VOL XXXVIII No. 175 (GGDN 024) FRIDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER 2015 200 Fils/2 Riyals ABC Ad new QRcode 6cm x 4col 02.pdf 1 7/6/15 11:39 AM HugeHuge oods oods n Demand surge washwash awayaway sparks power cut MANAMA: Several areas in Bahrain experienced a power cut last night that lasted for Japan homes around two hours. Complaints Japan homes poured in from residents of a number of blocks in Eker, Sitra and Nuwaidrat. Sources 15 told the GDN that the power cut followed “excessive use of electricity”. n Police targeted MANAMA: The Khamis police station was the target of a firebomb attack, the Interior Ministry announced on its Twitter account last night. An investigation has been launched, it said. No further details were available. n Clamp on Hamas n The Foreign Minister WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department last night sanctioned four Hamas SHOCKING officials and financiers and a Saudi Arabia-based company controlled by one of them for providing financial support to the Palestinian group. Among those named were Salih Al Aruri, a Hamas political bureau member who it said was responsible for Hamas money transfers, and Mahir Salah, a Hamas financier based in Saudi Arabia with dual British and Jordanian citizenship who Treasury said leads the Hamas finance committee in Saudi REVELATION! Arabia. Also named were Abu Ubaydah Khayri Hafiz Al Agha, a Saudi citizen, and Mohammed l Weapons seized ‘enough to obliterate Manama’ Reda Mohammed Anwar Awad, an Egyptian national. Also sanctioned was Asyaf MANAMA: Explosives seized join the regional group was in the inter- Should Iran continue with its current International Holding Group for Full report – Page 3 est of Gulf countries. policy, the Gulf region will not benefit Trading and Investment, a Saudi in July during an attempt Arabia-based company that is However, to do so Iran must comply anything from the nuclear deal in terms managed by Al Agha and used to smuggle them into Bah- visit to Paris, which was headed by with the principles of good neighbour- of security and stability in the region. to finance Hamas. rain on boats from Iran were His Majesty King Hamad. liness, refrain from interference in the He stressed that Iranian officials sufficient to obliterate Ma- He also said the nuclear deal between internal affairs of other countries and should heed two important things – an Got Iran and world powers did not address desist from deceptive dualism between honest compliance with the agreement nama from existence, it was rising tensions between the Persian state language and actions. and mending relations with their neigh- something claimed yesterday. and the GCC. He asserted the need for Iran to revise bours. interesting to The shocking revelation was made The minister was speaking to Lon- its policy, keep its hands off Arab Shias Shaikh Khalid said military opera- share? by Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid don-based Asharq Al Awsat newspaper. and citizens in general and give up its tions in Yemen conducted by a Saudi- bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during a state Shaikh Khalid said Tehran seeking to sectarian discrimination policy. led coalition were essential to restore WhatsApp us legitimacy to the country. your photos, He also slammed criticism that Gulf countries were not stories & videos Saudi guard shot taking in refugees from war- on 39451177 torn Syria. He condemned the “media dead on border crusade” and said it was “full n Human-like creature of fallacies”. MAGALIESBURG, South RIYADH: A Saudi border guard was shot dead yes- “Saudi Arabia, for example, Africa: Scientists said they’ve terday when his post came under fire from Yemen, is hosting two million Yemenis discovered a new member where a Saudi-led coalition is fighting rebels, the and more than half a million of the human family tree, interior ministry said. Syrian refugees,” he said. revealed by a huge trove of The post in the Jazan district “was subject to bones in a barely accessible, heavy fire from a mountainous area in Yemen,” “The thing is you won’t see those millions standing in queues pitch-dark chamber of a said a statement carried by the official Saudi Press cave in South Africa. The Agency. at airport gates or railways. creature shows a surprising The guard’s death brings to at least 60 the number “Thousands of refugees mix of human-like and more of people killed in shelling and skirmishes along the reached Saudi Arabia, as well primitive characteristics. border with Yemen since the coalition campaign as other GCC countries, but “The creature, which evidently began on March 26 against Iran-backed Shi’ite rebels there was no fuss at all. walked upright, represents and their allies. “Kuwait also hosted two a mix of traits. For example, Most of the border casualties have been soldiers. the hands and feet look like Another 10 Saudi troops died inside Yemen last conferences to support refu- gees and humanitarian work Homo, but the shoulders and Friday. They were among 60 coalition soldiers killed the small brain recall Homo’s when a missile hit their base in Marib province. in Syria, and the country along more ape-like ancestors,” the The World Health Organisation says more than with Bahrain and the rest of the researchers said. 4,500 people, including a vast number of civilians, GCC members have thousands The Johannesburg site has have been killed in Yemen since March 19. of refugees. yielded some 1,550 specimens Meanwhile, heavy explosions rocked areas in and “We just don’t announce that since its discovery in 2013. The around Sana’a late last night, witnesses said. we have taken them and never fossils represent at least 15 Full report – Page 2 n Smoke and balls of re rise from a military base hit by air strikes in Sana’a made a fuss about it.” individuals. ALERT OVER SYRIA DONATIONS SCAM – PAGE 5 l ENVOYS PROBE LABOUR ABUSE COMPLAINTS – PAGE 11 2 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 HEADLINES This Was The Week

VOL XXXVIII No. 169 (GGDN 024) SATURDAY, 5th SEPTEMBER 2015 200 Fils/2 Riyals ABC Ad new QRcode 6cm x 4col 02.pdf 1 7/6/15 11:39 AM Forced rehab of n ‘Terrorist’ killed addicts in Eastern Province DUBAI: Saudi security forces risks killed what they called “a terrorist” who tried to attack a security facility in the Eastern Province. relapse State television Al Ikhbariya yesterday cited unnamed sources as saying that there 4-5 was no “terrorist organisation” in Abqaiq but a person was surrounded and killed after attacking a security man. It gave no more information. Got something interesting to share? WhatsApp us your photos, stories & videos Saudi businessman gives Yale law $10m HEROES DIE on 39451177 n Meat supply vow MANAMA: Meat will be available in large quantities and at subsidised prices, following the Premier’s order to postpone lifting meat subsidies until next month, WASHINGTON: said Bahrain Livestock A Saudi businessman has and other institutions in Islamic law, history Abdullahi An Na’im, who teaches Islamic Company (BLC) chairman Ibrahim Zainail. “Currently we have more than 25,000 heads of sheep from Australia FOR YEMEN and a consignment of another l Five Bahrainis and 45 UAE soldiers martyred in con ict 25,000 heads of Australian sheep is expected to arrive in donated $10 million to Yale Law School and culture. law at Emory Law School, said he consid- Bahrain on October 18 to meet soaring demand during Eid Al MANAMA: Five soldiers from named the five Bahrainis martyred Alas, Sergeant Hasan Iqbal Moham- for Foreign Affairs, said on Twitter. Adha,” he told our sister paper while on duty protecting the south- med and Corporal Abdul Monem The Houthis said they fired a rocket Akhbar Al Khaleej. Meanwhile, Bahrain and 45 from the ern borders of Saudi Arabia as First Ali Hussain. at a weapons cache in a camp used BLC has signed contracts UAE were killed in Yemen Sergeant Mohammed Nabeel Ha- “A rocket and an explosion at a weap- by Gulf coalition forces in the central with two local companies to to establish what school officials hope will “The contemporary challenges of Islamic ers the Islamic legal studies programme at import 10,000 heads of sheep yesterday. mad, Sergeant Mohammed Hafedh ons cache has targeted the martyrs,” Marib area, killing dozens of Emirati from Somalia, of which 1,500 The BDF General Command Younis, Sergeant Abdulqader Al Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State and Yemeni soldiers and destroying a have already reached, while number of Apache heli- the rest will follow next week, copters and armed vehi- which will be sold at market cles. prices as announced in local Obama shares Residents in Marib newspapers earlier, he said. become the country’s top centre for the study law are broadly relevant to political events Harvard a disappointment because few facul- said they saw fire raging at the camp and plumes n Aid pours in of smoke. THE HAGUE: Millions of euros Saudi concerns in donations flooded into aid Militias and army units WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama groups yesterday from across loyal to President Abd- Europe and the US from people said Washington shares Saudi Arabia’s con- Rabbu Mansour Hadi, of Islamic law. throughout the entire Islamic world and ty members took an interest and it has been heart-broken by photos of a cerns about Yemen and the need to restore an who is taking refuge in drowned Syrian toddler lying inclusive and functioning government there. Saudi Arabia, have made washed up on a Turkish beach. Obama, meeting Custodian of the Two advances towards the Under pressure at home to act, Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Houthi-controlled capital British Prime Minister David Al Saud in the White House, said it’s obvi- in the last two months. Cameron said Britain would ously a challenging time for the Middle East. But the group remains put up an extra £100 million Abdallah S Kamel made the award after those are developments that are watched by a treated as an isolated entity at the law school. He made the rare move of greeting the ($153m) in humanitarian aid ensconced in Yemen’s for the Syrian crisis, bringing 79-year-old monarch at the doors of the north. London’s total contribution White House, as he hailed “longstanding The coalition has been to the conflict to more than friendship” between the two countries. n His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy supporting anti-Houthi £1 billion. Cameron also said On Iran nuclear deal, Saudi Foreign Minister Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, yesterday visited Expo Milano 2015, fighters with air strikes, that Britain would welcome Adel Al Jubair said Riyadh is satisfied with in Italy. He highlighted the pivotal role of the expo in promoting global interest in “thousands more” Syrian meetings with university representatives much larger audience of people who in many He said it remains to be seen how seriously the challenges of sustainable food supply, energy and natural resources. He also military training and the Obama’s assurances and believes it will help delivery of tanks and refugees, after initially refusing emphasised Bahrain’s commitment to invest in its natural resources to support to commit to taking in more bring security and stability in the region. sustainable economic development and bene t future generations. Full report – Page 2 heavy artillery. ●Full reportSATURDAY: – Page 2 Five soldiersFamily shock – Page 3 migrants.from including Yale President Peter Salovey. cases have not much knowledge at all of the the Yale faculty will take Islamic law as a Bahrain/AsterDMHBahrain /astermedcentres and/asterdmhbahrain 45 from the UAE are Kamel, the chief executive of the Dallah history and traditions if Islamic law,” said field of human jurisprudence. killed in Yemen, when a missile hit Albaraka Group banking and real estate Professor Anthony Kronman, a co-director of Kronman said Yale aims to have the best an arms depot, triggering huge enterprise in Saudi Arabia, has sponsored the centre who was first introduced to Kamel programme of its kind in the US, if not the explosions. a lecture series on Islamic law for the last by a Yale Law graduate who works as an world, and one objective is to ensure the three years. attorney for the Saudi businessman. centre’s work is integrated into the life of the

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n Bid to smuggle Merkel urges heroin is foiled SOLDIERS MANAMA: The Director of Airports Customs yesterday announced that it has foiled an attempt to smuggle 944.3 grams of heroin. The operation was carried out by Bahrain International Airport Customs and the Directorate of Anti- MANAMA:MOURNED Funerals of narcotics. He said that the FB clamp on five Bahraini soldiers foreign traveller killed in Yemen will be attracted the held today. suspicion of customs The bodies will be taken officers. The from BDF Hospital to Riffa suspect was and Muharraq cemeteries referred to for burial. the red lane Earlier yesterday, BDF and when he Commander-in-Chief Marshal was searched the substance Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al n The seized packet of heroin Khalifa was at Shaikh Isa air was found base as a Bahrain Royal Air hidden inside his bag. The suspect and the drugs were referred to the General Directorate of Force plane carrying the bodies Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science for landed. legal proceedings to refer the case to the Public The five soldiers, who were Prosecution. part of the Saudi-led coalition fighting to restore legitimacy in n Military trial for 38 Islamists Yemen, were killed on Friday racist posts n The cof ns of the Bahraini soldiers are carried by guards of honour as they arrive at Shaikh Isa air base CAIRO: Egypt’s prosecution referred at least 38 when a missile hit an arms alleged Islamists, including an influential exiled depot, triggering huge explo- cleric, to military trial yesterday, accusing them sions, in Marib province. Martyrs’ Day call – Page 3 condolences from His Majesty of setting up militant cells that killed a police Forty-five UAE and 10 Saudi King Hamad, the Supreme officer. soldiers were also killed in the Commander, to the families of UAE hits Houthis The prosecution said 35 people have been attack. servicemen saluted the soldiers the soldiers. arrested, and accused leaders of the ousted Accompanying the bod- at a military ceremony at the He also wished BDF person- SANA’A: UAE warplanes hit Houthi rebel targets Muslim Brotherhood of inciting them to carry ies were Royal Guard base. nel injured in the attack a quick in Yemen yesterday as Emiratis mourned 45 of out violent attacks. The ceremony was also recovery. their soldiers killed in the deadliest day yet for The statement said they include two detained Commander Brigadier Shaikh Muslim Brotherhood figures. Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, attended by Defence Minister The BDF chief paid tribute the Saudi-led coalition. Additionally, Youssef Al Qardawi, an influential Special Royal Guard Force Yusuf Al Jalahma, BDF acting to the BDF servicemen for their Media in Riyadh said 10 Saudi soldiers died in Egyptian-born cleric who lives in Qatar and at Commandant Major Shaikh Chief of Staff Major-General dedicated efforts, hailing their Friday’s missile attack in Marib province. least two other suspects who are abroad will be Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Abdulla Hassan Al Nuaimi, high morale, professionalism The UAE denounced the “cowardly” attack, tried in absentia. senior BDF officers and the and discipline. which it said would not sap its commitment to They are charged with ordering or carrying out BERLIN: and BDF officers. several bombings in Cairo and involvement in German Chancellor The BDF chief and senior bereaved families. He said the martyrs were the coalition’s mission. officers as well as Royal Guard The BDF chief conveyed a source of pride and a role Full report – Page 2 the assassination of a police colonel in April. ● SUNDAY:model for all Bahrainis, set- ting an exampleBahrain of sacrifice, mourns the dedication, loyalty and national belonging. He paid tribute to the BDF Angela Merkel urged Facebook servicemen who are taking part in the coalition effort to restore Heavy blasts death of fivethe legitimate governmentsoldiers of in Yemen. deposed President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Meanwhile, condolence mes- sages continued to pour in yes- to do more against racist com- terday. ments and hate posts, in com- VOL XXXVIII No. 171 (GGDN 024) MONDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER 2015 200 Fils/2 Riyals ments due to be published in a TI SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS regional newspaper.

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n Saudi ‘may cut gees this year. petrol subisidies’ AL KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia was looking more closely at cutting petrol subsidies, after the WE WILL NOT UAE did so last month, reports said. Politicians and celebrities Saudi domestic petrol prices are some of the lowest in the world. UAE let petrol prices rise 24 per cent last month. Al Watan newspaper yesterday quoted unnamed sources as saying Saudi Arabia cannot leave petrol prices at ultra-low levels have voiced concern about a indefinitely but did not elaborate on when the government might make a decision and gave no details on the possible reform. Full report – Page 19 n Pope in refugee call ROME: Pope Francis yesterday called on rise of xenophobic comments FORGET YOU Catholic institutions throughout Europe to l Day of remembrance for soldiers killed in Yemen show mercy to the flood of refugees arriving on their shores by offering them Got MANAMA: A special day to commemo- shelter. “May every parish, something rate ve Bahraini soldiers killed in Ye- every religious interesting to community, in German on Facebook and men will be declared, based on orders every share? from His Majesty King Hamad. monastery, WhatsApp us First Sergeant Mohammed Nabeel Hamad, every sanctuary Sergeant Mohammed Hafedh Younis, Ser- of Europe host a your photos, geant Abdulqader Al Alas, Sergeant Hassan family, starting stories & videos from my diocese Iqbal Mohammed and Corporal Abdul Mo- on 39451177 nem Ali Hussain all died during an attack on of Rome,” he ADEN:rock Sana’a other social media platforms an arms depot in Marib province on Friday. said at the end Heavy explosions of his Angelus They were taking part in Operation Restoring prayers in Rome. “The two parishes in Hope, a Gulf-wide campaign to reinstate the the Vatican these days will welcome two legitimate government of Yemen. families of refugees.” The attack also claimed the lives of 45 Emirati Full report – Page 17 and 10 Saudi soldiers. n 15 troops die in PKK raid because of the refugee crisis. King Hamad sent cables of condolences to the rocked areas in and around families of those killed in the line of duty and the ANKARA: Kurdish militants said yesterday deceased were buried yesterday. they had killed 15 Turkish soldiers in an attack “The martyrs will remain embossed in the on a convoy of armoured vehicles in southeast indelible memory of the nation as symbols of fra- Turkey, in what could be the bloodiest assault since the collapse of a ceasefire in July. ternal Arab solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi In a televised statement, President Tayyip Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,” said King Erdogan confirmed an attack had taken place “When people stir up sedi- Hamad. in Hakkari province, close to Turkey’s borders the Yemeni capital last He also conveyed condolences to the families with Iran and Iraq. on behalf of kings, presidents and Amirs from In a statement posted online, the outlawed around the world who had expressed sadness at Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said its their loss. guerillas had ambushed the convoy in n Royal tribute to martyrs – Page 2 Yuksekova district. The PKK is fighting against the government, n Hundreds attend funerals – Page 3 n Funeral prayers are offered over the Bahraini ag-draped bodies of three of the soldiers tion on social networks using ● demanding greater Kurdish autonomy. night as Saudi-led coali- MONDAY: A special day to their real name, it’s not only department of tion warplanes bombarded commemorate five Bahraini psol e d i a t r i c s - diers killed in Yemen will be Shi’ite rebel positions, wit- the state that has to act, but also declared, based on orders from His nesses said. Facebook as a company should Majesty King Hamad. The latest raids followed do something against these reports that warplanes had paroles,” Merkel told regional

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He took pride in the deep-rooted relations It has also strengthened its relations based between Bahrain and France, noting that his on respect, trust and co-operation with vari- n Bahrain to sign meeting with President Francois Hollande ous countries, as well as boosted its standing will open up new horizons of co-operation. at the global level. The King praised their efforts in promot- The King noted that Bahrain has always human rights deal lition has intensified raids “The rules need to be imple- ing the spirit of tolerance and understanding been a centre for religions, civilisations, among religions and civilisations, which sup- communication, tolerance and coexistence as MANAMA: Bahrain will soon sign a port global peace and security. it has embraced all without discrimination. memorandum of understanding with the n The King receives religious leaders He pointed out that religious and cultural Full report – Page 2 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for co-operation in technical assistance and capacity building. In a telephonic conversation with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad against rebel forces since a mented,” Merkel said. Al Hussein, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa highlighted Bahrain’s policy of zero-tolerance towards human rights violations and its commitment towards upholding internationally-acknowledged human rights standards by addressing allegations of rights abuses through its Last month, Justice Minister independent judiciary and accountability deadly missile attack on Friday mechanisms. n UK drone kills jihadists LONDON: Britain has killed two of its SALUTE TO own nationals who had been fighting for Islamic State and Heiko Maas accused Facebook plotting attacks Got killed 60 Gulf troops in Marib on British soil, in its first air something strike in Syria, interesting to Prime Minister David Cameron share? said yesterday. WhatsApp us Despite not of doing too little to thwart your photos, province east of Sana’a. having a parliamentary stories & videos n The Premier mandate to take military action in on 39451177 Syria, Cameron MANAMA: The Cabinet yesterday The soldiers were killed in an attack on an arms of the Arab Coalition will remain the invincible told legislators HEROESdepot in Marib province last Friday. bulwark against terrorist groups seeking to take paid homage to five Bahraini sol- that, as an act of self-defence, a British They were taking part in Operation Restoring control of the region and spread chaos, fear and Royal Air Force remotely-piloted aircraft Yesterday’s explosions in racist and hate posts. diers who died in the line of duty in Hope, a Gulf-wide campaign to reinstate the legit- instability. had carried out the attack last month. Yemen. imate government of Yemen. The Cabinet also approved key amendments Full report – Page 15 The kingdom will forever remember the Chaired by His Royal Highness Prime Minister in the government’s bid to develop Sharia-based sacrifices of the heroes and their bravery will Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa at Gudaibiya judiciary to resolve family disputes. n Clamp on health centres be engraved in Bahrain’s history, it said. Palace, the session stressed that the countries Under the amendments, such disputes will MANAMA: Foreign health centres issuing first be referred to the fake fitness certificates to migrant workers Mama Merkel! – Page 14 Family Reconciliation who have infectious diseases now risk being Sana’a were so strong that Office to reach an ami- stripped of their licence to operate. cable settlement within The crackdown follows this month’s meeting of the GCC Central Committee for Expatriate Qatari ground troops for Yemen 10 days which can be Workers, which ruled that the current extended to a similar punishment system was not harsh enough. SANA’A: Qatar has sent around 1,000 were on their way to Yemen and prepar- that killed dozens of Gulf Arab soldiers. period if the two parties As in other GCC member states, all n A Yemeni man stands amid the ruins of buildings destroyed in an air-strike in Sana’a ground troops to Yemen, Doha-based Al ing to join a new push on Houthi posi- Al Jazeera’s English website said 1,000 agree. If no settlement expatriates wishing to take up a job in Bahrain Jazeera television said yesterday, their tions in the capital Sana’a. Qatari soldiers, backed by 200 armoured is reached, the cases must undergo a pre-employment medical rockets and other weapons first reported involvement in a Saudi- The reported involvement of Qatari vehicles and 30 Apache helicopters had will then be tried in the check before they are issued a residency backed offensive against the Houthi rebels. ground troops came amid an escalation been deployed. court. permit. 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His elder brother has had his nationality revoked over links with Al Qaeda and fled to an Arab country where he settled, reports our take”, an official said. the Tochka missile that killed pared to liberate Sana’a and erences for particular jobs. sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej. They hit a honey farm and n 31 killed in Yemen raids SUFFERING! SANA’A: Arab coalition air raids on Houthi l His Majesty in rebels in Yemen killed at least 31 people yesterday, officials said. At least 10 people were killed in Sana’a, The area is believed to have the Gulf soldiers. other provinces”. Women are more likely to be where coalition warplanes targeted the “six beekeepers and two other police academy and the headquarters of the key Paris talks security services, both in the heart of the rebel-controlled capital. And at least another 21 were killed in a wave of air PARIS: Bahrain and France yesterday strikes in the evening Got driven to refined careers show- urged nations to intensify their efforts in Bayhan, a something to resolve the Syrian crisis as soon as town south of Marea where interesting to possible. 60 coalition share? Immediate international action is needed to soldiers died end the suffering of the Syrian people, declared in the missile WhatsApp us His Majesty King Hamad and French President attack by the your photos, ing preferences for teaching, Francois Hollande as they held official talks at Shi’ite rebels the Elysee Palace. on Friday. stories & videos They also discussed measures to combat the Islamic Overnight on 39451177 State militant group and dry up its funding sources. strikes also n His Majesty is welcomed by President Hollande at the Elysee Palace targeted France backed Bahrain’s efforts to confront terror the Sana’a attacks and root out terrorism. residences of Houthi leaders, witnesses said. The two leaders stressed that UAE aircraft took part in the raids accounting, administration, the nuclear agreement between on Sana’a, “hitting their targets with P5+1 nations and Iran must be Gulf Air ‘plans to buy 50 Airbus planes’ precision”, said the UAE’s official WAM binding and lead to an end to news agency. flagrant Iranian interference in PARIS: Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf body fleet requirements – up to 50 - air as Bahrain plans to build a new airport The latest strikes come a day after the the internal affairs of countries Air is planning to buy up to 50 Airbus craft,” Mr Al Hammadi said. terminal and a second causeway linking government announced that 10,000 Yemeni aircraft, Information Minister Isa Al “Discussion will be finalised by the end it to Saudi Arabia. fighters are now ready as part of the in the region. “national army being prepared to liberate President Hollande offered Hammadi said yesterday. of the year and an announcement will be They also discussed ways of bolstering retail and secretarial jobs. The massive new contract was dis- made during the Bahrain International Bahrain-French partnership with the Sana’a and other provinces”. condolences to Bahrain on the cussed between the King and President Airshow,” which takes place in January King welcoming President Hollande’s Gulf Arab members of the Saudi-led anti- deaths of five Bahrain soldiers Hollande, he said. next year. participation in the GCC Consultative rebel coalition have also reportedly sent in Yemen last Friday. “Gulf Air met Airbus and discussed The two leaders discussed several Summit. thousands of heavily armed reinforcements ●Ties boost – PageWEDNESDAY: 2 the airline’s future narrow- and wide- “mega-projects”, Mr Al Hammadi said, BahrainFull report – Page 2 to Yemen in the wakeand of Friday’s strike. Americans’ grasp of science ‘average’ Men, on the other hand, tend France urge nations to intensify to take up occupations that are their efforts to resolve the Syrian WASHINGTON: Americans’ knowledge of Jonas Salk as the man who developed the As for gender, men averaged 8.6 out of less regarded in society, such crisis as soon as possible. basic scientific facts is just average, says polio vaccine. They chose from a pool that 12 correct answers, while for women it as security guards, drivers and a poll out yesterday that also revealed dif- included Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and was 7.3. retail sales assistants, reports VOL XXXVIII No. 174 (GGDN 024) THURSDAY, 10th SEPTEMBER 2015 200 Fils/2 Riyals ferences by education level, gender, race Isaac Newton. Some 24pc of women answered 10 or our sister paper Akhbar Al TI SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS and age. Americans did less well on other ques- more questions correctly. For men it was Khaleej.

