FAST, SAFE AND SECURE ONLINE MONEY TRANSFER NOW AVAILABLE ON THE BFC APP Thursday, February 1, 2018 Issue No. 7644 200 Fils Tel: 1722 8888 www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh www.bfc.com.bh JO3639_Smart_Money_App_Launch_DT_Hamper_6.7cmX8.5cm.indd 1 9/26/17 3:39 PM The rising orange colour moon’s light reflects on luxury German liner AIDA as it passes through the Bahrain waters, off Al Hidd. In a rarest of rare space phenomenon, stargazers across the world witnessed a total lunar eclipse along- side a blue moon and a super moon yesterday Photo by Premjith FREE PICK! Issue No.260 DT Supplement www.weekenderbahrain.com Feb 1-7, 2018 Narayanan Page 4 Brett BeesonMy Nepal Literature will live on! Adventure! or years, one of our columnists, ‘Brett Beeson’ had wanted always “on” and desperate to get her exploration boots on and head out to the place to not miss out. Personally, of wonders known as ‘Nepal.’ And finally she managed I found it to be a blessing.” Page 5 to do just that and was able to soak in the vastness Released from having to Fof natural beauty, interestingly without the interference and answer every notification unneeded attention of social media. She shares her experience from Facebook, she found with Weekender: herself infinitely more at “I shivered, taking in warmth from the steel mug in my hands. peace. “I could appreciate ‘Festival City’ The barest charcoal sketches of mountains stretched before me the natural beauty around on the canvas of the early dawn. As the minutes seeped by, I me fully, without mentally watched as the sun begrudgingly shook off its slumber, lighting downsizing its wonder for Concludes with up the sheer faces of the Machapuchare peak before me in Instagram. I could calmly Tremendous Success diffused tones of rose and orange.” take on the challenge of 250 Brett had spent five days trekking in the Annapurna region of flights of stairs, without parsing Rare lunar eclipse offers glimpse Nepal. Far from the commotion of capital city Kathmandu, the the experience to 140 characters. guides had led her and an Australian father/son pair up thousands Unable to communicate in short bursts of steps, across mudslides, rivers, over suspension bridges, and with those thousands of miles away, my Page 6 through rhododendron forests. “Bamboo thickets lined our trail new Australian friends and I whiled away the hours at times, as we meandered our way past pocket-sized terrace in conversation meandering from the past to the future, from the farms, crops flush to the cliff edge. Ranging in elevation from profound to the frivolous. Our evenings were spent reading or, in ‘I was wrong; 1600m-2650m, the days were warm and the nights frigid, bright truly rebellious fashion, writing letters.” stars uncorrupted by human interference unfurling above us.” Defining her adventure to be humbling,Brett said: “One ‘The Post’ is What was probably the most significant factor about the trip, conversation, one step, (one jump off a mountain trusting a flimsy there was no cell phone coverage, most of the time- not even parachute) at a time, Nepal showed me how life truly is about the wi-fi. “A horrifying prospect?Some might see it that way, when simple blessings.” actually 2017’s we take our phones to dinner and text through family events, best film of ‘super blue blood moon’ 5 reasons why you should pack your bags for Nepal too: P Page 7 • A popular and cheap ‘fast food’ is the Momo. Delicious dumplings made from flour and water filled with different fillings like chicken, meat or vegetables either fried or steamed. • Nepal is home to one of the few places on earth where you can see both the Bengal tiger 02 and the one-horned rhinoceros. • Nepal is the birthplace for the Lord Buddha. Lumbini and a pilgrimage for many devout When is a good time Buddhists. to tell her about my • Nepal has 4.2% of the world’s butterfly species which is over 650 species of butterflies. feelings? Become a BIGS 2018 is here! nder the patronage of His Majesty partnerships between local and international King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and institutions. On this year’s theme ‘Food the continued support of Her Royal Safety and Human Health’, Shaikha Maram Weekender Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Bint Isa Al Khalifa, Secretary General of NIAD, UIbrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of the King of Bahrain said: “The upcoming show will focus on the and President of the Consultative Council safety of foods that meet international quality for the National Initiative for Agricultural standards, starting from the production Winner! Development (NIAD), Bahrain International stage, to storage and processing until the Garden Show, organized by NIAD, is all set food product reaches the consumer’s table”. to take place at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Center from 