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New centre planned to support Expatriate woman individuals suffering from autism ‘stabbed’ at hotel on Exhibition Road Victim rushed to hospital; defendant arrested with the defendant. A few minutes before Sources added that the wom- • an was trying to exit the hotel the incident, the woman The woman was trying when the defendant chased and was reportedly seen to exit the hotel when stabbed her multiple times. having an argument the defendant chased A video showing the attack is with the defendant. being circulated on the social and stabbed her media, the sources added. multiple times. The Ministry of Interior con- Police have arrested SOURCES firmed that a suspect was ar- the• accused. The rested following the incident. There are more than 700 people registered with the ministry as autistic individuals. Ministry of Interior a hotel in the capital yesterday. “With reference to a circu- TDT | has begun a probe It is learned that the woman lated video, the CID identified national Autism Diagnosis Scale. was rushed to a hospital after a man suspected of stabbing The Arabian Gulf University into the incident. suffering serious injuries. an Arab woman, 33, who is in new centre will be (AGU) successfully completed Sources said the 33-year-old a stable condition. Steps are opened to support indi- The move comes as part the regulation of the third edi- TDT | Manama victim is a national of one of the being taken for his arrest,” the Aviduals suffering from of a nationwide effort tion of the Gilliam Autism Rat- North African countries. ministry stated yesterday. autism, it has emerged. to improve the welfare ing Scale in GCC States, as an n Arab woman sustained A few minutes before the in- According to reports, the The Ministry of Labour and of the special needs approval was obtained from the ghastly injuries after she cident, the woman was report- woman is making a fast recov- Social Development will open community. publisher to translate the scale was stabbed by a man at edly seen having an argument ery and is in a stable condition. a new centre to support people to Arabic and apply it on a sam- A MINISTRY suffering from autism. ple from GCC States; including Although not much details Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom, the have been announced by the provide comprehensive care for UAE and Kuwait. Farmers market ministry, it is expected that the the different-abled. The third edition of Gilliam Governor centre will provide all kinds of Reportedly, the centre will Autism Rating Scale is consid- Salman Al Mannai visited support to the autistic. offer nine different types of ser- ered to be one of the internation- the farmers market in According to the ministry, vices. It will be built to provide al scales that is widely utilised the governorate. He there are more than 700 people a comprehensive service to the across the world to diagnose Au- promised to support registered with the ministry as disabled. tism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) farmers across the autistic. This comes as part of a nation- and to determine the severity of governorate with regard to boosting their The majority of cases of au- wide effort to improve the wel- the disorder. produce, which will help tistic cases are among the young fare of the special needs com- It was designed in line with in attaining food security. population. munity, according to ministry. the recent changes to the diag- The market has been a Apart from this, the ministry Meanwhile, in a recent de- nosis of disorder mentioned in huge hit with hundreds also announced that a new dis- velopment in the field of au- the fifth edition of the Statisti- visiting to buy local ability centre will be built by au- tism coming from , AGU cal Manual of Mental Disorders agricultural produce. thorities in Bahrain which will launched first GCC copy of Inter- (DSM-5).

