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Nearly ‘150 killed in Literary success hailed battle for Tripoli’ His Majesty King Hamad Tripoli bin Isa Al Khalifa received Dr Mohammed Taher Ibn Al t least 147 people have Shaikh Sulaiman Al Madani and poet Mohammed Hadi been killed and 614 A Al Halwachi yesterday. wounded in the offensive HM the King praised their launched on April 4 by Liby- fruitful efforts in religious an military strongman Khalifa and literary fields, wishing Haftar to take the capital Trip- them success. They greeted oli, the World Health Organi- His Majesty expressing sation (WHO) said yesterday. their deep gratitude and The clashes have displaced wishing Bahrain constant more than 18,000 people, ac- progress and prosperity cording to the latest figures under His Majesty’s wise from the United Nations Of- leadership. fice for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

At least eight ambulances have been hit during clashes in the southern outskirts of the capital. ‘No one above law’ WHO Fighting broke out as Cabinet session warns strict action against those who fuel hatred, harm civil peace Haftar’s forces sought to take control of Tripoli from loy- there will be zero tolerance to- alists of the internationally The Cabinet wards those who fuel sedition backed Government of Na- • and harm civil peace, affirming tional Accord (GNA) which is welcomed the practical that no one is immune when it based in the capital. steps taken by the comes to enforcing the laws of The rising number of casu- US Administration, the land. alties has prompted the WHO under the leadership of HRH the Premier gave strict in- to deploy surgical teams “to structions to take stringent legal support Tripoli-area hospi- President Donald Trump, measures against calls that incite tals as they cope with the in- in the fight against hatred, threaten civic or social flux of trauma cases,” the UN international terrorism. peace and abuse the rights and agency wrote on Twitter. reputation of others, as well as The session affirmed against attempts to defame con- Bahrain’s• support stitutional and legal institutions Measles cases and entities. for sisterly Sudan, Among other things, the ses- triple globally hailing the efforts HRH the Premier chairs the Cabinet in the presence of HRH the Crown Prince. sion approved, based on a rec- Geneva made by Sudan’s ommendation by the Executive Transitional Council. Committee, led by HRH the he number of measles Premier’s speech hailed Crown Prince, to implement 36 Tcases reported world- programmes included in the third wide in the first three months Manama he Cabinet lauded the in- ty. The initiative reflects His edition of the Unified Framework of 2019 has tripled compared Titiative taken by HRH the Royal Highness’s keenness to 36 for the Government Programmes with the same time last year, he Cabinet yesterday Prime Minister to hold a cer- support all efforts that pro - projects included in with Priority during the period according to the World chaired by His Royal emony at the UN headquarters mote the universal conscience the third edition of the 2019-20122. Health Organisation (WHO). Highness Prime Minis- in Vienna marking the Inter- and the process of interna - Unified Framework The programmes, which are di- T for the Government The UN body said provi- ter Prince Khalifa bin Salman national Day of Conscience, tional collective action in the rectly related to the main themes sional data indicated a “a Al Khalifa in the presence of praising HRH Premier’s key- service of mankind, humanity, Programmes with Priority of the Government Action Plan clear trend”, with all regions His Royal Highness Prince Sal- note speech during the fes - security and peace. The cele- will be implemented soon. (GAP) 2019-2022, meet the re- of the world seeing out - man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the tivity, in which he said that bration was held within the quirements of efforts to achieve breaks. Africa had witnessed Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme the global conscience should framework of co-operation targeting the sovereignty and financial, development and eco- the most dramatic rise - up Commander and First Deputy be more positive, and urged and partnership between the independence of the State and nomic sustainability, consolidate 700 per cent. The agency said Premier, yesterday stressed that concerted efforts by the In - Kingdom of Bahrain and the its constitutional institutions or the basic fundamentals of the actual numbers may be far the freedom of opinion and ex- ternational Community to Federation of World Peace and religions, sects and components state and society and ensure a greater, since only one in 10 pression guaranteed by the Con- promote security and stabili- Love. of society. supportive environment for sus- cases globally are reported. stitution does by no means imply The session pointed out that tainable development.

FIRE HORROR

DON’T MISS IT Paris disfigured as blaze engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral Paris The soaring spire collapsed in flames, and a church spokesman says the entire Meeting fire broke out at Notre Dame Ca- wooden interior of the 12th century land- 02 highlights thedral in Central Paris yesterday mark is burning and likely to be destroyed. national unity Aafternoon, a spokesman from the The massive fire engulfed the roof of fire department said. the cathedral in the heart of the French Smoke could be seen billowing out capital as Parisians watched in horror. Focus on from the top of the medieval cathe- Notre Dame spokesman Andre Finot 03 Malaysia ties dral, as flames leapt out besides its two told French media: “Everything is burn- bell towers, witnesses said, while black ing, nothing will remain from the frame.” Support to SMEs smoke was seen shooting from the base of The cathedral is home to incalculable the spire, which is undergoing renovation. works of art and is one of the world’s most 04 stressed Fire spread rapidly through a major famous tourist attractions. portion of the magnificent Gothic cathe- Paris is disfigured. The city will never dral at the heart of Paris. be like it was before,” said Philippe, a The Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said communications worker, who had biked the fire service was currently “trying to over after being alerted of the fire by a control the flames.” The soaring spire collapsed in flames. friend. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 02 Meeting highlights national unity Manama They pointed out that the government will not hesitate to is Royal Highness Prime take all necessary measures that Minister Prince Khalifa would preserve civic peace, and Hbin Salman Al Khalifa re- put an end to any acts aiming to ceived His Royal Highness Prince take advantage of the wide scope Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the of freedom to fuel hatred and fal- Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme sify facts in a way that would have Commander and First Deputy a negative impact on the cohesive Premier, at the Gudaibiya Palace social fabric. yesterday. HRH the Prime Minister and HRH the Premier and HRH HRH the Crown Prince reviewed the Crown Prince stressed that the measures that ministries and the ongoing developments and the relevant state departments challenges require cementing have been directed to take to and supporting national unity, ensure that all platforms that warning of some practises aimed are available for everyone should at affecting the bases of pluralism not be used in a way that would and complementarity in the Bah- affect the Bahraini society’s val- raini society. HRH the Premier receives HRH the Crown Prince ues and morals. HRH Premier’s support for Bahraini-US relations lauded Manama ment and people of the United States of America, wishing the RH Prime Minister Prince friendly country and its people Khalifa bin Salman Al durable growth and advance- HKhalifa yesterday dele- ment. gated Shaikh Khalifa bin Rashid They highlighted the depth Al Khalifa and Southern Gov- of the bilateral relations and ernor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al cooperation based on mutu - Khalifa to attend a celebration al respect and keenness to hosted by US Ambassador to achieve joint interests. Bahrain, Justin Siberell, to mark The US Ambassador ex - America’s 243rd Independence pressed sincere appreciation of Day. HRH the Prime Minister’s sup- Shaikh Khalifa bin Rashid and port for promoting the bilater- Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali con - al relations and cooperation, veyed greetings and congratu- stressing to broaden coopera- lations of HRH the Prime Min- tion to meet the aspirations of ister to Leadership, govern - Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali, Shaikh Khalifa bin Rashid, Mr Siberell along with other dignitaries at the cake-cutting ceremony marking the occasion. the two friendly nations.

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Call +973 39936618 or log on to www.licinternational.com TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 03 Focus on Malaysia ties HRH the Premier hails growing ties between the Kingdom and Malaysia

ster relations with Malaysia and HRH the Premier asked the HRH the Prime enhance bilateral economic part- Malaysian Minister to convey his • nership, pointing out the promis- greetings to his Malaysian coun- Minister praised strong ing capabilities of both countries terpart as well as his best wishes and growing relations given the location of Bahrain as a of more growth and prosperity to between both countries gateway to the Gulf region and an the Malaysian people. and common keenness important regional financial and He praised strong and growing investment hub. relations between both countries to further bolster them. He also underlined the need to and common keenness to further take advantage of Malaysia’s ca- bolster them for the best interest He affirmed Bahrain’s pabilities and distinguished sta- of both countries and peoples. unrelenting• efforts to tus in the Association of South- He affirmed Bahrain’s unre- promote the business east Asian Nations (Asean) group. lenting efforts to promote the HRH the Premier was speak- business and investment climate and investment climate. ing as he received at Gudaibi- and boost its competitiveness and ya Palace yesterday Malaysian attractiveness to foreign capitals. Manama Entrepreneurship Development The Malaysian Minister ex- Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Red- pressed thanks and respect to is Royal Highness Prime zuan Yusof and his accompany- HRH the Premier for his efforts Minister Prince Khalifa ing delegation. to enhance bilateral relations, Hbin Salman Al Khalifa The Malaysian minister con- lauding deep-rooted ties binding stressed that boosting economic veyed to HRH the Prime Minister both countries. co-operation between countries the greetings of his Malaysian He also praised the key role promotes investment and entre- counterpart Dr Mahathir Bin played by HRH the Premier in preneurship. Mohamad and his best wishes fast-tracking development in The Prime Minister affirmed of more progress and prosperity Bahrain, lauding the Kingdom’s the Kingdom’s keenness to bol- to Bahrain. HRH the Premier receives Mr Redzuan Yusof. achievements in various fields. Lawmaker calls to appoint more govt doctors TDT | Manama The representative for the “There are 3,600 people for sured that a number of meas- Mohammed Zafran third constituency of the each doctor while according to ures are being taken to ensure Northern Governorate said the established standards there a reduction in waiting time at nly three government that the people there have been A new health centre should be at least one doctor for the accident and emergency employed doctors are demanding for a health centre every 2,000 people,” he said. section of the Kingdom’s larg- available to serve a pop- for a long time now. and more doctors According to the Ministry of est hospital. O are needed to meet ulation of over 10,000 people in He urged the Ministry of Health, efforts to build a health The Minister of Health Dr the third constituency of the Health to speed up the proce- the health care centre in the area is being de- Faeqa Al Saleh said that the Northern Governorate, it was dure to build a health centre needs of people in layed due to lack of availability measures to be taken include claimed. for the constituency. Budaiya and Jasrah. of land. redirecting some non-emer- A new health centre and “Currently, the public health MR AL DOSARI However, the ministry pre- gency cases to the health cen- more doctors are needed to facilities in areas including Bu- viously had assured that more tres, training the public on CPR, meet the health care needs of daiya and Jasrah is not up to health centres were being training the public with basic people in Budaiya and Jasrah, the mark. As of now, there is planned for areas including skills to attend certain cases at according to MP Abdullah Al only a clinic where there are “The clinic is a modest one not able to cater to the needs of Budaiya and Salman City. home and updating the systems Dosari. just three doctors. without much facilities and it is 10,700 people registered there. Meanwhile, the ministry as- for the department.

Man held for circulating Startup Factory to mentor budding entrepreneurs false news Manama

ublic Prosecutor Abdul- Plah Al Thawadi said the Public Prosecution Office had received a communica- tion from the Cyber Crime Directorate saying that an in- dividual posted on his social media account rumours that would harm national securi- ty, public order and interest. He said the Public Pros- ecution’s investigations re- vealed that the individual had published on his social media account information Shaikh Hisham with other dignitaries at the launching ceremony. questioning the govern- ment policies and its exter- TDT | Manama and maintain their companies. “Some need no help, just a nal relations, in addition to Part of the services offered finger in the right direction, circulating false informa- he Startup Factory - a new are: financial planning, cash flow and other need specialised tion that would undermine local Bahraini Incubator management, product develop- training and guidance. Our confidence in the coalition Ttargeting the youth, was ment, marketing training, team partner companies are avail- forces’ capabilities and that officially launched yesterday. building, funding and mentor- able for in-house training, their successes are mere The event was held under the ship. mentorship, and downstream false and misleading. patronage of Shaikh Hisham bin “The Startup Factory is playing subcontracting. The Public Prosecution Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, Gover- a role identifying and promoting “That means if your prod- questioned the individual nor of the Capital. our local talent, and our ultimate uct/service is good enough, and ordered him to be re- Founded by Hamed Fakhro and goal is to help create and nurture we have buyers ready to start manded in custody pending located in Seef (Orchid Building), Bahraini companies that can ex- ordering. Our selection crite- further investigation after the Startup Factory is an incuba- port their goods and services to ria are tough, and starting a charging him with circu- tor targeting local start-ups that the rest of the world. I’ve already company is not for the faint lating false and malicious need guidance and support. seen great potential and can’t of heart. So only apply if you news and rumours in war- Utilising a vast network of spe- wait to see how they perform,” are ready for a world of hurt. time that would weaken the cialist mentors, companies, and he said. Welcome to The Startup Fac- social cohesion and damage government relationships, Mr According to Mr Fakhro, each tory, the first step to making the national security and Fakhro will guide and assist them start-up will have a custom-made your dreams (and nightmares) public order. as a mentor and show how to start programme tailored to their needs. come true.” TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 04

Finance Minister highlights technological initiatives at key meeting TDT | Manama nological advancements are re- investment opportunities. platform that delivers citizens’ shaping the global economy, and He also spoke of Bahrain’s ef- suggestions to various govern- he Minister of Finance ways through which the region forts in adapting to technology ment entities; Sijilat, an online and National Econo - can capitalise on their benefits. advances, which include the commercial registration system Tmy, Shaikh Salman bin During the meeting, Shaikh launch of a regulatory sand - that simplifies business regis- Khalifa Al Khalifa, attended a Salman noted that promoting box for Fintech companies, the tration processes; and Benayat, meeting with the Ministers and the development and deploy- introduction of a 5G network, a new streamlined process for Governors of the Middle East ment of emerging-technologies and strengthening the digital issuing building permits. and North Africa (MENA) at the is of paramount importance to infrastructure to promote cloud Shaikh Salman concluded by International Monetary Fund achieving long-term develop- computing. highlighting the essential role (IMF) headquarters in Wash- ment goals. Shaikh Salman went on to re- multilateral agencies play in ington, DC. In this regard, Shaikh Salman view key strategic technolog- the proliferation of emerging Held under the banner of spoke of Bahrain’s extensive dig- ical initiatives, which include technologies, and underlined “Technology and its Potential to ital transformation that contin- the national suggestions and the importance of bridging the Transform MENAP Economies,” ues to enhance public sector ef- complaints system ‘Tawasul’, digital divide between all coun- the meeting discussed how tech- ficiency, and provide promising Shaikh Salman speaks the ministerial meeting held in Washington, DC. an electronic communication tries.

