www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh 200 Fils Thursday, February 2, 2017 Issue No. 7280 @narendramodi Budget 2017-18 respects the honest taxpayer & paves the way for clean politics & political funding, which is strongly needed in a democracy. Today’s Weather Max Min 22°C 15°C Tel: 1722 8888 www.bfc.com.bh BFC FLASH TRANSFER TO INDIA IN MINUTES, GUARANTEED DT News Network [email protected]Manama E ducational authorities in the country have been warned students of enrolling unlicensed courses abroad. The warning follows Higher Education Council’s General Secretariat recently detected a number of advertisements promoting academic programmes abroad by directly approaching students, without adhering to the Kingdom’s regulatory and legal procedures. “Students should be cautious before following such advertisements that promote unauthorised programmes. The council will not approve any certificates that were obtained illegally and by violating the regulations,” Higher Education Council General Secretary Dr. Abdulghani Al Showaikh has said in a statement. “Students shouldn’t get involved in such unlicensed academic programmes. They are advised to consult with the concerned officials in the council’s General Secretariat or the Universities Information Centre so that they could be informed about the accurate information regarding such programmes,” he added. DT News reported last year that an increase in the number of advertisements promoting academic programmes and scholarships has been noticed on local social media networks. Some pages were also reportedly offering jobs in the Kingdom’s educational establishments. Students warned of joining unauthorised courses DT News Network [email protected]Manama B ahrain will soon impose a five per cent tax on certain commodities as the Kingdom signed the unified GCC Value Added Tax (VAT) agreement and the GCC’s unified agreement on selective taxation yesterday. Signed by Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, the taxation will not include basic food items, medicines and medical supplies. The agreement would come into effect in all GCC countries simultaneously. “The Kingdom of Bahrain will apply the conventions of the agreement after the completion of all the constitutional and legal procedures, and after the issuance of the necessary legislation by the Legislative Authority (Parliament and Shura Councils),” the minister announced in a statement issued yesterday. “The GCC’s unified VAT agreement and the GCC’s unified agreement on selective taxation are not income taxes. They will be applied to goods and services at a rate of five per cent, and will not include basic food items, medicines and medical supplies,” Shaikh Ahmed’s statement added. The ministry’s Undersecretary Arif Khamis later announced that “the taxes will not affect low-income citizens and will exclude 90 commodities”. The undersecretary’s statements came during a press conference held by Information Affairs Minister Ali Al Rumaihi, who added that “the VAT percentage agreed upon among GCC states is among the lowest in the world and is applied in more than 150 states.” The the agreement is expected to come into effect by 2018. GCC VAT Points to ponder Five per cent VAT to be imposed on goods and services VAT expected to come into effect by 2018 Decision to be implemented simultaneously by all GCC countries Basic food items, medicines and medical supplies excluded from tax Low-income group unlikely to be affected signed deal Bahrain will apply the conventions of the agreement after the completion of all the constitutional procedures DT News Network Manama B ahrain’s embassy in Washington DC has asked Bahraini citizens and students to get clearance related to traffic violations, court cases and financial obligations before travelling outside US. The announcement comes in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s recent order suspending the entry of nationals from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The embassy has clarified that Bahrain is not included in the ban. However, the embassy requested students to register with its Cultural Office. Bahrain embassy in US issues travel advise Al Showaikh
warned students of enrolling unlicensed courses abroad.
The warning follows Higher Education Council’s General Secretariat recently detected a number of advertisements promoting
academic programmes abroad by directly approaching students, without adhering to the Kingdom’s regulatory and legal procedures.
“Students should be cautious before following such advertisements that promote unauthorised programmes. The council will not approve any certificates that were obtained illegally and by violating the regulations,”
Higher Education Council General Secretary Dr. Abdulghani Al Showaikh has said in a statement.
“Students shouldn’t get involved in such unlicensed academic programmes. They are advised to consult with the concerned officials in the council’s General Secretariat or the Universities Information Centre so that they could be informed about
the accurate information regarding such programmes,” he added.
DT News reported last year that an increase in the number of advertisements promoting academic programmes and scholarships has been noticed on local social media networks. Some pages were also reportedly offering jobs in the Kingdom’s educational establishments.
certain commodities as the Kingdom signed the unified GCC Value Added Tax (VAT) agreement and the GCC’s unified agreement on selective taxation yesterday.
Signed by Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, the taxation will not include basic food items, medicines and medical supplies. The agreement would come into effect in all GCC countries simultaneously.
“The Kingdom of Bahrain will apply the conventions of the agreement after the completion of all the constitutional and legal procedures, and after the issuance of the necessary legislation by the Legislative Authority (Parliament and Shura Councils),” the minister announced in a statement issued yesterday.
“The GCC’s unified VAT agreement and the GCC’s unified agreement on selective taxation are not income taxes.
They will be applied to goods and services at a rate of five per cent, and will not include basic food items, medicines and medical supplies,” Shaikh Ahmed’s statement added.The ministry’s Undersecretary Arif Khamis later announced that “the taxes will not affect low-income citizens and will exclude 90 commodities”.
The undersecretary’s statements came during a press conference held by Information Affairs Minister Ali Al Rumaihi, who added that “the VAT percentage agreed upon among GCC states is among the lowest in the world and is applied in more than 150 states.” The the agreement is expected to come into effect by 2018.
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Bahrain’s embassy in Washington DC has asked
Bahraini citizens and students to get clearance related to traffic violations, court cases and financial obligations before travelling outside US.
The announcement comes in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s recent order suspending the entry of nationals from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The embassy has clarified that Bahrain is not included in the ban. However, the embassy requested students to register with its Cultural Office.
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Abu Dhabi
US President D o n a l d
Trump’s travel ban on citizens of seven Musl im-majori ty nations is not anti-Islam, the United
Arab Emirates foreign minister said yesterday.
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of Washington, said it was “wrong to say” that the decision by the new US administration was “directed against a particular religion”.
“The United States has made a sovereign decision,” he said at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, pointing out that it was “provisional” and did not apply to “the large majority” of the world’s Muslims.
In his defence of the ban which has stirred widespread protests across the globe, Sheikh Abdullah also said that some of the countries on the blacklist had “structural challenges” on the security front that they still had to overcome.
Trump’s controversial
executive order on last week singled out citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from entering the United States.
But the 90-day ban, which could still extend to other states, has exempted Muslim-majority nations associated with major attacks in the West.
Out of the 19 hijackers of planes used in the September 11, 2011 attacks on the Unites States, 15 came from Saudi Arabia, also the birthplace of attack mastermind Osama bin Laden. The other four included the Egyptian plot leader, two Emiratis and a Lebanese. - (AFP)
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Word “ban” is inappropriate“This is not a Muslim ban. It’s not a travel ban. It’s a
vetting system to keep America safe. That’s it. Plain and simple,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said, complaining that the word “ban” is inap-propriate.One problem: Trump used the very word in a
tweet on Monday.“He is using the word that the media is using,”
explained an uneasy Spicer.
Target: GermanyTop Trump eco-
nomic advisor Peter Navarro bashed Germany for exploit-ing an undervalued
euro to take advan-tage of its European
neighbours, in a rare public rebuke of a major
US trading partner.Navarro’s comments, made in a Financial Times interview, were the latest example of the new United S administration’s abrasive tactics, with Trump himself using public attacks and Twitter to criticize businesses and allies. Navarro, who heads the White House’s new National Trade Council, told the FT that Germany “continues to exploit other countries in the EU as well as the US with an ‘implicit Deutsche mark’ that is grossly undervalued.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharpened his criticism of Trump’s ban on travellers from seven mainly-Muslim nations, calling it a “blind” measure more likely to fan extremist propaganda than combat the threat of terrorism.Guterres warned that countries seeking to strengthen control of their borders cannot do so “based on any form of discrimination related to religion, ethnicity or nationality.”
Mexico City
Mexicans are replacing profile pictures on social media with
their country’s flag. Others are calling for boycotts of American products like Coca-Cola and Starbucks.
US President Donald Trump’s vow to make Mexicans pay for a massive border wall has not only caused a diplomatic row, it has sparked patriotic fervor south of the border.
On Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, people are using the hashtag #WeAreAllMexico, punctuating anti-Trump tweets with cries of “Viva Mexico!” and boasting that they live in “the best country in the world.”
President Enrique Pena Nieto’s spokesman, his foreign and finance ministers, and government departments
have made the country’s green, white and red flag their profile photo on Twitter.
A slew of hashtags encourage Mexicans to stay away from American goods: #AdiosProductosGringos (goodbye gringo products), #AdiosStarbucks, #AdiosMcDonalds and #AdiosCocaCola.
Telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim, the world’s fourth richest man, called a rare news conference to express his “great pleasure” at the burst of national pride and support for the president, even though Pena Nieto’s economic reforms have chipped away at the billionaire’s telephone empire.
“This is the most surprising display of national unity that I have seen in my life,” Slim said, urging Mexicans to support Pena Nieto’s negotiations with the US administration. - (AFP)
Trump introduced conservative fed-eral appellate judge Neil Gorsuch as his choice to fill the Supreme Court seat that has been vacant for nearly a year, since the death of conservative Antonin Scalia.Gorsuch, 49, is considered to be an “originalist” -- guided in his legal rea-soning by what he believes to be the constitution’s original intent and meaning. He is the youngest nominee in a generation.The nine-seat court has been at eight since Scalia died in February 2016, as Republicans refused to set up a con-firmation hearing for Barack Obama’s pick, Merrick Garland.
Neil Gorsuch as
Supreme Court
nomineeUN SG sharpens criticism
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Probe begins into incidents on January 26 DT News NetworkManama
Isa Al Ruwaie, the Chief Prosecutor at the Terror Crime
Prosecution, yesterday said that investigation has begun into January 26 incidents in which a terrorist group targeted security men and vehicles and attacked public and private properties in various parts of Bahrain.
The Public Prosecution was informed by the National Security Agency that suspects were arrested on January 26 as part of its investigation and search to identify all terrorists implicated
in targeting security forces and private and public properties. The investigations led to seven suspects who joined in the terror group and arrested three of them as the search continues to arrest the others. Weapons, explosive devices found in their possession were confiscated.
The first suspect confessed he joined the terrorist group and sheltered wanted fugitives. The second suspect also admitted he joined the group and assisted in taking first aid to those injured during confrontations with the security forces.
At the request of the Public Prosecution, investigations were conducted by police and led to the identification of the culprits who committed the crime.
Investigations indicated the suspects had set up the group, recruited members who assisted them in their terrorist crimes.
The Public Prosecution questioned the suspects and provided them with all the sureties under the law and charged them with setting up and joining a terrorist group, possession and using weapons and explosive devices.
Shootout between two groups caused injury to teenager, says NIHRDT News NetworkManama
The injury of the 17-year-old youngster during a protest last week in Duraz
was caused during a shootout between two groups of masked men who hurled stones at security forces, the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) said yesterday.
NIHR statement comes in the context of the injury of Mustafa Hamdan who was shot in the head in Duraz while protesting near Issa Qassim’s house. The shooter is unknown. An 18-year-old Bahraini citizen was killed while two others, aged 16 and 26 sustained injuries during the protest on June 26.
