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n US warns Iran
Two-thousand experts on nuclear arms
from around the globe gath-
WASHINGTON: US Secretary
ONer for the 42nd meeting of of State Mike Pompeo yesterday
the World Heritage Commit- warned Iran not to pursue nuclear
tee at Bahrain National The- weapons, saying it would face the
atre, under the patronage of “wrath of the entire world” if it
His Majesty King Hamad. construction of the village, the brainchild of Ammar Libya, Egypt, the Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, North did so, but added that he hoped it
Bahrain will preside over the session, attended by Basheir Design Studio. America, Latin America and the Caribbean. would never be necessary for the
Unesco director-general Audrey Azoulay, alongside The forum will focus mainly on bids to include new Participants, including more than 2,000 experts and US to take military action against
diplomatic and media personalities, specialists and sites on the Unesco World Heritage List. The status 140 mediapersons from across the world, will have the country. In an interview with
representatives of many countries. of 20 endangered sites in Arab countries will also be a chance to visit historical landmarks and museums political columnist Hugh Hewitt
The global session, which runs until July 4, will be discussed. They include sites in war-ravaged countries which reflect the country’s rich history, particularly broadcast on MSNBC, Pompeo
held at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel’s Unesco Village, set such as Syria, Yemen and Palestine. Bahrain Fort and Pearl Trail. said that whatever the fate of the
up specially for the event. The hotel contributed to the Also on the agenda are cultural and natural sites in Art dealers warned – Page 11 international nuclear deal with
Iran, it would not be in Tehran’s
Airport underpass Bahraini women gear up for Saudi drive interest to seek nuclear arms.
call by councillors “I hope they understand that
MANAMA: More than 30 women if they begin to ramp up their
MANAMA: A proposal for an underpass link- from Bahrain will drive across the nuclear programme, the wrath
ing a key bridge to the airport has been pre- border today to congratulate their of the entire world will fall upon
sented to the government after an idea for a counterparts in Saudi Arabia on the them.” Pompeo said, however,
flyover was turned down. lifting of the ban on women driving. he was not talking about a US
The trip is being organised by military response. Pressed
Last month, Works, Municipalities Affairs Yalla Banat, a Bahrain-based initia- on whether the US would do
and Urban Planning Minister Essam Khalaf tive focused on women empower- whatever it had to do to prevent
said there was insufficient space to lay the foun- ment in the region. Iran from acquiring nuclear
dations for the flyover to connect Shaikh Isa Bin The group will meet 40 Saudi weapons, he said: “President
Salman Bridge to Bahrain International Airport. women to congratulate them on the Trump has been unambiguous in
great step their country has taken his statements that say Iran will
However, the Muharraq Municipal Council and discuss future plans of co-op- not be able to obtain a nuclear
insisted on its new proposal being referred to eration. weapon.”
the Cabinet for a final decision – but both the Yalla Banat will also be con-
parties were urged to reach a compromise. ducting training courses in driving n BD47,000 payout
in co-ordination with some of the
Mr Khalaf has now announced that all roads universities in Jeddah and Riyadh n Daniah Al Ghalbi, MANAMA: The High
leading to the airport would be upgraded in in September. a newly-licensed Administrative Court has
four phases, with the first expected to be com- Women will hit the roads in Saudi driver, sits ordered a private university to
pleted in the first quarter of next year. in her car during a pay BD47,000 in compensation
Saudi Arabia today with the lifting test-drive in Jeddah to four Gulf students who could
Full report – Page 3 of the world’s last ban on female yesterday not graduate following an
drivers. The move, ordered last administrative error committed
Summer work ban plea September by King Salman, is part by the university. The students
passed all examinations,
MANAMA: Companies have been warned with le- however, the courses they took
gal action if they violate a summer ban on outdoor up were found to be unlicensed.
work that is due to start next week. The court ordered the
university to compensate the
Labour and Social Development Minister Ja- students for the damage caused
meel Humaidan said in a statement yesterday that to them, reports our sister
firms should reschedule work timings to ensure paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.
major projects were not disrupted.
n Militants killed
“We call upon all companies and organisations
in the private sector to abide by the ban which aims BAGHDAD: Iraq yesterday said
to protect labourers and ensure their safety from it had killed 45 jihadists from
heat exhaustion, heat strokes and various heat ill- the Islamic State group in an air
nesses and avoid worksite accidents,” he said. strike in eastern Syria. Among
those killed were a senior member
Full report – Page 7 of the jihadists’ “ministry of war”,
his deputy, a local commander
and a media official.
Full report – Page 2
of sweeping reforms pushed by his son The Interior Ministry plans to hire
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, women traffic police for the first time, but
who aims to transform the economy of it is unclear when they will be deployed.
the world’s top oil exporter and open up Car companies have seized the mo-
its society. ment with theatrical adverts marking the
“We are ready, and it will totally end of the ban and private parking garag-
change our life,” said Samira Al Ghamdi, es designated “ladies” areas with pink
a 47-year-old psychologist from Jeddah, signage. Social media is also celebrating
one of the first Saudi women to be issued with tweets like #You_Will_Drive_and_
with a driving licence. the_People_Are_With_You.
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2 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
Ex-child soldier recounts Houthi abuse Ethiopia attack condemned
MANAMA: Bahrain strongly condemned the bombing targeting a
JEDDAH: Children recruited as fighters by Iran- in the Houthi militias, according to a field study Meanwhile, the UAE, whose troops have gathering of supporters of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
backed Houthi militias in Yemen are beaten into by the Wethaq Foundation for Civil Orientation. played a major role in a Yemeni government The Foreign Ministry expressed sincere condolences to the families
submission and face psychological abuse, as well The study showed that 80 per cent of child sol- offensive against the port city of Hodeida, said of the victims and stressed Bahrain’s solidarity with Ethiopia,
as the risk of death, injury and disability, a for- diers in Yemen begin fighting to earn money amid yesterday that it was ready to support diplomatic reiterating its firm rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism.
mer child soldier has said. deteriorating economic conditions, while just efforts to secure a rebel withdrawal.
Those who try to flee are recaptured and forced 10pc join Houthi ranks for “ideological reasons”. n Worker found dead in Tubli
But it said the pullout must be unconditional
to continue fighting, he told the Yemeni Coalition Al Badawi revealed numerous human rights and from the whole city not just its vital docks, MANAMA: An Indian national was found dead in a labour
to Monitor Human Rights Violations. violations faced by the recruits, including the risk the entry point for three-quarters of Yemen’s im- accommodation in Tubli yesterday. Sources told the GDN that
The child’s testimony is part of a documenta- of death and injury, deprivation of education and ports. “The coalition will achieve its goal, which Gurupreet Singh who was found at around 3.30pm took his
ry about the recruitment of children in Yemen, exposure to sexual and psychological abuse. is to free the city, including the port,” UAE min- own life. He reportedly was not paid his salary for the last eight
which was broadcast during the 38th session of She also discussed the methods used to treat ister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, months. The GDN reported earlier this month that the company
the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the and rehabilitate these children, emphasising the tweeted, referring to a Saudi-led coalition which he worked for was threatened with legal action if it failed to
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. importance of promoting awareness among par- intervened in support of the Yemeni government pay overdue salaries to around 350 staff, after hundreds of
Legal expert Lisa Al Badawi highlighted ef- ents. She presented statistics on the areas covered in 2015. employees took to the streets in protest.
forts to rehabilitate former child soldiers and by the rehabilitation process, which is carried out
“In the meantime, it will support all efforts to n Legal action over ‘illegal sticker’
MANAMA: Legal action will be taken
children affected by the war in Yemen. with support from the King Salman Humanitari- bombssecure a peaceful and unconditional withdrawal
45 die as IraqShe said children make up a third of fighters anAidandReliefCentre. against the owner of a minibus that was
by the rebels,” he added. spotted on the road with an “illegal
sticker”. Pictures of the minibus were
circulated on social media that showed a
sticker on the back windshield that had
the name of the ‘Islamic Movement of
the Free Men of the Levant’ in Arabic,
commonly known as Ahrar Al Sham. The
Interior Ministry said in a statement that
the minibus was impounded and legal
IS leaders’ meeting procedures were being taken due to the n The minibus with the
illegal nature of the sticker. illegal sticker
n Bahrain’s heritage hailed
MANAMA: British Ambassador Simon Martin has affirmed his
country’s support to cultural activities in Bahrain. He hailed
the ongoing cultural activities, commending Bahrain’s rich
heritage. He made the statement as he visited the 10th edition
of Nakhool Tent, at Arad Fort as part of Muharraq Capital of
Islamic Culture 2018.
BAGHDAD: Iraq has launched an air attack Command said.
on a gathering of Islamic State leaders The Iraqi military has carried out several air
inside neighbouring Syria, killing 45 mem-
bers of the hardline militant group, its mili- strikes against Islamic State in Syria since last
tary said yesterday. year, with the approval of the Syrian government
of President Bashar Al Assad and the US-led
F-16 fighter jets destroyed three houses which coalition fighting the militants.
were connected by a trench in the town of Hajin,
where the leaders were meeting. Meanwhile, IS militants have kidnapped six
members of Iraq’s security forces and threatened
Those killed included high profile targets to kill them in three days unless the government
such as the group’s “deputy war minister”, one releases female prisoners, the group said yes-
of its “media amirs”, its leader Abu Bakr Al terday.
Baghdadi’s personal courier and its chief of
police, the military said in a statement. In a video posted by the group’s Amaq news
agency, six men with visible injuries on their
Islamic State, which once occupied a third of faces appear sitting on the floor with two masked
Iraq’s territory, has been largely defeated in the gunmen, pointing assault rifles at them, standing
country but still poses a threat along the border behind. Islamic State’s black banner hangs in the
with Syria. background.
“Iraqi F-16 jets carried out a successful air In the video, the men identify themselves
strike that targeted a meeting of Daesh leaders as members of Iraq’s police or the Popular
... in the Hajin area within Syrian territory. Mobilisation Forces, an umbrella grouping of
The operation resulted in the complete destruc- mostly Iran-backed militias that fought with gov-
tion of the targets, and the killing of around ernment forces against Islamic State and nomi-
45 terrorists,” the military’s Joint Operations nally report to Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi.
n The Bahraini car at the crash site
Four injured in accident
MANAMA: Four people were injured in an accident on n The car that hit the lamp post
Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway near Hamad Town.
According to sources, the accident at around 3.30pm
involved a car carrying two Bahraini men and a vehicle
carrying two Kuwaiti men.
The Bahraini car ended up flipping upside down while
the Kuwaiti car hit a lamp post.
The injuries were not severe but the men were taken by
an ambulance to receive medical treatment.
Both cars were severely damaged.
Meanwhile, a hit-and-run was reported in Juffair at
around 8.20pm.
Witnesses saw a car driving off after colliding with an-
other vehicle carrying a Pakistani family.
One of the children in the car – a young girl – was in-
jured in the crash. The licence plate number was taken
down by witnesses and the incident reported to police.
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ease airport traffic
By MOHAMMED AL A’ALI Al Sinan.
n The congested Airport “I have spoken to experts
A PROPOSAL for an Highway
on the technical aspect and
underpass linking a key they all agreed it could be
bridge to the airport has done should the government
been presented to the be willing to spend extra.
government after an idea
for a flyover was turned “But it is clear the gov-
down. ernment doesn’t want to
Last month, Works, Mu- spend extra despite it being
nicipalities Affairs and Ur- the mainstream route to the
ban Planning Minister Essam airport.
Khalaf
said “The government is look-
there ing into upgrading second-
was ary routes instead of giving
insuf- priority to the main route.
ficient
space to “We still prefer the fly-
lay the over but since the ongo-
foun- ing dispute will take us
dations nowhere the government
for the should consider a direct un-
flyover derpass.”
to con- n Mr Khalaf
Project
nect Shaikh Isa Bin Salman
Bridge to Bahrain Interna- Mr Sinan reasoned that
tional Airport. the government will eventu-
However, the Muharraq ally dig underground for the
Municipal Council insisted ed into a one-way road from ing Avenue 20 going through as it was the main pected to handle up metro routes.
the airport roundabout to Arad the airport’s area and Busait- link to all inner routes to 14m travellers an-
on its new proposal being Highway,” he said. een which will be done in the in Muharraq. nually. Bahrain’s light rail proj-
referred to the Cabinet for a fourth phase. ect will reach a key stage
final decision – but both the “The second phase will see The GDN reported The $1.1 billion when a tender is issued for
the airport’s roundabout re- “This link will help allow last October that the airport modernisation a transaction adviser for the
parties were urged to reach placed with traffic lights, re- traffic from Manama and north airport’s expansion project that includes a project in the second half of
a compromise. routing and expanding Khalifa of Muharraq to reach the air- was set to increase its new terminal will see the year, Transportation and
Mr Khalaf has now an- Al Kabeer Avenue and Arad port in the shortest time possi- capacity threefold. the number of check- Telecommunications Minis-
nounced that all roads lead- Highway. ble,” he said. Councillors wel- in counters and pas- ter Kamal Ahmed said last
ing to the airport would be comed it as a boost senger loading bridg- month.
upgraded in four phases, “Flyovers will be built in the “Avenue 20 will be a free- to the economy – but es doubled, while
with the first expected to be Falcon Monument Junction flow highway linking the air- criticised planners for n Mr Al Sinan retail and commercial The rail project is part of
area and another on Avenue 46 port with the ring road and the Bahrain’s Public Transport
completed in the first quar- in the third phase.” Busaiteen Bridge.” not taking into consideration outlets are also due to increase Masterplan 2030, which has
ter of next year. the impact on traffic. three-fold in size. recommended the devel-
“In the first phase, Road Mr Khalaf said studies had Councillors have expressed The airport serves around “A flyover on top of the Air- opment of 184km of tran-
2403 running parallel to underlined the need to link the concerns that the road network nine million passengers a year, port Highway is possible,” said sit network comprising six
the airport will be convert- Muharraq Ring Road and the leading to Airport Highway is but with the expansion it is ex- council chairman Mohammed lines, which is to be imple-
Airport Highway by develop- congested throughout the day mented in a phased manner
by 2030.
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Murals depict Bahrain’s heritagen Artists at the event. Right, one of the artists at work
EIGHTEEN artists braved the heat and Arts Society who drew murals depicting ital more visually appealing and beauti-
strong winds yesterday to paint murals aspects of Bahrain’s history and culture. ful.
on a street corner in Sanabis.
“The goal of this project is to make “Thankfully these amazing artists
It was organised by the Capital Trust- the capital a more vibrant and attractive came out in this weather to help us, and
ees Board as part of its ‘My Beautiful place,” said Capital Trustees Board pub- their murals help showcase some of Bah-
Capital’ campaign. lic relations and information committee rain’s heritage with some having depic-
chairwoman Dr Maha Al Shehab. tions of Dilmun as well.”
The event was supported by Y K Al-
moayyed and Sons which helped provide “The My Beautiful Capital campaign The murals were painted on the walls
the space and the painting material, and was launched in February last year, facing Almoayyed Home next to the
there were 18 artists from the Bahrain which focused on making Bahrain’s cap- Sanabis traffic light.
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By SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL
A THAI themed retail n Mr Punyahotra, second from left, and Mr Songkhla, third from left, with Ms Suriyod, third from right, and Tourism Authority of
development will open Thailand Dubai and Middle East office director Pichaya Saisaengchan, second from right
its doors in Bahrain dur-
ing the first quarter of “The building will be ready products, but declined to com- was also planning to open a barrels of shale oil have been
next year. by the end of this year and it ment on the timeline for the property in Bahrain. uncovered off the southwest
will open by the first quarter of completion of the project. DusitD2 City Centre is ex- coast of Bahrain, while 10 to 20
Thai Mart will be located next year.” “Bahrain is good retail mar- pected to open this year in Seef trillion cubic feet of deep gas
within Diyar Al Muharraq ket and its proximity to the District offering 195 units, has been located onshore.
and will feature 120 stores He also said plans were in Saudi market is an added ad- while the Thailand-based hos- Thai Ambassador to Bahrain
showcasing products from the pipeline for another com- vantage,” he added. pitality company also signed a Thanis Na Songkhla said he
Thailand along with space mercial centre called Siam Pa- Figures show that bilateral hotel management agreement will soon be meeting with Oil
for traders of wholesale and villion, which will house Thai trade between Thailand and in April with Dar Al Huda Ho- Minister Shaikh Mohammed
retail activities.
Details of the project,
construction of which will
be complete by the end of
this year, were revealed by
Royal Thai Consulate Gen-
eral in Dubai’s Consul Pa-
not Punyahotra during an
exclusive interview with the
GDN.
“Thai Mart is similar to
Dragon City, only it will
showcase about 120 stores
selling different Thai prod-
ucts,” said Mr Punyahotra.
“It will be located op-
posite Dragon City and a
Dubai based company has
signed an agreement with
the developer to set up Thai
Mart in Bahrain.
Bahrain reached around $290 tel Apartments to operate Dusit bin Khalifa Al Khalifa to dis-
million last year compared with Resort and Spa Lagoona Beach cuss sharing Thai expertise in
$300m in 2016. in Bahrain. the field.
Mr Punyahotra said the drop Comprising 174 seafront “We understand it will take
was credited to various factors apartments, each with a sea five years for production but
that also applied to other Gulf view, the upscale beachfront we are ready to explore more
countries such as low oil prices. hotel resort and serviced res- oil and deep gas opportunities
“The biggest item of export idence will be located on the with our Bahraini partners,” Mr
to Bahrain is cars that accounts Budaiya Highway. Songkhla told the GDN.
for 35 per cent followed by air “We see a good potential for He said both countries en-
conditioners and jewellery,” he Thai construction companies joyed strong trade links with 26
said. in Bahrain especially with the memorandums signed in differ-
“For example, Jewellery good news in April of the oil ent fields such as agriculture,
Arabia is important for us an- and gas discovery that will cer- food security and tourism.
nually with more than 30 trad- tainly help many sectors,” add- “We are making final ar- ism Minister Zayed Alzayani to
ers taking part.” ed Mr Punyahotra. rangements for a high-level Thailand,” added Mr Songkhla.
