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Group D: Argentina , Croatia head tricky group 20 SPORTS WORLD 12 Thanks, but no pardon needed Twin explosions kill seven in Iraq Traffic violations on a rise despite new law Kirkuk The new traffic t least one person was • Akilled and 14 people law had triggered were wounded when an resentment among improvised explosive de- citizens and residents vice went off in the ethni- with severe penalties cally-mixed Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk, security and being imposed on medical sources said yes- traffic violators. terday. The bomb exploded in a crowded market area in TDT|Manama traffic violations in 2016, last olations involved speeding vehi- under the influence of alcohol. serious injuries to victims of the evening, a peak time for year saw the number increasing cles. The statistics say 399,000 The new traffic law had trig- accidents. shopping during the Muslim espite the implementa- to 843,697. incidences of speeding vehicles gered resentment among citi- The Shura Council last week fasting month of Ramadan. tion of new traffic law According to new statistics were recorded. zens and residents with severe rejected the amendment of Ar- Dstarting May last year, released by the General Direc- This was followed by parking penalties being imposed on traf- ticle 56 of the Traffic Law im- the number of traffic violations torate of Traffic, violations have violations (more than 14,000) fic violators. posed by Law No 23 of 2014, Austria to expel went up nearly 60 per cent last consistently increased in the and the crime of driving with- More tougher punishments aimed at changing the period year when compared to 2016. past years. out licence stood at third place. came in place for violators of reconciliation in some of the imams While there were 524,599 Forty seven per cent of all vi- In the fourth place was driving whose action led to death or crimes prescribed by the law. Vienna Austria will expel “several” foreign-funded imams and shut seven mosques in a crackdown on “political Islam,” Chancellor Sebas- tian Kurz announced yesterday. Kurz said the moves came after an investigation Iran reveals role by the religious affairs authority into images which emerged in April of children in Turkish-backed mosques playing dead and reenacting the World War I battle of Gallipoli. in 9/11 attacks Leading Judiciary official’s statement serves testimony to links between Tehran and Al Qaeda

who wanted to go to Saudi Ara- Documents ceased bia and other countries such as • Afghanistan or others, and who from Al Qaeda leader entered Iranian territories by Osama bin Laden hideout land or by air, asked the Iranian in Abbottabad in Pakistan authorities not to stamp their when he was killed in passports (and told them) that if the Saudi government knows 2011 revealed further they’ve come to Iran, it will pros- details about Al Qaeda ecute them.” group ties with Iran. The Iranian official said: “Our government agreed not to stamp London the passports of some of them because they were on transit flights Larijani 9/11 was the worst terrorist attack on American soil. for two hours, and they were n Iranian TV interview resuming their flights without has detailed dealings bein the Iranian judiciary, has re- detailed the Iranian regime’s re- having their passports stamped. Atween Iran and Al Qaeda vealed his country helped mem- lations with Al-Qaeda and how However their movements were before and after 9/11 attacks bers of Al Qaeda to pass through Iranian intelligence supervised under the complete supervision on the United States of Amer- its territory. the passage and relocation of Al of the Iranian intelligence,” he ica and reveals Iran agreed not The interview, which aired on 113 Qaeda members in Iran. added. to stamp passports of Al Qae- Iranian state TV channel on May letters by Laden, “The lengthy report of the 9/11 Earlier this year, a US judge da members in transit so they 30, has been heavily circulated disclosed by the CIA commission, which was headed found the Iranian government would still be able to enter Saudi by anti-regime activists on social in 2016, included by figures such as Lee Hamilton guilty of aiding Al Qaeda, ruling Arabia. media. directions on how to and others ... queries Iran’s role that Iran must pay $6 billion to DON’T MISS IT Mohammed Javad Larijani, In the interview, which was deal with Iran. in the issue ... a group of reports families of the victims of 9/11 the international affairs assistant translated by Al Arabiya, Larijani stated that Al Qaeda members attacks.

TRAGIC END EWA bills shocker after address 03 change Indian expat stabbed to death Indian state of Kerala. were being taken. The details of the incident are yet to Family seeks Chinthu Das is survived The Interior Minis- Chinthu Das is sur - emerge. Sajan, one of his relatives in helping hand • try confirmed the in- vived by his wife Vijayal- Kuwait, told Tribune that Chinthu Das 05 by his wife Vijayalakshmi cident on its Twitter akshmi and two children was online until 11pm on Thursday. and two children who are handle stating that an who are in his hometown “I have been trying to contact his His Majesty in his hometown in the Asian was arrested in in the Kollam district of roommates but in vain as their phones Kollam district of Kerala. connection with the Kerala. were switched off after the incident. offered murder. According to sources, Chinthu came to the Kingdom on condolences “An Asian, 38, was he came to Bahrain last ‘free visa’ and was staying with some 06 TDT|Manama arrested for killing an- month and was search- friends.” other, 30, with a sharp ing for a job. Earlier he A few hours before his death he had Chinthu Das n Indian expatriate was stabbed object in their residence had worked in Qatar for contacted his family in India. Chinthu to death yesterday in Salmabad. in Salmabad,” Northern three years and in Dubai is the son of Mohandas. The body is A The deceased was identified as Police said in their message. The police as safety officer before returning to his kept at the Salmaniya Medical Complex Chinthu Das, aged 30, who hails from the further stated that relevant procedures hometown a year ago. (SMC) morgue. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 02

Crown Prince returns from

Saudi Arabia HRH the Crown Prince being greeted by Saudi officials during the departure ceremony

The visit provided a positive opportunity for His Royal His Royal Highness Prince Abdulla Highness the Crown Prince to meet with the Custodian • of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Bandar Al Saud, Deputy Governor Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin of Makkah Region, His Excellency Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Humood bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the Ambassador of Bahrain to Saudi and discuss bilateral relations, regional issues of interest, and ways to advance bilateral cooperation across a wide Arabia, and a number of senior officials range of areas. attended the departure ceremony. During his visit, HRH the Crown Prince also met with the Royal Bahraini Artillery Task Force in Jizan and the Royal Jeddah Bahraini Air Force Task Force in King Fahad Air Base in Al Taif. is Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al His Royal Highness Prince Abdulla bin Bandar Al Saud, Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Com- Deputy Governor of Makkah Region, His Excellency Shaikh Hmander and First Deputy Prime Minister yester- Humood bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Ambassador of Bahrain day concluded his visit to Saudi Arabia before departing to Saudi Arabia, and a number of senior officials attended the to the Kingdom. departure ceremony.

Defence Minister attends anti-IS MoE conducts 519 field visits meeting at NATO headquarters

Dr Al Nuaimi with senior state officials, ambassadors and other dignitaries at the majlis. businessmen, academic and media figures and Dr Al Nuaimi announced plans citizens. • He announced plans to revamp 25 public to revamp 25 public schools and schools and conduct the routine maintenance conduct the routine maintenance of of other educational establishments. other educational establishments. He said that the number of private school has so far reached 73, which accommodate Manama thousands of students hailing from different nationalities. Maj Gen Al Jalahma at the meeting. The ministry supplies private schools 407,000 he Ministry of Education (MoE) has books free of charge annually and engage their conducted a total of 519 field visits to students in international exams and functions. In another meeting, Tschools, institutes and other privately-run The ministry has also introduced a pack - • learning centres during the current school year. age of incentives and advantages to encourage the minister discussed The ministry has also en - highly-rated private schools to with the US Defence gaged 396 private school continue their outstanding per- Secretary, James principals, teachers and other forming. Private schools with Mattis, the friendship employees in various training low performance have been workshops and programmes as instructed to draw up plans to and cooperation part of efforts to enhance the enhance their standards. Bahraini-US relations. performance of private schools. 73 Dr Al Nuaimi underlined the Education Minister Dr Majid is the total number of ministry’s digital strides, pro- private schools in the Brussels Al Nuaimi released the figures viding on its portal so far a total as he hosted his Ramadan ma- Kingdom. of 1800 e-learning contents, efence Minister Yussef jlis, in the presence of ambas- 980 learning units and 462 Al Jalahma, participat- sadors, senior state officials, model final exams and answers. Ded in the meeting of the defence ministers of the countries of the Global Coalition to Minister of Works, Municipality Affairs and Defeat Daesh, held at the NATO Urban Planning Essam Khalaf yesterday headquarters. received a delegation of teachers and The meeting aims to consol- students from Al Hekma International idate the coalition’s efforts to School. He was presented with an honouring fight Daesh terrorist organi- shield from the school’s administration after sation in order to eliminate it being chosen the National Personality of and strengthen security and Maj Gen Al Jalahma in conversation with Mr Mattis. the Year during a graduation ceremony of stability in the region. the 23rd batch of students. The school’s On the sidelines of the meet- tween the two brotherly coun- him ways to bolster bilateral social supervisor Dr Said Al Sobh presented ing, the minister met at his tries. cooperation. the shield to the minister, in the presence residence here the Saudi As- The minister also met Ku- In another meeting, the min- of assistant principal Dima Nahouli and a sistant Defence Minister, Mo- wait’s First Deputy Prime Min- ister discussed with the US De- number of graduates. They thanked the hammed bin Abdulla Al Ayesh, ister and Defence Minister, fence Secretary, James Mattis, minister for his efforts, describing him as with whom he discussed ways Shaikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmed the friendship and cooperation a model to emulate by the students in their to enhance cooperation be - Al Sabah, and reviewed with Bahraini-US relations. academic and work life. 03 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 big story EWA bills shocker after address change

Upset residents say the ministry should have informed them before changing addresses Block 109 in Hidd was suddenly changed to block 113, resulting in the removal of citizens’ electricty and water subsidies.

The matter has been urgently• referred to Muharraq Municipal Council, which will officially follow up on it with the concerned authorities.

According to Mr Al Thawadi, the• subsidies were removed because citizens were newly Hundreds of registered at the new block (113) families were as per the system of EWA. affected by this unstudied TDT|Mamana decision, as block Muhannad Mansour 109 (now block 113) is the largest lectricity and water bills gave a shocker residential block to some residents in Hidd a few days ago in Hidd. Citizens Eas they became fresh customers to the are already Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) with burdened with the the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban increasing cost of Planning Ministry changing their addresses. New addresses made them ineligible for sub- living. sidies and thus the higher bills. Many residents MR AL THAWADI who were receiving bills around BD40 got bills somewhere in the neighbourhood of BD300 by the end of May. The residents say address change was not asked to register at the CIO and the munici- informed to them by the ministry. However, the pality of their area, but the systems at these change has become effective though the min- authorities weren’t updated and showed that 1001 PRIZES TO BE WON! istry hasn’t updated many government bodies the citizens are still living in block 109. This This summer, get lucky with BFC! Make a transaction between 15th May 2018 and including the EWA and the Central Informatics matter should be solved at once, as with every 31st August 2018 and you could win cash prizes or even drive off in an SUV. Organisation (CIO). day passing, citizens are paying more for un- Yousif Al Thawadi, area’s representative subsidised electricity and water services,” the Hurry and transact in-branch or online! For more information, at Muharraq Municipal Council, said, “The municipal council member said. call us on 1722 8888 or visit bfc.com.bh problem emerged when one of the residents Mr Al Thawadi also shed light on the other Draw Dates: randomly discovered that the entire block 109 side of the dilemma. He alleged that all of the Draw 1 50 Dollars X 330 Winners Draw 1 – 1st July 2018 in Hidd was changed to block 113. He discovered official mails of the citizens are now being de- Draw 2 – 1st August 2018 this when he was renewing his identity card at livered to unknown locations and that they can’t Draw 2 50 Dollars X 330 Winners Draw 3 – 2nd September 2018 the CIO, few days after the block was changed benefit from any municipal services. “This deci- Grand Prize Draw MG ZS X 1 Winner, 250 Dollars x 10 Terms and Conditions Apply without prior announcement.” sion has paralysed their lives,” he commented. Winners and 50 Dollars X 330 Winners MOIC/PC/7194/2018 Mr Al Thawadi said the complaints increased He added, “The directives of the Wise Lead- when EWA bills were issued to the citizens after ership clearly instruct to prioritise citizens’ cancelling their subsidies. welfare. But citizens are suffering because of /BFCBahrain /BFCBahrain “Hundreds of families were affected by this this decision.” Tel: 1722 8888 | www.bfc.com.bh unstudied decision, as block 109 (now block 113) While demanding the authorities for an im- is the largest residential block in Hidd. Citizens mediate solution, Mr Al Thawadi questioned, are already burdened with the increasing cost “Why is it when citizens are obliged to pay Supported by: of living. They shouldn’t be troubled with ad- fines or fees, it’s included in the systems of all ditional unjust expenses,” Mr Al Thawadi said. official authorities, but when they’re eligible According to Mr Al Thawadi, the subsidies for receiving subsidies, the systems aren’t were removed because citizens were newly linked?” registered at the new block (113) as per the The matter has been urgently referred to Mu- system of EWA. harraq Municipal Council, which will officially “To benefit from the subsidy, they were follow up on it with the concerned authorities.

JO4117_BFC_BAH_Promotion_DT_QP_Ad_215mmX145mm.indd 1 5/13/18 12:08 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 04 Red-tapism blamed for mall project delay Shaikh Mohammed raps Ministry of Commerce and Industry

An artist’s impression of the Bahrain Outlet Mall. Bahrain Outlet Mall will be the first of its kind in the region.

