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TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain WORLD 12 Kenyan beauty queen sentenced to death for murder INSTAGRAM Bieber loses right to /nobmedia 21 defend himself in court LINKEDIN SATURDAY newsofbahrain JULY 2018 Justin Bieber has lost the right to defend himself in WHATSAPP 200 FILS 38444680 ISSUE NO. 7814 court after blowing off dep- ositions over his vandalism FACEBOOK /nobmedia case. The judge overseeing his battle with ex-neighbour MAIL [email protected] has sanctioned Bieber for failing to sit for his deposition WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com on multiple occasions. P16 Johnson sets the pace 19 SPORTS WORLD 13 French President under fire ‘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 record- ing 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.