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Japan enters Plea rejected in Asia Cup final Al Ain espionage case Manama apan will play for a re- Support proposal Jcord fifth Asian Cup title he Court of Cassa - after reaching the final by Ttion rejected the ap - defeating Iran 3-0 yesterday. peal lodged by Ali Salman The host United Arab against the life sentence Emirates and Qatar will issued by the High Appeals meet in the other semifinal Court in November, Advo- today in Abu Dhabi for a for small traders cate General Osama Al Oufi berth in Friday’s final. said. Forward Yuya Osako did Ali Salman and two other the damage in the second Commerce Ministry along with BCCI to work out the details defendants were convicted half by scoring the first on charges of establishing goals conceded by Iran in foreign intelligence connec- the tournament. See page 15 tion to commit hostile acts against Bahrain to damage its political, economic and national interests and top-

HRH the Premier chairs the Cabinet. Manama process, on the hand, and to keep Relief for kindergarten workers the unemployment rate at secure he Cabinet yesterday natural levels, on the other. chaired by His Royal he session discussed a It referred to the Ministerial The Labour and Social Devel- THighness Prime Minister Tproposal prepared by the Committee for Social Affairs, opment Ministry was requested Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Supreme Council for Women Communications, Media and to prepare the action plan or- The convicts Khalifa gave directives to the to improve the situation of the Youth, led by Deputy Premier, dered by HRH Premier, in co- disclosed defence Ministry of Industry, Commerce women staff at kindergartens HH Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al operation with the competent secrets to a and Tourism to devise, in co-op- and nurseries. In this regard, Khalifa, a joint memorandum authorities, and to submit it to foreign country eration with the Bahrain Cham- HRH Premier gave directives to submitted by the Minister of the Cabinet. for financial gain ber of Commerce and Industry enhance the conditions of the Education and the Minister of HRH the Prime Ministers gave and propagated (BCCI), a work plan to support women workers in the nurser- Labour and Social Develop- directives to preserve the social small traders. ies and kindergartens sector. ment in this regard. fabric at the new towns and hous- false rumours. HRH the Premier stressed that ing projects as much as possible, MR AL OUFI the action plan should be im- and to take that into considera- plemented in accordance with The Ministry of Industry, Com- tion while distributing the units ple the Kingdom’s constitu- a well-thought-out time frame merce and Tourism Ministry was to beneficiaries, stressing the tional regime. and goals based on the needs and requested to submit a report on need to give priority to the resi- They also disclosed de- visions of the beneficiaries. the inspection campaigns. dents of the regions that are near fence secrets to a foreign DON’T MISS IT Among other things, HRH the HRH Premier gave directives 130,000 to the housing project without country for financial gain Prime Minister gave instructions to develop an action plan to ex- housing services have prejudice to the seniority factor. and propagated false ru- to intensify the inspection cam- pedite the employment of jobless been delivered by the The Premier made the com- mours to tarnish the King- Govt committed paigns on markets and commer- university graduates, and to reha- Housing Ministry since its ments while reviewing the gov- dom’s reputation, according cial outlets, stressing the impor- bilitate and integrate those spe- establishment. ernment’s achievements in the to Mr Al Oufi. to support private tance of continuing to follow up cialised in academic disciplines field of housing. The Court of Cassation 02 sector for the on the prices of commodities and that do not match the require- Statistics showed that the gov- session was held in public development of consumer goods and to ensure ments of the local labour market. ernment had delivered about in accordance with the pro- that there is no manipulation or The Premier’s directives are 130,000 housing services since visions of the law, and in the national economy illegal commercial practices that in line with the government’s such category of graduates to the establishment of the Ministry presence of the defendant affect the consumers. keenness to pave the way for contribute to the nation-building of Housing. and his attorneys. Minister warns against ADULTERY CHARGE 03 questioning Bahraini judicial system’s integrity Kuwaiti MP sentenced for ‘tricking’ wife Best government he divorced her and continuing to have taken advantage of and tricked into some- The appeals court on sexual relations with her, her lawyer said. thing that criminalises her under sharia practices in • Waleed Al Tabtabai, an Islamist who is (Islamic) law,” he told AFP. 04 cloud computing Monday upheld a 2018 verdict currently outside Kuwait, already faces a The lawyer said his client had found out highlighted at finding him guilty of adultery 42-month jail term handed down in July her husband divorced her in 2017 — a year in another case for storming parliament later — after she sued him for failing to workshop Kuwait City and assaulting police. provide for her and their child. The appeals court on Monday upheld a “Evidence was brought forward that 2018 verdict finding him guilty of adultery, they continued a marital relationship Kuwaiti court yesterday sentenced said the lawyer, Naser Al Otaibi, adding the during the time they were divorced, in- an opposition politician to seven ruling was not political. cluding an exchange of intimate pictures Ayears in jail for failing to tell his wife Waleed Al Tabtabai “My client received justice after she was via WhatsApp,” he said. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 02 Govt committed to support private sector for the development of national economy HRH the Premier visits BCCI; holds discussions with members of Chamber on overcoming challenges faced by businesses

HRH the Premier listened• to ideas of BCCI members on boosting the Bahraini private sector and small traders, in addition to difficulties facing the real estate and aluminium sectors.

The BCCI Chairman welcomed• HRH the Premier’s visit, saying it reflects his policy of direct dialogue and constructive HRH the Premier with BCCI members. communication. government facilitation offered they are adjustable when their Manama to business owners in terms of practical application are proven employment permits. unserviceable in the direction of is Royal Highness Prime HRH the Premier upon ar - serving the interests of citizen Minister Prince Khalifa rival at the BCCI was received or business owners they will be Hbin Salman Al Khalifa by Chairman Sameer Abdullah adjusted. yesterday paid a visit to Bahrain Nass, members and a number of HRH the Premier stressed that Chamber of Commerce and In- businessmen. the government has created an dustry to review the commer- HRH the Premier said all atmosphere of openness, en- cial situation, real estate and legislation and regulations are couraged investors and attracted industrial activities and the subject to constant evaluations, investments for benefiting the citizens. He pointed out Bahrain’s need for labour to carry on with its development, but in accordance with certain regu- lations that preserve citizens’ livelihood. HRH the Premier said that HRH the Premier being received by Mr Nass. the policy of economic open- ness followed by the Kingdom leading merchants to the growth HRH the Prime Minister said of Bahrain leads to promoting of the national economy, as well the Bahraini traders are the cor- competitiveness and sustain- as the BCCI’s role in stimulat- nerstone of the development of CORAL TRAINING CENTER The policy of economic Language Skills, Commercial & Administrative ability, highlighting resolve to ing business movement for the the national economy, pointing set out laws and regulations benefit of the economic devel- openness followed by out the government keenness to Training Center to serve the homeland and opment. the Kingdom of Bahrain provide support for overcoming VAT TRAINING / SALES AND MARKETING / ACCOUNTING & citizens’ interests, as well as He said the economic chal- has led to promoting obstacles they may face to en- MANAGEMENT/LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT/ reinforcing the investment en- lenges currently facing Bah - competitiveness and hance their contributions to the RETAIL MANAGEMENT & MERCHANDISING/OFFICE vironment. rain need concerted efforts and sustainability. economic growth. MANAGEMENT & SECRETARIAL PRACTICE/IELTS/OET He attached importance to closely work together to defend The BCCI Chairman welcomed economic competitiveness, the national gains. “Those chal- HRH THE PREMIER HRH the Premier’s visit, saying it creating suitable business at- lenges only increase our deter- reflects his policy of direct dia- mosphere and improving laws mination to bring more pros- He also listened to a BCCI ini- logue and constructive commu- and regulations to strength- perity for the people of Bahrain,” tiative on conducting a study on nication, which also embodied en confidence in the Bahraini he added. the implications for allowing for- his interest in supporting the business sector, stressing HRH the Premier listened to eign capital companies to engage BCCI and private sector. keenness to support the pri- ideas of BCCI members on boost- in commercial activities of differ- He said the visit accentuates vate sector to upscale its com- ing the Bahraini private sector ent proportions. In addition to the state’s policy of giving the petitiveness. and small traders, in addition to another study on the impact of private sector a leading role in HRH the Premier commend- difficulties facing the real estate illegal workers and the flexible the comprehensive development ed the historic contributions of and aluminium sectors. permit on the local economy. process. Oil pipeline blast convicts lose appeals

Manama with the aim of perpetrating terrorist crimes in Bahrain. he High Court of Appeal yesterday Evidence showed that the first defendant issued its verdict in the case of the The third defendant led the assigned the other accused to blow off the Tterrorist blast which targeted an oil terrorist group in carrying out oil pipeline located in the area of Buri and pipeline in the area of Buri on the 10th of the oil pipeline explosion. directed them to receive, by dead letter mail, November, 2017. parts of the explosives and the allocated “The defendants were charged with form- PUBLIC PROSECUTION money to carry out the bomb blast at desig- ing a terrorist group and joining it, possessing nated places in the Kingdom. explosives, carrying out a terrorist bombing defendant to ten years in prison, the seventh The third defendant led the terrorist group and training on using firearms and explosives to five years and fined him BD100,000. in carrying out the oil pipeline explosion on to perpetrate terrorist crimes and finance The 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th defendants the 10th of November 2017. terrorism.” were ordered to pay the combined sum of BD Investigation revealed that he had met Chief of the Terror Crime Prosecution 64577.041in compensation for the damages the accused and distributed the roles, before Advocate General Chancellor Dr Ahmed Al inflicted upon the oil pipeline. planting the explosive which blew off, causing Hammadi said that the first instance of the The court ordered to revoke the nation- a fire which damaged the pipeline and neigh- High Court of Appeal had upheld the initial ality of defendants 1 to 6 and confiscate the bouring houses, cars and shops in the vicinity. verdict which was issued by the High Crim- seized items. The 3rd to 7th defendants were arrested in the inal Court, rejecting the appeal which was Investigation revealed that the 1st and aftermath of the oil pipeline blast. lodged by five defendants. 2nd defendants, who are fugitives abroad, The accused were referred to the fourth The fourth instance of the High Criminal formed a terrorist group and recruited the instance of the High Criminal Court, which Court had issued its verdict on the 15th of other accused. dealt with the case, heard the defendants’ October, 2018, sentencing defendants one to The third and fourth defendants trained lawyers and the Public Prosecution before five to life in jail and fine them toBD 100, 000. on using firearms and making bombs at the handing down the maximum penalty to the The same court also sentenced the 6th camps of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran accused. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 03 Minister warns against questioning Bahraini judicial system’s integrity General Shaikh Rashid affirms the need to respect the legal proceedings and not to ignore the facts by spreading false reports

tutions in which the rule of law “He had all the rights and op- The Interior Minister prevails and functioning with- portunities to defend himself • in the law, following the path in the criminal case, in which said that the matter of reforms and ensuring that some of the suspects with him remains before the Al Araibi was not justice is done remain primary placed under any were acquitted by the court,” courts, and the Public concerns for the Kingdom. the Interior Minister added. 10 travel ban either, Prosecutor is the Referring to the case of Ha- The Interior Minister said years sentence was keem Al Araibi, he said that he was allowed that the matter remains be - handed down to Al Araibi authority concerned to external interference in the to accompany the fore the courts, and the Pub - in absentia by the court examine and to pursue it. internal affairs of Bahrain is Bahraini football team lic Prosecutor is the authority following terror trial. unacceptable. “Those raising to play in Qatar. It is concerned to examine and to Al Araibi was unfounded doubts about the from Qatar that he had pursue it. arrested• in Thailand and integrity and independence of This is what had led to an the Kingdom’s judicial system fled to Iran, never to international arrest warrant is open for Al Araibi to chal - proceedings to extradite are not only interfering, but return. against Al Araibi being issued lenge the proceedings in the him to Bahrain are in also attempting to influence the GENERAL SHAIKH RASHID and thereafter being followed Court of Appeals and then in process so that he can course of justice.” by Interpol, demonstrating the Cassation Court, which is serve his sentence. The Interior Minister said Bahrain’s respect for and com- the highest court in Bahrain’s that Al Araibi was sentenced mitment to international con- judicial system. to 10 years in jail after being property. the courts. ventions and agreements. The need to respect the le - Manama convicted in absentia for par- “Those who speak now of Al “Al Araibi was not placed un- Al Araibi was arrested in gal proceedings and not to ig- ticipation in a case of terrorism Araibi having been mistreat- der any travel ban either, he Thailand and proceedings to nore the facts by spreading nterior Minister General in 2012, which had involved an ed and those who question the was allowed to accompany the extradite him to Bahrain are in false reports and biased and Shaikh Rashid bin Abdul- arson attack, possession of in- integrity of Bahrain’s courts ig- Bahraini football team to play process so that he can serve his non-objective information was Ila Al Khalifa has said that flammable bombs and causing nore the fact that Al Araibi was in Qatar. It is from Qatar that he sentence. affirmed by the Interior Min- Bahrain is a state built on insti- damage to public and private released on bail of BD 100 by had fled to Iran, never to return. The minister noted that it ister. Death sentence for terrorists upheld seventeen suspects to fifteen a policeman from the prison’s the explosives, fire weapons rifle that was supplied by the Manama years in prison, nine suspects guard force. and ammunition seized on a organisation’s leaders. to 10 years in prison, eleven sus- Investigation showed the boat in Nabih Saleh were due Resisting the authorities and hief of the Terror Crime pects to five years in jail, acquit- formation of a terrorist organ- The escape from to the activities of the organisa- opening fire on the policemen Prosecution Advocate ted two suspects, revoked the isation which was set up and the Reform and tion’ leaders and members who in the Kingdom’s territorial CGeneral Chancellor Dr citizenship of 47 suspects and joined by many suspects, in - Rehabilitation were smuggling them from Iran waters was part of an attempt Ahmed Al Hammadi said the ruled to confiscate the seized cluding 12 in Iran, Iraq and one and Iraq into the country by the to smuggle ten suspects from High Court of Appeal yesterday items. in Germany. Centre had been sea to use them in the plotted the organisation out of Bahrain, issued its verdict in the case of Details of the case, according Forty-six suspects in Bahrain, planned to carry terror crimes. investigations revealed. forming a terror group. to the Criminal Investigation including ten who ran away out a number of The escape from the Reform “The suspects opened fire The defendants were ear- Directorate (CID), show that ten from the prison, planned many terror crimes inside and Rehabilitation Centre had on the police force which fol- lier convicted of undergoing convicts escaped from the Re- terrorist crimes to undermine Bahrain. been planned to help the con- lowed the legal procedures in training in using weapons and form and Rehabilitation Centre public order, jeopardise the DR AL HAMMADI victs in terror cases to run away this regard and were forced to explosives for terror purposes, at Jaw prison on January 1, 2017 kingdom’s security, undermine to carry out a number of terror exchange fire with the suspects. murder and attempted murder which resulted in the death of national unity and hamper pub- crimes inside Bahrain and ena- Three of the suspects were of policemen, importing, pos- lic authorities from exercising They also supplied them with ble others to escape outside the killed in the shootout and many sessing and using explosives, their work. the needed money for the or- country and join the organisa- others were injured.” fire weapons and ammunition Investigations also revealed ganisation’s activities. They tion’s leaders in Iran and Iraq. The security authorities ar- and theft. that the suspects who are at collaborated with a fugitive Ten convicts escaped from rested a number of suspects The court upheld the death large in Iran and Iraq main - leader in Germany to arrange the centre with the help of four according to the provisions of sentences of two suspects while 47 tained communication with the travel procedures for many suspects from the organisation the Community Protection Law, commuting the sentences of convicts in the terror members of the organisation members to Iran and Iraq to outside the prison. inspected their homes and plac- four female suspects to three case have had their in the Kingdom inside and out- train on using explosive devices The assassination of a police- es used as warehouses. years in prison. nationalities revoked by side the prison to recruit oth- and fire weapons at the Revolu- man in Bilad Al Qadeem was Many explosive devices, fire The Fourth High Criminal the Fourth High Criminal er members and provide them tionary Guard camps in order to planned by one of the organisa- weapons, ammunition, cars and Court sentenced on January Court. with explosives, fire weapons prepare them to carry out terror tion’s leaders in Iran and anoth- boats used in committing terror 31, 2018 two suspects to death, and ammunition after smug- crimes in Bahrain. er in Bahrain who perpetrated crimes and smuggling opera- nineteen suspects to life in jail, gling them into the country. It has also been found out that the crime individually using a tions were confiscated.

