako eco a success. that sought to spur agricultural flak. nothing has moved.” reasons for feeling confused.” Nubukpo, a key figure in the at- “Many ECOWAS countries are exports in WAMU countries but “It’s six of one and half a doz- Some economists agreed. Donaldine Amangbedji, a re- tacks on the CFA franc, said the not ready,” warned Amangbedji. at the cost of hiking the price of en of the other,” the Ivorian op- Senegalese expert Makhtar searcher at the Abomey Cala- announcement was “marvelous “If a currency is created in imported goods.

China signals stepping up economic support in 2020 Emaar says may raise funds against Burj Beijing Khalifa viewing decks, not selling them hinese Premier Li Keqiang Reuters | Dubai Csignalled plans to free up more cash for the country’s At over 828 metres, banking system in a bid to ubai’s Emaar Properties the Burj Khalifa is boost lending to small busi- Dsaid yesterday it was con- twice as tall as New nesses as leaders look to kick- sidering raising capital against York’s Empire State start the world’s number two cash flows generated by the economy. observation decks on its Burj Building and nearly Li flagged a fresh cut to the Khalifa skyscraper, but was not three times the amount of cash lenders must looking at selling them. height of the Eiffel keep in reserve, according to Premier Li Keqiang Reuters on Monday, citing Tower in Paris. state news agency Xinhua, in sources, said that Emaar was the latest move to ramp up crease support for small and planning to sell the “At The stuttering growth. medium-sized banks” that di- Top” observation decks on the of the city, the coast, and the The comments from Li came rectly serve these businesses, world’s tallest building and had desert. as he visited a bank in Cheng- Xinhua reported. hired Standard Chartered to Reuters cited two sources on du a day before Tuesday’s tri- The government “will fur- advise on the process. Monday as saying the sale pro- lateral summit with the lead- ther study measures” such as Emaar “would like to confirm cess began in November. The ers of South Korea and Japan reducing the reserve require- that it is not selling the At The sources requested anonymity in the southwestern city. ment ratio and ways to reduce Top business” and is “currently The Burj Khalifa is lit up during New Year celebrations in Dubai, United Arab as the details were not public. Li said he was “very con - financing costs and interest considering a structured trans- Emirates, January 1, 2019. The viewing decks make cerned about the financing of rates “to significantly ease the action wherein financing is be- about 600-700 million dirhams small and micro businesses” financing difficulty and high ing raised against cashflows of statement on Tuesday. bai Fountains, another popular ($163-$191 million) a year, one and the government will “in- cost”. At The Top,” it said in a bourse At The Top overlooks the Du- tourist attraction, with views source said. 13 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019

(PATI PATNI AUR WOH (PG-15)(HINDI/COMEDY/ROMANTIC م (INTO THE ASHES (PG-15)(DRAMA/CRIME/THRILLER) FROZEN 2 (PG)(ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY SEEF (II):11.00 AM + 3.15 + 7.30 + 11.45 PM OASIS JUFFAIR (KIDS CINEMA): 10.45 AM + 1.00 + 3.15 + 5.30 + 7.45 + 10.00 OASIS JUFFAIR : 3.15 + 8.30 PM PM LUKE GRIMES, ROBERT TAYLOR (VII), JAMES BADGE DALE CITY CENTRE: 11.15 AM + 12.15 + 1.30 + 2.30 + 3.45 + 4.45 + 6.00 + 7.00 + 8.15 KARTIK AARYAN, BHUMI PEDNEKAR, ANANYA PANDAY + 9.15 + 10.30 + 11.30PM GO FISH (G)(ANIMATION/ADVENTURE) SEEF (II):11.00 AM + 1.15 + 3.30 + 5.45 + 8.00 + 10.15 PM MAMANGAM (PG-13)(MALAYALAM) SEEF (II): 1.15 + 5.00 + 8.45 PM WADI AL SAIL: 11.45 AM + 4.30 + 9.15 PM OASIS JUFFAIR :10.30 AM + 1.30 + 4.30 + 7.30 + 10.30 PM ELIJAH DHAVVAN, JUSTINE EZARIK, MARK HAMILL KRISTEN BELL, IDINA MENZEL, JOSH GAD SEEF (II): 