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Polls security preparations Kuwait minister resigns after floods discussed Kuwait City Parliament speaker Marzouq Al Ghanim said a meeting would be held on Sunday to uwait’s Minister of Public Works, discuss the impact of the flooding, KUNA Hussam Al Roumi, resigned yes- reported. Kterday following heavy rainfall The meteorological department of Ku- that caused damaging flooding across the wait’s Directorate General of Civil Avia- country, state news agency KUNA reported. tion reported that the country has received “Out of my moral responsibility ... I have 29.63 millimeters since Thursday evening, submitted my resignation to the prime a significantly high amount for Kuwait in minister,” Al Roumi said. a 24-hour span. Mr Al Asfoor The army and national guard were mo- The interior ministry told citizens bilised to help clear water from critical and expatriates to avoid venturing out Manama facilities and roadways and the Kuwait Oil of their homes while the authorities at- Company announced a state of emergency, tempt to deal with challenges from the he Security Committee KUNA reported. heavy downpour in the northern Arabian Tat the Northern Gover- No deaths or injuries were reported. Road users were warned to exercise the highest levels of caution in Kuwait City. country. norate convened yesterday under the chairmanship of Governor Ali Al Asfoor, in the presence of the Direc- tor-General of the Northern Floods kill Governorate Police Direc- torate, Brigadier Abdulla Al 7 in Jordan Jairan. Amman The meeting discussed preventive security and Battle rages on lash floods caused by measures during the elec- Fheavy rain across Jordan toral campaigns until on No- killed seven people yester- vember 24, the elections day. Yemeni forces launch massive new offensive to capture Hodeidah from Houthis day and forced hundreds Al Asfoor said that the of tourists to seek higher Northern Governorate has ground in the kingdom’s an- already started its aware- cient city of Petra, govern- ness raising and security The Houthis have ment officials and official campaign and contacted the • media said. Northern Directorate and controlled Hodeidah About two dozen people Northern Municipality to since 2014 when they were hurt and dozens more cooperate in order to ensure overran the capital evacuated from their homes stable electoral campaigns, Sanaa and the north in several locations in the in line with laws, and raise kingdom, as flood waters public awareness on the right of the country. rose rapidly. of voters to choose qualified candidates freely and fair- Jeddah ly, which is the pillar of the democratic process. he government forces Brigadier-General Abdulla of Yemen backed by the Two dozen people Al Jairan said that there are TArab coalition launched were injured and 31 requests for electoral head- a “vast offensive” to take full dozens more quarters in household majlis- control of Hodeidah yesterday. evacuated as homes es, halls or tents, adding that National army forces had ad- were flooded in cases of vandalism of elector- vanced towards the north and several locations al billboards are limited. western sides of the city, accord- He stressed the role of ing to the internationally-recog- GOVT REP the Ministry of Education nised government based in the The war in Yemen has become focussed in Hodeidah, the country’s biggest port and main point of imports. to help inform students not southern city of Aden. Amateur video posted to damage candidates’ bill- “Fierce battles are taking suburbs. the north of the country. Yemen and put pressure on Iran. online showed a powerful boards, noting that most place at these moments,” the The Houthis have controlled They have been driven out The terrorist classification, torrent rushing through vandalism cases were car- statement said. Hodeidah since 2014 when they of virtually all of the south and which would be made by the the steep, narrow canyon ried out by children, and for As many as 110 Houthi rebels overran the capital Sanaa and much of the Red Sea coast by State Department, has been through which visitors that reason a programme have been killed in the last 24 pro-government forces and the discussed frequently since at reach the Treasury, the will be implemented across hours of clashes in Hodeidah Arab coalition, which inter- least 2016. But the matter was main attraction of Petra, an Bahrain’s schools to raise stu- along with 22 pro-government vened to restore the government reviewed recently as the White ancient trading hub carved dents’ awareness on the need troops fighting to retake the port in 2015. House tries to outline a tough from rose-colored rock. to avoid damaging election city, AFP reported Friday. The offensive comes as it stance on Iranian-linked groups The video showed several billboards. The latest deaths raised to 382 110 emerged Donald Trump’s ad- across the Middle East, the hundred visitors crowded the number of fighters killed on Houthi rebels have been ministration is thinking about newspaper said. on a patch of higher ground both sides since the battle for killed in the last 24 hours of classifying the Iran backed A variety of potential actions near the Treasury as local clashes in Hodeidah along Hodeidah intensified on No- with 22 pro-government Houthi militia as a terrorist or- that could be taken against the guides helped one woman vember 1. troops fighting to retake ganisation, the Washington Post Houthi militia, including lesser through surging water to- The offensive follows a week the port city. reported. measures to punish them, have ward safety. of fighting as pro-government The move would be part of a been considered by the admin- “We made it,” she shouted DON’T MISS IT troops advanced into the city’s US campaign to end the war in istration. as she rejoined her group.

Over 3,000 run MIRACLE REVIVAL 03 for charity Efforts on to ‘Dead’ man, 95, wakes up, stuns relatives tackle rain 04 New family were preparing to bathe his father’s body as is season customary before a funeral and began pouring water 95-year-old has shocked his family members by onto his chest. Convicts lose ‘miraculously’ waking up during his own funeral The family were then shocked when Budh Ram began 06 appeals in fake Aafter being declared dead by a doctor but he shivering as the cold water hit his body and they took crash for cash case insists he just took a nap. him to a bed where he reportedly began breathing and The bizarre incident took place in the town of Khetri soon sat up. Nagar in the Jhunjhunu district of the Indian state of The 95-year-old reportedly told his relatives that . Local media report 95-year-old Budh Ram Budh Ram (seated centre) with his family members. he had been feeling some pain in his chest and so had fainted at his home and a doctor was called who told his decided to take a nap. family members that the pensioner had died. reportedly called to perform the pensioner’s last rites. Son Balu Ram described his father’s revival as ‘a Ram was officially declared dead and a priest was His eldest son, Balu Ram, 65, told reporters that the miracle’. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 02 Mosul terror attack condemned Foreign Ministry calls for concerted international efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism

others, and extended its sincere IS overran Mosul in sympathies for the families and • relatives of the casualties. 2014, transforming the The Ministry of Foreign Af- northern city into its fairs affirmed in a statement de facto Iraqi capital yesterday Bahrain’s solidarity 3 until government with Iraq and support for all the persons were killed and measures it takes to maintain its 12 got injured in the car forces recaptured security and stability. bombing. it in July 2017. The ministry stressed Bah- rain’s firm stance against all Manama forms of terrorism and called for concerted international ef- ahrain has condemned forts to eliminate the scourge car bombing in Mosul, the first the terrorist attack that of terrorism that jeopardises such attack in the northern Iraqi Btook place in the city of international peace and secu- city since it was liberated from Mosul, Iraq, claiming lives of a rity. IS last year. number of people and injuring Three people were killed in a The extremist group, which once controlled a cross-border “caliphate” home to millions of people, lost control of Mosul and the rest of its urban strongholds in 2017 but it has continued to wage guerilla-style attacks across Iraq. The car bomb detonated on Daesh terrorists have continued to wage guerrilla-like attacks across Iraq after losing their control over Mosul. Thursday night at a restaurant in the war-ravaged west of Iraq’s second city. Neither could say whether the IS overran Mosul in 2014, But the group still carries “A terrorist attack via car victims were civilians or com- transforming the northern city out bloody hit-and-run attacks bomb hit near a restaurant in batants, but witnesses in Mosul into its de facto Iraqi capital against civilian and govern - western Mosul,” Iraq’s security said the restaurant is known to until government forces recap- ment infrastructure, mostly in services said in a statement. be frequented by security per- tured it in July 2017. the rugged mountain terrain of The blast killed three people sonnel. Months later, the Iraqi gov- the north and in desert areas and wounded 12 others, a secu- There was no immediate claim ernment declared it had fully along the western border with rity official told AFP. of responsibility for the blast. defeated ISIS. Syria. 03 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 big story Over 3,000 run for charity 37th edition of Bahrain Marathon Relay raises nearly BD50,000 for various charity activities

The marathon, which began years ago as a fun run with only a handful of teams, has of today, become one of the largest charity sporting events in the Kingdom. MR KEWALRAM Nearly 3,200 took part in the marathon.

TDT | Manama Speaking to Tribune, member of BMR “We are extremely delighted with Team Al Joud came Harpreet Kaur 2018 Organising Committee Hishang the success of 37th edition of the Bah- • Kewalram, said, “The Bahrain Marathon rain Marathon Relay (BMR) and would first in the marathon ore than 3,000 runners rep- Relay witnessed participation of over like to thank each participant to be a relay followed by Team resenting over 200 teams 200 teams and over 3,200 participants. part of the country’s biggest charity Bapco (second) and took part in a marathon yes- “The marathon which began years 3,200 fundraisers. M runners representing over terday, helping to raise approximately ago as a fun run with only a handful of “All proceeds from the event will go Team Meem (third). 200 teams took part in the BD50,000 to support various charities teams, has of today, become one of the marathon, which raised towards various community services in the Kingdom. largest charity sporting events in the and development initiatives. In future, Bahrain International nearly BD50,000 for • The 37th edition of the Bahrain Mara- Kingdom. various charity activities. we plan to keep the BMR to be an an- Circuit and the event thon Relay (BMR) organised by The Bah- “The organisers of the event are The nual event and continue to attract the witnessed both rain Round Table and Rotaract Bahrain Bahrain Round Table and Rotaract Bah- CSR programmes of the companies in professional and began at the rain; part of Rotary Club of Manama, Bahrain.” Bahrain International Circuit and the Rotary Club of Sulmaniya and Rotary while giving a message about promoting Team Al Joud came first in the mar- amateur runners taking event witnessed both professional and Club of Adliya. health lifestyle as well as contributing athon relay followed by Team Bapco part for a cause. amateur runners taking part for a cause. “It has raised approximately BD50,000 to the society.” (second) and Team Meem (third).

