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‘Shared action’ vital to maintain peace across the world Vienna between nations and peoples, and we This came during a speech by His ble Development. are now more determined to continue Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Present were HIRH Archduchess rime Minister His Royal Highness our efforts aimed to mobilize interna- Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister at Hertha Margaret von Habsburg, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al tional support for peace in the world,” the annual reception of the Flame of President of the Association for the PKhalifa stressed the importance he said. Peace 2018, which was held yesterday Furtherance of Peace, HIRH Arch- of shared action by the international “As an international community, we by the Association of Peace Further- duke Sandor Habsburg-Lothringen, community to address security, polit- need to join hands to strengthen the ance at the historic Schönbrunn Palace Vice-President, Association for the ical and economic challenges and to world’s peace environment, advance in Vienna, Austria. Furtherance of Peace, and a number take more effective measures to ensure our responsibility towards our most The speech was delivered on behalf of senior figures of the United Nations peace and stability worldwide. in need communities, support their of HRH by Shaikh Hossam bin Isa Al and the Organisation, representatives “The Kingdom of Bahrain believes development efforts and establish sus- Khalifa, Chairman of the Committee of of civil society organisations, and that peace is capable of opening tainable peace for all the peoples of the A file picture of HRH the Premier with Archduke His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa Bin journalists. boundless horizons for cooperation world,” he added. Sandor von Habsburg and Herta Margret. Salman Al Khalifa Award for Sustaina- Contd on Page 2

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he Israeli military killed Tseven Palestinians dur- ing protests in Gaza yester- Mabrook Bahrain day as the defence minster ordered an “immediate” The Kingdom wins UNHRC membership for 2019-2021 along with India, Bangladesh, Fiji and Philippines halt to fuel deliveries to the territory. The deaths were the lat- Bahrain’s victory of est during demonstrations • along the Gaza-Israel bor- the UNHRC membership der. More than 200 Pales- is the culmination of tinians have been killed by its many achievements Israeli forces during similar and indicative of protests since March 30. Israel followed up Fri- the international day’s killings by increasing community respect. its choke hold on the terri- tory, which has been under New York a blockade for more than a The Kingdom is decade. ahrain won the member- fostering human and ship of the Human Rights urban development, BCouncil for 2019-2021 in creating competitive the elections held at the General business environments, Assembly of the United Nations and supporting yesterday with 165 votes. emerging institutions. The Assistant Foreign Minis- ter, Abdulla Al Doseri, last night MR AL DOSERI DON’T MISS IT extended his sincere congratula- tions to His Majesty King Ham- The General Assembly of the ad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal United Nations, consisting of 193 Highness Prime Minister Prince countries, held a special session Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, yesterday to elect 18 members Seven societies His Royal Highness Prince Sal- from the candidate countries for 03 to contest polls man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the the Human Rights Council to re- Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme The UNHRC is a UN body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. place the outgoing member states. Bahrain to host Commander and First Deputy Members are elected by the Arab Housing Prime Minister and to the people protection of human rights and cation, bridge gender gap and “It is using clean energy, foster- majority of the countries at the 04 of Bahrain. fundamental freedoms. achieve the highest standards of ing human and urban develop- General Assembly through a se- Conference He said that since His Majesty He added that the Constitution a healthy environment. ment, creating competitive busi- cret ballot. The membership of the King’s accession to power, and laws of the Kingdom guaran- ness environments, and support- the Council is based on equitable Seef District, many human rights achieve- teed fair trial in accordance with ing emerging institutions, within geographical distribution allot- North Juffair ments have emerged following international standards, which the framework of a distinguished ting 13 seats to the African States among ‘most the signing of the National Action established unity and protected government plan of action and in Group, 13 to the Asian States, six 05 Charter (NAC) which deepened the values of peace and tolerance. accordance with a legal structure to Eastern European States and expensive real the rich cultural heritage of the The Assistant Foreign Min- and constitutional and judicial eight to the Latin American and estate zones’ Kingdom and consolidated the ister said that the Kingdom’s 47 institutions that protect this pro- Caribbean States and seven to rule of law, the integrity of the advancement over other nations members are elected gress and growth.” Western European and Other judiciary and its independence in many areas is evident in its for a three-year term on The Kingdom has been a mem- States. as a basis for governance in the outstanding efforts in develop- a regional group basis by ber of the Human Rights Council Along with Bahrain, India, Kingdom of Bahrain. ment, health, housing, security the body. in 2006-2007 and 2009-2011 and Bangladesh, Fiji and Philippines He said the NAC is one of the and other services to boost the the council consists of 47 member also won the seats from the same most important pillars of the quality and outcomes of edu- States. regional group. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 02 Leader of the Flame of Peace ‘Kingdom paying attention to the issues of peace, security and sustainable development’

Shaikh Hussam with Archduke Sandor von Habsburg and Herta Margret after signing the agreement. Many dignitaries and senior government officials attended the event.

Contd from page 1 he annual celebrations community in all its efforts to amble to the UNESCO Constitu- emony between the Committee promote stability and peace for of the Flame of Peace are promote and establish peace. tion, which states that “Since of His Royal Highness Prince the future of humankind. Timportant events to pro- He went on to recall the pre- wars begin in the minds of men, Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa He praised the efforts of the Herta Margret mote the spirit of cooperation it is in the minds of men that the Award for Sustainable Develop- Association for the Furtherance • among peoples and work togeth- defences of peace must be con- ment and the Association for the of Peace in terms of establishing said that this year’s er to spread a culture of peace, structed” and that “Peace is not Furtherance of Peace. a culture of peace through its celebration bears the HRH the Premier said, praising His good initiatives an absence of war; it is a virtue, The agreement is aimed at ex- active ability to build strong ties title of “Leader of the the noble message of the Asso- a state of mind, a disposition for changing knowledge and best of cooperation and communica- in the areas of peace Flame of International ciation for the Furtherance of benevolence, confidence, and practices in their respective tion between governments, civil Peace to remind the internation- and development justice”. fields, and to ensure that the HRH societies and all international Peace” in recognition of al community of its responsibil- helped to recognise His Royal Highness stressed Prince Khalifa bin Salman Award organisations. the role of the Premier in ities towards a world that is still shared responsibility that the Kingdom pays particu- for Sustainable Development is Herta Margaret welcomed the field of peace and his troubled by unrest and armed of leaders and peoples lar attention to the issues of dedicated to promoting peace the signing of the cooperation initiatives that serve this conflict and terrorism. for a world of peace and peace, security and sustainable and security through the imple- agreement with the Commit- The Premier reiterated the development, as well as cultural mentation of the sustainable de- tee of HRH Prince Khalifa Bin purpose internationally. Kingdom’s keenness on the par- stability. diversity and openness. velopment goals. Salman Award for Sustainable ticipation of the international HERTA MARGRET For her part, Herta Margret It was signed by Shaikh Hus- Development, lauding the pres- von Habsburg, President of sam bin Isa Al Khalifa, Chair- tigious international recogni- the Association for the Fur- man of the Khalifa Bin Sal - tion of the award in appreciation therance of Peace, stressed man Sustainable Development to the efforts led by His Royal that the Flame of Peace of Award Committee and Hertha Highness Prince Khalifa bin Sal- 2018 highlights the efforts Margaret. man Al Khalifa to support the of the Premier in the field of Under the agreement, the two implementation of sustainable peace in recognition of his sides agreed to be partners in co- development goals as global tar- role and initiatives in serv- operation in the areas of knowl- gets for the well-being and de- ing international efforts to edge innovation, advocacy for the velopment of people in all parts establish peace and stability. common good of mankind, shar- of the world. She said that this year’s ing and dissemination of knowl- At the conclusion of the cer- celebration bears the title edge to other interested parties. emony, shields of recognition of “Leader of the Flame of For his part, Shaikh Hussam af- and honour were exchanged International Peace” in rec- firmed that the agreement comes between the two sides. A doc - ognition of the role of the within the framework of His umentary shedding light on Premier in the field of peace Royal Highness the Prime Min- the Premier’s high profile role and his initiatives that serve ister’s interest in serving issues in fostering development and this purpose internationally. of peace and achieving sustain- peace was screened. A num - She expressed her appre- able development goals based ber of artistic shows were also ciation for the attention he on his belief in the importance performed by teams repre - pays to the issues of peace of cooperation and partnership senting various participating and development in the among all parties concerned to countries. world, stressing that the world looks with great admi- ration and respect to the high figures such as the Premier, who has contributed to the foundations of progress in the Kingdom. “His good initiatives in the areas of peace and de- velopment helped to recog- nise shared responsibility of leaders and peoples for a world of peace and stability.” During the ceremony, an agreement of cooperation was signed during the cer- Shaikh Hussam reads out HRH the Premier’s speech at the event.

Bahrain’s victory praised Manama Charter and the Constitution, the main sources of human rights in the kingdom, the NIHR said in he National Institution for Human Rights a statement. (NIHR) has lauded the kingdom’s win- The NIHR stressed that winning the UNHRC’s Tning of the membership of the UN Human membership places a huge responsibility on the Rights Council (UNHRC) for the third time in its shoulders of everybody in the kingdom, noting that history. Bahrain’s joining the council alongside countries The victory is the fruitful outcome of His Maj- with advanced human rights record is considered esty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s policies a global recognition of the constitutional and in- which ensured the respect for and protection stitutional reforms spearheaded by the political of human rights, and paved the way for reforms leadership, and reflects the true image of Bahrain’s in various fields through the National Action status in preserving human rights and dignity. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 03 Seven societies to contest polls Only eight per cent of total candidates represent political societies in the upcoming elections Islamic Society and Al Rabitah Al Asalah, Progressive Tribune National Unity Assembly The Capital Islamic Society. and Al Saff ) confirmed that they member Abdulla Al Thawadi • The candidates who are mem- are planning to compete in the said he would compete from the Governorate is expected bers of the political societies parliamentary elections. eighth constituency, while Al to witness the least form only eight per cent of the Abdullah Saadi (first constit- Menbar Islamic Society member electoral presence of total in this year’s elections (280 uency), Ibrahim Bucheeri (fifth Mohammed Al Emmadi, who political societies. have so far declared candidacy) constituency) and Nasser Al won two times in the previous while the independents consti- Fadhala (seventh constituency) elections, will compete again tute the huge majority (92pc). will represent Al Menbar Islam- from the tenth constituency. The only woman With ten days remaining for ic Society. Former Chairman of the political• society member filing the nominations, most po- Only one member of Al Asa- Northern Area Municipal Coun- who announced her litical societies in the Kingdom lah Islamic Society, ex MP Ali cil Mohammed Buhammood, intention to run for haven’t officially announced Al Muqla, will compete again who’s supported by Al Asalah their lists of candidates. to win the seat of the seventh Islamic Society, is also expected the electoral battle The Progressive Tribune Soci- constituency. to compete for the parliamen- is Iman Showaiter ety announced last Saturday that Al Saff Islamic Society Presi- tary seat from the eighth con- of the Progressive six of its members would contest dent Abdullah Bughammar has stituency. Tribune Society. in the parliamentary elections. been nominated to represent the More societies are expected to eighth constituency and Hassan Capital Governorate make similar announcements in Ismail is the only member of the TDT | Manama the next few days. Three candidates of Al Men- Naseem (second constituency) Progressive Tribune Society to The Capital Governorate is bar Islamic Society also an - and Anas Bumta’e (fourth con- contest in the elections (seventh expected to witness the least even political societies will Southern Governorate nounced that they would contest stituency). constituency). electoral presence of political take part in the upcoming in the parliamentary elections. The two members of the Na- societies. Sparliamentary and munic- Among all governorates in the They are Khalid Al Qattan tional Unity Assembly, Dr Mo- Northern Governorate Only two potential candidates, ipal elections, it is learnt. Kingdom, the political societies (first constituency), Yaqoub hammed Al Hosani and Moham- who’re members of political Though the societies haven’t are most active in the Southern med Al Riffai, announced that Members of three societies societies, confirmed that they officially made any announce- Governorate. Nine representa- they would contest in the third (Progressive Tribune, National would file nominations. ments, 23 candidates repre - tives of different political soci- and second constituencies, while Unity Assembly and Al Men - Al Rabitah Islamic Society senting them have confirmed eties have already announced Mohammed Darwish from the bar) announced that they would member and ex-MP Ali Al Ateesh through social media networks their candidature. National Action Charter Society compete in the elections in the is expected to compete from the as well as to local press that they Three belong to Al Asalah Po- 280 said he would run for elections Northern Governorate. sixth constituency, while the would contest polls. litical Society. Adnan Al Mali- citizens have declared from the sixth constituency. This includes Mohammed only woman political society The seven societies are Al ki plans to run from the first their candidacy until now Fateel (second constituency), member who announced her Asalah Islamic Society, Al Men- constituency while Ahmed Al for the upcoming elections Muharraq Governorate Abdulnabi Salman (sixth con- intention to run for the electoral bar Islamic Society, Progressive Ansari will fight the electoral to the parliament and stituency) and Sayed Falah battle is Iman Showaiter of the municipal councils. Tribune Society, National Unity battle in the second constituen- In Muharraq Governorate, six Hashim (fifth constituency), Progressive Tribune Society. She Assembly, National Action Char- cy. Ali Zayid will contest from individuals representing four who are members of the Pro - would be competing from the ter (Al Meethaq) Society, Al Saff the fourth constituency. political societies (Al Menbar, gressive Tribune Society. tenth constituency. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 04

