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UAE launches 10-year visas Citizens united Abudhabi Prince Salman highlights governance nvestors and specialists Isuch as doctors and en- to boost living standards of all citizens gineers will receive UAE residency visas valid for up to 10 years. The system will grant investors and talents up to 10-year residency vi- sas for specialists in medi- cal, scientific, research and technical fields, as well as for all scientists and innova- tors, entrepreneurs and in- novators as well as five-year residency visas for students studying in the UAE, and 10- year visas for exceptional students. His Majesty receives citizens from Southern Governorate. Indians rush to send The Crown Prince interacts with a girl during his visit to a majlis. Manama and Al Arrayedh families. His money home King vows progress march Highness Shaikh Moham- he core purpose of med bin Salman bin Hamad Manama Manama Ramadan, hailing authentic Arab values which the Kingdom’s devel- Al Khalifa accompanied His cultivate compassion and kinship ties that have Topment programme is Royal Highness to majlis visits. here was a heavy rush in is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khal- marked Bahraini society since olden times. to further improve the living Prince Salman highlighted Talmost all the currency ifa has stressed Bahrain’s resolve to He commended the residents in the South- standards of all citizens, re- that national values and the exchange companies across Hcontinue development and progress, ern Governorates for their honorable stances marked His Royal Highness principles of the National Ac- Bahrain for sending money building on the millennia-old civilisational leg- in defending the homeland and dedication Prince Salman bin Hamad Al tion Charter continue to drive to India as Indian expatri- acy and citizens’ aspirations towards brighter to promote their country’s development and Khalifa, Crown Prince, Depu- the nation’s development, led ates are getting excellent future. prosperity, alongside other regions of Bahrain. ty Supreme Commander and by HM King Hamad. He noted exchange rates against the This came as His Majesty received many “Bahrain’s landmark development strides First Deputy Prime Minister, that His Majesty continues to Bahrain Dinar. According to residents of Southern Governorate at Al Sakhir are the fruits of wise policies, whose founda- yesterday. stress the importance of plac- Bahrain Finance Company, Palace. tions were laid by our fathers and forefathers, The Crown Prince made this ing the interests of Bahrain’s the currency exchange rate HM the King stressed the importance of reach- who spared no effort to serve the nation,” he remark while visiting the ma- citizens at the heart of all in- was INR 180 for BD1 last night. ing out to Bahraini people during the month of said. jlises of Kanoo, Shawqi Fakhro itiatives.

Nabeel Rajab verdict on June 5

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he High Criminal Ap- Tpeals Court yesterday said it will pronounce its judgement on an appeal Shaking hands! submitted by Nabeel Ra- jab on June 5. Rajab ap - Al Sadr assures inclusive government after holding talks with Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi proached the High Crimi- nal Appeals Court against his conviction by a lower has sought to reassure Iraqis Sadr and Al Amiri blocs. court for spreading false Mr Al Amiri, a close about their next government, Speaking after his talks with information related to mil- • saying it will be “inclusive” and Mr Al Abadi, Mr Al Sadr said itary operation in Yemen. ally of Iran, played a mindful of their needs. No single the first post-election meeting The prosecution said that key role in the two-year bloc won a majority in the May 12 between the two “sends a clear the charges were based on war to liberate Iraqi vote, raising the prospect of weeks and comforting message to the Articles 133, 215 and 216 of territory captured by the or even months of negotiations Iraqi people: Your government Bahrain’s Penal Code. to agree on a government. Major will take care of you and will be extremist Islamic State political players began talks soon inclusive, we will not exclude group in 2013 and 2014. after the election’s partial results anyone. We will work towards were announced last week. reform and prosperity.” The latest round was held Mr Al Sadr told Mr Al Amiri Baghdad Sunday between Mr Al Sadr and in their meeting that he wanted Hadi Al Amiri, the leader of a a government formed quickly to DON’T MISS IT leric Moqtada Al Sadr, coalition of Shiite paramilitary Moqtada Al Sadr, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi provide Iraqis with services and whose coalition won the forces backed by both the gov- “express their legitimate aspira- Clargest number of seats in ernment and neighbouring Iran. prime minister Haider Al Abadi, poor showing in the election, tions,” according to a statement Iraq’s parliamentary elections, Late on Saturday night, he met whose bloc made a surprisingly finishing third behind the Al issued by his office. Unity amid 04 diversity REWARDED My degree, just a 05 piece of paper Kuwaiti presenter calls colleague handsome, suspended Gearing male reporter “mazyoon,” which mar alerted him that he was on A Kuwaiti MP reportedly wrote up for a Kuwait City translates into “the handsome, air, saying: “No need to fix your to the country’s information min- he Kuwaiti Ministry of attractive one” in local dialect. ghutra, Nawaf, you look hand- ister on Twitter saying that such 06 new dawn Information has sus- The male reporter, Nawaf Al some!” a slip of the tongue should not be Tpended a presenter who Shiraki, was covering the mu- The act was considered by tolerated on state television. commended the looks of her nicipal council elections before some a “flirtation” on the pre- A source from Kuwait’s state male colleague live on air. he appeared to be adjusting his senter’s part, Arab News re - TV was quoted saying that the A viral Youtube video showed traditional headwear prior to go- ported. However, many took to anchor had been suspended presenter for Kuwait TV Basma ing on air. Twitter to say there was nothing pending investigation into the Al Shammar calling her fellow This is when the Al Sham - wrong with what she said. incident. MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 02

HRH the Premier receives family members of late Shaikh Ahmed bin Yusef Bubshit at Gudaibiya Palace.

HRH the Premier receives royal family members and senior officials at Gudaibiya Palace. ‘One-family spirit is Premier stresses national welfare as government’s ultimate goal

Bahrain’s strength’ Manama security and peace in the Manama region and the whole world. customs and traditions. is Royal Highness Prime These efforts, he said, stem “We have to preserve the inherent Bah - Minister Prince Khali- The ongoing from a strong belief that se- is Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince raini values of communication and rap - Hfa bin Salman Al Khalifa developments shaking curity is a prerequisite for Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday prochement given their impact on cementing yesterday stressed that the gov- regional security and growth and development. Hreceived family members of late Shaikh social cohesion,” HRH the Prime Minister ernment’s most important goal stability require more The Premier exchanged Ahmed bin Yusef Bubshit, at Gudaibiya Palace. affirmed. was to ensure national welfare. Ramadan greetings with the The Premier paid homage to late Shaikh The family members of late Sheikh Ahmed This came as he received mem- awareness of the audience, emphasising the Ahmed bin Yusef Bubshit, praising his contri- bin Yusef Bubshit extended heartfelt thanks bers of the royal family and senior importance of national need to avail of the spiritual bution to serving the nation. He stressed that the and respect to HRH the Premier for his keenness officials at Gudaibiya Palace yes- unity, security and atmosphere to boost social Bahraini community is proud of being a model of to reach out to citizens in all circumstances, terday and discussed with them stability. communication and wish- cohesion and tolerance which derives strength stressing that his support to citizens embodies internal and external issues. PREMIER ing Bahrain many happy from the one-family spirit fostered by Bahraini his noble humanitarian feelings. The Premier stressed that the returns. ongoing developments shaking He lauded keenness of the regional security and stability require more Bahraini people to preserve their customs and awareness of the importance of national unity, traditions through exchanging visits during the security and stability. holy month of Ramadan, pointing out the role Alternative punishments to 11 women He pointed out the need to focus efforts on se- of those visits in fostering national unity and curity and growth in a parallel way to safeguard social cohesion. Manama grammes instead of spending time in jail. people’s interests and welfare, underlining the The Prime Minister underscored keenness on The decision is based on legal provisions importance of social cohesion in a changing serving the nation and citizens, pointing out that he Public Prosecution has proposed and guidelines for alternative punishments, he world where distances have been shortened all government efforts are directed towards this alternative punishments for 11 women added. The new guidelines offer judges and the because of openness and social media networks. goal to further bolster national development. Twho had been sentenced in prison, Public public prosecution extra options for punishment The Prime Minister pointed out Bahrain’s He also asserted the importance of unifying vi- prosecutor Ali bin Fadhel Al Buainain said. that will help ease congestion in prison and will substantial contribution, under the leadership sions and stances regarding fast-paced regional Under the proposal, the women will do help in some cases with family stability and of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, developments and ways of maintaining security community service or join rehabilitation pro- living conditions. to regional and international efforts to achieve and stability. Manama Suq to get facelift

Mr Al Zayani speaks to media along with Shaikh Hesham and Shaikh Khalid, and, right, a view of Manama Suq.

Manama Hesham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa and First Deputy Premier to engage economic growth. and Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions the private sector in revamping the Mr Al Zayani met several Manama he iconic old Manama Suq Authority (BTEA) Chief Executive iconic suq, being one of the oldest in suq traders and stressed resolve to will be revamped to meet the Officer Shaikh Khalid bin Humood the region. He stressed keenness on continue the project. A committee All obstacles impeding the Tneeds of shoppers and traders. Al Khalifa. following up the project and remove chaired by the BTEA chief Shaikh development of Manama suq will be Industry, Commerce and Tourism The minister stressed the direc- obstacle which may impeded the Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa has Minister Zayed Al Zayani announced tives of His Royal Highness Prince development of the old Manama suq, already been established to develop removed and it will have a positive the plan as he toured the suq, in the Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown which will have a positive impact on the suq and revitalised its commer- impact on the trade activities and company of Capital Governor Shaikh Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander the trade activities and spur national cial and economic role. spur national economic growth.

Ministers discuss Al Buhair project

Manama hosting the meeting, which, he said, reflects their interest in the Al Bu- orks, Municipalities Af- hair projects. He commended the fairs and Urban Plan- Al Buhair Housing Works Ministry’s efforts to provide Wning Minister, Essam Project is a pioneering entry and exits to the projects, as Khalaf, and Housing Minister, project implemented by well as roads leading to it. Bassim Al Hamer, yesterday held the Housing Ministry to He said that many meetings had a meeting at the Municipalities’ provide all the required been held between the two min- Affaires Court to discuss all aspects infrastructure services istries’ officials and engineers to related to the Al Buhair Housing that meet the needs of the study their visions and proposals Project, including the roads net- regarding roads, sanitation, the work, rainwater and groundwater. entire region where the entries and exits of the Al Buhair The Housing Minister expressed project is implemented. Housing Project which will pro- Mr Khalaf and Mr Al Hamer head discussions thanks to the Works Ministry for MR KHALAF vide more than 600 units. 03 MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 big story

Call to deploy lifeguards at public beaches gains momentum PIC CREDIT: SAJI ANTONY Get baywatch-ed!

demanded the concerned authorities Promoting lifesaving MPs take up the issue in to provide competent and specialised • personnel to handle any emergen - Tribune also spoke to the Royal Life parliament; urge parents cies that may occur in public parks Saving Bahrain (RLSB), which recently to be more cautious and beaches. This was submitted in launched its Water Safety Strategy. a form of a bill to make such a proce- RLSB skills development executive Royal Life Saving Bahrain dure would be compulsory in the near Sameera Al Bitar affirmed that the or - plans• a multi-pronged approach future. But the proposed law didn’t ganisation aims to take a multi-pronged receive the needed support and was approach for safety at beaches. for safety at beaches. eventually shelved,” Al Dossary ex- “Our approach includes public aware- plained to Tribune. ness campaigns to increase the under- TDT|Manama Speaking more on the role of the We have We expect a report standing about safety and the need for Muhannad Mansour trained personnel in saving lives, Al demanded in June which will internationally recognised lifesaving Dossary said Security Guards that are the concerned services, developing lifesaving services esidents here are demanding the author- usually deployed at public gardens, provide strategic that are backed by strong expertise in risk ities to implement more safety measures walking tracks and beaches, must re- authorities to and operational management and lifesaving operations, Rat public beaches after two near-death ceive first aid training. provide competent recommendations working with land managers and owners incidents involving children on Budaiya Beach “I suggest that such positions should and specialised for making to advocate for the provision of lifesaving few days ago. be held by Bahrainis who have the personnel to handle beaches in services, and from a long term perspective, The first drowning incident occurred on May necessary experience in the field of any emergencies that Bahrain safer to increasing the knowledge of swimming 11 and reportedly involved a seven-year-old boy, security, first aid and lifeguarding,” may occur in public an International and water safety in the community,” Al while the second incident, on May 14, involved a the MP opined. parks and beaches. Bitar informed. four-year-old boy. Al Dossary blamed the parents for standards. Responding to Tribune’s queries on Both kids were rescued by bystanders and neglecting their children, commenting, AL DOSSARY MS AL BITAR BLSB’s response to the demands calling for beachgoers, and were later taken in an ambulance “It’s the parents’ fault. Seeing parents providing lifeguards at all public beaches to the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), where coming to the beach and leaving their on the island, Al Bitar said, “Supervised they remained under observation for a couple of kids unattended has become a frequent scene and It should include instructions to parents to high- beaches benefit the community and attract vis- hours. an often-observed behaviour. They come to sit on light the importance of keeping a watch on their itors, as it’s the responsibility of land managers While speaking to Tribune, the area’s repre- the beach and dump their children unattended. children at all times, in addition to the steps and to provide internationally recognised lifesaving sentative MP Hamad Al Dossary confirmed that They must cautiously watch their children, es- guidelines to follow in cases of emergency. More services at beaches. It is important to understand it’s the fourth drowning incident to be reported pecially when they’re next to the sea. The water efforts should be dedicated to raise awareness on that providing lifesaving services with lifeguards on Budaiya Beach this year. could never be trusted.” beach safety to educate beachgoers and prevent must be done in a manner that is consistent with The MP further clarified, “The boys weren’t Al Dossary also called upon Works, Municipali- possible mishaps,” the lawmaker said, adding that international standards.” residents of Budaiya, but they’re frequent visitors ties Affairs and Urban Planning to fix warning and he will raise the matter again with his fellow MPs “Moreover, there must be a strategic perspec- to the beach and the nearby garden. This is the instruction signs on the beaches. in the Parliament. tive taken to ensure the safety needs are met while fourth drowning incident in Budaiya in 2018.” “It’s important that they’re fixed in visible maximising the value for the country. There is “In the Council of Representatives, we have places at these public facilities, especially beaches. value for tourism, youth development and the environment to be harnessed,” she added. Al Bitar also said, “In April, RLSB hosted DID international experts to work with us to assess the safety at beaches in Bahrain. We expect a report in June which will provide strategic KNOW and operational recommendations for making beaches in Bahrain safer to an International standards. The recommendations will also cover how we can maximise the value for the Royal Life Saving Bahrain country. Following these recommendation, holds training for life- RLSB aims to develop Lifesaving services to guards and water sports International Standards.” “The organisation says to all beach users, don’t instructors on a regular swim alone and make sure someone is looking out basis. The participants are for you. Children must be actively supervised at all trained on how to manage times in and around water. Children aged under beaches safely, including 5 years of age must be within arm’s reach at all training in first aid, open times when in and around water. As for children water rescue techniques, aged 5-14, they must be actively watched at all fitness, and identifying times when in and around water. Enjoy the beach, but understand your limitations based on your safe swimming areas. swimming skills,” Al Bitar advised. MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 04

