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‘Trump discussed payments to Shops selling beIN Sports cards to face tough action Playboy model’ Manama cessor of Al Jazeera Sports and extremist groups and to media standards that cannot be launched in 2003. promoting the discourse of missed by any observer. New York he Ministry of Informa- In January 2014, the beIN me- sedition, hatred and extrem- “We reiterate our consistent tion Affairs yesterday an- dia group was incorporated and ism in the region, the ministry position of denouncing the pol- resident Donald Tnounced that it will step Al Jazeera Sports channels were said. icy adopted by the beIN Sports PTrump’s former person- up inspections against shops rebranded to beIN Sports. 60 The channels were also found, channels that intrudes politics al lawyer secretly recorded selling beIN Sports receivers, In November 2015, the group channels are broadcast mainly during the broadcasting into sports in order to achieve Trump discussing a poten- warning strict action against announced it would be expand- by Qatar-based Al of FIFA World Cup matches, to personal gains that clash with tial payment for a former violators. ing from sports-only offerings Jazeera Network. be involved in campaigns of po- the universal goals of sport,” the Playboy model’s account of Bahrain and Saudi Ara - to air “blockbuster movies, fam- litical distortion against several ministry said. having an affair with him, bia have banned the import ily entertainment, factual and Arab countries and in abuses to The ministry renewed its call people familiar with an in- of beIN Sports receivers and kids’ content.” discredit them. to review the legal position of vestigation into the attorney stopped the sale and renewal The group says it broadcasts The ministry said that it con- the beIN Sports channels in said yesterday. of subscriptions to the Qatar 60 channels across five conti- subscribers. demned such abuses that re - each country, especially after The payment was never state-funded sports channels. nents, within 43 countries, and The network is blatantly flected a poor mind-set within the offensive campaigns they made, according to Trump The Doha-headquartered in seven different languages. It involved in suspicious cases the channels and the adoption adopted to harm the Arab coun- attorney Rudy Giuliani, beIN media group is the suc - has more than 55 million pay-TV linked to supporting terrorism of a confused policy and terrible tries and peoples. who confirmed the recording and said it shows Trump did nothing wrong. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen surrepti- tiously made the recording two months before Trump’s 2016 election, according to a person familiar with a federal investigation into Cohen that brought the tape Strategic friends to light. 13 agreements and memoranda of understanding signed between China and the UAE during Xi’s visit New Hajj link for Qatari pilgrims cal and economic agreement and As both a major a solid base of projects in the en- Riyadh • ergy, technology and infrastruc- energy exporter and a ture sectors. More importantly he Saudi Ministry of hub for international 53.5 (we have) a strong political will THajj and Umrah has trade, the UAE is billion American to start a greater phase of coop- allocated a new website an important part dollars was the trade eration and integration,” Shaikh link to receive the requests between the UAE and Mohammed bin Rashid wrote in of Qataris who wish to per- of Xi’s “Belt and China last year. a Twitter post. form Hajj after the Qatari Road” initiative. “Today, we have exemplary authorities blocked the old relations with China and a Chi- one. China’s commerce nese leadership that sees the UAE The new link was made minister• Zhong Shan Abu Dhabi Global Market, a fi- as main strategic partner in the available as part of King nancial center, while the Abu region,” he added. Salman’s efforts to facili- said that his country Dhabi National Oil Company China is the UAE’s second larg- tate the arrival of all pil- was ready to cooperate and the China National Petro- est trading partner and biggest grims and ensure that any with the UAE to Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed leum Corporation agreed to source of imports. The UAE is obstacles that they may face promote globalisation. Al Nahyan with Xi after the Chinese President was conferred with the Order of explore joint business oppor- the gateway for about 60 per ent are overcome. The ministry Zayed, the UAE’s highest civil decoration. tunities. of China’s exports to the Middle said that it welcomes the As both a major energy export- East, and on its own accounts for arrival of Qatari pilgrims Dubai energy-hungry Beijing’s rapidly Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al er and a hub for international around a quarter of total Arab this year irrespective of the growing interest in the Middle Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu trade, the UAE is an important trade with China. ongoing Gulf dispute. The hina and the United Arab East. Dhabi. part of Xi’s “Belt and Road” in- UAE economy minister Sultan arrival and departure of Qa- Emirates signed a raft of Xi made the first visit by a Chi- They announced 13 agree - itiative to invest in infrastruc- bin Saeed Al Mansouri said that tari pilgrims will take place Cfinancial, business and nese leader to the Gulf state in 29 ments and memoranda of under- ture linking China by both sea total bilateral trade between his via King Abdul Aziz Inter- trade agreements yesterday years, meeting two of its leaders, standing, including approval for and land to markets in Asia and country and China is expected national Airport in Jeddah during a visit by President Xi Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid the first Chinese state-owned fi- Europe. to reach $58 billion in 2018, up and through any airlines Jinping to the UAE, underscoring Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, and nancial services firm to set up in “We have many areas of politi- from $53.5 billion in 2017. except Qatar Airways. FALLING IN LOVE India’s Modi surprised by opposition star Rahul Gandhi hug New Delhi DON’T MISS IT ndian opposition leader Rahul Gan- dhi surprised Prime Minister Nar- Iendra Modi yesterday when he in- terrupted a no-confidence debate by Can’t pay? Won’t walking across the parliament floor to 03 pay! give his rival a hug. Modi easily survived the no-confi- Comedy dence vote thanks to his parliamentary ‘booming on majority but not before a 12-hour debate 04 in which his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) social media’ battled with Gandhi’s Indian National Congress, in a warm-up for elections Court acquits due by May. Rahul winks after hugging Modi. Rahul hugs Modi in Lok Sabha. man accused of The Hindu nationalist BJP calls Gand- 05 hi, the fourth-generation scion of the against me, you can call me names, you froze in his seat but later called Gandhi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin arson Nehru-Gandhi family, a “failed dynast” can abuse me, but I don’t have a speck back to his seat and shook hands, smiling. Netanyahu. out of touch with ordinary people whose of hatred against you. I will take out this Modi, whose BJP is setting up next After a poor start in politics, losing a only political credential is the accident hatred out of you and turn it into love,” year’s vote as a presidential-style contest string of elections to Modi’s party, Gandhi of his birth. he said before striding across the floor between the experienced prime minister is drawing crowds as he seeks to exploit After a speech accusing Modi of pro- to put his arms awkwardly around the and an untested challenger, is himself Modi’s failure to deliver tens of thou- moting crony capitalism, Gandhi ad- seated prime minister. known for his bear hugs, embracing lead- sands of jobs he promised India’s youth dressed such criticism: “You have anger Startled by Gandhi’s gesture, Modi ers such as US President Donald Trump and a broader decline in law and order. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 02 A pioneer in e-governance Bahrain ranked fifth in Asia by top UN survey on e-governance by Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.” ment can facilitate integrated policies Bahrain achieved an Online The GCC countries managed to and services across the three dimen- • achieve a series of substantial accom- sions of sustainable development, and Service Index (OSI) of 0.7986, plishments related to improving e-gov- is produced every two years by the UN EDGI of 0.8116 and Human ernment systems and making it easier Department of Economic and Social Af- Capital Index (HSI) of 0.7897. for citizens to access government por- fairs. It is the only global report that as- tals of other GCC member states. sesses the e-government development Mr. Ahmed pointed “During the fifth GCC eGovernment status of the 193 UN member states. • Ministerial Committee, which took “It serves as a tool for countries to out that TII is considered place in Bahrain, the proposal of a vir- learn from each other, identify areas one of the most tual academy for e-Government train- of strength and challenges in e-gov- important international ing was discussed. Such an institution ernment and shape their policies and telecommunication indices would contribute towards the devel- I congratulate The efforts of strategies in this area. It is also aimed opment of e-government by providing the country’s government at facilitating discussions of intergov- that measures other sub- qualified specialists for GCC compre- ernmental bodies, including the Unit- indices like the Internet leadership as entities helped hensive e-government strategy,” the Bahrain received greatly in Bahrain’s ed Nations General Assembly and the usage rate as well as spread report stated. this honour. advancement. Economic and Social Council, on issues of mobile and fixed lines Explaining the purpose of the report, related to e-government and develop- the UN stated, “The UN eGovernment MR AHMED MR ALQAED ment and to the critical role of ICT in and broadband service. Survey report looks at how e-govern- development.” Information and eGovenrment au- TDT|Manama thority Chief Executive Mohamed Ali Mohammed Zafran AlQaed said that the cooperation and efforts from government entities such he 2018 United Nations eGov- as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of ernment Development Index Health, Ministry of Works, Municipali- Thas offered fifth rank in Asia ties Affairs and Urban Planning, Minis- to Bahrain, stressing the Kingdom’s try of Labour and Social Development, e-governance strides. Ministry of Finance, Supreme Council The Kingdom also achieved a high for Environment and Ministry of Infor- ranking of 26th internationally. mation Affairs helped greatly in propel- This makes Bahrain one of two Arab ling Bahrain towards such advancement countries to be categorised as ‘Very in the field of e-governance. He said that high E–Government Development In- websites of these government entities dex’ (EDGI) countries by the UN. were evaluated by the UN for the report. Only 40 countries received the ‘Very The Kingdom also achieved fourth High in EDGI’ classification amongst position internationally in the Telecoms 193 countries that were evaluated. Infrastructure index (TII) which was Denmark, Australia, and Republic part of the UN report. In a statement of Korea came out on top of the 40 Top ten countries for e-governance in Asia released yesterday, Transportation and countries. Telecommunication Minister Kamal Ranked 21st, the UAE was the only Ahmed extended his congratulations to Arab country that ranked higher than His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khal- Bahrain ranking at 21st. The countries ifa, His Royal Highness Prime Minister that ranked above Bahrain in Asia are Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Republic of Korea, Singapore, Japan, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman and the UAE. bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Bahrain achieved an Online Service Deputy Supreme Commander and First Index (OSI) of 0.7986, EDGI of 0.8116 Deputy Premier, on Bahrain’s achieving and Human Capital Index ( HSI) of fourth place internationally in the Index. 0.7897. The minister pointed out that TII is In its comments on the GCC, the report considered as one of the most impor- stated that the countries have managed tant international telecommunication to make good progress in recent years. indices that measures other sub-indices “United Arab Emirates has the high- like the Internet usage rate as well as est EGDI among Gulf Coopera - spread of mobile and fixed lines and tion Council (GCC) countries followed Bahrain ranked one of the highest in Online Service Index broadband service.

Healthy and safe summer

The Ministry of Labour and Social Development held a workshop under the theme ‘A healthy and safe summer’ in cooperation with the Ministry of Health at the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam in Segaya. The event was held in coordination with the embassies of India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Bangladesh and the Nepal, in the presence of many workers and safety supervisors representing different sectors. The Ministry of Labour and Social Development had issued an edict banning outdoor work under scorching summer heat from noon until 4 pm, during the months of July and August. 03 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 big story Can’t pay? Won’t pay! Hundreds of labourers in the construction sector continue to struggle without salaries and access to basic living conditions

The unionists are finding it• difficult to have a proper communication channel with these workers as they don’t belong to any trade unions.

Though Tribune made efforts to• contact the employers of these workers, they could not be reached. We ask all TDT|Manama labourers who Harpreet Kaur have disputes with their large number of expat workers are facing companies to extreme financial situations due to un- come to Labour A paid wages mainly in the construction Court and file a sector, according to sources. petition so that In June, workers of two contracting compa- we can take it up. nies staged separate protests over unpaid salaries. They also marched towards the Labour MR AL DOSARI Court demanding strict action from the part of authorities. Workers say they are often made to work over 15 hours a day. Speaking to Tribune, a labourer employed by a contracting company, said, “We, a group of 120 labourers, working at a construction site in Zallaq, haven’t been paid for almost a year now.” “We worked for over 16 hours a day to com- DID plete various projects on time, but never re - ceived any money for our hard work.” He said there are many in the group who don’t KNOW even have proper visas. “The company kept on telling us that our dues would be paid. But nothing happens. We are stuck in the Kingdom with no food to eat.” The Kingdom has strict The labourer said most often company offi- labour laws but many a cials don’t give proper response to their pleas. time workers fail to report their cases to the ministry out of fear or other reasons. I lost my son a few months back. Neither could I visit my home nor I had the money to pay for Another labourer, an Indian expat said, back his medical bills. home the families of labourers are living in extreme poverty. A WORKER “We would work in extremely tough conditions and at times we only got 15 minutes of lunch break. I lost my son a few months back. Neither could I visit my home nor I had the money to pay for his medical bills,” he lamented. “We are left here with no money and no food.” Though Tribune made efforts to contact the employers of these workers, they could not be reached. Though the trade unions in the Kingdom pledged support to labourers, who work allegedly without being paid in the Kingdom, the unionists are finding it difficult to have a proper communication channel with these workers as they don’t belong to any trade unions. “Only two companies in the construction sector are unionised. How can we address the issues faced by these workers?” General Federa- tion of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) assistant secretary for international relations, Karim Radhi was quoted by Tribune earlier. “There is no proper communication channel between the labourers and the companies. When companies are unionised, both parties can sit together and discuss the problems and try to find a way out of it,” he had said. Speaking to Tribune, Labour Ministry Un- dersecretary Sabah Al Dosari said the ministry is constantly in the process of helping workers who are in need. “We ask all labourers who have disputes with their companies to come to Labour Court and file a petition so that we can take it up. “We are now dealing with a few cases in - volving unpaid wages. The ministry is hopeful that these issues could be solved by taking up the cases with the managements of these A slip showing the working hours of a construction labourer. companies.” SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 04 Comedy ‘booming on social media’ Bahraini comedian Saad Al Ameeri, has 100,000 followers on Instagram alone

TDT|Manama and funny videos. I have noticed Muhannad Mansour that my audience is mainly between the age of 16 and 32. They ith the emergence are mostly Bahrainis, but I have of social media sites, received a positive interaction I am looking Wapplications and from followers from fellow GCC forward to develop networks in the past decade, countries, including Saudi Ara- my acting career. more people around the world bia, Kuwait and the UAE. I also I haven’t studied would explore it as a platform to observed that the most shared it. I was told by broadcast their talents leading and liked videos of mine were many that I have a to the birth of “online celeb - the funny videos and the clips rities”. The phenomenon has touching social issues in a co- natural talent. My spread throughout the differ- median frame. ambition is to act ent cultures and nations of the on a stage or on TV world, including Bahrain, where What were the main chal- one day. Bahraini Saad Al Ameeri, 23, be- lenges you faced? MR AL AMEERI came a prominent comedian on Instagram, YouTube and other The most difficult phase was sites. Tribune interviewed Mr the beginning, as I was sud - What are your future plans? Al Ameeri who spoke about his denly exposed to thousands of My advice is to believe in story and how he became an Mr Al Ameeri viewers after my videos were I look forward to develop my yourself and work hard. As “online celebrity” across the initially shown to family and acting career. I haven’t studied everyone knows, it’s more dif- GCC, with around 100,000 fol- WhatsApp groups. Then, my always guided me on the type friends. I have received some it, I was told by many that I have ficult to excel on social media lowers on Instagram alone. friends and family appreciated of topics and materials before harsh comments and had many a natural talent. My ambition is nowadays unlike a few years my talent and encouraged me to posting online. critics in the beginning. This to act on a stage or on TV one ago. It’s because of the existing When did you start post - go public. A year later, I started didn’t stop me. It actually mo- day. Anyhow, this won’t stop me competition. So I think one will ing your videos on social net- posting different videos online. What is the content you fo- tivated and showed me some from posting on social media only succeed if he/she comes works and what motivated They quickly gained popularity cus on and the audience you mistakes that I would avoid in networks, as it was my begin- with a new and innovative idea. you? and were shared on different target? my later works. Interacting with ning. When I began, many accounts social media apps, including In- my critics and listening to their that have big numbers of fol - I started recording short clips stagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, I usually film posts touching comments have actually gained What’s your advice to young lowers helped me by sharing back in 2012 and was initially Facebook and Twitter. My fam- various topics. I have filmed vid- me more followers. Even harsh people who are planning to my videos. I’ll be glad to do the sharing them only with fami- ily and friends helped me grow eos giving religious advice, dis- comments served me a platform build a career similar to yours same with any upcoming Bah- ly and friends, mainly through more in this field and they’ve cussing wrong social behaviours for growth. on social media? raini talents. Top volunteer ‘Les Clefs d’Or’ Pinning Ceremony work award to also honour foreigners

