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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire Bahraini-Indian relations ‘a model of fruitful co-operation’ Ramallah Palace yesterday former Chief HRH the Premier praised In- HRH the Prime Minister of Rajasthan of the Re- dia’s development and its growing Palestinian was killed • public of India Vasundhara Raje. international influence, voicing Aby Israeli forces in the Minister reviewed The meeting was held in the Bahrain’s keenness to continue occupied West Bank yester- Bahraini-Indian relations presence of Indian Ambassador boosting bilateral co-operation to day, the Palestinian health and ways of bolstering to Bahrain Alok Kumar Sinha. achieve common interests. ministry said, adding he was them in various fields. HRH the Prime Minister re- He also lauded the role of the working as a volunteer medic viewed Bahraini-Indian relations Indian community in the King- at the time. and ways of bolstering them in dom’s development process. The health ministry re- Manama various fields. On her part, the former Chief ported Sajid Muzher, 17, was He also discussed regional Minister of Rajasthan voiced her killed after clashes in the is Royal Highness Prime and international developments, country’s appreciation of solid Dheisheh refugee camp near Minister Prince Khalifa lauding growing relations be- ties binding Bahrain and India Bethlehem in the southern Hbin Salman Al Khalifa tween Bahrain and India, thanks and common keenness to further West Bank. He was shot by lauded solid ties of friendship to common visions and efforts to cement them for the interest of Israeli forces while working and co-operation binding Bah- bolster them. both countries and peoples. as a volunteer medic, a health rain and India. He pointed out the sound eco- She also hailed the efforts of ministry spokesman said. He praised the long history nomic and investment climate in HRH the Premier to strengthen The Israeli army did not of civilisational, cultural and HRH the Premier receives Ms Raje. both countries, stressing keen- relations between the two friend- immediately respond to a re- trade exchange between both ness of the leaderships and gov- ly countries. She praised the quest for comment. countries, describing bilater- that is based on mutual respect, interests. ernments to promote investment Kingdom’s pioneering achieve- al relations as a distinguished common visions and goals and HRH the Premier was speak- and encourage the private sector ments, stressing Bahrain’s stra- model of fruitful co-operation keenness to achieve common ing as he received at Gudaibiya to set up joint ventures. tegic importance in the region. Aramco agrees $69bn SABIC purchase Jeddah

audi Aramco has agreed a S$69.1 billion deal to acquire a majority stake in SABIC, the region’s biggest petrochem- ical company. It is part of a Best businesses plan by the world’s largest national oil company to di- HRH Princess Sabeeka awards Arab families for running successful businesses versify away from pumping crude oil to generating more terday as she distributed prizes ductive Families, which aims at of its profits from high-value HRH Princess to the winners of the 12th edi- encouraging low-income house- petrochemicals. And it paves • tion of HRH Princess Sabeeka’s holds to launch small projects, the way for the much-awaited Sabeeka commended the Award for Productive Families. encourage talents and hone IPO of Saudi Aramco, which is quality of the projects The prize-distribution cere- their skills. expected in 2021. launched by Bahrain mony was held at the Sharifa Al She was briefed about out- Under the deal announced productive families. Awadhi Club for Children and standing projects, encompass- on Wednesday, Saudi Aram- Youth in Riffa. ing textiles and heritage-based co will acquire a 70 per cent The family of Essam Abdulla industries, in addition to local majority stake in Saudi Basic Manama Mohammed Hadi, who are spe- dishes and sweets. Other Arab Industries Corporation (SAB- cialised in making luxury coffee projects are also showcased at IC) from Saudi Arabia’s Public er Royal Highness Prin- blends won the Best Productive the exhibition. Investment Fund (PIF). cess Sabeeka bint Ibra- Family Prize. At the Arab lev- HRH Princess Sabeeka com- “A combined Saudi Aram- Hhim Al Khalifa, Wife el, the Best Productive Fami- mended the quality of the co-SABIC entity would allow of His Majesty the King and ly Prize, went to the Family of projects launched by Bahrain truly global reach and mar- Supreme Council for Women Zahra Nadhr Al Shatti (Kuwait), productive families, which in- ket-leading positions across (SCW) President, stressed Bah- which specialises in producing HRH Princess Sabeeka honours one of the award winners. tegrate modern technologies to a strong vertically integrated rain’s keenness on launching ini- exquisite perfumes. market their items online and portfolio of oil-to-chem- tiatives to increase families’ rev- The Best Product Prize was ners of the Best Productive Fam- promote them in Bahrain and icals,” Steve Zinger, senior enues, strengthen their stability awarded, at the Arab level, to ilies Sponsor Award on the Arab abroad. vice-president for petro- and consolidate their contribu- Egyptian Mariam Azmi Azer level. She lauded the dedicated ef- chemicals at Wood Mac- tion to the national economy. for leather products. The same Businesses should At the local level, the Small forts exerted by the Ministry of kenzie, said. She underlined continuous prize went to Bahraini Manal integrate latest and Medium Enterprises So- Labour and Social Development efforts to develop programmes Mohammed Ali Mohammed ciety was awarded the prize as to promote Bahraini productive and projects targeting produc- who is an expert in innovative technologies to market the best sponsor of productive families, launch quality training tive families to ensure their home farming. their products in families in Bahrain. programmes, provide them with sustainability, development and Dar Al Atta’a Society (Oman) Bahrain and abroad. HRH Princess Sabeeka then venues and develop partner- competitiveness. and Jordan’s Ministry of Social HRH PRINCESS SABEEKA opened an exhibition showcas- ships with the private sector to DON’T MISS IT She made the statement yes- Development were the co-win- ing the products of Bahraini Pro- market their products. PIRACY ACT Celebrating the Kingdom 02 as the land of Ship hijacked near Libya rescued coexistence Valletta Grand Prix village set to igrants hijacked a cargo ship in Libyan 04 waters yesterday and forced the crew welcome F1 fans Mto redirect the vessel north to Europe, according to Italian and Maltese authorities. Court orders As the vessel headed in a direction leading three-year jail for to the island nation of Malta and Italy’s shores, The ship was heading to Libya to drop off rescued migrants both countries vowed to keep the hijacked ship when it was seized six miles from the Libyan coast. 05 ex-minister in out of their territorial waters. dud cheque case Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini iden- as “the first act of piracy on the high seas with tified the ship as the Turkish oil tanker El Hiblu migrants that hijacked” a cargo ship. 1 and said the crew had earlier rescued migrants “Poor castaways, who hijack a merchant ship in the Mediterranean Sea. that saved them because they want to decide the He put the number of migrants on board at route of the cruise,” Italian news agency ANSA around 120 and described what was happening quoted Salvini saying with sarcasm. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 02 Celebrating the Kingdom as the land of coexistence Special ceremony marks the 200th anniversary of Hindu Temple in the Kingdom Hindu Temple was built during the era of HH Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Fateh

HRH Prince Andrew lights the traditional lamp in the presence of HH Shaikh Abdulla and other dignitaries. Royal Family members, ministers, envoys and dignitaries attended the event.

TDT | Manama HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke grand celebration, co-organised sentative stressed that holding a ical dimension in the region as a tries, the officials of the temple Harpreet Kaur of York, Shura Council Chair- by the King Hamad Global Centre ceremony to commemorate 200 country of peace, love, tolerance, and the expatriate communities man, Ali Saleh Al Saleh, Foreign for Peaceful Coexistence and the years since the existence of the as well as religious and cultural testify to the participants’ great is Majesty King Hamad Affairs Minister, Shaikh Khalid “This Is Bahrain” Society. temple in the Kingdom proves diversity, he said. and sincere love for Bahrain – bin Isa Al Khalifa yes- bin Ahmed Mohammed Al Khal- HH Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad the depth of the deep-rooted Bah- HH Shaikh Abdulla bin Ham- King, government and people, as Hterday deputised HM the ifa, Justice, Islamic Affairs and conveyed HM the King’s greetings raini-Indian relations, noting that ad said that the warm welcome the land of peace, love and reli- King’s Personal Representative, Endowments Minister, Shaikh and appreciation to all the partici- the iconic temple is an excellent accorded to him upon arrival, gious and cultural tolerance. HH Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, former pants in the celebration, as well as example of the feature of co-ex- the speeches made in love and HH Shaikh Abdulla bin Ham- Khalifa, to attend the ceremony Chief Minister of Rajasthan of the HM’s pride in the great role they istence among civilisations and praise of Bahrain and the massive ad asserted that, during HM the marking the 200th anniversary of Republic of India, Vasundhara have played in the Kingdom’s pro- religions that has prevailed in the attendance of the event by sen- King’s prosperous era, the king- the Shree Krishna Hindu Temple Raje, ambassadors and senior gress in various fields. Kingdom for centuries. ior religious figures and officials dom remains the land of progress, in Bahrain. state officials also attended the HM the King’s Personal Repre- It also reflects Bahrain’s histor- from brotherly and friendly coun- civilisations and cultures and is New business model reaps success for Gulf Air TDT | Manama Abhitab Kumar

ulf Air is really flying high, both in terms of its Gbusiness model and Bah- rainisation, according to the man at the helm of affairs. In an interaction with mem- bers of the media, Chief Exec- utive Kresimir Kucko said Gulf Air carried a record 478,959 pas- sengers last month. lenging to hit the best seat load ing customers since the launch The ‘Year of Change’ initiative factors however the airline man- of our new fleet products the was a big success as the airlines aged to achieve this goal.” Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and the witnessed a huge improvement The airlines has also achieved Airbus 320neo, he said. in its passenger numbers, Mr its best February results in six Mr Kucko said that the $1.1 Kucko pointed out. 478,959 years with the highest seat load billion Airport Modernisation “The boutique strategy, which passengers were carried factor for February since 2014, Programme will have a positive was launched in January 2019 by Gulf Air last month, which stood at 75.7 per cent. effect on implementing the air- is starting to show results and which is a record number. “The new strategy will not ne- line’s strategies. the airline is extremely proud of glect any segment of passengers. “The airport modernisation these numbers. Every segment is of great signif- programme is of great impor- “With the growth of capacity icance to us. However, there will tance to us. We would like the and increased number of desti- be more focus on the premium new terminal to become the nations, frequencies and fleet, sion vision. sector.” fastest connecting airport in the the February/March 2019 results With greater capacity and Our customers are becoming region.” show Gulf Air’s strategic expan- number of seats, it was chal - more loyal and we see return- Compared to other regional airlines, Gulf Air has the highest percentage of nationals working as pilots for the airline. “We have achieved great levels of Bahrainisation. Over 70 per cent of our pilots are Bahrain na- tionals. We are closely working with Tamkeen and are grateful for their support.”

The airport modernisation programme is of great importance to us. We would like the new terminal to become the fastest connecting airport in the region. Gulf Air has the highest percentage of nationals working as pilots among regional airlines. MR KUCKO Mr Kucko

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 03 Celebrating the Kingdom as the land of coexistence Special ceremony marks the 200th anniversary of Hindu Temple in the Kingdom Hindu Temple was built during the era of HH Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Fateh

Ms Raje speaks at the event. The event highlighted the Kingdom’s existence as a country of peace, love and tolerance. PICS BY SANURAJ

proud of the love of its expatri- He also lauded the good organ- Speaking to Tribune, Jan Figel, with us and we hope to do more to the needs of the large Hin- ate communities, some of whose isation of the festivities and its special envoy for the promotion Bahrain.” du expatriate community since members came to Bahrain long noble goals aimed at promoting of freedom of religion and be- Bhagavan Asarpota, the centuries. Moreover, we want to ago thanks to the Kingdom’s dis- The iconic temple is the values of peace and tolerance lief outside the EU, told Tribune: Vice-Chairman of the the That- thank our High Priest Goswami tinguished geographical local, in an excellent example within the framework of co-ex- “The EU was born from the ashes tai (Bhatia) Hindu Community Vishal Bawa Sahab for gracing us addition to its citizens’ tolerance of co-existence istence. of the world war, genocide, divi- said, “The temple, which was es- with his presence.” and commitment to co-existence. among civilisations The Hindu Temple was built sion and it is also an example of tablished in 1817 by the Thattai United Nations Resident Co- HH Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad and religions that in 1819, during the era of the late how we can transform our rela- (Bhatia) Hindu Community with ordinator Amin El Sharkawi, toured the Temple, and lauded has prevailed in the HH Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed tions from animosities and atroci- the blessings of the Royal Family pointed out, “We are very much the keenness of its officials to pre- Al Fateh, and was expanded in ties to friendship, coexistence and holds the distinction of being the honoured to be celebrating the serve the building for many years Kingdom for centuries. 1869, during the era of the late further work with like-minded first and oldest Temple in the Gulf 200 years since the establishment in the heart of Manama. HH SHAIKH ABDULLA HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa. people who are willing to work countries and has been catering of the temple.”

Pitch@Palace Bahrain finale held Manama

nder the patronage of UHis Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Com - mander and Chairman of the Economic Development Board and His Royal High- ness Prince Andrew Duke of York, the finale of the 2nd Bahrain edition of the Pitch@Palace competition was held yesterday at the Four Seasons Hotel. Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, Chairman of Tamkeen greeted Prince Andrew Duke of York upon his arrival at the venue. In his speech to the audi- ence, the Duke of York said, “Pitch@Palace’s partner- ship with Bahrain matters and we are able to do great things. Our Partnership with Tamkeen is key to this and together we are able to make introductions for En- trepreneurs from Bahrain to the rest of the world and bring Entrepreneurs here to Bahrain. “”Every single person here tonight can make a sig- nificant difference to these businesses helping them with their Asks.” Shaikh Mohammed de- livered the event’s opening speech, in which he com- mended the competition as an exemplary initiative which works on the global level to promote the entre- preneurial culture and spirit and support tomorrow’s en- trepreneurs across the var- ious growth stages of their budding ventures. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 04

Information Committee holds meeting Grand Prix village set Manama he National Informa- Ttion Committee con- vened yesterday under the chairmanship of Cabinet Affairs Minister Moham- med Al Mutawa. The meeting, held at His Royal Highness the Prime to welcome F1 fans Minister’s Court, was at- tended by members of the committee from various Limitless fun, excitement and memories await motor-sport fans at F1 village government institutions. Discussions focused on “All those with tickets to watch issues enlisted on the meet- The BIC’s wide the three days of competitive ac- ing’s agenda, including • tion from Friday to Sunday will mainly determining priori- variety of attractions Demand for tickets for be able to join the hugely popular ties to link the Government also include massive this weekend has been Formula 1 Pit Lane Walk. Action Plan to the sustain- carnival rides and amazing, with the main “This is one of the most able development goals games, a haunted grandstand already sold sought-after activities for the pub- (SDGs). out. lic at the Grand Prix each year. The Cabinet Affairs Min- house, a kids’ activity It offers a chance for fans to get ister stressed the need to zone and an army of SHAIKH SALMAN a close-up look at the Formula 1 continue the efforts of im- roaming performers. teams hard at work in their garages. plementing the SDGs by de- It promises to be an unforgettable “They may possibly even spot termining national priori- The Ferris Wheel is weekend. one of the sport’s star drivers lend- ties and going ahead with • “Indeed, our slogan for this ing a hand as they prepare their their implementation in 42 metres in height and year’s race is ‘Limitless’ and we cars for the start of the weekend’s tune with the Government it boasts 27 gondolas. hope to offer fans a limitless level racing the next day,” the BIC said in Action Plan. of fun, excitement and memories.” a statement. He underlined the im - TDT | Manama “Demand for tickets for this The Ferris Wheel and Star Flyer portance of monitoring sta- Mohammed Zafran weekend has been amazing, with are firsts for the Grand Prix week- tistics and indices on the the main grandstand already sold end. The Ferris Wheel is 42 metres level of progress in various ahrain International Cir- out. I would therefore urge fans to in height and it boasts 27 gondolas. sectors. cuit will start welcoming book quickly to avoid disappoint- The Star Flyer towers 60 metres He also hailed the efforts Bthe public at the F1 Village ment,” he said. high and it has 16 gondolas. made to prepare an elec- vending area today evening. The BIC’s wide variety of attrac- Meanwhile, a team of roaming tronic system to serve as the This is the first time that the or- tions also include massive carnival performers will also be present. kingdom’s portal for local ganisers are allowing the public rides and games, a haunted house, The roaming performers include and international parties early access to the F1 Village to en- a kids’ activity zone and an army of the Circolo Stilt-Walkers, The to get informed about Bah- joy off-track entertainment. Gates roaming performers, plus so much Dans, Dr Bubbles, Rainbow Bal- rain’s progress in achieving are scheduled to be open from 4pm more. let, Tri-Colour Walkabout, Circus SDGs. until 7pm today. “One of the highlights of Thurs- Parade, the Batucada Timba mu- The Cabinet Affairs Min- BIC Chief Executive Shaikh Sal- day’s line-up of activities will take sicians, Steam Dancers, Men ister thanked all concerned man bin Isa Al Khalifa commented: fans away from the vending area Alien, Walking Funfair, Rainbow parties for their cooperation “Our array of family entertainment into the heart of all the racing in Carnival and Steve and Tom Cir- with the National Informa- has something to offer for all ages. The BIC has endless fun and excitement to offer F1 fans. the Formula 1 Pit Lane. cus entertainment. tion Committee.