Meanwhile, Mr Punyahotra The GDN previously report- trade visit next month led by “This will be a big delegation
Strong action ‘has reducedsaid Dusit Hotels and Resort ed that more than 80 billion Industry, Commerce and Tour- of about 30 Bahrain officials
HUMAN trafficking cases in- that attracts people,” said Mr n Expat assistance, and we have a good
volving Thai women have re- Songkhla. Protection co-operation with Bahrain au-
duced in the last year as ring Centre in Sehla thorities to help resolve cases.
leaders have been identified “In some cases, our nationals where the
with help from Bahraini author- fall in a trap of exploitation and Thai Embassy “According to the latest infor-
ities. refers potential mation, we registered 183 po-
tential human trafficking cases
Latest statistics released human in 2016, 153 cases in 2017 and
by the Royal Thai Embassy trafficking this year until May we dealt
showed that 81 cases were reg- with 81 cases.
istered from the start of the year cases
until last month, compared with are sometimes forced into illegal “The number of cases is re-
153 cases last year. activities. ducing because now there is
more awareness among the
Thai Ambassador Thanis “They contact the local Thai community than before.”
Na Songkhla told the GDN community or the embassy for
in an exclusive interview that He said the embassy shared
anti-trafficking efforts by his all information about cases
country to help assist and reha- related to mamasung (female
bilitate victims as well as pros- pimp) or those involved in the
ecute the offenders has played a trafficking ring to aid in the
major role. prosecution process.
He said the embassy also “In addition, there are sever-
runs a mobile consular unit al measures already taken such
and a round-the-clock hotline as special check points at the
(33622445) to help its distressed airport to check documents of
citizens in Bahrain, which is our nationals to ensure they are
home to over 8,000 Thai nation- hired by authorised agents and
als. are aware about their job pro-
file,” he explained.
“There are many ways on so-
cial media to announce for job “Embassies around the world
openings, for example a mas- are dealing with human traf-
sage service with a good salary ficking cases because this is a
universal problem and the same
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n Mr Songkhla, eighth from left with diplomats and senior officials during the inaugural Thai Boost in
Club dinner earlier this year tourism
expected
n Thai community and embassy staff took part in the Bahrain For All festival held this year. Left,
an artist’s impression of a room in dusitD2 City Centre that is expected to open this year A TOTAL of 35,000
Bahrainis visited Thai-
and Riyadh with the intention Meanwhile, the newly es- “There will be chef skills land last year and the
to promote bilateral trade.” tablished Thai Club of Bahrain training programme in August number is expected to
He added that a large group plans to hold a series of training that is held in co-operation with increase this year with
of Thai medics from different programmes for its nationals, the Labour Ministry of Thai- special tourism packag-
and businessmen who will meet Thailand’ that is working on universities will be visiting including investment clinics to land, in which certificates will es catering to families.
senior Thai officials to discuss this special visit by the Bah- Bahrain in a bid to increase help them set up small busi- be provided to all participants.”
trade opportunities. raini minister, and co-ordinat- co-operation in the health sec- nesses in the country. Tourism Authority
human trafficking’“We have set up a ‘Team ing with our teams in Dubai tor. He added that the club will of Thailand’s Dubai
“We will have a series of so- also develop professional pro- and Middle East of-
cial and cultural events lined grammes for Thai massage and fice director Pichaya
up at the club in the coming spa which is also supported by Saisaengchan said they
months,” said club president the ministry. wanted to attract more
Sudsiam Suriyod. female travellers from
[email protected] Bahrain.
“We recorded last
year 35,000 tourists
from Bahrain who vis-
ited during low travel
season and helped the
Thai economy,” said
Mr Saisaengchan.
Focus
“Our focus now is to
see more tourism from
Bahrain especially fam-
ilies and female travel-
lers.”
He said despite a
three to four per cent
drop in the number of
tourists from Bahrain,
they continued to wit-
ness growth in areas of
medical tourism.
“Such fluctuations
are normal as we expect
the numbers to increase
this year,” he added.
“Thailand welcomed
600,000 tourists from
the Middle East alone
and we are now work-
ing on special fares in
co-operation with dif-
ferent airlines.”
story applies to Thai embassies Mr Songkhla said Thailand initiative in the Middle East and
globally.” has a memorandum of under- North Africa (Mena) region fol-
The GDN has reported on standing with Bahrain on secu- lowing a Cabinet nod on April
several cases of Thai women rity matters, while similar agree- 30.
being held captive in apartments ments have been made with
and allegedly forced into prosti- other countries to tackle human It cover the costs of essential
tution before they were rescued trafficking. services for victims, such as
by local police. “In case the victim needs a temporary allowances to serve
Thailand-based safer place to stay as financial protection schemes
Pavena Founda- while the case is in in-between court proceedings
tion for Children court, we refer them and help in their rehabilitation
and Women, which to the Labour Market including their re-employment
helped a victim in Regulatory Authori- in Bahrain. Two trafficking
Bahrain last year, ty’s Expat Protection victims have already benefited
said that in 2016 Centre,” he said. from the fund.
they rescued 95 “The centre is an
women from human essential refuge for According to the latest US
traffickers, 33 from the victims who are State Department report on
Bahrain and 16 from awaiting the prose- Trafficking in Persons, Bah-
Malaysia. cution which can take rain’s police investigated 29
“When we repatri- up to three months. potential human trafficking
ate victims then an- n Mr Songkhla “It is safe and has cases between April 2016 and
ti-trafficking police excellent facilities.” March last year.
and the Ministry of Social De- He said Bahrain was leading
velopment and Human Securi- in the region for its anti-traffick- Five of them were related to
ty take care of them right after ing efforts and praised the new- forced labour, 19 were about
they land,” added Mr Songkhla. ly established victims assistance sexual exploitation and five in-
“Multidisciplinary teams will fund to protect victims of human volved domestic workers.
interview the victims in order to trafficking.
get information for further pros- The GDN reported last month The report also said that Bah-
ecution of the masterminds.” that the fund was the first such rain’s Interior Ministry probed
29 potential trafficking cases
compared with 18 in the corre-
sponding period for the previ-
ous reporting cycle.
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Killing the geese n The abandoned Marina
YET another anti-foreigner law thought up by West project
TODAY is Sunday, June 24, the 175th day of 2018. There members of the National Assembly – maybe
are 190 days left in the year. Highlights in history on even the final nail in the coffin and the exodus of No political will
this date: the golden geese.
1535 – Holy Roman Emperor Charles V takes Tunis, Has this new edict been properly thought out? NEW hope for stalled projects’ (GDN,
lair of the pirate Barbarossa, in an attempt to conquer Are those expats who live in June 21)…… Oh no, not again!
North Africa. Published letters are not Bahrain but work in Saudi Typical of a real estate developer’s view
1793 – First republican constitution in France is on resolving Marina West and advocating
adopted, providing for universal male suffrage and the necessarily the views of the Arabia going to have to have the value of a public auction. To whom?
right to free public education. The constitution is soon Editor. Readers wishing to a medical each day on their
suspended when the Reign of Terror starts. make a complaint through way home? Are the Gulf Air “I think the best option for homeown-
1812 – Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces cross Niemen River the GDN should provide full cabin crew going to have the ers is to take the amount being offered by
and enter Russian territory. details of the complaint same problem? Truck drivers the authorities after the public auctions,
1839 – Ibrahim, son of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, routs together with their contact over the causeway? And who but the amount could be lower than what
Turkish forces at Nizip. The Ottoman Empire is saved by telephone numbers. is going to foot the bill? The they had invested.”
European intervention. expats of course!
1894 – France’s President Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Why cannot members of the National Assem- Firstly, existing Marina West off-plan
an Italian anarchist at Lyon. bly implement action to combat real problems buyers have already paid BD49 million.
1917 – Russia’s Black Sea fleet mutinies at Sevastopol in such as imposing real penalties, and even prison (M W CEO’s letter 14-8-2011). According
the Crimea. sentences, on those employers who fail to pay to the settlement committee (GDN 20-12-
1932 – A bloodless coup ends absolute monarchy in court-ordered compensation or even treat em- 2016), Marina West has assets of BD86.5m
Thailand, initiating the so-called Constitutional Era. ployees as slaves and abuse their human rights? with debts of BD32.5m.
1947 – Airplane pilot Kenneth Arnold sees a squadron of WD
unidentified flying objects near Mt Rainier, in Washing- What a laugh! re-enter Bahrain (GDN, June 21). Secondly, no one as yet has defined
ton state, and coins the phrase “flying saucers.” THIS refers to the story about working Would that be complete blood and urine who will finally own the completed Mari-
1948 – Soviet Union begins Berlin blockade, halting expats having a medical before they can na West site, albeit with a revised layout,
road and rail traffic between Berlin and West Germany, tests, cardiograph, ultra sound, radiogra- or the specific conditions a new develop-
leading to start of Berlin airlift. DAILY SMILE phy, etc? er will have to accept.
1978 – Yemen’s President Ahmed Hussein Ghashami
is killed in Yemen by bomb planted in an envoy’s The incoming flight waiting room at Last but certainly not least, the pre-
briefcase. the airport will have to vious sales of the original 346,000 sqm
1989 – China’s Communist Party replaces Zhao Ziyang be larger than the main land-site has apparently compromised
as party chief, accusing him of serious errors by sup- runway especially with access to Marina West. Hence three years
porting democratic demands. sleeping facilities for all of ongoing deliberations by the settle-
1995 – Riot police shoot and beat stone-throwing Pales- those awaiting results. ment committee.
tinians demonstrating for the release of 5,000 prisoners Yanni, is this Bahrain’s
in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. best entry to World Wide There is no economic problem prevent-
1996 - Diggers unearth the largest mass grave in the Sa- Comic Relief? ing the completion of the project, that is
rajevo area, revealing the bodies of 47 people allegedly Chuckles providing the BD45m. Hotel is shelved,
massacred by Serbs on June 14, 1992. then Tower No 1 reverts back to its 2007
1997 – Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s gov- Ring found residential status.
ernment scraps plan for a constitutional convention IFOUND a ring on
to decide whether Australia should become a republic “Wanietexrt,tcaobuleldifytohueaysckotuhlde cspoeuapkleuopn?”the my walk to the park Marina West doesn’t warrant the vagar-
separate from Great Britain. near Dolphin Resort, ies of a public auction; it just requires the
and would like to political will.
TO his dog, every man is Napoleon; return it to its rightful
hence the popularity of dogs – Aldous owner since it could Alan Pitt
Huxley, English author (1894-1963). be of sentimental and
monetary value.
1998 – The UN Security Council agrees to maintain
sanctions against Iraq after the chief weapons inspector The rightful owner
says Iraq placed nerve gas in missile warheads. could contact me on
1999 – Some 30 gunmen, demanding jobs, seize control 34207715.
of a Haitian orphanage they graduated from and hold it
about 12 hours before surrendering. Benny Mathew
2000 - Volunteer workers collect hundreds of oil-coated
penguins and prepare to scrub them clean, one day af- l A chance to have your say... Fax: 17622141 Post: The Editor, Gulf Daily CHEMISTS
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2002 – US President George W Bush says Palestinian ma 319. Tel: 17291039. Awal
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from its list of areas where severe acute respiratory kh Mohammed bin Salman
syndrome was spreading, and lifts advice that travellers Avenue, Muharraq 205. Tel:
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attacks to demonstrate their power ahead of the formal Rahma Pharmacy: 12 Souk
end of the US occupation. Abu Dhar Alghafari, Isa Town
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known as “Chemical Ali,” and two other former regime al Pharmacy: Bldg. 2058,
officials to death by hanging for slaughtering up to Road 4563, Sanad 745. Tel:
180,000 Kurds in the 1980s. 17620208. Nasser Pharma-
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the previous week. 225 Souk Waqf, Hamad Town
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overwhelm a small group of rock-throwing protesters Jaffar Pharmacy: Building
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on seafood. PRAYER TIMES
2011 - The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan fail
to approve a set of basic principles for a peaceful Noon (Dhohr) 11.40am,
settlement to their long-standing dispute over the Afternoon (Asr) 3.05pm,
breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, despite US Sunset (Maghrib) 6.34pm,
and Russian efforts to mediate the conflict in the strate- Nightfall (Ishaa) 8:04pm and
gic Caucasus region. Dawn (Fajr) 3.16am tomor-
2012 - Islamist Mohamed Mursi is declared the winner in row.
Egypt’s first free presidential election in history, closing
the first tumultuous phase of a democratic transition Today is the 10 Shawal,
and opening a new struggle with the still-dominant 1439, in the Islamic calendar.
military rulers.
2013 - Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s flamboyant former pre- *Provided by the Islamic Af-
mier, is sentenced to seven years in prison and banned fairs Ministry.
from politics for life for paying an underage prostitute
for sex during infamous “bunga bunga” parties.
2014 - Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson is
convicted of conspiracy to hack phones in the British
scandal that led to the newspaper’s shutdown, split
Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire and brought
an apology from Prime Minister David Cameron who
employed Coulson as a spokesman.
Email: [email protected] 7Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
Summer workl VIOLATING COMPANIES FACE LEGAL ACTION Putting a cap
ban warning on the fizz
By GHAZI ALSHEHABI
By MEERA RAVI
COMPANIES have been
warned with legal action if Picture this: You are at a posh restau-
they violate a summer ban rant for a cosy candle-lit dinner. You
on outdoor work that is due are aware that you are paying for the
to start next week. ambience and also that water and bever-
Bahrain enforces the ban ages, including soft drinks, will be more
from midday until 4pm in July expensive.
and August to protect labourers
from scorching summer tem- Typically, a carbonated beverage that
peratures. costs you 300 fils at a cold store will be
The law, which has been in served with a slice of lemon and ice cubes
force since 2012, aims to pro- for about BD1.200 or BD1.400. Since you
tect the workforce from poten- know it, you are not a hapless or helpless
tially fatal heat-related medical consumer.
conditions.
In preparation for this, the Now, let’s change the scenario a bit, shall
Labour and Social Develop- we?
ment Ministry has con-
ducted a field survey What if you and your family and friends
and prepared a database are heading to a cineplex to watch a
showing target locations movie? It’s expensive business in Bahrain
and the sizes of the la- n The ban aims to protect workers from heat exhaustion and other summer related illnesses because ticket rates can start at BD3. But
bour forces for several while not delaying projects in Bahrain that’s not the zinger. It’s when you buy
your popcorn and soft drinks that your
locations in order to con- “As well as provide appropriate health care were referred to the Public Prosecution for vi- expenses soar.
duct inspections during for the workforce, and rescheduling the work olating the ban.
the ban period. schedules so as not to affect the productivity and I was surprised to learn recently that
Labour and Social completion of various projects in the Kingdom Other GCC countries implement a three- there is no upper limit to pricing of soft
Development Minister of Bahrain.” month ban, starting on June 1 in Oman and Ku- drinks in cinema food stands. A fizzy that
Jameel Humaidan said in wait, and on June 15 in Saudi Arabia, the UAE costs you 300 fils even after the recent hike
a statement issued yes- Mr Humaidan added that last year almost 98 and Qatar. with the sugar tax, is sold for BD1.700 in
terday that firms should per cent of companies and organisations com- movie concession stands.
reschedule work timings n Mr Humaidan plied with the ban, which reflected the level of Rights campaigners have been seeking an
awareness. extension in Bahrain for years, but have faced If you buy a drink just for yourself and
to ensure major projects were not disrupted. opposition from business owners. your date, you’ve spent more than the
“We call upon all companies and organisations The ministry has already launched an aware- single ticket base price!
in the private sector to abide by the ban which ness campaign that includes workshops targeting However, senior members of the Bahrain
aims to protect the labourers and ensure their various groups of workers to teach them the dan- Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) When I complained to a friend in the
safety from heat exhaustion, heat strokes and var- gers of heat illnesses and ways to prevent them. board have now offered support for the idea, the carbonated beverages business, he said
ious heat illnesses and avoid worksite accidents,” GDN reported earlier this month. that companies like his have no control – in
said Mr Humaidan. Posters fact, they have seen a drop of about 50 per
“It is vital that organisations raise awareness BCCI vice-treasurer Waleed Kanoo also said cent in business in cineplexes.
amongst their employees about heat illnesses and Advertisement boards, posters and multilin- he backed an extended ban on outdoor work
how to prevent them by explaining the dangers gual brochures will be printed and distributed during summer, after a June heatwave saw mid- In addition, the wholesale price of these
of heat exhaustion, which is one of the most dan- before and during the ban period to educate the day temperatures climb to as high as 46C. drinks is nowhere near the 300 fils that
gerous illnesses that they can contract by being largest possible segment of workers. you and I pay and there are cross-promo-
exposed to direct sunlight. Activists have previously lobbied to extend tions that reduce the price further for the
“They must also train them on first aid to re- According to the ministry, any employer the ban so that it includes September. cineplexes. That means, movie halls are
duce the severity of the injuries and sunstrokes caught violating the ban will be referred to the making profits in three digits with just the
resulting from thermal stress, and to find appro- Public Prosecution and could face up to three However, the government has been reluctant flavoured sodas!
priate technical solutions to reduce the tempera- months in prison with fines ranging between to take action because of its implications for the
ture and humidity in the various work sites. BD500 and BD1,000 for each member of staff private sector – which has suffered from the im- I am outraged because I feel my rights
found working outdoors during the prohibited pacts of a global economic crisis, widespread as a consumer are not being respected. If a
hours. unrest in 2011 and now rising costs of doing drink with a market price of 300 fils is sold
business due to austerity measures imposed by for even BD1, I would mutter about it but
The GDN reported last year that 89 firms authorities. ultimately shrug and bear the steep price.
