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Saudi, Bahrain, UAE join to bid for U-20 Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May World Cup announces her resignation outside 10 Downing street in central London. AP | Geneva Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Friday His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday returned to the Kingdom following a visit to the UAE. While in the UAE, HM King held talks with the Abu audi Arabia, Bahrain and that she will resign on June 7, 2019 Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, on the distinguished long- Sthe United Arab Emir- following a Conservative Party mutiny standing solid relations between the two countries and their brotherly peoples, in addition to issues of mutual interest. Upon arrival to Bahrain, HM the King ates are jointly bidding to over her remaining in power. (Full was welcomed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister. host the Under-20 World story on page 10) HM the King was seen off by the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, and Bahraini Ambassador to the UAE. Cup in 2021. FIFA says the Gulf plan is among five to express in- PM congratulates terest in bidding, including Brazil. Narendra Modi Indonesia, Peru and a Myanmar-Thailand joint bid are the others. FIFA announced the con- tenders Thursday. More US troops The 2021 U20 con - tenders must submit a formal bid by Aug. 30. FI- HRH the Premier FA’s ruling Council will pick the winner, likely in TDT | Manama October. The 2019 edition kicks off on way: Trump RH Prime Minister Thursday in Poland. HPrince Khalifa bin Sal- man Al-Khalifa yesterday congratulated Indian Prime Trump says 1,500 more troops to deploy to Middle East Minister Narendra Modi on Several hurt in blast Washington, United States his victory in the general in France elections. The Premier paid trib- Lyon, France resident Donald Trump ute to the Indian Govern- announced yesterday that We want to have ment and people, hailing everal people were Psome 1,500 additional US protection in the strong bilateral relations Swounded yesterday by troops would deploy to the Mid- Middle East and steadily-growing coop- a suspected package bomb dle East against a backdrop of eration in all fields. blast on a pedestrian street soaring tensions with Iran. DONALD TRUMP He wished the Indi - in the heart of Lyon in “We want to have protection an Premier, as well as his southeastern France, the lo- in the Middle East,” Trump told Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi an- friendly country and peo- cal prosecutors’ office said. reporters as he prepared to set nounced that he intended to ple, further development, The area where the ex- off on a trip to Japan. send delegations to the US and progress and prosperity. plosion occurred, on the “We’re going to be send - Iran “very soon” in an attempt Narendra Modi’s Bhara- narrow strip of land be - ing a relatively small number to ease tensions between the tiya Janata Party ( BJP) tween the Saone and Rhone of troops, mostly protective,” two countries. increased its majority in rivers in the historic city Trump added. “It’ll be about “The last thing we need is an- India’s election with its centre, has been evacuated, 1,500 people.” other conflict in the area. We’ve best-ever tally of 303 seats, according to AFP journalists The deployment includes re- already had a lot of conflicts in final results confirmed yes- at the scene. connaissance aircraft, fighter the area,” Iraq’s Foreign Min- terday. A police source said the jets, engineers, and the exten- ister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim The main opposition package contained “screws sion of the presence of a Patriot said yesterday. Congress party trailed the or bolts” and had been missile defence battalion that US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White “I don’t think anybody wants BJP with 52 out of the 543 placed in front of a bakery accounts for 600 of the person- House in Washington, DC $200 per barrel of oil coming elected seats in parliament, on the corner of the two nel. soon,” he added. data from the Election popular streets. “This is a prudent response day, director of the Pentagon’s Iraq has said it is prepared to Commission showed. Police said eight people to credible threats from Iran,” Joint Staff. Oman, Iraq for de-escalation help de-escalate the situation. had been injured but that said Acting Defence Secretary Gilday stressed that the ex- In another development, US acting Defence Secretary none of the injuries appear Patrick Shanahan. panded US military presence Oman said it was trying to re- Patrick Shanahan said he was to be life-threatening. Pentagon officials said the in the region, including an air- duce spiralling tensions be - in regular contact with Marine President Emmanuel Ma- 1,500 additional troops were in craft carrier task force, B-52 tween the United States and General Frank McKenzie, who cron called the blast an “at- response to recent incidents in bombers, and an amphibious Iran. leads US Central Command, DON’T MISS IT tack” during a live Facebook the region that US intelligence attack vessel deployed earlier “We and other parties seek to which oversees US military op- interview, adding that no had tied to Iran’s leadership. this month, are defensive and calm tensions between Wash- erations in the Middle East. deaths had been reported Those have included a rock- meant to address an alleged on- ington and Tehran,” state min- “We talk to CENTCOM all the “for the time being.” et attack on the Green Zone going threat from Iran. ister for foreign affairs Yusuf time,” he said. The United States ‘No other goal’ in Baghdad, explosive devices “We think that through a bin Alawi bin Abdullah said in currently has between 60,000 03 that damaged four tankers in combination of a very measured a statement. and 80,000 troops deployed in Fujairah at the entrance to the deployment of assets as well as “A war could harm the whole the area covered by CENTCOM, Bahrain digitally Gulf, and a Houthi drone attack public messaging, we are again world, and both the American which includes the 14,000 cur- 04 on top against a Saudi oil installation. trying to underscore that we and Iranian sides are ‘aware of rently on duty in Afghanistan, “We view this as a campaign,” are not seeking hostilities with the dangers’.” 5,200 personnel in Iraq and less 15 die in fire said Rear Admiral Michael Gil- Iran.” On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime than 2,000 in Syria. 05 SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 02

Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa visiting the Majlis of Khalid Al Sharif and the Majlis of the Kazerooni family.

Deputy Premier HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa receiving Abdullah Yousef Al Mutawa who presented him a copy of his book that The inauguration of the 13th outlet of LuLu International Exchange in Bahrain was presided over by HE Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime documents the progress of education in Bahrain from 1957 until 1973. HH Minister of Bahrain along with Zayed Bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Minister of Industry and Commerce in the presence of LuLu Group Chairman Yusuff Ali M A, Shaikh Mohammed lauded the efforts exerted by Al Mutawa in the service of Managing Director Adeeb Ahmed and other officials on 22nd May 2019 in Muharraq education throughout his tenure at the education ministry.

Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa with BDF Commander-in-chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa at his Majlis with Japanese Ambassador to Commander of the United States Air Forces Central Command Lt. GeneralJoseph T. Guastella and his accompanying Bahrain, Hideki Ito, parliament and municipal council members and scores of citizens and residents, who offered him delegation, in the presence of Defence Minister Lt. General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi. The BDF Commander- Ramadan greetings. The Commander-in-chief exchanged Ramadan greeting with his Majlis visitors and wished them a in-Chief welcomed Lt. General Joseph T. Guastella and his accompanying delegation, lauding bilateral relations of blessed month and many happy years to come friendship and their steady growth mainly in the military field.

Chairman of the Council of Representatives’ Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security, Mohammed Ibrahim Al Sisi during a press conference Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza with Dr held by heads of Parliamentary committee. The committee, he said, is studying a bill that includes raising the penalty for the misuse of social media. The move is Abdullah Yousef Al Mutawa, who gave the minister a copy of his book, “From in line with the government directives to deal firmly with the misuse of social media, which harms community peace, causes division and weakens national unity. the Education of the Village to the Education of the State”. Dr Mirza thanked He added the draft law focuses on the crimes of defamation, insult, spreading rumours and infringing on individuals, bodies, entities and state institutions. and appreciated Dr Al-Mutawa for the valuable gifts. 03 SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 big story ‘No other goal’

Foreign Minister affirms Bahrain’s commitment to serving Palestinian cause

ported on Wednesday. Foreign The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Coop- Minister eration said Abu Dhabi would also send a delegation. Shaikh Khalid Meanwhile, in another devel- opment, the head of the United bin Ahmed bin Nations organisation for Pal- estinian refugees on Thursday Mohammed rejected a US call to dismantle Al Khalifa the agency, saying it cannot be blamed for stalled peace efforts. yesterday UNRWA’s commissioner gen- eral Pierre Krahenbuhl rebuffed clarified the criticism from US envoy Ja- son Greenblatt during a visit to Bahrain’s the Gaza Strip. “I unreservedly reject the ac- position in the companying narrative that sug- gests that somehow UNRWA is Palestine issue to blame for the continuation UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed of the refugee-hood of Palestine as ‘Firm and (Picture courtesy of UNSCO) Al Khalifa. (Courtesy of Reuters) refugees, of their growing num- bers and their growing needs,” solid” affirming “Bahrain has been and will ties could be if we can work out he said in response to a question that the “Peace Shaikh Khalid continue to support the rights of political issues that have held about Greenblatt’s comments. • the brotherly Palestinian people back the region for a long, long “Peace for Speaking to the UN Security receives call from UN to restore their legitimate rights time,” the senior Trump official Council on Wednesday, Green- and Prosperity’ Special Coordinator and establish their independent said. Prosperity” to blatt said the “UNRWA model has workshop aims for Middle East state,” the Minister told the UN On his part, the Minister said be hosted by failed the Palestinian people.” Peace Process envoy. that the workshop “Peace for the Kingdom of He said it was time to hand at supporting The conference which the Prosperity” to be hosted by Bah- Bahrain, reflects its over services assured by the UN United States co-hosts with Bah- rain reflects its keenness “to agency to countries hosting Pal- TDT | Manama keenness to achieve brotherly rain from June 25-26 focuses achieve the aspirations of the the aspirations estinian refugees and NGOs. on the economic aspects of the brotherly Palestinian people”. of the brotherly He said the US had given $6 Palestinian ahrain’s Foreign Minister long-delayed US peace plan, with “The Kingdom will stand billion in aid to UNRWA since it yesterday affirmed that the declared aim of achieving firmly with the rights of the Palestinian people was founded in 1949 “and yet people to Bthe international econom- Palestinian prosperity. brotherly Palestinian people. It in development year after year UNRWA funding ic workshop ‘Peace for Prosper- Dubbed “Peace for Prosperi- is aimed at boosting develop - and prosperity and fell short.” restore their ity’ scheduled next month with ty”, the conference is expected ment and prosperity and support support initiatives to “We need to be honest about the US in the Kingdom has “no to bring together leaders from initiatives to help the Palestinian help the Palestinian the situation. UNRWA is a ban- legitimate other goal” other-than serving several governments, civil soci- economy.” economy. The daid and the Palestinians who the Palestinian cause. ety and the business sector. The leaders also reviewed the workshop has no use its services deserve better,” rights and The workshop has “no other Trump’s office said the con- latest developments and efforts said Greenblatt. goal” than to help Palestinian ference was a “pivotal oppor- in the region in establishing other goal More than 700,000 Palestin- establish their people and that Bahrain stand tunity... to share ideas, discuss peace. ians were expelled or forced in the Palestinian issue is “firm strategies, and galvanise support Nickolay Mladenov praised to flee their lands in the 1948 independent and solid,” said the Minister of for potential economic invest- the good efforts exerted by the war surrounding the creation SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED BIN MOHAM- Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid ments and initiatives that could Kingdom of Bahrain to reach a MED AL KHALIFA of Israel and they and their de- state bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al be made possible by a peace just and comprehensive solution scendants make up the millions Khalifa. agreement”. to the Palestinian issue and to of Palestinians refugees across This minister was holding a Trump has touted the plan as support all means of achieving ference. the Middle East. telephonic conversation with the “deal of the century”. “This security and peace in the Mid- The Saudi minister of econo- UNRWA hosts a conference on the UN Special Coordinator for will give hopefully the people in dle East. my and planning, Mohammed June 25 at which international the Middle East Peace Process, the region the potential to see Saudi Arabia and the UAE said bin Majid Al–Tuwaijri, will at- donors are expected to pledge Nickolay Mladenov. what the economic opportuni- they will participate in the con- tend, the Saudi Press Agency re- financial support.