‘VAT FREE’ stickers at LuLu

LuLu Hypermarket announced the introduction of ‘VAT FREE’ stickers to further enhance price transparency, particularly with regard to the expanded list of basic food items not subjected to VAT. The introduction of the ‘VAT Free’ stickers is in response to the National Bureau for Revenue’s (NBR) request to highlight items not subject to the 5 per cent VAT to ensure its correct implementation. LuLu Hypermarket is committed to increasing customer satisfaction by enhancing price transparency and providing consumers with clarity ahead of purchasing. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 04

Bahrain’s first periodic report discussed at Arab League Cairo and emphasising the means of programs that emphasise the re- cent voters turnout, the highest he Assistant Foreign Min- human and social progress and spect for human rights, including in the history of the Kingdom of ister, Abdulla Al Doseri development. the Government’s Programme Bahrain. Thas affirmed the contin- This came during the speech of Action 2015-2018 entitled The delegation includes Shai- ued efforts of the Kingdom to im- delivered by the Assistant For- “Towards Justice, Security and kh Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al plement its obligations to ensure eign Minister before the Arab Welfare of Community” and the Khalifa, Brigadier Mona Abdul the protection of human rights Human Rights Committee at the Kingdom’s vision 2030 based on Raheem, Major Abdullah Al Mu- and promote respect for them at League of Arab States in Cairo, the principles of justice, equality tawa, First Lieutenant Nasser the legislative, judicial and exec- on the occasion of discussing the and competitiveness. Al Fadalah of the Ministry of utive levels. Kingdom of Bahrain’s first peri- The minister said that the Interior, Ms Khulood Matar of He also stressed the Kingdom’s odic report. government is keen on creating the Ministry of Education, Mr huge and pioneering achieve- The Assistant Foreign Min- Mr Al Doseri speaks before the Arab League committee. the appropriate environment to Fawzan Khalifa Bufarsan of the ments in the fields of democracy, ister stated that the continued support the work of associations Ministry of Information Affairs, protecting rights and freedoms, progress in the field of human it is a regional or internation- He also noted that he witnessed and political, cultural, juridical, Mr Ezzedine Khalil Al Moayad of as well as the human, political, rights shows that the Kingdom’s al commitment, and constitutes the legal progress represented by professional and national par- the Supreme Council for Women, economic and social develop- commitment to respecting these the firm foundation for respect numerous legislation in various ticipation, away from sectarian Mr Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi of ment in education, health, com- rights stems from its Muslim, and preservation of the dignity areas, including the emphasis and sectarian polarisation, as the Legislation and Legal Opin- munication, information and sus- Arab, Humane culture, believing of the individual, the prestige of on the role of women in society, evidenced in the parliamenta- ion Commission, and Mr Abdul tainable development, which are that respect for these rights is the nation and the development children’s rights, the protection ry and municipal elections held Rahman Al Faris of Ombuds - aimed at ensuring human dignity a national commitment before of society. of the family, and the policies and in November 2018 with 67 per man. Best government practices in cloud computing highlighted at workshop Over 100 specialists representing public entities took part in the workshop held in collaboration with Microsoft TDT | Manama rain’s Economic Development Board, Tamkeen, Ministry of he Information and eGov- Youth and Sport Affairs along ernment Authority (iGA) with the Council of Represent- Torganised a workshop ti- atives ‘Nuwab’, that are making tled ‘Best Government Practices the most of Microsoft 365 and in Cloud Computing’ in collab- how it combines the power of oration with Microsoft and the Office 365, Windows Enterprise, attendance of more than 100 Mobility and Security into one specialists representing 67 gov- unified intelligent solution. ernment and semi-government Microsoft has recently con- entities in the IT field. ducted a survey between region- Successful enterprise experi- al information security special- ences were showcased during A session in progress at the workshop. ists amongst one of its marketing the workshop in implement- campaigns for those concerned ing cloud computing solutions “Digital transformation has of implementing the policy in innovation element on all em- in this field. Results have pre- of entities under the umbrella the power to better protect and enterprises,” said iGA Acting Di- ployees by benefiting from in- sented that nearly half of the of government agreement with serve the needs of citizens by rector of Government Systems telligent technology solutions samples (49 per cent) are unable Microsoft. building modern workplaces for Support and Maintenance Hes- Digital transformation provided by the company. to explore if user’s identity is Conducting such significant government entities,” said Shai- ham AlHashemi. has the power to Additionally, highlight the ur- hacked and 68pc of the samples workshop comes in line with kh Saif Hilal AlHosni, General He commented on the impact better protect and gent need of information securi- cannot track or cancel access to iGA’s continuous efforts that aim Manager for Microsoft Bahrain of the workshop in supporting serve the needs of ty to face the increasing threats external shared documents. at enhancing government pro- and Oman. and accelerating the eTransfor- citizens by building without neglecting the protec- iGA and Microsoft represent- cesses and services more effec- “The Government of Bahrain mation process in Bahrain by modern workplaces for tion of emails. atives highlighted a wide range tively as well as supporting the has formerly begun taking great pausing on the latest updates The attending delegates of solutions that may support migration of the public sector to leaps and bounds to succeed in and advancements undertaken government entities. learned how as the latest inno- government enterprises to har- work through the cloud in coin- this journey. Through its tech- by government entities repre- SHAIKH SAIF vation in Microsoft 365 Plat- ness the power of intelligent cidence with Kingdom’s vision nologies and cloud solutions, sented in migrating systems to form and work in an electronic cloud and treat challenges in and in order to improve efficien- Microsoft supports government the national cloud. ernment innovation in meeting modern workplace environment order to provide best services to cy of this sector, promote greater efforts to achieve the Kingdom’s Additionally, benefit from citizen expectations and better while ensuring security and pri- citizens and companies as well productivity as well as enable Economic Vision 2030.” solutions set forth by Micro - providing their needs. vacy of data, identity manage- as enable government entities the delivery of advanced servic- “Organising this important soft during the past period and The workshop also presented ment and information protec- and specialists in this field to es though a national cloud sys- workshop is a continuation of expectations of the upcoming the way forward on MOU with tion. participate. Workshop sessions tem that saves time and effort; efforts exerted by the Authority three years. Microsoft that aims at changing The attendees also discov- included methods of managing in addition to deliver high-level to improve the future of adopt- He also stressed the impor- employees mechanism while ered the benefits of the cloud public services via Microsoft’s of security and less operational ing Cloud First Policy on the tance of moving forward in ac- considering the highest levels from a panel of other govern- cloud and the essential steps to efficiency. Kingdom level ensuring quality celerating the process of gov- of security at work and adding ment entities including Bah- adopt cloud computing.

BIHR participating in Young Chef Olympiad 2019 New head of compliance for BDB TDT | Manama exemplary performance in ac- TDT | Manama Diploma in Islamic Bank- ademics and co – curricular ing and ICA International ahrain Institute of Hos- activities, portrayed leadership n line with its strategic Diploma in Governance, pitality and Retail (BIHR) and passion in Culinary Arts plan to invest in local Risk and Compliance. Bis representing the King- both on campus and during Italent and empower Upon the announce- dom at the International Young his internship. He is fully spon- women in the banking sec- ment, BDB Group Chief Chef Olympiad (YCO), which sored by Dadabai Holding, the tor, Bahrain Development Executive Officer Sanjeev will be held from January 28 to organisation said in a state- Bank (BDB), announced the Paul said, “I would like to February 2, 2019, at four metro ment issued. promotion of Mariam Saf- congratulate Ms. Mariam cities in India - Delhi, Pune, Hatim Dadabai, Managing dar as Head of Compliance, on her appointment and Bengaluru and Kolkata. Director of BIHR, said, “BIHR the first Bahraini national am proud to have a Bah- Ahmed Mustafa Al Awadhi, and Dadabai Holding supports to fill this position in BDB. raini woman professional age 19, has been chosen repre- and wishes Ahmed Al Awadhi Ms Mariam has over as Head of Compliance. sent BIHR by his trainer chefs, the best of luck. He expresses 14 years of experience in “Her extensive experi- Chef Mohamed Becherreguen his continued commitment in areas of Compliance, Risk ence in compliance and and Chef Sadanand Gowda. promoting a sustainable and Management, Credit Re- other areas of banking to- Ahmed, a Bahraini national quality education, which BIHR view, etc. She worked with gether with her deep un- and a student of BIHR’s Swiss promotes as part of its efforts many prestigious financial Mr Paul receives Ms Mariam. derstanding of BDB make Diploma in International and to boost Bahrainisation and institutions and joined BDB her an ideal candidate to Tourism Management Pro- Bahrain Economic Vision of in 2010. of a Bachelor degree in from University of Bahrain, Administration from NYIT head our compliance gramme has demonstrated 2030.” Ms Mariam is a holder Business Management Master degree in Business in addition to Advanced function.” 05 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 06 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 world

Three dead, 172 ‘Enter serious injured in Havana talks’ with Kabul tornado IS confined to

