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TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain FRIDAY 8 Saudi potter has ceramic art industry cracked INSTAGRAM Gayle strikes as /nobmedia 5 Windies see off LINKEDIN FRIDAY newsofbahrain JULY 2019 Afghanistan 210 FILS WHATSAPP ISSUE NO. 8163 Afghanistan suffered 38444680 their 8th defeat of the FACEBOOK tournament as they /nobmedia lost their last group MAIL game by 23 runs to [email protected] West Indies WEBSITE P16 newsofbahrain.com Leonardo DiCaprio helps create new environmental alliance 14 CELEBS WORLD 6 When gangs settle scores in Sweden Migrant boat with Bidding adieu 86 on board sinks off Tunisia, 4 rescued Tunis, Tunisia ore than 80 migrants Mhave gone missing and only four were rescued after their boat capsized off Tuni- sia on its way from Libya to Italy, Tunisia’s coast guard said yesterday. The Red Crescent and the navy said that three Malians and an Ivorian were rescued off Zarzis in southern Tu- nisia on Wednesday by the coast guard who had been alerted by local fishermen. His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Kingdom of The Ivorian, however, Bahrain, Simon Martin, at Gudaibiya Palace to mark the end of the Ambassador’s service in the Kingdom. HRH the Crown Prince highlighted the historical and strategic ties between Bahrain and the United died in hospital and one of Kingdom, stressing the importance of continuing to expand cooperation in all fields. HRH the Crown Prince wished him every success in his future endeavours. The Ambassador expressed his appreciation for the Malians has also been the support received during his tenure in Bahrain and thanked HRH the Crown Prince for further strengthening relations between Bahrain and the UK. The Minister of Finance and National Economy, Shaikh hospitalised in intensive Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, attended the meeting care. Those rescued had told Tunisian officials that 86 people were on board their inflatable boat when it left from the Libyan town of Zu- wara, west of Tripoli, on its way to cross the Mediterra- nean to Italy. Iran loses its ‘Grace’ “About 80 migrants are feared dead. More updates are needed in order to con- British Royal Marines storm Syria-bound Iran supertanker, vessel detained at the request of the US firm what happened and the actual number of miss- Madrid, Spain ing,” Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the Inter- n Iranian supertanker national Organisation for suspected of carrying Migration, tweeted. Acrude oil to Syria in vi- Libya, which has been olation of EU sanctions was de- wracked by chaos since the tained in Gibraltar, which could 2011 uprising that killed further escalate Iran’s confron- veteran dictator Moam- tation with the west. er Kadhafi, has long been Authorities in Gibraltar did a major transit route for not say where the oil came from migrants, especially from but specialised shipping trade sub-Saharan Africa, desper- publication Lloyd’s List said the ate to reach Europe. Panamanian-flagged tanker was On Tuesday night, 44 mi- thought to be transporting crude grants were killed in an air from Iran. strike on their detention The Grace 1 vessel was halted centre in a Tripoli suburb. in the early hours of Thursday by Gibraltar police and customs agencies, aided by a detachment A British Royal Navy ship (L) patrols near supertanker Grace 1 suspected of carrying crude oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions after it was detained off the coast of Gibraltar of British Royal Marines in the British territory on the southern of an entity that is subject to Eu- Iran’s Foreign Ministry sum- Council, setting out the details officials including government tip of Spain. ropean Union sanctions against moned the British ambassador of the sanctions which we have ministers over their role in the It was boarded when it slowed Syria.” to voice “its very strong objec- enforced”. “violent repression” of down in a designated area used The Grace 1 is a Panamani- tion to the illegal and unaccept- In a statement, Britain’s for- civilians. by shipping agencies to ferry an-flagged tanker, according to able seizure” of its ship. eign office said: “We welcome It has frozen the assets of goods to vessels. the shipping trade publication The diplomatic gesture lifted this firm action by the Gibraltar- some 72 entities and introduced “We have reason to believe Lloyd’s List. any doubt over Iran’s ownership ian authorities, acting to enforce an embargo on Syrian oil, invest- DON’T MISS IT that the ‘Grace 1’ was carrying “We have detained the vessel of the vessel, which flies a Pana- the EU Syria Sanctions regime”. ment restrictions and a freeze its shipment of crude oil to the and its cargo,” Picardo said. ma flag and is listed as managed European Union sanctions on Syrian central bank assets Banyas Refinery in Syria,” the Spanish Foreign Minister Jo- by a company in Singapore. against Syria have been in force within the European