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N. Korea says fired ‘new’ sub-launched UAE’s Al Mansoori returns after space mission missile AFP | Almaty, Kazakhstan mos said immediately after the landing. King congratulates three-man crew includ- Hague and Ovchinin complet- Manama ing an Emirati who be- ed a 203-day mission aboard came the first Arab to the lab while Mansoori’s two is Majesty King Hamad Areach the International Space crewmates from his Septem- Hbin Isa Al-Khalifa sent Station returned to Earth safe- ber 25 launch -- Russia’s Oleg a cable of congratulations to ly yesterday and were in good Skripochka and NASA’s Jessica UAE President Shaikh Khal- What appears to be a submarine- shape, the Russian space agency Meir -- are staying on as part of ifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Roscosmos said. a six-member team. the historic journey to the flies in an undisclosed location Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the Although Mansoori’s mission International Space Station Seoul United Arab Emirates touched was short -- eight days in to - (ISS) by Hazzaa al-Mansoori. down in the Kazakh steppes at tal -- it has been the source of HM the King described the 1059 GMT along with NASA as- great pride in the UAE, a new- achievement as a source of orth Korea successfully tronaut Nick Hague and Roscos- comer to the world of space pride to the Arab and Islamic Ntest-fired a “new-type” mos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchin- with ambitions to send an un- nations. US astronaut Nick Hague, right, Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, of a submarine-launched in, who both survived a failed manned probe to orbit Mars by centre, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori, sit in ballistic missile, state me- launch to the ISS last year. 2021. of the UAE and Mecca -- Islam’s chairs shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule dia reported yesterday, after “The crew that returned to Mansoori has been active on holiest site -- from the space about 150 km ( 90 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan Washington voiced alarm at Earth is feeling well,” Roscos- Twitter where he shared photos station. Kazakhstan the move just days before the planned resumption of stalled nuclear talks. Nuclear-armed Pyong- yang frequently couples Govt Forum key diplomatic overtures with military moves as a way of Protests rock Iraq maintaining pressure on to development: negotiating partners, ana- lysts say, and may believe Bahrainis urged not this weapons system gives Cabinet Minister it added leverage. to travel to Iraq A proven subma - TDT | Manama rine-based missile capabil- Government ity would take the North’s he Ministry of Foreign • arsenal to a new level, al- TAffairs yesterday called Forum 2019 will be lowing deployment far be- on Bahraini citizens not to held on Sunday yond the Korean peninsula travel to Iraq, given the secu- and a second-strike capabil- rity conditions there. TDT | Manama ity in the event of an attack The ministry also urged on its military bases. all citizens who are now in Iraq to leave immediately he 2019 Government Riot police in the capital have used water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and for their security and safe- Forum will help accel- Paris police live rounds ty and to exercise utmost Terate the efficiency and Reuters | Baghdad Three more died in a district caution. quality of services provided by Mohammed bin Ebrahim Al-Mutawa employee stabs four of Baghdad and elsewhere in The statement also warns the government, said the Min- 2019 Government Forum raqi security forces opened the capital protesters had set citizens to “keep away from ister of Cabinet affairs. will see the presentation of to death fire on thousands of dem- fire to army vehicles, security unrest and rioting spots and The Forum, on Sunday, ‘Government Best Practices’ Reuters | Paris Ionstrators who defied a sources said. observe the instructions of Mohammed bin Ebrahim awards and ‘Customer Service curfew in Baghdad yesterday The protests, in which more the local authorities”. Al-Mutawa said, will serve Excellence Award for Custom- police administrative and exchanged fire with gun- than 600 people have also been For assistance, contact: as a platform for exchanging er support via Tawasul’ to min- Aworker went on a knife men in southern cities, bring- wounded, began over unem- Embassy in Baghdad : views on public policies and istries and agencies. rampage inside the force’s ing to 27 the death toll from ployment and poor services but 009647814256980 programmes to continue im- The Kingdom, Al-Mutawa headquarters yesterday, kill- three days of anti-government have escalated into calls for a General Consulate in Na- proving its efficiency. said, is actively pursuing the ing four people before being protests. change of government. jaf: 009647728672227 Held under the patronage delivery of high-quality ser- shot dead by an officer, po- The protests spread to other They appear to be independ- MOFA Operations Office: of His Royal Highness Prince vices alongside the implemen- lice officials said. cities, where policemen said ent of any political party and 0097317227555 Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, tation of the Fiscal Balance There was no official they increasingly encountered seemingly took the security the Prime Minister, follow- Programme, which aims at word on the motive for the demonstrators carrying weap- forces by surprise. ing the initiative of His Royal achieving a balance between attack, which took place in ons. “The bullets do not scare us. Police used live ammunition Highness Prince Salman bin expenditure and revenue by the heart of the French cap- Two policemen and two They do not scare Iraqis. This in the Zaafaraniya district of Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown the year 2022. ital near to Notre-Dame de protesters were killed late yes- will all come down over their Baghdad, where three protest- Prince, Deputy Supreme Com- High-level plenary sessions Paris cathedral. terday in the city of Diwaniya heads,” said one protester in the ers were shot dead, and there mander, First Deputy Prime will focus on 2019-2022 Gov- some 160 km (100 miles) south capital. At least 4,000 protest- were protests in the northwest- Minister, the event falls in line ernment Programme and the of Baghdad, according to police. ers gathered in Baghdad’s Ta- ern Shula district. with the Kingdom’s compre- principles of sustainability, In nearby Hilla one protester yaran Square and attempted to The United Nations urged hensive development, led by competitiveness and fairness, was bludgeoned to death, ac- march onto the central Tahrir the government to “exercise His Majesty King Hamad, and which are underpinned by cording to police and hospital Square but were met with open maximum restraint” and allow in accordance with the Bah- Bahrain’s Economic Vision DON’T MISS IT sources. fire and heavy tear gas. peaceful protests. rain Economic Vision 2030. 2030.

Decoding history Journey to the 03 sunken jet UK particle accelerator to reveal secrets of 2,000-year-old papyrus Didcot | United Kingdom Remain vigilant Didcot, Oxfordshire, to examine Digital Restoration Initiative at brighter than the sun that allows 04 the papyri, which are described the University of Kentucky, told scientists to study anything from leading science facility as “fragile like butterfly wings”. AFP during a recent tour of the fossils and jet engines to viruses Saudi fully in the English country- They hope the synchrotron site in Didcot. and vaccines. restores oil Aside is helping in a bid -- which harnesses the power “But these scrolls can’t be un- “When the beam goes through 08 to decipher Roman-era scrolls of electrons to produce pow- rolled because the carbonisation the sample, it creates the possi- production carbonised in the deadly erup- erful scans -- could now end a makes them completely brittle bility of an image that we can’t 210 fils (includes VAT) tion of Mount Vesuvius nearly decades-long effort to read the and that brittle nature would really create any other way,” 2,000 years ago. historic artefacts owned by the damage it completely if you tried Seales said. The scrolls were Researchers led by antiquities Institut de France. to bend it at all.” discovered between 1752 and decoder Professor Brent Seales “Our normal idea of a scroll Instead, the Diamond facili- 1754 during excavations at the have turned to Diamond, Brit- is that you can just unroll it and A fragment of the Herculaneum scroll ty acts like a giant microscope, Herculaneum site near the Bay ain’s national synchrotron in read it,” Seales, director of the dating back nearly 2,000 years producing light 10 billion times of Naples in southern Italy. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 02

BDF Commander- in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during an inspection visit to one of the BDF units. The commander-in- chief reviewed the units’ administrative and combat readiness, as well Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa as their military receiving credentials of Jerome Cauchard as Ambassador-Designate of preparations and France to Bahrain. The minister wished him every success in his diplomatic work progress. duties. He honoured a group of pilot officers for their excellence in various exercises, training and military operations.

Sacred Heart NATO meeting School reunion Brussels Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa ticket sales with Former Chief of Staff in the United Kingdom Lord David Richards mbassador of Bahrain Manama and Lord George Robertson. The minister affirmed the strong historical Ato Belgium and Repre- relations between Bahrain and the UK and mulled ways to enhance bilateral sentative to the European cooperation. icket sales for the Union and NATO Dr Bahia TSacred Heart School Jawad Al Jishi participated (SHS) grand reunion will in a joint meeting between close on 31 October 2019, the North Atlantic Council announced organising and the Member States of committee. the Istanbul Cooperation Until then, tickets Initiative at the NATO Head- can be purchased using quarters in Brussels. this link: http://tarteeb. The Ambassador, in a org/2019-shs-reunion/ Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Lieutenant General Dhiab bin statement, commended the For further queries Saqr Al Nuaimi during the extraordinary meeting of the GCC Chiefs of Staff cooperation between the e-mail to the committee: which convened in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Discussions focused on issues Member States of the Istan- [email protected] and joint military projects aimed at boosting the defence policy and confront bul Cooperation Initiative ambient challenges. and NATO. Bahrain will host the sec- ond edition of the Bahrain His Royal Highness the Premier’s Advisor His Highness Shaikh Salman bin International Defence Ex- Khalifa Al-Khalifa with the newly-appointed UK Ambassador to Bahrain, hibition & Conference on Roddy Drummond. HH Shaikh Salman praised the deep historical relations 28-30 October 2019 and the between the two countries. Manama Dialogue Confer- ence, organised in coopera- tion with the International Center for Strategic Studies (IISS) in November 2019.

