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he European Union Thas slammed Tur- key’s “illegal” drilling off ‘I’m in no hurry’ the coast of Cyprus and threatened “targeted measures” if it does not Trump aborts Iran strike, slaps more sanctions stop. On Thursday, Ankara from the Thursday night plan to crippled its economy. launched a second drilling Trump told NBC attack three sites in Iran did not “Now they are Bust!” ship to conduct natural • seem like the correct response “I am in no hurry,” he said. gas operations northeast News that he never to shooting down an unmanned “Sanctions are biting and more of Cyprus in a disputed gave a final order to drone earlier in the day in the added last night. Iran can NEV- area. launch the strikes. Strait of Hormuz. ER have Nuclear Weapons, not Both Turkey and the “I didn’t think it was propor- against the US, and not against the recognised government in He said his exit tionate,” he said in an interview WORLD!” Cyprus, who do not have • with NBC News’ Meet the Press. Trump spoke to Saudi Crown diplomatic relations, have from the 2015 Iran Trump told NBC News that he Prince Mohammed bin Salman overlapping claims in the nuclear deal and never gave a final order to launch about Middle East stability and reputedly gas-rich area. the reimposition of the strikes — planes were not yet the oil market, the White House The European Coun- sanctions on Iran has in the air but would have been said, after tensions with Iran cil recalled and reiterat- “pretty soon.” prompted a rise in oil prices. ed previous statements crippled its economy. He said military officials came to “The two leaders discussed Sau- “strongly condemning him about 30 minutes before the di Arabia’s critical role in ensuring Turkey’s illegal actions in New York strikes were to be launched and stability in the Middle East and in the eastern Mediterrane- asked him for his final approval. Donald Trump the global oil market. They also an Sea.” resident Donald Trump Before signing off, he said he discussed the threat posed by the “The EU will continue said yesterday the US was asked how many Iranians would after I said go ahead. And I didn’t Iranian regime’s escalatory behav- to closely monitor devel- P“cocked and loaded” to re- be killed and was told approxi- like it. I didn’t think it was pro- iour,” White House spokesman opments and stands ready taliate against Iran for downing mately 150. portionate.” Hogan Gidley said in a statement. to respond appropriately an unmanned American surveil- “I thought about it for a second Sanctions are biting and In his lengthy, morning tweet, Saudi Deputy Defence Minister and in full solidarity with lance drone but he cancelled the and I said, ‘You know what? They more added last night. Trump defended his stance on Prince Khalid bin Salman in his Cyprus.” strikes minutes before they were shot down an unmanned drone, Iran can NEVER have Iran amid criticism from Demo- meeting with US Special Repre- to be launched after being told 150 plane — whatever you want to call crats who accuse him of having sentative for Iran Brian Hook in people could die. it — and here we are sitting with Nuclear Weapons, not no strategy. Riyadh on Friday discussed efforts Trump did not rule out a future 150 dead people.’ against the US, and not He said his exit from the 2015 to counter hostile Iranian activi- strike but said in a TV interview “That would have taken place against the WORLD. Iran nuclear deal and the reim- ties that threaten the security and that the likelihood of casualties probably within a half an hour TRUMP position of sanctions on Iran has stability of the region.

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Yoga instructors from the Kingdom as well as abroad led the sessions, attended by students, officials, dignitaries and prominent expatriate community members.

Sinha, other embassy staff, senior a healthy and stable life. India Ambassador government officials, dignitaries Yoga instructors from with- • and prominent expatriate com- in the Kingdom as well as from Alok Kumar Sinha, munity members attended the abroad led the sessions, which other embassy staff, event, which was termed a big saw the participation of a huge senior government success. number of yoga enthusiasts. officials, dignitaries and Speaking to Tribune, Ramesh Special yoga events were also Patidar, Director of Sun Middle held across the GCC countries prominent expatriate East Contracting Company, who including the UAE and Oman. community members attended the event, said he was Thousands of residents braved attended the event, overwhelmed to see the spirit of humid conditions to take part which was termed yoga enthusiasts, who made the in a mass yoga event in Dubai’s day “very much special”. Zabeel Park . a big success. “Yoga has a unique capability The free public event attracted to mould one’s behaviour, awak- families, friends, youth, the el- TDT | Manama ens ones potentials, perfect his derly and yoga enthusiasts from attitudes and perception, sets Dubai and other emirates, which undreds took part in a se- standards of social, emotion- are also hosting yoga events until ries of events that were al, mental and intellectual life, Saturday. Hheld yesterday to mark brings changes in the outer and Dubai’s main yoga event was the International Day of Yoga. internal world. organised by the Indian Con- The Indian Embassy along “Yoga is practised not only to sulate in Dubai in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and achieve perfect health but also with Dubai Sports Council, NMC Sport organised the ‘Yogafest21’ to achieve professional, personal, Healthcare Group, and supported at Khalifa Sports City Stadium, social and spiritual excellence in by Dubai Municipality. which saw an active participation life,” he added. Mr Sinha speaks at a session organised by the Indian Ladies Association. Yoga teachers from the Art of from the part of yoga enthusiasts. Echoing a similar view, an- Living conducted some of the A lecture demonstration was other event attendee Rakesh compassion, and honesty are vir- ward.” Garden). sessions, and other participat- also held that highlighted how Sharma, the Chairman of Palace tuous qualities of a peaceful and Another event ‘Yogostav19’ Schools and other educational ing yoga schools included Sahaj practising yoga could help fight Electronics, said: “The essence harmonious life. Yoga is the best was organised by a group of com- institutes in the Kingdom also Yoga, Raja Yoga Centre, Heart- stress and find peace. of humanity is based on peace. way to cultivate these qualities munity organisations at Shaikh held yoga events, highlighting fullness Yoga, Sky Yoga and India Ambassador Alok Kumar Humility, gratitude, forgiveness, that can take the mankind for- Khalifa Bin Salman Park (Al Hidd the role yoga can play in leading Laughter Yoga. Schools and other educational institutes in the Kingdom also held yoga events, highlighting the role yoga can play in leading a healthy and stable life. The members of the Kingdom’s Sikh community took part in the International Yoga Day celebrations yesterday. SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 03

Royal Ascot victory

Personal Representative of HM the King for Charity Work and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has dedicated the historic win achieved by filly ‘Daahyeh’ at the Royal Ascot race to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. HH Shaikh Nasser affirmed that the historic victory adds to the landmark achievements attained by the equestrian sport in Bahrain. HH Shaikh Nasser also extended thanks to the UAE Vice- President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, for his support to him throughout the race, which, he said, has helped him to attain the historic victory. Owned by HH Shaikh Nasser, ridden by jockey David Egan and trained by Roger Varian’, Daahyeh clinched the first place in a 1,200-metre race held yesterday at the prestigious Royal Ascot Racecourse in the UK, in which 25 jockeys participated. Insights of Trump’s peace plan revealed ahead of key summit The Kingdom will host Mideast Peace Summit on June 25, 26

economics first is that “this is a The effort to engineer an eco- The Palestinian very detailed peace vision”. nomic aid plan is the less con- • “You cannot have a successful troversial part of the package: Authority is boycotting peace agreement without a suc- Release of Kushner’s political the session, and cessful economic plan. We are proposal for the Israel-Palestin- Palestinian business worried about the days, weeks, ian conflict has been repeatedly organisations months and years after.” delayed and now isn’t expected As to why the peace plan is be- until sometime after Israel elec- have declined a US ing split into two stages the first tions in September. invitation to attend. economic, the second diplomatic, Kushner has criticised Pal- he said: “We couldn’t do it all at estinian leaders, drawing a The session is once. It would be a great deal of We felt the distinction between their ef- meant• to present an information for people to digest. best thing was forts towards an independent “We felt the best thing was start state and what he said was the economic vision to the with the economics. And there start with the Palestinian people’s desire to Palestinian people. are some benefits for Jordan and economics. And live in peace and prosperity. Egypt as well.” there are some He has made repeated trips to TDT | Manama He admonished the Palestinian benefits for the Middle East to meet with Authority for rejecting the plan Jordan and Egypt Israeli and Arab leaders, but S President Donald out of hand. as well. the Palestinian leadership has Trump’s peace plan for the “The PLA, in particular, Saeb shunned all contact with the MR GREENBLATT Middle East contains more Erekat, has been decrying what US administration since Trump U Trump claims his proposals can forge peace between Israel and Palestine. economic proposals than political we are trying to do. He says we are recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s ones, it emerged. trying to buy the Palestinians off. capital 18 months ago. Jason Greenblatt, chief Mid- “That is completely untrue. and the US doesn’t want politics ed they would include a former The Palestinian Authori- dle East negotiator to the White Nothing could be further from DID to overshadow economics, an general who co-ordinated city is boycotting the session, and House, yesterday said that “blam- the truth.” American administration offi- vilian issues with the Palestini- Palestinian business organisa- ing the settlements for the con- Meanwhile, it has been an- cial said. ans during his army service and tions have declined a US invita- flict and this constant focus on nounced that Israeli officials KNOW Both officials spoke on condi- speaks fluent Arabic. tion to attend. settlements is a farce. won’t take part in the summit. tion of anonymity because they The US peace plan is being In addition to the Jerusalem “The lack of peace has nothing The decision against going to weren’t authorised to discuss the led by Jared Kushner, President move, Trump has wavered on the to do with the existence of set- Bahrain was made in co-ordina- matter publicly. Donald Trump’s son-in-law and US commitment to Palestinian tlements.” tion between Israel and the US, an The US peace plan Israel’s decision not to send senior adviser. statehood, closed the Palestine Greenblatt clarified that the official in Israeli Prime Minister government officials was report- In comments earlier this Liberation Organisation’s dip- Trump administration does not Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. is being led by Jared ed earlier Monday by Axios. On month, Kushner said the hope lomatic mission in Washington intend to forcefully impose a plan. The session, set for June 25-26, Kushner, President Tuesday, Netanyahu said some was that Palestinians “over time and halted hundreds of millions He explained that the reason is meant to present an economic Donald Trump’s son-in- Israelis would be going to Bah- will become capable of govern- of dollars of funding to the Pal- the White House is starting with vision to the Palestinian people, law and senior adviser. rain, and Israeli media report- ing.” estinians.

Focus on partnership

US Ambassador Justin Siberell hosted a luncheon reception at the Sofitel Hotel to commemorate the close collaboration between the US Embassy and University of Bahrain Teachers College (BTC). Ambassador Siberell highlighted the US Embassy and BTC partnership in strengthening BTC’s teacher education programme and welcomed its faculty and staff. The Undersecretary for Education, Dr Muhammad Mubarak Juma, University of Bahrain President, Riyadh Hamzah, and the Dean of BTC, Dr Ted Purinton, attended the event.

