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Mass protests in Russia Bahrain’s oil industry holds great promises Moscow Manama led by the Minister of Oil, Shai- housands of people in is Royal Highness Prime kh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al TRussia have protested Minister Prince Khalifa Khalifa, who extended to him against plans to introduce Hbin Salman Al Khalifa sincerest thanks and appreci- tighter restrictions on the has asserted that Bahrain boasts ation for laying the foundation internet. a long history in the oil industry, stone for the Bapco Modernisa- A mass rally in Moscow adding that the government is tion Programme (BMP), which and similar demonstrations still interested in developing is the largest industrial project in two other cities were such a promising sector and en- in the Kingdom’s history. called after parliament couraging investment in it, being HRH Premier asserted that a backed the controversial a key tributary to the national promising future lays ahead for bill last month. economy, and a vital and strate- the oil industry in the kingdom, The government says gic resource to boost all fields of in light of the use of modern the bill, which allows it development. technology in the production to isolate Russia’s inter- HRH the Premier expressed and exploration, lauding the net service from the rest pride in the Bahraini citizens efforts exerted by the Ministry of the world, will improve and their acclaimed competence HRH the Premier receives Shaikh Mohammed. of Oil and Bapco in developing cyber-security. in the oil sector, whose develop- the oil industry in the kingdom But campaigners say it is ment phases, he said, have been stimulating the effective eco- The Prime Minister stressed come resources and enhancing and preparing distinguished an attempt to increase cen- carried out by Bahrainis. nomic sectors, HRH Premier the government’s keenness to Bahrain’s ability to face various national competencies in this sorship and stifle dissent. During His Majesty King said, praising the role played by take advantage of the steady global economic challenges. regard. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s His Royal Highness Prince Sal- growth of the oil sector to serve HRH Premier made the state- The Prime Minister ex - prosperous era, the Kingdom man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the various development sectors on ments while receiving, at the pressed pride in the progress Call for protest is determined to continue its Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme which the kingdom’s economic Gudaibiya Palace yesterday, the and prestigious international Caracas programmes aimed at increas- Commander and First Deputy structure is based, which will Bahrain Petroleum Company reputation reached by the Bah- ing revenues and resources, and Prime Minister, in this regard. contribute to diversifying in- (Bapco)’s Board of Directors, raini oil industry.

enezuelan opposition Vleader Juan Guaido has called on people from across the nation to con - verge on the capital Ca - racas and protest against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, as the country’s worst blackout in decades Red card for Qatar? dragged on for a third day. Addressing supporters, Guaido – the leader of the opposition-run congress Qatar accused of offering FIFA $880m in secret World Cup payments who invoked the constitution to assume an interim further allegations of corruption in the World Cup projects. presidency in January – said Al Jazeera executives made controversial bid. “It is not about individuals but about Maduro’s government “has • Leaked files seen by The Sunday Times institutions on both sides: FIFA itself and no way to solve the electric- $400m offer in TV contract, appear to show that Doha offered foot- The revelations posed a risk Qatari channel Al Jazeera. FIFA will now ity crisis that they them - UK newspaper reveals. ball’s governing body $400 million 21 to both FIFA and companies need to decide on how it will investigate selves created.” days before the decision to hold the currently working on Qatar itself, rather than individuals connected “All of Venezuela, to Ca- ‘Success fee’ to be paid tournament in the tiny Gulf state was World Cup projects. to it. The reputation of FIFA risks perma- racas!” Guaido yelled while if• Qatar won bid to host announced. nent irreversible damage,” Nuseibeh was standing atop a bridge in Executives from the Qatari state-run GHANEM NUSEIBEH quoted by Arab News. southwestern Caracas, football tournament. broadcaster Al Jazeera made the offer “This also carries substantial risks to without saying when the at the height of campaigning over the a leading analyst told Arab News on companies currently working on Qatar planned protest would be London tournament, in a clear breach of FIFA’s Sunday. 2022 projects. With a real increase in held. “The days ahead will own anti-bribery rules, the UK newspa- Ghanem Nuseibeh, founder of Corner- risk in Qatar not hosting 2022, businesses be difficult, thanks to the atar allegedly offered FIFA as per claimed. stone Global, a management consultancy involved will want reassurances from regime.” much as $880 million in secret The new allegations of corruption focused on the Middle East, said that the Qatari authorities on what could happen Qpayments at key stages in its ef- surrounding Qatar’s 2022 World Cup revelations posed a risk to both FIFA and to them if Qatar is indeed stripped of the forts to host the 2022 World Cup, fuelling bid may be “the most damaging so far,” companies currently working on Qatar right to host.”

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His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday members of the Representatives Council and His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday His Royal On behalf of His Majesty King Hamad, His Royaldiscussed Highness with themPrince issues Salman of interest bin Hamad to citizens. Al Khalifa, He stressed Crown Prince,the government’s Deputy Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier. Supreme Commander and First Deputy Primekeenness Minister, to cater yesterday to citizens’ received needs a letterand boost from their the Presidentwelfare in ofa secure the Islamic and HisThey Majesty discussed King local Hamad issues bin and Isa Alprogress Khalifa in yesterday implementing paid acitizen-oriented visit to Sadiq Mohammed projects. HRH Al Baharnathe Premier at his and residence HRH the in Crown Saar. HM the KingRepublic exchanged of Mauritania, cordial talks Mohamed and Ould Abdelstable Aziz. environment. The letter was He laudeddelivered the to government-parliamentary HRH the Crown Prince by partnership the Minister of praisedPrince affirmed Al Baharna’s that contributionthe Kingdom tohas Bahrain’s brought economicabout numerous and commercial achievements march. in the HM prosperous the King took era pride of His in Majesty Al Baharna King and other businessmen’sForeign Affairs achievements and Cooperation and and the Presidentto serve Bahrainof Mauritania’s and its people, Special stressing Envoy, Ismael growing Ould cooperation Cheikh Ahmed. between During the contributionsHamad bin Isa in Al economic, Khalifa, underlining commercial development and investment at all fields political, since economic the beginning and social of last levels. century. They His stressed Majesty fast-paced pointed out the Bahrainithe meeting, businessmen’s which tookhonesty place and at the Al Gudaibiyaexecutive Palace, and legislative HRH the Crownbranches Prince to better and Mauritania’sserve the nation Minister and citizens. of Foreign He integrity,progress inwhich Bahrain were despite the key challenges, for their successes pointing outat regional the government’s and international ongoing levels.efforts to press ahead with growth, secure Affairs discussed Bahrain-Mauritania bilateraldescribed relations, this co-operationand highlighted as an the approach importance for the of governmentexploring new to serveavenues Bahrain for present requirements and the needs of the future and promote the pioneering status of the nation. increasing collaboration across different areasand meet and sectors.citizens’ present and future aspirations.

His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa lauded the efforts of the Bahraini people, their awareness and aspiration to serve their homeland. He said, “we all yearn for a bright future and work hand in hand to attain the ambitious national goals and serve our nation and people”. HRH the Premier was speaking as he received yesterday members of the royal family and officials. He recalled with respect contributions of the Bahraini forefathers and their dedicated efforts to serve their nation.

Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), patronised yesterday the opening of a heritage exhibition organised by Bahrain Society for Women Development under the theme “Vision and History at the Palace of late Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. HRH Princess Sabeeka stressed the importance of holding such specialised exhibitions which cast light on national heritage and preserve it as an inherent part of Bahrain’s identity. She pointed out the need to inform the youth about their rich folkloric heritage and boost their sense of belonging.

Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan yesterday received MPs Dr Hisham Ahmed Al Ashiri, Fadhil Abbas Al Sawad and Ammar His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and FirstHussain Deputy Abbas,Prime Minister,and discussed yesterday co-operation received to the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco)’s Board of Directors, headed by the Minister of Oil, and Chairman Shaikhenhance Mohammed Bahraini bin Khalifa youth employmentbin Ahmed Al in Khalifa, the labour at Riffa Palace. During the meeting, HRH the Crown Prince highlighted the Kingdom’s commitment to ensuring themarket. oil and The gas minister sector continues said the National to contribute Employment to the Kingdom’s comprehensive development, under the leadership of HM the King. Programme has attracted many unlisted jobseekers, who have benefited from the training programmes offered by the ministry in collaboration with the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), in addition to gaining access to benefits of the unemployment insurance before getting them engaged in the private sector institutions.

The Bahrain Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (BCICAI) hosted a seminar to celebrate the International Women’s Day on March 9, 2019, Saturday, at Crowne Plaza Bahrain. Speaking on the occasion, Chairperson CA Sridhar Seethapathy said, “We are proud to see the Indian Women Chartered Accountants progress and reach great heights in their career.” Renu Yadav, Second Secretary, Indian Embassy was the guest of honour. Suzy Salman Kanoo, President, Khalil Bin Ebrahim Kanoo in an Staff at the American Mission Hospital conducted free health check-ups for the elderly interactiveat the UCO sessionElderly stressedCare in Hidd. the importance Many elderly of familypeople in took creating part ingender the health check-up drive. equality in the society and addressed the role of women in the business world. CA Sripriya Kumar, past Central Council Member of ICAI (parent body of BCICAI) spoke about the various aspects of the changes in the audit landscape and how the role of auditors has changed over the last decade.

Yathra Samithi, a grouping of expatriates from the Indian state of Kerala, has made a request to Dr Sashi Tharoor, Member of the Indian Parliament, to resume the services of Air India flights between the Kingdom and Trivandrum. Dr Tharoor, who was a senior ranking UN official and former Indian Bahrain-based dancer Sneha Ajith and her team performed dance drama ‘Kamala’ at a special event held in ThiruvananathapuramMinister in the Indian of State state for of External Kerala. Vidhya Sreekumar performed the direction and choreography of the show, which was scripted by Sreekumar Ramakrishnan. PalakkadAffairs, Sreeram is on a was visit the to musicthe director while Dr L Sampath Kumar penned the Sanskrit lyrics. Kingdom. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 03 New plan to address issues faced by maids, employers New system built with features to protect domestic workers, says LMRA

TDT | Manama directions of the Government of use the tripartite domestic con- Harpreet Kaur Bahrain, to ease the procedures tract, which is a contract that reg- for Bahrain nationals and resi- ulates the relationship between dents, the LMRA has initiated a Under the new the agency, the employer and the he new system introduced number of features and facilities domestic worker. 24 by the Labour Market Reg- to the employers of domestic em- contract, employers “Under the new contract, em- months will be the ulatory Authority (LMRA) ployees through the new domes- seeking to hire a ployers seeking to hire a domes- maximum period, T for which a domestic for the recruitment of domestic tic work permit issuance system. domestic worker must tic worker must declare, among workers is aimed at the welfare “Under the new system, em- declare, among other other things, the nature of the worker permit can be of both the workers and their employers can go to a recruitment things, the nature of job, work and rest hours and issued. ployers, it emerged. agency approved by the LMRA, the job, work and rest weekly days off. In addition to According to LMRA, the system choose the worker and submit the hours and weekly days mandating a commitment to em- will be implemented this month application electronically.” ployment and wage contract for creating a database for domes- itself. “The most prominent features off. those domestic employees, who tic workers, in order to optimise Under the new system, citizens of this new system are that it is MR AL KOOHEJI are employed through direct em- these services, the LMRA is adding and residents wishing to issue time and effort saving for the employment arrangements such as new facilities for the beneficiar- permits to domestic workers can ployer where the domestic work transfer from an employer to an- ies. The authority will inaugurate go to the registered local labour permit issuance will be regulated regarding the period of time in “The new system will issue a other inside the Kingdom where a new system to issue permits agencies approved by the LMRA through one electronic transac- which they need the domestic CPR (national identity number) a recruitment office is not a part this March. These developmental to submit the application election which will help reduce the workers.” prior to the entrance to the King- of the employment process. steps are in line with the Gov- tronically. number of visits to government The new system will help limit dom, which will provide faster Bahrain is set to announce a ernment Action Plan to use elec- These applications will be offices by more than 50 per cent. the entrance of unfit expatriates and direct access to facilities that new system for expat salary pro- tronic operations to streamline passed to both eGovernment Au- “The new system will allow to the Kingdom through pre-em- need the presence of identifica- tection, which will require every procedures.” thority and Nationality, Passport employers to issue domestic ployment medical check-ups at tion in places like banks, hospital, firm to transfer all expatriate sal- Meanwhile, the LMRA has and Residence Affairs (NPRA) to work permits for 12 months or the country of origin through telecom services,” Mr Al Kooheji aries through local banks. “This warned of dealing with unli- issue the worker identification 24 months. In addition to allow- any of the GCC approved medical said. will ensure that the payment of censed agencies or mediators, the number and visa respectively. ing employers to renew domes- centres, which will help main- The system is built with fea- salaries fulfils contractual obliga- list of accredited agencies can be Speaking to Tribune, Ali Al tic work permits and residen- tain a healthy environment for tures to highly protect the do- tions and can be tracked.” found on LMRA’s website www. Kooheji, Vice-President of Oper- cy for 6,12 or 24 months, which the nationals and residents of the mestic workers where it will be “Since the last quarter of 2014, lmra.bh or by calling the author- ations at LMRA, said: “As per the gives more flexibility to families Kingdom. mandatory for all employers to the authority has worked on ity’s contact centre on 17506055.