Sacked employee Support to SMEs stressed reinstated by Industry Minister highlights the Kingdom’s initiatives to promote entrepreneurship court order Manama TDT | Manama

inister of Industry, he Court of Cassation Commerce and Tour- yesterday ordered a The court ordered Mism, Zayed Al Zayani, Trights institution to re- to reinstate the delivered the opening speech instate a Bahraini employee man as a full-time at the Ministerial Meeting of who was arbitrarily fired when Countries of Emerging Insti- the administration of the es- employee at the tutions, which was held on the tablishment was changed. institution and to sidelines of the World Entre- According to the plaintiff’s reject his other preneurship Congress yester- lawyer, Dr Mohammed Abu- demands, including day. Hussain, the man worked as the financial The event was organised by a part-timer at the institution compensation. the Global Entrepreneurship for fifteen months back in the DR ABUHUSSAIN Network (GEN) and the World years 2013, 2014. Bank Group. Mr Al Zayani delivers the opening speech at the ministerial meeting. On August 17, 2014, the Sec- The minister welcomed all retary General of the institution from the institution and to pay 48 delegations attending the rain’s experience in supporting portance of expanding co-op- appointed the man as a full-time him BD100 as temporary civil World Entrepreneurship Con- emerging institutions by the eration and bolstering co-ordi- employee due to his excellent compensation. gress. formation of the Small and Me- nation to develop the sector of performance. The decision was The man lost the case as his He reviewed Bahrain’s gov- dium Enterprises Development small and medium enterprises implemented on September 1 of employment wasn’t approved ernment diligent endeavour to Council, in addition to the adop- 48 (SMEs), promote entrepreneur- the same year. by the president of the insti- support the emerging, small tion of a strategic plan aimed at delegations representing ship programmes and exchange Dr AbuHussain explained tution. and medium enterprises sector raising the contribution to GDP, various countries expertise. that his client was given the However, he appealed against that has witnessed a signifi - increasing exports and creating and institutions are Mr Al Zayani also held dis- choice by the officials at the the verdict on the pretext that cant increase in contribution to new employment opportunities. attending the World cussions with US Small Business institution to “either return to he had worked for eight con- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) . He noted Bahrain’s eager- Entrepreneurship Administrator David Glaccum, his part-time job or leave the secutive months as a full-time He thanked the initiatives ness to be a centre of emerging Congress. Malaysian Entrepreneurship establishment”. employee before the adminis- adopted by the government, projects through the constant Development Minister Datuk The lawyer said this hap- tration decided to sack him. led by HRH the Prime Minister development of legislation and Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof, Ni- pened eight months after the The court mentioned in its Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al laws on providing a stimulating gerian Minister of Industry, man was assigned his new job verdict that despite the absence Khalifa and the support of HRH investment environment. on the sector of entrepreneur- Trade and Investment Aisha and shortly after the Secretary of an approval on the appel- Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Separately, Mr Al Zayani met ship in the Kingdom and the Abubakar, Maldivian Minis- General, who hired the man as a lant’s employment from the in- Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Dep- Polish Undersecretary of State Government’s efforts to draw- ter of State for Economic De- full-time employee, had retired. stitution’s president, the latter’s uty Supreme Commander and in the Ministry of Enterprise up strategies aimed to develop velopment Mohamed Iyad The administration also in- decision to sack the employee First Deputy Prime Minister, to and Technology Tadeusz Ko- entrepreneurship and provide Hameed and Nepalese Minister formed the Social Insurance eight months later revokes his develop this vital sector. scinski. the require facilities. of Industry, Trade and Supplies Organisation (SIO) that the man right of cancelling the employ- The minister touched on Bah- He briefed the Polish official The minister stressed the im- Matrika Prasad Yadav. was sacked as the head of the ment. intuition didn’t approve his em- The court ordered to rein- ployment. state the man as a full-time em- The man then filed a lawsuit ployee at the institution and at the Civil Court demanding to reject his other demands, ‘Drug addict’ acquitted after ‘unconstitutional arrest’ the revocation of the admin- including the financial com- TDT | Manama istration’s decision to fire him pensation. Prosecution accused the defend- of residence or movement re- ant of possessing and abusing stricted, except under the pro- defendant was acquitted narcotics (Clonazepam and Di- vision of the law and under ju- by the Minor Criminal The officer arrested my azepam), as shown in his blood dicial supervision”. TRA to launch registration for ACourt of possessing and client without obtaining and urine samples. However, Mr Salah also referred to abusing narcotics, despite his any order from the Public Mr Salah questioned the arrest the “Stop” spray as a regular domain names in Arabic substance that is used by auto- blood and urine tests showed Prosecution, in violation procedures, stating that they’re TDT | Manama traces of drugs. of the Constitution. breaching the Kingdom’s con- mobile garages and mechanics, This was revealed yesterday by stitution. adding that it’s not listed as a the defendant’s lawyer Omair Sa- MR SALAH The lawyer told the judges narcotic or prohibited substance n an effort to promote the lah, who pleaded for the release were in an “abnormal” state, and that the officer arrested his cli- criminalising its consumption. Arabic electronic content, of his client, claiming that the that they were high on a carbu- ent without obtaining any order The court ordered to acquit Ithe Telecommunications nature of his arrest was against rettor cleaner spray commonly from the Public Prosecution, the defendant for the invalida- Regulatory Authority (TRA), the Kingdom’s Constitution. known as “Stop”. in violation of Article 19/b of tion of the arrest and inspection in co-operation with the Inter- The details of the case show Both men were arrested and the Constitution, which stipu- procedures, and also for taking net Corporation for Assigned Shaikh Nasser bin Mohamed that the suspects were stopped the results of their blood and lates that “a person cannot be the sample of the defendant’s Names and Numbers (ICANN), by a police patrol vehicle and urine tests came out positive for arrested, detained, imprisoned blood and urine without obtain- has worked to obtain the nec- General Director Shaikh Nas- were asked for their identities. abusing drugs. or searched, or his place of res- ing the permission of the Public essary permissions to manage ser bin Mohamed Al Khalifa. The officer said both men On July 6 last year, the Public idence specified or his freedom Prosecution. the Internationalised Domain “This initiative is the result Name in Arabic equivalent to of Ministerial Resolution No. the existing English domain 11 of 2018 which was published (.bh). in the Official Gazette on the “The Arabic language is the 18th of October 2018, stating Suspects released in court bribe case fastest growing on the Internet that TRA is the official author- TDT | Manama in terms of content. Arabic is ity responsible for managing red-handed last February while Their arrest came after the An- believed to be BD50,000. also the fifth language in the domain name operations in the he Lower Criminal Court receiving part of a BD50,000 ti-corruption and Economic and Sources also confirmed that the world in terms of the num - Kingdom, and also the recently yesterday ordered to re- bribe to release an inmate, ac- Electronic Security Directorate employee at the Ministry of Justice, ber of speakers which is very issued Royal Decree No 33 of Tlease two defendants, a cording to prosecutors. within the Interior Ministry, re- Islamic Affairs and Endowments important and reflects TRA’s 2019 stating that TRA is the court employee and his sister As reported by Tribune earlier, ceived a tip-off. had been recently promoted to the keenness to provide a national government authority respon- who is a lawyer, on guarantee of the defendants received the bribe A trap was set to arrest the post of an acting supervisor at the domain promoting the devel- sible for registering domain their place of residence. to allegedly facilitate a convict’s suspects and sources informed Civil Court and that he oddly dis- opment of websites with Ar- names and levying collectible The siblings were arrested release from jail. that the amount of the bribe is appeared on the day of his arrest. abic content,” said TRA Acting fees,” he added. 05 TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 world

Nuclear fuel China using AI to identify removed from Uighurs across China: NYT crippled Japan Protestors step up Hong Kong, China plant Tokyo, Japan hinese authorities are Cusing a vast system of fa- he operator of Japan’s cial recognition technology Tcrippled Fukushima pressure in Sudan to track its Uighur Muslim power plant on Monday be- minority across the country, gan removing atomic fuel AFP | Khartoum, Sudan according to a story in the New from inside a building hous- York Times. ing one of the reactors that Beijing has already attracted melted down in 2011. udan’s military rulers widespread criticism for its The delicate operation faced pressure from dem- treatment of Uighurs in the represents the first time Sonstrators and Western northwest region of Xinjiang, the Tokyo Electric Power governments to hand power where up to one million mem- Co (TEPCO) has pulled out to a new civilian government bers of mostly Muslim Tur- fuel from inside a highly yesterday as activists warned of kic-speaking minority groups contaminated building con- an attempt to disperse a 10-day- are held in internment camps, taining the melted-down re- old mass protest outside army according to estimates cited by actor, and comes four years headquarters. a UN panel. Representative picture (Courtesy of behind schedule. Thousands remained camped But according to a Times ar- Fortune) Due to high radiation outside the complex in Khar- Sudanese demonstrators surround soldiers as they gather near the military ticle on Sunday, facial recogni- levels, technicians used re- toum overnight after protest headquarters in the capital Khartoum tion technology -- integrated there have been concerns in mote-controlled equipment leaders issued demands to the into China’s huge networks the international community to haul fuel from a “storage military council set up follow- area to protect our revolution.” The talks came a day after the of surveillance cameras -- has that new smart technology is pool” inside the building. ing the ouster of veteran presi- Witnesses said several army embassies of Britain, the Unit- been programmed to look ex- being used for heavy police Operations were briefly dent Omar al-Bashir. vehicles had surrounded the ed States and Norway issued a clusively for Uighurs based surveillance in recent years suspended early Monday The organisation that spear- area and that troops were seen joint statement saying the “le- on their appearance and keep after violent inter-ethnic ten- afternoon after a problem headed the months of protests removing the barricades which gitimate change” the Sudanese records of their movements sions. with the equipment remov- leading to Bashir’s fall, the Su- demonstrators had put up as a people demanded had not taken across China. The Times cites experts ing the fuel, but resumed danese Professionals Associa- security measure. place. Police are now reportedly who say this is the first known shortly afterwards. tion, called on their supporters Britain’s ambassador to Khar- “It is time for the transi - using artificial intelligence (AI) example of a government in- TEPCO estimates it will to boost the numbers at the toum, Irfan Siddiq, met the new tional military council and all technology to target Uighurs tentionally using AI for racial take two years to remove complex. military council’s deputy and other parties to enter into an outside Xinjiang, including in profiling, with appetite for the 566 units of nuclear fuel, “There is an attempt to dis- stated his “top request was no inclusive dialogue to effect a wealthy cities like Hangzhou new systems growing in cities most of which are already perse the sit-in from the army violence and no attempt to for- transition to civilian rule,” they and Wenzhou. The newspaper across the country. spent. headquarters area, they are try- cibly break the sit in”. said. claims one central city scanned In the central province of ing to remove the barricades,” In the meeting with Moham- The SPA has said a transition- whether residents were Ui- Shaanxi, authorities report- the SPA said in a statement, mad Hamdan Daglo, widely al government and the armed ghurs 500,000 times in one edly “aimed to acquire a smart without saying who was re - known as Himeidti, Siddik forces must bring to justice month alone. camera system last year that Chinese sponsible. wrote on Twitter that he also both Bashir and officials from Beijing announced a plan ‘should support facial rec - “We call on our people to backed the SPA’s call for a civil- his feared National Intelligence in 2017 to become the world ognition to identify Uighur/ pharmaceutical come immediately to the sit-in ian administration. and Security Service (NISS). leader in the AI industry. But non-Uighur attributes’.” plant accident kills 10 Beijing, China 3D print of heart with human tissue, vessels unveiled en people suffocated to Tel Aviv, Israel Tdeath by smoke inhala- tion at a large Chinese phar- cientists in Israel unveiled maceutical firm yesterday, a 3D print of a heart with state media reported, the Shuman tissue and vessels lastest in a spate of deadly yesterday, calling it a first and a industrial incidents across “major medical breakthrough” the country. that advances possibilities for Sparks from a pipe being transplants. welded at Qilu Tianhe Hu- While it remains a far way off, ishi Pharmaceutical Co. in scientists hope one day to be eastern Shandong province able to produce hearts suitable caused a substance to catch for transplant into humans as fire and give off the smoke, well as patches to regenerate state news agency Xinhua defective hearts. reported. The heart produced by re - Twelve rescue workers searchers at Tel Aviv University were hurt but were not in is about the size of a rabbit’s. life-threatening condition, It marked “the first time an- it added. yone anywhere has successful- ly engineered and printed an entire heart replete with cells, blood vessels, ventricles and Israeli professor Tal Dvir presents a 3D print of heart with human tissue at the Canada targets chambers,” said Tal Dvir, who University of Tel Aviv led the project. them into animal models, hope- ment said. Maduro with more “People have managed to fully in about a year, said Dvir. Using the patient’s own tissue sanctions 3D-print the structure of a heart “Maybe, in 10 years, there will is important to eliminate the in the past, but not with cells or be organ printers in the finest risk of an implant provoking Ottawa, Canada with blood vessels,” he said. hospitals around the world, and an immune response and being But the scientists said many these procedures will be con- rejected, Dvir said. anada announced a challenges remain before fully ducted routinely,” he said. Challenges that remain in- Cfourth round of sanc- working 3D printed hearts will But he said hospitals would clude how to expand the cells to tions against Venezuelan be available for transplant into likely start with simpler organs have enough tissue to recreate a President Nicolas Maduro’s patients. than hearts. human-sized heart, he said. regime on Monday in re- Journalists were shown a 3D Current 3D printers are also sponse to what it described print of a heart about the size of Producing ‘ink’ limited by the size of their as its continued “anti-dem- a cherry at Tel Aviv Universi- In its statement announcing resolution and another chal- ocratic actions.” ty on Monday as the research- the research, Tel Aviv Univer- lenge will be figuring out The 43 people targeted ers announced their findings, sity called it a “major medical how to print all small blood by the new measures -- published in the peer-reviewed breakthrough.” vessels. which include asset freezes journal Advanced Science. A biopsy of fatty tissue was 3D printing has opened up and dealings prohibitions Researchers must now teach taken from patients that was possibilities in numerous fields, -- are “responsible for the the printed hearts “to behave” used in the development of the provoking both promise and deteriorating situation in like real ones. The cells are cur- “ink” for the 3D print. controversy. Venezuela,” Foreign Min- rently able to contract, but do First, patient-specific cardiac The technology has devel- ister Chrystia Freeland said not yet have the ability to pump. patches were created followed oped to include 3D prints of This photo taken at the University of Tel Aviv shows a 3D print of heart with in a statement. Then they plan to transplant by the entire heart, the state- everything from homes to guns. human tissue. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 06

