DT News Network [email protected] Manama T he House of Representatives has approved a ban on Israeli- funded movies and other media content. The approval came as the majority of MPs voted on a report by the Council’s Services Committee during its meeting yesterday, endorsing a proposal to add a new paragraph to the existing law and banning all media content funded or produced by Israel. The proposal amends the press and publication law by adding a new article to it, stipulating “prohibiting the screening of films and circulation of recorded publications produced or financed by Israeli funds”. The approval came despite reservations from Information Affairs Ministry, which had requested earlier to reconsider the proposal, as “it doesn’t come in line with the joint Arab and GCC agreements that aim to support the Palestinian Case and the Arab Peace Initiative and peace in the Middle East process”. The proposal has been passed to the Shura Council, which will study it before referring it back to the Parliament. Proposal rejected During the session, the MPs voted on another report on a proposal submitted by MP Ghazi Al Rahma. The proposal stipulates adding a line to Article 9 of Law 8 of the year 2009 in relation to combating smoking and the use of all tobacco products, mentioning that 10 per cent of the taxes on tobacco products should be allocated to support sports clubs and youth centres in the Kingdom. Despite Al Rahma’s justification of the proposal and its “noble goals”, the majority of MPs agreed to the committee’s opinion to reject the proposal. The committee mentioned in its report, which was viewed yesterday that supporting the youth and sports sector should be carried out within the framework of the General Budget Accreditation Law, without the dispersal of resources. Bill passed MPs also passed a bill yesterday to introduce alternative punishments instead of imprisonment. www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh 200 Fils Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Issue No. 7419 Egypt court rules against island transfer P P 07 P 05 22 Man killed while ‘planting’ bomb Joy for Shaikh Mohammed, heartbreak for Dettori Explosion rocks Brussels, suspect ‘neutralised’ Brussels, A n explosion rocked the central train station in Brussels yesterday and a man was shot by security as scenes of terror returned to the European capital. A suspect shouted out “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) before causing the blast, a witness said. Belgium’s national crisis centre said the suspect had been “neutralised” and the situation was under control. I nternational Day of Yoga, or commonly referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015. An international day for yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 11 December 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental, and/ or spiritual practice attributed mostly to India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN address suggested the date of 21 June, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and shares special significance in many parts of the world. “Yoga is an invaluable gift of ancient Indian tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature and a holistic approach to health and well-being. Yoga is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with ourselves, the world and Nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us to deal with climate change. Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 69th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27, 2014. On December 11, 2014, the 193 members of UNGA approved the proposal by consensus with a record 177 co-sponsoring countries a resolution to establish 21st June as “International Day of Yoga”. In its resolution, the UNGA recognised that Yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well- being and wider dissemination of information about the benefits of practicing Yoga for the health of the world population. Yoga also brings harmony in all walks of life and thus, is known for disease prevention, health promotion and management of many lifestyle-related disorders. This booklet intends to give a brief overview about Yoga and Yogic practices to orient one towards comprehensive health for an individual and the community. Yoga is essentially a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is an art and science for healthy living. The word “Yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj meaning “to join”, “to yoke” or “to unite”. According to Yogic scriptures, the practice of Yoga leads to the union of individual consciousness with universal consciousness. According to modern scientists, everything in the universe is just a manifestation of the same quantum firmament. One who experiences this oneness of existence is said to be “in Yoga” and is termed as a yogi who has attained a state of freedom, referred to as mukti, nirvāna, kaivalya or moksha. “Yoga” also refers to an inner science comprising of a variety of methods through which human beings can achieve union between the body and mind to attain self-realisation. The aim of Yoga practice (sādhana) is to overcome all kinds of sufferings that lead to a sense of freedom in every walk of life with holistic health, happiness and harmony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will celebrate International Yoga Day 2017 in a yoga session at Ramabai Rally Ground in Lucknow today morning. The UN International Day of Yoga is celebrated every year on June 21. Several countries have already started celebrations with Yoga Day events from last week itself. The event in Lucknow is set to be one of the biggest yoga events in the country. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 11 The third International Day of Yoga will be celebrated in Bahrain by the Indian Embassy at the Indian School Jashanmal Auditorium from 7.30 pm today. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY MEDITATION IS A VALUABLE EXERCISE BUT EVENTUALLY YOU HAVE TO OPEN UP YOUR EYE AND LOOK AROUND Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 8P 11-14 WIN 3 CARS AND 300 GOLD COINS! 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DT News Network [email protected]
Manama
The House of Representatives has
approved a ban on Israeli-funded movies and other media content. The approval came as the majority of MPs voted on a report by the Council’s Services Committee during its meeting yesterday, endorsing a proposal to add a new paragraph to the existing law and banning all media content funded or produced by Israel.
The proposal amends the press and publication law by adding a new article to it, stipulating “prohibiting the screening of films and circulation of recorded publications produced or financed by Israeli funds”.
The approval came
despite reservations from Information Affairs Ministry, which had requested earlier to reconsider the proposal, as “it doesn’t come in line with the joint Arab and GCC agreements that aim to support the Palestinian Case and the Arab Peace Initiative and peace in the Middle East process”.
The proposal has been passed to the Shura Council, which will study it before referring it back to the Parliament.
Proposal rejectedDuring the session, the MPs voted on another report on a proposal submitted by MP Ghazi Al Rahma. The proposal stipulates adding a line to Article 9 of Law 8 of the year 2009 in relation to combating smoking and the use of all tobacco
products, mentioning that 10 per cent of the taxes on tobacco products should be allocated to support sports clubs and youth centres in the Kingdom.
Despite Al Rahma’s justification of the proposal and its “noble goals”, the majority of MPs agreed to the committee’s opinion to reject the proposal.
The committee mentioned in its report, which was viewed yesterday that supporting the youth and sports sector should be carried out within the framework of the General Budget Accreditation Law, without the dispersal of resources.
Bill passedMPs also passed a bill yesterday to introduce alternative punishments instead of imprisonment.
www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh
200 FilsWednesday, June 21, 2017 Issue No. 7419
Egypt courtrules against
island transfer
P P07P 05 22Man killed
while ‘planting’ bomb
Joy for ShaikhMohammed,
heartbreakfor Dettori
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Explosion rocks Brussels, suspect ‘neutralised’Brussels,
An explosion rocked the central train station
in Brussels yesterday and a man was shot by security as scenes of terror returned to the European capital. A suspect shouted out “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) before causing the blast, a witness said. Belgium’s national crisis centre said the suspect had been “neutralised” and the situation was under control.
International Day of Yoga, or commonly referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015. An international day
for yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 11 December 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental, and/or spiritual practice attributed mostly to India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN address suggested the date of 21 June, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and shares special significance in many parts of the world.
“Yoga is an invaluable gift of ancient Indian tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature and a holistic approach to health and well-being. Yoga is not about exercise but to discover the sense
of oneness with ourselves, the world and Nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us to deal with climate change. Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 69th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27, 2014.
On December 11, 2014, the 193 members of UNGA approved the proposal by consensus with a record 177 co-sponsoring countries a resolution to establish 21st June as “International Day of Yoga”. In its resolution, the UNGA recognised that Yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well-being and wider dissemination of
information about the benefits of practicing Yoga for the health of the world population. Yoga also brings harmony in all walks of life and thus, is known for disease prevention, health promotion and management of many lifestyle-related disorders.
This booklet intends to give a brief overview about Yoga and Yogic practices
to orient one towards comprehensive health for an individual and the community.
Yoga is essentially a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is an art and science for healthy living. The word “Yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj meaning “to join”, “to yoke” or “to unite”. According to Yogic scriptures, the practice of Yoga leads to the union
of individual consciousness with universal consciousness. According to modern scientists, everything in the universe is just a manifestation of the same quantum firmament. One who experiences this oneness of existence is said to be “in Yoga” and is termed as a yogi who has attained a state of freedom, referred to as mukti, nirvāna, kaivalya or moksha.
“Yoga” also refers to an inner science comprising of a variety of methods through which human beings
can achieve union between the body and mind to attain self-realisation. The aim of Yoga practice (sādhana) is to overcome all kinds of sufferings that lead to a sense of freedom in every walk of life with holistic health, happiness and harmony.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will celebrate International Yoga Day 2017 in a yoga session at Ramabai Rally Ground in Lucknow today morning. The UN International Day of Yoga is celebrated every year on June 21. Several countries have already started celebrations with Yoga Day events from last week itself. The event in Lucknow is set to be one of the biggest yoga events in the country.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 11
The third International Day of Yoga will be celebrated in Bahrain by the Indian Embassy at the Indian School Jashanmal Auditorium from 7.30 pm today.
HAPPYINTERNATIONAL
YOGA DAY
MEDITATION IS A VALUABLE
EXERCISE
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YOUR EYE AND LOOK AROUND
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Crown Prince honoursTaskforce 11 servicemen
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Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme
Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday hailed the commitment of the Bahraini forces and their loyalty to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the country.
His Royal Highness also praised the contribution of Bahraini forces to Operations Decisive Storm and Restoring Hope as part of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition in Yemen.
HRH CP said this while visiting Bahrain’s Royal Guard commandos. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa accompanied His Royal Highness.
Upon arrival, the Crown Prince was received by the Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Defence Affairs Minister, Lt-General Yusuf bin Ahmed Al Jalahma, BDF Chief of Staff, Lt General Theyab bin Saqer Al Noaimi, Royal Guard Commander, Brigadier His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Commander of the Royal Guard’s Special Force, Major His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and a number of senior officers.
Addressing members of the Royal Guard, Royal Guard
Commander, Brigadier His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, said that the Royal Guard is proud to honour the Force of Duty 11 group. The group has returned from Saudi Arabia’s southern border with Yemen, where it played a vital role within the Saudi-led coalition.
“Under the leadership and command of HM the King, the Bahrain Defence Force
stands with dignity, courage and honour in defence of the Kingdom of Bahrain,” said Shaikh Nasser.
Crown Prince presented military medals awarded by His Majesty the King to officers, non-commissioned officers, and personnel of the BDF’s Special Operations Force (Taskforce 11) in recognition of their dedicated service in Yemen.
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The boy, who was found by the police wandering alone
in Manama souq last week, is an orphan and was abandoned by his guardian, it is learnt.
The guardian of the boy, who has been taking care of the child since the death of his parents, abandoned him as she was not able to accommodate the child after getting into a relationship with a man.
“She said that her plan was to leave the child at a police station and asked her friend to do so. However, the friend did not go to the police station to drop the child, instead, he dropped him next to a police patrol jeep in the Souq,” Capital Directorate Investigation Division
Head, Major Muhammed Al Buainain told DT News, adding that she took help of her friend to abandon him.
According to Al Buainain, the guardian was an Indonesian lady and police suspect that the child’s father is a Bangladeshi man and his mother, an Indonesian lady. “We have some information to lead us to believe that the boy’s father is a Bangladeshi and the mother is Indonesian, however, this has not been confirmed,” he said.
A statement from public prosecution revealed that the boy’s guardian visited the police station to confess.
“An Asian lady confessed that she had abandoned the child. She had been taking
care of the boy since the death of his parents. The lady’s partner persuaded her to abandon the child and so she respected his wish,” Family and Child Prosecution Head Amina Isa said in a statement.
The boy was found wandering in Manama souq last Wednesday night.
Ministry of Interior had launched an investigation on
the same night. Labour Market Regulatory
Authority (LMRA) had also tried to help the search announcing on Friday that “no legal action will be taken against the parents” in case they were illegal residents.
Al Buainain said that police are still continuing investigations to find the identity of the parents.
Boy found wandering in Souq was dumped by his guardian
The toddler who was found wandering in Manama Souq
The guardian of the boy, who has been taking care of the child since the death of his parents, abandoned him as she
was not able to accommodate the child after getting into a relationship with a
man
DT News NetworkManama
The High Criminal Court yesterday sentenced three
persons to three years behind bars for attempting to detonate a gas cylinder in Diraz village.
The incident reportedly happened on December 19 last year, when the men agreed to attack police officers stationed in the village before they tried
to set off the cylinder. According to court files,
they used fire extinguishers to shoot glass balls at police officers. They fled the scene after cops intervened, and headed to the home of the second. They took his father’s vehicle and went to an abandoned house, from where they took the gas cylinder and placed it inside
a waste container along with a tyre in a public park in the village.
They poured petrol in the container and set it alight in a bid to blow up the cylinder. However, police officers made a timely intervention to hinder their plot. The trio was caught following intensified investigations into the incident.
Three get jail for bid to detonate gas cylinders
DT News NetworkManama
The High Criminal Appeals Court has rejected the
appeal of a Bahraini man accused of planting a fake bomb. He was earlier slapped with five years behind bars jail term. The accused was assisted
by other men to commit his crime, but their identity remained unknown.
The culprits reportedly put the device at around 7:30 am on a public road in A’ali village two years ago. They burned tyres beside it before they fled. Police officers who arrived at
the scene thought the device was a real bomb. But experts examined it later and declared it was only a fake bomb. Thereafter, investigations into the case were launched, as a result of which the involvement of the accused was was pinpointed.
Appeal denied in fake bomb case
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A p a r l i a m e n t a r i a n yesterday demanded
the Government to execute capital punishment against the terrorists who planted the bomb near Diraz on Sunday, killing a policeman and injuring two others.
Second Deputy Speaker Abdulhalim Murad called for Qisas against them without any hesitation. Qisas is to take the
life of the killers, in accordance with Islamic Sharia Laws.
Murad, who’s also the
Head of Al Asalah Islamic Society, strongly condemned the terror blast which resulted in the death of a policeman Abdulsamad Haji, 31.
The MP offered his sincere condolences to the family of the policeman and the people of Bahrain. He expressed his appreciation of the services and sacrifices of security forces to ensure public security, and also insisted on the necessity to show no mercy in eradicating terrorism and apply the law.
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Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme
Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday hailed the commitment of the Bahraini forces and their loyalty to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the country.
His Royal Highness also praised the contribution of Bahraini forces to Operations Decisive Storm and Restoring Hope as part of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition in Yemen.
HRH CP said this while visiting Bahrain’s Royal Guard commandos. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa accompanied His Royal Highness.
Upon arrival, the Crown Prince was received by the Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Defence Affairs Minister, Lt-General Yusuf bin Ahmed Al Jalahma, BDF Chief of Staff, Lt General Theyab bin Saqer Al Noaimi, Royal Guard Commander, Brigadier His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Commander of the Royal Guard’s Special Force, Major His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and a number of senior officers.