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he Government has referred the general State TBudget for the fiscal The council will be year 2019-2020 as per article updated about the 109 of Bahrain’s Constitution budget referral to the House of Representa- the coming weekly tives. session. The Council of Representa- tives Speaker Fawziya Zainal MS ZAINAL said that the budget plan had been referred to the Financial and Economic Affairs to be achieving the goals of the Fis- keynote address at the opening scrutinised. cal Balance Programme, im- of the first session of the fourth “The council will be updated plement the Government Ac- legislative term. about the budget referral the tion Plan through the budget The Speaker announced that coming weekly session,” she endorsement to bolster Bah- joint meetings between the said, adding Bahrain’s national rain’s development and pro- parliamentary and Shura Fi- interests would be a priority in gress. nancial and Economic Affairs co-operation with the Shura She cited in this regard the Committees to discussed the Council and the Government. directives of His Majesty King law on the general state budget She underlined keenness on Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in his with the Government. One Wakala, double the proﬁt.

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iGA receives OFDPM fellows Moroccan inmate died after suffering Manama

he Information and eGov- Ternment Authority (iGA) multi-organ failure, SIU probe reveals Chief Executive Mohamed Ali Alqaed received the fourth intake of the Office of the First Probe refutes allegations of torture, mistreatment at the hands of other inmates, prison staff Deputy Prime Minister (OF- DPM) Fellowship as part of denied any torture allegations. hospital, where he was provid- received from other inmates a series of events organised Interior Ministry In the statement, Depu - ed with the necessary inten - and some guards at the Refor- by the authority to develop • ty Attorney General and SIU sive medical procedures, but mation and Rehabilitation Cen- participants’ leadership skills. promptly issued a member Mohammed Yousif The deceased’s he died on the aforementioned tre in Jau, went viral online. Mr Alqaed praised the im- statement denying the Al Zubari said the unit detect- cellmates were date,” Mr Al Zubari said. Interior Ministry promptly portant role played by the in- claims posted online ed, on February 22, 2019, video interrogated. The official also said that the issued a statement denying the itiative in building leadership and clarifying that the footage of a woman posted on There was reports issued by the Health claims posted online and clar- skills among public sector social media networks, claim- no evidence and Social Affairs Directorate ifying that the inmate died at employees to advance inno- inmate died at Salmaniya ing that her son, an inmate in in Interior Ministry showed Salmaniya Medical Complex vation and excellence across Medical Complex. the Reformation and Rehabil- of torture or that the inmate, since his de - because of pain in the kidney all work streams, which will itation Centre in Jau area, was mistreatment. tention, received comprehen- and severe anaemia. further improve the delivery The SIU took the subjected to torture and mal- MR AL ZUBARI sive examination and treatment The ministry also said that of public services, in line with necessary• procedures treatment. procedures, which didn’t show the deceased was asked in 2014, the Economic Vision 2030. Mr Al Zubari stated that the any traces of violence or re - in the presence of the repre - The chief executive en- and assigned an official unit initiated intensive inves- footage was filmed in Morocco. sistance. sentative of the Moroccan Em- couraged the OFDPM Fel- coroner to examine the tigations into the case. The He said: “In its efforts to re- Mr Al Zubari also confirmed bassy, if he wanted to be trans- lows to take full advantage of body of the deceased. inmate was identified as Na - veal the truth behind the tor- that the deceased’s body was ferred to Morocco to serve his the opportunities provided jeeb Mahfoudh Ibn Al Sharqi, ture claims and determine the autopsied as per a request from sentence there, but he refused. to them throughout the pro- TDT | Manama a Moroccan national who was responsible individuals, the SIU the Moroccan Embassy in Bah- It was also revealed in the gram and wished them suc- serving a 15-year imprisonment took the necessary procedures rain, adding that the autopsy ministry’s statement that the cess in their future careers. sentence issued against him on and assigned an official coro- report proved that he died be- deceased’s mother filed a The OFDPM Fellowship is a ew details were re - November 11, 2013, after be - ner to examine the body of the cause of the illness and the ac- complaint to the centre about vital platform aimed at enhanc- vealed in the case of the ing convicted in a number of deceased.” companying malfunction in the maltreatment her son received ing the leadership and analyti- NMoroccan inmate who crimes. “Further investigations performance of several crucial from some inmates and that he cal skills of young government passed away last month while The unit’s investigations proved that the deceased was organs including the heart. was shifted to another build- employees. Participants spend in prison. also indicated that the inmate taken to Salmaniya Medical As reported earlier by Trib- ing. a year working as full-time re- This comes as the Special passed away at Salmaniya Med- Complex on February 16, 2019, une, the inmate’s story surfaced Mr Al Zubari added on Sat- search fellows at the Office of Investigation Unit (SIU) issued ical Complex on February 20, after complaining from abdom- after a video of a televised in- urday that the deceased’s cell- the First Deputy Prime Minis- a statement on Saturday, clari- 2019, and that the woman seen inal pain, hematuria, diarrhea, terview with his mother, claim- mates were interrogated and ter, benefiting from advanced fying that it has completed its in the video is his mother, in high temperature and gener- ing that her son died as a result denied that if he was tortured training research methods and investigation into that case and addition to the fact that the al fatigue. He remained in the of mistreatment and abuse he or mistreated in any way. policy analysis.

Tourism ties in focus AGU launches first GCC copy of International Autism Diagnosis Scale TDT | Manama was applied before two years and that the initial results were he Arabian Gulf University demonstrated during an inter- (AGU) has announced that national conference held in Bali, Tit has successfully com- Indonesia, last year. The results pleted the regulation of the third of translating and regulating the edition of the Gilliam Autism scale were welcomed by the par- Rating Scale in GCC States, as an ticipants in the conference. approval was obtained from the Dr El Khamisi added that the publisher to translate the scale procedures were continued and to Arabic and apply it on a sample resulted in issuing a scale based from GCC States; including Saudi The scale is the first on the GCC standards. The scale Arabia, the Kingdom, the UAE of its kind not only in is the first of its kind not only in and Kuwait. diagnosing ASD, but diagnosing ASD, but also in deter- The third edition of Gilliam Au- also in determining mining the severity of the disor- tism Rating Scale is considered to the severity of the der in high and low functioning be one of the international scales people with autism, in addition that is widely utilised across the disorder in high to the provision of GCC diagnosis world to diagnose Autism Spec- and low functioning standards for Arab and non-Arab trum Disorder (ASD) and to deter- people with autism. speaking patients with autism. mine the severity of the disorder. DR EL KHAMISI The academic said an electron- It was designed in line with the ic form of the scale is being devel- recent changes to the diagnosis of opmental Disorders Department oped to enable users of instantly CEO of Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA), Shaikh Khalid bin Hamoud Al Khalifa, yesterday received disorder mentioned in the fifth in AGU’s College of Graduate detecting the severity of autism. Palestine’s Ambassador to Bahrain, Taha Abdulqadir, and discussed ways of strengthening bilateral relations and edition of the Statistical Manual Studies Dr El Sayed El Khami- Specialists in GCC States will be cooperation to benefit tourism sector. Shaikh Khalid bin Hamoud gave a brief on the BTEA’s efforts to attract tourists, of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). si, who is also in charge of the soon trained on the use of the in addition to the tourism sector’s contribution to the national economy. The Palestinian Ambassador welcomed Assistant Professor in the translation and regulation project scale in both forms; paper and promoting bilateral relations, broadening cooperation and launching joint initiatives in the interest of both countries. Learning Disabilities and Devel- of the scale, said that the project electronic.

Link Atelier hosts Japanese Tea Ceremony TDT | Manama

ink Atelier, the Kingdom’s largest design centre, hosted a Japanese LTea Ceremony for many guests and dignitaries. The Japanese Tea Ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial prepa- ration and presentation of matcha, pow- dered green tea. Link Ateliers founder and principal designer Nahed Eshaq welcomed Hideki Ito, the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom and other guests. Tea master and tea sommelier Bedoor hosted a special session on preparing and serving authentic Japanese tea. Sessions were also held on Japanese history, etiquettes as well as traditional A special session was held on preparing and serving garments. authentic Japanese tea. Nahed Eshaq with Japanese Ambassador Hideki Ito and other guests. 05 MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 world

Egypt names general for transport Cairo, Egypt Egyptian military’s engineering au- India elections thority since 2015. gyptian President Abdel Fattah The unit is behind many of the ar- Eal-Sisi said yesterday he would my’s mega-projects including a new appoint a senior military officer as capital east of Cairo and construc- transport minister after a recent tion of everything from hospitals to in April-May train crash at Cairo’s central station sewage treatment plants. killed 22 people. At press conferences, Sisi often Speaking at a military gather- calls upon Wazir informally to give ing, general-turned-president Sisi updates on the progress of major said Major General Kamel al-Wazir infrastructure schemes. would be sworn in after the parlia- Since he took office in 2014, Sisi mentary recess. has appointed military officers to Wazir’s selection comes after a Al Sisi high-ranking positions, including backlash from a February 27 crash governorships. at Ramses central station, which “I’m handing over this (transport) The crash triggered rare calls also wounded more than 40 people, portfolio to one of the best army for protest online against the forcing former transport minister officers,” said Sisi. government’s record on rail Hisham Arafat to resign. Wazir has been the head of the safety.

Tunisia health UK removes citizenship minister quits over from 2 more IS brides deaths of newborns Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Bhartiya Janta Party President Amit Shah talk London, United Kingdom it does not comment on individual AFP | New Delhi, India The deadliest attack on Indian forces cases. in a 30-year-old insurgency in the part ritain has revoked citizenship A spokesman said: “Any decisions of Kashmir that New Delhi controls was Bfrom two more women who to deprive individuals of their cit- ndia announced yesterday a general claimed by a militant group based in joined the Islamic State group in Syr- izenship are based on all available Tunis, Tunisia election to be held over nearly six Pakistan, one of many that India and ia, a newspaper reported yesterday, evidence and not taken lightly.” Iweeks starting on April 11, when hun- others have long accused Islamabad of raising questions about the fate of Begum, who married a Dutch IS dreds of millions voters will cast ballots harbouring. their children. fighter, was located by journalists in unisia’s health minister in the world’s biggest democracy. The revelation follows a row over a refugee camp after fleeing fighting Thas resigned after the The poll will see Prime Minister Nar- Continued to talk tough a similar decision regarding London between the terror group and US- sudden deaths of 11 new- endra Modi run for a second term against Twelve days later the Indian air force teenager Shamima Begum, whose backed forces. born babies at a state ma- Rahul Gandhi of the Gandhi-Nehru dy- bombed what New Delhi said was a train- newborn baby died in a Syrian refugee She had asked to return to Britain ternity hospital sparked an nasty to lead the world’s second-most ing camp of the group deep inside Paki- camp last week. with her baby, after her two other outcry in the country, the populous nation. stan, the first time since 1971 that India Reema Iqbal, 30, and her sister children died under IS rule. government said. Some 900 million voters from the Him- hit territory beyond Kashmir. Zara, 28, left east London for Syria Interior minister Sajid Javid re- Prime Minister Youssef alayan peaks to the deserts and tropi - “We won’t spare anybody who is look- in 2013, and between them now have voked her citizenship amid security Chahed accepted Abder- cal shores are eligible to vote for a new ing to destroy our country even if their five boys under the age of eight, The fears, but has been criticised for not raouf Cherif’s resignation, government for the next five years in an (terrorists’) chiefs are sitting on the other Sunday Times newspaper said. doing more to help her son. the premier’s office said on enormous democratic undertaking. side of the border,” Modi told a recent Citing legal sources, the paper said British law states that the govern- Facebook. From April 11 to May 19 voters will elect rally. they had been stripped of their British ment cannot remove a person’s cit- “Those responsible for 543 lawmakers to India’s lower house “But the oppositions have a problem citizenship. izenship if that would make them any negligence will face le- of parliament, the Lok Sabha, which with such stern actions too. But I am The pair, who are of Pakistani her- stateless. gal proceedings,” the prime governs the Asian nation of 1.25 billion going ahead with my resolve to root out itage, reportedly married into a terror Begum was thought to be eligible minister said at the mater- people from the capital New Delhi, the terrorism,” he said in his home state of cell linked to the murder of western for Bangladeshi citizenship through nity hospital in the capital electoral commission said Sunday. Gujurat. hostages. her parents, but Dhaka said she could late Saturday, according to a Counting will be completed and final Opinion polls have suggested ebbing The British interior ministry said not go there. video released by his office. results announced on May 23, it said. support for the BJP, and even that it may Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fall short of the 272 seats it needs to form and Gandhi’s left-leaning Congress are a government on its own. the two strongest challengers among Gandhi, long criticised as a lacklustre Show of strength hundreds of political parties from across leader, has also started looking more re- the culturally and geographically diverse cently like a serious challenger. country. Congress, which has ruled India for Modi, whose right-wing party won an much of its time since independence outright majority in the 2014 elections, from Britain in 1947, won three key state enters the race in a strong position, the election victories in December, chipping 68-year-old remaining a popular figure into Modi’s core support base in the Hin- and the BJP a well-oiled political ma- di “Cow Belt” regions home to nearly half chine. a billion voters. In recent weeks he has been able to He has also gone on the offensive over bolster his nationalist credentials in In- Modi’s economic record, with the Con- dia’s most serious standoff with Pakistan gress state wins attributed to the prime in years, sparked by a suicide bombing in minister’s perceived failure to help im- the disputed Kashmir region on February poverished farmers and to create enough 14 that killed 40 Indian paramilitaries. jobs.