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM AL HAMRA:11.45 AM + (12.00 MN THURS./FRI) I SEE YOU (PG-15)(THRILLER/CRIME/DRAMA) MAMMOOTTY, UNNI MUKUNDAN, NEERAJ MADHAV, PRACHI TEHIAN CITY CENTRE: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM SEEF (II): 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN KETYOLANU ENTE MALAKHA (PG-15)(MALAYALAM) WADI AL SAIL:1.30 + 6.45 PM + 12.00 MN OASIS JUFFAIR : 12.30 + 5.45 + 11.00 PM HELEN HUNT, JON TENNEY, JUDAH LEWIS ASIF ALI, VEENA NANDAKUMAR BOONIE BEARS: BLAST INTO THE PAST (G) RULER (TELUGU) SEEF (II): 11.15 AM + 3.00 + 6.45 PM From Friday 20th onwards CHRIS BOIKE, JOSEPH S. LAMBERT, SIOBHAN LUMSDEN SEEF (I): 12.15 + 5.45 PM BALAKRISHNA, SONAL CHAUHAN THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS WITCH (PG) SEEF (II): 1.15 + 5.30 + 9.45 PM HERO (PG-15)(TAMIL) PAOLA CORTELLESI, STEFANO FRESI, FAUSTO MARIA SCIARAPPA From Thursday 8.30 pm onwards OASIS JUFFAIR :3.00 + 8.30 PM SEEF (I): 10.45 AM + 2.00 + 5.15 + 8.30 + 11.45 PM ممممممم ممممم(JUMANJI THE NEXT LEVEL (PG-15 WADI AL SAIL: 11.00 AM + 5.00 + 11.00 PM OASIS JUFFAIR: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM AL HAMRA:2.45 + 8.45 PM OASIS JUFFAIR (VIP): 1.45 + 7.30 PM CITY CENTRE: 12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) SIVAKARTHIKEYAN, ARJUN, ABHAY DEOL, KALYANI PRIYADARSHAN CITY CENTRE (ATMOS):10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 + 12.00 MN CITY CENTRE (3D) : 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM م (CITY CENTRE (VIP II) : 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM 21 BRIDGES (PG-15)(CRIME/ACTION/THRILLER SEEF (I) : 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 + 12.00 MN CITY CENTRE: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM SEEF (II)12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) SEEF (II):11.00 AM + 4.15 + 9.30 PM WADI AL SAIL: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM CHADWICK BOSEMAN, SIENNA MILLER, STEPHAN JAMES DWAYNE JOHNSON, JACK BLACK, KEVIN HART STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (PG-13) م (MARDAANI 2 (PG-15)(HINDI/CRIME/THRILLER DRAMA OASIS JUFFAIR: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM OASIS JUFFAIR :12.45 + 6.15 + 11.45 PM OASIS JUFFAIR (VIP): 10.45 AM + 4.30 + 10.15 PM CITY CENTRE: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9..00 PM + 12.00 MN RANI MUKERJI, SHRUTI BAPNA, RAJESH SHARMA CITY CENTRE (IMAX 2D) :11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM م (CITY CENTRE (3D) :12.30 + 3.30 + 6.30 + 9.30 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) KNIVES OUT (PG-15)(CRIME/COMEDY/THRILLER CITY CENTRE (VIP I) :11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM CITY CENTRE: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM SEEF (II) :11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM DANIEL CRAIG, CHRIS EVANS, ANA DE ARMAS WADI AL SAIL: 10.30 AM + 3.45 + 9.00 PM DAISY RIDLEY, MARK HAMILL, ADAM DRIVER MALEFICENT 2: MISTRESS OF EVIL (PG)(ADVENTURE CITY CENTRE:10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM DABANGG 3 (PG-15)(HINDI/ACTION/COMEDY) ANGELINA JOLIE, TERESA MAHONEY, MICHELLE PFEIFFER OASIS JUFFAIR : 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 + 8.15 + 11.30 PM مممممم (CITY CENTRE: 10.30 AM + 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 9.15 + JOKER (15+)(THRILLER/CRIME/DRAMA 11.30 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) THAMBI (PG-13)(TAMIL) SEEF (I): 10.30 AM + 11.30 +1.45 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM CITY CENTRE: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) From Thursday at 7.30 pm onwards SEEF (II): 10.30 PM JOAQUIN PHOENIX, ZAZIE BEETZ, ROBERT DE NIRO OASIS JUFFAIR: 12.45 + 6.00 + 11.15 PM WADI AL SAIL: 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 + 8.15 + 11.30 PM LE MANS ‘66 (PG-13)(DRAMA/SPORT/BIOGRAPHY) SEEF (I): 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM SALMAN KHAN, SONAKSHI SINHA, WARINA HUSSAIN WADI AL SAIL: 2.15 + 8.15 PM CITY CENTRE: 2.45 + 8.30 PM AL HAMRA: 6.00 PM SEEF (II):1.15 + 6.30 + 11.45 PM BOMBSHELL (18+)(DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY) KARTHI, JYOTHIKA, SATHYARAJ OASIS JUFFAIR : 10.30 AM + 3.30 + 8.45 PM MATT DAMON, CHRISTIAN BALE, JON BERNTHAL PRATI ROJU PANDAAGE (TELUGU) CITY CENTRE: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM MIRACLE IN CELL NO . 