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 04 HRH Premier’s support to sickle cell patients lauded Manama in Bahrain, and support for the He wished HRH the Prime in an abnormality in the oxy- health sector in the Kingdom. Minister abundant health and gen-carrying protein haemoglo- is Royal Highness Prime He asserted that HRH Pre- long life for the best interests bin found in red blood cells. Minister Prince Khalifa mier’s great support has placed of the Kingdom and its citizens. HRH Premier’s great Since sickle cell anaemia is an Hbin Salman Al Khalifa Bahrain, during the prosperous support has placed inherited condition, individuals has received a cable of thanks era of His Majesty King Hamad The World Health Organisa- Bahrain among who inherit the genes can’t avoid and appreciation from the Secre- bin Isa Al Khalifa, among devel- tion (WHO) now looks at Bahrain developed countries developing it although they can tary-General of Bahrain Society oped countries in treating sickle as a model in the fight to eradi- take steps to reduce its compli- for Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient cell anaemia patients, adding cate the disease. in treating sickle cell cations. Care, Zakariya Al Kadhim, on that Bahrain has become a role The Bahrain National Hered- anaemia patients. Sufferers can take preven- the World Sickle Cell Awareness model in this field thanks to the itary Diseases programme was MR AL KADHIM tive measures such as avoiding Day, marked worldwide every Prime Minister’s directives to HRH the Premier started in 1984. damp or cold atmospheres, tak- year on June 19. the government to take care of In 1991, the Bahrain Nation- and the methods of prevention ing prescribed medicines, hav- Al Kadhim extended deepest the citizens and improve their sickle cell anaemia patients al Hereditary Anaemia Society among the Bahraini population ing a healthy and balanced diet, thanks and gratitude to HRH the living conditions. in Bahrain, and their sincere - BNHAS was formed with the and also reducing the incidence avoiding smoking and by getting Prime Minister for his constant Al Kadhim also conveyed to thanks to him for his unwavering objective of raising awareness of these conditions. immediate medical care when interest in sickle cell patients HRH Premier greetings from interest and care. about genetic blood disorders Sickle cell anaemia results necessary.

Saudi tax authority to impose 50pc levy on sugary drinks Jeddah Baghdad blast condemned sugar, sweeteners, concentrat- he Saudi tax authority has ed liquids, powders, or extracts announced it is to start converted to beverages. Foreign Ministry affirms the Kingdom’s unequivocal position that implementing a selective GAZT added that health re- rejects all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism Tlevy on sugary drinks. ports had highlighted the nega- The General Authority of tive effects of consuming sugary Zakat and Tax (GAZT) will po- drinks, noting that consumers lice the introduction of a reso- were more likely to be exposed The ministry lution of the Gulf Co-operation to diseases and weight gain. • Council (GCC) to expand tariffs Studies suggested the benefits affirmed the Kingdom’s to include sweetened beverages, of replacing them with fruit and solidarity with the in addition to soft and energy natural juices rich with vitamins. brotherly Republic of drinks. The authority said some Iraq against terrorism, From Dec 1, 2019, drinks will drinks would be exempt from be taxed at 50 per cent of their the selective tax, including milk- and expressed its retail sale price in line with GCC based products (75 percent at support for its efforts regulations issued in June 2017. least), milk, infant formula, as in maintaining security According to GAZT, the tax well as drinks that contain natu- and stability. will apply to any sweetened bev- ral sugar, such as fruit juices and erage that consists of water and those for medical purposes. A senior police source• said that either a suicide belt or improvised explosive device had been used in the attack.

Manama Police tape cordon is seen at the site of a bomb attack at a mosque in the Baladiyat neighbourhood of Baghdad. he Kingdom yesterday strongly condemned The ministry affirmed the dangerous scourge and all those used in the attack, for which Tthe terrorist attack that Kingdom’s solidarity with the supporting or funding it. there was no immediate claim targeted a mosque in the city brotherly Republic of Iraq A bomb blast killed seven peo- of responsibility. of Baghdad, Republic of Iraq, against terrorism, and ex - ple at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque The source said the death toll which resulted in the death and pressed its support for its ef- in eastern Baghdad yesterday was expected to rise with many injury of a number of people. forts in maintaining security and wounded more than 20, po- of those wounded in serious The Foreign Affairs Ministry and stability. lice sources said. condition. extended its sincere condolenc- It also stressed the Kingdom’s The explosion took place in Baghdad’s security improved es to the families of the victims unequivocal position that rejects the Baladiyat neighbourhood. significantly with the defeat of and wished those injured from all forms of violence, extremism A senior police source said that Islamic State in 2017 and bomb this heinous terrorist act speedy and terrorism, calling for con- either a suicide belt or impro- attacks of any kind in the city recovery. certed efforts to eradicate this vised explosive device had been have been rare since then. SCW Secretary-General receives FDPM fellowship winners Manama

he Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for TWomen (SCW), Hala Al Ansari, welcomed the fourth in- take of the First Deputy Prime Minister’s (FDPM) Fellowship for a roundtable discussion, at SWC headquarters in Riffa. During the meeting, she affirmed that the FDPM Fellow- ship reflects His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, and First Deputy Prime Minister’s pioneer- Ms Al Ansari with winners of FDPM fellowship. ing vision and efforts in provid- ing Bahrainis with the necessary analysis, and its ability to promote 2001, under the leadership of Her of society, and integrating their Following the session, the fel- Ms Al Ansari concluded the education and training that they innovative solutions. Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka contributions to the Kingdom’s lows were briefed on the proce- meeting by encouraging the FDPM need to meet the requirements of But most importantly, she val- bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the wife comprehensive development. dures followed by the Women’s fellows to take advantage of the the labour market, increase the ued the extensive participation of of His Majesty the King, Presi- Ms Al Ansari also explained Support Centre when receiving, opportunities that the programme competitiveness of the Kingdom’s women in the fellowship, which dent of the Supreme Council for that, under the directives of HRH analysing, and solving complains, offers, and wished them every economy, and improve the gov- is a testimony of HRH the Crown Women. Princess Sabeeka, the SWC oper- as well as the mechanisms to refer success in their future endeav- ernment performance - in line Prince’s support to the advance- In particular, she highlighted ates under the highest standards, cases to other entities. Similarly, the ours. with Bahrain’s Economic Vision ment of Bahraini women and their the important achievements of working to develop tools that en- fellows were informed on the Cen- In turn, the fellows extended 2030. role in national affairs. the National Plan for the Advance- sure the appropriate implemen- tre’s studies, reports and recom- their gratitude to the Secre - The official praised the Ms Al Ansari went on to outline ment of Bahraini Women in deter- tation, follow-up, scientific-ap- mendation, which contribute with tary-General for outlining the high-level content of the pro- the objectives of SCW since its ring discrimination, enhancing proach, and transparency of all the development of legislation and SWC’s extensive range of activ- gramme, its focus on thorough establishment by Royal Decree in women’s participation in all fields its activities. policies related to family affairs. ities and projects. 05 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 world