Addressing members of the Royal Guard, Royal Guard
Commander, Brigadier His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, said that the Royal Guard is proud to honour the Force of Duty 11 group. The group has returned from Saudi Arabia’s southern border with Yemen, where it played a vital role within the Saudi-led coalition.
“Under the leadership and command of HM the King, the Bahrain Defence Force
stands with dignity, courage and honour in defence of the Kingdom of Bahrain,” said Shaikh Nasser.
Crown Prince presented military medals awarded by His Majesty the King to officers, non-commissioned officers, and personnel of the BDF’s Special Operations Force (Taskforce 11) in recognition of their dedicated service in Yemen.
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CLOSE OF BKIC OFFER TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL
JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT BY BAHRAIN KUWAIT INSURANCE COMPANY B.S.C. (“BKIC”) AND TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY B.S.C. ("TAKAFUL") ON THE CLOSE OF BKIC’S UNCONDITIONAL MANDATORY CASH OFFER TO ACQUIRE UP TO 36.31% OF THE ISSUED AND PAID UP ORDINARY SHARES OF TAKAFUL, REPRESENTING ALL THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF TAKAFUL NOT CURRENTLY HELD BY BKIC (“BKIC OFFER”), AT AN OFFER PRICE OF 95 FILS (NINETY-FIVE FILS) FOR EVERY SHARE IN TAKAFUL
DISCLAIMER STATEMENTTHE CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND TOURISM AND THE BAHRAIN BOURSE ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY LOSS HOWEVER ARISING FROM THE RELIANCE UPON THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
DIRECTOR’S DECLARATIONTHE DIRECTORS OF BAHRAIN KUWAIT INSURANCE COMPANY B.S.C. AND TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY B.S.C. ISSUING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITIY FOR THE ACCURACY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. TO THE BEST OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF OF THE DIRECTORS, WHO HAVE TAKEN ALL REASONABLE CARE TO ENSURE THAT SUCH IS THE CASE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FACTS AND CONTAINS NO MATERIAL OMISSIONS LIKELY TO AFFECT THE IMPORTANCE AND COMPLETENESS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Reference is hereby made to the public announcements dated 3 April 2017, 20 April 2017, 11 May 2017, 28 May 2017, 5 June 2017, and Offer Document dated 10 May 2017 (“Offer Document”) of BKIC to acquire up to 36.31% of the issued and paid up Ordinary Shares of Takaful for cash at an Offer Price of 95 fils (ninety-five fils) for every share in Takaful.
The Board of Directors of BKIC and Takaful International are pleased to announce the conclusion of BKIC’s Offer which opened on 6 June 2017.A total of 2,244,956 Shares of Takaful were surrendered, representing 3.59% of the total issued and paid up ordinary shares of Takaful. BKIC has deposited and kept the consideration at 95 fils per share ready for settlement for the number of shares surrendered in an escrow account with Securities & Investment Company B.S.C(C)(“SICO”). The settlement shall be effected by BKIC’s broker to Bahrain Bourse (“BHB”) account and BHB will make the settlement to each broker acting on behalf of the selling Takaful Shareholders for the shares surrendered on the trading system. On the Offer Settlement Date, being 29 June 2017, BHB shall effect the transfer of shares and update the shareholders register of Takaful to reflect change in ownership. Based on the number of shares transferred, the settlement consideration at 95 fils per share will be settled by the broker acting on behalf of the Offeror subject to and as per BHB settlement rules.
Takaful Shareholders who have accepted the BKIC Offer and have fulfilled the conditions prescribed in the acceptance procedure shall receive the settlement consideration in full at 95 fils per share in accordance with the terms of Offer Document dated 10 May 2017.
The Board of Directors of BKIC and Takaful International wish to thank the Central Bank of Bahrain, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, the Capital Market Supervision Directorate and Bahrain Bourse for their invaluable guidance and support for the successful completion of the BKIC Offer. Key Contacts
The OffereeTAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY B.S.C. P.O. Box 3230, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.Tel: (+973) 17 565 656 Fax: (+973) 17 582 688
The OfferorBAHRAIN KUWAIT INSURANCE COMPANY B.S.C.P.O. Box 10166, Manama, Kingdom of BahrainTelephone: (+973) 1711 9999, Fax: (+973) 1792 1111
Share Registrar and Receiving Agent
BAHRAIN BOURSEP.O. Box 3203ManamaKingdom of BahrainTelephone: (+973) 17108834Fax: (+973) 17228061
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OFFEROR AND
Pakistani businessman Khan Mohammad Tanoli hosted a ‘Peace and Unity’ Iftar dinner at Dragon Hotel in Amwaj. Minister of Labour & Social Development Jameel Humaidan was the chief guest. Pakistani Ambassador Javed Malik is seen presenting a shield of appreciation to the Minister in the presence of Tanoli. Bahrain Federation of Expatriate Associations General Secretary Betsy Ma-thieson, Pakistan Embassy HOC Murad Ali Wazir and others were also present. On the occasion, a cake cutting ceremony was also held to celebrate Pakistan’s victory in ICC Championship. More than 200 people attended the celebration dinner
Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received Bahrain’s Ambassador to Belgium, Dr. Bahiya Jawad Al Jishi, at the Gudaibiya Palace yesterday. The Deputy Premier lauded the efforts exerted by the envoy to consolidate Bahrain’s friendly relations and cooperation with Belgium
Under the auspices of Doctor Shaikha bint Yousif Aljeeb, Acting Assistant undersecretary of Edu-cational Services and Student Activities, The Girls Guide and Scout Department, Unity of leader-ship development held its annual Ghabga gathering “With Our Heart We Unite” on Sunday in The Golden Tulip hotel. Twenty specialists and Guides attended the event. The programme included a documentary film about the latest Guides activities, games and many prizes
The Bahrain Tennis Club (BTC) in Juffair held its annual Ramadan Ghabga and Awarding Ceremony at its premises on Sunday night. It also commemorated the 40th year of the club, with the chief guest being the Minister of Sports Al Jowder along with BTC President, Khamis Al Muqla, Honor-ary Club President, Dr Ali Fakhro, Former Club President Yousif Hayder, board member Dr Faisal Al Mosawi and other BTC officials. Around 150 club members, guests and sponsors were present
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4th floor of BCCI new headquarter in Sanabis (Bait Al Tijjar), after paying the tender documents’ fee in favor of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry with effect from 21st June 2017 until 3rd July 2017.
2. Documents to be enclosed with the bids:
TENDER INVITATIONBahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry invites Designing companies to submit proposal for the following:
Tender Title TenderDocument Fee Initial Bond Tender Closing
DateTender for Interior Design
services For Client care Department at Bait Al Tijjar
Building
BD.50/-(Non-refund-
able)BD 1,500/-
9th July 201712:00 P.M
• The initial bond as per the above table shall be in the form of certified cheque, bank guarantee, or insurance policy valid for the duration specified in the tender document.
• A copy of the Commercial Registration Certificate for the current year, and copies of any other documents specified in the tender document.
• A copy of valid BCCI membership, if applicable, provided that the winning bidder should be a member of BCCI
• Copy of Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions. license for Interior design
All the documents submitted with the tender should be stamped with the company’s official seal.Offer in sealed envelopes subscripted with the title of the tender, must be addressed to the CEO of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and deposited in the tender box in the Finance Dept. (4th floor, East wing) before the closing date.This invitation form is part of the tender document.For more details contact Tel: 17380079.
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Harpreet Kaur/[email protected]
Manama
A Bahraini man who was found dead in a farm
located in Al Hajar village in the Northern Governorate on Monday is believed to have died while planting a bomb.
Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science had revealed that the death was a result of a bomb blast, without giving more details of the incident. Sources told DT News that the man was identified as Nabeel Abdullah Ahmed Al Sameeh, 40 and that he was on his way to plant the bomb he possessed.
“The bomb was given to him by one of his relatives and while he was crossing the Al Hajar Village, the bomb blasted in his hand leading to his death. An investigation has been launched by the concerned authorities on the death as some of his relatives have been previously been investigated on similar incidents like these,” sources informed.
Following the incident,
Interior Ministry further issued a statement saying, “The Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science has said that an initial investigation into the body found in a Hajar village farm on June 19 showed the death was the result of a bomb blast. Investigations are continued to obtain more details about the case for the necessary security and legal steps. The Public Prosecutor had been informed.”
This is not that the first
time that a Bahraini dies while planting, manufacturing or transporting explosives.
In July 2015, an 18-year-old was announced dead on the spot when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) he was planting near East Eker exploded in his face.
In 2014, a homemade bomb exploded in Muqsha village in the Northern Governorate, while three teenagers were transporting it to another location, in order to use it against security forces. Three of them were killed in the incident.
On April 1, 2014, the body of Hussain Sharaf, 20, was found burnt in West Eker in the Capital Governorate. Investigations showed that he died while assembling a bomb that he was planning to use against police.
One year before that, Hassan Abdulkarim, 35, was burnt to death in Sar village in the Northern Governorate, while in the process of manufacturing a homemade explosive.of them were killed in the incident.
Mohammed Zafran/[email protected]
Manama
Tourists visiting Manama souq are left high and dry as
there are no guides to navigate them through the maze and improve their experience in one of the oldest tourism venues in the Kingdom.
At least six tour guides must be recruited to be assigned at the Manama Souq to increase the attractiveness of the traditional market to tourists.
The Manama souq currently does not have tour guides and so the tourists are not always able to navigate easily, a Souq official, who asked not to be named, told DT News.
The Souq being one of the prime tourist attractions of Bahrain, needs more attention from the authorities, he said.
“Tour guides are necessary because of the size and complexity of the Souq. Some of the tourists are totally lost after coming to the Souq. They do not know what to expect or where to go. Often they miss some of the attractions at the Souq. They are our guests
and we should be giving them better guidance,” he said, “Tourists bring a lot of revenue to the Souq and we should be more efficient and do our best to encourage them to come here,” he said.
“There are development taking place. Old Markets Committee of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Tamkeen and other relevant Ministries and authorities are working hard on the revamp of the Souq. However, there are some areas that need immediate attention such as the need for tour guides. I hope it will be addressed as
soon as possible,” he said.
Meeting heldThe Old Markets Committee
of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry headed by first vice-chairman Khalid Al Zayani recently convened a meeting with top officials from Tamkeen to discuss plans to revamp Manama and Muharraq souqs. The committee proposed including it in the old markets in Shop Bahrain Festival and making Manama market a center for traditional crafts. The meeting also stressed on the importance of providing fire extinguishers in the old markets.
Manama Souq crying for tourist guides
A view of the Manama souq
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai, with the attendance of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Chairman of the Executive Council, and His Highness Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, launched the “Dubai Cyber Security Strategy” that aims to strengthen Dubai’s position as a world leader in innovation, safety and security. The strategy focuses on the following domains:
• Cyber smart society• Innovation• Cyber Security • Cyber Resilience• National and International collaborationThe strategy is a great advancement from
the earlier strategies, as it focuses heavily on the security and connectivity of smart cities with connected system and services. It also focuses on the upcoming cyber security challenges for the next decade.
This strategy gives more importance on moving towards a cyber-centred society which is technology-savvy with clear responsibilities towards cyber hygiene. This includes the government and private entities implementing secured services, consumers accessing the services in a secured manner and also the government’s monitoring activities to ensure that the security of the services is always guaranteed.
The strategy also established based on moving towards innovation, which encourages the organisations and entrepreneurs to think out of the box and create better secured services and solution with improvements in quality and reach.
As per the new framework, public-private partnership is the way to go when preparing a country level cyber strategy as both play equal and important roles for the same. The role
for the government is to create and enforce the necessary laws, policy and infrastructure to ensure a fair and just environment for the private sector to introduce new services which secure the cyber assets and interests of the country. The country should be focusing more on the next generation challenges related to cyber and information security laws, data transfer and data encryptions’ regulations. Also awareness campaigns for the general public will be helpful.
Furthermore, the role UAE CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) should also be increased to move from a country wide to a regional role. Private organizations should also be part of the interaction to ensure that the laws and regulations are investor and technology friendly and encourage secure environments.
Although the data privacy laws are meant to protect the individuals, they have profound implications of how to enforce them and ensure compliance. When they are formulated and created, the way to implement them must be considered in order to facilitate and ensure compliance. This includes creating awareness campaigns among different user groups and provide them with incentives to move towards the new regulations before making the regulation a mandate. The mitigation of upcoming and potential risks should be added to the data privacy laws. Also the laws can be updated to encourage a more open data security environment where companies should be mandated to disclose (controlled/limited) details about any cyber security breach in a given time so that the same can be made available for the other organisations, giving them a chance to be secured against similar threats.
GDPR is also having a great influence on how the companies do their business globally. The same is being witnessed in Dubai where the organisations are changing their policies and processes to incorporate the stringent requirements related to GDPR.
Dr. Jassim Haji
By Invitation
DT News NetworkManama
The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) has received ISO
9001:2015 certification, moving from the existing 9001:2008 standard.
Every department in the school from academics to administration has been audited to new standards.
ISO Auditor Besky Rajan announced the certification at a meeting of Principal, Vice-Principals, Head Teachers and Head of various departments.
The auditor in his report expressed his satisfaction for the updation of the school systems with regards to the conduct analysis and risk assessments pertaining to all activities of the school.
He placed on record his appreciation to the management, administration and the process owners for their hard work which enabled the school to have a smooth transition from 9001:2008 standards to 9001:2015 standards. He expressed his
confidence that the school has immense potential to enhance the efficiency of the staff to achieve the set goals.
ISO 9001:2015 is about assessment of various risks and the road map to check those risks and control them.
ISO 9001:2015 specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organisation needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet statutory and regulatory requirements and aims to satisfaction through the effective application of the
system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity.
All the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organisation, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.
It is based on the plan-do- check-act methodology and provides a process-oriented approach to documenting and reviewing the structure, responsibilities, and procedures required to achieve effective quality management in an organisation.
ISO Auditor Besky Rajan addresses the meeting
Premier’s directives implementedDT News NetworkManama
Following directives issued by Prime Minister HRH
Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa during this week’s regular Cabinet session to identify the needs of the Zallaq villagers, the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry announced that it had finalised the preparation of the necessary designs for block 1056 roads’ revamp project.
Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Essam Khalaf said that the revamp of about eight kms of the block’s roads is within the dust roads’ pavement programme, adding that it is an integrated project including setting up a sewage
network and linking it to the main network.
The minister added that the project will serve 229 housing units, noting that the roads of block 1056 will be connected to the kingdom’s main road network.