Agreement signed Special honour

The Capital Governorate has achieved a significant milestone at the regional level by winning the Arab Government Shield Award for the year 2019. The shield is awarded by the Arab Centre for Intelligent Services and Innovative Technology to the governments and official organisations of Arab countries that foster internet applications Al Namal and VKL Group Chairman Dr Varghese Kurian and Romeo Belloli, Chairman of the Metallurgical Invest Ltd, a and technologies that are in line with global standards for official websites. Capital Governor Shaikh Hisham bin UK-based company, has signed an agreement to develop a multi-storeyed building in the Hidd area. Abdulrahman Al Khalifa received the award.

Sellers warned after inspectors find more than 100 faulty weighing scales TDT | Manama rectly. Incorrect readings could Mohammed Zafran lead to loss to one of the parties.” Many of the weighing tools ore than 100 weighing found to be not up to standards scales in the market 91 were because of the wear and failed to meet the re- per cent of the weighing tear it experienced. M scales subjected to quired standards, potentially giv- The Ministry of Works, Mu- ing wrong readings, it emerged. inspection conformed to nicipalities Affairs and Urban An inspection campaign by the the approved technical Planning has also collaborated authorities revealed that nine per requirements. for the success of the campaign. cent of the weighing scales in the An initiative to help Small and market were not meeting the Medium Enterprises in Bah - standards. rain implementing international The inspection efforts by formed to the approved tech- standards for their products was Standards and Metrology Direc- nical requirements while 9pc launched recently. torate of the Ministry of Industry, of them failed to meet the re - The Bahrain Standards and Commerce and Tourism, howev- quirement. Metrology Directorate (BSMD) of er, revealed that there has been an The Standards and Metrology Directorate officials carry out inspection. The ministry called on the the Ministry of Industry, Com- improvement when compared to sellers to always make sure that merce and Tourism in collabora- previous years. ify if the weighing and measure- carried out during popular exhi- in Manama, Muharraq, Jedhafs, their weighing tools are up to the tion with United Nations Indus- “The Standards and Metrology ment devices used by the sellers bitions such as the Autumn Fair Souq Waqif and other markets right standard. trial Development Organisation Directorate recently completed were in line with the standards and Jewellery Arabia,” a ministry were covered in about a month. “It is in the best interest of have been helping the SMEs im- its inspection campaign at the set by the directorate. representative said. Ninety-one per cent of the sellers as well as the buyer for prove the implementation of the major markets in Bahrain to ver- “Inspection campaigns were Inspections in central markets weighing tools inspected con- the weighing tools function cor- standardisation practices. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 05

Representative of HM the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Chairman of Royal Charity Organisation, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, yesterday received a delegation from the Hindu temple in the Kingdom of Bahrain marking its 200th establishment anniversary in the Kingdom. Minister of Justice, Islamic affairs and Endowments, Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa and a number of ambassadors to Bahrain were present. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad affirmed Bahrain’s drive to lead the world to achieve universal peaceful coexistence, highlighting the initiatives of HM King Hamad bin The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, yesterday received former Chief Isa Al Khalifa to promote the values Minister of Rajasthan of the Republic of India, Vasundhara Raje, in the presence of the Undersecretary of the Gulf of peaceful coexistence and to foster Division in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Dr T V Nagendra Prasad, who are currently on a visit to the Kingdom. tolerance and dialogue among all The Minister of Foreign Affairs hailed the historic friendly relations between the Kingdom and the Republic of India, religions and cultures. noting their continuous development in various fields. He also highlighted the contributions of the Indian community to the development process in the Kingdom. Court orders three-year jail for ex-minister in dud cheque case Ex-minister accused of issuing a dud cheque to an Arab businessman for BD160,000

nomic and Electronic Security and formalities for the owner- The man told the inter - defendant’s account was sus- The Public Directorate in Interior Minis- ship transfer are completed. rogators that the defendant pended, when he attempted to Prosecution• accused try received a complaint from However, the victim claimed would deny the deal reached cash the cheque. Several verdicts that an Arab businessman against that he discovered that the land between them and repeatedly In April 18, 2018, the Public the defendant of varied between fines the defendant, accusing him of could not be sold as per a land avoid him. Prosecution accused the de - intentionally issuing a and jail terms were cheating him in a land deal. attachment order issued by the The victim also said he was fendant of intentionally issuing dud cheque to the victim. The victim told the prosecutors court against the defendant. informed by the bank that the a dud cheque to the victim. issued against the that he had agreed with the former official. former minister on buying a TDT | Manama PROSECUTORS land, which the latter claimed to own, for a price of BD160, he Minor Criminal Court 000. yesterday sentenced an tween fines and jail terms were The victim also informed Tex-minister to three years issued against the former official that he paid the amount of imprisonment after finding in similar cases recently, accord- in cheque and received a Bahrain Telecommunications him guilty of issuing a dud ing to prosecutors. cheque of the same amount Company (Batelco) B.S.C cheque for BD160,000. The details of the case show from the defendant in guar- Several verdicts that varied be- that the Anti-corruption, Eco- antee until the paperwork

Final Dividends Distribution 10 years jail for Asian drug peddler 2018 Annoucement TDT | Manama two others, who were with him regularly bought large quantities Following the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Batelco he First High Criminal at the time of arrest, to one year of heroin from a fellow Asian Court yesterday sen- each and to pay a fine of BD1,000. dealer and later sold it. B.S.C. held on the 27th March 2019, we are pleased to inform Ttenced an Asian to 10 All defendants were ordered The Public Prosecution ac- you that the distribution of final dividends for the fiscal year years imprisonment along with to be deported after completing cused the first defendant of a fine of BD5,000 for his involve- their sentences. possessing, abusing and selling 2018 will start on Thursday 4th April 2019. ment in drug peddling. The first defendant confessed heroin, while the other two were The court ordered to imprison during the interrogation that he accused of consuming drugs. Eligible shareholders who are listed in the share register as at 27th March 2019, should contact Karvy Computershare Arab salesman accused of W.L.L. at the below: Karvy Computershare W.L.L.

laundering BD163,000 Office No. 7 ,74th floor, Zamil Tower TDT | Manama peals Court heard. He was assisted by the Fil- The defendant is said to have ipino woman, who received Government Road, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain n Arab national employ- been working as a salesman and the money from him and trans- ee laundered BD163,000 he exploited his post to embez- ferred to her bank account in Ain collaboration with a zle money from his company the Philippines. Tel: 17215080 Fax: 17212055 Filipino woman, the High Ap- during his four-year tenure. Investigations found that the defendant had managed to buy many land plots Email: [email protected] in his country and he had several bank ac - counts. The crimes occurred Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa during 2010-2014 period Chairman before the company dis- covered his wrongdoing. He, along with the Filipino woman were tried on the grounds of batelcogroup.com embezzlement, forgery [email protected] and dishonesty. They were sentenced to three years behind bars each. 06 THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 world

Boeing 737 MAX makes Seven Thai emergency landing parties form India shoots down coalition to during US transfer: FAA thwart junta Washington, United States MAX 8 will be moved to our Bangkok, Thailand Orlando maintenance facility Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for a review.” satellite in space even political parties A operated by Southwest It was the latest setback for Sformed a coalition in Airlines made an emergency Boeing’s flagship narrow-body AFP | New Delhi, India Thailand yesterday, vowing landing Tuesday after experi- plane following October’s Lion to thwart a military-backed encing an engine problem as it Air crash and the Ethiopian proxy in a bid to end years was being ferried from Florida Airlines accident earlier this ndia said yesterday it shot of junta rule following the to California, the US Federal month, which together killed down a low-orbiting sat- country’s first election since Aviation Agency said. 346 people. Iellite in a missile test that a 2014 coup. “The aircraft returned and The accidents, which shared proved the nation was among A junta-aligned party landed safely in Orlando,” the similarities, led authorities the world’s most advanced and its main rival have both FAA said in a statement, add- across the world to ground space superpowers. claimed the right to govern ing that no passengers were the aircraft. In a rare address to the na- the country after Sunday’s on board the aircraft, which Boeing has since conducted tion just weeks out from a na- vote, prompting a political was being transferred to Vic- test flights of its 737 MAX to tional election, Prime Minister standoff. torville, California for storage. evaluate a fix for the MCAS stall Narendra Modi said India had Questions over irregular- “The FAA is investigating,” prevention system targeted as joined the United States, Russia ities are swirling following added the agency, which a potential cause for the deadly and China in accomplishing invalidated ballots and ac- grounded the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, two sources familiar the feat. cusations of skewed num- on March 13 following two with the matter said. A missile fired from a testing An Indian man watches the live broadcast of Indian Prime Minister Narendra bers. deadly accidents involving A Senate Commerce Com- facility in Odisha, eastern In- Modi address to the nation on televisions displayed in an electronic store, in Pheu Thai, affiliated with Ethiopian Airlines and Lion mittee panel will hold a hear- dia, downed the live satellite in Amritsar self-exiled former premier Air but continues to allow the ing Wednesday to question orbit at around 300 kilometres With satellites increasing- Thaksin Shinawatra, joined planes to be ferried from air- FAA Acting Administration (185 miles) in “a difficult oper- ly important because of their forces with six other par- port to airport. Daniel Elwell and Transpor- ation” that lasted around three intelligence gathering role -- ties in a bid to halt mili - Southwest said the plane ex- tation Department Inspector minutes, the prime minister and major nations seeking to tary-backed factions from perienced an engine problem General Calvin Scovel said. gain a foothold in space -- the leading the country.“We “shortly after takeoff.” The officials are expected to “This is a proud moment for United States in 2014 rejected want to stop the regime “The crew followed pro - face questions from lawmak- India,” the prime minister said, a Russian-Chinese proposal from hanging onto power,” tocol and safely landed back ers on the FAA’s certification in his first televised national for a treaty to ban weapons in Pheu Thai’s prime minis- at the airport” around 3:00 of the 737 MAX and whether address since late 2016. space, saying it was “funda - terial candidate Sudarat pm (1900 GMT), spokesman regulators have become too “India has registered its name mentally flawed” because of Keyuraphan told reporters. Chris Mainz cozy with the company, and in the list of space superpowers. the lack of weapons verification Thailand has been ruled said. fast-tracked some ap- Until now, only three countries This is a proud measures. by a junta since a 2014 “The provals. had achieved this feat.” moment for India. In a statement released after putsch led by General Boeing 737 Modi said the missile test India has registered Modi’s announcement, the for- Prayut Chan-O-Cha, the against the satellite was peace- its name in the list of eign ministry said India “has prime ministerial candidate ful, and not designed to create space superpowers. no intention of entering into an for the Phalang Pracharat “an atmosphere of war”. Until now, only arms race in outer space”. Party. But Phalang Pracha- “I want to assure the world three countries had “We have always maintained rat stunned the pro-de - community that the new ca - that space must be used only for mocracy camp by winning pability is not against anyone. achieved this feat peaceful purposes,” the minis- the popular vote on Sunday This is to secure and defend the NARENDRA MODI try said. with 7.6 million ballots. fast-growing India.” Modi said the test did not Its main rival Pheu Thai The United States and former in 2007. violate any international trea- got 400,000 fewer votes, Soviet Union carried out their All are now said to be work- ties and was for the betterment but is now aiming to take A Boeing 737 MAX 8 airliner takes off from Renton Municipal Airport near the first successful anti-satellite ing on so-called Star Wars laser and safety of India’s 1.3 billion the majority of seats in the company’s factory missile tests in 1985, and China arms to destroy satellites. people. lower house.

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Property and equipment 5,700 8,965 Insurance premiums earned - Gross 190,031 193,101 Investment in property 505 529 Reinsurers' share of insurance premium earned (27,894) (35,942) Deferred policy acquisition costs 13,549 12,829 Insurance premiums earned - Net 162,137 157,159 Investment in associate 14,477 14,477 Investment in subsidiary 31 31 Claims incurred - Gross (147,553) (131,725) Financial assests 117,576 102,909 Reinsurers' share of claims incurred 45,594 29,277 Insurance and reinsurance receivables 58,771 49,523 Claims incurred - Net (101,959) (102,448) Prepayments and other receivables 10,891 6,425 Other technical reserve (253) (993) Reinsurance assets 65,788 48,172 59,925 53,718 Cash and cash equivalents 99,102 94,357 Staff costs (21,211) (23,438) TOTAL ASSETS 386,390 338,217 General and administration expenses (14,409) (13,322) Amortisation of acquisition costs (18,868) (16,153) Commissions on reinsurance ceded 1,359 1,256 (53,129) (51,657) EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Underwriting results 6,796 2,061 Equity Income from investments in financial assets 7,040 6,447 Share capital 15,000 15,000 Realised gain on sale of available for sale investments 258 323 Statutory reserve 15,000 15,000 Impairment of available for sale investments (1,339) (331) Fair value reserve (2,391) 1,594 Profit before taxation 12,755 8,500 (FromL) Niccolo, Fabio, Aurora, Adam and Rami, the five children who helped Contingency reserve 5,675 5,508 Capital reserve 9,792 9,792 Income tax (913) (970) to save other children during the March 20 Milan bus attack, pose with their Share based payments 460 368 medals handovered by Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Proposed dividend 7,540 - PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 11,842 7,530

Retained earnings 54,122 49,987 Salvini in Rome Total Equity 105,198 97,249 Other comprehensive loss for the year (3,985) (135)

