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TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 8 America and Russia could be about to open Pandora’s box INSTAGRAM Oscars 2019: Diversity /nobmedia 24 in spotlight after LINKEDIN SUNDAY newsofbahrain FEBRUARY 2019 drama 200 FILS WHATSAPP ISSUE NO. 8032 No host, a historic push to 38444680 a superhero movie, a back- FACEBOOK lash to plans to give away /nobmedia some awards off-screen: MAIL much drama surrounds the [email protected] 91st Oscars even before the WEBSITE main show. P14 newsofbahrain.com Jennifer Lawrence flashes massive engagement ring from Cooke Maroney 14 CELEBS WORLD 5 Toxic alcohol kills 102 Ensure eective implementation of VAT 80008001 For inquiries & complaints www.nbr.gov.bh @BahrainNBR New VP, PM Saudi appoints named in Sudan Khartoum new US envoy, deputy defence udan’s President Omar Al SBashir appointed a first Revitalising ties minister vice president and a new Riyadh prime minister on Saturday, a day after declaring a state Sharm el Sheikh Summit to boost co-operation between Arab nations, EU of emergency to counter the royal decree was issued most sustained protests since A yesterday appointing he came to power 30 years Wars and conflicts Princess Reema bint Ban- ago in a military coup. • dar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Mohamed Tahir Ayala, the in places such as Syria as Saudi Arabia’s ambassa- former governor of Gezira and Libya are on the dor to the US. state whom Bashir had pre- agenda at a summit Meanwhile, a second de- viously touted as a potential guarded by the security cree announced that the for- successor as president, was mer ambassador in Wash- appointed prime minister. forces who are fighting ington, Prince Khaled bin Defence Minister Awad an insurgency a short Salman, is to be appointed Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf distance to the north. as deputy defence minister. became first vice president Another royal decree while retaining his defence Sharm el Sheikh was announced to give a portfolio. one-month salary bonus Bashir declared a one-year to soldiers serving on the nationwide state of emer- is Majesty King Ham- front lines along Saudi Ara- gency on Friday and set up a ad bin Isa Al Khalifa bia’s southern borders. caretaker administration. He Hyesterday arrived in Princess Reema is the replaced all state governors Egypt, at the invitation of Pres- daughter of Bandar bin Sul- with military officials. ident Abdel Fattah el Sisi, to His Majesty being received on arrival at Sharm el Sheikh International Airport by senior Egyptian officials. tan who was Saudi Arabia’s take part in the first Arab- EU ambassador to the US from Summit, which opens today HM the King lauded a future which is more secure 1983 to 2005. here. deep-rooted historic and fra- and prosperous for countries HM the King was received ternal relations binding the and peoples. on arrival at Sharm el Sheikh two countries and peoples, “This summit is built on solid International Airport, by Egyp- hailing Egypt’s pivotal region- 40 bases of strategic partnership tian Prime Minister Dr Musta- al and international role, led by heads of state from and deep relations between Omar Al Bashir fa Madbouli, Bahrain’s Ambas- President el Sisi. Europe and Arab region the Arab and EU countries, re- sador to Egypt Shaikh Rashid His Majesty commended are expected to attend flecting strong determination bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa President el Sisi for hosting the the summit. to confront common political, and other senior Egyptian of- first Arab-EU Summit to dis- economic and security chal- ficials. cuss together ways of ensuring lenges,” said HM the King. Prince Khaled Princess Reema DON’T MISS IT GANG MENACE 02 US ties stressed Expat beaten up by gang in Askar Genomics project plex after suffering injuries. Sources told Tribune Sources said Mr Sharma was attacked 03 takes off • in an open space near his accommoda- that fights among illegal He was on his way to buy tion facility. Flower power to liquor selling gangs are groceries at a nearby “He was on his way to buy groceries at 04 the fore common in the area. supermarket when the a nearby supermarket when the attack attack happened. happened,” sources said. TDT | Manama Sources told Tribune that fights among SOURCES illegal liquor selling gangs are common in the area, adding that Mr Sharma must n Indian expatriate was brutally The attack victim is identified as Ji- have been attacked by mistake. beaten up by a gang near Alba Mr Sharma at his accommodation facility after thendra Sharma, who is undergoing Police have begun an investigation into Acomplex in Askar yesterday. being attacked by the gang. treatment at Salmaniya Medical Com- the incident. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019 02 The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Affairs, Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, yesterday held high-level meetings with US Administration Officials, on the sidelines of the Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) meetings, currently held in Washington to discuss political and security frameworks. Dr Shaikh Abdulla met with US Deputy Secretary of Defence for Middle East Affairs, Mike Melroy, in the presence of representatives of the Bahrain Defence Force. Dr Shaikh Abdullah also met with Dr Victoria Kotis, Senior Middle East Director - Office of the National Security Advisor - at the White House and reviewed the close bilateral ties and partnership on which the permanent relations are based, notably in security and defence fields. The Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), in cooperation with the Bahrain Airport Company, welcomed the Kuwaiti travellers and congratulated them for their country’s National Day. The celebration was part of the strong ties between the brotherly countries. Upon the directives from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and under the patronage of HM the King’s Representative for Charity Work and Youth Affairs, Board of Trustees Chairman of the Royal Charity Organisation (RCO), HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, RCO’s Secretary- General, Dr Mustafa Al Sayyed, inaugurated the Bahrain Model Health Centre in the Beheira Governorate, Egypt. The centre’s opening ceremony was held under the auspices of Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el Sisi, and the supervision of the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Shaikh Ahmed Al Tayeb, in co-operation with the Egyptian Zakat and Charity House. Career Tasters, a youth initiative established by Rotary Club of Adliya, celebrated the achievements of the programme’s twenty-one participants at a graduation ceremony held at BIBF. Students, parents and Rotary Club of Adliya representatives were at the graduation ceremony that marked the end of the Career Tasters Programme, an initiative led by the Rotary Club of Adliya. Sri Lanka Club held its 40th Annual General meeting at Novotel Al Dana Resort Hotel, in which the new Executive Committee members were elected. The new members Subhash Suranga (Auditor), Anushka De Mel (Lounge Secretary), Ihthisham Osman, (Indoor Sports Secretary), Dilshan Amaratunga (Outdoor Sports Secretary), Michael Hayman (Entertainment Secretary), Meera Alwis (Public Relations Officer), Shachini Nayomi Jayasinghe, (Assistant General Secretary), Mohamed Mushadique (General Secretary), Chaminda Kumara (Assistant Treasurer), C Priyantha Herath (Treasurer), Suren Motha, (Vice President) and Ahmed Rizvi (President). SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019 03 Drug lord jailed TDT | Manama he High Criminal Court Genomics project takes off Thas sentenced a drug lord to four years behind bars along with a fine of Genome Project aims to identify the genetic basis of many diseases including Sickle Cell Disease BD4,000. Another accused in the case received only one year The Bahrain Genome behind bars along with • BD1,000 in fine for consum- Project can accelerate Genomics is vital ing drugs. Bahrain’s Grand 2020 for major advances The first defendant’s ac- vision of becoming in healthcare for tivities came to light after the first nation in the the police received a tip- developing targeted off. world to fully know its diagnostics and Subsequently, an under- biological makeup. therapeutic approaches cover officer was ordered by identifying Patients and individual susceptibility their• families have to different diseases. expressed a great HEALTH MINISTRY interest to participate meetings were arranged prior 4,000 Bahraini dinars in fine in the programme. to the launching by Genetic Dis- was imposed on the ease section at SMC with doctors first defendant in the TDT | Manama of different medical specialties, case. to discuss the project and the referral mechanism of patients ahrain’s Ministry of nominated to enrol in this pro- Health has launched the gramme. to establish links with him. BGenome Project website. Genetic department received The officer in plain The Bahrain Genome Project a number of patients, who were clothes contacted the de- is one that will allow scientists nominated due to having rare fendant and offered to to study genomics, a discipline A screenshot of the website. genetic diseases that are not buy hashish from him for in genetics that applies several yet diagnosed, the ministry BD1,200, said prosecutors. methods to sequence, assemble identifying individual suscep- and heart diseases, and accord- medical field for many decades added. They met at an agreed and analyse the function and tibility to different diseases and ingly, enhance research into ef- to come. Patients and their families ex- time while an anti-drug structure of the complete set of individual response to differ- fective and safe individualised Last year in preparation for pressed a great interest in par- squad was monitoring the DNA within a cell of an organism, ence methods of treatment, said health care. the launch of Genome Project, ticipation in this programme situation. be it humans, plants, animals or the Health Ministry in a release The Bahrain Genome Project Health Minister Faeqa Al Salah, that not only serve those with The defendant and his ac- microorganisms.