Afghan president Ashraf Ghani 4 square kms Kabul, Afghanistan | AFP AFP | Sousa, Syria fghan president Ashraf Baghouz area. AGhani called on the “There are some high-ranking Taliban to “enter serious he Islamic State group’s IS leaders among them... but we talks” with the government once-sprawling “cali- don’t know who exactly,” said in Kabul Monday, following Tphate” has been reduced Heval Roni, who heads SDF op- unprecedented marathon to a four-square-kilometre erations in the area. negotiations between the An elderly woman is helped by pocket of territory in eastern The SDF is a Kurdish-led force insurgents and the US in Qa- neighbours at tornado-hit Regla Syria, a senior Kurdish com- that also includes Arab fighters tar last week. neighbourhood, in Havana mander said yesterday. from the region and which has “I call on the Taliban to... With support from a US-led spearheaded the fight against show their Afghan will, and Havana, Cuba military coalition, the Syrian IS in Syria since it was formed accept Afghans’ demand Democratic Forces (SDF) are in 2015. for peace, and enter seri- rare and powerful tor- in the final stages of an as - The commander said he had ous talks with the Afghan Anado that struck Ha- sault launched more than four no information about IS su- government,” he said in a vana killed three people and months ago against the jihadists’ premo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, nationally televised address left 172 injured, Cuban Pres- last bastion. who is believed to still be alive from the presidential palace ident Miguel Diaz-Canel A dwindling number of IS and is the world’s most wanted in Kabul. said early yesterday. fighters, led mostly by Iraqi man. Diaz-Canel, who toured commanders, are now defend- In an interview to AFP last the darkened streets of Ha- ing only a handful of hamlets in week, the top commander of vana in the pre-dawn hours the Euphrates Valley, SDF com- the SDF said that the battle was SDF commander Heval Roni (Courtesy of Jpost) India convicts visiting emergency crews, mander Heval Roni said. winding up but that his forces wrote on Twitter that dam- “Geographically speaking, would need about a month to more than 1,200 jihadists and The Britain-based monitoring militants over bomb age to the Cuban capital there are only four square kilo- assert full control over the area around half as many SDF fight- group says more than 400 civil- attacks that killed from the late Sunday torna- metres left under IS control, and declare victory. ers have been killed since the ians have also perished, many do was “severe.” stretching from Baghouz to the According to the Syrian Ob- start of the offensive on Sep - of them killed by coalition air 88 The tornado overturned Iraqi border,” he told AFP in the servatory for Human Rights, tember 10. strikes. Guwahati, India vehicles, uprooted trees, knocked down lampposts, ourteen militants from and left part of the city in Fan armed separatist the dark. group were found guilty In the city’s Luyano yesterday of orchestrating neighborhood storm de- ‘World’s loneliest duck’ Trevor dies a coordinated bomb attack bris -- including parts of a in India’s northeast in 2008 balcony ripped off an old Sydney, Australia that killed 88 people and building -- blocked the with a storm. wounded hundreds more. streets, AFP photographers lone duck named Trevor He quickly settled down in a The accused were reported. Athat lived on the tiny Pacific large puddle near a road that the charged with multiple mur- As emergency sirens island nation of Niue has died, Niue fire service later topped up der and explosives offences blared across the city, fire- officials say. with water, the ABC reported. by a special court in restive fighters and ambulances The celebrity mallard found He became so famous local- Assam state, where eleven rushed about on rescue mis- fame last year after a visiting ly that when the New Zealand bombs were detonated in sions, their flashing lights journalist from New Zealand Herald’s deputy political editor quick succession in October giving light to blacked out discovered that his makeshift Claire Trevett visited the island 2008 in one of the state’s areas. home, near a puddle, was used nation, she found he had been worst militant attacks. “Aas of now we mourn the for directions. But his 15 sec- incorporated into street direc- The militants will be sen- loss of three human lives onds of fame were tragically cut tions. tenced on Wednesday, and and 172 injured people are short when he was “seen dead in Trevor the duck on the Pacific island of Niue. “Someone said, ‘Turn right could face the death penalty receiving aid”, Diaz-Canel the bush after being attacked by past the duck’ and then the for the attack. Investigators tweeted. dogs” this weekend, a Facebook time for Niue”. coral islands, Niue does not have whole story came out, the only had named 22 accused in He added that sever - page dedicated to Trevor said. Niue, a tiny speck of land, lies natural ponds or wetlands, so duck on Niue,” she told the the bombing, but just 15 al emergency teams were The chief executive of the around 2,400 kilometres (1,500 when Trevor turned up a year ABC. He was later dubbed the were tracked down to face working hard to restore Niue Chamber of Commerce, miles) northeast of New Zea- ago he was believed to have “world’s loneliest duck” for his a years-long trial involving power to blacked-out areas. Rae Findlay, said it was a “sad land. One of the world’s biggest blown in from New Zealand solitary existence. hundreds of witnesses.

Pilot’s ‘emotional breakdown’ blamed for deadly Nepal plane crash Kathmandu, Nepal accident is due to disorientation impress upon the junior co-pilot reduce its speed and did not and a complete loss of situation- his competence and proficiency. carry out the necessary landing n “emotional breakdown” al awareness in the part of crew “One of the reasons could be checks, investigators said. Aby the pilot caused a deadly member,” the report said. him trying to prove... he is a very “The accident could have plane crash in Nepal last March, The investigation concluded competent pilot and would be been avoided. The pilot thought a government investigation con- that there was clear evidence the able to safely land the aircraft he would be able to land it, but cluded, in the worst aviation ac- pilot in command, Captain Abid in any adverse situation,” the couldn’t,” Buddhisagar Lamich- cident in the Himalayan nation Sultan, was harbouring “severe report said. hane, a government official said. for decades. mental stress” and was upset The co-pilot, Prithula Rashid, The report said the pilot had The March 12 flight from after a female co-worker had had only recently qualified and been released from the Bang- the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka questioned his reputation as a had never previously landed at ladesh Air Force in 1993 due to crash-landed at Kathmandu air- good instructor. Kathmandu airport, which lies depression and declared fit to fly port and skidded into a football According to the report, Sul- in a narrow bowl-shaped valley, in 2002 after a detailed medical field where it burst into flames, tan -- a former Bangladesh Air making it a notoriously challeng- evaluation. killing 51 people onboard. Force pilot who was also an in- ing place to land. It also cited a lack of assertive- Twenty passengers mirac- structor for the airline -- talked As the Bombardier DHC-8- ness from controllers at Kath- ulously escaped the burning non-stop and smoked through- 402 turboprop approached the mandu airport in monitoring the wreckage. out the short flight from Dhaka Nepal plane crash was caused by ‘emotionally disturbed’ pilot, report finds runway it made a last-minute flight path and failing to issue “The probable cause of the to Kathmandu, as he tried to (Courtesy of the Independent) change of direction, failed to clear instructions. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 07 Prince of Yazidis IS prime suspects in dies in Germany Philippine bombing

Prince Tahseen Said Ali (Courtesy of Kurdistan 24)

Arbil, Iraq

he longtime head of the world’s Yazidis, a minority whose TIraqi community was ferociously targeted by the Islamic State group, has died in Germany after a long illness, officials said yesterday. Prince Tahseen Said Ali died in the KRH Siloah hospital in Hanover at the age of 85, according to the head of the Iraqi Kurdish region’s head of Yazidi affairs, Khairi Buzani. Born in 1933 in Iraq’s northwest Sheikhan district, he was appointed head of the Yazidis at age 11 after the death of his father, who was the previous emir. He later moved to Germany, home of the biggest expatriate Yazidi community. “He will be buried in the coming days in Iraqi Kurdistan,” said Iraqi Yazidi parliamentarian Vian Dakhil. Dakhil said that before dying, Prince Tahseen had appointed Policemen and soldiers stand outside bomb-hit church in Jolo, Sulu province on the southern island of Mindanao, his son, Hazem, to succeed him. Iraqi officials, including Finance Minister Fuad Hussein and “Yes, we saw them in the While Abu Sayyaf has sworn Regardless of who staged the the Kurdistan region’s prime minister Nechirvan Barzani, sent Manila, Philippines CCTV. It was the brother of allegiance to Islamic State, bombing, concern was growing condolences to the prince’s family on Monday. the leader who was killed,” he that is not necessarily true for Monday over the impact it will The Yazidi faith emerged in Iran more than 4,000 years ago nvestigators probing the said referring to footage from the motley members of Ajang- have on a decades-long push for and is rooted in Zoroastrianism, over time integrating elements Catholic cathedral bomb- outside the cathedral. “He was Ajang. peace that culminated last week of Islam and Christianity. Iing that killed 21 people in seen with two other members of “Not all members of Ajang- in voters approving expanded With no holy book and organised into castes, Yazidis pray the Philippines’ restive south Ajang-Ajang.” Ajang group are pro-ISIS, but all Muslim self-rule in the south. to God facing the sun and worship his seven angels -- first and said yesterday a group tied to Security forces say the group of them are Abu Sayyaf group,” The vote was the result of ne- foremost Melek Taus, or Peacock Angel. notorious Islamists Abu Sayyaf is composed of relatives of said Banlaoi using another ac- gotiations started in the 1990s Of the world’s 1.5 million Yazidis, around 550,000 were living is the prime suspect. Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom ronym for IS. “It’s not IS-affil- with the nation’s largest rebel in the remote corners of northern Iraq, where their holiest site Two explosions tore through group members who have been iated.” group, the Moro Islamic Liber- Lalish lies and where Prince Tahseen was born. the cathedral on the Mus - killed in clashes with the gov- The IS claim, in a formal ation Front (MILF), and will give In 2014, the Islamic State group rampaged across northern lim-majority island of Jolo, ernment. communique, said two suicide it considerable power over the Iraq and seized the Yazidi bastion of Sinjar, near the border killing worshippers at Sunday Abu Sayyaf, which is based bombers had detonated explo- so-called Bangsamoro region. with Syria. mass and security forces in an on the remote Jolo island, has sive belts, according to the SITE “This is a big challenge for IS fighters slaughtered thousands of Yazidi men and boys, attack claimed by the Islamic been blamed for the Philippines’ Intelligence Group, which mon- the Bangsamoro government,” then abducted women and girls to be abused as “sex slaves”. State group. deadliest attack, a 2004 ferry itors jihadist activities. said Banlaoi. Authorities said the so-called bombing in Manila Bay that But a military report said a The former rebels need to Ajang-Ajang faction is a small claimed 116 lives. second bomb that went off at show they will be able to pull band of several dozen that most the cathedral was left in the util- the region toward peace in or- Hopes still alive... likely carried out the bombing, ‘Revenge group’ ity box of a motorcycle in the der to attract much-needed in- the Philippines’ worst in years, “There are high-level law en- parking area outside. vestment to alleviate poverty in an act of revenge. forcement operations against Police said they believe the and counter extremism, he told “Last year their leader was them (Ajang-Ajang),” said explosives were likely detonat- AFP. killed. There have been persis- Rommel Banlaoi, chair of the ed remotely, but did not elab- “MILF needs to prove it can tent reports that they will retal- Philippine Institute for Peace, orate. make a difference... the gravity iate,” regional military spokes- Violence and Terrorism Re - Despite the contradictions, of the problem faced by MILF man Lieutenant Colonel Gerry search. “It evolved into a re - authorities have not ruled out is wow, so overwhelming,” he Besana said. venge group.” IS involvement. added. Armed gang snatches jailed criminal Tarascon, France said. The 27-year-old prisoner, who hree heavily armed men was not immediately identified, Tattacked a van carrying a had been jailed since September jailed criminal on his way to 2017 awaiting trial for armed court yesterday, firing shots out- robbery and criminal gang ac- side the courthouse and strik- tivity, prison officials said. ing a guard before making their “The prisoner had already getaway in the southern French attempted to escape while pre- town of Tarascon, officials viously in jail,” according to Ka- said. rim Terki, another prison guard The spectacular escape took union representative. place at around 8:30 am as the Authorities “are really na- prisoner was being transferred ive; he played nice for several from a prison to be presented months in order to try to escape before a judge. again,” Terki added. The guards “had left the van The last spectacular jailbreak to ring the doorbell to the court- in France took place in late De- house when the armed men fell cember when a prisoner at the upon them,” said Nicolas Burtz, A forensic police officer search for evidences outside the Courthouse of Fresnes prison south of Paris a local prison guard union rep- Tarascon, southeastern France managed to escape from an ex- resentative. local prosecutor. a long time since we’ve seen a ercise yard by climbing over a Rescuers search for vicitms near the town of Brumadinho, state of Minas The gang shot out the van’s The guards, who had escorted van attacked with automatic wall with a rope made of bed- Gerias, southeastern Brazil three days after the collapse of a dam at an tyres and knocked to the ground the prisoner from a jail in Bez- weapons. It was really shock- sheets. iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil’s giant mining company Vale on January a female guard who had refused iers, 150 kilometres (90 miles) ing for the guards, who react- Guards in the watchtowers 28, 2019. A tsunami of toxic mud broke through a dam at an iron-ore mine to let the prisoner go, according away, did not fire their weapons. ed well,” an official in France’s fired three shots but the pris- owned by Vale on January 25. The official toll from the disaster was 58 dead to the justice ministry and the “It was very violent. It’s been prison administration agency oner got away. and 305 missing as of late Sunday. OBSERVE GOOD FAITH AND JUSTICE TOWARD ALL QUOTE NATIONS. CULTIVATE PEACE OF THE DAY AND HARMONY WITH ALL. GEORGE WASHINGTON TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019

If Mark

DAMIAN COLLINS Zuckerberg his month, Mark Zucker- berg announced that his Tpledge for this new year is to “host a series of public discus- sions about the future of technol- wants to ogy in society.” He added that he intends to “try different formats to keep it interesting,” and we in Britain would like to suggest such an event for him. talk, Britain Perhaps he could present infor- mation in our Parliament to the digital, culture, media and sport select committee that I head — something he refused to do in 2018. is waiting Or if that doesn’t work for him, I would be happy to reconvene the special International Grand Com- mittee, which met at the House Facebook leadership has a of Commons in November and included lawmakers from Britain, history of lashing out instead of Canada, Ireland, France, Latvia, Brazil, Argentina and Singapore. opening up Indeed, we offered Zuckerberg plenty of opportunities to have these discussions last year. These committees met with the intention of discussing the following with him: the Cambridge Analytica Facebook data breach scandal; the criticised the investigatory work of showed how some small tech book friends’ data. Russian government’s use of social my committee, and it claimed that companies have suffered thanks It is a scandal that Facebook media platforms to interfere in the both investigations demonstrated to the way Facebook handles its allowed a Russian Internet agency politics of democracies around the unfair bias against them. It refused relationships with app developers, to break election laws by buying world; the anti-competitive nature to appreciate that its customers while big commercial clients of advertising to target American of some of Facebook’s business have genuine concerns about the the company (like Airbnb, Netflix voters during the 2016 election practices; and Facebook’s harmful way Facebook gathers data from and Lyft) enjoyed privileged ac- season. It is a scandal that they content policies. He didn’t want its users and makes it available to cess to user data that was denied knew about the problems with to have these discussions then, other companies through adver- to most other companies. For ex- Cambridge Analytica in late 2015 but we hope that he’s sincere and tising targeting tools or reciprocal ample, these documents showed but informed their users about the wants to have them now. sharing agreements. how with just four words — “Yup, data breach only after the whis- Last year, Facebook lashed out Last November, my commit- go for it” — Zuckerberg gave the tleblower Chris Wylie brought instead of opening up. It criticised tee published documents from order to effectively shut down the whole story to the public’s the investigations of The New the California app developer Vine, a competitor video sharing attention. It’s a scandal that we York Times into the company, it Six4Three. These documents app, by denying it access to Face- still don’t know how many other Socrates wants you to tidy up, too What reading an ancient Greek dialogue can tell us about the Marie Kondo craze