Finnish election winner Rinne, Nurse kidnapped by IS 5 yrs ex-trade union ago may be alive, Red Cross tough guy and we thank them for their Louisa Akavi was principled approach.” • ICRC operations director snatched along with Dominik Stillhart said it was an Syrian drivers Alaa Rajab “extremely difficult time” for and Nabil Bakdounes the families of the three. Chairman of the Finnish Social “Louisa is a true and com - Democratic Party Antti Rinne passionate humanitarian. Alaa New Zealand said it Helsinki, Finland • and Nabil were committed col- disagreed with making leagues and an integral part of the abduction public our aid deliveries. inland’s Antti Rinne, the “We call on anyone with infor- FSocial Democrat leader The New York Times mation to please come forward. who will now try to form has• reported the Red If our colleagues are still being a government after a slim held, we call for their immediate election victory, is a for- Cross has reason to and unconditional release.” mer trade union boss once believe she is alive Akavi had carried out 17 field known as the “labour mar- missions with the ICRC and the ket gangster” for his fiery Geneva, Switzerland New Zealand Red Cross, the negotiating skills. statement said. Rajab and Bak- Aged 56, the silver-haired dounes were “dedicated hus- and serious-looking Rinne New Zealand nurse be- bands and caring fathers”, it is no stranger to the top of lieved abducted with two (L/R): Syria’s Alaa Rajab, New Zealand’s Louisa Akavi and Syria’s Nabil Bakdoune were kidnapped more than five years added. government, having become Adrivers by Islamic State ago. (Courtesy of Australian) A spokesman for Akavi’s fami- finance minister in 2014 militants in Syria in 2013 may ly, Tuaine Robati, said she knew when he deposed the then still be alive, the International from time to time as required,” the dangers she faced. leader of his party, Jutta Ur- Committee of the Red Cross has New Zealand Deputy Prime “She’s been through tough pilainen, in a bitterly fought revealed for the first time in an Minister Winston Peters said times in her job before but she’s leadership contest. appeal for news of her where- Monday. stuck at it because she loves it,” Rinne had strongly op- abouts. “This non-combat team was he said. posed Urpilainen’s decision Louisa Akavi was snatched specifically focused on locating KNOW WHAT “Louisa is an incredibly ex- to support the spending cuts along with Syrian drivers Alaa Louisa and identifying opportu- perienced nurse and aid work- put forward by the then Rajab and Nabil Bakdounes nities to recover her. er who knew the risks of her government coalition’s larg- while travelling in a Red Cross “The efforts to locate and re- job. Our family misses her very est partner, the centre-right convoy delivering supplies to cover Louisa are ongoing, and The war in Syria, much and is concerned for her National Coalition Party. Idlib, in the northwest of the there are a number of opera- which began in 2011, safety.” After scraping victory in country. tional or intelligence matters the has claimed more The Kurdish-led SDF, backed the 2019 election by the nar- Armed men stopped their government won’t be comment- by a US-led coalition, captured rowest of margins, Rinne convoy on October 13, 2013, and ing on,” he said. than 370,000 lives the last IS bastion in eastern now faces the prospect of abducted seven people, four of New Zealand Prime Minister and forced millions Syria on March 23, and had de- having to share a platform whom were released the fol - Jacinda Ardern expressed dis- of people to flee tained thousands of suspected with the National Coalition lowing day. appointment at the information their homes. IS fighters. once again, although this The ICRC said it believed they released by the ICRC and refused But this could make it more time as the senior partner. were abducted by the Islamic to answer questions at her week- difficult to find Akavi. Ideological clashes over State group (IS). ly press conference on Monday. The New York Times has re- the need for more austerity “Our latest credible informa- “It absolutely remains the ported the Red Cross has reason -- to which Rinne is vehe- tion indicates that Louisa was government’s view that it would to believe she is alive, because at mently opposed -- may well alive in late 2018,” the group New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda be preferable if this case was not the story. least two people described see- surface again. Having won Ardern fends off questions from the said Sunday in a statement from in the public domain,” she said. “In these situations the pri- ing her in December at a clinic the leadership of his party media about New Zealand Red Cross Geneva. ority must be the safety of the in Sousa, one of the final villages in 2014, Rinne continued to nurse Louisa Akavi named by the New ‘Compassionate humanitarian’ “The ICRC has never been able York Times during a post cabinet hostage and we received clear to be held by IS jihadists. block any government at- to learn more details about Alaa press conference at Parliament in Peters said information about advice that any publicity would “We are speaking out today to tempts at austerity, although and Nabil, and their fate is not Wellington the kidnapping had not been place Louisa at even greater publicly honour and acknowl- he led the Social Democrats known.” previously released for fear that risk,” Peters said. edge Louisa’s, Alaa’s, and Na- to a disappointing defeat in New Zealand said it disagreed “This has involved members any publicity would place the “The government is very bil’s hardship and suffering,” the the 2015 general elections with making the abduction pub- of the NZDF (New Zealand de- hostages at greater risk, and grateful for the cooperation of ICRC statement said. when the party was rele - lic but did confirm it had dis- fence force) drawn from the New Zealand media outlets media outlets over many years The organisation has 98 for- gated to fourth place behind patched a special forces unit to Special Operations Force, and which knew Akavi had been tak- in respecting this advice and eign workers and 580 Syrians the populist, then-euros- Syria to search for Akavi. personnel have visited Syria en hostage agreed not to publish undertaking not to publish ... working in the country. ceptic Finns Party. White House denies Trump inciting violence against lawmaker Washington, United States Sanders, meanwhile, defended Sanders, however, defended Muslim in this country should he top Democrat in the US the president Sunday against Trump, telling ABC television’s be tired of it,” she said. TCongress ordered a safety accusations that he was inciting “This Week” that “the president “CAIR was founded after 9/11,” review for a Muslim lawmaker violence toward Omar. is wishing no ill will and certain- she added, “because they rec- and her family Sunday after ac- Omar has been at the center ly not violence towards anyone.” ognized that some people did cusing President Donald Trump of an escalating row after a clip But, she added: “It’s absolutely something and that all of us were of putting her in danger by emerged of her characterizing abhorrent the comments she starting to lose access to our civil tweeting a video of her spliced the deadliest attack on US soil continues to make and has made liberties.” with footage of the 9/11 attacks. as “some people did something.” and (Democrats) look the other The civil rights group was in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi On Friday, Trump tweet - way. “I find her comments to be fact founded in 1994 but grew took time out from an official ed a video that juxtaposed the absolutely disgraceful and unbe- significantly after 2001. trip to issue a strong statement snippet -- which Omar’s fellow fitting of a member of Congress The speech did not initially urging Trump to remove the clip Democrats say was taken out of and I think that it’s a good thing receive significant attention un- featuring Minnesota congress- context -- with images of the hi- that the president is calling her til the snippet in question was woman Ilhan Omar. jacked planes used in the attacks Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) walks from the House Chamber after a House out for those comments, and the highlighted weeks later by con- “Following the president’s crashing into the World Trade vote on a resolution to condemn anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred and big question is why aren’t Dem- troversial Australian personal- tweet, I spoke with the sergeant- Center’s twin towers that once bigotry, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC ocrats doing it as well.” ity Mohammad Tawhidi who at-arms to ensure that Capitol dominated New York’s skyline. refers to himself as the “Imam Police are conducting a security Menacing music accompanies encing or replying to the Presi- endangering lives. It has to stop.” ‘Unwavering love for America’ of Peace.” assessment to safeguard Con- Omar’s words. dent’s video.” Prominent Democrats includ- The controversy arose after Omar mounted a trenchant gresswoman Omar, her family The clip, which had been “Violent crimes and other acts ing Beto O’Rourke, Kamala Har- Omar delivered a 20-minute ad- fightback, tweeting Saturday: and her staff,” she said. viewed more than 9.4 million of hate by right-wing extremists ris and Omar’s fellow first-time dress to the Council on Amer- “No one person -- no matter how “The president’s words weigh times as of Sunday afternoon, and white nationalists are on the Congresswoman Alexandria Oc- ican Islamic Relations (CAIR) corrupt, inept, or vicious -– can a ton, and his hateful and in - ends with the words: “SEPTEM- rise in this country and around asio-Cortez were quick to rush shortly after the New Zealand threaten my unwavering love for flammatory rhetoric creates real BER 11 2001 WE REMEMBER.” the world,” she said. “We can no to Omar’s defense, accusing the mosque attacks in March. America. danger. President Trump must Omar said in a statement post- longer ignore that they are being president and other Republicans “For far too long, we have lived “I stand undeterred to contin- take down his disrespectful and ed on Twitter Sunday that many encouraged by the occupant of of deliberately de-contextualiz- with the discomfort of being a ue fighting for equal opportunity dangerous video.” of the increased threats she had the highest office in the land.” ing her remarks and endanger- second-class citizen and, frank- in our pursuit of happiness for Trump’s spokeswoman Sarah received were “directly refer- “We are all Americans. This is ing her life. ly, I’m tired of it, and every single all Americans.” TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 07

The ghost ships of Lagos AFP | Lagos, Nigeria Night-time curfew “We will store them in the day. Small groups of former crew said the price of removal was tanks, deep inside the wrecks, But a lack of fully function- lounge on several of the wrecks, prohibitive. In Lighthouse Beach, a mostly he two men in the motor- then at night usually, it will be ing refineries means crude is lodging in dim, disused cabins, “Because removing them is quiet get-away lined by large ised wooden canoe look picked up.” exported, processed and then keeping watch for anyone seek- so costly, neither the state gov- beach houses, a wreck at the Taround warily as they Middle men could typically imported for use. ing to strip the ships of valuable ernment nor the federal govern- very end of the shore has been a leave a towering shipwreck in make at least $80 to $200 (70 Much of it is shipped through scrap. ment takes enough responsibil- landmark for visitors for years. the Lagos lagoon, with the bar- to 180 euros) a trip for several the narrow marine corridor into One crew member, who asked ity for their removal,” he said. In parts of the waterways, rels of oil on board barely con- years. “It’s big business,” he said. Lagos. Hundreds of ships wait not to be identified, said he and Small groups of naval officials, scuba-diving and spearfishing cealed under rags. for days on the horizon of the three others had worked shifts some with uniformed t-shirts, capitalise on the wrecks aesthet- The rusting hulk of iron and Marine cemetery Gulf of Guinea to get into the to stay in the cabin all day and others topless in the sun, bask ics and the aquatic life it attracts. peeling paint has been battered Scores of shipwrecks in Lagos’ port and discharge their goods. night for 15 months since the on the upper decks of confiscat- Yet many of the wrecks, below by the elements and is half sub- waterways, coastal waters and On the way in and out they ship capsized. ed ships. sea level and invisible above it, merged in the water. Sprouts of on the shores of its beaches have pass the skeletons of scuttled Copper and bronze and the Tunji Adejumo, a landscape present numerous dangers. green shoots on deck indicate turned parts of its shoreline into and abandoned ships, some of brass from the ship’s propel - architect and ecologist at UNI- A 6:00 pm curfew exists how long it has been abandoned. a marine cemetery. which have capsized because ler could be sold for as much LAG, says the navy has be - for commercial boats, But on closer inspection, the In Kiri-Kiri, the lagoon cor- of the effects on the tides of the as 20,000,000 naira ($55,000), come the main monitoring which is imposed in part wreck is a working storage facil- ridor, scores of wrecks and dis- wrecks. he said. agency on the coastline. to prevent accidents. ity for stolen or “bunkered” oil, carded ship scrap provide useful Yet there are also suspicions “People will come and steal “Yet even still, many of White flags are hoist- as it is known in Nigeria. cover to hide illicit goods and that amidst lax marine regu- valuables that are still here,” he these shipping companies ed on few of the be - “Oladele”, a 30-year-old who barrels of oil and gas. lation, companies treat Lagos’ added. are able to avoid culpa- low-the-water wrecks to did not want to publicise his real From there, the waters offer waters as a ship refuse site, bility for leaving warn approaching craft name, has plied the waters on an easy route up the Lagos coast avoiding incurring the expense Policing the waters their wrecks in but most have no vis- his boat since he was 15. to Benin and beyond. of disposing of old vessels. The Nigerian Maritime Ad- the water,” he ible warning signs, He says it’s not the only wreck Expensive scrap metal Experts say the wrecks act ministration and Safety Agency, said. meaning riders have that stores illegally imported culled from unmanned as groynes, halting the flow of which polices the country’s wa- “These shipwrecks to remember where oil brought into the port by the wrecks can be sold for sand downshore and accelerat- terways, says it is proactive in hurt the aesthetics of the they are. huge tankers delivering petrol thousands of dollars. ing erosion. removing the likely hundreds of coastline. They degrade “It can be dangerous rid - and gas, then sold on in neigh- Nigeria is Africa’s Lack of regulation on the wa- wrecks but concede that remov- over time, dumped ing the boats at night,” said bouring Benin and Togo. largest oil producer, ters has also helped illicit activ- ing them is expensive. there but rarely dealt Oladele. “Every ship does it. They will churning out about ity thrive, turning the ghost Taibat Lawanson, a professor with. And they have “But the curfew also protects declare 10 tonnes but bring in two million ships into hideouts for sea of urban planning at the Uni- serious environmental all these crazy activities that you 12,” he said. barrels a criminals. versity of Lagos (UNILAG), effects.” would see if you travelled here after dark.”

