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US condemns Houthi attack P Washington 02 he United States has strongly condemned theT Houthi missile attack on Riyadh. “We support the right of our Saudi partners to defend their borders against these threats, which are fueled by the Iranian regime’s dangerous proliferation of weapons and destabilizing activities in the region,” US State Dept spokesperson Heather Nauert said. Arab summit kicks off in Riyadh
First Wind Atlas unveiled Iran rial hits
8P 03 historic low EU sanctions on Tehran ran’s currency, the rial, has plummeted to an historic low amidI growing economic and political uncertainty, causing a rush to the banks as Iranians desperately try to acquire Iran extended U.S. dollars with exchanges forced to shut their doors to prevent long and Brussels Bashar al-Assad. Paris hopes that sanctions related to Syria, which chaotic lines, CNBC reported yesterday. he European Union (EU) would show Trump the EU takes his include travel bans and asset If unchecked, the crisis, combined yesterday extended sanctions on concerns seriously. freezes on people and a ban on with further deteriorating relations with IranT over human rights violations, But Italy leads the sceptic camp, doing business there. The three are the U.S., could spell severe instability 15 killed in as the bloc prepared for a clash over fearing any such move would upset concerned about transfers of Iranian for the Islamic republic. fierce Taliban whether to impose a new set of Tehran and European firms’ chances “missiles and missile technology” to The rial has lost one-third of its penalties in the hope of safeguarding of winning lucrative contracts there Syria and Tehran allies including value this year alone. The currency is gunbattle a nuclear deal with the Islamic as the country opens up after decades Houthi militia in Yemen and now 60,000 to the dollar; when Iranian 8P 06 republic. of international isolation. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah. President Hassan Rouhani took power U.S. President Donald Trump has Rome also says there is no On Thursday, the EU extended in 2013 a dollar bought 36,000 rials. been a fierce critic of the 2015 nuclear guarantee that new punitive the only remaining sanctions it has The devaluation has been essentially accord between world powers and measures from the EU would ensure against Iran, related to human rights continuous since the country’s 1979 Iran. He has given a May 12 deadline Trump does not walk away from the violations, by a year until April 2019. Islamic Revolution, when one dollar to fix it, threatening otherwise not nuclear accord anyway. They include asset freezes and bought 70 rials.To stem the mounting to extend U.S. sanctions relief on Foreign affairs ministers of all travel bans against 82 people and panic, Tehran announced this week that Iran related to the agreement. The states in the EU, where decisions one entity, as well as a prohibition it was setting the official exchange rate at EU is eager to safeguard the pact, on sanctions require unanimity, will of exports of equipment that could 42,000 rials to the dollar, going against under which Tehran agreed to curb take sides over that at a meeting be used for internal repression and the market — and threatening harsh its nuclear ambitions for at least in Luxembourg on Monday. Britain monitoring telecommunications, punishments, including detention, Trump says Syria a decade, but divided over how to and Germany back France, while the bloc said in a statement. The for anyone trying to exchange money achieve that.France has pushed for Austria and Spain are in Italy’s camp. United Nations said in March that at a different rate. This should keep attack ‘very soon new sanctions over Iran’s missile Last month, Paris, Rome and Iran arrested political opponents things under control, for now, said Iran or not so soon at programme and involvement in London proposed targeting Iranian in a clampdown on freedom of researcher Henry Rome of political risk conflicts in the region, including in “militias and commanders” in expression and used torture to coerce consultancy Eurasia Group. -CNBC all!’ 8P 07 Syria where Tehran backs President building on the EU’s existing confessions. -Reuters 2 Friday, April 13, 2018 Arab summit kicks off in Riyadh Riyadh he preparatory and Tministerial meetings Arab Quartet of the 29th Arab League summit began in Riyadh yesterday ahead of Sunday’s crucial meeting to be hosted holds meeting in Dammam where some of the most contentious issues Riyadh issued a statement, plaguing the region will come inister of Foreign condemning the Iranian up for discussion. Affairs, Shaikh Khalid interference in the internal The Saudi Minister of Mbin Ahmed bin Mohammed affairs of Bahrain, lauding the Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir Al Khalifa participated in the Kingdom’s efforts to combat said in his opening remarks meeting of the Arab Quartet terrorism paying tribute at the ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the foreign to its security agencies for yesterday that Palestine and ministers’ preparatory thwarting terrorist acts and the situation there will top meeting yesterday. The plots that led to the arrest of discussions at the Arab summit. Quartet deliberated on 116 terrorist elements. He also said that Iran and the crisis with Iran and its The terror elements belong terrorism are two sides of the interference in the Arab to an organization formed same coin, and called on Arab states’ internal affairs. and financed by the Iranian ministers toHere’s work together towhy Bahrain’s you Minister ofshould Foreign Affairs Shaikh be Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, left,, dur- The committee is made up Revolutionary Guards and stop Iran meddling in Arab ing the minsterial meeting held in Riyadh yesterday of the United Arab Emirates their external military arms, affairs. (Head), Bahrain, Saudi including the terrorist groups The atSaudi Adhari foreign ballistic Park missiles on had been the Arab League Aboul Gheit League’s Secretary-General Arabia, Egypt and Secretary of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq and minister praised Saudi - Iraqi fired at Saudi cities. He added said that the League condemns Mahmoud Afifi said that Aboul General of the Arab League, Hezbollah, denouncing the rapprochementApril and said 13,that that2018 Houthi terrorist acts are Iran’s interference in Bahrain Gheit was given a presentation Ahmed Aboul Gheit. latter for forming, financing Riyadh has allocated $1.5 destabilizing security and and other countries in the by de Mistura about the latest The meeting discussed the and training those elements billion for the reconstruction stability in Yemen. region. results of his communications developments of the crisis and providing them with of Iraq. Bahrain’s Minister of Aboul Gheit and the Special with international and regional with the Islamic Republic weapons and explosives to As part of his speech on Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Envoy for Syria Staffan de parties that aim to allow of Iran besides ways of carry out terrorist acts to the most important challenges bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Mistura met on the sidelines political negotiations between confronting its interventions disrupt security and stability facing the Arab world, the Al Khalifa, participated in the of the Arab foreign minister’s Syrian parties to recommence in the internal affairs of the and hit the economy of the Saudi Foreign Minister Adel consultative meeting. meeting. in Geneva under the auspices Arab States. The Committee Kingdom of Bahrain. Al-Jubeir said that 117 Houthi The Secretary-General of The spokesman for the Arab of the United Nations.
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FirstDT News Network Wind Atlas unveiled Manama The Wind Atlas was prepared after lectricity and Water Affairs extensive study by EMD International, an Electricity and Water EMinister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza Affairs Minister Dr. yesterday inaugurated Bahrain’s international company specialized in this Abdulhussain Mirza first Wind Atlas, a map showing the with the Wind Atlas presence of sufficient wind resource field, in cooperation with the Sustainable in different areas to operate turbines Energy Unit and with the support of the that generate clean energy and United Nations Development Programme to produce electricity from wind energy. The Atlas is in keeping with the encourage investment in wind energy wise directives of His Majesty the King, His Royal Highness the Prime Minister and His Royal Highness The minister said that the support efficiency. the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme of the national plan by the Council UN Resident Coordinator and Commander and First Deputy of Ministers in particular and its Resident Representative of the United Prime Minister, to take advantage of support for the policy of Net Metering Nations Development Programme clean and sustainable energy and to has transformed Bahrain’s energy (UNDP) Amin Cherkaoui praised diversify Bahrain’s sources of energy resources and investment. He said the Dr. Mirza’s support in the fields for comprehensive development. country has witnessed a rapid flow of of renewable energy and energy Dr. Mirza said the Wind Atlas investments in solar energy and the efficiency. He said that the adoption was prepared in a scientific way after wind atlas study is complementary to of the national plans and their extensive study by EMD International, this transformation. He said it holds initiatives and policies reflects an international company specialized the potential of new horizons that Bahrain’s keenness to achieve in this field, in cooperation with the would contribute to the advancement relevant national commitments Sustainable Energy Unit and with of development and diversification of to achieving goals of sustainable the support of the United Nations energy sources. development and, in particular, the Development Programme (UNDP) to During the ceremony, Dr. Mirza goal of renewable energy. encourage investment by the private also inaugurated the website of the The inauguration ceremony was sector in wind energy. He said the Sustainable Energy Unit, which was also attended by executive heads of Atlas will help contribute to achieving prepared by INSOMNIA. This website a number of companies interested in Bahrain’s national goals to have 5 per will highlight the unit’s plan to activate renewable energy and a large number cent of its energy use as renewable by its role in spreading awareness in the of specialists and technicians in this 2025, and 10 per cent by 2035. field of renewable energy and energy field. Grand Cinema Clarity sought on Manama opens on May 3 DT News Network Manama rand Cinema, one of the souq renovation project Gleading cinemas in the Middle East, will officially DT News Network from private sector sponsors, there are suggestions that the work needs to start, a detailed open in the Kingdom on May [email protected] adding that any funding from chamber will have to seek plan has already been made 3 at The Walk Mall, Riffa. private sector should be seen banks and private sector now it needs to be executed,” To be opened under Manama as a bonus rather than as part companies to get funding. I he said. the patronage of Shaikh ahrain Chamber of of the BD3 million pledged by think any additional funding “Manama souq is an Mohammed bin Rashid Al Commerce and Industry the BCCI. received from private sector important part of Bahrain. Khalifa, the Grand Cinema B(BCCI) needs to clarify the “Now there are concerns should be seen as a bonus It is the face of the culture will have 12 theatres with a progress made on the Manama that the funds allocated will and in addition to the original and tradition of Bahrain. Any total of 1233 seats, designed Traditional Market (Manama be restructured after a review. BD3 million pledged by the investment that goes there will with the state-of-the-art souq) renovation project and While previously it was agreed chamber,” he said. not only benefit the Souq, but technology being used in the budget allocated to it, an that BD3 million would be “We also need clarity on the also the whole country,” he Mahmood Al Namliti the cinematic entertainment activist has urged. funded by the chamber, now progress of the project. The added. field, high quality sound Manama Traditional Market systems, comfortable seats and Committee Deputy Chairman best sorts of food and drink Mahmood Al Namliti said Manama souq with the ability of booking that BCCI needs to clarify the tickets through the Cinema’s budget allocated for the revamp application. project amid rumours that The Grand Cinema’s the chamber is reviewing the opening has come after its funds allocated for the projects. success in Kuwait, Jordan and The renovation project has a Lebanon. budget of BD6 million with Standing at the top of the BD3 million coming from Middle East’s cinematic field, the Ministry of Industry, it ensures providing visitors Commerce and Tourism while the best technology and lots of the remaining is poised to services. come from the BCCI. The Grand Cinema’s According to Namliti, there opening will be a point is a lack of clarity about the of attraction to everyone BCCI part of the funding. interested in cinema as Namliti said that the well as tourists and visitors chamber must clarify if it will and sophisticated services use its own funds or funds which will reflect on the from sponsors. He urged the entertainment services chamber to use its own funds provided in the Kingdom of for the project, rather than Bahrain. 4 Friday, April 13, 2018 Undersecretary meets