Palestinian families break their fast next to a building destroyed in recent confrontations between Hamas and Israel, in the Gaza Strip. - AFP

DTN_03_03082018.pdf SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 04 The expat connection

Bahrain ranked best digitally-connected country for expats: study Rankings TDT | Manama Mohammed Zafran 1. Estonia ahrain was ranked the best 2. Finland B‘digitally-connected’ coun- 3. Norway try for expats in the GCC by a 4. new study. Denmark InterNations, the largest glob- 5. New Zealand al community and resource for 6. Israel people living abroad, has named 7. Canada Bahrain as the best in the Gulf when it comes to serving the 8. Singapore digital needs of expatriates. 9. Netherlands Furthermore, the study also 10. USA concluded Bahrain to be the 12th best country in the world 11. Sweden in terms of digital connectivity. 12. Bahrain The study considered numer- 13. Taiwan ous indices including ease of getting a local mobile phone 14. Australia number, easy access to online 15. UK services, easy access to e-pay- 16. Luxembourg ment solutions, and access to a high-speed internet connection. 17. Switzerland 49th for unrestricted access to made up the top 3 countries in At the other end of the scale, 18. Portugal 7th globally in govt services online services (e.g. social me- the world. Myanmar was the Myanmar, China, Egypt, India, 19. Hong Kong Additionally, Bahrain ranks dia). While 80pc of respondents worst in the list, while Egypt and the Philippines are rated 7th in ‘ability of government ser- say they are happy (the same as and China came 66th and 67th the worst countries for digital 20. Austria vices online’. Bahrain was best the global average), just around respectively. life. 21. Chile rated for the availability of ad- half the expats (51pc) are com- “Some countries excel at of- 12th “Expats in these countries 22. Ireland ministrative or government on- pletely happy with this factor fering the environment to live a best in the world struggle with a lack of govern- line services (7th out of 68), with (vs. 58pc globally). connected life: Estonia, Finland, in terms of digital ment services online, difficult 23. Spain 84 per cent of expats rating this While this is a low ranking Norway, Denmark, and New connectivity access to high-speed internet 24. Romania positively (vs. 55pc globally). globally, Bahrain is still ahead Zealand occupy the first places at home, or even restrictions 25. Russia Expats also find it easy to get of all other GCC States surveyed, thanks to their unrestricted ac- in their use of online services. 26. Mexico a local mobile phone number which rank among the bottom cess to online services and the Interestingly, the worst-rated (13th) and to pay without cash 10 countries for this factor.” the possibility to pay without cash Nordic Countries, while New destination in the world, My- 27. South Korea in Bahrain (15th). Over nine in report stated almost anywhere. But it is not Zealand’s ratings for the access anmar, also holds a surprise: it ten (92pc) find the latter easy all easy going for expats: getting to high-speed internet at home ranks first for the ease of getting (vs. 78pc globally). Myanmar worst a local mobile phone number are just mediocre,” the report a local mobile phone number,” However, Bahrain ranks just Estonia, Finland, Norway, seems to be quite hard in the said. the report stated.