He added that the ministry will establish a rainwater drainage network and ground channels for use by other services to avoid cutting the asphalt in the future, install a lighting network and traffic signs and decorate landlines to facilitate the traffic and ensure the safety of road users.
Khalaf pointed out that HRH the Prime Minister’s directives are within his keenness to follow up on the needs of the citizens nationwide in order to meet them.
Amazon Web Service joins BTECHDT News NetworkManama
The Bahrain Technology Companies Society
(BTECH) has announced that “Amazon Web Services” has joined the society as its new member.
BTECH president, Ubaidli Al-Ubaidli said, ”BTECH’s aims to participate in the preparation of policies and regulations related to the field of technology in Bahrain, would benefit the ICT companies in the Kingdom in a number of ways”. Ubaidli added.
Cairo
An Egyptian court yesterday ruled that previous judicial
decisions in favour of transferring two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia were invalid, a judicial official and a lawyer said.
Egyptian courts have issued contradictory rulings since Cairo signed a controversial deal with Saudi Arabia in April 2016 to transfer the islands to Riyadh.
The government says the two islands, Tiran and Sanafir, belong to Saudi Arabia but had been leased to Egypt in the 1950s.
Parliament on June 14 approved their controversial transfer.
On Tuesday an administrative court ruled that all judicial decisions taken to date by the urgent matters court would be considered invalid.
In April, the urgent matters court in Cairo invalidated a verdict by Egypt’s highest administrative court that went against the islands’ transfer.
“The ruling (on Tuesday) signifies that the land is Egyptian,” said Khaled Ali, a lawyer who argued in the administrative
court that the islands belonged to Egypt.
The verdict would affirm that any attempt to transfer the islands would be considered unconstitutional “even if the president ratified the agreement”, Ali said.
“Now the ball is in the president’s court,” Ali said.
The president has yet to ratify the transfer deal.
Lying at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, the islands can be used to
control access to the Israeli port of Eilat.
They were captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war before being returned to Egypt under the 1979 Camp David Accords. (AFP)
7Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Interested Contractors with proven capabilities and experience in providing the above services may Purchase the Tender documents online using e-Tendering system from https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh from Wednesday June 21, 2017. Tender documents can be downloaded after paying the non-refundable tender fees as specified above. An Initial Bond should be enclosed for the amount specified above or 1% of the bid value, whichever is lesser (in any case Initial Bond shall not be less than BD 100/-), payable by a Manager’s Cheque, Certified Cheque, Letter of Guarantee or Insurance policy issued by Local Agencies Cash. The bond shall remain valid throughout the tender period specified in the relevant tender documents. For more information please call the following numbers: 36027245-17755845- 17752995 – 17757044.
• Quotation should be deposited in the tender box provided at the Tender Submission Office, Tender Board Arcapita Building 551 – Ground Floor Road 4612 – Block 346 Bahrain Bay Manama – Bahrain, before
01.30 pm on the tender closing date. • This tender is subject to the provisions of Legislative Decree No.36 of 2002 with respect to Regulating
Government Tenders- Auction and the Legislative Decree No.37 of 2002 with respect to the Tender Law’s Implementing Regulations.
• The following conditions shall be complied with:
Kingdom of Bahrain
The Bahrain Petroleum Company BSC (Closed) hereby invites tender for the following:
1. Enclose a copy of the Commercial Registration Certificate valid for the current year, and be in conformity with the subject tender.
2. Submit quotations on “Tender Submission Form” No. (TB 02).3. Enclose a copy of Certificate of Compliance with the Employment Percentage for Bahraini Manpower
issued by the Ministry of Labour.4. Ensure to stamp with the official seal on all the original documents and copies thereof, which form
part of the offer.
Vendors who are not registered in Tender Board E-tendering System shall be required to register through the link below.
https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh/xcap/supplier/suplogin.aspx
For any inquiry please call help desk email [email protected] or telephone no. +973-17566617.
• This announcement is considered as a part of the Tender Documents.
Tender TitleTender No. Initial Bond
(BD)
TenderDocuments Fees (BD)
Tender Submission
Day Date Time
PROVISION OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND KITCHEN HOOD FIRE SUPPERESSION FOR REFINERY CAFETERIA AND BAPCO CLUB KITCHENNOTE: Purchase Tender Documents Deadline: 20-Jul-2017 13:30 hours
T170075(49) 500/- 15/-Wednesday
02nd Aug 2017 01:30 pm
THE PROVISION OF RIGGERS SERVICES FOR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENTNOTE: Purchase Tender Documents Deadline: 27-July-2017 13:30 hours
T170076(49) 500/- 15/-Wednesday
02nd August, 2017 01:30 pm
Interested Contractors with proven capabilities and experience in providing the above services may Purchase the Tender documents online using e-Tendering system from https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh from Wednesday June 21, 2017. Tender documents can be downloaded after paying the non-refundable tender fees as specified above. An Initial Bond should be enclosed for the amount specified above or 1% of the bid value, whichever is lesser (in any case Initial Bond shall not be less than BD 100/-), payable by a Manager’s Cheque, Certified Cheque, Letter of Guarantee or Insurance policy issued by Local Agencies or Cash. The bond shall remain valid throughout the tender period specified in the relevant tender documents. For more information please call the following numbers: 36027245 – 17755845 - 17752995 – 17757044 - 17757054.
• Quotation should be deposited in the tender box provided at the Tender Submission Office, Tender Board Arcapita Building 551 – Ground Floor Road 4612 – Block 346 Bahrain Bay Manama – Bahrain, before 01.30 pm on the tender closing date.
• This tender is subject to the provisions of Legislative Decree No.36 of 2002 with respect to Regulating Government Tenders- Auction and the Legislative Decree No.37 of 2002 with respect to the Tender Law’s Implementing Regulations.
• The following conditions shall be complied with:
Kingdom of Bahrain
The Bahrain Petroleum Company BSC (Closed) hereby invites tender for the following:
1. Enclose a copy of the Commercial Registration Certificate valid for the current year, and be in conformity with the subject tender.
2. Submit quotations on “Tender Submission Form” No. (TB 02).3. Enclose a copy of Certificate of Compliance with the Employment Percentage for Bahraini Manpower
issued by the Ministry of Labour.4. Ensure to stamp with the official seal on all the original documents and copies thereof, which form
part of the offer.
Vendors who are not registered in Tender Board E-tendering System shall be required to register through the link below.
https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh/xcap/supplier/suplogin.aspx
For any inquiry please call help desk email [email protected] or telephone no. +973-17566617.
• This announcement is considered as a part of the Tender Documents.
Tender TitleTender No. Initial Bond
(BD)
TenderDocuments Fees (BD)
Tender Submission
Day Date Time
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT FOR OIL AND GAS ACADEMY(NOTE: Purchase Tender Documents Deadline: 20-Jul- 2017 13:30 hours
T170061(49) 4000/- 50/-Wednesday
02nd Aug 2017 01:30 pm
Geneva
Cholera has killed 1,170 people in war-ravaged Yemen and the number of suspected cases is now
at nearly 2,000 a day, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
And the devastation wrought by the conflict there made coping with the outbreak that much more difficult, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva.
“The number of suspected cholera cases is rising,” said Jasarevic.
“We are talking close to 2,000 suspected cases per day,” he warned, which meant that Yemen was now suffering the world’s largest cholera outbreak.
Since WHO began collecting data on the outbreak on April 27, it has registered more than 170,000 suspected cholera cases across 20 of Yemen’s 21 governorates, Jasarevic said.
WHO has warned that a quarter of a million people could fall sick with the disease cholera by the end of the year there. Already, two-thirds of the population are on the brink of famine there.
Cholera is a highly contagious bacterial infection spread through contaminated food or water. The disease is easily treatable, but reining it in conflict-torn Yemen is particularly difficult. (AFP)
Yemen cholera death toll passes 1,100: WHOEgypt court
rules against island transfer This file photo taken on January 14, 2014, through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea’s Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia.
Washington
Dozens of F-35 stealth fighters that were grounded for 11 days due to
an oxygen-supply problem aboard the expensive warplanes will resume flying today, the US Air Force said.
Investigators were unable to identify a root cause of the issue, which had prompted the 56th Fighter Wing of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona to ground its F-35s.
“However, specific concerns were
eliminated as possible causes including maintenance and aircrew flight equipment procedures,” base spokeswoman Major Rebecca Heyse said in a statement.
The Lockheed Martin planes were grounded on June 9 due to five incidents since May 2 in which pilots experienced symptoms of hypoxia, of lack of oxygen.
Currently, the 56th Fighter Wing has 55 F-35A planes that are used to train pilots from the US and other air forces that are buying the jet. Heyse said experts
are continuing to probe the issue and several precautionary steps are being taken, including increasing the minimum levels for backup oxygen systems for each flight.
With a current development and acquisition price tag already at $379 billion for a total of 2,443 F-35 aircraft -- most destined for the US Air Force -- the F-35 is the most expensive plane in history, and costs are set to rise further still.
BUSINESS8 Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Paris
China’s C919 and Russia’s MC-21 may be absent from the tarmac at
the Paris Air Show, but their makers don’t hide their ambition to nose into the biggest part of the civil aviation market -- single-aisle medium-haul aircraft -- which is dominated by Airbus and Boeing.
“For decades there were just two families of competing aircraft in the single-aisle segment, the A320 and the 737” built by Airbus and Boeing, said Stephane Albernhe, managing partner at Archery Consulting.
Both firms have been announcing business worth tens of billions of dollars for their mid-range bestsellers at the Paris Air Show, but they’re unlikely to keep the market for themselves for long.
“Things are beginning to change because the duopoly is being attacked by the Bombardier’s C Series, Comac’s C919 and Irkut’s MC-21.
While Bombardier’s C Series entered into commercial service last year, both the C919 and MC-21 only just made their maiden test flights last month and are years away from entering into service.
The C919, which made its first test flight on May 5, built by state-owned aerospace m a n u f a c t u r e r C o m m e r c i a l A i r c r a f t Corporation of China (COMAC), represents nearly a decade of effort in a
government-mandated drive to reduce the nation’s dependence on Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
Capable of carrying 168 passengers over a distance of 5,500 kilometres (3,400 miles), the C919 already has 600 orders.
The MC-21 also represents an effort by Russia to end reliance on foreign aircraft. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian airlines have shifted to Airbus and Boeing aircraft which are cheaper to operate.
Manufactured by the state-owned Irkut, the aircraft made its first flight on May 28 over Siberia. Capable of carrying between 132 and 211 passengers up to 6,000 kilometres, there have been 175 orders for the MC-21 according to Irkut.
The MC-21’s maiden flight comes six years after Russia’s short-haul Sukhoi Superjet aircraft came into service in 2011. But they have since
suffered serious t e c h n i c a l
i s s u e s t h a t
have forced the plane’s grounding.
For Gilles Fournier, managing director of the Paris Air Show, “these planes are not yet mature enough to display” at the event. But, he added, “I think they will be in two years” at the next Paris Air Show.
“These new entrants have states which support them and they won’t stop there,” said Albernhe.
“They have started with single-aisle aircraft, but its a good wager that at least as far as the Chinese are concerned, the next model with be a long-haul aircraft.”
In fact, Beijing and Moscow announced last month they intend to work together this time a long-distance aircraft, which has been baptised C-929 by the Chinese.
Capable of carrying 280 passengers on flights up to 12,000 kilometres, the C-929 would take on the latest long-haul jets offered by Airbus and Boeing -- the A350 and 787 Dreamliner.
The plane is to be developed by COMAC and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). Chinese media have said development could cost between $13 billion and $20 billion.
China, Russiaaim to end Airbus-Boeing duopoly
Grounded F-35s to resume flying
A Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet
An Embraer E 195 E2 moves on
the tarmac at Le Bourget
The Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) demonstrator
The Dassault Aviation Rafalejet fighter performs
An Airbus A400M performs
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense
Force Kawasaki P-1 aircraft
View of the cockpit of a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner test plane
BUSINESSWednesday, June 21, 2017 9
Bratislava
Thousands of workers at Volkswagen Slovakia went on strike yesterday over unmet demands for a 16 pe rcent
pay rise from the country’s largest private employer, a union official said.The average salary in the Bratislava VW plant is 1,800 euros ($2,014), excluding managers’ pay packets, according to the company. Slovakia’s average salary is 980 euros.
Beijing
Chinese cities are cracking down on jaywalkers by installing facial recognition kits at intersections to identify and
shame them by posting their photo on public screens. It is the latest use of the technology in China, where it has been used by fast-food chain KFC to predict orders and in public restrooms to foil toilet paper thefts.
- Rolf Densing,
VW Slovakia workers strike demanding hike China shames jaywalkers with face recognition Right now, we do have about 750,000 pieces bigger than one centimetre (0.4 inches) in orbit and many were caused by explosions of abandoned satellites and rocket bodies. The number could grow to about 1.2 million by 2030,”
Beijing
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday
that the BRICS cooperation has shown strong vitality during the past ten years.
Wang made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes and India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh.
He said BRICS cooperation has greater importance, as the five countries’ share in global economy has increased from 12 per cent to 23pc in the past decade while they have contributed more than
half of global growth. This year marks the beginning of the second decade of BRICS cooperation, and China holds the BRICS rotating presidency, Wang said, adding that the country stands ready to work with all sides to contribute to worldwide stability and prosperity, as well as the healthy development of multilateralism.
On the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the ministers underscored the importance of its full implementation within the framework of revitalized global partnership for sustainable development.
The ministers also welcomed the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change on 4 November 2016 and urged
all countries to implement the Paris Agreement under the principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change including the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
On terrorism, they deplored the continued terrorist attacks, including those in some BRICS countries, and condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations wherever committed and by whomsoever.
The ministers looked forward to their meeting on the margins of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, and welcomed South Africa’s offer to host the next stand-alone meeting in 2018. (Xinhua)
Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has announced 12 winners in its June draw of the special financing promotion that offered one of its lowest profit rates for property and personal financing, in addition to value added rewards.
European Space Agency Director of Operations
BRICS shows strong vitality:
China
Malaysia tackles oil spillKuala Lumpur
Malaysia is using chemical dispersants to break up
an oil slick off its coast after a tanker laden with marine diesel sank last week, a top official said yesterday.
The MT Putri Sea, registered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, went down on Thursday in a busy shipping lane off the southern state of Johor, near Singapore.
Authorities said all six Indonesian crew were missing and feared dead.
Two marine department boats were using chemical dispersants on the more than three kilometre-wide (two-mile) slick, Zulkifili Abu Bakar, director-general of the Maritime Enforcement Agency, said in a statement.