Jewellery sector ‘needs Bahrain to host Arab support plan from govt’ The businessman •expressed that the Bahraini gold has a good reputation Housing Conference in the region and is on demand in gold markets in Conference will throw spotlight on social housing schemes in Arab countries Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh and Kuwait. The Bahraini gold is still distinctive and enjoys a very TDT | Manama good reputation, which requires well-known Bahraini building on it jeweller has called for more investments in the to activate this A sector. sector while seeking a govern- ment support plan. MR AL ZAIN Nabeel Al Zain, chairman of Al Zain Jewellery, called upon to limit foreign competition. the government, represented Mr Al Zain said: “The Bah- by Industry, Commerce and raini gold is still distinctive and Tourism Ministry, the Bahrain enjoys a very good reputation, Chamber of Commerce and In- which requires building on it to dustry (BCCI) and investors in activate this sector and develop the gold and jewellery sector to it through festivals, exhibitions work together for the benefit of and support it in all its forms. the industry. “Maintaining this ancient in- Mr Al Zain expressed that dustry in Bahrain is very impor- Mr Al Hamer chairs the meeting of Arab Housing Ministers in Cairo. the gold sector requires more tant. Bahrain was the center of official attention, similarly to the gold industry in the region, to the social housing issues all over the the pearling sector. and Shaikh Abdullah Avenue in Cairo Mr Al Hamer described world. The businessman expressed Manama was full of gold buyers. • He added choosing “Future Role of the that the Bahraini gold has a “The market declined at the the conference as a good ahrain is set to host the fifth Arab Public Sector in Social Housing” as a theme good reputation in the region present time and we do not opportunity for the Arab Housing Conference on December for the conference is consistent with the and is on demand in gold mar- want to see the day when it dis- Ministers of Housing and B11 and 12, Housing Minister Bassem policy of many countries to boost the role kets in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ri- appears, especially that we see Construction to exchange Al Hamer has announced. of the private sector in providing housing yadh and Kuwait. less interest in the distinctive This came as the minister chaired the services either by funding or building pro- “We must invest in this good Bahraini goldsmith industry.” experiences about social 83rd meeting of the Arab Housing and jects at suitable prices for citizens. and deep-rooted reputation of The expert also said that Bah- housing policies. Construction Ministers Council Executive The theme of the conference was chosen the Bahraini gold,” Mr Al Zain rainising the sector wouldn’t Office at the Arab League headquarters, by Bahrain and approved unanimously by pointed out. suit the Bahraini market, as the The theme of the in Cairo. all the participating countries, the minister He recalled some of the strat- industry flourished and was conference• was chosen The conference will be held under the pointed out. egies adopted by governments initially established by Asian patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin He added that the event will bring under in neighbouring countries to traders. by Bahrain and approved Isa Al Khalifa. the spotlight many researches to benefit the support their gold markets, He called for establishing unanimously by all the Mr Al Hamer described the conference as participating countries and enable them mentioning the Saudi efforts a specialised institute, that participating countries, a good opportunity for the Arab Ministers to exchange experiences in order to reach in the previous few years to doesn’t only target Bahrainis, the minister pointed out. of Housing and Construction to exchange effective recommendations in the Declara- strengthen the sector by offer- to provide the necessary edu- experiences about housing policies notably tion of Manama which will be issued at the ing more facilitations to inves- cation and support for those in light of ongoing changes and challenges end of the conference. tors and localising the business interested in this sector.

Bahraini jailed for attacking Asian Writer honoured The Asian man, who was with mistake he was doing,” the victim Adviser of HM the King for Media The defendant four of his friends in his car, re- told prosecutors. • ported to police that the Bahraini “He then drove his car fast and Affairs, Nabeel Al Hamer, received was put on trial for man was driving his car slowly overtook our vehicle before in- writer and media professional assaulting the victim on in Salmabad, without allowing tercepting it. He came out and Mohannad Suleiman Al Nuaimi him to overtake. Finally, when punched me in the face. He was who presented him with three March 31, 2018 as well as of his latest publications. Mr Al he managed to overtake, the de- wearing a punch ring. After at- possessing a punch ring. Hamer thanked Mr Al Nuaimi fendant drove his car fast and in- tacking me, he drove away,” the for his valuable gift of authored tercepted the victim’s car before victim added. The defendant was books and praised his efforts in TDT | Manama coming out and attacking him, later arrested, but he claimed Ali Tarif documenting Bahraini media according to prosecutors. that his victim looked at him history. The media adviser “He was driving on the mid- in an impolite manner, which affirmed that these books 22-year-old Bahraini man dle of the road without allowing prompted him to attack. constitute an important source who attacked an Asian me to overtake it. Somehow I The defendant was put on tri- and reference for university Aman for overtaking his managed to overtake his car and al for assaulting the victim on students and researchers and car has been handed down a sus- while overtaking I gave him a March 31, 2018 as well as pos- anyone interested in this field, pended one year’s imprisonment. stare to make him understand the sessing a punch ring. wishing him success in upcoming publications. ‘47,000 included’ in CSB evaluation programme TDT | Manama managers. for approval. BD4,000,” Mr Hajji added. Mr. Hajji said: “Based on the “The CSB also supports out- “The programme was initially round 47, 000 employ- results of the staff performance standing employees to complete approved by the Cabinet in July ees in the public sector The Cabinet initially assessment, some 300 employ- their university studies and 2014 to be applied on all public Aare included in a special approved the ees were actually granted an in- bears their tuition expenses by sector employees at the career evaluation programme initiat- centive allowance, approximate- 60 per cent and not exceeding levels up to the rank of Assistant ed by the Civil Service Bureau programme in July ly 650 employees were given an Undersecretary. (CSB), a senior official revealed. 2014 to be applied incentive bonus and training “The performance of all Bah- The General Director of Hu- on all public sector programmes were provided for raini temporary employees is man Resources Development employees at the more than 100 employees who also evaluated through the pro- in the CSB Adel Hajji said the career levels up to scored low in the evaluation.” gramme at the end of their con- “Ada’a” programme to assess the rank of Assistant With regard to training, Mr tracts. public employees includes em- Hajji explained that the CSB is 100 “All non-Bahraini contract ployees in all of the ministries Undersecretary. keen on flexibility in the imple- employees who scored low employees are assessed at the and official authorities and es- MR HAJJI mentation of training projects, in the evaluation process end of the contract and in case tablishments. as any training programme with were provided with special of renewal. In 2017, the system training programmes. He said the programme fair- ees, stating that it contributes to enhances communication and a cost less than BD500 could be was applied to 46, 877 civil serv- ly and subjectively applies the the creation of a positive culture constructive dialogue between passed by government agencies ants in all government agencies same standards on all employ- in the governmental body and employees and direct heads and without referring to the bureau without exception.” SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 05 Seef District, North Juffair among ‘most expensive real estate zones’ Increase in construction and infrastructure fee blamed for declining investments in real estate sector

profitable. The expert however The expert added said the local real estate market is • now quiet and that the prices of that the highest most of lands in residential areas demand for residential haven’t changed except some of lands was recorded in the areas in Muharraq and the areas in the Northern Capital Governorate. He explained that the reason Governorate, such for the stability in the prices of as Saar Janabiya and residential lands is the growth of other villages alongside demand for these types of lands, Budaiya Highway. highlighting the need to build The social housing more social housing projects to projects have serve citizens. contributed to • As for the cheapest Mr Al Ahli also said that the lands offered for sale cause for the decline of investment the stability of this year, villages in land market is the increase in residential lands. of the western area construction and infrastructure More investors such as Sadad and fees, in addition to the domina- and developers tion of residential and commercial are interested in Damistan tops the list. Rise in land prices in the past were due to speculations by large companies coupled with increased demand. projects of most areas. investing in such Mr Al Ahli added: “The causes projects. TDT | Manama properties in the Capital Gover- of the western area such as Sadad the social housing projects have for the rise in land prices in the norate are also among the most and Damistan tops the list. contributed to the stability of res- past were due to speculations by MR AL AHLI eal estate in the Seef Dis- expensive. This also includes ar- Bahrain Real Estate Society idential lands, pointing out that large companies and increased trict and Al Fateh (North eas like Zinj and Mahooz, espe- President Nasser Al Ahli said that more investors and developers demand. Now, however, land pric- highest demand for residential RJuffair) top the list of most cially lands in residential area, as the prices of lands in residential are interested in investing in such es are stable, and sometimes there lands was recorded in areas in the expensive properties in the King- the demand for them is very high. areas had been noticeably soaring projects. are negotiations that usually re- Northern Governorate, such as dom, it has emerged. As for the cheapest lands of- in 2018. He said this has made real es- duce the price by 10-15 per cent.” Saar Janabiya and other villages A recent report showed that fered for sale this year, villages Mr Al Ahli commented that tate transactions more stable and The expert added that the alongside Budaiya Highway.

