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TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 8 Why do we destroy what makes us? INSTAGRAM Spice Girls reunite, /nobmedia 7 minus ‘Posh’ Victoria LINKEDIN WEDNESDAY newsofbahrain NOVEMBER 2018 Beckham WHATSAPP 200 FILS British pop band the Spice 38444680 ISSUE NO. 7922 Girls said on Monday they FACEBOOK would reunite for a British /nobmedia tour next June although MAIL there was no mention of [email protected] whether Victoria Beckham WEBSITE would take part. newsofbahrain.com P13 Man City more than just money: Guardiola 15 SPORTS WORLD 7 US votes on Trump rule US votes in Royal care hailed midterms Washington S voters decide today Uwhether President Donald Trump will keep his Republican majority in Congress or face a hostile Democratic majority after a bitter campaign for mid- term elections described by both sides as a battle for America’s soul. For almost two years, Trump’s rule-breaking, sometimes chaotic ad - His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received Sultan Ul Bohra Mufaddal Saifuddin on the sidelines of his visit to the country. HM the King welcomed Sultan Ul Bohra and and the ministration has enjoyed a accompanying delegation and praised his good efforts to reinforce values of coexistence, religious tolerance, social solidarity and rejecting intolerance and extremism. HM the King expressed appreciation largely free hand from the of Ul Bohra community’s contribution to the service of the Bahraini society and development march. His Majesty took pride in Bahrain as a model, at the global level, of friendship, coexistence and tolerance twin Republican-controlled among all religions and sects, stressing Bahrain’s keenness to build bridges of communication with all civilisations and cultures. Sultan Ul Bohra hailed the royal care for Ul Bohra community in the Kingdom. chambers, but the midterms He paid tribute to the religious freedom guaranteed by the Bahraini constitution and practicing all rituals without discrimination in a friendly community of cultural and religious diversity. could finally see his wings clipped. The entire 435-member House of Representatives and a third of the 100-seat Senate are up for grabs. Six held in ‘attack’ Rains lash Kuwait plot on Macron Paris Schools, government departments remain closed after heavy downpour ix people have been ar- and dust storms in the eastern Srested in France on sus- The Kuwait News region including Hafr Albatin, picion of planning to carry • Alkhafhi and other cities, con- out a “violent” attack on Agency (KUNA) said tinuing until Friday. President Emmanuel Ma- the forecast remained The PME expects thunder and cron, officials say. unsteady with dust rain in the Eastern Province, Ri- The individuals, reported 10 yadh, Qassim, Aljouf, Tabuk, and and winds along with to be five men and a wom- regions in Saudi Arabia some parts of Hail city in the an, were picked up by the thundershowers. were badly affected by northwest, with the possibility a series of torrential French security services downpours. of snow in elevated areas. in Brittany, north-east and Kuwait Airways said There may also be thunder- south-east France. that• no flights had been storms in Najran, Jazan, Asir, An investigation is now cancelled at Kuwait’s Municipality workers try to drain a flooded underpass in Kuwait City yesterday. Baha and Makkah region, includ- taking place into a “crimi- ing the coastal areas, with limited nal terrorist association”, a main international The country closed its main Al Sabah responded by firing the was due to a low pressure system visibility because of dust storms. judicial source said. airport as a result stock exchange as well as gov- roads and transport head Ahmad bringing winds and air full of Forecasters expect overnight of the weather. ernment, ministerial offices and Al Hassan after the bad weather humidity. mist and fog throughout the schools due to the bad weather, brought parts of the country to a Kuwait Airways said that no Kingdom, except on the coasts. Kuwait City according to reports. standstill. flights had been cancelled at Ku- Ten regions have been affected The heavy rain, that started The Kuwait News Agency wait’s main international airport by a series of torrential down- on Monday night and contin- (KUNA) said the forecast re - as a result of the weather. pours that began last week. Rain chools and government de- ued into the early hours of the mained unsteady with dust and Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, lashed down in Jazan and sur- DON’T MISS IT partments across Kuwait morning, caused transport chaos winds along with thundershow- the General Authority of Mete- rounding areas on Monday, and Swere forced to shutdown across the Kingdom. ers. orology and Environmental Pro- the PME urged people to avoid yesterday as floods lashed the The deputy prime minister A meteorologist quoted by tection (PME) issued a “code red” valleys and to be wary of sur- Gulf state. Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al Ahmad KUNA said the unstable weather warning of heavy thunderstorms face water. Don’t mix 03 religion with ZERO RIGHTS politics Royal call to 04 foster peace Iran jails 24 over anti-government protests Two Bahrainis London Tehran. In the sentencing of at least two of According to the HRW statement citing the people, including 19-year-old Saba lose pleas in ran’s judiciary has convicted at least sources close to the case, Iranian prose- Kordafshari, the evidence presented by 05 medical report 24 protesters on what Human Rights cutors charged them with “assembly and the prosecution was based entirely on forgery case IWatch has called “vaguely defined collusion against national security” due social media posts they made about the national security charges,” according to to “participating in a protest without a protests. a statement from the group. permit that disrupted public order.” Two sources reported that prosecutors Prison sentences range from six On October 28, authorities also ar- and prison officials “denied the detain- months to six years for the 24 people, rested a human rights lawyer over the ees access to a lawyer” throughout the who were among 50 arrested on August reporting of a protester’s death in de- Saba Kordafshari, 19, and Yasaman Ariyani, 23, investigation and that the protesters 2 during anti-government protests in tention. were among the sentenced. were pressured into pleading guilty. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 02 Work Together for an Open Global Economy That is Innovative and Inclusive the financial sector, continuing to open up the and making good progress. For the first three service sector, and working toward greater open- quarters of this year, China’s GDP grew by 6.7%, ness in the agricultural, mining and manufactur- including a 6.5% growth registered for the third ing sectors. We are accelerating opening in such quarter, meeting our targeted goal for growth. areas as telecommunications, education, medical Grain output for the whole year is projected to service and culture. In particular, the foreign surpass 1.2 trillion jin (or 600 million tons). Some equity caps are going to be raised in the edu- 11.07 million new jobs have been created in cation and medical service sectors, where there towns and cities, hitting our annual goal ahead is both huge interest among foreign investors of schedule. Judged by the main economic in- and shortage in domestic supply. In the coming dexes, from GDP growth, job creation, consumer 15 years, China’s import of goods and services prices and international balance of payment to are expected to exceed US$30 trillion and US$10 companies’ profit margins, government fiscal trillion respectively. revenue and productivity, China’s economy is Third, we will foster a world-class business envi- truly performing well within the reasonable ronment. China will introduce the law on foreign range. This has given us a solid foundation for investment at a faster pace, and institute an open delivering the development goals for the whole and transparent system of foreign-related laws. year. And, compared with other major economies, We will implement, across the board, the man- China still ranks among the world’s top in terms agement system based on pre-establishment of GDP growth. national treatment and negative list. We respect So, when you talk about the future of the Chinese international business rules and practice, and economy, you have every reason to be confident. provide equal treatment to all types of businesses The fundamentals for sound and stable growth registered in China. We protect the lawful rights of the Chinese economy remain unchanged. The and interests of foreign companies, and are res- necessary production factors for high-quality olute in meting out, in a law-binding manner, development remain unchanged. And the overall punishment for violations of the lawful rights momentum of long-term stability and progress and interests of foreign investors, particularly IPR remains unchanged. China’s capacity for mac- world for all calls on countries to act with greater infringements. We will enhance the credibility ro-economic regulation is growing, as efforts to courage and actively champion openness and co- and efficiency of IP examination, and put in place deepen reform across the board have unleashed operation in order to secure shared development. a punitive compensation system to significantly new drivers of growth. With the Belt and Road The last four decades of reform and opening-up raise the cost for offenders. Improvement of the Initiative being further implemented, two-way in China has been an epic journey for the Chinese business environment is an on-going process, investment and trade between China and the BRI people. With determination and through self re- and there is always room for things to become partner countries have continued to gather pace.

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