Waqf revenue at historic highs Woman, boyfriend caught selling dugs TDT | Manama TDT | Manama ing services to the elderly in plain clothes contacted the not involved in the drug busi- aqf revenue this year and persons with disabilities Thai woman and her boy- suspect’s boyfriend for shabu ness and was there at the apart- Whas reached nearly BD9 in collaboration with the Afriend caught selling drugs worth BD440. ment to have sex with men. She million, said the Chairman of Ministry of Labour and So - were also charged with pros- The Thai woman was The unsuspecting boyfriend, said she charged BD30 to BD40 Jaffari Endowments Council, cial Development, in addi - titution. caught selling Shabu took the agent to their apart- for having sex. Sheikh Mohsen bin Sheikh Ab- tion to sponsoring and pat- The case is being heard by the through her boyfriend ment in Juffair to complete the Her boyfriend, however, re- dulhussain Al Asfoor. ronising collective marriages High Criminal Court. deal. jected the claims and told police “This is also the high - ceremonies. Court files say the Thai wom- Soon, anti-drug squad initiat- that it was she who was giving est in its history of Waqf The chairman extended an was caught selling Shabu ed a raid resulting in the arrest him the drugs for selling. board,” said the Chairman utmost appreciation to the through her boyfriend. They of the woman. He also confessed that he during the annual meeting constant support of His Maj- were selling the banned prod- Incidents leading to the ar- The woman, a Thai national, was also part of the prostitution of the Jaffari Endowments esty King Hamad bin Isa Al ucts for BD200-BD500. rest occurred, when an agent initially claimed that she was ring. Council. Khalifa, HRH Prime Minister He further stressed that in Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al going forward the manage- Khalifa and HRH Prince Sal- ment’s top priority will be on man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, improving staff conditions. the Crown Prince, Deputy Su- Bahrain condemns attack on Kabul Mosque Al Asfoor highlighted the preme Commander and First management’s social initia- Deputy Prime Minister, for TDT | Manama tives, mainly Solidarity initi- the development of the Jaafari atives that aimed at provid- Management and its services. ahrain’s Ministry of For- Beign Affairs yesterday con- demned in strongest terms the terrorist attack on a mosque in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. Robbers get one year in jail The Ministry extends its deep TDT | Manama condolences to the families of the victims and wished the in- wo young Bahrainis found Two men, on a motor- jured a speedy recovery. Tguilty of robbery have The Ministry affirmed Bah- been handed a lighter jail sen- bike, attacked an Asian rain’s solidarity with Afghan- tence after the judges decided man near a hospital in istan in its efforts to combat to offer mercy. Manama to steal his violence and terrorism and reit- The suspects were ordered valuables erated Kingdom’s firm stance in by the High Criminal Court rejecting all forms of violence, to spend one year behind the extremism and terrorism. bars. and mobile phone.” The statement further called According to court files, the “And I gave it in a second,” for strengthening coordina- An Afghan man visiting his son after a deadly explosion at Al Taqwa mosque in Kabul during Friday prayer (NYT) two men, on a motorbike, at- the Asian man told prosecu- tion and cooperation among all tacked an Asian man near a tors. countries in the world to elimi- tal appeared to target Mawlawi ligious values and teachings by Police spokesman Firdaws hospital in Manama to steal The suspects then fled the nate terrorism. Raihan, an imam who appeared silencing the voice of a brave Faramarz confirmed Raihan his valuables. scene. However, a passerby no- The blast which occurred frequently on religious shows religious scholar and patriot”, had died in what he said was “One of the men on the mo- ticed their bike’s registration during Friday prayers killed two broadcast on local TV. Ghani said. a blast caused by a standalone torbike wore a mask. They number and shared it with the people, including a prominent President Ashraf Ghani is- The explosion took place bomb. stopped their bike beside me authorities. Afghan religious scholar, and sued a statement condemning around 1:20 pm (0850 GMT) “It was not a suicide attack,” and the masked men drew a Police officers later arrested injured 16 others, officials said. the attack, blaming “terrorists”. during Friday prayers, which in he said. knife and held me with his oth- them. The bomb at Al-Taqwa They “are justifying their the holy month of Ramadan are Nobody claimed responsibil- er hand. Public Prosecution accused mosque in the east of the capi- crimes and misinterpreting re- usually well attended. ity for the blast. “He asked me for my wallet them of theft at knifepoint. SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 04 05 SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 The expat connection world At least 15 students die in fire Bahrain ranked best digitally-connected country for expats: study Rankings Thai king opens parliament TDT | Manama Bangkok, Thailand Mohammed Zafran 1. Estonia ahrain was ranked the best 2. Finland hailand’s king opened B‘digitally-connected’ coun- 3. Norway try for expats in the GCC by a parliament Friday five 4. new study. Denmark Tyears after a 2014 coup, InterNations, the largest glob- 5. New Zealand stressing the importance of “na- tional security” and “people’s al community and resource for 6. Israel people living abroad, has named well-being” as the junta moves 7. Canada Bahrain as the best in the Gulf within striking distance of ce- when it comes to serving the 8. Singapore menting its grip on power. Results of the March 24 digital needs of expatriates. 9. Netherlands poll were released almost two Furthermore, the study also 10. USA months after the vote and concluded Bahrain to be the 11. Sweden showed no clear winner. 12th best country in the world Indian firefighters try to control a major fire in a building housing a college, But the junta-linked Palang in terms of digital connectivity. 12. Bahrain in Surat, some 270 kms. from Ahmedabad Pracharat won 115 seats in the The study considered numer- 13. Taiwan lower house, only 11 votes shy ous indices including ease of showed blazing orange flames of a majority in the combined getting a local mobile phone 14. Australia Ten of them died and black smoke billowing out parliament thanks to 250 mili- number, easy access to online 15. UK • of the building. tary-appointed senators. services, easy access to e-pay- 16. Luxembourg from the jump and Sapthaley added that 50 All eyes are now on mid-sized ment solutions, and access to a five from the fire 17. Switzerland or 60 people were inside the parties that analysts believe are high-speed internet connection. coaching institute on the top tilting towards Palang Pracha- 49th for unrestricted access to made up the top 3 countries in At the other end of the scale, 18. Portugal 7th globally in govt services Ahmedabad, India floor of the building when the rat. online services (e.g. social me- the world. Myanmar was the Myanmar, China, Egypt, India, 19. Hong Kong blaze began. The cause was not Wearing glasses and reading Additionally, Bahrain ranks dia). While 80pc of respondents worst in the list, while Egypt and the Philippines are rated yet known. from prepared remarks, King 20. Austria Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Thailand’s Queen Suthida as he opens parliament in Bangkok 7th in ‘ability of government ser- say they are happy (the same as and China came 66th and 67th the worst countries for digital t least 15 students died Prime Minister Narendra Maha Vajiralongkorn told hun- vices online’. Bahrain was best the global average), just around respectively. life. 21. Chile AFriday in a fire in a build- Modi, who comes from Gujarat dreds of assembled MPs stand- kit from parliament as it agreed anti-junta bloc that could pose rated for the availability of ad- half the expats (51pc) are com- “Some countries excel at of- 12th “Expats in these countries 22. Ireland ing in India housing a college, state where the fire broke out, ing in white uniform to act with to hear a case against him con- a legitimacy crisis for Palang ministrative or government on- pletely happy with this factor fering the environment to live a best in the world struggle with a lack of govern- officials said, with images on said on Twitter: “Extremely responsibility because “each cerning the alleged ownership Pracharat’s prime ministerial 23. Spain line services (7th out of 68), with (vs. 58pc globally). connected life: Estonia, Finland, in terms of digital ment services online, difficult television and social media anguished by the fire tragedy member’s action will directly of media shares when he regis- candidate and junta chief Prayut 84 per cent of expats rating this While this is a low ranking Norway, Denmark, and New connectivity access to high-speed internet 24. Romania showing people jumping to in Surat. affect national security and peo- tered as a candidate. Chan-O-Cha if he secures the KNOW WHAT positively (vs. 55pc globally). globally, Bahrain is still ahead Zealand occupy the first places at home, or even restrictions 25. Russia escape the blaze. “My thoughts are with be- ple’s well being.” It was the latest move against premiership but fails to com- Expats also find it easy to get of all other GCC States surveyed, thanks to their unrestricted ac- in their use of online services. “The students lost their life reaved families. May the in- Members of the diplomatic Thanathorn and his Future mand a lower house majority. 26. Mexico a local mobile phone number which rank among the bottom cess to online services and the Interestingly, the worst-rated both because of the fire and jured recover quickly. Have corps were also in attendance. Forward party, which shocked That bloc includes Pheu Thai, (13th) and to pay without cash 10 countries for this factor.” the possibility to pay without cash Nordic Countries, while New destination in the world, My- 27. South Korea jumping out of the building,” asked the Gujarat Government The king was next to Queen A total of 27 parties the status quo by winning more which won 136 seats and is as- in Bahrain (15th). Over nine in report stated almost anywhere. But it is not Zealand’s ratings for the access anmar, also holds a surprise: it Deepak Sapthaley, a fire offi- and local authorities to pro- Suthida, a former member of his gained seats in parlia- than six million votes and 80 sociated with self-exiled former ten (92pc) find the latter easy all easy going for expats: getting to high-speed internet at home ranks first for the ease of getting cial in the western city of Su- vide all possible assistance to royal bodyguard unit whom he ment. seats. premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (vs. 78pc globally). Myanmar worst a local mobile phone number are just mediocre,” the report a local mobile phone number,” rat, said. those affected.” married days before his corona- But if the court rules against Despite the messy political However, Bahrain ranks just Estonia, Finland, Norway, seems to be quite hard in the said. the report stated. Ten of them died from the Local officials said that the tion earlier this month. him he could be barred from climate observers have high- jump and five from the fire, fire had spread quickly be - The temporary setting -- set for Saturday while the vote politics, face jail time, or see the lighted positive developments with up to 20 being treated in cause of the material used in Thailand’s new parliamentary for prime minister could hap- dissolution of his party. of the vote, including several hospital, he said. The images the roof. building is not ready yet -- hint- pen as early as next week. Though suspended he still first-ever LGBT candidates. ed at the tensions and uncer- In a dramatic move a day be- attended the opening ceremony, Trans filmmaker Tanwar- Waqf revenue at historic highs tainty surrounding the rocky fore the opening, the constitu- but he cannot cast votes in the in Sukkhapisit, who was born Woman, boyfriend caught selling dugs TDT | Manama path ahead. tional court suspended junta foe coming days. male, wore a skirt, suit jacket Votes for House Speakers are Thanathorn Juangroongruang- Future Forward is part of an and tie to the opening. TDT | Manama ing services to the elderly Frenchwoman, 102, is suspect in plain clothes contacted the not involved in the drug busi- aqf revenue this year and persons with disabilities Thai woman and her boy- suspect’s boyfriend for shabu ness and was there at the apart- Whas reached nearly BD9 in collaboration with the in care home murder friend caught selling drugs worth BD440. ment to have sex with men. She million, said the Chairman of Ministry of Labour and So - A Lille, France told one of the medical staff were also charged with pros- The Thai woman was The unsuspecting boyfriend, said she charged BD30 to BD40 Jaffari Endowments Council, cial Development, in addi - that she had ‘killed someone’,” titution. took the agent to their apart- for having sex. Sheikh Mohsen bin Sheikh Ab- tion to sponsoring and pat- Washington considering duties on countries caught selling Shabu woman aged 102 has been he added in the statement late The case is being heard by the ment in Juffair to complete the Her boyfriend, however, re- dulhussain Al Asfoor. ronising collective marriages through her boyfriend placed in psychiatric care Wednesday. High Criminal Court. deal. jected the claims and told police “This is also the high - ceremonies. A in northeastern France after Due to her state of confusion The chairman extended that undervalue currency Court files say the Thai wom- Soon, anti-drug squad initiat- that it was she who was giving est in its history of Waqf she was suspected of murder- and agitation, the 102-year-old Washington, United States an was caught selling Shabu ed a raid resulting in the arrest him the drugs for selling. board,” said the Chairman utmost appreciation to the ing her 92-year-old neighbour was transferred to a psychiat- “This proposed rulemak- be imposed for currency under- through her boyfriend. They of the woman. He also confessed that he during the annual meeting constant support of His Maj- in a care home, prosecutors ric unit after undergoing tests. ing is a step toward imple - valuation.” were selling the banned prod- Incidents leading to the ar- The woman, a Thai national, was also part of the prostitution of the Jaffari Endowments esty King Hamad bin Isa Al said.The victim, was found on An investigation has been S Commerce Secretary menting President (Donald) Countervailing duties on im- ucts for BD200-BD500. rest occurred, when an agent initially claimed that she was ring. Council. Khalifa, HRH Prime Minister Saturday night dead and with opened into “voluntary homi- UWilbur Ross announced Trump’s campaign prom - ports are sometimes imposed He further stressed that in Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al her face swollen in her room cide against a person vulnera- Thursday that the US has pro- ise to address unfair curren - against countries to offset any going forward the manage- Khalifa and HRH Prince Sal- at the care home in the town ble due to their physical con- posed a new regulation allowing cy practices by our trading premiums or subsidies given, ment’s top priority will be on man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, of Chezy-sur-Marne. dition”. it to impose counterveiling du- partners.” directly or indirectly, to the fab- improving staff conditions. the Crown Prince, Deputy Su- The autopsy showed she It has not been possible to ties on imports from countries Ross, who did not respond to rication, production or export of Bahrain condemns attack on Kabul Mosque Al Asfoor highlighted the preme Commander and First died “as a result of asphyxia- interrogate the woman but that seek to undervalue their a request for comment, did not merchandise. management’s social initia- Deputy Prime Minister, for tion caused by strangulation the investigation has not been currencies. specify which countries would Trump often accuses Beijing TDT | Manama tives, mainly Solidarity initi- the development of the Jaafari and blows to the head”, pros- closed, Trinh told AFP. Under the proposed regula- be targeted. of deliberately weakening its atives that aimed at provid- Management and its services. ecutor Frederic Trinh said in She will undergo a psycho- tion, “foreign nations would no The statement only said that currency to boost its exports, ahrain’s Ministry of For- a statement. logical examination to deter- longer be able to use currency the proposed regulation “iden- but his administration has re- Beign Affairs yesterday con- “The resident of the neigh- mine if she is eligible for penal policies to the disadvantage of tifies the criteria the depart- fused several times to officially demned in strongest terms the bouring room, aged 102, ap- sanction or criminally irre- American workers and busi- ment would use to determine accuse China of manipulating terrorist attack on a mosque in peared in great agitation and sponsible, he added. nesses,” Ross said in a statement. if countervailing duties should US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross its currency. the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. Robbers get one year in jail The Ministry extends its deep TDT | Manama condolences to the families of the victims and wished the in- wo young Bahrainis found Two men, on a motor- jured a speedy recovery. guilty of robbery have Tortoise poachers get stiff sentence Gems worth $4m ‘forgotten’ on flight T bike, attacked an Asian The Ministry affirmed Bah- been handed a lighter jail sen- Antananarivo, Madagascar Cannes, France rain’s solidarity with Afghan- tence after the judges decided man near a hospital in Airport. istan in its efforts to combat to offer mercy. Manama to steal his By the time she realised her violence and terrorism and reit- The suspects were ordered valuables court in Madagascar upheld Wednesday six- woman left jewellery mistake, the aircraft had al - erated Kingdom’s firm stance in by the High Criminal Court Ayear sentences against three people convict- Aworth more than 3.5 mil- ready taken off on the return rejecting all forms of violence, to spend one year behind the ed of dealing in 10,000 extremely rare tortoises, lion euros ($4 million) she was journey to London Luton. extremism and terrorism. bars. and mobile phone.” the WWF wildlife conservation group said. bringing for pop singer Rita Ora “Someone with their head The statement further called According to court files, the “And I gave it in a second,” An appeals court in Tulear, southwest Mad- to wear at Cannes film festival in the clouds nearly lost sev- for strengthening coordina- An Afghan man visiting his son after a deadly explosion at Al Taqwa mosque in Kabul during Friday prayer (NYT) two men, on a motorbike, at- the Asian man told prosecu- agascar, also fined the defendants 100 million on a plane, police said.. eral million,” a police sourced tion and cooperation among all tacked an Asian man near a tors. ariary (23,800 euros, $26,500) and ordered them The Kosovo-born star was joked, saying the jewellery Radiated tortoises, originally a native species of southern countries in the world to elimi- tal appeared to target Mawlawi ligious values and teachings by Police spokesman Firdaws hospital in Manama to steal The suspects then fled the to pay 100 million ariary to the environment loaned the gems by a luxury was recovered at Luton and ministry. Judges ordered the three -- two men Madagascar, are on display during an annual flora and brand when she walked the red send back to Nice via London nate terrorism. Raihan, an imam who appeared silencing the voice of a brave Faramarz confirmed Raihan his valuables. scene. However, a passerby no- fauna expo in Jakarta, Indonesia The blast which occurred frequently on religious shows religious scholar and patriot”, had died in what he said was “One of the men on the mo- ticed their bike’s registration and a woman -- to remain in detention. carpet at the festival last week. Heathrow. They were arrested in April 2018 in a house in From lemurs to rosewood, Madagascar’s nat- But a courier send from Lon- Ora, 28, later appeared at a during Friday prayers killed two broadcast on local TV. Ghani said. a blast caused by a standalone torbike wore a mask. They number and shared it with the people, including a prominent President Ashraf Ghani is- The explosion took place bomb. stopped their bike beside me authorities. possession of 10,072 so-called radiated tortois- ural resources are often targeted by poachers don with the jewellery forgot party in Cannes in a striking es, which the WWF said represented a “record” who are rarely punished by authorities on the her cabin luggage and her coat diamond necklace and a white Afghan religious scholar, and sued a statement condemning around 1:20 pm (0850 GMT) “It was not a suicide attack,” and the masked men drew a Police officers later arrested seizure. impoverished Indian Ocean island. when leaving her plane at Nice pop singer Rita Ora bustier dress. injured 16 others, officials said. the attack, blaming “terrorists”. during Friday prayers, which in he said. knife and held me with his oth- them. The bomb at Al-Taqwa They “are justifying their the holy month of Ramadan are Nobody claimed responsibil- er hand. Public Prosecution accused mosque in the east of the capi- crimes and misinterpreting re- usually well attended. ity for the blast. “He asked me for my wallet them of theft at knifepoint. SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 06 Sleepless in Berlin

