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Probe killings: Arab League Palestine puts pressure on Arab states to recall ambassadors to the US

• Nearly 60 Palestinians were shot dead on Monday during protests coinciding with the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem

TDT | Cairo

The Arab League yester-day called for an inter-national investigation

into Israel’s killing of dozens of protesters on the Gaza border as its foreign ministers met in Cairo to discuss their response.

“We call for a credible inter-national investigation into the crimes committed by the oc-cupation,” Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said at an extraordinary meeting held to discuss the violence, called at the request of Saudi Arabia.

Nearly 60 Palestinians were shot dead on Monday during protests coinciding with the

opening of the US embassy in Je-rusalem. “We are facing a state of blatant aggression against international law and legitimacy

which was embodied by the US embassy’s transfer in the occu-pying state to Jerusalem,” Abul Gheit said. Altogether Israeli

forces have killed some 116 Pal-estinians since protests along Gaza’s border with Israel began six weeks ago.

North Korea threatens to halt talks with SouthSeoul | Reuters

North Korea’s chief negotiator called the

South Korean government “ignorant and incompetent” yesterday, denounced U.S.-South Korean air combat drills and threatened to halt all talks with the

South unless its demands are met.

The comments by Ri Son Gwon, chairman of North Ko-rea’s Committee for the Peace-ful Reunification of the country,

were the latest in a string of in-flammatory statements marking a drastic change in tone after months of easing tension with plans for denuclearisation and a summit scheduled with the United States.

Ri criticized the South for participating in the drills, as well as for allowing “human scum” to speak at its Nation-al Assembly, the North’s KCNA news agency said in a statement.

“Unless the serious situation which led to the suspension of the north-south high-level talks

is settled, it will never be easy to sit face to face again with the present regime of south Korea,” the statement said.It did not elaborate. KCNA, in its English-language ser-vice, deliberately uses lower-case “north” and “south” to show that it only recognises one undi-vided Korea.

North Korea on Wednes-day said it might not attend the June 12 summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S.

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The faithful performing the first Taraweeh prayers at the Grand

Mosque in Makkah on the first night of the holy month of Ramadhan. Muslims around the world performed taraweeh

prayers yesterday. The devout fast from dawn to dusk during the month.

Pilgrims from all parts of the world travel to the holy cities of Makkah and

Madinah for Umrah during Ramadan, the month Qur’an was first revealed

to Prophet Muhammad (PUBH). Umrah is known as the small Hajj, a pilgrimage that can be undertaken

at any time of the year. The Saudi government has provided all services

to manage the crowd at the Grand Mosque and to those performing

tawaaf around the Kaaba.

Bahrain backs demand TDT | Cairo

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, yesterday condemned the killings of the Palestinian civilians by Israel last Monday and warned of serious reper-cussions in the aftermath of the escalation of violence in Occupied Palestine posing a threat to the entire region.

Addressing the extraor-dinary meeting of the Arab League, Shaikh Khalid said that the Kingdom extended full support for the demand

for a probe into these “ter-rible crimes” and called on the international community to provide protection to the Palestinian people.

He said the Palestinian issue is the issue of every Arab and every Muslim and denounced the killing of Palestinians. Shaikh Khalid said that the Israeli action violated all in-ternational laws and norms. “The Palestinian plight re-quires swift and firm action by the international commu-nity and the Security Council, which both have to shoulder their responsibilities to stop

this Israeli aggression,” he said.

The minister reiterated Bahrain’s steadfast position in support of the Palestini-an cause and the aspirations of the brotherly Palestinian people, affirming their right to establish an independent and sovereign state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Shaikh Khalid called on the international community to work hard to achieve a just and comprehensive peace and enforce international resolu-tions on the city of Jerusalem.

HM King exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab leadersManama

His Majesty King Ham-ad bin Isa Al Khalifa

exchanged Ramadan good wishes with Egyptian Pres-ident Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Jordanian Monarch King Abdullah II and Prince Mohammed bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. They wished Bahrain, brotherly countries as well as the Arab and Islamic nations many happy returns and further progress and prosperity

Philippines lifts ban for Kuwait-bound workersManila

Th e P h i l i p p i n e s o n Wednesday lifted its

ban on migrant workers heading to jobs in Kuwait, capping a diplomatic row sparked when a murdered Filipino maid was found in her employer’s freezer.

The news comes days after Kuwait and the Phil-ippines inked a deal to regulate and protect the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who seek high-er-paid employment in the wealthy Gulf state. The spat, simmering for months, reached its lowest point in April when Kuwaiti au-thorities expelled Manila’s envoy over videos showing embassy staff helping Fili-pino workers flee allegedly abusive bosses in Kuwait.

“President (Rodrigo Duterte) directed me to lift the ban totally... both for the domestic and skilled profes-sionals,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello.

“The president deemed that our overseas workers are protected in Kuwait and he will no longer see incidents of maltreatment, hopefully.”

Oil spill at Abu Safah containedTDT | Manama

Ashraf Al-Saeed

An oil spill at Bahrain’s offshore Abu Safah

field was successfully con-tained yesterday by Saudi Aramco, Chief Executive of the Supreme Council for Environment, Dr Moham-med Ben Daynah, said.

The spill, detected as a light layer of oil within the territorial waters, was found by the police and coast guards during an aerial and naval survey at a location closer to the Saudi border.

The spill, Dr Dayanah said, got dispersed in the waves and faded away before reaching Bahraini coast.

He said that a joint team will be formed to review and update the national emergency plan to combat oil spills during the fourth quarter of this year.

The Kingdom, which rais-es around 80 per cent of its revenues from oil, receives 150,000 bpd from the Abu Safa oilfield which it shares with Saudi Arabia.

Bahrain’s daily total, in-cluding oil from Abu Safah, averages around 210,000 barrels.

Under a bilateral agree-ment from 1958, the two countries share the reve-nues from the field, but Ar-amco is the operator.

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Vice President and ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum with the children of His Highness Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa.The picture shared on Instagram showed the Dubai ruler playing with his grandchildren

Education Minister honours students for winning top awards

Manama

Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi yesterday hon-

oured students from the pub-lic and private schools and the Bahrain Training Institute (BTI) who have won top accolades

in the local and international competitions.

Bahrain Training Institute won third place in Shaikh Nass-er’s tournament for universities in its first edition and Ahmed Jalil won the best player.

Al-Noor Girls Secondary

School won second place in the Fadia Al-Saad Al-Sabah compe-tition for scientific innovations in Kuwait.

Al Duraz girls intermedi-ate school won third prize in the same competition for an eco-friendly car project.

The minister, Dr Majid Al Nu-aimi, also honoured winners of the Torrance Award for crea-tive production in the fields of poetry and drawing held in the United States, and the Global Chinese calculating Competi-tion held in Malaysia.

The minister with students during a group photo session yesterday

Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza received Japanese Ambassador Hideki Ito and praised the strong ties in the fields of electricity, water and renewable energy. The two sides reviewed the most prominent projects implemented in these areas. The minister gave the ambassador a presentation on the projects of the Electricity and Water Authority and the Sustainable Energy Unit, including the National Energy Efficiency Plan and the National Plan for Renewable energy as well as some important projects such as the establishment of a 100 MW solar power plant and investment opportunities for Japanese companies

His Majesty the King’s Youth Advisor receives UAE AmbassadorManama

The Advisor of HM the King for Youth and Sports Af-

fairs, Saleh Isa Bin Hindi, re-ceived the newly-appointed United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Ambassador to Bahrain Shaikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Bin Hindi praised the strong relations between the two coun-tries, stressing the importance of increasing youth and sports cooperation. The ambassador expressed his keenness to in-

vest in bolstering the relations between the two countries and

wished Bahrain further pro-gress and prosperity.

UoB invites application for diploma programmes

The University of Bah-rain (UoB) will start ac-

cepting applications for its first academic programmes (Bachelor and Associate Di-ploma) for the First Semes-ter 2018/2019 between May 20 and 31.

Graduates in Bahrain may apply for admission through e-Government Portal, bah-rain.bh, from 10 am on-wards.

Others are required to report personally to the Admission and Graduates Affairs Department during the same period from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm.

Ministry, GOSI discuss cooperationManama

Health Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Re-

sources and Services Fatima Abdulwahed Al-Ahmed held a meeting with the General Or-ganisation for Social Insurance (GOSI) Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Opera-tion Affairs Dr. Abdulrazzak Mohammed Al-Qahtani and reviewed joint cooperation.

The two sides discussed key issues including levying health-care fees and other current and future plans to develop and streamline services. Dr. Al-Qa-

htani commended joint coop-eration between the Ministry of Health and the General Or-ganisation for Social Insurance (GOSI), which contributed to the success of a string of ser-vices and projects. The meeting

was attended by Health Minis-try financial director Moham-med Al-Attawi, GOSI executive director for financial affairs Mohammed Saleh Mohammed and IT executive director Sal-man Abdulrahman Al-Sayyed.

Officials during a discussion

HM King exchanges Ramadan wishes TDT | Manama

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yes-terday received senior

members of the Royal family and senior government officials who congratulated him on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Com-

mander and First Deputy Prime Minister, were present.

Speaking on the occasion, HM the King pointed out the keen-ness of Bahraini people to cel-ebrate Ramadan and stressed that Bahrain will always remain a country of security, stability, coexistence and tolerance.

HM the King also received dip-lomats accredited to Bahrain, who expressed sincere congrat-ulations marking Ramadan.

The meeting with UAE Ambassador

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received the newly appointed Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Kingdom of Bahrain, HH Shaikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who conveyed greetings of UAE President HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Needed: Regulation for car washers in townsFlexi permits have contributed to phenomenal increase of car washers in cities as well as villages in Kingdom

• Car washers often indulge in brawls with local people to secure work in some areas such as Isa Town, East Riffa and Arad

TDT | Isa Town

Muhannad Mansour

Car washers wandering the streets is a common sight

in several towns and villages in the Kingdom, following the introduction of flexible work permits by Labour Ministry or the Labour Market Regulato-ry Authority (LMRA), enabling expats to be their own spon-sors and work anywhere of their choice.

But some citizens say the flexi permits have also contributed to the phenomenal increase of streetcar washers in several parts of Bahrain. A large num-ber of car washers are often seen scrambling for work in some areas and open yards such as Isa Town, East Riffa and Arad.

Tribune spoke to Southern Area Municipal Council Chair-man Ahmed Al Ansari, who demanded more official efforts to regulate the work of this category of workers. Al Ansari says some of the social and legal problems are caused by streetcar washers in the southern area especially in Riffa and Isa Town.

“We receive countless num-bers of complaints at the council against these individuals who gather in huge numbers in some residential areas. Their residen-cy conditions may have been regularized but they remain un-wanted, especially by families who complained about them of thefts and harassments. Cit-izens and residents are worried about their children, women and housemaids, as some of these car washers harass them,” Al Ansari told.

He also said that the residents are demanding that the wash-

ers be moved out of residential areas. Al Ansari suggested that designated car washing areas are established to accommodate the washers, instead of being randomly scattered across resi-

dential areas.The council chairman criti-

cised the lack of official supervi-sion on foreign workers in Bah-rain. He blamed the authorities for not controlling “the masses of street workers”.

Al Ansari added, “There are 14,000 inspectors on Dubai alone. In Bahrain, the numbers of inspectors in all fields, includ-ing the municipalities, labour, health and hospitality sectors, are below 1,000. That’s why vi-olations are repeating without effective solutions. Interior Min-istry, Labour Ministry and LMRA should cooperate to end these disturbing phenomena.”

Repeated brawlsCommenting on footage recent-ly posted online showing car washers fighting at one of their gathering points in Isa Town,

Southern Area Municipal Coun-cil Member Mohammed Al Khal told Tribune that “such fights became a regular scene in Isa Town”. Al Khal commented, “What has been posted online recently is only the tip of the ice-berg. Tens of such occurrences are frequently witnessed here.”

In an interview over the tele-phone with Tribune, the rep-resentative of the area at the council shed light on another side of the issue.

Al Khal elaborated further saying that “despite the many opposing voices to streetcar washers, there is an equal num-ber of people who need their services, especially among the youth”.

“The youth prefer car washing and polishing services provided by streetcar washers over the officially registered establish-

ments, as they’re cheaper by at least 70 percent. If there’s no demand for these services, the number of streetcar washers will sure decrease. However, this matter is one of the most con-troversial discussions in social gatherings in the area (majlises). Many sympathise with citizens who own officially registered au-to-service garages and washers, as they’re compelled to pay high fees. While these washers are pulling their customers away by offering them the same servic-es in return for trifle amounts. More control and regulation is needed,” Al Khal added.

MafiaThe Tribune visited the area where the brawl took place a few days back. Located beside Isa Town bus terminal, there was hardly any spots to park.

Four to six men are standing on the entrance of the yard and literally jumped in front of on-coming vehicles, offering them their services. Few questions left and right, Tribune was led to the man who appeared in the video being jumped by a number of car washers.

Mohammed Shan is a Paki-stani national who says he had been washing cars for a living in his four-year residency in Bahrain. He explained that the street business is controlled by organised groups of certain na-tionalities.

“We are the only three Paki-stanis here in between at least 70 Bangladeshis. That’s why I was attacked. They don’t want me to work here,” Mohammed said.

Recalling the incident, he nar-rated, “I was machine polishing a car when one of the attackers

deliberately pushed me from the back. I was worried I might damage the painting of the vehi-cle. Using the polishing machine requires high vigilance. This lead to a verbal dispute, which soon ended when a number of Bahraini customers interfered.”

“Soon after that, the same man comes back with seven other men of the same nationality. They approached me with the intention of attacking me. I tried fighting them all, but I was out-numbered. I exchanged a couple of blows and punches with them until more of them came, carry-ing sticks and planks. They were 15 of them against me,” Moham-md. The man said a number of Bahraini men who were present on the spot interfered and sep-arated him from the attackers.

“I suffered multiple injuries in the head, face and other parts of my body. I lodged a complaint at the Isa Town police station and on the same night, a couple of patrol police were sent to the site who arrested seven of them, while the rest escaped.

Police are now looking for them,” Mohammed told The Tribune.

“I work for a company that’s specialised in car washing and waxing. I receive a fixed salary from my boss, who I worked for during the past four years. Me and my two colleagues are not like most of the men here. They’re mostly Free Visa (ir-regular) workers,” Mohammed added.

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48,000 illegal workers to become legal by the end of the second year • The two-year permit enables expatriates to work for multiple employers

On July 23, 2017, the flexi-ble work permits were

launched by Labour Ministry or the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), enabling ex-patriates to be their own spon-sors. The LMRA has allowed

expatriates to work anywhere of their choice, except for cer-tain fields that require specific criteria.

The two-year permit enables expatriates to work for multi-ple employers on a full time/

part time basis, provided the job does not require a professional license to be exercised.

The new system was adopted as a solution to eradicate illegal employment in the Kingdom af-ter their hugely increasing num-

bers over the years resulted in countless social and economic issues. 48,000 illegal workers are expected to become legal by the end of the second year after the system was first im-plemented.

Until recently, all of the street-car washers, especially those of Asian nationalities, were consid-ered illegal workers. This is be-cause independent car washing wasn’t a registered profession with LMRA.

I suffered multiple injuries in the head, face and other parts of my body. I lodged

a complaint at the Isa Town police station

and on the same night, the patrol

police sent to the site arrested seven of the

attackers

“The youth prefer car washing and polishing services provided by street car washers over the officially registered establishments, as they’re cheaper by at least 70pc. If there’s no demand their number will surely decreaseSOUTHERN AREA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBER MOHAMMED AL KHAL

“We receive countless complaints at the council against these individuals who gather in huge numbers in residential areas. The residency conditions may have been regularized but some complain about them of thefts, harassments SOUTHERN AREA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN AHMED AL ANSARI

A screenshot of the video showing Mohammed in red top and black pants being beaten up by the other men

Two car washers (center) negotiating with a customer while two others (extreme left and right) approach to give a better offer

How to eat healthy during holy month of RamadanTDT | Manama

Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and sacrifice, is observed by Muslims

all around the world. The festi-val brings together families and friends. They pray, eat, drink and enjoy their time together. People normally don’t care much about what they are eating when they are in such a celebration mood but there are wrong notions about food consumption.