Team Al Joud, which came first in the marathon. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 04 Efforts on to tackle rain season First spell of showers had caused flooding in many areas of the Kingdom Manama deal with rain season to pre - vent public and private prop - hief of Public Security, erty damage. Chairman of the Nation- The first spell of showers had Cal Disaster Management caused flooding in many areas Committee, Maj Gen Tariq Al of the Kingdom. The rains ac- Hassan, said that the Commit- companied by heavy winds also tee has been overseeing efforts brought many trees crashing to tackle emergency situations down. during the rainy season. Teams from the Works, Mu- Interior Minister Lt Gen The committee nicipalities Affairs and Urban Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Planning Ministry had to put Khalifa had instructed to gear has directed in lots of efforts to clear flood- up efforts to tackle the rainy the competent waters from roads after traffic season as per the directive is- authorities to find flow was disrupted in many sued by His Royal Highness comprehensive parts of the Kingdom. Prime Minister Prince Khalifa solutions to issues Tribune earlier quoted a bin Salman Al Khalifa. related to rains. Works Ministry official as say- Maj Gen Al Hassan said the ing that 33 suction tankers were committee has directed the MAJ GEN AL HASSAN deployed to clear floodwaters competent authorities to find from many areas. comprehensive solutions to ad- to take on emergency situations Many public places including dress the rainwater pools prob- caused by rainfall. schools and parks were affected lem, flow of rainwater into the He highlighted the compe- by floods. Sources said Hidd sewer network, in addition to tent authorities’ preemptive and West Riffa were among the preparing rapid response teams A vehicle wades through floodwaters. and alternative planning to most affected places. Conference to offer ‘hope’ Brinc looking to attract IoT talents “In Bahrain, we have worked Brinc is an with three so far this year and we for breast cancer patients international• pre- will do another four very soon. We are looking at Bahrain to lev- TDT | Manama seed accelerator, erage it as a hub for the entire Harpreet Kaur “In addition to information manufacturing region. We are looking at all over on medical treatments, pro- management provider, the region and we are trying to arteeb, one of the King- fessional personal trainer and attract talent here. dom’s leading event man- fitness educator, Abdullatif Al and distribution platform “We are looking at providing a Tagement and marketing Maraghi, will highlight the im- based in Hong Kong . cross-pollination between start- company, has announced the portance of fitness in fighting ups that are in the country and second edition of Amal (Hope) cancer, and Bahraini journalist TDT | Manama We have looked what we bring from abroad and Conference, in partnership with Farah Ali will engage some of Mohammed Zafran at 5,000 really put them all together and the London Breast Care Centre, the country’s best theatre art- applications and see what are the best things in to shed light on cancer patients ists, Jumaan Al Ruwaei, Hassan rinc, the first Internet of taken into our technology that we can get under and survivors and further pro- Moh’d, and Haifaa Hussain, in a Things (IoT) hardware pre-programme that,” he said. vide support to those battling This year, under discussion on the importance of accelerator in the region, “The experience in Bahrain the sponsorship of B about 150 of cancer. artistic expression in the fight is keen to attract IoT talents has been good so far. The Island The conference that will be the London Breast against cancer. and businesses from around the them. has been very hospitable. We held at the Princess Al Jawhara Care Centre, “To bring the event to a close, world to Bahrain, a senior exec- MR YASIN have been able to approach peo- Al Ibrahim Centre Hospital on Amal focuses on regionally renowned Islam- utive said. ple very easily, people are very November 10, 2018, aims to em- thoroughly raising ic professor Shaikh Omar Ab- Brinc which was launched in Hong Kong with offices in Bar- open to collaboration.” power women and raise aware- awareness and delkafy will deliver messages the Kingdom earlier this year celona, , Bahrain, and “We have a few IoT companies ness about breast cancer. on faith and the role spirituality has already worked with three Poznan. in Bahrain, we are now trying to Speaking to Tribune, Mo - support for cancer plays in the journey of all,”Mr Bahrain-based companies at its “We are interested in any sort bring companies from abroad to hamed Abdulla Almuharraqi, patients and Almuharraqi added. accelerator and hopes to take of start-ups that are doing IoT come over here, that is what we Managing Director of Tarteeb survivors. Humood Jassim, the founder four more in the near future, based products. Our focus is to are trying to do. These compa- said, “The forum constitutes MR ALMUHARRAQI and cancer survivor who first Yasin Aboudaoud, Brinc Chief help them with market valida- nies will contribute to the econ- the second edition of Amal or presented the idea for this fo- Development Officer and Head tion, financial outlook and also omy by hiring Bahraini talent as ‘Hope’, initially held in March rum, hopes the event would pro- of Brinc MENA, told Tribune. their technical side. Brinc is now well as in other ways.” 2017. This year, under the spon- Ebrahim Altamimi will speak vide effective moral support for The goal is to attract global four and a half years old. We have “I think we are part of the sorship of the London Breast on the importance of societal cancer patients, survivors, and IoT talents and promising busi- looked at 5,000 applications and greater picture of start-up Bah- Care Centre, Amal focuses on solidarity for cancer patients. Dr the community as a whole. nesses to Bahrain to rev up the taken into our pre-programme rain by EDB. I think they have a thoroughly raising awareness Mohamed Alshaaban will host “By hearing the experiences of start-up scene in the country, about 150 of them and we have strong strategy on how to make and support for cancer patients breast cancer specialist Dr Sara different cancer fighters and ex- he said. invested in 48 companies,” he Bahrain the main hub for start- and survivors.” Al Reefy and Dr Hanan Marafie, perts in the field, be them med- Brinc is an international pre- told Tribune. ups in the Middle East. We are “Many renowned speakers dermatologist and head of the ical professionals, athletes, or seed accelerator, manufactur- He said that Brinc is looking to going to move forward and sup- will address the audience at the Marafie Clinic for Dermatology artists, we can support patients ing management provider, and leverage Bahrain as a hub for IoT port that plan with all the tools event. Radio and TV presenter, and Laser. in their fight against cancer.” distribution platform based in in the region. that we have.” BMS to organise Bahrain Annual Rheumatology Conference

TDT | Manama Naji, will be attended by 18 doc- that the event aims to estab - Dr Al Qahtani tors and specialists from Bah- lish links between the health • he Bahraini Medical So- rain, the region and the world, centers in the countries partic- pointed out that the ciety (BMS) announced managing 14 lectures and 14 ipating in the conference with event aims to establish Tits intention to organ - workshops. the universities and the Euro- ise the annual Bahrain Annual Dr Al Qahtani explained that 18 pean and American medical links between the doctors and specialists health centers in the Rheumatology Conference un- the annual Bahrain Rheumatol- from Bahrain, the region centers, which will encourage countries participating der the patronage of Dr Shai- ogy Conference aims to explore and across the world will the participation of the Arab kh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al the latest developments in the attend the conference. centres in research conducted in the conference with Khalifa, President of the Su - field of diagnosis and treat - in the West. the universities and the preme Council of Health, on The annual conference ment of rheumatism affecting He pointed out that the topics European and American November 23 and 24 at the aims to explore the latest millions of people around the of the conference will include Crowne Plaza Hotel. developments in the world, transfer of best inter- discussion of the new diseases medical centers, which Dr Manaf Al Qahtani, Vice national practices in Bahrain, doctors from all specialties in rheumatism, immunology will encourage the field of diagnosis and Chairman of the BMS, said that treatment of rheumatism Rheumatism in Bahrain and the for this conference, especially and rheumatoid arthritis, in participation of the the conference, which will be region and the exchange of ex- the doctors of internal diseas- addition to diagnosis of immu- chaired by the Rheumatology affecting millions of periences. es, family doctors, and general nodeficiency diseases, antibody Arab centres in research people around the world. conducted in the West. Consultant at the Salmaniya He stressed in this context practitioners. indication and its importance in Medical Complex Dr Saadia DR AL QAHTANI the importance of attending Dr Al Qahtani pointed out early diagnosis. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 06

Ten years prison for drug lord TDT | Manama Convicts lose appeals in Ali Tarif he High Criminal Court has sentenced Ta drug lord to 10 years behind bars along with a fine of BD5,000. The defendant was al- ready held guilty in con- fake crash for cash case nection with drug cases and an undercover agent was ordered to establish links Duo arrested after an insurance company official alerted police over fake accident report with him after the police received a tip-off. TDT | Manama The duo was arrested after an insurance The officer in plain The second defendant Ali Tarif company official alerted the police over the clothes contacted the de- • fake accident report. fendant and offered him said that the first suspect he High Appeals Court has upheld I have never seen such a “When I received the report I noticed BD1,200 for a fixed quantity offered him BD100 the sentences issued against two sentence in any of the traffic there was a strange sentence written in it. of shabu. And they agreed to to deliberately crash TBahraini men convicted of forging a reports that came to us. “I have never seen such a sentence in meet in Arad, according to vehicle into his vehicle. traffic accident report issued by the General We made sure it was a fake any of the traffic reports that came to us. prosecutors. Traffic Directorate. We made sure it was a fake one and lodged They met at the agreed The duo committed their wrongdoing one and lodged a complaint a complaint against him,” the employee of time, and the anti-drugs squad • The first defendant to con a local insurance company as they against him. the insurance company who received the was monitoring the situation. was sentenced to five were wrongfully seeking compensation, INSURANCE COMPANY OFFICIAL report from the defendant told prosecutors. When the defendant hand- years behind bars, according to prosecutors. The second defendant said that the first ed over the drugs and received while the second The incident occurred in the year 2014. duo went to the police station and obtained suspect offered him BD100 to deliberately the money, he was allowed to According to court details, the first defend- a report. crash vehicle into his vehicle. leave. defendant received ant asked the second defendant to deliber- Later, the duo forged an accident re- The first defendant was sentenced to The squad followed the one year in prison. ately crash vehicle into his car. port which was presented to the insurance five years behind bars, while the second defendant until he reached Following this ‘fabricated accident’, the company. defendant received one year in prison. his house and nabbed him red-handed. He was found to be in pos- session of 210 grams of differ- Four years in prison for ent types of drugs as well as 32 Special envoy received narcotic pills. two men who stole BD14 The defendant was tried TDT | Manama in connection with selling Ali Tarif banned drugs.

wo Bahraini defendants will spend the next four Scientific research Tyears behind bars for steal- ing BD14 from parked cars. strategy outlined According to prosecutors, the Manama duo broke the window panes of three cars with an aim to steal money and valuables. he Higher Education “We broke the window panes TCouncil (HEC) Secre- of three cars that were parked tary-General Scientific Re- near a swimming pool. However, search director Dr Farzana we could only find BD14,” the first Al Maraghi yesterday re- defendant told prosecutors. ceived the American As- The duo were arrested after the sociation for the Advance- car owners filed a complaint at the ment of Science (AAAS) Spe- nearest police station. cial Adviser Albert Beckford They were charged with theft. Jones and discussed joint The Lower Criminal Court said cooperation in the field of that it found their crimes too seri- scientific research. ous that it decided to double their Dr Al Maraghi outlined jail time with regard to the crime the national strategy for sci- they committed. entific research, which was “The court is committed to endorsed by Higher Educa- handing over tough sentences tion Council (HEC), aimed at to protect the society from these setting up a national infra- kinds of crimes. structure for research gov- “The offences committed by the ernance and promoting sci- defendants must be taken seri- Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi received Philippines President’s Special Envoy to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr Amable R Aguiluz, on his entific research capabilities, ously and punished accordingly,” arrival at the Bahrain International Airport. HRH Premier’s Court Assistant Undersecretary for Information and Follow-up Dr Ibrahim Al Dosary, Higher consolidating cooperation the court said while issuing the Education Council (HEC) Secretary-General Dr Abdul Ghani Al Showeikh and HEC Assistant Secretary-General for Assessment and Accreditation Dr Mona Al with academic institutions verdict. Balooshi were also present. and think tanks. A weekend dedicated to start-ups TDT | Manama during the event will include, Mohammed Zafran Founder of Alphard Consult- ing, Moyez Kassam, Ali Mohsen unique 54-hour event The weekend is Chief Executive Officer and for developers, business centered around Co-Founder at WNNA, Nadia Amanagers, start-up en- action, innovation, Muijrers Founder of Alphard thusiasts, and others to pitch Consulting, Hussain Haji, Co- ideas and work towards coming and education. Founder and CEO of Inagrab, up with a start-up, will be held ORGANISERS Yasin Aboudaoud, Chief De - in Bahrain. velopment Officer at Brinc and The start-up event launched Dunia Mudara, Marketing Man- by Techstars and supported continuing through brain - ager at McDonald’s Bahrain. by Google will gather talented storming, business plan devel- Judges at the event will in - start-up enthusiasts, tech whiz- opment, and basic prototype clude Ali Mahmood, Deputy CEO zes, graphic designers to encour- creation, Participants create at Tenmou - The Bahrain Busi- age them towards coming up working start-ups during the ness Angels Holding Company, potential start-ups. event and are able to collab - Shaikh Abdulla Al Khalifa, Di- Techstars, which had some big orate with like-minded indi- rector, Corporate Communica- companies Uber, Classpass, and viduals outside of their daily tions and Investor Relations at Easy Taxi, come out of its accel- networks. Zain Bahrain, Khalid Al Alawi, erator will be bringing Start-up “All teams hear talks by indus- Enterprise and Advisory Rela- Weekend to Bahrain this Thurs- try leaders and receive valuable tions - Customer Engagement day. The event will be held from A section of the audience at the Start-up Weekend held in Singapore. feedback from local entrepre- and Support Department at Thursday until Saturday. neurs. The weekend is centered Tamkeen, and Pazika Abdulrah- According to Techstars, Start- technical (developers, coders, “Start-up Weekends are 54- for technical and non-technical around action, innovation, and man, Manager, Business Devel- up Weekend attendee back- designers etc) and 50pc business hour events designed to provide entrepreneurs. education,” organisers stated. opments at Bahrain Economic grounds are roughly 50 per cent (marketing, finance, law etc). superior experiential education “Beginning with pitches and The coaches and mentors Development Board. 07 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 world

