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Saturday, January 20, 2018 Issue No. 7632 Today’s Weather 200 Fils Max Min www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh 24°C 11°C x Jerusalem JO3639_Smart_Money_App_Launch_DT_Hamper_6.7cmX4cm.indd9/26/17 3:39 PM 1 US facing threats from he head of the United Nations agency for China Russia: Mattis Palestinians said yesterday the US decision toT freeze of tens of millions of dollars in aid New York resulted from diplomatic disputes rather than S Defence Secretary the agency’s performance. James Mattis has said The US State Department this week froze Ucompetition between great two planned payments worth more than $100 powers, not terrorism, is now million to the United Nations Relief and Work the main focus of America’s UNRWA Agency (UNRWA), with a spokeswoman saying national security. The US it was linked to necessary “reform” of the agency. faced “growing threats from But Pierre Krahenbuhl, UNRWA’s revisionist powers as different commissioner general, said the agency had not as China and Russia”, he said, been informed by the United States of any new unveiling the national defence reform demands, and was “caught up” strategy. In an apparent in a dispute between the Palestinian reference to Russia, he leadership and the US administration. warned against “threaten[ing] cries “I have to look at this as not related America’s experiment in to our performance but a decision democracy”. “If you challenge and a debate that was caught up in us, it will be your longest and the aftermath of what of course was the worst day,” he warned. General Assembly resolution on Jerusalem and other matters,” Krahenbuhl said in an interview in Jerusalem. “My perception is there is a debate in the US administration about funding to the Palestinians P foul and our funding got caught up in that.” The US gave around $700 million in support to the Palestinians last year, of which about half 03 went to UNRWA, which has a non-political mandate to provide schooling, healthcare and Murder of other services to Palestinians across the Middle teenager: East. Accused Israel and some American politicians accuse over the agency of bias, with Israeli leaders saying its arrested, existence perpetuates the conflict. interrogated The Palestinian leadership has cut ties with President Donald Trump’s administration since P his controversial December 6 recognition of 02 Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It said that the US under Trump can no longer Jeddah be mediator in peace talks with Israel. US aid The United Nations General Assembly voted to condemn the US decision on Jerusalem. Tower Trump had been pushing to restart peace talks but on January 2 he tweeted that the US gives the Palestinians “HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS works OF DOLLARS” and gets “no appreciation or respect.” “With the Palestinians no longer willing to get a talk peace, why should we make any of these denial massive future payments to them?” On Tuesday his administration suspended $165m $65 million to UNRWA, followed Thursday by another $45 million in food aid destined for the agency.- boost It’s time (AFP) Gasoline price Duterte stops to get hike: Court sending your ice to examine workers skates on plaint on Feb 11 to Kuwait P 07 P 05 P 08 2 Saturday, January 20, 2018

Dubai Co and the work is to be finished tons of steel and 5.7 million The tower reportedly will have will be available and ready he world’s tallest within 12 months, Jeddah square feet of concrete specially a gross floor area of 2.6 million for development by local and skyscraper in Jeddah will Economic Co, the consortium engineered to withstand the square feet (243,866 square international investors with all Tsoon begin its infrastructure behind the project, said in a saltwater of the nearby ocean. meters) over 252 stories, and the support services and utilities works with the signing of statement carried by Reuters. Jeddah Economic Company, world’s highest observation deck that includes: state-of-the-art a 620 million riyal ($165 Originally projected to cost has confirmed to CNN that the at 2,178 feet (664 meters) off infrastructure, district cooling, million) contract by real estate $1.2 billion, the project, according project will be completed by the ground, with a 5,382 square gas networks, streets furnishing developers. to an earlier statement, will be 2020, as scheduled. feet (500 square meter) outdoor and finishing, generous public Once completed, the finished by 2020 to become the “As of 2020, we’ll start seeing platform. open spaces, gardens and other massive mixed-use tower first structure to reach the one- things: you’ll see the tower, you’ll It will also house a five-star elements of an environmentally will rise over a kilometre kilometre-high mark. see the shopping mall, you’ll Four Seasons Hotel and 97 friendly smart city. (3,281 feet) dwarfing the Burj The project, formerly known as see many other projects,” CNN affiliated serviced apartments, He added: “The project Khalifa, which is over 828 Kingdom Tower, was developed quoted Mounib Hammoud, CEO and offices on seven floors. offers the tallest tower in the meters, by 177 meters or 580 by Jeddah Economic Co as part of Jeddah Economic Company There will also be four world, a sustainable mixed- feet. of the Jeddah Economic City as saying. “residential tiers” that will use environment, residential The contract was awarded project which overlooks the include 325 apartments. apartments for most budgets, to Al-Fouzan General Red sea. Jeddah Economic City Inspired by folding leaves “An estimated 59 elevators a tourism retail and leisure Contracting is a commercial and residential The tapered tower, reportedly will service the building; the destination and a business project of 57 million square feet inspired by the folded leaves of a observatory elevator will travel center. Jeddah Economic City (5.3 million square meters), desert plant, will change its shape at a speed of 10 meters per Project will anchor the growth of that will feature homes, hotels every few floors to mitigate the second,” a report by inhabitant Jeddah and will offer thousands and offices, as well as tourist effect of high winds. said. of job opportunities for young attractions. The design, created by “When you first arrive at the Saudis in various fields.” According to inhabitant. American architect Adrian Smith, tower, you are already 20 meters Jeddah Tower’s construction com, the projected world’s who also designed Burj Khalifa, above sea level,” Hammoud told fits into Saudi Vision 2030, a tallest building will incorporates many unique CNN adding: “Therefore, it’s government plan that aims require 80,000 structural and aesthetic like every floor is a different to diversify the economy in features. experience (in) that building.” the kingdom and reduce its In a recent statement to Gulf dependence on oil. News, Hammoud confirmed that land

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Accused MP Mohammed Al Maarifi to citizens: MP

DT News Network subsidies by the non-eligible”. disability allowance as well [email protected] “This bill will have as pumping amounts from a significant impact on the State budget to ensure arrested, Manama activating internal markets, their continuity and that midst the rapidly lighten the increasing they cannot be interrupted increasing cost of living, financial burdens on the or suspended under any Aa Bahraini MP has demanded breadwinners of Bahraini circumstances.” the Government to grant each families and serve the welfare The MP also said that his citizen an allowance of BD100 of Bahraini citizens,” the MP proposal comes to serve the interrogated explained. directives of His Majesty King monthly. MP Mohammed Al Maarifi Al Maarifi clarified Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to recently confirmed in a further, “The proposed law the Legislative (Parliament DT News Network by an official coroner who statement he posted on his will guarantee every citizen and Shura Councils) and [email protected] stated in his report that the personal page on Instagram the maximum benefit from Executive (Government) death occurred as a result of that he submitted a bill that government support, where Authorities to reach a Manama a chest wound, resulting in a requires the Government the needs of citizens and consensus to cease imposing twenty-year-old myocardial rupture.” of the Kingdom to disburse their financial priorities will financial burdens on citizens. Bahraini man was Isa added that the monthly allowances of BD100 vary, as it affects the lack Al Maarifi’s bill comes in Aarrested and interrogated for defendant confessed to his to each Bahraini citizen since of access to large parts of the midst of various austerity, stabbing an Arab national crime in the interrogations birth until they’re employed government support for those cost-cutting and subsidies to death in the eastern of the prosecution, which “or married in the case of eligible. This proposal will removal procedures taken suburbs of the Capital late on ordered to detain him female citizens”. restore the financial balance by the Government in recent Wednesday. while further investigations Al Maarifi claimed in of the Bahraini wage earners years. The most recent The defendant reportedly continue in order to his statement that “this and the ability to manage procedures were increasing stabbed the 18-year-old refer him to the criminal will replace the insurance expenses in a way that suits the prices of gasoline on Sudanese victim twice in court. against unemployment and them.” January 8 this year and the chest and abdomen. The Abdullah Hameed The victim was identified restructure the subsidy by He added, “The imposing taxes on certain assault occurred during a as Abdullah Hameed, a injecting state funds into the disbursement of these funds products considered harmful brawl that occurred in a yard yard in Hoora on Wednesday Sudanese resident in Hoora, pockets of beneficiaries and is financed by including to consumers’ health by the in Hoora, killing the victim on night. The matter escalated as confirmed by a close preventing the exploitation of the social security and beginning of the year. the spot. when the defendant initially relative. Family and Child threatened the victim with A relative who preferred Prosecution Chief Attorney a knife and later stabbed anonymity told DT News that Amina Isa confirmed in him twice, once in the left “the dispute initially began a statement issued on of the chest and then on the between the victim and Reckless ambulance driver Thursday that the defendant same side of the abdomen, the defendant on Tuesday was arrested by the Capital resulting in the latter’s night in the camping area in Police Directorate (Hoora death,” the Chief Attorney Sakhir”, adding that “he was arrested, suspended Police Station) shortly after said in the statement. ambushed by the killer and DT News Network commented by many online. the incident took place and She explained further five of his relatives in Hoora” [email protected] Health Ministry confirmed that he was interrogated by saying, “The Public and that “they were friends”. in a statement issued on the prosecution on the next Prosecution initiated its The victim’s body was Manama Tuesday night that it has day of the murder. investigations immediately laid to its last resting place reckless ambulance launched a probe into the case “Hoora Police Station after it was informed of the in Manama Graveyard on driver was arrested and and rejected the behaviour by reported that a previous incident, as it moved to the Thursday afternoon. He Asuspended from work after the ambulance crew. dispute led to a brawl that crime scene and examined is survived by his parents, posting videos online of “This is a personal broke out between a number the body of the victim. The two younger brothers and a himself over-speeding with behaviour and doesn’t reflect of individuals in an open victim’s body was examined younger sister. blaring music while on a the ministry’s policies. Every rescue mission in the Capital employee has pledged and last week. vowed at the time of his/her The defendant The Bahraini driver posted graduation to maintain the has confessed several videos on his personal sanctity of the profession, account on SnapChat last respect it and abide by the to his crime week, bragging about his laws of the health institution during driving skills and speaking they work for,” the ministry about an elderly woman he A screenshot of the video said, confirming that the man interrogations of was supposed to rescue in of the man driving over 140 worked at Salmaniya Medical the prosecution. Juffair area in the eastern parts kmph in Juffair Complex. Investigations are of the capital. In the videos, “In regards to the video he was seen driving over 150 leaked to various local social circulated on social media continuing to refer him kmph on Awal Avenue in media networks and drew showing an ambulance driver to the criminal Juffair and jumping red lights nationwide condemnation over-speeding, the driver was while the sirens were switched as “the driver’s behaviour arrested and relevant legal court, according to on. “A journey of action,” as reflected irresponsibility and procedures were taken,” the Chief Attorney Amina Isa he described it in one of the disregard of the humanitarian General Directorate of Traffic videos. The videos were soon duties of ambulance staff” as in Interior Ministry said. 4 Saturday, January 20, 2018 Saudi cash injection

