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P16 Cheers and farewells 18 SPORTS WORLD 13 Thai cave boys in “good health” Russia resumes Citizen first strikes in Daraa European ambassadors Amman ussia launched its first summoned in Tehran Rairstrikes in four days in the southern Syrian re- gion of Daraa yesterday after in a plot to bomb an Iranian minister expressed his coun- talks aimed at restoring the The Austrian opposition rally on the outskirts try’s “strong protest over the Assad regime rule collapsed. • of Paris, judicial sources said. arrest of an Iranian diplomat” The airstrikes targeted Ta- foreign ministry said Belgium is already investi- and that he should be released fas, northwest of the provin- on Tuesday it was gating two Belgians of Iranian “without any delay and with no cial capital Daraa, and Saida stripping the diplomatic origin arrested on Saturday, condition,” ministry spokesman to the east. Barrel bombs status of the diplomat the day of the National Council Bahram Qasemi said. were also dropped on Saida. of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI) He said the arrest was a plot Regime forces backed by arrested in Germany. meeting. to damage Iran-European ties, Russian air power launched Five hundred grams of the as Iranian President Hassan an offensive last month to London homemade explosive TATP and Rouhani was in Europe to save recapture the region from a detonation device were found the international nuclear deal opposition groups led by the ran’s foreign ministry sum- in their car. following Washington’s with- Free Syrian Army, and have moned the French and Bel- The Austrian foreign min- drawal. seized a large chunk of their Igian ambassadors and Ger- istry said on Tuesday it was The exiled Iranian opposition territory. many’s chargé d’affaires yester- stripping the diplomatic sta- group’s meeting was attend- Opposition delegates had HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme day in protest against the arrest tus of the diplomat arrested in ed by Donald Trump’s lawyer been negotiating with Rus- Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Athletics Association, of an Iranian diplomat linked to Germany. Rudy Giuliani, who gave a sia since Saturday to end embraces an elderly citizen during his visit to the Muharraq Governorate a bomb plot. Iran’s foreign ministry re- speech calling for the removal fighting by accepting the yesterday. Shaikh Khalid was in the governorate to inaugurate a project as part France and Germany said sponded on Wednesday by of Iran’s rulers. return of state sovereignty, of his #Your_Country_first initiative. The initiative saw a group of students from yesterday they would send two summoning the three Europe- Earlier, reports said Iran had but they failed to agree. Abdulrahman Kanoo International School contributing towards the renovation men, including an Iranian dip- an representatives, Fars news summoned France’s ambassa- of a dilapidated house in Muharraq. It was the first house in the governorate lomat, to Belgium to face ac- agency reported. dor to protest against the stag- renovated under the initiative. cusations they were involved The Iranian deputy foreign ing of the meeting. Protesters, security clash in Afghanistan Kabul or the second con - Fsecutive day, Afghan security forces yesterday clashed with protesters who stormed the compound Women protest line of a governor as part of an- ti-government demonstra- tions over the arrest of a Women in groups hold massive protest in Gaza; Israelis attempt to raze a Bedouin village in West Bank local commander loyal to exiled Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum. have been demonstrating along Israeli authorities and protesters At least one protester was They moved in the heavily guarded frontier in who feared preparations were killed and eight wounded by • protest at Israel’s decade-long underway to raze a Bedouin police fire as demonstrators groups to within 50 blockade of the territory and in village in a strategic part of the tried to storm a key govern- metres of the fence that support of the Palestinians’ right occupied West Bank, despite in- ment building in Maimana, divides the Gaza Strip to return to lands they fled or ternational calls for a reprieve. provincial capital of Faryab, from Israeli territory. were driven from during the war Protesters, including some part of Dostum’s main bas- surrounding the creation of Isra- waving Palestinian flags, tried tion, residents said. el in 1948. to block a bulldozer and scuffled The government con- Gaza On Tuesday, women arrived with police at Khan Al Ahmar, firmed the arrest on Mon- in buses from across the enclave, east of Jerusalem. Some climbed day of Nizamuddin Qaisari, housands of Palestinian many accompanied by their chil- onto the bulldozer in protest. a