TWITTER CELEBS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 11 The land of violent intolerance INSTAGRAM America has problem /nobmedia 22 with female directors LINKDIN TUESDAY newsofbahrain MAY 2018 Actress Jodie Foster feels WHATSAPP Hollywood has a problem 38444680 200 FILS with female directors and, ISSUE NO. 7754 like Europe, it should open FACEBOOK /nobmedia up. “I said it and I’ll keep saying it - I want to direct MAIL [email protected] and I will direct more than I acted,” Foster told holly- WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com wood-reporter.com. P17 Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift win top honours 17 SHOW Icardi left out of Argentina squad 20 SPORTS BUSINESS 9 Property lifts Dubai after UAE long-term visa move Saudi flight makes emergency landing Premier holds talks with Kuwaiti Amir Riyadh Saudi Arabian Airlines Aflight SV3818, which was travelling from Medinah to Dhaka, had to be diverted to Jeddah after suffering a malfunction with the nose landing gear. Saudia Airbus A330-200 made an emer- gency landing at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz Airport with the nose gear retracted. The aircraft had circled Jeddah HRH the Premier with Kuwaiti Amir for several hours and was His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy forced to make two low Kuwait City Prime Minister Shaikh Jabir Al Cooperation Council, and his Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, yesterday visited passes until it was allowed Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah humanitarian initiatives at the the majlises of Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Shura Council to land on runway 34R at RH Prime Minister were present on the occasion. regional and international levels. Chairman Ali Al Saleh, and Shaikh Abdulhussein Khalaf Al Asfoor family. around 22:00 local time. Prince Khalifa bin Sal- Bilateral and GCC relations and He conveyed Ramadan greet- He highlighted that the National Action Charter, under the leadership of HM Hman Al Khalifa visited joint coordination and coopera- ing of HM King Hamad bin Isa King Hamad, continues to serve as a firm foundation for ongoing sustainable the Amir of Kuwait, Shaikh Sa- tion were discussed, as well as Al Khalifa to the Amir of Kuwait, development initiatives that benefit all citizens, who remain the Kingdom’s Bid to smuggle 1,117 bah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah, the latest regional developments. stressing keenness to constantly greatest strength and foremost priority. The Crown Prince also stressed that at the Dasman Palace. Crown The Premier pointed out the boost the bilateral relations in Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030, underpinned by the three core principles kg hashish foiled Prince Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Kuwaiti Amir’s contributions to the interest of the two countries of sustainability, competitiveness and fairness, plays a central role in the Al Jabir Al Sabah and Kuwaiti promote the march of the Gulf and their people. Kingdom’s development across all sectors. Riyadh audi border guards Sthwarted several at- tempts to smuggle 1,117 kilo- grams of hashish through land and sea borders during the period from May 7th un- til May 19th. Border patrols arrested 30 suspects from different nationalities, after they were spotted crossing Pompeo-12 backed the Kingdom's southern borders.According to the Calls on Iran to stop exporting violence and terrorism border guards' spokesman, Colonel Saher Al Harbi, Iran after America’s top diplomat threat- United States of America in the face of those involved, including 13 The statement comes ened to impose the “strongest sanctions the Iranian threat, addressing Iran's Ethiopians, 6 Somalis, and 11 • in history” against Tehran if the country’s attempts to export violence and terror- Yemenis, have been referred after Pompeo laid out leadership did not change the course of ism and stressing the need for Iran to to the relevant authorities. 12 demands for Iran. its foreign and domestic policy. respond to all efforts to achieve peace “US Secretary of State Pompeo’s strat- and resolve conflicts in the region and to Relief from economic egy which reflects the determination remove them from nuclear weapons and Robbers arrested sanctions• will only come when to confront the danger of Iranian pol- all weapons of mass destruction. icies that undermine security and sta- The immediate cessation of support for Manama Washington sees tangible bility in the region and to overcome the terrorist militias and adherence to inter- olice have arrested two shifts in Iran’s policies. shortcomings of the nuclear agreement. national laws and norms and non-inter- PAfricans accused of And praised the continued efforts of the ference at all in the internal affairs of the robbing BD1,600 from two United States to strengthen regional and Mr. Pompeo States of the region,” the statement added. individuals in two separate TDT|Manama international peace and security and The statement comes after Pompeo incidents in Manama, said