Nightingales flock to scruffy city parks

While urbanisation has forced wildlife out of most European city and town centres, in sprawling Berlin large areas of often prime land are still green. In the 210-hectare (520 acres) Tiergarten The skyline of the Zoologischer Garten neighbourhood is seen above the foliage of Tiergarten park in Berlin. park right in Berlin, Germany beats. the centre: “In the daytime, the message is aimed at potential competitors, just steps arah Darwin, the great- telling them to ‘get lost’,” said the away from great granddaughter of scientist of the loud riposte from SBritish biologist Charles the nightingale inhabitant. Darwin, was sleepless in Berlin At night, the nightingales’ the German when, to her “enormous sur- song is aimed at attracting fe- prise”, she heard a nightingale males to nest with them, with parliament, warbling merrily outside her some birds known to sing for window. hours. the extensive “It’s very, very rare in the UK, park is home so to be living in the middle of a Bird dialects? capital city in Europe and hear- One of the research’s early to between ing a nightingale singing outside findings is that the bird’s rep- your bedroom window is quite ertoire may be far broader than seven and 10 an extraordinary experience,” initially thought. the Berlin-based British bota- Voigt-Heucke said the cata- nightingale nist said. logue consisted of 2,300 differ- The trills got Darwin think- ent so-called stanzas submitted nests. ing, and led to the launch of a as recordings by the public and citizens’ project examining why confirmed by scientists but “the the non-descript-looking brown potential is that it could end up bird, with its distinctive song, containing 8,000 stanzas”. has been flocking to the German Scientists are now hoping to capital. determine whether the birds The project by Berlin’s Natu- adopt regional dialects. ral History Museum, where Dar- “What we can already show is win works, asks city dwellers to The sun cuts through the morning fog as a commuter on a bicycle makes his way that some of these stanza types go out and record nightingales’ through the Tiergarten park in Berlin are more frequent in Berlin and song with their smartphone and the capital now. grass and the occasional tree, Brandenburg,” the state that sur- upload it onto an app. then there’s nowhere for a night- rounds the city, said Voigt-Heu- Through the sound clips col- ‘A little unkempt’ ingale to breed. cke. lected, scientists are also seeking While urbanisation has forced “So Berlin is very special in “We hope that we can show to map out whether the birds wildlife out of most Eu- that way -- a little bit unkempt that other stanza types are seen take on “different di- ropean city and town -- and we have to keep that. We in Bavaria or in the Ruhr region.” alects” in different centres, in sprawling have to learn to see the beauty in parts of Berlin. Berlin large areas of this kind of wildness.” ‘Life changing’ “What’s really often prime land are While the citizen’s project is exciting in Berlin still green. ‘Get lost!’ running into its second and final is that, unlike for But more attractive Take the 210-hectare (520- year, Darwin said that she was instance in England, for the nightingale acre) Tiergarten park right in already hatching related plans. where the popu - may be the Ger- the centre: just steps away from For the scientist, the project lation of nightin- man capital’s gen- the German parliament, the ex- has served a key purpose of “en- gales has plunged eral scruffiness. tensive park is home to between gaging people with nature”. by 90 per cent in “We keep our seven and 10 nightingale nests. Over 18 months, “we’ve col- the last 60 years, parks and gar- One recent spring morning, a lected this extraordinary com- in Berlin there’s dens in Berlin fox slunk past as Voigt-Heucke munity of people who are cele- in fact a positive slightly more took a group to check if the Tier- brating the arrival of the nightin- trend,” said Silke untidily, and garten nightingale inhabitants gale and we are literally chang- Voigt-Heucke, who the nightin - had returned from their winter ing people’s lives,” said Darwin. is coordinating the gales need this,” hideout in Ghana. “One man said to me: ‘When I project. said Darwin. “They Standing before an untidy used to walk to work, I’d put my Scientists estimate that the nest on the ground, they patch of thicket, she sounded headphones on and listen to my population has grown by six need thick vegetation to a single-tone long whistle four music. Now I take them off and percent annually over the past protect them from foxes, times, and immediately received I listen to the birds’. 15 years in Berlin. There are cats, birds, dogs. an agitated reply -- composed of “This is the sort of a big life believed to be between 1,200 “If you clear your gar- a variety of trills, whistles and changing thing that people are and 1,700 nightingale pairs in Sarah Darwin (Courtesy of Guardian) dens and have nothing but what sounded like throbbing doing.” SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 06 07 Modi plots course after landslide win New Delhi, India ritories. Sleepless in Berlin These included Rajasthan ndian Prime Minister Nar- where it won state elections endra Modi was meeting late last year. This time the BJP Nightingales flock to scruffy city parks Iparty allies and members of swept all 25 seats, and in Uttar his cabinet yesterday to plot a Pradesh Congress took just one course for his second term after constituency. a landslide victory left the once- An anti-Modi alliance in Uttar mighty Gandhi dynasty licking Pradesh, India’s most populous its wounds. state with 200 million people, A considerable to-do list in- also failed to prevent the BJP While cludes addressing India’s lack- juggernaut sweeping 64 out of lustre economic growth and re- 80 seats. urbanisation ducing unemployment, as well Even in West Bengal, run by has forced as fixing a stricken agriculture formidable Modi critic Mamata sector on which 70 per cent of Banerjee, the BJP made major wildlife out of households depend. inroads, boosting its seat tally Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party from two to 18. most European (BJP) was projected to sweep Congress on Friday was forced 303 seats in parliament, giving to deny media reports that city and town it an even bigger majority than Gandhi -- the great-grandson, five years ago and defying pre- grandson and son of three for- centres, in dictions of a dip. mer premiers -- had offered to The main opposition Congress throw in the towel. sprawling party, which has ruled the roost “The Congress leadership has in India for much of its post-in- clearly failed. It is a discredit- Berlin large dependence history, improved ed and bankrupt leadership,” on its historic low five years ago Kanchan Gupta from the Ob - areas of of 44 seats but still only managed server Research Foundation a paltry 52. think-tank said. often prime Congress chief Rahul Gandhi “It is astonishing that Rahul even lost his own seat in Am - Gandhi has not yet resigned”, land are still ethi, long a family bastion. He Ramachandra Guha, a renowned did win a seat in the southern historian, said on Twitter. “The green. In the state of Kerala, however, a quirk Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president Amit Shah (R) taking blessing at the house of Bharatiya Janata Party senior Congress should dump the Dy- 210-hectare allowed under Indian election leader Murli Manohar Joshi (L), in New Delhi. nasty.” rules. (520 acres) Chinese President Xi Jinping, which the president was due also in a dire state with drought, meanwhile, joined a chorus of formally to dissolve the outgoing low prices and debt driving Tiergarten The skyline of the Zoologischer Garten neighbourhood is seen above the foliage of Tiergarten park in Berlin. international well-wishers, with parliament. thousands of farmers to suicide US President Donald Trump The voting numbers in recent years. park right in hailing Modi’s “BIG” win and ‘Can Modi deliver?’ The country’s waterways are Berlin, Germany beats. even Pakistan’s Imran Khan in India’s election is With the election behind filthy and India is home to 22 the centre: “In the daytime, the message is tweeting congratulations. the biggest event in him, Modi must now tackle the of the world’s 30 most polluted aimed at potential competitors, On Thursday there were delir- the history of (the) economy and unemployment cities, killing 1.24 million people just steps arah Darwin, the great- telling them to ‘get lost’,” said the ious scenes at BJP party offices democratic world. -- notably among women, who early in 2017 according to a Lan- away from great granddaughter of scientist of the loud riposte from across the nation of 1.3 billion The entire world have one of the lowest labour cet Planetary Health study. SBritish biologist Charles the nightingale inhabitant. people, including its headquar- has to recognise the market participation rates in the Modi and BJP must also try to Darwin, was sleepless in Berlin At night, the nightingales’ ters where Modi was showered world. heal divisions which have left the German when, to her “enormous sur- song is aimed at attracting fe- with petals by chanting fans. democratic strength “The real question is can Modi religious minorities -- includ- parliament, prise”, she heard a nightingale males to nest with them, with “The voting numbers in In- of India deliver on his economic commit- ing India’s 170 million Muslims warbling merrily outside her some birds known to sing for dia’s election is the biggest event NARENDRA MODI ments -- for example creating -- feeling anxious for the future. window. hours. in the history of (the) demo - the high number of jobs need- During the campaign he man- the extensive “It’s very, very rare in the UK, cratic world. The entire world ed?,” said Champa Patel, of the aged to deflect criticism on these park is home so to be living in the middle of a Bird dialects? has to recognise the democratic Chatham House think-tank. issues by focusing on national capital city in Europe and hear- One of the research’s early strength of India,” Modi told “This is essential to address security, claiming he alone could to between ing a nightingale singing outside findings is that the bird’s rep- cheering crowds. India’s growing wealth inequal- defend India. your bedroom window is quite ertoire may be far broader than “Modi will make India great ities. Can he address the chal- Congress meanwhile was seven and 10 an extraordinary experience,” initially thought. again. Modi is the strongest one supporter, Santosh Joshi. lenges that millions of Indians picking up the pieces after the the Berlin-based British bota- Voigt-Heucke said the cata- prime minister India has ever Modi, 68, conferred with party face on a daily basis in a highly second election debacle in a row, nightingale nist said. logue consisted of 2,300 differ- had and will get. We need to sup- allies on Friday ahead of a cabi- stratified country?” having failed to win a single seat Indian National Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi gestures as he speaks The trills got Darwin think- ent so-called stanzas submitted port his policies to prosper,” said net meeting later in the day, after India’s agriculture industry is in 13 states and five union ter- during a press conference, in New Delhi nests. ing, and led to the launch of a as recordings by the public and citizens’ project examining why confirmed by scientists but “the the non-descript-looking brown potential is that it could end up bird, with its distinctive song, containing 8,000 stanzas”. has been flocking to the German Scientists are now hoping to capital. determine whether the birds SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network The project by Berlin’s Natu- adopt regional dialects. Washington, United States ral History Museum, where Dar- “What we can already show is is leading the private space race when the future.” win works, asks city dwellers to The sun cuts through the morning fog as a commuter on a bicycle makes his way that some of these stanza types paceX has launched a rocket carry- it comes to rocket launches, is now According to the go out and record nightingales’ through the Tiergarten park in Berlin are more frequent in Berlin and Sing the first 60 satellites of its “Star- looking to seize a chunk of the future company, SpaceX song with their smartphone and the capital now. grass and the occasional tree, Brandenburg,” the state that sur- link” constellation, which is intended to space internet market. broadband inter- upload it onto an app. then there’s nowhere for a night- rounds the city, said Voigt-Heu- provide internet from space in an array “All 60 Starlink satellites online, solar net should be ac- Through the sound clips col- ‘A little unkempt’ ingale to breed. cke. that could one day contain over 12,000 array deployment coming up soon,” cessible by devic- lected, scientists are also seeking While urbanisation has forced “So Berlin is very special in “We hope that we can show orbiting transponders. Musk tweeted after the disbursement. es such as mobile to map out whether the birds wildlife out of most Eu- that way -- a little bit unkempt that other stanza types are seen One of the company’s Falcon 9 rock- The launch makes Starlink an early phones from any- take on “different di- ropean city and town -- and we have to keep that. We in Bavaria or in the Ruhr region.” ets blasted off without incident from forerunner of the technology. Startup where on Earth at alects” in different centres, in sprawling have to learn to see the beauty in Cape Canaveral in Florida around 10:30 OneWeb also has a foot in the door, competitive pric- parts of Berlin. Berlin large areas of this kind of wildness.” ‘Life changing’ pm Thursday (0230 GMT Friday). well ahead of Amazon’s Project Kuiper, ing. It intends us- “What’s really often prime land are While the citizen’s project is An hour later, the rocket began to the brainchild of Musk’s space rival ing profits to help exciting in Berlin still green. ‘Get lost!’ running into its second and final release the satellites at an altitude of Jeff Bezos. fund Musk’s next is that, unlike for But more attractive Take the 210-hectare (520- year, Darwin said that she was 280 miles (450 kilometers). Each of the satellites weighs 227 stated aim -- a instance in England, for the nightingale acre) Tiergarten park right in already hatching related plans. The satellites then had to separate kilograms (500 pounds) and was built mission to Mars. where the popu - may be the Ger- the centre: just steps away from For the scientist, the project and use their thrusters to take up their in-house in Redmond, near Seattle. lation of nightin- man capital’s gen- the German parliament, the ex- has served a key purpose of “en- positions in a relatively low orbit of 340 Starlink will become operational gales has plunged eral scruffiness. tensive park is home to between gaging people with nature”. miles (550 kilometers). once 800 satellites have been activat- by 90 per cent in “We keep our seven and 10 nightingale nests. Over 18 months, “we’ve col- “Successful deployment of 60 Star- ed, which will require a dozen more the last 60 years, parks and gar- One recent spring morning, a lected this extraordinary com- link satellites confirmed!”, the company launches. in Berlin there’s dens in Berlin fox slunk past as Voigt-Heucke munity of people who are cele- said on its official Twitter account. With so many units orbiting in the in fact a positive slightly more took a group to check if the Tier- brating the arrival of the nightin- Their final orbit is slightly higher Starlink constellation, the satellites trend,” said Silke untidily, and garten nightingale inhabitants gale and we are literally chang- than the International Space Station, have been designed to automatically Voigt-Heucke, who the nightin - had returned from their winter ing people’s lives,” said Darwin. but well below the majority of terrestri- divert in the face of man-made or nat- is coordinating the gales need this,” hideout in Ghana. “One man said to me: ‘When I al satellites -- the highest of which are ural space debris. project. said Darwin. “They Standing before an untidy used to walk to work, I’d put my geostationary at 22,400 miles (36,000 This undated image obtained from @elonmusk, “This mission will push the opera- Scientists estimate that the nest on the ground, they patch of thicket, she sounded headphones on and listen to my kilometers). the Twitter account of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, tional capabilities of the satellites to the population has grown by six need thick vegetation to a single-tone long whistle four music. Now I take them off and The launch was originally scheduled shows the first 60 SpaceX Starlink satellites limit,” the company said in a statement. loaded into a Falcon fairing. SpaceX is expected percent annually over the past protect them from foxes, times, and immediately received I listen to the birds’. for last week, but was postponed -- first “SpaceX expects to encounter issues to launch first wave of its Starlink constellation 15 years in Berlin. There are cats, birds, dogs. an agitated reply -- composed of “This is the sort of a big life because of high winds and then due to from Cape Canaveral along the way, but our learnings here believed to be between 1,200 “If you clear your gar- a variety of trills, whistles and changing thing that people are the need for a software update. are key to developing an affordable and 1,700 nightingale pairs in Sarah Darwin (Courtesy of Guardian) dens and have nothing but what sounded like throbbing doing.” Billionaire Elon Musk’s firm, which and reliable broadband service in 08 SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 society