ViceMinistry Premier of Foreign Affairs cooperation in various fields. stability, ofand confronting Georgiadealt with a number of issues pride in the 25 years of the DT News Network for International Affairs, Dr. Janilidze pointed out terrorist groups and their of mutual concern, especially establishment of bilateral Tbilisi Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al the consensus between the sources of funding. the development of the friendly diplomatic relations. he Vice Prime Minister Khalifa at the Georgian Foreign Kingdom of Bahrain and Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed relations and cooperation, in a The Georgian Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Ministry in the capital Tbilisi. Georgia on promoting Al Khalifa conveyed the way that enhances the interests welcomed the intensification ofT the Republic of Georgia, Mikheil Janilidze welcomed international cooperation greetings of the Minister of of both countries and peoples. of cooperation with the Mikheil Janilidze, received the Undersecretary saying the and development, supporting Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid In the context of the official Kingdom of Bahrain as an the Undersecretary of the visit will promote bilateral efforts to spread peace and bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al working visit, Dr. Abdullah advanced and civilized country Khalifa, to Janilidze, expressing attended a working lunch, in the light of the Kingdom’s his happiness that the meeting hosted by His the Georgian development and thanks to coincided with the celebration Vice Premier and Minister the leadership of His Majesty of the 25th Anniversary of the of Foreign Affairs in honour the King, stressing that this establishment of diplomatic of His Excellency and his visit represents a bridge for relations between the two accompanying delegation translating the common will friendly countries. during which ways of and strengthening diplomatic The Undersecretary of the broadening bilateral ties were ties in order to maximize Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviewed. cooperation on the ground. for International Affairs Dr. Shaikh Abdullah said the It is to note that the first outlined the principles of Kingdom of Bahrain welcomed round of political consultations Bahrain’s foreign policy and the strengthening of relations was held between the Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa with the Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of its responsible and consistent between the two countries Ministries of Foreign Affairs the Republic of Georgia positions on regional and in many areas and hopes to of the Kingdom of Bahrain international issues as well as its seek greater cooperation with and the Republic of Georgia contributions to international its friendly country, especially in the capital Tbilisi during peace and security. since both countries have a lot which the two sides discussed He also referred to the of common values and noble mutual support for the comprehensive reforms and goals. He added that Bahrain candidates of the two countries qualitative achievements Is the land of promising in international organizations, witnessed by the Kingdom of investment opportunities investment opportunities Bahrain under His Majesty as it keep abreast of the new in tourism and agricultural King Hamad bin Isa Al technological developments sectors and increasing the Khalifa. The meeting also of the world, expressing his number of flights. Oil discovery to augur well for economy: Northern Governor
Governor, Ali bin Al-Sheikh Abdul-Hussain Al-Asfoor during the Northern Governorate’s majlis
DT News Network Al Khalifa have contributed attained by the Kingdom under Manama to developing the oil industry the royal Reform Project. orthern Governor, Ali bin in the Kingdom, increasing The Northern Governorate’s Al-Sheikh Abdul-Hussain economic growth and Majlis discussed a number NAl-Asfoor, has expressed diversifying income resources. of issues, including the optimism that the recent Referring to the Bahrain celebration of the GCC huge oil discovery will reflect Formula 1 Grand Prix Environment Day, marked as positively on the national Race, hosted recently by the part of the governorate’s “We economy, and enhance welfare Kingdom, the Northern Are All Partners in Peace” indicators, in accordance Governor extended, on behalf initiative. with the Economic Vision for of the governorate’s citizens, The Majlis also received a Bahrain, 2030. profound congratulations to delegation from the Bahrain Speaking during the HM King Hamad, His Royal Autistic Society, who submitted Northern Governorate’s Highness Prime Minister a proposal to design Bahrain majlis yesterday, Al-Asfoor Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al mural paintings as part of said that the announcement Khalifa and His Royal Highness the “We Are All Partners in by the Higher Committee Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Peace”. for Natural Resources and Khalifa, the Crown Prince, The governor instructed Economic Security of the Deputy Supreme Commander the relevant sides to take the discovery of huge tight oil and First Deputy Premier, necessary procedures and and deep gas resources is a on the outstanding success cooperate with the Bahrain source of optimism, stressing of the event, noting that the Autistic Society to choose that the sound directives of His Bahrain F1 Grand Prix is one the site and implement the Majesty King Hamad bin Isa of the landmark achievements proposal. Friday, April 13, 2018 5 Essay contest to explore tech potential for gender equality Harpreet Kaur and technology to increase are statistically poorer and [email protected] awareness, appetite, and have lower literacy rates and aptitude. fewer opportunities to access Manama “Contestants may write on non-traditional skills than ebula, an initiative any topic at the intersection of men. This often leads to launched by C5 in technology and gender equality socioeconomic deprivation Ncollaboration with Amazon like How digital fluency and and exploitation and creates Web Services (AWS), access to technology can lead a distinctive gender bias in has announced an essay to gender equality, How STEM the workplace. Technology is competition for female programs and open-source fundamentally changing how students and professionals to education can help upskill we live, largely for the better, explore technology’s potential and empower women or and it has the power to equally for greater gender equality and Why/How the tech industry impact and improve women’s women’s empowerment. solves different problems if lives,” Hadyah said. Two winners of the contest women played more leading “We launched Nebula, will be selected to attend the roles wherein the essays can and the essay competition, to AWS Public Sector Summit be submitted online at our encourage women to think in Washington DC from June website,” Hadyah said. proactively about using tech to 20-21 for a chance to spend “Providing Bahraini better their lives and the lives of time with members of the AWS women equal opportunities others and to imagine practical executive team as well as an in the workplace so that they solutions to improving the opportunity to meet the team advance their careers and status of women in tech,” of C5 PeaceTech Accelerator. contribute towards building a Hadyah said. The competition, which better Bahrain is an integral “Applications will be judged was launched on the April 9, part of BisB strategy towards anonymously based on the is open to Bahraini women diversity and inclusion. BisB’s main points and supporting university undergraduate or Hadyah Fathalla, Executive Director of C5 Accelerate and Tresa Carlson, from Amazon Web partnership with C5 is a arguments, structure and graduate students enrolled Services, at the launch of the essay competition modest contribution toward organisation and content in any accredited college, empowering Bahraini women,” effectiveness and style. The or university in Bahrain or also eligible and will compete in September 2017 by Hadyah technopreneurs to explore and Hassan Jarar, Chief Executive essay should specifically focus abroad. in a separate category. The Fathalla, Executive Director of develop cloud-based products Officer of Bahrain Islamic on technology’s potential for Bahraini women contest is open till April 30. C5 Accelerate, as an initiative and solutions and engage and Bank, the official sponsor of greater gender equality and professionals over the age of Nebula, C5’s “Women in that aims to inspire and excel in the tech space through the competition, stated. women’s empowerment,” 18 with an appetite for tech are tech” initiative was launched encourage aspiring women mentorship, connectivity, “On a global scale, women Hadyah said Schools free of Stray dogs menace communicable diseases: Official DT News Network provides qualified nurses to be addressed Manama in schools, to follow-up on DT News Network cooperation with the municipal councils notifications received by the ministry ublic Relations and Media chronic or emergency health Manama to spot the locations where these animals regarding the presence of stray dogs Director at the Ministry of conditions on a daily basis, in r. Nabeel Mohammed Abdulfateh, do gather in order to deal with them as in residential areas. The teams will be PEducation, Dr. Fawaz Ahmed addition to their awareness and Undersecretary for Municipal Affairs per the approved plan set by the ministry increased to banish stray dogs from the Al-Shrooqi, has said that the guidance roles. Dat the Ministry of works, Municipalities in coordination with the relevant entities. various areas. school health department at He also highlighted the Affairs and Urban Planning, has said that An expanded meeting was held to decide The head of the team said Thursday’s the Ministry carries out daily role of the Psychological and the ministry will take measures against on the criteria through which veterinarian meeting will communicate with the visits to schools, in cooperation Academic Guidance Centre the stray dogs menace in residential areas clinics will be selected to carry out the veterinarian clinics capable of carrying out with the Ministry of Health, to to follow-up on many cases soon. castration operations on stray dogs. the castration operation on astray dogs to follow up on vaccinations and related to the behaviour of The ministry will adopt the best He added that during this phase an competitively negotiate to obtain the best chronic diseases for students, students. He affirmed that practices adopted around the world to intensive campaign will be launched offer for castration of dogs and to move hold lectures and specialised School Health Department address the stray dogs phenomenon. The collectively with the efforts of various them to other locations. seminars and issue awareness at the Ministry of Education measures will span one year during which entities to address and put this He said the surgical castration operation publications on hygiene and coordinates on a daily basis work will be done in partnership with phenomenon to an end according to is the key to prevent the breeding and proper food. Al-Shrooqi with the competent authorities the private sector’s licensed veterinarian plans that observe numerous aspects and reproduction of dogs and to control the said that despite repeated at the Ministry of Health, and clinics to carry out the castration process criteria. The campaign will take place in rate of their reproduction. The castration statements published by the communicates with them on stray dogs to stop their breeding. coordination with the concerned societies of dogs is considered one of the widespread Ministry of Health that schools in various aspects related to The ministry will bear the costs of and organisations and stakeholders in the operations in veterinary medicine all are free of communicable school health. He thanked carrying out these operations until the community who will take dogs in various over the world where such phenomena diseases, some sides still insist Ministry of Health for its completion of construction of a permanent areas to the veterinarian clinics with which are found. Some governments, shelters on claiming otherwise without cooperation and coordination, shelter for stray animals, the third phase a contract would be signed to carry out the and organizations resort to castration of any evidence and without and for providing all aspects of this plan will address the phenomenon castration operation. stray dogs to prevent their reproduction relying on real facts, which, he of support for school health, of stray dogs. The ministry is currently Dr. Ibrahim Yousef, Acting Assistant and dissemination in residential added, would raise doubts and assuring the public that, based preparing the terms of reference to float a Undersecretary for Agriculture and Head neighbourhoods. The castration operations confusion. on the statements received public tender. of the Team said that during this phase will also reduce the number of stray dogs He added that the Ministry from the Ministry of Health, all Dr. Abulfateh added that the four field teams will be allocated five days that are smashed to death in the streets on of Education, in cooperation public and private schools are Municipalities Affairs is continuing in per week to respond to the incoming daily basis. with the Ministry of Health, free from infectious diseases. 