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S Secretary of State UMike Pompeo yester- day accused Iran-backed Bastion of diplomacy Houthi militias in Yemen of failing to comply with a cease-fire agreement for HM the King hails Bahraini diplomacy on its Golden Jubilee the Red Sea port city of Ho- deidah reached at UN-spon- Manama the world. sored talks in Sweden. HM the King paid tribute to His comments came after is Majesty King Hamad the founders Bahrain’s national he cut short his Middle East bin Isa Al Khalifa yester- Bahrain has succeeded diplomacy, hailing the strenuous tour and headed home early Hday received, at Al Sakhir in building a strong efforts exerted by those who fol- to attend a family funeral on Palace, senior Foreign Ministry network of international low into their steps to communi- Monday. officials, heads of Bahrain’s mis- partnerships through its cate Bahrain’s firm voice which “The work that was done sions abroad and diplomats ac- pro-active diplomacy. reflects its positive image and in Sweden on Yemen was credited to Bahrain marking the support to world stability and good, but both sides need to Golden Jubilee of Bahrain’s Di- HIS MAJESTY welfare. honor those commitments,” plomacy and the Diplomatic Day. HM the King stressed the im- Pompeo said in Riyadh af- HM the King hailed the 50th circumstances and take stances portance of focusing on efforts to ter talks with Saudi King anniversary of Bahrain’s formal which balance between strate- build and develop competences, Salman and Crown Prince diplomacy, hailing landmark gic priorities and international invest in expertise and enhanc- Mohammed bin Salman. achievement in highlighting the obligations. ing the standard of diplomatic “To date, the Houthis identity of the Kingdom’s foreign His Majesty underlined Bah- work. have chosen not to do that.” policy and its decades-long com- rain’s success, through its pro-ac- King Hamad gave directives to mitment to consolidating world tive diplomacy, in building a turn the Diplomatic Institute into solidarity and enhancing human strong network of internation- an Academy for Diplomatic Stud- France vows Iraq aid security. al coalitions and partnerships, ies, which will be named after His Baghdad His Majesty lauded Bahrain’s which are based on respect of Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin diplomacy for its ability to grasp countries’ sovereignty, good His Majesty addresses ministers, senior diplomats and government officials. Mubarak Al-Khalifa, the pioneer the requirements of internation- neighbourliness, building bridges of Bahraini diplomacy and one of rench Foreign Minis- al changes and understanding of understanding and rapproche- diplomatic relations, which are maintain its diplomatic approach its first founder, hailing his high Fter Jean-Yves Le Drian global challenges, which enabled ment of views. based good intentions, adding which stems from the kind mettle performance and dedication in says France is committing the country to keep abreast of The King hailed Bahrain’s that the Kingdom would always of its people and its openness to serving the nation in all arenas. €1 billion ($1.15 billion) to help Iraq rebuild after its war against Daesh. Le Drian, meeting with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Monday, said Cabinet reviews oil, gas projects the aid would go to rebuild- ing Iraq’s most devastated Manama international competitiveness. Bapco expansion project, air- will finish during the second half areas. The total investment in major port fuel tanks project, as well of 2021. Iraq’s Planning Ministry he Cabinet chaired by development projects within as the oil and gas exploration The Minister of Oil briefed has estimated the cost of His Royal Highness Bahrain’s oil and gas sector is project. the Cabinet on the progress reconstruction at $88 bil- TPrince Salman bin Ham- estimated at $8 billion, and is as Banagas expansion and the oil of each project and their im - lion. Iraq was able to raise ad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, part of a priority infrastructure pipeline projects have recently plications for the Kingdom’s $30 billion at a donor con- Deputy Supreme Commander development programme worth been completed, and a further developing private sector. The ference in Kuwait last year. and First Deputy Prime Min- $32 billion, the largest in Bah- two projects will be completed Cabinet also reviewed the latest ister yesterday, reviewed the rain’s history. this year. These include the LNG reports on exploration projects government’s progress on oil The projects include the Ban- terminal project and the airport covering shale oil and natu - and gas sector projects intend- agas expansion plan, LNG termi- fuel tanks project. The Bapco ral gas in different parts of the ed to ensure sustainability and nal project, oil pipeline project, HRH the Crown Prince chairs the Cabinet. refinery modernisation project Kingdom.

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His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received, at Al Sakhir Palace, Mohamed Benaissa, former Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, secretary-general of Assilah Forum Foundation and member of the jury arbitrating the Isa Award for Service to Humanity, marking his visit to Bahrain. HM the King welcomed Mohamed Benaissa, hailing strong fraternal and historical relations binding Bahrain and Morocco. His Majesty lauded the efforts exerted by HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco, as well as his crucial role in consolidating joint ties, wishing Morocco and its brotherly people further progress and prosperity. iGA begins distribution of Shaikh Subah hands over the new-look ID to Sultan’s father. TDT | Manama Mohammed Zafran sus the previous card issued by Bahraini newborns of 2019 fol- the Ministry of Labour and So- lowed by the citizens. ewborn Sultan became cial Development,” it added. The second phase will include new-look ID the first Bahraini to re- The issuance process is car- residents who will get the new New ID card project now limited to Bahraini Nceive the new, revamped ried-out in phases, the first card when renewing or replac- ID card, yesterday. phase will include issuance for ing lost or damaged ID cards. newborns, according to iGA The issuance of the new- look ID card got underway as Sultan’s father was handed over the card yesterday. The Information and eGov- ernment Authority ID Card and Population Registry Director Shaikh Subah bin Hamad Al Khalifa received Sultan’s father to hand over the identity card at the Mu- harraq Seef Mall Identity Card Centre. Shaikh Subah congratulat- ed Sultan’s father along with other IGA staff. Information and eGov- ernment Authority (i GA) Chief Executive Mohamed Ali AlQaed said that the first pilot phase of issuing a new identity card (ID) will be – at present - limited to Bahraini newborns. The ID is issued in accord- ance with the legally ap - proved fees of BD2 – mean- ing there are no additional charges. “As part of implementing the first phase of issuing the entirely, newly-revamped identity card; the Informa- tion and eGovernment Au- thority (iGA) handed over the first issued identity card to the parent of the newborn ‘Sultan’ who is the first Bah- raini newborn to receive the new revamped ID during the first phase dedicated to the Bahraini newborns of 2019 only,” the IGA stated in a press release issued yesterday. “It is worth noting that iGA has announced – during the current month - that it began issuing the new identity cards which keep abreast with the latest international technol- ogies and in accordance with the international standards of ICAO. “The ID cards are also bet- ter in quality of production to resist and reduce damage and attain clearer data such as change of font and position of ID’s expiry date. “A new field has also been added for special needs ver- TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 03 Cheating or ignorance? A good majority of cold stores continue VAT robbery despite warnings issued by NBT thorities, shopkeepers continue go through the voluntary reg- The National Bureau to overcharge customers on VAT. istration process to be able to • This could be out of ignorance charge VAT. However, they do of Taxation (NBT) has of rules, miscalculations or at- I was charged VAT for not do this but charge VAT as warned businesses tempts to cheat the customers. vegetables, fruits, meat they please,” the source said. against overcharging According to customers, and many other items Recently a shop was put un- VAT and consumers to cold stores are the most culpa- that are VAT free. der provisional seizure by the ble, which blatantly continue authorities for violating VAT re- ensure they do not pay to overcharge their customers, MS REBELLO lated rules. The shop, reportedly in excess of 5pc for VAT. flouting the rules and regula- located in a shopping complex in tions with regard to VAT. make sense so they might as well Seef area, came under provision- TDT | Manama “The minimum VAT, many of grossly overcharge. Recently, I al seizure following a raid by the Mohammed Zafran the cold stores charge is 50 or 25 was charged 10 per cent VAT at authorities. fils. Even if you buy something a cold store when I purchased According to sources, the shop espite several warnings for 100 fils, you may have to pay a pack cigarettes,” a Gudaibiya involved is a popular garment and intense awareness a VAT of 50 fils. In their mind, resident, who doesn’t want to be store that has several branch- Dcampaigns by the au - charging 5 fils of VAT doesn’t named, said. es in the Kingdom. Reportedly, Supermarkets have also been the shop charged VAT but did making such blunders, said Ta- not display the VAT registration nia Rebello, an expatriate. certificate as required. “I picked up mostly groceries The National Bureau of Taxa- and I was surprised to see VAT tion (NBT) has warned business- for most of the items I bought. es against overcharging VAT and I was charged VAT for vegeta- consumers to ensure they do not bles, fruits, meat and many oth- pay in excess of 5pc for VAT. er items that are VAT free,” she “To ensure a smooth imple- added. mentation of VAT, make sure A purchase bill issued by a that VAT rate does not exceed leading supermarket in Tubli 5pc on items subject to VAT,” went viral as it showed VAT be- the National Bureau of Taxation, ing charged on many vegetables. has been stating in press releases Consumers have blamed the and other campaigns related to supermarket for the apparent VAT awareness. injustice. It also urged customers to be According to sources, many vigilant. “Make sure VAT is not of the cold-stores are not VAT applied on items not subject to registered to be able to charge VAT. To find the list of items not VAT. “Since the cold-stores are subject to VAT, please visit our VAT inspectors in action at a hypermarket. small businesses they need to A leading supermarket in Tubli allegedly charged VAT for vegetables. website www.nbt.gov.bh.”

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Call +973 39936618 or log on to www.licinternational.com TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 04 Record drug haul seized Combined Maritime Force conducts first seizure of illegal drugs in 2019 cessful boarding operation and TDT | Manama seizure. ‘Bravo Zulu’ to HMAS Ballarat for your continued sup- he Royal Australian Navy port to CTF 150.” (RAN) frigate HMAS Bal- HMAS Ballarat is operating larat seized and destroyed 3,100 as part of Combined Maritime T kg of illegal hashish were 3,100 kg of illegal hashish during Forces CTF 150 supporting in- seized and destroyed by a boarding operation. the Combined Maritime ternational efforts in promoting Operating under the direction Force during the maritime security, stability and of Combined Task Force (CTF) operation. prosperity in the Middle East 150, this is the sixth seizure that Region. has taken place since the cur- Combined Maritime Forces rent Canadian Armed Forces led is composed of thirty three na- team took command of the Task seas by terrorist organisations tions and has three principle Force in December last year. and denying them freedom of task forces: Combined Task Commanding Officer of action in order to promote mar- Force (CTF) 150, which conducts HMAS Ballarat, Commander itime stability and prosperity in counter-terrorism and maritime Paul Johnson, said the boarding the region.” security operations; CTF 151, team conducted the night-time The Canadian-led CTF 150 which conducts counter piracy boarding professionally, discov- Task Force, supported by RAN operations; and CTF 152, which ering the narcotics hidden in personnel, have been successful conducts maritime security op- void spaces around the vessel. in intercepting illegal drugs in erations in the Middle East. “The seizure is a reflection of the area, known as the Hash Through maritime security the continued trade in illegal Highway. operations, regional engage- narcotics that has the potential Captain RAN Leif Maxfield, ments, and capacity building ac- to fund terrorist groups across Deputy Commander CTF 150 tivities, CTF 150 works to deter the region.” and Chief of Staff said: “I’m tre- and deny terrorist organisations The members of CTF sort the seized load of hashish. Commodore Darren Garni- mendously proud of the Ship’s the use of benefits from using er, Royal Canadian Navy, Com- Company of HMAS Ballarat and the high seas for smuggling il- mander CTF 150 said: “CTF 150 drugs. As we mark our sixth of the coordinated efforts of naval partnership. our CTF 150 Task Force who licit cargo including narcotics, is starting the new year strong seizure in six weeks, our suc- the Combined Maritime Forces “As a team, we are actively worked tirelessly throughout UN embargoed weapons, and with another seizure of illegal cesses demonstrates the value (CMF) coalition international disrupting the use of the high the night for a safe and suc - Somalian charcoal. Two women ISB Book Week bitten by dogs TDT | Manama Mohammed Zafran According to reports, the women were disembarking wo Bahraini women a bus when a group of dogs were bitten by dogs attacked them. Tat Al Abdali Port bor- After suffering injuries, the der entry point in Kuwait, it women were rushed to a hos- emerged. pital, sources said. The Indian School celebrated Annual Book Week at its campus in Isa Town. Principal V R Palaniswamy inaugurated the book fair in the presence of staff representative Johnson K Devassy, vice-principals, head teachers, staff and students. The Book Week celebrations also included competitions like short story writing in English, cover page design, paragraph writing, book review and book mark to enrich the students’ talents in creative writing and design.

Ombudsman office’s Lohri celebrations delegation visits detention centre Manama encourages detainees to be in- volved in meaningful activities. delegation from the Of- He pointed out that the deten- fice of the Ombudsman, tion centre holds weekly aware- Aled by the Director of ness-raising religious courses in Monitoring of Prisons and De- which many detainees take part, tention Facilities, Hamad Sal- noting that 50 of them partici- man Taqi, recently paid a visit to pated the holy Quran recitation the Dry Dock Detention Centre. contest within the facility and The visit is within the man- two in the Bahrain Grand Holy date of the Ombudsman Office Quran Contest, held under HM The Punjabi to follow up on the activities and King Hamad’s patronage. He community in the events provided to inmates and added that the events and activi- Kingdom celebrated remand detainees to educate ties benefit not only Bahraini de- Lohri in great style. Punjabis United in them religiously and culturally. tainees, but also non-Bahrainis Bahrain (PUB) held The delegation was informed through cooperation with NGOs an event marking the about the activities, events and and diplomatic missions, prais- festival at Bahrain programmes provided by the ing the role played by DIscover Beach Resort, which Dry Dock Detention Centre to Islam in this regard. was attended by the remand detainees in vari- He also affirmed that the many community ous cultural fields, in line with activities and programmes are members and their the directives of the Interior within the approach adopted by families. The chief Minister, General Shaikh Rashid the Interior Ministry, represent- guest at the event bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, and the ed by the Dry Dock Detention was parliament Interior MInistry’s officials. Centre and the General Direc- member Mohammed The Monitoring of Prisons torate of Reformation and Reha- CC. It was sponsored and Detention Facilities Direc- bilitation, to provide a positive by Dream Gold tor lauded the events and ac- environment that allows detain- and Diamonds and tivities, noting that they reflect ees to acquire more knowledge Modern Exchange. efforts to consolidate the respect and be involved in events held Another event was for human rights within the de- outside the facility, which will held at the Kanoo tention facility, and create a pos- facilitate their re-integration Garden Gurudwara in itive human environment that into society later. Umm Al Hassam. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 05

Vice gang members jailed TDT | Manama Fake doc cheats bank n Arab national along Awith his accomplices including Asians were sen- tenced for running a vice den. According to prosecutors, the gang lured many people to an unlicensed restaurant and offered women. to buy car, sentenced The gang got into trouble after they tried to rob a man who walked into the restau- Accused bought Land Cruiser, sells the vehicle in Jordan rant without knowing it was TDT | Manama a prostitution den. papers showing that he was a papers to obtain the loans’.” pers produced by the accused doctor and was employed by a The man successfully de - were fake. fake doctor who deceived leading hospital in the Kingdom. ceived the bank staff and bought The court sentenced the first a bank to obtain loans for Public Prosecutors said that He said he was working a Land Cruiser, which he drove accused for cheating the bank as The man was Aa car purchase was hand- the accused approached the as a doctor with a to Jordan and sold there with well as forging papers including threatened of being ed down 10 years of imprison- bank’s manager and requested leading hospital at a the help of the second accused. Health Ministry certificates. beaten up if he did ment by the First High Criminal him for a loan to buy a Land salary of BD3,000 a A few months after issuing the The second accused was Court yesterday. Cruiser. loans, the bank staff realised that handed down three years sen- not pay the bill. According to court details, “He said he was working as a month. He also produced they were cheated as the hospi- tence. PROSECUTORS the accused, an Arab national, doctor with a leading hospital ‘all relevant papers’ to tal confirmed that it has never Both accused will be deported teamed up with another man at a salary of BD3,000 a month. obtain the loans. employed the accused. upon the completion of their “The man asked for a (the second accused) to forge He also produced ‘all relevant PUBLIC PROSECUTORS It was also learnt that all pa- sentences. juice, but he would see him- self surrounded by many women. After a few min - utes, a man in large frame approached him and asked him to pay a bill of BD65. Council highlights last year’s judicial achievements “The man was threatened of being beaten up if he did TDT | Manama not pay the bill. Somehow, Tamer Taifoor the man escaped from the place and filed a police com- he Supreme Judicial plaint.” Council reviewed 107,382 Subsequently, a special cases last year and settled 568 T hours of training were team from police conducted 80,522, figures issued by Council a raid and ten members of today indicate. provided to 110 judges as the gang were arrested. Court performance indicators part of the special training programme. While the first accused showed a 25 per cent reduction received three years jail, the in the annual accumulation rate second was handed down while the average length of the one year. Other members case was 6.5 months in the var- of the gang were given vary- ious courses. ing sentences between three Figures for 2018 indicated Mr Al Buainain speaks at the press meeting in the presence of other judiciary officials. highlighted that ensuring jus- months and two years. They that 110 judges benefited from tice and defending the rule of will be deported upon the training programmes, totalling Deputy President of the Court of Cassation Abdullah conference the deep-rooted in- law, freedoms and rights were completion of sentences. 568 hours of training. Council and President of the Al Buainain stressed at a press dependence of the judiciary and noble goals in Bahrain.