Children among 30 killed in Indonesia matchstick factory fire Thousands converge on HK Jakarta, Indonesia “But I don’t know what blew up.” t least 30 people, includ- Binjai police chief Nugroho Aing several children, were Tri Nuryanto said a gas canis- police HQ in anti-govt demo killed when a fire ripped ter explosion may have set off through a private home that the blaze, but that the cause operated as a matchstick fac- still needed to be confirmed. tory in Indonesia yesterday, At least three people es - The latest protest authorities said. caped but most victims may • Pictures from the scene have been unable to flee the comes after the showed blackened corpses scene, he added, while local government refused lying on top of each other in media said four women es - to meet the demands the burnt-out house after the caped. of demonstrators blaze, which authorities said “They were trapped in a broke out early Friday after- room -- there was no way out,” noon. Nuryanto told Tribun News, The movement has TV footage showed plumes referring to the dead. also• morphed into a of black smoke billowing from “We’re still identifying wider expression of the home in the town of Binjai the victims and scouring the public anger at Lam in North Sumatra, about 70 scene.” kilometres (44 miles) west of It was not clear why there provincial capital Medan. were children at the scene. But Hong Kong, China “We don’t know what caused one survivor, identified only as the fire but it has been extin- Pipit, said that they were visit- housands of protesters guished,” the head of North ing their parents who worked blockaded Hong Kong’s Sumatra’s disaster agency Ri- at the site. Tpolice headquarters yes- adil Lubis told AFP, adding that “The children went there at terday evening, demanding the at least three children were lunchtime,” she told Tribun resignation of the city’s pro-Bei- among the dead. News. jing leader and the release of “We’ve sent teams there,” Relatives of the workers demonstrators arrested during he added. have flocked to a local hospi- the territory’s worst political Resident Budi Zulkifli was tal in Medan to identify their crisis in decades. A protester throws an egg at the police headquarters in Hong Kong headed to the local mosque in loved ones. The latest protest comes after the Muslim-majority nation “My sister went home for the government refused to meet tors and the police. strators used metal barricades when the fire broke out. a lunch break, but then she the demands of demonstrators to fortify their positions and “I was about to go out to Fri- returned here just to lose her who have marched in their mil- ‘Flow like water’ used unfurled umbrellas and day prayers when there was a life,” a sobbing Suryadi, who lions to oppose a bill that would We need to flow like Anger towards the city’s po- masking tape to obscure CCTV loud explosion,” he said. goes by one name, said. allow extraditions to the Chi- water to be able to lice has exploded since officers cameras. nese mainland. retreat and regroup on June 12 used rubber bullets Police held back from any Opposition groups, after put- and adapt and tear gas to clear crowds of response and with the excep- ting on the biggest political demonstrators from the streets. tion of a few thrown eggs, the rallies in Hong Kong’s history, Opposition groups have de- demonstration remained peace- PROTESTER CHRIS SAID REFERENCING have called for the complete A FAMOUS QUOTE FROM MARTIAL manded an investigation into al- ful. withdrawal of the extradition ARTS SUPERSTAR AND HONG KONG legations of police brutality and Earlier in the day smaller legislation and for city leader LEGEND BRUCE LEE the release of those detained groups of protesters briefly Carrie Lam to step down. during the clashes, in addition blocked entrances to the city’s But the movement has also to Lam’s ouster and a cancella- nearby immigration and reve- morphed into a wider expres- tion of the extradition bill. nue departments. sion of public anger at Lam and Rights group Amnesty Inter- “We need to flow like water”, party leaders in Beijing after with a main roadway seized and national said Friday it had veri- to be able to retreat and regroup years of sliding political free- two government offices briefly fied multiple instances of police and adapt, said protester Chris, doms. blocked. violence that breached inter- referencing a famous quote Throughout Friday the pre- But the focus for the day and national laws while the Hong from martial arts superstar and dominantly young, leaderless into the evening was the police Kong Bar Association added its Hong Kong legend Bruce Lee. protesters used spontaneity and headquarters where thousands voice to calls for an investiga- Another protester likened the movement to up pressure on gathered, many chanting “re- tion into police tactics. crowds to artificial intelligence. authorities. lease the righteous” and “shame Crowds outside the police sta- “They learn from themselves, Peaceful civil disobedience on police thugs” -- references to tion grew on Friday evening as nobody really teaches them, were used across key parts of those detained during violence workers joined the largely stu- they just adapt to different sit- Investigators work on the scene of a burnt-out house that doubled as a the city’s commercial district, last week between demonstra- dent-led protest where demon- uations,” said Bernard, 21. matchstick factory in Binjai North Korea lauds China ties as Xi Jinping wraps up trip Pyongyang reach a deal on sanctions relief orth Korea lauded its ties and what the North might give Nwith historic ally China on up in return. Friday as Xi Jinping wrapped up Kim and Xi rode together a highly symbolic two-day visit through the streets of Pyong- to his nuclear-armed neighbour, KNOW WHAT yang in an open-topped limou- with both countries facing dead- sine, and on Thursday evening lock in their negotiations with Xi and his entourage were treat- US President Donald Trump. Beijing sent millions ed to a special performance of Kim Jong Un told the Chinese of troops known as the North’s Mass Games. president that his visit was an “Chinese People’s Volun- It featured several scenes of opportunity to demonstrate “the teers” to save the North Chinese-Korean history, in- immutability and invincibility from defeat during the cluding their soldiers fighting of the DPRK-China friendship together in the Korean War, before the world”, the KCNA Korean War, and Mao while the ever-changing back- news agency reported, using the Zedong described their drop -- made up of thousands abbreviation of North Korea’s relations as “close as lips of children turning the pages official name. and teeth”. of coloured books -- displayed At a time when “serious and slogans of friendship and thanks, complicated changes are hap- mies are embroiled in protracted and portraits of both Xi and pening in international and re- trade war and their leaders are Kim. gional situations”, KCNA said, the expected to meet in Osaka. Songs in the show included “I two leaders agreed to “promote Kim and Xi rode together through the streets of Pyongyang in an open-topped Mercedes Benz limousine Similarly, nuclear negotiations love thee, China”, and the Ro- close strategic communication” between the North and the US dong Sinmun newspaper, the and develop their “common in- Chinese president to visit in 14 pable of reaching the entire US Pyongyang has been increasing- are also deadlocked, after the mouthpiece of the North’s ruling terests”. years -- a period in which Pyong- mainland. ly keen for the Chinese president second summit between Kim party, carried front-page pic- Pyongyang pulled out all the yang has carried out five nuclear Kim travelled to China three to reciprocate. and Trump broke up in Hanoi in tures of Kim and his wife Ri Sol stops to welcome Xi, the first tests and launched missiles ca- more times to meet Xi, and The world’s top two econo- February with the two unable to Ju welcoming Xi. 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India leads the way on Yoga Day Ranchi, India Security Forces and the Army force,” Modi wrote. word derives from Sanskrit and a horse), “noga” (nude yoga), Dog Unit, tongues hanging out. “In a time where health ail- means to join or to unite, sym- “doga” (yoga with a dog) -- and ndian Prime Minister Nar- Foreign consulates in Delhi ments, especially stress-related bolising the union of body and Harry Potter yoga complete with endra Modi led the way for In a world where also got in the act with staff at ailments are rising, Yoga is giv- consciousness, the UN’s official a “Downward Dumbledore”. IInternational Yoga Day yes- ideologies of hate the French embassy in the red, ing relief and joy.” Yoga Day webpage says. terday, performing sun saluta- can potentially white and blue of the nation- The theme of this yoga day, It has boomed in recent dec- tions and other flexible feats in divide brother from al flag. Germany’s new poney- the fifth, is “climate action” ades, with millions — perhaps a mass session with an estimated brother, Yoga stands tailed envoy and staff did their and Modi said yoga can “foster up to 300 million — practising it 30,000 other devotees of the as a unifying force asanas a day early around his oneness... with all the flora and regularly, although in the West discipline. shiny red Ambassador car he fauna with whom we share our it is often more of a physical Yoga Day, observed mostly in calls “Auntie Amby”. beautiful planet”. than a spiritual activity. India but also worldwide on the MODI WROTE Members of India’s National In recent days Modi, 68, fresh Among the more unusual Northern Hemisphere’s long- Cadet Corps (NCC) took part in from a landslide election victory, forms that have sprung est day, was Modi’s idea. It was a mass yoga session at the Bi- has also posted videos to social up are “hoga” (yoga on adopted unanimously by the UN son Polo Grounds in Hyderabad media featuring an animat- General Assembly in 2014 and while roughly 70,000 people ed version of himself per- first took place in 2015. to social media featuring an an- took over the race course in My- forming different yoga Modi, whose moves in Ranchi imated version of himself per- sore in the south. postures. in northern India were live- forming different yoga postures. Modi this year took to busi- Yoga is an ancient streamed on the internet, this Elsewhere in India, armed ness networking website Linke- physical, mental year took to business network- forces personnel laid out their dIn to extol yoga as a “panacea” and spiritual prac- ing website LinkedIn to extol yoga mats on the deck of the air- for stress and even hate. tice originating yoga as a “panacea” for stress craft carrier INS Viraat anchored “In a world where ideolo - in India. The and even hate. in Mumbai while at India Gate, gies of hate can “In a world where ideologies a Delhi landmark, Defence Min- potentially di- of hate can potentially divide ister Rajnath Singh led the way. vide brother brother from brother, Yoga In Haryana the Indo Tibetan from broth- stands as a unifying force,” Modi Border Police stretched out atop er, Yoga wrote. their nonplussed-looking horses stands as “In a time where health ail- and lying on the ground with a uni - ments, especially stress-related their dogs who valiantly put fying ailments are rising, Yoga is giv- their best paw forward, as did the ing relief and joy.” pooches The theme of this yoga day, of the the fifth, is “climate action” Bor- and Modi said yoga can “foster der oneness... with all the flora and fauna with whom we share our beautiful planet”. In recent days Modi, 68, fresh from a landslide election victory, has also posted videos SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 06 07

