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Arab Quartet refutes Qatari claims Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end Hanoi, Vietnam the future. “I’d much rather do it right than do it he US-North Korea nuclear summit fast,” he added. Basically they wanted the Tin Hanoi ended abruptly without a He noted Kim had vowed not to re- sanctions lifted in their deal yesterday, with President Donald sume nuclear or ballistic missile testing Trump saying he had decided to “walk” -- something he previously identified as entirety and we couldn’t do in the face of Kim Jong Un’s demands to a yardstick for success -- but said a third that Dr Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri drop sanctions. summit with the Pyongyang strongman DONALD TRUMP TDT | Geneva The much-anticipated second meeting was not on the cards so far, despite reit- between the two leaders was supposed erating their “close relationship”. ahrain’s Permanent to build on their historic first summit in “We just like each other... there’s a the prospect of a brighter economic fu- BRepresentative in Ge- Singapore, but they failed to sign a joint warmth that we have and I hope that ture for a nuclear-free North Korea, at neva yesterday dismissed statement as initially scheduled and the stays, I think it will,” said Trump. one point saying there was “AWESOME” claims made by Qatari For- talks ended in deadlock. Trump flew around the world for the potential. eign Minister during the “Sometimes you have to walk and this meeting and Kim undertook a mammoth From the outset, he had appeared to 40th session of the Human was just one of those times,” an unusually two-and-a-half-day trek through China downplay expectations of an immediate Rights Council that Qatar is downbeat Trump told reporters. in his olive green train, travelling 4,000 breakthrough in nuclear talks, saying he facing illegal blockade, uni- “Basically they wanted the sanctions kilometres (2,500 miles). was in “no rush” to clinch a rapid deal lateral measures and human lifted in their entirety and we couldn’t At first the smiles and bonhomie from and was content if a pause in missile rights violations. do that,” said. Singapore ran on into their second date testing continued. Permanent Representa- But Trump insisted he was “optimistic in Hanoi as Trump touted the “special In Singapore the two signed a vague US President Donald Trump (R) walks with North tive of Bahrain, Ambassador that the progress we made” before and relationship” between the two, although document in which Kim pledged to Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un during a break in talks at the second US-North Korea summit at the Dr Yusuf Abdulkarim Bu- during the summit left them “in posi- concrete statements were vague. “work toward complete denuclearisation Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi cheeri, on behalf of the Arab tion to have a really good outcome” in The US president frequently dangled of the Korean peninsula”. (See page 6) Quartet, reiterated, in a statement, that the boycott- ing measures taken against Qatar by the Arab Quartet is part of their sovereign rights and to protect their national security from the reckless policies of Qatar. Dr Bucheeri further af- Israel committed crimes firmed to the Council at the Palais des Nations in Ge - neva that the move is not considered a blockade as claimed by Qatar. Bahrain’s representative against humanity: UN reminded Qatar that boy- cott measures will reach an end once the Qatari gov- Snipers targeted people clearly identifiable as children, health workers and journalists ernment stops supporting and funding terrorism, and AFP | Geneva, Switzerland “The Commission found rea- military campaigns.” responds to the concerns of sonable grounds to believe that The investigators told re - the quarter and comply with UN probe yesterday said Israeli snipers shot at journal- porters in Geneva that they did the 13 demands to maintain there is evidence Isra- ists, health workers, children not have access to the Israeli stability in the region. Ael committed crimes and persons with disabilities, military’s rules of engagement The Ambassador reiter- against humanity in responding knowing they were clearly rec- concerning the suppression of ated the commitment of the to last year’s protests in Gaza, as ognisable as such,” it said. protests. four countries (Saudi Ara- snipers targeted people clearly Israel’s foreign minister said But, based on publicly availa- bia, the United Arab Emir- identifiable as children, health the Jewish State “rejects the ble evidence including submis- ates, Bahrain and Egypt) workers and journalists. report outright.” sions to Israeli’s Supreme Court, and their readiness to co- Israel immediately rejected the commission said there is operate effectively with the the findings as “hostile, deceitful Protests ‘civilian in nature’ evidence that Israeli troops have Kuwaiti mediation, led by and biased.” The UN investigators stressed been instructed that they can His Highness the Amir of The UN Independent Com- that there were reasonable use lethal force against those the State of Kuwait, Shaikh mission of Inquiry on the pro- grounds to believe that Israeli who may be inciting others to Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber tests in the Occupied Palestinian troops killed and injured Pales- engage in dangerous protests. Al-Sabah, to end this polit- Territory investigated violations tinians “who were neither di- The so-called “main inciters” ical crisis. committed during demonstra- Palestinian protesters carry a youth injured during clashes with Israeli forces at rectly participating in hostilities, provision is totally at odds with tions in the Gaza strip between the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza city. nor posing an imminent threat.” international law and must be March 30 and December 31 of “The demonstrations were removed from Israel’s rules of 2018. Canton said in a statement. the UN Human Rights Council civilian in nature,” it said. engagement, Canton told re- “Israeli soldiers committed “Some of those violations may in May, said that “more than “Despite some acts of signifi- porters. violations of international hu- constitute war crimes or crimes 6,000 unarmed demonstrators cant violence, the Commission Israel did not cooperate with man rights and humanitarian against humanity,” he added. were shot by military snipers” found that the demonstrations the probe or provide access to DON’T MISS IT law,” committee chair Santiago The commission, set up by during weeks of protest. did not constitute combat or Gaza. THE WRITING ON THE WALL Pak airspace 03 closure grounds air travellers US demolishes Trump’s border wall prototypes

ArtBab set to Tijuana, Mexico $300,000 each, on the edge of criminal gangs and drug traf- “Removing the prototypes 04 make waves San Diego at the border with fickers. would be less expensive than in- resident Donald Trump’s Tijuana, Mexico. The prototypes were built for tegrating the prototypes into the India will stand Pborder wall with Mexico has Trump himself inspected the testing and evaluation, which new Secondary Border Wall.” yet to be built and, on Wednes- 30-feet (nine-meter) full-scale has now been completed, a Cus- Construction workers used 05 like a rock: Modi day, US authorities began de- models erected side-by-side toms and Border Protection of- machinery to knock down seven molishing the prototypes con- when he visited California in ficial said. of the prototypes but were una- structed for it in California 16 March last year and pushed his “They have served their ble to topple the last one. months ago. signature campaign promise of a purpose and are now being re- “They woke us up early when The eight models of concrete wall along the Mexican border. moved” while a new “secondary A border wall prototype is torn down they were drilling,” said a Ti- and steel were unveiled in Octo- He says the barrier is needed bollard wall” will go up in the at the US-Mexico border, as seen from juana resident who lives a few ber 2017, at a cost of more than to keep out illegal immigrants, same location, the official said. Tijuana, meters from the border. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 02 Broaden executive-legislature partnership, says HRH Premier TDT | Manama youth enthusiasm be a catalyst succeeded in creating a secure for more giving that serves the and stable service system. is Royal Highness Prime national action,” the Premier Stressing that delays in pro- Minister Prince Khalifa said while addressing MPs. jects are unacceptable, HRH the Hbin Salman Al Khalifa The Premier called for unify- Premier said all projects are sub- yesterday called for broadening ing stances for the best interests jected to continuous follow-up Executive-Legislature coopera- of the nation and urged parlia- to ensure the commitment of all tion to serve the nation and the mentarians not to slow down competent sides best interest of its citizens. cooperation and coordination HRH the Prime Minister re- “Our partnership with the between the two branches. viewed with the members of the Council of Representatives is in- “MPs represents the Bahraini Council of Representatives the evitable. We share priorities, and people, and we are confident needs of a number of regions, our ultimate common goal is to that they have received such an and the citizens’ requirements, serve the nation and its citizens. honour well-deservedly,” the including facilities and services. Therefore, we will never hesitate PM added. Lawmakers extended sincer- to support and strengthen such HRH the PM with Parliamentarians during a meeting held at Riffa Palace, yesterday Prime Minister further af- est thanks and appreciation to cooperation, and to consolidate the Council of Representatives,” the statements as he received, at tives. firmed that the development HRH the Prime Minister for his the commendable supervisory HRH Premier said. his Palace in Riffa, the members “Let’s join hands in building process is on the right track constant support for govern- and legislative role played by HRH the Prime Minister made of the Council of Representa- the cherished nation. Let your adding that the government has ment-parliament cooperation.

Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received Assistant Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Faisal bin Jabur Al-Doseri, with today Italian Ambassador to Bahrain Domenico Bellato. They reviewed the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet at her office at relations between the two friendly countries and issues of common interest. the UN headquarters in Geneva. During the meeting, the Assistant Foreign The first vice-chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry Minister conveyed the greetings of Bahraini leadership and extending their (BCCI) Khalid Najibi alongside the second vice-chairman Mohamed Al congratulations for her appointment as High Commissioner for Human Kooheji, and Chief Executive Officer Shaker Al Shater with the newly Rights. The Assistant Foreign Minister stressed keenness of Bahrain to appointed ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Bahrain support all efforts of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in order to Igor Kremnev at Bait Al Tijjar. Najibi hailed the deep-rooted tie between achieve common goals and uphold the human values of human rights at Bahrain and the Russian Federation while stressing the importance of all levels. He also added that Bahrain appreciates its partnership with the invigorating trade and exploiting investments and partnership opportunities. international community, represented by the United Nations, to serve the From his side, the ambassador expressed keenness on consolidating efforts issues of security, peace and development. A number of issues of common with the Bahrain Chamber in a bid to step-up business cooperation and concern were also discussed in the meeting. achieve mutual benefits. Sports summit at Muharraq Model Youth Centre

TDT | Manama Olympic Committee. The summit, attended by Sports summit was decision-makers from various Alaunched yesterday at Mu- sports organisations, will con- harraq Model Youth Centre tinue until Monday. with the slogan ‘Vision and Im- Minister of Youth and Sports plementation’. Affairs Ayman bin Tawfiq Al The event was launched under Moayyed attended the opening the patronage of His Highness ceremony. Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Participating in a debate on Khalifa, His Majesty the King’s the occasion, the minister said Representative for Charity and the event reflects the interest Youth Affairs, Chairman of the of Bahraini stakeholders in con- Supreme Council for Youth and fronting them and developing Sports, Chairman of the Bahrain During the sport summit held at Muharraq Model Youth Centre the appropriate solutions.