Lane closures TDT | Manama Preparations are in full swing for the opening of the second session of the Specialized in Brain Surgery fifth legislative term, Representatives Council Secretary-General Chancellor u Brain Tumors mprovement works on Rashid Mohammed Bunejma asserted. This came as the Representatives Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Council Secretary-General chaired today the first preparatory meeting at Isa u Brain Hemorrhage (Bleeding) I Highway necessitate the Cultural Centre, in the presence of representatives of all competent parties. u Head Trauma closure of fast lane between u Epilepsy Surgery Shaikh Salman Flyover and u Brain Endoscopic Surgery Bahrain Map Flyover for eastbound traffic leading to Spine Surgery Um Hassam, said the Min- u Lumbar & Cervical Microscopic istry of Works, Municipality Disc Surgery & Fixation Affairs and Urban Planning. DR. SAMY GOUDA The closure will be from Surgery of Spinal Cord Tumors MD, MS, PHD 11:00 pm to 05:00 am from Saturday for two weeks. Surgery of Peripheral Nerve Consultant of Neurosurgery Oman Avenue Injury & Entrapment & Spine Surgery Syndromes Resurfacing works at Education Minister, Dr Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, with the member of the the intersection of Oman Council of Representatives, MP Fatima Al-Qatari. The meeting discussed Avenue with Avenue 35 at projects to be implemented by the Ministry of Education in her constituency. Management of Cases : Zinj Area necessitate the Director of Organsiations and Committees, Kefaya Al-Anzoor, was present. u Headache closure of one and two lanes u Low back pain & leg pain (Sciatica) on stages inside the inter- section. Traffic movement u Facial pain & Trigeminal Neuralgia will be diverted to the sur- u Pain of arms & hands u Neck pain rounding Avenues. u Dizziness & Vertigo u Epilepsy The closure will be effec- u Weakness & difficulty in walking tive from Thursday at 11:00 pm to Sunday at 05:00 am. u Bleeding in the brain (Stroke) u Memory, Cognitive & Behavioral Diseases Nuwaidrat Avenue u Head, Spine & Spinal Cord Injuries Asphalt works to the en- trance of Nuwaidirat Area on Nuwaidrat Avenue ne- FOR APPOINTMENTS 1736 2233 3612 9777 cessitate the closure of its entrance. Temporary alter- native entrance will be pro- vided for the traffic coming from Manama. The closure will be effec- tive from Thursday at 11:00 pm to Saturday at 05:00 am. All road users are request- ed to observe and obey the traffic rules. 03 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 big story

TDT | Manama private sector. ing the inflow of tourists fur- (PADI) certifica- Courtesy of visit The view is brilliant and ther will be the completion of tion is a pre-re - Bahrain breathtakingly beautiful.” Beats Turkey the new passenger terminal at quirement,” Prince “ “The fish and sea crea- The remarkable feat also Bahrain International Airport says as the area is tures swim along with you makes Bahrain home to the with more international flights too deep for inexpe- through the journey into the longest underwater aircraft as added. rienced divers. jet and to its cockpit.” an artificial reef. Turkey held Besides, over the next three A thrill-seeking diver to Bah- this record for just six days after years, twenty-two new hotels rain’s Underwater theme park sinking a 65m-long Airbus A330 will be launched along with five told this to a publication in his on 14 June. new beachfront properties native some 3,200 kilometres Alongside tourists, authorities along Bahrain Bay. away from here when asked hope that the park will serve as about his experience. a “live lab” for students, marine We are not alone Prince, a native of Kerala, In- biologists, environmentalists In this quest to tap the dia, was part of an eight-mem- and researchers. vast market for diving ber group that took the plunge. The project, officials said, is tourism, Bahrain has He looks back to say he thor- implemented with best global some predecessors in oughly enjoyed the 45-minute practices to ensure that tour- the form of Turkey, the glide into the depths, tracing the ism activities do not damage the United States and Can- length of the submerged Boe- environment or the marine life. ada. ing 747 airplane located off the To ensure it’s safety, profes- Turkish officials in June this north coast of mainland Bahrain, sional divers from registered year sunk an Airbus A330 in 30km from the Amwaj Islands. dive centres are conducting in- the Saros Bay (or Gulf of Saros) “However, to enjoy the dive spections time and again. in the northern Aegean Sea to to its fullest, one needs to be an In response to concerns raised function as a reef to attract tour- expert diver,” he says. regarding metal erosion, offi- ists. “But there’s no reason to wor- cials assured that the park ad- But this isn’t the first time ry as experienced drivers are al- heres strictly to environmental Turkey has attempted such a ways there to assist you through standards and is designed to project. Journey the fun-filled glide,” he assures. promote marine life and revival Earlier in 2016, Turkey low- When the park opened its of the local ecosystem. ered a 177 feet long and a 144- The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft doors in June, it was a milestone “Furthermore, a vast amount foot wingspan Airbus A300 from sunk off the shores of Aqaba, Jordan for Bahrain’s Tourism and Ex- of time has been spent removing the south-western resort town hibitions Authority. Now, it’s contaminants from the aircraft.” Kusadasi in Western Turkey to living up to that expectation and The jet, anchored at a depth become an artificial reef. as Prince describes is making of 24 meters, is specially pre- Smaller planes were scuttled headlines all around the globe. pared to protect the marine en- previously too. Experiences of those who had vironment. All plastic and toxic In the United States, a Boeing to the taken the plunge are all over parts were removed to make it 727 jet was sunk off the coast of the internet. Just a few clicks pristine. Miami in 1993 but damaged dur- are what needed to read them Experts removed all wiring, ing Hurricane Gordon in 1995. online. hydraulic, pneumatic and fuel Another Boeing 727 that fea- Turkey has sunk an Airbus A330 Thus, aside from its famed systems, adhesives, insulation, tured in the 1990s movie “ US aircraft in the Aegean Sea as an forts and the 400-year-old tree plastics, rubbers, chemicals or Marshals” is now a popular div- artificial reef for divers of life, the park, as expected, other potentially toxic substanc- ing site at Mermet Springs in is attracting tourists and en - es. Before sinking, high-pres- Illinois. thusiasts alike to Bahrain, to sure washing was done using In Canada, a decommissioned its unique marine-ecosystem, bio-friendly detergents to re- Boeing 737 lies in the depths of sunken which places a big decommis- move all “post-production coat- Stuart Channel near Chemainus, sioned jet as its centrepiece. ings, oil and grime,” a Bahrain British Columbia. The 70-metre-long decom- Tourism and Exhibition Agency A C130 Hercules was sunk just missioned plane, last registered spokesperson said. off the coast of Aqaba, Jordan as as TF-AAA, according to Zayed The environmental and reg- a way of attracting tourists. bin Rashid Al Zayani, Bahrain’s ulatory standards of the park, Bahrain’s is thus the latest en- minister of industry, commerce according to Hassan Janahir, an trant to this trend ranging from and tourism, is the “largest ever avid Bahraini diver, are capable the underwater hotel in the Mal- to be submerged”. of enhancing marine life and at- dives to America’s underwater jet “We are proud to launch this tracting local and international museum in Florida where divers unique eco-friendly project,” divers. can explore striking statues and said the minister. sculptures. The project, which covers an More on way “The view is brilliant and area of 100,000 square meters, The park’s next phase will Book your tickets is the product of a partnership include a replica of a tradition- Residents and tourists can breathtakingly beautiful. between the Supreme Council al Bahraini pearl merchant’s now book trips through licensed The fish and sea creatures for Environment, Bahrain Tour- house, artificial coral reefs and diving centre listed on www. ism and Exhibitions Authority other sculptures. divebahrain.com. swim along with you through the (BTEA), and the However, boost- Scuba divings equipment are available at the park journey into the jet and to its itself. “Professional Asso- cockpit” ciation of Diving In- struc- tors FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 4

Airport signal junction to open Remain vigilant against sectarian partially

influence, says Interior Minister TDT | Manama

“Our Bahrain” National Plan includes 90 programmes, reveals Shaikh Rashid he new traffic signal Tat the intersection of TDT | London we face.” In a similar context, the Min- Airport Avenue with Khal- The minister said the plan ister also pointed out that the ifa Al Kabeer Highway and nterior Minister yesterday would form an integral part of crime rate in Bahrain has come Road 2403 Muharraq Gov- called on Bahrainis to re - Bahrain’s national security pol- down to what it was in 2008 ernorate will be operational Imain vigilant against the icy in the long run. and 2009. starting this Saturday. forces that seek to see “ourselves It will run alongside “Bah- Shaikh Rashid stressed that The announcement was not as citizens of our nation” rain’s new alternative sentenc- the Kingdom will remain vig- made by the Roads Affairs but in terms of sect, religion or ing law – which, for example, ilant to new and emerging of the Ministry of Works, ethnicity. allows for non-custodial sen- threats from technology and Municipalities and Urban “Those who seek to divide tences such as community ser- drones “just as we are alert to – Planning in co-operation us against each other,” Gener- vice, training, or addiction treat- and prepared for – well-known with the General Directo- al Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah ment.” challenges such as ballistic mis- rate of Traffic of the Minis- Al-Khalifa warned, are the most Ambassador to the United sile threats.” try of Interior and Bahrain urgent threats to national se- Kingdom, Shaikh Fawaz bin “We have seen the true nature Airport Company curity. Mohammed Al Khalifa, UK of- of these threats with the recent The opening, marks only The National Plan to Promote ficials, intellectuals and repre- attacks on Saudi Aramco facil- a partial opening of the pro- a Sense of National Belonging or Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa addressing a sentatives from research and ities, and we in Bahrain great- ject. Works will continue at “Our Bahrain” aims to face such ceremony held by Bahrain Society in London decision-making organisations ly appreciate the UK standing Khalifa Al Kabeer Highway, threats, the minister said while were present. with us in condemning these Airport Avenue and the in- addressing a ceremony held by cluding education, media, youth, most as Bahrainis. Bahrain, the Minister said, outrageous acts,” the minister tersection. The project is Bahrain Society in London. sport and culture- and it puts Initiatives like these are Bah- will address its future challeng- stressed. expected to be fully opera- Explaining, the minister said into practice the aspiration of rain’s “best defence against sec- es by “focusing on our people, On the British-Bahrain ties, tional in Q4 this year in con- “Our Bahrain” inducts over 90 His Majesty the King for people tarianism and division, particu- our community and our shared the minister said that he sees junction with the opening different programmes - areas in- to see themselves first and fore- larly given the regional situation identity.” “an even brighter future ahead.” of the new airport terminal.