author of Socratic dialogues, but wise, Kondo famously tells her rative reads like the script of a dered homes lead well-ordered Xenophon, too, wrote several clients to keep just the objects “Tidying Up” episode, minus the ones. On “Tidying Up,” clients works that depicted this guru that “spark joy.” If you own a flute drama of discarding — although seem not just weary of the thinking out loud. “Oeconomi- but don’t know how to play it, even Kondo reminds her cli- mess that they’ve accumu- cus,” which takes good estate and both Ischomachus and Kondo ents that “elimination” is not lated but ashamed of it. household management (“econ- would see it as superfluous to an end in itself. Ischoma- Kondo dangles in front of YUNG IN CHAE omy”) as its subject, is one of your life and advise discarding it. chus and his wife begin her adherents the hope those works. It consists large - They would also agree that organising their house that they can discard hese days, it appears that ly of Socrates reporting advice space and objects have a kind of by collecting all of their their vices along with nobody is immune to Ma- that he picked up from a gen - life of their own. possessions. Adhering their pilled sweaters: Trie Kondo fever. tleman-farmer named Ischoma- Kondo likes to begin her ses- to the cardinal rule of “Isn’t it wonderful,” Kondo, an organisation ex- chus, and that advice includes sions by greeting the house that the “KonMari” meth- she writes, “that ti- pert who first commanded in- tips on how to educate your wife she’s about to tidy up. Ischoma- od, they sort their stuff dying your house can ternational attention with her about systematically organising chus channels his inner Kondo not by room but “kind also enhance your best-selling 2014 book, “The your home. In other words, Is- when he tells his wife that when by kind,” that is, by cat- beauty and contrib- Life-Changing Magic of Tidying chomachus sells Socrates on the something is not in its proper egory: clothes, books, ute to a healthier, Up,” recently solidified her status life-changing magic of tidying up. place, the empty space will cry papers, “komono” (or trimmer body?” as a lifestyle icon thanks to her Despite the large cultural and out. Items that want mending “miscellaneous”) and Ischomachus could popular new Netflix show, “Tidy- temporal gaps that separate the will tell you so with a look. He sentimental items for be the poster child ing Up with Marie Kondo.” KonMari and Xenophontean compares a series of well-organ- Kondo; vessels, clothing for “KonMari.” When But while the “KonMari” meth- tidying methods (let’s think of ised objects to a dancing chorus; and armour, crockery, etc. Socrates admires his od, which has resonated with mil- the latter as PhonMari), the two even serving dishes have an el- for Ischomachus. Anoth- health, wealth, strength lions of readers and viewers who share some remarkable similari- egant “rhythm” when properly er bit of Kondo advice is and ability to survive war- seek to take control of their lives ties. That is no more than a coin- arranged. Kondo teaches us that to store everything so that fare, Ischomachus credits by taking stock of their posses- cidence, but approaching Kondo underwear hates being crum- it’s visible in “one glance” and his strict daily schedule — his sions, is having a contemporary with Xenophon in mind can help pled and that a gentle tap rous- easily accessible. Ischomachus ability to regiment time mirrors cultural moment, it is not entirely us to see some of the ethical prin- es long-unread books from their recommends the same to his wife, his ability to impose order on new. Readers of ancient Greek ciples, and problems, that under- slumber. As she writes in her book explaining that disorder is for “Oeco- nomi- space. While displaying his mas- philosophy may already have lie the “KonMari” method. “The Life-Changing Magic of Ti- foolish farmers who store all of cus”makes explicit the philoso- tery of household management, encountered aspects of it in the At the beginning of “Oeconomi- dying Up,” “Possessions that have their harvest crops in the same phy that underlies “KonMari”: he exposes the foundations of his work of Xenophon, an Athenian cus,” Socrates puts forward a the- a place where they belong and to bin and can’t find anything when Household organisation is a mat- orderly self. soldier turned philosopher who sis: True wealth exists only in which they are returned each day they actually need it. ter of ethics. People who live in Despite the success of Kondo’s was a student of Socrates. the form of possessions that are for a rest are more vibrant.” What can Xenophon tell us messy homes lead messy lives, show, some aspects of it have Plato may be the most famous beneficial to their owner. Like- Some of Ischomachus’ nar- about the Kondo craze? For one, while people who live in well-or- come under scrutiny. Critics have

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So much of our lives is are found to be behaving irrespon- organised through social sibly, then the regulators could act media, and many people against them. In Britain, we have UK death already established these powers If Mark use social media platforms TOP for the data protection regulator, as the main source of the information commissioner. tax, a bad DAMIAN COLLINS information about the However, we also need a regula- world around them. tor with similar powers to take TWEETS4 Zuckerberg his month, Mark Zucker- enforcement action against poor news for berg announced that his content management. Tpledge for this new year is I have taken a great interest in 01 to “host a series of public discus- the debate in the United States investors sions about the future of technol- relating to political advertising wants to ogy in society.” He added that he and the Honest Ads Act intro - intends to “try different formats duced by Sens Amy Klobuchar, to keep it interesting,” and we in Mark Warner and John McCain. TIM SEARLE Britain would like to suggest such Citizens should have the right an event for him. to know who is buying political talk, Britain Perhaps he could present infor- issues we have examined related ads online, why they are being e cannot build a roperty in the UK, particularly mation in our Parliament to the to Facebook and other social me- targeted with them and which Wnew India while London, has always been popular digital, culture, media and sport dia companies. We also recently candidates the ads are there to millions of our broth- Pwith foreign investors from the select committee that I head — began an inquiry into the ethics support. Social media companies ers & sisters suffer the Gulf. Until recently, foreign investors something he refused to do in 2018. and practices of addictive and have said that they will introduce scourge of poverty. If vot- enjoyed preferential tax benefits that is waiting Or if that doesn’t work for him, I immersive media. these policies on their platforms, ed to power in 2019, the added to the attraction of owning prop- would be happy to reconvene the I believe we should give tech but they should be required to do Congress is committed erty there. Within the last year, however, special International Grand Com- companies limited liability for so by law; we should not just rely to a Minimum Income the UK Tax authorities have changed mittee, which met at the House harmful and illegal content that on their good will. In Britain, the Guarantee for every poor their stance and all investors are now Facebook leadership has a of Commons in November and has been posted on their sites. If a information commissioner has person, to help eradicate exposed to new taxes. included lawmakers from Britain, company has been notified of this questioned the legality of Face- poverty & hunger. This is Historically, foreign investors would history of lashing out instead of Canada, Ireland, France, Latvia, content or should have reasonably book’s allowing advertisers to tar- our vision & our promise. use structures to reduce their exposure Brazil, Argentina and Singapore. been able to discover it on its own, get users based on their political @RahulGandhi to taxes. Typically, it would be purchased opening up Indeed, we offered Zuckerberg then it should be required to take views, and without their direct using structures such as trusts, special plenty of opportunities to have it down promptly or be held re- consent, by including them in the purpose vehicles, private investment these discussions last year. These sponsible for its still being there. look-alike audiences they make 02 companies, or similar offshore corporate committees met with the intention This principle has already been available to campaigns. entities. This was the preferred method of discussing the following with established in Germany, where So much of our lives is organ- to purchase UK property because of the him: the Cambridge Analytica the government requires the tech ised through social media, and generous tax benefits. Facebook data breach scandal; the criticised the investigatory work of showed how some small tech book friends’ data. companies managed to acquire companies to act against content many people use social media Even when ATED (annual tax on en- Russian government’s use of social my committee, and it claimed that companies have suffered thanks It is a scandal that Facebook Facebook data in a way similar to that is in breach of the country’s platforms as the main source of in- veloped dwellings) taxation was intro- media platforms to interfere in the both investigations demonstrated to the way Facebook handles its allowed a Russian Internet agency Cambridge Analytica’s. hate speech laws. formation about the world around duced, it had little impact until what was politics of democracies around the unfair bias against them. It refused relationships with app developers, to break election laws by buying Britain is ready to discuss “the As in industries like banking, them. We cannot allow this public e should practise introduced recently. Any foreign owner world; the anti-competitive nature to appreciate that its customers while big commercial clients of advertising to target American future of technology in society” telecommunications and broad- space to become a complete wild Wby showing af - of UK residential property is now liable of some of Facebook’s business have genuine concerns about the the company (like Airbnb, Netflix voters during the 2016 election with Zuckerberg, whenever he’s casting, we need regulators to West, with little or no protection fection and helping one to 40 per cent tax on death based on the practices; and Facebook’s harmful way Facebook gathers data from and Lyft) enjoyed privileged ac- season. It is a scandal that they ready. But we aren’t going to wait oversee the systems that tech for the citizen user. The rights and another. It is a mistake value of the property at that time and content policies. He didn’t want its users and makes it available to cess to user data that was denied knew about the problems with for him. We’re having those dis- companies have in place to gath- responsibilities that we enjoy in to pursue happiness and irrespective of structure. to have these discussions then, other companies through adver- to most other companies. For ex- Cambridge Analytica in late 2015 cussions now. er and manage user data, and act the real world need to exist and to seek to the avoid suf- You are probably wondering why this but we hope that he’s sincere and tising targeting tools or reciprocal ample, these documents showed but informed their users about the In fact, my goals for the year against harmful content. These be protected online as well. fering by deceiving and is now the case. After the wants to have them now. sharing agreements. how with just four words — “Yup, data breach only after the whis- ahead aren’t very different from regulators should have the power humiliating other people. global financial crisis and Last year, Facebook lashed out Last November, my commit- go for it” — Zuckerberg gave the tleblower Chris Wylie brought Zuckerberg’s. This month, my to go into tech companies and (Damian Collins is a member of the We must try to achieve Certainly, realty even the advent of Brexit, British Parliament and the head of the instead of opening up. It criticised tee published documents from order to effectively shut down the whole story to the public’s select committee will produce gain access to otherwise protect- House of Commons select committee happiness and eliminate companies selling the UK government sought to the investigations of The New the California app developer Vine, a competitor video sharing attention. It’s a scandal that we our final report in our inquiry ed information to complete their for digital, culture, media and sport.) suffering by being consid- UK property do increase the taxes on prop- York Times into the company, it Six4Three. These documents app, by denying it access to Face- still don’t know how many other into disinformation and the many investigations. If the companies erate and good-hearted. not highlight erty held through structures @DalaiLama by introducing a raft of an- this point to ti-avoidance measures. The prospective UK Government can look 03 buyers for fear of through these structures to losing the sale. the UBO (ultimate beneficial owner) and levy this tax ac- cordingly. Socrates wants you to tidy up, too So, structures typically offered through lawyers, bankers and fiduciary professionals to foreign investors are no What reading an ancient Greek dialogue can tell us about the Marie Kondo craze longer effective, which means on death, he doubters will say the investor is liable for this 40 per cent Twhat they always say: charge. This tax is based on the value of It’s not your time. The the property at time of death and must author of Socratic dialogues, but wise, Kondo famously tells her rative reads like the script of a dered homes lead well-ordered homed in on its dramatisation of Could there be something a wife). Order among armies and odds are long. It can’t be be paid to the UK taxman before the as- Xenophon, too, wrote several clients to keep just the objects “Tidying Up” episode, minus the ones. On “Tidying Up,” clients ageless gender stereotypes and a little sinister to the on warships makes for a sight done. But our story has set can be passed on to the family/estate. works that depicted this guru that “spark joy.” If you own a flute drama of discarding — although seem not just weary of the divisions of labour: The men can that is “fearsome to enemies and never been written by the So, selling the property to pay the tax thinking out loud. “Oeconomi- but don’t know how to play it, even Kondo reminds her cli- mess that they’ve accumu- be imperious, the women sub- lovable guru and her life- splendid to friends.” While Kon- doubters or the naysay- bill is not an option. cus,” which takes good estate and both Ischomachus and Kondo ents that “elimination” is not lated but ashamed of it. missive; the garage is often the changing magic? Kondo do focuses on individual desires ers. Robert Kennedy said If we consider who and how many household management (“econ- would see it as superfluous to an end in itself. Ischoma- Kondo dangles in front of domain of the husband, the kitch- skeptics may be interested and Xenophon on the well-being it best. “Only those who investors this will affect, the statistics YUNG IN CHAE omy”) as its subject, is one of your life and advise discarding it. chus and his wife begin her adherents the hope en the responsibility of the wife. in the “ironic” readings of of society, they both think of tidy- dare to fail greatly can are quite staggering and may give an those works. It consists large - They would also agree that organising their house that they can discard At the end of the tidying pro- Xenophon’s dialogue. ing up as a way for a person to be- ever achieve greatly.” insight as to why the market values, hese days, it appears that ly of Socrates reporting advice space and objects have a kind of by collecting all of their their vices along with cess, Ischomachus reminds his come someone greater and more @KamalaHarris particularly in London, have softened nobody is immune to Ma- that he picked up from a gen - life of their own. possessions. Adhering their pilled sweaters: wife that going forward, it will powerful than their current self. of late. A recent report showed that Trie Kondo fever. tleman-farmer named Ischoma- Kondo likes to begin her ses- to the cardinal rule of “Isn’t it wonderful,” be her duty to maintain order. He Could there be something a 04 close to half of all UK properties owned Kondo, an organisation ex- chus, and that advice includes sions by greeting the house that the “KonMari” meth- she writes, “that ti- assures Socrates that his wife did little sinister to the lovable guru by overseas structures are in London. pert who first commanded in- tips on how to educate your wife she’s about to tidy up. Ischoma- od, they sort their stuff dying your house can not resist but reacted “joyfully, and her life-changing magic? More than one in ten (11,500) properties ternational attention with her about systematically organising chus channels his inner Kondo not by room but “kind also enhance your like someone who’s found a path Kondo skeptics may be inter - owned by overseas companies are locat- best-selling 2014 book, “The your home. In other words, Is- when he tells his wife that when by kind,” that is, by cat- beauty and contrib- out of a difficult spot.” (“Spark ested in the “ironic” readings ed in the City of Westminster and 6,000 Life-Changing Magic of Tidying chomachus sells Socrates on the something is not in its proper egory: clothes, books, ute to a healthier, Joy” is the title of Kondo’s second of Xenophon’s dialogue. These plus owned by offshore structures are in Up,” recently solidified her status life-changing magic of tidying up. place, the empty space will cry papers, “komono” (or trimmer body?” book.) Socrates is impressed. “My often see the domestic failure Kensington and Chelsea. The BVI is the as a lifestyle icon thanks to her Despite the large cultural and out. Items that want mending “miscellaneous”) and Ischomachus could goodness!” he exclaims. “What that Ischomachus puts right by most commonly used offshore structure popular new Netflix show, “Tidy- temporal gaps that separate the will tell you so with a look. He sentimental items for be the poster child a masculine intelligence you’ve The comparison also prompts “educating” his wife as a mark love this series from with nearly £35 billion invested in Lon- ing Up with Marie Kondo.” KonMari and Xenophontean compares a series of well-organ- Kondo; vessels, clothing for “KonMari.” When described in your wife!” Yet his us to consider the notion of con- not of her incompetence but of I@HumanProgress. I don property alone. But while the “KonMari” meth- tidying methods (let’s think of ised objects to a dancing chorus; and armour, crockery, etc. Socrates admires his wife’s “masculine intelligence” trol itself. What does it say about his. In other words, the fantasy wish I could have met This is a clearly a wake-up call to all od, which has resonated with mil- the latter as PhonMari), the two even serving dishes have an el- for Ischomachus. Anoth- health, wealth, strength is really the ultimate proof of her the desires of neat freaks? The of perfect control that household Norman Borlaug, a No- foreign owners and it would appear lions of readers and viewers who share some remarkable similari- egant “rhythm” when properly er bit of Kondo advice is and ability to survive war- feminine submission. “KonMari” method puts forward organisation offers may appeal bel Peace Prize laureate that the tax penny is only starting to seek to take control of their lives ties. That is no more than a coin- arranged. Kondo teaches us that to store everything so that fare, Ischomachus credits In Ischomachus’ household, a tempting bargain: If you or - most to those of us who feel that whose work in agricul- drop now. Many advisory companies in by taking stock of their posses- cidence, but approaching Kondo underwear hates being crum- it’s visible in “one glance” and his strict daily schedule — his it’s not just each object that has ganize your possessions, the rest we need to have control over ture has greatly influ- this region are either unaware or have sions, is having a contemporary with Xenophon in mind can help pled and that a gentle tap rous- easily accessible. Ischomachus ability to regiment time mirrors a proper place and becomes more of your life will magically fall every aspect of our lives, even enced my thinking. ignored this change to the detriment cultural moment, it is not entirely us to see some of the ethical prin- es long-unread books from their recommends the same to his wife, his ability to impose order on vibrant when it is kept there — into place. Xenophon’s charac- those that resist simple storage @BillGates of clients. Certainly, realty companies new. Readers of ancient Greek ciples, and problems, that under- slumber. As she writes in her book explaining that disorder is for “Oeco- nomi- space. While displaying his mas- the wife does, too. Both Ischoma- ters seek even bolder rewards in solutions. Perhaps the biggest selling UK property do not highlight philosophy may already have lie the “KonMari” method. “The Life-Changing Magic of Ti- foolish farmers who store all of cus”makes explicit the philoso- tery of household management, chus and Kondo believe that to be “Oeconomicus,” which is often mess is not in our closets but in this point to prospective buyers that encountered aspects of it in the At the beginning of “Oeconomi- dying Up,” “Possessions that have their harvest crops in the same phy that underlies “KonMari”: he exposes the foundations of his in control of your life, you must considered an allegorical blue- our minds. Disclaimer: (Views expressed they are exposing themselves to a 40 work of Xenophon, an Athenian cus,” Socrates puts forward a the- a place where they belong and to bin and can’t find anything when Household organisation is a mat- orderly self. be in control of your house. But print for military success and by columnists are personal and per cent death tax for fear of losing soldier turned philosopher who sis: True wealth exists only in which they are returned each day they actually need it. ter of ethics. People who live in Despite the success of Kondo’s control is limited for women in good statesmanship. A city needs (Yung In Chae is a writer and editor need not necessarily reflect our the sale. was a student of Socrates. the form of possessions that are for a rest are more vibrant.” What can Xenophon tell us messy homes lead messy lives, show, some aspects of it have Ischomachus’s world, and little guardians in the same way that a at large of Eidolon, an online classics editorial stances) Plato may be the most famous beneficial to their owner. Like- Some of Ischomachus’ nar- about the Kondo craze? For one, while people who live in well-or- come under scrutiny. Critics have has changed in that regard. household needs an overseer (i.e., journal. ) (Tim Searle is Chairman of Globaleye.)