Demonstrators shout slogans as they march with placards and flags during a rally at Place de la Republique in Paris, in support of the ongoing protests in Algeria against the president’s bid for a fifth term in power. Incumbent Algeria’s president bid to secure a fifth term Indian Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi (L) looks on at a political rally as his sister Priyanka Gandhi at Algeria’s April 18, election has sparked massive protests in the country, dominated by youth who have called for the president to Vadra (R) waves to supporters in Lucknow stand aside. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 06

An Ethiopian Airline Boeing 737-700 aircraft takes off from Felix Houphouet-Boigny Airport in Abidjan No survivors Ethiopian jet crashes with 157 aboard

aviation agency. that flight.” 149 passengers In the Kenyan capital, fam- • ily members, friends, and col- Hoping for the best and eight crew on leagues of passengers were fran- Among those waiting, Khalid board the 737 flight tically waiting for news at Jomo Ali Abdulrahman received hap- Kenyatta International Airport py news about his son, who State-owned (JKIA). works in Dubai. Ethiopian• Airlines is “I am still hoping that all is “I arrived here shortly after We hereby confirm fine, because I have been waiting 10:00 am and as I waited, a se- Africa’s largest carrier that our scheduled for my sister since morning and curity person approached me flight ET 302 from we have not been told anything,” and asked me which flight are • The Boeing Addis Ababa to Peter Kimani told AFP in the ar- you waiting for. I answered him came down near the Nairobi was involved rivals lounge over an hour after quickly because I wanted him to village of Tulu Fara the plane was scheduled to land direct me to the arrivals, so I told in accident today at 10:25 am local time. him Ethiopia, and then he said: outside Bishoftu THE AIRLINE SAID IN A STATEMENT His sister is a nurse who he ‘Sorry, that one has crashed’.” said had gone to Congo. “She “I was shocked, but short - Kenya’s President Rescue team collect bodies in bags amid debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Rescue team collect bodies in bags at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Uhuru• Kenyatta said Pilot of crashed Airlines near Bishoftu Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia he was “saddened” plane reported by the news ‘difficulties’, Boeing ‘deeply saddened’ An Indonesian asked to return Lion• Air 737 MAX Addis Ababa, Ethiopia crashed into the Java Sea in October he pilot of a Nairo - Tbi-bound Boeing 737 According to reports, that crashed six minutes af- • ter takeoff from Addis Ababa Boeing delivered the yesterday, had alerted con- plane to Ethiopian trollers “he had difficulties” Airlines last November and wanted to turn back the plane carrying 157 people, the People make calls near the flight information board displaying the details of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in head of Ethiopian Airlines Washington, United States “A Boeing technical team is Bishoftu, Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya said. prepared to provide technical The pilot “was given clear- S aerospace giant Boe- assistance at the request and n Ethiopian Airlines ance” to return to Addis, chief ing said yesterday it under the direction of the US Boeing 737 crashed yes- executive officer Tewolde Ge- Uwas “deeply saddened” National Transportation Safety Aterday morning en route breMariam told journalists in about the deaths of all 157 peo- Board.” from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, the Ethiopian capital when ple aboard Ethiopian Airlines The single-aisle Boeing 737 killing all 149 passengers and asked whether there had been Flight 302 and would provide MAX is one of the world’s new- eight crew on board, state me- a distress call. technical assistance to find out est and most advanced com- dia reported as African leaders why its aircraft crashed. mercial passenger jets. But the offered condolences. The brand-new Boeing 737 company has come under fire “We hereby confirm that our International Airport and “lost -- which was delivered just last for possible glitches with the scheduled flight ET 302 from contact” six minutes later near year -- was heading from Ad- plane, which entered service Addis Ababa to Nairobi was in- Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilo- dis Ababa to Nairobi when it in 2017. volved in accident today,” the metres (37 miles) southeast of crashed after take-off. An Indonesian Lion Air 737 airline said in a statement, later Addis Ababa by road. “Boeing is deeply saddened MAX crashed into the Java Sea confirming a report by Ethio- The weather in the capital, to learn of the passing of the in October about 13 minutes pia’s FANA Broadcasting Corp according to an AFP reporter, passengers and crew on Ethi- after leaving Jakarta, killing all Congolese people wait at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, that there were no survivors. was clear when the brand-new opian Airlines Flight 302, a 737 189 people on board. Kenya “It is believed that there were Boeing plane, delivered to Ethio- MAX 8 airplane,” the company After investigators said that 149 passengers and eight crew pia last year, plane took off. said in a statement. aircraft had problems with “I am waiting for my colleague, Kenya’s President Uhuru Ken- on board the flight,” it said. The Boeing came down near “We extend our heartfelt its airspeed indicator and an- I just hope for the best,” added yatta said he was “saddened” by The airline has not provided the village of Tulu Fara outside sympathies to the families and gle of attack (AoA) sensors, Hannah, a Chinese national. the news, adding: “My prayers information on passengers’ na- Bishoftu. loved ones of the passengers Boeing issued a special bulle- African Union commission go to all the families and associ- tionalities but there are reports A reporter said there was a and crew on board and stand tin telling operators what to chief Moussa Faki Mahamat ates of those on board.” people from 33 countries were massive crater at the crash site, ready to support the Ethiopian do when they face the same said he had learnt of the crash Mahboub Maalim, executive on board. The crash came on with belongings and airplane Airlines team,” it said. situation. “with utter shock and immense secretary of the IGAD East Afri- the eve of a major, annual as - parts scattered widely. sadness. can bloc, said the region and the sembly of the UN Environment Rescue crews were retriev- travels a lot on missions.” ly after, my son contacted me Ethiopian Prime Minister world were in mourning. Programme opening in Nairobi. ing human remains from the “We are still expecting our and told me he is still in Addis Abiy Ahmed’s office tweeted it “I cannot seem to find words State-owned Ethiopian Air- wreckage. loved one from Addis... we have and did not board that flight, “would like to express its deep- comforting enough to the fam- lines, Africa’s largest carrier, Police and troops were on the just received news that there he is waiting for the second one est condolences to the families ilies and friends of those who said the plane had taken off at scene, as well as a crash investi- is a plane that has crashed. We which has been delayed,” Khalid of those that have lost their loved might have lost their lives in this 8:38 am (0538 GMT) from Bole gation team from Ethiopia’s civil can only hope that she is not on told AFP. ones.” tragedy,” he said in a statement. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 07

Tibet supporters in India mark Dying ‘caliphate’ on full display 60 years since AFP | Baghouz, Syria uprising

he black flag of the Islamic TState group flutters above a bullet-scarred building. Women covered head-to-toe stroll below, as bearded men zip on mo- torbikes down dirt roads strewn with debris. Pushed flush along a bend in the Euphrates River, this scrap of a desert hamlet in eastern Syria is the only territory the jihadists have left. “We’re a few dozen metres away from them,” said Ahmad An exiled Tibetan activist holds a al-Siyyan, a fighter with the Syr- placard during a protest marking ian Democratic Forces, raising the 60th anniversary of the 1959 a pair of binoculars for a better Tibetan uprising against Chinese look rule in Chennai “This is the closest point we control,” he told AFP journalists Dharamsala, India on the front line during a fragile ceasefire. uge crowds gathered at The 24-year-old motioned Hthe Dalai Lama’s tem- towards three men dressed in ple in India Sunday to com- khaki tunics walking through memorate 60 years since an end-of-days mass of tattered A Syrian fighter of the Turkish-backed Hamza Division mans a turret mounted in the back of a pickup A young Syrian girl is pictured at a refugee camp in the the failed Tibetan uprising tents and cloth-covered trench- truck flying a Turkish flag at a position in the village of Ulashli in the northeast of Aleppo province village of Mhammara in the n.Lebanese Akkar region against Chinese rule that es. drove the spiritual leader “This is the Baghouz camp,” into exile. he said. Supporters of the 83-year- The Kurdish-led fighters old peace icon chanted and pushed into the ragged tent en- prayed at the Buddhist campment some 10 days ago as shrine in mountainous they and their US-led coalition Dharamsala, where the backers pounded the jihadists, Dalai Lama established a but they soon paused to allow government-in-exile after more civilians to leave. fleeing a deadly Chinese The no-man’s land between crackdown in Tibet in 1959. the SDF and the jihadists is filled Devotees in the Indian with abandoned cars, shreds hill station the Dalai Lama of clothing and holes dug by IS has called home for six dec- fighters and civilians for shelter. ades waved Tibet’s colour- The charred and twisted re- ful “snow lion” flag, which mains of a truck’s freight trailer China has outlawed as a lie on the ground. symbol of separatism. Once an IS ammunition cache, Some had “Free Tibet” it was hit during the most recent A fighter with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sits on a motorcycle at a painted on their faces along spurt of fighting, sending a pillar makeshift camp for Islamic State (IS) group members and their families in the with the colours and dis- of black smoke jutting into the town of Baghouz tinct golden sun of the icon- sky for days. ic flag. “When the sun comes up, ci- pans and scraps of clothes left here,” said one fighter, gesturing “This is a proud day,” vilians come towards us... but behind. towards a trench lined with a Lhakpa Tsering, a Tibetan (IS) snipers fire on them to force The SDF worry the area has singed carpet. living in exile in India, told them back,” Siyyan said. been littered with mines left He said the SDF also found AFP in Dharamsala. A fragile ceasefire has held by the jihadists, who have rou- stores of ammunition and the “Sixty years we’ve been since the last round of fighting, tinely planted explosives and bodies of dead jihadists. in exile. Still, our struggle is as the SDF continues its push to dispatched car bombs to halt With jets from the US-led co- young and fresh and strong, clear the redoubt of non-com- advancing forces. alition rumbling overhead, two so we can give a message to batants. “Everywhere we go we find young SDF fighters fiddle with China that until Tibetans “We’ve managed to pull some two or three explosive belts,” the scope on a sniper rifle, jok- remain, our struggle will civilians out of the camp,” he said SDF member Shevan al- ing easily between each other never end.” added. Hasakeh, adding there is a real before falling into song for a far- “Today, an Emirati (fighter) fear that “most of the fighters away sweetheart. tried to sneak up on us, but we left would be using them”. “If my heart wanes, how will I managed to capture him.” “In this area I’ve personally embrace you,” the two belt out, 15 dialysis patients The US-backed fighters have seen 10 to 15 -- all different siz- their comrades looking on with been hoping for weeks that the A general view shows the damaged inflicted on the Old Aleppo markets in the old es,” he added. broad smiles. die in blackout: NGO final day has come for IS’s “ca- quarter of Syria’s second city of Aleppo Inside one makeshift tent, They have all fought for years Caracas, Venezuela liphate”. a wood stove topped with against IS, losing friends and Tens of thousands of wom- roaring explosion. metal cookware sits on the family along the way. ifteen Venezuelans with en, children, and men have Pots, pans, explosive belts The ground floor of the pock- lip of a metre-deep trench But with hopes high that the Fadvanced kidney disease streamed out of the besieged marked building serving as the lined with mattresses and end of the long battle is near, the have died after being unable bastion since December. Black smoke billows into the SDF front line position is strewn blankets. mood among those surrounding to get dialysis during power Thousands more poured out air from an IS-held area of the with syringes and packs of med- Flies buzz above the discard- the holdout jihadists is trium- outage. “Between yester- after last week’s fighting, up - camp where SDF fighters say icine -- remnants of a jihadist ed detritus of everyday life. An phant. day and today, there were ending assumptions that few jihadists sometimes burn tyres. field hospital. infant’s blue sweater, an over- “They only have the camp, 15 deaths for lack of dialy- families remained holed up in Sporadic bursts of gunfire Spent ammunition of all turned baby stroller, a crushed they’ve lost,” said Hasakeh. sis,” said Francisco Valen- the area. echo across the flat dusty ter- sizes lie between zig-zagging pair of glasses. “The battle is settled... It’s a cia, director of the Codevida rain, punctuated by a singular trenches, scorched pots and “They were stashing weapons fait accompli.” health rights group. Melania Trump ‘mistook former female Aus FM for partner’ Sydney, Australia Bishop, who was Australia’s Trump stuck up a conversation thinking: ‘Why would Austral- ustralia’s former foreign first female foreign minister and with him, the Australian Broad- ia’s foreign minister come to the Aminister says she was mis- deputy leader of the Liberal Par- casting Corporation reported. partners’ lunch?’ taken for the spouse of a poli- ty, is among several senior politi- “Melania, standing by, as - “So this went on for a tician by US First Lady Melania cians from the centre-right gov- sumed David was the foreign while until the president ex- Trump, in her latest comments ernment set to quit parliament minister and she said to me: plained that I was the foreign on the subordinate role of wom- at upcoming national elections ‘Julie, will you be coming to my minister.” en in conservative politics. amid expectations of an oppo- ladies’ lunch tomorrow?,” Bish- Australia’s embattled minority Julie Bishop has been vocal sition win. op said of the encounter at the government has been accused of about the treatment of senior She told a talk in Adelaide Sat- UN General Assembly Leaders’ having a “women problem”, with female politicians since she urday that Melania thought her week in 2017. Prime Minister Scott Morrison stepped down after the ouster of partner David Patton was Aus- “And I said ‘No, David’s go - recently boosting the number of former prime minister Malcolm tralia’s foreign minister, instead ing to the partners’ lunch’. She female politicians in his cabinet Turnbull last year. of her, after President Donald Melania Trump and Julie Bishop (file) thought about that for a while, to counter the criticism. NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO TODAY 1968 1972 1976 1984 QUOTE DAY IN OF THE MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO NASA launches Apollo 7, the A race riot occurs on the United George Washington is Aboard the Space Shuttle Chal- DAY SO FEW. HISTORY first successful manned Apollo States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty posthumously promoted to the lenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sul- WINSTON CHURCHILL mission. Hawk off the coast of Vietnam. grade of General of the Armies. livan becomes the first American MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 woman to perform a space walk.