Asian sentenced for Co-ordination meeting 16 Asians jailed credit card fraud in theft case TDT | Manama The defendants Ali Tarif •have been charged with theft and were I wanted to gift the he High Criminal Court tried before the High mobile phones to has sentenced an Asian Criminal Court. Tman to five years in family members. I prison after being found guilty didn’t know that I was of fraud and forgery. using forged cards to TDT | Manama The defendant is said to have purchase them. Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa held a co-ordination meeting with Coastguard Ali Tarif purchased four mobile phones Commander Rear Admiral Ala’a Siadi and discussed joint cooperation to strengthen security work. Other key issues of DEFENDANT worth BD520 using a forged mutual concern were also discussed. Coastguard Legal Affairs Commander Captain Youssef Al Subae also attended the ixteen Asian men con- credit card. And he landed in meeting, which was held at Southern Governorate headquarters. Svicted in a cable theft case police net after the competent airport,” the defendant told have been sentenced to two authorities were notified about prosecutors. years behind bars each, fol- the incident. When asked about why he lowed by immediate depor- However, the Asian man decided to use the cards to Quran competition tation from the Kingdom. told prosecutors that the cards purchase mobile phones, the The defendants are said to were given to him by a friend defendant revealed: “I wanted have stolen cables worth over who advised him against car- to gift them to family mem - BD one million from one of rying cash. bers. I didn’t know that I was the defunct factories in Hidd. “I work as a manager with using forged cards to purchase Bahrain finished The theft was revealed by a local construction company. them.” third in the King the Criminal Investigation Abdulaziz Quran Before I came to Bahrain to Prosecutors encountered Department chief, who an- Competition. The visit some friends, I had 65,000 him with the fact that the ex- King Abdulaziz nounced in a statement the Indian rupees (BD333) and I change value of 65,000 Indian International arrest of the convicted men tried to exchange them with rupees was less than BD500 competition for after investigations were Bahraini dinars. and hence there weren’t any memorising, reciting launched. “However, an exchange em- problem to exchange them and and interpreting the Their involvement was es- ployee recommended me to enter the Kingdom. Qur’an in its 40th tablished through the pieces exchange the cash with three Subsequently, the defendant edition was held of evidence gathered from credit cards because Bahrain made contradicting statements at the Prophet’s the scene. The defendants doesn’t allow foreigners to car- and the High Criminal Court Mosque in Madinah, have been charged with theft ry more than BD500 when they found him guilty of fraud and under the patronage and were tried before the enter the country through the forgery. of King Salman. High Criminal Court. Exchange robbers lose appeals TDT | Manama robbery and possessing hashish. “We discussed the weapon we should “When we arrived at the shop, I Ali Tarif According to court files, the Serbian use and eventually were able to get opened the door, and my co-defend- man, aged 24, stormed into the ex - a taser because we agreed not to kill ant jumped behind the counter and he High Appeals Court has up- change on January 16, 2017, along with Before committing anybody,” he added. screamed at the workers. held the jail terms issued against his 30-year-old co-defendant, while The 24-year-old also suggested they “He told them to lie on the floor, and exchange robbers. carrying a taser. the robbery, we stole number plates from an old car in pressed on the taser twice in order to T went to a friend’s The duo, from Serbia and Bosnia, He is said to have jumped over the Adliya. They then headed to an open scare them. have been put on trial for stealing more counter, threatened the workers, stolen apartment to lay out area where they replaced the number “He opened the cash register, stole than BD2,000 from a currency exchange the money and fled. the final plans, and plate on their car. the money, put it in a bag and then we office in Umm Al Hassam. “A week before the incident, my my role was to watch “Before committing the robbery, ran away.” They were earlier sentenced to five co-defendant said we should steal the door. we went to a friend’s apartment to lay He also told prosecutors that they years in prison each. The defendants money from a currency exchange,” the out the final plans, and my role was to had used BD800 from the stolen money were tried on charges, which include 30-year-old told prosecutors. DEFENDANT watch the door,” said the 30-year-old. to buy hashish. 06 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 world

Russia plans new manned mission Moscow, Russia Kabul voters wrestle with ussia said yesterday it Rwas likely to bring for- ward the flight of a new manned space mission to the International Space newspaper-sized ballot Station but postpone the launch of a cargo ship after AFP | Kabul, Afghanistan a rocket failure that forced documents that could be used to two crew members to make stuff ballot boxes. an emergency landing. ore than 800 faces, 15 Biometric verification ma- It was the first such inci- pages, one vote. Ka- chines designed to prevent peo- dent in Russia’s post-Soviet Mbul voters will wrestle ple voting more than once are history -- an unprecedented with newspaper-sized ballot scheduled to be used -- but there setback for the country’s papers on October 20, racing KNOW WHAT are fears these may not arrive at space industry. to find their candidate in a city polling centres in time, or fail Russian cosmonaut Alek- under constant threat from mil- to work. sey Ovchinin and US astro- itant attacks. An eleventh hour decision to naut Nick Hague sped back The huge number of par - Preliminary results use the devices for the first time to Earth when the Soyuz liamentary hopefuls vying are scheduled for in an Afghan election has left be- rocket failed shortly after to represent Kabul province, the 10 November leaguered organisers scrambling launching from Baikonur where around one-fifth of Af- and the final results to import and distribute them to cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ghanistan’s population lives, is to be made known more than 5,000 polling centres on Thursday. the highest of anywhere in the on 20 December ahead of the vote. The Soviet-designed country. 2018. While Afghan law does not re- Soyuz rocket is currently the The candidates account for An Afghan employee of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) shows a quire the use of biometric verifi- world’s only lifeline to the almost a third of the more than newspaper-sized ballot paper at a warehouse in Kabul cation, votes cast without it will International Space Station 2,500 people contesting long-de- not be counted, IEC spokesman and the accident will affect layed elections for Afghanistan’s Sayed Hafizullah Hashimi said. the work of the orbiting lab- lower house, or Wolesi Jirga. the ballot and those organising and blast walls around the prov- battle for the 33 seats allocated Despite the unusual size oratory. Each voter can only choose it, calling the polls a “malicious ince. The key numbers appear to Kabul. of Kabul’s ballot paper -- and “We will try to bring for- one candidate, but finding them American conspiracy”. alongside symbols such as palm More than 1.6 million votes the potential for hundreds of ward the launch of a new on Kabul’s giant ballot paper, trees, lions or spectacles, used are up for grabs -- more than thousands of votes to be cast crew,” Sergei Krikalyov, which is roughly the size of a Lions or spectacles by each candidate to enable il- any other province -- according -- Hashimi said regular boxes executive director of the tabloid newspaper, could be To make the process easier literate voters to identify them. to Independent Election Com- would be used to collect ballots Russian space agency, told time consuming. and faster for voters, candidates With lofty promises of push- mission (IEC) voter registration on election day. reporters. It is hardly ideal when the risk are advertising their numerical ing for “change”, “justice” and data. “We have around six million He said the next un - of the Taliban or the Islamic position and ballot page number even making “streets from gold, But many suspect that a sig- people (in Kabul) -- it is very manned cargo ship could State group attacking polling -- along with their often digitally schools from diamonds and uni- nificant number of those may populated,” Hashimi said. go into space later than centres is high. enhanced photos -- on campaign versities from emeralds”, can- be fake, created by fraudsters “If the boxes fill up, we have planned. Militants have vowed to target posters on lamp posts, billboards didates are locked in a fierce using counterfeit identification reserve boxes.” The next Soyuz launch had been scheduled to take a new three-person crew to the ISS on December 20 and a Progress cargo ship had been set to blast off on Rescuers search for victims as toll mounts in US October 31.

Michael made landfall on• Wednesday afternoon Our hearts are with Guadeloupe author the thousands who wins alternative The most powerful have sustained prize in Nobel to• hit Florida’s property damage, in absence northwestern Panhandle many cases entirely in more than a century wiped out Stockholm, Sweden DONALD TRUMP More than 400,000 uadeloupean author homes• and businesses GMaryse Conde yes - were without electricity by a storm surge, boats had been terday won an alternative tossed into yards and the streets award formed in protest to were littered with trees and the Nobel Literature Prize, AFP | Mexico Beach, United power lines. postponed this year over a States Florida Governor Rick Scott rape scandal that came to said the storm had caused “un- light as part of the #MeToo earch and rescue teams believable devastation” and the movement. Sfaced a second day of sifting A man works though the remains of an apartment priority for the moment was The New Academy Prize through the ruined landscape looking for survivors among res- in Literature was formed in left by Hurricane Michael yes- idents who failed to heed orders protest to denounce what terday as the death toll rose to 11. it passed through the US state of 1,200 closed roads. 5 suspected ginia, early Friday after leveling to evacuate. its founders called the “bias, After devastating coastal com- Virginia. tornadoes,” the Virginia Depart- entire communities on the US “I’m very concerned about arrogance and sexism” of munities in the Florida Panhan- “Virginia storm updates as of ment of Emergency Manage- Gulf Coast. our citizens that didn’t evacuate the venerable Swedish dle, the remnants of the storm, 7.00 am [1100 GMT Friday]. 5 ment said on Twitter. In Mexico Beach, a seafront and I just hope that, you know, Academy, which selects now downgraded to a post-trop- confirmed Michael-related fa- The storm was over the open town where the hurricane made we don’t have much loss of life,” Nobel laureates. ical cyclone, killed five people as talities. 520,000 without power. Atlantic, east of Norfolk, Vir- landfall, houses had been razed Scott told ABC. The Swedish Academy The US Army said more than was plunged into turmoil in 2,000 Florida National Guard 2017 over its ties to French- soldiers were working on the man Jean-Claude Arnault, recovery operations. who was jailed for two years Before the latest victims were in early October for rape. reported, authorities had re- Conde “describes the corded four deaths in Florida’s ravages of colonialism and Gadsden County, one in Georgia post-colonial chaos in a lan- and one in North Carolina. guage which is both pre - President Donald Trump cise and overwhelming,” the pledged to help storm victims. New Academy -- founded “Our hearts are with the by more than 100 Swedish thousands who have sustained writers, artists and journal- property damage, in many cases ists -- said more than a week entirely wiped out,” Trump said. after the Nobel Literature “We will not rest or waver until Prize would have been an- the job is done and the recovery nounced. is complete.” A train is seen tipped over from storm winds Storm damaged boats are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 07 Another royal wedding UK’s Princess Eugenie marries wine merchant

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ueen Elizabeth II’s grand- daughter Princess Euge- Qnie married a wine mer- The BBC said only “a chant yesterday in a Windsor few hundred” had set wedding clouded by complaints up lawn chairs and over costs and struggling to re- capture the magic of past royal covered themselves nuptials. in the Union Jack The big day for the ninth in preparation for in line to the throne and Jack Eugenie’s procession Brooksbank -- a “commoner” through the heart of with blue-blood friends -- comes Windsor on the heels of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s fairytale ser- vice in May. That event was watched by adoring masses and followed by months of fawning UK head- lines about the US actress who charmed her way into the royal court. But what may be a mixture of royal wedding overload and scepticism about Eugenie’s role which they heaped each other in Britain’s public life stripped with praise. Friday’s ceremony of some of Jack called his 28-year-old its charm. bride his “shining light”. Newspapers have spent weeks Eugenie called the 32-year- complaining about taxpayers old wine merchant and tequila having to foot the £2 million ambassador “humble and gen- ($2.6 million, 2.3 million euro) erous”.vBut the more tradition- security bill. Britain’s Princess Eugenie of York (R) and Jack Brooksbank walk back down the aisle of the Quire hand in hand at the end of their wedding ceremony at St George’s ally conservative Telegraph daily They noted the expense could Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor was the only one of the non-tab- have been spared had Eugenie loid papers to put the wedding at not insisted on having a horse- the top of its internet news page. drawn carriage parade around Windsor -- just like Meghan and Cocktail bar groom her prince. The ceremony itself featured The BBC also reportedly 850 guests and much of the caused Buckingham Palace up- morning saw royalty and celeb- set by deciding not to televise rities strolling up to Windsor the event live because of its like- and arranging themselves in its ly low ratings. magnificent 14th century chapel. The smaller ITV commercial The better known invitees in- channel picked up the broadcast clude the pop star Robbie Wil- for its morning programme aired liams and David and Victoria directly from a studio overlook- Beckham -- the unofficial royal ing Windsor’s lawn. couple of the British celebrity ITV spent much of the morn- world. ing discussing the fierce gusts George Clooney, who has been of wind that forced arriving tied in the press to Jack’s work guests to grasp for their compli- as the European ambassador of cated hats and to rearrange their the US actor’s line of tequila, is morning coats. also expected. “Unfortunately, this is not a Jack himself mixes in Lon- good wedding hair day,” one of don’s glitzy social circles but is ITV morning show hosts ob - unknown to most outside the served. celebrity gossip world. The BBC said only “a few hun- He managed a posh cocktail dred” had set up lawn chairs and bar in London favoured by roy- covered themselves in the Union als called Mahiki and has since Jack in preparation for Eugenie’s launched his own wine whole- procession through the heart of sale business. Windsor. Press reports said he has lately The couple did their best to harboured dreams of launching win over the crowds by doing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II waits for the carriage carrying Princess Eugenie of Artist Tracey Emin (C) leaves after attending the wedding his own chain of pubs. taped interviews for ITV in York and her husband Jack Brooksbank

The bridesmaids and page boys, including Prince George of Cambridge (C) and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (4L), stand with Sarah, Duchess of York (2L), Britain’s Princess Beatrice of York (3L), and the parents of the groom Nicola (R) and George Brooksbank (2R) Britain’s Princess Eugenie of York and her husband Jack Brooksbank travel in the Scottish State Coach 08 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 society

President of Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Dr Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Ohaly, inaugurated the activities of World Sight Day, organised by King Abdulaziz University Medical Centre on Thursday, in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) campaign under the slogan “Eye Care Everywhere”. The event focussed on blindness and vision impairment, raise public awareness and influence policy makers to support and improve The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bahrain organised a networking luncheon at Four Seasons Bahrain. More than 80 attendees enjoyed the insightful speech delivered by Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, on the recent oil and gas discoveries in Khaleej Al Bahrain national eye care programmes. and their impact on Bahrain’s economy.