bolstersAden began with Yemeni the takeover of the capital he fled Yemen asrial the Houthis overran WATER CONSERVATION audi Arabia’s move to inject by Iran-backed rebels in September Sanaa. ater is essential to our survival, it is essential to human health. The human US$2 billion cash into Yemen has 2014. The government has been unable Prime minister Ahmed bin Dagher, body can last weeks without food, but only days without water. Thus, Shelped ease concerns regarding falling to pay salaries for more than a year, receiving the ambassador, thanked waterW is at the core of sustainable development. From food and energy security to currency in a country that depend and the rial has more than halved the kingdom and asked Riyadh and human and environmental health, water contributes to improvements in social mostly on imports for food. in value against the dollar, leaving Abu Dhabi to send experts to audit well-being and growth, affecting the livelihoods of billions. According to reports, Yemeni rial Yemenis unable to afford food staples the fund’s transfer, the loyalist news The quantity and quality if water is being affected with time. Water witnessed a sharp increase following and bottled water. agency Saba reported. conservation has become an important subject and includes all the policies, the announcement of the massive cash Yemen’s rial stood at 215 to the Meanwhile, in a move yesterday, strategies and activities to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water injection by the Saudi Arabia Central dollar in early 2015 but had dropped Canada said it will provide $12 million and to protect and meet the current and future human demand. Population, Bank. steadily to about 500 against the to aid groups in Yemen. household size, way of living, habits and affluence all affect how much water is Following the move, in response to a dollar this month. On Thursday, Friday’s announcement of consumed by an individual and a family. plea for help by Yemen’s president and money changers across the country $12.1-million in aid brings Canada’s The goals of water conservation efforts include ensuring availability of water prime minister, the Rial, on Thursday, - including in the rebel-held capital total humanitarian assistance for for present and future generations, where the withdrawal of freshwater from rose 16 per cent against the dollar. Sanaa and the government bastion of Yemen to $65-million since March an ecosystem does not exceed its natural replacement rate. It includes Energy “Interfere with saving the Yemeni Aden - reported the dollar trading at 2017. A senior government official conservation as water pumping, delivery and wastewater treatment facilities rial now and not tomorrow. The between 420 and 450 rials. indicated more funding could be consume a significant amount of energy. In some regions of the world over 15% salvation of the rial means saving the The Saudi-backed government has announced for the poor Middle of total electricity, consumption is devoted to water management. Yemeni people from an imminent now capped the exchange rate against Eastern country this year. The key activities that benefit water conservation are any beneficial reduction starvation,” Yemen’s Prime Minister the dollar at 390 rials, but money Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain in water loss, use and waste of resources, avoiding any damage to water quality Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr pleaded on changers across the country appeared are leading members of the military and improving water management practices that reduce the use or enhance the Tuesday. to have turned a blind eye. coalition that intervened in the Yemen beneficial use of water. “As the value of the rial goes up, the President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi conflict in March 2015 to support the A fundamental component to water conservation strategy is communication living conditions of Yemeni citizens transferred the central bank from country’s internationally recognised and education outreach of different water programs. Developing communication will change for the better,” the Saudi Sanaa to Aden in 2016 but the rebels government. that educates water users and the general public is another important strategy information ministry said following still operate their own central bank The war has left more than three- utilized in water conservation. the cash injection. from the capital. quarters of the population in need of Water conservation programs involved in social solutions are typically The economy of the Arab world’s Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia sent its humanitarian aid and 8.4 million at initiated at the local level, by either municipal water utilities or regional poorest country has been pushed to ambassador Mohammed Al Jaber to risk of famine, according to the United governments. Common strategies include public outreach campaigns, tiered the brink of collapse by a civil war that Aden on Thursday, three years after Nations. water rates (charging progressively higher prices as water use increases), or restrictions on outdoor water use such as lawn watering and car washing. Cities in dry climates often require or encourage the installation of xeriscaping or First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for natural landscaping in new homes to reduce outdoor water usage. Youth and Sports, President of the West Asian Athletics New technology poses a few new options for consumers, features such as Federation, President of Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts full flush and half flush toilet reducing the water consumption and waste. Also Federation (BMMAF) and President of the International available are modern shower heads that help reduce wasting water. Old shower Combat Week Supreme Organising Committee and heads are said to use 5-10 gallons per minute, while new fixtures available use Fourth World Amateurs MMA Championship His 2.5 gallons per minute. Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa on It is alarming to know that Cape Town in South Africa, one of the world’s Thursday received sponsors of the events organised in iconic tourist destinations, could run out of water by April 2018 as the city’s Bahrain under the patronage of His Majesty the King’s worst drought in a century risks forcing residents to join queues for emergency Representative of Charity Works and Youth Affairs, rations. “Day Zero” - the date taps are due to run dry as city authorities are Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman and planning to build desalination plants and drill underground boreholes. At the Bahrain Olympic Committee President HH Shaikh current rate of water consumption, the city is likely to reach Day Zero on 22 Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The ceremony was held April. at Al Wadi Palace in the presence of Youth and Sports There is a real risk that residents will have to line up. At a trial water collection Affairs Minister Hisham Al Jowder and representa- site, similar to an estimated 200, the city may introduce, people line up between tives of sponsoring companies, newspapers and offi- metal fences waiting to fill up containers from standpipes. A maximum 25 liters cial authorities. Shaikh Khalid praised the support of water will be provided per person/ day instead of more than 87 liters of water received and said it contributed to the success of consumed per person/ day. the events held. Among those honoured were DT The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 7.5 liters per capita per News Editor-in-Chief Captain Mahmood Al Mahmood, day to meet domestic demands. Around 20 liters per capita per day will take care who thanked HH Shaikh Khalid and stressed the news- of basic hygiene needs and basic food hygiene. Poor water quality and absence paper’s supportive stances towards Shaikh Khalid’s of appropriate sanitation facilities are deadly, some 5 million deaths per year initiatives that support the Bahraini youth and sports are caused by polluted drinking water. The WHO estimates that providing safe movement. water could prevent 1.4 million child deaths from diarrhea each year. We need to understand that 60% of total household water supply is used inside the home in three main areas: the kitchen, the bathroom and the laundry room. Saving water is easy for everyone to do. Let us try the following water Education Minister Dr. conservation tips at home: Majid Al Nuaimi yesterday • Turn off the water tap while tooth brushing, shaving and face washing. received the second batch • Use low flow taps in wash basins. of Quran recording of out- • Clean vegetables, fruits, dishes and utensils with minimum water. Don’t let standing reciters at the the water run while rinsing. Bahrain Centre for Gifted • Run washing machine and dishwasher only when they are full. Students. The recordings • Using water-efficient showerheads and taking shorter showers. were presented to the min- • Learning to turn off faucets tightly after each use. ister by Academic Talented • Repair and fix any water leaks. Group Chief Dr. Budoor • Use dual flush toilets which use up to 67% less water than conventional Bouhajji, who also revealed toilets plans to release the third edition of the project. The RESPECT AND CONSERVE WATER, ACT NOW & DO YOUR PART. initiative was first launched Head of Waste Disposal Unit, Supreme Council for Environment, Bahrain. in 2008 as part of efforts ([email protected]) to hone the skills of gifted (The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily students at all educational reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.) levels. Saturday, January 20, 2018 5 Gasoline price hike: Court to examine plaint on Feb 11 Complaint filed against govt stating the implementation of fuel price hike violates Law 52 of 2006

DT News Network rejecting the implementation [email protected] decision, which they said: “Violates Law 52 of 2006 The court will see Manama and is against the Kingdom’s the complaint case filed against the constitution”. lodged by sudden decision of They insisted that “no Agasoline price increase will authority has the right to attorneys against be examined by the Supreme individually take a decision the government Administrative Court on without following the proper February 11, DT News has legal and constitutional for implementing learnt. channels”, adding that “the the gasoline According to Al Ayam daily, complaint isn’t related to the price hike the court has set the date to national economic strategies see the complaint lodged by a but is to ensure legal procedures decision group of attorneys in Bahrain are strictly followed and that against the government for no similar actions reappear in implementing the gasoline the future”. it was sold for 125fils/litre and price hike decision two weeks As reported on DT News Mumtaz fuel (95-octane) price ago without publishing it in the on January 9, the National was also increased from 160fils/ Official Gazette. Oil and Gas Authority raised litre to 200fils/litre. This is the The attorneys announced the prices of gasoline in the second time gasoline prices on January 10, two days country without any prior are increased in the Kingdom after the sudden increase of announcements. The price of within two years after a similar gasoline prices, that they Jayyid fuel (91-octane) was decision was implemented in have complained to the court increased to 140fils/litre after January 2016. Works Ministry releases data on requests received DT News Network Buallay explained that the EXPERIENCE Manama Ministry pays attention to all ommunications Director requests and applications. The THE NEXT PHASE IN at the Ministry of Works, number of requests, which MunicipalitiesC Affairs and the Ministry responded to INTERNATIONAL MONEY Urban Planning Fahad within 10 days from the date TRANSFERS Buallay revealed that the of receiept, or less, amounted Communications Directorate to 331 requests out of the total UAE Exchange makes your international bank received 975 requests during number of requests. the fourth quarter of 2017. According to Buallay, transfers more convenient, with SADAD Buallay added that year the figure reflects the active self-serve kiosks. 2017 witnessed a leap in the interaction between the performance of the directorate, Ministry, citizens, and which resulted in them winning residents, especially with the Fahad Buallay ‘Best Practice in Community up-to-date communication complaints), Instagram (17 Participation’s Award’ of the means and channels by requests), then the radio with 2017 eGovernment Excellence which the Communications five requests, newspapers and Award. Directorate of the Ministry Twitter with three requests, The event was organized by stays in touch with the people and one written request. the eGovernment under the and attend to their needs. The most repeated patronage of Deputy Prime During the fourth quarter applications in the roads Minister and Chairman of of last year, the Roads Sector sector centered around roads the Supreme Committee for received a total of 733 requests paving and maintenance, roads Information Technology and and complaints, while the revamp and expansion and Telecommunications Shaikh sanitary sector received 158 construction of new roads, while Mohammed bin Mubarak Al requests and complaints during applications for the sanitary Khalifa.Buallay explained that the same period. sector included construction the Works Affairs is keen to Buallay explained that and maintenance of sewerage keep pace with the modern November targeted the highest networks, construction of technology and social media in number of requests, with 374 storm water drains and order to be able to relate to all requests, then came October manholes and sewerage parties in the community. with 304 requests and finally networks maintenance. The The award reflects December with 216 requests. Ministry is keeping up with the 24/7 Hassle-free transactions the Ministry’s success According to Buallay, most recent and most modern social in fields related to requests were directed to the media technologies in order to Available in your neighbourhood information technology and Ministry via Tawasul System stay in touch with all groups of Transact quickly with your registered CPR telecommunications, which (641 requests), then came the Bahraini society, through aims to serve citizens and the phone with 276 requests, both the Twitter and Instagram residents. personal visits (29 requests and account @Bahrain_works. 6 Saturday, January 20, 2018