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Greece begins China blasts process for first ‘slander’ against bond issue: debt Huawei: report agency NBB FY18 profits hit Athens, Greece

reece’s debt agency yes- Gterday said it had begun a process for the country’s first bond issue -- a five-year record BD 70 million sale -- since exiting the last bailout. The agency said the bond, carrying an April 2024 ma- The board turity, would be offered to • Ambassador Zhang Ming investors “in the near fu- recommended to shareholders’ a cash ture”. Brussels, Belgium Merrill Lynch, Goldman dividend of 25pc Sachs International Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan, Morgan TDT | Manama hina’s envoy to the EU Stanley and Societe Gen- Cyesterday said Huawei erale have been named as was the victim of slander as managers of the sale. ational Bank of Bahrain western governments try In its last bond issue (NBB) yesterday an - to hamper the Chinese tel- in February 2018, Greece Nnounced a 14.8 per cent ecommunications giant’s ef- raised 3.0 billion euros at 3.5 increase in full year 2018 net fort to deploy its technology percent via a 7-year bond. profit to a record BD70 million worldwide. Offers at the time stood (US$186.1m), supported by new “It is not helpful to make at around 6.5 billion euros. clients in all segments and di- slander, discrimination, The previous five-year versifying the range of prod- pressure, coercion or spec- bond sale, in July 2017, ucts and services offered. In ulation against anyone else,” raised 3.0 billion euros at 2017, net income was BD61.0m Ambassador Zhang Ming 4.625 percent. (US$162.3m). said in an interview with the Greece currently has no Based on the results, the Improvements in our The growth in net profitability Financial Times. urgent need to draw money board recommended a cash technology and infrastructure for the year and very “Now someone is sparing from the bond markets as it dividend of 25pc (2017: 25pc) are noticeable, setting the importantly, the growth no effort to fabricate a se- has built a cash cushion of at or BD35.1m (US$93.4m). foundations for steady and achieved at operating curity story about Huawei,” least 15 billion euros. The board also proposed sustainable development. In profits level (before one- he said. to shareholders a bonus issue particular, we are pleased offs) reflect the strengths of Beijing’s criticism follows of BD14.0m (US$37.2m) at the similar words by Foreign rate of one additional share for with the results of the our business development Minister Wang Yi who said Shares in Brazil every ten shares held (10pc). Bank’s efforts to diversify initiatives combined with the the campaign against Hua- The bonus share issue is pro- and digitalise our business, implementation of a robust risk wei was “unfair and immor- miner Vale dive posed to be made through uti- increase our participation in framework. Contributing to al”. sharply after dam lisation of BD14.0m (US$37.2m) the local economy and launch these results were also stepped The United States, France disaster from the general reserve, our expansion in key regional up efforts to support growth and other western nations which is subject to regulatory markets such as Saudi Arabia in the national economy, which have voiced fears that using Sao Paulo, Brazil approvals. Huawei base stations and Earnings per share for the and the UAE remains at the core of our other gear could give Bei- razilian mining giant year increased from 44 fils (12 strategy jing access to critical net- BVale lost more than $14 cents) in 2017 to 51 fils (13 cents) FAROUK YOUSUF KHALIL ALMOAYYED work infrastructure world- billion of its value Monday for the full year 2018. JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DURAND wide, possibly allowing it to in a share plunge on the Sao Net interest income in - CHAIRMAN OF NBB spy on foreign governments. Paulo stock exchange as the creased 19.4pc y-o-y to BD87.2m CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF NBB In an interview with market reacted to the col- (US$231.9m), while other in- Bloomberg, European Com- lapse of one its dams that come increased by 7.5pc y-o-y mission Vice-President An- killed dozens and left hun- to BD30.2m (US$80.3m) from drus Ansip said the EU was dreds missing. the prior-year. [Excluding cer- (US$87.7m) last year in line (US$5,605.9m) in an overall flat (US$50.8m) in the fourth quar- especially worried given The more-than-20-per- tain one-off income of BD3.3m with ongoing investments in market. ter of 2017. China’s National Intelli- cent drop during the day (US$8.8m) in the previous year]. human capital and technology. Operating profit rose by 14.8pc gence Law, passed in 2017. followed an eight percent Operating profit before one- This resulted in an increase to Q4 profit up 29.3pc to BD18.1m (US$48.1m) com- This law compels compa- dive on the New York Stock offs rose 10.9pc y-o-y to BD75.6m the Bank’s cost-to-income ra- For the fourth quarter, the pared with BD15.7m (US$41.8m) nies and individual citizens Exchange, when the Brazil- (US$ 201.0m) for 2018 compared tio, which reached 35.6pc for bank’s net profit increased in the fourth quarter of last year. to actively assist China’s spy ian bourse had been closed with BD68.2m (US$181.4m) for the year. 29.3pc to BD15.0m (US$39.9m) Other income increased by organisations in investiga- for a public holiday. 2017. [excluding certain one-off Average loans and advances compared to BD11.6m 3.6pc to BD5.8m (US$15.4m) tions. “When it’s written The share dive pulled income of BD3.3m (US$8.8m) in increased by 8.7pc to BD1,272.3m (US$30.9m) in the prior-year from the fourth quarter of 2017. in the law, then we have down the whole Bovespa the previous year] (US$3,383.8m) compared with period. Operating costs were BD10.8m to understand those risks index more than 2.5 per- Operating costs increased BD1,171.0m (US$3,114.4m) last Net interest income rose (US$28.7m) compared with are higher. We cannot be cent, dealing it the worst 26.7pc to BD41.8m (US$111.1m) year. Average customer depos- 20.9pc to BD23.1m (US$61.4m) BD8.9m (US$23.7m) in fourth naive anymore,” Ansip told performance so far this year. compared to BD33.0m its remained flat at BD2,107.8m compared with BD19.1m quarter of 2017. Bloomberg. S&P Global enters China’s credit rating market amid trade war Beijing, China national influence to enter the know-how and the trade deficit hinese bank regulators ap- Chinese market,” the bank said are among the thorny issues that Cproved the registration of in a statement. are part of the ongoing US-China S&P Global’s Chinese entity yes- Opening up China’s credit trade spat. terday, giving the US tech firm rating industry is “an impor- China pledged in late access to the country’s credit tant part” of steadily growing KNOW WHAT 2017 to allow overseas finan - rating market, as the China-US China’s financial market, it cial firms greater access to trade war grinds on. said. the world’s second-largest The People’s Bank of China -- S&P Global’s entry into China Swiss giant UBS economy. China’s central bank -- said S&P comes as Beijing and Washing- In April 2018, Chinese regu- Global’s Beijing-based subsidi- ton are locked in a bruising trade AG became the lators started allowing overseas ary has successfully registered war that has spooked markets first foreign bank firms to apply for majority stakes and has received the green light worldwide.Since last year, the Logo of Standard & Poor’s is seen at a building (file) to gain control of in securities and mutual-fund to conduct bond rating in Chi- world’s two largest economies its local securities management ventures, and na’s interbank bond market. have exchanged tit-for-tat tariffs to a 90-day truce on trade tar- nese officials to Washington, as joint venture last promised to permit full control “As a next step, the People’s on more than $360 billion in iffs, which is due to expire on both sides hope to move toward November after in three years. Bank of China will... support two-way trade. March 1. a bargain to end the trade war. the easing of re- Draft rules to allow foreign even more foreign credit rat- Last month, US President This week, Beijing’s trade en- Barriers to accessing Chinese companies to hold controlling ing organisations that conform Donald Trump and his Chinese voy, Chinese Vice Premier Liu financial markets, the alleged strictions. stakes in insurance firms were to regulations and have inter- counterpart Xi Jinping agreed He, will lead a delegation of Chi- theft of American technological published in May. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 11

