TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 8 The tragic familiarity of the Sri Lanka bombings INSTAGRAM Wish ‘The Handmaid’s /nobmedia 23 Tale’ was fantasy, like LINKEDIN TUESDAY newsofbahrain APRIL 2019 ‘Game of Thrones’: 200 FILS WHATSAPP Elisabeth Moss 38444680 ISSUE NO. 8090 Actor Elisabeth Moss says FACEBOOK she wished her critical- /nobmedia ly-acclaimed show “The MAIL Handsmaid’s Tale” was a [email protected] page out of a fantasy novel WEBSITE like “Game of Thrones”. newsofbahrain.com P14 Adele might unveil heartbreak album by end of 2019 14 CELEBS WORLD 6 Sri Lanka death toll hits 290 Customs’ revenue His Majesty in Hungary up by 6.3pc in Saudi arrests 13 accused first quarter of planning terror attacks Manama Riyadh ustoms President Shai- hirteen people were A total of five explosive Ckh Ahmed bin Hamad arrested after finding Al Khalifa said that the Tplans to execute crim- belts were found, four logistics sector in the King- inal acts that were targeting of which were worn by dom, had witnessed a rapid the Kingdom’s security, Saudi the perpetrators, and growth as a result of the in- Press Agency (SPA) reported another inside a car. crease in the trade exchange yesterday. SOURCES because of standardised The statement published by customs procedures and the SPA included the names of the The Presidency of State Se- smooth traffic of products 13 men arrested, in addition to curity released the identities through the facilitation of their civil ID numbers. of the four attackers: Abdullah customs clearance. The spokesperson for the Hamoud Al Hamoud, Abdul- He pointed out that the Saudi Presidency of State lah Ibrahim Al Mansour, Sa- positive rise in imports had Security said explosive belts mer Abdulaziz Al Madid and increased the customs rev- were found during a raid on the Salman Abdulaziz Al Madid. enues in the first quarter of house of the Zulfi attackers. Saudi authorities discovered 2019 by 6.3 per cent com- Four heavily armed attack- a house in Al Rayyan neigh- pared with the same peri- ers were killed in a failed ter- borhood in Zulfi governorate, od last year. The revenues rorist attack claimed by Daesh rented by Abdullah Al-Ham- are estimated to be around His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday arrived in Budapest on a visit during which he will meet Hungarian on an Interior Ministry build- oud, one of the four perpetra- BD52.1 million, while it was President János Áder. HM the King will hold talks during the visit with the Hungarian President on good bilateral ing in Zulfi, north of Riyadh tors, where they found what BD49m in the same period relations, binding the two friendly countries and peoples, and further strengthening joint ties, in addition to regional and on Sunday. resembled to be a factory for of 2018. international developments. HM the King was received on arrival by Attila Tòth, Director of Gulf Region in the Ministry of The four terrorists that were manufacturing explosives and He said that the rise indi- Foreign affairs and trade of Hungary, Representative of Hungarian president and Bahrain’s ambassador to Budapest. killed belonged to Daesh. explosive belts. cated economic and com- mercial growth and the dedication of the Customs Affairs to improve customs procedures, performance and services to serve the development interests of the Kingdom. He said that the Customs Affairs would continue to develop and enhance sys- Securing students tems and procedures to facilitate the traffic of trav- ellers and goods to meet its Special committee recommends measures to protect students from violence, drug addiction development strategies. Manama Sandstorms he Cabinet, chaired by Bahrain’s accession hit Riyadh His Royal Highness to KAICIID discussed TPrime Minister Prince Riyadh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa The session discussed the yesterday, was informed about Kingdom’s accession to the audi authorities have is- the results of an investigation King Abdullah bin Abdu - Ssued a weather warning into the incident at the Ham- laziz International Centre as massive sandstorms con- ad Town Intermediate Girls’ for Interreligious and Inter- tinued to sweep through the School through a report sub - cultural Dialogue (KAICIID), Kingdom. mitted by the Deputy Premier HRH the Premier chairs the Cabinet. and decided to refer a mem- Winds of up to 31 km per and the probe committee chair- orandum submitted by the hour hit the Saudi capital man, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin would fall under defamation and Minister of Foreign Affairs yesterday, causing wide- Mubarak Al Khalifa. Call to tighten anti-terror measures hype, and therefore have been in this regard to the Ministe- spread traffic disruption The committee, following its referred to the judiciary. rial Committee for Legal and due to low visibility. six meetings, concluded that HRH the Prime Minister called The Prime Minister de - The panel also confirmed the Legislative Affairs. there was