Malabar Gold and Diamonds opens new showroom at Millennium Dubai Airport Hotel

Mr Salahuddin inaugurates the showroom in the presence of Mr Shamlal Ahamed, Mr Abdul Salam and other dignitaries.

TDT | Dubai vestments Limited, in the presence of value added services, product designs for all tourists convenient especially for K and 22 K), IGI certified diamonds and Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director that suits to every class of customers. the transit passengers,” said Mr Shamlal precious gem jewellery from Italy, Singa- alabar Gold and Diamonds, – International Operations, Malabar We already have stores in concepts such Ahamed. pore, Bahrain, India and other countries. one among the largest retailers Gold and Diamonds, Abdul Salam KP as High Street, Mall, Department Store, The outlet unveils a significantly large The branded jewellery segment of Ma- Mglobally has opened a brand – Group Executive Director, Malabar Airport and Kiosk and by opening our collection of traditional as well as con- labar Gold and Diamonds that includes new outlet in Millennium Dubai Airport Group, management team members of latest store in the Millennium Dubai temporary designer jewelries. The ex- that includes Era - Uncut Diamond Jew- Hotel. Malabar Gold and Diamonds, other dig- Airport Hotel we are entering to a new quisite range of collections in the new ellery, Ethnix - Handcrafted Designer With this store, Malabar Gold and Dia- nitaries and guests. concept. outlet can hold you spell-bound with Jewellery, Mine - Diamonds Unlimited, monds will be targeting the international “We have got a wide acceptance in the “The VAT refund scheme has made their awe-inspiring beauty and classic Precia- Gem Jewellery, Divine – Indian transit passengers at Hotel. global market place and our core busi- jewellery shopping more attractive for designs. Like all their other outlets, this Heritage Jewellery and Starlet - Kids The showroom was inaugurated by ness values such as adherence to trans- tourists now and our new store will make outlet also will exhibit a wide range of Jewellery are also displayed in the new- Salahuddin M, Director – Malabar In- parency, honesty, quality along with our gold and diamond jewellery shopping diverse and trendy designs in gold (18 ly opened store. 06 TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 world

All disputed islands are Pompeo to cut short Middle East Russian: Lavrov to Japan tour to attend US wants Syria funeral Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

S Secretary of State UMike Pompeo will cut short his Middle East tour ‘safe zone’ to and head home early to attend a family funeral, an official said yesterday. “Secretary Pompeo will return to the United States after his meetings in Mus- cat, Oman,” State Depart- protect Turkey, ment deputy spokesman Robert Palladino said in a Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets with his Japanese statement. counterpart Taro Kono in Moscowa “This curtailment of trav- el is required so that the Moscow, Russia basic premise is reflected in Pompeo family may attend the 1956 joint declaration of a family funeral.” ussian Foreign Minister the Soviet Union and Japan, Kurds: Pompeo Pompeo is currently in RSergei Lavrov said yester- which Moscow is willing to Saudi Arabia as part of an day that Japan must recognise use as a starting point. AFP | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia extensive eight-day trip Russia’s sovereignty over all “This is our base position to the Middle East, which of the disputed south Kuril and without steps in this di- S Secretary of State Mike included stops in Amman, islands in order for peace talks rection it is very difficult to Pompeo said yesterday Cairo, Manama, Abu Dhabi to continue. expect movement forward on Uthat talks were under and Doha. Moscow is willing to work other issues,” he said. way on Washington’s propos- The curtailment means toward a peace resolution pro- “Sovereignty over the is - al to establish a “safe zone” that Pompeo will not visit vided “Japan’s indisputable lands is not up for discussion, in flashpoint border areas of Kuwait after he visits Mus- recognition of the entirety of this is Russian territory.” northeastern Syria, where ten- cat later Monday. results of World War II, includ- Unusually, the two foreign sions are rising between Turkey The top US diplomat ing Russia’s sovereignty over ministers did not appear in and Kurdish militia. looks forward to visiting all of the islands of the south- a joint press conference but “We want to make sure that the country “at an agreea- ern Kuril chain,” Lavrov said scheduled two separate brief- the folks who fought with us to ble time in the near future”, in a briefing following talks ings for the media. Lavrov said down the (Islamic State group) Palladino added. with his Japanese counterpart this was done at the request of have security... and also that Taro Kono. Lavrov said this Tokyo. terrorists acting out of Syria aren’t able to attack Turkey,” Pompeo said. One dead, four “We want a secure border Warming ties for all the parties,” he said in missing in Russia the Saudi capital Riyadh, the Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) meets with US Secretary of State gas blast latest leg of a whirlwind Middle Mike Pompeo at the Royal Court in Riyadh. Pompeo held talks with Saudi Moscow, Russia East tour. Arabia’s King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, during Washington is holding his second politically sensitive visit to the kingdom. talks with all relevent sides Syria. Islamic State (IS) extremists. ne person was killed about such a “safe zone”, he Oand four were missing added.His comments came a Turky not intimidated US support for the YPG has after a gas explosion tore day after US President Don- Turkey on Monday vowed been a major source of tension through a multi-storey resi- ald Trump in a tweet pushed it would not be intimidated by between the NATO allies. dential building in southern for the creation of a 20-mile US President Donald Trump’s “We have said repeatedly we Russia yesterday. The blast, (30-kilometre) “safe zone”, threats of economic devastation are not scared of and will not in the town of Shakhty in without saying who would cre- if Ankara attacks Kurdish forces be intimidated by any threats,” the southern Rostov region, ate, enforce or pay for it. as American troops withdraw. Turkish Foreign Minister destroyed several apart- Trump also did not say ex- Trump’s threat came after Mevlut Cavusoglu said, add- ments on the top two floors actly where such a buffer area Ankara repeatedly threatened ing: “Economic threats against of the nine-storey building. would be set up. a new cross-border operation Turkey will get nowhere.” “The fate of four people Children waving Iraqi and Jordanian national flags as Iraqi Prime Minister Turkish Foreign Minister against the Kurdish People’s Trump on Sunday warned remains unknown,” emer- Adel Abdel Mahdi (L) welcomes Jordan’s King Abdullah II in the Iraqi capital Mevlut Cavusoglu yesterday Protection Units (YPG), which the US would “devastate Tur- gencies ministry spokes- Baghdad. King Abdullah II met Iraqi President Barham Saleh, according to said his country was “not have been working closely with key economically if they hit woman Marina Chern - state television, in the monarch’s first trip to Iraq in more than a decade. against” a “security zone” in the United States in the war on Kurds”. yavskaya said. Russia loses control of only space radio telescope AFP | Moscow, Russia study black holes, neutron stars doctors are fighting for his life,” and Earth’s magnetic field, said Kovalev, a physicist with the ussia has lost control of its among other subjects. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Ronly space radio telescope Complete with ground-based Russian Academy of Sciences in but officials are working to observatories and a 10-me - Moscow. re-establish communication, ter-long antenna, RadioAstron This year Russia is planning the country’s beleaguered space KNOW WHAT is one of the largest telescopes to launch another telescope, the agency said yesterday. ever made. Spektr-RG, whose task will be to The incident is the latest set- A new attempt to regain con- put together a “complete map of back for Russia’s debt-laden Spektr-R (or RadioAstron) trol of the telescope will take the Universe,” the space agency space industry, which in recent is a Russian scientific place from 1600 GMT Monday, has said. years has suffered the loss of satellite with a 10 m (33 the space agency said in a state- The Spektr-R telescope was spacecraft, satellites, and a failed ft) radio telescope on ment. only supposed to serve through manned launch. board. It was launched on Previous attempts to get in 2014 but its lifespan has been Roscosmos said a US obser- touch with the telescope were extended. vatory detected signals from 18 July 2011, by Zenit-3F unsuccessful. Some experts say the Spek- Russia’s gigantic Spektr-R, or launcher, from Baikonur Yuri Kovalev, head of the Ra- tr-R telescope was one of RadioAstron, telescope, which Cosmodrome to perform dioAstron project, refused to say Russia’s few successful space stopped responding to com - research on the structure the country had lost the space- projects. mands from Earth last Thursday. and dynamics of radio craft for good. Last October a Soyuz rocket Roscosmos said that meant the sources within and be- “I cannot bury a satellite carrying Russia’s Aleksey Ov- onboard systems were working yond our galaxy. which is alive for sure,” Kovalev chinin and US astronaut Nick independently. said in written comments. Hague failed just minutes af- The Spektr-R telescope was “It’s like asking for a com - ter blast-off, forcing the pair to The Spektr-R telescope was launched into orbit in 2011 launched into orbit in 2011 to ment about a sick person when make an emergency landing. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 07

China says detained Canadian lacks diplomatic Second black box recovered immunity from Lion Air jet: Indonesia final report is not likely to come The bright orange before later this year. voice• recorder Boeing lawsuits was discovered early yesterday Authorities called off the grim task of identifying victims of the Michael Kovrig More human remains crash in November, with only • 125 people named after tests on Beijing, China were also found near human remains that filled some the voice recorder 200 body bags. hina yesterday ridiculed “We’re thankful and grateful CCanadian Prime Minis- Jakarta, Indonesia that they have found the CVR, ter Justin Trudeau’s claim but it’s not enough,” said Evi that a former Canadian em- Samsul Komar, whose son and bassy official detained in he cockpit voice recorder nephew were on the fatal flight. Beijing still held diplomatic from an Indonesian Lion “There are still many passen- immunity. TAir jet that crashed in Oc- gers unaccounted for.” Chinese authorities ar- tober has been recovered, offi- Despite a spotty safety record rested former diplomat cials said yesterday, a discovery and an avalanche of complaints Michael Kovrig and busi- that could be critical to explain- over shoddy service, the carri- nessman Michael Spavor ing why a brand new plane fell er’s parent Lion Air Group -- last month, accusing them out of the sky just after take-off. which also operates five other both of endangering nation- The Boeing 737 MAX vanished airlines -- has become Southeast al security. from radar about 13 minutes af- Asia’s biggest airline group by Trudeau on Friday ac- ter departing Jakarta, slamming fleet size in less than 20 years cused China of “arbitrarily into the Java Sea moments after A cockpit voice recorder, the second “black box” from Lion Air flight 610 that crashed last October killing all 189 people of operation. and unfairly” detaining the pilots had asked to return to the onboard, is displayed to the media by Indonesian Navy personnel after the device’s recovery at sea off the coast of Nearly 30 relatives of the Lion two men and of ignoring capital and killing all 189 people Karawang Air crash victims are suing Boe- Kovrig’s “diplomatic immu- onboard. What are black boxes? ing, alleging faults in the plane nity” -- earning a scornful The bright orange voice re- • led to the deaths. rebuke from Beijing. corder was discovered early ntroduced in the late 1950s, black boxes help explain After investigators said the “The accusations that the Monday about 10 metres from Inearly 90 percent of all crashes, according to aviation doomed aircraft had problems Chinese side arbitrarily de- a flight data recorder that was experts. with its airspeed indicator and tains Canadian citizens are located back in November, au- All commercial planes are required to have two of them angle of attack (AoA) sensors, unfounded,” said foreign thorities said. on board -- a flight data recorder and the cockpit voice Boeing issued a special bulle- ministry spokeswoman Hua “It’s broken into two pieces recorder. tin telling operators what to do Chunying at a regular press so hopefully it’s still useful” to It can take weeks for investigators to analyse the data when they face the same situ- briefing. investigators, Haryo Satmiko, inside, which is often not released to the public until the ation. “The relevant people on deputy head of Indonesia’s Na- information has been thoroughly examined. An AoA sensor provides data the Canadian side should tional Transportation Safety about the angle at which air seriously learn and study Committee (NTSC), told AFP. How do they work? passes over the wings and tells the Vienna Convention More human remains were • pilots how much lift a plane is on Diplomatic Relations... also found near the voice re - he recorders are housed in boxes built to survive ex- getting. The information can be Don’t make specious state- corder, he added, without giving Ttreme shocks, fire and lengthy periods underwater. critical in preventing an aircraft ments that make a fool of details. Despite the name, the two boxes are in fact bright orange, from stalling. oneself,” Hua added. “This will really help the in- with reflective stripes to make them easier for search teams The Lion Air 737’s flight data vestigation... and could give to spot. recorder showed that pilots had some more answers on the They each weigh seven to 10 kilogrammes (15 to 22 repeatedly tried to correct its cause” of the crash, said Jakar- pounds) and can survive as deep as 6,000 metres (almost nose from pointing down, pos- Four killed, 44 ta-based aviation analyst Dudi 20,000 feet) underwater or an hour at 1,100 degrees Celsius sibly after erroneous data from Sudibyo. (2,012 degrees Fahrenheit). AoA sensors was fed into a sys- wounded in Kabul The doomed airliner’s flight To make them easier to find, they are fitted with a beacon tem that automatically adjusts car bomb attack data recorder supplied informa- which can emit a signal for one month. some of its movements. Kabul, Afghanistan tion about the its speed, altitude The preliminary crash report and direction before it plunged Stephen Wright, an aviation pilots of Flight 610 struggled rent technical problem before stopped short of making any into the sea on October 29. expert at Leeds University, to control the plane’s anti-stall its fatal journey, and it criticised recommendations to Boeing, car bomb exploded “But (the data recorder) does said. system just before the accident. the budget carrier’s poor safety but the American aviation giant Anear a heavily fortified not show how the flight crew’s A preliminary crash report The agency also found that culture. has come under fire for possible foreign compound in Ka- decisions were made or dis - from Indonesia’s transport safe- the Lion Air jet should have But it did not pinpoint a de- glitches on the 737 MAX, which bul yesterday, killing at least cussed in those final moments,” ty agency suggested that the been grounded over a recur- finitive cause of the crash and a entered service in 2017. four people and wounding 44, officials said, in the lat- est attack to rock the Afghan capital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Million dead fish cause environmental stink in Aus the huge blast, which shook Sydney, Australia the city, but it comes as dip- “The sheer visual image of this is lomatic efforts to end the s many as a million fish are just terribly upsetting,” he said. 17-year war with the Taliban Abelieved to have died along Morrison’s government has gather pace. the banks of a major river sys- blamed the fish deaths on Militants targeted Green tem in drought-battered east- drought, and defended poli- Village, located near a busy ern Australia, and the authori- cies which some locals say has road in the east of the city ties warned yesterday of more caused the systemic depletion and where some foreign deaths to come. and pollution of the river sys- workers are based, said in- The banks of the Murray-Dar- tem. terior ministry spokesman ling Rivers are thick with rotten “There’s a drought and this Najib Danish. fish, with officials putting the is one of the consequences of At least 10 children were number of dead at hundreds of drought. There are many, and among the wounded, he thousands and saying the toll is my focus on drought has not added. likely closer to one million. shifted one inch,” Morrison said. Until recently some Unit- Further high temperatures But for years scientists have ed Nations’ staff had lived forecast for this week could been warning of people extract- and worked at the highly se- make the situation worse, the ing vast amounts of water with- cure compound, but Danish New South Wales government out check for irrigation or other said the area was now large- has warned. Low water condi- uses, undercutting billions of ly empty and “only a num- tions and the heat may also have dollars of investment. ber of guards” were left. encouraged an algae bloom that This screen grab taken from video taken on January 10, 2019 released by the office of independent New South Wales “Dead fish and dying rivers “Residential houses near- starves the fish of oxygen and member of parliament Jeremy Buckingham shows Buckingham (R) holding a decades-old native Murray cod, which was are not because of the drought, by have sustained heavy produce toxins. killed during a massive fish kill in Menindee on the Darling River, as local residents Dick Arnold (L) and Rob McBride it’s because we are extracting damage,” Danish said. from Tolarno Station (C) look on. “We do expect to see more too much water from our river,” “Special police forces’ fish kills across parts of the far Niall Blair. allegations about the cause and cal event,” said Prime Minis- said John Williams, an expert in units have been deployed west and Northern Tablelands The deaths have become a who is responsible. ter Scott Morrison on Monday, water economics at the Austral- to the site to check if there this week,” said state minister national issue, sparking angry “It’s a devastating ecologi- pointing to apocalyptic scenes. ian National University. are more attackers.” SETTING GOALS IS THE QUOTE TODAY 1970 1973 1975 1976 FIRST STEP IN TURNING THE DAY IN OF THE INVISIBLE INTO THE VISIBLE. Muammar Gaddafi is Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace The Alvor Agreement is signed, Gerald Ford’s would-be assassin, DAY HISTORY proclaimed premier of Libya. negotiations, President Richard Nixon ending the Angolan War of Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to TONY ROBBINS announces the suspension of offensive Independence and giving Angola life in prison. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 action in North Vietnam. independence from Portugal.

