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HM King receives Chechen President

Exchange house robbed

Bahrain condemns attack in Syria

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Bahrain has called upon Arab countries to stand

united in combating the never-ending terror threats sponsored by Iran.

“We have foiled many terror plots that were planned and backed by terrorists in Iran and Iraq. The Kingdom under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has asserted its dedication to confront terrorism,” said Interior Minister Lieutenant General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa at the 34th Arab Interior Ministers Council meeting at Carthage Presidential Palace in Tunisia yesterday.

“Regional and Arab support to fight terrorism

through legal means is vital to dry up the financial sources of terrorists,” the minister emphasised.

“This session is taking place after the Arab Summit that

was held in Jordan last week and is aimed at mustering Arab solidarity on important issues in the Arab world, especially Arab security that is an essential matter to Arab

leaders,” Lt. Col. Shaikh Rashid said, addressing the Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, Saudi Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, Arab

Interior Ministers Council Honorary President HRH Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and others.

“Concern for security motivates us to work harder to deal with regional challenges. The Arab world has witnessed various security challenges, conflicts and the escalation of tensions and security disturbances. The general situation indicates that we are dealing with serious security conditions in several areas. This hinders development programmes and wastes national energies,” Lt Gen Shaikh Rashid said.

“Arab identity is the source of our strength and that is what makes us gather in this hall and push for further cooperation,” Lt Gen Shaikh Rashid added.

Stand united to fight terror: Shaikh Rashid

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His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

received the President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov at Sakhir Palace yesterday in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister.

Following an official welcome to President Kadyrov, the two leaders reviewed the bilateral relations and ways to implement them in various fields, as well as the latest regional and international developments and topics of common interest.

HM the King highlighted Bahrain’s keenness on

strengthening cooperation, mainly on the economic front.

President Kadyrov underlined his country’s interest in bolstering cooperation with Bahrain in various sectors, praising the Kingdom’s development.

President of Chechnya pointed out the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s respect for HM the King, wishing the people of Bahrain further progress and prosperity.

Following the talks, a lunch banquet was held in honour of the Chechen President and his accompanying delegation.

The Chechen President was welcomed by Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.


A currency exchange house in Riffa was robbed by

a masked man on Tuesday. Southern Directorate Police announced that it’s investigating robbery at the exchange company without revealing further details.

Eyewitnesses informed that police cordoned off the area, while teams from the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science inspected the site.No further information was available.


Bahrain has condemned the heinous attack that took

place in the province of Idlib in Syria on Tuesday.

Making a statement at the international conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the Region’ yesterday in Brussels, Assistant Foreign Minister Abdulla bin Faisal bin Jabur Al Doseri expressed Bahrain’s strong denunciation of the attack and demanded to make the perpetrators of the crime accountable for the act.

“The attacks are a violation of the international law and relevant international conventions,” he said, pointing out the sufferings of the Syrian people.

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Á ine O’Farrell is just 8 years old but she feels heavily troubled with the news of the world. It becomes hard for her to comprehend why people

have to leave their homes because of war, and why residents of other countries become afraid of the dispersed. Two years ago, she was in Levos, Greece with her family for a yoga retreat. This was the first time she met refugees and she greeted everyone with fruits and water as they arrived in their boats. Ever since then, she wanted to do something about the flow of refugees. She wondered what she could do to bring peace to the world and realized that love was the solution. She has dreamed up the initiative ‘Biryani Hearts’ - to bring love to the people in Bahrain so that the love would overflow to the world. It aims to showcase local love for global peace. Áine aims to bring love to the labourers who

work endless hours and should be shown compassion and appreciation for their hard work. “I’ve gotten together with the ‘Saturday Biryani Party’ project so to give each worker a handmade heart along with the Biryani meal, fruit, water and soda that they receive. These special hearts would make them feel loved and that they would share this love with others around them and their families back home.” For the Biryani Hearts project, she has organized Peace Heart Playdates and Parties with her friends to make hearts. She has also inspired a number of families to do the same. Thanking Cheryl and Dana from Celebrations for suggesting and hosting a Celebration of Heart party upcoming Saturday from 10am to 2:30pm so that contributors can meet their goal of

500 hearts by April15. It denotes a special day marking the 100th week since Saturday Biryani Party has been sharing their biryani love and compassion with the workers.Áine wishes for the residents to join this movement and make a difference as she welcomes all to create their versions of peace hearts to be handed out on Saturday, April15. Hearts can also be dropped off at Celebrations in Budaiya or can be given to Áine in Amwaj (WhatsApp 37327377) until Thursday, 13 April. She also intends to organize a Heart market to raise money for the Saturday Biryani Party. This will be a child-led event where the children will sell handmade heart-shaped crafts. She also envisions face-painting by children for children and adults and a ‘SING’-inspired talent show! Stay tuned to learn how this little girl aims to make a big difference with small heart-felt initiatives.

COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER IN B ringing together Bahraini and Ethiopian actors together, the upcoming “Abyssinia” Theatre short play, set to take place during Bahrain For All event on Froday, aims to

showcase peace and harmony among communities

as it brings to life one of the strongest stories of harmony in history. Organized by The Ethiopian

Honorary Consul Office and Passion Media, it will

tell the a notable tale that took place in Abyssinia.

Director, Yaseen Kazani shares how the play

will showcase the incident when Muslims, after being brutally tortured in Mecca , migrated to Abyssinia (present-day Ethopia)-the land of the righteous king who was willing to protect them. The Christian King Negus Ashama ibn Abjar of Abyssinia gave them refuge and this monumental

event in history forged the a strong Muslim-Christian alliance.

Esky Dubois from the Ethiopian Honorary Consul

Office states the organizers of the event had given

them an opportunity to represent their country and showcase how peace can prevail when such fine examples of history are recalled. “I want my

country to stand out; we have a beautiful history

that we shouldn’t take for granted, a history with

a well-deserved credit to our ancestors. Although

we shall not take the credit, it is our duty to tell the

story. It fits perfectly to the theme of the event as

Bahrain has embraced all of us regardless of our

religion, country and once again we are displaying

life in Bahrain where everyone lives together in harmony.”

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Yaseen Kazani

Esky Dubois

His Majesty the King with Chechnyan President Ramzan Kadyrov

Lt. Gen Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa addressing the 34th Arab Interior Ministers Council meeting at Carthage Presidential Palace in Tunisia

Thursday, April 6, 20172


The 25th edition of the Bahrain Heritage Festival

got underway yesterday. His Highness Shaikh Isa bin

Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, son of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, inaugurated the annual Heritage Festival at Bahrain Fort. Organised by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), this year’s Heritage Festival titled “Springs’ Tales” focuses on the theme of Bahrain’s natural water springs.

HH Shaikh Isa expressed his pleasure in inaugurating the event, which marks its silver jubilee this year, on behalf of His Majesty King Hamad. His Highness praised His Majesty’s patronage and support for the festival, adding that it contributed to making the festival an important cultural and educational event within Bahrain and the GCC. His Highness noted that the festival celebrates Bahrain’s rich identity and heritage, which is unique within the history of the Gulf.

Shaikh Isa congratulated the President of BACA, Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, on the continued success of the festival, which receives a strong public turnout each year. His Highness praised the festival’s role in strengthening national pride and the Bahraini sense of identity, adding that the festival helps form links between younger generations and Bahrain’s cultural heritage.

His Highness went on to acknowledge that the festival’s theme, “Springs’ Tales”,

highlights the Kingdom’s longstanding relationship to its natural springs, which form a key element of Bahrain’s national and cultural identity. Shaikh Isa noted that the festival’s celebration of Bahrain’s historic lifestyle is reflected by the artistic work and folk crafts on display. During the event’s inauguration, he toured the festival, viewing various activities and the traditional souq.

Shaikha Mai expressed her gratitude to His Majesty’s continued commitment to supporting and showcasing

Bahrain’s cultural heritage, adding that His Majesty’s patronage of the festival demonstrates His Majesty’s vision and commitment to promoting Bahrain’s heritage and cultural infrastructure. Shaikha Mai further expressed gratitude to Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa for his inauguration of the festival, on behalf of His Majesty the King. Shaikha Mai noted that the festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary and that the location of the event, Bahrain Fort, is listed under the UNESCO World Heritage list. Her Excellency further

noted that the title of this year’s festival, “Springs’ Tales”, reflects Bahrain’s natural water springs, which are a key element of the country’s history.

Shaikha Mai went on to add that Bahrain’s 1,000 year old history underpins a unique identity that all citizens should be proud of. Shaikha Mai expressed gratitude to the public and private sponsors of the festival, adding that the 25th Annual Heritage Festival takes place in line with BACA’s 2017 programme of activities, under the slogan, “Our year of archaeology”.

Annual Heritage Festival begins

His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa with Shaikha Mai at the 25th Annual Heritage Festival

Programmes held as part of the 25th Annual Heritage festival

3Thursday, April 6, 2017


Donald Trump a d m i n i s t r a t i o n

is better in dealing with Gulf issues than Obama’s, Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa has stated.

“US President Donald Trump understood the

region and the threats posed by their common

adversary Iran better than Barack Obama,” the minister

told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.

“We are confident the new administration would

soon clarify its stances on foreign policy. We see a much clearer understanding from the White House of the threats we are facing here in the

region and especially the ones that are coming from the Islamic Republic. The last few years, there was a policy that we think it was better for them to correct, and we advised them it should be corrected,” Shaikh Khalid said.

Shaikh Khalid said the Kingdom welcomed a decision by the White House to approve a $5 billion sale of 19 Lockheed

Martin F-16 aircraft and related equipment which was held up last year.

“Trump’s style may have distracted some from the merits of his views, but all administrations had growing pains. They’ll get in order. Every new administration will always start in a way that will seem unclear, but clarity

is coming. Maybe when you see the difference in the personality of the president, maybe that’s kind of giving an overwhelming picture of the situation. Things are working in America,” Shaikh Khalid told Reuters.

Speaking on human rights violations claims in Bahrain raised by some international organisations, the foreign minister said, “We feel like we are being pressured and punished for no reason, just for sticking our neck out and address ing issues that e v e r y c o u n t r y has.”

Trump administration better than Obama’s: Shaikh Khalid

Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

Attempt to smuggle inliquor to Saudi foiledDT News NetworkManama

Saudi Customs officials have

foiled an attempt to smuggle in more than 800 cans of beer and around 80 bottles of liquor from Bahrain. The liquor bottles and cans were hidden in two cars proceeding from Bahrain through King Fahd Causeway to Saudi Arabia.