“They were subjected to a physical assault which resulted in temporary incapacitation of one of them as well as physical and moral suffering to the other who was deprived of freedom and held captive in breach of the law,” the NIHR said. Referring to the police officer who was shot dead recently, the NIHR added that it received with great sadness
the Interior Ministry’s news on the martyrdom of First Lieutenant Hesham Hassan Al-Hamadi.
“The right to life and security are basic human rights and are considered as main elements in the democratic society,” the NIHR said. NIHR denounced all acts of violence and called to promote values of tolerance, justice, sovereignty of the law, respect of human rights as well as political, civil, economic, social and cultural freedom. The institution also urged to shun fanning hatred and deepening division, calling to face violence and take unified and effective procedures to stop all illegal acts undermining national unity and cohesion.
The NIHR called on all citizens to throw their weight behind the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to continue the reform approach and guide Bahrain into a more promising and prosperous future. It also reiterated commitment to respecting human rights as well as international covenants and conventions.
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DT News NetworkRiyadh
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa arrived
in Riyadh yesterday on a visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
HM King Hamad will attend the opening ceremony of the 31st edition of the National Heritage and Culture Festival, held annually by the Saudi National Guard Ministry under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at Al-Janadriyah region.
On arrival at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, HM the King was welcomed mainly by King
Salman, members of the Saudi Royal family and the Bahraini Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
HM King Hamad delivered a statement in which he expressed pleasure to participate in the 31st Al-Janadriyah Festival at the kind invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
“This festival has become a civilisational tradition, and an Arab and human platform that brings together an elite of writers, intellectuals and researchers from all over the world,” HM the King said.
HM the King lauded the festival which, he said, aims to deepen the civilisational identity and maintain the generations’ communication with their heritage, culture and
traditions. HM added that the festival has become a key event that embodies the authentic Islamic heritage and attracts prominent Arab and Islamic intellectuals. “Al-Janadriyah Festival has become a model to be emulated in the GCC and Arab countries,” HM King Hamad said.
“The festival has a special status, and that’s why we have been strongly attached to it ever since it was launched. We are happy to make this brotherly visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, whose support to the glorious national festival we highly appreciate,” HM the King added.
HM the King stressed strong and historic fraternal relations between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, commending the historic and honourable stances of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia towards Bahrain which reflect deep-rooted ties binding both countries.
King Hamad valued highly the progress boom witnessed by Saudi Arabia in all fields during the era of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, commending King Salman’s efforts to defend Arab and Islamic issues, rally ranks and support legitimacy backed by the UN resolutions.
His Majesty wished the festival continuous success, praying to Allah the Almighty to bless both countries with constant security and stability.
(The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.)
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa confirmed “that the Kingdom of Bahrain will maintain, God-
willing, its secure and blessed status in the sprit of one family” in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the National Guard. His Majesty’s reassurance reminds citizens of the importance of peaceful co-existence and mutual respect as the foundation and responsibility for each Bahraini citizen and resident to maintain security, peace and cohesion, enabling us to continue living as one family as we always have.
In the modern globalized world cultures and societies are more interconnected than ever before, but unfortunately this has not alleviated conflicts and sustainable development, particularly if we scan the Middle Eastern region. A decent and peaceful life is a valuable treasure, and without peace life is not worth living. While the government plays an essential role to safeguard peace, peace is not something that can be “given” to societies, rather all citizens and residents are responsible to maintain security, peace and safety within their own personal life and sphere of influence. Every citizen must defend Bahrain and our mutual security, to support the government’s efforts.
Unfortunately recent events in the Kingdom of Bahrain have indicated heightened violence and extremism in the behavior of a minority of people seeking to undermine peace and social cohesion. Beginning by verbally attacking others and spreading this ideology of hate, such individuals and groups ultimately murder our fellow citizens, which is particularly outrageous when they target police and security officials who put their life on the line every day to defend the life of every Bahraini. This violence is an aberration and something alien to the classical features of the Bahraini community, which has always been particularly known for its social cohesion and mutual cooperation among people of various religions, denominations, cultures and races.
It is very challenging in the modern world, with its rapid movement of information and people, to stem the flow of evil ideologies that encourage violence and extremism. However, by continually stressing and reiterating our “Bahraini shared values” it is possible to defend our country against this violent trend that threatens you and all of your loved ones. We do not need international interventions, we need our inherited peaceful behaviors that have always granted us social and economic success in our lives and development previously. This inheritance exists in each Bahraini citizen from our parents, ancestors and community, but this precious treasure can be lost forever if all of us do not ensure that we protect our shared characteristics in an outwardly globalized world, continuing the secret of our safety and security.
The peace of the community is a fundamental need and right. Just as any illness in the body must be diagnosed by specialist doctors, the illness in community values and behaviors should be outlined carefully as an advanced step to protect the value of security, which entails military security to maintain peace in the community.
Fatima Adel bin Sanad
The Citizen Corner
“Bahrain will stay a secure and peaceful land”
Jawad mini marathon on Feb 17
DT News NetworkManama
The 10th Annual Jawad Mini Marathon will take
place in Budaiya highway with the tagline ‘Run or Walk for the Cause’ on February 17 under the patronage of Northern Governor Ali Al Shaikh Abdul Hussein Al Asfoor, said the organisers at a press conference yesterday.
Jawad Business Group’s annual mini marathon has steadily built up a reputation over the years for the causes it
support and the interest it has generated. This year the Group aims to use the event to spotlight Autism Spectrum Disorder, which is prevalent in the country. All proceeds from the race will be donated to Bahrain Autistic Society, a charity organisation that aims to raise the community awareness about autism disorder and to encourage volunteer work to support autistic children.
Those who are interested can register online at www.jawadminimarathon.com till February 16 with BD1 fee for
children under 16 years and BD2 for adults.
There will be 3 categories: 5km, 8km and a walkathon of 5km. They are divided into different age groups starting 9-years-old to 50-years-old for both men and women. This will allow all runners for a fair chance of winning. There will also be a category of handicapped participants. There will be more than 33 trophies for the winners and a raffle draw with more than 20 prizes to win.
American Missions Hospital medical team will be present with their ambulance at the Jawad Dome on the day of the event to tackle any emergency. The course of the marathon will be clearly marked and there will be organisers at every track junction to direct the participants and provide them with water or medical help if necessary. For further details contact event Director Adnan Al Qassab on 39132102 or email [email protected].
Jawad Group Retail Division General Manager Jawad M Jawad speaking at the press conference; (Right), Event Director Adnan Al Qassab explains the marathon route
Arab women panel meetingsManama
Bahrain will host the meetings of the 36th
session of the Arab Women Committee at the Arab League, in the presence of the Arab League Secretary-General, on February 6-7. The meetings will be held under the auspices of HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of HM the King and President
of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW). The Kingdom will also chair the preparatory meeting of the 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) at the regional level.
The 36th session of the Arab Women Committee will discuss issues of women empowerment and advancement at the Arab level.
a lawsuit against its former board members Julia Jefferson and Grant Jefferson, school officials said yesterday.
The duo, who owned a combined 50 per cent stake in the institution, stopped their involvement in running the school recently. Both have also made a public statement that they ended their partnership with the local owners of MSB.
Asked why Julia Jefferson and Grant Jefferson have ended the partnership, the Board consultant Ismaeel Ridha said: “In the recent past there were some issues, they fell short of our expectations when it came to the school operations. The high standards we set were not being met. Even the Ministry of Education mentioned this to us. So we found that it was necessary to part ways.”
Explaining the case further, Ridha said: “When we did the auditing we found some points that we needed clarifications and they did not provide us the clarifications. They had rights to sign agreements and such, they had these powers but we believe they have misused this. According to the audit report they have made related party transactions so we will go ahead with this case in court.
We are not here to say that they are cheaters, we will let the court of Bahrain to decide on the matter.”
“We will also take legal action for using our data to harm us,” he said adding that there will be further cases filed against them.
Julia and Grant have made
allegations against the board, accusing them of committing ‘illegal acts’.
“We are sorry to inform you that starting November 27, 2016 we ceased to be involved in the management of the MSB due to a series of illegal acts committed against our legitimate interests and rights in the school. We have proceeded in taking all necessary legal measures needed to restore our rights and to protect our interests as well as to obtain indemnities from the breaching parties to cover all material and moral damages caused to us. Unfortunately, the MSB - Bahrain is no longer part of the Multinational group of schools. We are very disappointed not to be able to continue to serve and
support the MSB – Bahrain community,” they said in a statement.
“We set up the MSB with the intention to run the school indefinitely. We were stunned that the school was taken over without any prior consultation including the finances of the school. We have been trying
to resolve this situation but have been unable to since November 27. We would like nothing better than the school to be part of the Multinational Group of schools. U n f o r t u n a t e l y our local partners do not share this vision. We are unable to comment on the capabilities of the school’s current m a n a g e m e n t and ownership.
I can say that me and my team’s capabilities from the Multinational School group are no longer available to the school. This includes our school improvement capabilities to deliver outstanding teaching and learning, leadership and management and school administration,” they said
in their statement. Ridha dismissed the allegations stating that the board have not committed anything illegal.
“I believe this change is very positive for the school. I am very happy with what the board members are talking about. We have ambitious plans to develop the school further,
we are looking at options for getting a bigger campus more facilities,” said Head of Learning Enhancement Paul Large.
However, neither the changes within the management nor the legal battle it is involved will affect students, Large assured.
Lawsuit filedagainst former members of MSB
I believe this change is very positive for the school. I am very happy with what the board members are talking about. We have ambitious plans to develop the school further, we are looking at options for getting a bigger campus more facilities”
- Paul Large, head of Learning Enhancement
In the recent past there were some issues, they fell short of our expecta-tions when it came to the school operations. The high standards we set were not being met. Even the Ministry of Education mentioned this to us. So we found that it was nec-essary to part ways”
- Ismaeel Ridha, board consultant
Julia Jefferson and Grant Jefferson who were
running MSB have ended their partnership with the
local owners
Jakarta
Indonesian women are taking on a more active
role in violent extremism, with some seeking to become Islamic State (IS) group suicide bombers, a leading security think tank has warned.
The growing problem was highlighted after the arrest in December of two women with links to IS allegedly planning suicide attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, according to a report from the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC).
Many from Indonesia, which has long struggled with Islamic militancy have flocked to join IS in the Middle East, while radicals in the country have pledged allegiance to the group and attacks and plots have been linked to the jihadists.
But the increasing eagerness of Indonesian women to get involved in radicalism themselves, rather than merely support their extremist husbands, poses
new risks, said the report from IPAC, which is headed by veteran Indonesian security analyst Sidney Jones.
“Indonesian women in extremist organisations are now catching up with the lethal practices of their sisters in other parts of the world,” according to the study.
Increasing female involvement is linked to the appeal of IS but also to the growing sophistication of social media, which allows more women to read the jihadists’ propaganda and
take part in radical chat forums, said the report, which was released late Tuesday.
