FAST, SAFE AND SECURE ONLINE MONEY TRANSFER NOW AVAILABLE ON THE BFC APP Sunday, February 25, 2018 Issue No. 7668 200 Fils Tel: 1722 8888 www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh www.bfc.com.bh JO3639_Smart_Money_App_Launch_DT_Hamper_6.7cmX8.5cm.indd 1 9/26/17 3:39 PM Undersecretary meets EU officials Brussels he Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsT Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, held meetings with officials of the Trump to meet European External Action Service in Brussels, in the presence of the Ambassador of Bahrain to Belgium, Bahiya Al-Jishi and the Director of European Affairs and Saudi, UAE, Qatar European Union Directorate in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shaikha Aysha bint Ahmed Al Khalifa. leaders in March Washington March and April, a senior U.S. official said, enior Saudi, UAE and Qatar according to Reuters. P leaders will meet with U.S. The agenda will include setting up a Gulf SPresident Donald Trump in the next Cooperation Council summit, the official couple of months, U.S. officials said, said, which Washington hopes will be held amid efforts by Washington to try to later this year, as well as Middle East peace Santana to 02 resolve a dispute between the Gulf and Iran. neighbours. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, perform at Saudi Crown Prince cut off travel and trade ties with Qatar last BIC Mohammed bin Salman, June, accusing it of supporting terrorism Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Washington is hoping to lay the and Deputy Supreme groundwork for a summit by the summer. Commander of the UAE “We would hope the dispute is resolved P Armed Forces Shaikh before the summit to allow maximum Mohammed bin focus on other strategic concerns like Iran,” Zayed al-Nahyan another U.S. official said. and Qatar’s Emir The US and the EU have repeatedly called Incitement by03 Sheikh Tamim bin on the countries to engage in dialogue. Hamad al-Thani The last US-GCC summit was held in May Qatari media are all planning to 2017, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, just before continuing: have bilateral the crisis unfolded. Qatar is host to U.S. Al Romaihi visits with and international forces at Al Udeid Air Trump Base, which is home to the Combined Air i n Operations Center. The center coordinates an array of data and intelligence from P satellites, drones, radar and U.S. planes flying over hot spots in the Middle East and bombing Islamic State positions.- Reuters Networking 10 VS Organising a GCC summit later this year high on US agenda Nepotism 2 Sunday, February 25, 2018 Santana to perform at BIC DT News Network songs from over four decades of Manama his career, including his hits from en-time Grammy winner Carlos Woodstock to Supernatural and Santana is bringing his celebrated beyond. Rolling Stone calls Santana DivinationT Tour to Bahrain “one of rock’s true virtuosos and International Circuit on April 6, guiding lights” and has awarded him Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) #15 on their list of the “100 Greatest announced yesterday. 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CLIX), from India, have been held at UNESCO headquarters Educational, Scientific The national Programme declared winners of the prize in Paris, in cooperation with andT Cultural Organisation on Mainstreaming ICTs for articulating the values and the Education Ministry, the (UNESCO) has announced for Education (Programme principles of the theme of this minister said. continuing: the laureates of this year’s de Généralisation des year’s edition, which is “Use The 2017 edition of the UNESCO King Hamad bin Technologies de l´Information of ICT to Increase Access to Prize attracted 700 projects, Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the et de la Communication pour Quality Education” with a view 143 of which were retained by Al Romaihi Use of Information and l´Enseignement, Programme to promote innovations in the jury after they met all the Communication Technologies GENIE), from Morocco, leveraging ICTs for achieving requirements. Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi DT News Network principles, he added. Manama “Al-Jazeera has become nformation Affairs unable to convince itself, Minister, Ali bin so how will it be able to MohammedI Al-Romaihi, has convince the Arab viewers?” said that the Arab countries Al Romaihi wondered. are facing negative media The minister affirmed that campaigns, which casts a the Qatari crisis exposed the shadow over its influence on role of Qatar’s Al-Jazeera the Arab public opinion and channel as a tool for the its focus on national issues. Doha regime to implement In an interview with its agendas, polish its image the Egyptian Al-Mehwar and abuse the Arab countries, channel, Al-Romaihi said in general, and the countries that one of the biggest calling for combating problems that restrict the terrorism in particular. impact of the media on Arab He asserted that Al-Jazeera viewers today is their attempt has been used badly, and to compete with social media history will not forget what networks, something that Qatar has done in the region should not be done by the through this institution, traditional media. which has spread the culture The minister pointed of hatred and caused a great out that the Arab satellite rift among Arab countries channels have exceeded 1,300 and peoples, especially during during the past decade, which the so-called Arab Spring. increases the responsibility Those who experienced the of the Arab media to engage so-called Arab Spring will in competitiveness and never forget the negative improve programmes. role played by Al-Jazeera Responding to a question at the time, a period whose about the negative role played negative results still continue by the Qatari Al-Jazeera today, he said, stressing that channel, Al-Rumaihi said anything can be bought, but that the Qatari media, not history. especially Al-Jazeera, The minister said the continues to incite against situation with Qatar is not Arab countries and cause a conflict, but rather a firm harm to everything related to political stance taken by the them. Al-Jazeera has recently four countries calling for lost a lot of its influence and fighting terrorism against a no longer has an impact on state that has caused much the Arab viewers because of damage to the region, the lack of credibility and pointing out that the 13 demands are still on the table. Al-Jazeera When Doha responds to them positively the crisis will has recently end, he said. lost a lot of On Iran, Al-Rumaihi pointed out that those who its influence try to minimise the Iranian and no longer threat or try to convince the Arab viewer that Tehran has an impact is not a threat to the Arab countries are ignoring on the Arab reality, stressing that Iran has viewers tried to interfere in all Arab countries, without exception. 4 Sunday, February 25, 2018 Labour survey launched DT News Network data as well as confidentiality Manama of attained information. n an initiative that serves The survey will be decision and policy makers conducted in line with the inI the Kingdom of Bahrain, Economic Statistical Strategy Information & eGovernment Plan - approved by the GCC Authority (iGA) has announced Supreme Council, supervised the launch of the Labour Force and implemented by the GCC- Survey 2018 in Bahrain - in STAT Center in collaboration accordance with international with the national statistic statistical standards – to entities.