Investment Zone in Hidd area, which couraging investors, the ground reality Shaikh Mohammed said is dedicated to industrial and office is different. There are many obstacles • buildings only,” he said. DID still here for investors.” the construction of Bahrain Shaikh Mohammed said the construc- Explaining the project, Shaikh Mo- Outlet Mall was scheduled to tion of Bahrain Outlet Mall was sched- hammed said it is in line with the King- begin at the end of this year. uled to begin at the end of this year. KNOW dom’s vision to promote tourism. “It “However, obstacles from the Ministry offers a unique shopping, dining and TDT|Manama of Commerce and others such as the entertainment experience, serving the Municipality and the Electricity and community and the national economy,” Water Authority resulted in its freezing. Bahrain Outlet Mall will be he added. he main man behind a multi-mil- “The land allocated for the project located within the Bahrain The Bahrain Outlet Mall will be lo- lion dinar mall project in Hidd Though we hear a is 108,000 square meters, which has cated within the Bahrain International has blamed red-tapism for the been leased to Bahrain Outlet Mall. The International Investment Investment Zone in Hidd, on the inter- T lot from authorities Zone in Hidd, on the in- delay in commencing the project. company will work towards obtaining section of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Sal- Bahrain Outlet Mall board of direc- on providing required licences and approvals.” tersection of HRH Prince man Road and the Dry Dock Road. The tors chairman Shaikh Mohammed bin assistance and He pointed out the company will Khalifa bin Salman Road architectural designs were planned in Abdulla Al Khalifa said the Ministry encouraging directly fund something between 30 and the Dry Dock Road. 2007 and construction work is sched- of Commerce and Industry was refus- investors, the and 40 per cent of the project, which uled to begin in the fourth quarter of ing to grant necessary licences to start ground reality is will have 418 shops ranging from 15 sq this year. the construction work in the largest different. There metres to 5,000 sq metres. “There will shown interest in the project. “The The planned mall will be the first of commercial complex in Hidd area in are many obstacles be parking facility for 1,200 cars, while company can’t lease out before starting its kind in the region and can be easily Muharraq. 3,700 sq metres will be allocated for the construction work, which would be accessed from the Bahrain Internation- “The ministry claims that the land still here for various events and activities.” a violation of laws.” al Airport and major residential areas on which the complex will be built investors. Shaikh Mohammed said many in- “Though we hear a lot from author- such as Amwaj, Diyar Al Muharraq comes under the Bahrain International SHAIKH MOHAMMED vestors from Saudi and the UAE have ities on providing assistance and en- and Juffair.

Plaintiff lose legal battle to win brand

They are competing in the same field and the lawsuit was brought with malicious intent. MS AL HADDAD

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he High Civil Court has Truled in favour of a local company to register their brand in Bahrain following a commercial conflict. A fire broke out at a 29-storey under construction building in Seef district yesterday. A team of Civil Defence personnel rushed to the scene and put out the fire. No-one was injured in the incident, while The defendant was follow- investigations are on to find the reason that led to the fire. ing usual procedures to register a new brand in the King- dom of Bahrain, but the process got stalled after another company lodged a complaint, according to the defendant’s Arsonist’s sentence commuted on appeal lawyer Fatin Al Haddad. “The plaintiff filed a base- TDT|Manama The accused with have used a sedan car and a pick-up vehicle won’t take more than five minutes,” the de- less complaint in bad faith • to commit the crime in a bid to hinder traffic. fendant told prosecutors. “I arrived and he against my client. They are other saboteurs is said he High Criminal Appeals Court has According to official records, the inci- was with someone else in the sedan car, while competing in the same field to have used a sedan car reduced the jail sentence of an arsonist dent occurred on October 12, 2012, and other men were in the pick-up. They were and the lawsuit was brought and a pick-up vehicle Tfrom five years to three years on appeal. the defendant was arrested on the scene wearing masks. We headed to the Highway with malicious intent as the to commit the crime in The defendant was arrested after he was after police officers chased the sedan car. and we burned the tyres to block the road plaintiff started using the accused of blocking Sheikh Khalifa bin Sal- “I received a call from my friend who before fleeing the scene,” he added. same brand which my client a bid to hinder traffic. man Al Khalifa Highway by burning tyres. asked me to meet him in the afternoon be- “Police officers chased our car and arrested wanted to register without The accused with other saboteurs is said to cause they were going to do something that us.” authorisation,” she added. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 05 Family seeks helping hand Bedridden Bahraini man seeks authorities help to provide a new housing unit

Habib’s house was built around 60• years ago using old construction methods and hence repairing the house wouldn’t be an easy job. The existing structure needs a replacement.

Tribune spoke to area’s representative to• Parliament Dr Jameela Al Sammak, The condition of the house who confirmed that she had taken up is terrible. The walls are the matter with the highest authorities, cracked and unstable. The demanding their immediate interference. walls of the house could collapse on the family TDT|Manama members at any moment. Walls filled with cracks…the old structure could collapse any time Muhannad Mansour DR AL SAMMAK

bedridden Bahraini man who lives in a ramshackle house in Karzakkan village is pleading with author- on the family members at any moment. or renovating the house doesn’t come within its juris- Aities to provide him a housing unit in the same area “We must remember that a patient suffering from dictions. or help him renovate the house. a special medical condition is living there. The fam- She explained further, “There many housing units, Hassan Habib, 65, is a retiree who lives in a dilapidated ily must move out of the house at the earliest,” Dr Al mainly flats, in the nearby Al Louzy government hous- house with his wife, son and daughter. He says his repeated Sammak said. ing project that weren’t handed over to any beneficiar- pleas to authorities have fallen on deaf ears. The MP said she urgently referred the matter to the ies. I have submitted an urgent request to the ministry “It’s dangerous to stay in this house. It’s a risk to our Northern Area Municipal Council’s Presidency, which on Sunday, requesting immediate action to assist Mr lives. We want to move out, but there’s nothing I could do. I informed that providing the man with a housing unit Habib and protect him and his family members from spend my pension on my treatment and the other expenses great danger that could cause them their lives.” necessary for us to survive,” says Habib. Tribune was provided with a copy of the letter, which Habib and his family were offered space at Dar Al Karama mentioned, “The citizen is bedridden and his financial Centre for Social Care (shelter) but he rejected the offer situations are very tough. There are plenty of dangerous as the shelter had entry and exit times and he thought cracks in the walls of the house, risking the safety of that would adversely affect his family members’ freedom its inhabitants. We demand the ministry to interfere of movement. immediately and move them out of the house.” Habib also missed the opportunity to apply for the Dr Al Sammak also said that “while his condition is Ramshackle Houses Renovation Programme offered by looked into by the Housing Ministry, Mr Habib’s house the government to assist citizens suffering from similar should be instantly renovated to avoid any mishaps”. situations. The programme no longer exists. The MP added that she is now communicating with the Tribune spoke to area’s representative to Parliament Dr Northern Governorate and Northern Area Municipality Jameela Al Sammak, who confirmed that she had taken up to renovate the house. the matter with the highest authorities, demanding imme- Habib’s house was built around 60 years ago using old diate interference to offer respite to Habib and his family. construction methods and hence repairing the house “The condition of the house is terrible. The walls are wouldn’t be an easy job. The existing structure needs cracked and unstable. The walls of the house could collapse a replacement. Muslims urged to help struggling refugee families TDT|Manama

ith too many refugee families in Jordan and Lebanon, DID Wincluding vulnerable women and their children, living far below the poverty line and struggling to make KNOW ends meet, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is counting on the generosity of Muslims to allocate their Zakat to refugee families before the end of the UNHCR has a 68- Holy Month. year track record in UNHCR provides much-needed cash assisting refugees in assistance to extremely vulnerable need throughout the Syrian refugee families without any alternative sources of income. This world, regardless of the has been made possible through inno- background of their plight. vative mechanisms, primarily UNHCR’s Zakat initiative, a trusted and efficient route for people to fulfil their Zakat over their heads, food on their table and obligations. clean water to drink. Eligible refugee So far, Zakat donations from the families need your Zakat”. public and private sectors have been This year’s Zakat campaign has es- extremely generous, putting UNHCR tablished UNHCR as a trusted route closer to raise funds required to meet for Zakat donations, raising close to urgent survival needs of refugees and US$1 million within the first week of internally displaced peoples ( IDPs) Ramadan from individuals across the amid a global refugee crisis. GCC, Asia, Europe and North Amer- Zakat contributions this year have ica. UNHCR’s Zakat initiative is fully already saved 1,152 refugee families in Sharia compliant and is backed by fat- Jordan and Lebanon from falling deep- Refugee children play near a camp in Jordan. was from leading Islamic scholars and er into debt and poverty, and from the institutions and is subject to rigorous risk of exploitation. the Refugee Agency says. UNHCR’s Zakat initiative. Such al - Sector Partnerships for UNHCR in the governance, ensuring transparency at However, 5,465 families are still in “We are very thankful for the do - location is guaranteed to make an MENA region. every step, from donation to provision urgent need of sustainable cash assis- nations received so far. As we enter immediate difference in the lives of “Your contributions will save families of assistance. UNHCR has adopted a tance. A contribution of approximately the last ten days of Ramadan, we urge the most vulnerable refugee com - who solely rely on our monthly aid to digital only approach to paying Zakat, BD200 feeds, clothes and houses an Muslims to allocate their Zakat to munities in the Middle East”, said survive from the grasp of extreme pov- ensuring security, efficiency, transpar- extremely vulnerable family for a year, struggling refugee families through Houssam Chahine, Head of Private erty”, he added. “Help us keep a roof ency and complete peace of mind. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 06 Pomegranate seedlings festival throws light on Ras Ruman heritage

• Dr Al Shehab thanked the youth centre and all the This environmental event participants in the event, comes within the activities stressing that the success of organised and sponsored these events can be achieved by the Council under the only through cooperation umbrella of “My capital and partnership with is beautiful” which is institutions and families. aims at beautification of the environment through TDT|Manama cooperation with civil society institutions and people in various regions of the capital. he Capital Municipality Council sponsored the first pomegranate DR AL SHEHAB Tseedlings festival organised by the Ras Rumman Youth Centre at Ras the beginning of a campaign to grow Rumman Park. Present at the event were pomegranate seedlings in various streets the Chairman of the Board of the Cap- and roads of Ras Rumman area. ital Municipality Council, Mohammed She pointed out that the Council will Ali Al Khuzai and Head of the Public cooperate with Ras Rumman Youth Relations and Information Dr Maha Al Center and the people of the area for the Shehab. success of the event. Many children and their parents Dr Al Shehab thanked the youth cen- planted pomegranate seedlings in a A pomegranate seedling being planted at the event pic tre and all the participants in the event, gesture to revive the heritage of the stressing that the success of these events Ras Rumman area, which has been Dr Al Shehab said that this environ- under the umbrella of “My capital is eration with civil society institutions and can be achieved only through coopera- known since ages for pomegranate mental event comes within the activities beautiful” which is aims at beautifica- people in various regions of the capital. tion and partnership with institutions cultivation. organised and sponsored by the Council tion of the environment through coop- She stated that this event would be and families. Embassy distributes Iftar meals His Majesty offered condolences

President Abbas extended, in his name• and on behalf of the Palestinian people, heartfelt condolences to HM the King, the people of Bahrain and the deceased’s family.

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is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of condolences and sympa- Hthy from Palestinian President, Palestinian Iftar meals ready for distribution Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, on the death of Supreme Council for Islamic Manama Passenger Hall, and a similar num- tions in Bahrain. Affairs (SCIA) His Highness Shaikh Abdulla bin ber at the Muharrq Souq. They are within the “Iftar Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa. Earlier this month, the UAE Em- Project” launched by the UAE He paid homage to late HH Shaikh Abdulla bin he UAE Embassy in Bahrain bassy had completed the distribu- Ambassador to Bahrain, Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, hailing his lifetime dedica- recently distributed Iftar tion of food packages and Emirati Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, tion in serving his country and people and support- meals at the Bahrain Inter- 250 dates, valued at AED 750,000 to on May 8. ing national causes, above all the Palestinian issue. T Iftar meals were national Airport, and Muharraq needy families across the king- The embassy cooperated with President Abbas extended, in his name and on Souq, as part of its social and hu- distributed at Bahrain dom. the Hoora Charity Society in im- behalf of the Palestinian people, heartfelt condo- manitarian role. International Airport The food packages were pro - plementing the “Ramadan Tent lences to HM the King, the people of Bahrain and The gesture is part of the Zayed vided by the Khalifa bin Zayed Project” to distribute the Khal- the deceased’s family. Humanitarian Work Day, and Al Nahyan Foundation and the ifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foun - He prayed to Allah the Almighty to lay the de- within the “Year of Zayed”. Muharraq Charity Society, and Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), and dation-supported Iftar meals ceased’s soul in eternal peace, protect HM the King The embassy carried out its in- distributed 250 Iftar meals at the distributed in cooperation with throughout the holy month of and the people of Bahrain and bless Bahrain with itiative in cooperation with the Bahrain International Airport’s a number of charitable associa- Ramadan. further progress and prosperity. Business community upset over CR fee increase of traders”. suggested a study to classify small and TDT|Manama For his part, businessman Darwish medium enterprises into two categories Abbas Al Moganni Al Mannai suggested that business fees – organisations capable of paying fees should be in accordance with the size and that are not capable of paying fees. ssistant Undersecretary for of an organisaton. “Fees for a small “The small enterprises that are not Commercial Registrations and workshop and a large factory should able to pay, should be dealt in a flex- ACorporates, Ali Makki, said yes- not be the same,” he said. ible manner and their fees should be terday that plans were underway to Businesswoman Aseel Al Muhandis lowered.” She stressed the importance restructure new Commercial Register proposed establishing a fund to collect of exempting the new emerging in - (CR) fees but the decision will be only business fees and re-spend the money stitutions from business fees, because adopted after taking all stakeholders on business owners and employers, as “these institutions are the door of hope into confidence. is the case with the Labour Fund fees, for young people to build a future for This came during a discussion session which comes back to business owners themselves and their families”. organised by the Bahrain Chamber of and employers in the form of support Furthermore, Mohammed Kooheji Commerce and Industry on Wednesday and programmes. said: “The chamber will take all the on the decision to raise fees for CRs and Members of business community hold placards protesting the CR fee rise move Businesswoman Nadia Abdulrahman views and proposals,” noting that the to discuss the reasons behind the move. said large companies are able to pay the chamber was “racing against time to Second Deputy Chairman of the Chamber is against the new fees, but number of solutions and mechanisms in new fees, but it would adversely affect finish the study on the impact of the chamber Mohammed Kooheji said the “we have no choice but to devise a a way that does not affect the interests small and medium enterprises. She new fees on businesses”. 07 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 business