Transcending suffering A modern (re)invention World heritage he word “yoga” has its origins in the ancient oga became known in the West towards the end of the 19th centu- ince coming to power in 2014, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi TSanskrit language and means “to attach, join, Yry as it was undergoing a major revival in India under the Hindu Shas used yoga as an emblem of India’s flourishing in the world, push- UAE gift helps France reopen ‘forgotten theatre’ harness, yoke”. teacher Swami Vivekananda. ing for the UN resolution that has -- since 2015 -- consecrated June 21 This is the notion underpinning the discipline, This philosopher-monk stressed yoga’s rational and scientific quali- as International Yoga Day. “While it had been forgotten, theatre will mainly be a place to according to French historian Bernard Sergent, ties in a bid to make the discipline compatible with the West. UNESCO added yoga to its list of intangible cultural heritage in 2016 in The Napoleon III the theatre was in an almost visit and admire, rather than for which is to join the intellect of the one practising His book “Raja Yoga” lays the foundations for a modern and inter- recognition of its influence on Indian society, “from health and medicine • perfect state,” said the head regularly holding concerts. with the “universal soul”. national yoga. to education and the arts.” theatre at Fontainebleau of the Fontainebleau Palace, “The aim is not to give the Yoga first appeared in ancient texts such as the In the first half of the 20th century, Western texts began to detail “Designed to help individuals build self-realisation, ease any suffering Palace south of Paris Jean-Francois Hebert. theatre back to its first vocation” sacred Hindu epic the Bhagavad Gita, written be- yoga postures, also known as “asanas”. they may be experiencing and allow for a state of liberation, (yoga) is was built between 1853 “Let us not waste this jew - given its “very fragile structure”, tween the fifth and second centuries BC. The emphasis on these postures and their sequences, such as the practised by the young and old without discriminating against gender, and 1856 under the el, and show this extraordinary said Hebert. It is born of an “awareness of the unsatisfacto- famous Sun Salutations, is a recent development, says India specialist class or religion,” UNESCO added in a tweet. place of decorative arts,” he add- Short shows and recitals may ry character of the human condition,” says India Sita Reddy in “Yoga, The Art of Transformation”. reign of the nephew of ed. be performed in exceptional cas- specialist Tara Michael, author of the book “Yoga” Modern Western references such as the Oxford Eng- lish Dic- emperor Napoleon I According to the palace, the es, under the tightest security published in France in 1980. tionary define yoga as a “spiritual and ascetic theatre is “probably the last in measures and fire regulations. The practice emerged discipline” which includes “breath Sheikh Khalifa Europe to have kept almost all But regular guided tours will al- as a way of tran- control, simple meditation, and offered• $11.2m on the its original machinery, lighting low visitors to discover the site, scending this the adoption of specific bodily and decor.” including the stage sets. suffering. postures.” spot for its restoration Having such a theatre was the The restoration aimed to use desire of Napoleon III’s wife Eu- as little new material as possible, Fontainebleau, France genie. But after the defeat, his with 80 percent of the original capture in the Franco-Prussian material preserved. n exquisite 19th-century war in 1870 and the declaration The opulent central chande- French theatre outside of France’s Third Republic, the lier -- three metres high and 2.5 AParis that fell into disuse theatre fell into virtual oblivion. metres wide -- has been restored for one and half centuries has Following the renovation, the to its original form. been restored with the help of a 10 million euro donation from oil-rich Abu Dhabi. The Napoleon III theatre at Fontainebleau Palace south of A bride and groom visitors posing on the horseshoe-shaped stair case of the Fontainebleau palace in Fontainebleau some Paris was built between 1853 60 kms south-east of Paris and 1856 under the reign of the nephew of emperor Napoleon I. 10 million euros ($11.2 million) is the latest example of the close under fire over the use of French It opened in 1857 but was on the spot for its restoration. relations between Paris and Abu weapons by the UAE and its main used only a dozen times, which After a project that has lasted Dhabi. ally Saudi Arabia in the war in has helped preserve its gilded 12 years the theatre is now being The UAE capital already hosts Yemen. adornments, before being aban- reopened. the Louvre Abu Dhabi, opened doned in 1870 after the fall of An official inauguration is ex- by Crown Prince Mohammed ‘It had been forgotten’ Napoleon III. pected soon, hosted by French bin Zayed and President Em- For all its ornate beauty, the But during a state visit to Culture Minister Franck Riester manuel Macron in 2017, the first theatre has hardly ever been France in 2007, Sheikh Khalifa, and attended by UAE Foreign foreign institution to carry the used for its orginal purpose, ruler of Abu Dhabi and president Minister Abdullah bin Zayed name of the great Paris museum. hosting only a dozen perfor- of the United Arab Emirates, Al-Nahyan. Cooperation is also strong mances between 1857 and 1868, India leads the way on Yoga Day was reportedly entranced by the Now called the Sheikh Khalifa in diplomacy and the military, each attended by around 400 A top view of the restored imperial theatre at the Fontainebleau palace in Ranchi, India abandoned theatre and offered bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Theatre, it with the French government people. Fontainebleau some 60 kms south-east of Paris Security Forces and the Army force,” Modi wrote. word derives from Sanskrit and a horse), “noga” (nude yoga), Dog Unit, tongues hanging out. “In a time where health ail- means to join or to unite, sym- “doga” (yoga with a dog) -- and ndian Prime Minister Nar- In a world where Foreign consulates in Delhi ments, especially stress-related bolising the union of body and Harry Potter yoga complete with endra Modi led the way for also got in the act with staff at ailments are rising, Yoga is giv- consciousness, the UN’s official a “Downward Dumbledore”. 44 dead in India IInternational Yoga Day yes- ideologies of hate the French embassy in the red, ing relief and joy.” Yoga Day webpage says. terday, performing sun saluta- can potentially white and blue of the nation- The theme of this yoga day, It has boomed in recent dec- Indian family branches out with novel tree house gorge bus plunge: tions and other flexible feats in divide brother from al flag. Germany’s new poney- the fifth, is “climate action” ades, with millions — perhaps a mass session with an estimated brother, Yoga stands tailed envoy and staff did their and Modi said yoga can “foster up to 300 million — practising it officials 30,000 other devotees of the as a unifying force asanas a day early around his oneness... with all the flora and regularly, although in the West discipline. shiny red Ambassador car he fauna with whom we share our it is often more of a physical Yoga Day, observed mostly in calls “Auntie Amby”. beautiful planet”. than a spiritual activity. India but also worldwide on the MODI WROTE Members of India’s National In recent days Modi, 68, fresh Among the more unusual Northern Hemisphere’s long- Cadet Corps (NCC) took part in from a landslide election victory, forms that have sprung est day, was Modi’s idea. It was a mass yoga session at the Bi- has also posted videos to social up are “hoga” (yoga on adopted unanimously by the UN son Polo Grounds in Hyderabad media featuring an animat- General Assembly in 2014 and while roughly 70,000 people ed version of himself per- Branches of a peepal tree (sacred fig tree) first took place in 2015. to social media featuring an an- took over the race course in My- forming different yoga protrude from the Kesharwani family’s home in Modi, whose moves in Ranchi imated version of himself per- sore in the south. postures. the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in northern India were live- forming different yoga postures. Modi this year took to busi- Yoga is an ancient streamed on the internet, this Elsewhere in India, armed ness networking website Linke- physical, mental year took to business network- forces personnel laid out their dIn to extol yoga as a “panacea” and spiritual prac- ing website LinkedIn to extol yoga mats on the deck of the air- for stress and even hate. tice originating The remains of a bus carrying some 50 passengers yoga as a “panacea” for stress craft carrier INS Viraat anchored “In a world where ideolo - in India. The and even hate. in Mumbai while at India Gate, gies of hate can Shimla, India “In a world where ideologies a Delhi landmark, Defence Min- potentially di- of hate can potentially divide ister Rajnath Singh led the way. vide brother t least 44 people were brother from brother, Yoga In Haryana the Indo Tibetan from broth- Akilled when a bus in In- stands as a unifying force,” Modi Border Police stretched out atop er, Yoga dia’s mountainous state of wrote. their nonplussed-looking horses stands as Neelu Kesharwani, daughter-in-law of Moti Lal Himachal Pradesh plunged “In a time where health ail- and lying on the ground with a uni - Kesharwani, performs a ritual on the second into a gorge on Thursday, ments, especially stress-related their dogs who valiantly put fying floor officials said. ailments are rising, Yoga is giv- their best paw forward, as did the Another 28 were under- ing relief and joy.” pooches going treatment, many of The theme of this yoga day, of the them for critical injuries, af- the fifth, is “climate action” Bor- ter the private, overcrowded and Modi said yoga can “foster der vehicle veered off the road oneness... with all the flora and and fell into a 150-metre fauna with whom we share our (500-foot) gorge in Kul - beautiful planet”. lu district of the northern In recent days Modi, 68, fresh Himalayan state. from a landslide election vic- Officials had given an in- tory, has also posted videos Indian residents walk along a road past the house of the Kesharwani family, which was built around a peepal tree (sacred fig tree), in Jabalpur, in the Yogesh Kesharwani stands on the first floor of itial toll of at least 25 dead Indian state of Madhya Pradesh their home in Jabalpur, built around a fig tree but later said 19 others suc- cumbed to injuries. Jabalpur “We believe that 350 million unique facade. Leafy branch- Kullu police chief Sha- gods and goddesses reside in es jut out from the windows, lini Agnihotri told AFP the hen the Kesharwanis de- one peepal tree. The tree is also dwarfing the building and injured were taken to the Wcided to branch out and mentioned in the Geeta,” a Hin- prompting curious looks from nearest hospitals where expand their family home, they We are nature lovers and my father insisted du religious text, said Keshar- passersby. they died during treatment. came up with a novel way of that we keep the tree. The tree is some 150 wani. “When the house was first Many of the victims were dealing with an ancient giant fig years old. We knew it was easy to cut the tree His wife can pray with - built, engineering students used women and children com- tree in their garden -- they built but difficult to grow one like it out having to leave home, sit- to come here to try and under- ing back from work and the house around it. ting before the tree in the stand the unique design,” Kes- school, she said. YOGESH KESHARWANI, WHOSE PARENT BUILT THE HOUSE IN 1994 Now the thick trunk of the mornings. harwani said. The bus was carrying 150-year-old tree is the central The family also wanted to The tree has never caused any more than 60 passengers, feature of their residence, grow- whose parent built the house in like it,” he said. send the message that people practical problems to the family, a large number of them on ing through the middle of the 1994 with the help of an engi- The fig tree, known as peepal can put down roots in the mid- insisted Kesharwani. the roof, when it lost control building in the city of Jabalpur. neer friend. in Hindi, is considered sacred dle of nature without destroying “We don’t even realise that at a sharp curve and rolled “We are nature lovers and my “The tree is some 150 years by many in India and cutting anything. the tree exists because it doesn’t down the steep mountain father insisted that we keep the old. We knew it was easy to cut one down is considered inaus- The four-storey building is a come in our way. It just stands before perching on the edge tree,” said Yogesh Kesharwani, the tree but difficult to grow one picious. local landmark because of its there silently.” of a stream. 08 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 society

Al Noor International School celebrated the Graduation Ceremony of its 12th batch of Grade 12 (Tawjihiya) Bahraini Section students, who achieved 100 per cent pass at the Ministry of Education Examinations, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Chief Guest Ghanim Al Buainain, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, handed over the certificates along with Ali Hasan, school’s founder Chairman. The school principal Amin Mohammed Ahmed Heliwa welcomed all the guests and parents and praised the results and highlighted the achievements of the school in the course of the academic year 2018-2019. He also congratulated all the students and wished them all success in their further education and future endeavours.

The Indian Ladies Association (ILA) members celebrated the Yoga Day with the slogan ‘Yoga for Health’ with the support of Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha and his wife (ILA patron) Mamata Sinha on June 18, at the embassy’s premises.

The annual day celebrations of Avaiyar Kalvikodam (free Tamil classes for kids) conducted by Bahrain Tamils (BTUS) was held at the Indian Club. Indian Club President Stalin Joseph, BTUS President Dr P Karthikeyan, BTUS General Secretary G Senthilkumar, Cultural Secretary Abdul Basith and 150 students participated along with their parents. 08 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 09 society

The Shreenathji Krishna Hindu Temple managing committee observed the 5th edition of International Yoga Day on Thursday. Honorary Chairman Sushil Muljimal welcomed the Indian Embassy Second Secretary (Consular) P. K. Chowdhury and the event began with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp. There was a demonstration of Family and Partner Yoga, showcasing that Yoga can be done anywhere, anytime and with anyone. Certified Yoga expert Dr. Mayuri led the proceedings and was assisted by Nilesh Bhatia. It was followed with an interactive session with almost 125 yoga enthusiasts who got tips on the benefits of The Indian Ladies Association (ILA) members celebrated the Yoga Day with the slogan ‘Yoga for Health’ with the support of Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha and his wife (ILA patron) Mamata Sinha on June 18, at the embassy’s premises. individual asanas and how to follow a healthy and nutritious diet.

Bahrain Vijay Makkal Iyakkam celebrated Indian film actor Vijay’s 45th birthday by organising a mega blood donation camp and charitable activities. Members distributed grocery items to the labourers, who are in need and conducted cultural Under the patronage of the Indian Embassy, Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam( BKS) celebrated International Yoga Day in Segaya. Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha was the Chief Guest. BKS President P V programmes . Radhakrishna Pilai, General Secretary M P Raghu, BKS executive committee members, celebration convener Rajesh Kodoth, samajam members and other dignitaries attended. 10 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 business Gold glistens as US-Iran tensions rise

Oil prices rose further yesterday• but the gains were muted compared to a day earlier