Boeing jet crash- lands at Guyana airport, six injured One dead, two hurt in AFP | Georgetown, Guyana

Boeing jetliner carrying A126 people crash-land- ed at the airport in Guyana’s Melbourne ‘terror’ attack capital Georgetown yester- day, injuring six people, the transport minister said. Police say the attacker who died after being shot was known to them The Fly Jamaica Air - ways plane was bound for Toronto when it suffered a claims responsibility for such hydraulic problem shortly The attacker set attacks -- said via its propaganda after takeoff and returned • arm that the perpetrator was an to the airport, crashing and a car on fire and “Islamic State fighter and car- skidding off the runway, stabbed three people ried out the operation.” Transportation Minister Witness footage showed po- David Patterson said. The incident lice struggling for at least a min- He said the injuries were happened• in the ute to corral the towering man not life-threatening and the -- who was wearing a dark tu- wounded were taken to a heart of Melbourne’s nic -- as he lunged, slashed and hospital near the airport in business district stabbed wildly at two officers. this country bordering Ven- At least two members of the ezuela to the east. Islamic State claims public bravely stepped in to help The 118 passengers on responsibility• for police. One man was armed with board the Boeing 757-200 a cafe chair while another -- included 82 Canadians. the deadly attack swiftly dubbed an “Aussie hero” on -- repeatedly AFP | Melbourne, Australia tried to ram the suspect with an empty metal shopping cart. olice said a Somali immi- But the attacks continued un- Sri Lanka president grant killed one person abated before one officer opted short of votes in Pand wounded two others for lethal force, shooting the A police officer directs people away from the scene of the Melbourne attack, with the body of a victim covered in a white crisis campaign in a rush-hour stabbing spree suspect in the chest. sheet in the heart of Australia’s sec- “We are now treating this as AFP | Colombo ond city yesterday, labelling it a a terrorism event,” said Victo- “Someone had a shopping The counter-terrorism com- terrorist attack. ria Police Chief Commissioner trolley and was trying to stop mand has taken a lead role in the wo weeks into a show- The unnamed man drove a Graham Ashton, who said the him. Two police turned up re- investigation and police have set Tdown between rival 4X4 truck loaded with gas bot- suspect was “someone that is ally quickly, but there was only up a three-block-wide exclusion prime ministers, the Sri tles into the bustling city centre known” to police through family a couple of them. He started zone. Lankan president’s party of Melbourne, ignited the vehi- connections. KNOW WHAT to go at them and there was a Officers said they “are not admitted for the first time cle in a ball of flames and then The unnamed assailant was loud bang -- they shot him,” he looking for anyone further at yesterday that it does not attacked passers-by with a knife, said to reside in Melbourne’s told AFP. this early stage” and there was have a majority to get its police said. northwestern suburbs, but had The police officers are being no immediate evidence of an candidate through a parlia- He stabbed three people be- come to Australia from Somalia Melbourne is Austral- treated for cuts and scrapes and ongoing threat related to the mentary vote of confidence. fore being confronted by armed in or around the 1990s, when ia’s second largest are not thought to be in a serious attack. President Maithripala officers who eventually shot him the country was ravaged by a city, a cosmopolitan condition. Forensic investigators combed Sirisena named authoritar- in the chest. One victim died at civil war. through the scene yesterday, ian former president Ma- metropolis of almost Double blow for city the scene and the attacker died Witness Chris Newport, 60, five million people where the dead victim’s body lay hinda Rajapakse as prime later in hospital. described how he first heard The police chief refused to give covered in a white plastic sheet. minister after sacking Ranil Counter-terrorism police and a loud noise and saw a truck famed for its cafes, more details due to the ongoing Yesterday’s attack is a double Wickremesinghe on Octo- intelligence officers are still on fire, rolling across the tram bars, restaurants investigation, but the authorities blow for the city as it coincides ber 26. piecing together how the in - tracks before a second, louder and high standard of will face inevitable questions with an ongoing murder trial of Wickremesinghe has cident occurred, but said the bang. living about how someone known to 28-year-old James Gargasoulas, since refused to leave the attacker was known to intelli- “He was holding a knife and the intelligence services none- accused of ploughing his car into premier’s official residence gence services. running around the place,” he theless managed to carry out crowds in the same area in 2017, amid a deepening power Islamic State -- which often said of the attacker. an attack. killing six people. struggle.

Stephen Hawking’s thesis and Conjoined Bhutanese twins separated wheelchair sell for $1 million AFP | Melbourne Reuters | London charity. Famed for his work explor- ustralian surgeons yester- We saw two young motorized wheelchair ing the origins of the universe, Aday successfully separated Aused by the late British Hawking died in March at the 15-month-old Bhutanese twins, girls who were physicist Stephen Hawking age of 76 after spending most Nima and Dawa, who had been very ready for sold at auction on Thursday of his life confined to a wheel- joined at the torso. their surgery, who for almost 300,000 pounds chair with motor neurone dis- The team of more than 20 were able to cope ($391,740.00) while a disser- ease. doctors and nurses spent six very well with the tation raised nearly twice that Some of his belongings in- hours operating on the pair, who surgery and are at a sale to raise money for cluding essays, medals, awards shared a liver but no other ma- and a copy of his book a “Brief jor organs, to the relief of the currently in our History of Time” signed with surgeons. recovery doing very a thumbprint were sold online “We didn’t find surprises,” well on Thursday alongside letters said Joe Crameri, who led the JOE CRAMERI and manuscripts belonging to surgery at the Royal Children’s Surgeons in the operating theatre working together after separating conjoined Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin Hospital in Melbourne. Bhutanese twins Dawa and Nima at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) and Albert Einstein. “We are here earlier because Hawking’s 117-page dis- there weren’t any things inside recovery, but was optimistic before yesterday whether they their independent lives. sertation “Properties of ex- the girls’ tummies that we wer- about the outcome. also shared part of the bowel, The girls and their mother panding universes” from 1965 en’t really prepared for,” he told Nima and Dawa, and their which would have complicated spent the past month at a re - sold for 584,750 pounds, well reporters. mother Bhumchu Zangmo, ar- the surgery. treat outside Melbourne run by ahead of the estimate of up to “We saw two young girls rived in Australia a month ago Crameri said the girls’ bow- the Children First Foundation, 150,000. who were very ready for their with the help of an Australian els were a bit intertwined they which raised money to bring Medals and awards sold for surgery, who were able to cope charity, but doctors had delayed were not connected “in any ma- the family to Australia for the 296,750 pounds, compared very well with the surgery and the surgery until yesterday to jor way”. surgery. with an estimate of 15,000 are currently in our recov - ensure the twins were well- A photograph released by the Elizabeth Lodge of the foun- Fine-art handler Tom Richardson pounds, while the red mo - ery doing very well,” he told enough nourished to support hospital showed four surgeons dation told national broadcaster poses with a motorised wheelchair torized wheelchair sold for reporters. the operation. carefully lifting one of the twins ABC before the surgery the twins belonging to British theoretical 296,750 pounds, also com - He said the next 24 to 48 The girls were known to share away from the other on the op- already had their own person- physicist Stephen Hawking ahead of pared with an estimate of hours would be critical to their a liver, but it was not known erating table as the pair began alities. an auction in London 15,000 pounds. 08 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 society

On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa paid a visit to the Kewalram, Asarpota, Haridas, Gajria, Thaker, and Muljimal families to mark . During the visit, Shaikh Isa highlighted HM King Hamad’s efforts in promoting the principles of diversity and mutual respect, stressing that the recent launch of the King Hamad Chair in Inter-faith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence at Sapienza University in Rome, is a shining example of Bahrain’s increasing global role in advancing peace and compassion amongst different cultures. Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Indian Ambassador to Bahrain Alok Kumar Sinha was present.

Sri Lanka Club Bahrain concluded its mega event of the year and 40th anniversary celebrations at Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel. Around 400 members, their families and invited guests attended the event, which featured dance competitions, a raffle draw and various other exciting activities. MISTY band was flown from Sri Lanka for the event. The band entertained the crowd with their scintillating songs and music. Dr A Saj U Mendis, Sri Lankan Ambassador was the Chief Guest.

The Rotary Club of Sulmaniya hosted there weekly regular lunch at the Golden Tulip Bahrain with guest speaker Abdulnabi Al Shoala - Founder of and Advisor to the Board of Directors Al Fanar Investment New Millennium School- DPS lifted the chess title of the CBSE Cluster (Bahrain Chapter) Inter School Chess Competition: Under – 17 (Girls) Category - Vaishnavi Kamath, Isha Rani, Ishitha Mahi and Jhoncy Johnson; Under - 14 (Girls ) Category - Anushka, Holdings. His speech topic was “ Gandhi his engagement with Islam and the Arab World”. Sameeksha, Ema Ridhi, and Amrutha; Under -14 (Boys) Category – Yakov Thomas , Gopi Krishna, James Thomas and Samved Shaji and Under 11 (Girls) Category – Mahathi, Adarshini, Bhargavi and Parthi emerged winners.