Total comprehensive income for the year 7,857 7,395 galese origin on March 20 has Liabilities Rome, Italy gripped Italy and rekindled Insurance liabilities 233,539 194,698 Accruals and other liabilities 17,324 17,223 debate about its citizenship Reinsurance balances payable 25,412 24,011 oreign children on the laws. Deferred reinsurance commission 315 349 Employees’ end of service benefits 2,556 2,787 Fschool bus hijacked near “If there are children who Taxation payable 2,046 1,900 Milan last week are to be are not Italian citizens, we Fawzi Kanoo Cedric Charpentier Chairman Director awarded Italian nationality, have studied this question and Total Liabilities 281,192 240,968 far-right Interior Minister we will complete the process TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 386,390 338,217 For more information contact: Matteo Salvini said Wednes- so that they can become Ital- AXA Insurance (Gulf) BSC (c) - Regional Office 2nd Floor, Kanoo Building, Abu Obeidah Avenue day after a week-long debate. ian,” Salvini said after meeting P.O.Box 45, Manama The dramatic police rescue five of the children and some The Financial information as above has been extracted from the financial Kingdom of Bahrain statements which has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Tel: + 973 17 210778 of 51 children on the bus hi- of the police who saved them jacked by their driver of Sene- in Rome. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 07

500 evacuated as fire US Lawmakers challenge hits Singapore hotel Pentagon’s $1bn for wall Washington, United States

Democrat-led congres- sional committee chal- Alenged Tuesday the Pen- tagon’s plan to divert $1 billion to support President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Less than one day after acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shan- ahan authorized moving the funds from existing Defense Evacuation progress at Grand Hyatt Hotel (Courtesy of Channel News Asia) Department projects to border Singapore, Singapore construction, the House Armed Services Committee said this move was not permitted. bout 500 people were It was the newest challenge Aevacuated Wednesday af- to Trump’s February 15 decla- ter a fire at a luxury hotel in ration of a “national emergency” downtown Singapore but there at the border in order to obtain were no injuries, emergency more than $5 billion to build a services officials said. frontier wall to keep out illegal Television footage showed immigrants and drug smugglers, thick black smoke billowing after Congress denied him the from the Grand Hyatt Hotel funds. Aerial view of the wall prototypes at the US-Mexico border after they were torn down, and the new second line fencing, as near the Orchard Road shop- The Defense Department “is seen from Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico ping district, but the Singapore attempting to circumvent Con- the funds to help the Homeland gency declaration, Trump ve- Civil Defence Force ( SCDF) gress and the American people’s Security Department build 57 toed it, allowing the Pentagon said the fire was quickly put opposition to using taxpayer miles (92 kilometers) of 18-foot to reallocate billions of dollars out. money for the construction of (5.5-meter) fencing, to construct to the border “emergency.” The blaze involved a kitchen Screen grab from a video posted by an unnecessary wall, and the This needs to stop... and improve roads, and install Smith said some limited stove and an exhaust duct in a Channel News Asia showing smoke military is paying the cost,” said The administration lighting to support Trump’s amount of “reprogramming” of restaurant on the second floor, billows out of the Grand Hyatt at committee Chairman Adam should stop using emergency declaration. Pentagon funds for emergency the SCDF said, adding it was ex- Scotts Road Smith. “This needs to stop... The our service members Addressing concerns that the needs without congressional tinguished by water sprinklers lightly.” administration should stop us- US military was straying out of approval is normally allowed. before firefighters arrived. An AFP reporter on the scene ing our service members as a as a political tool its mission into domestic civil- But the shift of $1 billion, he “There were no reported in- said guests were still check- political tool and instead focus and instead focus ian operations, Shanahan cited said, is “a violation of that trust.” juries. The cause of the fire is ing in around two hours after on building military capabilities on building military US law that authorizes the mili- The House of Representatives under investigation,” it said. the blaze, but a burning smell and readiness and areas where capabilities and tary to support the counterdrug narrowly failed to override the “The smoke was really ter- lingered at the lobby and the we should focus our defense readiness and areas activities of other federal agen- veto as it did not reach the re- rible ... it got into my throat. I second floor was dark. resources.” where we should cies. For two years, Trump has quired two thirds of votes (288), think it was quite thick,” Nadi- It was the second luxury ho- “Congress will act as neces- focus our defense battled Congress for as much falling short at 248. ah Yayoh, 40, who works at a tel fire in Singapore this year. sary to defend its Constitutional as $25 billion in funds to fortify “Thank you to the House Re- boutique in the hotel, told AFP. About 1,000 guests were prerogatives,” Smith warned in resources the Mexico border with a mas- publicans for sticking together “Usually we have fire drills evacuated due to a fire at the a statement. sive wall. and the BIG WIN today on the and normal evacuations, as downtown Carlton Hotel on ADAM SMITH Late Monday, Shanahan said COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN After Congress voted earlier Border,” Trump said in response well as fire practice ... This is February 14, but no injuries he had authorized the move of this month to nullify the emer- on Twitter. a lesson learnt not to take it were also reported. ‘Ugly’ prosthetics get French design treatment Briec, France skin-coloured. tated in 2007, chose a striped rench man- “A prosthetic worn with your blue-and-white design. Fufacturers of granny’s stocking is just ugly,” “The way people look at you prosthetics are said Alain Le Guen, an orthope- changes when you have a colour- breaking from tra- dic surgeon and manager of Algo ed prosthetic,” she said. “I’ve got dition to develop Orthopedie, which was created another one in leather to go with fashionable artifi- in 2004 in Brittany in north- my black dress.” cial limbs with western France. She had her leg amputated in patterns and “It has to be a bit of a work of 2007 after rupturing cruciate colour so that art,” he added, so that “people ligaments in her knee during a wearers don’t aren’t shy about showing their tennis match at the age of 25, mind showing leg.” Le Guen believes that col- which led to more than 40 failed off some leg. ourful prosthetics can help users operations. Two com- accept their disability. panies, Algo His company has seen rapid Throwing out the rules Orthopedie growth in the past few years, Another company, U-Exist, and U-Exist, with production increasing from joined the competition in 2014 have taken the just a dozen designer limbs in and trains prosthetic design- Customised prosthesis displayed at ALGO, a firm specialized in prosthesis in lead in France 2016 to around 50 now. ers -- between 150 and 200 an- Brest, western France. and are trying Each limb costs between 25- nually -- as well as manufac - to redefine 26,000 euros (28,000 dollars) turing its own line of stylish the image of and is normally covered by the limbs. replacement French public health system. “A prosthetic created to mim- limbs, which Users of Algo’s prosthetic ic the human body is frankly are manufac- limbs seem to take pride in them. deceptive for the mind, not to tured from Bruno Paul, 55, sports an mention that the appearance of plastic resin artificial left leg with a yel - a false limb can be troubling to and are low-and-orange diamond motif. other people,” said Simon Colin, usually Former metal-worker Paul founder and director of U-Exist. lost his leg in 2016, nearly 20 Colin, whose interest in de- years after an accident in a signs for prosthetics dates back foundry which led to around 20 to research as a student on the operations to try to prevent an impact of personalised pros- amputation. thetics, is a fervent believer in “I don’t have my leg anymore, what he considers a form of art so why pretend to still have therapy. one,” Paul said. “I might as Around 250,000 people use well accept my disability a prosthetic limb in France and along with some colour.” around 160,000 of them are Evelyne Briand, a 56-year- built each year, according to A technician uses a dryer to finalize a coated tibia prosthesis in a workshop at old who had her leg ampu- Colin. ALGO EDUCATION IS NOT JUST ABOUT GOING TO SCHOOL AND GETTING A DEGREE. QUOTE OF THE IT’S ABOUT WIDENING YOUR DAY KNOWLEDGE AND ABSORBING THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 SHAKUNTALA DEVI Trump and conscience in the age of demagogues President Trump, unlike his predecessors, has never seen himself as the president of all Americans

that the country be delivered from about fascism. “I’m in love, and you’re in love. Jewish clutches and “returned to The movie brings to mind a We’re all in love together.” the American people who found- phrase of Hannah Arendt’s that Who, for President Donald ed it.” has haunted me about how most Trump, are his people in love? The 26-year-old Jew is brought people will comply under condi- They are “our people.” Now, “our before a magistrate who, accord- tions of terror but some will not: people” are not synonymous ing to an account in The New York “No more is required,” she wrote, with the American people. This ROGER COHEN Times, tells him that “innocent “and no more can reasonably be president, unlike his predeces- people might have been killed.” asked, for this planet to remain sors, has never seen himself as is name is Isadore To which Greenbaum retorts, “Do a place fit for human habitation.” the president of all Americans. Greenbaum. He’s a you realise that plenty of Jewish Think the “Tank Man” of Ti- No, they are the CPAC crowd, HJew, a plumber’s helper people might be killed with their ananmen Square. Think Anton his fans. They are the “tough from Brooklyn. He rushes onto persecution up there?” Schmid, the sergeant in Hitler’s people,” the people who could the stage, beneath a portrait of “Plenty” is an inadequate word army who helped Jews in the make things “very bad” if nec- George Washington flanked by for six million, but that was 1939 Vilnius ghetto and was executed essary — police and military swastikas. He tries to accost the and human beings tend not to im- in 1942. Think Ron Ridenhour, and bikers who, the president Nazi who is denouncing the “Jew- agine the unimaginable. The pale, the helicopter gunner in Vietnam claimed in an interview with ish-controlled press” and calling dismayed face of the young Jew- spurred by conscience to gather Breitbart News this month, sup- for a “white gentile-ruled” United ish boy, arms raised, being round- information that led to the offi- port him. He needs people in his States. Uniformed storm troopers ed up in the Warsaw ghetto in cial investigation into the My Lai thrall, like that Madison Square beat him. Police officers drag him 1943 is well known. Greenbaum’s Massacre. Think Isadore Green- Garden crowd. As Lasdun wrote, from the stage, pants ripped, arms expression of terrorised anguish baum. It is of the essence of such “Nothing short of dominion over raised in desperate entreaty. The in New York City presages it. gestures that they appear futile, the entire universe could com- mob howls in delight. All this is caught in Marshall yet have the power to redeem hu- pensate for the wrongs done to It’s Feb 20, 1939, more than Curry’s remarkable Oscar-nom- manity. him.” 20,000 Nazi sympathisers are inated documentary short, “A Our age, too, is one of dema- The wrongs, that is, of journal- packed into Madison Square Night at the Garden,” composed gogues. What are we to make of ists, judges and Hollywood di- Garden as Greenbaum attempts of footage from the time. Attacks our “ivory-gold colossus” — James rectors — anyone who thinks the to silence Fritz Kuhn, Bundes- on the press; the take-back-our- Lasdun’s phrase in his brilliant president might just be a danger- führer (so-called) of the German country cry; hymns to the true new novel of the #MeToo era, “Af- ous white nationalist charlatan. American Bund. Greenbaum has American (or German): There’s ternoon of a Faun”? This colossus ly aggrieved” who for two hours Political Action Conference (only flicted with narcissistic disorders Why think that? Because Trump, been enraged by Kuhn’s demand not much new, as Curry notes, “at once menacing and cosmical- perorates before the Conservative would-be or actual dictators af- talk for that long) and declares: from Day 1, has maligned brown Britain is drowning itself in nostalgia Brexit has exposed my country as a solipsistic backwater

ways gives us in its ad — idling since our narrow decision to children are living in poverty; on the runway, sipping our tea do that, our political paralysis and in which local councils in and mumbling our self-congrat- around the terms of our depar- England face an £8 billion finan- ulatory eulogies, revelling in our ture has reached a terminal, pos- cial black hole by 2025, endan- isolation because all sense of a sibly fatal state. The deal that gering not only their upkeep of destination has disappeared. Prime Minister Theresa May communal spaces, but also their SAM BYERS The ad speaks to the experi- negotiated with Brussels was ability to provide adequate care ence of living in Britain at this robustly defeated in Parliament for children, the elderly and ecently, in the comfort- moment. It’s not just our polit- — twice. Yet now, she must bring people with disabilities. ing gloom of a half-empty ical life that feels suffused with it back for a third time. If the Indeed, when the United Na- Rcinema, I found myself the toxicity of Brexit, but also deal cannot be agreed upon, we tions special rapporteur on ex- subjected to an advertisement our cultural and even personal very well might, after a derisory treme poverty and human rights for the country in which I live. lives, too. At dinner with friends extension of two weeks, leave visited Britain last year, his ver- A series of Britain’s cultural and and family, on our couches in without a deal at all — an eventu- dict was damning, depicting not sporting great and good, inter- front of the television, even in ality that Parliament has already a nation “picking itself up when spersed with “normal” people, our attempts at cinematic es- rejected as too calamitous. things get tough” and “quietly rode in taxis, strode through the cape, there is only one subject So we’re all agreed: In our bid making history” but a society airport and squeezed themselves of conversation: our departure to “quietly make history,” we in which, as he put it, “British into economy class. “Dear Brit- from the European Union, the would prefer a deal that does not compassion for those who are ain,” they said, taking turns with need to either oppose it or enact in fact exist and for which there suffering has been replaced by the lines while stowing their it. As we walk the supermar - is no time left to negotiate be- a punitive, mean-spirited and luggage and settling into their ket aisles, speculating as to the cause we’ve spent all of our time often callous approach.” We are seats. “Dear old Britain. We love continuing availability of our getting a deal we don’t want, even, in point of fact, going off you … The way you pick your- favourite foods, as we sit with meaning that now we’re read- tea. self up when things get tough. … our European loved ones and ying ourselves to sidestep the Our inability to state difficult How you follow your own path. try to convince ourselves of the humiliation of a deal we don’t previous century leap vividly to students (and future voters) swelling with pride at our good truths without first offering … How you tell it like it is (po- security of their stay, as we lay like by accepting the ruin of a the fore. Turning on the televi- protesting the government’s fortune to accidentally be born some reassuring patriotism ac- litely, of course!). … You’ve led out the day’s medicines and fret non-deal we don’t like either. sion or opening Twitter, we find hopeless stance on climate British; it’s that it pollutes and counts, in some ways, for the revolutions of all kinds, yet you about the continuing viability We are, in almost every sense, people who have no memory of change were dismissed as mere stagnates even the discourse failure of the “remain” argu - won’t shout about it, it’s just not of their procurement, Brexit is on a plane to nowhere, and be- the Second World War invok- truants by a leading member of that ought to oppose it. ment. In making a negative case in your nature. Instead, you’ll inescapable. cause we have nowhere to go, ing a kind of blitz spirit, or suc- the Conservative Party. We’re so We’re the world’s fifth-larg- against leaving the European quietly make history.” At the end, But something else is ines - we have to convince ourselves cumbing to fits of self-righteous obsessed with our past that we est economy and likely to sink Union — that it will cause ir - cozily occupying the sweet spot capable, too, because Brexit is that nowhere is exactly where fury because someone has dared cannot, any longer, even coun- to seventh this year. Industry reparable harm to the econo - between the roundly unifying so bound up with “Britishness” we wish to be. to impugn the legacy of Winston tenance a future. To protect that and finance are falling over my, that vital flows of food and and the vapidly uncontrover- — that never-quite-defined and With nothing meaningful to Churchill. past, we seem prepared to aban- themselves to flee. Nor am I medicine may be disrupted, that sial, Olivia Colman, who recently often nebulous shared culture say about our future, we’ve re- At the same time, in our deter- don the future entirely, to tell convinced that anyone should we will consign ourselves to bit- won an Oscar for playing Queen that has become as impossible to treated into the falsehoods of the mination to rekindle the embers ourselves that there is no future, be “rightly proud” of a coun - part status on the global stage Anne, said something about tea. avoid. Brexit is not just an event, past, painting over the absence of our cooling significance, we just as to British Airways there try in which, according to the — Remainers’ concerns have As an ad celebrating British it is a feeling — suffocating and of certainty at our core with a seem perfectly happy to burn are apparently no countries to homelessness charity Crisis, the been dismissed as traitorous Airways, an international airline, dispiriting and freighted with whitewash of poisonous nos- the future of our young for fuel. fly to. number of people sleeping on fantasy, the manipulative cata- it’s strikingly devoid of inter- gloom. With no refuge from that talgia. The result is that Britain Efforts by students to counter The problem with all this the streets has risen 140 per cent strophising of what Brexiteers nationalism. As a hymn to the feeling, we seek solace in anoth- has entered a haunted dreams- the colonial arrogance that has self-deluding preservation of since 2010; in which over a mil- call “Project Fear.” solipsistic backwater we’ve be- er: national pride. cape of collective dementia — a been our ruin by decoloniz - the past isn’t just that it’s re - lion emergency food packages And so, all too often, Remain- come, it’s painfully apt. If Britain March 29 was supposed to be half-waking state in which the ing the curriculum have been gressive, or alienating for those were given to those struggling ers reach for the same dreamy were an airline, we’d be very the date Britain exited the Eu- previous day or hour is swiftly met with sputtering, insecure of us who don’t spend our time financially in the 2017-18 finan- jingoism as those who would much like the one British Air- ropean Union. In the 33 months erased and the fantasies of the outrage. Recently, a group of musing on Churchill’s legacy or cial year; in which over 4 million have us violently depart the Eu-

