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Demonstrators defy march ban Hong Kong US blacklists Iranian vessel ong Kong police yes- Hterday used tear gas, rubber bullets and water Trump administration sanctions Iran’s Grace 1 tanker and its captain cannon to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched in the city, defy- ing a ban. Anyone providing Demonstrators lit fires, • threw petrol bombs at riot support to the Adrian The United States will police and attacked the par- Darya 1 risks being continue to increase liament building. sanctioned, says US pressure on the Iranian On Friday, several key Treasury Department. regime until it changes pro-democracy activists and its behaviour. lawmakers were arrested. The protest movement The tanker has been TRUMP ADMINISTRATION grew out of rallies against bouncing• around the a controversial extradi- Mediterranean with the tanker has been bouncing tion bill - now suspended its cargo of 2.1 million around the Mediterranean with - which would have allowed its cargo of 2.1 million barrels criminal suspects to be sent barrels of crude. of crude. to mainland China for trial. Its detention followed the The recent demonstra- Washington seizure of the Stena Impero, a tions have been character- Swedish-owned tanker sailing ised as leaderless. he United States has under the British flag, in July by On Friday police had ap- sanctioned an Iranian oil the IRGC. pealed to members of the Ttanker previously held for An Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar. “The Iranian regime contin- public to cut ties with “vi- weeks by Gibraltar and released ues to foment regional conflicts, olent protesters” and had despite Washington’s efforts to drew from a landmark 2015 nu- organisation. also sanctioned under the order, develop and proliferate ballistic warned people not to take keep it detained. clear deal between major powers “Vessels like the Adrian Dar- which generally prohibits deal- missiles, hold foreign citizens part in the banned march. The US Department of Treas- and Iran last year and reimposed ya 1 enable the IRGC-QF to ship ings with the blocked property hostage, brutalise its own people, Police made a number of ury said the vessel, previously crippling unilateral sanctions. and transfer large volumes of oil, by US persons. and sponsor terrorism on an un- arrests late on Saturday. known as the Grace 1, is “blocked Two weeks ago, the United which they attempt to mask and “In addition, persons that en- precedented scale. property” under an anti-terrorist States threatened a visa ban on sell illicitly to fund the regime’s gage in certain transactions with “It is also expanding its ura- 210 fils (includes VAT) order, and “anyone providing the crew of the tanker. malign activities and propagate the individuals and entities des- nium enrichment-related ac- support to the Adrian Darya 1 Washington says the vessel is terrorism,” said Sigal Mandelker, ignated today may themselves tivities. The United States will risks being sanctioned.” carrying crude ultimately bene- Under Secretary for Terrorism be exposed to sanctions or sub- continue to increase pressure Tensions between Tehran and fiting Iran’s Islamic Revolution- and Financial Intelligence. ject to an enforcement action,” on the Iranian regime until it Washington have risen since US ary Guard Corps-Quds Force, Treasury said the Adrian Dar- Treasury said. changes its behaviour,” Friday’s President Donald Trump with- which it has listed as a terrorist ya’s captain, Akhilesh Kumar, is Faced with US warnings, statement said. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 02

Kingdom’s efforts to combat drugs, human Premier orders to halt trafficking win praise Moscow upgrade the legal and legislative framework to combat crimes epresentative of the and ensure law enforcement extraction of sea sand United Nations Deputy and justice. RSecretary General, Judge Aqdar World Summit is held Dr Hatim Ali, the Executive under the patronage of Abu Order in line with HRH Premier’s keenness to preserve marine environment Director of the UN Office on Dhabi Crown Prince and Dep- Drugs and Crimes in the GCC uty Supreme Commander of the Manama countries, affirmed that Bahrain UAE Armed Forces Shaikh Mo- is considered as an outstanding hammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. is Royal Highness model for countries seeking to It will continue until Sep- Prime Minister Prince upgrade their legislative and tember 1 under theme “Global HKhalifa bin Salman Al legal systems in combating Empowerment of Communi- Khalifa has ordered the com- crimes and human trafficking. ties: Experiences and Lessons petent authorities to stop ex- In a statement to Bahrain Learned”. tracting sand, and to prevent News Agency (BNA), Dr Hatim The third edition of the sum- operations in the marine areas Ali praised, on the sidelines of mit brings together senior of- north of Muharraq and in the HRH the Premier his participation in Aqdar World ficials from the UAE as well as Jarada Island until a study on Summit, in Moscow, the King- an elite of experts and keynote the impacts of digging and sand reclamation projects, and rapid dom’s achievement in maintain- speakers from around the world dredging on the marine envi- infrastructure development in ing its Tier 1 status in the US to share their experiences in the ronment is conducted. countries such as China and State Department’s 2019 Traf- empowerment of communities The order is in line with HRH Sea sand extraction can adversely affect marine life and environment. India have increased demand ficking in Persons (TIP) report and individuals. Premier’s keenness to preserve for sand three-fold over the last The Kingdom became the the marine environment and the from Cambodia to Colombia, as and exacerbated the occurrence two decades, the UNEP said. first country in the Middle East wildlife and ensure that they are government regulation fails to and severity of landslides and Meanwhile, damming of riv- and North Africa to reach this not damaged. keep pace with rising demand, drought, it said. ers and excessive extraction advanced rating. It is also part of HRH the the United Nations had warned “We are spending our sand have reduced the sediment car- He stressed that the accom- Prime Minister’s interest in and in its recent report. ‘budget’ faster than we can ried by rivers to coastal areas, plishment reflects the King- follow-up on all issues related to Global demand for sand and produce it responsibly,” Joyce leading to reduced deposits in dom’s commitment to interna- the citizens. gravel, used extensively in con- Msuya, UNEP’s acting executive river deltas and faster beach tional standards and its partic- The directive follows appeals struction, is about 50 billion director, said in a statement. erosion. ipation, along the international by sailors and diving enthusiasts tonnes or an average of 18 kg “For one of the most traded “Communities in the Asian community, in promoting the about fears that some marine per person per day, according to commodities on the planet, it is deltas are the biggest losers, culture of human rights, equal- areas may be affected by sand a report published by the UN En- one of the least regulated activ- with the combined effect of sand ity, justice and transparency. suction activities. vironment Programme (UNEP). ities, and there is very low gen- mining, hydropower dams and Dr Hatim Ali lauded his Sand mining is eroding the Extraction in rivers and eral awareness about extraction groundwater extraction causing long-standing strategic partner- world’s river deltas and coast- beaches has increased pollution impacts.” large areas of land to sink and ship with Bahrain, stressing on- lines, damaging the environ- and flooding, lowered ground- Growing populations, in - shrink,” said Marc Goichot at going co-operation between the Dr Ali speaks at the summit in ment and hurting livelihoods water levels, hurt marine life, creasing urbanisation, land the Worldwide Fund for Nature. Kingdom and the UN Office to Moscow. Schools’ reopening: Expat parents feel heat

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any expatriate par- ents in the Kingdom Mare feeling heat as schools are set to reopen in another few days. They say the prices of school uniforms, stationery and accessories have gone up, adding to their financial burden. Speaking to Tribune, a mother who has a school-go- ing child, said on grounds of anonymity: “This is the Students at the Index Bahrain initiative started by the BKS. toughest time of the year for any middle-class expatriate “The expenses incurred by parent as their children re- parents during the present turn to schools after complet- school opening period has gone ing the summer vacation. This is the toughest up by 10 to 15 per cent on an “It’s now the shopping peri- time of the year for average,” a salesman at a super- od and our wallets are getting any middle-class market, who doesn’t want to be fast empty. This adds to fami- named, told Tribune. ly budgetary pressure, already expatriate parent as Many expat organisations in worsened by high-air fares their children return the Kingdom have been car - during this part of the year,” to schools. rying out campaigns through she said. PARENT which old textbooks were col- It is learnt that books, other lected and distributed among than Arabic ones, and stu - kets are expecting a huge turn the needy students. dents’ accessories are sub- out from their back to school Among them were Index jected to Value Added Tax offers while they have made Bahrain initiative started by the (VAT), which was introduced enough arrangements to show- Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam during the beginning of the case the latest trends in school (BKS). current year. products. According to BKS function- However, offering a respite Hypermarkets have given an aries, scores of students from to the parents is the fact that ample space for showcasing the low-income expat families have textbook prices haven’t in- school products in their outlets. benefited from the initiative. creased in the past few years. The products include school Most of the schools in the “This is one big relief. The bags, water bottles, tiffin boxes, Kingdom are expected to reopen Education Ministry is doing a books and stationaries, shoes, on September 3 while others great job by keeping a check uniforms etc. will begin their new classes a on the year-to-year increase Many traders also expressed few days later. in the price of textbooks,” an- their concern about the general Tuesday morning is expected other parent said. financial troubles among ex- to see heavy traffic with school Meanwhile, the leading hy- patriates due to the fee hike in buses and parents driving chil- permarkets and supermar- electricity and water bills. dren to their classes. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 03

Fake bomber Interior Ministry to mark 100th loses appeal The defendant was• arrested, but his co-defendant is anniversary of Bahrain Police said to be residing in Iran after getting implicated in many Events to showcase modernisation journey of Bahrain Police security cases.

TDT|Manama The Bahrain Police • Bahraini man convicted was established in The Bahrain Police have Aof placing a fake bomb 1919 by order by His been close to all citizens on a vital commercial road Majesty Shaikh Isa and committed to in Isa Town lost his appeal bin Ali Al Khalifa, the before the High Appeals loyalty, nationalism and Court. former Bahrain ruler. community partnership. The defendant was sen- INTERIOR MINISTRY tenced to three years behind The police forces bars. have• been witnessing launched to cover all of them. Court files reported that rapid developments Besides the security work, the the defendant along with police have also focused on pro- another one - fugitive in over the past decades. viding services, it added. Iran - placed an object that “Throughout 100 years, the looks similar to explosive Manama Bahrain Police have been close devices, with the aim of to all citizens and committed to spreading fear and terror he Ministry of Interior loyalty, nationalism and the com- among citizens and resi- will launch, starting Sep- munity partnership, in a way that dents. Ttember, a series of cere- contributed to the excellence of It was initially thought monies and community events the police forces in Bahrain in that the bomb was real but to mark the 100th anniversary Bahrain Police have continued to achieve many milestones in securing the nation. combining modern, service and explosive experts were of Bahrain Police. community policing. called to examine it. And The celebration comes to cher- “Along with the implementa- they declared it was a fake ish the Bahrain Police’s decades the centennial logo. ruler. The police forces have been tion of security and safety stand- bomb. of loyalty and continuation of the The activities will highlight The police law was endorsed witnessing rapid developments ards and meeting awareness and Investigations found the journey of accomplishments and the civilised history and the de- in 1920 as the first legislation in because of the dedication of the partnership needs of different two defendants were impli- sacrifices to protect the security velopment and modernisation Bahrain to regulate the police Al Khalifa rulers to protect the sectors, the Bahrain Police have cated in the incident after of the nation during the era of journey of the police, which are work within specific standards security of the nation and citi- become a modern organisation their fingerprints were ex- His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa the foundations for the overall to protect the security of the na- zens and the relying on national that adopts the community po- tracted from the scene. Al Khalifa, the ministry said in a security performance. tion. competencies, the ministry said. licing as its foundation for opera- The defendant was ar- statement issued. The Bahrain Police was es- Since then, the Bahrain Police Many security authorities tion, along with the utilisation of rested, but his co-defendant The events will begin with the tablished in 1919 by order by have continued to achieve mile- were formed to meet require- industrial intelligence methods is said to be residing in Iran hoisting of the Ministry of Inte- His Majesty Shaikh Isa bin Ali stones in different security fields ments and a strategy of devel- and applications,” the statement after getting implicated in rior’s flag, in which it will have Al Khalifa, the former Bahrain and services. opment and modernisation was pointed out. many security cases. Vow to support people with disabilities Manama