Sopanam Vadyakala Sangham held “Vaadya Sangamam 2018” at the Indian School Premises, Isa Town. The highlight of Vaadya Sangamam 2018 was the performance of exciting “Pandi melam, Panchari melam and Anjadantha” melam led by more than 400 artists altogether, including 30 from Kerala. The event was a musical and visual treat.

In keeping with its annual practice, Arabian Gulf University (AGU) organised a seasonal influenza vaccination campaign for all members of faculty, in coordination with the King Abdullah Medical City Medical University Centre, to reduce the spread of viral infection, which peaks in winter compared to Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha interacted with CBSE students who were selected by Science India Forum in Shastra Pratibha Event in two levels. Out of 11,000 the rest of the year. students, 16 emerged winners after proving their knowledge in scientific field. 08 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 09 society

On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa paid a visit to the Kewalram, Asarpota, Haridas, Gajria, Thaker, and Muljimal families to mark Diwali. During the visit, Shaikh Isa highlighted HM King Hamad’s efforts in promoting the principles of diversity and mutual respect, stressing that the recent launch of the King Hamad Chair in Inter-faith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence at Sapienza University in Rome, is a shining example of Bahrain’s increasing global role in advancing peace and compassion amongst different cultures. Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Indian Ambassador to Bahrain Alok Kumar Sinha was present.

Sri Lanka Club Bahrain concluded its mega event of the year and 40th anniversary celebrations at Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel. Around 400 members, their families and invited guests attended the event, which featured dance competitions, a raffle draw and various other exciting activities. MISTY Chris Ivan of Grade 3 and Jane Jacinth Joel of Grade 4, of the New Millennium School - DPS, emerged winners of the APJ Inter School Science Quest (Junior) 2018, held at the Indian School Riffa Campus. The band was flown from Sri Lanka for the event. The band entertained the crowd with their scintillating songs and music. Dr A Saj U Mendis, Sri Lankan Ambassador was the Chief Guest. quiz competition was a tribute to former President of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.

1949 is the year in which the Delhi Public School Society was founded.

The Rotary Club of Sulmaniya hosted there weekly regular lunch at the Golden Tulip Bahrain with guest speaker Abdulnabi Al Shoala - Founder of and Advisor to the Board of Directors Al Fanar Investment New Millennium School- DPS lifted the chess title of the CBSE Cluster (Bahrain Chapter) Inter School Chess Competition: Under – 17 (Girls) Category - Vaishnavi Kamath, Isha Rani, Ishitha Mahi and Jhoncy Johnson; Under - 14 (Girls ) Category - Anushka, Holdings. His speech topic was “ Gandhi his engagement with Islam and the Arab World”. Sameeksha, Ema Ridhi, and Amrutha; Under -14 (Boys) Category – Yakov Thomas , Gopi Krishna, James Thomas and Samved Shaji and Under 11 (Girls) Category – Mahathi, Adarshini, Bhargavi and Parthi emerged winners.

Sopanam Vadyakala Sangham held “Vaadya Sangamam 2018” at the Indian School Premises, Isa Town. The highlight of Vaadya Sangamam 2018 was the performance of exciting “Pandi melam, Panchari melam and Anjadantha” melam led by more than 400 artists altogether, including 30 from Kerala. The event was a musical and visual treat.

In keeping with its annual practice, Arabian Gulf DID University (AGU) organised a seasonal influenza vaccination KNOW campaign for all members of faculty, in coordination with the King Abdullah Medical 11,000 students City Medical University took part in the Centre, to reduce the spread of viral Shastra Pratibha infection, which peaks Event, in which 16 Diwali, the Indian festival of lights was celebrated with great pomp and grandeur at Bahrain Indian School- BHAVANS (BIS). Special assemblies were conducted to celebrate Diwali and spread the message of in winter compared to Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha interacted with CBSE students who were selected by Science India Forum in Shastra Pratibha Event in two levels. Out of 11,000 emerged winners. peace and prosperity. The whole school was decorated with lanterns and ‘diyas’ to mark the occasion. Dance, speech and song on Diwali were the major attractions of assemblies. Sweets were distributed to the rest of the year. students, 16 emerged winners after proving their knowledge in scientific field. staff members by School Director Ritu Verma and Principal Saji Jacob. 10 TODAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 business UK economy picks up pace GDP increases 0.6pc in the third quarter but economists warn on Brexit effect

At 0.6pc growth for• July-September, GDP was the strongest reading since the fourth KNOW WHAT quarter of 2016

Business investment slid• 1.2pc in the third Britain could be about quarter, while exports to finally seal an all-im- portant deal to smooth jumped 2.7pc and its departure from the household spending European Union increased 0.5pc

The BoE predicted that• Britain’s economy would grow by 1.7pc ain’s economy would grow by in 2019, down from 1.7pc in 2019, down from a fore- a forecast of 1.8pc cast of 1.8pc. The new estimate is based on Skyscrapers and office buildings are pictured in the City of London AFP | London the assumption of a smooth tran- sition period, but there is unease with the current fourth quarter. ports jumped 2.7pc and house- on markets about a chaotic no- ritain’s economy has “It seems unlikely that the UK-EU agreement appears to be hold spending increased 0.5pc. deal Brexit. grown at the fastest pace economy will be able to keep up likely in coming days: JP Morgan “The export growth... reflects And before then, “growth in Bin nearly two years as this pace with Brexit uncertainty an increase in both goods and the fourth quarter is expected strong exports and solid house- hanging over it,” noted Thomas Reuters | London services exports, with goods ex- to be limited by more restrained hold spending offset slump - Pugh, UK economist at Capital ports to non-EU countries grow- consumer spending..., while ing business investment, data Economics research group. nvestment bank JP Mor- ing more robustly than to the business investment is expect- showed yesterday awaiting a The ONS said the third quar- Igan said yesterday that an EU,” the ONS noted. ed to be curbed by heightened Brexit deal. ter growth was driven by an ex- agreement between Britain Brexit uncertainties”, Howard Gross domestic product pansion of 0.3pc in July, “which and the European Union on Brakes on growth Archer, chief economic advisor climbed by 0.6 per cent in the stemmed from strong retail sales a transitional Brexit deal ap- Britain could be about to final- to the EY ITEM Club, said yes- third quarter, in line with an- boosted by warm weather and peared likely to be reached in ly seal an all-important deal to terday following the latest data. alysts’ expectations and up on the World Cup, as well as a low the coming days. smooth its departure from the The GDP update came as Brit- growth of 0.4pc in the second base reflecting the weaker start “Agreement in time for a A sign of JP Morgan Chase Bank is European Union, although re- ish Prime Minister Theresa May quarter, the Office for National to the year”. November 17-18 summit ap- seen in front of their headquarters ports this week of an imminent drew the fury of her crucial Statistics (ONS) said in an initial It added: “The recent subdued pears to remain possible even tower in Manhattan, New York announcement have cooled Northern Irish allies after seem- estimate. business investment environ- if odds are slightly against it somewhat heading into the ingly accepting an EU-backed At 0.6pc growth for July-Sep- ment is consistent with exter- with dates later in November will not give its assent to the weekend. Brexit solution they fervently tember, GDP was the strongest nal surveys of investment inten- being suggested,” JP Morgan agreement on the first attempt And despite stronger growth oppose. reading since the fourth quarter tions, which attribute much of economist Malcolm Barr said (in late November or early De- for the UK economy in the third At issue is the vexing problem of 2016. the weakness to Brexit-related in a note to clients. cember), but... assent will be quarter overall, the Bank of of how to avoid border checks Analyst meanwhile expect the economic and political uncer- “We continue to think it attained at a second or later England last week trimmed its between Northern Ireland, economy to cool ahead of Brit- tainty.” likely that the Commons (UK attempt (in early to mid-Jan- own GDP forecasts as Brexit ap- a UK province, and the euro - ain’s departure from the Euro- Business investment slid 1.2pc lower house of parliament) uary).” proaches. zone-member Republic of Ire- pean Union in March, starting in the third quarter, while ex- The BoE predicted that Brit- land. Trump signs immigration order on asylum Chinese state media debuts ‘AI’ news anchors Reuters | Washington AFP | , Based on the appearances of resident Donald Trump two flesh-and-blood Chinese Pyesterday signed a proc - I just signed the hina’s state-controlled news presenters, the comput- lamation that effectively will proclamation Cnews broadcasters have erised avatars read out text suspend the granting of asylum on asylum - very long been considered some- that is fed into their system, to migrants who cross the US what robotic in their daily their mouths moving in tan- border with Mexico illegally for important. People can recitation of pro-government dem with the reports. up to 90 days. come in but they have propaganda and a pair of new Xinhua said the “AI Synthet- The order, which goes into ef- to come in through the presenters will do little to dis- ic Anchors”, one for Chinese fect today, means that migrants points of entry pel that view. and one for English news, were will have to present themselves DONALD TRUMP Calling it a “world first”, developed along with Sogou at US ports of entry to qualify for Xinhua news agency this week Inc, a -based creator of asylum. Immigrant advocates debuted a pair of virtual news search engines and voice-rec- say the administration has de- anchors amid a state-directed ognition technology. liberately slowed the process- embrace of advanced technol- China last year unveiled ing of migrants at official ports, US President Donald Trump (file photo) ogies such as artificial intelli- plans to become a world lead- forcing them to wait for days gence (AI). er in AI and other high-tech or weeks to request protection. States reaches an agreement of several Muslim-majority na- fields, though it has since “I just signed the proclama- with Mexico allowing it to tions, is likely to be quickly chal- the new US policy, but declined toned down the rhetoric amid tion on asylum - very impor- turn back asylum-seekers who lenged in court. to comment further. a trade war with the United tant,” Trump told reporters yes- had travelled through Mexico, Pro-immigrant groups have Trump made his hard-line States, which has included ac- terday before leaving for Paris. whichever comes first. denounced the administration’s policies towards immigration cusations by President Donald “People can come in but they US and Mexican diplomats plan, arguing it contravenes ex- a key issue ahead of Tuesday’s Trump that China steals US have to come in through the have held talks over the issue isting US law and unfairly re- midterm elections, sending technologies. points of entry.” this year, but there has been stricts asylum protections for thousands of US troops to help The digital anchors offer The order followed other reg- little indication Mexico would those fleeing persecution and secure the southern border and certain advantages over hu- ulations on migrants released by agree to such a pact. violence. repeatedly drawing attention to mans, Xinhua said, such as the administration on Thursday. The plan, which invokes the The United Nations refugee a caravan of Central American being able to work 24 hours a Trump’s order will be in effect same authority Trump used to agency UNHCR said yesterday migrants trekking through Mex- A screen shows an AI news anchor day and to quickly disseminate for 90 days or until the United justify his travel ban on citizens its legal experts were reviewing ico towards the United States. introducing himself breaking news. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 11

French NGO threatens Facebook Google outlines steps to tackle with privacy lawsuit AFP | Paris