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China will further Trump and conscience in the age of demagogues TOP 4 deepen reform President Trump, unlike his predecessors, has never seen himself as the president of all Americans TWEETS and open up 01 that the country be delivered from about fascism. “I’m in love, and you’re in love. It’s not that Trump could be mind in seeing Trump as a sym- ment must create an enabling en- Jewish clutches and “returned to The movie brings to mind a We’re all in love together.” dangerous. He is dangerous. bol of “renewed white identity vironment for the market to play the American people who found- phrase of Hannah Arendt’s that Who, for President Donald and common purpose.” Trump’s its decisive role in allocating re- ed it.” has haunted me about how most Trump, are his people in love? People die because the love affair is with revanchist sources. Over the years, through The 26-year-old Jew is brought people will comply under condi- They are “our people.” Now, “our worst leaders know white people who don’t like the the reform of government func- before a magistrate who, accord- tions of terror but some will not: people” are not synonymous they enjoy the American demographic look of the 21st tions, China have made substan- ing to an account in The New York “No more is required,” she wrote, with the American people. This century. HE ANWAER tial progress in improving our ROGER COHEN president’s connivance. Times, tells him that “innocent “and no more can reasonably be president, unlike his predeces- It’s not that Trump could be ear PM, I’m happy for business environment. We must people might have been killed.” asked, for this planet to remain sors, has never seen himself as dangerous. He is dangerous. Peo- DDRDO’s achievement listen closely to the views ex - is name is Isadore To which Greenbaum retorts, “Do a place fit for human habitation.” the president of all Americans. ple die because the worst leaders in space. Now can we dis- n the year of 2018, under pressed by market players and Greenbaum. He’s a you realise that plenty of Jewish Think the “Tank Man” of Ti- No, they are the CPAC crowd, know they enjoy the American cuss about a technology to the strong leadership of do our level best to foster a better HJew, a plumber’s helper people might be killed with their ananmen Square. Think Anton his fans. They are the “tough president’s connivance. The de- eradicate manual scaveng- Ithe CPC Central Committee business environment to unlock from Brooklyn. He rushes onto persecution up there?” Schmid, the sergeant in Hitler’s people,” the people who could bate on whether Trump is harm- ing? Oh sorry, I forgot that with Comrade Xi Jinping at its market vitality and creativity of the stage, beneath a portrait of “Plenty” is an inadequate word army who helped Jews in the make things “very bad” if nec- less, whether we should laugh Gujarat stands second in core and guided by Xi Jinping the people. When improving the George Washington flanked by for six million, but that was 1939 Vilnius ghetto and was executed essary — police and military away his grotesquerie, is mis- sewer deaths. Achievement Thought on Socialism with Chi- business environment, efforts swastikas. He tries to accost the and human beings tend not to im- in 1942. Think Ron Ridenhour, and bikers who, the president placed. I have no doubt that the indeed. #MissionShakti nese Characteristics for a New will be made in both deregula - Nazi who is denouncing the “Jew- agine the unimaginable. The pale, the helicopter gunner in Vietnam claimed in an interview with worst is yet to come. In his own @jigneshmevani80 Era, people across China made tion and oversight. We must put ish-controlled press” and calling dismayed face of the young Jew- spurred by conscience to gather Breitbart News this month, sup- mind, whatever the Mueller re- united efforts to advance the sup- in place effective institutional for a “white gentile-ruled” United ish boy, arms raised, being round- information that led to the offi- port him. He needs people in his people and Muslims; and, as pres- port contains, Trump cannot lose. 02 ply-side structural reforms, and arrangements for both deregu- States. Uniformed storm troopers ed up in the Warsaw ghetto in cial investigation into the My Lai thrall, like that Madison Square ident, he saw “very fine people on Greenbaum and his wife we achieved a 6.6 percent GDP lation and oversight. It can be beat him. Police officers drag him 1943 is well known. Greenbaum’s Massacre. Think Isadore Green- Garden crowd. As Lasdun wrote, both sides” at the 2017 Charlottes- moved to Southern California. growth, which was no mean feat. said that the tax and fee cuts, from the stage, pants ripped, arms expression of terrorised anguish baum. It is of the essence of such “Nothing short of dominion over ville rally where white nationalists A fisherman at Newport Pier, Against the backdrop of growing together with administrative raised in desperate entreaty. The in New York City presages it. gestures that they appear futile, the entire universe could com- chanted “Jews will not replace Greenbaum died in 1997. There trade protectionism in the inter- streamlining and impartial reg- mob howls in delight. All this is caught in Marshall yet have the power to redeem hu- pensate for the wrongs done to us” and a woman who protested, was, as Philip Bump observed national environment, China’s ulation, are two very important It’s Feb 20, 1939, more than Curry’s remarkable Oscar-nom- manity. him.” Heather Heyer, was killed. in The Washington Post, “a brief GDP aggregate reached 90 trillion parts of our measures to counter 20,000 Nazi sympathisers are inated documentary short, “A Our age, too, is one of dema- The wrongs, that is, of journal-- I am not suggesting Trump re- mention of his passing in the lo- RMB yuan. Our projected target the downward economic pres- packed into Madison Square Night at the Garden,” composed gogues. What are we to make of ists, judges and Hollywood di- sembles Hitler. That should be cal news.” historical achieve- for GDP growth in 2019 is 6-6.5 sure and boost market vitality. Garden as Greenbaum attempts of footage from the time. Attacks our “ivory-gold colossus” — James rectors — anyone who thinks the obvious — but not so obvious that The purpose is to rectors — anyone who thinks the (Roger Cohen is a columnist Ament and a proud percent. It will be to silence Fritz Kuhn, Bundes- on the press; the take-back-our- Lasdun’s phrase in his brilliant president might just be a danger- I will refrain from writing this with The New York Times.) moment for our country. a growth on top of China will ensure steady and führer (so-called) of the German country cry; hymns to the true new novel of the #MeToo era, “Af- ous white nationalist charlatan. column. The white nationalist We are now one of only a very large base sustained growth of American Bund. Greenbaum has American (or German): There’s ternoon of a Faun”? This colossus ly aggrieved” who for two hours Political Action Conference (only flicted with narcissistic disorders Why think that? Because Trump, mass murderer of Muslims in (In collaboration with New York 4 Space Super Power figure. continue to the Chinese econo- Times) been enraged by Kuhn’s demand not much new, as Curry notes, “at once menacing and cosmical- perorates before the Conservative would-be or actual dictators af- talk for that long) and declares: from Day 1, has maligned brown New Zealand was not out of his countries in the world. China now has implement a my, and make it full A big salute to Hon PM over 100 million management of vigor and vitality. @narendramodi ji, the market entities. system of pre- The just con - @DRDO_India scientists When their vitality cluded NPC Ses- and everyone else in - is fully unleashed, establishment sion adopted the Britain is drowning itself in nostalgia volved in the success of the energies that national treatment Foreign Investment #MissionShakti. Jai hind could be created plus a negative list. Law. This piece of @DeepaAthlete would be incalcu- We will release legislation is de - Brexit has exposed my country as a solipsistic backwater lable. We must keep signed to better 03 our policies stable a newly revised protect and attract and ensure their negative list, foreign investment continuity. We will which will become through legislative ways gives us in its ad — idling since our narrow decision to children are living in poverty; The Brexiteers aren’t So here we are, facing more continue to cut tax- shorter. means. This law on the runway, sipping our tea do that, our political paralysis and in which local councils in alone in wanting to turn delays and uncertainty. The es and fees, stream- will also regulate and mumbling our self-congrat- around the terms of our depar- England face an £8 billion finan- Defence Ministry reportedly is line administration, government be- ulatory eulogies, revelling in our ture has reached a terminal, pos- cial black hole by 2025, endan- back time and behave as if hunkering down in a nuclear foster new drivers haviors, requiring isolation because all sense of a sibly fatal state. The deal that gering not only their upkeep of certain significant events bunker, preparing for “no deal,” of growth, broaden the government to destination has disappeared. Prime Minister Theresa May communal spaces, but also their never happened. a crash headlong into a future n the journey of every market access and perform its func- SAM BYERS The ad speaks to the experi- negotiated with Brussels was ability to provide adequate care from which we mistakenly Ination there are mo- level the playing tions in accordance ence of living in Britain at this robustly defeated in Parliament for children, the elderly and thought our past would protect ments that bring utmost field for all market with the law. The ecently, in the comfort- moment. It’s not just our polit- — twice. Yet now, she must bring people with disabilities. us. We are pathologically unable pride and have a historic players. In this way, government will ing gloom of a half-empty ical life that feels suffused with it back for a third time. If the Indeed, when the United Na- to say what needs to be said: that impact on generations to we will be able to lift the curbs introduce a series of matching Rcinema, I found myself the toxicity of Brexit, but also deal cannot be agreed upon, we tions special rapporteur on ex- nostalgia, exceptionalism and a come. One such moment on the market, free up space for regulations and directives to subjected to an advertisement our cultural and even personal very well might, after a derisory treme poverty and human rights xenophobic failure of the col- is today.India has suc- companies and resolve concerns protect the rights and interests for the country in which I live. lives, too. At dinner with friends extension of two weeks, leave visited Britain last year, his ver- lective imagination have undone cessfully tested the An- for our people. We will gener - of foreign investors, such as on A series of Britain’s cultural and and family, on our couches in without a deal at all — an eventu- dict was damning, depicting not us. This is not a time of national ti-Satellite (ASAT) Mis- ate tremendous creativity in this working mechanisms for han- sporting great and good, inter- front of the television, even in ality that Parliament has already a nation “picking itself up when pride, it is a moment of deep and sile. Congratulations to process. And this will also put dling complaints filed by for - spersed with “normal” people, our attempts at cinematic es- rejected as too calamitous. things get tough” and “quietly lasting national shame. We are everyone on the success us in a strong position to keep eign-invested enterprises. These rode in taxis, strode through the cape, there is only one subject So we’re all agreed: In our bid making history” but a society unable to lead yet determined of #MissionShakti. major economic indicators with- will be the important things for airport and squeezed themselves of conversation: our departure to “quietly make history,” we in which, as he put it, “British never to follow. We have nothing @narendramodi in a proper range and achieve the government to do in the fol - into economy class. “Dear Brit- from the European Union, the would prefer a deal that does not compassion for those who are ropean Union with no terms of note to say and yet still refuse high-quality development. lowing weeks and months to ain,” they said, taking turns with need to either oppose it or enact in fact exist and for which there suffering has been replaced by in place. There is no patriotic to listen. The very forces that 04 Facing new circumstances, we see that this law will be truly the lines while stowing their it. As we walk the supermar - is no time left to negotiate be- a punitive, mean-spirited and argument for “remain” because have shored up our self-regard will stay firmly grounded in Chi- operable. luggage and settling into their ket aisles, speculating as to the cause we’ve spent all of our time often callous approach.” We are Brexit itself is a cautionary ar- and poisoned our place in his- na’s realities and take a long-term China will continue to im - seats. “Dear old Britain. We love continuing availability of our getting a deal we don’t want, even, in point of fact, going off gument against blind national tory are about to erode us from view. China will do our best to plement a management system you … The way you pick your- favourite foods, as we sit with meaning that now we’re read- tea. pride. It’s precisely this empty, within, and unless we find in keep economic growth stable and of pre-establishment national self up when things get tough. … our European loved ones and ying ourselves to sidestep the Our inability to state difficult hopeless paradox that in June ourselves the humility we’ve maintain the sound momentum treatment plus a negative list. How you follow your own path. try to convince ourselves of the humiliation of a deal we don’t previous century leap vividly to students (and future voters) swelling with pride at our good truths without first offering 2016 led to Prime Minister Da- always abhorred, we face a bru- of the economic development for We will release a newly revised … How you tell it like it is (po- security of their stay, as we lay like by accepting the ruin of a the fore. Turning on the televi- protesting the government’s fortune to accidentally be born some reassuring patriotism ac- vid Cameron, in a last-ditch ef- tal and potentially permanent the long run. China’s economy negative list, which will become litely, of course!). … You’ve led out the day’s medicines and fret non-deal we don’t like either. sion or opening Twitter, we find hopeless stance on climate British; it’s that it pollutes and counts, in some ways, for the fort to persuade voters to side humbling. o Budget = No Agenda. will remain an anchor of stability shorter. And going forward, we revolutions of all kinds, yet you about the continuing viability We are, in almost every sense, people who have no memory of change were dismissed as mere stagnates even the discourse failure of the “remain” argu - with the European Union, tell- Cups of tea will neither turn NDemocrats have spent for the global economy. will further shorten our nega - won’t shout about it, it’s just not of their procurement, Brexit is on a plane to nowhere, and be- the Second World War invok- truants by a leading member of that ought to oppose it. ment. In making a negative case ing us, pathetically, that “Brits back time nor show us, in their all of their time on phony Through 40 years of reform tive list, which means that more in your nature. Instead, you’ll inescapable. cause we have nowhere to go, ing a kind of blitz spirit, or suc- the Conservative Party. We’re so We’re the world’s fifth-larg- against leaving the European don’t quit.” It’s also, one as - cold and increasingly bitter conspiracy theories and and opening-up, China has made areas will be opened up for for- quietly make history.” At the end, But something else is ines - we have to convince ourselves cumbing to fits of self-righteous obsessed with our past that we est economy and likely to sink Union — that it will cause ir - sumes, why in January a group leaves, the future we’ve failed to pointless investigations mo- remarkable achievements, deliv- eign investment. China will also cozily occupying the sweet spot capable, too, because Brexit is that nowhere is exactly where fury because someone has dared cannot, any longer, even coun- to seventh this year. Industry reparable harm to the econo - of German political leaders and imagine: a future in which what tivated by their personal ha- ering benefits to its entire popu- enhance the protection of intel- between the roundly unifying so bound up with “Britishness” we wish to be. to impugn the legacy of Winston tenance a future. To protect that and finance are falling over my, that vital flows of food and prominent figures encourag- limited achievements we might tred of @realDonaldTrump. lation. We intend to stay on this lectual property. In this respect, and the vapidly uncontrover- — that never-quite-defined and With nothing meaningful to Churchill. past, we seem prepared to aban- themselves to flee. Nor am I medicine may be disrupted, that ing Britain to stay in the Union have been proud of — our system It’s time they stop wasting path and will pursue our reform we will make revisions to the sial, Olivia Colman, who recently often nebulous shared culture say about our future, we’ve re- At the same time, in our deter- don the future entirely, to tell convinced that anyone should we will consign ourselves to bit- wrote an open letter not to make of social care, our commitment their majority and get seri- at greater depth and breadth. laws on IPR protection and in- won an Oscar for playing Queen that has become as impossible to treated into the falsehoods of the mination to rekindle the embers ourselves that there is no future, be “rightly proud” of a coun - part status on the global stage a case for Brussels but to appeal to protecting the people least ous about actually helping We will continue to develop our troduce a mechanism of puni - Anne, said something about tea. avoid. Brexit is not just an event, past, painting over the absence of our cooling significance, we just as to British Airways there try in which, according to the — Remainers’ concerns have to our beverage-sipping sense able to protect themselves — lie American families. socialist market economy, and tive compensation to ensure that As an ad celebrating British it is a feeling — suffocating and of certainty at our core with a seem perfectly happy to burn are apparently no countries to homelessness charity Crisis, the been dismissed as traitorous of self, writing that if we left, in ruins, and all we can do is sit @SteveScalise pursue market-oriented reforms. all infringements of intellectual Airways, an international airline, dispiriting and freighted with whitewash of poisonous nos- the future of our young for fuel. fly to. number of people sleeping on fantasy, the manipulative cata- they would miss “going to the in the dark, paying our favour- The government will continue property will be seriously dealt it’s strikingly devoid of inter- gloom. With no refuge from that talgia. The result is that Britain Efforts by students to counter The problem with all this the streets has risen 140 per cent strophising of what Brexiteers pub after work hours to drink ite celebrities to chant to us, to move forward these reforms in with and have nowhere to hide. nationalism. As a hymn to the feeling, we seek solace in anoth- has entered a haunted dreams- the colonial arrogance that has self-deluding preservation of since 2010; in which over a mil- call “Project Fear.” an ale” and “tea with milk and over and over again, our tattered Disclaimer: (Views expressed accordance with market princi- In a word, China will further solipsistic backwater we’ve be- er: national pride. cape of collective dementia — a been our ruin by decoloniz - the past isn’t just that it’s re - lion emergency food packages And so, all too often, Remain- driving on the left-hand side of mantra of virtue. by columnists are personal and ples and the law, to ensure that open up. were given to those struggling need not necessarily reflect our come, it’s painfully apt. If Britain March 29 was supposed to be half-waking state in which the ing the curriculum have been gressive, or alienating for those ers reach for the same dreamy the road” — a gale of pure wind (Sam Byers is the author, most concrete outcomes will be deliv- were an airline, we’d be very the date Britain exited the Eu- previous day or hour is swiftly met with sputtering, insecure of us who don’t spend our time financially in the 2017-18 finan- jingoism as those who would with all the meaninglessness of editorial stances) ered through specific actions. In (HE Anwaer, Ambassador of the Peo- recently, of the novel “Perfidious ple’s Republic of China to the Kingdom much like the one British Air- ropean Union. In the 33 months erased and the fantasies of the outrage. Recently, a group of musing on Churchill’s legacy or cial year; in which over 4 million have us violently depart the Eu- a British Airways ad. Albion”.) carrying out reform, the govern- of Bahrain) Hon. 