6 Friday, April 13, 2018 Wide Angle 15 killed in fierce Joel Indrupati How Safe is Air Travel, Taliban gunbattle Kabul Really? he Taliban stormed a very life matters. But, sadly, 257 people have lost their government compound lives in Wednesday’s air crash, near Algeria ’s capital city inT central Afghanistan early Algiers.E yesterday, triggering an The military plane had crashed within minutes after it had hours-long gunbattle that taken off from a military airport, west of Algiers. We do not killed 15, including three know the reason yet. But it has drawn focus, once again, to the top local officials, police and fears of travelling by air. And to that big question, we all have. government officials said. How safe is air travel, really? The blistering attack in Simple logic tells us that, when air travel increases globally, the Khuja Omari district was the chances of an air crash could also increase. Right? the latest insurgent assault Wrong. in Ghazni province, which Air safety has, in fact, become better. Or that is what experts is now largely under Taliban say. control. The Taliban planted It is a fact that, over the last few years, there has been a big mines to prevent government boom in the commercial aviation sector, with more planes reinforcements from and more passengers, in more countries on more flight paths. coming to help and quickly But, it is also a fact that, proportionately, there has been less took responsibility for the number of air crashes. attack, said Mohammad Arif A general view of Khuja Omari district compound is seen after a deadly Taliban attack in It brings us to infer that we can still, fully, rely on air travel Rahmani, a lawmaker in the Ghazni, Afghanistan as ‘a safe mode of transport’. Afghan Parliament. Here is yet another important fact. The insurgent group’s “2017 was the safest year in history, for commercial airlines, spokesman, Zabihullah southern Kandahar province, a in Thursday’s attack. He said of the country’s intelligence according to industry research,” says a BBC news report (‘2017 Mujahid, told The Associated traditional Taliban heartland, is the fighting began around 2 agency known by the acronym Safest Year for Air Travel as Fatalities Fall’, BBC, 2 Jan 2018). Press by telephone that after considered dangerous because a.m. with the Taliban storming NDS were also killed. Moseni Actually, this news had even prompted US President Donald the attack in Khuja Omari — of large swaths that are now the highly secure compound in also said 45 Taliban were Trump to tweet like this: “Since taking office I have been not far from the provincial under insurgent control. Khuja Omari district. killed and eight members of very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news - it was just capital also called Ghazni — all Mujahid gave a higher President Ashraf Ghani the Afghan security forces were reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and security posts in the district casualty figure among the condemned the attack and wounded. safest year on record”! were under Taliban control. Afghan forces, which the the killing of Ali Dost Shams, The casualty figures are Okay. You may not agree with his taking personal credit The district center, however, Taliban often do, exaggerating the district governor, and the impossible to independently for this good news. But, if you check his tweet dated 2 January was still in government their achievements on the others in the assault, which verify because of the 2018, you will agree it is good news. hands. battlefield, and a significantly he said was carried out by remoteness of the area. There is an ‘Airline Safety Network’ graph, showing year- The province of Ghazni lower death toll among the “Afghanistan’s enemy” — a In a separate incident wise air accidents since 1946, which I had found somewhat is located south of Kabul insurgent attackers. reference to the Taliban. north of Kabul, a sticky bomb reassuring. province, the seat of the Rahmani said the district Ramazan Ali Moseni, deputy destroyed an oil tanker outside Interested readers can go to this website to see the country’s capital, Kabul, and governor, intelligence service chief police in Ghazni province, the Bagram military base, chart: https://www.popsci.com/why-air-travel-became-so- lies along a key route. Travel director and a deputy police said seven killed were police where U.S. forces are stationed. incredibly-safe. by road between the capital and official were among those killed officers and five were members (AP) A Fortune Magazine article titled “Which Is Safer: Airplanes or Cars?” says, “Americans have a 1 in 114 chance of dying in a car crash, according to the National Safety Council. The odds Missing Pets of dying in air and space transport incidents, which include private flights and air taxis, are 1 in 9,821”. The global policies and procedures on aviation safety have become increasingly strict. And these are ensuring that aircraft manufacturers and aircraft maintenance engineers pay close attention all factors related to aircraft safety. The regulations related to air traffic planning and airport infrastructure have also become better. TURBO - Male Shih Tzu/Poodle, 3 The growth of information technology itself has given yrs, brown ears, wound on left side MINI - Female, 2 yrs, spayed, has today’s pilots, enormous power. Unlike ancient devices which of head, not wearing collar/IDtag, underdeveloped nose, INDOOR cat used to give unreliable data on speed, altitude and pressure, possibly jumped gate while playing - not street-wise, not wearing collar today’s software can give it instantly, and with high precision. outside or may have been stolen, or ID tag, door left open by new NANA - Female, 4 mos, has lead Technological developments made in the field of engines Nuwaidrat (near Yokogawa Co) cleaners, Ras Al Roman/Manama attached to her collar, Muharraq and lubricants too have helped in making long-haul flights REWARD for safe return, 5/4/18. (near LaFontaine Center/ Al Raja (near Muharraq Secondary School), more efficient. So much so, that just a few weeks ago, we saw 36436997 School), 10/4/18. 39421099 22/2/18. 34022699 the first non-stop scheduled flight from Perth, Australia to London, UK which had taken 17 hours to travel 9,240 miles (14,875km). However, the challenges ahead include the need to fight complacency within processes. Ensuring pilots’ adaptability to cockpits’ rapidly changing digital systems is also critical. Boeing and Airbus, the two players in the duopoly of the large jet airliner market, since the 1990s, promise on their respective websites that they are seriously committed to ‘safety’ and are willing to go beyond public policy. Allianz, in its report on aviation insurance, says that “Big improvements TOMMY - Male Arabian Mau/Tabby, WHITA -Female stray, older cat, very 2.5 yrs, neutered, big green eyes, in technology, training and risk management have together sick and was in recovery with foster SCRAPPY - Male Jack Russell, 7 yrs, he not wearing collar or ID tag, indoor/ resulted in laudable improvements” in commercial aviation. family, cannot walk properly or eat does not like to be touched and may outdoor cat, scared of other cats and Perhaps, we must simply learn to trust them. They know dry food, torn netting and jumped snap, not wearing collar or ID tag, noises, not fond of cuddles and could too, that all lives matter. from window, Janabiya (near to Naya door left open, Manama (last spotted bite if held too long, possibly stolen, Mart block 575 Rd 7536), 14/3/18. at Awal Square), 16/3/18. 33287122 Janabiya (near Kumon), 13/3/18. (The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do 33228746 or 36464897 not necessarily reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.) 33975032 Friday, April 13, 2018 7 Trump says Syria attack ‘very soon or
U.S. President Donald Trump not so soon at all!’ Washington U.S. weighs military strike on Syria resident Donald Trump said The U.S. is building a multi-nation strike force against Syria to respond Pyesterday that an attack on Syria to an alleged chemical attack on a rebel-held town near Damascus. could take place “very soon or not Russia has urged America to avoid taking military action so soon at all,” arguing he had never RUSSIAN PRESENCE IN SYRIA: About 4,000-5,000 military personnel signalled the timing of retaliation for Pro-government control Rebel forces Turkey and allies a suspected chemical weapons attack (Russia, Iran, Syria) that he had suggested was imminent Kurds So-called Islamic State a day earlier. Airbase Known Russian position Russian warships On Capitol Hill, Democrats grilled Range of Russian air defence missiles (11 vessels) Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on S-400 S-300 TURKEY the legality and constitutionality of 150km 250km Trump ordering an attack on Syria S-400 without explicit authorization from 400km Congress. Mattis insisted it would be justified as an act of self-defence; The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy Raqqa he insisted he could not talk about gets underway for deployment as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Aleppo IRAQ military plans because an attack “is Strike Group from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia not yet in the offing.” Latakia Hama Mattis said the president’s no hard evidence of what happened. President Bashar Assad. Khmeimim River National Security Council would But he said he personally believes it Russian lawmakers have warned Tartus SYRIA Deir Euphrates be meeting later yesterday to “take was an “inexcusable” use of chemical the United States that Moscow Homs al-Zour forward the various options” for weapons. would view an airstrike on Syria as Trump. He said the president has not Asked about the risks of U.S. a war crime and that it could trigger T4 Palmyra yet decided whether military force military retaliation, Mattis cited two a direct U.S-Russian military clash. LEBANON Shayrat airbase would be part of a U.S. response in concerns, starting with avoiding Russia’s ambassador to Lebanon said U.S. launched Syria. civilian casualties. any missiles fired at Syria would be missile strike in Trump made his latest statement “On a strategic level, it’s how do shot down and the launching sites retaliation for in a tweet yesterday morning. Trump we keep this from escalating out of targeted — a stark warning of a Damascus chemical attack on Wednesday had warned Russia control, if you get my drift on that,” potential major confrontation. in April 2017 to “get ready” for a missile attack on he said. At the House hearing, Rep. Tulsi ISRAEL 100km RUSSIA its ally Syria. But yesterday, Trump At stake in Syria is the potential Gabbard, a Democrat of Hawaii, 60 miles tweeted: “Never said when an attack for confrontation, if not outright disputed Trump’s legal authority to JORDAN on Syria would take place.” conflict, between the U.S. and act without congressional authority At a House Armed Services Russia, former Cold War foes whose and suggested that a U.S. strike U.S.