It takes a mosquito TOP Amos Oz’s rebuke to cowardice 4 Oz was clear-eyed about the insidious corruption of Israel through more TWEETS than a half-century of the occupation of the West Bank to fight a mosquito 01

farce of Jared Kushner’s ideas inability to have a big or gener- about peace, should they ever ous thought. issue from His Languidness. “Building settlements in oc- In Australia, China History is spinning backward. cupied territories was the single I would meet Oz at his Tel most grave error and sin in the and elsewhere, he verdict of the ref- Aviv apartment. He was an early history of modern Zionism, be- Terendum was clear - riser. His best working hours scientists are ROGER COHEN cause it was based on a refusal the people of the UK want were between 5:30 and 8:30 a.m. to accept the simple fact that we fighting disease- our future to be outside “You have to work very hard for are not alone in this country,” the European Union. So apoleon is said to have your readers not to note a single Oz told me. carrying mosquitoes my message to Parlia- remarked that if he had false note,” he told me. “These illusions have passed. ment is simple: it’s time Nbeen killed in 1812 as he “That is the business of Reality now compels a compro- by introducing to forget the games and entered Moscow in triumph, he three-quarters of a million de- mise — ‘and compromises are do what is right for our would have gone down in history cisions.” He told me, with that unhappy; there is no such thing another type, country. as the greatest general who ever twinkling smile of his, about as a happy compromise.” @theresa_may lived. Then came the retreat, the receiving a literary prize from That was a few years ago. To - carrying just a long limp back to France, and China and telling a crowd in day, it is harder to believe that unspeakable loss. Beijing how honoured he was “reality” compels a two-state harmless form of 02 Good timing in death, as in because between them the Chi- compromise. Reality is pushing any departure, is important. I nese and the Jews represented in another direction. bacteria have been thinking about this close to 20 percent of humanity. Ethnonationalist bigots are on in relation to the passing last He believed that Jews should the march. meetings and events to explain on national coverage. So far, re- duce 60 million Wolbachia-in- month of Amos Oz, the great laugh. In his masterpiece, “A Tale the project and ask households to It’s great for public health sults have been reported only fected male mosquitoes per Israeli novelist whom I counted Scorning zealotry, he also of Love and Darkness,” Oz de - participate. Thousands of house- that a single treatment from Australia and Yogyakarta, week, he said. Unlike the re - as a friend. believed Jews should never scribed walking out early each holds got their own Mozzie Box, campaign provides lasting Indonesia. But those have been placement strategy, an elimi- rump, you didn’t get He was the conscience of Isra- abandon contentious debate, morning into the desert near his a special bucket with eggs and effects. That will help excellent. nation strategy releases only T$5 billion to carry out el, true to the founding ideals of the “intergenerational quizzing home in Arad. mosquito food, to raise and re- governments do it cheaply. O’Neill said that he and his males. Sex-sorting is expensive your ill advised election the nation and to Judaism itself, that ensures the passing of the “Now,” he wrote, “you can lease the good mosquitoes. And colleagues had worried about and difficult. Essentially, mos- promise & now you want TINA ROSENBERG and he went as every idea he had torch,” as he put it in “Jews and ting the millennia of persecution That is how I imagine Oz How it has gradually blinded hear the full depths of the desert elementary schoolchildren got communities’ reaction to the quitoes are put through a giant to declare an emergen- stood for — peace, compromise, Words,” written with his daugh- and insult in the diaspora! now, inhaling the biblical Israelis to the humanity of mil- silence. It isn’t the quiet before Mozzie Boxes — with a magnify- program. “But people who un- sieve, which separates males cy. The only emergency dignity, decency and human ter Fania Oz-Salzberger. Jews will be just fine trust - silence that is also an lions of Palestinians. the storm, or the silence of the fter humans, mosquitoes ing glass and a booklet — as part derstand dengue and live in from the larger females. But facing our country is the rights — is being trampled in He believed Jews need a ing those they have no cause admonition to the shrieking How it has made the oppres- end of the world, but a silence are the most dangerous of a citywide science project. transmission areas are horrified releasing only males makes it need to impeach you the Holy Land and beyond. homeland, Israel. to trust! of the cowards who would sion and humiliation of another that only covers another, even Aanimals on the planet. Imported cases of dengue and scared,” he said. “I live in possible to clear an area of all before you destroy our Oz, at least, will be spared the His father, as a young man in Oz, who fought in two wars, people somehow acceptable. deeper, silence.” For much of the world, a mos- kept rising in Townsville during Saigon, where transmission is mosquitoes: When the existing country, our ideals, & spectacle of Benjamin Netanya- Lithuania, endured the refrain: did not believe it. I do not be - call themselves leaders. How it has ingrained habits of That is how I imagine Oz now, quito bite can mean serious the mosquito releases. But local through the roof. We’re not see- females, which are all uninfect- leadership in the world. hu, the Israeli prime minister, “Jews go home to Palestine.” lieve it. As he once said to me of arrogance. inhaling the biblical silence — a illness or death from malaria, transmission of dengue virtual- ing any community pushback.” ed, mate with an infected male, Trump, go home. Bye bye! fawning over an American pres- Now, plenty of people scream, that most sacred of Palestinian How it has fed the rightward silence that is also an admoni- yellow fever, chikungunya, Zika ly stopped. Four people caught The cost of the program in their eggs won’t hatch. So the @RepMaxineWaters ident, Donald Trump, whose “Jews get out of Palestine.” principles, “The right of return lurch that has buried in messi- tion to the shrieking of the cow- and dengue. dengue without having traveled Townsville was $13 per person population is gradually reduced. notion of peace in the Middle Enough said. is a euphemism for the liquida- anic nationalism the dream of a ards who would call themselves The solution has been — well, abroad, compared with 54 in covered, but that was because This strategy creates a double East seems to be a dismissal of Or not quite enough said. Jews tion of Israel.” two-state peace and ensconced a leaders. we haven’t had a good solution. the equivalent period before the proportion of the total with each it’s a sprawling city. In a place attack on dengue and Zika: The 03 will be just fine in a binational At the same time, Oz was leader, Netanyahu, who made it like Rio, where people live clos- every Palestinian claim. (Roger Cohen is a columnist Insecticide-treated bed nets program. And only one of the generation. infected mosquitoes don’t trans- He will be spared the littleness state shared with the Palestin- clear-eyed about the insidious his foul business to bury Yitzhak with The New York Times.) and pesticides applied inside four lived in an area where good The program releases both er together, the cost is $4 per mit disease, and their popula- of the leaders of Israel and Pal- ians! Jews will be just fine as corruption of Israel through Rabin’s push for that peace. homes protect against the ma- mosquitoes had taken over; that male and female Wolbachia-in- person. That might save Rio tion dwindles to the point where estine. He will be spared their anti-Semitism rises again! more than a half-century of the Oz told me Netanyahu was a (In collaboration with New York laria-carrying anopheles mos- person had been highly mobile, fected mosquitoes. It places money overall. It’s a one-time they can’t keep an epidemic go- cowardice. He will be spared the Jews will be just fine forget- occupation of the West Bank. “coward,” the anti-Rabin in his Times) quito, which bites at night. But and so could well have become traps to catch mosquitoes, and cost. And treating dengue and ing. It could also get a warmer Aedes aegypti bites during the infected in a different neigh- stops releases when the percent- Zika are expensive; babies with welcome from local residents, as CIVILIAN’S TRIBUNE day. That’s the mosquito that bourhood. age of mosquitoes found to be Zika-related microcephaly may the only mosquitoes released are ...Border is eventual- carries Zika and dengue, which What’s a good mosquito? infected reaches a critical point. need lifelong care. O’Neill said males, which don’t bite. .ly going to be milita - infects 400 million people per It’s one infected with bacteria In Townsville, that was 50pc for he hoped to get the cost down It has some disadvantages. rized and defended or year. No usable vaccine exists for called Wolbachia. It’s harmless two consecutive weeks. to $1 per person. Sex-sorting is not only costly, it’s the United States, as we either disease. to humans and vertebrates, and The infected mosquitoes’ The program’s strategy of re- imperfect — and letting even a have known it, is going Focus on matches, not partying So we spray large areas with occurs naturally in most insect transmission advantage was placing bad mosquitoes with few females through can be fatal to cease to exist...And pesticides, which affects the species. enough to tip the population. In good ones has some disadvan- to the project. More important, Americans will not go whole ecosystem; it’s an ax, Wolbachia does not occur most mosquito-release areas in tages as well. Unfortunately, it the gains don’t last. Mosquitoes gentle into that good ardik, delivering offensive and sexist com- when we need a scalpel. And any naturally in Aedes aegypti. Sci- Townsville, all or nearly all mos- doesn’t reduce the number of will fly in from untreated areas night. Patrick Buchanan. ments about women is not like delivering pesticide eventually becomes entists had tried to inject it into quitoes are now Wolbachia-in- mosquitoes or their bites. and re-establish a colony, so the The great people of our Hcricket balls. Certainly, it is not going to useless when mosquitoes evolve the mosquito’s eggs, but had no fected, and that has remained Also, there’s a trade-off. The project must start anew every Country demand proper make you look cool. Bluntly airing your personal to resist it. luck until 2005, when Zhiyong stable. better Wolbachia does at block- year. Border Security NOW! as well as your academic failures will not make you But now there’s a new re - Xi, then a doctoral student at the (In a few neighbourhoods, ing disease, the more it weakens “If you have to release mos- @realDonaldTrump popular either. Earlier, you had stated how you and sponse: We can create good mos- University of Kentucky, found however, Wolbachia’s control the mosquito. Weaker mosqui- quitoes every year to keep the your brother Krunal would struggle to earn money quitoes — those infected with the way. It wasn’t genetic modi- has fluctuated and the pro - toes are less able to spread into numbers down, it becomes a during your younger days. You had also mentioned bacteria that block or greatly fication. The key was that these gramme has had to release ad- the population and maintain business,” said Dr Andrea Glo- 04 how the IPL contracts in 2015 had helped you in reduce transmission of disease mosquitoes, when born from ditional mosquitoes.) their hold. The World Mosquito ria-Soria, an evolutionary biol- clearing your debts. Now that you have gained — and use them to vanquish the infected eggs, are infected them- It’s great for public health that Program is using the best Wo- ogist who is an agricultural re- popularity through cricket, you can’t bring the game bad ones. selves — including their own a single treatment campaign pro- bachia strain possible, said Xi, search scientist at the Connect- to disrepute. Townsville, Australia, is a eggs. In that way, the infection vides lasting effects. That will who is not involved in the pro- icut Agricultural Experiment KL, you have worked really hard to reach where beautiful city of 193,000 peo- continues. help governments do it cheaply. gram. “But the technology needs Station. “Which is what I don’t you are today. You have had the privilege of rub- ple, on the Great Barrier Reef A Wolbachia-infected female And the job will have to be done to be improved so we are able like. These problems are mostly bing shoulders with some of the cricketing legends in Australia’s tropical northeast. will pass the infection to her by governments, because there’s to develop a mosquito that can third-world country problems, on’t let people mock from Karnataka during your formative years. In my While dengue is not endemic, offspring whether or not her little profit in it, said professor completely block the virus and and there’s no money there.” Dyou for making envi- judgment, you possess all talents to become the it had been possible to catch it mate is infected. An uninfect- Scott O’Neill, who was dean of still be able to spread into the In Guangzhou, Xi is working ronmentally-responsible next big thing in Indian cricket. However, there in Townsville when travellers ed female, however, can’t have science at Monash University in population.” with local officials to test a com- choices in your everyday life were others who had similar talents, but it was from other countries imported offspring with an infected male; Melbourne and now directs the Xi, who is now a professor bination strategy. For the last by telling you that it won’t their self-destructive attitude which made them the virus to Townsville, where those eggs will not hatch. And fe- mosquito program. “We have no at Michigan State University, three years, mosquitoes have make a difference. It is im- vanish from the cricketing scene. I request you to local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes males only mate once. This gives business model.” uses Wolbachia in a different been infected with Wolbachia portant to live in a manner mend your ways and work on your game instead then spread it to others. Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes The programme is working way: to eliminate the mosquito and then zapped with low-dose that is consistent with your of spending longer hours in nightclubs and after But in 2011, the World Mos- a transmission advantage. with governments to run field population. He heads a research radiation, which sterilises the principles and that is a wor- match parties. quito Programme at Monash Researchers in a variety of tests in 12 countries, including collaboration between MSU and females. He said that the mos- thy goal in and of itself. Being professional cricketers, you guys are be- University in Melbourne began locales enduring tropical dis- Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sun Yat-sen University, in which quito population has dropped @AlongsideWild stowed with serious roles and responsibilities. releasing good mosquitoes in eases are testing several ways to Brazil, Colombia and Sri Lanka. the universities built a mosquito by 90 per cent on average, and You are among the privileged few who represent Townsville. Between 2011 and employ Wolbachia. The World In Rio de Janeiro, the project factory in Guangzhou, China. some areas have completely the nation at the highest level. Hence, it is of great 2014, releases grew to cover Mosquito Program aims to re- covers 1.2 million people, and Xi also is leading a project with eliminated mosquitoes. Disclaimer: (Views expressed importance to set a good precedent by exerting practically the whole city. To place the local mosquito popu- in Medellín, it covers 2 million: Autonomous University of Yu- (Tina Rosenberg won a Pulitzer by columnists are personal and maximum efforts on the field and backing it up with reassure a public hesitant about lation with a Wolbachia-infected In both, scaling up was quick catán to start another factory, in Prize for her book “The Haunted need not necessarily reflect our good behaviour off the field. signing up to live with even more population, the infected mosqui- in response to Zika. In several Merida, Mexico. Land: Facing Europe’s Ghosts After editorial stances) Valakkai Prashob CT Indian cricketers K L Rahul and Hardik Pandya in the controversial Indian television show ‘Koffee with Karan’. mosquitoes, the program held toes forming a larger and larger places, the program is working The China factory can pro- Communism.” )