The most high-profile cases were the arrest of two former domestic workers, Dian Yulia Novi and Ika Puspitasari, who had allegedly volunteered to become suicide bombers in Jakarta and Bali.
Leading Indonesian IS radical Bahrun Naim, who has been accused of directing a series of mostly botched terror plots in his homeland from Syria, had given them instructions and financial
support, the report said.Authorities detained Novi
and her husband the night before a planned attack on the presidential palace in Jakarta and later picked up Puspitasari, who was part of the same network and had been planning to carry out a bombing on the holiday island of Bali, the report said.
Other women have been arrested for offences including setting up a pro-IS charity, helping to make a bomb, and being fighters with a militant group on Sulawesi island.
IPAC called for the Indonesian government to try to find out more about female radical networks, including interviewing the many women who have been deported from Turkey after allegedly trying to cross into Syria to join IS.
“The need to know more about Indonesian extremist women suddenly has become urgent,” it said.
Indonesia’s national counter-terror agency declined to comment. - (AFP)
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People-smuggling ‘king-pin’ goes on trial
Court puts 1977 train hijack back in spotlight
Berlin to fit suspected jihadists with bracelets
‘Abduction’ of China tycoon sparks fear
A suspected Indonesian people-smuggling king-pin went on trial yesterday accused of organising an illegal migrant boat jour-ney.
A Dutch court yesterday ordered a probe into the 1977 deaths of two hos-tage whom their families say were executed at by marines in a hijacked train.
The mystery over the report-ed abduction of a Chinese tycoon deepened yesterday after a newspaper advert appeared in his name pledg-ing loyalty to China.
The government on yes-terday approved the use of bracelets to monitor extremists considered pot-dangerous as it moves to get tough on jihadists after the Berlin truck attack.
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‘Rent-a-monk’ thrives as Japan loses temple tiesFunabashi
In a quiet room thick with the smell of incense, Buddhist
monk Kaichi Watanabe chants sutras to commemorate the one-year anniversary of a woman’s death.
The 41-year-old may look like a traditional holy man in Japan -- but he wasn’t dispatched by a temple. Instead, the family ordered him through a fast-growing rent-a-monk business that has angered traditionalists who warn it is commercialising the religion.
Watanabe’s employer, Tokyo-based firm Minrevi, said demand for its monk delivery service has spiked since it started in May 2013,
as more and more Japanese lose their ties to local temples -- and lose faith in an opaque donation system.
The monk later rings a small traditional bell and bows to relatives as the 30-minute ceremony winds down at the grieving family’s home near Tokyo.
“There are many temples in the neighbourhood, but I didn’t know where to call,” said the deceased woman’s middle-aged son, who asked not to be named.
“Also, I have no idea how much I should donate. But this has a clear pricing system.”
At the click of a mouse, customers can hire a monk
from Minrevi from 35,000 yen($300) depending on the ceremony.
Retailing giant Aeon sent shockwaves through Buddhist circles in 2010 when it started a service that had a price list for introducing customers to temples for funeral services.
The open pricing flew in the face of longstanding system in which monks collect donations, known as ofuse, in return for performing ceremonies.
But there has been growing unease about the murky system which leaves the amount up to families, who have to make several more donations after a funeral for more than a decade. - (AFP)
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India building collapse killsfour, more feared trapped
New Delhi
A building under construction collapsed
yesterday in northern India killing at least four labourers, an administrative official said.
Workers were placing a concrete slab on the top floor of the seven-storey residential building in Uttar Pradesh state’s Kanpur district when it came crashing down.
“Four labourers have been killed and 17 have been rushed to a hospital with injuries,” said Kaushal Raj, area’s top administrative official.
Raj said the rescue operation would continue overnight “since there are some 30 more who are feared trapped under the debris”.
Mentally ill patients died in S.Africa fiascoJohannesburg
At least 94 mentally ill patients died after
authorities moved them last year from hospital to unlicensed centres that were compared to “concentration camps”, an investigation revealed yesterday.
Many of the deaths were due to dehydration as the patients were hurriedly shifted to 27 “poorly-prepared” facilities, the probe showed.
Buddhist monk Kaichi Watanabe speaking to relatives during the one-year anniversary of a woman’s death at her home
Abu Dhabi
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for
Syria’s return to the Arab League yesterday, saying its membership would allow the organisation to help find a political solution to the country’s conflict.
“The League could play a more important, more effective role if the Syrian
government was part of the organisation,” Lavrov, whose country is a key ally of the Damascus regime and also a broker in peace efforts, told a press conference in the Emirati capital.
He said Syria was a “legitimate” member of the United Nations and yet “cannot take part in discussions inside the Arab League”.
“This does not help our joint (peace) efforts,” said Lavrov.
But Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit, speaking at the same press conference, ruled out an early return of Syria to the Cairo-based organisation.
Any decision was up to the League’s 21 other members, he said, adding that the issue was not on the current agenda
and would only be raised when “a political settlement” was in sight for Syria’s almost six-year-old civil war.
The Arab League suspended Syria’s membership at the end of 2011 following months of brutal repression of anti-regime demonstrations and an opposition movement supported by Gulf monarchies.
Turning to new US President
Donald Trump’s proposal of establishing safe zones for refugees in Syria and Yemen, another war-torn Arab nation, Lavrov expressed scepticism.
“The Trump administration still has to work out a concrete approach. The idea of safe zones was studied at the onset of the Syrian crisis, something that would reproduce the sad experience of Libya,” he said.
“Everyone understood this when Libya was destroyed,” the Russian foreign minister said.
But Lavrov said he remained convinced that Russia could “re-establish a complete and regular dialogue with the United States to lead to pragmatic results towards settling the situation in Syria, Libya and Yemen”.
He said such cooperation would “not be dictated by the ideology of democratisation for example”, referring to the role of past US administrations in the
overthrow of dictators such as Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and Moamer Kadhafi in Libya.- (AFP)
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US, Saudi reject Iran
‘interventions’Riyadh
New Pentagon chief James Mattis agreed
in a telephone call with his Saudi counterpart to oppose Iranian “interventions” in the Middle East, Saudi state media reported yesterday.
Mattis and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed “their full rejection of the suspicious activities and interventions by the Iranian regime and its agents”, the Saudi Press Agency said.
The two ministers spoke on Tuesday.
Mattis, a retired four-star Marine general, has described Iran as “the biggest destabilising force in the Middle East”.
Trump has opposed a July 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran that saw the lifting of international sanctions in exchange for guarantees that it will not pursue a nuclear weapons capability.
On Sunday, the White
House said Trump and King Salman, Prince Mohammed’s father, agreed on “rigorously” enforcing the I ran deal.
Also during the call, Prince Mohammed said he “looked forward to working together to serve the interests of both countries and the fight against terrorism,” SPA said.
It is the latest hopeful comment issued by the
longtime US ally about the administration of Trump, who took office on January 20.
The United States and Saudi Arabia have a decades-old relationship based on the exchange of American security for Saudi oil.
But ties between Riyadh and Washington became increasingly frayed during the administration of president Barack Obama. - (AFP)
Iran confirms missile testTehran
Iran confirmed yesterday that it had tested a ballistic missile,
but denied that was a breach of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
The comments from Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan came after the UN Security Council met Tuesday to discuss the weekend test.
“The action was in line with boosting Iran’s defence power
and is not in contradiction with the the resolution” Dehghan said.
“This test was in line with our ongoing programmes,” Iranian media quoted him as saying.
Iran’s ballistic missile programme has been a bone of contention with the West since the nuclear deal took effect in January last year, triggering the lifting of international sanctions.
Russia Foreign Minister calls for Syria’s return to Arab League
Any decision is up to the
League’s 21 other mem-
bers and the Syrian
issue is not on the cur-
rent agenda” Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Arab League chief
The League could play a more impor-
tant, more effective
role to find political
solution in Syria if the Syrian gov-
ernment was part of the organisation”
Sergei LavrovRussian Foreign Minister
Pentagon chief James MattisSaudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan(C), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit (R) are seen during a press conference in Abu Dhabi
New Delhi
India’s finance minister pledged to raise spending on the rural
poor and halved the basic rate of income tax in his annual
budget yesterday, seeking to ease the pain of a shock move to
ban high-value banknotes.Arun Jaitley defended so-called demonetisation, saying it
would increase revenues by forcing people to declare untaxed
wealth, but conceded it had hit the economy and promised
relief for the poor and middle classes ahead of key polls.
Jaitley pledged to double the income of farmers, who have
been hard hit by the currency ban, in the next five years and
bring 10 million households out of poverty by 2019.
He also promised more affordable housing for the poor
and halved the basic rate of income tax to five percent.
“My overall approach while preparing this budget has been
to spend more in rural areas, poverty alleviation through fiscal
prudence,” Jaitley said in a speech to parliament.
The finance minister said tax evasion had become India’s “new
normal” as he laid out further measures to increase the number
of people paying their taxes after last November’s currency ban.
He said the rate cut was intended to reward those already
paying income tax, and encourage more to do so. The basic tax
rate applies to those with annual incomes of between 250,000
rupees ($3,700) and 500,000 rupees.
“We are largely a tax non-compliant society. When too
many evade tax, the burden falls on those who are honest,”
Jaitley said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unanticipated decision
removed around 86 per cent of India’s cash at a stroke, triggering
massive queues outside banks and a cash shortage that has hit
businesses across the country. (AFP)
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AgricultureThe government will aim to provide credit worth 10 tril-lion rupees ($150 billion) to farmers over the next fiscal year and will waive interest for 60 days.
Corruption Jaitley announced a ban on cash transac-tions worth more than 300,000 rupees and said the government was considering new legislation to seize the assets of “big time offenders” who flee abroad. Indian banks are currently trying to recover more than $1 billion owed by the Formula One tycoon Vijay Mallya who left the country for Britain last year.
TaxesThe basic rate of income tax was halved to five percent to help low earners. But those earning more than five million rupees a year will pay a 10 percent tax surcharge. The basic rate applies to those with annu-al incomes of between 250,000 rupees ($3,701) and 500,000 rupees and will fall from 10 per cent to 5pc from April.
Health and welfare Spending on health and welfare will rise to 489 billion rupees as the gov-ernment seeks to rid India of deadly diseases including leprosy, measles and tuberculosis.
EmploymentFunding for a gov-ernment scheme known as MNREGA, which guarantees a certain number of days of work to the rural poor, will rise to a record 480 billion rupees.
The budget has some positive elements with reductions of the income tax and
measures to improve GDP growth. However the healthcare sector has not been given much focus to attain the goal of Right of Health for all citizens. The NRIs also don’t have much to cheer except the removal of prior sanction for FDIs The much awaited scheme of Health Insurance for the returning NRIs didn’t find place in the budget.
One of the major areas which will benefit the common man is the decision to make generic medicines more widely available. This will reduce cost of medicines significantly and help the poor people.
The declaration to provide Rs 6000 to women after delivery if they get the child immunized is a very innovative step to help poor people and ensure immunization
The increase in post graduate seats by 5000 and two new AIIMS will increase the availability of trained specialist doctors.