But a xxx% increase?
[email protected]
That makes a mockery of my right to rea-
n Information Affairs Minister Ali Al Romaihi took part in a meeting of information ministers of member countries of the Arab Coalition to sonably over-priced snacks to accompany
Support Legitimacy in Yemen at the Conferences Hall here yesterday. They discussed ways to develop media plans to support Yemen’s my cinema show.
legitimate government in the face of the Iranian and Houthi media’s distorted coverage. Of course, according to industry figures
worldwide, movie theatres derive as much
as 85pc of their profits from the popcorn
and soda. Even a hit movie contributes
only about 4.5pc to the bottom line. That
shows that high concession profits are
essential for a theatre’s survival.
Movie-goers are not allowed to take
in their own water, food and drink which
means you are forced to buy from the
theatre’s food stall. People may say that
you are not under any pressure to do so.
That is a poor excuse to trot out for such
rip-off deals.
Consumers must be assured of choices.
For instance, take tobacco sales. It
continues despite overwhelming medical
evidence that it is harmful and the taxes
piled on the product.
The compromise reached is that the cig-
arette packaging is plastered with health
warnings and it is not sold to children.
Despite all this, if you choose to smoke,
then it’s your choice.
But in cinema theatres, we are forbidden
from bringing our own food and drink
and are forced to buy hugely overpriced
popcorn and soda. What kind of a choice
is that?
In a world where there are serious prob-
lems, this may seem trifling – trivial even.
But an unchallenged rip-off will snowball
tomorrow into weak laws and touch other
products that we use.
We need to be realistic about this – by
all means have a price mark-up for cinema
concession stands.
A fat profit is fine. An obscene one needs
to be clipped.
Is the Consumer Protection Board listen-
ing?
[email protected]
8 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
TAKE A BREAK ...
ACROSS plant (7) PAX
1 Revel in breaking the law on the 22 Put on to perform before closing NTT
cheap (6) down (3) CEE
7 Fiddling cars for a friend is 23 Criticise a fool for some failing (6)
dishonest (8) 24 Fancy a whiskey, but not with her! How many words of four
8 European centre for cordage (4) (4) letters or more can you
10 What will you have if you name 25 The extent of one’s knowledge? (6) make from the letters
yours? (6) 26 Posh seasoning? (5) shown here? In making
11 Worked hard to muster new voters 27 Open a bottle before a girl’s a word, each letter may
(6) nuptial announcement (5) be used once only, each
14 Gosh, a half share in a horse! (3) 28 Help a girl up (3) must contain the centre
16 Instructor arranging a tour around 30 Speak harshly of something coarse letter and there must be at
central Austria (5) of its kind (4) least one nine-letter word.
17 Map of the southern uplands (4) No plurals or verb forms
19 Motet composed as a sort of YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION ending in “s” no words
family emblem (5) ACROSS: 1, Speed 6, Ri-n.-se 9, with initial capitals and no
21 After showing that tea can be Founder 10, Dr.-ift 11, Sound 12, Robin words with a hyphen or
made in different ways (5) 13, Punch-up 15, Sag 17, Heat 18, apostrophe permitted.
22 Classic friend of the returning G-utter 19, Met-re 20, Thesis 22, Foam The first word of a phrase is
wanderer (5) 24, Oil 25, Rivalry 26, De-Mon. 27, allowed (e.g. inkjet in inkjet
23 Deeply impressed by an article we Chair 28, Maths 29, Altered 30, Tr-U-L-y printer)
had (4) 31, Derry.
26 A seaman, taking a boozer round, DOWN: 2, Purs-U-e 3, Effect 4, Dot 5, TODAY’S TARGET
goes on foot (5) Snoop 6, R-esid-ue 7, I-Ron 8, Sundae
28 A hush in the wood (3) (Sunday) 12, RU-Les 13, Photo 14, Good 17; very good 26;
29 Smoothed over incisively (6) Navel 15, Stool 16, Grim-y 18, Grain excellent 34 (or more).
30 There’s a rebellion coming up (6) 19, Miser-L-y 21, Hither (Green) 22, Solutions tomorrow.
31 Ada and Mike meant a lot to Eve Fac-ad-e 23, Archer 25, Rower 26, Dial
(4) 28, (the) Med. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
32 Gets in touch with current needs?
(8) YESTERDAY’S QUICK SOLUTION alum arum atrium haul
33 Just the sort of dog for a German ACROSS: 1, Natal 6, Album 9, haulm hilum hula hump
shepherd (6) Beguile 10, Strut 11, Cacti 12, Bacon hurl hurt lump maul mural
13, Doleful 15, Tup 17, Iris 18, Soiree muti phut pilau plum
ACROSS DOWN 19, Snail 20, Crimes 22, Beta 24, Hit prahu primula puma purl
1 Empty or boastful talk (3,3), 7 Ultimate (8), 8 Decoy (4), 10 First or original (6), 11 Lying 1 Be quiet and keep warm (4,2) 25, Also-ran 26, Hurry 27, Flail 28, rimu ritual rump rupiah
face upwards (6), 14 Precipitation (3), 16 School punishment (5), 17 Inert gas (4), 19 Heathen 2 There’s no sole way to relax (6) Dolls 29, Rarebit 30, Poser 31, Maori. thru thrum thump triumph
(5), 21 Spanish man (5), 22 Brimless cap (5), 23 Entreaty (4), 26 Of the sun (5), 28 Drawn 3 Naval flier? (4) DOWN: 2, Author 3, Abuses 4, Let 5, TRIUMPHAL trump tulip
match (3), 29 Medical centre (6), 30 Comfort in distress (6), 31 Assist (4), 32 Sufficient (8), 33 4 Disperse a shaky cast having an Mural 6, Alcohol 7, Lean 8, Untrue 12, ultima ultra urial.
Coercion (6) unsuccessful winter (7) Burns 13, Ditch 14, Limit 15, Trier 16,
5 Give a share of an atoll, possibly (5) Pecan 18, Silly 19, Secular 21, Rialto
DOWN 6 Wat a rebel! (5) 22, Bogota 23, Tailor 25, Aries 26,
1 Occur (6), 2 Insight (6), 3 Spool (4), 8 Port is a capital place for some Hire 28, Dim.
4 Lean or bony (7), 5 Italian city (5), 6 frigates (4)
Hint (5), 8 Public pool (4), 9 Uncooked 9 Writer of effortless poetry (3)
(3), 12 Narrow brooch (3), 13 Courage 12 An intoxicating trumpet piece (3)
(5), 15 People from Denmark (5), 18 13 Love in sin, say (5)
Praise lavishly (5), 19. For every (3), 20 15 Go for a drive, maybe starting
Obtained (3), 21 Thoughtful, solemn (7), tomorrow (5)
22 Forbid (3), 23 Supporting column (6), 18 A leg man is no criminal! (5)
24 Jump (4), 25 Representatives (6), 26 19 Thanks a million for the hat! (3)
Fragment (5), 27 Glandular organ (5), 28 20 Group of listeners (3)
Foot digit (3), 30 Cast off (4) 21 Could be a taller part of a tomato
Mince and potato hotpot DAILY 1. The town of Gillingham
RECIPE in Kent is situated on the
This is a great comfort estuary of which river?
dish and ideal as a fam-
ily meal any time of 2. Which actor played the
the week. Beef or lamb title role in the TV series
mince can be used for the Bergerac?
meat base. Serves six.
3. Which footballer admit-
LEVEL: HHHII Ingredients ted to throwing a slice of
t 1kg potatoes, peeled pizza at Alex Ferguson in
and thinly sliced 2004?
t 1tbsp olive oil
t 500g mince 4. With which musical
t 1 onion, chopped instrument is Glenn Miller
t 1tbsp tomato puree associated?
t1tbsp Worcestershire
sauce 5. In Roman numerals,
t Salt and pepper to taste which number is repre-
t 100g butter sented by L?
t 4tbsp flour
t 475ml milk or until thickened. Reduce heat and blend the 1. Medway
t 125g grated cheese Cheddar cheese into the mixture. Season to 2. John Nettles
t 175g tinned mush- taste. 3. Cesc Fabregas
rooms, drained 4) Line a medium baking dish with half the po- 4. Trombone
Method tato slices. Pour in the mince mixture and top 5. Fifty
1) Preheat oven to with mushrooms. Cover with cheese sauce mix-
ture. Top with the remaining potatoes. Dot with
180C/160C fan/gas knobs of the remaining butter.
mark 4. Place the potato 5) Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated
slices in a medium bowl with enough water to oven, until lightly browned.
cover.
2) Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat.
Stir in the mince, onion, tomato puree and
Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pep-
per. Cook until the mince is evenly browned and
the onions are tender.
3) In a separate saucepan over a medium heat
melt 50g of butter and blend in the flour. Grad-
ually stir in the milk. Cook and stir for 5 minutes
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clamp on crime
By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN Wrong arrest claim by families of six suspects
AN embassy is helping
Bahrain crack down on FAMILIES of six Bangladeshi men who the suspects and the case was referred to “Mohin returned after delivering food work day and night and have no time to
crime by reporting some were among the 32 arrested in Manama the Public Prosecution. to a customer. He had finished his duty gamble as they all have families to take
of its own countrymen earlier this month claimed they have and was walking to his room at the end of care of back home.
who break the law to been wrongly taken into custody. However, families of six of the men the road at around 1am,” said a relative
authorities. said they were wrongly arrested, and sub- who requested anonymity. “We are poor people and we have no
Brothers of the men submitted an ap- mitted CCTV footage as evidence. one to plead to other than our embassy
At least 10 Bangladeshi peal to their embassy, and diplomats told “Four men got out of a car, nabbed and we have been referred to a lawyer.”
“gang leaders” have been the GDN that they have been referred to “The brothers of these six men along Mohin and pushed him into the car – he
reported to police by diplo- a lawyer. with their friends approached the embas- was still in his uniform. The men apparently contacted their
mats from the Bangladesh sy and said they were innocent,” Ban- relatives after four days from a detention
Embassy, said labour consul The GDN reported on June 11 that 32 gladesh Embassy labour consul Shaikh “They did the same to two more men centre.
Shaikh Tahidul Islam. Asian suspects were arrested a day earlier Tahidul Islam told the GDN. who were cold store employees.
in Manama for gambling. Police said the “Our sponsor went to the CID office
Information supplied by arrests followed an investigation into a Mohin Kalu Mia, aged 32, Faruk Hos- “On the next street, they caught two in Adliya but he was not allowed to meet
the mission has led to the video circulating on social media show- sain Earshad, 35, and Masum Arshad, 33, more and when their supervisor asked the men.
arrest of men involved in ing the men gambling. who were among the six are apparently the police what the matter was he too
gambling, street crimes, il- employees of Wade Al Layl coffee shop was arrested. “After four days, we got a call from
legal liquor sale and other Cash and other items were seized from in Hamala. them saying that they were in ‘Alba jail’
activities in violation of the “All these men are innocent; they – we don’t know where that is.”
law of the land. nama; they all turned out to be Bangladeshis. “Bangladesh insists on its citizens being men who were illegally holding another (Ban-
“We share the information we collect with The men were arrested after an investigation law-abiding but these men are committing gladeshi) man and demanding ransom from his
the police – mostly details of gang leaders and was launched into a video circulating on social crimes in Bahrain which they dare not do in family in Bangladesh,” he said.
their hangouts,” Mr Islam told the GDN. media showing them gambling. their own country. “The men kept changing their places of ac-
“We have our own sources and spies and with Cash and other items were confiscated from “This shows they are also taking advantage commodation, which made it difficult for us to
the information from them we have identified the suspects and the case has been referred to of the benevolence of the rulers of this country, track them down.
most of the hubs of these gang leaders, who the Public Prosecution. which is unacceptable.” “Finally, police received information that
have led us to others. “We will continue doing this without any Mr Islam pointed to a case last month where they were in a hotel in Manama. In a surprise
“We reported at least 10 such gang leaders to mercy as these men are bringing shame to all the embassy helped police rescue a Bangladeshi raid, police stormed the room and rescued the
police and many arrests have been made.” Bangladeshi expatriates, and the reputation of man who was being held for ransom by his own man.
The GDN reported on June 11 that 32 Asians our country is being adversely affected,” said countrymen. “According to the culprits the man owed
were arrested a day earlier for gambling in Ma- Mr Islam. “We helped police arrest seven (Bangladeshi) them BD500 but his sister who contacted the
Top official urges embassy from Bangladesh
said the men were demand-
ing BD1,000 for her broth-
er’s release.
“The victim was working
recruitment ban in a hotel and had borrowed
the money for an emergency.
“He is now working in
Bahrain, while the others
(seven men) are in police
on Bangladeshis custody facing trial.”
Around 130 Bangladeshis
are currently in the Jaw pris-
on, according to Mr Islam.
“We visit the inmates ev-
ery month; most of them
A TEMPORARY ban on the By SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL are serving time for various
recruitment of Bangladeshis
will help reduce crime, and on charges of human trafficking, crimes such as robbery, gam-
deal with the problem of un- murder, theft, rape and assault, bling, kidnapping and other
documented workers, accord- among other crimes. street crimes.
ing to a top official. Bangladesh’s Expatriates’ Wel-
Bahrain Contractors Soci- n FLASHBACK: Bangladeshi Ambassador Major General (retired) K M Mominur Rahman speaks to “As an embassy we are
ety member Hisham Mattar fare and Overseas Employment scores of illegal workers at the embassy on the first day of a general amnesty in 2015 providing them consular as-
Minister Nurul Islam said on sistance, but we are definite-
also said the decision taken Monday that 5,035 Bangladeshis ly passing a strong message
by authorities to tighten visa “We have a big problem when the temporary suspension of visa rogue businessman who misuse to our community members
processing for Ban- were in jails in various countries, it comes to undocumented work- processing will be lifted,” added CRs to sell visas. and our government that we
including 976 in Saudi ers because of which there are Mr Islam. will not take these crimes
gladeshis will play a Arabia, 851 in the UAE, new restrictions imposed on visa “Some contractors have lightly.”
major role in stream- processing,” said embassy labour There are more than 180,000 warned of shortage of labour in
lining the labour 478 in Oman, 438 in consul Shaikh Tahidul Islam. Bangladeshis in Bahrain, of the market and they have to in- In February, the GDN re-
Bahrain, 384 in Kuwait which around 50,000 are report- cur extra costs to hire workers ported about the arrest of
market. and 238 in Qatar. “I am still attesting six appli- edly illegal. from other countries, but this is four Bangladeshi men who
The GDN reported cations of newly-hired workers all false. allegedly attacked a sales-
that as many as 1,000 Kuwait and the UAE from Dhaka compared to hun- Meanwhile, Mr Mattar said man and while trying to rob
have already slapped a dreds because immigration au- it’s time for Bangladeshi dip- “Whatever is being done now him they pushed him off an
Commercial Regis- ban on recruiting Ban- thorities are selective. lomats to address the growing will streamline the market and abandoned building in Ma-
trations (CRs) used problem of illegal employment ensure the right person arrives nama leaving him partially
to “hire” Bangla- gladeshis citing a high “The immigration authorities and high crime rate among their for the job without being exploit- paralysed.
crime rate and residen- also want to streamline their nationals. ed later,” said the businessman
deshi employees are cy permit violations. systems to identify the ghost who is also the managing director In Manama, the area of
being cancelled every CRs that are solely used to “The embassy organises lec- of Lion Construction. most concern is known as
month – but only af- In 2016, Saudi Ara- sell visas without any business tures and medical camps and we Bengali Gali, a network of
ter licence holders n Mr Mattar bia lifted a six-year ban activities.” appreciate their efforts, but they Society chairman Ali Marhoon tight streets stretching from
need to get out and visit Hamad said it was time for the Bahrain Shaikh Mohammed Avenue
sell visas they are allocated. on hiring Bangladeshis Mr Islam said since March Town, Muharraq and Lulu Road government to “clean the mar- to the Manama Suq. It is a
while Bahrain lifted a ban two they are only processing applica- to directly interact with those il- ket” by dealing with 63,000 ille- densely populated neigh-
Bangladeshis and other months after it was imposed in tions submitted by big companies legal workers,” said Mr Mattar. gal workers – most of them Ban- bourhood known to house
nationalities pay more than hiring Bangladeshis. gladeshis. unregistered and often un-
BD2,000 for each “free visa” 2008 following a gruesome mur- “I fully support the govern- safe labour accommodation.
der of a citizen by a Bangladeshi. All Bangladeshi visa applica- ment’s decision which will ad- “Bangladeshi workers top the
but end up doing menial jobs. Latest information by the tions have to be pre-approved by dress multiple problems.” list of nationalities registered on
However, what has caused the embassy. government records as runaway
concern among Bahraini Bangladesh Embassy in Bahrain He said the temporary ban will workers or those working illegal-
businessmen is the high crime state that all new visa applica- “Our ambassador has met top reduce crime, address illegal em- ly in the country,” he said.
rate reflected in an increasing tions have been put on hold and Bahraini officials and we hope ployment and also help identify
number of Bangladeshis ei- only “selective” applications are
ther sentenced or facing trial being cleared.
