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TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain FRIDAY 10 Traditional Bahraini food in a traditional setting INSTAGRAM Jonas to voice act in /nobmedia 31 ‘UglyDolls’ LINKEDIN FRIDAY newsofbahrain AUGUST 2018 Singer Nick Jonas will WHATSAPP voice act and perform an 38444680 200 FILS original song in upcoming ISSUE NO. 7855 animated film “UglyDolls”, FACEBOOK /nobmedia alongside Kelly Clarkson and Pitbull.| P16 MAIL [email protected] WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com United face Juventus in Champions League 18 SPORTS WORLD 12 Thousands stranded in Myanmar dam flooding 13 charged with terror offences Qatar sought to lobby TDT| Manama US policy ‘influencers’ hirteen people, six in Tcustody and seven at Al Arabiya| Riyadh funded by the Qatari Amir, al- large, have been charged though he did say in the article with forming and funding of atar attempted to lobby that he was reluctant to accept the ‘February 14 Coalition,’ Q250 individuals whom because he has “heard that Qa- a terror organisation which they deemed “influential” in tar was contributing to Hamas, carried out various terror the Trump administration by which is a terrorist group, and activities in the Kingdom, offering them trips to Doha, that it was supporting Iran.” Chief of the Terror Crime The Wall Street Journal re - Dershowitz told The Jour- Prosecution Advocate Gen- ported on Wednesday. The nal that he felt tricked because eral Chancellor Dr. Ahmed newspaper reported that New he was unaware that the pur- Al Hammadi said yesterday. York restaurateur Joey Alla- pose of the trip would be to use The suspects, who have ham and his lobbying business him for political gain. been referred to the Fourth partner Nick Muzin courted “If I had known their pur- High Criminal Court, will those individuals, including pose with me was maybe to stand trial on September 19. Arkansas Governor Mike impact the president, I would They are facing charges of Huckabee and attorney Alan not have gone,” Dershowitz forming and funding of the Dershowitz who travelled to told the Journal. Huckabee terror outfit, carrying out Bahraini women’s 4x100m relay team of Salwa Naser, Edidiong Odiong, Iman Isa, Hajer Al Khaldi won gold with a Games Doha. Dershowitz had writ- was reportedly paid $50,000 acts of sabotage, possess- record of 42.73 seconds. Bahrain won Gold and silver medals in Men’s 5,000m and women’s 1,500m as well as a bronze ten a column supporting Qatar by Allaham.He did not respond ing Molotov cocktails and in men’s 1,500m athletics events after his trip there, which was to a request for comment. possessing pornographic photos and videos, he said. US accuses Iran of bad faith over sanctions lawsuit AFP| The Hague Bahrain and Egypt he United States has Taccused Iran of bad faith for challenging Wash- ington’s renewed nucle- ar-linked sanctions against it at the UN’s top court. boost bilateral ties Iran has asked the Inter- national Court of Justice to order the United States to His Majesty King Hamad, Al-Sisi review regional and international developments to combat terrorism lift the sanctions, reimposed after US President Donald TDT| Manama ous fields. The two leaders paid appreciation of the warm wel- Trump pulled out of a mul- tributes to the strong bilateral come and generosity, noting the tilateral 2015 accord. gypt President Abdul Fa- relations, looking forward to royal role in promoting Bah - Iran brought the case at tah Al-Sisi who arrived further broadening cooperation. raini-Egyptian relations. the court in The Hague un- Eon an official visit to the HM the King hailed the devel- He lauded Bahrain’s genuine der a 1955 friendship treaty Kingdom yesterday held talks opment seen by various fields stances under the leadership of that predates the country’s with His Majesty King Hamad under the leadership of Presi- HM the King toward Egypt and Islamic Revolution. Wash- bin Isa Al Khalifa to boost bilat- dent Al-Sisi, welcoming Egypt’s its people, as well as its honour- ington told the court it had eral relations at various levels in supportive stances toward the able support for the joint Arab no jurisdiction to rule on the the interest of the two countries Kingdom , and its key contribu- action. case. “Iran is not invoking and their people. tions to Bahrain’s development The two leaders attached the treaty of amity in good The talks were held in the process. He reiterated standing great significance to Arab uni- faith in this proceeding,” US presence of His Royal Highness by Egyptian efforts to combat ty and solidarity to safeguard State Department lawyer Prime Minister Prince Khalifa terrorism and extremism. Arab interests and gains. They Jennifer Newstead said in bin Salman Al Khalifa and dele- HM the King pointed out also highlighted standing firm- her closing argument. gations of both countries. Egypt’s pivotal role in defend- ly against