ore measures to sup- port people with dis- The Labour Ministry Mabilities were mulled will spare no effort at a key meeting held yesterday. This came as Labour and in order to remove Social Development Minis - all obstacles ter, Jameel Humaidan, met facing people with the member of the Council of disabilities while Representatives, MP Ibrahim accessing the labour Khalid Al Nafaie, in the pres - market. ence of the heads and members of people with disabilities’ so- Mr Humaidan receives Mr Al Nafaie in the presence of civil society members. MR HUMAIDAN cieties. He discussed with them areas eties reviewed the main ini - carrying out their mission to- Mr Humaidan underlined sive care for people with disa- Mr Al Nafaie and heads of of co-operation between the tiatives they are being imple- wards people with disabilities the Labour Ministry’s constant bilities, noting that the Labour societies related to people with Labour and Social Develop - mented to support the disabled, to the fullest. keenness to ensure easy proce- Ministry will spare no effort disabilities lauded the Labour ment Ministry and civil society discover their talent, motivate The minister commended the dures for the citizens and soci- in order to remove all obsta - Ministry’s efforts to meet the organisations that are interest- them and create a suitable envi- efforts and role of the Council ety, especially those related to cles facing such societies, and citizens’ needs, praising the ed in supporting people with ronment for them to showcase of Representatives to highlight people wit h disabilities. provide the necessary training financial support granted to disabilities. their skills. the needs of the citizens, and He affirmed the Kingdom’s for people with disabilities to NGOs to enhance their ability to Heads and members of the They also shed light on the meet them in co-ordination great interest in providing so- facilitate their access to the implement initiatives aimed at people with disabilities’ soci- main challenges facing them in with the executive branch. cial protection and comprehen- labour market. serving various social segments. Registered divers inspect ‘Dive Bahrain’ project TDT | Manama grand opening to the public. them to organise trips to the park The divers also submitted their and offer a safe and enjoyable ex- he Ministry of Industry, recommendations, which will be perience. Commerce and Tourism incorporated as final touches are The ministry noted that, in its Thas assigned registered di- being made to the underwater next phase, the dive park will in- vers from diving centres across the theme park. clude several structures in addi- Kingdom to carry out an orientation The ministry highlighted that tion to the aircraft, such as a rep- and inspection dive at the world’s professional divers and water lica of a traditional Bahraini pearl largest underwater theme park. sports enthusiasts will be welcome merchant’s house, artificial coral The test dive is taking place fol- to attend the grand opening soon. reefs and other sculptures that will lowing the completion of the initial The ministry reiterated that div- be fabricated and submerged to phase of the project, comprising ing and marine enthusiasts will provide a safe haven for coral reef the submerging of a 70-metre long be able to book their underwater growth and a habitat for sustainable Boeing 747, 20-22 meters below the dive experience through any of the marine life. waters north of Bahrain last June. Kingdom’s registered dive centres The eco-friendly park will also The group of professional divers listed on www.divebahrain.com. provide researchers with rich infor- from registered dive centres in- The listed centres have partici- mation and data on marine ecology spected the theme park’s aircraft, pated in an orientation dive to be- and biology, and will enhance en- ensuring that all safety require- come familiarised with key rules vironmental awareness on the im- ments are met ahead of the park’s A registered diver carrying out inspection at the project. and regulations in preparation for portance of preserving marine life. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 04

Initiative to ease airports’ passage Film producer faces for pilgrims hailed Jeddah

high-tech Saudi initia- tive to speed up airport trial in forgery case Adeparture procedures for more than 30,000 pilgrims has been hailed a success. Accused allegedly forged a visit visa application to enter the Kingdom The Eyab scheme was set 30,000 up to enrich the experience pilgrims have benefitted from the initiative. sified a visit visa application to “However, the club which of pilgrims passing through The case was filed come to Bahrain using a fake hosted the play filed a case the Kingdom’s airports, and • stamp, belonging to a Bahraini against my company demand- thousands of pilgrims from against the producer movie production company The agreement states ing us to pay BD9,000 in com- Malaysia, Indonesia and In- by the owner of by forging the signature of its that he would shoulder pensation of arrears he failed dia have been among the first a Bahraini movie owner. all the losses in case to settle. beneficiaries. systems for the transportation production company. The case was filed against the play wasn’t a “I informed him about this The wireless Banan (mean- of pilgrims’ luggage from their the producer by the owner of and he promised me to pay the ing fingers in Arabic) system places of residence. the Bahraini movie production success. amount,” he added. is connected to the Kingdom’s “The initiative helps to make • The club, which had company, revealing that the PLAINTIFF The owner later travelled to National Information Centre the whole departure process hosted the play, filed a defendant previously agreed India with his wife for treat- (NIC) database and can process for pilgrims faster,” said Al case against the plaintiff. with him to create a play, but he my company name as it was in- ment and he found out that the information within seconds, Harthi. “Some 30,000 pil - didn’t live up to the agreement. volved in the production and defendant entered Bahrain on saving long waits in passport grims are benefiting from this As a result of this, his compa- distribution of plays and movies several occasions. initiative, with 16,000 having TDT | Manama control queues for travellers, ny is facing claims amounting and he wasn’t a GCC national,” “He faked my company’s particularly the elderly. been served at Jeddah’s King to BD9,000 owing to his failure the owner of the Bahraini com- stamp and forged my signature Capt Hamid Al Harthi, Abdul Aziz International Air- film and theatre produc- to meet the contract conditions. pany told prosecutors. to file a visa application,” he spokesman for the Saudi Gen- port (KAIA) and 14,000 Hajj er currently living in a “I met him in 2017 through a “The agreement states that he explained. eral Directorate of Passports worshippers getting the ad- AGCC country is facing Bahraini actor and he expressed would shoulder all the losses in The defendant was detained, at the Jeddah airport, said that vantage of the service at Prince trial in the Kingdom over accu- his desire to produce a play in case the play wasn’t a success. pending the outcome of his trial, new services provided under Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz sations of forgery. the Kingdom. He showcased the play and I which is being heard before the the recently launched Eyab in- International Airport in Mad- The producer allegedly fal- “He told me he wanted to use was paid BD500. High Criminal Court. itiative included more efficient inah.” 17 accused of work permit fraud Majority of divorce The charges were connected flouted laws when using the gov- cases ‘due to lack of The accused are to suspected abuse of govern- ernment’s Tasheel system. • ment services when applying for He added that another seven said to have flouted work permits. The system revealed people committed fraud by ap- communication’ laws when using Mohammed Saqr Al Nuaimi, that two suspects plying for permits at lower rates Makkah the government’s assistant under-secretary for applied for 15 work than they were eligible for. 66.4pc referred it to the attempt Tasheel system. support services affairs at the “The system revealed that two of one of the married couples to ministry, said the suspicious be- entry permits in the suspects applied for 15 work en- study, conducted by the control the other. haviour was flagged up by an names of other people. try permits in the names of other National Dialogue Cen- The study, published on Sat- Abu Dhabi internal control system. MR AL NUAIMI people,” he said. Atre (NDC) in Saudi Ara- urday by Saudi local daily Al “Eight of the suspects includ- “This was after completing bia, has found out that about Madina, said divorce cases in he Ministry of Human ed in the reports work for com- “At the request of their compa- the required procedures ac- 85.4 of the divorce cases among the Kingdom were mushroom- Resources and Emira- panies whose employees can nies, they were granted access to companied by documents that Arab families in the region are ing like uncontrollable cancer Ttisation has reported 17 complete their self-processing the ministry’s electronic system relate to the concerned citizens caused by lack of communica- and that there were about five cases of fraud to the UAE Public transactions, as allowed by the to complete their transactions.” and bearing false signatures and tion between married couples divorce cases every hour with Prosecution. ministry,” Mr Al Nuaimi said. The accused are said to have photocopies of their passports.” while lack of dialogue among an average of 129 divorces a day. them was responsible for about About 83.8pc of the people 49pc of the divorces. who were covered by the sur- The study, which covered all vey believed that addiction of the 13 administrative regions, drugs and alcohol was a major Chamber official calls for strong India ties said about 82.9 divorces result- cause of divorce while 93pc Manama ed from young men and women of them were unanimous that Mr Al Amin is also BCCI Food India is one of the major coun- not shouldering their respon- children were the main victims Resources Committee Chairman tries that export cereals and food sibility towards the marriage. of the separation between the he Kingdom was the first and founder of the Bahrain-In- products to the Kingdom. The people surveyed were father and mother. Arabian Gulf country to dian Business Council. He announced that the BAFCO in agreement that about 54.1pc The study called for en - Thold trade ties with In- He stressed the importance of factory which will be inaugurat- of the divorces happened due lightening the society about dia, said Bahrain Chamber for increasing the volume of trade ed in November will rely on im- to the wrong choice of part- married life and the adverse Commerce and Industry (BCCI) exchanges, describing the King- ports from India, in partnership ners while about 81.2pc of them consequences of divorce. It board member Khalid Al Amin. dom as one of the key countries with Indian investors. warned against intervention of also called for the establish- He stressed the importance that host Indian businessmen. “The project will contribute the family members and other ment of government centres of the historic visit of Indian He underlined current eco- to achieving food security in relatives in the private life of to provide consultations and Prime Minister Narendra Modi nomic partnerships with inves- the Kingdom of Bahrain”, said, the couple. said young couples should be to Bahrain, hailing millennia-old tors in key sectors, including food Mr Al Amin adding that the planned plant About half of them believed enlightened about the duties historic relations binding the industries, urging Bahraini busi- ship and invest in India, being one would export its products to that financial problems were of everyone of them before two friendly countries. nessmen to expand joint partner- the largest markets in the world. other countries in the region. a major cause of divorce while they tie the knot.