“During our fasting, our BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) slows down and so eating less than normal is sufficient for the body to maintain a healthy body weight,” says Dr. Elsayed Ali, a dietician at VLCC.

“At Iftar the body requires an immediate source of energy in the form of glucose for its living cells, particularly the brain and nerve cells. Dates and juices are good sugar sources and it’s high-

ly recommended to initiate your Iftar meal with dates and juices,” says Dr. Elsayed.

Breaking your fast should be gradual. You should begin with water, small portion of warm appetizer like soups, salads and

yogurts or a small cup of fresh juice and even few dates are recommended. Dates are very nutritious as they contain mag-nesium, potassium and fibre

“We should follow a balanced diet even when we are fasting.

intaking of more complex carbo-hydrates like oats, beans, lentils, whole grain foods etc. More at Suhour as they take more time to break down and digest, thus making you feel less hunger throughout the day. Protein rich

foods like lean meats, fish, eggs, milk, nuts and seeds can also help to stabilize blood sugar lev-el, which in turn can help curb craving,” says Dr. Elsayed

“You should see that you avoid fried and spicy foods as they may heartburn and indigestion. They also make you feel thirsty during your fast. Instead of eating sugar dipped sweets learn to take a healthier alternative like eating fresh fruits and nuts or you can replace your regular sugar with natural sweeteners like stevia, a sugar extracted from a plant spe-cies stevia. Over consumption of caffeine should also be avoided. Caffeine containing drinks act as diuretics, which will makes you to urinate more taking with it the valuable mineral salts that your body would need during the day.”says Dr. Elsayed.

Four to five days of exercise in a week is also adviced to main-tain health during Ramadan.

Having at least 10 glasses of water between iftar and sleep avoids dehydration during fast-ing and maintain the body’s wa-ter balance and having 2 to 3 glasses during Suhour is also important.

Suhour is believed to be very important as they are seen equal to our breakfast. It provides the body with energy and nutrients required for doing your daily routines. Fasting without suhour leads to low blood pressure, low blood sugar, headaches and mus-cular pain and we should avoid going to bed right after eating.

“You should always consult a doctor before taking your fast, especially if you are a person suffering from kidney problems as it may lead to further compli-cations,” says Dr. Elsayed.

Being the holy month peo-ple should all clean their inner selves and prepare the mind and soul for a new beginning.


“During our fasting, our BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) slows down and so eating less

than normal is sufficient for the body to maintain

a healthy body weight”

DR. ELSAYED ALI

Dr. Elsayed Ali, a dietician at VLCC

Food for

thought

TDT | Manama

Swetha Thomaskutty

India and Bahrain have had a very strong relationship for

many years now. It can be seen in many sectors of the society and one such sector is food. Indian and Bahraini cuisines have lots of similarities.

“Through the trade of the Silk Route, and with Bahrain, being in a strategic geographical lo-cation, the spice trade gave us cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, gin-ger, and cloves. These are all pre-dominant flavours that we use in our local dishes and cuisine. You can also see the heavy influence that Indian cuisine has had on Bahraini palettes! whether it’s Biryani, which we have adapt-ed our own version, or curry which we call “Saloona”, or the fact that chilli and spicy food is widely accepted in Bahrain. Rice is a staple in both cuisines, as is “Khubiz” or Naan bread, as well

as spiced and spicy food. The parallels are hard to miss,” says Tala Bashmi, a chef from Fusions Restaurant, Gulf Hotel.

The food from a place repre-sents its culture, a culture that could be transmitted from one person to another.

”Food and the way we eat is defined by several factors in-cluding, weather, level of veg-etation, and the overall type of work in area. As back in the day Bahrainis work was more labour intensive, the traditional local dishes tend to be heavi-er such as Bacha, Mathrooba, and Thireed, which are dishes high in protein, carbohydrates, and fats. However, as the times have changed, jobs and people on the island have become more sedentary, traditional dishes are served at special occasions. Lo-cal tastes cuisine has been devel-oped through traditions and cul-tures of an area, so I believe that cuisine is a cultural construct,

and is highly visible when com-paring two completely different cultures,” says Tala.

Though the Fusion restaurant has a wide verity of dishes, there are few dishes that have been

the all-time favourites like the Prawns Machboos, or Ghoozi, Bahraini Tikka and the Kubideh kebab. The restaurant has also prepared a special menu for this year’s Ramadan. ” Our menu highlights are our best dishes and we are known for excel-ling at traditional food. Classics such as Ghoozi, Harees, Thireed, Ghormeh Sabzi, and Machboos are to name a few. We will also have interactive live stations in-cluding shawarma, tikka, kebab, Manakeesh, Argentinian Grills, Japanese Teppanyaki, and fresh local bread,” says Tala.

“We are including many inter-national options from the Jap-anese we have sushi and maki, Chinese stir fried dishes, Italian pastas, and our newest addition is our healthy corner which in-cludes sugar-free, low fat, and organic options for those who are looking to have lighter and more health conscious meals for iftar,” added Tala.

Fusion restaurant has a wide verity of dishes. All-time favorites include prawns machboos, or ghoozi, Bahraini tikka and the Kubideh kebab.

Tala Bashmi, a chef from Fusions Restaurant, Gulf Hotel

Indian and Bahraini cuisines

have lots of similarities. The Silk Route trade

gave us cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper,

ginger, and cloves. These are all predominant

flavors that we use in our

local dishes and cuisine. TALA BASHMI

The food from a place represents culture, a culture that could be

transmitted from one person to another


Food supply sufficient for Ramadan, traders in Central market say Supply of red meat, poultry, vegetables are good enough to meet Ramadan demand

• Traders rule out chances of shortages

• Market except high demand during first week

• Supermarkets hurt business in central markets

TDT/ Manama

Foodstuff traders yesterday confirmed that the market is ready to welcome the

holy month with sufficient sup-ply of food materials.

They also ruled out any possi-bilities for shortages during the month confirming that prices of staple foods from red meat, vegetables and fruits in Bahrain are still the lowest in price in the GCC countries.

The demand, according to traders, will drop by the fifth day of Ramadan or the first week as most of the purchases will be made during that period.

A meat trader in the central Manama market, Sayed Nasser Al-Hulaibi, said that the demand for meat during Ramadan in-creases by 60 percent to 70pc compared to normal days. He confirmed that the market is fully prepared to meet the needs of consumers during the holy month.

Red meat, Al-Hulaibi said, is imported from Australia, Pa-kistan, Ethiopia and Sudan.

Australian meat is ranked top by individual consumers and restaurants.

He explained that each trader in the central Manama market offers around 80 to 100 cows and 200 to 300 sheep a day, add-ing that there are currently sev-en companies importing meat, which also resulted in breaking the monopoly of the Bahrain Livestock Company.

According to Al-Hulaibi, pric-es of red meat are accessible to all and are still cheaper when compared to other GCC coun-tries, where the price for one kilogram reaches BD2,500.

Poultry supply stable On poultry supply, Al-Hulaibi said traders have stocked sup-plies in large quantities to meet the daily demand. “People pre-fer local poultry, if not avail-able they will resort to Saudi

product.” Another meat dealer at the central Manama market, Ali Jumah Abu Jaber, said that meat is a basic ingredient during the holy month.

According to him, red meat of-fers better health benefits when compared to other varieties. He also ruled out any crisis during the holy month citing the diver-sity of import sources.

Poultry merchant in the cen-tral Manama market, Mahmoud Sadiq, said that Saudi chickens are available in larger quanti-ties when compared to Bahraini chickens. Demand for poultry is three times more in Ramadan.

Demand not strong Sadiq, however, said that the de-mand for poultry in the central markets is no longer as strong as it was in the past. This, he said, is mainly due to the advent of large hypermarket and air-con-ditioned commercial complexes,

making it the preferred choice for many consumers.

Sadiq explained that each trader offers a total of 100 to 200 chickens during the begin-ning of the holy month, noting that demand exceeds the supply in the first week of Ramadan, and returns to normality by the middle of the holy month.

Sadiq confirmed the stability of poultry prices of all brands and sources, where the price of a kilo of is 1.200 dinars.

Sadiq also confirmed the availability of eggs from Kuwait, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India, the Netherlands and Ukraine. Bah-raini eggs, however, are expen-sive because of the high demand for it.

3500 tons of vegetables per day A vegetable and fruit dealer at the Manama Central Market,

Reda Al-Bustani, said that 3500 tons of all kinds of vegetables, fruits have been put on a daily basis since last Tuesday, and is expected to put 4500 tons on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.

He said the demand for veg-etables and fruits will decline gradually from the fifth day of the holy month, and return again with the payment of sala-ries later this month.

He said that the production of vegetables and fruits in the summer season is slow in the GCC countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, where they all depend on Jordan, as well as Egypt, India, Pakistan and other European countries.

Mint, coriander, cucumbersOn the most important com-modities required during Ram-adan, Al-Bustani confirmed that they include weeds such as pars-ley, mint, coriander, vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkins and lettuce, fruits such as red watermelon, melons, grapes, mangoes, cher-ries, apricots, plums and nec-tarines.

Al-Bustani noted that 70pc of the imported vegetables and fruits are transported through the King Fahd Causeway, 20pc through the Bahrain Interna-tional Airport and the remaining 10pc by sea via Khalifa Port.

He also called on the public not to resort to excessive pur-chases or storage of Ramadan goods with all products avail-able.

File picture showing traders at Central Market, Manama

Cleaner arrested for stealing jewellery worth BD10000TDT | Manama

Police have arrested a 41-year-old man, who

was working as a cleaner at a company operating at Bahrain International Air-port, for theft.

The man, according to the Director-General of the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science, stole a jewellery worth BD10000.

Four others were also ar-rested for assisting the man in committing the crime.

The perpetrators were arrested after Bahrain In-ternational Airport Police Directorate launched an investigation into the inci-dent based on a complaint received.

Investigators, the direc-torate said, caught the man red-handed with the stolen jewellery.

The seized materials were handed over to the con-cerned security directorate to complete legal proceed-ings and to refer the case to the Public Prosecution.

Two kids drowned in less that 72 hours TDT | Manama

Mohammed Bahar

A second child drowning incident was reported

from Budiaya coast in less than 72 hours yesterday, eyewitnesses told Al-Ayam daily.

The kid was taken to Sal-maniya Medical Complex.

Following the incident, residents of Budaiya de-manded the concerned au-thorities to tighten safety procedures in public beach-es and provide rescuers or observers to handle emer-gency situations.

Court fines woman BD2000 for running clinic without licence TDT | Manama

A female dentist was fined BD2000 by a Bah-

raini court for operating a dental clinic without a li-cence in the Kingdom.

The court also ordered police to shut the clinic and seize all medical equipment used by the woman, who is an Asian by nationality.

According to the Nation-al Health Regulatory Au-thority norms, all medical personnel in the Kingdom are obligated to fulfil its li-censing requirements.

At the time of arrest, she was working in a clinic in Muqsha village. Investi-gators also found that the owner of the property, a Bahraini female dentist, has had her license expired three years ago.

“I applied for a license for her (the Asian dentist), but I wrote her passport num-ber wrong in the applica-tion. Thus, it got delayed,” the owner of the clinic told prosecutors before she was caught for holding an inva-lid licence.

Several arrested for drinking alcohol in open in W. Ekker TDT | Manama

Thamer Tayfoor

Interior Ministry has arrested a number of

Asians, who were drinking alcohol in open in Western Ekker, a day after the Daily Tribune reported the inci-dent citing video clips.

The General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science in the Ministry of the Interior said the culprits are now in po-lice custody.

Commenting on the issue, Lawyer Faysal Al-Jamaan told the Daily Tribune such people are legally called “Clear drunkard” and the penalty is only BD50.

The penalty, Al-Jamaan said, however, will go up to three to six months’ impris-onment with deportation, if not a Bahraini national, for unlicensed sale of liquor.

Life term for prisoner for attempt to recover drugs

• The inmate guided two men to recover 23 kg of drugs concealed

TDT | Manama

A prison inmate has been sentenced to life in jail

along with a fine of BD20,000 after the High Criminal Court found him guilty of recruit-ing two persons to recover 23 kilograms of hashish and 700 grams of methamphetamine from the seabed.

The two men also stood tri-al in the case, but received a lighter jail sentence of 7 years in prison each and a fine of BD500 each.

According to case files, the 30-year-old mastermind was already serving jail sentence in connection with a drug case.

The anti-drug department

of the Ministry of Interior received a tip-off saying that the prisoner had assigned two men to recover drugs hidden in tyres in the seabed, accord-ing to court files. Police imme-diately investigated the case and uncovered that the two persons were about to head to the sea to extract the drugs concealed in a restricted sea area.

Coast guard officers cap-tured the pair with the drugs, and while they were in police custody the 30-year-old made a video call to one of them ask-ing him about the drugs. Police officers watched the video call which was used as an evidence against the mastermind. The two defendants who recovered the drugs were also charged for entering a restricted area, for which they were handed down six months behind bars each.

Traffic plans for Ramadan announcedTDT | Manama

The General Directorate of Traffic yesterday an-

nounced its security and traffic safety plan for Ramadan.

The Directorate has pre-pared the plan to intensify the traffic presence and the number of patrols on the main roads and commercial streets, in addition to making available policemen at the main inter-sections, shopping malls and mosques.

Their main obligation is to observe traffic before and dur-ing the fast-breaking, and also to stand near the mosques dur-ing Taraweeh prayers.

Coordination with the po-lice directorate of King Fahad Causeway has been completed to avoid traffic congestion in the evening, especially after fast-breaking.

Special arrangements are made to monitor the traffic

movement to ensure its flow and monitor any excesses that would endanger the passen-gers on the causeway.

The Directorate is in coordi-nation with the Roads Depart-ment of the Ministry of Works and Municipal Affairs to open the intersection of Al-Janabiya bridge to facilitate the traffic in the month of Ramadan as there will be an increase of vehicles passing through the village of Janabiya.

The Director General of the General Directorate of Traffic, Brigadier Shaikh Abdulrah-man bin Abdul Wahab Al Khal-ifa, stated that amendments were made to the working hours for the service depart-ments, where the work will start from 8am and end at 3pm. The working hours for the di-vision of examination and ac-cidents will end at 5pm while the school of driving exam will work until 7pm.

The national television has launched several new programmes to cater to all segments of demographics in the country

• Television production depends on the advanced technology and newed ideas on television programs

TDT | Manama

Harpreet Kaur

Bahrain Television’s mis-sion is to convey the im-age of the Kingdom to the

world. It operates in accordance with an advanced strategy and phased plans that keep abreast of developments in the media and communication sector in the region, said Abdullah Khalid Ahmed Al Dossari Assistant Un-dersecretary for Radio and Tel-evision Affairs at the Ministry of Information Affairs as the channel launched several new programmes.

“Bahrain TV works to achieve objectives that carry a message of great importance to the region and the world. The Kingdom of Bahrain is a country that enjoys cultural and economic develop-ment. It is the land that embrac-es everyone without distinction. The country welcomes every-one and spreads the concepts of peace, love and coexistence,” he said.

“The challenges and dif-ficulties facing the television production industry are the rapid change in the technolo-gy of television sets, the high

cost of television production, and the difficulty of obtaining the professional and trained workforce of broadcasters, cor-respondents and programmers. However, thanks to the national human factor, these challenges

have been transformed into op-portunities that we have bene-fited from, and the joint training programme between the Labor Fund Tamkeen and the Ministry of Information Affairs, Which was sponsored by His Excellen-cy the Minister of Information Affairs Ali bin Mohammed Al Rumaihi had a good impact in facilitating the mission of the launch of the channel through the availability of manpower trained and ready to start the work of media,” Qais Hassan Al-Dossary, Acting Director of Bahrain TV further said.

“The development process for television channels in Bahrain has been going on since the es-tablishment of Bahrain Televi-sion in 1974 until today. Televi-sion production depends on the advanced technology and new ideas on television programmes. Since Bahrain International

Channel is a public channel in English, we have to provide con-tent suitable for all age groups taking into account the trends and tastes of local citizens and residents of this Kingdom,” he said.