Second Pearl Pediatric International Conference opens

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Harpreet Kaur he Arabian Gulf University T(AGU) President Dr Khalid Al Ohaly yesterday opened the second edition of the Pearl Pedi- atric International Conference Conference at Art Rotana Hotel in Amwaj Islands. The conference, held under the patronage of the President of the Supreme Council for Officials during a group photo opportunity at the conference, yesterday Health Lt-General Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al the various fields of paediatrics Education (CME) that are ap- cent years, claiming that vacci- Khalifa, will conclude tomor- from GCC states. proved by the National Health nations are harmful to children row. “The conference includes 50 Regulatory Authority (NHRA).” and human health in general, The conference, Al Ohaly scientific lectures, 9 discussion Head of the Conference’s Sci- where we need to realise the said, will present valuable sci- sessions and six specialised entific Committee, Dr Fadheela importance of vaccinations and entific researches and papers workshops where the confer- Al Mahroos, said the conference recall the situations before the conducted by leading academ- ence will also grant participants will raise objection to the ru- existing vaccinations were de- ics, doctors and consultants in 24 hours of Continuing Medical mours spreading online in re- veloped. 03 FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 big story Airspace closure grounds thousands of air travellers India-Pakistan tensions hits air travellers in ME and all around the globe TDT | Manama ed all flights to Pakistan “until housands of passengers further notice”. were left stranded all Meanwhile, pictures have Taround the globe yester- emerged showing hundreds of day after Islamabad suddenly passengers stranded at Thai- closed its airspace in response land’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to soaring tensions with India. following cancellations. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Au- Twenty-seven flights, the thority (CAA) said it would keep majority to and from European airspace shut until 11.59pm local routes, have been cancelled, the time (1859 GMT), disrupting ma- Thai flag carrier said, with three jor routes between Europe and passenger jets forced to return South East Asia. to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi air- According to reports, about port on Thursday. 800 flights a day use the In - Thai Airways said near - dia-Pakistan air corridor, making ly 5,000 passengers had been the situation extremely critical. caught up in the cancellations. Though some of the airlines “There are 4,000 from Eu - adjusted by rerouting flights, ropean flights and 700 to 800 travel chaos hit several airports from flights to Pakistan,” a Thai in GCC and around the world A map of flight paths in and out of Pakistan posted on Twitter by flight tracking Airways spokesperson said. with several of the airlines in- company Flightradar24 on Wednesday showed all flights had stopped Thai Airways struggled to find cluding Emirates, Etihad, fly- new routes to Europe with Iran dubai SriLankan Airlines, Qa- Emirates, Etihad, Low-cost carrier flydubai “rejecting” a request to travel tar Airways, Bahrain’s Gulf Air, flydubai SriLankan Air- said it is reviewing its schedule. over its airspace, according to Air Canada and Thai Airways lines, Qatar Airways, In a statement, Abu Dhabi Air- a spokesperson for the carrier. suspending flights to and from Bahrain’s Gulf Air, Air ports also announced that all But a few hours later China Pakistan “until further notice”. Canada and Thai Air- flights from Abu Dhabi Interna- gave “permission to Thai Air- Flight tracking portals showed ways suspended flights tional Airport and Al Ain Inter- ways ... to bypass Pakistani air- Singapore Airlines, British Air- national Airport, on all operating space,” according to Pratana ways and others were forced to and from Pakistan airlines to Pakistan, “are on hold Patanasiri, Thai Airways Vice to reroute flights as operations Stranded passengers wait at the check-in area at the Suvarnabhumi “until further notice” until further notice”. President, allowing Thursday across major airports, including International Airport in Bangkok. - AFP Etihad said flights EY233 and night’s flights to Europe to re- in Islamabad, Lahore and Kara- firmed that all flights to and EY243, both due to depart from sume. chi have been suspended. “You can’t overfly China, so Dubai’s Emirates confirmed from Pakistan have been can- Abu Dhabi to Islamabad and La- With the tensions further ris- Airlines flying over India and you have to overfly Pakistan and that flights to Pakistan yesterday celled due to the closure of air hore, have been grounded until ing with Islamabad, domestic Pakistan to Europe, the Middle India and go to Southeast Asia were cancelled. space. further notice. operations in India and Paki- East and Asia were disrupted and Australia. Most of the traffic “Due to the closure of Paki- “On 27 February, flights to/ Emirates was earlier forced stan were also disrupted with and some flights were routed destined for Bangkok and Sin- stani and Afghanistan airspace, from Lahore, Multan and Is - to cancel 10 return flights to airports in certain parts of India through Mumbai on India’s gapore will have to fly over Iran a number of Emirates flights to lamabad are cancelled and all Pakistan while Qatar Airways including also Srinagar, Jammu, western coast, so they could and then possibly take a detour,” from Pakistan and Afghanistan passengers will be transferred pulled flights to Peshawar, Fais- Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar and head further south and avoid Mark Martin, founder and chief on 27 and 28 February have been to next available flights when the alabad, Islamabad, Karachi, La- Shimla also temporarily sus- Pakistan air space, an Indian executive at Martin Consulting cancelled, a spokesperson said. airspace is open again,” it said in hore and Multan. pended flights on Wednesday, government official said. India told Reuters. In Bahrain, Gulf Air con- a statement. Saudi Airlines also suspend- officials said. Discovering young football talents TDT | Manama The team, led by sports vet- eran Saeed Al Aradi, coach visiting delegation from Hamad Mohammed, ‘Alfirjan Playgrounds’ Bahrain Olympic Com- Aprogramme was given a mittee’s administrative special welcome during their services specialist Mo- visit to Um Al Hassam play - hammed Sulaiman and grounds, where 40 anxious kids the media crew, were re- were presented with free foot- ceived on arrival by repre- balls as they explored their out- sentatives of Um Al Hassam, standing skills. who introduced them to some This idea developed by the of the area’s most talented Bahrain Olympic Committee, football kids. and was initiated by His High- In their visit, the team ness Shaikh Nasser bin Ham- was joined by former na- ad Al Khalifa, His Majesty the tional football team stars King’s Representative for Char- Ghazi Al Kuwari and pres- ity and Youth Affairs, Chairman ent international striker of the Supreme Council for Mohammed Al Rumaihi, who Youth and Sports, committee presented the young players president. with some of their experiences It is an attempt to discover as they explained the idea of the young football talents from all programme. over the country, and engage The team also performed a them in an advanced training short practice session for programme before becoming the kids. eligible to represent Bahrain and compete on a high standard. Programme officials with young football players at Um Al Hassam playgrounds FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 04

TRA extends SIM card ArtBAB set to make waves registration deadline TDT | Manama

ahrain’s Telecommu- Bnications Regulatory Authority (TRA) yesterday extended the deadline for prepaid SIM-cards regis- tration renewal by three months. The new deadline is on the 2nd of June 2019. Failing to register within the specified period will re- sult in suspension of the ser- vice on a temporary basis. However, failing to reg- ister again during the sus- pension period will result in final deactivation, the statement warns. Shaikha Maram and Kaneka Subberwal announce the highlights of ArtBAB 2019, Some of the Bahraini artists, whose works will be the focus of the BAAB Pavilion as well as the dedicated artists’ stands, To complete registration Bahrain’s premier art fair, set for 7 to 10 March 2019 during a photocall and avoid deactivation, all subscribers are advised to Women. The fair will see ent a specially curated Georgian and Russian art based contemporary art finished collectables and visit their service providers The fair will see 16 international galleries contemporary cartograph- for over forty years with gallery Quimera Galeria a limited edition range of with necessary verification • from Buenos Aires, Paris, ic display, featuring beau- works including the 1997 will contribute to the im- products in a design room. documents. 16 international Antwerp, Greece, Bulgaria tiful and highly creative Moscow landmark statue pressive international line The products have been For more information, galleries and many more showcase maps of Bahrain and the Peter the Great, and the up along with Art Lounge, designed under the direc- consumers can contact their works alongside lo- surrounding area by seven re-design of the outstand- which aims to spread the torship of well-renowned TRA’s Consumer Call Center Fair will be open cal artists. This year there international artists. ing Cathedral of Christ the work of international art- Indian fashion design guru on 81188. from• 7 to 10 March, are 17 artist stands and a Ewan David Eason’s Saviour on the Moscow ists throughout Portugal. and luxury fashion icon, JJ BAAB Pavilion of Bahraini impressive Mappa Mun- River. Cosmic Heart Gallery Valaya assisted by Ameena 2019 at the Bahrain contemporary art show di Bahrain is inspired by A leading modern and brings Natasha Lalla and Khan. International tasking 30 artists. his series of continents, contemporary art gal - Shailan Parker’s creative UAE Ambassador countries and cities, and lery from Paris, Galerie and abstract artistic crea- Many regional firsts Exhibition & Gallery view Convention Centre. draws on his stunning use Bruno Massa will exhib- tions from Mumbai. ArtBAB’s speaker’s pro- visits UoB Fairs & Programme Di- of gold leaf. it artworks by emerging Participating from the gramme will also launch a Manama rector Kaneka Subberwal Justine Smith integrates German painter Ursula Middle East is the Bagh- world premiere on Art & TDT | Manama said, “Through this excit- mapping and banknotes in Schregel and Jordanian dad Art Gallery who can Islamic Finance, as a de- resident of University ing fair we are building our her powerful Money Maps artist and photographer be seen alongside lead- bate between Deloitte Art Pof Bahrain Dr Riyadh rtBAB, the region’s legacy for the future. By of the World series to ex- Wedad Alnasser, and strik- ing Dubai galleries Fann & Finance Luxembourg Hamaza yesterday held dis- youngest and most collaborating with such plore the role of money in ing blown glass sculptures A Porter and Sconci Art and Deloitte Islamic Fi- cussions with the United Apromising art fair a wealth of artisanal de- people’s lives and to illus- by Rudolf Breda. In addi- Gallery. ArtBAB 2019 will nance and Knowledge Arab Emirates’ Ambassador will open doors from 7 sign talents and bringing trate key aspects of history tion, NK Gallery will travel also feature Zu_Cace, the Centre (IFKC) Bahrain. to Bahrain, Shaikh Sultan to 10 March 2019 at the knowledge of artificial and culture. from Antwerp to display innovative gallery from Other featured elements bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Bahrain International intelligence to the arts, Making an exciting re- works by acclaimed Bel- Zayed University’s Col- will include a VR tour of Nahyan, and the accompa- Exhibition & Convention we can welcome a host turn to ArtBAB this year is gian artist Didier Mahieu lege of Arts and Creative world-renowned art col- nying delegation. Centre. of fascinating artists and Bulgarian Art Agency Ltd whose works in multiple Enterprises, lections which is a region- The UAE’s delegation paid The fair will be held un- galleries to this exciting with incredible artworks mediums from painting to al first, predicting trends a visit to the University’s der the patronage of HRH fourth edition of the fair. by Zurab Tsereteli, the film earned him the 1993 Style quotient through blockchain, departments, including Princess Sabeeka bint Bahrain continues to push renowned Georgian-Rus- Princess Grace Interna- The pioneering ‘Ar- Game-changing VR and AI Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mo- Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife boundaries in the arts and sian artist and architect. tional Prize in Contempo- tisans Across Borders’ art in the art movement hammed Al Khalifa Con- of His Majesty the King of I hope these new initia- Tsereteli, President of the rary Art. project that seeks to re- and a shared talk space for ference Hall, central library Bahrain and President of tives demonstrate this.” Russian Academy of Arts, Core Art Gallery from new the ancient crafts of 40 cultural and tech lead- and University of Bahrain the Supreme Council for TAG Fine Arts will pres- has been at the forefront of Greece and Buenos Aires- Bahrain will showcase ers from 20 countries. Tasheelat media centre.

Polytechnic wins CFA challenge

TDT | Manama The report was then rich, Switzerland between judged by CFA Society Bah- 10-11 April 2019, against oth- ahrain Polytechnic was rain and representatives er teams from universities Bannounced the win - from SICO and Bank of Bah- around the world. ner of the 2019 CFA Insti- rain & Kuwait (BBK) based The winning team will tute Research Challenge in on accuracy, insight and then compete in the Glob- Bahrain. analysis. al Final on 25 April in New In a close competition Bahrain Polytechnic team York, USA. hosted by CFA Society Bah- members from the Banking This year’s competition rain, the competing teams and Finance major (Sereen featured four universities produced an equity research Abuodeh, Maryam Alkhe- including University of Bah- report on the financial per- naizi, Maryam Aljawhara, rain, Bahrain Polytechnic, formance of Bahrain Tele- Munya Sabkar and Bader Bahrain Institute of Bank- communication Company Alameer) will compete in the ing and Finance (BIBF) and (Batelco). EMEA Regional Final in Zu- Strathclyde Business School.

Terror group abettor gets life sentence TDT | Manama had committed crimes pun- Investigators found ishable by death or incar- that the defendant con - he High Criminal Court ceration. cealed several fugitives Tyesterday issued a life The court also fined who were members of an sentence to a Bahraini con- him BD500 and ordered armed terrorist group that victed of possessing contra- to revoke his nationality, killed a policeman and facil- band weapons and ammu- said Terror Crime Chief itated the escape of inmates nition for terrorist purposes Prosecutor Ahmed Al in the Jau reformatory’s jail- and abetting fugitives who Hammadi. break. 05 FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 world ‘India will stand like a rock’

