FAST, SAFE AND SECURE ONLINE MONEY TRANSFER There is a huge opportunity to NOW AVAILABLE rethink training for jobs. With ON THE BFC APP technology changing rapidly and Tel: 1722 8888 new job areas emerging and www.bfc.com.bh transforming constantly, we need to focus on making lightweight, continuous education widely available. @sundarpichai Saturday, January 20, 2018 Issue No. 7632 Today’s Weather 200 Fils Max Min www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh 24°C 11°C x Jerusalem JO3639_Smart_Money_App_Launch_DT_Hamper_6.7cmX4cm.indd9/26/17 3:39 PM 1 US facing threats from he head of the United Nations agency for China Russia: Mattis Palestinians said yesterday the US decision toT freeze of tens of millions of dollars in aid New York resulted from diplomatic disputes rather than S Defence Secretary the agency’s performance. James Mattis has said The US State Department this week froze Ucompetition between great two planned payments worth more than $100 powers, not terrorism, is now million to the United Nations Relief and Work the main focus of America’s UNRWA Agency (UNRWA), with a spokeswoman saying national security. The US it was linked to necessary “reform” of the agency. faced “growing threats from But Pierre Krahenbuhl, UNRWA’s revisionist powers as different commissioner general, said the agency had not as China and Russia”, he said, been informed by the United States of any new unveiling the national defence reform demands, and was “caught up” strategy. In an apparent in a dispute between the Palestinian reference to Russia, he leadership and the US administration. warned against “threaten[ing] cries “I have to look at this as not related America’s experiment in to our performance but a decision democracy”. “If you challenge and a debate that was caught up in us, it will be your longest and the aftermath of what of course was the worst day,” he warned. General Assembly resolution on Jerusalem and other matters,” Krahenbuhl said in an interview in Jerusalem. “My perception is there is a debate in the US administration about funding to the Palestinians P foul and our funding got caught up in that.” The US gave around $700 million in support to the Palestinians last year, of which about half 03 went to UNRWA, which has a non-political mandate to provide schooling, healthcare and Murder of other services to Palestinians across the Middle teenager: East. Accused Israel and some American politicians accuse over the agency of bias, with Israeli leaders saying its arrested, existence perpetuates the conflict. interrogated The Palestinian leadership has cut ties with President Donald Trump’s administration since P his controversial December 6 recognition of 02 Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It said that the US under Trump can no longer Jeddah be mediator in peace talks with Israel. US aid The United Nations General Assembly voted to condemn the US decision on Jerusalem. Tower Trump had been pushing to restart peace talks but on January 2 he tweeted that the US gives the Palestinians “HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS works OF DOLLARS” and gets “no appreciation or respect.” “With the Palestinians no longer willing to get a talk peace, why should we make any of these denial massive future payments to them?” On Tuesday his administration suspended $165m $65 million to UNRWA, followed Thursday by another $45 million in food aid destined for the agency.- boost It’s time (AFP) Gasoline price Duterte stops to get hike: Court sending your ice to examine workers skates on plaint on Feb 11 to Kuwait P 07 P 05 P 08 2 Saturday, January 20, 2018 Dubai Co and the work is to be finished tons of steel and 5.7 million The tower reportedly will have will be available and ready he world’s tallest within 12 months, Jeddah square feet of concrete specially a gross floor area of 2.6 million for development by local and skyscraper in Jeddah will Economic Co, the consortium engineered to withstand the square feet (243,866 square international investors with all Tsoon begin its infrastructure behind the project, said in a saltwater of the nearby ocean. meters) over 252 stories, and the support services and utilities works with the signing of statement carried by Reuters. Jeddah Economic Company, world’s highest observation deck that includes: state-of-the-art a 620 million riyal ($165 Originally projected to cost has confirmed to CNN that the at 2,178 feet (664 meters) off infrastructure, district cooling, million) contract by real estate $1.2 billion, the project, according project will be completed by the ground, with a 5,382 square gas networks, streets furnishing developers. to an earlier statement, will be 2020, as scheduled. feet (500 square meter) outdoor and finishing, generous public Once completed, the finished by 2020 to become the “As of 2020, we’ll start seeing