London, United Kingdom The gold spike is old prices struck near driven by risk-off six-year highs yesterday sentiment alongside Gas a weaker dollar and es- dollar weakness, with calating US-Iran tensions fuelled overnight talk of a a flight to haven assets, while oil futures built on strong gains. cancelled US strike The week has been an event- on Iranian targets ful one for stock markets, crude highlighting how close prices and the dollar -- and in- we are from a huge vestors still have a key G20 sum- ramp-up in conflict mit to look forward to, hoping between the two for progress on the US-China nations trade war. “Gold has been one of the JOSHUA MAHONY, SENIOR MARKET ANALYST week’s biggest stories, with the AT IG TRADING GROUP precious metal hitting $1,400 (an ounce) for the first time in al- have risen strongly this week most six-years overnight,” noted after the Fed opened the door to Joshua Mahony, senior market a potential interest rate as soon analyst at IG trading group. as July. “The gold spike is driven by The dollar’s losses have how- risk-off sentiment alongside dol- ever been capped with both the lar weakness, with overnight ECB and Bank of England also talk of a cancelled US strike on presenting dovish outlooks for Iranian targets highlighting how A jeweller counts stacks of Sudanese twenty pound bills at a shop in the capital Khartoum’s gold market in its downtown district eurozone and British interest close we are from a huge ramp- rates amid growth weakness, in up in conflict between the two Key figures around 1330 GMT over international waters. commodity reaching $1,412.08 part owing to Brexit uncertainty. nations.” The US authorities then an ounce, the highest level since “With central banks having set Gold: p at $1,400.07 an ounce from $1,388.45 US President Donald Trump banned American civilian air- September 2013. out their stalls, it’s now over to on Thursday approved but then Brent North Sea oil: p 34 cents at $64.79 per barrel craft from the area, and airlines “A slowing global economy, the presidents of the US and Chi- scrapped strikes against Iranian West Texas Intermediate: p 1 cent at $57.10 per barrel including British Airways, Qan- imminent US rate cuts and rising na next week to really blow in- targets, The New York Times tas, KLM and Lufthansa on Fri- geopolitical tensions provide a vestors away and push forward London - FTSE 100: q 0.1pc at 7,418.67 points reported. day suspended flights over the near perfect storm for gold bugs with trade talks,” said Craig Er- Oil prices rose further Fri - Frankfurt - DAX 30: q 0.3pc at 12,324.86 Strait of Hormuz, situated close -- and while this trio of factors lam, senior market analyst at day but the gains were muted Paris - CAC 40: q 0.2pc at 5,524.34 to where the drone incident oc- remain in place the rally... will Oanda. compared to a day earlier when curred. remain well supported,” said Markets’ focus is also firmly EURO STOXX 50: q 0.2pc at 3,462.12 crude futures surged about 4.5 Recent attacks on tankers XTB chief market analyst David on next week’s planned meeting per cent on rising tensions be- New York - Dow: n at 26,753.85 close to the Strait, a key shipping Cheetham. between Trump and his Chinese tween the US and Islamic Re- Tokyo - Nikkei 225: q 1.0pc at 21,258.64 (close) lane in the Gulf region through Demand for gold has surged counterpart Xi Jinping on the public. Hong Kong - Hang Seng: q 0.3pc at 28,473.71 (close) which nearly one-third of the since the Federal Reserve on sidelines of the G20 in Japan. Fears of a conflict in the oil- world’s oil is transported, sent Wednesday indicated it would Trump’s tweet about “a very rich Middle East ratcheted up Shanghai - Composite: p 0.5pc at 3,001.98 (close) oil prices surging late last week. likely cut interest rates soon -- good telephone conversation” Thursday when Tehran said it Euro/dollar: p at $1.1324 from $1.1289 at 2130 GMT for the first time in a decade -- they had this week fuelled hopes ‘Gold’s perfect storm’ had shot down a US “spy drone” Pound/dollar: q at $1.2660 from $1.2702 which sent the dollar tumbling for a deal to end their countries’ that was violating its airspace, But it was gold’s turn to take across the board. long-running trade war that has but which Washington said was Dollar/yen: p at 107.46 yen from 107.27 yen centre stage on Friday, with the By contrast, stock markets impacted the world economy. EU leaders warn next British PM: no Brexit renegotiation Brussels sion, which led Brexit talks for May won admirers in the EU for October 31. he EU’s leaders yesterday the EU side, said leaders “repeat- what they saw as her fair-mind- Tfired a Brexit warning to ed unanimously there will be no ed pursuit of a Brexit deal. Border problem whoever wins the battle to be- renegotiation of the withdrawal French President Emmanuel Patience across the Channel is come the next British prime agreement”. Macron, who has taken a tough wearing thin, with Irish Prime minister, insisting the existing line on Brexit, said he hoped Minister Leo Varadkar warn- divorce deal will not be changed. Divisive Johnson May’s successor would act with ing at the Brussels summit on Hot favourite Boris Johnson Barring a major upset, the the same “formidable loyalty Thursday of “enormous hostili- faces foreign minister Jeremy 160,000 grassroots members and formidable respect” she had ty” in the EU to granting Britain Hunt in a run-off vote to decide of the Conservative party will shown. yet another delay. who takes on the tricky task of choose Johnson to take over “She never sought to block Eu- One of the main sticking piloting the country’s departure from May in July. rope and she never held discus- points has been how to prevent from the EU. But the blond former mayor sions about the future hostage,” a “hard border” with customs Both say they want to rene- of London is a hugely divisive Macron said. checks on the border between gotiate the deal that outgoing figure. “I don’t want to involve myself EU member Ireland and Brit- PM Theresa May struck with Some say his wit and charisma in internal British life (but) I ish-ruled Northern Ireland. Brussels after two years of pain- is what is needed to win Brussels hope we will see the same de- The withdrawal agreement ful negotiation -- a deal which Boris Johnson is currently seen as the most likely to clinch the British around, while critics point to his cency and the same spirit of re- includes a “backstop” that keeps British lawmakers have rejected premiership. He and rival Jeremy Hunt have both said they want to renegotiate long history of gaffes and accuse sponsiblity which she brought.” Britain in the bloc’s customs three times. the Brexit deal with the EU him of cheap populism and a Brexit has been delayed twice union until a better solution is At a leaders’ summit in Brus- lazy lack of attention to detail. already and both Hunt and John- found, but hardline anti-EU MPs sels, European Council Presi- nel decisions in London, but “We are open for talks when it Recent threats by Johnson son say Britain should leave the see this as a trap to stop the UK dent Donald Tusk said the bloc nothing has changed when it comes to the declaration on the to withhold Britain’s 39-bil - bloc on the current deadline date escaping. would remain “very precise and comes to our position,” Tusk told future UK-EU relations if the po- lion-pound (44-million-euro, of October 31 -- even if it means Some have suggested “alter- also patient” despite the high reporters. sition of the UK were to evolve, $50-million) divorce bill unless walking away with no deal. native arrangements” could be political drama unfolding in He said that all remaining 27 but the withdrawal agreement the EU agrees to better terms But Hunt has suggested he found, but -- not for the first Westminster. EU leaders were adamant there is not open for renegotiation,” were seen in Brussels as a sign might delay Brexit briefly if a time -- Varadkar noted that so “Maybe the process of Brexit could be no changes to the legal Tusk said. of possible bad faith. deal with Brussels was close, far no-one had come up with will be even more exciting than accord struck in November last Jean-Claude Juncker, the Though she was berated at and Johnson has refused to ab- concrete proposals or proved before because of some person- year. head of the European Commis- home for her plodding approach, solutely guarantee leaving on they would work. SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 11 Airlines halt Hormuz flights amid US-Iran crisis London, United Kingdom Emirates, Etihad reroute flights ome of the world’s leading Dubai, United Arab Emirates carriers including British SAirways, Qantas and Sin- AE-based carriers Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways said gapore Airlines yesterday sus- Uthey have rerouted flights. pended flights over the Strait “In light of the current situation, Emirates has taken precau- of Hormuz, as Iran-US tensions tionary measures including rerouting all flights away from areas flare over the downing of a of possible conflict,” a spokesperson for the Dubai-based airline drone. said. The suspensions came after “We are carefully monitoring the ongoing developments and the Federal Aviation Admin- are in close contact with the relevant government authorities with istration in the United States regards to our flight operations, and will make further operational issued a Notice to Airmen (NO- changes if the need arises.” TAM) “prohibiting US-registered Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways said following the NOTAM it aircraft from operating over the had “agreed to change a number of the flight paths we operate Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman”. to and from the Arabian Gulf.” The NOTAM was in response Meanwhile, Dubai’s low-cost carrier flydubai said it “adjusted to “heightened military activ- some of the existing flight paths in the region as a precautionary ities and increased political measure”. tensions that might place commercial flights at risk”, an FAA statement said, as Tehran and Washington engaged in a war of words over Thursday’s missile Brian Hook (C), the US special representative on Iran, listens to a Saudi official as they check what Saudi officials said was strike on the drone. an Iranian-made launcher used by the Huthi rebels in Yemen, during a visit to an army base in al-Kharj, south of the Saudi The FAA’s notice applies only capital Riyadh to US-registered airlines, and United Airlines said it was sus- are battling Ukraine government pending its Newark-Mumbai forces. In 2018, nearly 21 million barrels of Australia’s flag carrier Qantas service in response. But Euro- All 298 people on board were • pean and Asian operators were killed, 196 of them Dutch. crude a day transited the strait e’re adjusting our flight paths over the Middle East to taking no chances. International investigators Wavoid the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman until further “Our safety and security team on Wednesday charged three A quarter of global liquefied natural notice.” are constantly liaising with au- Russians and a Ukrainian with gas• trade also transited Hormuz thorities -- including the likes murder over the shooting down of the FAA -- around the world of the plane, which was travel- Around 76 per cent of the crude transiting as part of their comprehensive ling between Amsterdam and • risk assessment into every route Kuala Lumpur. the strait was destined last year for Asia, we operate,” a BA spokeswoman Responding to the latest ten- mainly China, India, Japan and South Korea said. sions over Iran, Malaysia Air- Dutch carrier KLM Germany’s Lufthansa fol- lines said it “is closely monitor- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates he incident with the drone is reason not to fly over the lowed suit in bypassing the Hor- ing the situation and is guided by • TStrait of Hormuz for the time being. This is a precautionary muz area. various assessments including have established a network of pipelines that can measure. Dutch carrier KLM said: “Safe- security reports and NOTAMs use alternative routes, they only allow the export ty is the top priority for KLM. by respective airspace control of limited amounts -- around three million barrels “The incident with the drone authorities”. a day in 2018, with a total capacity of 6.8 million. is reason not to fly over the Strait Europe-Asia flights have al- of Hormuz for the time being. ready faced disruption since India has sent INS Chennai and INS Sunayna This is a precautionary meas- February, when Pakistan re - • ure.” stricted large swathes of air- to the the Gulf of Oman and stepped up aerial British Airlines Iran’s downing of the drone space near its eastern border surveillance in strategic Gulf waters -- which Washington insists was with India due to military clash- ur safety and security team are constantly liaising with au- above international waters but es which came close to all-out One of the major disruptions to oil transit Othorities -- including the likes of the FAA -- around the world Iran says was within its airspace war between the nuclear-armed • as part of their comprehensive risk assessment into every -- has seen tensions between rivals. came in 1984 during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) route we operate the two countries spike further “This (Pakistan’s action) has when more than 500 vessels were destroyed after a series of attacks on tank- also pushed much of the trans- or damaged in the so-called “Tanker War” er ships blamed by the US on iting traffic south, nearer to the Tehran. area now prohibited to US carriers,” the flight-tracking website Pakistan problem Flightradar24 said in a blog. Singapore Airlines The Netherlands is still reel- ing from the downing of Malay- ingapore Airlines only chooses routes that are safe and have sia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, Sbeen cleared for use by the authorities. We will continue to which was hit a missile over monitor the situation closely eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region where pro-Russian separatist rebels

Gateway to the Gulf The Strait of Hormuz links the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and is situated between Iran and Oman. It is vulnerable due to its narrowness -- some 50 kilometres (30 miles) -- and its depth of no more than 60 metres (200 feet). The corridor is dotted with sparsely inhabited or desert islands, which are strategically important, notably the Iranian islands of Hormuz, Qeshm and Larak.