Comcast to win unconditional EU okay for Sky bid Emirates starts Stansted flights Reuters|Brussels

S cable company Com- Ucast is set to gain un - conditional EU antitrust as UK airports reach full capacity approval for its bid to buy European pay-TV company Sky , two people familiar The UAE airline says it is already seeing good demand on Dubai-Stansted route with the matter said on Fri- day. The world’s biggest en- dozens of airlines wanting to fly tertainment company is UK government from Stansted. “I’d rather not battling Rupert Murdoch’s • comment on specific airlines out Twenty-First Century Fox wants to expand Looking at travel of respect for those discussions,” for Sky. The media mogul Heathrow Airport but patterns within he told Reuters, before a brand bid’s to buy all of Sky has a new runway won’t the airport’s new Emirates Boeing 777-300ER been delayed by politicians be ready until 2026 catchment area, touched down for the first time. and regulators worried “We will continue to secure about the power of the en- there was the new long haul routes,” he added, larged media group. Reuters | Stansed, England potential to suggesting destinations such as The European Commis- add 25 to 30 Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing sion, which is scheduled to first Emirates flight be- more long-haul and Singapore were possible. decide on Comcast’s offer tween Dubai and Brit- routes and he Emirates said it was already by June 15, did not respond Aain’s Stansted Airport was in talks with seeing good demand on its Du- to a request for comment touched down yesterday, mak- dozens of airlines bai-Stansted route. by email. It cleared without ing it the first scheduled long- An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300ER plane prepares to take off at Lisbon’s wanting to fly “We expect the same high conditions Fox’s bid for Sky haul airline to fly to London’s airport, Portugal load factors as on the existing in April last year. third busiest airport as the city’s from Stansted flights into the UK, it will be for two bigger hubs are almost full. sure crossing the 80 percent seat The UK government wants to Emirates, which already oper- is situated 40 miles north east KEN O’TOOLE factor threshold,” Emirates di- expand Heathrow Airport, the ates nine daily flights between of London and 30 miles from STANSTED CEO visional senior vice president UN labour body busiest in London, Britain and London and Dubai from Heath- Cambridge, an area with fast Hubert Frach said, referring to a Europe, but a new runway won’t row Gatwick, said that it was growing tech and pharma indus- measure of how full the plane is. to draft sexual be ready until 2026, which Stan- also attracted to Stansted be- tries, giving the airport the po- Stansted already has a handful harassment treaty sted said will give it an opportu- cause of the travel demand it ex- tential to develop into more than of long-haul flights with Thom- nity to grow its connections to pects from the 25 multinational just the short-haul, leisure hub within the airport’s catchment as Cook, the tour operator, and the rest of the world. London’s companies, such as AstraZene- which it has been up until now. area, there was the potential low-cost carrier Primera Air to Members of No.2 airport Gatwick is also full ca that have bases on the Stan- Stansted CEO Ken O’Toole said to add 25 to 30 more long-haul destinations in North America ILO• has agreed on at the busiest times of the day. sted side of London. Stansted that looking at travel patterns routes and he was in talks with and the Caribbean. the need to “adopt standards on violence and harassment in the world of work” Embattled Air India seeks ‘urgent’ loan No more flights from Sri Lanka’s second airport AFP|Geneva

he UN’s labour body Tagreed yesterday to draft an international treaty to protect workers from Rs 58bn sexual harassment and vio- is the losses reported by lence, as the #Metoo move- Air India for the financial ment continues to reverber- year endied March 2017 ate and shame perpetrators around the world. Wrapping up their annual meeting in Geneva, members of the International La- The government announced Aircraft queue up on the tarmac due to monsoon shower delays before takaing bour Organization agreed in March that it planned to sell Sri Lanka’s jinxed Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Mattala was off at Mumbai airport. - Pic. Reuters on the need to “adopt stand- up to 76 percent of Air India but left without any scheduled flight yesterday ards on violence and harass- a May 31 deadline passed with- ment in the world of work”. out any suitors coming forward. “These standards should The airline said Airlines and other investors deployed hundreds of troops take the form of a Conven- • were put off by some of the sale Several aircraft to clear deer, wild buffalo and tion,” said a text adopted it was looking for a terms, forcing the government • elephants off the sprawling Friday. The ILO, which short-term loan of to go back to the drawing board. have hit birds since facility. The airport, which groups 187 member states 10 billion rupees KNOW WHAT India’s Tata Group, Singapore it opened in 2013 cost an initial $210 million and along with labour unions Airlines (SIA) and IndiGo were and two years ago employs some 550 workers in and representatives for AFP|Mumbai all linked to a takeover but sub- Rajapakse’s home district, has leading employers, agreed sequently ruled themselves out. AFP|Colombo failed to generate enough busi- the treaty would be debated Successive govern- IndiGo, India’s biggest air- ness to pay staff, let alone make and voted on at their 2019 ir India has announced it ments had spent line, wanted Air India’s inter- a profit.Rajapakse’s adminis- annual conference. Ais seeking an urgent mul- billions of dollars to national operations but the gov- ri Lanka’s jinxed second tration had offered hefty con- The decision comes as the ti-million-dollar loan to main- ernment refused to carve up Sinternational airport was cessions and initially attracted #MeToo movement contin- tain day-to-day operations, keep AI flying before the carrier. Air India, founded left without a single scheduled Air Arabia -- which pulled out ues to make waves around highlighting the wretched Prime Minister Nar- in 1932, was once the country’s flight from yesterday after the after only a few weeks -- and the world, with victims financial predicament of the endra Modi’s cabinet monopoly airline, known af- only airline using the remote flydubai. Even Sri Lanka’s na- coming forward to report country’s debt-stricken nation- last year gave the fectionately as the “Maharaja facility scrapped its daily ser- tional carrier Sri Lankan Air- sexual harassment, some- al carrier. go-ahead for a sell- of the skies”. vice. Dubai’s flydubai gave no lines stopped flying to Mattala times by leading figures in In a statement posted on its off. The government But it has been haemorrhag- reason for the pullout from in 2015 saying the move saved industry and the arts.While website this week the airline ing money for years and it has Mattala International, built them $18 million annually. final agreement on the said it was looking for a short- announced in March lost market share to low-cost by former strongman presi- Mattala will however re - new ILO convention is not term loan of 10 billion rupees that it planned to sell rivals in one of the world’s fast- dent Mahinda Rajapakse and main an emergency alternate expected until next June, ($148 million) “to meet urgent up to 76 percent of est-growing airline markets. financed with Chinese loans. landing location for flights members agreed Friday that working capital requirements”. Air India but a May Successive governments had The airport -- a five-hour, heading into Colombo Inter- the treaty should aim to pre- Air India has failed to pay 31 deadline passed spent billions to keep it flying 250-kilometre (150-mile) drive national. Earlier this year the vent “a range of unaccept- staff their salaries on time for without any suitors before Prime Minister Naren- from the capital Colombo -- is world’s largest aircraft, the able behaviours and prac- the past three months, accord- coming forward dra Modi’s cabinet last year located inside a wildlife sanc- Antonov 225, refuelled there. tices, or threats thereof.” ing to multiple news reports. gave the go-ahead for a sell-off. tuary and smack in the middle Other Chinese investments They said it would target The plea for funds, made on Air India is about $8 billion in of a migratory route for birds. have also turned sour for the behaviours “likely to result Tuesday but only picked up by it had not received any bids in the red and posted losses of 58 Several aircraft have hit island nation, leading the gov- in physical, psychological, media late Thursday, came just an auction for a majority stake billion rupees for the financial birds since it opened in 2013 ernment to warn last month of sexual or economic harm.” days after the government said in the beleaguered airline. year ended March 2017. and two years ago the military a looming debt crisis. 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Beijing regulator gets Xiaomi IPO China’s trade surplus with application US jumps as imports surge Country’s surplus with the US crossed the $100 billion mark, hitting $104.8 billion for the first five months of the year. Data showed the surplus grew 11.7 percent year-on-year to $24.6 billion in May

The data may reinforce• US resolve A Xiaomi store in Shenyang, to move forward with Liaoning province, China new tariffs on tens $200 bn yesterday. - Pic. REUTERS of billions of dollars is the deficit reduction of Chine imports Trump has demanded from China over the past Reuters|Beijing two years AFP|Beijing hina’s securities regu- Clator has received on hina’s trade surplus with June 7 application from the United States jumped smartphone and connected Cin May, official data smartphone maker ZTE to the device maker Xiaomi for its showed yesterday, worsening brink of collapse, a possible in- initial share offering in Chi- the imbalance at the centre of dication of progress in fraught na, a filing on the regulator’s tensions between the econom- trade talks. website showed. ic titans while Beijing’s advan- The ZTE settlement came just Xiaomi, which submitted tage with the rest of the world days after Beijing reportedly its IPO prospectus in Hong shrank. offered to ramp up purchases Kong last month, is likely to A container is transferred at a port in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province yesterday. - AFP photo The figures may reinforce of American goods by $70bn to be one of the first Chinese Washington’s determination to help cut the yawning trade im- tech firms listed abroad to move forward with new tariffs -- with Canada and leading Eu- 26pc on-year, outpacing fore- balance with the United States seek a secondary listing at on tens of billions of dollars of ropean nations warning Trump casts of 11.1pc growth and 18.0pc -- moving part-way towards home through new Chinese Chinese imports as early as next they will not back down over respectively, by analysts pooled meeting a major demand of the Depositary Receipts (CDRs). week. tariffs. The particularly by Bloomberg News. US President. Xiaomi plans to raise up Beijing has warned those For the first five months of the strong May “The particularly strong May Donald Trump has demand- to 30 percent of its target- tariffs would void agreements year, China’s surplus with the US figures are due figures are due to uncertainties ed a $200bn reduction in its ed $10 billion offering by made between the two powers crossed the $100 billion mark, to uncertainties from the trade negotiations,” trade deficit with China over selling shares in mainland over months of trade negotia- hitting $104.8bn. said Iris Pang, an economist at two years. China and offer the rest in tions between the world’s two Customs data showed the sur- from the trade ING Groep NV in Hong Kong to Despite the settlement, there Hong Kong, according to largest economies. plus grew 11.7 per cent on-year negotiations. Bloomberg News. was no sign Trump had veered people with knowledge of The record imbalances are at to $24.6bn in May, with exports Exports risks “Exports risks are mounting, from plans to impose as much the matter. the heart of US President Donald to the US rising by about 12pc are mounting, so the exporters expedited im- as $50bn in tariffs on Chinese The proposal is under Trump’s anger at what he de- and imports up 11pc. so the exporters porting components for re-ex- imports to punish Beijing for its regulatory review, the China scribes as Beijing’s unfair trade With the wider world, Chi- expedited importing port.” alleged theft of American tech- Securities Regulatory Com- practices that are hurting Amer- nese demand has outpaced its components for re- nology and know-how. mission said on its website ican companies and destroying shipment growth, with its sur- Trade tensions Despite some positive signs without offering further de- jobs. plus of $24.9bn for the month export On Thursday in Washington, the for a trade deal with the US, an- tails including how much Trade is also expected to dom- down 38.9pc from last year. IRIS PANG, US announced it had reached a alysts cautioned China that the Xiaomi might raise through inate upcoming G7 summit talks China’s exports grew 12.6pc ECONOMIST AT ING GROEP deal with Beijing to ease sanc- country could face other trade a mainland offering. -- which do not include China in May while imports jumped tions that brought Chinese hurdles.

Trump vows to deal Flipkart founder’s firm with ‘unfair trade’ Ant Financial valued ahead of tense G7 above Goldman after unveils electric scooters Reuters|La Malbaie, Quebec S President Donald $14 billion funding Reuters|Bengaluru UTrump lashed out at Canada and the European Reuters|Beijing engaluru-based startup Union on Friday, setting the BAther Energy has opened tone for a hostile Group of nt Financial Services pre-orders for its flagship elec- Seven summit and raising AGroup, operator of China’s tric scooters, hoping to build a the spectre of a trade war biggest online payment plat- beachhead in the world’s largest that has unnerved Wash- form, on Friday said it raised KNOW WHAT two-wheeler market that will ington’s top allies as well as around $14 billion in what allow it to launch a mass-mar- investors. market watchers called the ket vehicle within two years. The confrontation over biggest-ever single fundraising The imputed Some 18 million petrol-driven US tariffs on steel and alu- globally by a private company. scooters and motorcycles are minium imports threatened The fundraising values the equity valuation sold in India annually, clogging to rupture the G7, which company at over $150 billion. is greater than roads in Delhi, Mumbai and during its 42-year history The imputed equity valuation the market cap of Bengaluru with some of the has traditionally sought to is greater than the market cap Goldman Sachs, world’s worst traffic and high- find consensus on the econ- of Goldman Sachs, the US in- the US invest- est levels of pollution. omy and other issues. vestment bank, the Financial ment bank Electric bikes so far have Trump, who aides said Times reported. The cash will played a tiny role in those sales Ather Energy’s CTO and co-founder Swapnil Jain (L) and CEO and co-founder has scant interest in mul- boost Ant’s firepower ahead and Ather is the first major Tarun Mehta during a launch. - Pic. REUTERS tilateralism, resumed his of a widely expected initial venture to follow US electric tirade against G7 members public offering (IPO) in Hong what is increasingly becoming car producer Tesla in designing market - even after including an and their “unfair trade prac- Kong and mainland China as a cash-less society. Ant said the and building its own bike from almost 20 percent subsidy from tices” early on Friday. early as next year - though the funding included both US dol- scratch. Ather has raised $43 the government. The White House said company has neither publicly lar and Chinese yuan tranches. million in funding so far from The company plans to put he would leave the two- set a timetable nor chosen a The dollar share made up over some of India’s best-known in- 2,000 of the scooters on the day summit in Canada four likely stock exchange. $10 billion, said people with vestors, including the country’s KNOW WHAT road through August and up to hours earlier than originally The exercise amounted to knowledge of the matter. No.1 two-wheeler maker Hero 100,000 over the next two and a planned. the largest confirmed single Ant listed Singapore sover- MotoCorp, Walmart partner half years, while also expanding The US leader will miss fundraising round in history, eign fund Temasek Holdings Flipkart’s founders and hedge India was ranked to nearby Chennai and Pune. talks about climate change according to data provider as well as US private equity fund and investment firm Tiger 177 among 180 “I think it’s better to go after a and clean energy, and will Crunchbase. Ant Financial, firm Warburg Pincus as par- Global Management. countries in the segment limited to a city, where have left Canada by the time spun off from Alibaba Group ticipants in the dollar tranche. It has started building charg- World Economic the users can be reached in a di- Canadian Prime Minister Holding Ltd before the e-com- Other global investors including points in India’s tech-heavy Forum’s Envi- rect way, build a brand around Justin Trudeau and other merce firm’s 2014 listing, has ed Malaysian SWF Khazanah global outsourcing hub, Ben- there and then (go) wider and leaders begin closing news played a major role in shaping Nasional, Canada Pension Plan galuru, and priced its scooters ronmental Per- wider,” Chief Executive Officer conferences likely to be lad- China’s financial technolo- Investment Board and US pri- at more than double the average formance Index Tarun Mehta told Reuters on en with criticism of Wash- gy landscape. It oversees the vate equity firms Silver Lake cost of those currently on the earlier this year the sidelines of the launch. ington’s trade policy. largest mobile payment app in and General Atlantic, it said. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 09 Markets slide ahead of ‘feisty’ G7 Investors unwound positions before a Group of Seven summit that could see Trump clash with other world leaders