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ABG, three units receive global finance awards business TDT | Manama The winning of these awards l Baraka Banking Group by ABG and its three subsidiary Determined May A(ABG) and three of its sub- banking units are for the sev- sidiary banking units will re- enth successive year. ceive the “World’s Best Islamic The awards will be formal- Financial Institution” Award ly presented at their annu - for 2019, in various categories. al awards ceremony during The award was announced by the IMF World Bank annual puts job on line the Global Finance magazine as meetings, which will be held Batelco AGM okays BD45.7 m cash dividend part of its annual awards for in- this year in Washington, DC TDT | Manama leader has faced growing calls Brussels summit, British news- ternational banks and financial at the National Press Club on May’s legacy from to resign over the political cri- papers were full of reports of institutions. the morning of October 19, • sis that has gripped Britain for moves by her colleagues to oust Al Baraka Banking Group is 2019. atelco Group (BATELCO) her previous role months, and which forced her her. the winner of the “Best Islamic Board Member and President shareholders yesterday as interior minister to ask the EU last week to delay The Conservative-supporting Financial Institution in South & Chief Executive of Al Baraka Bapproved a recommen- has also been called Brexit by a fortnight. Spectator magazine suggested Africa Award in the regional Banking Group Adnan Ahmed dation to distribute a full year With many MPs now pressing May was the “worst prime min- winners category, Al Baraka Yousif stated, “We are very cash dividend of BD45.7 million into question in recent months for a longer extension or even ister in our history”, condemn- Bank Algeria, Al Baraka Bank happy with the achievement (US$121.2m), at a value of 27.5 to reverse the whole process, ing her “lack of imagination, Lebanon and Jordan Islamic Adnan Ahmed Yousif of ABG and its three subsidiary fils per share. May has made one last attempt inability to lead a team or solve Bank, all are winners in the banking units in winning this A statement released said May has in the past to secure support for the di- complex problems”. “World’s Best Islamic Financial category, in Algeria, Lebanon international award for the sev- that 10 fils per share of the ap- won• praise for her vorce deal she has struck with Her former director of com- Institution 2019 in the Country and Jordan, respectively. enth successive year.” proved dividend has already determination and Brussels. She told MPs in her munications, Katie Perrior, been paid during the third quar- party on Wednesday evening wrote in The Times newspa- ter of 2018 with the remaining ability to survive that she would not “stand in per that May was “a passenger 17.5 fils to be paid in the coming the way” of new leadership for at the time when the country weeks. London, United Kingdom the “second phase of Brexit ne- needed a rally driver”. The approval was given dur- gotiations” -- without spelling Top selling tabloid The Sun Markets eye Brexit drama ing Batelco’s Annual General Batelco board members and top officials during its Annual General Meeting held at the company’s Hamala headquarters aced with losing all con- out when exactly this would be. praised May’s “remarkable re- Meeting (AGM) held at its Hama- trol over the Brexit pro- silience in the face of repeated certain as ever and one thing is tion (is) on Westminster and la headquarters. to reach our highest revenues 2018 increased by 15pc over 2017 round year for the Batelco Group holder return. mentation and data penetration. cess, British Prime Minis- ‘Time to move on’ humiliations”, but said it was clear -- the foreign exchange an alphabet soup of parlia - Speaking on the occasion, since Batelco’s inception of to reach BD142.8m (US$378.8m) supported by the ongoing rollout “We are very pleased to note Our efforts resulted in signif- F Asian equities ter Theresa May has made one May has in the past won “time to move on”. • market... is still seeing risk and mentary motions that could Batelco Chairman Shaikh Ab- BD405.9m (US$1,076.7) with the with EDITDA margin of the Group’s transformation that diversifying our revenues icant improvement for Fixed final, desperate move: hinting praise for her determination mostly rose positions taken off the table,” shape the future direction dulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said: revenues positively bolstered by of 35pc.” strategy and key investments has paid back, with particular Broadband, Datacom services she will step down if MPs ap- and ability to survive an ex - ‘Maybot’ Juckes said. of the Brexit grid lock,” said “We are delighted to announce 7 continued strong performance Batelco Group CEO Ihab Hin- in targeted services, leading to positive impact achieved by and for digital services in our prove her Brexit deal. traordinary period of political Despite having campaigned Brussels has given MPs will now choose whether CMC Markets analyst Michael per cent year over year growth at Batelco Bahrain. EBITDA for nawi said that 2018 was a turna- a significant increase in share- the acceleration of fibre imple- markets of operation.” The Con - turmoil since the Brexit vote. to stay in the EU, May embraced London• a new extended to cancel Brexit, hold anoth- Hewson. servative But her approach to the end- the cause once she took office deadline of April 12 er referendum, vote for a deal Brussels has given London a game -- refusing to accept that with the mantra “Brexit means including a customs union and new extended deadline of April MPs did not like her deal and Brexit”. single market membership, or 12 to get May’s deal ratified or KHCB adopts delaying Brexit to keep try- Her promise to leave the London, United Kingdom leave the EU without a deal, find a new way out. That re - AUB ‘best in Bahrain’ Cryptocurrency IPO shelved ing to push it through -- has EU’s institutions and end free though the government is not placed the previous Brexit date prompted frustration and movement of workers delighted he British pound rose to TDT | Manama Token.io for Hong Kong, China anger on all sides. eurosceptic MPs, but caused Thold well above $1.32 yes- Key figures around 1640 GMT “The bear market at the end of China’s wealthiest people. She has all but lost control dismay among many pro-Eu- terday and also posted gains open banking Pound/dollar:  at $1.3218 from $1.3212 on Tuesday hli United Bank has been he world’s largest maker of 2018 brought both challenges The entrepreneurs have of her government, with ropeans. against the euro as investors Anamed ‘Best Bank in Bah- Tof cryptocurrency mining and opportunities that Bitmain stepped down from their roles services ministers from both the The splits in her Conservative eyed receding no-deal risks on Euro/pound:  at 85.21 pence from 85.32 pence rain, 2019’ by Global Finance, chips has shelved plans for an will work hard at addressing in as CEOs and were replaced by pro- and anti-Brex- party became a serious problem another day of high drama in Euro/dollar:  at $1.1253 from $1.1266 in recognition of the bank’s ambitious initial public offering 2019,” it said, adding it would Haichao Wang, the statement it camps joining after a disastrous snap election the long-running Brexit saga. Dollar/yen:  at 110.42 yen from 110.64 yen strong financial performance in Hong Kong, becoming the restart its application “at an said, but it added the pair would scores of Con - in June 2017, when May lost her A budding recovery in Eu- and track record in deliver- latest victim of bitcoin’s price appropriate time in the future”. continue to guide the compa- servative MPs parliamentary majority. rope’s stock markets was cut London - FTSE 100:  at 7,194.19 points (close) ing superior banking services plunge. Bitcoin experienced aston- ny’s strategic development as in defying the She was forced to strike a short abruptly when Wall Street Frankfurt - DAX 30:  at 11,419.04 (close) and solutions to customers in Bitmain Technologies said ishing growth in 2017 to peak directors. government in deal with Northern Ireland’s turned lower as growth worries Paris - CAC 40:  0.1pc at 5,301.24 (close) Bahrain. Tuesday it has allowed its IPO at a record US$19,500 by the end In addition to a leadership parliamenta- pro-Brexit Democratic Union- returned to the fore. This is the 14th consecutive application to lapse, six months of that year. reshuffle, the announcement ry votes. ist Party (DUP), and since then “Though not quite as bad as EURO STOXX 50:  0.1pc at 3,322.04 year AUB has won this award after it was initially filed in Sep- But investors feared a spec- also alluded to layoffs made This has struggled to keep her party the Dow, the European indices New York - DOW:  0.5pc to 25,523.40 from this New York-based in- tember aiming to raise up to $3 ulative bubble and it has since at the end of last year and de- weekend, and its allies together. were nevertheless led lower by Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  0.2pc at 21,378.73 (close) ternational finance publica- billion, according to Bloomberg crashed to stand at about $3,980 scribed them as “a difficult but after an- Naturally reserved and reli- that red start to trading across tion. News. per unit following months of necessary decision”. other ant on her husband Philip and the pond,” said Spreadex ana- Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  0.6pc at 28,728.25 (close) “What it takes to rank among Under Hong Kong’s listing volatile trading. It did not say how many em- humil- a few close aides, May says she lyst Connor Campbell. Shanghai - Composite:  0.9pc at 3,022.72 (close) the world’s best banks is in- rules, applications expire half The virtual bubble burst -- ployees were affected. iating is just quietly “getting on with Earlier, Asian equities mostly Oil - Brent Crude:  53 cents at $66.90 per barrel creasingly difficult to deliver. Meshal Alothman, Chairman of Ahli a year after filing. followed by what has become Other manufacturers have the job”. rose but traders remain on edge Customer expectations of fi- United Bank “We do recognize that de - the worst slump in years -- has faced similar hurdles recently. But in the last election, she about the global economic out- nancial services providers has spite the huge potential of the made mining operations prac- Bitmain’s rival Canaan saw struggled to engage with voters look, while Brexit continues to bound by law to implement the of March 29. never been higher—tailored “To be recognised as Bah- cryptocurrency and blockchain tically unprofitable. its listing application expire in Mahdi Abdulnabi Mohammed, and was dubbed the “Maybot” hog the headlines. decision. In a fresh twist, May’s “Though avoiding a swift but products delivered in real time rain’s top bank for the 14th industry, it remains a relatively Bitmain’s co-founders Mi- November. Deputy General Manager – after churning out the same Britain’s parliament will hold twice-rejected divorce plan hard Brexit is good news for the with complete security,” said year running is a distinct hon- young industry which is prov- cree Zhan and Jihan Wu be- Mining chip maker Ebang is Support Services of KHCB answers and speeches over and a series of so-called “indicative” could be revived after Brexit pound, going into a protracted Joseph D. Giarraputo, pub- our and accomplishment,” said ing its value,” the Beijing-based came the richest cryptocurren- still pursuing a Hong Kong IPO over again. votes in the European evening hardliner Jacob Rees-Mogg -- period of uncertainty would lisher and editorial director of Meshal Alothman, Chairman company said on its blog on cy billionaires to appear on a after refiling its application in to seek an alternative Brexit TDT | Manama one of her most vociferous and continue to damage domestic Global Finance. of Ahli United Bank. Tuesday. list by Hurun Report last year December. No unity candidate solution as pressure mounts on high-profile critics -- said he industries and the currency,” The question now is whether Prime Minister Theresa May would back it, while another, said City Index analyst Fiona haleeji Commer- May’s gamble succeeds -- and to resign if she wants her own Boris Johnson, hinted that he Cincotta. Kcial Bank (KHCB) an- who might succeed her. unpopular plan approved. also could. Europe’s banking sector nounced it has partnered May has faced repeated chal- Sterling had rallied Tuesday “Though Wednesday is an- escaped the subdued mood Alba successfully starts 25 per cent of Line 6 pots with Token.io, an Open lenges since taking office, with on fresh hope that May would other... big day in the Brexit on the continent’s bours - Banking solution provid- figures such as former foreign avoid a chaotic no-deal depar- process, the indicative votes es thanks to ECB chief Mario er represented by “Tarabut minister Boris Johnson con- ture from the European Union. likely won’t actually take place Draghi saying that the central Gateway” subsidiary of Al- stantly challenging her author- Yet risks remained as Wednes- until 7:00 pm (1900 GMT) this bank could mitigate the side moayed Technologies and ity. day’s “Brexit horror-show/soap evening, meaning any reaction effects of negative interest licensed by the Central But she won a leadership opera”, as Societe Generale an- to the results will have to wait rates which have hurt banks. Bank of Bahrain (CBB). challenge within her own par- alyst Kit Juckes called it, un- until Thursday morning,” said Oil prices reversed an earlier This comes as part of the ty in December, even if she folded. Campbell at Spreadex. firm trend to trade lower in late bank’s preparations to pro- had to promise to quit before European business as growth vide open banking services the next scheduled election in ‘As uncertain as ever’ Alphabet soup worries took their toll on the in compliance with the new 2022. “What happens next is as un- “Most investors’ atten - commodity. regulatory requirements as well as the bank’s strategy to embrace and partner with FinTech companies in line with the instructions of the CBB. Mahdi Abdulnabi Mo - hammed, Deputy General Manager – Support Services in KHCB, commented: “To- ken.io system will assist us in providing the required safe infrastructure for the Alba officials and employees during a group photo session on the occasion of Alba celebrating its successful start in Line 6 launch of open banking ser- vices, which will pave the TDT | Manama 424 pots which leave 318 pots Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa, April and we expect full com- Safety during the Line 6 start- way for many more services left to start-up in the coming said: “We are pleased to have pletion of Line 6 in early Q3 up.” in the future, making the luminium Bahrain (Alba) months. safely started 106 pots which 2019. Alba had announced in Febru- bank a preferred option for Aannounced that it has suc- Speaking on this occasion, equates to 25% of Line 6 ca - I would like to thank all of our ary 2019 the successful testing clients to seamlessly con- Treasurer of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Aref Hejris with a Thai delegation headed by the president of Prince of Songkhla University Asst. Prof. Dr. Niwat Keawpradub. The delegation included top administrators from the cessfully started 106 pots in Line the Chairman of Alba’s Board pacity. Our next milestone employees and contractors for and operation of 40 pots at Line duct their banking trans- university and deans of a number of faculties including the medicine, nursing, political science, and Islamic Studies, who met the members of the health committee of the chamber headed by Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Awadhi, and members of the education 6 on Tuesday. 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ABG, three units receive global finance awards TDT | Manama The winning of these awards l Baraka Banking Group by ABG and its three subsidiary Determined May A(ABG) and three of its sub- banking units are for the sev- sidiary banking units will re- enth successive year. ceive the “World’s Best Islamic The awards will be formal- Financial Institution” Award ly presented at their annu - for 2019, in various categories. al awards ceremony during The award was announced by the IMF World Bank annual puts job on line the Global Finance magazine as meetings, which will be held part of its annual awards for in- this year in Washington, DC leader has faced growing calls Brussels summit, British news- ternational banks and financial at the National Press Club on May’s legacy from to resign over the political cri- papers were full of reports of institutions. the morning of October 19, • sis that has gripped Britain for moves by her colleagues to oust Al Baraka Banking Group is 2019. her previous role months, and which forced her her. the winner of the “Best Islamic Board Member and President as interior minister to ask the EU last week to delay The Conservative-supporting Financial Institution in South & Chief Executive of Al Baraka has also been called Brexit by a fortnight. Spectator magazine suggested Africa Award in the regional Banking Group Adnan Ahmed into question in With many MPs now pressing May was the “worst prime min- winners category, Al Baraka Yousif stated, “We are very recent months for a longer extension or even ister in our history”, condemn- Bank Algeria, Al Baraka Bank happy with the achievement to reverse the whole process, ing her “lack of imagination, Lebanon and Jordan Islamic Adnan Ahmed Yousif of ABG and its three subsidiary May has made one last attempt inability to lead a team or solve Bank, all are winners in the banking units in winning this May has in the past to secure support for the di- complex problems”. “World’s Best Islamic Financial category, in Algeria, Lebanon international award for the sev- won• praise for her vorce deal she has struck with Her former director of com- Institution 2019 in the Country and Jordan, respectively. enth successive year.” determination and Brussels. She told MPs in her munications, Katie Perrior, party on Wednesday evening wrote in The Times newspa- ability to survive that she would not “stand in per that May was “a passenger the way” of new leadership for at the time when the country London, United Kingdom the “second phase of Brexit ne- needed a rally driver”. gotiations” -- without spelling Top selling tabloid The Sun Markets eye Brexit drama aced with losing all con- out when exactly this would be. praised May’s “remarkable re- trol over the Brexit pro- silience in the face of repeated certain as ever and one thing is tion (is) on Westminster and ‘Time to move on’ Fcess, British Prime Minis- humiliations”, but said it was Asian equities clear -- the foreign exchange an alphabet soup of parlia - ter Theresa May has made one May has in the past won “time to move on”. • market... is still seeing risk and mentary motions that could final, desperate move: hinting praise for her determination mostly rose positions taken off the table,” shape the future direction she will step down if MPs ap- and ability to survive an ex - ‘Maybot’ Juckes said. of the Brexit grid lock,” said prove her Brexit deal. traordinary period of political Despite having campaigned Brussels has given MPs will now choose whether CMC Markets analyst Michael The Con - turmoil since the Brexit vote. to stay in the EU, May embraced London• a new extended to cancel Brexit, hold anoth- Hewson. servative But her approach to the end- the cause once she took office deadline of April 12 er referendum, vote for a deal Brussels has given London a game -- refusing to accept that with the mantra “Brexit means including a customs union and new extended deadline of April MPs did not like her deal and Brexit”. single market membership, or 12 to get May’s deal ratified or delaying Brexit to keep try- Her promise to leave the London, United Kingdom leave the EU without a deal, find a new way out. That re - ing to push it through -- has EU’s institutions and end free though the government is not placed the previous Brexit date prompted frustration and movement of workers delighted he British pound rose to anger on all sides. eurosceptic MPs, but caused Thold well above $1.32 yes- Key figures around 1640 GMT She has all but lost control dismay among many pro-Eu- terday and also posted gains Pound/dollar:  at $1.3218 from $1.3212 on Tuesday of her government, with ropeans. against the euro as investors ministers from both the The splits in her Conservative eyed receding no-deal risks on Euro/pound:  at 85.21 pence from 85.32 pence pro- and anti-Brex- party became a serious problem another day of high drama in Euro/dollar:  at $1.1253 from $1.1266 it camps joining after a disastrous snap election the long-running Brexit saga. Dollar/yen:  at 110.42 yen from 110.64 yen scores of Con - in June 2017, when May lost her A budding recovery in Eu- servative MPs parliamentary majority. rope’s stock markets was cut London - FTSE 100:  at 7,194.19 points (close) in defying the She was forced to strike a short abruptly when Wall Street Frankfurt - DAX 30:  at 11,419.04 (close) government in deal with Northern Ireland’s turned lower as growth worries Paris - CAC 40:  0.1pc at 5,301.24 (close) parliamenta- pro-Brexit Democratic Union- returned to the fore. ry votes. ist Party (DUP), and since then “Though not quite as bad as EURO STOXX 50:  0.1pc at 3,322.04 This has struggled to keep her party the Dow, the European indices New York - DOW:  0.5pc to 25,523.40 weekend, and its allies together. were nevertheless led lower by Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  0.2pc at 21,378.73 (close) after an- Naturally reserved and reli- that red start to trading across other ant on her husband Philip and the pond,” said Spreadex ana- Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  0.6pc at 28,728.25 (close) humil- a few close aides, May says she lyst Connor Campbell. Shanghai - Composite:  0.9pc at 3,022.72 (close) iating is just quietly “getting on with Earlier, Asian equities mostly Oil - Brent Crude:  53 cents at $66.90 per barrel the job”. rose but traders remain on edge But in the last election, she about the global economic out- struggled to engage with voters look, while Brexit continues to bound by law to implement the of March 29. and was dubbed the “Maybot” hog the headlines. decision. In a fresh twist, May’s “Though avoiding a swift but after churning out the same Britain’s parliament will hold twice-rejected divorce plan hard Brexit is good news for the answers and speeches over and a series of so-called “indicative” could be revived after Brexit pound, going into a protracted over again. votes in the European evening hardliner Jacob Rees-Mogg -- period of uncertainty would to seek an alternative Brexit one of her most vociferous and continue to damage domestic No unity candidate solution as pressure mounts on high-profile critics -- said he industries and the currency,” The question now is whether Prime Minister Theresa May would back it, while another, said City Index analyst Fiona May’s gamble succeeds -- and to resign if she wants her own Boris Johnson, hinted that he Cincotta. who might succeed her. unpopular plan approved. also could. Europe’s banking sector May has faced repeated chal- Sterling had rallied Tuesday “Though Wednesday is an- escaped the subdued mood lenges since taking office, with on fresh hope that May would other... big day in the Brexit on the continent’s bours - figures such as former foreign avoid a chaotic no-deal depar- process, the indicative votes es thanks to ECB chief Mario minister Boris Johnson con- ture from the European Union. likely won’t actually take place Draghi saying that the central stantly challenging her author- Yet risks remained as Wednes- until 7:00 pm (1900 GMT) this bank could mitigate the side ity. day’s “Brexit horror-show/soap evening, meaning any reaction effects of negative interest But she won a leadership opera”, as Societe Generale an- to the results will have to wait rates which have hurt banks. challenge within her own par- alyst Kit Juckes called it, un- until Thursday morning,” said Oil prices reversed an earlier ty in December, even if she folded. Campbell at Spreadex. firm trend to trade lower in late had to promise to quit before European business as growth the next scheduled election in ‘As uncertain as ever’ Alphabet soup worries took their toll on the 2022. “What happens next is as un- “Most investors’ atten - commodity.