On innovative initiatives“Bahrain international channel has been for a while in the shad-ows of its sister channels, Bah-rain TV and the sports channel, but his excellency the minister Ali Al Romahi had an idea of revamping the channel knowing the importance of the channel and its role in and outside of Bahrain, wherein I was tasked to put a plan for the channel,” said Head of Bahrain International Channel Mohammed Janahi.

“First thing we did is a quality assessment of the channel where we removed all of the old rerun

programs, all programs in the SD format. Then we started to produce new programs; all in HD, where we have two daily show, Open Talk and Bahrain Today. Further, we have seven weekly programmes that vary from social, gaming, economic, entertainment and we also have a car show that showcases new cars and reviews in Bahrain. Ba-sically, we are aiming to cater to all the demographics who watch the channel from young to old he said.

“Further, the team has in-creased a bit for now but for phase two of the revamp we will be looking to hire more talent-ed young Bahrainis who will be the future of the channel and our ambassadors to the world,” he said. “Our plans. Well. The channel has to compete with the big private channels. We have limited resources. To make

the channel successful we have to produce and buy programs, films, sitcom etc. However, we are doing our best, trying to give the audience what they deserve and what they expect from us as a channel,” he added.


The major challenges and

difficulties facing today’s television

production industry are the

rapid changes taking place in the technology

of television sets, the high

cost of television production, and the difficulty of

obtaining the professional and

trained workforce of broadcasters, correspondents

and programmers QAIS HASSAN AL-DOSSARY, ACTING

DIRECTOR OF BAHRAIN TV

Bahrain TV works to achieve

objectives that carry a

message of great importance to the

region and the world. Bahrain

is a country that enjoys cultural and economic development. It is the land

that embraces everyone without distinction. The country spreads the concepts of peace, love and

coexistence AHMED AL DOSSARI ASSISTANT

UNDERSECRETARY FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION AFFAIRS

KNOW WHAT

Bahrain TV has to compete with the

big private channels. We have limited re-

sources. To make the channel successful we have to produce and buy programs, films, sitcom etc. we are

doing our best, trying to give the audience what they deserve

and what they expect from us as a channel.

We are aiming to cater to all the demo-graphics who watch the channel, from

young to old

Bahrain TV on a revamp mode

A scene from the programme Open Talk

Cooking with Mojay

• In this new show DJ Mojay will be cooking with chefs to learn how to cook in different type of cuisines. This will be a daily programme

Bahrain TV has launched a se-ries of special programmes

to be screened in Ramadhan. One among them is Cooking with Mojay. In this show, DJ Mo-jay will be cooking with chefs to learn how to cook different cuisines. This will be a daily pro-gramme. Healthy Minutes will be presented by Dr Mohammed Shabban who will be presenting health tips for the holy month of Ramadhan. Ramadhan Night will be presented by Baraa Ab-dulla and will be aired during the weekends where Baraa meets expats and talk to them about Bahrain and Ramadhan.

A screen shot from the programme Healthy Minutes by Dr Mohammed Shabaan

A scene from Cooking with Mojay programme

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business


Bahrain-Belgium forum highlights biz opportunities Embassy of Bahrain holds Bahrain-Belgium Business Forum in Brussels

• Welcomes investment in oil sector

• Diversification of economy in focus

TDT | Brussels

Investment opportunities in the Kingdom were in focus during a high-level Bah-

rain-Belgium Business Forum held in Brussels.

The forum shed light on the investment opportunities in Bahrain and evolution of the Kingdom towards a diversified competitive economy.

Embassy of Bahrain, in co-operation with the Bahrain Economic Development Board and the Arab-Belgium-Luxem-burg Chamber of Commerce (ABLCC), organised the forum.

Speaking at the event, the Ambassador of Bahrain to Bel-gium, Dr Bahia Jawad Al Jishi,

stressed that Bahrain attaches great importance to its relations with Belgium, which have been steadily growing over the years.

While reviewing the econom-ic developments, she pointed out the Kingdom’s efforts to diversify its economy, relying on its strategic location, compe-

tent national cadres, regulatory frameworks and legislation.

She also pointed out the re-cent discovery of large reserves of oil and gas in the Kingdom, which will be an opportunity for international oil companies to invest in the country, stressing that the harmony between the

national advantages, visions and policies provide solid ground for investors.

On his part, Dr Simon Gal-pin, Managing Director of the Economic Development Board, highlighted the investment op-portunities available to the pri-vate sector.

He reviewed the opportuni-ties in the fields of infrastruc-ture, industrial sector and real estate as well as opportunities in the field of finance.

Dr Simon announced EDB’s intention to render services to new investing companies and hailed its role in attracting in-ternational companies to the Kingdom of Bahrain, including Amazon Internet Services and Mondelez International Group.

Q a i s e r H i j a z i n , S e c r e -tary-General of the Arab-Bel-gian Chamber of Commerce (ABLCC), highlighted the im-portance of intensifying trade relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Belgium.

Bahrain-Belgium Business Forum

‘Viva Masaya pavilion’ at The Ritz-CarltonManama

VIVA Bahrain said it has renewed its sponsorship

of the Ramadan tent at The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain, for the eight-consecutive year.

Refurbished this year under the name VIVA Masaya Pavil-

ion, the venue invites all to experience a month-long of traditional Iftar and Ghabgha dining.

Members of VIVA Elite will be granted special discounts at the Pavilion and preferred rates at the hotel’s premium restaurants and lounges.

Iran signs oil deal with UK groupAP | Tehran

Iranian state TV is reporting that the country has signed

an agreement with a British consortium to develop an oil field, just as another major company, France’s Total, says it will withdraw from Iran be-cause of the renewed US sanc-tions.

The new agreement is the first between Iran and a com-pany from a key Western ally of the United States since Wash-ington last week announced it will pull out of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and Western powers.

Managing Director of Pergas International Consortium Col-in Rowley, and Bijan Alipour, managing director of National Iranian South Oil Co., signed a preliminary deed on the part-nership in the presence of Brit-ish Ambassador Rob Macaire in Tehran on Wednesday night.

The project, if the agree-

ment turns into a contract, will require more than $1 billion to produce 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day during the next decade in the 55-year old Karanj oil filed. The oil field is located in the country’s oil-rich province and currently produces 120,000 barrels of crude per day.

The US sanctions aim to lim-it companies from any coun-try from dealing with Iran by prohibiting them from using American banks in their oper-ations. Pergas seems to do little business in the US.

Its move contrasts with the decision by French oil and gas producer Total to not continue a multi-billion dollar project in Iran unless it is granted a waiver by US authorities.

The group said in a state-ment Wednesday that it “can-not afford to be exposed to any secondary sanction” including the loss of financing by Amer-ican banks.

UN probes Turkey’s Iran equipment dealElectronic capacitors were discovered and seized in a shipment at the United Arab Emirates

• Capacitors were originally sold to a Turkish company

• UN Secretariat asked Israel to look into the matter

MEMO

The United Nations is launching an investigation

into a case of Turkey selling Israeli-made electronic equip-ment to Iran, allegedly in breach of both international and Israeli law.

The electronic capacitors were discovered and seized in a shipment at the United Arab Emirates in July 2017, and found to be en route from Turkey to Iran. The capaci-tors were produced by Celem Power Capacitors; an Israeli company based in Jerusalem, and were originally sold to a

Turkish company. “We don’t sell to enemy countries,” sourc-es at Celem Power Capacitors insisted, “if the shipment did in fact reach Iran, the Turkish purchaser defrauded us.” The capacitors are components that can enable Iran to continue the building of nuclear weapons.

The UN Secretariat, tasked with investigating possible vi-olations of resolutions made by the Security Council, has asked Israel to also look into

the matter and provide “perti-nent information on the matter forthwith” that could help the investigation.

If Turkey is found to have sold on the capacitors to Iran, it would have done so in vio-lation of UN Security Council sanctions on Tehran.

The investigation comes amid an already-tense diplomatic cri-sis between Turkey and Israel, who have both expelled each other’s ambassadors.

UN meeting in session Courtey MEMO (file)

Russia postpones bill making compliance of US sanctions a crime• Washington blacklisted some of Russia’s biggest companies and businessmen for alleged meddling in US elections

Reuters | Moscow

Russian lawmakers yester-day voted to postpone the

second reading of a bill being discussed in the lower house of parliament that would make it a crime to comply with Western sanctions on Russia.

The lower house said it would hold talks next week with busi-nesses before proceeding fur-ther with discussion of the draft law, a day after business lobby groups on Wednesday publicly voiced opposition to it.

“We support postponing (discussion) for further con-sultations because of numer-ous appeals and insufficient legal preparation,” said Nikolai

Kolomeytsev, a lawmaker for the Communist party, which often backs the Kremlin on im-portant issues.

Russian lawmakers in a first reading on Tuesday approved a bill making it a crime punisha-ble by up to four years in jail to refuse to supply services or do business with a Russian citizen, citing US or other sanctions.

The Russian Union of Indus-trialists and Entrepreneurs said in a statement on Wednesday that the bill creates risks of

unreasonable criminal prose-cution of Russian and foreign citizens, and could harm the investment climate.

Business representatives will be invited to discuss the bill with lawmakers next Wednes-day.

“I think we can find a con-struction under which these fears can be removed. And then the law will pass without any fears and, generally speaking, we need it,” lawmaker Valery Gartung said on Thursday.

A general view shows the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow


Dubai Aerospace in talks to place order for 400 jetsLast June DAE was considering a “large order” for more than 23 new aircraft

• An order for 400 single-aisle jets would be worth more than $40 billion at list prices

• DAE is interested in buying single-aisle Airbus A320neo-family and Boeing 737 MAX planes

Reuters | Dubai

Dubai Aerospace Enter-prise (DAE), one of the world’s largest aircraft

lessors, is in talks to buy 400 jetliners from Airbus and Boe-ing and is prepared to expand its fleet through acquisition if talks fall through, its CEO said

yesterday.The move comes months af-

ter a leading US airline investor orchestrated a record deal last November for a group of airlines to buy more than 400 planes from Airbus as economists pro-ject strong growth for air travel.

Government-controlled DAE is interested in buying single-aisle Airbus A320neo-family and Boeing 737 MAX planes after its acquisition last year of Dub-lin-based lessor AWAS, DAE Chief Executive Firoz Tarapore said on Thursday.

Any deal would not necessar-ily be evenly split between the two planemakers, Tarapore said, adding that DAE was “nowhere near where we thought we would be” in finalising an order.

“We are not happy with the price,” he said in an interview at DAE’s offices in Dubai’s financial

district.An order for 400 single-aisle

jets would be worth more than $40 billion at list prices, though discounts are common for large

orders.Boeing (BA.N) declined to

comment and Airbus (AIR.PA) did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

A huge deal would give DAE a long-term pipeline of directly ordered aircraft on par with its rivals, though it may have to wait several years for deliveries to start because manufactures are heavily sold out.

Tarapore said last June that DAE was considering a “large order” for more than 23 new aircraft, with deliveries to start from 2019.

DAE would look at other op-tions to acquire new aircraft if it does not reach an agreement with Airbus or Boeing, which Tarapore said could include ac-quiring a rival to gain access to its order book for aircraft.

DAE jetted into the top tier of aircraft lessors last year when it acquired Dublin-based AWAS, the industry’s tenth-biggest firm at the time. The acquisition tri-pled DAE’s portfolio to about 400

owned and managed aircraft worth over $14 billion.

DA E i s “o p e ra t i n g ve r y smoothly”, Tarapore said, add-ing that the integration of AWAS was completed in February.

In the meantime, DAE is con-sidering issuing a $500 million sukuk this year or in 2019 and a conventional dollar bond in the fourth quarter of this year, Tarapore said.

The bond issues are not de-pendent on finalising an aircraft order, he added.

DAE intends to be a repeat, benchmark issuer in the US debt market, he told Reuters in Oc-tober 2017. A benchmark issue conventionally means upwards of $500 million.

DAE raised $2.3 billion in the United States through a senior bond issue in 2017 to finance the AWAS deal.

Flight test engineers drive the Airbus A320neo (New Engine Option) after its first flight in Colomiers near Toulouse, southwestern France

Russia-Germany pipeline deal raises concerns: US Reuters | Berlin

The planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to

Germany raises US intelligence and military concerns since it would allow Moscow to place new listening and monitoring technology in the Baltic Sea, a senior US official said on Thurs-day.

Sandra Oudkirk, Deputy As-sistant Secretary of State for Energy Diplomacy, said in Ber-lin that she would meet German officials to voice Washington’s concerns about the subsea pro-ject.

A consortium of western com-panies and Russia’s Gazprom said this week it was starting preparatory work on the pro-ject. Oudkirk told reporters that the US Congress had given the

president new authorities to impose sanctions against a vari-ety of Russian pipeline projects.

Any companies involved in such projects were in “an ele-vated position of sanctions risk”, she said. However, she added that Washington was focused on using diplomatic means to halt Nord Stream 2, one of several Russian projects to export gas to western Europe via routes avoiding Ukraine, with which Moscow is involved in a series of disputes.

Oudkirk said Washington’s objections included past Rus-sian moves to turn off gas sup-plies to Ukraine and other coun-tries, adding that it perpetuate “vulnerabilities” in Russian-Eu-ropean ties for another 30 to 40 years.

The United States also oppos-

es the TurkStream land pipeline that would run through Turkey for the same reasons, she said.

MILITARY THREATShe said the Baltic was a con-gested, sensitive military area. “When we look at the ability of governments and companies to use infrastructure deployments as a means to convey devices and technologies that can listen and follow and monitor, that is a concern with regard to this particular undersea pipeline project in the Baltic Sea.”

“The new project would permit new technologies to be placed along the pipeline route and that is a threat,” she said.

Oudkirk rejected speculation that Washington was opposing the pipeline to help U.S. lique-

fied natural gas exports.The Nord Stream 2 project

has said it will tap banks for financing in the fourth quarter of 2018 or early next year.

Denmark must still rule whether the pipeline can be built near its coast, and other routine permissioning process-es are still under way in Sweden and Russia.

Oudkirk said Washington supported a Danish-Polish Bal-tic Pipe pipeline project because it would diversify sources and routes. The project, to be built by 2022, is Poland’s flagship project aimed at reducing reli-ance on Russian gas.

Gazprom’s Western partners are energy companies Uniper, Wintershall, Engie, Austria’s OMV and Anglo-Dutch group Shell.

UK will leave customs union, says PM May Reuters | Sofia

Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday Britain

would leave the EU customs union after Brexit but a source said London was considering a backstop plan that would apply the bloc’s external tariffs beyond December 2020.

Asked about reports that London would ask to stay in the European Union’s cus-toms area beyond the end of a post-Brexit transition period in 2020, May denied she was “climbing down” on plans to leave.

“No. The United Kingdom will be leaving the customs union as we’re leaving the European Union. Of course, we will be negotiating future customs arrangements with the European Union and I’ve set three objectives,” May told reporters on the sidelines of an EU summit in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

She said the objectives were that Britain should have its own trade policy with the rest of the world, should have fric-tionless trade with the EU and that there be no hard border with EU member Ireland.

In talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Europe-an Council President Donald Tusk, she reiterated her view that a backstop agreement put forward by Brussels to prevent a hard border was “unaccept-able”.

“The prime minister said the UK would shortly put for-ward its own backstop propos-al in relation to customs,” her spokeswoman said.

Earlier, the source, who is

familiar with the discussions, said on condition of anonym-ity the government was try-ing to find a way to make the backstop arrangement more acceptable to Britain rather than seeking an extension of a transition period.

The source said Britain could apply the EU’s external tariffs for a limited period be-yond December 2020 in the case of a delay in the imple-mentation of any Brexit deal.

Theresa May

Britain should have its own

trade policy with the rest of the world, should

have frictionless trade with the EU and that there be

no hard border with EU member

Ireland.THERESA MAY

YouTube to launch music streaming service next weekReuters | Washington

Google’s YouTube wil l launch a music streaming

service next week, it said on Thursday, looking to use its popular internet video brand to tap the growing market for paid music streaming.