7 (PG-15)(TURKISH/DRAMA) SEEF (II): 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN From Friday 20th onwards WADI AL SAIL: 2.00 + 6.45 + 11.30 PM CITY CENTRE:12.00 + 5.45 + 11.30 PM SEEF (I): 3.00 PM CHARLIZE THERON, NICOLE KIDMAN, MARGOT ROBBIE ARAS BULUT İYNEMLİ, NİSA SOFİYA AKSONGUR, İLKER AKSUM RAASHI KHANNA, SATHYARAJ, SAI DHARAM TEJ

MOVIE REVIEW Dabangg 3: The Salman Khan-starrer is three times too much Almost ten years down the line, the Chulbul Pandey franchise is feeling weak and worn out

few jokes however fall flat, espe- Prabhudheva cially the toilet humour. • Prabhudheva’s direction is paints a visual delight average and again, the story is with Salman Khan to blame. He tries to add some- aka Chulbul Pandey DON’T MISS IT thing new but doesn’t succeed at the centre in all scenes. Also, there are far too many songs that hamper the film’s pace. And shockingly, an abangg 3 is the story of Dabangg 3, which has important mystery, with regards a badass cop. Chulbul a long back-story of to Bali Singh, remains unsolved DPandey (Salman Khan) how Chulbul came to till the very end. It’s bewildering is now the SP of a town named be called Chulbul, is why the makers chose to do that Tundla. not just a dreary mish- Dabangg 3 starts off on a fine As soon as he arrives, he nabs note. The entry scene of Salman a bandman-turned-goon Gud- mash of the previous Khan as expected is whistle and du (Nawab Shah) and reforms ones, it is also a cringe- clap worthy and in many ways, him. He then busts a human fest it’s the best part of the film. The trafficking racket under Chinti manner in which Chulbul frees Valia (Dolly Bindra). The king- Salman Khan (L) and Sonakshi Sinha in ‘Dabangg 3’ the trafficked girls and even pin of this business is Bali Singh Prabhu Deva, Dilip Shukla and teaches Chinti Valia a lesson will (Kichcha Sudeepa). As soon as Dhaakar’s brother Makkhi (Ar- Dhaakar, he gets enraged and he does is to throw Bali Singh Aloke Upadhyaya’s screenplay also be loved. The flashback por- Chulbul finds out about this as- baaz Khan). But Dhaakar falls kills her in front of Dhaakar. On down a cliff. He is presumed is effective but only in parts. tion too commences well and is pect, he goes into a shock. Some for her. He meets her and wins top of that, Dhaakar is jailed for to be dead. Hence, Chulbul is The film keeps one engaged but also funny. But the Bali Singh repressed traumatic memories her heart with his progressive the murder of Khushi and her shocked that Bali survived and again, the script suffers because track here looks very clichéd and come alive in front of his eyes. thoughts and of course, style. parents. In the prison, he comes is now back to challenge him. of outdated storyline. What’s outdated. Post interval, the film The story then goes in a flash- At the insistence of Khushi, he across a large hearted police of- What happens next forms the praiseworthy is how they have gets a bit better as Chulbul out- back mode. changes his name to Chulbul. ficer Satyendra Singh (Sharat rest of the film. joined the dots. Audiences get smarts Bali Singh. Again, most This is a time when Chul - The alliance was fixed and all Saxena). He helps him get ac- Salman Khan’s story is weak to learn a lot about why Chulbul of the parts are predictable and bul’s name was Dhaakar. He was going well. One day Bali quitted and also