young come to learn. The youth learn - Royal consensus - manners from their elders,” grey-bearded For Muscat-based public policy analyst Sayeed bin Khalfan Nabhani said in Ghala. Ahmed al-Mukhaini, the sabla is a Nabhani said the history of the sabla “microcosm” of the Omani state: discreet goes back “ages”, but some 40 years ago -- and tribal. after Sultan Qaboos took power in Oman “You don’t hang out your dirty linen,” -- it was granted a degree of government Mukhaini said, adding it was no surprise recognition. the government supports the continuation “From the early 1970s, you had the of the sabla. governor and judge sitting at the council, Under Sultan Qaboos, Oman has along with witnesses and people of the not replaced the sabla -- now a “benign villages -- plus the person with the form of assembly”, the analyst said, but problem,” said Nabhani. institutionalised it, with modern forms of A solution is often found before the government continuing to function in the judge is called to get involved, he said. same patriarchical and hierarchical way. “In Oman they spend a lot of time - Sabla 2.0 - on consensus building, versus majority- In far-flung areas, the sabla remains central based decisions,” Mukhaini said. mani Mahmoud bin to life, but even there it is changing, with Authorities in Muscat continue Yousef Temtemi women for example reserving the hall for to recognise tribal chiefs as official found himself Oin a pastoral predicament their own meetings. representatives, registered with the this autumn -- his neighbour’s flock of Hilal al-Siyabi, an Omani community interior ministry. sheep had overrun his farm and gobbled activist, believes the sabla can -- and Each tribe’s “rasheed”, or interlocutor, up his crops, threatening his income. should -- keep up with the times. functions as a conduit to the government, Rather than make a scene or turn to In the lush Muscat suburb of Saael, a often feeling out sentiment on domestic the police, Temtemi chose to raise his new kind of sabla is under construction. policy changes, such as recent healthcare complaint in Omani tradition: through A shell of a building stood off the privatisation proposals. the local “sabla”, or council. main road, a mountain range in the “I’m not aware of any other country Dressed in a robe and embroidered cap, background. where tribal leaders are on a payroll Temtemi took his place on a sunny Friday Siyabi’s voice echoed as he pointed to or where the system of sheikhdom is morning at his neighbourhood sabla in where LCD screens would be installed controlled by the government,” Mukhaini the village of Ghala -- held outdoors on a and computers set up for a future internet said. patch of sidewalk. cafe. Even the modern Shura council, Oman’s “The farm is our livelihood,” Temtemi “We are leveraging on the concept of only elected body, is dominated by tribal told an AFP correspondent attending the sabla to do something much better -- heavyweights -- not the technocrats and meeting. “I told myself I would lodge a something which is beneficial to today’s intellectuals found in the council of state complaint at the sabla, where the owner community,” he said. appointed by the sultan. of the sheep would be present.” This centre would embrace the whole “The system that remains until In Ghala, just outside the capital family, he explained, with a special now keeps tabs on public opinion or Muscat, the sheikh humbly brings emphasis on the young. resentment,” said the analyst. breakfast for meetings of the council. The Siyabi said an exploratory meeting three When Qaboos overthrew his father youngest serves coffee. years earlier was packed with curious in a bloodless coup in 1970, the British- The fellowship broke the ice for residents -- notably women. educated ruler reached out to the tribes the mediation Temtemi sought. “Young women,” he said. “They in an early radio address, reassuring tribal Acknowledging a problem needed to be were excited to have such a centre. leaders and promising to institutionalise solved, the men filed over to the meeting They said, ‘We are not working but their role. hall -- a sparse room with little more than we are going to sell our precious The sabla is so important to Omani benches built into the walls. gold to contribute to something culture that it will even decide who will The elders listened to the farmer’s story, like this.’” succeed the 77-year-old sultan when he discussed, then decided on compensation Siyabi said the government dies. from the sheep owner. has fully supported the “Basic law gives the appointment of “He will pay 150 riyals ($390) and initiative, which seeks to build the next sultan to the royal family sabla,” keep an eye on his sheep,” said a satisfied on tradition in a changing world Mukhaini said. Temtemi. and keep conflict resolution If the cousins of Qaboos -- he has Oman’s sabla is a unique form of local. no brothers or heir apparent -- fail to consensus building that many see as He sees the sabla evolving choose a successor within a matter of central to the Gulf nation’s traditions, from its role as a mediation days, Mukhaini said it will fall to the and which some want to see adapted to authority to a town hall- defence council, chief justice and Shura the age of the smartphone. style forum and community council to reach a consensus, this time on “This council is where the old and centre. behalf of the nation. (AFP) Saturday, January 20, 2018 7

Manama Tabbouche. hop Bahrain, the largest shopping event in “The‘VIVA Winter Wonderland’ event Shop Bahrain SBahrain, announced the launch of ‘VIVA’s will provide the whole family with the perfect Winter Wonderland’, an outdoor ice skating rink opportunity to enjoy the festive season in a unique launches behind Al A’ali Shopping Complex in Seef District. experience where they can enjoy skating and The fun-filled event will run until the 17th of shopping in the open air,” he added. February and includes a number of activities, such Head of Tourism Relations at the Bahrain VIVA Winter as an outdoor market and live performances. Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, Reem Tawfiqi Wonderland “We are delighted to be a part of Shop Bahrain said: “We would like to thank VIVA Bahrain for It’s for the second year in a row. Our strategic its continuous support of the Bahrain Shopping partnership aims to support national Festival and its exclusive partnership of the initiatives that seek to stimulate VIVA Winter Wonderland. The month- the national economy and attract long event brings together elements of visitors to the Kingdom,” said shopping and fun in one area for the the Chief Commercial entire family to enjoy.” Officer for VIVA The ‘VIVA Winter Wonderland’ Bahrain, is open daily to visitors during the time Karim weekdays from 4 pm to 10 pm with tickets priced at BD4 for children and BD5 for adults. During the weekends, the event will be held from 4 pm to 12 am, and tickets are BD3 for children and BD4 for adults. VIVA’s customers will get an exclusive discount of to get BD0.500 per price. Launched on January 11, Shop Bahrain aims to revitalise tourism, retail and restaurant sectors by providing a unique shopping experience filled with fun activities, prizes and delicious food further positioning your ice the Kingdom as a welcoming destination for families in the Gulf region. Shoppers and visitors can learn more about “Shop Bahrain” through the website: www. shopbahrain.com or through the account @ shopbahrain on the social networking channels Facebook, Twitter, Instagram skates on and YouTube. The Festival organisers have also launched a dedicated WhatsApp channel on +33480480 The fun-filled event will run until the 17th of February 973.

we set, whether it is sleep and work or a social life By Invitation and sleep, the lowest on the priority list shall have the least performance by default. Thus Reem Benshams you can choose which stages of your life you would prefer “To have it all” - Work & to perform qualitatively in one area and quantitatively in Family Balance another, and then you could he question women Many of the stereotypical shift it where you deem it fit. It secretly ask themselves: households - where the man must be noted that prioritizing T“Can we really have it all? comes back late and exhausted does not mean that you are Can we balance between from a successful day at work, sacrificing your whole career our fast-paced careers and our spends time with his family life to nurture your family, but hectic family life? Is it even over dinner then rests until rather that you have control possible?” the next day – indicates that of when you are to perform The answer: It depends. men have inherently used a adequately and in which areas. What do you define ‘balance’ technique which has given To perform less than your as? What is having it all? them comfort in their lifestyle. optimum doesn’t necessarily Is it to perform adequately They may spend time with mean that the performance is or excel in both areas or their loved ones but that quality less than average, yet that is is it to beable to attain the time is not what mothers what we are all afraid of. So lifestyle attained by our male would define as exceling the question we ask ourselves, counterparts? in the family life, but rather is prioritizing -hence What if the missing piece the adequate performance of having a relative balance in to this complex puzzle is the bare minimum. In this performance - a good enough not necessarily to do exactly scenario, men have prioritized solution especially for those what men themselves do, but their efforts, mostly investing who seek to touch the stars? rather understand how their themselves qualitatively in My answer again is, it mechanism works? If you are work and quantitatively with depends. like the countless women today their family. What is reaching the stars who say, “we want to live like Now I’m not criticizing this to you? Is it to be happy and men”, where they ‘supposedly’ technique, on the contrary, comfortable? Or is it -like the can balance perfectly between Iapplaud men for making millennial generation likes their careers and family, and peace with their priorities. to put it- making a greater can even get a good night sleep But rather it is like they say, change? at the end of the day, then let balancing work, sleep & a social This is why it all depends. us look at this from a whole life equally is near impossible. You are the main factor in this other perspective. Therefore whatever priority equation, what do you want?

