TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain OP-ED 8 Europe now afraid of sleepwalking into a much larger conflict INSTAGRAM Hami denies /nobmedia 5 Verstappen in Hungary LINKEDIN MONDAY newsofbahrain AUGUST 2019 Lewis Hamilton regained 210 FILS WHATSAPP the momentum in the 38444680 ISSUE NO. 8194 world championship with a memorable strategic FACEBOOK /nobmedia victory yesterday when he overcame young rival Max MAIL [email protected] Verstappen with three laps to go in a tense Hungarian WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com Grand Prix. P16 Camila Cabello fumes at body shamers 14 CELEBS WORLD 5 Death toll from Philippines boat accidents rise to 25 Mass shootings leave 29 dead Iran seizes third foreign tanker in Arabian Gulf New York Jeddah Seven foreign crew were ar- in which large foreign vessels Ali Adyani, a member of the onald Trump faced a rested in the operation. The iden- have been harassed and the Iranian Parliament’s energy Dbarrage of criticism yes- ran has seized a third foreign tity of the vessel and the nation- British tanker Stena Impero was committee, has estimated the terday as the US reeled from tanker in the Arabian Gulf in ality of the crew are not known. boarded and forced to divert to amount of gasoline being smug- a brutal mass shooting in the Iless than a month, shining a Brig Gen Ramezan Zirahi, an Iranian port. gled out of Iran to be 20 million border city of El Paso, Texas, rare light on the country’s mul- an IRGC commander, said their But analysts believe it may be 20 litres a day. Mohammad Hassan on Saturday, linked to white timillion-dollar fuel smuggling boats had been patrolling the linked to the seizure on July 18 of million litres of gasoline Nejad, another member of the nationalism and anti-immi- trade. Gulf to control traffic and detect the MT Riah, a Panama-flagged is smuggled out of Iran committee, puts the figure even grant hate rhetoric. Islamic Revolutionary Guard illicit trade when they seized the small coastal tanker which the every day. higher, at 22 million litres. A total of 20 people were Corps (IRGC) forces boarded the tanker. “The ship was transferred IRGC said was smuggling fuel. “The murky secondary or killed in the majority Lati- vessel last Wednesday night near to Bushehr and its smuggled fuel Iran has some of the lowest black market for oil in and around no city, nestled in western Farsi Island, where they have was handed over to the authori- fuel prices in the world, because the Strait of Hormuz is naturally Texas on the US-Mexico bor- a base. The small tanker was ties,” he said. of heavy state subsidies and the an unregulated phenomenon,” der, as federal authorities in- carrying about 700,000 litres of The latest seizure is not plunging value of the Iranian rial Dr Theodore Karasik, senior vestigated a potential hate smuggled fuel, the IRGC said on thought to be connected to against the US dollar, and smug- adviser to Gulf State Analytics crime and local prosecutors Sunday. Iran’s “state piracy” in the Gulf, gling is a profitable trade. in Washington, said. charged a 21-year-old white man, Patrick Crusius, with murder and said they would pursue the death penalty. The suspect was from the town of Allen 650 miles from the site of the shooting, at a busy Walmart in the city. Less than 13 hours later An oil tanker is pictured off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which is the main base of the Islamic republic’s navy. another mass shooting took place in the city of Dayton, Ohio, leaving nine dead there and bringing the total injured from both shootings to at least 52. See page 7 Health sector Unity our strength boost plan London Plots targeting Bahrain are doomed to fail, says Interior Minister rime Minister Boris John- Pson will announce a 1.8 ple of Bahrain will always be a to the Nation and Reinforce the initiatives, of which 60 have been billion pound ($2.2 billion) The minister said bulwark that protects the home- Values of Nationalism. applied. cash injection for Britain’s • land and strengthens the nation The meeting was attended by The Interior Minister ex- public health system today, that Qatar and Iran to confront challenges. Minister of Education, Minister plained that the conspiracies seeking to honour his Brexit have long been plotting He said that Qatar and Iran of Labour and Social Develop- of Qatar and Iran and their at- pledges as he pushes through to target Bahrain’s have long been plotting to target ment, Minister of Information tempts to divide the nation and the country’s departure from security, stability