US lifts sanctions Ex-Starbucks on blacklisted CEO aims to oust Russian tycoon’s US shutdown subtracted Trump in 2020 companies $11 bn from GDP: report Washington, United States ernment greases the wheels of the economy: farm subsidies, he five-week government mortgage approvals, tax re - shutdown subtracted $11 funds, permits for oil drilling, Tbillion from the US econ- food safety inspections, all were Howard Schultz omy, about twice the amount temporarily interrupted. President Donald Trump sought And the CBO report said its Washington, United States to fund a border wall, an in - estimate did not reflect indirect Oleg Deripaska dependent congressional body costs which were difficult to illionaire former Star- said yesterday. quantify but which were “prob- bucks CEO Howard Washington, United States B However, all but $3 billion, or ably becoming more significant” Schultz said in a TV inter- 0.02 percent of GDP, will even- as the government freeze went view that he is looking into he US Treasury Depart- tually be recovered as the gov- on. The halt to permits and running against Donald Tment lifted sanctions ernment resumes operations, government loan approval was Trump in 2020 as an inde- Sunday on Russian alumi- the non-partisan Congressional “probably beginning to lead pendent presidential can- num giant Rusal and two re- Budget Office said in a report. firms to postpone investment didate. lated companies after black- The estimate suggested the and hiring decisions.” “I am seriously thinking listed billionaire Oleg Deri- damages from the political Airports in Miami and New of running for president,” paska took action to sharply brawl in Washington were sig- York operated at reduced ca- Schultz told the CBS news cut his stake in them. nificant but stopped short of the pacity causing some flights to show “60 Minutes” late The tycoon is known to far worse harm that could have be grounded due shortages of Sunday. have friendly relations with occurred had it been allowed to air traffic controllers and trans- The self-described “life- Russian President Vladimir continue. “Underlying those ef- US President Donald Trump delivers remarks as fake snow falls at a Make portation safety agents, bringing long Democrat” said he Putin and had business ties fects on the overall economy are America Great Again rally in Biloxi, Mississippi, home the direct threat to nor- “will run as a centrist in - with US President Donald much more significant effects mal commerce as the shutdown dependent outside of the Trump’s former campaign on individual businesses and to receive back pay this week. immigration and drug traffick- dragged on. two-party system.” chairman Paul Manafort, workers,” the report said. But government contractors, ing, a claim Democrats have Trump was widely seen as According to Schultz, 65, who was convicted in Spe- “Some of those private-sector including hourly workers, may rejected. having lost the standoff with “We’re living at a most frag- cial Counsel Robert Muel- entities will never recoup that not be compensated for lost in- congressional Democrats as ile time.” ler’s investigation into Rus- lost income.” come. Temporary agreement polling showed most voters Not only is Trump “not sian meddling in the 2016 Growth in subsequent quar- With public services includ- Funding for the government blamed the president for the qualified to be the presi - election. ters this year should see a small, ing aviation safety beginning to is due to run out by mid-Feb- impasse while hard-right com- dent,” but Republicans and Rusal, EN+ Group Plc and temporary bounce, compensat- buckle under the strain of with- ruary and Trump told The Wall mentators accused him of ca- Democrats “are consistently EuroSibEnergo JSC have ing for the losses in the final held wages and suspended oper- Street Journal on Sunday the pitulation. not doing what’s necessary “reduced Oleg Deripaska’s quarter of 2018 and the start of ations, Trump agreed Friday to odds were below 50 percent that The president has threatened on behalf of the American direct and indirect share- 2019, the report said. reopen the federal government lawmakers would reach a deal to use emergency powers to people and are engaged, holding stake... and severed The partial shutdown, the temporarily but with no addi- on border security he would build the wall if he does not get every single day, in revenge his control,” the Treasury’s longest in US history, left some tional funding for the wall. find acceptable. his way with Congress. How- politics.” Office of Foreign Assets 800,000 federal workers either In a signature pledge from his The shutdown underscored ever, observers say this would Control (OFAC) said in a working without pay or fur - 2016 campaign, Trump claimed the myriad but frequently un- likely face immediate legal chal- statement. loughed although they are due the barrier would stem illegal seen ways that the federal gov- lenges. ‘inimum income’ for poor: Rahul Gandhi Greek PM announces minimum New Delhi, India pay rise as elections loom ndia’s opposition leader Athens, Greece IRahul Gandhi said Mon- day that his party will intro- duce a “minimum income reek Prime Minister Alex- guarantee” for the poor if Gis Tsipras on Monday an- it returns to power in elec- nounced an 11-percent rise in tions this year. the minimum wage, the first The election, due by May, after a decade of austerity and will see the scion of the months ahead of legislative Gandhi-Nehru dynasty seek elections. to unseat Narendra Modi as Tsipras, whose party is Tsipras prime minister. trailing in opinion polls, said boost the economy,” he told the “We cannot build a new The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani during the first board meeting of the the minimum wage would in- cabinet. “On the contrary, it’s a India while millions of our Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) for the year 2019. The board reviewed and discussed several topics on crease from 586 euros ($668) proven recipe for bankruptcy.” brothers & sisters suffer the the agenda including the proposed budget for 2019-2020 and the tourism strategy for 2019-2022 which aims to attract to 650 euros from February. Nearly 900,000 people scourge of poverty,” Gandhi, more than 14 million tourists by the year 2022. The meeting also included a discussion on BTEA’s latest developments “Crushing workers is not would benefit from the move, head of the opposition Con- and implementation plan of the various projects in the pipeline the way to sustain growth and either directly or indirectly. gress party, said on Twitter Eagle Hills Diyar breaks ground on Marassi Galleria Mall TDT | Manama

agle Hills Diyar held a Egroundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of the construction works on Mar- assi Galleria. The ceremony took place on the site located in Marassi Al Bahrain, Diyar Muharraq yes- terday in the presence of Shaikh Salman bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa Head of Survey and Land Regis- tration Bureau, Mohamed Alab- bar Chairman of Eagle Hills, Ab- region’s leading shopping and located in the centre of Marassi dulhakeem Al Khayyat the Vice entertainment experience, a key Al Bahrain.” Chairman of Eagle Hills Diyar, anchor within the Marassi Al Marassi Galleria is part of and Dr Maher Al Shaer Manag- Bahrain masterplan.” Marassi Al Bahrain, the urban ing Director of Eagle Hills Diyar. Dr Maher Al Shaer, Manag- development by Eagle Hills, a Commenting, Mohamed Al- ing Director of Eagle Hills Di- private real estate investment abbar, Chairman of Eagle Hills yar also said: “We are confident and development company said: “We are proud to be here that upon its completion, it will headquartered in Abu Dhabi, as today to mark the commence- fulfil an untapped demand for part of a joint venture agreement ment of the works on the highly unique leisure offerings, as it with Diyar Al Muharraq, the anticipated Marassi Galleria, Officials during the groundbreaking ceremony will be a world-class shopping developer of mega-project Diyar the 200,000 sqm gateway to the and entertainment destination Al Muharraq. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 12

WTO to probe Trump’s China Blue-chips lift Gulf markets tariffs

to enjoy its biggest one-day gain Saudi hits highest in a month, aided partly by a rise • in its weak property stocks. level since Aug 2015 Dubai Islamic Bank added 2.5pc. The largest Islamic lender Advanced in the United Arab Emirates said Petrochemical• rises its board will discuss its full-year after FY results earnings on Jan. 30. The Emirate’s largest list- ed-developer Emaar Properties Geneva, Switzerland Doha Bank plunges was up 1.7pc and DAMAC Prop- after• FY profit declines erties closed 5.8pc higher. he World Trade Organ- The Egyptian blue-chip in- Tization decided Mon- IHC jumps after dex was up 0.7pc,helped by a day to investigate the tar- • 17.5pc jump in Global Telecom iffs Washington slapped on board resolves to Holding. $250 billion worth of Chi- buy PAL Cooling The stock has been rising after nese goods. its major shareholder VEON Ltd The WTO’s Dispute Settle- Reuters said it was considering taking ment Body (DSB) has agreed it private. to establish an expert pan- audi Arabia’s stock mar- The Abu Dhabi index add - el to review US President ket rose sharply yester- Traders on the floor of Bahrain Stock Exchange ed 0.6pc, helped by First Abu Donald Trump’s decision Sday to a three- and-a-half Dhabi, United Arab Emirates’ to hit China with tariffs on a year high boosted by blue-chip Closing Bell lion) of stocks last week. profit after zakat and tax of 717 biggest lender, which increased quarter of a trillion dollars’ bank shares, while Dubai was Market heavyweight Saudi million riyals ($191.18 million) 1.1pc. worth of goods, according to buoyed by financials and real SAUDI  1.4pc » 8,624 pts Basic Industries Corp gained compared with 631.1 million ri- International Holding jumped a Geneva trade official with estate stocks. DUBAI  1.2pc » 2,571 pts 1.7pc despite posting a 12.4pc yals a year earlier. 7.4pc after the firm said it would insight into the case. Saudi Arabia’s index rose 1.4 profit drop in the fourth quarter But Gulf Union Cooperative initiate discussions required for The DSB accepted to QATAR  0.3pc » 10,705 pts per cent to its highest since Aug. from a year earlier, citing lower Insurance Co fell 2.1pc. The firm the acquisition of PAL Cooling. launch the probe after Chi- 2015, with Al Rajhi Bank adding ABU DHABI  0.6pc » 5,051 pts average selling prices and a de- said its shareholders approved a Qatar’s blue-chip index in- na filed a second request. 2.2pc and Riyad Bank increasing EGYPT  0.7pc » 13,911 pts crease in the share of results of capital increase to 241.9 million creased 0.3pc as real estate firm, Under WTO regulations, 4.2pc. associates. riyals from 150 million riyals as United Development Company parties in a dispute can KUWAIT  0.6pc » 5,394 pts Saudi exchange data released Advanced Petrochemical in- part of its offer to buy Al Ahlia was up 3.2pc. block a first request, but if late on Sunday showed that for- OMAN  0.2pc » 4,160 pts creased 2pc after posting an For Cooperative Insurance. Al But Doha Bank slipped sixpc, the parties make a second eigners were the net-buyers of BAHRAIN  0.8pc » 1,379 pts increase in its full year net prof- Ahlia fell 1.8pc. reporting a decline in its full- request, it is all but guaran- 958.3 million riyals ($256 mil- it. The company reported net In Dubai, the index rose 1.2pc year net profit. teed to go through.

Facebook has ‘new tools’ against EU World stocks retreat as traders brace for China-US talks election meddling London, United Kingdom Key figures around 1640 GMT ‘Still tricky’ by both sides.” As well as the Wednes - Brussels, Belgium London - FTSE 100:  0.9pc at 6,747.10 points (close) lobal stock markets slid On the trade front, hopes that day-Thursday meeting in Wash- Gyesterday on jitters over Frankfurt - DAX 30:  0.6pc at 11,210.31 (close) a deal can be struck between ington, dealers also have in their acebook unveiled yester- looming high-level trade talks Paris - CAC 40:  0.8pc at 4,888.58 (close) the world’s top two economies sights the US Federal Reserve’s day new tools to counter between China and the United helped fuel a rally this month in latest policy meeting, where the F EURO STOXX 50:  0.8pc at 3,137.27 online political meddling States that outweighed posi- global equities which had been central bank’s statement will be in the European elections, tive corporate earnings, analysts New York - Dow:  1.4pc at 24,388.68 hammered in December. pored over for an idea about its part of a campaign to an - said. Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  0.6pc at 20,649.00 (close) While there have been con- interest rate plans. swer growing pressure to European equities were firmly Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  at 27,576.96 (close) flicting reports on the likelihood Also coming up is the release rein in disinformation. in the red at the close, while in of an agreement to end the trade of US jobs and economic growth The US tech giant’s vice late morning New York business Shanghai - Composite:  0.2pc at 2,596.98 (close) war, analysts say it is in the in- data, Chinese manufacturing president, former Brit- the DJIA posted losses of nearly Euro/dollar:  at $1.1443 from $1.1406 at Friday terests of both sides to reach activity results -- and a number ish deputy prime minis - 1.5 per cent. Pound/dollar:  at $1.3170 from $1.3196 a deal, with China’s economy of big-name earnings, including ter Nick Clegg, said in a Global equities started the stuttering and President Don- from Apple, Samsung, Facebook speech the methods would week “on the back foot”, said Dollar/yen:  at 109.18 yen from 109.55 ald Trump gearing up for his and Alibaba. become available in late Dean Popplewell at Oanda. Oil - Brent Crude:  $1.95 at $59.69 per barrel re-election campaign. Analysts said there was little March and help “make po- Markets were weighing “po- Oil - West Texas Inter:  $2.17 at $51.52 “Although coming to an agree- reaction to news that Trump had litical advertising on Face- litical developments, from Si- ment is still tricky, both sides agreed to re-open the govern- book more transparent”. no-US trade to Brexit, against US have little incentive to escalate ment after public services start- The new rules will require corporate earnings that have, to Theresa May’s revised Brexit the country’s March 29 leaving tensions,” said Tai Hui, chief ed to buckle in the longest-ever a wide range of political date, surpassed many analysts deal, with many believing that date to give her more time to market strategist for Asia-Pa- shutdown. The deal that will see ads linked to the European expectations, and this despite even if it is kicked out by MPs reach a deal. cific at JP Morgan Asset Man- 800,000 workers finally get paid elections on May 23 to 26 ongoing signs of a global eco- Britain will not leave the Euro- Oil prices shed more than $2, agement. “Markets will at least will only last a few weeks and to be specifically author- nomic slowdown”. pean Union without an agree- while earlier in Asia, stock mar- expect an extension of the truce does nothing to resolve the row ised and tagged with The pound dropped against ment. kets closed mixed as investors in tariff increases beyond early over the president’s demand for a clear “paid for by” the dollar ahead of Tuesday’s There is a growing sense looked ahead to a week chock- March, while more difficult is- billions of dollars to pay for a disclaimer. vote on British Prime Minister that May will seek a delay in full of key events. sues are still being worked on Mexican border wall.