Religious heads praise Bahrain’s tolerance for various cultures as the world marks Day for Cultural Diversity People across Bahrain celebrate Holi Unity amid diversity

Bahrain has been• generously welcoming cultures from across the world and providing them with the comfort and freedom to showcase their cultural practices, say religious heads The people in There is a lot With His We are extremely TDT/Manama Bahrain support of religious Majesty’s indebted to the Supriya Reginald us and also freedom and vision, we government and visit our church open mindedness all are free to the people of eld every year on May and take part here, the Hindu practise our the island for 21, the World Day for in our worship community has a religions the unparalleled HCultural Diversity for irrespective of temple which is in peace. support and Dialogue and Development religion. almost 200 years PHRA PUNYAWI DHAMMABOON- freedom of celebrates not only the rich - old. HIRAN ness of the world’s cultures, REVEREND HANI AZIZ worship. but also the essential role of in- KISHORE KEWELRAM JOSHUA ABRAHAM tercultural dialogue for achiev- ing peace and sustainable de- velopment. The people in Bahrain support ty and acceptance across cul- of what they can do for others Bahrain has been generously Marking the day, leaders of us and also visit our church and tures,” said Kishore Kewelram. who have less opportunity. welcoming cultures from across major religious communities take part in our worship irre- “All the cultures have a home “Ever since inception the the world and providing them expressed their gratitude for spective of religion.” here,” he added. Indian Orthodox church in with the comfort and freedom being in a country, which has “On the occasion of the Holy “We sincerely convey our ap- Bahrain, the community had to showcase their cultural prac- earned its reputation as the month of Ramadan, we will be preciation and wish to praise been under the continued Royal tices, they observed. most liberal and cultural- hosting iftar in the church,” he Your Majesty for your kindness Patronage of the late Amir and The year 2002 was the Unit- ly diverse nation. added. and tireless efforts to promote His Majesty Sheikh Hamad Bin ed Nations Year for Cultural Reverend Hani Speaking on behalf of the Hin- a peaceful multicultural soci- Isa Al Khalifa and the Royal Heritage. At the end of that Aziz of Bahrain’s du community, Kishore Kewal- ety to live harmoniously with family. We are extremely in - year, on December 20, 2002, National Evan- ram expressed the community’s mutual respect and tolerance debted to the government and the General Assembly of the gelical Church, gratitude to the nation and the in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It the people of the Island for the United Nations declared May who made his- royal family for their support reflects Your Majesty’s vision unparalleled support and free- 21 to be the World Day for Cul- tory five years and encouragement with regard of a fair, modern and progres- dom of worship and incredible tural Diversity for Dialogue and ago by becom- to cultural festivities. sive Kingdom of Bahrain. With prospects for development,” Development. ing the first “There is a lot of religious His Majesty’s vision, we all are said Father Joshua Abraham The General Assembly em- Bahraini Pas- freedom, cultural tolerance free to practice our religious of St Mary’s Indian Orthodox phasised links between the tor, told Trib- and open mindedness in Bah- in peace,” said Buddhist Com- Cathedral. protection of cultural diversi- une, “Like every- rain, the Hindu community has munity Representative, Phra “We the members of this ty and the importance of dia- one in Bahrain we a temple which is almost 200 Punyawi Dhammaboonhiran. cathedral wishes and pray to logue between civilizations in have the freedom years old as well as a cemetery. During Ramadan, the Bud- Almighty that during this Holy the modern world. The World to practise our re - The locals join us in celebrating dhist community will take this Month for a flourishing future Day for Cultural Diversity for ligion and cultures, we our festivals such as Dussehra time to reflect on themselves under the leadership of the be- Dialogue and Development was can worship at any time. and Holi, this shows the uni - and encourage people to think nevolent rulers,” he added. first observed in 2003. St. Mary’s Indian Orthodox Cathedral

Buddhist Temple NEC members dressed in African attire MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 05

My degree, just a piece

of paper Many Chinese universities have been, of late, blacklisted by the Ministry of Education.

Ministry’s ‘accreditation drama’ puts the future of many students who obtained degrees from abroad, in jeopardy

fessions. of hard work and spending a fortune to too without a degree.” Ministry of Education Bahraini Raja Shehbaz, a medical pursue my career have all been wasted Hassan Dashti studied Electrical and • graduate from China, is one of the vic- now. I remain unemployed. I am not Electronic Engineering at the same not serious about their tims. “I went to China in 2011 to pursue allowed to work at any of the health university and his fate was no differ- future, allege many students MBBS and did the six-year course at I graduated in 2017 and centres. Now I do odd jobs to earn ent. “I had to drop the course after with foreign degrees. Xi’an Jiaotong University, School of my six years of hard some money. My life has become totally spending BD4,000. I had obtained a Medicine, a university recognised by work and spending a worthless.” scholarship from a local NGO to study Ministry urged to the Ministry of Education of Bahrain.” fortune to pursue my Hassan Hamada, another victim of there and my hard work turned out to • She said after returning home she the system, said the Education Min- be futile.” inform students about submitted her certificates and docu- career have all been istry should inform students about “A few months ago, I got enrolled in accreditation well before ments with the Ministry. wasted now. I remain accreditation well before they join Bahrain Polytechnic and is now study- they join any course at a “I waited for four months. Then I unemployed. I am not any course at a particular university ing things from scratch. All these years particular university abroad. got a notice from the ministry stating allowed to work at any abroad. “I along with my friends ob- of money and hard work have proved that the particular university has been of the health centres. tained permission from the Education out to be ineffective,” Hassan added. de-recognised since 2015 through a Ministry before joining the Nanjing A student, who doesn’t want to be TDT|Manama Now I do odd jobs to special decree. earn some money. My University of Aeronautics and Astro- identified, said the Ministry of Ed - Harpreet Kaur “I was never informed about the de- nautics in 2016.” ucation is playing with the future of cree or any change in rules through an life has become totally He said he and his friends joined students who are studying abroad. “I horde of students who graduat- official letter neither by the Education worthless. the course and after six months into got my masters from the University ed from foreign universities is at Ministry nor the Bahrain Embassy in A DISAPPOINTED STUDENT it, the ministry gave them odd reasons of Leicester, a university that is ac - Asea as the Ministry of Education China.” and informed them that the degree, credited by the UK and Bahrain, yet is yet to accredit their certificates. She said her future looks bleak as the which they were pursuing, had no the ministry refused to accredit my Years of hard work in a foreign coun- ministry changed its stance in the midst ministry, but did not receive any proper validity here. degree. This is so complicated and I try have yielded no results for them, of her course. answers from the officials. “We were forced to return after don’t understand the criteria followed who are unable to pursue their pro - Raja says she made many visits to the “I graduated in 2017 and my six years spending six months abroad and that here.”

CRIME Murderer attacks prison guards for cigarettes TDT|Manama

Bahraini man con- victed in a murder Acase attacked guards at Jau Prison out of his des- peration to smoke ciga - rettes, court files revealed. The defendant is serving a life sentence for killing another man, and now will stand another trial for his latest crime. According to court documents, the in- US Ambassador to Bahrain Justin Siberell and his wife Arnavaz Siberell hosted an afternoon tea to thank Bahraini artists Adnan Al Ahmed, Balqees Fakhro, Nabeela Al Khayer, and Nada Al Aradi for mate attacked two guards displaying their work at the official residence in an exhibit entitled “A Celebration of Bahraini-American Friendship.” as they were escorting him to jail clinic for medical ex- amination. “The convict had stolen cigarettes from other in- mates. After medical exam- Awareness campaigns at malls ination, he wanted to go to Manama the smoking room and when we discovered the stolen cigarettes from him, he got he General Directorate of Civil Defence angry and began attacking has held campaigns at all commercial us,” said a policeman, who Tmalls to ensure the safety of their evac- was on duty. uation plans and their readiness to deal with One policeman was in- emergencies. The campaigns aim to enhance jured in the attack. The awareness in Ramadan, and are in line with the Bahraini man was supposed keenness of the General Directorate of Civil to appear before the High Defence to ensure the safety of all, Criminal Court on Sunday, The campaigns covered the entire staff at but the case adjourned until Under the patronage of its vice-president Ali bin Mohammed Murad, the Bahrain Red Crescent malls and highlighted the importance of regular May 29 as he failed to ap- Society celebrated the graduation of a new batch of children from “Baby Home” kindergarten maintenance to all detection, firefighting and pear before court. in Manama. The kindergarten was started by the association in 1974. evacuation devices. MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 06

Economic benefits take centerstage as Saudi begins process to issue driver’s licences for women Gearing up for a new dawn

Many Saudi families can now• get rid of private drivers, bringing about 33 million Saudi riyals back into the economy.

TDT|Manama Harpreet Kaur

omen in the Kingdom have welcomed Allowing Women will now Saudi women After a long wait, The decision the Saudi Arabian government’s de- women to have a bigger behind wheels is I believe this is a is going to be Wcision to allow women citizens and drive is a step role in the a timely decision, milestone not just excellent for residents to obtain their driving licences. towards making society. Working which will make for women but for females who According to Saudi Traffic Director General them self- women will them more self- the development don’t really have Mohammed Al Bassami, women will be allowed dependent. benefit a lot. reliant. of the country. low paying jobs. to drive vehicles from June 24. Driving schools for women have been set up ANGELA JOUSHA AMEERA AL KOOHEJI DALAL ABDULLAH YOUSEF NASSER AL TUWAIJRI CYMA AZYZ across five cities and teachers will include Saudi women who obtained their licences abroad. it is a step towards making them self-dependent Ameera Al Kooheji says the move will boost the bile sector as well as the domestic economy in a Women with foreign driving licences will be and empowering them to be a part of the nation’s social role of women in Saudi Arabia. “Women bigger way. According to a survey conducted by able to apply for a local one through a separate prosperity and progress.” will be given the chance to have a bigger role researcher Mohammed Rasooldeen, 87.2 per cent process, which began yesterday. “This is a message to the world that a nation in society. The auto industry, insurance com- families in Saudi Arabia have private drivers and Speaking to Tribune, photographer Angela Jou- doesn’t need to get rid of their beliefs and culture panies and work places will all benefit from a foreign house driver is paid Saudi riyal 12,000 sha said, “Allowing women to drive not only gives to be modern and progressive,” she added. this move.” per annum. “The move will bring Saudi riyals 33 them the power of mobility but at the same time, TV Producer and social media influencer The move is expected to benefit the automo- million back into Saudi economy.” 07 MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 business Unified comprehensive Insurance plans on way Central Bank of Bahrain will issue insurance policy document by mid-2018

Officials of Kanoo Machinery celebrating awards received by the company Solidarity mergers at Bobcat’s MEA Dealer Meeting 2018 held in Oman. The company, a fully with• Al-Ahlia Insurance owned business division of Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Group, won four awards at Bobcat’s MEA Dealer Meeting. Two awards were received (After Market Excellence Performance in 2017) for Capture Rate and Customer Support BIA and insurance and two others for sales and revenue improvements. Above, Team of Kanoo cos• are in final stages of Machinery celebrating the win. Inset, Fawzi Ahmed Kanoo, Yusuf bin Ahmed preparing the document Group Acting CEO

TDT | Manama Abbas Radhi KPMG launches VAT The Central Bank of Bahrain will issue a unified document on comprehensive insurance cov- mobile application erage in the Kingdom by mid- 2018, a top BIA official has said. Manama Mohammed Jawad, a board member of the Bahrain Insur- PMG in Bahrain announced ance Association (BIA) and GM Kit has launched a dedicated of Solidarity Insurance com- mobile application - ‘ KPMG pany, said the association and VAT Toolkit’, to assist business- the insurance companies are in es in the Kingdom of Bahrain “the final stages of developing understand VAT (expected now a unified document on compre- Representative picture (Courtesy of Benzinga) in the second half of 2018). hensive insurance”. KPMG VAT Toolkit contains Speaking to reporters on the tained from accidents based on merger between Solidarity and up-to-date information, in- occasion of Solidarity’s merger the age of a vehicle.” Al-Ahlia Insurance will further sights from KPMG’s subject Philippe Norre with Al-Ahlia Insurance, Jawad, He pointed out that the com- BETTER push companies to provide matter experts and practical who is also the head of the in- prehensive insurance policy is quality services. According to tools, best practice informa- Compliance Tool among other surance committee at the BIA, governed by an agreement and him, the market will see more tion from around the World things. said the new policy will unify its advantages vary depending KNOW “mergers between insurance and lessons from KSA and UAE. Philippe Norre, Partner and procedures for minimum claims on its value. The difference in companies in the coming years”. The application, available Head of Tax at KPMG in Bah- in the third party, related charg- advantages, he said, “will be not for iOS and Android devices, rain said: “KPMG VAT Toolkit Quality, better products es, amount of endurance and less than 50 dinars and not more The unified docu- according to the company, offers a wealth of readily avail- details car price. than 100 dinars in case of an ment on compre- On Solidarity’s future plan, contains up-to-date infor- able VAT knowledge presented Explaining, he said the new accident”. Jawad said that the company mation, insights from KPMG’s in a very practical way and ac- standard, which provides a hensive insurance will focus on improving quality. subject matter experts and cessible to anyone, anywhere, minimum coverage and also Solidarity, Al Ahlia merge coverage, during He said that the company practical tools as well as a VAT using their mobile devices.” exempts new vehicles from When asked about the chang- the first three is planning to introduce new charges related to spare parts es after the adoption of unified years, calls for re- “better” products shortly and during the first three years, re- third party insurance last year, placing all damaged as of now 10 of its branches are places documents by companies Jawad said that the sector is parts of vehicles capable of offering all products providing exemptions for up to witnessing fierce competition. with original parts and services. NBB announces new 5 years. “The auto insurance and Looking ahead, he said that Jawad added: “The unifica- health insurance current - without imposing the company will launch more tion efforts will determine the ly account for about 65 per charges products online providing cus- strategy for its digital percentage of consumption of cent of premiums collected,” tomers hassle free services at parts as well as damages sus- he stressed adding that the the comfort of their home. transformation