-WESTERN FIREPOWER TURKEY Committee hearing on the Pentagon’s relations have deteriorated in recent would lead to war with Russia. U.S.: Two destroyers CYPRUS Incirlik 2019 budget request, Mattis said that years over Moscow’s intervention “I’m not ready to speculate that and possible submarine because the U.S. had no one at the in Ukraine, its interference in the that would happen,” Mattis said, in eastern Mediterranean. SYRIA IRAN site of the suspected chemical attack 2016 U.S. presidential election and, referring to the prospect of open USS Harry S Truman carrier strike force en route from U.S. IRAQ Al Udeid in Syria last Saturday, the U.S. has most recently, its support for Syrian conflict with Russia. (AP) east coast. Aircraft – including QATAR F-22 stealth jets – in Qatar, JORDAN Jordan and Turkey. About EGYPT 2,000 troops on ground in Syria SAUDI Macron says has ‘proof’ France: Missile-armed ARABIA frigate in Mediterranean, Rafale jets in UAE and Jordan Al Dhafra UAE UK: Typhoon and Tornado of Syrian chemical attack strike aircraft at Akrotiri in Cyprus Sources: AFP, Business Insider, ISW, The National Interest © GRAPHIC NEWS Berd’huis, France of our choosing, when we judge it rench President Emmanuel to be the most useful and the most Macron said yesterday that effective.” Kuwait Airways halts Beirut Fhe would respond to “proof” that The French leader, who had made the regime of Syrian President the use of chemical weapons in Syria Bashar al-Assad had used chemical a “red line”, said one of his aims in flights as tensions grow weapons, “at a time of our choosing.” Syria was to “remove the regime’s Kuwait City airspace”. “We have proof that chemical chemical attack capabilities”. uwait’s national carrier halted The changes would stand “until weapons were used last week, at least But he repeated that he wanted to flights to Beirut citing security further notice”, the airline said on chlorine, and that they were used also avoid “an escalation”. Kconcerns, after an air safety watchdog Twitter. by the regime of Bashar al-Assad,” “France will in no way allow warned of potential military strikes The move came after European Macron said during an interview on an escalation or anything that on Syria in the coming days. Aviation Safety Agency alerted France’s TF1 television. would harm regional stability, Kuwait Airways said that it took airlines on Tuesday of the possible Macron added that he was in but we cannot allow regimes that the decision “on the basis of credible launch of “air-to-ground and/ daily contact with US President believe they can act with impunity French President Emmanuel security warnings received from or cruise missiles within the next Donald Trump and that they would to violate international law in the Macron the Cypriot authorities regarding 72 hours”, urging them to take decide on their response “at a time worst possible way.” (AFP) the danger of flying over Lebanon’s precautionary measures.(AFP) 8 BUSINESS Friday, April 13, 2018 LuLu British Week to showcase Best of Britain Manama uLu Hypermarket once again celebrates the popular British Week in all of its branches across theL kingdom. This week long promotion will cover over ten thousand British goods that can be found in the aisles of LuLu Hypermarket - from fresh meat, seafood, vegetable and fruits to household white goods, popular processed food brands of chocolates, biscuits, frozen foods, etc. There will be special deals and offers on all products. “LuLu Hypermarket takes pride in promoting products from all over the world. We have large British community in Bahrain and it is only apt that we celebrate the British week as an annual event to import and promote quality products from Britain,” said Juzer Rupawala, Regional Director, LuLu Hypermarket. The British Week will be inaugurated at the Juffair branch of LuLu Hypermarket at 6:30 pm by Simon Martin, the British Ambassador, along with Juzer Rupawala and other invited guests. Along with various promotions the British cuisine and culture will also be showcased for the occasion. OPEC sees oil markets tighten further
A man fixes a sign with OPEC’s logo next to its headquarters’ entrance before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Austria London said the glut has effectively TRA he global oil stocks surplus shrunk by nine-tenths since the is close to evaporating, start of 2017. OPECT said yesterday, citing “We have seen an accelerated healthy energy demand and its shrinkage of stocks in storage own supply cuts while revising from unparalleled highs of up its forecast for production about 400 million barrels to delegation from rivals who have benefited about 43m above the five-year from higher oil prices. average,” Barkindo said. U.S. shale oil output has Stock levels are now 207 been booming over the past million barrels below their level year since OPEC reduced its in February 2017, with crude own production in tandem stocks in a surplus of 55 million visits UAE with Russia to prop up global barrels and product stocks in a oil prices. deficit of 12 million. But as oil production “Looking forward, a healthy DT News Network development of the UAE’s also briefed on the work telecommunications sector, collapsed in OPEC member global economic forecast for Manama telecommunications sector, mechanism of the Human which has positioned it as Venezuela and is still facing 2018, positive car sales data delegation from Bahrain’s and the empowerment Resources Department in a leading exemplar in the hiccups in countries such in recent months, stronger Telecommunications of government entities terms of the organizational region and on the global as Libya and Angola, the 2018 yea-on-year U.S. product ARegulatory Authority in the field of intelligent structure, recruitment competitiveness indicators. oil exporters’ group is still consumption in January and (TRA Bahrain) headed transformation. In addition mechanism, training courses We strongly emphasize that producing below its targets potentially tighter global by Shaikh Mohamed bin to a presentation on the and performance and talent these achievements will have meaning the world needs to use product markets are expected Salman Al Khalifa, Director mechanism of type approval management system. a positive impact on the stocks to meet rising demand. to boost gasoline and distillates of Finance, Information certificate issuance, TRA On the occasion of the visit, development of the GCC The Organization of the demand ...,” OPEC said. Technology & Human UAE also gave an explanation TRA’s Director of Finance, telecommunications sector.” Petroleum Exporting Countries “High conformity levels Resources, has visited the on the customer complaints Information Technology and Shaikh Mohamed added. said in its monthly report oil observed by OPEC and non- UAE’s Telecommunications system, the customer Human Resources, Shaikh Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, stocks in the developed world OPEC producing countries ... Regulatory Authority (TRA business centre and the Mohamed bin Salman Al General Director of TRA UAE reversed a rise in January to should further enhance market UAE) to learn about the methodology and framework Khalifa said: who welcomed the delegation, fall by 17.4 million barrels stability and support crude and best practices and strategies of the development of “The visit reflects our said: “It was a fruitful meeting in February to 2.854 billion product markets in the months related to the management government services. It strategic plan to learn full of ideas and topics of barrels, around 43 million ahead.” of licensing and regulatory shed light as well on some about the best practices common interest in the field barrels above the latest five- The 14-member, Vienna- affairs, finance, spectrum, of its projects and initiatives, and experiences in the of telecommunications and year average. based producer group said its human resources, and the development of its call telecommunications sector at information. Such meetings “We have achieved an over collective output, according to customer satisfaction. centre and the development the regional level which will are gaining importance 150 percent conformity level,” secondary sources, fell 201,000 During the visit, TRA UAE and improvement of the contribute to developing our particularly the entry of the OPEC Secretary-General bpd to 31.96 million bpd in made a detailed presentation customer happiness centres work mechanisms.” world into the era of the Mohammad Barkindo told March from February, driven on the scope of its work which environment. “We highly praise the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Reuters in New Delhi, referring by declines in Angola, Algeria, included the regulation and The delegation was UAE’s achievements in the and artificial intelligence.” to OPEC’s commitments under Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and the supply-cutting pact. He Libya. (Reuters) Friday, April 13, 2018 BUSINESS 9
Takata brand disappears as CEO quits “There are still a number of measures Scandal-hit VW to name new CEO that have been announced but not Berlin Tokyo implemented.... Politically I think we erman car giant Volkswagen is set to replace its chief apan’s Takata said yesterday its chief had formally resigned might be seeing the beginning of that Gexecutive Matthias Mueller, as it struggles to move on Jafter the completion of a takeover by a US firm, bringing (a trade war) and that is from the “dieselgate” emissions the curtain down on the crisis-hit exactly what I have scandal that has mired the company brand tainted by a deadly airbag since 2015. The supervisory board scandal. been urging members of the world’s leading carmaker The takeover resulted in the to try to avoid,” will meet a day ahead of schedule extinction of the 85-year-old Takata and will announce its decisions in brand, with CEO’s Shigehisa Takada - Roberto Azevedo a statement, a source close to the grandfather starting the company Director-General of World Trade company said. (AFP) in 1933 as a textile maker. (AFP) Organization
Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerberg believes said that over next 5 to 10 years, artificial intelligence WashingtonAI willfake news, hate fix speech, AI technology Facebook to be able to different opinion on why amorphous super-technology would prove rtificial intelligence discriminatory ads and proactively identify a lot of Zuckerberg spent so much of science fiction, animating will solve Facebook’s terrorist propaganda. this stuff,” Zuckerberg told time offering tributes to friendly computers and killer a champion Amost vexing problems, chief Over the next five to the lawmakers, referring to the much-hyped but largely robots. executive Mark Zuckerberg 10 years, he said, artificial Facebook’s famous origin unproven tech advancement: Silicon Valley leaders often for the insists. He just can’t say intelligence would prove story. The shapeless technology promote that vision of AI by when, or how. a champion for the world’s Later in the hearing, he could help the company pawn suggesting that it will serve world’s Zuckerberg referred to largest social network in added that “over the long off blame from the humans humanity as a quasi-magical AI technology about 23 resolving its most pressing term, building AI tools is creating it. force for good. But today’s largest times during his five-hour crises on a global scale going to be the scalable way “AI is Zuckerberg’s artificial intelligence is now social testimony before a joint – while also helping the to identify and root out most MacGuffin,” said James being used in far more basic Senate committee hearing company dodge pesky of this harmful content.” Grimmelmann, a law forms: driving cars, tracking network on Tuesday, saying that it questions about censorship, But Facebook’s AI professor at Cornell Tech, cows and giving a voice to would one day be smart, fairness and human technology can’t do any of using the film term for a virtual assistants like Siri and sophisticatedZuckerberg and eagle-eyed faces moderation. music over privacythose things scandal well yet, and it’s plot device that comes out Alexa. enoughFacebook to fight against CEO a vast Mark Zuckerberg“We started is offappearing in my beforeunclear awhen, joint ifU.S. ever, it will of nowhere to help the Facebook uses AI in attention. range congressionalof platform-spoiling hearing dorm after room admitting with not thata lot upof tobe 87 able million to. users protagonist to save the day. understated but important The company is also misbehaviour,may haveincluding had their resources data improperly and not having utilised the byTech Cambridge experts had a “It won’t solve Facebook’s ways, such as for recognising expanding its use, such as Analytica to build election voter profiles problems, but it will solve people’s faces for tagging by scanning posts and Zuckerberg’s: getting photos and using algorithms suggesting resources when NUMBERS OF USERS WHOSE DATA MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY SHARED (Facebook estimate) someone else to take to decide placement of the AI assesses that a user responsibility.” ads or News Feed posts to is threatening suicide. (The U.S. 70,632,350 To many of us, AI is the maximise users’ clicks and Washington Post) Philippines 1,175,870 Zuckerberg arrives Indonesia 1,096,666 on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. UK 1,079,031 Mexico 789,880 Canada 622,161 India 562,455 Brazil 443,117 Vietnam 427,446 Australia 311,127 FACEBOOK’S ANNUAL REVENUE ($US) 2007 153m 2008 272m AVERAGE REVENUE PER USER, 2017 2009 777m (2.2bn monthly active 2010 1,974m Zuckerberg’s users as of Q4 2017) 2011 3,711m net worth: Q1 $4.23 $63.2bn 2012 5,089m Q2 $4.73 2013 7,872m Q3 $5.07 2014 12,466m Q4 $6.18 2015 17,928m 2016 27,438m Life-size cut-outs depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing ‘Fix Fakebook’ 2017 40,653m T-shirts are displayed by advocacy group, Avaaz, on the southeast Lawn on Capitol Sources: Facebook, Statista, CNBC, Forbes, Bloomberg Picture: AP © GRAPHIC NEWS Hill in Washington. 10 BUSINESS Friday, April 13, 2018 Most Gulf stocks in red over Syria tension