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World War I, and sparked a rev- But merchants soon co-opted olution that forced the Czar’s Mother’s Day, using the occasion abdication. to sell more chocolates, flow - After the Bolshevik Revolu- ers, gifts and yes, greeting cards. tion, Vladimir Lenin and his Jarvis spent the rest of her life merica has no federal newly appointed commissar of fighting the commercialisation Alaw criminalizing gun KRISTEN R GHODSEE social welfare, Alexandra Kol- of Mother’s Day. She hated the trafficking across state lontai, declared International holiday so much that she actual- lines, making it harder bout a decade ago, I Women’s Day an official holiday ly tried to have it removed from to stop the flow of illegal stopped sending flow- in the Soviet Union. the American calendar. guns up the Iron Pipeline Aers on Mother’s Day for From Europe, I explained For my part, I despise that or prosecute traffickers. political reasons. My mom, a to my mom, the celebration of Mother’s Day values women only Last week I reintroduced high-school-educated Nuyori- March 8 spread across the globe. as mothers. It reinforces the idea my bill to fix that. We need can with a soft spot for Hallmark The early socialists yearned for that this is our most important to keep illegal guns off our The scandal holidays, was not pleased. a world where men and women role: giving birth and sacrificing streets and save lives. “But I don’t want to celebrate were equal. They understood the enormous amounts of unpaid @SenGillibrand surrounding you only as a mother,” I tried to inherent misogyny and sexism labour towards raising the next prime explain. that underlay patriarchal cul- generation of citizens. We are 02 A resilient woman who once tures. By establishing a special more than our wombs. minister worked two jobs after my fa - day to recognise women, they Despite my rationalisations, ther abandoned her with three called attention to the obstacles my mother remains skeptical. Justin mortgages, two kids and no child women face the other 364 days She is a lifelong Democrat and support, she was more than just of the year. we tend to agree on most things, Trudeau a parent to me. She was a super- Socialists embraced the radical but I know my leftist feminist hero. idea that a woman is more than politics are a bit too radical for shows just “I want to acknowledge a mother, though she may be her. I’m sure she would prefer n Moscow, demon - everything that you are,” I told that, too. They fought to create a to get her blossoms on Mother’s Istrators are protesting how cozy the her. “The whole person.” I start- world that also valued women as Day like all of the other women against a new law to cre- ed sending my mom flowers on workers, as citizens and as fully with “normal” daughters. ate an autonomous Rus- country’s elite March 8 instead. equal members of society. Still, I have stuck to my guns. sian internet. Mikhail It didn’t go over well the first They desired an economic sys- Each year I send a bouquet in Svetov from the Libertar- really is year. The date meant nothing tem in which a woman need not March instead of May, trying to ian Party told @dwnews to her. be dependent on a man, where win her over. I forward her arti- that with restrictions on “It’s International Women’s she would not have to be a su - cles about International Wom- press and political free- Day, and it’s celebrated all over perhero to successfully raise two en’s Day celebrations from Af- dom the web is crucial in the world,” I persisted. “The kids after their father abandons ghanistan to Zambia, and share Russia. “If they take that United Nations declared it an them. photos of rallies in Brazil and we will have nothing.” official holiday in 1975.” Of course, 20th-century so - Nepal. @EmilyCSherwin “I’ve never seen a card for cialist states did not create the For my part, I despise that California and 79 co-sponsors Since November 2016, I’ve that,” she said. world they wanted, but it was tried to introduce legislation been helped by increasing media “Well, it’s not celebrated in the not for lack of trying. Different Mother’s Day values women to designate March 8, 1994, as attention to March 8, the grow- 03 United States.” countries implemented different only as mothers. It reinforc- International Women’s Day in ing radicalisation of American Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, with his former principal secretary, Gerald Butts, last year. At this, my mom harrumphed. policies, but none achieved the es the idea that this is our the United States. The bill never women and a rising interest in “Why not?” full equality they had promised. most important role. made it out of committee. democratic socialism. I imagine That’s complicated, I told her. Over a century after socialists Instead, Americans celebrate a fellow Puertorriqueña, Alex- alin scandal that threatens January, she was put in charge The rule of law is a very just any company gets its calls she said. When she asked if he Although a National Women’s expressed their goals, women Mother’s Day, a holiday whose andria Ocasio-Cortez, may cel- Trudeau’s leadership is about of the Veterans Affairs Minis- grand Canadian virtue until, taken by the prime minis - was trying to override her inde- Day was first proposed by the still earn only 63 per cent of what precursors united mothers ebrate International Women’s political interference in our try, effectively a demotion. it seems, it proves to be a ter’s office. Founded in 1911, pendence as attorney general, Socialist Party of America and men are paid, 35pc of women around charitable works and Day as well. e wish the new judicial system. The Globe Last week, she went public, SNC-Lavalin is a crown jewel she said, the prime minister observed in New York in 1909, will still be the subject of physi- pacifism. Following the Civil Today, my mom tolerates my Wmembers of the Abu and Mail first reported in ear- speaking before a House of barrier to Liberal electoral in the Quebec corporate firma- replied, “‘No, no, no, we just it was Clara Zetkin, a German cal violence by men, and divorce War, Anna Reeves Jarvis organ- hatred of Mother’s Day. And not Dhabi Executive Council ly February that last fall, the Commons committee about prospects in Quebec. ment. The company’s lobbyists need to find a solution.’” Marxist feminist, who formally often still means financial ruin. ised “Mothers’ Friendship Days” only because she gave birth to all success. We are confi- JEN GERSON prime minister and his office the pressure she’d been under have long ties in both Conserv- Wilson-Raybould was the instituted an international day to More than 25 countries mark to promote reconciliation. In me. Also because she is a ca - dent that they will work pressured Jody Wilson-Ray- to cut a deal with SNC-Lavalin. ative and Liberal governments. first First Nations person to celebrate working women at the International Women’s Day as 1907, her daughter, Anna Jarvis, pable, open-minded and loving well as a team with their here is a particularly bould, then the justice minister For hours, she delivered ex- Its lawyers include a former be appointed justice minister. Second International Congress an official holiday, and it is ob- began lobbying to make Mother’s human being who has faced and colleagues to achieve the quaint element to Cana- and attorney general, to seek a tensive testimony, citing notes Supreme Court justice. A re - She is a member of Parliament of Socialist Women in Copen - served unofficially in at least a Day a national holiday, flooding overcome many obstacles in life, vision of our leadership in Tda — our smallness, our Deferred Prosecution Agree- and texts, detailing inappropri- tired senior federal official is from Vancouver, British Co - hagen in 1910. Millions began dozen more. Washington with letters until the least of which are her daugh- driving forward the devel- politeness, our insularity — that ment, which is equivalent to a ate levels of political interfer- on its board. One of its corpo - lumbia, to boot. By virtue of marking International Women’s In some countries, women re- it, largely because of its socialist Woodrow Wilson formally es- ter’s militant idiosyncrasies. opment of the country. makes many people, including plea bargain, for SNC-Lavalin, ence in a criminal proceeding. rate directors also sits on the this background, she is not Day annually after March 8, 1911. ceive flowers and gifts, while in origins and its historical asso - tablished it in 1914. In Jarvis’ (Kristen R Ghodsee, a professor of @MohamedBinZayed many Canadians, assume the a politically well-connected Her account was impossible board of the Trudeau Founda- someone who has been his - On International Women’s Day others it is a day of parades and ciation with the Eastern Bloc. vision, it was a day to quiet - Russian and East European studies at best about our country and civil engineering firm based in to reconcile with Trudeau’s tion. Quebec’s public pension torically well-represented in in 1917, Russian women demon- protests for women’s rights. After the Cold War ended, Rep- ly acknowledge the sacrifices the University of Pennsylvania, is the 04 ourselves. As if these qualities Montreal. previous flat denials. The funds own about 20 per cent of the cozy corridors of Canadian strated for bread and an end to But Americans have ignored resentative Maxine Waters of mothers made for their children. author of numerous books.) make us inherently purer than SNC-Lavalin has been at the prime minister and his defend- SNC-Lavalin’s shares. power. Why should she care other, more populous coun - centre of corruption scandals ers have come across as weak The decision about SNC-Lav- about SNC-Lavalin? Why would tries. for decades. (In 2013, the World and dishonest, more interested country’s most heavily popu- alin’s case was being made in she stake her independence CIVILIAN’S TRIBUNE It’s true that Canadians are Bank debarred the company in protecting a Quebec-based lated regions, like Quebec, the the lead-up to Quebec’s Oct 1 and her reputation on the com- a trusting, generous lot who and more than 100 of its affili- corporation than in the inde- Liberals have enjoyed many provincial election — and that pany’s survival? generally believe in the greater ates for 10 years, single-hand- pendence of the judiciary. His decades in power. It is not was apparently on the prime It’s no coincidence that she good, institutions and the rule edly putting Canada at the top government is now in chaos. without merit that they are minister’s mind. According to was replaced at the justice n the last five years, of law. Consequently, the coun- of the bank’s corruption list.) On March 4, one of his key cab- referred to, derisively, as Can- Wilson-Raybould’s testimo- ministry by David Lametti, a Bernie finally receiving more scrutiny IIndia’s prestige on try is prone to imagining itself In this latest scandal, the inet ministers, Jane Philpott, ada’s Natural Governing Party. ny, senior staff members from member of Parliament from the world stage stands more bound by a mythology of company faces criminal charg- resigned, saying she had “lost Power brings with it certain Trudeau’s office said the com- Montreal who even now has enhanced significantly. its own goodness than it actu- es for bribing Libyan officials, confidence in how the govern- habits. This is true everywhere, pany was threatening to relo- not ruled out saving SNC-Lava- have been pleased to see that, even at this early ing his state’s toxic waste to poison indigent Value of the Indian pass- ally is. But there’s a darker side including Moammar Gadhafi’s ment has dealt with this matter but in a democratic country cate to London if it did not get lin with a Deferred Prosecution stage, Bernie Sanders’ record is getting more minority communities in Sierra Blanca, his port has increased. Our to Canada’s smallness. Our tiny son, with millions of dollars to and in how it has responded to with a population the size of the plea deal. One such staff - Agreement. Iscrutiny than it did in 2015 and 2016, where it weak record on gun control and his sneering country has emerged as a network of political, business secure contracts in Libya. the issues raised.” California spread across a gi- er, she said, told her “if they The rule of law is a very received virtually none. If it had, it would quickly dismissal of women and minorities’ issues as leading voice in the glob- and intellectual elite is insular The Deferred Prosecution Trudeau came to power in gantic landmass, influence don’t get a DPA, they will leave grand Canadian virtue until, it have become clear that his progressive bona fides “identity politics.” Any one of these things al fight against terrorism, and concentrated. Agreement would permit 2015 on the promise of a new, runs in a geographic network Montreal, and it’s the Quebec seems, it proves to be a barrier are illusory. should disqualify him from seeking to lead the climate change and black The scandal now envel - SNC-Lavalin to avoid crimi - revitalised Liberal Party, re - that we describe in shorthand election right now, so we can’t to Liberal electoral prospects His vote in support of the racist 1994 crime Democratic Party in the 21st century. Certainly money. oping Prime Minister Justin nal prosecution, allowing it to moved from the stale old boys’ as the Laurentian Elite, after have that happen.” in Quebec. It is a small country, bill (that his supporters used to smear Hillary no serious-minded progressive could possibly @AmitShah Trudeau — a bilingual, femi - continue to bid for domestic club of yore. The party, though the St Lawrence River that Wilson-Raybould recounted after all. Clinton, who was not even in Congress), his defend that record. nist, pro-multicultural liberal government contracts. Without it imagines itself as represent- runs through eastern Cana - a conversation with Trudeau: vote for endless war with the 2001 AUMF, his Hopefully a meaningful reckoning of Sanders’ (Jen Gerson, a contributing editor who embodies much of what this, the company might face ing the quintessential ideals da. Trudeau, the son of former “At that point the prime min - to Maclean’s magazine who writes not so clear positions over the years with LGBT deeply problematic record is in the offing, rather Disclaimer: (Views expressed we like to celebrate in our na- existential peril. of Canadiana, has a long track Prime Minister Pierre Elliott ister jumped in, stressing that regularly for the Canadian Broad- folks and their rights, his appearance on Lou than the cult-like fanaticism we saw in his 2016 by columnists are personal and tional character — should put The only person in Trudeau’s record of corruption and chi- Trudeau, is very much a crea- there is an election in Quebec casting Corp. and The Walrus, is Dobbs’ show where he just nodded along as campaign. need not necessarily reflect our an end to this. cabinet who seemed to push canery, particularly in Quebec. ture of this elite. and that ‘I am an MP in Quebec a co-host of the Canadian politics Dobbs blamed Latinos for the economic woes editorial stances) At its heart, the SNC-Lav- back was Wilson-Raybould. 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n the last five years, Bernie finally receiving more scrutiny IIndia’s prestige on the world stage stands enhanced significantly. have been pleased to see that, even at this early ing his state’s toxic waste to poison indigent Value of the Indian pass- stage, Bernie Sanders’ record is getting more minority communities in Sierra Blanca, his port has increased. Our Iscrutiny than it did in 2015 and 2016, where it weak record on gun control and his sneering country has emerged as a received virtually none. If it had, it would quickly dismissal of women and minorities’ issues as leading voice in the glob- have become clear that his progressive bona fides “identity politics.” Any one of these things al fight against terrorism, are illusory. should disqualify him from seeking to lead the climate change and black His vote in support of the racist 1994 crime Democratic Party in the 21st century. Certainly money. bill (that his supporters used to smear Hillary no serious-minded progressive could possibly @AmitShah Clinton, who was not even in Congress), his defend that record. vote for endless war with the 2001 AUMF, his Hopefully a meaningful reckoning of Sanders’ not so clear positions over the years with LGBT deeply problematic record is in the offing, rather Disclaimer: (Views expressed folks and their rights, his appearance on Lou than the cult-like fanaticism we saw in his 2016 by columnists are personal and Dobbs’ show where he just nodded along as campaign. need not necessarily reflect our Dobbs blamed Latinos for the economic woes editorial stances) of working class whites, his support for send - S Nabozny