Muharraq Municipal Council chairman Mohammed Al Sinan visited the Pakistan embassy and held talks with the new Bahrain National Gas Company BANAGAS staff and management have expressed their full support to #TeamBahrain social media campaign. Ambassador Afzaal Mahmood.

Indian Social Forum Bahrain organised a blood donation camp at the Salmaniya Medical Complex as the part of one month health awareness campaign named ‘Beat the Heat’ initiative was organised by Discover Islam. Water bottles, fruits and caps were distributed yesterday to workers “Our Health - Our Wealth’’. Indian Social Forum Bahrain Central committee President Jawad Pasha inaugurated the event. affected by the building collapse in Salmaniya area.

Breast Cancer Awareness Week was held at the Bahrain Indian School (BIS). School directors Himansu Verma, Ritu Verma and Principal Saji Jacob appreciated the efforts of students and teachers for successful culmination of “Think Pink Week”. 08 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 09 society

President of Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Dr Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Ohaly, inaugurated the activities of World Sight Day, organised by King Abdulaziz University Medical Centre on Thursday, in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) campaign under the slogan “Eye Care Everywhere”. The event focussed on blindness and vision impairment, raise public awareness and influence policy makers to support and improve The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bahrain organised a networking luncheon at Four Seasons Bahrain. More than 80 attendees enjoyed the insightful speech delivered by Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, on the recent oil and gas discoveries in Khaleej Al Bahrain national eye care programmes. and their impact on Bahrain’s economy.

Muharraq Municipal Council chairman Mohammed Al Sinan visited the Pakistan embassy and held talks with the new Indian Ladies Association (ILA) held Dandiya Nite at Crowne Plaza in the presence of Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha. The inaugural dance by ILA ladies was Bahrain National Gas Company BANAGAS staff and management have expressed their full support to #TeamBahrain social media campaign. Ambassador Afzaal Mahmood. followed by live music by D J Nirmal with traditional Garba Raas and then filled Dandiya session.

8 billion American dollars is the estimated value of total losses caused by floods and landslides in the South Indian state of Kerala

Indian Social Forum Bahrain organised a blood donation camp at the Salmaniya Medical Complex as the part of one month health awareness campaign named ‘Beat‘Beat thethe Heat’Heat’ initiativeinitiative waswas organisedorganised byby DiscoverDiscover Islam.Islam. WaterWater bottles,bottles, fruitsfruits andand capscaps werewere distributeddistributed yesterdayyesterday toto workersworkers “Our Health - Our Wealth’’. Indian Social Forum Bahrain Central committee President Jawad Pasha inaugurated the event. affected by the building collapse in Salmaniya area.

The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease. ‘PAACT Empathy…Rebuild Kerala’, a programme exclusively conceptualised to extend a helping hand to the flood-affected Keralites, was held at the Indian School, Isa Town Campus. Bahraini Yoga expert Breast Cancer Awareness Week was held at the Bahrain Indian School (BIS). School directors Himansu Verma, Ritu Verma and Principal Saji Jacob appreciated the efforts of students and teachers for successful culmination of “Think Pink Week”. Fatima Al Mansoori was honoured in the presence of ISB chairman Prince S Natarajan. 10 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 business

IEA lowers its growth ‘Winter is coming’ forecast in oil demand Paris, France “Expensive energy is back, with oil, gas and coal trading at Indonesian leader warns amid economic gloom he International Energy multi-year highs, and it poses TAgency yesterday revised a threat to economic growth,” lower its growth forecast in particularly for emerging AFP | Nusa Dua, Indonesia global oil demand for 2018 and economies, it warned. 2019, citing high prices, trade “The global economy is also ndonesia’s president yester- tensions and a less favourable at risk from trade disputes,” it day turned to blockbuster I am certain that economic outlook. added. “Our revised demand Itelevision show “Game of the series will end The estimated growth in outlook reflects these con - Thrones” to sound the alarm with a moral lesson, global demand has been re - cerns.” over global trade tensions at an that confrontation duced by 110,000 barrels per The IAE warned that recent economic conference, warning and collision impose day for each of the two years. peaks in supply and demand that “winter is coming.” This growth is expected to be have put a strain on spare ca- Joko Widodo’s offbeat ref- a tragic price not 1.3 million bpd this year, then pacity. erence to the wildly popular only on those who 1.4 million bpd in 2019. “This strain could be with us show drew applause from the are defeated but “This is due to a weaker eco- for some time and it will like- audience attending the annual also on those who nomic outlook, trade concerns, ly be accompanied by higher meetings of the International are the winners higher oil prices and a revision prices, however much we re- Monetary Fund and World Bank to Chinese data,” the IEA said gret them and their potential JOKO WIDODO in Bali. in a statement in its monthly negative impact on the global And he sparked raucous INDONESIA’S PRESIDENT oil report. economy.” laughter with a further refer- Indonesia President Joko Widodo (R) speaks with Managing director of the ence to the show’s “Mother of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde (C) at the International Dragons” character -- in a nod Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Nusa Dua to IMF chief Christine Lagarde, who smiled broadly at the com- and is beloved at home for his US fund gets green light ment. plains the cycle of life: The con- will end with a moral lesson, common-man touch. The meetings open amid test for power among the great that confrontation and collision Friday was not the first time to buy Ligue 1 Bordeaux warnings of economic peril, houses, she says, is like a great impose a tragic price not only on that he added a touch of pop cul- fuelled by growing protection- big wheel that turns,” he said. those who are defeated but also ture to aid digestion of weighty ism and economic conflict. “When one great house is on on those who are the winners,” economic topics. But Widodo -- who last month the top, another great house is he said. At the World Economic Fo- evoked the latest “Avengers” on the bottom.” Despite the serious subject rum in Hanoi last month, he movie at a global economic fo- Widodo used the compari- matter, delegates seemed to ap- compared trade disputes to “in- rum -- managed to elicit chuck- son to urge global leaders to preciate the levity provided by finity wars” -- a reference to the les amid the gloom with his avoid the conflict, rivalry and Widodo’s speech. latest “Avengers” super-hero extended “Game of Thrones” ever-shifting allegiances that Lagarde later took the lectern instalment -- vowing to fight reference. drives the swords-and-sorcery to thank him for “raising the bar protectionism. “Several great houses, great TV series. for excellence and conviction in “But rest assured I and my families, battle each other “Games of Thrones” next year delivering a speech.” fellow avengers stand ready to fiercely to seize control over airs a highly anticipated final A former furniture salesman, prevent Thanos from wiping US businessman and President of the General American Capital Partners the ‘Iron Throne’,” he told del- season, and Widodo ended on a Widodo, 57, is the first Indone- out half the world population,” (GACP) investment fund Joseph DaGrosa (L) and investment banker Alain egates. positive note. sian president not to come from he said, referring to the film’s Yacine (R) react after a press conference in Bordeaux, “The mother of dragons ex- “I am certain that the series an elite or military background villain. AFP | Bordeaux, France for 19 years, to the US fund, General American Capital ocal French officials re- Partners (GACP). Lmoved the last obstacle Approval was widely ex- yesterday to the sale of Ligue pected after the fund’s chief 1 club Bordeaux to an Ameri- Joseph DaGrosa reassured can investment fund in a deal council members about the worth $86.6 million. fund’s commitment to the deal. The city’s municipal council New York-born investor Da- voted overwhelmingly to ap- Grosa, who co-founded GACP prove the American takeover. in 2016, has no background in The deal comes two years football but said he would treat after Ligue 1 rivals Marseille Bordeaux like a “jewel”. The Minister of Finance, Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa meeting were bought by US real estate He said he had a shortlist Danny Alexander, Vice President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment magnate Frank McCourt, the of three names for club pres- Bank (AIIB), on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank former Los Angeles Dodgers ident, who would be French Group and the International Monetary Fund in Bali, Indonesia. The Minister owner, for 45 million euros. and would be appointed with- Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza meets Swiss commended the crucial role of AIIB in providing finance to infrastructure The council vote official- in days. Consul General to Bahrain Humbert Vincent Poemi. Dr Mirza praised the projects in member states and discussed means of enhancing cooperation. ly authorised the transfer of Bordeaux are among the strong relations between the two countries in various fields and mulled He also appreciated Bahrain becoming a full member in the bank on 24 rental obligations for the club’s most successful French clubs, participation of Swiss companies in projects in Bahrain. The Swiss consul August 2018. The meeting was attended by Dr Mohammed Ghassan Sheikho, Matmut Atlantique ground, winning the Ligue 1 title six expressed his country’s readiness to strengthen the existing cooperation Bahrain’s Ambassador to Indonesia, and a number of Ministry of Finance owned by the city, from media times. Currently they stand between the two countries in the fields of renewable energy. officials. group M6, Bordeaux’s owners seventh in the table. Jetliner lands in US after world’s longest flight

New York, United States The plane was carrying 150 pore to New York on this flight passengers and 17 crew mem- costs about $2,150 in premi - n Airbus jetliner arrived in bers as it traveled 10,250 miles um economy and $3,500 for a ANewark yesterday after a (16,500 kilometers). roundtrip itinerary, according to nearly 18-hour trip from Sin- “I feel perfectly well rest - the Singapore Airlines website. gapore, completing the world’s ed,” said Kristopher Alladin, a KNOW WHAT Singapore Airlines original- longest commercial flight. 37-year-old Canadian. “I’m lucky ly flew the route for nine years It marked the revival of a route because I’m able to sleep on the using the gas-guzzling, four-en- that had been eliminated in 2013. plane.” Singapore Airlines only gine A340-500 plane before Singapore Airlines Flight SQ22 offers premium economy and Singapore Airlines abandoning it in 2013 because arrived at 5:29 am (0929 GMT), business seats on this flight -- no originally flew the high oil prices made the service the Newark Liberty Interna- regular economy seats. route for nine years unprofitable. This trip was made tional Airport website said. That “Although you’re in premi- using the gas-guzzling, with the new and more fuel effi- made for a flight of 17 hours and um eco, you feel like you’re in four-engine A340-500 cient Airbus A350-900ULR. 52 minutes. first class,” said Alladin, adding plane before abandon- It topped the previous longest The flight had been scheduled that he had taken the same flight ing it in 2013 direct air link between cities -- to take 18 hours and 25 minutes. in 2008. “The flight was very A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-312 is towed out of Changi International Qatar Airways Flight 921 from Flying from New York to Singa- smooth, very quiet.” airport Auckland to Doha, which takes pore would be a longer journey. A one-way ticket from Singa- 17 hours 40 minutes. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 11