The oil spill is close to Petronas’ billion dollar refinery
and petrochemicals integrated development project in Pengerang.
Zulkifili said the spill had not affected shipping activities and that the affected area was not a fishing zone.
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, natural resources and environment minister said a “tier one” response has been initiated to fight the oil spill.
The cash prizes were hand-ed over by Hussain Karimi, Exhibition Branch Manager – Retail Banking department, to Husain Ali Merza grand prize winner of BD10,000 and Mohamed Mubarak Abdulla winner of BD5,000. In addition to this, 10 winners won cash prize of BD500 each.
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-Mohammed Buhijji,Head of Retail Banking
Danat Al Salam customers will have a chance to win Gmash fifth Grand cash prize worth $45,000 if they invest by 2nd of July as well as the opportunity to win our 2nd Grand Al Dana Prize “Villa in Riffa” by continuing to invest in the savings scheme until 2nd of August.
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The ministers welcomed the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change
M o h a m e d M u b a r a k Abdulla cash prize winner of BD5,000
Husain Ali Merza grand cash prize win-ner of BD10,000
BUSINESSWednesday, June 21, 2017 9
Bratislava
Thousands of workers at Volkswagen Slovakia went on strike yesterday over unmet demands for a 16 pe rcent
pay rise from the country’s largest private employer, a union official said.The average salary in the Bratislava VW plant is 1,800 euros ($2,014), excluding managers’ pay packets, according to the company. Slovakia’s average salary is 980 euros.
Beijing
Chinese cities are cracking down on jaywalkers by installing facial recognition kits at intersections to identify and
shame them by posting their photo on public screens. It is the latest use of the technology in China, where it has been used by fast-food chain KFC to predict orders and in public restrooms to foil toilet paper thefts.
- Rolf Densing,
VW Slovakia workers strike demanding hike China shames jaywalkers with face recognition Right now, we do have about 750,000 pieces bigger than one centimetre (0.4 inches) in orbit and many were caused by explosions of abandoned satellites and rocket bodies. The number could grow to about 1.2 million by 2030,”
Beijing
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday
that the BRICS cooperation has shown strong vitality during the past ten years.
Wang made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes and India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh.
He said BRICS cooperation has greater importance, as the five countries’ share in global economy has increased from 12 per cent to 23pc in the past decade while they have contributed more than
half of global growth. This year marks the beginning of the second decade of BRICS cooperation, and China holds the BRICS rotating presidency, Wang said, adding that the country stands ready to work with all sides to contribute to worldwide stability and prosperity, as well as the healthy development of multilateralism.
On the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the ministers underscored the importance of its full implementation within the framework of revitalized global partnership for sustainable development.
The ministers also welcomed the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change on 4 November 2016 and urged
all countries to implement the Paris Agreement under the principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change including the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
On terrorism, they deplored the continued terrorist attacks, including those in some BRICS countries, and condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations wherever committed and by whomsoever.
The ministers looked forward to their meeting on the margins of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, and welcomed South Africa’s offer to host the next stand-alone meeting in 2018. (Xinhua)
Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has announced 12 winners in its June draw of the special financing promotion that offered one of its lowest profit rates for property and personal financing, in addition to value added rewards.
European Space Agency Director of Operations
BRICS shows strong vitality:
China
Malaysia tackles oil spillKuala Lumpur
Malaysia is using chemical dispersants to break up
an oil slick off its coast after a tanker laden with marine diesel sank last week, a top official said yesterday.
The MT Putri Sea, registered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, went down on Thursday in a busy shipping lane off the southern state of Johor, near Singapore.
Authorities said all six Indonesian crew were missing and feared dead.
Two marine department boats were using chemical dispersants on the more than three kilometre-wide (two-mile) slick, Zulkifili Abu Bakar, director-general of the Maritime Enforcement Agency, said in a statement.
The oil spill is close to Petronas’ billion dollar refinery
and petrochemicals integrated development project in Pengerang.
Zulkifili said the spill had not affected shipping activities and that the affected area was not a fishing zone.
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, natural resources and environment minister said a “tier one” response has been initiated to fight the oil spill.
The cash prizes were hand-ed over by Hussain Karimi, Exhibition Branch Manager – Retail Banking department, to Husain Ali Merza grand prize winner of BD10,000 and Mohamed Mubarak Abdulla winner of BD5,000. In addition to this, 10 winners won cash prize of BD500 each.
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Danat Al Salam customers will have a chance to win Gmash fifth Grand cash prize worth $45,000 if they invest by 2nd of July as well as the opportunity to win our 2nd Grand Al Dana Prize “Villa in Riffa” by continuing to invest in the savings scheme until 2nd of August.
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The ministers welcomed the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change
M o h a m e d M u b a r a k Abdulla cash prize winner of BD5,000
Husain Ali Merza grand cash prize win-ner of BD10,000
BUSINESS Wednesday, June 21, 201710
COUNTRY/CURRENCIES SELLBUY
Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh
COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN
BAHRAIN 0.3770 #REF! 0.3870 0.3405
KUWAIT 0.2855 31.6134 0.2931 0.2578
OMAN 0.3849 0.3750 0.3951 0.3476
QATAR 3.6420 3.5480 3.7385 3.2891
UAE 3.6730 3.5782 3.7703 3.3171
SAUDI 3.7500 3.6533 3.8493 3.3866
AUSTRALIA 0.2946 0.2910BANGLADESH 0.00491 0.00469CANADA 0.2926 0.2884DENMARK 0.0596 EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217EURO 0.4297 0.4254HONGKONG 0.04985 0.04945INDIA 0.00607 0.00592INDONESIA 0.00003057 0.00002906IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 JAPAN 0.00354 0.003470JORDAN 0.5350 0.5351KOREA 0.00038231 KUWAIT 1.249 1.249MALAYSIA 0.0905 0.0904NEW ZEALAND 0.2789 0.2775NORWAY 0.0466 NEPAL 0.00388 0.00367OMAN 0.97962 0.98262PAKISTAN 0.00370 0.00360PHILIPPINES 0.00784 0.00756QATAR 0.10381 0.10376SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066SINGAPORE 0.2765 0.2754SOUTH AFRICA 0.03040 0.03030SRI LANKA 0.00270 0.00247SWEDISH 0.0462 SWITZERLAND 0.3967 0.3919SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018TAIWAN 0.012700 THAILAND 0.011350 0.011340TURKEY 0.1143 UNITED KINGDOM 0.4919 0.4860UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102810 0.102810UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37780 0.37800YUAN 0.056800 0.056800
Dubai
Gulf stock markets were weighed down by weak
oil prices yesterday as Saudi Arabia pulled back despite hopes for positive news from index compiler MSCI, while Qatar closed at its lowest level since it was hit by a diplomatic crisis early this month.
MSCI was due after the close yesterday to announce whether it will launch a review of Saudi Arabia for possible inclusion in its emerging market index; inclusion would bring tens of billions of dollars of fresh foreign money.
The Saudi index surged 2.4 per cent on Monday after Mohammed El-Kuwaiz, vice chairman of the Capital Market Authority, was quoted as saying by the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that he expected inclusion by the end of 2018.
Yesterday, the index rose as much as 0.6pc early on but closed 1.3pc lower in thin trade. The three top losers
were banks, which had surged in the past week because of a belief that foreign funds would flow into them in the event of a positive MSCI decision.
Saudi British Bank, for example, pulled back 4.7pc to 24.30 riyals after jumping 14pc in the past four days.
Petrochemical blue chip Saudi Basic Industries, which would be a key Saudi component of MSCI’s emerging market index if the upgrade happens, fell 0.8pc.
Dubai’s index fell 0.2pc as builder Drake & Scull, the most heavily traded stock, slid 3.0pc after saying it had obtained regulatory approval to start a capital restructuring after heavy losses.
Abu Dhabi’s index dropped 0.8pc as Dana Gas pulled back 4.4pc. It had gained 66pc this month on what some brokers said was buying by a strategic investor; late on Monday Goldilocks Investment Co, part of Abu Dhabi Financial
Group, said it had bought 5pc of the firm.
Qatar’s index slipped 1.5pc to 8,934 points, its lowest finish since January 2016. It remains depressed by economic sanctions and has now lost 10pc since then.
Many banks dropped; Doha Bank fell 2.1pc. Qatari banks have been weak because
of concern about increases in their funding costs after other Gulf countries imposed sanctions on Qatar early this month, accusing it of supporting terrorism.
Egypt’s index fell 0.7pc; Orascom Telecom Media, the most heavily traded stock, plunged 15pc as it went ex-dividend. (Reuters)
Closing BellSAUDI ARABIA dropped 1.3pc to 6,953 points
DUBAI fell 0.2pc to 3,452 points
ABU DHABI dropped 0.8pc to 4,456 points
QATAR sank 1.5pc to 8,934 points
EGYPT fell 0.7pc to 13,416 points
KUWAIT fell 0.7pc to 6,783 points
BAHRAIN rose 0.2pc to 1,319 points
OMAN dropped 0.5pc to 5,195 points
Philippine Airlines orders seven planes
Saudi pulls back, Qatar hits postcrisis low
Manila
Philippine Airlines will buy seven planes from Canada’s
Bombardier as part of an effort to regain its dominance of the growing air travel market, the carrier said yesterday.
PAL said it sealed the deal for seven Q400 turboprops, worth $235 million at list prices, at the Paris Air Show.
The carrier aims to increase its fleet serving smaller islands in the archipelagic nation.
“We used to be the only carrier in the Philippines. We used to be the dominant domestic player,” a statement quoted PAL president Jaime Bautista as saying in Paris.
However the rise of budget airlines starting in the late
1990s eroded PAL’s market share. Upstart Cebu Pacific eventually overtook it to
become the Philippines’ largest carrier.
“The management of
Philippine Airlines believes we should get back the market share we used to own,” Bautista said.
The new 86-seat Q400s and other types of narrow-bodied aircraft would enable PAL to do that, he added.
The acquisition of the seven Q400s would be on top of five Q400 planes worth $168 million which PAL ordered last December but which have not yet been delivered.
PAL, which has a fleet of 81 planes, already operates five Q400s and four smaller Q300 aircraft from Bombardier. These service airports that cannot handle wide-bodied planes.
Representative picture
Representational image
BUSINESS Wednesday, June 21, 201710
COUNTRY/CURRENCIES SELLBUY
Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh
COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN
BAHRAIN 0.3770 #REF! 0.3870 0.3405
KUWAIT 0.2855 31.6134 0.2931 0.2578
OMAN 0.3849 0.3750 0.3951 0.3476
QATAR 3.6420 3.5480 3.7385 3.2891
UAE 3.6730 3.5782 3.7703 3.3171
SAUDI 3.7500 3.6533 3.8493 3.3866
AUSTRALIA 0.2946 0.2910BANGLADESH 0.00491 0.00469CANADA 0.2926 0.2884DENMARK 0.0596 EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217EURO 0.4297 0.4254HONGKONG 0.04985 0.04945INDIA 0.00607 0.00592INDONESIA 0.00003057 0.00002906IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 JAPAN 0.00354 0.003470JORDAN 0.5350 0.5351KOREA 0.00038231 KUWAIT 1.249 1.249MALAYSIA 0.0905 0.0904NEW ZEALAND 0.2789 0.2775NORWAY 0.0466 NEPAL 0.00388 0.00367OMAN 0.97962 0.98262PAKISTAN 0.00370 0.00360PHILIPPINES 0.00784 0.00756QATAR 0.10381 0.10376SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066SINGAPORE 0.2765 0.2754SOUTH AFRICA 0.03040 0.03030SRI LANKA 0.00270 0.00247SWEDISH 0.0462 SWITZERLAND 0.3967 0.3919SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018TAIWAN 0.012700 THAILAND 0.011350 0.011340TURKEY 0.1143 UNITED KINGDOM 0.4919 0.4860UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102810 0.102810UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37780 0.37800YUAN 0.056800 0.056800
Dubai
Gulf stock markets were weighed down by weak
oil prices yesterday as Saudi Arabia pulled back despite hopes for positive news from index compiler MSCI, while Qatar closed at its lowest level since it was hit by a diplomatic crisis early this month.
MSCI was due after the close yesterday to announce whether it will launch a review of Saudi Arabia for possible inclusion in its emerging market index; inclusion would bring tens of billions of dollars of fresh foreign money.
The Saudi index surged 2.4 per cent on Monday after Mohammed El-Kuwaiz, vice chairman of the Capital Market Authority, was quoted as saying by the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that he expected inclusion by the end of 2018.
Yesterday, the index rose as much as 0.6pc early on but closed 1.3pc lower in thin trade. The three top losers
were banks, which had surged in the past week because of a belief that foreign funds would flow into them in the event of a positive MSCI decision.
Saudi British Bank, for example, pulled back 4.7pc to 24.30 riyals after jumping 14pc in the past four days.
Petrochemical blue chip Saudi Basic Industries, which would be a key Saudi component of MSCI’s emerging market index if the upgrade happens, fell 0.8pc.
Dubai’s index fell 0.2pc as builder Drake & Scull, the most heavily traded stock, slid 3.0pc after saying it had obtained regulatory approval to start a capital restructuring after heavy losses.
Abu Dhabi’s index dropped 0.8pc as Dana Gas pulled back 4.4pc. It had gained 66pc this month on what some brokers said was buying by a strategic investor; late on Monday Goldilocks Investment Co, part of Abu Dhabi Financial
Group, said it had bought 5pc of the firm.
Qatar’s index slipped 1.5pc to 8,934 points, its lowest finish since January 2016. It remains depressed by economic sanctions and has now lost 10pc since then.
Many banks dropped; Doha Bank fell 2.1pc. Qatari banks have been weak because
of concern about increases in their funding costs after other Gulf countries imposed sanctions on Qatar early this month, accusing it of supporting terrorism.
Egypt’s index fell 0.7pc; Orascom Telecom Media, the most heavily traded stock, plunged 15pc as it went ex-dividend. (Reuters)
Closing BellSAUDI ARABIA dropped 1.3pc to 6,953 points
DUBAI fell 0.2pc to 3,452 points
ABU DHABI dropped 0.8pc to 4,456 points
QATAR sank 1.5pc to 8,934 points
EGYPT fell 0.7pc to 13,416 points
KUWAIT fell 0.7pc to 6,783 points
BAHRAIN rose 0.2pc to 1,319 points
OMAN dropped 0.5pc to 5,195 points
Philippine Airlines orders seven planes
Saudi pulls back, Qatar hits postcrisis low
Manila
Philippine Airlines will buy seven planes from Canada’s
Bombardier as part of an effort to regain its dominance of the growing air travel market, the carrier said yesterday.