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in the House of Representatives when the former colonial powers by Rep. John Conyers every year and former colonies met to revisit from 1989 until his resignation in and discuss Columbus’s arrival in Reparations: A 2017. It called for a formal study the New World. of the impact of slavery on Afri- The Mexican case is especially can-Americans living today and complicated. Several polls showed JORGE G CASTANEDA the development of a proposal for Mexicans disagreed on López Ob- conversation reparations, among other things. rador’s call for an apology as well hree weeks ago and 500 The bill was reintroduced this as the issue’s relevance. Histo- years after the arrival of year by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. rians also made several points THernán Cortés in Veracruz, Most recently, several contend- against his stance. worth having President Andrés Manuel López ers for the Democratic Party’s First, the historians stated that Obrador of Mexico sent a letter presidential nomination, most Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital, to the king of Spain. In it, he de- notably Elizabeth Warren, have was captured thanks as much to manded an apology for the abuses expressed some level of support Cortés’ allies among the other The debate on when it is inflicted on the indigenous peo- for reparations for the descend- indigenous peoples of the time ples of Mexico by Spain, in view of ants of enslaved men and women. as to the Spaniards themselves. relevant to apologise and pay what the Spaniards now consider What all of this tells us is that Then they recalled that the Az- reparations for misdeeds and “human rights violations.” the past is never dead and that no tecs were no choir children: They And last week the prime min- matter how anachronistic some resorted to cannibalism, human human rights violations tells us ister of Belgium apologised in demands may seem, historical sacrifice, local wars to subjugate Parliament for the kidnapping, grievances abound. other peoples and violent repres- that the past is never dead deportation and forced adoption The past five centuries of world sion of their enemies. Finally, and of thousands of children born to history have featured conquests, most important, they noted that mixed-race couples in its former plunder, torture, genocide, slav- Mexicans have always held an African colonies. ery, occupation and worse. The ambivalent position on their own National apologies for mis - trend towards asking forgiveness national identity. deeds, crimes and odious be - and making reparations is overall During the past decades, chil- haviour are not new. The West a good thing. It acknowledges dren’s textbooks have implied that German government of Konrad history while pointing a way for- today’s inhabitants of Mexico are Adenauer paid billions in repa- ward, whether it be consolidat- descended from indigenous peo- rations to the state of Israel and ing a national identity in Mexico, ple and not from the Spanish. The Jewish people for Nazi crimes. apologising for atrocious colonial official narrative for more than a Former President Jacques Chirac misdeeds in Africa or addressing century now in Mexico is that it of France apologised for deport- inequality between blacks and is the mestizo country par excel- ing thousands of Jews to Nazi whites in America. lence. As the nameplate at the Na- death camps. The debate over the Spanish tional Anthropology Museum and The reparations debate in the and Portuguese conquests of what Tlatelolco Square, where the final United States continues. A bill is now called Latin America took defeat of the Aztecs occurred, known as H.R. 40 was introduced on a new meaning after 1992, proclaims, “Neither a victory nor a Brexit heads for that riveting black hole

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friend sent me a BBC Scot- land video of Jay Laffer- A ty, a Scottish comedian, summing up the Brexit situation almost three years after Britain The British voted to leave the European Un- ion: cannot “So the way I understand it is that Parliament have said no to actually go Theresa’s deal,” she says, refer- through with ring to Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain. “And they’ve said something no to no deal, but some of them said yes to no deal but no to The- that will resa’s deal, but not as many that said no to no deal and no to The- lower their resa’s deal, but they don’t actually have a deal of their own, which incomes, is a big deal because without a deal then no deal is more likely make them to be the deal that’s dealt, and the people who want the deal can’t be poorer, lose dealing with that.” Or, as Tom Baldwin, director them jobs of communications for the Peo- ple’s Vote campaign for a second and drain referendum, put it to me: “The problem with Brexit is not There- investment sa May. The problem with Brexit is Brexit.” Here we are. Brexit is not do- poorer, lose them jobs, drain in- Britain is doing, confronted by “Remain” camp. More than six over-the-cliff Brexit favoured able because it makes no sense, vestment, expose their market its most important decision in million people have signed a pe- by Tory hard-liners whose ab- whatever the prime minister’s to trade deals over which they decades. tition in favour of staying in the solutist demands have ensured scattershot efforts or offers to would have no say, and — just The European Union’s exten- union. A million people recently May’s proposed “deal” (in reality resign. You can hoodwink people an afterthought — lead to the sion of the exit deadline, original- marched. Brexiteers are defect- a kick-the-can fudge) never had a — but not if you give them three breakup of Britain. ly set for March 29, until the end ing. Nick Ferrari, an influential chance. It opened up a six-month years to reflect on how they were They cannot even if President of October looks to me like the radio broadcaster, announced period of reflection during which hoodwinked before doing the Donald Trump calls the Europe- beginning of the end of Brexit. It this month that he’d changed his all sorts of things could happen. deed the hoodwinking was about. an Union “brutal” as he enfolds may still happen, but for the first mind. “Just bloody stay and we’ll Most are likely to be inimical to The British cannot actually go gentle Kim Jong Un of North Ko- time the odds on it happening are move on to other things,” he said. Brexit. through with something that will rea in a love embrace. To live is not better than even. “Enough is enough.” The cost of this madness is lower their incomes, make them also to think again. That is what The momentum is with the The extension averted the sinking in. As Martin Fletcher

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in the House of Representatives when the former colonial powers The past five centuries of López Obrador said in his let- by Rep. John Conyers every year and former colonies met to revisit ter to King Philip VI that he was from 1989 until his resignation in and discuss Columbus’s arrival in world history have featured not requesting reparations; the Reparations: A 2017. It called for a formal study the New World. conquests, plunder, torture, conquest cannot be repaired. The of the impact of slavery on Afri- The Mexican case is especially genocide, slavery, occupa- apology he demanded was imme- TOP can-Americans living today and complicated. Several polls showed tion and worse. The trend diately rejected by the government JORGE G CASTANEDA the development of a proposal for Mexicans disagreed on López Ob- towards asking forgiveness in Madrid, and in all likelihood, 4 conversation reparations, among other things. rador’s call for an apology as well and making reparations is the entire affair will fade away. TWEETS hree weeks ago and 500 The bill was reintroduced this as the issue’s relevance. Histo- overall a good thing. The Mexican president’s ploy was years after the arrival of year by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. rians also made several points almost certainly demagogic in in- THernán Cortés in Veracruz, Most recently, several contend- against his stance. tent and motivation, invoking an 01 worth having President Andrés Manuel López ers for the Democratic Party’s First, the historians stated that anti-Spanish sentiment that he Obrador of Mexico sent a letter presidential nomination, most Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital, believes exists in Mexico, though to the king of Spain. In it, he de- notably Elizabeth Warren, have was captured thanks as much to polls suggest otherwise. manded an apology for the abuses expressed some level of support Cortés’ allies among the other Mexico does not need an apol- The debate on when it is inflicted on the indigenous peo- for reparations for the descend- indigenous peoples of the time ogy, because it has no conflict ples of Mexico by Spain, in view of ants of enslaved men and women. as to the Spaniards themselves. with Spain today. But beyond the relevant to apologise and pay what the Spaniards now consider What all of this tells us is that Then they recalled that the Az- Mexican populist gesture, and the reparations for misdeeds and “human rights violations.” the past is never dead and that no tecs were no choir children: They defeat, here took place the painful debates in the United States, Eu- heavy iron hook fell And last week the prime min- matter how anachronistic some resorted to cannibalism, human birth of the mestizo people that rope and Canada, however, lies a Aon my head when human rights violations tells us ister of Belgium apologised in demands may seem, historical sacrifice, local wars to subjugate today is Mexico.” conversation waiting to be held. a temple Thulabharam Parliament for the kidnapping, grievances abound. other peoples and violent repres- There can be no “mestizaje” There are challenges for other scale gave way. Lots of that the past is never dead deportation and forced adoption The past five centuries of world sion of their enemies. Finally, and without both civilisations — the peoples and groups that require blood but no apparent of thousands of children born to history have featured conquests, most important, they noted that Spanish and the original peoples — atonement or forgiveness in order other damage. Thank mixed-race couples in its former plunder, torture, genocide, slav- Mexicans have always held an taking part in it. However violent to be addressed. In some cases, it God it didn’t hurt any- African colonies. ery, occupation and worse. The ambivalent position on their own their encounter may have been, can make an enormous difference, one around me — could National apologies for mis - trend towards asking forgiveness national identity. and acknowledging the brutal na- as with African-Americans, race have caused a very seri- deeds, crimes and odious be - and making reparations is overall During the past decades, chil- ture of the conquest, Mexicans and slavery in the United States. In ous injury. haviour are not new. The West a good thing. It acknowledges dren’s textbooks have implied that seem to prefer to let sleeping dogs others, it can disentangle compli- @ShashiTharoor German government of Konrad history while pointing a way for- today’s inhabitants of Mexico are lie. While racism against indige- cated questions of national identity Adenauer paid billions in repa- ward, whether it be consolidat- descended from indigenous peo- nous minorities in Mexico is unde- and victimisation, as in Mexico. rations to the state of Israel and ing a national identity in Mexico, ple and not from the Spanish. The niable, and the country’s Europe- Reparations may be ultimately Jewish people for Nazi crimes. apologising for atrocious colonial official narrative for more than a an-origin tiny minority frequently relevant only in some cases. But 02 Former President Jacques Chirac misdeeds in Africa or addressing century now in Mexico is that it resorts to racist attitudes toward history is always relevant. of France apologised for deport- inequality between blacks and is the mestizo country par excel- mestizos, an overwhelming ma- ing thousands of Jews to Nazi whites in America. lence. As the nameplate at the Na- jority of the people of Mexico are (Jorge G Castañeda, Mexico’s foreign minister from 2000 to 2003, is a death camps. The debate over the Spanish tional Anthropology Museum and mestizos today. There are myriad professor at New York University and The reparations debate in the and Portuguese conquests of what Tlatelolco Square, where the final things to fix in Mexico, but dis- the author of “Utopia Unarmed: The United States continues. A bill is now called Latin America took defeat of the Aztecs occurred, crimination by mestizos against Latin American Left After the Cold known as H.R. 40 was introduced on a new meaning after 1992, proclaims, “Neither a victory nor a mestizos is not one of them. War.”) athua’s mood is clear K- BJP is seen as the only party that can bring development and ensure CIVILIAN’S TRIBUNE security. People in Jam- mu are disgusted with Brexit heads for that riveting black hole Congress’ attempts to weaken the armed forces. A welcome move Nobody here accepts the JKNC demand of India The momentum is with the signing on to all EU trade deals having two Prime Min- while no longer having any say fter the wasted years of stroy Bahrain’s governing sys- been set up at a time of thaw- isters. “Remain” camp. More than over them. Obama - when the US tem and replace it with an Is- ing Iran-Bahrain relations; yet it @narendramodi six million people have The talks will probably found- Abelieved that it could lamic Republic marked the be- was exploited for money-laun- signed a petition in favour er. The Tories may try to throw stop Tehran from destroying ginning of forty years of efforts dering purposes to funnel bil- of staying in the union. out May in favour of a hard-liner the region by talking to it nicely by the IRGC to destabilise Bah- lions of dollars through to IRGC- like Boris Johnson. They may – the Trump Administration has GCC 03 ROGER COHEN rain and other states. In- linked entities until the Bahrain force a general election. Either finally recognised reality and deed, there was another coup at- authorities shut it down in 2015. way, they are looking wounded designated the Revolutionary tempt in the mid-1990s, by radi- When protests occurred in friend sent me a BBC Scot- and weakened. Guard as a terrorist group. To us cal elements sometimes known Manama in February 2011 call- land video of Jay Laffer- Peter Oborne, former chief po- in Bahrain, this fact has been ob- as Hezbollah-Bahrain. ing for constitutional reforms, A ty, a Scottish comedian, litical commentator at The Daily vious for around four decades. Also in Saudi Arabia, Iran the IRGC once again seized summing up the Brexit situation Telegraph, has also changed his The Revolutionary Guard was sought to radicalise and arm its opportunity, to send weap- The British almost three years after Britain mind. In a much-noted piece, only just getting started with its local communities, resulting in ons to radical elements, which n Kerala Cong is in a voted to leave the European Un- he recently wrote, “It has be - overseas meddling activities at bombing campaigns, including embarked on a terrorist insur- Ibitter war with CPM. ion: come clear to me, though I’ve the beginning of the 1980s when against the holy sites of Mecca gency campaign. Vast quanti- Next door TN they are cannot “So the way I understand it is been a strong Tory Brexiteer, that Iraqi extremist Abdulhadi Al and Medina. Pro-Khomeini ri- ties of arms and explosives of together. That’s politics. actually go that Parliament have said no to Britain’s departure from the EU Mudarrisi was given the role ots during the Mecca pilgrimage Iranian origin were seized at AAP shouldn’t try to max- Theresa’s deal,” she says, refer- asked in The New Statesman: will be as great a disaster for our of head of the “Islamic Front on occasions resulted in stam- the Bahrain coastline, along imise Delhi coalition to through with ring to Prime Minister Theresa Does anyone seriously believe country as the over-mighty un- for the Liberation of Bahrain” pedes and dozens of deaths. In with the discovery of weap - get advantage elsewhere, May of Britain. “And they’ve said Britain would have opted to leave ions were in the 1960s and 1970s.” (IFLB). When Bahrain’s leaders 1996 (the same year as the sec- ons caches and bomb factories. if they think BJP is the something no to no deal, but some of them if they’d known the result would After a devastating analysis of threw him out of the country, he ond Bahrain coup attempt) an Bahraini emigres based in Qom, biggest enemy. Go for it! said yes to no deal but no to The- be a “country supplicant, mocked, the crippling economic effects fled to Tehran, where Mudarri- entity known as Hizbollah Al like Murtada Al Sanadi, were @NSMlive that will resa’s deal, but not as many that humiliated and beset by strife?” of Brexit, Oborne turned to the si was put in charge of a radio Hijaz staged an attack in eastern given IRGC support to coordi- said no to no deal and no to The- Britain will now almost cer- breakup of Britain. “I failed to station pumping out anti-Arab Saudi Arabia killing 19 US ser- nate this terrorist campaign lower their resa’s deal, but they don’t actually tainly vote in the European Par- understand,” he wrote, “how the propaganda. vicemen. Subsequent investiga- which led to the deaths of more have a deal of their own, which liament election in May. The EU is part of the glue which holds When the Gulf Cooperation tions closely linked this activity than 20 policemen. These Bah- incomes, is a big deal because without a pro-European British elector- us together in the United King- Council was founded in 1981 - to the IRGC. raini militants received train- 04 deal then no deal is more likely ate will show up in force, while dom.” partly to help Arab Gulf states After 2003 it was Iraq’s turn to ing either at the hands of the make them to be the deal that’s dealt, and the the pro-Brexit electorate will be Scotland wants to remain in unite against Iranian threats be plagued by Shia militia forc- IRGC, or by paramilitary groups people who want the deal can’t be more inclined to sulk. A recent the union. Northern Ireland does – Tehran decided to retaliate es, created, armed and trained in Iraq and Lebanon – often poorer, lose dealing with that.” poll suggests the opposition La- not want a hard border with the by attempting to stage a coup in by the IRGC, which killed hun- through the simple gambit of Or, as Tom Baldwin, director bor Party leads the Conservatives Republic of Ireland, a member Bahrain. Iran chose to use Mu- dreds of coalition forces and travelling abroad on pilgrim- them jobs of communications for the Peo- comfortably, but that support will of the European Union. An open darrisi and the IFLB to lead tens of thousands of Iraqis. The age. On 1 January 2017, these and drain ple’s Vote campaign for a second erode if Labor in its manifesto intra-Irish border was a corner- this coup. However, the entity toxic sectarian climate created militants even staged a bra - 9% of all new income referendum, put it to me: “The does not back a second vote on stone of the 21-year-old Good Fri- lacked meaningful support in- by these IRGC-backed militias zen attack against Jaw Prison 4goes to the top 1%. investment problem with Brexit is not There- EU membership. day peace agreement. Put bluntly, side Bahrain, so Tehran provid- by 2013 had created the con- in order to free their comrades. Meanwhile millions of sa May. The problem with Brexit It will be hard to see a pro-Eu- absent the EU’s benign offsetting ed Shia commandoes of various ditions which gave rise to the Many were rearrested as they Americans are forced to is Brexit.” rope vote in the European Par- influence, internal tensions in the nationalities – many of whom rapid expansion of Daesh. After sought to make their way back work 2 or 3 jobs just to Here we are. Brexit is not do- poorer, lose them jobs, drain in- Britain is doing, confronted by “Remain” camp. More than six over-the-cliff Brexit favoured liament as anything other than disunited kingdom would soon had received IRGC training in 2011, IRGC Quds Force’s Qassim to Iran. survive. And over half of able because it makes no sense, vestment, expose their market its most important decision in million people have signed a pe- by Tory hard-liners whose ab- a gauge of changed British sen- reach a breaking point. the battlefront in the war with Soleimani arrived in Syria in So, yes, the designation of the our people live paycheck whatever the prime minister’s to trade deals over which they decades. tition in favour of staying in the solutist demands have ensured timent and grounds for a second This, too, has become clear. Iraq. order to micromanage the car- IRGC is a welcome and neces- to paycheck. That is not scattershot efforts or offers to would have no say, and — just The European Union’s exten- union. A million people recently May’s proposed “deal” (in reality referendum. That round and riveting black The coup was foiled in De- nage, using paramilitary forces sary move. But we wish America justice. resign. You can hoodwink people an afterthought — lead to the sion of the exit deadline, original- marched. Brexiteers are defect- a kick-the-can fudge) never had a Meanwhile, May will keep try- hole, a place where everything cember 1981 after these merce- under his control. was listening when we advised @BernieSanders — but not if you give them three breakup of Britain. ly set for March 29, until the end ing. Nick Ferrari, an influential chance. It opened up a six-month ing to find a workable deal. Ne- vanishes like a dream, would naries were intercepted at Du- In part, the IRGC’s terrorist for this step to be taken many years to reflect on how they were They cannot even if President of October looks to me like the radio broadcaster, announced period of reflection during which gotiation with Labor is her latest be a good final resting place for bai Airport (staff became suspi- activities were funded by nar- years ago; as the IRGC has been hoodwinked before doing the Donald Trump calls the Europe- beginning of the end of Brexit. It this month that he’d changed his all sorts of things could happen. gambit. Labor wants a customs Brexit. cious of these heavily-built men cotics smuggling and organised responsible for the killing of Disclaimer: (Views expressed deed the hoodwinking was about. an Union “brutal” as he enfolds may still happen, but for the first mind. “Just bloody stay and we’ll Most are likely to be inimical to union with Europe as part of a (Roger Cohen is a columnist all wearing the same boots!), crime, but also through the ex- hundreds of US troops in Leb- by columnists are personal and The British cannot actually go gentle Kim Jong Un of North Ko- time the odds on it happening are move on to other things,” he said. Brexit. soft Brexit, an idea that’s anath- with The New York Times.) and IFLB elements inside Bah- ploitation of financial institu- anon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and need not necessarily reflect our through with something that will rea in a love embrace. To live is not better than even. “Enough is enough.” The cost of this madness is ema to hard-line Tories. It’s also rain were quickly rounded up. tions to circumvent sanctions. elsewhere. editorial stances) lower their incomes, make them also to think again. That is what The momentum is with the The extension averted the sinking in. As Martin Fletcher a bad deal in that it leaves Britain (In collaboration with New York Times) However, this attempt to de- Future Bank in Bahrain had Citizens for Bahrain