motivates him and beaten to death. He has such and other characters behave the of convenience. The climax fight comes across the picture of Singh bumps into Khushi and he to join the police force. As soon great characters at his disposal way they do. Dilip Shukla and will be liked by masses, particu- Khushi (Saiee M Manjrekar). falls for her. But when he learns as he turns cop under the name but he makes good use of them Aloke Upadhyaya’s dialogues lar the shirtless sequence bit of She was selected as the bride for that Khushi is madly in love with of Chulbul Pandey, the first thing only partially. Salman Khan, pack a punch in most places. A Salman Khan. 14 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019

Mariah Jennifer Aniston Chris Hemsworth to Mariah Carey sued by Carey Ariana Grande, manager take break to spend former nanny express mutual shares holiday time with family Los Angeles appreciation on picture with Rita Los Angeles Instagram Wilson op superstar Mariah Los vengers” star Chris Carey was sued on Los Angeles An- “A Hemsworth is planning PMonday by a former geles to take a six to eight-month nanny Maria Burgues. break from the spotlight to Maria Burgues filed a fter an im- en- spend time at home in Australia suit in the Los Angeles mensely success- Jnifer with his family. Superior Court, claim- Aful season that saw Aniston The 36-year-old “Thor” ing that she was fired in the release of two albums shared a festive picture star, who has kids India, sev- April 2018 after com- and a 100 stop world celebrating the holidays en, and five-year-old twins plaining about her pay tour, Ariana Grande has with her celebrity Sasha and Tristan with wife and working condi- shown her tender and friends, on Mon- Elsa Pataky, said he just wants tions, reports variety. vulnerable side in a day (local time). to live in the moment. com. candid Instagram The 50-year- “I’m going to take some time Burgues says she was clip where she is old actor shared off now - proba- paid $25 an hour to babysit seen hugging her the picture on Instagram bly six to eight Carey’s children. She was manager Scooter and captioned the post, months - and obliged to travel with Car- Braun after the “Say CHEESE!! Lotta love in just be at home. ey and the children when end of her ‘Sweet - ener that room Happy Holidays!” I had a real, sort Carey went on tour, but says World Tour’, reported Fox She ended of, come down off she was not paid for her News. it with a Chris the back of that travel time. Her manager appreciates heart smi- Hemsworth press tour for According to the suit, Grande’s ‘strength’ and work ley and a ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and it was Carey’s children had a ethic in the Instagram post, to bottle of the most intense three weeks. bodyguard Marcio Moto, which Grande expresses her cham- “I realised that for so long I’d who routinely screamed gratitude. pagne. been sort of looking to the future at Burgues and made “Wait this video. i’m crying. i In the Jennifer Aniston and chasing what next ... and her feel threatened. In can’t really put into words how post, Anis- then it hit me that, well, this is December 2017, Bur- i feel yet. But thank you for all ton tagged her fellow actress- it. The thing that I’ve worked for gues says that they that you and @allisonjamiekaye es Laura Dern, Rita Wilson and dreamt of doing, and I’ve were all driving to have done/dealt with to help me and her longtime hairstylist just got to enjoy this moment,” Las Vegas together, and make it to the finish line, as a manager and friend Chris McMillan. Hemsworth said during an ap- Moto started yelling at Burgues and and friend i appreciate you so very On the post, McMillan pearance on Australian break- threatened to kick her out of the car much”, replied Grande to the post. commented, “Party of the fast show “Sunrise”. and leave her by the road. year.”