foreign attempts to Regional and internation- ing Arab national security and interfere in the internal affairs al developments and topics of maintaining peace and stability of Arab countries. joint interests were reviewed, in the Middle East. Earlier in the day, His Majes- in addition to pushing on with The Egyptian President ex- ty welcomed President Al-Sisi efforts to combat terrorism and pressed delight in meeting HM at Bahrain International Air- its forms of financing to estab- His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa with Egypt President Al Sisi the King in Bahrain within the port upon his arrival. His Royal DON’T MISS IT lish peace, security and stability framework of reinforcing coor- Highness Prime Minister Prince in the region. visit that reflects the depth of visit is a good opportunity to dination and consultation that Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa HM the King expressed de- the Bahraini-Egyptian relations, promote coordination, consul- contribute to boosting the bi- and senior officials were pres- light in the Egyptian President’s saying the Egyptian President’s tation and cooperation in vari- lateral relations. He expressed ent. 28,775 Bahrainis 03 visited Turkey FALL FROM GRACE Act now to 05 reduce child cancer Belgian TV presenter charged with armed robbery Saudi women AFP| Brussels rested in a major police probe. vasion”. The arrest is part of an and granted conditional bail. grow their Pauwels is suspected of investigation launched several The 50-year-old is a presenter ventures at US ne of Belgium’s top foot- “armed robbery with a firearm, months ago into armed robber- on Belgium’s RTL-TVI channel 07 Oball TV presenters has been at night, as part of a gang”, fed- ies, burglaries and drug dealing, -- the country’s leading private incubator charged with armed robbery eral prosecutor’s spokeswoman Roggen said, with five people broadcaster -- and is also known during a raid in an affluent Brus- Wenke Roggen told AFP. currently in custody. in France for hosting football sels satellite town, prosecutors The raid took place in the Pauwels was detained in the programmes on several stations. has said. Stephane Pauwels, who wealthy town of Lasne, south southern city of Mons on Tues- As well as football, Pauwels has hosted shows for Belgian of Brussels, in 2017, and was de- Stephane Pauwels day and on Wednesday appeared also hosts a show on RTL-TVI and French television, was ar- scribed by media as a “home in- before a judge who charged him called “Storms of Life”. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2018 02 HM King congratulates Trinidad and Tobago prez Manama is Majesty King Hamad Hbin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to Trinidad and Tobago Presi- dent Paula-Mae Weekes on her country’s Independence anniversary. Separately, His Majesty sent a cable of congratula- tions to Kyrgyzstan Presi- dent Sooronbay Jeenbekov on his country’s independ- ence anniversary. HRH CP congratulates Malaysian Sultan Manama His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa receiving Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi upon his arrival in the Kingdom as part of his three-legged Asian tour. The meeting were held in the presence of is Royal Highness Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and delegations of both countries. Talks focused on boosting bilateral relations at various levels. Regional and international developments and HPrince Salman bin topics of joint interests were also reviewed. China will be the second leg in the tour. Sisi will conclude his trip with a visit to the Uzbek capital of Tashkent, which is considered the first official visit of an Hamad Al Khalifa, the Egyptian president to Uzbekistan Crown Prince, Deputy Su- preme Commander and First Deputy Prime Min- ister sent a cable of con - gratulations to HM Sultan Muhammad V the Sultan of Malaysia on his country’s National Day, wishing the friendly Malaysian peo- ple further progress and prosperity. HRH the Crown Prince also sent a similar congratulatory cable to Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad. Similar cables of congrat- ulations were also sent by HRH Prince Khalifa bin Sal- man Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister, to HM Sultan Mu- Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed hammad V the Sultan of Al Khalifa, during an inspection visit to a number of BDF units. He was briefed about their work Interior Minister, Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa receiving US Malaysia and Prime Minis- progress, as well as training programmes aimed at enhancing the combat and administrative Ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Siberell, in the presence of Public Security Chief, Major-General ter Mahathir bin Mohamad. readiness and competence of the servicemen. The Commander-in-Chief gave directives to continue Tariq bin Hassan Al-Hassan.