TWITTER SHOW @newsofbahrain BUSINESS 11 India has ended Iranian oil imports: envoy INSTAGRAM The Favourite: /nobmedia 25 Scheming for LINKEDIN SATURDAY newsofbahrain MAY 2019 power in a kinky 200 FILS WHATSAPP palace triangle 38444680 ISSUE NO. 8122 The Favourite is a 2018 FACEBOOK period black come- /nobmedia dy film directed by MAIL Yorgos Lanthimos and [email protected] written by Deborah WEBSITE Davis and Tony McNa- newsofbahrain.com mara| P13 Hamilton hails Mercedes car as ‘fantastic’ 16 SPORTS WORLD 7 Modi plots course after landslide win May ends 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.