PAL said it sealed the deal for seven Q400 turboprops, worth $235 million at list prices, at the Paris Air Show.
The carrier aims to increase its fleet serving smaller islands in the archipelagic nation.
“We used to be the only carrier in the Philippines. We used to be the dominant domestic player,” a statement quoted PAL president Jaime Bautista as saying in Paris.
However the rise of budget airlines starting in the late
1990s eroded PAL’s market share. Upstart Cebu Pacific eventually overtook it to
become the Philippines’ largest carrier.
“The management of
Philippine Airlines believes we should get back the market share we used to own,” Bautista said.
The new 86-seat Q400s and other types of narrow-bodied aircraft would enable PAL to do that, he added.
The acquisition of the seven Q400s would be on top of five Q400 planes worth $168 million which PAL ordered last December but which have not yet been delivered.
PAL, which has a fleet of 81 planes, already operates five Q400s and four smaller Q300 aircraft from Bombardier. These service airports that cannot handle wide-bodied planes.
Representative picture
Representational image
International Day of Yoga, or commonly referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015. An international day
for yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 11 December 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental, and/or spiritual practice attributed mostly to India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN address suggested the date of 21 June, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and shares special significance in many parts of the world.
“Yoga is an invaluable gift of ancient Indian tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature and a holistic approach to health and well-being. Yoga is not about exercise but to discover the sense
of oneness with ourselves, the world and Nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us to deal with climate change. Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 69th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27, 2014.
On December 11, 2014, the 193 members of UNGA approved the proposal by consensus with a record 177 co-sponsoring countries a resolution to establish 21st June as “International Day of Yoga”. In its resolution, the UNGA recognised that Yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well-being and wider dissemination of
information about the benefits of practicing Yoga for the health of the world population. Yoga also brings harmony in all walks of life and thus, is known for disease prevention, health promotion and management of many lifestyle-related disorders.
This booklet intends to give a brief overview about Yoga and Yogic practices
to orient one towards comprehensive health for an individual and the community.
Yoga is essentially a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is an art and science for healthy living. The word “Yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj meaning “to join”, “to yoke” or “to unite”. According to Yogic scriptures, the practice of Yoga leads to the union
of individual consciousness with universal consciousness. According to modern scientists, everything in the universe is just a manifestation of the same quantum firmament. One who experiences this oneness of existence is said to be “in Yoga” and is termed as a yogi who has attained a state of freedom, referred to as mukti, nirvāna, kaivalya or moksha.
“Yoga” also refers to an inner science comprising of a variety of methods through which human beings
can achieve union between the body and mind to attain self-realisation. The aim of Yoga practice (sādhana) is to overcome all kinds of sufferings that lead to a sense of freedom in every walk of life with holistic health, happiness and harmony.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will celebrate International Yoga Day 2017 in a yoga session at Ramabai Rally Ground in Lucknow today morning. The UN International Day of Yoga is celebrated every year on June 21. Several countries have already started celebrations with Yoga Day events from last week itself. The event in Lucknow is set to be one of the biggest yoga events in the country.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 11
The third International Day of Yoga will be celebrated in Bahrain by the Indian Embassy at the Indian School Jashanmal Auditorium from 7.30 pm today.
HAPPYINTERNATIONAL
YOGA DAY
MEDITATION IS A VALUABLE
EXERCISE
BUT EVENTUALLY YOU
HAVE TO OPEN UP
YOUR EYE AND LOOK AROUND
Celebrating Yoga Day
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
12 Wednesday, June 21, 2017
“Yoga is the Journeyof the Self,to the Self,
Through the Self.”
On the occasion of International Day of Yoga-2017, I extend my warm greetings to all yoga enthusiasts in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the readers of this publication.
The word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’ meaning to join, ‘to yoke’ or ‘to unite.’ The practice of yoga leads to the union of individual consciousness with the universal consciousness. Yoga, an ancient Indian knowledge, embodies unity of mind and body; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Yoga goes beyond being a set of physical existence to a balanced mind, healthy body, and noble thoughts. Yoga connects us to our inner self.
The United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014 adopted an India-led resolution declaring June 21 as ‘International Day of Yoga’. The resolution had 177 nations joining as co-sponsors, the highest number ever for any resolution in the UN General Assembly. The resolution was adopted by an acclamation, a testimony to the enthusiastic cross-cultural and universal appeal that Yoga enjoys amongst members of the United Nations.
The movement towards wellness and practicing Yoga is gaining momentum. Over the past two years, people from across the globe have enthusiastically joined in celebrating the International Day of Yoga.
In an increasingly stressful life, Yoga provides the positive energy that keeps tensions away and gives us strength to perform our duties. The practice of Yoga facilitates mind and body coordination, emotional equanimity and intellectual clarity to the practitioners. Yoga also brings harmony in all walks of life and thus is known for disease prevention, health promotion and management of many life style related disorders.
Let us observe the International Day of Yoga in a befitting manner and make a positive and qualitative difference in our lives.
Alok K SinhaAmbassador of India, Bahrain
Indian Embassy held a Yoga practice session ahead of International Yoga Day led by Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha at the new Indian Embassy premises (which will be opened shortly) in Seef yesterday early morning
Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha
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KIMS Bahrain Medical Centre (KBMC) in
association with the Embassy of India hosted a Seminar on Yoga and Holistic Healthcare at the Diplomat Radisson Hotel yesterday.
The Seminar, held Under the patronage of Heath Minister Faeqa Al Saleh, was attended by Fatima Abdulwahid Al Ahmed, Asst. Undersecretary for Human Resources & Services, Ministry of Health, Alok Kumar Sinha, Indian Ambassador and Samir Aldarabi, Director of UNIC Manama.
Al Ahmed told DT News, “This great initiative now has become an annual event celebrated globally with a mission to promote a healthy lifestyle. We are pleased to be a part of this worldwide initiative through various activities. The
seminar organised by KIMS Bahrain Medical Centre in association with the Embassy is a great way to make people in the Kingdom aware of the importance of yoga.”
“It is an honour to be a part of this seminar and spread the message of a healthy lifestyle in the Kingdom and I would like to thank each and every individual for their continuous efforts to support and promote yoga in the county,” she added.
Ahmed Jawahery, Chairman of KIMS Bahrain Medical Centre and President of Royal Bahrain Hospital, said, “By embracing yoga in our lives we achieve self-discipline and good mental and physical health. It is a way of life and I am glad to see yoga emerging as a platform for unity between India and Bahrain.”
Prof Fatima Al Mansoori, an expert from Bahrain
Defence Force Royal Medical Services, spoke on how yoga is beneficial to overcome chronic conditions. Dr Sunil Kumar, Yoga expert and official exponent for Yoga on behalf of Government of India said yoga is a necessity for positive health. Dr Awatif Sharaf, Vice President, Bahrain Meditation Center spoke on the importance of meditation and holistic health and Dr Bhramara Madduri, Faculty, Art of Living, demonstrated basic yoga steps that would be beneficial for day to day activity for any individual.
The Seminar deliberated on various aspects of Yoga including Yoga for Holistic Health, Yoga and Lifestyle in addition to Meditation and Health. A separate session on practical yoga asana and meditation was also held.
Fatima Al MansooriIndian Ambassador Alok K SinhaAhmed JawaheryFatima Abdulwahid Al Ahmed
Audience during the event
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“Its never too lateits never too bad
and your never too old or too sickto start from scratch once again.”
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY
Workers of Al Amin Contracting & Maintenance celebrated International Yoga Day yes-terday in Mina Salman with a Yoga practice session.
Al Mahd Day Boarding School, Saar celebrated International Yoga Day in the presence of Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha.
Celebrations
GaloreManama
Under the patronage of Health Minister Faeqa bint Saeed Al-Saleh, the
United Nations Information Center for the Gulf Countries (UNIC Manama) in collaboration with a group of volunteers (Helm Insan) and several centres and associations specialized in charity, health and social work will commemorate the International Day of Yoga at the Saar Mall today at 9pm.
The celebration which is being organised with a remarkable contribution from Bahraini Yoga Therapy Specialist Prof. Fatima Al Mansoori will involve the largest gathering of community groups/civil societies in Bahrain. Officials from various ministries and organizations are expected to participate.
The programme is intended to engage a large number of groups and civil societies
including the Bahrain Mobility International, MS society, Islamic association, Abdulrahma Kanoo Social Parents Club and many others.
“The theme for the 2017 celebration is ‘Yoga for Health’ which highlights the fact that yoga can contribute in a holistic way to achieving balance between mind and body”, says Samir Aldarabi, Director of UNIC Manama.
Aldarabi noted that Yoga can make a direct and useful contribution to sustainable development and help everyone move towards a lifestyle that is in harmony with nature.
Aldarabi added that the celebration will bring together a large audience from different segments of society and thereby send a message that any sustainable d e v e l o p m e n t activity or action should leave no
one behind. The event will consist of
a seminar, a Yoga session and a Meditation session. In addition, there will be an expo that will include Health & wellness services, organic and herbal products, and free wellness consultations.
Aster medical center will also be offering free health check and blood tests. For details and participation contact: Fatima Al Mansoori (36421000) Hassan Al Saffar
(33664770)
Yoga at Nass Corp
Nass Corporation in association with the
Indian Embassy celebrated International Day of Yoga on Monday at their Mina Salman Headquarters.
Sameer A. Nass, Chairman of Nass Corporation welcomed Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha on this occasion.
Hemant Joshi, Director of
Nass Group inaugurated the event by thanking the Indian Ambassador and the Indian Embassy for facilitating the event. He said, “The ancient practice of Yoga has helped millions of individuals across the world in achieving holistic well-being. In addition to the positive health benefits, Yoga has mental and spiritual core.”
The Indian Ambassador highlighted immense benefits of Yoga and appealed to all to continue practicing and promote it such that its benefits are reaped by all. The event was a great success with more than 120 attendees, employees and their family members participating in the event.
Fatima Al Mansoori
Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha with officials of Nass Corporation during a photocall
14 Wednesday, June 21, 2017
“Its never too lateits never too bad
and your never too old or too sickto start from scratch once again.”
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY
Workers of Al Amin Contracting & Maintenance celebrated International Yoga Day yes-terday in Mina Salman with a Yoga practice session.
Al Mahd Day Boarding School, Saar celebrated International Yoga Day in the presence of Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha.
Celebrations
GaloreManama
Under the patronage of Health Minister Faeqa bint Saeed Al-Saleh, the
United Nations Information Center for the Gulf Countries (UNIC Manama) in collaboration with a group of volunteers (Helm Insan) and several centres and associations specialized in charity, health and social work will commemorate the International Day of Yoga at the Saar Mall today at 9pm.
The celebration which is being organised with a remarkable contribution from Bahraini Yoga Therapy Specialist Prof. Fatima Al Mansoori will involve the largest gathering of community groups/civil societies in Bahrain. Officials from various ministries and organizations are expected to participate.
The programme is intended to engage a large number of groups and civil societies
including the Bahrain Mobility International, MS society, Islamic association, Abdulrahma Kanoo Social Parents Club and many others.
“The theme for the 2017 celebration is ‘Yoga for Health’ which highlights the fact that yoga can contribute in a holistic way to achieving balance between mind and body”, says Samir Aldarabi, Director of UNIC Manama.
Aldarabi noted that Yoga can make a direct and useful contribution to sustainable development and help everyone move towards a lifestyle that is in harmony with nature.
Aldarabi added that the celebration will bring together a large audience from different segments of society and thereby send a message that any sustainable d e v e l o p m e n t activity or action should leave no
one behind. The event will consist of
a seminar, a Yoga session and a Meditation session. In addition, there will be an expo that will include Health & wellness services, organic and herbal products, and free wellness consultations.
Aster medical center will also be offering free health check and blood tests. For details and participation contact: Fatima Al Mansoori (36421000) Hassan Al Saffar
(33664770)
Yoga at Nass Corp
Nass Corporation in association with the
Indian Embassy celebrated International Day of Yoga on Monday at their Mina Salman Headquarters.
Sameer A. Nass, Chairman of Nass Corporation welcomed Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha on this occasion.
Hemant Joshi, Director of
Nass Group inaugurated the event by thanking the Indian Ambassador and the Indian Embassy for facilitating the event. He said, “The ancient practice of Yoga has helped millions of individuals across the world in achieving holistic well-being. In addition to the positive health benefits, Yoga has mental and spiritual core.”
The Indian Ambassador highlighted immense benefits of Yoga and appealed to all to continue practicing and promote it such that its benefits are reaped by all. The event was a great success with more than 120 attendees, employees and their family members participating in the event.
Fatima Al Mansoori
Indian Ambassador Alok K Sinha with officials of Nass Corporation during a photocall
Hollywood star Johnny Depp’s former business managers have made public
the emails from him in their latest court filing, which reveal that he was willing to sell off some of his belongings to help ease the financial situation.
Depp’s ex-business managers are fighting to subpoena his long time representative as part of the ongoing dispute overwhether the actor knew the dire state of his finances or was kept in the dark.
Among the 109-page document are emails from TMG to various
members of Depp’s team, including an exchange in 2009 between TMG’s Joel Mandel and Depp himself. Mandel urged Depp to “take it easy” on his spending over the Christmas and wanted to set up a meeting where they could discuss about balancing his finances. (TOI)
Los Angeles
Actress Kate Winslet says that working in her forthcoming movie “The Mountain
Between Us” was harder than working for her career-making role in “Titanic”.
“This was much harder than Titanic because we really were at 10,000 feet and it really was -38 degrees Celsius. I definitely had ‘Titanic’ flashbacks, freezing cold, falling into that cold water,” said Winslet.
“It was definitely reminiscent of certain other rather challenging, strenuous experiences I had 20 years ago,” she added
When asked whether she and her friend Leonardo (DiCaprio) will come together for any project any time soon, Winslet said no, reports eonline.com. (IANS)
Los Angeles
Former One Direction star Zayn Malik, who joined
forces with Italian fashion house Donatella Versace to launch his first range last October, has unveiled his second line for the luxury label.
He has revealed that it was inspired by his personal style and what he wears “every day”.
The 24-year-old singer who is currently dating model Gigi Hadid, has admitted his lover
also helped him in the creative process, reports femalefirst.co.uk.He said: “I didn’t want to say
but yeah. She’s very good, and she definitely assisted me.”The “Pillowtalk”
hitmaker has revealed that he was desperate
to work in the fashion industry for a long “while”, and would have been happy to release a “couple of T-shirts”. (IANS)
15Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Jessica Simpson @JessicaSimpson
Should I be more concerned with the dentist
misspelling my name or the condition of my wisdom…
Portrays the lead character Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy films and stars as Owen Grady in the 2015 film Jurassic World.
