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EU removes Switzerland, UAE Trump confirms Al-Qaeda bombmaker killed two years ago from tax-haven list in a US counter-terrorism opera- sources in August 2018, but this to detonate properly, the pas- Trump’s statement tion in Yemen. was the first official confirma- senger, 23-year-old Umar Fa- Luxembourg • Asiri, a Saudi national, was tion of his death. rouk Abdulmutallab, was tack- provided no details reputed to have made the so- Trump’s statement provided led and restrained by another he EU removed Swit- on the operation called underwear bomb used in no details on the operation in passenger. Tzerland and the Unit- a failed attempt to bring down which he was killed. Asiri was also linked to a dis- ed Arab Emirates from its It did not say why a US airliner on Christmas Day Asiri’s activities kept airlines rupted plot in which bombs list of tax havens yesterday, Trump• is confirming in 2009. on tenterhooks for years, at hidden in printer cartridges giving two global hubs for “The United States will con- times forcing suspensions of were placed on cargo planes multinational tax schemes al-Asiri’s death now tinue to hunt down terrorists trans-Atlantic flights. in 2012. the all clear. like al-Asiri until they no longer In the Christmas Day bomb- “He also built an explosive de- Switzerland had ap - Washington pose a threat to our great Na- ing, a Nigerian man attempted to vice intended to be used against proved a tax reform in Oc- tion,” Trump said in a statement. detonate explosives concealed a passenger aircraft in 2012, and tober 2018, but its entry into resident Donald Trump con- It did not say why Trump is in his underwear on a Northwest the device used in the attempt- force had been delayed due Pfirmed yesterday that master confirming al-Asiri’s death now. Airlines flight from Amsterdam ed assassination of the former to a referendum. al-Qaeda bombmaker Ibrahim Asiri’s death had been re - Yemen-based Saudi al-Qaeda expert to Detroit. crown prince of ,” Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri The United Arab Emir- al-Asiri was killed two years ago ported by US defense and other When the explosives failed Trump said in his statement. ates, which includes Dubai, was also given a clean bill of health, lifted out direct- ly from the blacklist after rushing through reforms. The move leaves only nine countries or territories Kurds battle Turkish invasion considered to be uncooper- ative on the list: American Samoa, Belize, Fiji, Guam, Thousands , Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States flee warzone Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. as Turkey e-customs clearance continues to for all export pound Kurdish operations controlled areas TDT | Manama Agencies | Qamishli, Syria irector of Sea Ports Cus- Dtoms, Major Abdullah yria’s Kurds battled to hold Subah Al Dosari announced off a Turkish invasion yes- yesterday the adoption of Sterday after air strikes and e-custom clearance system shelling launched a long-threat- Syrian women carry what belongings they can as they flee on foot. - AFP for all export operations ened operation that could re- from the beginning of the shape the country and trigger a key role in the years-long battle Russia calls for dialogue current month. humanitarian crisis. to eliminate the “caliphate” the The decision was part of , Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Islamic State group had set up ussia called yesterday for the outcomes of the Gov- the UAE as well as senior mem- in the region. Rthe start of dialogue be- ernment Forum 2019 to bers of US President Donald In scenes all too familiar since tween the Syrian and Turkish enhance the efficiency of Trump’s own Republican Party the start of Syria’s war more than governments, according to an government procedures. condemned him for making way eight years ago, thousands of ci- announcement made by the The move also meets the for the incursion and abandon- vilians were seen fleeing their Russian Foreign Minister Ser- goals of the Customs Affairs ing Syrian Kurds. homes yesterday, in vehicles or gei Lavrov, reported by RIA. Strategy 2017-2020 to pro- Bahraini viewed the aggres- on foot with their belongings on mote the role of the private sion as “a violation of the rules of their backs. sector in development and international law and an attack The broad offensive -- which struck by Turkish shelling holds investment. on the sovereignty and territori- Erdogan dubbed “Operation “the most dangerous criminals Customs Service Centre al integrity of Syria.” Peace Spring” -- drew interna- from more than 60 nationali- India ‘deeply concerned’ at Khalifa bin Salman Port Saudi Arabia said the attack is tional outrage and warnings, ties” and Turkey’s attacks on its New Delhi The Ministry also mentioned operates from 7:30 am to as a blatant violation of the unity, including from within Trump’s prisons risked “a catastrophe”. “the military offensive” by Tur- 6:00 pm. independence and sovereignty own camp, and will be discussed ndia yesterday called upon key. “We are deeply concerned of the Syrian territories. in an emergency meeting of the Turkey says 109 killed ITurkey to exercise restraint at the unilateral military offen- US President Donald Trump UN Security Council. Turkish forces have killed and respect the sovereignty sive by Turkey in north-east tried to justify the de facto green After launching the assault more than 100 in an assault on and territorial integrity of Syr- Syria. Turkey’s actions can un- light he gifted his Turkish coun- with air strikes and intense ar- Kurdish forces, Turkey’s presi- ia. dermine stability in the region terpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan tillery fire, the Turkish military dent said yesterday. “We urge the peaceful set- and the fight against terrorism. for an assault seen as a blatant and its Syrian proxies crossed According to a senior Turkish tlement of all issues through Its action also has the potential DON’T MISS IT betrayal of Washington’s erst- the border into Kurdish-con- security official, armed forces dialogue and discussion,” said for causing humanitarian and while Kurdish allies. trolled areas. struck weapons and ammuni- India’s Ministry of External civilian distress,” read another Syrian Kurdish forces lost The Kurdish-led authority tion depots, gun and sniper posi- Affairs (MEA) in a statement. comment by MEA. 11,000 personnel and played a in northern Syria said a prison tions, tunnels and military bases. Gone in 48.14 secs 03 Hotspot ‘Government 04 forum’ confidence booster:iGA Tourists rail against Hanoi ‘train street’ ban Bahrain improves Hanoi rumble through daily. Dozens of other tourists were turned But Hanoi authorities said this week away, though some managed to get onto 08 competitiveness elfie-snapping tourists railed against they would block people from the tracks still-open sections of the railway, mov- Sthe closure of Hanoi’s ‘train street’ to avoid accidents, and police on Thurs- ing out of the way as an afternoon train 210 fils (includes VAT) yesterday after police blocked off the In- day erected barricades to keep out dis- chugged past. stagram-famous tracks for safety reasons. appointed visitors. Built by former colonial rulers, the The narrow railway corridor in cen- “I’m very frustrated because today I railway once shipped goods and people tral Hanoi has become a hotspot among can’t go in and take a picture,” Malaysian across France’s former Indochina colony visitors seeking the perfect holiday snap tourist Mustaza bin Mustapha said, vow- The narrow railway corridor in central Hanoi had and remains in use today by communist on the tracks -- often dodging trains that ing to come back later. become a hotspot among visitors Vietnam’s state-run railway company. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 03 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 02 big story

BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during an inspection visit to one of the BDF units. The commander-in-chief reviewed the units’ administrative and combat readiness, as well as their military preparations and work progress. He was briefed about the military preparations, the work progress, and development in these units.

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to extend his condolences to His Royal Highness Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud following the passing of his mother. The Crown Prince TDT | Manama extended his heartfelt condolences to HRH Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his family, noting that his thoughts and prayers are with HRH the fastest clean one in history. member my mum had to say some BDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi during “You tell me,” she said. nice and sweet words to make me Prince Bandar at this time. HRH the Crown Prince was accompanied by HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HE Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al the meeting of the GCC Supreme Military Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of Khalifa, the Minister of Finance and National Economy, HE Shaikh Humood bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Kingdom of s the gun fired erupting But for Olympic champion and feel better.” the Armed Forces. They discussed ways of strengthening coordination in the the stadium into a big roar former world record holder over “Thankfully, it did not take too Saudi Arabia, HE Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Private Secretary to HRH the Crown Prince. military field among member states and powering the runners 400m, Michael Johnson, like to long for me to recover from the A This is crazy. I was just into a sudden burst of pace, the view differently. disappointment.” commentator screamed: “Look at hoping for the best Stunned by Naser’s perfor - All those efforts have paid off. 48.14 the smooth running of the Salwa but now I’m world mance, he told Telegraph how any Nasser recorded seven sub-50- Eid Naser down the back straight.” champion.” runner over one lap usually needs second clockings in 2018, IAAF “She is poetry in motion.” SALWA EID NASSER to back off the pace at some stage says. The last woman to record The scene is 2019 IAAF World to save up for the finish. “Naser, that many within one season was Championships. however, sustained her effort from Sanya Richards-Ross in 2009. Up against her on the track is the the gun, recording 100m splits of Her highlight of 2018 was run- defending champion in the 400 as defending champion Phyllis 12.1, 11.1, 11.9, before fading in the ning an Asian record of 49.08. “Af- meters American Phyllis Fran- Francis, with a personal best of dying stages in 13.1.” ter the race, I didn’t even know cis who claimed a shock gold last 49.61, settled for a fifth place. “I wasn’t really looking to see if my time,” she says. “The people time in a dual with multi-med - “To do a time like that and not someone was beside me,” Naser in doping control told me. That alled American Allyson Felix and win is incredible,” Uibo, who had said. “I was pushing so hard to the 49.08 was the coolest thing that Olympic champion Shaunae Mill- not lost a race since August 2017, finish, it was only on replay that I happened to me this year,” she er-Uibo. reflected. “She ran a crazy race.” saw Shaunae. Once I used to chase told IAAF. But all those hardly matter As said earlier, only two wom- her, now I was being chased. It’s at the moment, as Salwa broke en have done this before. Marita amazing. Back in Bahrain, chil- Hero’s welcome through into the lead and the final Koch of erstwhile East Germany dren will now look up to me.” Naser along with Bahrain’s Na- Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, received the credentials of 100 meters. in 1985 with her stunning 47.60- tional Athletics team members Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa with the team behind the “the National Model of International Partnership Dr Anwar Yusuf Abdulla Alabdulla as Ambassador of Bahrain to the Kyrgyz The sta- dium got into a fren- sec finish and Jarmila Kratoch- Long Journey was given a hero’s welcome on Republic, residing in Beijing. The ambassador conveyed to the President Governance: Towards Sustainability and Competitiveness” and won the Government Forum 2019’s Government Best Practices Award. The winners included vilova of Czechoslovakia in 1983 IAAF the greetings of Bahrain’s leadership and good wishes for further progress the Undersecretary for International Affairs, Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Assistant Undersecretary for Western Countries & Afro Asian Affairs, z y . But for Naser to reach this point their return from the World and prosperity. He also commended the distinguished bilateral relations, in Ambassador Tawfeeq Almansoor, the Director of the Organisations Directorate, Fatema Aldhaen. The minister expressed his pride in winning this award, stressing with her 47.99-sec finish. But in her career, it was a long journey Athletics Championships 2019 commercial, investment, cultural and other fields in support of the interests that this achievement reflects the distinguished status reached by Bahraini diplomacy and the outstanding model it has achieved of building regional and those performances are still sur- starting with that freakish acci- gaining a historic first-place at and hopes of the two countries and peoples. international strategic partnerships. Bah- rounded by doping scandals. dent weakening her left ankle at the Arab level, second at the Asian raini Neither Koch nor Kratochvilova the age of six. “I had bought an level and 12th overall. hearts failed a doping test but their coun- ice cream but had forgotten my HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al were pounding tries are known to have operated change and as I ran across the road Khalifa, Deputy President of the faster. state-sponsored programmes as to retrieve it, that’s when the car Supreme Council for Youth and Lane closures Miller-Uibo is gain- athletic supremacy was viewed hit me,” she told IAAF last year. Sports and President of Bahrain Manama ing, just behind her is by their rulers as a weapon in the In 2016, the old injury haunted Olympic Committee described American Allyson Felix battle between east and west. her once again when she twisted the performance of Salwa as ‘in- - Salwa’s idol. The gap is her ankle just a week before the credible’. getting closer. ‘Like a woman possessed’ Olympic Games in Rio. Shaikh Khalid also praised the “But Salwa Eid Naser is Fast forward to 2019 and in Naser was determined to com- displays of Rose Chelimo who not to be denied….,” the ecstatic front of you is Naser. No one im- pete and ignored the doctor’s ad- won the silver medal in the wom- voice of the commentator filled agined she was capable of doing vice. en’s marathon race as well as the stadium, above the roar, as she this here, which was also her fifth “I was given ultrasound and ad- the relay team after bagging the mprovement works on crossed the finish line in a jiffy. race in five days. But, then, all of vised not to compete, but this was bronze medal in the mixed 4 X ISh. Isa Bin Salman High- “What a performance, What a us were wrong. my first Olympics and I wanted to 400 race. “We are proud of the way necessitate the closure time, she beats the Olympic cham- “Starting two lanes to Miller-Ui- race,” explains Naser, who went on achievements of our champions. His Royal Highness the Premier’s Advisor His Highness Shaikh Salman bin of slow lane near to Bah - pion with one of the fastest times bo’s inside, Naser had made up to set a lifetime best in Rio. It was an epic event and they mir- Khalifa Al Khalifa with Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Igor Kremnev. HH rain Map Flyover for the we ever have seen.” most of the stagger by the end of Describing her trauma after- rored the perfect image for the Shaikh Salman highlighted the importance of developing cooperation in eastbound traffic leading to “Only two woman up ever, ever, the back straight. She then pow- wards, in a talk with News 18, she Kingdom’s athletics,” HH Shaikh promising economic sectors, especially the industry of exhibitions and Umm AL Hassm, announced run quicker,” the voice said as an ered clear on the bend and defied said: “I cried all night and I re - Khalid said. conferences and stressed the importance of encouraging Russian companies Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal with Parliament Affairs Minister, Ghanem bin Works Ministry. astonished Salwa down on to her the favourite’s efforts to run her to invest in Bahrain. Fadhul Al-Buainain. The speaker expressed the Council’s full readiness to the Second Session of the Fifth Legislative The closure will be effec- knees, covering mouth with her down,” IAAF reports. Term. Representatives Council’s Secretary-General, Chancellor Rashid Mohammed Bu Najma, and Assistant tive starting today at mid- hand, looked around in disbelief. But as Telegraph described, Undersecretary for the Affairs of the Shura and Representatives councils at the Parliament Affairs Ministry, Deena night to Sunday at 05:00 am. “Naser set off like a woman pos- Ahmed Al-Fayez were present. ‘She ran a crazy race’ sessed, tearing through the second Zallaq Highway “This is crazy,” she said. “I was 100 in just 11.1 sec.” just hoping for the best but now While still regaining compo- I’m world champion.” sure, Naser said, “I still can’t be- The 21-year-old Bahraini, blew lieve the time.” all the possibilities over one lap “When I saw it, I went com - apart, by registering a stunning pletely crazy. I was training so 48.14-sec finish, which is also a hard but I never expected to run one-second improvement over her this fast.” personal best. As part of improvement As Salwa struggled to bring her They pushed me to get this time works on Zallaq Highway to terms with the astonishing re- According to her, what made between Gulf of Bahrain sult, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, the pre- her achieve her best was her op- Highway and Sofitel Hotel, race favourite from the Bahamas, ponents. “Running with these one lane will be closed in stood struck in disbelief. amazing ladies, I don’t think I both directions on stages, Uibo has bettered her Caribbean would have done it alone. Against while one lane will be pro- record of 48.97 by half-a-second Shaunae especially, I always run vided for traffic movement but had to settle for a silver medal for the best because she is a strong in both directions. (48.37) despite running the athlete. They pushed me to get Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United States Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa with Bahraini students in The closure will be ef- sixth-fastest time in the this time,” she told telegraph. Massachusetts as part of his visit to Boston. The Ambassador participated in an open dialogue discussing Bahrain’s fective starting today for 6 history. Naser, who switched to Bahrain economic environment and its development in line with Economic Vision 2030. months. Shericka Jackson of aged 16, played coy as to whether Jamaica claimed bronze she considered her time in Doha HH Shaikh Khalid honours 03 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 big story

