TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain FRIDAY 10 Meeting Nojeem Ogungbo - An experience in humility INSTAGRAM James Bond star meets /nobmedia 06 CIA leaders LINKDIN FRIDAY newsofbahrain JULY 2018 Daniel Craig, who plays WHATSAPP the famed fictional British 38444680 200 FILS spy James Bond, had a ISSUE NO. 7799 face-to-face meeting with FACEBOOK /nobmedia real life spymasters during his visit to the Central MAIL [email protected] Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) headquarters in Langley, WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com Virginia. | P16 Battle of the beasts 20 SPORTS WORLD 13 New UK nerve attack Drone shot down in south Yemen Russia blocks Security Council statement on Syria AFP| Dubai AFP| United Nations on condition of anonymity, said and the Council as a whole -- that began June 19. Rebels in there had been a fruitless push except Russia -- had shown a Syria’s battered south said they oalition forces support- ussia yesterday blocked the to persuade Moscow to accept a “strong unity” to denounce the were returning to talks with Cing the Yemeni govern- RUN Security Council from declaration based on the need to The Syrian regimes ongoing military offensive in Russia after the most intensive ment shot down a Houthi adopting a statement on the sit- deliver humanitarian aid. offensive is having southwest Syria and its human- bombing campaign yet in the drone yesterday over their uation in southwestern Syria, The Security Council pleaded a “devastating itarian consequences.Russia was regime’s two-week offensive. military base in the south- where rebels are under intense with Russia to allow human - impact on civilians. “isolated,” the source said. Kuwait and Sweden mean- ern city of Aden, a source in bombardment, diplomats said itarian convoys, stranded on UN Secretary-General Anto- while have called for an end the Saudi-led alliance said. after an urgent meeting request- the Jordanian border, to reach An estimated nio Guterres said earlier that the to bombing, the protection of A source with the Sau - ed by Sweden and Kuwait. people fleeing bombing on the 750,000 lives are Russia-backed offensive by Syr- civilians and the delivery of di-led alliance told AFP by Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s am- Syrian side. in danger and ian President Bashar al-Assad’s humanitarian aid, said Annika telephone that its forces had bassador to the UN, said there When asked to address this, up to 325,000 regime was having a “devastat- Soder, a Swedish foreign minis- “shot down an unmanned would be no statement for the Nebenzia merely said the UN al- people have been ing impact on civilians.” try official. drone over a coalition base” press. ready had a resolution allowing displaced “An estimated 750,000 lives “This shameful war must end in Aden. “We are focused on fighting for the delivery of humanitarian are in danger and up to 325,000 with a political solution that de- UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO terrorism,” he said. aid “across borders.” A different GUTERRES people have been displaced,” pends on the will of the great Another diplomat, speaking diplomat said Western nations Guterres said of the offensive powers,” she said. Pompeo sets off for N Korea nuclear talks AFP| Washington S Secretary of State UMike Pompeo left US Navy to protect Washington yesterday bound for Pyongyang and his latest round of talks with Kim Jong Un on North Ko- rea’s nuclear arsenal. Washington’s top diplo- mat and senior aides took off shortly after 2:00am and Gulf oil shipments were due in the North Kore- an capital on Friday, where Pompeo is to stay overnight The US Navy is ready for the first time. to• ensure freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce, said a US KNOW WHAT Spying: Israel ex- military spokesman minister goes on | London US has told trial Reuters countries that AFP| Jerusalem he US Navy stands ready they must stop to ensure free navigation buying Iranian former Israeli minis- Tand the flow of com - oil from Nov. 4 A ter went on trial yes- merce, the US military’s Cen- or face financial terday on charges of spying tral Command said yesterday, measures for arch-foe Iran in a case as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards which has been kept un - warned they would block oil der tight wraps on security shipments through the Strait of grounds. Gonen Segev, who Hormuz if necessary. stability in the region,” Central served as energy and in - Iranian President Hassan Command spokesman Navy frastructure minister from Rouhani and some senior mili- Captain Bill Urban said. 1995 to 1996, is charged with tary commanders have threat- Asked what would be the US “espionage against the state ened in recent days to disrupt oil Naval Forces’ reaction if Iran of Israel and assisting the shipments from the Gulf coun- blocks the strait, he said: “To- enemy in time of war. tries if Washington tries to cut gether, we stand ready to ensure Tehran’s exports. the freedom of navigation and In May, US President Donald the