(The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.) 8 BUSINESS Saturday, January 20, 2018 Duterte STOPS sending workers to Kuwait Manila causes of deaths of about six truth and just tell them that state news agency KUNA he Philippines suspended or seven of our OFWs. He Philippine Labour Secretary it’s not acceptable anymore”. quoted Jarallah as saying. Tsending workers to did not refer to specific cases Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Jarallah said there were Kuwait yesterday, a day after or say when the deaths took Silvestre Belo said no more Minister Khaled al-Jarallah more than 170,000 Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte place. expressed “surprise and workers in Kuwait, all said abuse by employers there There are more than Filipino Workers would be sent sorrow” over Duterte’s protected by laws that shield had driven several domestic 250,000 Filipinos in Kuwait, remarks, saying that legal them from abuse. helpers to suicide. the Philippine foreign to Kuwait “pending investiga- proceedings had been taken in More than 2.3 million Kuwait expressed surprise ministry estimates, most the cases of the four domestic Filipinos are documented as at the move and said it was working as domestic helpers. tion of the causes of deaths of workers mentioned by the working abroad. Collectively in touch with Manila to try to There are also large numbers about 6 or 7 of our OFWs. president. they remit more than $2 resolve the issue. in the United Arab Emirates, “We have begun immediate billion of their income back to Philippine Labour Secretary Saudi Arabia and Qatar. contacts with Filipino the Philippines every month, Silvestre Belo said no more Duterte, who is hugely four women” in Kuwait, he was aware of many cases of authorities to examine the money that fuels robust Overseas Filipino Workers popular among the Filipino referring to domestic helpers sexual abuse against Filipino extent of this statement and consumer spending in one of would be sent to Kuwait diaspora, said on Thursday he said had been abused and women and wanted to raise to try to refute the erroneous the world’s fastest-growing “pending investigation of the the Philippines had “lost committed suicide. He said it with Kuwait and “state the information that came in it,” economies. (Reuters) India sends tax notices to cryptocurrency investors New Delhi cryptocurrency trading, and department in the southern Officials at Zebpay, India’s blockchain, the technology ndia has sent tax notices to policymakers are expected state of Karnataka, said notices leading bitcoin exchange, said that underpins bitcoin, to tens of thousands of people to discuss the matter at a were sent following the survey India has the industry was adding near conduct the survey. dealingI in cryptocurrency G20 summit in Argentina in to assess the penetration and 200,000 users every month In some cases, tax officials after a nationwide survey March. patterns of virtual currency issued repeat- with an estimated trade themselves participated in the showed more than $3.5 The Indian government trade.“We cannot turn a volume of about 20 billion trade to identify loopholes billion worth of transactions has issued repeated warnings blind eye. It would have been ed warnings Indian rupees ($315 million). after they found investors have been conducted over a against digital currency disastrous to wait until the against digi- “Many of our customers are had poured in billions of 17-month period, the income investments, saying these were final verdict was out on its treating digital currency like dollars through unregulated tax department said. like “Ponzi schemes” that offer legality,” he told Reuters. tal currency gold,” said Zebpay co-founder exchanges. Tech-savvy young unusually high returns to early The tax department has Saurabh Agarwal. The biggest worry for New investors, real estate players investors. asked people dealing in bitcoin investments Aman Kalra, marketing Delhi, the finance ministry and jewellers are among those But it has not so far imposed and other virtual currencies head of Coinsecure, a bitcoin official said, was how to invested in bitcoin and other curbs on an industry estimated such as ethereum and ripple to found that investors were exchange in New Delhi, protect investors trading on virtual currencies, tax officials to be adding 200,000 users in pay tax on capital gains. They not reflecting it on their tax said more than 150 bitcoins offshore exchanges. told Reuters after gathering India every month. have also asked for details returns and in many cases, the were changing hands every Already hundreds have gone data from nine exchanges in B.R. Balakrishnan, a director about their total holdings and investment was not accounted week through its platform. to the police and courts with Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru general of investigations at the source of funds in the tax for,” Balakrishnan said. The company has 100,000 complaints of transactions in and Pune. the income tax notice seen by Reuters. An Indian finance ministry registered users and is now virtual currencies that turned Governments around the official said a committee was launching a platform to sell out to be fraudulent, said world are grappling with how “We looking into the possibility ethereum and other digital Pavan Duggal, a Supreme to regulate of imposing restrictions on currencies. Court lawyer specialising in virtual currencies and that “I don’t think anyone in the cybercrimes. “Considering eventually parliament government should label our cryptocurrencies are here to would have to business as a ‘Ponzi scheme’, stay, the govt must consider legislate a we are not doing anything granting limited legality while regulatory illegal,” said Kalra. ensuring that these are not regime. Tax inspectors said they used for crypto crimes,” he sought help from said. (Reuters) experts in Saturday, January 20, 2018 BUSINESS 9 Storm damage to cost Germany 500m euros Al Assaf to lead Saudi Davos delegation Germany is a key player and it Berlin Riyadh must demonstrate leadership erman insurers estimated yesterday that ferocious gales that audi Arabia’s delegation to the World Economic Forum battered Germany caused 500 million euros ($614 million) in in Davos next week will be led by state minister Ibrahim in Europe and the world,” Gdamages, as the number of dead Sal-Assaf, who was released from across the country rose to eight. detention related to an anti- The Netherlands bore the initial corruption purge. Assaf, who was brunt of Thursday’s severe storms also a former finance minister which slammed in with winds of and a board member of Saudi up to 140 kilometres an hour off Aramco, was among people Christine Lagarde, the North Sea before barrelling detained by a new anti-corruption across northern Europe body. IMF Managing director

Flames and smoke from the Iranian oil tanker Blood test detects common cancers Sanchi is seen in the East China Sea A blood test can detect the presence Baltimore, Maryland, sequenced parts of of eight common cancer types, long just 16 genes often mutated in different before symptoms of the disease arise. types of cancer. They then added eight CancerSEEK detects tiny amounts of DNA known protein biomarkers characteristic and proteins released into the blood- of specific kinds of cancer. stream from tumours. In blood samples from 1,005 patients with Sunken The work, reported in the journal Science, eight types of tumours that had evidently could one day lead to a tool for routinely not yet metastasised, the test detected screening people and catching tumours between 33% and 98% of cases, depend- when chances are best for a cure. ing on the tumour type. The sensitivity Researchers,Blood led testby detectsNickolas wascommon 69% or higher cancersfor ovarian, liver, stom- Papadopoulos, Bert Vogelstein, and ach, pancreatic, and oesophagal cancers tanker A blood test can detect the presence of eight common cancer types, long beforeothers symptomsat Johns Hopkins of the University disease arise.in -- CancerSEEKall types that are detectsdifficult to tiny detect amounts early. of DNA and proteins released into the bloodstream from tumours Standard biopsy: Needle used to remove tissue or sample of cells to be analysed may be in laboratory

Blood test: leaking Identifies two signals that show person might have cancer heavy oil 1 Genetic mutations: 16 genes found in free-floating DNA are used to identify cancer cells that escape from a tumour and Beijing Protection Department, told though it was hard to predict circulate in bloodstream sunken Iranian oil tanker reporters. the impact on ocean life. may be leaking heavy It was not immediately clear The SOA on Thursday 3 Results: In blood samples 2 Proteins: High levels of eight Abunker fuel as well as light where the oil could wash up reported three slicks covering from 1,005 patients with eight types proteins in blood samples also oil off the east coast of China or the extent of the damage it a combined area of just 20.7 of tumours, test detected between indicate that a person may and the best remedy was to could cause. square km. 33% and 98% of cases have cancer recover the vessel, officials said The large tanker Sanchi Bunker fuel is the heavy oil Cases detected (percentage by tumour type) yesterday. (IMO:9356608) sank in the used in ships’ engines and is Ovarian, liver, stomach, It was unclear how much world’s worst oil ship disaster difficult to remove from the sea 100 pancreatic, oesophageal bunker fuel was left aboard the in decades. The crew of 30 once spilled, unlike condensate 98% cancers are all difficult 80 tanker when it sank on Sunday Iranians and two Bangladeshis fuel - an extremely light form to detect early after being ablaze for days but are all believed to have been of oil - that was being shipped 60 experts estimated it may have killed. at the time of the collision. been carrying about 1,000 The tanker had been adrift Officials on Friday said the 40 tonnes at the time of collision. and ablaze after crashing ship was carrying 111,300 “There have been multiple into the freighter CF Crystal tonnes of condensate before 20 33% appearances of oil slicks (IMO:9497050) on Jan. 6. the accident. Most of the of different sizes and types Strong winds pushed it away fuel evaporated after the ship 0 at the sinking spot and from the Chinese coast, caught fire. nearby... the slicks exceeded where the collision happened, They said recovering Ovary Liver Lung 200 sq kilometers (77 sq and into Japan’s exclusive the vessel was risky and Breast miles) on Thursday,” Huo economic zone. challenging, as the remaining Stomach Pancreas Colorectum Chuanlin, of the State Oceanic Huo said no oil spills had condensate could catch fire Oesophagus Sources: Nickolas Papadopoulos et al., Science, Medscape © GRAPHIC NEWS Administration’s Ecological been detected near the coast, again. (Reuters) France says no to idea of giant Channel bridge London/Paris there were plenty of major building a 22-mile Channel some of his ideas on Channel rance yesterday politely European projects to finish Bridge during a visit to crossings to Macron, who rejected Boris Johnson’s first. Britain by French President the newspaper reported Fidea of building a giant Foreign Secretary Emmanuel Macron, the gave a short but positive bridge across the English Johnson, who led the Daily Telegraph newspaper reply. Channel after Brexit, saying campaign to leave the EU reported. France’s finance minister, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson that, while far-fetched ideas in the 2016 referendum, Britain’s most prominent though, gave the idea short were worth considering, broached the idea of Brexiteer even explained shrift. (Reuters) 10 BUSINESS Saturday, January 20, 2018 Oil prices Steve Job’s secretary told him that she was late for work because her car wouldn’t start. That very afternoon, fall as US Jobs came back and threw her a set of keys to a brand new Jaguar saying: “Here, don’t be late anymore.” output rise outweighs

stock falls A worker walks past a pump jack on an oil field owned by Bashneft in Bashkortostan, Russia

COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL London report, said that global soon exceed 10 million bpd, been a production cut by a AUSTRALIA 0.2920 0.2896 il prices slid yesterday, oil stocks have tightened overtaking OPEC behemoth group of major oil producers BANGLADESH 0.00483 0.00458 putting them on course substantially, aided by OPEC Saudi Arabia and rivaling around the Organization of CANADA 0.3018 0.2985 forO the biggest weekly falls cuts, demand growth and Russia. the Petroleum Exporting DENMARK 0.0627 EGYPT 0.0241 0.0218 since October, as a bounce- Venezuelan production Analysts also pointed to an Countries (OPEC) and EURO 0.4501 0.4476 back in U.S. production hitting near 30-year lows. expected demand slowdown Russia, who started to HONGKONG 0.04970 0.04930 outweighed ongoing declines But it warned that rapidly at the end of winter in the withhold output in January INDIA 0.00582 0.00585 in crude inventories. increasing production in the northern hemisphere and last year. INDONESIA 0.00003017 0.00002855 Brent crude futures LCOc1 United States could threaten excessive long positions in The supply cuts by OPEC IRAN TUMAN 0.00010964 were at $68.54 a barrel at 1304 market balancing. financial oil markets as a and its allies, which are IRAQI DINAR 0.000300 GMT, down 77 cents from “Explosive growth in the likely brake on any upward scheduled to last throughout JAPAN 0.00352 0.003450 their last close. On Monday, U.S. and substantial gains in momentum in prices. 2018, were aimed at JORDAN 0.5362 0.5354 they hit their highest since Canada and Brazil will far ANZ bank said “an tightening the market to prop KOREA 0.00039646 December 2014 at $70.37. outweigh potentially steep upcoming soft patch in up prices. KUWAIT 1.254 1.254 U.S. West Texas declines in Venezuela and demand and extreme investor In the United States, crude MALAYSIA 0.0938 0.0936 Intermediate (WTI) crude Mexico,” the IEA said of 2018 positioning does open up the inventories fell 6.9 million NEW ZEALAND 0.2616 0.2616 futures CLc1 were at $63.26 production. possibility of some short- barrels in the week to Jan. 12, NORWAY 0.0481 a barrel, down 69 cents from U.S. crude oil production term weakness”. to 412.65 million barrels. NEPAL 0.00395 0.00365 Overall, however, oil prices That’s their lowest seasonal OMAN 0.98220 0.98340 their last settlement. WTI stood at 9.75 million barrels PAKISTAN 0.00366 0.00358 marked a December-2014 peak per day (bpd) on Jan. 12, data remain well supported, and level in three years and below PHILIPPINES 0.00758 0.00747 of $64.89 a barrel on Tuesday. from the Energy Information most analysts do not expect the five-year average marker QATAR 0.10386 0.10381 The International Energy Administration showed. The steep declines. around 420 million barrels. SAUDI ARABIA 0.10065 0.10071 Agency (IEA), in its monthly IEA said it expects this to The main price driver has (Reuters) SINGAPORE 0.2834 0.2814 SOUTH AFRICA 0.02850 0.02840 SRI LANKA 0.00283 0.00246 SWEDISH 0.0479 SWITZERLAND 0.3891 0.3861 SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018 Saudi Arabia’s refined oil TAIWAN 0.013100 THAILAND 0.011730 0.011710 TURKEY 0.1024 UNITED KINGDOM 0.5076 0.5047 exports offset crude curbs UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102850 0.102870 London UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800 of refined products accounted YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 he share of Saudi Arabia’s for 19 percent of total exports exports of refined in October, up from around 13 Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please T call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh oil products steadily rose percent a year earlier. throughout 2017, offsetting Saudi Arabia has invested in a drop in overseas crude oil a number of huge refineries in sales as the kingdom complied recent years in order to meet with a global supply pact, the growing domestic demand and International Energy Agency sell product overseas as it takes said on Friday. advantage of its large crude COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN Saudi exported 6.9 million resources. Those included barrels per day of crude oil in the 400,000 barrel per day BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.3799 0.3354 October, down around 760,000 SATORP plant in Jubail, a joint KUWAIT 0.2855 32.0873 0.2877 0.2540 bpd from a year earlier, the venture with France’s Total. world’s energy watchdog said in OPEC agreed to lower OMAN 0.3849 0.3820 0.3878 0.3425 its monthly report, citing data production in 2017 and has QATAR 3.6420 3.6143 3.6699 3.2405 from the Joint Organization agreed to maintain output A view shows Saudi Aramco’s Wasit Gas Plant (Reuters) UAE 3.6730 3.6451 3.7011 3.2681 Data Initiative (JODI). cuts for the whole of 2018 to But at the same time, exports fuel rose 155,000 bpd from bpd in October. help bring oil stocks in OECD SAUDI 3.7500 3.7215 3.7787 3.3366 of refined products such as a year earlier, bringing total Although the total volume is industrialised countries down diesel, gasoline and aviation “liquid” exports to 8.5 million lower year-on-year, the share to their 5-year average. 10 Saturday, January 20, 2018 Success is nothing more than BUSINESS a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. 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Oil prices Saturday, January 20, 2018 11 Steve Job’s secretary told him that she was late for work because her car wouldn’t start. That very afternoon, fall as US Jobs came back and threw her a set St Christopher’s honours of keys to a brand new Jaguar saying: “Here, don’t be late anymore.” output rise ore thanoutstanding 250 students, students families, honoured guests Mand staff attended the highly celebrated St Christopher’s outweighs Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards Evening last week. This ceremony is held annually to recognise the School’s continuing stock falls A worker walks past a pump jack on an oil field outstanding examination owned by Bashneft in Bashkortostan, Russia success. St Christopher’s is proud to offer a wide range COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL of subject choices, led by a London report, said that global soon exceed 10 million bpd, been a production cut by a specialist tutorial system and Students who received the awards suring a photocall AUSTRALIA 0.2920 0.2896 il prices slid yesterday, oil stocks have tightened overtaking OPEC behemoth group of major oil producers with programmes tailored to while 10 IB and 23 A level GCE St Christopher’s School), and The GCSE Certificates were (Assistant Head of Senior of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA BANGLADESH 0.00483 0.00458 putting them on course substantially, aided by OPEC Saudi Arabia and rivaling around the Organization of support all students to achieve students achieved awards, and Amanda McQuaid (Regional presented by Nick Wilson School) and Andrew Beck and by Abdullah Elqaq, who is CANADA 0.3018 0.2985 forO the biggest weekly falls cuts, demand growth and Russia. the Petroleum Exporting DENMARK 0.0627 their full academic potential. 21 students were recognised Development Director, (Head of Senior School), (Head of Year). The Edexcel studying Electrical Engineering EGYPT 0.0241 0.0218 since October, as a bounce- Venezuelan production Analysts also pointed to an Countries (OPEC) and The School authorities said with Edexcel Special Awards Pearson Education), student assisted by Adrian Walker Special Awards were presented at the University of California, EURO 0.4501 0.4476 back in U.S. production hitting near 30-year lows. expected demand slowdown Russia, who started to they were delighted to see high for their outstanding ensemble, Jawhara, performed (Assistant Head of Senior by Amanda McQuaid (Pearson Los Angeles, USA. Other St HONGKONG 0.04970 0.04930 outweighed ongoing declines But it warned that rapidly at the end of winter in the withhold output in January numbers of students achieve performances. Iza Ngomso by Christopher School) and Sarah Tierney Education). 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The A-level The Alumni addresses gone on to study for degree INDONESIA 0.00003017 0.00002855 Brent crude futures LCOc1 United States could threaten excessive long positions in The supply cuts by OPEC year on year. 2016/17 Anthem of the Kingdom of student, Marco Maggi, played and IB Diploma Certificates were made by Ishaan Mittal, courses in some of the most IRAN TUMAN 0.00010964 were at $68.54 a barrel at 1304 market balancing. financial oil markets as a and its allies, which are recognised 88 GCSE students Bahrain and addresses from Konzertino by Ferdinand were presented by Nick Wilson, currently studying Chemical prestigious universities around IRAQI DINAR 0.000300 GMT, down 77 cents from “Explosive growth in the likely brake on any upward scheduled to last throughout for their academic excellence, Ed Goodwin OBE (Principal of David. assisted by Hilary Rowark Engineering at the University the world. JAPAN 0.00352 0.003450 their last close. On Monday, U.S. and substantial gains in momentum in prices. 2018, were aimed at JORDAN 0.5362 0.5354 they hit their highest since Canada and Brazil will far ANZ bank said “an tightening the market to prop KOREA 0.00039646 December 2014 at $70.37. outweigh potentially steep upcoming soft patch in up prices. KUWAIT 1.254 1.254 U.S. West Texas declines in Venezuela and demand and extreme investor In the United States, crude Indian School marks MALAYSIA 0.0938 0.0936 BIS celebrates annual day Intermediate (WTI) crude Mexico,” the IEA said of 2018 positioning does open up the inventories fell 6.9 million NEW ZEALAND 0.2616 0.2616 futures CLc1 were at $63.26 production. possibility of some short- barrels in the week to Jan. 12, NORWAY 0.0481 a barrel, down 69 cents from U.S. crude oil production term weakness”. to 412.65 million barrels. Punjabi Divas NEPAL 0.00395 0.00365 Overall, however, oil prices That’s their lowest seasonal OMAN 0.98220 0.98340 their last settlement. WTI stood at 9.75 million barrels he Indian School Bahrain (ISB) Day. EC Member Khursheed Alam PAKISTAN 0.00366 0.00358 marked a December-2014 peak per day (bpd) on Jan. 12, data remain well supported, and level in three years and below TPunjabi Language Department wished all the students and explained PHILIPPINES 0.00758 0.00747 of $64.89 a barrel on Tuesday. from the Energy Information most analysts do not expect the five-year average marker celebrated Punjabi Divas 2018 on the literary contribution of Punjabi QATAR 0.10386 0.10381 The International Energy Administration showed. The steep declines. around 420 million barrels. Monday. Language. SAUDI ARABIA 0.10065 0.10071 Agency (IEA), in its monthly IEA said it expects this to The main price driver has (Reuters) The programme was inaugurated The programme started with the SINGAPORE 0.2834 0.2814 by Chief Guest community leader National Anthem of Bahrain and SOUTH AFRICA 0.02850 0.02840 Kamaljit Chauhan and K.E Kanoo India and school prayer followed by SRI LANKA 0.00283 0.00246 Vice President K.N Singh in the the recitation from Qur’an and Guru SWEDISH 0.0479 presence of ISB EC Member Granth Sahib. Prayer of Shabad was SWITZERLAND 0.3891 0.3861 Mohammad Khursheed Alam, performed by the students followed SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018 Saudi Arabia’s refined oil Principal VR Palaniswamy, vice- by the lighting of Lamp. Punjabi TAIWAN 0.013100 principals and staff. Teacher Rewa Rani welcomed the THAILAND 0.011730 0.011710 In his speech, Kamaljit Chauhan gathering. TURKEY 0.1024 highlighted the contribution of Trophies and certificates were Highlights of the event UNITED KINGDOM 0.5076 0.5047 exports offset crude curbs Punjab and Punjabi Language awarded to all winners of different endition” was the theme for the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102850 0.102870 London UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800 of refined products accounted in different fields of India. He competitions. This was the grand “R3rd Annual Day Celebration of YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 he share of Saudi Arabia’s for 19 percent of total exports appreciated the efforts rendered finale of the week-long celebrations Bahrain Indian School -BIS which was exports of refined in October, up from around 13 Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please T by the students and teachers to when many competitions were celebrated on Thursday at Bahrain call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh oil products steadily rose percent a year earlier. make Punjabi Day programme a organised for the Punjabi Third Keraleeya Samajam Hall, Segaya. The throughout 2017, offsetting Saudi Arabia has invested in success. Language students. The main evenings saw a mesmerizing blend a drop in overseas crude oil a number of huge refineries in The Guest of Honour K.N. Singh competitions were in Hand Writing, of cultural programmes that were sales as the kingdom complied recent years in order to meet wished all the students and the picture composition and poem impeccably orchestrated to portray with a global supply pact, the growing domestic demand and audience the very best of the Punjabi recitation. the unmatched calibre of the students International Energy Agency sell product overseas as it takes of BIS. said on Friday. advantage of its large crude Anand Prakash, Second Secretary, COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN Saudi exported 6.9 million resources. Those included Embassy of India, Kingdom of and enlightened them with their The gala event also highlighted the barrels per day of crude oil in the 400,000 barrel per day Bahrain was the Chief Guest and Jaffar words of wisdom. achievements of the School in terms of BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.3799 0.3354 October, down around 760,000 SATORP plant in Jubail, a joint Al Shaikh, Asst. Under Secretary for The mesmerizing evening saw academics and infrastructure through KUWAIT 0.2855 32.0873 0.2877 0.2540 bpd from a year earlier, the venture with France’s Total. Educational and Curriculum Affairs, magnificent confluence of melodious Annual Report followed by the release world’s energy watchdog said in OPEC agreed to lower Ministry of Education, Guest of orchestra, frolicsome dances, of the School Magazine. OMAN 0.3849 0.3820 0.3878 0.3425 its monthly report, citing data production in 2017 and has Honour, graced the occasion. The mesmerizing dance performances The entire show was greatly QATAR 3.6420 3.6143 3.6699 3.2405 from the Joint Organization agreed to maintain output guests were welcomed at BIS by Saji highlighting Indian & International appreciated by all the guests for A view shows Saudi Aramco’s Wasit Gas Plant (Reuters) UAE 3.6730 3.6451 3.7011 3.2681 Data Initiative (JODI). cuts for the whole of 2018 to Jacob and Directors Himanshu Verma culture, musical drama on ‘Snow the exuberant display of talent and But at the same time, exports fuel rose 155,000 bpd from bpd in October. help bring oil stocks in OECD and Ritu Verma. white and seven dwarfs’ to the classic commitment by the students & SAUDI 3.7500 3.7215 3.7787 3.3366 of refined products such as a year earlier, bringing total Although the total volume is industrialised countries down The guests addressed the audience English skit on Macbeth. teachers of the school. diesel, gasoline and aviation “liquid” exports to 8.5 million lower year-on-year, the share to their 5-year average. 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Council of Representatives Speaker Ahmed Al Mulla received newly-appointed Bahraini Ambassador to Jordan, Ahmed Yussef Al-Ruwaie in the presence of Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Com- mittee, MP Abdulla bin Huwail, and MP Abdulrahman Bu Majeed. The speaker congratulated the ambassador and BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday inspected a number of military units and was briefed about wished him all success in performing his diplomatic duties. ongoing activities. The BDF Commander inspected and praised the combat and administrative readiness of the units.