YouTube Music, which will offer both ad-supported and $9.99-per-month versions, will compete directly with services from Spotify Technology SA, Pandora Media Inc, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.

YouTube Music will launch on May 22, and include features such as personalized playlists based on a user’s YouTube his-

tory. The service is expected to eventually replace Google Play Music.

“Google has an advantage giv-en YouTube’s more than a bil-lion users and viewers. So, it has opportunities to convert some into YouTube Music listeners or premium subscribers,” said Ali Mogharabi, an analyst at Morningstar Research.

The growing adoption of paid music streaming has helped wean a generation of music lis-teners away from free or pirated music, and has led to services such as Spotify and Apple Mu-sic becoming the recording in-dustry’s single biggest revenue source.

Revenue from music stream-ing services overtook sales of CDs and digital downloads for the first time in 2017, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

YouTube Music will launch in the United States, Austral-ia, New Zealand, Mexico and South Korea on May 22.

Separately, YouTube also said it would revamp YouTube Red, the paid version of YouTube that comes with original pro-graming, to include YouTube Music at an additional price of $2.

YouTube Premium, which will replace YouTube Red, will cost $11.99.

Walmart’s first quarter margins under pressure

New York

Walmart Inc yesterday said profit margins

during the first quarter remained under pressure due to price cuts and higher freight costs, weighing on its shares even as sales and earnings came in stronger than expected.

Walmart’s gross margin, which has fallen for four consecutive quarters, was down 23 basis points in the quarter ended April 30. Within the U.S. division, op-erating income fell 3.1 per cent from the prior year.

Shares of the world’s biggest retailer fell 1.3pc in morning trade after initially opening higher.

Saudi rebounds helped by strong oil, rest of the regional market declineDubai

Higher oil prices helped Sau-di Arabia’s stock market to

offset some of this week’s losses yesterday, though other Gulf markets were down as geopo-litical concerns continued to weigh on investors in the region.

Trading activity was also slow because of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, traders said.

The Saudi index gained 0.7 per cent as Brent crude futures LCOc1 hit $80 a barrel for the first time since November 2014 on concerns Iranian exports could fall, reducing supply in an already tightening market.

The prospects of a sharp drop in Iranian oil exports in the coming months due to re-newed U.S. sanctions have been good to oil prices, but they also raise concerns of instability in an already conflict-torn region.

Foreign investors have been selling Saudi Arabian equities, exchange data showed, partly because of geopolitical tensions since U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.

Shares in the energy and petrochemical sectors rose in Saudi Arabia, led by companies with big capitalisations includ-ing Saudi Basic Industries (SA-

BIC) which gained 1.3pc and Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company 2350.SE which rose 1.2pc. National Petrochemical Co was up 1.5pc.

Shares of Saudi Arabia’s Alaw-wal Bank stayed on a positive trend with another 0.6pc gain to 14.00 riyals in heavy volume, af-ter a 10pc jump on Wednesday.

Alawwal has reached a prelim-inary, non-binding agreement to merge with HSBC-backed Saudi British Bank 1060.SE to create Saudi Arabia’s third-biggest bank with assets of about $77 billion.

Other Saudi bank shares were mixed with the kingdom’s big-gest lender, National Commer-

cial Bank 1180.SE , gaining 4.2pc and Saudi British Bank falling by 3.3 pct to 30.88 riyals, extending losses for a second day. Alinma Bank was also up 1.1pc.

In Abu Dhabi, real estate developers Eshraq Properties ESHR.AD and Aldar Properties were the most heavily traded shares, with Aldar giving up 0.9pc. Dana Gas was also heavily traded but the price held steady.

Abu Dhabi’s index lost 0.8pc.In Dubai, the index was

down 0.6pc, dragged lower by Emaar Properties and subsidi-ary Emaar Development , down 1.2pc and 0.7pc respective-ly. GFH Financial helped reduce the market losses and rose 2.1pc.

In Qatar, the main index, which rose earlier this week af-ter it was buoyed by MSCI’s deci-sion to increase the weightings of several blue chips, was also in negative territory, losing 0.7pc.

Qatar Islamic Bank gained 0.9pc but Masraf al Rayan MARK and telecommunications group Ooreedoo were down 2.3pc and 1.3pc respectively.

In Egypt, the main index was dragged down by the telecom-munication sector, closing down 0.7pc.

Global Telecom dived 2.8pc after HSBC cut its target price to 6.1 from 7.9 Egyptian pounds, while Orascom Telecom fell 1.2pc in heavy trade.


Closing BellSAUDI 0.7% » 8,017

DUBAI 0.6% » 2,913

ABU DHABI 0.8% » 4,432

QATAR 0.7% » 8,891

KUWAIT 0.2% » 4,766

BAHRAIN 0% » 1,273

OMAN 0.8% » 4,618

EGYPT 0.7% » 16,878

Traders on the floor of a stock market in the Gulf (Courtesy the Brock Press)

An employee works at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s (CPC) Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery in Colombo

Oil hits $80, highest since November 2014

• Brent crude futures reached an intraday high of $80.18 a barrel

Reuters | London

Oil prices hit $80 a barrel yesterday for the first

time since November 2014 on concerns that Iranian exports could fall because of renewed U.S. sanctions, reducing sup-ply in an already tightening market.

Brent crude futures reached an intraday high of $80.18 a barrel before receding to $79.67 at 1326 GMT.

U.S. West Texas Intermedi-ate (WTI) crude futures were up 41 cents at $71.90 after also hitting their highest since November 2014, at $72.30 a barrel.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision this month to withdraw from an inter-national nuclear deal with Iran and revive sanctions that could limit crude exports from OPEC’s third-largest producer has boosted oil prices.

France’s Total on Wednes-day warned that it might aban-don a multibillion-dollar gas project in Iran if it could not secure a waiver from U.S. sanc-tions, casting further doubt on European-led efforts to sal-vage the nuclear deal.

A rapid decline in Vene-zuela’s crude production has further roiled markets in re-cent months.“The geopoliti-cal noise and escalation fears

are here to stay,” said Norbert Rücker, head of macro and commodity research at Swiss bank Julius Baer. “Supply con-cerns are top of mind after the United States left the Iran nu-clear deal.”

Global inventories of crude oil and refined products dropped sharply in recent months owing to robust de-mand and OPEC-led produc-tion cuts.

Oil stocks were expected to drop further as the peak summer driving season nears, offsetting increases in U.S. shale output, Bernstein ana-lysts said. Several banks have in recent days raised their oil price forecasts, citing tighter supplies and strong demand.

Further supporting prices, Shell on Thursday said it was halting crude exports from a major Nigerian pipeline.

On the flip-side, however, high oil prices could hit con-sumption, the International Energy Agency warned on Wednesday as it lowered its global oil demand growth forecast for 2018 to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) from 1.5 million bpd.

The IEA said global oil de-mand would average 99.2 million bpd in 2018, although U.S. bank Goldman Sachs said consumption would cross 100 million bpd “this summer”.

Leading production increas-es is the United States, where crude output has soared by 27 percent in the last two years to a record 10.72 million bpd, putting it within reach of top producer Russia’s 11 million bpd.

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British government offers $18 billion to Hitachi’s UK nuclear projectReuters | Tokyo

The British government has offered 2 trillion yen ($18

billion)in financial support to a unit of Japan’s Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) to build nuclear reac-tors in Wales, Kyodo News re-ported yesterday. .

Aging reactors supply more than 20 percent of Britain’s power but almost half of this capacity is due to go offline by 2025, prompting the govern-ment to plan new plants.

The British government is offering support in loans and other ways to Hitachi unit Ho-rizon Nuclear Power to cover a large proportion of the cost of its Wylfa Newydd project in Wales, Kyodo reported, citing a source close to the matter.

“Discussions are commer-cially sensitive and ongoing, we have no further details at this time,” a spokesman for Britain’s Department for Business, Ener-

gy and Industrial Strategy told Reuters.

Hitachi could make a decision as early as this week on whether to go ahead, Kyodo said. It said the government’s offer is aimed at easing concerns about rising cost expectations, which have increased to 3 trillion yen.

A Hitachi spokesman de-clined to comment when con-tacted by Reuters.

The Kyodo report cited uni-dentified observers questioning whether the government would be able to carry out the offer, due to parliamentary opposi-tion.

The British government played down a Japanese media report last week which said it would guarantee loans for the construction of the two reactors in Wales.

Britain is seeking new ways to fund nuclear projects after drawing criticism over a deal awarded to France’s EDF (EDF.PA) to build the UK’s first nu-clear plant for 20 years, which could cost 30 billion pounds ($40 billion).

Hitachi’s Horizon said it has plans to construct at least 5.4 gigawatts of nuclear capacity at two sites in Britain – the first at Wylfa Newydd, and the sec-ond at Oldbury-on-Severn in England.

Cracks found recently in the core of a reactor at the Hunter-ston B power station in Scotland have prompted concerns that Britain’s aging plants will not be able to supply as much power as expected.

A logo of Hitachi Ltd. is pictured at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2016 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba

China approves Toshiba’s chip unit saleTokyo

Toshiba Corp said yesterday that China regulators have

approved the $18 billion sale of its chip unit to a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital, marking the end to a year-long saga surrounding its most prized asset.

The antimonopoly review had been the last and biggest hurdle to a successful sale of Toshiba Memory, the world’s No. 2 pro-ducer of NAND chips.

The Bain consortium last year won a long and highly conten-tious battle for the business, which Toshiba put up for sale

after billions of dollars in cost overruns at its Westinghouse nuclear unit plunged it into cri-sis. Any approval of the deal would come at a time of trade tension between China and United States which has fanned fears Beijing would delay re-views of major global chip deals.

A logo of Toshiba Corp is seen on a printed circuit board

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T E E N P S Y C H O L O G Y

W H A T ’ S F O R D I N N E R

FRIDAYThe

CravelistIf you can’t resist your

food cravings

Bahrain-based food blogger is making a

difference in the food-scene here with a

lifesaving ‘Crave List’, a global go-to food directory offering unbiased reviews.

With around 3,000 following and counting,

the list is fast becoming a trend among foodies here.

The Tribune has caught with Hind Al Rumaihi to

find out all about her and The ‘Cravelist’

The arrival of spring is often prime time for hay fever, but adolescents seem to be able to devel-

op an allergy to their parents, either intermittent or chronic, at any time of the year. This al-lergy usually has a sudden onset around age 13 and can last for months or, in some cases, years. While it’s no fun to become the parent who cannot order food or hum along to a song without irritating his or her own child, we’re better able to ride out this temporary adolescent affliction when we appreciate its causes.

Growing up involves becom-ing separate from our parents. This project often begins in ear-ly adolescence with an abrupt and powerful urge to distin-guish oneself from the adults at home. It’s no small task for teenagers to detach from those who have superintended nearly every aspect of their lives so far.

As teenagers begin to dis-entangle from their folks, they inevitably sort a parent’s every behaviour and predilection into one of two categories: those they reject, and those they in-tend to adopt. Unfortunately for the peace of the household, each of these categories creates its own problem for teenagers intent on establishing their in-

dividuality.You may think nothing of

wearing dated athletic shoes, but if your teenager doesn’t agree with your choice of foot-wear he may, at least for a while, find it unbearable. Why should it matter to him what’s on your feet? Because his identity is still interwoven with yours; until he’s had time to establish his own look, your style can cramp his.

Given this, you’d think that teenagers wouldn’t be allergic to the proclivities they share with their parents. But they are, precisely because the interests are mutual.

The son of a colleague stopped running with his dad once his membership on the cross-country team became the organizing force of his high school identity. The boy still ran, of course, but now with friends or alone. He could not, at least in the near term, feel separate from his father and still go out jogging with him.

In short, adults can find themselves in a season of par-enting when nothing they do sits right with their teenagers.

While we wait for this sea-son to pass, what should we do when our teenager can hardly stand how we operate our turn signals?

For starters, we might view it as a reassuring marker of normal development. While we know, intuitively, that our children will not always admire and enjoy us the way they often do when they are young, it’s easier to part with our pedes-tals when we remember that our adolescents’ new allergies herald the next chapter in our relationships with them.

From there, we can either ignore their annoyance or re-mind our children that they are free to be aggravated, but not rude. If necessary, we can gently point out that it won’t be long before they’ll be driving and operating the turn signals just as they please.

Finally, we can sometimes welcome teenage self-con-sciousness as an opportunity to connect. When I was growing up and a friend of mine’s allergy to his parents was at its absolute height, his mother would allow him to choose her outfit when they needed to attend school events together.

Of course the case can be made against indulging ado-lescent hypersensitivities. But the case can also be made that eighth-grade orientation is al-ready stressful enough. If wear-ing one sweater rather than an-other makes little difference to

Why Teenagers

are Allergic to Parents

Growing up involves becoming separate from our parents. This project often begins in early

adolescence with an abrupt and powerful urge to distinguish oneself from the adults at home. It’s no small task for teenagers to detach from those

who have superintended nearly every aspect of their lives so far, says Lisa Damour a US

psychologist

Hind Al Rumaihi initially created a list for own use

Lisa Damour

1994Israeli troops finish retreating from the Gaza Strip after occu-pying it, giving the area to the Palestinians to govern

2009The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides

1974Nuclear weapons testing: India detonates its first nu-clear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so

1953Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier

TODAY DAY IN

HISTORY

T E E N P S Y C H O L O G Y

W H A T ’ S F O R D I N N E R TDT | Manama

Atifa Al Sayed

‘The Cravelist’, basi-cally, started around five years ago.

And if you ask me how the whole thing

started, I would like to ask another question.

How many times have we remain confused thinking about “where shall we have dinner today?”

Yes, it takes up a lot of time and effort!

So to make things easier and be-cause everyone in Bahrain goes out for dinner and occasions, I thought why not create a list.

I created a list and also segregated it by cuisines and by locations.

The list was actually for my own use, but then a friend asked me a favour. He wants that list.

This struck me. “Why not share it with the world then?”

So, that’s how ‘The Cravelist’ start-ed.

The effort was to make life easier for people who are looking for a nice place to dine out.

My cafe Currently, my cafe is my favourite,

though I have promised myself not to mention any names.

But, all my followers know that it’s My Café. So no point in hiding.

Now another question pops up. Why is it my favourite?

I would say it has a has a combina-tion of many things I like - the food, the service, the ambience and for their quality of food.

Everything is perfect here. I haven’t been there and had a

dish that’s not good and I know that whatever I order “it’s gonna turn out good”.

And I believe it’s very important for a restaurant.

My tryst with social media

It was not even in my wildest dreams that my life on social media will be this easier.

In the beginning “it was just be-tween me, my friends and my family.”

I thought outside this circle “no one is gonna listen to me.”

But that changed quickly. On Instagram, people responded

positively. People started asking me for my

recommendations. Many questions popped up. What’s the best Italian food,

What’s the best Indian food? From there, I just continued build-

ing my profile.

The secret behind my forkMy fork has ‘The Cravelist’ en-

graved on it. It’s a signature and founding item on the blog.

Sometimes back I got it as a Christ-mas present from one of my close friends. They told me, “you really have a good taste in food”.

And they kept on coming back to me for my recommendations.

So, in another word, this was my stepping stone.

But definitely, there is room for improvement.

Love what you do I believe it’s important for the

youth here to indulge themselves in something they like or in some-thing they are passionate about. We have seen that in the Bahrain Food Festival.

All of them were great with my favourite being Sando. Sando stood out for their quality and the love they put into their food.

I wrote on Instagram that I went to strEat food festival and I missed out on Sando. Soon the chef messaged me to tell all about them and asked to stop by when the next food festival comes. I really appreciate their effort.

My favourite?

I would say, “nothing specific”. I enjoy all cuisines as long its good.

But, if I really had to choose, I would go for Japanese/Asian.

Developing a websiteI’m currently working on a website

and I hope to become a mediator and a food guide. Yes, I am doing it now, but only on a smaller scale. I hope the website will change that.

3,000 and countingI so far have around 3000 follow-

ers. When I started I had no idea where it would go. Now, I think I should keep on going.