Register for the FIFA 15 Tournament on Fantamasters.com now! Tournament starting 10th - 11th September 2015 Among 3,200 adults tested, the median tions, however. 43pc. Meanwhile, figures released at City Centre Bahrain at 2pm www.gulfcomputerservices.com score out of 12 questions was eight cor- For instance, only 35 answered correctly Whites, with 8.4 correct answers out by the Social Insurance COMMENT wo days ago The Washington Post attacked Bahrain in an editorial. rect, says the survey by the Pew Research that the property of a sound wave that of 12, did better than Hispanics (7.1) and Organisation (SIO) revealed TThe American newspaper included Bahrain’s name as a violator of human rights, without any consideration of the situation in Bahrain or the naked truth. That newspaper should realise that when His Majesty King Hamad ascended to the throne, he presented to WE HAVE the nation a great democratic project that no other Centre. determines loudness is the amplitude, or blacks (5.9). that eight per cent of Bahraini country in the Third World has ever done. This included political freedom, political rights and democracy, which an overwhelming majority of people supported. Then came 2011, a year that witnessed a so-called Arab Spring initiated by the West under the guise of human rights organisations – who were conspirators Some 27 per cent answered eight or nine height, of that wave. Younger adults – aged 18 to 49 – gen- women chose to work as sec- operating under a false image. Soon afterwards His Majesty invited an independent investigation into events in Bahrain and the recommendations were implemented. He also launched a National Dialogue. The Washington Post should understand that only a EVIDENCE democratically-minded monarch would shoulder such questions correctly. Another 26pc got 10 And only 34pc knew that the tempera- erally had more scientific knowledge than retaries, 7pc as shop assistants a responsibility. l Allegations against Iran are ‘legitimate’ It claims many were killed during the unrest, but unfortunately it totally ignores all terrorist activities aimed at Bahrain’s police and society. Many policemen have lost their lives while protecting MANAMA: Allegations that By ROBERT SMITH ing of the nuclear deal with Iran would the peace and tranquility of this country. not have a significant impact on broader or 11 right, and just 6pc got them all right. ture at which water boils – which is linked older ones (65 or older). The latter aver- and 6pc as telephone operators Iran is behind the smuggling It is sad to see an irresponsible newspaper closing its exclusive interview. regional security. eyes to how Iran is orchestrating such crimes. of weapons, such as high-grade “That seems to me to be a legitimate “I don’t think I would be overly con- The Washington Post has only to read today’s GDN, explosives and firearms, to ter- claim.” cerned about it,” he said. in which American Vice Admiral John Miller in an rorists in Bahrain have been He also revealed the US Navy was look- “They (GCC countries) are concerned, exclusive interview says there is evidence that supported by a senior US mil- ing into Saudi allegations that the IRGC we are concerned. We are going to keep an terrorists in Bahrain are being equipped from Iran. was operating an organised crime network eye on it, they are going to keep an eye on How ignorant it is to think only of the rights of terrorists, Some 73pc knew the difference between to atmospheric pressure – is lower at a aged 7.6 correct answers out of 12, while and receptionists. itary commander. in Gulf waters targeting civilian seafarers, it – but we are going to do that together.” but not those of security personnel and society. Vice Admiral John Miller, who but reassured Gulf countries that the sign- Full report – Pages 4-5 The only source of information The Washington Post was the head of the US Navy’s Bah- has is the president of Freedom House. In this part of rain-based Fifth Fleet until last week, the world, we are fully aware of its double standards said there was evidence to support the and regard it as an instigator of conflict. claims and described the allegations as The Washington Post shamelessly reports there are “legitimate”. thousands of innocent people in prison in Bahrain astronomy and astrology. higher altitude setting than at sea level. the younger adults averaged eight or more More Bahrainis work in Iran has denied supplying weapons because they are opposition. to radicals in Bahrain, despite several But there is not one political prisoner in Bahrain high-profile arrests of individuals alleged because of their opinion or ideology. to have received funding and training from They are the people who actually masterminded the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) destruction of this peaceful country. Those convicted or Iranian proxies such as Hizbollah. have been sentenced by the virtue of law to pay for A total of 86pc correctly identified the Unsurprisingly, Americans with higher correct answers. Saudi Arabia than do Gulf However, Vice Admiral Miller said the their crimes. evidence suggested radical anti-govern- The question is: why now? ment factions in Bahrain were receiving Is it a new conspiracy, or is it simply blackmail? arms from Iran. What The Washington Post has written strangely “It seems to be that there is pretty good coincides with His Majesty’s visit to France and evidence that has been presented by the n Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II greets well-wishers at Newtongrange railway Bahrain’s plans to purchase many aircraft (Airbus) for Bahraini government that it is in fact weap- station in Midlothian, Scotland. Britain yesterday celebrated the Queen becoming Gulf Air. Earth’s inner layer, or core, as its hottest education levels did better on the test. A 2014 poll by the National Science nationals in Bahrain. Bahraini onry that does have a lineage that they have the country’s longest-serving monarch with a otilla down the River Thames, a Is this punishment because Bahrain is not interested in traced● back to THURSDAY:Iran,” he told the GDN in an gun salute and the peal of Westminster Abbey’s bells.Allegations Full report – Page 16 American aircraft (Boeing)? that Iran is behind the smuggling of part. And 82pc knew uranium is need- A total of 57pc of adults with a postgrad- Foundation had already shown that science workforce in GCC countries weapons to terrorists in Bahrain ed to make nuclear energy and nuclear uate degree got 10 to 12 correct answers, is not the strong suit of many Americans: prefers Saudi Arabia due to its have been supported by a senior US weapons. compared to 18pc for those with a high 25pc did not know the Earth revolves close proximity to the king- military commander. Some 74pc of those surveyed identified school diploma or less. around the Sun. dom, according to SIO report. Gulf Daily News Email: [email protected] Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline Friday, 11th September 2015 3

SeizedGulfdailynews @GDNonlinearms@GDNonline ‘couldGDNonline obliterate Manama’ EXPLOSIVES seized by Bahraini authorities when they intercepted a boat coming from Iran were enough to “oblite- rate Manama from exist- ence”, it has emerged. The shocking revela- tion was made by Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during a state visit to Paris, which was headed by His Majesty King Hamad. He also said the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers did not address ris- ing tensions between the Persian state and the GCC. “The deal did not address sources of tensions and only covered the nuclear file,” Shaikh Khalid told London- n High-grade explosives, ammunition, detonators and automatic assault ri es seized by Bahraini authorities in July based newspaper Asharq Al Awsat. mitted to meeting its require- as it was also discovered by “In fact, the deal will lift ments,” he explained. our allies in the GCC region sanctions on certain Iranian “Second, there must be par- including the US [Navy] Base. companies and figures allel action to repair Iran’s “Everyone is aware of the who are linked to terror- ties with its neighbours. We route these boats have taken.” ism such as people linked won’t get anywhere with Meanwhile, Shaikh Khalid to the Iranian Revolutionary Iran with the absence of this said military operations in Guards, including one want- requirement. Yemen conducted by a Saudi- ed in Argentina for bombing “The deal in this case will led coalition were essential a synagogue. only concern specific countries to restore legitimacy to the A “Pawsome” “This is something that but won’t concern us as it only country. won’t help achieve security covers the nuclear aspect while “Military action is the solu- and stability in the region, Iran continues to attack us with tion preferred by Houthis and but we don’t want to be kalashnikovs, bombs and C4 their former regime allies,” he negative.” explosives.” said. Auction! The nuclear deal reached Shaikh Khalid was referring “They took control of gov- in July calls for Iran to rede- to an incident in which explo- ernment buildings and detained sign, convert and reduce sives and bomb-making mate- officials, choosing the military The BSPCA auction, its nuclear facilities in rials, including C4 explosives, option and putting the country exchange for the lifting of were seized during an attempt under threat. A joy to attend! economic sanctions. to smuggle them on boats from “The moment they put down Shaikh Khalid said the Iran in July. their weapons, we will be ready All for a charity agreement could help stabi- “Do you know the amount of to return to a clear political lise the region if Iran fully explosive materials smuggled process.” the animals we tend ... commits to its require- into Bahrain? It was sufficient Five Bahrainis were among We throw quite a bash, ments. to obliterate Manama from 60 Gulf Arab soldiers who died “The deal could help sta- existence,” he said. in a missile strike against the with music and fun, bilise the region but, first, “We were not the only ones Saudi-led coalition in Yemen Tehran must be fully com- to find out what happened on Friday. a bar and buffet, Bahrain slams criticism Great things to be won! A TOP Bahraini official has slammed criticism “The thing is you won’t see those millions that Gulf countries were not taking in refugees standing in queues at airport gates or railways. from war-torn Syria. “Thousands of refugees reached Saudi, as Brunch at the Movenpick¨ Hotel In recent weeks, Europe has witnessed chaos well as other GCC countries, but there was no at border crossings and train stations as thou- fuss at all. th sands of migrants flee their homelands. “Kuwait also hosted two conferences to 17 October 11:30am-3:30pm According to the United Nations High support refugees and humanitarian work in per children under 12 Commissioner for Refugees, more than Syria, and the country along with Bahrain and 380,000 migrants and refugees have landed the rest of the GCC members have thousands BD20 person BD10 children under 6 FREE on Europe’s southern shores so far this year, of refugees. up from 216,000 arrivals in the whole of 2014. “We just don’t announce that we have taken Tickets at the Thrift Shop, Pressure has been mounting on Gulf coun- them and never made a fuss about it. Designed by tries to intervene with accusations that the GCC “Not to mention the great help presented to Movenpick¨ Hotel & the British Club Peg Altemueller was not taking in refugees. Syria’s neighbouring countries that host refu- For info tel 3312 1769 However, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid gees such as Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. bin Ahmed Al Khalifa slammed the “media “I personally visited Zaatari refugee camp All proceeds go towards the Cat House Extension Project crusade” and said it was “full of fallacies”. (in Jordan) and Bahrain has built four schools, “Saudi Arabia for example is hosting two which indicates how interested the country is in million Yemenis and more than half a million taking care of the educational aspect. Syrian refugees,” he told London-based news- “We treat Syrians as citizens and not refu- paper Asharq Al Awsat. gees.” Gulf Daily News 4 Friday, 11th September 2015 Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonlineEmail: [email protected] Three lose plea in domestic

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A DOMESTIC dispute involv- ing an old woman, her two Joint report urged daughters, one of their former husbands and his new wife has ended up in court. It began when the man, a 31-year-old Bahraini, returned home after getting remarried. He went to open the door of his house, only for his ex-wife’s 62-year-old mother to answer and promptly slam it shut in his face. The old woman was there on rights progress with her daughters collecting the ex-wife’s belongings – but By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN partially accepted and 18 they would not leave quietly, were rejected. according to case files. A NETWORK of civil Al Karama Society presi- The Lower Criminal Court society organisations and dent Ahmed Al Malki said the heard that a torrent of abuse government bodies should organisations will also work was hurled at the man and be set up in preparation together to prepare a shadow his new wife by the departing for a report highlighting report to be submitted to the Bahraini women, aged 62, 33 Bahrain’s human rights ministry. and 31. progress. “We have to review the rec- A judge subsequently fined A group of non-govern- ommendations of the previous the mother and two daughters mental organisations (NGOs) UPR report, follow up with all BD50 each for their insults. in Bahrain, including human ministries about their status in They later lodged an appeal rights societies, has submitted actions on these as well as get at the High Criminal Appeals the request to Foreign Affairs information from other govern- Court with a counter-claim Ministry Under-Secretary n Mr Abdulla, centre, presenting an interm report in Geneva last year ment bodies,” he said. asserting that it was, in fact, the Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla. “As we know the major husband and his new wife who They want to work along- next year. “There should be transpar- Society secretary general recommendations were on the had insulted them. side the government to pre- The UPR is a mechanism ent networking between the Faisal Fulad. family law for Shi’ite women, However, earlier this week pare the country’s third United of the United Nations Human NGOs and government bod- “We had an executive com- under the Convention on the their appeal was rejected and Nations Human Rights Council Rights Council (UNHRC) ies, while we are working mittee in 2008, which involved Elimination of all Forms of the original sentence upheld. Universal Periodic Review that periodically examines the towards preparing the third ministries and NGOs, but Discrimination Against Women (UN-UPR) report, which is due human rights performance of UPR report of Bahrain,” said this ceased to exist in 2012 (CEDAW) and reinstatement for evaluation in November all 193 UN member states. Bahrain Human Rights Watch and the report was prepared of dismissed workers. Graduation for by a national committee that “Apart from these, it was only consisted of government about the prisoners and other bodies. issues related to human rights, ‘Maan’ trainers subscribers “This year, our demand is which has been referred to the A grAduAtion ceremony for W to create a network so that Interior Ministry. trainers of ‘Maan’ (together) we liaise with each other in “We are sure that the gov- programme against violence and monitoring and following up ernment entities have definitely addiction was held yesterday. OUT NO American Ambassador Wil- the developments related to the ensured that the recommenda- liam roebuck, Education Minis- Also delivered to all previous recommendations.” tions are followed up effec- try assistant under-secretary for Comprehensive. Mr Fulad said over a dozen tively, and we are collecting students services Khalid Al Alawi organisations present at a meet- this information to prepare our and the Health Ministry assistant ing between ministry officials shadow report.” under-secretary for primary care and NGOs approved the pro- The GDN reported last year attended the event. posal. that rights activists urged the Southern governor Shaikh Authoritative. “We need guidelines from government to have a clear Abdulla bin rashid Al Khalifa, the ministry to prepare the agenda while preparing to face also head of the Maan commit- report and we also need copies critical questions during the top tee, hailed support for the pro- of the various ministries’ inputs UN meeting. gramme which has been rolled on their actions on the rec- In previous UNHRC ses- out in more than 100 schools in Informative. all governorates. ommendations of the previous sions, foreign countries have He highlighted his confidence report,” he added. issued damning statements in the development of Maan, es- Special report: Kuwait “We also have requested against Bahrain and several pecially after the accreditation of GCC-Russia relations training for volunteers and NGOs have made allegations Bahrain as a regional centre for Iran’s car industry driving ahead civil society representatives by of human rights violations. the programme. 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n A photo showing the true scale of the crisis – Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is now home to more than 115,000 people

By SHAHLAA AHMED official bodies if they want to be from a Syrian mother help the Syrians,” he said. called Safia, who needed A WARNING has gone “This is the only way to money for an unspecified out to Internet users in guarantee that their donations “investment” to help her Bahrain not to fall prey will reach those in need. family. to scam artists taking “The problem is that peo- “I am an Islamic woman, advantage of the crisis ple are so emotional and they a single mother-of-two,” in Syria. sometimes e-mail scammers said the e-mail in broken Fraudsters have reached back without thinking and end English. out to people across the up in trouble. “I am from Syria and I country via e-mail and “Another solution, perhaps, am checking for an honest social media to plead for is to reply with the contact and good-hearted person to donations, Social Media numbers of registered socie- partner with me and help me Club president Ali Sabkar ties instead of sending personal secure my family belong- told the GDN. information and putting your- ings. They often pose as ref- self at risk.” “I have a good proposal to ugees displaced by the Meanwhile, Bahrain Human share with you. I am looking war and strife that has torn Rights Watch Society secre- for a good investor to part- Syria apart in recent years, tary general Faisal Fulad said ner with me because I want in the hopes that they can such scams were disrespectful to build up my investment evoke enough sympathy to to both the Internet users they outside Syria as it is not a convince their victims to targeted and the Syrian people safe place anymore.” part with their bank account as a whole. The e-mail went on to ask details and other personal “This not only exploits those for personal details includ- information. sympathising with the situation ing full names and mobile “This is widespread in Syria but is abusive and very phone numbers. in Bahrain meaning there n By claiming to be genuine victims of the Syrian crisis, such as 25-year-old Suad Hassan seen unkind towards the Syrians,” The GDN tried to con- are gangs of people taking peeling garlic here, the scam artists hope to evoke sympathy he said. tact “Safia” and ask her advantage of the situation in One such message was more about her situation but Syria, not just individuals,” gangs will now have gotten people of Bahrain to donate Islamic societies. received on the GDN’s main received no reply. said Mr Sabkar. hold of people’s contact details money through official bod- “People should only seek out e-mail account claiming to [email protected] “These messages are not and bank account numbers. ies only such as the Royal only sent by e-mail but are “People end up becoming a Charity Organisation, Bahrain also spread on social media victim before they even know Red Crescent Society, accounts. that they have been taken the United Nations High “It is definitely on the advantage of.” Commissioner for Refugees increase and some of these Mr Sabkar called on the (UNHCR) or other registered

n Internet fraudsters are trying to take advantage of the plight of Syrian refugees, activists warn 6 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015

How are you feeling Virgo? The most sensational Eclipse in your sign is racing up later this weekend, and you may feel the rocket burners have already been lit – as far as taking your Pupils are lucky life in a new and more dynamic direction are concerned. Equally, this offers a chance to su- E are in a “back to school” mood and percharge existing strands which are going well. Wready to devote ourselves to giving our undivided attention to our children. We are lucky to talk about school matters and should appreciate how blessed we are to see our children return to school. The Moon moves into a quieter, more reflective sector and with Mercury in your sign, con- However, what comes to mind are those tinuing to be challenged by tiny Pluto, any deeper undercurrents in your situation can come unfortunate brothers, sisters, sons and daughters who became refugees as a result more to the fore, Libra. In fact, there may be something that you really don’t want to look at of persistent con ict in their own countries which is going to demand your attention more forcibly. and couldn’t get a decent education in the places they call home. A September 2 Unicef report indicated that: “War and upheaval across parts of the Middle East and North Africa in recent years Such has been the emphasis this week on how you fit into the wider world, and your key have driven more than 13 million children goals and aspirations, Scorpio, you could really be looking forward to this weekend, espe- from school – 40 per cent of the aected cially if it offers you the opportunity to spend more time with friends and family, and enjoy area’s school-age population.” a change of scene and more entertaining possibilities. The report added Published letters are not that attacks on schools necessarily the views of the and educational Editor. Readers wishing to infrastructure, the use make a complaint through of schools to shelter displaced families or Variety may have been the spice of life this week Sagittarius, but bringing a different dimen- the GDN should provide full as headquarters of sion to your world doesn’t just have to be in your personal life or your social realm. And you details of the complaint military operations of can find yourself increasingly thinking about how you can achieve greater recognition and together with their contact warring factions, as success, though, stay true to your unique self. telephone numbers. well as the deteriorat- ing security situation which prohibited students and teachers from going to school were the main reasons that upon which our children can go back to contributed to deteriorating school functions school year after year. If you have found yourself conflicted by a tricky personal or professional dimension this and attendance. Abu Mohammed The outcome is that children who get week, the stars encourage you to step back, and do some real soul-searching. Start by check- bored staying at home try to help their fam- ing out how you have been. Satisfy yourself on how you’ve handled things. Be truly honest ilies and engage in labour-intensive manual A hire purpose about your role in this. It can open up a new reality. and menial jobs and expose themselves to Y late father was a very successful busi- exploitation. Mnessman in Bahrain, people who knew In the worst case scenario, they become him attributed his success to being a highly the sources of recruitment for warring fac- disciplined person. tions and become child soldiers and suicide I have worked in several educational Some quirky and interesting conversations have competed with two more challenging bombers. institutions and almost all of them have the influences this week. Now you can find yourself re-running certain conversations in your Reports indicate that Daesh tops the list same problem: they accept students without mind, but this is not necessarily a bad thing because from this, you can then recognise of terrorist organisations that depend on having qualied lecturers for the subjects what’s truly important, and what’s been rather more frivolous. recruitment of underage children. being oered. Those families that manage to leave their A lot of the time students are left without a war-torn countries to neighbouring countries teacher and hang in limbo until one is found also face similar problems when it comes to from the local market. providing decent education for their children. A second option is to ask an incumbent The chances are you’ve had to show a lot of dexterity this week, not just in terms of your The refugee camps’ so-called educational teacher with little expertise in the subject to facilities are, more often than not, underfund- juggle between classes. actions, but around your thinking too. If you’ve been able to embrace this, all well and good. ed and the government schools are overload- Such poor discipline in an educational in- Now though, the accent turns much more to your closest interactions. What do you really ed and cannot accommodate the incoming stitution ruins the pleasure a student derives want? What are you prepared to give? What do others’ need? refugees. from learning with a teacher who is an expert Those schoolchildren in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, in the subject. Libya, Sudan and Gaza are badly aected by It also fails to develop a solid foundation ongoing con ict in the region, where more that will help a student carry on his or her than 8,850 schools have become unusable education. The Moon squares to Saturn briefly today, and you may feel a little bit inhibited, especially due to violence, the Unicef report concludes. Schools should hire all teachers before in a week when the force has been very much with you. Hopefully this will be fleeting, We are living in a politically unstable region breaking for summer and should now be though as she passes into Virgo, readying herself for the upcoming Eclipse the heavens are and the relative peace prevailing in the GCC concentrating on academic work, not the asking you to be as grounded as possible, Aries. countries should be preserved at any cost if hiring process. the next generation is to reap the benets of KAS education and contribute to future develop- ment. To this end, every citizen and resident People need help should work in tandem with the government AGREE with Vice Admiral John Miller’s This week’s influences have asked you to be self-expressive yet stay abreast of the need and contribute to the preservation of peace I assessment that we need to get rid of Bashar to be in touch with the more emotional and sensitive part of your nature. Now, the accent and stability, which remain the foundations Al Assad to truly x the refugee crisis, ‘We moves much more onto the sparkle that you can bring to social situations or the romantic realm. In fact, the next six months could prove crucial.

TODAY is Friday, September 11, the 254th day of 2015. 1962 – Soviet Union warns that any US attack on Cuban There are 111 days left in the year. Highlights in history or Soviet ships bound for Cuba would mean war. Becoming more conscious of your foundations, be they physical or emotional, is set to be- on this date: 1967 – Indian and Chinese troops clash in border area come a huge issue on the back of the upcoming Eclipse. And with such a lot of chat recently 1297 – Scottish rebels under William Wallace slaughter a in Himalayas. larger English force at Stirling Bridge. 1973 – Chile’s President Salvador Allende is deposed in and much of it very enjoyable, your deeper needs may have seemed less of an issue. But 1499 – French forces take Milan, Italy, with little oppo- military coup, and military ocials say he committed su- these and where you live and how, are key. sition. icide rather than surrender. 1557 – Pope Paul IV makes peace with Philip II of Spain. 1978 – At least 20 dead and 100 wounded are reported 1697 – Prince Eugene of Savoy defeats Turks at Zenta, in gun battles between Nicaraguan troops and rebels in- Hungary. tent on toppling President Anastasio Somoza. 1814 – US forces capture British otilla on Lake Champ- 1984 – Australian Royal Commission nds servicemen lain in America. were deliberately exposed to radiation in British nuclear The pace of life and the number of exchanges, text messages and emails that you’re set to 1830 – Republic of Ecuador is established and granted tests at Maralinga in 1956-57. have can really step up in the next few days. Interestingly, this has been a week where you constitution by Colombia under which it is to be part of 1988 – Thousands of Iraqis march past US embassy Confederation of Colombia. in Baghdad to denounce US charges of Iraqi chemical have been very receptive to more subtle communication. Now, facts, figures, knowledge 1840 – British bombard Beirut to force Mehmet Ali to weapons use. and trivia can see you absolutely rapt. submit. 1991 – Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev says thou- 1855 – Russians evacuate Sevastopol, blowing up the sands of Soviet troops will soon leave Cuba; Germany forts, sinking the ships and virtually conceding the says it will launch an international emergency aid pro- Crimean War. gram to help Soviet Union through winter. 1860 – Victor Emmanuel, King of Sardinia, invades Papal 1992 – Hurricane Iniki strikes Hawaiian islands of Kauai, States. Oahu and Niilau, killing six people. If you’ve found yourself particularly industrious around ideas, or just simply spinning a lot of 1914 – Two Australian battalions land near Rabaul 1993 – In front of human rights observers, a prominent and occupy the German colony on New Britain, o supporter of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide plates, the planets realign now giving you an opportunity to select the things that are really north-eastern New Guinea. is dragged from a mass and assassinated outside the worth running with. Amusing yourself makes way for a desire to create something more 1922 – British mandate in Palestine is proclaimed while church in Haiti. lasting, meaningful and personally satisfying. Arabs declare day of mourning. 1994 – President Yuri Meshkov of Crimea, which had 1945 – Japan’s former Premier Hideki Tojo attempts su- declared itself independent of Ukraine, dissolves parlia- icide, but recovers and later is executed as war criminal. ment and imposes emergency rule. Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 7 Syria’s sick party crowd