Bank to revamp Nasser Al Arayedh named BJBFS chief network• and launch new digital banking solutions for retail and corporate customers

Manama

BB yesterday announced Ndetails of the bank’s strat- Jean- Christophe Durand , NBB CEO egy for digital transformation, 2018 which centres on modernising every aspect of its banking ex- of Business Online Banking perience. (BOB). Comprised of several impor- Commenting on the Bank’s tant components, including digital ambitions, Jean-Chris- comprehensive developments tophe Durand, CEO of NBB, in services, operations and hu- said, “We are excited about man resources, the transfor- these plans and confident that mation agenda prioritises the the changes underway will Board of Directors and members of Bahrain and Japan Business and Friendship Society during a group photo session held at Al Arayedh Majlis, Sugayah swift actioning of customer-fo- create significant value for cused enhancements. our customers, employees and TDT | Manama To be completed before year- shareholders and ensure that Board of directors for the Anoop Kewalram. has been awarded the “Foreign end 2018, these include the NBB remains at the forefront of ahrain Japan Business and next two years (2018-2019) The meeting paid tribute to Minister’s Commendations for reorganisation of the branch banking both in Bahrain and in BFriendship Society (BJBFS) are Nasser Mohamed Jameel deceased President of BJBFS, FY 2017” by Japan’s Foreign network and development of the region.” has elected Nasser Al Arayedh Al Arayedh, Qais Hatem Zu’bi, Mubarak Kanoo, by observing Ministry for its efforts in de- a template for the “branch of NBB aims for 80 per cent as its new head during the soci- Takashi Sasaki, Masanori Oze- silence for a minute and ap - veloping and strengthening the the future”, substantial up - of all transactions to be pro- ety’s Annual General Meeting ki, Katsuyuki Kitagoshi, Jassim proved financial reports. economic and social relations grading of ATMs, launch of a cessed digitally and 20pc of held at Al Arayedh Majlis in Isa Al Shirawi, Ibrahim Abdul- The Bahrain-Japan Business between the Kingdom of Bah- native mobile banking app and new products and services to Sugayah. lah Talib, Yoshiyuki Koik and & Friendship Society (BJBFS) rain and Japan. the upgrading and relaunch be sold online to customers. MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 08

US, China agree to cut American trade deficit Balexco approves 5pc bonus payout The company named Robert Holtkamp as its new General Manager

File picture showing US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

AP | Washington

he United States and China Thave agreed to take meas- Trump views the ures to “substantially reduce” massive US trade America’s massive trade deficit deficit with China with China, but the Trump as evidence that administration failed to get the Beijing is engaged Officials during the company’s Ordinary and Extraordinary General meeting held at its headquarters Chinese to commit to a specific numerical goal. in abusive trading Still, the talks, which began practices and has during the company’s Ordinary approved the company’s finan- outmaneuvered Thursday and ended Saturday Total income and Extraordinary General cial results for the year ended 31 with the issuance of a joint previous US • Meetings attended by 75.92pc December 2017. statement, may have helped administrations. recorded of of the company’s shareholders Balexco named Robert to ease tensions at least slight- US$78.6 million and chaired by Hisham Alrayes, Holtkamp as its new General ly between the world’s two Chairman of the Board of Di- KNOW WHAT Manager. Holtkamp brings to biggest economic powers. In Balexco is mulling rectors. the company vast senior-level recent months the two have possible• exit from one The company also said it is management experience in the threatened to impose punitive was silent on whether the talks currently discussing options for Bahrain Aluminum aluminium extrusion industry tariffs on billions of dollars in had made progress in easing of the subsidiaries mergers with one of the leading having worked with Gulf Ex- each other’s exports. a developing tit-for-tat trade aluminium companies in the Extrusion Compa- trusion Dubai and later with In the statement, Beijing war in which each nation TDT | Manama region. “Furthermore, interest ny known as Bal- NAPCO as CEO. committed to “significantly in- threatened to impose puni- has also been expressed by a exco is currently Commenting, Hisham Al- crease” its purchases of Amer- tive tariffs. ahrain Aluminum Extru- number of players to acquire discussing options rayes, Chairman of Balexco said, ican goods and services, saying Trade analysts said it was sion Company (Balexco) Balexco’s stake in Technal Mid- for mergers with “Operationally, there was strong that the increase would “meet highly unlikely that China Bsaid it will distribute bo- dle East, one of the world’s lead- one of the leading progress made during the year. the growing consumption would ever agree to a numeri- nus shares amounting to 5 per ing companies in the industry of aluminium compa- In 2017, the company produced needs of the Chinese people cal target for cutting the trade cent of the paid-up capital (i.e. window and building systems,” 23,000 tons and grew its capac- and the need for high-qual- gap between the two nations, one share per every 20 shares) Alrayes added. nies in the region ity by upgrading its extrusion ity economic development.” but they said the talks likely to shareholders. The meeting, held at Balex- systems during the year to reach The two countries also agreed were more successful in de-es- The decision was approved co’s headquarters, reviewed and 33,000 tons.” on “meaningful increases” of calating recent trade tensions. US agriculture and energy ex- “It is likely that this agree- ports and greater efforts to in- ment, weak and vague though crease trade in manufactured it is, will serve as grounds to goods and services. The Unit- at least delay the imposition of ed States said it would send a tariffs,” said Eswar Prasad, an GPIC receives ISO certifications team to China to work out the economist and trade expert at details. Cornell University. TDT | Manama The statement, however, “The Trump administra- provided no dollar amounts tion seems eager to engineer ulf Petrochemical Indus- on how much China might at minimum a temporary Gtries Company (GPIC) an- boost its purchases of Ameri- peace with China to ensure nounced receiving ISO 9001: can products. Lawrence Kud- a smooth runup to the Kim- 2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 certifi- low, head of the president’s Trump summit in June,” Pras- cation, ensuring its compliance National Economic Council, ad said, referring to the June with international standards. had told reporters Friday that 12 meeting between President Company President Dr Ab- a reduction in the trade gap of Donald Trump and North Ko- dulrahman Jawahery presented at least $200 billion by 2020 rea’s leader. the certificates to the Managing was a “good number.” The Washington talks, Director, Ibrahim Al-Musaiteer, Last year, the United States which followed a high-level in the presence of the Executive Dr Jawahery presenting the certificates had a record deficit with China meeting last month in Beijing, Management, the Chairman of in merchandise trade of $375 were led on the Chinese side the Labour Union and Company billion, the largest with any by Vice Premier Liu He and on officials. Dr Jawahery said the new cer- high standards. fications after being extensively nation. the American side by Treasury Speaking during a celebration tification reaffirms GPIC’s effi- GPIC said it passed all external audited for five days by the Brit- Saturday’s statement also Secretary Steven Mnuchin. held to mark the achievement, ciency and commitment to the audit requirements for ISO certi- ish Standards Institute (BSI). US gun lobby takes aim at ‘gun-hating’ banks Citi, BofA of America said they would no February’s Florida high school other lawmakers in a letter to Citigroup put longer provide certain banking shooting that killed 17 people. bank executives. • services to gun-makers, accord- Weeks later, Bank of America But gun owners and manufac- restrictions on new ing to industry lobbyists. said it would no longer lend tures say it encroaches on Amer- retail business clients The attack by Gun Owners of to companies that make mili- icans’ constitutional rights and which sell guns America and the National Rifle tary-style firearms for civilians. they are fighting back against Association (NRA) could imperil The gun issue is unlikely to go the policy. Bank of America de-regulatory gains the banks away as mass shootings grab the Gun Owners of America • had hoped to win from Repub- nation’s attention. Texas officials (GOA), a Washington-based lob- won’t lend to companies lican lawmakers and regulators, charged a 17-year-old student by group, has asked lawmak- that make military-style many of whom are staunch de- with murder in the shooting of ers to add a provision to a draft firearms for civilians. fenders of the Second-Amend- 10 people, including fellow pu- law rewriting bank rules that it ment right to bear arms, accord- pils, at his high school on Friday. says would prevent “gun-hating ing to industry sources. “We applaud this model of banks” from “discriminating” Reuters | Washington In March, Citigroup put re- corporate responsibility and against firearms makers. strictions on new retail busi- we hope that this is the path The bill reforming the 2010 he US gun lobby is taking ness clients which sell guns to forward for similar financial Dodd Frank act is set to be voted Taim at “gun-hating” banks require their customers to pass entities,” said Senators Dianne on by the House of Representa- after Citigroup Inc and Bank background checks, following Picture courtesy of Huffington Post Feinstein, Brian Schatz and 12 tives next week. MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 09 Gulf markets end mostly flat as Drake & Scull backs Dubai Saudi Aradian index was little changed, Dubai closed up 0.2 per cent; Rest of the region closed down, but with losses limited

for 1.1 billion riyals ($293 mil- Global stocks dipped Closing Bell lion). • SAUDI  8,018 In Dubai, the index was lifted last Friday because of by gains of 2 percent and 1.7 per- persistent concerns DUBAI  0.2% » 2,919 cent by Dubai Financial Market over trade tensions ABU DHABI  0.1% » 4,426 and building contractor Drake QATAR  0.4% » 8,857 and Scull International, respec- tively. Oil prices also KUWAIT  0.1% » 4,771 • Drake and Scull International, slipped on Friday BAHRAIN  0.4% » 1,267 by far the most traded stock in OMAN  0.6% » 4,590 the market, reported last week a Reuters | Dubai net profit attributable to share- EGYPT  0.6% » 16,782 holders of 16.2 million dirhams ulf stock markets were ($4.4 million) for the first quar- mostly flat yesterday oper Dar Al Arkan Real Estate ter, swinging from a net loss of Gamid low trading vol - Development Co., which was up 722.5 million dirhams in the cor- umes and a lack of significant 0.4 percent, and Alinma Bank, responding period last year. events. Traders on the floor of a stock market in Gulf (Courtesy of Arabian Business) down 0.1 percent. Heavyweight Emaar Proper- The Saudi index was little Real estate developer Jabal ties climbed 0.2 percent after changed, while the Dubai index Omar Development was among a weak start earlier on Sunday. closed up 0.2 percent. The rest prices also slipped on Friday, barrel last week for the first time Blue-chip Saudi Basic Indus- the best performers, up 3.9 per- The Abu Dhabi index edged of the region closed down, but with Brent crude futures falling since November 2014. tries (SABIC) shed 0.2 percent, cent at the close – and it had down 0.1 percent, pressured by with losses limited. 79 cents, or 1 percent, to settle at Shares in Saudi oil and gas and while Saudi Kayan Petrochemi- been up more than 6 percent in Sharjah Cement and Industrial Global stocks dipped last Fri- $78.51 a barrel. But the dip came petrochemical companies were cal edged down 0.1 percent. earlier trading – after announc- Development Company, which day because of persistent con- after a sixth week of gains, with mostly down on Sunday, despite Most of the trading was con- ing an agreement with Albilad lost 4.8 percent and was the most cerns over trade tensions. Oil prices breaking through $80 a some gains earlier in the day. centrated on real estate devel- Capital to sell 90 housing units traded stock. South Korea’s LG Group EU could help firms hit by US chairman dies from illness Iran sanctions: Koo Bon-moo, 73, had been ill for a year, LG Group said in a statement. French Minister currently heads LG Electronics’ Heir apparent Koo information display unit. Reuters | Paris • He joined the finance divi- Kwang-mo is from sion of LG Electronics in 2006 rance is looking to see if the fourth generation and has been involved in several Fthe European Union could of LG Group’s MAY LIKE IT businesses such as appliances, compensate European com- controlling family. home entertainment and group panies that might be facing strategy, LG said. sanctions by the United States Under Koo’s The late chairman adopted for doing business with Iran, Reuters | Seoul leadership, the Koo in 2004 from his younger said French finance minister conglomerate brother Koo Bon-neung after Bruno Le Maire on Sunday. he chairman of LG Group, changed its cor- his only son died in a car acci- Le Maire referred to EU TKoo Bon-moo, who helped dent. rules going back to 1996 which transform South Korea’s porate brand to “Although Koo passed away at he said could allow the EU to fourth-largest conglomerate LG from Lucky a relatively early age, his son has intervene in this manner to into a global brand, passed away LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo is Goldstar and sold already been in a senior position protect European companies on Sunday after a battle with a seen in this undated handout photo LG’s semiconduc- and I don’t think there will be a against any US sanctions, add- brain disease. provided by LG Group (Reuters) tor business to big change in governance struc- ing that France wanted the EU French Minister for the Economy and Koo, 73, had been ill for a year, Hyundai, now SK ture or strategic decisions,” said to toughen its stance in this Finance Bruno Le Maire LG Group said in a statement. Hynix Inc Park Ju-gun, head of corporate area. Koo had been fighting a brain ic development,” LG said. LG analysis firm CEO Score. In 1996, when the United disease and had undergone sur- Group also established a hold- South Korean prosecutors States tried to penalize foreign United States to be the eco - gery, said a group official who ing company in order to stream- of the conglomerate, had said on said this month they raided LG companies trading with Cuba, nomic policeman of the world? declined to be identified. line ownership structure and to Thursday its longtime chairman Group’s head office as part of a the EU forced Washington to The answer is no,” Le Maire “Becoming the third chair- begin the process of succession. was unwell and it planned to probe into alleged tax evasion back down by threatening re- told C News TV and Europe 1 man of LG at the age of 50 in The country’s powerful fam- nominate his son to its board by family members controlling taliatory sanctions. radio on Sunday. 1995, Koo established three key ily-run conglomerates are im- of directors in preparation for a the conglomerate. European firms doing busi- Le Maire added it was im- businesses - electronics, chem- plementing generational suc- leadership succession. The company said Koo’s fu- ness in Iran face sanctions portant Italy kept its EU budget icals and telecommunications cession amid growing calls from neral would be held privately from the United States after commitments, in light of plans - led a global company LG, and the government and public to with family members. Visitors President Donald Trump with- by Italy’s new coalition gov- contributed to driving (South improve transparency and cor- Heir Apparent including Samsung Group heir drew from a 2015 nuclear deal ernment to ramp up spending - Korea’s) industrial competi- porate governance. Heir apparent Koo Kwang-mo Jay Y. Lee have paid their con- with Iran. which could put Rome at odds tiveness and national econom- LG Corp, a holding company owns 6 percent of LG Corp and dolences at his altar. “Are we going to allow the with the EU. German companies worry Trump wants ‘America Alone’ policy Donald Trump is increasingly as a senior U.S. official renewed “America First now increas- they do business will improve Schweitzer called for the EU Germany said it could thinking only of America rath- a threat of sanctions against Eu- ingly means America Alone,” despite rising political and trade to take a tough line in the trade • er than just putting his coun - ropean firms. DIHK President Eric Schweitzer risks. dispute with the United States, be hard to protect cos try first, the head of Germany’s German companies also face told the RND group of newspa- In January Trump said he saying while it was important to doing business with Iran DIHK Chambers of Commerce the prospect of possible extra pers. “That makes German busi- would always promote “Amer- remain in dialogue over difficult told media. levies — Trump imposed a 25 nesses really worried.” ica First”, as he expected other conflicts, “we’re moving in the The United States has pulled percent tariff on steel imports Nonetheless, a DIHK survey world leaders to do on behalf of wrong direction if we automati- Reuters | Berlin out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and a 10 percent tariff on alumi- published earlier this month their own countries, but added: cally react to new unreasonable and Germany has acknowledged num in March but the European showed a record number of Ger- “America First does not mean demands with concessions.” erman companies are con- it could be hard to protect com- Union has been granted exemp- man companies believe econo- America alone. When the United Germany is Europe’s biggest Gcerned that US President panies doing business with Iran, tions until June 1. mies in foreign markets where States grows so does the world.” exporter to the United States. DO NOT GO WHERE THE PATH TODAY QUOTE MAY LEAD, GO INSTEAD 1904 1966 1972 1991 OF THE DAY IN The Fédération Internationale The Ulster Volunteer Force Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’s Former Indian Prime Minister WHERE THERE IS NO PATH HISTORY DAY AND LEAVE A TRAIL. de Football Association (FIFA) is declares war on the Irish Basilica in Rome is damaged by Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by founded in Paris. Republican Army in Northern a vandal, the mentally disturbed a female suicide bomber near MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 RALPH WALDO EMERSON Ireland. Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth. Madras.