More of Primary Care Centers in the rural area will help a lot in preventive medical areas. Aadhar-linked health cards with data on their health for senior citizens will ease the worries with easily accessible information in times of emergencies, especially for those senior citizens living alone.
Dr. Azad Moopen Founder Chairman & Managing
Director of Aster DM Healthcare
InfrastructureA record 3.96 trillion rupees
will be spent on infrastructure including modernising India’s roads, airports and crumbling railways. That includes a tril-
lion-rupee plan to improve safety on the railways after a
slew of deadly accidents.
Lowers forecastThe government lowered its growth forecast for the 2016-17 fiscal year ending in March to 7.1 per cent, down from 7.6pc in the previous year. Jaitley said India had under-gone “historic reform” over the past year, but remained an “engine of global growth”.
Deficit target Jaitley relaxed India’s fiscal deficit target to 3.2 per cent for the financial year 2017/18, citing the increase in govern-ment spending, but said it would be back on track for a three-per-cent deficit the following financial year.
Reactions
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (C) leaves his office to table the budget in Parliament
BUSINESSThursday, February 2, 2017 9
The Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) has celebrated its achieving 25 million man-hours without a lost time accident in 2016. Company Managing Director Ibrahim Al Musaiteer, President Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, members of the Executive Management and representatives of the Labour Union were present at the ceremony. Dr. Jawahery said the achievement is tes-timony to the policies set in place by the Board of Directors, chaired by Dr. Ahmed Al Sharyan
GPIC accident-free milestone
Manama
More than 35,000 visitors visited the Festival City,
located in Bahrain Bay. The Festival City, launched on the 19th of January, is held as part of the third-edition of the Bahrain Shopping Festival ‘Shop Bahrain’.
The event features a line-up of activities and entertainment for the entire family to enjoy, which
includes carnival games, market, outdoor cinema, live performances, musical acts and meet their favourite social media influencers attending the Festival.
“The number of visitors has surpassed our expectations. We are delighted with the positive outcome received till date and hope that all visitors enjoy the activities held as part of the Festival City,” said
the Shop Bahrain Director, Yousif Al Khan.
“The Festival City is one of the activities held during Shop Bahrain. Other activities include the in-mall entertainment and a unique shopping experience that promises great prizes through a weekly raffle draw,” he added.
The Festival City will run until February 4th and is open
during weekdays from 4pm till 10pm and on weekends from 4pm till 12 midnight. Entrance tickets are BD2 and include tokens for carnival games and the chance to enter a raffle draw while children under 6 enter free of charge.
Shop Bahrain holds a weekly raffle draws that includes 12 cars, airline tickets, and over 25,000 valuable prizes.
Festival City a bigsuccess
Seef Mall is participation in ‘Shop Bahrain, with
its three malls located in the Seef District, Muharraq, and Isa Town with activities lined-up until the 18th February, 2017.
Box of LuckFun-filled activities
including the popular ‘Box of Luck’ at Seef Mall, Seef District, which is available daily from 12pm to 10pm till the 18th February. The ‘Box of Luck’ activity allows shoppers who spend BD50 or more a chance to play and grab one of the gift boxes while hanging from a giant claw.
FootypoolVisitors of Seef Mall
Muharraq will be able to enjoy a game of ‘Footypool’ with their friends starting from 10am to 11pm every weekend throughout the duration of the Festival.
3 in 1Shoppers will receive 3
points for every BD1 spent against receipts totalling BD10 or more across all outlets. The points will be registered within the Shop Bahrain loyalty system to enter the weekly raffle draw and the opportunity to win fabulous prizes.
“This year our theme is focused on provid-ing family entertain-ment, and to provide shoppers with numerous prizes”
Yousef Al KhanShop Bahrain Directo
“The mall offers distinctive activities and shopping expe-riences throughout its three branches”
Ahmed Yusuf CEO of Seef Properties,
Manama
As part of ‘Shop Bahrain’, Yateem Centre hosts ‘Join the Game’
challenge over the weekends throughout the duration of the Festival.
Visitors of Yateem Centre will get to enjoy life sized games such as ‘Checkers’ and ‘Jenga’ with their families and friends, and a whole new way of playing their favourite games. Shoppers can take part in this activity from 4pm to 9pm until 18th February.
Shoppers and visitors can learn more about “Shop Bahrain” through the website: www.shopbahrain.com or through the account @shopbahrain on the social networking channels Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. The Festival organisers have also launched a dedicated whatsapp channel on 38999111.
‘Join the Game’
Attracts more than
35,000 visitors
On weekends @ Yateem Centre
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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 0.4694 0.3792 0.3330
KUWAIT 0.2855 32.3215 0.2871 0.2522
OMAN 0.3849 0.3827 0.3871 0.3400
QATAR 3.6420 3.6212 3.6629 3.2170
UAE 3.6730 3.6521 3.6941 3.2444
SAUDI 3.7500 3.7286 3.7715 3.3124
AUSTRALIA 0.2930 0.2906BANGLADESH 0.00521 0.00477CANADA 0.2947 0.2915DENMARK 0.0578 EGYPT 0.0361 0.0219EURO 0.4134 0.4113HONGKONG 0.04983 0.04943INDIA 0.00590 0.00570INDONESIA 0.00002997 0.00002891IRAN TUMAN 0.00010959 IRAQI DINAR 0.000294 JAPAN 0.003500 0.003430JORDAN 0.5365 0.5351KOREA 0.00037678 KUWAIT 1.2580 1.242MALAYSIA 0.087900 0.0875NEW ZEALAND 0.2790 0.2776NORWAY 0.0479 NEPAL 0.00398 0.00344OMAN 0.97962 0.97962PAKISTAN 0.00371 0.00360PHILIPPINES 0.00787 0.00759QATAR 0.10381 0.10376SAUDI ARABIA 0.10061 0.26810SINGAPORE 0.2718 0.2698SOUTH AFRICA 0.03000 0.02990SRI LANKA 0.00277 0.00252SWEDISH 0.0463 SWITZERLAND 0.3881 0.3856SYRIA 0.001740 0.0123TAIWAN 0.012600THAILAND 0.010930 0.010940TURKEY 0.1057 UNITED KINGDOM 0.4838 0.4808UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102800 0.102810UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37800 0.37805YUAN 0.058500 0.0585 Manama
The Waqf Fund, a Bahrain-based special fund to
support Islamic finance training, education and research, yesterday approved its budget for 2017 as well as new projects. The board has approved a budget of approximately US$1 million.
The 2017 budget includes a number of new projects such as the next phase of Leadership Grooming Programme and AAOIFI’s CSAA qualification revamp. Approvals were also given to a training programme for Bahraini judges, public prosecutors and criminal investigators of the Interior
Ministry. The decisions were made during the 27th Board of Trustees meeting at the Central Bank of Bahrain.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Waqf Fund Khalid Hamad briefed the board about the activities of the Fund during 2016. These included training programmes for junior staff of Islamic banks such as Advance Diploma in Islamic Finance, which is in its tenth year and has become the industry standard.
Advance Diploma in Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence, another flagship programme, is designed to build the capacity of Shari’ah resources by dwelling
deeper into jurisprudential issues. Both these programmes are conducted by BIBF.
The Waqf Fund also held two Roundtable Discussions during the year. The topics were “Liquidity Management of Islamic Banks” and “Revamping AAOIFI’s CSAA Qualification”. So far ten such Roundtables have been organised.
The board was informed that the revamp of AAOIFI’s CIPA qualification has been completed, a landmark project which was funded by the Waqf Fund. Two training programmes were conducted during the year for lawyers,
judges and public prosecutors to orientate them towards Islamic finance issues. The Waqf Fund also sponsored a textbook on Islamic economics by International Shari’ah Research Academy (ISRA), Malaysia. This will be a comprehensive book on Islamic economics meant for universities’ bachelor and master programs. BIBF provided an update on its e-learning initiative, a project funded by the Waqf Fund. The Board appreciated BIBF for generating additional funding for the project from the industry and ensured its continued support.
Waqf Fund okays new projects, budget for 2017
Dubai
Shares in two of Abu Dhabi’s top banks fell
yesterday after fourth-quarter earnings, while other Middle East markets hardly moved as global equities and oil prices offered little positive impetus.
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) slid 5.0 per cent after posting a fourth-quarter net profit of 1.33 billion dirhams ($362 million), up 28pc from the prior-year period and broadly in line with analysts’ forecasts. NBAD’s board proposed an unchanged cash dividend for 2016.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank lost 2.2pc after announcing a 16pc fall in profit to 1.0 billion dirhams. Three analysts had on average forecast a profit of 979 million dirhams.
First Gulf Bank, which is to merge with NBAD on April 1, added 0.4pc after posting a profit of 1.53 billion dirhams, down 11pc but above the 1.37 billion dirham average
forecast of analysts.The general Abu Dhabi
market index fell 0.5pc. In neighbouring Dubai, the index added 0.3pc, buoyed by advances in mid-sized companies.
Emaar Malls Group rose 0.4pc after posting a 3.9pc rise in fourth-quarter net profit to 452 million dirhams. EFG Hermes had forecast 466.95 million dirhams and SICO Bahrain 468.95 million dirhams.
Qatar’s index, which was trading higher most of the day, closed flat. Qatar Electricity and Water, which was expected to announce quarterly results later on Wednesday, fell 2.2pc.
EGYPT, SAUDIEgypt’s main index fell 0.7pc, taking its losses since hitting a record-high close on Jan. 17 to 6.3pc. “This is still not a deep correction and the pullback is the normal course of action following three months of strong gains,” said a Cairo-
based stock broker.Commercial International
Bank (CIB) fell 0.8pc to 75.80 Egyptian pounds after reporting a 34.8pc rise in its fourth-quarter net income to 1.55 billion pounds ($82.9 million). The board recommended a cash dividend of 0.50 pounds for 2016.
In Riyadh, the index closed nearly flat. But Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication jumped
9.4pc in heavy trade after saying it had signed a deal with top telecommunications operator Saudi Telecom Co to sell it some of its tower network for 230 million riyals ($61.3 million). STC closed 0.4pc higher. Banks were weak with three-quarters of the 12 listed lenders declining. Alinma Bank was the worst performer in the sector, dropping 2.3pc. (Reuters)
Top banks weigh on Abu Dhabi
Closing BellSAUDI fell 0.01pc to 7,101 points
DUBAI added 0.3pc to 3,654 points
ABU DHABI fell 0.5pc to 4,526 points
QATAR edged down 0.01pc to 10,596 points
EGYPT declined 0.7pc to 12,584 points
KUWAIT rose 0.2pc to 6,848 points
OMAN edged up 0.3pc to 5,793 points
BAHRAIN fell 0.5pc to 1,297 points
BananasYour body tries to follow what’s known as the circadian rhythm, this means that when it gets the right nutrients it feels sleepy at night, and produces energy during the day. Bananas help at both times thanks to the dif-ferent nutrients they contain.
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Banana coffee cake is a delicious tea-
time snack recipe that you can prepare for your fam-ily easily. Made with ripe bananas and a dash of cof-fee that gives it an amaz-ing flavour, it is one of the most sort after cake recipes for get-togethers and par-ties! Indulge in this quick recipe and make your even-
ing tea an amazing expe-rience.