Bahrain’s security, stability and Affairs, Minister of Health and promote sedition and chaos will the European Union. national unity. Minister of Youth and Sports fail because of the national unity Johnson, a figurehead for and national unity. “If Iran targets the Shi’ite sect, Affairs. of Bahrainis and their loyalty to the “Leave” campaign in the Qatar preys on the Sunnis and General Shaikh Rashid wel- HM the King, which would ena- 2016 referendum, has long He highlighted the Shi’ites,” he said, describing Qa- comed the members, noting that ble them to meet challenges. been associated with a pledge, importance• of joint tari and Iranian conspiracies as Our national the national plan comes as part of He added that the Qatari and emblazoned on a bus, that Brit- efforts to achieve being systematic. identity is the comprehensive vision of His Iranian interference in the inter- ain could spend 350 million goals, missions and He said that Iran relies on fan- strong, inclusive Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al nal affairs of Bahrain aren’t new, pounds a week on the Nation- ning the flames of sectarianism to and difficult Khalifa to reinforce the spirit of but an ongoing approach and al Health Service (NHS) if the responsibilities. interfere in Bahrain’s internal af- belonging to the nation. come in different forms. country left the EU. fairs blatantly, while Qatar seeks to infiltrate or He highlighted the importance The Interior Minister Manama to undermine social cohesion erode. of joint efforts to achieve goals, launched the website of the Na- and damage family bonds, which GENERAL SHAIKH RASHID missions and responsibilities of tional Plan www.bahrainouna. nterior Minister General represents an affront to authen- the committee to serve the nation com, expressing thanks and ap- Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla tic Arab and Islamic values and and citizens. preciation to the members for IAl Khalifa slammed Qatari customs. cies will only make us united and The committee was briefed on their support and cooperation. and Iranian designs targeting the “Our national identity is strong more than ever,” said the the progress of the implementa- General Shaikh Rashid also DON’T MISS IT Kingdom. strong, inclusive and difficult Minister of Interior. tion of the plan and the results of thanked official and private or- “Qatari and Iranian conspir- to infiltrate or erode,” he said, Separately, General Shaikh meetings of the executive office ganisations for their collabora- acies to subvert national unity adding that the patriotic identity Rashid chaired here yesterday with authorities concerned for tion, along with media figures, and spark chaos are doomed to strengthens Bahrain to thwart all the second meeting of the com- implementing the initiatives. writers, columnists, individuals LuLu fail,” he said in a statement to Al plots and attempts to fuel sectar- mittee to follow up the imple- Some new initiatives were in- and organisations for their con- Hypermarket Hayat newspaper. ianism. mentation of the National Plan to troduced, and others were inte- tributions to this distinguished 02 introduces first He said the unity of loyal peo- “These desperate conspira- Promote the Spirit of Belonging grated, bringing the total to 89 national work. ‘green checkout’ in Saar NO PERMITS Water garden project phase 03 two ‘on track for 329,000 people stopped from entering Makkah completion’ Jeddah 181 bogus Hajj offices have been said Saudi Arabia is not responsi- Man faces trial akkah Gov Prince closed, said the governor, who is ble for obstacles put up by the Qa- for ‘anti-Islamic Khalid Al Faisal yes- also chairman of the Supreme Hajj tari government to impede its cit- 04 Mterday said more than Committee. izens who want to perform Hajj. post’ 329,000 people have been stopped The measure is enforced during “We’re not responsible for from entering the holy city for lack the Hajj season to prevent con- Prince what they do. We’re responsible 210 fils (includes VAT) of Hajj permit. gestion. Khalid for what we do. We’ve opened More than 144,000 vehicles He said the Saudi government Al Faisal the doors of the country and our without permits have also been has mobilised more than 350,000 tours the hearts to receive pilgrims from disallowed from entering the city, people from different sectors to holy places all over the world. We serve them 15 drivers have been arrested for serve Hajj pilgrims. in Makkah equally, and we welcome them in illegally transporting pilgrims, and Governor Al Faisal also yesterday. the holy land,” he said..