King Fahd Causeway Customs in Charge Sulaiman

Al Bulaiheed told Saudi media yesterday that the cans and bottles were confiscated from

two vehicles in two separate operations.

“ F o r t y - e i g h t bottles of liquor were detected in a vehicle hidden in its gas tank. Another 31 bottles and a total of 836 cans of beer were found in another vehicle which entered the Kingdom from Bahrain. They were stashed in special compartments in

the car’s bumpers and trunk,” Al Buaiheed stated.

This is the biggest bust of smuggled alcohol beverages from Bahrain this year. DT News reported earlier that more than 400 bottles, hidden in car tyres, were seized by the Saudi customs.

Vehicles crossing the causeway are only checked on one side to save travellers’ time. Cars coming from Saudi are inspected on the Bahraini side of the causeway and vice versa.

The Saudi and Bahraini authorities frequently announce attempts to smuggle in alcoholic beverages, drugs and sometimes humans. No details were available on the nationalities of the smugglers.

The beer seized from the car

The liquor seized from the vehicle


Logistics to take a big leap

Conference planned to bring together experts from around the globe

Mohammed Zafran/[email protected]

The Minister of Transportation and

Telecommunications Kamal Ahmed yesterday revealed plans to enhance developments in the logistics sector in Bahrain.

The minister was speaking at an online press conference held to announce a high-level logistics conference at the end of this month.

The move, according to the minister, is aimed at maximising Bahrain’s potential to serve as a ‘logistical hub’ for regional and international players.

The event, organised by Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications in collaboration with TransCare GmbH- based in Germany, will be held at The Ritz-Carlton on 26 and 27, this month. The conference will see the participation of experts from all around the globe.

On Bahrain’s effort to boost the sector, the minister said, “The logistics industry is important to us because the sector aids in the development of all other sectors as well.” In this regard, the minister

also pointed out that the Bahrain logistics board was formed to propel this idea ahead.

“Apart from me, Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Khalid Al Rumaihi Chief Executive to the Economic Development Board, Salman Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Director General at the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Shaikh Ahmed Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the President of Customs are part of the committee,” Kamal Ahmed added.

Further highlighting the benefits of the conference, the minister said

that the event will help us interact with our target audience, investors and the private sector organisations in the region and beyond.

Meanwhile, explaining the conference agenda, Ralf Jahncke, CEO of TransCare GmbH said, “We have several sessions to explore the current scenario of global logistics as well as its future.”

“Experts will talk about the supply chain scenario in Bahrain, Saudi and the GCC region. We will have a very interesting session about global shipping trends on the first day of the conference,” he said.

“Development of the logistics sector

is important to us because the

sector aids in the development of

all other sectors as well”

Fishermen get their freedom

Harpreet Kaur/DTNN [email protected]

Fifteen fishermen who were detained in Iran

last October finally got their freedom.

Ending months-long agony and suffering they all made it back to Bahrain on Monday via. Mina Salman Port.

They will be flying back to their home country today morning.

The fishermen from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu were detained by the Iranian authorities after allegedly straying into Iranian waters.

“We are thankful to the people who got out us out of this situation and took extra effort to see us unite with our

family,” said Vargees, one of the fishermen, to DT News.

“I would also like to request the media to help the others who are still stuck in Iran, as we are well aware of their hardships.” Reports say, 22 more men are there in Iran’s custody.

The Iranian authorities provided the fishermen little food and water even after their sponsor had paid the fines imposed on them by the Iranian court.

“We were all in miserable states,” Vargees said adding that they didn’t even given water or food on most days.

“We were confined to our boats and were beaten up even for the slightest hesitation.

“We weren’t even allowed to walk or move around,” Vargees said. “However, it’s the mental trauma that mattered us most. We pretended to be fine to keep our family from getting worried,” Vargees said revealing that were given only a few opportunities to speak with their families.

Jus t in Anthony, President of International Fishermen Development Trust (INFIDET) told DT News, “ I would like to thank the media and the Embassy of India in Bahrain for their constant support.”

“Most importantly these people are now going back to India to unite with their families,” he added.

FIshermen released from detention with their passports ready to go home

To unite with family

Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed


Preparations underway to allocate 4,200 housing unitsDT News NetworkManama

Preparations are in full swing to distribute 4,200 housing

units allocated by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, at various locations across the Kingdom. The Ministry is preparing the distribution timetable which will be announced soon.

Minister of Housing, Bassim Alhamer, has extended heart-felt thanks and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for his unlimited support to the housing sector in the Kingdom, which, he said, has contributed to attaining many landmark achievements in this regard.

The minister also paid tributes to His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa

bin Salman Al Khalifa, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, for their incessant directives and close follow-up, which, he said, resulted in boosting housing projects and programmes.

Alhamer made the statements following the issuance of instructions by HRH the Crown Prince to distribute 4,200 housing units at various locations across the Kingdom, in line with

His Majesty King Hamad’s directives to provide modern and affordable housing nationwide. HRH the Crown Prince’s latest directives follow two previous orders which led to the successful allocation

of 3,000 and 3,200 homes, respectively, across different parts of Bahrain in 2016, contributed to reducing the names on the waiting lists in various governorates, he said.

The distribution of housing

units is within the framework of the keenness of the government to ensure decent housing for the citizens, as part of its efforts to provide the 25,000 units included in its action plan, he added.

Several Asian men arrested in assault and robbery casesMuhannad Mansour/[email protected]

Manama

Several Asian men were arrested in the past two days

over assault and robbery cases.Police on Tuesday arrested

two men and launched a manhunt for another, as they are suspected to be involved in brutally beating a Bahraini man in Manama on the same day.

Capital Governorate Police General Director Colonel Khalid Al Thawadi confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday night that the suspects were Asian and that they attacked a 41-year-old citizen near a traditional coffee shop in Manama.The Col. Also said that the victim sustained serious injuries and that he was hospitalised.

“Once the case was reported on Tuesday, police launched its investigation and identified the suspects. Two were arrested and a search was launched to catch the third man. Investigations indicated that the incident was

a result of a brawl between the suspects and the victim. Investigations are continuing and legal proceedings were taken to refer the case to the Public Prosecution,” the official added.

Capital Prosecution Chief Mohammed Al Maliki said in a statement yesterday that the Public Prosecution had received a report from the Capital Police Directorate indicating that a Bahraini citizen was severely beaten by a group of Asian nationals near a café in Old Manama.

“The citizen suffered serious wounds and was admitted to the intensive care unit at the hospital. The Public

Prosecution, soon after it had been notified of the incident, questioned two suspects and remanded them in custody pending further investigation. It also listened to the statements of witnesses,” Al Maliki said.

He added that the prosecution requested the police to conduct intensive search in order to arrest the third suspect to complete investigations and refer the case to the competent criminal court.

4 Asians held In a separate incident, Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science General Director Colonel Abddulaziz Al Rumaihi yesterday announced the arrest of four Asian men who assaulted another Asian man and stealing gold worth BD13, 000 from him.

He added that investigations led to the identification and arrest of the suspects, and that the case will be soon referred to the Public Prosecution after legal procedures are completed.

Employee decamped with BD9,500DT News NetworkManama

An expatriate employee has been accused of

stealing a large amount of cash from a property developer in the Kingdom.

The accused, a Bangladeshi nat ional a l legedly

decamped with BD9,500 from Hi-Life Property Development in Juffair’s Silver Tower, where he worked as a receptionist.

Ministry of Housing officials interacting with people looking for houses

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Riyadh

Britain said yesterday it would help Saudi Arabia

to diversify its oil-dependent economy as British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the Gulf kingdom.

May and Saudi King Salman held talks focused on “bilateral relations and cooperation” as well as “regional and international developments”, the official news agency SPA said.

A statement from May’s office said the two discussed several issues including security and strengthening business ties.

An earlier statement from May’s office said she would discuss with “tax and privatisation standards to help Saudi Arabia diversify its economy and become less reliant on oil”.

The prime minister “pointed out that security relationships between the two counties had saved many lives in the UK”, her office said.

Saudi Arabia faces a significant budget deficit with billions of dollars in debts to private firms, largely in the construction business, after a drop in global oil prices by about half since 2014.

Britain will also assist Riyadh in “building a reformed

Ministry of Defence” and reviewing defence capabilities,

the premier’s office said.May’s visit came as she seeks

to secure investment and trade after Britain officially started a two-year countdown to leave the European Union.

The premier pitched the London bourse as a venue for the expected listing of oil giant Saudi Aramco, Bloomberg news cited an unnamed British official as saying.

May held a private meeting with Energy Minister Khaled al-Falih, who also heads Aramco, in the presence of London Stock Exchange Group Plc chief Xavier Rolet, the official said. May’s office

said she and King Salman “discussed working together to address the humanitarian situation in Yemen”.

Saudi Arabia has bought more than $5 billion (4.7bn euros) worth of arms from the United States and Britain since the Yemen intervention, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute think-tank says. On Tuesday, May held talks with a string of officials including Saudi Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who is second in line to the throne. (AFP)

Talks focused on “bilateral relations

and cooperation

Kuwait signs new energy deal with EgyptKuwait City

Kuwait said yesterday it has signed a new a

multi-billion-dollar deal to supply Egypt with crude oil and petroleum products for the next three years.

Under the deal, Kuwait will supply Egypt with two million

barrels of crude per month and 1.5 million tonnes of petroleum products annually over three years, state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp. said in a statement.

It said the deal is worth over $4bn (3.75bn euros) based on current market prices.

The previous three-year deal, signed after Egypt’s military removed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, expired in December.

Kuwait was among the Gulf countries that offered Egypt several billion dollars of aid following Morsi’s ouster in July 2013.

US may widen ban of carry on computers on planesWashington

The United States may soon expand its ban on air

passengers carrying computers on board on US-bound flights, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Wednesday.

The threat of a terror group trying to blow up an aircraft mid-flight is constant, he told a Senate hearing on border security, suggesting that the current ban might not have gone far enough.

“It’s real, I think it’s getting realer,” he said of the threat. “ W e

may take measures in the not-too-distant future to expand the number of airports.”

Last month, Washington banned passengers on direct flights to the United States from 10 airports in eight countries from carrying on board laptop computers, tablets and other

electronic devices larger than cellphones.

The affected airports are in Turkey, North Africa and the

Middle East.Britain followed

with a similar ban applying to incoming

flights from six Middle East and North African

countries.The move, which forces passengers to put their d e v i c e s

into checked baggage, came as counter-terror officials developed concerns that jihadist groups were devising bombs disguised as batteries in consumer electronics.

A bomb that blew a hole in the fuselage of a Somalian airline in February 2016, killing one person, is believed to have been built into a laptop computer carried into the passenger cabin.