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TWEETS4 to fight a mosquito 01 inability to have a big or gener- ous thought. “Building settlements in oc- In Australia, China cupied territories was the single most grave error and sin in the and elsewhere, he verdict of the ref- history of modern Zionism, be- scientists are Terendum was clear - cause it was based on a refusal the people of the UK want to accept the simple fact that we fighting disease- our future to be outside are not alone in this country,” the European Union. So Oz told me. carrying mosquitoes my message to Parlia- “These illusions have passed. ment is simple: it’s time Reality now compels a compro- by introducing to forget the games and mise — ‘and compromises are do what is right for our unhappy; there is no such thing another type, country. as a happy compromise.” @theresa_may That was a few years ago. To - carrying just a day, it is harder to believe that “reality” compels a two-state harmless form of 02 compromise. Reality is pushing in another direction. bacteria Ethnonationalist bigots are on the march. meetings and events to explain on national coverage. So far, re- duce 60 million Wolbachia-in- In his masterpiece, “A Tale the project and ask households to It’s great for public health sults have been reported only fected male mosquitoes per of Love and Darkness,” Oz de - participate. Thousands of house- that a single treatment from Australia and Yogyakarta, week, he said. Unlike the re - scribed walking out early each holds got their own Mozzie Box, campaign provides lasting Indonesia. But those have been placement strategy, an elimi- rump, you didn’t get morning into the desert near his a special bucket with eggs and effects. That will help excellent. nation strategy releases only T$5 billion to carry out home in Arad. mosquito food, to raise and re- governments do it cheaply. O’Neill said that he and his males. Sex-sorting is expensive your ill advised election “Now,” he wrote, “you can lease the good mosquitoes. And colleagues had worried about and difficult. Essentially, mos- promise & now you want TINA ROSENBERG hear the full depths of the desert elementary schoolchildren got communities’ reaction to the quitoes are put through a giant to declare an emergen- silence. It isn’t the quiet before Mozzie Boxes — with a magnify- program. “But people who un- sieve, which separates males cy. The only emergency the storm, or the silence of the fter humans, mosquitoes ing glass and a booklet — as part derstand dengue and live in from the larger females. But facing our country is the end of the world, but a silence are the most dangerous of a citywide science project. transmission areas are horrified releasing only males makes it need to impeach you that only covers another, even Aanimals on the planet. Imported cases of dengue and scared,” he said. “I live in possible to clear an area of all before you destroy our deeper, silence.” For much of the world, a mos- kept rising in Townsville during Saigon, where transmission is mosquitoes: When the existing country, our ideals, & That is how I imagine Oz now, quito bite can mean serious the mosquito releases. But local through the roof. We’re not see- females, which are all uninfect- leadership in the world. inhaling the biblical silence — a illness or death from malaria, transmission of dengue virtual- ing any community pushback.” ed, mate with an infected male, Trump, go home. Bye bye! silence that is also an admoni- yellow fever, chikungunya, Zika ly stopped. Four people caught The cost of the program in their eggs won’t hatch. So the @RepMaxineWaters tion to the shrieking of the cow- and dengue. dengue without having traveled Townsville was $13 per person population is gradually reduced. ards who would call themselves The solution has been — well, abroad, compared with 54 in covered, but that was because This strategy creates a double leaders. we haven’t had a good solution. the equivalent period before the proportion of the total with each it’s a sprawling city. In a place attack on dengue and Zika: The 03 like Rio, where people live clos- (Roger Cohen is a columnist Insecticide-treated bed nets program. And only one of the generation. infected mosquitoes don’t trans- with The New York Times.) and pesticides applied inside four lived in an area where good The program releases both er together, the cost is $4 per mit disease, and their popula- homes protect against the ma- mosquitoes had taken over; that male and female Wolbachia-in- person. That might save Rio tion dwindles to the point where (In collaboration with New York laria-carrying anopheles mos- person had been highly mobile, fected mosquitoes. It places money overall. It’s a one-time they can’t keep an epidemic go- Times) quito, which bites at night. But and so could well have become traps to catch mosquitoes, and cost. And treating dengue and ing. It could also get a warmer Aedes aegypti bites during the infected in a different neigh- stops releases when the percent- Zika are expensive; babies with welcome from local residents, as day. That’s the mosquito that bourhood. age of mosquitoes found to be Zika-related microcephaly may the only mosquitoes released are ...Border is eventual- carries Zika and dengue, which What’s a good mosquito? infected reaches a critical point. need lifelong care. O’Neill said males, which don’t bite. .ly going to be milita - infects 400 million people per It’s one infected with bacteria In Townsville, that was 50pc for he hoped to get the cost down It has some disadvantages. rized and defended or year. No usable vaccine exists for called Wolbachia. It’s harmless two consecutive weeks. to $1 per person. Sex-sorting is not only costly, it’s the United States, as we either disease. to humans and vertebrates, and The infected mosquitoes’ The program’s strategy of re- imperfect — and letting even a have known it, is going So we spray large areas with occurs naturally in most insect transmission advantage was placing bad mosquitoes with few females through can be fatal to cease to exist...And pesticides, which affects the species. enough to tip the population. In good ones has some disadvan- to the project. More important, Americans will not go whole ecosystem; it’s an ax, Wolbachia does not occur most mosquito-release areas in tages as well. Unfortunately, it the gains don’t last. Mosquitoes gentle into that good when we need a scalpel. And any naturally in Aedes aegypti. Sci- Townsville, all or nearly all mos- doesn’t reduce the number of will fly in from untreated areas night. Patrick Buchanan. pesticide eventually becomes entists had tried to inject it into quitoes are now Wolbachia-in- mosquitoes or their bites. and re-establish a colony, so the The great people of our useless when mosquitoes evolve the mosquito’s eggs, but had no fected, and that has remained Also, there’s a trade-off. The project must start anew every Country demand proper to resist it. luck until 2005, when Zhiyong stable. better Wolbachia does at block- year. Border Security NOW! But now there’s a new re - Xi, then a doctoral student at the (In a few neighbourhoods, ing disease, the more it weakens “If you have to release mos- @realDonaldTrump sponse: We can create good mos- University of Kentucky, found however, Wolbachia’s control the mosquito. Weaker mosqui- quitoes every year to keep the quitoes — those infected with the way. It wasn’t genetic modi- has fluctuated and the pro - toes are less able to spread into numbers down, it becomes a bacteria that block or greatly fication. The key was that these gramme has had to release ad- the population and maintain business,” said Dr Andrea Glo- 04 reduce transmission of disease mosquitoes, when born from ditional mosquitoes.) their hold. The World Mosquito ria-Soria, an evolutionary biol- — and use them to vanquish the infected eggs, are infected them- It’s great for public health that Program is using the best Wo- ogist who is an agricultural re- bad ones. selves — including their own a single treatment campaign pro- bachia strain possible, said Xi, search scientist at the Connect- Townsville, Australia, is a eggs. In that way, the infection vides lasting effects. That will who is not involved in the pro- icut Agricultural Experiment beautiful city of 193,000 peo- continues. help governments do it cheaply. gram. “But the technology needs Station. “Which is what I don’t ple, on the Great Barrier Reef A Wolbachia-infected female And the job will have to be done to be improved so we are able like. These problems are mostly in Australia’s tropical northeast. will pass the infection to her by governments, because there’s to develop a mosquito that can third-world country problems, on’t let people mock While dengue is not endemic, offspring whether or not her little profit in it, said professor completely block the virus and and there’s no money there.” Dyou for making envi- it had been possible to catch it mate is infected. An uninfect- Scott O’Neill, who was dean of still be able to spread into the In Guangzhou, Xi is working ronmentally-responsible in Townsville when travellers ed female, however, can’t have science at Monash University in population.” with local officials to test a com- choices in your everyday life from other countries imported offspring with an infected male; Melbourne and now directs the Xi, who is now a professor bination strategy. For the last by telling you that it won’t the virus to Townsville, where those eggs will not hatch. And fe- mosquito program. “We have no at Michigan State University, three years, mosquitoes have make a difference. It is im- local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes males only mate once. This gives business model.” uses Wolbachia in a different been infected with Wolbachia portant to live in a manner then spread it to others. Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes The programme is working way: to eliminate the mosquito and then zapped with low-dose that is consistent with your But in 2011, the World Mos- a transmission advantage. with governments to run field population. He heads a research radiation, which sterilises the principles and that is a wor- quito Programme at Monash Researchers in a variety of tests in 12 countries, including collaboration between MSU and females. He said that the mos- thy goal in and of itself. University in Melbourne began locales enduring tropical dis- Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sun Yat-sen University, in which quito population has dropped @AlongsideWild releasing good mosquitoes in eases are testing several ways to Brazil, Colombia and Sri Lanka. the universities built a mosquito by 90 per cent on average, and Townsville. Between 2011 and employ Wolbachia. The World In Rio de Janeiro, the project factory in Guangzhou, China. some areas have completely 2014, releases grew to cover Mosquito Program aims to re- covers 1.2 million people, and Xi also is leading a project with eliminated mosquitoes. Disclaimer: (Views expressed practically the whole city. To place the local mosquito popu- in Medellín, it covers 2 million: Autonomous University of Yu- (Tina Rosenberg won a Pulitzer by columnists are personal and reassure a public hesitant about lation with a Wolbachia-infected In both, scaling up was quick catán to start another factory, in Prize for her book “The Haunted need not necessarily reflect our signing up to live with even more population, the infected mosqui- in response to Zika. In several Merida, Mexico. Land: Facing Europe’s Ghosts After editorial stances) mosquitoes, the program held toes forming a larger and larger places, the program is working The China factory can pro- Communism.” )