AFP | London pressured by data showing that Key Figures industrial production in Ger- orld stock markets many unexpectedly fell in April, London - FTSE 100  0.3pc at 7,681.07 points (close) were mostly lower adding to fears of a slowdown in Paris - CAC 40  5,450.22 (close) yesterday as inves- Europe’s powerhouse economy. W Frankfurt - DAX 30  0.4pc at 12,766.55 (close) tors unwound positions before “After ignoring the trade ten- a Group of Seven summit that sions for as long as they could, Milan - FTSE MIB  1.9pc at 21,355 (close) could see US President Donald a rocky Asian session has left EURO STOXX 50  0.4pc at 3,447.30 Trump clash with other world the European indices feeling New York - Dow Jones  0.1pc at 25,223.51 leaders over his latest tariff rather tender,” noted Connor moves. Campbell, financial analyst at Tokyo - Nikkei 225  0.6pc at 22,694.50 (close) “The market’s focus has Spreadex traders. Hong Kong - Hang Seng  1.8pc at 30,958.21 (close) turned to trade tensions as the Shanghai - Composite  1.4pc at 3,067.15 (close) G7 meetings get underway in ‘Feisty’ G7 Canada and it looks like US Pres- “A likely feisty G7 meeting in ident Donald Trump is taking on Quebec appears to be the main first time in two years in Janu- the whole world,” said Fawad thing driving the markets low- ary-March. Razaqzada at Forex.com. er. Investors are either worried Hong Kong sank 1.8pc after a “Uncertainty as to how these that nothing will get resolved, six-day winning run and Shang- talks will pan out is unnerving or Trump will become more hai slipped 1.4pc despite fore- investors,” added Jasper Lawler, entrenched in his aggressive KNOW WHAT cast-beating Chinese trade data. an analyst with London Capital approach to trade,” Campbell Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange “Usually (the G7 summit is) a Group. added. Wall Street was a touch non-event for markets but with European stocks closed most- lower approaching midday in all the focus on escalating trade ly lower following a slump in New York as trade gloom dom- analysts at Charles Schwab. summit and the publication of G7 is a group con- tensions amongst long-stand- Asia -- and after a week of large- inated business, while “market The US Federal Reserve, the several US economic data. sisting of Canada, ing allies, there’s a good reason ly strong gains in the wake of participants may be exercising European Central Bank and the In Asia on Friday, Japan’s France, Germany, for investors to be chary as this robust US jobs data and easing some additional caution ahead Bank of Japan all meet next week Nikkei stocks index ended 0.6 Italy, Japan, the UK, meeting is unlikely to follow an political headwinds in Italy and of next week’s separate meet- when the packed schedule of po- per cent lower with dealers un- and the US orderly arrangement of discus- Spain. ings of the world’s three most tentially market-moving events moved by news confirming Ja- sion,” said Stephen Innes, Oan- Frankfurt’s DAX 30 was also influential central banks”, said also includes a US-North Korean pan’s economy shrank for the da’s head of Asia-Pacific trade. Apple to make 20pc fewer iPhones Oil prices extend losses Reuters | Washington half of 2018, compared to last viewed in the context of Apple year’s plans for its iPhone X probably being overly optimis- pple Inc expects to ship and iPhone 8 models, the paper tic last year in relation to the Reuters | Singapore/London A80 million new model iP- reported. prospects for its new phones, hones this year, down 20 per The latest report also added leaving it with excess inventory il prices fell yesterday, ex- cent from what it had planned to rising concerns that consum- in the first part of this year,” Otending losses as JP Mor- at the same time last year, Jap- er passion for new smart edi- Atlantic Equities analyst James gan cut its crude price forecast, anese financial daily the Nikkei tions of the iconic smartphones Cordwell said. after already weakening on con- reported yesterday, citing in- may be cooling after years of “At least part of this lower cerns about surging US output dustry sources. scorching growth, sending order forecast probably relates weighed and falling demand The California-based firm shares in Apple and many of to Apple just being a little more in China. has asked suppliers to make its major suppliers lower and realistic.” Brent crude futures fell $1.04 about 20pc fewer components weighing on global stock mar- Apple did not immediately to $76.30 a barrel by 11:10 a.m. for the three new iPhones it kets. respond to a request for com- EDT [1510 GMT]. plans to launch in the second “This news needs to be ment. US West Texas Intermediate Oil facilities are seen on Lake Maracaibo in Lagunillas, Venezuela (WTI) crude futures recovered some earlier losses to trade 61 cents lower at $65.33. set to fall 0.2 per cent, while state-run refineries entering For the week, US crude was Brent was set to fall 0.6 per planned maintenance. America takes on the world cent. May shipments were 39.05 The Trump administration’s decisions to exit the Iran JP Morgan cut its 2018 crude million tonnes, or 9.2 million nuclear deal, to quit the Paris accord on climate change forecast for WTI by $3 to $62.20 barrels per day (bpd). That and slam tariffs on allies are the latest examples compared with 9.6 million bpd of America’s unilateralism a barrel, traders said. Crude prices were down in April. RUSSIA U.S. is trying to stop CANADA Prime Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Minister Justin Trudeau slightly earlier in the session Further weighing on pric- Russia to Europe. President describes Trump’s after data suggested Chinese es has been rising US output, Vladimir Putin (below) may believe tariffs on G7 – justified on demand was waning and con- which hit another record last that sanctions are survivable, or national security $76.30 will collapse as EU energy needs grounds – as a barrel was the price of cerns lingered about growing week at 10.8 million bpd. become paramount insulting and Brent crude futures by U.S. output. The surge in US production unacceptable 1510 GMT China’s May crude oil im - has pulled down WTI into a ports eased away from a record discount versus Brent of more high hit the previous month, than $11 a barrel, its steepest U.S. customs data showed, with since 2015. RUSSIA EU CANADA

JAPAN Has opted for low-key response to U.S. UNITED CHINA steel and auto tariffs in face STATES Google bars uses of its artificial of U.S.-Japan security partnership. JAPAN Tokyo pays $4.8 billion to support U.S. forces in Japan MEXICO intelligence tech in weapons IRAN CHINA President Xi Jinping (left) has plans Google management defuse to overtake U.S. in technological INDIA supremacy. Opposes U.S. The move follows months of protest by thou - Iran nuclear decision – China is • sands of employees against the largest buyer of Iranian oil, protest by employees company’s work with the US importing 700,000 barrels per day (bpd). U.S. has threatened to impose 25% tariffs against work to identify military to identify objects in on $50bn of goods imported from China objects in drone video KNOW WHAT drone video. Google instead will seek EU for US Military Allies are MEXICO Responds to government contracts in are- threatening IRAN Supreme Leader U.S. steel and aluminium as such as cybersecurity, mil- tariffs by imposing its own More than 4,600 retaliation Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Reuters | San Franciso itary recruitment and search against (above) has threatened INDIA Washington’s duties on American steel employees peti- Trump’s to restart nuclear demands that New Delhi and exports from states tioned Google to and rescue, Chief Executive punitive tariffs, programme. cut its reliance on Russian that voted for Trump oogle will not allow its Sundar Pichai said in a blog hitting U.S. imports. Tehran is preparing arms under its Countering in 2016 artificial intelligence soft- cancel the US mil- post https://bit.ly/2M8Pdkq on EU opposes Trump’s Iran resistance economy using America’s Adversaries G itary deal sooner, nuclear decision. reserves of around $130bn Through Sanctions Act AUSTRALIA China is ware to be used in weapons Thursday. German Chancellor and boosting non-oil exports, is straining relations. Australia’s largest trading or unreasonable surveillance with at least 13 “We want to be clear that Angela Merkel (above) which account for 11% of India opposes Trump partner and source of efforts under new standards employees resign- while we are not developing advocates that Europe $460bn GDP. administration’s sanctions investment, but U.S. is forge its own path Iran plans to refine on Iran – India is second indispensable in providing for its business decisions in the ing in recent weeks AI for use in weapons, we will forward, independent 300,000bpd of crude oil for largest buyer of Iranian oil, security guarantee for nascent field, the Alphabet Inc in an expression of continue our work with govern- of Washington domestic market importing 620,000bpd Australia and New Zealand unit said on Thursday. concern ments and the military in many Sources: The American Interest, Hindustan Times, The Conversation Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS The restriction could help other areas,” he said. 10 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 society

Ahli United Bank hosted its annual Ramadan Ghabga event recently at the Diplomat Radisson Blu. Attended by the Bank’s senior management, the event saw a packed participation of over 850 staff members and their families, and featured a treat-filled evening of varied entertainment programmes, skits, bands and raffles on a galore of valuable prizes. Kids also had their share of fun-filled activities including games, calligraphy and face painting. The highlight of this year’s event was the participation of children of the staff in a musical performance depicting the journey of AUB, its emergence and steady rise on the regional stage as well as the traditional costumes, arts and music of the countries where the Bank operates.

Al Noor International School organized an ICT Award Ceremony to present the Cambridge ICT Starter Award Certificates to students who successfully completed the course. On this occasion, the school Chairman, Mr Ali Hasan, awarded the certificates to 30 students. Nasreen Masood Ahmed Albastaki, a Grade 6 student, welcomed everybody, while Noor Shahid Iqbal, one of the Grade 8 awardees, thanked the school’s management for providing the students with an opportunity to expand their computer knowledge and stimulate their interest in the field of information technology. School Director, Dr. Muhammad Mashood and Principal Amin Mohamed Ahmed Hulaiwah were in attendance.

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To facilitate a better classroom teaching, smart class technology has been incorporated in each class at Bahrain Indian School. Bahrain Indian School (BIS) celebrates World Environment Day planting saplings in the campus, and making banners sharing the message of ‘Go Green’’.

The New Indian School celebrated World Environment Day with the theme, ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. Various in-class activities were organized where children participated in composing poems, writing essays, making posters, reusing plastic bottles for planting saplings as well as decorating their classroom soft boards with waste materials, all revolving around the theme- Beat Plastic Pollution. 10 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 11 society

Al Noor International offers a British, Bahraini and Indian curriculum, as well as a kindergarten for Al Noor International School organized an ICT Award Ceremony to present the Cambridge ICT Starter Award Certificates to students who successfully completed the course. On this occasion, the school Chairman, Mr Ali Hasan, awarded the certificates to 30 students. Nasreen Masood Ahmed younger students. Albastaki, a Grade 6 student, welcomed everybody, while Noor Shahid Iqbal, one of the Grade 8 awardees, thanked the school’s management for providing the students with an opportunity to expand their computer knowledge and stimulate their interest in the field of information technology. The Bahrain Chapter of Indian Chartered Accountants at a seminar held at Golden Tulip Bahrain handed over a check to support the Bahrain Cancer Society (BCS) as part of its Social School Director, Dr. Muhammad Mashood and Principal Amin Mohamed Ahmed Hulaiwah were in attendance. Responsibility initiative. Above, Ahmed Ali of BCS, with the Executive Committee of BCICAI.

Class X toppers were honored at a special event held at The Indian School Bahrain. Topper Johann Agith, second topper Ashwina Ganesamurthy and third topper Nitin Jayadeep received their medals from Anand Prakash, Indian Embassy Second Secretary. Class XII toppers Blessy Joy Sathya (first), Karthik Madhusoodanan (second) and Namitha Ann Binu (third) also received medals from Mr Prakash.

The SPARTA (Sports and Arts Academy of St Christopher’s) held a track relay event for DID members of their Athletics Team this week. The event was held on the St Christopher’s KNOW School sports pitch, which is affectionately known as the Tiger Turf by students in the school. Over 60 athletes To facilitate a better competed in a series of classroom teaching, sprint team relay events. The smart class technology spectators enjoyed watching the talented youngsters put on has been incorporated a great show, and the athletes in each class at enjoyed demonstrating all Bahrain Indian School. the hard work they have been BahrainBahrain IndianIndian SchoolSchool (BIS)(BIS) celebratescelebrates WorldWorld EnvironmentEnvironment DayDay plantingplanting saplingssaplings inin thethe campus,campus, andand makingmaking bannersbanners sharingsharing thethe messagemessage ofof ‘Go‘Go Green’’.Green’’. putting into their training.