CBB named ‘Most Innovative Fintech Regulator’ GPIC wins top Arab award

We are pleased to receive this recognition which represents the major strides taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain in advancing in the Fintech arena, and in particular, the CBB’s reputation as a forward-thinking regulator KHALID HAMAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BANKING The award ceremony SUPERVISION AT THE CBB. The award recognises CBB’s for its initiatives in introducing and developing both the regulatory framework and ecosystem. TDT | Manama Network for Corporate Social Above, the award ceremony Responsibility in the Arab TDT | Manama the financial sector. PIC yesterday announced world. event held on Wednesday in advancing in the Fintech arena, “We are always open to em- Gwinning the 2019 Arab He said: “GPIC is working Dubai, UAE. and in particular, the CBB’s rep- bracing innovation and new Network for Corporate Social to encourage employees to he Central Bank of Bah- The award recognises CBB’s utation as a forward-thinking technologies,” added Hamad. responsibility Award. participate in activities that rain (CBB) has won a key for its initiatives in introducing regulator,” said Khalid Hamad, The CBB officials also par- The award ceremony was support society in conjunction Taward for its initiatives in and developing both the regula- Executive Director of Banking ticipated in a panel alongside under the patronage of His with the successes on the eco- the area of Financial Technolo- tory framework and ecosystem Supervision at the CBB. banking and Fintech experts Highness Sheikh Salem bin nomic level.” gy (Fintech). to support fintech startups and These initiatives, he said, are from the region. The panel dis- Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ras Network President and The Most Innovative Fin - existing financial institutions. a continuation of the CBB’s ef- cussed the creation of a region- Al Khaimah Department of Chief Executive Officer Habi- tech Regulator of The Year was “We are pleased to receive forts in offering the right mix of al Fintech hub, the power of Civil Aviation Chairman. ba Al Marashi congratulated conferred by Fintech Galaxy, a this recognition which repre- policies and products to develop collaboration between Fintech Receiving the award, Dr GPIC for the role it plays in digital crowdfunding platform, sents the major strides taken and enhance the quality and companies and banks, and cus- Jawahery praised the impor- preparing young people for during FinX 2019, a Fintech by the Kingdom of Bahrain in competitiveness of services in tomer experience at the core. tant role played by the Arab success at the economic level.

Ambassador of Bahrain to Germany, Abdullah Abdullatif Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza Abdullah, participated in the German Unity Day with Governor of Rotary 2452 Shaukat Tadros, who is in charge celebration, held yesterday at Kiel Financial Square. His of Rotary clubs in Bahrain, UAE, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, participation came at an invitation of President of the Palestine, Cyprus, Armenia and Georgia. Former governors German Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, President of of Rotary clubs Imad AlMoayad and Khalil al-Sharif, incoming Bahraini Ambassador to the United States Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa during a ceremony marking General the Federal Council Daniel Günther and Minister of the Bahrain governor Mazen al-Omran, and current assistant Mark A. Milley as the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of the US Armed Forces. The ceremony held State of Schleswig-Holstein. During the ceremony, the governor Farid Boushahri were present. The minister praised by the Pentagon, under the auspices of US President Donald Trump and attended by senior US officials, was led by ambassador pointed to the forthcoming official visit to the activities of Rotary clubs and their efforts to serve the US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Defense Mike Esper. The position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of be paid to Germany by Speaker of Bahrain’s Council of community. The new governor reviewed the projects and plans Staff is the highest military position in the US armed forces and is considered the senior military advisor to the US Representatives, Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal. of Rotary clubs in the region and Bahrain. President, Secretary of Defense and National Security Council. 05 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 world Facebook can be forced to remove illegal content worldwide, EU court Reuters | Brussels host provider like Facebook from content that has been found to internet users in another coun- Judgment made by being ordered to remove identi- be illegal,” the company said. try can see. This could be open • acebook can be ordered to cal and, in certain circumstanc- “In order to get this right to abuse, particularly by re - the Luxembourg-based police and remove illegal es, equivalent comments previ- national courts will have to set gimes with weak human rights Court of Justice of the Fcontent worldwide, Eu- ously declared to be illegal,” the out very clear definitions on records,” he said. European Union (CJEU) rope’s top court said yesterday, Court said in a statement. what ‘identical’ and ‘equivalent’ The European Commission in a landmark ruling that rights “In addition, EU law does not means in practice. We hope the said the ruling was limited to Facebook found itself advocates say could allow au- preclude such an injunction courts take a proportionate and court orders and doesn’t con- • thoritarian regimes to silence from producing effects world- measured approach, to avoid cern any other forms of notice in the dock after Eva critics. wide, within the framework having a chilling effect on free- by users alleging that certain Mark Glawisching-Piesczek The ruling came just a week of the relevant international dom of expression.” content is illegal. Zuckerberg, after the same court told Google law.” UK rights group Article 19 Facebook found itself in the Chief sued the company in an Austrian court that it does not have to apply Facebook slammed the ruling, backed Facebook, saying that it dock after Eva Glawisching-Pi- Executive Europe’s “right to be forgotten” saying that it was not the role of could impact online freedom of esczek, chairwoman of the Officer of law globally, garnering praise social platforms to monitor, in- expression worldwide. Greens parliamentary group in Facebook from freedom of speech advo- terpret and remove speech that “Compelling social media Austria, sued the company in cates as courts try and figure out may be illegal in any particular platforms like Facebook to an Austrian court, asking that just how much responsibility for country. automatically remove posts it delete a comment posted by a content platforms should have. “It undermines the long-stand- regardless of their context user that she said undermined The judgment by the Luxem- ing principle that one country will infringe our right to free her honor, and also to remove bourg-based Court of Justice does not have the right to impose speech and restrict the infor- identical claims. of the European Union (CJEU) its laws on speech on another mation we see online,” its exec- The Austrian court subse - said Facebook may have to com- country. It also opens the door utive director Thomas Hughes quently sought guidance from ply with requests to take down to obligations being imposed on said. the CJEU. content globally under certain internet companies to proac- “This would set a dangerous The case is C-18/18 Eva Glaw- conditions. tively monitor content and then precedent where the courts of ischnig-Piesczek v Facebook “EU law does not preclude a interpret if it is ‘equivalent’ to one country can control what Ireland Limited

Hong Kong to ban face masks India’s PM exhorts nation to end usage of single-use plastic Reuters | New Delhi in bid to curb violence - media ting an example for the world. Reuters | Hong Kong ndian Prime Minister Nar- At such a time, discovering a Iendra Modi called on the shelved ban, when none was ong Kong is set to enact nation to work toward ending planned is indeed misleading Han emergency law to ban the consumption of single-use & doesn’t do justice to its fight face masks at rallies, media plastics by 2022, in a speech on against single use plastic,” the reported on Thursday, as au- Wednesday. ministry said in a tweet. thorities grapple with nearly “Hygiene, protection of en- In August it was reported that four months of anti-govern- vironment and protection of India was set to impose a na- ment protests. be sent to mainland China for life were of keen interest to tionwide ban on plastic bags, Many demonstrators wear trial, shows no sign of letting Gandhi,” said Modi, speaking cups and straws on Oct. 2, in a face masks to hide their iden- up.Demonstrators, angry over on the anniversary of the free- sweeping measure to stamp out tities and shield themselves the shooting of an 18-year-old dom movement leader’s birth. single-use plastics from cities from tear gas. this week by police, clashed “Plastic is dangerous to all these and villages that rank among the The Hong Kong stock mar- with police into the early three goals. So we need to reach Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United world’s most polluted. ket jumped to a one-week high hours of Thursday. the goal of ending single-use Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York (file) Concerns are growing world- on the news, reported by me- Demonstrators threw petrol plastic by 2022.” wide about plastic pollution, es- dia outlets TVB and Cable TV. bombs and police responded Meanwhile, India held off a dealing with an economic slow- however, denied that it had pecially in oceans, where nearly The unrest, which began with tear gas. Police have also plan to impose a blanket ban on down and job losses, officials planned to issue a ban. 50 per cent of single-use plastic over opposition to a now-with- urged the government to im- single-use plastics as it was seen said on Tuesday. “India, today is on the verge products end up, killing marine drawn extradition bill that pose curfews to help curb the as a measure too disruptive for In a tweet on Wednesday, of starting a historic movement life and entering the human would have allowed people to escalating violence. industry at a time when India is India’s environment ministry against #SingleUsePlastic, set- food chain, studies have shown. Last body retrieved after Taiwan bridge collapse

In the video, a vertical cable The body of the last at the centre of the bridge’s steel • arch suddenly snaps. missing Filipino was The road then collapses into recovered from the the water, crashing down on waters around noon three fishing boats as a petrol tanker, which nearly made it Taipei across, also plunged into the wa- ter and burst into flames. Taiwan was skirted by a ty- aiwanese rescuers yester- phoon on Monday night, which Tday retrieved the body of brought heavy rains and strong the last missing person killed winds to parts of the east coast. when a bridge collapsed two But at the time of the bridge days ago, smashing onto fishing collapse, the weather was fine. boats moored underneath. The local landmark was com- A total of six fishing workers pleted in 1998 and spanned a from Indonesia and the Philip- Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the collapse of the The bridge collapse smashed three fishing boats moored underneath it and killed small fishing port. pines were killed in the incident, bridge which was just built in 1998 six fishing workers Taiwan has a huge fishing in- which also left 12 people injured dustry and many of those who according to the National Fire waters around noon, ending a Authorities have launched an Tw$5 million ($161,000) in com- tre (460-foot) long single-arch work on its boats are low-paid Agency. round-the-clock search opera- investigation into the cause of pensation. bridge came crashing down ear- migrant workers from countries The body of the last missing tion since the bridge collapsed the collapse and said the families Dramatic CCTV footage cap- ly on Tuesday morning in Nan- such as the Philippines, Indone- Filipino was recovered from the on Tuesday, the agency said. of the deceased would receive tured the moment the 140-me- fangao, on Taiwan’s east coast. sia and Vietnam. WHENEVER YOU FIND YOURSELF ON TODAY IN QUOTE THE SIDE OF THE MAJORITY, IT IS 1537 1883 1957 2006 HISTORY OF THE TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT. The first complete English-language Bible (the The Orient Express departs USSR launches Sputnik WikiLeaks is launched, DAY Matthew Bible) is printed, with translations by on its first official journey I, 1st artificial Earth created by internet activ- MARK TWAIN William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale. from Paris to Istanbul satellite ist Julian Assange FRIDAY OCTOBER 4, 2019 MODEL Saudi Arabian artists explore Arab identity with sculpture