Cardi When Deepika Janhvi Kapoor: Getting B buys toys worth $5K Padukone wanted papped is weird for poor kids Mumbai Los Angeles a paparazzo’s the toys and ship ctress Janhvi Ka- apper Cardi B gave needy them off to children. phone cover poor says it is weird children an early Earlier this Mumbai Abeing followed RChristmas by giv- month, Cardi played by the paparazzi and the ing them a “truck full of” Santa to an orphan- ot only on-screen, actress weirdest part of it all is that toys and gifts. age in Lagos, Nigeria Deepika Padukone is quite she is getting used to the at- According to tmz. on December 7 when Nan entertainer in real life tention now. com, the “Bodak Yel- she dropped off sup- too. Her recent encounter with “It’s weird. It really is. I low” hitmaker visited a plies and hung out with photographers in Mumbai was just thinking about store in Miami on the kids looking for at a promotion event of her it today while I had egg December 20 homes. upcoming show “Chhapaak” on my hair and honey and bought over Prior to her per- is a proof of that. on my face at a pilates $5,000 worth formance at the A video is doing the rounds on studios. I was like if of goodies, in- Livespot X Festival, the internet in which Deepika is seen they’ve seen me enter the cluding games, she spread a little having a fun conversation with a pa- gym today, they are going to see dolls, and play cheer, handing out parazzi member, taking his phone and me leave with wet hair, they are things, reports gifts, water and asking him if she can use the cover of going to photograph me enter- aceshowbiz. food, and chat- his mobile phone. ing your studio, your show and com. ting to or- “Main use kar sakti hoon kya ?” they are going to photograph Cardi also phanage Deepika joked. me leaving, they are going to hired a rent- staff. On listening to Deepika’s response, photograph me at Dr Agarw- am getting so much attention’’, al truck and the bystanders started laughing. als. So, it’s kind of weird but I she added. The “Dhadak” star called on The shutterbug immediately allowed think the weirdest part of it is says she struggled with being some aides Deepika to take the phone cover. To that I have kind of gotta used to papped. to help that, Deepika said: “arey nahi nahin”. it now,” Janhvi said. “Honestly, I have my days load A few days ago, Deepika was seen “As much as people might and I’ve had a long phase addressing a sutterbug as “Panduji” crib about it, at the end of the where I really struggled with after the latter called her “Deepuji”. day, you are getting atten- it, when I was very bothered by I On the work front, Deepika is await- tion and how phony does don’t know I felt like it was taking ing the release of “Chhap- aak”, it sound to be like “Oh my away my credibility. It was like CLASSIFIEDS which is based on the life god, I a weird deviation and just an of acid attack victim interference and people com- Laxmi Agarwal. The menting and me reading that film is scheduled and I was getting too caught to release on up. But, then I think the January 10. past 7-8 months, touch- In April, wood, the work has been she will so back-to-back, I have re- share alised that it doesn’t mat- screen space ter,” she said. with hubby Ranveer Singh in Kabir Khan’s “83”. Idina Menzel up for more ‘Frozen’ movies Los Angeles DINE OUT can see a’ Frozen 3’, ‘4’, and ‘5’, it’s whether they want to PEKING TOKYO-Um Al ctor Idina Menzel says make them. I’m happy to be Hassam invite you she is open to starring involved,” Menzel told Parade to join us for in more “Frozen” films. magazine. DUCK & TURKEY A The actor, who voice stars Elsa She revealed in November Festival until 04 January in the Disney films, said going for that she would be prepared to 2020. Tel: 17472345 / sequels depends on the studio. star in a third film at the Euro- 33725117. “I can see a ‘Frozen 3’. I Idina Menzel pean premiere of “Frozen 2”. 15 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 sports

LuLu CC edge Riffa Stars

TDT | Manama Pogba is best midfielder