TOP May is the cruellest month 4 TWEETS traditional dress. It was fragmented, may- When I look at my kids, I They have witnessed three wars in less be even confused, with different groups think: They have witnessed than a decade. They have never holidayed moving different ways. The speaker who three wars in less than a abroad. They don’t know what it feels like had the microphone at that moment — decade. They have never to drive for more than 40 kilometers in one 01 politicians and local leaders took turns holidayed abroad. They direction. — was spewing anger into the air, trying to don’t know what it feels like On the evening of May 14, the teenagers ATEF ABU SAIF provoke the people around him to march regrouped at the corner of my street. After east, into Israel: If you are not here to cut to drive for more than 40 a long day of inhaling gas and running in the fence down and cross over to our own kilometers in one direction. zigzags to avoid bullets, they didn’t seem land, he said, you may as well not be here. much concerned with self-reflection. “I or the past seven weeks, every Friday I felt anger toward him. was next to him. I could have died as well.” morning a small group of teenagers A small drone hovered in the distance, “They say the crowds were bigger in East ’m pleased to announce Fhad met at the corner of my street. but in the other direction, deep into Gaza, Gaza City.” All they knew was that if the Ithat I’m lifting @Stat- They would exchange “Good mornings,” well past the protesters amassed at the anniversary of the Nakba wasn’t going to eDept hiring freeze on chat amicably for a while and then head border. It dropped a dozen canisters of tear be another Nakba, they had to go back out Foreign Service and Civil east to the protests at the border with Israel. gas. Whoever was controlling it had finally there, to that border. They have been given Service employees. We On May 14, they gathered again, this time understood the game. no other choice to claim a better life. need our men and women to demonstrate against the opening of the During the first few weeks of the marches, The morning of May 15 we mourned. The on the ground executing A drone drops out of the new American embassy in Jerusalem. May Israeli soldiers would torpedo the canisters dren; some teenagers lost their first loves. streets were quiet, and people walked with American diplomacy and 15 was supposed to be the protests’ climax: directly into the crowd — only for the west- Everyone seemed to have abandoned or their heads down, their eyes also down, representing our great sky, spiraling down like a It commemorated Nakba, or the “catastro- erly wind to blow the gas back toward them. dropped something as they ran. A few of words stumbling out of their mouths as if nation.. phe,” when Palestinians were expelled from Since then, they had learned to deliberately us, the lucky ones, cursed about our petty nothing they said really mattered. The bor- @SecPompeo bird that has been shot. our land by Israel in 1948. But somehow overshoot west, so that the wind would losses, jokingly, once we made it to safety. der protests had been meant to be peaceful, than half what it had been the day before. boy who had been collecting empty black all wanted to pick it up and play with it. I President Donald Trump managed to add deliver their gas to the crowds. By the time I caught my breath, after my not another massacre. Maybe the warmon- But otherwise the scene was similar. A few canisters was stringing them together into saw their smiles, heard their excitement. Kids run to where it hits a day to our calendar of infamy, and it may To escape the fumes, my friends and I heart stopped racing, I had a hollowing gers are right, after all: Maybe the enemy is teenage boys rolled out tyres towards the a great necklace. He began to swing it above Then a stack of speakers nearby started the ground: Yes, Israelis be the crassest yet. started to run, due north. But the wind was feeling. Relief. just the enemy. border and set them on fire. Dark clouds his head joyfully, to the laughter of those blasting nationalist songs from the 1970s, 02 I, too, headed to the border, east of Jab- blowing the gas that way, too, and my eyes Whenever you survive something in Gaza, The funeral processions were quiet, too. of smoke plumed up into the sky. Children around him. drowning out the kids’ voices. also lose things. aliya, with four of my friends. We are all in caught on fire. Three girls fell to the ground the same question returns: For how long? A Young men carried the coffins high on their flew kites decorated with the Palestinian Another round of fire. More running. It was getting dark, and we headed home. our 40s, the generation of the first intifada in front of us. Journalists with fancy-looking few years ago I wrote a novel that tried to shoulders. There was anger in their eyes. flag. In the distance, drones took off and A drone dropped out of the sky, spiraling As I drove back with my friends, I mis- of 1987, and as we drove, we wondered gas masks took photos, leisurely. We kept encapsulate this paradox. Its first line was Here was their friend, their cousin, their fanned out. downward ungracefully, like a bird that has quoted T.S. Eliot in my head: “May is the whether it would be a big day. running. Fleeing protesters trampled acres “Naim was born during war and he will brother. In perfect formation the drones started been shot. Children ran to the spot where it cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the It was only midmorning when we arrived of cucumber, okra and watermelon plants. die during war.” Like the character in that Around 3 p.m., after the funerals were dropping their canisters. Again we scat- hit the ground: Yes, Israelis also lose things. dead land.” but already very hot over the dry clay land. What a season for the farmers. book, I have always felt that my own life was over, I got in a car with the same friends as tered to avoid the gas clouds. A few min- One boy touched it carefully, afraid that it (Atef Abu Saif is a political scientist and the author of The crowd was a mix of young and old, men By day’s end, some 60 Palestinians had merely a short hiatus between two great on May 14 and we headed for the border utes later we regrouped in the main field, might be hot or would explode. When the oly Spirit, you who “The Drone Eats With Me: A Gaza Diary.”) and women, including some old ladies in been killed. Some parents lost their chil- deaths. When I look at my kids, I think: again. The crowd was much smaller, less opposite the Israelis’ main watch tower. A children realised it was safe to touch, they Hsustain the Church, come down upon us again, teach us unity, re- new our hearts, and help us to love as Jesus taught CIVILIAN’S TRIBUNE us. How safe is your data? @Pontifex 03 Flight boarding Yes, we need rules on how companies collect and store our personal information. But this isn’t the right way to do it. passes printout The regulation is intentionally matics platform said: “We often wonder, like, ambiguous, representing a what does the law say about this? Nobody knows.” Or as a scientist in charge of computing series of compromises. It and storage facilities at a major university put systems in red bus promises to ease restrictions it, the GDPR says, more or less, “that adequate hen you walk the on data flows while allowing safety should be in place, and so on. Right — Wtalk, you command ALISON COOL citizens to control their what does that mean?” respect and faith. Else, personal data, and to spur Many of the law’s broad principles, though you end up demanding European economic growth. they avoid references to specific technologies, them and still don’t get are nevertheless based on already outdated any. here is a growing realisation that our assumptions about technology. “I think it’s @SriSri data is under attack. From breaches very clear that they imagined some company Tat Equifax to Cambridge Analytica’s that has your data physically stored some- misuse of the profile information of more than where, and you have the right to take it out,” a 87 million Facebook users, it seems as if none law professor told me of the GDPR’s approach 04 of our personal data is safe. And more and to data portability. But in the era of big data more about us is being captured, stored and and cloud services, data rarely exists in only processed by smart devices like thermostats, while protecting the right to privacy. It skirts one place. baby monitors, WiFi-connected streetlights over possible differences between current and What the regulation really means is likely and traffic sensors. future technologies by using broad principles. to be decided in European courts, which is In the United States, people who are con- But those broad principles don’t always sure to be a drawn-out and confusing process. cerned are looking to Europe. They see Eu- accord with current data practices. The reg- Still, the GDPR is not a lost cause. We do rope’s “right to be forgotten,” by which citizens ulation requires those who process personal need rules about data. But legal frameworks, elighted that IITs are t is a great relief that the Bahrain Public Transport Company is offering can force companies to erase some of their data to demonstrate accountability in part by particularly when they are long, complex and Dredesigning their bus service to the Bahrain International Airport. The airport express personal data, as a step towards regaining limiting data collection and processing to what ambiguous, can’t be the only or even the pri- courses to include cred- Iservice ‘Airlink’ is serviced by the A1 and A2 and operates from the BIA ownership of their online selves. And on May is necessary for a specific purpose, forbidding mary resource guiding the day-to-day work of its on arts & humanities terminal to Manama every 15 minutes. In this context I have some sugges- 25, the European Union will bring into force other uses. That may sound good, but machine data protection. including appreciation of tions. We are checking-in at the start of each journey, by tapping our card the most sweeping regulation ever of what can learning, for example — one of the most active If the ultimate goal is to change what people creative arts. This would on the GO Card readers set-up on the buses. Upon checking in, the system be done with people’s data. areas of research in artificial intelligence, used do with our data, we need more research that lead all round holistic will deduct the single trip fare which is 250 fils only. My suggestion is This law, the General Data Protection Reg- for targeted advertising, self-driving cars and looks carefully at how personal data is collect- development of our engi- perhaps, the transport and airport authorities could check the feasibility of ulation, will give citizens greater control over more — uses data to train computer systems ed and by whom, and how those people make neers & boost innovation implementing flight boarding passes printout systems in red bus. It would their data while requiring those who process to make decisions that cannot be specified decisions about data protection. Policymakers & research in classical be convenient and time-saving for passengers to avoid long queues at the personal data in the European Union or about new law could replace a corporate-controlled and academic institutions all process personal government or corporate collection of personal in advance, derived from the original data or should use such studies as a basis for devel- music, art forms & archi- airport. Red buses can use existing machines, which would be a better its citizens to take responsibility for its pro- Internet with a digital democracy. data, but they use it for different purposes. data; people in Nordic countries, on the other explained after the fact. oping empirically grounded, practical rules. tecture. option and user-friendly, for passengers to print boarding pass and also get tection. The GDPR will give Europeans the There’s just one problem: No one under- There’s another reason for the regulation’s hand, link the collection and organisation of In 2017, the year after the regulation was ap- In the end, pragmatic guidelines that make @amitabhk87 luggage tags in the bus itself. Otherwise can we use kiosks in red buses to right to data portability (allowing people, for stands the GDPR. complexity and ambiguity: What are often data to the functioning of strong social welfare proved, I interviewed scientists, data managers, sense to people who work with data might do get boarding passes printed? I hope the authorities concerned will consider example, to take their data from one social The law is staggeringly complex. After three framed as legal and technical questions are also systems. legal scholars, lawyers, ethicists and activists in a lot more to protect our personal data than a this suggestion to support and attract more passengers to choose red buses. network to another) and the right not to be years of intense lobbying and contentious ne- questions of values. The European Union’s 28 Sweden. I learned that many scientists and data law that promises to change the Internet but questions of values. The European Union’s 28 Thus, the regulation is intentionally ambig- It could reduce traffic on roads and save time at the airport also. subject to decisions based on automated data gotiation, the European Parliament published a member states have different historical expe- uous, representing a series of compromises. managers who will be subject to the law find it can’t explain how. Disclaimer: (Views expressed by columnists are personal and Sunil Thomas processing (prohibiting, for example, the use draft, which then received some 4,000 amend- riences and contemporary attitudes about data It promises to ease restrictions on data flows incomprehensible. They doubted that absolute of an algorithm to reject applicants for jobs ment proposals, a reflection of the divergent collection. Germans, recalling the Nazis’ deadly while allowing citizens to control their person- compliance was even possible. (Alison Cool is a professor of anthropology and need not necessarily reflect our information science at the University of Colorado, editorial stances) Please write your views and opinions to [email protected] or loans). Advocates seem to believe that the interests at stake. Corporations, governments efficient use of information, are suspicious of al data, and to spur European economic growth One expert at Sweden’s national bioinfor- Boulder.)