Members of The Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) during its 131st Free Medical Camp organised on Thursday at the premises of Abdulrahman Ebrahim AlMoosa Co. for around 250 of its workers. Apart from health awareness and safety tips, free blood sugar and blood pressure tests were also conducted for the workers

Students of Arabian Gulf University (AGU) attend a training course titled “Lifesaver” organized by the university’s Students Affairs Deanship in cooperation with the Royal Life Saving Bahrain (RLSB). Presented by Coach Murtadha Al Samaheeji, the course comes within the plans of the deanship, aiming to raise awareness among students on the different medical and social aspects

Students of The New Indian School, Bahrain are felicitated during an Award Ceremony conducted on Thursday to honour and acknowledge the success of its students in the CBSE Class X & XII Examination

Members of The Rotary club of Sulmaniya along with CSR society during a visit to the Children Oncology Centre at the Salmaniya Hospital on Students and staff of The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) during the Annual Academic Award Ceremony, organised to felicitate the school toppers and high achievers of classes IX to XII, at the Jashanmal Auditorium in Isa Town campus on Thursday. Around 300 students were honoured with medals Tuesday. The members distributed more than 100 educational gifts to and certificates for their excellent academic performance in CBSE exams during the academic year 2018-2019 patients and other visitors SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 09 society

Members of The Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) during its 131st Free Medical Camp organised on Thursday at the premises of Abdulrahman Ebrahim AlMoosa Co. for around 250 of its workers. Apart from health awareness and safety tips, free blood sugar and blood pressure tests were also conducted for the workers

Students and staff of The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) during the Annual Academic Award Ceremony, organised to felicitate the school toppers and high achievers of classes IX to XII, at the Jashanmal Auditorium in Isa Town campus on Thursday. Around 300 students were honoured with medals and certificates for their excellent academic performance in CBSE exams during the academic year 2018-2019 10 SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 business In Britain, May ends in June

UK’s Conservatives “Goody two shoes’ • he daughter of a Church of England vicar, May was born on say new PM in TOctober 1, 1956 in Eastbourne -- a seaside town in southern place by July 20 England where her father was a chaplain at the local hospital. She has described herself in interviews as a “goody two shoes” May, 62, said she whose Protestant faith defined her upbringing. would• step down as She listened to cricket matches on the radio with her father and knew that she wanted to become a politician when she Conservative Party was just 12. leader on June 7 May studied geography and met her husband Philip at Oxford University before joining the Bank of England. She will become one The two never had children and May devoted herself to a of• Britain’s shortest- life of public service that saw her become Conservative Party chairwoman in 2002. serving post-WWII May made her first splash by telling their annual conference prime ministers to change the Conservatives’ image as “the nasty party” if they wanted to unseat then-popular Labour premier Tony Blair. London, United Kingdom But a 2010-16 stint as home secretary saw May adopt isola- tionist rhetoric that included a vow to create “a really hostile environment for illegal migration”. ritish Prime Minister Theresa May announced Bher resignation in an emo- tional address yesterday, ending Maybot a dramatic three-year tenure of he became prime minister in the aftermath of the 2016 near-constant crisis over Brexit. SBrexit referendum which swept away her predecessor David “It is and will always remain a Cameron. matter of deep regret to me that She took office pledging to fight the “burning injustices” in I have not been able to deliver British society, but made little headway as her entire premier- Brexit,” May, her voice breaking, ship became dominated by the Brexit drama. said outside her Downing Street Despite having campaigned to stay in the EU, May embraced office. the cause with the mantra “Brexit means Brexit”. May, 62, said she would step Her promise to leave the EU’s institutions and end free move- down as Conservative Party ment of workers delighted eurosceptic MPs, but caused dismay leader on June 7. among many pro-Europeans. She would remain as prime The splits in her Conservative Party became a serious problem minister in a caretaker role until after a disastrous snap election in June 2017, when she lost her a replacement is elected by the parliamentary majority. party. May was forced to strike a deal for support with Northern The leader of the party auto- Ireland’s pro-Brexit Democratic Unionist Party, and since then matically becomes prime min- has struggled to keep her party and its allies together. ister. Naturally reserved and reliant on her husband and a few close May, who took charge in the aides, she often says she is just quietly “getting on with the job”. aftermath of the 2016 EU ref- But in the 2017 election, the leader struggled to engage with erendum, was forced to make voters and was dubbed the “Maybot” after churning out the way following a mutiny in her same answers and “strong and stable” soundbytes over and cabinet and Conservative Par- over again. ty over her ill-fated strategy to take Britain out of the European Union. She will become one of Brit- Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after she announces her resignation outside 10 Downing street in central ain’s shortest-serving post-WWII London Closed’ style prime ministers, remembered ay was written off several times before yesterday’s an- for presiding over one of the ed to fare similarly badly in this the EU. Mnouncement. most chaotic periods in the week’s European Parliament Several senior cabinet minis- Columnist Matthew Parris -- a former Conservative MP -- country’s modern political his- elections when the results are ters reportedly then held “frank” called her the “zombie prime minister” for her ability to stagger tory and for her inability to de- announced late Sunday. talks with May on Thursday. on despite multiple attacks. liver Brexit. She survived the resignations of a string of high-profile Brexit It is and will always ‘One last roll of the dice’ No deal? “I will shortly leave the job remain a matter of supporters, notably former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, and that it has been the honour of my deep regret to me that May’s latest effort to force May’s departure will kickstart has endured constant sniping from MPs on the sidelines. life to hold -- the second female through her despised Brexit a Conservative Party leadership She survived a vote of no confidence within her own Con- prime minister but certainly not I have not been able to deal, which included giving MPs contest -- already unofficially servatives in December, a victory that made her immune from the last,” May said. deliver Brexit the option of holding a referen- under way -- that is expected a repeat challenge for 12 months. “I do so with no ill-will, but dum on the agreement, proved to be encompass more than a But ultimately her closed style of leadership and Brexit grid- with enormous and enduring her final undoing. dozen candidates and favour a lock in parliament doomed her premiership. gratitude to have had the op - The move prompted a fu- Brexiteer. “It’s hard to think of a Tory politician who would have been portunity to serve the coun - rious reaction from Conserv- That could lead to Britain, the perfect PM in such circumstances,” Tim Bale, politics pro- try I love,” she said, appearing THERESA MAY atives -- including cabinet which has already twice delayed fessor at Queen Mary University of London said. close to tears as she turned back BRITISH PRIME MINISTER members. its departure from the European “But it’s just as hard to think of anyone who would have been abruptly and walked back into “I thought she deserved one Union, opting to leave the bloc much worse than her.” her office. last roll of the dice. But she took without a deal on October 31, the But in the 2017 election, the leader struggled to engage with those dice and threw them off extended deadline agreed with voters and was dubbed the “Maybot” after churning out the Brexit in limbo the table,” a senior minister told Brussels last month. same answers and “strong and stable” soundbytes over and May was pushed into the hu- The Times. Tory MPs will hold a series of over again. miliating spectacle of announc- ment she struck with European The clamour for her to stand votes to whittle the contend- ing her departure from office Union leaders last year three down reached fever pitch after ers down to a final two that will ‘No legacy’ parliamentary majority, left her following a meeting with the times, brutally weakening May Andrea Leadsom -- one of cab- be put to the party’s more than stymied. head of the Conservative Party on each occasion. inet’s strongest Brexit backers 100,000 members. May was the surprising vic- May will leave office with - committee in charge of leader- With her resignation, the -- resigned on Wednesday from Former foreign secretary and tor in a 2016 leadership contest out any significant achieve - ship elections. manner of Britain’s withdrawal her post as the government’s gaffe-prone Brexit cheerleader to replace predecessor David ments to her name -- other She had previously said she from the European Union ap- representative in parliament. Boris Johnson is the member- Cameron after he resigned in than the bungled handling of would step aside once her un- pears more uncertain than ever. She became the 36th minister ship’s favourite, but a consid- the aftermath of the Brexit ref- Brexit, according to political popular EU divorce deal had She had been under grow - to quit May’s dismally dysfunc- erable number of Conservative erendum analysts. been passed by parliament, and ing pressure to quit following tional government -- a modern MPs are thought to hold serious Despite having campaigned to “She doesn’t really have a leg- this week launched a short-lived months of political paralysis record. reservations about his suitability stay in the EU, she embraced the acy that she can call her own bid for lawmakers to approve it over Brexit, which have inten- In her resignation letter Lead- for the top job. cause with the mantra “Brexit other than just having to manage in early June, that has now been sified in recent weeks following som told the prime minister she He has repeatedly said Britain means Brexit”. what is a very difficult issue,” postponed. disastrous results in the May 2 no longer believed her approach should not fear a so-called no- However the decision to hold said Simon Usherwood, from the MPs have overwhelmingly English local elections. to Brexit would deliver on the deal Brexit. a disastrous snap election in University of Surrey’s politics rejected the withdrawal agree- The Conservatives are expect- 2016 referendum result to leave June 2017, when she lost her department. SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 11 India has ended Iranian oil imports: envoy Washington, United States Iranian oil. ndia has ended all imports Turkey, which enjoyed a waiv- of oil from Iran, its ambas- er and vocally disagreed with the Isador in Washington said US policy, has also stopped im- Thursday, becoming the latest porting oil from Iran, a Turkish country to grudgingly comply official said Wednesday. with threatened US sanctions. State Department spokes- India had already sharply de- woman Morgan Ortagus wel- creased its imports from Iran comed the news from Turkey. and bought one million tonnes “We want the whole world to (tons) of crude in April, the comply with these sanctions, last month before Washington and we’re grateful for our part- stepped up its pressure cam - That’s it. After that We want the whole ners and allies that are respect- paign against Tehran and ended we haven’t imported world to comply with ing them,” she told reporters. all exemptions to sanctions, Am- any these sanctions, and The Indian ambassador, how- bassador Harsh Vardhan Shrin- we’re grateful for our ever, voiced confidence that US gla said. partners and allies sanctions would not affect its “That’s it. After that we hav- that are respecting AN aerial view of Chabahar Port in Iran, being built by India (Courtesy of Dawn) partnership in developing Iran’s en’t imported any,” Shringla told them Chabahar port. reporters during a briefing on AMBASSADOR HARSH VARDHAN SHRIN- it as a third party,” Shringla said. for promises of sanctions relief. India wants to use the port to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s GLA SAID POINTING TO EXEMPTIONS TO MORGAN ORTAGUS But he added: “We would not The Trump administration ship supplies into Afghanistan in SANCTIONS THAT ENDED IN APRIL election victory. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESWOMAN like to see a move towards any has instead ramped up economic a detour from its arch-rival Pa- Shringla said that energy-hun- escalation in any way in that pressure on Iran and recent- kistan, which historically backed gry India has also ended all im- area, for the simple reason that ly deployed military assets in- the Taliban. ports from Venezuela because we depend very heavily on sta- cluding an aircraft carrier strike “I think it is in the interest it considered itself a partner of Calling Iran “an extended Trump’s concerns about Tehran. bility in that part of the world.” group to the area. of both our countries and all the United States -- but said the neighbour” of India with long- “This is an issue that has to be Trump last year pulled out The United States as of May 2 others concerned to ensure that shift had caused pain at home, standing cultural links, Shrin- dealt with, really, between the of a multinational pact under ended exemptions it had given that lifeline continues for the with Iran formerly supplying 10 gla declined to say if New Del- United States and Iran. We are which Iran drastically scaled to eight governments from its people of Afghanistan,” Shringla percent of India’s oil needs. hi shared President Donald only, in many senses, looking at back its nuclear work in return unilateral order to stop buying said. Breakup isn’t the answer

