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P16 You’re worth the fight: Camila Cabello on anxiety struggles 14 CELEBS WORLD 6 Triad gangsters attack HK protesters Death for ‘CIA spies’ Aiming for the Moon UAE, China sign Tehran many agreements Beijing ran said yesterday it has Iarrested 17 spies who it ilateral relations be- says were working for the Btween the UAE and CIA, and sentenced some of China on the economic, them to death. political and cultural fronts The intelligence ministry reached new heights as the said the suspects had been two countries inked a wide collecting information in range of agreements with the nuclear, military and investments running into other sectors. billions of dollars. US President Donald Agreements were signed Trump has dismissed the in key sectors such as space, Iranian allegations, saying construction, tourism, they are “totally false”. healthcare, clean energy, Washington and Tehran oil and environment dur- are at loggerheads over ing the ongoing three-day Iran’s nuclear programme visit of His Highness Shai- and tensions have grown. kh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Mr Trump last year aban- Nahyan, Crown Prince of doned the international Abu Dhabi and Deputy Su- nuclear deal with the Irani- preme Commander of the ans, and the US has imposed UAE Armed Forces. sweeping economic sanc- Shaikh Mohamed arrived tions on them. at the Great Hall of the Peo- Speaking shortly after the ple in Beijing on Monday, Iranian announced on the where he was accorded an arrests, Mr Trump said: “It’s official reception by Presi- getting harder for me to want dent Xi Jinping. to make a deal with Iran.” The leaders witnessed the signing of 16 memoran- da of understanding aimed India launched a bid to become a leading space power yesterday, sending up a rocket to put a craft on the surface of the Moon in what it called a “historic day” for at developing a compre - the nation. Chandrayaan 2 – or Moon Chariot 2 – took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on an island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh state. Applause broke hensive strategic partner- out in the mission control room as the rocket blasted off into the grey skies over the Indian Ocean and mission control announced that the orbiter had broken ship in different walks of away from the rocket with no problem. The nation is bidding to follow Russia, the United States and China in landing a spacecraft on the Moon. See Page 5 life. DON’T MISS IT ‘All hospitals must co-operate 03 with new ambulance Infra work ‘on track’ scheme’ Qatari attempts Road, construction work progress reviewed at Cabinet meeting 04 to ‘destabilise’ struction and sanitation sectors. Bahrain rapped 46 tenders, worth This was in line with the gov- approximately• BD76m, ernment’s keenness to provide ‘BRAVE 24 could high-quality infrastructure to have been awarded since support the Kingdom’s present prove a seminal the beginning of 2019. and future sustainable economic 15 moment for the growth requirements. sport’, IMMAF Manama Figures showed that a total of 45 projects in the three sectors, HRH the Premier chairs the Cabinet. president worth BD 58 million, had been put he Cabinet chaired by His out to tender since the beginning Ring Road, from Diyar Al Muhar- structure and facilities projects 210 fils (includes VAT) Royal Highness Prime of this year, including 23 tenders raq to Busaiteen, and the develop- and services across villages. TMinister Prince Khalifa launched in the second quarter at ment of the sanitation network. In this regard, the Prime Minis- bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday a cost of BD 23m. The session was also informed, ter instructed the Housing Minis- reviewed development projects Meanwhile, 46 tenders, worth through a memorandum pre- try to co-operate with the relevant put out to tender in the roads, con- approximately BD76m, has been sented by the Minister of Works, 45 government departments and projects in the road, awarded since the beginning of Municipalities Affairs and Urban construction and submit proposals on allocating 2019, including 20 in the second Planning, about the projects that sanitation sectors are land lots at villages’ boundaries quarter, at a cost of BD66m. are currently implemented, in- being implemented by to absorb the housing needs of The projects included many cluding 31 in the roads sector. the Works Ministry. the local citizens, a post-session the expansion and development HRH the Premier was informed statement by the Cabinet Secre- of the Shaikh Zayed Avenue, the about the requirements regarding tary-General, Dr Yasser Al Nasser, completion of the Muharraq the housing, health, youth, infra- said. HUGE LOSS Bahraini TV star Sabrin Burshaid dies after battling cancer TDT | Manama her father, Ahmed Burshid. Burshaid began her career in 2009, when ahraini TV presenter and actor Sabrin she started as a TV presenter for the pro- Burshaid died yesterday morning, at gramme “Summer of Bahrain.” Bthe age of 34. She got her first major acting job in 2012 The star had been battling cancer after in the play “Zain’s Flashlight” and went being diagnosed with lymphoma earlier on to star in a number of Ramadan series, this year. the latest clutch of which were aired this According to reports, Burshaid was found year — “Lovers After Divorce” directed to have three brain tumours and was hos- by Khalid Jamal, “Agenda” by Haya Ab- pitalised abroad. del Salam and “ I have a script” by Munir The news of her death was confirmed by Sabrin Burshaid Zoubi. TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019 02 Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, yesterday received the BDF Hajj mission ahead of their departure to the holy lands. Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Dhiyab Al Nuaimi, was present. The Commander-in-Chief conveyed greetings from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, to BDF Hajj pilgrims, as well as their wishes of successful performance of the Hajj rituals, along with other Hajj pilgrims. Undersecretary of the Defence Affairs Ministry, Major-General Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, and a number of BDF officers also attended. The Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received V Admiral James Malloy, Commander of the US CENTNAV Command/Fifth Fleet and the accompanying delegation, in presence of Chief-of-Staff General Theyab Al Nuaimi. The BDF Commander-in-Chief commended longstanding Bahrain-US friendship ties and the cooperation in various fields. Representatives Council Speaker Fawzia Zainal yesterday received Board of Trustees Chairman of Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (DERASAT) Dr Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. They signed a co-operation agreement, in the presence of Representatives Council First Deputy Speaker Abdulnabi Salman, Secretary General Chancellor Rashid Mohammed Bunejma, Assistant Secretary General for Resources and Services Dr Yasser Al Shirawi, Assistant Secretary General for Committees, Sessions and Parliamentary Support Yahya Al Malla, Head of the Legal Advisors Panel, Dr Saleh Al Ghathith, DERASAT Executive Director Qatada Zaman, officials and researchers. On the sidelines of its participation in the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, in Washington, the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence organised a dinner ceremony in Washington, in the presence of Bahraini Ambassador to the US Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, an elite of political decision makers, representatives of the civil society institutions, religious scholars from the USA and abroad, media persons and journalists. The audience was briefed about the centre’s goals which emanate from the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to promote the Bahraini experience in peaceful coexistence. The NGN Centre for Training and Development celebrated the graduation of the first batch of the Virtual Reality Content Development Programme, a highly-specialised programme conducted by the Institute. The ceremony took place in the presence of the graduates, their parents and course instructors at the Institute’s headquarters in the World Trade Centre, Manama. During the ceremony, the graduates presented their graduation projects on 3D design, image animation and interactive designs demonstrating the skills acquired through learning programming in Virtual Reality projects. The graduates were systematically trained by local and international trainers over the course of four months which was divided into theoretical training and practical training, which was held in partnership with a number of industrial companies and engineering design businesses. TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019 03 ‘All hospitals must co-operate with new ambulance scheme’ National Ambulance Service was launched on June 15 this year • The service will cover all governorates Information regarding by the end of this year. the number of emergency beds must • The National be provided and it’s Ambulance System availability must be passed the review updated electronically. of an expert French SCH OFFICIAL delegation recently. standards. During the visit, the French TDT | Manama delegation inspected the ambu- Mohammed Zafran lances used for the project and Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa with senior ministry officials review the project before the launch.