Blood donation drive

In continuation of celebration of 200 years of Shreenathji (Shree Krishna) Hindu Temple, a blood donation camp was held yesterday by the Thattai (Bhatia) Hindu Community (Hindu Temple) at THMC Auditorium, Al Hadrami Avenue, Manama. The event is being conducted for more than 30 years now. Around 120 people including Hindu Temple devotees came forward to donate blood. 05 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 world

Trump moving ahead with new tariffs on Chinese Afghan forces claim upper hand products

“The Taliban attacked Kun- duz today and caused damages The multi-pronged to civilians and their houses. The Taliban attacked • They wanted to create an atmos- offensive on Kunduz, phere of fear in the city,” Ghani Kunduz today and which has come under said in a statement. caused damages frequent attack since “Their attack was repelled by to civilians and 2015, occurred as the our brave security forces.” their houses. They US and the Taliban A few hours earlier, Taliban wanted to create an spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid atmosphere of fear continue to seek an claimed Saturday’s attack had agreement in Doha resulted in the capture of several in the city. Their important structures. attack was repelled Donald Trump by our brave security Kunduz, Afghanistan “The Taliban attacked Kun- duz city from several directions forces Washington, United States this morning. We are in the city PRESIDENT ASHRAF GHANI fghan security forces now capturing government ashington is mov- “repelled” a coordinat- Afghan security forces check cars during attacks by the Taliban to capture buildings one after the other,” Wing ahead today Aed Taliban assault on the Kunduz, Afghanistan (Courtesy of the Guardian) he told reporters. with new tariffs on Chi- northern city of Kunduz yes- US aircraft supported the Af- nese imports as it steps up terday, President Ashraf Ghani thousands of American troops Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz ghan air force in joint air strikes, “The situation is under con- a high-pressure campaign said, amid competing claims leave Afghanistan in return for province near the Tajik border, a US official said, while Ameri- trol in Kunduz but clearing op- aimed at coercing Beijing to from the insurgents. various security guarantees. and as the day wore on, both can trainers gave advice to Af- eration is ongoing,” he said. sign a new trade deal even The multi-pronged offensive Officials said the fighting sides claimed units from the ghan ground troops. A reporter in Kunduz ear - amid fears of a further slow- on Kunduz, which has come un- started around 1:00 am (2030 other’s forces were surrender- Interior ministry spokesman lier said small-arms and ing of US and world growth. der frequent attack since 2015, GMT Friday), when Taliban mil- ing. Nasrat Rahimi said “hundreds heavy-weapons fire could be The additional 15 percent occurred as the US and the Tal- itants advanced on the city from But by yesterday evening, the of Taliban terrorists had been heard in four areas of the city tariffs, affecting a portion iban continue to seek an agree- several directions. Afghan government said it had killed”, but there was no way to but by mid-morning most cell- of the $300 billion in goods ment in Doha that would see Gunfire could be heard across gained the upper hand. immediately verify the claim. phone coverage had been cut. from the Asian giant that so far has been spared, will take effect at 04H01 GMT, according to the US Trade Representative’s office. President Donald Trump Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called on Friday ruled out any further postponement. Beirut, Lebanon prompting Damascus and re- April, according to the Brit - “They’re on,” he told re - gime ally Moscow to resume ain-based Syrian Observatory porters. ir strikes on Syria’s north- bombardment. for Human Rights. The new tariffs will tar- Awestern Idlib region Russia-backed regime forces The United Nations says the get a range of products, stopped yesterday, a war mon- have been pressing an offensive violence has also displaced more from foodstuffs (ketchup, itor said, after the government against the major opposition than 400,000 people. On Fri- butchered meat, pork sau- agreed to a Russian-backed stronghold in Idlib despite a day, Moscow announced that sage, fruits, vegetables, milk, ceasefire following four months deal with rebel backer Turkey Damascus government forces cheese) to sports equipment of deadly bombardment. in September last year to protect would observe a new ceasefire (golf clubs, surf boards, bi- The truce is the second such the area. from Saturday morning in Idlib, cycles), to musical instru- agreement since an August 1 Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the “White Helmets”, use Air strikes by Damascus and saying the truce aimed “to sta- ments, sportswear and ceasefire deal broke down only a winch to flip an overturned vehicle in the rubble outside a health facility that Russia have killed more than bilise the situation” in the an- furniture, according to an days after going into effect, was hit by a reported Russian air strike 950 civilians since the end of ti-government bastion. official list. US woman left to give birth alone in jail cell sues Denver City

absorbent pad to sit on and re- Sanchez had been quested a non-emergency van • to take her to the hospital after arrested for charges they had finished booking in of identity fraud What should have new inmates. on July 14, 2018 been one of the After almost six hours of la- happiest days of her bor, Sanchez gave birth to a boy. she was more than life was instead a day Only then did medical personnel enter her cell, and Sanchez and eight• months pregnant of unnecessary terror, pain and humiliation her son were taken to a hospital when she was arrested 30 minutes later. that continues to “The Denver Health nursing Washington, United States cause her ongoing staff proved totally disorgan- emotional trauma ized and unprepared to care” for either the infant or his SANCHEZ’S LAWYER MARI NEWMAN Colorado woman is suing mother, Newman wrote in the Athe city of Denver for caus- complaint, noting that the staff ing her “unnecessary terror, pain either had not prepared or could and humiliation” after she was not find the necessary post-birth left alone in her jail cell while equipment. giving birth. An internal investigation Video footage of the harrow- was conducted after the inci- ing ordeal shows Diana Sanchez, This screen grab from a video released to Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP law firm by the Denver County Jail, shows Diana dent, which determined that now 27, going into labor the Sanchez going into labor the morning of July 31, 2018 alone in her jail cell in Denver. “the Deputy Sheriffs took the morning of July 31, 2018. Despite appropriate actions under the repeated calls for help, no guards experiencing contractions. She circumstances and followed or medical personnel entered The suit claims the city and man treatment of detained pregnant, and that she was go- also told them when her water the relevant policies and proce- her cell until she gave birth to county of Denver, Denver Health pregnant women cannot be ing through opiate withdraw- broke. dures,” according to a sheriff’s her son. Medical Center and six sher- ignored.” al, making her imminent labor The guards were also able department statement released “What should have been one iff’s deputies and nurses “utterly Sanchez had been arrested for particularly risky, the complaint to monitor her situation via last November. of the happiest days of her life failed to satisfy their legal and charges of identity fraud on July said. live video feed from her cell “As a result, (Denver Sher- was instead a day of unnecessary moral duty.” 14, 2018, and was awaiting trial. and informed the jail nurse of iff’s Department) policy terror, pain and humiliation that US Senator Kamal Harris, a According to the complaint, she ‘Totally disorganized and Sanchez’s situation, the com- was clarified to mandate continues to cause her ongoing candidate for the 2020 Dem - was more than eight months unprepared’ plaint said. that when an inmate is in la - emotional trauma,” Sanchez’s ocratic presidential nomina- pregnant when she was arrested. The day she gave birth, Instead of calling an ambu- bor an emergency ambulance lawyer Mari Newman said in a tion, has weighed in on the Denver Health personnel Sanchez told the deputies “at lance for Sanchez, the deputies will be called,” the statement complaint filed Wednesday. issue, tweeting: “The inhu - were aware that Sanchez was least eight times” that she was and nurse on duty gave her an said. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTIONIZE OUR LIVES, QUOTE BUT MEMORY, TRADITION OF THE AND MYTH FRAME OUR DAY RESPONSE. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER

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he surprise appearance Iran is bent by Iranian Foreign Min - Tister Javad Zarif at the G7 summit in Biarritz this week has inevitably raised hopes that, de- spite deepening tensions between on rejecting Washington and Tehran, a diplo- matic breakthrough might be in the offing. Mr Zarif’s presence at the the route of French resort was due to an invita- tion he had received from French President Emmanuel Macron, the summit’s host, who is said to be spearheading European efforts to diplomacy save the 2015 nuclear deal. Relations between the US and Iran have deteriorated sharply The entente cordiale between since US President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing Mr Macron and Mr Trump from the nuclear deal last year and imposed a wide range of punitive will not bring Iran to the sanctions against Iran. Tehran has responded by resuming work negotiating table on uranium enrichment, a vital process in the development of nu- clear weapons, and by attempting to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important trade arteries. With concerns growing that these tensions could result in open conflict between Washington and Tehran, it was hardly surprising that Mr Zarif’s presence in Bi - arritz should create speculation that a diplomatic solution might be possible. This view was encouraged by comments made by Mr Trump at the summit, during which he praised Mr Macron’s attempts to engagement with Tehran, even ers were clearly evident after Mr wine imports if Paris followed bring Tehran to the negotiating ta- though Washington’s confronta- Macron hosted the US president through on its decision to impose ble, and even offered to meet with tional approach to the Iran issue at a private lunch, prompting Mr a digital tax on American tech gi- his Iranian counterpart, President is very much at odds with efforts Trump to tweet afterwards that ants such as Google, Facebook and Hassan Rouhani, if the right cir- by key European powers such as his French host was doing a “great Amazon, Mr Macron also raised cumstances presented themselves. Britain, France and Germany, to job.” the issue of Iran, and the impor- At the very least Mr Trump ap- save the nuclear deal. While the primary lunch con- tance of resolving the current cri- peared to be signalling his back- The personal rapport between versation focused on Mr Trump’s sis through negotiation. ing for Mr Macron’s diplomatic the French and American lead- threat to impose tariffs on French He persuaded Mr Trump to Dogfather, in reality, was a Godfather in mercy and giving

JOOD KHALAF to fear animals, especially dogs. Tony was known by many This gives a rough idea about the due to his service towards ony Waters moved to Bah- animal culture in the Middle East. rain from England in 1985 Hence, the reasons behind it must animals spread throughout Twith the aim of setting up a be explained in further detail. The the island, and given the chain of hairdressing salons. dogs are considered as “wild” ani- fascinating nature of his He soon discovered a significant mals and staying away from them story, it attracted the eyes issue in the Middle East, which was a matter of safety. Which how- of the media. therefore shifted his course of ac- ever comes back to the point that tion he knew he had a bigger pur- perceptions differ in many aspects Tony Waters pose to pursue in Bahrain. even cultural. It all started with one act of kind- Growing up with this mentality dedicated ness his daughter sought when pretty much sums up your opin- rescuing a stray animal from the ion and attitude towards dogs and his life streets of Bahrain. Waters then de- other animals in general, doesn’t cided to open up his animal rescue give you the chance to actually ex- and career centre and “Tony the Dogfather - plore the facts and see for yourself. Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Thus, only a minority of Bahrainis into this centre” was officially opened in would consider dogs as pets. How- animals in Bahrain. Furthermore, 1995. ever, with education, the room of he recognised the ongoing issue Rehabilitation Since I’m from Bahrain, and I improvement in Bahrain is really that took place in Bahrain, that he Centre for the lived in the UK for the past four high. Just like in the case of Tony was determined to raise awareness years - currently doing my Mas- the Dogfather, as he spread aware- about, which no one seemed to neglected and ters in Richmond the American ness, influenced people to follow think was an issue in the first place. University in London - I was able his cause, and found homes for He started by visiting local abandoned to put together a research on two many animals during the years. schools to teach the younger gen- countries that contrast in terms of Tony was known by many due to eration on the importance of this animals in choice in volunteering. his service towards animals spread issue, and then moved to running According to my research, Lon- throughout the island, and given educational programmes for the Bahrain doners at the age of 22 to 27 are the fascinating nature of his story, it community. In 2015 he was diag- most likely to volunteer in animal attracted the eyes of the media and nosed with liver and colon cancer, shelters. However, Bahrainis in the landed him on the cover page of and as he knew his days were num- age of 20 to 25 are most likely to Gulf Weekly in 2007. “The Dogfa- bered, it pushed him even more to volunteer for other causes like en- ther” which started with one stray spend the remaining time he had vironment and education. Hence, animal, grew his family to 65 res- left ensuring he did everything he it shows how different the culture cued animals, in addition to finding could for those abandoned animals. values are in Bahrain compared to homes to 160 other pets. Now that Tony sadly passed away in April London. may not seem like a large number in 2017, but made sure that the animal From a young age, kids growing European standards, but compared is significant. reer into this Rehabilitation Centre sanctuary continues his legacy of up in the Middle East are pushed to the size of Bahrain, the number Waters dedicated his life and ca- for the neglected and abandoned devotion to the animal welfare.