which the 22 pieces are arranged, use different materials like wood and ing with the artwork and mainly just Abulrahman Each ‘state’ in the sculpture they are always interconnected. The foam together to create a contrast,” having fun,” he explained. is represented by a three-di- work is described in the promotional said Abdulrahman. “We were looking “At the British Library, which is a and Turki mensional piece. The pieces materials as “an invitation to imagine for tactile materials. This aspect is lovely space, people were treating it are decorated in pastel colors geopolitics through the lens of play something we are always interested more as an educational tool and shying Gazzaz’s (with shades abstracted from and deliberately naïve hope.” in at Bricklab. Most of the projects away from touching the work. We, the pan-Arab colors), which, “We wanted something playful that we work with involve us breaking the and the invigilators, had to encourage coupled with their low height also serves as an educational tool,” concept down to its material form and them. Here at the British Museum, ‘Geographical Abdulrahman explained. “Some peo- trying to carry it through.” people are much more relaxed about makes them reminiscent of ple try to read the names of all the 22 In addition to three London venues engaging with the work.” children’s seating in a nursery countries, while others just enjoy the — the British Library, British Muse- According to Turki, showing “Ge- Child’s Play’ tactility of the material.” um and the National Theatre — the ographical Child’s Play” in the UK The brothers, who both trained as installation has also been exhibited in makes the piece even more relevant. echoes chaotic architects, had originally intended to Milton Keynes as part of the town’s “Initially the project was very polit- use a hard rubber surface, but — in the community festival Art in the Park. ical, because the role that the British transition “from conceptualization to That particular location, Abdulrah- have played in shaping the Arab world, drawing up of realization” — they decided they want- man said, was his favorite. “It was just and Arab identity in general, is unde- boundaries for ed a softer surface too. “We wanted to families and children really interact- niable,” he said. “The Arab revolt was Arab world. One key Turki and Abdulrahman Gazzaz with their sculpture Geographical Child’s Play at the British Museum feature of the instigated in large (part) by the British, Saudi starts,” he said. “I think it is in- and reading about some of the policy teresting to acknowledge how abstract work is that Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz makers, you see that the people in the these borders are and how cultures By bringing this work background, who were holding office merged — and this is something that — regardless Arab News | London commissioned for Shubbak, an an- here to London — in Egypt or India at the time, were is true generally, not just particular to nual art festival now in its fifth year playing instrumental roles in shaping the Arab world.” he children in the British Mu- which brings work by Arab artists to especially here, to the what we understand as Arab identity The brothers are encouraged by the of the way seum playing at reconfiguring London’s stages, concert halls, cine- British Museum — I today. creative progress they see happening Abdulrahman and Turki Gaz- mas, galleries, museums and streets. think we are asking “By bringing this work here to Lon- in their home country. in which the Tzaz’s jigsaw-style map of the 22 Arab Arab News caught up with the Jed- the question, ‘What is don — especially here, to the Brit - “The community of art is growing, League States are, in their naivety, dah-based artists (and founders of our identity now?’ And ish Museum — I think we are asking and speaks truthfully to us as a socie- 22 pieces are creating similar chaos that was caused Bricklab studio) at the British Muse- if we were to remove the question, ‘What is our identity ty,” said Abdulrahman. “We are lucky by the British and French officials um, where their sculpture was attract- it from the Western now?’ And if we were to remove it to be around at this time when the responsible for drawing up post-war ing interest from visitors from all over from the Western understanding, arts are really being promoted and arranged, they boundaries across the Middle East. the world. understanding, or the or the British understanding, of the supported. Without such support, That seemingly cavalier approach Each ‘state’ in the sculpture is rep- British understanding, Arab world, what might that identity we wouldn’t be here. We are getting to carving out states has blighted the resented by a three-dimensional piece. of the Arab world, what be?” tremendous support back in Saudi. are always region — often the Europeans who The pieces are decorated in pastel might that identity be? He pointed out that the borders There is this really meaningful belief drew up the maps had little knowledge colors (with shades abstracted from TURKI GAZZAZ between Arab countries were ‘blurred’ in emerging architects and artists who interconnected or interest in the myriad identities of the pan-Arab colors), which, coupled before the interference of British, look at things from a critical perspec- the people whose countries they were with their low height makes them French and Ottoman Empire officials. tive and try to have a certain commen- defining. reminiscent of children’s seating in a “If you take a village in the south of tary rather than shying away from the The Saudi Arabian brothers’ work nursery. One key feature of the work Saudi on the border with Yemen, you truth. And that is what we have always — “Geographical Child’s Play” — was is that — regardless of the way in The sculpture titled ‘Geographical Child’s Play’ can barely tell where Yemen ends and tried to do and to achieve.”

ASTRO Syrian-Canadian composer takes a trip to outer space Arab News | Dubai screen. Conjuring up imagery of The “Away from Planet Earth” clip yrian-Canadian guitarist, com- pot marked swathes of features a narrative about mankind poser, producer and lyricist rusty-red land on Mars and I wanted to do a record that has this 1980s being forced to seek refuge on other SRawad A. Massih released his serene, slightly sinister synthesizer feeling, but (in) a modern context, planets after the “Great Extinction new album in July, giving fans of trip- scenes from outer space, like the dark soundtracks that are used in films War” —a wry comment on the future py, other-worldly music something the album features transi- of humanity perhaps? Rawad A. new to enjoy. today. That’s why I added orchestral and industrial Previously part of the now-dis- Aptly named “Away from Planet tional silences cut through elements to some tracks solved band, The Hourglass, Massih with overwhelming bursts Massih’s Earth,” the gloriously eerie new al- RAWAD A. MASSIH is considered one of the pioneers of bum features tracks such as “Vacant of 1980s-style synthesizers heavy metal music in the region and latest album Planet,” marked by its synth-filled now experiments with a variety of melodic landscape, and “Out of the genres. Black Hole.” in a released statement, “like the al music, Massih sought to create Massih built his own production “Away from Conjuring up imagery of pot dark soundtracks that are used in something new for listeners with this studio in Lebanon in 2017 and start- marked swathes of rusty-red land films today. That’s why I added or- album, a mix of a dark retro-futurism ed recording and producing music Planet Earth” on Mars and serene, slightly sinister chestral and industrial elements to with classical elements that seeks to unilaterally. His first solo album, scenes from outer space, the album some tracks.” take his audience on a trip “between “Ancient Hope” was released in 2017, features transitional silences cut Keen listeners will be able to spot the stars,” according to the musician. before he eventually signed with Uni- is inspired by through with overwhelming bursts one thing in common with all seven Music videos, or “visualizers,” for versal Music MENA in March 2019. of 1980s-style synthesizers. tracks — each is split into two musi- all seven tracks were released online The multi-talented artist is also outer space “I wanted to do a record that has cally distinct phases, there is always on July 20, with the titular track set to release his first original music this 1980s synthesizer feeling, but Rawad A. Massih a transition point. featuring a space-themed story in score for a TV series before the end (in) a modern context,” Massih said With a background in heavy met- written form emblazoned across the of 2019. The cover of ‘Away from Planet Earth’

Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Chairman & Managing Director P Unnikrishnan | Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 38444680, Email: [email protected] Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877 | Email:[email protected] | Website: www.newsofbahrain.com | Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing WHENEVER YOU FIND YOURSELF ON TODAY IN QUOTE THE SIDE OF THE MAJORITY, IT IS 1537 1883 1957 2006 HISTORY OF THE TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT. The first complete English-language Bible (the The Orient Express departs USSR launches Sputnik WikiLeaks is launched, DAY Matthew Bible) is printed, with translations by on its first official journey I, 1st artificial Earth created by internet activ- MARK TWAIN William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale. from Paris to Istanbul satellite ist Julian Assange FRIDAY OCTOBER 4, 2019 MODEL Saudi Arabian artists explore Arab identity with sculpture which the 22 pieces are arranged, use different materials like wood and ing with the artwork and mainly just Abulrahman Each ‘state’ in the sculpture they are always interconnected. The foam together to create a contrast,” having fun,” he explained. is represented by a three-di- work is described in the promotional said Abdulrahman. “We were looking “At the British Library, which is a and Turki mensional piece. The pieces materials as “an invitation to imagine for tactile materials. This aspect is lovely space, people were treating it are decorated in pastel colors geopolitics through the lens of play something we are always interested more as an educational tool and shying Gazzaz’s (with shades abstracted from and deliberately naïve hope.” in at Bricklab. Most of the projects away from touching the work. We, the pan-Arab colors), which, “We wanted something playful that we work with involve us breaking the and the invigilators, had to encourage coupled with their low height also serves as an educational tool,” concept down to its material form and them. Here at the British Museum, ‘Geographical Abdulrahman explained. “Some peo- trying to carry it through.” people are much more relaxed about makes them reminiscent of ple try to read the names of all the 22 In addition to three London venues engaging with the work.” children’s seating in a nursery countries, while others just enjoy the — the British Library, British Muse- According to Turki, showing “Ge- Child’s Play’ tactility of the material.” um and the National Theatre — the ographical Child’s Play” in the UK The brothers, who both trained as installation has also been exhibited in makes the piece even more relevant. echoes chaotic architects, had originally intended to Milton Keynes as part of the town’s “Initially the project was very polit- use a hard rubber surface, but — in the community festival Art in the Park. ical, because the role that the British transition “from conceptualization to That particular location, Abdulrah- have played in shaping the Arab world, drawing up of realization” — they decided they want- man said, was his favorite. “It was just and Arab identity in general, is unde- boundaries for ed a softer surface too. “We wanted to families and children really interact- niable,” he said. “The Arab revolt was Arab world. One key Turki and Abdulrahman Gazzaz with their sculpture Geographical Child’s Play at the British Museum feature of the instigated in large (part) by the British, Saudi starts,” he said. “I think it is in- and reading about some of the policy teresting to acknowledge how abstract work is that Abdulrahman and Turki Gazzaz makers, you see that the people in the these borders are and how cultures By bringing this work background, who were holding office merged — and this is something that — regardless Arab News | London commissioned for Shubbak, an an- here to London — in Egypt or India at the time, were is true generally, not just particular to nual art festival now in its fifth year playing instrumental roles in shaping the Arab world.” he children in the British Mu- which brings work by Arab artists to especially here, to the what we understand as Arab identity The brothers are encouraged by the of the way seum playing at reconfiguring London’s stages, concert halls, cine- British Museum — I today. creative progress they see happening Abdulrahman and Turki Gaz- mas, galleries, museums and streets. think we are asking “By bringing this work here to Lon- in their home country. in which the Tzaz’s jigsaw-style map of the 22 Arab Arab News caught up with the Jed- the question, ‘What is don — especially here, to the Brit - “The community of art is growing, League States are, in their naivety, dah-based artists (and founders of our identity now?’ And ish Museum — I think we are asking and speaks truthfully to us as a socie- 22 pieces are creating similar chaos that was caused Bricklab studio) at the British Muse- if we were to remove the question, ‘What is our identity ty,” said Abdulrahman. “We are lucky by the British and French officials um, where their sculpture was attract- it from the Western now?’ And if we were to remove it to be around at this time when the responsible for drawing up post-war ing interest from visitors from all over from the Western understanding, arts are really being promoted and arranged, they boundaries across the Middle East. the world. understanding, or the or the British understanding, of the supported. Without such support, That seemingly cavalier approach Each ‘state’ in the sculpture is rep- British understanding, Arab world, what might that identity we wouldn’t be here. We are getting to carving out states has blighted the resented by a three-dimensional piece. of the Arab world, what be?” tremendous support back in Saudi. are always region — often the Europeans who The pieces are decorated in pastel might that identity be? He pointed out that the borders There is this really meaningful belief drew up the maps had little knowledge colors (with shades abstracted from TURKI GAZZAZ between Arab countries were ‘blurred’ in emerging architects and artists who interconnected or interest in the myriad identities of the pan-Arab colors), which, coupled before the interference of British, look at things from a critical perspec- the people whose countries they were with their low height makes them French and Ottoman Empire officials. tive and try to have a certain commen- defining. reminiscent of children’s seating in a “If you take a village in the south of tary rather than shying away from the The Saudi Arabian brothers’ work nursery. One key feature of the work Saudi on the border with Yemen, you truth. And that is what we have always — “Geographical Child’s Play” — was is that — regardless of the way in The sculpture titled ‘Geographical Child’s Play’ can barely tell where Yemen ends and tried to do and to achieve.”

ASTRO Syrian-Canadian composer takes a trip to outer space Arab News | Dubai screen. Conjuring up imagery of The “Away from Planet Earth” clip yrian-Canadian guitarist, com- pot marked swathes of features a narrative about mankind poser, producer and lyricist rusty-red land on Mars and I wanted to do a record that has this 1980s being forced to seek refuge on other SRawad A. Massih released his serene, slightly sinister synthesizer feeling, but (in) a modern context, planets after the “Great Extinction new album in July, giving fans of trip- scenes from outer space, like the dark soundtracks that are used in films War” —a wry comment on the future py, other-worldly music something the album features transi- of humanity perhaps? Rawad A. new to enjoy. today. That’s why I added orchestral and industrial Previously part of the now-dis- Aptly named “Away from Planet tional silences cut through elements to some tracks solved band, The Hourglass, Massih with overwhelming bursts Massih’s Earth,” the gloriously eerie new al- RAWAD A. MASSIH is considered one of the pioneers of bum features tracks such as “Vacant of 1980s-style synthesizers heavy metal music in the region and latest album Planet,” marked by its synth-filled now experiments with a variety of melodic landscape, and “Out of the genres. Black Hole.” in a released statement, “like the al music, Massih sought to create Massih built his own production “Away from Conjuring up imagery of pot dark soundtracks that are used in something new for listeners with this studio in Lebanon in 2017 and start- marked swathes of rusty-red land films today. That’s why I added or- album, a mix of a dark retro-futurism ed recording and producing music Planet Earth” on Mars and serene, slightly sinister chestral and industrial elements to with classical elements that seeks to unilaterally. His first solo album, scenes from outer space, the album some tracks.” take his audience on a trip “between “Ancient Hope” was released in 2017, features transitional silences cut Keen listeners will be able to spot the stars,” according to the musician. before he eventually signed with Uni- is inspired by through with overwhelming bursts one thing in common with all seven Music videos, or “visualizers,” for versal Music MENA in March 2019. of 1980s-style synthesizers. tracks — each is split into two musi- all seven tracks were released online The multi-talented artist is also outer space “I wanted to do a record that has cally distinct phases, there is always on July 20, with the titular track set to release his first original music this 1980s synthesizer feeling, but Rawad A. Massih a transition point. featuring a space-themed story in score for a TV series before the end (in) a modern context,” Massih said With a background in heavy met- written form emblazoned across the of 2019. The cover of ‘Away from Planet Earth’

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Microsoft unveils New EU president von der dual-screen Leyen to sleep in her office smartphone Saudi Arabia says fully restored oil production Reuters | Moscow

audi Arabia has fully re- stored oil output after at- Courtesy of the Verge Stacks on its facilities last month and is now focussed on icrosoft has unveiled the listing of Saudi Aramco, its Ma dual-screen smart- energy minister Prince Abdu- phone called Surface Duo laziz bin Salman said. at an event in New York, The kingdom’s oil produc- A night-time view of the European Von der Leyen will save on security reported Business Today. tion capacity now stands at 11.3 Commission headquarters building costs by sleeping in a flat joined to The new device has two million barrels per day, he told her office 5.6-inch screens and is slim a Moscow energy conference Brussels enough to fit into a pats yesterday, adding: “We all rose minister, staying in her Ber- pocket. to the challenge”. lin office and returning to her When unfolded around “We have stabilised produc- he EU’s incoming presi- family home near Hanover at the hinge, the display screen tion capacity, we are at 11.3... Tdent Ursula von der Ley- weekends. stretches 8.3 inches. We still have the kit and the en plans to live in a tiny flat Other spec details are not tools to overcome any future attached to her Brussels office Main residence in Germany known yet. The Surface Duo challenges...” rather than rent an apartment, An official close to von der will come with a fingerprint The listing of Aramco is the her staff said yesterday. Leyen said living in the high- reader and a USB-C port. centrepiece of Saudi Arabian The president of the Euro- ly-secured Berlaymont would Microsoft also unveiled plans to shake up its economy Saudi Energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks to the media after a pean Commission has no of- save the cost of guarding a sep- a foldable tablet called Neo and diversify away from oil. news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ficial residence -- a fact that arate apartment. It would also which will run on Win - Bankers from around 20 in- irked von der Leyen’s prede- mean she would not be caught dows 10 X optimized for ternational and domestic fi- working on the company’s plan Riyadh before an international cessor Jean-Claude Juncker, up in Brussels’ notorious rush- dual-screen devices. nancial institutions are now to sell 1 per cent of Aramco in sale in 2020 or 2021. who complained to a German hour traffic and risking being newspaper that he was forced late for work. to live in a hotel suite at a “We can confirm that the cost of 3,250 euros ($3,560) a President-elect would like to month. use an existing personal re- US to strike EU with $7.5 billion in tariffs over Airbus subsidies Instead von der Leyen is treat next to the president’s Washington having a 25-square-metre office to stay overnight during Airbus that have seriously in- (270-square-foot) room next her days in Brussels,” the offi- ours after getting the green jured the US aerospace industry to her office on the 13th floor cial said, confirming a report Hlight from the World Trade and our workers,” US Trade Rep- of the commission’s Berlay- in the German newspaper Die Organisation, Washington resentative Robert Lighthizer mont building converted so Welt. moved Wednesday to retaliate said in a statement. she can sleep there during the Her “main residence was against the EU over illegal sub- “We expect to enter into ne- week. She followed a similar always and remains Hanover” sidies for Airbus, announcing gotiations with the European practice as German defence in Germany, the official said. tariffs on $7.5 billion (6.8bn eu- Union aimed at resolving this ros) worth of European goods The case began in 2004, when Washington accused Britain, France, Germany issue in a way that will benefit starting October 18. and Spain of providing illegal subsidies and grants to support the production of American workers,” he said. The ruling is the largest ar- a range of Airbus products Although the WTO ruling al- Uber makes JFK airport helicopter taxis bitration award in WTO history lows Washington to penalize and a landmark moment in the Donald Trump hailed the deci- The EU will face tariffs of the EU with duties of up to 100 available to all users longstanding Airbus-Boeing sion, calling it a “big win” for 10 percent on aircraft and 25 percent, the US has limited the Reuters | New York battle, which threatens to in- the United States and claiming percent on other goods, like tariffs for now but “has the au- F. Kennedy International air- tensify already strained trade credit for the outcome of the cheeses, whiskey and olive oil, thority to increase the tariffs at port through their apps. relations between the United 15-year-old case. as some industrial products, any time, or change the prod- ide-hailing company Uber The company announced States and the European Union. “We’re having a lot of wins at largely from the four countries ucts affected,” the statement RTechnologies Inc is taking its Uber Copter offer, say - The top US trade negotiator the WTO,” Trump said. “All of that support Airbus: France, from Lighthizer’s office said. to the air in New York City ing flights to and from Low- said he expects to begin talks those countries were ripping off Germany, Spain and Britain. Brussels earlier Wednesday where users with a little cash er Manhattan will become with Brussels soon to try to re- the United States for many years “For years, Europe has been also indicated a willingness to to spare will soon be able to available to all Uber users on solve the dispute. But President and they know I’m wise to it.” providing massive subsidies to negotiate. book helicopter flights to John Oct. 7.