Sports Minister Hish- am bin Mohammed Al Jowder and Deputy Chair- man of the Rashid Eques- trian and Horse Racing Club High Committee HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa attended the twelfth race of the season, 2017-2018. Royal family members, repre- Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza visited Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park, the sentatives of sponsors largest single-site solar park in the world, on the sidelines of his participation at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018. The and the equestrian and Council of Representatives Speaker Ahmed Al Mulla received a number of diplomats including Egyptian Ambassador to Bahrain Suha minister was received by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Saeed horse-racing fans were Ibrahim Refa’at, Malaysian Ambassador Agus Salim Haji Yusuf and Japan’s outgoing Ambassador Kiyoshi Asako. The Speaker stressed the bin Mohammed Al-Tayer, UAE Energy Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Matar Hamed Al-Nayadi and other senior officials. present. Parliament’s support for promoting economic and investment relations with their respective countries.

Pakistan’s Ambassa- dor Javed Malik was the Chief Guest at a Special En- vironmen- tal Seminar organised by Pakistan Club Bah- rain. Also present were Chair- man Paki- stan Club Rehan Ahmed, President Bahrain Society of Engineers Masoud Ebrahim A- Hermi, Sajid Sheikh, Afzal Bhatti, Tariq, Qamar Ul The Security Committee at the Northern Governorate, chaired by Governor Ali bin Al-Shaikh, discussed necessary pro- Northern Governor Ali bin Al-Shaikh received the citizens whose house was damaged as a result of the terror attack on an oil pipe- Hasan, and grammes and social projects to contain the security situation during its 11th meeting. The meeting also discussed the line in Buri. The Governor got assured about the living conditions of the citizen’s family, and discussed with him the arrangements other guests development of a work mechanism for the logistical preparations for the mid-February phase. and procedures of the compensation. Saturday, January 20, 2018 13

The Security Committee at the Northern Governorate, chaired by Governor Ali bin Al-Shaikh, discussed necessary pro- Northern Governor Ali bin Al-Shaikh received the citizens whose house was damaged as a result of the terror attack on an oil pipe- grammes and social projects to contain the security situation during its 11th meeting. The meeting also discussed the line in Buri. The Governor got assured about the living conditions of the citizen’s family, and discussed with him the arrangements development of a work mechanism for the logistical preparations for the mid-February phase. and procedures of the compensation. 14 Saturday, January 20, 2018

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London ctor Rachel Weisz is set to play the lead in omedian independent sci-fi project ‘Cloud One’. Russell Brand AReportedly, Goran Dukic, who helmed ‘Wristcutters: hasC reached out A Love Story’, is directing the film from a script he to people to help penned. The film is based on a short story by Etgar him in giving the Keret. The movie is expected to start filming soon. “perfect wedding Weisz has two films set to release in 2018: the Lionsgate present” to drama “The Mercy,” which also stars Colin Firth, and Prince Harry and “The Favourite,” which features Emma Stone and Joe Meghan Markle. Alwyn. (PTI) The comedian posted a video on YouTube calling on his fans to sign a petition, reports mirror.co.uk. His plan is to get Slough Council to buy a new shelter for homeless people in the area, after reports they wanted the homeless off the streets for the royal couple’s big day. Brand, who works with charity SHOC (Slough Homeless Our Concern), reckons he has come up with the perfect solution to keep everyone happy. Brand has urged his fans to sign the petition as a present to the couple and to put pressure on Slough Council to do something to help the homeless. (IANS) Katy Perry habitually late for

‘AmericanLos Angeles Idol’ Evan Peters inger Katy Perry continuously “turns up late” for judging the Ssinging-based competition show “American Idol”. January 20, 1987 Production sources told tmz.com that she is almost always late to the audition rounds, showing up 10-25 minutes after call time. While it has been frustrating for the show’s producers, the Actor best known for playing different roles on other judges -- Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie -- haven’t been all the season-by-season scenario-shifting FX series that upset and their chemistry is good, said the sources. (IANS) American Horror Story. He also plays the character Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Saturday, January 20, 2018 15

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International Energy Agency Putin takes says the United States is set to overtake Saudi as the world’s number two oil producer after Russia. Do you think this would reignite the supply glut war pushing the oil prices down? icy plunge Yes No Cant Say

Protesters waving giant flags of the YPG and other parties and militias, during a demonstration against Turkish threats Sugedigi Kurdish YPG militia in Afrin urkish artillery fired in response to what Turkey Today, thanks to the efforts of all the Tinto Syria’s Afrin region sees as growing Kurdish nations involved, the Daesh military yesterday in what Ankara strength across a wide stretch organisation in the Levant is almost said was the start of a of north Syria. completely defeated. I’m confident military campaign against “The operation has that in the coming weeks we will the Kurdish-controlled area. actually de facto started achieve a military victory on the The cross-border with cross-border shelling,” ground,” bombardment took place Turkish Defence Minister Emmanuel Macron after days of threats from Nurettin Canikli said, adding French President Turkish President Tayyip that no troops had crossed Erdogan to crush the Syrian into Afrin.

India to offer yoga classes in Davos summit 1.3 million children displaced

Putin takes an Icy Dip on Epiphany (Courtesy by Iraq’s war with IS: UNICEF The Moscow times) Geneva and the poverty ... that there bout half the 2.6 million are 4 million children now in people displaced in need across Iraq,” said Peter Moscow normally taking place on It was the first time the Indian Prime Minister AIraq after a three-year war Hawkins, UNICEF chief ussian President January 18 and 19 that last 65-year-old, who regularly Narendra Modi’s delega- with Islamic State militants representative in the country. Vladimir Putin along year saw two million people poses barechested on tion to the World Economic are children and persisting He told a Geneva news withR millions of Orthodox take the plunge. wilderness expeditions, Forum at Davos will offer violence hampers efforts briefing by telephone from believers braved freezing The president marched publicly took part in the yoga classes on the icy to ease their suffering, the Baghdad that 1.3 million of temperatures to take a over the ice covering the ritual. slopes. United Nations said on the 2.6 million displaced by barechested plunge into icy lake wrapped in a cream However, his spokesman Friday. “We believe that as the often devastating fighting water in a traditional ritual sheepskin coat and wearing Dmitry Peskov said that Somali troops rescue a result of the conflict, a lack with Islamic State were marking the baptism of traditional knee-high felt Putin “has been plunging 32 children of investment over the years, children. Jesus. boots as priests chanted into an ice hole for a number Surrounded by Orthodox and waved an incense lamp, of years now,” quoted by Somali authorities said troops priests and glittering in footage shown on state TASS state news agency. stormed a school run by al religious icons, and with television. Putin’s latest macho Shabaab and rescued 32 chil- Melted nuclear fuel seen the temperature hovering Asked by a journalist: “Is exploit comes as he bids for dren who had been taken as around minus 5 degrees it cold?” Putin braved it out: a fourth Kremlin term in recruits. inside Fukushima reactor Celsius (23 Fahrenheit), “No, it’s great.” March polls. Putin lowered himself into Then wearing just Amid a chill in relations Iraqi teen denies waters of Lake Seliger some swimming trunks, he lowered with Washington, it was attempted bombing of 350 kilometres (220 miles) himself into a hole cut in an opportunity for the northwest of Moscow. the ice, puffing slightly and strongman to show off his London train Many other Russians crossing himself, a crucifix fitness as US counterpart An Iraqi teenager on Friday followed suit, submerging hanging around his neck. Donald Trump faces pleaded not guilty to alle- themselves in lakes and rivers He then held his nose and questions over his waistline. gations he was behind the in a widely-observed ritual immersed himself fully. (AFP) attempted bombing of a London underground train last year which left 30 people injured. Ex-Catalan leader says can Russian student injures six in an axe A photo taken by a robotic probe shows a part of what is govern region from Belgium attack believed to be the handle of the fuel rods container and A Russian teenager attacked melted fuel Barcelona self-imposed exile in Belgium have liked, but it’s sadly a group of younger students atalonia’s former leader and risks arrest on charges of much harder to do it (govern with an axe, injuring six peo- Tokyo said Friday the fishing rod- CCarles Puigdemont, who rebellion, sedition and misuse Catalonia) from the Spanish ple, before setting his school he operator of Japan’s like device carrying a camera was sacked by Madrid over his of public funds if he returns to state, where we would be in on fire, investigators said. crippled Fukushima went deep into the plant’s attempt to break from Spain, Spain, told Catalunya Radio. prison.” nuclearT plant says a long Unit 2 primary containment said Friday he can govern the “The only way is to continue Puigdemont, who was telescopic probe has vessel. The images showed region from Belgium as he eyes doing it freely and safely.” sacked along with his cabinet For more, catch us successfully captured images that at least part of the fuel a comeback after scoring big in “Nowadays big business and on October 27 after the online at: of some melted fuel inside breached the core, falling to elections. academic research projects are regional parliament declared one of its three damaged the vessel’s floor. “There are only two options: essentially managed using new independence, is the only www.newsofbahrain.com reactors, providing crucial Melted fuel has previously in prison I would not be able technology,” he added. candidate of Catalonia’s /nobonline information for its cleanup. only been documented inside to address people, write, meet “These aren’t the kind of separatist block to lead the /newsofbahrain Tokyo Electric Power Co. Unit 3. people,” Puigdemont, who is in normal conditions we would region. 20 Saturday, January 20, 2018 SPORTS