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CON COUGHLIN Negotiating a better deal an immediate rebuff from Teh- A peek into making with Tehran has, after ran, which said that he would not he surprise appearance all, been the main driving entertain such a meeting without of Sci-Fi stories Iran is bent by Iranian Foreign Min - Washington first agreeing to lift force behind Mr Trump’s Tister Javad Zarif at the G7 economic sanctions, a request the TOP summit in Biarritz this week has decision to withdraw from Trump administration is unlike- inevitably raised hopes that, de- the 2015 agreement that his ly to countenance. Mr Zarif even spite deepening tensions between predecessor Barack Obama went so far as to accuse Washing- TWEETS4 on rejecting Washington and Tehran, a diplo- ton of “engaging in economic ter- helped to agree with other matic breakthrough might be in major world powers. rorism against the Iranian people.” the offing. Moreover, Iran’s insistence on Mr Zarif’s presence at the continuing with its military med- 01 the route of French resort was due to an invita- dling in the affairs of Arab states JASSIM HAJI tion he had received from French is hardly conducive to creating President Emmanuel Macron, the the circumstances necessary for a summit’s host, who is said to be resumption of negotiations. ahraini movie lovers are well spearheading European efforts to Another key factor that could aware that Science Fiction diplomacy save the 2015 nuclear deal. work against the prospect of ne- Bmovies and books are futur- Relations between the US and even offered a nuanced appraisal gotiations being resumed between nguished to learn istic/technological ideas dressed up Iran have deteriorated sharply of Washington’s more confron- Iran and other world powers is the Aabout the loss of lives in a story, or a story dressed up in The entente cordiale between since US President Donald Trump tational approach to the Iran is- differing approach of the Euro- due to explosion at a chem- futuristic/technological clothes. announced he was withdrawing sue, remarking that the American peans and Americans to the Iran ical factory in Dhule, Ma- Stories can be based in reality and Mr Macron and Mr Trump from the nuclear deal last year and approach “creates pressure, and issue. harashtra. Have spoken to mostly have to do with people, and imposed a wide range of punitive conditions for a better agreement.” This is most clearly evident in CM @Dev_Fadnavis, state scientific, futuristic or technological will not bring Iran to the sanctions against Iran. Tehran Negotiating a better deal with the approach most European pow- govt is doing everything ideas. has responded by resuming work Tehran has, after all, been the main ers have adopted towards the new possible to assist the people Although much reality is used to negotiating table on uranium enrichment, a vital driving force behind Mr Trump’s US-led naval force that has been set in need. My condolences form a foundation for these ideas, a process in the development of nu- decision to withdraw from the up in the Gulf to protect merchant with the bereaved families. great deal of imagination is used to clear weapons, and by attempting 2015 agreement that his predeces- shipping. Despite repeated re - May injured recover soon. create these Sci-Fi stories. Our minds to disrupt shipping in the Strait of sor Barack Obama helped to agree quests from Washington for other @AmitShah fill in the gaps that science cannot Hormuz, one of the world’s most with other major world powers. nations to contribute to the force, touch, where technology doesn’t ex- important trade arteries. In common with most Repub- to date only Britain, Australia and ist, and where the future may never With concerns growing that licans, the president has consist- Bahrain have agreed to support the 02 go. these tensions could result in open ently argued that the deal is flawed US-led maritime security initiative This is where the term Sci-Fi conflict between Washington and because it only focuses on specific in the Gulf. comes from, which I must clarify is Tehran, it was hardly surprising areas of Iran’s nuclear programme The failure of other European short for Science Fiction. It takes a that Mr Zarif’s presence in Bi - and does not address wider issues, nations, as well as other leading bit of both science and fiction to make arritz should create speculation such as Tehran’s ballistic missile powers such as Japan, to sup - a Sci-Fi story on the page or screen. that a diplomatic solution might programme and its increasingly port the plan will only encour- Many Sci-Fi films and books get be possible. bellicose conduct in the Middle age Tehran to believe that sharp e’re seeking an in- their inspiration from technology This view was encouraged by East. divisions still exist among major Wjunction to block that we actually use and often take comments made by Mr Trump And while the entente cordiale world powers over how to deal the Trump Admin’s at- for granted today. Cell phones are at the summit, during which he that was clearly evident between with it, divisions the Iranians will tempt to circumvent the a great example of this. As the story praised Mr Macron’s attempts to engagement with Tehran, even ers were clearly evident after Mr wine imports if Paris followed agree, in principle, to meeting with Mr Macron and Mr Trump should hope they can exploit to their ad- Flores Agreement & pro- goes, Star Trek Communicators in- bring Tehran to the negotiating ta- though Washington’s confronta- Macron hosted the US president through on its decision to impose Mr Rouhani, a significant achieve- go some way to easing any tensions vantage. long the detention of immi- spired some engineers to try to make ble, and even offered to meet with tional approach to the Iran issue at a private lunch, prompting Mr a digital tax on American tech gi- ment in itself as it would be the that may exist in the transatlantic And so long as no global con - grant children. Everyone them. Tablets supposedly have the his Iranian counterpart, President is very much at odds with efforts Trump to tweet afterwards that ants such as Google, Facebook and first such meeting between Amer- relationship, the prospect that it sensus exists on how to deal with is entitled to basic human same origin of inspiration. Other tech Hassan Rouhani, if the right cir- by key European powers such as his French host was doing a “great Amazon, Mr Macron also raised ican and Iranian leaders since the might result in Iran returning to Tehran, it is highly unlikely that rights & we won’t allow the has or is still being attempted; glass cumstances presented themselves. Britain, France and Germany, to job.” the issue of Iran, and the impor- Tehran hostage crisis of 1979-81. the negotiating table still remains there will be any resumption of Trump Admin to continue displays, holograms, neu- At the very least Mr Trump ap- save the nuclear deal. While the primary lunch con- tance of resolving the current cri- “It’s the beginning of some - remote. meaningful talks to resolve the this crusade to demonize & ral interface tech, robotics, peared to be signalling his back- The personal rapport between versation focused on Mr Trump’s sis through negotiation. thing,” commented Mr Macron For a start, Mr Trump’s offer to long-running confrontation with degrade immigrants. Many Sci-Fi films genetic engineering, pros- ing for Mr Macron’s diplomatic the French and American lead- threat to impose tariffs on French He persuaded Mr Trump to after lunch. The French president meet with Mr Rouhani met with Iran. @NewYorkStateAG and books get their thetic design, exoskeleton designs, auto driving cars, inspiration from hover anything, anything in 03 technology that space, etc. The list can go on we actually use for quite some time. and often take for A lot of technology that Dogfather, in reality, was a Godfather in mercy and giving we would like to make is granted today. eventually possible; we just need some more funding, JOOD KHALAF to fear animals, especially dogs. Tony was known by many R and D, and time. There This gives a rough idea about the due to his service towards hile Madeleine are however, quite a few ony Waters moved to Bah- animal culture in the Middle East. WWesterhout has a technologies that are more rain from England in 1985 Hence, the reasons behind it must animals spread throughout fully enforceable confi- complicated and we need a Twith the aim of setting up a be explained in further detail. The the island, and given the dentiality agreement, she lot more time to understand chain of hairdressing salons. dogs are considered as “wild” ani- fascinating nature of his is a very good person and if they’re even possible, or if He soon discovered a significant mals and staying away from them story, it attracted the eyes I don’t think there would they are just downright not issue in the Middle East, which was a matter of safety. Which how- of the media. ever be reason to use it. possible in the way we understand therefore shifted his course of ac- ever comes back to the point that She called me yesterday the way they might work. tion he knew he had a bigger pur- perceptions differ in many aspects to apologize, had a bad For example Stargate. We just don’t Tony Waters pose to pursue in Bahrain. even cultural. night. I fully understood have the means to even harness the It all started with one act of kind- Growing up with this mentality and forgave her! I love energy required for opening and con- dedicated ness his daughter sought when pretty much sums up your opin- Tiffany, doing great! trolling a wormhole technology, let rescuing a stray animal from the ion and attitude towards dogs and @realDonaldTrump alone having another doorway on the his life streets of Bahrain. Waters then de- other animals in general, doesn’t other side. cided to open up his animal rescue give you the chance to actually ex- Many other Sci-Fi stories use and career centre and “Tony the Dogfather - plore the facts and see for yourself. 04 some kind of interstellar transpor- Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Thus, only a minority of Bahrainis tation, whether it be wormholes, into this centre” was officially opened in would consider dogs as pets. How- animals in Bahrain. Furthermore, light-speed, warp drives, or ludicrous Rehabilitation 1995. ever, with education, the room of he recognised the ongoing issue speed…they really are ludicrous for us Since I’m from Bahrain, and I improvement in Bahrain is really that took place in Bahrain, that he since we are so ridiculously far from Centre for the lived in the UK for the past four high. Just like in the case of Tony was determined to raise awareness even knowing a fact if they’re even years - currently doing my Mas- the Dogfather, as he spread aware- about, which no one seemed to achievable. neglected and ters in Richmond the American ness, influenced people to follow think was an issue in the first place. he life story of Jiten- Now, you asked about Artificial University in London - I was able his cause, and found homes for He started by visiting local Tdra Suna is one of the Intelligence. This is an interesting abandoned to put together a research on two many animals during the years. schools to teach the younger gen- many remarkable such topic, since we aren’t incredibly countries that contrast in terms of Tony was known by many due to eration on the importance of this In another case, Bahrain Strays to clinics. This proves the power and the care for dogs culture that stories that make up the far from being capable of achieving animals in choice in volunteering. his service towards animals spread issue, and then moved to running Centre was founded by a Bahraini of spreading awareness, and how is embedded in the UK. tale of JNU. It remains a it. We’re still having a lot of prob - According to my research, Lon- throughout the island, and given educational programmes for the woman, who had the same mission it can effectively result in action. This shows that the issue exists vehicle for dramatic so- lems with actual AI tech, since we Bahrain doners at the age of 22 to 27 are the fascinating nature of his story, it community. In 2015 he was diag- as Tony Waters. In March 2013, According to the Telegraph, the in both cultures, given the differ- cial advancement through barely understand how our own most likely to volunteer in animal attracted the eyes of the media and nosed with liver and colon cancer, with the opening of her centre, number of stray dogs in England ent values and perceptions of pets. education. And it’s an in- consciousness, intelligence, and shelters. However, Bahrainis in the landed him on the cover page of and as he knew his days were num- Ms Fathiya Al Baskati’s aim was has decreased after compulsory mi- However, what sets it apart from stitution well worth pre- brains work. age of 20 to 25 are most likely to Gulf Weekly in 2007. “The Dogfa- bered, it pushed him even more to to change the misconceptions the crochipping was introduced. Other other countries, such as Bahrain, serving& protecting. Are we capable of creating it? Yes. volunteer for other causes like en- ther” which started with one stray spend the remaining time he had public had towards stray dogs. research showed that in 2015, even is that new laws and strategies are @ShashiTharoor Are we technically proficient enough vironment and education. Hence, animal, grew his family to 65 res- left ensuring he did everything he During the course of work, she healthy dogs had to be put down being implemented to reduce and to pull it off? Are we able to pull the it shows how different the culture cued animals, in addition to finding could for those abandoned animals. managed to gain the trust of several due to lack of resources and space, address such actions. Disclaimer: (Views expressed software off? not yet. Are we willing values are in Bahrain compared to homes to 160 other pets. Now that Tony sadly passed away in April Tony sadly passed away in April members who helped her in differ- which relatively means that dogs (Jood Khalaf is a post-graduate student by columnists are personal and and unafraid of this? Not even close. London. may not seem like a large number in 2017, but made sure that the animal need not necessarily reflect our 2017, but made sure that the animal ent forms such as making donations are being given up by their owners at the American International University (Jassim Haji is a technological expert and From a young age, kids growing European standards, but compared is significant. reer into this Rehabilitation Centre sanctuary continues his legacy of and all the way to picking up sick or in Britain, even given the level of in London.) editorial stances) the President of Artificial Intelligence Socie- up in the Middle East are pushed to the size of Bahrain, the number Waters dedicated his life and ca- for the neglected and abandoned devotion to the animal welfare. wounded strays and bringing them awareness that the country has ty Bahrain.)