Dozens of terrorist cells discuss such attacks “on any given day,” Kelly said.

“You just watch them over time and see if they go from talking to actually doing something,” he said. “There is a real threat all of the time.”

“If we cannot get our arms around the current threat, you can expect additional protocol adjustments in the very near future,” he added of the computer restrictions.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R) presenting British Prime Minister Theresa May with the Order of King Abdulaziz in the capital Riyadh

Theresa May (L) chats with Saudi girls during a basketball class

John Kelly

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Paris

Doctors Without Borders said yesterday that its team had

found victims showing symptoms consistent with toxins such as sarin gas after the attack in Syria.

The team saw victims at the Bab al-Hawa hospital, 100 kilometres

(62 miles) north of the attack on Tuesday, the charity said in a statement.“Eight patients showed symptoms –- including constricted pupils, muscle spasms and involuntary defecation -– which are consistent with exposure to a neurotoxic agent such as sarin

gas or similar compounds,” the statement said.The team also visited other hospitals where casualties were being treated “and reported that victims smelled of bleach, suggesting they had been exposed to chlorine”. Meanwhile, death toll in the attack rose to 86 yesterday.

Washington

US President Donald Trump warned that Bashar al-Assad’s

Syrian regime had crossed a line with its latest alleged chemical attack and faces a US response.

Trump described the strike as an “affront to humanity” and warned it had changed his view of the Russian-backed Syrian leader.

He also renewed his criticism of his predecessor Barack Obama who in 2013 famously failed to take action after Assad crossed a “red line” with a previous chemical

attack.“It crossed a lot of lines for

me,” Trump said, at a joint White House news conference with Jordan’s King Abdullah.

“When you kill innocent children, innocent babies, little babies ... that crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line, many, many lines,” he warned.

“I will tell you, it’s already happened, that my attitude towards Syria and Assad has changed very much ... You’re now talking about a whole different level.”

Cairo

Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said

yesterday that a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town in Syria that killed 72 people was “a major crime.”

“Targeting and killing civilians with these prohibited methods is considered a major crime and a barbaric act,” Aboul Gheit said.

“Whoever carried it out will not escape from justice,

and must be punished by the international community

according to international law and international

humanitarian law,” the Arab League chief said, without specifying who he held responsible.

The Arab League suspended

Syria’s membership at the end of 2011

following months of brutal repression of anti-

government demonstrations and an opposition movement supported by Gulf monarchies.

Signs of ‘neurotoxic agent’ in Syria attack, say docs

Attack crossed a lot of lines: Trump Attack a major

crime: Arab League chief Syria

Unacceptable massacre, says Pope Francis

Donors pledge billions at aid conference in Brussels

Russia set to continue military operation to back Assad’s forces

Vatican City

Pope Francis yesterday condemned the chemical weapons attack as an

“unacceptable massacre”.“We watch horrified as the latest events

in Syria unfold,” Francis said at his midweek public audience in St Peter’s square.

“I completely deplore the unacceptable massacre that took place in Idlib province yesterday, where dozens of defenceless people, including many children, were killed.”

Brussels

International donors yesterday pledged $6.0 billion in aid for

Syria this year at a conference overshadowed by the chemical attack.

The Brussels meeting, co-chaired by the European Union and United Nations, was a follow-up

to a meeting last year in London which raised $12 billion (10.1 billion euros) in all for humanitarian aid programmes.

“Our conference is sending a powerful message, we are not letting down the people of Syria,” EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Christos Stylianides told delegates.

Moscow

Russia on yesterday said it was pushing on with its support for

President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria, after deflecting blame from Damascus over the suspected chemical attack.

“Russia and its armed forces are continuing the operation to support the anti-terrorist

operation to liberate the country, which the Syrian armed forces are conducting,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

Russia’s defence ministry said earlier that Syrian jets bombed a rebel depot in Khan Sheikhun housing “toxic substances” that were being put in bombs.

Death toll in suspected chemical attack rises to 86

An injured Syrian boy receives treatment

Pope Francis

Donald Trump

Syrian kids receive treatment

BUSINESS8 Thursday, April 6, 2017

Manama

The Gulf Hotel Bahrain has won five Food and Travel

Awards at the second annual Food and Travel Awards 2016. The award includes that for “Best Banqueting and Events”, the Gulf Hotel said in a statement.

The Food and Travel Awards is considered as a statement of Bahrain’s position of choice, highlighting the best

restaurants, cafes and hotels.The Gulf Hotel Bahrain’s

team received awards for: Best Restaurant on the island – Rasoi Restaurant, Best Indian Restaurant – Rasoi, Best Banqueting and Events – The Gulf Hotel, Best Middle Eastern Restaurant – Thakt Jamsheed and Best Thai Restaurant – Royal Thai.

“We are very proud and honoured to win these awards.

Not only have we proven our historical growth from one outlet to now 16, this award serves a proof commitment from our colleagues in providing the utmost care and hospitality to our patrons,” said Rahim Abu Omar, General Manager for The Gulf Hotel Bahrain.

This is in addition to the top accolades the Gulf Hotel recently received from the travel website TripAdvisor.

Gulf Hotel gets top five Food and Travel Awards

Manama

NBK Capital announced it will launch its MENA

Real Estate investment vehicle which is in its final stages of registration with the Central Bank of Bahrain.

The MENA Real Estate investments platform, according to NBK, will augment MENA Private Equity and Private Credit investment businesses that fall within the scope of the alternative investments division at NBK Capital Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NBK Capital,

the latter being the operator and investment manager of the MENA Real Estate Investments vehicle.

“Our MENA Real Estate platform focuses on aggregating a portfolio of existing income-producing assets and delivering a stable yield to investors. We are actively pursuing opportunities in defensive sectors like Education, Healthcare and Logistics across the entire GCC,” said Yaser Moustafa, Senior Managing Director of NBK Capital Partners.

Khalid Al Rumaihi, Chief Executive of Bahrain

Economic Development Board (EDB) welcomed NBK Capital’s venture and said: “We see excellent potential for investment both in Bahrain and across the region, supported by the strong pipeline of infrastructure projects across the region.

“There are around $2 trillion of infrastructure

projects planned in the coming years across the region,” Al Rumaihi said pointing out that in Bahrain that figure is over $32 billion - of which real estate is an important component.

“We look forward to welcoming more Kuwaiti companies to their brotherly Kingdom,” he added.

Bahrain is home to over 400 licensed financial service companies, with total banking sector assets of approximately US$190 billion. It is also home to more than 2,500 authorised Funds with a net asset value of US$7.48bn and around 70 locally-domiciled funds with a net asset value of approximately US$3.2bn.

NBK Capital plans MENA investment vehicle

Takaud to participate ininvestmentforum in Bali

Manama

Takaud, the specialist provider of savings,

investment and pension solutions for the MENA region, will be participating in the 3rd Sovereign Investments Forum, organised by the Islamic Development Bank, in Bali, Indonesia from April 10 to 12, 2017. The Forum brings together leaders and top executives responsible for Sovereign investments, treasury departments and pension agencies. TAKAUD’s Chief of Government Business and Communications, Ebrahim K. Ebrahim will participate, representing TAKAUD at the event.

Ebrahim K Ebrahim

Yaser MustafaKhalid Al Rumaihi

Group Picture - Food & Travel Award 2017

Warren Buffett becomes face of Coke in ChinaBeijing

The likeness of billionaire Warren Buffett is gracing

Cherry Coke cans in China, where the company’s largest investor enjoys a legendary reputation.

Coca-Cola announced over the weekend that a grinning cartoon portrait of the American business magnate would adorn cans and bottles of his favourite flavour after it was introduced in the country on March 10.

Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s investment firm, is Coca-Cola’s biggest shareholder with a 9.3 percent stake valued at about $17 billion.

“Incidentally, there is no

compensation involved,” Buffett told Yahoo Finance of the use of his image for “a limited promotional period.”

The 86-year-old investor and philanthropist has been photographed on numerous occasions taking a swig of Cherry Coke, earning him the title of “best-known fan” from Coca-Cola chief executive Muhtar Kent.

In Communist-ruled China, where Chairman Mao portraits are as ubiquitous as brand-name logos, Buffett’s business acumen has made him a celebrity and inspired thousands of Chinese investors to reportedly flock to Omaha, Nebraska, for Berkshire Hathaway’s

annual meeting last year.While the meeting was

livestreamed around the world, simultaneous translation was only offered in Mandarin.

Buffett has in turn lauded China’s “totally miraculous” growth.

As for his enduring appreciation of Cherry Coke -- he invested in Coca-Cola as early as 1985 -- Buffett admitted in his shareholders’ letter last February that he consumes enough Coke and candy “to satisfy the weekly caloric needs of an NFL lineman.”

“There’s nothing like eating carrots and broccoli when you’re really hungry,” he added, “and want to stay that way.”

A Cherry Coke bottle featuring an image of US investor Warren Buffet

BUSINESSThursday, April 6, 2017 9

Dubai

Dubai’s Emirates airline began yesterday loaning tablet computers to premium passengers on US-bound flights

in response to an American ban on electronic devices larger than a standard smartphone. Passengers in first and business class can now borrow the tablets, plug in their USB and “continue working seamlessly”, it said. Qatar Airways last week said it would offer free laptops.

Melbourne

Contemporary New York eatery Eleven Madison Park was crowned the world’s best restaurant of 2017 at a glitzy

ceremony in Melbourne, edging out last year’s winner, Italy’s Osteria Francescana. Run by Swiss-born chef Daniel Humm, the Manhattan institution came out on top at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, widely seen as the Oscars of the food world.

Donald Tusk

Emirates lends computers to cope with ban Eleven Madison Park named world’s best

EU President after meeting Greek

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos

I feel today a very significant and real progress in our discussions, after months of impasse. I hope that we are very close to a final solution in this phase of our negotiations”

Have an Opt-Out OptionYou have to let people know how they can stop receiving your messages. In most cases, you can just put directions in your mes-sage. Something like “text STOP to opt-out” works great. It’s also very impor-tant that you monitor and analyze all of your results so you make sure you’re sending the most relevant information to a relevant audience.

Timing Is EverythingNo one wants to receive a coupon after they’ve already made a purchase. Consider writing the message in advance then send-ing it later. You don’t want to overload consumers with messages so they get annoyed and start to ignore/delete them upon receipt. Most businesses that use SMS marketing only send one text per week. (Searchenginejournal)

Be Clear and BriefAny message that is over 160 characters will be broken up by the phone company into multiple texts, and this could cause a variety of problems including making the entire message undeliver-able and incurring extra fees for the business owner. Make sure you include a call to action so readers know what is expected of them and what steps they need to take next. It’s an art coming up with an engaging message and a CTA all in 160 characters, but it’s at least better than Twitter, right? A phone number or URL are great examples of effective CTAs. Avoid slang and above all, be creative. You’re not the only business using SMS marketing so you want to make sure your texts stand out against the competition.