platform. open spaces, gardens and other massive mixed-use tower first structure to reach the one- things: you’ll see the tower, you’ll It will also house a five-star elements of an environmentally will rise over a kilometre kilometre-high mark. see the shopping mall, you’ll Four Seasons Hotel and 97 friendly smart city. (3,281 feet) dwarfing the Burj The project, formerly known as see many other projects,” CNN affiliated serviced apartments, He added: “The project Khalifa, which is over 828 Kingdom Tower, was developed quoted Mounib Hammoud, CEO and offices on seven floors. offers the tallest tower in the meters, by 177 meters or 580 by Jeddah Economic Co as part of Jeddah Economic Company There will also be four world, a sustainable mixed- feet. of the Jeddah Economic City as saying. “residential tiers” that will use environment, residential The contract was awarded project which overlooks the include 325 apartments. apartments for most budgets, to Al-Fouzan General Red sea. Jeddah Economic City Inspired by folding leaves “An estimated 59 elevators a tourism retail and leisure Contracting is a commercial and residential The tapered tower, reportedly will service the building; the destination and a business project of 57 million square feet inspired by the folded leaves of a observatory elevator will travel center. Jeddah Economic City (5.3 million square meters), desert plant, will change its shape at a speed of 10 meters per Project will anchor the growth of that will feature homes, hotels every few floors to mitigate the second,” a report by inhabitant Jeddah and will offer thousands and offices, as well as tourist effect of high winds. said. of job opportunities for young attractions. The design, created by “When you first arrive at the Saudis in various fields.” According to inhabitant. American architect Adrian Smith, tower, you are already 20 meters Jeddah Tower’s construction com, the projected world’s who also designed Burj Khalifa, above sea level,” Hammoud told fits into Saudi Vision 2030, a tallest building will incorporates many unique CNN adding: “Therefore, it’s government plan that aims require 80,000 structural and aesthetic like every floor is a different to diversify the economy in features. experience (in) that building.” the kingdom and reduce its In a recent statement to Gulf dependence on oil. News, Hammoud confirmed that land Burj Khalifa Suzhou Zhongnan Signature Shanghai Tower Makkah Royal Clock Tianjin Chow Tai Taipei 101 Shanghai World International 828m/2,717 ft Centre Tower Jakarta 632m/2,073ft Tower Hotel Fook Binhai Centre 508m/1,667ft Financial Centre Commerce 727m/2,392 ft Centre Dubai 638m/2,093ft Shanghai 601m/1,972ft 530m/1,739ft Taipei 494m/1,614ft 484m/1,588ft Suzhou Jakarta Mecca Tianjin Shanghai Hong Kong Saturday, January 20, 2018 3 Provide Murder of BD100 teenager: monthly allowance Accused MP Mohammed Al Maarifi to citizens: MP DT News Network subsidies by the non-eligible”. disability allowance as well [email protected] “This bill will have as pumping amounts from a significant impact on the State budget to ensure arrested, Manama activating internal markets, their continuity and that midst the rapidly lighten the increasing they cannot be interrupted increasing cost of living, financial burdens on the or suspended under any aA Bahraini MP has demanded breadwinners of Bahraini circumstances.” the Government to grant each families and serve the welfare The MP also said that his citizen an allowance of BD100 of Bahraini citizens,” the MP proposal comes to serve the interrogated explained. directives of His Majesty King monthly. MP Mohammed Al Maarifi Al Maarifi clarified Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to recently confirmed in a further, “The proposed law the Legislative (Parliament DT News Network by an official coroner who statement he posted on his will guarantee every citizen and Shura Councils) and [email protected] stated in his report that the personal page on Instagram the maximum benefit from Executive (Government) death occurred as a result of that he submitted a bill that government support, where Authorities to reach a Manama a chest wound, resulting in a requires the Government the needs of citizens and consensus to cease imposing twenty-year-old myocardial rupture.” of the Kingdom to disburse their financial priorities will financial burdens on citizens. Bahraini man was Isa added that the monthly allowances of BD100 vary, as it affects the lack Al Maarifi’s bill comes in arrestedA and interrogated for defendant confessed to his to each Bahraini citizen since of access to large parts of the midst of various austerity, stabbing an Arab national crime in the interrogations birth until they’re employed government support for those cost-cutting and subsidies to death in the eastern of the prosecution, which “or married in the case of eligible.