London - FTSE 100:  0.9pc at 6,747.10 points (close) Saudi aims to attract over $425 billion in investments Frankfurt - DAX 30:  0.6pc at 11,210.31 (close) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Paris - CAC 40:  0.8pc at 4,888.58 (close) EURO STOXX 50:  0.8pc at 3,137.27 audi Arabia yesterday New York - Dow:  1.4pc at 24,388.68 Slaunched an ambitious pro- Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  0.6pc at 20,649.00 (close) gramme which it hopes will at- tract $427 billion in investments Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  at 27,576.96 (close) in the industry and logistics sec- Shanghai - Composite:  0.2pc at 2,596.98 (close) tors, as the OPEC kingpin bids to Euro/dollar:  at $1.1443 from $1.1406 at 2200 GMT Friday reduce dependence on oil. To kickstart the 12-year pro- Pound/dollar:  at $1.3170 from $1.3196 gramme, the Gulf state an - Dollar/yen:  at 109.18 yen from 109.55 nounced the signing of 37 agree- Oil - Brent Crude:  $1.95 at $59.69 per barrel ments worth $55 billion with foreign and local investors at a Oil - West Texas Inter:  $2.17 at $51.52 ceremony attended by Crown Participants attend the first session of Saudi Arabia’s National Industrial Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) at the Ritz Carlton The programme is part of the kingdom’s 2030 Vision, the in Riyadh, said the investments as much as $320 billion to gross brainchild of Prince Moham- would be made in the fields of domestic product, almost 40 med, that aims to diversify its industry, mining, energy and percent of last year’s GDP, he economy which has been heavily logistics. said. dependent on oil prices. The aim is to create 1.6 million Since the launch of Saudi Vi- Energy Minister Khalid al-Fa- Pictures of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (L) and King Salman (R) are displayed during the first session of new jobs, boost non-oil exports sion 2030, mega projects worth lih, speaking at the Ritz Carlton Saudi Arabia’s National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh by $267 billion a year and add hundreds of billi 13 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019

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Movie Review CHANGE OF NAME The Kid Who Would Be King: a sweet throwback I, SIMMI ARAKKALATH I, MOHAMMAD I, MOHAMMED IDRISH, s/o he Kid Who Would Be King It received positive reviews PADMAN W/O SHAJI MOHSIN S/O FAZLUR GULAM HUSSAIN, holding Indian Tis a 2019 fantasy film written from critics. On review aggre- POTHI KANDIYIL, holding RAHMAN, holding Indian Passport No. H1825635 dated and directed by Joe Cornish. A gator Rotten Tomatoes, the film Indian Passport No. J1140394, Passport No. H5734395, 15/03/2009 issued at BAHRAIN having British-American venture, the holds an approval rating of 86% dated 01.06.2010 issued at dated 19.08.2009 issued permanent residence at (full address in film stars Louis Ashbourne Serk- based on 99 reviews, and an av- DOHA having permanent at LUCKNOW having India) Khirwa, Laxmangarh, Sikar, is, Tom Taylor, Rebecca Fergu- erage rating of 6.9/10. The web- residence at (full address permanent residence Rajasthan presently residing at Flat no son, and Patrick Stewart. site’s critical consensus reads, in India) PADMASREE at (full address in 675, Road 3213, Block 332, Mahooz, The plot follows a young boy “The Kid Who Would Be King PO TEMPLE GATE VIA India) 154, SYED Bahrain will henceforth be known as who finds King Arthur’s legend- recalls classic all-ages adven- THALASSERY KANNUR DT WARA, FATEHPUR, (Given name) MOHAMMED IDRISH U.P. presently residing (surname) KHAN. Objection(s) if any ary sword Excalibur, and must tures-and repurposes a timeless KERALA 670102 presently residing at (full address in at (full address in may be forwarded to Embassy of India, then use it to stop an ancient legend-for a thoroughly enjoya- A scene from ‘The Kid Who Would Be Bahrain) VILLA NO. 37, BLDG Bahrain) HOME- 732, P.O Box 26106, Al Seef, Kingdom of enchantress from destroying the ble addition to the family movie King’ 230, ROAD 328, BLOCK 356, AL – NAKHEEL ROAD, Bahrain. world. Distributed by 20th Cen- canon.” On Metacritic, the film SALIHIYA, SH. SALMAN BLOCK 508, JANNUSAN, tury Fox, the film was released in He discovers that he is destined has a weighted average score of HIGHWAY, BAHRAIN, will henceforth be the United States on 25 January to form a new round table for an 66 out of 100, based on 29 critics, will henceforth be known known as (Given 2019, and is scheduled for the upcoming battle with the medi- indicating “generally favorable as (Given name) SIMMI name) MOHAMMAD United Kingdom on the 15 of eval villain Morgana, who has reviews”.Audiences polled by ARAKKALATH (Surname) (Surname) MOHSIN. URGENTLY REQUIRED February 2019. summoned evil forces to rule CinemaScore gave the film an PADMAN. Objection(s) if any, may be Alex Elliot is an ordinary boy the world. average grade of “B+” on an A+ to Objection(s) if any, may be forwarded to Embassy of A reputed international fast food who is picked on at school. How- The wizard Merlin, who ap- F scale, while those at PostTrak forwarded to Embassy of India, India, P.O Box 26106, Bldg company is hiring individuals for ever, that changes when he finds pears young but can transform gave it an overall positive score P.O Box 26106, Bldg 1090, 1090, Road 2819, Block the position bike drivers, interested and pulls King Arthur’s famous into his old self, assists Alex in of 71% and a “definite recom - Road 2819, Block 428, Al Seef, 428, Al Seef, Kingdom of candidates can contact 17683222 or sword Excalibur from a stone. his quest. mend” of 46%. Kingdom of Bahrain. Bahrain. email CV to [email protected] 14 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019