10 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
CINECO (CITY CENTRE): 20 SCREENS SEEF (I) Starring: Toni Collette, Gabriel
1) Beirut (High Wire Act) (15+) Byrne and Alex Wolff
1) Abrahams Santhathikal Shows at 10.45am, 3pm, 7.15pm
(Thriller/ Drama) (Malayalam) and 11.30pm
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Jon Hamm Starring: Mammootty, Kanika and 5) Adrift (PG 15) (Drama/
and Mark Pellegrino Tarushi Romance)
Shows at 11.45am, 2pm, 4.15pm, Shows at 11.15am, 2.15pm, Starring: Shailene Woodley, Sam
6.30pm, 8.45pm and 11pm 5.15pm, 8.15pm and 11.15pm Claflin and Jeffrey Thomas
2) Race 3 (PG 15) (Hindi/ Action/ 2) Race 3 (PG 15) (Hindi/ Action/ Shows at 1pm, 5.15pm and
Crime) Crime) 9.30pm
Starring: Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor Starring: Salman Khan, Anil
and Jacqueline Fernandez Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez
Shows at 11am, 11.30am, 2.15pm, Shows at 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm AL HAMRA CINEMA
2.45pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 8.45pm,
9.15pm and midnight and 11pm 1) Abrahams Santhathikal
3) Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom (PG (Malayalam)
15) (Action/ Adventure/ Thriller/ 3) Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom Starring: Mammootty, Kanika and
Sci-Fi) (PG 15) (Action/ Adventure/
Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Thriller/ Sci-Fi) Tarushi
Pratt and Jeff Goldblum Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Shows at 3pm and 9pm
Shows at (Imax 3D) 6pm, 8.45pm and Chris Pratt and Jeff Goldblum 2) Tik Tik Tik (Tamil)
11.30pm Shows at 12.15pm, 2.45pm, Starring: Niveditha Peduraj, Jayam
Shows at (Atmos) 10.30am, 1pm, 5.15pm, 7.45pm and 10.15pm Ravi and Aaron
3.45pm, 6.30pm, 9.15pm and 4) Maya The Bee: The Honey Shows at noon and 6pm
midnight Games (PG) (Animation/
Shows at 10.30am, 1pm, 3.45pm, Adventure/ Comedy) WADI AL SAIL
6.30pm, 9.15pm and midnight Starring: Coco Jack Gillies, Benson 1) Race 3 (PG 15) (Hindi/ Action/
Shows at (VIP I) noon, 2.45pm, Jack Anthony and Richard
5.30pm, 8.15pm and 11pm Roxburgh Crime)
4) The Incredibles 2 (PG) (Animation/ Shows at 10.30am, 12.30pm and Starring: Salman Khan, Anil
Action/ Adventure) 2.30pm Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez
Starring: Craig T Nelson, Samuel L 5) Peter Rabbit (PG) (Adventure/ Shows at 11.30am, 2.30pm,
Jackson and Catherine Keener Comedy/ Family) 5.30pm, 8.30pm and 11.30pm
Shows at 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm, n A scene from Beirut, now showing Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall 2) Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom
6.30pm, 9pm and 11.30pm (PG 15) (Action/ Adventure/
Shows at (Imax 2D) 10.30am, 1pm and 11.15pm Hamm and Mark Pellegrino 7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm Gleeson and Sam Neill Thriller/ Sci-Fi)
3.30pm 10) Hotel Artemis (15+) (Action/ Shows at 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3pm, 7) Hereditary (18+) (Thriller/ Shows at noon, 2pm, 4pm and Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard,
Shows at (3D) 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm, 5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.45pm and 6pm Chris Pratt and Jeff Goldblum
6pm, 8.30pm and 11pm Crime) midnight Horror) 6) A Quiet Place (15+) (Thriller/ Shows at 10.45am, 1.15pm,
5) Al Abla Tamtam (PG 13) (Arabic/ Starring: Jodie Foster, Sterling K 2) Mary Shelley (15+) (Romance/ Starring: Toni Collette, Gabriel Horror/ Drama) 3.45pm, 6.15pm, 8.45pm and
Comedy) Brown and Sofia Boutella Drama/ Biography) Byrne and Alex Wolff Starring: Emily Blunt, John 11.15pm
Starring: Yasmin Abdulaziz, Hamdi Shows at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, Starring: Craig T Nelson, Samuel L Shows at noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, Krasinski and Noah Jupe 3) The Incredibles 2 (PG)
Almirghani and Bayoumi Fouad 7pm, 9pm and 11pm Jackson and Catherine Keener 6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm Shows at 8pm, 10pm and (Animation/ Action/ Adventure)
Shows at noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm, 11) Rampage (PG 15) (Action/ Shows at 6.30pm, 9pm and 8) Deadpool 2 (15+) (Action/ midnight Starring: Craig T Nelson, Samuel L
10pm and midnight Thriller/ Sci-Fi) 11.30pm Adventure/ Comedy) 7) Veere Di Wedding (15+) (Hindi/ Jackson and Catherine Keener
6) Lielat Hana Wa Srour (PG 15) Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey 3) Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Comedy/ Drama) Shows at 10.45am, 1.15pm,
(Arabic/ Thriller) Dean Morgan and Will Yun Lee (PG 15) (Action/ Adventure/ Brolin and Morena Baccarin Starring: Kareena Kapoor, Sonam 3.45pm, 6.15pm, 8.45pm and
Starring: Mohammed Imam, Yasmine Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, Thriller/ Sci-Fi) Shows at 11.15am, 1.45pm, Kapoor and Swara Bhaskar 11.15pm
Sabry, Farouk Al Fishawy and 4.45pm, 7pm, 9.15pm and Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, 4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm and Shows at 4.30pm, 7pm, 9.30pm 4) Al Abla Tamtam (PG 13) (Arabic/
Bayoumy Fouad 11.30pm Chris Pratt and Jeff Goldblum 11.45pm and midnight Comedy)
Shows at noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 12) Avengers: Infinty War (PG 15) Shows at (3D) 11.15am, 1.45pm, 9) Adrift (PG 15) (Drama/ Starring: Yasmin Abdulaziz, Hamdi
6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm (Action/ Adventure) 4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm and Romance) SAAR CINEPLEX Almirghani and Bayoumi Fouad
7) Hereditary (18+) (Thriller/ Horror) Starring: Karen Gillan, Robert 11.45pm Starring: Shailene Woodley, Sam Shows at 11.45am, 1.45pm,
Starring: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne Downey Jr and Tom Holland 4) The Incredibles 2 (PG) Claflin and Jeffrey Thomas 1) Race (PG 15) (Hindi/ Action/ 3.45pm, 5.45pm, 7.45pm, 9.45pm
and Alex Wolff Shows at 11.30am, 2.30pm, (Animation/ Action/ Adventure) Shows at 11.30am, 1.30pm, Crime) and 11.45pm
Shows at 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm, 5.30pm, 8.30pm and 11.30pm Starring: Craig T Nelson, Samuel L 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm Starring: Salman Khan, Anil 5) Lielat Hana Wa Srour (PG 15)
7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm 13) Maya The Bee: The Honey Jackson and Catherine Keener and 11.30pm Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez (Arabic/ Thriller)
8) Deadpool 2 (15+) (Action/ Games (PG) (Animation/ Shows at 11.15am, 1.45pm, 10) Hotel Artemis (15+) (Action/ Shows at 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm Starring: Mohammed Imam,
Adventure/ Comedy) Adventure/ Comedy) 4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm and Crime) and 11pm Yasmine Sabry, Farouk Al Fishawy
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin Starring: Coco Jack Gillies, Benson 11.45pm Starring: Jodie Foster, Sterling K and Bayoumy Fouad
and Morena Baccarin Jack Anthony and Richard 5) Al Abla Tamtam (PG 13) (Arabic/ Brown and Sofia Boutella 2) Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom Shows at 10.30am, 2.45pm, 7pm
Shows at 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30pm, Roxburgh Comedy) Shows at 7pm, 9pm and 11pm (PG 15) (Action/ Adventure/ and 11.15pm
7pm, 9.30pm and midnight Shows at 11am, 1pm and 3pm Starring: Yasmin Abdulaziz, Hamdi 11) The Little Witch (PG) (Comedy/ Thriller/ Sci-Fi) 6) Hereditary (18+) (Thriller/
Shows at (VIP II) 10.30am, 1pm, 14) Life Of The Party (15+) Almirghani and Bayoumi Fouad Drama/ Family) Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Horror)
3.30pm, 6pm, 8.30pm and 11pm (Comedy) Shows at 11.30am, 1.30pm, Starring: Karoline Herfurth, Axel Chris Pratt and Jeff Goldblum Starring: Toni Collette, Gabriel
9) Adrift (PG 15) (Drama/ Romance) Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Gillian 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm Prahl and Luis Vorbach Shows at 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm, Byrne and Alex Wolff
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Sam Jacobs and Julie Bowen and 11.30pm Shows at 10.30am, 12.30pm, 6.30pm, 9pm and 11.30pm Shows at 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm,
Claflin and Jeffrey Thomas Shows at 5pm, 7.15pm, 9.30pm 6) Lielat Hana Wa Srour (PG 15) 2.30pm and 4.30pm 7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm
Shows at 11.15am, 1.15pm, 3.15pm, and 11.45pm (Arabic/ Thriller) 12) Show Dogs (PG 13) (Adventure/ 3) The Incredibles 2 (PG) 7) Adrift (PG 15) (Drama/
5.15pm, 7.15pm, 9.15pm and Starring: Mohammed Imam, Comedy) (Animation/ Action/ Adventure) Romance)
SEEF (II) Yasmine Sabry, Farouk Al Fishawy Starring: Will Arnett, Chris Starring: Craig T Nelson, Samuel L Starring: Shailene Woodley, Sam
1) Beirut (High Wire Act) (15+) and Bayoumy Fouad “Ludacris” Bridges and Natasha Jackson and Catherine Keener Claflin and Jeffrey Thomas
Shows at 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm, Lyonne; Shows at 11am, 1pm, Shows at 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm, Shows at 12.45pm, 5pm and
(Thriller/ Drama) 3pm and 5pm 6pm, 8.30pm and 11pm 9.15pm
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Jon
4) Hereditary (18+) (Thriller/
Horror)
BAHRAIN WEATHER FORECAST MUKTA A2 (Juffair Mall)
1) Race 3 (PG 15) (Hindi/ Action/
Thriller)
Starring: Salman Khan, Anil
Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez
Shows at 10.45am, 12.30pm,
3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.30pm,
11.30pm and 12.30am
2) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(PG 15) (Action/ Adventure/ Sci-
Fi)
Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard,
Chris Pratt and Ted Levine
Shows at noon, 2.30pm, 5pm,
7.30pm, 10pm and 12.30am
Shows (3D Atmos) at 10.45am,
6pm, 8.45pm and 11.15pm
3) Incredibles 2 (G) (Animation/
Action/ Adventure)
Starring: Craig T Nelson, Holly
Hunter and Sarah Vowell
Shows at 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30pm,
7pm and 9.30pm
Shows (3D) at 11am and 3.45pm
4) Deadpool 2 (15+) (Atmos)
(Action/ Adventure/ Comedy)
Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan
Reynolds and Morena Baccarin
Shows at 1.45pm, 6.30pm and
12.05am
5) Abrahaminte Santhathikal
(TBC) (Malayalam/ Crime/
Thriller)
Starring: Mammootty, Anson Paul
and Kaniha
Shows at 1.45pm, 4.15pm,
6.45pm, 9.15pm and 12.15am
6) Tik Tik Tik (TBC) (Tamil/ Action/
Adventure/ Sci-Fi)
Starring: Jayam Ravi, Nivetha
Pethuraj and Aaron Aziz
www.bahrainweather.gov.bh; Tel: 17323073, 17321175 Shows at 1.15pm, 4pm and
8.30pm
Email: [email protected] Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline Gulf Daily News 11
Sunday, 24th June 2018
l Antiquities from war zones ‘smuggled to fund terrorists’
Traders warned overGulfdailynews
@GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline
sale of looted art
By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN customs departments, train cus-
toms officials and work with
ART traders who acquire n Investigators allege that this mosaic of Hercules was stolen from Syria and smuggled to the other organisations as well.” n Dr Rössler
looted antiquities from sites US via Turkey ly and take the right decision
located in conflict zones are Dr Rössler was speaking to for world heritage conservation
substantially funding crim- “I am impressed by the peo- sensors so that we don’t have – like working to prevent loot- the GDN on the sidelines of the worldwide.”
inal and terrorist organisa- ple on the ground because in looting and they build fences ing from these sites, we also World Heritage Site Managers
tions. many parts these are the people around the sites to protect them. work with another convention Forum which kicked off last The GDN previously report-
who protect the sites as they to combat illicit trafficking be- week, ahead of the 42nd World ed that Bahrain’s former am-
United Nations Educational, know very well that it is their “Some of the local authori- cause some people are forced to Heritage Committee (WHC) bassador to Unesco Shaikha
Scientific and Cultural Organ- heritage and identity and they ties do training for the military loot these world heritage sites. session that will open today at Haya bint Rashid Al Khalifa
isation (Unesco) heritage divi- care about it,” said Dr Rössler. to be better aware of world The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain. has been appointed to chair the
sion head Dr Mechtild Rössler heritage sites that need protec- “And the objects that are 2018 WHC session.
said dealers should be held eth- “In some of the archaeolog- tion, but we also have to know looted appear on the interna- The meeting is expected to
ically accountable when looted ical sites I have seen there are that we work at different levels tional market, so we work with gather 2,000 heritage experts Being held under the patron-
items surface in Western art from across the world who age of His Majesty King Ha-
markets. will discuss the conservation mad, the event is organised by
of world heritage sites and re- Unesco in conjunction with the
Evidence view nominations to the World Bahrain Authority for Culture
Heritage List in the presence of and Antiquities (Baca).
Dr Rössler, who is also around 150 international jour-
World Heritage Centre director, nalists. A number of issues will be
called for the adoption of strict reviewed with focus on pres-
rules to tackle archaeological “Bahrain is wonderful coun- ervation of cultural and natural
looting and the deliberate de- try and I have visited many heritage in various countries
struction of archaeological sites times,” she said. worldwide, particularly sites
and monuments. placed on the List of World
“We have a category two Heritage in Danger, mostly lo-
Antiquities looted from sites centre on world heritage which cated in the Arab region, due to
in Syria and northern Iraq and helps to develop world heritage wars, crises and terrorist acts.
subsequently trafficked are one in the whole region and assists
of the main sources of funding the site managers, especially in The meeting will also report-
for the Islamic State (IS), ac- conflict areas in southern Iraq. edly vote to add 35 new loca-
cording to international reports. tions to the world’s heritage
“The WHC is an annual list including three Arab sites
Authorities in the US and event being held this year in in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and
Europe are uncovering growing Manama and last year we had Oman.
evidence that priceless antiq- around 3,000 participants from
uities looted by IS terrorists – different sites, countries and [email protected]
including works from war-torn NGOs.
Syria – are being smuggled into
Western art markets. “During this meeting, the
21-member committee will
take good decisions which will
enhance world heritage global-
Rapper Attalla Shura to discuss
releases single Egypt trade deal
WELL-KNOWN local rapper By STEPHANIE SUTCLIFFE n Attalla, left, with Mr Sakr The Shura Council will did not approve the draft
and hip-hop artist Attalla has song justice.” today discuss a draft legislation as it contradicts
released a new single. we share the rest of the song in “Now that Bta3i is out of the agreement on developing the provisions of the GCC
Attalla described Bta3i as a terms of intro, bridges, hooks way, I can find time again to commercial navigation be- Unified Economic Agree-
Bta3i, which means mine story of love at first sight but and outro,” explained Attalla. work on a couple of pending tween Bahrain and egypt. ment, dating back to 2002.
in English, features Egyptian as the song progresses listen- music videos and the release
singer Refaat Sakr and is the ers will discover an alternative “The beauty of having two of a new English song for my The foreign affairs, de- The proposed amend-
latest creation from Tony At- theme. different styles in one song international fans who missed fence and national security ed law grants preferential
talla, who has lived in Bahrain is being able to complement me this year as my releases committee recommended treatment by 15 per cent
for 11 years and is the founder “It actually talks about each other’s style and not dis- have been Arabic so far,” add- the agreement, stressing its to national products, and
of cigAwet Productions. something else but I wouldn’t tort it.” ed Attalla. importance. 10pc to GCC goods.
want to ruin the surprise factor
“I wrote this song with a for listeners,” said Attalla. Though an accompany vid- “With new releases, new The same panel recom- Article 1 of the GCC Uni-
particular style in mind,” he eo hasn’t yet been produced shows are definitely in order. mended approval of a joint fied Economic Agreement
told the GDN. “It’s all in Egyptian Ara- the idea is currently in discus- agreement with Cyprus on stipulates equal treatment
bic and marks my second full sion. “I am targeting August for combating terrorism, or- between national and GCC
“While preparing it for pro- Egyptian song. my next shows and as always ganised crime, drug traf- industrial products.
duction I realised that I needed Attalla has plenty of new it’s quality over quantity.” ficking and illegal immi-
a traditional Egyptian folkloric “It’s a light-weighted funny music in the pipeline for 2018, gration. Under article 3, all GCC
singer specifically, not just any song with a message to have however all of them, including Bta3i is available on all ma- natural and legal citizens
singer. a good time, dance, party and Bta3i, will be released as in- jor digital music stores includ- A draft amended law on shall enjoy equal treat-
enjoy yourself.” dependent singles rather than ing iTunes, Amazon, Spotify protecting and supporting ment, without any eco-
“I reached out to my con- part of an album. and Anghami. national industries will nomic discrimination or
tacts and found that Refaat had Inspired by his passion for also feature on the agen- preferential advantage.
all that this song needed. creativity, the song was devel- da of the Shura Council
oped through Attalla’s ability which convenes for its 35th A draft law on exercising
“He is talented, has an in- to seek new approaches, cou- session. the profession of human
credible singing range and pled with his desire to reach medicine and dentistry
is specialised in this type of out to bigger audiences. The financial and eco- will also come under the
traditional folkloric Egyptian nomic affairs committee spotlight.
style and I think he did the “We got two verses each and
12 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018 WOR
Task force to reunify Zimbabwe’s president un
migrant families...