Where was the US drone? Reported position of drone when it was downed by Iran on June 19 IRAN Strait Position of Hormuz according to Iran

Iranian territorial waters Gulf Position Disputed according zone to the US ABU DHABI Gulf of Oman

UNITED ARAB OMAN EMIRATES 50 km

Sources: Marineregions, maps4news/Here, Iranian foreign ministry, US Central Command SATURDAY, JUNE 2 2, 2019 12

Apple says US tariffs on EU threatens sanctions over China would backfire Fed official says low Turkey’s Cyprus drilling Brussels, Belgium

inflation, slow growth he EU on Thursday Tstepped up its rheto - ric over Turkey’s “illegal” drilling for oil and gas off justify US rate cut Cyprus, raising the threat of sanctions if Ankara refuses Washington, United States to back down. The discovery of huge tubbornly low US inflation gas reserves in the eastern and a shaky economic out- Mediterranean has fuelled Slook justify an interest rate a race to tap underwater cut by the Federal Reserve, the resources and triggered a head of the central bank’s St dispute between Turkey Apple CEO Tim Cook Louis branch said yesterday, and EU member Cyprus, Washington, United States said the plan would “weigh on explaining why he opposed the which also plans to ramp Apple’s global competitive- decision to hold rates steady. up its exploratory activities ness” and effectively boost its The Fed opened the door to a in the area. pple is warning the US Chinese rivals. rate cut Wednesday amid rising As Turkey sent a new ship Aadministration that pro- “The Chinese producers we concerns about the economy to search for hydrocarbons posed tariffs on Chinese im- compete with in global mar- due to trade frictions, but voted off the coast of EU member ports would be counterpro- kets do not have a significant 9-1 to keep the main lending Cyprus, the bloc repeated ductive, saying they would presence in the US market, and fee steady in a range of 2.25-2.5 its condemnation of Anka- hurt the iPhone maker’s com- so would not be impacted by per cent. ra’s “illegal drilling activ- petitiveness and “tilt the play- US tariffs,” the letter said. The one dissenting voter, ities”. ing field” to non-American “Neither would our other James Bullard -- the first in 18 rivals. major non-US competitors. A months to oppose a Fed policy St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard In comments filed this week US tariff would, therefore, tilt decision -- said “US economic to the US Trade Represent- the playing field in favor of our growth is expected to slow” and when two officials objected to Philippine telco to ative, Apple said the tariff global competitors.” “uncertainties about this out- a rate increase, one of nine in proposal by President Don- The US already has 25 per- look have recently increased.” the past five years. roll out 5G service ald Trump would hurt Apple’s cent duties on more than $250 He rejected the argument Lowering the Fed Chairman Jerome Pow- Manila, Philippines ability to compete and also end billion of imports from China. made consistently by the cen- benchmark rate ell and other central bankers up reducing the tech giant’s Global markets are con - tral bank’s leadership that would provide have been saying since the start he Philippines’ Globe contributions to the US econ- cerned about Trump’s threat temporary factors are largely insurance against of this year that they expected TTelecom said yesterday omy in taxes and investments. to impose more steep tariffs on to blame for keeping inflation further declines in the economy to pick up the it will launch Southeast The Apple comments dated China, on an additional $300 well below the Fed’s two per- pace and would be “patient” Asia’s first 5G broadband June 17 noted that the compa- billion in goods. cent target for many months. expected inflation before making any moves. service next month using ny is the largest US corporate Apple, which according to Lowering the benchmark JAMES BULLARD However, President Don- Huawei technology, despite taxpayer and also is on track to some reports is considering rate “would provide insurance ald Trump’s aggressive trade US blacklisting of the Chi- invest some $350 billion in the moving some production of against further declines in ex- attacks, especially on China, nese giant over cybersecu- country over five years. iPhones and other goods from pected inflation and a slowing economy does not slow, “a rate have sapped business confi- rity concerns. “US tariffs on Apple’s prod- China to India or other coun- economy subject to elevated cut would help promote a more dence amid growing concerns The system uses wireless ucts would result in a reduc- tries, said the proposed tariff downside risks,” said Bullard, rapid return of inflation and in- about the health of the global radios instead of fibre optic tion of Apple’s US economic list “covers all of Apple’s major a voting member on the Fed’s flation expectations to target.” economy. cables to deliver service to contribution,” the company products,” including iPhone, policy-setting Federal Open The last time there were dis- The Fed vowed Wednesday thousands of customers in said. iPad, Mac, AirPods and Ap - Market Committee. senting votes against a policy to take appropriate action to a nation that suffers from a Additionally, the company pleTV. Even if the world’s largest decision was in December 2017 maintain growth. lack of fast connections.

BoE boss dismisses claim on ‘standstill’ Brexit trade Walmart to pay $282 mn to settle London, United Kingdom US bribery probes: agency a standstill in our current ar- tariffs to British goods, then it New York, United States rangements under GATT 24, or would have to lower tariffs also guilty to a criminal charge con- ank of England Governor whatever it happens to be, until to the rest of the world. nected to the Foreign Corrupt BMark Carney yesterday dis- such a time as we have negoti- “We should be clear that not lobal retail chain Wal - Practices Act, the US anti-brib- missed Boris Johnson’s claims ated” a free trade agreement, having an agreement with the Gmart agreed on Thursday ery law. that there would be a “stand- Johnson had said in a televised EU means there are tariffs au- to pay $282 million to settle US regulators said Walmart still” trade arrangement, in the debate on Tuesday. tomatically because the EU have long-running US probes over repeatedly looked the other event of a no-deal Brexit. However, Carney flatly de- to apply the same rules to us as charges it did too little to pre- way and did not heed red flags Johnson, who is leading the nied that this would be the case they apply to everyone else,” vent bribery of foreign officials about possible corruption, al- race to become Britain’s next in an interview with BBC Radio Carney continued. as it aggressively expanded its lowing its foreign subsidiaries prime minister, had argued this 4 on Friday. “We should be clear that ‘no overseas operations. to open stores faster than they week that current arrangements “The GATT rules are clear. deal’ means ‘no deal’ -- it means The settlements address civ- would have otherwise and gar- would continue after Brexit, cit- GATT applies if you have an there is a substantial change in il and criminal complaints over ner additional profits. ing the General Agreement on agreement, not if you have the trading relationship with Walmart’s conduct from 2000 “Walmart profited from rap- Tariffs and Trade (GATT) article decided not to have an agree- the EU. through 2011 as it rapidly built id international expansion, but 24 of the World Trade Organi- ment or have been unable to “That may be the choice that new stores in Brazil, China, in doing so chose not to take sation treaty. come to an agreement,” Carney the country takes but it should India and Mexico. necessary steps to avoid cor- “There will be no tariffs, said. be a choice that is taken with The US Justice Department ruption,” Assistant Attorney there will be no quotas because Bank of England Governor Mark Carney The BoE chief added that, absolute clarity in terms of what said a Walmart’s Brazilian sub- General Brian Benczkowski what we want to do is to get if the EU wanted not to apply that means.” sidiary, WMT Brasilia, pleaded said in a statement. Mexican airline offers one-dollar flights to returning migrants Mexico City, Mexico US border -- or Guadalajara and took office on December 1, Mexican airline is offering Mexico City. declared that he would have Aone-dollar flights to undoc- Passengers must be willing to a more flexible immigration umented migrants wishing to board “the next available seat” policy. return to Costa Rica, El Salvador in order to take advantage of the However, the United States and Guatemala as the country ultra-cheap fare, which does not has registered record numbers struggles to curb arrivals from include taxes. of mostly Central American mi- Central America. Mexico City’s airport charges grants crossing into the US il- The Reuniting Families pro- an airport use fee of $45 for in- legaly, which has sent tensions gramme, announced by Volaris ternational flights. soaring between the two coun- on Thursday, aims to “to assist Adult migrants must identify tries. in the repatriation of migrants,” themselves with their unique Following a threat by US Pres- the airline said on its Twitter identity document and minors ident Donald Trump to impose account. must show a passport or birth tariffs on Mexican imports, both The offer will run until June certificate. governments reached an agree- 30 and is open to Central Amer- A wave of Central American ment and Mexico has reinforced icans in an “irregular migration migrants has arrived in Mex- surveillance along its southern situation” who wish to depart ico in recent months after the border, as well stepped up the from airports in Tijuana and Ci- government of leftist Andres number of arrests and deporta- udad Juarez -- both close to the Volaris offer will run until June 30 and is open to Central Americans Manuel Lopez Obrador, who tions of migrants. 13 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

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MOVIE REVIEW Bharat: frenetic Salman Khan epic throws everything in the mixer Bollywood strongman’s Eid offering, following a boy separated from his family at partition, packs so much in it’s hard to care about the unification message

harat (transl. India) is a 2019 In- rates the film with three stars out of three stars out of five and concludes dian Hindi-language action dra- five, and feels that the script is bit that Salman has given his fans ‘an out- Bma film written and directed by lengthy and required ‘sharper’ edit- and-out entertainer’. Ali Abbas Zafar. The film stars Salman ing. In the end, She says, “For all its Rajeev Masand writing for CNN- Khan, Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Sunil Grover, virtues, Bharat falls short of becoming News18, finds the film “unmistakably Disha Patani and Jackie Shroff. a tour de force, but it could turn into boring” and “excruciatingly long”. He It traces India’s post-independence a crowd-puller.” rates the film with two stars out of five. history from the perspective of a com- Trade analyst and critic Taran Adarsh Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost mon man, and follows his life from the concurs with Jha on script trimming finds the film laden with weak ‘humor’ age of 18 to 70. and gives four stars out of five. De - and ‘lackluster’ songs. Rating it with On review aggregator website Rotten claring it “smash-hit” he praises Ali two stars out of five Vetticad concludes, Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of for direction, Kaif, and Khan for per- “Far from being a Forrest Gump with 31% based on sixteen reviews with an formance. He feels that the film is an Salman Khan, Bharat is mostly a plod- average rating of 5.25/10. emotional journey that wins the view- ding trek through post-1947 to contem- Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of ers over. porary India.” India gave the film three and a half Manjusha Radhakrishnan of the Gulf Jyoti Sharma Bawa of the Hindu - stars out of five, calling it “an exhaust- News, also says that it would have ben- stan Times finds it ‘an emotional Eid ing, scattered watch despite the en- efited from trimming so finds the film winner’ and rates it with three stars tertainment, humour and nobility it ‘dull’, that is likely to test patience of out of five. propagates”. She concluded, “Bharat audience. And, she gives it two stars Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Ex- is well-intentioned, entertaining and out of five. press gave two and a half stars out of doesn’t succumb to the trappings of Ananya Bhattacharya writing for In- five and opines, “The good thing about commercial potboilers”. dia Today praised acting of Kaif and the film, despite its eye-roll moments, is Priyanka Sinha Jha of CNN-News18, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in a scene from ‘Bharat’ Khan but feels that the main attraction its attempt to create an ‘ordinary’ man praising Khan for his performance is Sunil Grover. She also rates it with without any particular skills.” 14 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

Demi Moore boards Lindsay What Kylie Jenner Lohan USA Network’s thought of the Jordyn ‘Brave New World’

Woods scandal Los Angeles Los Angeles ollywood star Demi HMoore has joined the ylie Jenner was “scared” of her bff Jordyn cast of USA Network’s up- Woods after that alleged cheating scandal. coming “Brave New World” K We know that because “Keeping Up with the series. According to Variety, Kardashians” has released a clip of the conversation Moore will play the recurring between Jenner and her big sisters Khloe Kardashian character of Linda, the brash, and Kim Kardashian West in the wake of the drama hard-living mother of Alden that rocked the internet. Ehrenreich’s character, John. Earlier this year the former friends Jenner and Based on the Aldous Lindsay Lohan signs Woods were at the center of a cheating scandal in- Huxley’s novel of the same volving Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson, name, the series imagines who is a pro basketball player and the father of a utopian society that has new record deal Kardashian’s infant daughter. achieved peace Los Angeles Woods has denied allegations she fooled and stability the album ‘Speak.’ around with Thompson and thus betrayed the through the merican actor-singer The album was a success and reality TV family she was close to for years. prohibition Lindsay Lohan will went to hit No. 4 position on In the new clip Jenner tells her older sisters, “I of “monog- Abe heard singing for the Billboard 200. Also, the called [Woods] and she didn’t really say anything.” amy, privacy, Tommy Mottola’s upcoming video of the song was nomi- “She was just like, you know, crying the money, family Demi Moore music. nated for MTV Video Music whole time,” Jenner said. “And I was just and history”. She inked the record deal Award. telling her, ‘I’m like scared of you now. Like, The show also features Ky- after her MTV series, which Thereafter, she made anoth- you’re capable of waking up the next morn- lie Bunbury, Hannah John- won’t be releasing for the sec- er album named ‘A Little More ing with a smile on your face.’” Kamen, Sen Mitsuji, Joseph ond season, didn’t perform Personal (Raw),’ which came Jenner also said it was clear Woods wasn’t Morgan and Nina Sosanya. well, reported Page Six. out in the year 2005 and was thinking about anyone, including herself, David Wiener, Grant Mor- This is not the first time that also a success and hit No. 20 when she allowed herself to get caught up in the rison, and Brian Taylor will Lohan will be working with on Billboard. drama - a bad move considering how tight the Kardashian/ write the series. Wiener will Tommy Mottola’s Casablanca. Lohan posted an image of Jenner clan is known to be. serve as showrunner and ex- She also worked with the com- herself in a recording studio “You could do whatever, but when it affects my family, me, ecutive producer, with Mor- pany in 2004, and produced last year. then that’s when it’s a problem,” Jenner said. Kylie rison also executive produc- Jenner ing.