TDT|Manama Thamer Tayfour

he upcoming Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa TAward for Volunteer Work will see a new catego- ry being introduced, according to its secretary-general Yacoub Buhaza’a. Foreigners including Arab The award will nationals will be considered honour innovation The Chief Executive for the award if they are car- Officer of the and leadership Bahrain Tourism rying out any volunteer work elements in the in the Kingdom, he said. and Exhibitions Mr Buhaza’a said that com- projects. Authority, Shaikh panies, institutions, teams MR BUHAZA’A Khaled bin Humood and individuals are entitled Al Khalifa, attended the ‘Les Clefs d’Or’ to register for the award and Pinning Ceremony the participation is open to all organised by the age groups. will be the criterion for the Bahrain Hotels The application for the award.” Concierge Group award began on July 10 and He also said that the vol - (BHCG) at Four will end on August 15. untary work should have Seasons Hotel “The winning project in been conducted without Bahrain Bay. The the previous versions of the any discrimination includ- ceremony was award won’t be considered ing gender, religious or na - initiated by the this time. Deadline is very im- tionality bias. Founding President portant and no applications “The principles of volun- of BHCG and Chief will be entertained after the teerism should be upheld Concierge of Four deadline. throughout the implementa- Seasons Bahrain “Innovation and leadership tion of the project, which is of Bay Hotel, Khalil Al elements in the project will great importance,” he added. Yaman. be taken into consideration Tribune is the official meas well as its sustainability dia sponsor of the award. Jailed convict blames black magic for drug addiction

TDT|Manama that someone was doing black magic by keeping a special paper in his The 37-year-old man admitted to Ali Tarif The 37-year-old man on him. room. police officers during investigations • The 37-year-old was arrested after To get rid of all these papers, he that he has been a drug addict for over admitted to police officers Bahraini man was sentenced his mother reported the incident to burnt them, which led to a big fire that 20 years. during investigations after he was found guilty of con- police. destroyed the room. He was charged with consuming that he has been a drug A suming drugs and setting his According to court files, the de - Police officers seized several items drugs, and the High Criminal Court addict for over 20 years. room on fire. fendant told his mother that some - used to consume hashish and shabu sentenced him to one year behind bars When asked, he told prosecutors one was doing black magic on him and other illicit narcotic pills. along with BD1,000 fine.

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Leading plastic surgeon Court acquits man mourned accused of arson Terms investigations ‘unserious’ and inadequate to hold the accused guilty Dr Anwar He was tried before the High Criminal recovered is not enough to confirm the The detective said in his Court, which cited inconclusive evidenc- involvement of the accused in the case. • es before acquitting the accused. The man has been charged on the basis TDT|Manama report that the defendant “The incident occurred in 2014 and the The man has of assumptions.” committed the crime along initial investigations could not identify been charged The defendant was charged in con- with unknown men. the culprit. After two years, a detective on the basis of nection with a riot that broke out in Sa- enowned plastic sur- blamed the defendant for committing the assumptions. maheej. geon Dr Anwar Ab- crime based on the report of the Crimi- A police officer said that he saw five dali Alalaiwat passed TDT|Manama THE COURT R Ali Tarif nal Investigation Laboratory,” the court tyres that were set on fire surrounding a away on Thursday. ruling stated. gas cylinder, which didn’t detonate thanks He was admitted to King “However, the detective said in his report curred,” it added. to police officers who put out the fire. Hamad University Hospital 23-year-old Bahraini man accused that he relied on confidential sources in Terming the investigations “unseri- The detective said in his report that a few days ago after suffering in a rioting case has been acquit- his investigations despite the fact that two ous” and inadequate to hold the accused the defendant committed the crime along a stroke. Ated due to lack of evidence. years have passed since the incident oc- guilty, the ruling said, “The fingerprint with unknown men. One of the most prominent doctors in the King- dom, Dr Anwar served Sal- maniya Medical Complex for over two decades. He had also worked at the Kidnappers assault victim after taking to remote area Vienna General Hospital at the Vienna Medical Univer- before attacking him in a remote place, The culprits abandoned the victim at sity in Austria. The accused were later court files revealed. the scene while he was unconscious, and He was among the first arrested• by police, and they According to police records, the alone of his friends found him. doctors to present a paper leged attacker had quarrelled with the Three of them held me, and “I discovered that he had gone missing on ‘Laser technology and confirmed before prosecutors victim and the accused took revenge the other two hurled punches and began searching for him. After a its application in plastic sur- that they assaulted the victim. by kidnapping him with four men to a at me. I tried to resist them, couple of hours, I saw him lying on the gery’. remote area, where they assaulted him ground,” his friend told prosecutors. He had set up his own with planks. but I couldn’t because of their The attackers were later arrested by clinic and was considered TDT|Manama number. Ali Tarif It’s claimed that they abducted him police, and they confirmed before pros- one of the prominent cos- from a cold store in Manama. “Three of VICTIM ecutors that they assaulted the victim. metic surgeons in the King- them held me, and the other two hurled They have been charged with abduc- dom. uite resembling a Hollywood dra- punches at me. I tried to resist them, tion and assault. His immediate survivors ma, a disagreement between two but I couldn’t because of their number. I a mobile phone which they stole from They will appear before the High include his wife and five Qmen led one to kidnap the other had BD800 at the time of the attack and me,” he added. Criminal Court on September 5, 2018. children. 60 tech firms from Bahrain to take part in leading expo

The popular international• ICT expo will be held in Dubai in October; dozens of companies and government entities from Bahrain are expected to take part.

The organiser of the• pavilion Bahrain Technology Companies Society (BTECH) said that up to 60 companies and government entities from Bahrain are expected.

TDT|Manama Mohammed Zafran

ixty Information and Communi- cations Technology (ICT) organi- Ssations including companies and government agencies are expected A recent meeting was held for those firms participating in the Bahrain pavilion to be part of the Bahrain national pavilion at the GITEX Expo to be held BTECH Chairman Ubaydli Ubaydli public and private sectors. This will in Dubai. said that the continuous Bahraini contribute to the development of The popular international ICT expo participation at the event showcases the technology sector, especially will be held in Dubai in October; doz- the vibrancy of the ICT sector in the towards attracting and localising ens of companies and government Kingdom. international expertise in the fields entities from Bahrain are expected to “Through the Bahraini National of cloud computing, large data, etc,” take part. Thousands of people will Pavilion at GITEX, Bahrain’s ICT com- he added. attend the event which will be held at panies have kept abreast of the latest Ahmed Al Hujairy, CEO of WorkS- Dubai World Trade Center from 14th developments in the global technol- mart said, “We are looking forward to to 18th October 2018. ogy sector, engaging in fruitful deals continuing to work with all partners The organiser of the pavilion Bah- and partnerships, and exploring best and exhibitors so that we can enhance rain Technology Companies Society ways for Bahraini companies to de - The continuous Bahraini We believe that GITEX the competitiveness of this sector lo- (BTECH) said that up to 60 companies velop their services and products participation at the is one of the best cally and regionally. We believe that and government entities from Bahrain according to international standards event showcases the platforms to develop GITEX is one of the best platforms to are expected. and regional market needs,” vibrancy of the ICT the technology sector meet annually and discuss the pros- BTECH, in cooperation with WorkS- “GITEX is a platform for the de - sector in the Kingdom. of the kingdom. pects of developing the Bahraini tech- mart, has ensured Bahraini partici - velopment of the ICT sector in the nology sector according to the latest MR UBAYDLI MR AL HUJAIRY pation at GITEX in the past 12 years. presence of stakeholders from the global trends.” 06 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 business

North Korea economy shrinks 3.5pc Kuwait to probe chopper deal AFP| Seoul

orth Korea saw its The $1.19-billion purchase is the latest Airbus military deal that comes under investigation Neconomy contract 3.5 percent last year - its worst Arabian Aerospace| Kuwait showing in two decades - as it was hit by sanctions over uwait Prime Minister, its weapons programmes, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubar- the South’s central bank Kak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, said Friday. has ordered an investigation into It was a sharp reversal the 1 billion euros ($1.19 billion) KNOW WHAT from 3.9 percent growth in order signed by the air force for 2016, according to the Bank 30 H225M Caracal multirole of Korea (BOK). military utility helicopters, 24 of The investigation was The UN Security Council them for the Kuwaiti Air Force last year banned the North’s and six for the Kuwait National launched after the main exports -- coal and Guard. French magazine, other mineral resources, “It has been decided to trans- Marianne, alleged fisheries and textile prod- fer the case of the Caracal hel- that a Lebanese mid- ucts -- to cut off its access to icopter deal to the National dleman, Farid Abdel- hard currency in response Anti-Corruption Commission,” nour, had demanded to Pyongyang’s pursuit of said Kuwait Minister of Cabinet a commission pay- nuclear weapons and bal- Affairs, Anas al-Saleh. The deal listic missiles. will also be probed by the State ment of €60 million Audit Bureau (SAB). ($71 million) from The investigation was Airbus in connection launched after the French mag- with the deal India, US to hold azine, Marianne, alleged that a Lebanese middleman, Farid talks in September Abdelnour, had demanded a commission payment of €60 mil- The deal will also be probed by Kuwait’s State Audit Bureau AFP| New Delhi lion ($71 million) from Airbus in Serious Fraud Office started connection with the deal. the problem. new medium helicopter in 2013, Aerospatiale) and the new air- investigating “irregularities” ndia will host US Sec- The contract for the helicop- The Kuwaiti order for the selecting the H225M Caracal in craft were intended to replace involving the company’s use of Iretary of State Mike ters, plus an associated support Caracal, which is a military June 2015, while rejecting an a fleet of 11 older SA330 Puma middlemen to secure contracts Pompeo and defence chief and services package, was orig- counterpart to the EC225/H225, AgustaWestland proposal based and AS332 Super Puma variants. overseas; the French Parquet James Mattis in Septem- inally signed on August 9 2016, provided a useful boost for the on the AW149 and a Sikorsky Delivery of the first helicop- National Financier opened a ber for high-level talks that during a visit to Kuwait by the type after an emergency airwor- S-70i bid. ters was originally expected in similar investigation in 2017; were postponed twice ear- then French Defence Minister, thiness directive grounded the Kuwait had previously pur- early 2019. and there is also an Austrian lier, the foreign ministry Jean-Yves Le Drian. commercial H225 fleet follow- chased Gazelles, Pumas and The Kuwaiti probe is the latest investigation into allegations said yesterday. The meet- As Foreign Minister, Le Drian ing a fatal accident in Norway. Super Pumas from Airbus Hel- in a series of investigations into of fraud and misrepresentation ing comes amid differences is now in the middle of delicate Kuwait originally issued a re- icopters and its predecessor commercial and military sales connected to the Alpine nation’s between the two countries negotiations aimed at settling quest for proposals (RFP) for a companies (Eurocopter and by Airbus. In 2016, the British Eurofighter purchase. over trade issues and the US threat of sanctions on Delhi if it continues to deal with Iran -- its key energy supplier -- or Russia. Property giant Emaar plans $1.4bn Trump ‘not happy’ with Agencies| Dubai the second quarter were most US Fed interest rates pronounced in International GE profit falls as ubai-based developer City, The Greens, Discovery AFP| Washington But at the same time I’m letting DEmaar is to hoping to raise Gardens and Al Furjan, which them do what they feel is best.” power business $1.4 billion from a sale of assets registered 12-month changes of resident Don - A Fed spokesman declined to struggles to counteract the effects of a more than 6 per cent. Pald Trump criticised the comment on Trump’s remarks property slump in the emirate, In response to the sluggish US central bank in comments but referred a reporter to com- AFP| New York according to reports in the Fi- property market, Emaar’s aired Thursday, saying its ments Powell made this month nancial Times. share price has halved since course of interest rate increas- in public radio interview in eneral Electric re - The company, which is 30 per its September 2014 peak, is es counteracted his efforts at which he said he was “not Gported a drop in sec- cent owned by the government down about 20 per cent over growing the economy. concerned” by any threat to ond-quarter earnings Fri- of Dubai, is looking to sell its Emaar is 30pc owned by Govt the course of 2018. The rare rebuke was likely to central bank’s independence. day amid continued head- portfolio of hotels, clinics and Emaar has responded by stir a backlash, as it broke with Hoping to keep a lid on in- winds in its power gener- schools. Maxwell, in its second quarter seeking ways to cut costs. In the long-established practice flation as the world’s largest ation division, although Mohamed Alabbar, the chair- Dubai Market Report, regis- March, it entered into an $8.2 of the executive branch not economy gathers pace, the Fed other industrial businesses man, has briefed journalists tered quarter-on-quarter de- billion strategic partnership commenting on the Federal has raised its benchmark lend- performed well. that he is close to agreeing a clines of 1.1 per cent in residen- with Abu Dhabi’s biggest prop- Reserve’s decisions out of re- ing rate seven times since 2015 The US industrial giant sale for much of the property. tial sales prices and an average erty developer Aldar, and the spect for its independence. and expects two more rate said profits came in at $615 Dubai’s property market has 2.5 per cent drop in rental val- pair intend to create efficien- “I’m not thrilled,” Trump told hikes this year. Doing so slows million, down 29.7 percent registered a gentle decline in ues. The fall in residential rents cies through jointly build - CNBC in an interview. “Because growth, as it raises the cost of from the year-ago levels. rental income and sale price was 5 per cent year-on-year. ing projects such as Saadiyat we go up and every time you borrowing, but can also pre- Revenues rose 3.5 percent throughout the year. The latest According to the report, an- Grove in Abu Dhabi, and Emaar go up they want to raise rates vent runaway inflation from to $30.1 billion. figures, from agent Cavendish nual rental declines in Dubai in Beachfront in Dubai. again.” “I’m not happy about it. damaging the economy. Hackers steal health records of 1.5 million Singaporeans

AFP| Singapore “Attackers specifically and re- the prime minister’s data has peatedly targeted the personal not shown up anywhere on the ackers have stolen the Attackers particulars and outpatient in- internet.“I don’t know what the Hhealth records of 1.5 million formation of Prime Minister attackers were hoping to find. Singaporeans including Prime specifically and Lee Hsien Loong,” health min- Perhaps they were hunting for Minister Lee Hsien Loong, au- repeatedly targeted ister Gan Kim Yong told a press some dark state secret, or at least thorities said yesterday, with the personal conference.Forensic analysis something to embarrass me,” the leader specifically targeted particulars by Singapore’s Cyber Securi- Lee wrote on Facebook. in the city-state’s biggest ever and outpatient ty Agency “indicates this is a “My medication data is not data breach. information of Prime deliberate, targeted, and well- something I would ordinarily Singapore’s health and infor- planned cyberattack and not tell people about, but there is mation ministries said a govern- Minister Lee Hsien the work of casual hackers or nothing alarming in it.” ment database was broken into Loong criminal gangs,” he added. Of- Hackers used a computer in a “deliberate, targeted and GAN KIM YONG ficials declined to comment on infected with malware to gain well-planned” strike, describing HEALTH MINISTR the identity of the hackers, citing access to the database between the attack as “unprecedented”. Hackers used a computer infected with malware to gain access to database “operational security”, but said June 27 and July 4. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 07