Air strikes kill 44 in Syria Reuters | Beirut The death toll is expect - Austria to banish sixty ed to increase, since some of ir strikes on a village in the 60 injured in the strikes ASyria’s rebel-held Idlib were in a critical condition, province killed at least 44 peo- the Britain-based Observato- ple overnight, the highest ry said. Rescue workers were Turkish-funded imams death toll in a single attack on still searching the rubble for the region this year, the Syrian survivors. Observatory for Human Rights The Russian ministry was The moves follow a “law on Islam”, passed in 2015, which banned foreign funding said on Friday. quoted as saying it had infor- The monitoring group said mation about fighting between of religious groups Russian war planes probably Nusra Front militants and op- carried out the attacks. The position fighters involving AFP | Vienna, Austria Russian Defense Ministry lat- heavy artillery fire in the past er denied its war planes were 24 hours. ustria said yesterday involved, according to Russian The Observatory had report- it could expel up to 60 Turkish President news agencies. ed on Wednesday night violent ATurkish-funded imams Tayyip Erdogan’s Russia is Syrian President clashes in the village between and their families and would spokesman said Bashar al-Assad’s main ally in local factions, but later said the shut down seven mosques as the new policy his war against an armed oppo- destruction and resulting casu- part of a crackdown on “polit- sition, now in its seventh year. alties were due to air strikes. ical Islam”, triggering fury in was part of an The Observatory said the Idlib, a region in northwest- Ankara. “Islamophobic, jets targeted the village of ern Syria, remains the largest “The circle of people possibly racist and Zardana in northern rural Idlib populated area of the coun- discriminatory overnight, killing 27 men, 11 try in the hands of insurgents women and six children. fighting the government. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache wave” in Austria attend a news conference during the second day of a cabinet meeting in Mauerbach, Austria

KNOW WHAT affected by these measures - the that the government suspects to residence, Kickl told a Vienna India loses keys to 12th pool that we’re talking about - them of contravening a ban on press conference. Ankara quick- comprises around 60 imams,” foreign funding of religious of- ly denounced the move. century treasure vaults said Interior Minister Herbert fice holders. “Austria’s decision to close Austria, a country Kickl of the far-right Freedom The ministry said 40 of them down seven mosques and de- AFP | New Delhi of 8.8 million peo- Party (FPOe), the junior partner had an active application for export imams with a lame excuse ple, has roughly in Austria’s coalition govern- tending their residency and that is a reflection of the anti-Islam, ndian authorities have BETTER 600,000 Muslim in- ment. Kickl was referring to a number of these had already racist and discriminatory popu- Ilaunched an investigation imams with alleged links to the been referred to immigration list wave in this country”, pres- over missing keys to vaults habitants, most of KNOW whom are Turkish Turkish-Islamic Cultural Asso- authorities, where a process for idential spokesman Ibrahim in a 12th-century temple ciations (ATIB) organisation, a expelling them was underway. Kalin said on Twitter. thought to contain gold and or have families of branch of Turkey’s religious af- Once family members were However other European far- gems worth tens of millions Turkish origin fairs agency Diyanet. taken into account, a total 150 right leaders welcomed the an- of dollars. A 1978 government The interior minister added people risked losing their right nouncement. The keys’ absence became assessment said 128 apparent when experts came kilos (282 pounds) of to assess the condition of the gold ornaments and massive Jagannath temple in the eastern state of Odisha in 221 kilos of silver April. items along with Thanks, but no pardon needed This prompted outrage thousands of gems among devotees toward local were stashed in the Muhammad Ali family lawyer rejects Trump’s pardon authorities and the govern- vaults ment on Monday ordered an Jamil Hassan decision investigation. The temple in the city of over centuries. Germany issues Reuters | Washington Puri is dedicated to Hindu de- The stone strongrooms, ity Lord Jagannath and draws fitted with iron gates, were warrant for top S President Donald Trump’s millions of devotees each year, last accessed in 1985 and its Assad officer Ucomment yesterday that he especially at the annual Rath locks remain sealed with a might pardon boxing legend Yatra festival. wax-coating to prevent tam- Reuters | Berlin Muhammad Ali drew a prompt Devotees offer nearly $7 pering. response from the late heav- million every year in cash and Experts estimate the total erman prosecutors yweight champion’s estate: gold to the deity, adding to the value at nearly $36 million but Ghave issued an interna- thanks but no thanks. treasures that have amassed there are no official estimates. tional arrest warrant for the “We appreciate President head of the Syrian Airforce Trump’s sentiment, but a par- Intelligence on charges don is unnecessary. The US of war crimes and crimes Supreme Court overturned against humanity, Der the conviction of Muhammad Kim Jong double lands in Spiegel magazine reported Ali in a unanimous decision yesterday, citing German in 1971. There is no conviction trouble at Singapore security officials. from which a pardon is need- Jamil Hassan is one of ed,” said Ron Tweel, a lawyer File picture showing Donald Trump and Muhammad Ali Reuters | Singapore Syrian President Bashar for the boxer’s estate and his al-Assad’s senior lieuten- widow, Lonnie. n Australian comedian ants. Der Spiegel said pros- Before leaving to attend the under appeal and in 1971 the US Aknown for impersonating ecutors accuse Hassan of Group of Seven summit in Supreme Court overturned the North Korean leader Kim Jong overseeing some of the most Canada, Trump told reporters conviction. Un said he was detained by horrific crimes committed he was considering pardoning Tweel, reached by telephone Singapore’s authorities yes- BETTER by Syrian intelligence agen- some 3,000 people, including at his home in Virginia, said the terday and questioned about cies, including torture, rape Ali, who died in 2016. White House had not contacted his political views. Howard, an Australian-Chinese and murder of “at least hun- “I’m thinking about some- him or Lonnie Ali about a po- Howard X, who declined impersonating North Korean leader dreds of people between body that you all know very KNOW tential pardon. He said he had to give his real name, said he Kim Jong-un, and Dennis Alan, 2011 and 2013.” well, and he went through a been in contact with the widow was detained for two hours impersonating US President Donald A spokeswoman for lot and he wasn’t very popular after Trump’s comments and and questioned for around 30 Trump, meet at Merlion Park in Singapore the GBA Federal Prose - then,” Trump said. “His mem- Trump said many they decided to issue a state- minutes when he arrived in cutor’s Office declined to ory is very popular now. I’m ment on behalf of the family. the early morning hours at comment on the Spiegel thinking about Muhammad Ali. of the 3,000 people “We heard what he was con- Singapore’s Changi Airport. “They said, ‘It’s the Trump- report. I’m thinking about that very he was considering templating and it needed a re- “(They) asked me what my Kim summit, you’ve come at a But a Syrian human rights seriously.” for pardons were sponse,” he said. political views were and if I very sensitive time.’” lawyer based in Germa- The boxer refused to be in- treated unfairly or It was unclear why Don - have been involved with pro- Howard X was in Singa - ny who works with the Eu- ducted into the US Army in 1967 given unfairly long ald Trump would consider a tests in other countries,” he pore late last month, posing ropean Centre for Consti- during the Vietnam War, claim- sentences pardon, given that Ali’s con- said, adding that he was told to as Kim Jong Un against a back- tutional and Human Rights ing conscientious objector sta- viction was overturned. The stay away from Sentosa Island drop of the city’s bay which (ECCHR) said the authori- tus, and was sentenced to five White House did not immedi- and the Shangri-La, two areas features sites such as the Mer- ties had informed ECCHR of years in prison. He was never ately comment on the lawyer’s that are designated ‘special lion and the iconic Marina Bay the arrest warrant. imprisoned while his case was statement. event areas’ for the summit. Sands Hotel. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 13

Firemen stumble on Mystery China illness: ancient Greek relics AFP | Athens, Greece there are over 200, date from the first half of the fifth centu- reek firemen fighting a ry BCE,” a statement. Gblaze stumbled on a large “They were hidden in bush- US issues health alert stash of more than 200 ancient es, wrapped in plastic bags. relics hidden by smugglers, Some were covered in soot but the culture ministry said yes- most were intact.” More US terday. They included clay vessels, • The find was made on a bronze mirror and figures of government employees Thursday in Locris, central men, women and animals. were evacuated Greece, an area known for il- Equipment to clean and re- legal archaeological activity, pair broken objects was also Fears use of acoustic the ministry said. found nearby, suggesting the or• microwave device “Most of the items, of which area was a smuggler hideout.

Medical screening ongoing•

AFP | Beijing UN security council

he US embassy in China adds 5 new members issued a new health alert AFP | United Nations Tfor its citizens yesterday said it was joining the council after more US government em- he UN General Assembly at a “pivotal moment.” ployees were evacuated from A paramilitary police officer guards the entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing (Courtesy of newsweek) Telected Belgium, the Do- Each candidate country the country over fears they may minican Republic, Germany, needed to secure two thirds have been hit by a mysterious dividuals to the United States A US embassy spokeswoman Indonesia and South Africa of the votes in order to clinch illness. for further evaluation”. said that the medical screen- yesterday to serve as non-per- a seat. There are 15 members American officials sent a med- The message urges staff and ings in Guangzhou were manent members on the Se- on the UN Security Council, ical team to the southern city of family members to contact their “ongoing”. curity Council for two years including the five permanent Guangzhou last month after an health care provider if they The Chinese foreign ministry starting in January. ones -- Britain, China, France, employee attached to the con- experience “any unusual, un- KNOW WHAT said Thursday that its investiga- All but three of the 193 UN Russia and the United States -- sulate there was diagnosed with explained physical symptoms tion into the first case has not member states cast paper bal- and 10 non-permanent mem- brain trauma after experiencing or events, auditory or sensory yielded any clues as to the cause lots. Germany and the Domin- bers, half of which are elected strange sounds. phenomena, or other health of the incident. ican Republic each obtained each year. The case revived fears that concerns”. Reports from Havana The State Department has 184 votes. South Africa got Just before taking up their a US rival has developed some “Symptoms to be attentive for came in Dec 2016 previously said brain injuries 183 votes, Belgium 181 and 144 duties, the elected states get kind of acoustic or microwave include dizziness, headaches, after employees com- suffered by 24 US officials and went to Indonesia. intense training about Security device after similar symptoms tinnitus, fatigue, cognitive is- plained of sharp ear family members posted in Ha- “Belgium will make sure to Council protocol and customs. were reported among American sues, visual problems, ear com- pain, dull headaches, vana could have been the result be a constructive, reliable and The Maldives, with only 46 diplomats and their families in plaints and hearing loss, and dif- of a “health attack”, perhaps open partner during its man- votes, lost out to Indonesia Cuba in 2016. ficulty sleeping,” the alert says. tinnitus, vertigo, dis- from an unidentified secret date at the council and for the for the Asia Pacific regional The US embassy’s latest health The message urges people orientation, nausea, weapon. international community as a group’s seat. Belgium and Ger- alert, the second in two weeks, to “not attempt to locate the sleep impairment and The US has set up a task force whole,” Belgian Foreign Min- many obtained the two seats said that following voluntary source of any unidentified au- extreme fatigue to oversee the response to the ister Didier Reynders said in a for the W. Europe and Others medical screenings, the State ditory sensation” and instead mystery ailments among diplo- statement. Group after Israel dropped out Department “has sent other in- move to a different location. mats in China and Cuba. The Belgian government of the competition.

A medallion for W. peace Singapore Dad to the rescue of little bella! ingapore on Tuesday un- Daily Mail | London only one to come off. Sveiled a commemora - ‘I walked on holding Suri and tive medallion ahead of next burly father-of-three per- stood next to her, trying to help week’s summit between the US Aformed some dainty bal- build her confidence - I told and North Korean leaders in let moves while holding his her I loved her and that she’s an SMILE the wealthy city-state, carrying daughter’s hand after she suf- amazing dancer. the inscription ‘World Peace’ in fered stage fright during a per- ‘I asked if she wanted to dance large letters on one side. formance. with daddy and she nodded, so The words on the medallion, Hilarious footage shows Marc I thought I’d join in. featured on the online shop of Daniels rush to help his young- Daniels managed to ‘I’ve practiced with them at the Singapore Mint, are accom- A design for one of three medallions ster at Hamilton City Hall in home on many occasions so it panied by the dove and olive Bermuda on May 29 during a perform his elegant wasn’t unfamiliar to me.’ branch motif, a biblical symbol dress rehearsal for her first ever moves while clutch- Spinning in circles and point- of peace, as well as a rose and a $1,000 (751.26 pounds) for the dance recital. ing his youngest ing his toes like a pro, the doting magnolia, the national flowers version in gold, depicts two The self-employed barrister daughter Suri under dad was just a tutu away from of the two countries. hands clasped in handshake in can be seen pirouetting and one of his arms. being a fully-fledged member The other side of the sou- front of both nations’ flags and gracefully balancing on one leg of In Motion School of Dance. venir, which costs more than the June 12 event date. beside his two-year-old daugh- And Daniel’s impressive dis- ter Bella as parents and teachers Doting father Marc Daniels clutches ‘Bella was very emotional and play of agility did not go un - his youngest daughter Suri under his giggled. needed hugs from her daddy,’ noticed among his work col - arm while holding his two-year-old A talented multi-tasker, Dan- daughter’s hand said Daniels. leagues. iels managed to perform his el- ‘Despite having a tantrum, I ‘Jurors, police officers and UAE to boost troop in Afghan egant moves while clutching his can tell she wanted to stay on members of the prosecution youngest daughter Suri under the wings to calm Bella down. stage and I didn’t want to dis- have even been giving me twirls Reuters | Kabul A second government of- one of his arms. She had began to sob uncontrol- courage her before the big per- and plies as a token of apprecia- ficial said 60 more soldiers He had been summoned to lably after stepping out on stage. formance by making her be the tion for the video,’ he said. fghanistan has accepted would arrive in Afghanistan in Aan offer from the United July and be based at NATO Arab Emirates to boost its pres- headquarters. US President ence in training Afghan forces Donald Trump in August un- fighting Islamist insurgents, veiled a more hawkish mili- senior government officials tary approach to Afghanistan, Space suit for Pope! said. including a surge in air strikes, Some 200 UAE soldiers have aimed at forcing the Taliban Vatican City the pope at a meeting in the Vat- been stationed in Afghani- to the negotiating table under ican also attended by four other stan as support staff for more the NATO-led Resolute Support stronauts from the Inter- Space Station veterans - three than 10 years, officials said. mission. Anational Space Station Americans and one Russian. Under the new agree - Afghan security forces say gave Pope Francis his own blue “OK, and you will plan my ment, UAE troops will train the impact has been signif - jump suit yesterday but to dis- trip,” joked the 81-year-old recruits enlisted by the Af - icant, but the Taliban roam tinguish him from ordinary pontiff, clearly enjoying the ex- ghan elite forces and can also huge swaths of the country planetary pilgrims like them- change. be called upon to take part in and, with foreign trooplevels selves they added a white cape. Nespoli said the suit was iden- Pope Francis receives an astronaut suit from Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli specific operations targeting at about 15,600 compared with “Since clothes make the man, tical to theirs and made of the the insurgents, a senior Afghan 140,000 in 2014, there appears we thought we’d have a flight same material. It bore the pope’s try, Argentina. “Then we decid- and the Holy Father has his own official managing the arrival little hope of outright military suit like ours made for you,” Ital- name at birth, Jorge Bergoglio, ed that the outfit was good, but, uniform, we made a cape,” the of UAE troops said in Kabul. victory. ian astronaut Paolo Nespoli told and the flag of his native coun- since you are the Holy Father Italian astronaut added. 14 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 features China’s ‘sitting’ tradition Yoga and cheesecake for new mums in plush Chinese ‘sitting centres’