French NGO said yes- workplace harassment Aterday it was pursuing a class action suit against Facebook, saying the social Google CEO Sundar Pichai promised more transparency in dealing with allegations of sexual misconduct network was violating users’ privacy despite the enact- ment of strict new EU rules Google announced this year. • BETTER Internet Society France, changes to its policy part of the Internet Socie- on dealing with ty global advocacy group, harassment after a KNOW said it had sent Facebook a walkout on November 1 formal notice listing seven areas where it had allegedly by “Googlers” in offices failed to respect personal around the world Thousands of Google data. employees joined a Concerns about coordinated worldwide Google’s• response to walkout a week ago sexual misconduct to protest the US tech SWIFT to cut claims sparked the global giant’s handling of messaging for some sexual harassment walkout by employees Google employees stage a walkout on November 1, 2018, in New York, over sexual harassment Iranian banks

AFP | San Francisco confidentiality in the arbitra- He also said Google is con - the company, which vowed Reuters | Paris tion process and it still may be solidating the complaint sys- “onerous actions” if problems the best path for a number of tem and that the process for persisted. WIFT will disconnect oogle on Thursday out- reasons (e.g. personal privacy, handling concerns will include The company also promised Ssome Iranian banks lined changes to its predictability of process), but, providing support people and to “recommit” to improving this weekend, the Bel - Ghandling of sexual mis- we recognize that the choice counsellors. workplace diversity through gium-based financial mes- conduct complaints, hoping to should be up to you,” he said in Google will update its manda- hiring, retention, and career saging service’s chief exec- calm outrage that triggered a the memo. tory sexual harassment training, advancement.’ utive Gottfried Leibbrandt worldwide walkout of workers Pichai promised that Google and require it annually instead said yesterday. last week. will be more transparent with of every two years as had been ‘Googleplex’ walkout “This weekend we are “We recognize that we have how concerns are handled, and the case. Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google Inc., speaks Thousands of Google employees going to disconnect a cer- not always gotten everything provide better support and care Google is also putting the onus at the New York Times DealBook joined a coordinated worldwide tain number of Iranian conference in New York City right in the past and we are sin- to those who raise such issues on team leaders to tighten the walkout a week ago to protest banks,” Leibbrandt told a cerely sorry for that,” chief ex- with the company. tap on booze at company events, Google policy already bans the US tech giant’s handling of Franco-German business ecutive Sundar Pichai said in a Google will provide “more on or off campus, to curtail the excessive consumption of alco- sexual harassment. conference in Paris, adding message to employees, a copy granularity,” regarding sexual potential for drunken misbe- hol on the job; while on compa- A massive turnout at the that it was a commercial de- of which was shared with AFP. harassment investigations and haviour. ny business, or at work-related “Googleplex” in Silicon Valley cision and that not all banks “It’s clear we need to make their outcomes, according to “Harassment is never accept- events. was the final stage of a global would be affected. some changes.” Pichai. able and alcohol is never an ex- Some teams at the company walkout that began in Asia and He later said that the list Arbitration of harassment A section of an internal “In- cuse,” Google said in a released have already instituted two- spread to Google offices in Eu- of banks would be pub - claims will be optional instead of vestigations Report” will focus action statement. drink limits at events or use rope. lished this weekend after obligatory, according to Pichai, a on sexual harassment to show “But, one of the most common ticket systems, Google said. Some 20,000 Google employ- the concerned banks were move that could end anonymous numbers of substantiated con- factors among the harassment Google executives oversee- ees and contractors participated notified. He declined to settlements that fail to identify cerns as well as trends and dis- complaints made today at Goog- ing events will be expected in the protest in 50 cities around confirm whether the cen- those accused of harassment. ciplinary actions, according to le is that the perpetrator had to strongly discourage exces- the world, according to organ- tral bank was on the list or “Google has never required the California-based company. been drinking.” sive drinking, according to izers. not.

Sino-Russian widebody aircraft US court halts construction of Keystone pipeline takes on Airbus and Boeing AFP | Washington carried out before denying the Graphic News | Washington permit in 2015 was ignored national Corporation (CRA- US federal judge on Thurs- when the department turned IC), a joint venture between A day halted construction of around last year and approved hina and Russia have un- Commercial Aircraft Corpo- the Keystone XL oil pipeline, it, the judge argued. Cveiled a life-size model of ration of China (COMAC) and arguing that President Donald “An agency cannot simply dis- a wide-body long haul jet at Russia’s United Aircraft Corp Trump’s administration had regard contrary or inconvenient China’s largest airshow, giv- (UAC). failed to adequately explain why factual determinations that it ing public shape to their joint The fuselage will be 63.8m it had lifted a ban on the project. made in the past, any more than efforts to break into a market long and 5.92m wide, and The ruling by Judge Brian it can ignore inconvenient facts dominated by Boeing and Air- wing span will be of 63.9m. It Morris of the US District Court when it writes on a blank slate,” bus. will have a passenger capacity for the District of Montana dealt Morris wrote. The CR929 plane is being of 280 seats in a three-class a stinging setback to Trump and He added: “The department developedChina, by Russia China-Russia take onconfiguration, Airbus, withBoeing a range of the oil industry and served up a instead simply discarded pri- CommercialWith the development Aircraft of Interthe CR929- 12,000km. plane, China and Russia hope to big win for conservationists and or factual findings related to break into a lucrative market for commercial wide-body airliners indigenous groups. Indigenous leaders and climate activists disrupt business at a Chase Bank climate change to support its currently dominated by Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 jets Trump granted a permit for branch in Seattle (file photo) course reversal.” CR929: Developed by China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International the $8 billion conduit meant to The judge also argued that Corporation (CRAIC) stretch from to Texas tion overturned a ruling by change. the State Department failed to just days after taking office last then president Barack Obama The analysis of a cross-border properly account for factors year. He said it would create in 2015 that denied a permit for project like this is done by the such as low oil prices, the cu- jobs and spur development of the pipeline, largely on environ- State Department. mulative impacts of greenhouse Programme cost: $13-20bn infrastructure. mental grounds, in particular The same environmental gases from the pipeline and the Engines: Plane to be initially powered by In doing so the administra- the US contribution to climate analysis that the department risk of oil spills. GEnX General Electric’s or Rolls Royce’s Nine abreast Trent 7000 engines – eventually replaced by Sino-Russian engine currently under development CR929 COMPARED WITH MAIN COMPETITORS BOEING 787-9 AIRBUS A350-900 CRAIC CR929-600 Passengers Passengers Passengers France grounds Ryanair plane to force subsidy repayment 290 314 280 AFP | Paris Cabin Cabin Cabin seized on Thursday at Bordeaux fore being able to take off from width width width airport in southwestern France. the Bordeaux-Merignac airport 5.49m 60.17m 5.61m 64.75m 5.92m 63.25m he French civil aviation au- “This measure was taken as in another Ryanair aircraft, the Tthority said yesterday it had a last resort by the French au- civil aviation body added. seized a Ryanair plane to get the thorities after several reminders Regional newspaper Cha- Range Range Range Irish low-cost airline to repay and attempts to recuperate the rente Libre reported that the 14,140km 15,000km 12,000km illegal public aid, the latest in a money failed,” the DGAC civil plane was close to take-off for string of troubles for the carrier. aviation body said. London’s Stansted airport when The EU Commission in 2014 “By this action, the govern- a bailiff, accompanied by police, 63.0m 66.8m 63.8m ruled that subsidies Ryanair re- ment reaffirms its intention to A Ryanair plane departs from declared it seized on the tarmac Into service Aug 2014 Into service Jan 2015 Into service Late 2020s ceived from a regional authority guarantee the conditions of fair Stansted Airport and sealed the aircraft. Unit cost $281.6m Unit cost $317.4m Unit cost Not known had to be repaid, but the airline competition between airlines The airline owes the region- CRAIC aims to take 10% of wide-body market. Boeing forecast airlines had not complied despite re- and between airports,” it said. It was “regrettable” that the al authority 525,000 euros worldwide would need 9,100 wide-body planes from 2016 to 2035, with wave of replacement demand around 2021-2028 peated warnings. The plane “will remain im- 149 passengers on board the ($595,000), regional officials Sources: Flightglobal, Aviationweek, Boeing, Airbus, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS The plane, a Boeing 737, was mobilised until the sum is paid”. plane had to wait five hours be- said. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 12