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Airbus drops bid to replace business Canada fighter jets Twitter CEO account hacked San Francisco, United States civility of public conversation, bad, it’s important to remem- and to hold ourselves publicly ber this is not some state-grade witter said Friday the accountable towards progress.” hack,” said R. David Edelman, account of chief exec- If you can’t protect A barrage of comments fired director of technology, econo- Tutive Jack Dorsey had Jack, you can’t off on the platform questioned my, and national security pro- been “compromised” after a protect... jack why the Twitter co-founder ject at Massachusetts Institute LuLu to invest $500 Million in Egypt series of erratic and offensive didn’t secure his account better, of Technology. Typhoon fighter messages were posted. and how disturbing a sign it was “It’s fundamentally an act of The tweets containing A TWITTER USER QUIPPED that the service couldn’t keep its petty vandalism; the equivalent Signs agreement with the Egyptian government in the presence of Prime Minister state- racial slurs and sugges - own chief safe on the platform. of spray painting a billboard The new aircraft’s ment said. tions about a bomb showed up “If you can’t protect Jack, you above Twitter HQ.” • The new aircraft’s central around 2000 GMT on the @jack can’t protect... jack,” one Twitter Cybersecurity researcher central role will role will be to patrol North account of the founder of the user quipped. Kevin Beaumont said the ac- be to patrol North American air space with the US short messaging service before The news comes with Dorsey count appeared to have been American air space Air Force under NORAD. being deleted. and Twitter moving aggressive- hijacked “via a third party called Additionally, “the significant Some of the tweets contained ly to clean up offensive and in- Cloudhopper, which Twitter Airbus’s withdrawal recent revision of industrial the hashtag #ChucklingSquad, appropriate content as part of a acquired about 10 years ago and • technological benefits (ITB) which was believed to indicate focus on “safety.” had access to his account.” leaves the field open to obligations does not sufficient- the identity of the hacker group. “This might be the only way Cloudhopper enables users three other candidates: ly value the binding commit- The same calling card was left to get rid of racist tweets on to send tweets on their phones Saab’s Gripen, ments the Typhoon Canada behind during recent hacks of this platform,” a Twitter via SMS. Lockheed Martin’s package was willing to make, other high-profile social media user commented. “While it’s tempting to laugh and which were one of its ma- personalities. at the irony of it, the real-world F-35 and Boeing’s jor points of focus,” the state- The messages contained What happened? consequences don’t make it fun- F/A-18 Super Hornet ment said. racial epithets, and includ- British-based se- ny,” University of Hartford com- Airbus’s withdrawal leaves ed a retweet of a message curity consultant munications professor Adam Ottawa, Canada the field open to three oth - supporting Nazi Germany. Graham Cluley Chiara said of Dorsey’s account er candidates: Saab’s Grip - Twitter said that the said the incident being hacked. erospace giant Airbus an- en, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 phone number associat- highlighted the “Twitter can tell us that they Anounced Friday that it is and Boeing’s F/A-18 Super ed with Dorsey’s account importance are becoming more diligent withdrawing from a Canadian Hornet. was “compromised due to of two-factor with our privacy and security, government call for proposals France’s Dassault Aviation a security oversight by the authentica- but actions speak louder than to replace 88 ageing fighter took its Rafale out of the run- mobile provider,” allowing tion, where words.” jets. ning in November because of a hacker to posts tweets to a user must The incident raised fresh con- The contract is reportedly technical requirements tied @jack by sending text mes- confirm the cerns about how social media valued at a minimum Can$15 to Canada’s membership in sages. account via users -- even prominent ones billion (US$11.4 billion). the “Five Eyes” signals intelli- Dorsey’s account has been an external -- can have their accounts com- The company announced gence sharing group of nations secured and there was “no service. promised and used for misin- Yusuff Ali MA, Chairman of UAE’s LuLu Group International seen with Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt along Dr Ibrahim Ashmawy, Deputy Minister of Internal Trade and Chairman of Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) of in a statement with Britain’s that the company could not indication that Twitter’s Cluley ad- formation, a point highlighted with Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali al-Meselhi, and Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem Egypt, Enf Tarek El Sebaiy, Deputy Minister of Housing signing the agreement with Yusuff Ali MA, the Chairman of UAE’s Defence Ministry that the Ty- meet, sources said. systems have been compro- vised people to by Canadian member of parlia- al-Gazzar at the cabinet HQ in Cairo after signing the agreement LuLu Group International in the presence of Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt along with Minister of Supply and phoon fighter presented by The Five Eyes group is com- mised,” according to the San make sure they use ment Michelle Rempel Garner. Internal Trade Ali al-Meselhi, and Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem al-Gazzar at the cabinet HQ the Eurofighter consortium prised of Canada, the United Francisco-based internet firm. two-factor authen- “Between bots, trolls and in Cairo would no longer be among the States, Britain, Australia and It appeared that tweets post- tication and check abuse, I’ve been skeptical about markets in Cairo. To enter wholesale candidates. New Zealand. ed on Dorsey’s account by the which applications @Twitter as a viable platform Four projects will be • Dr Ibrahim Ashmawy, Deputy and Urban Communities Assem ment’s plan to attract foreign about investing in Egypt, we The statement cited two The defense contractors hacker were up for about a half- are linked to their for some time now,” Rempel built• within 12 months market for vegetables Minister of Internal Trade and al-Gazzar at the cabinet HQ in investment,” said Internal Trade had a plan to pump only $100 factors for the decision, the have until the spring of 2020 to hour before they were removed. accounts. Garner wrote. and fruits Chairman of Internal Trade De- Cairo. Minister Al Al Meselhi. million, but today we finalized first of which was that secu- submit initial proposals with Pinned atop Dorsey’s account “While it “But the fact it took the plat- velopment Authority (ITDA) of As per the deal, four projects LuLu is also finalising plans plans to invest $500 million to rity requirements from the a contract award due in early was a tweet from early last year looks form’s owner (@jack) about 30 Construction in Egypt, Enf Tarek El Sebaiy, Dep- will be built by the Urban Com- to set up another six Hypermar- establish a number of hypermar- • TDT | Cairo joint US-Canadian North 2022 and delivery expected saying: “We’re committing min to get his hacked account New Cairo, 6th October uty Minister of Housing signed munities Authority within 12 kets and four mini markets with kets and minimarkets, providing American Aerospace Defence in 2025. Twitter to help increase under control is deeply months. LuLu Group will man- other developers from the pri- 8,000 sustainable jobs for the City and El Obour the agreement with Yusuff Ali Command (NORAD) were too After a trade dispute with the collective health, problematic, and uLu Group has entered MA, Chairman of UAE’s LuLu age and operate the projects vate sector. LuLu is also in final Egyptians,” Yusuff Ali MA, the expensive. Boeing, Prime Minister Jus- openness, makes me into an agreement with Group International in the in a period of 3 to 6 months stages of discussion with the Chairman and Managing Direc- Plans six “NORAD security require- tin Trudeau’s government an- and worry • Lthe Egyptian Ministry of presence of Mostafa Madbouly, from the date of completion of government to enter the whole- tor of Lulu Group said. ments continue to place too nounced in 2017 that, instead as an Hypermarkets and Supply and Internal Trade and Prime Minister of Egypt along the construction in New Cai- sale market for vegetables and At present, LuLu has one Hy- significant of a cost on plat- of buying 18 new Super Hor- elect- four mini markets with the Ministry of Housing, Utili- with Minister of Supply and In- ro, 6th October City and El fruits and a Logistics Center to permarket in the capital Cairo forms whose manufacture and nets, it would buy 18 used F-18s e d other developers ties and Urban Communities of ternal Trade Ali al-Meselhi, and Obour. supports its retail activities. where it employs more than 500 repair chains sit outside” the from Australia as a stop-gap offi- Egypt to establish new hyper- Minister of Housing, Utilities “This is as part of the govern- “When we started thinking Egyptians. United States and Canada, the measure. cial.”

Batelco launches all-new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Google to pay out $150- Canada’s Hudson Bay to Britons protest Johnson’s TDT | Manama 200m over YouTube close Dutch stores Brexit move atelco has launched the all- The Hague, Netherlands Bnew Samsung Galaxy Note privacy claims: reports 10 at a special launch event held Washington, United States anada’s iconic department at Dose Café’s newest location Cstore chain Hudson’s Bay in Salmabad. oogle will pay $150-200 is to close its doors in the Guests and leading social me- Gmillion to settle allega- Netherlands at the end of the dia influencers joined the huge tions YouTube violated a chil- year leading to 1,400 job losses, crowds of customers who ex- dren’s privacy law while gath- Dutch media said yesterday. perienced the new devices and ering data to better target its Two years after the 349-year- Batelco’s special bundled offers adverts, US media reports said old company opened its very with monthly instalments. Friday. first overseas store in Amster- For the first time, Samsung The US Federal Trade Com- dam, “Hudson’s Bay will leave introduced not one but two new mission agreed the amount of the Netherlands,” the author- Galaxy Note models. The 6.3- the settlement against You- itative financial daily Het Fi- Representative picture inch Galaxy Note10 is 0.1 inches Tube parent Google, which if nancieele Dagblad reported, Demonstrators hold up placards in the sunshine at a protest against the smaller than the Galaxy Note9, approved by the Justice De- Representative picture based on internal company tered. move to suspend parliament in the final weeks before Brexit outside and perfect for those who want partment would be the largest documents. The Canadian company, in- Downing Street in London all the power and performance settlement in a case involving and data collection on its You- “Due to the long-term fi - corporated in 1670 and built took to the streets of various that comes with the newest Note, children’s privacy, the New Tube platform. nancially untenable situation, up on the fur trade, took over London, United Kingdom towns and cities from late but in a more compact form. The York Times reported. Advocacy group The Center the shareholders in HBC have stores previously occupied by morning, with organisers -- us- 6.8-inch Galaxy Note10+, mean- The allegations against You- for Digital Democracy said in decided to stop further financ- the much-loved but ultimately emonstrators rallied yes- ing the slogan #StopTheCoup while, is a full 0.4 inches bigger Tube were made by privacy a statement that the proposed ing... and close the stores in defunct Dutch chain Vroom Dterday in cities across -- saying they hoped hundreds than last year’s Note and boasts groups who said the platform settlement would be “woefully the Netherlands by the end & Dreesmann (V&D), which Britain against Prime Minister of thousands would take part. the largest display that the series In pictures, the launch event of Galaxy Note 10 at Dose Cafe, Salmabad had violated laws protecting low” given Google’s size and of 2019,” the paper quoted the sold everything from confec- Boris Johnson’s controversial The left-wing group Mo - has ever seen. children’s privacy by gathering revenue, and called on the FTC Hudson’s Bay Company as tionary to own-brand vacuum move to suspend parliament mentum, closely allied with Packed with exciting up - needs of consumers including to the next level. are enabled with VoWifi (Voice data on users under the age to “enjoin Google from com- saying. cleaners. weeks before Brexit. the main opposition Labour grades, the Galaxy Note10 de- the youth segment, due to its Batelco is offering both devic- over WiFi) on Batelco’s network. of 13 without obtaining per- mitting further violations” of The paper added 1,424 jobs Once the country’s biggest The protests come ahead of Party, called on its support- livers a powerful device that powerful processor for gaming es with Mobile Postpaid packag- Visitors to the Café for the mission from parents, Politico children’s privacy law. would be lost and 15 stores will department store chain after an intense political week in ers to “occupy bridges and helps to bring new ideas to life and large size screen for watch- es on monthly instalments for launch event enjoyed a lively reported. Google remains the mon- be closed. being founded in 1887, V&D which Johnson’s opponents blockade roads” ahead of the with productivity, performance, ing videos and movies. Further- as low as BD14.500. Customers atmosphere boosted further by The FTC is expected to an- ey-making engine for parent Hudson’s Bay opened its declared bankruptcy in late will seek to block the move in protests. Crowds gathered in design and creativity tools. The more, the new Note 10 is also an will also benefit from exclusive the excitement of the distribu- nounce its decision on the set- company Alphabet, with most Amsterdam store with much 2015 after years of losses and court and legislate against a Manchester, York and New- versatility of the device means it ideal choice for aspiring pho- add-ons to the monthly pack- tion of several gifts which in- tlement in September, the New of its revenue coming from fanfare in September 2017, finally shut down several no-deal departure from the EU castle in northern England, the suits business customers thanks tographers as a combination of age including additional 20GB cluded Samsung Galaxy Note York Times said. digital ads, which accounted hoping to buck a trend seen months later. -- and could even try to topple Scottish capital Edinburgh and to its security solution KNOX advanced imaging technology per month for social media for 10 devices, bwallet vouchers, a US regulators have long ar- for $116 billion of the $136 bil- on Dutch shopping streets in Many other retailers are also his government in a no-confi- Belfast in Northern Ireland, and its Desktop Dex features, and software elevates mobile four months, as well as a total year’s supply of Dose Café drinks gued Google fails to protect lion the Silicon Valley-based recent years where a number hard hit by the rapid rise of dence vote. with events planned in around while also meeting the varied videography and photography of BD40 discount. Both devices plus more. children from harmful content company took in last year. of large chains have been shut- online shopping. Thousands of protesters 30 locations. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 09