AFP | Shanghai, China

oga class starts BETTER shortly, the pris- tine massage centre is open for business KNOW and cheesecake is servedY on a platter of pastries and fruit. “Sitting the month,” And then the muffled cry of a or zuo yuezi, is baby emerges down the hallway. deeply embedded The setting may resemble a in Chinese cul- five-star hotel, but this is a “sitting centre” on Shanghai’s out- ture. It was even skirts where mothers pay up to mentioned in the 70,000 yuan ($11,000) a month 2,000-year-old to stay with their newborns. Book of Changes, or Chinese culture dictates that I-ching, according to mothers confine themselves af- Zhao Zixiang, Wu’s ter giving birth, also known as a doctor of traditional “sitting month”. Such confine- ment was once widely practised Chinese medicine. in many areas of the world and continues to be popular in other parts of Asia. But as incomes rise in Chi - na, the sitting month no longer it at home (take care of the baby), means being cooped up at home then the whole family can’t sleep without bathing or visitors. well. I can take maternity leave, “We prefer to find a profes- but my husband needs to go to sional facility to take care of our work.” baby. We have no experience in taking care of the baby or our- Long tradition New mothers doing yoga exercises under the instruction of an instructor at the Lake Malaren International Postpartum Care Centre in Shanghai selves after birth,” said Yu Xuet- “Sitting month”, or “Zuoyuezi”, ing, 34, a first-time mother, her stretches back to about 200 BC won’t venture outside -- TCM Rapid growth weeks-old son “Kangkang” lying and the Han Dynasty, said Eliz- says these can upset the body’s contentedly beside her. abeth Hui-Choi, a lecturer at balance. According to the Legal Daily, a Both appear well looked-af- Hong Kong University’s School Yu did not wash her hair for a state newspaper, the number of ter at the private Lake Malaren of Nursing. week, but doctors told her that sitting centres in China has “ex- International Postpartum Care Empresses would be well was unnecessary and the centre ploded” from dozens in 2000 to Center in a modern building looked-after following child- recommends a more scientific more than 4,000 in 2017. embellished with turrets and birth, including a special diet approach that blends TCM and One reason is that Chinese intended to mimic old northern and lifestyle to restore their Western medicine. today are now giving birth later European architecture. “broken” body and prevent fu- in life -- meaning grandparents Mother and son are accom- ture illness, said Hui-Choi. are older and may not be able to panied at all times by a nanny “They believed that treating help as much. who sleeps in the same room. the mother well would also However in Britain, doctors Numerous specialists, nurses bring good things to the baby, Some stop recently warned about the and cooks are on hand. and it is still believed to be that showering, dangers of Chinese mothers A photography studio captures way.” washing their locking themselves away after Representative picture those precious early days of life, Traditional Chinese Medicine hair, or even childbirth, fearing post-natal while a “Mother’s Classroom” (TCM) “also plays a very impor- brushing their depression may go unnoticed or weird idea. He said, ‘You’re hav- got 24-hour care for the baby runs lectures for new mums to tant part” in how most Chinese mums may avoid seeing a doctor ing a baby, not heart surgery,’” and someone to cook for you six learn how to care for their baby women still think after child- teeth for the for physical problems. said the 30-year-old Xu, one meals a day,” added Xu, a pha- -- and themselves. birth, dictating they should eat month, and won’t of about 80 other mums at the lanx of carers on hand to whisk more of certain foods, such as venture outside Six meals a day Shanghai establishment. away Kirk at the first hint of a Dads can stay too, but usually ginger, and cut out others such -- TCM says these Xu Jingfang, baby son Kirk gur- Xu scouted similar centres in- whimper. just visit as fruit, she said. can upset the gling away beside her, said her cluding one in a high-end hotel, Xu said that while her parents Yu, who works for IT firm Hewl- Some stop showering, wash- body’s balance British husband was initially saying “all our friends and rela- and grandparents did not wash ett-Packard, said the lengthy stay ing their hair, or even brushing sceptical. tives” now opt for such care. for weeks after birth, they accept “liberates our family”. “If we do their teeth for the month, and “At first he thought it was a “It’s much easier. Here, you’ve that times have changed. French emergency room tests virtual path to pain relief Reuters | Paris do a bit of painting or work out a riddle,” said Reda Khouadra, he very thought of BETTER one of the 24-year-olds behind visiting a hospital the project. emergency depart- As patients are transported ment is stressful KNOW by chunky VR goggles into 3D enough for many world of Japanese zen gardens Tpeople, even without the dis- or snowy hillsides, they become comfort or pain of an examina- The Healthy Mind more tolerant of minor but pain- tion or treatment. ful procedures such as having Enter an immersive virtu - startup is not a a cut stitched, a burn treated, al-reality programme created world first but has a urinary catheter inserted or by three graduates being used landed a $20,000 a dislocated shoulder pushed in France to relax patients and prize from a uni- back into place. “This enables even increase their tolerance versity in Adelaide us to offer patients a technique of pain - without resorting to - which will now pay to distract their attention and drugs. “What we offer is a con- for presenting their curb their pain and anxiety,” said templative world where the pa- Olivier Ganansia, head of the tient goes on a guided tour, in project at Micro- emergency dept at the Saint-Jo- interactive mode, to play music, A nurse treats a patient wearing the 3D therapeutic virtual reality headset developped by Healthy Mind start-up soft’s headquarters seph Hospital in Paris. 15 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 entertainment

CROSSWORD YOUR STAR TODAY

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Aries Generosity is one of your best qualities. You have the uncanny ability to give without expecting anything in return, and you gain a great deal of power and light from this generosity. With little effort, you could become one of those people who never expects things in return. You could become a “saint” in a very real way. Taurus Every once in a while everyone must analyse his or her life. But you tend to be too pessimistic when you ponder yours. You get easily carried away, and you often exaggerate. Today, as you think about your life, try not to listen to that little voice in your head. Gemini You’ll have to use a cunning strategy today. The day will be tense and delicate. Some of your friends may try Pigpen; 51- Legal conclusion?; 53- Excess; 58- Still in the game; to put some pressure on you to obtain certain things. 62- ___ de vivre; 63- Heroic; 64- Cruise ship; 65- Like Nash’s You’ll have to find a clever way to get out of this tight lama; 66- Cambodian currency; 67- Italian city; 68- Whirling spot. You might consider using some of their own water; 69- Hindu lawgiver; 70- Look happy; medicine on them. Down Cancer 1- Smell ___; 2- ___ precedent; 3- Simple rhyme scheme; 4- Magician Today, you’ll become quite introspective and reflect Across in Arthurian legend; 5- More frigid; 6- Grumble; 7- Mont Blanc, on your life. You probably heard some discouraging par exemple; 8- Wiggle room; 9- Ahead of time; 10- Demonstrate; news concerning someone close to you, and it could 1- Me too; 6- Boy or man; 10- Skin marking, often due to injury; 11- Spelunking site; 12- Put ___ on it!; 13- Mayberry ___; 22- Pines leave you feeling blue. You’ll find that you put a great 14- Renaissance fiddle; 15- Olive genus; 16- One of two equal for; 24- Path; 26- Pertaining to punishment; 27- Chew the scenery; deal of emotion into this relationship. Don’t let this parts; 17- Pong maker; 18- Imitator; 19- “Metamorphoses” 28- ___ lunch; 30- Phooey!; 31- Noted spokescow; 33- Foul; 34- get you down. poet; 20- Put off, as an agenda item; 21- Recently married; Bring together; 35- Mideast peninsula; 36- ____ beaver; 38- Most 23- Like some discounted mdse.; 25- Answer to a sea captain; desperate; 39- Slender boat; 41- Finish first; 42- Big bang cause; Leo 26- Unskilled laborer; 29- Comply with; 32- Misuse; 37- Large 47- Nearsightedness; 48- Inert gaseous element; 50- Heat unit; 52- Have your friends ever told you that you could be a flightless bird; 38- Twofold; 39- Head cases?; 40- In spite of; Old sailors; 53- Fishing hole; 54- Fibbed; 55- Slippery; 56- Nothing, great teacher? At home, you’re the one who’s talking 43- Clothing; 44- Hostelries; 45- ___ kwon do; 46- Sierra ___; 47- in Nice; 57- Rights org.; 59- Crucifix letters; 60- Face concealment; all the time. You’re almost compelled to make others Take ___ your leader; 48- One who has something coming?; 49- 61- Sea eagle; 62- Average guy; listen to you. Children are fascinated by your knowledge. Today, someone might not agree with you and BEETLE BAILEY upset you. Virgo You’ve been working hard lately and giving a lot of your energy to others. Today you’re feeling tired. There will be tension in the air throughout the day. You may feel that certain people that you considered friends now disappoint you. Libra Today, you’ll undoubtedly ask yourself a lot of ques- tions. You tend to be rather introverted, and you typ- ically need a great deal of freedom. You’re usually an energetic person, but with the current astral energy at play, you may feel lonely and doubtful of your abilities. Scorpio You’ll be the saviour of the day. Your wisdom and pa- WORD OF THE DAY tience will be your best assets today. You’ll be of great help to those around you. You’ll counsel them and be able to guide them toward better days. All those who Whelm Did You Know? overwhelm have been with us since Middle are lost in their personal problems just need someone Definition: In the film comedy Ten Things I Hate English (when they were whelmen and like you. 1 : to turn (something, such as a dish or About You (1999), the character Chastity overwhelmen), and throughout the years vessel) upside down usually to cover some- Church asks, “I know you can be under- their meanings have largely overlapped. Sagittarius whelmed and you can be overwhelmed, Both words early on meant “to overturn,” thing : to cover or engulf completely with You shouldn’t work as hard as you do. You might have but can you ever just be whelmed?” The for example, and both have also come to usually disastrous effect a lot of energy, but your body needs to rest from time to 2 : to overcome in thought or feeling : over- answer, Chastity, is yes. Contemporary mean “to overpower in thought or feeling.” time. There is more to life than work. Try to schedule whelm writers sometimes use whelm to denote After folks started using a third word, un- some time off to relax and recharge your batteries. 3 : to pass or go over something so as to bury a middle stage between underwhelm and derwhelmed, for “unimpressed,” whelmed You’ll need to be in the best of shape pretty soon. or submerge it overwhelm. But that’s not how whelm began popping up with the meaning “mod- has traditionally been used. Whelm and erately impressed.” Capricorn You’ll be lost in your thoughts today. The celestial SUDOKU atmosphere is right for enabling you to ponder a frustrating aspect of your life. Often your partner is YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION far away from you, yet you need your sweetie beside you. This may well be the cause of a lot of tension in How to play your life now. Place a number in the empty boxes in such Aquarius a way that each row People around you might have been expecting a bit across, each column more cooperation on your part. You could be nicer down and each 9-box and more concerned about their needs. It seems that square contains all of you’ve been ill-tempered recently. You like acting this the numbers from one way occasionally. Sometimes you act like a child who to nine. wants to play more. If you indulge this urge to play more often, you’ll be able to be more loving toward your entourage. Pisces If it were up to you, you’d rather stay in bed reading than confront the world. Deep inside, however, you know you need to socialize. You feel that you can’t be left out of society. But have you ever thought about finding someone who shares your tastes? You could read in bed with someone else and still have a lot of contact. 16 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018

JUNE Ramadan Day Imsak Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha 9 24 SAT 03:02 am 03:12 am 4:45 am 11:37 am 03:03 pm 06:29 pm 07:59 pm

The Royal Charity Organisation held its annual Ramadan ghabgha for employees. The celebration included various competitions, individual and group events , as well as various recreational games.