By HARUN YAHYA

umans are not made for war. Not phys- ically, not mentally. Yet the continuous Hobservance of violent scenes every- where you look makes some people grow As many as nine million of Syria’s people numb. have been rendered refugees. And in the It doesn’t matter if they are terri ed the wasteland that Assad has created, forces of rst time they encounter such a scene. Over barbarism have emerged strong. The assault time, they cannot escape from falling into of Islamic State on life, religious liberty and the depths of dismal indierence. ancient heritage has contributed to impover- Normally this is not very easy, given the ishment and desolation. fact that everyone is born with a conscience. A rogue state under Assad has become a But these people shut out their conscience failed state, whose map is changing almost and cease to feel compassion as they main- daily. tain their comfortable routines. No ultimate solution to this disaster can be They stop caring about others and become reached while Assad holds on and believes desensitised. he can triumph through bloodshed. The ideal A shocking example of this desensitisation course will be to create conditions in which exists in one place you would least expect: Syrians can return to their homes. Yet in the Syria. meantime, a moral duty of care is owed to the As the war rages, with horri c scenes of suering. Assimilating them will be dicult babies being pulled out of debris, scores of but those eeing desperate circumstances are people killed by chemical weapons, children proud and pioneering. They need a chance. being targeted by regime snipers and barrel Mariam bombs levelling buildings, there is another life going on in parts of Syria. n Children sit under covers as they wait with migrants and refugees near the registration Homs, Tartus, Latakia and parts of Aleppo camp in the town of Presevo after their arrival in Serbia yesterday ... wars and upheavals have Stumped by coverage and Damascus are still under the control of driven more than 13 million children from school N September 1 India had an historic win the regime. Most people living there are acting like need to get Assad out of power’ (GDN, Sep- Bashar Al Assad, the Syria dictator respond- Oover Sri Lanka, beating them in cricket there is nothing extraordinary going on. tember 10). ed not with negotiation but with pitiless after 22 years on their own soil. The fact that only a few kilometres away Surely even the coldest of hearts will have brutality. It was also Captain Kohli’s rst Test series innocent people are being slaughtered, been moved by the harrowing scenes of Well more than 200,000 people, as many as win, a remarkable one which deserved a towns are being razed to the ground and desperation and despair that have come to half of them civilians, have been killed in the worthy mention on GDN’s back page. people are being driven from their homes symbolise the refugee crisis facing the world. conict that Assad started and has main- But no, for the GDN it was ordinary news doesn’t seem to aect them as they calmly What is clear for all to see is that people tained ever since. The evidence of his forces’ and only mentioned on the inside pages. continue their daily lives unperturbed by the with no belongings but the clothes on their use of chemical weapons is overwhelming. Meanwhile, Roger Federer winning a rst noise of bombs and shelling. back need help. round match in the US Open was featured on Even more incredibly, they le into cafés, Nobody knows the exact number of the back page. restaurants and nightclubs as the day comes migrants heading for Europe, Time and again important Indian sports to an end. It doesn’t seem to matter to them non-governmental organisations DAILY SMILE! news is sidelined while that, not so far away, women and children estimate that some 350,000 have ordinary news is given prom- are being ruthlessly hunted down, murdered pressed at the borders of Europe- inence. and tortured. an Union member states this year. FSK Cosmetic fairs, car races and wedding By far the majority are refugees ceremonies continue at full speed. There is from Syria. Many come from con- EDITOR’S RESPONSE: Thank a wedding almost every night with singers icts in Afghanistan and Eritrea. you for your feedback and giving concerts. The hazards they encounter in I agree that India’s victory This uncaring attitude plays into hands of the journey are legion, as are the over Sri Lanka was a worthy Assad as, according to analysts, his intention resulting tragedies, which have achievement. is to keep the economy of the areas he con- cost many lives. However, several factors are trols in relatively good shape while ensuring Some 800 people drowned o taken into account when de- total collapse for the rest of the country. the coast of Lampedusa in April. ciding the prominence of such Add to this fact the reluctant support of And the casualties have mounted news – including timing. middle and upper class Syrians for Assad, out since. Just in the past few weeks, The match ended at midday of fear of losing the status quo, the situation two boats carrying several in Bahrain, almost 18 hours be- becomes even more grim. hundred migrants capsized after fore the GDN was due to hit the In the meantime, Assad steps up the use of leaving Zuwara in Libya. The news stands the following day, his own ag to reinforce his virtual power. bodies of 71 people (proba- while Federer’s victory in the US Accordingly, pavements, shops and streets bly refugees from Syria) were “I’ve favourited your tweets on politics, liked your instagram pics of cats, Open was late breaking news. are now painted in the regime’s colours and discovered in an abandoned shared your YouTube videos on new music bands, retweeted your blogs on At the GDN we strive to ensure the streets are lled with posters of Assad, his soldiers and his father. lorry in Austria, where they had food, so why have you not accepted my friend request on Facebook?” fair coverage of all sports, regard- suocated. less of nationality, but realise Guta, where thousands including children When protesters took to that we cannot please all of the died from chemicals in horri c scenes, is a the streets in March 2011 against the rule of people, all of the time. part of Damascus. We are talking about the capital city of Da- mascus, where life continues like nothing is wrong. What about Duma? Recently, civilians there were ruthlessly massacred – yet it is only 10km from Damascus. 1996 – Iraq res two after it becomes evi- break of Ebola fever. The Congolese government declares Of course, everyone has the right to missiles at US F-16 jets dent that Palestinian a quarantine of the area in southeastern Congo. continue their daily routine, which includes patrolling a “no-y” zone leader Yasser Arafat 2008 - Spain’s highest court rejects plans for a referen- having fun. in northern Iraq. Both could not prevent a dum in the Basque region on self-determination. missiles miss, but the THERE is nothing so powerful as vote of no-con dence 2009 - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns However, there is nothing right or proper US responds by sending the truth, and nothing so strange – in the cabinet by the the country’s reformist opposition it will face a “harsh re- in continuing these activities with such a B-52s to the region. Daniel Webster, US statesman (1782- Palestinian Legislative sponse” for confronting the Islamic establishment. shocking level of apathy towards the suer- 1997 – Scotland votes Council. 2010 - Greece’s prime minister promises to lower cor- ing of fellow human beings. yes on referendum to set 1852). 2003 - Swedish Foreign porate taxes to help revive the debt-plagued country’s This doesn’t mean people should take up up a separate Scottish Minister Anna Lindh shrinking economy, while thousands of protesters march arms and join the ght. parliament. dies in a hospital after – mostly peacefully – against the government’s harsh aus- 1998 – Independent counsel Kenneth Starr tells the US being stabbed repeatedly the previous day by an uniden- terity measures. Instead, it means they should begin an Congress there are 11 grounds for impeachment of Pres- ti ed male attacker while shopping at a department store 2011 - A convoy carrying ousted Libyan leader Moammar intellectual struggle against the insanity that ident Bill Clinton; Russian lawmakers approve Yevgeny in Stockholm. Gada’s son Al Saadi crosses into neighbouring Niger, a is destroying their country. Primakov as prime minister. 2004 - A US soldier admits abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib spokesman for Niger’s government says, one of the high- Anyone can do that and can take part in 1999 - A UN Security Council delegation tours Dili, the prison, receiving a lighter sentence in return for his testi- est-pro le former regime gures to ee to the landlocked such an intellectual eort because the real ravaged capital of East Timor, amid growing international mony against others charged in the scandal. African nation. war that needs to be fought is one against pressure on Indonesia to let in peacekeepers. 2005 - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi scores a political 2012 - Mainly ultraconservative protesters climb the walls 2000 - Scientists con rm the long held suspicion: It can triumph as the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party heads of the US Embassy in Egypt’s capital and bring down the deviant ideologies. take just a few cigarettes to become addicted. Research for a landslide win in an election touted as a referendum American ag, replacing it with a black Islamic ag to pro- The good news is that, against this back- shows some 12- and 13-year-olds show signs of addiction on his push to privatise Japan’s cash-swelled postal sys- test a US-produced lm attacking the Prophet Moham- ground, there are people of love – people within days of their rst cigarette. tem. med. with strong hearts and consciences who un- 2001 - Terrorists crash two hijacked airlines into the World 2006 - The Islamic group Hamas makes a deal to share 2013 - Syrain opposition forces feel let down and more derstand that once they unite their peaceful Trade Centre in New York City, bringing down the twin power with the more moderate Fatah headed by Palestin- divided than ever because of President Barack Obama’s 110-story towers, killing more than 2,800 people. Another ian President Mahmoud Abbas after six months of crush- decision to seek a diplomatic path to disarming Damascus forces they can ght devious ideologies that hijacked plane slams into the Pentagon in Washington DC, ing sanctions imposed to force the militants to recognise of its chemical weapons. give rise to the most unspeakable horrors killing at least 189 people. A fourth hijacked plane crashes Israel and end violence. 2014 - Key Arab allies promise to “do their share” to ght and violence. in rural southern Pennsylvania, killing 44 people aboard. 2007 - The World Health Organisation issues an alert urg- Islamic militants but Nato member Turkey refuses to join Their determination will put an end to this 2002 - The entire 21-member Palestinian cabinet resigns, ing more doctors to travel to Congo to combat an out- in. madness. 8 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015

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Small piece of ginger, peeled 3) Set a small pan over medium heat Shows at 10.30am, 1.15pm, 4pm, 6.45pm, Tel: 17687117. National Pharmacy: Bldg. 9.30pm and 12.15am 2058, Road 4563, Sanad 745. Tel: 17620208. 75ml low fat yoghurt and add the oil. Heat up until very hot. 17) Hitman: Agent 47 (Action) Nasser Pharmacy: 63-B, Qadisiya Avenue, 1 teaspoon garam masala 4) Remove from heat. Add cumin, pa- Starring: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware and Manama 332. Tel: 17740900. Hamad 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek seeds prika, cayenne and turmeric. Stir well. Zachary Quinto Town Pharmacy: 225 Souk Waqf, Hamad Shows at 10.45am, 3.15pm, 7.45pm and Town 1203. Tel: 17410114. Majeed Jaar 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 5) Add the spices to the garlic, ginger 12.15am Pharmacy: Building 233, Avenue 57, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin seeds and yoghurt mixture. Blend well. 17) Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (PG 15) Muharraq 203. Tel: 17331168. Al Hilal 1 teaspoon paprika powder 6) Pour the mixture all over the chicken (Action/ Adventure/ Thriller) Pharmacy: Shop No. 649B, Road 1511, Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson and Muharraq. Tel: 17341700. 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper thighs. Jeremy Renner Vet Services 24-hours 39481208. 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric 7) Marinate at least overnight, two days Shows at 12.45pm, 5.15pm and 9.45pm 2 tablespoons melted butter will add greater avour. 18) El Khalbos (PG 15) (Arabic/ Romance/ Come- PRAYER TIMES 8) Cook the chicken under a grill or on a dy/ Family) Noon (Dhohr) 11.35am, Afternoon (Asr) Starring: Mohamed Ragab, Iman Al Assie and 3.04pm, Sunset (Maghrib) Method barbecue until it is done and has a few Rania Mallah 5.48pm, Nightfall (Ishaa) 7.18pm and Dawn 1) Place the chicken thighs in a freezer lightly charred spots on the outside. Shows at 11am, 3pm, 7pm and 11pm (Fajr) 4.04am tomorrow. bag. Add the lemon juice and refriger- Brush with melted butter, cook for an- 18) Fantastic Four (Action/ Adventure/ Sci-Fi) Today is the 27 day of Thul-Qedah, 1436, in Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Michael B ate for a few hours. other minute. Serve hot or cold. the Islamic calendar. Jordan *Provided by the Islamic A airs Ministry. Shows at 1pm, 5pm, 9pm and 1am Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 9 TAKE A BREAK ...

ACROSS 8 Nicer person who’d got a more 9 Though disposed to, I don’t move ecient job done on the post (6,4) How many words of four home after the quake is through 11 Perhaps once held a lot of water (5) letters or more can you (2,3,4) 16 Was too bright and is lowered (6) make from the letters 10 Where one boxer punches another 19 For once, said no (3) show here? In making to win! (2,3,4) 21 Get down to it and write in for the 12 By the lake, one will tie up (4) job personally (5,7) a word, each letter may 13 Depended on again, deceived one be used once only, Each (6) 22 Puts a silencer on for the shots (6) 14 Beginning the climb to the point (7) 23 A number of children (6,4) must contain the centre 15 Emit at an inappropriate moment 24 One’s complete attention devoted to letter and there must be (5,4) sucking up (10) 17 Will he not have a drink while 25 Yes, by midnight is merry (3) at least one nine-letter tattooing the sailor? (9) 28 Paid a charge to get a grass border word. No plurals or verb 18 Say you don’t intend to run! (7) (8) forms ending in “s” no 19 Agree about the new bat being 29 Had a rae that attracted a great words with initial capitals passable (3,3) many (4,4) 20 Said a starter will do - or a pudding 30 They invest in furniture (8) and no words with a (4) 31 Shown in by the old woman inside hyphen or apostrophe 23 Why the police station is inundated (7) by delinquents? (5,4) permitted. 33 It is, by the way, an odd play (5) 25 Becomes awful when one takes aim The rst word of a phrase 34 Get away to the sun in peace, for a (4,2,3) is allowed (e.g. inkjet in 26 Besides, Hal’s out in the hut (4) change (6) 27 A lost dog? Wrong! (6) inkjet printer) YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION 29 Held everybody up which is TODAY’S TARGET unprofessional, indeed (7) ACROSS: 4, P-apers 7, Up to date 8, 32 Was it just too much for the Twenty (20) 10, G-R-aft 13, Beat 14, Sell Good 26; very good 39; overworked hat maker? (4,5) 15, TA-RN 16, Err 17, O-Val 19, Dine 21, So- excellent 52 (or more). 34 Show the Queen’s occupied it from a-p op-era 23, Corn 24, No-RA 26, C-up 27, that day on (4,5) Dee-p 29, Thus 32, Mar.-y 33, Le-Ave. 34, Solution tomorrow. 35 Is the fellow inside sure it will be too Fac-I-L-e 35, Cardinal 36, T-ea se-T much? (7) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION 36 Remember to give a new name to? DOWN: 1, Lungs 2, Steal 3, Edit 4, Pe-t-er acne acre arsenic cairn (6) 5, Poet 6, Retire 9, Wa-nde-r 11, Rep. 12, 37 A second addition to the writings on cane care caress caries reptiles? (4) Flo-O-R 13, Baloney 15, Tap 16, Ena 18, case casein crane crass ACROSS V.-and-A.-L 20, I-rate 21, So-p 22, Pop 23, 38 Having a best-selling record myself craze CRAZINESS cress 9 Dish (5,4), 10 Fake (9), 12 Forced (4), 13 Flag (6), 14 Outline (7), 15 Boundless (9), 17 Augmented (9), (6,3) Cur-ate 25, Guv 28, Ere-Ct. 30, H-aunt 31, 18 Avoidance (7), 19 Islander (6), 20 Dreary (4), 23 Domestic (9), 25 Sanction (9), 26 Outhouse (4), 27 39 To shoot an old hen is not something Seals 32, Miss. 33, Lady czar erica nacre narc nice Thickset (6), 29 Dissolvable (7), 32 Skilled worker (9), 34 Subdue (9), 35 Ties (7), 36 Fix (6), 37 Spoken to be proud of (9) nicer race raciness rice YESTERDAY’S QUICK SOLUTION scan scar scare since zinc (4), 38 Alternatively (9), 39 Establish (9) DOWN ACROSS: 4, Golfer 7, Abattoir 8, Estate 1 Made waves on nding the account 10, Tripe 13, Cave 14, Soda 15, Mate 16, DOWN unpaid (8) Art 17, Gear 19, Lame 21, Carpentry 23, 2 What you gamble on ordering at a 1 Bird (8), 2 Enjoy (4,8), 3 Restrict (8), 4 Tuna 24, Foes 26, Fib 27, Spud 29, Omen A R W restaurant? (5,2,5) 32, Peel 33, Snore 34, Recess 35, Towering Coiled (6), 5 Headache (8), 6 Sorcery (10), 3 One ne day, will get a spell in jail! (8) 36, Nylons 7 Stroll (7), 8 Unbelievable (10), 11 Presses 4 Counsel for the foolish Dave who’s held in charge (6) E N I (5), 16 Girl (6), 19 Bounder (3), 21 Fish (7,5), 5 Quite a lot - or some - of the curate’s DOWN: 1, Wants 2, Valid 3, Stye 4, Great 22 Arrive (4,2), 23 Pause (10), 24 Hopeful egg? (4,4) 5, Lute 6, Entire 9, Svelte 11, Rob 12, Pagan 13, Careful 15, Map 16, Amy 18, (10), 25 Whichever (3), 28 Container (8), 6 Unworried, makes up for it with no M Z O diculty (2,4,4) Erases 20, Arson 21, Cub 22, Nod 23, 29 Without pips (8), 30 Registered (8), 31 7 The foreigner got back again into Timely 25, Per 28, Pests 30, Movie 31, Shooting stars (7), 33 Letter (5), 34 Kit (6) Spain, somehow (7) Neigh 32, Peso 33, Shed

1 Which comedian’s famous songs included Lean- ing On A Lamp-post and When I’m Cleaning Win- dows? 2 What word beginning with p is the scienti c name for the roof of the mouth? 3 Which Royal chatted with rugby stars before the Six Nations match between Scotland and Wales at Murray eld in Febru- ary? 4 For what food additive LEVEL: HHIII is MSG an abbrevia- tion? 5 Viv Richards was the cap- tain of which country’s

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n Deputy Premier Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa yesterday met parliament rst deputy chairman Ali Al Aradi and discussed co- n Deputy Premier Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa yesterday met outgoing Thai Ambassador Vichai Varasirikul and operation between legislative and executive bodies. reviewed bilateral relations, lauding his efforts to bolster co-operation. n Condolence cables His Majesty King Hamad yesterday received a cable of condolences from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi over the death of five BDF soldiers in Yemen. l His Royal Highness Prince salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, also received a cable of condolences from Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa over the death of the five BDF soldiers. n Premier issues edict His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa n Shaikh Ali yesterday met newly-appointed ambassadors to Belgium and Russia Bahiya Al Jishi and Ahmed Al Saati and wished them bin salman Al Khalifa yesterday issued an edict success in performing their diplomatic duties. appointing Mohammed Khalifa Al Yasi, Mubarak Abdullah Al Hiddi, shaikha Manar bint Abdulla Al Khalifa and Ahmed isa Abulfateh respectively as directors of operations, security infrastructure, systems development and maintenance and emergency cases. n UK pledges support FoREign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday received a written message from the UK Foreign secretary Philip Hammond, in which he expressed his country’s condolences on the deaths of five soldiers in Yemen. He affirmed the UK’s continued support to Bahrain and its people. n BDF Commander-in-Chief Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday met National Guard Commander n The BDF Commander-in-Chief yesterday visited a number of units and n Envoy’s efforts hailed Lieutenant-General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa and was briefed about their development plans, technical systems, equipment Follow-uP Minister Mohammed Al Mutawa reviewed co-operation and co-ordination. and military preparedness. yesterday met outgoing Thai Ambassador Vichai Varasirikul and hailed his efforts to strengthen bilateral relations. n NSSA employees lauded DeFenCe Affairs Minister Major-General Yusuf Al Jalahma, who is also in charge of national space science Agency (nSSA), yesterday met nSSA chief executive Dr Mohamed Al Aseeri. The minister lauded the role and efforts of nssA employees to promote space science in Bahrain. n Ties bolstered n HeAlTH Minister sadiq Al shehabi yesterday met The Interior Minister yesterday met Justice, Islamic Affairs and indian Ambassador Alok Kumar sinha to explore Endowments Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa. The meeting n Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla follows the Cabinet decision assigning the two ministries to suggest ways of co-operation in the health field. He lauded Al Khalifa yesterday met Saudi Ambassador Dr Abdullah bin deep-rooted bilateral relations, commending the role rules and regulations to ensure religious rhetoric does not lead to Abdulmalik Al Shaikh and exchanged condolences over the death of political incitement and refer proposals to the Supreme Council for played by the indian medical mission to Bahrain, Bahraini and Saudi soldiers in Yemen. which comprises a number of experienced consultants, Islamic Affairs. doctors and nursing staff, who have exerted their efforts to develop the health sector and meet its needs and requirements. n Programmes reviewed sociAl Development Minister Faeqa Al saleh yesterday received British embassy diplomatic mission deputy head and a British Charity Commission delegation and discussed co-operation. They reviewed the 2015 joint programmes operational plan with the British embassy and ways to develop it, as well as benefiting from the British Charity Commission’s expertise relating to civil organisations’ laws and legislations. They also discussed joint programmes between the two countries, chiefly in juvenile care. n 274,421 visitors A ToTAl of 274,421 people entered Bahrain between september 3 and wednesday. of these 215,646 arrived from saudi Arabia and other GCC states via King Fahad Causeway, 58,542 landed at Bahrain international Airport and 233 arrived through seaports. n A reception was held last night to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Indonesian Independence Day at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence and Spa. Present at the celebration were Indonesian Ambassador Chilman Arisman and his wife Ratnawati Arisman, who n More LMRA offices planned welcomed diplomats, senior government of cials, MPs, businessmen and members of the community. Above, Mr Arisman with of cials and other dignitaries at the cake-cutting ceremony. LABoUr Market regulatory Authority (LMrA) chief executive Ausamah Al Absi has announced plans to open two new offices as part of efforts to upgrade services. The offices will ease procedures and formalities and reduce waiting time, he said. A comprehensive centre to deliver Agreements signed with British Accreditation Council all LMrA services is set to be launched before year-end, while a centre for protection of expatriate workers is eDUCATIon Minister cation Council (HeC) and tion framework for higher will develop documenta- directives not to overbur- expected to open early March next year, Mr Al Absi told Dr Majid Al nuaimi has BAC following the visit education in Bahrain. tion for university accred- den students and parents BNA on the sidelines of a symposium organised by the signed two agreements of His Royal Highness Under the first agree- itation as well as carry out with requests for expen- Capital Club. Another centre for the protection of workers from human trafficking will be opened within two months with British Accreditation Prince salman bin Hamad ment, training courses and inspections of public and sive back-to-school goods, following directives to set up a national Committee to Council (BAC) chief exec- Al Khalifa, crown Prince, workshops will be held for private institutions. including stationery. Combat Human Trafficking. LMrA will provide the utive Paul Fear. Deputy Supreme Com- HeC affiliates and higher HEc secretary-gener- The minister directed centre with administrative and financial support in co- it aims to activate the mander and First Deputy educational institutions on al Dr riyadh Hamza was students to bring only what ordination with the Social Development Ministry and memoranda of under- Prime Minister, to the UK. the academic accreditation present. is necessary for the com- civil society institutions, he said. The centre is located standing (MoU) signed The MoUs are aimed at programmes. l Meanwhile, Dr Al pletion of the educational in Sehla to receive human trafficking cases and potential between the Higher edu- developing an accredita- Under the second, BAC nuaimi yesterday issued process. victims. It also includes a shelter home to accommodate 108 people, he added. Gulf Daily News Email: [email protected] Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline Friday, 11th September 2015 11

AbuseGulfdailynews @GDNonline claims@GDNonline GDNonline by workers probed By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN ing his passport be returned. “He twisted my shoulders and beat the others DIPLOMATS are investigating the com- on their head and all of us ended up in hospi- plaints of four Indian workers who claim tal,” he said. that they have been beaten, abused and not “With the help of social worker Salam been paid by their employer. Mambattumoola, we filed a complaint at Thomas Devasia, 32, Jithesh Arattankandi, Khamis Police Station. 30, Praveen Narayanan, 30 and Asheraf “When the employer heard about the com- Kunnoth Meethal, 41, all lodged complaints plaint he said that no authorities could do any- with the Indian Embassy yesterday against a thing to him as he was a Bahraini.” Salmabad-based sewage services company. Other violations of the workers’ rights that They sought officials’ help amid claims that they were allegedly forced to endure included their wages and passports had been withheld being told to drive company vehicles that had and that they had been both physically and no air conditioning and which were not road- verbally abused. worthy, the men said. “We are aware of the incident and are inves- “The heat affected one of us so badly that he tigating,” Indian Embassy first secretary Ram was admitted to hospital for a week, but still Singh told the GDN. n our employer would not allow him to take rest “We will reach out to the sponsor to check The workers after ling their complaints with the embassy on his return despite doctor’s advice,” said Mr on the claims and will provide all necessary to India due to his employer’s relentless abuse. back my wife and child’s passports and I sent Narayanan. assistance needed to the men.” “One of our colleagues ran away without them home last month. All four men, who have been working with According to the four workers, their woes anyone knowing and then the sponsor forcibly “But then this month we asked for our sal- the company for two years, said their lives had began in April when their employer allegedly took all the passports including those of my aries and again he beat us, as always on our been made a misery and wanted to return to took their passports after one of their co-work- family,” he said. head and chest. India as soon as they had been paid. ers “ran away”. “It was used as blackmail, whenever we asked “He even comes into our room in A’ali in the No one from the Salmabad-based sewage Mr Devasia, who works as a driver and is the for salaries. He was always physically abusive evening and will not allow us to sleep.” services company could be reached for com- only one who had family in Bahrain, said that he and said indecent things about my wife. Things came to a head last week, when Mr ment when contacted by the GDN. was forced to send his wife and child back home “Finally, after much begging, he gave me Narayanan claims he was injured after demand- [email protected]

n The Indian Club marked Onam celebrations yesterday at its premises in Gudaibiya. Thousands gathered at the club’s tennis court were treated to traditional features of the Indian harvest festival, including folk songs by Malayalam lm artist Kalabhavan Mani. Above, artists performing at the event. Right and below, a cultural procession held as part of festivities. Thu - Dinner / Fri - Lunch & Dinner Sat - Lunch Gulf Daily News Email: [email protected] 12 Friday, 11th September 2015 Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline Famous for diamonds and chocolates, Belgium is also the site of the Battle of Waterloo that marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte who conquered much of continental Europe in the early 19th century. Brussels hosted a re-enactment of the historic battle on its 200th anniversary...

Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline The heroic saga of a true soldier

NapoleoN Bonaparte rose through the ranks of the French army during the Reliving world’s French Revolution in 1789, seized control of the French government in 1799 and became emperor in 1804. Through a series of wars, he expanded his empire across western and central europe. However, a disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, coupled with other defeats, led to his abdication and exile in 1814, but he returned to greatest battle... France in 1815 and briefly resumed power. By YVONNE TRUEMAN The Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon’s forces ONE of the highlights were defeated by the British and prussians, signalled the of the year was when I end of his reign and the end attended a celebration of of France’s domination in the 200th anniversary of europe. the Battle of Waterloo. after Waterloo, Napoleon I was part of a group of abdicated and later died in people who had a special exile. reason for attending the cel- Captain edward Kelly of ebration as their relative, the First life Guards distin- guished himself at Genappe Captain Edward Kelly of and Waterloo on June 18, the First Life Guards, actu- 1815, and tales of his gallant- ally fought in the battle on ry on the battlefield became June 18, 1815. widespread. There were six of us in The following extracts are the group representing the taken from letters written Kelly family and friends. to his wife during the cam- Very excitedly we set paign: off on the Eurostar from CaNTeRBuRy, 29th april, London to Brussels – the 1815 – We march into train was packed with peo- Ramsgate tomorrow. ple determined to witness osTeNd, 3rd May 1815 - I the unique occasion of this was ill, as usual, the whole special re-enactment, which voyage and never took off marked a pivotal moment my clothes... I am now pretty in European history when well, and we march to Bruges this night. around 93,000 French troops NINove, 18th May, 1815 – led by Napoleon faced off The whole British Cavalry against 125,000 British, are within seven miles round, German and Belgian-Dutch in the finest possible condi- forces commanded by the tion. Duke of Wellington and NINove, 14th June, 1815 – Marshal Bluecher. We are in hourly expectation I decided to wear pur- of moving... the French are n Spectators watch re-enactors taking part in the Battle of Waterloo within 20 miles of us... I com- ple, the colour of Madame mand the left squadron as Pompadour, who was the lind is ill, and I hope mistress to command it in the of King campaign. Louis XIV BRussels, 19th who ruled June, 1815 – The very France from day after I had the 1643 until pleasure of address- his death in ing my last letter to 1715. you we were ordered to march, and after The a march of nearly 50 organisa- miles arrived on the tion was field of battle near laid on for Nivelle where the thousands, French army com- with organ- manded by Bonaparte ised buses in person attacked to take the the British army crowd to the commanded by the area where duke of Wellington at 4 o’clock the same the battle was day... I led my squad- going to be ron and charged the performed. lanciers of the guard Stalls and twenty yards in front eating places of me... I had the were organised for the excit- n Re-enactors at the 200th anniversary of the Battle good fortune to kill ed Waterloo fans, whichev- of Waterloo n A re-enactment of Napoleon Bonaparte at the battle their colonel and one of the er side you preferred. privates when our corporal The crowd had come from all over It was rumoured that there were about I ought to have brought some ear ed from the past, but given today’s major came up just in time to the world. Memorabilia was mainly 6,000 actors taking part, who were defenders! perceptive. save my life... we drove them back under their own guns Napoleonic! It was easy to see whose either in Wellington or Napoleonic The re-enactment was thought to be Other places to visit in Brussels’s into the village of Genappe... side the crowd seemed to be supporting uniforms. the actual battle plan, as fought – for Sablon district is the Eglise Notre- on our return lord uxbridge – it resembled a football match, excite- The start of the battle was Napoleon the audience it was sheer drama. Dame au Sablon where the British thanked the regiment in front ment was immense. riding by on his white horse and the We knew how the battle had ended soldiers are remembered, along with of the whole British cavalry... All around the battlefield were stalls crowd went crazy with excitement. but maybe we thought history could two wonderful museums. and said “Captain Kelly I for the thousands to sit and watch, Then it was the Duke of Wellington’s have been wrong? The battle site has now been named have marked your conduct while the whole battle scene was por- turn, not to be outdone. For the crowd who came to Memorial 1815 and the whole area is and shall mention you in trayed around the now famous Farm The cannons went off and the bat- watch this wonderful performance it organised for tourism. Do not wait for particular to the duke of House – Hougoumont Farm. tle began, which was when I thought was indeed a memory game react- another 200 years! Wellington”. Gulf Daily News Email: [email protected] Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline Friday, 11th September 2015 13

MosqueGulfdailynews @GDNonline in tribute@GDNonline GDNonline to soldiers planned By SHAHLAA AHMED be forgotten.” The proposal, along with Special funeral A MOSQUE and maj- one calling for a road to be lis could be built in the renamed after the men, has prayers to take Southern Governorate in now been referred to Works, memory of the Bahraini sol- Municipalities and Urban diers killed in Yemen earlier Planning Affairs Minister place today this month. Essam Khalaf. The proposal has been “We hope the proposal gets FUNERAL prayers will be held put forward by the Southern approval as soon as possible today after Friday prayers in Municipal Council, which aims and a big plot of land allocated remembrance of five Bahraini to honour the five Bahrainis for it,” said Mr Suliman. soldiers who were killed in the who died on September 4 in an “As a council, we don’t line of duty in Yemen. explosion at a weapons ware- mind if the road chosen is in His Majesty King Hamad house in Marib province. Muharraq or any other gover- yesterday issued a royal direc- Mohammed Nabeel Hamad, norate, we just wanted to be the tive to perform Salat Alghayeb Mohammed Hafedh Younis, first to come up with the idea.” (absentee funeral prayers) in all Abdul Qader Hassan Al Als, Both Bahrain and the UAE mosques of Bahrain. Hassan Eqbal Mohammed and are part of a Saudi-led coa- Justice, Islamic Affairs and Abdul Monem Ali Hussai died lition supporting forces loyal Endowments Minister Shaikh alongside 45 soldiers from the to deposed Yemeni President Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa said the UAE in a rocket-propelled gre- Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. directorates of Sunni and Jaafari nade attack by Houthi rebels. The coalition has been Endowments had been directed “They were not only fight- supporting anti-Houthi fight- to hold the prayers. n BDF Commander-in-Chief Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday visited a “The Friday sermons will ing for the country’s security BDF soldier who was wounded in Yemen, at the BDF Hospital. Chief of Staff Lieutenant General ers with air strikes, military but were also protecting the Dheyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Inspector General Major General Abdulla Hassan Al Nuaimi and training and the delivery of focus on the significance, essence entire GCC and they deserve Commander of the Royal Medical Services Professor Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa were present tanks and heavy artillery and virtues of defending reli- to be glorified,” councillor under a campaign code-named gion and the homeland and the Abdullatif bin Mohammed “This is the least we can who need to see the names of understand that their sacrifice Operation Restoring Hope. rewards for martyrs,” the min- Suliman told the GDN. do for them and their parents their children everywhere and is appreciated and will never [email protected] ister said.

n Movie lovers at the festival

Voices Film Festival inaugurated n Meeraal with her certi cate and St Christopher’s Senior School head Nick Wilson A RED carpet was rolled out last night for the opening of the Voices Film Festival 2015 at Dana Mall cinemas. The three-day festival, which is being held under the patronage of Social Prestigious badge Development Minister Faeqa Al Saleh, will screen short films highlighting the struggles of people with disabilities. Also present during the opening for St Chris pupil ceremony were representatives from different deaf societies in the Gulf along with directors, actors and senior A ST CHRiSTOPHER’S Meeraal Zaheer. government officials. School year 13 student has it was in recognition of her The three-day festival is being organ- become one of the first in the numerous acts of community ised by Naqsh Films and the Bahrain world to receive a prestigious service, including the BD300 Deaf Society. United World School’s (UWS) she raised with her friend Around 50 films will be screened Gold Global Citizenship Badge. Yasmeen Jassim to help rebuild starting today, including those directed The badge, which recog- an earthquake-hit school in by Bahrainis. nises and rewards students Nepal, the mobility aids for The films will be screened between who prove themselves to be dogs she designed and an initi- 10am and midnight today and tomor- exceptional global citizens, has ative she spearheaded for breast row, and entry is free. n Diplomats and guests at the event been awarded to 17-year-old cancer charity Think Pink. 14 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 WORLD n EU ministers to discuss crisis PRAGUE: The foreign ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia will meet their counterparts from Germany and Luxembourg in Prague today to discuss Europe’s migrant crisis, the Czech foreign ministry said. The European Union’s eastern members have taken the hardest Mama Merkel! stance against compulsory quotas l proposed by the EU Commission Syrians cheer German leader at camp – and championed by Germany – to ensure fair distribution of refugees among the 28-member BERLIN: Chancellor Angela open its doors, some 20,000 refugees bloc. Merkel won a hero’s welcome as were cheered last weekend as they she visited a Berlin migrant cen- arrived on trains from Hungary via n Support grows tre yesterday, with Syrians cheer- Austria before being transferred to reg- PARIS: French public opinion ing and taking selfies as Germany istration centres across the country. has swung dramatically to threw open its doors to thousands News that Germany had suspended the majority support for an intake EU’s so-called Dublin rules for Syrians of more migrants from war of refugees. zones like Syria, a new poll “We are so happy Mrs Merkel came spread quickly amongst the community. showed yesterday. The Elabe to see us today,” said a joyful Ramadan The rules require refugees to return to polling agency said support Salah, a 35-year-old Syrian Kurdish the first EU country they entered in had risen to 53 per cent from 44 refugee at the migrant refugee centre in order to stake an asylum claim. per cent only a week ago when western Berlin. So far this year, 450,000 refugees it ran the same poll. President “She is like a mother to us, she has have arrived in Germany, includ- Francois Hollande has promised helped many refugees,” he said. ing 37,000 in the first eight days of France will welcome 24,000 this month, Vice Chancellor Sigmar migrants as part of a broader “It’s a dream come true for me to plan to take 160,000 into the take my picture with Mrs Merkel.” Gabriel told parliament yesterday. 28-country European Union. As thousands continue to flee As she visited a school for children bloodshed in Syria, Iraq and beyond, from migrant backgrounds, Merkel n ‘Suspend accord’ Germany is expected to welcome expressed confidence that Germany PARIS: Former French president 800,000 asylum-seekers this year, four could handle the historic influx. Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday times the number in 2014 and far more “If every day thousands of refugees called for the suspension of the are coming to Berlin, then that’s a huge Schengen accord that lets people than any otherAD with European new qrcode country. 21x2col carhire&taxis.pdf 2 11/11/14 5:47 PM As Europe’s largest economy flung challenge,” she said. travel without passport checks “But I n Refugees from Syria and Iraq take sel es with Merkel outside the camp between 26 European countries, have the saying the continent’s migration crisis had made it unworkable. impression there is an incredible motivation, line skating as adults sat in groups on the lawn Sarkozy, a conservative who is that there is a lot of enthusiasm to cope with this in the late-summer sunshine, as laundry dried on tipped to seek power again in incredible challenge,” she said of the refugees. nearby fences. 2017, told Le Figaro newspaper “We want to give them a good future.” “School is good, Germany is very good,” said that centres should be set up With thousands arriving every day, refugees one man, aged about 40. outside the European Union to vet are being housed in old schools, office blocks “We are happy here, please don’t send us people seeking asylum. and even army barracks, with the army saying it back,” said a 30-year-old Afghan man who also was putting up 14,500 refugees in 41 locations. did not give his name. n Dublin raises intake Another 5,000 are staying on a large former With autumn coming and temperatures drop- DUBLIN: Ireland said yesterday US military base in Giessen in the central state ping fast, the biggest challenge was “to get peo- it would accept additional of Hesse, with more than a thousand of them ple out of tents,” said state social affairs minister refugees from Europe’s migrant crisis, taking the staying in large tents, each of which houses 70 Stefan Gruettner, holding up a child’s picture of number expected up to 4,000. to 80 people. a heart coloured in the black, red and gold of the Justice Minister Frances At the camp, hoards of children were playing German flag. Fitzgerald said Dublin had football and riding bicycles while others were in “It sent a shiver down my spine,” he said. agreed to accept up to 2,900 more refugees than currently planned. It has already committed to take 600 people Poland vows to and 520 more are currently Hungary to clamp being resettled. Ireland is a member of the European Union house migrants (EU) but has not signed up to the EU’s plan to share refugees WARSAW: Poland cannot afford across the bloc. to accept economic migrants, but down on refugees it is the biggest central European n Europe blamed economy’s duty to accept refu- gees fleeing wars, Polish Prime DAMASCUS: Syria’s information BUDAPEST: Hungary said take control of public or munic- Minister Ewa Kopacz said. minister said Europe should bear yesterday it expected to fin- ipal property, for example to “Accepting migrants escaping full responsibility for the flood of ish building a fence along its accommodate asylum seekers. to save their lives is our duty,” Syrian refugees streaming into border with Serbia by early A week later, parliament is Kopacz, speaking ahead of an the continent. Omran Al Zoubi October, and indicated it would expected to discuss sending the election in October, said at a said that migrants are mostly forum in Krynica Zdroj. fleeing from areas held by rivals call a “state of crisis” next army to the border. of President Bashar Al Assad’s week as the right-wing govern- Over 176,000 migrants and In July, Poland agreed to accept more than 2,000 refugees government, including the Islamic ment readies a clampdown on refugees, many of them flee- from Syria and North Africa by State group. His remarks, carried migrants and refugees stream- ing the Syrian war, have been 2017. But according to Juncker’s by state media yesterday, say ing through the Balkans. recorded entering Hungary emergency plan, Poland would European countries, “which sent With 3,321 registered enter- over the European Union’s be required to accept almost terrorists” to Syria and imposed ing from Serbia on Wednesday, external border this year en 10,000 more. economic sanctions on the Syrian On Wednesday, Kopacz took people, must take responsibility the highest daily total yet, route to the richer and more for their anti-Syria policies. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s generous countries of western a cautious line, saying Poland chief of staff said Hungary and northern Europe. was considering raising the num- ber of migrants it was willing to n US accepts 10,000 planned to introduce “different Orban has termed the flow of accept. Yesterday, she appeared WASHINGTON: The US is rules of the game” from next refugees as a battle for the pros- to reiterate that position, while planning to accept 10,000 week, with penalties for illegal perity against the “Christian expressing sympathy for the ref- Syrian refugees in the coming entry, accelerated asylum pro- identity” of Europe. ugees’ plight. budget year, a significant cedures and possible expulsion increase from the 1,500 back over the border. migrants that have been cleared Janos Lazar said the fence, to resettle in the US since civil in part being built by prison- war broke out in the Middle Eastern country more than four ers along the 175-km border, years ago, the White House said would be completed sooner yesterday. than planned, by the beginning rather than the end of October. n Call to share burden “This 3.5-4-metre tall fence BEIRUT: Arab countries should can be adequate to protect the share the burden in supporting country, especially if police- and hosting Syrian refugees, men are patrolling on the other Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran side,” he told a weekly news Bassil said yesterday. In the conference. Middle East, Turkey, Lebanon and The official said the govern- Jordan have borne the brunt of the Syrian refugee crisis. Lebanon ment would meet next Tuesday is sheltering 1.1 million Syrian to consider a proposal by the refugees. “All Arab countries are interior ministry to declare a responsible to share that burden,” “state of crisis due to mass said Bassil leader of the Free migration”. Such a move would n A migrant drinks water at a collection point and camp for Patriotic Movement of Christian make it easier for authorities to migrants at the Hungarian-Serbian border near Roszke politician Michel Aoun. WORLD Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 15 Flood washes away houses JOSO: Raging flood- waters broke through an embankment yesterday and swamped a city near Tokyo, washing away houses, forc- ing dozens of people to rooftops to await helicop- ter rescues and leaving one man clinging for his life to a utility pole. There were no immediate reports of casualties, but res- cue officials said they were overwhelmed by pleas for help. More than 30,000 were ordered n A ADresident with new is qrcoderescued 21x2col from it&telecom.pdfa ooded residential 1 10/29/14 area 3:31 PM to flee their homes, and hun- in Joso dreds more were stranded by the water. As of late yesterday, more than 3,500 people were staying in evacuation centres. As heavy rain pummelled Japan for a second straight day, the Kinugawa River broke through a flood berm, sending water gushing into the eastern half of Joso, a city of 60,000 people about 50km northeast of Tokyo. Aerial videos showed a wide n Residents holding dogs wait for help, sitting on the roof of their house swath of cityscape underwater, more than one storey deep in some places. In one dramatic scene, a rescuer descend- day on a street heading to Joso City Hall, The rains came on the heels of tropical ed four times from a military helicopter and police were blocking traffic in that storm Etau, which caused flooding and over 20 minutes to lift up four people one direction. landslides elsewhere on Wednesday as it by one as a deluge of water swept around Akira Motokawa, a city evacuation offi- crossed central Japan. their home. cial, told public broadcaster NHK that res- Yuko Kawamoto, 58, said she decided to Nearby, a man clung to a utility pole cuers have been unable to keep up with the leave her home with her 80-year-old moth- as the waters rose. He was taken up by a volume of calls for help. As of yesterday er after watching TV images of the water rescue worker who had to be first lowered evening, nine people were possibly miss- pouring out of the embankment. “It almost into the rushing water so he could make his ing because authorities could not reach looked like a tsunami,” she said. way over to the man. them, city official Takao Kobayashi said. She said the muddy water was ankle- Others waved cloths from their decks Authorities had rescued 70 of the deep when they left their house, carrying or roofs to get attention as torrents of 176 people who had requested for help. duffel bags and an umbrella each, and was water washed away cars and knocked Another 100 people were reported trapped almost up to their hips when they reached over buildings. Photos from Japan’s Kyodo on the second floor of a flooded supermar- the evacuation centre. News service showed people waiting for ket, and 80 more in a nursing home. Japanese broadcasters showed live video help on top of cars and a delivery truck, A total of 3,580 people in the affected of rescuers being lowered from helicopters surrounded by water that nearly submerged 37-sqkm area were sheltered at schools, and clambering onto second-floor balco- the cars. community centres and other safer areas. nies to reach stranded residents. Muddy water was still rising late yester- Military troops were delivering food, blan- kets and water to about 780 peo- ple in several communities who were stranded but not seeking rescue. Dozens of residents had evacuated to City Hall, car- rying small bags of personal items. They rested in confer- ence rooms, and a waiting area on the first floor was opened for them to stay overnight. Soldiers in camouflage uniforms and helmets rushed around, while wet uniforms and raingear hung from chairs n Bangladeshi secular activists protest the killing of Roy to dry. Tokyo was drenched with rain, but the hardest-hit area was to the north in Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures. One Three Islamists arrested woman was missing hours after a landslide hit houses DHAKA: Bangladesh has arrested three members he said. In February, machete-wielding assailants of an Islamist group, including its leader, for killed Roy, 43, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin at the foot of a steep, wood- their alleged involvement in the killings of online and a critic of religious militancy. They seriously ed incline. High-speed “bul- critics of religious militancy, a spokesman for a injured his wife and fellow blogger Rafida Bonya let” train service was partially Bangladesh security unit said yesterday. Ahmed. suspended. Four bloggers have been hacked to death in the Das, 33, was hacked to death as he headed to The Fire and Disaster and country this year. work at a bank in the northeastern district of Sylhet Management Agency said 22 Abul Bashar, the head of the outlawed Islamist in May. people have been injured by the group Ansarullah Bangla Team, and two of its Last month, three militants, including a British storms over the past two days, members were arrested in Dhaka overnight, said citizen, were arrested for masterminding the kill- Maksudul Alam, a spokesman for the Rapid Action ings of Roy and Das. including three elderly women Battalion force. Police said at least 10 members of Ansarullah who were seriously hurt when “We suspect they were involved in the killings Bangla Team had been arrested since the killing of strong winds knocked them of US blogger Avijit Roy and Ananta Bijoy Das,” blogger Niloy Chatterjee on August 7. over. 16 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 WORLD New human-like species is found CRADLE OF HUMANKIND, South Africa: Humanity’s claim to uniqueness just suf- fered another setback: scien- tists reported yesterday that a newly discovered ancient species related to humans also appeared to bury its dead. Fossils of the creature were unearthed in a deep cave near the famed sites of Sterkfontein and Swartkrans, treasure troves 50km northwest of Johannesburg that have yielded pieces of the puzzle of human evolution for decades. “It was right under our n Fossils of the newly discovered ancient species displayed in nose in the most explored Johannesburg valley of the continent of Africa,” said Lee Berger of the into the chamber by water. Evolutionary Studies Institute “It does appear after elimi- at Johannesburg’s University of nating all other possibilities that the Witwatersrand. Homo naledi was deliberately The new species – described disposing of its body in a repeat- in the scientific journal eLife n A reconstruction of a Homo naledi face by n Berger kisses a replica of a Homo naledi skull at the unveiling of the discovery in ed fashion,” Berger said. and National Geographic mag- paleoartist John Gurche in Trumansburg Maropeng “That indicates to us that they azine – has been named “Homo were seeing themselves as sep- naledi”, in honour of the “Rising able to bury our dead,” South ed the species buried its dead, a single collection of hominin from other species were found arate from other animals and in Star” cave where it was found. African Deputy President Cyril trait previously believed to be (human and human-related) fos- there and the bones bore no claw fact perhaps from the natural Naledi means “star” in South Ramaphosa said at news confer- uniquely human, through a pro- sils – was made up of 15 individ- or tooth marks – suggesting they world.” Africa’s Sesotho language. ence where the announcement cess of elimination – a common uals, from infants to the elderly, were not the leftovers from a Berger set aside another theo- “Today, we unearth our past. was made a few kilometres from approach in a field which often pieced together from more than predator’s larder or death trap. ry that they may have been hid- We are not exceptional. We the site. only has old bones to rely on. 1,500 fragments. There was also no evidence ing their dead deep underground are not the only ones who are Paleoanthropologists conclud- The find – Africa’s largest Virtually no other remains that the creatures had been swept simply to keep off scavengers I am finished flying says BA blaze pilot LAS VEGAS: The pilot of a British Airways (BA) plane which caught fire at a Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of 170 people on board on emer- gency slides, has told NBC he is “finished flying”. Chris Henkey, from Reading, said he was “unlikely” to make a trip to Barbados, after which he was due to retire. His fiancee said she was “very shocked”, but praised him as a n Workers remove the statue’s head from its burial site “hero”. Officials in the US said the left engine of the Boeing 777- 200 caught fire before take-off. n Henkey with Nevolna ... praise At least 14 people were taken Lenin statue’s head dug up to hospital with minor injuries safe to say I’m finished flying.” captain added: “We are evacu- after the incident on a runway at His fiancee, 40-year-old ating on the runway. We have BERLIN: Twenty-four years after it was buried, the being on display again soon. McCarran International Airport. Lenka Nevolna, confirmed he a fire. I repeat, we are evacu- head of a giant statue of Soviet revolutionary leader For decades in East Germany, Lenin, who led the Describing the incident, was due to retire. “He’s a hero,” ating.” Vladimir Lenin was dug up from woodland on the Russian Bolshevik revolution of 1917, was held up as outskirts of Berlin yesterday to be displayed at an the model communist, feted everywhere in portraits, Henkey told NBC: “There was she said. “He’s a great man with According to reports, Henkey exhibition in the German capital. banners and statues. a loud bang and the aircraft sort a warm heart, and generosity, was applauded by passengers in The monument was unceremoniously torn down “It is nonsense to dig him up again now,” said of veered to the left. Because and I’m very proud of him.” the terminal building. two years after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall. Its Friedrich Krause. we had a third pilot he actually In a recording, which appeared “I know the papers are saying demolition, depicted in the German blockbuster mov- Another resident said: “Lenin to rise again? That opened the door and went down to be a conversation between now ‘he’s a hero’,” the pilot told ie Good-bye, Lenin!, became a symbol of the end of doesn’t work. History is over.” into the cabin, saw how serious Henkey and air traffic control, NBC. “(But) we have to remem- East Germany and downfall of Communism in Eu- The statue was originally unveiled in East Berlin it was.” he was heard saying calmly: ber there are two other pilots rope. The granite statue designed by Russian sculptor in 1970. The head is due to be displayed as part of He told the network he had “Mayday, mayday, Speedbird and cabin crew who all behaved Nikolai Tomski was split into 130 pieces before being an exhibition in the west Berlin district of Spandau. interred. Berlin officials said all other sections would “Because the statue is some 60 feet high, there was been due to fly to Barbados on 2276 request fire services.” very, very well.” remain buried. no way that we would get the whole statue into our Saturday and return the follow- A woman in the control tower Flight 2276 was bound for Residents at the statue’s former site in Lenin rooms, so we decided to display the head as its most ing Tuesday “and that would immediately replied: “Speedbird London’s Gatwick airport. There Square in east Berlin, now renamed United Nations recognisable part,” said Andrea Theissen, head of be it.” 2276 Heavy; fire services on the were 157 passengers and 13 Square, were divided over the prospect of the head Berlin-Spandau’s art department. But he reportedly added: “It’s way.” Forty seconds later the crew members on board. Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 17