“I think arguments that we peals or sorts for disputes about an apparent end-goal of mak- Facebook announced are in some sort of dominant content taken down at the social ing money, Facebook executives • position there might be a little network. said. separately it is creating stretched,” Zuckerberg said on Decisions of the board will be The leading social network, an independent board a conference call about its lat- binding, with Facebook promis- meanwhile, estimated that five to act as a final court est content policy enforcement ing to abide by outcomes. percent of its 2.4 billion monthly of appeals or sorts report. Zuckerberg referred to the active users were fake accounts “The question is, what prob- independent advisory board yet to be uncovered. for disputes about lems are you trying to solve?” and said he cared deeply about The California-based compa- content taken down at I think arguments that we are in some He argued that breaking up people’s freedom of expression ny also said it has made the social network the company might mean fewer when asked about the White progress in bat- sort of dominant resources to curb harmful online House setting up a website to tling hate speech, position there might 5pc of facebook’s 2.4 content and election interfer- collect input from people who automatically de- • be a little stretched. ence and improve privacy and feel they have been unfairly cen- tecting 65 percent billion monthly active The question is, what the portability of personal data. sored on social media. of the content removed users were fake accounts “Those are the most important instead of needing to wait problems are you Spammer onslaught yet to be uncovered trying to solve? social issues right now, and I for users to report it. don’t think breaking up the com- Facebook disabled 2.19 billion Facebook took down four San Francisco, United States pany is going to address those,” accounts in the first quarter million posts considered hate Zuckerberg said. of this year, nearly double the speech in the first quarter of “As a matter of fact, I think it is number of accounts nixed in this year and continues to invest acebook chief Mark Zuck- going to make it harder.” the prior three-month period, in technology to better detect ZUCKERBERG erberg on Thursday re- Facebook’s success has ena- according to vice president of such material in various lan - jected the idea of break- ON A CONFERENCE CALL ABOUT ITS bled it to invest heavily in artifi- integrity Guy Rosen. guages and regions, according to F LATEST CONTENT POLICY ENFORCEMENT ing up the social media giant as REPORT cial intelligence and workers to “The amount of accounts we Rosen. off-target, saying it could ham- watch for rule-breaking content took action on increased due to The social network also said per the fight against deceit and and activity at the social net- automated attacks by bad actors that it has booted more than harmful online content. work, according to Zuckerberg. who attempt to create large vol- 200 white supremacist organ- The Facebook co-founder’s “The degree to which the suc- umes of accounts at one time,” izations. defense of the leading social petition around the world from cess of this company has allowed Rosen said. Facebook reported progress in network came as it reported rivals such as Twitter, TikTok, us to fund these efforts for safety Facebook disabled most of the efforts to prevent the social net- it recently disabled billions of YouTube, Snapchat and others is massive,” Zuckerberg said. accounts as automated impost- work from being used for illegal bogus accounts set up by “bad in a “competitive and dynamic “We are able to do things that ers were trying to establish them sales of drugs or guns. actors” and that five percent of environment,” Zuckerberg said. are not possible for other folks or shortly after they were made, It “took action” in the quar- active accounts are likely fakes. The company does not rule to do.” according to Rosen. ter against 900,000 pieces of Facebook and its family of apps the digital advertising market, Facebook announced separate- The bulk of the fake accounts content related to drug sales, including Instagram, Messen- which is topped by Google, he ly it is creating an independent were the work spammers using of which some 83 percent was ger, and WhatsApp face com- noted. board to act as a final court of ap- automated systems, and with detected by software. Facebook plans cryptocurrency next year: BBC London, United Kingdom among its many users following a series With more than two billion users of scandals. across its platforms, which include acebook has been in contact with But the targeted date appears new. WhatsApp and Instagram, Facebook FUS and British financial regulators The BBC said Facebook had already could have the clout to take a crypto- with a view to launching its own cryp- spoken to Bank of England governor currency mainstream and emulate the tocurrency next year, the BBC reported Mark Carney and to officials at the US likes of WeChat in China, where the US yesterday. Treasury, and was expected to flesh site is banned. “GlobalCoin” would work with a out its plans this northern hemisphere WeChat allows its users to chat, shop new digital payments system in about summer. and play games without leaving its a dozen countries, starting in the first Facebook’s currency would be “sta- platform, generating more revenue by quarter of 2020, the broadcaster said blecoin”, a digital unit pegged to the offering a one-stop portal. on its website. dollar in contrast to more anarchic Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg Previous reports have said Facebook means of virtual payment such as bit- has said that adding e-commerce is is taking a serious look at blockchain coin, according to earlier reporting by the logical evolution of the company’s technology under its “Project Libra”, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal advertising-based business model. in part to tackle doubts about privacy among others. SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 12 Regulators fail to set date for 737 MAX return Fort Worth, United States Transport Canada said it had “full confidence” in the FAA and ivil aviation regulators its processes, but did not rule out from around the world the possibility that pilots of 737 Cfailed to make a deter- MAX jets would be required to mination Thursday on when receive simulator training. Boeing’s popular 737 MAX air- Nicholas Robinson, direc- craft can return to the skies after tor-general of civil aviation, told being grounded following two Canadian media the training was deadly crashes. a “possible option” but added it “The only timetable is to make was too early to say if it would sure the aircraft is safe to fly,” be mandatory. Daniel Elwell, acting head of the The European Aviation Safety US Federal Aviation Administra- Agency, Canada and Brazil are tion, said at the conclusion of the among countries saying they will day-long meeting in Texas. conduct their own evaluations of There was “enthusiastic the MCAS fix. agreement to continue the di- What China, the first country alogue,” he said, but acknowl- to ground the 737 MAX, will do edged that “each country has to is also an unknown given the make its own decision.” flare-up in trade frictions with “If they unground relatively the United States. close to when we unground I About five dozen representa- think it would help with public tives from 33 countries accepted confidence,” Elwell said, while the FAA’s invitation to attend the adding that: “We can’t be driven regulators’ conference in Texas. by some arbitrary timeline.” Elwell said the closed-door Until the 737 MAX crashes in meeting involved “frank ques- Ethiopia in March and Indone- tions and a frank discussion,” sia in October which left a com- adding that his counterparts bined 346 people dead, common wanted “clarifications” on US practice was that air regulators procedures. would follow the assessment of Regaining public trust will the agency overseeing the mod- take time, according to opinion el, in this case the FAA. Employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington. polls conducted by Southwest On Wednesday, Elwell threw showing that many passengers cold water on hopes of a speedy are not yet ready to get back resolution, after revealing Boe- 737 MAX, including American aboard a 737 MAX jet. ing had held off submitting a Airlines, Southwest and United, And pilots also have qualms. proposed software fix for review have said they hope to have the “Before the Boeing MAX’s re- after his agency raised addition- planes flying again by mid-Au- The only timetable turn to service, we need answers al questions. gust at the latest. is to make sure the and transparency,” the European “Once we have addressed the The FAA’s reputation has tak- aircraft is safe to fly Cockpit Association said Thurs- information requests from the en a beating since the March DANIEL ELWELL day in a statement. FAA, we will be ready to sched- crash, and faced accusations of The organization, which rep- ACTING HEAD OF THE US FEDERAL AVIA- ule a certification test flight and an overly cozy relationship with TION ADMINISTRATION resents 38,000 pilots from 36 submit final certification doc- the aviation giant. Other aviation countries, said it was “deeply umentation,” Boeing said in a authorities now appear less like- disturbing” that the FAA and statement. ly to follow the US agency. Boeing were considering a re- Investigators have focused on Michel Merluzeau of Air In- turn to service while not dis - the MAX’s anti-stall Maneuver- sight Research, said American closing “the many challenging ing Characteristics Augmenta- officials could end the 737 MAX’s questions prompted by the MAX tion System in inquiries into the grounding toward the end of design philosophy.” two deadly crashes. summer, with authorities in Beyond Boeing’s reputation, Boeing last week said the Daniel Elwell, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration other countries following suit the 737 MAX crisis comes at a ma- MCAS update was ready for the “several months” later. ments have been approved. jor financial cost, given that the certification process, and US air- “It is all determined by what Richard Aboulafia, an avia- “We’re headed for a return The United States has differed plane represented 80 percent of lines were hoping the planes we find in our analysis of the tion analyst at Teal Group, said to service that could drag on in with a number of countries on the company’s order backlog as could be back in the skies in time application,” he said on CNBC. Boeing wants to avoid having to time,” he said. this issue, including Canada. of the end of last month. for part of the summer travel Once Boeing has submitted repeat the process. Washington believes training The company, which has sus- season. all documentation, the FAA will “There’s a lot at stake in terms ‘Frank discussion’ on computers or tablets is suf- pended deliveries, is only paid at But Elwell on Thursday said conduct a test flight and detailed of the first impression by the Elwell said regulators also ficient for seasoned pilots but the moment of delivery and will the process could take one analysis to evaluate the safety of world’s regulators,” he told AFP. have yet to decide on changes Ottawa wants to require training have to indemnify air carriers month, two months or longer. the software. US air carriers that operate the to pilot training once the adjust- on flight simulators. for losses. ECB debates switching course before change of helmsman