Activity of Dragon City’s “Recycle & Build” event is ongoing to great success and participation by visitors during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Hosted at the mall’s Centre Court, the interactive event allows participants to craft boxes given away by Dragon City tenants into the structure of a traditional Bahraini house, promoting a culture of recycling in a fun creative way. The event will continue on to the end of Ramadan. As part of the ‘Give Back’ Campaign, Euro Motors Jaguar Land Rover distributed Iftar meals. Ramadan cooking Special event marks Gergaon at Euro Turkish Halwa Ingredients Motors Jaguar Land Rover • 1 1/2 cups water • 1 1/2 cups molasses uro Motors, • 1/2 cup unsalted butter the exclusive • 2 cups all-purpose flour Eimporter and • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts distributor for luxu- ry automotive manu- Method facturer Jaguar Land 1. Bring water and mo- Rover in the Kingdom lasses to a boil in a of Bahrain, hosted saucepan. Meanwhile, Gergaon celebrations melt the butter in a for its staff members separate saucepan and invited guests at over low heat. Stir in its showroom in Sitra. the flour and cook, stir- Celebrating local ring occasionally, for a culture, Euro Motors few minutes until the Jaguar Land Rover’s dough begins to pull Gergaon event includ- away from the sides of ed a number of fun- the pan. filled traditional activ- 2. Pour the molasses ities which created memorable ed a number of guests to enjoy in tic Gergaon sweets, which painting sessions. Additionally, mixture into the flour, stirring to form a ball. Fold in moments for visitors of all ages the celebrations along with staff were available throughout the children at the event enjoyed chopped walnuts. Drop onto waxed paper by the spoon- alike. Stemming from its con- and their families. evening. Furthermore, ladies participating in a number of ful, and allow to cool completely before serving. Store viction in the value of positively The event saw guests enjoy were provided with the op - fun filled activities while also in an airtight container. contributing to the society, Euro traditional dance performanc- portunity to treat themselves being provided with a variety Motors Jaguar Land Rover invit- es while indulging in authen- to delightful artistic Henna of playthings. 17 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018

KAALA SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.30 + 3.30 + 5.15 + BREAKING IN ( TAMIL / ACTION / CRIME ) 6.15 + 8.00 + 9.00 + 10.45 + 11.45 PM DAILY AT (3D): 12.15 (PG-15) (THRILLER/CRIME) Rajnikanth, Eswari Rao, Nana Patekar + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM GABRIELLE UNION, BILLY BURKE, RICHARD CABRAL DANA CINEMA 10:45,13:45,16:45,19:45,22:45 SAAR 7.45 + 8.45 + 10.30 + 11.30 PM CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + SEEF (I) 10.30 AM + 10.45 AM + 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 2.00 WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 8.00 + 9.00 + 10.45 + 11.45 PM 11.15 PM Celebrity + 2.30 + 4.30 + 5.00 + 5.30 + 7.45 + 8.15 + 8.45 + 11.00 + DAILY AT (3D): 8.30 + 11.15 PM 11.30 PM + 12.00 MN SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY AL HAMRA 11.15 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.45 PM + 12.00 MN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY) SHOW DOGS ALDEN EHRENREICH, WOODY HARRELSON, EMILIA CLARKE KAALA (ACTION / ADVENTURE / COMEDY) CINECO (20) 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM Alan Cumming, Natasha Lyonne, Will Arnett chef Anthony ( TELUGU / ACTION / CRIME ) Rajnikanth, Eswari Rao, Nana Patekar, DANA CINEMA 11:00,12:45,14:30,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:3 PETER RABBIT 10:30,13:30,16:30,19:30,22:30 0,23:15,01:00 (PG) (ADVENTURE/COMEDY/FAMILY) DANA CINEMA ROSE BYRNE, DOMHNALL GLEESON, SAM NEILL SEEF (I) 1.00 + 4.15 + 7.30 + 10.45 PM CINECO (20) 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM CINECO (20) 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 KAALA Bourdain dead SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + ( HINDI / ACTION / CRIME ) 9.15 + 11.15 PM LIFE OF THE PARTY Rajnikanth, Eswari Rao, Nana Patekar, IANS | Los Angeles (15+) (COMEDY) DANA CINEMA 11:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:00, 23:00 E.MA.YAU MELISSA MCCARTHY, GILLIAN JACOBS, JULIE BOWEN nthony Bourdain, celebrity CINECO (20) 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 + 8.15 + 11.30 PM ( MALAYALAM / COMEDY ) Chemban Vinod, Dileesh Pothan, Vinayakan CINECO (20) 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM chef, adventurer and television SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 2.00 + 5.15 + 8.30 + 11.45 DANA CINEMA 10:45,13:00,15:15,17:30,19:45,22:00,00:15 PM A QUIET PLACE host, has died at the age of 61. 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CINECO (20) 1.30 + 6.30 + 11.30 PM PM + 12.00 MN CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 4.00 + 8.45 PM “It is with extraordinary sadness we SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + VEERE DI WEDDING 9.30 + 11.30 PM RAAZI can confirm the death of our friend (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA/HISTORY) (PG-15) (HINDI/THRILLER/DRAMA) John Abraham, Boman Irani, Diana Penty DEADPOOL 2 ALIA BHATT, VICKY KAUSHAL, JAIDEEP AHLAWAT Anthony Bourdain DANA CINEMA 10:45,13:00,15:15,17:30,19:45,22:00,00:15 (18+) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) CINECO (20) 1.15 + 6.00 + 10.45 PM CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 RYAN REYNOLDS, JOSH BROLIN, MORENA BACCARIN TOMB RAIDER PM CINECO (20) 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + His love of great and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 12.00 MN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) adventure, new + 11.15 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 6.00 + 11.30 PM ALICIA VIKANDER, HANNAH JOHN-KAMEN, WALTON network said in a statement. 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PM + 12.00 MN Amanda Seyfried Now we’re all close, joins ‘You Should says Hathaway Have Left’ IANS | Los Angeles ctress Anne Hathaway says the entire Anne Hathaway IANS | Los Angeles the Alps working on a sequel Acast of the upcoming film ‘Ocean’s 8’ to his hit film along with his has grown close to each other. The film ctress Amanda Seyfried younger wife and a six-year- has an ensemble cast including Rihanna, Ais on board to portray the old. The writer begins to lose Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Sarah spouse of actor Kevin Bacons his bearings thanks to unex- Paulson and Helena Bonham Carter. character in “You Should Have plained occurrences. “I’d met a couple of them before but Left”. Bacon and Koepp have ear- I wasn’t close with anybody. Now David Koepp will direct lier collaborated for the 1999 we’re all close,” Hathaway said. from his own script for Blum- supernatural thriller “Stir of “It just was this huge, huge love house Productions. The Echoes”. fest, which is great, cause there’s company is planning Seyfried will this terrible rumour out there that to start shooting later next be seen women can’t get along. And man, this year, reports vain “Mamma Michael B. Jordan did we just murder that rumour. riety.com. Mia!: Here We We just loved each other so much The project is Go Again”, in and it was so special,” she added. based on Dan- which she Jordan wanted Hathaway said that the support iel Kehlmann’s will reprise she received from her colleagues 2017 novel by the her role was “really significant” as it was same name, which as Sophie roles written for her first appearance in a film is based on a Sheridan. after giving birth to her son. screenwriter in a remote white men house in IANS | Los Angeles

ctor Michael B. Jordan told his agents that Ahe will not audition for roles which are written for African-Americans. “Right around the time ‘Fruitvale Station’ went down, I told my agents I didn’t want to go out for any roles written for African-Ameri- cans. I didn’t want it. I wanted only white men. That’s it. That’s all I want to do,” Jordan told variety.com. at Seef District too “Me playing that role is going to make it what it is. I don’t want any pre-bias on the charac- Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Amanda ter Writers write what they know, what they Seef District +973 17364999 Seyfried think encounters with us would be, and that’s slight bias,” he added. One example Jordan brought up in which he benefited for going for white roles is “Chroni- cle,” directed by Josh Trank. 18 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 sports

City need more titles to be considered the best Amoussou to debut in Reuters | London

anchester City manager MPep Guardiola believes the Premier League champi- Brave Europe edition ons need to build on his maid- en title in charge of the club if they want to be considered Amoussou will be facing Rodrigo Cavalheiro in the main card of the fight night among the best sides in Eng- lish soccer history. TDT | Manama Amoussou was training along- City claimed a third title in side none other than Michael seven seasons in record-break- arl Amoussou will make ‘Venom” Page. ing fashion as they racked up his first appearance at Amoussou was also part of the highest number of victo- KBrave Combat Federa- the massive fight camp organ- ries, points and goals in a cam- Pep Guardiola tion in Brave 13: Europe Evolu- ised by KHK MMA Bahrain in paign, leading many fans and tion hosted on 9th June at the preparation for the twelfth edi- commentators to hail them as SSE Arena in Belfast. Amous- tion of Brave which featured the one of the all-time greats. that maintaining the strong sou showcased fierce striking multiple athletes from the KHK “We are the best? I’m not team spirit from last season during the open workouts and MMA Fight Team supported by sure of that,” Guardiola, who would be key to mounting an- became the clear fan favourite His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin joined Manchester City in other title challenge. ahead of the fight night. He will Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain. 2016, said in an interview with “Last season (his first) and be facing Rodrigo Cavalheiro in Amoussou was joined by his This is Premier League. this season one of our strong the main card of the fight night. brother and veteran, Bertrand “I’m completely with the points is our locker room,” he Both fighters have stated Amoussou ahead of the fight people who say that to be con- added. “The quality of the hu- their ambition to compete for who will make a significant sidered the best team in the man beings they are, how they the championship title at Brave presence in his corner during history of English football you connect with the rest of the Combat Federation. the fight. A win at the high stake have to win more. We won one staff, that is I would say the The fast paced aggression of bout will propel the winner to Premier League (title).” main secret, that counts a lot Amoussou will be a challenge to the top of the highly contested The Spanish boss also said to me.” Cavalheiro. Leading to the fight Karl Amoussou during open workouts welterweight division of Brave.

Mistake-free Sri Lanka rally to 125- Myles Price seeks Verstappen tops 5 against West Indies Canada practice AFP | Port of Spain redemption at Brave 13 • Lewis Hamilton ri Lanka lost the vital wick- TDT | Manama ward in their respective careers once again figured Set of captain Dinesh Chan- developing their skill sets. near the top of dimal in the final over before yles Price will have his While Parke made it big in the time sheets lunch to slip deeper into trou- KNOW WHAT Mrematch after eight years major global promotions in- ble at 125 for five in reply to the against his rival Norman Parke. cluding KSW, UFC and more, Sebastian Vettel West Indies first innings total During the initial confronta- Price became a major figure in KNOW WHAT • of 414 for eight declared on the The tourists will look to tion that took eight years ago, the local MMA circuit. was fourth quickest third day of the first Test at the wicketkeeper-batsman Price was submitted during the The fight had spilled out the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday. Niroshan Dickwella and first round. age old rivalry between North- The fight had spilled Reuters | Montreal With their immediate target new batsman Dilruwan Both fighters have moved for- ern Ireland and the Republic of out the age old rivalry of 214 to avoid the follow-on between Northern Ire- ed Bull’s Max Verstap- still some 89 runs away with Perera to defy the Rpen, under pressure to five wickets in hand, the tour- home side land and the Republic clean up his act after a string ists will look to wicketkeep- of Ireland becoming a of crashes and costly errors, er-batsman Niroshan Dickwel- hot topic of discussion kept his nose clean on Fri- la (25 not out) and Dilruwan fifth-wicket pair until Chandi- day to clock the fastest time Perera to defy the home side. mal’s error of judgement. in opening practice for the The West Indies enjoyed im- The Sri Lankan captain Ireland becoming a hot topic of Canadian Grand Prix. mediate success on the third played positively and domi- discussion for fight fans. Verstappen offered the morning but were then frus- nated a 78-run stand with While Norman is an expert in promise of something much trated by the defiance of the Dickwella. Jiu Jitsu, Boxing and Wrestling, better in Montreal, taking Price will have to rely on major full advantage of an upgrad- strategic manoeuvres to upset ed power unit to clock a pol- Parke who will also have the ished one minute, 13.302 support from his hometown seconds around the 2.7 mile Ireland’s Dan Martin clinches Myles Price during the open workouts at Brave Combat Federation fans. (4.34 km) sun-splashed Cir- cuit Gilles Villeneuve. Criterium de Dauphine stage Mercedes’ Lewis Ham- ilton, chasing a record Thomas takes equalling seventh Canadian • Grand Prix win, once again overall race lead MMA: Brave CF hosts Public figured near the top of the time sheets, just .088 sec- AFP | Valmorel, France onds behind the Dutchman weigh-ins at Belfast, UK but in front of the other Red reland’s Dan Martin resisted Bull of Monaco winner Aus- Ia late challenge from Welsh TDT | Manama tralian Daniel Ricciardo. all-rounder Geraint Thomas German former world to clinch his first win in 16 rave Combat Federation champion Sebastian Vet- months after a thrilling sum- Bhosted the public weigh- tel was fourth quickest as mit duel at the Criterium de Ireland’s Daniel Martin celebrates ins at Belfast, United Kingdom. Ferrari also used opening Dauphine yesterday. after crossing the finish line The main event will feature practice to break in their Team Sky leader in the ab- the Bantamweight champion, upgraded engine. sence of Chris Froome, Thom- Stephen Loman defending his Finland’s Valtteri Bottas as finished four seconds back Caruso. “I think these four championship against Frans was fifth best in a Mercedes from Martin on the 130km fifth days are the hardest four days Mlambo. Both fighters made that will run with an old stage to seize the overall race I’ve raced in a one-week stage weight and will be featured in power unit that will be on lead by 1min 09sec from Italian race,” said Thomas. “They’re the main event fighting five its seventh race. Damiano Caruso with just two super hard climbing stages and rounds of action. Champion Stephen Loman faces off against Frans Mlambo during the public Another Finn, Kimi Raik- stages remaining, both of them even harder over the weekend. In the co-main event, Nor- weigh-ins konen, was sixth for Ferrari summit finishes. “I’ll try to enjoy it in the jer- man Parke will face Myles Price. in front of McLaren’s Fer- Thomas’s Italian Sky team- sey tomorrow. It’s super hard Karl Amoussou will make his eran Rodrigo Cavalheiro. Young, Zach Zane facing De- nando Alonso, who is en- mate Gianni Moscon is third and anything can happen but first appearance at Brave Com- The main card also features, clan Dalton and Erik Carlsson tered in his landmark 300th overall on the same time as so far so good. bat Federation against the vet- Bryan Creighton facing Andy facing Erick da Silva. Grand Prix. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 19