Saudi rules out need for heads of state summit DOHA: Top oil exporter Saudi for months been pushing for an Arabia sees no need to hold a emergency Opec meeting with summit of producing coun- Russia to stem the tumble in pric- tries’ heads of state if such es. discussions would fail to pro- Venezuelan President Nicolas duce concrete action towards Maduro said on Saturday he had defending oil prices, sources suggested to the Amir of Qatar familiar with the matter said that an Opec summit be held, and yesterday. that the leader of the Gulf state The comments followed a “liked” the idea. meeting of GCC oil ministers with Maduro also suggested non- Qatar’s Amir in Doha, at which a Opec countries, including Russia, Venezuelan proposal for an Opec take part. and non-Opec summit was dis- Non-Gulf members want Opec cussed. to take action. n Fossils of the newly discovered ancient species displayed in GCC oil ministers’ meeting Algeria has written to Opec Johannesburg was attended by Energy Minister expressing concern about the mar- Dr Abdulhussain Mirza. ket and Iran has supported the idea and predators like the long-leg- Dr Mirza, on the sidelines of of an emergency meeting. ged hyena, an animal known to the meeting, said the ministers But the Gulf Opec members have menaced our ancestors. discussed several topics, including have opposed holding an early “They are only selecting their ways to benefit from the exper- meeting and show no sign of own dead. If they were doing tise of countries in the field of changing strategy, especially that they would put everything redirecting government subsidy of given the refusal of Russia and in it that would attract a predator petroleum by-products. other big non-Opec countries to or a scavenger,” he said. Oil prices have more than n Dr Mirza, Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al Naimi, centre, and Kuwaiti Oil Minister Ali Saleh Al cut output. This is not the first time that halved since summer last year on Omair arrive for the meeting Opec last held a heads of state the study of our relatives, extinct an oversupplied market as well summit in Saudi Arabia in 2007, or living, has yielded evidence as a decision by Opec to defend tion of anonymity. Earlier yesterday, Qatar’s ener- there was a response from Opec when oil prices were on their way that humans do not have the market share and discourage com- One Opec source said should gy minister said Opec members and outside Opec then okay,” to a record high of $147 a barrel monopoly on certain kinds of peting supply sources, rather than such a meeting produce no con- and non-Opec producers were Mohammed Al Sada said. reached a year later. behaviour. cut its output in the face of cheap- crete outcome, it would have a studying the Venezuelan proposal “But we are in the study phase.” Gulf oil sources see no sign of Jane Goodall in 1960 famous- er crude. negative impact on prices. for a heads-of-state summit to Sada was speaking to reporters Saudi Arabia wavering particular- ly observed chimpanzees, our Riyadh believes it is best not to “If we are meeting for the sake address low oil prices. after a meeting of GCC ministers ly when other Opec members such closest living relative, using interfere in the market at present, of meeting, it would backfire,” the “The different countries are in Doha. as Iraq are raising production, and grass stems for termite “fishing”, the sources told Reuters on condi- source said. studying this proposal and if Cash-strapped Venezuela has Iran is gearing up to boost exports the first recorded use of a crude by next year. tool by non-humans. Opec’s strategy needs time to Homo naledi, discovered in work and they are willing to wait, the cave in September 2013, they say. had a brain slightly larger Gulf energy producers will con- than a chimpanzee’s, but its tinue to invest to maintain sta- age remains an enigma, said ble energy supplies, Qatar’s Sada Berger. said. This is because the specimens “The world knows very well found were deliberately taken that the GCC countries are its to the chamber, and so there are trusted partner that will spare no no rocks or sentiments under or efforts or investments ... to secure overlaying them – geology typi- a stable source of energy to push cally provides the smoking gun the wheel of the global economy, for the age of fossils. and we will remain on this path, There are also no fossils with God willing,” he said. them from other animals that could provide clues. “But we can see from their Iraq seeking physical morphology or appear- ance where their species orig- inates in time. If our present $500m loan understanding is correct, then BAGHDAD: Iraq will seek up to that must be in excess of 2.5 $500 million in loans from the Jed- million years,” said Berger. dah-based Islamic Development Reaching the chamber was no Bank to help cover its projected easy task, as the cave opening deficit, complementing the coun- narrows to a width of only 18 cm try’s return to the international (seven inches). debt market, according to the So Berger and his team issued bond’s prospectus. a call on social media for people n Ms Al Zayani, right, and Ms Badran at the signing of the deaL Baghdad wants to raise up to with caving skills and a back- $6 billion in a series of dollar-de- ground in paleoanthropology nominated bonds, Iraq’s first in who could fit through such a nine years, to fund salaries as well small space. as infrastructure projects in the From a global group of appli- Key Jordan agreement signed oil and gas, electricity and trans- cants, they put together a squad portation sectors, according to the of “underground astronauts” who AMMAN: The Bahrain Cham- The visit resulted in the sign- further co-operation. prises delivered by Enterprise document. took part in the initial expedition in ber of Commerce and Indus- ing of a memorandum of under- The chamber took part with Initiative Centre counsellor Opec’s second-largest oil late 2013. The surrounding area is try’s delegation, led by first standing between the chamber’s two papers, one on bridging Gulf Hussain Ali Janahi. producer is seeking to finance a UN World Heritage site, named vice-chairman Othman Sharif Businesswomen Committee, and Jordanian businesswomen Mr Alrayes and board mem- a budget deficit caused by low the “Cradle of Humankind” by Alrayes, concluded its partic- headed by Afnan Al Zayani, and and deepening their relations, ber Deema Al Haddad also took oil prices and a war against the South African government ipation in the Gulf-Jordanian its Jordanian counterpart, head- which was delivered by Ms Al part in the meeting of the Joint Islamic State militants occupy- because of its rich collection of Economic Forum in Amman, ed by Reem Badran, to boost Zayani, and another on funding Committee of Arab and Foreign ing large swathes of the north hominin fossils. Jordan. business relations and encourage micro, small and medium enter- Chambers’ Affairs. and west. 18 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015

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TheBSE Sensex, which over due to yesterday’s fall SWITZERLAND (Franc) 0.3962 0.3916 tracking declines around the However, expectations that opened at 25,522.96 points, in the US bourses and sub- region after lacklustre Chinese Bank of England will continue closed at 25,622.17 points – sequently, the weakness in SYRIA (Pound) 0.001740 economic data added to height- with its “easy mone- down 97.41 points the Asian markets, especially TAIWAN (Dollar) 0.012100 - ened worries about the global tary policy” by main- from the previ- the Chinese exchanges to- economy. taining lower interest ous day’s close at day,” Anand James, co-head, THAILAND (Baht) 0.010740 0.010650 The benchmark BSE Sen- rates and the gains 25,719.58 points. technical research desk with TURKEY (Lira) 0.1332 - sex ended 0.38pc lower while made by the rupee The Sensex Geojit BNP Paribas Financial UK (Sterling) 0.5942 0.5858 the broader Nifty ended down buoyed markets. touched a high of Services, said. 0.39pc to snap a two-day win- However, despite 25,733.70 points and “With no immediate do- UAE (Dirham) 0.102800 0.102920 ning streak. the gains made during a low of 25,287.50 mestic triggers, the Indian USA (Dollar) 0.37800 0.37800 Negative Asian market cues the later stages of the points in the intra-day markets followed the interna- For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain and profit-booking, coupled day’s trade, Indian equities trade. tional trend,” James said. Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888. with anxiety over the upcom- ended in the red. Analysts explained that the The continuous slide in the ing domestic factory output Profit-booking was wit- fall in the US markets and Chinese markets had spooked data, also hit the Sensex. nessed at the barometer Sensex S&P’s downgrade of Brazil’s global investors and damp- Indian markets were initially which had gained a total of ratings had a cascading effect ened Indian equities on fears hammered by profit-booking 825.77 points during the two- on the Asian markets, which of another recession due to the 1 US$ 1 UK Stg 1 SFR 100 Yen and a fall in the Asian bourses. day rally. were subdued. This impacted slowdown in the $10 trillion Bahrain 0.3770 0.5789 0.3852 0.3147 Global markets had nose-dived Furthermore, the wider sentiments in the domestic ex- Asian economy. Kuwait 0.2855 34.1972 0.2917 0.2384 James observed that the Oman 0.3849 0.3767 0.3933 0.3213 market volatility was flared up Qatar 3.6420 3.5641 3.7216 3.0406 by the likelihood of below-av- erage industrial output data UAE 3.6730 3.5944 3.7533 3.0665 D which is slated to be released Saudi 3.7500 3.6698 3.8320 3.1307 today. I “The markets have priced- L in that a lower data on eight core industries (ECI) will Currency September 10 Previous B Euro 1.1276 1.1155 impact the IIP (Index of In- Yen 120.62 121.04 E dustrial Production). The Swiss francs 0.9711 0.9769 R anxiety is being flared-up Canadian dollars 1.3220 1.3239 as the data will be released Pound 1.5468 1.5358 T tomorrow (Friday),” James added.

Gold bars Selling Rates are in Bahrain Dinars 8gm coin 22k 106.000 8gm coin 21k 100.000 LONDON MARKETS 1gm (24 carat) 16.000 2.5gm 37.500 Gold (per ounce) $1,109.50 Almoayed Wilhelmsen Dilmun Shipping Agency Silver (per ounce) $14.72 5gm 71.500 UASC Yas OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East tomorrow Astrid Schulte CSCL due from Far East tomorrow Palladium $591.00 NYK Thesues OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East September 15 NYK Argus Emirates due from September 14 10gm 140.500 Platinum $983.00 Asian Parade OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East September 16 Petrohue Emirates due from Far East September 14 20gm 277.000 (Three-month delivery) MS Eagle OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East September 18 Asian Parade Eukor due from Europe September 16 50gm 687.000 Aluminium ($ per tonne) 1,628.00 Hanjin Yantian OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East September 18 Buxcliff CSCL due from Far East September 19 100gm 1,365.000 Copper ($ per tonne) 5,366.00 NYK Atlas OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East September 22 NYK Theseus Emirates due from Far East September 21 1 ounce 428.000 Lead (per tonne) $1,711.00 Exports From Bahrain Northern Magnum Emirates due from Far East September 21 1 tola 163.000 Nickel (per tonne) $10,065.00 NYK Theseus OOCL to Far East, China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf Sept 15 Glovis Condor Hyundai Glovis due from Far East September 22 5 tola 795.500 Tin (per tonne) $15,500.00 NYK Atlas OOCL to Far East, China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf Sept 22 Gulf Agency Company (Bahrain) 10 tola 1,578.500 Zinc (per tonne) $1,815.00 NYK Aquarius OOCL to Far East, China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf Sept 29 NYK Thesues Seacon due from Far East September 15 NYK Atlas Seacon due from Far East September 22 1kg 13,464.000 BOMBAY Alsharif Group Al Rawdah Hanjin due from Europe tomorrow National Shipping 1kg silver 200.500 Gold 24K (per gram) Rs2,375.28 CMA CGM A Hanjin due from Europe tomorrow MSC Faustina MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean tomorrow 1/2kg silver 101.000 Gold (10g) 25,810.00 CSCL Neptune Hanjin due from Far East tomorrow MSC Ivana MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean tomorrow Courtesy Bahrain Express Silver (1kg) 35,275.00 CSCL L Beach Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean tomorrow Northern Magnitude MSC due from Far East tomorrow Exchange Tel: 17-275-275 Hanjin Veracruz Hanjin due from Inter Gulf tomorrow Seroja Enam MSC due from Far East tomorrow NYK Argus TS Lines due from Far East September 14 MSC Maria Elena MSC due from Far East tomorrow Petrohue TS Lines due from Far East September 14 MSC Diden MSC due from Inter Gulf tomorrow CSCC Europe K Line due from Japan, Far East September 16 CSCL Neptune Cosco due from Far East September 14 CMA CGM R Hanjin due from Europe September 19 Zardis HDSL due from Far East September 16 CMA CGM A V Hanjin due from Europe September 19 YM Maturity YML due from Far East September 16 Oil delivery prices (in dollars per barrel) Jebel Ali Hanjin due from Far East September 19 MSC Rosa M MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean September 19 September 10 CSCL Asia Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean September 19 MSC Francesca MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean September 19 (close) Hanjin Veracruz Hanjin due from Inter Gulf September 19 Ilse Wulff MSC due from Far East September 19 IPE Brent $47.58 Diamond H K Line due from Japan, Far East September 19 MSC Lisbon MSC due from Far East September 19 Nymex crude $44.15 NYK Theseus TS Lines due from Far East September 21 MSC Diden MSC due from Inter Gulf September 19 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 19

BoE rules out impact of UAE company plans to China turmoil LONDON: The Bank of Eng- land (BoE) said yesterday its rate-setters felt the threat to the world economy from China’s stock market slump did not sig- nal a slowdown for Britain, as open of ce in Bahrain they left interest rates at a re- cord-low of 0.5 per cent. By AVINASH SAXENA it to provide comprehensive man George Azar said. Gulf Sotheby’s International Realty Policymakers voted 8-1 services to clients, it said. “Our clients are sophisticat- has also been appointed by Dubai to keep rates unchanged, as MANAMA: UAE-based Gulf Sotheby’s Sotheby’s internation- ed high net worth and insti- Properties, the leading Dubai-based real expected, and they broadly International Realty is now the licence al realty network connects tutional investors who need estate master developer and asset man- agreed with governor Mark holder of the global luxury real estate independent real estate com- to understand the underlying ager, the exclusive selling agent for the Carney, who has said that, network in six Gulf countries, following panies to clientele across the fundamentals of the markets prelaunch phase of its latest project 1/ so far, China’s slowdown is its acquisition of the GCC franchise li- world. in which they invest. JBR. unlikely to derail the plan to cence, it has emerged. The 25-year GCC licence “This is why we have con- Gulf Sotheby’s International Realty’s gradually raise British rates. Currently operating in Dubai and Abu agreement was signed follow- sistently beaten our own sale Investment Division also played an Economists said a rate Dhabi, Gulf Sotheby’s International ing the success of the UAE price targets in 2015, despite instrumental role in facilitating deal increase looked on track for Realty’s services include sales and leas- franchisee, which is on track n Mr Azar the slowdown in the Dubai negotiations and the recent partnership early 2016. ing, international sales, investments, to close the year with a 400 property market,” said Mr between Emirates REIT, DAMAC and “The Monetary Policy projects and a unique client represent- per cent increase in transaction volumes Azar. Jebel Ali School to develop a new edu- Committee (MPC) doesn’t ative division. over last year. Last month, the firm’s top agent cational facility in DAMAC’s Akoya appear too shaken by recent The firm said it intends to open seven “Our goal is to always achieve the Seran Gheorghe achieved the high- project. global developments, which it new offices around the region including highest sale price for our clients, but est per square foot price this year “Our clients want to invest in high said did not materially alter Bahrain, Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh achieving this means equipping inves- for a luxury residential apartment in quality assets in the world’s most resil- its central view,” said Vicky in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Kuwait and tors with sound intelligence about the the Dubai area, recording 6,250 UAE ient and dynamic markets,” Mr Azar Redwood, from the consultan- Oman. property market and its potential,” Gulf dirhams or approximately $1,701 per added. cy Capital Economics. “Indeed, The territory to be covered will allow Sotheby’s International Realty chair- square foot. [email protected] the minutes highlighted that inflation should still pick up around the turn of the year.” The BoE’s decision followed Egypt annual a month of declines on global stock markets, driven by finan- core ination cial turmoil in China, and signs of some weakness in Britain’s economic recovery. falls to 5.6pc Investors are also uncertain about whether the US Federal CAIRO: Egyptian inflation Reserve will raise rates next dropped for the third month week for the first time since the running in August, the central 2007-09 financial crisis. Such a bank said yesterday, reaching move would be likely to have its lowest level in more than two knock-on effects across global years and paving the way for financial markets. rate cuts that could stimulate “Although the downside much-needed investment. risks emanating from overseas Urban consumer inflation had risen, it would be prema- dropped to 7.9 per cent in August ture to draw strong inferences from 8.4pc in June. The fall was from this month’s events for driven by a variety of goods and the likely path of activity in the services, according to data from United Kingdom,” the MPC the state’s statistics agency. said in minutes of its monthly Core annual inflation, which policy meeting. excludes items such as fruit and Domestically, the MPC is vegetables whose prices fluctuate balancing a relatively robust widely, dropped to 5.61pc from recovery with inflation that is 6.49pc, the central bank said. far below target due to past oil “Looking ahead, with admin- price falls and subdued wage istered price increases no longer pressure. distorting inflation and global n Participants of the workshop But a minority of policymak- commodity prices set to remain ers saw a danger that near-ze- low, we think inflation is likely to ro inflation could rise faster stay in single digits for the next than forecast and exceed its 18 months or so,” said a Capital 2pc target in a couple of years, Economics research note. APM Terminals holds programme suggesting they would not take Inflation accelerated after the much more persuading to back government slashed fuel subsi- MANAMA: A week-long systematic approach to ensure ment departments. light of the initiative was a rate increase. dies in July 2014, pushing up fuel workshop was conducted by a clean, tidy environment and The initiative, which is a the insight gained on how to prices by up to 78pc. APM Terminals Bahrain to in- create an optimal organised step forward in the Technical enhance comfort, efficien- Lower inflation increases the troduce the ‘5S in store’ initia- work area, said a statement. Productive Maintenance will cy, safety and productivity Aramex in talks likelihood that Egypt’s central tive to its employees. The training programme drive improvements in equip- of equipment, reduce space bank will cut key interest rates at The five-step initiative is was attended by 12 employees ment specifications, main- in racks, reduce searching with Orascom a monetary policy meeting sched- aimed at improving the pro- from the technical department, tenance and work with the through categorising parts by uled for next week, said Angus ductivity of both plant and continuous improvement sec- suppliers to bolster safety, function, promote flow and DUBAI: Dubai’s courier Ar- Blair, chairman of the business equipment at the Khalifa Bin tion and six members from cost and efficiency out of the enhance visualisation using amex yesterday said it was in and economic forecasting think- Salman Port. operations-container terminal equipment. floor line, colour coding and discussions with Orascom Tel- tank Signet. The objective is to have a and general cargo and procure- Participants said the high- labelling. ecom Media and Technology “(Lower rates would) bring to build five logistics areas in Egypt more in line with global Egypt. norms ... and it would encourage Aramex has not yet signed some growth in lending, which Turkish economy posts 3.8pc growth any agreements for the part- would be good for the bank- nership, it said in response to ing sector and the economy,” ISTANBUL: Turkey’s economy grew at lodge the lira currency from near a record the economy will continue to grow in the media reports on the deal. he said. a greater-than-expected 3.8 per cent in the low, underscoring investors’ chronic con- third quarter on strong sales in car, housing Orascom said this week The central bank has held second quarter, data showed yesterday, cern about political uncertainty ahead of and white good sectors. On Wednesday, he it planned to establish five rates steady at its past four mon- a rare positive surprise for a government a November 1 election and as fighting said political instability posed the biggest logistics zones together with etary policy meetings after sur- grappling with expectations of a sec- continues between Kurdish militants and risk to the economy, citing potential dam- Aramex worth one billion prising analysts with a 50 basis ond-half slowdown in growth. security forces. age to public finances and further pressure Egyptian pounds ($127.7 mil- point cut in January. However, the data was not enough to dis- Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on budget and current account deficits. lion) over five years. 20 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 US stocks up Brazil blow for European shares over gains LONDON: European shares retreated yesterday as Concern about economic growth in China, the world’s biggest companies exposed to Brazil came under selling pres- metals consumer, hit mining stocks. sure after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the country’s The STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources Index fell 2.9pc, BHP credit rating to “junk”. Billiton 5.9pc and Glencore 7.8pc. Both were trading without entitle- French retailer Casino Guichard, which got about ment to their latest dividend payout. by tech rms half its 2014 revenue from Latin America, fell 6.2 per cent. The volatility index VSTOXX, a crude indicator of investor fear, Edenred generates around half its profit from Brazil; it fell 4.8pc. rose 1.6 points. Supermarket Carrefour, which gets 14pc of its annual sales from Bra- Chinese manufacturers slashed prices at the fastest rate in six years zil, fell 3.3pc. in August as commodity prices fell and demand cooled. NEW YORK: US stocks Other companies that have a significant presence in the country, The producer price index retreated 5.9pc in August from the same ended higher yesterday such as Seadrill, Banco Santander, Anheuser-Busch period last year, its 42nd straight month of decline. in another day of broad InBev, British American Tobacco, Galp Energia and “Chinese producer prices have been slowing for swings as investors Unilever, slid 0.9 to 8pc. more than three years, now so another month of showed nervousness “Companies which are heavily exposed to Brazil declines shouldn’t really come as a great surprise. ahead of next week’s are clearly not good plays as the resource-dependent economy is con- But the market appears to be hyper-sensitive to Chinese economic much-anticipated Feder- tracting and the much-needed investments are likely to get pushed data at the moment,” said Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves al Reserve meeting, but back. All these issues make Brazil a less attractive place to do busi- Lansdown. gains in Apple and bio- ness,” Peter Dixon of Commerzbank said. German utility E.ON fell 7.6pc after saying it would book a signif- tech shares supported “If you are exposed to emerging markets, you have to try to find icant net loss in 2015. the day’s advance. Apple’s shares rose other markets that are doing better.” On the positive side, Next rose 1.3pc after Britain’s second-largest early September as fewer The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down clothing retailer by sales value posted a 7.1pc rise in first-half profit. 2.2 per cent to $112.57, rebounding from losses Americans filed for week- 1.4pc at 1,415.09 points at the close, losing all of the previous ses- n the euro zone, the CAC 40 in Paris fell 1.46pc to finish at 4,596.53 ly unemployment bene- sion’s gains. points and Frankfurt’s DAX 30 lost 0.90pc to 10,210.44. the day before when the iPhone and iPad maker fits, while another report showed import prices fell BANGKOK: The Stock Exchange Index unveiled new offerings. of Thailand main index closed Biotech also boosted last month. down 0.13 points, or 0.01pc, to LONDON FTSE - 100 6,155.81 the market, with Gilead Influential fund man- close at 1,396.16 at the end of up 3.3pc at $107.25, giv- ager David Tepper of trading session. ing the second-biggest Appaloosa Management FRANKFURT: The DAX 30 closed 3i Group ...... 479.00 Carnival ...... 3,374.00 Old Mutual ...... 190.30 told CNBC that corporate down 92.68 points, or 0.90pc to Aberdeen Asset Management ...... 316.60 Centrica ...... 232.20 Pearson ...... 1,149.00 boost to the S&P 500 and 10,210.44. Admiral Group ...... 1,540.00 Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI) ...... 1,328.00 Persimmon ...... 2,124.00 Nasdaq after Apple. The earnings may not rise as Anglo American ...... 717.00 Compass Group ...... 1,026.00 Prudential ...... 1,416.00 much as expected and he HONG KONG: Shares tumbled Antofagasta ...... 604.50 CRH ...... 1,919.00 Randgold Resources Ltd...... 3,671.00 Nasdaq biotechnology in- down, tracking regional and US ARM Holdings...... 950.00 Diageo ...... 1,728.50 Reckitt Benckiser Group ...... 5,744.00 dex was up 1.9pc. was not overly bullish on markets, as investors took profits Ashtead Group ...... 1,018.00 Direct Line Insurance Group...... 364.20 Relx plc ...... 1,066.00 stocks next year. Associated British Foods ...... 3,146.00 Dixons Carphone ...... 427.50 Rio Tinto ...... 2,365.00 The day’s gains follow following a rally over the two easyJet ...... 1,760.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings ...... 725.00 Krispy Kreme Dough- previous days. The Hang Seng AstraZeneca ...... 4,290.50 a 1pc market decline on Aviva ...... 471.20 Experian ...... 1,059.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group ...... 329.90 nuts dropped 11.7pc to index fell 568.81 points, or 2.57pc, Babcock International Group ...... 959.50 Fresnillo ...... 607.00 Royal Dutch Shell ‘A’ ...... 1,614.00 Wednesday and weeks to 21,562.50, while the China BAE Systems...... 443.20 G4S ...... 244.30 Royal Dutch Shell ‘B’ ...... 1,622.50 of volatility largely tied $15.65 a day after the Barclays ...... 258.60 GKN ...... 279.80 Royal Mail ...... 471.60 Enterprises Index lost 2.0pc, to GlaxoSmithKline ...... 1,296.00 RSA Insurance Group...... 508.00 doughnut chain cut its 9,780.16 points. Barratt Developments ...... 659.00 to worries about a slow- BG Group ...... 989.10 Glencore ...... 132.90 SABMiller ...... 2,980.00 down in Chinese growth 2016 profit forecast. JAKARTA: Indonesian main BHP Billiton ...... 1,060.00 Hammerson ...... 622.00 Sage Group ...... 508.50 Also, shares of Avon Composite Index (JCI) closed BP ...... 335.30 Hargreaves Lansdown...... 1,170.00 Sainsbury (J) ...... 238.90 and its impact on the down 4.02 points, or 0.09pc, to British American Tobacco ...... 3,439.50 Hikma Pharmaceuticals ...... 2,369.00 Schroders ...... 2,890.00 global economy. Inves- Products fell 9.5pc to British Land Company ...... 826.00 HSBC Holdings...... 505.20 Severn Trent ...... 2,091.00 4,343.26. BT Group ...... 432.10 Imperial Tobacco Group ...... 3,270.00 Shire Plc ...... 4,876.00 tors also have been ner- $4.10, reversing earlier KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Bunzl...... 1,749.00 Inmarsat...... 1,048.00 Sky...... 1,033.00 vous about next week’s gains. The Wall Street main stock index closed up 10.66 Burberry Group ...... 1,388.00 InterContinental Hotels Group .....2,433.00 Smith & Nephew ...... 1,171.00 Capita ...... 1,226.00 International Consolidated Airli...... 581.00 Smiths Group...... 1,097.00 Fed meeting and whether Journal reported the com- points, or 0.66pc, to 1,614.02. Intertek Group...... 2,526.00 Sports Direct International ...... 769.50 pany was in talks with pri- LONDON: Leading shares fell, Intu Properties ...... 320.40 SSE ...... 1,466.00 the US central bank will with supermarket Morrisons AT A GLANCE ITV ...... 251.20 St James’s Place ...... 885.00 decide to raise interest vate equity firms about among the biggest fallers. At the Johnson Matthey ...... 2,675.00 Standard Chartered ...... 713.60 an investment through Exchange Close Change Kingfisher...... 360.30 Standard Life ...... 413.80 rates for the first time in end of the day, the benchmark Bangkok 1,396.16 -0.13 Land Securities Group ...... 1,243.00 Taylor Wimpey ...... 202.10 nearly a decade. a stake sale in the strug- FTSE 100 index was down Bombay 25,622.17 -97.41 Legal & General Group...... 254.70 Tesco ...... 185.55 gling company. by 1.18pc, or 73.20 points, at Frankfurt 10,210.44 -92.68 Lloyds Banking Group ...... 76.32 Travis Perkins ...... 2,028.00 “It’s this tug of war, London Stock Exchange Group... 2,523.00 TUI AG Reg Shs (DI) ...... 1,206.00 and that gives big moves After the bell, shares 6,155.81. Morrisons shares fell Hong Kong 21,562.50 -568.81 Marks & Spencer Group ...... 511.00 Unilever ...... 2,567.00 2.8pc after the supermarket Jakarta 4,343.26 -4.02 Meggitt ...... 489.20 United Utilities Group...... 866.00 going both ways at the of Restoration Hardware said it was closing stores amid Kuala Lumpur 1,614.02 +10.66 Merlin Entertainments...... 388.00 Vodafone Group ...... 227.10 moment. Obviously in- were up 2.4pc at $93.25 falling sales and profits. London 6,155.81 -73.20 Mondi ...... 1,485.00 Weir Group ...... 1,256.00 following its results and Manila 6,893.54 -48.93 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets ...... 170.90 Whitbread ...... 4,660.00 vestors are very unset- MANILA: The main Philippine National Grid...... 861.40 Wolseley ...... 4,188.00 outlook. Stock Exchange Index closed Paris tled with regard to their Seoul 4,596.53 -68.06 Next ...... 7,775.00 WPP ...... 1,368.00 down 48.93 points, or 0.70pc, conviction,” said Mark During the regular Shanghai 3,197.891,962.11 -45.20 +27.91 session, NYSE advanc- to 6,893.54. Singapore 2,888.03 -40.15 step with regional markets led TOKYO: The Nikkei share average Luschini, chief invest- MUMBAI: Negative Asian Sydney 5,095.02 -126.11 lower by Wall Street. There were dropped 470.89 points, or 2.51pc to ment strategist at Jan- ing issues outnumbered market cues and profit- Taipei 8,268.68 -18.24 few signs of panic in the retreat. close at 18,299.62, shedding about ney Montgomery Scott in declining ones 1,623 to booking, coupled with Tokyo 18,299.62 -470.89 The CSI300 index of the largest a third of Wednesday’s 7.7pc jump, Philadelphia. 1,398; on the Nasdaq, anxiety over the upcoming Wellington 5,670.99 -0.43 listed companies in Shanghai and which was the biggest single- 1,656 issues rose and domestic factory output Shenzhen fell 1.2pc, to 3,357.56, session rise for the benchmark “It certainly doesn’t data, led to a barometer while the Shanghai Composite index since October 30, 2008. The seem as though we have 1,155 fell. index of the Indian equities Index lost 45.20 points, or 1.39pc, pullback came after data showed a groundswell of demand The S&P 500 index shedding more than 97 points. PARIS: The CAC 40 closed down to 3,197.89 points. Japanese machinery orders coming into stocks that posted one new 52-week The losses at the barometer 68.06 points, or 1.46pc to 4,596.53. SINGAPORE: The Straits Times unexpectedly fell for a second can push the market up high and eight lows; the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) SEOUL: The Korea Composite Index closed down 40.15 points, or straight month in July, fuelling Nasdaq recorded 28 new of the Bombay Stock Exchange Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed 1.37pc, to 2,888.03. concerns that weak business significantly.” (BSE) closed down 97.41 points up 27.91 points, or 1.44pc at SYDNEY: Australia’s S&P/ASX investment could undermine The Dow Jones in- highs and 62 lows. or 0.38pc at 25,622.17. The wider 1,962.11. 200 index closed down 126.11 a recovery from an economic dustrial average rose About 6.8 billion shares 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock SHANGHAI: China stocks points, or 2.42pc to 5,095.02. contraction in the second quarter. 76.83 points, or 0.47pc, changed hands on US ex- Exchange (NSE) regained from the weakened as investors took TAIPEI: Taiwan’s TAIEX index WELLINGTON: The benchmark changes, below the 8.1bn day’s lows to close 30.50 points or profits following a sharp rally in closed down 18.24 points, or NZX 50 Index closed down 0.43 to 16,330.4, the S&P 500 0.39pc lower at 7,788.10 points. the previous two days, falling in 0.22pc, to 8,268.68. points, or 0.01pc, to 5,670.99. gained 10.25 points, or daily average for the past 0.53pc, to 1,952.29 and 20 trading days, accord- the Nasdaq Composite ing to Thomson Reuters. added 39.72 points, or Meanwhile, US gov- Yuan surges in offshore markets 0.84pc, to 4,796.25. ernment bonds pulled The S&P 500 traded in back yesterday, with the HONG KONG: China’s yuan shot higher in entities acting on behalf of the central bank dollar currency forwards dropped. a 28-point range yester- yield on the benchmark offshore markets yesterday on suspected rare offshore. It shows that policymakers are un- The offshore yuan discount to the onshore day, but has had moves 10-year note closing at a intervention by Chinese state banks that was willing to relax control of key variables that yuan spot market narrowed to 0.47pc from of at least 1pc in 11 ses- one-month high, as high- seen as a bold gesture by authorities to shake now include the offshore currency.” 1.56pc on Wednesday. sions since August 20, er oil prices and fresh out speculators betting against the currency. Since the devaluation, China has scram- The wide gap had implied that offshore when concerns about a corporate debt sales The intervention caught the market bled to keep the yuan steady, running down markets were pricing in further depreciation deceleration in the Chi- chipped away demand for wrong-footed and catapulted the yuan more its foreign exchange reserves by a record in the currency, an expectation China has nese economy began to the haven debt market. than one per cent higher, putting the offshore amount in August to stabilise the onshore been trying to suppress. Corporate debt sales rate on track for its biggest daily gain on re- rate. “In the very extreme moment of the buy- increase. cord. Wednesday’s rise in the offshore yuan was ing, we saw a rare reverse market quote in Nine of the 10 major are picking up speed af- Investors have been positioning for yuan the clearest indication to date that China will the Chinese currency, which is an indicator S&P sectors were higher, ter a lull in August. Ana- depreciation since a shock devaluation of the also try to stop speculation against its curren- that the buyers wanted to push up the value led by the healthcare, up lysts say sales of invest- currency in August, which sparked fears the cy outside of the mainland. of the yuan at any cost,” said the head of lo- 0.9pc, and technology, up ment-grade corporate economy was slowing down more than ex- The offshore yuan spot rate strengthened cal currency trading at a US bank in Hong 1pc. bonds in the US could top pected. more than one per cent to 6.39 per dollar Kong. Adding to uncer- $100bn this month. Those bets are easier to place in offshore from 6.4698 earlier in the day. It marked the A “reverse market quote” refers to when tainty surrounding the In yesterday’s trad- markets, where Chinese authorities have less offshore rate’s highest level since the deval- the bid price is higher than the offer price, Fed’s next meeting, ing, the yield on the 10- influence. uation. which traders said pointed to intervention. data showed the US la- year treasury note was “The big picture is that policy makers Offshore traded volumes spiked as much “There are some Chinese banks steadily bour market appeared 2.222pc, compared with are doing everything they can do to damp- as 10 times their monthly average, Thomson buying large amounts of yuan,” said a trader to gain momentum in 2.179pc on Wednesday. en expectations that the yuan will depreciate Reuters data showed. at an Asia commercial bank in Hong Kong. much,” said Mark Williams, an economist at As a result of the intervention, the “But even if it is intervention by the central l The Dow Jones industrial average rose 76.83 points, or Capital Economics in London. long-standing spread between the onshore bank, I don’t think it will change the expecta- 0.47pc, to 16,330.4. l The Nasdaq Composite added 39.72 “There’s been rumours before of state and offshore rates narrowed sharply, while tion on the depreciation of yuan.” points, or 0.84pc, to 4,796.25. 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Gulf Petrochem plans to expand in East Africa SINGAPORE: Oil product trader million to boost its storage at Fujairah. gasoil and petrol in East Africa is stabilising there,” Thangapandian said while taking baby steps to increase Gulf Petrochem plans to focus on East Gulf Petrochem, whose main expected to be finalised by December, in an interview during the Asia Pacific the number of its fuel stations to eight Africa for growth and is increasing its trading activities are in fuel oil and while the company also plans to tap Petroleum Conference in Singapore. from the current three. storage capacity in the region to take bunkering, started talks about three the bunker fuel and liquefied petrole- African demand for gasoil and pet- Outside East Africa, Gulf Petrochem advantage of double-digit growth for months ago to take up storage capac- um gas (LPG) sectors. rol is increasing at seven to eight per will spend $60m to add up to 270,000 some products, executive director S ity in Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania and “Next decade belongs to Africa cent, while LPG demand is rising in cubic metres of capacity in Fujairah Thangapandian said. Mombasa in Kenya, Thangapandian because that’s the market which is double digits, he said. to its existing 412,000 cubic metres. The UAE-based company also said in an interview. short. Tremendous opportunities are Gulf Petrochem has already applied Part of the capacity would be ready by plans to strengthen its presence in A deal to lease storage of about available there and assets are availa- for licenses in Kenya and Tanzania to December 2016, with the remainder the Middle East, and is spending $60 100,000 cubic metres to store mainly ble at cheap rates ... things are slowly market LPG, used mainly for cooking, completed by March 2017. Key jobless claims data Bahrain’s construction boost for US WASHINGTON: The US la- bour market appeared to gain momentum in early September as fewer Americans filed for weekly unemployment bene- fits, but weak inflation pres- rms seek global push sures may complicate the Fed- eral Reserve’s decision whether By AVINASH SAXENA China and Vietnam. ning international expansion. looking to expand cross border within to raise interest rates. “Global confidence is increasing in Of all companies planning global the region. Initial claims for state unem- MANAMA: Construction compa- companies based in emerging Europe expansion, 10.4pc are from the UAE The UAE is among the most popular ployment benefits dropped nies in Bahrain lead other sectors in and the Middle East for the clients we followed by Taiwan (8.2pc) and the US destinations where global mid-market 6,000 to a seasonally adjust- the kingdom in wanting to expand polled,” said Citi Commercial Bank (8.2pc). and small and medium enterprises are ed 275,000 for the week internationally, a survey has found. Middle East head Vincent Valladares. Most popular international expansion looking to expand in the region. ended Saturday, the Labour According to the Citi Commercial “Companies are increasingly finding destinations among companies surveyed The UAE plays a key role as a trade Department said yesterday. Bank annual mid-market survey in more partners in the region than in are the US (8.2pc), closely followed by corridor with its logistics infrastruc- It was the 27th straight week Central and Eastern Europe and the recent years and it’s encouraging to see China (7.8pc). ture connecting with other top destina- that claims remained below Middle East, 27 per cent of companies that UAE companies rank top of the On the other hand, only 6pc of com- tions like Hong Kong, Singapore, India, the 300,000 threshold, which seeking to expand internationally in the list globally in international expansion panies polled are planning to expand South Africa and the UK. is usually associated with a country belong to the construction sector. plans,” he said. to the Middle East within the next two Among the companies surveyed in strengthening labour market. The survey also found that companies “We feel this reflects well on the years. the UAE, those in wholesale trade are The four-week moving aver- within the UAE plan to expand inter- UAE and indicates they see expansion Just 13pc of Middle East companies most likely to expand internationally age of claims, considered a bet- nationally more than any other country as a means of growing their business- polled expect to expand internation- constituting 28pc of companies looking ter measure of labour market around the world while the most popular es.” ally within two to three years and to expand. trends as it irons out week-to- destinations for expansion are the US, UAE tops the list of countries plan- 23pc of Middle East companies are [email protected] week volatility, ticked up 500 to 275,750 last week. “Consistently low readings IndiGo posts for initial and continuing job- less claims suggest that the separations side of the labour record profit market remains healthy, and we see little reason to expect a meaningful shift in labour before IPO market dynamics in the near NEW DELHI: India’s biggest air- term,” said Jesse Hurwitz, an line, IndiGo, quadrupled its prof- economist at Barclays in New it to a record 13.04 billion rupees York. ($196 million) in the year ending In another report, the Labour in March, two sources said yes- Department said import prices terday, as it prepares to cash in fell 1.8 per cent last month as on the country’s aviation boom the cost of petroleum and a with a stock market listing. range of goods dropped, after The low-cost carrier, which sliding 0.9pc in July. now flies one in every three air August’s drop in import pric- passengers within India, has es was the largest in seven remained profitable in recent months and suggested a strong years by keeping its costs lower dollar and soft global demand than rivals and filling more seats continued to put downward on its planes. pressure on imported infla- A big drop in fuel prices in the tion. Import prices now have past year, however, has eased the declined in 12 of the last 14 squeeze on airlines and is likely months. to have boosted IndiGo’s profits. In the 12 months through Its net profit surged to 13.04bn August, import prices declined rupees, from 3.17bn rupees a n The Nine Training Centre, a new business venture by Shaikha Noora Khalifa Al Khalifa, was inaugurated by Labour Ministry 11.4pc, the largest drop since year earlier, the sources said. Under-Secretary Redha Hubail in the presence of members of parliament, as well as business and community leaders. It is a September 2009. Revenue rose 25 per cent from Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance, UK approved training centre. It specialises in delivering business English, soft skills, Very low inflation, in the a year earlier to 143.2bn rupees, leadership and management, health and safety, supervisory skills, communications, human resource management, customer face of a tightening labour mar- they added. services, accounts and finance, quality management training programmes and workshops, among others by qualified bilingual ket and strengthening econom- IndiGo, which operates a and European trainers. Above, Mr Hubail, second from left, cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the centre, in the presence of Shaikha ic growth, poses a challenge fleet of around 100 planes, last Noora and other guests. for the Fed’s policy-setting month finalised the purchase of committee, which meets on 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft, the Wednesday and Thursday. European planemaker’s larg- Economists are divided on est-ever order and the latest in a Union Properties eyes $123m loan whether the US central bank series of huge orders made by the will raise rates at that meeting airline as it pushes to grab a big- in the wake of recent volatili- ger share of the Indian market. DUBAI: Dubai developer Union Prop- listed real estate firm by market value, will January or February 2016. ty in global financial markets, InterGlobe Aviation, which erties is in talks to obtain a loan of up to also launch a tender for the construction Union Properties is in talks with a UAE which was sparked by fears runs IndiGo, is seeking to raise about $123 million to fund a 271-unit pro- contract of its Oia residential development bank to borrow up to about 450 million of slower growth in China and more than $400m in an initial ject in the emirate, a senior executive said next month, Union Properties general man- dirhams ($123m) to fund the building cost other major emerging markets. public offering (IPO) in Mumbai yesterday. ager Ahmad Al Marri said. of Oia, said Marri. He declined to identify The Fed has not raised rates this year. The company, Dubai’s fourth-largest He predicted this would be awarded in the lender. in nearly a decade. 22 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015