US asks WTO on EU sanction amount Geneva | Switzerland Oil up as drillers cut rigs he United States has Tasked the WTO to de- termine the amount it can Drillers cut 5 oil rigs impose in sanctions against • the European Union for fail- for a total of 858 rigs in ing to comply with a ruling the week to July 20 to remove subsidies for air- KNOW WHAT craft maker Airbus, a World Trade Organization official Reuters | New York said Friday. The United States sub- il prices edged up yester- Brent is a major mitted last week its request day as a weakening dol- trading classification that a WTO arbitrator begin Olar and lower expected of sweet light crude determining the amount, August oil exports from Sau - oil. This grade is the official said, but a de- di Arabia supported the mar- described as light be- cision is not expected this ket, offsetting concerns about cause of its relatively year given the complexity US-China trade tensions and of the case. supply increases. low density, and In May, the the appellate Despite the day’s advance, sweet because of its division of the WTO’s Dis- prices remained on course for low sulphur content pute Settlement Body ruled a third consecutive weekly the EU had failed to remove decline as gains in supply had illegal Airbus subsidies, dragged on prices during the magnitude will be severe and handing a major victory to week. will likely have a strong nega- the United States and its na- Brent crude was up 34 cents at tive impact on markets,” said tional aviation giant Boeing $72.92 a barrel by 1:23 p.m. EDT Olaf van den Heuvel, chief in- in a multi-faceted dispute (1723 GMT). Brent was on track vestment officer at Aegon Asset that has raged for 14 years. to fall 3.2 percent in the week. Management. The expiring US West Tex- The People’s Bank of China on as Intermediate (WTI) crude Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea at a sea depth of 250 meters. Its is around 150 km north of Kristiansund and Friday reduced its midpoint for for August delivery was up 79 the fields operator is A/S Norske Shell the yuan for the seventh straight Swiss, German cents at $70.25 a barrel, while trading day to the lowest in a the more liquid September contract rose 10 cents to $68.34 a eral Reserve’s policy moves, has weigh on the market, providing year. drugmakers join US barrel. US crude is set to end the helped relieve some pressure a ceiling for any gains, traders The yuan then retreated to a price freeze week down 1 percent. on oil prices, said Phil Flynn, said. Trump said in a CNBC inter- near 13-month low, although it US drillers this week cut oil analyst at Price Futures Group view he was ready to slap tariffs rebounded later. Reuters | Zurich rigs by the most since March, in Chicago. on all $500 billion of imported Signs of Russia and Saudi Ara- with the rate of growth slowing “The dollar was a one-way goods from China. bia increasing oil production, as uropean drugmak- over the past month with recent ticket for the last couple of Lower oil demand in the Unit- well as last week’s surprise build Eers Roche , Bayer and declines in crude prices. weeks and basically reversed ed States and China caused by in US crude stocks, have also Merck KGaA became the Drillers cut 5 oil rigs for a total directions, giving us some strong an economic slowdown due to weighed on prices, said Tariq latest companies to freeze $72.92 of 858 rigs in the week to July support,” Flynn said. the trade spat between the two Zahir, analyst at Tyche Capital prices in the United States a barrel was the price of 20, according to a weekly report Prices also received a boost countries would likely weigh Advisors. for the rest of 2018 follow- Brent crude by 1723 GMT from Baker Hughes. after OPEC’s largest oil produc- heavily on markets, some ana- “You’re having supply come ing criticism by President A weakening US dollar, fol- er, Saudi Arabia, said it would lysts said. back on to the markets, so it’s Donald Trump over the cost lowing US President Donald temper its exports next month. “The impact on world eco - not surprising to see a little bit of medicine. Trump’s criticism of the Fed- Trade tensions continued to nomic growth of a levy of this of weakness,” Zahir said. Roche did boost U.S. prices for nine key drugs by an average of 3 percent on July 1, but said it would hold off additional increases as discussions with the Trump Space, not Brexit, is final frontier for Scotland administration continue over a longer-term solution ferent than it was before Brexit,” ipate in Galileo Copernicus, but to containing healthcare AFP | Farnborough, UK Graham Turnock, head of the UK it takes two sides to want to have costs. Space Agency, told AFP on the that discussion.” The European announce- ever mind Brexit: For a re- sidelines of Farnborough. Britain wants continued par- ments on Friday follow sim- Nmote peninsula in the Scot- “We are actually looking to ticipation in the EU’s Galileo ilar moves from Novartis , tish highlands, the buzz is all the opportunities for trade deals satellite navigation system -- but Pfizer and U.S. drugmaker about hi-tech rocket launchers with the rest of the world after Brussels rejects the idea. Merck . firing satellites into space. Brexit so we are very positive UK Transport Secretary Chris Some analysts doubted In just three years’ time, rock- about that. Grayling meanwhile appeared such freezes would have ets will send satellites into orbit “We are still aiming to achieve at Farnborough to champion the much overall impact, how- from the rugged stretch of coast- 10 percent of the world space space investment. ever, since the companies’ line, under British government market by 2030. We are very “After pioneering the devel- pledges may take them out plans unveiled this week. A model of the Aston Martin Vision Volante Concept aircraft is displayed at the confident that we can do that.” opment of those small satellites of Trump’s immediate fir- The sleepy county of Caith- Farnborough Airshow, He also sought to dispel con- over many years, adding our ing line while still leaving ness and Sutherland has been cerns that Britain’s departure own space ports means we can leeway to resume increases selected as the site of the coun- from the European Union in now move to offering customers in 2019. try’s first ever space port, Britain selected as a spaceport for ver- Space is one of Britain’s fastest 2019 would hurt the industry. a one stop shop in the United announced at the Farnborough tical launch,” said Kirk, adding growing sectors and generates “Obviously we are talking to Kingdom,” Grayling told dele- Airshow, a showpiece event for that the site would also create more than £13 billion of income the EU about our future partici- gates. the global aerospace sector. tourism opportunities. per year. pation in the space programmes. “A full package of services -- Turkey in talks on The UK Space Agency award- “The local economy will “Our ambition to grow the “We have said that we’d very from design to build, right up ed a £2.5-million ($3.3-million, benefit.” The space port would space sector is in no way any dif- much like to continue to partic- to launch.” US sanction impact 2.8-million-euro) grant towards employ about 40 staff within the construction of a vertical three years of operation, but the Ankara | Turkey space port facility in Sutherland, supply chain around that would which will become operational support nearer 400 jobs. urkey yesterday hosted in 2021. Satellite uses include naviga- Tan American delegation The announcement has boost- tion, weather forecasting, tele- for talks to address concerns ed hopes for an industry wor- communications and financial about the potential negative ried about the effects of Britain transactions, while they are also impact on its economy of leaving the European Union and vital for defence and energy sec- the looming reimposition raised spirits in pro-EU Scot- tors. of US sanctions against Iran. land, which was outvoted in the The Sutherland facility will US President Donald 2016 referendum. cost an estimated £17.3 million Trump decided in May “It is rocket science,” Roy to build, including some £10 mil- to abandon the 2015 deal Kirk, area manager for Caith- lion from HIE. agreed with other world ness and Sutherland at High- The port will be well posi - powers on Iran’s nuclear lands and Islands Enterprise tioned geographically to launch programme and reimpose (HIE), a development agency satellite rockets over the North nuclear-related sanctions. for Scotland’s devolved govern- Pole. The sanctions have alarmed ment, said in an interview with Turkey which imports Ira- AFP at Farnborough. ‘No different than before nian crude. “Our relevant The launchers, made by estab- Brexit’ authorities are carrying out lished player Lockheed Martin Prime Minister Theresa May’s necessary work for Turkey and startup business Orbex, will government is seeking to devel- not to be negatively impact- stand 17 metres (56 feet) tall and op the UK space industry after ed by the upcoming sanc- will fire rockets that take just its role in European space pro- tions,” the Turkish foreign eight minutes to get into orbit. jects was called into question Visitors rest in deckchairs near an Airbus A380 passenger aircraft, operated by HiFly, at the Farnborough Airshow, south ministry said in a statement. “We are delighted we have been by Brexit. west of London, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 08

Japan lifts ban on Canadian wheat imports Trump threatens tariffs on AFP| Tokyo

apan on Friday lifted a Jban on Canadian wheat imports more than a month $505 bn Chinese imports after it halted shipments following the discovery of China accused the United unauthorised genetically The United States States of starting the “largest modified (GM) plants there. • trade war in economic history.” On June 15, Tokyo banned early this month A second tranche of $16 bil- I’m ready to go sales and imports of Canadi- imposed 25pc tariffs lion in products is under review 500. I’m not an wheat after Ottawa said on $34 billion Chinese and could soon be added to the doing this for unauthorised GM wheat mechanical and US measures. plants were found. In the full interview released politics, I’m “We have decided to lift technological products Friday Trump reiterated his doing this to the ban as we found no such claim that the United States is do the right wheat circulated domesti- AFP| Washington “being taken advantage of” on thing for our cally,” said an official of the issues including trade policy. country agricultural ministry. S President Donald “I don’t want them to be DONALD TRUMP “We will also resume bid Trump said in an inter- scared. I want them to do well,” tenders next week on condi- Uview released yesterday the US president said of China. tion that all imports should he is willing to hit all Chinese “I really like President Xi a lot. be inspected to check there goods imported to the United But it was very unfair.” is no GM wheat mixed in,” States with tariffs if necessary. The US-China spat is the larg- he told AFP. Canada is Ja- “I’m ready to go 500,” the est and broadest of several trade released on Thursday Trump pan’s second largest wheat Republican leader told the US fights picked by Trump. had broken with the long-estab- exporter after the US, ac- network CNBC, referring to the The growing share of inter- lished executive branch practice counting for about a third $505.5 billion in Chinese im- US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with members of his national trade under threat has of not commenting on the Fed- of its total imports. ports accepted into the United Cabinet in Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington.- AP (File Photo) raised the prospect the escalat- eral Reserve’s decisions out of The Canadian Food In- States in 2017. ing trade war could harm the respect for its independence. spection Agency said a GM “I’m not doing this for politics, global economy by disrupting “I’m not thrilled,” Trump told wheat plot was discovered I’m doing this to do the right After weeks of apparent - Chinese mechanical and tech- companies supply chains, push- the network in an interview ex- last summer by a farmer in thing for our country,” Trump ly fruitless negotiations, the nological products -- sparking ing firms to hold off on invest- cerpt aired Thursday. “Because Alberta who was surprised said. United States early this month an immediate response from ments and making goods more we go up and every time you to see wheat resist after a “We’ve been ripped off by Chi- imposed 25 percent tariffs on Beijing, which said it would hit expensive for consumers. go up they want to raise rates Roundup spray.Canadian na for a long time,” he added. approximately $34 billion of back dollar for dollar. In excerpts of the interview again.” authorities determined the herbicide-tolerant wheat was a banned Monsanto GM wheat line. Stock bubble force S. Korea to issue warning Netherlands, AFP| Seoul Turkey resume full umours of a treasure trove diplomatic ties Ron a Russian ship that sank off South Korea a century ago AFP| The Hague have sent a company’s shares on KNOW WHAT a rollercoaster ride, triggering a he Netherlands and warning Friday from financial TTurkey said Friday they regulators. were resuming full diplo- Start-up business Shinil A start-up firm an- matic ties for the first time Group announced earlier this nounced last week since Dutch officials barred week that it had found an impe- it found a Russian two Turkish ministers from rial Russian navy vessel off Ul- navy vessel in the attending an election rally leung island in the Sea of Japan, Sea of Japan, say- in 2017. In a joint statement, saying it was believed to contain ing it was believed the two countries said their gold bullion and coins worth 150 foreign ministers met on trillion won ($130 billion). to contain gold The warship is believed to have been carrying about US$130 billion in gold. - (Photo: Shinil Group) the sidelines of last week’s But critics noted that in bullion and coins NATO summit in Brussels 2003 another firm had already worth 150 trillion and “agreed to normalise sparked an investor bubble by won ($130 billion) share, skyrocketed, only to fall vice said in a statement. Co., which claimed the discov- the diplomatic relations be- announcing the discovery of the by 20 percent on Thursday and “Spreading false informations ery of the “treasure ship”, went tween the Netherlands and Russian Imperial Navy cruis- another 30 percent on Friday. or groundless rumours about belly-up. The warning came Turkey. er Dmitrii Donskoi, which was ship it was sending into battle, “Concerning the treasure ship the ‘treasure ship’ salvage can with Shinil Group reportedly “To that extend the min- scuttled by her crew in a 1905 and doubly so as it had a land salvage project, investors’ dis- be subject to a criminal punish- selling virtual coins to inves- isters agreed to reinstate naval battle against Japan. route to its destination Vlad- cretion is recommended as there ment,” it added. It noted that tors, promising huge returns ambassadors in Ankara and Others pointed out that Russia ivostok anyway.Stocks of Jeil are risks of them suffering great investors already suffered great after salvaging the ship, which it The Hague shortly,” the would have had no reason to Steel, in which Shinil Group’s losses if they rely on rumours,” losses in 2003 when the bubble said was at a depth of more than statement said. The Hague load a vast treasure trove on a founder has acquired a large the Financial Supervisory Ser- burst and Donga Construction 1,400 feet (426 metres). withdrew its ambassador to Ankara in February as relations plunged to new lows in a festering dispute that began when the Netherlands expelled Turkey’s Family Japan passes controversial bill to allow casinos Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kayar in March 2017. AFP| Tokyo more powerful lower house ap- were in favour, with 16 percent The country also barred proved the same bill in June. unsure. another minister’s plane apan yesterday enacted a “Japanese IRs are not only Bolstered by public opinion on from landing as both Turk- Jcontroversial law to allow ca- about casinos,” top government the issue, the opposition fought ish politicians sought to sinos that the government says spokesman Yoshihide Suga told hard with administrative meas- attend a Rotterdam rally will boost tourism and growth reporters Friday, ahead of the ures to delay a vote on the leg- of Dutch-Turkish citizens but was bitterly opposed by the vote. islation. They also criticised the in favour of Turkey’s April opposition. “It is an integrated resort facil- government for prioritising the 2017 referendum, in which In a last-ditch attempt to de- ity that will help increase tour- bill over measures to address a President Recep Tayyip Er- lay the vote on the bill in the ism across Japan,” Suga said, massive floods and landslides dogan narrowly won sweep- upper house, opposition law- adding that the law would help that hit western Japan earlier ing new powers. Erdogan at makers called a confidence vote Japan “become a major tourism this month killing more than the time accused the Dutch on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s nation,” and boost the economy 200 people. of behaving like “fascists” in cabinet, despite the premier be- as a whole. “There are countless reasons their treatment of the Turk- ing guaranteed an easy win by that the Abe administration de- ish ministers -- comments his large parliamentary majority. ‘Holy Grail’ of gaming serves a no-confidence (resolu- which triggered anger in Japan’s government has long Japan hopes casinos will bolster the stagnant economy Japan was long the only devel- tion),” said Yukio Edano, leader the Netherlands, occupied touted the drive for mega “in- oped nation banning casinos but of the main opposition. by Nazi Germany in World tegrated resorts” (IRs) that will passed legislation in 2016 paving The casino bill is “not some- War II.The Netherlands is include casinos, entertainment ing, like other regional gambling tivists concerned about Japan’s the way to legalise the industry. thing that we have to make a home to some 400,000 peo- venues, restaurants, hotel and destinations in Singapore and already well-documented prob- Public opinion is heavily hasty decision on” as Japan still ple of Turkish origin, and conference halls, on the Las Ve- Macau, and provide a shot in lem with gambling addiction. against the legislation, with 62 faces disaster relief measures in the two countries have had gas model. the arm for a stagnant economy. The law enacted Friday al - percent of voters saying in a western Japan, Edano said in the diplomatic relations for four It argues the casinos will bring But legislation has been con- lows the construction of three survey earlier this month that lower house after submitting the centuries. in tourist and business spend- troversial, including among ac- IR facilities, and comes after the they opposed it. Just 22 percent no-confidence resolution. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 09