June 21, 1979
Actresses Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are in negotiation to come on
board Paul Feig’s upcoming film ‘A Simple Favour’. The project is in the process of being
set up at Lionsgate.Production on the film is expected to begin in August in Toronto.
The film is about a mommy blogger in a small town and her best friend who suddenly vanishes. The murder mystery is based on the book by Darcey Bell.
It is being produced by Feig’s producing partner, Jessie Henderson.Meanwhile, Kendrick’s film ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ is scheduled for December 22 release,
while Lively will be seen in ‘All I See Is You’, releasing on September 17. (TOI)
IFTAR AND GABGAH AT THE KAIMAT AL KHALEEJ TENTDate: Till June 24 Venue: The Gulf Hotel Bahrain Iftar BD 19++ per personGabgah BD 17++ per person Weekends: BD 19++ per personTakht Jamsheed Persian Restaurant Iftar BD 19++ per person. Outlets Schedule during Ramadan
La Pergola Italian Restaurant: Breakfast buffet from 6:00 am to 10:30 am BD 10++ per personLunch from 12 pm till 3pm, serving Salad and Soup Buffet, Main Course will be at Al Waha Restaurant a la carte menu. BD13++ per person. Dinner: from Iftar Time till 11:00pmServing regular La Pergola a la carte menu.
Sato Japanese Restaurant:Open Daily for Lunch: 12pm – 3pm Dinner from Iftar time – 11pm Serving regular Sato a la carte menu.
Takkht Jamsheed Persian Restaurant. Open daily from Iftar till 9:00pm. Iftar Buffet BD 19++ per person.
Café Delice Open Daily form 7:00 AM till 7:00PMAndalus Lounge:Open Daily from Iftar time till 11:00pm Waterside CaféOpen daily from 10am till 8pm
ICRF TO ORGANISE ITS 5TH BLOOD DONATION DRIVE Date: June 23 Venue: Salmaniya Blood Bank Indian Community Relief Fund (“ICRF”), under the auspices of the Indian Embassy, Bahrain, will be organizing its 5th Blood Donation Drive on Friday, 23 June 2017 from 7.45am to 12 noon at the Salmaniya Blood Bank. Every day hundreds of people need blood to Live. Blood is needed for emergencies and for people who have cancer, blood disorders, sickle cell, ane-mia and other illnesses. Some people need regular blood transfusions to live. The blood you donate gives someone another chance at life. All are requested to come forward to be a part of this noble cause of Blood Donation. Transportation is arranged from vari-ous parts of Bahrain. For registration and transportation please call us on 39461746 or 36080404 or 32228424.
EID AL FITR CELEBRATIONDate: During Eid Al FitrVenue: The Gulf Hotel
Zahle Restaurant: Our Lebanese restaurant Zahle will launch its new exclusive entertainment program in EID. Famous belly dancer - “The Flaming Duo” with accompanied celebrated Arabic singers for daily live-entertainment. An exclusive dinner set
menu will be offered to the guests for dinner during this 3 days celebration. Price: BD 26++Al Waha Restaurant: Special EID buffets will be served for 3 days in Al Waha for both lunch and dinner with live entertainment by the new in house band - “QBA Inside”. Price: BD 19++Takht Jamsheed Restaurant : Talented all Iranian team will set the stage for a perfect Eid lunch buffet for 3 days, taking inspiration from Persia’s Royal place, Takht Jamsheed. Price: BD 19++Rasoi by Vineet : Celebrate EID this year at Bahrainis Award winning res-taurant with an exclusively designed set menu by Michelin Starred Chef Vineet Bhatia. Price: BD 22.000++
ROYAL THAI: THAI FRIDAY NIGHTS Thai culinary Nights with live cooking counters serving, papaya salad, satays, carvings and selection of main courses with an all you can eat menu.-Price @ BD15 NET per person inclu-sive of 2 selected beveragesThe Art of Cooking Classes. The famous art of cooking class will begin on 8th of July every Saturday onwards The Art of Cooking Classes begins with China Garden’s Chef Ding, featuring exotic Chinese delicacies. About the Art of Cooking Classes at The Gulf Hotel Bahrain: The Art of Cooking Class is design for home cooks with busy lifestyles who have a passion for food, we offer intimate hands-on and demonstration classes, from the building blocks of cooking to delicious and exclusive mouthwatering menus, led by our professional chef instructors. There will be an exclusive Cooking Class on the 29th featuring an exclusive opportunity for Parents with their child to learn together with our Pastry Chef Daniel! FOUR SEASONS RAMADAN TENT Main venue: Al Bahrain Ballroom includes the main dining area and shisha lounge overlooking the Arabian Gulf, all dressed up in a modern Arabesque theme.The buffet: Features a wide selection of traditional Bahraini fare as well as Lebanese, Moroccan, Indian, Turkish and global cuisine with a number of live cooking stations.For Ghabga:We will offer an array of Arabic and internationally inspired dishes and des-serts.Pricing:Iftar = BD 26++ (including beverages: still or sparkling water, soft drinks, chilled juice, Arabic coffee pass around)Ghabga = BD 28++ (including bever-ages available at the buffet only)Shisha = BD 8++Kids below 5 years = FreeKids between 6 years and 12 years = BD 12.5++ From 13 years and above = Full priceFor groups: (minimum 30 pax)
Iftar = BD 23++ (including beverages) Ghabga = BD 25++ (excluding bever-ages)Timing:Iftar: Sunset till 8 pm Ghabga from 9 pm till 2 amDuring the holy month, a professional live band will be playing mellow tra-ditional tunes (Oud) in the Ramadan tent.A Ramadan tent will add to the holy celebrations.Reservations:17115500
Kids For All Seasons Ramadan Tent
Complimentary access for Iftar and Ghabga guests . A large tent connected to the ballroom will feature the kids club with great number of fun activities.Gergaoun Celebration: on June 10th the Kids for All Seasons Club has arranged many fun activities such as spreading candies, singing traditional songs and storytelling.Reservations:973017115500
Bay View Lounge
Bay View Lounge is open nightly after sunset during the month of Ramadan. Guests can replenish and reenergise by enjoying their first cup of freshly brewed coffee or linger over a fragrant cup of aromatic tea.
Re/ Asian Cuisine by Wolfgang Puck
re/Asian Cuisine is presenting an a la carte menu for breakfast as well as a special dim sum style cuisine for lunch and dinner during the holy month of Ramadan. Breakfast: 7:00am – 11:00amLunch: 12:30pm – 3:30pm Dinner:Weekdays: sunset – 11:00pm Weekends: sunset – 11:30pmRestaurant will be closed on Mondays.Reservations:17115046
Eid AlFitr
Eid Brunch at Bahrain Bay KitchenFestivities will commence in Bahrain Bay Kitchen with 3 days brunch buffet, live cooking stations and a vibrant fam-ily atmosphere.Pricing:BD 27++ (including soft beverages) BD 37++ (including beverages)Reservations:17115500
Spa : Ramadan Specials This Ramadan, dip into a sanctuary of calm and rejuvenate your mind and body with one of our specialoffers. Book any of the following 30-minute spa tapas of your choice for BD 40.Back Tension Reliever Express FacialDetoxifying Body Scrub Shoulder and Neck Massage Foot Massage
YOGA DAY CELEBRATION Date: June 21 Venue: Fatima Ebrahim Kanoo Hall
To celebrate International Yoga Day the Migrant Workers Protection Society and Yogi Anil Kumar Singh will host a free one hour yoga session at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 21st June 2017 at Fatima Ebrahim Kanoo Hall (Tubli), Villa 360, Road 7307, Block 373, Abu Ghazal, Tubli. Participants are asked to kindly bring a yoga matt or towel. We will enjoy a one-hour yoga session at the same time, helping the Migrant Workers Protection Society in its quest to raise awareness to the issues faced by migrant workersIf you require any further informa-tion please contact Helen on 3373 7721 (Head of MWPS Fundraising and Awareness Committee).
LADIES YOGA RELAY
Date: June 21 Venue: Different Venues
International Yoga Day on June 21st will be marked with a unique eight-hour Ladies Yoga Relay at various locations throughout the Kingdom. To be organised by popular diaspora magazine Salaam Bahrain with the sup-port of the Embassy of India, the relay is divided into eight sessions of 60 min-utes each. Each guided session will take place under the supervision of a yoga teacher and is open to ladies at all levels of yoga training.The first session will take place from 6 to 7 a.m. and will be led by Amelia German, a yoga teacher who is part of the Well-Being Programme at Bapco. This will take place at the Princess Sabeekha Park in Awali.The second session from 7 to 8 a.m. will be offered by the Isha Foundation and shall take place in Manama at the Indian Club in Gudaibiya.The third session, from 8 to 9 a.m. will be hosted by Pure Yoga located in Hamala.The fourth hour of the relay, from 9 to 10 a.m. will be hosted by popular yoga teacher Hency Parekh at the Sports Training Complex in Saar.From 10 to 11 a.m., Fitness First will host the ladies of the Maharashtra Cultural Society at their yoga studio at the Fitness First in Juffair Mall.Gauri Dhokate, an Adliya-based yoga teacher will run the sixth hour of the Yoga Relay from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at the Indian Club in Gudaibiya.
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IFTAR & GHABGADate: During Ramadan Venue: AL QASR TENT Al Areen Palace & Spa will create a memorable event dur-ing the Holy Month of Ramadan this year, with a 1001 Arabian Nights theme at Al Qasr tent.The festivities will have an Arabic atrium setting, offering a medley of spaces for families, friends, corpo-rate guests and VIPs. Discover our exquisite Iftar and Ghabga buffet of Arabic and International cui-sine with live cooking stations for everyone’s delight as you gather around for this joyous celebration. It will also include various live counters and BBQ stations.
Iftar Buffet:Weekdays BD 15++ Weekends BD 17++ (Thursday and Friday)
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Ghabga Buffet:Weekdays BD 13.5++ Weekends BD 15++ (Thursday and Friday)
Daily – from 9:30PM to 2:00AM
Price per person inclusive of lav-ish buffet, Arabic sweets and Ramadan juices.Live entertainment.
Eid Al Fitr Brunch:BD 15++Enjoy a family-friendly Eid Brunch including Arabic and International dishes plus live cooking stations at Al Qasr Tent in Al Areen Palace & Spa from 12.30PM – 4.00PM. There will be live entertainment from our band, face painting, henna, mascot, kids’ corner, and many more. Diners will have access to the swimming pool during the period of brunch and a ticket to The Lost Paradise of Dilmun Water Park. You can also stand a chance to win from our Grand Raffle Draw. Served on the second day of Eid.
Price per person inclusive of lav-ish buffet, Arabic sweets and Ramadan juices.Live entertainment.
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Words may not be the best way to communicate things today. Body language, touch, and taste will be much more effective. You will find that your senses are heightened. Let your feet follow your nose and go enjoy a good meal with someone special tonight.
Things may get quite intense today. There will be a great deal of information coming your way, but it might not all be that good. It seems that someone is putting a roadblock in your path, making it difficult for you to pass. Don’t let this stop you. Use your creativity to find ways around any obstacles. Experiences like these only make you stronger.
Your head may buzz with activity today. Suddenly it seems like the spotlight has been turned on. You’re on stage and your brainpower is being tested. Are you up to the challenge? Ready or not, it’s here. Remember the importance of individuality. Don’t be another cookie-cutter replica. Be your own person and think for yourself.
Focus on the simple pleasures today. Don’t feel like you have to go to distant lands or engage in expensive recreational activities to find happiness and peace. Realize that everything you need is inside. Delight in nature. Smile at the Sun, Moon, and stars. Realize that there is beauty all around and not just in expensive objects you can buy.
Focus on your creative mind today. This is a fertile time to plant seeds that will surely grow up healthy and strong. You have the ability to be prosperous now, but it won’t come easily. The key for you now is to stay cool. Don’t overreact to the little annoyances that come your way. You’re beyond petty squabbles. Don’t waste your time with them.
Motivation must come from within today. The only thing that can pull you out of bed is your inner drive. Too much partying may leave you spent to the point where you don’t want to move. Remember to keep things in moderation. Be good to your body. Get outside and let your mind radiate outward like sunshine. Feel the grounding of the Earth beneath your feet.
Your mind should be clear today and communications should go extremely well for you. Very few words will be needed to get your point across. You will connect to people on many levels. Realize that you have important information to share with those around you. Your critical, practical, grounded opinion plays a key role in the activities of the day.
Strong forces may act up today and ask you to stand up a little straighter than usual. Keep your shoulders back and be proud. Don’t think any less of yourself just because there is disagreement between you and others. Maintain respect for your opinions. Say things with confidence and don’t back down, but be prepared to defend your views.
You might find that your brain is moving in the slow lane today. It may even be creeping over to the breakdown lane. You might find that it’s a bit harder to make your witty rebuttals in conversation. Take your time and make sure you choose your words carefully. Communicating with others might be a bit like pulling teeth.
Feel free to take the lazy route today. Don’t lift a finger if you don’t have to. It may be hard to get others moving, too. You can prod all you want, but if people don’t want to go, they aren’t going to go. Your flexible nature might be tested. You may find that you need to adapt to the whims of others rather than the other way around.
Your thinking is steady and reserved today. Your mind is right in line with your ego, and you will be able to accurately verbalize what is going on inside. You might be a bit reserved in how much you tell people. It could be that others are holding back information from you. Proceed with caution and be honest in all your dealings.
Today is an excellent day to say exactly how you feel. Your thinking is sharp and clear. Once you start talking, you may never stop. People will listen extra carefully to your words. You have a great deal of influence, so realize how much impact you have on the environment. You will be able to accomplish a lot.
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Bamako
Thirty-one people were killed over the weekend
in central Mali as ethnic groups clashed over land in a zone where the state is near-absent and jihadists roam freely.
Nomadic Fulani people and farmers from the Dogon ethnic group have engaged in tit-for-tat violence sparked by Fulanis grazing their cattle on Dogon land.
Dogons also accuse Fulanis in the area of colluding with
cleric Amadou Koufa, whose Islamist group recently joined the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, a jihadist alliance with links to al-Qaeda.
The Malian army confirmed “31 dead, (comprising) 27 Fulanis and four Dogons,” along with nine more injured.
The army said it had spoken with mayors, village chiefs and imams to persuade them to halt the violence in Mopti region.