22nd Hall 1-The Marketplace- will be dedicated to to 25th February 2018. the marketing of various agricultural products such as flowers, plants, agricultural tools, The Bahrain International Garden Show, pots, garden furniture, machinery, lighting is dedicated to developing the future of equipment and all agricultural products and agriculture in the Kingdom, and is considered services. Hall 2 will be dedicated to raising one of the leading agricultural exhibitions in awareness and education. It will include both the region. It presents an integrated platform official and educational institutions and civil for exchanging experiences, reviewing the society organizations. It will showcase their latest developments, technologies and services, programs, and latest agricultural innovations in the agricultural field, as well innovations. Page 8 as creating opportunities for new trade Feb 1 - 7, 2018| Weekender WEEKENDER EXCLUSIVE FOR DT NEWS Two get death SUBSCRIBERS x Bahrain, UK to review joint security pact London nterior Minister Lt-Gen. for cop murder Shaikh Rashid bin Manama of the law and of joining it community from terrorist acts. The investigations revealed official authorities in carrying AbdullahI Al Khalifa who met he High Criminal Court even though they were aware The suspects forcefully resisted the formation of a terrorist out their duties. UK Home Secretary Amber sentenced two defendants of its terrorist purposes. arrest, fled from detention, organization, established In order to achieve their Rudd ysterday agreed with his toT death and 19 to life in prison They were trained on the use assisted convicts to escape and joined by a number of terrorist purposes, the suspects UK counterpart to review the yesterday. of weapons and explosives and gave shelters to convicted suspects, including 12 in Iran committed the following bilateral security agreement The court also sentenced for terrorist purposes and inmates. and Iraq, one in Germany and crimes: so as to support cooperation 17 defendants to 15 years in deliberate attempts to murder According to Criminal 40, including the 10 fugitives, On 1/12/2016, machine- in training and exchange of jail, nine to 10 years and 11 policemen. Investigation Department in Bahrain. guns and explosive packages information on crimes. to five years and acquitted The suspects also imported, (CID) records, the case annals The group leaders and were seized inside a speedboat two suspects. It also stripped possessed and used explosives, date back to January 1, 2017, members plotted numerous off Al Nabih Saleh coast; a 48 defendants of their firearms and ammunition in when ten convicts escaped terrorist crimes aimed to warehouse which was used citizenship. armed robbery for terrorist from the Jaw Reformatory and destabilise public order, to store explosive packages, P The 60 suspects were put purposes. The suspects Rehabilitation Centre, killing undermine the Kingdom’s weapons and ammunition were on trial on charges of forming assaulted law enforcement one policeman from the prison safety and security, damage also discovered in Sitra area. a terrorist group in breach personnel who protected the warden force in the process. national unity, and hamper the (Continued on page 3) Swansea shock24 Arsenal The court also stripped 48 defendants of their citizenship 2 Thursday, February 1, 2018 Los Angeles A full moon is seen targazers across large behind Burj Khalifa in swaths of the globe Dubai S-- from the streets of Los Angeles to the slopes of a smoldering Philippine volcano -- had the chance to witness a rare “super blue blood Moon” Wednesday, when Earth’s shadow bathed our satellite in a coppery hue. The celestial show was the result of the Sun, Earth, and Moon lining up perfectly for a lunar eclipse just as the Moon is near its closest orbit point to Earth, making it appear “super” large. It is the second full Moon within the same month, a phenomenon called a “blue” Moon which has nothing to do with its colour. The “blood” in the name comes from the reddish brown colour the Moon takes on when Earth enters between it and the sun, cutting off the light rays that Ominous signs “I was watching the news loose rocks on the surface usually brighten the lunar On the other side of the on TV and then came here -- and how it changes over surface. Pacific thousands were immediately,” Yami, who time,” the US space agency The eclipse began around gathering at Los Angeles’ like many Indonesian goes said in a statement. 3:45 am (1145 GMT), as a Griffith Observatory, by one name, told local The last “super blue black shadow began to devour which opened its doors media. blood Moon” occurred on one corner of the gray-white at 3:30 am (1130 GMT) to In Nepal, where the super December 30, 1982, when it Moon. a crowd expected to reach moon was just visible in the was seen in Europe, Africa An hour later, the lunar 2,000.