to party workers. folded pilot being interrogated Footage of the airman New Delhi said it lost one by his captors, with the camera • fighter jet and a pilot was miss- focussing on his name “ABHI” identified as Wing ing in action, later confirming he underneath winged insignia on India will live as one. Commander Abhinandan was in Pakistani custody. India his shoulder. India will work as one. Varthaman has gone viral also downed a Pakistani jet, the But it was his later appearance India will grow as one. in India and Pakistan foreign ministry said. sipping tea, his face swollen and India will fight as one. Pakistan claimed to have shot sporting bruises but otherwise India will win as one down two Indian jets and de- collected and calm, that was Abhinandan’s nied it lost any aircraft in the most seized upon in both India experience• -- broadcast dogfight. and Pakistan. NARENDRA MODI in a series of graphic Islamabad said its incursion In it, he thanks the “thorough INDIAN PRIME MINISTER videos on social media across the heavily militarised gentlemen” who rescued him border was in response to Indi- from the mob and compliments -- was condemned as an warplanes bombing Balakot, the tea as “fantastic”. “vulgar” by New Delhi well inside its territory, on Feb- “This is what I would ex - ruary 26. pect my army to behave as, Pakistan Prime New Delhi blamed the Paki- and I’m very impressed by Minister• Imran Khan stan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad the Pakistani army,” he said, for the attack, and hit what it his eye visibly swollen above Notice called for talks with India called a training camp for the an impressive handlebar militants in its aerial raid 12 days moustache. In reference to the Annual General Meeting/Extraordinary General Meeting agenda of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. which was published on Thursday 14 February 14 2019, we would like to notify the public that Alba will be adding under Agenda Item no. 3 AFP | New Delhi, India later. It was unclear if he had been of the Extraordinary General Meeting two more activities. coerced to speak. rime Minister Naren - Escalating crisis dra Modi asked Indians Footage of the airman identi- ‘Calm and resilience’ Invitation to the Annual General Pyesterday to “stand as a fied as Wing Commander Abhi- That video was widely shown Meeting/Extraordinary General wall” with anger boiling over nandan Varthaman being beat- on Pakistani television chan- Pakistan’s capture of a pilot as en and interrogated has gone nels, with still images from it Meeting a crisis escalates between the viral in India and Pakistan, and used on the front page of many nuclear-armed rivals. humanised an escalating crisis newspapers. In his first remarks since In- between the nuclear-armed foes. But none of the footage was The Chairman of the Board of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. is pleased to invite Alba Shareholders to attend the Company’s dia and Pakistan both claimed Abhinandan’s experience -- broadcast on Indian media, with Annual General Meeting/Extraordinary General Meeting due to be held at 12 PM on Thursday 07 March 2019, at Al Dana to have shot down each other’s broadcast in a series of graphic the Times of India saying it was Hall, Alba, King Hamad Highway, Kingdom of Bahrain, to discuss the following agenda and take the necessary decisions fighter planes near the disputed videos on social media -- was making “a conscious decision” about it: border of Kashmir, the prime condemned as “vulgar” by New not to use the images. The Agenda of the Annual General Meeting minister urged his countrymen Delhi and provoked prayers and On social media however, 1. Review and approve the Minutes of the Previous Ordinary General Meeting held on 07 March 2018. 2. Discuss and approve the Report of the Board of Directors for the Company’s business/activities to unite “as the enemy seeks to appeals from Bollywood stars for #GivebackAbhinandan and for the year ended 31 December 2018. destabilise India”. his safe return. #Abhinandanmyhero was 3. Listen to the External Auditors’ Report for the Financial Statements for the year ended “In the face of their objective, But it was well received in quickly trending on Twitter 31 December 2018. every Indian should stand as a Pakistan, with citizens prais- where his stoic performance 4. Discuss and approve the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018. wall, as a rock,” Modi said. ing soldiers for rescuing him elevated him to national 5. The approval of the Board’s recommendation to allocate the Net Profit for the year ended 31 December 2018 as follows: “The entire country is one to- from angry civilians and then hero status. a. No distribution of cash dividends to Shareholders. day and standing with our sol- treating him humanely and with His polite refusal to proffer b. Transfer of BD 59,992 Thousand to the Retained Earnings. diers. The world is looking at our courtesy. more details than necessary -- “I 6. a. Approve the recommendation of the Board of Directors’ total remuneration of BD 210,000 collective will and we have faith One video purports to show am sorry Major, I am not sup- for the year ended 31 December 2018 and subject to the approval of the Ministry of Industry, in our forces’ capacity. the pilot being dragged and posed to tell you this” -- evoked Commerce and Tourism. “India will live as one. India beaten by what appears to be particular commendation. b. Approve the Board of Directors’ total bonus of BD 210,000 in recognition of their efforts towards will work as one. India will grow a group of men as Pakistani “Such calm and resilience in the successful and safe commissioning of the Line 6 Expansion Project and subject to the as one. India will fight as one. soldiers intervene, shouting the face of adversity. Prayers for approval of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. 7. Discuss the Corporate Governance Report for 2018 and comply with the requirements of the Ministry India will win as one.” “Stop! Stop!” our brave pilot #Abhinandan- of Industry, Commerce and Tourism according to the model by the MOICT and in accordance Modi did not mention Paki- Later, a separate shaky clip Varthaman,” tweeted Bollywood with Appendix 5 of the Corporate Governance Code Appendices. stan by name during the address showed the bloodied and blind- celebrity Emraan Hashmi. 8. Notify and approve the transactions carried-out during the year ended 31 December 2018 with any of the related parties as described in Note # 24 of the Financial Statements in line with Article 189 of the Commercial Companies Law (If any). 9. Absolve the Board of Directors from their actions/activities for the year ended 31 December 2018 Financial Statements. 10. Appointment or Re-appointment of the External Auditors for the fiscal year 2019 and authorize the Board of Directors to specify their remuneration. 11. Any concerns that may arise in accordance with article 207 of the Companies’ Commercial Law. Pakistan says will free The Agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting 1. Discuss and approve the minutes of Extraordinary General Meeting held on 10 June 2015. 2. Approve the amendment and restatement of the Memorandum and Articles of Association in accordance with the amendments to some of the items in the Companies’ Commercial Law No. 21 for the year 2001, as per the law No. (50) for the year 2014 and law No. (1) for the year 2018. pilot as ‘peace gesture’ 3. Approve the addition of new service activities in connection to water transportation, management and operation of ports and private jetties, as well as service activities relating to non-specialized medical Islamabad, Pakistan clinics as well as services relating to manufacturing of other chemical products - factory Tit-for-tat raids across their and manufacturing of non-metallic mineral products - factory and subject to the approval of the Ministry of hair-trigger border have alarmed Industry, Commerce and Tourism. akistan said yesterday it world powers including China 4. Authorize the Board of Directors to allow who is deemed fit for making the necessary arrangements to Pwill release a captured and the US, who have urged re- amend and document the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Indian pilot as a “peace ges - straint. Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa ture”, taking a step towards Pakistan has said it downed Chairman rapprochement as clashes be- two Indian fighters, while India Important notes to shareholders: tween the nuclear-armed rivals confirmed it had lost one plane • You can download the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 and a copy of the ignited fears of a disastrous and claimed it had shot down a proxy letter through the Company’s website: www.albasmelter.com and the website of Bahrain Bourse. conflict. Pakistani jet. • Any registered shareholder on the date of the meeting may attend in person or appoint another The pilot, Wing Command- “I am afraid of miscal - person in writing to act as his proxy and vote on his/her behalf. A proxy shall not be the Chairman, er Abhinandan Varthaman, has culations,” Khan said. “We members of the Board or employees of the Company. become the face of the crisis should not even think of war, • In case the shareholder is a company, the proxy attending the meeting must submit a written authorization letter from the shareholder, assigning him/her to be the proxy for that shareholder. since he was shot down in a rare especially in view of the le - The authorization must be written, issued by the authorized person in the company, stamped by the aerial engagement between the thality of the weapons that company’s stamp, and submitted prior to the deadline of submitting proxies. South Asian neighbours over the we have.” • Proxies should be submitted 24 hours prior to the meeting to Karvy Computershare W.L.L., Kingdom of disputed region of Kashmir on However he warned that his Bahrain (Office No. 74, 7th Floor, Zamil Tower, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain). Proxy letters may be Wednesday. Indian counterpart Narendra submitted by hand, mail, or fax (+973 17 212055), or e-mail ([email protected]), and subject “As a peace gesture we are Modi should not misconstrue his to be received prior to the deadline. Please note that proxies submitted after the deadline are not valid Imran Khan, Pakistan Prime Minister for the purpose of the meeting. releasing the Indian pilot to - desire to de-escalate as “weak- • For any further enquiries, please contact Investor Relations Department on: 17835100 / 17835124. morrow,” Prime Minister Imran ness”. Khan told a joint session of par- ment, the first sign of a potential “India must know that we will liament. thaw after a dangerous sequence be forced to strongly retaliate Parliamentarians stamped of events between the two coun- against any Indian action in the their feet in approval at his state- tries sent tensions soaring. future,” he said. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 06

Luxury watchmaker Philippe Charriol killed in car accident Walking the walk Marseille, France Kim and Trump in poolside summit stroll

AFP | Hanoi, Vietnam

he swimming pool at Ha- noi’s Metropole Hotel is Tusually lined with scant- ily-clad tourists. Yesterday US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Frenchman Philippe Charriol Un took their place. The two leaders strolled renchman Philippe through the hotel garden be- FCharriol, founder of the tween talks sessions, echoing luxury watch and jewellery a break they took at their first brand that bears his name, summit in Singapore. was killed in an car accident Unlike that occasion, this time at the Le Castellet racing they had their interpreters with track in southeast France them. They said little, although on Wednesday, a circuit of- they looked relaxed. ficial said. And in the background, Kim’s “During a car-racing ses- sister and close aide Yo Jong, sion that was taking place who has displayed a repeat - on the Circuit Paul Ricard... ed ability to appear in summit French driver Philippe images of her brother in both Charriol was the victim of Singapore and at inter-Korean an accident on the Mistral meetings in Panmunjom, the straight,” circuit director truce village in the Demilita- Stephane Clair said in a rized Zone that divides the pen- statement, insula. Despite receiving emer- She peered around a pillar, gency treatment at the before lurking behind a large track and being rushed to potted plant as the men stopped a hospital in Marseille, the to chat, joined by a smiling US 77-year-old succumbed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo his injuries. and Kim’s righthand man Kim Charriol, originally from Yong Chol. Marseille, had a passion The group milled awkwardly for fast cars and had long around a table for a few minutes, frequented major race cir- seemingly unsure whether to sit cuits, said Clair, offering his down. It was a sticky, overcast North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and US President Donald Trump walking in Hanoi. condolences to the entre- day in Hanoi and Trump at one preneur’s family “and to his point gestured toward the sky many friends”. before the group was ushered him a “mentally deranged US He founded the “Charri- into a swanky cafe inside the dotard” in return. More questions than answers, but ol” brand in 1983, special- colonial-era hotel. Trump is a former reality tel- ising in luxury watches as Built in 1901, the Metropole evision star, but Kim has also well as jewellery, perfume, has hosted Angelina Jolie, Brad shown himself keenly aware of Kim Jong responds for first time and accessories. Pitt and Charlie Chaplin, who the optics of their summits. The company, based in famously honeymooned there. “There are people who hold a Geneva, has a network of Beneath the 360-room hotel sceptical view of our meeting,” 285 shops around the world, are Vietnam War-era bunkers he said Thursday, sitting along- as well as 3,800 sales points. where Hanoians once sought side Trump. Le Castellet hosted last shelter from American bombs “And for them, I think watch- year’s French Formula One raining down on the city. ing us have a great time will be Grand Prix. The convivial stroll was a like watching a scene from a world away from the war of fantasy movie.” words Kim and Trump engaged It was another echo from in during 2017, when the US Singapore, when Kim mused president dubbed the North Ko- to Trump that viewers would Australia rean a “rocket man” on a “sui- see the spectacle as a “fantasy cide mission”, with Kim calling ... from a science fiction movie”. suffers hottest summer on record, little relief in sight Sydney, Australia

US President Donald Trump (2nd L) and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (2nd R) hold a bilateral meeting during the ustralia suffered its hot- second US-North Korea summit at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi Atest summer on record from December through Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnamese policemen escort a motorcade transporting North Korea’s leader Kim moved on down the pas- from a foreign reporter -- be- February and forecasts Kim Jong Un, to Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi sageway, surrounded by aides, lieved to be unprecedented. show the southern autumn he first time North Korean leaving the cameraman with a As the two men sat down will continue to be drier and Tleader Kim Jong Un was shot of the back of his head. ahead of a one-on-one session, warmer than average. asked a question by a foreign Six years later, and after sev- a Washington Post reporter “After a record hot De - reporter he did not react. eral summits with the presi- asked if he was confident he cember and January, it It was 2013, Kim had been dents of China, South Korea could reach a deal with Trump. won’t come as a surprise in power for little more than and the US, the demeanour of Kim leaned back slightly to that this summer will be our a year following his father’s the North’s leader has changed. listen to the whispered words warmest on record,” said death, and international media Domestically, Pyongyang of his translator. Andrew Watkins, man - had been invited to Pyongyang closely controls all the leader’s “Well it’s too early to tell,” he ager of long-range fore - for the 60th anniversary of the appearances and depictions. responded. “But I wouldn’t say casting at the Bureau of end of the Korean War. Frequently state television that I’m pessimistic.” Meteorology. After a ceremony at a muse- does not even broadcast natu- “For what I feel right now, The bureau said it was um to the conflict, the North’s ral sound from his events, with I do have a feeling that good already clear the average leader suddenly appeared in a a newsreader instead reading results will come out.” maximum and mean tem- corridor, sending the assembled out a dispatch from the official He answered more shouted perature for the three journalists scrambling. KCNA news agency over still or questions at other media op- months of summer would “Kim Jong Un! Channel Four video images. portunities later in the day -- for the first time be more News, UK!” a reporter shouted But in Hanoi for his second but observers cautioned against than two degrees Celsius A motorcyclist rides past a Vietnamese soldier standing between armoured as he passed. “What message summit with US President Don- interpreting it as representing higher (3.6 degrees Fahr- personel carriers during the second summit between US President Donald Trump are you trying to send to the ald Trump, Kim was relaxed a new openness on the part of enheit) than long-term av- and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in Hano West?” enough to answer a question Pyongyang. erages. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 07

Trump branded a ‘conman’ as ex- lawyer savages him in Congress Pupils learn military Washington, United States