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Tel: 34484990 HIDD MAHOOZ JUFFAIR Commercial land on Kuwait A unique fully-furnished SEEF, FULLY Furnished Last Chance Store COMMERCIAL CLASSY B land for sale, ,†.  sq.ft. land area. Asking price Avenue, ,.† sq.ft. duplex apartment, 2 bedrooms from BD650/- spacious offices in the BD  per sq. ft.ƒ- land area. Asking price BD   bedrooms,  bathrooms, inclusive. Tel: 39698333, 38351888 Heart of Diplomatic area per sq. ft.ƒ- Ref. PL  sq.m built up area, and the Ref. RL building has facilities. Asking price 17587997. Tel. 16686145, 36892020 BD ,€€€ƒ- Ref. AP Property for Sale Picture on gdnonline.com ISA TOWN 3BR flat available ADLIYA, FF flats, secured RIFFA VIEWS RIFFA VIEWS 2BR TOWN house villa brand new building 3 carpark, gym, C/AC, security, Semi furnished † bedroom Three bedroom townhouse AMWAJ at Riffa Views for sale bathrooms, maid room and prime location, safe. Tel. villa in Lagoons, a living and a in Lagoons. Three bathrooms, A cozy fully-furnished  bedroom, dining room. Lovely living room, kitchen, and a  bathroom apartment with BD164,000/- Tel: 34028884 store, indoor garden, 2 car 34306959, 17760000 landscaping and a pool. Asking servant quarters. Asking price storage and a balcony. The JUFFAIR, REGENT Tower park BD400/- Star Real Estate NEW BUILDING in Umm price BD ,€€€†- Ref. VI BD ‚,€€€ƒ- Ref. VI  building has the following facilities First class sea view 2BR newly luxuriously Tel: 33181638, 17298214 Al-Hassam, for families near a swimming pool, gym, and residential complex with laundry. Asking price BD Š,€€€†- furnished apartment with ALHUNAYNIYAH, RIFFA: health centre + commercial SEEF RIFFA VIEWS Ref. AP furnished 1, 2, 3 Bedroom facilities. BD600/-. Tel. flats for rent at military road. 6 large flats (2BR/ 2 Fully-furnished luxury apartment Semi-furnished  bedroom & 4 Bedroom Duplex owner 39666252. museum road. Tel/ bathrooms) + 1BR. Elevator + in Era Tower.  bedrooms,  villa, sqm land area, JUFFAIR Semi-furnished  bedroom Apartment at Juffair with OFFICES FOR rent at WhatsApp: 39873346 semi-furnished. Tel. 33126098. bathrooms with an area of bathrooms,  living rooms, allotted Car Park, Modern  sqm. The apartment has  dining room,  kitchens, apartment,  bathrooms, a living Bahrain Tower on 2nd/ 15th FOR RENT: Salmabad, BEAUTIFUL VILLA, direct sea view with all the main  maid–s room, and  laundry room, kitchen, and a balcony. The Gym, Swimming Pool, & 17th floor. For further easy access to 14 new Budaiya, tranquil, peaceful, facilities. Gym, swimming pool, room. Landscaped and has building has a gym, swimming Jacuzzi, Steam, Sauna, pool, and a security of¡ce. Asking details kindly contact and spacious commercial 5BR, compound, pool, sauna, jacuzzi, tennis court, and large private pool. Asking price BD ,€€€ƒ- Ref. AP Squash Court & Party Hall. 17211505/ 17224709/ flats with car-park & lift. garden, sea, BD800/- †hrs cold store. Asking price price BD €,€€€ƒ- Ref. VI BD ,€€€ƒ- Ref. AP 39100563. Email: Caretaker available. Tel: inclusive, Tel. 33848884, RIFFA VIEWS Contact: 33515076, 33376148 [email protected] 39926292 or 39971555 www.latifgarden.com Semi-furnished villa in the Oasis SARAYA  RIFFA estate.  bedrooms , LUXURY APARTMENT in AMWAJ 5BR villa, private DELUXE VILLA, Saraya 1, ADLIYA 1/2BR fully furnished Fully-furnished  bedroom bathrooms , a living room, Commercialƒ Investment a family sitting room, indoor Amwaj Islands. 2 bedroom, pool, large garden, semi-furnished, 4BR with BD350/-, BD400/- BD520/-; villa,  bathrooms, maid–s land for sale, land area 2 bathrooms, very seaview, living/ dining, 2 C.AC, servant’s room, pool. 3BR SF BD500/- inclusive + room, private swimming pool, European kitchen, an outdoor pool table, and an indoor ,†. sq.ft. Asking price kitchen, and a private swimming spacious. Best location, carpark, maid’s room, for Attractive rent. Tel. 39034041 facilities. Tel. 38282069 elevator. Asking price BD ­ per sq.ftƒ- Ref. PL pool. Land area  sq.m. Asking best view. Pool, gym, rent. DELMON ESTATE Tel: NEW LUXURY flat in Saar ERA TOWER, 2 bedrooms, BD €,€€€ƒ- Ref. VI price BD ­€,€€€ƒ- Ref. VI reserved parking, 24 Hours. 36406688 Lisa. next to St. Christopher FF, apartment with AMWAJ security. Call, text or what’s STAFF ACCOMMODATION for rent, semi-furnished panoramic city/ sea-view, REEF RIFFA VIEWS Fully-furnished  bedrooms, app 966-50-524-5850 Gufool, Hidd. Star Real Estate BD300/- all taxes included. BD750/-. Tel. 36790090. Semi or fully- furnished  Semi-furnished † bedroom  bathrooms apartment in Mena , PRIME PROPERTY for Tel: 33181638, 17298214 Call 32240110 Picture on gdnonline.com bedroom apartment,  villa in park,  bathrooms, with a built up area of  sq.m, a storage space,  sq.m balcony that sale in Jufair, 1,546sqm. Tel bathrooms, maid–s rooms,  has a corner plot with sq.m, with a sea and water overlooks the Lagoon and 39227876, shazbah40@ beautiful landscaping. greenery. The apartment also has fountain view. Asking price Asking price BD ­€,€€€ƒ- hotmail.com underground parking space. Asking BD ‚,€€€ƒ- Ref. AP Ref. VI price BD ­Š,€€€ƒ- Ref. AP SITRA, MAIN road, commercial B6, land: A‹ALI BUDAIYA REEF 1367sqm, 2 roads, front & New luxurious semi -furnished villa Land directly overlooking A modern fully- furnished including  bedrooms , back, excellent location. No Budaya road, , sq.ft.  bedroom apartment, a living room, and a kitchen.  bathrooms,  living rooms, brokers. Tel: 39691922. land area. Asking price Good furnishing and has a swimming pool and landscaping. 2BR APARTMENT for sale/ BD  per sq. ft.ƒ- nice view. Asking price High end ¡nishing. Asking price rent Tala. Rent BD650/- Ref. RL BD ,€€€ƒ- Ref. AP BD Š€,€€€†- Ref. VI Sale BD110,000/- Tel: 34028884 FONTANA TOWERS, seaview, luxurious 3BR At last! An easy way to book your classified avertisement. Send your FOR RENT apartment, 4 bathrooms advertisement details by email: classifi[email protected] with jacuzzi, fully furnished, AMWAJ SARAYA ­ SARAYA ­ 2carpark along with all modern Fully-furnished  bedrooms, Semi-furnished † bedroom villa Semi-furnished An online payment link will be provided for confirmed advertisements.  bathrooms apartment in available for rent.  bathrooms, duplex apartment,  sq.m facilities. Tel: 36295050 Floating city with a nice a maid–s room, kitchen, and a built up area,  bedrooms, view. Asking price BD €€ƒ- living area. Asking price  bathrooms, living area, and an open kitchen. The building Ref. AP BD ‚€€ƒ- Inclusive. Ref. VI includes a gym, jacuzzi, and private parking space. Asking Classification JANABIYA JUFFAIR price BD €ƒ- Ref. AP Perfect villa for a Kids Fully-furnished apartment in Nursery. Bungalow villa Gardenia Tower.  bedrooms JUFFAIR Publication Dates Fully-furnished  bedrooms,   with a huge land area. Two and  bathrooms. Walking sq.m built up area,  bathrooms main entrances and extra distance to Al Osra apartment in Gardenia Tower. The Property for Rent land for additional usage if supermarket and other building includes a swimming needed. Asking price shops. Asking price BD ƒ€€ƒ- pool, gym, steam room, and BD ­,€€ƒ- Ref. CV Ref. AP communal area. Asking price JUFFAIR DELUXE 3BR, BD €€ƒ- Ref. AP 4 bathrooms, 2 storey RESTAURANT SPACE for RENT EMERALD „ REEF ISLAND AMWAJ apartment, newly furnished, In West Riffa with a total Luxurious fully-furnished Fully furnished † bedroom BD850/-. Tel. 36394442 area of ††† sq.m, including  bedroom apartment, independent villa for rent in 5BR VILLA, FF with † of¡ces, kitchen,  toilets,  bathrooms, and an open Amwaj ¢Marina. The villa includes storage space, and plan kitchen. Asking price a living and a dining area, kitchen, swimming pool, BD900/- † bedrooms, † ¤ bathrooms, and Tel. 33313733, 33327675, Extra words can be given on an attached sheet. mezzanine. Asking price BD ‚€ƒ- Exclusive. the master bedroom has a BD ,€€ƒ- Ref. CB Ref. AP [email protected] balcony with a beautiful view of The following details are not for publication. the island. The villa also has a PARTY HALL with ADLIYA RIFFA VIEWS small and relaxing patio at the swimming pool + barbecue NAME TEL. RestaurantƒCommercial Semi or fully-furnished back that overlooks the sea. available. Tel. 33313733, space available for rent,  † bedroom villa,  Asking price BD ,€€ƒ- Ref. 33327675, 36555427, sq.m built up area. bathrooms, and a AP ADDRESS [email protected], www. Asking price BD ­,ƒ€ ƒ- landscaped garden. RIFFA VIEWS apartmentsinbahrain.com Ref. PL Asking price BD ,­€€ƒ- Semi-furnished villa in the Oasis Ref. VI estate.  bedrooms , SEEF, BRANDNEW CPR NO. bathrooms , a living room, a building, seaview, EAST RIFFA AMWAJ family sitting room, indoor 2BR, 3 bathrooms. Tel. European kitchen, an outdoor Brand new residential A beautiful fully-furnished kitchen, and a private swimming 33313733, 33327675, building for rent, consisting † bedroom apartment with pool. Land area  sq.m. Asking [email protected], www. of  semi-furnished a maid‰s room in Zawia . price BD ,‚€€ƒ- Ref. VI apartmentsinbahrain.com  bedroom apartments. The building has a gym, FLAT IN Hidd 2BR, 2 Asking price BD ,­€ for swimming pool, and AMWAJ Fully-furnished  bedroom bathrooms. BD175/- per the whole building cleaning services. ŒExclusive’. Ref. RB Asking price BD ,­€€ƒ- independent villa, † bathrooms, month. Tel. 37799099, Ref. AP and a servant–s quarters. Asking 39468716 price BD ,€€ƒ- Ref. VI MUHARRAQ NEW Flats Sunday to Thursday 8.00am – 6.00pm. Saturday 8.00am – 2.00pm 3BR, with 3 bathrooms, For more information contact: T: +   balcony. BD350/- Tel: E: adminstarrealestate.bh W: www.starrealestate.bh starrealestate 39605289 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 25 For 1st Class Service Call:17299110 / 17293131 Now Online: www.gdnonline.com