TDT | Manama the fastest clean one in history. member my mum had to say some “You tell me,” she said. nice and sweet words to make me s the gun fired erupting But for Olympic champion and feel better.” the stadium into a big roar former world record holder over “Thankfully, it did not take too and powering the runners 400m, Michael Johnson, like to long for me to recover from the A This is crazy. I was just into a sudden burst of pace, the view differently. disappointment.” commentator screamed: “Look at hoping for the best Stunned by Naser’s perfor - All those efforts have paid off. 48.14 the smooth running of the Salwa but now I’m world mance, he told Telegraph how any Nasser recorded seven sub-50- Eid Naser down the back straight.” champion.” runner over one lap usually needs second clockings in 2018, IAAF “She is poetry in motion.” SALWA EID NASSER to back off the pace at some stage says. The last woman to record The scene is 2019 IAAF World to save up for the finish. “Naser, that many within one season was Championships. however, sustained her effort from Sanya Richards-Ross in 2009. Up against her on the track is the the gun, recording 100m splits of Her highlight of 2018 was run- defending champion in the 400 as defending champion Phyllis 12.1, 11.1, 11.9, before fading in the ning an Asian record of 49.08. “Af- meters American Phyllis Fran- Francis, with a personal best of dying stages in 13.1.” ter the race, I didn’t even know cis who claimed a shock gold last 49.61, settled for a fifth place. “I wasn’t really looking to see if my time,” she says. “The people time in a dual with multi-med - “To do a time like that and not someone was beside me,” Naser in doping control told me. That alled American Allyson Felix and win is incredible,” Uibo, who had said. “I was pushing so hard to the 49.08 was the coolest thing that Olympic champion Shaunae Mill- not lost a race since August 2017, finish, it was only on replay that I happened to me this year,” she er-Uibo. reflected. “She ran a crazy race.” saw Shaunae. Once I used to chase told IAAF. But all those hardly matter As said earlier, only two wom- her, now I was being chased. It’s at the moment, as Salwa broke en have done this before. Marita amazing. Back in Bahrain, chil- Hero’s welcome through into the lead and the final Koch of erstwhile East Germany dren will now look up to me.” Naser along with Bahrain’s Na- 100 meters. in 1985 with her stunning 47.60- tional Athletics team members The sta- dium got into a fren- sec finish and Jarmila Kratoch- Long Journey was given a hero’s welcome on z y . vilova of Czechoslovakia in 1983 But for Naser to reach this point their return from the IAAF World with her 47.99-sec finish. But in her career, it was a long journey Athletics Championships 2019 those performances are still sur- starting with that freakish acci- gaining a historic first-place at Bah- rounded by doping scandals. dent weakening her left ankle at the Arab level, second at the Asian raini Neither Koch nor Kratochvilova the age of six. “I had bought an level and 12th overall. hearts failed a doping test but their coun- ice cream but had forgotten my HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al were pounding tries are known to have operated change and as I ran across the road Khalifa, Deputy President of the faster. state-sponsored programmes as to retrieve it, that’s when the car Supreme Council for Youth and Miller-Uibo is gain- athletic supremacy was viewed hit me,” she told IAAF last year. Sports and President of Bahrain ing, just behind her is by their rulers as a weapon in the In 2016, the old injury haunted Olympic Committee described American Allyson Felix battle between east and west. her once again when she twisted the performance of Salwa as ‘in- - Salwa’s idol. The gap is her ankle just a week before the credible’. getting closer. ‘Like a woman possessed’ Olympic Games in Rio. Shaikh Khalid also praised the “But Salwa Eid Naser is Fast forward to 2019 and in Naser was determined to com- displays of Rose Chelimo who not to be denied….,” the ecstatic front of you is Naser. No one im- pete and ignored the doctor’s ad- won the silver medal in the wom- voice of the commentator filled agined she was capable of doing vice. en’s marathon race as well as the stadium, above the roar, as she this here, which was also her fifth “I was given ultrasound and ad- the relay team after bagging the crossed the finish line in a jiffy. race in five days. But, then, all of vised not to compete, but this was bronze medal in the mixed 4 X “What a performance, What a us were wrong. my first Olympics and I wanted to 400 race. “We are proud of the time, she beats the Olympic cham- “Starting two lanes to Miller-Ui- race,” explains Naser, who went on achievements of our champions. pion with one of the fastest times bo’s inside, Naser had made up to set a lifetime best in Rio. It was an epic event and they mir- we ever have seen.” most of the stagger by the end of Describing her trauma after- rored the perfect image for the “Only two woman up ever, ever, the back straight. She then pow- wards, in a talk with News 18, she Kingdom’s athletics,” HH Shaikh run quicker,” the voice said as an ered clear on the bend and defied said: “I cried all night and I re - Khalid said. astonished Salwa down on to her the favourite’s efforts to run her knees, covering mouth with her down,” IAAF reports. hand, looked around in disbelief. But as Telegraph described, “Naser set off like a woman pos- ‘She ran a crazy race’ sessed, tearing through the second “This is crazy,” she said. “I was 100 in just 11.1 sec.” just hoping for the best but now While still regaining compo- I’m world champion.” sure, Naser said, “I still can’t be- The 21-year-old Bahraini, blew lieve the time.” all the possibilities over one lap “When I saw it, I went com - apart, by registering a stunning pletely crazy. I was training so 48.14-sec finish, which is also a hard but I never expected to run one-second improvement over her this fast.” personal best. As Salwa struggled to bring her They pushed me to get this time to terms with the astonishing re- According to her, what made sult, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, the pre- her achieve her best was her op- race favourite from the Bahamas, ponents. “Running with these stood struck in disbelief. amazing ladies, I don’t think I Uibo has bettered her Caribbean would have done it alone. Against record of 48.97 by half-a-second Shaunae especially, I always run but had to settle for a silver medal for the best because she is a strong (48.37) despite running the athlete. They pushed me to get sixth-fastest time in the this time,” she told telegraph. history. Naser, who switched to Bahrain Shericka Jackson of aged 16, played coy as to whether Jamaica claimed bronze she considered her time in Doha HH Shaikh Khalid honours FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 04 ‘Government forum’ confidence booster: AlQaed TDT | Manama Jamal Abdul Aziz Al Alawi, Di- rector General of Organisation his year’s ‘Government and Budgeting at the Civil Ser- Forum’ injected a new The Forum portrayed vice Bureau took part. Tvigour into the King - leadership’s vision AlQaed also praised the suc- dom’s burgeoning public sector, towards achieving cess of last year’s forum in which which is ‘forward-looking’ in the Kingdom’s HRH the Crown Prince awarded line with the highest standards national aspirations, 10 government entities with the set by Bahraini leadership’s vi- and highlighted Gold classification. sion, said iGA Chief Executive. The first edition of the Taqy- Government policies intro- the government’s eem Committee, he said, pre- duced are capable of bolster- forward-looking pared a standard guide for ing productivity, service quality policies aimed government service centres to and boosting public sector con- at elevating transform them into smarter fidence, said Mohammed Ali and more innovative organisa- A discussion at the forum productivity, AlQaed of the Information & enhancing excellence tions. It conducted tens of work- eGovernment Authority. in service, and shops, providing training to hun- The forum, now in its fourth government centres. tives and projects like the Gov- strived to optimise their servic- dreds of employees from over edition, was held under the pa- Centres were quick in re - ernment Service Centre Evalu- es, he added. bolstering confidence 19 government entities, as well tronage of HRH Prince Khalifa sponding to recommendations ation (Taqyeem) and National A panel discussion on En - in the public sector as evaluated 89 centres in two bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime which also paved the way for Suggestions & Complaints Sys- hancing the Quality of Govern- – in line with the phases. Minister, at the initiative of HRH reengineering their internal pro- tem (Tawasul). ment Services discussed the Economic Vision 2030 Tawasul system currently has Prince Salman bin Hamad Al cedures, enhancing cooperation These projects handled cru- government’s significant ac- MOHAMMED ALI ALQAED 37 government entities, said Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Dep- and implementing technical cial roles in supporting inno - complishments in record time. AlQaed adding that more will IGA CHIEF EXECUTIVE uty Supreme Commander and transformations effectively. vation and service excellence, Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al enter the platform soon. First Deputy Prime Minister. More optimal geographic dis- AlQaed stressed. Khalifa, Undersecretary of the iGA was one of the entities Highlighting the outcomes of tribution of the centres was one Thanks to Team Bahrain’s re- Ministry of Foreign Affairs for honoured at the Government the forum, AlQaed said the fo- amongst them, said AlQaed. sources to implement the Gov- International Affairs and Vice Shaheen Al-Mudhahki, Chief Forum 2019, receiving the Ex- rum was instrumental in creat- The forum, AlQaed said, also ernment’s Programme 2019- Chairman of the Taqyeem Eval- Executive of the Education and cellence in Communication with ing a healthy competition among evaluated the success of initia- 2022, all government entities uation Committee, Dr Jawaher Training Quality Authority and Beneficiaries Award. Govt keen to update health, therapeutic services: SHC Prez