onald Trump’s longtime discipline in Brazil school lawyer Michael Cohen Dturned on his former boss in a dramatic congres - sional appearance Wednesday, calling the US president a con- man and inveterate liar who engaged in possibly illegal con- duct while in office. Cohen told the House Over- sight Committee that Trump directed him last year to lie Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, about hush payments made to testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn a porn actress to silence her House Office Building on Capitol Hill i claims of an affair with Trump. He said that Trump knew duced no fresh evidence that “Today, I am here to tell the in advance in mid-2016 that Trump or his campaign col - truth about Mr Trump,” Cohen WikiLeaks would publish luded with Russia during the told the nationally-televised emails stolen from rival Hillary race, or evidence of financial hearing. Clinton’s campaign by the Rus- crimes by the president and “He is a racist. He is a con- sians. his Trump Organization -- man. He is a cheat,” who in - And Cohen asserted that per- subjects at the center of mul- flated his assets when it suited sonal lawyers for Trump and tiple federal and congressional him “and deflated his assets to his family reviewed and edited investigations. reduce his real estate taxes,” his written testimony to Con- Instead, he drew a damning Cohen said. gress in 2017 in which he lied portrait of the man he worked Cohen was sentenced in De- about a Moscow real estate deal for as personal lawyer, deal - cember to three years in prison that was negotiated through the maker and fixer for over 10 over the hush payments and Police officers stand guard at the Education Center 07 of Ceilandia, near Brasilia which takes part in a pilot project of 2016 presidential election. years -- depicting a morally his lies to Congress -- both of joint management between the Brazilian Secretariats of Education and Public Security But Cohen’s five hours of corrupt figure who forces staff which he said were to protect testimony, at times angry to lie for him, and cares only Trump -- as well as for tax eva- AFP | Brasília, Brazil Sergeant Nunes explains to a boy how short and at others emotional, pro- about himself. sion. his hair must be cut with electric trimmers to comply with the new rules. t was the beginning of a new school year and “Setting two for the sides, four for the back,” the group of 13- and 14-year-olds listened he says. Stuck in between Iwith a mixture of surprise and curiosity as Over the coming months, the students will the sergeant told them the rules have changed. make other changes. They will wear uniforms, From now on, it’s military discipline all the with girls permitted only “very moderate” acces- way, Sergeant Nunes told them. sories. They will stand, each day, for the national They will enter into classrooms single file -- anthem. They will receive civics classes. hair short for the boys, a bun for the girls, he said. “Through the principles of military culture we Their school, the CED 07 educational center are going to apply rules of civility, patriotism, on the outskirts of Brasilia, is one of four public citizenship, ethics,” said Newton. schools -- 7,000 students in all -- that are being The schools were chosen for the pilot program transformed into military-run schools. in part because they are in poor, high-crime President Jair Bolsonaro, a former paratroop- districts, Newton said. er, promised to establish more of these state-run They aren’t the first of their kind in Brazil. military secondary schools during his election There are 120 other state schools that have been campaign last year. operating along military lines for years, half of By the end of the year, there should be around them in the state of Goias near the capital. 40 of the new military schools, a spokesman But the initiative has divided educators and for the Federal District’s education secretariat, outraged some. Mauro Oliveira, told AFP. Carla Alcantara Souza, a teacher and the “We are here to empower the teachers,” Cap- daughter of a military man herself, is adamantly tain Newton Araujo, a military police officer in opposed to the model being “forced” on CED 07. impeccable blue uniform, says as he watches “I am extremely worried when our disci - his subordinates instruct the pupils in the new plinary director says that people who do not school regime. adapt to this model can leave. For an educator, “We are here as collaborators, not usurpers,” to hear that ‘if you don’t fall in line, you can go,’ he said, using distinctly military jargon. it’s painful,” she said, surrounded by schoolyard Military police have been put in charge of noise. Men suspected of being Islamic State (IS) fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic discipline and administrative functions, while She also fears that students’ sense of identity Forces (SDF) after leaving the IS group’s last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria’s northern Deir Ezzor province lessons are given by civilian teachers. would be warped by the experience. Six dead, dozens buried in Indonesia mine collapse North Sulawesi, Indonesia Six people have been con - t least six people are dead firmed dead after the accident, Aand dozens more are still which was caused by the col- trapped beneath the rubble of an lapse of support beams at the illegal gold mine that collapsed unlicensed site, according to the in Indonesia, officials said yes- KNOW WHAT disaster agency. terday, as rescuers frantically More than three dozen people searched for survivors. may still be trapped at the mine Some 19 miners have been The mineral-rich in the Bolaang Mongondow re- plucked to safety since Tuesday Southeast Asian gion of North Sulawesi, where night’s accident and rescuers some five miners were killed in have been communicating with nation has scores of December after an illegal gold some still buried, raising hopes unlicensed mining mine accident. for more survivors. sites and safety regu- The mineral-rich Southeast But with the clock ticking, the lations are routinely Asian nation has scores of unli- rescue effort at the remote site flouted. censed mining sites and safety on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island regulations are routinely flouted. was hampered by steep terrain Ground conditions at the mine and unstable soil conditions were unstable due to the large after the collapse triggered a number of holes dug by the min- landslide. ers, officials have said. Medical personnel were plan- In 2016, 11 miners died after ning to amputate one survivor’s Rescuers preparing to enter in a collapsed illegal gold mine in the Bolaang Mongondow region of North Sulawesi a mudslide engulfed an illegal leg because it was pinned un- Abdul Muin Paputungan. gold mine in Sumatra’s Jambi derneath a large rock, making it “The rescue is ongoing but it’s they can survive.” clear away debris, fearing that been more cracks at the loca- province. impossible to free him without risky... We’ve heard at least three Rescuers have heavy machin- a wrong move could make the tion... so we’re afraid if there A year earlier, 12 people were emergency on-site surgery. people asking for help and we’re ery on standby but so far they situation worse. are too many people it will make killed when a shaft collapsed af- “We’re racing against time,” trying to pull them out and sup- have been forced to use spades “We’ve had to limit the num- things more dangerous,” Papu- ter they tunnelled into a disused said local disaster agency official ply them with water and food so and even their bare hands to ber of rescuers because there’s tungan said. gold mine on Java island. YOU MUST NOT FIGHT TOO OFTEN WITH QUOTE ONE ENEMY, OR YOU WILL TEACH HIM OF THE ALL YOUR ART OF WAR DAY NAPOLEON BONAPARTE FRIDAY MARCH 1, 2019 Azza Fahmy brings Middle Eastern style to London

JEWELLER OF THE NILE Azza Fahmy has been showcasing Middle Eastern style to the world for almost 50 years The London outlet has proved popular with Middle Eastern visitors

A ring at an Azza Fahmy store that is inspired by poison rings

Arab News | London glamor and, lets face it, wealth. The glitter years. Fans of her creations include Middle of the gems, the gleam of the gold… This is Eastern celebrities such as Lebanese TV o enter the London store of celebrat- a whole other level of bling. presenter Raya Abirached and interna - Azza Fahmy (C) and her two daughters, Amina (L) and Fatma ed Egyptian jeweller Azza Fahmy Azza Fahmy has been showcasing Middle tional stars Rihanna and Joss Stone. There Tis to pass into a world of opulence, Eastern style to the world for almost 50 are 17 Azza Fahmy shops in Egypt, Jordan ARTIST’S REPERTOIRE Dana Awartani uses Indian craftsmanship to explore Arab poetry in Sharjah Jeddah-based artist Dana Awartani showcased her work in an exhibition called “The Silence Between Us” at the Maraya Art Center in Sharjah

Arab News | Dubai

eddah-based artist Dana Awartani Jshowcased her work in an exhibi- tion called “The Silence Between Us” at the Maraya Art Center in the emirate on the sidelines of the Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival that ran until Feb. 18. “The Silence Between Us” brings together pieces from the artist’s rep- ertoire and is a prime example of her unique use of layering. Poetry and light are key elements in her work and the exhibition in Sharjah — her first in the Middle East, according to the gallery — is evidence of that. Curated by Laura Metzler, the exhi- bition was laid out in a cyclical pattern and opened and closed with Awar - tani’s recent installation, “Listen to My Words” (2018), which featured seven screens of hand embroidered silk pan- els inspired by the “Jali” screen — an ar- chitectural form common in traditional buildings in the Indian Subcontinent that allows airflow in buildings, but prevents onlookers from being able to gaze in. Each screen is associated with a line Dana Awartani with one of her installations ‘Orientalism’ artwork by Dana Awartani

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and Dubai. Her first outside the After studying interior design went shopping instead and spent Middle East opened last year in she designed textiles and ce - over $50,000 in 40 minutes. London. ramics and illustrated children’s Azza Fahmy has Fahmy now produces five What is clear is that this is books. “But it didn’t fulfil me,” been showcasing collections a year, consisting of a business conceived, run and she says. “I would get bored. If anything from six pieces to 20. driven by women. There is Azza you love something, you don’t Middle Eastern The label also accepts bespoke herself, now 74, but still chair- get bored.” style to the world commissions. Each gemstone is man and creative director. Her In the late 1960s, Cairo hosted personally selected by Amina. elder daughter, Fatma, 38, is its first international book fair. for almost 50 years. Traditionally, jewellery in the managing director, and younger In the German section, Fahmy Fans of her crea- Middle East not only denoted daughter Amina, 35, is head of found the book that would social standing but was also a design. change her life. tions include Middle way of keeping one’s wealth in However, Fahmy is the first to “It was a book on medieval Eastern celebrities portable form. acknowledge the debt she owes jewellery and I opened it on “People bought jewellery to the master craftsmen of Kham a page that showed earrings such as Lebanese by weight, not for the design. El Khalili, Cairo’s old jewellery shaped like donkeys made using TV presenter Raya That’s why women wore lots of quarter. a technique called granulation, gold bangles,” Amina explains. Making jewellery was not her which is lots of little balls sol- Abirached and “We have shifted perceptions by first choice of career, she reveals. dered together. My heart was international stars charging for the expertise and craftsmanship, but people still Rihanna and Joss ask how many grams of gold in Stone. There are 17 a piece.” Fahmy has continued studying Azza Fahmy shops with craftsmen in Florence and in Egypt, Jordan and has no intention of retiring. “And she wonders why she’s tired,” Dubai says Fatma.”She never stops.” Fahmy will have none of it: “To this day I am hungry for ed- ucation,” she says. “I will never stop learning.”

beating really fast and I knew: ‘This is what I want to do.’ At the time I was working for the government, doing political Jewellery collection in Azza Fahmy’s store illustrations, and my monthly appreciated and respected their With a loan of 15,000 Egyptian salary was 19 Egyptian pounds. skill.” She trained while working pounds, Azza opened her first The book cost 17 pounds, but I full time. gallery in 1983. The rest, as they When I started, the bought it because I believed it After only a month, she sold say, is history. Europeans were the was going to change my life.” her first five rings for 45 pounds She finds inspiration in her elite, but in Egypt we She had found her purpose, (“a fortune”). She rented a lit- country’s rich history. “When I have the legacy of but now she needed the skills. tle showroom once a week to started, the Europeans were the ancient Rome, ancient And she realized the people who display her wares. One of her elite, but in Egypt we have the Greece, the Graeco- could teach her what she needed best customers was the head legacy of ancient Rome, ancient Romans, the Copts were not in the classroom but in of the British Council, who ar- Greece, the Graeco-Romans, the the souk. ranged for her to study at the Copts and then the Islamic peri- and then the Islamic Back in the late 1960s, a wom- Cass School of Art (now part of od. Why look abroad?” period. Why look an requesting to be apprenticed London Metropolitan Universi- The London outlet has proved abroad? to a silver- or goldsmith was ty) in London. popular with Middle Eastern highly unusual. “It still is,” says Fahmy completed the two- visitors, but shop manager Kris AZZA FAHMY Fahmy. “But they accepted me year course in six months, stud- Betlem tells of four ladies from right away. They were very hap- ying nine different disciplines. Texas who flew in to London py that someone like me, a per- “Useful is too small a word. It for a rock concert that was can- Jewellery collection in Azza Fahmy’s store son with a university degree, was transformative,” she says. celled at the last minute. So they

ARTIST’S REPERTOIRE Dana Awartani uses Indian craftsmanship to explore Arab poetry in Sharjah Jeddah-based artist Dana Awartani showcased her work in an exhibition called “The Silence Between Us” at the Maraya Art Center in Sharjah

Arab News | Dubai of poetry from female poets of the Arab festival as it was inspired by a Qur’anic world throughout history. Other pieces verse. eddah-based artist Dana Awartani featured in the exhibition included Jshowcased her work in an exhibi- “Love is my Law, Love is my Faith” Curated by Laura Metzler, tion called “The Silence Between Us” (2016), which was inspired by the love at the Maraya Art Center in the emirate poems of Andalusian Muslim scholar the exhibition was laid out on the sidelines of the Sharjah Islamic Ibn Arabi and a fascinating drawing in a cyclical pattern and Arts Festival that ran until Feb. 18. from her “Caliphates” series that shows “The Silence Between Us” brings the evolution of the tradition of illumi- opened and closed with together pieces from the artist’s rep- nation throughout the history of the art. Awartani’s recent installa- ertoire and is a prime example of her Awartani, who was educated at Lon- unique use of layering. Poetry and light don’s Central Saint Martins, lives and tion, “Listen to My Words” are key elements in her work and the works in Jeddah and draws inspiration (2018), which featured seven exhibition in Sharjah — her first in the from Indian textile, woodwork and Middle East, according to the gallery — glasswork production processes. screens of hand embroi- is evidence of that. In addition to the artist’s works on dered silk panels inspired Curated by Laura Metzler, the exhi- show, new pieces were created in col- bition was laid out in a cyclical pattern laboration with craftsmen in India over by the “Jali” screen — an and opened and closed with Awar - a four-month period leading up to the architectural form common tani’s recent installation, “Listen to My show. The piece “To See and Not Be Words” (2018), which featured seven Seen” (2018) — an embroidered-textile in traditional buildings in screens of hand embroidered silk pan- piece that expands on her interest in the Indian Subcontinent that els inspired by the “Jali” screen — an ar- female poets in the Arab world — is chitectural form common in traditional one of those. allows airflow in buildings, buildings in the Indian Subcontinent Another installation piece by the art- but prevents onlookers from that allows airflow in buildings, but ist, “All (heavenly bodies) swim along, prevents onlookers from being able to each in its orbit’” (2016), was on show being able to gaze in gaze in. at the Sharjah Art Museum and is an important part of the wider Islamic arts Each screen is associated with a line Dana Awartani showing Prince Charles her work at The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts

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UAE underground oil store to British Airways boost “energy security” announces huge Indonesia, Australia Boeing order London, United Kingdom

ritish Airways yesterday to sign trade deal Bannounced a multi-bil- lion dollar deal to buy up to 42 Boeing 777 fuel-efficient passenger jets, after Airbus said it would no longer next week: ministry make the A380 superjumbo. BA-parent IAG said its British carrier would pur- South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (R) shakes hands with Sheikh Mohamed The pact will include chase 18 Boeing 777-9 bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul • planes, while an option for a improved access for further 24 of the US aircraft Abu Dhabi, United Arab entrance to the Arabian Sea -- Australian cattle and could bring the total cost Emirates beyond the Strait of Hormuz, sheep farmers to $18.6 billion (16.3 billion a major artery for regional oil euros) at list prices, before shipments that Iran has re - The deal has been in the usual heavy discounts bu Dhabi’s state oil firm peatedly threatened to block are factored in. negotiations• since 2010 Asaid Wednesday it has due to tensions with Gulf na- It comes as IAG, which signed a $1.2 billion deal to tions. owns several airlines in- build a storage facility on the Abu Dhabi is the western- AFP | Jakarta, Indonesia cluding Iberia and Aer Arabian Sea, as it seeks to by- most of the UAE’s seven emir- Enggartiasto Lukita, Indonesian trade Simon Birmingham, Australian Lingus, said that group net pass waters Iran has threat- ates and holds more than 90 long-awaited trade deal minister Minister profits last year soared 45 ened to close. percent of the federation’s es- between Indonesia and percent to 2.9 billion euros Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. timated 98 billion barrels of oil AAustralia will be signed proved access for Australian The deal has been in negoti- on higher passenger num- (ADNOC) said it had awarded reserves. next week, Jakarta said yester- cattle and sheep farmers to In- ations since 2010 and was ex- bers and lower costs. a contract to South Korea’s SK ADNOC’s confirmation of day, after months of diplomatic donesia’s 260 million people, pected to be signed before the On the big Boeing order, Engineering to build the un- the deal came as Abu Dhabi’s tension over Canberra’s conten- while Australian universities, end of last year but it stalled IAG chief executive Willie derground facility which will Crown Prince Sheikh Moham- tious plan to move its embassy health providers and miners when Prime Minister Scott Walsh said in a joint state- hold up to 42 million barrels med bin Zayed visited Seoul to Jerusalem. will also benefit from easier en- Morrison proposed the reloca- ment: “The new 777-9 is the of oil in Fujairah emirate, in and work has been underway Indonesian trade minister try to Southeast Asia’s biggest tion of Australia’s embassy to world’s most fuel efficient the east of the United Arab for some months. Enggartiasto Lukita and his economy. Greater access to the Jerusalem. longhaul aircraft and will Emirates. The firm said Sheikh Mo- Australian counterpart Simon Australian market is expected Morrison first floated the bring many benefits to Brit- The project “will enhance hammed and South Korean Birmingham are set to sign the to spur Indonesia’s automotive shift in October, ahead of a crit- ish Airways’ fleet. “It’s the the UAE’s energy security”, AD- President Moon Jae-in attend- multi-billion-dollar agreement and textile industries, and boost ical by-election in a Sydney sub- ideal replacement for the NOC’s CEO Sultan al-Jaber said ed the signing ceremony for in Jakarta on Monday, accord- exports of timber, electronics urb with a sizeable Jewish pop- 747 and its size and range in a statement. the $1.2bn (1.05 billion euro) ing to a trade ministry invita- and medicinal goods. ulation. Indonesia, the world’s will be an excellent fit for Fujairah’s coast is located project, which is slated for tion sent to journalists. Bilateral trade was worth most populous Muslim nation, the airline’s existing net- on the Gulf of Oman, at the completion in 2022. The pact will include im - US$11.7 billion in 2017. was angered by the proposal. work,” Walsh added.

BMW, Daimler Markets pressured by to develop self- Kim-Trump summit driving cars Frankfurt am Main, Ger- Key figures around 1430 GMT many London - FTSE 100:  0.6pc at 7,068.30 points erman high-end Frankfurt - DAX 30:  0.1pc at 11,480.35 Gcar giants BMW and Paris - CAC 40:  0.1pc at 5,227.79 Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler said yesterday they EURO STOXX 50:  0.2pc at 3,290.03 would work together in a New York - Dow:  at 25,986.06 “long-term strategic coop- Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  0.8pc at 21,385.16 (close) eration” to develop auto- mated driving and driver Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  0.4pc at 28,633.18 (close) assistance systems. Euro/dollar:  at $1.1388 from $1.1370 The rival Munich- and Oil - Brent Crude:  8 cents at $66.50 per barrel Stuttgart-based manufac- Oil - West Texas Inter:  15 cents at $57.09 turers “view their partner- ship as a long-term, strate- gic cooperation, and aim to make next-level technolo- London, United Kingdom The first vice-chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Khalid Najibi alongside the second my grew at an unexpectedly gies” for driver assistance vice-chairman Mohammed Al Kooheji, and the Chief Executive Officer Shaker Al Shater meeting at Bait Al Tijjar the strong pace in 2018 was offset and motorway driving avail- Palestinian ambassador to Bahrain Taha Abdul-Qader. The meeting probed ways to enhance the effort to uplift trade orld stock markets by the Trump-Kim disappoint- able by around 2025, they levels. Abdul-Qader voiced pride in the unwavering support of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Palestinian cause and Wmostly sank yesterday ment and some weak corpo- said in a joint statement. reinstated the readiness to support and streamline efforts to stepping-up business between both friendly countries as a summit between Donald rate earnings reports, said an- Trump and Kim Jong Un end- alysts at Charles Schwab. ed abruptly without an agree- Seoul dived 1.8 per cent ment. and Tokyo ended 0.8pc low- Asian equities had been fluc- er, while Shanghai and Hong Rolls-Royce pulls out of race to power Boeing plane tuating throughout the day on Kong each shed 0.4pc. London, United Kingdom tempered optimism over Chi- The global rally that has “Rolls-Royce has decided na-US trade talks, weak factory characterised most of this year to withdraw from the current data from Beijing and fresh ge- had already taken a knock after olls-Royce no longer wishes competition to power Boeing’s opolitical tensions in Kashmir. US Trade Representative Rob- Rto be a candidate to make proposed middle of the mar- But they took a decisive turn ert Lighthizer told lawmakers the engine for a new midsize ket -- or New Midsize Airplane south after an expected lunch that “real progress” had been passenger jet proposed by US (NMA) -- platform,” the British and signing ceremony between made in trade talks with Chi- planemaker Boeing, the trou- group said in a statement. the US and North Korean lead- na, but a lot of work was still bled British group said yester- “While we believe the plat- ers was called off at the last needed before a pact is signed. day. form complements Boeing’s ex- minute. European indices Also fuelling selling pressure Rolls gave the update along- isting product range, we are un- also mainly fell, with London was gloomy data showing Chi- side news that it had dived into able to commit to the proposed down half apcage point on nese manufacturing activity a net loss last year as its Trent timetable to ensure we have persistent Brexit uncertainty, contracted for a third straight engines were hit by costly re- a sufficiently mature product and the pound continuing to month in February, with facto- pairs and a decision by Boeing’s Representative picture (Courtesy of The Times) which supports Boeing’s ambi- struggle. ries hit by the long Lunar New European rival Airbus to stop tion for the aircraft and satisfies Wall Street was little Year break, concerns about making the A380 jumbo. billion euros) for 2018 after a decided to axe thousands of jobs our own internal requirements changed at the opening bell, slowing growth and uncertain- Rolls posted a loss after tax net profit of nearly £3.4 billion as part of vast restructuring at for technical maturity at entry as news that the US econo- ty from the trade row. of £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion, 2.8 a year earlier, as the group also the group. into service,” it added. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 11 When all data-roads lead to 5G AFP | Barcelona, Spain

hile Washington’s Mobile tech is concerns that future 5G wireless networks Wcould be vulnerable to spying going to the dogs... by China have dominated head- lines, businesses have long been Barcelona, Spain pushing to make sure the tech- nology is as secure as possible. s your dog getting enough exercise? Who will change your With fifth-generation wireless Icat’s litter box while you are away on holiday? networks, or 5G, starting to be Relax. Mobile entrepreneurs are jumping into the pet industry rolled out this year, the issue of with smartphone-enabled gadgets that can help care for your 5G security was in focus at the four-legged friends, from activity trackers to a litter box that Mobile World Congress trade cleans and refills itself. fair which got under way Mon- Among countless new “wearable” gadgets presented this day in Barcelona. week at the Mobile World Congress trade fair in Barcelona were Unlike upgrades of wireless monitors that attach to dog or cat collars. networks in the past, 5G will The devices allow owners to track their pet’s location and deliver not just faster phone and activity levels -- for example how long they have walked, run, computer data but also help con- played or slept -- on a smartphone, as well as check that a dog nect up cars, appliances, cargo walker is exercising the animal enough. and crop equipment. Some even allow owners to set up a safe zone around their Washington has warned that home on the app and receive alerts when their pet moves outside allowing Chinese firms like Hua- of the fixed area. wei to provide the equipment to Vodafone, the world’s second largest mobile operator, dis- build 5G networks could leave played its tracker called Kippy, which is available across Europe, them vulnerable to spying on the at the fair. part of China but this is only one The waterproof device is made of steel and is powered by a of the risks. rechargeable battery that lasts up to 10 days. “There will be more data A 5G sign is displayed at a stand at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona It works with a SIM card with a monthly subscription of 4-6 which will be transferred...it is euros per month. clear that security is much more complicated,” said Yannick Sad- some resources which have compartmentalise the network ‘Incredibly lucrative segment’ owy, the director for telecoms traditionally been delivered in according to different uses,” said The push into wireless gadgets for pets comes amid slumping and media at consulting firm physical hardware to a virtual Laurent Boutet, a systems engi- sales for smartphones. Accenture. software-based network. neer at US computer networking Worldwide shipments of smartphones declined 4.1 percent Mathieu Lagrange, who is re- KNOW WHAT It is designed to allow the net- company F5Network. in 2018 to a total of 1.4 billion units, the second straight yearly sponsible for internet security at work to make better use of data Mobile communications in- decline, according to research firm IDC, as people hold on to com institute, said the risks transfer rates and provide more dustry body GSMA, which stages their devices for longer due to a lack of major innovations. to 5G’s security “were taken into flexibility to 5G networks. the Mobile World Congress, esti- “On the assumption that almost every human in Europe that account” when the norms for “Operators are moving from mates the number of connected wants a phone already has one, Vodafone is smart to consider the technology were established. 5G’s much faster a hardware system to a virtual- devices will triple to 25 billion connecting pets,” said Ben Wood, an analyst at tech research But a study by the University speeds, vast data ised and fully automated one,” by 2025. consultancy CCS Insight. of Lorraine in France found that capacity and lower said Darren Anstee, technology For Dexter Thillien, an ana- “The pet market is an incredibly lucrative segment that has the new wireless network still latency -- or response director at Netscout, which pro- lysts at Fitch Solutions, the main been steadily growing year-on-year.” contains some security holes time -- are expected to vides software for networks. challenge for security is this rise The global pet wearables market will surpass $8 billion by which were already present in underpin entirely new “Security is about visibility, in the “number of entry points, 2024, up from $1.85 billion in 2017, according to Global Market previous networks, 3G and 4G. technologies such as when you can’t see everything considering the exponential Insights. 5G offers “improved data pro- on your network, this is when number of objects which will tection when compared to the self-driving cars and you have a problem,” he added. be connected.” Spy on your pet previous wireless norms” but telemedicine -- which “From the point of view For those who miss their pet while away, several firms have “flaws persist and the weakness- in turn may attract cy- Nothing 100% secure of security, the network it - put out wifi-enabled cameras that allow owners to monitor their es that have been identified” berintrusions by crim- 5G allows for the available self is secondary,” he dog with their smartphone. could allow “several cyberat- inals or terrorists. bandwidth to be split up into said. One of the most popular, the Furbo, stores treats inside and tacks and have an impact on the channels, each of which is in- “You have to keep in mind that allows the user to hit a button on their phone to toss the treat. protection of privacy,” it said. dependent from others and can nothing will ever be 100 per- The device can also send you a text alert if your dog barks a Experts say the architecture be separately secured, which cent secure. We still don’t have lot and compiles a 60-second video compilation of all of your of 5G networks also presents some experts say can help boost a precise idea of how billions dog’s daily activity. entirely new security challenges. security. or even trillions of connected South Korean startup PurrSong displayed a smart automatic Fifth generation wireless net- “We can create a kind of mi- objects could affect networks, litter box called the LavvieBot which auto-cleans and auto-re- works use “network virtualis- cro-networks, with different it is still unknown at this point,” fills. ation”, which refers to moving levels of security. The idea is to said Thillien. After your cat does its business inside the machine, LavvieBot noiselessly pushes a rake through the litter before hurling a few handfuls of clean litter. I t can even send you text notifications when your cat uses the toilet, and track a cat’s weight as well as the duration, length and times Doctor performs first 5G surgery it uses the litter box to detect possible Barcelona, Spain health problems. nual trade fair, said it was “the “Anything abnormal it will report right ext-generation wireless world’s first 5G mentored live to your smartphone,” said Ntechnology is taking the surgery.” Purr- Song market- medical world a crucial step “This is truly revolution - ing manager closer to robots performing ary and just one of the bene - Heaven remotely-controlled surgery, a fits that 5G will bring us,” he Nam. doctor in Spain said Wednesday added. “Owners after carrying out the world’s During the operation don’t have first 5G-powered telementored the 5G connection had a to cancel operation. lag time of just 0.01 sec- their travel Doctors have telementored onds, compared to plans and cut surgeries in the past using wire- the 0.27-second la - costs on cat less networks but blazing fast tency period with the hotels or cat 5G increases image quality and 4G wireless networks sitters if they definition which are crucial for which currently pre- need to travel.” medical teams to take decisions Paramedics at the Catalan regional government’s stand show how a 5G dominate in developing with as much information, and ambulance functions at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona nations. as few mistakes, as possible. at the Hospital Clinic. and instructed the team how to “If you are going to do “This is a first step to achieve 5G greatly reduces latency navigate the surgery. remote assisted surgery, our dream, which is to make -- the time it takes to get a re- The demonstration was part you need to be almost remote operations in the near sponse to information sent -- of of the Mobile World Congress, there in person. You can- future,” said Doctor Antonio wireless networks so images the mobile industry’s biggest not have more than a cou- de Lacy, after providing re - and data is relayed almost in- annual global event, which is ple of milliseconds laten- al-time guidance via a 5G video stantly. being held in the Mediterranean cy. And that is where 5G link from a Barcelona congress De Lacy, the head of the hos- coastal city this week. technology comes in,” centre to a surgical team which pital’s gastrointestinal surgery John Hoffman, the chief ex- GSMA director gen- operated on a patient with an service, used his finger to draw ecutive officer of mobile com- eral Mats Granryd intestinal tumour about five on a screen an area of the intes- munications industry body said. kilometres (three miles) away tine where nerves are located GSMA which organises the an- FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 12 US economy grew 2.9pc in