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Alba sales, production hit One Million Metric Tonnes Pound hits 7-week TDT | Manama 1,011,101 mt when compared to 981,016 mt in 2017, up by luminium Bahrain (Alba) 3pc YoY. Ais now amongst the 1 Mil- Alba finished 2018 strong high on eve of vote lion-Club metric tonnes smelt- with its Value-Added ( VA) London, United Kingdom ers by recording the highest Sales averaging 60pc of to - said failure to deliver Brexit Sales volume and Production in tal shipments versus 57pc in would be “catastrophic” for 2018, according to a statement 2017. he British pound yester- British democracy. by Alba’s Chief Executive Of- “What made us successful Tday hit a seven-week high ficer, Tim Murray. with recording new highs in against the dollar as UK Prime ‘Highly sceptical’ The company reported sales 2018 Sales volume and Produc- Minister Theresa May deliv- “The pound has moved up... volume of 1,012,548 metric tion is not what will make us ered an upbeat speech on the and is now not far from the tonnes (mt) for the Full-Year of successful when ramping-up eve of a key Brexit vote which $1.29 handle,” said XTB analyst 2018, up by 3.5 per cent Year- Line 6. We must transform she is expected to lose, dealers David Cheetham. over-Year (YoY), versus 978,195 our mindset as Alba rise to be- said. “However, the markets re- mt in 2017. Tim Murray come the largest smelter in the Sterling bounced as high as main highly sceptical as to Production topped world,” said Murray. $1.2879, a level last seen in late whether May can get the re - November, after May issued a quired support in the Commons last-ditch plea for lawmakers tomorrow evening and a heavy to back her European Union defeat would likely see her deal divorce deal on Tuesday. dead in the water.” The European single curren- Meanwhile, Lon- Batelco’s Gulf Network cy dropped to 88.96 pence, the don’s benchmark FTSE lowest level since early Decem- 100 stocks index sank ber. 1.0 percent in after- gets a new protected route World stock markets mean- noon deals, while the while buckled as investors Frankfurt and Paris TDT | Manama seized on poor Chinese eco - markets shed 0.6 per ensure higher uptimes and re- nomic data which stoked re- cent and 0.7pc respec- atelco yesterday provid- dundancy. newed fears of a global slow- tively. Bed an enhancement to its Commenting on the occa- down. Wall Street’s main indices all Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May Batelco Gulf Network (BGN) by sion, Adel Al Daylami, Chief “We all have a duty to imple- opened lower, with the Dow arrives to make a speech at a factory adding a new protected route Global Business Officer said, ment the result of the referen- sliding 0.6pc in the first minute in Stoke-on-Trent to call on MP’s to over the network. “The BGN features alternative dum,” May said in an address of trading. In Asia, Hong Kong support her Brexit bill The BGN, launched in 2018, pathways for submerged un- to factory workers in Stoke, a stocks spearheaded a sell-off runs over the state-of-the-art derwater routes, and with the Brexit-backing city in central as profit-takers also moved in from China overnight served Optical Transport Network introduction of the protection England.The embattled British following a six-day rally. to reignite fears of a global (OTN), supporting up to 8.8Tbps enhancement, customers can leader, who is widely expected economic slowdown,” said Ax- of capacity providing connec- enjoy high reliable worry-free to lose the House of Commons Reigniting slowdown fears iTrader analyst James Hughes. tivity to all GCC countries. solutions allowing them to vote by a considerable margin, “Disappointing trade data Data Monday showed Chi- The new addition, according run their operations smoothly na’s imports and exports fell to Batelco, allows customers and facilitating the introduc- Key figures around 1430 GMT last month, signalling that US to opt for protected solutions Adel Al Daylami, Chief Global Business tion of new and innovative tariffs are beginning to bite in to achieve more resiliency and Officer services.” the world’s number two econ- London - FTSE 100: q 1.0pc at 6,850 points omy. Frankfurt - DAX 30: q 0.6pc at 10,821.18 The customs bureau also said Paris - CAC 40: q 0.7pc at 4,747.59 China’s trade surplus with the US -- a major source of anger EURO STOXX 50: q 0.7pc at 3,048.46 for President Donald Trump Al Salam Bank announces New York - Dow: q 0.6pc at 23,861.64 -- widened 17.2pc last year, as Hong Kong - Hang Seng: q 1.4pc at 26,298.33 (close) US companies rushed to buy goods ahead of more tariff Shanghai - Composite: q 0.7pc at 2,535.77 (close) special offers, instant prizes hikes. The US government shut- Tokyo - Nikkei 225: Closed for a public holiday down is now in its fourth week TDT | Manama Euro/pound: q at 89.22 pence from 89.31 at 2200 GMT and shows no sign of ending Pound/dollar: UNCHANGED at $1.2844 soon. Wall Street fell Friday, l Salam Bank-Bahrain an- ending a healthy week which Anounced yesterday the Euro/dollar: q at $1.1457 from $1.1469 was boosted by optimism over launch of a special financing Dollar/yen: q at 108.16 yen from 108.48 China-US trade talks and after US campaign offering lowest profit Oil - Brent Crude: q 54 cents at $59.94 per barrel the Federal Reserve hinted rates on property and personal KNOW WHAT it could pause its interest rate financing. Oil - West Texas Inter: q 46 cents at $51.13 hikes. The campaign also offers customers an opportunity to First 90 applicants win instant prizes worth up to have the opportunity BD10,000 or a chance to win to scratch & win 1-year instalment repayment or valuable prizes worth BLF boosts BHB trading volume a holiday package. up to BD 10,000 or a The offer is valid when apply- TDT | Manama ers alike to participate more ing for a new financing facility, chance to win 1 year actively,” Fadhel Makhlooq, top-up existing financing or instalment repay- ahrain Liquidity Fund SICO’s Chief Capital Markets transfer existing financing from ment or a holiday B(BLF), now in its third year, Officer, said. other Banks to Al Salam Bank package continues to make a major im- In terms of returns, BLF has from 15 January to 30 April pact on the average daily traded generated an annual return on 2019. volume (ADTV) of the Bahrain capital of 6.44pc representing a Commenting on the offer, Bourse, a SICO statement said. net asset value (NAV) of BD 42.5 Mohammed Buhijji, Head of stalments, a guaranteed oppor- The Bahrain Bourse (BHB) million. This return includes Retail Banking said: “This new tunity for the first 90 applicants ADTV has reached BD 1.1 million cash dividends distributed to campaign comes in response who complete the fulfilment of in 2018 increasing by 30 per unitholders in the Fund. to the remarkable feedback we This new campaign the financing facility require- cent YoY, the statement said. “Since its launch in 2016 BLF received from our customers comes in response ments will be qualified to get The BD42.5m fund was es- has made a hugely positive since last year campaign and a chance to scratch and win tablished in 2016 with the aim impact on investor sentiment, in line with this commitment, to the remarkable one of our valuable instant of improving the average daily market volumes, valuations and we provide our customers to feedback we received prizes up to BD 10,000 or a trading volume of the Bahrain performance,” Makhlooq said. take advantage of our lowest from our customers chance to win back 1 year of Bourse. Fadhel Makhlooq, SICO’s Chief Capital “Looking ahead, in terms profit rates, flexible financing since last year your instalments or a holiday SICO’s BLF transactions in Markets Officer of fundamentals, the Bahraini terms in addition to minimal campaign package.” 2018 represented 22 per cent market offers one of the highest documentation and quick pro- To apply enter “Apply@ of the total ADTV on the Bourse a catalyst to generate more in- yields in the GCC and in 2019 cessing time.” Home” available on the bank’s versus 39pc in 2017. terest from various participants we also see triggers in many Buhijji further added: “With MOHAMMED BUHIJJI, website or visit a branch. Con- “We view this drop in BLF’s in addition to other investment major listed companies on the every property or personal fi- HEAD OF RETAIL BANKING tact customer care centre on market share as a natural pro- factors. I’m very pleased to see index that will likely improve nancing, customers will also 17005500 or visit Bank’s web- gression for a liquidity fund that the Bahraini market is now turnover even further,” added benefit from low monthly in- site www.alsalambahrain.com. that was intended to serve as encouraging investors and trad- Makhlooq. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 10 TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 11 business SUVs, trucks and sports cars take

Alba sales, production hit center stage at Detroit auto show Pound hits 7-week Detroit, United States One Million Metric Tonnes UVs, trucks and sports cars TDT | Manama were set to take center stage 1,011,101 mt when compared Monday as a subdued De- to 981,016 mt in 2017, up by S troit auto show kicked off with KNOW WHAT luminium Bahrain (Alba) 3pc YoY. fewer carmakers and more un- is now amongst the 1 Mil- Alba finished 2018 strong high on eve of vote A certainty. lion-Club metric tonnes smelt- with its Value-Added ( VA) London, United Kingdom With compact cars and sedans Trucks, SUVs and ers by recording the highest Sales averaging 60pc of to - said failure to deliver Brexit an ever-shrinking portion of the Sales volume and Production in tal shipments versus 57pc in would be “catastrophic” for North American market, auto high-performance vehi- 2018, according to a statement 2017. he British pound yester- British democracy. makers have all but abandoned cles dominated the new by Alba’s Chief Executive Of- “What made us successful day hit a seven-week high T ‘Highly sceptical’ them, as evidenced by what they debuts scheduled for ficer, Tim Murray. with recording new highs in against the dollar as UK Prime chose to emphasize in Detroit. the US’s premier auto The company reported sales 2018 Sales volume and Produc- Minister Theresa May deliv- “The pound has moved up... Trucks, SUVs and high-perfor- show. The exception volume of 1,012,548 metric tion is not what will make us ered an upbeat speech on the and is now not far from the mance vehicles dominated the tonnes (mt) for the Full-Year of successful when ramping-up eve of a key Brexit vote which $1.29 handle,” said XTB analyst was Volkswagen, which new debuts scheduled for the was to unveil a new 2018, up by 3.5 per cent Year- Line 6. We must transform she is expected to lose, dealers David Cheetham. US’s premier auto show. The ex- over-Year (YoY), versus 978,195 our mindset as Alba rise to be- said. “However, the markets re- ception was Volkswagen, which Passat sedan mt in 2017. Tim Murray come the largest smelter in the Sterling bounced as high as main highly sceptical as to was to unveil a new Passat sedan. Production topped world,” said Murray. $1.2879, a level last seen in late whether May can get the re - “Car companies are acknowl- November, after May issued a quired support in the Commons edging that the crossover, sport last-ditch plea for lawmakers tomorrow evening and a heavy utility vehicle boom is continu- to back her European Union defeat would likely see her deal ing,” said analyst Michelle Krebs divorce deal on Tuesday. dead in the water.” of Autotrader. The European single curren- Meanwhile, Lon- For those looking for an alter- Batelco’s Gulf Network cy dropped to 88.96 pence, the don’s benchmark FTSE native, carmakers were empha- lowest level since early Decem- 100 stocks index sank sizing sporty cars with nostalgic ber. 1.0 percent in after- pasts. cast 16.9 million new car sales gets a new protected route World stock markets mean- noon deals, while the Ford’s redesigned Explorer The NAIAS Car of the Year press conference is seen during day one of the 2019 The North American International Auto Show in 2019, down from 17.3 million while buckled as investors Frankfurt and Paris SUV, debuted in Detroit on Fri- in 2018. TDT | Manama seized on poor Chinese eco - markets shed 0.6 per day, is on public display for the “The market itself is adjusting ensure higher uptimes and re- nomic data which stoked re- cent and 0.7pc respec- first time, with a high-powered to a slightly smaller volume but atelco yesterday provid- dundancy. newed fears of a global slow- tively. version of the Mustang sports they happen to be more expen- Bed an enhancement to its Commenting on the occa- down. Wall Street’s main indices all Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May car called the Shelby GT500 also sive, higher quality vehicles,” Batelco Gulf Network (BGN) by sion, Adel Al Daylami, Chief “We all have a duty to imple- opened lower, with the Dow arrives to make a speech at a factory to be unveiled. he said. adding a new protected route Global Business Officer said, ment the result of the referen- sliding 0.6pc in the first minute in Stoke-on-Trent to call on MP’s to Toyota was also scheduled to Small cars and conventional over the network. “The BGN features alternative dum,” May said in an address of trading. In Asia, Hong Kong support her Brexit bill show off a new Supra -- a refresh sedans accounted for less than The BGN, launched in 2018, pathways for submerged un- to factory workers in Stoke, a stocks spearheaded a sell-off of a beloved sports car the firm a third of last year’s new car runs over the state-of-the-art derwater routes, and with the Brexit-backing city in central as profit-takers also moved in from China overnight served stopped producing more than 16 purchases -- down four percent Optical Transport Network introduction of the protection England.The embattled British following a six-day rally. to reignite fears of a global years ago. from 2017. (OTN), supporting up to 8.8Tbps enhancement, customers can leader, who is widely expected economic slowdown,” said Ax- Reigniting slowdown fears Meanwhile, Fiat Chrysler was The industry has invested of capacity providing connec- enjoy high reliable worry-free to lose the House of Commons iTrader analyst James Hughes. to unveil redesigns of its larg- heavily in SUVs and trucks, mak- tivity to all GCC countries. solutions allowing them to vote by a considerable margin, “Disappointing trade data Data Monday showed Chi- er versions of the popular Ram ing them more luxurious and The new addition, according run their operations smoothly na’s imports and exports fell truck. high tech, analysts said. to Batelco, allows customers and facilitating the introduc- Key figures around 1430 GMT last month, signalling that US Adel Al Daylami, Chief Global Business Aside from VW, German car- Meanwhile, small car and se- to opt for protected solutions tion of new and innovative tariffs are beginning to bite in makers abandoned the Detroit dan production has been down- to achieve more resiliency and Officer services.” the world’s number two econ- London - FTSE 100: q 1.0pc at 6,850 points show this year, amid competi- sized or abandoned by many omy. tion from events in New York, companies. Frankfurt - DAX 30: q 0.6pc at 10,821.18 The customs bureau also said Miami and Las Vegas where Cadillac’s new XT6 crossover is revealed at the Garden Theater The first SUV made by Rolls-Royce, the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, on display at the GM has announced plans to Paris - CAC 40: q 0.7pc at 4,747.59 China’s trade surplus with the increasingly tech-centered car Gallery at the MGM Grand in Detroit close underused US plants that US -- a major source of anger EURO STOXX 50: q 0.7pc at 3,048.46 announcements were presented. itable vehicles would help the slowing sales in 2019, following make smaller cars. Ford planned for President Donald Trump At the Detroit show, the hope industry weather any econom- a decade of growth. increasingly looking less positive Smoke, chief analyst for Cox Au- similar cost-cutting moves in New York - Dow: q 0.6pc at 23,861.64 Al Salam Bank announces -- widened 17.2pc last year, as was that larger and more prof- ic storms. Analysts predicted “We believe that the future is for the industry,” said Jonathan tomotive, whose firm has fore- Europe. Hong Kong - Hang Seng: q 1.4pc at 26,298.33 (close) US companies rushed to buy goods ahead of more tariff Shanghai - Composite: q 0.7pc at 2,535.77 (close) special offers, instant prizes hikes. The US government shut- Tokyo - Nikkei 225: Closed for a public holiday down is now in its fourth week TDT | Manama Euro/pound: q at 89.22 pence from 89.31 at 2200 GMT and shows no sign of ending Newmont buys Goldcorp Amazon France under Citigroup reports mixed Pound/dollar: UNCHANGED at $1.2844 soon. Wall Street fell Friday, l Salam Bank-Bahrain an- ending a healthy week which Euro/dollar: q at $1.1457 from $1.1469 to create largest gold co fourth quarter profits Anounced yesterday the was boosted by optimism over fire for destroying launch of a special financing Dollar/yen: q at 108.16 yen from 108.48 China-US trade talks and after New York, United States campaign offering lowest profit the US Federal Reserve hinted KNOW WHAT Oil - Brent Crude: q 54 cents at $59.94 per barrel rates on property and personal it could pause its interest rate unsold goods itigroup reported bet- financing. Oil - West Texas Inter: q 46 cents at $51.13 hikes. Paris, France Cter-than-expected profits The campaign also offers yesterday despite lower reve- customers an opportunity to First 90 applicants S online retailer Amazon nues and said the US govern- win instant prizes worth up to have the opportunity Ufaced new French govern- ment shutdown had yet to dent BD10,000 or a chance to win to scratch & win ment pressure yesterday after the real economy. 1-year instalment repayment or valuable prizes worth BLF boosts BHB trading volume a TV report over the weekend Citigroup, the first US bank- a holiday package. showed it destroying thou- ing giant to report results, said up to BD 10,000 or a TDT | Manama The offer is valid when apply- ers alike to participate more sands of new diapers, toys and fourth-quarter net income was ing for a new financing facility, chance to win 1 year actively,” Fadhel Makhlooq, instalment repay- other unsold or returned items $4.3 billion, compared to a loss top-up existing financing or ahrain Liquidity Fund SICO’s Chief Capital Markets in perfect condition. of $18.9bn a year ago, when The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo transfer existing financing from ment or a holiday B(BLF), now in its third year, Officer, said. Brune Poirson, a secretary results were affected by a one- congressional Democrats. other Banks to Al Salam Bank package continues to make a major im- In terms of returns, BLF has Representative picture of state for France’s ecological time accounting loss from US But he said a very long shut- from 15 January to 30 April pact on the average daily traded generated an annual return on weighted average share pric- transition, said after the broad- tax reform. down could affect the bank’s 2019. volume (ADTV) of the Bahrain capital of 6.44pc representing a New York, United States es,” a company statement read. cast late Sunday that she was Revenues dropped 2.1 per business if the Securities and Commenting on the offer, Bourse, a SICO statement said. net asset value (NAV) of BD 42.5 The industry has been “shocked” by the allegations Representative picture cent to $17.1bn. Exchange Commission cannot Mohammed Buhijji, Head of stalments, a guaranteed oppor- The Bahrain Bourse (BHB) million. This return includes S gold miner Newmont consolidating as gold mines and would render businesses Lower expenses helped approve new deals or if federal Retail Banking said: “This new tunity for the first 90 applicants ADTV has reached BD 1.1 million cash dividends distributed to UMining Corporation said around the world get depleted, “responsible” for such prac- boost Citigroup’s earnings but workers significantly curtail campaign comes in response who complete the fulfilment of in 2018 increasing by 30 per unitholders in the Fund. in a statement yesterday it was driving up costs and encourag- tices. tral France. heavy volatility dented reve- consumer spending. to the remarkable feedback we This new campaign the financing facility require- cent YoY, the statement said. “Since its launch in 2016 BLF buying Canadian rival Gold- ing companies to come togeth- “In the coming months a law He was able to film work- nues in bond trading, the bank Gerspach characterized received from our customers comes in response ments will be qualified to get The BD42.5m fund was es- has made a hugely positive corp Inc for $10 billion, cre- er in mergers and alliances. will be passed in parliament ers throwing dozens of cof- reported yesterday. overall US economic condi- since last year campaign and a chance to scratch and win tablished in 2016 with the aim impact on investor sentiment, ating the world’s largest gold The merged company, to be that will outlaw this type of ac- fee makers, unopened Lego The bank notched a three tions as “robust” and said wor- in line with this commitment, to the remarkable one of our valuable instant of improving the average daily market volumes, valuations and feedback we received mining company. named Newmont Goldcorp, tivity. Companies like Amazon boxes and brand-name packs percent increase in total loans ries about tightening mone- we provide our customers to prizes up to BD 10,000 or a trading volume of the Bahrain performance,” Makhlooq said. Colorado-based Newmont will produce some 7.9 million will no longer be able to throw of diapers into huge garbage compared with the year-ago tary policy and trade wars had take advantage of our lowest from our customers chance to win back 1 year of Bourse. Fadhel Makhlooq, SICO’s Chief Capital “Looking ahead, in terms said it would buy all of Gold- ounces of gold a year. away products that can still be containers, instead of recycling level. raised concerns in financial profit rates, flexible financing since last year your instalments or a holiday SICO’s BLF transactions in Markets Officer of fundamentals, the Bahraini corp’s outstanding common “This combination will cre- used,” Poirson said. or donating them to charity. Chief Financial Officer John markets but had yet to signif- terms in addition to minimal campaign package.” 2018 represented 22 per cent market offers one of the highest shares in a stock-for-stock ate the world’s leading gold The “Capital” programme The report also showed Gerspach said there had been icantly impact the real econ- documentation and quick pro- To apply enter “Apply@ of the total ADTV on the Bourse a catalyst to generate more in- yields in the GCC and in 2019 transaction, acquiring each business with the best assets, on M6 television showed foot- drone footage of discarded no drag thus far from a gov- omy. Earnings translated into cessing time.” Home” available on the bank’s versus 39pc in 2017. terest from various participants we also see triggers in many MOHAMMED BUHIJJI, share for 0.3280 of a Newmont people, prospects and val - age from a journalist who got items headed to incinerators ernment shutdown that has $1.61, six cents above analyst Buhijji further added: “With website or visit a branch. Con- “We view this drop in BLF’s in addition to other investment major listed companies on the share, “which represents a 17 ue-creation opportunities,” himself hired recently at Am- or landfills, which environ- stretched into a fourth week expectations. Revenues lagged every property or personal fi- HEAD OF RETAIL BANKING tact customer care centre on market share as a natural pro- factors. I’m very pleased to see index that will likely improve per cent premium based on said Newmont Chief Executive azon’s distribution centre in mental activists denounced as amid a budget fight between analyst expectations for $17.6 nancing, customers will also 17005500 or visit Bank’s web- gression for a liquidity fund that the Bahraini market is now turnover even further,” added the companies’ 20-day volume Officer Gary Goldberg. Saran, outside Orleans in cen- an “ecological disaster.” President Donald Trump and billion. benefit from low monthly in- site www.alsalambahrain.com. that was intended to serve as encouraging investors and trad- Makhlooq. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 12