top commander for Dos- women demonstrated dren, sources said. Israeli police said 11 people tum, over disobeying senior Talong the fence that sep- They moved in groups to with- were arrested. The Palestinian authorities in a meeting in arates the Gaza Strip from Isra- in 50 metres of the fence that di- Red Crescent reported 35 people Faryab, in an incident that el, their first mass mobilisation vides the Gaza Strip from Israeli Palestinian women march in Gaza injured, with four taken to hospi- involved casualties among since protests erupted on the territory, they reported. tal. Police said the wounded in- Qaisari’s guards and secu- border three months ago. Seventeen people were Gaza’s health ministry spokes- In another development, Scuf- cluded three officers, including rity forces. Since the end of March, Gazans wounded by Israeli gunfire, man Ashraf Al Qodra said. fles broke out yesterday between one taken to hospital. TRAGIC END DON’T MISS IT Expat found ‘murdered’ in Hoora TDT | Manama An unmarried man, Abdul Distribution of Mohammed Zafran came to Bahrain four years Al Lawzi housing ago. His immediate survivors 02 n Indian man was include mother Ramla, father units begins found murdered in his Abdullakutty, brother Anas Aapartment in Hoora on and sister Najma. Reforms may start Tuesday evening. Speaking to Tribune, Saheer, with executive, Sources said the deceased a relative of the deceased, said 03 identified as Abdul Nahas, an he was shocked after knowing legislature Indian national from the state the incident. Expat robbery of Kerala, was found lying in a “We tried calling him many pool of his blood in his apart- The deceased Abdul times over the phone and 05 gang jailed for ment located on Exhibition came here to check on him. We five years Road. found his body in the apart- Teams of police immediately ment. We are cooperating with the police. rushed to the scene and the The locality in Hoora where Abdul lived. “We want the police to complete the investi- body was moved to Salmaniya gation and arrest all those who are behind this Medical Complex morgue, the sources added. action,” said a resident in the locality. murder,” he added. “Teams of police have been questioning people in “It was his friends who informed the police after The Interior Ministry did not confirm the incident the locality the whole day. Forensic team were also in finding him dead in the room,” the resident said. before press time. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018 02 His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, and the grandsons of the late Shaikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, who passed away recently, at the Al Sakhir Palace. HM the King lauded the achievements of the deceased, praying to Allah the Almighty to rest his soul in eternal peace. His Majesty lauds Saudi, UAE and Kuwaiti supportive stances HM King Hamad expressed• the kingdom’s appreciation and gratitude to the three countries for their initiative to ensure the kingdom’s financial stability. Manama is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received HSaudi Ambassador to Bahrain Abdulla bin Abdulmalik Al Shaikh, UAE Ambassador, Shaikh Sultan bin Hamdan His Majesty receives the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE at Al Sakhir Palace. bin Zayed Al Nahyen, and the Kuwaiti Chargé d’Affaires, Abdulla Al Shatti, at and strengthen the stability of the finan- HM King Hamad expressed the king- HM the King lauded the efforts being enhance sustainability and withstand the Al Sakhir Palace. cial situation in Bahrain. dom’s appreciation and gratitude to the exerted by His Royal Highness Prince the present and future developments. HM the King lauded the stances of the Such supportive stances, which em- three countries for their initiative to Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the HM King Hamad stressed the major Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques body the deep-rooted relations between ensure the kingdom’s financial stability, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Com- role to be played by three countries’ sup- King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, UAE Bahrain and the three brotherly coun- adding that the stances are within the mander and First Deputy Prime Minis- port, which is a role model for comple- President, Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al tries, stem from the belief in the com- existing brotherly cooperation and co- ter, to develop an integrated programme mentarity among brotherly countries, in Nahyen and Kuwaiti Amir Shaikh Sabah mon destiny bonding them, HM the King ordination between the kingdom and the to support economic reforms and finan- ensuring the success of the programme, Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, to support said.