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TOP May is the cruellest month 4 TWEETS They have witnessed three wars in less than a decade. They have never holidayed abroad. They don’t know what it feels like to drive for more than 40 kilometers in one 01 direction. On the evening of May 14, the teenagers regrouped at the corner of my street. After a long day of inhaling gas and running in zigzags to avoid bullets, they didn’t seem much concerned with self-reflection. “I was next to him. I could have died as well.” “They say the crowds were bigger in East ’m pleased to announce Gaza City.” All they knew was that if the Ithat I’m lifting @Stat- anniversary of the Nakba wasn’t going to eDept hiring freeze on be another Nakba, they had to go back out Foreign Service and Civil there, to that border. They have been given Service employees. We no other choice to claim a better life. need our men and women The morning of May 15 we mourned. The on the ground executing streets were quiet, and people walked with American diplomacy and their heads down, their eyes also down, representing our great words stumbling out of their mouths as if nation.. nothing they said really mattered. The bor- @SecPompeo der protests had been meant to be peaceful, than half what it had been the day before. boy who had been collecting empty black all wanted to pick it up and play with it. I not another massacre. Maybe the warmon- But otherwise the scene was similar. A few canisters was stringing them together into saw their smiles, heard their excitement. gers are right, after all: Maybe the enemy is teenage boys rolled out tyres towards the a great necklace. He began to swing it above Then a stack of speakers nearby started just the enemy. border and set them on fire. Dark clouds his head joyfully, to the laughter of those blasting nationalist songs from the 1970s, 02 The funeral processions were quiet, too. of smoke plumed up into the sky. Children around him. drowning out the kids’ voices. Young men carried the coffins high on their flew kites decorated with the Palestinian Another round of fire. More running. It was getting dark, and we headed home. shoulders. There was anger in their eyes. flag. In the distance, drones took off and A drone dropped out of the sky, spiraling As I drove back with my friends, I mis- Here was their friend, their cousin, their fanned out. downward ungracefully, like a bird that has quoted T.S. Eliot in my head: “May is the brother. In perfect formation the drones started been shot. Children ran to the spot where it cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the Around 3 p.m., after the funerals were dropping their canisters. Again we scat- hit the ground: Yes, Israelis also lose things. dead land.” over, I got in a car with the same friends as tered to avoid the gas clouds. A few min- One boy touched it carefully, afraid that it (Atef Abu Saif is a political scientist and the author of on May 14 and we headed for the border utes later we regrouped in the main field, might be hot or would explode. When the oly Spirit, you who “The Drone Eats With Me: A Gaza Diary.”) again. The crowd was much smaller, less opposite the Israelis’ main watch tower. A children realised it was safe to touch, they Hsustain the Church, come down upon us again, teach us unity, re- new our hearts, and help us to love as Jesus taught us. How safe is your data? @Pontifex 03 Yes, we need rules on how companies collect and store our personal information. But this isn’t the right way to do it. The regulation is intentionally matics platform said: “We often wonder, like, ambiguous, representing a what does the law say about this? Nobody knows.” Or as a scientist in charge of computing series of compromises. It and storage facilities at a major university put promises to ease restrictions it, the GDPR says, more or less, “that adequate hen you walk the on data flows while allowing safety should be in place, and so on. Right — Wtalk, you command citizens to control their what does that mean?” respect and faith. Else, personal data, and to spur Many of the law’s broad principles, though you end up demanding European economic growth. they avoid references to specific technologies, them and still don’t get are nevertheless based on already outdated any. assumptions about technology. “I think it’s @SriSri very clear that they imagined some company that has your data physically stored some- where, and you have the right to take it out,” a law professor told me of the GDPR’s approach 04 to data portability. But in the era of big data and cloud services, data rarely exists in only while protecting the right to privacy. It skirts one place. over possible differences between current and What the regulation really means is likely future technologies by using broad principles. to be decided in European courts, which is But those broad principles don’t always sure to be a drawn-out and confusing process. accord with current data practices. The reg- Still, the GDPR is not a lost cause. We do ulation requires those who process personal need rules about data. But legal frameworks, elighted that IITs are data to demonstrate accountability in part by particularly when they are long, complex and Dredesigning their limiting data collection and processing to what ambiguous, can’t be the only or even the pri- courses to include cred- is necessary for a specific purpose, forbidding mary resource guiding the day-to-day work of its on arts & humanities other uses. That may sound good, but machine data protection. including appreciation of learning, for example — one of the most active If the ultimate goal is to change what people creative arts. This would areas of research in artificial intelligence, used do with our data, we need more research that lead all round holistic for targeted advertising, self-driving cars and looks carefully at how personal data is collect- development of our engi- more — uses data to train computer systems ed and by whom, and how those people make neers & boost innovation to make decisions that cannot be specified decisions about data protection. Policymakers & research in classical and academic institutions all process personal government or corporate collection of personal in advance, derived from the original data or should use such studies as a basis for devel- music, art forms & archi- data, but they use it for different purposes. data; people in Nordic countries, on the other explained after the fact. oping empirically grounded, practical rules. tecture. There’s another reason for the regulation’s hand, link the collection and organisation of In 2017, the year after the regulation was ap- In the end, pragmatic guidelines that make @amitabhk87 complexity and ambiguity: What are often data to the functioning of strong social welfare proved, I interviewed scientists, data managers, sense to people who work with data might do framed as legal and technical questions are also systems. legal scholars, lawyers, ethicists and activists in a lot more to protect our personal data than a Sweden. I learned that many scientists and data law that promises to change the Internet but questions of values. The European Union’s 28 Thus, the regulation is intentionally ambig- member states have different historical expe- uous, representing a series of compromises. managers who will be subject to the law find it can’t explain how. Disclaimer: (Views expressed riences and contemporary attitudes about data It promises to ease restrictions on data flows incomprehensible. They doubted that absolute by columnists are personal and collection. Germans, recalling the Nazis’ deadly while allowing citizens to control their person- compliance was even possible. (Alison Cool is a professor of anthropology and need not necessarily reflect our information science at the University of Colorado, editorial stances) efficient use of information, are suspicious of al data, and to spur European economic growth One expert at Sweden’s national bioinfor- Boulder.)

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Erdogan holds controversial election rally in Bosnia IS begins quitting last AFP | Sarajevo

urkish President Recep TTayyip Erdogan yester- pocket of Syria’s capital day addressed thousands of expatriate Turks in Saraje- vo at his only election rally The evacuation of jihadists from southern Damascus follows intense fighting with Syrian regime forces outside Turkey after other European countries banned AFP | Beirut such events. The Bosnian capital was chosen for the event - ahead slamic State group fighters of Ankara’s presidential and began evacuating their fi- After the ceasefire parliamentary elections Inal stronghold in southern on Saturday, IS next month - after Euro - Damascus yesterday, a monitor withdrew from areas pean Union states such as said, bringing Syria’s govern- in the western part Germany, Austria and the ment closer than ever to flushing of Yarmuk camp, Netherlands barred Turkish out the last threat to the capital. east towards the politicians from election- Syrian President Bashar al-As- centre of the camp eering in their countries, sad has used a combination of stoking tensions between military pressure and evacua- ABDEL RAHMAN Ankara and Brussels. tion deals in recent months to Turkey is scheduled to go recapture territory around the the polls on June 24, with capital from his armed oppo- three million expatriate nents. cus earlier this month, leaving Turks allowed to vote, in- Last month, troops and allied IS as the only armed presence in cluding 1.4 million in Ger- Palestinian militia launched a the capital. The assault against many. fierce offensive to oust IS from the jihadist force has left more Several thousand people, a cluster of districts in southern than 250 pro-regime forces, 233 according to an AFP report- Damascus, including the Pales- jihadists and more than 60 ci- er, converged on Sarajevo’s tinian camp of Yarmuk. vilians dead according to the largest sports venue, Zetra, After weeks of combat and Britain-based Observatory. where the rally was held. heavy casualties, an apparent But the offensive died down Many of the participants, deal was reached for remaining around midday Saturday after who arrived from several IS fighters to leave Yarmuk and Syrian government forces head towards IS positions in southern Damascus a truce between IS on one side European countries, in- the adjacent district of Tada- and pro-government Palestinian cluding Germany, Austria, mun, according to the Syrian militias and regime ally Russia Denmark and France, were Observatory for Human Rights. majority were relatives of jihad- Yarmuk to Tadamun and the IS ‘surrendering’ on the other, said the monitor, wearing scarves and ban- IS jihadists burned their ists and not armed. More than nearby districts of Hajar al-As- which relies on a network of ners carrying pictures of the headquarters in Yarmuk be - two dozen buses remained in wad and Qadam. Assad has already ousted tens sources in Syria. Turkish leader, and waving fore boarding buses with their Yarmuk for additional evacua- Yarmuk in particular has been of thousands of rebels and civil- “After the ceasefire on Sat- Turkish flags. relatives to leave the area, said tions, he said. devastated by Syria’s conflict, ians from areas around Damas- urday, IS withdrew from areas Giant billboards wel - Observatory head Rami Abdel Syrian state media and a Pal- suffering a crippling govern- cus this year through military in the western part of Yarmuk comed Erdogan in Turkish Rahman. estinian official have denied a ment siege since 2012 and ru- force and negotiated withdraw- camp, east towards the centre of and Bosnian. “The six buses left at dawn, deal was reached or that evacu- ined by years of fighting. als, including the rebel bastion the camp,” Abdel Rahman said. Security for the event, heading east for the Syrian de- ations were taking place. It was once home to 160,000 of Eastern Ghouta. “Troops and Palestinian loy- the only one Erdogan will sert,” he told AFP. IS has had a presence in south- Palestinian refugees, as well as The regime used similar tac- alist militias entered that area attend outside Turkey, was Abdel Rahman could not spec- ern Damascus since 2015, ex- Syrians, but just a few hundred tics to clear opposition towns for sweeping operations,” he tight. ify how many had left, but said a panding in recent years from remain. northeast and south of Damas- told AFP. Afghan government under pressure N. Korea demands Seoul as Taliban threaten new district return waitress ‘defectors’ Reuters | Farah, Afghanistan

aliban fighters closed in BETTER Ton another district in Af- ghanistan yesterday as officials sought to reassure an increas- KNOW ingly angry public that security would improve. Yesterday, the insurgents were besieging the governor’s From 1996 to 2001, compound in Ajrestan district Taliban held power Pyongyang claims the women were kidnapped from a North Korean in Ghazni, south of the capital over three quarters restaurant in China, while Seoul insists they defected of their own free will Kabul, although officials said of Afghanistan. The reinforcements had arrived and Taliban emerged as a AFP | Seoul ing him under the orders of the were relieving police defending prominent faction in South’s spy agency. the town. Afghan Civil War and orth Korea has demand- The fate of the women could The fighting in Ghazni, which Ned Seoul repatriate a jeopardise relations between has long had a heavy Taliban consisted of students dozen waitresses who fled to the two countries, said a state- Afghan National Army soldiers keep watch during an official visit in Farah presence, follows several days educated in Islamic the South two years ago, just ment from the North’s Red province, Afghanistan of fighting in Farah province, on schools days after abruptly calling off a Cross carried by official KCNA the other side of Afghanistan on planned inter-Korean meeting news agency late Saturday. the border with Iran where the peace talks. “We will stay with said Belqis Roshan, a former about the situation,” said Farah following weeks of tentative “The South Korean authori- insurgents came close to over- you until we bring this war to a senator. “We have 10 districts, resident Abdullah. “The Taliban rapprochement. ties should... send our women running the provincial capital. peaceful conclusion,” he said. and apart from the centres, have a strong presence in almost The issue has long been citizens to their families with- General John Nicholson, the He met local officials in the they’re under Taliban rule,” all districts and are still hiding controversial, with Pyongyang out delay and thus show the top US commander in Afghan- governor’s compound and heard she said. in some parts of the city.” claiming the women were kid- will to improve North-South istan visited Farah on Saturday a bitter litany of complaints Reinforcements rushed in As the Taliban have contin- napped from a North Korean ties,” the statement said. with the ministers of the inte- about the failure of the govern- from other provinces and re- ued the spring offensive they state-run restaurant in China At a summit last month in rior and defence and the head ment to protect the city and the peated strikes by Afghan and launched last month, heavy while Seoul insists they defect- the Demilitarised Zone that di- of the NDS intelligence service. province, where the Taliban U.S. air forces pushed the insur- fighting has been seen from ed of their own free will. vides the peninsula, North Ko- “Farah did not fall and Farah control many areas. gents back from the city centre Badakhshan and Baghlan prov- But the restaurant’s manag- rean leader Kim Jong Un and will never fall,” he said, calling “If you want to make Farah but bazaars remain deserted inces in the north to Farah in er said in a recent interview the South’s President Moon on the Taliban to accept Pres- better, then please, you should and the streets empty. the west and Ghazni and Zabul he had lied to the women and Jae-in pledged to pursue denu- ident Ashraf Ghani’s offer of help before there’s an incident,” “People are still worried in the centre. blackmailed them into follow- clearisation and a peace treaty. MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 13 Harry and Meghan go straight to work after lavish wedding The couple will not be taking a honeymoon immediately, as they are scheduled to attend a garden party for Harry’s father

AFP | London evening. Some of the celebrities who rince Harry and his new wife attended the earlier service, in- PMeghan began married life cluding George Clooney and ten- yesterday after their spectacular, nis star Serena Williams, were rule-breaking wedding, but will MAY LIKE IT also spotted heading in. be delaying a honeymoon as they The wedding was unlike no turn immediately to royal duties. other the royal family has ever The newly ennobled Duke and staged, a mix of the pageantry Duchess of Sussex staged a huge Over 6 million that Britain does so well, with party after the ceremony on Sat- people tweeted on celebrity razzmatazz and Afri- urday at Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry’s mar- can-American culture. they were greeted by around riage to Meghan In a ceremony filled with 100,000 people lining the streets Markle, more than laughs and not a few tears, the and watched by millions around three times the couple held hands throughout, the world. number during his and the prince was visibly emo- The beaming couple were tional as he greeted his bride seen driving to the evening bash older brother’s at the altar saying: “You look in a vintage Jaguar, Meghan hav- wedding. amazing.” ing changed from her sweeping Between 2200 GMT A gospel choir sang “Stand Givenchy wedding gown into a Friday and 2300 By Me” and US pastor Michael sleek Stella McCartney halter- GMT Saturday, Curry delivered a passionate, neck dress, with Harry switch- 6,604,498 tweets lengthy address about the power ing his military frockcoat for were posted world- of love, referencing slavery. black tie. Meghan, a mixed-race televi- On the bride’s finger was a wide on the royal sion actress, also made her mark large aquamarine ring, which nuptials, of which by walking up the aisle partly on belonged to Harry’s beloved late 5.2 million bore the her own, and giving a speech at mother, Diana. hashtag #Royal- the evening reception. Details of the bash, hosted by Wedding “Kisstory: Harry & Meg’s Prince Charles in a house on historic change for monarchy,” the castle grounds for 200 close headlined The Sun yesterday, friends and family, were a top with a photograph of the cou- secret although fireworks were The couple drove to an evening bash in a vintage Jaguar ple kissing on the steps of St seen over Windsor late in the George’s Chapel.