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Abu Dhabi rises for• fourth day

Dubai’s property firms• lead slide

Egypt’s Global • US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White Telecom continues to House in Washington, DC slide on loan conversion Washington, United States er Xi Jinping agreed on De- Reuters cember 1 to a three-month A file picture showing traders on the floor of Egyptian stock market truce in the escalating resident Donald Trump spat. gypt’s blue-chip index Closing Bell riyals ($274.60 million) of stocks largest lender First Abu Dhabi Psaid yesterday he ex - “I can tell you we are getting fell sharply yesterday, last week, up from the 134.3 mil- Bank increased 1.7pc. pects to be able to reach a things that before I became Eweighed down by finan- SAUDI  0.3pc »o 8,271pts lion riyals of stocks foreigners The bank said on Monday it trade deal with China, which president you would have cial shares, mirroring a slide DUBAI  0.4pc » 2,527pts bought the week before. had agreed to provide a 1.6 bil- is feeling the impact of US had no chance at getting,” in global stocks amid fears of QATAR  0.2pc » 10,672pts Insurance firms also fell as lion dirham ($436 million) loan tariffs. Trump said. “They would have a slowdown in global growth, decliners outnumbered gainers to Abu Dhabi National Hotels “We are doing very well with laughed in your president’s while Saudi Arabia snapped a ABU DHABI  0.6pc » 4,999pts by 28 to 5 stocks, with the in- for the acquisition of a number China. They’re having a hard face.” seven-day winning streak as EGYPT  1.4pc » 13,336pts dex’s biggest loser Saudi Enaya of Dubai-based hotels. with their economy because of As Trump has pressed Bei- its petrochemicals were pulled KUWAIT  5,471 points Cooperative Insurance slump- In Dubai, the index was down the tariffs,” Trump told report- jing to increase imports of US down by sliding oil prices. ing 7.1pc. 0.4pc as all but one of its real ers at the White House. goods, China’s trade surplus OMAN  0.1pc » 4,309pts Egypt’s blue-chip index fell But Riyad Bank added 0.7pc. estate shares dropped. “I think that we are going with the United States hit a re- 1.4pc with 23 of its 30 stocks BAHRAIN  0.1pc » 1,344pts The company has picked Gold- The emirate’s largest listed to be able to do a deal with cord last year of $323.3 billion, declining. man Sachs to advise on its merg- developer, Emaar Properties, China.” an 11 per cent increase over The country’s biggest lender n active trading. The company er talks with National Commer- slipped 2pc, while DAMAC Prop- US officials were in Beijing 2017, according to Chinese cus- Commercial International Bank said its board approved the sale cial Bank (NCB), Reuters report- erties lost 4pc. last week for talks aimed at toms data released yesterday. retreated 1.4pc, while the top of its stake in Nasr Real Estate ed,citing sources familiar with Qatar’s index was up 0.2pc ending the bruising trade However, in a sign that the loser, Global Telecom, shed 6pc, Development. the matter. NCB edged up 0.2pc. with Middle East’s largest lend- confrontation that has sub- White House’s punitive meas- having lost nearly 5pc in the Saudi Arabia’s index edged Dallah Healthcare gained er Qatar National Bank gain- jected more than $350 billion ures are having an impact, Chi- last session after announcing down 0.3pc, with top petro - 3.8pc after the Capital Market ing 0.8pc and telecommuni- in two-way trade to steep na’s exports to the US sank last its plan to convert outstand - chemical producer Saudi Basic Authority approved its request cations firm Ooredoo adding tariffs. month. ing shareholder loans of $370.6 Industries dropping 1.1pc and to increase capital through bo- 1.9pc. Chinese officials said the And China’s total exports fell million plus accrued interest Saudi British Bank losing 1.2pc. nus shares. In Oman, the index edged next round of negotiations 4.4pc in December from a year into equity. Saudi exchange data released The Abu Dhabi index gained up 0.1pc, with Raysut Cement would be held in Washington earlier, while imports dropped Heliopolis Co For Housing on Sunday showed foreigners for a fourth straight day, rising soaring 9.2pc after reporting a between January 30 and 31. 7.6pc, reflecting sluggish de- And Development dropped 2pc were net buyers of 1.03 billion 0.6pc. United Arab Emirates’ higher annual revenue. Trump and Chinese lead- mand at home and abroad.

Eastern Mediterranean countries to boost energy ties AFP | Cairo, Egypt creation of a regional gas mar- ket that benefits the members astern Mediterranean through security of supply and Ecountries including Egypt demand,” said a post-meeting and Israel agreed yesterday to statement from the ministry. boost energy ties through the It also aims to “ensure com- creation of a body to strength- petitive pricing, and promote en the gas market. improved commercial rela- The decision came during a tionships”. meeting bringing together sev- A further meeting in April en energy ministers including is due to determine the body’s those from Cyprus, Greece, structure, with plans in the Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza and Transport and Communications Minister Kamal Ahmed during the opening ceremony of the Jordan, Italy and the Palestin- pipeline for other countries or Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the Sheikh Zayed Sustainability Award in Abu Dhabi. Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) Chief Executive Officer Sheikh ian territories. international organisations to Nawaf bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa and Supreme Council for Environment Chief Executive Officer Dr Mohammed Mubarak bin Dinah were also present. The event was The “East Mediterranean join as “observers”. opened in the presence of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Crown Gas Forum” is to be based in On Sunday, Israel’s Energy Prince of Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Sheikh Zayed Award for Sustainability was presented and innovators, institutions Cairo, Egypt’s energy ministry Minister Yuval Steinitz arrived and schools were honoured. Dr Mirza and the accompanying delegation were honoured by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. The said, as it seeks to become a in Cairo to attend the meeting forum discusses the biggest challenges in energy sustainability and reviews the latest developments in the renewable energy sectors and the latest strategies of regional energy hub. in a rare visit to Egypt by an countries to embrace renewable energy sources instead of fossil energy. The forum will help in “the Israeli official.

China-N. Korea Etihad to raise stake in cash-strapped Jet Airways trade battered by Reuters | Abu Dhabi UN sanctions month. Jet said on Jan. 2 it had de- Beijing, China tihad Airways, which owns Even so, Etihad’s stake will faulted on debt payments to E24 per cent of debt-laden be capped at 49pc due to for- a consortium of Indian banks company Jet Airways, plans eign ownership rules in Indian and that it was in talks with the hina’s trade with North to increase its stake in the In- airlines and if it goes past the consortium led by State Bank CKorea plummeted last dian airline, a source close to 25pc ownership threshold, it of India. year, data showed Monday, the Abu Dhabi carrier said would need to adhere to cap - The 25-year-old airline is as harsh UN sanctions batter yesterday. ital markets regulations and facing financial difficulties and the nuclear-armed coun- Shares in India’s Jet Airways make an open offer to share - owes money to pilots, lessors try’s economy. jumped over 18 per cent on holders to buy a further 26pc and vendors. Intense pricing The sanctions on trade in Monday after CNBC TV18 report- stake. competition, a weak rupee and North Korea’s commodities ed earlier yesterday that found- CNBC TV18, citing sources, re- rising fuel costs weighed on In- sent bilateral trade plung- er and chairman Naresh Goyal ported that Goyal would trim his dian airlines in 2018. ing 52.4 per cent last year was likely to step down from 51pc stake to 20-25pc and agree Last week, it was reported compared to 2017. China’s Representative picture (Courtesy of Scroll) the board and give up majority to voting rights on his stake be- that crisis talks between Jet imports from its neighbour control. The report also said that ing capped at 10pc. and aircraft lessors had failed dropped 88pc in 2018 year- Etihad may infuse more capital yal was on his way out but did Etihad putting more money Etihad declined to comment. to ease the row over late pay- on-year to 1.42 billion yuan into Jet. not clarify if that would mean he into the Indian carrier is con- Jet and Goyal did not immedi- ments, prompting some lessors ($210m), while its exports The source, who spoke on is stepping down as chairman or ditional on Goyal diluting his ately respond to emails seeking to explore repossessing their slumped 33.3pc to 14.7 bil- condition of anonymity, said Go- from the board. stake, a source told Reuters last comment. aircraft. lion yuan ($2.18bn). 13 TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019