Singapore
A Muslim border security officer in Singapore has
been arrested for planning to fight in Syria, officials said yesterday.
Muhammad Khairul bin Mohamed, 24, an unarmed traffic officer working at the crossing with Malaysia, was arrested under the Internal Security Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.
The act allows for detention without trial for up to two years.
“Through prolonged exposure to online materials on the Syrian conflict, Khairul perceived the Syrian conflict to be a ‘holy war’ in which he was prepared to die in battle as a ‘martyr’,” the statement said.
“He developed the view that the conflict in Syria was a sectarian struggle between Sunni Islam and Shia Islam, and being a Sunni Muslim, he wanted to fight against the Shi’ites in Syria by joining the Free Syrian Army (FSA),” the statement said.
I am very, very, very sorry that (the military offensive left Marawi in ruins), I hope that soon you will find it in your heart to forgive my sol-diers and government and even me.”
Thai man bombed army hospital in revenge
Trump slams N Korea after US student’s death
A man arrested outside Britain’s parliament was to appear in court charged with possess-ing an offensive weapon and assaulting a police officer.
President Donald Trump slammed the “brutal regime” in Pyongyang following the death of Otto Warmbier, the US student released in a coma last week after nearly 18 months in detention in North Korea.
Singapore border guard arrested for ‘jihad’ plans
World’s biggest fish market will be moved: Tokyo governor
Indian girl with rare condition dies suddenly
A Thai man publicly con-fessed to planting a bomb inside an army-run hospital last month, saying he was motivated by a loathing for the military and their fre-quent coups.
The US student Otto Warmbier was in coma when released by N Korea. Do you see this as a barbaric act by the regime?
Yes No Cant Say
31 killed in ethnic violence in central Mali
-Rodrigo DutertePhilippine President
Man arrested in UK over weapons possesion
Tokyo
Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market -- the
world’s biggest -- will be moved to a new location, the city’s top official confirmed yesterday, after months of delays over concerns about toxic contamination at the new site.
But city governor Yuriko Koike added a new element to the long-standing relocation plan, saying the current site would eventually be redeveloped to capitalise on Tsukiji’s globally recognised brand.
The present location, a popular tourist attraction
that hosts an early-morning tuna auction, is earmarked for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
“After that, we will turn it into a new market with a food theme park,” Koike told reporters, adding that redevelopment would happen within five years.
“I think it’s wisest to use both Toyosu and Tsukiji,” she said, referring to the new location.
The government initially planned to sell all or part of the current site near the upscale Ginza shopping district.
The Hague
Amid scorching summer heat, most final-year
Dutch university students are already partying on the beach. But one group will have to redo a key exam after their teacher disappeared leaving no trace of their grades.
“We’ve done everything we can to try to find him, and to get hold of the test papers, but he went missing several weeks ago,” Aris Willems, spokesman for the ROC Midden Nederland university in Utrecht, said yesterday.
A delegation from the university even went to the home of the Dutch language professor, but his doorbell went unanswered.
Willems acknowledged he had never come across anything like it, but after discussions with the schools inspector it had been decided that the 80 students following a cookery course would have to re-sit a
Dutch-language oral exam.Since they first sat the test
back in March and April, the students have already been told their grade and have been celebrating passing their final diploma.
Dutch student woes as prof vanishes with final results
The newly built Toyosu fish market in Tokyo
Paris attacker had gun licenceParis
Questions arose yesterday over how a known
radical Islamist who rammed a car into a police van on Paris’s Champs-Elysees was able to hold a gun licence.
Adam Djaziri, a 31-year-old who had been on a watchlist for radical Islamists since 2015, was killed on Monday as his car loaded with a gas canister smashed into the van on the French capital’s most famous avenue.
Two handguns and a Kalashnikov-style assault rifle were found in the car, while a weapons stash was found at the home of the assailant, who died in the incident.
Djaziri’s father, who has since been detained, said that his son was a licensed gun-owner, and a source close to the probe said he owned nine weapons including pistols and an assault rifle.
The attempted attack comes with France still under a state of emergency after a wave of jihadist assaults that have left more than 230 people dead since 2015.
As the one-month-old government of President Emmanuel Macron prepares to unveil a tougher new anti-terrorism law, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe expressed dismay that Djaziri was able to have a gun permit despite
being on a jihadist watchlist.“What I know at this stage
is that the first weapons permit was given before this individual was flagged up,” he said in an interview with BFM television and RMC radio, but he added that “no one can be satisfied -- and certainly not me” that Djaziri had evidently still been able to possess dangerous weapons.
Djaziri’s ex-wife, brother and sister-in-law were detained late on Monday after police questioned them at the family home in Plessis-Pate outside Paris. Djaziri’s father was also taken into custody, a judicial source said. (AFP)
A car with all doors and trunk opened is pic-tured in a Police sealed off area of the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris
ROC Midden Nederland University (file image)
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Chicago
Otto Warmbier, the US student released by
North Korea in a coma last week after more than a year in detention, has died, his family said Monday.
The 22-year-old, who had suffered severe brain damage, was medically evacuated to the United States on June 13. He died Monday at 2:20 pm (1820 GMT), surrounded by relatives in his home town of Cincinnati, Ohio.
“It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home,” his family said in a statement.
“The awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible,” they added.
Pyongyang said that Warmbier fell into a coma soon after he was sentenced in March of last year for stealing a political poster from a North Korean hotel. The regime claimed the young man fell into a coma after contracting botulism and being given a sleeping pill.
Doctors treating Warmbier said he had suffered extensive tissue loss
in all regions of his brain, but showed no signs of physical trauma. Medical tests offered no conclusive evidence as to the cause of his neurological injuries, and no evidence of a prior botulism infection.
They said Warmbier’s severe brain injury was most likely -- given his young age -- to have been caused by cardiopulmonary arrest cutting the blood supply to the brain.
Warmbier’s father, Fred, lashed out at Kim Jong-Un’s
authoritarian state last week, telling a news conference, “there is no excuse for any civilized nation to have kept his condition secret and denied him top-notch medical care for so long.”
In their statement Monday, Otto’s family said they believed he had found a peace of sorts after being flown home.
“When Otto returned to Cincinnati late on June 13th he was unable to speak, unable to see and unable to
react to verbal commands. He looked very uncomfortable -- almost anguished,” they said.
“Although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed – he was at peace. He was home and we believe he could sense that,” they added.
“We thank everyone around the world who has kept him and our family in their thoughts and prayers. We are at peace and at home too.”
US student freed from North Korea has died: family
US teen killed by bear in Alaska running race
Assange abandons ‘special announcement’ at embassy
Los Angeles
A 16-year-old boy was mauled and killed by a bear
during a running race in Alaska at the weekend, managing to text his family as the attack was under way, authorities said Monday.
Patrick Cooper, of Anchorage, was competing in the annual mountain race on Sunday that goes through rugged terrain when he apparently encountered the bear.
He reportedly texted a member of his family to say he was being chased by the animal.
“The mother was here with
her family, her children, they were running the race,” Nathan Michell, of the Anchorage police department, told reporters.
The race director said the boy had raced up a mountain and was on his way down extremely steep terrain that goes through thick wilderness when the attack took place.
Several fellow runners and rescuers rushed to the site but initially couldn’t get close as the animal was still in the area.
“The bear was remaining in the area where the young man was,” Tom Crockett, a park ranger with Chugach State Park, told local media.
London
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday
abandoned plans to make a “special announcement” five years after moving into London’s Ecuadorian embassy, claiming he had a meeting set with UK officials.
“On the advice of Mr. Assange’s legal counsel, today’s planned announcement by Mr. Assange from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy has been deferred.”
“This follows the agreement of an imminent meeting with British authorities,” WikiLeaks said in a statement.
Assange’s planned appearance at the embassy balcony was due to mark five years since he took refuge in the Ecuadorian territory within London, in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden where he faced allegations of rape.
Sweden dropped its investigation into Assange last month, deciding it was no longer proportional to keep the probe open while there was little chance of the 45-year-old surrendering
himself to the authorities.Assange declared “victory”
following the announcement, although he declined to say whether he would step out onto British soil where he could be arrested for earlier skipping bail.
On Monday, WikiLeaks said Assange’s legal team “remain optimistic” of finding a solution “which respects the British legal process and restores Mr. Assange’s freedom and dignity”.
The British government denied it had any plans to meet with Assange, despite the claim made by WikiLeaks.
“There are no upcoming meetings scheduled between the Home Office and Julian Assange’s legal team,” a home office spokesman said.
Assange said he opted to move into the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid being extradited to the US where he fears prosecution over WikiLeaks publishing leaked government documents.
US justice authorities have never confirmed that they have Assange under investigation or are seeking his extradition.
Otto Frederick Warmbier (R) speaking at a press conference in Pyongyang (file image)
NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanetsWashington
NASA revealed Monday 10 new rocky, Earth-sized
planets that could potentially have liquid water and support life.
The Kepler mission team released a survey of 219 potential exoplanets -- planets outside of our solar system -- that had been detected by the space observatory launched in 2009 to scan the Milky Way galaxy.
Ten of the new discoveries were orbiting their suns at a distance similar to Earth’s orbit around the sun, the so-called habitable zone that could potentially have liquid water
and sustain life.Kepler has already
discovered 4,034 potential exoplanets, 2,335 of which have been confirmed by other telescopes as actual planets.
The 10 new Earth-size planets bring the total to 50 that exist in habitable zones around the galaxy.
“This carefully-measured catalog is the foundation for directly answering one of astronomy’s most compelling questions -- how many planets like our Earth are in the galaxy?” said Susan Thompson, a Kepler research scientist and lead author of the
latest study.The latest findings were
released at the Fourth Kepler and K2 science conference being held this week at NASA’s Ames research center in California.
The Kepler telescope detects the presence of planets by registering minuscule drops in a star’s brightness that occurs when a planet crosses in front of it, a movement known as a transit.
The findings were compiled from data gathered during the first four years of the mission, which scientists processed to determine the size and composition of the planets
observed.The scientists found that
the newly discovered planets tended to fall into two distinct categories -- smaller, rocky planets that are usually around 75 percent bigger than Earth, and much larger, gaseous planets similar in size to Neptune.
NASA said the latest catalog is the most complete and detailed survey of potential exoplanets yet compiled.
The telescope has studied some 150,000 stars in the Cygnus constellation, a survey which NASA said is now complete.
Pro-Assange demonstrators stand with placards at a vigil to mark the fifth anniversary of Julian Assange’s arrival at the Embassy of Ecuador in London
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 21SPORTS
Manama
Many of the Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling
Team members are set to participate in National Road Championship races in Italy, Spain and Slovenia taking place during this week.
The Italian riders – except for Franco Pellizotti, who is recovering from tendinitis, that forced him to abandon the Critérium of Dauphiné – will be at the Italian National Road Race Championships, that will be held in Piedmont Region this Sunday.
This race is called “Gran Piemonte” and will cover a distance of 236km from Asti to Ivrea. “The course is very long” explains Sports Director Paolo Slongo. “After an undulating start, there will be a climb at 5% average (with max. gradient of 11%), a fast descent and then some short hills before the final circuit of
21.3 km (four laps) where the 2km climb with a gradient over 10% and peaks of 15% will for sure be very challenging. Both Visconti and Colbrelli are in very good form and showed it in Slovenia. They can do well at the Italian Championship and Vincenzo Nibali will come back to race after a period of rest following the Giro d’Italia, to prepare the second part of the season”.
Only Manuele Boaro will ride the Individual Time Trial too, which will take place
in Piedmont as well (Ciriè-Caluso 38,3 km).
In Spain the focus will be on the Individual Time Trial (Soria-Soria 43,1 km), with the defending champion Ion Izagirre, who will try to take the best time again. “He will aim to retain the Spanish title” says SD Mario Chiesa “At the Tour de Suisse Ion did well and felt good. So we are confident.” Then Izagirre will line up in the Road Race (Garray-Soria 207.3km), together with Ivan Cortina, Javier Moreno and
Ion Ander Insausti (who will ride the TT too). “We have just four riders, so it won’t be easy against teams with more athletes, but we will do our best” adds Chiesa. “The race will be hard in particular in the final part with the six laps of a circuit that features a demanding climb. You need to be clever to interpret the race at best”.
A significant group of Bahrain Merida riders will be at the Slovenian National Road Race Championships,
that will be held in Kranj on a circuit of 10 km (six laps, 160 km total). “I think the course can suit an attempt of breakaway and for that will be ready with Luka Pibernik” comments SD Gorazd Štangelj “Otherwise we can have the chance to compete in a sprint of a reduced group with Grega Bole, supported by Borut Bozic. There are various solutions, let’s see according to how the race goes”.
In China Meiyin Wang will ride the Time Trial on 24th,
the Criterium on 25th and the Road Race on 26th, while Tsgabu Grmay will compete in Ethiopia both in Individual Time Trial and in Road Race.Cyclists:
Italian National Championships: Road Race: Agnoli Valerio, Manuele Boaro, Niccolò Bonifazio, Sonny Colbrelli, Enrico Gasparotto, Antonio Nibali, Vincenzo Nibali, Giovanni Visconti. Individual Time Trial: Manuele Boaro
Spanish National Championships: Road Race: Ion Ander Insausti, Ion Izagirre, Ivan Cortina, Javier Moreno. Individual Time Trial: Ion Izagirre, Ion Ander Insausti.
Slovenian National Championships: Road Race: Grega Bole, Borut Bozic, Janez Brajkovic, Luka Pibernik, David Per, Domen Novak.
Gran Piemonte:
Merida aim high
Woodrow claims PowerPlay CrownDT News NetworkManama
Promising young golfer Sebastian Woodrow (11 points) won
the Royal Golf Club’s Ramadan PowerPlay Serie order of merit, having won first place in the first competition of the four week series, followed by third places in weeks two and three and did not even need to compete in the final round to clinch the title.
Jerome Colson (27) won the final competition of the series and John Savage (26) came second which resulting in a tie for second in the order of merit, with both players on nine points.
Adam Dutson, the Royal Golf Club’s Tournament Coordinator was on hand after the competition to present prizes to the winners.
The exciting PowerPlay Stableford competition, which was played on the floodlit back nine holes of the Royal Golf Club’s Montgomerie championship course, gives competitors a choice between the normal flag location and a harder PowerPlay flag option on each green. In an added twist, competitors are forced to play the ‘PowerPlay’ flag on at least three of their nine holes and those successfully completing the harder option receive double points for the respective hole.
Results: (Week 4): 1 Jerome
Colson (27), 2 John Savage (26), 3 Rob Lane (25), 4 Earl Fountain (23), 5 Myriam Sudar (20).