NISHIT LAKHOTIA It’s all about timing 2018, highest in 13 years CC markets have gotten off to a strong start in 2019 led by den windfall in tax cuts amid the market in Saudi Arabia which is up approximately 8 GDP expanded by 2.9 increased government spend- Gper cent YTD. The recent rally on the Tadawul Index has per• cent in 2018, up from ing, growth zoomed higher in been led mainly by foreign investors who bought close to SAR 2018 as companies built facto- 4.4bn through QFIs and Swaps during the first month of the 2.2pc the year before ries and stockpiled inventories, year in anticipation of inflows that will come from FTSE and according to the Commerce MSCI inclusion in March and June respectively. Washington, United States Department report, that was The positive sentiment on KSA can also be attributed to other delayed by a month due to the factors such as recent news on government megaprojects like government shutdown. NEOM, the Kingdom’s under-development USD 500bn futur- he US economy kicked Defense spending grew 3.4pc, istic mega-city, and the National Industrial Development and into high gear last year, the biggest increase in nine Logistics Program (NIDLP) which aims to drive USD 450bn in Trecording the strongest years. new investments. A 21 per cent YTD gain in Brent price has growth in 13 years in the wake Trump’s trade war, howev- also supported the momentum resulting in a further upswing of sweeping tax cuts and fiscal er, took a nasty bite out of the in market sentiment. stimulus, government statistics growth in the third quarter as Leading the rally is the Saudi Earnings growth showed yesterday. Washington and Beijing ex- banking sector which continued But the world’s largest econo- changed punishing tariffs on its strong performance up 31pc in will likely be in the my was slowing toward the end more than $360 billion in two- 2018 vs. an index average of 8.3pc vicinity of 7-8pc of 2018, suggesting the boom Shoppers walk along Michigan Avenue in Chicago way trade, a dispute both sides and up 12pc YTD vs. an Index av- throughout 2019 had begun to fade, according say they are now close to re - erage of 8pc. While the market is and turnover will to the Commerce Department luster consumer spending over respectable but markedly slow- solving. not cheap, we are of the belief that gradually improve report. the holiday period would take a er growth of 2.3pc this year as While the fourth quarter was one cannot forego the opportunity from current levels GDP expanded by 2.9 per cent deeper cut out of growth. the 2017 tax cuts and 2018 fiscal strong, it was slower than the given its weight on the benchmark particularly in Sau- in 2018, up from 2.2pc the year The robust data could lend stimulus wear off. third quarter, which was slower S&P Index. before, approaching the target support to Trump and to his The White House however than the second. We expect the market to be range di and the UAE set by President Donald Trump. critics simultaneously, showing says it expects growth to con- In the final three months of bound and not a one-way trend. But in the October-December unmistakable economic gains tinue unabated in 2019. the year, areas that had seen a Accordingly, investor focus should be on how one can play period growth tapered down to last year, amid brisk job crea- The most recent figures were post-stimulus boost appeared the inclusion theme and enter and exit the market actively. I an annual rate of 2.6pc, from tion, but also supporting the likely little affected by the five- to be slowing: businesses in - believe that positioning in sector best plays will prove to be a 3.4pc in the third quarter. view that this may have been week government shutdown, vestment in factory building good strategy for the year. The fourth-quarter result, a temporary boost purchased most of which fell in January. slowed to its lowest level in a UAE markets, on the other hand, have likely bottomed–out, which marked the second quar- with skyrocketing federal defi- And official estimates say took year, and non-defense govern- particularly when it comes to some key real estate sector stocks terly slowdown in a row, was cits. The non-partisan Congres- a meagre 0.02pc slice out of the ment spending contracted by and therefore we recommend focusing on high-yield, sustain- still better than expected, as sional Budget Office predicted economy. 5.6pc, its biggest decrease in able dividend plays. The market is currently trading at a 20pc economists had predicted lack- last month the US would see With businesses facing a sud- five years. discount (forward PE) to long-term 10-year averages, levels that it has historically been able to bounce back from. At this point we believe that market conditions provide a good entry point for long term investors. The key trigger for the UAE will be real estate stocks, the UK car output slumps on China slowdown, Brexit majority of which are already high-yielding. In our opinion London, United Kingdom these stocks are now trading at trough valuations. UAE banks Turning to Brexit, the SMMT are projecting lending book growth of 6-7pc vs. 0pc and 4pc in urged British Prime Minister 2016 and 2017 respectively, while the cost of risk is expected to he number of cars built in Theresa May to take “no deal” increase by an average of only 20 bps. Within the highly frag- TBritain tumbled almost a off the table “immediately and mented UAE banking sector, that still includes 30-plus banks, we fifth in January, industry data permanently”. see a likelihood of further M&A announcements in 2019. While showed yesterday, rocked by Abu Dhabi based banks have already rallied significantly, there China’s slowdown and the ‘Clear and present danger’ will likely be value in Dubai-based banks such as DIB and ENBD. threat of a no-deal Brexit. “Another month of decline is Moving on to Kuwait, we believe that market activity could In a gloomy plot twist, James a serious concern,” SMMT chief be driven by speculation regarding MSCI inclusion in June Bond’s favourite carmaker As- executive Mike Hawes said in 2019, particularly with heavy-weights like KFH and NBK. Qatar ton Martin revealed plans to Thursday’s statement. remains expensive having rallied 21pc in 2018 with merely 6pc set aside up to £30 million ($40 “The industry faces myriad earnings growth. In the case of Bahrain, we see a few good stock million, 35 million euros) to challenges, from falling demand picks with a mix of both strong earnings growth and high yield. help weather potential Brexit in key markets, to escalating The market in Oman has suffered a beating delivering one of disruption. global trade tensions and the the worst performances in the GCC in 2018 and it continues to The Society of Motor Manu- need to stay at the forefront of lack triggers. We therefore recommend that investors remain facturers and Traders (SMMT) An Aston Martin production line (Courtesy of AutoCar) future technology. underweight on Oman. meanwhile said UK car pro- Hawes added: “Every day a Our overall view on GCC markets is that earnings growth will duction dived 18.2 pe rcent to Output destined for China eign-owned automobile indus- no-deal Brexit remains a possi- likely be in the vicinity of 7-8pc throughout 2019 and turnover 120,649 vehicles last month collapsed by 72.3pc and the try is suffering also because bility is another day automotive will gradually improve from current levels particularly in Saudi compared with a year earlier. European Union by 20pc, the of simmering US-China trade companies pay the price in addi- Arabia and the UAE with Brent forecasted to average at USD 65/ That was the eighth succes- SMMT revealed. tensions and weak demand for tional and potentially pointless bbl in 2019 and 2020. sive monthly decline and marks Overall exports tanked 21.4pc high-polluting diesel cars -- costs. “No deal must be taken the latest dose of bad news for to 93,781 vehicles. which face tighter regulation off the table immediately and Nishit Lakhotia is SICO’s Head of Research Britain’s beleaguered car sector. Britain’s largely for - worldwide. permanently.” Facebook, Twitter doing too little against disinformation: EU Brussels, Belgium added. Donald Trump in the White acebook and Twitter are In January, the commission House. Fdoing too little to scruti - started producing monthly re- Facebook ads have also been nise advertising placements on We urge Facebook, ports on what the internet play- at the centre of the FBI investiga- their sites in the runup to Eu- Google and Twitter ers have done to meet pledges tion over Russia’s alleged med- ropean Union elections in May, to do more across made late last year in a “code dling in that election and suspi- despite their pledges to fight all member states of practice” to fight disinfor- cions are rife that the Kremlin disinformation, EU officials said to help ensure mation. has interfered in votes across yesterday. As in the first report, Facebook Europe. In a second monthly report, the integrity of on Thursday topped the list for Moscow has repeatedly de- officials at the European Com- the European criticism. nied allegations of hacking and mission, the EU’s executive arm, Parliament Not only did Facebook not meddling in foreign elections said the US internet giants did elections in May report the results of activities through disinformation over re- not show what they had done 2019 in January to inspect ad place- cent years. in January to scrutinise such ad PRESIDENT FOR THE DIGITAL SIN- ments, it did not report on the Analysts warn that populist placements. GLE MARKET ANDRUS ANSIP number of fake accounts re - parties opposed to founding They said Google offered data moved for malicious actions EU democratic values could do on actions taken in January to targeting the EU. well in the May 23-26 elections better study ad placements but The social network has in the by playing on anti-immigration did not clarify the extent to and Twitter to do more across President for the Digital Single with fact-checkers and ac - past been accused of being used sentiment. which they tackled disinforma- all member states to help ensure Market Andrus Ansip and other ademic researchers to detect as a platform to spread divi - Such parties have already tion or another problems, such the integrity of the European officials. disinformation campaigns and sive or misleading information, done well in national elections, as misleading advertising. Parliament elections in May “We also encourage platforms make fact-checked content more most notably during the 2016 including coming to power in “We urge Facebook, Google 2019,” said a statement by Vice to strengthen their cooperation visible and widespread,” they election that put US President Italy. 13 FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019