years of crisis with sometimes currently running a review of its “A new president would have growth, ECB board member Be- One widely tipped dramatic steps, as well as seeing monetary policy and its tools,” the opportunity to start a de - noit Coeure observed recently. • off frequent political challenges Eric Dor of France’s IESEG bate” on monetary policy, which In future, “do we want to go candidate to succeed to the central bank’s independ- School of Management noted. has been “widely criticised” in towards a dual strategy like the Draghi is Bank of Finland ence. recent years, said Paul de Grau- Fed, based on prices and jobs?” governor Olli Rehn He has extended the bank’s Missed target we of the London School of Eco- asked DIW’s Fratzscher. “toolbox” of options for sup - In 2003, policymakers placed nomics. Frankfurt am Main, Germany porting the economy with tril- a number on their mandate Wealthy countries in the eu- Some experts argue for an al- lion-euro stimulus programmes from the EU’s treaties to pursue rozone have often accused the ternative double target of “both and negative interest rates. “price stability”, judging that ECB of penalising savers with real growth and inflation”, IE- olitics will have an unusually And with “forward guidance” inflation just below 2.0 per - its negative rates, which they SEG’s Dor said. Plarge role in picking a new about future policy, the ECB now cent over the medium term was argue also risk allowing bubbles Meanwhile the ECB could chief for the European Central communicates more clearly and most favourable for jobs and to form in financial or property broaden its horizons to pre - Bank this year, as the switchover forcefully with markets about investment. markets. venting financial bubbles and coincides with European Parlia- how it will pursue its price sta- Since then, the ECB has leapt It may be the case that “in an supervising investment funds ment elections and the choice of bility target. into the breach to confront the increasingly globalised world” -- as it has done for banks since a new Commission. One widely tipped candi - financial crisis and the ensuing even a major-jurisdiction central 2014 -- or adding to the range of But beyond the horse-trad- date to succeed Draghi, Bank sovereign debt crisis. bank has less of a grip on in - interest rates under its control, ing over the right person for the of Finland governor Olli Rehn, Draghi promised in 2012 to do flation, said Marcel Fratzscher, like the Bank of Japan. presidency, some policymak- believes the central bank must “whatever it takes to preserve president of the Berlin-based Academic debates aside, any ers and observers are debating evolve further in the years to the euro”. DIW think tank and a former renewal of eurozone monetary whether the Frankfurt institu- come. Seven years later, no country ECB staffer. policy “will be determined by tion needs new priorities after “A review of the ECB’s mon- has left the single currency bloc That could call into question conditions in the economy and 20 years in operation. etary policy framework would and public support for the euro a tunnel-vision approach tar- on markets,” LSE’s de Grauwe “Good luck stepping into the prove useful,” touching on is at its highest-ever level, ac- geting inflation alone, he added. said. shoes” of 71-year-old Mario “those very assumptions, prin- cording to Eurobarometer polls. Ultimately, if it is unable to Draghi after he leaves in Octo- ciples and instruments that the But on inflation, the ECB has Treasury backing needed? increase inflation alone, the ECB ber, a European source speaking ECB uses in its pursuit of price fallen short of its target over Services, characterised by must be backed by “a more ex- on condition of anonymity told stability,” he said last December. most of that time, despite its fierce competition and low sal- pansionary fiscal policy by the President of the European Central Bank AFP. Such a move could mean the massive interventions designed aries, are increasingly dominant member states,” he urged -- put- (ECB) Mario Draghi waves as he arrives for a G7 summit of Finance Ministers The Italian has shepherded ECB “walking in the footsteps of to boost economic expansion over industry in the economy -- ting the ball back in the court of in Bari. the eurozone through eight the US Federal Reserve, which is and, indirectly, price growth. potentially keeping a lid on price Europe’s elected leaders. 13 SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019

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MOVIE REVIEW The Favourite: Scheming for power in a kinky palace triangle

he Favourite is a 2018 period black comedy film directed by TYorgos Lanthimos and written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. It is a co-production by producers in the United Kingdom, Republic of DON’T MISS IT Ireland and the United States. Set in early 18th-century England, the story examines the relationship between two cousins, Sarah, Duchess of Marl- Yorgos Lanthimos’s borough (played by Rachel Weisz), tragicomedy set in and Abigail Masham, who later became the court of Queen Baroness Masham (Emma Stone), vying Anne boasts daring to be Court favourites of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman); it is loosely based on performances from its historical events. three female stars and Filming took place at Hatfield House lashings of lust, intrigue in Hertfordshire, and at Hampton and deceit Court Palace in Hampton Court, Surrey, between March and May 2017. The film premiered at the 75th Ven- ice International Film Festival on 30 Lanthimos’ most user-friendly movie, August 2018, where it won the Grand which isn’t to say it isn’t strange enough Jury Prize and the Volpi Cup for Best to please his fans, just that it may also Actress (for Colman). It was released in convert a legion of new ones,” he the United States on 23 November 2018 wrote. by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and in the Peter Travers from Rolling Stone gave United Kingdom and the Republic of the movie five stars, saying, “Emma Ireland on 1 January 2019. Stone, Rachel Weisz and the mighty It became a box-office success, gross- Olivia Colman turn a period piece into ing $96 million worldwide on a $15 Olivia Colman as Queen Anne in The Favourite a caustic comeuppance comedy with million budget. fangs and claws… It’s a bawdy, bril - On review aggregator Rotten Toma- ite sees Yorgos Lanthimos balancing a average score of 90 out of 100, based film an “A” rating, praising the effec- liant triumph, directed by Greek auteur toes, the film holds an approval rating period setting against rich, timely sub- on 53 critics, indicating “universal ac- tive presentation of themes dealing Yorgos Lanthimos with all the artistic of 93% based on 367 reviews, and an text - and getting roundly stellar per- claim”. with royalty and associated “steamier, reach and renegade deviltry… The Fa- average rating of 8.49/10. The website’s formances from his well-chosen stars.” In his review for Entertainment fact-adjacent subplots”. “It’s worth vourite belongs to its fierce, profanely critical consensus reads, “The Favour- Metacritic gives the film a weighted Weekly, Chris Nashawaty gave the pointing out that The Favourite is easily funny female trio.” 14 SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019

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ILA’s Iftar evening for members and supporters Ramadan cooking Shahi Egg Rolls Ingredients • Onion • Ginger • Garlic • Chillies • Kheema • Raisins • Almonds • Coriander leaves • Mint leaves • Garam masala • Saffron essence • Eggs • Pistachio How To Make: 1. Fry one chopped onion, 1 piece chopped ginger, 4 cloves garlic and 4 chopped chillies in 3 tbsp of ghee till soft. 2. Add 250 gm cooked kheema and brown well on all sides. 3. Mix chopped mint and coriander leaves, 3 tsp fried raisins, 2 tbsp fried and sliced almonds and pistachios, 1 tsp garam masala, 1tsp essence of saffron, mix well and remove from fire. 4. Beat 5 egg whites and yolks separately. 5. Season the yolk with salt and fold into the white, along with 11 tbsp flour. 6. Now heat a flat pan or griddle and grease it well. 7. Spread 2 tbsps of egg mixture to a thin, round shape. 8. Fry until firm (but not browned) on both sides and remove onto a plate. 9. When all the mixture has been used up this way, place a portion of the Kheema filling on one end of each omelette and roll into a tight roll. 10. Secure with toothpicks and deep fry till golden. Drain and place in a serving dish, covering with tomato sauce. 11. Garnish with shredded cucumber and beet-root and serve surrounded with crisp wafers or potato chips.

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Arsenal, Chelsea return unsold Europa League final Zakarin wins Giro’s tickets AFP | London

rsenal and Chelsea have Areturned over half of their combined allocation of 12,000 tickets for next first summit finish week’s Europa League fi- nal due to the difficulty and great expense for fans trav- Ilnur Zakarin climbs into contention with stage 13 win at Giro d’Italia elling to Azerbaijan. A lack of direct flights between London and Baku Simon Yates and means supporters face costs • of over £1,000 ($1,300) just Miguel Angel Lopez to make the 5,000-mile faces a bad day round trip before tickets and KNOW WHAT accommodation are taken Jan Polanc held into account. on• to the overall Arsenal had initially com- plained over their small al- leader’s pink jersey Today’s stage looks location, but confirmed to even tougher with five AFP that they have returned AFP | Pinerolo, Italy climbs and 4,000m 2,200 tickets for the Gun- elevation on the menu ners’ first European final in lnur Zakarin of Katusha 13 years. soloed to a snow-capped Colombian hope Miguel An- AFP understands that Isummit finish victory on a gel Lopez of Astana, who was Chelsea have sold just 2,000 chaotic 13th stage of the Giro third on last year’s Giro, had of their 6,000 allocation. d’Italia yesterday that shook up been leading that pair until he UEFA denied reports that the overall picture. suffered yet another mechanical sponsors had also returned The Russian thereby climbs cost him precious initiative. tickets and said they were to third in the overall standings, The day’s biggest loser, over confident that local fans will which is where the now 29-year- five minutes behind Zakarin, snap up the spare tickets to old finished on the 2017 Giro. was Simon Yates, a Briton who ensure there is a capacity “I came to the Giro d’Italia rides for Mitchelton-Scott, crowd at the 68,000 Olym- to make the top five and I hope whose pre-race bravado will pic Stadium. it’s still possible,” Zakarin said haunt him after declaring him- after spraying champagne on Team Katusha rider Russia’s Ilnur Zakarin reacts as he crosses the finish line to win stage thirteen of the 102nd Giro self the man to beat. the podium. d’Italia British Team Ineos, former- Slovenia’s Jan Polanc of Team “It was a very hard stage, I with Zakarin dropping Spain’s man Bauke Mollema climbed to ly Sky, had a mixed day, losing Zverev warms up UAE kept hold of the overall lead tried to pace myself on the climb Mikel Nieve in the final section fourth in overall with his fifth 24-year-old climber Tao Ge- as favourites another Slovene and I’m happy to have managed and beating him by 35sec at the place on the day. oghegan Hart to an early crash, for French Open by Primoz Roglic and Italian Vin- to defend the maglia rosa,” said panoramic finishing post in the The two favourites, Roglic but seeing their 21-year-old Rus- reaching Geneva cenzo Nibali crossed the line Polanc. Gran Paradiso national park. of Jumbo-Visma and two-time sian climber Pavel Sivakov finish together 2min 57sec adrift, with On this first summit reckoning Movistar pair Mikel Landa Giro winner Nibali of Bahrain, ninth to climb into the overall final Briton Simon Yates and Colom- in a mountain-packed second and Richard Carapaz came kept close tabs on each other top 10 and shoot to the top of bian Miguel Angel Lopez anoth- section of the Giro, the pelo - third and fourth on a great day all day with both men taking the young rider white jersey AFP | Geneva er two minutes back. ton climbed to 2,237m altitude, for the Spanish team as Dutch- frequent turns to test each other. standings. orld number five WAlexander Zverev warmed up for the French Open by reaching only his Wenger says his football future Al Mannai scores Group A daily high in second final of the season may not be in management at the ATP event in Geneva The Godfathers Tournament at Funland with victory over Federico Reuters | London Delbonis yesterday. TDT | Manama His other top series were 706 Meanwhile, Mustafa Qaed The 22-year-old German ormer Arsenal boss Arsene and 670. He managed to raise was the high series winner in came through a close match FWenger wants to return to ohammed Al Mannai his average to 231.0 pins per Group B after scoring 726. 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 in two football soon but says he is at Mscored the daily high se- game with 2,079 total to climb His latest trial was his best of hours and 40 minutes to set a crossroads and is not sure if ries in Group A on Thursday to fourth in division standings the competition and it cement- up a Saturday final against he should take up another role night as qualifying headed into amongst elite bowlers. ed his hold of first place in his Chile’s Nicolas Jarry. as manager. its final week in the 2019 edi- Abdulla Abdulkarim contin- class, which features interme- Zverev, who has never got Wenger left Arsenal at the tion of The Godfathers Tourna- ued to lead with a 238.6 aver- diate bowlers. past the quarter-finals of a end of the 2017-18 season after Arsene Wenger poses as he arrives at ment, being played at Funland age and 2,147 total. He was still Qaed added to his other top Grand Slam tournament, 22 years in charge of the Lon- a ceremony Centre. followed by Emerson Gotencio series of 690 and 660, bringing will open his Roland Gar- don club where he won three The competition is being held with marks of 235.4 and 2,119, his average to 230.7 pins per ros campaign against Aus- Premier League titles and a make from London to Baku for in memory of the late Murtadha while Dante Tisdom ranked game with a 2,076 total. tralian John Millman next record seven FA Cups. next week’s Europa League Qudrat Rasti and the late Shai- third with a 233.8 average and Abdulrahman Alali followed week. The 69-year-old has kept final as a “nightmare”. kh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al 2,104 total. in second with a 224.0 average He let a 5-1 lead slip in himself busy as a television Arsenal face London rivals Khalifa. Classified behind Al Mannai and 2,106 aggregate, and Mo- the opening set in Swit - pundit and conference speak- Chelsea in the Azerbaijan cap- Al Mannai registered a score were Fawaz Abdulla, Ahmed hammed Mahmoud was third zerland, but fought back er since leaving the Gunners ital on Wednesday with victory of 703 pins for his second-best Fareed, Ahmed Al Gaoud and with 222.1 average and 1,999 to take it in the 12th and said in October that he guaranteeing Wenger’s former trial of the tournament to date. Ahmed Alkhaja in the top eight. total. game. had received offers to return club a spot in the Champions to football from all over the League, but European soc- Harry world. cer governing body UEFA has Kane “You will see me again in been roundly criticised for its football. As a manager... I don’t choice of venue. Pochettino optimistic Kane will play in CL final know,” Wenger told report- “It’s a little bit of a nightmare ers on Thursday. “I thought (for supporters),” Wenger said. Reuters | London ligament injury against Man- start, from the bench, or if not, that will dictate I would come back into man- “The teams have no problem. chester City in the quarter-fi- then by giving us moral support how the game agement very quickly but I en- They live in ideal conditions, ottenham Hotspur’s Harry nals but Pochettino believes he in the dressing room. But we’re develops,” he joyed taking a little distance. they have their private jets.” TKane has entered the final now has a good chance of at optimistic he’ll be able to help added. Now I’m at a crossroads. Arsenal midfielder Henrikh stages of recovery from an an- least making the bench against us on the pitch.” “(Liverpool) “Football is still my passion. Mkhitaryan will not travel kle injury and manager Mauri- Liverpool on June 1. Pochettino said his team had have invested in I’ll come back soon, but I can- with the team after the Arme- cio Pochettino is optimistic the “(Kane) is training and has defied expectations by reaching their squad to be not tell you exactly in what nian national decided to skip striker will be fit enough to play entered the final stage of his the final, which he expects to be able to compete capacity.” the final amid concerns over in the Champions League final recovery,” the Argentine told an emotionally charged affair. for the Champions The Frenchman also de- his safety due to political ten- in Madrid. reporters in Spain on Thursday. “Everyone’s expecting a tacti- League but we are scribed the nearly 6,000-mile sions between Azerbaijan and Kane sustained what ap - “We’re hoping he’ll be able to cal battle, but I think the emo- there too and on our round trip fans would have to his native country. peared to be a season-ending give us a hand, either from the tional side will be decisive — own merit.” SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 16

