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Palestinians Largely Ignored in Run-Up to Israeli Election TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 8 From Crimea to the Golan, destruction of the international system INSTAGRAM Bieber gets flak for /nobmedia 4 liking old photo with LINKEDIN THURSDAY newsofbahrain APRIL 2019 Gomez 200 FILS WHATSAPP ISSUE NO. 8071 Justin Bieber ‘liked’ a post 38444680 on a fan page on social me- FACEBOOK dia which features a series /nobmedia of throwback images of the MAIL “Baby” hitmaker, including [email protected] one which captured his ro- WEBSITE mantic moment with singer newsofbahrain.com Selena Gomez. P14 Ashley Judd’s lawsuit against Weinstein on hold 14 CELEBS WORLD 6 Trump ‘100pc’ ready to shut down Mexico border Shaikha Aisha mourned Manama he Royal Court has Tmourned the sad de - Regal mise of Shaikha Aisha bint Salman bin Hamad Al Khal- ifa, the wife of Shaikh Ibra- him bin Hamad bin Abdul- la Al Khalifa, who passed away yesterday. The Royal Court prayed to Allah the Almighty to rest welcome the soul of the deceased in eternal peace. Brexit talks ‘constructive’ London to King alks between Theresa TMay and Jeremy Cor- byn to break the Brexit deadlock have been called “constructive”. The two leaders met yes- His Majesty receives King Salman at King Fahad Causeway. Salman terday and agreed a “pro- gramme of work” to try to find a way forward to put Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on a fraternal visit to the Kingdom to MPs for a vote. It is understood that each party has appointed a ne- gotiating team, which are meeting tonight before a full day of discussions on Thursday. A spokesman for No 10 said both sides were “show- ing flexibility”. And he added that the two parties gave “a commitment to bring the current Brexit uncertainty to a close”. Speaking after the meet- ing, Mr Corbyn said there had not been “as much His Majesty holds talk with King Salman. change as [he] had expect- His Majesty, HRH the Premier, HRH the Crown Prince, HH Shaikh Nasser with King Salman. ed” in the PM’s position. He said the meeting was the Custodian of the Two Holy that will guarantee Syria’s secu- independence, stability, national “useful, but inconclusive”, The visit attains Mosques King Salman bin Abdu- rity, unity and sovereignty and unity and territorial integrity, and talks would continue. • laziz Al Saud upon his arrival on prevent foreign intervention.” commending efforts to reach a Meanwhile, Chancellor immense significance a fraternal visit to the Kingdom He also reiterated Saudi Ara- political settlement on the basis amid Saudi Arabia We reaffirm our Philip Hammond has said yesterday. absolute rejection of bia’s position supporting the es- of Geneva 1 declaration and the a confirmatory referendum His Royal Highness Prince tablishment of a Palestinian state UN resolutions. and Bahrain seeking any measures that on a Brexit deal was a “per- Arab solidarity over Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, in the West Bank and the Gaza His Majesty urged active Arab fectly credible” idea. the Prime Minister and His Roy- encroach upon Syrian Strip, with East Jerusalem as its role to ensure Syria’s sovereignty a number of issues al Highness Prince Salman bin sovereignty over the capital. He said the Palestinian on all its territories, including faced by the region. Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Golan. issue was a top priority for Saudi the Golan Heights, which were Prince, Deputy Supreme Com- KING SALMAN Arabia. colonised in 1967, rejecting any King Salman had mander and First Deputy Prime In His Majesty’s speech read foreign claims or decisions, af- said• that he absolutely Minister, were present. the region. out at the summit by His High- firming that the Golan Heights The Custodian of the Two Holy Speaking at the Arab League ness Deputy Prime Minister are colonised Arab and Syrian rejects any measures Mosques held talks with HM the Summit a few days ago in Tunis, Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubar- territories as per the internation- that impact on Syrian DON’T MISS IT King focusing on the outstand- King Salman had said that he ak Al Khalifa, Bahrain reiterated al resolutions. sovereignty over the ing robust brotherly ties binding absolutely rejects any measures support to the Palestinian peo- The King backed efforts to root Golan Heights. the two countries and peoples as that impact on Syrian sovereign- ple’s inalienable right to establish out terrorist groups and regional well as latest regional. Arab and ty over the Golan Heights. a fully independent and sover- and international interference international developments and “We reaffirm our absolute re- eign state with the borders dating towards achieving the Syrian Kuwait biggest Manama issues of shared interest. jection of any measures that en- back to June 4, 1967 with East people’s aspiration to achieving 03 source of FDI to The visit attains immense sig- croach upon Syrian sovereignty Jerusalem as its capital, based on stability and development. He the Kingdom is Majesty King Ham- nificance amid Saudi Arabia and over the Golan, and we stress the the Arab Peace Initiative. voiced support to the UN Secre- ad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain seeking Arab solidarity importance of reaching a politi- HM the King stressed the im- tary-General’s Special Envoy to Boost non-oil Hyesterday welcomed over a number of issues faced by cal solution to the Syrian crisis portance of protecting Syria’s Syria Geir O. Pedersen. 