uLu CC defeated Riffa Stars Lby 24 runs in CBA Division C 25 overs League. LuLu won the toss and elect- in the world: Solskjaer ed to bat first. Opener Suneer (109) scored a brilliant century Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has labelled Paul Pogba the ‘best all- to help his team to score 191 round midfielder in the world’ upon his return from injury runs at the end of 25 overs. Waqas took five wickets in - Paul Pogba cluding a hat-trick for Stars. In AFP | London it might be that we do get second innings Bilal and Snoop him in from the start.” took three wickets each that aul Pogba has been hailed Pogba, who had only helped LuLu to restrict Riffa as the “best midfielder in played twice since the end Reaction Afsal - Z XI Stars for 167 runs and win the Pthe world” by Manchester of August due to an ankle injury, Solskjaer said he was match by 24 runs. United manager Ole Gunnar was introduced on Sunday with looking for a reaction from LuLu CC 191/10 (Suneer 109, Solskjaer after the Frenchman United already trailing by two his players against Newcastle Renju 25, Waqas 5/10) beat Rif- returned from a long injury lay- goals and went close to scoring after United again failed to turn fa Stars 167/10 (Bilal 35, Ha- off. during a late attacking flurry dominance of possession into a dayat 29, Anoop 3/25) by 24 The World Cup winner was from the visitors. positive result at Watford. runs in action for United for the first “He can play anywhere, he “One of the good things about against time since late September as can play the whole midfield,” the team this year, we have re- Tottenham and Manches- Z-XI 189/9 in 25 overs (Afzal a substitute in their chasten- said Solskjaer. acted after bad results,” he said. ter City. 69, Ibrar 25, Omar 2/32) beat ing 2-0 defeat at Watford on “He’s a box-to-box midfielder. “We haven’t kept the consist- Solskjaer admitted progress TISCA Stars 163/10 (Sameer Sunday. He can drop deep, get it, play ency as we would have liked had been slower than expected 30, Bharani 29, Qaisar 3/21) by He could be in the starting long passes. He can get it high- the other way but we’ve never but said he was focused on 26 runs team against Newcastle on er up and combine like he did gone on a big (bad) run like we developing a team that could Waqas Pak 150/6 in 20 overs Thursday as Solskjaer desper- today.” did towards the end of last sea- dominate and break sides (Waqas 42, Mudabar 22) beat ately seeks the creativity the “That’s the beauty of having son so there will be a reaction, down. FOG CC 149/9 (Jayakumar 35, Farhan - Shahzad Zafar team needs to break down stub- Paul, because he is the best all- definitely.” “It’s taken Liverpool Basil 2/11) by 4 wickets born opposition defences. round midfielder in the world,” United are struggling in a few years to get to Mumbai Riders 185/4 in 25 “Let’s see how he reacts to added United boss, who has said eighth place in the Premier that stage and we need overs (Chamila 57, Burhan 52, this, how he feels,” said Solsk- the 26-year-old will not be leav- League, seven points behind to keep on building be- Waleed 38, Zafar 2/35) beat jaer. “He did really well when ing in January transfer window fourth-placed Chelsea despite cause that’s what we Sprite CC 86/10 (Wasim 24, he came on. Big, big plus and despite links with Real Madrid. recent morale-boosting wins want to get to,” he said. Rahul 5/11) by 99 runs Shahzad Zafar 131/5 in 19 overs (Hamid 41, Khalid 33, Veer 2/14) beat Awali Gents 128/10 (Mahaveer 29, Sanito 28, Farhan 5/18) by 5 wickets CBA Division B T-20 Indian Lions 107/2 in 13.1 Rahul - Mumbai Riders overs (Ranjith 42, Ameer 34, Enammul 2/21) beat Mud - abbar CC 106/8 (Ihtsham 27, Sathya 2/20) by 8 wickets Strikers 132/8 in 20 overs (Juby 23, Sadish 23) beat Ustad XI 111/10 (Ashraf 37, Joby 3/10, Sugapathi 3/23) by 21 runs T-25 overs Srilankan Club 164/4 in 20.4 overs (Roshan 84, Gam- ini 22, Irfan 2/22) beat Ewan Blues 161/10 (Danny 42, Nurul 41, Rahim 3/20) by 6 wickets Suneer LuLu BCC A team members celebrate after winning the Div A ETS Cup organized by Cricket Bahrain Association. BCC A defeated AbuSaad Climax CC by 53 runs in the final match Liverpool’s Klopp turns cricket’s Du Plessis into fan AFP | Centurion, South Africa Rugby World Cup final in Japan some 10 days earlier and came outh African cricket cap - across to congratulate him. Stain Faf du Plessis said on “Did he recognise you?” Tuesday that a chance meet- asked a journalist at Du Ples- For someone to be ing with Liverpool manager sis’ press conference ahead of that famous, he Jurgen Klopp had turned him the first Test against England, is a great guy and into a fan. starting on Thursday. that’s what I believe Du Plessis was having