COUNTRY/CURRENCIES BUY SELL Dubai flows that occurred before Closing Bell ost Gulf stock markets index compiler FTSE Russell AUSTRALIA 0.2993 0.2969 closed lower yesterday announced in late March that BANGLADESH 0.00472 0.00452 SAUDI ARABIA was up 0.3pc to 7,824 points. Mas the threat of U.S. military it would upgrade Riyadh to CANADA 0.3059 0.3027 DENMARK 0.0657 action in Syria kept investors emerging-market status. DUBAI was down 1.2pc to 3,094 points. EGYPT 0.0237 0.0219 on the sidelines, but the Saudi “One has to remember that EURO 0.4722 0.4697 Arabian market stabilised the Saudi market’s recent rally ABU DHABI lost 0.8pc to 4,653 points. HONGKONG 0.04967 0.04927 after a sell-off on the previous has been mainly flow-driven, INDIA 0.00585 0.00582 day. so investors will be tempted QATAR fell 1.1pc to 8,918 points. INDONESIA 0.00002941 0.00002801 In Egypt, the index fell 1.8 to book profits in the short IRAN TUMAN 0.00010959 per cent as investors booked term,” said Nishit Lakhotia, EGYPT dropped 1.8pc to 17,616 points. IRAQI DINAR 0.000317 profits, overwhelming a 1.4pc head of research at SICO. JAPAN 0.00369 0.003620 gain on Wednesday. Banking Al Rajhi Bank ended KUWAIT fell 1.0pc to 4,766 points. JORDAN 0.5359 0.5351 and property stocks were 0.9pc higher, but many other BAHRAIN edged up 0.2pc to 1,291 points. KOREA 0.00040279 hit hard with Commercial banking shares ended lower KUWAIT 1.263 1.264 International Bank falling with Saudi British Bank falling OMAN edged down 0.3pc to 4,777 points. MALAYSIA 0.0996 0.0994 3.3pc. 2.6pc. NEW ZEALAND 0.2825 0.2826 Property firm Madinet Nasr Retailer Jarir Marketing 2.0pc. Aldar Properties fell 1.9pc. NORWAY 0.0507 NEPAL 0.00395 0.00362 for Housing and Development edged down 0.1pc, closing Amusement park operator Qatar’s index lost 1.1pc, OMAN 0.98168 0.98301 dropped 6.5pc after soaring well off the day’s lows, after DXB Entertainments rose hurt by banking stocks with PAKISTAN 0.00350 0.00327 on Wednesday on news that reporting a fall in first-quarter early after it said first-quarter Commercial Bank tumbling PHILIPPINES 0.00750 0.00727 it would discuss a possible estimated net profit to 219.1 visits totalled a record 4.3pc. But the index still QATAR 0.10381 0.10404 merger with SODIC. SODIC million riyals ($58.4m), in line 851,000, up 45pc from a year rose 1.4pc over the week SAUDI ARABIA 0.1006 0.10067 rose a further 1.8pc. with analysts’ estimates. earlier. But the rally ran out after several blue-chip firms SINGAPORE 0.2925 0.2905 Saudi Arabia’s index was Dubai’s index closed of steam and the stock closed raised foreign ownership SOUTH AFRICA 0.03290 0.03280 up 0.3pc, regaining some 1.2pc lower, weighed down 1.6pc lower. limits, which promises to SRI LANKA 0.00273 0.00243 strength after Wednesday’s by property stocks. Emaar The Abu Dhabi index increase their weights in SWEDISH 0.0483 1.9pc slide. The index is still Properties, the largest slipped 0.8pc, hit by weak emerging market indexes. SWITZERLAND 0.3996 0.3965 up 8pc this year on fund property developer, dropped financial and property stocks. (Reuters) SYRIA 0.001740 0.0017 TAIWAN 0.013600 THAILAND 0.012280 0.012280 TURKEY 0.0971 UNITED KINGDOM 0.5433 0.5404 Dinosaurs fetch over 1.4m euros UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102850 0.102870 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800 Paris million years ago. YUAN 0.056800 0.056800 wo dinosaur skeletons Only about five dinosaur marketed as hip design skeletons are put up for auction Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please T call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh objects-- one of a diplodocus, around the world every year, the other of an allosaurus -- mostly snapped up by ultra- sold for more than 1.4 million rich collectors or museums in euros ($1.7 million) apiece at Europe or the US. auction in Paris on Wednesday. But auctioneers have noted a “The same foreign buyer surge in interest in China. acquired the two dinosaurs,” “Dinosaurs have become COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN the Drouot auction house said, cool, trendy -- real objects of hailing “exceptional” prices for decoration, like paintings,” BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.3938 0.3532 dinosaurs, though neither was fossil sales expert Iacopo KUWAIT 0.2855 30.4714 0.2982 0.2675 a record. Briano told AFP ahead of the The diplodocus -- a auction, citing Hollywood OMAN 0.3849 0.3685 0.4021 0.3606 herbivorous giant measuring actors Leonardo DiCaprio and The same unnamed foreign buyer snapped up the skeletons of 12 metres long from nose to tail Nicolas Cage as fans of such QATAR 3.6420 3.4865 3.8045 3.4123 two late Jurassic dinosaurs -- a diplodocus (back) and an allo- -- fetched 1.44 million euros, outsize prehistoric ornaments. UAE 3.6730 3.5162 3.8368 3.4414 saurus (front) at the Drouot auction house in Paris compared with 1.41 million for The nationality of SAUDI 3.7500 3.5899 3.9173 3.5135 the carnivorous allosaurus, a just 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) long. the Earth during the late Wednesday’s buyer was not minnow in dinosaur terms at The two dinosaurs roamed Jurassic period, around 150 revealed. (AFP) Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work [email protected] at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. -Alexander Graham Bell Friday, April 13, 2018 11 RUW to organise conference on women oyal University for and entrepreneurship as well as Women (RUW) is the variety of fields where the role organizingR a conference entitled of women has had a monumental “Empowerment of women impact. through higher education” to be The conference provides held on the 18th and 19th of an ideal arena for academics, April. researchers, students and experts The conference, being held in the field to participate in under the patronage of Dr. Majid discussion sessions focusing on bin Ali Al Nuaimi, Minister of the empowerment of women Education and Chairman of with more than 120 participants Higher Education Council, will and participants from several take place at the RUW campus countries, such as Malaysia, located in West Riffa. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, The conference highlights the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, issue of women empowerment United Kingdom and the in the field of education, the United States. The conference challenges that arise, and how also witnessed the interest and higher education can be used registration of participation from as a tool for progress and representatives of ministries, empowerment and development. government bodies, private The conference will also touch on sector institutions in the issues such as equal opportunities Kingdom of Bahrain, as well in the workplace, the progress of as independent researchers, women in higher education, the academics and students . achievements and present case This biennial conference is in studies. its second edition organized by The conference aims at the Royal University for Women, presenting the latest developments a leading accredited university and scientific papers related to in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the empowerment of women numerous achievements and a and the equal opportunities and commitment to excellence and leadership in many fields. quality educational services In addition, the conference and with the sponsorship of aims to shed light on the role of Tamkeen, Ahli United Bank and women in leadership positions Alba. Minister of Education in Previous RUW Event Al Hekma School celebrates core values
Al Hekma International School held the elementary school wide event where the students performed a show entitled “Our core Values”. Elementary teachers have worked with parents to instil values such as responsibility, collaboration and respect in students who excelled on stage showing what they have learnt about during the event. 12 Friday, April 13, 2018
The Ministerial Committee for Urbanisation and Infrastructure held a meeting at the Gudaibiya Palace. Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa paid inspection tour to several BDF battalions Khalid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, the panel was updated on the progress of work on new residential towns and other projects which are financed and units and reviewed their administrative and combat readiness. He was briefed about the ongoing through the housing budget and the Gulf Development Programme. The Deputy Premier stressed the tangible progress of work on the projects. training and modernization programmes in these battalions and units.
Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa received Bahraini Ambassador to the USA Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa. They reviewed judicial and legal co- operation between both countries. The Justice, Islamic Affairs and The Minister of Finance Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa led Bahrain’s delegation to the Economic & Social Council Preparatory Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The meeting was cen- Endowments Minister lauded bilateral cooperation in many legal tred on the preparations for the Arab Summit to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on 15 April 2018. development and training fields.
Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Sameer Nass re- ceived at his office in Bait Al Tijjar the Head of the Bahraini Society for Exhibitions and Conventions Kadhem Al Saeed. The Chairman hailed the efforts of the society and Southern Governor HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa received U.S Ambassador Justin Siberell. The governor lauded the strong Bahraini-U.S relations, and the stressed the importance of promoting Bahrain as a business an investment destination continuous cooperation in various fields. during regional and international events.
ILA worker welfare team dis- tributed dry ration and red bus pre- paid cards to the vic- tims of Bar- bar Labour Accomoda- tion fire ac- cident. Friday, April 13, 2018 13
BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa paid inspection tour to several BDF battalions Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, participated in the consultative meeting of the Foreign Ministers of and units and reviewed their administrative and combat readiness. He was briefed about the ongoing the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt. The meeting was on the sidelines of training and modernization programmes in these battalions and units. the Arab Foreign Ministers’ Preparatory Meeting, ahead of the 29th Arab Summit, which will be held in Saudi Arabia.
Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza inaugurated Bahrain’s first Wind Atlas, a map showing the scientific presence of sufficient wind in different areas to operate turbines that generate clean energy and produce electricity from wind energy. Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa received Bahraini Ambassador to the USA Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa. They reviewed judicial and legal co- operation between both countries. The Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister lauded bilateral cooperation in many legal development and training fields.
Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Sameer Nass re- ceived at his office in Bait Al Tijjar the Head of the Bahraini Society for Exhibitions and Conventions Kadhem Al Saeed. The Chairman hailed the efforts of the society and stressed the importance of promoting Bahrain as a business an investment destination Inspector-General Major-General Abdullah Hassan Al Nuaimi paid an inspection visit to one of the BDF units and viewed the unit’s readi- during regional and international events. ness posture and preparations and training programmes, in the presence of senior BDF officers.
Budaiya Pre School donated BD 500 to Indian Ladies Asso- ciation (ILA)’s Sneha recreation centre for special children. Seen in the picture are Principal of Bu- daiya Pre School Ja- neann Mohseni with ILA President Thanu- A delegation from the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) is taking part in the ‘Riyadh Travel Fair 2018’ held ja Anil and children from April 10 to 13. It includes representatives from the BTEA along with a number of companies from the travel and tourism from both school. industry, hotels, travel agents and industry representatives. 14 Friday, April 13, 2018
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hris Evans is excited to see He has been spotted in films such Josh Brolin finally embody the as ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and Ron Perlman characterC of Thanos, a supervillain ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’. who has been teased for long by Fans will be excited to see the Marvel, in the ‘Avengers: Infinity character finally make his full- April 13, 1950 War’. fledged MCU debut in the ‘Infinity Thanos first appeared in the War’, and Evans said he will finally mid-credits scene of ‘The Avengers’ come out as the person they have He became known for playing a menacing demon in six years ago and since then the dreaded for long. “Thanos is the Hellboy, and for playing Biker Clay in Sons Of Anarchy. Mad Titan has been lurking in most challenging foe the Avengers He gained additional fame by playing Mr. Kellerman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. have ever faced.,” Evans said. (PTI) Charmed and Hannibal Chau in Pacific Rim.