Right ContactsSMS would not be successful if you didn’t have anyone to receive your messages. Law states that you can only send text messages to those who have opted to receive them. The best thing you can do is give your customers the choice to receive your messages by ask-ing them during a subscription pro-cess online or ask-ing them to text a certain term to your company number.

SMS marketing has the potential to greatly grow your business if done correctly. Below lists several things you need to keep in mind when you set out to create an SMS campaign:

Offer Variety

You should never send someone the same

text message twice. Make sure you’re always chang-

ing up your message and keeping things

interesting.

Watch Your Database

Mobile phone numbers get changed and deleted all the time, so it’s impor-

tant you check regularly to make sure you’re sending

your messages to the right people.

Gulf Air, Recaro

Manama

Gulf Air has entered into a deal with German aircraft

manufacturer Recaro Aircraft Seating to supply Recaro CL3710 economy class aircraft seats for the airline’s 10 new Boeing 787-9 aircraft and 29 Airbus 320/321neo aircraft.

The contract, which is valued at over 35 million euros, was signed at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg.

Gulf Air’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus 320neo deliveries are scheduled for 2018 and the airline’s A321neo aircraft delivery will start in 2020. “Recaro’s economy class seats fit perfectly into our new cabin concept, guaranteeing a pleasant travel experience for our passengers and standardising our product across our short and long-haul fleet,” said Maher Salman Al Musallam, Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer.

Since 2009, Gulf Air has

deployed Recaro seats on the airline’s short-haul routes in both economy and business / Falcon Gold class.

The multi-award-winning “made by Recaro” economy class seat features a flexible and individually adjustable

headrest, state-of-the-art IFE systems and extra legroom for passengers. “We are honoured by the confidence Gulf Air has placed in us,” said Dr. Mark Hiller, Chief Executive Officer and Shareholder, Recaro Aircraft Seating.

sign seat supply deal

Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Maher Salman Al Musallam (left) and Recaro Chief Executive Officer and Shareholder Dr. Mark Hiller - at the signing ceremony in Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany

From left, Sahar Ataei, Gulf Air Chief Financial Officer, Ahmed Janahi, Gulf Air Chief Commercial Officer, Maher Salman Al Musallam, Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mark Hiller, Recaro Chief Executive Officer and Shareholder, Bernhardt Seiter, Recaro Vice President Sales EMEA and Erdogan Gültekin, Recaro Regional Sales Director

Dubai

Stock markets in the Middle East firmed yesterday with

Abu Dhabi outperforming its peers for a second day as institutional investors targeted blue chips, while crude oil near a one month high boosted Saudi Arabia.

Abu Dhabi’s index climbed 2.0 per cent on the back of a 4.1pc jump in shares of newly merged lender First Abu Dhabi Bank. It has now soared by 10.7pc since

Sunday, when the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank tie up became official in very high volumes.

Farid Samji, head of asset management at Dubai-based Daman Investment, attributed the exceptionally high volumes to the inflow from the change of weighting in the emerging market indexes, including the MSCI Emerging Market index and the FTSE secondary emerging market index.

“But that alone does not explain the spike in turnover, the other factor is that people are taking a positive view on the stock because of the synergies post the merger and those who sold ahead of the combination are now returning to buy,” Samji said.

In neighbouring Dubai, the index rose 0.4pc, it sixth consecutive session of gains, as most blue chips outperformed their smaller peers. Emaar Properties climbed 0.9pc, but a 4.5pc slump in Emirates Integrated T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n restrained gains as its shares went ex-dividend on Wednesday.

In Saudi Arabia, all but one of the 13 listed petrochemical producers rose, helping lift the index 0.9pc higher.

Shares of electronics retailer United Electronics the first company to report first quarter results, jumped 7.4pc after the company

swung to a net profit of 12.9 million riyals ($3.44m), compared to a loss of 45.9m riyals in the prior year period.

The company estimated total sales for the first quarter to have increased 8.3pc to 805m riyals compared to the same period last year.

Egypt’s index closed 0.2pc higher at 13,290 points, but 117 points off its intra-day

high. The only share on that index that closed higher was Commercial International Bank, which added 0.9pc.

Most other shares wiped out gains from earlier in the day. Investment firm EFG Hermes closed down 1.5 percent to 25.59 Egyptian pounds($1.42), after hitting a session high of 26.45 pounds. (Reuters)

BUSINESS Thursday, April 6, 201710

COUNTRY/CURRENCIES SELLBUY

Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh

Closing BellSAUDI rose 0.9pc to 7,051 points

DUBAI added 0.4pc to 3,573 points

ABU DHABI jumped 2.0pc to 4,641 points

QATAR rose 0.7pc to 10,467 points

KUWAIT added 0.6pc to 7,060 points

EGYPT edged up 0.2pc to 13,290 points

BAHRAIN edged up 0.2pc to 1,351 points

COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN

BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.4699 0.3732 0.3316

KUWAIT 0.2855 32.4614 0.2826 0.2511

OMAN 0.3849 0.3888 0.3810 0.3385

QATAR 3.6420 3.6791 3.6052 3.2032

UAE 3.6730 3.7105 3.6359 3.2304

SAUDI 3.7500 3.7883 3.7121 3.2982

AUSTRALIA 0.2955 0.2931BANGLADESH 0.004982 0.004733CANADA 0.2883 0.2852DENMARK 0.0579 EGYPT 0.0245 0.0215EURO 0.4132 0.4111HONGKONG 0.04983 0.04943INDIA 0.00582 0.00593INDONESIA 0.00002997 0.00002900IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 IRAQI DINAR 0.000311 JAPAN 0.00355 0.00348JORDAN 0.5346 0.5351KOREA 0.00038912 KUWAIT 1.244 1.244MALAYSIA 0.0879 0.0874NEW ZEALAND 0.0269 0.3270NORWAY 0.0463 NEPAL 0.00383329 0.00363790OMAN 0.97962 0.98262PAKISTAN 0.00365245 0.00359372PHILIPPINES 0.00776 0.00753QATAR 0.10381 0.10376SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066SINGAPORE 0.2746 0.2726SOUTH AFRICA 0.0309 0.0308SRI LANKA 0.00272632 0.00248855SWEDISH 0.0457 SWITZERLAND 0.3868 0.3843SYRIA 0.00174 0.00174TAIWAN 0.0127 THAILAND 0.01114 0.01114TURKEY 0.10934 UNITED KINGDOM 0.4769 0.4739UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.10281 0.10281UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37780 0.37800YUAN 0.0567 0.0567

Abu Dhabi jumps, Saudi up on oil rally

Alba Q1 sales, production volumes rise

Manama

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) started 2017 strong with its

Sales volume and throughput up by 4.9 per cent Year-over-Year (YoY) and 5.6pc YoY

respectively. Sales volume in the first quarter of 2017 topped 242,932 metric tonnes (mt) versus 231,538 mt in Q1 2016 while its production reached 248,776 mt, an increase of 13,298 mt, versus 235,478 mt for the same period in 2016.

In addition, Value-Added (VA) Sales jumped to 56pc in this quarter versus 52pc in Q1 2016.

Commenting on Alba’s Sales volume and Production for Q1 2017, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray said: “We are pleased to finish the first quarter of 2017 with this strong volume momentum in our Sales and Production.

We were able to step-up our performance thanks to our plant reliability, integrated marketing approach and most importantly our people who

aim to exceed the Company set-targets.”

Alba will release its first quarter 2017 Financial Results on 23 April 2017.

Alba CEO Tim Murray

Alba Aerial View

All Nuts ShakeAn amazingly delicious summer cooler, All Nuts Shake is a healthy drink recipe

that you can make for your loved ones in morning. This shake recipe is prepared using

milk, almonds, pistachios, black dates, and walnuts, and can be made in minutes. (ToI)

Chocolate Oats Banana MilkshakeCreamy and healthy, Chocolate Oats Banana Milkshake is a delicious drink recipe that you can quickly make for your loved ones. Prepared using oats, banana, chocolate, chocolate sauce, and milk, this is a chocolaty delight that will keep you

on your toes and give you an instant energy boost.


Ingredients:82 x French trimmed lamb racks (6-8 chops in each), chine bone removed81 garlic clove, crushed81 unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest and juice82 tsp runny honey82 tbsp oilFor the salsa verde 8 1 garlic clove, crushed8 small bunch flatleaf parsley,

finely chopped8 small bunch basil leaves, finely chopped8 8 anchovies, finely chopped8 75g/2¾oz dill pickle cucumbers, finely chopped (you can also use gherkins)8 1 tsp runny honey8 150ml/5fl oz olive oil8 salt and freshly ground black pepperMethod1. Trim any excess skin from the lamb and score the fat using a

sharp knife. Put the garlic, lemon zest (reserve the juice for the salsa verde), honey and oil in a large bowl and mix. Add the lamb and rub in the marinade. Cover and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes.2. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 73. Place a large frying pan over a medium heat, put the lamb fat-side down into the pan and fry for about 5 minutes or until the fat is dark golden-brown. Transfer to a roasting tin, browned side up and bones facing the centre.

4. Roast for 18–20 minutes, cover with aluminium foil and rest for 15 minutes.5. For the salsa verde, mix all the ingredients and the reserved lemon juice together in a bowl and season with little salt and pepper. Gently warm the salsa before serving.6. Carve the lamb to divide it into chops. Serve two chops per person with the salsa verde alongside.

The lamb can be marinated up to a day ahead. The salsa can be made up to 3 days ahead, in fact the flavour increase the longer it is left.(BBC FOOD)

Rack of lamb with salsa verde

If you have a busy life where you hardly have time for a balanced diet, here’s help. Try out these power packed shakes that will not just keep you satiated for the day but will also increase your metabolism. These drinks are loaded with fibre and minerals, and will take care of your nutritional requirements through the week.

Oats and Strawberry MilkshakeA creamy rich start to your day that tastes super-delicious, Oats and Strawberry Milkshake is an easy-to-make shake recipe that office-goers can drink in the breakfast. Prepared using strawberries, oats, and milk, you can make this beverage recipe in just 5 minutes.

Almond MilkshakeAlmond milk is a superb alternative for buffalo or cow milk, and gives an amazing taste to any dish or drink. Almond Milkshake is a super-healthy drink recipe which is prepared using the goodness of almonds, almond milk and cardamom. This beverage recipe will provide you energy boost in the morning while keeping you full for a long time.