Dubai Duty Free sales hit $1bn in first half Dollar weakens on Trump The National| Dubai

irport retailer Dubai ADuty Free reported a 10 per cent rise in sales to Dh3.67bn ($1bn) in the first criticism; stocks tepid half of 2018, helped by new developments at Dubai In- Reuters| New York conglomerate cut a key financial ternational Airport (DXB) target. and Al Maktoum Interna- he US dollar weakened In the latest trade salvo, tional. yesterday against key Trump said he was ready to im- This year “has been a fan- Tworld currencies as pose tariffs on all $500 billion tastic year for Dubai Duty President Donald Trump com- of imported goods from China. Free so far,” said Colm plained again about its strength, MSCI’s gauge of stocks across McLoughlin, executive while US and European stock the globe gained 0.45 percent, vice-chairman and chief markets were tepid amid fresh helped by Asian markets . executive, in a statement tariff talk and another round of The pan-European FTSEuro- on Thursday. “We have con- corporate earnings. first 300 index lost 0.13 percent, tinuously grown our busi- US government bond yields amid rising trade tensions. ness and are happy to see rose as Trump repeated his crit- European auto shares, sen- a double-digit increase for icism a day earlier of the Fed- sitive to trade tensions as U.S. the first half.” eral Reserve’s policy on raising officials work towards slapping With new retail areas op- interest rates, saying it takes tariffs on car imports, fell 2.1 erational, and other ongoing away from the United States’ percent. retail developments coming “big competitive edge.” He also Benchmark 10-year U.S. notes on-stream at both airports, lamented the strength of the last fell 12/32 in price to yield DDF is set to reach the $2bn dollar and accused the European 2.8894 percent, from 2.847 per- mark at the end of this year, Union and China of manipulat- cent late on Thursday. he added. The results build ing their currencies. Benchmark Brent crude sta- on 5.6 per cent year-on-year The dollar was on pace for its Bundles of banknotes of US Dollar are pictured at a currency exchange shop in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. - REUTERS/File Photo bilized as a weakening dollar growth in sales in 2017 to biggest single-session drop in and lower expected August oil Dh7.05bn on the back of a three weeks against a basket of ick, vice president of trading and Jones Industrial Average rose cally tends to lift equities and I exports from Saudi Arabia sup- resurgence in tourism num- major currencies, stalling a rally derivatives for Charles Schwab 41.81 points, or 0.17 percent, to think that is partly why we have ported the market, overtaking bers, DDF reported in Jan- that had driven the greenback to in Austin, Texas. 25,106.31, the S&P 500 gained seen a little bit of a turnaround concerns about U.S.-China trade uary. The figure reversed a year high. The dollar index, tracking it 4.14 points, or 0.15 percent, to today,” Frederick said. tensions and supply increases. a two-year sales decline “The dollar is an important against six major currencies, fell 2,808.63 and the Nasdaq Com- Microsoft shares rose, boost- U.S. crude rose 0.81 percent to when the strong US dollar issue today especially because 0.59 percent, with the euro up posite added 31.92 points, or 0.41 ing indexes after a strong earn- $70.02 per barrel and Brent was had held back growth, the we have been on a rise for quite 0.57 percent to $1.1707. percent, to 7,857.21. ings report, while General last at $73.15, up 0.79 percent on retailer said at the time. a long time,” said Randy Freder- On Wall Street, the Dow “The dollar going down typi- Electric shares sank after the the day. Artificial intelligence, cloud lift China, EU accused of currency fixing Microsoft revenue, profits AFP| Washington said China, the European Un- ion and others had been “ma- resident Donald Trump nipulating their currencies and The US tech giant’s Pyesterday launched a fresh interest rates lower” while the • attack on American trading dollar gained in strength, erod- revenue rose 17pc to $30 partners, saying the EU and ing “our big competitive edge.” billion this quarter as China were manipulating their He said the Fed’s course of compared to last year currencies as he took another tightening monetary policy KNOW WHAT swipe at the US central bank. “now hurts all that we have AFP| San Francisco The remarks on Twitter ear- done.” ly in the day followed a CNBC Fed has raised the bench- interview in which Trump mark lending rates twice this icrosoft has said its rev- Microsoft saw rev- said he was willing to hit all year, after three increases in Menue and profit climbed enue gains across Chinese imports to the United 2017, and two more rate hikes in the recently ended quarter, States with tariffs. are expected this year as the getting results from its bets on its full range of The harsh comments took central bank removes stimulus cloud computing services and businesses including fresh aim at pillars of the inter- from the economy to keep a lid artificial intelligence. business services, national economic system and on inflation. The US tech giant reported its gaming and internet compounded Trump’s break The chance inflation might net income increased 10 percent The US tech giant’s net income increased 10 percent to $8.8 billion this quarter search ads with long-established norms accelerate has increased af- to $8.8 billion on revenue that by again openly rebuking the ter the massive tax cut Trump was up 17 percent to $30.1 bil- Federal Reserve. championed, which has raised lion when compared with the Office and LinkedIn, the recent- quarter for Microsoft. “We had large and growing markets with They also signaled an undi- the US debt and budget deficit. same period last year. ly acquired professional social an incredible year,” chief execu- differentiated innovation.” minished appetite for battle “The US should be allowed Microsoft Corp saw reve - network. tive Satya Nadella said in a press Microsoft executives told an- on multiple fronts after a week to recapture what was lost due nue gains across its full range Shares were up more than release. alysts they expected another dominated by coverage of the to illegal currency manipu- of businesses including busi- three percent to $107.80 in af- “Our early investments in the year of growth, with demand fallout from his dealings with lation and BAD Trade Deals,” ness services, gaming, internet ter-hours trading following intelligent cloud and intelligent for computing on the rise and Russian President Vladimir Trump said on Twitter. “Debt search ads, its consumer soft- the release of earnings for the edge are paying off, and we will the technology giant well-posi- Putin. coming due & we are raising ware including Windows and quarter ending the fiscal year continue to expand our reach in tioned in that market. In a pair of tweets, Trump rates - Really?” S. Korea’s ex-president Park given eight more years in prison

current term. Park, the South’s billion won ($2.9 million) from ing “un-cooperative” through- The Seoul Central first female president, was im- the spy agency, and two years out the court hearing and ques- • peached last year after huge for the electoral offence. The tioning by prosecutors. District Court gave Park street protests over a sprawling penalties apply consecutively, Park allegedly squandered the six years for taking 3.3 scandal, and was jailed for 24 meaning the 66-year-old now taxpayer money on maintain- billion won ($2.9 million) years for corruption and abuse of faces a total of 32 years in prison. ing her private house, financ- from a spy agency power in April. Friday’s penalty “The accused received some ing a boutique where her secret -- issued in her absence after three billion won over three confidante Choi Soon-sil -- the she refused to attend the Seoul years from the three NIS chiefs. central figure in the corruption AFP| Seoul Central District Court -- came Through this crime, the accused scandal -- had Park’s clothes after a separate trial for pock- incurred a considerable amount made and other private purpos- isgraced former South Kore- eting money from the National of loss to the state treasury,” said es, including massage treatment. Dan president Park Geun-hye Intelligence Service (NIS) and senior judge Seong Chang-ho. Choi was found to have taken was convicted of charges includ- improperly intervening in 2016 Three former NIS chiefs testi- advantage of her “long private ing illegally receiving funds in the selection of her ruling par- fied they had funnelled the funds ties” with Park to extort bribes from the country’s spy agency ty’s parliamentary candidates. to Park on her orders, the court worth millions of dollars from on Friday and given eight more The Seoul Central District Court said. The judge rebuked Park, businesses including Samsung years in prison, on top of her gave Park six years for taking 3.3 Park Geun-hye arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea . - Reuters (File photo) who denied the charges, for be- and Lotte. 10 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 11 society

Rotary Club of Sulmaniya held a regular lunch meeting at the Golden Tulip Hotel on Wednesday. Guest speaker was Kai Miethig who spoke on the topic ‘Enhancing lifestyle and quality of living in Bahrain by managing our waste’.

The community service teams, led by Ellie Dawson (Primary School), and Anne Looker (Senior School), 47,200 raised over Bahraini dinars BD47,200 for were raised by charities across the community the world this The Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) organised an awareness lecture on Sustainable Development Goals as part of service teams at St academic year. The its commitment to protect the environment. The lecture aimed at training students who are interns at the company’s Academy Christopher’s School. school thanked all The Public Security Sports Association held a series of fitness and health awareness lectures for personnel from different directorates of the Interior Ministry. of Leadership and Learning. The academy has developed a comprehensive programme for these trainees, which includes those who have Captain Abdullah Al Zubae from the Physical Fitness Division highlighted that the lectures aimed to enhance the skills of staff and the importance of fitness to educational lectures and workshops aimed at providing trainees with leadership skills and generating awareness on United been supporting prevent various diseases. Nations Sustainable Development Goals. the initiative.

The ICAB Toastmasters Club has elected the new executive committee for the year 2018-19. The members are Raghu Iyer, President (centre), The Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Acting President Dileesh Kumar V S, General Secretary M P Raghu, other executive committee members and community leaders met Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs ‘Samskrithi’ President Suresh Babu and Secretary Praveen Nair presented a memento to India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who was Panchanathiswaran, VP Education, Venkata Raman Rao, VP Membership, Maheshkumar Narayan, VP Public relations, Kunjan Choksi, Secretary, Minister of India, on the sidelines of the new Indian Embassy Complex inaugural ceremony in Seef. on an official visit to the Kingdom. M Venkatraman K, Treasurer and Clifford D’Souza, Sergeant At Arms. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 11 society

The community service teams, led by Ellie Dawson (Primary School), and Anne Looker (Senior School), 47,200 raised over Bahraini dinars BD47,200 for were raised by charities across the community the world this The Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) organised an awareness lecture on Sustainable Development Goals as part of service teams at St academic year. The its commitment to protect the environment. The lecture aimed at training students who are interns at the company’s Academy Christopher’s School. school thanked all of Leadership and Learning. The academy has developed a comprehensive programme for these trainees, which includes those who have educational lectures and workshops aimed at providing trainees with leadership skills and generating awareness on United been supporting Nations Sustainable Development Goals. the initiative.

The ICAB Toastmasters Club has elected the new executive committee for the year 2018-19. The members are Raghu Iyer, President (centre), ‘Samskrithi’ President Suresh Babu and Secretary Praveen Nair presented a memento to India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who was Panchanathiswaran, VP Education, Venkata Raman Rao, VP Membership, Maheshkumar Narayan, VP Public relations, Kunjan Choksi, Secretary, on an official visit to the Kingdom. M Venkatraman K, Treasurer and Clifford D’Souza, Sergeant At Arms. 12 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 world

17 dead as boat sinks in Missouri lake Washington, United States

tourist boat capsized Knife attack on bus Aand sank Thursday during a fierce storm on a lake in Missouri, killing at Attacker arrested, several injured, no one was killed least 17 people, the local sheriff said. The incident on Table The attacker Rock Lake which happened • as thunderstorms rumbled is an Iranian man through the US Midwest in his mid-30s KNOW WHAT left another seven people hospitalized while at least Germany has five were still missing, Stone been• on high alert County Sheriff Doug Rader Germany remains a told journalists, saying some target for jihadist of the dead were children. • Security services groups, in particu- The local branch of the estimate there are lar because of its Cox Medical Center said around 11,000 Islamic involvement in the two people were in critical radicals in Germany coalition fighting IS condition, while the sheriff in Iraq and Syria, and added several people had Policemen stand near a public service bus in Kuecknitz near Luebeck northern Germany made it to shore. AFP | Berlin, Germany its deployment in Af- ghanistan since 2001 everal people were in - close to the city of Luebeck, “The passengers jumped out injured had only just given up jured yesterday in an attack when a man pulled a weapon of the bus and were screaming. his seat to an elderly woman, Pakistan troops Sby a man wielding a knife on passengers, local media Lue- It was terrible. Then the injured “when the perpetrator stabbed Confirming that a man went on a bus in northern Germany, becker Nachrichten reported, were brought out. The perpe- him in the chest.” at fellow passengers on the kill IS-linked blast officials said yesterday, although quoting an unnamed witness. trator had a kitchen knife,” a A police car which happened bus with a knife, Luebeck chief mastermind his motive remained unclear. The bus driver immediately witness who lives close to the to be close by arrived at the prosecutor Ursula Hingst added: The packed bus was heading stopped the vehicle, allowing scene, Lothar H., told the daily. scene quickly, allowing officers “We will not release information Quetta, Pakistan in the direction of Travemuende, passengers to escape, the daily An unnamed female passen- to detain the assailant, added on the identity of the man nor a popular beach destination said on its website. ger on the bus said one of those the report. the motive of the act.” akistani security forc- Pes on Friday killed the mastermind of the country’s worst ever suicide bombing in an early morning shoot- out in the southwest prov- Can’t interrogate US citizens, says Trump ince of Balochistan, officials said. The operation was car- AFP | Washington, United States ican citizens, the White House Putin had offered a quid-pro- ried out on a intelligence tip said Thursday. ‘Good for all’: Merkel quo of permitting US justice of- off about the presence of an resident Donald Trump “It is a proposal that was made Berlin, Germany ficials to go to Russia to question Islamic State (IS) operative Phas rejected a proposal by in sincerity by President Putin, eetings between the US 12 intelligence officers indict- identified as Hidayat Ullah Vladimir Putin to allow Russian but President Trump disagrees Mand Russian presidents ed for hacking Democrat- in a house in Darenjo village officials to interrogate a former with it,” said Press Secretary should become the “normali- ic Party computers, in of Qalat district in the res- US ambassador and other Amer- Sarah Sanders. ty”, German Chancellor Ange- exchange for Russia tive province. la Merkel said Friday, adding being allowed to ques- “The Frontier Corps (FC) that it is “good for all” that tion former US envoy raided the house and killed Donald Trump and Vladimir to Russia Michael McFaul and Hidayat Ullah after a strong ‘I don’t know’ what they said’ Putin plan new talks. others. resistance from him,” Qaisar Washington pened in that meeting,” Di - “That talks are held is basi- “Hopefully President Pu- Khan, a senior administra- rector of National Intelligence cally good for all, in particular tin will have the 12 identified tion official in Qalat, said. he top US intelligence of- Dan Coats said. between these two countries,” Russians come to the United Tficial said Thursday that, “I think as time goes by, and Merkel said at her regular States to prove their inno - three days after President Don- the president has already men- summer press conference. cence or guilt,” said Sanders. ald Trump met privately with tioned some things that hap- Trump is planning to host McFaul expressed outrage on UN warns of war Russian leader Vladimir Putin pened in that meeting, I think Putin for talks in Washington Wednesday when Sanders said for more than two hours, he we will learn more.” later this year, after a first bi- Trump was “going to meet with as deadly Israeli does not know what the two Coats oversees and coordi- lateral meeting in Helsinki on his team” to consider Putin’s strikes pound Gaza men discussed or agreed. nates the CIA, NSA and other Monday. proposal -- which the US leader “I don’t know what hap - US espionage bodies. had initially described as an “in- Kunduz, Afghanistan credible offer.”