New World Bank fund to insure against disasters Americans not ‘stupid’ Nusa Dua, Indonesia he World Bank yester- Trump warns China as US curbs China nuclear exports Tday launched a new $150 million fund intended to help insure vulnerable two largest economies have countries against natural US last year shipped soured sharply, however, with disasters and the increas- • Trump earlier Thursday vow- ing risk of climate change- $170 million in nuclear Past presidents Obama ing to inflict economic pain on linked crises. exports to China and George W. Bush China if it does not blink in a The announcement “let China get out of trade war. follows a string of recent Trump vowed control” through the “They lived too well for too natural disasters across to• inflict economic long and, frankly, I guess they the world including re - massive US imports of think that the Americans are cord storms and a series of pain on China manufactured goods. stupid people. Americans are deadly quakes in Indonesia, We have helped rebuild not stupid people,” Trump said where the Bank and Inter- China has China more than any in an interview on “Fox and national Monetary Fund are responded• by imposing other factor. We have Friends.” currently meeting. counter tariffs helped rebuild it. I said “Their economy has gone The so-called Global Risk it’s over down very substantially,” he Financing Facility (GRiF), said. “I have a lot more to do if set up with money from AFP | Washington, United States DONALD TRUMP I want to do it. I don’t want to Germany and Britain, will US PRESIDENT do it but they have to come to finance the creation of dis- he United States said US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Michael in the the table.” aster insurance and other Thursday that it will in- Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Trump is pressing China to risk mechanisms so funds Tcreasingly restrict civil- est market for US nuclear ex- improve trading conditions for are available immediately ian nuclear exports to China as Perry said in a statement. required approval process. porters, second only to Britain. US products and to end what when crises hit. President Donald Trump vowed The measures are the latest The US already carefully re- “We understand that the US US businesses say is widespread “What we are seeking to a hard line on trade, bluntly salvo in a widening US drive to views nuclear exports through industry may suffer in the short theft of their intellectual prop- do... is to change the whole warning not to think Americans pressure China, with the Trump the Energy Department’s so- term from this decision,” the erty. system so countries can are “stupid.” administration recently slapping called Part 810 authorizations, official said. China has responded by im- rely on funding when nec- The US Energy Department $250 billion in tariffs. which verify if the technology “However, China’s concerted posing counter tariffs, which essary that’s reliable, that’s said it would make it more dif- The Energy Department said goes to peaceful use and will not effort to emulate and displace the Trump administration al- adequate, that’s rapid,” said ficult to ship nuclear technology it would not end exports to be sent to a third country. US nuclear products could cause leges show political interference Matthew Rycroft, perma- to China, one of the few growing China but would show great- “For decades China has main- the permanent loss of global by targeting products from key nent secretary for Britain’s markets for new plants as the er scrutiny and that there “will tained a concerted, central gov- markets and domestic jobs in states in next month’s congres- Department for Interna- Asian economy tries to meet ris- be a presumption of denial” for ernment-run strategy to acquire the long run,” he said. sional elections. tional Development. ing electricity demand through new licenses related to the state- nuclear technology to gain eco- Former president Barack Oba- The International Monetary “It’s too little, but it’s low-carbon sources. owned China General Nuclear nomic advantage,” a US official ma in 2015 signed off on an ex- Fund this week cited the trade not too late, we really need “The United States cannot Power Corp. said on condition of anonymity. tension of nuclear cooperation war as it lowered its 2019 growth to build the momentum... ignore the national security im- The company was indicted The United States last year between the United States and forecast for China, which is set change fundamentally the plications of China’s efforts to last year along with a natural- shipped $170 million in nucle- China, with his administration to see its slowest expansion way we do our investment,” obtain nuclear technology out- ized US citizen on charges of ar exports to China, accord - arguing that Beijing had moved since 1990. The IMF also low- said Laura Tuck, the World side of established processes of conspiring to develop sensitive ing to official figures. A 2017 to tighten controls as part of ered estimates for the United Bank’s vice president for US-China civil nuclear cooper- nuclear material with US know- Commerce Department report renewal negotiations. States and the global economy sustainable development. ation,” Energy Secretary Rick how without going through the ranked China as the second larg- Relations between the world’s as a whole. Plastic surgeon buys Britain plans fiscal buffer : Hammond top Bitcoin exchange Nusa Dua, Indonesia thrown into crisis again, with a growing government revolt Seoul, South Korea ings for about 400 billion won ritain is preparing a “fis - emerging in London ahead of a ($353 million). Bithumb has Bcal reserve” to support high-stakes summit in Brussels consortium led by a prom- more than a million custom- the economy in case of tur - next week. Ainent Seoul plastic sur- ers but suffered a devastating moil when the country offi - British newspapers reported geon purchased a controlling hacking attack in June that left cially exits the European Un- Friday that several ministers stake in South Korea’s largest more than $30 million worth ion, finance minister Philip were threatening to quit the cryptocurrency exchange. of cryptocurrency stolen. Hammond told Bloomberg TV government over concessions The hyper-wired South has The BK consortium is an in- yesterday. Prime Minister Theresa May is emerged as one of the world’s vestment group led by Kim “We are in a period of un - preparing to make in the talks. top Bitcoin markets, at one Byung-gun, a high-profile certainty because of the Brexit But Hammond insisted that point accounting for more than plastic surgeon who founded negotiations,” Hammond said negotiations were making pro- 20 per cent of global bitcoin BK Plastic Surgery Hospital, a in an interview in Bali, where gress. transactions -- about 10 times major clinic in Seoul that also finance ministers are gathered “There has very definitely the country’s share of the glob- has operations in Singapore. for meetings of the World Bank been a change of gear over the al economy. Cryptocurrencies have and IMF. last 10 days,” he told reporters Singapore-based BK Global plunged since the end of 2017, “We will keep an appropriate Philip Hammond Friday. Consortium bought a 50-per- when Bitcoin hit a record high fiscal reserve so that if we need “There is clearly a commit- cent stake plus one share in near $20,000, having surged to we can intervene to support ment to try to find a way for- Bithumb, the country’s biggest from less than $1,000 just 11 demand in the UK economy.” be used “to support the spend- more quickly”. ward.” virtual currency exchange, months earlier. The unit is now He gave no details on the size ing envelope or to deliver tax Negotiations between Britain Britain is scheduled to leave from shareholder BTC Hold- worth around $6,210. of the reserve but said it could cuts, or to pay down the debt and the EU on Brexit have been the EU on March 29 next year. Dubai-bound Air India jet hits wall during take off

AFP | New Delhi, India damaged aircraft went viral on social media soon after it landed ir India yesterday grounded safely. The 130 passengers were Atwo pilots after one of its moved to a new flight to Dubai. jets carrying 136 people hit an Air India said the two pilots airport perimeter wall on takeoff were “derostered pending inves- and then flew for almost four tigation” and the incident had hours with a damaged body, of- been reported to India’s Direc- ficials said. torate General of Civil Aviation The Boeing 737 suffered the for an investigation. damage as it left Trichy in south- Civil aviation minister Suresh ern India bound for Dubai. Prabhu yesterday said the gov- Officials at the airport in Tamil ernment had recently ordered Nadu state “observed that air- Air India Express flight to Dubai hit the boundary wall of the Tiruchy an independent “airline safety” craft might have come in contact International Airport (Courtesy of Indian Express) review of Air India. with the airport perimeter wall,” Air traffic in India is boom- said an Air India statement. ing but Prabhu said on Twitter “The matter was conveyed to aircraft systems were operating precautionary measure.” that “safety of the passengers the pilot in command. The pilot normally. It was decided to di- The jet landed in Mumbai four is of paramount importance in command reported that the One of the wheels of the plane struck the wall (Courtesy of Indian Express) vert the aircraft to Mumbai as a hours later and pictures of the for us.” SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 12

Fracking to begin in Britain after court ruling London, United Kingdom World markets rebound nergy company Cuad- Key figures around 1330 GMT rilla will begin fracking E Asia enjoyed New York - Dow Jones:  1.6pc at 25,455.75 points Britain’s first horizontal • shale-gas well after the healthy gains, with London - FTSE 100:  0.7 percent at 7,052.77 High Court in London dis- star performer Hong Paris - CAC 40:  0.8 percent at 5,146.24 missed a last-minute re - Kong surging 2.1pc Frankfurt - DAX 30:  0.8pc at 11,627.80 quest for an injunction by environmentalists. Mnuchin downplayed EURO STOXX 50:  0.5pc at 3,225.49 “We are delighted to • Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  0.5pc at 22,694.66 (close) be starting our hydraulic the stocks plunge Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  2.1pc at 25,801.45 (close) fracturing operations as in Wall Street planned,” Francis Egan, Shanghai - Composite:  0.9pc at 2,606.91 (close) CEO of Cuadrilla, said in a The dollar recovered Euro/dollar:  $1.1556 from $1.1593 at 2100 GMT on Thursday statement. versus• the euro and yen Pound/dollar:  $1.3194 from $1.3230 The project in Lanca - shire, northwest England, Dollar/yen:  at 112.25 from 112.16 yen has attracted much contro- London, United Kingdom versy and was opposed by local authorities, residents lobal stock markets re- A investor monitors stock prices at a securities company in Jiujiang in China’s ping at the G20 summit next In the event US banks Citi- and environmentalists, who bounded yesterday, one central Jiangxi province month has rekindled risk appe- group, JP Morgan and Wells Far- launched legal action to Gday after ferocious losses tite, stock markets are not out of go reported higher third-quarter block operations. sparked by heightened econom- the woods yet,” he added. earnings yesterday, reflecting But judge Michael Sup- ic concerns, notably over rising Europe chased Asia higher Still the rebound was only the benefits of higher interest perstone ruled that he did US interest rates that have drawn yesterday, with Frankfurt and partial. The Dow Jones ended ‘Absolute shocker of a week’ rates for the financial sector, “not consider that any of attacks from President Donald Paris gaining 0.8pc and Lon - down 2.1pc on Thursday, making Analysts cautioned that the and their shares rose strongly in the grounds of challenge Trump on his “crazy” central don winning 0.7pc as investors for a two-day 1,300-point stocks US earnings season -- which early trading. raise a serious issue to bank. scooped up cheaper equities, bloodbath, to close at the lowest cranked into action Friday -- The global sell-off was also be tried.” Wall Street snapped higher at which are widely regarded as a levels in months. could indicate whether markets due in part to Trump describing He also refused a re - the opening bell, with the Dow risky bet in times of economic “The brutal selloff that en - have bottomed out or not. the policies of the US Federal quest by the local Lanca - rising 1.6 per cent, while the turmoil. gulfed global stocks this week “Today’s rebound appears to Reserve as “loco” and “crazy”, shire County Council for broader S&P 500 climbing 1.2pc “US stocks are recovering took a pause on Friday as risk be offering a brief respite for sparking concerns over the in- a judicial review of emer- and the tech-heavy Nasdaq solidly in early action from the sentiment slightly improved investors at what has been an dependence of the world’s top gency planning proce - Composite jumping 2.6pc. past two sessions of drops that across financial markets,” not- absolute shocker of a week,” not- central bank. dures regarding the site, Asia enjoyed healthy gains, have come from the festering ed analyst Lukman Otunuga at ed CMC Markets analyst Michael But US Treasury Secretary nestled in the Lancashire with star performer Hong Kong concerns regarding the pace trading firm FXTM. Hewson. Steven Mnuchin downplayed countryside. surging 2.1pc, Shanghai up 0.9pc of the recent rally in Treasury “Although positive trade data “While today’s respite is the stocks plunge in Wall Street, The company has com- and Tokyo adding 0.5pc, at the yields that spilled over to the from China and reports of US welcome, it remains to be seen saying it was “just a natural pleted two horizontal shale- end of a traumatic week for in- global markets,” said analysts at President Donald Trump meet- whether we have seen the bot- correction”, in an interview on gas wells -- 2,300 metres vestors worldwide. Charles Schwab brokerage. ing Chinese President Xi Jin- tom in the short term. CNBC. and 2,100 metres below the surface, at the site. It will test the flow of nat- ural gas within the wells, with initial results expected China’s surplus with US in the new year. “If commercially recov- widens to $34.13 billion Oil edges above $80 erable this will displace costly imported gas, with Reuters | Beijing Reuters | London support. International bench- lower emissions, signifi- The September sur- mark Brent crude rose 34 cents cant economic benefit and hina’s trade surplus with plus with the US was il edged further above $80 to $80.60 a barrel by 1052 GMT, better security of energy Cthe United States surged to larger than China’s Oa barrel yesterday as a rally having dropped by 3.4 per cent supply for the UK,” said a record high of $34.13 billion overall trade surplus in equities lent support, though on Thursday. US crude added 45 Egan. (£25.78 billion) in September, of $31.69 billion for prices pared most of their gain cents to $71.42. Fracking uses hydraulic compared with $31.05 billion after a closely watched fore- $80.60 Still, the monthly report by pressure to break up under- in August, Chinese customs the month caster deemed supply adequate a barrel was the price of the International Energy Agen- ground rock, allowing the data showed on Friday. and the outlook for demand Brent crude by 1052 GMT cy (IEA) on Friday weighed. The flow of previously trapped The September surplus with weakening. IEA said the market looked “ad- gas. the US was larger than China’s been a sore point with Wash- Crude was still heading for its equately supplied for now” and overall trade surplus of $31.69 ington and is at the centre of first weekly drop in five weeks, trimmed its forecasts for world billion for the month. an increasing bitter dispute pressured by a big rise in US in- oil demand growth this year For January-September, between the world’s two big- ventories and fading concerns pressured crude on Thursday. and next. UK to cut hybrid car China’s trade surplus with gest economies. for now that looming US sanc- “A rebound in equity markets “This is due to a weaker the United States was $225.79 The United States and China tions on Iran will cut supplies would help Brent to rebound economic outlook, trade con- subsidies billion, compared with about imposed new tit-for-tat tariffs significantly. from $80,” said Olivier Jakob, cerns, higher oil prices and a $196.01 billion in the same pe- against each other’s goods in Oil found support yesterday analyst at Petromatrix, adding revision to Chinese data,” said Reuters | London riod last year. late September, the latest es- from a gain in world stocks. A that a dip below $80 on Thurs- the IEA, which advises indus- China’s large trade surplus calation in a heated trade war drop in equities amid wider day did not clearly break that trialized countries on energy ritain will cut the incen- with the United States has long between them. risk-off investor sentiment had level as a source of technical policy. Btives available to those buying plug-in hybrid ve- hicles as it focuses on pure electric models, sparking anger from an industry trade body as carmakers al- Higher interest rates boost US bank earnings ready face declining sales in Europe’s second-biggest New York, United States lus programs and geopolitical riod, boosted by higher interest autos market. concerns. income and lower expenses. Buyers of vehicles which arge US banks reported high- Net income at JPMorgan for Revenues inched up to $21.9 emit less than 50 grams/ Ler third-quarter earnings the three-month stretch was bn from $21.8 bn in the year-ago km of CO2 and have a ze- yesterday, reflecting the benefits $8.4 billion, up 24.5 per cent. period. ro-emission range of at of higher interest rates for the Revenues gained 5.2pc to Wells Fargo has revamped its least 70 miles will see the financial sector with little of $27.8 bn. employee incentive systems and grant they are eligible for the downside that has worried In consumer banking, gains replaced executives following a reduced by 22 percent to financial markets this week. in the credit card and auto loans fake accounts scandal that sur- 3,500 pounds. Shares of JPMorgan Chase, segment helped offset a drop in faced in 2016. Those purchasing cars Citigroup and Wells Fargo all revenues in home lending. Chief Financial Officer John emitting up to 75 grams/ rose in pre-market trading fol- JPMorgan experienced mixed Shrewsberry pointed to some km of CO2 but with a lower lowing the stream of reports, results in its trading business, positive business trends, in - zero-emission range will no the unofficial kickoff of earnings with fixed income trading cluding growth in primary con- longer be eligible for such season. suffering a drop while equity sumer checking customers and support under plans due to Banks typically win higher markets, emerging markets and increased debt and credit card come into force next month. profits from interest rates but commodities all rose. usage. “With plug-in hybrid the sell-off this week reflects People walk by JP Morgan Chase headquarters in the New York (Courtesy of USA Citigroup reported an 11.8pc But overall commercial and models like the Mitsubishi worries that spiking interest Today) rise in profits to $4.6 bn, point- consumer loans fell compared Outlander becoming pop- rates could shock the global ing to growth in South America with the second quarter and ular the govt is focussing economy. strengthening US economy and certainties.” as a particularly good area. with the year-ago period. its attention to zero emis- “The economy is still very not worrisome at this point. And in a conference call with Revenues dipped 0.2pc to Shares of JPMorgan advanced sion models such as the strong,” said JPMorgan Chief Ex- In the bank’s statement, Di- reporters, Dimon offered a lita- $18.4 bn. 1.7pc to $110 in pre-market Nissan Leaf and BMW i3,” ecutive Jamie Dimon, who said mon had warned of a potential ny of concerns, including trade Wells Fargo reported trading. Citigroup rose 2.8pc the government said in a the rise in interest rates thus far economic hit from “increasing conflicts, Brexit, the unwinding third-quarter profit of $6.0 bn, to $70.30, while Wells Fargo statement. was unsurprising in light of a economic and geopolitical un- of quantitative easing stimu- up 32.2pc from the year-ago pe- climbed 1.3pc to $52.10. 13 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018