Soy ShakeRich in protein and isoflavones, this shake recipe ups your immunity and also keeps the heart diseases and osteoporosis at bay. Soy Shake is made using soy milk, apple, sugar and is easy-to-prepare. Enjoy this fruity shake recipe in breakfast with your family and this will keep you full of energy during the day!


The Supreme Council for the Development of Education and Train-ing held a meeting at the Gudaibiya Pal-ace yesterday, under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. The council approved the National Strategy for Vocational Education which stipulates link-ing technical schools in Bahrain, the Bahrain Training Institute (BTI) and the Bahrain Tech-nical College (Bahrain Polytechnic) together

Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani yesterday held talks with Chech-enya Prime Minister Ruslan Edelgeriev, Adviser to the Chechen President for Investment Affairs, Hassan Khakimov, and Personal Assistant to Chechen President, Philippe Variginko. Bilateral relations were dis-cussed, as well as ways to boost cooperation in various fields, chiefly economic, industrial and tourism, in the interest of joint interest

The second Annual Conference on Communicable Diseases kicked off yesterday, under the auspices of Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mo-hammed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa. More than 500 participants are taking part in the confer-ence, held under the theme “Meeting Challenges”, which will bring under the spotlight over 35 scientific papers including 19 Bahraini ones. Minister of Health Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh, Health Ministry Undersecretary Aisha Bu Unq and senior officials attended the event

Supreme Council for Youth and Sports deputy general secretary and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) general secretary Abdulrahman Askar received Director of Sport Training and Development Centre (STDC) Nabeel Taha. They announced a plan to issue a special book on physical literacy is now in full swing in an attempt to develop the physical abilities of children in their first stages of educa-tion and boosting their basic athletic skills. Sports training and development specialists Mahmood Yateem and Ahmed Hafez and BOC Media manager Hasan Ali were also present

President of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa yesterday received Secretary-General of the Supreme Coun-cil for Women (SCW) Hala Al-Ansari and Director of Public and international Rela-tions Shaikha Dina bint Rashid Al Khalifa. The two sides discussed enhancing mutual cooperation and bolstering Bahrain’s human and civilizational achievements


The Supreme Council for the Development of Education and Train-ing held a meeting at the Gudaibiya Pal-ace yesterday, under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. The council approved the National Strategy for Vocational Education which stipulates link-ing technical schools in Bahrain, the Bahrain Training Institute (BTI) and the Bahrain Tech-nical College (Bahrain Polytechnic) together



Supreme Council for Youth and Sports deputy general secretary and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) general secretary Abdulrahman Askar received Director of Sport Training and Development Centre (STDC) Nabeel Taha. They announced a plan to issue a special book on physical literacy is now in full swing in an attempt to develop the physical abilities of children in their first stages of educa-tion and boosting their basic athletic skills. Sports training and development specialists Mahmood Yateem and Ahmed Hafez and BOC Media manager Hasan Ali were also present

President of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa yesterday received Secretary-General of the Supreme Coun-cil for Women (SCW) Hala Al-Ansari and Director of Public and international Rela-tions Shaikha Dina bint Rashid Al Khalifa. The two sides discussed enhancing mutual cooperation and bolstering Bahrain’s human and civilizational achievements

Thursday, April 6, 2017 13His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received the President of Chechnya Ram-zan Kadyrov in the presence of Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday at Sakhir Palace. The two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and ways to develop them in various fields, as well as the latest regional and interna-tional developments and top-ics of joint interest. The Chech-en President was welcomed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Shai-kh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Following the talks, a lunch banquet was held in honour



Under the leadership of incoming President, Cassius Pereira, the new Indian Club Executive Committee will be felicitated at The Club’s premises on Thursday evening as the traditional Induction Ceremony for the new Committee is conducted in the presence of a multitude of VIP dignitaries, community leaders, Members and guests. Standing left to right, Siminsasi (Assistant Entertainment Secretary); Hary R. Unnithan (Sports Secretary – Badminton); Viswas Subramanya (Sports Secretary – Football, Cricket, Hockey); Rajan K.P. (Assistant Treasurer); Dr. John M. Chacko (Sports Secretary – Tennis); Joseph Joy (Indoor Games Secre-tary); Nanda Kumar (Entertainment Secretary). Sitting left to right, Leeladhar Baikampady (Internal Auditor); Anil Kumar R. (Treasurer); Thankachan Vithayathil (Vice President); Cassius Pereira (President); Ricson A. Rebello (General Secretary); Siby Varghese (Assistant General Secretary); Ajith Madathil (Internal Auditor)

Fifteen fishermen who were caught by Iranian authori-ties are returning to their homes in Tamil Nadu, The Indian embassy Bahrain has played a crucial role in helping them travel back to their homes and provided air tickets. Indian Commu-nity Relief Fund (ICRF) vol-unteers have been helping them with food and other necessary items. ICRF also provided support in cash as well as given gift hampers for each fisherman to take it to their families in India

Assistant Foreign Minister Abdulla bin Faisal bin Jabur Al Doseri participated at the Brussels Inter-national Conference “Supporting the future of Syria and the Region” held yesterday in Brussels, the capital of Belgium

Undersecretary of Industrial Affairs at the Ministry of Industry & Commerce Osama Al Arrayed met with the Director of Trade, Investment and Innovation of the UNIDO Dr. Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmien-to in presence of AUS of Industrial Development Abdulkarim Al Rashid, Head of the Investment Office at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Dr. Hashim Hussain and Ashely Bantelman specialist of Investment and Technology Unit

Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani received Chairman of Foreign Affairs, Defence & National Security Committee of the Shura Council Dr. Abdulaziz Alajman and member of Finance & Economic Affairs Committee member of women and Child Committee Dr. Abdulaziz Abul. The Minister expressed his appreciation to the efforts undertaken by the Shura Council to enhance the vision

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Los Angeles

Director Elliott Lester says “Aftermath” is a second act in actor

Arnold Schwarzeneggers acting life.“There’s the famous quote saying there are no second acts in Americans

lives. Well, I think this is the second act in Schwarzenegger’s

acting life, and I’m just grateful to be part of that

journey,” Lester said in a statement.

He added: “Of course, as a director, you want to get a great performance, but you have to have

base material to do that, and Arnold shows

us that he clearly has that.”Inspired by actual events,

“Aftermath” is a story of two strangers (Schwarzenegger and Scoot McNairy of

“Argo” and “Gone Girl” fame) whose lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash. (IANS)

London

Actor Daniel Craig is ready to sign on to return as fictional British Secret Service

agent James Bond, pagesix.com reported. Multiple sources told the publication that

Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli has “just about persuaded Daniel Craig to do one more Bond movie”.

This comes after Broccoli produced his hit off-Broadway production of

“Othello” with actor-producer David Oyelowo.

A Hollywood source said: “Daniel was very pleased with how ‘Othello’ went and the great reviews. Now Daniel’s talks with Barbara are

going in the right direction.

(IANS)


Alicia Keys‏ @aliciakeys

That’s some serious TALENT, @anatalia_v

& @Dawson_coyle! Y’all should be smiling

BIG after 2night I know I am! #TeamAlicia #VoiceKnockouts

Comedy actor who has played prominent roles in the films Wet Hot American Summer, Clueless, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, I Love You Man, Knocked Up and Ant-Man.

April 6, 1969

Will speak for the

voiceless: Paris

Jackson

Los Angeles

Late King of Pop Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris says she want to be an advocate for the LGBT community

and others who are “voiceless.”The 18-year-old made the comments after she won

the Emerging Talent honour at the Fashion Los Angeles Daily Awards on April 2, reports mirror.co.uk.

“I will use my voice to speak for the voiceless, and fight for the rights that every one of us deserve -- every woman that walks this earth, every mother, every sister, every daughter and every lover,” she said. (IANS)

Actress Sarah M i c h e l l e

Gellar says her children take after her,

but only when they are good. The actress and her husband Freddie Prinze Jr are parents to two children, seven-year-old daughter Charlotte and four-year-

old son Rocky, and she has praised her kids for being well

behaved, but jokingly blamed Freddie for spoiling them.

“When they’re good, they take after me. And when they’re being naughty, they take after Freddie, obviously. Yeah, it’s true,” Gellar

jokingly said. She says her children hate it when

she takes out her phone camera, as no-one in their family likes

having their photo taken. “You know, I don’t think anybody

in my family, including myself, loves getting their picture taken. (TOI)

Los Angeles

Actor Michael Keaton is in

negotiations to join the cast of Tim Burton directed “Dumbo”. He is being eyed to play villain in the film.

Actors Colin Farrell, Eva Green and Danny DeVito are also in talks to join the film.

If the deal is closed, Keaton

would play the man who acquirers the circus from DeVito’s

character in order to exploit the elephant and

his mother, reports variety.com. (IANS)


More LifeDrake

Rather You Than MeRick Ross

DivideEd Sheeran

MoanaSoundtrack

Hot ThoughtsSpoon

Beauty And The Beast (2017)Soundtrack

SpiritDepeche Mode

There Is A CloudElevation Worship

Hardwired...To Self-DestructMetallica

24K MagicBruno Mars

(billboard.com)

Pierce Brosnan on Tuesday told Jimmy

Kimmel that he has not been approached to play Cable in the Deadpool sequel, despite rumours that began when he took some silly pictures with star Ryan Reynolds and Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman.

“Not true. Nothing has come my way yet,” Brosnan said. “It’s completely made up.”

The James Bond actor explained the story behind the photos. “We were sitting, waiting for a plane, the three of us, and the guys said, ‘Quick, let’s get a photograph,’” he explained. “Mr.

Reynolds said, ‘Let’s do three wise monkeys,’ and we put it out there and it went viral.”

Brosnan promised Kimmel he was not lying about the casting.

Michael Shannon has emerged as the frontrunner for the role of Cable, The Hollywood Reporter first learned in late March.