Ingredients:8 2 cup all purpose flour8 2 beaten egg8 2 teaspoon vanilla essence8 1 cup mashed banana8 6 chopped walnuts8 2 teaspoon powdered
coffee8 2 cup caster sugar8 100 gm melted butter8 1/2 cup milk84 tablespoon Refined oil810 chopped almonds
Preparation MethodStep 1 - Sift the flour into a large bowl with baking powder and add the sugar
and mix well.Step 2 - Break the eggs and add the vanilla essence, butter, milk, walnuts, almonds, raisins, coffee and mashed bananas. Beat thoroughly so that no lumps are formed.Step 3 - Transfer this to a greased pan lined with parchment paper. Ensure that you have dusted the
paper with a little flour.Step 4- Place the pan into a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius or 360 degree Fahrenheit.Step 5 - Bake for about 25 to 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove and cool.Step 6 - Slice and serve with tea and coffee. - (TOI)
Banana coffee cake
Getting a good night’s sleep
s imperative, and there are foods that can actually
help you sleep better. Perhaps you already know of
some foods that will keep you up past your bedtime, like coffee
and cola, but there are foods that provide vitamins and minerals that trigger your body’s natural sleep signals, making you feel sleep and helping you stay asleep
once you’re there. Incorporate the following foods into your
diet to see just how much of a difference it can make to
your quality of sleep.
GrapeEating grape before bed has been an old wives’ tale , but as it turns out there’s a rea-son why this has been known to help sleep. It contains lycopene, an antioxidant in the body that has been shown to improve the way you sleep. (breakingmuscle)
CherriesYou don’t actually have to eat cherries before bed in order to get their benefit. Keep a bottle of cherry juice in the refrigerator and sip on it a few hours before you plan to retire for the night. You’ll help your body boost its own melatonin levels naturally, so don’t be surprised when you find that you can’t keep your eyes open around the 9 o’clock hour.
YogurtThe calcium in yogurt and other dairy products will help your body de-stress, which will help you fall asleep more quickly and avoid the wandering mind when trying to get to sleep. When eaten as a nighttime snack you’re also introducing good bac-teria to your digestive system.
WatermelonYou can enjoy this fruit and the nutrients it brings, especially if you’re having trouble sleeping. Watermelon is a source of lyco-pene, the same item found in tomatoes that earns toma-toes such a healthy repu-tation.
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Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning, Essam Khalaf received at his office MP Jamal Ali Bu Hassan. They discussed means of collaboration between the Ministry and the Council of Represen-tatives. Reference was also made to the preventative measurements adopted by the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, which constantly provides municipal councils with a time pro-gram for the maintenance of sewerage networks
The transport and logistics sector committee of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) headed by bureau member Abdulhakeem Al Shemeri held a joint meeting with the undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication, Mariam Jumaan, in the presence of Custom Af-fairs representatives and a number of business owners of the sector. The meeting centered on means of invigorating the sector and eliminating all hurdles curbing its progress
BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received President of the National Security Agency (NSA) Shaikh Talal bin Mohammed Al Khalifa yesterday. They discussed cooperation between BDF and NSA and issues of common interest
BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received the member of the Council of Representatives, MP Abdulhaleem Abdulla Murad yesterday. They discussed a number of issues related to ways to consolidate cooperation between the BDF and the Council of Representa-tives
Minister of Education, Dr. Majid Al Nuaimi expressed the appreciation and recognition for the efforts of the ministry’s affiliates who are retiring from various departments. The minis-ter honoured the retirees whom he considered as partners of the ministry for the progress of education and bequeathed them with certificates and mementos
In line with its initiative to de-velop and pro-mote the various aspects of the tourism industry in the Kingdom; the Chief Ex-ecutive Officer of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Au-thority (BTEA), HE Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa, paid a visit to Al Jasra Handicrafts Cen-tre. He was ac-companied by the Moroccan Ambassador to Bahrain, Ahmed Rashid Khattabi
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The transport and logistics sector committee of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) headed by bureau member Abdulhakeem Al Shemeri held a joint meeting with the undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication, Mariam Jumaan, in the presence of Custom Af-fairs representatives and a number of business owners of the sector. The meeting centered on means of invigorating the sector and eliminating all hurdles curbing its progress
President of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa received a delegation headed by the Minister of Transportation and Telecommunica-tions Kamal Ahmed. They discussed various joint projects, primarily the renovation of Cus-toms Building in Bab Al Bahrain
Director Modern Exchange Company inaugurated the new branch of Modern Exchange at Budaiya.The function was attended by Company senior officials and Business Associates
The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) hosted a ceremony yesterday, marking the conclusion of the training period of a group of military personnel at a BDF unit, in the presence of the Commander of the Royal Reserve Force, Major-General Muneer Al-Subaie. A number of senior BDF officers were present at the function
BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received the member of the Council of Representatives, MP Abdulhaleem Abdulla Murad yesterday. They discussed a number of issues related to ways to consolidate cooperation between the BDF and the Council of Representa-tives
Shura Council Chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh received yesterday the members of the NIHR’s Council of Commissioners, led by Dr. Abdulaziz Hassan Abul, who submitted the NIHR’s reports for 2015 and 2016 to the Chairman. The Shura Council Chairman lauded the efforts of the NIHR during the two years at the local and international levels
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Los Angeles
Hollywood actor Matt Damon is so impressed with the importance
given to Chinese actress Jing Tians character Lin Mae in “The Great Wall”, that he is willing to change the film’s title to “The Women and The Wall”.
Praising Tian’s portrayal as powerful Lin Mae, Damon said in a statement that one might call the Zhang Yimou directorial “The Women and The Wall”.
Highlighting the importance of Lin Mae in shaping up the film, Damon said: “Lin Mae eventually becomes the General in charge of the entire army. She’s an extremely powerful person. He changes c o m p l e t e l y based on his time in the F o r t r e s s City, and a lot of that h a p p e n s t h r o u g h the character of Lin Mae.” (IANS)
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Los Angeles
Actress Nicole Kidman is in early negotiations to join the cast of
“Aquaman” as the mother of the superhero, played by Jason Momoa.
Warner Bros’ “Aquaman”, being helmed by James Wan, will release in October 2018.
“Aquaman” is based on the DC Comics character who is king of Atlantis, born half-human as Arthur Curry and half-Atlantean. Aquaman’s mother is Atlanna, who has escaped the underwater kingdom
and had a son with a lighthouse keeper, reports variety.com.
The production on “Aquaman” will start in April in Australia. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who starred on Netflix’s “The Get Down”, has been tapped to play the villain Black Manta.Amber Heard is playing Mera,
Aquaman’s love interest, and Willem Dafoe will portray Aquaman’s science advisor, Dr. Vulko. (IANS)
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Any good books I should start reading? I love
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Los Angeles
Actor Johnny Depp is in financial crisis due to his monthly expenditure of $2 million to maintain his
“ultra-extravagant” lifestyle, claims a lawsuit.The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior
Court on Tuesday by his former managers who are asking a judge to rule that the actor has no one but himself to blame for his financial troubles, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
In addition to owning multiple homes and a luxury yacht, Depp spends $30,000 a month on wine, travels by private jet and maintains 12 storage facilities housing his fine art and memorabilia collections.
The “Pirates Of The Caribbean” star filed suit against The Management Group (TMG) earlier this month alleging mishandling of his finances and seeking compensation of at least $25 million. (IANS)
Leonardo DiCaprio is all set to star in and produce
the adaptation of ‘The Black Hand’, a detective book written by Stephen Talty.
The studio has acquired the rights of the book and the ‘Revenant’ star is ready to put on
the producer’s hat for the project.
He will produce the movie through his banner Appian Way, along with three more producers. The
movie, based on the adaptation of a book
of same name, will hit shelves around April. It
is set in New York City summer of 1903, when a crime wave hit the city. The criminals always leave a calling card of the symbol of a black hand at the crime scenes. (TOI)
London
“Game of Thrones” actress Maisie Williams says people who have leaked the hit series
online, are “childish and annoying”.During an interview to Radio Times,
Williams, who plays Arya Stark in the hit fantasy series, also admitted that it “really upsets her” when the programmes are spoiled before official release, reports express.co.uk.
“It really, really upsets me, because, there’s only a certain group of people who would look at that anyway, compared to the audience that watches the show,” Williams said.
The 19-year-old added: “It hurts. It’s just like, oh we wanted to tell this story, and yeah, lots of people don’t want to read it, and don’t want to look at it. But then it’s even more annoying when you know (the leaks) might be from someone on the inside, and it’s just like... You’re trying to make something really cool, that is really cool.’ (IANS)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is in talks to return for the sequel,
which will be co-produced by Emmett/Furla/Oasis and Beijing-based Leomus Pictures.
Escape Plan 2, the sequel to Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2013 prison-
break thriller, is heading east.Beijing-based Leomus Pictures
and Emmett/Furla/Oasis have partnered to co-finance and make the film as a China-U.S. co-production.
Stallone has signed on to reprise his role as a prison security
specialist, but Schwarzenegger’s return is still under discussion, a Leomus representative said. Miles Chapman, screenwriter on the first film, is back to script the sequel. Given how the first film’s release went, deepening the sequel’s connection to China, the world’s number-two film market, would appear a smart move. With Leomus handling local marketing and distribution, the original Escape Plan earned $40.9 million in the Middle Kingdom — a large slice of its $137 million global haul and considerably more than the $25 million the film took in North America.
Escape Plan 2 is expected to feature some Chinese story elements to deepen its local resonance, Leomus said.
Leomus is a partner with Hunan TV in the Chinese broadcaster’s $375 million slate financing deal with Lionsgate, which began in 2015. (hollywoodreporter.com)
Thursday, February 2, 201716ENAKKU WAAITHA ADIMAIGAL ( Tamil / Comedy ) Starring: Jai, Pranitha,KarunakaranDANA : Timings: 13:00, 18:15, 23:30
ARSENAL ( Thriller ) Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Adrian Grenier
DANA : Timings: 11:00,12:45,14:30,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:30,23:10,01:00
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JACKIE ( Biography / Drama ) Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 11:30,13:30,15:30,17:30,19:30,21:30,23:30
VIP JACKIE ( Biography / Drama ) Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 14:00, 18:00, 22:00
Ben Affleck directs and acts in this one and though it may
not be in the same league as The Godfather, his film doesn’t fail to arrest your attention. While one might assume it solely revolves around gang wars, rivalry, deceit and murders, you’ll be glad to discover that love, friendship and redemption are an integral part of the film as well. If you are open to watching introspective crime dramas that double up as life lessons and a path to mull over the choices we make, you’ll love this one.
It’s also fascinating to see Affleck’s choice of roles of late. He doesn’t pick the heroic parts but opts for the reticent ones that conceal his inner turmoil. Be it in The Accountant or this film. While his stoic execution may seem dull for some, if you are not in it for the ‘drama’, you’ll prefer it instead.
The film has its issues though. For instance, the story lacks urgency and occasionally wanders around aimlessly. Luckily, that seems to be intentional as the impact lingers
on for much longer. A talented cast helps as well. Affleck is ably supported by Chris Messina, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning and Chris Cooper.