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NBB launches personal loan campaign China-backed railway revived to avoid $5bn penalty: Malaysia PM

northern Malaysia, near the from a 3.1 billion ringgit ad - Malaysia and China’s Thai border, to a port outside vance payment previously • Kuala Lumpur, and is seen as a paid by Malaysia towards the agreement to restart key project in China’s Belt and project, he said. The route of the project at a reduced Road infrastructure drive. the line has been altered so it cost of 44 billion Announcing further details would pass through five states, ringgit ($10.7 billion) Monday, Prime Minister Ma- instead of four, to allow more hathir Mohamad said that the parts of the country to bene - government “was faced with fit from the railway, Mahathir The 640-kilometre the choice to either renegoti- said. (400-mile)• east coast ate or pay termination costs of The completion date had been rail link will run from about 21.78 billion ringgit ($5.3 pushed back to 2026, from 2024 The campaign, northern Malaysia, near billion), with nothing to show under the original agreement. • for it. Malaysia will still need to take which runs from the Thai border, to a port “As such, we chose to go back a loan from a Chinese state- April until the end outside Kuala Lumpur to the negotiating table and owned bank to fund the line but of December 2019 call for a more equitable deal, it will be less than under the Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia whereby the needs of the Ma- original deal. TDT | Manama laysian people would be prior- Mahathir, 93, returned for a alaysia would have on the project when a corrup- ex-leader Najib Razak. itised.” second stint as premier in May faced a $5-billion pen- tion-plagued regime lost power Malaysia and China’s agree- He also announced that the last year after he led a reformist ational Bank of Bah- Malty if a China-backed in Malaysia last year. ment to restart the project at a main Chinese company in the alliance to a surprise victory at Nrain (NBB) yesterday rail project was axed, the prime It was among several Bei - reduced cost of 44 billion ringgit scheme, China Communications the polls, toppling Najib’s coa- launched personal loan minister said yesterday, after a jing-financed infrastructure ($10.7 billion) -- inked in Beijing Construction Company, would lition which had been in power promotional offers, which, deal was reached to revive the initiatives put on hold after on Friday -- could help improve form a joint venture with a Ma- for over six decades. according to the bank, gives controversial scheme. the change of government, as ties which had been strained laysian firm to help operate and Najib has since been slapped customers’ greater financial Last week Malaysia and China new leaders sought to reduce since Najib, a close Beijing ally, maintain the line, which would with dozens of charges over his flexibility and resources. agreed to push ahead with the a mammoth national debt and was ejected from power. ease the burden on Malaysia. alleged role in looting state fund The campaign, which railway at a 30-per cent lower amid concerns of corrupt deal- The 640-kilometre (400-mile) The Chinese firm had agreed 1MDB, and went on trial over the runs from April until the cost, lifting a suspension slapped ings under the administration of east coast rail link will run from to refund one billion ringgit scandal this month. end of December 2019, pro- vides several benefits and incentives for new loan cus- tomers or those wishing to India’s Jet extends increase their borrowings Cigna Life Insurance company receives CBB licence cancellations with the Bank. TDT | Manama As per the offers: Three abroad requiring international Mumbai, India lucky customers will win coverage and Government spon- back their loan amount he Central Bank of Bahrain sored entities requiring local ndia’s stricken Jet Air- subject to a maximum of T(CBB) has granted a licence and international We welcome Cigna’s decision Iways appeared to be edg- BD15,000, all customers will to Cigna Life Insurance Com- Health cover. to choose Bahrain as an arm ing closer to collapse Mon- have the option to defer the pany of Europe (Cigna) to open Cigna group is a global health of its group for reaching day after lenders failed to first installment for up to a branch of an Insurance Firm service company with a trace- out to the local customers take a decision on whether four months and all cus - in Bahrain. back of more than 200 years and the GCC Market, to to release crucial funds to tomers will enjoy a 25 per The licence allows the en - as a result of the combination keep the carrier flying. Jet cent discount on processing tity to expand its insurance between the “Insurance Com- provide its worldwide Health CEO Vinay Dube said in an charges products in the Kingdom of pany of North America” that coverages, emphasizing that email to staff yesterday that Commenting, Mahmood Bahrain. was formed in 1792 with the its presence in the region the cancellation of all inter- Al Aali, Acting Chief Ex- The proposed branch is ex- “Connecticut General Corpora- will contribute positively national flights was being ecutive – Retail, Commer- pected to contribute to the med- tion” in 1982. in the medical insurance extended to Thursday. cial, and SMEs at NBB, said, ical insurance sector. Cigna is represented in 30 services given their track “As you are aware, we “We’re pleased to announce The company will engage countries and jurisdictions and record in the health service have been working with the this year’s promotion for with local brokers to offer its has more than 95 million cus- lenders to secure interim our personal loan custom- medical coverage products to tomer relationships through- industry funding for our operations. ers, rewarding them for Multinational companies with out the world and more than AHMED AL-BASSAM, DIRECTOR OF LICENSING, CENTRAL The interim funding has not continuing to select NBB as exposure in Bahrain, Local pri- 40,000 employees serving its BANK OF BAHRAIN been forthcoming thus far...” their bank of choice.” vate enterprises with operations customers. he wrote. Dubai Expo 2020 to give $33 bn boost to UAE economy: study

over the same period, he told a Dubai’s government has al- Expo 2020 runs press conference. ready spent over $40 billion on • The city-state of Dubai, one of major infrastructure projects from October 20 next the UAE’s seven sheikhdoms, has related to Expo including a $2.9 year to April 20, 2021 long become a favourite tourist billion new Metro line and an $8 attraction, valued for its safety billion expansion of Al Maktoum Expects to create and known for its luxury resorts International Airport, next to 50,000• jobs yearly and opulent shopping malls, one the Expo site. of which boasts an indoor ski The Metro line links the $13.4 slope. billion Dubai South Villages and Dubai’s government Dubai assumes that Expo Dubai Exhibition Centre, pro- has• already spent over 2020 -- which runs from Octo- jects currently underway. $40 billion on major ber 20 next year to April 20, 2021 Al Maktoum Airport, when infrastructure projects -- will attract some 25 million complete, will have the capacity visits, Benson said. to handle 160 million travellers related to Expo The economic impact includes per year. “direct, indirect and induced The 4.4 square kilometre (1.7 Dubai, United Arab Emirates effects” of the first Expo to be square mile) Expo site south Visitors look at the Expo 2020 Dubai Project during the WFES summit in Abu Dhabi. (file) organised in the Middle East and of Dubai is due to be redevel- ubai’s Expo 2020 global Africa, he said. oped into a full-fledged city after Dtrade fair is expected to Young said in a study released mestic product per year over the Major new construction pro- The Expo 2010 in Shanghai the Expo, the so-called District give the United Arab Emirates yesterday. period that started in 2013 and jects and other impacts of the drew 93 million visitors, and 2020, home to a mega exhibition an economic boost of over $33 Next year’s mega-event would runs until 2031, said EY partner six-months extravaganza would Expo 2015 in Milan attracted centre and scores of companies, billion, consultants Ernst and add 1.5 percent to UAE’s gross do- Matthew Benson. create some 50,000 jobs yearly over 22 million. organisers said. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 11

