THE MOST TRUSTED MONEY TRANSFEROR Cooked tomatoes produce a substance Customer care: +973 17228224 called lycopene which studies show is good SMS Touch point: for heart health. +973 3222 3005 Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Issue No. 6817 Email: www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/DailyTribunenews DT_TopTweets dtnews1 customer. care Hotline: 1724 6888 @bh.uaeexchange.com 11th Hour Netanyahu urged to meet Quartet Strasbourg U foreign policy chief EFederica Mogherini Sooner, faster! yesterday urged Israel HRH Premier orders speedy implementation of Muharraq projects Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to DT News Network Park. Prince Khalifa directed meet Quartet representatives Manama the Works, Municipalities “within days” in the hope of aking up the cudgels for Affairs and Urban Planning to kick-starting stalled peace development, Prime revamp Al Dair and Samaheej talks. MinisterT HRH Prince Khalifa Avenues and complete the “I have asked both bin Salman Al Khalifa has Busaiteen Coast Project. Netanyahu and Abbas to urged the implementation The Premier tasked the receive the Quartet envoys of approved projects at Ministerial Committee for in the coming days, not the earliest. During his visit Urbanisation and Infrastructure weeks,” Mogherini said. to Muharraq Municipality to follow-up the implementation yesterday, HRH Premier issued of the aforesaid projects, in Labour law: Emir directives to give top priority coordination with the relevant to a number of development Ministries and government approves changes projects in Muharraq and departments. Doha expedite their implementation. During the visit, Prince atar’s emir approved The projects include new Khalifa held a meeting with reform of the country’s central market, multi-storey the officials, in the presence Qmuch-criticised “kafala” park at the current premises of of members of the Muharraq labour laws yesterday, state Muharraq Post, construction Municipal Council. media said. of the damaged part in the Stressing government’s The Qatar News Agency Muharraq Souk, roads, halls keenness, Prince Khalifa HRH Premier along with officials during his visit to Muharraq Municipality yesterday said the emir had issued for visitors and facilities for said: “Our top priorities are a new law overseeing the shoppers at the Souk, acquiring achieving the aspirations of His Reviewing the housing the Muharraq Municipal Muharraq Municipal sponsorship system -- land for the Muharraq branch Majesty King Hamad bin Isa projects in Muharraq, HRH Council to coordinate on a Council Chairman Mohammed which currently only allows of the University of Bahrain and Al Khalifa to fulfil the needs of Premier also issued directives number of housing projects in Al Snan and members were workers to leave the country revamping of Grand Muharraq our citizens.” to the Housing Ministry and Arad, Busaiteen and Hidd. present on the occasion. with the approval of their employer -- as well as rules which allow workers to MAYOR’S DAY OUT switch jobs. ATM fire: Six men Al Aqsa violence: Islamic cleric jailed get 15 years in jail Jerusalem n Israeli court yesterday DT News Network found links between them ordered the jailing of Manama and the incident. aA firebrand cleric whose ix defendants involved in The ATM was reportedly Islamist group has been setting a Hamad Town completely destroyed owing accused of inciting a wave SATM on fire were slapped to the blaze. of violence over Jerusalem’s with 15 years behind bars Six of the defendants were Al Aqsa mosque compound. each. They were also ordered earlier this month sentenced Fresh violence erupted to pay a combined total of to 10 years in prison each for in the evening, with two BD18,770 in compensation their involvement in a similar Palestinians shot dead in the for the inflicted damage to incident. West Bank after stabbing an the ATM. They reportedly torched Israeli soldier. Raed Salah, A seventh defendant was another ATM belonging to the head of the radical also charged in connection a local bank in Hamad Town northern wing of the Islamic with the case, but was given also. They were also ordered Movement in Israel, was only three years behind bars, to pay a combined total of found guilty on appeal of as he was a minor. BD31,000 in compensation inciting violence at the holy The convicted defendants for the damage caused to the site in a 2007 speech. were said to have poured ATM. However, he has also been petrol on the ATM and The seventh defendant had on the government’s radar torched it with firebombs. The also stood trial in this case, for stoking tensions over the London Mayor Boris Johnson takes part in a tug of war with members of the armed defendants were all captured but he was acquitted due to compound that has led to a services to launch the London Poppy Day, outside City Hall, in London after police investigations lack of evidence. wave of anti-Israeli violence. 2 Wednesday, October 28, 2015 MPsMuhannad Mansour/DTNN forstoke the subsidies redirection Buali said, “I havesubsidy personally debate [email protected] scheme of the government and informed Prime Minister HRH its results. Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Manama Qarata explained, “We Khalifa that we don’t have to he Council of enquired about the income create more difficult situations Representatives witnessed of oil and gas industry, but in the country, as we’re already anT intense discussion yesterday we received no answer. They facing economic issues.” He on the government’s subsidies refused to save the 25 per cent called upon his fellow MPs to redirection schemes. Though - 30pc (hundreds of millions) activate their constitutional MPs had different views on the of the government’s state tools, mainly Article 65 of the mechanisms of implementing budget, which is allocated council’s bylaws, which allows the redirection of subsidies, for subsidising products and MPs to question Ministers for they had consensus in industries. Why the main focus any failures. “protecting citizens’ interests.” of the government was on the MP Khalid Al Shaer Several lawmakers meagre five pc that goes to called for scrapping other Parliament session in progress criticised the government for subsidising products allocated unnecessary expenditures. implementing the decision for citizens?” He quoted the government’s citizens. The Parliament and we good results, and that’s what Mechanism adjustable while MPs were on holiday The First Deputy Speaker action plan and the state are partners in achieving these we hope to accomplish in Minister Al Hammadi budget for the ongoing fiscal goals. The Council previously cooperation with you.” confirmed that “the year saying, “It’s mentioned demanded the implementation government is committed to that BD3.5 million is allocated of many programmes and we 2,000 complaints received implement the action plan as to purchase the residence of implemented them. But since agreed with the council.” Bahrain’s Ambassador in the oil income dropped by Minister Al Zayani “We have been tasked Kuwait. BD600, 000 is allocated more than 50pc lately, we must assured that the Ministry was to increase the income and to fix our Ambassador’s house acknowledge that we are in monitoring the market to rationalise the expenditures. in Egypt. Another BD558, exceptional situations.” prevent any manipulation in Several decisions have been 000 will be paid to maintain “We’re partners and we the prices of meat. taken in this regard, including our Ambassador’s house in should discuss together the He revealed that “the resizing the Cabinet, merging Washington. This is unfair.” upcoming procedures to serve Ministry received 2,000 government entities and the Unnecessary expenditures are Bahrain. There are many complaints regarding the redirection of subsidies. We almost equal to the amount opportunities in the next phase. prices’ manipulation after the are implementing a sustained From left, Al Zayani, Shaikh Ahmed and Al Hammadi allocated to subsidise meat Tourism and businessmen decision was implemented financial policy without and during the time when a of the Council Ali Al Aradi products.” services are some of the areas (since October 1).” harming citizens’ livelihood,” parliamentary committee was said in his speech, “It’s unfair that we are looking forward “192 outlets and restaurants he explained. studying the matter. to leave us in the frontlines Ministers reply to invest in,” the Minister said that raised their prices were The Minister asserted that Member of the special while addressing the MPs. alerted and 187 out of them the subsidies redirection committee that was formed Commerce, Industry and He added, “We must show responded and rectified their decision was implemented with to look into the decision, MP Tourism Minister Zayed bin the world that our democratic prices. the option of reconsidering the Mohammed Al Ahmed said, Rashid Al Zayani, Finance experiment is successful. The remaining five that mechanisms of implementation “We were promised that any Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Democracy means different didn’t respond were referred and compensation confirming decision regarding the subsidies Mohammed Al Khalifa and opinions and then a mutual to the prosecution and were the flexibility of applying the redirection will be taken Shura Council and Parliament understanding followed by shutdown,” he explained. decision. in consensus with us, but it Affairs and Information Affairs wasn’t.” “We should reconsider Minister and the Official the country’s priorities before Mohammed Al Ahmed Government Spokesperson implementing such a decision. with the people of Bahrain and Isa bin Abdulrahman Al PICTURE OF THE DAY The government doesn’t have throw such an important file Hammadi, also attended the a clear plan on the subsidy on our backs, without having session yesterday. redirection.” any say in the implantation of In their replies to the MPs, MP Ahmed Qarata warned the decision in the first place.” the three Ministers separately that the council would not reaffirmed the importance cooperate with the government Constitutional tools of cooperation between both anymore, if it continued to the legislative and executive take such unilateral decisions.