Final Order of Merit: 1 Sebastian Woodrow (11 points), tied 2 John Savage and Jerome Colson (9), 4 Rob Lane (7), 5 Earl Fountain (6).
Order of Merit Champion - Sebastian Woodrow
Theatre award meeting heldAugust 26 final date for the qualifiers
Manama
The second technical meeting for the Khalid bin Hamad Youth
Theatre Award Festival for National Clubs, Youth Centres and People with Disabilities was held on Monday, at Muharraq Model Youth Centre.
The meeting was attended by Jamal Al Ghailan, the director of the festival, Abdullah Sweid, the Chairman of the Evaluation Committee and Hisham Bukhamas, the Director of the Muharraq Youth Centre Model.
The festival will be held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Honourary President of Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation, organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs in cooperation with the media office of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa under the slogan #painting_a_smile. The festival comes under the generous initiatives of His Highness in supporting youth in the cultural and humanitarian fields.
The management of the festival announced that the scripts for the Accompanying events are to be delivered on July 1 and the evaluation committee will start its work on August 20. The selection will see only 12 teams perform at the festival, while
25 August will set a final date for the qualifiers. The preliminaries will be under Jamal Al Ghailan, director of the festival and the Evaluation Committee headed by Abdullah Sweid.
The organising Committee also announced that the eligible age of the participants had been set to a maximum of 35 years. Otherwise, the participation would be honourary, while age does include roles such as the director, the author and other elements that are not related to acting.
The latest regulatory issues related to the preparation the festival and Accompanying events were explained, especially the increase in the percentage of the support allocated to the participants by 100 per cent.
This year, the festival includes a number of activities, including the most important of which are the intellectual seminars, conducted by Yousef Al Hamdan, who will present a seminar titled: The emergence of the youth theatre in Bahrain between
reality and the horizon; while Rashid Najem will present a workshop entitled: Do we need theatre?; and Ahmed Jassim Al Jobin whill hold a workshop titled: The role of institutions in supporting the youth theatre in Bahrain.
Grand prizesDuring the first meeting, the Festival’s organising Committee announced a significant increase in the sponsorship of participating clubs and centres by 100%. This is in addition to the festival’s allocated prizes, announced as: Encouragement Award BD300, Best Promising Actor Award BD 500, Best Promising Actor Award for Three Individuals BD600, Best Music Award BD 500, Best Décor BD500, Best Writer Award BD500, Best Actor in a Leading Role BD800, Best Actress in a Leading Role BD800, Best Actor in a Supporting Role BD500, Best Actress in a Supporting Role BB500, Best Direction Award BD1000, Special Judging Committee Award BD1500, Best Group Performance Award BD2000.
Officials during the meeting
Joy for Shaikh Mohammed, heartbreak for Dettori
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Shaikh Mohammed, the founder of the Godolphin racing empire, shelters from the rain at Royal Ascot (Guardian)
Ascot
Dubai ruler Shaikh Mohammed bin
al-Maktoum celebrated a treble on the first day of Royal Ascot, including two Group Ones, 40 years to the day since he had his first winner in England.
Whilst Shaikh Mohammed and his Godolphin Operation had a welcome day in the sun after a woeful period which ended with chief executive John Ferguson stepping down amid scathing criticism by trainer Saeed bin Suroor, Godolphin’s former golden jockey Frankie Dettori had a day to forget.
The 46-year-old Italian was forced to admit defeat in his battle to recover from an arm injury and t h e n w a t c h e d as crack Am er ic an filly Lady A u r e l i a s t o r m e d home to
take the Group One King’s Stand Stakes.
The racing had got underway once a minute’s silence was observed -- with Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the Royal Family standing in the parade ring -- in honour of the memories of the victims of the London tower block fire last week and the terror attacks that have struck England in recent months.
Shaikh Mohammed’s joy was unconfined as Ribchester broke the course record for a mile in the opening Queen Anne Stakes.
His mood was even sweeter as his nemesis Aidan O’Brien’s 2000 Guineas double winner Churchill couldn’t summon up his namesake’s fighting spirit, and was left floundering in fourth as Godolphin’s Barney Roy
won the feature St
James’s Palace Stakes.Shaikh Mohammed’s
delight at Ribchester’s victory in the course record time of 1min 36.6sec was palpable, kissing one of his daughters in his box -- the surroundings a far cry from when Hatta won at Brighton four decades ago to spark a great love affair with the turf.
“Hatta was my first horse and people were surprised when she beat the favourite at Brighton,” said Shaikh Mohammed.
“In life there is no winning post. You have to keep going, otherwise the rest will catch up with you.” Barney Roy’s success turned the tables on Churchill, having finished
second behind O’Brien’s star in the English 2000 Guineas, and vindicated Shaikh Mohammed’s decision to miss the Irish equivalent and come to Ascot.“That was what Shaikh Mohammed wanted and he was dead right,” said Barney Roy’s trainer Richard Hannon.
O’Brien -- who until Tuesday had carried almost all before him this season in winning three of the four English classics --
said Churchill had run a good race, but jockey Ryan Moore was perplexed.
“He was never comfortable, I’m not sure why,” said Moore.
Dettori said missing Ascot was ‘soul-destroying’ and his mood would not have improved as his top ride for the day, Lady Aurelia, blitzed the field under Johnny
Velazquez to win the King’s Stand Stakes in almost as impressive style as she had in the Queen Mary Stakes under the Italian last year.
Her time was just 0.1sec outside the course record for five furlongs (1000 metres).
“That was awesome. Lady Aurelia is a very special filly,” purred trainer Wesley A Ward, who was welcoming home his eighth Royal Ascot winner.
Ward, who was the first American to train a winner at Royal Ascot back in 2009, spared a thought for Dettori as did Velazquez, who was only due to have one ride on Tuesday. “I arrived at half past eight this morning and saw I had 10 missed calls,” said the 45-year-old two-time Kentucky Derby winning rider. “They were wondering where I was and then they rang me when I was going through customs and I said I would have to ring them back... I’m pleased I did!” (AFP)
Mayweather return won’t overshadow me: Golovkin
London
Gennady Golovkin has dismissed the idea
that Floyd Mayweather Jr’s comeback against Conor McGregor will overshadow
his Sep 16 clash with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
W B C - I B F - W B A middleweight champion
Golovkin defends his world title belts at the T-Mobile Arena three weeks after Mayweather faces Conor McGregor at the same Las Vegas venue.
Five-weight world champion Mayweather, now 40, will not have fought for nearly two years by the time he faces 27-year-old Irishman McGregor, a mixed martial arts fighter, on Aug 26.
But McGregor, a two-weight UFC champion, has never fought as a professional boxer and faces the sport’s best practitioner for decades.
Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), 35, insists his fight with Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) is bigger and of more significance than
Mayweather-McGregor, which he sees as a “circus show”.
“This (Mayweather-McGregor) is not for fighters, but business,” Golovkin told reporters at a press conference in London Monday.
“I think people understand what is a true fight, a boxing fight, like mine with Caneno or a big show, maybe sometimes for people a funny show, like a circus show.
Regardless of some dismissing it as a mismatch, Mayweather-McGregor is expected to do record business for a boxing fight and may eclipse Golovkin-Alvarez in revenue and television viewers.
But Golovkin-Alvarez is a fight for the ages, one of the most eagerly awaited boxing match-ups in recent memory.
Golovkin, a knockout machine from Kazakhstan but now based in California, has made 18 consecutive world middleweight title defences and was taken to points for the first time since 2008 by American Daniel Jacobs in March.Alvarez, 26, also has an impressive record that has seen him win world titles in two weight divisions with one blemish -- by majority points decision to Mayweather in 2013.
Only one world title -- the
WBO -- will not be on the line when the pair collide, but the winner on Monday was offered the chance to fight for it later this year.
Alvarez, who cruised to a wide points win over fellow Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in May, admitted he did not know who WBO world middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) was when the Briton addressed him at a press conference in London on Monday.
Saunders was linked to fighting Golovkin in his homeland of Kazakhstan on June 10, but the fight never happened.
Barney Roy rides to victory in the St James’s Palace Stakes
Gennady Golovkin
Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo’s woes deepened yesterday when the star striker who
reportedly wants to quit Real Madrid was summoned to appear before a judge investigating tax fraud.
Ronaldo, 32, said to have vowed that he would never play for Real Madrid again, was ordered to appear in a Madrid court on July 31 to answer four counts of tax evasion of 14.7 million euro ($16.5m).
Spain’s Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro urged media to respect the presumption of innocence regarding the four-time world player of the year.
“What is very important for me is to insist that no one is a criminal if he is not convicted,” Montoro told a press conference. “That is why we must apply the principle of presumption of innocence in all areas.”
Unhappy Ronaldo has left his future at the Spanish giants in doubt after angrily announcing last week that his “conscience is clear.”
Spanish tax authorities are also targeting Jose Mourinho, the Manchester United manager who was on Tuesday accused of evading 3.3 million euro ($3.7 million) in tax during his stay at Real Madrid.
Montoro said, however, that sports stars must be “exemplary” and “particularly scrupulous in the fulfilment of their tax obligations” because their actions “radiate over the whole society, for example on youth, children”.
According to media reports Ronaldo is unsettled at Real Madrid because he
believes the European champions did not back him as fully as he had hoped in his dispute with the taxman.
And he has also complained on multiple occasions in the past about Real supporters, who have resorted at times to jeering and booing his performance on the pitch.
However club president Florentino Perez disclosed that no offers had been received by Real to tempt Ronaldo away and the club was determined to keep him. “Ronaldo is a Real player and will continue to be so as far as we are concerned,” Perez told Marca sports daily Tuesday.
In an earlier report Marca said Ronaldo has told his teammates he was leaving and “there is no turning back”.
London
Andy Murray suffered one of the most embarrassing defeats of his career
as the world number one slumped to a stunning Queen’s Club first-round defeat by Australia’s Jordan Thompson yesterday.
Murray was hoping to warm up for his Wimbledon title defence by winning the Queen’s title for a sixth time, but instead he succumbed to an astonishing 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 exit against the world number 90.
The 30-year-old’s loss was all the more remarkable because Thompson was only called up to face Murray at the last minute.
Murray was scheduled to face Aljaz Bedene, but he withdrew with a wrist injury just hours before Tuesday’s match, leaving Thompson, who was at the west London venue as an alternate after losing in the qualifying rounds, to scramble to get ready for his unexpected date with destiny.
With the Queen’s champion well below his best, 23-year-old Thompson seized his opportunity in memorable fashion and handed Murray his earliest exit from the tournament since 2012.
“It’s a big blow for sure. It’s not ideal obviously,” said Murray, who has failed to get past the second round in three of his last four tournaments.
“He was better than me. I didn’t create loads of chances and didn’t return particularly well. “If I play like that, I certainly won’t win Wimbledon.”
The shock loss ended Murray’s 14-match winning streak on grass and his 10-match unbeaten run at Queen’s.
After reaching the French Open semi-finals to raise hopes that he was finally back on track following a poor first half of the season, Murray will head to Wimbledon, which starts on July 3, with fresh doubts about the state of his game.
“Andy’s the world number one. I’ve looked up to him. That’s definitely the biggest win of my career,” Thompson said.
“I was sitting around hoping to get a match. I got in the draw and I’m so lucky to be here.”
M u r r a y ’ s downfall left
Queen’s without the top three seeds as world number three Stan Wawrinka and world number six Milos Raonic also crashed out.Wawrinka was beaten 7-6 (7/4) 7-5 by Spain’s Feliciano Lopez in the Swiss star’s first match since being thrashed by Rafael Nadal in the French Open final.
“I’m really sad to have lost. I would have liked more matches here,” Wawrinka said.
“There’s still a lot of work to do physically and on my game, to be in a better place on grass.”
Raonic finished as Queen’s and Wimbledon runner-up last year, but the Canadian’s hopes of another strong showing on grass were wrecked by Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis’s 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (10/8) triumph.
“I was just a little too passive. I was letting him dictate too much,” Raonic said.
“Obviously the disappointment is high right now.” (AFP)
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Murray stunned as seeds fall at Queen’s
Kumble resignsNew Delhi
Anil Kumble has stepped down as India’s head
coach after a one-year term that ended with the team’s defeat in the final of the Champions Trophy, the Indian cricket board said yesterday.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirms that Mr Anil Kumble has withdrawn his services as the post of the Head Coach for the Senior India Men’s team,” said a board statement.
“While the Cricket Advisory Committee had endorsed an extension to his tenure as Head Coach, Mr Anil Kumble has decided not to continue as the coach,” the statement added.
The former captain did not travel with the India team that left from England on Tuesday for a limited-overs tour of the West Indies starting June 23.
The BCCI had advertised for the coach’s position just before the 50-over marquee event, prompting rumours of a rift between the coach and India captain Virat Kohli.
The 46-year-old Kumble, who was put in charge last June, coached India to 12 victories in 17 Tests.
Former India greats Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman have been tasked with selecting his successor.
Troubled Ronaldo gets court date
Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo
Anil Kumble
Britain’s Andy Murray
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Federer claims
tour win1100th
Halle (Saale)
Eighteen-time major champion Roger Federer picked up his first win of the
grass-court season by thrashing Japan’s Yuichi Sugita in the first round at Halle yesterday.
The Swiss top seed, who skipped the entire clay-court schedule in order to be fully fit for Wimbledon, brushed aside lucky loser Sugita 6-3, 6-1 in just 51 minutes, to bring up his 1100th win on the ATP Tour.
“I had never played him. And playing against me, all are always very motivated,” Federer told the Halle Open website.
“That doesn’t make it easy, but I’m very satisfied. That was a very good start into the Gerry Weber Open.”
Federer, who won his first Grand Slam title since 2012 at the Australian Open in January, lost the first match of his return to German
veteran Tommy Haas in Stuttgart last week.But the world number five was back to his
imperious best on Tuesday, as he broke in the fourth game en route to the opening set.
The 66th-ranked Sugita was no match for his illustrious opponent, although he did avoid a second-set bagel by breaking when Federer served for the match.
Federer, 35, will be one of the favourites as he looks to land an eighth title at Wimbledon, which runs from July 3 to July 16.
For now though the world number five will focus on winning the warm-up event in Halle for a ninth time, and he will face in-form home hope Mischa Zverev in the last 16.
Earlier on Tuesday, Mischa Zverev’s brother and fourth seed Alexander eased to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Paolo Lorenzi, while Kei Nishikori fought back from a set down to defeat Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 6-4. Switzerland’s Roger Federer
First victory of the grass-court season
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