EU deeply sceptical Al Salam Bank concludes cancer awareness drive that latest UK plan Manama could yield deal Reuters | Brussels l Salam Bank-Bahrain an- Anounced concluding its month-long children cancer uropean Union officials awareness drive in Septem- Eexpressed doubt yester- ber during a two-day aware - day that the latest British ness session with the ‘Smile’ proposals on Brexit could initiative of the Future Youth yield an agreement before Association. an Oct. 31 deadline, with one The event kicked off at the saying Prime Minister Boris bank’s headquarters with a lec- Johnson’s plan “can’t fly” as ture by Dr Amal Dawood from it stands. the Health Promotion Depart- But the bloc was careful ment, Ministry of Health, on not to dismiss the proposals the importance of diet and ex- too soon and both sides are ercise in preventing cancer in treading carefully to avoid children. any blame should the pro- Commenting, Al Salam Bank cess end in a crash. Head of Human Resources and More talks between both Administration, Muna Al Ba- sides’ are due today but looshi, said the bank is looking the bloc has already made forward to the upcoming Think it clear Johnson’s plans - Pink awareness activations. which principally involve Future Youth Association arrangments for the border President, Subah Abdul Rah- During an awareness session by Al Salam Bank-Bahrain with the Future Youth Association between EU member Ire- man Al Zayani said the annual land and Northern Ireland initiative, under the theme ‘Our sixth year, aims to provide psy- with cancer and their parents. more than 340 staff members activities for children, including - are nowhere close to un- Children as Gold’, now in its chosocial support to children Gold ribbons were given to on the occasion with fun-filled a mosaic art workshop. locking a deal. 09 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019

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I, UDAYAKUMAR THAVITTANGARATH, Scott Adkins bruises his knuckles in ‘Avengement’ Father of MEENAKSHI , holder of INDIAN PASSPORT NO. M5709492 Scott Adkins and Jesse V. Johnson return with their darkest and best film to date issued at BAHRAIN on 16.06.2015, permanent resident minutes too late to say good - setup for a fall, with Cain look- of P.O. KURIKKTLAD, BADAGARA, KOZHIKODE The film is a bye. Cain makes a run for it ing fresh-faced and handsome • after knocking out both of his before prison turns him into a DIST., KERALA, (full brutal showcase for guards and heads to a London shaven-headed, silver-toothed postal address in India to be given) and presently Adkins’ talents pub where he knows he can get (he was rude to the prison den- residing at Building NO. an audience with his brother tist after a kerbing), scarred (he 310, FLAT NO. 12, ROAD ne look at the blurb for Lincoln (Fairbrass) but first he got prison napalm thrown in his NO. 919, BLOCK NO. 209, Avengement tells you has to get money-lender Lincoln face) raging beast of a man. MUHARRAQ, (full postal Opretty much all you down there and so he holds the The non-linear nature of the address in Bahrain) do hereby need to know about what you inhabitants of the boozer hos- storytelling is what draws you change my daughter name as are going to get for 87 minutes tage while he tells the tale of in, as Cain’s history is revealed (given name) MEENAKSHI – Scott Adkins (fighting), Craig how he ended up in prison in in flashbacks and you can see (surname) UDAYAKUMAR Fairbrass and Nick Moran (gee- the first place, and then Lincoln how he was pushed to become THAVITTANGARATH zers), the London setting (more arrives mob-handed. the loose cannon who wants to . Objection(s), if and may geezers) and a revenge-driven A fairly standard story of take his brother down. Despite be forwarded to Embassy plot (nothing new there). How- revenge and brothers-at-war, the revenge nature of the story, of India, P. O. BOX 26106, Al-SEEF, KINGDOM OF ever, Scott Adkins and director Avengement is a back-hander the title is Avengement and Cain A scene from ’Avengement’ Jesse V. Johnson have forged full of adrenaline right from is well aware where his need BAHRAIN. something of a successful cre- the opening scenes of a hand- to meet with Lincoln will take frame for setting up Cain, and ative partnership over the past cuffed Cain Burgess arriving at him, and there are a few sur- Moran is brilliantly sarcastic as few years and that partnership the hospital. From the moment prises and twists along the way the cocky spiv. Craig Fairbrass Notification of Attendance has gathered some momentum, he is told his mother is dead that show Cain is not just about doesn’t deviate too much from The Fourth Supreme Civil Court resulting in Avengement being Scott Adkins plays out the rest personal retaliation, and by the his previous incarnations as an Lawsuit Appeal No: 03/2019/02428/5 a bit slicker and more inventive of the film with a mad look in his time the final confrontation is intimidating gangster in Rise LawsuitNo: 02/2018/12267/7 than the average Mockney gang- eyes that erases any trace of his under way you are fully rooting of the Footsoldier and London APPELLANT: BAHRAIN COMMERCIAL FACILITIES CO. B.S.C. ster crime movie. usual screen persona, making for Cain, despite his previously Heist, to name but two, but it APPELLANT’s power of attorney: MahmoodRabie Adkins plays Cain Burgess, a you believe that you really are unsavoury behaviour. goes in his favour that Lincoln Against highly dangerous prisoner let watching a psychopath at work. The other characters in the doesn’t have a lot to him that APPELLEE : HELLINA VERONGO ALCANGO out for a few hours with armed The only time Adkins drops story are fairly one-dimension- you couldn’t work out from his ( 751407771 ) guards to visit his dying mother the 1000-yard stare is when we al, the exception being Hyde first appearance holding court at Requirements Accept the appeal in form and in matter amending the appealed judgment . in hospital but, thanks to his are shown flashbacks to when (Nick Moran – Lock, Stock & a card table, which plays to the Thus,The Fourth Supreme Civil Court declares to the aforementioned appellee If escorts stopping off for vanilla Cain approaches Lincoln with Two Smoking Barrels), one of actor’s strengths as a menacing does not attend or appoint a representative to attend the hearing on the date of lattes on the way, he arrives 20 a business idea before being Lincoln’s associates also in the physical presence. 06/10/2019,The court will proceeds in the lawsuit considers the appellee attended. 10 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 celebs