Hawaii reports first serious injury from volcano Reuters | Pahoa, Hawaii fense Agency said, and sent lava flowing into the ocean. stream of lava blocked a That prompted warnings of AHawaii highway yesterday laze — clouds of hydrochloric that serves as an escape route acid and steam embedded with for coastal residents, while the fine glass particles formed when first known serious injury was hot lava hits ocean water. reported from fresh explosive Authorities were trying yes- eruptions from Kilauea volcano. terday to open up a road that A homeowner on Noni Farms was blocked by lava in 2014 to Road who was on a third-floor serve as an alternative escape Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, third from left, walks away from the balcony had his leg shattered route, Jessica Ferracane of the site where a Boeing 737 plummeted into a yuca field with more than 100 passengers on board from his shin to his foot when National Park Service told re- hit by lava spatter, said Janet porters. Snyder, a spokesperson for the Lava erupts on the outskirts of Pahoa in Hawaii The park service is working Office of the Mayor, County of to bulldoze almost a mile of Cuba plane company ‘had Hawaii. hardened lava out of the way She added that lava spatters As magma destroyed four The erupting lava, which can on nearby Highway 11, which safety worries’ “can weigh as much as a refrig- more homes, molten rock from reach a blistering 2,000 degrees has been impassable, she added. erator and even small pieces two huge cracks merged into Fahrenheit (1,093 degrees Celsi- The Hawaii National Guard AP | Havana being rented from Mexico of spatter can kill.” No other a single stream, threatening to us), crossed Highway 137 short- has warned of mandatory evac- City-based Damojh by EasyS- information was immediately block other escape routes and ly before midnight local time uations if more roads become he Mexican charter com- ky, a Honduras-based low-cost available. touching off brush fires. (1000 GMT), Hawaii’s Civil De- blocked. Tpany whose 39-year-old airline. Cuba’s national carrier, plane crashed in Havana had Cubana de Aviacion, was also been the subject of two serious renting the plane and crew in complaints about its crews’ a similar arrangement known US not to recognize Pope to appoint 14 performance over the last dec- as a “wet lease” before the air- Trump wants probe into ade, according to authorities in craft veered on takeoff to the Venezuela result new cardinals Guyana and a retired pilot for eastern Cuban city of Holguin campaign surveillance Cuba’s national airline. and crashed into a field just AFP | Caracas Reuters | Vatican City Mexico’s government said after noon Friday, according to Reuters | Washington late Saturday that its National Mexican aviation authorities. The United States will not ope Francis will elevate Civil Aviation Authority will A Damojh employee in Mex- recognize the result of Ven- S President Donald Trump P14 churchmen from five carry out an operational audit ico City declined to comment, ezuela’s presidential elec- Usaid yesterday he would continents to the rank of of Damojh airlines to see if its saying the company would be tion yesterday, U.S. Deputy ask the Justice Department cardinal, picking candidates “current operating conditions communicating only through Secretary of State John Sul- to look into whether his 2016 that work with the poor or continue meeting regulations” written statements. Mexican livan told journalists. presidential campaign was in- where Catholics are in a mi- and to help collect information authorities said Damojh had The United States is ac- filtrated or surveilled by the nority and putting his stamp for the investigation into Fri- permits needed to lease its tively considering oil sanc- FBI or the department under on the group that will elect day’s crash in Cuba that left aircraft and had passed a No- tions on Venezuela and the Obama administration. his successor. 110 dead. vember 2017 verification of its Sullivan said a response to The Republican president’s Making the surprise an- The plane that crashed, a maintenance program. . yesterday’s vote would be pronouncement followed a nouncement during his Boeing 737, was barred from Cuban Transportation Min- discussed at a G20 meeting morning in which he posted US President Donald Trump weekly Sunday address, the Guyanese airspace last year ister Adel Yzquierdo Rodri- in Buenos Aires on Monday. seven tweets denouncing as pope said the new cardinals after authorities discovered guez told reporters Saturday Venezuelan President a “witch hunt” the federal look into whether or not the came from Italy, Spain, Por- that its crew had been allowing afternoon that Cubana had Nicolas Maduro was seek- investigation of whether his FBI/DOJ infiltrated the Trump tugal, Poland, Iraq, Pakistan, dangerous overloading of lug- been renting the plane for less ing a six-year term in a campaign worked with Russia Campaign - and if any such de- Japan, Madagascar, Peru, gage on flights to Cuba, Guy- than a month under an ar - Sunday election boycott- to sway the election. mands or requests were made Mexico and Bolivia. anese Civil Aviation Director rangement in which the Mex- ed by the opposition and “I hereby demand, and will by people within the Obama They will be given tradi- Capt. Egbert Field told The ican company was entirely condemned by foes as the do so officially tomorrow, that Administration!” Trump wrote tional red hats at a ceremo- Associated Press on Saturday. responsible for maintenance “coronation” of a dictator. the Department of Justice on Twitter. ny known on June 29. The plane and crew were of the aircraft. 14 MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 features

Beekeeping is a cherished national tradition in Slovenia, which has led the way in raising awareness of the plight of bees

While coming up with new ways of cele- brating its heritage, Slovenia hasn’t been Slovenia, a land with spared the trends that have led the UN to warn that 40 pc of invertebrate pollina- tors risk extinction beekeeping in its genes AFP | Mocna, Slovenia by the country’s central bank to rope’s biggest producer of honey. sen as the date for World Bee beekeeper Karl Vogrincic told mark the first World Bee Day on The Alpine nation’s love affair Day as it’s Jansa’s birthday. AFP in his garden, in the village t was a Slovene who wrote Sunday, an initiative launched with the bee stretches back to BETTER Jansa was also a painter and of Mocna in northeastern Slo- the world’s first modern by Slovenia and backed by the the 18th century when Slovene contributed to another aspect of venia. beekeeping manual. United Nations. Anton Jansa (1734-1773) wrote Slovenian beekeeping heritage -- Vogrincic has more than 40 And Slovenia has gone “Once you start keeping bees, the first modern beekeeping KNOW the decoration of beehive panels years of beekeeping under his on to lead the way in rais- it’s like an addiction,” Bostjan manual. with colourful works of folk art belt and says it’s “a matter of love Iing awareness of the plight of Noc, head of the Slovenian Bee- At that time much of modern depicting an array of themes, rather than anything else”. bees, as concern has grown over keepers’ Association tells AFP, Slovenia made up the Habsburg Bees help pollinate from the religious to the every- “Beekeeping means rediscov- the health of the world’s bee adding that his family boasts province of Carniola, and Em- 90 per cent of the day, such as the country woman ering knowledge that our an- population in recent years. several generations of apiarists. press Maria Theresa appointed world’s major crops, dragging her errant husband cestors already knew but we’ve Beekeeping is a cherished na- “We have beekeeping written Jansa as one of the first teachers back from a cafe. forgotten in so-called modern tional tradition in Slovenia, with in our genes,” Noc says. at the beekeeping school in the but in recent years life,” he says, opening a door to colourful beehives to be found imperial capital, Vienna. many have been dy- one of the hives with no protec- dotted throughout fields, on the “Anton Jansa laid the founda- ing off from “colony ‘Modest and gentle’ tion to put a stranded bee back edge of forests, in gardens and ‘Farmer’s logic’ tions (of beekeeping) that are collapse disorder”, a Noc points out that the second into the honeycomb. on city rooftops. Some 10,000 people are estimat- still in force today, despite tech- mysterious scourge most common honeybee in the Vogrincic’s interest lies not so The bee can be spotted as ed to have their own beehives nological advances,” Noc says, blamed partly on world -- the Carniolan honeybee much in the amount of honey a symbol of industriousness in Slovenia, a nation of just over lauding Jansa’s “clear farmer’s pesticides -- owes its name to the region. produced but in the possibilities above the doorways of banks two million people. logic” that has stood the test “The Carniolan bee is very of “apitherapy” -- the use of bees and museums, and now even on That’s 10 times more beekeep- of time. much like Slovenians used to be: and bee products in alternative a special two-euro coin issued ers per head than in Spain, Eu- And indeed, May 20 was cho- modest and gentle,” 69-year-old medicine. ‘Crystal cloud’ draws crowds in Vietnam Vietnam is racing to develop its tourism sector in a bid to boost its economy and catch up with more popular Asian destinations like Thailand and Malaysia AFP | Hanoi hill in Yen Bai province. Several people took to social A cable car to the country’s Some were in awe of the un- media to complain about the highest mountain in northern uge crowds expected display in the far-flung flashy installation, saying it tar- Sapa sparked outrage from some trekked to the rice field. nished the area’s natural land- locals when it opened in 2016, remote rice ter- “This is very unique, I’ve nev- scape. and a similar project proposed races of northern er seen any outdoor exhibit like “I don’t know what is beauti- in a remote cave in central Viet- Vietnam Satur- this,” said tourist Vu Chi Bao. ful about it, the original nature nam has drawn scorn in recent Hday to see a “crystal cloud” in- “When the sun shines and re- is already a masterpiece. It’s just months. stallation featuring 58,000 shim- flects on the crystals... it looks going to ruin it,” Facebook user Organisers said they hope to mering beads aimed at boosting wonderful.” Luu Bich posted. tick up tourist visits to Yen Bai tourism in a region better known Farmer Lu Thi Ly was amazed Vietnam is racing to devel - and “open dialogue to create arts for agriculture than bling-in- at the growing crowds coming op its tourism sector in a bid in public spaces”, according to spired public art. to the site. to boost its economy and catch the event’s Facebook page. Local farmers mingled with “We can’t believe this many up with more popular Asian Some 500,000 tourists visited curious tourists to capture pho- people know about these rice destinations like Thailand and the northern province last year, tos of the netting decorated with terraces now, these crystals have Malaysia. compared to 6.9 million to bet- Swarovski crystals and draped made them more popular,” he But it has also come under fire ter-known Halong Bay and 2.5 over towering bamboo and steel said. for forging ahead with contro- million people to Sapa, accord- poles on the top of the terraced But not all were dazzled. Tourists photograph crystal cloud installation versial tourism projects. ing to official statistics. 15 MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018

May Ramadan Day Imsak Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha 21 5 Mon 03:09 am 03:19 am 4:49 am 11:34 am 03:02 pm 06:20 pm 07:150 pm It’s in giving that we receive…

he significance and rewards of charity Thave a close relation- ship with Ramadan. The fasting days and prayer- filled nights soften hearts and create ripples of com- passion and generosity. The hunger and thirst felt during fasting reminds the believ- ers that the world is filled with people who are unable to find enough food or drink for their needs and allows even the well-off Muslims to experience first-hand the suffering of the poor, thus hind the main customer ser- through animated screens, and, encouraging them to help the vice desk on the ground floor. surprise: they will get a lovely needy. There are plenty of chari- Visitors are invited to donate teddy bear coming out in return! table initiatives in Bahrain. gently used clothes, books, toys In celebration of the Holy ‘Make a Difference’ campaign and non-perishable food items, This hotel initiative Month of Ramadan, Sheraton Burj Khalifa in Dubai will light up Downtown Dubai’s skyline to mark one of in Bahrain is an example. City which will be collected and do- Bahrain Hotel hosted an Iftar the most important events in the community, that of Ramadan. represents the spirit Centre Bahrain has tailored a nated through the distribution of Ramadan and for Bahrain Down Syndrome programme in the spirit of to- channels of the local charity or- Society. getherness and solidarity for all ganisation, warming the hearts one of our ways to “This hotel initiative repre- visitors, throughout the Holy of thousands of people. give back to the sents the spirit of Ramadan and Month of Ramadan.In partner- Families coming to the mall to community. We are one of our ways to give back Recycle & Build at ship with the Bahrain Islamic donate from May 31 to June 6, extremely delighted to the community. We are ex- Association, they are offering 2018, can visit the ‘Build a bear’ to host Bahrain tremely delighted to host Bah- Dragon City this Ramadan the opportunity to make a dif- activation booth. Little ones will Down Syndrome rain Down Syndrome Society Diyar Al Muharraq, ference in the lives of those in be able to drop their donations Society for iftar for iftar.” said Thomas Flindt, traditional Bahraini house. In need. Special donation boxes on a conveyor belt, while learn- General Manager of Sheraton this way, materials that would will be placed at the mall be - ing more about Ramadan values THOMAS FLINDT Bahrain Hotel. ragon City, the larg- have otherwise gone to waste est wholesale and re- will instead be used to build an Dtail trade centre in the artistic communal project. Kingdom of Bahrain, is hosting Customers will be able to an environmentally friendly join the fun through partici- event by the name of “Recy- pation tickets that can be ob- cle & Build” during the Holy tained from Dragon City ten- Month of Ramadan, promot- ants. These tickets should be ing a culture of recycling in a taken to the Centre Court to get fun creative way. Held at the empty boxes, which customers Centre Court of Dragon City, will place in the right position the event is an interactive af- to complete the structure by fair, where mall customers will end of Ramadan. Participation participate in crafting empty is open from 7 pm to 11 pm boxes into the structure of a everyday of the month.

PICS BY BIJU HARIDAS Zain Bahrain last night hosted annual ramadan gabga for members of media at Ritz-Carlton. Zain Bahrain general manager Mohammed Zainalabedin spoke on the occasion. The company will host a workshop on the ‘introduction to robotics and construction’ on May 26 at Zain Tower, Mr Zainalabedin informed the audience.

Ramadan cooking Tabbouleh Ingredients • 3/4 cup burghul (cracked wheat), rinsed • 3 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped (see tip) • 3/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped (see tip) • 3 medium tomatoes, finely chopped • 1 small white onion, finely chopped • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1/3 cup lemon juice

Method Cricket tournament begins 1. Place burghul in a bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 20 minutes or until softened. he opening ceremony of ment is being organized by Paki- first of Ramadan 2018 to the 28th Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain, pressing out water with a metal spoon. Ramadan Cricket Tourna- stan Club for the last twenty five at the Pakistan Club premises 2. Place burghul, parsley, mint, tomato and onion in a bowl. Stir to combine. Tment was held at Pakistan years annually during the month Manama. The tournament fea- 3. Place oil and lemon juice in a screw-top jar. Secure lid. Shake to combine. Drizzle over Club premises with a record 53 of Ramadan for cricket lovers. tures teams from more than five tabbouleh. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Serve. local teams participating in the Pakistan Club is organizing this countries (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, event. Ramadan Cricket tourna- mega cricket tournament from Bangladesh Nepal and India). 16 MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 entertainment

CROSSWORD YOUR STAR TODAY

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Aries Chances are that there will be an emotional bite to the day that might put something of a hostile tone on anything you encounter. The key is to not get so fixed in your ways that you turn away from new experiences.

Taurus Your mood should be quite good today and you’ll be well supported by the people around you. The key is to bring intense feelings directly to the table as you experience them. You’ll find that other people share similar emotions at this time.

Gemini Remember that it’s OK to have a little downtime. Don’t feel like you have to always be up and on stage. Take some time to be mellow and quiet. Today is one of those intense days in which you feel overpowered by the energy around you. Don’t resist this feeling.