Housing Minister, Bassim bin Yacub Al-Hamar during a working meeting with the UAE Minister of Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Shaikh Zayed Housing Programme Abdulla bin Balhaif Al-Nuaimi, on the sidelines of the third Arab Ministerial Forum for Housing and Urban Development, in the presence of the members of the two countries’ delegations. They reviewed the deep-rooted relations between Bahrain and the UAE in various fields, especially housing.

Lt-General Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa with other top officials during the inauguration of the first Bahrain Emergency Medicine Conference (BEMC 2019

TDT | Manama first Bahrain Emergency Medi- cal Care, Emergency Research, cine Conference (BEMC 2019) as Emergency Nursing and oth- ahrain puts prime prior- directed by His Royal Highness er areas related to the field of ity in updating its health Prime Minister Prince Khalifa emergency medicine. Band therapeutic services bin Salman Al Khalifa. Studies, according to BEMC, according to the best interna- The conference, which began have proven that the presence tional standards, said the Pres- on Wednesday and concludes of trained Emergency Medi- ident of the Supreme Health today at the Gulf Hotel Con- cine staff in the emergency de- Council. vention Center, is organised partments is of great benefit The government, Lt-Gener- by Bahrain Medical Society to the sick and injured patient al Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin (BMS) and Bahrain Association population and the survival Abdullah Al Khalifa said, con- of Emergency Medicine (BAEM) rate increases, morbidity and siders this as crucial for “en- The event aims at encourag- mortality decreases. Dr Shai- hancing human development ing Arab and regional cooper- kh Mohammed conveyed the Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, has hosted the annual Human Resources meeting of the Arab Air Carriers’ indicators and upgrading the ation in the field of emergency greetings of HRH Prince Khalifa Organization. The meeting was attended by representatives from regional airlines as well as members of the human levels of comprehensive and medicine, primarily in the ar- to the organisers and the partic- resources department at the host airline, Gulf Air. The 3-day event included the core meeting, seminars and a cultural sustainable development.” eas of Pre-hospital, Trauma, ipants, wishing them success in visit to the Bahrain National Museum where delegates had the opportunity to discover the Kingdom’s history and Lt-General Dr Shaikh Mo- Cardiovascular Emergencies, achieving the goals and objec- culture. hammed was inaugurating the Paediatric Emergency, Criti- tives of the conference.

The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) celebrated Social Science Day on October 1, commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, with grand celebrations including an exhibition. The celebration was inaugurated by ISB Principal VR Palaniswamy. Trophies and certificates were awarded to winners of Social Science Day competition. Patriotic Song Level D (IV-V): 1. Joanna Abey 2. Sreya Susan Zakaria 3. Niranjan Viswanath Iyer. Essay Writing Level B (IX –X): 1. Aiswarya Sini Lal 2. Arushi Sabnis 3. Kerthanasri Karikalan. Gandhi Jayanti Quiz: 1. Edwin Ebi John, Jerin Joy, Aliya Fathima S 2. Mariam Thomas, Devananda K, Ashin KV. 05 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 world

Pakistan says Khan could visit Saudi, Iran, after US mediation request lga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke Reuters | Islamabad unfold,” foreign office spokes- man, Mohammad Fasisal, told akistan’s Prime Minister a news briefing. PImran Khan is likely to The announcement of the visit Saudi Arabia and Iran, possible visit comes after Khan win Nobel Literature prizes the foreign office in Islama- last month described a re - bad said yesterday, weeks after quest by US President Donald The son of a German soldier Islamabad said Washington Trump, asking the Pakistani Tokarczuk and he only met in adulthood, Hand- had asked it to mediate with leader to help defuse tensions • ke “has established himself as Tehran. with Iran. Washington had Handke each take home one of the most influential writ- “The possibility of a visit of blamed Tehran for an attack a cheque worth $912,000 ers in Europe after the Second the prime minister to Saudi on the world’s biggest crude World War,” the Academy said. Arabia and Iran is on the cards oil processing facility in Saudi Tokarczuk is the 15th Handke also stoked contro- and I will update you as things Arabia. woman• to have won the versy when he attended former Serbian president Slobodan Mi- prestigious distinction losevic’s funeral in 2006, and ex- pressed sympathy for the Serbs Hong Kong shopping malls, metro close AFP | Stockholm in the 1990s Yugoslav wars. His works are filled with a early ahead of protests olish writer Olga To - strong desire to discover and Reuters | Hong Kong karczuk yesterday won to make his discoveries come Pthe 2018 Nobel Literature to life by finding new literary Prize, which was delayed over expressions for them, it added. ong Kong shopping malls a sexual harassment scandal, Notable works include “Short Hstarted closing early yes- while Austrian novelist and Letter, Long Farewell”, the po- terday to avoid becoming tar- playwright Peter Handke took etry collection “The Innerworld gets of planned protests and the 2019 award, the Swedish of the Outerworld of the Inner- the city’s metro, which has Academy said. world” and “A Sorrow Beyond borne the brunt of violent un- Tokarczuk, 57, considered the Dreams” about his mother, who rest in recent weeks, will close People are seen at Yau Ma Tei metro most talented Polish novelist of killed herself in 1971. three hours early. station in Hong Kong her generation, was honoured He has also described Thomas Hong Kong is one of the and mouse with police, or - “for a narrative imagination that Mann, a giant of German liter- world’s top shopping cities ganising demonstrations at with encyclopaedic passion rep- countries, three religions and ‘Linguistic ingenuity’ ature and a 1929 Nobel laure- but four months of often vi- different locations via social resents the crossing of bounda- five languages, tracing the lit- ate, as a “terribly bad writer” olent protests have severely media and stretching security ries as a form of life”. tle-known history of Frankism, Handke, 76, was meanwhile churning out “condescending, dented that reputation, with resources. Her books portray a poly - a Jewish messianic sect that honoured “for an influential snotty-nosed prose”. more than 100 shops closed, Apple Inc on Wednesday re- chromatic world perpetually in sprang up in Poland in the 18th work that with linguistic inge- Tokarczuk and Handke each scores vandalised and malls moved an app protesters have motion, with characters’ traits century. nuity has explored the periph- take home a cheque worth now becoming sites for sit-ins used to track police, prompting intermingled and language that Released in 2014, its pages are ery and the specificity of human nine million kronor ($912,000, by protesters. some to say they may “visit” is both precise and poetic. numbered in reverse in the style experience,” the Academy said. 828,000 euros). Protesters are playing cat Apple stores in Hong Kong. Tokarczuk’s first novel, “The of Hebrew books. Ironically, in 2014 Handke Tokarczuk becomes just the Journey of the People of the The Academy called it a “re- called for the Nobel Literature 15th woman to have won the Book,” released in 1993, chron- markably rich panorama of an Prize to be abolished, saying it prestigious distinction, out of icles a failed expedition to find almost neglected chapter in Eu- brought its winner “false can- 116 literature laureates hon- Putin: Russia is fully complying with a mysterious book. ropean history.” onisation”. oured since 1901. The daughter of a school li- WADA brarian, she won the Booker Reuters | Moscow International Prize along with The peculiar art of The magnum opus of Literature (WADA). her translator Jennifer Croft Peter Handke is the Laureate Olga Tokarczuk so The anti-doping agency said extraordinary attention far is the impressive historical for her 2007 novel “Flights”, resident Vladimir Pu - last month it had opened com- to landscapes and the novel ‘Ksiegi Jakubowe’ 2014 whose English version came material presence of the (‘The Books of Jacob’). She Ptin said yesterday in tel- pliance proceedings against out in 2017. world, which has made has in this work showed the evised comments that Rus- Russia’s anti-doping agency KNOW WHAT Her 900-page “The Books cinema and painting two supreme capacity of the novel to sia was fully complying after examining the vast bank of Jacob”, which the Swed - of his greatest sources of represent a case almost beyond with demands made by the of historical testing data it re- ish Academy hailed as her inspiration. human understanding. World Anti-Doping Agency ceived in January. “magnum opus”, spans seven Indonesia minister stabbed by IS-linked pair: official AFP | Jakarta (tyranny) and that includes sen- ior government officials,” said wo members of an IS-linked Muhammad Syauqillah, pro- Tterror network stabbed In- gram director of the University donesia’s chief security minister of Indonesia’s Terrorism Study Wiranto yesterday, the intelli- Center. gence head said, as the powerful Wiranto, the retired chief of politician underwent emergency the armed forces and a failed surgery for his wounds. presidential candidate, was ap- Television images showed se- pointed to his post in 2016 and curity officers wrestling a man oversees several departments, and woman to the ground in including the foreign affairs and Pandeglang on Java island after defence ministries. the attack on Wiranto, who goes He has faced controversy over by one name, as he was exiting Soldiers carry Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Wiranto on a stretcher to a waiting Indonesian Coordinating Minister for alleged human rights violations a vehicle. helicopter (Courtes of AP) Politics, Law and Security Wiranto and allegations of crimes against The suspects were identified gestures as he speaks during a press humanity linked to Indone - as 31-year-old Syahril Alamsyah ty to the Islamic State group in in fighting radicalism and ter- injuries. conference in Jakarta sia’s brutal occupation of East and Fitri Andriana, 21 -- a mar- Indonesia, which has long strug- rorism because we can only do Timor. ried couple, according to local gled with Islamist militancy. it together,” he added. ‘Fought the police’ of suicide bombings by families In May, police said Wiranto media. Wiranto, 72 -- who police have The assassination attempt An eyewitness said the female -- including young children -- at and three other top officials They were members of Ja - said was one of several targets comes just over a week before attacker was dressed in a body- churches in Surabaya, killing a were targeted in a failed assas- maah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), in an earlier failed assassination Widodo kicks off a second term and-face-covering niqab. dozen congregants. sination plot linked to deadly an extremist group responsible plot -- was rushed by helicop- as leader of the Southeast Asian “When the car stopped, there Many past attacks by Indone- riots in Jakarta after Widodo’s for deadly suicide bombings at ter to the capital where he was archipelago of some 260 million were people circling around, sian militants have been against re-election victory. churches in Indonesia’s sec- treated for two knife wounds in people, the world’s biggest Mus- protecting him,” he said. police and other state symbols. A group of six people -- arrest- ond-biggest city Surabaya last his stomach. lim majority nation. “But a man got into the circle Authorities routinely arrest ed before they could carry out year, State Intelligence Agency “He is currently in surgery Three others -- a local police and stabbed Wiranto. The wom- suspected IS-loyal militants that the killings -- planned to mur- chief Budi Gunawan told report- and I ask that all Indonesians chief and two aides -- also suf- an also tried to stab him. He was they claim were planning bomb der the officials and an election ers in Jakarta. pray that he gets well soon,” said fered knife wounds in Thurs- arrested and the woman fought and other attacks. pollster in a bid to plunge the JAD is among dozens of radical President Joko Widodo. day’s attack but authorities said the police.” “JAD members are targeting country into chaos, police said groups that have pledged loyal- “And I ask for everyone’s help they had non-life-threatening Last year, JAD staged a wave what they call Ansharut Thagut at the time. SOCIAL JUSTICE CANNOT BE AT- TODAY IN QUOTE TAINED BY VIOLENCE. VIOLENCE 1138 1737 1962 1986 HISTORY OF THE KILLS WHAT IT INTENDS TO CREATE. 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Arab News | London ing the past is a realization of human paired with a modern video game. Al-Nahyan explained. “And ending nature, individually or in groups, “I first played Carrom with my with a realization of one tribal law There is humour in some of ou are searching for treasure. right or wrong. This natural feeling Maybe a positive thing cousins as a boy, and she has com- putting redemption and family be- Sheikha Alyazia’s work — particu- Several potential locations are of connectivity is something I usually from looking to the past bined it with modern computer fore all.” She added that there are larly the depictions of old com- Ymarked with an ‘x’ on your aim for.” is that it proves it is only games, which is very creative,” he some “light-hearted” moments in mercial airline advertisements map. You move methodically from There is humour in some of her said. He pointed out that her inno- the film too. from the 1950s and 60s with site to site, always to be met with dis- work — particularly the depictions human to repeat the vative work ties in well with the dy- poetry is an ongoing inspi- mistake and the lesson. ancient figures superimposed in appointment — never striking gold. of old commercial airline advertise- namic of the UAE. ration for Al-Nahyan’s work, adding the frames. They certainly give the Are you, in following trails set by ments from the 1950s and 60s with Studying the past is a “Next year we have EXPO 2020, another layer of meaning to many of others, missing the treasure ‘hidden’ ancient figures superimposed in the realization of human with its theme ‘Connecting Minds, her pieces. viewer pause for thought about in plain view? frames. They certainly give the view- nature, individually or in Creating the Future.’ It’s very much “The Arabic language is poetic, and how much our world has changed This is one of the conundrums er pause for thought about how much groups, right or wrong. about our roots and how we take Arabs and other cultures around the in the short time since air travel posed in the artworks of Sheikha our world has changed in the short them forward, how we develop mind world have documented their lives became widely available Alyazia Bint Nahyan Al-Nahyan, time since air travel became widely This natural feeling of and global cooperation,” he said. through poetry,” she said. “So, for whose inaugural solo exhibition in available. connectivity is something I The exhibition included a short example, when tackling the topic London presented a thought-provok- The exhibition’s curator, Janet usually aim for clip from Al-Nahyan’s upcoming film of what is considered treasure, we ing range of work fusing the ancient Rady, said of Al-Nahyan: “She has SHEIKHA ALYAZIA BINT NAHYAN AL-NAHYAN “Athel,” written by Al-Nahyan’s sis- found different meanings in various past with modern life. been practicing art from a very young ter, Sheikha Shamsa. It centres on verses. Like when (pre-Islamic poet) Her “Mishmash Trails” featured age and is self-taught. She is incred- a strange encounter in the desert Zuhair Bin Abi Salma refers to glory cave-like shapes cut in marble, with ibly talented, and you see this in the connecting the past with the present between a pre-Islamic poet and a as the only true treasure.” the treasure taking the form of im- wide range of her work, which uses — which is important.” modern-day TV presenter. “Athel” is There is a much to absorb and agined ancient eastern coins, reflect- all sorts of different media. I can’t The UAE’s UK ambassador, Man- set for release later this year and stars reflect on in this exhibition which ing Arab, Roman and Phoenician in- necessarily call her a pop artist or a soor Abulhoul, was present at the Hala Shiha and Mansour Al-Fili. opens windows into many facets of fluences. She described the coins, collage artist or an installation artist; opening and he particularly admired “The idea behind it all is taken Arab history and culture and poses Carrom Station by Sheikha Alyazia bint Nahyan Al Nahyan embedded in the marble, as symbolic she is in fact all of these things, but Al-Nahyan’s works based on the from the tradition of Arabic poetry universal questions about humanity of the great treasures buried in secret it is the concept behind her work — classic wooden board game Carrom — its wisdom and, sometimes, risks,” and what constitutes real treasure. locations that were sought out and fought over by many. Al-Nahyan named her exhibition — held at Pi Artworks from June 25 to July 7 — with the opening line of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s famous poem “Ozymandias”: “I met a traveller from an antique land.” (Ozymandias is the Greek name for the Egyptian Pharaoh Guests at the exhibition Ramesses II.) The poem, published in 1818, ima- gines a meeting between the nar- rator and a traveller who describes a ruined statue lying in the desert. Emirati artist Sheikha Alyazia Bint Nahyan The description of the statue is a meditation on the fragility of human power and on the effects of time: “My Al-Nahyan’s inaugural solo exhibition in name is Ozymandias, king of kings/ Look on my works, ye Mighty, and de- spair!/Nothing beside remains: round London titled ‘I Met a Traveller From an the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare/The lone and level sands stretch far away.” Antique Land’ connects cultures and time “Maybe a positive thing from look- ing to the past is that it proves it is only human to repeat the mistake and Sheikh Mohammed bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, the UAE’s ambassador to the UK, Mansoor Abulhoul, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and periods through art and poetry Sheikha Alyazia Bint Nahyan Al-Nahyan’s The painting titled ‘Mishmash Trails’ that feature cave-like shapes cut in marble, with the treasure taking the form of imagined ancient the lesson,” Al-Nahyan said. “Study- curator Janet Rady attend the opening of the exhibition at Pi Artworks work titled ‘Mishmash Dirham’ eastern coins