sraeli forces unleashed Ia wave of strikes across the Gaza Strip after saying troops came under fire, killing three Hamas members Kenyan beauty queen sentenced to death for murder as a fresh escalation height- ened fears of wider conflict. Kamande’s lawyer Joyner Okonjo said she would appeal the sentence Fireballs exploded into the sky over the Palestinian AFP | Nairobi, Kenya de of “manipulative” behaviour enclave as the UN urged all that included accessing the vic- sides to step “back from the Kenyan court has sentenced tim’s mobile phone as well as brink” of war after months Aa 24-year-old beauty queen showing no remorse for the vi- of tensions. A fourth Pal- to death for murdering her boy- cious attack which left “blood all estinian was also shot dead friend by stabbing him 25 times, over” the crime scene. KNOW WHAT during protests along the drawing criticism from rights “I think passing any other sen- frontier with Israel, Gaza’s groups who called the punish- tence than the one prescribed health ministry said. ment “inhumane”. (death) would turn the accused United Nations Special Ruth Kamande, who won a into a hero,” said Lesiit. Coordinator for the Middle prison beauty pageant while Kenya has an The victim’s family insisted East Peace Process Nickolay awaiting trial, slashed her part- effective ban the sentence matched the crime. Mladenov said “everyone ner Farid Mohammed, 24, to on carrying out “We’re glad that this day came in Gaza needs to step back death in 2015 and was convicted death sentences and his grandparents, his sis- from the brink. Not next in May. and no death ter were actually in court today week. Not tomorrow. Right “I want young people to know This picture taken on August 30, 2016 shows Ruth Kamande after having been when this verdict was given,” crowned ‘Miss Lang’ata Women Prison’ in Nairobi as she awaited trial for killing NOW!” “Those who want to that it is not cool to kill your boy- row prisoner has the victim’s tearful aunt Emmah her boyfriend in 2015 provoke Palestinians and friend or girlfriend even where been executed Wanjiku told reporters after the Israelis into another war you feel disappointed or frus- since 1987. sentencing. must not succeed,” he wrote trated -- don’t do it,” said High sentence on Thursday. away and thereafter to forgive.” “He had just started his job on Twitter. Court judge Jessie Lesiit passing “Instead, it is cool to walk The judge accused Kaman- when his life was cut short.” SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 13

US proposes roll back of endangered French President under fire species protections Washington ister Gerard Collomb’s job is on Security the line if he knew about the he US administration • incident but kept quiet about it. Tof President Donald aide detained in A source close to the inquiry Trump on Thursday pro- assault inquiry said Friday that Macron’s cab- posed sweeping changes to inet chief, Patrick Strzoda, had the 45-year-old Endangered Videos emerged been questioned by investigators Species Act which would showing• him strike on Thursday. roll back protections for “The very core of the state has threatened animals, spark- a young man during been tainted. Our work must ing alarm by environmen- a demonstration stop immediately and the prime talists. minister must come and explain The 1973 federal law is Scandal erupted this this,” said Christian Jacob of the considered the gold stand- week• when a French rightwing Republicains party. ard for global environmen- The scandal erupted this week tal protection, and is cred- daily published the video when French daily Le Monde ited with saving dozens of published a video taken by key species from extinction, AFP | Paris, France smartphone showing Benalla, including bald eagles, man- French President Emmanuel Macron wearing a police helmet, man- atees, humpback whales rench President Emma- handling and striking a protester and American alligators. nuel Macron, trying to during a May 1 demonstration. One proposed change, an- Fcurb what has become said that three police officers, In a second video published nounced by the Interior and the most damaging scandal of including two high-ranking of- by the newspaper late Thursday, Commerce Departments, his presidency, yesterday fired a ficials, have been suspended on Benalla -- who has never been a would remove a sentence top security aide who has been suspicion of providing the foot- policeman -- is also seen violent- that aims to separate eco- taken into custody after videos age to Benalla. ly wrestling a young woman to nomic impacts from de - emerged showing him strike a He is facing charges of vio - the ground. cisions about animal pro- young man during a demonstra- lence by a public official, imper- It was not clear who informed tection. Other provisions tion in Paris in May. sonating a police officer and the Benalla’s superiors of the in - would vary protections for The Elysee Palace said that illegal use of police insignia, and cident, but a few days later he animals on a case-by-case Alexandre Benalla would be dis- complicity in unauthorised use was suspended without pay for basis. Meanwhile, anoth- missed after “new elements” of surveillance footage, the Paris two weeks and transferred to er suggested change would emerged in the case, namely that prosecutor’s office said. an administrative role instead remove a clause that auto- he is suspected of unlawfully re- Macron and his government of organising security for Ma- matically conveys the same ceiving police surveillance foot- are facing fierce criticism over cron’s trips. protections to threatened age in a bid to clear his name. a man identified as Elysee Chief Security Officer Alexandre Benalla wearing a the affair, with some opposition But the incident was not re- species as endangered spe- A source close to the inquiry police visor as he drags away a demonstrator during May 1 protests in Paris. lawmakers saying Interior Min- ported to prosecutors. cies.

Russia raids space WhatsApp limits forwarding Italy, Libya reject EU’s research centre in Facebook will remove the “quick forward button” next migrant policy ‘treason probe’ Brussels, Belgium ports. Moscow, Russia to media messages, making sending on messages more “Italy does not want to be cumbersome he European Union’s mi- the only country where mi - ussia’s FSB security ser- Tgrant strategy suffered a grants saved at sea by its own Rvices yesterday raided a New Delhi, India major new setback yesterday naval units disembark,” For- top space research centre in responsibility and accounta- evaluate -– will help keep with Italy refusing to freely eign Minister Enzo Moavero a probe into staff alleged to hatsApp announced bility”. WhatsApp the way it was de- accept people rescued at sea Milanesi said in a letter to EU be spying for the West, the Wlimits yesterday on the “If (WhatsApp) remain mute signed to be: a private messag- and Libya spurning a proposal foreign policy chief Federica Kommersant daily reported, forwarding of messages by its spectators they are liable to be ing app,” a statement said. for asylum processing centres. Mogherini. citing sources. 200 million Indian users in an treated as abettors and there- Worldwide, the company will The salvoes follow a frac- The Italian position and its “This morning, the FSB effort to stop a spate of horrific after face consequent legal ac- limit the number of forwards to tious EU summit in June which implications will be discussed raided offices of staff at lynchings and to assuage gov- tion,” the information technol- 20 other groups, a spokesman agreed to set up “disembar- at a meeting later Friday by the Central Research In- ernment threats of legal action ogy ministry said. said. kation platforms” outside the member states in Brussels, EU stitute of Machine-Build- in its biggest market. The Facebook-owned firm The firm had already an- bloc to process migrants after sources said. ing,” which is a subsidiary More than 20 people have responded on Friday with an nounced new features to help Italy’s new populist govern- Libyan Prime Minister of Roscosmos, the Russian been butchered by crazed mobs announcement it will test lim- users identify messages that ment said it was closing its Fayez al-Sarraj meanwhile space agency, Kommer- in the past two months across iting the ability to forward mes- have been forwarded. rejected the EU proposal for sant reported, citing sourc- India after being accused of sages and cap at five the num- It bought full-page adverts in asylum processing centres in es in law enforcement child kidnapping and other ber of contacts or groups that Indian newspapers with tips on his country, saying: “We are agencies. crimes in viral messages circu- messages can be forwarded to. how to spot misinformation. Italy does not strictly against Europe official- It reported that the FSB lated wildly on WhatsApp. It addition, it said it will re- The ministry also called on want to be the only ly placing illegal migrants who carried out raids in the town Late Thursday India’s gov- move the “quick forward but- WhatsApp to enable the “trace- are no longer wanted in the EU of Korolyov outside Mos- ernment, scrambling to find a ton” next to media messages, ability” of messages when an country where in our country.” cow after finding out that response, threatened to take making sending on messages official request is made. migrants saved at Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia Western security services WhatsApp to court, saying the more cumbersome. But the platform on Friday sea by its own naval were also approached by the had information on “secret “medium” for spreading mali- “We believe that these chang- said its messages would stay units disembark EU but have already refused to hypersonic developments cious rumours “cannot evade es –- which we’ll continue to “end-to-end encrypted”. MOAVERO MILANESI host such centres. by Russian industry.” World’s loneliest man: Last known survivor of Amazonian tribe

Daily Mail in 1998. He spends most of his plantations. time hunting forest pigs, birds Experts from the Brazilian aptivating footage has and monkeys with a bow and agency for native tribes, called Cemerged of the last known arrow, and lives in a hut sur - FUNAI, believe the man belonged survivor of an Amazonian tribe rounded by papaya and corn to a tribe of six - five of whom who has wandered the rainforest KNOW WHAT alone for 22 years - after the rest of his people were wiped out by murderous land-grabbing cattle There are believed to ranchers two decades ago. be 113 uncontacted The half-naked man in his fif- tribes living in the ties uses an axe to chop down Amazon a tree in the footage taken by In 2008, an incredible set of pictures emerged of tribesmen hurling spears and Brazilian government officials firing bow and arrows at an aircraft buzzing overhead in the remote state of Rondonia. There are believed to be 113 were murdered by farmers in the deaths of his fellow tribes- the name of his tribe, but have uncontacted tribes living in the the 90s. people. worked to extend the area of his Amazon, 27 of which have been Survivors of other indigenous It is thought that he managed jungle home to 8,070 hectares sighted by experts who attempt groups have told how invading to survive when farmers and so he can maintain his lifestyle. to track their movements. farmers shot them in the back land grabbers killed and ex - An indigenous reserve known This tribesman is known as while taking their land during pelled indigenous Amazonians as Tanara was set up in the 1990s ‘the indigenous man in the hole’ Aerial shots in 2016, captured the confusion of an uncontacted tribe in Brazil as the period. And Funai has pub- throughout the 1970s and 1980s. as part of moves to protect his and was first caught on camera they watched an aircraft flying overhead licly blamed cattle ranchers for They do not know his name or territory. 14 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 features AfriSki, the skiing hub Africa's 'bucket list' ski resort dreams of Olympic racers

Since 2002, Afriski in northeastern Lesotho has also become a hub for the country’s young winter sports enthusiasts to hone their skills and maybe one day compete for gold at the Winter Olympics

A snowboarder performs a jump

AFP | Lesotho snow between brown grassy “One of Afriski’s biggest pri- “There’s huge potential here. ridges and dotted with artificial orities is to try and expand the I always join in with the (local estled high in the snowmakers, although, on aver- skiing community in Lesotho kids’) training... they’re copying mountains of Le- age, its three slopes are covered and we have kids’ programmes what I’m doing and they are al- sotho, skiers and with natural snow for several that generate a lot of interest ways interested. snowboarders weeks a year. from the local communities,” “One day hopefully, they will from around the he said, of the resort which em- go to the Winter Olympics for Nworld rub shoulders at Africa’s ‘Lesotho at the Olympics’? ploys 240 staff, three-quarters of Lesotho.” leading ski resort, which is cul- Both expert and novice skiers whom are locals. tivating a loyal clientele despite go down the pristine slope from “Some of our kids like Ski in Africa its diminutive size and remote a height of 3,222 metres (10,570 Thabang Mabari, the son of one Despite its small size and rela- location. feet) to the compact alpine-style of the guys who works here, has tively limited facilities, Afriski Since 2002, Afriski in north- resort below. There, visitors been skiing for about five years still sees itself as a destination eastern Lesotho has also become drink Gluehwein and listen to and he’s brilliant. There’s a good firmly on the global winter a hub for the country’s young chart music in sub-zero tem - future for kids like that,” he said. sports circuit. winter sports enthusiasts to peratures. “Hopefully in the future we A ski instructor swirls fires ahead of a torchlight procession from the top of the It even pays homage to its Eu- hone their skills and maybe one “Ready? Go!” shouts one ski can aim to get those kids to an main 1km slope ropean competitors, naming its day compete for gold at the Win- instructor, from the United Olympian standard so they can chalets after renowned ski center Olympics. States, as she loads her young actually fly the Lesotho flag at the first to ski and teach the oth- Olympics. tres like France’s “Meribel” and “Afriski was always a unique charge onto the lift, while more the Olympics.” ers,” said Mabari, 36, who is from “Courchevel”. option as a destination,” said re- experienced snowboarders spin Ten-year-old Thabang’s moth- the nearby village of Moteng. ‘Huge potential’ French ski and snowboard in- sort snowmaker Martin Schultz, and flip on ramps nearby. er, Mathabang Mabari, who also Outside, slender-framed South African alpine skier Sive structor Thomas Frontoni, 23, 35, who comes from South Af- Schultz, who worked as a ski works at the resort, told AFP that Thabang glides down the slope Speelman qualified for the So- said that he would recommend rican surfing hub Jeffreys Bay instructor at resorts across Eu- he had started skiing at the age with ease dressed in yellow chi games in 2014 -- but was skiing in southern Africa to Eu- but swapped his surfboard for a rope before spending nine sea- of three. boots, a black puffer jacket and blocked from attending by his ropeans despite the relatively snowboard to take to the slopes. sons at Afriski, hopes the resort “It’s something he liked a lot. red snow trousers. own Games Committee who said short piste. “It’s been a nice progress -- will help the tiny kingdom one Of course it’s in his blood to Despite some promising he was too slow. “Try it -- it’s always beautiful, nice amounts of terrain we’ve day win medals at the Winter compete, of all the other kids of youngsters, southern Africa has His dream to be his country’s perfect views, friendly people. been able to open up,” he added, Olympics. people who work here, he was yet to make a mark at the Winter first black contender in his dis- Southern Africa is cheap for wearing stylish wrap-around cipline was also thwarted at this European guys,” said Frontoni, blue mirrored sunglasses and a year’s tournament in South Ko- originally from Nice. A full-day lemon yellow crash helmet. rea and he was instead a tech- “snowpass”, which gives access Schultz is responsible for nical assistant to South Africa’s to all the pistes and lifts, costs maintaining the quality and con- solitary winter games partici- $34 (29 euros). sistency of the artificial snow on pant, Connor Wilson. “It’s a small resort... but I think the slopes, used by the 12,000 Lesotho has never put a Win- if a French or European skier visitors who travel to the resort ter Olympian forward. came here they’d have a good in the Maluti Mountains every Afriski is Lesotho’s sole ski time. season. resort -- the only other one in “I have seen lots of South Af- “We use high-pressure air, sub-Saharan Africa is Tiffindell rican pupils, Argentine pupils, high-pressure water and a cer- in South Africa which has two Canadian pupils.” tain temperature and humidity,” runs and relies on artificial snow. “They don’t come here be - he said, of the resort’s state-of- “Afriski has been a great help cause it’s a kilometre of skiing, the-art snowmaking equipment, in my training. I don’t think I they don’t come here because used when snow is not falling would have got to the Winter it’s massive mountains,” added naturally. Olympics without them,” said Schultz. “They come here to ski Afriski’s main kilometre-long Wilson, 21, who was training at in Africa, because it’s on their piste is a strip of brilliant white This general view shows the entrance to the ‘Sky Restaurant’ at Afriski Afriski for a fortnight. bucket list.” 15 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 entertainment

