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P16 Lindsay Lohan is searching for great projects to make a perfect comeback 14 CELEBS BUSINESS 11 US auto industry legend Lee Iacocca dies age 94 Arab League Bahrain, Egypt sign MoU on delegation in Sudan Khartoum environment protection he Arab League sent Ta delegation to Sudan yesterday in a bid to resume dialogue between the con- Crossing flicting Sudanese parties, said the pan-Arab organisa- tion in a statement. “The visit comes in light of the AL’s efforts to reach an agreement on arrange- ments for handing over power to a civilian author- ity in Sudan,” spokesman of HH Shaikh Abdulla, Dr Yasmine sign the MoU. the Arab League, Mahmoud all limits Afifi, said. implementation of the MoU The Arab League’s del- The MoU covers signed between the SCE and egates will focus on the Iran warns it will increase nuclear enrichment within days • Egyptian Ministry of Environ- procedures that should be many areas including ment in Cairo in 2007. adopted for running a tran- environment The SCE President ex - sitional period, he added. Authorities on conservation, air and pressed delight in signing the The Transitional Military • water pollution control, MoU, which covers many ar- Council is tasked with run- Monday acknowledged eas, including environment ning Sudan’s affairs after the Iran broke through biodiversity protection, conservation, air and water ousting of former President a limit placed on waste management, pollution control, biodiver- Omar Al Bashir in April. its stockpile of low- climate change sity protection, waste man- On Tuesday, African Un- and the promotion agement, climate change and ion and Ethiopian mediators enriched uranium. the promotion of sustainable invited Sudan’s ruling gen- of sustainable development goals. erals and protest leaders to Iran’s nuclear deal development goals. He pointed out the royal in- resume talks, as they seek a currently• bars it from terest in economic, environ- breakthrough on creating a enriching uranium Manama ment areas related to sustain- new governing body for the able development, which is country. above 3.67 per cent. ersonal Representative reflected in hosting forums to HM the King and Pres- and activities to accentuate Tehran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear Pident of the Supreme Bahrain’s global standing and China accuses achievements at a ceremony to mark ‘National Nuclear Day’ in Tehran. Council for Environment highlight its commitment to ran’s president warned Eu- (SCE), HH Shaikh Abdulla bin environmental conventions. UK of hypocrisy ropean partners in its fal- of an Iranian passenger jet in Hamad Al Khalifa, and Egypt’s He added the MoU would Beijing Itering nuclear deal yester- 1988, a mistake that killed 290 Minister of Environment, Dr allow the two countries to es- day that Tehran will increase people and shows the danger Yasmine Fouad, yesterday tablish co-ordination in inter- hina has warned the its enrichment of uranium to of miscalculation in the current signed a memorandum of un- national environment forums CUK not to “interfere in “any amount that we want” 6,104 crisis. derstanding on environmental in addition to the exchange its domestic affairs” amid beginning on Sunday, putting centrifuges can only Speaking at a Cabinet meet- protection, climate affairs and of expertise between the two a growing diplomatic row pressure on them to offer a way be retained by Iran ing in Tehran, Rouhani’s com- nature conservation. sides for the protection of en- over the recent protests in around intense US sanctions out of almost 20,000 it ments seemed to signal that The SCE Vice-President, vironment. Hong Kong. targeting the country. possesses, as per the deal. Europe has yet to offer Iran Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al The Egyptian Environment Its UK ambassador said The comments by President anything to alleviate the pain Khalifa; Foreign Affairs Min- Minister underlined the long- relations had been “dam- Hassan Rouhani come as ten- of the renewed US sanctions ister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed standing bilateral relations, aged” by comments by sions remain high between Iran targeting its oil industry and bin Mohammed Al Khalifa; praising Bahrain’s role in the Foreign Secretary Jeremy and the US over the deal, which top officials. SCE Executive Director Dr. environment field at regional Hunt and others backing President Donald Trump pulled bomb, something Iran denies Iran’s nuclear deal currently Mohammed Mubarak Bin Dai- and global levels, and the de- the demonstrators’ actions. America from over a year ago. it wants but the nuclear deal bars it from enriching urani- na and Egyptian Ambassador velopment and progress seen Liu Xiaoming said those Authorities on Monday ac- sought to prevent. um above 3.67 per cent, which to Bahrain, Suha Ibrahim Mo- at various