Los Angeles ylie Minogue was “not in a good place” following her painful split Kfrom fiance Joshua Sasse. The 49-year-old pop star split from ‘Galavant’ actor Joshua, 30, last year amid allegations he was unfaithful and Kylie has insisted that she is happier than ever Los Angeles after going through heartbreak. omedienne and actress Amy When Richard Wilkins from Schumer says singer Adele Australia’s ‘Today Extra’ playedC a key role in her decision asked Kylie, “So much has to marry her beau Chris Fischer in been said about your love February. life lately, I don’t care The actress revealed that her about any of that. All friend Jennifer Lawrence, also an I want to know is that actress, introduced her to Adele you are happy? Is life and they immediately started good right now?,” she planning an impromptu wedding, insisted that she is. reports dailymail.co.uk. She said: “I try not Schumer said: “I was staying to sound cheesy, but I in Los Angeles in a house near am. I was not in a good Jennifer, who lives right by Adele place, I was in a place and they are really good friends where I was kind of and I’d never met her before, so kidding myself. we hung out a little bit that week. “To be set free from “Then we were real drunk one that is so liberating. A night and talking about how we little bit ‘tail between wanted to get married and Adele my legs’ at points. was like, ‘Well, I can marry you’, “But I feel fortunate and we were like, ‘Okay, cool’. to be kind of racing, We were making a whole plan, cantering, galloping like Tuesday at noon, because she towards 50 and takes care of her kid.” (IANS) feeling good about it.” (femalefirst. co.uk) 14 Friday, April 13, 2018 Friday, April 13, 2018 15
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FRIDAY SPRING FAIR BRUNCH Di Belle Arte in Torino, Italy. The display features cover the different interests and tastes of the cul- Date: Every Friday from April 6 until May In collaboration with the Pearling Path, the a collection of models that illustrate the history ture and art audience. Hosted by the Kingdom of 11 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Parisian-based L’Ecole Van Cleef & Arpels of theatre set design and highlights the story of Bahrain’s numerous cultural institutions, histori- Venue: Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay brings together two pearl experts: Talal Mattar, scenic architecture in the world of theatre, sce- cal sites and landmarks, the festival’s wide variety a 6th generation pearl merchant from one of the nography and stage design. of events, programs and activities continue to Spring fairs bring forth many exciting memories oldest pearl merchant families in the Kingdom build bridges of cultural communication between to mind. Expect fun, excitement, vivacious col- of Bahrain, and Olivier Segura, Director of the THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR Bahrain and the rest of the whole world. ours, floral fragrances and comfortable weather. French Gemological Laboratory (LFG) and natu- Date: 12 April 2018, 4:30pm Every Friday, Bahrain Bay Kitchen’s garden will ral pearl expert, for an insightful discussion about Venue: Cultural Hall This year’s edition of the festival is part of the be transformed into a welcoming hive of activity. this gem that has fascinated civilizations since Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities’ Lounge in the open air while indulging in new ancient times. A great introduction to live theatre for the little celebration of Muharraq, the Capital of Islamic seasonally influenced dishes. Children’s hearts ones through this wonderful and very colorful Culture in 2018, in which it highlights the will be filled with a sense of delight as they 26TH ANNUAL HERITAGE FESTIVAL - story which features 75 puppets, the show fea- deep-rooted heritage and traditions of this enjoy plentiful fair-style games and activities. MEMORY OF MUHARRAQ tures four of Eric Carle’s most beloved books; The ancient city, particularly the history of pearl div- Discover pony rides, Ping-Pong, darts and train Date: 25 April - 5 May 2018, 5:00 - 9:30 pm artist who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, ing, a glorious history whose details are revealed rides. Throughout these Friday afternoons of Venue: Events Tent By Arad Fort The Very Lonely Firefly and The Very Hungry by the Pearling Trail, Bahrain’s second site to be indulgence, sip on a refreshing iced tea, chilled Caterpillar. inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage site. milkshake or your desired beverage. The Spring Under the Patronage of his Majesty King Hamad Fair Brunch is a nod to everything that inspires Bin Isa AlKhalifa, the 26th Annual Bahrain DAR AL RIFFA AL-ODA The festival kicks off in conjunction with Arab weekend bliss. Heritage Festival brings the island’s unique cul- Date: 14 & 28 April 8:00pm Tourism Day, an initiative which was adopted ture to the forefront and showcases the variety Venue: Dar Al Riffa Al-Oda when Manama was the 2013 Capital of Arab RE/IMAGINE YOUR SATURDAYS and diversity of local heritage. The festival por- Tourism to mark the anniversary of the birth of Date: Every Saturday from trays the theme of “Memory of Muharraq” which The Dar Al-Riffa Al-Oda will host a series of the Arab traveler Ibn Battuta. features exhibition spaces, craftsmen, workshops, 12:30 pm until 3:30 pm musical concerts that highlight the rich tapestry of ART EXHIBITION Venue: re Asian Cuisine by food vendors, and live traditional music. It also Bahraini folk music. The newly inaugurated Dar Date: 8th April to 22nd April Wolfgang Puck Asian offers a chance to see some of Bahrain’s finest Al-Riffa Al-Oda comprises of the conservation craftsmen at work. A balanced mixture of con- and rehabilitation of the existing original Dar in Venue: Albareh Art Gallery Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay invites you to temporary and traditional products at the souq the old neighbourhood of East Riffa along with a Enchained Dyads showcases the works of Annie discover the perfect Saturday Brunch at re/Asian which is surrounded by Bahraini cafes and offers contemporary extension that can accommodate Kurkdjian, a Lebanese artist who has exhibited Cuisine by Wolfgang Puck. Soak in the immersive the visitor to experience flavours of the Kingdom. larger performances and residency spaces, with extensively in her home country and in France, views from the 50th floor and feast on mouthwa- the ultimate aim of enhancing Riffa’s intangible Jordan, and Bahrain. Her art questions the grand tering Asian selections like Korean Fried Chicken SCENAMADRE heritage and the folk singing specific to that area. themes of life and death through the topics of reli- Bao Buns, Wok Fried Shrimp Dumplings and Date: 29 March - 27 May 2018, 8:00am - gion and eroticism and reflects on their current Brisket Wontons for BD 19++. 8:00pm THE 13TH SPRING OF CULTURE FESTIVAL Venue: Bahrain National Theatre Date: February – April 2018 state far removed from their early beginnings as EVENING CONVERSATION: “THE MAGIC Venue: Different Locations central to humanity. The exhibition will run from OF NATURAL PEARLS” In celebration of the World Theatre Day, the Sunday 8th April to 22nd April at Albareh Art Bahrain National Theatre hosts SCENAMADRE , The 13th edition of the Spring of Culture Festival Gallery. Time: Saturday-Thursday, 10am-2pm Date: 30 April 2018, 7:00pm and 4pm-8pm Venue: Bin Matar House an exhibition curated by the Accademia Albertina brings with it a treasure trove of surprises that Tuesday, January 30, 2018 16 Friday, April 13, 2018 17 [email protected] www.newsofbahrain.com 17579914 38444692 ClassifiedsReaching the right audience
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CROSSWORD Your star today Boy, your life seems seriously out of balance, (Mar 21st - Apr 20th) doesn’t it? Today provides an opportunity YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION to rethink what is truly important. Consider exercise as one way to improve your health and manage your stress level. Once you get started with a healthy regimen, you’ll see how it helps you gain perspective. It’s likely that the cause of all this stress can be eliminated. You like to feel needed, but today you might (Apr 21st - May 21st) throw up your hands and say, “Enough!” You’ve given so much of yourself for so long that friends and loved ones tend to think of your largesse as a right rather than a privilege. Today, remind them of their error. Take a day off from indentured servitude. Go to a fancy restaurant and enjoy being waited on. Don’t forget to leave a big tip. (May 22nd - Jun 21st) You could be overwhelmed with information today, as you receive more phone calls and email messages than you can possibly answer. Be clear about your priorities and stick with them. Otherwise, you’re likely to spend the day being batted around the court like a tennis ball. Take a lot of deep breaths throughout the day and make an effort to keep your temper in check. (June 22nd - July 23rd) Your mind is like a sponge today, eager to absorb all sorts of information. Take care that the information you’re absorbing is accurate. There’s a high likelihood that the fascinating news you hear is mostly a mix of fantasy and fiction. Go to the source and get the facts before acting on this information. If necessary, do your Across Down own research online or in the library. (July 24th - Aug 23rd) 1- Whiskey type; 6- Airline to Oslo; 9- Light ___; 14- Office solution; 1- Bit of gossip; 2- Horse shade; 3- ___ many words; 4- Harden; If you aren’t careful, there’s a strong possibility that 15- Time to remember; 16- Lunar valley; 17- Hidden software sur- 5- Charlemagne’s realm: Abbr.; 6- Oozes; 7- Golden Fleece ship; you’ll overindulge today. Your career frustrations prise; 19- Reliable; 20- 6, on a phone; 21- Mil. addresses; 22- Wards 8- Droops; 9- Structure of an artistic work; 10- Fathers; 11- Roomy may manifest in the form of overeating, excess (off); 23- Cushions; 25- We’re off ___ the Wizard; 26- Llama relative; dress cut; 12- ___ France; 13- Cincinnati club; 18- “M*A*S*H*” name; drinking, or reckless spending. These are just 29- Surgery reminder; 31- Directing head; 32- Created by humans; 23- Military chaplain; 24- Whiz; 25- Convert into leather; 26- Math symptoms masking the real problem. If you can 36- Teri of “Tootsie”; 37- Kan. neighbor; 38- Look ___ hands!; 40- subj.; 27- Jacob’s first wife; 28- Graph prefix; 29- Refine; 30- Where the take some time to meditate, you’ll calm your German biologist; 43- Quest; 45- Public disturbance; 46- Respect; truck driver rides; 33- Stradivari’s teacher; 34- Challenge to complete nerves and reveal the root of your frustration. 47- Capital of Yemen; 50- Pueblo Indian; 51- World book; 52- Twin in a task; 35- Suffix with exist; 37- Prefix with classical; 39- Resistance (Aug 24th - Sep 23rd) You’re too hard on yourself. If things haven’t Genesis; 54- Wire measure; 57- Mess up; 58- Wine served with food; unit; 41- Collided; 42- Sportage maker; 43- Capital of South Korea; gone exactly as planned over the last few days, 61- Love, Italian-style; 62- TNT part; 63- Unspoken; 64- Stationed; 65- 44- Clairvoyant’s claim; 47- Mouthlike opening; 48- Choir section; 49- there’s no sense in berating yourself over it. As Small island; 66- Big name in hotels; Mother of pearl; 50- Nun wear; 51- Simple rhyme scheme; 52- James long as you did the best that you could, what’s of jazz; 53- Rani’s wrap; 54- Flaky mineral; 55- What’s ___ for me?; the problem? It’s likely you’ve experienced a 56- Riga resident; 59- Biblical verb ending; 60- Method; delay and not a cancellation. All signs indicate that your goals will come to fruition even though it might take longer than you’d anticipated.