Thai businessman to buy Fortune magazine Oil prices, stock markets slide AFP | Washington US dollar rises amid latest Fed policy of unchanged interest rates hai businessman TChatchaval Jiaravanon agreed yesterday to buy worries over Italy’s troubled ing cheap enough to keep de- Fortune magazine for $150 Wall Street joined economy and Asian equities also mand strong, and keep (US Pres- million in the latest deal for • endured losses. ident Donald) Trump happy, but titles from the former Time European and Asian Tokyo ended down 1.1pc. not so low that their oil revenue Inc. family. stock markets in Hong Kong shed 2.4pc and drops drastically.” Meredith Corp, the pub- losing ground Shanghai finished 1.4pc lower, Capital Economics mean- lishing group which ac - also after data showed another while warned that as the global quired Time Inc. magazines AFP | London drop in Chinese factory prices, economy slows into 2019 the US last year, announced the while tech firms were hit by a market would take a buffeting. deal to sell Fortune to the series of weak earnings results “We think that the global businessman who is affili- il prices and stock mar- from mainland firms. economy will slow next year,” ated with Thailand’s largest kets slumped yesterday, said the consultancy, adding that Oil majors tank company, a conglomerate Owith Brent North Sea “we forecast that the US stock operating in telecom, me- crude tumbling under $70, while Benchmark oil contract, Brent market will fall by nearly 15pc dia, food, retail, pharma- the dollar strengthened as the North Sea crude for delivery in in 2019.” ceuticals and other sectors. Federal Reserve flagged more January, slumped to $69.13 per Shares in European energy Jiaravanon will own For- US interest rate hikes. barrel, the lowest level since companies tanked as oil slid tune as a personal invest- The Brent benchmark struck April before recovering some- Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange back. ment independent of the a seven-month low on surging BP shed 2.0pc, Shell gave up Charoen Pokphand con- US energy stockpiles before a Key figures around 1500 GMT what, but still hovered three 1.0pc and Total lost 2.5pc. glomerate, according to a weekend meeting of major oil quarters of a dollar off Thurs- Stock markets had enjoyed statement from Meredith. producing nations. Oil - Brent Crude:  73 cents at $69.92 per barrel day’s close. a midweek rally after traders “Our vision is to establish Wall Street joined European Oil - West Texas Intermediate:  91 cents at $59.76 New York’s West Texas In- bet that the expected gridlock Fortune as the world’s lead- and Asian stock markets in los- termediate (WTI) for Decem- on Capitol Hill would keep US New York - Dow:  0.6pc at 26,026.32 ing business media brand, ing ground as a rally triggered by ber tanked to a February low of President Donald Trump from with an always-on reach unsurprising US midterm elec- London - FTSE 100:  0.6pc at 7,097.37 points $59.26 per barrel. pushing through measures that and global relevance,” said tion results faded away. Frankfurt - DAX 30:  0.3pc at 11,493.33 David Madden, analyst at CMC would likely stoke inflation and Jiaravanon in the statement. Shortly after the opening bell Markets, told AFP that “rising US in turn rate hikes. Paris - CAC 40:  0.6pc at 5,100.70 the Dow Jones index was off stockpiles, rising US production Rising US borrowing costs 0.6 per cent while mid-session EURO STOXX 50:  0.4pc at 3,224.49 -- which is now at a record-high have been one of the major is- London’s benchmark FTSE 100 Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  1.1pc at 22,250.25 (close) -- and talk of Iraq and Indone- sues weighing on global equities index and Paris had both re - sia raising output next year this year. EU envoy heads to Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  2.4pc at 25,601.92 (close) treated 0.6pc, as markets waited are all factors as to why oil is However after its latest policy US to clarify trade also on a Brexit deal to smooth Shanghai - Composite:  1.4pc at 2,598.87 (close) lower. Ongoing concerns about meeting Thursday, the Fed re- deal plans Britain’s bumpy exit from the Euro/dollar:  at $1.1351 from $1.1364 at 2200 GMT China slowing down is a factor peated that it expected “further European Union. Pound/dollar:  at $1.3028 from $1.3063 too.” gradual increases” in the key AFP | Brussels, Belgium Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index was Madden added that the “price interest rate as the US economy also in the red, losing 0.3pc amid Dollar/yen:  at 113.88 yen from 114.07 yen needs to strike a balance, of be- strengthens. he EU’s top trade ne- Tgotiator Cecilia Malm- strom heads to Washington next week in an effort to nail down the parameters of a US South African central bank Russia clashes with Western oil buyers trade deal, with both sides at loggerheads over what fines HSBC for lax money should be included. over new deals as sanctions loom The potential deal would laundering controls result from a truce reached Reuters | Moscow in July by US President Don- Reuters | Johannesburg ald Trump and European ussian energy majors are Commission chief Jean- outh Africa’s central bank Rputting pressure on West- Claude Juncker that would Syesterday fined HSBC’s lo- ern oil buyers to use euros in- scrap customs duties on all cal business 15 million rand stead of dollars for payments goods among other break- (844,927 pounds) for weak- and introducing penalty clauses throughs. nesses in its processes meant in contracts as Moscow seeks The deal was welcomed, to detect money laundering protection against possible new especially in Berlin where and terrorism financing, and US sanctions. fear was running high that ordered the bank to fix the Seven industry sources told Trump would deliver on problems. Reuters that Western oil ma- his threat to slap tariffs on The Prudential Authority jors and trading houses have auto imports after inflicting (PA), which sits within the A HSBC and a Barclays bank building clashed with Russia’s third and similar duties on steel and South African Reserve Bank is seen at Canary Wharf in London fourth biggest producers, Gaz- An oil pump jack in an oil field (representative image) aluminium. (SARB) and monitors the coun- prom Neft and Surgutneftegaz, But the relief was short- try’s lenders, said HSBC’s South In a statement, the bank said over 2019 oil sales contract Russian businesses are pre- lived as major splits fast ap- African branch had already it accepted the sanctions ap- terms during unusually tough paring for a new wave of sanc- peared, with Washington taken the measures required plied by the PA, which followed annual renegotiation in recent tions expected in the coming insisting on the inclusion to address the issues. an inspection in 2016. weeks. weeks. The firms are trying of agriculture in any accord, “Certain weaknesses were “We can confirm that the The development mirrors to diversify away from dollar which the Europeans have identified in HSBC’s processes issues identified by SARB dur- a similar stand-off between KNOW WHAT payments and tapping Asia for refused. which inhibited HSBC from ing the 2016 inspection have Western buyers and Russia’s more of their financing and Instead, in the meetings proactively detecting poten- been fully remediated,” the top oil producer, Rosneft. technology needs. with US Trade Represent- tial money laundering and the statement said. Earlier this week, trading According to four industry ative Robert Lighthizer on financing of terrorism,” the PA While small, the South Afri- sources told Reuters that Ros- Russia has been under sources, Surgutneftegaz asked November 13, the EU and US said in a statement. can fine highlights that HSBC neft wants Western oil buyers US and EU sanctions buyers to be prepared to switch will focus on regulatory co- It added HSBC was not still faces problems with com- to pay penalties from 2019 if since 2014 when it in- from dollar to euro payments operation for a limited array found to have facilitated any pliance long after pledging to they fail to pay for supplies in vaded Ukraine’s Crime- in contracts, and insisted on of products such as medical transactions involving money toughen up its controls and the event that new US sanctions an peninsula buyers being effectively respon- drugs and devices as well as laundering or the financing of after paying billions of dollars disrupt sales. sible for any losses arising from cyber security. terrorism. in fines for such failures. Now sources have told Reu- sanctions. ters that Surgutneftegaz and “They basically said - sanc- Gazprom Neft have also clashed tions don’t matter. Buyers have with their buyers over penalties to find a way to pay, or to return and the use of euros and other peninsula. The sanctions have purchased goods, or pay penal- UK supermarket’s Christmas advert banned currencies to replace the dollar been repeatedly widened to in- ties,” a source with a big trading in contracts. clude new companies and sec- house said. Reuters | London tion of the rainforest caused by on the grounds of it being seen “It is part of the same trend tors, making it tough for Rus- Gazprom Neft has also asked palm oil production and its im- to support a political issue. - the Russian oil industry is sian oil firms to borrow money buyers to use euros in payments ritish supermarket chain pact on endangered orangutans. Under the 2003 Communica- working on mitigating new abroad, raise new capital or and bear financial responsibil- BIceland has been banned Iceland, which earlier this tions Act, an advert is deemed sanctions risks. The buyers in develop Arctic and unconven- ity for contract breaches in the from showing its Christmas ad- year announced its intention to to contravene the bar on politi- turn argue they cannot carry tional deposits. case of new sanctions, accord- vert on television because it has remove palm oil from its prod- cal advertising if it is “wholly or those risks so we are trying to President Vladimir Putin’s ing to three sources. been deemed to breach political ucts by the end of 2018, said the mainly of a political nature” or find compromises,” said one administration has been hoping Gazprom Neft refused to advertising rules. film fitted its agenda, leading to is “directed towards a political source with a Western buyer for a thaw in relations with the comment. Surgutneftegaz did The discount supermarket its decision to use the film as its end”. involved in negotiations, asking United States since President not immediately respond to a company planned to use a Christmas advert. Iceland said it hoped the ad- not to be named as the talks are Donald Trump came to power Reuters request for comment. Greenpeace-made animated The film was banned by vert would raise awareness and confidential. but Washington has imposed Russia supplies over 10 per- short film, voiced by actress Clearcast, which is responsible improve people’s understand- Russia has been under US and new sanctions instead, includ- cent of global oil, so drastic Emma Thompson, called for the clearance of television ing of rainforest destruction EU sanctions since 2014 when ing on some of Russia’s richest sanctions against it could lead “Rang-tan”, about the destruc- ads before they are broadcast, from palm oil production, . it invaded Ukraine’s Crimean people. to a steep spike in oil prices. 13 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018