The cinematography and art direction deserve a special mention. The bygone era has been recreated well. The vibrant Cuban culture and picturesque locales make for great visuals.
Live by Night is not an out-and-out gangster film. If you don’t go in expecting the same, you’ll enjoy watching it.
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 19SPORTS
Bangalore
India skipper Virat Kohli yesterday said he has faith
in Yuzvendra Chahal’s abilities after the leg spinner claimed six wickets to set up his country’s 75-run series-clinching
victory in the third Twenty20 international in Bangalore.Chahal recorded his T20 best of
6-25 to help skittle out England for 127
in 16.3 overs. The visitors,
c h a s i n g 203, lost
e i g h t
wickets for eight runs in the space of 18 deliveries.
The 23-year-old Chahal became only the second bowler
in T20 cricket to get six wickets in
an innings after Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis achieved the feat twice with figures of 6-8 and 6-16.
C h a h a l ,
who received the man of the match and series award for his eight scalps in three games, got great support from seamer Jasprit Bumrah’s three wickets.
“I have a lot of faith in him, and he plays with a lot of confidence. He has a lot of skill and he has the character as well,” Kohli said of his wily spinner who played just his sixth T20 international.
The attacking spinner started England’s batting rot in the 14th over of the innings, getting dangermen Joe Root (42) and skipper Eoin Morgan (40) on consecutive deliveries to derail the tourists’ chase.
Root and Morgan had kept the chase alive with their 64-run third-wicket stand but the innings fell apart after their departure.
Chahal got three wickets in his fourth over to rip through
the England middle and lower order -- five batsmen
were out on zero -- as India won the series 2-1.
The hosts reined supreme against England after the hosts won the Test rubber
4-0 last year and triumphed 2-1 in the one-day internationals.
“Come the big game, even in the one-day series, series decider, he (Chahal) stepped up, and he stepped up again today. It’s a memorable series win for us, the whole tour,” Kohli said in the post-match presentation.
“It’s been a brilliant couple of months for the Indian team, going forward we know exactly what to do in each format,” he added.
Earlier scintillating half-centuries from Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India post a mammoth 202 for six after being put into bat.
sinks England
India clinch series 2-1
ChahalIndian team players pose for a photograph with the trophy
Copa del Rey:
Semi-final, first leg:
Atletico Madrid v Barcelona (2000)
Italian Serie A:
Pescara 1 Fiorentina 2
Scottish Premiership:
Celtic 1 Aberdeen 0
Hearts 4 Rangers 1
Africa Cup of Nations semi-final:
Egypt 4 Burkina Faso 3
French Cup results on Wednesday
(aet denotes after extra time)
Angers 3 Caen 1
CA Bastia 2 Nancy 0
US Avranches 1 Fleury 91 FC 0
Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 1 Prix-lès-Mézières 0
Les Herbiers 1 Guingamp 2 aet
FC Chambly 4 Monaco 5 aet
Auxerre 3 Saint-Etienne 0 aet
Durban
South Africa captain AB de Villiers hailed an “almost perfect performance” after his team crushed Sri Lanka by
121 runs in the second one-day international at Kingsmead on Wednesday.
He singled out Faf du Plessis and David Miller, who both hit centuries as South Africa recovered from a poor start and piled up 307 for six after being sent in on an unusually dry, slow Kingsmead pitch. Du Plessis (105) and Miller (117 not out) put on 117 for the fifth wicket off 136 balls after South Africa had been struggling at 108 for four.
South Africa’s total always seemed likely to be too many for the tourists to chase and so it proved, as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 186, giving South Africa a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
“It was a fantastic effort by Faf and David, an incredible partnership after being four down early on,” said De Villiers.
The batting was backed up by good bowling and lively fielding.
Du Plessis, Miller hit centuries
South Africa’s David Miller cekle-brates his 100 runs
Football scores
Thursday, February 2, 2017 19SPORTS
Bangalore
India skipper Virat Kohli yesterday said he has faith
in Yuzvendra Chahal’s abilities after the leg spinner claimed six wickets to set up his country’s 75-run series-clinching
victory in the third Twenty20 international in Bangalore.Chahal recorded his T20 best of
6-25 to help skittle out England for 127
in 16.3 overs. The visitors,
c h a s i n g 203, lost
e i g h t
wickets for eight runs in the space of 18 deliveries.
The 23-year-old Chahal became only the second bowler
in T20 cricket to get six wickets in
an innings after Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis achieved the feat twice with figures of 6-8 and 6-16.
C h a h a l ,
who received the man of the match and series award for his eight scalps in three games, got great support from seamer Jasprit Bumrah’s three wickets.
“I have a lot of faith in him, and he plays with a lot of confidence. He has a lot of skill and he has the character as well,” Kohli said of his wily spinner who played just his sixth T20 international.
The attacking spinner started England’s batting rot in the 14th over of the innings, getting dangermen Joe Root (42) and skipper Eoin Morgan (40) on consecutive deliveries to derail the tourists’ chase.
Root and Morgan had kept the chase alive with their 64-run third-wicket stand but the innings fell apart after their departure.
Chahal got three wickets in his fourth over to rip through
the England middle and lower order -- five batsmen
were out on zero -- as India won the series 2-1.
The hosts reined supreme against England after the hosts won the Test rubber
4-0 last year and triumphed 2-1 in the one-day internationals.
“Come the big game, even in the one-day series, series decider, he (Chahal) stepped up, and he stepped up again today. It’s a memorable series win for us, the whole tour,” Kohli said in the post-match presentation.
“It’s been a brilliant couple of months for the Indian team, going forward we know exactly what to do in each format,” he added.
Earlier scintillating half-centuries from Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India post a mammoth 202 for six after being put into bat.
sinks England
India clinch series 2-1
ChahalIndian team players pose for a photograph with the trophy
Copa del Rey:
Semi-final, first leg:
Atletico Madrid v Barcelona (2000)
Italian Serie A:
Pescara 1 Fiorentina 2
Scottish Premiership:
Celtic 1 Aberdeen 0
Hearts 4 Rangers 1
Africa Cup of Nations semi-final:
Egypt 4 Burkina Faso 3
French Cup results on Wednesday
(aet denotes after extra time)
Angers 3 Caen 1
CA Bastia 2 Nancy 0
US Avranches 1 Fleury 91 FC 0
Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 1 Prix-lès-Mézières 0
Les Herbiers 1 Guingamp 2 aet
FC Chambly 4 Monaco 5 aet
Auxerre 3 Saint-Etienne 0 aet
Durban
South Africa captain AB de Villiers hailed an “almost perfect performance” after his team crushed Sri Lanka by
121 runs in the second one-day international at Kingsmead on Wednesday.
He singled out Faf du Plessis and David Miller, who both hit centuries as South Africa recovered from a poor start and piled up 307 for six after being sent in on an unusually dry, slow Kingsmead pitch. Du Plessis (105) and Miller (117 not out) put on 117 for the fifth wicket off 136 balls after South Africa had been struggling at 108 for four.
South Africa’s total always seemed likely to be too many for the tourists to chase and so it proved, as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 186, giving South Africa a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
“It was a fantastic effort by Faf and David, an incredible partnership after being four down early on,” said De Villiers.
The batting was backed up by good bowling and lively fielding.
Du Plessis, Miller hit centuries
South Africa’s David Miller cekle-brates his 100 runs
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After a three way tie, the pairing of Jim Lanceley
and Jamie Bowen (22 points) clinched the top prize on count back in the third competition of the Coca-Cola Monday Madness Night Golf Series at the Royal Golf Club.
The duo of Atta Ur Rehman Yousafi and Rehman Tipu (22) took second place, while Dr Rajinder Sachdeva and Naeem Khan (22) with nearest the pin contests won by Captain Adel on Hole 12 and Naeem Khan on Hole 16.
At the midway point in the six week-long series, the pairing of Ali Al Hakam and Ali Al Kowari (10 points) top the series leader board with Atta Ur Rehman Yousafi and Rehman Tipu (9) in second place, while Dr Rajinder Sachdeva and Naeem Khan (7) are in third.
Over 30 players took part in the “Rainbow
Challenge”
tournament and Coca-Cola branded flags and banners were displayed around the Club’s Montgomerie championship golf course for the duration of the competition.
A prize presentation ceremony in the Club’s Members’ Lounge was held where Adam Dutson, the Royal Golf Club’s Tournament Coordinator, was on hand to present the prizes on behalf of Coca-Cola.
Final qualifying standings:
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Batelco Racing Drag 965 (1,104 laps) raced to an emphatic
victory in the third and final round of the 2016/2017 Bahrain Karting Endurance Championship, which featured a hugely exciting 24-hour race held at Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) in Sakhir.
The victors were spearheaded by skipper Mohammed Mattar, whose teammates included Alban Verutti, Ramez Azzam, Florian Garcia and Saeed Almehairi.
Batelco’s victory earned them a clean sweep of this year’s national endurance season, taking three wins from three races.
Finishing as overall runners-up were sister squad Ithmaar BRM (1,103) led by Captain Ali Baslar. Khaled Alsaei, Abdulla Buhindi, Rashid Khalifa and Hussain Hassan made up their team roster and they completed the event just one lap behind the winner.
In third place overall were Zain Dangerous (1,103) and the team included captain Khaled Abdulla, Duarte Lopez, Andre Caiado and Khalifa Alyaqoobi.
Aside from their overall victory, Batelco Racing Drag 965 also triumphed in the Pro category. Zain Dangerous were in second place to claim their second podium of the day, while Zain Racing claimed third.
Rounding out the Pro classification in fourth through eighth place, respectively, were BeeSa Racing, Ice Racing Team, Last Minute Racing, Fun Xtreme and Al Bayan Stallions.
Meanwhile, Ithmaar BRM added to their overall podium finish with a win in the Nations Cup. They dominated their category as they were followed 10 laps behind by Omantel Ozone from Oman, who comprised team captain Saleem Abdullatif, Faisal Al Raisi, Mohammed Al Kalbani,
Mazin Al Salmi and Zakariya Al Ofi.
Pitstop Karting Team from Russia were third. Their squad featured skipper Kalinichenko Maxim, Osmanov Anvar, Nikolaev Dmitry and Danilov Novoruskky Nikita.
BIC MC completed the Nations category classification in fourth place.
Finally, BBK Racing (1,091) clinched first place in the race’s third and final class for Corporate entrants and were led by skipper Nasser Al Alawi with the other drivers on the team being Faisal Al Shafei, Osama Al Buflasa, Ahmed Naqi and Hamad Mattar.
In second place five laps behind were Bell Racing 2 (1,086) captained by Michael Aumento and included Olivier Jollin, Tom Cohen, Pascal Mathieu and Zaid Audih. Bell Racing 1 were third in the Corporate class, and were comprised of team captain Stephan Cohen, Aref Yazbek, Mureed Nussair, Michael Chami and Roy Boutagi.
Completing the classification of Corporate teams were Texel Air in fourth place and PKE Racing Team in fifth.