din- “No,” admitted the real leadership is ner with Springbok rugby cricket captain to captain Siya Kolisi in a Cape laughter. “But he said about. It’s about Town restaurant in No - he watches cricket. connecting with vember when Klopp, on a The Liverpool guys people, having great private visit to South Africa, watched the Cricket relationships with walked in. World Cup and saw people, so I became Kolisi has been a long- how well England a massive fan time Liverpool fan and did.” Du Plessis posted a Du Plessis FAF DU PLESSIS picture on both In- said he had stagram and Twit- never be- ter showing the two come a had changed that. “For some- captains and Klopp, close one to be that famous, he is a commenting that follow- great guy and that’s what I be- Kolisi had a “man- er of lieve real leadership is about. crush moment”. foot- It’s about connecting with peo- Klopp recognised ball ple, having great relationships Bahrain National Football team players along with officials of Bahrain Gas including Rawwaf Alhasan- Director, Bashar Kolisi after watching but said with people, so I became a mas- Alhasan- Managing Director and Talal Alhasan- Senior Management Executive. Bahrain Gas has rewarded the players for the Springboks win the meeting Klopp sive fan.” winning the 24th Gulf Cup in Doha at Bahrain Gas Headquarters in Salmabad Faf du Plessis WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 16 Riffa survive Al Najma scare Riffa make late rally to claim narrow victory over Al Najma in Top Six Division of the Zain Bahrain Basketball League TDT | Manama 17 points coming off the bench Fadalallah Abbas added 16 for Riffa. He also had a monster while Qassim Hassan had 14. iffa survived a late scare 18 rebounds in nearly 30 minutes Import Lester Ferguson from to escape with a narrow of work. the US chipped in with 12 R78-71 victory over Al Na- Captain at the recent - points and nine rebounds for jma last night in the Top Six Di- ly held All-Star Game Subah Najma. vision of the Zain Bahrain Bas- KNOW WHAT Hussain was their top scorer Riffa went ahead 20-14 at the ketball League, currently being with 20 points, including two end of the opening quarter, and played at Zain Arena in Um Al three-pointers, before fouling then extended their advantage Hassam. The win was Riffa’s out of the contest with just sec- to 43-30 at the half. But a poor After leading for virtually first in the Top Six af- onds remaining. third quarter allowed Najma the entire game, Riffa lost the ter opening this stage Younes Kuwayed nearly con- back into the game and Riffa advantage briefly early in the with a loss. Najma, tributed a triple-double for Riffa had only a 58-53 lead heading fourth quarter as Najma valiant- with 18 points, seven rebounds into the final canto. ly fought their way back. on the other hand, and nine assists. He was their Najma continued to claw But the victors were then able suffered their second only other player to score in dou- their way back into the game to make a decisive 7-0 run in the straight defeat ble-figures. and took a 64-63 lead ov a Has- final two-and-a-half minutes of Riffa once again took to the san lay-up with still over six the contest to break a 69-all tie hard court without star forward minutes remaining. But Riffa’s and seal the hard-earned victory. Mohammed Kuwayed, but he Hussain was able to reply and American professional Joseph is expected to return to action the teams continued to trade Jones scored four points in the League action continues to- soon following a lengthy recov- blows until a 69-all tie. That set rally to help steer Riffa to the night with a titanic match-up in ery from injury. the stage for Riffa’s crucial 7-0 result. the Top Six between defending Ali Jaber paced Najma in the run. The win was their first in the champions Muharraq and per- loss with 18 points. He also had Jones scored the first four Top Six after opening this stage ennial contenders Al Ahli. It is 13 rebounds and flirted with an points and then a free-throw with a loss. Najma, on the oth- scheduled for a 7.30pm tip-off unconventional triple-double from Ali Abbas and another er hand, suffered their second at the same venue. after committing nine turnovers Hussain basket sent them on straight defeat. Riffa’s Jones attempts a jump shot against the defence of Najma’s Ferguson Jones finished the game with in the game. their way to the win.