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[email protected] [email protected] for local transfer Tel: 36833238 SALES PERSON with A LEADING FMCG experienced Chef, Baker REQUIRED PART-TIME driving license required for a Company is looking for cakes/ waffles crepes, AAT Trainer for AAT distribution company. Fluent for Van Salesman with Waitresses, Traditional Advances Certificate English & Arabic is a bonus. valid heavy duty driving Bread Maker & Cleaner. For Computerised Accounting Send CV to reception@ license and minimum inquiry: 35002963, Email: and Ethics Course. Send purplepatchouli.com 2 years of experience. [email protected]. your CV to: [email protected] Situations Vacant URGENTLY REQUIRED Package include salary URGENTLY REQUIRED URGENTLY REQUIRED for a Property Maintenance + commission + mobile + for a grade AA Construction (1) Office Administrator LADIES SALON in Riffa Co: AC Technician, other benefits. Interested company: (1) HR document (2) Waiters, (3) Drivers requires Beauticians Plumber, Electrician, Mason, candidates may email to: Controller (2) Store Keeper. (two & four Wheeler) (4) (2nos) specialized in hair Supervisor/ Foreman, [email protected] Minimum 3 -5 years Professional Seafood Chef. styling/ manicure. We Painters, Finishing Carpenter. URGENTLY REQUIRED. experience. Email your CV (Salary starting BD400/-) (5) offer good salary. Free Candidates with local English Curriculum School to [email protected] Pipe fitter, (6) Electrician. accommodation, food and transfer or mobility preferred. requires- Teachers and MASTER CUTTER & Tailor Please send your updated transportation. Contact Contact 39559890, Email: Teacher Assistants. Email CV required for a new Uniform CV with a recent photo to 32255223 [email protected] to: [email protected] Company. Tel: 33980777 [email protected] 26 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 WORLD SPORT Classified Mets edge

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Jeurys Familia closed for his 39th four homers in an 8-0 shutout of the De- (female) required for new save. troit Tigers. uniform company, with St Louis slugger Matt Carpenter tripled In other games, the Miami Marlins beat experience and driving and scored twice, and Stephen Piscotty the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, the Cleveland license. Send CV to: info@ doubled in the decisive run as the Cardi- Indians overcame the Chicago White Sox danat-Alkhaleej.com nals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 to end a 6-4, the Houston Astros trounced the Oak- PROPERTY AGENT with three-game skid. land Athletics 11-5 and the Seattle Mariners experience and driving The NL Central leaders scored three blanked the Texas Rangers 6-0. license required for Real times in the eighth inning to avoid their The Los Angeles Angels edged the Estate Company. 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Email: [email protected] WORLD SPORT Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 27 Boks racial mix stirs a storm JOHANNESBURG: The racial composition The case was dropped, but the judge criticised the of the Springboks was a heated issue among tortoise-like pace of rugby racial reform and com- South Africans before the squad announce- mitted the court to probe the matter further, saying ment for the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in it was a “national interest” issue. England next week. Particularly upsetting for those opposed to what After giving blacks limited opportunities during they consider a too-white national rugby team was recent defeats by Australia and New Zealand, coach the dropping of black winger Conrad Hendricks to Heyneke Meyer stirred a storm of protest by pick- accomModate white full-back Jesse Kriel against ing 13 white starters against Argentina in another Argentina. warm-up match. A common complaint against Meyer is that he National trade union body Cosatu claimed five chooses whites in positions where they do not usu- unnamed black Springboks had complained to the ally play rather than pick a black who regularly fills organisation of racial discrimination. the role. Meyer issued a denial, saying “I do not look at White scrum-half Francois Hougaard admitted colour - I look at the best players. I have a great several season ago that he was embarrassed to be relationship with my players.” given the No 11 national team shirt when black Little-known group the Agency for a New Agen- Lwazi Mvovo was excelling as a winger. da (ANA) went to court this month, wanting the Race has long been an emotive issue with whites Springboks to surrender their passports, which believing black players weaken their beloved two- n Members of the Fiji squad arrive at a welcome ceremony at Hampton Court Palace in London would prevent them competing at the World Cup. time world champions Springboks and blacks angry at “snow white” teams repre- senting a country whose popu- lation is 90 percent black. Meyer included nine blacks in his 31-man World Cup squad, but others like centre Li- onel Mapoe, who sparkled for the Lions during the 2015 Su- per Rugby season, must have been disappointed not to make it. All Blacks wary “You only see black players when they shoot adverts,” for- mer Bulls winger John Mamet- sa told Johannesburg daily The New Age. “This discrimination will not end anytime soon. What is hap- pening is depressing and unfair to black players. The Spring- boks are still stuck in the past. “Why does it take a white of ‘favourite’ tag player one bad year to be dropped, but only one bad match for a black to be dropped?. “Black players who do well do not get opportunities. I do not think Meyer is 100 percent honest regarding the reasons.” Columnist and former Springboks official Mark Ke- ohane does not believe former Bulls coach Meyer acts out of racism, malice or disregard for the merits of black players. “When in doubt, like so many (Springbok coaches) be- fore him, he has found comfort with what he knows - white rugby players. “It is not right and it is not wrong, but in the context of South African rugby, it is not n New Zealand’s TJ Perenara signs a fan’s jersey at Auckland International Airport before departing for England. Right, coach Hansen acceptable,” Keohane wrote in Business Day. AUCKLAND: All Blacks the Wallabies. team and selected an unfit player for the that if you rock up to a contest involving coach Steve Hansen In 2013, they also had the first unbeat- quarter-final against France to see if he another person and expect it to happen Columnist continued his theme of en season since the game went profes- would be match fit for the semi-final. then the other guy or athletes will have Rugby author and columnist attempting to downplay expectations sional in 1995. Others selected for that match in Car- something to say about that.” Liz McGregor noted that there as his side left for the World Cup in While not garnering as successful diff played out of position and France Yesterday’s parting message, un- had been no comment from England yesterday, emphasising a record as the current side, previous won the game 20-18. doubtedly to also address the focus that South African Rugby Union the 2015 team were probably less teams have travelled to northern hemi- will settle on his side from the British (SARU) president Oregan arrogant than previous incarnations. sphere tournaments with an underlying Rocked and international media when they ar- Hoskins, a black, nor chief ex- Hansen’s side are not only the cham- expectation from their rugby-mad com- “In 2007, I think we rocked up a little rive in London, was consistent with ecutive Jurie Roux. pions but hot favourites to become the patriots that they just need to turn up to arrogant, like previous All Blacks teams what Hansen had espoused when he SARU and the South Afri- first side to win successive tournaments win the World Cup. over the years may have,” Hansen told named the team. can government set a target for and the first All Blacks team to win the Such expectations resulted in some reporters in Auckland as they prepared “There is not an expectation that we 2015 of at least seven black Webb Ellis Cup overseas. serious missteps both on and off the to depart for Britain. should win it by right,” Hansen said players in each Springbok Since taking over as head coach in field. “(We were) too comfortable, having then. “We’re not going to defend the matchday 23 with at least five 2012, Hansen’s team have played 47 In 1999, they travelled in a plane come off being the number one team World Cup because it’s not ours to de- on the field throughout a match. tests, winning 42, and lost just once with the fuselage sporting an imposing for a long time and just expected it to fend. Its already gone back.” Meyer failed to meet these to each of Australia, South Africa and graphic of their front row. happen. Since the team’s selection, the majori- goals in the four World Cup England, while drawing twice against In 2007, they continually rotated the “Rugby, or any sport, will tell you ty of the past 10 days have involved ful- warm-ups with only two black filling commercial obligations starters in the stunning home and making public appearanc- defeat by Argentina. es. A week later, Meyer doubled Pumas look to emulate 2007 heroics The squad, however, did the number of black starters to have a two-hour contested ses- four and South Africa won con- PARIS: A battle-hardened Argenti- time around, along with Georgia, Namibia two sides known for their love of physical sion on Tuesday that replicated vincingly in Buenos Aries with na head to the Rugby World Cup and Tonga. confrontation. match conditions as they pre- Mvovo scoring a brilliant try. bidding to repeat the heroics of the The Pumas kick off their campaign As potential runners-up in Pool ‘C’, Ar- pared for their opening Pool Plans have been published 2007 edition when they stormed to a third- against New Zealand at Wembley on gentina will be looking beyond the group ‘C’ game against Argentina on for 50 percent black represen- place finish. September 20, going on to play Georgia stage to a quarter-final against the winners September 20. tation in the 2019 Springboks Of the seven tournaments Los Pumas five days later at Gloucester’s Kingsholm. of Pool ‘D’, where France, Ireland and “We’ve got to make sure we World Cup team. have played in, they have only qualified Then follow matches against Tonga and possibly Italy will realistically be fighting it are battle-hardened over at the The reluctance of many for the knockout stages three times, in Namibia on October 4 and 11, both at out for top spot. World Cup and we’re ready to whites to accept black players 1999, 2007 and 2011. Leicester’s City Stadium. The Agustin Creevy-captained side will play,” assistant coach Ian Fos- into what they consider to be Four years ago, Argentina finished arrive in England in buoyant mood on ter told reporters in Auckland their sport runs deep. second in their pool behind England, going Pitches the back of a solid Rugby Championship after the session that many de- Instructed to pick at least down 33-10 in a fighting display to overall It will be interesting to see whether during which they notched up a first ever scribed as ‘physical’. nine blacks in 22-strong squads winners New Zealand in the quarter-fi- coach Daniel Hourcade pitches his first win over South Africa, in Durban. “The last thing we want to do for a schools inter-provincial nals. team into the fray against the All Blacks That 37-25 victory wasn’t backed up is put ourselves in cotton wool tournament this year, virtual- The South Americans have been drawn or keeps back a few players for the must- on home soil, but an away win over the and worry about things (like in- ly all the predominantly white alongside the All Blacks in Pool ‘C’ this win matches against Georgia and Tonga, Springboks is not to be sniffed at. juries).” coaches chose exactly nine. 28 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 BAHRAIN SPORT Email: [email protected] Endurance 13 team athletes tune up for Bahraini women Kona clash CAROLINE Steffen, Luke Bell and Terenzo Bozzone will tune up for Kona while Josh Amberg- er seeks a comeback from injury at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast. Eric Watson enters Ironman 70.3 Ruegen on Germany’s larg- est island in the Baltic Sea after a big training build-up in Bulgaria. lead in team clash Steffen will be defending the title at her hometown race in Mooloolaba, also the chosen venue for the 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship. “To race and perform well as a race ambassador in front of my Australian friends and fans means a lot to me. Very important last race in the lead up to Kona and also as a little test for next year’s 70.3 World Champion- ship,” she said. Bell has also been training in Queensland, quietly preparing for the Ironman World Champi- onship. “Having such a high-quality race only a short drive away is the perfect scenario. It will be n BOC of cials with bowling delegates great to break up the training with a hard race and quality field that BY MAZIN RIZK includes Ironman and 70.3 cham- BAHRAIN’S women bowl- pions and world champions,” he ers made an impressive start said. in the team competition of “It is always good to toe the the Seventh Men’s and Third Wom- start line, feel the excitement and en’s Arab Bowling Championships release the energy. As they say, yesterday at Ozone Bowling Center ‘grip and rip.’” in Sitra Mall. Bozzone is coming off back- Bahrain team of Nadia Al Awadhi, to-back races in Hungary and who had earlier won the singles and the 70.3 World Championship in doubles gold medals, Noora Majed, Austria. doubles gold medallist, Layla Al Janahi “It will be a great experience and Majeda Taher were ahead after the to race on the 2016 World Cham- first three games with a total of 2,195 pionship course. Recovery after points for an average of 182.9 and a a bad day at the Ironman 70.3 highest score of 809. World Champs in Zell am See Al Janahi and Taher had claimed the has been a little slow, but I feel doubles bronze medal on Wednesday. like my body is coming right just Al Awadhi and Majed compiled in time,” he said. 1,201 points between them with Ma- Amberger, part of the Bahrain jed being the highest scorer with 627 Endurance Racing Team, had points. been training for the 70.3 World Al Awadhi scored 574 points, Taher Championship in Austria before a 528 and Al Janahi 466 points. freak injury sent him home early. The Egyptian team finished the first n Bahrain women’s team bowlers with coaching staff He now seeks to jumpstart the day of the team competition in second Their second squad of Hussain AlSu- Hassan Al Shiekh and Mohamed bin Bahrain’s second squad also had a rest of his season on the Sunshine place with 1,939 points for an average waidi, Shaker Ali AlHassan and Nayef Sultan are third with 1,833 points for disappointing day trailing in 12th place. Coast. of 161.6 and a highest game of 654 Eqab are leading with 1,938 points for an average of 203.7 and a high game Mohamed Al Mannaei, Emad Hus- Fellow racing team member points. an average of 215.3 and a highest game of 651. sain and Abdulla Abdul Karim com- Watson will be toeing the start Iraq were a close third with 1,933 of 728 piled 1,719 points for an average 191 line at Ironman 70.3 Ruegen. The points for an average of 161.1 and a UAE’s first squad of Mahmood Highest and a highest game of 594. young Aussie is best known this highest game of 671 points. Al Attar, Sultan AlQubaisi and Har- The Bahrain team of Ahmed Ameen The men’s trio competition continues year for coming first out of the The second day’s action starts at 9am ib Mansoori are in second place with Al Awadhi, Ahmed Fareed and Ahmed today. water at Ironman 70.3 Cairns and today. 1,888 points for an average of 209.8 Al Awadhi are eighth with 1,779 points The men and women maters will also completing a 35-km charity UAE’s men’s trio dominated the first and a highest game at 644. for an average of 197.7 and a highest kick off on Sunday with the top 16 in swim from Saudi Arabia to Bah- day of action. The Saudi trio of Bader Al Shiekh, game of 621. the fray. rain in record time. For further information on the team, visit - www.bahrainendur- Old eld and Makram ance13.com Bapco rout win ‘marathon’ match Tatweer TREVOR Oldfield Elvira Alico 6-2, 3-6, 10-6 in BAPCO routed Tatweer and Riad Makram ladies B+/B. 6-1 in the Compa- defeated Filipinos In mixed double or MC/Beg nies and Establish- August Acuzar and category, Leomar Baruela and ments Football League Edwin Saludo 6-4, 2-6, 23-21 Albert Abuan overpowered Ian (CEFL) at Alba Club in Riffa. in men’s B+/B of the 11th BBK Erojo and Mary Ann Erojo 2-6, Bapco top the league table and FCTG “Western Union” 6-4, 10-8. with four points. Doubles Tennis Tournament. The tournament is sponsored Bapco dominated the match In Super/MA+, Jojo Fernan- by BBK, in cooperation with from the beginning. They drew dez and Omar Ramirez got the Western Union and Secura, and with GPIC 1-1 in their first match. better of Ronald Anacin and organised by Filipino Club Ten- Striker Mohammed Saleh was Romeo Magnanao 7-6, 4-6, nis Group (FCTG). the man-of-the-match scoring n 19-17 while Jerico Bohol and Other results: Manny and Erwin and Saleem and Haroon pose for a picture before their match four goals (super hat-trick) in the Carlo Delarosa beat Dwight Men’s A+/A: Manny and Billy bt first, 21st, 24th and 30th minutes Alivio and Gerry Toledo 1-6, Jerry and Leonardo 6-2, 6-4; Irfan Andreea bt Latifa and Marwa; Annie him 6-1, 6-4; Jerry and Glenn bt Am- Mixed doubles or Men’s C/ while Mohammed Ghuloom 6-1, 11-9. and Azhar bt Pradeep and Fred 6-3 and Mai bt Alia and Rawan 6-0, 6-0; man and Ariel 3-6, 6-1, 10-5; Melvo beginner: Zoe and Koya bt Sheila scored the fifth before the break. Manny Cariaso and Erwin , 3-6 , 10-1; Reniel and Cesar bt Au and Janey bt Amie and Jean 6-3, and Francis bt Joy and Gil 6-4, 4-6, and Roy 6-4, 6-1; Edwin and Jona bt Abdulla Hassan made it 6-0 for Dela Vega beat Saleem Khan Ferdie and Ferdinand 3-6, 7-5, 10-3; 6-4. 10-5; Trevor and Claire bt Amman Viomel and Madonna 6-1, 6-1; Zoe Bapco in the 53rd minute. and Mohammed Haroon 6-2, Pradeep and Fred bt Deo and Raul Men’s MB+/B: Trevor and Claire and Ariel 6-3 , 3-6 , 10-5; Eric and and Koya bt Nely and August 7-5, Tatweer finally had some 1-6, 10-7 in men’s A+/A. 6-1, 6-3. bt Michael and Ely 6-4, 6-1; Ariel and Edwin beat Samuel and Villy 6-2, 6-4; Willy and Jocelyn bt Leo and to cheer as Bapco’s defender Magie Galawey and DJ Pi- Ladies B+/B: Abby and Lydia bt Lito bt Jonathan and Levi 6-1, 6-2; 3-6, 10-7; Roldan and Joseph bt Christina 7-5 , 6-3. Hussain Ayyad scored an own layre beat Nely Mojica and Ana and Michelle 6-3, 6-1; Ching and Adnan and Khalid bt Billy and Ibra- Christian and Albert 6-3, 5-7, 10-3. goal. Email: [email protected] WORLD SPORT Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 29 Mayweather bout lacks buzz

LAS VEGAS: Should Floyd Mayweath- Grand Garden Arena, which will be televised on er Jr end his boxing career tomorrowy pay-per-view for a suggested price of $74.95, as promised with his welterweight title has clearly not been helped by Mayweather’s defence against fellow American Andre choice of opponent, Berto having lost three of Berto, he could well sign off with a whimper his last six fights. rather than a bang. “I just try to stay positive, keep my fingers In stark contrast to his previous fight, the crossed and hope for the best,” undefeated much hyped megabout with Manny Pacquiao five-division world champion Mayweather said four months ago, the build-up to Mayweather’s of the slow ticket sales while preparing for what 49th appearance in the ring as a professional he has repeatedly claimed will be his swansong has lacked buzz and plenty of tickets are still in the ring. available. In May, Mayweather earned more than Success $200-million from his so-called “Fight of the “Nobody’s forced to watch. Watch if you Century” with Pacquiao that became boxing’s want to watch. If you don’t want to watch, don’t richest ever showdown. Against Berto tomor- watch.” row, Mayweather has settled for a reported Asked how many pay-per-view buys would n Berto, left, and his trainer Virgil Hunter attend a news conference at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino $32-million. make tomorrow’s fight a success in his eyes, ahead of tomorrow’s bout against Mayweather The appeal of tomorrow’s bout at the MGM Mayweather replied: “The numbers will be what they are. Only thing I can do. I can’t say any particular number, but we’ll just have to see.” Should the numbers from tomorrow end up being any- where near mediocre, it would be out of character with what Mayweather, the world’s high- est paid athlete, has so far South Africa pick achieved during his remark- able career in the ring. His last five bouts in a lucra- tive six-fight deal with cable giant Showtime Sports that concludes tomorrow have pro- duced staggering figures. “The first five fights yielded nearly 10 million PPV buys, $750-million in PPV receipts,” Stephen Espinoza, executive vice-president and general TahirJOHANNESBURG: for India tourMorris and fast bowler Marchant manager of Showtime Sports, South Africa will de Lange. told a news conference at the head to India armed With Rilee Rossouw ruled out MGM Grand on Wednesday. with three frontline slow of the Twenty20 series through “I don’t know what will bowlers in their Test squad injury, his place has been taken happen on Saturday night. I do after recalling leg-spinner by uncapped middle-order bats- know that Berto is more athlet- Imran Tahir and off-break man Khaya Zondo. ic than any fighter Floyd has bowler Dane Piedt for the The Twenty20 series stats on fought recently. four-match series starting in October 2, followed by the ODIs “It’s not going to be boring. November. that begin on October 11. The When you have fighters like The pair will compete with first Test will be played in Mohali our entire PPV card has, it’s a incumbent off-spinner Simon from November 5. night not to be missed.” Harmer, while captain Hashim Test squad: Hashim Amla (cap- Mayweather (48-0 with 26 Amla will also be able to call on tain), Temba Bavuma, AB de Villiers, knockouts) bristles whenev- improving part-timer JP Duminy JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean El- er criticism is raised over his on tracks that are expected to be gar, Simon Harmer, Imran Tahir, Morne choice of Berto as his oppo- typically favourable to turn. nent for his ‘final’ fight. n Tahir ... Morkel, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, “We want to keep all our op- Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Stiaan “I chose Berto because he’s tions open,” Cricket South Africa back in the very exciting,” Mayweather reckoning van Zyl, Dane Vilas. convenor of selectors Linda Zon- ODI squad: AB de Villiers (cap- said of the twice former wel- di said in a news release yester- tain), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Far- terweight world champion, day. haan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, JP who has a record of 30-3 in- “We also have JP Duminy as Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, cluding 23 knockouts. an option in this department and I be- Dane Vilas would retain the gloves in Before the Tests there are a three- David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Aar- “Andre Berto is going to lieve we have covered all our bases by this format having taken over from match Twenty20 and a five-game ODI on Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, push Floyd Mayweather to having both holding and attacking spin Quinton de Kock in Bangladesh in series on what is the Proteas’ longest Dale Steyn. the limit. options in our squad. July. ever sub-continent tour. Twenty20 squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), “That’s one thing I do “It is good to have Dane back from “It is very important that we maintain Series Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, know. Berto always gives his injury and Imran was our number consistency in our selections and Dane Quinton de Kock, Marchant de Lange, AB de an exciting fight. If he gets one spinner for our last Test series on the hardly had the chance to make his mark Tahir is also back for the 20-over se- Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Eddie Leie, knocked down he gets back sub-continent against Sri Lanka.” in Bangladesh where the series was so ries in place of Aaron Phangiso, while David Miller, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Da- up. He always give 100 per- Zondi confirmed that wicketkeeper badly disrupted by the weather.” there are recalls for all-rounder Chris vid Wiese, Khaya Zondo. cent. Fast hands, good boxer.”