04 revenue call SELECTIVE BLINDNESS Murder trial adjourned Palestinians largely ignored in run-up to Israeli election over delay in Jerusalem 05 presenting offered no plan for what many international community’s pre- mental health n a charged election cam- believe is the country’s most ferred solution for the past two paign that has been heavy existential problem. decades, is non-existent. report Ion insults and short on His main challenger speaks It is a far cry from past elec- substance, Israel’s conflict vaguely of “separation,” while tions, when peace with the Pal- with the Palestinians has been Netanyahu’s hard-line partners estinians was the central issue notably absent from the dis- speak openly of the once un - for voters. This apparent lack course. thinkable idea of annexing all or of interest reflects widespread Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- parts of the West Bank. disillusionment in Israel over tanyahu’s ruling Likud Party has Talk of a Palestinian state, the Decades of on-off talks have failed to produce peace. years of failed peace efforts. 02 THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019 THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019 03 Five-year jail for drug smuggler TDT | Manama n Asian man nabbed Kuwait biggest source Awhile attempting to smuggle 960 narcotic pills into the country, told cus- toms officials that they were meant for medical purpos- es, the High Criminal Court heard. The defendant hid the pills among folded clothes in his of FDI to the Kingdom luggage, but an X-ray inspec- tion would uncover them. The Kingdom attracted 11bn in Foreign Direct Investments last year “He was nervous once he entered the airport. We directly stopped him and Investment report released by the we put the luggage inside the Bahrain’s pro- United Nations Conference on X-ray machine,” the customs • Trade and Development (UNC- officer, who helped in cap- activeness in drafting The economic growth TAD). When it comes to attract- turing him, told prosecutors. business-friendly reflects Bahrain’s efforts ing FDI, Bahrain, Lebanon, the “There was a suspicious legislations was also in attracting more United Arab Emirates and Saudi plastic bag filled with carbon mentioned in the report. foreign investment and Arabia outperform other countries papers. When we removed increasing capital flows. of the region, the report observed. the papers, there was anoth- IGA REPORT The report noted that allow- er plastic bag and the pills Allowing 100 per ing 100 per cent expat owner- were inside it. cent• expat ownership “The report indicated that the ship of businesses in the King- “He directly told us that of businesses in the volume of the direct foreign invest- dom has been one of the driv- they were prescribed to him Kingdom has been ment flow to Bahrain during the ers of FDI growth. Bahrain’s by a doctor of his country last financial year reached nearly pro-activeness in drafting busi- because he was under treat- cited one of the key BD570 million in the top two sec- ness-friendly legislations was also ment. But then we discov- drivers of FDI growth. tors which are banking and man- mentioned in the report. ered that it was a lie,” he ufacturing,” the iGA added. “Bahrain amended its Com- added. TDT | Manama Total direct investments from mercial Companies Law, allowing And investigations con- Mohammed Zafran Kuwait accounted for BD3.1bn, 100 per cent foreign ownership in firmed that he was only which was followed by Saudi Ara- health and social work, informa- trying to fool the customs uwait was the biggest con- laboration with the Central Bank development wheel witnessed by bia (BD2.8bn) and Libyan Arab tion and communications, mining officers at Bahrain Interna- tributor of FDI inflows to of Bahrain (CBB) and the Econom- the Kingdom,” the iGA stated, in a Republic (BD1.3bn) respectively and quarrying, among others. tional Airport. Kthe Kingdom last year with ic Development Board (EDB). statement issued. while 65 per cent of the total direct “The Kingdom also opened the It was found that the de- over BD 3.1 billion in investments. “The survey measured the vol- Initial statistics indicated an in- foreign investment came from GCC Investment Gateway Bahrain for fendant brought the pills in The GCC countries remained the ume of the foreign investment of crease of 5.5 per cent in the volume countries.
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