Cancer This is your day to shine. Everyone else may be squirm- ing under the prevailing energy of the day, but you should be perfectly equipped to deal with any events Across Down that come your way. Despite the intense fluctuations 1- Upper limbs, weapons; 5- Heep of “David Copperfield”; 10- Swed- 1- Invoice abbr.; 2- Genetic messenger; 3- Crowd; 4- Deep-fryer’s in your general mood, things are on the upswing. You’ll ish auto; 14- Queue before Q; 15- Blair of “The Exorcist”; 16- Pipe; concern; 5- Northern Ireland province; 6- Grow to maturity; 7- find that matters will eventually come around your way. 17- Next largest scoop after tea; 19- Environmental sci.; 20- Late Are you ___ out?; 8- Tumult; 9- Pick by hand; 10- Shorthand pros; bloomer; 21- From the beginning; 23- Knock down; 26- So far; 27- 11- Nah!; 12- From the beginning: Lat.; 13- Beneath; 18- Organic Assessor; 28- Need for liquid; 29- Goose genus; 30- Gravy, for one; compound; 22- Versailles verb; 23- Sudden burst of light; 24- Cruise Leo 31- Map lines: Abbr.; 34- Cauterize; 35- Evade work; 36- Ancient ship; 25- Kill; 26- Swahili for “freedom”; 28- Spoil; 30- Classic Give thanks to the people who are most precious to you. Semitic for “Lord”; 37- Timecard abbr.; 38- Reeves of “The Matrix”; Alan Ladd western; 32- Stuns; 33- Snow conveyances; 35- Tailor; You’ll find that words cut to the core issues much more 39- Soft feltlike fabric; 40- Having sound; 42- Spoiled; 43- Ancient 36- Hair clasp; 38- Recognized; 39- Breakfast roll; 41- Ultimatum easily. Stabilize your strong emotions and use them as galley; 45- Go back; 46- Continues a subscription; 47- European words; 42- Least significant; 43- Figure of speech; 44- Live it up; fuel for you endeavours. The key today is to remember capital, in song; 48- Egg-shaped; 49- Hollywood; 54- Teachers’ fa- 45- Dreadlocks wearer; 47- Nabokov novel; 50- Mrs. McKinley; those who have helped you along the way. Everyone is vorites; 55- Prepares for publication or release; 56- Take ___ Train; 51- Startled cries; 52- Rainy, say; 53- Scot’s refusal; a sensitive and loving individual, so treat them as such. 57- Gen. Robt. ___; 58- Charged toward; 59- Ferrara family; Have fun with the people all around you.

Virgo BEETLE BAILEY Connect with the stabilizing force of the day. It’s impor- tant for you to keep at least one foot on the ground, as powerful and intense emotions are likely to try to take over the scene. This is a good time to do things with passion. Don’t hold back. Whatever you do today, you need to give it all or nothing. There is no room for any half-hearted attempts.

Libra Your strong opinions might come into conflict with strong emotions today. Be aware that fountains of intensity are likely to spring from you as if you were a bottomless well. Realize that you might need pay less attention to your logic today and concentrate on your heart. It could be hard to reason with people. If your heart doesn’t support what you say, you might as well not say it.

Scorpio Consciously, realize that you’re someone unique and spe- cial. Remember this through the day and let your actions SUDOKU reflect this affirmation. There’s a rather distinct intensity to the day that might cause others to be on edge. Don’t be disrupted if there are people freaking out in your world. The good news is that you should be able to handle this YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION intense blast of emotion easily.

Sagittarius The intensity of the day could work for you in one of two ways. You can either be depressed and weighed down by the intense emotionalism that’s likely to well up, or you can take this incredible intensity and put it to good use. The choice is yours. Realize that any action you take is going to be highly charged with feelings. Capricorn Combine today’s grounding force with a bit of emo- tional intensity from your heart to create a powerful combination of spirit that will surely make an impact on whatever you contact. The key is to not take yourself too seriously. If you do, there might be incidents that jump up to give you a thump on the head.

Aquarius Your light-hearted social demeanour could find a hard time fitting in with the general mood of the crowd today. You might find that you’re better off simply lo- cating a quiet place and retreating from the group for a little while. Read a good book or magazine.

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UNCLE Rod Hernandez EMILY BLUNT, JOHN KRASINSKI, NOAH JUPE ( MALAYALAM / DRAMA ) DANA CINEMA 11:00,12:45,1 Mammootty, Joy 4:30,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:30,2 CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.00 3:15,01:00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + Mathew, Muthumani 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN ‘BlacKkKlansman’ SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM DANA CINEMA 10:30,13:15,1 + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 2.30 + 6:00,18:45,21:30,00:15 9.00 + 11.00 PM 6.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + 12.00 MN NADIGAIYAR THILAGAM TOMB RAIDER wins Grand Prix AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 12.00 + (TAMIL/BIOGRAPHY/ (ACTION/ADVENTURE) 6.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/ FRI) DRAMA ) ALICIA VIKANDER, HANNAH Keerthi Suresh, Dulquer JOHN-KAMEN, WALTON GOGGINS Salmaan, Samantha Ruth CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.15 Award RAAZI Prabhu AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 (HINDI / ACTION / CRIME / DANA CINEMA + 11.45 PM merican director Spike Lee’s THRILLER) 11:00,14:00,17:00,20:00,23:00 ‘BlacKkKlansman’ has been Alia Bhatt, Vicky SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM awarded with Cannes Film Kaushal, + 2.00 + 5.15 + 8.30 + 11.45 PM OVERBOARD A (COMEDY/ROMANTIC) Festival’s top award, the Grand Prix. Jaideep Ahlawat AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 3.00 The film is based on the true story KNOW WHAT + 9.00 PM DANA CINEMA 11:00,13:30,1 ANNA FARIS, EVA LONGO- of Ron Stallworth (played by John David 6:00,18:30,21:00,23:30 RIA, EUGENIO DERBEZ Washington), a black Colorado Springs po- CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.30 CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 2.30 lice officer who went undercover in the late AVENGERS: INFINITY + 7.00 + 11.30 PM + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM WAR: 2D 1970s to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. The film is based on the SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.15 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM (ACTION/ADVENTURE/ Cate Blanchett served as jury president this true story of Ron Stallworth + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM 4.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM FANTASY) year, with Kristen Stewart, Denis Villeneuve, (played by John David Wash- + 12.00 MN Lea Seydoux, and Ava DuVernay all on the SAAR DAILY AT: 8.30 PM Karen Gillan, Elizabeth ington), a black Colorado Olsen, BAD SAMARITAN jury as well. Springs police officer who Reportedly, the coveted Palme d’Or, Jap - Tom Holland (THRILLER/CRIME) went undercover in the late 102 NOT OUT anese director Hirokazu Kore-eda received DANA CINEMA 11:00,13:45,1 DAVID TENNANT, KERRY 1970s to infiltrate the Ku ( HINDI / COMEDY ) CONDON, ROBERT SHEEHAN the honor for his film ‘Shoplifters’ (Manbiki 6:30,19:15,22:00,00:45 Kazoku). Klux Klan Amitabh Bachchan, CINECO (20) DAILY AT: CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.00 Spike Lee Rishi Kapoor, 11.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + PM + (12.15 MN THURS/FRI) Jimit Trivedi 3.30 + 5.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM + (12.30 MN DANA CINEMA 11:00,13:00,1 THURS/FRI) MASHA & THE BEAR 5:00,17:00,19:00,21:00,23:00 SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.15 + (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM 3.15 + 6.15 + 9.15 PM + (12.15 COMEDY/FAMILY) Being a producer + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 MN THURS/FRI) + 11.15 PM ANGELICA KEAMY, BORIS SAAR DAILY AT: 11.15 PM KUTNEVICH WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 8.15 CINECO (20) DAILY AT: allowed me to be + 11.15 PM 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + A WRINKLE IN TIME 8.00 PM (ADVENTURE/FAMILY/ FANTASY ) NOS GAWAZA more accountable Storm Reid, Oprah ( ARABIC / COMEDY ) PETER RABBIT Winfrey, Rahma Hassan (ADVENTURE/COMEDY/ ctor Vin Diesel says being overall film. FAMILY) “Being a producer allowed Reese Witherspoon Nabil Issa Aa producer allowed him Mostafa Abo Seria to be more accountable for the me to be more accountable for DANA CINEMA 11:15,13:15,15 ROSE BYRNE, DOMHNALL GLEESON, SAM NEILL the overall picture. :15,17:15,19:15,21:15,23:15,01:15 DANA CINEMA 11:00,12:45,1 All of our characters shine CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.15 4:30,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:30,2 CINECO (20) DAILY AT: AM + 1.30 + 3.45 + 6.00 + 3:15,01:00 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 so well,” Diesel said in a state- + 7.45 PM 8.15 + 10.30 PM + (12.45 MN SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.00 + ment. THURS/FRI) 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM “That’s a testament to want- Isla Fisher SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 PM ing everyone in the cast to + 1.15 + 3.30 + 5.45 + 8.00 + shine, wanting the director 10.15 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/ to be the best. I like walking FRI) RAMPAGE YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE away from a film and everyone SAAR DAILY AT: 9.15 PM + (ACTION/THRILLER/ 11.30 PM (CRIME/THRILLER/DRAMA) in the film being applauded SCI-FICTION) for doing the best work,” he My husband is WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: JOAQUIN PHOENIX, added. 9.00 + 11.15 PM DWAYNE JOHNSON, JUDITH ROBERTS, EKATERINA JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN, WILL SAMSONOV Diesel has backed films like YUN LEE CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 9.45 “Fast & Furious”, “The Last KAALI CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.30 Witch Hunter”, “xXx: Return my favourite + 11.45 PM ( TAMIL / ACTION ) AM + 11.30 AM + 12.45 + 1.45 of Xander Cage”, “Riddick” + 3.00 + 4.00 + 5.15 + 6.15 + Vijay Antony, Sunaina, 7.30 + 8.30 + 9.45 PM + 10.45 and “Hitman”. 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Baccarin, Asked her favourite co-star, him be the best improv come- (COMEDY) (ACTION/CRIME) Zazie Beetz she told Hello magazine said: dian I’ve ever worked with, I MELISSA MCCARTHY, GIL- BRUCE WILLIS, COLE HAUS- “Well I have to pick my hus- loved it.” DANA CINEMA 10:45, 13:00, LIAN JACOBS, JULIE BOWEN ER, SHAWN ASHMORE band. I would not want to not Though the “Confessions of 15:15, 17:30, 19:45, 22:00, CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.30 00:15 CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.30 pick him. He is my favourite, a Shopaholic” star says being + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + AM + 3.30 + 7.30 + 11.30 PM This royal wedding obviously. We had a really fun a working mother is tough, CINECO (20) DAILY AT (IMAX 11.45 PM 2D): 12.30 + 3.00 + 5.30 + 8.00 time (on ‘Grimsby’). We shared she feels lucky to have a job + 10.30 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/ SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.00 + a trailer. 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Yates extends overall lead with stage win Nadal reigns in Rome AFP | Praia Mare slipping to seventh overall and nearly five minutes behind his in Paris. ritain’s Simon Yates soloed countryman. Rafael Nadal roars Rafael Nadal cruised to the Bto a third victory within a Mitchelton-Scott’s Yates • first set in just 32 minutes and week on the 15th stage of the launched his attack 17km from back after rain delay to had looked on course for a rou- Giro d’Italia yesterday to ex- the finish line on the penulti- claim his eighth title tine victory against in-form tend his overall lead as the race mate climb and held on to add Zverev, who had won 14 match- heads into the final stretch. to his previous victories on the Nadal regain the es in a row and 30 matches in But Tour de France cham- ninth stage at Gran Sasso and world• number one total this season - more than any pion Chris Froome, who won 11th at Osimo. other player. on Saturday’s Monte Zoncolan He crossed the line 41 sec- ranking before the But the Spaniard made a num- summit finish, lost more time onds ahead of a group led French Open which ber of uncharacteristic errors in on the 176km Dolomites stage by Colombian Miguel Angel starts next Sunday the second set while Alexander from Tolmezzo to Sappada, Lopez of the Astana Pro Team, Zverev upped his game to level with Team Sunweb’s Tom Du- at 1-1. BBC | Rome moulin of the Netherlands in German Alexander Zverev third. broke Nadal’s serve in the open- “My attack was a little bit on afael Nadal survived a ing game of the deciding set and instinct,” explained Yates. stunning fightback from maintained that break to lead “I saw a little gap. I gave RAlexander Zverev to win 3-1 going into an 11-minute rain everything the second time to an eighth Italian Open. delay. get away. It’s fantastic.” Nadal cruised to the first set Nadal won the game after the Dumoulin is second overall before defending champion players returned only for play but drops to 2min 11sec be - Zverev won nine of the next 12 to be halted by a second, longer hind Yates going into the final games to take the second set 6-1 Rafael Nadal hits a return rain delay, after which he won week with the race finishing in and lead 3-2 in the decider. four games in a row to clinch Rome next Sunday. But Nadal turned the match before the French Open which his only defeat on clay this sea- the match. Monday’s final rest day will around following a lengthy rain starts next Sunday. son. The win is Rafael Nadal’s 78th be followed by a time-trial at delay and closed out a 6-1 1-6 Roger Federer had regained Nadal has now won three title and takes him clear of John Rovereto on Tuesday where 6-3 victory. top spot in the rankings when clay-court titles from four tour- McEnroe into fourth place in Simon Yates celebrates after Dutchman Dumoulin is ex- The win will see Nadal regain Nadal lost to Dominic Thiem at naments in the lead-up to his the list of most men’s titles won crossing the finishing line pected to gain time. the world number one ranking the Madrid Masters last week, bid for an 11th French Open title in the Open era. Svitolina dominates Halep to defend Rome title