Federer plays down title chances on Roland Garros return Hamilton hails

beat him in the Australian Open last 16 -- and a potential last-four clash with 11-time champion and old adversary Rafael Nadal. Mercedes car Close clay wins ‘important’ Considering his lengthy absence from the red dirt, the 37-year-old has performed well on AFP | Paris clay this year, reaching both the quarter-finals in Madrid and Rome. oger Federer yester- Federer saved match points to win against as ‘fantastic’ Rday played down his both Gael Monfils in the Spanish capital and chances of winning Borna Coric at the Italian Open, and thinks AFP | Monaco the French Open on those matches will stand him in good stead for his first appearance the coming fortnight. ewis Hamilton has hailed at Roland Garros “I think I have been able to train hard enough his mourning Mercedes since 2015, saying that and also got the necessary tough matches in Lteam and says the per- title-winning form might Madrid and Rome, more than I would have formances of the car itself are not be “in his racquet”. liked to, but I guess we like saving match ‘fantastic’ ahead of qualifying The 20-time Grand Slam points or trying to lose with match points,” he today for Sunday’s 77th Monaco champion missed the French said. Grand Prix. Open in 2016 through injury “I really feel like playing under the pressure The defending five-time before sitting out the next and playing with the nerves was important for world champion and his Sil- two clay-court seasons in or- me so I feel totally ready.” ver Arrows team-mate Valtteri der to focus on Wimbledon. Federer was forced to pull out in Rome before Bottas were seven-tenths of a But he will make his Ro - his scheduled quarter-final against Tsitsipas second clear of third-placed land Garros return on Sun- with a right leg injury, but he insisted that was Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari after day with a first-round tie just a precaution to ensure he was totally ready Thursday’s opening sessions. Roger Federer against unheralded Ital- for Paris. “I’m surprised,” he said. “I Lewis Hamilton in the paddock yesterday ahead of this weekend’s Monaco ian Lorenzo Sonego. “I wanted to make sure I was 100 percent don’t know where all the time Grand Prix Federer admit- going to be able to play the French Open. has come from -- I don’t know if ted that he is “I just had that doubt, like if I did (play on in Max (Verstappen) maybe didn’t which he has 112 points, seven at this track.” unsure of his Rome) I couldn’t. And I didn’t like that feeling.” get in a time or what, but the more than team-mate Bottas He added that the team’s re- title chances, This year’s tournament marks 20 years since performance we have here is on 105. serve driver Esteban Ocon was but did compare his current situation with Federer made his debut in the main draw of a fantastic. working in a simulator to assist when he ended a five-year Grand Slam drought Grand Slam event, when he was beaten in four “We’re constantly improving Respect for Lauda in finding a solution. at the Australian Open in sets by Pat Rafter in the Ro- this car and understanding it In the week of Niki Lauda’s “Monaco is unusual in that 2017. land Garros first round. and understanding the tyre. I death Merecedes want to hon- we have an extra day between “(I) don’t know (if I can It also has been a dec - guess that’s why you’re seeing our the memory of their late the practice sessions so it gives win the tournament). A bit ade since he ended a long the performance advantage we non-executive chairman with us more time to look at data and of a question mark for me. A bit of the unknown. I feel wait to complete the career have.” a notable win. understand the issues.” Some ways I feel similar to like I’m playing good tennis, Grand Slam, when he dealt A similar performance in Hamilton, who withdrew Hamilton added that, con- maybe the Australian Open but is it enough against the with mounting expectation Saturday’s qualifying session from Wednesday’s pre-race trary to expectations, it was in ‘17,” the 2009 French Open absolute top guys when it to defeat Nadal’s conqueror would give the team a near-per- news briefing because he felt not always a pleasure to speed winner said. really comes to the crunch? Robin Soderling in the 2009 fect opportunity to extend their too emotional to attend, stayed around Monte Carlo. “A bit of the unknown. I final. triumphant season-opening focussed on his driving after “Every year, it gets faster -- feel like I’m playing good I’m not sure if it’s in my “Soderling had beaten run to six one-two finishes. Thursday’s sessions. and it’s that much faster you tennis, but is it enough racquet Rafa... But I knew that in- On an overcast morning on His team’s chief race engi- notice it when you’re going against the absolute top guys ROGER FEDERER stead of the tournament be- the traditional rest day at the neer Andrew Shovlin added past the barriers and touching when it really comes to the coming easier, it was going classic ‘blue riband’ event, cel- a note of caution when he them… crunch? I’m not sure if it’s to become more difficult ebrating the 90th anniversa- warned of concerns about how “But, honestly, I wouldn’t say in my racquet. because of the pressure,” ry of its inaugural run in 1929, long it was taking for their cars it’s fun. It’s incredibly intense. “But I hope I can get my- Federer said. “I feel proud the paddock was busy as teams to warm up their soft tyres for You have to be so focused, just self in that position deep that I was able to manage prepared for possible mixed qualifying laps. the smallest mistake… When down in the tournament the pressure.” weather conditions for Satur- “Our number one concern is you look into Tabac, for exam- against the top guys. But first I need to get there There is much less pressure on Federer 10 day’s critical qualifying. getting the soft tyre to work on ple, the speed you’re going to- and I know that’s a challenge in itself.” years on as he enters the tournament as a firm Hamilton, a formidable street the first lap,” he explained. “Our wards that corner… and it’s just Despite being the third seed, Federer faces a dark horse, but a shock early loss for 11-time track racer, is aiming for a third headline times were good, but it a wall in front of you. Going up tricky draw, with a possible quarter-final against champion Nadal could yet spark hopes of a Monaco win to boost his lead in took us a lot of laps to get there the hill to Casino it’s the same Greek youngster Stefanos Tsit- sipas -- who fairytale second title. the drivers’ championship in and qualifying is so important thing.

‘Happy’ Halep feeling less pressure at French Open Nadal ‘doesn’t care’ if he’s favourite AFP | Paris which starts at Roland Garros teenager Marketa Vondrousova on Sunday. followed, but her confidence re- AFP | Paris eigning “(It’s) much better and much mains high of another run deep Rchampion easier, because I have the title into the French Open draw. afael Nadal said yes - Simona Halep already,” said Halep, who is the “Going to Madrid... maybe Rterday that he “doesn’t yesterday said bookmakers’ favourite to win a KNOW WHAT my favourite tournament, be- care” if he is the red-hot fa- that the pressure second straight title. cause I won two times there vourite to lift a record-ex- was off ahead of “(It) doesn’t matter any - and I played two finals, even if tending 12th French Open the start of her more what is going to happen. Simona Halep beat I didn’t win the final, I felt that title at Roland Garros, in- French Open title Everything (that) comes now Sloane Stephens in Par- my level was very high. sisting that there are a host defence after end- comes as a bonus. So I will try “I have confidence. I don’t of players in contention for ing her long wait for just to give my best and to see if is last year to clinch her count Rome this year. We leave the trophy. a Grand Slam trophy I’m able to do it again.” maiden major crown in it back. Coming here, practis- The world number two 12 months ago. The 27-year-old had faced her fourth final ing, I felt really well.” holds an incredible French The Romanian consistent questions heading Halep will face Australian Open win-loss record of beat Sloane Ste- into the 2018 French Open did) as a kid, enjoying the time. Ajla Tomljanovic in the opening 86-2, and hit top form by phens in Paris last about her ability to win the I wanted this badly, and I want- round, with sixth seed Petra winning his ninth Italian year to clinch biggest tournaments despite ed (it) so much that now having Kvitova also in her quarter of Open last week with a final her maiden holding the world-number-one it, I just want to be happy and the draw. victory over old rival Novak major crown ranking for long spells, but fi- to smile.” “It’s going to be a very tough Djokovic. in her fourth nally put those doubts to bed. Halep has been in typical - match (against Tomljanovic),” Nadal could move to final, and is Now, she concedes that she is ly consistent form this season, added Halep, also a two-time within two titles of Roger the third maybe “too happy” to have put although is yet to win a tour- French Open runner-up. Federer’s all-time men’s re- seed herself in the position of de- nament after final defeats in “She’s powerful. She hits cord of 20 Grand Slam tro- for the fending champion, with a pos- Doha and earlier this month on the ball strong. So I have to be phies if he lifts Coupe des 2019 sible gruelling fortnight ahead. clay in Madrid, where she was ready. I have to focus on my- Mousquetaires on June 9. Simona Halep edi- “I am too happy to be in this beaten by in-form Dutchwom- self.” “I don’t care if I’m the tion position, I have to admit this. an Kiki Bertens. Tomljanovic reached the favourite,” he said. “I care But it’s nothing bad,” she said. A shock loss in her first match fourth round of Roland Garros about feeling well and play- “I will try to do the things (I last week in Rome to Czech in 2014. ing well.

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