Batman, Julia Salma Danny Boyle roots for Robert Roberts, Chris Los Angeles Hayek Hemsworth part of Pattinson as next James Bond ollywood stars Salma London “I was with John and they Hollywood Walk of Hayek and Owen didn’t really like what we were Fame’s 2020 class HWilson are set to to ilmmaker Danny Boyle doing and so it’s far better to play the lead roles in Amazon’s up- believes British actor part company. What we were coming sci-fi drama “Bliss”. FRobert Pattinson is most doing was good. But it was ob- According to Deadline, suitable to play suave spy James viously not what they wanted,” the film follows a recent- Bond. he said. ly divorced man, Greg In an interview with The (Wilson) who meets Isabel Guardian, the Oscar-winning (Hayek), a woman living filmmaker said he was im- on the streets who believes pressed by the “Twilight” that “the polluted broken world star’s performance in Claire Denis’ sci-fi-movie “High Life”. Salma Hayek, Owen “It was so bizarre, be - Chris Hemsworth and Julia cause I was sitting there Roberts Wilson to star in ‘Bliss’ thinking: ‘Oh my God, they should get him to be the Los Angeles around them is not real and that they are living in a next Bond’,” the director simulation inside of the beautiful, peaceful real world said. ctors Julia Roberts of bliss”. Boyle said Pattinson’s Aand Chris Hemsworth Despite initial doubts, Greg soon feels that there young age won’t an issue in along with DC superhero may be some truth to Isabel’s conspiracy theory. his casting as the fictional Brit- Batman will be inducted James D Stern will be producing the project, ish spy, created by Ian Fleming. into the 2020 Walk of Fame. along with Lucas Smith and Marsha “He must be in his 30s. How Hollywood Chamber of Swintion attached as executive pro- old was Connery? He’s ready Commerce’s Walk of Fame ducers. The movie, written and now.” Selection Committee re- directed by Mike Cahill, Boyle was working on a script leased the full list of the is currently in pro- for Bond 25 when he and John honourees from categories duction. Hodge were suddenly taken off of Motion Pictures, Tele- the project, citing creative dif- vision, Live Theatre/Live ferences with the producers. Performance and Recording on its official website. Apart from Roberts and Hemsworth, the Motion Elizabeth Rapper Cardi B faces felony Pictures category also in- Banks Elizabeth Banks to receive 2019 Pioneer cludes two-time Academy of the Year Award charges over strip club fight Award winner Mahersha- Los Angeles NEW YORK la Ali, Ruth E Carter, Lau- rence Fishburne, Spike Lee, lizabeth Banks has become the first female director rammy Award-winning rapper Cardi B was Octavia Spencer and Lina to be honoured with the Pioneer of the Year Award indicted on Friday on felony assault charges Wertmuller. Eby the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foun- Gin connection with a fight at a New York City In the Television cate - dation. strip club, court records showed. gory, talk-show hosts Andy According to Deadline, the actor-director will re- The 26-year-old performer, whose real name Cohen and Wendy Williams ceive the award on September 25 at the Pioneer is Belcalis Almanzar, had previously faced will be honoured with stars of the Year Dinner -- the annual fundraiser misdemeanor charges over the Aug. 29 incident on the iconic LA street, benefiting the WRMPPF’s Pioneers Assis- at the Angels NYC strip club in the borough of alongside Christina Apple- tance Fund (PAF) which provides finan- Queens. gate,Terry Crews, Wendy cial support to individuals in the theatre Her lawyer, Jeff Kern, did not immediately Williams, Milo Ventimiglia, community facing illness, injury or other respond to a request for comment. The next Kathie Lee Gifford and and life-changing events -- at The Beverly hearing in the case is scheduled for June Andy Kaufman (posthu- Hilton in Beverly Hills. 25 in Queens Criminal Court, court mous). records showed. 15 SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 sports

Flawless night for Japan, Uruguay draw after Bahrain in Rome

TDT | Manama Bahrain rose to the top of the world of mixed martial arts new VAR controversy ahrain, the number-one after strong showings in the Branked MMA team in the Asian and African Champion- world, has had a dream start ships, which will likely contin- to their European Open cam- ue through the Euro Open, if Uruguay fight back paign. this Thursday is anything to go • The Kingdom did a clean by. The Kingdom has topped against Japan with help sweep on Day 2 of the IM- the latest rankings, surpassing of VAR controversy MAF-WMMAA European Open Kazakhstan and Sweden in the Championships, which takes process. Tournament guests place in Rome, Italy, winning Between the Junior and Sen- twice• take the lead all 10 of their opening bouts in ior brackets, Bahrain advanced the tournament. with 10 fighters. Ebrahim Dar- through Koji Miyoshi The results are further wish, Ali Yaqoob, Murad Gu- with Luis Suarez and proof of the power of Bah - seinov and Yousif Sayyar won Jose Gimenez pulling rain in the MMA world. The their fights at the Junior cham- Uruguay level Kingdom will host the World pionships, while Ramazan Championships in November Gitinov, Hamza Zrira, Abdul- for the third straight time, as manap Magomedov, Shamil AFP | Porto Alegre, Brazil announced last week by the Alikhanov, Magomed Idrisov, Bahrain MMA Federation, to- and Abbas Khan all came out wo goals from Koji Mi- gether with BRAVE CF and IM- victorious in the first round of yoshi helped Japan se- MAF-WMMAA. the Senior tournament. Tcure a hard-earned point in a 2-2 draw with Uruguay at the Copa America on Thursday. Miyoshi twice fired Japan Uruguay striker Luis Suarez in action into the lead only for Uruguay to level through a controversial Uruguay meanwhile always The 22-year-old Yokohama Bottas bounces back penalty from Luis Suarez and a looked threatening going for- F. Marinos midfielder still had second-half header from Jose ward, with the strikeforce of plenty to do, but ghosted to the to top Hamilton Gimenez. Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez byline before smashing into the The draw means Japan have causing problems for the Japa- roof of the net from a tight angle. an outside chance of reaching KNOW WHAT nese back four. But Japan’s joy was short- the quarter-finals from Group Cavani almost created the lived as Uruguay were gifted an C, with one game remaining opening goal for Suarez in the equaliser with a VAR-assisted against Ecuador. The draw means Japan 12th minute, working a one-two penalty four minutes later. Uruguay, who trounced Ec- have an outside chance with Diego Godin before cross- There appeared to be no uador in their opening game, ing for Suarez. question of a foul after Cavani missed the chance to make cer- of reaching the quar- The Barcelona star howev- and Ueda came together in the tain of their place in the last ter-finals from Group C, er could only direct his chance penalty area with the Uruguay- eight against a Japan team who with one game remain- at goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, an striker stretching to reach had been trounced 4-0 by Chile ing against Ecuador who gathered safely. a pass. in their opening game. Naomichi Ueda then had a But VAR ruled that Ueda had Japan had been let down by relegated Ayase Ueda and Take- half-chance for Japan at the oth- fouled Cavani prompting Co- Mercedes’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas drives during the practice session poor finishing in their defeat fusa Kubo to the bench. er end but his glancing head- lombian referee Andres Rojas to Chile, but were a different Miyoshi meanwhile provided er from a free-kick was easily to point to the spot. AFP | Le Castellet, France investigation. proposition at the Arena do Gre- attacking thrust in a new-look saved. Suarez stepped up to convert British rookie Lando Norris mio as coach Hajime Moriyasu Japanese midfield. With Uruguay’s defence look- and Uruguay were level. altteri Bottas outpaced his was a surprise fifth for McLar- range the changes in his starting Abe created a half-chance on ing uncharacteristically vulner- Cavani almost gave Uruguay Vteam-mate Lewis Hamil- en ahead of Max Verstappen’s line-up. 10 minutes but Okazaki was unable, Japan took the lead on 25 the lead in the 36th minute with ton to top the times in second Red Bull, Carlos Sainz in the Former Leicester City striker able to control his attempted minutes when a long diagonal 25-yard rocket that crashed off free practice at the French second McLaren and local Shinji Okazaki started alongside header and flashed his effort pass from Gaku Shibasaki sent the bar but Japan reached the Grand Prix yesterday, as Fer- hope Pierre Gasly in the sec- Hiroki Abe up front as Moriyasu high and wide. Miyoshi racing clear. break level. rari’s bid to be granted a review ond Red Bull. of Sebastian Vettel’s penalty in Kimi Raikkonen, who fin- Montreal was rejected. ished the session bumping Finn Bottas, who is 29 points over the kerbs at Turn Five, behind defending world cham- was ninth for Alfa Romeo and pion Hamilton in the title race, Kevin Magnussen 10th in his clocked a fastest lap in one Haas. minute and 30.937 seconds to On a sweltering afternoon, outpace the Englishman by with air temperatures of 32 de- four-tenths of a second. grees Celsius and the track at Charles Leclerc was third 55, the teams all struggled with fastest ahead of his Ferra - tyres and grip as the surface of ri team-mate Vettel, the pair the Le Castellet track absorbed running six and seven-tenths the heat. off the pace set by Bottas As in the morning, when on an afternoon of searing Hamilton led Bottas in open- heat. ing practice, there was little Hamilton, who won last to entertain the sparse crowd year’s race from pole, was fast- until the world champion went est in the morning, but had a off through Turns Three and less comfortable time in the Four, taking out a bollard with second session, including an his left rear wheel as he re - Bahrain Tennis Academy (BTA) Director, Dan Barrie with the Award nominees and winners of BTA’s 16th Annual Junior Awards Ceremony at the Dilmun Club in off-track excursion for which turned to the track ahead of Saar. Short-listed players gathered to honour the most outstanding players of the season with 18 awards presented. Wenbo Lu, who was nominated for seven he was called for a stewards’ Verstappen. categories and collected awards in four of them, was the star of the ceremony Zverev crashes out in Halle quarter-finals AFP | Halle Westfalen, Germany hurting himself in the first round, and the tiebreaker. the beginning of Wimbledon on July 1. orld number five Alexander the Halle crowd watched on in dismay The defeat compounds a disap - Goffin will face Italian talent Mat- WZverev crashed out of the ATP as he struggled to find his rhythm pointing grass season so far for Zverev, teo Berrettini in the semi-finals on tournament in Halle yesterday in a against world number 33 Goffin. who suffered another early exit on Saturday. surprise 6-3, 1-6, 6-7 (3/7) quarter-fi- The 22-year-old served nine dou- home soil in Stuttgart last week at the Rising star Berrettini continued his nal defeat by Belgium’s David Goffin. ble faults in a rollercoaster match, hands of compatriot Dustin Brown. excellent 2019 form with a 6-2, 7-6 Home favourite Zverev was playing and survived two match points in the The German will be hoping to redis- (7/4) victory over Russian third seed Alexander Zverev reacts during his match with a swollen knee after slipping and third set before ultimately losing in cover his form and fitness in time for Karen Khachanov. 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Cricket World Cup 2019 standings