Airbus drops bid to replace Canada fighter jets Twitter CEO account hacked San Francisco, United States civility of public conversation, bad, it’s important to remem- and to hold ourselves publicly ber this is not some state-grade witter said Friday the accountable towards progress.” hack,” said R. David Edelman, account of chief exec- If you can’t protect A barrage of comments fired director of technology, econo- Tutive Jack Dorsey had Jack, you can’t off on the platform questioned my, and national security pro- been “compromised” after a protect... jack why the Twitter co-founder ject at Massachusetts Institute series of erratic and offensive didn’t secure his account better, of Technology. Typhoon fighter messages were posted. and how disturbing a sign it was “It’s fundamentally an act of The tweets containing A TWITTER USER QUIPPED that the service couldn’t keep its petty vandalism; the equivalent state- racial slurs and sugges - own chief safe on the platform. of spray painting a billboard The new aircraft’s ment said. tions about a bomb showed up “If you can’t protect Jack, you above Twitter HQ.” • The new aircraft’s central around 2000 GMT on the @jack can’t protect... jack,” one Twitter Cybersecurity researcher central role will role will be to patrol North account of the founder of the user quipped. Kevin Beaumont said the ac- be to patrol North American air space with the US short messaging service before The news comes with Dorsey count appeared to have been American air space Air Force under NORAD. being deleted. and Twitter moving aggressive- hijacked “via a third party called Additionally, “the significant Some of the tweets contained ly to clean up offensive and in- Cloudhopper, which Twitter Airbus’s withdrawal recent revision of industrial the hashtag #ChucklingSquad, appropriate content as part of a acquired about 10 years ago and • technological benefits (ITB) which was believed to indicate focus on “safety.” had access to his account.” leaves the field open to obligations does not sufficient- the identity of the hacker group. “This might be the only way Cloudhopper enables users three other candidates: ly value the binding commit- The same calling card was left to get rid of racist tweets on to send tweets on their phones Saab’s Gripen, ments the Typhoon Canada behind during recent hacks of this platform,” a Twitter via SMS. Lockheed Martin’s package was willing to make, other high-profile social media user commented. “While it’s tempting to laugh and which were one of its ma- personalities. at the irony of it, the real-world F-35 and Boeing’s jor points of focus,” the state- The messages contained What happened? consequences don’t make it fun- F/A-18 Super Hornet ment said. racial epithets, and includ- British-based se- ny,” University of Hartford com- Airbus’s withdrawal leaves ed a retweet of a message curity consultant munications professor Adam Ottawa, Canada the field open to three oth - supporting Nazi Germany. Graham Cluley Chiara said of Dorsey’s account er candidates: Saab’s Grip - Twitter said that the said the incident being hacked. erospace giant Airbus an- en, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 phone number associat- highlighted the “Twitter can tell us that they Anounced Friday that it is and Boeing’s F/A-18 Super ed with Dorsey’s account importance are becoming more diligent withdrawing from a Canadian Hornet. was “compromised due to of two-factor with our privacy and security, government call for proposals France’s Dassault Aviation a security oversight by the authentica- but actions speak louder than to replace 88 ageing fighter took its Rafale out of the run- mobile provider,” allowing tion, where words.” jets. ning in November because of a hacker to posts tweets to a user must The incident raised fresh con- The contract is reportedly technical requirements tied @jack by sending text mes- confirm the cerns about how social media valued at a minimum Can$15 to Canada’s membership in sages. account via users -- even prominent ones billion (US$11.4 billion). the “Five Eyes” signals intelli- Dorsey’s account has been an external -- can have their accounts com- The company announced gence sharing group of nations secured and there was “no service. promised and used for misin- in a statement with Britain’s that the company could not indication that Twitter’s Cluley ad- formation, a point highlighted Defence Ministry that the Ty- meet, sources said. systems have been compro- vised people to by Canadian member of parlia- phoon fighter presented by The Five Eyes group is com- mised,” according to the San make sure they use ment Michelle Rempel Garner. the Eurofighter consortium prised of Canada, the United Francisco-based internet firm. two-factor authen- “Between bots, trolls and would no longer be among the States, Britain, Australia and It appeared that tweets post- tication and check abuse, I’ve been skeptical about candidates. New Zealand. ed on Dorsey’s account by the which applications @Twitter as a viable platform The statement cited two The defense contractors hacker were up for about a half- are linked to their for some time now,” Rempel factors for the decision, the have until the spring of 2020 to hour before they were removed. accounts. Garner wrote. first of which was that secu- submit initial proposals with Pinned atop Dorsey’s account “While it “But the fact it took the plat- rity requirements from the a contract award due in early was a tweet from early last year looks form’s owner (@jack) about 30 joint US-Canadian North 2022 and delivery expected saying: “We’re committing min to get his hacked account American Aerospace Defence in 2025. Twitter to help increase under control is deeply Command (NORAD) were too After a trade dispute with the collective health, problematic, and expensive. Boeing, Prime Minister Jus- openness, makes me “NORAD security require- tin Trudeau’s government an- and worry ments continue to place too nounced in 2017 that, instead as an significant of a cost on plat- of buying 18 new Super Hor- elect- forms whose manufacture and nets, it would buy 18 used F-18s e d repair chains sit outside” the from Australia as a stop-gap offi- United States and Canada, the measure. cial.”

Google to pay out $150- Canada’s Hudson Bay to Britons protest Johnson’s 200m over YouTube close Dutch stores Brexit move privacy claims: reports The Hague, Netherlands Washington, United States anada’s iconic department Cstore chain Hudson’s Bay oogle will pay $150-200 is to close its doors in the Gmillion to settle allega- Netherlands at the end of the tions YouTube violated a chil- year leading to 1,400 job losses, dren’s privacy law while gath- Dutch media said yesterday. ering data to better target its Two years after the 349-year- adverts, US media reports said old company opened its very Friday. first overseas store in Amster- The US Federal Trade Com- dam, “Hudson’s Bay will leave mission agreed the amount of the Netherlands,” the author- the settlement against You- itative financial daily Het Fi- Representative picture Tube parent Google, which if nancieele Dagblad reported, Demonstrators hold up placards in the sunshine at a protest against the approved by the Justice De- Representative picture based on internal company tered. move to suspend parliament in the final weeks before Brexit outside partment would be the largest documents. The Canadian company, in- Downing Street in London settlement in a case involving and data collection on its You- “Due to the long-term fi - corporated in 1670 and built took to the streets of various children’s privacy, the New Tube platform. nancially untenable situation, up on the fur trade, took over London, United Kingdom towns and cities from late York Times reported. Advocacy group The Center the shareholders in HBC have stores previously occupied by morning, with organisers -- us- The allegations against You- for Digital Democracy said in decided to stop further financ- the much-loved but ultimately emonstrators rallied yes- ing the slogan #StopTheCoup Tube were made by privacy a statement that the proposed ing... and close the stores in defunct Dutch chain Vroom Dterday in cities across -- saying they hoped hundreds groups who said the platform settlement would be “woefully the Netherlands by the end & Dreesmann (V&D), which Britain against Prime Minister of thousands would take part. had violated laws protecting low” given Google’s size and of 2019,” the paper quoted the sold everything from confec- Boris Johnson’s controversial The left-wing group Mo - children’s privacy by gathering revenue, and called on the FTC Hudson’s Bay Company as tionary to own-brand vacuum move to suspend parliament mentum, closely allied with data on users under the age to “enjoin Google from com- saying. cleaners. weeks before Brexit. the main opposition Labour of 13 without obtaining per- mitting further violations” of The paper added 1,424 jobs Once the country’s biggest The protests come ahead of Party, called on its support- mission from parents, Politico children’s privacy law. would be lost and 15 stores will department store chain after an intense political week in ers to “occupy bridges and reported. Google remains the mon- be closed. being founded in 1887, V&D which Johnson’s opponents blockade roads” ahead of the The FTC is expected to an- ey-making engine for parent Hudson’s Bay opened its declared bankruptcy in late will seek to block the move in protests. Crowds gathered in nounce its decision on the set- company Alphabet, with most Amsterdam store with much 2015 after years of losses and court and legislate against a Manchester, York and New- tlement in September, the New of its revenue coming from fanfare in September 2017, finally shut down several no-deal departure from the EU castle in northern England, the York Times said. digital ads, which accounted hoping to buck a trend seen months later. -- and could even try to topple Scottish capital Edinburgh and US regulators have long ar- for $116 billion of the $136 bil- on Dutch shopping streets in Many other retailers are also his government in a no-confi- Belfast in Northern Ireland, gued Google fails to protect lion the Silicon Valley-based recent years where a number hard hit by the rapid rise of dence vote. with events planned in around children from harmful content company took in last year. of large chains have been shut- online shopping. Thousands of protesters 30 locations. 10 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Beyonce Rodriguez