Angelina Jolie Jennifer Lopez, Owen ‘Angelina Jolie won’t Wilson reunite after 22 get married again’ years for ‘Marry Me’ ANI | Los Angeles striped velour paperboy cap, and of course, her bedazzled with Brad years back after a decade of to- “A breakup of a family is cer- fter showing off her spec- tumbler to stay hydrated be- Pitt, she getherness. tainly an eye-opener that as one Atacular moves in the lat- tween scenes, reported Peo- felt that The couple is parents to six -- and I’m speaking in general est release ‘Hustlers,’ Jennifer ple. the ac - children - Maddox, 18, Pax, again -- but as one needs to un- Lopez is working on her next The film will see the two tor “per- 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, and derstand, I had to understand romantic comedy ‘Marry Me’. stars back together for the first suaded twins Knox and Vivienne, 11, my own culpability in that, and The 50-year-old Lopez, who time since the two starred in her” and and called it quits two years af- what can I do better. Because I will feature alongside Own the 1997 horror movie -- ‘An- now the ter their nuptials. don’t want to go on like this,” Wilson, was spotted filming aconda.’ 44-year- However, they are yet to fi- he had said. scenes for the movie on According to IMBD, the old “will nalise their divorce but the two Jolie, on the work front, is Tuesday in Coney Is- film follows a pop star never get reached a custody agreement awaiting the release of ‘Ma - land, New York. who has learned that ANI | married again,” last year in November. Jolie leficent: Mistress of Evil’, She and the Wonder her rock-star fiance Los Angeles a source told Us Weekly. and Pitt became single legally a sequel to the 2014 film appeared very close on jilted her moments “She felt that Brad pressured in April. ‘Maleficent’. set as they laughed and before their Madison cademy Award winner her,” the insider claimed. The source added that the Essaying the role of the evil walked hand in hand. Square Garden-wed- Angelina Jolie will not Jolie and Pitt, who have also actor is happy being on her own! witch, Jolie will be seen on - For the scene, ding. Abe exchanging vows played husband-wife on-screen Earlier, Pitt too explained screen on October the actor wore On a whim, again! in ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’, walked their split during his latest re- 18. a full-length, she marries Even when she tied the knot down the aisle in France five lease ‘Ad Astra’s discussion. suede, beige coat a random over a white tank guy in the and loose-fitting Jennifer crowd brown pants. Lopez instead, She paired reported the look with People. The Gomez debuts new look just brown and film also stars are white Fen- Sarah Silverman, days after Bieber’s wedding di logo Maluma and ‘Game sneak- of Thrones’ actor, ANI | Los Angeles changed look stood in stark contrast Camila Morrone ers, a John Bradley. to the French girl style she sported and Joan Smalls, ondering how singer Selena all summer. pals Kylie Jenner WGomez is holding up after Gomez and Bieber famously dat- with her daugh - her ex Justin Bieber’s wedding cer- ed on and off from 2009 to 2017. ter Stormi, Jaden emony? Well, the star seems com- They were spotted together in late Smith, Justine Skye, Jim Carrey’s novel pletely unfazed and appears to be 2017 riding bikes and attending Dan Smyers and Shay in good spirits. church after Gomez broke up with Mooney of country scheduled for next May The 27-year-old singer was spot- The Weeknd. The ‘Back To You’ duo Dan + Shay and their ted smiling while leaving a record- singer also attended Bieber’s fa- wives Abby and Hannah, Kris Jen- AP | New York persona.” ing studio in Los Angeles recently, ther’s wedding in Jamaica in Feb- ner and Corey Gamble, as well as “Memoirs and Misinforma- reported People. ruary 2018. Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun. im Carrey has set his wild tion” is scheduled for publi- Gomez’s outing came a day after Bieber and Baldwin walked down Following the wedding nup - Jsights on the literary world. cation next May. Carrey, who Bieber and his wife Hailey Bald- the aisle at the Montage Palmetto tials, guests were escorted to the The actor has written a plans a promotional tour, is win’s South Carolina wedding. For Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina post-ceremony cocktail party novel called “Memoirs and offering a semi-dis - her outing, the ‘It Ain’t Me’ singer on Monday evening, almost one ahead of the formal reception Misinformation,” Alfred claimer: “None of this wore black overalls over a white year after they first tied the knot with plated dinner at the Selena A. Knopf announced is real and all of it is tank top and styled her long hair in in a New York City courthouse in Wilson Ballroom. Gram- Gomez Wednesday. Along true.” beautiful flowing curls. September 2018. my winner Daniel Caesar with co-author Dana Carrey, 57, is For much of this year, the singer The star-studded guest-list in- performed later in the Vachon, Carrey will known for films rocked a cute lob haircut. Her new cluded models Kendall Jenner, evening. take on celebrity, act- such as “Dumb and ing, romance and some Dumber” and “Man other subjects he’s on the Moon.” He’s familiar with. not the first ac- Here’s how The publish- tor in recent er is calling years to turn Katherine Tom Holland takes a break the book to fiction Schwarzenegger a “fear - writing. Oth- keeps Chris Pratt less and ers include from Instagram! semi-auto- Tom Hanks, besides her always! biographi- Sean Penn ANI | Los Angeles The actor wrote, “My Pooch velops an addiction and ends cal decon- and Ethan ANI | Los Angeles and Me. Off now to go begin up robbing banks, reported struction of Hawke. our friendly neighbour- my latest venture with the @ Variety. Jim Carrey uthor Katherine Yhood web-slinger will be therussobrothers. I’m going to Holland has previously ASchwarzenegger is missing in action on social me- be taking a short break from worked with the Russo broth- very much in love with ac- dia! instagram, so see you all in the ers on several Marvel films, in- I never felt safe as child: Tyler Perry tor-husband Chris Pratt and Actor Tom Holland an - not so distant future.” cluding ‘Captain America: Civil doesn’t shy away from ex- nounced that he is taking a While War’, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ ANI | Los Angeles up about surviving his brutal pressing it. break from Instagram to focus the star and the upcoming ‘Avengers: childhood and how his deter- The author was co-host- on a new project. didn’t Endgame’. ctor-filmmaker Tyler mination, faith, and creativity ing American talk show The ‘Spider-Man: Far From share Sony Pictures Entertainment APerry recently opened led him to success. ‘Today’ with her mother Home’ star announced his hia- a n y and The Walt Disney Studios up about his childhood days, He also recalled how and Maria Shriver and Hoda tus on the photo-sharing appli- details recently announced that Mar- which were marked by abuse, when things got really bad at Kotb recently when Hoda cation, breaking the news that regarding vel Studios and its President trauma, and depression. home, he’d to hide under the pointed out she seemed to he is starting work on his his new Kevin Feige will be produc - The 50-year-old accom- front porch of his house and be wearing her heart on new venture with the project, we ing the third film in the ‘Spi- plished star before achiev- let his imagination transport her sleeve, or more like, Russ Brothers -- Joe are hoping der-Man: Homecoming’ series, ing all accolades in life had him to a world without fear. on her ears, reported E! and Anthony. that something despite the epic spat. to overcome a childhood “I could escape and be News. The 23-year- exciting is com- Moreover, Holland will also marked by trauma--and somewhere else,” he said. “I was just looking at your old actor, who ing up. be seen in any future Marvel eventually forgive the “I don’t think I ever cute earrings and I saw it plays Pe - It was previ- films, according to their latest man who caused that felt safe or protected as says ‘CP,’” Hoda said. Clear- ter Parker ously announced arrangement. pain, his father. a child,” Perry told PEO- ly, there is only one person aka Spi - that the Russo Announcing Spidey’s return “Holding on was PLE. that could stand for ‘ CP’ der-Man, Brothers would to the series, Feige said in a hurting me more It was not just - who is none other than shared a direct Holland statement: ‘I am thrilled that than him,” he said the physical abuse Chris Pratt! cute still in a drug drama Spidey’s journey in the MCU In the latest that was the only “My hubby,” Katherine of him cud- ‘Cherry’, which will continue, and I and all of issue of PEOPLE, horrific part of confirmed with a huge dling his pooch is about an army us at Marvel Studios are very the writer, di - Perry’s child- smile on her face. “I’m mar- with the announce- medic with excited that we get to keep rector opened hood. ried,” she added. ment. PTSD who de- working on it.” Tyler Perry Tom Holland 11 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 sports

Messi denies Barcelona rifts after Inter victory AFP | Barcelona Salah double saves Liverpool ionel Messi insisted on Mohamed Salah earns jittery Liverpool 4-3 win after incredible Salzburg comeback LWednesday there are no problems between him and Antoine Griezmann or between the players and Suarez at the double Barcelona’s board. • Messi returned from inju- as Barcelona break ry to make his second start down impressive Inter of the season against Inter KNOW WHAT Milan in the Champions Willian grabs Chelsea League as Barca came from winner• as Lampard hails behind to win 2-1. Speaking after the match, impact of young stars Liverpool has won its Messi was asked about his last 12 home matches relationship with Griez- Ziyech stunner helps in all competitions, mann, who had said on Ajax• ease past Valencia its best winning run Tuesday it was “difficult” at Anfield since an 18- to establish a connection AFP | Paris game streak between with the Argentine while he April and November had been injured. “Obviously we have no hampions League holders 1985 problem,” Messi said. Liverpool came out on “There is a good relation- Ctop of a 4-3 thriller with ino and 19-year-old substitute ship with everyone, the Salzburg on Wednesday after Haaland left the home crowd dressing room is united. throwing away a three-goal lead stunned. We needed this victory at Anfield before Mohamed Sa- However, Salah spoiled their and hopefully now we can lah’s winner, while Luis Suarez evening with his sixth goal of Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah and Red Bull Salzburg’s Rasmus Nissen Kristensen, right, battle for the ball kick on and continue in this fired Barcelona to a comeback the season in all competitions, way.” victory over Inter Milan. putting Liverpool level with clusion from the start, suddenly The 20 year-old -- on loan ishing Daniel Parejo for smash- There have also been sug- Salah won the Group E match Salzburg on three points, one warmed up and skipped past from Real Madrid -- burst onto ing a penalty high over the bar. gestions of a rift between for Liverpool with his second behind Napoli after their disap- two challenges before laying Julian Brandt’s pass in the 35th Donny van de Beek sealed the Barcelona’s players and the of the night in the 69th minute, pointing goalless draw at Genk. on Suarez, whose perfect first minute and charged towards the points for last season’s semi-fi- board, with Gerard Pique denying Salzburg a point after “They made it a game for us touch allowed him to sink In- goal, skipping past Petr Sevcik nalists when he finished a beau- implying last weekend that teenage sensation Erling Braut but we are happy to get the three ter and draw Barca level on and goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar tiful passing move in the 67th articles critical of the team Haaland had stunned the Reds points. That’s the most impor- four points with group leaders before rifling home the opener, minute, putting Erik ten Hag’s had come from higher up when he completed an incredi- tant thing,” added Salah. Borussia Dortmund. and repeated the feat in the 89th side three points clear of Va - the club, however Mes- ble fightback with his 18th goal “Those are a big three points,” minute with a neat left-foot fin- lencia and Chelsea, who won a si denied the re- of the season. Suarez sinks brave Inter said Suarez, who has recovered ish that made sure of the win. tough encounter at Lille thanks lationship had “When we were winning Suarez saved Barcelona’s from a frustrating start to the to Willian’s 78th-minute vol- soured. three, we needed to score a blushes at the Camp Nou after season with three goals in his Flamboyant Ajax shine again leyed winner. fourth, fifth and sixth. It’s a lit- Lautaro Martinez had scored last two games. Ajax took control of Group Tammy Abraham had given tle bit bad because the human early for Inter, who then failed “When you’re the number H with a big 3-0 success at Va- Frank Lampard’s side a deserved Lionel mind says ‘OK we are going to to capitalise on their first-half nine, you always try to help lencia that put them top with a 22nd-minute lead with his first Messi win this’,” Salah told BT Sport. dominance in the Group F clash the team with goals and assists. perfect six points and showed ever Champions League goal The hosts looked to be cruis- and lost 2-1. Sometimes it doesn’t work, but again that they could yet repeat before more slack set-piece de- ing in the 36th minute when Barca moved up a gear in the I always work hard. Don’t give last season’s heroics. fending allowed Victor Osimhen Egyptian Salah had added to second half and were deserv- up in difficult times.” Hakim Ziyech opened the to level not long after, but the goals by Sadio Mane and Andy edly level when Suarez crashed Dortmund came out on top at scoring for the Dutch champi- Ligue 1 outfit are bottom with- Robertson, but Hee-Chan home a superb shot just before Slavia Prague thanks to a pair of ons with an incredible dipping out a point after two defeats. Hwang’s brilliant strike shortly the hour mark, and the Uru - counter-attacking strikes from strike on just eight minutes, and Zenit St Petersburg top Group before the break gave Salzburg guayan was at his sharpest to Achraf Hakimi, whose clinical Quincy Promes doubled their G after seeing off Benfica 3-1 in hope. win the match with six minutes finishing led Lucien Favre’s side lead 11 minutes before half- Russia, level on four points with Two goals in four second-half remaining. to a 2-0 win in the Czech Re - time with his second in as many Lyon after their 2-0 win at RB minutes from Takumi Minam- Lionel Messi, a surprise in- public. Champions League games, pun- Leipzig. India declare on 502-7 after Ben Stokes wins players’ award AFP | London

