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VOL XXXVIII No. 261 (GGDN 024) SUNDAY, 6th DECEMBER 2015 200 Fils/2 Riyals TI SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS get both Lenovo A7000 & A2010 devices with no upfront payment at BD 10/month Tel 17 51 44 88 Email [email protected] www.gulfcomputerservices.com AN ELITE MANAMA:LINE-UP His Majesty King Hamad yester- day met elite world athletes, in Bahrain n His to compete in the in- Majesty ternational Ironman presents Suicide bombings kill 27 challenge. Shaikh DAKAR: A triple suicide Nasser with bombing at a market on an The Ironman 70.3 Middle his medal. island in Lake Chad yesterday East Championship opened Left, the killed 27 people and injured with world and Olympic King with 90, said security officials. The some of three explosions on Koulfoua warming. As the UN talks champions and big names the contest in the sport, alongside Bah- were carried out by females. outside Paris reached their participants Nigeria’s extremist group Boko midway point, the 48-page raini triathletes. Haram is suspected, according draft agreement was sent along The King was welcomed on to Chad’s director general to environment and foreign arrival at Bahrain International of the gendarmerie, General ministers who will work on it Circuit by Supreme Council for Middle East Championship. Banyaman Cossingar. The Lake next week. Youth and Sport first deputy His Majesty congratulat- Chad region, which straddles Full report – Page 2 chairman Shaikh Khalid bin ed Shaikh Nasser and Shaikh the borders of Chad, Cameroon, Hamad Al Khalifa. Khalid for the outstanding Storm Desmond brings Niger and Nigeria, has been n Meat warning His Majesty conferred organisation of the event in a regularly targeted by the MANAMA: Meat eaters face the Appreciation Medal on bid to project Bahrain’s hon- extremists. Chad’s government serious health risks from last month imposed a state of antibiotics used in animal feed Supreme Council for Youth and ourable image and its ability to travel chaos to Britain emergency in the area. Sport chairman and Bahrain host mega sporting events that as growth promoters, to increase milk and meat yields, researchers Olympic Committee president attract the best athletes. LONDON: Authorities in Brit- been closed in Scotland, En- n Climate deal hopes Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al He said the event has attract- have claimed. Consuming the ain have closed roads, evac- gland and Wales due to land- PARIS: Negotiators adopted meat of these animals could Khalifa and congratulated him ed a massive participation, not- uated homes and issued se- lead to antimicrobial resistance, on winning an advanced posi- ing that sporting events offer slides or flooding. a draft climate agreement vere flood warnings as stormy Rescue centres have been yesterday that was cluttered a condition when infections tion in the prestigious global platforms to foster friendship weather continues to batter the with brackets and competing become less treatable. This is race. and co-operation among world country. opened in Cumbria, and sand- options, leaving ministers because the cells in our body He hailed the Bahrain athletes. Weather forecaster the Met bags were being handed out by with the job of untangling grow immune, over a period of Endurance Team after its n Fitting nale – Page 13 Office issued its highest red the emergency services. key sticking points in what is time, to antibiotics present in the n envisioned to become a lasting, animal feed. member Daniela Ryf won Ironwoman! – Page 28 More thanGDN 80 10% flood off - warningsear panel ads_4x3.pdf 1 10/14/15 5:57 PM rain warning for northwest En- universal pact to fight global Full report – Page 4 the women’s Ironman 70.3 n Million dollar baby – Back Page gland and southwest Scotland, are in place in Scotland. as Storm Desmond brought strong winds and heavy, per- sistent rain to those regions. The agency said it expected up to 200mm of rainfall in the northwest region of Cumbria, especially over exposed moun- tains. The environment agency also warned of significant flooding around the country as river lev- els rise. Dozens of train routes have been cancelled, and roads have 2 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 6th December 2015 Forum focus on role of women in private sector n Obama US will not MANAMA: A high-level fo- sation for Economic Co-op- rum on women’s participa- eration and Development. tion in public life and equal Titled, Women in Public opportunities in Life: From Policies the private sector to Impact, the fo- begins on Tuesday. rum will focus on The three-day following up on the conference is being implementation held under the pa- of recommenda- be terrorised tronage of Her Roy- tions to strengthen LOS ANGELES: President extremists’ praise followed an and his 29-year-old wife Tash- Meanwhile, there was no in- al Highness Prin- gender equality in Barack Obama insisted yes- announcement by the FBI that feen Malik, who slaughtered 14 dication that the shooters are cess Sabeeka bint public life. it was treating the investigation people and wounded 21 at a par- part of a larger terrorist group. Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Other issues to terday that America “will n Princess Sabeeka not be terrorised” as the Is- into the San Bernardino ram- ty on Wednesday. A team of top officials told Wife of His Maj- be discussed are lamic State (IS) praised the page as an act of terrorism. “We are Americans. We will Obama “that they had as of yet esty King Hamad and Su- inclusive economic policies, perpetrators of the California “It is entirely possible that uphold our values – a free and uncovered no indication the preme Council for Women equal opportunities in par- mass shooting as “soldiers” of these two attackers were radical- open society. We are strong. killers were part of an organ- president. It is being held in liamentary practices and its caliphate. ised to commit this act of terror,” And we are resilient. And we ised group or formed part of a association with the Organi- role of civil organisations. The president’s pledge and Obama said of Syed Farook, 28, will not be terrorised.” broader terrorist cell.” AN ICON JUST GOT LARGER THE NAVITIMER 46 mm UN negotiators adopt 30 missing after Caspian Sea oil rig re BAKU: Thirty oil workers were missing officer from the Kurdish forces yesterday after the rig they were in the region – which are allied to working on in the Caspian Sea was Ankara – downplayed the deployment engulfed by a fire. Another 32 people as a routine training rotation but a climate change draft were rescued, the company said on Turkish paper said it was part of a its website, listing the names of all 62 deal to set up a permanent base. Iraqi PARIS: UN negotiators from “While we are talking, workers caught up in the disaster. The Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi has office of President Ilham Aliyev said taken an increasingly hard public 195 nations adopted a draft greenhouse gases are being earlier that one person had died in the line on foreign forces in Iraq over the yesterday for a pact to save emitted and at some point it be- blaze that broke out on Friday, with the past week, terming the deployment of mankind from disastrous global comes irreversible. So we must rescue operation to retrieve the other ground forces a “hostile act”. warming, raising hopes that de- succeed,” said French Foreign staff hampered by a violent storm. cades of arguments will finally Minister Laurent Fabius, pre- n Threat ‘imminent’ end with a historic deal in Paris. siding over the talks. “We are n Turkey pull-out call WASHINGTON: US authorities warned n Three Asians were arrested yesterday for attempting And while ministers still talking about life itself.” ISTANBUL: Baghdad demanded yesterday that an imminent security to steal data of debit cards. Anti-corruption and need to resolve many extreme- More than 50 well-known yesterday the immediate withdrawal threat existed at the US cosulate in economic and electronic security general director said ly contentious points during figures, from US actor Sean of forces it said Turkey illegally Istanbul, and advised citizens to stay the department received a tip-off about anonymous a scheduled five days of talks Penn to Chinese Internet ty- deployed in Iraq, which is struggling away from the compound. A statement persons checking and taking photos of ATM machines. starting tomorrow, delegates coon Jack Ma, also gathered to assert its sovreignity while from the Overseas Security Advisory An investigation was launched and the suspects were said they felt the foundations at the conference to help build receiving foreign assistance against Council added that the compound is arrested. Above, computers, mobile phones and other had been laid for success. momentum. the Islamic State (IS). A senior already closed on Saturdays and Sundays. electronic equipments seized from the suspects. Email: [email protected] Gulf Daily News Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline Sunday, 6th December 2015 3 New Gulfdailynewsbid@GDNonline to stop@GDNonline GDNonline animal abuse “At Bahrain Strays, we have By NOOR ZAHRA started a programme that aims to visit schools and educate A PETITION aimed at children about the humane treat- turning the international ment of animals. We will also be spotlight on animal abuse distributing flyers and holding in Bahrain has gathered discussions on the issue.” thousands of signatures The Education Ministry from around the world. could even take up the cudgel Launched in response to and introduce the subject on the what activist Rengin Maklai national curriculum, Ms Ivano- va said n The graphic image of the lynched dog in Busaiteen that describes as a “sinister” in- was circulated online crease in violence against ani- “This subject is being taught mals in recent years, the Stop abroad and we hope our voice later life.