free flow of commerce wher- Trump pulled out of a multina- The Sterett Destroyer escorts the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a transit through the ever international law allows.” tional deal under which sanc- Strait of Hormuz. - Reuters (File photo) A senior US military leader tions on Iran were lifted in re- said in 2012 the Guards have the turn for curbs to its nuclear pro- buying Iranian oil from Nov. 4 portant oil transit channel in the through each day. ability to block the strait “for a DON’T MISS IT gramme. Washington has since or face financial measures. The world with about one-fifth of “The US and its partners pro- period of time” but the United told countries they must stop Strait of Hormuz is the most im- global oil consumption passing vide, and promote security and States would take action. Where have all PROTEST OF A DIFFERENT KIND 03 the fishes of Tubli Bay gone? Govt to rebuild ‘Trump Baby’ gets greenlight to fly over London Sanabis Girls’ 05 AFP| London 11.30am local time. best start with the mayor’s office over School: MP “The mayor supports the right to this, who originally told us that they giant blimp depicting Donald Trump peaceful protest and understands that didn’t recognise ‘Trump Baby’ as legiti- Wave of strikes A as a baby will fly over London during this can take many different forms,” said mate protest,” he told Sky News. 12 pound Syria the US president’s visit next week after a spokesperson for Khan, who has had “But following a huge groundswell of mayor Sadiq Khan approved the request, frequent Twitter spats with the US leader. public support for our plan, it looks like protesters behind the stunt said Thurs- Activist Leo Murray from the group City Hall has rediscovered its sense of day. The 6-metre (19-foot) orange bal- behind the protest credited a “huge humour. Trump Baby will fly!” loon, which shows the president wearing groundswell of support” for Khan’s de- Huge protests are expected when a nappy, will fly near parliament at a cision, with more than 10,000 signing an Trump visits Britain next week, where he height of 30 metres between 9.30am and Trump; Right, the balloon depicting ‘Trump Baby’ online petition. “We didn’t get off to the will meet Prime Minister Theresa May. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018 02 His Majesty King hails President of Kazakhstan “#Your_country’ initiative Manama is Majesty King Hamad Hbin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to coming to more schools President Nursultan Naz- arbayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan marking the Students of Abdulrahman Kanoo school completes the renovation of first home in Muharraq 20th anniversary of Astana. HM the King wished the Kazakh President good HH Shaikh Khalid health and happiness and • the people of Kazakhstan hails students’ more progress and pros - capabilities perity. KNOW WHAT HM the King extended congratulations and good TDT | Manama wishes of Bahrain’s gov- ernment and people to the lans are on the anvil to The population of people of Kazakhstan on the implement the initiative Muharraq in 2012 was occasion. P‘#Your_Country_First’ in 176,583 as many schools as possible in the Kingdom, it was announced. “We have directed the Min- HM King thanked by ister of Education, Dr Majid Al Nuaimi, to implement the in- Dutch monarch itiative #Your_Country_First of the initiative. It took them Manama in partnership with our media about four months to complete office to include as many as pos- the project, which includes fur- is Majesty King Ham- sible public and private schools nishing the house. Had bin Isa Al Khalifa in Bahrain,” said HH Shaikh Present during the visit was received a cable of thanks Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Minister of Education Dr Majid from HM King Willem-Alex- while addressing students of Al Nuaimi, Minister of Youth ander of the Netherlands in Abdulrahman Kanoo Interna- and Sports Hisham Al Jowder reply to HM the King’s con- tional School. along with several senior offi- gratulations marking King’s This, HH Shaikh Khalid said, cials in the Kingdom. Day in the Netherlands. will help activate youth in sup- On the occasion, HH Shaikh The Dutch monarch porting the comprehensive de- Khalid assured the students that extended appreciation of velopment of the society. the government “will continue HM the King’s noble feel- HH Shaikh Khalid, The move follows directives issued by HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa to implement comprehensive ing, wishing him abundant the First Deputy President of development projects across all good health and happiness the Supreme Council for Youth sectors by launching targeted and the people of Bahrain and Sports, President of Bah- Sports Federation for Disabili- of Abdulrahman Kanoo Inter- A team of students renovat- initiatives promoting joint re- further progress and pros- rain Athletics Association (BAA), ties, was inaugurating the first national School as part of the ed a ramshackle house in the sponsibility among the members perity.