no drug abuse or deal- on the International Community nounced the “inhumane” in- integrity of the administrative ing at that school, after verifying to take serious stances against cident, calling for the need to and legal measures taken by the reports from the Ministry of Ed- terrorism that target houses of disseminate the spirit of toler- Education Ministry’s School tion through developing the ucation, Interior Ministry and worship, such as mosques and ance, love and co-existence, and Discipline Committee, adding student behaviour regulations, Health Ministry, in addition to churches. to revive the human conscience that the two students will be involving parents and increas- the results of the investigation In this context, HRH the Pre- to counter everything aimed at allowed to sit their final exams ing communication with them, carried out by the Public Pros- mier condemned the “cowardly subverting peace, security and next month and to attend school strengthening of the role of so- DON’T MISS IT ecution. terrorist blasts” that had targeted stability, extending deepest con- regularly next year. cial, academic and psycholog- The reports also revealed churches and hotels in Sri Lanka dolences to the Government and The Committee recom - ical guidance in schools and that the allegations included during Easter Day. people of friendly Sri Lanka. mended the consolidation of intensifying administrative in- in the video clip were false and school environment protec- spection procedures. Kingdom hosts 02 another grand GOLD TASTE Indian wedding Legislative role 03 lauded Bahraini chef presents lamb dish covered in gold TDT | Manama described to be his creativity and eye for media users called the dish unIslamic and Court to Mohammed Zafran art, others lamented the extravagance. unethically extravagant. announce verdict On his Instagram account Zainalkitch- “This is un-Islamic, it is either forbid- 04 on plea in Qatar Bahraini youngster has evoked en he posted picture of the dish along den or discouraged, so it is better to delete mixed public reaction for making a with a video of instructions on how to this post and ask for forgiveness,” a user poll meddle case Alamb dish covered with gold. prepare it. commented. Young chef Yousif Zainal who describes A small lamb of 10 kg was used for the Some users called the dish ‘wonderful’, himself as a ‘recipe developer’ went viral preparation. He listed bukhari rice, on- saying that it is a creative idea. “This is a on social media after he prepared a unique The ‘lamb covered with pure gold’ dish ions, garlic, coriander, cumin and black matter of personal freedom, it is up to the dish, which consisted of 24k gold. pepper as some of the other ingredients. person to decide what to do with his mon- The dish which he called ‘lamb covered among the social media users. The post garnered hundreds of com- ey. What is the difference between eating with pure gold’ created a stark division While many commended what they ments within minutes. Some of the social gold and wearing it,” a user commented. TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019 02 His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday received His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier at the Gudaibiya Palace. They paid tribute to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, hailing royal initiatives, which are aimed to further bolster tolerance and maintain security and stability in the Kingdom. HRH the Premier and HRH the Crown Prince commended the people of Bahrain for their longstanding and unwavering support to the leadership, adding that citizens will always remain the cornerstone of national economic development. Deputy Premier Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa stressed the importance of Government’s investment in cultural and tourism infrastructure in Muharraq. The Deputy Premier made the statement as he visited a number of development and investment projects in the old city of Muharraq, at the invitation of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) President Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa. Accompanied by ministers and members of the Ministerial Committee for Development and Investment Projects, the Deputy Premier also visited landmark monuments and sites. The newly- elected executive committee members of The Indian Club headed by president Stalin Joseph made a courtesy call to Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom, Alok Kumar Sinha. Kingdom hosts another grand Indian wedding TDT | Manama of “Bahrain Island Wedding”, The wedding which comes in line with the ceremony• was held on s part of the Bahrain BTEA’s efforts to enhance Tourism and Exhibi - Bahrain’s position in the re- We are delighted to the 21st and 22nd of April Ations Authority’s (BTEA) gion, the “Bahrain island wed- host more events of 2019 at the Art Rotana efforts to promote the Kingdom ding” team emerged as a key this nature over the Hotel, Amwaj Islands.