Trump to ask Congress BisB launches digital branch for $8.6bn for border wall

US President Donald Trump gestures during a rally at El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. - Reuters

Reuters | Washington Congress over wall funding that resulted in a five-week resident Donald Trump partial federal government Ptoday will ask the US Con- shutdown that ended in Jan- gress for an additional $8.6 uary. billion to help pay for the wall Regardless of whether Con- he promised to build on the gress passes it, the budget re- southern border with Mexico quest could help Trump frame to combat illegal immigration his argument as the 2020 pres- and drug trafficking, officials idential race begins to take familiar with his 2020 budget shape. request said. “Build the wall” was one of The demand is more than his signature campaign pledg- six times what Congress allo- es in his first run for office in Representatives from the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Board Members of BisB during the official launch of BisB first fully-fledged digital branch in Galleria cated for border projects in the 2016. “Finish the wall” is al- Mall, Zinj past two fiscal years, and 6 per ready a feature of his re-elec- cent more than Trump has cor- tion campaign, a rallying cry TDT | Manama Members of BisB. Customers, BisB said, can rience where almost every task ralled by invoking emergency plastered across banners BisB said its digital branch also open accounts, apply for is easily accomplished online or powers this year. and signs at his campaign ahrain Islamic Bank will allow customers to per- financing, maintain or update via video conferencing,” said the Democrats, who oppose the rallies. (BisB) has announced form a multitude of transactions their records and even speak Chief Executive Officer of BisB, wall as unnecessary and im- “It gives the president the Bthe official launch of its without the need for human to a bank representative, if Hassan Jarrar. moral, control the US House ability to say he has fulfilled first fully-fledged digital branch, intervention, such as cardless they wish, through a video “We look forward to enabling of Representatives, making it his commitment to gain opera- located in Galleria Mall, Zinj. cash withdrawals or deposits, screen. such self-service and digital ser- unlikely the Republican pres- tional control of the southwest The launch was held yes - chequebook printing, as well as “Simplifying customer expe- vices across all BisB branches to ident’s request will win con- border,” an administration of- terday in the presence of rep- instant card issuance through rience is a top priority at BisB. facilitate our customers’ daily gressional passage. ficial, speaking on condition of resentatives from the Central the use of a dedicated self-ser- Our new digital branch will pro- banking transactions and sim- The proposal comes on the anonymity, said of the budget Bank of Bahrain and the Board vice kiosk. vide an exceptional digital expe- plify their lives,” he added. heels of a bruising battle with request.

APM Terminals Oil majors strut share prices into Houston for jumps 51pc US, China driving oil conference TDT | Manama Reuters

PM Terminals Bahrain, he oil industry converg- Athe operator of Khalifa Tes this week on Hou - bin Salman Port (KBSP), said ston at CERAWeek, the larg- the share price of its com- demand: Saudi’s Falih est gathering of top energy pany jumped 51pc closing executives in the Americas, at 995 fils on Sunday from with oil majors showing its offer price of 660 fils on No April OPEC policy change, says the Minister a bigger presence as the 9 December 2018. Approx- United States has taken the imately 6.75 million shares Reuters | New Delhi Falih said the group was un- crown as the largest crude have been traded reflecting likely to change its output pol- producer in the world. a staggering share move- audi oil minister Khalid icy in April and if required will Both US Secretary of State ment pattern. Sal-Falih said yesterday that make adjustments in June. Mike Pompeo and Energy APMT CEO, Susan Hunter China and the US would lead “We will see what happens by Secretary Rick Perry will said the share price is driv- healthy global demand for oil April if there is any unforeseen speak at the conference. en continuous efforts to this year but that it would be too disruption somewhere else but The larger presence of the increase the shareholders’ early to change OPEC+ output barring this I think we will just majors, including US com- returns while responsibly policy at the group’s next meet- be kicking the can forward,” panies Exxon Mobil and serving the community at ing in April. Falih said. Chevron, comes as those large. He said total global oil de - “We will see where the mar- firms are shifting invest- mand is set to grow by around ket is by June and adjust appro- ments to shale in west Texas 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd). priately,” Falih said. and New Mexico, and con- “If you look at Venezuela On Jan. 1, OPEC+ began new necting those oil fields to Savills to manage alone you would panic, if you production cuts to avoid a sup- their coastal refineries and look at the US you would say ply glut that threatened to sof- chemical plants. World Trade Centre the world is awash with oil. You ten prices. The group agreed “It’s a little bit different Manama have to look at the market as a Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih to reduce supply by 1.2 million than what’s been seen his- whole. We think 2019 demand barrels per day for six months. torically,” said Staale Gjer- lobal real estate advis- is actually quite healthy,” Falih Agency in a report last month “Aramco is finalising their Sources recently said the vik, president of Exxon’s Ger, Savills, and Bahrain said. left its demand growth forecast April allocations today or to- OPEC+ production policy is ex- shale business. World Trade Center they In Venezuela, suffering from for 2019 unchanged from Janu- morrow so we will know more pected to be agreed on in June Shale wells are cheaper have agreed on an exclusive a political and economic crisis, ary at 1.4 million barrels per day. on Monday. But my expectation with an extension of the current to drill and faster to start appointment. oil exports have plunged by 40 Falih said Chinese demand is that April is going to be pretty pact the likely scenario so far, production, offsetting the Savills will take over the per cent to around 920,000 bpd was breaking records month much like March”. but much depends on the extent majors’ past focus on giant property management, since Washington slapped sanc- after month and estimated the The Organisation of the Pe- of US sanctions on both OPEC fields whose payoff can be leasing, facilities manage- tions on its petroleum industry country would breach 11 million troleum Exporting Countries members Iran and Venezuela. decades into the future. ment and marketing, cov- on Jan. 28. barrels per day (bpd) in 2019. and its allies such as Russia — OPEC’s share is 800,000 bpd, Shale has sent US exports ering the entire retail and On the other hand, produc- For Saudi Arabia, he said oil known as the OPEC+ alliance to be delivered by 11 members ballooning to more than commercial portfolio. This tion in US hit a record of more output in April was expected to — will meet in Vienna on April — all except Iran, Libya and 3 million barrels of crude includes office towers and than 12 million bpd in February. remain at this month’s level of 17-18 and another gathering is Venezuela, which are exempt a day, upending global MODA Mall. The International Energy 9.8 million bpd. scheduled for June 25-26. from cuts. supply. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 11