A STAR IS BORN NIGHT SCHOOL GHOST STORIES (15+) (DRAMA/ROMANTIC/MUSICAL) NEW (PG-15) (COMEDY) (15+) (DRAMA/HORROR) NEW LADY GAGA, BRADLEY COOPER KEVIN HART, TIFFANY HADDISH ANDY NYMAN, MARTIN FREEMAN CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 3.00 + 7.00 + Kanye West loves PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) + 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 PM 11.00 PM CITYCENTRE DAILY AT (VIP I): 12.00 + 2.45 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM 9.15 + 11.30 PM THE LAST WITHNESS SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + (PG-15) (THRILLER/CRIME/DRAMA/BIOG- 11.45 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM RAPHY) and hugs Trump SAAR DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + ALEX PETTYFER, ROBERT WIECKIEWICZ, (11.15 PM THURS/FRI) 9-SMALL FOOT TALULAH SAAR DAILY AT (VIP I): 12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 1.00 + 5.00 + 9.00 PM 8.15 + 11.00 PM CHANNING TATUM, JAMES CORDEN, BEKIYA WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 8.45 + 11.30 PM + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM (PG-15) (ARABIC/COMEDY/CRIME/DRAMA) NEW BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE CITYCENTRE DAILY AT (3D): 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 PM MOHAMMED RAJAB, ETHEN AMIR, MOHAM- (15+) (THRILLER/CRIME) NEW SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 + MED LUTFI CHRIS HEMSWORTH, JEFF BRIDGES 4.45 + 6.45 + 8.45 + 10.45 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 SAAR DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 PM DEAD TRIGGER + 8.30 + 11.30 PM WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 3.45 PM (15+) (ACTION/HORROR) NEW 8.30 + 11.30 PM *- DOLPH LUNDGREN, AUTUMN REESER, WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM AL DIESEL ISAIAH WASHINGTON (PG-15) (ARABIC/ACTION/THRILLER/CRIME) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 5.15 + HELICOPTER EELA MOHAMMED RAMADAN, YASMINE SABRI, 9.45 PM (PG) (HINDI/DRAMA/COMEDY) NEW FATHY VENOM KAJOL, RIDDHI SEN, TOTA ROY CHOWDHURY CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 11-THE NUN (18+) (HORROR/THRILLER) + 6.30 + 9.15 PM + 12.00 MN *- TAISSA FARMIGA, DEMIAN BICHIR, BONNIE *- TOM HARDY, MICHELLE WILLIAMS, RIZ SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 AARONS AHMED + 11.30 PM CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT:11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 SAAR DAILY AT: 5.30 + 8.15 + (11.00 PM THURS/ 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM + 9.15 + 11.45 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) FRI) Kanye West hugs Donald Trump SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 2.45 + 7.15 + 11.45 PM SAAR DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) 8.30 + 11.15 PM THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN IT’S WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 AFP | Washington into what must have been one “It was from the soul. I WALLS + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM of the most unusual encoun- just channelled it,” the musi- THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON (PG-13) (COMEDY/FANTASY/THRILLER) MY GIRAFFE ap megastar Kanye West ters in the Oval Office’s storied cian said, adding -- to gasps (G) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE) NEW CATE BLANCHETT, JACK BLACK, LORENZA loves Donald Trump and history. from presidential staff -- that IRINA KIREEVA, KONSTANTIN IZZO (PG) (FAMILY) NEW proved it in dramatic Talking at speed on Trump “might not have ex - KOZHEVNIKOV, *- LIAM DE VRIES, MARTIJN FISCHER, R CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 12.30 + 4.45 + 9.00 PM DOLORES LEEUWIN fashion Thursday, leaping from everything from Trump’s pected to have a crazy person CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.15 + 3.00 his seat at a White House meet- protectionist trade polices to like Kanye West supporting PM THE MEG SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.15 + 2.00 + ing to hug the president. black gun crime and “infinite him.” SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.15 + 3.00 + (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) 3.45 PM 4.45 PM “I love this guy,” Kanye de- amounts of universe,” Kanye The rapper, who has bro - JASON STATHAM, RUBY ROSE, BINGBING LI KAYAKULAM KOCHUNNI clared in the Oval Office. left the normally talkative pres- ken ranks with much of the JALEBI CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) NEW The rapper had been invit- ident almost speechless with left-leaning entertainment in- (PG-15) (HINDI/ROMANTIC/DRAMA) NEW 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM NIVIN PAULY, MOHANLAL, PRIYA ANAND ed to lunch to discuss prison his performance. dustry to come out in support RHEA CHAKRABORTY, FARIDA DADI EL BADLAH SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + reform but turned what was “That was quite something,” of Trump, even said he could be 8.30 + 11.30 PM would ordinarily have been a Trump said at the end Kanye’s president himself -- but “only CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) 11.30 PM TAMER HOSNY, AKRAM HOSNI, MAJED EL AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 6.00 + 9.00 PM + (12.00 staid White House photo-op freewheeling soliloquy. after” Trump in 2024. SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + MASRY, MN THURS/FRI) 9.00 + 11.15 PM CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 ARAVINDHA SAMETHA VENOM + 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM (PG-15) (TELGU) NEW (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) THE EQUALIZER- 2 N.T.R. JR. , POOJA HEDGE, SUNIL TOM HARDY, MICHELLE WILLIAMS India #MeToo claims halt production of (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER) SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + CITYCENTRE DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 11.00 AM + DENZEL WASHINGTON, PEDRO PASCAL 8.00 + 11.00 PM 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 PM Bollywood blockbuster movie CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + CITYCENTRE DAILY AT (ATMOS): 11.30 AM + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM ANDHADUN AFP | Mumbai, India 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) PEPPERMINT (PG-15) (HINDI/CRIME/COMEDY) CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: (VIP II): 10.30 AM + (PG-15) (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER/DRAMA) TABU, AYUSHMANN KHURRANA, RADHIKA ndia’s growing #MeToo 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM APTE storm halted production of a JENNIFER GARNER, RICHARD CABRAL I SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM Bollywood blockbuster yester- JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 2.45 + 7.00 day, with the film’s lead calling (PG) (COMEDY/ACTION/ADVENTURE) + 11.15 PM VARATHAN for harassment claims against ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT (MALAYALAM) its director and his co-star to CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 12.00 + 1.00 (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER/CRIME) FAHADH FAASIL, AISHWARYA LAKSHMI be “stringently” investigated. + 2.00 + 3.00 + 4.00 + 5.00 + 6.00 + 7.00 + 8.00 TOM CRUISE, HENRY CAVILL + 9.00 + 10.00 + 11.00 PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + Star Akshay Kumar said he 11.45 PM had requested that the making THURS/FRI) CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 4.00 + 9.00 PM + of “Housefull 4” be stopped SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + 12.00 MN 96 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM following allegations against (TAMIL) SAAR DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 2.45 + 7.00 + (11.15 HOTELTRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER director Sajid Khan and one PM THURS/FRI) (PG) (ANIMATION/COMEDY/DRAMA) VIJAY SETHUPATHI, TRISHA KRISHNANA of the film’s actors, Nana SAAR DAILY AT: 12.30 + 4.45 + 9.00 PM ADAM SANDLER, ANDY SAMBERG SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + Patekar. 8.00 + 11.00 PM WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + CITYCENTRE DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 7.00 PM Accusations that Patekar be- 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM haved inappropriately on a film set 10 years ago sparked India’s #MeToo movement, which has since engulfed Bollywood fig- ures, a government minister Rodriguez once asked JLo for autograph and several comedians and top Akshay Kumar (L) and Sajid Khan journalists. IANS | Los Angeles ber, he posted a series of photos Patekar denies the allega - and prove the truth”. of his favourite memories he tions. Three women, an actor, an as- inger-actress Jennifer created with Lopez from their “I’ve requested the producers sistant director and a journalist SLopez’s boyfriend Alex Rod- trip to Italy in August. (of “Housefull 4”)... to cancel took to Twitter on Thursday to riguez says he once asked the In the post, the sportsman the shoot until further investi- accuse Khan of sexual harass- singer-actress for an autograph shows off several of his roman- gation. This is something that KNOW WHAT ment. before they started dating. tic boating adventures with the requires stringent action,” Ku- The actress said Khan had On Thursday, Rodriguez, 43, singer, as well as some sweet mar said on Twitter. insisted that she strip during shared a throwback photo of snaps of his two daughters, Ella “I will not work with any an audition while the journalist Lopez, 49, which she signed Alexander, 10, and Natasha Al- proven offenders and all those Three women, an alleged the director had flashed for him years before they got exander, 13. who have been subjugated to actor, an assistant his penis at her during an in- together, reports people.com. Lopez’s 10-year-old twins harassment should be heard director and a jour- terview. “Throwback to almost 20 Max and Emme were also on and given the justice they de- Kumar’s statement came two years ago when a big time global the trip. nalist took to Twitter Jennifer Lopez (L) and Alex Rodriguez serve,” the 51-year-old actor on Thursday to days after Bollywood power pop superstar signed a picture Although Lopez and Rod- added. couple Aamir Khan and his for a young ball player,” Rodri- riguez, who began dating in Khan, 46, tweeted his own accuse Sajid Khan of film-maker wife Kiran Rao an- guez captioned the shot adding, commented: “Omg!! Who found March of last year, have spent a statement shortly afterwards to sexual harassment nounced that they were with- “#lifecanbeafunnythingsome- that?” lot of time as a blended family, announce that he was stepping drawing from the film “Mogul” times #pictureperfect #keep- This isn’t the first time Rod- they are in no rush to get mar- down from the film “until the over a molestation case against sake #jlo.” riguez has gushed over his lady ried, a source previously told time I can allay the allegations director Subhash Kapoor. The “Dinero” singer later love on Instagram. In Septem- people.com. 14 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 sports