CROSSWORD YOUR STAR TODAY

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Aries Today, matters surrounding business and finances need immediate attention, and this could prove a bit disheartening. Do you have a lot of unfinished tasks that have piled up? Gear up and get to them. Taurus New opportunities to advance your professional standing may arise. The aspects bode well for business and money. Promising new projects may present themselves. Your tendency to serve and nurture others should strengthen your work relationships, so morale on the job takes a tangible upswing at this time. Gemini Restlessness may plague you throughout the day, because you could be brimming over with physical energy but have no outlet for it. You might have to stay in and wait for something important, which could else; 58- Yours, in Tours; 59- Rapper born Tracy Marrow; prove frustrating. Put on an exercise video and do 60- Use a soapbox; 61- Fireplace opening; 62- Singer Perry; aerobics while you wait. 63- Nostrils; 64- Throw; 65- ___ about; 66- Distributed cards; Cancer Down Though current business and money matters could 1- Vestige; 2- Chopper topper; 3- Foe; 4- Mild cheese; 5- Gaming well encounter obstacles, at this time you may find Across tile; 6- The Hilton, e.g.; 7- At a distance; 8- Actress Talbot; 9- Bick- yourself reaping the rewards of past efforts. Your ering; 10- Prance; 11- Protein building block; 12- Dregs; 13- Naval naturally persevering nature practically assures more 1- Cornered; 6- Mandlikova of tennis; 10- Racer Yarborough; rank, briefly; 21- Join a poker game; 22- “Peer Gynt” playwright; success in the future, even though you might be 14- Sonata movement; 15- Think nothing ___; 16- Prayer ender; 26- Drops on the grass; 27- Brewery kilns; 28- Do ___ others...; blocked now. 17- First-stringers; 18- French actor Jacques; 19- Competes; 20- 29- Get thee ___ nunnery; 30- Wife of a rajah; 31- Verge; 32- Bed- Sympathy; 23- Trick ending?; 24- Zilch; 25- Sis’s sib; 26- Speck; and-breakfasts; 33- Inside info; 34- Energetic; 35- “Believe” singer; Leo 27- Win a “no blinking” contest; 32- ___ dixit; 35- Summer camp 38- Pineapple fiber; 39- Golf prop; 40- Put on; 45- Mimics; 46- Today your powers of persuasion are at an all-time transport; 36- Structural engineer’s software; 37- In spite of; 41- Flightless bird; 47- Donny or Marie; 49- Role player; 50- Stiller’s high. This is a good day to ask for a raise or promote Neither here ___ there; 42- Take care of; 43- “Garfield” drooler; partner; 51- Chip maker; 52- This is only ___; 53- WWII battle site; a new project. Your drive to gain recognition for your 44- Ghosts; 46- Great length of time; 48- Cambodia’s Lon ___; 54- Puerto ___; 55- Screen image; 56- Verne captain; 57- Scottish accomplishments may necessitate seeking the public 49- Early hrs.; 50- Actress Farrow; 53- Resting on something hillside; 58- Sternward; eye, so if publicity is what you need, this is the day to go for it. BEETLE BAILEY Virgo This day bodes well for accomplishments in business and finance. Long-term investments of either time or funds may finally pay off. New opportunities could come your way. This is a better time to complete old projects than start new ones, but if you must, new projects started now should be successful. Libra Your insight, creativity, and inventiveness are in full swing, and new ideas come thick and fast. However, you might find yourself too caught up in boring, mundane tasks to do very much about it. Yet physical energy is plentiful, so you have it in you to take care of chores and then have time to do what you enjoy. Scorpio As a natural healer, you might find yourself experienc- ing a rush of transformative energy today, which you WORD OF THE DAY should put into practice. This is a great time to go for a massage or study natural healing modalities such as herbs or aromatherapy. the paste of interest here came to be as an beysta, meaning “to bruise, thrash, or flog.” Paste alteration of the word baste, which means Baste was first seen in the 16th century, but Sagittarius Definition: “to beat severely or soundly.” (This baste is paste didn’t turn up in print until the mid- Be prepared to work diligently toward making your 1 : to strike hard at unrelated to the two distinct baste homo- 19th century, and it only recently acquired dreams a reality today. Success is definitely on the way, 2 : to beat or defeat soundly graphs that mean “to sew with long stitch- its “defeat” sense. Baste is now less popular though it may not be approaching quite as quickly as es” and “to moisten while cooking.”) The than paste, though its relative lambaste (“to you might like. A lot of significant letters and phone Did You Know? exact origin of baste is uncertain, but it beat” or “to censure”) is prevalent. calls could come your way, keeping you busy. Don’t We’re not talking about adhesives here: probably comes from the Old Norse word allow yourself to get too frazzled, though. Capricorn SUDOKU You could find it harder than usual to wake up this morning, as your energy may be flagging. Personal or YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION professional pressures might stir feelings of futility, but don’t fall into this trap. In spite of your momentary lethargy, everything on the horizon looks far better than it seems - primarily because of your own hard work. Aquarius Today it might suddenly hit you that you have a lot of unfinished tasks that need to be completed, and this might lead to a case of the blues. Take heart! The process appears more overwhelming than it is, Aquarius. A little planning and focused discipline should enable you to get through everything without stressing yourself out too much. Pisces Business and financial matters look promising today, How to play but you could find yourself torn between the need Place a number in the empty boxes in to attend to these matters and the desire to relax at such a way that each row across, each home. If you have to make a choice, it might be best column down and each 9-box square to choose the former, because today’s aspects promise contains all of the numbers from one opportunities that might not come around again for to nine. a while. The evening should be your own. Plan an intimate dinner with a lover. You’ll like the results! 16 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018

MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB JURRASIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (ROMANTIC/COMEDY/DRAMA/MUSICAL) NEW (15+) (THRILLER/CRIME/BIOGRAPY) NEW (ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER/SCI-FICTION) LILY JAMES, AMANDA SEYFRIED, MERYL STREEP TARON EGERTON, EMMA ROBERTS BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD, CHRIS PRATT CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 2.45 + 7.15 + 11.45 PM. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM. + 1.30 + 4.00 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (12.45 MN. SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 6.45 + 12.00 MN. + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM. THURS/FRI) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 4.30 + 9.00 PM. ‘Powell is very DAILY AT (VIP I): 10.30 AM. + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 SKYSCRAPER + 8.30 + 11.00 PM. (PG-13) (ACTION/THRILLERA/DRAMA) THE INCREDIBLES 2 SEEF (II) DAILY AT: (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) DWAYNE JOHNSON, NEVE CAMPBELL (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) CRAIG T. NELSON, SAMUEL L. JACKSON SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 CINECO (20) DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 12.15 + 2.30 + + 9.15 + 11.45 PM. 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 3.45 + 8.15 PM. SAAR DAILY AT: 10.45 AM. + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15+ DAILY AT (VIP II): 11.45 AM. + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 hard-charging’ + 8.45 + 11.00 PM. 8.45 + 11.15 PM. DEADPOOL 2 WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.00AM. + 1.30 + 4.00 DAILY AT (ATMOS) : 10.30 AM. + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 + 12.00 MN. (15+) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM. RYAN REYNOLDS, JOSH BROLIN, MORENA IANS | Los Angeles The two worked together in DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + the action-thriller “The Spy DHADAK CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM. + 1.15 + 3.45 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM. ctor Justin Theroux Who Dumped Me”. (HINDI/ROMANTIC/DRAMA) NEW (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) ISHAAN KHATTAR, JHANVI KAPOOR, ASHUTOSH found stunt coordina- “When you’re watching a SEEF (II) DAILY AT: (1.00 AM THURS./FRI.) AL ABLA TAMTAM CINECO (20) DAILY AT: FROM FRIDAY 20TH: tor and second-unit di- comedy you maybe think, ‘Oh SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) A 10.30 AM. + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 + 12.00 MN. rector Gary Powell, who has it’s going to be a little bit softer, KNOW WHAT 9.15 + 11.30 PM. YASMIN ABDULAZIZ, HAMDI ALMIRGHANI, SEEF (I) DAILY AT: FROM FRIDAY 20TH: 12.45 + CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 1.45 + 6.15 + 10.45 PM. worked in films including the a little bit lighter’, but Gary is 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM. SAAR DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM. James Bond and Bourne fran- actually very hard-charging. SAAR DAILY AT: FROM FRIDAY 20TH: 12.15 + TAXI 5 WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 12 chises, very hard-charging. That is his style. There are a 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM. (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) Justin Theroux WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: FROM FRIDAY 20TH: .30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM. MALIK BENTALHA, BERNARD FARCY, RAMZY made his film 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 1.30 + 6.30 + 11.30 PM. HOTELTRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER debut in 1996 in GOTTI (PG) (ANIMATION/COMEDY/DRAMA) AVENGERS: INFINTY WAR Mary Harron’s I ADAM SANDLER, ANDY SAMBERG (15+) (CRIME/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) Shot Andy Warhol JOHN TRAVOLTA, SPENCER ROCCO LOFRANCO, CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 1.30 + 3.45 + KAREN GILLAN, ROBERT DOWNEY JR. 6.00 + 8.15 + 10.30 PM. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM. + 3.30 + couple of shots, the car chase 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM. DAILY AT (DUBBED IN ARABIC): 12.30 + 5.00 + 8.30 PM. 9.30 PM. with the motorcycle that takes SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM. + 1.45 + 4.00 + AMERICAN ANIMALS one of the hardest hits I’ve ever 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM. (PG-15) (CRIME/DRAMA/COMEDY) NEW seen on film,” Justin Theroux SAAR DAILY AT: 9.15 + 11.30 PM. SAAR DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 PM. ANN DOWN, EVAN PETERS, BARRY KEOGHAN said in a statement. SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 2.45 + 7.15 + 11.45 PM. WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 The Lionsgate Production THE DOMESTICS + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM THE SHONKU DIARIES: A UNICORN film also stars Mila Kunis and (ACTION/CRIME/HORROR) NEW ANT-MAN AND THE WASP ADVENTURE Kate McKinnon who get caught KATE BOSWORTH, TYLER HOECHLIN (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) NEW (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) in an undercover agent trap af- CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.45AM. + 3.00 + 7.15 PAUL RUDD, EVANGELINE LILLY, MICHAEL PENA SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM. + 12.15 + 2.00 PM. ter Mila Kunis’ on-screen spy + 11.30 PM. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM. + 1.45 + 4.15 + and former boyfriend dumps TEEFA IN TROUBLE SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 2.30 + 7.00 + 11.30 PM. 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM. + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) Justin Theroux her. WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 2.30 + 7.00 + 11.30 PM. (PG-15) (URDU/ACTION/COMEDY/ROMANTIC) NEW SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM. + 2.00 + 4.30 + ALI ZAFAR, MAYA ALI, MEHMOOD ASLAM 7.00 + 9.30 + 12.00 MN. SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 3.45 + 9.00 PM. A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 12.00 + 4.30 + 9.00 (ACTION/CRIME/BIOGRAPHY) NEW PM. JOE COLE (VII), VITHAYA PANSRINGARM 17-SANJU CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.45 + 5.00 + 9.15 PM. OCEAN’S EIGHT (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY) RANBIR KAPOOR, SONAM KAPOOR SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + (PG-15) (COMEDY/CRIME) Justin Bieber loses right to 9.15 + 11.30 PM. SANDRA BULLOCK, CATE BLANCHETT SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 3.00 + 8.00 PM. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM. THE INCREDIBLES 2 IN DARKNESS (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 5.00 + 9.30 PM. CRAIG T. NELSON, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, CATHE- defend himself in court (18+) (THRILLER/CRIME) NEW RINE KEENER NATALIE DORMER, EMILY RATAJKOWSKI THE FIRST PURGE SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM. + 4.15 + 8.45 PM. IANS | Los Angeles CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 4.30 + 8.30 PM. (18+) (ACTION/CRIME/HORROR) + (12.30 MN. THURS./FRI.) MARISA TOMEI, LEX SCOTT DAVIS NIRAALI op star Justin Bieber has SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM. + 1.00 + 6.00 + CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 (MALAYALAM) NEW lost the right to defend him- 11.00 PM. + (1.00 AM. THURS./FRI) + 4.45 + 6.45 + 8.45 + 10.45 PM. MOHANLAL, PARVATI NAIR, SURAJ P self in court after blowing off WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 1.45 + 5.45 + 9.45 PM. SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM. +1.00 + 3.00 + SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM. + 1.30 + 4.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM. 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM. depositions over his vandalism 7-STILL/BORN AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 case. (15+) (HORROR/THRILLER) NEW PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) According to court docu- *- CHRISTIE BURKE, JESSE MOSS, REBECCA OLSON THE ESCAPE PLAN 2: HADES ments obtained by a website CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM. + 2.30 + 6.30 (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) TAMIZH PADAM 2 The Blast, the judge oversee- + 10.30 PM. SYLVESTER STALLONE, DAVE BAUTISTA (TAMIL) ing the pop star’s battle with SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 2.15 + 6.45 + 11.15 PM. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + SHIVA ISHWARYA MENON, DISHA PANDEY his former neighbour Jeff WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.45 AM. + 3.45 + 7.45 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 + 12.00 MN. SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM. + 2.30 + 5.30 + + 11.45 PM. 8.30 + 11.30 PM. Schwartz has sanctioned Bieber for failing to sit for his deposition on multiple occasions. Schwartz urged lawmakers to issue a warrant for the singer’s arrest after Bieber skipped a deposition last month to hang Zazie Beetz in Talks for Joker out with his fiancee Hailey Baldwin here, reports aceshow- Hollywoodreporter | London biz.com. The judge declared that since Justin Bieber ctress Zazie Beetz is mov- Bieber had refused deposition Aing from absurd superhe- requests, he will not be allowed roics to a supervillain character to “testify on his own defence”. his deposition”, and now it will egg attack on his ex-neighbour’s drama. The jury will also be told that be admitted as fact that Bieber home - and that he did so “with The actress, who co-starred Bieber “refused to appear for is liable for the infamous 2014 malice.” in Deadpool 2, is in talks to join Joaquin Phoenix in Joker, the stand-alone origin project from Warner Bros. and The Hango- ver helmer Todd Phillips. ‘We need positivity, goodwill toward’ Phoenix is portraying the DC Comics villain in a film that IANS | New York Stiller travelled with UNHCR is more moderately budgeted over the past few years, visiting and darker than the studio’s ctor-comedian Ben Stiller, refugees in Germany and Jor- other DC-based movies, known Aa newly named goodwill dan and meeting individuals as the DC Cinematic Universe. ambassador for UN Human caught up in the global refugee The project is also described as Rights Council (UNHRC), says crisis firsthand. Then he was more of a dark character study a lot more needs to be done to invited to become an official than a crime thriller, with Taxi Zazie Beetz stand in solidarity with, pro- Goodwill Ambassador. Driver and The King of Comedy tect and support refugees in the “While honoured to be asked as the tonal watchwords. “current climate”. to take on such a role, if I was While details of the Phillips- of crime.” ald Glover-led series Atlanta. As Hollywood fights to end being honest with myself, I and Scott Silver-penned script Joker is due to begin shooting The show trampolined her into family separation at the US bor- was not quite sure what it ac- are being kept under wraps, if a in September in New York. The high-profile movie roles, in- der, Stiller took a trip to Guate- tually meant. Yes, right now, deal is made, Beetz would play studio has set an Oct. 4, 2019, cluding the Deadpool sequel mala from his “safe, comfort- we desperately need positivity a single mother who catches release date. and Fox Searchlight’s upcom- able home in New York”. He and goodwill toward refugees, the interest of the man who Beetz gained notices for her ing Noah Hawley sci-fi drama wrote about it in a guest column especially in our current cli- will become the “clown prince breakout work on FX’s Don- starring Natalie Portman. for The Hollywood Reporter. Ben Stiller mate. 17 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 sports

Heroin killed British rugby players in Sri Lanka: court The biggest Volleyball show Colombo, Sri Lanka wo English amateur 19th Asian Men’s U20 Championship begins today at Isa Sports City in Riffa Trugby players had taken heroin just before their deaths while in Sri Lanka, a court was told Friday as it ordered the arrest of those responsible for selling the narcotics. Concluding inquests into the deaths, Colombo Fort magistrate Lanka Jayaratne ruled that Thomas Howard, 25, died from heroin poi- soning while Tom Baty,26, overdosed.