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Butheina Kazim Arab News | Dubai Goethe Institut, which explores the Films we never expected to succeed, many faces and tunnels of the German such “Cold War” by Pawel Pawlikowski utheina Kazim has brought the capital city. and “Capernaum” by Nadine Labaki, founded Cinema magic of art-house movies to Du- There was even a “Cat Weekend” had a wonderful response. It’s magical Bbai, through her project Cinema on International Cat Day earlier this when that happens.” Akil in 2014 as Akil. month, when films that celebrate all Kazim’s next goal is to expand the Having worked in television, radio things feline were screened. Cinema Akil concept from Dubai to and film acquisitions, Butheina Ka - Kazim has been encouraged by the the region, giving cinephiles all over a platform for zim founded Cinema Akil in 2014 as a region’s response to art cinema: “We’ve the Gulf a chance to enjoy independent platform for independent cinema. For been blown away by the enthusiasm. films. independent Kazim, who has also produced her own film “Letters to Palestine,” the project cinema. Her is about more than just watching films, it’s also for building community. She introduced the concept with next goal is pop-up screenings, but since last year Cinema Akil has a permanent theatre in Butheina Kazim to expand the Dubai’s art district on Al-Serkal Avenue. Forward initiatives and has screened Step into the 133-seater theater, and over 350 films across Dubai, Abu Dhabi Cinema Akil you are transported to an old-school and Sharjah. picture house. In summer, the cinema space’s robust “The permanent space allows us to line-up continues. “There’s a mythical concept from release films every single night of the Dubai exodus that everyone speaks of as year. The programming is often ex - Cinema Akil’s theatre in Dubai soon as summer hits,” said Kazim. Some Dubai to the clusive and can’t be seen elsewhere,” of Cinema Akil’s August highlights in- said Kazim. But the pop-up format will nomadic life allows us to reach different cinema to people.” events such as Dubai Shopping Festi- clude “Straight Out of Berlin,” a series The entrance to Cinema Akil region always be part of Cinema Akil. “Our communities by bringing free public Kazim works closely with special val’s Market Out of the Box and Fashion of eight films in collaboration with the Audience watch a movie hosted by Cinema Akil

Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Chairman & Managing Director P Unnikrishnan | Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 38444680, Email: [email protected] Subscription & circulation: Tel: 36458394 | Email:[email protected] | Website: www.newsofbahrain.com | Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing SOCIAL JUSTICE CANNOT BE AT- TODAY IN QUOTE TAINED BY VIOLENCE. VIOLENCE 1138 1737 1962 1986 HISTORY OF THE KILLS WHAT IT INTENDS TO CREATE. Earthquake in Aleppo, Earthquake kills Second Vatican Council Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gor- DAY Syria, kills an estimated 300,000 and destroys (21st ecumenical) convened bachev open talks at a summit in POPE JOHN PAUL II 230,000 half of Calcutta, India by Pope John XXIII Reykjavik, Iceland FRIDAY OCTOBER 11, 2019 CONNECTING CULTURES Sheikha Alyazia’s ‘mishmash’ of ancient and modern