THUGS OF HINDOSTAN HUNTER KILLER Kim Kardashian (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) NEW (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) , , GERARD BUTLER, GARY OLDMAN, COMMON OASIS JUFFAIR: DAILY AT (ATMOS): 12.15 CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + Kim forced to + 3.30 + 6.45 + 10.00 PM 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM OASIS JUFFAIR: DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 1.30 + 4.45 + 8.00 + 11.15 PM + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT (ATMOS): 10.45 AM + 2.00 + 5.15 + 8.30 + 11.45 PM THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 3.00 + 6.15 + 9.30 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) (PG) (ADVENTURE/FANTASY) NEW SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.45 + 6.00 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, MACKENZIE FOY, evacuate home + 9.15 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) MORGAN FREEMAN SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + IANS | Los Angeles tagram Stories, Kim explained “I pray that + 8.15 + 11.30 PM 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN to fans she was evacuating and everyone is kept SEEF (I)TAMIL DAILY AT: 12.45 + 4.00 + SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 eality TV star Kim Kar- asked them to “pray for Cala- safe and pro - 7.15 + 10.30 PM + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM dashian-West was forced basas.” tected from these SAAR DAILY AT: 12.45 + 4.00 + 7.15 + 8.15 WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + + (10.30 PM + 11.30 PM THURS/FRI) 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM to grab much of what she “Just landed back home and fires. No Calaba- R WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 10.15 AM + 1.15 + could in an hour and flee her had 1 hour to pack up & evacu- sas tonight,” she 4.30 + 7.45 + 11.00 PM VENOM home on Thursday night. ate our home. I pray everyone wrote alongside (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) The “Keeping Up with the is safe,” she wrote. a photo of her OVERLOAD TOM HARDY, MICHELLE WILLIAMS, Kardashians” star revealed that Kim thanked the first re- car trunk (15+) (ACTION/THRILLER/HORROR) RIZ AHMED NEW she had just arrived back to her sponders for keeping the com- packed CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 with JOVAN ADEPO, WYATT RUSSELL, + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN Hidden Hills property to find munity safe before recording PILOU ASBAEK that her neighbourhood was the firetrucks and police cars bags. SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 4.15 + 8.30 PM under threat from a wildfire driving down her neighbour- OASIS JUFFAIR: DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM that was burning out of control. hood’s streets. JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN DAILY AT (VIP): 1.15 + Kim, 38, had originally filmed “They’re evacuating every- OASIS JUFFAIR: (PG) (COMEDY/ACTION/ADVENTURE) 6.15 + 11.15 PM ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLEN- the flames from her private jet one right now from all of our CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + KO, EMMA THOMPSON only to find on landing that homes,” she said in the video 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (12.30 those flames were part of the as she watched on from her car. MN THURS/FRI) CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM Woolsey Fire burning near hers The widespread fire also im- CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT (VIP I): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + and Kanye West’s compound, pacted surrounding areas in- 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + reports people.com. cluding Calabasas, where Kim’s 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM + (1.00 AM Sharing the aerial video she sister Kourtney lives. Kourtney THURS/FRI) HALLOWEEN had filmed earlier on her Ins- also chose to evacuate. SAAR DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + (18+) (THRILLER/HORROR) 6.30 + 9.00 + (11.30 PM THURS/FRI) JAMIE LEE CURTIS, JUDY GREER, NICK WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + CASTLE 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Gabrielle Union, Dwyane (15+) (MUSICAL/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY) SMALL FOOT NEW (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/ RAMI MALEK, LUCY BOYNTON, COMEDY) GWILYM LEE CHANNING TATUM, JAMES CORDEN, Wade welcome baby girl OASIS JUFFAIR: DAILY AT: 12.45 + 3.30 + ZENDAYA 6.15 +9.00 + 11.45 PM CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 IANS | Los Angeles OASIS JUFFAIR: DAILY AT (VIP): 10.30 AM + 2.45 + 4.45 + 6.45 + 8.45 + 10.45 PM + 3.30 + 8.30 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 1.15 + 5.30 + 9.45 PM ollywood actress Gabrielle CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 PM + 12.00 MN + (12.45 NIGHT SCHOOL Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas HUnion and her husband MN THURS/FRI) American basketball player, (PG-15) (COMEDY) CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT (VIP II): 12.00 + KEVIN HART, TIFFANY HADDISH, Priyanka, Nick get Dwyane Wade became parents 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM ROB RIGGLE as they welcomed a baby girl via SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + marriage license surrogate. 8.45 + 11.30 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM Announcing the arrival of the SAAR DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 IANS | Los Angeles baby, Union disclosed that the + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) EL BADLAH child was born on Wednesday WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.00 + (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM head of their wedding, and she was very excited for this TAMER HOSNY, AKRAM HOSNI, Ait was reported that new phase in life, reports people. THE GRINCH MAJED EL MASRY, AMINA KHALIL Bollywood actress Priyanka com (G) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 2.15 + 6.45 + Chopra and American sing- “A lovely day. We are sleep - NEW 11.15 PM er Nick Jonas have obtained less and delirious but so excited ANGELA LANSBURY, BENEDICT THE EQUALIZER- 2 a marriage license in the US. to share that our miracle baby CUMBERBATCH, RASHIDA JONES (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER) As per theblast.com, the arrived last night via surrogate OASIS JUFFAIR: DAILY AT (KIDS CINEMA): couple, who got engaged in and 11/7 will forever be etched 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 DENZEL WASHINGTON, PEDRO + 11.15 PM PASCAL, ASHTON SANDERS August, visited the Beverly in our hearts as the most love- CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.15 Hills Courthouse last week liest of all the lovely days. Wel- 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM + 8.45 PM and filled out the paper- come to the party sweet girl,” CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT (3D): 10.30 AM work to obtain the license. the “Breaking In” star wrote on + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + The report further stated Instagram. 10.30 PM GOOSEBUMPS 2: HAUNTED SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 HALLOWEEN that the couple was plan- Union had earlier also opened Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade with their daughter ning to bring the license up about her struggles with + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM (PG-13) (ADVENTURE/COMEDY/FAN- with them to India for their infertility in her book “We’re get pregnant -- I’ve either been 2014 after a lengthy courtship. SAAR DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.15 + 4.15 + TASY) 6.15 PM CHRIS PARNELL, KEN JEONG, WENDI wedding in December and Going to Need More Wine” re- about to go into an IVF cycle, This is their first child together. WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.30 MCLENDON-CONVEY then will eventually file the vealing she has had multiple in the middle of an IVF cycle or While, Wade is also a father + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PM CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 12.45 + 5.00 + license in the US to make miscarriages. coming out of an IVF cycle,” she of three sons from his previous 9.15 PM the marriage official in both “For three years, my body wrote. relationships. He also raises his TO LOVE SOME BUDDY countries. has been a prisoner of trying to The couple got married in 17-year-old nephew. (15+) (FILIPINO/ROMANTIC/COMEDY) THE MEG NEW (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) *- MAJA SALVADOR, ZANJOE MARUDO, CHESKA INIGO JASON STATHAM, RUBY ROSE, BINGBING LI OASIS JUFFAIR: DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 2.45 + 7.00 + 11.15 PM ‘GoT’ star Jessica joins ‘Godzilla vs King’ SEEF (II) DAILY AT: (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + PRIVATE WAR 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM (18+) (DRAMA/CRIME/BIOGRAPHY) IANS | Los Angeles universe featuring the two fa- NEW mous creatures. The first in - SARKAR ROSAMUND PIKE, JAMIE DORNAN, ame of Thrones” fame ac- stalment of Legendary’s “Mon- (PG-15) (TAMIL) STANLEY TUCCI JOSEPH VIJAY, KEERTHI SURESH, “Gtress Jessica Henwick has sterVerse” was 2014’s “Godzilla” SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 3.15 + 7.30 joined the cast of Adam Wingard followed by 2017’s “Kong: Skull VARALAXMI SARATHKUMAR + 11.45 PM directorial “Godzilla vs King”. KNOW WHAT Island” which grossed more than OASIS JUFFAIR: DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + Henwick will share screen $566 million worldwide. 11.15 AM + 2.00 + 2.15 + 5.00 + 5.15 + 8.00 ZOO + 8.15 + 11.00 + 11.15 PM space with actors like Millie Bob- Henwick rose to fame with her (PG) (DRAMA) NEW by Brown, Alexander Skarsgard character of Snake Nymeria Sand CITYCENTRE: DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + ART PARKINSON, PENELOPE WIL- Henwick rose to 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM TON, TOBY JONES and Rebecca Hall in the film. Her fame with her char- in “Game of Thrones”. She fea- SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 character details have not been tured in shows “Iron Fist”, “Luke + 8.00 + 11.00 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 2.15 + 6.30 + 10.45 PM revealed yet, reports variety.com. acter of Snake Nym- Cage” and “The Defenders”. AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 “Godzilla vs King” marks the eria Sand in “Game “Godzilla vs King” is sched- + 9.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) Jessica Henwick fourth movie in the cinematic of Thrones” uled to release in 2020. 14 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 sports

Only winning title will silence critics says Klopp Australia snap losing streak AFP | London urgen Klopp admits he is Hosts win by sevens runs to set up series decider in Hobart Jfrustrated that the high expectations surrounding Liverpool’s Premier League AFP | Adelaide, Australia title bid have overshadowed Australia their strong start to the sea- ustralia skipper Aar- A. Finch b Pretorius 41 son. on Finch praised his T. Head lbw b Ngidi 8 Klopp’s third-placed side A“outstanding” bowlers S.Marsh c de Kock b Rabada 22 have won eight of their 11 yesterday after they snapped C. Lynn c de Kock b Rabada 44 matches in an unbeaten a seven-game losing streak by A. Carey c de Kock b Rabada 47 opening to the league cam- beating South Africa, boosting G. Maxwell c de Kock b Pretorius 15 paign. their battered confidence while M. Stoinis c Hendricks b Pretorius 2 But despite their posi - keeping the one-day series alive. P. Cummins b Steyn 3 tion among the leading title Set 232 to win, the Proteas M. Starc c&b Steyn 6 contenders, Liverpool have could only manage 224-9 in A. Zampa c Miller b Rabada 2 2 endured criticism of late their 50 overs, leaving the se- J. Hazlewood not out 10 after some erratic displays ries tied at 1-1 with the decider Extras (lb9, w2) 11 both domestically and in the in Hobart tomorrow. Total (all out, 48.3 overs) 231 Champions League. The hosts, who were thrashed Bowling: Steyn 10-1-31-2, Ngidi 9-0-67-1, by six wickets with more than Rabada 9.3-0-54-4, Pretorius 10-0-32-3, 20 overs to spare in the open- Imran Tahir 10-1-38-0 ing match, dug deep with their South Africa Mourinho side- bowlers getting them over the Quinton de Kock c Zampa b Starc 9 line. Reeza c Carey b Hazlewood 16 steps City’s Marcus Stoinis was the pick Aiden Markram run out 19 with 3-35 off his 10 overs, in - Faf du Plessis b Cummins 47 Financial Fair Play cluding the crucial scalp of Da- South African batsman Dale Steyn (C) is bowled by Australia’s Marcus Stoinis (L) Heinrich Klaasen c Lynn b Stoinis 14 row vid Miller who hit a stubborn 51. David Miller lbw Stoinis 51 “The way we defended was came at the oval nine months for 231. lived experiment with Nathan Dwaine c Lynn b Hazlewood 14 AFP | Manchester outstanding, The bowlers were ago against England, before the South Africa captain Faf du Coulter-Nile in Perth backfired, Dale Steyn b Stoinis 3 relentless,” said Finch. reigning world champions were Plessis said “good teams should the Australian attack did its job. Kagiso Rabada b Starc 9 ose Mourinho has de- “I’m not sure if it’s relief, but knocked for six by the ball-tam- close that (score) down”. Starc got a reward in his third Lungi Ngidi not out 19 Jscribed the quality of justification for some hard work. pering scandal in South Africa “I felt we let ourselves down over, with Adam Zampa getting Imran Tahir not out 11 Manchester City’s work on “We held our chances and it in March and disarray within with the bat, very disappointed,” under a catch in the deep to end Extras (b1, w11) 12 the pitch as “untouchable” went our way. We knew we had Cricket Australia. he added. “I don’t believe that Quinton de Kock’s night. Total (for nine wickets, 50 overs) 224 while refusing to get em- to bowl them out, or go close Their form slump had been score was worth winning, we let Aiden Markram and Reeza Bowling: Hazlewood 10-0-42-2, Starc broiled in the controversy to it.” characterised by batting col- ourselves down.” Hendricks looked dangerous 10-0-51-2, Cummins 10-0-27-1, Stoinis 10- about alleged Financial Fair Adelaide has been a happy lapses and they again struggled as they pushed the score to 46, 0-35-3, Zampa 9-0-57-0, Maxwell 1-0-11-0 Play breaches made by his hunting ground in the past for to compile a big total with some Hope but they needlessly attempted a Result: Australia won rivals. Australia. tight South African bowling put- With Mitchell Starc returning third run from a clip off the pads Mourinho’s Manchester In fact, their last one-day win ting them back in the pavilion to new-ball duties after a short- and Markham was run out. United side travel across the city tomorrow for a Premier League derby against their neighbours, who are two points clear at the top of Arsenal’s Welbeck suffers ‘serious injury’ Mbappe: Ronaldo, Messi still the table. Reuters | London best but won’t win Ballon d’Or AFP | Paris rsenal striker Danny Wel- Guardiola insists Abeck was taken to hospital eenage sensation Kylian BETTER after suffering a “serious in- TMbappe said on Thursday financial row jury” in their Europa League that Cristiano Ronaldo and draw against Sporting on Lionel Messi remain football’s won’t tarnish City’s KNOW Thursday, the club’s manager greatest players but that his success Unai Emery said. own World Cup heroics could Welbeck, who was earlier help crown him as the 2018 AFP | Manchester named in the England squad, Ballon d’Or winner. Messi and Ronaldo have jumped for a header in front of Mbappe, 19, helped France won the last 10 Ballon d’Or he bombshell allega- goal at the Emirates Stadium to World Cup victory in Russia awards Ttions about Manchester and rolled over in pain after as his four goals included one City’s financial conduct will landing awkwardly on his an- in the 4-2 final victory over not tarnish his team’s repu- kle. Croatia as he became just the cause it was a World Cup year, tation, coach Pep Guardiola He was given oxygen by med- second teenager after Pele in and the World Cup takes prec- Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck receives treatment from medical staff after ical staff before being taken off 1958 to score in the champi- edence.” said yesterday. sustaining an injury A series of reports in the on a stretcher to a standing ova- onship match. While Mbappe thrived at German news magazine Der tion from the home fans. to hear more on his condition. fact that his contract ends this He was also voted Young the World Cup, Messi’s Ar- Spiegel has claimed City ar- “It’s the worst news. We “His injury is very big for season. Player of the tournament and gentina and Ronaldo’s Portu- tificially inflated sponsor- think it’s a serious injury,” Em- him, for us and for all,” Emery Arsenal qualified for the Eu- has since become Ligue 1’s gal bowed out in the ship deals in order to com- ery told reporters, adding that said, when asked about Wel- ropa League knockout stage af- leading scorer with 11 goals last 16. ply with UEFA’s Financial Welbeck, 27, had been taken to beck’s prospects at the north ter the match against Sporting as Paris Saint-Germain run Mbappe was Fair Play regulations. hospital with the club waiting London club in view of the ended in a 0-0 draw. away with the French cham- speaking at an pionship. event organised Messi and Ronaldo have by watchmakers United thriving as underdogs won the last 10 Ballon d’Or Hublot, one of awards and Mbappe believes his leading spon- ahead of derby clash - Herrera that they are still the sport’s sors. top A-listers. Reuters | London “Nobody is doing better at the moment and we can’t say anchester United midfielder Ander Her- it’s the end of their era because Mrera believes the team have shown they it will only end when some- can thrive as underdogs and will look to secure body else does better than at Seef District too another statement win in tomorrow’s derby. them,” Mbappe said. Jose Mourinho’s United will make the short However, the young trip to face the Premier League leaders Man- striker added: “I don’t chester City as they look to build on a 2-1 come- think one of them back victory over the Italian champions Juven- will win the tus in the Champions League on Wednesday. Ballon d’Or The victory in Turin added to a four-game this year Kylian Mbappe unbeaten run in the domestic league, with be- Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Seef District +973 17364999 United climbing up the standings after a wretched start to the campaign. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 15