Shannon, who if he got the role would be crossing over from Marvel (Superman) to DC just like Reynolds did (Green Lantern), is not the only one on the studio’s list. Stranger Things actor David Harbour is also on the

shortlist. However, Shannon is in the prime spot. Kyle Chandler’s name was tossed around

last summer, but sources say he was never in contention for the role. (hollywoodreporter.com)

Thursday, April 6, 201716NAAM SHABANA (Hindi/Action/Crime/Mystery)Starring: Tapsee Pannu, Manoj Bajpayee, Prithviraj SukumaranDANA : Timings: 10:30,13:15,16:00,18:45,21:30,00:15THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 12:00,14:30,17:00,19:30,22:00

TAKE OFF (MALAYALAM / DRAMA / THRILLER) Starring: Parvathy, Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh FaasilDANA : Timings: 11:00,13:30,16:00,18:30,21:00,23:30DANA : Timings: 10:45,13:15,15:45,18:15,20:45,23:15

KAATRU VELIYIDAI (TAMIL / ROMANCE) Starring: Karthi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shraddha SrinathDANA : Timings: 10:30,13:15,16:00,18:45,21:30,00:15

AFTERMATH ( DRAMA / THRILLER ) Starring: Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger, Maggie Grace, Kevin Zegers DANA : Timings: 10:45,12:30,14:15,16:00,17:45,19:30,21:15,23:00,00:45

BEAUTY & THE BEAST – 3D/ATMOS (FAMILY/FANTASY/MUSICAL) Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans DANA : Timings: 11:00,13:15,15:

30,17:45,20:00,22:15

POWER RANGERS – 2D ( Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi)Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ CylerDANA : Timings: 11:15,13:30,15:45,18:00,20:15,22:30

THE DEVIL’S CANDY ( HORROR ) Starring: Ethan Embry, Shiri Appleby, Kiara GlascoDANA : Timings: 11:00,13:00,15:00,17:00,19:00,21:00,23:00,01:00

SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE– 3D (Animation/Adventure/Comedy) Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Ariel Winter, Julia Roberts DANA : Timings: 10:45,12:30,14:15,16:00,17:45,19:30,21:15,23:00,00:45

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SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE– 2D (Animation/Adventure/Comedy) Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Ariel Winter, Julia Roberts DANA : Timings: 11:00,12:45,14:30,16:15,18:00,19:45,21:30,23:15,01:00

PHILLAURI (HINDI /COMEDY / DRAMA / FANTASY) Starring: Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh, Suraj Sharma THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 12:15,14:45,17:15,19:45,22:15

BADRINATH KI DULHNIA ( H i n d i / C o m e d y / D r a m a /Romance) Starring: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Gauhar Khan THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 11:00,13:30,16:00,18:30,21:00,23:30

GAMBA ( ANIMATION ) Starring: Keiji Fujiwara, Shûichi Ikeda, Yuki KajiTHE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 12:15,14:00,15:45,17:30,19:15,21:00,22:45

VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY ( THRILLER )Starring: Nicolas Cage, Don Johnson, Deborah Kara Unger THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 11:15,13:15,15:15,17:15,19:15,21:15,23:15

KILLING GROUND ( Thriller ) Starring: Harriet Dyer, Stephen Hunter, Aaron Pedersen THE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 12:15,14:00,15:45,17:30,19:15,21:00,22:45

POWER RANGERS - 2D ( Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi)Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ CylerTHE WALK CINEMA : Timings: 11:30,13:45,16:00,18:15,20:30,22:45

The prospect of a sibling can shake any child’s world. So,

idea, or even name, wise, The Boss Baby seems completely appropriate. However, this DreamWorks animation isn’t content to leave it at that, stretching and stretching till a good enough premise is spread so thin that the stitches begin to show.

Alec Baldwin, the stand-up of the moment, is the Boss Baby, throwing around lines like fired, hired, promoted, and upper-rung and middle-rung management. He is one of the employees of

Baby Corp, whose goal is to ensure that babies remain central to the universe. Employees such as him are fed on a formula that forever keeps them a baby, and all they aspire for is a corner office and private parties. He is brought home by the unsuspecting parents of Tim (voiced by Miles Bakshi) who, like parents of all newborn, put up with all he does, including wearing a suit and tie and carrying around a briefcase.

Tim is suspicious, but his doubts are brushed away as sibling rivalry.

McGrath swings between trying to keep the humour very, very basic — including bare butts and baby farts — and trying to elevate it to something more. He gets a few laughs here and there, particularly when Tim and the Boss Baby are left to themselves, but towards the middle, there are just two many things being juggled around. That includes the hunt for a mysterious new puppy, since Baby Corp feels threatened that humans are replacing their love for babies with that for the four-legged creatures.(ie entertainment)


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More than half a million people have signed a peti-tion demanding that First Lady Melania Trump move into the White House or foot the expense of living in New York herself.

Nuclear-armed North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, in what analysts said was a warn-ing ahead of a China-US summit .

The first ever global data-base of trees revealed that 9,600 tree species are near extinction and identified a total of 60,065 in existence.


Oslo

Norway yesterday unveiled plans to build

the world’s first sea tunnel to pass through a mountain, avoiding dangerous waters that intimidated even the Vikings.

Built to bypass the Stad peninsula, a storm-swept area in western Norway, the Stad ship tunnel will be 1.7 kilometres (one mile) long and 36 meters wide, making journeys safer.

“The Stad tunnel for boats will finally be built,” said Norwegian Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen, presenting a comprehensive transport plan for the period 2018-2029.

“The government is now ensuring a safer and more reliable passage of the most dangerous and harsh waters for the transport of goods along the Norwegian coasts,” he said in a statement.

Panama City

Panama on Tuesday seized a helicopter belonging to

a wealthy former president, Ricardo Martinelli, whose family is under suspicion of accepting bribes from a Brazilian construction group.

Prosecutors said in a statement they had taken “provisional possession” of the Airbus aircraft, registration N16261,

after it was confiscated by authorities in Mexico.

Although the prosecutors’ statement did not name Martinelli as the owner, the former leader and his lawyers confirmed ownership.

Martinelli, who went to live in self-exile in the United States after his 2009-2014 term, said on Twitter he was preparing a lawsuit for “helicopter theft.”

Mexico City

In a bid to save the world’s smallest species

of porpoise from extinction, the Mexican government announced plans Tuesday to place some of them in a temporary refuge.

The environment ministry said the “ambitious emergency plan” to save the vaquita marina porpoise would be carried out with help from international conservation groups.

However, the plan is controversial with

conservationists, who say the vaquita is not an animal that can thrive in captivity.

Scientists warned earlier that there are only 30 vaquita remaining, and the species faced extinction by 2022.

The porpoise is native to the Gulf of California, where illegal fishing nets are threatening to wipe it out.

Under the Mexican plan, some animals will be transferred to a refuge, where they will be able to reproduce without the risk of being caught in gillnets.

Norway to build world’s first ship tunnel at sea

The Syrian regime has the primary responsi-bility for the atrocities, but all those who sup-port the regime share the moral and political responsibility”

Donald TuskEU President

N. Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan

Spanish police seize 500 kilos of cocaine in bricksSpanish police said yester-day they had seized half a tonne of cocaine hidden in fake fireplace bricks and arrested 25 people after nationwide raids.

Ex-president’s helicopter seized in Panama

Mexico to put vaquita porpoises in refuge

More than half a million sign Melania petition

Vaquita porpoises caught in fishing net

Manila

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced

criticism yesterday for defending adultery by a powerful political ally.

Duterte had said that like himself, House of Representatives Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez -- who has made public his extramarital affairs -- had “many wives”.

“This is a world of hypocrisy. Who among you here does not have a mistress?” the president said in a speech aired live on television on Tuesday night, adding it was “a non-issue”.

The comments drew sharp rebukes in the conservative and mainly Catholic nation that remains the last holdout against divorce -- apart from the Vatican itself.

“All of it is sexist and

misogynistic to explain improper behaviour simply by virtue of being male,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said.

“It sends a message that undermines the many struggles and gains so far for women’s rights and gender equality.”

Alvarez, the country’s fourth-highest official, is an old friend and political ally of Duterte.

The politician made headlines in the past week when he publicly admitted having sired eight children, six of them with two women other than his wife.

Duterte, in the televised speech to government employees in Manila, admitted his comments defending Alvarez’s affairs were “a chauvinist statement”.

“But really there are so many women and you (have) so short a time in this world. My God!” he said in comments that drew laughter from the crowd.

“The thing there is that you’re able to support the children. That’s it.”

Duterte said that unlike married Christian Filipinos who are allowed a single wife, Alvarez “never converted to Christianity. So he is not bound by the rules of the number of women that you can have.”

“Who isn’t entitled to happiness? Ask these lawmakers, how many of them have two, three or four mistresses? Ask them,” Duterte said on Sunday in his first public comments on the Alvarez controversy. (AFP)

Washington

Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, an unpaid White

House adviser to the American president, says she has her father’s ear and can disagree with him with “total candor.”

In an interview Ivanka Trump said she will continue the advocacy work she was doing in the private sector, which includes pushing for the economic empowerment of women and on issues involving education.

“I’m still my father’s daughter,” she said. “But I’ll weigh in with my father on the issues I feel strongly about.”

In late March, the White House announced that the

35-year-old First Daughter would be working in the White House along with her husband Jared Kushner, an unpaid senior adviser to the president. Neither has any

experience in elected office or public policy.

The president’s daughter urged critics “not to conflate lack of public denouncement with silence.

Ivanka Trump says she can disagree with her dad

Duterte draws ire for

defending adultery

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London

Liverpool were hit with an academy transfer ban and ordered to pay £100,000 ($124,000,

117,000 euros) after admitting their part in the ‘tapping up’ of a promising Stoke youngster.

The Premier League club won’t be able to sign any academy players who have been registered with a Premier League or Football League team in the last 18 months.

Although the ban is for two years, the second 12 months has been suspended for a three-year period and will only be activated in the event of any further similar breach by the club.

A brief statement from Liverpool said: “The club accepts the sanction.”

Berlin

Boxing legend George Foreman says Britain’s Anthony Joshua is his favourite to win this

month’s clash of the heavyweight giants against Wladimir Klitschko.

“If I were a gambler, I’d see Joshua as a 6-5 favourite. So I’d put him just in front,” the 68-year-old Foreman told German magazine Sport Bild.

Londoner Joshua will fight Hamburg-based Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29 with the WBA ‘Super’, IBF, and IBO world heavyweight titles on the line.

Joshua, 27, the 2012 London Olympic champion, has won all of his 18 professional bouts so far, but Foreman, a former two-time world heavyweight champion, says Klitschko provides his ‘first real test’.

Moscow

Russia’s five-time Olympic synchrohized swimming champion Natalia Ishchenko

announced her retirement from the sport yesterday, diving into the murky waters of politics instead, the R-Sport agency reported.

“I will not return to sports as an athlete,” the agency quoted Ishchenko as saying.

“But I’m not going to leave synchronized swimming completely. It has been a considerable part of my life for a long time and of course it will always remain with me.”

Reports said that Ishchenko, who won Olympic gold in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro, has been appointed as an acting deputy chief of Kaliningrad enclave’s administration with responsibility for sports policy.