SICO makes new Main points of draft Brexit appointments London, United Kingdom TDT | Manama China will not devalue ritish MPs will vote on a draft Brexit deal on Tuesday aimed Bat ensuring a smooth exit from the European Union to be ICO, a leading regional followed by a transition period that could last until 2022. Sasset manager, broker The agreement was voted down overwhelmingly by parlia- and investment bank an- renminbi: central bank ment in January but the government is hoping that the looming nounced the appointment March 29 Brexit deadline will persuade many MPs to change of Haitham Haji and Jithesh their minds. Gopi to its management Following are the main points of the deal: team. Transition period Haji, new Head of Dis - • tribution and Business De- Let me stress here A transition period lasting until December 31, 2020 would velopment, previously held that we will never preserve the status quo and allow time for Britain and the EU positions in Credit Suisse use the exchange to negotiate their future relations. and ARCAPITA Bank. Before rate for the purpose It would also allow governments, businesses and individual joining SICO he was the CEO of competition, citizens to adapt to life after Brexit. of Investrade Company. nor will we use the The transition period can be extended once for a period of Gopi, who will head SI- exchange rate to one or two years, meaning it could last until December 31, 2022. CO’s Proprietary Invest- increase China’s Irish ‘backstop’ ments Division, has held • senior positions in research, exports or as a tool The deal outlines a “backstop” arrangement to prevent the asset management and pro- in handling trade return of border checks between the British province of North- prietary investments at Al frictions ern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland if the sides fail to agree Rajhi Capital in Riyadh. YI GANG a free trade pact following the transition period. Under the arrangement, Britain and the EU would form a sin- GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK gle customs territory and Northern Ireland would also follow EU single market rules on the movement of goods to allow the border to remain free-flowing. Renault, Nissan, Northern Irish businesses would be able to bring goods into AFP | Beijing, China MMC plan joint He noted the US Treasury De- der market pressure to depreci- the single market without restrictions. partment had declined many ate, Yi said, adding that Beijing ‘Citizens rights’ board meeting hina has gone to great times to label China a currency had used up $1 trillion of Chi- • lengths to support its manipulator in its semi-annu- na’s foreign currency reserves The draft deal preserves the rights of the more than three Reuters | Tokyo Ccurrency and would not al report on international ex- to stabilise the currency. million EU citizens living in Britain and the one million British devalue the renminbi to spur change rates. There have been conflicting citizens living in the EU. enault SA, Nissan Mo- exports or combat trade fric- Beijing and Washington have comments from Washington EU and UK citizens, as well as their family members, can Rtor Co and Mitsubishi tions, the governor of the cen- been locked in a bruising trade and Beijing on the progress of continue to live, work or study enjoying equal treatment to host Motors Corp plan to set tral bank said yesterday. war since last year, imposing negotiations. nationals under the respective laws. up a joint board meeting Speaking on the sidelines of tit-for-tat tariffs on more than Beijing is hopeful about its Gibraltar structure to discuss issues China’s annual parliamentary $360 billion in two-way trade, next round of trade talks with • related to their alliance in session, Yi Gang said Washing- which has left global markets the US, China’s vice minister The deal provides for Spanish-British cooperation on citi- a step towards integration ton and Beijing had discussed reeling. for commerce Wang Shouwen zens’ rights, tobacco and other products, environment, police of operations, TV Tokyo re- exchange rates in recent trade “The two sides reached said Saturday, after revealing and customs matters. ported yesterday. talks and reached a consensus consensus on many crucial that top negotiators had tried to Other points Citing multiple sources on many “crucial” issues. and important issues,” Yi said, hammer out a deal over a lunch • involved in the matter, the US President Donald Trump without specifying which of burgers and eggplant chicken It oversees the UK’s withdrawal from broadcaster said the heads has long accused Beijing of ma- issues. in a recent round of talks. Euratom, the EU treaty on nuclear of the three automakers - nipulating its currency to gain a China’s banking regulator Donald Trump on Friday energy and protects intellectual prop- Nissan Chief Executive Hi- trade advantage and Washing- told reporters earlier this week said he remains optimistic but erty, including trademarks as well roto Saikawa, Mitsubishi ton has been seeking assuranc- that the two sides would reach a will not sign a pact unless it is as more than 3,000 EU geographical Motors Chairman Osamu es on the exchange rate in the consensus on the exchange rate a “very good deal”, and a top indications. Masuko, and Renault Chair- ongoing trade talks between the and indicated it would not be a economic advisor said the US The latter cover regional brands man Jean-Dominique Sen- two nations. sticking point in the way of a president could walk away from such as Welsh lamb, Parma ard - are preparing to an- “Let me stress here that we larger trade agreement. a bad deal. ham, Champagne, Bayerisches nounce the plan for the joint will never use the exchange rate “China’s efforts and achieve- The two sides were thought beer, Feta cheese, Tokaj meeting soon. for the purpose of competition, ments in maintaining the basic to be readying for a Trump-Xi wine, Jerez vinegar. If approved at Nissan’s nor will we use the exchange stability of the renminbi ex- meeting at the end of March, scheduled board meeting rate to increase China’s exports change rate at a reasonable and but the US ambassador to China on Tuesday, the three com- or as a tool in handling trade balanced level are recognised said Friday that the two coun- Theresa May, British panies’ top executives will frictions,” said Yi. by the whole world,” Yi said. tries were not yet ready to bring Prime Minister (file) unveil the plan for the joint “We have committed not to In the past three or four years together the two leaders for a meeting, TV Tokyo said. do this,” Yi told reporters. the exchange rate had been un- summit and deal signing. US sanctions against Venezuela scaring off banks Miami, United States Banks must review each operations -- if the Venezuelan s the United States has transaction and exam- crisis is prolonged. quickly ratcheted up ine the sanctions one by Otherwise, banks will “try to Asanctions against Vene- one, consulting lawyers combat the situation and not zuela to pressure Nicolas Madu- take any drastic measures,” Lit- ro, bankers say they are shying to verify exemptions wak said. “This is a business op- away from doing even legitimate and requirements, at portunity,” he said. “If a lot of business with the crisis-wracked the risk of being hit with banks back off, then some will oil-producing country for fear of a fine of more than $1 continue doing transaction be- getting caught in the crossfire. million by the US Treas- cause they will be able to charge The sanctions target a growing ury Department if they more or have more business” list of individuals and companies including handling remittances. linked to the Maduro regime -- get it wrong Manuel Orozco of the In - including state oil company PD- ter-American Dialogue said VSA, the lifeblood of the Caribbe- heavy crude that dominates Ven- there was a conservative esti- an nation’s crumbling economy. ezuela’s reserves. “How am I mate showing $2.2 billion was But because the penalties are supposed to know, as your bank, sent to Venezuela from abroad complex and the cost of a viola- if for example a wire transaction last year and of that an estimat- tion is so high, some banks are is for the purposes of exporting a ed $650 million was from the beginning to avoid doing any diluent?” Gutierrez asked. United States. business with Venezuela at all, Christine Savage, a partner at said Daniel Gutierrez, head of Huge business in remittances the law firm King & Spalding, the Florida International Bank- “The banks find themselves said the US Treasury was “acting ers Association’s anti-money in a situation where they have quickly” to roll out sanctions as laundering committee. to do a cost/benefit analysis on the situation in Venezuela was Banks must review each trans- A supporter of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido, stands in front of a line of their clients.” But the potential changing rapidly. action and examine the sanc- National Bolivarian riot police officers during a demo in Caracas vacuum opens opportunities for But now they are “working tions one by one, consulting law- some banks willing to take the out some of the unintended con- yers to verify exemptions and but for families in the United As a result, “there are many in sanctions announced Janu- risk, especially in the massive sequences of the rapid moves.” requirements, at the risk of being States, many in Florida, who major banks in the United States ary 28 but granted a handful of market for remittances. The Venezuelan firm Ecoan- hit with a fine of more than $1 send money to relatives left in that have made the decision exemptions, such as one that Martin Litwak, lawyer based alitica estimates 80 per cent of million by the US Treasury De- Venezuela to help them weather to decouple from Venezuela,” allows the banks to work with in Miami who specializes in cash payments from the coun- partment if they get it wrong, the nation’s widespread food said Gutierrez, who works with US oil industry giants Chevron offshore investments and an- try’s oil sales come from trade Gutierrez said. shortages and hyperinflation 60 domestic and international and Halliburton, but forbids ti-money laundering regula- with the United States, since That not only presents a chal- that could reach 10 million per- banks in Florida. transactions involving diluents tions, said the banks could be- exports to Russia and China are lenge for banks and businesses cent this year. Washington targeted PDVSA -- chemicals used the thin the gin “de-risking” -- cutting off all primarily used to pay off debt. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 12

Thousands protest Stocks hit by global weakness Russia’s ‘internet isolation’ Moscow, Russia student Nikita Ushakov. Abu Dhabi stocks “Authorities are adopting • housands of people rallied laws that permit them to put hurt by selling in banks Tagainst Russia’s increas- people in jail for no reason, ingly restrictive internet pol- block online resources, block Saudi loses icies yesterday which critics access to information,” he said. early• gains amid say will eventually lead to “to- Activists said more than lower oil prices tal censorship” and isolate the 15,000 people had turned up country from the world. to listen to internet and media The rally in Moscow and rights campaigners as well as Egyptian stocks up, smaller events in other cities to musicians, who have com- supported• by IPOs was called after the Russian plained of government pres- lower house of parliament sure in recent months. Reuters | Dubai backed a bill to stop Russian “The government is battling internet traffic from being freedom, including freedom on routed on foreign servers, in the internet,” said one speaker, ulf markets ended low- a bid to boost cybersecurity. Sergei Boiko, an internet activ- er yesterday, weighed Critics say this is the latest ist from Siberia. Gdown by weak global attempt to control online con- “I can tell you this as some- markets and a drop in oil price, tent under President Vladimir body who spent a month in jail but Egyptian stocks defied the Putin, with some fearing the for a tweet,” he added. trend, gaining on the back of Visitors look at stock price information displayed on a digital screen inside the Saudi Stock Exchange country is on track to com - “You need darkness to steal positive momentum generated pletely isolate its network, as and kill, in all other cases you by the initial public offering of Closing Bell triggered by Aldar’s super-dup- cial Group was down 0.7pc. in North Korea. need light. In our day, light is a state-owned company. er dividend, and everyone got Banks had gained in early “We are here because an - the internet,” said protester SAUDI  0.2pc » 8,466 pts Abu Dhabi’s stock index lost excited and (then) everyone re- trading after Saudi authorities onymity is being liquidated Viktor Tinovitsky, a 61-year- 0.9 per cent, hurt mainly by First DUBAI  0.6pc »2,578 pts alised there wasn’t a reason to said on Friday they had no cur- in Russia,” said 23-year-old old engineer. Abu Dhabi Bank, which was QATAR  0.12pc » 9,769 pts get excited.” rent plans to increase Islamic down 1.6pc, while other banks Egypt’s stock index was the tax levels on the private sector. ABU DHABI  0.9pc » 4,872 pts were also lower. only gainer on Sunday, up 0.5pc. The Saudi market is antici- FAB’s shares were hit partly EGYPT  0.5pc » 14,979 pts This was due to the initial pating the Tadawul exchange’s by technical factors, as the stock KUWAIT  0.4pc » 5,577 pts public offering of state-owned impending entry into the FTSE fell through its fifty-day moving cigarette maker Eastern Com- Russell emerging market index OMAN  0.6pc » 4,090 pts average on Thursday and also pany last week, as well as an- next week, which could bring below its 100 day moving aver- BAHRAIN  0.2pc » 1,406 pts other upcoming IPO, Karim billions of dollars of fund in- age, an analyst said. Abdelaziz, general manager of flows. The Abu Dhabi index has brokerage Miracle for Securities Qatar’s index lost 0.1pc, trad- had a weak March, falling 5.2pc Transactions, said. ing at its lowest in more than since the start of the month. Bank, down 0.8pc. Saudi Arabia’s main index five months, weighed down by Dubai’s stock exchange was “Dubai is basically just giving was down 0.2pc, hit by a weak Qatar National Bank, and Qa- down 0.6pc, weighed down by up the funny little rally it had performance among banking tar International Islamic Bank, Emaar Properties , which was in the second half of February,” stocks. Banque Saudi Fransi was which were down 0.7pc and A protester holds a placard reading “Putin - No!” during an opposition rally down 0.8pc and Dubai Islamic the analyst said. “The rally was down 1.4pc, while Samba Finan- 2.5pc respectively. in central Moscow Cuba taps into high-end luxury tourist market AFP | Havana, Cuba where the average wage is $30 1,000-square-meter spa,” he presenter, is impressed at what luxury establishment on the Ma- from staying in the hotels -- but a month. said. All the rooms are at least 40 she sees. lecon, Havana’s famous seaside the restriction can be easily cir- n Havana, there’s a shop But the hotel isn’t exactly square meters (430 square feet), “It’s beautiful. Look at the boulevard, in September. cumvented by either paying in selling a camera for more looking for locals to buy in -- it with prices ranging from $370 sunset! It’s truly addictive,” she It will include a chocolate cash or booking through travel Ithan $25,000 -- roughly 850 attracts “a clientele of private for a basic room in low season to said. shop on its ground floor and a agents. times the average monthly wage airplanes... princes and celebri- $5,000 for the presidential suite. “I live in Dubai so when you restaurant and concert space on “There’s a plan to build golf in Cuba. ties,” according to general man- talk about luxury hotels, the its roof. courses in partnership with real The eye-popping sum earned ager Xavier Destribats. ‘Feels like Miami’ level there is really high, but The employees’ outfits will be estate groups,” said industry ex- predictable scorn on social me- The Gran Hotel Manzana, the The hotel terrace offers I think I’ll like this hotel,” she designed by Spanish fashion de- pert Jose Luis Perello. dia, but it begins to make sense first ever five-star establishment stunning views over Havana’s said, while her friend used a signer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. The opening of a luxury hotel when seen through the lens of in Havana, opened in 2017 in colorful historic neighborhood, drone to get an aerial view of means Cuba has turned a corner, the island’s fledgling bid to tap a sumptuous historic building where many Cubans live in di- the building. US blacklist he said. into the luxury tourism market. that was, at the beginning of the lapidated buildings that have The largest single group of vis- However, there is a slight “Since it opened up to inter- The exclusive camera store 20th century, the island’s first fallen into disrepair or have veg- itors to the Gran Hotel Manzana catch: in every case, the hotels national tourism more than 20 and other boutiques featuring shopping mall. etation sprouting from them. -- one-fifth of the total -- are are owned by Gaviota, the Cuban years ago, Cuba has focused A-list brands like Versace and The property run by Swiss “It really doesn’t feel like tourists from the United States, army’s branch dedicated to tour- all its plans and strategies” on Armani are located in a shop- group Kempinski is “the first Cuba, clearly not -- it feels like although there are plenty of vis- ism. The foreign hotel groups “sun and beach tourism” for the ping gallery on the ground floor genuine luxury hotel in Ha - being in the United States, Mi- itors from Europe, Asia and the are only allowed to run the es- masses, Perello said. of the swanky Gran Hotel Man- vana,” said Destribats. ami or Puerto Rico,” said Celia Middle East. tablishments, all built by French That category currently ac- zana. “It’s the first hotel with a Liegeois, a 26-year-old tourist The Kempinski group, which group Bouygues, which has a counts for 73 percent of the The mere existence of from Paris. hopes to open two or three more long-standing local presence. 70,000 hotel rooms on offer the shops certainly seems Having traveled around the hotels in Cuba, is of course not Authorities don’t publish the in Cuba. And those who rent incongruous in a country island nation for three weeks, the only chain to show an inter- army’s revenues, but this alli- them usually don’t spend much that has been governed as she and a friend had decided to est in the ultra-luxury market. ance between hoteliers and the money. a one-party commu- spend their last few days relax- In September 2018, Spain’s military landed the luxury hotels Tourists sit by the swimming nist state since 1959, ing by the hotel’s rooftop pool. Iberostar opened its second five- on Washington’s blacklist. pool on the rooftop of the Gran and Nearby, Suki Lu, a recently star hotel, the Grand Packard. US tourists are technically Manzana Hotel in Havana arrived 28-year-old Chi- French hotel giant Accor is banned nese television planning on opening its own 13 MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019