London the best, but Bahrain not far behind

I would like to explore the food in London. I have been there and I think it’s one of the finest food scenes in the world.

We have a competitive market in here in Bahrain too. But I feel they are competing more or less for the same things.

I would like to see more creativity. Someone opens a coffee shop, in no time another 10 pops up.

Rather than being a copycat, peo-ple should come up with their own ideas to remain successful.

Mahonia is one of those creative restaurants. They will be one of the first Michelin star restaurants in the Kingdom and in the region. I recom-mend to go there, but only on a spe-cial occasion as they’re very pricey.

Stick around!The Cravelist would hopefully

be your main food blog and a food guide in Bahrain and globally, so stick around.

Many people tell me that we are coming to Bahrain for the weekend or for a holiday and where can we go? It really makes me happy. This reflects in the food we have here in Bahrain and promotes tourism. So it’s like killing two birds with one stone.

The Cravelist

If you can’t resist your food cravings

Bahrain-based food blogger is making a

difference in the food-scene here with a

lifesaving ‘Crave List’, a global go-to food directory offering unbiased reviews.

With around 3,000 following and counting,

the list is fast becoming a trend among foodies here.

The Tribune has caught with Hind Al Rumaihi to

find out all about her and The ‘Cravelist’

A fork with ‘Crave List’ engraved on it

you, why not do what you can to ease your tween’s mind?

As for my colleague, he dearly missed going on runs with his son, just as many parents of adolescents long for the days when their preteen laughed at their jokes and happily came along on errands. We are rarely as ready to separate from our teen-agers as they are ready to separate from us.

Even when you don’t take your child’s secession from your union personally, it still hurts. Having other interests and support-ive relationships can help. Go out for coffee with friends whose teenagers also look at them askance and reassure your wife that she’s still got it, even if her dance moves do cause your ninth-grade daughter to break out in hives.

For teenagers whose allergies manifest as persistent disrespect, laying down some

ground rules can help. A wise friend of mine tells her adolescent son that he can be friendly, polite or clear about needing some time alone; insolence, however, is off the ta-ble. And though it’s painful to be treated as an irritant, holding a grudge can sour those unexpected moments when even the most reactive teenager welcomes our company.

Once teenagers have had time and space to establish their own skills, interests and tastes, their allergic response to their par-ents usually dies down. Plus, neurological development is on our side.

As they age, adolescents’ evolving cogni-tive capacities allow them to think beyond seeing their parents only as being like, or unlike, how they themselves want to be.

Now they can sort what they see in us into categories that could not exist before. We can have bothersome quirks that our

teenagers view as entirely our own; we can have characteristics they admire, but don’t care to cultivate. And our teenagers can embrace interests that they happen to share with us.

Teenagers’ allergies to their parents may make a brief return at moments when they want tight control of their personal brands — such as during college visits, or when highly regarded peers are nearby.

But at some point you may be able to return to blowing goodbye kisses without causing your teenager anything more than mild discomfort. And your dance moves might even get a little long overdue respect, too.

(Lisa Damour is a psychologist in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and the author of “Untan-gled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood.”)

Teenagers’ allergies to their parents may make a brief return at moments when they want tight control of their personal brands

Lisa Damour

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Japan monk sues temple for overworkAFP | Tokyo

A Japanese monk is su-ing his temple, claim-

ing he was forced to work non-stop catering to visiting tourists and that the heavy workload gave him depres-sion, his lawyer told AFP.

The monk in his forties is seeking 8.6 million yen ($78,000) from his temple on Mount Koya, a World Heritage Site also known as Koyasan that regarded as one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in Japan.

The plaintiff began work-ing at a temple there in 2008 and became depressed around December 2015, ac-cording to his lawyer Nor-itake Shirakura.

“If you work as a monk, too often you work without work-hour management,” Shirakura told AFP.

“You provide labour, but you are told it’s part of re-ligious training. And if it’s training, you must endure even it causes you signifi-cant hardship.”

“Through this case, we will argue that such a notion is outdated,” he said.

Shirakura declined to name his client or the tem-ple being sued, saying the man wanted to preserve his anonymity so he could re-turn to his job or find a po-sition elsewhere in the com-munity of Buddhist monks.

Nile dam talks: Egypt’s Sisi hails ‘breakthrough’in talks• Egypt feared Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam may reduce its water supplies from the Nile

AFP | Cairo

Egyptian President Ab-del Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that a “break-

through” had been reached in talks with Sudan and Ethiopia over a controversial dam the latter is building on the Nile.

The progress, which he did not specify, took place over the last two days as the three countries’ foreign and irrigation ministers as well as heads of intelligence met in Addis Ababa on Tuesday.

“The delegation that arrived six am this morning spent all of last night in meetings and dis-cussions over this matter, and I can say that progress was made in the negotiations with our brothers in Sudan and in Ethi-opia,” Sisi said on a live youth conference on state TV.

Egypt, which relies almost to-tally on the Nile for irrigation and drinking water, fears Ethi-opia’s Grand Renaissance Dam

may reduce its water supplies from the Nile.

Talks on the issue involving Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been deadlocked for months.

“Unti l now things have been...,” Sisi said, failing to fin-ish the sentence before adding: “This was a couple of days ago. But thank God I can say that

there has been a breakthrough.”Sisi cited during a meeting

between Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Sudan “that Egypt’s share will not be affected”.

“We just want to transform these statements to proce-dures... so that we are talking

about specific commitments we must all implement and operate with,” Sisi said on Wednesday.

Ethiopia’s newly appointed prime minister, Ahmed, had said on May 3 in Khartoum, after a meeting with Bashir, that Ethio-pia had no intention of harming Sudan or Egypt with its dam.

Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance

Dam project on the Blue Nile, launched in 2012, is designed to feed a hydroelectric project to produce 6,000 megawatts of power.

The Blue and the White Nile tributaries converge in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and from there run north through Egypt to the Mediterranean.

An Egyptian couple stands on a bridge overlooking the Nile River in downtown Cairo (file photo)

19 militants killed in Egypt’s anti-terror drive

AFP | Cairo

Egypt’s army said yester-day it killed 19 presumed

militants in the Sinai penin-sula during a large-scale “an-ti-terror” operation. Egyptian forces launched operation “Sinai 2018” in February in the peninsula where soldiers and security forces have been battling ISIS.

A military statement said 19 suspected extremists were killed in gun battles with army and security forces in the cen-tral and northern Sinai in re-cent days.

Around 200 militants and at least 33 soldiers have been killed since the operation was launched, according to official

figures. President Abdelfatah el-Sisi, on a visit to the Sinai last month, promised residents the operation would be fin-ished “as soon as possible”.

According to a Reuters re-port, the statement said the militants were killed over the past few days. Their deaths bring the total of those killed since the beginning of the op-eration to at least 296 includ-ing 35 military personnel, ac-cording to Reuters calculations based on military statements.

Militants in Sinai intensified their attacks after the oust-ing by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the military in 2013 of Egypt’s first freely elected president, Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Vehicles of Egyptian Army and police special forces are seen in the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula

Drones to manage Ramadan crowd in MakkahSaudi Gazette | Mecca

Drones will be used for the first time in the Grand

Mosque in Makkah to manage the crowd in Ramadan, local daily Al-Madina reported on Wednesday quoting depu-ty commander of the Umrah forces Maj. Gen. Mohammed Al-Ahmadi.

The Umrah crowd manage-ment plan involves security, organizational and humanitar-ian aspects, said Al-Ahmadi. Pilgrims or visitors who show any sign of distress will not be allowed to enter the Grand Mosque for their own safety and that of others, he said.

Al-Ahmadi said visitors or pilgrims will not be allowed to enter the Haram plazas with their luggage. In addition to

drones and security aircraft, there will be about 2,500 cam-eras to monitor the crowd movement inside the Grand Mosque.

The security plan will be car-ried out by 2,400 policemen in addition to 1,300 security pa-trols which will be roaming the area around the Haram.

A security officer monitors pilgrims attending the hajj pilgrimage on CCTV screens at a security command center in Mina (file photo)

India court allows Modi’s BJP to form state govt despite lacking majorityAFP | Bangalore

A leader from Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi’s

party was sworn in as chief minister of a key southern Indian state yesterday, de-spite lacking a majority, after the Supreme Court rejected a last-minute bid to block the move.

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the biggest winner in the Karnataka state election but has fallen short of a majority, spark-ing a scramble for power between the party and its arch rival Congress.

The Congress party, which lost sole control of the state in Saturday’s elec-tion, tried to stop the BJP’s B.S. Yeddyurappa from tak-ing oath by stitching up a last-minute coalition with a smaller regional party.

But the BJP argued that it should get the first chance to form a government as it is the largest party and state governor Vajubhai Rudab-hai Vala gave it 15 days to prove majority, prompting the Congress to go to court.

Following a three-hour hearing that began around midnight, the Supreme Court rejected the Congress claim that it already had a majority.

Malaysia’s Anwar says Najib likely headed to jailAFP | Kuala Lumpur

Newly released Malaysian political heavyweight An-

war Ibrahim said yesterday he expects former prime min-ister Najib Razak to be jailed over multi-billion-dollar graft claims.

In an interview with AFP a

day after he walked free from custody — where he had lan-guished since 2015 on what supporters say were trumped-up charges levelled at Najib’s behest — Anwar also said he would be back in parliament very soon.

“Give me a few months, I

should be back as an MP. It is the correct thing to do,” he said.

Anwar’s release on Wednes-day capped an astonishing week in Malaysian politics that saw Najib’s long-ruling Barisan Na-sional coalition booted from power in a revolution at the ballot box.

WHO: Ebola outbreak spreads to DR CongoOfficials to consider danger of Ebola spreading to other countries after disease reaches Mbandaka, home to 1m people

AFP | Geneva, Switzerland

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a

city, the World Health Organ-ization said yesterday, fuelling concern the deadly virus may prove tougher to contain.

The fresh outbreak, public-ly declared on May 8 with 23 deaths so far, had previously been confined to a very remote, rural area in Equateur Province in the northwestern part of the country.

But the UN’s health agency confirmed that an Ebola case has been recorded in the city of Mbandaka, which lies roughly 150 kilometres (90 miles) from the Bikoro area where the out-break originated.

“This is a concerning develop-ment,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.

Last week, a top WHO official warned that if the virus reached Mbandaka, the DRC could be confronted with yet another Ebola crisis.

The city’s population has been variously estimated at be-tween 700,000 and 1.2 million.

“If we see a town of that size

infected with Ebola, then we are going to have a major ur-ban outbreak,” the WHO’s head of emergency response, Peter Salama, told reporters last week.

The agency said yesterday it was deploying around 30 ex-perts to Mbandaka “to conduct surveillance in the city,” includ-ing rapid efforts to trace all con-tacts of the new urban case.

Forty-four cases have been reported in the outbreak so far, including three confirmed, 20 probable and 21 suspected, ac-

cording to the WHO’s tally.

Urban triggerEbola is not only lethal but also highly contagious, which makes it difficult to contain and roll back.

Lacking an arsenal of drugs to treat or prevent the virus, doctors use classic tactics of isolating patients and tracing people who have been in contact with them.

That challenge amplifies greatly in urban environments

where people move around more and have more contact with others than in the coun-tryside.

Adding to the headache is the fact that the virus has broken out anew in one of the world’s most vulnerable and volatile countries.

A country four times the size of France, the DRC has been chronically unstable and ep-isodically racked by violence since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960.

Despite vast mineral wealth, the country remains mired in poverty, and is saddled with a reputation for corruption and poor governance. Basic infra-structure -- hospitals, roads, electricity -- is a major obstacle in remote areas.


23people are known to have died so far since the fresh outbreak on

May 8

Health workers don protective equipment at Bikoro Hospital in northwest DR Congo -- the epicentre of the latest Ebola outbreak

Clarke Gayford, partner of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, fends off a shark with a pole as a dolphin looks on in waters off while diving off Auckland

New Zealand’s ‘first bloke’ fends off sharkAFP | Wellington

New Zealand’s “first bloke” Clarke Gayford revealed

yesterday how he fought off an angry shark with a pole while diving off Auckland.

Gayford, the partner of Prime Minister Jacinda Ard-ern, tweeted a picture of him-self keeping the predator at bay while a dolphin swims in the background.

However, instead of launch-ing a Flipper-style rescue to chase off the shark, Gayford said the dolphin was content to watch the underwater drama unfold from a distance.

“So it turns out that not only do dolphins not help, they ac-tually quite like watching,” he tweeted. “A childhood myth is ruined.”

Gayford, who hosts a tele-vision fishing show, said he

was helping a camera opera-tor shoot footage for the ed-ucational show Young Ocean Explorers when the incident occurred.

He said he was “swimming safety”, or keeping watch so the cameraman could concen-trate on filming bottle-nosed dolphins and false killer whales off Great Barrier Island near Auckland.

“They were feeding on king-fish and had been tearing some large ones in half and putting blood in the water, which at-tracted several large bronze whaler sharks,” Gayford told AFP.

“I got in the water and they turned their attention on me, I had to fend the large one pic-tured off with a pole several times, as it was getting quite agitated.

“We got out not long after.”

Germany returns grave-plundered artefacts to AlaskaAFP | Berlin

Germany has restituted nine artefacts belonging to in-

digenous people in Alaska after determining they were plun-dered from graves.

The Prussian Cultural Herit-age Foundation, which oversees museums in the German capi-tal, said Wednesday the burial objects were brought to Berlin in 1882-1884 on commission by the then Royal Museum of Ethnology.

But “everything shows today that the objects stemmed from a grave robbery and not from an approved archaeological dig,” said the foundation.

The objects, including two broken masks, a cradle and a wooden idol, were handed over to a representative of the Alaska Chugach people.

“The objects were taken from the graves then without the consent of the indigenous peo-ple and were therefore removed

unlawfully,” said Foundation President Hermann Parzinger.

“As such, they don’t belong in our museums,” he added.

The Chugach region of south-western Alaska has been inhab-ited for thousands of years by the Sugpiaq people, also known as the Alutiiq.

Museums in Europe have been under pressure to return artefacts that had been acquired

unlawfully or unethically.Provenance research in Ger-

many has largely focused on art and artefacts plundered from the Jews during Adolf Hitler’s Nazi rule. But the Prussian foundation has also begun look-ing into the origins of human remains, including 1,000 skulls mostly from Rwanda, brought to Europe during the colonial era for “scientific” research.

Germany has returned nine artefacts belonging to indigenous people in Alaska after determining that they were plundered from graves

California parents ‘waterboarded’ childrenAFP | Los Angeles

Ten children found living in squalid conditions

in a California home were waterboarded, shot at with crossbows and had scalding water poured over them by their mother and her part-ner, authorities said.

The abuse was detailed in a motion filed by prose-cutors to increase the bail of the children’s mother, 30-year-old Ina Rogers, who was ordered taken into cus-tody and whose bail was set at $495,000.

“On a continuous basis the children were getting punched, strangled, bitten, shot with weapons such as crossbows and bb guns, hit with weapons such as sticks and bats, subjected to ‘waterboarding’ and hav-ing scalding water poured on them,” according to the motion filed by prosecu-tors and obtained by AFP Wednesday.

“Due to the continuous abuse, the children have varying forms of scars, in-cluding broken arms.”

Rogers and her husband Jonathan Allen, 29, were arrested on March 31 at their home in the town of Fairfield, north of San Fran-cisco, after police respond-ed to a call about a missing 12-year-old child. Prosecu-tors said officers entered the house and found nine children huddled together on the living room floor.

Police find 170 kg marijuana hidden in lettuceIANS | Malaga, Spain

Spanish police have seized 170 kg of marijuana hidden

among 20 tonnes of lettuce that was being transported to Ire-land.

The joint operation between Spanish police, the militarized civil guard and Irish police led to the arrest of five Irish na-

tionals and the dismantling of a drug trafficking ring based on Spain’s southeastern Costa del Sol, a police statement was cited as saying by Efe news.

Investigators received a tip-off that drugs were being car-ried out of an industrial area and rushed to the site, where they followed and stopped a truck in which, “after an almost

five-hour search, they found 170 kg of marijuana hidden among pallets filled with let-tuce”, read the statement.