Beyonce accused of fraud James Cameron Jamie Foxx spends by wedding planner quality time with Los Angeles hints at more Sela Vave ‘Terminator’ rammy Award-win- Legal trouble for Jennifer sequels ning singer Beyonce Los Angeles GKnowles has been ac- Lopez, Alex Rodriguez cused of fraud by a wedding planner, who has been bat- erminator: Dark Fate’ tling for years over the Blue Los Angeles the driver nor the couple got ‘Tproducer James Cam- Jamie Foxx and Sela Vave Ivy trademark. Beyonce has out to check on his well-being, eron has hinted that there is a named her first child Blue inger-actress Jennifer reports dailymail.co.uk. possibility of more ‘Termina- Los Angeles Ivy. She has been caught Lopez and her fiance Perera had reported incident tor’ sequels. in a legal battle with wed- SAlex Rodriguez are being to a local sheriff’s department, He asserted that the fate ctor Jamie Foxx was ding planner Veronica Mo- sued by a man who claims that but no criminal charges were of the franchise depends on once again spotted rales over her company’s he was hit by a car which was ever filed. how the upcoming instalment Aenjoying his time title since 2017 -- the year when carrying the superstar couple. In the lawsuit, Perera has ad- ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ will with singer Sela Vave here. Beyonce decided to trademark her The alleged accident hap- mitted the couple were not be- fare at the box office. They have been spotted daughter’s name. Morales claims she pened last October in West hind the wheel, but added that “We rolled up our sleeves together multiple times has been using the name for years. Hollywood. they failed to instruct their and started to break out the since June. This time, Foxx Morales has claimed that Beyonce According to legal docu - security team to be careful story and when we got a han- and Vave were seen enjoy- has committed fraud by submitting a ments obtained by TMZ, the when they pulled away from dle on something we looked at ing the Malibu Chili Cook- sworn declaration to the United States man named Liyanage Perera the restaurant. it as a three-film arc, so there Off Festival on Saturday, Patent and Trademark Office sharing has claimed that he was seri- He is seeking money for med- is a greater story there to be reports dailymail.co.uk. that she had “a bona fide intention” to ously injured and that neither ical expenses plus damages. told,” a news agency quoted Foxx, 51, stepped out in use the Blue Ivy Carter trademark in Cameron as saying. head-to-toe black and wore business, reports celebrityinsider.org. “If we get fortunate enough a matching cap. Vave, 21, Morales has also accused Beyonce Kirsten Stewart not afraid to to make some wore a light pink garment of failing to provide critical documents money with with a sweetheart neck- with evidence of how she intended to voice her political beliefs ‘Dark Fate’ line. Foxx was joined by his use the trademark in the first place. She Venice we know ex- daughter Annalise Bishop, also said that Beyonce is trying to get actly where 10, who wore a colourful her hands on the “coveted trademark we can go sweatshirt and pink trou- fraudulently”. ollywood actress Kristen Stewart with the subse- James sers. says she is not afraid of anyone quent films,” he Cameron Foxx sparked ru- Why Hwhen it comes to voicing her po- added. mours of a break- litical beliefs publicly. ‘Terminator: Dark up with actress Jessica Chastain “It’s not hard for me to wear my poli- Fate’ brings back Arnold Katie Holmes said yes to ‘IT Chapter Two’ tics. It shows up in the work I do (and) Schwarzenegger as the Ter- when he was Los Angeles in conversations that I have. I like that minator and Linda Hamilton spotted hang- interaction. I’m so lucky to have it!” as an older Sarah Connor. Her ing out with ctress Jessica Chastain says she was attract- Stewart said at the press confer- son John will once again be Vave in ed to ‘IT Chapter Two’ due to the brave and ence of her new film, “Seberg” played by Edward Furlong. August. Afearless nature of her role. at the ongoing Venice Film Fes- Although ‘Terminator: In ‘IT Chapter Two’, Chastain will be seen essaying role tival, according to a “Variety” Dark Fate’ is the sixth instal- Jessica of older Beverly Marsh – a woman who was bullied at school report. ment in the franchise, it is be- Chastain and abused by her father as a teen. The actress’s comment came ing touted as a direct sequel to “I loved the first film and really responded to the character in the wake of a question from 1991’s ‘Terminator 2: Judge- of Beverly Marsh, played by Sophia Lillis,” Chastain said. the media whether film actors ment Day’. The film ignores “She is such a dynamic presence and, in many cases, is the at all need to involve them- the events of the three films most brave. She’s seen a lot of darkness in her life and because selves in politics and political that have come since. of that, it creates a fearlessness in her,” added the actress. causes. “We spent several weeks ‘It Chapter Two’ brings back Bill Skarsgard as Pen- “Seberg” is a political thriller breaking story and figuring out nywise – The Dancing Clown, who is more ter- directed by Benedict Andrews what type of story we want- rifying and bloodthirsty than ever in Andy that narrates the story of iconic ed to tell so we would have Muschietti’s follow-up to the hit 2017 actress Jean Seberg, best recalled for something to pitch Linda,” said movie. It is based on Stephen King’s her classic performance in Jean-Luc Cameron, who was married to iconic 1986 novel. Godard’s arthouse gem, “Breathless.” the actress from 1997-1999. The film is set 27 years after the first instalment with grown- up versions of the Loser Alia Bhatt experiences My depression has been at an all time high lately: Grande Club. Los Angeles her “dulhan wali feeling’’ attacks’’. Mumbai inger Ariana The singer is set to play dates Ranveer Singh Grande says in Glasgow, Birmingham and ctress Alia Bhatt on Saturday surprised her fans with Sher anxie - London in the coming weeks wraps up 83 London her bridal look. ty and depression as part of her Sweetener World schedule in style A The “Raazi” actress posted a couple of photographs have been at an “all Tour. She sent an email from an ad shoot on Instagram in which she is seen dressed as time high lately”. to fans, who had paid Mumbai a bride. The singer for a meet and greet, Donning a red lehnga, Alia looks graceful in the pictures. She was forced informing about her anveer Singh, who will be completed her look with an emerald necklace and subtle make-up. to call off decision to cancel Rseen next in Kabir Khan’s “Dulhan wali feeeling,” she captioned the images. a meet and the meet and greet. 83, took to Instagram to an- Netizens are going gaga over Alia’s wedding look from the greet session “My anxiety and nounce the schedule wrap of advertisement. with fans in Bel- depression have been the flim in London. The ac- Many users commented “Ranbir ki dulhan” on the gium, following a at an all time high lately,” tor shared a video of himself pictures. “handful of panic she wrote. where he is seen celebrating the schedule Kangana wrap with Never wanted to be a hero’s Ranaut a glass of champagne. sidekick, says Kangana Ranaut After the in movies that she has wrap, Ran- New Delhi carried on her shoul- veer too to Ins- Ranveer ders, such as “Queen”, the tagram to share a Singh he has been variously tagged the “Tanu Weds Manu” franchise video and wrote, “Queen” of Bollywood, “box-office and “Manikarnika: The Queen “& that’s a schedule wrap, Sdynamo” and “one woman army”, Of Jhansi”. folks! CHEERS @83thefilm and habitually takes on Bollywood’s big- Do the labels pressurise Kangana? (sic).” wigs. Three-time National Award win- “I don’’t think so. When you finally Ranveer Singh and other ning actress Kangana Ranaut makes no get what you seek and what you long actors were shooting in the bones about ruling the industry with her for, you shouldn’’t take it as a liability, United Kingdom for the past craft, and says she always wanted to be isn’’t it? I have always wanted to be three months. The Padmaavat somebody who is not a hero’s sidekick. somebody who is not the hero’s side- actor is playing the role of for- Kangana ventured into the sparkling kick because when there is a big hero in mer Indian skipper Kapil Dev world of cinema as a teenager with the film you are just a sidekick. So, now in the film based on Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s “Gangster” that the time has come, I don’’t see it as cricket team’s World Cup in 2006. Years later she would feature a liability,” Kangana told . win in 1983. 11 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 sports

Shunned Icardi takes legal action against Inter Milan: reports Djokovic rolls on at Open AFP | Milan Top-ranked defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated American Denis Kudla to reach the fourth nter Milan striker Mau- Iro Icardi has begun legal round of the US Open action against the Serie A club, demanding to return to full training and 1.5 mil- Serena Williams lion euros ($1.6 million) in • compensation, according defeated Czech to reports in Italy on Friday. Karolina Muchova The Argentinian -- who was stripped of the captain- Roger Federer cy last season amid a long cruises• past Dan Evans in contract dispute -- has been told that he is no longer part ruthless US Open display of the club’s plans under new coach Antonio Conte. AFP | New York The 26-year-old has con- tinued to train with the op-ranked defending team, but is not allowed champion Novak Djok- Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Denis Kudla of the US Serena Williams of the US hits a return to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic to take part in full tactical Tovic rolled into the US sessions. Open fourth round on Friday His lawyers have written while Serena Williams and Rog- booked a Sunday showdown rain-delayed match while his first victory over a top-10 foe in a letter to the club outlining er Federer cruised into the last with three-time Slam winner 38-year-old Swiss rival rested 12 tries. his demands, Gazzetta dello 16 and Kei Nishikori was elim- Stan Wawrinka, the Swiss 23rd after playing Wednesday under Sport and Sky Sport Italia inated. seed who eliminated Italian the roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Medvedev makes gesture reported. Djokovic, champion in four of lucky loser Paolo Lorenzi 6-4, Russian fifth seed Daniil Med- De Minaur causes upset Icardi’s wife Wanda Nara, the past five Slams and 16 over- 7-6 (11/9), 7-6 (7/4). KNOW WHAT vedev made an obscene gesture who is also his agent, has in- all, was less bothered by left “There’s something with him Williams continued her quest during his 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 7-6 sisted he wants to remain at shoulder pain that nagged him that when I get into my best for a 24th career Grand Slam (9/7), 6-4 victory over Spain’s Inter where he has played in the second round in defeating game, I know that it’s going to title to equal Margaret Court’s Feliciano Lopez. since 2013 after joining 111th-ranked American Denis have some big rallies and I’m Djokovic leads Wawrin- all-time record by crushing The ATP Cincinnati winner from league rivals Samp- Kudla 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. going to play good tennis,” Waw- ka 19-5 in their all-time 44th-ranked Czech Karolina was booed by the crowd repeat- doria. “That I managed to play al- rinka said. rivalry, but they hav- Muchova 6-3, 6-2 in 74 minutes. edly after holding an upraised Icardi was the most pain-free, that’s a big im- Djokovic, no worse than a US “I had a lot of intensity today, middle finger aside his head joint top-scorer provement from last match ob- Open semi-finalist since a third- en’t met since Wawrin- which is really good for me,” for stadium cameras but away in the 2017-18 viously,” Djokovic said. “I didn’t round exit in 2006, leads Waw- ka beat Djokovic in the said Williams, whose next op- from chair umpire Damien Du- Serie A cam - know how my body would react. rinka 19-5 in their all-time ri- 2016 US Open final ponent is Croatian 22nd seed musois after receiving a code paign with 29 That was nice.” valry, but they haven’t met since Petra Martic. violation. goals, but man- Djokovic, who needed treat- Wawrinka beat Djokovic in the first two matches, the 20-time The 37-year-old American, a Reigning French Open cham- aged just 11 last ment throughout his sec - 2016 US Open final. Grand Slam champion was solid six-time US Open champion, last pion Ashleigh Barty, the Aussie term having ond-round triumph, skipped “We’ve had some great battles from start to finish. won a Slam at the 2017 Austral- second seed, and Czech third spent 53 days practice Thursday in favor of over the years, but especially “What matters the most is that ian Open and hasn’t won the US seed Karolina Pliskova, chas- on the side- shoulder treatment. here,” Djokovic said. “Let the I’m in the third round after those Open since 2014. ing her first Slam title, also ad- lines after be- “I’m not going to go into the better player win.” two sort of slow starts,” Federer Japanese seventh seed Ni- vanced. ing replaced medical details,” he said. “But it Federer routed Britain’s 58th- said. “I actually can go through shikori, the 2014 US Open run- Pliskova, the 2016 US Open as skipper by definitely was bothering me in ranked Dan Evans 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 three sets in a row playing really ner-up, lost to Australia’s Alex runner-up, outlasted Tunisia’s goalkeeper the past couple weeks.” in only 80 minutes, blasting 48 good tennis.” de Minaur 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. The Ons Jabeur 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 while Samir Han- The 32-year-old Serbian, a winners to just seven for Evans. Evans blasted organizers for 20-year-old Aussie, on his deep- Barty dispatched Greek 30th danovic. three-time US Open winner, After dropping the first set in his giving him short rest after a est Grand Slam run, took his seed Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-3. Mauro Icardi PSG beat Metz in latest Ligue 1 game to be halted Starc strikes as Australia AFP | Metz, France thrash Derbyshire epleted Paris Saint-Ger- AFP | Derby, United Kingdom Dmain gave debuts to two It was not a brilliant teenagers but still won 2-0 at performance but it itchell Starc pressed his Metz on Friday in a another was serious. It was Mcase for a Ashes berth Ligue 1 game interrupted by fan obvious that we lack with a four-wicket haul as Aus- banners. quality offensively tralia completed their prepa- Angel Di Maria and Eric Max- rations for next week’s fourth im Choupo-Moting scored the to create more Test at Old Trafford with a goals the visitors needed to win chances comfortable innings and 54- an undistinguished game and THOMAS TUCHEL run win over Derbyshire yes- move to the top of the table. terday. “We won, and that was impor- home-made, hand-written ban- Starc, yet to feature in the tant,” said Di Maria. ner. Ashes, ended the match 15 Neymar, who reportedly It complained that they want- minutes before lunch on the wants to return to Spain, was ed the French league (LFP) to third day in Derby with two again left out of the squad as allow them to aim homophobic wickets in two balls. He had negotiations over his potential chants at PSG. Hamidullah Qadri caught in Metz’s Ivorian midfielder Habib Maiga (L) vies with Paris Saint-Germain’s transfer drag on. “LFP, PSG, let me sing to you, the slips by Matthew Wade Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria “It depends on Barcelona. We to make you go to...,” read the before clean bowling Dustin Mitchell Marsh celebrates after were open to talk,” PSG sporting Costa Rican Keylor Navas. PSG also gave a debut to mid- first two lines. The last two Melton. taking a wicket director Leonardo said after the PSG also started without the fielder Adil Aouchiche. At 17 continued: “I won’t be on TV, With Derbyshire paceman game in Metz, adding that there injured pair of Kylian Mbappe years and six weeks, he was their because my words are not very Tony Palladino unable to bat series at 1-1. was no agreement yet with Bar- and Edinson Cavani. youngest ever Ligue 1 starter. cheerful.” because of an ankle injury, the Derbyshire resumed yester- celona. “It wasn’t easy because this “It was not a brilliant perfor- Referee Frank Schneider halt- match ended with Derbyshire day on 53-3, 113 runs behind “We have always said that he week there were a lot of pos - mance but it was serious,” said ed play, but as the teams headed 112 all out. Australia’s first innings 338. could leave if a proposal that sibilities to be distracted,” said Tuchel, who picked up a sec- for the sideline, the banner van- Left-arm fast bowler Starc Australia opener Marcus satisfies us arrives. This is not PSG manager Thomas Tuchel. ond-half yellow card. “It was ob- ished. The game restarted after finished with figures of 4-39 Harris was off the field with the case.” vious that we lack quality offen- three minutes with a drop ball. in 10.4 overs. stomach illness. Another player who has be- ‘Serious performance’ sively to create more chances.” “Football must remain a party Australia came into this After Australia star bats - come the centre of speculation, Marcin Bulka started instead Di Maria smashed home an and it went pretty well tonight,” three-day game after a stun- man Steve Smith had made goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, of Areola, making his senior pro- 11th-minute penalty to give PSG said Metz manager Vincent ning one-wicket loss in the 23 on Friday in his first com- dropped to the bench. fessional debut. The 19-year-old the lead. Hognon, adding that he did not third Test at Headingley where petitive innings since re - Areola, a France internation- Pole arrived in the summer after After 20 minutes, the game get a good look at the banner England all-rounder Ben turning from concussion on al, is reportedly set to go to Real spending three seasons in the was interrupted. Home fans and wanted his team to stay fo- Stokes’s superb 135 not out saw Friday, attention turned to Madrid in a swap for veteran Chelsea youth system. unfurled a four-part, 25-word cused on the game. the hosts level the five-match Starc. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 12