HARARE: President Emmerson Mnangagwa national elections since 2000.
escaped injury in an explosion at a political There was no immediate
WASHINGTON: A US task force rally yesterday, and vowed the “cowardly claim of responsibility for the
has been set up to reunify mi-
grant families broken up at the act” would not derail Zimbabwe’s first elec- blast and the run up to this
tion since the toppling of former strongman year’s vote had been relatively
Mexican border under President Robert Mugabe. peaceful, unlike previous elec-
Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance”
immigration policy, a report said. Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe loyalist tions which were marred by
installed after the army toppled his erstwhile violence, mostly against oppo-
Trump on Wednesday ordered patron, said the object had “exploded a few sition members by ZANU-PF
an end to the family separations
which have sparked domestic inches away from me, but it is not my time.” supporters.
The blast came as Zimbabwe prepared to “The campaign so far has
and global outrage but the fate hold its first post-Mugabe presidential elec- been conducted in a free and
of the more than 2,300 separated
children has remained unclear. tion on July 30, with 75-year-old Mnangagwa peaceful environment, and
and 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa, the leader we will not allow this cow-
US Secretary of Health and of the opposition Movement for Democratic ardly act to get in our way as n President Mnangagwa
Human Services (HHS) Alex Change, the main contenders. we move towards elections,” addresses the rally
Azar issued an order on Friday
to create the reunification task Authorities gave no details of what had Mnangagwa said. to these at
caused the explosion at Mnangagwa’s first “Its just an element of defeatists in the had been
force, the Politico website re- Italy defianrally in Bulawayo, an opposition stronghold struggleoffreedom.Thecountryispeaceful.” wayo last
ported, citing an internal docu- where the ruling ZANU-PF has not won in Mnangagwa said the injured included president.
ment it had obtained.
Reflecting the breadth of the
challenge, the document orders
the department’s preparedness
and response office – which n Sara Del Campo De Gonzalez, MD, and her daughter Citlalli
deals with emergencies and pub- Gonzalez join other health care professionals to protest outside
lic health disasters – to assist its the tent encampment near the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry
refugee resettlement office with
in Tornillo, Texas.
the effort. companied alien children and teenagers with a par-
Politico quoted HHS spokesperson Evelyn ent or appropriate sponsor.”
Stauffer as saying that Azar was “bringing to bear Issuing his order to end the splitting up of par-
all the relevant resources of the department in order ents and children, Trump said: “I didn’t like the
to assist in the reunification or placement of unac- sight or the feeling of families being separated.”
But Democratic lawmakers
kept up the pressure yesterday, ROME: EU states that refuse to
again touring some of the deten- accept migrants should face fi-
tion facilities where the children nancial penalities, French Pres-
are being held, CNN reported. ident Emmanuel Macron said
Protest marches continued in yesterday on the eve of an emer-
Texas, California and elsewhere. gency mini-summit in Brussels
It remains unclear how quick- about the escalating crisis divid-
ly reunifications can be carried ing Europe.
out. Lawyers working to reunite
families said they were strug- It came after Italy’s new
gling to navigate a labyrinthine populist government defiant-
process. ly declared that its ports were
The separations have report- closed to foreign-flagged rescue
edly sparked intense debate even ships, after accusing fellow EU
within the White House and giv- members of failing to share the
en rise to confusion about the burden of migrant arrivals.
road forward.
The Pentagon is making con- Macron, speaking after talks
tingency plans to house tens of in Paris with Spanish Prime
thousands of migrants on US Minister Pedro Sanchez, said
military bases. But Trump has re- member states that benefit from
mained unapologetic, suggesting EU co-operation but “claim
that Democrats were exaggerat- national self-interest when it
ing the problem for political gain. comes to the issue of migrants” n Macron shakes hands with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro
“We must maintain a Strong should have sanctions imposed Sanchez after they addressed a joint press conference at The
Southern Border. We cannot al- on them.
Elysee Palace in Paris yesterday.
The French and Spanish lead-
low our Country to be overrun by ers also supported the creation of furious reaction from Italy’s new scale of the problem.
illegal immigrants as the Demo- closed reception centres, located populist government. “Macron’s statements on the
crats tell their phony stories of in the countries where migrants
sadness and grief, hoping it will often arrive first, to hold asy- Co-deputy prime minister and fact that there is no migration
help them in the elections,” he lum-seekers while their claims head of the M5S party Luigi Di crisis in Italy show that he is
tweeted. are processed. Maio accused the French leader completely out of touch with
of being totally oblivious to the reality. Evidently, the previous
Macron’s comments drew a
Thousa
second
n EU supporters, calling on the government to give Britons a vote on the final Brexit deal, LONDON: Thousands of demonstra
participate in the ‘People’s Vote’ march in central London London yesterday to call for a seco
ain’s departure from the European U
The anti-Brexit campaigners are
liament to mark the second annivers
vote, demanding a “people’s vote”
approve the final deal Prime Minis
strikes with the EU, if an agreemen
“I was in deep tears when the r
pened, it looked like the future was
Chiara Liduori, a 40-year-old Italia
don.
“Brexit is awful not only because
things like it is, but because it is
within, in order to make changes.”
Emily Hill, 55, said she was “very
of letting the people either confirm
want Brexit or say no”.
“I think lot of the voting was a pr
people genuinely are not supportive
don’t believe it is the majority opin
try,” she added, European flag in ha
RLD 13Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
nhurt after ‘cowardly’ blast at rally Ethiopian Prime Minister
escapes grenade attack
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi,
the wife of Vice President Con-
stantino Chiwenga, the environ-
ment minister and the deputy ADDIS ABABA: Six suspects are being investi-
gated over a grenade attack yesterday at a rally
speaker of parliament. by new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Several security personnel
were also hurt. that left one person dead and scores wounded.
The attack was launched moments after
State television ZBC said 42 41-year-old Abiy, a former soldier who took
people were injured in the explo- office in April, finished his speech to tens of
sion, six of them seriously. Mnan- thousands of people gathered in the centre of
gagwa also visited injured people the capital Addis Ababa.
in hospital alongside Chiwenga. Earlier, a witness saw Abiy whisked away
Health Minister David Pariren- by guards. Another witness said the assailant
yatwa said some of the injured with the grenade had been wrestled to the
had serious stomach wounds. shipground by police before it exploded.
“Six suspects are currently under investiga- n Abiy Ahmed
Mnangagwa said he was “used tion for involvement in the attack,” the Federal delivers a speech
ttempts” on his life, noting that he Police Commission said in a statement.
poisoned at a rally outside Bula- during the rally
nt onAugust when still Mugabe’s vice strandedn Injured people are evacuated after the explosion at the stadium in Bulawayo Health Minister Amir Aman said on Twitter that as of 6pm local
time, one person had been killed and 156 wounded, with nine of them
in critical condition.
State-owned Ethiopian
Broadcasting Corporation said
Abiy and his deputy Demeke
Mekonnen visited Black Lion
hospital, where 86 of the victims
were being treated.
Addressing the nation on tele-
vision shortly after the blast, Abiy
said the attack was an “attempt by
forces who do not want to see
Ethiopia united.”
Abiy had promised the crowd
timiglia,” he said, referring to the in his speech in Addis Ababa’s
northeastern Italian town at the Meskel Square that he would
border with France. bring more transparency to gov-
Malta also refused to take in ernment and reconciliation to a
the ship, but delivered humani- nation of 100 million people that
tarian aid. has been torn by protests since
Salvini’s tough talk came on 2015.
the eve of an informal mini-sum- Eritrea, which has long been at
mit of 16 leaders in Brussels to loggerheads with Ethiopia over a
address the thorny issue of how border row that Abiy has sought
the EU can tackle the renewed to resolve, condemned the inci-
influx of migrants and refugees dent, as did the European Union
seeking a new life in Europe. and the United States.
Underscoring the divisions, Abiy took office after his pre-
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and decessor, Hailemariam Desalegn,
the Czech Republic – which resigned in February following
reject any suggestion of manda- protests in which hundreds of
tory refugee resettlement among people were killed between 2015
EU members – said they would and 2017.
boycott the meeting.
The crisis has also caused Vatican jails
n Migrants are seen on the ship The Lifeline while the Malta Armed Forces arrive. Right, Maltese team distributes aid to refugees ructions in Germany, with Italian priest
Italian governments told him with 239 immigrants on board is country is on the frontline of the billion euros ($5.8 billion). Chancellor Angela Merkel fac-
that the problem did not exist...,” in Maltese waters,” Italy’s far- migrant crisis. ing a rebellion from her coalition
allies over her policies.
“If for the arrogant President Earlier this month Salvini trig-
he said on Facebook. right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said his country had Macron this is not a problem, we gered an EU-wide row when he for child porn
Meanwhile a German char- Salvini wrote on Facebook. faced 650,000 arrivals by sea invite him to stop insulting and to barred the French Aquarius res-
ity vessel with more than 230 “These boats can forget about over the past four years, 430,000 show instead some concrete gen- cue ship, carrying 630 migrants,
migrants aboard remained in reaching Italy, I want to stop asylum requests and the hosting erosity by opening up France’s from docking in Italy. The move VATICAN CITY: A Vatican court
limbo off the coast of Malta. the business of trafficking and of 170,000 “alleged refugees” many ports and letting children, was echoed by nearby Malta and yesterday jailed for five years
“The Lifeline, an illegal ship mafia,” said Salvini, whose for an overall cost of more than 5 men and women through at Ven- the ship was welcomed by Spain. an Italian priest who worked as
a diplomat for the Holy See’s
ands march for Washington embassy, for pos-
sessing and sharing child pornog-
raphy.
Monsignor Carlo Alberto Ca-
pella pleaded guilty on Friday,
the opening day of the court hear-
d Brexit vote... ing, saying he had gone through
a “personal crisis” and felt “use-
less” as a counsellor at the em-
bassy.
The 51-year-old told the three
lay Italian judges at the tiny
ators gathered in Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who courtroom in the Vatican City that
ond vote on Brit- campaigned to leave the European Union, warned he had started looking at child
Union. May against a Brexit that was “soft, yielding and pornography online on Tumblr in
to march on par- seemingly infinitely long” like toilet roll. July 2016 and exchanged pictures
sary of the Brexit Writing in The Sun, Johnson urged against a “bog- with other users.
” on whether to roll Brexit”, British slang for toilet paper, and called The Vatican gendarmerie said
ster Theresa May on his boss to “fulfil the mandate of the people and more than 40 pornographic pho-
nt is struck at all. deliver a full British Brexit”. tos and videos were found on the
referendum hap- May’s team is about to enter into the next round priest’s mobile phone.
pretty bad,” said of negotiations with EU counterparts, but is still to The US State Department had
an living in Lon- define exactly what it wants from Britain’s future re- told the Vatican last August that
lationship with the continent, particularly in the area an embassy diplomat may have
e we want to keep of customs regulation. violated the law with child por-
important to be Trade minister Liam Fox insisted that the prime nography pictures.
minister was still prepared to walk away from the The Vatican did not answer
y much in favour talks if no satisfactory deal was reached. an official request to lift his dip-
m they do really “The prime minister has always said no deal is lomatic immunity, State Depart-
better than a bad deal,” Fox told the BBC in an in- ment sources said, and the priest
rotest vote, some terview aired yesterday. The march against Brexit is was recalled to Rome last Sep-
e of the EU, but I part of a “summer of action” planned by campaign tember.
nion in this coun- groups to put pressure on political leaders to hold a He was placed in custody in
and. vote on the final deal. n EU supporters march in central London April after an inquiry had been
opened.
14 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
GE Power’s HA gas turbine Europe ‘will
setting a new milestone respond
to US car
MANAMA: GE Power has world’s energy mix including tariffs plan’
announced that its HA gas as a complement to variable
turbine has become the fast- renewables. PARIS: The European Union
est growing fleet of gas tur- Our HA technology enables will respond to any US move
bines in the world with 76 unprecedented levels of effi- to raise tariffs on cars made
units ordered by 25+ cus- ciency to help customers reach in the bloc, a senior European
tomers across 15+ countries more aggressive emissions Commission official said, the
and the 26th unit entering goals.” latest comments in an escalat-
commercial operation. GE Power is also continuing ing trade row.
its investments in its existing
The new plant uses two fleet. US President Donald Trump
7HA.01 gas turbines and asso- GE Power and Vattenfall on Friday threatened to impose
ciated engineered equipment Wärme Berlin AG – a sub- a 20 per cent tariff on all
package. sidiary of Swedish utility imports of EU-assembled cars,
Vattenfall AB – announced a month after his administra-
The 805-megawatt (MW) the new MXL2 with Additive tion launched an investigation
combined-cycle plant can Manufactured Performance – into whether car imports posed
provide the equivalent power the world’s first upgrade solu- a national security threat.
needed to supply more than n The HA gas turbine has become the fastest growing fleet of gas turbines in the world tion for GE’s GT13E2 gas tur-
800,000 US homes, and the “If they decide to raise their
HA’s dual-fuel capability a variety of fuels, adding sig- the region. the world’s largest, most-effi- bines that uses key components import tariffs, we’ll have no
allows the turbines to run on nificant reliability benefits to GE’s HA debuted in 2016 as cient and advanced heavy-duty manufactured using additive choice, again, but to react,”
gas turbine, and since then, technology. EU Commission vice president
it has delivered two world The new MXL2 can help gas Jyrki Katainen told French
records for efficiency across plant power producers save up newspaper Le Monde.
50- and 60-hertz segments. to $2 million in fuel annually,
The HA has achieved more while opening up the potential “We don’t want to fight (over
www.gc-arabic.com than 118,000 operating hours for additional revenue of up trade) in public via Twitter. We
should end the escalation,” he
and is the fastest growing fleet to $3m annually in new power said in the comments published
of gas turbines in the world capacity. yesterday.
with 76 units ordered by more According to the International
than 25 customers across 15+ Energy Agency, world energy The European Autos Stocks
countries. demand is expected to rise 30 Index fell on Friday after
“With the broadest portfo- per cent through 2040, which is Trump’s tariff threat. Shares
lio of fuel choices and indus- the equivalent of adding anoth- of US carmakers Ford and
try-leading technology, GE er India and China to today’s General Motors also dropped.
Power is leading customers energy demand.
through this energy transition,” To meet this increase in “If these Tariffs and Barriers
said GE Power president and demand, natural gas, rapid rise are not soon broken down and
chief executive Russell Stokes. of renewables and energy effi- removed, we will be placing a
“We continue to see gas ciency improvements will lead 20% Tariff on all of their cars
playing an important role in the the way. coming into the US. Build them
here!” Trump tweeted.
BisB revamps key
banking services The US Commerce
Department has a deadline of
MANAMA: Bahrain Islamic and the bank’s new partner- February 2019 to investigate
Bank (BisB) has announced ships with Peacocks Concierge whether imports of cars and car
the relaunch of Al Thuraya Service to manage daily errands parts pose a risk to US national
Premium Banking Services with for customers, Ritz-Carlton security.
new features. Bahrain and Dadabhai Travel
It is part of the bank’s com- which offer exclusive offers and US Commerce Secretary
mitment to the con- discounts,” general Wilbur Ross said on Thursday
tinuous development manager of retail the department aimed to wrap
of its products and banking at BisB up the probe by late July or
services, providing Dalal AlQais said. August. The Commerce
increased benefits “Once the custom- Department plans to hold two
and services tailored er receives the new days of public comments in
to high net worth Visa Infinite Credit July on its investigation of auto
individuals in the Card, he/she will be imports.
community, such as a eligible for various
dedicated relationship privileged services Trump has repeatedly sin-
manager, access to and benefits, such gled out German car imports to
preferential rates on as the new BisB the US for criticism.
deposit and financing, Loyalty Rewards
priority in queuing at Programme and the Trump told carmakers at a
Construction Specialists Magazine the bank’s branches ability to withdraw meeting in the White House on
and financial malls, n Ms AlQais 50 per cent cash of May 11 that he was planning
For more information to impose tariffs of 20 or 25pc
Please visit our website www.gc-arabic.com and an increased daily draw the credit limit. on some imported vehicles and
Gulf International Publications, PO Box 10865, Manama, Bahrain rate when withdrawing from the “An additional assortment of sharply criticised Germany’s
Tel: 17299147 Fax: 17295277 Email: [email protected] bank’s ATMs and point-of-sale amenities will also be availa- automotive trade surplus with
machines. ble, including exclusive access the US.
“We strategically planned the to airport lounges in various
revamp of Al Thuraya Premium locations around the world, free The US currently imposes a
Banking Services to coincide travel insurance, discounts and 2.5pc tariff on imported pas-
with the introduction of the all special offers in various ven- senger cars from the EU and a
new Visa Infinite Credit Card ues,” Ms AlQais said. 25pc tariff on imported pickup
trucks. The EU imposes a 10pc
tariff on imported US cars.
The tariff proposal has
drawn sharp condemnation
from Republican legislators
and business groups. A group
representing major US and for-
eign carmakers has said it is
“confident that vehicle imports
do not pose a national security
risk”.
The US Chamber of
Commerce said US car pro-
duction had doubled over the
past decade, and said tariffs
“would deal a staggering blow
to the very industry it purports
to protect and would threaten to
ignite a global trade war”.
15Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
Bahrain ‘leading the way Alok Gupta
with Cloud First policy’ named new
YKA CEO
MANAMA: Alok Gupta has
been appointed the new chief
executive of Y K Almoayyed
and Sons (YKA).