Liverpool fined

Foreman sees Joshua as favourite

Olympic synchro champion retires

Leipzig trim Bayern lead

Berlin

Naby Keita’s superb solo goal settled second-placed

RB Leipzig’s frantic 3-2 win at 10-man Mainz yesterday to trim Bayern Munich’s lead to 10 points in the Bundesliga.

After runaway leaders Bayern had their 20-match unbeaten run ended by a 1-0 defeat at Hoffenheim on Tuesday, RB were made to work for the win at Mainz to narrow the gap.

Striker Timo Werner, who made his Germany debut in last month’s friendly win against England, and midfielder Marcel Sabitzer scored for Leipzig early in the second half.

Sweden’s Emil Forsberg assisted both goals including a deft backheel from a cross from which Sabitzer gave RB the lead on 48 minutes.

Werner then added Leipzig’s second, his 15th league goal this season, four minutes later when he got on the end of a Forsberg cross to leave the visitors in control at 2-0 up.

But Mainz sprang into life with 30 minutes to go as their Spanish midfielder Jairo converted a penalty on 69 minutes.

Mainz’s Levin Oztunali had the ball in the RB net again seconds later, but the effort was ruled offside.

Keita, who scored twice on his return at the weekend after suffering a circulatory collapse, then dribbled through the Mainz team and slotted home on 81 minutes.

However, in a frantic finish, Mainz had Jean-Philippe Gbamin sent off for a foul on Rani Khedira, brother of

Germany star Sami, on 89 minutes.

Japan’s Yoshinori Muto then headed Mainz’s second goal in the dying stages, but Leipzig held on.

The win keeps RB on course for a Champions League place next season, but Mainz are just above the relegation places.

This was Mainz’s fourth straight defeat to increase the pressure on coach Martin Schmidt.

Hertha Berlin’s Champions League ambitions suffered another set-back as they crashed to a third straight defeat in losing 1-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Gladbach’s 19-year-old defensive midfielder Laszlo Benes gave the hosts an early lead and Thorgan Hazard hit the post in the second half in

the hosts’ deserved win.Hertha are now sixth, 10

points from the Champions League places with seven games left, while Gladbach are ninth.

Bayer Leverkusen pulled away from the relegation mire to go 10th with a 2-0 win over bottom side Darmstadt thanks to goals by Germany pair Julian Brandt and Kevin Volland.

Wolfsburg, the 2009 champions, are now just a point from the relegation places after their 1-0 defeat to Freiburg thanks to striker Florian Niederlechner’s second-half winner.

Ingolstadt, 17th in the table, boosted their survival chances with a 3-2 win at Augsburg to leave them just four points from safety as midfielder Almog Cohen scored twice.

Referee Tobias Stieler (3rd R) grabs Mainz’ Argentine midfielder Pablo De Blasis to bring him out of an arguement after he fouled during the German first division Bundesliga football match FSV Mainz 05 v RB Leipzig in Mainz, southern Germany


London

Liverpool were hit with an academy transfer ban and ordered to pay £100,000 ($124,000,

117,000 euros) after admitting their part in the ‘tapping up’ of a promising Stoke youngster.

The Premier League club won’t be able to sign any academy players who have been registered with a Premier League or Football League team in the last 18 months.

Although the ban is for two years, the second 12 months has been suspended for a three-year period and will only be activated in the event of any further similar breach by the club.

A brief statement from Liverpool said: “The club accepts the sanction.”

Berlin

Boxing legend George Foreman says Britain’s Anthony Joshua is his favourite to win this

month’s clash of the heavyweight giants against Wladimir Klitschko.

“If I were a gambler, I’d see Joshua as a 6-5 favourite. So I’d put him just in front,” the 68-year-old Foreman told German magazine Sport Bild.

Londoner Joshua will fight Hamburg-based Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29 with the WBA ‘Super’, IBF, and IBO world heavyweight titles on the line.

Joshua, 27, the 2012 London Olympic champion, has won all of his 18 professional bouts so far, but Foreman, a former two-time world heavyweight champion, says Klitschko provides his ‘first real test’.

Moscow

Russia’s five-time Olympic synchrohized swimming champion Natalia Ishchenko

announced her retirement from the sport yesterday, diving into the murky waters of politics instead, the R-Sport agency reported.

“I will not return to sports as an athlete,” the agency quoted Ishchenko as saying.

“But I’m not going to leave synchronized swimming completely. It has been a considerable part of my life for a long time and of course it will always remain with me.”

Reports said that Ishchenko, who won Olympic gold in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro, has been appointed as an acting deputy chief of Kaliningrad enclave’s administration with responsibility for sports policy.

Liverpool fined

Foreman sees Joshua as favourite

Olympic synchro champion retires

Leipzig trim Bayern lead

Berlin

Naby Keita’s superb solo goal settled second-placed

RB Leipzig’s frantic 3-2 win at 10-man Mainz yesterday to trim Bayern Munich’s lead to 10 points in the Bundesliga.

After runaway leaders Bayern had their 20-match unbeaten run ended by a 1-0 defeat at Hoffenheim on Tuesday, RB were made to work for the win at Mainz to narrow the gap.

Striker Timo Werner, who made his Germany debut in last month’s friendly win against England, and midfielder Marcel Sabitzer scored for Leipzig early in the second half.

Sweden’s Emil Forsberg assisted both goals including a deft backheel from a cross from which Sabitzer gave RB the lead on 48 minutes.

Werner then added Leipzig’s second, his 15th league goal this season, four minutes later when he got on the end of a Forsberg cross to leave the visitors in control at 2-0 up.

But Mainz sprang into life with 30 minutes to go as their Spanish midfielder Jairo converted a penalty on 69 minutes.

Mainz’s Levin Oztunali had the ball in the RB net again seconds later, but the effort was ruled offside.

Keita, who scored twice on his return at the weekend after suffering a circulatory collapse, then dribbled through the Mainz team and slotted home on 81 minutes.

However, in a frantic finish, Mainz had Jean-Philippe Gbamin sent off for a foul on Rani Khedira, brother of

Germany star Sami, on 89 minutes.

Japan’s Yoshinori Muto then headed Mainz’s second goal in the dying stages, but Leipzig held on.

The win keeps RB on course for a Champions League place next season, but Mainz are just above the relegation places.

This was Mainz’s fourth straight defeat to increase the pressure on coach Martin Schmidt.

Hertha Berlin’s Champions League ambitions suffered another set-back as they crashed to a third straight defeat in losing 1-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Gladbach’s 19-year-old defensive midfielder Laszlo Benes gave the hosts an early lead and Thorgan Hazard hit the post in the second half in

the hosts’ deserved win.Hertha are now sixth, 10

points from the Champions League places with seven games left, while Gladbach are ninth.

Bayer Leverkusen pulled away from the relegation mire to go 10th with a 2-0 win over bottom side Darmstadt thanks to goals by Germany pair Julian Brandt and Kevin Volland.

Wolfsburg, the 2009 champions, are now just a point from the relegation places after their 1-0 defeat to Freiburg thanks to striker Florian Niederlechner’s second-half winner.

Ingolstadt, 17th in the table, boosted their survival chances with a 3-2 win at Augsburg to leave them just four points from safety as midfielder Almog Cohen scored twice.

Referee Tobias Stieler (3rd R) grabs Mainz’ Argentine midfielder Pablo De Blasis to bring him out of an arguement after he fouled during the German first division Bundesliga football match FSV Mainz 05 v RB Leipzig in Mainz, southern Germany

Thursday, April 6, 2017 21SPORTS

Madrid

Lionel Messi scored twice on his return from suspension as Barcelona piled the pressure

on Real Madrid yesterday by moving top of La Liga with a 3-0 win over Sevilla.

Messi was banned for his last two outings for club and country but looked rested rather than rusty as he took his tally for the season to 43 goals in 41 games.

The Argentine also played his part in setting up Luis Suarez’s stunning overhead kick to open the scoring.

Barca lead Real by a point, but Zinedine Zidane’s men have two games in hand, starting at Leganes later Wednesday.

Madrid, though, will have to do without Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale after they were rested by Zidane.

Defeat continues Sevilla’s slump and a sixth straight game without a win sees them remain three points behind Atletico Madrid in the battle for third place.

A visit to the Camp Nou offered Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli a final chance to make his case for the Barca job at the end of the season.

Sampaoli was one of the leading candidates when Luis Enrique announced his decision to step down at the end of the season last month.

However, Sampaoli was left to rue another night of missed chances as a three-goal blitz in eight first-half minutes secured the three points for the hosts before half time.

Messi fired an early warning as he blasted a shot off the underside of the bar from outside the area after just three minutes.

Sevilla had two glorious chances to open the scoring as Steven N’Zonzi fired too close to Marc-Andre ter Stegen when clean through before Vitolo headed over when unmarked inside the area.

Suarez made no such mistake as he caught Messi’s deflected cross flush with an overhead kick to break the deadlock with his 31st goal of the season.

Barca’s star front three were all involved for their second on the counter-attack as Suarez turned Neymar’s cross back into Messi’s path to slot low past Sergio Rico.

Messi doubled his tally for the night six minutes later when he volleyed home a loose ball inside the Sevilla area.

The five-time World Player of the Year then passed up a huge chance for his hat-trick just after the break when he didn’t get enough loft on an attempted chip to beat Rico.

Sevilla had a series of chances to at least claim a consolation as Pablo Sarabia twice tested Ter Stegen with fierce efforts.

Barca could afford the luxury of replacing Suarez, Gerard Pique and Ivan Rakitic in the final half hour to keep them fresh for a huge month with both legs of their Champions League quarter-final against Juventus and a trip to Real Madrid to come in the next 18 days.

Sevilla’s misery was complete when Spanish international Vitolo was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card after chopping down Neymar. (AFP)

Kohli, Misbah, Younis get Wisden honoursLondon

In d i a c a p t a i n

Virat Kohli has been named as

the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2017

edition of the respected Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, -- ‘cricket’s bible’ -- published this week.

Meanwhile Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan were named as two of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year.

According to editor Lawrence Booth, Kohli had “the year of his dreams” in 2016, “averaging more with the bat in each of the three formats than anyone: 75 in Tests, 92 in one-day internationals and 106 in Twenty20 internationals”. Under Kohli, India won series trophies in all three formats against England in 2016/17.

Booth said the star batsman’s 235 in the fourth Test against England at Mumbai confirmed him as the “spiritual successor to Sachin Tendulkar”.

Kohli is the third Indian to win an award that has only been in existence since 2003 and is designed to recognise achievement in all forms of the international game in the previous calendar year. Dynamic

opener Virender Sehwag won twice, in 2008 and 2009, with Tendulkar himself awarded the title in 2010. The 2017 women’s award was won by Australia’s Ellyse Perry.