Leclerc claims pole as Ferrari lock out front row Man City go top as Man Utd, Chelsea flop again Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero lead Manchester City’s rout of Brighton

Daniel James’ blistering• early goal was cancelled out by Jannik Vestergaard as Southampton held on Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc drives his car to frustrate United and put the car together. AFP | Spa-Francorchamps, “Ferrari have done a great Chelsea stunned at Belgium job and I hope we can bring • the fight to them.” Stamford Bridge after harles Leclerc claimed Nico Hulkenberg was sev- Zouma own goal Cpole position for Sun - enth in the second Renault day’s Belgian Grand Prix with ahead of Kimi Raikkonen of AFP | London a dazzling lap in a dramatic Alfa Romeo, Sergio Perez of qualifying session yesterday as Racing Point and Kevin Mag- anchester City Ferrari delivered a dominant nussen of Haas. cruised to the top of front row lockout. Hamilton has won eight of Mthe Premier League The Monegasque, who was this year’s 12 races to date to with a 4-0 win over Brighton quickest in two of the three lead Bottas by 62 points in the yesterday as Manchester United practice sessions and is seek- championship. and Chelsea lost further ground Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero scores a goal ing his maiden victory in For- - ‘Flames pluming’ - in disappointing draws with mula One, clocked a fastest lap On a near-perfect day in the Southampton and Sheffield Pep Guardiola’s men as Aymer- for the champions. “We’ve been dominating, cre- in one minute 42.519 seconds. Ardennes forests, the air tem- United. ic Laporte was stretchered off ating chances and just haven’t He was 0.748sec clear of his perature was 31 degrees cen- Leicester moved up to third with a knee injury that looks United slump continues been clinical in front of goal to Ferrari team-mate Sebastian tigrade and the track 42 as the as the Foxes unbeaten start to certain to rule him out of win- How United must wish they win the games,” said Solskjaer. Vettel. session began, the session was the season continued in a 3-1 ning a first cap for France in had some of their local rivals “It’s not a dip in form, (but) It was his third pole of the halted after five minutes when win over Bournemouth thanks upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers. firepower as Southampton it’s a dip in results definitely.” season after successes in Bah- Robert Kubica pulled up with to two goals from Jamie Vardy, City may come to regret not clung on for a 1-1 draw at St. rain and Austria, but he goes flames pluming from the rear while victories for Crystal Pal- buying a replacement for de- Mary’s despite playing the last Blades blunt Chelsea into the race seeking to claim of his Williams as another new ace and West Ham take them parted captain Vincent Kom- 17 minutes plus stoppage time After scoring his first Chel- his maiden victory, having Mercedes power-unit failure. into a share of fourth. pany at centre-back as holding a man down after Kevin Danso’s sea goals away to Norwich last been left frustrated at both It was the second stoppage midfielder Fernandinho had to red card. weekend, Tammy Abraham previous races. of the day following Hamil- City win comes at a cost deputise at the heart of the de- Daniel James had given the thought he had given the Blues It was Ferrari’s first lock- ton’s crash in third practice, Liverpool can move back fence for the final 52 minutes. visitors the perfect start with his all three points at home to new- out since the an accident that above City should they contin- However, Aguero soon made third goal in four appearances ly-promoted Sheffield United Bahrain Grand resulted in high- ue the only 100 percent start the game safe by blasting high for United, but Jannik Vester- by scoring twice more before Prix in March speed repairs on left in the Premier League later into the net just before the break gaard headed home an equaliser the break. and the 63rd It’s 1.3 seconds to his Mercedes as at Burnley, but City were never and produced another sublime just before the hour mark. However, the Blades hit back in the team’s Leclerc. We knew it it was fitted with in danger of dropping points at finish to curl into the top corner Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men at the start of the second-half F1 history, one new front wheels, the Etihad as Kevin de Bruyne for his second 10 minutes into have now failed to win in their through Callum Robinson and fewer than would be difficult a new nose, tapped home David Silva’s cut- the second-half. last three games and won just Kurt Zouma’s own goal a minute Mercedes. and probably third bargeboards and back after just two minutes. Substitute Bernardo Silva one of their last 10 dating back from time earned the visitors an Defend- and fourth was what floor. Victory came at a cost for then rounded off the scoring to last season. unlikely point in a 2-2 draw. ing five-time we expected as the The session world cham- optimum result resumed after pion and se - 10 minutes, with TOTO WOLFF ries leader Hamilton imme- Lewis Hamil- MERCEDES HEAD diately back in ac- Perisic opens Bayern account in Mainz thrashing ton was third tion courtesy of for Mercedes the unexpected AFP | Berlin However Pavard equalised ahead of his extra time. for the hosts half-an-hour later team-mate Valtteri Bottas, He responded with a fast ayern Munich new boy Ivan through an expertly taken vol- Max Verstappen, who was lap. That was, topped imme- BPerisic bagged his first goal ley which recalled his stunning fifth for Red Bull, and Daniel diately by Bottas and then the for the Bundesliga champions 2018 World Cup strike against Ricciardo of Renault. two Ferraris. as they romped to a 6-1 win over Argentina. “That felt good,” said Le - Q1 ended when Antonio a hapless Mainz at the Allianz Alaba gave Bayern the lead clerc. We were struggling a lit- Giovinazzi pulled up in his Arena yesterday. with a brilliantly taken free kick tle bit more for race pace and Alfa Romeo at the exit of La Bayern showcased just before the break, and the we need to work on that, but Source, preventing any late their attacking brilliance rout was completed in the sec- I am sure we will be strong.” laps and condemning Carlos throughout, with six dif - ond half. Vettel was left frustrated by Sainz to elimination in 17th be- ferent players getting on the The win sees Bayern move traffic on his final run. “At the tween the two Toro Rossos of scoresheet. up the table to equal second, end, it’s good we secured the Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat. Robert Lewandowski scored behind leaders RB Leipzig front row, but to fight for pole The two Williams were last, his sixth of the season in just whose 3-1 win over Borussia I was in the queue!” with George Russell in 19th three games, while Benjamin Moenchengladbach on Friday Referring to his big crash in and Kubica 20th. Pavard, David Alaba, Kingsley means they have won three out final practice in the morning, After another delay, Q2 be- Coman and Alphonso Davies Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, right, and Mainz’s Alexander Hack challenge of three. Hamilton said: “P3 was a ter- gan with everyone on softs also scored. for the ball In Freiburg, Cologne’s Ellyes rible session for me and it’s and Hamilton setting the early Mainz took a shock early Skhiri scored the winner in sec- painful because I know how pace before Leclerc and Vettel lead when Jean-Paul Boetius counter attack, giving the vis- able to pick up their first point ond-half injury time to secure much it takes to build the part took overs. finished a superb sixth-minute itors hope that they might be of the season. the visitors a 2-1 victory. Hanuma Vihari nears hundred as India close on big score AFP | Kingston, Jamaica where he needed more than just a little struck with the very first ball of day the all-important wicket of Vihari as luck to survive the constant probing two, breaching the defence of Rishabh well shortly after but John Campbell anuma Vihari was grinding his of the West Indies on a challenging Pant to give the hosts an immediate could not hold on to the opportunity Hway towards an elusive maiden pitch. boost. diving full-length to his right at slip. Test hundred as India reached 336 He will resume in the afternoon ses- New batsman Ravindra Jadeja helped On 68 when he benefited from that for seven at lunch on the second day sion in partnership with Ishant Sharma Vihari in putting on 38 runs for the let-off, Vihari was then thankful to be of the second and final Test against after home captain Jason Holder and seventh wicket. However, he struggled reprieved by technology ten runs later the West Indies at Sabina Park debutant off-spinner Rahkeem Corn- to curb his natural tendency to attack as an lbw verdict against him off Holder yesterday. wall offered the Caribbean side hope and perished for 16 attempting to hoist was reversed on review of the television Dismissed for 93 on the last day of of limiting India’s total. the persistent Cornwall over long-on, replays. the first Test a week earlier in Antigua, Following on from an outstanding Darren Bravo taking the comfortable Sharma also enjoyed good fortune the 25-year-old right-hander was on first day’s work when his figures of catch to earn the newcomer a deserved as he could have been run out on two 84 at the interval, doubling his over- three for 39 off 20 overs stood out in the second wicket. occasions but for wayward throws from night score on another sultry morning West Indies effort in the field, Holder Mayank Agarwal plays a shot The burly Cornwall should have had the infield.