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DEJAVU (G) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ DAILY AT: 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM COMEDY) NEW 6-ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVEN- DENIS CHERNOV, JEFFREY HYLTON TURE/ROMANTIC) 15-THE LEGO MOVIE 2 (G) (ANIMATION/ACTION/AD- AL HAMRA DAILY AT(KIDS CINEMA): 10.45 AM + 2.45 PM ROSA SALAZAR, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, JENNIFER CONNELLY VENTURE/COMEDY) CHRIS PRATT, ELIZABETH BANKS, WILL ARNETT 1- KODATHI SMAKSHAM BALAN VAKEEL (PG-13) 5-JUNE (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 2.15 + 7.00 + 11.45 PM (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.45 + 5.15 + 7.45 + 10.15 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/ DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.00 + 8.15 PM JOJU GEORGE, RAJISHA VIJAYAN, SARJANO KHALID, ARJUN FRI) TAYLOR SCHILLING, JACKSON ROBERT SCOTT, DILEEP, MAMTA MOHANDAS, PRIYA ANAND ASOKAN PETER MOONEY 16-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN DAILY AT: 3.00 + 9.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM 7-GULLY BOY (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/MUSICAL) DAILY AT: 9.45 + 11.45 PM WORLD (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) ALIA BHAT, RANVEER SINGH, SIDDHANT CHATURVEDI CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER 2-JUNE (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) NEW 6-KODATHI SMAKSHAM BALAN VAKEEL (PG-13) 19-SPIDER MAN INTO THE SPIDER VERSE (PG) (ANI- DAILY AT: 2.00 + 6.15 + 10.30 PM JOJU GEORGE, RAJISHA VIJAYAN, SARJANO KHALID, (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM MATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) ARJUN ASOKAN DILEEP, MAMTA MOHANDAS, PRIYA ANAND DAILY AT: 12.00 + 6.00 PM 8-COLD PURSUIT (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA) HAILEE STEINFELD, NICOLAS CAGE, MAHERSHALA ALI DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 2.15 + 5.15 + 8.15 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 4.15 + 8.30 PM LIAM NEESON, EMMY ROSSUM, LAURA DERN SEEF (I) 7-ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVEN- DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) 1- TOTAL DHAMAAL (PG-13) (HINDI/COMEDY/ADVEN- WADI AL SAIL TURE/ROMANTIC) TURE) NEW ROSA SALAZAR, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, JENNIFER CONNELLY DAILY AT (VIP I): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM SEEF (II) 1-FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (15+) (DRAMA/COME- AJAY DEVGN, MADHURI DIXIT, ANIL KAPOOR DY/BIOGRAPHY) NEW DAILY AT: 1.15 + 6.30 + 11.45 PM 1 FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (15+) (DRAMA/COME- FROM THURSDAY 21ST 7.00 PM ONWARDS 9-HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U (PG-15) (THRILLER/COMEDY/ DWAYNE JOHNSON, FLORENCE PUGH, JACK LOWDEN DAILY AT (VIP): 1.00 + 5.45 + 10.30 PM CRIME) DY/BIOGRAPHY) NEW DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM JESSICA ROTHE, RUBY MODINE, PHI VU DWAYNE JOHNSON, FLORENCE PUGH, JACK LOWDEN DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM 8-GULLY BOY (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/MUSICAL) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 + 4.45 + 6.45 + 8.45 + 10.45 PM DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM 2- THE KNIGHT OF SHADOWS: BETWEEN YIN AND ALIA BHAT, RANVEER SINGH, SIDDHANT CHATURVEDI YANG (PG-13) (ACTION/COMEDY/FANTASY) NEW 2-TOTAL DHAMAAL (PG-13) (HINDI/COMEDY/ADVEN- TURE) NEW DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM 10-THE UPSIDE (PG-15) (COMEDY/DRAMA) 2- TOTAL DHAMAAL (PG-13) (HINDI/COMEDY/ADVEN- JACKIE CHAN, ELANE ZHONG, ETHAN JUAN TURE) NEW AJAY DEVGN, MADHURI DIXIT, ANIL KAPOOR KEVIN HART, BRYAN CRANSTON, NICOLE KIDMAN DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM 9-THE LEGO MOVIE 2 (G) (ANIMATION/ACTION/AD- AJAY DEVGN, MADHURI DIXIT, ANIL KAPOOR FROM THURSDAY 21ST 7.00 PM ONWARDS DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM VENTURE/COMEDY) FROM THURSDAY 21ST 7.00 PM ONWARDS 3- KODATHI SMAKSHAM BALAN VAKEEL (PG-13) DAILY AT: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM CHRIS PRATT, ELIZABETH BANKS, WILL ARNETT 11-GLASS (PG-15) (THRILLER) DAILY AT: (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 12.30 + 4.30 + 9.00 PM 3-UPGRADE (15+) (ACTION/THRILLER) NEW JAMES MCAVOY, BRUCE WILLIS, SAMUEL L. JACKSON DILEEP, MAMTA MOHANDAS, PRIYA ANAND 3-DUMPLIN (15+) (COMEDY/DRAMA) NEW LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN, RICHARD ANASTASIOS, ROSCO DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.45 + 5.45 + 8.45 + 11.45 PM CAMPBELL 10-SPIDER MAN INTO THE SPIDER VERSE (PG) (ANI- DANIELLE MACDONALD, JENNIFER ANISTON, LUKE MATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) BENWARD 4-JUNE (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) NEW DAILY AT: 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM HAILEE STEINFELD, NICOLAS CAGE, MAHERSHALA ALI 12-THE LEGO MOVIE 2 (G) (ANIMATION/ACTION/AD- VENTURE/COMEDY) DAILY AT: 1.00 + 5.15 + 9.30 PM JOJU GEORGE, RAJISHA VIJAYAN, SARJANO KHALID, DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): 6.45 + 11.15 PM 4- THE KNIGHT OF SHADOWS: BETWEEN YIN AND CHRIS PRATT, ELIZABETH BANKS, WILL ARNETT ARJUN ASOKAN YANG (PG-13) (ACTION/COMEDY/FANTASY) NEW 4- UPGRADE (15+) (ACTION/THRILLER) NEW DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM 11-URI: THE SURGICAL STRIKE (15+) (HINDI/ACTION/ DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 PM LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN, RICHARD ANASTASIOS, JACKIE CHAN, ELANE ZHONG, ETHAN JUAN DRAMA) DAILY AT (IMAX 2D): 12.00 + 4.45 + 9.30 PM ROSCO CAMPBELL 5- KANNE KALAIMAANE (PG-13) (TAMIL) NEW DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM VICKY KAUSHAL, KIRTI KULHARI, PARESH RAWAL DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 UDHAYANIDHI STALIN, TAMANNAH DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 3.45 + 9.00 PM 13-NADI ELREGAL EL SERI (PG-15) (ARABIC/COMEDY) MN 5- KIKORIKI. DEJAVU (G) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ KARIM ABDULAZIZ, GHADA ADEL, MAJDE ALKIDDAWI FROM FRIDAY 22ND COMEDY) NEW DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM 5- THE KNIGHT OF SHADOWS: BETWEEN YIN AND DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 4.00 + 9.00 PM DENIS CHERNOV, JEFFREY HYLTON 12- KUMBALANGI NIGHT (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) YANG (PG-13) (ACTION/COMEDY/FANTASY) NEW FAHADH FAASIL, SHANE NIGAM, SOUBIN SHAHIR DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.15 PM JACKIE CHAN, ELANE ZHONG, ETHAN JUAN 6-L.K.G (PG-13) (TAMIL) NEW DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.45 + 5.45 + 8.45 + 11.45 PM 14-AQUAMAN (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE KIDMAN DAILY AT: (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) RJ BALAJI, PRIYA ANAND 6-ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVEN- FROM FRIDAY 22ND 13-9 (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) DAILY AT: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM TURE/ROMANTIC) 6-WHAT THEY HAD (PG-15) (DRAMA) NEW DAILY AT: 1.30 + 6.30 + 11.30 PM ROSA SALAZAR, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, JENNIFER CONNELLY PRITHVIRAJ SUKUMARAN, PRAKASH RAJ, MAMTA MOHANDAS 15-JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN (PG) (COMEDY/ HILARY SWANK, MICHAEL SHANNEN, ROBERT FORSTER DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT: 2.00 + 8.00 PM ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 1.00 + 5.00 + 9.00 PM 7- KUMBALANGI NIGHT (PG-13) (MALAYALAM) ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, EMMA THOMPSON FAHADH FAASIL, SHANE NIGAM, SOUBIN SHAHIR 7-GULLY BOY (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA/MUSICAL) NEW 14-PERANBU (PG-15) (TAMIL) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 3.00 + 7.15 + 11.30 PM 7-THEN CAME YOU (PG-15) (COMEDY/ROMANTIC/ DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM ALIA BHAT, RANVEER SINGH, SIDDHANT CHATURVEDI DRAMA) NEW MAMMOOTTY, SADHANA, ANJALI DAILY AT: 3.00 + 8.30 PM DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 5.00 + 11.00 PM 16-HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN NINA DOBREV, MAISIE WILLIAMS, ASA BUTTERFIELD WORLD (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 3.15 + 7.30 + 11.45 PM SAAR 8-COLD PURSUIT (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA) CATE BLANCHETT, JONAH HILL, GERARD BUTLER LIAM NEESON, EMMY ROSSUM, LAURA DERN DAILY AT: 2.15 + 6.30 + 10.45 PM 8- KIKORIKI. DEJAVU (G) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ 1-FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (15+) (DRAMA/COME- DAILY AT: 6.00 + 11.30 PM CITYCENTRE COMEDY) NEW DY/BIOGRAPHY) NEW 1- FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (15+) (DRAMA/COME- 17-RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (PG) (ANIMATION/ DENIS CHERNOV, JEFFREY HYLTON DWAYNE JOHNSON, FLORENCE PUGH, JACK LOWDEN 9-THE LEGO MOVIE 2 (G) (ANIMATION/ACTION/AD- DY/BIOGRAPHY) NEW ADVENTURE/COMEDY) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.00 + 2.45 + 4.30 PM DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + (11.15 PM THURS/FRI) VENTURE/COMEDY) DWAYNE JOHNSON, FLORENCE PUGH, JACK LOWDEN JOHN C. REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, GAL GADOT CHRIS PRATT, ELIZABETH BANKS, WILL ARNETT 9-TIME OUT (PG-15) (ARABIC/COMEDY/ROMANTIC) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 DAILY AT: 12.45 + 5.00 + 9.15 PM 2-TOTAL DHAMAAL (PG-13) (HINDI/COMEDY/ADVEN- DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.00 + 3.15 + 5.30 PM MN + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) NEW TURE) NEW DAILY AT (VIP II): 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM 18-THE PRODIGY (18+) (THRILLER/HORROR) MAGUY BOU GHOSN, YORGO CHALHOUB, WISSAM SABBAGH AJAY DEVGN, MADHURI DIXIT, ANIL KAPOOR DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 3.00 + 7.00 + 11.00 PM FROM THURSDAY 21ST 7.00 PM ONWARDS

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Chrissy Metz finds it Lady Gaga dismisses tough to splurge IANS | Los Angeles herself splurge. She recalled crying in her car over purchas- ctress Chrissy Metz says ing a laptop. Ashe cried for an hour be- “I cried for an hour in the Bradley Cooper fore her first big splurge after parking lot before (buying the booking “This Is Us”. laptop) because I was so afraid In an interview to people. of doing it. Even though I have com, the actress, who has long a steady income, I’m still wor- been open about her financial ried because I have this men- journey, spoke about some of tality of where I’ve been.” romance rumours the biggest money mistakes The actress is famous for her she made before landing a role of Kate Pearson on “This ANI | Los Angeles in the film, and ‘Shallow,’ starring role on “This Is Us”. Is Us”, which the moment, in the film. “I think it was really the airs in India radley Cooper-Lady Gaga romance So I knew that he had the fear of not having it, so I on Star rumours that sprang into being vision for how it should go, wouldn’t even look at it,” World. Bafter the pair’s performance at the and so I was like, ‘What do she said. Academy Awards have nothing to it. you think Bradley?’ And “If I had a certain Lady Gaga stopped by ‘Jimmy Kimmel he laid it all out. “ amount of money I Live’ Wednesday, where Kimmel was Gaga went on to say didn’t even think Chrissy quick to bring up the Internet’s fixation. that her and Cooper’s about budgeting it Metz “You had such a connection with Bradley chemistry was due to because ‘Oh it’s going that, instantly, and I guess this is a com- the demands of performing love to be gone anyways pliment, people started saying, ‘Oh, they songs. She added, “From a per- so I’ll just spend it’. must be in love,’” Kimmel said. formance perspective, it was Instead of actually Dismissing the rumours, the Oscar-win- Bradley Cooper so important to both of us being smart and ning songwriter said, “First of all, social that we were connected the educating myself media, quite frankly, is the toilet of the Is Born,’ is a love story. We worked so entire time. Look, I’ve had on how to save,” Internet. And what it has done to pop hard, we worked all week on that perfor- my arms wrapped around added the actress. culture is abysmal. And people saw love, mance. Bradley, who - and you know, I Tony Bennett for three But even with and guess what, that’s what we wanted never relinquish control about a live stage years touring the world. steady paychecks you to see.” performance and I’ve done a million of When you’re singing coming in, Metz Lady Gaga said, “This is a love song, them - but he directed this film and he love songs, that’s what Lady Gaga said she finds it ‘Shallow,’” adding, “The movie, ‘A Star directed, obviously, the musical moments you want people to feel. difficult to let

Critics say ‘Thank U, Will Smith exits ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel IANS | Los Angeles decision was made on amica- Next’ to Ariana Grande ble terms between both sides ctor Will Smith has exit- with no hard feelings. Aed the sequel of his 2016 Though the studio has nev- for UK pride headliner DC-Warner Bros hit film “Su- er confirmed who would be Reuters | London “I want to celebrate and icide Squad”. returning for “The Suicide support this community, re- Even though his return had Squad”, insiders say the studio S pop star Ariana Grande gardless of my identity or how not been made official, sources has always wanted its biggest Uhas denied she is cashing people label me. And also I told variety.com that Smith, stars like Smith and Margot in on the lesbian, gay, bisex- wanna visit a city that means who played Deadshot in the Robbie, who played Harley ual and transgender (LGBT+) so much to me,” the “Thank U, original, is not expected to re- Quinn in the first installment, community by headlining a Next” singer wrote on Twitter turn for the upcoming sequel. to return while figuring out UK pride festival amid a debate late Wednesday in response to They say scheduling was the other casting decisions along over whether straight people the growing backlash. ultimate factor and that the the way. should take on such roles. Grande was performing The chart-topping artist is in Manchester in May 2017 due to headline Manchester during the European leg of a Pride in northern England this tour when a suicide attacker August, but the news has at- detonated a bomb as Grande’s tracted negative attention with fans left a packed Manchester Janet Jackson to some arguing the slot should Arena. Some of the 22 people have been given to a LGBT+ killed in the attack were teens launch Las Vegas performer instead. or young “I respect Ariana Grande as girls. residency in May an artist but a true LGBTQIA+ ally would recognise their ANI | Los Angeles privilege and use that plat- form to lift up artists from the anet Jackson will launch her first community,” user @linke_lily JLas Vegas residency in May. The wrote on Twitter. ‘Metamorphosis’ show will begin In another tweet that has May 17 at Park Theatre, Park MGM since been shared over 16,000 resort and will have an initial run times, user @raininjulyvinyl of 14 shows across May, July and wrote: “Ariana headlin- August. ing pride when she’s According to a statement cit- straight ... and dou- ed by Variety, ‘Metamorphosis’ bling the price of “peels peels back the layers of the tickets. Kinda immensely private life of Janet smells like Jackson, sharing her transfor- exploita- mation from a young girl tion of the with issues of self-esteem LGBT com- to global Icon.” munity to Ariana The statement fur- me.” Grande ther added, “The cen- Grande, who trepiece of this all new became the thought-provoking show, most followed will be Janet herself, captivat- woman on Insta- ing you through your senses with gram this week, said electrifying visuals, explosive dance she had no control over numbers, chart-topping hits and fan ticket prices, and was not favourite deep cuts. Fans will follow “claiming to be the hero her path to self-love, empowerment, of the community or the motherhood and activism, amidst the Janet For Reservations, Call:Umm Al Hassam 17728699 Seef District 17364999 face of the LGBTQ rights challenges faced along her personal Jackson movement.” journey.” 15 FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 sports

Leclerc goes fastest Suarez double sends yet in F1 testing Barca into final Luis Suarez scores twice as Barcelona beat Real Madrid to reach Copa del Rey final