Anan comes fifth in 400m Wang on brink of biggest TDT | Manama ahrain’s hopes of claiming Ba medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, being held in win as rain stops play Buenos Aires, suffered a major blow yesterday. AFP | Hong Kong Yusuf Anan was the first of a two-member Bahraini athlet- hinese number one Wang ics team going into action, but Qiang was on the brink his medal quest ended sadly Cof the biggest win of her as he came fifth in the men’s season yesterday when rain 400m heat at Parque Polide- abruptly stopped her quarter portivo Roca sports facilities in final against world number five Southern Buenos Aires. Elina Svitolina. Lined up in the fourth heat The 26-year-old was serving race along with athletes from for the match at 15-30, 5-2 in USA, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Malawi the second set -- after cruising and Bermuda, the 16-year-old to a 6-2 victory in the first set Bahraini was unable to finish -- when the heavens opened. among fastest eight athletes Play was later suspended un- in all five heats and therefore til today, giving the sixth seed missed any chance to qualify Yusuf Anan performes in the men’s an agonising overnight wait to for the semifinal race. 400m heat close out the win. Marwa Al Ajooz, Bahrain’s Svitolina would be Wang’s other athlete in the fray, will Bahrain sent four of its highest-ranked top ten scalp hold Bahrain’s final hope at young and promising athletes this year. the Olympics today when she to the Olympics, which got un- The current world number 24 competes in the women’s 100m derway on October 6, with the grabbed headlines at the French Zhang Shuai heat 3 kicking off at 10.45pm closing ceremony scheduled Open with her straight-sets (Bahrain time). for October 18. demolition of Venus Williams, champion, is keen to finish what was a full battle. I think the dif- She has been grouped with Ali Dawani and Maryam offering a hint of what was to has been by her standards a dis- ference was a couple of points.” athletes from Federation Sharif are the other two, who come. appointing season on a high. Earlier, China’s Zhang Shuai States of Micronesia Portugal, performed well in their re - She later overcame Karoli- She has slumped to a world looked in ominous form as Sint Kitts and Nevis, Brazil, spective events. Fifteen-year- na Pliskova in both Beijing and ranking of 13, while her best she swatted aside last year’s Sao Tome and Principe, Azer- old Dawani competed in the Wuhan, but none of the vic - The first and second Grand Slam performance was runner-up Daria Gavrilova in baijan, Nigeria and Mexico. men’s singles, doubles and tories was against such a high rounds gave me a a semi final at Roland Garros. straight sets. Despite the tough task, mixed doubles events in tennis ranked opponent as Svitolina. lot of confidence The Spaniard was relieved The world number 39 over- Marwa hopes to be among the championships but was out in She also beat Caroline Wozni- -- that’s why today I to keep the hard-fought match whelmed her Australian oppo- fastest eight athletes in all five the first rounds. acki in 2013 aged just 21 when played really well to just two sets ahead of her nent -- who is ranked five places heats from Stage 1 and pro - Maryam, also aged 15, set the Dane was ranked number 10. today semi. above her -- with the power and gress to the last heat in Stage up a new personal best record Wang had seemed in com - ZHANG SHUAI “It was very competitive,” the precision of her ground strokes 2, while the remaining athletes of 58kg in the women’s 48kg plete control during the match, 25-year-old. and ran away with a comfort- will be spread among the other weight category in the weight- with the under pressure Svi- Kumkhum broke her as she able 6-1, 6-3 victory after little heats according to their times. lifting championship. tolina committing a string of bine Muguruza, who fought off served for the match, levelling more than an hour on court. unforced errors, before the top a late comeback by Thailand’s the scores at 5-5, before Mugu- Zhang, China’s number two, seeded Ukrainian was saved by Luksika Kumkhum to win 6-2, ruza finally overcame her oppo- will make her debut in the the weather. 7-5. nent, who is ranked 105. Hong Kong semis today when The eventual winner will play Muguruza, the 2016 French “I feel in the second set she she takes on Ukrainian teenager Brave CF open doors for former world number one Gar- Open and 2017 Wimbledon was playing so much better -- it Dayana Yastremska. Zubaira Tukhugov TDT | Manama

Zverev blames ‘superstition’ for Bahrain sets record for most H Shaikh Khalid bin Ham- Had Al Khalifa, founder of ‘ridiculous’ use of towels title fights in an edition Brave Combat Federation has AFP | Shanghai TDT | Manama pines will defend his bantam- made an open statement in weight championship against support to Zubaira Tukhugov, lexander Zverev weighed rave 18 which will be host- Felipe Efrain from Brazil. Ab- who was pulled from his fight Ain on the debate about Bed on 16th November in dul Kareem Al Selwady from against Artem Lobov at UFC players’ use of towels yester- the Kingdom of Bahrain will Palestine will contest for the Moncton. day, saying those who wipe set a record for featuring most lightweight championship Tukhugov was involved in down after every point are “ri- number of bouts in a single against Lucas Mineiro from the chaos that broke loose af- diculous” and do it for super- edition of the promotion. Brazil. ter the the main event at UFC stition, not sweat. Till date a maximum of two Velimurad Alkhasov from 229 between the team mates of Zubaira Tukhugov There has been much dis- championship title fights were Russia will contest against Conor McGregor and Khabib Shaikh Khalid openly invited cussion at the Shanghai Mas- Alexander Zverev featured at Brave Combat Fed- Marcel Adur from Brazil for Nurmagomedov. Tukhugov to join Brave CF if ters this week about the issue eration. Brave 18 which marks the flyweight championship. KHK MMA Fight Team he face any retaliatory action after Fernando Verdasco be- ers in Shanghai earlier this the return of Brave Combat The event will take place which is home to multiple from the UFC and also support- rated a ball boy at the Shen- week that ball boys and girls Federation to Bahrain are set during Brave International athletes from Dagestan, Rus- ed his resilience to support zhen Open for failing to bring -- who are unpaid volunteers to contest three championship Combat Week 2018 hosted at sia supported Khabib Nurma- his team mate, Khabib Nur- his towel fast enough. -- should be given as much re- title fights. the Khalifa Sports City in Isa gomedov who was targeted magomedov through a social Roger Federer told report- spect as anyone else. Stephen Loman from Philip- Town, Bahrain. during the fight week. HH media post.

Raikkonen fined for colliding with parked car

AFP | Geneva, Switzerland news agency reported yesterday. The agency said the incident in May astering daunting street cours- occurred when Raikkonen veered Kimi Mes at breakneck speeds while to avoid an oncoming vehicle and Raikkonen racing against the world’s top driv- collided with a car parked to his ers does not necessarily mean you right. can handle a tranquil Swiss parking Raikkonen will also be responsible lot. for a 450-franc administrative fee, Just ask Formula 1 star Kimi Rai- according to ATS. kkonen. Police in Zug did not immediately The Finnish former F1 champion respond to a request for comment. has been ordered to pay a fine of 350 Raikkonen learned last month that at Seef District too Swiss francs ($353, 304 euros) af - his team Ferrari will not be retaining ter crashing into a parked car in his his services for 2019. The Finn will Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Seef District +973 17364999 hometown of Baar, in the northern move to Sauber for at least the next Canton of Zug, Switzerland’s ATS two seasons. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 15