Halep hoping to be fourth-time lucky Rafa enters French final

Reuters | Paris AFP | Paris I played my first final here that I would be in another one.” orld number one Simo- en-time champion Rafael Thiem is the only man to beat Wna Halep gets a fourth Nadal reached his 11th Nadal on clay in the last two chance to finally win a Grand TFrench Open final on Fri- seasons -- in Madrid this year Slam title when she starts as day when he demolished Juan and Rome in 2017. favourite in the French Open Martin del Potro in straight sets, KNOW WHAT But the Spaniard was impres- final against American Sloane setting up a title showdown sive on Friday, finishing with 35 Stephens today. with Dominic Thiem, the only winners and 19 unforced errors The 26-year-old has ped- man to defeat him on clay in the Rafael Nadal to Del Potro’s analysis of 20 and igree on clay, knows what it last two years. is now just the 32. feels like to step out on Court Nadal, a 16-time Grand Slam “Thiem is an amazing player. Philippe Chatrier to contest champion, claimed his 85th win second man to He beat me in Madrid, he has the title match and holds a 5-2 in Paris against just two losses reach 11 finals at big power so I have to be at my winning record over Stephens. after weathering a big-hitting the same Slam, best and improve,” said Nadal. Simona Halep She is also playing arguably opening from 2009 US Open equalling Roger “But I believe I will be ready the best tennis of her career. winner Del Potro to win 6-4, Federer’s mark for the final.” There is one major stick- in Grand Slam finals having 6-1, 6-2. at Wimbledon World number one Nadal ing point though, Halep has beaten friend Madison Keys to In his 24th Grand Slam final, went into Friday’s clash with always fallen just short when win last year’s U.S. Open. Nadal will face Thiem who end- Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates after a 9-5 career record against Del the big prizes have been tan- Romanian Halep’s best ed Marco Cecchinato’s French victory Potro, including all three meet- talisingly within reach -- twice chance came last year when Open fairytale, reaching his ings on clay. in the French Open final and she was a set and 3-0 ahead first major final with a 7-5, 7-6 set and Juan Martin had lots of the same Slam, equalling Roger However, it was Del Potro also in this year’s Australian against unseeded Latvian Je- (12/10), 6-1 victory. opportunities. He was a little Federer’s mark at Wimbledon. who was in the ascendancy in Open final. Tenth seed Ste- lena Ostapenko, only to suffer Seventh seed Thiem is the unfortunate,” said Nadal who “It’s impossible without hard the rallies in the first set. phens, the first American a heartbreaking defeat. first Austrian to make a final at reeled off 14 of the last 17 games, work and going through tough The fifth seed, playing in his not called Williams to reach In Australia in January she the majors since Thomas Mus- having seen Del Potro fail to moments. first Roland Garros semi-final the Roland Garros final since ran out of gas on a steamy ter was champion in Paris in convert any of his seven break “You have to be focussed and in nine years, had three break Jennifer Capriati in 2001, by Melbourne night against Den- 1995. points. Nadal is now just the keep your passion for the game. points in the third game and contrast has a perfect record mark’s Caroline Wozniacki. “It was a very difficult first second man to reach 11 finals at I never dreamed in 2005 when three more in the ninth.

Belgium’s ‘golden Germany beat Saudi Arabia in final friendly generation’ set for success Reuters | Leverkusen Werner finding the net from an assist by Marco Reus. orld champions Germa- Yet they failed to maintain the Wny failed to hit top gear tempo and their defence suffered as they edged to a 2-1 victory a few lapses of concentration over Saudi Arabia in a lacklustre as the Saudis showed off their World Cup dress rehearsal yes- speed and skill, putting central terday, less than a week before defender Mats Hummels under the tournament starts. pressure in the first half. Eden Hazard It was their first win in six Omar Hawsawi scored an own Reuters | London matches but the Germans, who goal just before the break after leave for Russia in four days, rare- Germany twice hit the woodwork ly put their foot on the gas, seem- and they could have added a few hile England’s “Gold- ingly fearful of any last-minute more were it not for a string of Wen Generation” failed injuries, while the Saudis confine saves from Saudi goalkeeper to live up to their poten - firmed their good form heading Abdullah Al-Mayouf. tial, Belgium’s have a real into the World Cup. The Saudis pulled a goal back chance at lifting trophies, With keeper Manuel Neuer when Taisir Al-Jassim scored captain Eden Hazard has starting for the second consec- on the rebound after Marc-An- said. Hazard will lead a utive game after a nine-month dre ter Stegen saved a penalty in powerful Belgium side at injury break and Jerome Boateng the 85th minute and he missed the World Cup boasting also back from a muscle inju - a golden opportunity to level in players from some of Eu- ry, Germany fielded as close as stoppage time. Germany are in rope’s top sides, including they could to their tournament Group F along with Sweden, S Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De team. Mesut Ozil was left out of Korea and Mexico. Saudi take Bruyne and Romelu Luka- the squad, recovering from a mi- on hosts Russia in the opening ku.“ Belgium will face Eng- nor knock on the knee, but they match on June 14 and also play land in the final Group G quickly went ahead with Timo Germany’s midfielder Sami Khedira (C) and Saudi Arabia’s midfielder Taisir Al-Jassim (R) vie for the ball Egypt and Uruguay in Group A. match on June 28.

Saudi fans set to miss World Ronaldo Jnr shows Cup opener against Russia Mailonline | Riyadh long dispute, and instead asked his goalscoring talent FIFA to do so on its behalf. illions of football fans in With no deal in sight mil- MSaudi Arabia face miss- lions of soccer fans face the - during the match. ing seeing their country play- prospect of being unable to Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr and another ing the opening World Cup watch the game legally in the • son of a first-team player enjoyed a match against hosts Russia on comfort of their own homes. Jnr and another son of a kickabout while their dads applauded TV due to a diplomatic row. Instead they will have to first-team player enjoyed the fans who turned out for the match. A £25m deal being negoti- venture out to public places a kickabout while their But with thanks paid to supporters, ated between sports bosses in where the matches are illegal- dads applauded the fans Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to turn pro- Riyadh and the beIN TV chan- ly either being live-streamed vider for his son, dinking balls in with nel, based in rival Qatar, has off the internet or viewed via the hope he could pull off a perfectly broken down with just days pirate broadcasts. Many more Dailymail | London executed bicycle kick. to go before the tournament casual fans won’t bother. The first attempt passes his son by kicks off. beIN Sports owns the rights is father might be a revered as he ends up on the ground without It happened after the Saudi to broadcast all 64 games of Hfive-time Ballon d’Or winner re- making contact but the Ronaldo fam- Sports Authority refused to ne- the World Cup and had been nowned as one of the greatest foot - ily rarely ever make the same mistake gotiate directly with beIN rep- negotiating with the Saudis for ballers of this generation, but Cristiano twice. A ball was again lofted in at a resentatives due to the year- them to transmit the opening Ronaldo Jnr proved he also has the nice height and a comfortable pace for and closing matches as well as skills on Thursday night. the young star to connect, fire towards 20 others in between. Ronaldo Snr was all smiles as his goal and thanks to some questionable A spokesman for be IN first-born son, seven, showed that he goalkeeping it went into the back of the said: ‘We have been doing looks to have inherited some of the net to much applause from fans still everything we can over the talent as he netted a brilliant strike into inside the ground. past few days and weeks to the top corner and an acrobatic volley It was all smiles for dad as his son £25 agree a sub-licensing deal in on the pitch after Portugal’s victory showed a resilience and desire to show deal between Riyadh Saudi Arabia. While there over Algeria. The Real Madrid star he has what it takes to be the best. and the Qatari beIN were discussions, there has may even have learned a thing or two Portugal had previously drawn both channel has collapsed been no agreement on price, or from Ronaldo Jnr, having earlier failed of their World Cup warm-up friendly indeed any of the main terms Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr showed his skills to execute a similarly ambitious effort meetings with Tunisia and Belgium. of sub-license, by Saudi.’ SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 20

Argentina’s Lanzini ruled out of WC Uruguay cruise to 3-0 Reuters | London

rgentina midfielder Ma- Anuel Lanzini will miss the win over Uzbekistan World Cup after injuring a knee in training. “Manuel Lanzini suffered, in Luis Suarez today’s morning training, the • rupture of the anterior cruci- doubled their lead ate ligament of his right knee,” eight minutes into the the national side announced second half when he on Twitter on Friday. slotted home a penalty The World Cup starts in Russia next week and the West Ham United player’s absence • Uzbekistan were will be a blow for manager Argentina’s midfielder Manuel then reduced to 10 Jorge Sampaoli. Lanzini men when Komilov Argentina, who lost in the Akromjon was sent off World Cup final four years ago but only qualified for this have been drawn in Group D year’s tournament by winning alongside Iceland, Croatia and Reuters | Montevideo their final qualifying match, Nigeria. ruguay will head to the World Cup on a winning Unote after beating Uz- bekistan 3-0 in a chilly warmup Polish superfan, 78, in front of their own fans on Thursday. The win, against a side ranked heads to his 11th 81 places below them at 95th in the world, was the third in a row for the South Americans and Uruguay’s forward Luis Suarez (R) vies for the ball with Uzbekistan’s Khozhiakbar Alidzhanov World Cup they have lost just once in their last nine games. Reuters | Warsaw Uruguay got the breakthrough Suarez. Suarez doubled their minutes to make it 3-0. Cup campaign on June 15 after 31 minutes when Giorgian lead eight minutes into the sec- Uzbekistan were then re - against Egypt, play Saudi Arabia ressed in a patriotic red De Arrascaeta fired home from ond half when he slotted home duced to 10 men when Komilov five days later before round - Dand white suit and a gold- 15 meters following good work a penalty and Jose Maria Gime- Akromjon was sent off. ing out their Group A fixtures en crown adorned with small from Edinson Cavani and Luis nez headed home a corner in 72 Uruguay kick off their World against hosts Russia. footballs, Andrzej Bobowski is getting ready to attend his 11th soccer World Cup. The 78-year-old Poland fan has been to every World Cup since 1978 -- even when his England’s Rashford unfazed by own national team did not Andrzej “Bobo” Bobowski, known as qualify. “the King of Polish fans”, puts on his There are no such worries occasional coat at his apartment in this time, though. “I actually Warsaw limited Man Utd playing time dreamt that we’ll play in the final against Russia,” he said. with 18 of them coming from the “I’m going to attend the first Well-known at home as England play their bench as manager Jose Mourin- match with Senegal at Spartak “king of Polish fans”, Bobo - • ho preferred to use the 20-year- stadium. Then I fly to Kazan ... wski, nicknamed Bobo, said first match in Group old as an impact substitute. then to Volgograd.” he had been told by fans he has G against Tunisia Asked if the lack of playing met at previous tournaments in Volgograd time had added to his frustra- to expect a “royal welcome” tion Rashford said: “It’s a bit of in Kazan. Reuters | London both... if you play a lot of games The former builder, who it’s difficult to be fresh... if you I’m going to also supports the Polish club play fewer games you have the attend the first champions Legia Warszawa, imited playing time at Man- feeling that you want to play 5 days to go…… match with has seen 135 World Cup games Lchester United last season more. Senegal at since he headed to Argentina has added to striker Marcus “It’s a Catch-22, but I’m happy Spartak stadium. in 1978 with a ticket bought Rashford’s frustration but the that I’m in good physical con- land appeared better prepared Then I fly to by his wife. Since then, he has England international believes dition now -- a lot better than I for the June 14-July 15 tourna- Kazan ... then to married again - and even at 78, he will be ready to make his was at the end of last year. This ment in Russia than they were does not baulk at making the mark at the World Cup. year, I feel in better condition two years ago for Euro 2016 in Volgograd complex travel arrangements Rashford made 35 appear- England’s striker Marcus Rashford and that’s good,” Rashford said. France where they lost to Ice- ANDRZEJ BOBOWSKI for two people. ances in the league last season attends a open training session The striker added that Eng- land in the round of 16.

PLAYER OF THE DAY Group D: Argentina , Croatia head tricky group TEAMS: Argentina-Croatia, (21 June 2018, Nizhny Novgorod Stadi- Argentina : FIFA ranking: 5 um) best achievement: Champion The group’s two strongest 1978, 1986 teams on paper will lock horns Coach: George Sampoli at a World Cup for the first 04 time since 1998, when Argen- The number of times that Iceland : FIFA ranking: 22 tina edged to a 1-0 win. The Argentina and Nigeria Coach: Heimir Hallgrimsson showdown between Barcelona have met in World Cup team-mates Lionel Messi and group action Croatia : FIFA ranking: 20 Ivan Rakitic is one of the many Best achievement: 3rd place intriguing subplots to what will 1998 be just the second meeting be- Lionel Messi of Argentina Coach: Zlatko Dalic tween the two nations on the global stage, one which could What you need to know memories of the most recent Nigeria: FIFA ranking: 48 prove pivotal in deciding who Iceland and Croatia have met encounter, which they won 1-0 Best achievement: Round of 16 qualifies and claims top spot. on six occasions in World Cup in June 2017. WAHBI KHAZRI 1994, 1998, 2014 With France potentially lurking qualifying in the last eight Nigeria and Iceland have only The attacking midfielder has enjoyed the best season of his Coach: Gernot Rohr in the Round of 16 for the group years. The Croatians have the faced one another once before, career so far during 2017/18 with French Ligue 1 side Rennes runners-up, there will be plenty better of the head-to-head but with the Europeans easing to a and was a key factor in Tunisia’s return to the world stage. KEY GAME on the line. the Icelanders have the fonder 3-0 victory in a friendly in 1981. Khazri score an important goal against Mauritania in Round 2.

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