Treasurer of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Aref Hejris with a Thai delegation headed by the president of Prince of Songkhla University Asst. Prof. Dr. Niwat Keawpradub. The delegation included top administrators from the university and deans of a number of faculties including the medicine, nursing, political science, and Islamic Studies, who met the members of the health committee of the chamber headed by Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Awadhi, and members of the education committee. The meeting probed cooperation in education and medicine THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 12

EU parliament approves Banks boost Saudi market ban on single use plastics Brussels, Belgium

Kingdom holding, uropean lawmakers voted • Eoverwhelmingly yester- Saudi Telecom gain day for an EU-wide ban on sin- after Careem deal gle-use plastic products such as the straws, cutlery and cot- Egypt’s GTH slides ton buds that are clogging the after• extending maturity world’s oceans. The text had already been of credit facility approved in negotiations with member states and EU offi- Reuters cials and it will now be rapidly approved into law. The ban EU Commission Vice-President Frans audi Arabia stock market comes into effect from 2021. Timmermans rose yesterday riding on EU Commission Vice-Presi- Sthe back of its banking dent Frans Timmermans said use of plastic packaging and in- stocks. Europe was not the worst troduce stricter labelling rules. Saudi Arabia’s index added source of plastic pollution, but The law sets a target that 1pc with Al Rajhi Bank gain- that the pioneering measure 90 percent of plastic bottles ing 2.3 per cent and National could serve as an example to will be gathered for recycling Commercial Bank, the country’s the world. by 2029 and that they should largest lender, rising 2.9pc. “Asian countries are very be produced with 25 percent Kingdom Holding and Saudi much interested in what we’re recycled material by 2025, 30 Telecom rose as they benefited doing. Latin American coun- percent by 2030. from Uber’s deal to buy Middle tries too,” he said. Rules insisting that polluters East’s Careem. Kuwaiti traders follow the stock market at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in Kuwait City (file) “Even though our share of pay the costs of a clean-up are Kingdom Holding increased the pollution is relatively limit- strengthened, particularly for 0.7pc after selling its stake in the have partially abated, Arqaam 184.8 million Egyptian pounds ed, our change of the economic cigarette manufacturers, who ride-hailing app for 1.25 billion Closing Bell Capital said. ($10.69 million). model has a global impact.” will have to support the recy- riyals ($333.31 million), while The Egyptian blue-chip index The Abu Dhabi index slipped The law passed by 560 votes cling of discarded filters. Saudi Telecom rose 0.4pc af- SAUDI  1pc at 8,766 pts dropped 0.6pc, led by a 2.2pc 0.3pc with the country’s largest to 35 in the Strasbourg assem- According to the EU Com- ter saying it expects to receive ABU DHABI 0.3pc to 5,109 pts decline in Egypt’s largest lender lender First Abu Dhabi Bank bly. mission, the products prohib- around $274 million from the DUBAI  at 2,614 pts Commercial International Bank losing 0.8pc and Emirates Tel- Aside from the ban on a doz- ited under the law represent deal. Last week, Saudi entered and a 4.5pc fall in El Sewedy ecommunications Group drop- en kinds of disposable prod- 70 percent of the waste that QATAR  1.7pc to 10,105 pts FTSE Russell’s emerging-market Electric. ping 0.2pc. ucts for which alternatives pours into the world’s oceans, index, and this year will join the EGYPT  0.6pc at 14,555 pts Global Telecom Holding fell Dubai’s index was flat, with exist, the EU will encourage posing a threat to wildlife and MSCI emerging market bench- KUWAIT  0.9pc to 5,951 pts 3.1pc. The telecom operator said its largest listed-developer member states to reduce the fisheries. mark. its board extended maturity of Emaar Properties sliding 1.7pc. OMAN  0.1pc to 4,047 pts Foreign investors in the Saudi its $100 million revolving credit The Qatar index rose 1.7pc, market seem to have increased BAHRAIN  0.4pc to 1,413 pts facility from VEON. with 18 of 20 stocks increas - again as the first phase of its Madinet Nasr slipped 2.8pc. ing. Qatar Fuel added 4.2pc and inclusion appeared to go seam- concerns over locals oversup- The firm approved the sale of Mesaieed Petrochemical was lessly and as foreign investor plying the market appear to its non-residential land plot for up 5.8pc. Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK European China expands ban on Canadian Express for $628 mn Parliament agrees cut to canola imports to second firm AFP | Beijing, China emissions from Trudeau also weighed in, say- ing on Tuesday that his govern- new cars hina has banned imports ment is “taking very seriously Strasbourg, France Cfrom a second Canadian the situation around canola” canola firm, its customs admin- and would “continue to work istration said Tuesday, the latest with (China) to resolve this he European Parlia- escalation of a burgeoning row dispute”. Tment on Monday ap - between the two countries. He added that Ottawa is con- proved a plan to slash car- Following the detection of sidering sending a high-level bon dioxide emissions from harmful organisms in canola delegation to China to press new cars in Europe in an shipments from Viterra Inc., Taking very seriously the issue. effort to jump start clean- China’s customs authority has the situation around China defended its ban as er vehicles to fight climate decided to revoke the firm’s canola and would “completely reasonable and change. company registration and continue to work with legal”, and said that it had to A Hong Kong Express passenger plane takes off from Hong Kong’s The law, which was pre- suspend imports of its canola (China) to resolve protect the health and safety of international airport. viously negotiated by EU seeds, it said in an online state- this dispute its citizens. member states, fixes a 37.5 ment. Canada exported more than Hong Kong, China of our aviation business and to percent carbon dioxide China’s customs administra- Can$5 billion (US$3.75 billion) enhance the competitiveness reduction target for 2030 tion will “continue to strength- JUSTIN TRUDEAU worth of canola last year, with of the Hong Kong hub during compared with 2021. en the on-site quarantine and PRIME MINISTER almost half of it -- or about ong Kong flag carri - a time of intense regional com- Emissions from new vans laboratory testing and identi- five million tonnes -- going to Her Cathay Pacific said petition.” will have to be 31 percent fication of imported Canadian port permit of major Canadian China, according to industry yesterday it will buy budget Cathay will stump up lower than in 2021. canola seeds”, it added. canola firm Richardson Inter- figures. airline HK Express for more HK$4.93 billion (US$628.15 With 521 votes, MEPs At a press briefing Wednes- national, which was blocked Relations between Ottawa than US$600 million as it million) for the airline in a deal overwhelmingly voted in day, Chinese foreign ministry following the discovery of “haz- and Beijing have been thrown moves to counter competition that is expected to be complet- favour of the limit during a spokesman Geng Shuang called ardous pests” in its shipments. into crisis by the December from the increasing number ed by December, according to plenary session in the east- the latest ban “normal quaran- Canadian Foreign Minister arrest in Vancouver of Meng of low-cost carriers in the a filing announcement. ern French city of Stras - tine safety precautions” that Chrystia Freeland decried the Wanzhou -- the chief finan - region. The firm said it will con - bourg. were “scientific and reasona- decision, and said that were cial officer of telecoms giant The move is its first foray tinue to operate HK Express The final limit was a hard ble”, as well as in line with both “no scientific reasons for this Huawei -- at the request of the into the budget sector and will as a “standalone airline using won compromise between Chinese laws and international action”. United States. leave Cathay controlling three the low-cost carrier business parliament, which had practice. Prime Minister Justin of the four airlines at one of model”. originally asked for 40 per- The ban comes Asia’s busiest airports at a time “The transaction is expected cent in CO2 cuts, and Ger- less than a of huge growth in the region’s to generate synergies as the man-backed member states month after air industry. businesses and business mod- that pushed for 35 percent. Beijing re- It comes weeks after the car- els of Cathay Pacific and HKE “We achieved this legis- moved the rier said it had swung back into are largely complementary,” lation, despite fierce oppo- ex- the black in 2018 following it added. sition from the car industry two years of losses and will Cathay shares rose almost and certain member states, help ease concerns after an three percent after the an - which refused to acknowl- embarrassing data breach that nouncement but later retreat- edge the opportunities that dented the firm’s reputation ed to end the day almost 2.5 stem from a more ambitious and could prove costly. percent lower at HK$13.34. target,” said MEP Miriam “HK Express captures a HK Express is the city’s sole Dalli, who introduced the unique market segment,” Ca- budget carrier -- a sector that law. thay said in a statement. “This premium-focused Cathay has The automobile industry represents an attractive and struggled to compete against had strongly rallied against practical way for the Cathay despite rivals such as Singa- the move warning that it Group to support the long- pore Airlines making inroads could affect jobs. Representative picture (Courtesy of CBC) term development and growth years ago. 13 THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019