Team Played Won Lost Tied No result Run rate Points Australia 6 5 1 0 0 0.849 10 Sri Lanka survive New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 1.591 9 England 6 4 2 0 0 1.457 8 India 4 3 0 0 1 1.029 7 Sri Lanka 6 2 2 0 2 -1.119 6 Bangladesh 6 2 3 0 1 -0.407 5 West Indies 5 1 3 0 1 0.272 3 South Africa 6 1 4 0 1 -0.193 3 Stokes assault Pakistan 5 1 3 0 1 -1.933 3 Afghanistan 5 0 5 0 0 -2.089 0 Malinga stars as Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs in Cricket World Cup Today’s matches India vs Afghanistan Veteran paceman Malinga takes• four for 43 to stun hosts

The Rose Bowl – AFP | Leeds Southampton 12:30pm asith Malinga and Angelo Mathews played key roles in Sri LLanka’s stunning 20-run World Cup win over England that revived the race for semi-final berths at Headingley Rohit Sharma Hashmatullah Shahidi yesterday. » India are unbeaten so far at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, winning three matches England were all but out of the match with a fourth called off because of the unseasonal rain. after slumping to 186-9 as they chased » Afghanistan have lost five from five, conceding 397 against hosts England in 233 for victory. their most recent match on their way to a 150-run defeat. Ben Stokes’ blistering 82 not out off » India, who tied with Afghanistan when they last met at the Asia Cup, beat Paki- 89 balls, including seven fours and fours stan last time out – scoring 336/5 on their way to an 89-run win. sixes, got them to within sight of their target. David Warner celebrates his century India Afghanistan But Stokes’ gamble on giving Durham India have won all three of their completed Afghanistan have lost five matches from team-mate Mark Wood a ball to face at injured Jason Roy, then fell in familiar Sri Lanka matches at this Cricket world cup so far, five at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, having the end of a Nuwan Pradeep over back- fashion when an edged drive off Malinga D. Karunaratne c Buttler b Archer 1 with the only exception being the match been bowled out for 207, 152, 172 and 125 fired when the No.11 was caught behind was caught by Mendis at slip. K. Perera c Ali b Woakes 2 against New Zealand which fell foul of on their way to heavy defeats in their first as Sri Lanka won with three overs to England captain Eoin Morgan, fresh A. Fernando c Rashid b Wood 49 the weather. four games. spare. from his one-day international record K. Mendis c Morgan b Rashid 46 They had previously beaten South Africa They suffered a nine wicket defeat, in just Victory would have seen hosts Eng- 17 sixes against Afghanistan, made a A. Mathews not out 85 and Australia, before that no result, and 28.4 overs, when they lost to South Africa land, bidding to win the World Cup for cautious 21, featuring a mere two fours, J. Mendis c and b Rashid 0 then beat Pakistan last time out. Rohit at Sophia Gardens before conceding 397/6 the first time, go top of the 10-team table. before Isuru Udana held a sharp return D. De Silva c Root b Archer 29 Sharma was their hero against their fierce against England last time out. For the first But instead their second surprise loss catch to dismiss the Dubliner. T. Perera c Rashid b Archer 2 rivals, scoring 140 in a total of 336/5. time, Afghanistan were not bowled out in of the round-robin group stage after a 14- Joe Root made a patient 57 off 89 balls I. Udana c Root b Wood 6 reply but they could only reach 247/8. run defeat by Pakistan, left them in third featuring just three fours. L. Malinga b Wood 1 place, with Sri Lanka now just two points But a fourth-wicket stand of 54 with N. Pradeep not out 1 adrift of the pre-tournament favourites. Stokes ended when Root was caught be- Extras (lb4, w6) 10 Probable XI Probable XI The top four at the end of the first hind down the legside off Malinga, who Total (nine wickets, 50 overs) 232 KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib (c), Rah- phase qualify for the semi-finals, with then produced a trademark toe-crushing (c), Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (wk), Vi- mat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibul- England’s next match against arch rivals yorker to have dangerman Jos Buttler England jay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammad lah Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Australia -- the table-toppers and reign- lbw. J. Vince c K Mendis b Malinga 14 Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), ing champions -- at Lord’s on Tuesday Stokes badly needed someone to stay J. Bairstow lbw b Malinga 0 Jasprit Bumrah Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman now even more important to their hopes with him. But he could only watch as de J. Root c K Perera b Malinga 57 E. Morgan c and b Udana 21 Head to Head of a last four place. Silva took three wickets for three runs Earlier, Mathews’ painstaking 85 not in nine balls. B. Stokes not out 82 Afghanistan and India have met in two previous ODIs, both in the Asia Cup. In 2014, India out of 115 balls, with just five fours, Moeen Ali marked his 100th one-day J. Buttler lbw b Malinga 10 chased 160 in an easy eight-wicket win but last year the match was a thriller. helped Sri Lanka recover from a top-or- international by hitting a six, only to hole M. Ali c Udana b De Silva 16 Mohammad Shahzad scored 124 as Afghanistan posted 252/8, before Mohammad Nabi der collapse to finish on 232-9. out irresponsibly off the next ball from de C. Woakes c K Perera b De Silva 2 followed his 64 by taking 2-40 in the Indian reply. KL Rahul top-scored with 60 but Rashid That seemed a below par total but Silva trying to repeat the shot. A. Rashid c K Perera b De Silva 1 Khan’s wicket of Ravindra Jadeja with one ball to go saw India fall for 252 and the match with paceman Malinga taking 4-43 and Stokes should have been out for 57 J. Archer c T Perera b Udana 3 was tied. off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva fol - when he hoisted Malinga to deep square M. Wood c K Perera b Pradeep 0 lowing up with three wickets in quick leg, but Mendis dropped the catch. Extras (lb1, w5) 6 succession, it proved more than enough That was the cue for a furious assault Total (all out, 47 overs) 212 as Sri Lanka enjoyed another memorable by Stokes, the all-rounder hitting two six- West Indies vs New Zealand day at Headingley -- the ground where es in as many balls off Udana, but Wood Lanka captain had won the toss. they sealed their first Test series win in was the last man to fall as England’s Two balls later, without another run on England five years ago. chase fell short on 212. the board, Sri Lanka were three for two Old Trafford Malinga, renowned for his unorthodox Earlier, England fast bowler Jof - Perera slashed Chris Woakes to Moeen – Manchester ‘slingshot’ action dismissed Jonny Bair- ra Archer took 3-52 to join Australia’s at third man. 3:30pm stow for a golden duck. Mitchell Starc as the leading bowler at But Avishka Fernando, in his first this World Cup with 15 wickets. match of the tournament, revived the Toe-crushing yorker Archer had opener Dimuth Karuna- innings with a dashing 49 that saw him James Vince (14), deputising for the ratne caught behind for one after the Sri hit 14 runs off just one Archer over.

Shai Hope Kane Williamson » New Zealand have been dominant in this World Cup and are coming on the back of seven successive wins in the 50-over format. No ‘Bull’, I’m ‘Hum-bull’, says Australia’s Warner » West Indies will be playing under tremendous pressure as one more loss at this Reuters | London er’s life was turned upside-down by the stage will virtually knock them out of the tournament. ball-tampering fiasco in Cape Town. He » New Zealand have played five one-day internationals at the Old Trafford and ustralia opener David Warner was was banned from leadership roles for life have faced defeats on the previous four occasions. Aonce called “Bull” for his rampaging within the Australian team. West Indies cricket but has earned a new nickname After he and Smith were welcomed New Zealand at the World Cup after returning from a back to the Australia fold, coach Justin West Indies have managed to win just one out 12-month ball-tampering ban — “Hum- Langer warned that they would need to of the five matches they have played so far New Zealand have been on a roll this year bull”. learn “humility”, having once been the in this Cricket World Cup. With three points in the 50-over format, winning 11 out of Warner struck a tournament-high 166 big dogs in the dressing room. in the bag, they are currently positioned their 15 matches including the last 7 on to set up Australia’s 48-run victory over Warner said his year out of the interna- seventh on the CWC 2019 points table and the trot. They are sitting pretty at the pole Bangladesh on Thursday and now leads tional game and as a travelling batsman must now win all four of their remaining position on the CWC 2019 leaderboard the runs list with 447. David Warner celebrates his century in global Twenty20 competitions had matches to have any chance of progressing with four wins and a washout from five The 32-year-old lefthander has gone given him a new perspective on life out- to the semi-finals. The seven-wicket loss to games. The Black Caps secured a hard- about his business effectively but quiet- Reverend” then but it was only a tem- side the bubble. Bangladesh in their previous game at Taunton fought four-wicket win over South Africa ly, avoiding on-field confrontations and porary deviation from “The Bull”, as “I think I was on a good behaviour was their third consecutive defeat in the tour- in their last match in Birmingham which letting his bat do the talking. Warner cast off his tranquil persona bond for two years, I think it was, if that’s nament. The Windies were let down by their was reduced to 49 overs per side. The It has reminded fans of a similarly in 2017 to become more of a confron- what you want to call it, with the ICC bowlers last time as they failed to defend a big victory was mainly set up by their bowlers well-behaved period after Warner got tational attack dog when Joe Root’s (International Cricket Council),” Warner total of 321.kistan reached just 212/6 as Vijay who restricted the Proteas to a sub-par married and became a father in 2014, England toured Australia for the Ashes said of his time as ‘The Reverend’. Shankar, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav total of 241. and tried to avoid trouble in the wake series. “And I couldn’t really do anything on each claimed two wickets. India won by 89 of multiple code of conduct violations. Like former captain Steve Smith and the field and I’m at that point as well at runs on the DLS method. His team mates called him “The test batsman Cameron Bancroft, Warn- the moment.

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