He will
be over-
seeing the
ability zones, which consist of one or cloud journey, including training and Learning Management System to AWS, company’s
By AVINASH SAXENA more separate data centres, each with certification programmes for customers reducing costs by over 90 per cent over operations
MANAMA: The ‘Cloud First’ pol- redundant power, networking, and con- as well as AWS Academy and AWS traditional online training services and, across its
icy is allowing Bahrain’s govern- nectivity, housed in separate facilities. Educate for the education sector. by leveraging the cloud, it was able to diverse sec-
ment to reduce costs while bringing These zones provide customers the The Labour Fund, Tamkeen, is a great create this solution in days instead of tors which
agility and value to citizens, accord- ability to operate production applications example of an innovative programme months. include
ing to a top official of Amazon Web and databases, which are more highly supporting the growth of cloud skills, The Information & eGovernment automo-
Services (AWS). available, fault tolerant, and scalable than making training accessible to all Bahraini Authority (iGA) has been able to reduce tive, heavy
would be possible from a government employees the government procurement process for equipment,
The company’s Middle East and single data centre. and covering their costs to new technology from months to less than electronics
Africa head of public sector Zubin The new AWS infra- be AWS certified. two weeks by moving to the cloud. and home n Mr Gupta
Chagpar told the GDN in an exclusive
interview that the country today is lead- structure region will also “We are also excited The Central Bank of Bahrain had also appliances, heating, ventilation,
ing by example. bring with it a number of by the rate of adoption announced that it moved its website to and air conditioning (HVAC),
highly-skilled, well-paid in Bahrain and across the the AWS cloud. and more.
“It understands the value of cloud jobs to the local economy, region of the AWS cloud Moreover, private enterprises like Al Mr Gupta, a qualified
technology as a way to be more effi- he said. even before the regional Tayer Group, are today leveraging the Chartered Accountant, has
cient and provide innovative services to “The kind of roles we data centres go live,” said AWS cloud to digitally transform, as more than 20 years of work
citizens, and is committed to the cloud are hiring for include data Mr Chagpar. well as start-ups like Careem, Anghami, experience in various indus-
journey,” he said. centre engineers, support A great example is Tajawal and Mawdoo3.com who are tries; he joined YKA in 2006
engineers, engineering Mumtalakat which has just using AWS to innovate and scale to and served as the group chief
The launch of the first AWS Middle operations managers, secu- announced the full migra- reach customers around the world. financial officer in his previous
East infrastructure region in Bahrain is rity specialists, and many tion of its IT infrastruc- Bahrain is also focused on supporting position.
on track for 2019. more. ture to the Amazon Web start-ups and SMBs, and cloud comput-
“With cloud being so Services (AWS) cloud and ing is critical in powering their growth, China’s ZTE
The new AWS Middle East Region new, it is important to the closure of its onsite and giving them the ability to experiment
will enable customers to run workloads ensure that the right skills n Mr Chagpar offsite data centres. with lower IT costs, said Mr Chagpar. pays $1bn
in the Middle East and serve end-us-
ers across the region with even lower are in place in order to deliver on these Government organisations such as AWS, he added, works with incuba-
latency. plans through programmes that are the Education Ministry and the Justice, tors and accelerators in the Middle East
focused on cloud education and train- Islamic Affairs and Endowments to provide resources to start-ups includ- over violations
This will help businesses and organi- ing,” added the official. Ministry are moving workloads to AWS, ing training, AWS credits and in-person
sations throughout the Middle East speed AWS has a number of programmes the official said. technical support, including Cloud 10
up their digital transformation initiatives available across the GCC to help build The Bahrain Institute of Public Scalerator in Bahrain. WASHINGTON: China’s
and innovate even more rapidly, said Mr a pipeline of tech talent to support the Administration (BIPA) has moved its [email protected] ZTE, which the US govern-
Chagpar. Expert line-up for NBB forum ment has accused of repeated
sanctions violations, has paid a
“We will build three separate avail- $1 billion fine, a US Commerce
Department official said.
MaNaMa: NBB has announced a high Bahrain SMEs Society and Emma Al
level line-up of speakers for its business Mansoori – founder and managing The payment comes days
online banking forum, which marks the director Empower Business Solution after President Donald Trump
bank’s upcoming roll out of its new and and Consulting and director of train- tried to persuade two dozen leg-
enhanced business online banking plat- ing at the Bahrain Development SMEs islators – mostly Republicans
form. Society, among others. – that the fine and the assign-
The forum will be held tomorrow at the The panel is dedicated to helping ment of an American monitor-
Four Seasons Hotel in co-operation with business owners better understand the ing team would be sufficient
Community Partner RAWAD. vast benefits of digital banking in punishment for ZTE.
Panellists, from leading private and their drive for greater efficiency and
public sectors, as well as digital banking growth and will also feature the expe- ZTE will also put $400 mil-
and Fintech experts, will address a crowd rience of a number of existing NBB lion in an escrow account in the
of more than 150 representatives from customers who have already been lev- coming days, according to the
Bahrain’s business owner community. eraging the new online banking plat- official. That money is meant
Moderated by ROWAD, panel discus- form, which is currently in the beta to give ZTE an incentive to
sions will feature Salman Al Rasheed – head n Mr Alsharifi testing phase and will become available comply with trade rules.
of digital banking at NBB, Areije Al Shakar – sen- to all business customers from Tuesday. The White House and
ior vice president at Bahrain Development Bank Talks will focus on features now available to Congress have been at odds
“If you follow my rules, you will never lose and editor-in-chief of ROWAD magazine, Maissan better manage cash flows, payroll and other key over the company, which
money. Rule #1: Never lose money.” Al Maskati – board member of Bahrain Fintech banking and accounting functions. makes smartphones and is
China’s second largest manu-
Bay, Dr Abdulhasan Al Dairi – chairman of the “We’re extremely pleased to be offering our facturer of telecom equipment.
Saudi vows ‘measurable’ oil supply boost business customers the chance
to benefit from the insights and Some legislators want
know-how of a leading group stronger penalties imposed
of Fintech and digital banking on ZTE, which they see as a
experts,” chief strategy officer at security threat. Trump wants
NBB Yaser Alsharifi said. to keep the company alive as a
VIENNA: Opec agreed with Russia and down!” Trump wrote on Twitter after Opec decided later. “Digital banking is transform- bargaining chip in the broader
other oil-producing allies yesterday to raise announced its Friday decision. “We already mobilised the Aramco ing the way that businesses trans- trade spat with China.
output from July, with Saudi Arabia pledg- The US, China and India had urged oil machinery, before coming to Vienna, act and are managed around
ing a “measurable” supply boost but giving pre-empting this meeting,” Al Falih said, the world and we are excited This week Trump met leg-
no specific numbers. producers to release more supply to prevent referring to the Saudi state oil company. to be enabling such a platform islators at the White House to
an oil deficit that could undermine global for our clients. The forum will discuss a provision in defence
The Organisation of the Petroleum economic growth. Russian Energy Minister Alexander focus on ensuring they have the policy legislation that would
Exporting Countries had announced an Novak said his country would add 200,000 information necessary to lev- reimpose a ban on ZTE doing
Opec-only production agreement on Friday, Opec and non-Opec said in their state- bpd in the second half of this year. erage the numerous tools and business with its US suppli-
also without clear output targets. ment that they would raise supply by return- features business online banking ers. Doing so would effectively
ing to 100 per cent compliance with previ- Asked to what extent the decision to provides. shut down the company, which
Yesterday, non-Opec oil producers ously agreed output cuts, after months of increase supply had been driven by pressure employs around 75,000 people.
agreed to participate in the pact but a com- underproduction. from Trump, Novak said: “It is obvious that “It is also one of a series of
munique issued after their talks with the we are not being driven by tweets but base planned events and initiatives Republicans and Democrats
Vienna-based group provided no concrete Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al Falih our actions on deep market analysis.” that NBB is undertaking to bol- have been united on attempting
numbers amid deep disagreements between said Opec and non-Opec combined would ster the development and success to block Trump’s deal to lift
Opec arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. pump roughly an extra one million barrels Iran, Opec’s third-largest producer, had of our business transformation sanctions on ZTE.
per day (bpd) in coming months, equal to demanded Opec reject calls from Trump allowing us to get closer to our
US President Donald Trump was among one per cent of global supply. for an increase in oil supply, arguing that Trump said “we’re working
those wondering how much more oil Opec he had contributed to a recent rise in prices on it” when asked about his
Top global exporter Saudi Arabia will efforts to sway legislators who
would deliver. “Hope Opec will increase increase output by hundreds of thousands by imposing sanctions on Iran and fellow customers and better understand object to the deal.
output substantially. Need to keep prices of barrels, he said, with exact figures to be member Venezuela. their business needs.”
16 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
COUNTRY SELL CASH SELL DRAFT
AUSTRALIA (Dollar) 0.2886 0.2861
BANGLADESH (Taka) 0.00487 0.00451
CANADA (Dollar) 0.2909 0.2877
CHINA (Yuan) 0.0568 0.0568
DENMARK (Krone) 0.0621 -
EGYPT (Pound) 0.0237 0.0219
EUROPEAN UNION (Euro) 0.4477 0.4452
HONG KONG (Dollar) 0.04969 0.04929
INDIA (Rupee) 0.00556 0.00561
INDONESIA (Rupiah) 0.00002942 0.00002742
IRAN (Tuman) 0.00010959 -
IRAQ (Dinar) 0.000317 -
JAPAN (Yen) 0.00359 0.003520
JORDAN (Dinar) 0.5359 0.5351
KOREA (Won) 0.00039017 -
KUWAIT (Dinar) 1.263 1.264
MALAYSIA (Ringgit) 0.0968 0.0965
NEW ZEALAND (Dollar) 0.2657 0.2657
NORWAY (Krone) 0.0488 -
NEPAL (Rupee) 0.00370 0.00348
OMAN (Riyal) 0.98168 0.98301
PAKISTAN (Rupee) 0.00339 0.00311 n Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
PHILIPPINES (Peso) 0.00722 0.00707
QATAR (Riyal) 0.10381 0.10409 Telecom sector to become attractive
SAUDI ARABIA (Riyal) 0.10070
0.1006
SINGAPORE (Dollar) 0.2828 0.2808 SAN FRANCISCO: An over- in the biggest shakeup of the ening for anyone who is not on times expected earnings, nearly
hauled telecommunications double the sector’s current mul-
SOUTH AFRICA (Rand) 0.02940 0.02930 sector featuring most of the so- Global Industry Classification top of it.” tiple, according to Thomson
called FANG stocks could debut Standard, or GICS, since it was Amazon.com, the fourth Reuters.
SRI LANKA (Rupee) 0.00273 0.00238 as Wall Street’s hottest bet when created in 1999. Five S&P 500 FANG stock, will stay in con-
it kicks off in September, boost- Earnings of the newly consti-
SWEDEN (Krona) 0.0458 - ed by a rising wave of media companies will switch from sumer discretionary and repre- tuted communications sector are
and television acquisitions. technology to communications. sent nearly a third of that sector. expected to jump 23 per cent in
SWITZERLAND (Franc) 0.3909 0.3879 The new sector will also in- Classifying companies with- the final quarter of 2018, com-
Long viewed as stodgy stocks pared with an estimated 12pc in-
SYRIA (Pound) 0.001740 0.0017 for dividend-oriented investors, clude Walt Disney, Comcast in 11 major sectors and several crease under the sector’s current
the telecom services sector will and other entertainment and sub-sectors, GICS is closely fol- configuration.
TAIWAN (Dollar) 0.013600 - be renamed communications media companies scrambling to lowed by sector analysts and in-
services and supercharged with Over the past five years, the
THAILAND (Baht) 0.011740 0.011630 the addition of Facebook, Net- consolidate and fend off compe- vestors. Its overhaul, which has telecommunications sector has
flix and Google-owner Alpha- tition from newcomers Netflix yet to be finalised, aims to re- had a total return of just 16pc,
TURKEY (Lira) 0.0854 - bet – three of the four FANGs, and Alphabet, which produce flect the evolution of the media, including dividends. Under its
along with Amazon – as well as new configuration, it would
UK (Sterling) 0.5099 0.5070 other companies that have driv- content and sell telecommunica- have had a total return of 110pc
en the stock market to record WEEK AHEADit directly to tions and Inter- and outperformed the S&P
UAE (Dirham) 0.102850 0.102870 highs in recent years. net industries. 500’s 85pc return, according to
consumers. Credit Suisse equity strategist
The changes are part of the The flood- Getting a Patrick Palfrey.
USA (Dollar) 0.37790 0.37800 largest-ever shakeup of the gates for such head start on the
stock market’s broad business Media, television and wire-
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1 US$ 1 UK Stg 1 SFR 100 Yen munications and CenturyLink Ablin, chief investment officer ingness to pay top dollar for has surged 20pc since June 13,
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Oman 0.3849 31.4935 0.3864 0.3489 of deal activity in the coming newly constituted communica- ding an offer from Walt Disney,
Qatar 3.6420 0.3834 3.6566 3.3016 months, and it will be an awak- tions sector would trade at 19 which responded on Tuesday by
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economy shows signs of
Almoayed Wilhelmsen
Grand Pavo OOCL/ BEIJING: The start of a trade war be- sides announced tariffs on $50 billion according to government figures. That Oxford Economics.
tween the US and China comes at an of each other’s products last week, and momentum continued into the start of He predicts China’s economy will
NVOCC due inconvenient time for the Chinese econ- President Donald Trump upped the ante this year, but many economists were
from Europe, omy. further on Monday with a threat to im- sceptical it would hold. Signs of a slow- grow 6.4pc this year, or slightly below
US, Far East pose duties on at least another $200bn of down are starting to appear. the Chinese government’s growth target
June 28 In recent weeks, concerns have been Chinese goods. for of about 6.5pc.
Dilmun Shipping Agency mounting that growth in the world’s sec- Official economic data for last month
Grand Pavo Eukor due ond-biggest economy is cooling faster “The trade dispute is escalating at a showed that growth in important areas The deepening trade fight with the US
from Europe, than previously expected. Weaker Chi- time when doubts about the domestic like exports, investments by companies is likely to contribute to the loss of mo-
Far East nese growth will have repercussions for economic picture are rising,” Mark Wil- and consumer spending all declined com- mentum.
June 28 big trading partners, such as the US and liams, chief Asia economist at research pared with the same month a year ago.
Europe, and for global companies who firm Capital Economics, wrote in a re- Haibin Zhu, chief China economist at
do business there. search note last week. The numbers “suggest a broad-based JPMorgan, estimates that US tariffs on
slowdown is now emerging, and we ex- Chinese exports could slice between 0.1
Now, an intensifying clash with the The Chinese economy performed pect this to continue,” said Louis Kuijs, and 0.5 percentage points off Chinese
US is adding to the difficulties. Both strongly last year, growing 6.9 per cent, head of Asia economics at research firm economic growth, depending on the scale
and intensity of the tariffs.
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Classified Kiwis sweep series England end skid
DUNEDIN, New Zealand: Winger Rieko Ioane CAPE TOWN: Captain Owen Farrell kicked
scored three tries while Damian McKenzie 20 points as England ended their five-match
crossed twice as the New Zealand All Blacks winless run with a deserved 25-10 victory
completed a 49-14 victory over France yester- over South Africa in the third and final test
day that gave them a 3-0 series sweep. at a wet and windy Newlands yesterday.
McKenzie’s second try early in the second half gave England played the better wet-weather rugby as
the world champions a 28-14 lead and the breathing space they forced the Springboks, who ended up winning the
they needed after the French had played the All Blacks at series 2-1, into numerous errors with the platform for
their own high tempo game for the first 45 minutes. victory laid by a 14-6 penalty count in their favour.
Fullback Ben Smith and replacement flanker Matt Wing Jonny May also added a late try, superbly
Todd also crossed for the All Blacks who were far more set-up by a kick from flyhalf Danny Cipriani, who
ruthless in the second half where they scored 28 unan- was making his first start for England in a decade
swered points. France scrumhalf Baptiste Serin, who but had little other influence on the game in the
General Manager- Wholesale Banking – GCC replaced captain Morgan Parra early in the match, and difficult conditions.
the returning Wesley Fofana scored tries for the visitors, The only try for the Boks came from centre Jesse
On behalf of our client, a reputable GCC bank, Gulf Connexions is looking Ireland makewho were again impressive but over-ran by a relentless Kriel as the home side, who made five changes for
to hire a senior banker to run the Wholesale Banking business of the bank. black wave in the final 30 minutes. the test, battled to breach a resolute England defence.
Responsibilities: history! n Ireland captain O’Mahony
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cure their first away series victo-
Please send Word CVs and cover letters to ry over the Wallabies in 39 years.
[email protected] Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Both teams scored a try in a scrap-
py contest but the five penalties from
the Irish fly-half Sexton earned the
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager - GCC tourists their historic victory at the
Sydney Football Stadium.
On behalf of our client, a globally reputable healthcare provider, Gulf Ireland dominated possession and his team’s resilience as key to their about the decisions are the officials,”
Connexions is looking to hire a senior finance professional to be based in territory in the first half but failed milestone victory. Cheika told reporters at a post match
6*'+4 +&&.' #56 1(>%' to make their opportunities count, press conference.
securing only a slender three-point “We don’t do this very often, 39
Job purpose: lead at halftime, before CJ Stander years ago,” Schmidt said. Australia were left feeling ag-
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manage and supports the short, medium and long term financial planning try three minutes after the break. “They were coming in waves and ten minutes of the first half without
and budgeting processes by forecasting and monitoring the financial Australia responded strongly, with we managed to keep them out.” star fullback Israel Folau, a period
performances of different areas / departments and the capital Marika Koroibete going over for a that saw Ireland take a lead that they
expenditures of the company in order to achieve overall objectives of fine try but, despite sustained pres- Australia’s coach Michael Cheika never relinquished.