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Children born treatments before the fatal eyes are like my daughter’s, through surrogacy outside accident in 2013. but he looks more like his the country need to have a A newborn Asian elephant is pictured on the first day of a Their parents fought a dad,” new grandmother Hu DNA test proving that one Parkland school shooter drawn-out legal battle to Xingxian, told the state-run of the biological parents is a public appearance at the Planckendael Zoo in Mechelen, Nikolas Cruz wants to donate Belgium gain access to the couple’s newspaper. Chinese national. his inheritance -- which fertilised embryos, kept in a The grandparents had To get around the issue, could run to hundreds of Mechelen, Belgium elephant zookeeper happier,” hospital in the eastern city of to clear several hurdles to the Laotian surrogate mother thousands of dollars or more Belgian zoo on said Ben Van Dyck who looks Nanjing. transport the embryos out was brought to China on a -- to the bereaved families AWednesday welcomed after the animals. The baby boy -- nicknamed of China and prove the tourist visa and the families and survivors of his attack. its third baby elephant of the On his feet within fifteen “Tiantian,” or “sweet” in paternity and nationality of arranged for her to give birth past six months, delighting minutes of his birth and now Mandarin -- was born on the baby once it was born. at a private hospital in the Pregnant singer shot visitors and zookeepers walking well, the newborn December 9 to a Laotian “First we thought of using southern city of Guangzhou. alike. is perfectly healthy, the zoo surrogate, the Beijing News air freight, but none of the The child was kept in the at celebration The new arrival, an Asian said. reported Tuesday. airlines were willing to take hospital for 15 days, until all Police in Pakistan have arrest- elephant still without a name, He became the tenth Surrogacy is illegal in the thermos-sized bottle of four grandparents gave blood ed a man accused of fatally was the first male born at member of the elephant China, forcing those who can liquid nitrogen where the four and DNA tests, establishing shooting a pregnant singer as Planckendael zoo this year. family at a zoo whose afford it to look for potential embryos were stored,” Liu the baby was indeed their she performed at a party held “We got our third baby, breeding programme aims options abroad. Baojun, a surrogacy expert grandson and that both by a wealthy landlord. three in a row, three healthy to help repopulate the Laos has become the latest who assisted the families, told parents were Chinese babies. You can’t make an endangered species. (Reuters) impoverished nation in Asia The Beijing News. nationals. (AFP) Azerbaijan’s Aliyev wins fourth term Azerbaijan strongman Ilham Aliyev secured a fourth con- Robot dog lends a helping paw secutive term with 86 per 13 African athletes missing cent of the vote in a snap Bournemouth, England election boycotted by the at Commonwealth Games mong Ron Grantham’s main opposition parties. Gold Coast, Australia looking at it very carefully,” Ahappiest memories are ive more African athletes Commonwealth Games the days he spent fly-fishing Australian activist Fmay have vanished from Federation chief executive with his beloved dog, Spot. ‘kicked out of US’ the Commonwealth Games, David Grevemberg told Now those memories are being A high-profile Australian organizers said yesterday, reporters. revived by visits from his new author and Muslim activ- after eight competitors “We have a service to best friend, Biscuit - a robotic ist was refused entry to the from Cameroon were people who have legitimate dog. United States and put on suspected of fleeing a day visas to be in this country,” Grantham is 99 years old a plane home after arriving earlier. he added. and lives in Templeman for a speaking engagement, Gold Coast organizers “Until it becomes a true House, a British care home, sparking calls for a re-think confirmed reports that issue and somebody has which brought in Biscuit. by border officials. athletes from Rwanda and outstayed their visa, or have Staff there say dogs - even Uganda were thought to have formally applied for asylum, robotic dogs - can help to elicit Care home manager Deanna Barnes introduces Katrina Brooke, gone missing, while they we just need to continue to aged 73, to Biscuit the robotic dog at Templeman House For more, catch us memories from residents and online at: were also looking to verify monitor the situations. spark conversations with care Residential and Dementia Care Home in Bournemouth, Britain the whereabouts of two “The focus now is to providers. across the fields with him while that before. So obviously the www.newsofbahrain.com squash players from Sierra support teams in trying to “I found out today that Ron he fished,” said Deanna Barnes, dog brings out memories that /nobonline Leone. track down the athletes who used to go fly fishing when he home manager at care home, they can reflect on and tell us.” /newsofbahrain “We’re obviously are missing.” (AFP) finished work and take the dog told Reuters. “We didn’t know (Reuters) 20 Friday, April 13, 2018 For greener future
Leupp, United States The STAR, which caters to pupils have almost disappeared from n the heart of Arizona’s high of up to the end of middle school, dinner tables in the remote region desert, one of America’s greenest generates all its electricity from two where food is scarce. schoolsI is protecting the planet and wind turbines and 300 solar panels. The Navajo community, plagued its endangered culture by drawing It is an initiative born of ideology by poverty and rife with drug inspiration from Native American but also necessity, with no power addiction, domestic violence and values. grid out in the sticks, some 25 miles health problems such as diabetes, Classes at the STAR School, on (40 kilometers) from the nearest city, still suffers from “historical trauma,” the edge of the vast Navajo Nation Flagstaff. as the locals term it. reserve, are divided between “It has been estimated that In the mid-19th century, about English and -- when the fast-paced between the Arizona and Nevada 9,000 Navajos were driven off their A kindergarten teacher teaching students traditional weaving curriculum allows -- the local native deserts (solar) panels could power land by the US military, deported on techniques at STAR School language, known as diné. half the country,” says Sorensen, an foot and marched hundreds of miles In kindergarten, a teacher shows ecologist who has been “off the grid” to be interned at Fort Summer in schools, where they were bullied is not without its internal conflicts a handful of toddlers traditional for years. New Mexico. and their language proscribed. and competing priorities. weaving, while the children of A treaty was signed in 1868 “It’s a model that was used all To hold on to its funding, it elementary school age, some in ‘Historical trauma’ authorizing them to become part over the world, with the aborigine has to educate to the standard of traditional braids, discuss the He founded the STAR school 17 of a federally-recognized protected people of Australia, everywhere,” local public schools, which means rudiments of fiction writing or years ago with his wife, paying for area, the Navajo Nation reservation. says Sorensen. pupils attaining average C grades computing. the first building with his own credit The children were sent away to “Schools were this place where in what the US News rankings site “I like this school because I card. boarding psychological violence was made to describes as one of the worst states have many family members here,” The campus is now home to the people and the culture. There’s for education. one softly-spoken but happy girl, 130 students and has added lots of pain and anger among native Non-native teachers lament 11-year-old Akura, tells AFP. a gym and a greenhouse, families about school.” the fact that attention to tradition The school’s stellar name -- an where students grow The STAR School and impinges on class time which would acronym for “Service to all Relations” vegetables and others like it are at the otherwise be devoted to reading or -- emphasizes the Navajo philosophy herbs that are forefront of attempts to mathematics. that every living thing is connected, used in the revive a culture that has Navajo teachers, on the other from the smallest plant to the largest canteen. been eroded by the hand, complain that just two hours mammal. They learn Anglo-Saxon influx a week is dedicated to the study of “We teach children traditional to live in onto native lands. their endangered language. peacemaking. We haven’t had a fist “renewable” “(The authorities) tell you what to fight in eight years,” says the school’s mode but Internal conflict teach -- that this is more important founder, Mark Sorensen. also become Eighth graders than that -- and it’s always the “I’ve been a principal for familiar with complete a scientific dominant western culture,” says 40 years and I can tell you, it’s techniques project that serves their Revalane Nez, who’d like to spend extraordinary.” in cultivating community -- including time on stories of Navajo heroes and vegetables that Fourth grade children study englash the Star School in one group that won a other aspects of history and culture. Arizona, a charter educational facility that wants scholarship from Samsung She does what she can to keep her to revitalize the Navajo language for fashioning a simple bucket heritage alive via a Navajo culture into a low-cost, low-energy air club, a spring wellness camp and conditioning system. Navajo language camp. As with any other public But in Navajo families, it is institution, the STAR sometimes only the grandparents School who still speak the language fluently, while television blares out English in every home. (AFP)
Students stand in front of the wind and solar energy installation that provides all the electricity to the school SPORTS Friday, April 13, 2018 21 Ronaldo penaltyputs Real into semis Madrid Gianluigi Buffon was shown a red In a wide open start to the game, In added time at the end of a ristiano Ronaldo scored card by Michael Oliver for protesting Isco had the ball in the back of pulsating first half, Raphael Varane an injury-time penalty the decision, leaving Ronaldo to score Juventus’ net, but the flag was up saw his header from six yards out toC book Real Madrid’s place his 41st goal of the season from the for offside as he followed up after rebound off the bar after being in the Champions League spot past substitute keeper Wojciech Buffon spilled Ronaldo’s shot. picked out by Toni Kroos’ delivery semifinals after losing the Szczesny. Juventus boss Massimiliano from the left. second leg 3-1, but winning Trailing 3-0, Juventus needed a Allegri was forced into a substitution With half an hour to play, Juventus the tie 4-3 on aggregate. positive start to get back into the tie after just 17 minutes, replacing had wiped out Real Madrid’s three- Juventus had wiped out Real and Mandzukic gave the Bianconeri Mattia De Sciglio with Stephan goal advantage. Keylor Navas failed Madrid’s three-goal advantage the perfect start by heading home Lichtsteiner. to collect a cross into the box and from the first leg with Mario Sami Khedira’s lofted cross to the Juventus were indebted to their Matuidi was in the right place at the Mandzukic scoring twice back post with 90 seconds played to 40-year-old goalkeeper who denied right time to poke the ball home for before Blaise Matuidi levelled make it 1-0 on the night and 3-1 on Isco with a fine save after Ronaldo’s an improbable equaliser. the tie at 3-3 after an hour. aggregate. through-ball created the chance. Real Madrid searched for the first But with the tie heading Gareth Bale came close to restoring That save proved to be crucial home goal of the tie and Isco forced Cristiano Ronaldo tears towards extra-time, Madrid were Madrid’s three-goal aggregate lead as three minutes later Mandzukic Buffon into another good save as he off his shirt after scoring awarded a penalty following Mehdi but his shot was saved by Buffon and scored with another back-post turned the shot past the post for a the penalty (Pic courtesy: Benatia’s challenge on Lucas Bale’s follow-up back-heel found the header, this time from Lichtsteiner’s corner from which Varane’s shot on theguardian) Vazquez. side netting. cross from the right. the turn sailed wide. (PA Sport) Hami expects strong Kyrgios targets Queen’s Ferrari challenge London of the last six and it is one ewis Hamilton thinks the of Hamilton’s most successful LShanghai circuit will make tracks - he has also taken six Club title it difficult for him to take his pole positions. first win of the year at Sunday’s He said: “It should be a good London Chinese Grand Prix. track for us but I think it is ick Kyrgios has set his sights on winning Hamilton has won five going to be a lot closer his first major grass-court title after joining of the last 10 races than you think.” Nthe field for the Fever-Tree Championships at in Shanghai but Vettel has a Queen’s Club in June. thinks the track 17-point lead The volatile Australian is yet to win a will suit Ferrari, after two races, match in three previous appearances at the whose driver in which tournament, losing to Stan Wawrinka and Sebastian Ferrari have Milos Raonic before retiring mid-match Vettel has twice beaten against Donald Young last year after suffering won both Mercedes a hip injury in a fall that also ruined his races so far in in strategic Wimbledon campaign. 2018. battles. But there is no doubt Kyrgios is a dangerous T h e Lewis Hamilton (file pic) Mercedes talent on grass, having upset Rafael Nadal to Mercedes driver let a win for reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon as a said: “They are Hamilton slip teenager, and he has high hopes. going to be hard to beat. through their fingers The 22-year-old said: “I really want to do “Their straight-line speed has with a calculation error around well at the Fever-Tree Championships. Grass been faster than ours and we a safety car period in Australia is a surface I know I can play well on and it have the longest straights here. and Vettel won a tense battle frustrates me that I haven’t been able to play So I anticipate they are going to with the Briton’s team-mate my best so far at The Queen’s Club. (PA Sport) be very fast.” Valtteri Bottas in Bahrain last Nick Kyrgios (Pic courtesy: atpworldtour) Mercedes have won the last weekend after being forced to four races in China and five change strategy. (BBC) 22 Friday, April 13, 2018 SPORTS Brave sets highest