I’ve a fear of being tied down: Diane Kruger Freida will Los Angeles things if you’re not happy. I’ve moved around a lot and sometimes feel unsettled, it is im- not work ctress Diane Kruger says portant for me to have some stability and she has a fear of being “tied structure or I become anxious. Adown”, but she also feels “But I also have a fear of being tied down.” with the need for some stability in her life. The 42-year-old star thinks her career In an interview to Psycholo- has helped bring her out of her shell gies magazine, the “In the because she is quite introverted in Woody Fade” actress, who has a her everyday life. two-month-old daughter “I have a quiet side and I’m kind with partner Norman Reed- of wary with people I don’t know. again us, said she feels “anxious” if That’s maybe why I love acting Los Angeles she doesn’t have stability in her -- because I become more extrovert- life,reports femalefirst.co.uk. ed when I’m working in the closed ctor Frei- She said: “I’ve always environment of a film set, and da Pinto has had a strong sense of I get to throw myself into a Ajoined the long personal freedom, character. list of actors who have re- you shouldn’t gretted working with veteran be afraid to filmmaker Woody Allen. change Dylan, Allen’s adopted daughter with former wife Mia Farrow, accused the director of sexually abusing her in the early 1990s while she was a child. She reiterat- ed her claims in a 2014 New York Times op-ed and other articles. The allegations have caught steam in the wake of the #MeToo uprising after which a number of celebrities like Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Hall, Colin Firth, Ellen Page and Natalie Port- man, among others, regretted working with the Daine Kruger filmmaker. In an interview with The Guardian, Pinto, who worked in Allen’s 2010 film “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger”, was asked whether she would team up again with the director. She replied, “No. Absolutely not. I wouldn’t work with Freida him because I’m in solidarity with women who have come Pinto out with their stories, whether they are proven or not.” Nick Fury has weird, ordinary person Mumbai sense of humour in ctress and Arsenal supporter ‘Captain Marvel’: AEsha Gupta has been Samuel L Jackson called out on social media for making Los Angeles racist remarks on Nigerian footballer Alexander Iwobi. The social media was abuzz as a snap- ctor Samuel L Jack- shot of a Whatsapp conversation that Esha Ason has revealed that shared on her Instagram stories. The conver- the audiences will witness sation criticised Iwobi for his performance. the light side of his Marvel This did not go down well with some fans, Cinematic Universe (MCU) who slammed her for character Nick Fury in the Rami Malek and Glenn Close her “ignorance” and upcoming superhero fea- called her out for being ture “Captain Marvel”. Los Angeles anniversary. The character has been On the film side, Emily digitally de-aged for the he Screen Actors Guild Blunt won the SAG Award for Brie Larson-fronted film (SAG) Awards here saw best supporting actress for and the 70-year-old veter- TMarvel Studios’ “Black “A Quiet Place”, while Maher- an said it took him a while Panther” taking the best cast shala Ali was named best sup- to get used to this version ensemble prize, while Rami porting actor for “Green Book”. of Fury who is without his Malek and Glenn Close In the TV comedy series cat- iconic eye-patch and “lis- emerged as best actors. egories, “The Marvelous Mrs. tens to the people above Close won the honour for her Maisel” made a clean sweep racist despite having claimed she herself has been a him”. leading role in “The Wife”, and with a trio of honours. The victim in the past. After the backlash, Esha took to Malek was tapped as best actor show’s cast won best ensemble Twitter to apologise. in a film for “Bohemian Rhap- in a comedy series, while Ra- “Guys I am sorry you thought it was racist. Jason Bateman sody” at the 2019 SAG Awards, chel Brosnahan was tapped as Was bad on my part, being a sports lover. Sorry which were handed out Sunday best actress and Tony Shalhoub guys, forgive the stupidity,” she tweeted. offers advice to night, according to hollywood- was named best actor. She said she did not realise it was di- struggling actors reporter.com. As for other TV categories, rected towards racism. Los Angeles “This Is Us” was named best the “This Is Us” cast earned “It was us discussing our drama series ensemble, while best drama series ensemble frustration during the game. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” honours, Jason Bateman was Sorry as I didn’t realise ctor Jason Bateman, won the award for best perfor- tapped as best actor in a drama it was directed to- Awho won the Screen mance by a comedy series cast series for “Ozark” and Sandra wards racism. Actors Guild (SAG) Award at the event, where a silver car- Oh was named best actress for for the Best Actor in TV pet was rolled out for the 25th “Killing Eve”. Drama for “Ozark”, in his acceptance speech paid tribute to the struggling actors. Bateman gave an inspir- ‘Aquaman’ becomes DC Comics’ biggest movie ing speech on Sunday night Los angles and assured the aspiring it right between “Iron Man 2” artistes that they are all one ($312 million in 2010) and “Iron job away from making it, ames Wan’s “Aquaman” Man” ($318 million in 2008). reports eonline.com. has become the highest The big “Aquaman” news He said: “You wonder if Jgrossing film based on a came as the adventure film you’re any good because DC Comics character. has earned over $1.085 billion what we’re doing is we’re According to forbes.com, the worldwide, putting it past the just liars up there, you Jason Momoa-Amber Heard unadjusted global totals ($1.084 know, and we’re wonder- at Seef District too underwater adventure has now billion in 2012, sans 3-D) of ing if people are buying earned $316.5 million in the Chris Nolan’s “The Dark Knight it. 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BTC announces Sports Day activities TDT | Manama Japan cruise past Iran he Bahrain Tennis TClub (BTC) President Khamis Al Muqla has urged Japan reach Asian Cup final as Yuya Osako double sinks Iran in Al Ain all members to participate in the club’s National Sports Day activities to be held on February 12. The four-time The programme will be- • BETTER gin from 10 am with a sports winners triumph program in wheelchair ten- 3-0 at the Hazza bin nis, in cooperation with the Zayed Stadium to KNOW Bahrain Sports Federation book spot in Friday’s for Disabilities, where par- ticipants will be trained to tournament decider play tennis in a fun and ex- Japan is the most citing atmosphere. AFP | Al-Ain successful team in At 4pm tennis kid’s festi- val will be held that includes apan benefited from a the tournament’s a tour of the technical skills controversial penalty as history will look to of tennis and various com- Jthey sent favourites Iran win a fifth title on petitions. At the same time, crashing 3-0 in the Asian Cup Friday a tennis program will be semi-finals to move within one conducted for the ladies win of a record-extending fifth and at 5pm, a tournament title yesterday. whose glancing header put Ja- for BTC Members and guests Yuya Osako put Japan 1-0 up pan ahead. will be held followed by a after half-time but it was his It was a body-blow for Iran, tea party for all. penalty shortly afterwards, but worse was to come when awarded following a video re- Pouraliganji was adjudged to view, that knocked the stuffing have handled in the box, a deci- out of Iran. sion that could have gone either Three days left on Takumi Minamino’s cross hit way. Osako Yuya of Japan scores a penalty Morteza Pouraliganji’s arm as Osako stuck it away to all but early bird offer on he slid in, but Australian referee a rout which had been wholly man Sardar Azmoun at every goalkeeper had gifted Iran pos- silence the Iranian support, who Bahrain GP tickets Chris Beath blew for the spot- unexpected after Japan’s unim- opportunity but it was Japan session with a botched clear- then had to watch as Haragu- kick and stood by his decision pressive performances previ- who looked the biggest threat in ance. chi stole in for the third goal to TDT | Manama after watching a replay. ously in the competition. the opening exchanges. The game was on a knife-edge make it a lopsided victory for Osako stroked home the spot Carlos Queiroz’s Iranian side Captain Maya Yoshida headed but a misjudgement from Ira- Japan. he Formula 1 Gulf Air kick to give Japan a 2-0 lead scored 12 unanswered goals on over and Ritsu Doan saw a shot nian defender Hossein Kanani However, Japan will be TBahrain Grand Prix with 23 minutes to play, and the way to the last four but they trickle wide as the Blue Samurai tilted it Japan’s way 11 minutes buoyed by their best perfor - 2019 is now just a couple of there was no coming back for lacked ideas against a calm Jap- were anything but cowed by the after half-time. mance of the tournament so far, months away, and fans are Iran whose 43-year wait for a anese team who seized their physical Iran presence. While Kanani was protesting and they now take a 100 percent being urged to act now and fourth Asian title goes on. opportunities. However, Shuichi Gonda had his innocence over an edge-of- record into Friday’s final against secure their tickets to the Genki Haraguchi then scored At a rocking Hazza Bin Stadi- to be sharp to keep out Azmoun the-box challenge, Minamino Qatar or hosts the United Arab region’s biggest and most in stoppage time to complete um, Iran lobbed balls at target from a tight angle -- after the played on and crossed to Osako, Emirates. anticipated sporting and en- tertainment event. There’s no better way to begin getting ready for Solskjaer looking to the future no all the fun and excitement Djokovic tightens grip on top of than by taking advantage matter what Man Utd decide of Bahrain Internation- al Circuit’s (BIC) ongoing AFP | London Early Bird discount, which ATP rankings; Federer slides offers ticket prices up to 15 le Gunnar Solskjaer ad- What Manchester AFP | Paris Latest ATP ranking: per cent off their regular Omits he is loving life as 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 10,955 pts rates. Manchester United’s care- United are going to ovak Djokovic strength- Only three days remain look like next season 2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 8,320 taker manager and is already Nened his grip at the top of 3. Alexander Zverev (GER) 6,475 (+1) until the end of this fantas- making plans for next season, with or without me, the men’s ATP tennis ranking 5. Juan Del Potro (ARG) 5,060 (+1) tic promotion on January even though the Norwegian it doesn’t really yesterday following his de - 6. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 4,845 (+1) 31, so interested race-goers still does not know if he will matter. I’m here struction of Rafael Nadal in the 6. Roger Federer (SUI) 4,600 (-3) must pick up their tickets remain in charge. as part of that to Australian Open final. 7. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,110 (+2) immediately. The 45-year-old has made a prepare the team for An outclassed Nadal, beaten 8. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3,960 The Formula 1 week - record-breaking start in charge next season. That in straight sets in just over two 9. John Isner (USA) 3,155 (+1) end takes place over four at Old Trafford, becoming the hours, held on to second spot 10. Marin Cilic (CRO) 3,140 (-3) action-packed days from first boss to begin his Unit - means doing well in the rankings while Roger Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates his March 28 to 31 at BIC, “The ed career with eight straight now Federer slipped from third to victory against Spain’s Rafael Nadal Home of Motorsport in the victories. OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER six place. fourth, who missed the Austral- while, rises two places to sev- Middle East”, in Sakhir. That has led to a growing Federer, the defending cham- ian Open. enth after reaching the quar- clamour from supporters for ahead of Burnley’s visit to Old pion, was eliminated in the Despite his early elimination ter-finals in Melbourne. Solskjaer to be confirmed as Trafford on Tuesday. “It’s what round of 16 by Greek giant-kill- in Melbourne, South African Tsitsipas, eliminated by Na- manager on a permanent ba- you want, we’ve had some er Stefanos Tsitsipas Kevin Anderson, a Wimbledon dal in the semi-finals, jumped Embassy backs sis, despite United still being fantastic results, great perfor- Alexander Zverev replac- finalist last year, moved up a three places and is knocking linked strongly with Totten- mances. es Federer in third position spot into fifth. on the door of the top 10 in 12th Sports Day ham’s Mauricio Pochettino. “And the improvement I can ahead of Juan Martin Del Potro, Japan’s Kei Nishikori, mean- place. TDT | Manama Victory away at Pochettino’s see in many aspects, just from Spurs and Arsenal in the FA Tottenham to Arsenal; the way he American Embas- Cup on Friday have dismissed we improved the structure, the Tsy in Bahrain has an - suggestions early in Solskjaer’s ideas, we’ve got to know each nounced its support to the run that he had just benefitted other more and they’ve got Australian Open winner Osaka leaps to No.1 2019 Bahrain Sports Day, from a kind run of fixtures. to know me and what I want scheduled for February 12. “I love it,” said Solskjaer from the team. AFP | Paris Latest WTA rankings: The event is organized 1. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 7,030 pts (+3) for the third consecutive aomi Osaka, winner of 2. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6,290 (+4) year by the Bahrain Olympic Nthe Australian Open, has 3. Simona Halep (ROM) 5,582 (-2) Committee in cooperation Bahrain Olympic Committee to jumped to the top of women’s 4. Sloane Stephens (USA) 5,307 (+1) with the Education Min- tennis with her beaten op - 5. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5,100 (+3) istry and in collaboration launch playgrounds initiative ponent Petra Kvitova rising 6. Angelique Kerber (GER) 4,965 (-4) with Bahrain’s ministries, to second in yesterday’s WTA 7. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4,940 the private sector and the TDT | Manama Football will be the first to be rankings. 8. Kiki Bertens (NED) 4,430 (+1) four governorates in an at- included in this project, while Osaka climbed three places 9. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3,566 (-6) tempt to promote a healthy he Bahrain Olympic Com- other sports will be added such after beating the Czech in Mel- 10. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3,485 (+1) lifestyle. Tmittee (BOC) has unveiled as volleyball and basketball. bourne on Saturday. Kvitova 11. Serena Williams (USA) 3,406 (+5) During a meeting with a plan to set up playgrounds A committee has been moved up four places. Naomi Osaka celebrates her victory Bahrain Olympic Com - equipped with integrated sport formed and includes repre- The 21-year-old Japanese against Petra Kvitova mittee (BOC) sports affairs and entertainment facilities. sentatives from inside and player has only won three ca- two spots to third. Dane Caro- 12 places to 23rd after her run to executive director Ab - The initiative, known as ‘Al outside the committee, head- reer titles, but those include the line Wozniacki, whose defence the semi-finals. duljalil Asad, US embassy Firjan Playgrounds’, is part ed by Supreme Council for last two majors, after she won of her Australian Open title The other semi-finalist, media and cultural office of the BOC’s efforts to provide Youth and Sports assistant the US Open in September. ended in the third round, fell Czech Karolina Pliskova, who Karin Ehlert revealed the people in different age groups secretary general and Bahrain Romanian former number six places to ninth. saved four match points against embassy’s contribution by with multiple sport facilities Olympic Committee (BOC) sec- one Simona Halep, knocked The biggest rise of the week Williams in their quarterfinal, setting up a private booth and entertainment services retary general Abdulrahman out by Serena Williams in the was by the 25-year-old Ameri- also advanced, gaining three at the event venue in Isa across the country. Askar. round of 16 in Melbourne, fell can Danielle Collins who leaped places to fifth in the world. Town. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 16 India clinch NZ series King Kohli bids farewell to New Zealand as India take unassailable lead in ODI series twins Kuldeep Yadav and Yuz- India took an vendra Chahal took the bulk • of the wickets in the first two unassailable 3-0 lead in matches. the five-match series Ish Sodhi proved expensive with two games to spare but Mitchell Santner was tight and finished with one for 45 af- New Zealand opted ter he cleverly deceived Sharma • in the air and the India opener to bat but were bowled was stumped. out for 243 in 49 overs. Kohli, who averages a centu- Shami led India’s ry every 5.6 innings, was due a bowling with 3/41 big knock in New Zealand after posting 45 and 43 earlier in the series, but his attempt to drive AFP | Wellington Boult to the cover boundary was well caught by a leaping Henry irat Kohli bowed out of Nicholls. the New Zealand tour Boult proved the most eco - Vwith India in an unbeat- nomical of the New Zealand able position after a dominant bowlers with two for 40. seven-wicket win in the third Mohammed Shami had earlier one-day international in Mount taken three for 41 while Bhuvne- Maunganui yesterday. shwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya It put India 3-0 up and world and Yuzvendra Chahal took two player of the year Kohli said with wickets apiece as India shared the series wrapped up early it around the bowling honours in was time for him to step aside for the New Zealand innings. the remaining two matches and the following Twenty20 series. New Zealand “I couldn’t have asked for a M. Guptill c Karthik b Kumar 13 better performance after the C. Munro c Sharma b Shami 7 first two clinical performances K. Williamson c Pandya b Chahal 28 and just the relentlessness of R. Taylor c Karthik b Shami 93 the side is something that re - India’s Virat Kohli bats during the third one-day international cricket match between New Zealand and India T. Latham c Rayudu b Chahal 51 ally pleases me,” he said after H. Nicholls c Karthik b Pandya 6 India easily chased down New reckoned with in the World Cup He has not bowled since on “They are teaching us a lesson Ross Taylor (93) and Tom M. Santner c Karthik b Pandya 3 Zealand’s 243 with seven overs later this year. tour as India’s recognised bowl- and we’re required to rise to the Latham (51) gave the innings D. Bracewell run out (Kohli) 15 to spare. Sharma top-scored with 62 ers proved too much for Austral- challenge,” New Zealand captain credibility but proved no chal- I. Sodhi c Kohli b Shami 12 “I haven’t had a break for a while Ambati Rayudu was un- ia and New Zealand. Kane Williamson said. lenge for the visitors. T. Boult c Shami b Kumar 2 long time. It’s been a very hectic beaten on 40 and Dinesh Karthik “The quality they brought Sharma’s first wicket partner- L. Ferguson not out 2 Australian tour and now I go on on 38. with the ball, in particular their ship of 39 ended when Shikhar Extras: (lb 4, wd 7) 11 a break very happy, 3-0 up, seal- consistency in what they’ve tried Dhawan edged Trent Boult to Total: (all out; 49 overs) 243 ing the series and I can relax and ‘Teaching us a lesson’ to do, they haven’t given you the lone slip Taylor to be gone enjoy my break.” While Rayudu was steering much and they’ve forced some for 28. India Kohli’s 60 off 74 deliveries and India home, the International th mistakes.” Kohli then joined Sharma R. Sharma std Latham b Santner 62 a 113-run partnership with Rohit Cricket Council announced he New Zealand, batting first, and the pair swatted the attack S. Dhawan c Taylor b Boult 28 Sharma formed the backbone of had been suspended from inter- 49 posted their highest score and around the ground in their cen- V. Kohli c Nicholls b Boult 60 ODI fifty was scored by India’s run chase. national bowling. Virat Kohli off 59 balls longest innings in the three tury stand for the second wicket. A. Rayudu not out 40 It gave the tourists back-to- The part-time spinner was cit- matches so far but they still New Zealand, taking a D. Karthik not out 38 back series wins against Aus- ed for a suspect action after the fell short of 50 overs, their last leaf from the India playbook, Extras: (b 1, wd 16) 17 tralia and New Zealand and en- first ODI against Australia two wicket falling with six balls re- brought two spinners into the Total: (for 3 wickets; 43 overs) 245 sured they will be a force to be weeks ago. maining. match after the tourists’ spin

Nadal takes positives out of Open thrashing ‘Super difficult’ for AFP | Melbourne Neymar to be fit to face he lost to South African Kevin afael Nadal said he took a lot Anderson, and withdraw from Man Utd, says PSG coach Rof positives out of the Aus- the warm-up Brisbane Inter- tralian Open on his return from national. AFP | Paris des Princes. injury, despite being thrashed “The only thing probably Tuchel’s admission came in the final Sunday by Novak that I need is time and aris Saint-Germain coach after newspaper Le Parisien Djokovic. more matches,” he PThomas Tuchel has admit- claimed on Sunday evening The Spanish second seed had said of getting to a ted Neymar is unlikely to be fit that Neymar had suffered “a played an outstanding level of sufficient level to in time for the first leg of their hairline fracture of the fifth tennis at the tournament with- challenge Djokovic Champions League last-16 tie metatarsal”, exactly where the out dropping a set until he met at his imperious against Manchester Unit- Brazilian underwent an oper- his arch-rival on Rod Laver Are- best. ed next month. ation on a fracture in March na. “I need work, “It’s going to be su- last year. And he had no answer to the and I need more per difficult”, Tuchel Neymar missed the last world number one’s booming weeks like this told Canal+ when three months of last season as groundstrokes and precision one. That’s really asked if Neymar a result, including the second serve to limp out of Melbourne Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates with his trophy during the presentation the only thing that would return leg of PSG’s Champions League Park 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. ceremony after his defeat against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic I hope -- to have from a metatar- last-16 defeat against Real Ma- Nadal said he still wasn’t at the chance to keep sal injury in time drid. He only returned just in his best after his injury-plagued he was content with being able there’s a good energy and good practising well and for the game at time for the World Cup. 2018. to reach the final given the inju- inspiration for what is coming.” to have the chance Old Trafford on “I can’t confirm a new di- “Was unbelievable the way ry problems that prevented him Nadal had not played a main to keep playing and February 12. agnosis. I think the club has that he played, no doubt about playing any matches after the US tour event since a knee problem stay healthy. “It is still too said everything about this that. But at the same time it is Open until he got to Melbourne. forced him to retire during his “I need matches, but early to talk injury for the moment and true that probably physically I “I have been going through US Open semi-final against Juan I can’t go crazy to play about a return now we need to wait,” Tuchel was not able (to compete at that tough moments in the last year. Martin del Potro in September. matches,” he added. date because added. level),” said Nadal. (I have played) only nine events “I have my age. I have we need to wait PSG have only said that Ney- “Five months without com- and since the US Open I was not ‘I need matches’ my calendar. I have my and see how mar had suffered “a painful peting, having that big challenge able to play until the first round The 32-year-old had surgery priorities. My priority Neymar ‘Ney’ reacts reactivation of the right fifth in front of me, I needed some- here,” he said. on his ankle in November to now is come back home, to treatment metatarsal” in Wednesday’s thing else. That something else “Even if tonight was not my remove a loose intra-articular have some rest.” to be more French Cup win against Stras- probably today, I don’t have it night it’s so important for me body and only resumed training He is targeting his next precise,” he bourg. yet. to be where I am coming back in December. tournament at Acapulco said after Brazil team doctor Rodrigo “That’s my feeling, to com- from injury. He played the opening round at the end of February and PSG beat Lasmar was expected to visit pete at this super high level.” “I really believe I played a at an exhibition event in Abu then Indian Wells in early Rennes 4-1 the world’s most expensive Despite the rout, Nadal said great two weeks of tennis, Dhabi to start his season, where March. at the Parc player later yesterday.