Company and ensure the profitability of the company sure from the home side, a late pen- was critical of some of the decisions
alty from Sexton settled the game. from French referee Pascal Gauzere. Folau was sin binned for making
Responsibilities: Ireland coach Joe Schmidt praised contact with Irish captain Peter O’Ma-
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ture of no excuses. You guys have lenged to win a Wallabies’ kick-off.
performance of finance planning and analysis versus the budget so that seen what happened out there. The
the function head is kept aware of anticipated costs/revenues, areas of only ones who can answer questions
unsatisfactory performance are identified and potential performance
improvement opportunities are capitalized upon Japan flatten Georgia at home
TOYOTA CITY, Japan: Japan blanked hip injury at this week’s Queen’s Club
? '8'.125 #0& +/2.'/'065 #.. 21.+%+'5 5;56'/5 241%'55'5 241%'&74'5 Georgia 28-0 yesterday to end a busy winds to take the second-round lead tournament, but lost in the opening
and controls related to own department so that all of the relevant month of home Tests on a high note after as Tommy Fleetwood barely made the round to Nick Kyrgios.
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Shaikh Nasser win hailed Brave expands line-ups
HIS Majesty the King’s races in the world owing to the par- Al Jowder said Shaikh Nasser’s BRAVe Combat Federation (BCF) “We are focused on giving the
representative for Char- ticipation of many world champions. successive achievements reflect his has expanded its line-up for upcom- athletes the perfect opportunity to
ity Work and Youth Af- Shaikh Salman said this achieve- constant care in jockeys, trainers and ing events following an active talent showcase their skills and give them
fairs, Supreme Council ment embodies Shaikh Nasser’s horses, expressing confidence that scouting programme. global visibility,” said BCF president
for Youth and Sports chairman and efforts to promote equestrian and he will attain more achievements for BCF’s line-ups in the welterweight Mohammed Shahid.
Bahrain Olympic Committee pres- lauded His Majesty King Hamad’s Bahrain. and lightweight divisions are now “Today there is no promotion in the
ident Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al constant support for the sport. He Shaikh Nasser’s triumph came af- among the strongest in the world of world that is capable of delivering such
Khalifa has received congratulations wished Shaikh Nasser further suc- ter his horse Semoum secured first Mixed Martial Arts. an opportunity other than Brave Com-
for winning the Ripon Racecourse in cess in the future. place in the race, posting an incred- The promotion has featured over bat Federation. Brave Combat Federa-
London. Youth and Sports Affairs Minister ible time of 1:11 minutes. Steering 220 fighters from 40 nations so far in tion is the top destination for medalists
Supreme Council for Youth and Hisham bin Mohammed Al Jowder Semoum was jockey Jack Mitchell, events hosted across Bahrain, Brazil, from IMMAF World Championships.
Sport (SCYS) secretary general also praised Shaikh Nasser’s strate- while his trainer was George Peck- UAe, Jordan, Mexico, India, Kazakh- “The vision of His Highness Shaikh
Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khal- gy to develop the sport in the king- ham. stan, Indonesia and the UK. It has Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa to nurture
ifa hailed Shaikh Nasser’s victory dom which has yielded distinguished This was Shaikh Nasser’s third projected to host at least seven events the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and
to cater the benefits of the initiative to
fighters around the world is
the core factor that drives
Brave Combat Federation.
“We will hold events in
2018 from the month of Au-
gust including 2018 Brave In-
ternational Combat Week.”
Federer sets up pfRooerlceHosarudmc7icl5teotshnsLE CASTEL-in one of the most prestigious horse achievements abroad.participation in the competition.in the second half of 2018.
LET: Formula
Coric final One world champion Lewis
Hamilton roared back to form
yesterday to put his Mercedes
on pole position for the first
HALLE WESTFALEN, Germany: Roger Feder- French Grand Prix in a decade.
er booked his 12th career final at the ATP Halle The pole, in a time of one
grass tournament yesterday, beating qualifier De- minute 30.029 seconds, was his
nis Kudla 7-6 (7/1), 7-5. third of the year and pushed his
The Swiss needs to win the title today – it would be his tenth at Formula One record to 75.
the event – to remain world number one heading into Wimbledon. Finnish team mate Valtteri
He will face Croatian Borna Coric, who advanced 2-3 when Bottas, who had gone top mo-
Spanish fourth seed Roberto Bautista Agut had to retire after slip- ments earlier, had to settle for
ping on the grass and injuring himself. second – just 0.118 of a second
Federer’s win over Kudla was his 20th in a row on grass, dating slower – as the Silver Arrows
to June, 2017. He sat out the clay court season and began on grass locked out the front row in style.
last week with a title at Stuttgart. Ferrari’s championship leader
“I’m very happy, I’ve never played back-to-back finals on grass Sebastian Vettel, a point ahead
in the Wimbledon run-up,” Federer said. “This is a first for me.” of the Briton after seven of 21
Federer is back in a familiar spot in Halle, which models its Cen- races, qualified in third place.
tre Court after its namesake at the All England club, as he works to Yesterday’s race will be the
fine-tune with a Wimbledon title defence starting on July 2. first French Grand Prix since
“I was happy to win Stuttgart and happy to make another final Magny-Cours in 2008 and the
here. My comeback (after skipping the clay) has been rather suc- n Coric returns the first held at the southern Le
Kvitova faces cessful,” he said. ball to Bautista Agut Castellet circuit since 1990.
“I hope I can find my best l Force India have been fined
game. I’ve said you usually Djokovic closes in on title 100,000 euros ($116,550), with
Rybarikova start playing your best towards LONDON: Novak Djokovic ended his sole possession of ninth place in the all-time 85,000 of the total suspended
for crown the end of a tournament, so for a year, after a rear wheel
hopefully I’m gonna have a flew off Sergio Perez’s Formu-
good final.” la One car at speed in French
Grand Prix practice.
Federer needed just under 90
minutes to get the job done and final drought as the former world num- match wins list on 802. The team were also told by
BIRMINGHAM: De- hold off the 109th-ranked Kud- ber one reached his first title match for After such a turbulent period since he was stewards yesterday to investi-
fending champion la, who had not lost a set going a year with a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 win against forced to withdraw from Wimbledon with an el- gate their assembly and quality
Petra Kvitova dis- into the semi-final. Jeremy Chardy at Queen’s Club yesterday. bow injury last year, Djokovic may be rounding control procedures to ensure
patched Romanian Djokovic will play top seed Marin Cilic today into form just in time for his return to the All En- such a potentially dangerous
Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3 6-2 Task in the Serb’s first final since he won the grass- gland Club. accident did not happen again.
with a powerful display to Taming Kudla was no easy court tournament at Eastbourne 12 months ago. Djokovic is a lowly 22nd in the ATP rankings
reach the final at the Nature task, with Federer losing a Earlier, Cilic slugged his way into a fourth after an embarrassing French Open quarter-final
Valley Classic here yesterday. break after taking an early 2-0 Queen’s final as the Croatian won the battle of defeat against Italian journeyman Marco Cecchi- STARTING GRID POSITIONS
Up next for Kvitova is lead. the big servers with a 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4) victory nato extended his wretched run in 2018. 1ST ROW
2009 winner Magdalena The first set went into a tie- over Nick Kyrgios. He hasn’t earned a major title since compet- L Hamilton (Mercedes)
Rybarikova, who returns to breaker where the 20-time It will be Djokovic’s first appearance in the ing his career Grand Slam by winning the 2016 V Bottas (Mercedes)
the final with an impressive Grand Slam winner was able to Queen’s title match since he was beaten by Rafa- French Open. 2ND ROW
7-6(1) 6-4 victory over Czech step his game up a gear, racing el Nadal in his only previous final at the Wimble- Dogged by rumours that he no longer has the mo- S Vettel (Ferrari)
Barbora Strycova. to 6-0 in the decider and taking don warm-up event in 2008. tivation to return to the top, the 12-time Grand Slam M Verstappen (Red Bull)
The two-time Wimbledon it two points later with his sev- The 31-year-old’s 99th career final offers him winner decided to start his bid for a fourth Wimble- 3RD ROW
champion Kvitova is yet to enth ace. the chance to move above Stefan Edberg into don crown by accepting a Queen’s wild card. D Ricciardo (Red Bull)
drop a set this week as she K Raikkonen (Ferrari)
continues her preparations The top-seeded Swiss kept Lakmal replaces Chandimal
for next month’s grasscourt the pressure on Kudla in the COLOMBO: Sri Lan- At the time of going to press The International Cricket 4TH ROW
Grand Slam. The result was second, but expressed a mo- C Sainz (Renault)
Kvitova’s 51st career victory ment of frustration as he drove C Leclerc (Sauber)
on the surface, and she over- a ball over the stadium walls
takes top-ranked Simona after losing a point in the third 5TH ROW
game of the second set. K Magnussen (Haas)
R Grosjean (Haas)
Halep with a tour-leading 36 “I hit out of the stadium ev- ka yesterday named early this morning, West Indies Council (ICC) on Friday dis- 6TH ROW
E Ocon (Force India)
match wins this year. ery other day in practise,” he Suranga Lakmal as captain Jason Holder had won missed Chandimal’s appeal. N Hulkenberg (Renault)
“Amazing statistics this said. “But it doesn’t happen skipper for the poten- the toss and chose to bat first at A fine of 100 per cent of his 7TH ROW
week,” Kvitova said. “I didn’t much on live TV. tially series-saving third Test the start of the third and final match fee and two suspension S Perez (Force India)
expect that from the begin- “But I find it very funny and against the West Indies after Test against Sri Lanka at Kens- points were also upheld. P Gasly (Toro Rosso)
ning of the season. I didn’t comical, it makes me smile in- Dinesh Chandimal lost his ap- ington Oval in Barbados. It was Chandimal, coach Chandika 8TH ROW
really start well in Australia. side. This is a tough court with peal against a one-match ban the first ever day-night Test in Hathurusingha and manager M Ericsson (Sauber)
So far this season is incredi- a lot of bad bounces. for ball tampering. the Caribbean. Asanka Gurusinha also face F Alonso (McLaren)
ble, and I really can’t imagine possible disciplinary action af-
a better season so far.” “But I told myself in the set “Lakmal was appointed as Ban ter refusing to take to the field 9TH ROW
to shake it off, don’t let things the captain, in the absence of for two hours after the incident. B Hartley (Toro Rosso)
The 29-year-old Slovakian bother me, don’t get too bad as Dinesh Chandimal,” Sri Lanka Chandimal, 28, was given S Vandoorne (McLaren)
Rybarikova came back from it happens to both. Cricket said in a brief state- the ban after being spotted by The three admitted on Friday
a break down in each set on ment, without commenting on television cameras during the “conduct... contrary to the spir- 10TH ROW
“I want to do well and win, second Test applying saliva it of the game” and will face a S Sirotkin (Williams)
the back of 24 winners over I have a winning mentality and Chandimal’s case.
L Stroll (Williams)
the course of one hour and 47 sometimes I can get unhappy or The West Indies are 1-0 up in to the ball, apparently with a preliminary ICC hearing on n Race begins at 5.10pm
minutes. frustrated.” the series. sweet in his mouth. July 10. Bahrain time
22 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018 WORLD CUP Email: [email protected]
Mexico pip South Korea to close in on last 16
ROSTOV-ON-DON: Mexico built on the momen- Mexico will clinch their place in the next round if defeat to Sweden although their main tactic consist-
tum from their stunning opening victory over world Germany fail to beat Sweden in the other Group F ed of searching for Son Heung-min with long balls
champions Germany by edging past South Korea game later on Saturday. behind the defensive line.
2-1 yesterday and taking a giant leap towards reach- The hapless Koreans, who have no points after The closest they came to scoring was with a head-
ing the last 16 of a World Cup they have taken by two games and have only won one of their last 11 er from a corner which Mexico goalkeeper Guiller-
storm. World Cup fixtures, will be eliminated if Sweden mo Ochoa tipped over the bar.
Carlos Vela smashed them into the lead from the draw or win against Germany. Mexico’s breakthrough came when captain An-
penalty spot in the 26th minute at Rostov Arena, dres Guardado’s cross was blocked by a stray arm
which had been taken over by Mexico’s sea of fa- Disagree from Korean defender Jang Hyun-soo, and Vela kept
natical supporters. As the game kicked off Mexico fans sang ‘We are his nerve from the spot, sending goalkeeper Cho
All-time top scorer Javier Hernandez sealed vic- the home team’ and with green shirts dotted all over Hyeon-woo the wrong way and blasting down the
tory in the second half, finishing off an unstoppable the stadium and rousing chants of ‘Ole!’ bellowing middle.
move from breakout player Hirving Lozano. around the arena every time their side passed the Lozano proved a constant threat throughout to
The goal was Hernandez’s fourth strike at a World ball, it was hard to disagree. South Korea whenever he came darting down either
Cup and took him level with Luis Hernandez as Conditioned by the dry heat that has been a fea- wing, blasting over in the first half and later having
Mexico’s leading scorer in soccer’s premier interna- ture of every game at the Rostov Arena, Mexico did a goalbound shot blocked by opposing captain Ki
tional tournament. not quite have the same thrust and energy as against Sung-yueng.
Korea’s talismanic forward Son Heung-min Germany although they still controlled most of the His remarkable pace punished Korea, catching
n Mexico’s Vela, centre, celebrates struck a scorching consolation goal in injury time play and looked far more dangerous. them out on the break, allowing Hernandez to finish
BELGIUMhisgoalwithteammates from outside the area. Korea saw an improvement from their opening them off.
n Belgium’s Hazard,
left, celebrates WORLD CUP DIARY
scoring his second
goal with Lukaku n Neymar’s foot
injury ‘fully healed’
Neymar has now “totally
recovered” from the foot injury
that required surgery and saw him
miss the end of the club season,
CRUSH Brazil’s team doctor said yesterday.
However, winger Douglas Costa
will miss the side’s final World
Cup Group E outing against Serbia
on Wednesday.
“I would like everyone to
understand Neymar’s situation, and
that he no longer has any problem
with his right foot,” Rodrigo
Lasmar told journalists at Brazil’s
World Cup training base in Sochi.
“He has totally recovered but he
TUNISIA is still building up his rhythm and
his confidence. He is feeling better
with every game.”
n ‘Hague trial’ for referee
Serbia’s coach has reacted to
his team’s World Cup defeat
to Switzerland by calling for
the referee to be put on trial in
the Hague, in a reference to the
war crimes tribunal for the ex-
Yugoslavia.
Serbia were furious when
German referee Felix Brych
failed to award a penalty in
Friday’s game after Aleksandar
Mitrovic was wrestled to the
ground in the penalty area
by Swiss defenders Stephan
Lichtsteiner and Fabian Schaer.
Despite opening the scoring
through Mitrovic in the fifth
minute, Serbia lost 2-1 after
Granit Xhaka and Xherdan
Shaqiri netted for Switzerland.
MOSCOW: Two goals each for England and Belgium through while a draw would be Martinez said Lukaku and Hazard, who were with- “We were robbed,” said Mladen
Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard enough to confirm Belgium’s progress. drawn in the second half, and midfielder Dries Mer- Krstajic. “I wouldn’t give him
helped Belgium to a 5-2 thrashing England have three points, with Panama and Tuni- tens, had slight injuries and could be among a series of either a yellow or red card, I
of Tunisia yesterday that showcased sia on nought. Tunisia, also without a point after two changes for the England game. would send him to the Hague.
their attacking verve and star quality matches having extended their 40-year World Cup In yesterday’s clash, Belgium were much the better Then they could put him on trial,
and put them firmly on course for the winless run to 13 games, are also still in with a theoret- like they did to us.”
World Cup knockout phase. ical chance of making it on through three points – for team from the off but they were seriously aided and abet-
Michy Batshuayi came off the a day at least. ted by some ragged defending and non-existing marking n Salah ‘Chechnya citizen’
bench to add a late fifth but it was Afrom their opponents, epitomised after six minutes when
by no means all plain sailing for Easy fter his team crashed out of
Syam Ben Youssef needlessly crashed into Hazard to the World Cup, Egypt’s star
concede a penalty, which the captain calmly converted. player Mohamed Salah has won
Roberto Martinez’s side and they will be aware that “It’s not easy to score that amount of goals in two Mertens seized on another error to set up Lukaku to a consolation prize in the form of
they will need to tighten up at the back considerably if games,” said Martinez, as his team impressively fol- plant the second goal into the corner 10 minutes later. honorary citizenship of Chechnya.
they are to finally make a push to a major tournament lowed up their 3-0 opening win over Panama and Tunisia hit back quickly with a Dylan Bronn header as Chechen strongman Ramzan
summit after so many false dawns. helped Russia 2018 set a World Cup record for 27 tour- Belgium’s own sometimes shaky defending was exposed Kadyrov wrote on Telegram that
nament games without a goalless draw. but another misplaced Tunisian pass enabled Thomas he had presented the Liverpool
Despite topping Group G with six points and a goal Meunier to feed Lukaku to make it 3-1 in stoppage time. star with the honorary title while
difference of plus-six there is still the slimmest of “We had to suffer in spells but when we were in full hosting a dinner for the Egypt team,
chances Belgium might yet not qualify, though even a flow going forward, we look really sharp. On top you Following his double against Panama it took the him whose World Cup training base is in
heavy defeat in their final game against England would have the talent and the quality but since we came to- to four goals for the tournament, level with Portugal’s the Chechen capital Grozny.
be extremely unlikely to derail them. gether it’s been a joy to see a group of players working Cristiano Ronaldo, and made him Belgium’s highest “Mohamed Salah is an honorary
Record numberAn English victory over Panama today would send so hard.” penalties!scorer at a single World Cup – after one-and-a-half citizen of Chechnya! That’s right!”
of games. Kadyrov wrote on Friday. “Tonight
An inch-perfect Kevin de I signed a decree to grant the high
Bruyne pass sent Hazard clear honour to the great footballer who
for a his brilliantly-finished plays for Egypt and Liverpool.”