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REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, GAL GADOT DAILY AT: 2.00 + 6.30 + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 3.30 + 8.30 PM 3- LOOK AWAY (18+) (THRILLER) NEW DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.15 + 8.45 PM 10-THE LEGO MOVIE 2 (G) (ANIMATION/ACTION/AD- VENTURE/COMEDY) 4-FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (15+) (DRAMA/COME- 5- ESCAPE ROOM (PG-15) (THRILLER) NEW INDIA EISLEY, MIRA SORVINO, JASON ISAACS DY/BIOGRAPHY) DAILY AT: 2.45 + 7.15 + 11.45 PM 17-SPIDER MAN INTO THE SPIDER VERSE (PG) (ANI- CHRIS PRATT, ELIZABETH BANKS, WILL ARNETT TAYLOR RUSSELL, LOGAN MILLER, DEBORAH ANN WOLL MATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 4.15 + 9.00 PM DWAYNE JOHNSON, FLORENCE PUGH, JACK LOWDEN DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM 4-QARMAT BIYTMARMAT (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) HAILEE STEINFELD, NICOLAS CAGE, MAHERSHALA ALI DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.15 + 8.45 PM NEW DAILY AT: 2.00 + 6.30 + 11.00 PM 11-COLD PURSUIT (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA) 6- TOTAL DHAMAAL (PG-13) (HINDI/COMEDY/ADVEN- LIAM NEESON, EMMY ROSSUM, LAURA DERN TURE) AHMED ADAM BAYYUMY FOUAD SALAH ABDULLAH ENTSAR 18-HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U (PG-15) (THRILLER/COME- DAILY AT: 1.45 + 6.30 + 11.15 PM AL HAMRA AJAY DEVGN, MADHURI DIXIT, ANIL KAPOOR DAILY AT: 12.30 + 5.00 + 9.30 PM DY/CRIME) DAILY AT: 1.00 + 6.00 + 11.00 PM 5- ESCAPE ROOM (PG-15) (THRILLER) JESSICA ROTHE, RUBY MODINE, PHI VU 12- KUMBALANGI NIGHT (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) 1- Mr. & Mrs. ROWDY (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT: 9.45 + 11.45 PM TAYLOR RUSSELL, LOGAN MILLER, DEBORAH ANN WOLL FAHADH FAASIL, SHANE NIGAM, SOUBIN SHAHIR KALIDAS JAYARAM, SHEBIN BENSON, VISHNU GOVINDHAN 7-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD DAILY AT: 9.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM MN + CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) SEEF (II) 2- BOOMERANG (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 6.30 PM SEEF (I) ADHARVA, RJ BALAJI, MEGHA AKASH, SATHISH 6-ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVEN- 1- BADLA (PG-15) (HINDI/THRILLER/CRIME) NEW FROM THURSDAY 7.00 PM ONWARDS 8-THE LEGO MOVIE 2 (G) (ANIMATION/ACTION/AD- TURE/ROMANTIC) AMITABH BACHCHAN, TAPSEE PANNU, TONY LUKE VENTURE/COMEDY) 1- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 6.00 PM ROSA SALAZAR, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, JENNIFER CONNELLY FROM FRIDAY 8TH NEW CHRIS PRATT, ELIZABETH BANKS, WILL ARNETT DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM + (12.30 BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON 3- SATHRU (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 11.45 AM + 4.15 PM MN FRI) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 11.15 AM + 12.00 + 1.00 + 2.00 + 2.45 + 3.45 KATHIR, SRUSTI DANGE, SUJA VARUNEE, SUJA VARUNEE 7- FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (15+) (DRAMA/COME- + 4.45 + 5.30 + 6.30 + 7.30 + 8.15 + 9.15 + 10.15 + 11.00 PM + 12.00 9-LUKA CHUPPI (15+) (HINDI/COMEDY/ROMANTIC) 2- LOOK AWAY (18+) (THRILLER) NEW MN + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) FROM THURSDAY 7.00 PM ONWARDS DY/BIOGRAPHY) DAILY AT: 3.00 PM KARTIK AARYAN, KRITI SANON, VINAY PATHAK DWAYNE JOHNSON, FLORENCE PUGH, JACK LOWDEN INDIA EISLEY, MIRA SORVINO, JASON ISAACS 2- Mr. & Mrs. ROWDY (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT: 3.15 + 8.45 PM DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN KALIDAS JAYARAM, SHEBIN BENSON, VISHNU GOVINDHAN 4- BELL BOTTOM PG-13) (KANNADA) NEW RISHAB SHETTY, HARIPRIYA, YOGRAJ BHAT 10-SPIDER MAN INTO THE SPIDER VERSE (PG) (ANI- 8-THE UPSIDE (PG-15) (COMEDY/DRAMA) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + 12.00 MN MATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) 3-QARMAT BIYTMARMAT (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) DAILY AT: 12.00 NOON KEVIN HART, BRYAN CRANSTON, NICOLE KIDMAN HAILEE STEINFELD, NICOLAS CAGE, MAHERSHALA ALI NEW 3- BOOMERANG (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 2.00 PM AHMED ADAM BAYYUMY FOUAD SALAH ABDULLAH ENTSAR ADHARVA, RJ BALAJI, MEGHA AKASH, SATHISH DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM 9-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN FROM THURSDAY 7.00 PM ONWARDS WADI AL SAIL 11-GULLY BOY (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/MUSICAL) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM WORLD (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) 4- ESCAPE ROOM (PG-15) (THRILLER) 1- CAPTAIN MARVEL (PG-13) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) ALIA BHAT, RANVEER SINGH, SIDDHANT CHATURVEDI CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER NEW DAILY AT: 12.15 + 5.45 + 11.15 PM TAYLOR RUSSELL, LOGAN MILLER, DEBORAH ANN WOLL 4- SATHRU (PG-) (TAMIL) NEW DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PM DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM BRIE LARSON, GEMMA CHAN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON KATHIR, SRUSTI DANGE, SUJA VARUNEE, SUJA VARUNEE DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 12.30 + 1.30 + 3.00 + 4.00 + 5.30 + 6.30 + 12- KUMBALANGI NIGHT (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) 10-GLASS (PG-15) (THRILLER) FROM THURSDAY 7.00 PM ONWARDS 8.00 + 9.00 + 10.30 + 11.30 PM FAHADH FAASIL, SHANE NIGAM, SOUBIN SHAHIR JAMES MCAVOY, BRUCE WILLIS, SAMUEL L. 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JACKSON JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE KIDMAN DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT (ATMOS): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 PM + 12.00 MN 5- ESCAPE ROOM (PG-15) (THRILLER) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.30 + 1.30 + 3.15 + 4.15 + 6.00 + 7.00 + 8.45 14-NADI ELREGAL EL SERI (PG-15) (ARABIC/COMEDY) TAYLOR RUSSELL, LOGAN MILLER, DEBORAH ANN WOLL + 9.45 + 11.30 PM + (12.30 MN + 1.00 AM THURS/FRI) KARIM ABDULAZIZ, GHADA ADEL, MAJDE ALKIDDAWI DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM DAILY AT (VIP I): 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15+ 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT (VIP II): 11.00AM + 1.45 + 4.30 + 7.15 + 10.00 PM + (12.45 6-THE LEGO MOVIE 2 (G) (ANIMATION/ACTION/AD- MN THURS/FRI) 15-JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN (PG) (COMEDY/ VENTURE/COMEDY) ACTION/ADVENTURE) CHRIS PRATT, ELIZABETH BANKS, WILL ARNETT 2- BADLA (PG-15) (HINDI/THRILLER/CRIME) NEW ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, EMMA THOMPSON DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 PM

Movie Review CLASSIFIEDS Bell Bottom: Thrilling whodunit that gets most things right CHANGE OF NAME Declaration to Dissolve and Liquidate I, POCKER AROORA MALAYIL S/o irector Rishab Shetty has EBRAYI holding Indian Passport No. BMI Bank B.S.C.(Closed) turned hero with Bell Bottom, H 2331524 dated 29-03-2009 issued at Ddirected by Jayatheertha, who BAHRAIN having permanent residence at Commercial Registration No. 55436 has movies like Tony and Beautiful AROORA MALAYIL HOUSE, PONMERI Manasugalu to his credit. PARAMBIL (PO), KOZHIKODE (DT), In accordance with the shareholders resolution of It is a comedy suspense thriller in KERALA -673 542, INDIA presently residing BMI Bank B.S.C.(Closed) (the “Bank”) registered under which Haripriya plays the female lead. at House. BLDG:231, ROAD:58, BILAD registration No. 55436, it was resolved to voluntarily From vehicles to costumes, a lot of AL QADEEM – Kingdom of Bahrain detailing has gone into the making to will henceforth be known as (Given Name) liquidate the Bank and to appoint Keypoint Administration ensure that it looks every bit from the POCKER (Surname) AROORA MALAYIL W.L.L. as the liquidator of the Bank. 80s. The premises, characters, story A scene from ‘Bell Bottom’ Objection(s), if any, may be forwarded to and the crime, everything in the movie Embassy of India, P.O. Box No. 26106, Bldg. The liquidator declares that the authority of the Board of 1090, Road 2819, Block 428, Al-Seef, Bahrain. gives the viewers of reading a good- Ajaneesh Loknath comes out with Directors of the Bank had ended in accordance with the old investigative book. some memorable songs again. provisions of Article 235 of the Bahrain Commercial Jayatheertha has peppered the story ‘Yethake Bogase Thumba’ is the pick Companies Law promulgated by legislative decree No. with comedy and twists, which make of the album. Special mention for cos- it an interesting watch. Rishab Shet- tume designer Pragathi Rishab Shetty I, ANISH KALANGADATHU JOHN S/o. (21) for the year 2001, and pursuant to the provisions of ty shines in the role of Divakar. His and art director Dharani Gangeputhra KALANGADATHU VARUGHESE JOHN, Article 335 of the said Law, the liquidator invites all humour-filled act is a joy to watch. as they successfully give 80s look and holding Indian Passport No. H5864586 creditors of the Bank to submit their claims, if any Haripriya, does not just add glamour, feel to the movie. Last but not the dated 27-07-2009 issued at Bahrain having supported by appropriate documents within 15 days from but has a strong role in Bell Bottom. least, Raghu Niduvalli’s dialogues get permanent residence at KALANGADATH, the date of publication of this Declaration, the following MANJADI P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA She owns the character comfortably, full marks. address: never going overboard in portraying On the flip side, the movie would , KERALA, 689105. presently residing at the right emotions. have been one of the best movies made FLAT NO.11, BLDG. NO. 723, ROAD NO. 717 Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty, in this genre if it had a tighter narra- , BLOCK NO. 807, ISA TOWN , BAHRAIN Keypoint Administration W.L.L. Prakash Tuminad and all the other tion. Nonetheless, Bell Bottom is not a will henceforth be known as (Given Name) (+973) 36350010 supporting actors have done justice to ‘defective’ product and has everything ANISH (Surname) KALANGADATHU [email protected] Objection(s), if any, may be forwarded their roles. Yogaraj Bhat and Shivam- to be a feather in Jayatheertha’s cap as JOHN to Embassy of India, P.O. Box No. 26106, Bldg. it is full on entertainment. ani are seen in cameos. Technically, 1090, Road 2819, Block 428, Al-Seef, Bahrain. 14 MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez

R. Kelly released Pete JLo, Alex from jail Davidson and Kate Beckinsale Rodriguez Los Angeles Pete Davidson Breaks apper R. Kelly has Rbeen released from jail Silence on Kate Beckinsale get engaged here after the $161,000 he owed in child support was relationship Los Angeles paid. The Cook County sher- “Oh yeah,” Davidson said. iff’s office said the mon - Los Angeles “Apparently, people have a cra- usic icon Jennifer Lopez and retired baseball ey was paid on Saturday zy fascination with our age star Alex Rodriguez are engaged after two morning and he was set ete Davidson is final - difference. But it doesn’t really Myears of dating. free shortly afterwards, ly speaking out about bother us. But then again, I’m The stars, who often document their relationship reports bbc.com. Phis romance with Kate new to this.” milestones on social media, took to Instagram on Sat- It is unclear who made Beckinsale, and has something “So if you have questions urday night to share the news, reports foxnews.com. the singer’s payment. in particularly to say to anyone about a relationship with a “She said yes,” Rodriguez said in a post showing The R&B artist was last criticizing their 20-year age big age difference, just ask JLo’s hand with a huge engagement ring. month charged with 10 difference. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jason The actress and singer shared the same post. counts of aggravated crimi- The 25-year-old Saturday Statham, Michael Douglas, The pair officially celebrated their two-year anniver- nal sexual abuse, involving Night Live star and comedian Richard Gere, Jeff Goldblum, sary on February 4, and Rodriguez shared a heartfelt four alleged victims, three made his comments about the Scott Disick, Dane Cook, message on the occasion. of whom were minors. 45-year-old British actress on Derek Jeter, Bruce Willis, Har- “Only 730 days which have flown by, but it feels like He pleaded not guilty to SNL’s Weekend Update. rison Ford, Tommy Lee, Alex we have been together forever. We are meant to be, and all the charges After talking about people’s Baldwin, Sean Penn, whoev- how much you mean to me cannot be put into words,” and was re- reactions to the recent R. Kel- er the president of France is, Rodriguez wrote at the time. leased on ly sexual abuse case and the Mel Gibson, Billy Joel, Mick The engagement comes just a day after Rodriguez bail after revisited molestation accusa- Jagger, Sylvester Stallone, Ed- posted a message on his Instagram story about soul- spend- tions made against Michael die Murphy, Kelsey Grammer, mates. ing three Jackson in the HBO documen- Larry King, Larry King, Larry “A soulmate isn’t someone who completes you. No, nights tary Leaving Neverland, co-an- King, Rod Stewart and Donald a soulmate is someone who inspires you to complete in jail. If chor Colin Jost asked David- Trump,” Davidson said, refer- yourself. A soulmate is someone who loves you with so convicted, son if there was anything else ring to male celebs who whose much conviction, and so much heart, that it is nearly he faces R Kelly he wanted to talk about. wives and girlfriends, past or impossible to doubt just how capable you are of three to sev- “Not like a new girlfriend present, have been younger becoming exactly who you have always en years in prison on each situation at all, Pete?” he asked. than them by 10 to 40 years. wanted to be,” the message read. charge. As he walked out of jail on Saturday, CNN quoted him as saying: “We’re going Justin Bieber feels Kylie to straighten all this stuff disconnected, weird Jenner and Jordyn out.” Los Angeles Woods did not reunite The singer had been prepared to pay up to $60,000 Los Angeles of what he owed to his for- inger Justin Bieber says mer wife, Andrea Kelly, and he is struggling with a ould there still be hope for salvaging Kylie Jenner their three children, but the Slot of issues and that he and Jordyn Woods’ friendship? judge had required the full feels weird. C Well, judging by the looks of it, Kylie and Jordyn amount and ordered him He is reportedly been bat- are working through the recent Tristan Thompson cheating detained. tling to make his marriage drama over a plate of breakfast. An eyewitness tells E! News The singer’s defence at- with Hailey Baldwin work. that the makeup mogul and her childhood friend were at torney had previously said And though he didn’t ad- the Calabasas restaurant Pedalers Fork on Friday morn- the singer was having fi - dress his relationship, Bie- ing. A photo of Kylie and a woman resembling Jordyn nancial difficulties and his ber opened up about some of was circulated on Facebook. finances were a “mess”. his personal “It seemed very casual and they both were having a dis- Kelly has been a target struggles cussion together while eating,” the eyewitness shared. of a boycott campaign, and in a post It was recently revealed that Jordyn Woods his recording contract has on Insta- and Khloe Kardashian’s ex-boyfriend been cancelled. gram on Jordyn shared a kiss over the Valentine’s Satur- Woods and Day weekend. day, re- Kylie Jenner ports dai- CLASSIFIEDS lymail.co.uk. Justin Bieber “Been ‘Captain Marvel’ soars to $153 million launch struggling a lot,” the Cana- Los Angeles dian pop star admitted. Notice The accompanying photo- With Regard to BMI Bank B.S.C. (c) graph, which was originally rie Larson’s “Captain Marvel” is soaring to Ceasing the provision of all Services Regulated taken in 2016, showed Bie- a heroic opening weekend of $153 million by the Central Bank of Bahrain ber in prayer with friends Bin North America at 4,310 sites, reviving Kanye West and Scooter what had been a slumbering 2019 box office. Braun. “Captain Marvel” took in $302 million Pursuant to the provisions of Article (50) of the Central Bank of Bieber opened his mes- internationally, giving it an estimated global Bahrain and Financial Institutions Law No. 64 of 2006 as sage by hoping his journey opening weekend of $455 million — the sixth amended, BMI Bank B.S.C. (c) registered under 55436, a Retail would ‘resonate’ with fans. highest global debut of all time. Bank; licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain (License No: “Just wanted to keep you The 21st installment of Disney’s Marvel Cin- guys updated a little bit ematic Universe propelled total domestic RB/ 020), hereby declares its intention to cease providing all hopefully what I’m going moviegoing to $210 million — nearly $70 services regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain, subsequent through will resonate with million above the same frame last year. to its acquisition by Al Salam Bank- Bahrain B.S.C. you guys,” he wrote. Written representations regarding the aforementioned cessation must be submitted to the Director of Islamic Financial Institutions Supervision Directorate at the Central Bank of Bahrain within 30 days from the date of publishing this notice to the following address:

Fahad Abdulla Yateem Director – Islamic Financial Institutions Supervision Directorate Central Bank of Bahrain P.O. Box: 27 Manama-Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: 17547444 Fax: 17537554 For Reservations, Call:Umm Al Hassam 17728699 Seef District 17364999 15 MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 sports Djokovic dispatches Fratangelo Novak Djokovic concedes nerves after making winning return since Australian Open

World No 1 beats US• qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo 7-6, 6-2 to reach third round of Masters event

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orld number one No- HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, vak Djokovic shook Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman, and Bahrain Olympic Committee President, receives a copy of the PhD off a nervy start to thesis from Abdulrahman Askar, secretary general of the BOC, titled “Psychological stress and its relation to decision- W making ability at sports federations employees”, presented to him at the Mohammed V University in Morocco. HH dispatch US qualifier Bjorn Fra- tangelo in straight sets Saturday Shaikh Nasser commended the research efforts of Askar in obtaining the doctorate degree, which would increase his to reach the third round of the experience as well as the practical and academic abilities at the same time ATP Indian Wells Masters. Djokovic, playing his first Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand against Bjorn Fratangelo of the match since winning a record United States seventh Australian Open title in January, was less than sharp the first set. I was kind of wait- Sparta retains Tennis Challenge Cup title in conceding an early break to ing for him to do something Osaka turns tables his 128th-ranked rival. with the ball rather than doing He broke back as Fratangelo it myself. on Mladenovic served for the set to knot it at “I was lucky to get the first AFP | Indian Wells 5-5, and then raced to a 4-1 lead set. After that, things went bet- in the tiebreaker. ter for me,” added Djokovic, orld number one Djokovic had to dig deep, who loped over to share a word WNaomi Osaka however, when Fratangelo bat- with US great Pete Sampras in launched her Indian Wells tled back to lead the tiebreaker the stands after wrapping up WTA title defense with a 5-4. the victory in one hour and 29 6-3, 6-4 victory in a grudge After a double fault and minutes. match against Kristina a forehand error from the Djokovic next faces German Mladenovic . 25-year-old American, Djokovic Philipp Kohlschreiber, a 6-4, Osaka, whose second suddenly had a set point, and 6-4 winner over Australian straight Grand Slam title at once he’d pocketed the set, the Nick Kyrgios. the Australian Open in Jan- Sparta Tennis players with their certificates second went all his way. Kyrgios, seeded 31st, was uary propelled her to the top TDT | Manama all opposition players in their team captains, Dalal Kazerooni “To be honest, I was a bit coming off a scintillating run of the rankings, was beaten age group. (8&U) and Abdulaziz Al Betairi nervous in the beginning,” ad- to the Mexico Open title in Aca- by 65th-ranked Mladenovic parta Tennis retained the At the end of proceedings, (10&U). mitted Djokovic, who is going pulco, where he defeated Nadal, in Dubai last month in her Stitle at the end of the Team Sparta retained the Cup for ‘Player of the Meet’ medals for a record sixth Indian Wells ninth-ranked John Isner and, in first match since she lifted Tennis Challenge Cup compe- both categories, scoring 49 were also awarded to most out- title. the final, third-ranked German the trophy in Melbourne. tition, held at their base at St. points to BTA’s 15 points in the standing players. BTA Director, Djokovic, currently tied with Alexander Zverev. Keen to avoid a repeat, Christopher’s School, Saar. eight-and-under event, and Dan Barrie, awarded medals to Roger Federer on five wins in Kyrgios said it wasn’t a mat- Osaka marched through the The meeting between Bah- 22 points compared to BTA’s Sparta players Lukas Bhilotra the California desert, can also ter of an emotional let-down opening set in 38 minutes, rain Tennis Academy (BTA) and 20 points in the 10-and-under (8&U) and Faisal Maseeh tie world number two Rafael in the wake of his first title in but she hit a speed bump as Sparta Tennis featured eight event. Sparta team captains, (10&U), while Sparta Senior Nadal’s record of 33 Masters over a year. she was broken when serv- eight-and-under players and Freddie Boyle (8&U) and Coach, Simon Bourner, award- 1000 titles. “I didn’t really have a prob- ing for the match at 5-2 in six 10-and-under players from Faisal Maseeh (10&U), were ed medals to BTA players Mar- “I haven’t competed for over lem getting up. I just didn’t play the second. each team. Each competitor presented the Team Tennis gaux Ehrmann (8&U) and Jean- five weeks. I was a bit rusty in well today,” he said. played short matches against Challenge Cup trophies by BTA Paul Santiago (10&U).

Australia beat India by 4 wickets Shaikh Nasser steps Liverpool rally past Burnley down as BOC chief AFP | Liverpool TDT | Manama oberto Firmino returned to Rgoalscoring form at the per- H Shaikh Nasser bin fect moment for Jurgen Klopp’s HHamad Al Khalifa has Liverpool, hitting the net twice decided stepped down as in a 4-2 victory over Burnley president of the committee, that hauled them back to within it was announced yesterday. a point of Premier League lead- His Majesty the King’s ers Manchester City. Representative for Charity Sadio Mane was also on the Works and Youth Affairs, scoresheet twice in a game in Supreme Council for Youth which Liverpool were required and Sports Chairman and to respond to falling a goal Bahrain Olympic Commit- behind against Sean Dyche’s Roberto Firmino of Liverpool FC scores his goal tee president said the deci- struggling side. sion was made in order to Australia’s Peter Handscomb plays a shot And with City having opened for the season to 11 and end - been impeded in his attempts devote himself to the Su- AFP | Mohali the target with 13 balls to spare a four-point gap over Liver- ing a six-game goal drought as to deal with it. preme Council for Youth and take the five-match series pool, with a victory over Wat- his side reacted impressively to Replays suggested Alisson and Sports during the annu- eter Handscomb top- into the final ODI in Delhi on ford on Saturday, the pressure going a goal down in the sixth had a strong point, with defend- al board meeting of the BOC. Pscored with 117 as Australia Wednesday. was clearly on Klopp and his minute. er James Tarkowski leaning on Abdulrahman Askar, sec- beat India by four wickets to A second-wicket partner- players to respond, which they Defender Joel Matip need- the Brazilian from behind and retary general of the BOC level the series at 2-2 in the ship between Handscomb, did impressively despite the lessly conceded a corner which Jack Cork making contact in for over five years, will also fourth one-day international who registered his maiden ODI controversial manner of Burn- Ashley Westwood took from front of him. The goalkeeper’s be departing the committee in Mohali yesterday. ton, and Usman Khawaja, who ley’s opening goal. the left wing and curled directly furious reaction, sprinting 40 and has also been assigned Ashton Turner hit an un - made 91, was key to Australia’s Firmino had a large role to into the Liverpool goal, with yards to remonstrate with ref- to work full time as an assis- beaten 84 to anchor Australia’s best ever ODI chase against play in steadying Liverpool home goalkeeper Alisson pro- eree Andre Marriner, earned tant secretary general at the 359-run chase as they achieved India. nerves, taking his league tally testing furiously that he had him a booking. Supreme Council. Monday, March 11, 2019