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JACKSON DAILY AT: 1.45 + 6.30 + 11.15 PM 12-NADI ELREGAL EL SERI (PG-15) (ARABIC/COMEDY) AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 1.15 + 6.30 + 11.45 PM 8- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) KARIM ABDULAZIZ, GHADA ADEL, MAJDE ALKIDDAWI DAILY AT (3D): 6.00 + 10.45 PM LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 3.15 + 7.30 + 11.45 PM 1- LUCIFER (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT: 11.15 + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 + (1.00 AM THURS SEEF (II) MOHANLAL, MANJU WARRIER, VIVEK OBEROI, TOVINO 8- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) / FRI) 13-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN THOMAS WORLD (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP DAILY AT (VIP II): 10.30 AM + 3.30 + 8.45 PM 1-DUMBO (PG) (ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY) NEW DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM COLIN FARRELL, MICHAEL KEATON, DANNY DEVITO CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER DAILY AT (VIP): 1.00 + 6.00 + 11.00 PM 9- WONDER PARK (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 1.15 + 5.30 + 9.45 PM COMEDY) WADI AL SAIL 9- WONDER PARK (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ BRIANNA DENSKI, JENNIER GARNER, KEN HUDSON 2-JUNGLEE (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) NEW 14- KUMBALANGI NIGHT (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) COMEDY) CAMPBELL VIDYUT JAMMWAL, AKSHAY OBEROI, ASHA BHAT SHANE NIGAM, SOUBIN SHAHIR, FAHADH FAASIL 1-DUMBO (PG) (ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY) NEW BRIANNA DENSKI, JENNIER GARNER, KEN HUDSON DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + DAILY AT: 3.00 + 8.30 PM COLIN FARRELL, MICHAEL KEATON, DANNY DEVITO CAMPBELL DAILY AT (ARABIC DUBBED): 11.45 AM + 4.30 + 9.15 PM (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 PM DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 10.30 AM 10- ESCAPE ROOM (PG-15) (THRILLER) 3-THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (PG-15) (DRA- SEEF (I) 2-NOTEBOOK (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/ROMANTIC) TAYLOR RUSSELL, LOGAN MILLER, DEBORAH ANN WOLL MA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW NEW 10- KESARI (15+) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 + 12.00 + MEL GIBSON, SEAN PENN, NATALIE DORMER 1-NOTEBOOK (PG-15) (HINDI/ROMANTIC) NEW PRANUTAN BAHL, ZAHEER IQBAL, MIR SARWAR AKSHAY KUMAR, PARINEETI CHOPRA, BHAGYASHREE (1.00 AM THURS / FRI) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 6.00 + 11.30 PM PRANUTAN BAHL, ZAHEER IQBAL, MIR SARWAR DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM DAILY AT: 2.30 + 5.30 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM 11- COLD PURSUIT (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA) 4-WE DIE YOUNG (18+) (THRILLER/CRIME/GANGSTER) 3-WE DIE YOUNG (18+) (THRILLER/CRIME/GANGSTER) 11- BADLA (PG-15) (HINDI/THRILLER/CRIME) LIAM NEESON, EMMY ROSSUM, LAURA DERN NEW 2-SNOW QUEEN: MIRRORLANDS (G) (ANIMATION/ NEW AMITABH BACHCHAN, TAPSEE PANNU, TONY LUKE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 + 12.00 MN DAVID CATANEDA, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME, ELIJAH ADVENTURE/COMEDY) NEW DAVID CATANEDA, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME, RODRIGUEZ ELIJAH RODRIGUEZ DAILY AT: 1.00 + 6.00 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 PM 12-THE UPSIDE (PG-15) (COMEDY/DRAMA) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 2.00 + 7.00 PM + 12.00 MN KEVIN HART, BRYAN CRANSTON, NICOLE KIDMAN 12- TOTAL DHAMAAL (PG-13) (HINDI/COMEDY/AD- 5- LAHON-W-HABS (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) NEW 3- LUCIFER (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) NEW VENTURE) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.00 + 5.30 + 8.00 + 10.30 PM 4-THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (PG-15) (DRA- HICHAM HADDAD, JAD BOU KARAM, CHEF ANTOINE MOHANLAL, MANJU WARRIER, VIVEK OBEROI, TOVINO MA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW AJAY DEVGN, MADHURI DIXIT, ANIL KAPOOR THOMAS DAILY AT: 12.45 + 4.45 + 8.45 PM MEL GIBSON, SEAN PENN, NATALIE DORMER DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 3.30 + 8.30 PM 13- NADI ELREGAL EL SERI (PG-15) (ARABIC/COMEDY) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM KARIM ABDULAZIZ, GHADA ADEL, MAJDE ALKIDDAWI DAILY AT: 9.00 + 11.30 PM 6- UNGLE NAJI (PG-13) (ACTION/COMEDY) NEW 13-GULLY BOY (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/MUSICAL) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM 4- AIRAA (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW AHMED ZAIN, IBRAHIM ALMEIRASI, AHMED SAIF 5- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) ALIA BHAT, RANVEER SINGH, SIDDHANT CHATURVEDI NAYANTHARA, VIJAY, KALAIYARASAN, MS BHASKAR, YOGI DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 2.45 + 6.45 + 10.45 PM BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 8.30 PM 14- GLASS (PG-15) (THRILLER) BABU JAMES MCAVOY, BRUCE WILLIS, SAMUEL L. JACKSON DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 3.45 + 9.00 PM DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM 7- LUCIFER (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) NEW 14- KUMBALANGI NIGHT (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM MOHANLAL, MANJU WARRIER, VIVEK OBEROI, TOVINO 6- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) SHANE NIGAM, SOUBIN SHAHIR, FAHADH FAASIL 5- ESCAPE ROOM (PG-15) (THRILLER) THOMAS LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP DAILY AT: 2.15 + 8.15 PM 15- FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (15+) (DRAMA/COME- TAYLOR RUSSELL, LOGAN MILLER, DEBORAH ANN WOLL DY/BIOGRAPHY) DAILY AT: (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 2.30 + 7.00 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM 15-KODATHI SMAKSHAM BALAN VAKEEL (PG-13) DWAYNE JOHNSON, FLORENCE PUGH, JACK LOWDEN 8- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) (MALAYALAM) DAILY AT: 2.15 + 7.00 + 11.45 PM 6- BADLA (PG-15) (HINDI/THRILLER/CRIME) 7- WONDER PARK (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ *- BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON COMEDY) DILEEP, MAMTA MOHANDAS, PRIYA ANAND AMITABH BACHCHAN, TAPSEE PANNU, TONY LUKE DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM + (12.45MN BRIANNA DENSKI, JENNIER GARNER, KEN HUDSON DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 5.15 + 11.15 PM 16- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN WORLD (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) CAMPBELL DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 PM CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER 9- US (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) 7-THE UPSIDE (PG-15) (COMEDY/DRAMA) CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 2.00 + 6.00 + 10.00 PM LUPITA NYONG’O, ELISABETH MOSS, ANNA DIOP KEVIN HART, BRYAN CRANSTON, NICOLE KIDMAN 8- KESARI (15+) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 4.30 + 9.00 PM AKSHAY KUMAR, PARINEETI CHOPRA, BHAGYASHREE 1-DUMBO (PG) (ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY) NEW 17-JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN (PG) (COMEDY/ ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 4.00 + 9.00 PM COLIN FARRELL, MICHAEL KEATON, DANNY DEVITO 10- WONDER PARK (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ 8- CAPHARNAUM (18+) (ARABIC/DRAMA) DAILY AT (ATMOS): 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, EMMA THOMPSON COMEDY) KAWTHAR AL HADDAD, NADINE LABAKY, FADI YOUSEF

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Jean-Claude Van Damme battles drug lords in ‘We Die Young’ I,MARIYATH THERUVIN THAZHA KUNI D/o. ABDUL KAREEM CHETTA f you watch “We Die KANDIYIL, holding Indian Passport Young”—the new coming- No. H2331950 dated 02-04-2009 Iof-age/gangster drama hy- issued at Bahrain having permanent brid—it’ll probably be because residence at THANAKKOTTOOR P.O , Jean-Claude Van Damme is PARAKKADAVU, KOZHIKODE DIST, the film’s headlining star. KERALA. presently residing at VILLA KNOW WHAT Sadly, Van Damme, the NO.996, ROAD NO.2625 , BLOCK NO: 926, rare ‘80s action star who has WEST RIFFA, BAHRAIN will henceforth (in recent years) given some be known as (Given Name) MARIYATH thought to how he can age (Surname) THERUVIN THAZHA KUNI, Van Damme was born Objection(s), if any, may be forwarded to gracefully on-screen, is not in Jean-Claude Camille “We Die Young” a lot. Embassy of India, P.O. Box No. 26106, Bldg. François Van Varen- 1090, Road 2819, Block 428, Al-Seef, Bahrain. Granted, a bigger role might not have improved Van berg in Berchem- Damme’s enjoyably twitchy Sainte-Agathe, I, AHAMMED KABIR S/O performance as the mute, Brussels, Belgium, KUNHABDULLA, holding Indian Passport Oxycontin-addicted ex-ma- to Eliana and Eugène No. N5201822, dated 24.07.2016 issued at rine, Daniel. But Daniel is BAHRAIN having permanent residence Van Varenberg, an at (full address in India) the most compelling part of Jean-Claude Van Damme in a scene from ‘We Die Young’ KOTTAYIL accountant VALAPPIL HOUSE, PO. MANIKOTH, “We Die Young,” a familiar prostitution. Geller’s frequent reliance on tour of his corner of Washing- KASARAGOD DT., KERALA – 671329, story about reluctant teenage Lucas’ story is also some- racial stereotypes and gang- ton D.C., one that concludes Lucas casually mentions presently residing at (full address in gang member Lucas (Elijah times believable thanks to a ster movie cliches. with Rincon quoting Shake- (through voiceover narration) Bahrain) BLDG – 1219, ROAD- 2833, Rodriguez) and his seeming- strong performance by Da- You can tell that Geller speare’s Shylock—a very se- that his neighbourhood is just BLOCK- 328, AL SUQAYYAH, MANAMA, ly impossible quest to break vid Castañeda, who plays the doesn’t really care about his lective reading of his famous a 20-minute bike ride away will henceforth be known as (Given away from Mara Salvatrucha brutal MS-13 gang leader Rin- characters beyond a point “If you prick us, do we not from the White House, an name) KABIR (Surname) AHAMMED. (aka: MS-13), a gang of Central con. But Castañeda and Van just by watching his mov - bleed” speech—right before otherwise unrelated factoid Objection(s) if any, may be forwarded to American criminals who, in Damme’s scene-stealing per- ie’s sensationalistic opening he encourages his minions that gives “We Die Young” a Embassy of India, P.O Box 26106, Bldg 1090, real life, have been associated formances don’t significantly scene: Lucas (14 years old) to beat a random debtor to a superficial kind of political Road 2819, Block 428, Al Seef, Kingdom of with drug-running and child improve writer/director Lior gives viewers an unsettling bloody pulp. relevance. Bahrain. 14 THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 Tessa Thompson

William Sadler Working with Paul Rudd has a dark heart to reprise the Bryan Singer was Los Angeles role as Death in unpleasant: Sophie ctor Paul Rudd has ‘Bill & Ted 3’ Turner Aquipped that his secret Los Angeles Los Angeles to staying youthful is having “darkness” in his heart. He illiam Sadler will re- -Men: Apocalypse” star says he is actually “80 on the Wturn as Death in the Sophie Turner is the inside”. upcoming film “Bill and Ted “Xlatest actor to open up Asked by people.com at the Face The Music”, the makers about her “unpleasant” working ex- Chicago Comic and Entertain- have announced. Tessa Thompson confirmed perience with director Bryan Singer, ment Expo (C2E2), what keeps The film’s official Twitter who is facing fresh allegations of him so youthful, he said: “I’m account shared the news for ‘Avengers: Endgame’ sexual abuse by multiple men. 80 years old on the inside.” Monday. “Bohemian Rhapsody” star Rami He then pointed to his chest “For those Los Angeles included on the film’s official Malek has previously spoken about and joked: “In here, pure dark- who have poster, which released earlier his differences with Singer while ness. And a little moisturiser.” been ask- essa Thompson will be this month. shooting for the Although the “Avengers: ing @Wm seen in the much-await- The character posters also in- Queen biopic. Endgame” actor looks youth- _ sadler Ted “Avengers: Endgame”, clude those who did not survive The director ful, he said last year that he will totally Marvel has announced. Thanos’ finger snap in 2018’s was fired for used to constantly worry about be reprising The actor plays Valkyrie in the “Avengers: Infinity War”. alleged un- having a mid-life crisis, and his role!” the William Marvel Cinematic Universe and Posters for the living ones profession- said he has been pondering post read. Sadler first appeared in 2017’s “Thor: such as Tony Stark (Robert al behav- life’s big questions since he was Sadler played Ragnarok”. Downey Jr), Steve Rogers / iour. in his 20s. Captain America (Chris Evans), He said: the Grim Reaper in the sec- The studio made the reve- Bryan Singer Alluding to ond film of the series “Bill lation Tuesday through the 32 and Natasha Romanoff / Black Malek’s brief “I think and Ted Bogus Journey” “Endgame” character posters. Widow (Scarlett Johansson) are comment on the subject, Turn- that one of (1991), where he posed “One Month. #AvengersEnd- in colour, while the dead ones, er told Rolling Stone magazine, the great a challenge to the titular game,” Thompson shared the Peter Parker / Spider-Man (Tom “Our time together was, like Rami joys in life time-travelling rockers in a still on Instagram. Holland), Wanda Maximoff / said, unpleasant.” is know- number of games. Fans have long suspected Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Ols- Turner is all set to reprise her ing that Last week, film’s leads Valkyrie’s appearance in the en), and Nick Fury (Samuel L role as Jean Grey in Simon Kin- everything’s Paul Rudd Keanu Reeves and Alex upcoming tentpole sequel as Jackson) are in black-and-white. berg’s “Dark Phoenix”, which is ahead of you Winter officially announced she was seen travelling to the The stills, with hashtag slated to hit the screens on June 7. -- the big ques- that they are coming back “Endgame” set with Chris #AvengeTheFallen, also re- Malek, who won the best actor tions, such as: ‘I wonder what for the third installment as Hemsworth’s Thor. vealed that Letitia Wright’s Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie I’m going to do for a job when Theodore ‘Ted’ Logan and Marvel successfully managed Shuri did not survive the snap. Mercury in the movie, addressed I grow up’; ‘I wonder who I’m William ‘Bill’ S Preston Esq, the suspense as neither the char- “Endgame” is set to hit the the trouble on the movie’s set in Sophie going to marry’; ‘I wonder if I’ll respectively. acter nor Thompson’s name was screens on April 26. February. Turner have kids’; I wonder what their names will be’; I wonder where I’m going to live’. “When I was younger, if Patrick Schwarzenegger, everything got me down it Everett in sci-fi thriller ‘Game of Thrones’ final season refers didn’t matter because all that Los Angeles was ahead. I think that it’s back to first season, says Maisie Williams sometimes harder in life when Los Angeles those questions have been an- ctors Patrick Schwarzenegger and of it refers back to that season,” Williams said. swered and all of a sudden you Rupert Everett have joined the cast “There are so many scenes that will look think, ‘what do I have to look Aof sci-fi thriller “Warning”. ctor Maisie Williams, similar. And also I watched just to remind forward to?’ Others joining the movie, include who plays Arya Stark in myself of the arc I’ve taken already. I want- “In my 1920s I often thought Tomasz Kot, Kylie Bunbury and A“Game of Thrones”, says ed Arya to go full circle and try for some I was casually strolling towards Garance Marillier, reports variety. the first season of the show kind of normalcy like when she was a mid-life crisis, and it started com. plays a huge role in what younger, she added. picking up speed all through- They join previously an - happens in the eighth and Williams said Arya will strive to find out my late 20s, 30s, 40s ... I nounced cast members Alex final season of the fantasy normalcy without letting go off her plan joke, but then there’s truth in Pettyfer, Alice Eve, Annabelle drama. to kill Cersei. that.” Wallis, Benedict Samuel, Char- Details about the lotte Le Bon and Thomas Jane. final season of the HBO series are few and far between but the cast has teased a “bittersweet” ending. In an interview with the Enter - tainment Weekly, Williams said she re-watched the first season. “After reading the scripts I went back and watched season one again because so much