Brave CF partners with Air Arabia KHK fighter to compete for TDT | Manama rave Combat Federation Bfound by HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khal- ifa has secured Air Arabia as World Championship title the official airline partner to host the largest combat sports event in Asia. Velimurad Alkhasov will face Marcel Adur for the Flyweight World Championship title The partnership will al- low Brave Combat Federa- defeated the veteran flyweight tion and Air Arabia to com- Alkhasov is the Alkhasov was a fighter from USA, Sean Santella. bine collective synergies to • champion at ACB Alkhasov is currently training ensure the best services for 2016 Combat Sambo at KHK MMA under coach and the athletes, officials, ce- World Champion and prior to signing with lightweight fighter, Eldar El- lebrities and invited digni- has an undefeated the Brave Combat darov and veteran coach, Emir- taries visiting the Kingdom professional record Federation agaev Esedulla. The fighter who of Bahrain. is fighting out of Russia will face The partnership will winning all his 5 fights Marcel Adur for the Flyweight also offer exciting oppor- World Championship Title at tunities for the fans to win TDT | Manama Champion and has an undefeat- Brave Combat Federation. prizes during Brave 18 with ed professional record winning The fight will take place on contests planned to be an- elimurad Alkhasov be- all his 5 fights. 16th November at the Khalifa nounced. The initiative will comes the first fighter Alkhasov was a champion at Sports City in Bahrain during help the sport of mixed mar- Vtraining at KHK MMA ACB prior to signing with the Brave 18. The gates will be open tial arts and the initiative to Bahrain to contest for the world Brave Combat Federation. He from 4:30pm. The fight night is reach wider audience and to championship title at Brave made his debut at Brave Combat the largest to be hosted in Bah- support the largest initiative Combat Federation. Alkhasov is Velimurad Alkhasov (right) with Head Coach, Eldar Eldarov Federation during Brave 14 held rain with three championship in Asia hosted in Bahrain to the 2016 Combat Sambo World in Tangier, Morocco where he titles being contested. get global support. Boudegzdame invited by Loman, Efrain to share unique record at Brave 18 Algerian sports ministry TDT | Manama combat sports event hosted in Asia. Apart from featuring Brave tephen Loman and Felipe 18 and IMMAF-WMMAA Unified SEfrain will face each other at World Championships 2018, the the 18th edition of Brave Com- mega event also features mul- bat Federation taking place in tiple cultural and social events Bahrain. alongside expos, outreach pro- Loman will be defending the grams and media events. bantamweight world champi- Loman is the sole representa- onship against Efrain who has tive for Philippines in the fight three knockout wins in the di- card and the only fighter from vision. As both fighters are set Philippines who is undefeat- to clash, they will be sharing a ed in the promotion. A win for unique record as the only fight- Loman will be historic as that ers who were a part of both the will make him the champion editions of Brave International Felipe Efrain and Stephen Loman with most number of successful Combat Week. became the youngest champi- the same time Felipe Efrain was championship defence attempts Elias Boudegzdame (left) with Algeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Both Loman and Efrain had on at Brave Combat Federation awarded the knockout of the in the promotion. Mohamed Hattab (center) and Amine Boudegzdame (right) been a part of the Brave Inter- when he was crowned as the year for his performance in the The champion is undergoing national Combat Week 2017 and bantamweight world champion same night where he knocked training alongside Team Lakay TDT | Manama are the only fighters competing by HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad out Nawras Abzakh with a fly- under Head Coach Mark San- in the fight night who had com- Al Khalifa during Brave 9 hosted ing knee. giao. The bout marks the fourth lias Boudegzdame and peted in the earlier edition. in Bahrain during Brave Inter- Brave International Combat appearance for Stephen Loman EAmine Boudegzdame The fighter from Team Lakay national Combat Week 2017. At Week 2018 is by far the largest with Brave Combat Federation. was invited by the Ministry of Sports in Algeria on 8th No- KNOW WHAT vember in Algiers. Boudeg- zdame brothers met Minister of Youth and Sports, Mohamed Djokovic hails ‘perfect 5 months’ as he targets ATP title Hattab. Elias Boudegzdame Elias Boudegzdame is the made an impact AFP | London one spot was the “ulti- year-end number one, not could make it back and I never first champion to be crowned in the MMA world mate challenge” in the just because of the rank- thought it was impossible. I just at Brave Combat Federation by for his submission ovak Djokovic revelled in sport. ings -- I was 22 (in May) thought at the time it might take HH Shaikh Khalid bin Ham- excellence Nhis “perfect” five months “I’m very proud of -- but just because of more time than I wished it to be. ad Al Khalifa and the first yesterday as he took aim at his that achievement and how I felt on the “ I t turned to out to MMA World Champion in the first time when he was given sixth ATP Finals title with the I understand that it’s be a perfect history of sports for Algeria. a national jersey to represent year-end number one ranking extra special this five months of Boudegzdame won the world Algeria in MMA. in the bag. year because of the the year, with two championship title when he After the visit at the Min- The Serb, who won Wim - journey I’ve been Grand Slam titles,” defeated the former UFC fight- istry of Sports, the former bledon and the US Open, ear- through in the last he added. er, Masio Fullen in a first round featherweight world champi- lier this week replaced the in- 15 months, especial- “Of course, unfor- submission. on of Brave Combat Federa- jured Rafael Nadal at the top ly and particularly tunately Nadal had Elias made an impact in the tion was featured in Djazairia of the men’s rankings and is in the last eight to 10 Novak Djokovic to withdraw from MMA world for his submission One channel in Algeria dis- guaranteed to end 2018 in top months. all of his tourna- excellence and for his positive cussing his achievements at spot. “After Febru- ments after the US outlook which developed into Brave Combat Federation. The Speaking before the start of ary’s elbow sur- court, how I was Open so he was not in that race multiple projects for social ini- former featherweight world the season finale at London’s gery it looked playing. but at the same time I thought tiatives. In 2017 Boudegzdame champion from Algeria is O2 Arena, the Serb said next to quite improbable “But there was it was a great five months that was invited to the Ministry among the top fighters in the the Grand Slams and the ATP that I would be in always part of is crowned with this achieve- of Sports in Algeria for the featherweight division. Finals, reaching the number this position as the me that believed I ment.” SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 16 England spin out Sri Lanka Visitors beat hosts by 211 runs inside four days at first Test

AFP | Galle, Sri Lanka second Test match and hopefully England first innings 342 back up a really good perfor- ri Lanka captain Dinesh Sri Lanka first innings 203 mance.” Chandimal paid tribute England second innings 322 for 6 delcd. Syesterday to an “outstand- Sri Lanka second innings Formidable ing” England after Moeen Ali F. Karunaratne c and b Ali 26 Fifteen without loss overnight, spun the visitors to a command- J. Silva lbw b Leach 30 Sri Lanka’s openers Kaushal ing first Test victory in Galle. D. de Silva c Root b Stokes 21 Silva and Dimuth Karunaratne Set a mammoth 462 to win, B. Mendis c Ali b Leach 45 withstood the pressure from sustained pressure from Ali, fel- A. Matthews c Buttler b Ali 53 England’s formidable bowling low spinner Jack Leach and ag- L. Chandimal b Leach 1 attack for the first hour yester- gressive seam bowling from Ben N. Dickwella c Stokes b Ali 16 day. Stokes bundled out the hosts for M. Perera c Stokes b Rashid 30 But both fell after attacking 250 on day four. A. Dananjaya c Stokes b Ali 8 shots, with Kaushal leg before The 211-run victory, England’s R. Lakmal not out 14 trying to sweep Leach for 30 and first Test win away from home H. Herath run out 5 Karunaratne caught and bowled in 13 matches, leaves Joe Root’s Extras (nb 1) 1 by Ali -- who took four wickets men 1-0 up in the three-match Total (all out, 85.1 overs) 250 in both innings -- for 26 as he series, with the second Test Bowling: Curran 5-1-15-0, Anderson 12- skipped down the pitch for an starting in Kandy on Wednesday. 2-27-0, Ali 20-2-71-4, Rashid 18.1-0-59-1, attempted heave. “We played some really good Leach 21-1-60-3, Stokes 8-2-16-1, Root Dhananjaya de Silva, after a stuff,” Root said. “We can go to Ben Stokes of England hits out as he is watched by Niroshan Dickwella of Sri Lanka 1-0-1-0 confident start, was caught at Kandy with huge amounts of England won by 211 runs first slip by Root off Stokes in the confidence and look to still im- Lanka to 203 in reply. during the game, you can’t stay and 3 with the bat himself, said last over before lunch for 21. The prove and get better.” In England’s second innings in the game (with this kind of he was “very proud” of his team, ball earlier he was given out but England had secured a an assured unbeaten 146 by Ke- batting),” said Chandimal. paying tribute to his “excellent” try and approach things,” Root reprieved on review. first-innings lead of 139 thanks aton Jennings, his first century “Credit goes to England, they bowling unit and to some “cru- said. After the break Kusal Men- to a century on debut by Ben since a ton on his 2016 debut that played some outstanding crick- cial knocks” by England’s bats- “It’s been a fantastic start of dis hit Leach for four over his Foakes -- man of the match -- has silenced his critics for now et. We had a really good start in men. things and we’ve got to build on head but attempting a repeat and a formidable spin attack led at least, allowed Root to declare the first session but we couldn’t “We’ve done our homework it and make sure we don’t just the next ball skied the ball to by Ali and assisted ably by Leach at 322 for six. capitalise on it,” he said. and made sure we came here rest on our laurels now. We will Ali, departing for an otherwise and Adil Rashid restricting Sri “Our batting was below-par Root, who only managed 35 knowing how we were going to work very hard now before that impressive 46.

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