EU adopts controversial copyright reforms Trump says Boeing should Italy, Finland, Sweden,• Luxembourg, the Netherlands and overhaul 737 Max planes Poland voted against the controversial Washington, United States crash. legislation. Belgium, S President Donald Two days after the plane went Estonia and Slovenia Trump lambasted the down, he tweeted that these abstained Valer Daniel Breaz, Romanian UBoeing 737 Max plane days jetliners are “becoming far Minister on Monday, saying it should too complex to fly”. Brussels, Belgium be improved with unspecified He added: “Pilots are no He said the text creates new features and given a new longer needed, but rather com- “multiple opportunities for name. puter scientists from MIT. I see uropean Union countries Europe’s creative sectors, The model has suffered two it all the time in many prod - Eyesterday adopted cop- which will thrive and better deadly crashes in a matter of ucts. Always seeking to go yright reforms championed reflect our cultural diversity months, the first last October in one unnecessary step further, by news publishers and the and other European common Indonesia with the death of all when often old and simpler is media business, but opposed values.” 189 people on board and then in far better.” by US tech giants and internet Breaz added it also offers Ethiopia on March 10, killing all The global fleet of 737 MAX freedom activists who worry the same “for the users, whose 157 aboard. planes has been barred from it could chill the sharing of freedom of expression on in- Both accidents took place US President Donald Trump flying since mid-March. information. ternet will be consolidated.” shortly after takeoff. Investi- The overhaul had triggered “This is a milestone for the gators are focusing on a system unpredented lobbying from development of a robust and that is supposed to help the Boe- American Airlines to cancel 115 flights daily over 737 MAX supporters, and opponents well-functioning digital sin- ing workhorse aircraft avoid Washington, United States 10 -- the second deadly crash that the MAX will be recertified like Google which makes huge gle market. An EU statement stalling in flight. involving the aircraft in five prior to this time (August 19),” profits from the advertising said “the new rules ensure ad- “What do I know about merican Airlines an - months. he said. generated alongside the con- equate protection for authors branding, maybe nothing (but Anounced Sunday it would “These 115 flights represent “By extending our cancella- tent it hosts. and artists, while opening up I did become President!), but scrap some 115 flights per day in approximately 1.5 per cent of tions through the summer, we Romania, which currently new possibilities for accessing if I were Boeing, I would FIX the coming months because its American’s total flying each day can plan more reliably for the holds the rotating EU presi- and sharing copyright-protect- the Boeing 737 MAX, add some fleet of Boeing 737 MAX planes this summer,” American Air- peak travel season and provide dency, said the “balanced text” ed content online throughout additional great features, & RE- is being grounded until August lines chairman and CEO Doug confidence to our customers adopted by ministers meeting the European Union.” BRAND the plane with a new 19.America’s leading airline had Parker said in a statement. and team members when it in Luxembourg was a “mile- The culmination of a process name,” Trump wrote in an early previously only planned to keep But he stressed his confi - comes to their travel plans. stone” toward building the that began in 2016, the revamp morning tweet. the planes out of commission dence in the aircraft overall. “Once the MAX is recertified, bloc’s digital single market. to European copyright legisla- “No product has suffered like until June 5, with Boeing fac- “Based upon our ongoing we anticipate bringing our MAX EU sources said Italy, Fin- tion was seen urgent as it the this one. But again, what the hell ing intense scrutiny after 157 work with the Federal Avia - aircraft back on line as spares land, Sweden, Luxembourg, rules had not been updated do I know?,” he added. people died in an Ethiopian Air- tion Administration (FAA) and to supplement our operation the Netherlands and Poland since 2001, before the birth of It is not the first time Trump lines 737 MAX crash on March Boeing, we are highly confident as needed during the summer.” voted against the controversial YouTube or Facebook. has weighed in on the Ethiopian legislation. Belgium, Estonia The reform was strong - and Slovenia abstained. ly backed artists and media But the opposition was not companies, including Agence enough to block the overhaul. France-Presse, who want to “I am very glad that we have secure revenue from web plat- achieved a balanced text,” said forms that allow users to dis- Valer Daniel Breaz, Romanian tribute their content. Minister for Culture and Na- But it was strongly opposed tional Identity. by internet freedom activists and by Silicon Valley, especial- ly Google which makes huge profits from the advertising The new rules ensure generated alongside the con- adequate protection tent it hosts. for authors and Proponents of the law said artists, while opening they expected a backlash. “The entertainment lobby up new possibilities will not stop here, over the for accessing and next two years, they will push sharing copyright- for national implementations protected content that ignore users’ fundamental online throughout the rights,” tweeted Julia Reda, a European Union German member of the Euro- pean Parliament. “It will be more important EU STATEMENT than ever for civil society to Mazda Motor Corporation and International Motor trading Agency discussed the next three-year business plan for Mazda in Bahrain in light of the all-new 7th keep up the pressure in the generation Mazda range starting with Mazda3 to be introduced in the month of November across GCC. The meeting was held in MC HQ at Hiroshima between Member States! #SaveYourIn- senior management of Mazda and IMTA. The picture shows Adel Salman Kanoo, Managing Director, IMTA (4th from left); KN Singh, Vice President, IMTA ( 3rd from ternet,” she wrote. left). AAOIFI honours KFH for backing Islamic Financial Industry TDT | Manama Standards by Islamic Financial AOIFI honoured Kuwait Fi- Institutions’, ‘Regulatory Im- Anance House Group (KFH) in position of Obligatory Reduc- recognition of its sponsorship of tion of the Amount of Debt Due the AAOIFI 17th Annual Shari’ah to Prepayment’, ‘Validation of Boards Conference held for two Defective Contracts and its Im- days in Bahrain. pact on Stability of Transactions The conference brought to- and its Modern Applications’, gether several Shari’ah schol- ‘Coordination Amongst Central ars and senior representatives Shari’ah Boards’, ‘Sukuk List- from central banks, regulatory ing in Global Financial Markets authorities, supreme Islamic and Compatibility of Listing Financial Institutions (IFIs), Requirements with Shari’ah accounting and auditing firms, Structures’, ‘Methods of Safe- legal firms, universities, higher guarding Against Risks Associ- learning institutions, as well as ated with Ownership in Ijarah media representatives. Muntahia Bittamleek Financing On behalf of Kuwait Finance Mode’. House Group, Abdulhakeem Al Established in 1991 and based Khayyat, Managing Director and in Bahrain, AAOIFI is a leading CEO of KFH-Bahrain expressed international not-for-profit or- received the honorary shield. He Abdulhakeem Al Khayyat during the honouring ceremony ganization primarily responsible said: “We are pleased to contin- for the development and issu- ue to collaborate with the AAOIFI Standards for Islamic Financial The conference shed light on ture of the Islamic financial in- of Regulatory Requirement of ance of standards for the global Conference, which sets Shari’ah Institutions.” vital topics related to the fu - dustry including: ‘Importance Mandatory Adoption of Shari’ah Islamic finance industry. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 12

Ithmaar Bank backs Crown Prince Center for Training and Medical Research TDT | Manama tant platform to train medical staff and students from different specialisations thmaar Bank, a Bahrain-based Islam- in Bahrain and the region. This, in turn, Iic retail Bank, extended its support to will bolster the development of the the Crown Prince’s Center for Training medical sector in Bahrain,” said Abdul and Medical Research. Rahim. The support, the bank said, will help The opening ceremony of the Crown further enhance the Bahrain Defense Prince’s Center for Training and Medi- Force (BDF) Royal Medical Services cal Research was held in February this at the Military Hospital and will con- year under the patronage of His Royal tribute to the development of medical Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad services in the Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Kingdom. Supreme Commander and First Deputy Ithmaar Bank Chief Executive Of- Prime Minister. ficer, Ahmed Abdul Rahim presented It is the first simulation centre in the Bank’s support to the Commander the Kingdom of Bahrain and will serve of the Royal Medical Services, Ma - as a Middle East hub to attract col - jor-General Professor Shaikh Khalid laboration from elite healthcare and bin Ali Al Khalifa, in the presence of educational institutions around the Ithmaar Bank Deputy Chief Executive world. The Center provides the highest Officer - Banking Group, Abdulhakeem quality of Simulation-Based Medical Al Mutawa and the Head of Business Education by bringing the latest tech- Banking Group, Abdulla Taleb. nology and best practised educational “The Center will provide an impor- Officials during a ceremony extending Ithmaar Bank’s support to the Crown Prince’s Center for Training and Medical Research approaches.

German Pakistan reaches prosecutors Abu Dhabi hits near 5-year high ‘agreement in charge ex-VW principle’ with lender said that it regularly looks IMF over bailout boss with fraud Saudi’s Bank Albilad at expansion opportunities, in- cluding buying other financial Reuters | Islamabad Frankfurt am Main, Ger- • gains on higher Q1 profit institutions. many The United Arab Emirates’ akistan has reached an Egypt blue-chip index largest sharia-compliant bank is P“agreement in princi- ormer Volkswagen chief falls• for 3rd session in talks with shareholders of un- ple” with the International FMartin Winterkorn yes- listed Noor Bank over a possible Monetary Fund (IMF) over terday became the target of acquisition of the Dubai-based a bailout programme and Reuters German charges over the lender, three sources familiar expects to formally secure group’s “dieselgate” emis- with the matter told Reuters a rescue package later this sions cheating scandal, bu Dhabi’s stock mar- last week. month, a Pakistani minister bringing the affair back into ket rose to a near five- “We see the likelihood of a said yesterday. headlines as VW battles to Ayear high yesterday, lift- deal going through as high, driv- The long-delayed rescue turn eyes to its future. ed by First Abu Dhabi Bank, ing the consolidation theme in package would be Pakistan’s Prosecutors in Brun - while petrochemical stocks led UAE,” Arqaam Capital said in 13th IMF bailout programme swick, near VW’s Wolfsburg gains on Saudi Arabia’s main a note. It said Noor was now since the late 1980s and HQ in northern Germany, index. the only unlisted bank in the comes at a time of worsen- said they had charged Win- The Abu Dhabi index was Traders on the floor of Saudi Stock exchange UAE, following the merger of ing economic outlook for terkorn and four other man- up 0.9 per cent after hit - Abu Dhabi counterparts Al Hi- the South Asian nation of agers. ting its highest since May Closing Bell so far this year as foreign buyers lal and Abu Dhabi Commercial 208 million people. Among the accusations 2014. rushed in ahead of and after its Bank. Earlier this month, Fi- against the former chief ex- First Abu Dhabi Bank, the SAUDI  0.4pc » 9,088 pts entry into the FTSE Russell’s Qatar’s index edged 0.1pc nance Minister Asad Umar ecutive were “a particularly United Arab Emirates’ largest ABU DHABI  0.9pc » 5,222 pts emerging market index on lower, as Qatar Electricity visited Washington for serious case of fraud”, “in- lender, climbed 2.4pc to 16 dir- March 18. And Water shed 2.4pc after its meetings with the IMF, DUBAI  0.6pc » 2,805 pts fraction of the law against hams, touching an all-time high. Foreign investors have been first-quarter net profit fell near- which on Monday called unfair competition” and Last week, the bank obtained QATAR  0.1pc » 10,222 pts net buyers of Saudi stocks every ly 22pc. the talks “constructive dis- “breach of trust”. regulatory approval to increase EGYPT  0.1pc » 15,055 pts week this year and bought 1.21 The company further said cussions”. CEO Winterkorn was dur- its foreign ownership limit to BAHRAIN  0.3pc » 1,441 pts billion riyals ($322.64 million) it aims to generate 40pc of its Muhammad Azhar, ing a period when VW fitted 40pc from a previous limit of of shares on a net basis in the profit from foreign investment state minister for revenue, 11 million diesel-powered 25pc. OMAN  0.5pc » 4,012 pts last week, according to stock arm Nebras Power over the next tweeted that an “agree - vehicles worldwide with The Saudi index was up 0.4pc KUWAIT  0.2pc » 6,136 pts exchange data released late on 10 years. ment in principle has been so-called “defeat devices” with its top petrochemical mak- Sunday. Egypt’s blue-chip index reached on all outstanding -- software that made them er Saudi Basic Industries gain- In Dubai, the index rose 0.6pc, inched down 0.1pc, slipping for issues with IMF” during appear less polluting in the ing 1.1pc and Riyad Bank ad - its first-quarter net profit grew supported by a 5.3pc gain in the third straight session, with Umar’s trip. The bailout lab than in real driving con- vancing 2.1pc. more than 23pc. Dubai Investments and a 1.4pc investment firm Egypt Kuwait has been delayed since last ditions. Bank Albilad rose 1.5pc after The bourse has gained 16pc rise in Dubai Islamic Bank. The Holding falling 1pc. year. Eurozone stocks edge higher as Easter break saps volumes

analyst David Madden at CMC Key figures around 1330 GMT Wall Street was a touch low- Brexit was not hogging the head- Markets UK. er shortly after the New York lines this week due to Britain’s Investors remained London - FTSE 100:  at 7,435.28 points • “It seems likes investors are opening bell. parliament being shut for the upbeat in Asian markets taking a breather, and the lack Frankfurt - DAX 30:  0.2 pc at 12,023.88 Stock markets on both sides of Easter holiday until April 23. of volatility in Asia overnight Paris - CAC 40:  0.1 pc at 5,509.75 the Atlantic had pushed higher Britain’s Conservative govern- Lacklustre earnings prompted some dealers to sit on on Friday after major US banks ment will resume talks with the EURO STOXX 50:  0.1pc at 3,399.54 from• Goldman Sachs their hands.” JP Morgan and Wells Fargo re- main opposition Labour party acted as a drag New York - Dow:  0.1 pc at 26,402.09 ported earnings ahead of ana- next week on how to resolve the ‘Feel good factor’ Pound/dollar:  at $1.3109 from $1.3074 on Friday lysts’ expectations. deadlock over Brexit, a senior Sentiment was partly support- On Monday, however, lack- minister said Sunday. Euro/pound:  at 86.23 pence from 86.40 pence British employment ed by comments from US Treas- lustre earnings from Goldman Prime Minister Theresa May’s data• is due today ury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Euro/dollar:  at $1.1312 from $1.1299 Sachs reminded investors that effective deputy, David Liding- who said he was “hopeful we’re Dollar/yen:  at 112.01 yen from 112.02 yen surprises can also be on the ton, said they wanted to be able London, United Kingdom getting close to the final round of Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  1.4 pc at 22,169.11 (close) downside. to “take stock” of any progress concluding issues” in trade talks “US stocks are diverging in when parliament returns. with China. Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  0.3 pc at 29,810.72 (close) early action, with the markets “With House of Commons in he eurozone’s main stock The remarks were picked up Shanghai - Composite:  0.3 pc at 3,177.79 (close) scrutinising earnings results recess for the Easter break, the Tmarkets found higher as another positive sign that the Oil - Brent Crude:  47 cents at $71.08 per barrel from Dow member Goldman coming week is unlikely to be ground yesterday in subdued trade war between the world’s Sachs and Citigroup as earnings dominated by Brexit, thankful- deals, with many investors away top two economies, which Oil - West Texas Inter:  44 cents at $63.45 season continues to heat up,” ly, to the same extent as weeks for the Easter holiday break. helped hammer global markets said Charles Schwab analysts. gone by -- with the focus for the The European single currency last year, could be nearing an Asia traded mixed yesterday, UK markets shifting to a series meanwhile bobbed back above end. good factor,” Madden added. subsidies to aviation giant Air- though investors remain upbeat of economic releases,” said XTB $1.31, while the pound edged “Steven Mnuchin issued a pos- Investors set aside last week’s bus. thanks to a healthy start to the analyst David Cheetham. higher -- in turn holding back itive statement about US-China concerns about a possible new They were given a boost on US earnings season and hopes British employment data is London’s share market. trade talks over the weekend, trade war between the US and Monday when the EU member for China-US trade talks. due Tuesday, followed by in - “European equity markets and he claimed the negotiations the European Union after Pres- countries gave the final green flation numbers on Wednes- are subdued ... on the back of are ‘close to the final round’ -- ident Donald Trump threatened light to begin new trade talks Brexit-free week day and retail sales figures on a strong finish on Friday,” said and that is adding to global feel to hit the bloc with tariffs over with the US. Dealers noted that, for once, Thursday. 13 TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019

OASIS JUFFAIR DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 3.45 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 10.30 PM SAAR 11-PET SEMATARY (18+) (HORROR/THRILLER) 1-HELL BOY (18+) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY) JASON CLARKE, AMY SEIMETZ, JETE LAURENCE 1-HELL BOY (18+) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY) NEW NEW DAILY AT: 8.45 + 11.00 PM DAVID HARBOUR, MILLA JOVOVICH, AND IAN MCSHANE DAVID HARBOUR, MILLA JOVOVICH, AND IAN DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + (11.00 PM MCSHANE 12- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. 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(PG-15) (ACTION/COMEDY/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 4.15 + 9.15 PM DAVID HARBOUR, MILLA JOVOVICH, AND IAN MCSHANE ZACHARY LEVI, MARK STRONG (II), ASHER ANGEL FROM FRIDAY 12TH 7-SHAZAM! 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I, RAJESH KAYARATT S/O ‘Captive State’ is a rich but challenging alien invasion movie ALANGHAT RAGHAVAN NAIR HARIDAS holding Indian Passport NO. aptive State is a 2019 Amer- emaScore gave the film an average M3099002 Dated 29.10.2014 issued at ican science fiction thriller grade of “C–” on an A+ to F scale, COCHIN having permanent residence film directed by Rupert Wyatt and filmgoers at PostTrak gave it 2 at 17/122, VIJAYASREE, M.L.A. C ROAD, PALLURUTHY PO, COCHIN, and co-written by Wyatt and Erica out of 5 stars. ERNAKULAM, PIN: 682006, KERALA, Beeney. In a middling review for The A.V. INDIA. Presently residing at FLAT NO. The film stars John Goodman, Club, A.A. Dowd wrote “It’s not un- 3, BUILDING NO. 1608, ROAD NO. 2118, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, reasonable to expect something like BLOCK NO. 321, AL QUDAYBIYAH Machine Gun Kelly, and Vera Far- excitement out of a story about free- will henceforth be known as (Given miga, and follows a young man who dom fighters plotting to take back the name) RAJESH (Surname) KAYARATT. participates in a conspiracy to rebel planet. Captive State does not clear Objection(s), if any, may be forwarded to against an alien race that has invaded that fairly low bar.” Embassy of India, P.O. Box 26106, Al Seef, Earth, and enforced strict martial Captive State is a rich but challeng- Kingdom of Bahrain. law on all humans. It was released in ing alien invasion movie the United States on March 15, 2019 Frank Scheck of The Hollywood by Focus Features. It received mixed Reporter gave the film a negative re- I, BINCY PHILIP D/O Philip Valiakalam reviews from critics and has grossed view, describing it as “visually murky, Mathai holding Indian Passport NO. over $7 million world wide. choppily edited and lacking both H7734312 Dated 08.11.2009 issued at On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds narrative clarity and well-defined BAHRAIN having permanent residence at VALIAKALATHIL HOUSE, an approval rating of 46% based on characterizations,” while The Los PADHARAM, THAKAZHY P.O., Angeles Times’s Gary Goldstein was 67 reviews, with an average rating of ALAPPUZHA, PIN: 688 562, KERALA, 5.42/10. The website’s critical con- also critical of the film, writing: “In INDIA. Presently residing at FLAT 44, sensus reads, “This sci-fi thriller may Captive State aliens have taken over BLDG 957, ROAD 1134, SALMANIYA 311 not necessarily leave viewers in a A scene from ‘Captive State’ the world (as they will), but it’s the will henceforth be known as (Given name) Captive State, but it offers reasonably viewers stuck watching this messy, BINCY (Surname) PHILIP. Objection(s), if diverting alien invasion action with Metacritic, the film has an average critics, indicating “mixed or average lugubrious sci-fi thriller who may any, may be forwarded to Embassy of India, ambitious political undertones.” On score of 54 out of 100, based on 19 reviews”. Audiences polled by Cin- feel like the ones being held captive.’’ P.O. Box 26106, Al Seef, Kingdom of Bahrain. 14 TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019

Elisabeth Sophie Emilia When Harington Moss to Turner Clarke broke down in star in ‘The Emilia, front of a GoT fan Invisible Sophie Man’ reboot Los Angeles share

lisabeth excitement Moss is of- Eficially on over GoT Kit Harington board “The Invis- Los Angeles ible Man” reboot, season based on the classic ctor Kit Haring- 1897 sci-fi novel by HG finale ton says he broke Wells. Adown and cried “The Handsmaid’s Tale” in front of a “Game of star was in early talks for Los Angeles Thrones” fan after filming the Universal-Blumhouse on the sets of the show. “In The final season will run for the show’s final season. Elisabeth production, Deadline re- he final season of ‘Game honour of the final season of six episodes and each episode Harington is about to Moss ported. of Thrones’ premiered Thrones premiering tonight... could run as long as 90 min- say goodbye to the char- This would be Moss’ Ton April 14. While ex- Here’s a picture of me asleep utes, The Hollywood Reporter acter he has inhabited for second collaboration with citement level among fans is on set,” she wrote alongside had confirmed last month. The the past eight years. And Blumhouse after Jordan at an all-time high to find out the photograph. April premiere date will also letting go of Jon Snow Peele’s recent critical- who will ultimately win the Meanwhile, Emilia, who make GoT eligible for the 2019 proved to be difficult for ly-acclaimed hit, “Us”. Iron Throne, the latest posts plays Daenerys Targaryen in Emmys. Harington. Leigh Whannell wrote of actors Emilia Clarke and the show, posted an adorable Although GoT is set to cul- In an episode of “The and is directing the film. He Sophie Turner on social media photo on Instagram and wrote: minate with the eighth sea- Graham Norton Show”, will co-produce alongside Blum- is proof that even the cast of “Me and my baby (dragon) son, HBO had, last month, the 32-year-old star ad- house. the series is ecstatic about the just very excited for you all to revealed that fans would get mitted that he got emo- The novel has been adapted for final season’s premiere. see season 8 game of thrones to see ‘Game of Thrones: The tional in front of a fan on both the big screen and television Sophie, who plays the role which if I’m not mistaken be- Last Watch’, a two-hour fea- the street after filming over the years. of Sansa Stark in the series, gins....now. gulp enjoy for the ture documentary that chron- wrapped, reports daily- Its most notable adaptation is the shared a picture on Instagram throne for the last time buckle icles the making of the final mail.co.uk. 1933 black-and-white film, featur- where she can be seen sleeping up kids.” season. “She backed off pretty ing Claude Rains in the title role. quickly,” he said of the fan in question. The actor added: “I was Russo Brothers take Not interested in getting more determined to be cool ‘Blue Bloods’ renewed about the end and decid- on ‘heavier’ film for season 10 famous: Maisie Williams ed that when people came after ‘Avengers’ Los Angeles up to me and said, ‘Are you Los Angeles sioner Frank Reagan, who Jon Snow?’ that I would Los Angeles heads both the police force and ame of Thrones” star say very calmly, ‘I used to he show “Blue Bloods” his family, reports variety.com. Maisie Williams says be’.” vengers: End- has been renewed for a Reagan’s brood includes “G the epic fantasy series game” directors T10th season, with series seasoned detective Danny has given her a lot of fame but “A Joe and Anthony lead Tom Selleck inking a new (Donnie Wahlberg), Assistant she is not interested in working John Travolta, Russo, collectively known deal to return in his role. District Attorney Erin (Bridget towards increasing her popu- as the Russo Brothers, are The police drama is about a Moynahan), and Jamie (Will larity. Kelly Preston pay set to join forces with actor multi-generational family of Estes), who left a future career The 22-year-old actor tasted homage to son Tom Holland again. This New York City police officers. in law to follow in the family success with her stint as Arya Los Angeles time for a smaller film that Selleck plays Police Commis- footsteps. Stark in the HBO series, which has a “bit heavier material”. is in its final season. “We are going to do The first of episode of ctors John Travolta our next movie with Tom Directing season eight premiered Aand Kelly Preston Holland, who plays Spi - makes me much in the US on April 14. honoured their son Jett der-Man,” Joe said here on better actor: Brie Larson ‘’I still see ignorant on what would have been Monday. comments feel like his 27th birthday. The directors and Hol- Los Angeles I personally have to The “American Crime land have worked togeth- remove myself, be- Story” actor and his wife er in Marvel films “Cap - scar winning-actress Brie Larson donned the cause I had a taste of took to Instagram on April tain America: Civil War”, director’s hat for her new project “Unicorn Store”. that sort of fame with 13 to pay tribute to their “Avengers: Infinity War” OShe says her new directing duties have made her this show and I made eldest child who died in and “Avengers: Endgame”. a better actor. a vow to myself: I do not 2009, reports aceshowbiz. Talking about their next Larson, who has become the first to lead a female superhero in want that. com. film, Joe said: “It is a small- the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “Captain “My agents say things Jett, who had autism er film about a war veteran Marvel”, feels that having the knowledge to me like, ‘We’ll raise and suffered other serious who comes home with PTSD of directing films has improved her as your profile’, and I health issues, died at the and develops a heroin ad- an actor. “Directing makes me a much don’t really understand age of 16, after hitting his diction.” better actor because you see the entire what that means be - head on a bathtub when “So, it’s a bit heavier ma- process. Actors don’t get to be part of cause to me it sounds he suffered a seizure dur- terial... We thought it was an pre-production as much...they are like getting a whole lot ing a family trip to the Ba- important issue to tackle,” not seeing what everybody does more famous, which is hamas. he added. on the team,” Larson told media something I’m not inter- Travolta shared some The directors are here during the promotion of her ested in. If this show is fan art of his son, and wrote to promote “Avengers: forthcoming film “Aveng- the greatest thing I ever alongside the portrait: “A Endgame”, the 22nd film ers: Endgame” here do, I did OK. I didn’t painting a fan made of my of the Marvel Cinematic on Monday. do too bad,” Williams son Jett! Happy birthday Universe. told The Observer. my son I love you!”.

Madonna announces new album ‘Madame X’ some tantalising doesn’t state when it may Los Angeles social media arrive. posts, reports The name seems to fter months of hint- forbes.com. refer to a character, or ing that new mu - The singer perhaps an alter ego Asic was on the way, uploaded a vid- that Madonna has cre- singer Madonna has finally eo to both Insta- ated, who she describes revealed the name of an up- gram and Twitter on Madonna as “a secret agent / trav- coming project. April 14, in which she elling around the world She has given her fans shared that she has decid- / changing identities / fight- a sense of what her new ed to name her new album ing for freedom / bringing For Reservations, Call:Umm Al Hassam 17728699 Seef District 17364999 tunes may sound like via “Madame X”, though she light to dark places”. 15 TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 sports

Garin becomes first Chilean ATP PSG title party delayed again champion in a decade

Paris Saint-Germain have to put their title party on hold after being thumped 5-1 at Lille AFP | Los Angeles

AFP | Paris hristian Garin claimed Chis first ATP title on aris Saint-Germain missed BETTER Sunday, weathering a sol- the chance to seal their id challenge from Casper Psixth Ligue 1 title in sev- Ruud to post a three-set win en years for the second week KNOW in the final of the US Men’s running on Sunday after a 5-1 Clay Court Championships. hammering at Lille, their biggest The 22-year-old Garin, league defeat in 10 years. who is part of the ATP’s next Thomas Tuchel’s side could The loss was PSG’s generation of stars, beat have been crowned champions worst domestic defeat Ruud 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-3 and in record-equalling time last since going down 4-0 becomes the first Chilean to weekend but failed to beat Stras- at Bordeaux in 2009 win an ATP Tour title since bourg, and they fell short again Fernando Gonzalez in 2009. on Sunday despite needing just “Casper is a great player I a point in a match that saw them am sure we will play many have to play with 10 men for 54 Earlier on Sunday, Saint- more finals against each minutes and lose both captain Etienne closed in on Champions other,” said Garin, who im- Thiago Silva and Thomas Meu- League football after Mathieu proved his clay court record nier to injury. Debuchy scored twice in a 3-0 to 11-3 in 2019. “This is my The loss was PSG’s worst do- win over Bordeaux that moves favourite tournament now mestic defeat since going down them to within three points of and I hope to come back 4-0 at Bordeaux in 2009, and the Lyon. next year.” first time they had conceded five Wahbi Khazri opened the goals in the league since another scoring from the spot 10 min- 5-1 defeat at Sedan way back in utes after the break following 2000. a VAR check of Sergi Palencia’s Pogba auctions However they are still 17 handball before Debuchy head- points clear of second-placed ed home the second from a cor- World Cup-winning Lille and if they win at Nantes ner to seal the points 17 minutes boots for charity on Wednesday they will still win before the end. the league with six matches to Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe in action with Lille’s Zeki Celik Debuchy then completed the AFP | Paris spare. win with a deflected close-range “We are going to be champi- on their way after six minutes. a tug on Nicolas Pepe despite a minutes completed the rout and strike in the final minute to put he football boots with ons, but you have to lose in the But PSG looked set to seal the VAR check. put Lille eight points ahead of Jean-Louis Gasset’s side back Twhich Paul Pogba effec- right way,” said Kylian Mbappe, title when Juan Bernat levelled Attacker Pepe slotted home third-placed Lyon. ahead of Marseille, who started tively won the World Cup who had two goals ruled out for soon after and Mbappe roofed Lille’s second five minutes af- “Putting five past PSG doesn’t the day fourth and in the Europa for France last year are to go offside. what looked like his 28th league ter the break when he latched happen to everyone, even if they League spot after surviving late under the hammer in Paris “We can’t lack personality like goal of the season in the 13th onto a superb Jonathan Ikone did only have 10 men, but we VAR penalty drama on Satur- later this month, Christie’s that, and concede three, four, minute, only to see that one also through ball and after that the played well tonight,” Pepe told day to scrape to a 2-1 win over said yesterday. five goals. Losing happens, but rightly disallowed. floodgates opened. Canal+. Nimes. The auction house esti- that is not normal.” Silva left the field with a knee Jonathan Bamba smashed “We’ve still got six matches They are two points ahead mate they could go for up World Cup winner Mbappe injury soon after and after Me- home the third 14 minutes later left and we need to win at least of Rudi Garcia’s side and piling to 50,000 euros ($56,500). had already had one goal chalked unier was pulled off, Bernat was from another Ikone assist and three or four to be assured of pressure on Lyon, who have lost The Manchester Unit- off by the officials when a com- then handed a debatable straight two fine headers from Gabriel the Champions League next two on the bounce following Fri- ed midfielder, who scored ical Meunier own goal set Lille red card in the 36th minute for and Jose Fonte in the final 20 season.” day’s shock 2-1 defeat at Nantes. France’s third goal in 4-2 victory over Croatia, has donated them to a French charity which helps stu- dents from tough areas. Shafiq Glass edge Riders IMMAF president congratulate Shaikh Khalid Pogba, who grew up on a TDT | Manama deprived estate in the Paris TDT | Manama Pak Eagles 125/3 in 12.3 congratulations. IMMAF presi- Meanwhile, Supreme Council suburbs, has also given the overs (Shahzab 41, Mehbob dent Kerrith Brown praised HH for Youth and Sports second France shirt he wore dur- hafiq Glass defeated Rid- 32, Adil 2/17) beat central Café he international MMA Shaikh Khalid’s appointment deputy chairman and Bahrain ing the team’s victory over Sers by 53 runs in CBA Divi- 124/10 (Adil 22, latif 3/20) by Tcommunity continues to and talk about his vision and Olympic Committee honorary Iceland in the Euro 2016 sion D T-20 Kncok out league. 7 wickets show its support for HH Shaikh leadership for the sport. president Shaikh Isa bin Rashid quarter final, in which he Shafiq Glass won the toss and CBA Division D 25 overs Khalid bin Hamad Al Khali - For the last three years, HH Al Khalifa also congratulated also scored. elected to bat first. Yusuf (45) league fa, First Vice Chairman of the Shaikh Khalid has committed HH Shaikh Khalid. France eventually lost to and Mohammed (38) put a Hempel Paints 127/10 (Tayy- Supreme Council for Youth to the development of the sport Shaikh Isa said that the unan- Portugal in extra-time in the 92 runs partnership for the ab 22, Antony 4/27) beat COTS and Sports, Chairman of West also at amateur level by helping imous decision of national final. Two of Pogba’s Juven- 5th wicket that helped them CA 108/10 (Sam 39, Bally 3/10) Asian Athletics Association to bring the world champion- sports federations representa- tus rigs will also auctioned to score 165 at the end of 20 by 19 runs and Chairman of the Bahrain ships to Bahrain and increasing tives during the recently-held at the sale on April 29. overs. Chasing the target Tor- NDC Bahrain 187/10 (Balaji Athletics Federation, on the its popularity. Kerrith Brown, general assembly reflects HH “This organisation does nado Riders scored only 112 53, Rahul 30, Salman 4/44) occasion of his appointment president of the Internation- Shaikh Khalid’s vast history of great work for young people runs. Vijesh (35) becamethe beat Suha Travels 169/10 as the president of the Bahrain al MMA Federation, who has successes and achievements, in in difficulty,” the star said. top scorer for Riders and Ab- (Tabreez 29, Husnain 28, Alex Olympic Committee. a close relationship with His addition to significant contribu- “Coming from where I do, I bas and Ail bagged two wickets 2/13) by 18 runs After fighters and influenc- Highness, congratulated him on tions to the fields of youth and know how difficult it can be each for Shafiq Glass. Karnataka Strikers 172/9 ers from the sport sent their his momentous appointment. sports in Bahrain. to succeed.” Brief Score: Shafiq Glass in 25 overs (Shoaib 45, Noor 165//7 in 20 overs (Yusuf 45, 30, latif 2/20) beat Alpha Fire Mohammed 38, Reji 2/22) Bahrain 163/8 (Thilina 62, beat Tornado Riders 112/10 Amila 32, Riyab 3/20) by 9 runs (Vijeesh 35, Abbas 3/32) by Tisca 170/10 (Sameer 29, Smith and Warner back for Australia’s World Cup 53 runs Sagar 5/23) beat Indian Su- Fog Printing 126/7 in 20 per Kings 105/10 (Ashwani 26, AFP | Sydney nal two games of Australia’s re- India and Pakistan. overs (Javed 28, Jayakumar Omer 2/7) by 65 runs cent limited-overs tour against All the top order have been 24, Rijo 2/26) beat Bulls 105/9 Spartans 109/5 in 19.3 overs all-tamperers Steve Smith Pakistan, but selectors preferred firing, and it is Handscomb who (Sunil 24, Reji 2/15) by 21 runs (Shahin 38, Sheraz 23, Prashob Band David Warner were yes- that they eased themselves back is the fall guy despite averaging CBA Division C T-20 Knock 2/30) beat Falcon CC 108/10 terday selected for Australia’s at the Twenty20 Indian Premier 43 in 13 games this year. The out Tournament (Antony 41, Zeeshan Ali 3/5) World Cup squad, but there was League. decision to drop him means the Fateh Curtain 99/3 in 9.4 by 5 wickets no room for Josh Hazlewood or Both grabbed the opportunity team only has one wicketkeeper overs (Zahid 53, Shabeer 2/15) Modest XI 131/10 (Xavier Peter Handscomb. and have been in good touch, in Alex Carey. beat Indian Delights 98/6 40, Jojo 4/19) beat Friends XI It is the first call-up for the particularly the bombastic “We have been extreme - (Shabeer 34, Waseem 2/13) by 111/10 (Shah Alam 42, Jamshir former captain and his deputy Warner who has made a blis- ly pleased with how the ODI 7 wickets 3/14) by 20 runs since the expiry late last month tering return. squad has been building over Alyousuf Exchange 178/9 in Matrix CC 124/9 in 25 of year-long bans for their part It left coach Justin Langer the past six months, including 20 overs (Shyam 55, Anees 35, overs (Jagan 28, Mominul 25, in the “sandpapergate” scan- David Warner (R) of Winnipeg Hawks with a dilemma on the back of the recent series wins in In - Faizan 2/17) beat Mumbai Rid- Thousif 3/19) beat Kooheji dal in Cape Town that rocked runs down the wicket during a change the defending World Cup cham- dia and against Pakistan in the ers 142/10 (Faizan 39, Furqan Contractors 90/10 (Riaz 20, cricket. of ends in a Global T20 Canada match pions winning eight one-day in- UAE,” said chief selector Trevor 36, Anil 3/37) by 36 runs Arun 3/20) by 34 runs They were eligible for the fi- (file photo) ternationals on the trot, against Hohns. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 16 Messi fit for Barca: Valverde Lionel Messi cut his nose in a challenge with Chris Smalling during the first leg at Old Trafford

AFP | Barcelona, Spain

arcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said Lionel Messi is in “per- Bfect” condition to face Manches- ter United in the second leg of their KNOW WHAT Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. It is four years since Barca last reached the semis of Europe’s premier Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored competition but a 1-0 victory at Old a last-minute goal to win Trafford makes them firm favourites the Champions League as a ahead of the return at Camp Nou. Manchester United player Messi was among 10 players rested at Barcelona’s Camp Nou in for the goalless draw against Huesca on 1999 Saturday after a hefty challenge from Chris Smalling last week left him with a swollen nose and cheek. in a row. “He is fine,” said Valverde at a press “It has been hard,” said Ter Stegen. conference on Tuesday. “He has recov- “We are another year older and we ered perfectly from the blow he suf- want to make sure it doesn’t happen fered. He was fine after a couple of days. again. We have to take those losses “It is true that during the match he into account and use them to move was a little stunned but he is in perfect forward.” condition and does not have any prob- Valverde urged his players to seize lems ahead of tomorrow’s game.” the opportunity. “I think we all take Valverde said Ousmane Dembele examples of things happening in the could also feature after he played for past and use them to spur us on,” he 67 minutes against Huesca, having re- said. “That’s fine but I prefer to take covered from a hamstring injury. “I charge of your own destiny. You won’t don’t know to what extent because he Manchester United’s English midfielder Scott McTominay (L) vies with Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi be given something that falls from the has been out for four weeks,” Valverde sky. We have to earn it.” said. “But he is ready to play.” Gunnar Solskjaer said. advantage.” me. It’s the only time I’ve been on the United’s greatest threat in recent Barcelona have lost only one home “Barcelona here at the Nou Camp is a pitch here,” Solskjaer said. weeks has tended to come on the coun- game in the Champions League in 10 difficult prospect but the memory will Ole Back to Barca “I dont mind if we score in the 93rd ter-attack but Solskjaer insists they years but United will take hope from live with the players, it’s not long ago.” Solskjaer might also draw upon his minute. If we get to injury-time we are cannot afford to sit back. their last 16 comeback against Paris Barca goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter own experience of the Camp Nou, in a fit team.” “There are freak results against Bar- Saint-Germain, when they overturned Stegen is confident his team can avoid 1999, when he scored a 93rd-minute Barcelona’s recent history in this celona when you have 10 or 15 per cent a 2-0 first-leg defeat to go through. a repeat. “The good thing is we play winner as United came from 1-0 down competition has been more painful as possession and they don’t win but nor- “That memory from PSG will help the differently to PSG,” he said. “But United to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Cham- United look to follow Juventus, Atletico mally they do win,” Solskjaer said. “We players and us as a team, that we know are dangerous and the result from the pions League final. Madrid and Roma in sending them out need to stamp our authority on the we can turn things around,” coach Ole first leg is dangerous, it is a very small “Of course it’s a fantastic memory for in the quarter-finals for a fourth year game.”

India go for ‘big match’ experience in World Cup picks Bayern’s title hopes hit as Neuer out for two weeks with calf injury

AFP | Berlin course for a seventh straight day, as well as next Wednesday’s league title. away German Cup semi-final, ayern Munich have suffered The injury-prone Neuer will also against Bremen, followed Ba blow to their league title miss at least their next two by a league match at Nurem- hopes with club captain and league games as reserve keeper berg. Germany goalkeeper Manuel Sven Ulreich steps up. Neuer has faced an ongoing Neuer out for the next two Neuer picked up the injury battle with injury in recent weeks with a calf injury. early in the first half of Bayern’s years. Two metatarsal frac - The defending Bundesliga 4-1 win, pulling up after making tures kept him sidelined for champions confirmed Neuer, an apparently innocuous pass. most of last season, while in- 33, will be sidelined for “around Head coach Niko Kovac has juries to his finger and his calf India’s batsman Dinesh Karthik attempts to hit a shot (file photo) 14 days” after going off injured confirmed Neuer has the same have seen him miss games this during Sunday’s win over For- calf problem which saw the term. AFP | Mumbai ishing matches under pres- tuna Duesseldorf. shot-stopper miss two games Bayern have said defender sure. Pant is full of talent, With five league games left, earlier this month. Mats Hummels will also take ndia yesterday named a there’s a lot of time for him leaders Bayern are just a point He will definitely miss the a “short break from training” Itried and tested squad for and it’s just unfortunate that ahead of Borussia Dortmund league match at home to resur- after also suffering a mild leg the World Cup led by Virat he has missed out.” with the Bavarian giants on gent Werder Bremen on Satur- knock. Kohli with selectors going for Karthik was part of the In- experience in all the slots for dian squad for the 2007 World the marquee 50-over event. Cup but was overlooked for Dinesh Karthik, 33, was 2011 and 2015. given the second wicketkeep- The selectors however made Nadal enters the unknown in Monte Carlo er’s slot over rising 21-year- it clear that former India skip- old star Rishabh Pant, ending per Mahendra Singh Dhoni, TDT | Monte Carlo as king of clay, was extremely Garros. days of speculation over the 37, would remain first-choice hesitant to even rate his chances His only other trophy during a role. wicketkeeper. afael Nadal offered a low- as he gets set to face Roberto season in which he did not play Vijay Shankar’s inclusion “In an important game, Rkey appraisal yesterday of Bautista Agut in Wednesday’s at all after the US Open came on means he will probably be wicketkeeping is also impor- his chances for a record-ex- second round start. hard court in Toronto, where he the first choice number four tant. Karthik will only play in tending 12th Monte Carlo “I cant give you any feeling, beat young gun Stefanos Tsitsi- batsman, a position which In- case of an injury to Dhoni,” Masters title as he prepares to it’s been a rough year and a half pas in the final. Manuel diahas struggle to fill perma- Prasad said. return from his latest injury for me,” Nadal said ahead of his “It’s been hard for me per- Neuer nently. India squad: lay-off. first match since withdrawing sonally,” Nadal said of his latest Karthik has not been on Virat Kohli (capt), The 32-year-old Spaniard, with another knee injury pri- physical setback. form in recent games, but se- Rohit Sharma, Shikhar whose bad knees or to an Indian Wells semi-fi- “Now the work of every day lectors said they value his per- Dhawan, K.L. Rahul, and constant nal against Roger Federer last is to improve, (make) small im- formance under pressure over Vijay Shankar, Mahen- stoppages from month. provements in every practice. the years. dra Singh Dhoni (wk), competition “It’s tough for me to get a “It’s important for me to Nadal is seed - “Definitely it’s a case where Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh have defined clear view of how I am. It’s all have a good practice before the ed second here behind No - we debated at length. We went Karthik, Yuzvendra Cha- his career hard for me personally.” tournament starts and then try vak Djokovic, who is hoping ahead with Karthik because of hal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhu- Nadal has a vast number of to be competitive for the first to build for the French Open his experience in big matches,” vneshwar Kumar, Jasprit ranking points to defend on clay round. as he attempts to complete a chief selector M.S.K. Prasad Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, after lifting titles in a spectac- “it’s gonna be a tough one personal sweep by winning told a news conference. Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed ular 2018 run at Monte Carlo, (match with Bautista Agut), so his fourth straight Grand Slam “We have seen Karthik fin- Shami. Rafael Nadal Barcelona, Rome and Roland let’s see.” title.