Following the 24-hour race, the winners of the event were presented their respective trophies in a podium ceremony. Bahrain International Circuit’s (BIC) Circuit Operations Director Fayez Ramzy Fayez handed over the accolades to the t r i u m p h a n t teams.
Manama
Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) welcomes motoring
enthusiasts on Saturday to try out the hugely exciting Ultimate Track Experience, one of BIC’s most popular public activities and on offer are the Clio Cup Drive, SR1 Drive and SR3 Passenger Ride.
All activities will take place along BIC’s 2.55-kilometre Inner Track and action is scheduled to begin at 8am and end at 4pm.
The Clio Cup Drive will give thrill-seekers a personal feel of the racing capabilities of one of the world’s most popular sports cars.
The Renault-manufactured Clio Cup features a 1.6-litre Turbocharged engine. It can generate up to 220bhp and 6,000rpm, and it has a paddle shift racing gearbox and an FIA-specification roll cage and seats. It is available for BD120 and includes a pair of
six-lap sessions and the entire experience lasts roughly two-and-a-half hours.
The Radical SR1 Drive promises a pure adrenaline rush. The SR1 features an RPE-Suzuki 1,340cc engine which can generate 185bhp. It has a six-speed sequential transverse gearbox and it can go a maximum speed of 138mph. The SR1 launches from zero to 100kmh in 3.6 seconds.
It includes two five-lap sessions that could last up to around two-and-a-half hours at a cost of BD140.
Completing the Clio Cup Drive is a prerequisite to taking part in the SR1 experience.
A Radical SR3 Passenger Ride will be conducted alongside one of BIC’s expert driving instructors A Radical SR3 boasts an RPE-Suzuki Generation 1,340 DOHC engine. It can go from zero to
100kmh in 3.4 seconds, and also has a six-speed sequential gearbox and paddle gearshift system.
The SR3 Passenger Ride costs BD35 for a three-lap session of around 40 minutes.
All those taking part in any of Saturday’s activities must wear the appropriate clothing along
with closed-toe footwear.
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Manama
Yousif Falah defeated Abdullah Abdul Karim
247-198 pin falls in the stepladder final to win the Bapco Interdepartmental Bowling Masters Championship at the Ozone Bowling Centre in the Sitra Mall.
The step ladder stage began with the top five players qualifying after playing 12 rounds of round-round-robin
and individual. The event began with fifth placed Ahmed Hassan Janahi defeating his brother and fourth placed Mohammed Hassan Janahi 215-181. Ahmed beat third placed Hussain Al Qaseer 193-178 to set up a clash with second placed
Abdullah Abdul Karim who then defeated Ahmed Hassan Janahi 236-214 to book a place in the final.
1) Yousif Falah (2,940),
2) Abdullah Abdul Kareem (2,755)
3) Hussain Al Qaseer (2,409)
4) Mohammed Hassan Janahi (2,361)
5) Ahmed Hassan Janahi (2,270)
6) Khalifa Khalfan (2,264)
7) Ghassan Abdulla (2,252)
8) Mohammed Al Murbati (2,172)
9) Talal Yousif (2,141)
10) Waleed Othman (2,123)
11) Nabil Yousif (1,182)
12) Kumar Nair (1,054).
Results: 1) Jamie Bowen/Jim Lanceley (22
points on count back),
2) Atta Ur Rehman Yousafi/Rehman
Tipu (22 on count back),
3) Dr Rajinder Sachdeva/Naeem Khan (22),
4) Anil Nair/ Mohammed Akeel (19 on
countback),
5) Captain Ade/Abdulla Al Kaabi (19).
Nearest the Pins: Abdulla Al Kaabi
(hole 12) and Naeem Khan (hole 16).
Thursday, February 2, 2017 21SPORTS
Bahrain to host
World Championships
DT News NetworkManama
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF)
officially granted Bahrain the right to host the fourth edition of the IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA which will be held in November this year.
The move will place Bahrain as the first Asian and Arab country to host this championship.
The decision came during a meeting between Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Kerrith Brown, IMMAF President and Densign White, IMMAF CEO, on the sidelines of the World Championships of the Amateur MMA organised in Las Vegas in July 2015.
Shaikh Khalid, the First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports,
Honourary President of Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Association, Founder of Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts Organization stressed the support of the leadership in implementing vital plans that support the infrastructure of this sector.
In this regard, Shaikh Khalid also praised the efforts of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee in enhancing Bahraini sports.
Official announcement of IMMAF granting Bahrain rights to host the World Championships of Amateur MMA will be held on Monday at the Sofitel Hotel during a Press Conference held in the
presence of Shaikh Khalid. Kerrith Brown and Densign
White are scheduled to attend and speak at the conference about the decision to choose the Kingdom of Bahrain to host this event.
Commenting, Shaikh Khalid stressed Bahrain is capable of hosting a successful event, citing the annual Formula One race since 2004.
Earlier, President of Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Assocation, Khalid Abdulaziz Al Khayat and Director of the Shaikh Khalid’s Media Office, Omar Abdulaziz Bu Kamal held a preparatory meeting with Kerrith Brown, and Densign White on the sidelines of the second edition of the European Open Championships of Amateur Mixed Martial Arts hosted by the Czech capital Prague last November.
IMMAF
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Brave Combat Federation welterweight fighter Mohammad Fakhreddine from Lebanon has recovered from his knee injury and
when returns in March is targeting an immediate title fight in Brave 3 hosted by Curitibain Brazil.
He believes that Carl Booth has made the most impact in the welterweight division, and he wants to fight him for the Brave title.
“That’s really what I want, to go straight after Carl Booth. If not him whoever the promotion grants a title shot,” Fakhreddine said.
“I think Booth is going to have his chance after his big win on Gaziev. I want to fight him and show all the Brave fans that the Lebanese hype is real.”
Booth gained a ton of confidence and respect after his win over Gadzhimusa Gaziev last December, as it came via knockout. Gaziev came into this fight as the man to beat after defeating the formerly undefeated Thiago Vieira.
Fakhreddine (8-1) probably has plenty of options on the table for his next fight and one of the most popular names in the Middle East.
“I know what I’m capable of after my knee has been broken down. “Now, I’m just as good as I ever was, if not better. “So I’m excited to come back and win that title. “I am the best welterweight in the Middle East, and at this point in
my career, I want to fight the cream de la cream. If people want to see my fight Jarrah, they’re going to have to wait as its all about the Golden Brave Belt,” said Fakhreddine.
Arab superstar Fakhreddine wants Brave title
Cricket team selection
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Cricket Bahrain Association (CBA) under the patronage of the Bahrain
Olympic Committee and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Asia Region will hold trials on February 11 at the CBA Cricket ground in Isa Town Sports City from 1pm onwards. The players are requested to bring their CPR copy and one photograph.
The trials are for selection to the Bahrain National Cricket Team who are taking part in ‘2017 World Cricket League Division 1 – Asia’, from April 20 to May 2 in Thailand. The tournament will be played on the league basis, and the following teams - participating; Bahrain, Bhutan, China, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.
As per ICC rules, all Bahraini and expatriates players born in Bahrain are directly eligible to participate subjected to a trial and selection by a CBA nominated selection panel. Expatriate players with minimum four years residency in Bahrain are also eligible provided every year they spent longer than 183 days in Bahrain and have a valid resident permit with more than six-month validity.
This will be an open trial with all high-level players invited to attend and for more information, contact Rizwan on mobile 33940707.
Red X Bahrain defeated Ritz Carlton by seven wickets to win the one-
day BCL Eight-a-Side Premier League Knockout Cup at the Busaiteen Grounds in Muharraq.
This tournament was played between the 12 BCL Premier 12 teams on a knockout basis with eight players per side and six overs per innings and sponsored by Sprite.
In the final, Ritz Carlton were put into bat and scored 54 for four in its six overs with Zeeshan (22) top scoring and Aktar and Asif picking up a wicket apiece.
Red X Bahrain then easily reached the target scoring 57 without loss in 3.2 overs thanks to man of the Asif (34 of 11 deliveries) and Safdar (20).
Final was played between RedX Bahrain and Ritz Carlton
Other scores (Semi-finals):• RedXBahrain91/2in6overs
Carlton66btAlphaFire60by5runsAwards: Man of the Match
World indoor SkydivingManama
World Indoor Skydiving Championship will
be held in October, 2018 in Bahrain.
The event organised by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (The World Air Sports Federation), FAI will be held at the Gravity Indoor Skydiving near Zallaq.
Around 350 contestants from 20 countries are expected to participate in the event, according to Bahrain Air Sports Federation president Shaikh Salman bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.
“By hosting the event, Bahrain will become the first Arab country to host the world championship,” said Shaikh Salman.
The event location was decided via bidding at the 2017 FAI IPC Plenary Meeting in Faro, Portugal as Bahrain beat out the challenge from Australia, Italy, Norway and Slovakia with a 21-19 vote.
‘I am the best’
Red X winBCLKnockout
Morgan Schneiderlin
Manchester United to Everton, £20 million rising to £24 million
After being frozen out by Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, Schneiderlin moved to Everton on a four-and-a-half-year deal. The move reunited the 27-year-old France international with Ronald Koeman, who was formerly his manager at Southampton.
Thursday, February 2, 2017 23SPORTSLondon
Arsenal’s Petr Cech said Tuesday’s shock loss to Watford was a “huge
setback” to the Gunners ahead of their meeting with the Premier League leaders this weekend.
First-half goals from Younes Kaboul and Troy Deeney gave visitors Watford a quick-fire 2-0 lead in Tuesday’s Premier League game and although Arsenal pulled one back through Alex Iwobi, the Hornets held on for three away points.
Defeat left Arsenal nine points behind Chelsea ahead of their trip across London to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
“This was a huge setback,” said Cech. “We wanted to put ourselves in a better position going into the weekend.
“I always say that at this level you cannot play 80 minutes, or 85. You have to play 90 minutes with full concentration and everybody on top of their game.
“We were second best in
the first half. We made so many bad passes, we lost every challenge, we were simply second best, as I said.”
Cech added: “In the second half we improved, we had a lot of chances. I thought we were brilliant second half, but obviously we only scored one goal.”
Tuesday’s match saw Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger continue his four-game touchline ban and Cech insisted they had paid when their veteran French boss questioned if the team were “mentally ready” to face Watford.
“We had a very bad start,” Cech said.“We were unlucky with the first goal
when it takes a big deflection and it goes in. Obviously it gave a lot of hope and motivation to Watford because this was something that lifted them,” the Czech Republic international added.
“But then I think we didn’t play well at all. It was too much for us to take in the first half and it’s very hard to say
why because we were prepared.“We were on back-to-back
wins, important wins, we had the momentum after the Burnley game and obviously the Southampton game went completely our way, exactly the way we wanted.”
For Watford, a first win in seven league games help them move eight points clear of the relegation zone and a delighted Kaboul said: “In the first half they couldn’t live with us.
“We were on top of everything from Troy (Deeney) to Heurelho Gomes -- all of us were brilliant. We did a terrific job and it will give us a lot of confidence for the rest of the season.