Mourinho’s criticism Gulf Cup champions honoured in school visit of Chelsea’s Rudiger is ‘disappointing’ - TDT | Manama Lampard l Bilad Alqadeem Interme- Adiate Boys School hosted Reuters Bahrain’s national football team players in recognition of their helsea manager Frank historic triumph in the 24th CLampard spoke up for Arabian Gulf Cup. Antonio Rudiger on Tues- The players met school ad- day after the defender was ministration and then in a pro- criticised by Tottenham gramme were introduced indi- Hotspur boss Jose Mourin- vidually. ho for his part in the send- The students then had an op- ing off of Son Heung-min portunity to meet the players in Sunday’s 2-0 derby win. and take photos with them, as Son kicked out in retali- well as get their autographs. The ation at Chelsea defender school administration offered Antonio Rudiger as they the team many thanks to the challenged for the ball, and team. referee Anthony Taylor pro- This initiative comes from the duced a straight red after a school in the framework of com- VAR review, leaving Spurs municating with the national with 10 men for the last half team, as the school is keen to hour. participate in the sports celebra- Mourinho had taken a dig tions taking place in the King- at Rudiger, who was also dom. It is also an opportunity for allegedly racially abused the students to meet the stars. after the incident, for going The honouring ceremony was down too easily, telling him prepared and coordinated by to “stand up and play”, but the school’s physical education Lampard said the red card Bahrain’s national football team players during school visit department. was the correct decision. “With Toni and this inci- dent, when he’s having to post after the game about something that we know is a huge deal, I think to ques- tion his integrity in that time is disappointing,” Lam- pard told reporters ahead of Thursday’s game against Southampton. “What I heard on the commentary and post- match reflection is that the Son incident was a red card... It wasn’t a brutal red card but it was an instinc- tive one that warrants a red card in the modern day. “I wouldn’t question To- Liverpool’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sidelined with ankle injury ni’s integrity on that.” Rudiger had urged Tot- Reuters | London The midfielder landed awk- “You have three ligaments on ry myself, but it was years ago jan Lovren and Joel tenham on Twitter to find wardly on his ankle during the the outside of the ankle, one of and it can take a while or can Matip were re - and punish the individuals iverpool’s Alex Ox - 1-0 win over Flamengo and was them is damaged,” Klopp told be quick. covering well who allegedly directed Llade-Chamberlain is set for substituted in the 75th minute. reporters ahead of Thursday’s “No chance for Thursday and but not fit for the racist abuse at him dur- a spell on the sidelines after sus- Klopp confirmed the 26-year- top-of-the-table clash at Leices- no chance for this year. Oxlade upcoming games. ing the match, and taining an ankle ligament injury old would not play during the ter City. will not play anymore (in 2019), “There is no the club confirmed in Saturday’s Club World Cup busy festive period when Liv- “Now we have to see how that’s clear.” news on anyone they were investigat- final, manager Juergen Klopp erpool play three times in eight quickly we can fix that. I don’t Klopp also said midfielder else, which is good ing the incident with the said on Tuesday. days. know exactly. I had that inju- Fabinho and centre backs De- news,” Klopp added. help of CCTV footage. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain