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Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Issue No. 7503 Today’s Weather 200 Fils Max Min www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh 40°C 30°C Stand-off at Arab League as Qatar praises Iran Jeddah During a meeting of diplomatic relations and cut an unacceptable manner.” responsibly,” Shukri said, iplomats from Saudi ministers at the Arab League, trade ties with Qatar in June, He reiterated the quartet’s adding that Qatar’s words Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain Sultan Saad Al-Muraikhi, listing 13 demands. charges that Doha had been “should not be said, especially Dand Egypt yesterday lashed out Qatar’s permanent envoy to Egyptian Foreign Minister “supporting terrorism” and in an unacceptable manner.” at Doha’s latest “provocations” the Arab League challenged Sameh Shukri criticized the that Egypt has the right to Anwar Gargash, the UAE after Qatar’s state minister for the quartet to present Qatari envoy’s remarks as protect its interests and take state minister for foreign foreign affairs praised Iran and evidence that his country was being full of “provocations all measures guaranteed by affairs, said that Qatar blamed the bloc for the crisis supporting extremist groups and inappropriate speech that international law, the Arab harbours tens of terrorists caused by the boycott of Qatar, and terrorists, the Arab News shouldn’t be used in such News said. listed on many international Arab News reported yesterday. said. The quartet severed corridors,” and “especially in “Egypt is acting terror lists.

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is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday issued a Royal order officially upgrading the Information and HeGovernment Authority to a Ministry. HM the King ratified and issued the Law 34/2017 on Ministry amending some provisions of Decree-law 28/2002 with respect to Electronic Transactions, after having been approved by the Shura and Representatives councils. x The first article of the law mentioned that “the term ‘the Authority’ shall be replaced by the word ‘Ministry’ and shall be defined by the Information and eGovernment Authority and HRH Princess Sabeeka the term ‘CEO’ with the word ‘Minister’ and shall be defined opens art show by the CEO of the Information and eGovernment Authority, Paris mentioned in Decree-law 28/2002 with respect to Electronic er Royal Highness status Transactions”. Princess Sabeeka bint Article 2 and 3 of the law stipulated, in detail, the information HIbrahim Al-Khalifa, Wife of related to electronic transactions, including conditions, His Majesty the King and regulations and punishments. President of the Supreme The fourth and last article mentioned that “the Prime Minister Council for Women (SCW) and ministers, each in their capacity, shall implement the law yesterday opened an art which takes effect one day after its publication in the Official show at the headquarters Gazette”, which is expected to be published on Thursday. of the UNESCO in Paris, entitled“Women in the eyes for eGov of Bahraini Artists”. Lt. Gen Russian defence Shaikh Talal appointed minister visits Assad Adel is NSA Moscow, yrian President Bashar al-Assad welcomed President Deputy Interior Minister SRussian Defence Minister Manama DT News Network Minister shall act on the minister’s Sergei Shoigu to Damascus is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Manama behalf in performing his duties yesterday as Syrian forces Al Khalifa has issued a royal is Majesty King Hamad bin and attending the Cabinet meeting supported by the Russian Hdecree re-organising the National Isa Al-Khalifa has appointed during his absence. He will hold the army prepared to make a Security Agency and appointing HShaikh Talal bin Mohammed rank of Deputy Interior Minister. final push into parts of the Lieutenant General Adel bin Khalifa bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa as Deputy The Interior Minister shall eastern city of Deir Ezzor. Al Fadhel as its President. The decree Interior Minister. A Royal Decree 54 implement the provisions of this Shoigu gave a letter from No 51 for 2017 will come into force of 2017 has been issued to this effect. decree which takes effect from the Russian President Vladimir on the date of its publication in the Under the Royal Order, the day of its publication in the Official Putin to Assad. Official Gazette. Shaikh Talal newly-appointed Deputy Interior Gazette.

P 04 P 05 P 06 Damaged Free bus Modernising books rides for housing distributed students policies 2 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Media partner Shaikh Hamad Road residents find relief from sewage Thanks overflow to all sponsors and contributors of the 5th Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa The road Futsal League for Youth Centres, People with Disabilities, and Girls after cleaning

Harpreet Kaur/DTNN Invitation for the audience [email protected] Manama Win a car esidents at Shaikh Hamad Road in the Capital can finally heave a sigh of relief from the stint causedR by the overflowing sewage water in front of their houses. After DT News reported the issue, officials took note of the situation and stopped the overflow by cleaning the drainage system. The accumulated water had become an issue of a constant nuisance to the residents there and consequently a health hazard. The Capital Municipal Council along with the help of the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning cleaned the drainage system and is now doing that on a regular basis. Vice President of Capital Municipal Council Mazen Ahmad Al-Omran also assured DT News that the Council would take all necessary steps to make living easier for residents in the Capital. “We received a lot of complaints as well as letters addressing the council on this issue,” he said adding: “The matter was taken into consideration immediately.” According to Al-Omran, restaurants in the area discharging oil and food fat into the system were the primary reason of the blockage in the drain. Platinnum Meanwhile, one of the residents told us, “We really Sponsor appreciate the efforts of the DT News in bringing the issue to public notice and the authorities for making the area suitable for living again.”

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Khalifa City - 9:30pm 2 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 3 Media partner Shaikh Hamad Road residents find relief ‘Islamic matchmaking’ from sewage Thanks overflow event on September 23 DT News Network “Soul Seekers is a four hour roundtable sessions where The perfect matches will get an to all sponsors and contributors of the 5th Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa [email protected] marriage matchmaking event. trained facilitators will be opportunity to talk to each other The road The objective of this event is to asking predefined open-ended in person for 10 minutes in the Futsal League for Youth Centres, People with Disabilities, and Girls after cleaning Manama make the matchmaking process questions to every participant. presence of the legal guardian of ith the aim of making it convenient and easy for anyone This will give every participant the female applicant. easier for Muslim men who is seeking to find their ideal the opportunity to observe and Other applicants may also andW women to find a spouse, an spouse for marriage. The event will listen to the answers of the other request to meet fellow applicants Harpreet Kaur/DTNN ‘Islamic matchmaking’ event will be conducted in line with Islamic participants. after reviewing their profiles, Invitation for the audience [email protected] be held here later this month, its values and ethical principles After completing the roundtable which will all be displayed on organisers announced. keeping in mind the cultural rotation process, each applicant a dashboard for everyone to Manama Falaq, a social enterprise, will be sensitivities of this region,” said can submit their top 3 choices see. Interested candidates who Win a car esidents at Shaikh Hamad Road in the Capital organising the ‘Soul Seekers’ event Falaq CEO Fahad Sarwani. based on their initial observations wish to pursue the discussions Rcan finally heave a sigh of relief from the stint on September 23. He said that those interested and impressions. further with their families caused by the overflowing sewage water in front of Organisers told DT News that will need to register online in The organisers will identify can do so outside the event by their houses. approval was received from local advance. the perfect matches between requesting contact information After DT News reported the issue, officials took note religious scholars, who reviewed The event will start with a applicants and will communicate from the organizers. For further of the situation and stopped the overflow by cleaning the the plans and agenda of the event brief workshop highlighting the the same to them accordingly information and registration, visit drainage system. to ensure that it is Sharia (Islamic process and rules of the event. giving them the option to move http://soulseekers.co/registration/ The accumulated water had become an issue of a Fahad Sarwani law) compliant. This will be followed by Q&A to step 3. or call 39452484 or 33486448. constant nuisance to the residents there and consequently a health hazard. The Capital Municipal Council along with the help of the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Bahrain refutes UNHCHR charges Planning cleaned the drainage system and is now doing DT News Network sources that lack objectivity, civil life. that on a regular basis. Geneva which are incompatible with The claim that there is a Vice President of Capital Municipal Council Mazen he Permanent the Bahraini reality and growing narrowing of civil Ahmad Al-Omran also assured DT News that the Council Representative of the ignores the achievements of the society organizations and would take all necessary steps to make living easier for Kingdom,T Ambassador Dr. international community. political action is totally untrue residents in the Capital. Yousef Abdul Karim Bucheeri The Kingdom of Bahrain in the evidence of the full “We received a lot of complaints as well as has refuted the United has repeatedly affirmed during exercise of civil and political letters addressing the council on this issue,” he said Nations High Commissioner the sessions of the Council rights. adding: “The matter was taken into consideration for Human Rights allegations its position on these empty Legislative and media immediately.” during a public debate under claims, which are irrelevant. activities have a free climate, According to Al-Omran, restaurants in item 2 of the 36th session of The Constitution and national law enforcement officials the area discharging oil and food fat into the the Human Rights Council legislation guarantee the are bound by specific system were the primary reason of the blockage in currently held in Geneva. freedom of opinion, expression safeguards in cases of arrest the drain. He said the High and political participation, and investigation, access to Platinnum Meanwhile, one of the residents told us, “We really Sponsor Commissioner’s statement on thus giving civil society a wide justice for all, and independent appreciate the efforts of the DT News in bringing the issue the Kingdom of Bahrain lack range of freedoms and active national mechanisms for to public notice and the authorities for making the area credibility and are derived from participation in political and redress and accountability. suitable for living again.”

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Bahraini inventor Amina Al-Hawaj receiving the prestigious International Gandhi Peace The winner will be announced on Sunday 17/9/2017 Prize from Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh State, India at a ceremony organised on the sidelines of the India International Inventors Conference in New Delhi. Al-Hawaj was awarded in recognition of her path-breaking medical inventions in treating Khalifa City - 9:30pm patients voluntarily. She was also honoured by Andhra Pradesh State’s Minister for Science and Technology and Rural Education for her voluntary therapeutic efforts in India and other Rolex Boutique - Bahrain City Centre countries. 4 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Outcry as Ministry distributes damaged books to school kids

The state of some of the used textbooks distributed by the Ministry of Education to school children. Most of the pages in the books are scribbled with answers while some others are damaged and unsuitable for study purposes.

Muhannad Mansour/DTNN “The new and used to learn from these books? for “the greater good” each semester with emphasis [email protected] textbooks come stamped, The Education Ministry has “The Ministry has a on care of the book and not marking as new and used,” the second biggest share comprehensive plan to to distort it to ensure its reuse Manama she said, adding: “The stamps, of the State budget. Where provide educational books for for more school years. School he Education Ministry’s however, don’t give parents is the Ministry’s budget?,” all public education for free. activities have been organised decision to reuse school the liberty of choosing as another parent who preferred A huge budget is annually to spread the culture of textbooksT this academic year they are only for information anonymity asked. set to pursue this purpose. preserving books and to has raised a public outcry purposes.” The distribution of used The ministry follows three educate the students and with parents alleging that the This is the second year in a textbooks is the result of a new methods in this regard that parents about the importance Ministry distributed badly row the Ministry of Education policy adopted by the Ministry include printing millions of of this matter. Therefore, clear tampered textbooks unfit for is distributing used textbooks of Education as part of its books, reusing undamaged mechanisms were established study. for academic purposes. While cost-cutting procedures. books and expanding in the for retrieving the books and “Most of the pages are the students are happy that It obliges students to return field of digital education by redistributing them among scribbled with answers and they received the books at the their books by the end of each providing digital books on the students,” Dr. Juma said marked by teachers. It will start of the new school year, semester and charge those ministry’s website,” Resources in a statement issued here be difficult for students to several parents complained who damaged or didn’t return and Services Undersecretary yesterday. study these textbooks,” said that the books distributed the books a sum of BD1.5 for Dr. Mohammed Juma He clarified that work teams Um Mohammed, a Bahraini were damaged and not fit for each book. commented. and committees have been mother of a five grader. use by students for academic The public irritation Dr. Juma confirmed that formed by the ministry and “The exercise books that purposes. had pushed the Ministry to the cost of printing new books were tasked to follow up on are usually given with the “How such books are instruct all public schools to Dr. Mohammed Juma this year is BD2 million, the distribution of used books main subject books such as handed over to students replace the damaged books adding that the ministry and to note any suggestions or English and science are new. who are expected to be back then. But not this year, books online. Last but not distributed 270,000 books complaints in this regard. But the main books, which the educated and are tasked to as the Ministry firmly said in least, Bahraini Social Activist among private schools that “Considering the millions students are asked to find the develop our country and its a statement issued recently Hamad Al Kooheji said in a include the four nationalism of books distributed to answers from, are mostly used future. The questions in the that it had printed around video addressed to Education educational subjects. students in public schools, and not in a good condition,” books are fully answered. four million books this year Minister Dr. Majid Al Nuaimi, The official insisted that the there is a possibility of a small Um Mohammed said. How do we expect students and provided 353 different “Your Excellency. You have ministry is keen on promoting number of copies of the used been in the Ministry for twenty the culture of preserving books, which may have some years and repeatedly stated educational books among defects. After ensuring the that the Bahraini student is students in Bahrain so more invalidity of these books, if the Ministry’s top priority. pupils could benefit from any, the concerned committee But the student, who’s the them, hence the reuse of books will take care of the matter top priority, received books policy has been followed for and address such cases that that are damaged and not the second consecutive year. may emerge amidst the large fit for studying. The books “In light of the orientation number of books distributed have phrases and drawings on of rationalisation of to students. There has been a them that are not related to expenditures, and in line significant improvement this the educational process.” with the Ministry’s policy to year, compared to last year, in promote the culture of taking regards to the validity of books Preserving or saving costs? care of books by students and retrieved and distributed. This The Ministry, however, to maintain it as an educational indicates the cooperation of continues to justify the value, the Ministry issued students and their parents in distribution of used books circulars stressing the need to maintaining the books,” the The newly printed textbooks which are in good shape saying the decision was taken retrieve books by the end of undersecretary added. Wednesday, September 13, 2017 5 Free bus rides for Education Ministry provides 700 buses to students transport public schools students DT News Network buses to transport more than education programmes. to monitor the buses on [email protected] 37,000 students,” said Assistant He also confirmed that the a daily basis to ensure its ublic school students Undersecretary for Financial service will be provided ‘free safety. “All buses underwent in the Kingdom will be Resources and Services Khalid of charge to all public school comprehensive maintenance Pable to enjoy free rides to Al Ghareeb, yesterday. pupils’ and that the teachers to ensure students’ safety,” he their school this year, thanks The government, Al Ghareeb and students will be allowed to added. to the Education Ministry said, has also provided 12 use the buses for educational The scheme, Al Ghareeb for providing over 700 air- specially modified buses for trips as well as field visits. said, comes from the ministry’s conditioned buses. special needs students and 27 The Undersecretary also concern about students welfare “This school year, 2017-2018, buses for students enrolled in the announced that the ministry and efforts to provide the best the ministry has provided 650 evening schooling continuous has devised a mechanism services to them.

Twelve specially equipped buses for students with special needs

The modern air-conditioned interior of the buses Man injured in horrific accident DT News Network Manama man was severely injured in a horrific one-vehicle Acollision in the Northern Governorate. The crash occurred near Roundabout 13 in Hamad Town yesterday. The injured man was identified as Abdulla Jassim from Malikiya village. He was rushed to the Military Hospital and initial reports indicate that he suffered severe head injury. The mishap occurred when the car turned turtle after the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle due to over speeding. The vehicle was later removed by Traffic police. 6 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Modernising housing

Bassim Alhamer, Minister of Housing, Amin El Sharkawi, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident policies Representative, and Dr. Tarek ElSheikh, Regional Representative for Gulf States, UN-HABITAT during the signing UN agencies join hands with Bahrain to review and update housing policy

Manama to implement the government framework. he Ministry of Housing, Bahrain is one UN Habitat This project work programme. the United Nations of the lead- is pleased to document Putting housing at the centre Private sector participation TDevelopment Programme ing countries initiate its col- is a testa- of development is a key element The new policy strategy (UNDP) and UN-HABITAT in the region laboration with ment to the that member states including will seek to support the signed a project yesterday to in terms of Bahrain and Government of Bahrain stressed in their development of the housing revise Bahrain’s housing policy providing adequate housing UNDP as the first initiative in a Bahrain and the United Nations statements at the HABITAT III sector, while enhancing the to develop an effective, efficient for its citizens, even before it Gulf country that translates the strong partnership,” conference last year in Quito, government’s enabling role, in and sustainable housing and was stipulated in most inter- New Urban agenda endorsed at -Amin El Sharkawi Ecuador. parallel with increased housing land sector in line with new national development plans HABITAT III into action.” production in direct and economic realities. and programmes, including -Dr Tarek ElSheikh 25,000 new housing units by Two phases indirect cooperation with the The agreement, “Bahrain the Sustainable Development 2018. Another 15,000 units are The project will be conducted private sector. Housing Policy Revision”, is Goals.” civil society to move towards planned for subsequent years, in two phases. The first phase The strategy will also focus the first of its kind in Bahrain -Bassim Alhamer an enabling efficient housing amounting to a total of 40,000 will focus on developing a on improving the availability between two UN agencies system, is in line with Bahrain’s units. housing profile which analyses of land and improving real and works effectively towards Resident Representative, and Government Action Plan The Ministry is also working in detail the housing sector and estate market monitoring achieving the Sustainable Dr. Tarek ElSheikh, Regional (2015-2018). on preparing a new housing provides recommendations mechanisms; Housing and Development Goals (SDGs). Representative for Gulf States, Building on the Royal Order policy to ensure continuity of the for revised housing policy and diversification of financial The signing ceremony was UN-HABITAT, in the presence of His Majesty King Hamad bin smooth implementation of the strategies. The second includes options and guidance for the attended by Basim Alhamer, of top officials and other guests. Isa Al Khalifa to provide 40,000 housing projects and to discuss producing a Revised Housing benefit of low-income families, Minister of Housing, Amin The project document, which housing units for citizens, the the proposed cooperation Policy Framework while also while fully adhering to the El Sharkawi, UN Resident implies new roles for the public Ministry of Housing has been with the private sector and the integrating the UN-HABITAT importance of preserving the Coordinator and UNDP sector, the private sector and working to provide at least relevant authorities in order Global Housing Strategy (GHS) environment.

King Hamad global centre launch today Top experts for eGov Excellence Award 2017 Los Angeles sections and get informed about the Manama his is Bahrain” society will international documents it has on ahrain’s eGovernment Excellence organise today in Los Angeles, religious tolerance. Award 2017 has announced its an“T exhibition and a press conference The inauguration ceremony of the Bjury members who will be in-charge to officially launch ‘The Kingdom of Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration’ and to evaluate the nominations for the Bahrain Declaration’ and The King the King Hamad Global Centre for 9th edition of the Award. Hamad Global Centre for Inter-Faith Inter-Faith Dialogue and Peaceful The award is organised under the Dialogue and Peaceful Co-Existence. Co-Existence will be presented by patronage of HH Shaikh Mohammed The mega event will be held under American television personality bin Mubarak AlKhalifa, Deputy the patronage of His Majesty King Mary Hart. The celebration will also Jury members of the eGovernment Excellence Award. Prime Minister and Chairman of the Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and will be include speeches by Shaikh Nasser, Supreme Committee for Information Application for Smart Devices’. As for during one year. inaugurated on behalf of HM the King Rabbi Marvin Hier, Rev. Johnnie & Communication Technology. the Citizen category, the two awards Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak by Representative of HM the King for Moore, Bahraini Ambassador to This year, the jury committee ‘Best eConcept’ and the ‘eCitizen’ AlKhalifa will award winners during Charity Work and Youth Affairs and Kuwait Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad is chaired by Louise Thomasen, which will be awarded based on a ceremony specifically organized Board of Trustees Chairman of the Al Khalifa and Secretary General a global consultant and expert in the largest number of transactions which will be announced at a later Royal Charity Organisation Shaikh of the Bahrain Federation of eGovernment and ICT with over 30 accomplished and biggest value of stage. Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in the Expatriate Associations (BFEA) Betsy years’ experience working cross the financial transactions completed via For more information visit www. presence of representatives from the Mathieson. field of technology and society. the eGovernment portal (bahrain.bh) egovaward.bh. White House and the United Nations, The BFEA Secretary General hailed The awarding categories religious leaders and senior guests. the function, pointing out that the encompass seven distributed into Jury members Before launching the declaration, centre will further boost Bahrain’s three sectors – the Government, 8 Louise Thomasen, a global consultant and expert in eGovernment and ICT Shaikh Nasser will meet a number of standing as a hub for religious peace Multi Sectors and the Citizen. The (Chairman), American students at the Museum of and co-existence. Government category comprise 8 Mohamed Tayeb Mahmood, independent consultant in the areas of ICT, excellence Tolerance at an invitation by Dean of It is worthy to note that the King the ‘Best eGovernment Website’, and strategic planning, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Rabbi Hamad Global Centre for Inter-Faith ‘Best Government-to-Government 8 Dr. Mazen Ali, independent consultant in the areas of ICT, Marvin Hier. Discussions will explore Dialogue and Peaceful Co-Existence eService (G2G)’, ‘Best Practice in 8 Information Systems Department Chairperson of the IT College in the University the youth’s common aspirations to will be set up on a land plot donated Community eParticipation’ and ‘Best of Bahrain, Amani Shajera- (Head of Studies & Research Department at the Supreme achieve intellectual rapprochement by HM the King and will comprise eGovernment Integrated Services Council for Women/ Business Administration College lecturer at the UOB), and contribute to working out an exhibition showcasing historical for Individuals or Businesses’. The 8 Dr. Mohamed Baqer, Director of Strategy & Performance Unit at UOB, innovative visions to lay bridges of and modern models on religious Multi-Sectors category include ‘Best 8 Ahmed AlMahri, Business Development Assistant Manager at Benefit Company. peace and tolerance. Then, Shaikh freedom and peaceful co-existence in Nasser will tour the museum’s Bahrain. Wednesday, September 13, 2017 7 Apple unveils Plummeting 3 new iPhones aid worsening the crises in Palestine: UN Geneva by 38 per cent between 2014 so dire that the Gaza Strip sharp fall in international and 2016, “due in part to could become uninhabitable aid reaching the the fact that occupation (has by 2020 without drastic APalestinian territories due in prevented) previous aid flows action to rebuild the area part to Israel’s occupation from translating into tangible ravaged by wars. But rather is worsening humanitarian development gains.” than improvements, “the and economic crises in Gaza Israel has fought three humanitarian and economic and the West Bank, the UN’s devastating wars since 2008 situation has instead worsened development agency said against the Palestinian Islamist since then”, Tuesday’s report yesterday. Hamas movement in charge of said. The agency also said a spike the Gaza strip. Denouncing a “protracted, in Israeli settlement building UN chief Antonio Guterres unprecedented level of human and confiscations of Palestinian visited Gaza in July and called suffering in Gaza”, it said land, water and other resources the blockade “one of the most that 80 percent of Gaza’s were keeping poverty and dramatic humanitarian crises” population currently receives joblessness at intolerable levels. he had seen. humanitarian aid, while half In a report, the agency said In its annual report two of inhabitants do not know international donor support years ago, the UN agency where their next meal is for Palestinian territories fell warned that the situation was coming from. (AFP) Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple spe- cial event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on the Apple Park campus

Cupertino handset is a milestone for retina” display with pple unveiled three the company a decade improved graphics Anew iPhone models on after the first iPhone and resolution. SANITARY ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTORATE-WORKS Monday, including a top-of- release. Apple senior The Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning would like line handset described as “the “Ten years later it is only vice president Phil Schiller to announce the following tender: biggest leap forward” since the fitting that we are here in said the glass-body iPhone original iPhone 10 years ago. this place, on this day to 8 and 8 Plus handsets were INITIAL TENDER TENDER BOX Apple chief executive reveal a product that will set the first smartphones “really TENDER TITLE TENDER NO. BOND DOCUMENT CLOSING Tim Cook announced the path for technology for created for augmented (BD) FEE (BD) DATE/ TIME the premium iPhone X -- the next decade,” Cook said, reality,” with improved EMPTYING & REPLACING SKIP Wednesday, BUCKTES AT VARIOUS PREMISES 27th September pronounced 10 -- as well as calling the iPhone X “the power and graphics over SES-17/0006 500/- 15/- a new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. biggest leap forward since their predecessors. FOR SANITARY ENGINEERING AFFAIRS 2017, Project ID: SES-17-41-501 1:30 PM Cook, speaking at the first the original iPhone.” Apple also unveiled an event at the new campus The iPhone X has an edge- updated smartwatch and NOTE: Now you have the choice to buy the tender documents online through the Bahrain Tender Board theater named for the late to-edge screen and uses facial an upgraded streaming e-Tendering System (https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh) by using Credit cards or to the cashier at the Apple co-founder Steve recognition to unlock the video system for 4K high- Financial Resources Directorate at the Ministry (3rd Floor New Building), who will issue a receipt in duplicate. Jobs, said the latest flagship device, and improved “super definition television. z Tenders are invited for this project from qualified Contractors registered with the Cost Engineering Directorate in the Ministry for Sanitary Engineering Works or having Bahrain Commercial Registration in the relevant field for the above tender. The tender documents for the above shall be downloaded online through the Bahrain Tender Board e-Tendering System mentioned above starting on Wednesday, 13 September 2017. For further information, please contact Tel. 17545184. z The works comprise the Emptying & Replacing Skip Buckets at Various Premises for Sanitary Engineering 130-tonne ‘monster fatberg’ clogs sewer Affairs, as detailed in the Tender Documents. z Interested Tenderers should comply with the Legislative Decree No. 36 and 37 of 2002 with respect to Regulating London with the biggest we’ve ever metre (273-yard) long fatberg. Government Tenders and Purchases, and also to comply with the Prime Minister’s Resolution No. 40 for 2015 ewage workers have seen. It’s a total monster and An eight-member crew is giving priority to National Products and products at GCC Countries. z The Tenders must be deposited in the tender box provided on the Tender Board’s Offices Arcapita Building Sfound a 130-tonne ball taking a lot of manpower and removing an average of 20 to 551, Ground Floor, Road 4612, Block 346, Bahrain Bay, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain; as per the above of congealed fat -- dubbed machinery to remove as it’s set 30 tonnes a day, the statement mentioned date. a “monster fatberg” -- hard,” Matt Rimmer, Thames explained, using high-powered z Tenders shall be submitted in One (1) envelope. clogging a Victorian-era Water’s head of waste, said in jet hoses to break up the mass z Tenderers are to supply copies of the following: z Original Initial Bond, Company’s Commercial Registration (CR) indicating the tenderer’s relevant field/trade, sewer in London, utility a statement. which is then sucked out into valid certificate of compliance with employment percentage of Bahraini Manpower and original total tender company Thames Water said “It’s basically like trying tankers. sum as well as cost per unit (as the case maybe) written and submitted in form TB 02. yesterday. to break up concrete. It’s Weighing the same as 11 z Any other items listed in the Instructions to Tenderers. Engineers expect it will frustrating as these situations double decker buses, the z All submitted documents (original or copy) should be stamped with company stamp. take up to three-weeks to are totally avoidable and fatberg easily eclipses the one z Tenders shall remain valid for 180 days from the closing date and Initial Bond should be enclosed for the amount specified above in cash or in a form of certified cheque or bank / insurance company guarantee, valid for the remove the rock-solid mass caused by fat, oil and grease found in 2013 in Kingston, duration specified in the tender documents and should be enclosed with each tender. of festering food fat mixed being washed down sinks and southwest London. z Tenders not complying with the above conditions and requirements as well as terms and conditions mentioned with sanitary wipes found in wipes flushed down the loo,” Described at the time as in the tender documents will be rejected. drains under a major road in he added. Britain’s biggest ever fatberg, z This advertisement should form part of the Tender Documents. Whitechapel, east London. Images show that the sewer it weighed 15 tonnes and took “This fatberg is up there totally blocked by the 250- ten days to clear up. 8 BUSINESS Wednesday, September 13, 2017

CAPE CANAVERAL – OCT 4, 1997 A seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn begins with the liftoff of a Titan 4B rocket carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe. Developed by NASA, ESA and the Italian Space Agency, Cassini arrives at Saturn in June 2004 after a 3.5-billion kilometre journey. For 13 years, Cassini and Huygens OPEC says send back remarkable images and data about newly-discovered moons, geysers of water shooting into space, and lakes of hydrocarbons. The mission ends on September 15 with Cassini vaporizing in Saturn’s outer atmosphere

JUPITER – DEC 2000 SATURN – OCT 2013 True colour mosaic of Jupiter, constructed from images taken by output dips, Cassini’s narrow angle camera, is most detailed global portrait of Jupiter ever produced. Mosaic is composed of 27 images: nine images were required to cover the entire planet and each of those locations was imaged in red, green, Composed from 36 separate exposures, this portrait and blue to provide true colour shows Saturn’s north polar vortex – remnants of a monster ‘rebalancing’ storm in the northern hemisphere CLOUDS ON SATURN – MAY 2017 Neighbouring bands of clouds move at different speeds and directions depending on their latitudes and take on the appearance of strokes underway from a cosmic brush

Paris originally agreed last production adjustments” industry appears to be PEC’s oil output year, into 2018 to ease a in the cooperation rebounding quickly”. dipped in August, global supply glut. agreement, OPEC Nevertheless, the theO cartel said yesterday, In August, production secretary general Sanusi advent of Irma raised the a sign that supply and rose in Nigeria, which Barkindo said in a speech possibility of a particularly demand could be moving has been exempted from in Oxford on Monday. destructive hurricane further towards balance. output curbs, OPEC said. OPEC meanwhile season this year, “with Production by It fell in Libya, also revised upwards its potential implications the 14 members of exempt, and in Venezuela estimate for global oil for the oil market”, but TITAN – JUL 2017 HYDROCARBONS – JUL 2017 ENCELADUS – MAY 2017 the Organisation of the as both countries struggle demand by 1.42 million OPEC promised to do Atmosphere of Titan – largest of Near-infrared image shows specular Saturn’s icy, ocean-bearing moon Saturn’s 53 moons – is discovered reflection, or sunglint, from a Enceladus spews plumes of Petroleum Exporting with political trouble. bpd to 96.77 million its bit for the “stability to contain acrylonitrile, vinyl hydrocarbon lake named Kivu Lacus hydrogen, suggesting frigid water Countries came to 32.755 Output also dropped in bpd this year. Demand and security” of the oil cyanide molecules. on Titan, close to moon’s north pole. is interacting with heated rocks. Organic compound intrigues View was obtained by Cassini These hot spots could be perfect millions of barrels per day Iraq. is expected to rise by market. scientists investigating chemical Visible and Infrared Mapping places for small organisms – (bpd) last month after “It is clear that the another 1.35 million bpd Despite the efforts precursors for extraterrestrial life Spectrometer (VIMS) bacteria, for instance – to thrive Pictures: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech/Space Science Institute/University of Arizona/University of Idaho/ Gordan Ugarkovic © GRAPHIC NEWS 32.834 in July, it said in rebalancing process is in 2018 as developed to cut output, the oil a report, citing secondary underway, supported countries consume more price has struggled to sources. by the high conformity oil than initially forecast. push durably above $50 OPEC and a number of levels of OPEC Commenting on the a barrel. On Tuesday, other producers including member countries impact on oil production WTI oil futures stood at Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are to lay the foundation stone for India’s first high Russia agreed in May to and participating non- of hurricane Harvey, $48.22 and Brent Crude speed rail line that could see trains run at 350 kilometres an hour extend production cuts, OPEC countries to the OPEC said “the US energy at $54.23. (AFP) E5 Series Shinkansen Bullet Train

MUMBAI-AHMEDABAD HIGH SPEED RAIL Microscopic particles from tattoo Max. Speed: 350 km/h. Journey reduced ink can migrate into the body and Toxic impurities “When someone wants Ahmedabad to two hours from current seven wind up in lymph nodes, crucial The tiny particles -- meas- to get a tattoo, they Vadodara Length: 508km Completion: 2023 hubs of the human immune sys- uring a few millionths to a are often vary careful Capacity: 36,000 passengers/day in first year tem, a study revealed yesterday. few billionths of a centimetre in choosing a parlour Cost: $15 billion – 81% funded by Japan -- include molecules from pre-

GUJARAT through 50-year low-interest loan servatives and contaminants such where they use sterile as nickel, chromium, manganese needles,” said co- Trainset: 10-car variant of Japan’s E5 Series Shinkansen with 698 seats for standard class and cobalt, researchers reported in author Hiram Castillo, passengers and 55 seats in business class the peer-reviewed journal Scientific a researcher at the Reports. POTENTIAL HIGH-SPEED European Synchrotron RAIL LINES Titanium dioxide! Radiation Facility in Surat Amritsar Grenoble, France. “No Chandigarh Besides carbon black, the second Gulf of Cambay Patna one checks the chemi- Delhi most common ingredient used in ARABIAN tatoo inks is titanium dioxide, a cal composition of the SEA white pigment also used in food Agra colours, but our study Mumbai- additives, sun screens and paints. shows that maybe they Thane Lucknow The chemical has been associated section Varanasi with delayed healing, itching and should.” includes Kolkata Hyderabad skin irritation. 7km Thane Mumbai- undersea Ahmedabad tunnel X-ray fluorescence Dornakal line is part of Vijayawada “Diamond Mumbai Scientists in Grenoble used X-ray fluorescence measurements to identify Chennai Quadrilateral” particles in the skin and the lymph nodes, which are located in the neck, Bangalore 50km of high speed trains under the arms and along the crease between the thighs and the abdo- MAHARASHTRA Coimbatore 30 miles over 10,000km of track Long-term deposit men. Only the tiniest, nano-scale particles made it into the lymph nodes. Ernakulam linking key Indian cities Researchers also reported “strong evidence” for both the migration and long-term deposit of toxic elements in Sources: Railway Gazette, Japan Transport Research Institute, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India the body. Corrigendum: an earlier version of the package used a wrong map. The error is regretted. Our apologies. Wednesday, September 13, 2017 BUSINESS 9 Three astronauts set for “We think it’s just another very small step – not a ISS blast-off big deal. Those sanctions Baikonur are nothing compared to wo US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut were set to blast off for the ultimately TInternational Space Station in a late-night what will have to launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome happen. It’s nice to get in Kazakhstan. Alexander Misurkin of a 15 to nothing vote.” the Russian space agency, NASA first- Dadabhai Development and time flyer Mark Vande Hei and veteran -Donald Trump, Property Management Company colleague Joe Acaba prepared to set off for US President on North Korea (DDPM) and Pegasus Real Estate a mission of more than five months. sanctions have won top regional honours at the Africa & Arabia Property Awards.

Seef Terraces, a development by Bahraini real estate pioneer Dadabhai Properties, has won Saudi prince two awards - the Best High-Rise Residential Development and Best Residential Development Individual Aziz Mithaiwala, Managing Director, Pegasus Real Estate, Units. Its exclusive marketing and (R) Ahmed Dadabhai, Director, Dadabhai Development & sales agent Pegasus bagged the Property Management Company to buy major 5 star award for Best Property Consultancy Marketing at the same The awards are a testament event. to Seef Terraces’ offering of a high-quality family-centric lifestyle in a neighbourhood stake in Banque that blends residential, com- DDPM Director Ahmed Dadabhai mercial and leisure space,” and Pegasus Managing Director Aziz Shabeer Dadabhai, Mithaiwala received the awards MD, Dadabhai Properties from International Property Awards President Stuart Shield and Head SaudiRiyadh Fransiexpected to be finalised of Global Entries Michael Saggers “The award winners’ logo is audi billionaire Prince before the end of the year. recognised as a symbol of Alwaleed bin Talal has After the deal, Credit during a gala ceremony at the excellence across the world,” Sagreed to buy over half Agricole’s stake will be JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai on of Credit Agricole’s stake reduced to 14.9pc, the September 7. Aziz Mithaiwala, in Banque Saudi Fransi, statement said. MD, Pegasus making his Kingdom The French bank Holding Co the largest intends to sell another shareholder in one of the 5.0pc of its remaining country’s major lenders. shares through market Pegasus will go on to compete with the other regional nominees in the same category The deal will deals, but will maintain a for world’s best award at The International Property Awards Summit 2017 at the Marriott strengthen the position 9.9 percent stake in Saudi Hotel Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, London on December 13 this year. of Kingdom Holding, Arabia’s fifth-largest already one of Saudi lender, the statement said. Arabia’s biggest financial Banque Saudi Fransi players with stakes in the held assets worth $54 local Saudi American billion at the end of last Bank and a share in US year. banking giant Citigroup. Kingdom Holding is Kingdom Holding said in one of the country’s most a statement it will acquire important investors and a 16.2 percent stake in Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (file) has shares in the Euro Banque Saudi Fransi, in a deal on the Saudi bourse said the Disney theme park, Apple estimated at $1.54 billion. completion of the deal was and News Corporation among Another statement posted subject to regulatory approval, others. (AFP) Tesla system partly to blame in fatal crash New York environment for which it he “Autopilot” was designed,” said NTSB system used in Tesla chair Robert Sumwalt. Aziz Mithaiwala, (C) Stuart Shield, President, International Property Awards, and Ahmed Dadabhai automobilesT was partly “And the system gave to blame for a fatal May too much leeway to 2016 crash in Florida the driver to divert his where the electric car attention to something 8 Seef Terraces comprises 173 apartments of varying sizes, available on a freehold basis in slammed into a truck, other than driving. The a 29-storey tower. a US safety report result was a collision 8 Facilities include tennis, squash and indoor basketball courts, billiards, table tennis, jog- concluded Tuesday. that frankly should never The driver’s “overreliance” Transportation Safety Board have happened.” ging track, outdoor landscaped play area, gymnasia, steam, sauna and Jacuzzi, an infinity on the Tesla system -- designed report said. The report looked at factors pool, outdoor Jacuzzi and BBQ area on the rooftop, cinema, covered car park bays, CCTV and as a semi-autonomous diving The system also permitted behind the accident, in which 24x7 security among others. system to be used with a the driver to use the system 40-year-old Tesla enthusiast human operator -- permitted on a road not intended for Joshua Brown died after failing 8 The project is nearly 80 per cent complete as of end-July. “prolonged disengagement” Autopilot, NTSB officials said. to respond to seven warnings 8 Work started in May last year and is expected to finish by the end of December this year. that led to the collision with “Tesla allowed the driver from the Tesla system to return the freight trailer, the National to use the system outside the to active driving. 10 BUSINESS Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Abu Dhabi rise, Qatar plunge to 52-mnt low Representative picture

COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL AUSTRALIA 0.3104 0.3080 BANGLADESH 0.00476 0.00467 Dubai 5.76 billion riyals ($1.54 CANADA 0.3178 0.3146 atar’s stock market slid billion), or about 29.5 riyals DENMARK 0.0640 Closing Bell EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217 to a 52-month closing per share - suggesting a Qlow yesterday as foreign substantial discount to the EURO 0.4594 0.4569 SAUDI dropped 0.2pc to 7,400 points. HONGKONG 0.04969 0.04929 investors sold, while Banque market. INDIA 0.00604 0.00594 Saudi Fransi fell in Riyadh Under terms of the deal, DUBAI fell 0.2pc to 3,648 points. INDONESIA 0.00003055 0.00002932 after France’s Credit Agricole Credit Agricole may sell IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 agreed to sell a 16.2 per cent another 5pc of Saudi Fransi ABU DHABI rose 0.7pc to 4,470 points. IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 stake in it to local investor through off-market block JAPAN 0.00364 0.003570 Kingdom Holding. trades. A year after the deal, QATAR fell 0.7pc to 8,472 points. JORDAN 0.5350 0.5354 The Qatari stock index fell it would be allowed to exit its KOREA 0.00038385 0.7pc to 8,472 points, though investment entirely by selling EGYPT dropped 0.4pc to 13,484 points. KUWAIT 1.249 1.249 it ended off the day’s low of a further 9.9pc. That could MALAYSIA 0.0925 0.0921 8,390 points as some bank keep downward pressure on KUWAIT slipped 0.3pc to 6,906 points. NEW ZEALAND 0.2786 0.2787 stocks rebounded. Exchange the stock. NORWAY 0.0508 data showed investors from The French bank had BAHRAIN fell 0.2pc to 1,308 points. NEPAL 0.00395 0.00370 outside the region were again previously said it was looking OMAN 0.98014 0.98288 OMAN dropped 0.6pc to 5,011 points. PAKISTAN 0.00376 0.00358 net sellers. to divest from Saudi Fransi, PHILIPPINES 0.00766 0.00743 Qatar Navigation sank and analysts do not see the QATAR 0.2831 0.10376 5.6pc on Tuesday and Qatar deal as pointing to more Abu Dhabi Bank, rebounded metal production capacity SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066 International Islamic Bank mergers and acquisitions in 2.0pc. The stock has been by 250,000 tonnes. Also, SINGAPORE 0.0286 0.2834 lost 2.8pc. the sector; shares in other in a downtrend since early the board approved an SOUTH AFRICA 0.03060 0.03050 Saudi Arabia’s index Saudi banks were narrowly August. authorised capital increase SRI LANKA 0.00274 0.00248 dropped 0.2pc as Saudi Fransi mixed on Tuesday. Egypt’s index dropped to 5 billion Egyptian pounds SWEDISH 0.0508 fell 4.2pc to 31.60 riyals and Dubai’s index was almost 0.4pc but Egypt Aluminum ($284 million) from 1 billion SWITZERLAND 0.4050 0.4020 Kingdom jumped 5.1pc. flat and Abu Dhabi was 0.4pc soared 10pc after the company pounds, and said it would SYRIA 0.001740 0.0017 Credit Agricole is selling higher as the United Arab said it was considering distribute one share for every TAIWAN 0.013100 its stake in Saudi Fransi for Emirates’ biggest bank, First whether to expand annual existing share. (Reuters) THAILAND 0.011610 0.011620 TURKEY 0.1170 UNITED KINGDOM 0.5062 0.5033 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102500 0.102840 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800 YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 Eni-Total drill fail to find Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh exploitable gas off Cyprus Nicosia exploration drilling in a different block yprus said yesterday that an had confirmed the existence of a natural Cexploratory drill by Italian-French gas reservoir within the country’s exclusive COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN venture Eni-Total in waters off the economic zone. Mediterranean island had failed to find But “preliminary estimates show that BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.4000 0.3513 enough natural gas to exploit. the amount of gas discovered does not KUWAIT 0.2855 30.6370 0.3029 0.2661 The discovery of a gas field off Cyprus’s make the deposit a stand-alone project,” southeast coast in 2011 raised the country’s he added. OMAN 0.3849 0.3628 0.4084 0.3587 hopes of becoming a regional energy US firm Noble Energy made the first QATAR 3.6420 3.4326 3.8642 3.3939 player, but it must find more reserves find off the southeast coast in 2011 in UAE 3.6730 3.4618 3.8971 3.4228 to make a planned onshore terminal the Aphrodite field, which is estimated financially viable. to contain around 127.4 billion cubic SAUDI 3.7500 3.5344 3.9788 3.4945 Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis metres (4.54 trillion cubic feet) of said data from the Eni-Total venture’s gas. 10 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Nutrition benefits brain Biomarkers effective BUSINESS 11 network organization in predicting sepsis new study found that esearchers at the monounsaturated fatty University of Illinois Aacids (MUFAs), are linked to (UI)R found that biomarkers general intelligence, and that in the blood are as this relationship is driven by the effective in predicting correlation between MUFAs and sepsis as long-term patient Abu Dhabi the organization of the brain’s monitoring. attention network. The researchers For the study, researchers studied adults, compared their identified five key sepsis patterns of fatty acid nutrients found biomarkers that could in blood samples, functional MRI predict sepsis as well as long- data that measured the efficiency of term patient monitoring. rise, Qatar Wednesday, September 13, 2017 brain networks. (Xinhua) (Xinhua) plunge to 52-mnt low Representative picture New drug could stop

COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL AUSTRALIA 0.3104 0.3080 BANGLADESH 0.00476 0.00467 Dubai Sydneymelanoma spreading 5.76 billion riyals ($1.54 “Our ultimate goal of severely affected them and CANADA 0.3178 0.3146 atar’s stock market slid billion), or about 29.5 riyals esearchers say a making melanoma a chronic their loved ones.” DENMARK 0.0640 Closing Bell EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217 Qto a 52-month closing per share - suggesting a combination of new rather than a terminal illness The researchers conducted low yesterday as foreign substantial discount to the treatmentsR can stop the is now so much closer to being two 12-month trials, one EURO 0.4594 0.4569 SAUDI dropped 0.2pc to 7,400 points. HONGKONG 0.04969 0.04929 investors sold, while Banque market. world’s deadliest form of skin achieved.” immunotherapy-based INDIA 0.00604 0.00594 Saudi Fransi fell in Riyadh Under terms of the deal, DUBAI fell 0.2pc to 3,648 points. cancer -- melanoma -- in its One in every three cancers and the other with targeted INDONESIA 0.00003055 0.00002932 after France’s Credit Agricole Credit Agricole may sell tracks and halt its spread to diagnosed is a skin cancer, therapies. Both proved IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 agreed to sell a 16.2 per cent another 5pc of Saudi Fransi ABU DHABI rose 0.7pc to 4,470 points. other organs. according to the World Health successful in preventing the IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 stake in it to local investor through off-market block Results from two Organisation, with Australia disease spreading. JAPAN 0.00364 0.003570 Kingdom Holding. trades. A year after the deal, QATAR fell 0.7pc to 8,472 points. international drug trials having among the highest In one of them, targeted JORDAN 0.5350 0.5354 The Qatari stock index fell it would be allowed to exit its conducted by the Sydney- incidences of melanoma in therapies (dabrafenib and KOREA 0.00038385 0.7pc to 8,472 points, though investment entirely by selling EGYPT dropped 0.4pc to 13,484 points. based Melanoma Institute the world. One Australian dies trametinib) blocked the KUWAIT 1.249 1.249 it ended off the day’s low of a further 9.9pc. That could Australia have proved from it every five hours. action of a particular gene, MALAYSIA 0.0925 0.0921 8,390 points as some bank keep downward pressure on KUWAIT slipped 0.3pc to 6,906 points. successful in preventing the While 90 percent of people BRAF, which is a driver for NEW ZEALAND 0.2786 0.2787 stocks rebounded. Exchange the stock. disease spreading in stage can be cured by having the melanoma. NORWAY 0.0508 data showed investors from The French bank had BAHRAIN fell 0.2pc to 1,308 points. three patients whose tumours primary cancer removed It not only stopped stage NEPAL 0.00395 0.00370 outside the region were again previously said it was looking had been surgically removed. through surgery, it spreads in three melanoma from OMAN 0.98014 0.98288 OMAN dropped 0.6pc to 5,011 points. PAKISTAN 0.00376 0.00358 net sellers. to divest from Saudi Fransi, Until now, these patients the other 10 percent because it recurring in those with PHILIPPINES 0.00766 0.00743 Qatar Navigation sank and analysts do not see the were at a high risk (40 to is detected too late. tumours removed, but QATAR 0.2831 0.10376 5.6pc on Tuesday and Qatar deal as pointing to more Abu Dhabi Bank, rebounded metal production capacity 70 percent) of the disease “These results will change increased overall survival, the SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066 International Islamic Bank mergers and acquisitions in 2.0pc. The stock has been by 250,000 tonnes. Also, becoming advanced and fatal. the way we treat melanoma research showed. SINGAPORE 0.0286 0.2834 lost 2.8pc. the sector; shares in other in a downtrend since early the board approved an “Results from these patients as well as their quality The other trial SOUTH AFRICA 0.03060 0.03050 Saudi Arabia’s index Saudi banks were narrowly August. authorised capital increase clinical trials suggest we can of life,” added Long. treated patients with the SRI LANKA 0.00274 0.00248 dropped 0.2pc as Saudi Fransi mixed on Tuesday. Egypt’s index dropped to 5 billion Egyptian pounds stop the disease in its tracks “Until now, Stage III immunotherapy nivolumab SWEDISH 0.0508 fell 4.2pc to 31.60 riyals and Dubai’s index was almost 0.4pc but Egypt Aluminum ($284 million) from 1 billion -– effectively preventing it melanoma patients who have or ipilimumab -- designed to SWITZERLAND 0.4050 0.4020 Kingdom jumped 5.1pc. flat and Abu Dhabi was 0.4pc soared 10pc after the company pounds, and said it would from spreading and saving had their tumours surgically reboot the immune system to A doctor examining a melanoma SYRIA 0.001740 0.0017 Credit Agricole is selling higher as the United Arab said it was considering distribute one share for every lives,” the institute’s medical removed have simply had attack melanoma cells. Results prevent melanoma spreading “This will change how The clinical trial results are TAIWAN 0.013100 its stake in Saudi Fransi for Emirates’ biggest bank, First whether to expand annual existing share. (Reuters) director Georgina Long said to play the waiting game, to showed nivolumab decreased and progressing, which until melanoma is treated around due to be presented to the THAILAND 0.011610 0.011620 in research published in the see if their melanoma would the chance of relapse. now was a critical area of the world, as we no longer European Society for Medical TURKEY 0.1170 New England Journal of metastasise or spread. “These clinical trials show disease behaviour where we have to passively wait to see if Oncology’s annual congress in UNITED KINGDOM 0.5062 0.5033 Medicine. “Living with such fear we now have ammunition to had no control,” said Long. the melanoma spreads.” Spain this week. (AFP) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102500 0.102840 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800 YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 Eni-Total drill fail to find Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh Smoking changes lung cells, primes to develop cancer exploitable gas off Cyprus Washington began to change their gene “Because if you’re not mutations, which are harder hronic exposure to expression, a process known as a smoker, your risk of lung to reverse, if you stop smoking Nicosia exploration drilling in a different block cigarette smoke can epigenetic change. cancer is very low.” at a certain time and duration, yprus said yesterday that an had confirmed the existence of a natural changeC lung cells over time, It took 10 months before These epigenetic then you have a chance to Cexploratory drill by Italian-French gas reservoir within the country’s exclusive making them more vulnerable these changes built up enough abnormalities essentially turn decrease your mathematics COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN venture Eni-Total in waters off the economic zone. to disease and priming them to to boost the odds of cancer. off multiple genes which are that might be due to the Mediterranean island had failed to find But “preliminary estimates show that develop cancer, US researchers “When you’re smoking, you needed to help protect normal buildup of epigenetic changes,” BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.4000 0.3513 enough natural gas to exploit. the amount of gas discovered does not said. are building up a substrate of cells from developing cancer. said first author Michelle Vaz, KUWAIT 0.2855 30.6370 0.3029 0.2661 The discovery of a gas field off Cyprus’s make the deposit a stand-alone project,” The report in the journal epigenetic changes that we Epigenetic changes do not a postdoctoral researcher at southeast coast in 2011 raised the country’s he added. Cancer Cell is based on lab hypothesize are increasing your alter, or mutate, the basic Johns Hopkins University OMAN 0.3849 0.3628 0.4084 0.3587 hopes of becoming a regional energy US firm Noble Energy made the first experiments on lung cells mathematics for developing DNA sequence of the gene, School of Medicine. QATAR 3.6420 3.4326 3.8642 3.3939 player, but it must find more reserves find off the southeast coast in 2011 in that were exposed to chronic lung cancer,” said senior author suggesting that there is hope “The hypothesis is that UAE 3.6730 3.4618 3.8971 3.4228 to make a planned onshore terminal the Aphrodite field, which is estimated cigarette smoke -- the Stephen Baylin, co-director for people who want to quit there are potentially reversible financially viable. to contain around 127.4 billion cubic equivalent of a person smoking of the Cancer Biology smoking. changes that are contributing SAUDI 3.7500 3.5344 3.9788 3.4945 Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis metres (4.54 trillion cubic feet) of for 20 to 30 years. program Johns Hopkins “This work suggests to a certain set of lung cancers.” said data from the Eni-Total venture’s gas. After about 10 days, the cells University. the possibility that unlike (AFP) 12 Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Interior Minister Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa received Ombudsman’s Secretary-General Nawaf Mohammed Al Ma’awda yesterday. The Minister also received a copy of the Ombudsman’s fourth annual report, for 2016-17.

Wife of His Majesty the King & Supreme Council for Women Chairwoman HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa opened an art show, at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, under the theme “Women in the eyes of Bahraini Artists”. The expo was prepared by Louise Emilie, in cooperation with Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA). The opening ceremony was attended by UNESCO director-general Irina Southern Governor, Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa met with Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister Essam Khalaf. The Governor said he is looking forward to enhancing Bokova, diplomats, media personalities, culture and art figures. joint action to determine the service work priorities across the Southern Governorate’s towns and villages.

Pakistani Ambassador Javed Malik received a delegation of newly formed board of Pakistan Women Association Bahrain led by their president Mehreen Nas- Southern Governor, Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa chairing the first meeting of Southern Governorate’s Security Committee. The Governor lauded the efforts eem and board members Isma Farhan Anwar, Rehab Iftikhar, Shahzadi Hussain, Shermeen Farhan, Ferheen Minhas, Zehra Hussain and others. exerted by the security bodies across the governorate to maintain public order, enforce the law and consolidate community partnership. 12 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 13

InteriorInterior MinisterMinister Lt-GeneralLt-General ShaikhShaikh RashidRashid binbin AbdullaAbdulla AlAl KhalifaKhalifa receivedreceived Ombudsman’sOmbudsman’s Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa yesterday re- Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan yesterday received Secretary-General Nawaf Mohammed Al Ma’awda yesterday. The Minister also received a ceived French Ambassador, Bernard Regnauld-Fabre. The minister praised the distinguished Member of Parliament (MP) Khalifa Abdullah Al Ghanim, to discuss potential means copycopy ofof thethe Ombudsman’sOmbudsman’s fourthfourth annualannual report,report, forfor 2016-17.2016-17. efforts exerted by the ambassador throughout his tenure. of boosting the Executive-Legislative cooperation to fulfil the citizens’ aspirations.

Wife of His Majesty the King & Supreme Council for Women Chairwoman HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa opened an art show, at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, under the theme “Women in the eyes of Bahraini Artists”. The expo was prepared by Louise Emilie, in cooperation with Royal Court’s Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Ambassador of Jor- Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA). The opening ceremony was attended by UNESCO director-general Irina Southern Governor, Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa met with Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister Essam Khalaf. The Governor said he is looking forward to enhancing dan to Bahrain, Rami Saleh Wreikat Al Adwan. The minister praised the fraternal ties Bokova, diplomats, media personalities, culture and art figures. jointjoint actionaction toto determinedetermine thethe serviceservice workwork prioritiespriorities acrossacross thethe SouthernSouthern Governorate’sGovernorate’s townstowns andand villages.villages. between the two countries.

NBB makes BD10,000 donation to the Bahrain Cancer Society. Chief Executive - Re- tail, Commercial & SMEs, Abdulaziz Al Ahmed presented the cheque to Dr. Abdul Pakistani Ambassador Javed Malik received a delegation of newly formed board of Pakistan Women Association Bahrain led by their president Mehreen Nas- Southern Governor, Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa chairing the first meeting of Southern Governorate’s Security Committee. The Governor lauded the efforts Rahman Ebrahim Fakhro, President of the Bahrain Cancer Society, at NBB’s Manama eem and board members Isma Farhan Anwar, Rehab Iftikhar, Shahzadi Hussain, Shermeen Farhan, Ferheen Minhas, Zehra Hussain and others. exerted by the security bodies across the governorate to maintain public order, enforce the law and consolidate community partnership. headquarters.

Alba held a one-day work- shop on the famous book ‘Every Leader is an Artist’ for its Executives, Directors and Managers yesterday at Alba Club. The workshop was conducted by the author of the book, Dr. Michael O’ Bahrain Businesswomen Society held a workshop on its premises on Sunday under the topic “think out of the box”. It was conducted by specialists in academics, Malley. teaching and learning from Bahrain Polytechnic. 14 Wednesday, September 13, 2017

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Los Angeles arvel Comics icon Stan Lee says actor Leonardo DiCaprio is fascinated by his life and would love to portray him onscreen. MDuring a panel at this year’s HasCon event last week, Lee said DiCaprio is a huge fan of Marvel and is keen about playing him in a film about his life, reports aceshowbiz.com. It was revealed that Lee and DiCaprio were actually neighbours, which ended up with the comics creator visiting the actor’s house. “He has all the walls covered with big Marvel London posters and everything. He’s got very good XXXX ctress Gemma Atkinson and dancer taste,” Lee said. (IANS) Gorka Marquez have sparked romance rumours. ADespite insisting that she’s not on the show “Strictly Come Dancing” to find love, Atkinson may have found it, reports mirror.co.uk. Atkinson and Marquez were reportedly unable to keep away from each other during rehearsals. Mel B under Marquez has already reportedly invited her to his birthday after the pair flirted during group rehearsals, according to The Sun newspaper. criminal A source revealed that there was “definitely something developing” and that everyone can see there’s an obvious attraction. (IANS) investigation London inger Mel B has been accused of intimidating a witness who was prepared to testify against her in her bitter divorce battle with estranged husbandS Stephen Belafonte. Police is now investigating the matter, reports tmz.com. Rapper Siya filed a police report on Monday, claiming that Mel B sent her texts on September 9 threatening her if Siya dared testify against her, according to law enforcement sources. According to the website, Siya showed police the text messages and a felony witness intimidation case was opened. Siya was prepared to contradict Mel B and testify Belafonte never physically abused his wife. Siya claims she was a close friend of both Mel B and Belafonte. (IANS)

Los Angeles ctor Nicolas Cage says he is not fond of the word “acting” anymore as he feels it means to lie in front of people. A“I don’t even like the word acting anymore because it implies lying in some way. I don’t act, I feel,” Cage Niall Horan told variety.com. Cage has called the film his favourite movie he has September 13, 1993 worked on in the last decade. He further referred to the film’s director Brian Taylor as “my Kurosawa and I am his Mifune”, referring to the famous Japanese One of the members of the British-Irish boy band One director-actor team of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Direction, who won a BRIT Award for “What Makes Mifune. (IANS) You Beautiful” in 2012. The band also won eight Teen Choice Awards in 2014. 14 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 15

Hugh Jackman @RealHughJackman More Blessed to have known Len Wein. I first met him in 2008. I told him - from his heart, mind & hands came the greatest character in comics. ctress Viola Davis said she always stresses the importance of education to her daughter. ngelina Jolie said she AThe ‘How To Get Away With ‘never really thought’ she Murder’ star said education is the could do anything other only thing which can change the Athan being an actress. world. Jolie, who is daughter of actors Speaking at a live event at Jon Voight and late Marcheline the Barker Hangar in Santa Bertrand, was encouraged to Monica, California, Viola said, follow in her parents’ footsteps Los Angeles “Education is the one thing that by her mother and one of the arvel Comics icon Stan Lee says actor Leonardo connects all of us. It connects reasons why she pursued it as a DiCaprio is fascinated by his life and would us within races, within social career was because she knew how love to portray him onscreen. economic groups. It’s the happy it would make her mother. Villains Fifth Harmony MDuring a panel at this year’s HasCon event last one connecting force “I grew up around film and I Queens Of The Fifth Harmony week, Lee said DiCaprio is a huge fan of Marvel and every American has grew up in a town where film was Stone Age is keen about playing him in a film about his life, because that’s what so important that it’s all anyone reports aceshowbiz.com. we want for our talked about. It was the thing to It was revealed that Lee and DiCaprio were actually children, a great be,” Jolie said. neighbours, which ended up with the comics creator education because “When I was growing up, I visiting the actor’s house. we sort of all want remember my mom telling me “He has all the walls covered with big Marvel our kids to change how she wanted to be an actress London posters and everything. He’s got very good the world.” and my grandmother wanted XXXX ctress Gemma Atkinson and dancer taste,” Lee said. (IANS) The actress to be an actress and she was so Gorka Marquez have sparked romance said learning is excited that I could be an actress. rumours. a process which I never really thought I could be ADespite insisting that she’s not on the show continues till one’s anything else and I never really “Strictly Come Dancing” to find love, Atkinson death. (TOI) questioned it.” (TOI) may have found it, reports mirror.co.uk. Happy Endings Luv Is Rage 2 Atkinson and Marquez were reportedly unable Old Dominion Lil Uzi Vert to keep away from each other during rehearsals. Mel B under Marquez has already reportedly invited her to his birthday after the pair flirted during group rehearsals, according to The Sun newspaper. criminal A source revealed that there was “definitely something developing” and that everyone can see there’s an obvious attraction. (IANS) investigation London inger Mel B has been accused of intimidating a witness who was prepared to testify against her in her bitter divorce battle with estranged husbandS Stephen Belafonte. A Deeper 17 Police is now investigating the matter, reports Understanding XXXTENTACION tmz.com. The War On Drugs Rapper Siya filed a police report on Monday, claiming that Mel B sent her texts on September 9 threatening her if Siya dared testify against her, according to law enforcement sources. According to the website, Siya showed police the ionsgate has picked up text messages and a felony witness intimidation domestic rights to the Sandra case was opened. Bullock-starringL action thriller Siya was prepared to contradict Mel B and Vigilance. The pic is inspired testify Belafonte never physically abused his wife. by the 2004 French film Le Siya claims she was a close friend of both Mel B Convoyeur and explores greed, and Belafonte. (IANS) revenge and the dark heart of human nature. Directed by Guardians Of The DAMN. Josef Wladyka (Narcos) from a Galaxy, Vol. 2: Kendrick Lamar screenplay by Ethan Erwin, Albert Awesome Mix Vol. 2 Hughes and John Hodge, the Soundtrack Los Angeles movie will be produced by Silver ctor Nicolas Cage says he is not fond of the Pictures’ Joel Silver and executive word “acting” anymore as he feels it means to produced by Hal Sadoff. lie in front of people. Lionsgate inked a first-look TV A“I don’t even like the word acting anymore because deal with Silver Pictures in 2015. it implies lying in some way. I don’t act, I feel,” Cage Vigilance follows Alex (Bullock), agenda and an explosive secret handling international sales. Niall Horan told variety.com. an American who has fallen on from her past that propels the “We’re excited to be working Cage has called the film his favourite movie he has hard times and begins a job at story in new directions. Bullock with the great Joel Silver and September 13, 1993 worked on in the last decade. He further referred to a London armored car company will also serve as executive the incredibly talented Sandra the film’s director Brian Taylor as “my Kurosawa and that was the target of a deadly producer. Bullock,” Lionsgate president of I am his Mifune”, referring to the famous Japanese heist. As she works her way into Lionsgate will release the pic acquisitions and co-productions One of the members of the British-Irish boy band One director-actor team of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro the confidence of the tight-knit through its Summit Entertainment Jason Constantine said Monday in Heart. Passion. All We Know Of Direction, who won a BRIT Award for “What Makes Mifune. (IANS) crew, she has her own mysterious label, while IMR International is a statement. (hollywoodreporter) Pursuit Heaven, All We Need Tasha Cobbs Of Hell You Beautiful” in 2012. The band also won eight Leonard Teen Choice Awards in 2014. (billboard.com) PVRIS 16 COOL ZONE Wednesday, September 13, 2017 CROSSWORD Your star today Today you could spend a lot of time running (Mar 21st - Apr 20th) errands. There might be delays due to YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION circumstances beyond your control. You could experience that old mounting frustration. There’s no use fighting the invisible foe. 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Members of the UN Security Council attends the meeting over North Korea’s new sanctions at the UN N.Korea vows Headquarters yesterday in New York revenge on US after UN sanctions United Nations he told a disarmament revenue to develop its missile sanctions imposed on North Russia and China are ‘Further provocations’ orth Korea yesterday conference in the Swiss city. and nuclear programmes, Korea since it first tested a pushing for talks with North But analysts were sceptical condemned “vicious” US ambassador Nikki according to a US official nuclear device in 2006. Korea, but the US rejects about their impact. Nnew UN sanctions imposed Haley said Monday at the familiar with the negotiations. their proposal for a freeze North Korea has made rapid over its sixth and largest UN the tough new measures Under the measure, ‘Concrete action’ on Pyongyang’s missile and progress in its nuclear and nuclear test, warning it were a message to Pyongyang countries are authorised South Korea welcomed the nuclear tests in exchange for missile programmes despite would make the US “suffer that “the world will never to inspect ships suspected resolution while Japan’s Prime a suspension of US-South multiple sets of UN sanctions, the greatest pain” it has ever accept a nuclear-armed North of carrying banned North Minister Shinzo Abe said the Korean military drills. and Go Myong-Hyun at the experienced. Korea”. But she also held out Korean cargo but must first sanctions were much stronger Chinese UN ambassador Asan Institute of Policy Studies The new sanctions imposed the prospect of a peaceful seek the consent of the flag- than earlier measures. He Liu Jieyi again called for talks said the latest measures were unanimously by the UN resolution to the crisis. state. urged Pyongyang to take “sooner rather than later”. “not enough to cause pain”. Security Council Monday ban “We are not looking for Joint ventures will be “concrete action” toward China, North Korea’s sole Kim Hyun-Wook of Seoul’s North Korean textile exports war. The North Korean banned and the names of denuclearization. ally and main trading partner, Korea National Diplomatic and restrict shipments of oil regime has not yet passed the senior North Korean official The United States and had strongly objected to an oil Academy, predicted: “The products. point of no return,” Haley and three entities were added its allies argue that tougher embargo initially sought by sanctions will only provide The resolution, passed told the Security Council, to a UN sanctions blacklist sanctions will pile pressure on the United States out of fear North Korea with an excuse after Washington toned adding: “If North Korea that provides for an assets Kim’s regime to negotiate an it would bring the North’s for further provocations, such down its original proposals continues its dangerous path, freeze and a global travel ban. end to its nuclear and missile economy to its knees. as an ICBM launch.” to secure backing from we will continue with further It was the eighth series of tests. Instead, annual crude oil Washington has said China and Russia, came just pressure. The choice is theirs.” supplies are capped at current military action remains one month after the council During tough negotiations, levels -- China is believed to an option in dealing with banned exports of coal, lead the United States dropped NKorea hackers ‘suspected supply around four million Pyongyang and has threatened and seafood in response to initial demands for a full barrels a year through a to cut economic ties with the North’s launch of an oil embargo and a freeze on of stealing bitcoins’ pipeline, while deliveries of countries that continue to intercontinental ballistic the foreign assets of North Seoul report Monday. refined oil products such as trade with it. missile (ICBM). Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. orth Korea is suspected The attacks include an gasoline and diesel are limited North Korea says its North Korea yesterday The resolution instead of intensifying cyber- apparently successful one to two million barrels a year. weapons development is vital categorically rejected the bans trade in textiles, cuts Nattacks to steal virtual when four wallets at Seoul- That would amount to a 10 to stave off the threat of a US new measures, with UN off natural gas shipments to currency in order to obtain based exchange Yapizon percent cut in oil products, invasion. ambassador Han Tae-Song North Korea, places a ceiling funds and avert tightening were compromised. according to the US Energy Pyongyang has staged a saying in Geneva that the on deliveries of refined oil sanctions, according to Local news reports said Information Administration, series of missile tests in recent US had “fabricated the most products and caps crude oil security experts. that in May Yapizon had which estimates annual months that appeared to bring vicious sanction resolution” shipments at current levels. North Korean hackers more than 3,800 bitcoins exports to North Korea at much of the US mainland into and warning of retaliation. It bars countries from have mounted attacks on worth $15 million stolen -- nearly 2.2 million barrels. range. “The forthcoming issuing new work permits at least three South Korean although FireEye said there The US official said the It followed up with a sixth measures by DPRK (North to North Korean labourers cryptocurrency exchanges were no clear indications of ban on textile exports would nuclear test on September Korea) will make the US suffer sent abroad -- there are some since May, security North Korean involvement deprive North Korea of 3, its largest to date, which the greatest pain it has ever 93,000, providing Kim’s researcher FireEye said in a in that case. some $726 million in annual it said was a miniaturised experienced in its history,” regime with a source of revenue. hydrogen bomb. (AFP) Wednesday, September 13, 2017 z 19 #PollToday Pak police hunt elder who ordered couple’s electrocution Karachi then ordered the couple’s Oman akistani police were execution after the families yesterday hunting a tribal had put their case to the Honour killings still exist in Pelder who ordered a teenage influential group of elders. remote villages in countries couple to be electrocuted by The couple were tied to a like Pakistan and India. Do you their families as punishment wooden bed and electrocuted think such incidents could be for eloping, in the country’s by family members. Police avoided if they were provided latest gruesome “honour” said the girl was aged 15 or secures better education? killing. 16 and the man was around Yes No Cant Say The couple, members of 18 years old. the Pashtun ethnic group “The (jirga) decided that living in the southern city the girl would be electrocuted of Karachi, fell foul of their by her own father and uncle families after eloping last and the boy by his father release of month. But police said the and uncle,” police officer man’s family persuaded them Amanullah Marwat said, to return home so they could adding that the families “School segregation harms chil- be married. later buried the bodies in dren’s learning opportunities and is A tribal jirga (council) secret. a clear injustice against minority and Indian Thomas Uzhunnalil, disem- other vulnerable groups of people, barking from a Royal Air which also perpetuates their mar- Force of Oman plane in the ginalisation.” capital Muscat Nils Muiznieks At least four dead as Council of Europe priest Commissioner for Human Rights storm hits Philippines

Muscat parties” to free Uzhunnalil, uscat has secured the described as a “Vatican Police reopen Mrelease of an Indian employee”, at the Copenhagen airport priest who was abducted last request of the sultan. blamed the Islamic terminal after incident year during a deadly attack by In video footage State group for last year’s Islamist militants in Yemen, from Oman TV, attack. Al-Qaeda, which Oman’s official news agency Uzhunnalil is seen arriving is also active in the area, said yesterday. in Muscat. distanced itself from the mass Thomas Uzhunnalil had He disembarks from a shooting, saying that it was been held captive since March Royal Air Force of Oman not involved. Commuters wade a flooded main street while a pas- 2016, when jihadists attacked plane unaided, but struggles The internationally senger bus crosses in Manila a care home operated by as he makes his way down the recognised government in Manila government warnings of the missionaries in the southern steps to the tarmac. war-torn Yemen is grappling Danish police reopened a ter- t least four people died risks they face during storms. port city of Aden, killing “I wish first and foremost with both an Iran-backed minal at Copenhagen airport Aand six were missing “Our local authorities had 16 people including four to thank God almighty for rebellion and a growing two hours after evacuating after a major storm caused continuously warned them nuns. this day,” the priest said jihadist presence. and closing it as they inves- flooding in and around that their place was really Uzhunnalil was pictured before thanking Sultan Al-Qaeda and IS have tigated a suspicious piece of Manila yesterday, forcing prone to landslides but they yesterday wearing local Qaboos and those who stepped up attacks in Aden, luggage schools, government offices insisted on staying,” said traditional dress and with a prayed for his release. targeting mainly loyalists and businesses to shut down. civil defence officer Ronnie flowing but tidy white beard Uzhunnalil, who is in his and members of a Saudi- A 12-year-old girl who Mateo, after the rain caused grown while in captivity. mid-50s, last appeared in a led coalition battling Huthi Man arrested after drowned in a rain-swollen a landslide that fatally buried He appeared relatively video circulated online in rebels and their allies. Belgian mayor’s river in a Manila suburb and two teenage brothers just healthy, standing tall before December 2016, in which President Abedrabbo throat slashed a three-month old baby who east of Manila. a portrait of Oman’s Sultan he appealed to Indian Prime Mansour Hadi has declared Belgian police arrested a sus- was crushed by a landslide The tropical depression, Qaboos. Minister Narendra Modi and Aden to be Yemen’s pect after a local mayor had southeast of the Philippine which left some people The news release Pope Francis to secure his temporary capital since Sanaa his throat slashed in a grave- capital were among the wading through chest-deep said Omani authorities freedom. was seized by the rebels in yard. victims, local officials said. waters outside the capital, “coordinated with Yemeni Yemeni authorities have September 2014. (AFP) Most of the dead and was the latest to hit the Japanese couple found missing were poor people Southeast Asian archipelago, forced to live in identified which endures about 20 such murdered in Bali “danger zones” despite storms each year. Indonesian police have No more monkeying around: launched a murder inves- tigation into the deaths of ‘monkey selfie’ case settled an elderly Japanese couple whose bodies were found US slams Cambodia’s San Francisco lawsuit in federal court in San burned beyond recognition bizarre two-year court Francisco in 2015 seeking to on the holiday island of Bali. ‘baseless’ claims of plot battle over who owns have the monkey “declared Phnom Penh with foreigners. Athe copyright of a “monkey the author and owner of his UN says 370,000 he American ambassador Hun Sen publicly accused selfie” which went viral was photograph”. Rohingya flee Tto Cambodia yesterday the US of involvement in the finally settled on Monday -- PETA said the selfies Myanmar rejected allegations by plot, citing a 2013 speech in in favour of a British nature were taken by a six-year-old Some 370,000 Rohingya have strongman premier Hun Sen which Kem Sokha said he photographer. called Naruto on the island fled Myanmar and entered that the US was involved had received American help A black macaque with a of Sulawesi, although even the Bangladesh since an upsurge in plotting to overthrow to build a pro-democracy goofy grin snapped itself in identity of the monkey was the in violence late last month. the government, calling the movement inside Cambodia. Indonesia while staring down subject of legal wranglings. claims a “red herring”. The finger-pointing comes the lens of camera belonging to In filing the lawsuit, PETA For more, catch us The accusations followed as Hun Sen dramatically David Slater in 2011. argued that “US copyright law online at: the arrest of leading escalates his rhetorical attacks After Slater published the doesn’t prohibit an animal opposition politician Kem on the US -- an ally whose pictures in a book, animal from owning a copyright, and www.newsofbahrain.com Sokha, who was charged foreign aid has become less rights group People for since Naruto took the photo, /nobonline last week with treason and vital as Cambodia edges the Ethical Treatment of he owns the copyright, as any /newsofbahrain espionage in a “secret plan” closer to China. Animals (PETA) filed a human would”. Selfie taken by macaque money 20 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Millions without

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But to overflow. weakened further to a tropical island chain aboard a Coast concrete homes appeared to Most of the Sunshine State depression. Guard helicopter. have withstood the powerful appeared to have dodged Across the Caribbean, He said the water, electricity gusts. forecasts of catastrophic hard-hit island residents and sewage systems in the Authorities were allowing wake damage despite dire early struggled to get back on their Keys were non-operational, residents and business owners warnings. feet as Britain, France, the and that trailer parks had in the upper part of the Keys But Irma’s overall death toll Netherlands and the United been “overturned.” to begin returning yesterday. jumped to at least 40 after States increased relief efforts. “We now go through the “Returning residents Cuba reported that 10 people In Florida, the damage in much longer phase, which should consider that there are had been killed there over the most cases were not as bad is the recovery phase,” limited services. Most areas weekend. as feared. said Miami Mayor Carlos are still without power and Irma roared ashore as “If this had been a Category Gimenez. “And believe me, water. Cell service is spotty. a powerful Category 4 4 hurricane the whole scenario folks, some of this is going to And most gas stations are hurricane when it hit the far would have been completely take a while, especially power still closed,” Monroe County southern Florida Keys on different,” said Bob Lutz, a restoration.” authorities said in a Facebook Macron, Johnson visit Sunday, tearing boats from 62-year-old business owner. Most Keys residents post. (AFP) Caribbean, rebuff criticism Marigot rench President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign A man walks against heavy winds after the passage Secretary Boris Johnson travelled yesterday to the of Hurricane Irma, at Caibarien, Villa Clara province Fhurricane-hit Caribbean, rebuffing a wave of criticism over the relief efforts as European countries step up aid to their devastated island territories. Macron’s plane touched down in Guadeloupe yesterday en route to St Martin, a French-Dutch territory, amid growing frustration about lawlessness there. “He needs to come to look around, so that he realises the horror here,” local resident Peggy Brun said. Speaking in Guadeloupe, Macron said the government began preparing “one of the biggest airlifts since World War II” days before Irma hit last Wednesday. “Now is not the time for controversy,” he said, adding: “Returning life to normal is the absolute priority.” The French, British and Dutch governments have faced criticism for failing to anticipate the disaster with medias calling the response “appallingly slow”. Quarter of houses in 100 prisoners escape Florida Keys destroyed on British island Miami London rma destroyed a quarter of the houses in the Florida ver 100 high-risk prisoners escaped in the British Virgin Keys, where it first made landfall in the United States as a Islands during Hurricane Irma, a British junior minister CategoryI Four hurricane, the US emergency response chief said,O as he raised the death toll in British territories to nine. said Tuesday. “We had a serious threat of a complete breakdown of law “Some of the initial estimates are -- and this is why we asked and order in the British Virgin islands (BVI),” junior foreign people to evacuate, largely from storm surge -- 25 percent of minister Alan Duncan told parliament. “The prison was the houses in the Keys initially have been destroyed and 60 breached, over 100 very serious prisoners escaped,” he said. percent have been damaged,” FEMA director Brock Long said. Duncan said Royal Marines were deployed to cope with France’s President Emmanuel Macron waits on the tar- “Basically every house in the Keys has been impacted some the threat but did not disclose how many prisoners had been mac of Pointe-a-Pitre airport, Guadeloupe island way or another,” Long told a news conference. recovered or how many were still at large. SPORTS Wednesday September 13, 2017 21 Bahrainis ready Shanghai SIPG for Asian Games into AFC semis Guangzhou hanghai SIPG survived an Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa almighty scare to sneak DT News Network Mansoor, Nejad Al Gusaibi Sinto the semi-finals of the Manama and Ali Monfaradi. AFC Champions League he first batch of the Head Coach Tawfeeq 5-4 on penalties and break Bahrain delegation head Nuwaiser will lead the Guangzhou Evergrande hearts toT Turkmenistan today for taekwondo team, which yesterday. the Fifth edition of the Asian departs on Friday and includes, Midfielder Yu Hai was the Indoor and Martial Arts Wala Al Dossary, Juana Mousa hero for Andre Villas-Boas’s Games in Ashgabat which start and Jumana Mousa. side, holding his nerve to on Sunday and conclude on Adam Batirov will be the bury the decisive spot-kick September 27. only athlete representing and SIPG will face either of Bahrain will compete in Bahrain in wrestling and the Japanese teams Kawasaki three sports disciplines – jiu the former Asian wrestling Frontale or Urawa Reds in the jitsu, taekwondo and wrestling. champion, is being coached by last four. The jiu jitsu team will be the Mahmood Magomedov. It was a thrilling game of first in Ashgabat and the squad Bahrain Royal Equestrian high drama between the top includes administrator Ahmed and Endurance Federation two teams in the Chinese Janahi, coach Reza Monfaradi, president Shaikh Faisal bin Super League (CSL). athletes Ali Ibrahimi, Rashid Al Khalifa will head the Hosts Evergrande won 5-1 Mohammed Abu Idris, Ahmed Bahrain delegation. on the night in extra time, the quarter-final tie ending 5-5 on aggregate. The Brazilian Ricardo Shanghai SIPG’s Akhmedov Odil (L) fights for the ball with Guangzhou Evergrande’s Xu Xin Goulart scored a hat-trick stepped up on 110 minutes SIPG defending to give smelling blood. Villas-Boas IOC readies to for Evergrande, forcing extra to slam the ball into the net Evergrande a glimmer of had seen enough and made time with his second and then with a blockbuster of a free- hope on 21 minutes when two changes at half time. rescuing the game at 5-5 on kick and make it a scarcely he rounded Yan Junling, The Portuguese, who like crown Paris, 118 minutes. believable 5-4 on aggregate. who was a bundle of nerves Scolari is a former Chelsea But it was he who missed But just when SIPG thought throughout. manager, raged on the Evergrande’s penalty in the they were going through, the It was just a taste of the sidelines as Evergrande shootout, hitting the post, Brazilian Muriqui was felled drama to come. pushed for a third. Los Angeles leaving him in tears afterwards in the box, Wang Shenchao On 35 minutes the Brazilian Goulart stooped to make it as the SIPG players and staff was sent off and Goulart was at it again, darting in to 4-3 on aggregate with seven celebrated on the pitch. buried the penalty with two head home and make it 2-0 minutes left and then headed The battered visitors SIPG minutes left on the clock for on the night, 4-2 to SIPG on home again in the first minute played most of extra time with 5-5 on aggregate, his hat-trick aggregate. It was game on of injury time to drag the IOC President Thomas Bach 10 men after Wang Jiajie was and penalties. and Evergrande, odds-on to game into extra time. booked for a second time and The 28-year-old winger retain their CSL title with It is a first Champions Lima, Peru “It’s a big win and we they finished the game with Alan was chief tormentor in SIPG a distant second, and League semi-final for he International are here to really enjoy it,” nine men. the first half of normal time, their manager Luiz Felipe Shanghai SIPG in their short Olympic Committee said Paris 2024 bid co-chief The Brazilian bruiser Hulk punishing some slapstick Scolari went into the break history. (AFP) (IOC)T will crown Paris and Tony Estanguet, reflecting Los Angeles as hosts for the the triumphant mood among 2024 and 2028 Olympics the French delegation as here Wednesday, delivering Wednesday’s vote neared. Sport leadership Madene named BSA a welcome feel-good factor Los Angeles 2028 officials amid a gathering storm of meanwhile insisted they are corruption allegations. satisfied with the deal which skills set for today For the first time since means the Californian city will DT News Network Technical Advisor the awarding of the 1984 have to wait 11 more years Manama DT News Network by HH Shaikh Nasser Olympics, when only one before it stages the Olympics presentation on effective sport Manama bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to city was in the race, the for a third time. leadership skills is all set to take ahrain Swimming facilitate Madene’s services traditional frenzy of last- The city will receive roughly Aplace today with representatives of Association (BSA) at the association. minute lobbying, politicking $100 million more than Paris sports clubs and federations expected Bnamed Lounes Madene as Swar also noted the and schmoozing will be in IOC funding for the Games, to take part. their technical advisor as support of BOC general strikingly absent in Lima. a financial sweetener that This day-long event is organised part of their new strategy to secretary Abdulrahman In a historic move, the delivers “a frankly much better by the Bahrain Olympic Academy, develop water sports in the Askar for his contributions IOC brokered an agreement economic result”, according under the BOC and will be presented kingdom. in this regard, and the BSA that will see Paris handed the to 2028 bid chief Casey by Dr Don Clark of Canada, a Madene, the Bahrain achieve their aspirations. 2024 Games with Los Angeles Wasserman. Director of the National Coaching Olympic Committee’s Under BSA president awarded 2028, an outcome “We think the result is Institute in Saskatchewan Province in projects and technical Shaikh Mohammed that all sides are declaring as extraordinary,” Wasserman Canada and has a 30-year career as director, has vast experience bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, victory in a “win-win-win” said. a Professor, Coach, Researcher, and in setting up short and long a series of pioneering deal. IOC members will ratify IOC President Thomas Administrator and a member of the distance strategic plans Lounes Madene training programmes have the agreement following Bach, the driving force Coaching Association of Canada. The and will be responsible for been announced, with 25-minute presentations by behind the double award, presentation will cover specialities in the providing his consultancy BSA general secretary and registration for four major Paris and Los Angeles, the described the candidacies of field of sport, including team managers, services to the association technical supervisor Faisal programmes underway, last two cities left in the race Paris and Los Angeles as a club managers and technical directors. to run their upcoming Swar noted the cooperation with the deadline being next for the 2024 Olympics. “golden opportunity.” (AFP) programmes. from the BOC, headed Monday and open to all. 22 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 SPORTS Physical literacy project launched DT News Network Several film materials are Messi double Manama being used to reinforce these n initiative to promote concepts and to explain the physical literacy, most appropriate methods of Aorganised by the Bahrain exercise at each stage of life. Olympic Committee’s Director of the Bahrain Olympic Academy, was Olympic Academy Nabil recently launched with 20 Taha commended the government schools across positive interaction of the the kingdom hosting a series educational authorities of seminars for both male at schools, “We have Barcelona and female students. received great interest and arcelona defied an outgoing The idea of this project is in appreciation from all the liftsoff-field crisis as another Barca line with the directives of HH teachers and educational BLionel Messi-inspired display Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad bodies at the schools we exacted revenge on Juventus to Al Khalifa, representative visited. We also found a open their Champions League of His Majesty the King for strong desire to acquire many campaign with a resounding Charity Works and Youth skills and knowledge in the 3-0 win yesterday. Affairs, Supreme Council for field of physical literacy.” Messi was involved in all Youth and Sports Chairman, The second phase will be three goals as he beat Gianluigi and BOC President, in measuring the impact of this Buffon for the first time in his an attempt to spread the initiative in cooperation with career to open the floodgates concept of physical literacy various partners, such as the just before half-time. among youngsters at home, Ministry of Education, media Ivan Rakitic added a second pre-school and school stages. and other relevant partners. after Messi’s run and cross opened up the Juventus defence before the Argentine rounded off the scoring by drilling home his secondMarc Marquezof the evening 19 minutescelebrates from time. on Victorythe podium puts Barca on top of Group D alongside Sporting Lisbon, who were 3-2 winners at Olympiakos. Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi (L) vies with Juventus' defender Alex Sandro Barca’s start to the season has been dominated by calls five months ago. and his fierce effort was turned inches away from his second as for president Josep Maria The Italian champions over by Buffon. another rasping left-foot drive Bartomeu to resign following progressed comprehensively Dembele was involved in came back off the inside of the Neymar’s world record move 3-0 on aggregate back then the move as Messi broke his post, rebounded off the back One of the schools host a seminar on physical literacy to Paris Saint-Germain and the and threatened to expose Barca personal duck against Buffon of Buffon’s head and dropped Catalan giants’ bungled moves again early on with Marc- in the final minute of the first just wide. to replace the Brazilian. Andre ter Stegen forced into half. Yet, Messi was also fortunate However, Ousmane three early saves to deny Mattia Messi picked up the to escape his first ever red card Dembele impressed on his full de Sciglio, Paulo Dybala and Frenchman’s pass before at club level moments later as Football debut following a 105 million- Miralem Pjanic. exchanging a one-two with he was booked by Slovenian Scores as of closing euro ($126 million) move from Dembele was showing Suarez and firing with unerring referee Tomaz Klancnik for Borussia Dortmund, as Barca plenty of promise, but often accuracy just inside the far his attempts to get a Juventus UEFA Champions League results proved as long as they have tried to beat one man too many post. player cautioned. AS Roma 0 Atletico Madrid 0 Messi there is life after Neymar. in his quest to impress as Barca Juventus had a big chance Aided by his teammates, Bayern Munich 3 Anderlecht 0 Juventus showed even more struggled to create early on. to respond right at the start though, Messi continued his Benfica 1 CSKA Moscow 2 upheaval since the sides last Their best effort before of the second half, but Dybala protests and could easily have Celtic 0 Paris Saint-Germain 5 met in last season’s quarter- opening the scoring came when couldn’t match his international been shown a second yellow Chelsea 6 FK Qarabag 0 finals with six changes from a Messi free-kick rebounded teammate’s finish and he lifted by a more stringent official. Man United 3 FC Basel 0 their trip to the Camp Nou just back into Luis Suarez’s path his shot over the bar. Messi was (AFP) Olympiakos 2 Sporting CP 3 CBA officials attended camp FA reject Mane appeal Manama London during the game against ricket Bahrain iverpool’s Sadio Mane Manchester City on Association (CBA) had his three-match Saturday.” officialsC and selectors have suspensionL for a red The 25-year-old Mane attended a camp at the Alba card received for a high will miss this weekend’s Club Cricket Academy in challenge on Manchester Premier League match at Sanad for the International City’s Ederson upheld home to Burnley as well Cricket Council (ICC). yesterday, after the as next week’s League Under-19 Asian Western Football Association Cup/league double-header Region tournament to be held rejected his claim of against Leicester City. in Kuwait from October 8 to excessive punishment. After the Manchester 21. Senegal winger Mane City match, Mane In attendance for the camp was sent off after catching Sadio Mane (file pic) apologised to Ederson via were selectors for the Bahrain goalkeeper Ederson in the Facebook, saying: “I hope Under-19 team, Yaser face during City’s 5-0 win punishment was rejected and wish Ederson a quick Sadeq, Omran Ghani, Ajith in the Premier League at the following an Independent recovery. I am so sorry he was K, Ihtesham Khan, Tahir Etihad Stadium on Saturday. regulatory commission hurt during our accidental Mohammed with U19 coach “Sadio Mane’s three-match hearing,” said a statement collision on the pitch and am Azeem Ul Haq and Arul suspension, which was effective issued by the FA. sorry for him that he could not Vasagam, the senior team immediately, remains in place “The Liverpool forward was complete the match because of coach and also U16 coach. CBA Officials at the camp after his claim of excessive dismissed for serious foul play it. (AFP) 22 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 SPORTS SPORTS Wednesday, September 13, 2017 23 Physical literacy Sanad players celebrate Futsal League: project launched DT News Network Several film materials are Messi double Manama being used to reinforce these n initiative to promote concepts and to explain the physical literacy, most appropriate methods of Aorganised by the Bahrain exercise at each stage of life. Olympic Committee’s Director of the Bahrain Sanad, Muharraq Olympic Academy, was Olympic Academy Nabil recently launched with 20 Taha commended the government schools across positive interaction of the the kingdom hosting a series educational authorities of seminars for both male at schools, “We have Barcelona and female students. received great interest and arcelona defied an outgoing The idea of this project is in appreciation from all the liftsoff-field crisis as another Barca line with the directives of HH teachers and educational BLionel Messi-inspired display Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad bodies at the schools we exacted revenge on Juventus to Al Khalifa, representative visited. We also found a open their Champions League of His Majesty the King for strong desire to acquire many campaign with a resounding Charity Works and Youth skills and knowledge in the 3-0 win yesterday. Affairs, Supreme Council for field of physical literacy.” DT News Network setThe organising committee also up final Messi was involved in all Youth and Sports Chairman, The second phase will be Manama announced that the final day of the league three goals as he beat Gianluigi and BOC President, in measuring the impact of this anad Youth Centre team was the first has been changed to next Sunday and the Buffon for the first time in his an attempt to spread the initiative in cooperation with to qualify for the final of the main final matches of the three tournaments career to open the floodgates concept of physical literacy various partners, such as the Scompetition of the Fifth Khalid bin Hamad being played. just before half-time. among youngsters at home, Ministry of Education, media Futsal League for Youth Centres, People They added that all preparations for the Ivan Rakitic added a second pre-school and school stages. and other relevant partners. with Disabilities and Girls (Khalid 5) at final ceremony have been finalised and a after Messi’s run and cross the Khalifa Sports City Hall in Isa Town, draw for a brand-new car has been allocated opened up the Juventus defence following a 5-3 victory over underdogs Bu for a lucky spectator on finals day. before the Argentine rounded Quwah Youth Centre. The latest dignitaries to attend the off the scoring by drilling home The organising committee awarded the matches were Abdul Hameed Al Najjar, his secondMarc Marquezof the evening 19 man of the match award to Raed Baba of the Member of the House of Representatives minutescelebrates from time. on victorious team. and Colonel Khalid Abdul Aziz Al Khayat, Victorythe podium puts Barca on top In the second semi-final, Muharraq President of the Public Security Sports of Group D alongside Sporting Youth Centre advanced to the final after Federation, Bahrain Olympic Committee Lisbon, who were 3-2 winners a thrilling 6-4 victory over Jidhafs Youth Board Member and President of Bahrain at Olympiakos. Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi (L) vies with Juventus' defender Alex Sandro Centre, thanks to a hat-trick by man of the Mixed Martial Arts Federation. Barca’s start to the season match Ali Abdul Rasool. These officials were received by members Raed Baba receives man of the match award has been dominated by calls five months ago. and his fierce effort was turned inches away from his second as League organisers have announced that of the organising committee and met for president Josep Maria The Italian champions over by Buffon. another rasping left-foot drive the matches to determine the third and with the participating teams, referees and Bartomeu to resign following progressed comprehensively Dembele was involved in came back off the inside of the fourth places of the three tournaments will coaches. They visited the photo exhibition One of the schools host a seminar on physical literacy Neymar’s world record move 3-0 on aggregate back then the move as Messi broke his post, rebounded off the back be held today at Khalifa Sports City Hall, gallery organised on the sidelines of the to Paris Saint-Germain and the and threatened to expose Barca personal duck against Buffon of Buffon’s head and dropped with the first match at 5.30pm in the girls’ league. Catalan giants’ bungled moves again early on with Marc- in the final minute of the first just wide. teams tournament between Team Giving The league is being jointly organised for to replace the Brazilian. Andre ter Stegen forced into half. Yet, Messi was also fortunate and Team Hope, followed at 6.15pm in the the fifth consecutive year by the Ministry However, Ousmane three early saves to deny Mattia Messi picked up the to escape his first ever red card disabilities tournament between the Deaf of Youth and Sports Affairs and the Media Dembele impressed on his full de Sciglio, Paulo Dybala and Frenchman’s pass before at club level moments later as Football Team and Bahrain Deaf Society Team. Office of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al debut following a 105 million- Miralem Pjanic. exchanging a one-two with he was booked by Slovenian Scores as of closing The youth centres third place match will Khalifa, under the slogan #Generations_ euro ($126 million) move from Dembele was showing Suarez and firing with unerring referee Tomaz Klancnik for be at 7pm between Bu Quwah and Jidhafs. Meeting. Borussia Dortmund, as Barca plenty of promise, but often accuracy just inside the far his attempts to get a Juventus UEFA Champions League results proved as long as they have tried to beat one man too many post. player cautioned. AS Roma 0 Atletico Madrid 0 Messi there is life after Neymar. in his quest to impress as Barca Juventus had a big chance Aided by his teammates, Bayern Munich 3 Anderlecht 0 Action between Sanad and Bu Quwah Juventus showed even more struggled to create early on. to respond right at the start though, Messi continued his Benfica 1 CSKA Moscow 2 upheaval since the sides last Their best effort before of the second half, but Dybala protests and could easily have Celtic 0 Paris Saint-Germain 5 Chelsea 6 FK Qarabag 0 met in last season’s quarter- opening the scoring came when couldn’t match his international been shown a second yellow Action between Muharraq and Jidhafs finals with six changes from a Messi free-kick rebounded teammate’s finish and he lifted by a more stringent official. Man United 3 FC Basel 0 their trip to the Camp Nou just back into Luis Suarez’s path his shot over the bar. Messi was (AFP) Olympiakos 2 Sporting CP 3 CBA officials attended camp FA reject Mane appeal Manama London during the game against ricket Bahrain iverpool’s Sadio Mane Manchester City on The league’s mascot Nabeel interacting with the The league’s mascot Nabeel interacting Association (CBA) had his three-match Saturday.” fans and attendees Action from the match with the fans and attendees officialsC and selectors have suspensionL for a red The 25-year-old Mane attended a camp at the Alba card received for a high will miss this weekend’s Club Cricket Academy in challenge on Manchester Premier League match at Sanad for the International City’s Ederson upheld home to Burnley as well Cricket Council (ICC). yesterday, after the as next week’s League Under-19 Asian Western Football Association Cup/league double-header Region tournament to be held rejected his claim of against Leicester City. in Kuwait from October 8 to excessive punishment. After the Manchester 21. Senegal winger Mane City match, Mane In attendance for the camp was sent off after catching Sadio Mane (file pic) apologised to Ederson via were selectors for the Bahrain goalkeeper Ederson in the Facebook, saying: “I hope Under-19 team, Yaser face during City’s 5-0 win punishment was rejected and wish Ederson a quick Sadeq, Omran Ghani, Ajith in the Premier League at the following an Independent recovery. I am so sorry he was K, Ihtesham Khan, Tahir Etihad Stadium on Saturday. regulatory commission hurt during our accidental Mohammed with U19 coach “Sadio Mane’s three-match hearing,” said a statement collision on the pitch and am Azeem Ul Haq and Arul suspension, which was effective issued by the FA. sorry for him that he could not Vasagam, the senior team immediately, remains in place “The Liverpool forward was complete the match because of Al Najjar and Al Khayat in a group picture with players Action between Muharraq and Jidhafs coach and also U16 coach. CBA Officials at the camp after his claim of excessive dismissed for serious foul play it. (AFP) Sanad, Muharraq P23 set up final SPORTS 2424 Wednesday, September 13, 2017

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