Arab News | London ing the past is a realization of human paired with a modern video game. Al-Nahyan explained. “And ending nature, individually or in groups, “I first played Carrom with my with a realization of one tribal law There is humour in some of ou are searching for treasure. right or wrong. This natural feeling Maybe a positive thing cousins as a boy, and she has com- putting redemption and family be- Sheikha Alyazia’s work — particu- Several potential locations are of connectivity is something I usually from looking to the past bined it with modern computer fore all.” She added that there are larly the depictions of old com- Ymarked with an ‘x’ on your aim for.” is that it proves it is only games, which is very creative,” he some “light-hearted” moments in mercial airline advertisements map. You move methodically from There is humour in some of her said. He pointed out that her inno- the film too. from the 1950s and 60s with site to site, always to be met with dis- work — particularly the depictions human to repeat the vative work ties in well with the dy- Arabic poetry is an ongoing inspi- mistake and the lesson. ancient figures superimposed in appointment — never striking gold. of old commercial airline advertise- namic of the UAE. ration for Al-Nahyan’s work, adding the frames. They certainly give the Are you, in following trails set by ments from the 1950s and 60s with Studying the past is a “Next year we have EXPO 2020, another layer of meaning to many of others, missing the treasure ‘hidden’ ancient figures superimposed in the realization of human with its theme ‘Connecting Minds, her pieces. viewer pause for thought about in plain view? frames. They certainly give the view- nature, individually or in Creating the Future.’ It’s very much “The Arabic language is poetic, and how much our world has changed This is one of the conundrums er pause for thought about how much groups, right or wrong. about our roots and how we take Arabs and other cultures around the in the short time since air travel posed in the artworks of Sheikha our world has changed in the short them forward, how we develop mind world have documented their lives became widely available Alyazia Bint Nahyan Al-Nahyan, time since air travel became widely This natural feeling of and global cooperation,” he said. through poetry,” she said. “So, for whose inaugural solo exhibition in available. connectivity is something I The exhibition included a short example, when tackling the topic London presented a thought-provok- The exhibition’s curator, Janet usually aim for clip from Al-Nahyan’s upcoming film of what is considered treasure, we ing range of work fusing the ancient Rady, said of Al-Nahyan: “She has SHEIKHA ALYAZIA BINT NAHYAN AL-NAHYAN “Athel,” written by Al-Nahyan’s sis- found different meanings in various past with modern life. been practicing art from a very young ter, Sheikha Shamsa. It centres on verses. Like when (pre-Islamic poet) Her “Mishmash Trails” featured age and is self-taught. She is incred- a strange encounter in the desert Zuhair Bin Abi Salma refers to glory cave-like shapes cut in marble, with ibly talented, and you see this in the connecting the past with the present between a pre-Islamic poet and a as the only true treasure.” the treasure taking the form of im- wide range of her work, which uses — which is important.” modern-day TV presenter. “Athel” is There is a much to absorb and agined ancient eastern coins, reflect- all sorts of different media. I can’t The UAE’s UK ambassador, Man- set for release later this year and stars reflect on in this exhibition which ing Arab, Roman and Phoenician in- necessarily call her a pop artist or a soor Abulhoul, was present at the Hala Shiha and Mansour Al-Fili. opens windows into many facets of fluences. She described the coins, collage artist or an installation artist; opening and he particularly admired “The idea behind it all is taken Arab history and culture and poses Carrom Station by Sheikha Alyazia bint Nahyan Al Nahyan embedded in the marble, as symbolic she is in fact all of these things, but Al-Nahyan’s works based on the from the tradition of Arabic poetry universal questions about humanity of the great treasures buried in secret it is the concept behind her work — classic wooden board game Carrom — its wisdom and, sometimes, risks,” and what constitutes real treasure. locations that were sought out and fought over by many. Al-Nahyan named her exhibition — held at Pi Artworks from June 25 to July 7 — with the opening line of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s famous poem “Ozymandias”: “I met a traveller from an antique land.” (Ozymandias is the Greek name for the Egyptian Pharaoh Guests at the exhibition Ramesses II.) The poem, published in 1818, ima- gines a meeting between the nar- rator and a traveller who describes a ruined statue lying in the desert. Emirati artist Sheikha Alyazia Bint Nahyan The description of the statue is a meditation on the fragility of human power and on the effects of time: “My Al-Nahyan’s inaugural solo exhibition in name is Ozymandias, king of kings/ Look on my works, ye Mighty, and de- spair!/Nothing beside remains: round London titled ‘I Met a Traveller From an the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare/The lone and level sands stretch far away.” Antique Land’ connects cultures and time “Maybe a positive thing from look- ing to the past is that it proves it is only human to repeat the mistake and Sheikh Mohammed bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, the UAE’s ambassador to the UK, Mansoor Abulhoul, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and periods through art and poetry Sheikha Alyazia Bint Nahyan Al-Nahyan’s The painting titled ‘Mishmash Trails’ that feature cave-like shapes cut in marble, with the treasure taking the form of imagined ancient the lesson,” Al-Nahyan said. “Study- curator Janet Rady attend the opening of the exhibition at Pi Artworks work titled ‘Mishmash Dirham’ eastern coins

REEL LIFE Cinema Akil founder brings the magic of independent movies to Dubai

Butheina Kazim Arab News | Dubai Goethe Institut, which explores the Films we never expected to succeed, many faces and tunnels of the German such “Cold War” by Pawel Pawlikowski utheina Kazim has brought the capital city. and “Capernaum” by Nadine Labaki, founded Cinema magic of art-house movies to Du- There was even a “Cat Weekend” had a wonderful response. It’s magical Bbai, through her project Cinema on International Cat Day earlier this when that happens.” Akil in 2014 as Akil. month, when films that celebrate all Kazim’s next goal is to expand the Having worked in television, radio things feline were screened. Cinema Akil concept from Dubai to and film acquisitions, Butheina Ka - Kazim has been encouraged by the the region, giving cinephiles all over a platform for zim founded Cinema Akil in 2014 as a region’s response to art cinema: “We’ve the Gulf a chance to enjoy independent platform for independent cinema. For been blown away by the enthusiasm. films. independent Kazim, who has also produced her own film “Letters to Palestine,” the project cinema. Her is about more than just watching films, it’s also for building community. She introduced the concept with next goal is pop-up screenings, but since last year Cinema Akil has a permanent theatre in Butheina Kazim to expand the Dubai’s art district on Al-Serkal Avenue. Forward initiatives and has screened Step into the 133-seater theater, and over 350 films across Dubai, Abu Dhabi Cinema Akil you are transported to an old-school and Sharjah. picture house. In summer, the cinema space’s robust “The permanent space allows us to line-up continues. “There’s a mythical concept from release films every single night of the Dubai exodus that everyone speaks of as year. The programming is often ex - Cinema Akil’s theatre in Dubai soon as summer hits,” said Kazim. Some Dubai to the clusive and can’t be seen elsewhere,” of Cinema Akil’s August highlights in- said Kazim. But the pop-up format will nomadic life allows us to reach different cinema to people.” events such as Dubai Shopping Festi- clude “Straight Out of Berlin,” a series The entrance to Cinema Akil region always be part of Cinema Akil. “Our communities by bringing free public Kazim works closely with special val’s Market Out of the Box and Fashion of eight films in collaboration with the Audience watch a movie hosted by Cinema Akil

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Economy Profiles cern, with the country declining of competitiveness. The coun- to 66th rank in this regard. try ranks first in terms of infra- • Bahrain 45th / 141 structure, health, labour mar- (25th) leads in ME ICT adoption, Health, skill ket functioning and financial • is the most Bahrain’s ranking based on system. However, in going for- improved in the region Global Competitiveness Index 4.0 2019 edition Rank in 2018 edition: 50th / 140 ICT adoption, as per the report, ward, to become a global inno- is 46th globally, where Korea vation hub, Singapore will need WEF says greater Performance Overview Key Previous edition High-income group average Middle East and North Africa average stands tall. to promote entrepreneurship • 2019 Health conditions in Bahrain and further improve its skills investments in human remain excellent with the sector base. Overall Enabling Human Innovation capital are needed Score Environment Capital Markets Ecosystem as a whole ranking 44 globally, Among the G20, the United as reflected in the high life ex- States (2nd, down 1 place), Japan to transform the Best SGP FIN SGP KOR (33) (4) CHE HKG SGP HKG CHN USA DEU countries in the region pectancy (67.8, 43rd) compared (6th), Germany (7th, down 4) 100 to other Middle Eastern states. and the United Kingdom (9th, 90 Skills of the current workforce down 1) feature in the top 10, Region has caught 87 80 78 were ranked 28th, which is im- but they all have experienced • pressive compared to several erosion in their performance. up significantly on 70 69 71 67 68 66 65 63 65 64 advanced economies. However, So has Canada (14th, down 2). ICT adoption 60 improvements are recommend- Korea (13th, up 2), France (15th, 50 46 ed to enhance the quality of vo- up 2) and Italy (30th, up 1) are Singapore is 40 • 39 cational training and skillset of the only advanced economies to the country closest 30 graduates. Another advantage, improve this year. to the frontier of 20 Bahrain has here is in ease of Argentina (83rd, down 2 plac- finding skilled employees for es) is the lowest-ranked. Among competitiveness 10 which the Kingdom is ranked the BRICS, China is by far the 0 Score 18th globally. best performer, ahead of the TDT | Manama 8 J 2 : K $ / 9 5 H L G I Russian Federation, 32 places Stable economy, R&D ahead of South Africa (60th) and ahrain has jumped five Rank /141 45th 38th 31st 46th 117th 44th 52nd 18th 33rd 37th 90th 48th 65th Bahrain’s economy, ranked 38, some 40 places ahead of both Overall Institutions Infrastructure ICT Macro- Health Skills Product Labour Financial Market Business Innovation places to rank 45th on the adoption economic market market system size dynamism capability is rated at ‘stable’ with the back- India (68th) and Brazil (71st). BGlobal Competitiveness stability ing of a sound banking system Led by Singapore, East Asia Index 2019 of World Economic Bahrain Competitiveness Rank (historial data) (34th), while non-performing and the Pacific region is the Forum which assess the progress Selected contextual indicators loans need improvement. most competitive in the world, of 141 economies around the Bahrain needs to improve a lot followed by Europe and North Population millions 1.5 GDP (PPP) % world GDP 0.06 globe to determine productivity when it comes to Research and America. Hong Kong SAR (3rd) and support countries to identify GDP per capita US$ 25,850.5 5-year average FDI inward flow % GDP 2.7 Development. At present, the and Japan (6th) also feature in relevant policies and practices. 10-year average annual GDP growth % 3.1 Kingdom is ranked lower at 91. the top 10. Competitiveness Rank in Bah- Other areas in which Bahrain rain averaged 41.69 from 2007 shines are skills of the future India 68th Social and environmental performance until 2019, reaching an all-time workforce (25th), domestic com- In South Asia, India, in 68th high of 50 in 2018 and a record Renewable energy consumption share % - Global Gender Gap Index 0-1 (gender parity) 0.6 petition (19th), trade openness position, loses ground in the low of 35 in 2013. (20th), Labour market (33rd), rankings despite a relative - Unemployment rate % 1.0 The development suggests, business dynamism (48th) and ly stable score, mostly due to amid the persistent slowdown Entrepreneurial culture (30th). faster improvements of sever- in the global economy, increas- al countries previously ranked ing trade animosities, political UAE leads in MENA lower. It is followed by Sri Lanka polarisation and rapid techno- Israel (20th) and the United (the most improved country in logical changes, Bahrain held its Arab Emirates (25th) lead in the the region at 84th), Bangladesh head straight and went ahead in Middle East and North Africa (105th), Nepal (108th) and Paki- improving its economy. 92.8 where Finland is the top interest regulation and Share- access followed by Qatar (29th) and stan (110th). The 2019 edition, which fea- performer. The rank is based on holder governance are the areas Saudi Arabia (36th). Kuwait is One of the crucial aspects tures the Global Competitive- assessments in organised crime, where Bahrain shines in this Transport infrastructure the most improved in the region highlighted by the study is the ness Index 4.0 (GCI 4.0), covers Homicide rate, terrorism inci- category, where Luxembourg is ranking assesses Bahrain’s ca- (46th, up 8 places) while Iran fact that the global economy is 141 economies, which account dence and reliability of police the top performer. pabilities in Road Connectivity, (99th) and Yemen (140th) lose not prepared for a major slow- for 99 per cent of the world’s services. Quality of Road infrastructure some ground. down. GDP. The GCI 4.0 is the fourth Infrastructure: ranks 31 (improved to 24th), Airport con- The Global Competitive - Klaus Schwab, founder and and latest iteration of the meth- Public-sector performance: In terms of infrastructur - nectivity (remains the same at ness Report says the region has executive chairman of WEF, said, odology used by the Global Com- Ranks78 | The22nd Global Competitiveness Report 2019 al growth, Bahrain managed a 60th), efficiency of air transport caught up significantly on ICT “The Global Competitiveness petitiveness Report, which has This is another areas in which one-point improvement from services (improved to 33rd), lin- adoption and many countries Index 4.0 provides a compass been assessing countries every Bahrain performs well global- 30th ranks on the 2018 report to er shipping connectivity (de- boast well-developed infrastruc- for thriving in the new economy year since its first edition in ly, where Singapore tops the the current 31st rank. Support- clined to 55th) and efficiency ture. It, however, warns that where innovation becomes the 1979. list. The efficiency of the legal ing Bahrain was Transport infra of seaport services (improved greater investments in human key factor of competitiveness. framework in settling dispute, which ranks 25 and utility infra to 28th). capital are needed to transform “The report shows that those Security: Bahrain 4th globally government regulations and at 36, both of which have im - The report also places Bah- the countries in the region into countries which integrate into The index which assesses the E-participation all are on par or proved well from the prior year. rain at second rank globally in more diversified, innovative and their economic policies an em- progress of 12 metrics through well ahead of several advanced Bahrain is also poised to grow terms of Electricity access, 4th creative economies. phasis on infrastructure, skills, 103 indicators to determine the economies. further in this sector with the for electricity supply quality and research and development and productivity finds Bahrain at the launch of Railroad infrastruc- 23rd for the reliability of water Singapore tops globally support those left behind are top portion of the table when it Corporate gov: Ranks 28th ture in a few years. supply in the Utility infrastruc- With a 2019 GCI score of 84.8 more successful compared to comes to Security. Bahrain ranks Strength of auditing and ac- ture section. Exposure to unsafe out of 100, Singapore is the those that focus only on tradi- 4th on this scale with a score of counting standards, Conflict of Road connectivity, electricity drinking water is an area of con- country closest to the frontier tional factors of growth.” Turner painting unveiled on Britain’s new £20 note London (AFP) fies, money can be a work of art of its most notable individuals,” The new £5 and £10 notes he Bank of England unveiled in everyone’s pocket,” Bank of said Carney. have already been rolled out. TBritain’s new £20 polymer England Governor Mark Carney Turner was selected by Brit- The £5 note features World banknote yesterday, featuring said. The note was unveiled at ain’s central bank following War II prime minister Winston artist J. M. W. Turner and his the Turner Contemporary art nominations from the public. Churchill and novelist Jane Aus- most cherished masterpiece. gallery in the southeast English The Bank of England issues ten appears on the £10 note. The note includes Joseph Mal- seaside resort of Margate. £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes. The The bank claims the new £20 lord William Turner’s self-por- The £20 note ($24.50, 22.20 latest series is being printed for note is its most secure one yet. trait and his 1838 oil painting euro) accounts for more than the first time on polymer rather World War II code-breaker “The Fighting Temeraire”. half the banknotes in circulation. than paper. They retain a regular Alan Turing, a computer science It will enter general circula- “Our banknotes celebrate the layout, featuring a 1990 portrait pioneer, will appear on the new tion on February 2, 2020. The note includes J. M. W. Turner’s self-portrait and his 1838 oil painting “The UK’s heritage, salute its culture, of Queen Elizabeth II, and a his- rarely-used £50 note, to enter “As the new Turner £20 testi- Fighting Temeraire” and testify to the achievements torical figure on the reverse. circulation by the end of 2021. 09 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

