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Egypt’s Pope quits Facebook to save timeCairo

Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, has announced his intent to shut

down his official Facebook page and make better use of his time, the state-run Mena news agency reports.

It quoted him as saying on Facebook: “Time is the most precious gift God gives us daily, and we must use it in a good

way. The Christian must sanctify his time, and the monk leaves everything behind so that all of life becomes sanc-tified for God.”

His Facebook page, which is still active at the moment, says he joined the social network in October 2009. The Church was also giving monks a month to shut down all their social media accounts and give their time solely to the monastic order, Mena added.

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Fish market to bet set up in Askar• The Ministry has already announced plans to set up fish markets at the Hidd and Budaiya jetties.

Manama

The Ministry of Works, Mu-nicipalities Affairs and Ur-ban Planning announced

plans to set up a fish market at Askar fishhermen’s jetty.

Undersecretary for Agriculture and Marine Resources Shaikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Khal-ifa unveiled the project as he in-spected progress of work at Askar fishermen’s jetty, accompanied by several officials.

The Ministry has already an-nounced plans to set up fish markets at the Hidd and Bu-daiya jetties. The undersecre-tary announced that additional services would be provided at

the Askar jetty in partnership with the private sector, and gave directives to assess the needs of fishermen.

He underlined the Govern-ment’s keenness on developing fishermen’s jetties and enhance the standard of services, stress-ing the vital strategic role of the sector in promoting Bahrain’s food security.

“The Askar jetty serves 135

fishermen, in addition to other companies which collects the catch of crabs,” said Shaikh Mo-hammed bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

He noted the presence of a Coastguard employees’ office and other facilities.

He stressed the crucial im-portance of preserving the long-standing profession and meeting the needs of fishermen in terms of services and facilities.

Shaikh Mohammed along with other officials inspects work at Askar fishermen’s jetty.

Protests until regime falls Hundreds rally across cities of Iran protesting economic hardship facing the nation

• Footage posted online showed dozens of marchers in central Tehran chanting, “Death to the dictator,” referring to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Sporadic protests broke out in several cities of Iran yes-terday as the nation brace

for a return of US sanctions.Hundreds rallied in cities

including Tehran, Karaj, Shi-raz, and Qom, according to videos posted on social me-

dia, to protest against high inflation caused in part by a

collapse in the rial currency over fears of the reimposition of crippling sanctions on Au-gust 7.

In May, the United States pulled out of a 2015 deal between world powers and Tehran under which interna-tional sanctions were lifted in return for curbs on its nuclear programme.

Washington decided to re-impose sanctions and has told other countries they must halt all imports of Iranian oil from November 4 or face US finan-cial measures.

Pope Tawadros II

10 per cent of Egypt’s

population are Coptic Christians.

Protesters march in the city of Karaj near Tehran.

Iran’s oil exports could fall by two-

thirds by the end of the year because of

the US sanctions.

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Soldiers loyal to Yemen’s government stand next to mines planted by the Houthi group in locations where they controlled in front line in the province of Marib. Around a million mines have been planted by Houthi militia in Yemen over the past three years, claiming the lives of more than 1,000 civilians, Saudi Arabia’s mine clearance project said yesterday. The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (MASAM) aims to dismantle mines in Yemen to protect civilians and ensure that urgent humanitarian supplies are delivered safely.

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Russia proposed Syria co-operation with USMoscow

Russia’s Defence Minis-try confirmed yesterday

that it had proposed coop-erating with the United States on Syrian refugees and de-mining in a letter sent to the top US general in July. The proposals on refugees concerned a ref-ugee camp in Rukban, the ministry said in a statement.

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Jakarta backs Bahrain’s battle against terrorists Indonesian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs appreciates Bahrain for hosting a large number of Indonesian expats

• The two sides also stressed the importance of enhancing trade exchange and encouraging the private sector in both countries.

• The Undersecretary mentioned that the Asian continent occupies a critical position in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and that there is great interest in consolidating good relations with the Republic of Indonesia.