Union. territory’s Chief Minister Fabian sep Borrell told reporters the Picardo said he had “written since late 2011. Gibraltar is a British overseas Picardo said vessel was detained at the re- this morning to the Presidents of The 28-member bloc has im- territory, a small rocky outcrop Banking is poised “That refinery is the property quest of the United States. the European Commission and posed sanctions on 277 Syrian on Spain’s southern tip. 03 to change Call for drug App trouble 04 rehab centre Sudan talks Facebook services back online after worldwide outage 05 enter day two San Francisco, United States WhatsApp services. a bug that made it difficult for most impacted. Both individual blamed on a “server configura- “The issue has since been re- users to upload or send photos users as well as businesses and tion change.” acebook said it was “back at solved and we should be back at and videos, US media reported. organizations were affected. The March 13 outage was F100 per cent” Wednesday 100% for everyone,” the compa- #Facebookdown and #insta- “Yes, we are affected by #in- believed to be the worst ever evening after an outage on all ny tweeted at 0006 GMT Thurs- gramdown were trending on stagramdown, too,” the CIA for the internet giant, which of its services affected users in day, adding they were sorry for Twitter as users around the tweeted during the outage. reaches an estimated 2.7 billion 210 fils (includes VAT) various parts of the world. “any inconvenience.” world reported these apps were “No, we didn’t cause it. No, we people with its core social net- Online monitoring service A Facebook spokesperson, not functioning. can’t fix yours. Did you try turn- work, Instagram and messaging DownDetector reported ear- also speaking on behalf of Insta- According to DownDetector, ing it off and back on again?” applications. lier the outage began around gram and WhatsApp, explained thousands of users around the Earlier this year, an outage The company did not imme- 1200 GMT and affected Face- that a “routine maintenance op- world were reporting outages, lasting as long as 24 hours diately respond to a query on book as well as its Instagram and eration” accidentally triggered with Europe and North America that hit Facebook services was Wednesday’s outage. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2019 02 The Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Royal Guard Commander, Major-General HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa at his Al-Rawdhah Camp office yesterday with officer candidates graduated from Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during an inspection visit to a BDF a qualifying session held at the Isa Royal Military College. HH Shaikh Nasser presented them with certificates of appreciation in preparation for involving them in unit. The commander-in-chief was briefed on the unit’s work progress and a session that will be held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the UK. The Royal Guard Commander urged them to exert efforts in the session at the Royal development process and gave them directives to continue carrying out their Military Academy Sandhurst to acquire military knowledge that will serve Bahrain Defence Force and the Kingdom of Bahrain patriotic duties with determination and professionalism The Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during a visit to the GCC Unified Maritime Operations Centre. He was welcomed by its Commander Commodore Eid Abdullah Al Ka’abi, Deputy Commander Commodore Mojab Jaza Al Atibi, Captain Ibrahim Abdullah Al Haram, Captain Osama Mohammed Al Kandari, Captain Yasser Abdullah Al Sayed, Captain Meshari Juma’a Al Abidi and officers. The BDF Commander-in-Chief underlined the importance of the Unified Maritime Operations Centre and praised the role of the centre’s National Guard Chief General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa opened staff in carrying out duties yesterday a new Military Consumer Establishment branch at Al-Mahadeer to secure freedom of marine neighbourhood in Khalifa Town. The opening ceremony was attended by navigation and confront ambient National Guard Staff Director Major General Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Saud regional challenges Al Khalifa and senior officers. The branch aims to provide basic consumer commodities to the National Guard personnel at suitable prices Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa with the President of Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation and VP of the Supreme Council for Environment, HH Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa. The minister congratulated Shaikh Faisal on his appointment by HM the King as President of the Follow- up Committee on the implementation of agreements and memoranda of understanding between Bahrain and HM the King’s Media Advisor Nabeel bin Yaqoub Al Hamer with the outgoing Ambassador of Morocco to Bahrain Ahmed Turkmenistan.

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