Officials during a technical meeting and coaches’ Press conference held yesterday Germany team doctor quits 24 nations from Preliminary Round Uzbekistan across• the continent are Battle is wide open, Division One: Pool D2 : Macau, Maldives and following WC flop Pool A1 : China, Iran and South Korea Malaysia competing in the event Pool B1 : Japan, Thailand and Berlin, Germany says Iran coach Turkmenistan Today’s matches Matches begin at Pool C1 : Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan and (in order of Time, Court 1 game, Court ermany’s long-serving 11.30am• and continue ran head coach Behrouz ship next year, that is what we Australia 2 game) Gteam doctor Hans-Wil- IAtaei said that the battle for are thinking about.” Pool D1 : Bahrain, Iraq and Qatar 11.30am: Taipei vs Saudi Arabia, India helm Mueller-Wohlfahrt until the evening the title is wide open. Their This tournament marks only vs Uzbekistan quit yesterday after 23 years junior national volleyball team the second time this year that Division Two: 2pm: Thailand vs Japan, Maldives vs in the job.Known fond - Games will be played are one of the pre-tournament more than 16 nations are taking Pool A2 : Chinese Taipei, Pakistan and Malaysia 4.30pm: China vs Iran, Jordan vs Hong ly as ‘Mull’, the doctor is simultaneously• in two favourites, having won the part in an AVC event, and it will Saudi Arabia the first member of back- silver medals in the previous also be the first time a new Pool B2 : Hong Kong, Jordan and the Kong arenas at Isa Sports City 7pm: Bahrain vs Iraq, Sri Lanka vs room staff to quit follow- continental competition in competition format, proposed UAE Kazakhstan ing the 2014 WC winners’ 2016 and then being crowned by the AVC, is set to be used. Pool C2 : India, New Zealand and shock exit. Entrance for champions in the FIVB Boys’ “It’s great to see 24 teams spectators• is free and U19 World Championship last here competing in this cham- all are welcome year, in a tournament also held pionship,” said Australia head Association. It is being held un- Khalfan relayed the greetings in Bahrain. coach Marty Collins. “It really der the patronage of His Majesty of BVA President Shaikh Ali bin Nibali in hospital But as this year’s Asian shows the wide region we are the King’s Charity Works and Mohammed Al Khalifa to all TDT | Manama showcase, Ataei prefers not to playing in.” Youth Affairs Representative, participating teams, and wished after collision live by the favourites tag, even Supreme Council for Youth and them all the best for the cham- he stage is set for one with nine players returning Mixed opinions Sports Chairman and Bahrain pionship. L’Alpe d’Huez, France of the biggest volley - from the squad that won the There were mixed opinions, Olympic Committee President The rules of the tournament Tball competitions in the 2017 world title. however, with the new format Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al were also discussed along ormer champion Vin- world, the 19th Asian Men’s U20 “The thing about Asia is for the championship. One of Khalifa. with other relevant formali- Fcenzo Nibali was doubt- Championship, which gets un- there are many tough teams, the coaches said he was in fa- A general technical prepara- ties, and the teams were giv - ful for the remainder of the derway today at Isa Sports City even from the small countries, vour of the change, explaining tory meeting was held at Golden en a chance to voice any con- Tour de France after a colli- in Riffa. and then we have the big teams that it gave teams more of a Tulip Hotel in Manama. cerns heading into the start of sion, allegedly with a police An impressive field of 24 na- like Japan and Korea, and chance of qualifying past the In attendance were the tour- play. motorbike, on Alpe d’Huez tions from across the continent some Arab teams, who are al- first round. Others, like Ataei, nament’s Control Committee The tournament’s team of in- left him nursing a “suspect- are competing in the event, ways fighting at the top,” Ataei however, were not as enthusi- President Saeed Derakhshan- ternational referees was also ed broken vertebra”. Nibali which is scheduled to go on for said today. astic for the new format, as it deh, International Referee introduced, as were the medical was chasing Frenchman Ro- the entire week. “Our main goal in this com- segregated the strong teams Chang Chin Jong, Local Organ- and media delegates. main Bardet when he sud- The tournament has been or- petition is to finish in the top from the weaker ones, and he ising Committee Executive Di- A Press conference followed, denly came crashing down ganised by the Asian Volleyball two and qualify for the FIVB expects it to be altered once rector Jehad Khalfan, and offi- with the participation of several four kilometres before the Confederation (AVC) in coopera- Men’s U21 World Champion- again in the near future. cials from all the participating of the head coaches of the par- summit of the climb. tion with the Bahrain Volleyball national teams. ticipating nations. Philippines to create history AC Milan back in Europa League Lausanne, Switzerland in next season’s Europa League citing the club’s failure to meet the “break- he world’s top sports court on even requirement,” which bars clubs at Brave 14 in Morocco TFriday overturned a European from taking on debt to fund daily op- ban imposed on AC Milan for violating erations. But the Court of Arbitration TDT | Manama after making a statement by defeat- UEFA’s financial fair play rules, calling for Sport ruled that “some important ing two of the top talent from India the punishment “not proportionate.” elements have not been properly as- eremy Pacatiw has signed the con- and Brazil where he gains wins over UEFA banned Milan from playing sessed,” by UEFA judges. Jtract to compete at Brave 14 hosted Chaitanya Gavali and Diego Coleta. in Omnisports indoor club of Tangier, Pacatiw fights in the bantamweight Morocco on 18th August 2018. Pacatiw division which is dominated by the who trains at Team Lakay will become champion, Stephen Loman from Team the first fighter from the Philippines Lakay, Philippines. to compete at an event by the global “The bout will be highly competi- promotion hosted in the continent tive and will showcase two of the most of Africa. Brave 14 has materialised promising talent with contrasting as an initiative under His Highness styles. Athletes from the Philippines Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa have displayed heart, commitment of Bahrain and under the patronage and skills which make them integral of His Majesty King Mohammed VI when Brave Combat Federation takes of Morocco. over the responsibility to bring the Pacatiw will face Keith Lee from Jeremy Pacatiw first-ever global mixed martial arts at Seef District too the United States of America. Born event to the continent of Africa. This is in Detroit, Michigan, United States, also an opportunity to give a platform Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Lee had an undefeated amateur career losses suffered in his career. Currently, for athletes to showcase their skills Seef District +973 17364999 prior making his 5 fight professional Jeremy Pacatiw is the fighter from around the world and to bring the career. Keith Lee is the brother of the the Philippines with the most num- martial arts community spread around high profile UFC fighter, Kevin Lee. ber of appearances at Brave Combat the world closer”, said Mohammed Pacatiw will be competing in a top Federation. Shahid, President of Brave Combat priority bout to bounce back from the Pacatiw had suffered recent losses Federation. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 18 Spin Maharaj tames Peter Sagan the Lankan lions strikes again stars by God that things worked Record eight-wicket out this way,” Maharaj said after • his 8-116, the best figures for a haul helped South South African spinner in a first Africa fight back innings anywhere, in addition to his own personal record. At stumps, the hosts “I think I did get a little bit were• 277 for nine of assistance off the wicket. It is a little bit different here than in Galle, because the ball skids • Sri Lanka, who won on. There’s a chance of getting the first Test in Galle LBWs and also the top edge when the batsman sweeps.” At stumps, the hosts were 277 Colombo | Sri Lanka for nine at Colombo’s Sinha- lese Sports Club Ground, giv- pinner Keshav Maharaj ing the Proteas hope they can thanked his lucky stars as avoid their first series defeat Swell as the pitch yesterday to Sri Lanka since 2006 after after his record eight-wicket their drubbing in the first Test haul helped South Africa fight in Galle. back on the opening day of the The left-arm Maharaj’s first second Test against Sri Lanka. eight-for in 22 Tests hurt Sri “I think it was written in the Lanka with regular strikes after a 116-run opening stand between Danushka Gunathilaka, who hit 57, and Dimuth Karun- aratne, who made 53. Sri Lanka, who won the first Accolades mean Test in Galle, had elected to bat Slovakia’s Peter Sagan, wearing the best sprinter’s green jersey, celebrates a lot more when first in their bid to clinch the as he crosses the finish line two-match series. Akila Danan- you can win a jaya, on 16, and Rangana Herath, Test match, so on 5, hung on until the close of AFP | Valence, France hopefully in the play. second innings I The islanders started on the lovakian Peter Sagan un- standings can put in another right foot with Gunathilaka Sderlined his sprint creden- performance and be and Karunaratne mixing cau- tials for the third time on the Class standings after the on the winning end tion and aggression to keep the Tour de France yesterday after 13th stage of the Tour de of it South African bowlers at bay on powering to victory in the 13th France, a 169.5km ride 93-0 at lunch. stage from Bourg d’Oisans to from Le Bourg-d’Oisans to KESHAV MAHARAJ The left-handed duo reached Valence. Valence Sagan, of the Bora team, is one of the few real sprint 2nd Test scoreboard specialists still in the race af- Points: South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj celebrates after he dismissed Sri Lanka’s ter surviving an Alpine stage 1. Peter Sagan (SVK/BOR) Dhananjaya de Silva trilogy that proved fatal to 398 pts Sri Lanka the hopes of rivals Mark Cav- 2. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/ D. Gunathilaka c Rabada b Maharaj 57 their respective half-centuries the only other bowler to pick endish, Marcel Kittel, Andre D. Karunaratne c de Kock b Maharaj 53 EAU) 170 just after lunch but fell to Ma- up a wicket, dismissing Roshen Greipel, Dylan Groenewegen 3. Arnaud Démare (FRA/ D. de Silva lbw b Maharaj 60 haraj’s guile soon after. Silva for 22. and Fernando Gaviria. K. Mendis c Rabada b Maharaj 21 Maharaj, South Africa’s only The hosts, led by Suranga All the aforementioned ex- FDJ) 133 A. Mathews c du Plessis b Maharaj 10 regular spinner, got Karuna- Lakmal, are without regular ited the race over two tough 4. John Degenkolb (GER/ R. Silva b Rabada 22 ratne caught behind with a captain Dinesh Chandimal, days in the Alps, and Sagan TRE) 128 drifting delivery down the leg who is suspended for the series -- who had won two stages on N. Dickwella c du Plessis b Maharaj 5 side. He got Gunathilaka in his over a ball-tampering charge. this edition so far -- was quick D. Perera c Ngidi b Maharaj 17 5. Andrea Pasqualon (ITA/ very next over.And in the last Coach Chandika Hathurusingha to capitalise. WGG) 100 A. Dananjaya not out 16 session, he came out all guns and manager Asanka Gurusinha “It was very beautiful to win S. Lakmal c Markram b Maharaj 0 blazing as the hosts lost six have also been banned over the today after three days in the R. Herath not out 5 wickets with only Dhananjaya case. Alps,” said Sagan, whose 11th Team overall: de Silva putting up some resist- Maharaj said though that he stage win on the race helped 1. Movistar 160 h 28:10. Extras (lb2, nb1, w8) 11 2. Sky at 4:03. Total (9 wickets, 86 overs) 277 ence with his 60-run knock. was not focused on personal take his tally in the points com- Paceman Kagiso Rabada was records -- not yet anyway. petition to 398 points. 3. LottoNL 12:06. Norwegian Alexander Krist- 4. Bahrain 25:39. off (UAE), who finished a close 5. AG2R La Mondiale 47:02. second, has 170 while French- 6. Astana 52:16. man Arnaud Demare, of Grou- pama, has 133. 7. Giant 1 h 05:45. Zaman hits Pakistan’s first ODI 200 “I was on the wheel of (Al- 8. Mitchelton 1 h 37:17. exander) Kristoff, then I made 9. BMC 1 h 40:17. at Headingley in 2006. my move. But it wasn’t easy for 10. Katusha 1 h 44:47. Fakhar hits When the opening partner- me. “The team did a great job, • Scoreboard ship was eventually snapped, but in the last kilometre I was record double ton Asif Ali arrived at the crease and maybe in 20th or 25th position, up on his left, Demare ran out Fourth one-day international immediately went on the attack, so I had to sprint to get back up of juice. “I thought I was going AFP | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Pakistan smashing 50 from 22 deliveries to the front.” to win, I started my sprint well I. ul Haq c Musakanda b W Masakadza 113 to help boost Pakistan to an - Sagan was given extra work but I came up short. Sagan was akhar Zaman became the F. Zaman not out 210 other record: their highest ever after Belgian upstart Philippe too strong,” he said. Ffirst Pakistan player to hit a total in ODIs. Gilbert (Quick Step) brazenly Sagan now has one hand on a double century in one-day in- A. Ali not out 50 Zimbabwe’s response never attacked a leading peloton full sixth green jersey, and one eye ternationals as Pakistan crushed Extras (b4, lb5, w17) 26 got going, and they were lucky of ambitious sprinters 930 me- now on winning the final stage Zimbabwe by 244 runs to go Total (1 wkt, 50 overs) 399 to avoid a few other ignomin- tres from the line. But Sagan, to the Champs Elysees. 4-0 up in their one-day series Did not bat: B Azam, S Malik, S Ahmed, F Ashraf, S Khan, Y ious records when they were and his rivals didn’t flinch. But the 28-year-old Slova- yesterday Shah, J Khan, U Khan bowled out in the 43rd over for They kept the pace high and kian star, who on Thursday Zaman smashed 210 not out Fall of wickets: 1-304 (ul Haq) 155. Zimbabwe’s 244-run de- one-day classics specialist Gil- announced his impending di- from 156 deliveries, moving Bowling: Muzarabani 10-0-77-0 (3w); Ngarava 7-0-65-0 feat was their second heaviest bert was caught, much to his vorce from his wife Katarina, past the previous record for a in ODIs, and they avoided that dismay, with 245m remaining. won’t be performing any of his Pakistan batsman set by Saeed (1w); Tiripano 10-0-85-0 (3w); Chisoro 10-0-56-0 (2w); W calamity only through a 69-run The Groupama team of De- trademark wheelies just yet. Anwar with his 194 more than Masakadza 10-0-78-1 (6w); H Masakadza 3-0-29-0 sixth wicket stand between El- mare, as well as Kristoff’s UAE The 14th stage is a difficult 21 years ago. ton Chigumbura and Donald outfit had been key in chasing and technical ride over 188 km That wasn’t the only record Zimbabwe (all out, 42.4 overs) 155 Tiripano. down a relatively tame four- starting in Saint-Paul-Trois- to tumble. Result: Pakistan won by 244 runs But that was as good as it got man breakaway in the closing Chateaux. Although Sky will Pakistan’s openers blazed a for the hosts, with leg-spinner kilometres of the race. be hoping to keep powder dry world record 304-run stand, Shadab Khan taking four for But the Frenchman came up for the crucial third week, with Imam-ul-Haq hitting 113, any wicket in ODIs. internationals, set by Sanath 28 as Pakistan wrapped up the short when it came to payback. Froome said rivals could try the triple hundred partnership It also broke the previous re- Jayasuriya and Upal Tharanga innings having barely broken a He launched his burst first, to steal time on the steep, 3km- becoming Pakistan’s biggest for cord for an opening stand in all for Sri Lanka against England sweat. but, as Kristoff and Sagan came long climb to finish in Mende. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 19 Johnson sets the pace