While the Leading Cricketer of the Year award is a relatively new concept by the standards of Wisden -- a British-based publication which has appeared every year since 1864, with not even the First and Second World

Wars halting its print run -- the Five Cricketers of the Year is a tradition that dates back 128 years.

Veteran batsmen Misbah and Younis were both honoured in the context of their performances during Pakistan’s 2-2 Test series draw in England -- a result that saw Pakistan, under Misbah’s captaincy, briefly rise to number one in the world Test rankings.

England all-rounder Chris Woakes was also one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year.

Middlesex’s Toby Roland-Jones, whose hat-trick against Yorkshire at Lord’s sealed the County Championship title for the London club, and Northamptonshire batsman Ben Duckett, who scored 2,706 runs in all formats during a prolific season, completed the quintet.

Spanish La Liga:

Barcelona 3 Sevilla 0

Deportivo La Coruna 0 Granada 0

Alaves 0 Osasuna 1

Sporting Gijon 0 Málaga 1

Leganes 2 Real Madrid 4

Bundesliga:

Borussia

Moenchengladbach 1 Herth Berlin 0

Mainz 2 RB Leipzig 3

Wolfsburg 0 Freiburg 1

Augsburg 2 Ingolstadt 3

Darmstadt 0 Bayer Leverkusen 2

Italian Cup semi-final, second leg:

Napoli 3 Juventus 2

French Ligue 1:

Metz 0 Lyon 3

French Cup quarter-finals:

Angers 2 Bordeaux 1

Avranches 0 Paris SG 4

Messi double, Suarez stunner take Barca top

Virat-Kohli

Misbah-Ul-Haq

Messi


Bahrain’s hope dashedAidan Payne/[email protected]

Bahrain ranked 107 in the world saw its hopes of promotion dashed

yesterday when they went down 3-0 to Cambodia despite a spirited response yesterday with a third successive defeat on the third day of action in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Davis Cup matches in Pool A of the Asia/Oceania Group IV on the hard courts of the Bahrain Tennis Federation Courts at the Bahrain Polytechnic in Isa Town.

For Cambodia ranked 101, this was its third win on the trot as Samneang Long defeated Hassan Abdulnabi In the opening singles rubber 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2 in an epic match lasting two hours and 27 minutes.

The second singles rubber saw Cambodia seal the tie as Kenny Bun easily outplayed Yousif Qaed in straight sets 6-0, 6-2.

In doubles action, the pairing of Cambodia’s Phalkun Mam and Sarith Our had to play hard to beat Bahrain’s Abdulkarim Abdulnabi and Elyas Abdulnabi 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

In the other match Pool A match, Saudi Arabia (111) enjoyed a 3-0 victory against Kyrgyzstan (124) with Faisal Rebdi winning the first rubber 6-1, 6-3 against Denis Surotin, then followed up with a second win after Ammar Al Haqbani fought hard to beat Evgeniy Babak 6-2, 4-4, 6-4 in the second rubber.

The doubles rubber saw Fahad Al Saad and Saud Al Haqbani comfortably win 6-3, 6-1 against Denis Surotin and Farhad Urumbaev for a cleansweep victory for the Saudi Arabians.

In Pool B action, Oman (122) maintained a perfect with a 3-0 win over Iraq (106), while Mongolia (126) was a 2-1 winner over Tajikistan (123) to maintain its three-win no loss record and Singapore was a 3-0

winner over Bangladesh.11 teams are playing round-robin

in their respective groups with the promotion places decided by the winners of a play-off match between the Pool A winners and Pool B runners-up and the Pool B winners against Pool A runners-up to Group III for the 2018 edition of the Davis Cup on Saturday.

Bahrain’s team are coached by its non-playing captain and 64-match

Davis Cup veteran Essam Abdul A’al and comprises Yousif Qaed, Hassan Abdulnabi, Abdulkarim Abdulnabi and Elyas Abdulnabi.

Bahrain first entered the Davis Cup in 1989 and have four times been in Group II of the regional zones.

Standings (win-loss): Pool A: 1 Cambodia (3-0), 2 Saudi Arabia (2-0),3 Myanmar (1-1),

4 Kyrgyzstan (0-2), 5 Bahrain (0-3). Pool B: 1 Oman (3-0), 2 Mongolia (3-0), Singapore (2-1), 4 Iraq (1-2), 5 Tajikistan (0-3), 6 Bangladesh (0-3).

Today’s schedule (10am): Pool A: Bahrain vs Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia vs Myanmar. Pool B: Iraq vs Bangladesh, Singapore vs Mongolia, Oman v Tajikistan.

De la Cruz wins Basque overall leadSan Sebastian, Spain

Spanish rider David de la Cruz won the third stage and moved

into the overall lead of the Tour of the Basque Country with a brave solo break yesterday.

De la Cruz attacked towards the end of the fifth and final climb of the day, 15 kilometres from the end of the 160.5km ride from Vitoria to San Sebastian.

And he just had enough to hold off former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski and Australia’s Jay McCarthy in second and third respectively by three seconds in a

winning time of 3hrs 54mins 25secs.

“When I saw I was alone at the front I thought it was an ambitious move because there was still a long way to go to the finish line,” said De la Cruz.

“But I tried my luck and it came off.”

De la Cruz leads from McCarthy and Kwiatkowski in the overall standings by three seconds.

Pre-race favourites Alejandro Valverde and Alberto Contador are also three seconds back overall as

Valverde was fourth on the day with Contador a lowly 33rd.

De la Cruz will be confident of defending his lead in today’s 174.1km fourth stage from San Sebastian to Bilbao before Friday’s

queen stage with two category one climbs from Bilbao to Eibar.

“This is a very tough tour with a lot of high-quality riders, but it is true we are in a good position,” added De la Cruz.

ResultsStage

1. David de la Cruz (ESP/QST) 3hr 54min 25sec,

2. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/SKY) at 0:03,

3. Jay McCarthy (AUS/BOR) s.t.,

4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) s.t.,

5. Giovanni Visconti (ITA/TBM) s.t.,

Overall standings

1. David de la Cruz (ESP/QST) 3hr 54min 25sec,

2. Jay McCarthy (AUS/BOR) at 0:03,

3. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/SKY) s.t.,

4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) s.t.,

5. Patrick Konrad (AUT/BOH) s.t.

Tour of the Basque Country

In pictures, umpires, referees and line judges during photocall

A match in progress

Thursday, April 6, 2017 23SPORTS

Football

Chelsea 2 Man City 1

Arsenal 3 West Ham 0

Liverpool 2 Bournemouth 2

Swansea 1 Tottenham 3

Hull 4 Middlesbrough 2

Southampton 3 Crystal Palace 1

Huddersfield 3 Norwich 0Newcastle 1 Burton 0

Aberdeen 1 Inverness 0Celtic 1 Partick 1Kilmarnock 0 Rangers 0Motherwell 0 Hamilton 0St Johnstone 1 Hearts 0

English Premier League:






English Championship:

Scottish Premiership:

Scores as of closing

Manama

The 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix will

feature several experiences never before seen at the annual Formula 1 extravaganza at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.

An interactive Dinosaurs and Ice Age Tent plus a spooky Haunted Mansion are amongst the newest attractions race-goers can look forward to when attending Bahrain Grand Prix weekend scheduled for April 14 to 16.

The Dinosaurs and Ice Age tent will feature an exhibit of amazing, life-like dinosaurs and animals from the Ice Age. There will also be an amazing drumming dinosaurs act, plus a green screen experience that will transport fans back to the world dominated by such creatures.

Dinosaurs, Ice Age Tent An exhibit including a total of 24 Dinosaurs and 10 Ice Age animals will be amongst the top attractions.

There is also a maze, back drop scenes, an interactive area, a dino photo booth as well as all necessary props to dress up the location.

Some of the dinosaurs come to

life as they include animatronics, such as the always terrifying T-Rex.

The thrilling interactive area is one of the first ever exhibitions about dinosaurs, and has been seen by over 10 million people. It also features some of the different Ice Age animals who lived around that time.

Meanwhile, Amazing drumming Dinosaurs will be a kids’ entertainment puppet show that will perform in the tent, which combines a unique blend of puppetry, live music, comedy, and heartwarming themes to deliver a fun-filled interactive show for the whole family.

A two-dinosaur puppet show of Bronto and Dino play live African

drums, and interact with the audience through songs, dances, and special comedy segments. The show also features breathtaking acts of special guests, and positive messages about environment and getting along with each other.

Time Travel PhotoFull Frame is one of the premiere green screens experience companies in Europe. They work internationally from their base in London, covering the most prestigious events. This year in Bahrain they will be transporting you with Time Travel Photo into a world of Dinosaurs and Ice Age

adventures.

Haunted MansionThis massive maze will be filled with zombies, ghosts and other creatures that will give you the chills and get you excited and is a world of mystical creatures and characters that will send you to the edge and give you reasons to scream.

All those who choose to visit the Haunted Mansion must be truly prepared for a fright and must be aged 12 years old and above. This and much more awaits all those attending the 2017 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

An interactive Dinosaurs and Ice Age Tent

plus a spooky Haunted Mansion

are amongst the newest attractions

Dino & ice age tent

Haunted house

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Manila

Philippine world boxing champion Manny

Pacquiao is to fight undefeated Jeff Horn on his home turf in Australia, the Filipino star’s camp said yesterday.

The announcement of the July bout ends months of speculation on who the

38-year-old Filipino dubbed “Pac-Man” would face next as he seeks to prolong a stellar career that saw him win world titles in eight different weight classes.

“We signed the Jeff Horn contract this morning. Fight is July 2 in Brisbane, Australia,” Pacquiao’s adviser Michael

Koncz said by text message.Koncz said Pacquiao would

be staking his World Boxing Organization welterweight crown against Horn, 29. He declined to say what the prize money would be.

Pacquiao’s American promoter Bob Arum had been originally pushing for

the Filipino to face Horn in Australia but in a surprise development, Pacquiao and British boxer Amir Khan announced separately in February that they would fight on April 23.

But the deal spectacularly fell through with Arum describing the reported $38 million United Arab Emirates fight to the Los Angeles Times as “pie in the sky”.

After Horn, Koncz said he was still hoping to set up a Pacquiao fight with Khan in either the Middle East or the Philippines in October or November. Pacquiao, who has been hailed as a virtual national hero in his home country, briefly retired early last year and then ran and won a seat in the Philippine senate.

Pacquiao ‘to fight’ Horn

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