Tyson Fury (file pic) broadcast Fury to make return to boxing on 9 June London During his absence, fellow ormer heavyweight Briton Anthony Joshua has reach champion Tyson Fury will taken the IBF, IBO, WBA and DT News Network way of online streaming via Freturn to boxing on 9 June WBO world heavyweight titles, Manama multiple online partners and Brave presents open workouts against an unnamed opponent while unbeaten American rave Combat Federation through live streaming through Manama and development of the in Manchester - his first fight Deontay Wilder holds the has set the highest the official YouTube channel. rave Combat youth as per the vision of since 2015. WBC belt. Bbroadcast reach for an MMA Geo-blocking will be applicable Federations has invited His Highness Shaikh Khalid Fury, 29, has not fought Fury had his licence event ever in Africa. in those territories covered by Bunderprivileged children to bin Hamad Al Khalifa. since claiming the IBF, reinstated this year and has The Bahrain based broadcast partnerships. attend the open workouts The initiative was WBA and WBO world titles now signed with promoter promotion will be partnering “The growth of the broadcast held at Mineirao Stadium in supported by athletes, teams from Wladimir Klitschko in Frank Warren. with StarSat and Vodacom to reach through strategic Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The and community at Belo November 2015. Fury said Wilder is “top of facilitate coverage across the deals in various geographic open workouts showcased Horizonte. Fury was suspended in the pile” in the heavyweight African continent. locations is an achievement superstars including Luan “I have faced many 2016 amid “anti-doping and division but added: “They’re While StarSat will cover to cherish. This is a milestone Santiago, Lucas Martins, challenges while growing medical issues” and accepted all very vulnerable and very the television broadcast, that no other sports initiative Georges Bardawil, Luana up, I grew in a small a backdated two-year ban in beatable too.” Vodacom will be focused on have ever achieved in Bahrain. Pinheiro and Gesias neighbourhood in Rio December. Of Joshua’s success he said: digital coverage through their Africa is a demographic Cavalcante. de Janeiro but I led a “I can’t wait to get in there “I’ve got to congratulate the network. untouched by global players The athletes life with discipline and and prove I am the best even fella, he’s done very well. I hope While the two major service and Brave Combat Federation demonstrated their purpose which made me after all this time out,” Fury he makes 10 times more money providers cover the continent, is the first explore the market. skills and explained the an international athlete. said. than he’s already got.” Abu Dhabi Sports will cover With upcoming projects we necessity and benefits of This is the first time I am “I’m coming into the prime Promoter Warren said Fury the broadcast in the Middle will be targeting ASEAN and practising martial arts competing in Brazil. I want of my life now. I’m stronger, was “already fit” but was “going East followed by Combate in European Union thereby and maintaining a healthy you to believe in your faster, more confident. Looking to be busy” getting himself Brazil. upscaling the broadcast lifestyle. dreams and appreciate at the competition out there, it “fighting fit”. Brave Combat Federation operations of Brave Combat The event was part of your teachers. Always be should be relatively easy.” “He needs to get some has announced that the Federation,” said Mohammed the reach out program by disciplined, maintain a Fury first fought as a rounds under his belt,” Warren promotion will broadcast the Shahid, President of Brave Brave Combat Federation healthy lifestyle and dream professional in December 2008 added. “The agenda will be rest of the geographies by Combat Federation. towards social commitment big,” said Cavalcante. and has won all 25 of his pro Tyson’s agenda.” (BBC) bouts. 7th Inter-Hotel Charity Cricket starts DT News Network Manama, in the presence of robin group matches followed (45/5 from 6 overs, Qamar Lawin 1 for 5) beat Westin Irfan 2 for 1) by 26 runs. Manama Ritz Carlton General Manger by the knockout stage with the 13(10), Alagar 2 for 4) beat (21 all out in 5.2 overs, Aqeela Man of the Match:Younis he Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Jean Paul Dantil, Director final set for April 28. Le Merdien (25 all out in 5(3), Saurav 2 for 2) by 53 7th Annual Inter-Hotel -Finance Nadeem Ikram and 5.3 overs, Shikkander 8(11), runs. Man of the Match: Yasir Match 4: Golden Tulip VS CharityT Cricket Tournament Director-Human Resources Match 1: Intercontinental Naeem 1 for 2) by 20 runs. (Diplomat) Ramada Amwaj has begun at the Ritz-Carlton Ricardo Del Rio. 26 teams Regency VS Le Meridien Man of the Match: Qamar Golden Tulip (56 all out in 6 Staff Recreation area in are in the fray playing round- Intercontinental Regency (Regency). Match 3: Lagoona VS Ritz- overs, De Silva 18(8), Romith Carlton B 1 for 4 lost to Ramada Amwaj Match 2: Diplomat Radisson Lagoona (53 all out 6 overs, (57/4 from 5.2 overs, Janaka Blu VS Westin Younis 18(11), Mohsin 3 for 23(8), De Silva 1 for 1) by 1 Diplomat Raddison (74/3 7) beat Ritz-Carlton B (27 all wicket. from 6 overs, Yasir 33(12), out in 5.1 overs, Balbeer 12(6), Man of the Match: Janaka.
RItz-Carlton Director -Finance Nadeem Ikram in action Highlight from the event SPORTS Friday, April 13, 2018 23 Ali and John K. lift Men’s Doubles title
DT News Network the ladies finals Lana M. beat Manama Hoffman Aleina Alex 6-0, 6-1 to lift the ames played last night ladies singles title. in the Mixed Doubles In the Veterans Pereira Gsemis of the 69th Open Tennis beat top seed and defending championship, Eric and Aleina champion Stalin Joseph 6-0, beat Avneet Singh and Kalpaka 6-7, 10-5 to lift Veterans set to 6-0, 6-3. Singles title. In the other Mixed Doubles The Men’s Singles finals is semis Emirisk and Lana beat underway and the grand finale Alvin and Marila 6-0, 6-2. will take place tomorrow at In the last Doubles Men’s 5pm with Super Doubles finals, finals of last night Ali Asfoor Mixed Doubles finals and defend and John K. downed Nalan Super Singles finals followed Chokoppa and Ahmed Jaffar by awarding. in a 3 set thriller 4-6- 6-4, 10-8 The tournament is sponsored lifting the title. by Almoayyed Motors, BMMI, In yesterday’s matches, BFC, Trafco. Ironman Crown DT News Network Hoffman says, “My initial fatigue and lingering moments. I’m not sure if Manama expectations are to leave stomach issues, and a couple the course actually ‘suits’ en Hoffman is set to everything on course and small niggles. Overall I think me that well on paper, but I defend his Ironman execute my best day, no I gained some valuable racing always seem to find an extra BAfrican Championship matter the competition or experience and toughness gear when I get on the run crown in Port Elizabeth conditions. Of course I would from the event. One thing here.” this weekend in a highly love to win, but as with every is for sure, I learned about a Alistair Brownlee competitive field that Ironman, the number one new level of suffering during returns to racing after his From left, Ahmed Jaffar, Nalan Chokoppa, John K. and Ali Asfoor includes past champions and goal is finishing, which will the Epic, so I am hoping Commonwealth Games podium finishers. tick the box for Kona this it plays to my benefit on campaign last week at The American first won the October.” Sunday. Ironman 70.3 Liuzhou. South Africa race in 2016 and Having raced the Cape “As always, I will give Brownlee says, “After some successfully defended the title Epic multi-day mountain everything I have on the fast and furious racing on last year. Should he win again, bike race a few weeks ago day to defend the title and the Gold Coast, I’m looking he will be the first man to win for the Ironman Foundation, get the absolute best out forward to racing over the three consecutive times and Hoffman has had a of myself. The energy and middle distance in Liuzhou. only the second man to win challenging lead-up into the beauty of the race in Port I’m swimming and riding as the title thrice since Raynard Ironman. “Recovery from Elizabeth is truly special, well as I ever have, but we’ll Tissink accomplished the feat the Epic has been a little bit and I know it will help carry have to see how my running in 2011. of a rollercoaster, with some me through the challenging legs hold up over 21km.” From left, Emirisk, Lana, Alvin and Marila Sports partnership activation urged DT News Network Nations Office in Bahrain and Jordan’s Hashemite University to others,” he said during his promoting sport as one of National Olympic Committee Manama the International Council for associate professor Wahsha session, which focused on the priorities in any society, member Dr Ranya Alwani call to activate Health, Physical Education, said the responsibility of the role of sport in achieving considering that sport thanked Bahrain for bringing partnership with sports Sports and Recreation activating the initiatives to social confidence from an has direct economic and such a crucial event, which in Aauthorities came out on the (ICHPER.SD). promote the role of sport in economic point of view. “One social dimensions and must her opinion has achieved the concluding day of the First This subject was announced the societies is not limited to hand does not clap, roles must be coordinated through desired objectives. Arab Conference on Sport, in the final session of the one side, and considered it is be defined and call things by technological progress. which was recently held in conference, presented by an integrative process between their proper names” Shaikh Saqer bin Salman Bahrain. Jordan’s Dr Moayyed Wahsha, various authorities in any He added: “A country is Al Khalifa, the ministry’s The conference was in an attempt to achieve nation. responsible to provide its assistant undersecretary organised by the Ministry of sustainable development “The problems can’t be support by monitoring for youth centres, said the Youth and Sports Affairs in goals. limited to certain parts, and budgets that helps in guiding Kingdom of Bahrain is aware cooperation with the United Joined by other participants, the solutions can’t be limited the youth to sport exercising, of the role of sport in the and this is an certainly an sustainable development and Dr Moayyed Wahsha indirect way for investment.” general policies to terminate On his part, Dr Ashraf poverty and develop citizens Sobhi of Egypt described lifestyle. sport as the ‘Mine’, which “The role of sport in should be rediscovered in achieving sustainable different periods for its development goals is a impact in boosting sustainable reflection of the efforts of development movement, His Highness Shaikh Nasser. especially in countries that Sport is a ‘Culture’, and has have long-term sports plans. economic, political, social He reviewed several and health dimensions that files in his keynote, which can help to make a big change includes economic and sport in any nation,” said Shaikh investment dimension, the Saqer. most prominent of which Egyptian parliament Eng. Khalid Al Haj with the Mauritanian delegation is the use of technology in council member and former Hoffman set to defend P23 Ironman Crown SPORTS 2424 Friday, April 13, 2018 ‘I’d 100% have had a go’ Manama Bahrain and watched the closing stages “I was watching and I was like ‘make a would have had a go. That’s what from his hotel room, said he would have move, go, go, go!’ because obviously the Daniel Ricciardo said when asked if had a stab at victory regardless of the fans want to see it as well but obviously, he,I in Valtteri Bottas’s shoes, would have potentially disastrous consequences. he didn’t,” he said when speaking to the attempted a final-lap pass on race leader “I definitely would have sent it, 100 media later in the day. Sebastian Vettel in Bahrain last weekend. per cent,” he told UK broadcaster Sky “Maybe in Valtteri’s head he was like With fresher tyres than his rival, Bottas Sports. “I would have gone. There’s a gap, ‘I will get him in Turn 4 in the end’. For chased down Vettel in the closing stages of you’re finishing second anyway, and if you me, the first opportunity you have to take. last Sunday’s Grand Prix in Sakhir, as the overshoot you’re finishing second. If he locked up and went wide, he’s still Daniel Ricciardo (file pic) Ferrari driver began to fade following a “Last lap, for the win, you have to go. finishing second. long stint on soft rubber. You have to go. Take them both out [if it “Anyway, I don’t want to tell him all of But despite an apparent performance goes wrong]. my tips of what I would do, but I wouldn’t advantage - and access to the DRS “How the race would have gone, I don’t be content. If it’s for a win, you just can’t. overtaking aid - Bottas failed to make know. I don’t want to say I would have That’s not in me at least, I don’t think.” a serious move for the win and Vettel won, but if that was me on the last lap you So there you have it – in a similar eventually hung on for his second can bet everything that I was going for it.” siutation in the future, Danny Ric’s not successive triumph. Ricciardo said even if Bottas felt the holding back. The question is, will last- As the drivers reconvened in China, best opportunity was at Turn 4, it was still lap heroics be called for this weekend? Ricciardo, who retired from the race in worth a shot at Turn 1 first. (formula1)
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