But this was not the humil- iation of four months ago and if the result can be put to one side, Santiago Solari might take heart from the handful of golden opportunities his team wasted Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is pushed back into the garage during testing before their opponents began their spree. Reuters | Barcelona “You never know what people “We are sad, we wanted to bring to Melbourne.” play in the final,” Solari said. errari’s Charles Leclerc The season-opening race in “But we go out with our heads Frecorded the fastest lap Australia is on March 17. in Formula One’s pre-season Anglo-Thai driver Alexan- testing to top the lunchtime der Albon was second fastest timesheets at the Circuit de on the penultimate day with a We have other Catalunya yesterday. lap of 1:16.882, also on C5 tyres, players apart from The young Monegasque’s with McLaren’s Lando Norris best time of one minute 16.231 third in 1:16.882. Leo Messi that seconds on a sunny morning But Norris’s team mate Car- can score goals. with ambient temperatures los Sainz, who went quickest Luis’ numbers are of 21 degrees celsius was set on Wednesday, played down incredible, historic on the softest, and fastest, C5 the times. for Barca. We know compound tyres. “This is just testing and he is always there The lap was close to the 2018 we are just doing more qual- Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, right, in action against Real Madrid’s Luka Modric Spanish Grand Prix pole time ifying-based runs so we can ERNESTO VALVERDE of 1:16.173 set by Lewis Ham- see what you can do with the AFP | Madrid otic, second-half minutes sent from Leo Messi that can score ilton for Mercedes, and came car. I guess we need to wait Barca through to the final with goals,” Barca coach Ernesto Val- as a boost for Ferrari after Se- and see what the others can uis Suarez scored twice a 3-0 victory, 4-1 on aggregate. verde said. “Luis’ numbers are held high, we did everything bastian Vettel had crashed on do on those runs,” said the on Wednesday as Bar- Suarez would have had a hat- incredible, historic for Barca. we could but we didn’t take our Wednesday. Spaniard. Lcelona inflicted another trick had Raphael Varane not We know he is always there.” chances, and they did.” Hamilton’s team mate Valt- Hamilton, who will be chas- defeat on Real Madrid to move beaten him on the line to Ous- By then, Barca were coasting Vinicius Junior was most teri Bottas reiterated the view ing a sixth title this year with within touching distance of mane Dembele’s cross, Varane’s and after thrashing Madrid 5-1 guilty, the 18-year-old showing he expressed last week that Mercedes going for a sixth suc- winning a record fifth consec- own-goal coming between the at the Camp Nou in October, his both his talent and youth in Ferrari were still ahead of both cessive championship double, utive Copa del Rey. Uruguayan’s smart finish and a they will return for Saturday’s equal measure. Gareth Bale, left Mercedes and Red Bull. did more laps than anyone be- Madrid were the better side mischeivously chipped penalty. La Liga game boasting an ac- on the bench again, might have “The whole field looks like fore lunch (85) but was eighth for at least half of a wild Clasico He now has 11 goals in 13 games cumulative score of 9-2 from wondered what he would have it’s a bit tighter than last year fastest on the hard C2 tyre at the Santiago Bernabeu but against Madrid. the clubs’ three meetings this done with some of the chances or the year before, but it’s only as he focused mainly on long three goals conceded in 28 cha- “We have other players apart season. that went begging. guessing,” added the Finn. runs. Liverpool run riot as Man City National titles to be won in stay in touch with narrow win drag racing’s season-finale

Lukaku’s striking ambition• pleases Solskjaer as Man Utd beat Palace

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adio Mane and Virgil van Dijk both struck twice Sas Liverpool demolished Watford 5-0 to stay ahead of a charging Manchester City at Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero scores the opening goal the top of the Premier League from the penalty spot on Wednesday. vantage of the absence of Mar- situation,” a delighted Klopp A car in action at BIC Jurgen Klopp’s men calmed cus Rashford to score twice in a told the BBC. fears over their staying power 3-1 win at Crystal Palace. “It was an important sign. TDT | Manama Wally trophies, given only to a leading drag racing talents for following a recent dip in form Liverpool came into their You know what was written and select few around the world by one final evening of head-to- as they chase down their first match after three draws in said about us. It is of course not onths of sleepless nights US-based drag racing body the head battles. top-flight title since 1990. four league matches but Mane right. These boys are outstand- Mand never-ending fine National Hot Rod Association. The categories in which they Defending champions City settled their nerves early, head- ing and today they showed so tuning are about to come to an Today’s action is scheduled are racing in include the Out- finally broke the resistance of ing home a cross from Trent much passion.” end as the final Race Day of the to begin from 6pm onwards law FWD, Super Street 6-Cylin- West Ham at the Etihad Sta- Alexander-Arnold before the City dominated possession 2018/2019 Bahrain Drag Rac- and is expected to continue un- der, Outlaw 6-Cylinder, Street dium in the second half to stay pair teamed up again, with the in a one-sided first half at the ing Championship takes place til the wee hours of Saturday V8, Competition 4.5, Outlaw just one point behind Liverpool, Senegalese forward producing Etihad but were frustrated by today at Bahrain International morning. 10.5, Pro Mod, Index 10.5, In- while third-placed Tottenham an audacious backheel strike. Manuel Pellegrini’s tenacious Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir. The racing will take place dex 9.5, Index 8.5, Street Fight slipped to a damaging 2-0 de- Divock Origi extended the West Ham side. Dreams will be realised by along BIC’s quarter-mile drag Bikes, Street Bikes, Super Street feat at Chelsea. lead midway through the sec- But Sergio Aguero broke the some and hearts will be broken strip, which is a member of the Bikes. Arsenal swatted aside a limp ond period and defender Virgil deadlock for City from the pen- for others as there can only be prestigious NHRA Worldwide The final round has already Bournemouth team 5-1 to re- van Dijk netted twice late on to alty spot in the 59th minute, 13 champions crowned as the Network. gotten underway, with two main in fourth place, one point complete the rout. with the spot kick awarded af- season comes to a thrilling con- More than 100 participants nights of Test and Tune on clear of Manchester United, “The boys showed how much ter Felipe Anderson brought clusion. These winners will also from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Tuesday and Wednesday and with Romelu Lukaku taking ad- they enjoy the game and the down Bernardo Silva. be honoured with prestigious UAE, and beyond join Bahrain’s Qualifying on Thursday. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 16

Nadal blasts Kyrgios for ‘lack of respect’ Tsitsipas battles after Acapulco defeat “He is a player with huge Top-seeded Rafael talent and could be winning • Grand Slams or fighting for Nadal tumbles out of the number one ranking,” said the 2019 Mexico Open, Nadal. falling in three sets to “But he lacks respect for the into semi-finals public, the opponent and for Australian Nick Kyrgios himself.” in the second round Kyrgios, ranked 72 in the Stefanos Tsitsipas and Gael Monfils prevail in Dubai quarter-finals to set up a last- world, hit back at Nadal. AFP | Acapulco, Mexico “I’m different, Rafa’s differ- four match with each other ent. He can focus on what he afael Nadal accused Nick needs to do. He doesn’t know RKyrgios of lacking respect the journey I have been on, he Monfils advances “for the public, the opponent doesn’t know anything about • and himself” after a stormy de- me,” said Kyrgios who famous- after seeing off Berankis feat to the Australian firebrand ly stunned Nadal as a teenager at the Mexico Open. at Wimbledon in 2014. AFP | Dubai Kyrgios survived three “I am not going to listen at match points to beat top-seed- all. That’s the way I play. The tefanos Tsitsipas moved ed Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 way he plays is very slow be- into the last four of the Du- (8/6) on Wednesday and reach tween points. Sbai Championships yes- the quarter-finals. “I’ve got my game, he’s got terday after coming through a However, 17-time major his game. People are different, gruelling quarter-final encoun- winner Nadal was furious with that’s the sport.” ter with Hubert Hurkacz to win Kyrgios who at one stage com- Nadal, playing his first tour- 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (1/7), 6-1 and set plained of being sick, served nament since falling to No - up a meeting with Gael Monfils. underarm late in the match vak Djokovic in the Australian The Greek had to dig deep to before cupping his ear to the Open final, had three chanc- get past Hurkacz, who knocked boos of the crowd at the con- es to close out Wednesday’s out top seed Kei Nishikori in clusion of the second round match after taking a 6-3 lead in the second round, going the dis- tie. the third-set tiebreaker. tance in the first two sets and being broken when serving for the match, before seeing off the world number 77 after more than two-and-a-quarter hours. “The breaks I got in third set Stefanos Tsitsipas hits a return against Hubert Hurkacz refreshed my mind. I was able to raise my level,” Tsitsipas said. ‘Angry’ Monfils through Monfils’ performance dipped “I knew that if I kept fighting, Unseeded Monfils, 32, re - drastically after ripping through more chances would come -- vealed that he needed to get the opening set in 23 minutes, and they did.” angry with himself to get over losing the second and rediscov- Fifth seed Tsitsipas is on a the line after missing chances to ering his game only just in time collision course with Roger close out a straight-sets victory to claim the victory. Federer, who is in search of his when a set up and leading the KNOW WHAT In the end it took nearly two 100th career title and lost to second 5-4. hours for Monfils to beat Be- Tsitsipas in the Australian Open “It was tough mentally, I rankis, ranked 113 in the world fourth round. was upset that I didn’t finish it Fifth seed Tsitsipas is and playing his first quarter-fi- and each win their respective (then). I had to get angry to find on a collision course nal since October. semis, with Tsitsipas taking on the energy to come back,” he with Roger Federer, “The last three games was just Monfils on Friday. said after coming from a break pure anger. I was aggressive, but Frenchman Monfils will re- down to storm the final set. who is in search of his I was little bit worried,” Monfils turn to the world top 20 on “I was playing flat, I knew I 100th career title and said. Monday after battling into the had to do something. lost to Tsitsipas in the “I wanted this match even semi-finals with a 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), “My opponent was very brave, Australian Open fourth more. The intensity, definitely 6-2 win over qualifier Ricardas he went for his shots, came to round it’s something positive.” Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Australian tennis Berankis. the net and made it difficult.” player Nick Kyrgios Tactical rethink puts New Zealand on top against Bangladesh AFP | Hamilton ladesh left themselves 150 runs was still being caned at one for hasty rewrite of the battle short. 71. The pair cleaned up the last Aplan saw Neil Wagner bag “It was a very, very good wick- three wickets immediately after a five-wicket haul as New Zea- et. It was greenish, but it didn’t tea with Southee, while expen- land ripped through the Bang- do too much. We should have sive, taking three for 76. ladesh tail to counter Tamim scored a lot more than what we Colin de Grandhomme only Iqbal’s virtuoso century on day have put on. We have ourselves took one wicket but it was the one of the first Test in Hamilton to blame.” key dismissal of Tamim who yesterday. New Zealand had an anxious clipped a wide delivery to Kane Despite Tamim’s heroic 126, moment at the start of their reply Williamson at gully. New Zealand claimed the first- when Ebadat Hossain, on debut, It made up for de Grand - day honours when they reached saw his third ball in Test cricket homme’s earlier error when he stumps at 86 without loss in re- fly from Tom Latham’s bat di- dropped a regulation caught ply to Bangladesh’s 234. rect to second slip, but Soumya and bowled opportunity from But for half the day everything Sarkar spilled the straightfor- Tamim on 65. had flowed Bangladesh’s way ward chance. as Tamim led an assault on the From there Latham and Jeet Bangladesh New Zealand attack after being Raval knuckled down to bat un- Tamim Iqbal c Williamson b de Grandhomme 126 sent in to bat. ruffled through to stumps with Shadman Islam b Boult 24 The green wicket did not as- Raval on 51, his eighth half-cen- Mominul Haque c Watling b Wagner 12 sist swing bowlers Tim Southee tury, and Latham on 35. M. Mithun c Latham b Wagner 8 and Trent Boult and it took a In a productive morning ses- Soumya Sarkar c Watling b Southee 1 switch to short-ball specialist sion, Bangladesh went to lunch Mahmudullah c Boult b Wagner 22 Wagner to get results. at 122 for two with Tamim con- Liton Das c Boult b Wagner 29 “As a unit we started assessing tributing 86, including 15 fours, Mehidy Hasan c Nicholls b Wagner 10 how we had to bowl and how we New Zealand’s Neil Wagner celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque (R) as he showed that despite the Abu Jayed c Watling b Southee 2 had to try and bring ourselves hard to get those wickets.” and Boult, to find the edge of Liton Das, the last man out, green hue the wicket held no Khaled Ahmed b Southee 0 back into it. I thought we did Tamim, Bangladesh’s most his bat. had the second highest score dangers. Ebadat Hossain c and b Wagner 0 that really well and obviously got prolific Test run-scorer of all But there was minimal sup- of 29. Wagner in that period took Extras: 0 the rewards for it,” said Wagner time, laid the foundations for a port, and after Tamim had “I had a very clear plan. If the one for 13 off six overs, while Total (all out; 59.2 overs) 234 who finished with five for 47 potentially huge total when he steered Bangladesh to 180 for ball was there to hit, I would Southee had none for 40 off six. New Zealand from his barrage of bouncers. laid into the bowling. four, his dismissal triggered a try to hit it. Luckily, I got a few One session later and Bangla- J. Raval not out 51 “Tamim obviously batted ex- He cracked 21 fours and a six collapse where the last six wick- boundaries early and then kept desh went to tea at 187 for seven T. Latham not out 35 tremely well and... made it quite as he feasted on fruitless New ets fell for 54 runs. on batting the way I liked to bat,” with Wagner’s figures improving Extras: 0 hard for us and we had to fight Zealand efforts, led by Southee ‘We have ourselves to blame’ said Tamim, who believed Bang- to three for 29 while Southee Total: (0 wickets; 28 overs) 86