Agarwal double century en Stokes has been voted AFP | Visakhapatnam the Professional Cricket- Bers’ Association players’ ndia declared their first in- player of the year after starring Inings on 502 for seven bol- in England’s maiden World Cup stered by a double century from win and repeating his heroics Mayank Agarwal on the second during the Ashes series. day of the opening Test against Somerset’s Tom Banton South Africa yesterday. picked up the PCA young play- Agarwal made 215 to put er of the year award, while South Africa’s bowling attack England bowler Sophie Eccle- on the ropes in Visakhapatnam. stone collected the women’s The 28-year-old put on a prize. record 317-run opening stand Highlights of the English with Rohit Sharma to set the cricket season for Stokes in- tone for India’s dominance at cluded an unbeaten 84 in the England’s Ben Stokes celebrates after scoring a century the start of the three-match se- World Cup final and a sensa- ries. Agarwal smashed six sixes tional 135 not out to win the think that will come until I re- Root paid tribute to his “awe- and 23 fours in a 371-ball knock Mayank Agarwal plays a shot third Test against Australia at tire really because it all comes some” team-mate, who is the in just his fifth Test. Headingley. so thick and fast. Test vice-captain. He fell to part-time spinner Sharma fell for 176, stumped and bowled as his maiden Test All-rounder Stokes, 28, was “This will definitely be a “He’s a massive driving force Dean Elgar in the afternoon off Keshav Maharaj before wicket. England’s top run-scorer in the summer that I will be able to of this team, one of the senior session and departed with lunch, and India then lost two Agarwal kept up the attack Ashes, which ended in a 2-2 look back on forever.” players across the board,” Root handshakes from the South cheap wickets. Cheteshwar Pu- until his departure to pile pres- draw. He added: “Winning the said. African players. jara went for six and skipper sure on the South African bowl- Speaking at the PCA awards World Cup was an amazing Young player of the year Ban- Ravindra Jadeja, 30 not Virat Kohli for 20. ers in an extended afternoon ceremony in London on feeling to be a part of -- seven ton has been included in Eng- out, and wicketkeeper-bats- Paceman Vernon Philander session to make up for time lost Wednesday, Stokes told the weeks of hard toil to then walk land’s Twenty20 squad for the man Wriddhiman Saha, 21, bowled Pujara on the first de- to a thunderstorm on Wednes- Press Association: “In terms away with the World Cup was winter tour to New Zealand played useful cameos before livery of the second session. day. Maharaj took three wickets of reflection, I think there will brilliant, and then a great Ashes after amassing more than 1,000 India declared in the final Debutant spinner Senuran from his 55 overs of left-arm come a time where I will be series to be part of.” runs across the two domestic session. Muthusamy got Kohli caught spin. able to take it all in but I don’t England Test skipper Joe limited-overs competitions. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 12 Sar Club clinch Futsal League title HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa crowned the winners of Futsal League TDT | Manama

ar Club triumphed in the National Clubs and Youth SCentres Futsal League after defeating Safra Youth Centre 1-0 in the final game, while Tam- keen team bagged the Compa- nies Futsal League title follow- ing their hard-earned 5-3 victory over Bahrain Central Bank. HH Shaikh Khalid bin Ham- ad Al Khalifa has crowned the champions of the events which were held as part of the sev - enth Khalid bin Hamad Futsal League, organised by the Min- istry of Youth and Sports Affairs. Deputy President of the Su- preme Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee attended the closing ceremony to honour the winners and he was accom- panied by Aymen bin Tawfeeq Al Moayed, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, Abdulrah- HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa distributes the trophy to the winners HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa distributes a trophy man Sadiq Askar, Assistant Sec- retary-General of the Supreme tangible development thanks to them as this will positively im- Representative of His Majes- Bahrainis. Whoever is following of the Ministry of Youth and Council for Youth and Sports the direct sponsorship and back- pact sports in the Kingdom of ty the King for Charity Works Khalid bin Hamad Futsal League Sports Affairs under the lead- and Mohammed Hassan Al Nisf, ing extending to it by HM King Bahrain,” HH Shaikh Khalid and Youth Affairs and Presi - fully understands the amount of ership of Aymen bin Tawfeeq Secretary-General of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the said. dent of the Supreme Council development it has witnessed Al Moayed in making the sev- Olympic Committee as well as King of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Organising Sports Competi- who is always keen to organise since it was introduced. It man- enth edition a huge success. members of the House of Rep- “Since the first edition of Khalid tion Programmes sports competitions in order to aged to take the sports careers He also hailed the performanc- resentatives and Shura Council Futsal League, we have been HH Shaikh Khalid further develop this important field in of many young Bahrainis to the es showcased throughout the and other invitees. keen to align its objectives with added that Khalid bin Hamad Bahrain. next level and at the same time event. the Royal vision of HM the King Futsal League achieved out- “We have been keen to launch many talented futsal players It’s worth citing that 52 teams In-Line with the Royal Vision which aims to increase the activ- standing successes and reached various sports initiatives and were discovered,” HH Shaikh participated in the 7th Khalid On this occasion, HH Shaikh ities and programmes designed its seventh edition thanks to the support programmes that con- Khalid pointed out. bin Hamad Futsal League, while Khalid affirmed that the sports for youth in an effort to grow direct follow-up of HH Shaikh tribute to developing the poten- Furthermore, HH Shai- 728 players from both genders and youth sector is witnessing a talents in sports and discovered Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, tials and capabilities of young kh Khalid praised the efforts featured in the event.

Murray disappointed at China crowds, atmosphere Osaka meets Andreescu in China quarters AFP | Beijing minutes. Also into the last eight in hot wo of the most exciting tal- and hazy Beijing was reigning Tents in tennis will meet for champion Caroline Wozniacki, the first time today when Naomi a former world number one. She Osaka and Bianca Andreescu faces Russia’s Daria Kasatkina. clash in the China Open quar- Also in action on Friday is ter-finals. current women’s number one On the eve of what could be Ashleigh Barty of Australia, who the start of a long rivalry, the plays the seventh seed Petra 21-year-old Osaka called the Kvitova of the Czech Republic. 19-year-old Canadian “an amaz- In the men’s draw, the ti- ing player” and said “I have to tle-holder Nikoloz Basilashvili learn from her”. of Georgia was on course to pull The Japanese, on the upswing off a surprise against Stefanos after a slump following her tri- Tsitsipas of Greece. Andy Murray of Britain hits a return during his men’s singles second round umph at the Australian Open at But the 21-year-old Tsitsipas, match against Cameron Norrie of Britain the start of the year, smiled: “I’m ranked seventh, came back to AFP | Beijing older than her, very much so. win 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and will play “I noticed that she seems to big-serving John Isner of the Naomi Osaka of Japan hits a return during her women’s singles third round ndy Murray expressed be very... just focused.” United States in the quarter-fi- match against Alison Riske of the US Adisappointment about Osaka, yet to drop a set in nals. crowds at the China Open ten- I think as the three matches in Beijing and row to seal victory. Andreescu, ranked sixth and Isner sent down 21 aces in nis, where some of the best tournament goes fresh from winning the Pan Pa- “I’m relaxed, but I’m a little playing her first tournament defeating Britain’s Dan Evans players in the world have com- on you tend to cific Open in Japan, earned her bit angry, it’s an angry relaxed,” since stunning Serena Williams in two sets. peted in front of swathes of get better crowds place in the last eight in style. said Osaka when asked what in the final at Flushing Mead- Also on Friday, former num- empty seats. towards the end The two-time Grand Slam was behind her recent success ows, thrashed American quali- ber one Andy Murray steps up Poor attendances have been of the week. Last champion said she was “angry in Japan and now China. fier Jennifer Brady. his return from a career-saving in the sporting headlines be- couple of days in relaxed” after a dominant 6-4, “I know after Australia I was The teenager, who is on a roll hip operation when he plays top cause of sparse turn-out at the 6-0, win over unseeded Amer- like, ‘I’m going to have fun’. It of 16 wins on the trot, started seed Dominic Thiem. World Athletics Champion- terms of atmosphere ican Alison Riske. was not fun, I did not have fun,” with intent, breaking Brady’s It is the three-time Grand ships in Doha. it’s been not as good Osaka, the world number she said, referring to her dip in first service game on the way Slam champion’s first ATP sin- And at the ongoing China as you would like four, reeled off 10 games in a form. to a brutal 6-1, 6-3 win in 68 gles quarter-final for a year. Open in Beijing, the biggest ANDY MURRAY matches have played out to rows of unoccupied seats at the cavernous Diamond Court, The three-time Grand Slam the main arena. champion praised the tourna- Goffin battles past Shapovalov into Tokyo last eight “I think as the tournament ment as a whole, but said: “I goes on you tend to get better don’t know if I’m complain- Reuters | Tokyo Canadian opponent in a tense quarter-final of the season and crowds towards the end of the ing about it, but I’d like it to encounter which lasted nearly will meet South Korea’s Chung week,” Murray said after his be bigger crowds and nicer elgium’s David Goffin two hours. Hyeon. last-16 match on Wednesday. atmospheres. Bedged past Denis Shapov- But Goffin won six of the first “He was serving really well “Last couple of days in terms “That normally comes as alov 7-6(5) 7-6(2) to reach the seven points in the first-set tie- and I knew it’d be long sets with of atmosphere it’s been not as the week goes on,” added the quarter-finals of the Japan Open break and the first six points some tiebreaks,” Goffin said. good as you would like,” added Briton. Tennis Championships in Tokyo of the second-set tiebreak to “I tried to break him during the former number one, 32, The China Open did not yesterday. gain unassailable leads against the whole match... I didn’t, but who is on the comeback trail immediately comment on Both players failed to con - Shapovalov. Third seed Goffin, I served really well. I’m really from career-saving hip sur- Murray’s remarks when ap- vert a break point, with Goffin the 2017 Tokyo champion, has happy about my performance gery. proached by media. withstanding 10 aces from his David Goffin of Belgium hits a return reached his seventh Tour-level because it was a good fight.”