BASEBALL At Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 204 (L Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) s.t., 7 Pieter Serry Rossetto (FRA/COF) 21:55, 19 David Arroyo Lucas Bjerregaard (DEN), Andrew Johnston, MLB games on Wednesday (home team Wood 65 no, S Mullaney 63; G Onions 5-56) (BEL/ETI) s.t., 8 Adam Hansen (AUS/LOT) (ESP/CJR) 30:04, 20 Giovanni Visconti (ITA/ Matt Ford, Lee Slattery, Tyrrell Hatton, in CAPS): and 138-4 v Durham 372 (M Richardson s.t., 9 Gianluca Brambilla (ITA/ETI) s.t., 10 MOV) 35:46. Daniel Vancsik (ARG), David Lipsky (USA), ST LOUIS 4 Chicago Cubs 3 96 no, S Borthwick 63, M Stoneman 62; B Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA/ALM) s.t., 11 Fa- GOLF Eduardo De La Riva (ESP); 67 - Mikael Hutton 5-77) bio Aru (ITA/AST) s.t., 12 Rafal Majka (POL/ Lundberg (SWE), John Parry, Jason Barnes, Baltimore 5 NY YANKEES 3 Leading scores from Korea Open in At Taunton: Hampshire 240 (J Vince 60, TIN) s.t., 13 Andre Cardoso (POR/CAN) Maximilian Kieffer (GER), Robert Dinwiddie, NY Mets 5 WASHINGTON 3 Cheonan, South Korea (South Korea M Carberry 59; J Overton 4-37) v Somerset s.t., 14 Mikel Nieve (ESP/SKY) s.t., 15 Tom Martin Kaymer (GER), Mikko Korhonen Atlanta 8 PHILADELPHIA 1 unless stated): 569-5 (M Trescothick 153, T Abell 131, T Dumoulin (NED/GIA) s.t., 16 Bart De Clercq (FIN), Simon Griffiths, Eddie Pepperell, Tampa Bay 8 DETROIT 0 65 - Steve Jeffress (AUS); 68 - Lee Cooper 118, J Hildreth 71) (BEL/LOT) s.t., 17 Louis Meintjes (RSA/ Simon Thornton, Jeev Milkha Singh (IND), BOSTON 10 Toronto 4 Jae-Kyeoung, Park Hyo-Won, Kim Bong- SECOND DIVISION MTN) s.t., 18 Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP/ Daniel Brooks, Raphael Jacquelin (FRA), Pittsburgh 5 CINCINNATI 4 Sub, Kim Do-Hoon, Song Young-Han, At Derby: Essex 464-7 dec (M Pettini 117 MOV) s.t., 19 Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) Alvaro Quiros (ESP). MIAMI 5 Milwaukee 2 Lee Kyung-Hoon, Oh Seung-Taek (AM), no, R ten Doeschate 88, D Lawrence 87, s.t., 20 Daniel Moreno (ESP/KAT) s.t. Cleveland 6 CHICAGO WS 4 Kim Ki-Won; 69 - Lee Ji-Hoon, Hur In-Hoi, SOCCER Minnesota 3 KANSAS CITY 2 J Foster 60) v Derbyshire 94 (J Winsdale Overall: 1 Tom Dumoulin (NED/GIA) 73hr 45min 13sec, 2 Fabio Aru (ITA/AST) at Garrett Sapp (USA), Kim Nam-Hun (AM), All-Africa Games Group ‘A’ in Brazzaville: (12 innings) 4-20) and 102-3 0:03, 3 Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) Joo Heung-Chol, Park Jae-Bum, Rattanon Congo Brazzaville 2 Burkina Faso 1 SAN DIEGO 11 Colorado 4 At Cardiff: Kent 309 (R Key 94, D Stevens 1:15, 4 Rafal Majka (POL/TIN) 2:22, 5 Nairo Wannasrichan (THA). (Makiesse 4, Beao 86-og) (Somda 62) ARIZONA 2 San Francisco 1 64, S Dickson 59, S Northeast 56; M Hogan Quintana (COL/MOV) 2:53, 6 Alejandro Leading first round scores of the EPGA Sudan 0 Zimbabwe 0 Houston 11 OAKLAND 5 4-51) and 256-1 (R Key 117 no, J Denly 66 Valverde (ESP/MOV) 3:15, 7 Esteban Dutch Open in Zandvoort on Thursday Brazil Serie A matches on Wednesday: LA ANGELS 3 LA Dodgers 2 no, D Bell-Drummond 54) v Glamorgan 207 Chaves (COL/ORI) 3:30, 8 Daniel Moreno ((Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 70): Atletico Mineiro 2 Avai 0 SEATTLE 6 Texas 0 (G Wagg 58; A Riley 4-47). (ESP/KAT) 3:46, 9 Mikel Nieve (ESP/SKY) 61 - Paul Lawrie, Wade Ormsby (AUS); Internacional 1 Palmeiras 0 CRICKET CYCLING 4:10, 10 Louis Meintjes (RSA/MTN) 6:51, 62 - Richard Bland; 63 - Robert Rock, Joost Ponte Preta 0 Vasco da Gama 1 Yesterday’s English county scores: 18th stage of Spain’s Vuelta, a 204km 11 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA/ALM) 7:41, Luiten (NED), Estanislao Goya (ARG), Figueirense 1 A Paranaense 1 County Championship ride from Roa to Riaza: 12 Gianluca Brambilla (ITA/ETI) 10:47, 13 David Horsey, James Morrison; 64 - Soren Corinthians 1 Gremio 1 FIRST DIVISION Stage: 1 Nicolas Roche (IRL/SKY) 5hr Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA/EUC) 13:15m, Kjeldsen (DEN), Mikko Ilonen (FIN), Morten Coritiba 1 Fluminense 1 At Lord’s: Middlesex 106 (R Sidebottom 03min 59sec, 2 Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/TRE) 14 Bart De Clercq (BEL/LOT) 13:38, 15 Orum Madsen (DEN); 65 - Scott Hend Santos 3 Sao Paulo 0 5-18, T Bresnan 4-30) and 274-5 (N Comp- at 0:00, 3 Jose Goncalves (POR/CJR) 0:18, Romain Sicard (FRA/EUC) 18:06, 16 Kenny (AUS), Andy Sullivan, Lasse Jensen (DEN), US championship matches on Wednesday: ton 86 no, J Franklin 60 no, S Robson 53) v 4 Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 0:38, 5 Elissonde (FRA/FDJ) 18:21, 17 Andre Stephen Gallacher, Magnus A Carlsson Portland Timbers 0 S Kansas City 0 Yorkshire 299 (A Gale 98, J Brooks 50 no) Esteban Chaves (COL/ORI) s.t., 6 Joaquim Cardoso (POR/CAN) 19:37, 18 Stephane (SWE), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP); 66 - Vancouver W 2 Colorado R 0 30 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 WORLD SPORT Email: [email protected] History in Stage set for the making ERENA Williams is poised to add what would be the crowning achievement of a Sremarkable career, a calendar Grand Slam. A calendar Grand Slam refers to the achieve- ment of winning all four major championships – Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open – in the same calendar year (and same event, in her case singles). Ser- last 4 action ena already holds NEW YORK: two non-calen- Five-time dar year singles TennisTalk champion Roger Grand Slams - the DAN BARRIE Federer will rst was achieved prepare for his US in 2002-03 and the other earlier this year when Open semi-final clash with she won Wimbledon. close friend Stan Wawrinka Her second “Serena Slam” as the press have by sleeping as much as called it was a monumental achievement as she possible. joined Stef Graf as the only women to have held The 34-year-old Swiss be- all four majors at the same time twice. However, lieves napping, as well as the despite the International Tennis Federation (ITF) routine of practice and gym broadening the traditional de nition of the Grand work, is just as crucial as he en- Slam to include non-calendar Grand Slams, it ters his 10th New York semi-fi- later distanced itself from the move and has not nal and 20th career clash against recognised non-calendar Grand Slams since his compatriot. 1984 when Martina Navratilova was awarded $1 He is so fond of sleep that Fed- million for her feat. As a result many don’t regard erer will look to get in as much holding all four majors in different years as being as 10 hours a day before today’s as great an achievement. semi-final, where the winner will n Federer looks on after beating Gasquet on Wednesday. Right, Wawrinka reacts to winning the Of course the pros themselves would tell you face either world number one match point against Anderson in their quarter- nal match that’s a load of rubbish, as they know just how Novak Djokovic or defending dif cult it is to win one major let alone to win all champion Marin Cilic in Sun- In a rivalry stretching back four in a row. I agree, as it is completely arbi- day’s championship match. seven years, the two men have trary what time of the year it is when a player “Sleeping has become quite met four times at the Grand wins a fourth consecutive major, of course it important,” said Federer, the fa- Slams but just once at the US takes the same amount of skill and effort! ther of two sets of twins. Open when Djokovic won in I suspect the calendar Grand Slam’s elevat- “I make sure I sleep enough, four sets in 2008. ed status is in part due to the ITF’s u-turn on as well. Like when I went to bed The Serb also swept past the the subject, perhaps to save themselves some after the John Isner match (in the Croatian in straight sets in the award money, but also the press’ thirst for fourth round) it got quite late and Wimbledon quarter-finals this unique stories. Although the achievement is the I couldn’t sleep quite as much as year on his way to a third All En- same, statistically there is only a 25% chance I wanted to. gland Club title. that a player winning their fourth consecutive “Because I believe it’s really Djokovic had cruised through major would do so at the US Open (the last ma- the sleep that gives you energy his first three rounds but then jor of the year) and 75% chance it would occur again down the road. That’s why dropped a set apiece to Spanish at one of the other events. Which sounds more the next two days are very import- rivals Roberto Bautista Agut and sensational? ant for me in terms of sleeping.” Feliciano Lopez. But Serena can put all the discussion to If the approach for such a Victory over serve-and-vol- rest by Saturday evening if she can raise the high-stakes clash seems risky, leyer Lopez was his 55th match US Open trophy and claim a seventh title at then Federer is showing no signs win in New York. Flushing Meadows. At the time of writing this of nerves as he moves two wins But despite his stranglehold she is just two matches away from becoming from an 18th major and his first over Cilic, the top seed insists that only the fourth woman in history to achieve a in more than three years. his opponent, on a 12-match win calendar Grand Slam, the last being Stef Graf He has reached the semi-finals streak at the tournament, remains in 1988. By now she should have powered past without dropping a set and has the dangerman especially with a Roberta Vinci, her semi- nal opponent who she been broken just twice. n Cilic and, right, Djokovic react during their quarter- nal serve which has yielded 111 aces. hasn’t lost a set to in four previous meetings. If On Wednesday, he blitzed matches on Tuesday “That serve gets him out of so, she’ll be facing either Flavia Pennetta (with French 12th seed Richard trouble. I know him very well. whom she boasts a 7-0 head-to-head) or Si- Gasquet in just 87 minutes, firing guy who always had Before it was only I have played with him many, mona Halep (who she leads 6-1). Either way, no 50 winners, 16 aces and facing enough confidence. me. I was nervous many times. We are great friends. one will be lining up to back the other contend- just a single break point. I always thought he because I knew I Great guy,” said the Serb. ers from stopping the freight train that is Serena Furthermore, he has a 16-3 re- was a better play- wasn’t at his level,” Cilic has endured a rollercoaster Williams. Step away from the platform! cord against Wawrinka. er than he actually he said. ride in his title defence as he looks TIP OF THE WEEK - Ease into the new season He may have lost their most was, but somehow “Now I think we to become the first back-to-back recent clash in the French Open something was holding him back can see that he was also nervous champion since Federerin 2008. If you’ve recently returned from a lengthy quarter-finals as Wawrinka swept maybe. every time we play each other His five-set wins over Mikhail summer break and have played little to no ten- to the title, but Federer’s three de- “I think only once when he re- the past few years. That’s a big Kukushkin in the third round and nis for a couple of months, be aware that your feats have all come on clay. ally started to break through and difference.” Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quar- body may not be ready to hit the court at full tilt “I think a lot comes through he had some big wins.” Wawrinka will be playing in ter-finals are two of the three to simply pick up where you left off. While your practice for Stan, because he’s Wawrinka believes he is now his second semi-final after also longest matches at the tourna- brain might vividly recall how to produce your worked very hard throughout his the equal of Federer, something making the last four in 2013. ment this year. best shots you may nd it is “writing cheques career,” said Federer in praise of he did not quite believe before he Djokovic takes a 13-0 record Cilic has won just one title – in your body can’t cash!” his Davis Cup winning teammate. won his first major at the 2014 over Cilic into his semi-final as Moscow in October – since his Maybe you’ve put on a few kilos causing “It took him a while to figure Australian Open. he attempts to make the final for breakthrough in New York 12 your footwork to be a little sluggish. Maybe out exactly what his possibili- “I think now we are both ner- the fifth time in six years and months ago but has yet to add to your muscles have experienced some atrophy ties were. I don’t think he was a vous when we enter the court. sixth in total. that in 2015. and therefore don’t respond quickly and with as much force as you’re used to. But what you will notice the most is the lack of coordination US OPEN MEN’S SEMI-FINALS FACTBOX between muscles when hitting strokes. This is due to the lack of use of the neurological path- (x denotes seeded player) CILIC Best US Open: Semi- nals (2013, 2015) ways (muscle memory) that you form when you Age: 26 Career prize money: $18,306,535 repeatedly perform the same action, like hitting Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Marin Cilic (CRO x9) Titles: 13 (including one Grand Slam) US Open 2015 a forehand. Best US Open: Champion 2014 Aces: 61; Double faults: 23; Winners: 233; It will take a few sessions to get back into (Djokovic leads head-to-head 13-0) Career prize money: $12,257,624 Unforced errors: 206 the groove. But take it easy because this is the DJOKOVIC US Open 2015 FEDERER time you’re likely to injure yourself by trying to Age: 28 Aces: 111; Double faults: 20; Winners: 253; Age: 34 hit harder, stretch further of train more intensely Titles: 54 (including nine Grand Slams) Unforced errors: 169 Titles: 87 (including 17 Grand Slams) than your body is ready for. The result might be Best US Open: Champion 2011 Best US Open: Champion (2004, 2005, 2006, anything from tennis elbow to a torn hamstring, Stan Wawrinka (SUI x5) v Roger Federer (SUI x2) 2007, 2008) or maybe just a bruised ego - no one wants Career prize money: $83,066,648 (Federer leads head-to-head 16-3) Career prize money: $93,146,573 that! See you on the court! US Open 2015 WAWRINKA US Open 2015 Dan Barrie is the Tennis Director at Bahrain Tennis Aces: 42; Double faults: 7; Winners: 166; Age: 30 Aces: 58; Double faults: 13; Winners: 207; Academy and is a USPTA Elite Professional. Email him at Unforced errors: 111 Titles: 10 (including two Grand Slams) Unforced errors: 101 [email protected] Email: [email protected] WORLD SPORT Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015 31 Schippers De Gea poised for United return and Felix are LONDON: With impeccable fiercely-contested fixture of the season. Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho, tight last season, has been frequently ex- timing, David De Gea could He was the man-of-the-match when who was sent off in that dismal Anfield posed and in today’s early kickoff they return to the Manchester the sides met last year, making a string reverse. will come face to face with John Stones, top draw at United team for tomorrow’s of superb saves as United won 3-0, the United lost 2-1 at Swansea City but Everton’s centre back who Jose Mourin- Premier League clash against arch-rivals first part of a league double over Liver- have since spent £36 million ($55.3m) ho tried in vain to sign. Liverpool having been the scourge of the pool. on young French forward Anthony Mar- Manchester City have looked imperi- Van Damme Merseysiders at Old Trafford last season. With the season still in its infancy, tial in a bid to add attacking impetus to ous in their four straight wins, scoring The Spaniard was left on the sidelines the teams have enjoyed similarly incon- a side that has looked defensively solid 10 goals and conceding none, but they as a lengthy transfer wrangle with Real sistent starts, with both on seven points but lacking in attacking threat. face an in-form Palace who have won Madrid ran its course before being aban- from four games and looking to rebound Manchester City will take their 100 three of their first four. doned at the last minute. after disappointing defeats before the in- per cent record to Crystal Palace (5pm) Arsenal, whose fans have vented their De Gea is now set to remain at ternational break. while champions Chelsea travel to Ever- frustrations since the close of the trans- Old Trafford for at least the next four Liverpool come into the match ton (2.45pm) having lost two games and fer window after boss Arsene Wenger months and the ball is in manager Lou- (7.30pm Bahrain time) seeking to heal amassed only four points from their first made no outfield signings, host Stoke is van Gaal’s court as to whether De the wounds of a 3-0 home defeat by four matches. City (5pm) who have claimed just two Gea features in traditionally their most West Ham United and will be without Chelsea’s defence, which was water- points from their first four games.

n Schippers addresses the media in Brussels yesterday

BRUSSELS: Despite Usain Bolt’s late withdrawal, the Diamond League meet still has a Serbia stretch great sprint matchup today. World champions Dafne Schippers and Allyson Felix will meet at the Van Damme Memo- rial to see who is faster over their favorite distance – 200 meters. Because of a scheduling clash at the world champion- ships two weeks ago, Felix skipped the 200 and won the 400 instead, leaving newcomer Schippers to claim the title over winning streak the shorter distance. Today, their race could be a BERLIN: Serbia finished the Spain had what seemed a safe sneak preview of next year’s toughest group undefeated 10-point lead until Germany rallied late. Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro. at the European basketball Nowitzki and Maodo Lo hit consec- “This was definitely on my championship by beating utive 3s to bring Germany within one schedule even before the worlds,” Italy 101-82 and blasted organisers with 23 seconds remaining. Felix said of today’s race. “It is yesterday. Llull then made two free throws, so great to be able to come back to Guard Milos Teodosic had 26 points did Schroeder, and Llull hit two again. the 200 and finish off my season and eight assists as Serbia made sure Schroeder went for a 3-pointer and got in my favorite event.” of winning Group A with a perfect 5-0 the call, but missed the last shot from A few months ago, it would record, with both teams heading to the the foul line. have been hard to imagine Felix knockout stage in Lille, France. Schroeder finished with a game-high would line up against a world Spain (3-2) edged Germany 77-76 to 26 points, and had seven assists and six champion from the Netherlands, also advance from the group. Germany rebounds. Nowitzki finished with 10 but Schippers’ success and speed (1-4) was eliminated and gave a rous- points and seven rebounds. Tibor Pleiss in switching from the heptathlon ing standing ovation to Dirk Nowitzki, had 10 points and 10 rebounds. to the sprints has taken just about who may have played his last match for Pau Gasol contributed 16 points and everybody by surprise. his homeland. 11 rebounds for Spain, and Sergio Ro- “It’s a crazy world now,” Nemanja Bjelica had 19 points and driguez added 19 points. Llull had 14. Schippers said reflecting on her eight rebounds for Serbia, which shut Serbia will take on Finland in the return from Beijing, where she down Italy’s powerful front line for first knockout game on Sunday. Finland also took silver in the 100. most of the match. (2-3) finished fourth in Group A after Andrea Bargnani and Danilo Gali- losing 78-65 to Poland (3-2). Contrast nari scored a combined 21 points Belgium (3-2) made sure of advanc- Felix, the Olympic champi- throughout the first three quarters. ing from Group D by beating Ukraine on, was on the sidelines in Bei- Bargnani finished with 17 points and 79-71. Latvia (3-2) also went through jing as Schippers ran the 200 in Galinari 14, while Alessandro Gentile after beating Estonia 75-64. the fourth-fastest time in histo- led Italy with 19. In Group C, Slovenia (3-2) defeated ry – 21.63 seconds, .06 seconds Italy (3-2) rested high-scoring guard Macedonia 62-51 to make the Round faster than the American has Marco Belinelli, who has a sore groin of 16. Georgia (2-3) stunned Croatia ever run. So far, their head-to- muscle. 71-58, but host Croatia (3-2) will fin- head stands at 2-2. “Defence is our greatest strength and ish second to Greece, which played “We line up against each oth- we used our greatest strength,” Serbia n Serbia’s Nemanja Nedovic and Ognjen Kuzmic vie for the ball with Italy’s Aradori the Netherlands in the late match. Six er quite often,” Felix said. “We coach Sasa Obradovic said. Georgia players scored in double digits. enjoy racing each other.” Obradovic also criticised the sched- “It’s incredibly difficult, it’s not hu- victory. Dennis Schroeder could have In a Group A game between two The contrast compared with ule – five group games in six days – man,” he said. sent the game into overtime but he already eliminated teams, Russia sal- the top male sprinters could not with teams often getting less than 24 Sergio Llull made four free throws made only two of three free throws vaged some pride by defeating Bos- be starker. hours to rest. late against Germany to secure Spain’s with three seconds remaining. nia-Herzegovina 81-61. Bolt and Justin Gatlin, who entered the worlds with a two-season winning streak, had not faced each other since 2013 before Bolt won both sprints in Beijing. Atletico pin hopes on new signings After helping Jamaica win the 4x100 relay to make it an- MADRID: Atletico Torres returned from a loan and has great ball control. Vigo and Eibar. “They have massive resourc- other triple of world champion- Madrid will be looking spell at Porto, while Filipe Luis “These are the kinds of Barca have won four of their es and they are always the fa- ship golds, Bolt called an end to some of their new was purchased back from Chel- players who triumph at the last five La Liga games at the vourites,” Filipe Luis said. to his season this week. So, all signings to help see off sea after one season in London. Calderon, footballers who can Calderon, the other match end- “But we have the advantage eyes will be on Gatlin, who will Barcelona when the champions “They are looking in very open up a match and who have ing in a goalless draw, and will of playing at home and it is sure seek a 100-200 double in barely visit the Calderon in La good shape,” the Brazil inter- no fear. be confident of another victory to be an attractive match, hard one hour on Friday. Liga tomorrow, according to national told a news conference “Little by little they will find after forwards Lionel Messi and and intense.” Gatlin won both last year, fullback Filipe Luis. on Wednesday when asked the form they showed at their Neymar looked in fine form on Real Madrid recovered from and will be going against 400 Atletico were one of Spain’s about his new team mates. previous clubs and help us international duty with Argenti- drawing their opening game world champion Wayde van most active clubs in the latest “Jackson is a great for- achieve our goals for the sea- na and Brazil respectively last 0-0 at promoted Sporting Gi- Niekerk in the 200. transfer window, bringing in ward, with a lot of strength, son.” week. jon to hammer Real Betis, last After ending with two sil- the likes of Colombia striker who keeps the ball and is able Atletico, the 2013-14 cham- Luis Enrique’s side won a season’s second-division cham- ver medals behind Bolt, Gatlin Jackson Martinez, Argentine to hold off opposition centre pions, and Barca each won treble of Champions League pions, 5-0 and play at Espanyol went home and feels refreshed forward Luciano Vietto and backs very well,” he added. their opening two matches of and Spanish league and Cup ti- tomorrow. for the challenge. He said the Belgium midfielder Yannick “Vietto is a player with a lot the campaign without conced- tles last season and are chasing Sevilla are at Levante today losses no longer trouble him. Carrasco. of quality, who gives you a lot ing a goal and are level on six a sixth La Liga triumph in eight and Valencia travel to Gijon to- “You cannot dwell on races that Spanish playmaker Oliver of options between the lines points at the top with Celta years this term. morrow. are behind you,” he said. 32 Gulf Daily News Friday, 11th September 2015

TODAY’S US OPEN ORDER OF PLAY (x denotes seeded player; all Bahrain time) US Open women’s semis postponed Arthur Ashe Stadium (6pm) NEW YORK: Serena Williams liams now will play Italy’s 43-ranked Ro- Men’s semi-finals today were delayed Women’s semi- nals: Simona Halep (ROM x2) v Flavia Pennetta quest at more tennis history berta Vinci in today’s second semi-final two hours to 5pm (midnight Bahrain (ITA x26); Serena Williams (USA x1) v Roberta Vinci (ITA). was put on hold yesterday as after Romania’s second-ranked Simona time) to allow for the extra matches. the US Open women’s semi-fi- Halep faces Italian 26th seed Flavia Pen- The delays come in the final uncov- nals were postponed, officials pushing netta in the opener at Arthur Ashe Stadi- ered year for Arthur Ashe Stadium, (Midnight) back the matches to today due to fore- um starting at 11am. (6pm Bahrain time). which starting next year will have a re- Men’s semi- nals: Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Marin Cilic (CRO x9); casts of rain in New York. The winners will meet in tomorrow’s tractable roof to avoid any bad weather Stan Wawrinka (SUI x5) v Roger Federer (SUI x2). Top-ranked defending champion Wil- final. postponements.

n Sharapova qualifies for WTA year-ender NEW YORK: World number three Maria Sharapova will compete in her eighth WTA Finals next month in Singapore after officially FEDERER TAKES qualifying this week, the women’s tennis governing body said yesterday. The 28-year-old Russian, who missed the US Open because of injury, won the event on her debut in 2004 and has since reached the final twice in 2007 and 2012. Grand-slam chasing Serena Williams, winner of the last three WTA end-of-year tournaments, and Romania’s Simona Halep have also booked their tickets for the Oct 23-Nov 1 event. ON WAWRINKA Five more places are still available. NEW YORK: n Aussies look to seal series Five-time LONDON: Australia hope to champion gain a measure of revenge for Roger their Ashes defeat by wrapping Federer up the one-day cricket series put on a tennis masterclass on with victory over England at Wednesday, routing Richard Headingley today (starting 12.30pm Bahrain time). Gasquet to reach his 10th US The tourists lead the five- Open semi-final, where he will match series 2-1 after wins at face close friend Stan Wawrinka. Southampton andLord’s, before The 34-year-old, bidding to be- England’s 93-run victory at Old come the oldest champion in New Trafford on Tuesday. York in 45 years, took just 87 min- England bowler Chris Woakes utes to beat Gasquet for the 15th has been ruled out with a thigh time in 17 meetings, his 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 injury. Reece Topley or David Willey could come in. victory only revealing half the story. Australia fast bowler Mitchell The Swiss fired 50 winners and 16 Starc may be rested by coach aces and did not face a single break Darren Lehmann. point. Federer hasn’t dropped a set at the n PSG to rest Ibrahimovic tournament in five rounds and has PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain will been broken just twice. rest Zlatan Ibrahimovic for today’s But he will be wary of the danger n Wawrinka returns a shot to Anderson home Ligue 1 clash with Bordeaux posed by Wawrinka despite holding ahead of next week’s opening round a 16-3 career edge. ly deserved it,” addedFederer, who Anderson, the 15th seed and play- of Champions League games. Ibrahimovic suffered an abdominal Wawrinka defeated him in their was playing in his 46th Grand Slam ing in his first Grand Slam -quar injury on international duty with last meeting in straight sets in the quarer-final to Gasquet’s fourth. ter-final, had knocked out third seed Sweden in a Euro 2016 qualifier quarter-finals on his way to the “He has worked so hard and really Andy Murray in the previous round. against Russia last week and Paris French Open title in June. improved. I am happy to play him That effort seemed to take its toll as coach Laurent Blanc admits the “I faced the big serves of John Is- here for the first time. It’s cool for us he committed 42 unforced errors and 33-year-old needs a rest. ner in the last round so I felt tonight and Switzerland.” carved out just a single break point “He is not in the best of states. He I had a little extra time,” said second Wawrinka reached the semi-finals against the fifth-seeded Wawrinka. picked up an injury with Sweden, seed Federer. with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 rout of South Af- The result shattered 29-year-old but he could have played against Bordeaux, although he won’t. We “I stayed aggressive and enjoyed rica’s Kevin Anderson. Anderson’s hopes of becoming the have decided to rest him so he will myself.” Wawrinka, the 30-year-old fifth first South African in the semi-finals in be on top form against Malmo,” Also enjoying themselves watching seed, booked a spot in his second New York since Johan Kriek in 1980. Blanc told a press conference the master at work on Arthur Ashe US Open last-four match, having Anderson had won four of his yesterday ahead of today’s match Stadium were Andre Agassi and Bjorn also reached the same stage in 2013. last seven meetings with Wawrinka at the Parc des Princes. Borg as well as celebrities such as Jus- “I played my best match of the but he was horribly out of sorts on n tin Timberlake and Bradley Cooper. tournament so far,” said Wawrinka. Wednesday, dropping serve in the Bannister shoes fetch $412,000 “Stan played wonderfully against “Against Roger, I will need to seventh game of the first set and LONDON: The pair of running me in Paris and I was happy for play my best to win. It’s a big chal- ninth of the second. shoes worn by Roger Bannister n Federer reacts after beating Gasquet Stage set for semis – Page 30 when the Briton ran the first him that he won the title. He real- lenege but I am ready.” sub-four minute mile in 1954 were sold by auctioneers Christie’s yesterday for £266,500 ($412,062.30). The black kangaroo leather shoes, with six spikes on each sole, were accompanied by a Akhtar set to enliven cricket nale letter of provenance signed by Bannister, 86, who was selling FORMER Pakistan international cricketer Known as Rawalpindi Express, Akhtar is one of them to benefit charitable causes. Shoaib Akhtar will be the chief guest at today’s only three bowlers to have breached the 100mph bar- Expected to fetch between final, starting at 4pm, of the Sprite Cricket rier in cricket history. He clocked 100.2mph during £30,000-50,000, they were Tournament being organised by Coca-Cola Bottling a 2003 World Cup match against England in South bought by an anonymous bidder Company at the Busaiteen Ground. Africa – the fastest recorded to date. at the ‘Out of the Ordinary’ sale Twenty-eight teams are in the fray and matches Akhtar is presently on a tour of Gulf countries and in London. start at 6.45am today. It will be played in league-cum- Bahrain will be his second stop after Qatar. knock-out format. Each team consists of 11 players “I have had a wonderful time with the Sprite Cricket and each innings consist of six overs. Stars campaign in the UAE and Qatar and am looking Akhtar, a much feared fast bowler at his prime, is forward to meeting my fans in Bahrain,” said Akhtar. the brand Sprite ambassador. “These are the people who have made me a star and The 40-year-old Akhtar from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, now I would love to watch them play the game.” played in 46 Tests and claimed 178 wickets with an The winning Sprite Cricket Stars team will receive average of 25.69. 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