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Coastguard maritime drill to start today This file photo taken on January 2, 2001 shows a Tupolev-154 (TU-154) aircraft Manama FlightMoscow went down shortly after taking “Fragments of the Tu-154 will observe a national day of musical group also known as oast Guard Commander Russian military plane off from the southern city plane of the Russian defence mourning on Monday. the Red Army Choir, and its Brigadier, Alaa heading to Syria crashed of Adler where it had been ministry were found 1.5 The plane had been on a conductor Valery Khalilov. SiyadiC announced the intoA the Black Sea yesterday, refuelling, defence ministry kilometres (0.9 miles) from routine flight to Russia’s Transport Minister commencement of the with no sign of survivors spokesman Igor Konashenkov the Black Sea coast of the city Hmeimim air base in western Maxim Sokolov said on state two-day annual maritime among the 92 on board, said in a briefing broadcast on of Sochi at a depth of 50 to 70 Syria. Among the plane’s television that investigators exercise yesterday in the including Red Army Choir the ministry’s website. metres (165 to 230 feet),” the 84 passengers were Russian were looking into a “whole north and west areas of members on their way to It disappeared from radar ministry said. servicemen as well as 64 spectrum” of theories on the Bahrain. celebrate the New Year with just two minutes after it took President Vladimir Putin members of the Alexandrov cause of the crash. -AFP (See troops. The Tu-154 plane off at 5:25 am (0225 GMT). told state television that Russia Ensemble, the army’s official Page 2) 2 Monday, December 26, 2016 Tragedy-hit Red Army Choir Moscow human face to many beyond the country the military he acclaimed Red the Iron Curtain of the Soviet ensemble - which has some Army Choir, which Union’s fearsome Red Army 200 members -- came to be lostT 64 members in a plane that swept across Europe as synonomous with Soviet crash yesterday, has been a part of the victory over Nazi culture. potent symbol for projecting Germany in World War II. The ensemble was directed Moscow’s military and artistic During the Cold War for its first 18 years by prowess to millions across the period, when the USSR and the Alexander Alexandrov, after globe. West were locked in a nuclear whom the group is named, Founded in 1928, the standoff, the group was one a legendary Communist- military Alexandrov of the rare Soviet ensembles era composer who wrote the Ensemble, more widely known to tour beyond the Eastern music for the stirring Soviet as the Red Army Choir, has bloc, playing a prominent role national anthem, which was for decades showcased its in the Kremlin’s attempts to revived as Russia’s anthem by repertoire of famed Russian portray itself to the rest of the President Vladimir Putin. folksongs and spiritual music world. After Alexandrov’s death A picture shows a portrait of Valery Khalilov, Chief conductor and artistic director of Alexandrov on the global stage. Along with ballerinas from the ensemble was taken over song and dance ensemble placed next to candles at the home stage building of the Alexandrov The booming baritones and the world-renowned Bolshoi by his son Boris. Ensemble (The Red Army Choir), in Moscow melodies of the all-male choir theatre and the orchestra of The current head of the earlier this year, was one of into the Black Sea Sunday a New Year’s concert for -- performing in their pristine Saint Petersburg’s Mariinsky choir Valery Khalilov, who the members aboard the ill- on its way to Syria where the Russian soldiers serving in the army uniforms -- presented a theatre, for many beyond was only handed the baton fated military jet that crashed ensemble was due to perform war-torn country. (AFP) Monday, December 26, 2016 3 Obesity centre to be setDT News Network upa VIP patient duringin which heaviest Kingdom person Iman Ahmed three months and even more if Manama he conceptualised the idea to Adulati, at 500 kilograms, required at the Saifee Hospital Centre for Obesity have a centre of excellence in who never left her house in in Mumbai,” the doctor said. and Digestive Surgery Bahrain. Egypt for 25 years. The doctor “The news that a (CODS)A will be set up “I performed bariatric plans to help the desperate distinguished surgeon in the Kingdom, said Dr surgery on a Bahraini VIP at Cairo girl shed up to 400kgs. such as Dr Lakdawala is Muffazal Lakdawala, a the BDF Hospital last month Dr Muffazal was considering Bahrain as a renowned weight loss which was successful and approached by Abdulati’s Middle East extension of surgeon. helped me to decide that it’s sister to save her life. He took his work underscores the The centre will support important to set up CODS up the challenge, and even Kingdom’s excellent and Bahrain’s anti- obesity drive in Bahrain because of its secured her a visa with help pro-active approach to and will mark entry of his strategic location,” he said. of Indian Minister of External health care delivery,” told CODS in India to the Gulf. The doctor said his centre Affairs, Sushma Swaraj. Mohammed Dadabhai, a Dr Muffazal who has treated in Mumbai in India has “I will soon travel to Cairo Bahraini Businessman, who is high profile patients plans helped thousands of patients to help the family with the related to Dr Lakdawala to to share his rich experience return to a normal life and is pre-operation preparations DT News. in providing world class keen to provide world class and to charter a special “He has won global accolade obesity solutions by assisting treatment for Bahrainis and plane equipped with medical at the renowned Saifee hospital local health authorities in Saudi patients. equipment to bring her to and has now shown great Bahrain. Dr Lakdawala made India since the family cannot confidence by helping the He was recently invited to headlines last month when he afford the costs. Iman will world’s heaviest woman Iman the BDF Hospital here to treat stepped in to help the world’s receive free treatment for to reclaim her life.” Dr Muffazal Lakdawala Selling gun for drug: Man gets prison Representational image DT News Network contacted and offered him 13 unearthed from his home. Manama grams of shabu in exchange The defendant was also he High Criminal Court of the gun. The defendant, tested positive of hashish. “I has sentenced a 34-year- nicknamed “Misho Troubles”, took the gun from my cousin oldT man to six years in prison accepted the offer and agreed with the intention of selling it along with BD1500 fine for to meet. as it was worth almost BD800. attempting to exchange an arm Police officers nabbed him Someone called me and he gun for 13 grams of shabu. shortly after the deal took offered to exchange with 13 According to court files, place. Police also found in grams of shabu instead of the authorities received a tip the defendant’s possession a money and I agreed. I have off about a man in search of magazine containing 28 bullets. been consuming hashish since a buyer for his Kalashnikov A box including 75 bullets 1997,” the defendant told gun. An undercover agent from the same gun were also prosecutors. Forging money: Duo in jail DT News Network launder the money by using “I was in Jaw prison seven Manama it to buy valuables or clothes years ago, serving a jail Bahraini man has been to receive genuine notes in sentence for robbery, and I sentenced to 7 years exchange.