Elina Svitolina beats BETTER Marc Marquez rides Simona• Halep 6-0, 6-4

The win also marked KNOW Marquez cruises at Le Mans Svitolina’s• 12th career AFP | Le Mans title on what was her after his record-setting pole 24 Elina Svitolina, the world Marc Marquez reeled off his hours earlier but the Yamaha eighth final in succession number four, has now third win on the bounce in the Tech star slid out of contention successfully defended three French MotoGP on Sunday as on lap seven. AFP | Rome career titles, in Baku, Dubai home favourite and pole sitter “I overdid it trying to over- Johann Zarco crashed out. take Jorge Lorenzo,” said lina Svitolina underlined and also Rome; She also won Marquez took his 38th Zarco. “The fans will under- Eher status as a top favourite in Brisbane and Dubai this success in the top category stand me, I was going all out for the French Open by sweep- season to take her 2018 title unchallenged from Danilo for the win,” he said. ing Simona Halep aside 6-0, 6-4 total to three Petrucci (Ducati Pramac) with Zarco’s premature exit left to successfully defend her Ital- Italian veteran Valentino Rossi Marquez in control in a race ian Open crown yesterday. Elina Svitolina kisses her trophy (Yamaha) in third. that after early drama turned In a repeat of last year’s final “I saw that the track had a into something of a procession. at the Foro Italico, Ukrainian real challenge. sion. little bit less grip than yester- The result tightened Svitolina, seeded fourth, was Svitolina, the world number “It was a really good match, The French Open at Roland day and especially this morn- Marquez’s grip on the MotoGP up against Halep a day after the four, has now successfully de- from my side,” Svitolina said. Garros starts next Sunday, and ing,” said Marquez in the pad- standings with the defending Romanian top seed had ousted fended three career titles, in “I dominated. I was trying to Svitolina added: “Roland Gar- dock. four-time champion on 95 Russian Maria Sharapova. Baku, Dubai and also Rome; she put lots of pressure on Simona ros is still a week away, but this “But I’m happy because points. But Halep’s hopes of over- also won in Brisbane and Dubai with my game, tried to really gives me confidence. this victory is important on His closest pursuer is Mav- turning last year’s defeat to her this season to take her 2018 title take the ball early and open the “Last year, it was the first time a circuit where normally we erick Vinales, albeit 36 points 23-year-old opponent quick- total to three. court.” “It’s amazing that I could for me going into the Grand struggle.” behind, with Zarco on 58 ly evaporated in a completely The win also marked Svito- do this here a second time and Slam as a favourite. This year, Zarco had the 105,000 home points in third, and seven-time one-sided encounter that saw lina’s 12th career title on what defend. This is something very, it’s different, I was hoping I was fans at Le Mans’ Bugatti circuit world champion Rossi two the Romanian fail to produce a was her eighth final in succes- very special.” one of the favourites.” dreaming of a rare French win points further adrift. Sanchez has to ‘improve’, insists Scholes AFP | London match United lost 1-0 at Wembley, teams at Old Trafford, said the next season are vital to him, he anchester United great Paul with Chelsea playmaker Eden likes of former Arsenal favourite needs to get fans believing again MScholes has warned Alexis Hazard scoring the only goal of Sanchez had to raise their game and believing they are going to Sanchez he must improve fol - the game from the penalty spot. if United were to close the gap to get close to City. They need a big lowing his lacklustre display in United may have finished sec- City next season. player. Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat by ond in the Premier League table “His performances, well they “Paul Pogba does not win you Chelsea, saying his performances but that still left them a huge 19 have to improve,” Scholes told games on his own. Hazard does. “can’t get any worse”. points behind champions and lo- BT Sport. Alexis Sanchez doesn’t, he’s Former United midfielder cal rivals Manchester City. “They can’t get any worse to be shown that since January, they Scholes singled out Chile interna- And Scholes, a key member of honest with you. thought he could, but what we’ve tional Sanchez for criticism after a Alex Ferguson’s trophy-winning “I think the next few games of seen....” Alexis Sanchez MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 19 Tyson Fury to fight Selwady will Albania’s Sefer Seferi

• The former IBF, taste defeat, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury finally returns to the ring at the Manchester Erik Carlsson Arena on June 9 after an absence of over two-and-a-half years Erik Carlsson is PA Sport | London the• first fighter from Sweden to have signed yson Fury will launch his with Brave Combat Tcomeback against Alba- Federation and has nia’s Sefer Seferi, his promoter competed against top Frank Warren has announced. The former IBF, WBA and Tyson Fury Middle Eastern fighters WBO heavyweight champion including Jarrah Al finally returns to the ring at Selawe, Gadzhimuza the Manchester Arena on June new promoter Warren have tar- 9 after an absence of over two- geted since next month’s date Gaziev and Ahmed Amir and-a-half years, and in Seferi was confirmed. fights an opponent who is a ca- Seferi is expected to be dura- TDT | Manama reer cruiserweight. ble without posing a significant Seferi, 39, has lost only once, DON’T MISS IT threat, giving the 29-year-old wedish lightweight fighter, at heavyweight against Ma - Fury the chance to shed some SErik Carlsson had stated in nuel Charr in September 2016, of the ring-rust that will have his latest interview that he is and he has been significantly Albania’s Sefer accumulated over the course confident in handing over the more active than Fury, fighting Seferi has lost only of their scheduled 10 rounds. first defeat for Abdul Kareem four times since Fury defeated He will also be his first oppo- Al Selwady in Brave Combat Wladimir Klitschko 10 months once and he has nent since working with new Federation. earlier. been more active trainer Ben Davison following Al Selwady has been an - He therefore represents the than Tyson Fury his split from uncle Peter Fury. nounced by the promotion type of opponent Fury and his to compete in Belfast, North- ern Ireland representing the Middle Eastern fighters in the promotional entry of Brave to Europe. Carlsson is the first fighter Neuville top of the rally world from Sweden to have signed with Brave Combat Federa- AFP | Matosinhos weeks. In Portugal Neuville was team incredible,” said Neuville. tion and has competed against 40secs clear of second-placed “We have also made a good top Middle Eastern fight - elgium’s Thierry Neuville Welshman Elfyn Evans in his move in the championship.” ers including Jarrah Al Sel - Bclinched his second victory Ford Fiesta and 47 ahead of Five-time world champion awe, Gadzhimuza Gaziev and of the season Sunday winning Finland’s Teemu Suninen, also Sebastien Ogier fell out of con- Ahmed Amir. the ‘dirt road’ Rally of Portugal racing a Ford. tention for victory on Friday The bout is significant for Al in his Hyundai after seeing a Already a winner on the snow after slipping off the course and Selwady since a victory would number of top rivals blunder. in Sweden this season, Neuville into trees in his Ford Fiesta. guarantee him to become the The win lifted Neuville top saw previous leader Kris Meeke Ogier had gone into the rally second fighter other than Jar- of the championship standings barrel-roll his Citroen on the top of the standings with 100 rah Al Selawe to secure five after six of the 13 events on the 12th special on Saturday. points but has now slipped to victories at Brave Combat Fed- calendar with the Rally of It- “This was fantastic, the car second, 19 behind new leader eration. Erik Carlsson aly in Sardinia next up in two was perfect and the work of the Neuville (119). Adonis Stevenson retains WBC title Mo Farah sprints to 10km

BBC | London my place.” He moved up in weight fol- donis Stevenson retained lowing another majority draw, Great Manchester Run win Ahis WBC light-heavy- against Britain’s James De- weight title after a majority Gale, in January 2017, draw against Badou Jack in Stevenson, who has held his Mo Farah raced which no judge found him the title since 2013, said: “I feel I • winner. Two judges scored the won this fight but Badou is a past Ugandan Moses bout 114-114 and the third saw good fighter, two-time world Kipsiro with 100 Sweden’s Jack as a 115-113 vic- champion. I can give him a metres left to win in 28 tor in Toronto. Stevenson, 40, rematch if he needs one.” minutes 27 seconds and Jack are both open to a Jack had given up his WBA rematch. title in the division after taking “Let’s do it in Vegas,” said it from Welsh fighter Nathan BBC | London United States-based fighter Cleverly on the undercard of Jack, 34. “I came to his place. Floyd Mayweather’s win over ritain’s Olympic and world Now it’s his turn to come to Conor McGregor in August. B10,000m champion Mo Fa- rah raced past Ugandan Moses Kipsiro with 100 metres left to win in 28 minutes 27 seconds in the 10km Great Manchester Run. Abel Kirui of Kenya finished third, 25 seconds behind Farah. Mo Farah celebrates victory Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba won her third straight women’s race, well ahead of Kenya’s Joy- race, Britain’s Liz McTernan silence before the race in trib- metres to go. ciline Jepkosgei. was victorious in 34 minutes ute to the 22 people who died But he said he was still re - In the men’s wheelchair race, 20 seconds ahead of Heather in last year’s Manchester Arena covering from breaking the Britain’s David Weir beat John- Gilham and Lucy Keyworth. bombing. For most of the race, British record at last month’s boy Smith and Simon Lawson Farah, who was appearing in the 35-year-old looked comfort- marathon- his first event over to win in 21 minutes 28 seconds. the race for the first time since able in warm conditions as he the distance since switching his Highlight of Adonis Stevenson (R) v Badou Jack fight In the women’s wheelchair 2007, took part in a minute’s kicked past Kipsiro with 100 focus to road racing MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 20

FIFA have unveiled the official match ball for the World Cup in Russia. The new adidas Telstar 2018 harks back to their first match ball in 1970

TELSTAR 2018 Russia: Modern interpretation of the Team England ready iconic Telstar which was used from 1970-74, based on similar carcass to 2014 Brazuca

Six panels glued in seamless construction, with for racism in Russia distinct 3D textured surface for greater control and grip England open their World Cup campaign against Tunisia in Volgograd on June 18 1970-74 TELSTAR 1978-82 TANGO Mexico: Designed Argentina, Spain: for black-and-white Sealed seams cut AFP | London TV – 32 hand- water intake stitched leather panels ngland are to receive ad- vice on how to deal with 1986 AZTECA 1990 ETRUSCO potential racist incidents Mexico: First Italy: Polyurethane E synthetic ball with foam layer increases they may encounter at the up- improved durability response and water coming World Cup in Russia, resistance according to manager Gareth Southgate. 1994 QUESTRA 1998 TRICOLORE U.S.: Polyethylene France: Syntactic There are concerns that rac- foam increases foam matrix layer ism has become endemic within energy return, further increases Russian football and earlier this boosts speed energy return month the country’s football 24 days to go…… 2002 FEVERNOVA 2006 TEAMGEIST association was fined 30,000 Korea/Japan: Germany: 14-panel Swiss francs (25,000 euros) by “So we have everything in Durable woven thermal-bonded layer. global governing body FIFA fol- place, but most importantly is chassis, syntactic Surface responds foam. Speed can more evenly for better lowing racist chants by support- that internally the players feel exceed 130km/h control ers during a friendly interna- they have that level of support.” tional against France in March. England open their World 2010 JABULANI 2014 BRAZUCA South Africa: Eight Brazil: Six France’s Manchester United Cup campaign against Tunisia panels. Aero thermally- midfielder Paul Pogba and Bar- England Manager Gareth Southgate with players during the warm-up in Volgograd on June 18. grooves improve bonded celona winger Ousmane Dem- Racism has plagued Russian flight stability TPU panels bele were the target of monkey Southgate, a former England football since clubs began pur- Sources: FIFA, adidas © GRAPHIC NEWS chants during their side’s 3-1 international, added: “The most chasing foreign players after the win over Russia in Saint Peters- important thing is that inter- Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. burg. “We work with our nally we are able to support our The Football Against Racism “We work with our players players on how we players if something does hap- in Europe (FARE) anti-discrim- Payet’s snub on TV on how we will support each will support each pen and they understand how ination network reported 89 other if anything like that was to other if anything like their team-mates and our staff racist and far-right incidents at happen,” said Southgate. “There are going to go about that. Russian games in the 2016-2017 irks player’s mother would be some official protocol that was to happen” “There are some sessions we season. The number was about to follow if it did happen but we GARETH SOUTHGATE will do with them about that, the same as that recorded in AFP | London “No. He found out watching on really hope it is a situation that and then there is the official the preceding three seasons -- television like everyone else, doesn’t emerge, and that it’s a protocol to be followed. As a an indication that the Russian rance coach Didier Des- with the family.” festival of football we are talking federation I think we would be Football Union’s attempts to Fchamps has faced criticism Deschamps said the failure about on the pitch and not talk- strong in pushing for the right eradicate the problem have yet for not personally informing to call the forward, who had ing about things off the field.” solutions within that. to succeed. Marseille forward Dimitri Pay- been prominent in the Euro et he would not be going to the 2016 campaign, had been a World Cup -- from the player’s logistical one. mother. “I had a list of 23 players to Asked on TF1’s Telefoot show deliver and many things to do if her son had been personally so with the limited time I had, Japan name Honda, Kagawa in WC squad informed by Deschamps that unhappily for Dimitri Payet he was not part of the plans I didn’t get round to it,” the AP | Tokyo play well, and they’re vital to for Russia 2018, she replied: coach explained. the national team,” Nishino Payet was far from alone ew Japan coach Akira told reporters. “I hope they will as Real Madrid striker Karim NNishino named Keisuke maintain their performance and Benzema, Manchester United Honda and Shinji Kagawa to Ja- contribute.” forward Anthony Martial and pan’s squad for an internation- Friday’s announcement was Arsenal’s Alexander Lacazette al friendly on May 30 against the first indication about which were all left off a multi-talent- Ghana in Yokohama. players Nishino has in mind for ed roster. Japan are expected to name the World Cup. Antoine Griezmann will lead their final 23-man squad for the Japan fired Halilhodzic last France’s attack, most likely World Cup on May 31, several month and replaced him with alongside Kylian Mbappe or days ahead of the June 4 dead- Nishino. Olivier Giroud. line. The two had struggled to Honda has seven goals with Strikers Ousmane Dembe- make the team under former Mexican side Pachuca this sea- le (Barcelona), Nabil Fekir coach Vahid Halilhodzic, but son. The attacking midfielder (Lyon) and Florian Thauvin Nishino made it clear they are fell out of favour with Halilhod- (Marseille) all provide solid critical. zic, who benched him during Dimitri Payet back-up options. “You all probably know their Keisuke Honda Shinji Kagawa qualifying matches. South Korea star out of World Cup PLAYER OF THE DAY Espn | London

outh Korea’s World Cup Shopes suffered a major blow on Saturday as star midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon sustained KNOW WHAT an Achilles injury that is set to rule the 23 year-old out of the tournament. With 14 minutes remaining Korean media in the final game of the French reports stated campaign, Kwon, Korea’s most that the injury is in-form player with 11 goals for serious and it is Dijon FCO this season, limped expected that the off the pitch against Angers. The exact nature of the injury player will be out has yet to be determined but in of action for some time a statement released by Dijon, Kwon Chang-hoon the club said it is “probably a rupture of the Achilles tendon, even if it is necessary to wait for that the injury is serious and South Korea kick off Group day, a day before the start of the Eden Hazard the results of the examination. it is expected that the player, F against Sweden on June 18 national team’s training camp. Speedy, skilful and a master at both creating and scoring goals, “One thing is certain, he will who joined Dijon in January before taking on Mexico and It is the latest and most seri- Hazard is one of the most exciting forwards in world football. miss the World Cup in Russia.” 2017, will be out of action for Germany. Kwon was expected ous in a series of injury worries The Chelsea star served up six goals and five assists during Korean media reports stated some time. to arrive back in Korea on Sun- for coach Shin Tae-yong. Belgium’s impressive qualifying campaign.