levels. who illegally occupied knowledged Iran broke through Meanwhile, the US has rushed is enough for nuclear power hammed Rifaat, attended the Under the MoU an execu- Hong Kong’s parliament a limit placed on its stockpile of an aircraft carrier, B-52 bomb- plants but far below the 90 per- signing ceremony. tive programme for the years should be “condemned as low-enriched uranium. ers and F-22 fighters to the cent needed for weapon-grade The MoU complements the 2019-2020 will be established, law breakers”. An increasing stockpile and region and Iran recently shot levels. historical and distinguished which aimed at implement- higher enrichment closes the down a US military surveillance “In any amount that we want, bilateral relations highlighted ing environment programmes estimated one-year window drone. any amount that is required, we by integration and co-opera- and activities to link them to Iran would need to produce On Wednesday, Iran marked will take over 3.67,” Rouhani tion between the two coun- the sustainable development enough material for a nuclear the shootdown by the US Navy said. tries in various fields, and the goals. DON’T MISS IT APP OUTAGE National Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by photo glitch e-Platform 02 London seems to be preventing images inaugurated and videos from loading prop- ome Facebook, Instagram DID erly. Kushner pitches and WhatsApp users can- Rival platform Twitter also for normalisation Snot upload photos, videos had issues, with some users not and files. KNOW able to send direct messages or 03 of ties between Facebook, which owns all receive notifications. Arab world, three apps, said it was aware of The company apologised Israel the issue and was “working to get for the inconvenience, tweet- things back to normal as quickly Facebook has ing: “We’re currently having Kingdom’s new as possible”. more than 2.3 some issues with DM delivery The company’s main social billion monthly and notifications. 04 AI milestone network, its two messaging apps “We’re working on a fix and and image-sharing site Insta- active users and will follow up as soon as we have Instagram has 210 fils (includes VAT) gram have billions of users. an update for you.” More than 14,000 users report- over one billion. Users were still able to post ed issues with Instagram, while on Twitter and #instagramdown more than 7,500 and 1,600 users outage tracking website Down- showed that the issues mainly Many angered users posted began trending as many peo- reported issues with Facebook detector.com. cropped up in parts of Europe on the rival platform Twitter to ple used the site to highlight the and WhatsApp, according to the The website’s live outage map and the United States. highlight the problem, which problems with its competitors. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019 02 Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa received at his weekly majlis a host of dignitaries and Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa received in his office at Gudaibiyah Palace yesterday Chinese citizens, in the presence of Interior Ministry Inspector General Major Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and officers. He Ambassador to Bahrain An Wa’er. He stressed strong ties binding both countries, pointing out the importance of welcomed the audience, stressing the development momentum witnessed by the Southern Governorate in all sectors, in boosting bilateral relations to serve both countries’ development trends mainly in the economic and investment field. line with the leadership’s directives to cater to citizens’ needs. The Southern Governor lauded the tremendous support of The Deputy Premier asserted the government’s keenness on further cementing bilateral links for the best interest of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to the main development projects in the Southern the two friendly countries and peoples. Governorate, including Khalifa Health Centre which had its foundation stone laid last week. National e-Platform inaugurated The platform aims to further enhance Kingdom’s ties with global organisations Manama the national e-platform for the tional Affairs, which was held In his opening speech at the membership of the Kingdom in yesterday at the General Court inauguration ceremony, Dr Shai- ndersecretary of Inter- regional and international or- at the Ministry of Foreign Af- kh Abdulla said: “The national national Affairs at the ganisations and bodies. fairs, in the presence of repre- platform aims to enhance Bah- UMinistry of Foreign This came during the first sentatives of the ministries and rain’s diplomatic efforts, and Affairs, Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin meeting of the members of the concerned authorities in the activate its membership in all re- Ahmed Al Khalifa, inaugurated National Network for Interna- Kingdom of Bahrain.