19-CREED II (PG-13) (DRAMA/ACTION/SPORT) 4-PETTA (PG-15) (TAMIL/ACTION/THRILLER) NEW OASIS JUFFAIR TESSA THOMPSON, MICHAEL B. JORDAN, SYLVESTER STALLONE RAJINIKANTH,VIJAY SETHUPATHI,SIMRAN,TRISHA 1-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (PG) DAILY AT: 2.00 + 6.45 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 2.00 + 5.15 + 8.30 + 11.45 PM (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) NEW 5-VISWASAM (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER SEEF (II) AJITH KUMAR, NAYANTHARA DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 PM 1-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (PG) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 2.15 + 5.15 + 8.15 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA) (3D): 2.00 PM (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) NEW DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA) (ARABIC DUBBED): 11.45 AM + 11.00 PM CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER 6-NTR: KATHANAYAKUDU (PG-15) (TELGU) NEW NANDARUMI BALAKRISHNA, RAKUL PREET SINGH, VIDYA BALAN 2-THE MULE (PG-15) (CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER) NEW DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM CLINT EASTWOOD, BRADLEY COOPER, TAISSA FARMIGA DAILY AT (DUBBED IN ARABIC): 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 3.45 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 10.30 PM DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 + 8.15 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM 2-THE MULE (PG-15) (CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER) NEW 7-VINAYA VIDHEYA RAMA () (TELGU) NEW DAILY AT (VIP): 12.15 + 2.45 + 5.15 + 7.45 + 10.15 PM CLINT EASTWOOD, BRADLEY COOPER, TAISSA FARMIGA KIARA ADVANI, RAM CHARAN AND VIVEK OBEROI 3-HOLMES & WATSON (15+) (COMEDY/ADVENTURE) NEW DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) FROM FRIDAY 11TH: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM WILL FERRELL, JOHN C. REILLY, REBECCA HALL 3-HOLMES & WATSON (15+) (COMEDY/ADVENTURE) NEW DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM WILL FERRELL, JOHN C. REILLY, REBECCA HALL SAAR DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM 1-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (PG) 4-PETTA (PG-15) (TAMIL/ACTION/THRILLER) NEW (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) NEW RAJINIKANTH,VIJAY SETHUPATHI,SIMRAN,TRISHA 4-THE SUPER (18+) (HORROR/THRILLER) NEW CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.45 + 7.00 + 10.15 PM PATRICK JOHN FLUEGER, VAL KILMER, LOUISA KRAUSE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 + 6.15 + 8.15 + (10.30 PM THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 3.00 + 7.15 + 11.30 PM 5-NTR: KATHANAYAKUDU (PG-13) (TELGU) NEW 2-THE MULE (PG-15) (CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER) NEW NANDARUMI BALAKRISHNA, RAKUL PREET SINGH, VIDYA BALAN 5-THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER (PG) CLINT EASTWOOD, BRADLEY COOPER, TAISSA FARMIGA DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.30 + 6.45 + 10.00 PM 7-VISWASAM (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW (HINDI/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW AJITH KUMAR, NAYANTHARA ANUPAM KHER, AAHANA KUMRA, ABDUL QUADIR AMIN DAILY AT: 12.45 + 3.15 + 5.45 + 8.30 + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) 6-VISWASAM (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + 12.00 MN DAILY AT: 12.45 + 5.00 + 9.15 PM 3-HOLMES & WATSON (15+) (COMEDY/ADVENTURE) NEW AJITH KUMAR, NAYANTHARA WILL FERRELL, JOHN C. REILLY, REBECCA HALL DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.45 + 4.45 + 7.45 + 10.45 PM 8-AQUAMAN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) 6-AQUAMAN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE KIDMAN JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE KIDMAN DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) 7-VINAYA VIDHEYA RAMA ( ) (TELGU) NEW DAILY AT (ATMOS): 11.45 AM + 2.45 + 5.45 + 8.45 + 11.45 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) 4-AQUAMAN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) KIARA ADVANI, RAM CHARAN AND VIVEK OBEROI DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 6.00 + 11.15 PM JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE KIDMAN 7-BACKTRACE (PG-15) (CRIME/ACTION/THRILLER) FROM FRIDAY 11TH: 10.30 AM + 1.30 + 4.30 + 7.30 + 10.30 PM DAILY AT: (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 8.00 + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) DAILY AT (VIP II): 10.45 AM + 1.45 + 4.45 + 7.45 + 10.45 PM SYLVESTER STALLONE, RYAN GUZMAN, MATTHEW MODINE 8-AQUAMAN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PM 5-MARY POPPINS RETURNS (G) (ADVENTURE/MUSICAL/FAMILY) JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE KIDMAN 9-BACKTRACE (PG-15) (CRIME/ACTION/THRILLER) EMILY BLUNT, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, BEN WHISHAW SYLVESTER STALLONE, RYAN GUZMAN, MATTHEW MODINE 8-JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN (PG) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 5.30 + 11.15 PM (COMEDY/ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.30 + 5.15 PM DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM 9-SIMMBA (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, EMMA THOMPSON RANVEER SINGH, AJAY DEVGN, SARA ALI KHAN 10-JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN (PG) DAILY AT: 2.00 + 7.00 PM + 12.00 MN AL HAMRA (COMEDY/ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, EMMA THOMPSON 9-SIMMBA (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) 1-PETTA (PG-15) (TAMIL/ACTION/THRILLER) NEW 10-JOSEPH (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM RANVEER SINGH, AJAY DEVGN, SARA ALI KHAN RAJINIKANTH,VIJAY SETHUPATHI,SIMRAN,TRISHA JOJU GEORGE, MALAVIKA MENON, JAMES ELIYA DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 4.00 + 9.00 PM DAILY AT: 2.30 + 8.45 + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) 11-SIMMBA (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) DAILY AT: 2.45 + 8.30 PM RANVEER SINGH, AJAY DEVGN, SARA ALI KHAN 10-MARY POPPINS RETURNS (G) (ADVENTURE/MUSICAL/FAMILY) 2-VISWASAM (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW DAILY AT: 3.15 + 8.45 PM EMILY BLUNT, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, BEN WHISHAW AJITH KUMAR, NAYANTHARA CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 4.00 + 9.00 PM DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 5.45 PM 1-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (PG) 12-MARY POPPINS RETURNS (G) (ADVENTURE/MUSICAL/FAMILY) EMILY BLUNT, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, BEN WHISHAW 11-RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) NEW (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) WADI AL SAIL CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 PM + 12.00 MN JOHN C. REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, GAL GADOT 1-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (PG) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN 13-RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (PG) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 4.00 + 8.45 PM (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) NEW DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 3.45 + 9.00 PM (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER DAILY AT (ARABIC DUBBED): 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM JOHN C. REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, GAL GADOT 12-SPIDER MAN INTO THE SPIDER VERSE (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM 2-THE MULE (PG-15) (CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER) NEW DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 + 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 PM HAILEE STEINFELD, NICOLAS CAGE, MAHERSHALA ALI 2-THE MULE (PG-15) (CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER) NEW CLINT EASTWOOD, BRADLEY COOPER, TAISSA FARMIGA 14-SPIDER MAN INTO THE SPIDER VERSE (PG) DAILY AT:1.30 + 6.15 + 11.00 PM CLINT EASTWOOD, BRADLEY COOPER, TAISSA FARMIGA DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT (VIP I): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM HAILEE STEINFELD, NICOLAS CAGE, MAHERSHALA ALI 13-BUMBLEBEE (PG-13) (ACTION /ADVENTURE/SCI-FICTION) HAILEE STEINFELD, JOHN CENA, JORGE LENDEBORG JR. DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.15 + 8.45 PM 3-HOLMES & WATSON (15+) (COMEDY/ADVENTURE) NEW 3-HOLMES & WATSON (15+) (COMEDY/ADVENTURE) NEW DAILY AT: 1.45 + 6.45 + 11.45 PM WILL FERRELL, JOHN C. REILLY, REBECCA HALL WILL FERRELL, JOHN C. REILLY, REBECCA HALL 15-BUMBLEBEE (PG-13) (ACTION /ADVENTURE/SCI-FICTION) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN HAILEE STEINFELD, JOHN CENA, JORGE LENDEBORG JR. SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 4.30 + 8.45 PM 4-AQUAMAN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) 4-URI: THE SURGICAL STRIKE (15+) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) NEW 1-URI: THE SURGICAL STRIKE (15+) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) NEW JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE KIDMAN VICKY KAUSHAL, KIRTI KULHARI, PARESH RAWAL 16- EL BADLAH (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) VICKY KAUSHAL, KIRTI KULHARI, PARESH RAWAL TAMER HOSNY, AKRAM HOSNI, MAJED EL MASRY, AMINA KHALIL DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 PM + 12.00 MN DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 2.30 + 6.45 + 11.00 PM 5-SIMMBA (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) 5-122 (15+) (ARABIC/THRILLER/CRIME) NEW 2-BLACK 47 (15+) (ACTION/DRAMA) NEW RANVEER SINGH, AJAY DEVGN, SARA ALI KHAN TAREK LOTFY, AMINA KHALIL, AHMED DAWOOD 17-HUNTER KILLER (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) HUGO WEAVING, JAMES FRECHEVILLE, STEPHEN REA GERARD BUTLER, GARY OLDMAN, COMMON DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 2.15 + 6.45 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 2.45 + 7.00 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT: 12.45 + 6.15 + 11.45 PM 6-MARY POPPINS RETURNS (G) 6-PETTA (PG-15) (TAMIL/ACTION/THRILLER) NEW 3-ZOE (15+) (ROMANTIC/SCI-FICTION) NEW (ADVENTURE/MUSICAL/FAMILY) RAJINIKANTH,VIJAY SETHUPATHI,SIMRAN,TRISHA 18-ROBIN HOOD (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) EWAN MCGREGOR, LÉA SEYDOUX, THEO JAMES EMILY BLUNT, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, BEN WHISHAW TARON EGERTON, EVE HEWSON, JAMIE FOXX DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 + 8.15 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 12.30 + 4.45 + 9.00 PM DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.30 + 9.15 PM

Dwayne Johnson Maroon 5 to play Super reveals truth behind ‘fabricated’ interview ANI | Washington Bowl halftime show stating, “I can’t believe I have merican actor Dwayne to do this again and set the Reuters | Los Angeles AJohnson accused a British record straight on something tabloid publication for pre- again, Earlier today online an op band Maroon 5 will provide senting fake interview, stating interview dropped with me the halftime entertainment at next that the interview never - apparently it was with me - Pmonth’s Super Bowl in Atlanta in a happened. where I was insulting and show that will also feature rappers Travis ‘The Rock’ star took criticizing millennials,” Scott and Big Boi, the National Football to his Twitter handle He further added, “The League said on Sunday. to reveal the truth of interview never took Maroon 5, a three-times Grammy-win- publication which place,” he stated. “Nev- ning group led by Adam Levine, will be quoted the star as, er happened, never joined by rising star Scott and Atlanta, “smacking down said any of those Georgia native Big Boi, who was previously snowflakes,” words. Com- one half of rap group Outcast. Variety re- pletely un- The Pepsi-sponsored show will feature ported. true. 100% “the broadest range of musical genres ever Johnson fabricated, seen on the Super Bowl stage”, the NFL said. shared I was quite Levine on Sunday Tweeted a video show- The band Maroon 5 poses backstage during the 2016 American Music Awards in Los Angeles a video baffled ing the band preparing to go on stage. It also to headline the show because she sup - The annual Super Bowl halftime show is on Ins- when I featured images of Scott and Big Boi. ported former NFL quarterback Colin one of the most high-profile entertainment tagram woke up U.S. media reported in October that Kaepernick and his protest against racial events in the United States, drawing tens of Dwayne this morn- Pop superstar Rihanna declined an offer injustice. millions of television viewers. Johnson ing.” 14 TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 sports

14 all out: China cricket hopes stumped by record T20 loss AFP | Bangkok derdogs Malaysia, Indonesia and Myanmar. Proteas claim whitewash ricket’s governing body It is not the first embarrass- Chas long dreamed of ment to befall Chinese cricket spreading the game to China, against Asian nations who Bei- Pakistan seek cure for batting struggles after South Africa sweep series 3-0 but the latest performance by jing dominates in economic its women’s team is unlikely and political terms, but strug- to inspire many in the world’s gles to match on the wicket. cy was questioned by Pakistani most populous nation to take In October last year, China’s media. up the bat and ball. men made a dismal 26 against “This question always aris- China were skittled out for Nepal at a World Twenty20 es at the end of a series,” said just 14 runs at a tournament qualifier, a total bested in just Arthur. “Sarfraz goes from in Bangkok on Sunday -- the 11 balls. China is a newcomer strength to strength. He wants lowest ever score in a Twen- to world cricket, having fielded to lead from the front. I thought ty20 international match, for its first international team at his wicketkeeping has been out- men or women. the 2010 Asian Games. standing. What we need is to get In reply to the United Arab Its women’s team is ranked a good core of leaders around Emirates’ massive 203 for 3, 25th of 47 countries playing him. If we can do that he’ll go China were bowled out in un- women’s T20, according to the from strength to strength.” der an hour and with 10 overs International Cricket Council to spare at the Thailand T20 website. Sri Lanka next up for Proteas Smash. China’s men and women South African stand-in cap- Hin Lili led their fleeting re- play mainly low-ranking T20 tain Dean Elgar praised the sistance to the UAE’s unsparing events against regional Asian commitment of his players. attack, top-scoring with four. sides, most of whom are also “Three-nil is what we asked The Thailand T20 Smash minnows on the global crick- from the guys and we have includes fellow cricketing un- eting stage. achieved that. We are halfway to our goals for the season. We Dale Steyn celebrates after getting Imam-ul-Haq want to achieve the same feat clean sweep by winning the on the fourth day. against Sri Lanka (in February).” Duanne Olivier, third Test by 107 runs at the Olivier effectively ended Paki- Elgar stressed, though, that Klopp delighted Fabinho • Wanderers Stadium, Arthur stan’s hopes when he took two South Africa did not take Pa- Kagiso Rabada end said he wanted to build a team wickets off successive balls in kistan lightly. “We know they gives him options in Pakistan resistance able to play in all conditions by the third over of the morning. are a good team. We are very the time they started their cam- Arthur singled out Babar fortunate to have that arsenal central defence Starting the day paign in the world Test champi- Azam, Shan Masood and Asad of four fast bowlers.” on• 153/3, Pakistan lost onship in September. Shafiq as batsmen who had Olivier took 24 wickets in the AFP | London “We play Sri Lanka in the played well during the series three-Test series at an average razil midfielder Fabinho impressed Jurgen Klopp enough their remaining seven United Arab Emirates in Sep- and he gave qualified support to of 14.71 and he made the crucial Bin central defence in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Brighton to wickets for 120 runs to tember then we play Australia Sarfraz Ahmed, whose captain- breakthrough earlier yesterday. reassure the Liverpool manager he can be a reliable stop-gap be bowled out for 273 in Australia straight after that,” Azam received a fast, lifting partner for Virgil van Dijk. he said. “We have to have our ball angled in towards his throat, skill sets perfect to manage which he gloved to wicketkeep- Croatian Dejan Lovren added to the prob - AFP | Johannesburg lems in central defence when the World Cup the bouncing ball. I want to er Quinton de Kock. Azam (22) finalist suffered a hamstring injury in the FA akistan coach Mickey get our batsmen into Australia had helped Shafiq add 58 for the Cup defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers Arthur said yesterday he three or four weeks early, to fourth wicket. last Monday. was determined to find a have camps there to get them 24 Sarfraz was then bowled first P wickets were claimed by Joe Gomez is still out with a foot injury al- solution to his team’s prob- ready.” ball. Seemingly expecting an- though Cameroon international Joel Matip lems against fast, short- Man of the series Duanne Ol- Seamer Duanne Olivier other short-pitched delivery has returned to training after recovering pitched bowling. ivier sparked a Pakistan collapse during the three-match from Olivier, he was deep in from a broken collarbone. Speaking after as the tourists lost their remain- series his crease when he had his off Klopp, though, enthused over Fabinho’s South Africa com- ing seven wickets for 120 runs to stump knocked back by a fast, performance against an admittedly limit- pleted a 3-0 series be bowled out for 273 at lunch full delivery. ed Brighton attack which leaves his side seven points clear of Manchester City, although the champions can reduce it to four if they beat Wolves later yesterday. “He is a brilliant player and I am hap- py that he can play (against Brighton) Harper sets new World record in -- it’s now pretty clear (that he can play in defence),” said Klopp. “It’s not like it came one attack rip-roaring round of drag racing at BIC after the other from Brighton. “We had the ball most of the TDT | Manama time, so then it makes sense to ob Harper set a new have a good footballer in that RWorld record in a position. rip-roaring third round of “He did well in these situations (dealing the 2018/2019 Bahrain Drag with the high ball) and with (playing) the Racing Championship, held last ball it’s absolutely clear. He has a de- week at Bahrain International fending brain and can do it in different Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir. positions, it’s good.” Competing in the Outlaw Klopp is also hopeful that his young 6-Cylinder category, the Amer- full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has not Fabinho ican posted a time of 6.582 sec- damaged his ankle too badly. onds during qualifying to reset The 20-year-old England interna- the World mark for fastest GT- tional failed to start against Brighton R. Harper set the new standard after turning ankle during warm up. with an ultra-quick pass down A car in action during the drag race at BIC the quarter-mile at a top speed Hussain, who enjoyed a fantas- of 8.405s, beating the 8.928s of Mohammed Salama was then of 373.82kph. tic double with wins in the Pro Jassim Ali. the winner in the Competition Harper was a member of Al- Mod and Index 8.5 classes. Mohammed Hussain won the 4.5 class, while Ali Abdulrah- pha Logic team from the UAE. Hussain beat Saad Saleh in Super Street 6-Cylinder division man won the Index 10.5 class. He was one of a total 152 par- the Pro Mod final, registering with a time of 8.190s. He defeat- He beat Ebrahim Khalil in the ticipants from all over the globe a pass of 4.083s while Saleh’s ed Ali Adel. final. who took part in the meeting, mark was 4.153s. Then, in the Mohammed Suleman had a Mohammed Jawad tri - which featured intense battles Index 8.5 division, he had a time narrow triumph in the Street umphed in the Index 9.5 cate- over 15 categories for both cars of 8.558s in the final round, de- V8 category, clocking a mark gory, beating Jaber Ahmed. and motorbikes. feating Jassim Mohammed and of 7.463s. it was just over two- Amongst the bikers, Jehad at Seef District too Unfortunately for Harper, his his time of 8.865s. tenths of a second quicker than Aljamal beat Waleed Albadeen new record could not trans - Ali Abdulla won the Street Salah Salahuddin, who had a in the final. late into a victory the following 4 and 6 category with a time pass of 7.676s. Bader bin Eidan triumphed in evening on Race Day. Jassim of 9.263s. He beat Mohammed Hussain Akbar won the Su- the Street Bikes class defeating Ali Al Ali claim that honour by Al Jlahma, who had a time of per Street V8 category with a Mousa Al Buloshi. Mishari Al winning the Outlaw 6-Cylinder 9.732s. time of 4.440s. He beat Majed Turki was first amongst those in final. Bader Dashti won the Out- Al Harbi, who had a mark of the Super Street Bikes. He beat Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Seef District +973 17364999 Another big winner was Hani law FWD class. He had a pass 4.794s. Mothana Abu Thiab. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 15