AFP | Carnoustie, United King- be The Open,” admitted Fleet- Tiger Woods ends his dom wood, who was unable to prop- decade-long major erly challenge in last year’s Open drought, as he shot ormer champion Zach on his home course at Royal a second straight Johnson survived misera- Birkdale. even-par round of Fble conditions and birdied “We are only halfway through 71. the 18th for the second day run- the tournament unfortunately. “I played a lit- ning to seize the clubhouse lead You’ve got 36 holes to go but tle bit better at the British Open, but Tommy there’s no point thinking about yesterday. To- Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy the end game.” day wasn’t also excelled at Carnoustie yes- McIlroy went out shortly be- quite as terday. fore 8am and shot his second good,” he The 42-year-old Johnson, successive 69 to go to four-under admitted, who won the Claret Jug at St for the tournament, alongside before insist- Andrews in 2015, followed his South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen ing: “It will be a pretty packed US golfer 69 in the first round with a sec- in sitting two shots off the club- leaderboard, and I’m certainly Zach Johnson ond-round 67 in the rain, as he house lead. right there in it.” reacts after moved to six under par for the The Northern Irishman, look- At least he will be here for the making a tournament. ing for his first major since 2014, weekend, in contrast to world birdie putt He recovered from a bogey had four birdies for the day as number one Dustin Johnson, on the 18th at the first hole of his morning well as dropped shots at the 13th whose underwhelming 72 leaves green round with five birdies and no and 14th holes, and was happy him six over par for the tour- more dropped shots after that to England’s Tommy Fleetwood plays from the rough with his effort. nament.The last world num- lead by a stroke in the clubhouse “In those conditions I ber one to miss the Open cut from Fleetwood. on links golf, had briefly surged links. That was his sixth birdie would’ve taken that score today was England’s Luke Donald “The reverence I have for this to the top of the leaderboard of a round that was not blem- going out. It wasn’t that bad, but at Royal St George’s seven championship and specifical- at the end of his second round, ished by a single bogey, with the it was just damp enough and years ago. ly that trophy, that Claret Jug, starting the day one over par 27-year-old showing how com- cold enough that the game plan Ireland’s Padraig Harring- I’m not suggesting that someone before shooting a brilliant six- fortable he is at a venue where that I was trying to adapt to be ton, who won the last Open doesn’t have a higher reverence under-par 65 to go to five-under he holds the course record fol- aggressive and hit driver a lot, I here in 2007, is eight-over for it, but I’d argue with them,” overall. lowing a 63 at last year’s Dunhill just couldn’t do it,” he said. and will also miss the said Iowa native Johnson, who That put him level with over- Championship. “There is still a long way to go, cut, along with Spain’s had made the cut at 11 straight night leader Kevin Kisner of the Now right in contention, but I’m in a great position going Sergio Gar- Opens before this one. United States, who went out in Fleetwood is dreaming of be- into the third day.” cia, who “I’m not going to sit here and the afternoon looking to benefit coming the first English golfer he beat in say, man, I just love playing in from calmer, drier weather. to lift the Claret Jug since Nick Woods fails to ignite a play-off the wind and rain because I Fleetwood also capped his Faldo in 1992. However, it is looking a little 11 years ago don’t, but I can do it, you know.” round with a birdie at the dif- “If I could pick one tourna- less likely that this tournament and is four-over Fleetwood, who was raised ficult 18th hole on the Scottish ment in my life to win, it would will finally be the one where now.

Brighton sign Tau Lamela in Tottenham until 2022 Neymar staying at PSG Sao Paulo, Brazil London, United Kingdom

rik Lamela became the lat- razilian superstar Neymar on Thurs- Eest Tottenham star to sign Bday sought to quash speculation a new contract as the Argentine about his future, insisting he planned playmaker agreed a four-year to remain with French giants Paris deal with the north London club Saint-Germain. yesterday. Erik Lamela “I’m staying, I’m staying in Lamela’s new terms will keep Paris, I have a contract,” Neymar him at Tottenham until 2022 as The 26-year-old joined told reporters at an auction to he followed in the footsteps of Tottenham from Roma raise money for his charitable Son Heung-min and Harry Kane, in 2013 and has since foundation in Sao Paulo. who have also signed improved scored 23 goals in 154 Neymar, who became the Percy Tau deals since the end of last season. appearances. world’s most expensive football- “We are delighted to announce Lamela has 23 caps and three er last year after moving to PSG London, United Kingdom tenham. that Erik Lamela has signed a goals at international level for from Barcelona in a record$264 Tau has made 12 interna- new contract with the Club, Argentina since making his de- million deal, has repeatedly been righton signed South Af- tional appearances for South which will run until 2022,” a but in 2011. linked to a move to Real Madrid. Brica star Percy Tau from Africa, scoring five goals, and statement on Tottenham’s web- He began his pre-season with The European champions have Mamelodi Sundowns on Fri- was the country’s player of site said. a first-half hat-trick in Totten- issued a series of statements denying they day, with the Premier League the season in 2017-18. Lamela made his comeback ham’s friendly against Sou- have an interest in signing the 26-year-old club set to send the forward “This move should help from injury last November and thend and will be part striker. Speculation of a Neymar move to on loan for the coming sea- me play more internation- went on to make 33 appearanc- of the club’s pre-season the Bernabeu has intensified in the wake of son. al football,” Taus said. “I’ll es, scoring four goals including tour of the United Cristiano Ronaldo’s shock move to Juven- Tau agreed a four-year con- be learning a lot, which will a brace on the final day of the States. tus, a development that has left a vacancy at tract with the Seagulls after also be good for my country. season against Leicester. Madrid for an elite, superstar player. emerging as the hottest pros- “Hopefully I can make some pect in South Africa. great memories here - I love The 24-year-old striker making memories and I’m so Chelsea prepare for life under Sarri is the first South African in happy to be here.” Liverpool gets the English Premier League Tau won the South African Perth, Australia made a plea for Belgian mid- Alisson since Steven Pienaar, who title twice with Sundowns, as field star Eden Hazard to stay left Sunderland in 2017 after a fringe player in 2014 but as helsea players have backed at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool, United spells with Everton and Tot- a regular last season. Cnew manager Maurizio “I think he’s our best player,” Kingdom Sarri’s plan for a more fluid Fabregas said. and attacking brand of football Chelsea’s Spanish defender iverpool on Thurs- Marseille snap up Caleta-Car starting with Monday’s pre-sea- Marcos Alonso said the squad Lday signed Brazil son friendly against Perth Glory will be keen to make an early goalkeeper Alisson from Marseille, France in Australia. impression on Sarri in the side’s Roma in a world record Sarri, who was appointed on first pre-season match of the deal valued at 72.5 mil- roatian central defend- a three-year deal following An- year. lion euros by the Italian Cer Duje Caleta-Car has tonio Conte’s sacking last week, “We have just started with club. signed a five-year contract said he didn’t know what to ex- the new manager and it will be a “The 25-year-old with French club Marseille pect from his new side in their Maurizio Sarri good test to see how we are and signed a long-term con- for an undisclosed fee, the first outing under him. to keep learning things and im- tract with the Reds after club announced Friday. Duje Caleta-Car “We started only four days “It’s a way of football that proving with the new manager,” undergoing a medical A member of the Croatian Euros for the powerful young ago. So I hope to do the best. I believe in, that I really like, Alonso told reporters. and completing the for- squad which lost to France in centre back who helped the But I don’t know how is our that I grew up in this system,” “We will try to start playing malities of his switch at the World Cup final on July Swiss side reach the semi-fi- best at the moment,” Sarri told Fabregas said. how the manager wants, for (training centre) Mel- 15, Caleta-Car, 21 moves to nals of the Europa League reporters in Perth on Friday. “For the type of player like sure. wood today,” said the Marseille after playing four last season. Sarri has vowed to bring myself, we can take a lot of ad- It is the Premier League’s Liverpool website. seasons for Austria’s Red Bull Caleta-Car made his World flowing football to Chelsea, vantage.” club’s first visit to Perth since Roma confirmed the Salzburg. Cup debut for Croatia in their and that’s music to the ears of Fabregas, who is in Austral- 1974, and more than 45,000 fans value of the transfer for Media reports said Mar- third group match against Spanish international midfield- ia along with David Luiz, Pe- are expected for the game at Alisson who featured at seille paid around 20 million Iceland. er Cesc Fabregas. dro and new signing Jorginho, Optus Stadium. the World Cup in Russia. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 20 Verstappen fastest

The Dutchman clocks an outright circuit lap record and fastest lap Red Bull’s Dutch at German GP practice driver Max Verstappen steers his car during the second Hoffenheim, Germany free practice session ax Verstappen believes he can improve and chal- Mlenge for pole position after clocking an outright lap record as Red Bull topped the times in Friday’s practice for the German Grand Prix. The young Dutchman recorded a best lap of one minute and 13.085 seconds to outpace Lewis Hamilton by 0.026 seconds with Valtteri Bottas third, in the second Mercedes. They were quickest ahead of championship leading Sebastian Vettel, who forecast a three-way scrap for pole, and his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen “It’s usual that Mercedes and Ferrari go faster on Saturday, but be content with their performance Bottas said he felt relieved that we can still improve and so I hope as they were close to the pace of the speculation over his place at Second Practice we can be close. Let’s see what the leading cars and comforta - Mercedes alongside Hamilton was happens,” said Verstappen. bly clear of sixth placed Romain now over. Driver Team Fastest Lap On a sweltering afternoon at Grosjean and his Haas team-mate “It’s always nice when it’s of- 1 Red Bull 1:13.085 the Hockenheimring, with an air Kevin Magnussen, both powered ficial,” he said. “I think, honest- 2 Mercedes 1:13.111 temperature of 31 degrees Celsius by Ferrari. ly, that never in my career so 3 Mercedes 1:13.190 and the track at 50 degrees, most of Vettel said it all indicated a very far, I’ve known at this point al - 4 Ferrari 1:13.310 the session was used for evaluating close battle for pole. ready for next year so that’s 5 Ferrari 1:13.427 tyre performance. “Yeah, especially for one lap,” he positive. 6 Haas 1:13.973 “The weather is amazing,” said said, of the relative speeds of the “I think it’s really good that we 7 Haas 1:14.189 Hamilton, a day after penning a leading teams. can both, me and Lewis, focus on 8 Sauber 1:14.374 new two-year deal with Mercedes. “I haven’t seen much of the Red the rest of the year. I think it’s go- 9 Renault 1:14.496 “It’s very hot, which makes it Bulls on the long run, but one lap ing to be a tough battle between 10 Force India 1:14.508 very demanding and physical in it definitely is. It seems very close. two or maybe three teams.” the car. It’s quite a technical track “I think it will be crucial to have Monegasque rising star Charles even though it is a pretty short a solid day tomorrow (Saturday) Leclerc, widely tipped to be a tar- First Practice circuit. and a good result. It always helps get for Ferrari next season, was “We’ve got through our pro - and that is what we will try to do.” eighth in his Ferrari-engined Sau- Driver Team Fastest Lap gramme and got all the informa- Vettel has never won at his ber ahead of Nico Hulkenberg of 1 Red Bull 1:13.525 tion we needed from the tyres. ‘home’ Hockenheim circuit, which Renault and Esteban Ocon of Force 2 Mercedes 1:13.529 The car was feeling good, but it is is only half an hour from his family India. 3 Red Bull 1:13.714 very close, so there’s lots of work home at Heppenheim, but hopes Australian Daniel Ricciardo, 4 Ferrari 1:13.796 to do tonight. he can also improve. who upstaged Hamilton by going 5 Mercedes 1:13.903 “We’ve been working on our “We need to see what we find fastest in the morning, finished 6 Ferrari 1:14.267 starts, making sure to get a better and how we were compared to 13th in the second Red Bull after 7 Haas 1:14.691 understanding of the tyres and others. I think we are still missing focussing on race performance 8 Haas 1:14.853 tyre temperatures and trying to be a little bit in terms of one-lap per- because he is due to start from the 9 Sauber 1:15.097 as perfect as we can in that area.” formance, I think we can improve,” back of the grid due to penalties for 10 Renault 1:15.282 Vettel and Ferrari appeared to he said. taking new engine parts.

Bottas to stay Ricciardo upstages Hami in opening practice Hockenheim, Germany Bottas. “I love working with Hockenheim, Germany this team, I love the team spir- ercedes confirmed yes- it, the atmosphere in the team aniel Ricciardo upstaged Mterday that Valtteri Bot- and everyone is pushing so DLewis Hamilton to top the It’s usual that tas will continue as team-mate hard for the results. times for Red Bull in Friday’s Mercedes and to Lewis Hamilton for at least “I will keep doing all my best opening free practice. Ferrari go faster on another year. A day after an- to achieve those results. I will The Australian, who is likely Saturday, but we nouncing that defending four- give 100 per cent as always.” to start at the back of the grid can still improve time champion Hamilton had Team chief Toto Wolff said: after collecting grid penalties and so I hope we can agreed a two-year blockbust- “Valtteri’s performances have for three new power-unit parts, er contract extension keeping been excellent this season and, clocked a best lap in one minute be close. Let’s see him at Mercedes until 2020, if not for our mistakes and his and 13.525 to outpace the de- what happens the team said they had re - misfortune, he could be lead- fending four-time champion’s MAX VERSTAPPEN tained Finn Bottas for next ing the drivers’ championship. Mercedes by just 0.004 seconds. year with an option for 2020. “When we took the decision Ricciardo’s Red Bull team- “I’m really pleased,” said in favour of Valtteri for 2019, it mate, Dutchman Max Verstap- wasn’t just about his undoubt- pen, was third, nearly two- ed speed and work ethic, but tenths off the pace, ahead of also a question of character. championship leader and local bumper two-year contract ex- “His relationship with the hero Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari tension to the end of 2020 was team, including Lewis, is open and Finns Valtteri Bottas, in the announced on Thursday. Australian Red Bull racing driver Daniel Ricciardo and trusting, without any poli- second Mercedes, and Kimi Rai- Frenchman Romain Grosjean tics at all. Those are the ingre- kkonen, in the second Ferrari. was seventh ahead of his Haas dients you need when you’re Shortly before the session, team-mate Dane Kevin Mag- There were no major inci - Ricciardo’s success meant Ham- fighting strong rivals in both Bottas was confirmed as stay- nussen, Monegasque Charles dents in a relatively quiet ses- ilton’s mini-run of being fastest championships and they mir- ing at Mercedes next year to Leclerc of Sauber and German sion that saw five Ferrari-pow- in the previous three Friday ror the values inside the team.” partner Hamilton, whose own Nico Hulkenberg of Renault. ered cars finish in the top ten. opening sessions was ended. Bottas

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