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MOVIE REVIEW Will Smith battles himself in ‘Gemini Man’ Ang Lee puts Will Smith through the digital wringer in the film

Ang Lee blends an erratic• script, listless performances and high frame-rate cinematography, KNOW WHAT and the results are terrible While Gemini Man is an am- emini Man is a 2019 American bitious project with incred- action thriller film directed by ible potential, it’s shoddy GAng Lee and written by David and predictable script Benioff, Billy Ray, and Darren Lemke. Starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth along with the ill-usage of Winstead, Clive Owen, and Benedict high frame rate dampens Wong, the film follows a hitman who is the mood targeted by a younger clone of himself. Critics gave Gemini Man generally unfavourable reviews. On review aggre- gator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film it was the script that never lived up to holds an approval rating of 31% based the promise of its premise.” on 82 reviews, with a weighted average Ella Kemp of IndieWire gave the film of 4.65/10. The site’s critical consen- a “C+”, saying that “For Lee, it seems to sus reads: “Gemini Man’s impressive make sense – the film welds concerns visuals are supported by some strong that have coloured a number of his pro- performances, but this sci-fi thriller is jects: the debate of Nature v Nurture; fatally undermined by a frustratingly the alienation of a fraying man; the subpar story.” Will Smith in Gemini Man challenge of what digital filmmaking On Metacritic, the film has a weight- can do. On paper, Gemini Mantends to ed average score of 37 out of 100, based Variety’s Peter DeBruge called the impossible project to get made, passing because the technology wasn’t there all three concerns, but in practice the on 27 critics, indicating “generally un- film “a high-concept misfire” and through the hands of countless ac - yet. At least, that’s been the excuse, al- film is impenetrable beyond its tech- favourable reviews”. wrote: “In practice, it’s been a nearly tors and falling through multiple times though judging by the finished product, nological clout.” 10 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 celebs

Lili Reinhart pays heart touching Scarlett Johansson’s tribute to late co-star Luke Perry ANI | Los Angeles magazine exclusively revealed the first picture from the ep- merican actor Lili Reinhart isode. love life is ‘happy’ Awho is gearing up for sea- According to People maga- son 4 of ‘Riverdale,’ is making zine, titled ‘Chapter Fifty-Eight: sure her beloved co-star late In Memoriam,’ the episode will Luke Perry’s memory will never pay tribute to Perry, who was be forgotten in the making of an original cast member of The and ‘fulfilled’ the show. CW hit, appearing in almost Hours ahead of the CW se- every episode ANI | Los Angeles (Adam Driver), a filmmaker, main Dau- ries’ premiere on Wednes- as Archie’s coming to an end. riac from day, Reinhart posted two (KJ Apa) dad ngaged to writer-come- Johansson’s love life with 2014 to touching Instagram tributes Luke Perry Fred An - dian Colin Jost, actor Jost blossomed in May when 2017, with in honour of her late co-star, drews since EScarlett Johansson is just the latter proposed to the ac- whom she who died in March at the the series “very happy” and “fulfilled” tress after two years of dating. shares a age of 52 after suffering premiere in with her fiance. They first hogged headlines five-year- a massive stroke. 2017. “I’m certainly, obviously, very in May 2017 after Johansson old daugh- “Tonight’s episode I only wish he were happy and fulfilled in my per- and the ‘Weekend Update’ ter, Rose. and all episodes for here to see how many sonal life,” Us Weekly quoted co-anchor were spotted getting the rest of our run lives he touched the ‘Lucy’ actor as expressing cozy at the Saturday Night Live are for Luke,” with happiness and in an interview with Elle. season 42 finale party. the 23-year-old laughter. I know However, Johansson added Since then, the duo has been star captioned that she is “also a sum of many in news all over. Jost opened up a series of cast he’s watching from above. We love you, Lili parts, and able to access differ- about the ‘Avengers’ star in an pictures that fea- Reinhart ent parts of my story and how I interview with Entertainment tured Perry. Luke got here.” Weekly earlier in September “We love, hon- LILI REINHART It seems like she is living the 2017. our, and cherish time of her life as “it’s all valu- “She’s wonderful. She’s work- his memory every We love you, Luke. “ able” for her! ing, so otherwise, she’d be here. single day,” con- In a second post, the actor Talking about her upcoming She’s pretty cool. It’s hard to tinued Reinhart, shared a monochrome picture outing ‘Marriage Story’, which have a lot of complaints, she’s who stars as Betty of Perry, which was captured she filmed while going through pretty awesome ... I’m very Cooper. by her boyfriend and another her divorce, she added, “My happy. I feel very lucky,” he “I only wish he co-star Cole Sprouse. ability to compartmentalize had said while gushing praise were here to see “And my all-time favourite comes in handy when it’s time on his lady love. how many lives he picture of him. Taken by @ for things like that.” Prior to her relationship with touched with happi- colesprouse,” she captioned the The 34-year old’s next outing Jost, Johansson was married ness and laughter. I smiling profile shot. is about Nicole, an actor who to Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to know he’s watch- More than a month ahead of finds her marriage to Charlie 2011 and French journalist Ro- ing from above. the season 4’s premiere, People Scarlett Johansson