its relentless efforts to take all possible Ministry read. laid out 12 demands for Iran and said the director-general of the he Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry measures to prevent the spread of chaos, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs af- relief from economic sanctions would Department of Investigation has said it affirms full support for tension and crisis resolution in the re- firms that the Kingdom of Bahrain con- only come when Washington had seen and Criminal Evidence last Tthe United States’ strategy towards gion,” a statement from Bahrain’s Foreign siders itself in a single position with the tangible shifts in Iran’s policies. night. In another incident, a 31-year-old Bahraini man who stabbed a 34-year-old NIPAH TOLL Bahraini woman with a sharp tool was arrested in Sitra. The accused were referred to Public Prosecution as part of the legal procedures. Nightingale's tragic tale brings tears to many eyes TDT|Manama who had treated three infected Sree Sadan persons, had fallen ill a few days ago and was under treatment. deadly virus having the She passed away at 2 am on DON’T MISS IT potential of becoming Monday morning. Lini is wife A the next deadly major of Bahrain resident Sajeesh outbreak has killed six people Puthur, who works for Awan in the southern Indian state of Media. The tragic Kerala. Though lab results of her bundle As many as 20 people sus - blood and fluid samples hadn’t 03 pected to be infected with Ni- come yet, her body was not pah have been admitted to the handed over to her family. Kozhikode Medical College, After consulting the family, Cop killers’ death out of which the condition of the authorities cremated the sentences upheld 10 is said to be critical. body at an electronic crema- 05 Three nurses from the EMS torium. Memorial Cooperative hospital This was done as a precau- Medical at Perambra , who had earlier tionary measure to ensure that attended to the Nipah Virus the virus, if present, did not 06 breakthrough affected patients, have fallen ill. spread further. They have been referred to Meanwhile, Lini’s last letter Kozhikode Medical College to her husband, filled with emo- Hospital. No confirmation has come so far whether they tions, became viral on social media. In the letter she says “I have contracted the disease. am almost on my way” and urges her husband to take care Lini Puthusshery, 28, a nurse from the same hospital, of their children. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2018 02 Cabinet reiterates support for Palestinian cause HRH the Premier accession of the kingdom, represented by the The Cabinet reiterated Bahrain’s Supreme Council for Environment, to the In- • ternational Union for Conservation of Nature commitment to supporting the and Natural Resources (IUCN), and the Global Palestinian people in order to enable Environment Fund (GEF). them to set up their independent state Among other things, it followed up on the im- with East Jerusalem as its capital. plementation of the action plan of the National Childhood Strategy 2013-2017. A presentation by the Labour and Social De- Manama velopment Minister showed that 79 per cent of the action plan of the strategy had been achieved he Cabinet session, chaired by His Royal through the mechanisms and initiatives taken Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa by the relevant ministries and government de- Tbin Salman Al Khalifa, yesterday welcomed partments. the resolutions supporting Palestinian people The session decided to extend the implementa- that were adopted by the Organisation of Islamic with East Jerusalem as its cap- plosive materials, a jail term of no tion of the action plan for another five-year period Cooperation (OIC) held in Istanbul. ital, emphasising the need to more than eight years on whoever to ensure its full implementation, and consolidate The resolutions included the call for form - exert all efforts and to take all distributes them or uses them. Life the national gains and accomplishments related ing an independent international fact-finding measures to ensure the protec- 79 in jail or a term of at least 10 years to childhood development and protection. The committee of experts to investigate into Israeli tion of the Palestinians from the per cent of the action will be handed over to the accused if Cabinet requested all government departments crimes against protestors in Gaza, in addition to aggression of the Israeli forces. plan regarding the use of such materials has led to to use the National Childhood Strategy as their a call to send an international force to protect In another development, the National Childhood a permanent disability, while death exclusive reference while issuing childhood-re- the Palestinians. session endorsed a draft-law Strategy has been penalty is the punishment if their lated reports. The Cabinet reiterated Bahrain’s commitment which inflicts a jail term not achieved, the Cabinet use has resulted in the death of a The session saw the Premier lauding His Maj- to supporting the Palestinian people in order to exceeding 10 years and a fine heard.