Kingdom’s ‘construction sector, a pillar of growth’ 22 business incubators TDT | Manama now support start-ups riven by the Kingdom’s Economic Vision 2030 Many new Dagenda, which was accelerators• have launched in October 2008, con- struction is set to play a major been launched in 29 part in the country’s economic the Kingdom in per cent increase has growth as it looks to reduce its recent years. been recorded in the dependency on the oil and gas number of business sector, according to experts. incubators in recent Among the sectors that Bah- TDT | Manama times. rain is targeting is real estate, with several residential projects be- he number of business ing built by the country’s major incubators in the King- nomic Forum (WEF) to launch players. The Kingdom’s construction sector has been a major pillar of economic growth. Tdom has increased to 22, an innovative new accelerator, Bahrain Bay, a 100 per cent according to official statistics. aimed at increasing employ- privately-owned development, is months, but weeks, and this will and construction of this should any region, especially for a “small Recent statistics has revealed ability and preparedness for gaining momentum in the coun- be the first time in Bahrain Bay start very soon.” island such as Bahrain”. that 22 incubators exist in the the future of work among the try, and CEO Gagan Suri was quot- that we will have people starting In addition to residential, hos- Edamah, the property develop- Kingdom as of 2019 and it com- current and next generation ed by media that he sees Bahrain to live here.” pitality is also a key part of Bah- ment arm of Bahrain’s sovereign prises 662 start-ups. workforce. Bay playing a significant role in He adds: “The other two tow- rain’s on-going construction pro- wealth fund Mumtalakat, also This indicates a 29 per cent The announcement was Manama’s growth story. ers of Waterbay are not that far gress, with a Hilton hotel being said that 2020 would be the “year increase in the number of in- made at the 50th WEF annual “In my opinion, the future of behind the middle tower, maybe developed within the first phase of delivery” for the kingdom as it cubators. meeting at Davos. Manama is in Bahrain Bay. Many a few months behind the first de- of The Avenues development. focuses on the deliveries of three Eleven of those incubators The ‘Closing the Skills Gap years from now, this will define livery. Within this area, we will The main contractor for the major projects. are general incubators while six Accelerator’ is one of several the skyline of Manama,” Suri said. cumulatively have close to 600 building works of the hotel is Ab- Bahrain Economic Develop- are business incubators. such accelerators launched in “We are about 25 per cent vertical- apartments coming to Bahrain dulla Nass Contracting, and the ment Board’s director of business According to the Ministry partnership with WEF’s Plat- ly developed and we have another Bay, which is substantial.” property is expected to be com- development for the real estate of Industry, Trade and Tour- form for Shaping the Future of 20pc under development. This is This is just the beginning for pleted by November 2020. sector, Ali Murtaza, outlined that ism, the incubators have been the New Economy and Society. almost 50pc that has happened or real estate projects in Bahrain Bahrain’s 12.2 sq km master- the growth for the country has an overwhelming success in The accelerators are national is happening as we speak.” Bay, with plans for a Four Sea- planned been driven primarily by govern- the Kingdom that has help fuel level public-private leadership Suri elaborates about the type sons apartment concept and the megaproject, which is being con- ment investment into infrastruc- SMEs in the country. collaboration platforms that of real estate construction hap- Golden Gate residential project. structed in four to five phases, is ture to develop sectors for the According to the ministry, address national and industry pening throughout Bahrain Bay, “The Golden Gate development also capitalising on the demand future. the incubators have contrib- skills gaps in the face of the including its first residential tow- will have the tallest residential for hospitality and residential de- “From our side, we have com- uted positively towards the massive technological disrup- ers within the area. towers in Bahrain. The other pro- velopments. mitted about $32bn worth of in- economy. tion sweeping the globe. “We are always trying to be ject that is on the ground right Established as part of a joint vestment into public and private Many new accelerators have So far six countries have es- ahead of the game. We are trying now is the One Bahrain. Most venture with Abu Dhabi-based infrastructure. Around $7.5bn out been launched in the Kingdom tablished their own: Argentina, to put the horse before the cart. people recognise it from the con- real estate developer Eagle Hills, of that came from theGCC support in recent years. India, Oman, Pakistan, South We have our Waterbay develop- tractor which is Kooheji, and they construction work on Diyar Al fund, another $10bn came from Most recently, the Bahrain Africa and the UAE. ment, which is three residential are building residential towers as Muharraq began in 2007, which semi-government entities, and Economic Development Board The goal is to expand the 10-storey towers. well,” Suri explains. the development’s chief executive an additional $10-15bn came from (EDB) – the Kingdom’s invest- model to build a global network “The middle tower is very close “We are also working on Four officer, Ahmed Alammadi, told the private sector,” Murtaza tells ment promotion agency – has of 15 economies accelerating to completion in a matter of not Seasons apartments – the piling CW is a “huge” masterplan for Construction Week. partnered with the World Eco- closing the skills gaps by 2020.