T h e i nve s t i g a t i o n wa s launched in April when Irish police warned Spanish author-ities that they believed a drug trafficking ring was operating on the coast and was exporting drugs to Ireland.

Baggage carts make their way past a Helvetic Airways aircraft from which millions’ of dollars worth of diamonds were stolen on the tarmac of Brussels international airport

18 acquitted in massive Brussels Airport 2013 diamond heistAP | Brussels

Five years after a brazen multimillion-dollar dia-

mond heist on the tarmac of Brussels Airport, a Belgian court yesterday cited a lack of evidence as it acquitted 18 suspects in the case.

The massive 2013 theft, in which tens of millions worth of gems were stolen from the hold of a departing Swiss-bound plane, had all the hall-marks of an “Ocean’s Eleven” operation. And it still might still get a Hollywood ending.

One other person, suspected of being the mastermind, will hear his case in court later.

“It is a great result,” said defence lawyer Nathalie Gal-lant. “The tribunal is indirectly

saying that we were right and that the case is not sufficient to condemn anyone.”

Dimitri de Beco, the law-yer for the lone other suspect, said he was “pretty sure the same will apply to my client as well,” arguing the case was not strong enough.

It was not a full victory yet since yesterday’s decision can still be appealed.

The diamond heist was es-timated at $50 million at the time and was one of the big-gest of recent times. It stunned the world with its clockwork precision. Many compared it to the plot of the 2001 Vegas heist movie, “Ocean’s Eleven,” which stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, for its clinically clean execution.

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Iraq’s second city is a bastion of traditionalism and conservatism, but suitors are finding it increasingly hard to save enough cash to fund a dowry and a wedding

Marriage a distant

dream for many in Mosul

Sri Lankan elephants face plastic danger AFP | Colombo

At a garbage dump in central Sri Lan-ka a herd of wild elephants forage among a mountain

of rubbish, swallowing danger-ous scraps of plastic mixed with rotting food in what experts warn is an increasing problem for the revered animals.

Due to illegal dumping near wildlife sanctuaries, hundreds of Sri Lanka’s estimated 7,500 wild elephants now scavenge at rubbish tips and many are being made sick by what they eat, Jayantha Jayewardene, an expert on Asian elephants, said.

“Sri Lanka considers elephants to be a national treasure, but we see these animals reduced to eating rubbish,” Jayewardene told AFP yesterday.

“They have become docile and got so used to tractors bringing them garbage.”

A herd of 20 wild elephants at Habarana in the east of Sri Lanka

has become totally dependent on rubbish and behaved almost like domestic animals waiting for

tractors to tip the garbage.“These elephants no longer

forage in the jungle. They are

like zoo animals. It is a sad sight to see national treasures pick-ing through rotting rubbish,”

he said.The animals can be seen

covered in smelly garbage and rooting among piles of plastic bottles, a far cry from the ma-jestic jumbos portrayed in travel brochures.

Jayewardene said the solid waste included plastic scraps despite a government ban on non-biodegradable polythene. Hundreds of elephants else-where are also known to forage at dozens of rubbish tips near elephant habitats.

“Elephants are getting sick by eating plastics,” he said. “We don’t, however, have post mor-tem evidence yet of polythene causing deaths, but this is a real concern.”

The government last year banned the open dumping of garbage near wildlife sanctuar-ies to discourage elephants from risking their lives by foraging for rotting food.

The government has or-dered electric fences be erect-ed around more than 50 dumps

near elephant habitats to keep the roaming beasts away. Some have not been put up while oth-ers are ineffective, according to local residents.

AFP | Mosul

Khulud yearns to be swept away by a “prince charm-ing,” but like many young Iraqis in the

former jihadist stronghold of Mosul she worries she may nev-er marry.

“I haven’t found a husband or a job — my life consists of house-hold chores,” says the 24-year-old university graduate, who feels increasingly trapped in her parents’ home.

“My older sister, who is 37, already has four children... I still perhaps have a chance to find a husband, but my 29-year-old sis-ter has much less” hope, Khulud adds, a sad smile marking the corners of her mouth.

Before the Daesh group made Mosul its self-proclaimed capital

in mid-2014, Iraq’s second city was a bastion of traditionalism and conservatism. It was rare for women to hit their 20s before marrying or being engaged.

Back in government hands since July last year, the city is still scarred by nine months of brutal combat.

Reconstruction is under way, but with 21,500 homes de-stroyed or badly damaged, the task is overwhelming, Iraqi au-thorities say.

And the wait for young people to seal their nuptials is getting longer and longer. Suitors are finding it increasingly hard to save enough cash to fund a dow-ry and a wedding, never mind set up home with a spouse.

Mumen Abdallah also dreams of marriage.

“I have a degree in economics, but this hasn’t helped me realize

my dream,” says the 38-year-old, one of a crowd of men lounging on a cafe terrace.

He still hasn’t left the fami-ly home and the little cash he earns as a taxi driver is barely enough to help with the rent, in a cramped household of seven.

Manaf Khaled, a 32-year-old social worker, says a woman’s marriage prospects can depend on her employment.

“Many men prefer to marry a woman who works and con-tributes to household expenses,” she says.

Some couples are even relying on charity. At a function room in Mosul, hundreds of people — the guests from 10 wedding parties — tuck into a communal meal.

Mohammed Sami, a 27-year-old blacksmith who is among the grooms, says he is just happy to be here, despite not being able

to afford a suit for himself or a wedding dress for his wife.

During the three years Daesh was in control of Mosul, the city was cut off from the central gov-ernment in Baghdad.

Under the occupation, public sector workers went without wages. Some are still waiting to rejoin the payroll, as the security services carry out investigations in the former Daesh fiefdom.

“Unemployment and the long interruption to salaries has pre-vented very many young people who want to start a family from marrying,” Ashraf Ismail, who works in women’s protection, says.

In a bid to unblock the bottle-neck, lawmaker Jamila Al-Obei-di has been pushing a novel pro-posal in Iraq’s parliament.

She wants the government “to provide five million dinars

($4,000, 3,300 euros) to every man wishing to marry, then a million dinars for each child born,” she says.

But there are strings attached. “The proposed wife must be old-er than the ‘normal’ marriage age, divorced, or a war widow,” she says.

While the initiative has gained the support of 70 lawmakers, it hasn’t been adopted by the government.

But if it ever became law, it might give 38-year-old Rim, who does not give her full name, a ray of hope.

“A husband may never come for me,” she says.

“When I was young, I refused many suitors so as to finish my studies and wait for the arrival of my prince charming, but now the chances of meeting him are slim,” she laments.

Before the Islamic State

group (IS) made Mosul its self-proclaimed capital in mid-

2014, it was rare for women to hit their 20s before marrying or be-

ing engaged

Asian elephants are smaller than

African ele-phants and have the highest body

point on the head. The tip of their trunk has one finger-like process. Their

back is convex or level

KNOW WHAT

KNOW WHAT

Hundreds of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants now scavage at rubbish dumps, risking their health due to plastic scraps mixed with rotting food

Evening wear and wedding dresses are displayed in a showroom in Mosul

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C R O S S W O R D

S U D O K U

Across1- Wyo. neighbor; 5- We ___ the World; 8- Doing nothing; 12- Dies ___; 13- Trap; 15- Soaks (up); 16- Young cow; 17- Feudal estate; 18- Breakfast staple; 19- Approximations; 22- Fannie ___; 23- Fond du ___, Wis.; 24- ___ boy!; 26- Probably; 29- Italian ice cream; 31- Tolkien ogre; 32- Do not disturb; 34- Martini garnish; 36- Gloomy; 38- Role for Clark; 40- Deck quartet; 41- Chair designer Charles; 43- Take ___ for the worse; 45- This was produced by Van Gogh, for exam-ple; 46- Intensify; 48- Spanish rice dish; 50- Workers’ rights org.; 51- Hosp. procedure; 52- Lord, is ___?; 54- Yellow jack; 61- Snack in a shell; 63- Lasso; 64- Shrivelled, without moisture; 65- Coup d’___; 66- Delicious; 67- High schooler; 68- Dissolve; 69- Rock’s ___ Speedwagon; 70- Roughly;

Down1- Good one!; 2- Historical times; 3- Latvian, e.g.; 4- Ballpoint insert; 5- Med. school subj.; 6- Hindu queen; 7- Switch ending; 8- British verb ending; 9- Doctrinal; 10- Annika Sorenstam’s org.; 11- Latin being; 13- Dollar; 14- Bert’s roomie; 20- Letters, e.g.; 21- WWII battle site; 25- Room in a casa; 26- Of great breadth; 27- Worldwide; 28- Patriot Allen; 29- Costume; 30- ___ barrel; 31- Lyric poem; 33- Stake; 35- Superlative suffix; 37- Film spool; 39- Telpherage; 42- Peppy; 44- Soft ball brand; 47- Movie critic Roger; 49- Deceives; 52- News bit; 53- London gallery; 55- Perjurer; 56- Use a surgical beam; 57- Director Preminger; 58- Change course; 59- “___ Tu” (‘70s hit); 60- Gambling mecca; 62- Giant Mel;

B E E T L E B A I L E Y

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

How to playPlace a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

Y O U R S T A R T O D A Y

AriesYou might have some strong hesitations during the day. You may have to cover up the truth or, on the contrary, say it out loud. If this is the case, say what’s on your mind.

TaurusThere are moments when your powers of clear thinking reveal the tremendous amount of maturity that you have. You aren’t usually a dreamer, so it’s rather difficult to lead you into ambiguous situations.

GeminiYou may have felt somewhat frustrated in your initia-tives over the past few days. Either outside obstacles, such as events that caused delays, or inner restraints, such as your own apathy, presented a clear challenge to you. Certain matters must be resolved before you can make any real progress.

CancerIt will be a stimulating day for you! You’ll feel great and have no trouble channelling all your energy into your activities. But don’t be surprised if you encounter some resistance. As creative as your ideas are, they may not suit everyone. In fact, you could be confronted with some rebelliousness. Be persuasive and you’ll get your way today.

LeoBe careful not to lose your temper today. You’re chomp-ing at the bit these days, although your daring nature has been reined in by financial and professional con-straints. It’s useless to entertain grandiose illusions at the moment. Moreover, if you do, you can expect some confrontations. If you’re advised to be more conserva-tive, heed the suggestion.

VirgoToday time will stop and might even seem to go back-ward. Use this pause to reflect on your motivations. The clues from the Zodiac seem to suggest that you’re currently settling questions that concern the fate of another person. Perhaps you should be spending an equal amount of time considering your own fate as well.

LibraOverall, the climate is tense at work and at home. You’ll sense a feeling of restlessness and a longing for change, but you’ll also feel a reluctance to make any real moves in that direction. Your judgment tells you that complaints that don’t lead to action are meaningless. So why not be the catalyst that provokes some action?

ScorpioYou can interpret the day ahead as an open-ended ques-tion about you. You may have noticed certain physical or psychological aspects of yourself that make you uncomfortable. The day ahead may force you to take action to correct that attitude. If you just share your concerns with a friend or relative, you’ll accomplish a great deal.

SagittariusSometimes people might reproach you for being less than tactful in relationships, Sagittarius. However, today’s planetary energies are going to help you be more sensitive. You’ll feel as though you suddenly have a much greater capacity for listening.

CapricornYou have an unusual gift for making a situation seem less dramatic. Today, you’ll witness crises of all kinds. You will be the one who reassures people, and the one who can sum up the situation objectively without panicking or exaggerating.

AquariusDare to express your ideas without fear of ridicule. This is what the planetary configuration has to say to you to-day, Aquarius. And this is exactly what you need to hear, because fear of ridicule is generally your Achilles heel.

PiscesIf you’ve always felt the desire to write, now is the time to take the plunge, Pisces. You certainly don’t lack the imagination! Your problem may be that you have dif-ficulty taking your prose seriously. Don’t think about being “A Writer.” Just write! And above all, don’t hesi-tate to let people read what you write. A writer’s group would be a great way for you to come out of hiding.

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More than a billion Muslims share a common set of fundamental beliefs that are described as “Articles of Faith.” These articles of faith form the foundation of Islamic belief system

1. Belief in One God:

The most important teaching of Islam is that only God is to be served and worshipped. Also, the biggest sin in Islam is to wor-ship other beings with God. In fact, Muslims believe that it is the only sin that God does not forgive if a person dies before repenting from it.

2. Belief in Angels: God created unseen beings

called angels who work tireless-ly to administer His kingdom in full obedience. The angels surround us at all times, each has a duty; some record our words and deeds.

3. Belief in Prophets of God: Muslims believe that God com-municates His guidance through human prophets sent to every nation. These prophets start with Adam and include Noah,

Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mu-hammad, peace be upon them. The main message of all the prophets has always been that there is only One true God and He alone is worthy of being sup-plicated to and worshipped.

4. Belief in Revealed Books of God: Muslims believe that God re-vealed His wisdom and instruc-tions through ‘books’ to some of

the prophets like the Psalms, To-rah, and the Gospel. Over time, however, the original teachings of these books got distorted or lost. Muslims believe the Quran is God’s final revelation revealed to Prophet Muhammad and has been fully preserved.

5. Belief in Day of Judgment: The life of this world and all that is in it will come to an end on an appointed day. At that time,

every person will be raised from the dead. God will judge each person individually, according to his faith and his good and bad actions. God will show mercy and fairness in judgment. Ac-cording to Islamic teachings, those who believe in God and perform good deeds will be eternally rewarded in Heaven. Those who reject faith in God will be eternally punished in the fire of Hell.

6. Belief in Destiny and Divine Decree:

Muslims believe that since God is the Sustainer of all life, noth-ing happens except by His Will and with His full knowledge. This belief does not contradict the idea of free will. God does not force us, our choices are known to God beforehand be-cause His knowledge is com-plete. This recognition helps the believer through difficulties and hardships.

Core Islamic

Beliefs: Six Articles of

Faith

Ramadan at the Ritz-Carlton

• Date: May 15 - June 14, sunset to 2 a.m.

• Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain, Masaya Ramadan tent (Villa Gazebo Lawn)

Iftar buffet

Experience a delightful Iftar buffet followed

by Ghabga in the elegant atmosphere of the Rama-dan tent underlined by the unprecedented hospitality and personalized service. The majestic venue created specifically for the occasion offers a wide selection of traditional Arabic and in-ternational cuisine.

Pricing: Iftar, BD 25++ (sunset to 8 p.m.), Ghabgha, BD 27++ (9 p.m. to 2 a.m.) Shisha-ser-vice will be available nightly from sunset to 2 a.m. For more information and to re-serve, dial +973 1758 6499 or email [email protected].

Islamic Quiz

Q-1: Which word is mentioned most times in the Holy Quran:

1. Rahmaan2. Rabb3. Allah4. Qull Q-2: How many Aayahs of Sajdah are there in

the Holy Quran:1. 122. 133. 144. 15 Q-3: Which Prophets name was specifically

and specially chosen and given by Allah Sub-hanah Himself?

1. Prophet Idris2. Prophet Shoaib 3. Prophet Yunus 4. Prophet Yahya Q-4: Which is the longest Surah in the Holy

Quran:1. Surah Maidah2. Surah Nisaa3. Surah Ale-Imraan4. Surah Baqarah Q-5: How long is the Day of Judgement:1. 1,000 years2. 10,000 years3. 50,000 years4. 70,000 years

Ramadan Cooking R o s e S h a r b a t

Ingredients:• 250 g rose petals • 1 cup basil leaves• 1 kg sugar • ½ cup coriander leaves• 6-7 lemons • 2-3 tbsp. peppermint

leaves• 125g beetroot • 8-10 green cardamom

Method:• Crush the rose petals

with your hand and soak them for 5-6 hour in hot water, this makes the petals to release their essence into the wa-ter.

• Put in the cut beet-r o o t , b a s i l , mint and co-riander leaves into the blend-er along with a cup of wa-ter and blend them to a fine paste. Wait till t h e m i x t u r e cools down to strain it.