Ramsey to see out season at Arsenal Colombia crush US in friendly after talks fail AFP | London Reuters | Tampa, United States all unavailable due to injuries, interim US head coach Dave aron Ramsey plans to olombia crushed a short- Sarachan made no changes at Astay at Arsenal for the handed and overmatched halftime but his team came out rest of this season and not CUnited States 4-2 in a more energised after the break. make a cut-price January friendly in Tampa on Thursday Kellyn Acosta latched onto move after the collapse of in the latest reminder the Amer- a long pass in the box from contract talks with the Pre- icans are far from threatening Antonee Robinson to level the mier League club. the world’s best. game in the 50th minute. Arsenal could attempt to James Rodriguez scored Co- The US took a 2-1 lead three cash in on the 27-year-old lombia’s first goal in the 36th minutes later when Timothy midfielder in the January minute and set up their last as Weah found space on the left transfer window, with top the South Americans stormed wing and delivered to Bobby Premier League, La Liga back after trailing 2-1 early in Wood, who split two defend- and Serie A clubs reported- the second half. ers to score. Colombia’s Car- ly monitoring the situation. A win or tie for the United los Bacca squared the contest But Ramsey, who is set to States would have been a boost three minutes later, however, become a free agent at the for a team which failed to qual- with a shot past the diving arms end of the season, said: “I ify for the World Cup in Russia of keeper Zack Steffen. am contracted to Arsenal after losing to Trinidad and To- Colombia nosed ahead in the and I am going to do my best bago a year and a day ago. 74rd minute, with Radamel Fal- now this season to try and But it was not to be. cao capitalising on a defensive achieve something special. Colombia thoroughly out- breakdown to score, sending “Everything has been go- played the US in the first half on the team’s yellow-clad fans into ing great with the club. We a hot and humid night in Florida, a frenzy. thought we were in a posi- and drew first blood in the 36th Colombia put the game away tion where we had agreed minute when Rodriguez curled in emphatic style in the 79th a deal but that’s no longer a left-footed shot into the top minute when Rodriguez found the case. left corner. Miguel Borja across the box and With Christian Pulisic, West- United States forward Bobby Wood (7) and Columbia defender Santiago Arias (4) go for the ball the forward hammered a volley on McKennie and Tyler Adams into the corner. Asian Cup football gets green light for Bolt grabs double after painful kick Portugal ruin Lewandowski’s four subs AFP | Mumbai AFP | Sydney century celebration ext year’s Asian Cup print legend Usain Bolt Nwill allow a fourth sub- Sscored his first goals in stitute when games go to ex- professional football yester- tra time, the Asian Football day after starting up front in a Confederation announced pre-season game for Australia’s yesterday. Central Coast Mariners. The move follows a The 100 metres world re - change to the official Laws cord-holder, who is bidding for of the Game, which was also a professional contract, recov- implemented at this year’s ered from a painful kick in the World Cup in Russia. groin to grab a double against “I am confident the new Macarthur South West United regulations will add to the in Sydney. excitement of Asia’s flag- Bolt, 32, finished with his left ship national team competi- foot after some slack marking tion and further strengthen on 55 minutes, celebrating with Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, playing for A-League football club Central Coast the AFC’s ambitions to be his trademark ‘Lightning Bolt’ Mariners, jumps while controlling the ball the world’s leading Con- pose. federation,” AFC president The Jamaican then capital- indefinite trial. better and I am on the way to Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim ised on a defensive mix-up to “I’m just happy that I got a doing that.” Poland’s forward Robert Lewandowski (R) looks on as Portugal’s midfielder Al Khalifa said in a state- score his second on 69 minutes chance and I’m proud of my- Bolt said he had a “lot more Ruben Neves (C) plays the ball ment. before being substituted six self,” Bolt told host broadcaster to learn” and was keen to join minutes later with the score Fox Sports after the game. the Mariners on a professional AFP | Paris in two in the Nations League at 4-0. “It was a big deal... first start contract. after also beating Italy 1-0 in It was the first game Bolt and scoring two goals. It was “I’m keen, that’s why I’m here ortugal, playing with - September. India to face China has started since joining the a good feeling. This is what I to play my best and to try and Pout embattled Cristiano Prolific Genoa striker A-League club in August for an worked towards. I try to get get into the team,” he added. Ronaldo, defeated Poland Krzysztof Piatek had given Po- after two decades 3-2 in the Nations League on land a 19th-minute lead with Thursday, shattering Robert Jakub Blaszczykowski cutting Reuters | Tokyo Lewandowski’s celebrations the deficit for the home side in of playing his 100th interna- the 77th minute. hina and India together Schumi Jr eyes F3 title, F1 license tional. In Podgorica, Serbia downed Caccount for more than European champions Por- Montenegro 2-0 in the first a third of the world’s popu- AFP | Berlin said Schumacher, who has tak- tugal scored three times in 20 meeting between the two for- lation, but in football terms en control of the drivers’ cham- minutes in the Polish city of mer members of the old Yu- they are minnows often ick Schumacher is poised pionships with five straight Chorzow through Andre Sil- goslavia. beaten by countries a frac- Mto emulate the exploits of wins and a second place in his va (32 minutes), a Kamil Glik Aleksandar Mitrovic scored tion of their size. his famous father and claim his last six races. own-goal (43) and a strike both goals with an 18th-min- Their struggles will be first Formula Three title this More podium places this from Bernardo Silva (52). ute penalty followed by an laid bare today when China weekend -- and take a likely weekend would hand young Fernando Santos’s Portu- 81st-minute effort. host their Asian rivals in a step towards Formula One. Schumacher his first major title gal team now have two wins Israel recovered from a goal friendly that the home side After nine of 10 rounds, the -- and open the door to racing down in Haifa to defeat Scot- are under huge pressure to teenage son of stricken sev - in Formula One. land 2-1. win, and win well. en-time Formula One world A top-two finish in the final Charlie Mulgrew put the The game in Suzhou, near champion Michael Schumach- Formula 3 standings would see Scots ahead with a 25th-min- Shanghai, will be the first er leads the junior F3 drivers’ Schumacher qualify for a FIA ute penalty but midfielder Dor time India have played Chi- championship by 49 points ‘super licence’, a prerequisite Peretz levelled for Israel in the na away and the first match with 25 more up for grabs in for the jump to Formula One. KNOW WHAT 52nd minute. between their senior sides each of the final three races this Schumacher has never made Scotland were reduced to 10 in 21 years. India have never weekend at the Hockenheim Mick Schumacher a secret of his ambition to fol- men after an hour when de- beaten China in 17 attempts. circuit, near Heidelberg. low in his famous father’s foot- Portugal scored fender John Souttar was sent It may not be a match for The 19-year-old German is fering serious head injuries in steps. three times in 20 off before Celtic’s Kieran Tier- the cognoscenti, but the staying calm ahead of the races a skiing accident in December “I focus on myself and do not ney turned a cross from Beram coaches of both countries -- two on Saturday (0800 and 2013 and is recovering at the look at the other drivers, every- minutes through Kayal past his own goalkeeper appreciate that hundreds 1430 GMT) and one on Sunday family home in Switzerland. one has their own development, Andre Silva (32 Allan McGregor with 16 min- of millions of people will (0800) -- on the German cir- The Schumacher name has so you can’t compare,” he told minutes), a Kamil utes remaining. be willing a victory for their cuit. brought a huge amount of me- AFP subsidiary SID in 2017. Glik own-goal (43) The result ended Scotland’s team. “I will still go one step at a dia attention to the Formula Having stood on the podium and a strike from seven-match undefeated run India are 97th in FIFA’s time and only look from race Three circuit and the young after 12 of the 27 races this sea- Bernardo Silva (52) in competitive outings stretch- rankings and China 76 -- to race,” insisted Schumacher driver for the Prema Theodore son, Schumacher Junior has ing back to November 2016. sandwiched between Zam- junior. Racing team. been impressive in the last nine Kosovo beat Malta 3-1 for bia and Lebanon -- under- His father has not made a “It opens doors, but you still races, finishing in the top three their second win in the com- lining how far adrift both public appearance since suf- have to prove what you can do,” on eight occasions. petition. are of the global elite. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 16

Chase’s runs boost West Indies in second Test Federer fires into Shanghai semis Djokovic relishing semi-final against ‘top player’ Zverev

AFP | Shanghai

oger Federer blazed into the Shanghai Masters Rsemi-finals with a 6-4, Rishabh Pant yelps his lungs out as Shimron Hetmyer is rapped on the pad 7-6 (7/4) victory over Kei Ni- shikori as the Swiss great’s title defence belatedly caught fire AFP | Hyderabad, India SCOREBOARD yesterday. The 20-time Grand Slam oston Chase hit an unbeat- West Indies 295 for 7 (Chase champion and top seed will Ren 98 to defiantly lead the meet 13th seed Borna Coric to- West Indies to 295 for seven on 98*, Holder 52, Kuldeep day after the Croatian defeated the opening day of the second 3-74) v India unseeded Australian Matthew Test against India yesterday. Ebden 7-5, 6-4. The tourists elected to bat The other semi-final tees up first and at times looked in rich in a 69-run sixth-wicket Novak Djokovic against young trouble as they seek to level stand as skipper Virat Kohli German star Alexander Zverev, the two Test series. mixed and matched his bowl- just the second time they will But Chase built crucial part- ers. have met. nerships including a 104-run Umesh finally broke the The 37-year-old Federer was seventh-wicket stand with partnership by trapping Dow- forced to battle through the first skipper Jason Holder, who rich lbw for 30. two matches of his title defence, made 52. Chase was accom- Chase got to his seventh Test first to Daniil Medvedev and panied by Devendra Bishoo, fifty just before tea and is on then Roberto Bautista Agut. on two, at the close of play in course for his fourth Test cen- He put Nishikori under the Hyderabad. tury. His highest Test score of cosh immediately, breaking the Switzerland’s Roger Federer hits a return against Japan’s Kei Nishikori Holder made a strong return 137 not out came against India eighth seed in the first game of after missing the opening de- in Jamaica in 2016. both sets, though the Japanese gery in February. lot and he has established him- -- had already qualified for Lon- feat in Rajkot with an ankle India are a bowler short af- did well to recover and force the The second seed is desperate self as a top player. don. Zverev is ranked fifth. injury, hitting his eighth Test ter debutant paceman Shardul second-set tie break. to grab injured Rafael Nadal’s “It’s going to be definitely a Zverev, now under the tute- fifty. Thakur suffered a groin injury Djokovic said that he was year-end number one ranking. close match.” lage of Ivan Lendl, said he is The second new ball did in his second over and limped relishing facing “top player” Djokovic and Zverev met on Touted as a potential future pleased with his overall pro - the trick for India as pace - back to the pavilion. He was Zverev after the 14-time Grand clay in the final of the Rome multiple Grand Slam winner, gress, even if a maiden Grand man Umesh Yadav got Hold- sent for scans and did not re- Slam champion beat Kevin An- Masters in May last year, the fourth seed Zverev eased past Slam remains elusive. er caught behind on a rising turn to field. derson 7-6 (7/1), 6-3. 21-year-old German winning Kyle Edmund to reach his first “I think every year you feel delivery. The morning session also Djokovic saved set point in 6-4, 6-3. Shanghai semi-final. more mature. Every year you Umesh and spinner Kuldeep saw a fan run onto the field the opener before taking control Djokovic, who endured a tur- The 6-4, 6-4 victory over spend on tour, you feel kind of Yadav eached claimed three and embrace Kohli, who was of the tie break and the second bulent last season with injury the 11th-seeded Briton seals different,” he said. wickets to rattle the West In- clearly upset. The fan tried to set to dump out the South Afri- and off-court issues, said they Zverev’s place in the sea - “Last year was the first time dies middle order as the tour- plant a kiss on his cheek and can seventh seed. were “both different players” son-ending ATP Finals in Lon- I kind of broke through to ists had slipped to 113-5 and take a selfie. The 31-year-old from Serbia now. don next month, which bring the top 10 and was a top-five then 182-6. Security officers overpow- is in blistering form, winning “I wasn’t -- I feel like -- play- together the top eight men. player. But Chase kept his calm to ered the youngster and hauled Wimbledon, the Cincinnati ing as well as I’m playing today,” The top four players in the “It’s always easier to get there counter attack with wicket- him off the field as the crowd Masters and US Open in recent he warned. world -- Nadal, Federer, Djok- -- but then staying there is al- keeper-batsman Shane Dow- roared and clapped. months, after having elbow sur- “But also he has improved a ovic and Juan Martin del Potro ways the tougher part.”

Mbappe ignoring Ballon d’Or talk after star France turn Carrick hails Mourinho Goal.com | Paris as managerial ‘great’ ylian Mbappe insists he is alongside Ferguson Kignoring any talk about his chances of winning the Ballon AFP | London d’Or after inspiring France’s comeback in Thursday’s 2-2 anchester United coach draw with Iceland. MMichael Carrick says France appeared to be head- Jose Mourinho is in an elite ing for a deserved 2-0 defeat group alongside Alex Ferguson in Guingamp after goals from as one of the greatest managers Birkir Bjarnason and Kari Arna- of the past 30 years despite son had Iceland in control with his current problems at Old 32 minutes remaining. Trafford. But Mbappe, who entered as a The former midfielder, 37, substitute shortly after Iceland’s took up a coaching role at the end of last season after a dis- tinguished playing career at West Ham, Tottenham and Jose Mourinho (L) and Alex Ferguson United. I think that you Mourinho will be hoping last phies at United,” said Carrick. can’t compare me weekend’s thrilling 3-2 come- “We’re striving now to get back to the Ronaldo back win against Newcastle to it, but as a manager you can’t and Messi of those Kylian Mbappe scores France’s 90th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot to deny Iceland a famous victory sparks a revival after a dis - hide from the fact about what times, because mal run of results saw United he’s done. It’s up there with second goal, saw a shot find the is trying to not pay attention to list of nominees]. I will give slip well off the pace in the the very best. they’re different net via Hannes Halldorsson and his chances. everything until the end of the Premier League and exit the “Fortunately for me, you eras. Stats are Holmar Eyjolfsson in the 86th “I do not think about it, be- votes and we will see.” League Cup. look at the best managers over more important minute, before then converting cause when I think too much of It was put to Mbappe that he Carrick told Britain’s Press the last 25-30 years. You’re nowadays. I don’t a late penalty after Kolbeinn something, I become individu- has scored more goals than ei- Association that the most picking the top three, top five compare myself to Sigthorsson handled in the box. alistic,” Mbappe told TF1. ther Lionel Messi or Cristiano striking thing about the Por- -- two of them you’d say Jose them Unsurprisingly talk turned to “I prefer to think of the col- Ronaldo when they were his tuguese boss was his track re- or Sir Alex are right up there. the Ballon d’Or at full-time after lective, it is thanks to my team- age, but the 19-year-old Paris cord in winning trophies over “I’ve been lucky enough to KYLIAN MBAPPE he was named in the 30-man mates at PSG and in the nation- Saint-Germain star is not get- many years. experience that and take what shortlist, though he insists he al team that I am there [in the ting carried away with himself. “He’s managed to win tro- I can from both of them.”

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