Month after car Gwyneth Paltrow Acting was a male-dominated field in 90’s: Paltrow crash, Kevin Hart ANI | Los Angeles magazine. Still, the producer (who wed Pal- heads back to work “You used to hear, ‘That actress trow in September 2018) admit- merican actor is so ambitious,’ like it was a dirty tedly cut some of his wife’s lines ANI | Los Angeles AGwyneth Paltrow word.” But now, with Goop, Pal - to accommodate her busy sched- got vocal about her trow says her “ambition has been ule. He said, “She’d show me a fter almost a month of struggling time in the unleashed.” KNOW WHAT giant chunk of her dialogue and Arest and recovery fol- industry and how Paltrow took a break from acting be like, ‘I have a board meeting in lowing his major car crash, successful she was to focus on her company but is now two days. Please don’t make me do actor Kevin Hart is back on in launching her back in front of the camera these this.’” track as he has returned to own health company days, and the credit goes to ‘The Paltrow took a break from Since the show launched on work. ‘Goop.’ Politician’ producer Ryan Murphy acting to focus on her Netflix last month, fans have Hart, who suffered a ma- Speaking with and her husband, Brad Falchuk, company but is now back tried to compare Paltrow to the jor back injury in his car ELLE for the maga- who was “like a dog with a bone,” in front of the camera character she plays (Georgia accident in South Carolina zine’s annual Wom- she said. Hobart). earlier in September, has en in Hollywood Her 48-year-old husband com- these days, and the credit Paltrow’s interview with the ELLE already begun working on issue, the 47-year- mended Paltrow’s performance in goes to ‘The Politician’ comes just days after she celebrated the marketing campaign of old star said, “In the the political comedy in speaking producer Ryan Murphy her first wedding anniversary with his upcoming offshoot to ‘90s, when I was with ELLE. and her husband, Brad Falchuk. ‘Jumanji’, reported E! News, coming up, it was “The reaction of most people in Falchuk The couple were spotted at a cited Page Six. a very male-dom- our lives who have seen the show Long Island beach for a low-key The spin-off titled ‘Ju- inated field,” she is, ‘Screw you for not doing this outing and enjoyed the sunny day manji: The Next Level’ stars told the outlet, re- more,’” he said, reported People as they strolled the shoreline on Dwayne Johnson, Danny ported by People magazine. September. 29. DeVito, and Danny Glover, all of whom were “happy to see him.” Hart fractured his spine in three places in the crash when he was riding in pas- Miley is being Miley, having fun, says source senger seat in his Plymouth Barracuda, which veered off on her relationship with Cody Simpson the road and rolled down an embankment on Mulhol- ANI | Los Angeles each other. romance might break up with Kaitlynn Cart- her “BF”. land highway. “Miley is being Mi- seem to be a er which came after her Miley and Liam Hart’s friend Jared Black iley Cyrus has been ley. She is having fun thing, “there’s split from husband Liam were married for was driving the car when the talk of the town and that’s all,” E! no strings at- Hemsworth. eight months and the incident happened. Mlately who even after News quoted a tached” in the “She wants to let loose and had been in an While he sustained inju- two breakups, is totally “having source as say- relationship just be free. She doesn’t take an- on-again, ries during the acci- fun” with her new partner Cody ing. and the ‘Nothing ything too seriously or think too off-again dent, Black and his Simpson! “She is Breaks Like a Heart’ much about what she’s doing,” relation- fiancee, Rebecca She is even more joyous in not not looking singer “is just going told the source. ship for Broxterman, was having to “answer to anyone.” for anything serious. She to see where each day Her and Hemsworth’s rela- 10 years in the back seat Over the past week, Cyrus has known Cody for a long takes her.” tionship was a long one and now before the with Hart, are and Simpson have been hog - time and is very comforta- The 26-year-old it “is her time to do what she singer an- blaming the actor ging headlines with their blos- ble with him,” added the pop star was seen wants to do.” nounced of negligence that soming romance and the two insider. with Simpson However, in one of her Ins- their he didn’t have have been social and active While follow- tagram stories on Tuesday, the split in critical safety fea- in exuding their fondness for the duo’s ing her singer has referred Simpson as August. tures in his car. Kevin Hart Miley Cyrus 10 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 11 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 celebs sports Lili Reinhart pays heart touching Scarlett Johansson’s tribute to late co-star Luke Perry High noon decision today ANI | Los Angeles magazine exclusively revealed the first picture from the ep- merican actor Lili Reinhart isode. love life is ‘happy’ Awho is gearing up for sea- According to People maga- son 4 of ‘Riverdale,’ is making zine, titled ‘Chapter Fifty-Eight: sure her beloved co-star late In Memoriam,’ the episode will on Japan GP qualifying Luke Perry’s memory will never pay tribute to Perry, who was be forgotten in the making of an original cast member of The and ‘fulfilled’ the show. CW hit, appearing in almost This year’s qualifying on Saturday could be moved to Sunday as Typhoon Hagibis Hours ahead of the CW se- every episode ANI | Los Angeles bears down on Japan (Adam Driver), a filmmaker, main Dau- ries’ premiere on Wednes- as Archie’s Sebastian Vettel leads Charles Leclerc during the Russian Grand Prix coming to an end. riac from day, Reinhart posted two (KJ Apa) dad AFP | Tokyo ngaged to writer-come- Johansson’s love life with 2014 to touching Instagram tributes Luke Perry Fred An - dian Colin Jost, actor Jost blossomed in May when 2017, with in honour of her late co-star, drews since apanese Grand Prix or- Scarlett Johansson is just the latter proposed to the ac- whom she who died in March at the the series ‘It won’t happen again’ E ganisers will decide at “very happy” and “fulfilled” tress after two years of dating. shares a age of 52 after suffering premiere in noon today (0300 GMT) with her fiance. They first hogged headlines five-year- a massive stroke. 2017. insist Ferrari’s feuding J I only wish he were if the race weekend timetable, “I’m certainly, obviously, very in May 2017 after Johansson old daugh- “Tonight’s episode including Saturday qualifying, happy and fulfilled in my per- and the ‘Weekend Update’ ter, Rose. and all episodes for here to see how many drivers ahead of race can go ahead as Super Typhoon sonal life,” Us Weekly quoted co-anchor were spotted getting the rest of our run lives he touched Hagibis threatens the Suzuka the ‘Lucy’ actor as expressing cozy at the Saturday Night Live are for Luke,” with happiness and AFP | Suzuka, Japan “So we spoke about it and circuit. in an interview with Elle. season 42 finale party. the 23-year-old laughter. I know we’ll make sure that this situ- A spokesperson for the gov- However, Johansson added Since then, the duo has been star captioned quabbling teammates Se- ation doesn’t happen again in erning body FIA said yesterday that she is “also a sum of many in news all over. Jost opened up a series of cast he’s watching from above. We love you, Lili Sbastian Vettel and Charles the future.” that any decision to change parts, and able to access differ- about the ‘Avengers’ star in an pictures that fea- Reinhart Leclerc yesterday insisted Vettel agreed with his team- the weekend programme rest- ent parts of my story and how I interview with Entertainment tured Perry. Luke “everything is clear now” with mate that relations between ed with the local authorities in got here.” Weekly earlier in September “We love, hon- LILI REINHART Ferrari team orders after their them and the team had been consultation with the FIA and It seems like she is living the 2017. our, and cherish Russian Grand Prix debacle. resolved but admitted: “There Formula One. time of her life as “it’s all valu- “She’s wonderful. She’s work- his memory every We love you, Luke. “ The Scuderia saw their race are certain things we could The typhoon has already able” for her! ing, so otherwise, she’d be here. single day,” con- In a second post, the actor in Sochi fall apart handing have done better.” claimed casualties at the Rugby Talking about her upcoming She’s pretty cool. It’s hard to tinued Reinhart, shared a monochrome picture Mercedes a one-two after a “We spoke about it obvious- World Cup in Japan, with Sat- outing ‘Marriage Story’, which have a lot of complaints, she’s who stars as Betty of Perry, which was captured pre-arranged plan for Leclerc, ly, more than once,” Vettel told urday’s England-France clash she filmed while going through pretty awesome ... I’m very Cooper. by her boyfriend and another who started from pole posi- reporters. in Yokohama and the New Zea- her divorce, she added, “My happy. I feel very lucky,” he “I only wish he co-star Cole Sprouse. tion, to “tow” Vettel into the “We speak with each other. land-Italy match in Toyota City ability to compartmentalize had said while gushing praise were here to see “And my all-time favourite lead unravelled when the Ger- Maybe different to what some cancelled. comes in handy when it’s time on his lady love. how many lives he picture of him. Taken by @ man refused to give back the people think. But I think it’s Two minor support races for things like that.” Prior to her relationship with touched with happi- colesprouse,” she captioned the place before retiring with a pretty clear. But in the end, we scheduled for Saturday at Suzu- Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton crosses the finish line to win the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka The 34-year old’s next outing Jost, Johansson was married ness and laughter. I smiling profile shot. mechanical problem. look forward and look forward ka have already been scrapped is about Nicole, an actor who to Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to know he’s watch- More than a month ahead of Leclerc told reporters in Su- to this race and the next races. as a precaution. because of bad weather, or they be sitting there with rain going finds her marriage to Charlie 2011 and French journalist Ro- ing from above. the season 4’s premiere, People zuka ahead of the weekend’s So not worried too much.” Saturday’s third free practice can use the timings of the driv- sideways.” Scarlett Johansson typhoon-threatened Japanese Vettel shrugged off sugges- session and qualifying are likely ers from Friday afternoon’s sec- A blank Saturday would be a Grand Prix that team principal tions that Ferrari rookie Le- to follow suit, but the volatile ond free practice to determine huge disappointment to thou- Mattia Binotto had held talks clerc’s recent electrifying pace, nature of Hagibis means even the starting order. sands of fanatical supporters at Month after car with both drivers to iron out a which has seen him win two Sunday’s race could be under KNOW WHAT Whatever happens, a post- one of the best-attended races Gwyneth “misunderstanding”. races and top Vettel consist- threat, though the current fore- ponement of the grand prix to on the circuit, but other drivers Paltrow Acting was a male-dominated field in 90’s: Paltrow crash, Kevin Hart “Yeah, obviously there was ently in qualifying, had any cast is for better weather that Monday is impossible, FIA said. were prepared for the worst. ANI | Los Angeles magazine. Still, the producer (who wed Pal- heads back to work some misunderstanding from bearing on what happened in day. “I’ve got my speedboat on “You used to hear, ‘That actress trow in September 2018) admit- the car but I think we’ve had Russia. Earlier, the FIA issued a state- In both 2004 and Safety first standby, so I’m ready,” joked merican actor is so ambitious,’ like it was a dirty tedly cut some of his wife’s lines ANI | Los Angeles a discussion and everything is “Charles is doing a very good ment saying the safety of fans 2010, qualifying at After the tail-end of a typhoon Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. AGwyneth Paltrow word.” But now, with Goop, Pal - to accommodate her busy sched- clear now,” said Leclerc. job, but I genuinely believe it’s and drivers would be the top Suzuka had to be affected the 2014 race at Suzu- “At the moment it doesn’t look got vocal about her trow says her “ambition has been ule. He said, “She’d show me a fter almost a month of “Obviously it felt like it was first a race against yourself and priority as Hagibis -- classed as postponed until Sun- ka, French driver Jules Bianchi very likely. So we’ll have a bit struggling time in the unleashed.” KNOW WHAT giant chunk of her dialogue and Arest and recovery fol- a huge deal from the outside, then the others,” said Vettel. “violent” and the equivalent of day morning before crashed heavily after losing con- more free time on Saturday and industry and how Paltrow took a break from acting be like, ‘I have a board meeting in lowing his major car crash, which it definitely wasn’t, but Saturday’s qualifying and a Category Five hurricane -- is trol in rain and poor visibility it means waking up a little bit successful she was to focus on her company but is now two days. Please don’t make me do actor Kevin Hart is back on yeah, now everything is fine.” practice have been put in predicted to make landfall near the race and died the following year from earlier on Sunday,” he added. in launching her back in front of the camera these this.’” track as he has returned to Vettel disobeyed team or- doubt by the approach of Su- Tokyo on Saturday. cuit remains the top priority,” his injuries having never recov- Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said own health company days, and the credit goes to ‘The Paltrow took a break from Since the show launched on work. ders in Russia and Leclerc per Typhoon Hagibis, which The latest forecasts for Sat- said the FIA. ered from a coma. he hoped the FIA would consult ‘Goop.’ Politician’ producer Ryan Murphy acting to focus on her Netflix last month, fans have Hart, who suffered a ma- seemed to have a further dig has caused the cancellation of urday predict heavy rain and The qualifying session, orig- Drivers yesterday backed the drivers to decide if condi- Speaking with and her husband, Brad Falchuk, company but is now back tried to compare Paltrow to the jor back injury in his car at his teammate before trying, two Rugby World Cup games. winds gusting in excess of 100 inally scheduled to start at 3 changing the weekend time- tions were safe but thought it cryptically, to wriggle out of it. Japanese Grand Prix or- kilometres an hour to batter the pm Saturday (0600 GMT), de- table. “would be pretty clear if we ELLE for the maga- who was “like a dog with a bone,” in front of the camera character she plays (Georgia accident in South Carolina zine’s annual Wom- she said. Hobart). earlier in September, has “I think that’s clear from the ganisers will make a decision Suzuka Circuit, which lies near termines the starting order for “I don’t think anybody wants can’t drive”. en in Hollywood Her 48-year-old husband com- these days, and the credit Paltrow’s interview with the ELLE already begun working on beginning of the season, we on Friday whether to move the Honshu coast about 300 Sunday’s race. to put anybody’s life in danger,” Mercedes’ British driver Lew- issue, the 47-year- mended Paltrow’s performance in goes to ‘The Politician’ comes just days after she celebrated the marketing campaign of need to obey team orders,” said qualifying to Sunday morning, kilometres (180 miles) south- It leaves the organisers with said Ferrari’s four-time world is Hamilton crosses the finish old star said, “In the the political comedy in speaking producer Ryan Murphy her first wedding anniversary with his upcoming offshoot to the Monegasque. saying the safety of fans and west of the capital. two options to form the race champion Sebastian Vettel. line to win the 2018 Japanese ‘90s, when I was with ELLE. and her husband, Brad Falchuk. ‘Jumanji’, reported E! News, “And what is clear is that drivers was their top priority. “Every effort is being made to grid. “The decision is not for us, Grand Prix in Suzuka. This coming up, it was “The reaction of most people in Falchuk The couple were spotted at a cited Page Six. the situation wasn’t clear for “I think it’s pretty clear if the minimise disruption to the For- They can either shift qualify- necessarily, because for us it’s year’s qualifying on Saturday a very male-dom- our lives who have seen the show Long Island beach for a low-key The spin-off titled ‘Ju- both of the drivers, starting typhoon is going to come here mula 1 timetable, however, the ing to Sunday morning, some- nice and easy, cosy, in the garage. could moved to Sunday as Ty- inated field,” she is, ‘Screw you for not doing this outing and enjoyed the sunny day manji: The Next Level’ stars the race, and I think that’s the there’s no way we can drive,” safety of the fans, competitors thing that was done successful- “But for the people out there phoon Hagibis bears down on told the outlet, re- more,’” he said, reported People as they strolled the shoreline on Dwayne Johnson, Danny most important. said Leclerc. and everyone at the Suzuka Cir- ly at Suzuka in 2004 and 2010 around the track, it is not nice to Japan. ported by People magazine. September. 29. DeVito, and Danny Glover, all of whom were “happy to see him.” Hart fractured his spine in three places in the crash Makeshift Germany held at home by Messi-less Argentina when he was riding in pas- Miley is being Miley, having fun, says source senger seat in his Plymouth AFP | Dortmund, Germany Koch, a late call-up on Monday This match was a repeat of Barracuda, which veered off who was thrust into a makeshift the 2014 World Cup final, yet the road and rolled down an on her relationship with Cody Simpson n experimental Germany back three at the last-minute, Argentina’s Manchester United embankment on Mulhol- team leaked two second-half and striker Luca Waldschmidt defender Marcos Rojo was the ANI | Los Angeles BF A each other. romance might break up with Kaitlynn Cart- her “ ”. land highway. goals Wednesday as a weakened started. We matured during only survivor when the Germans “Miley is being Mi- seem to be a er which came after her Miley and Liam Hart’s friend Jared Black Argentina side, minus superstar Leverkusen forward the game. We won in Rio de Janeiro. iley Cyrus has been ley. She is having fun thing, “there’s split from husband Liam were married for was driving the car when Lionel Messi, earned a 2-2 draw Nadiem Amiri and Schalke He partnered Manchester City the talk of the town and that’s all,” E! no strings at- Hemsworth. eight months and the incident happened. made two or three in a friendly in Dortmund. midfielder Suat Serdar came mistakes in the first veteran Nicolas Otamendi in an Mlately who even after News quoted a tached” in the “She wants to let loose and had been in an While he sustained inju- Germany flew into a 2-0 lead on to make their second-half Argentina defence which crum- two breakups, is totally “having source as say- relationship just be free. She doesn’t take an- on-again, ries during the acci- thanks to first-half goals by Serge debuts. half, but got a grip bled early on. fun” with her new partner Cody ing. and the ‘Nothing ything too seriously or think too off-again dent, Black and his Gnabry and Kai Havertz, but Lu- The Germans had already in the second half, A week after scoring four Simpson! “She is Breaks Like a Heart’ much about what she’s doing,” relation- fiancee, Rebecca cas Alario turned the game in the been forced into a hastily re-ar- were more patient goals for Bayern Munich at Tot- She is even more joyous in not not looking singer “is just going told the source. ship for Broxterman, was second-half when he came on ranged defence as Koch replaced and we take a lot tenham, Gnabry put Germany having to “answer to anyone.” for anything serious. She to see where each day Her and Hemsworth’s rela- 10 years in the back seat for Argentina. centre-back Niklas Stark, who of positives for the ahead on 15 minutes. Over the past week, Cyrus has known Cody for a long takes her.” tionship was a long one and now before the with Hart, are The Leverkusen striker pulled pulled out before kick-off with future The winger used his pace and Simpson have been hog - time and is very comforta- The 26-year-old it “is her time to do what she singer an- blaming the actor a goal back, then set up Lucas a stomach bug. Argentina’s forward Lucas Alario (R) scores a goal when Atletico Madrid’s Angel ging headlines with their blos- ble with him,” added the pop star was seen wants to do.” nounced of negligence that Ocampos for the late equaliser Despite 13 withdrawals due to LIONEL SCALONI Correa lost possession to get in soming romance and the two insider. with Simpson However, in one of her Ins- their he didn’t have against a German team which either illness or injury, Germany gio Aguero and Angel di Maria. America, Juventus’ Paulo Dybala ARGENTINA COACH behind the defence to stab the have been social and active While follow- tagram stories on Tuesday, the split in critical safety fea- included four debutants. impressed early against an Ar- With Messi suspended for partnered Lautaro Martinez up ball past Argentina goalkeeper in exuding their fondness for the duo’s ing her singer has referred Simpson as August. tures in his car. Freiburg pair, defender Robin gentina team missing Messi, Ser- comments made at the Copa front for Argentina. Augustin Marchesin. Kevin Hart Miley Cyrus FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019 12 Federer squeaks past Goffin Roger Federer says fans inspired him to reach Shanghai Masters quarter-finals Also in the last eight on Friday, Novak Djokovic colourful Italian Fabio Fognini • faces red-hot Russian Daniil powers past John Isner Medvedev. The fourth-ranked Medve- AFP | Shanghai KNOW WHAT dev was forced to sweat -- and not just because of the Shanghai oger Federer said that his heat -- after being 5-2 down in devoted band of Chinese Novak Djokovic se- the first set to Canadian qualifier Rsupporters helped pull cured his 350th career Vasek Pospisil. him through a tough first set match win at the ATP The 23-year-old Medvedev and into the Shanghai Masters eventually squeezed through 7-6 quarter-finals yesterday. Masters 1000 level (9/7), 7-5. The Swiss defeated David Gof- “I was down five set points fin 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 after the 13th and 5-2 also,” said the US Open seed from Belgium squandered finalist, fast making a big name five set points in the first set. eight. for himself as the man most like- The 38-year-old Federer plays The defending champion from ly to challenge Federer, Djokovic either Germany’s Alexander Serbia dismissed the 16th seed and Rafael Nadal. Zverev in the last eight. Isner 7-5, 6-3 in 74 minutes after “Usually the set is finished “I never really felt like I had taming Isner’s booming serve. when it’s like this, so just try to the upper hand against David “It’s always a big challenge win every point I had to face, and today,” said the 20-time Grand Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return against David Goffin of Belgium returning the serve of Isner,” finally it worked out.” Slam winner, who looked unu- said Djokovic, who is over the Medvedev, who has been in sually flustered at times. despite going 3-1 up in the first- Grand Slam this year, said their block, sort of like in football to shoulder problem that curtailed eight finals this year, winning Federer was left shaking his tie break, and Federer roared backing had been key to his re- some extent, which is highly his US Open defence. three of them, smashed his rac- head in the first set and he suf- back to turn the momentum in vival. unusual for tennis and a tennis “He’s got one of the biggest quet as the frustration built and fered a rare inelegant moment his favour. “I know that if I am in trouble, tournament.” serves of all time, he’s one of the he threatened to boil over in the in the 12th game, slipping on his Federer was regularly sere- they will be there to cheer me tallest guys ever to play ten-nis.” Shanghai sun. own sweat -- “a bit embarrass- naded by chants of “Roger, Rog- on,” he said. Perfect Djokovic The 32-year-old Djokovic is “I usually don’t like to break ing”, he said. er, go go go” by local supporters “If I look to them, or pump World number one Novak looking imperious, having not racquets because it’s never beau- The Swiss fell awkwardly and all sitting together in one part myself up, I know they will react Djokovic made light work of dropped a set in claiming the tiful,” he said. was then broken by Goffin, 14th of the arena. All were decked to that. American John Isner and plays title in Tokyo last week and con- The Spaniard Nadal is not in in the world. out in red. “It’s definitely very special prom-ising 21-year-old Stefanos tinuing that perfect record in Shanghai because of a wrist in- But the Belgian lost his nerve Federer, who failed to win a here because they all sit in one Tsitsipas of Greece in the last Shanghai. jury.