• M e a n -while take 3 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water in a vessel to make the syrup. Heat and

stir the mixture occasionally till it becomes thick.

• Take two cups of sug-ar and cardamom to a blender and powder it.

• Filter the rose water and add it to the previously filtered liquid. Squeeze in the lemons one by one and add the sugar powder.

• Mix them really well and refrigerate it. Take 1/6 of the solution and mix it with ice and water.

• This concentrated solution can be used up to one month.

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UNCLE ( MALAYALAM / DRAMA )

Mammootty, Joy Mathew, Muthumani

DANA CINEMA 10:30,13:15,16:00,18:45,21:30,00:15SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + 12.00 MNAL HAMRA DAILY AT: 12.00 + 6.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI)

RAAZI (HINDI / ACTION / CRIME / THRILLER)

Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Jaideep Ahlawat

DANA CINEMA 11:00,13:30,16:00,18:30,21:00,23:30CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MNSAAR DAILY AT: 8.30 PM

102 NOT OUT ( HINDI / COMEDY )

Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Jimit Trivedi

DANA CINEMA 11:00,13:00,15:00,17:00,19:00,21:00,23:00SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM

A WRINKLE IN TIME (ADVENTURE/FAMILY/ FANTASY )

Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon

DANA CINEMA 11:15,13:15,15:15,17:15,19:15,21:15,23:15,01:15CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 3.45 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 10.30 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI)SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.15 + 3.30 + 5.45 + 8.00 + 10.15 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI)SAAR DAILY AT: 9.15 PM + 11.30 PM WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 9.00 + 11.15 PM

KAALI ( TAMIL / ACTION )

Vijay Antony, Sunaina, Anjali

DANA CINEMA 11:00,13:30,16:00,18:30,21:00,23:30

DEADPOOL 2: 2D (ACTION/ADVENTURE /COMEDY)

Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz

DANA CINEMA 10:45, 13:00, 15:15, 17:30, 19:45, 22:00, 00:15CINECO (20) DAILY AT (IMAX 2D): 12.30 + 3.00 + 5.30 + 8.00 + 10.30 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) DAILY AT (ATMOS): 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN DAILY AT (VIP I): 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT (VIP II): 12.00 + 2.30 + 5.00 + 7.30 + 10.00 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI)SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 11.45 AM + 12.15 + 1.45 + 2.15 + 2.45 + 4.15 + 4.45 + 5.15 + 6.45 + 7.15 + 7.45 + 9.15 + 9.45 + 10.15 + 11.45 + (12.15 MN + 12.45 MN THURS/FRI)SAAR DAILY AT: 9.00 + 11.30 PM WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 8.45 + 9.15 + 11.15 + 11.45 PM

DOWNRANGE ( THRILLER )

Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson, Rod Hernandez

DANA CINEMA 11:00,12:45,14:30,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:30,23:15,01:00SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM

NADIGAIYAR THILAGAM (TAMIL/BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA )

Keerthi Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu

DANA CINEMA 11:00,14:00,17:00,20:00,23:00SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 2.00 + 5.15 + 8.30 + 11.45 PM AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 3.00 + 9.00 PM

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: 2D (ACTION/ADVENTURE/ FANTASY)

Karen Gillan, Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Holland

DANA CINEMA 11:00,13:45,16:30,19:15,22:00,00:45CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI)SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.15 + 6.15 + 9.15 PM + (12.15 MN THURS/FRI)SAAR DAILY AT: 11.15 PM WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 8.15 + 11.15 PM

NOS GAWAZA ( ARABIC / COMEDY )

Rahma Hassan Nabil Issa Mostafa Abo Seria

DANA CINEMA 11:00,12:45,14:30,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:30,23:15,01:00SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN

RAMPAGE (ACTION/THRILLER/ SCI-FICTION)

DWAYNE JOHNSON, JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN, WILL YUN LEE

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LIFE OF THE PARTY (COMEDY)

MELISSA MCCARTHY, GILLIAN JACOBS, JULIE BOWEN

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM SAAR DAILY AT: 11.15 PM WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 8.45 + 11.00 PM

BREAKING IN (THRILLER/CRIME)

GABRIELLE UNION, BILLY

BURKE, RICHARD CABRAL

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM SAAR DAILY AT: 9.15 PMWADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.15 PM

A QUIET PLACE(THRILLER/HORROR/DRAMA)

EMILY BLUNT, JOHN KRASINSKI, NOAH JUPE

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 2.30 + 6.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM

TOMB RAIDER (ACTION/ADVENTURE)

ALICIA VIKANDER, HANNAH JOHN-KAMEN, WALTON GOGGINS

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM

OVERBOARD (COMEDY/ROMANTIC)

ANNA FARIS, EVA LONGORIA, EUGENIO DERBEZ

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 2.30 + 7.00 + 11.30 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 4.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM

BAD SAMARITAN (THRILLER/CRIME)

DAVID TENNANT, KERRY CONDON, ROBERT SHEEHAN

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.00 PM + (12.15 MN THURS/FRI)

MASHA & THE BEAR (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY/FAMILY)

ANGELICA KEAMY, BORIS KUTNEVICH

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 PM

PETER RABBIT

(ADVENTURE/COMEDY/FAMILY) ROSE BYRNE, DOMHNALL

GLEESON, SAM NEILL

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 PMSEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 PM

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE(CRIME/THRILLER/DRAMA)

JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JUDITH ROBERTS, EKATERINA SAMSONOV

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 9.45 + 11.45 PM

THE COMMUTER (THRILLER/CRIME)

LIAM NEESON, VERA FARMIGA, PATRICK WILSON

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 1.30 + 5.30 + 9.30 PM

ACTS OF VIOLENCE(ACTION/CRIME)

BRUCE WILLIS, COLE HAUSER, SHAWN ASHMORE

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17-KOSTI BYOGAANI (15+) (ARABIC/COMEDY)

HANY RAMZY, MAYA NASRY, HASSAN HOSNY

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 4.45 + 9.15 PM

BLACK PANTHER (ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER)

CHADWICK BOSEMAN, MICHAEL B. JORDAN, LUPITA NYONG’O

CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 2.30 + 7.15 PM + 12.00 MN

HURRICANE HEIST (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER)

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Bahrain Polytechnic Hosts Recruitment Campaign “Employability”Date: May 13

Venue: Bahrain Polytechnic Campus

Under the patronage of Labour and Social Development Min-ister Jameel Humaidan, the Polytechnic hosted its 6th Recruit-

ment Campaign under the name “EmPOLYability” on Sunday 13th of May at 9 am, at Bahrain Hall in Bahrain Polytechnic Campus. This event provides an opportunity for graduates and employers to meet together in one place to match skills and vacancies.

The event will allow the graduates and unemployed graduates to present their skills and experiences in a matter of 3 minutes on stage to more than 47 companies from various sectors in Bahrain, region and international. In addition, employers may identify the most skillful candidates to fill future positions.

Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, CEO of Bahrain Polytechnic, stated: “This unique event gives students the opportunity to showcase their skills and present themselves in front of many companies. The Graduate recruitment campaign was perceived positively by both employers and students. Employers have praised the skills and attitudes of the Polytechnic students who they perceive as being different from other university graduates.”

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Workshop on Improving Primary Health Care for Sixth Year StudentsDate: May 13-15

Venue: Arabian Gulf University (AGU)

The College of Medicine and Medical Sciences at Ara-bian Gulf University (AGU) is set to host next Sunday

a workshop on improving primary health care for sixth year students. The organisation of this workshop comes as part of AGU’s desire to enhance training in the medical field, enabling it to reach the highest quality levels in line with the international standards. Commenting on this event, Dr. Afif Ben Salah, Chairman of the Family and Community Medicine Department at AGU, said that this specialised workshop would focus on the most impor-tant requirements and specifications to ensure patients’ safety. He revealed that the workshop is expected to accommodate around 45 medical doctors from the 45 Primary Care Centers of the Ministry of Health as well as academic medical doctors and head of medical depart-ments involved in clinical training. The workshop will commence on Sunday, May 13, 2018 and will continue until May 15, 2018 according to Dr Ben Salah.

Ramadan TentDate: During Ramadan

Venue: Four Seasons

Main Venue: Al Bahrain Ballroom includes the main dining area and shisha lounge overlooking

the Arabian Gulf, all dressed up in a modern Arabesque theme. The Buffet:Features a wide selection of tradi-tional Bahraini fare as well as Lebanese, Moroccan, Indian, Turkish and global cuisine with a number of live cooking stations prepared by Executive Chef Hyung Gyu Kim and Executive Pastry Chef Imad Boukli.

For Ghabga: We will offer an array of Arabic and internationally inspired dishes and desserts. Timing: Iftar: Sunset – 8:00 pm; Ghabga: 9:00 pm – 2:00 am. Pricing : Iftar = BD 26++ (including beverages: still or sparkling water, soft drinks, chilled juice, Arabic coffee pass around), Kids between 5 years and 12 years = BD 13++. Ghabga = BD 28++ (including beverages available at the buffet only), Kids between 5 years and 12 years = BHD 14++. Shisha = BD 10++. Kids below 5 years = Free. From 13 years and above = Full price. For Groups: (minimum 30 pax) Iftar = BD 24++ (including beverages); Ghabga = BD 26++ (excluding beverages); During the holy month, a professional live band will be playing mellow traditional tunes (Oud) in the Ramadan tent. A Ramadan tent will add to the holy celebrations. Reservations: 17115500.

Re/ Asian Cuisine By Wolfgang PuckDate: During Ramadan

Venue: Four Seasons

re/ Asian Cuisine is presenting an a la carte menu for breakfast as well as a special dim sum style cuisine for lunch during the holy month of Ramadan prepared by Executive Chef Brian Becher and Executive Pastry Chef Pierre Chambon. Breakfast: 7:00 AM – 11:00 am. Lunch: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm. Restaurant will be closed on Mondays. Reservations: 17115046

MISSING PETS

BLACKIE - Male Saluki/Greyhound mix, 1.5 yrs, very distinctive look, cropped ears, wearing red collar/no ID tag, Saar (close to Cappuchino Cafe), 2/5/18. 39773776

GARFIELD - Male Ginger Tabby, 2 yrs, neutered, microchipped (registered at Tails), wearing gold collar w bell as in photo/no ID tag, does not like to be picked up, escaped house, Umm al Hassam (next to Philippine Embassy), 7/5/18. 33328148

BABOU - Male Coton de Tulear, 4 yrs, all white, microchipped, escaped after dog walk, likely picked up, wearing white necklace/no ID tag, Sakir Camps/Dilmon Paradise area, BD200 REWARD for safe return, 1/1/18. 37199478 or 36446893

GUCCI - Female Persian, 4 mos, all white, not wearing collar or ID tag, escaped from balcony door left open, Tubli (along Alsaqi Factory/back of Hassan Mahmood), REWARD for safe return, 3/2/18. 66655667

ZEUS - Male Bengal, 11 yrs, neutered, microchipped, very picky eater, nervous cat, not wearing collar or ID tag, indoor cat - slipped out, possibly STOLEN, Umm Al Hassam, BD500 REWARD for safe return, 4/3/18. 39608777/35053060/39333377

PRINCESS - Female Calico, 2yrs, spayed, wearing orange collar - no ID tag, escaped open gate, Samaheej/Galali (near Galali petrol station), BD50 REWARD for safe return, 16/3/18. 33345737 or 33323695

Hair loss in cats• An accurate diagnosis of the cause of hair loss requires a detailed history and physical examination. The physical examination will cover both the cat’s skin and its general health. The veterinarian will also look for signs of skin infections or parasites. Veterinarian may perform laboratory tests like smears and culture of the skin to check for bacterial, fungal, or yeast infections.

Dr . Rajani Rajesh

Natural development and growth of new hair is accompanies by the shedding of old hair. So shedding is just a stage in

natural replacement of the hair coat. Some hair loss, like shedding her winter coat, is normal. But if she loses a lot of hair, there might be a problem. Shedding may be abnormal if it re-sults in obvious loss of hair coat, symmetrical hair loss and bald spots.

There are lots of different things that can cause hair loss in your cat, including parasites,

diet, psychological factors, infection, aller-gies or something more serious. An accurate diagnosis of the cause of hair loss requires a detailed history and physical examination. The physical examination will cover both the cat’s skin and its general health. The veterinarian will also look for signs of skin infections or parasites. Veterinarian may perform labora-tory tests like smears and culture of the skin to check for bacterial, fungal, or yeast infec-tions. If these tests do not identify or suggest an underlying cause, a skin biopsy may be performed. If your veterinarian suspects a hormonal problem, he or she may order blood and urine tests.

Successful treatment depends on the un-derlying cause and specific diagnosis. Because identifying the underlying cause of the skin condition may take some time, many veteri-narians will provide or prescribe medication to relieve any discomfort or itching your pet has in connection with the hair loss. Balanced diets with all necessary vitamins such as A, E and the B vitamins and other nutrients can help prevent deficiencies and associated hair loss. For your cat always use a preventative treatment that protects against all parasites including fleas, mites, heartworms, ringworm and ticks.

SKYE - Male, 10 mos, black and fluffy, fluffy tail w slight grey underneath, neutered, very friendly, indoor/ outdoor cat in secure compound, not wearing collar or ID tag, Al Qurayyah (not far from Al Noor Metal Works),BD20 REWARD for safe return, 7/5/18. 34511647

UNKNOWN NAME - Female Saluki found on road and being fostered, unregistered microchip, opened window and jumped from second floor(found drops of blood - so injured), Janabiyah (near camel farm), 17/5/18. 39433899

AKIRA - Female Husky, 1 yr 2 mos, spayed, not wearing collar or ID tag, escaped home, Hamad Town (roundabout 10), 11/5/18. 35591220 or33866448

ROLLY - Male, 1 yr, bent tail, brown eyes, all black, ran away when owner was out of country, not wearing collar or ID tag, owner has very special bond with Rolly, Isa Town (near Isa Town Club), 15/5/17. 33157048

LEO - Male Shih Tzu, 8 mos, same collar as in photo/no ID tag, Nuwaidrat, BD200 REWARD for safe return, 13/5/18. 36777288

CHUMBY - Male Persian, 1.5 yrs, white/dark gray, not wearing collar/ID tag, under treatment for fever and wounds (just released from vet clinic), escapedopen window, Old Zinj (near Al Manar Bakery/Bilad al Qadeem), 25/4/18. 35348575 or 34492322

Meghan sad over dad’s absence

Actress Meghan Markle has confirmed that her father, Thomas Mar-

kle, will “sadly” not be at her wedding to Prince Harry. She hopes he can have the “space to focus on his health”.

In her first solo statement issued by the palace, Meghan thanked people for their mes-sages of support since the news first emerged that her father was not going to the U.K.

“Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. I have always cared for my fa-ther and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health,” she said. “I would like to thank everyone who

has offered generous messages of support. Please know how much Harry and I look for-ward to sharing our special day with you on Saturday.”

Meghan Markle

“Sadly, my father will not

be attending our wedding. I have always cared for

my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to

focus on his health”MEGHAN MARKLE

Harry Styles to produce sitcom based on his lifeSinger Harry Styles is on board as an

executive producer for upcoming TV sitcom “Happy Together”, which is based on a period of his own life after the former boyband One Direction rose to fame.

The show stars Damon Wayans Jr and Amber Stevens West as a married couple whose quiet life in suburbia is changed when a musician played by Felix Mallard moves in, reports People.com.

It is based on a time in Style’s own life when he settled in with friend and mentor Ben Winston, who now works on “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, and his wife Meredith after his band’s talent show success.

Mallard opened up about the sing-er’s involvement in the programme. Harry Styles

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Rafael Nadal storms past Denis Shapovalov• Rafael Nadal to face Fabio Fognini in the last eight

• Juan Martin del Potro retired with a groin injury during the second set of his clash with David Goffin

PA Sport | Rome

Rafael Nadal subdued the precocious talent of Den-is Shapovalov to reach

the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters in Rome.

Shapovalov went into the match with a winning record against Nadal after beating him on home soil in Canada last summer but the Spaniard on clay is, of course, a very different proposition and he ultimately eased to a 6-4 6-1 victory.