“Everyone on the pitch and the players who came on did a terrific job. We couldn’t have started better. We could have scored more, we knew they would come b a c k stronger and they did.” (AFP)
Gabriel Jesus
Palmeiras (BRA) to Manchester City, £27 million* ($33.6 million, 31.3 million euros)
Jesus, 19, agreed to join City last year, but did not formally complete his transfer until earlier this month. The highly rated Brazil forward has made two City appearances to date and registered his first assist in Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup win at Crystal Palace.
Wilfred Ndidi
Genk (BEL) to Leicester City, £15 million*Champions Leicester signed Nigeria
international Ndidi, 20, in the hope of plugging the gap left by N’Golo Kante’s departure to Chelsea last year. “He’s an impressive player with a big future,” said manager Claudio Ranieri.
Manolo Gabbiadini
Napoli (ITA) to Southampton, £14 million*Southampton were the biggest movers on
transfer deadline day, shelling out around £14 million to sign 25-year-old Gabbiadini from Napoli. The former Sampdoria striker, capped
six times by Italy, signed a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Patrick van Aanholt
Sunderland to Crystal Palace, £14 million*Former Chelsea defender Van Aanholt, 26,
joined Palace from relegation rivals Sunderland on a four-and-a-half-year contract. The Dutchman played an important role as Sunderland avoided
relegation under new Palace manager Sam Allardyce last season.
Manchester United 0 Hull 0Stoke 1 Everton 1 West Ham 0 Manchester City 4
On TuesdayArsenal 1 Watford 2 Bournemouth 0 Crystal Palace 2
Burnley 1 Leicester 0
Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1
Middlesbrough 1 West Brom 1
Sunderland 0 Tottenham 0
Swansea 2 Southampton 1
English Premier League results:
LondonThe 5 biggest incoming Premier League transfers of the January transfer window after Tuesday’s final day of player trading
(*denotes fee as reported by British media):
Scores @ the time of closing
Rio de Janeiro
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has refused an offer to join Corinthians of Brazil
that would have included generous wages and a bullet-proof car.
The Ivory Coast star, 38, is out of contract after a spell at Montreal Impact and was offered $120,000 (110,000 euros) a week, a 24-hours-per-day translator, six return tickets to Europe -- and a bullet-proof car.
Drogba said on Twitter on Wednesday that he had spoken with the Corinthians president Roberto de Andrade to decline the offer.
“I’m very honoured... but it doesn’t feel like the right
move for me at this time,” wrote Drogba.
The club thanked the player for showing an interest.
Berlin
German clubs shattered the previous record in splashing
out 97.35 million euros ($105m) on fresh talent during the Bundesliga’s January transfer window.
Bayern Munich, Germany’s richest club, kept their purse closed but have signed Hoffenheim’s Germany pair Niklas Suele and Sebastian Rudy for next season.
However Bayern’s rivals took the chance to boost their squads.
The combined winter spending
of the Bundesliga’s 18 clubs, based on transfer sums according to transfermarkt.de, easily beat the previous record of 65 million euros set during the 2014/15 season.
However, the 97.35 million euros was dwarfed by the £215 million that Premier League clubs shelled out. Dortmund made one of the most eye-catching buys when they snapped up Sweden’s 17-year-old striker Alexander Isak -- dubbed the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic -- from AIK.
Isak heads a trio of teenage talent which Bundesliga clubs want to nurture despite no experience in a top league.
Promising Jamaican teenager Leon Bailey, 19, joined Bayer Leverkusen from Belgium’s Genk. France’s Dayot Upamecano, 18, swapped Red Bull Salzburg for RB Leipzig, who are having a stellar first season in Germany’s top flight.
Moscow
Defensive stalwart Branislav Ivanovic
ended his hugely successful Chelsea career yesterday when he signed for Zenit Saint Petersburg for an undisclosed fee. The 32-year-old Serbian has signed a two-and-a-half-year c o n t r a c t with an option of a n o t h e r year.
“I had a s t r o n g
desire to return to Russia,” Ivanovic, who scored five goals in 54 matches for Lokomotiv Moscow in 2006-07 before joining Chelsea in 2008, told the Zenit website.
“I feel high motivation and a desire to continue playing at the highest level.”
Ivanovic won two Premier League titles, one Champions League, one Europa League, three FA Cups and one League Cup during his spell at Chelsea.
He is one of only five foreign players -– along with Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Petr Cech and Gianfranco Zola -– to reach the 300-game
landmark for the Blues.
C h e l s e a tweeted that Ivanovic, who
has 82 caps and is captain
of Serbia, was “a true Chelsea legend”.
Ras Al Khaimah
Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) left it late but proved he is the
strongest sprinter at the Dubai Tour with his second stage win in two days.
The German came through a congested sprint to beat Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) into second once again, with Jakub Mareczko (Wilier Triestina) in third. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) was in the hunt for the stage win but found himself boxed in just when he appeared to be moving forward. Kittel’s win extends Quick-Step Floors’ impressive start to the season and the German will wear the leaders jersey on stage 3. He is on course to win the Dubai Tour for the second year running.
Once again Kittel could count in excellent work from his well-drilled team. They kept the break of Mark Christian (Aqua Blue), Simone Andreetta (Bardiani-CSF), Jempy Drucker (BMC), Peter Williams (One Pro Cycling), and Yousif Mirza (UAE Abu Dhabi) in check throughout the day.
The five-man move jumped clear
in the opening 20 kilometres of racing and built up a lead of over four minutes on the flat, 188km stretch to Ras al-Khaimah.
Drucker claimed both intermediate sprints before sitting up and allowing the rest of the break to bask in the glory of the Dubai sun, but their efforts were once again in vain. This is a race designed for sprinters and only an extreme miscalculation would upset the odds.
Lotto NL-Jumbo briefly looked in trouble when they lost ground inside the final 3 kilometres as Bob Jungels once again ratcheted up the pace, while Bardiani CSF, BMC Racing and Wilier Triestina swamped what was already a crowded peloton.
Despite a more determined opposition, Quick-Step once again got their tactics right. They did, however, concede the front to Lotto NL-Jumbo with 1.5km to go and the Dutch squad were well placed as the final lead-out men positioned their sprinters but Kittel, even when there’s still work to be done, is match for anyone on this form.
He started his sprint on the outside,
almost level with Cavendish, but in the space of a few pedal strokes the entire nature of the sprint changed. Whereas the road opened up for Kittel, with a smooth passage to the line, Cavendish was left blocked by Groenewegen, who was starting to fade just as Kittel came over the top. The Manxman banged his handlebars in frustration, once again robbed of the chance to really test himself against Kittel. However, the German will have cared little for the Dimension Data rider’s plight.
Although this was a closer affair compared to stage 1, Kittel still looked the best sprinter on the road. His lead-out is supreme but he still has the form to finish off the job. Two from two, he will take some stopping. (CyclingNews)
SPORTSThursday, February 2, 201722
Results
Germany’s Marcel Kittel, from Quick-Step Floors Team
1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors
2 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
3 Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina
4 John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
5 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
6 Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
7 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data
8 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
9 Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF
10 Adam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport
Ivanovic joins Russia’s Zenit
out record transfer sum
Bundesligasplashes
Drogba repels Corinthians offer
Morgan Schneiderlin
Manchester United to Everton, £20 million rising to £24 million
After being frozen out by Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, Schneiderlin moved to Everton on a four-and-a-half-year deal. The move reunited the 27-year-old France international with Ronald Koeman, who was formerly his manager at Southampton.
Thursday, February 2, 2017 23SPORTSLondon
Arsenal’s Petr Cech said Tuesday’s shock loss to Watford was a “huge
setback” to the Gunners ahead of their meeting with the Premier League leaders this weekend.
First-half goals from Younes Kaboul and Troy Deeney gave visitors Watford a quick-fire 2-0 lead in Tuesday’s Premier League game and although Arsenal pulled one back through Alex Iwobi, the Hornets held on for three away points.
Defeat left Arsenal nine points behind Chelsea ahead of their trip across London to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
“This was a huge setback,” said Cech. “We wanted to put ourselves in a better position going into the weekend.
“I always say that at this level you cannot play 80 minutes, or 85. You have to play 90 minutes with full concentration and everybody on top of their game.
“We were second best in
the first half. We made so many bad passes, we lost every challenge, we were simply second best, as I said.”
Cech added: “In the second half we improved, we had a lot of chances. I thought we were brilliant second half, but obviously we only scored one goal.”
Tuesday’s match saw Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger continue his four-game touchline ban and Cech insisted they had paid when their veteran French boss questioned if the team were “mentally ready” to face Watford.
“We had a very bad start,” Cech said.“We were unlucky with the first goal
when it takes a big deflection and it goes in. Obviously it gave a lot of hope and motivation to Watford because this was something that lifted them,” the Czech Republic international added.
“But then I think we didn’t play well at all. It was too much for us to take in the first half and it’s very hard to say
why because we were prepared.“We were on back-to-back
wins, important wins, we had the momentum after the Burnley game and obviously the Southampton game went completely our way, exactly the way we wanted.”
For Watford, a first win in seven league games help them move eight points clear of the relegation zone and a delighted Kaboul said: “In the first half they couldn’t live with us.
“We were on top of everything from Troy (Deeney) to Heurelho Gomes -- all of us were brilliant. We did a terrific job and it will give us a lot of confidence for the rest of the season.
“Everyone on the pitch and the players who came on did a terrific job. We couldn’t have started better. We could have scored more, we knew they would come b a c k stronger and they did.” (AFP)
Gabriel Jesus
Palmeiras (BRA) to Manchester City, £27 million* ($33.6 million, 31.3 million euros)
Jesus, 19, agreed to join City last year, but did not formally complete his transfer until earlier this month. The highly rated Brazil forward has made two City appearances to date and registered his first assist in Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup win at Crystal Palace.
Wilfred Ndidi
Genk (BEL) to Leicester City, £15 million*Champions Leicester signed Nigeria
international Ndidi, 20, in the hope of plugging the gap left by N’Golo Kante’s departure to Chelsea last year. “He’s an impressive player with a big future,” said manager Claudio Ranieri.
Manolo Gabbiadini
Napoli (ITA) to Southampton, £14 million*Southampton were the biggest movers on
transfer deadline day, shelling out around £14 million to sign 25-year-old Gabbiadini from Napoli. The former Sampdoria striker, capped
six times by Italy, signed a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Patrick van Aanholt
Sunderland to Crystal Palace, £14 million*Former Chelsea defender Van Aanholt, 26,
joined Palace from relegation rivals Sunderland on a four-and-a-half-year contract. The Dutchman played an important role as Sunderland avoided
relegation under new Palace manager Sam Allardyce last season.
Manchester United 0 Hull 0Stoke 1 Everton 1 West Ham 0 Manchester City 4
On TuesdayArsenal 1 Watford 2 Bournemouth 0 Crystal Palace 2
Burnley 1 Leicester 0
Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1
Middlesbrough 1 West Brom 1
Sunderland 0 Tottenham 0
Swansea 2 Southampton 1
English Premier League results:
LondonThe 5 biggest incoming Premier League transfers of the January transfer window after Tuesday’s final day of player trading