Dhaka He was given strong support amim Iqbal smashed 84 by Shakib Al Hasan who made as Bangladesh hit 320 and 67, and took three for 47 thenT inflicted further misery to claim man of the match on Sri Lanka to claim their honours, and Mushfiqur B’desh thrash SL biggest win in one-day cricket Rahim on 62. on Friday. Tamim put on a scintillating Sri Lanka, under new coach 99 for the second wicket with Chandika Hathurusingha, Shakib before wicketkeeper were skittled out for 157 and Niroshan Dickwella the performance will set new successfully reviewed a not- for biggest win alarm bells ringing after they out decision to end his 102- lost to Zimbabwe in their ball innings. previous match in the three- Sri Lanka, rebuilding under nation contest. Hathurusingha after their But Bangladesh celebrated worst year in international their victory. cricket, never posed a serious “If you look at (the) recent threat as they lost by 163 past, it is one of our best runs. wins,” said captain Mashrafe With captain Angelo Mortaza. Mathews missing due to “I think Tamim could have injury, Thisara Perera hit the got a hundred. Shakib also top score of 29 while wickets could have gone on.” regularly tumbled at the other The 28-year-old left hander end. Hathurusingha saw his Tamim plundered two sixes side collapse in 32.2 overs. and seven fours as Bangladesh Perera, who took three came within four runs of their for 60, was also his side’s record one-day score against most effective bowler. Mushfiqur Rahim became the third half-centurion in the innings and hoisted the hosts to 320 for 7 Sri Lanka. (AFP) BRIEF SCORES BAN VS SL Root and Woakes carry England to 2-0 lead Bangladesh 320 for 7 (Tamim 84, Shakib 67, Mushfiqur 62, Brisbane his fine form with 106 on tests, lost both Bairstow and Perera 3-60) beat Sri Lanka 157 ngland’s top order fired Friday to help his side post Hales in quick succession (Perera 29, Shakib 3-47, Rubel 2-20, Ein unison to give them a 270 for nine after the hosts to debutant paceman Jhye Mashrafe 2-30) by 163 runs four-wicket win in the second won the toss and opted to bat. Richardson and then Morgan one-day international against Yet the target was not steep to Starc in a minor wobble Australia on Friday as Aaron enough for Eoin Morgan’s but it was not enough to ENG VS AUS Finch’s second straight side who looked comfortable derail their march towards England 6 for 274 (Bairstow hundred for the hosts could despite losing last-match victory. 60, Hales 57, Starc 4-57) beat not prevent them falling 2-0 centurion Jason Roy to fast Test captain Joe Root and Australia 9 for 270 (Finch 106) by behind in the series. bowler Mitchell Starc for two wicketkeeper Jos Buttler 4 wickets Chasing 271 for victory in in the first over. steadied the innings with a Brisbane, England reached Roy’s opening partner stand of 68 before the latter their target comfortably with Jonny Bairstow hit 60 and fell to Starc for 42. NZ VS PAK 34 balls to spare and need one added 117 for the second Left-arm paceman Starc New Zealand 271 for 7 (Guptill more victory to wrap up the wicket with Alex Hales, who also dismissed Moeen Ali in 100, Taylor 59, Raees 3-67) beat five-match series. made 57, to put England the same over to pick up his Pakistan256 (Sohail 63, Shadab Finch had scored 107 in firmly on course for victory. fourth wicket of the innings, 54, Henry 4-53, Santner 3-40) by Australia’s five-wicket loss in The touring side, who handing Australia a faint 15 runs the first match and continued were beaten 4-0 in the Ashes hope of victory. (Reuters) Black Caps sweep ODI series 5-0 Wellington helped the Black Caps set a 272 have been on the wrong end of ew Zealand inflicted a rare 5-0 total that proved too much for a 5-0 ODI clean sweep after they one-day international series Pakistan after Matt Henry tore succumbed by the same margin Nwhitewash over Pakistan on Friday through their top order. to Australia in 2010 and the West with a 15-run win at Wellington’s Pakistan were all out for 256 Indies in 1988. Basin Reserve. with one over remaining. New Zealand have won by a 5-0 A century to Martin Guptill It is only the third time Pakistan margin only once before, when they hosted the West Indies in 2000. The result extends New Zealand’s winning streak in all forms of the game to 12 matches, a record for the team, and means they are undefeated at home since March last year. Pakistan captain said his side, particularly the batsmen, had failed to take their chances. “The main thing is the batting has not clicked throughout the whole series, that’s why we lost,” he said. Faheem Ashraf of Pakistan attempts to run out Martin Guptill “The bowling unit was very good of New Zealand during game five sometimes. We had opportunities Jos Buttler’s 32-ball 42 took England towards their target but we didn’t grab them.” (AFP) SPORTS Saturday, January 20, 2018 21 Kyrgios topples idol Tsonga Melbourne was a 12-year-old fan. here”. ustralia’s Nick Kyrgios won “It was amazing. I’ve never He said it Australian an electric four-setter with won a match on this court before three times Ahis idol Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to but playing Jo I was obviously before the umpire advance to the round of 16 at the very nervous,” Kyrgios said. warned the French Open: Australian Open yesterday. “He was a guy I looked up to star, telling him: The 17th seeded Kyrgios as a kid, still do, he’s a great guy. “You have to stop, Day 5 needed three tiebreakers to win I’m just so happy to get through. you have to stop. a crunch match with the former “I was getting prepared for Nothing good can finalist 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), a fifth set in that (fourth set) come from it.” highlights 7-6 (7/5) in 3hr 17min in a tiebreaker. Tsonga was World number one Rafa spectacular night match on Rod “I thought he was going to then issued with Nadal stormed into the Laver Arena. hit two big first serves and I was a code violation for fourth round of the It pitches the volatile in a lot of trouble but I stayed unsportsmanlike conduct. Australian Open with a Australian into a round of 16 composed, tied to make some Kyrgios won his first 6-1 6-3 6-1 victory over showdown with Bulgaria’s returns and fight it out.” home ATP Tour title at the Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur, world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov on The match had some drama lead-up Brisbane International while home favourite Nick Sunday. just after the third set when an -- beating Dimitrov along the Kyrgios ousted Jo-Wilfried Kyrgios, urged on by his home incensed Tsonga yelled at the way -- and is looking to go Tsonga with a hard-fought crowd, traded breathtaking chair umpire in French about a further than a quarter-final win. volleys with Tsonga, who lost vocal member of the crowd. appearance in Melbourne Nick Kyrgios of Australia returns a shot Kyrgios will face world to Novak Djokovic in the 2008 Tsonga was heard to say “bring three years ago. during the men’s singles third round number three Grigor Australian final when Kyrgios him here, he needs to come down (AFP) match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of Dimitrov next, following France the Bulgarian’s victory over Andrey Rublev. Caroline Wozniacki Grigor Dimitrov Women’s world number Melbourne two Caroline Wozniacki econd seed Caroline Wozniacki overcame and fourth-seed Elina Sa late temper tantrum to forge into the Svitolina also eased to third fourth round of the Australian Open with a round wins at Melbourne 6-4 6-3 win over Kiki Bertens yesterday. Park along with Slovakia’s Serving for the match at 5-3 under the Magdalena Rybarikova, lights of Rod Laver Arena, the former world Spaniard Carla Suarez number one harangued the chair umpire Navarro and Belgian Elise when a line call went against her and pounded Mertens. her racquet into the blue hardcourt when Estonian Anett Kontaveit Bertens saved a second match point. Dimitrov battles pulled off the only major Bertens, seeded 30th, cancelled out a third upset of the day as she match point with a ripping return down the past Rublev into knocked out French line but Wozniacki sealed the fourth with a Open champion Jelena huge serve that the Dutchwoman could only Ostapenko, leaving Maria fire long. last 16 Sharapova and Angelique In her previous match, Wozniacki had to Kerber as the only two for- save two match points on an epic comeback Melbourne mer grand slam winners Angry from 5-1 down in the third set against ulgaria’s world No 3 Grigor Dimitrovwrestled with his left in the women’s draw. Croatian Jana Fett, so she was thrilled to avoid Bserve before dousing young Russian Andrey Rublev to Former world number another drawn-out battle against Bertens. reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open yesterday. ones Kerber and Sharapova Wozniacki “Right now I‘m playing with house money,” Dimitrov, who needed five sets to scramble past American will face off in their highly- the Dane, a semi-finalist at Melbourne Park qualifier Mackenie McDonald in the second round, held on anticipated third round fix- in 2011, said in her post-match interview on for a fluctuating 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win in just over three ture today. battles past court. hours on Rod Laver Arena. Meanwhile, sixth-seed “Right now I’ve got nothing to lose ... I got He will next face Australia’s 17th seed Nick Kyrgios for a Marin Cilic, Briton Kyle a second chance and I‘m going to try to take place in the quarter-finals. Edmund, Argentine Diego Bertens after it and see how far I can go.” But Dimitrov is grappling with his serve and gave up Schwartzman and Spaniard Wozniacki will meet Slovakian 19th seed 15 double faults, including an embarrassing three when Pablo Carreno Busta pro- Magdalena Rybarikova for a place in the he was serving for the third set. His unrestrained joy upon gressed to the fourth round tantrum quarter-finals. (Reuters) winning showed his relief at finally putting Rublev away in of the men’s draw. (Reuters) the topsy-turvy contest. (AFP) 22 Saturday, January 20, 2018 SPORTS Pele suffering Marco exhaustion Asensio’s late winner lifts Real Pele London ele is in hospital after collapsing due to Pexhaustion, preventing him from travelling to London for in Copa an engagement this weekend, the English Football Writers Association (FWA) revealed on Friday. The 77-year-old, a three- time World Cup winner, first leg at collapsed on Thursday according to the FWA and is being monitored in hospital in Brazil. The FWA were due to host a dinner in his honour. Leganes Pele “has undergone a series Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio in action of tests which appear to point to severe exhaustion”, said the Madrid 75 minutes. second leg at the Bernabeu and LaLiga, where they sit an unfamiliar FWA. arco Asensio’s late strike earned And Real took advantage after 89 will come as a relief after recent fourth, 19 points behind leaders “He is on fluids while Real Madrid a 1-0 first-leg lead minutes when Theo Hernandez’s results. Barcelona and 10 adrift of second- doctors monitor his recovery. Min their Copa del Rey quarterfinal cross was met by Asensio’s fine volley It was only Real’s second win placed Atletico. Thankfully there is no with Leganes. from six yards out. of 2018 and the first came in the Real head coach Zidane selected suggestion of anything more Mateo Kovavic spurned a The win at the Estadio Municipal same competition, a 3-0 victory at only Dani Carvajal and Raphael serious.” great opportunity for Real, whose de Butarque in the outskirts of Numancia on Jan. 4. Varane of his first-team regulars Pele helped inspire Brazil goalkeeper Kiko Casilla made a good Madrid gives Real an advantage Zinedine Zidane’s men next play to face their fellow La Liga outfit. to wins in the 1958, 1962 save to deny Claudio Beauvue after ahead of next Wednesday’s Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday in (espn) and 1970 World Cups. (AFP) Seventh seed Ostapenko Sainz takes another step sunk by Kontaveit Melbourne towards Dakar victory stonia’s Anett Kontaveit shrugged off a torrid second Madrid setE meltdown to knock seventh arlos Sainz moved a step closer to Carlos Sainz of Spain and co-pilot Lucas Cruz of seed Jelena Ostapenko out of the a second Dakar win on Thursday Spain drive their Peugeot. Australian Open on Friday. afterC finishing the 12th stage with a 44 The Estonian 32nd seed is into minute lead over Peugeot team mate the last 16 at Melbourne Park Stephane Peterhansel and two days for the first time after winning remaining. a rollercoaster match against the “We went pretty easy but towards French Open champion 6-3, 1-6, the end we had a puncture and some 6-3. gearbox problems, but everything is fine “It was tough. she played so Anett Kontaveit because we’ve finished the stage which aggressive,” said Kontaveit after Ostapenko saved two breaks is what matters,” declared the Spaniard. winning in an hour and 53 points in the next but when a Qatari driver Nasser al-Attiyah minutes. wayward forehand gave Kontaveit won the stage, a 375km timed special Kontaveit stormed through a third the number 32 seed took between Chilecito and San Juan in Saturday in Bolivia. grouped at Fiambala’s marathon the first set, setting the tone by the opportunity to break for a fifth Argentina, in his Toyota with Sainz ”We will try to secure second place, so bivouac, the race direction has taken the breaking Ostapenko in the very consecutive time and wrap up the taking it easy and finishing 18 minutes we controlled the gap with Nasser today. decision to cancel the 12th special stage first game and repeating the dose set 6-3 after 36 minutes. behind. “I’m crossing my fingers for me but for bikes and quads,” a statement said. three times to take a 5-2 lead. “I felt I started really well,” said Peterhansel, the defending champion also for Carlos – we never know what Austrian Matthias Walkner is leading It made the Latvian world Kontaveit, who will play Spain’s and 13 times winner, was second. can happen.” the motorcycle standings on a KTM, number seven momentarily wake Carla Suarez Navarro for a place “I think it’s finished now,” said the Organisers cancelled the timed stage 32 minutes clear of Argentina’s Honda up, returning with power and in the quarter-finals. “I felt I Frenchman, whose hopes suffered a for motorcycles and quadbikes for rider Kevin Benavides. precision to break back to love played great in the first and third severe blow earlier in the rally when weather-related safety reasons. The rally ends in Cordoba on for 5-3. sets.” (AFP) he lost an hour and 45 minutes last “Having consulted the competitors Saturday. (Reuters) SPORTS Saturday, January 20, 2018 23 Fury clears licence hurdle, moves step closer to Joshua showdown London medical requirements,” a statement read. Team Sky will ontroversial boxer Tyson Fury That announcement follows another moved closer to his dream all- favourable ruling last month as the BritishC world heavyweight showdown troubled boxer tries to return to the ring with Anthony Joshua when he was told following a positive test for steroids. on Friday that he will get his licence back In December, UK Anti-Doping if he passes a medical. (UKAD) cleared Fury to return, after an not suspend The 29-year-old -- who has not fought absence of over two years, following his since his shock win against Wladimir acceptance of a backdated two-year ban. Klitschko in November 2015 to become Fury -- who will have to bide his time the undisputed heavyweight world to fight Joshua as the WBA and IBF champion -- cleared a hurdle in champion is due to box New Zealand’s his battle to fight again after WBO titleholder Joseph Parker in ChrisLondon another Froome nine months. general image.” a meeting with the British Cardiff on March 31 -- had been eam Sky have assured Chris “Sky should suspend Froome,” A joint investigation by the Boxing Board of Control charged along with his cousin and Froome they will not suspend he said. “Now, it’s not up to me Guardian and Le Monde in (BBBC) on Friday. fellow boxer Hughie, who also himT from competition despite to interfere. Without wishing to December revealed a urine test “Following (an) failed a test for nandrolone in the advice of the head of cycling’s comment on the rider’s guilt, it taken by Froome showed twice the interview with Tyson Fury February 2015. Both insisted world governing body. would be easier for everyone [were permitted amount of the asthma at the BBBC offices earlier the positive tests were a result of David Lappartient, the president Sky to suspend him]. It’s up to drug salbutamol in his system. today, the suspension of eating wild boar that had not been of the International Cycling [Sky’s team manager Dave] Froome admitted the adverse his boxer’s licence will be castrated. Fury also failed a test Union, told a French newspaper Brailsford to take his finding may never have been made lifted subject to receipt for cocaine in September 2016 the team should suspend responsibilities. public had the newspapers not and clearance and later admitted the four-times Tour de Quite apart from investigated. of all using the drug France winner while an that, I think Team Sky and Froome deny to deal with investigation continues that’s what breaking any anti-doping rules and depression. into how he failed a drugs the other are seeking to provide a legitimate Tyson Fury (AFP) test at the Vuelta a España riders explanation for the failed test. The last September. want. team declined to comment on But the Guardian They’re Lappartient’s remarks. UCI rules IOC tests athletes ahead of Winter Olympics understands Team Sky will fed up state that in cases like Froome’s the Geneva 2017 as compared to same period in 2016. still enter Froome for the with the rider is not subject to a provisional ver 14,000 doping tests have been “Protecting clean athletes by fighting Giro d’Italia and this year’s suspension and is free to compete conducted ahead of next month’s doping is a top priority for the IOC... Tour de France as planned while the process continues. PyeongchangO Winter Olympics in an effort we are committed to working with our unless any anti-doping rule Froome competed for Great Britain to protect clean athletes and safeguard partners to ensure that Pyeongchang violation is brought against the in the world time-trial the Games, the International Olympic 2018 provides a level playing field for all 32-year-old before then. championships after Committee (IOC) said on Thursday. clean athletes,” IOC medical and scientific Lappartient, who found out being notified of The Pre-Games Anti-Doping Taskforce director Richard Budgett said. about the failed drugs test the day his failed test and along with National Anti-Doping The taskforce, which was set up to after taking over from Brian continues to Organisations (NADOs) and International monitor and optimise the testing, has Cookson as head of the train as normal. Olympic Winter Sports Federations placed extra scrutiny on Russian athletes. UCI last September, told (theguardian) (IFs) tested over 6,000 athletes from 61 Twice the number of Russian athletes the French regional Le countries. The IOC said there was a 70 were tested in November and December, Telegramme he thinks percent increase in the number of tests as compared to those from any other the case against Chris Froome conducted between April and December country. (Reuters) Froome could last Peter Sagan: I didn’t expect to climb like that Adelaide n its 20th birthday, the Tour Down Under has a stage win by a world champion. The new finish intoO Uraidla Friday afternoon promised to shake up the race and duly delivered. The stage finish is sure to go down as an all-time highlight due to the exploits of Peter Sagan. The new finish, via the category 1 Norton Summit climb, was a stage that had no outright favourite. Predictions were mixed, with riders and sports directors alike suggesting the result could go the way of a climber or a puncheur, but with no one discounting Sagan. On the climb up Norton Summit, BMC Racing drilled the pace to thin the field but couldn’t shake Sagan. The ascent was just seconds slower than when they raced up Norton Summit two years ago. Over the top of the climb, Richie Porte (BMC Racing) and George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) led the attacks and briefly got clear before Sagan made his counter-attack with 3.5 kilometres to race. Despite being reeled in by the 34-rider group in his wake, Sagan then finished off his early work with a canny sprint finale to take the win ahead of a charging Daryl Impey. With victory came the race leader’s ochre jersey. “It was a really tough day. It was really hot and when we came to the bottom of the last climb, it was not about pain or legs,” Sagan said after his finishing his podium duties as stage winner, race leader and holder of the points jersey. Peter Sagan powers over climb to win stage four of Tour Down Under “It was a really strange feeling. I didn’t expect I could climb like that in this period.” (cyclingnews) Team Sky will not P23 suspend Chris Froome SPORTS 2424 Saturday, January 20, 2018 Ruthless Nadal storms past Dzumhur