Agarwal hits ton as India dominate South Africa Naomi Osaka picks Japanese citizenship with eye on Olympics AFP | Pune, India

ayank Agarwal hit his sec- Mond century in successive matches on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa yesterday and said his side should aim for a 500-run 50 first innings. Test matches have been The opener, who made a dou- captained by Virat Kohli ble century in India’s opening Test win, scored 108 after the hosts elected to bat. India were 273-3 when bad light forced an early end to play, Rabada also claimed Shar- with skipper Virat Kohli un - ma, who edged the ball into the beaten on 63 and vice-captain gloves of wicketkeeper Quinton Ajinkya Rahane on 18. de Kock for 14 in the 10th over. Naomi Osaka of Japan poses with the trophy after winning the China Open Kohli and Rahane put on 75 That was a disappointment runs for the fourth wicket to A close-in fielder is airborne as Mayank Agarwal drives for Sharma, who hit twin centu- AFP | Tokyo aim for the gold although she thwart South Africa’s deter- sure on the South Africans.” ra, who made 58, to steady the ries in his first run as Test open- is also worried as expectations mined bowlers who kept them Kohli, leading the Test side innings after the fall of Rohit er in Visakhapatnam where In- ennis star Naomi Osaka will be high. under pressure as the gloom for the 50th time, reached his Sharma early in the day. dia took a 1-0 lead in the three- Thas decided to choose Jap- The young tennis sensation crept in. half-century with a boundary He was eventually caught in match series. anese over American nation- is a household name in Japan, Agarwal, 28, said he was off fast bowler Vernon Philan- the slips by South African cap- Rabada struck again to get ality with an eye on the Tokyo where her every move is fol- thrilled with his performance. der. tain Faf du Plessis -- one of fast Pujara, caught again by du Ples- 2020 Olympics, public broad- lowed feverishly by local me- “The team is in a good po - But Agarwal took the lead bowler Kagiso Rabada’s three sis, just before tea. Pujara, who caster NHK reported yesterday. dia, particularly when she is sition, winning the toss, bat- role despite being hit on the wickets for the day. was dropped by Temba Bavuma Osaka, who has a Japanese in the country of her mother’s ting first and with one batsman helmet from a bouncer by debu- “There were periods where before he scored, hit a six and mother and a Haitian father, birth. short, it’s a good thing to make tant paceman Anrich Nortje. He I was getting boundaries very nine fours. told NHK she has She is the runs... 450-500 would be nice,” went on to hit Nortje for three easily, there were periods where Rabada returned figures of completed an face of several Agarwal said. glorious off drives in one over they bowled very good line and 3-48 in 18.1 overs. administrative leading Japa- “Try and get big runs in the before lunch. lengths and were testing the Victory for India in the series step to obtain nese brands, first innings... (that) could help The right-handed batsman bouncer as well,” said Agarwal, will see them beat the record Japanese citi- I think I will be able including the us in case we don’t want to bat put on 138 runs for the second who is playing his sixth Test of 10 straight home series wins zenship ahead of to put more of my carrier ANA, again. It could really put pres- wicket with Cheteshwar Puja- since making his debut last year. they share with Australia. her birthday next emotion into it by and “Naomi- week. playing for the pride chan” -- as she Japanese law of the country is affection- stipulates that NAOMI OSAKA ately known -- a Japanese with was the main England must tighten up at the back: Alexander-Arnold more than one attraction at nationality must last month’s AFP | London year’s finals if they beat the A 5-3 win over Kosovo at clean sheets and goals conceded chose one before Pan Pacific Czech Republic in their Group Southampton last month did must be fewer,” Liverpool full- turning 22 years old. Open in Osaka, which she won. rent Alexan- A qualifier in Prague on Friday. little to paper over cracks that back Alexander-Arnold said. “It gives me a special feeling But she has faced controver- Tder-Arnold says England are firm favourites showed when the Netherlands “We have to concede fewer to try to go to the Olympics to sies over her dual heritage in England must im- to advance after a perfect start won 3-1 in the Nations League goals. As defenders, as a team represent Japan,” the two-time a nation that is fairly racially prove their defen- to the qualification campaign, semi-final in June. and as a unit we know where to Grand Slam champion told the homogeneous, as well as scru- sive record if they including a 5-0 win over their Individual errors accounted improve and where to work on. broadcaster in an interview in tiny for her imperfect Japa- are to stand any next opponents at Wembley in for many of the goals shipped “Some games, it just happens. Tokyo. nese language skills -- though chance of win- March. across those two games as We will analyse what went “I think I will be able to put others insist they add to her ning Euro 2020. England have a wealth of Southgate continues to strive wrong and try and make sure it more of my emotion into it by charm. Gareth attacking options including for a settled back four. does not happen again.” playing for the pride of the Mixed-race children can of- Southgate’s Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling “If we want to be regarded as Champions League-winning country,” she said, according ten face prejudice in Japan, side can assure and Jadon Sancho but have had one of the best teams in Europe right-back Alexander-Arnold to the article published in Jap- although attitudes among themselves of defensive problems in recent and go far in the Euros, and try will battle with Kieran Trippier anese on the NHK website. younger generations are a place in next matches. and win the competition, our for a place in Southgate’s team. Osaka added she wants to changing. Trent Alexander-Arnold