SAMARA: There have already been more 13 penalties in the entire tournament. The ment and so it has proved, with inconsis- second six minutes after the n Hooliganism fear fading
penalties awarded in the first 28 games of World Cup record, set in 2002, stands at 18. tency in decision making frustrating teams restart.
Russia 2018 than in the entire World Cup and fans alike. With fears of hooliganism and
four years ago in Brazil. The role of VAR goes a long way to ex- Batshuayi then had a re- animosity from Russians
plaining this trend, with six penalties so far Both Brazil and England felt that VAR markable last 20 minutes as he disappearing fast, England fans
Carlos Vela’s penalty in Mexico’s match being awarded following a video review should have been used to review penalty managed to blow three great are streaming into the tranquil,
with South Korea yesterday was the 14th and VAR has also confirmed referees’ deci- decisions in their opening fixtures, while chances in a row before final- riverside city of Nizhny Novgorod
of the tournament in the first 28 games, sions on the field on several occasions. Australia coach Bert van Marwijk was left ly finding the target in the 90th for their next game, mingling
meaning there has now been a penalty once with a good finish. happily with locals in old streets
every two games. Eleven of the penalties furious with the role the system played in There was still time for Tu- and sun-kissed squares.
Disallowed his team’s loss to France. nisia to earn a reward for their There has been no major trouble
have been successfully converted. A penalty was also disallowed in Brazil’s “I hoped that maybe one time there will positive approach is as Wah- at the World Cup despite
Belgium’s Eden Hazard also scored from win over Costa Rica on Friday after VAR be a referee (who is) very honest,” the bi Khazri scored in stoppage predictions of possible violence
deemed there not to have been a foul on Dutchman, never a fan of the technology time. “We lost the ball in places between English and Russians
the spot after the video assistant referee Neymar. in principle, told reporters after that match. where we shouldn’t have, and fans. Indeed, the ‘Three Lions’
(VAR) advised that he had been fouled in when they had the ball, they contingent is in rare optimistic
the penalty area during Belgium’s 5-2 win Fifa’s director of refereeing, Massimo “The body language was that he didn’t hurt us,” said Tunisia defender mood after a 2-1 win at their
over Tunisia earlier yesterday. Busacca, said before the tournament that know from my position. And then you have Syam Ben Youssef. opening game in Volgograd
In Brazil four years ago, there were only VAR would not be perfect at the tourna- to take a decision.” against Tunisia.
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n Senegal’s RESULTS AND FIXTURES
Mane ...
marked JUNE 14
Japan plot to swarm over Maneman Russia 5 Saudi Arabia 0
YEKATERINBURG: Japan plan to at Southampton before the forward off when Nishino was rushed in as
hound Senegal star Sadio Mane out of moved to Anfield in 2016. coach in April following the sacking JUNE 15
today’s pivotal World Cup encounter Nishino said that all of Japan’s play- of Vahid Halilhodzic, leaving him pre- Egypt 0 Uruguay 1
and are prepared to put three men on ers had been briefed about how to stop cious little time to prepare for Russia. Morocco 0 Iran 1
him if necessary. the 26-year-old dangerman. Japan stunned 10-man Colombia to Portugal 3 Spain 3
The Asian giants, who drafted in “It is not just Yoshida, but all the take charge of Group H and Nishino JUNE 16
Akira Nishino as coach just weeks players we are giving them informa- revealed that some of his players had France 2 Australia 1
before the World Cup, find themselves tion about Mane, though I am sure wanted to settle for a draw after 45 Argentina 1 Iceland 1
surprisingly top of Group H after beat- he will be in some duels with Mane,” minutes with the scores locked at 1-1. Peru 0 Denmark 1
ing Colombia 2-1 in their opener. Nishino said yesterday. “At half time some of the players Croatia 2 Nigeria 0
Victory over Senegal would vir- Deal were saying ‘We have done enough, JUNE 17
tually seal a place in the last 16 and we can settle for a draw.’
Costa Rica 0 Serbia 1
Nishino said his unfancied side will “I am sure we can deal with him but “But I said that we could win and Germany 0 Mexico 1
go for the jugular. But he is wary of with the contribution that Mane can we will win so we went for victory and
the African side’s pace and power. In make, it might be possible to mark him that is why I gave them attacking tac- Brazil 1 Switzerland 1
Liverpool forward Mane, the Africans one on one or even three on one. tics and that is why we are top of the JUNE 18
have a player who can win a match on “It is possible to stop him but the group,” said Nishino. Sweden 1 South Korea 0
his own. trouble is that he has influence too on “I always say the second match is Belgium 3 Panama 0
Japan will have some information other players, and that is what we are the deciding match and we have to Tunisia 1 England 2
England braceda, a former teammate of Mane’s The Japanese were widely written toearnmaximumpoints.” JUNE 19
on Mane from defender Maya Yoshi- concerned about.” win, no matter who we play. We need
Colombia 1 Japan 2
Poland 1 Senegal 2
Russia 3 Egypt 1
JUNE 20
Portugal 1 Morocco 0
Uruguay 1 Saudi Arabia 0
Iran 0 Spain 1
JUNE 21
Denmark 1 Australia 1
for searing heat France 1 Peru 0
Argentina 0 Croatia 3
JUNE 22
Brazil 2 Costa Rica 0
Nigeria 2 Iceland 0
Serbia 1 Switzerland 2
JUNE 23
Belgium 5 Tunisia 2
South Korea 1 Mexico 2
Germany 2 Sweden 1
TODAY
(3pm) England v Panama, Nizhni Novgorod
(6pm) Japan v Senegal, Yekaterinburg
NIZHNY NOVGOROD: When (9pm) Poland v Colombia, Kazan
English players first imagined TOMORROW
playing a World Cup in Rus- (5pm) Saudi Arabia v Egypt, Volgograd
sia, they would not have envis- (5pm) Uruguay v Russia, Samara
aged searing sunshine and tem- (9pm) Spain v Morocco, Kaliningrad
peratures of 30 degrees Celsius (9pm) Iran v Portugal, Saransk
(86°F).
Yet unless forecasters are JUNE 26
wrong, that is exactly what (5pm) Denmark v France, Moscow (Luzhniki)
awaits them against Panama (5pm) Australia v Peru, Sochi
today in the baking Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (9pm) Nigeria v Argentina, Saint Petersburg
where there has been barely a cloud for days. (9pm) Iceland v Croatia, Rostov-on-Don
So are England worried, especially given the JUNE 27
advantage this could give the Central Americans? (5pm) South Korea v Germany, Kazan
“We just have to adapt to that,” manager Gareth (5pm) Mexico v Sweden, Yekaterinburg
Southgate told a news conference in the stadium (9pm) Serbia v Brazil, Moscow (Spartak)
yesterday. (9pm) Switzerland v Costa Rica, Nizhni Novgorod
“It’s important to keep possession of the ball. JUNE 28
There will be moments where we attack with the (5pm) Japan v Poland, Volgograd
ball, and others where we rest with possession,”
he added, saying there would been no “physiolog- (5pm) Senegal v Colombia, Samara
ical benefit” to weeks of advance training in heat. (9pm) England v Belgium, Kaliningrad
There was a similar temperature during the day (9pm) Panama v Tunisia, Saransk
at Volgograd, where England won their opening JUNE 30
game against Tunisia 2-1, but that was a 9pm n England players during a Round of 16
kickoff whereas today’s match starts at 3pm. training session yesterday on eve (5pm) Group C winners v Group D runners-up (R1)
Midfielder Jordan Henderson said the players of their match against Panama
(9pm) Group A winners v Group B runners-up (R2)
knew what to do: “It’s basic training. Making sure JULY 1
of hydration is the most important thing. Plenty of Unlike Panama, England chose not to train at of past tournaments. Round of 16
fluids before and during the match.” the stadium on Saturday, preferring to have a ses- “History is not the important thing for this team. (5pm) Group B winners v Group A runners-up (R5)
England fans have been loving it. About 2,300 sion at their own camp earlier in the day before They have the opportunity to create their own his- (9pm) Group D winners v Group C runners-up (R6)
were descending on Nizhny Novgorod, flooding flying to the match venue. tory,” Southgate said. “They are a young team ... I JULY 2
sun-kissed cafes and lolling on grassy banks next England know a win today would put them into am intrigued to see how far they can go and how
Angry Poland ‘will beat’ ColombiatotheVolgariver. Round of 16
the second round and help bury some of the agony well they can play.”
Repeatedly asked about the new (5pm) Group E winners v Group F runners-up (R3)
Video Assistant Referee system, (9pm) Group G winners v Group H runners-up (R4)
given perceived unpunished man-
JULY 3
handling of striker Harry Kane Round of 16
against Tunisia, England’s coach (5pm) Group F winners v Group E runners-up (R7)
KAZAN: Poland are still “angry” “A very good change happened Glik’s recovery but stopped short said emails had been exchanged (9pm) Group H winners v Group G runners-up (R8)
about their shock defeat in the within our team. An additional of confirming he would be fit to with the head of referees. JULY 6
World Cup opener against Senegal energy can be seen. We have a lot play at the Kazan Arena. “We’re very comfortable with Quarter-finals
and their rancour will propel them of stamina and we’re sufficiently “I’m very happy that Kamil the responses we had. It really isn’t (5pm) Winner of R1 v Winner of R2 (Q1)
to victory against Colombia, coach prepared to play very good foot- Glik is very strongly determined something we can control, we just (9pm) Winner of R3 v Winner of R4 (Q2)
Adam Nawalka said yesterday. ball tomorrow.” to return to the pitch, this is a rare have to accept the decisions on the
The eighth-ranked Poles are Poland head into the match with example of a player that after such a field,” he said. JULY 7
desperate for a result in the Group H concerns over their defence in the serious injury is so strongly motivat- England have studied Panama Quarter-finals
clash in Kazan today, having given absence of centre back Kamil Glik ed to play,” added the manager. “We extensively, including their run to (5pm) Winner of R7 v Winner of R8 (Q3)
up two goals from terrible defensive and the potency of their attack want him to return to the team but the finals. (9pm) Winner of R5 v Winner of R6 (Q4)
errors to lose 2-1 to the African side. when talisman Robert Lewand- we also want him to have time for “We don’t expect too many JULY 10
“We are expecting a very owski is unable to score. his recuperation. Whether the time surprises of how they play. They Semi-final
difficult match, a very intensive Injury is now, I will decide after training.” are an incredibly proud country. (9pm) Winners of Q1 v Winners of Q2
match,” Nawalka said through a
Ten-man Colombia lost 2-1 to Their route to qualification was JULY 11
translator at the pre-match media Hard man Glik was an unused Japan in another first round shock incredible, to knock out the United Semi-final
conference at Kazan Arena. substitute against Senegal after but the South Americans could be States,” Southgate said. (9pm) Winners of Q3 v Winners of Q4
“But let me say, I strongly suffering an injury during train- bolstered by the return of dan- Southgate gave a shout out to JULY 14
believe that we will be victorious ing, and he ended up watching his ger man James Rodriguez to the English fans, who have travelled (5pm) Third-place play-off, Saint Petersburg
after tomorrow’s match. replacement Thiago Cionek score starting side after the playmaker in smaller numbers than past tour-
“We were very angry after the an own goal that kicked off the started on the bench against the naments due to the expense of
(Senegal) match, so tomorrow we loss to Senegal. Blue Samurai while recovering travelling to Russia and fears of JULY 15
want to play at a different level. Nawalka said he was happy with from a muscle injury. trouble on the streets. (6pm) FINAL, Moscow (Luzhniki)
24 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 24th June 2018
Bahrain MMA fighters shine in European event
BAHRAIN fighters bagged four medals with ganised by the IMMAF. Khalifa, and His Royal Highness Crown Prince, Shaikh Khalid thanked HM the King for his
Murtadah Ali winning the gold in 93kg category Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy support to MMA that led to Bahrain’s accom-
of the European Open Mixed Martial Arts Cham- Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Premier, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, as plishment in the prestigious championship
pionship for Amateurs which was held from June Youth and Sports, President of Bahrain Athletics well as Representative of His Majesty the King for
18 to 22 in Bucharest. Association and Honourary President of Bahrain Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the “We are proud of our men for their efforts to
Ali Yaqoub won two silver in the 61kg and Sports Federation for Disabilities, congratulated Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President succeed. Such an accomplishment will encour-
70kg categories while Yousif Sayyar took home His Majesty King Hamad, His Royal Highness of Bahrain Olympic Committee, Shaikh Nasser age us to double our efforts to conquer more
KROOSthe bronze in the 77kg category of this event or- Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al bin Hamad Al Khalifa, on Bahrain’s achievement. arenas,” said Shaikh Khalid. “We will continue
n Germany’s Kroos, supporting this sport.”
No. 8, celebrates after
scoring the winner F1 starts probe
REVIVES into ‘illegal
GERMANY
broadcasts’ in
Middle East
LE CASTELLET, France:
Formula One is investigating
alleged illegal broadcasts of
its content in the Middle East
and North Africa by a Saudi
Arabian-linked television
station already accused of
pirating World Cup and
European soccer.
A Formula One spokes-
man said content belonging
to regional rights-holder,
Qatar-based beIN Sports, had
been transmitted by beoutQ.
“Formula One takes in-
tellectual property infringe-
ment of this nature extremely
seriously, we are looking into
the issue and those that are
involved and will take appro-
priate action,” Formula One
said in a statement at the
French Grand Prix.
European soccer body
Uefa has threatened action
over beoutQ’s airing on Ri-
yadh-based satellite provider
Arabsat of the World Cup in
Russia, as well as the Cham-
pions and Europa Leagues.
Uefa alleges beoutQ is
illegally using content from
beIN Sports, which holds the
regional rights but is blocked
in Saudi Arabia under a
boycott of Qatar by Riyadh
and Arab allies.
World soccer body Fifa has
also accused beoutQ, which
is widely available in Saudi
Arabia, of illegally broad-
casting the opening games of
the World Cup.
Baseless
RESULTS AND STANDINGS n Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen Boateng sent off in the 82nd minute, wounds and come back for the next one,” Saud al-Qahtani, a senior
watches Kroos’ free kick go in Germany kept going and Kroos’s shot Sweden coach Janne Andersson said. adviser to Saudi Crown
GROUP F five minutes into stoppage time earned Prince Mohammed bin
SOCHI: A stop- them a famous win. The Swedes played with fire as the Salman, has called the piracy
South Korea 1 Mexico 2 page-time goal from Germans racked up early chances, but charges “baseless” and
Toni Kroos gave hold- “We did not take our chances. We having weathered that storm they be- “unfounded”, accusing Qatar
(Son 90+3) (Vela 6-pen, Hernandez 66) ers Germany a dramat- should have taken the lead in the open- gan to threaten on the break and Mar- of trying to divert attention
ic 2-1 win over Sweden ing minutes and we failed to do that (but) cus Berg was denied a good shout for a from the dispute with its
Germany 2 Sweden 1 yesterday to reignite there is joy now,” Kroos told reporters. penalty when he appeared to be bundled neighbours.
their hopes of qualify- over by Boateng.
(Reus 48, Kroos 90+5) (Toivonen 32) “I know a lot of people would have “Everyone knows that
ing for the World been happy for us to be eliminated but we With Germany getting in behind Swe- beoutQ’s set-top boxes are
Mexico P W D L F A Pts Cup last 16. den’s full backs at will and fizzing passes available in a number of
Germany 2 2 00 3 1 6 l Belgium crush Tunisia across the box, it looked like a matter of countries, including Qatar
Sweden 2 1 01 2 2 3 Having lost their l Mexico close in on last 16 time before they scored, but Toivonen’s and Eastern Europe,” Saudi
South Korea 2 1 01 2 2 3 opening game to Mexico, the Germans goal gave Sweden breathing space. Arabia’s media ministry said
2 0 02 1 3 0 looked to be heading for a draw until l Results and fixtures in a statement on Friday de-
Kroos curled in a superb strike from – Pages 22 and 23 Neuer saved the Germans from be- nying that beoutQ was based
GROUP G wide on the left to secure victory for the ing 2-0 down at halftime, diving acro- in the kingdom.
four-times world champions. will not make it that easy for them ... now batically to deflect Berg’s header from
Belgium 5 Tunisia 2 we must recover, we don’t have too much Sebastian Larsson’s stoppage-time free The Middle East has two
They are now level with Sweden in time, and we must beat South Korea.” kick. Reus equalised early in the second Formula One races, in Abu
(Hazard 6-pen, 51, Lukaku 16, 45+3, Group F on three points, behind leaders half as the Germans launched a massive Dhabi and Bahrain.
Mexico who have six. It was a cruel blow for the Swedes, offensive, connecting with his knee to
Batshuayi 90) (Bronn 18, Khazri 90+3) who gave their all but came up just short. steer the ball home. The region is also a major
Sweden took the lead in the 32nd min- market for luxury car manu-
Belgium P W D L F A Pts ute when Ola Toivonen finished confi- “It’s probably the worst end of a game Substitute Mario Gomes gave the facturers like Mercedes and
England 2 2 00 8 2 6 dently after Kroos gave the ball away in I’ve experienced in my career, that we Germans a physical presence they Ferrari.
Panama 1 1 00 2 1 3 midfield, chesting the ball down expert- didn’t get a draw, but the whole group had lacked, but he spurned two superb
Tunisia 1 0 01 0 3 0 ly before lifting it over Manuel Neuer. is still alive, so we’ll have to lick our chances. Formula One’s commer-
2 0 02 3 7 0 cial rights are owned by US
Marco Reus equalised in the 48th company Liberty Media.
minute, meeting a low cross from Timo
TODAY’S MATCHES: Werner, and despite having Jerome
GROUP G
England v Panama (3pm)
GROUP H
Japan v Senegal (6pm)
Poland v Colombia (9pm)
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