Melbourne grand slam. op seed Rafael Nadal stormed into the “I think I did a good preparation. I feel I‘m fourth round of the Australian Open with playing well.” aT bludgeoning 6-1 6-3 6-1 defeat of Bosnia’s Argentina’s 24th seeded Diego Damir Dzumhur yesterday. Schwartzman, who Nadal plays next, might Melbourne’s heatwave had relented by prove a tougher obstacle than Dzumhur. the time the 31-year-old Nadal walked on The 25-year-old from Sarajevo had actually Margaret Court Arena, but the Spaniard was walked off court a winner against Nadal in on fire as he battered the 28th seed into 2016 when the Mallorcan retired from their submission. match at the Miami Masters with an illness. The sole blemish was a dropped service This time it was Dzumhur who might game early in the second set but it only briefly have sought a quick way out after being slowed his charge. allowed two points in the first four games as “I am in the fourth round. That’s because Nadal started like the scorching wind that I am doing the right things. Let’s see how far had blown through Melbourne Park earlier in I can go,” Nadal, beaten in the final by Roger the day. Rafael Nadal of Federer last year, told reporters. Nadal was 5-0 up in no time before Spain celebrates Nadal arrived in Australia with question Dzumhur managed to hold serve, prompting after the men’s sin- marks over the state of his knees after he was a sympathetic cheer from the crowd. gles third round forced to withdraw mid-tournament from the Another flurry of forehand winners helped match against Damir ATP Finals in November. Nadal into a 2-0 lead in the second set but Dzumhur of Bosnia Yet back in the kind of sleeveless top in Dzumhur, who became the first Bosnian to and Herzegovina which he launched his spectacular assault win a Tour level title last year, broke back on the grand slams in 2005, and wielding his with a dipping backhand that was too good trusty forehand like a lethal weapon, doubts for Nadal. about Nadal’s title prospects have quickly Normal service was quickly resumed been cast aside. though and Nadal hammered home a “I needed hours on court, hours of practice, backhand winner to end a superb 26-stroke hours of playing sets with different players,” rally on his way to breaking again in the next Nadal said of his build-up to the year’s first game. (Reuters)

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