Governorates’ events finalised Federer, Nadal fight on TDT | Manama ahrain’s governo - Brates have confirmed Andy Murray bows out of Australian Open in what could be his last ever match their programmes to be presented as part of the 2019 Bahrain Sports Day, scheduled for Febru - Maria Sharapova ary 12, it was announced • yesterday. doles out dreaded The third edition of the double bagel to Sports Day is organized Harriet Dart by the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) as the Kerber handles nation’s four governorates • will bring a string of activ- Hercog in Aussie opener ities for all members of the family attending this year’s AFP | Melbourne event. A second meeting be - battling Andy Murray tween the organizing com- bowed out of the Aus - mittee and representatives Atralian Open at the first of the four governorates, hurdle yesterday, but it was staged at the BOC premises business as usual for ruthless in Seef, focused on a num- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal ber of subjects in regards to who joined Caroline Wozniacki the nature of activities to be in round two. Switzerland’s Roger Federer in action during the match against Uzbekistan’s Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against James Duckworth of Australia held during the day. The Scottish five-time Mel- Denis Istomin nals champion Stefanos Tsitsi- double bagel demolition of Brit- The meeting was chaired bourne Park finalist gave it record seventh Australian Open showed no sign of any injury pas. But ninth seed John Isner ain’s Harriet Dart. by Supreme Council for everything he had and showed title. worries. “The energy I feel in became the first top seed to Playing in her 15th Australi- Youth and Sports assistant glimpses of the form that won He swept past Uzbek Denis this place is fantastic.” crash out. an Open, the three-time final- secretary general and Bah- him three Grand Slams, but his Istomin 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 said he was The second seed is bidding World number three Wozni- ist said she was pleased to go rain Olympic Committee ailing body let him down during in “disbelief” that he was the to become the first man in the acki, who made her Grand Slam through so easily as she battles (BOC) secretary general Ab- a gutsy 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 double defending champion at Open era, and only the third in breakthrough in Melbourne last back from injuries. dulrahman Askar, in pres- (4/7) defeat to 22nd seed Rob- his age and vowed to give his all history along with Roy Emer- year, opened her defence with “I’m still working through ence of Ministry of Youth erto Bautista Agut. to make it three in a row. son and Rod Laver, to win each a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win over some painful days. But, you and Sports Affairs assistant Murray tearfully revealed “I’m going to try everything Grand Slam on two or more oc- Belgium’s Alison van Uytvanck. know, I felt like I did all the undersecretary and organ- before the tournament that he possible (to win again) and casions. It was an emotional win for right things today in order to izing committee member was in constant agony from a leave it all on the court,” said Fifth seed Kevin Anderson the Dane who is struggling with get through that match,” said Dr Shaikh Saqer bin Salman hip injury and planned to retire the world number three. progressed, as did NextGen Fi- rheumatoid arthritis and she the Russian. Al Khalifa, who was briefed this year. His long-time rival Nadal, was in tears afterwards. Fifth seeded Sloane Stephens, on each of the governo - The 31-year-old hopes to end who cut short his 2018 season “Last year I had some special the 2017 US Open champion who rates arrangements made his career at Wimbledon, but has to have surgery on a foot injury, memories and just to be able to struggled in her warm-up tour- prior to the Sports Day admitted the Australian Open showed no mercy to Australian BETTER be back out here on Rod Laver naments in Brisbane and Syd- festivities. could be his last event, unless he wildcard James Duckworth in Arena is something extremely ney, got back to business with an During the meeting, a set has a late change of heart. his opening round clash. special and emotional,” she said. easy two-set win against fellow of unified activities will be “Amazing. That was incred- The 17-time Grand Slam win- KNOW American Taylor Townsend. organized in all four gov- ible, thank you so, so much to ner cruised through 6-4, 6-3, Good test Eleventh seed Aryna Sabalen- ernorates from 3:30 pm on- everyone that came out tonight,” 7-5 and said it was an important Second seed and 2016 cham- ka, widely tipped as a potential wards. These events will in- he said after being given a rap- victory. Stefanos Tsitsipas pion Angelique Kerber was also future champion, also safely ne- clude a walking and running turous send-off. “Not easy to come back after a became the first impressive, breezing past Slo- gotiated round one on a hot day. races for three kilometers, While his tournament ended lot of months, especially against Greek man to win a venia’s Polona Hercog 6-2, 6-2. But Germany’s 14th seed Julia in addition to individual in despair, Swiss master Feder- a player playing super aggres- Maria Sharapova, a winner at Goerges was knocked out, as and team sports contest in er, six years older than Murray, sive on every point,” said the match at the Aus- Melbourne in 2008, signalled was former French Open cham- specific locations in each continued his march towards a 2009 Australian champion, who tralian Open her intent with a rare 6-0, 6-0 pion Jelena Ostapenko. governorate.

Guardiola in tough hunt Murray to make career decision within a week AFP | Melbourne his last match as he will soon for ‘new’ Fernandinho need a further major operation ndy Murray said he would on his damaged right hip. AFP | Manchester gled in the role when Crystal Amake a decision on fur - Honestly I’ve loved “I have basically like two op- Palace won at the Etihad Sta- ther surgery that could end his playing here over tions,” he told reporters. “One is ep Guardiola has acknowl- dium on December 22, while career “within a week” after the years. If this was to take the next four-and-a-half Pedged finding a long-term Ilkay Gundogan has not been battling to a gutsy, epic five-set months off, then build up, you replacement for Fernandinho entirely convincing either. defeat in the Australian Open my last match, an know, play Wimbledon. is becoming a matter of in - City have been linked with a yesterday. amazing way to end. creasing urgency for Manches- move for Frenkie de Jong from The Scot, who has said he will I gave everything I ‘I’m really struggling’ ter City. Ajax at the end of this season, retire this season because of had and it wasn’t “I mean, I’m really strug - The 33-year-old Brazilian but the Dutch midfielder is chronic hip pain, seemed fin- enough tonight. gling. I can’t walk properly at has become one of the most attracting significant interest ished at two sets and a break all just now. I could play another ANDY MURRAY important players in City’s from other clubs too. down to 22nd seeded Spaniard match, but ... I want to improve line-up during Guardiola’s Guardiola acknowledges in the first round but somehow my quality of life, because even three seasons at the club, with he cannot expect Fernand- battled back to force a fifth set. Britain’s Andy Murray waves to to end. I gave everything I had if I take four months, I still can’t his hard work and pass- inho, signed from Shakhtar “Amazing. That was incred- supporters after his defeat against and it wasn’t enough tonight.” walk. ing ability as a holding Donetsk in 2013, to play as ible, thank you so, so much Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut Murray announced at an emo- “But having an operation like midfielder providing much for City as he gets to everyone that came out to- erous support. tional press conference on Fri- that, there’s absolutely no guar- both security in front of older, adding a solution has night,” the three-time Grand “Honestly I’ve loved playing day that he would retire at Wim- antees I’d be able to play again. the defence and scope to be found for next Slam champion said after being here over the years. If this was bledon this year, but conceded I’m fully aware of that. It’s a for the team to at- season. swept along on a wave of vocif- my last match, an amazing way yesterday’s clash could well be really big operation. tack. “It’s not easy to Reigning find the specific champions quality of the play- City have lost ers,” said Guardi- just one of ola. Confidence key for Arsenal to make Champions League: Emery the 19 Pre - “Maybe there mier League aren’t many, but AFP | London Chelsea. “I think the most important matches in there are players Emery, who once again omit- thing for us is to recover our which Fer- who can play in nai Emery says his play- ted 2014 World Cup winner confidence and be more com- nandinho that role.” Uers are in dire need of a Mesut Ozil from the squad de- petitive. We need consistency has played, The former Bar- win to regain their confidence spite his recovery from a knee over 38 matches. whereas they celona and Bayern Mu- and reboot their challenge for injury, admitted confidence was “Now it isn’t enough at the have been de- nich boss added: “Spe- a Champions League spot for low although they could go a moment. West Ham was a bad feated in both of the cifically with Fernand- next season. long way to restoring it if they result. If we can win today (Sat- games he has missed. inho’s role, it’s so diffi- The Gunners’ bid to return beat Chelsea at home next Sat- urday) we are playing against Guardiola does not cult to find. He knows to the Champions League after urday. Chelsea with a three-point max- appear to have a dep- Premier League, after a two-year hiatus has hit the “Now it’s more difficult, it’s imum distance. uty of the same quality three years together here, rocks of late -- Saturday’s 1-0 de- clear,” the Spaniard replied “This result makes that more -- John Stones, normal- he knows everything and feat by West Ham left them six Arsenal manager Unai Emery gestures when asked if a top-four finish difficult,” added the 47-year-old ly a centre-back, strug- that’s important. points adrift of fourth-placed during a match (file photo) was still a possibility. Spaniard. Fernandinho TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 16 Bahrain advance Bahrain through to Asian Cup last 16 after edging out India in Sharjah

Jamal Rashed fires• Arabian Gulf side into next round KNOW WHAT after Sunil Chhetri’s men concede penalty in dying moments India’s centre-back of Group A game Sandesh Jhingan is being compared on UAE reach Asian Cup Twitter to Liverpool’s last• 16 despite being held Virgil van Dijk by to a draw by Thailand their legions of fans watching on TV back AFP | Sharjah home up to smash the ball down the ndia suffered late heart- middle to knock India down to break yesterday after an in- the bottom of the group and out Ijury-time penalty saw the of the tournament. cricket-mad nation lose 1-0 to UAE finished with five points, Bahrain and be denied a historic one more than Thailand and spot in the Asian Cup knockout Bahrain, who go through as one stages. of the best third-placed teams. Meanwhile hosts and India’s It looked like being an easy Group A rivals United Arab night for the Emiratis when Emirates cemented their place striker Ali Mabkhout, top-scorer as group winners after a 1-1 draw at the 2015 tournament, netted with Thailand in Al Ain that also after just seven minutes in Al saw the Thais progress. Ain. India were moments away As the white shirts poured from reaching the knockout forward, Ismail Al Hammadi’s phase for the first time before chipped shot came back off the Jamal Rashed scored a dramat- bar and Mabkhout perfectly ic penalty to cruelly shattered placed to nod home the rebound. their dreams and sneak Bahrain Lightweight Thailand were through. often outmuscled but were dan- After the defeat, India’s Eng- gerous when they had a sight lish coach Stephen Constantine of goal -- as seen when Adisak announced he would step down Kraison forced a smart, low save after completing his second spell from Khalid Eisa. in charge. And four minutes before half- Bahrain’s Jamal Rashed, left, fights for the ball with India’s Pritam Kotal India stunned Thailand 4-1 time, “Thai Messi” Chanathip in their opening game for their es barking instructions to his India’s clean sheet intact. But minutes. Rash foul Songkrasin’s ball into the box first Asian Cup win in more than players. the Blue Tigers began to creak India were clinging on for dear caused panic, rebounding off 50 years but a 2-0 defeat by UAE India were indebted to cen- as the game wore on and sur- life by the end, at one point pack- Veteran striker Sunil Chhetri, defender Mohamed Ahmad and made for a nervous encounter tre-back Sandesh Jhingan, who vived a scare when substitute ing all 11 players on their own who overtook Lionel Messi in leaving Thitiphan Puangjan in Sharjah. was being compared on Twitter Mohamed Jasim Marhoon’s goal line to defend an indirect international goals during the with a tap-in. Television showed cut-aways to Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk by header rattled the post after 71 free kick. win over Thailand, flew out to The pace slowed after the of India’s substitutes biting their legions of fans watching on get the crucial block. break and the second half pro- their fingernails throughout TV back home. Asian Cup Just as it looked like India ceeded with barely any serious the match, while Constan - The giant, bushy-bearded India 0 - 1 Bahrain would hold on for a famous attempts on goal as both sides tine prowled the touchline defender was immense, put- point, Pronay Halder committed looked happy to settle for the in dark suit and sunglass - ting out fires all game to keep UAE 1 - 1 Thailand a rash foul and Rashed stepped draw.

Japan captain Yoshida sounds Asian Cup alarm Sarri missing Fabregas AFP | Abu Dhabi and the one not given as well,” ly the ‘Hand of God’ was with already at Chelsea shrugged Yoshida. us today.” apan captain Maya Yoshida “But the most im - A new-look Japan were sim- AFP | London “Maybe he was tired, I don’t Jhas warned the Blue Samurai portant point for ilarly unimpressive in beating know. But if Fabregas was on they will need to find an extra us was to get Turkmenistan 3-2 in their open- We have to be more aurizio Sarri admitted the bench I think that in the gear to challenge co-favourites through the ing fixture, but were missing clinical. We should Mthe departure of Cesc second half he would have Iran and South Korea for the group.” two-goal hero Yuya Osako for have scored two Fabregas has left a gaping been on the pitch in- Asian Cup title. Nagatomo lik- the Oman clash due to a thigh or three more. Our hole in his squad magnified stead of Jorginho.” The Southampton defender ened his lucky injury. performances are by Jorginho’s below-par Sarri is keen to re- admitted Japan had benefited escape to performance in Saturday’s cruit an experienced Iran warning still not good enough from two controversial penal- Diego clearly 2-1 win over Newcastle. midfielder as back- ty decisions after a 1-0 victory Mara- The Werder Bre- Sarri said the 31-year- up to Jorgin- over Oman in Abu Dhabi at the dona’s men striker was MAYA YOSHIDA old Spanish World ho, who has weekend sent the Blue Samurai infa- sorely missed Cup-winning mid- displaced into the last 16. against the Gulf fielder, who left for N’Golo “We have to be more clinical,” side, with Taku- Japan, who reached the Ligue 1 strugglers Cesc Yoshida told AFP after Japan’s mi Minamino knockout stage at last year’s Monaco last Friday, Fabregas second straight win in Group F. squandering World Cup, have won a record would have been “We should have scored two Maya a hatful of four Asian Cups but appear a natural replace- Kante or three more. Our performanc- Yoshida chances. to lack the quality of Iran and ment for Jorginho. from the es are still not good enough mous intervention “It was South Korea at this year’s tour- The Italian pivotal cen- clearly.” against England tougher than nament. international tral role, Genki Haraguchi converted at the 1986 World we thought “We can’t expect to dominate -- a lynch- but also praised from the spot after 28 minutes Cup, expressing re- it would be,” every game,” said Japan coach pin of Sarri’s the potential of after tumbling theatrically un- lief that the VAR (vid- conceded Hajime Moriyasu, who is un- midfield this 18-year-old Welsh der little or no contact. eo assistant referee) Yoshida. beaten in seven matches since season -- lost international Ethan Oman then had a legitimate system is not used dur- “If we had taken our taking over after the World possession on sever- Ampadu. penalty shout waved off after ing the Asian Cup group chances we wouldn’t have Cup. al occasions against “In the future, may- Yuto Nagatomo appeared to use stages. struggled so much late “It was important to get Newcastle. be,” the Italian re- his hand to block a shot just “It hit my hand,” he ad- on. But I’m confi- through the group and we have “After 20 minutes he plied when asked before half-time. mitted. “It’s lucky there was dent we will done that. The key will be to lost lot of balls. It’s unu- about Ampadu’s “We were a little bit lucky no VAR because it probably find our grow into the tournament game sual and I think he was in prospects of filling with the penalty we had -- would have been given. Happi- form.” by game.” trouble,” said Sarri. the back-up spot.