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es to the side that beat Finland ahrain Olympic Com- Quagliarella becomes with defender Cristiano Pic- Bmittee (BOC) secretary • cini and forward Stephan El general Mohammed Al Nu- oldest Italy scorer in Shaarawy injured. suf affirmed the importance 6-0 Liechtenstein rout Sensi and Quagliarella of the Shura Council role in in Euro 2020 qualifiers stepped in for Barella and Ciro boosting sports in the coun- Immobile, alongside Kean who try through its supervisory Forward Fabio was given his second Italy start. and legislative role. • The veteran striker was de- This was announced at Al Quagliarella is back nied early before Leonardo Nusuf meeting with Shura playing for Italy after Spinazzola set up Senzi to head Council member and head nearly nine years in for his first senior Italy goal of youth committee Reza on the sidelines after 17 minutes. Monfaradi at the committee Verratti broke through to curl offices in Seef. in the second after 32 minutes Both parties had discus- AFP | Udine, Italy for his second goal in the Azzur- sions on ways of developing ri jersey. sports march in Bahrain, as abio Quagliarella became Italy were awarded a penalty Al Nusuf noted the signifi- the oldest ever player for a Nicolas Hasler handball cant efforts of Monfaradi at Fto score for Italy as the and Quagliarella made no mis- the council and with mem- 36-year-old converted two pen- take. bers of the youth commit- alties in a crushing 6-0 Euro A searing Kean effort clipped tee. 2020 qualifying win by the the bar before Liechtenstein’s Al Nusuf asserted his Azzurri over Liechtenstein on Daniel Kaufmann was sent off support to build bridges of Tuesday. for handling a Verratti clearance cooperation and communi- Italy’s forward Fabio Quagliarella shoots to score his second penalty Italy top Group J with six with Quagliarella taking the sec- cation with the legislative points after also beating Finland And he marked his return for me to kick. ond penalty on 43 minutes. authority to coordinate and 2-0 in Udine on Saturday with the Azzurri after nearly nine “They said: ‘The evening is Pavoletti got his senior Azzur- work together effectively goals from youngsters Nicolo years by converting a penalty yours, you kick it’.” ri debut and Quagliarella re - and back all legislation and Barella, 22, and 19-year-old Moi- on 35 minutes, adding a second, Stefano Sensi had headed Italy ceived a standing ovation as he regulations that would con- se Kean. also from the spot, just before in front after 17 minutes with left the Stadio Tardini pitch. tribute to the development Bosnia threw away a two-goal the break. Marco Verratti adding a second “This standing ovation is a of Bahraini sports. lead to draw 2-2 with Greece The Sampdoria player be - 36 after 32 minutes. memory I will always cherish,” The BOC secretary gen- and both are behind Italy on comes the oldest player ever to year-old Fabio Kean, 19, nodded in his second said Quagliarella. eral also praised the Shura four points followed by Finland score for Italy aged 36 years and Quagliarella became Italy goal on 69 minutes with “I also thank Mancini who Council approval of profes- on three. 54 days, overtaking Christian the oldest ever player to substitute Leonardo Pavoletti, gave me this opportunity.” sionalism sports law as a Serie A top scorer Quagliarella Panucci, who scored aged 35 score for Italy 30, who got his first Italy start Four minutes later the Cagliari historic step forward in the has earned his recall to Rob - years in 2008. in the second half to replace forward completed the rout off march of Bahraini sports, erto Mancini’s new-look Ita- “It’s a wonderful evening,” Quagliarella, adding a sixth min- a rebound as Italy -- Europe - paving the way for a major ly thanks to his 21 goals in 28 said Quagliarella. too, but it didn’t happen. utes afterwards. an champions in 1968 and run- transformation of sports on league games, two more than “I want to thank my team - “I thank Jorginho and (Leon- ners-up in 2000 and 2012 -- kept the administrative and tech- Portuguese star Cristiano Ron- mates. After the two goals they ardo) Bonucci because they’re ‘Mission accomplished’ their unbeaten run in qualifiers nical levels, and bringing aldo has managed for Juventus. encouraged me to get a third one the penalty takers and they told Mancini made seven chang- going back nearly 13 years. more achievements to the Kingdom at various levels.

F1 brings international flavour to BIC BIC all set to welcome Manchester United TDT | Manama public in F1 Village today to face Spurs in Shanghai pre- he Formula 1 Gulf Air Bah- TDT | Manama to offer for all ages. It promises Train Grand Prix 2019 is set to be an unforgettable week- season match to be a massive global spectacle, ahrain International Cir- end. with countries from all over Bcuit’s (BIC) Formula 1 Vil- “Indeed, our slogan for this AFP | London the world being represented lage vending area is all set to year’s race is ‘Limitless’ and we on the grid at Bahrain Interna- begin welcoming race fans hope to offer fans a limitless anchester United will tional Circuit (BIC) this Friday from today for the Formula 1 level of fun, excitement and Mplay Premier League to Sunday. Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix memories.” top-four rivals Tottenham A total 59 drivers will be fly- 2019. BIC’s wide variety of attrac- in a pre-season glamour ing the flags of 30 nations in For the first time in the 15- tions also include massive car- friendly in Shanghai, the the three racing championships year history of the desert rac- nival rides and games, a haunt- Old Trafford club said yes- hitting the tarmac in Sakhir. ing spectacle, BIC is opening ed house, a kids’ activity zone terday. They include the headlining FIA its doors to the general public and an army of roaming per- At least six major English Formula 1 World Champion- for an additional day of “Lim- formers, plus so much more. clubs will visit China this ship, which is being supported itless” fun and thrills, as tick- One of the highlights of summer, with Manchester by the FIA Formula 2 Cham- Valtteri Bottas arrives at Bahrain Internaional Airport et-holders can start enjoying Thursday’s line-up of activi- City, Newcastle, West Ham pionship and the Porsche GT3 all the off-track entertainment ties takes fans away from the and Wolves taking part in Cup Challenge Middle East. aces from Oman and hosts Bah- in the Kingdom of Bahrain. on offer at “The Home of Mo- vending area and into the heart Premier League Asia Tro- Formula 1 alone will have the rain. They were received upon torsport in the Middle East”. of all the racing in the Formula phy on July 17 in Nanjing world’s attention focused on its Only one day remains before reaching the country by the Gates are scheduled to be 1 Pit Lane. and July 20 in Shanghai. 20 racers coming from 15 dif- the official start of racing action warm and welcoming team open from 4pm until 7pm on All those with tickets to United will face Mauricio ferent countries. Many of these as the global motorsport spot- members of BIC’s Meet and Thursday night. watch the three days of com- Pochettino’s Spurs on July nations are also represented in light shines on Bahrain. Greet Staff. BIC Chief Executive Shaikh petitive action from Friday to 25 in Shanghai, by which Formula 2. More of Formula 1’s star driv- Things were not only busy at Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa com- Sunday will be able to join the time the future of interim Meanwhile, the Porsche GT3 ers continued to arrive on the the airport. It was the same at mented: “Our array of family hugely popular Formula 1 Pit manager Ole Gunnar Solsk- Cup is set to bring in a mix of in- island ahead of the weekend. the BIC premises, with set-up entertainment has something Lane Walk. jaer will be resolved. ternational and Middle Eastern Amongst the latest Formula work across the circuit virtually talent to the weekend’s racing. 1 competitors spotted at Bah- complete ahead of the start of Drivers from various countries rain International Airport were racing on Friday. will be joined by Arabian Gulf Mercedes ace and wining driver The unpacking of cargo Asian Shooting Federation from the Australian Grand Prix weighing over 600 tonnes has president Shaikh Ali bin Abdulla nearly a fortnight ago Valtteri been done and things have tak- Al Khalifa with other delegates during the inauguration of 12th BETTER Bottas, Red Bull Racing star en shape in BIC’s Formula 1 Pit Asian Airgun Championships Max Verstappen, McLaren’s Lane and the Paddock, with the in Taipei. The event, which will Carlos Sainz, the Toro Rosso team garages and bases being continue until April 2, will see KNOW pair of Daniil Kvyat and Alex- put up. some of the finest shooting ander Albon, and Alfa Romeo BIC’s 5.412-kilometre Grand athletes from around Asia Racing’s Antonio Giovinazzi. Prix track had already under- compete for the gold. Shaikh This year’s Bahrain They, along with officials gone its regular scrubbing, hy- Ali met minister of sports and from Formula 1, the Federation dro-blasting, power washing education affairs in Taipei, in Grand Prix marks race Internationale de l’Automobile and painting, as have the cano- presence of Kuwait Shooting no. 999 in the history (FIA), and the other participat- pies along the grandstands and Association president Daij Al of the event ing bodies have touched down the individual seats. Otaibi THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 16

Vettel seeks Ferrari boost in Bahrain Reuters | Manama Bautista Agut ebastian Vettel will be aim- Sing for his third successive Bahrain Grand Prix win on Sunday as Ferrari seek to show their lack of pace in Formula stuns Djokovic One’s Australian season opener was a one-off. With Roger Federer’s match Tipped as pre-season fa - Novak Djokovic with Daniil Medvedev post- vourites, the German and new • poned after a spell of heavy team mate Charles Leclerc fin- lost the match rain forced tournament officials ished fourth and fifth in Mel- despite dominating into a reshuffle, all the focus bourne, nearly a minute behind the opening set remained on Djokovic’s shock the dominant race-winning exit. Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. Barty topples The reigning Wimbledon, Albert Park can be seen as US Open and Australian Open Kvitova• in Miami Open something of an outlier but Fer- Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel kisses his trophy after winning last champion left court and headed rari hope the more tradition- year’s Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix straight to a press conference al layout of Bahrain’s 5.4-km AFP | Miami to try and explain this most Sakhir desert track will allow Mercedes team boss Toto remarkable of turnarounds at them to unlock the full poten- Wolff said nothing was won or ovak Djokovic’s pur- Hard Rock Stadium. tial of the SF90 car. lost at Albert Park. suit of a record seventh Big-serving Isner moved into The most successful team in In Bahrain, we expect “Whatever the Melbourne NMiami Open ATP title the last eight with a 7-6 (7/5), Bahrain, with six wins overall, to see the effect of result says, our mindset hasn’t ended in dramatic fashion on 7-6 (7/3) triumph over Great can draw encouragement from changed since then,” he said. Tuesday as Roberto Bautista Britain’s world number 22 Kyle last year when Mercedes were the corrections we “We’ve seen the potential of Agut superbly recovered from a Edmund. faster in Australia only for Fer- have made ... Ferrari’s package in Barcelona first set destruction to win 1-6, Elsewhere there was a bril- rari to turn the tables with a SEBASTIAN VETTEL (testing), so we expect them 7-5, 6-3 and book a place in the liant win for 18 year-old Felix front-row lockout and victory to come back strong in Bah - quarter-finals. Auger-Aliassime, the Canadian for Vettel. rain, with Red Bull in the mix And the top seeds kept falling who came through qualifying, That also started a streak of Bottas, having driven what as well.” as women’s world number two Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain in who beat Georgia’s Nikoloz three straight pole positions for he described as the race of his McLaren, which counts Petra Kvitova slumped to a sur- action against Novak Djokovic of Basilashvili 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. the German. life in Australia to finish more Bahrain’s Mumtalakat Hold- prise 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-2 defeat to Serbia Auger-Aliassime, who is set “In Bahrain, we expect to see than 20 seconds ahead of team ing Company among its major Australian Ashleigh Barty. Agut to regroup, however. to become the first player born the effect of the corrections mate Lewis Hamilton in second shareholders, will be looking Bautista Agut, 30, may have He returned a completely in the 2000s to break into the we have made ...,” said prin - place, will be keen to serve up for their first points after Lando beaten Djokovic on the way to different player and at the end top 50 when the rankings are cipal Mattia Binotto, who re- a thriller under the floodlights. Norris finished 12th and Carlos winning the title in Doha earli- of an absorbing two hours and updated next week, plays Borna placed Maurizio Arrivabene Having come within a second Sainz retired in Australia. er this year but 15-time Grand 29 minutes, it was the number Coric after the Croatian beat at the helm before the start of of snatching victory from Vet- Bahrain will also mark the Slam champion Djokovic start- 22 seed who will now meet de- Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. the season. tel last year, Bottas has some start of the Formula Two Cham- ed like a train in this last 16 en- fending champion John Isner In the women’s draw, Barty, “We are well aware that our unfinished business on Sunday pionship with Mick Schumach- counter before being amazingly for a place in the semi-finals. who beat Kvitova for the first competitors will once again be while Hamilton, who has taken er, son of seven-times Formula reined back in. “I played more aggressive,” time having gone into the clash very strong. With that in mind, two of Mercedes’ three wins in One champion Michael and After just 25 minutes, Djok- said Bautista Agut who began to 0-4, will play Anett Kontaveit we are keen to get back on track Bahrain, will be keen to reassert nephew of Ralf, making his de- ovic was 5-0 ahead and on noticeably step inside and force for a place in Saturday’s final af- and face up to them.” his supremacy. but in the support category. cruise control, Bautista Agut Djokovic onto the back foot. “I ter the Estonian brought an end severely struggling to keep the tried to miss less balls, to really to Hsieh Su-Wei’s impressive Serbian at bay. concentrate on the beginning of run with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory A short rain delay late in the the point with my serve, with to reach the last four in South second set allowed Bautista my return.” Florida for the first time. BUILDING ONE GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM 15-18 APRIL 2019 BAHRAIN

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