There were plenty of the eye-catching shots that make 19-year-old Shapovalov such an exciting prospect as he saved eight break points in his first two service games, but Nadal broke for 4-3 and thereafter was in control.

Shapovalov not surprisingly began to look tired in the sec-ond set after his run to the Ma-drid semi-finals last week and

battling victories over Tomas Berdych and Robin Haase in the first two rounds here and could not live with the relentlessness of Nadal.

In the last eight Nadal will face another flashy player in Italian Fabio Fognini, who de-lighted the home crowd with a 6-4 6-4 win against Peter Go-jowczyk.

Fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro retired with a groin inju-ry during the second set of his clash with David Goffin.

The Argentinian did not ap-pear comfortable at any point in the match and went off court for a medical time-out early in the second set.

Initially that seemed to ad-versely affect Goffin but, after

missing a set point, Del Potro decided he could no longer con-tinue and shook hands trailing 2-6 5-4.

The 29-year-old will hope to recover in time for the French Open, which begins on May 27.

Tenth seed Pablo Carreno Busta recovered from a sec-ond-set wobble to beat Aljaz Bedene 6-4 6-7 (3/7) 6-2.

Rafael Nadal celebrates victory

Ledecky smashes own 1,500m freestyle record

• Katie Ledecky touched the wall in 15min 20.48sec

AFP | Indianapolis

Five-time Olympic swim-ming champion Katie

Ledecky smashed her own 1,500m freestyle world record by five seconds on Wednesday in her first race as a profes-sional.

The 21-year-old American star touched the wall in 15min 20.48sec at the Pro Swim event in Indianapolis, obliterating her previous best of 15:25.48 set at the World Champion-ships in Kazan in 2015.

“I was pretty surprised when I saw the ‘20,’” Ledecky said with a little laugh, adding that she thought as the swim unfolded that she would be

somewhere under 15:30, may-be.

“When I saw the 15:20 I was pretty shocked,” she said.

This week’s meet in Indian-apolis is Ledecky’s first since turning professional following the NCAA collegiate champion-ships in March.

“My first pro swim -- that’s one I’ll never forget,” said Le-decky, who added that so far she hadn’t felt any different in her first meet as a professional.

Ledecky won gold in the 800m at the 2012 Olympics and followed it up with four golds and a silver at the Rio Olympics two years ago.

The 1,500m free will be in-troduced as an Olympic event for women at the 2020 Olym-pics in Tokyo.

L e d e c k y w a s u n d e r world-record pace for much of Wednesday’s race and touched 49 seconds clear of the nearest finisher in her heat.

Katie Ledecky

Halep advances to quarter-finals

AFP | Rome

Simona Halep boosted her bid to retain her world

number one ranking as the top seed advanced to the quar-ter-finals of the Italian Open after American Madison Keys withdrew injured yesterday.

The Romanian, a finalist in Rome last year, is on her way to holding her top ranking as she next plays France’s Caro-line Garcia or American Sloane Stephens.

Halep needed to reach at least the last eight and go fur-ther than world number two Caroline Wozniacki to retain

the top-ranking going into the French Open. Wozniacki plays her third round match later on Thursday.

Keys withdrew from both singles and doubles, in which she was partnering Venus Wil-liams.

Venus Williams fell to her second defeat in a week to Es-tonia’s Anett Kontaveit losing in the third round match in straight sets in 1hr 19min.

The 22-year-old Kontave-it won through 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) against her 37-year-old Amer-ican rival who was seeded eighth in a tournament she won nearly two decades ago to 1999.

Simona Halep reacts

Bennett claims rainy Giro 12th stage• Bahrain-Merida’s Niccolo Bonifazio finished third

AFP | Praia Mare

Ireland’s Sam Bennett of the Bora team won the 12th stage

of the Giro d’Italia for his sec-ond win of this year’s race in wet and slippy conditions yesterday.

Britain’s Simon Yates of Mitchelton-Scott holds the overall leader’s pink jersey, which he claimed a week ago,

ahead of reigning champion Tom Dumoulin at 47sec, with Frenchman Thibaut Pinot third at 1min 04sec.

“I guess these were favoura-ble weather conditions for an Englishman. And also for an Irishman,” said Yates.

“It was a very difficult final. I think a few guys underestimat-ed it, myself included.”

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome is stuck down in a disappointing 12th place, more than three minutes off his compatriot’s pace.

Bennett, winner of the sev-

enth stage last Friday at Praia Mare, broke away in the final 400 metres at the end of the 214km flat and twisty stage that finished on the Imola motor racing circuit.

Dutch rider Danny Van Pop-pel and Italian Niccolo Boni-fazio of Bahrain-Merida fin-ished second and third respec-tively after being taken off guard by a late surge by the 27-year-old Irishman.

“It was a tough final for a bunch sprint. There were two guys up front. I didn’t know how much energy they had left so I

went early because I didn’t want to let the stage get away from me,” said Bennett.

Slovenian Matej Mohoric, impressive in the descent fol-lowing the final climb, and Co-lombian Carlos Betancur made a break but were reeled in with 500 metres to go.

The early five-man breakaway with riders from three Italian teams were also caught by the peloton 20km from the line.

Belgian Tim Wellens pushed ahead under the driving rain but his 20-second lead slipped away on the final climb.

Sam Bennett celebrates after crossing the finishing line


Brave: Al Selawe says didn’t broke Hadbi’s hand• Jarrah Al Selawe won the bout by unanimous decision against Tahar Hadbi

• With multiple victories, Jarrah Al Selawe also established as the top fighter from the Middle East in any global promotion

TDT | Manama

Jarrah Al Selawe had re-leased a statement against the claim by Tahar Hadbi

that he fractured his hand dur-ing the first round of the fight against Al Selawe.

Al Selawe had faced Hadbi in Jakarta, Indonesia in the twelfth

edition of Brave Combat Fed-eration.

The fight went the distance and Al Selawe won the bout by unanimous decision.

With five straight wins in the

promotion, Al Selawe has the most number of victories in Brave Combat Federation and has the claim to compete against Carlston Harris for the Welter-weight championship.

With multiple victories in the division, Al Selawe also estab-lished as the top fighter from the Middle East in any global promotion.

The statement he released is as follows.

“I fought and won against Tahar Hadbi. I saw a post by Hadbi claiming he broke his hand in the first round, and that he’s going to teach me a lesson next time. Honestly, Tahar and I were inside the cage, and we both know when you broke your arm, it was at the end of the 3rd round. Anyway, you asked for this fight, and I agreed. You should make no excuses and admit that I won the fight. I controlled you from the first minute, I was the better fighter also until the end. I won this fight, I hope you get better and we see you fighting in the cage again,” said Al Selawe.

Jarrah Al Selawe (R) with Tahar Hadbi

Selwady becomes youngest ME fighter to compete• Selwady had been victorious in all his four appearances and is currently undefeated in Brave CF

TDT | Manama

Abdul Kareem Al Selwady becomes the youngest Mid-

dle Eastern fighter to compete in Brave Combat Federation at Europe.

At age 23, Abdul Kareem Al Selwady will be making his fifth appearance with the Bahrain based global mixed martial arts promotion.

Selwady had been victorious in all his four appearances and is currently undefeated in Brave Combat Federation.

Currently, he is undergoing training at Fortis MMA under the tutelage of Husam Mubarak

Al Selwady. The other fighters scheduled

from Middle East are Tarek

Suleiman from Syria and Mo hammad Fakhreddine from Lebanon.

The fight night will take place on 9th June at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Abdul Kareem Al Selwaddy trains along with Husam Mubarak Al Selwady

McLaren has caught Haas and Renault

Eurosport | London

Fernando Alonso believes the McLaren Formula 1

team is now a match for Haas and Renault, despite finishing behind both in the Spanish Grand Prix.

McLaren introduced a sub-stantial upgrade package for Barcelona and reached Q3 for the first time in 2018 with Alonso, who started between Kevin Magnussen’s Haas and Carlos Sainz Jr’s Renault in eighth.

But Alonso finished 40 sec-onds adrift of Magnussen’s sixth-placed Haas as he took the same position in the race.

Despite this, the double F1 world champion believes

McLaren has now caught the teams that have been setting the ‘best of the rest’ pace be-hind Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull this year so far.

“We knew that the upgrades would put ourselves in a better position in the midfield pack,” said Alonso.

“We did a good step. We were eight tenths behind Re-nault in Baku, nine tenths be-hind in China, but [in Spain] we were the same in qualifying and in the race.

“I think we caught up with Renault and probably with Haas as well, but the top three teams are still developing the cars at the same rate we do and unfortunately we’ve kept that gap.”

Fernando Alonso

Mohamed Salah’s boots become museum exhibit

• Salah’s boots will go on display in the run up to Liverpool’s Champions League final match against Real Madrid

BBC | London

Liverpool forward Mo-hamed Salah will be hon-

oured with his own exhibit in the British Museum’s Egyptian collection.

The Egypt international has impressed this season, win-ning the Premier League gold-en boot with a record 32 goals.

His boots will go on display in the run up to Liverpool’s Champions League final match against Real Madrid.

“The boots tell a story of a modern Egyptian icon, per-forming in the UK, with a truly global impact,” said exhibit

keeper Neal Spencer. “This acquisition builds on

our recent project to acquire objects to tell the story of day-to-day life in 20th and 21st century Egypt.”

Salah also played a key role in Egypt’s qualification for the World Cup and is set to fea-ture for them in Russia this summer.

Saudi Arabia to host Formula E’s 2018-19 season opener• The December race in Riyadh’s Ad Diriyah district will be the first involving the season five next generation cars

Reuters | London

The all-electric Formula E motor racing series will start

its 2018-19 season in Saudi Ara-

bia, the world’s top oil exporter, organizers said yesterday.

The December race in Ri-yadh’s Ad Diriyah district, on the outskirts of the capital, will be the first involving the season five next generation cars and marks Formula E’s debut in the Middle East.

The city-based series said it had reached a 10-year agree-ment with the kingdom’s Gener-al Sports Authority and national motor federation.

“Saudi Arabia is looking to the future and Formula E is the mo-torsport of the future,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal al Saud, vice-chair of the GSA, said in a statement on the Formula E website.

“It aligns perfectly with the country’s 2030 vision and offers the prospect of world-class rac-ing on the streets of the capital for the first time in our history,” he added. “This is the latest in a series of game-changing sports

events that the people of Saudi Arabia will now be able to enjoy as families, with benefits that go far beyond the sport to deliv-er a positive impact across our society.”

Saudi Arabia announced last year that, from June, women would be allowed to drive cars — ending the world’s only ban on female driving.

In January, women fans were allowed to attend a men’s soccer match for the first time.Formula E car during the race

Mohamed Salah

“This injury is difficult, and the biggest

challenge is right now, going to the World Cup

after not playing for three months”

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Youthful England have to believe• Joe Hart and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere were among the big names to miss out on Southgate’s squad

AFP | London

England manager Gareth Southgate insisted his 23-man squad is built to win

now rather than building for the future, despite picking his country’s third youngest ever squad for a World Cup.

Veteran goalkeeper Joe Hart and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere were among the big names to miss out on South-

gate’s squad, whilst 19-year-old uncapped Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold was

included.“We are not picking young

players because we are trying to buy ourselves time, we are picking young players because we believe they are the best,” said Southgate on Thursday.

“Maybe it is brave to take players without the number of caps, but we have to give these guys belief.”

Former England striker Gary Lineker joined a host of pun-dits in calling on Southgate to “write off” any hopes of lifting the World Cup in Moscow on July 15 in favour of blooding youngsters.

However, Southgate said he resisted the temptation to name en even younger squad by ruling out the likes of Fulham’s Ryan

Sessegnon and Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund to pick those that on form are best placed to succeed in Russia.

“I don’t think when you’re involved with England you can write any tournament off,” he added.

“We know teams that win tournaments normally have more caps than we do, have more appearances in semi-finals and finals than we do. That’s where we want to head and that’s what Germany, Spain, Brazil and Ar-gentina have done in junior and senior tournaments.

“We have great faith in them. They lack some big match expe-rience, but how are they going to get that? I don’t want to limit what they think is possible.”

Gareth Southgate

Payet’s hopes of playing for France in Russia dealt a blow• Dimitri Payet started the match in Lyon despite suffering with a thigh strain before kick off

BBC | London

Dimitri Payet’s World Cup hopes were dealt a blow

on Wednesday when he went off injured during Marseille’s Europa League final defeat by Atletico Madrid.

The France internation-al started the match in Lyon despite suffering with a thigh strain before kick off.

However, the midfielder came off in tears in the 32nd

minute and was replaced by Maxime Lopez.

Payet missed Friday’s draw at Guingamp but declared himself ready to play in the final, the day before the game.

The 31-year-old had to watch the remainder of the game from the sidelines as fellow French-man Antoine Griezmann scored twice in the Spanish side’s 3-0 win.

The former West Ham Unit-ed playmaker was a key figure in France’s run to the Euro 2016 final, although he has not featured for the national team since 10 October.

Payet had made a strong bid for a recall to the international stage with an impressive run of form, which included inspiring Marseille to the Europa League final, but his injury may have ended his chances of playing in the tournament.

France manager Didier Des-champs is set to announce his squad on Thursday.

Dimitri Payet

President of Peru backs Guerrero

AFP | London

The president of Peru Martin Vizcarra is

backing national team cap-tain Paolo Guerrero’s battle to overturn a doping ban and play at the 2018 World Cup.

Guerrero was slapped with a 14-month ban on Monday by the Court of Ar-bitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland over a positive cocaine test and will miss the June 14-July 15 World Cup in Russia.

Peru’s head of state an-nounced Wednesday that Guerrero would file an ap-peal with the Federal Court in Switzerland to fight the ban.

Vizcarra told a press con-ference the player and his lawyers “will appeal to the Swiss federal court, indicat-ing that the (CAS) ruling did not respect guarantees of due process and demanding its annulment”.

He said the Peruvian em-bassy in Switzerland “will support the initiatives of the defence of Guerrero before the Swiss federal court to overturn the suspension”.

Guerrero, who plays as a striker for Brazilian giants Flamengo, had been includ-ed in Peru’s preliminary 25-man World Cup squad announced on Sunday.

Paolo Guerrero

Neymar worried about his foot injury• Brazil to play Costa Rica and Serbia in Group E

Eurosport | Paris

Brazilian striker Neymar said getting fit for the World

Cup following surgery has been the biggest challenge of his career and he is also worried about how his injured foot will respond to top-class compe-tition.

“This injury is difficult, and the biggest challenge is right now, going to the World Cup after not playing for three

months,” the Paris St Germain forward said.

He has been out of action since spraining his ankle and fracturing his fifth metatarsal on Feb. 25, which led him to undergo surgery in Brazil.

The 26-year-old striker said he feared he would miss the

June 14-July 15 World Cup fi-nals in Russia in the immediate aftermath of suffering the in-jury. Neymar is expected to be fully fit by the time Brazil kick off their World Cup campaign against Switzerland on June 17.

Brazil will also play Costa Rica and Serbia in Group E.

Neymar

Wagner resigns from Germany duty

• Sandro Wagner has scored five goals in just eight internationals

AFP | London

Bayern Munich’s out-spo-ken striker Sandro Wag-

ner has reacted to his surprise omission from Germany’s provisional World Cup squad by retiring from international duty.

“I hereby resign immedi-ately from the national team,” Wagner told German daily Bild. “For me, it is clear that I do not seem to fit with the coaching team in the way I am always open, honest and address things directly.”

The 30-year-old took a thin-ly-veiled swipe at head coach Joachim Loew for leaving him out of the 27-man squad, an-nounced on Tuesday, for next month’s World Cup as strikers Timo Werner, Mario Gomez and Nils Petersen were select-ed instead.

Wagner, who made his debut in 2017, helped an inexperi-enced squad win the Confed-erations Cup in Russia last July and has scored five goals in just eight internationals.

“I would lie if I said that I am not disappointed, the World Cup would have been a great thing,” said Wagner.

“Of course, I can’t take it too seriously, because, as I have said many times before, there are far more important things in life besides football.”

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