Jakarta

Indonesia has expressed its complete support towards measures adopted by the Kingdom to thwart threats from terrorists.

This came as Indonesia’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abdurrahman Fachir, received the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Affairs, Dr Shaikh Ab-dulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, at the Indonesian Foreign Ministry.

The Deputy Minister welcomed Dr Shaikh Ab-dulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and his accompanying delegation, and expressed his happiness with the development of relations witnessed between the two countries, praising the Kingdom’s initiative to strengthen cooperation in various fields.

Abdurrahman Fachir expressed his great sat-isfaction with the positive and promising results of the First Meeting of Political Consultation be-tween the two countries, which will significantly serve common interests, in addition to deepening

cultural cooperation and dialogue of civilizations and religions.

The deputy minister of foreign affairs also com-mended the decision of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport, and Honor-ary Chairman of the Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts Federation, to have chosen Jakarta to host the 12th edition of “Brave” in May of this year, praising his meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who had the greatest impact on boosting bilateral

relations.

He also stressed the need to enhance communi-cation to advance the relationship between the two countries, especially in the field of sports, noting great interest in the participation of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Asian Games hosted by his country, which will be launched on the 18th of August.

He expressed his deep appreciation for the King-dom of Bahrain’s solid positions towards the ter-rorist acts and bombings targeting the Republic of Indonesia, and affirmed his country’s support for all measures taken by the Kingdom to protect its national security.

The Indonesian official also praised the proper conditions and facilities given to the Indonesian community in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which further highlights the Kingdom’s civilization and progress, and is also a clear reflection of the great development and reform gains witnessed by the Kingdom of Bahrain under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The Undersecretary congratulated the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on his country’s election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2019-2020, express-ing his pride in the level of coordination between the two friendly countries, both continental and international, as well as in various gatherings and organizations.

He also reviewed the latest developments in the Kingdom of Bahrain and its high-level achievements in all fields, including international reports and in-dicators, thanks to the comprehensive and unprec-edented reforms led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, as the Kingdom is experiencing constant progression and development at all levels.

The Undersecretary mentioned that the Asian continent occupies a critical position in the King-dom of Bahrain, and that there is great interest in consolidating good relations with the Republic of Indonesia and reaching a strategic partnership in order to embody the many elements that the two sides represent, on the basis of love and cultural communication, to serve common interest and benefit both countries and peoples.

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Mr Fachir receives Dr Shaikh Abdulla.

The Kingdom is all set to host the Global

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Bahrain elected IFTDO chair for second timeManama

Bahrain’s Dr Ebrahim Al Dossary was elect-ed Board of Directors’

Chairman of the Internation-al Federation of Training and Development Organisations (IFTDO), on the sidelines of IFTDO’s general assembly.

Mr Al Dossary was the first Arab national to chair the international organisation’s board, the official represent-ative of IFTDO to UN agencies and organisations.

He first chaired IFTDO board in 2005-2006, and succeeded in re-structuring it, which ensured his win-ning the post among three candidates.

Bahrain successfully host-ed the IFTDO International Conference and Exhibition in 2002 and 2016, and the participants lauded the good organisation.

Founded in Geneva in 1972, IFTDO aims to develop and maintain a worldwide network committed to the identification, development and transfer of knowledge, skills and technology to enhance personal growth, human performance, pro-

ductivity and sustainable development.

IFTDO is the most multina-tional, multicultural training and development organisa-tion in the world. Its mem-bers form a highly diverse network of human resource management and develop-ment organizations globally, linking HR professionals in HR societies, corporations, universities, consultancies, government organisations and enterprises.

IFTDO currently represents more than 500,000 profes-sionals in over 30 countries.

The tremendous efforts exerted

by the leadership have helped

Bahrain succeed in many fields.

MR AL DOSSARY

Tourism Business School registration opensManama

In line with its strategy to further develop the skills

of nationals within the hospi-tality and tourism sector, the Bahrain Tourism and Exhi-bitions Authority (BTEA) an-nounces the commencement of registration to the ‘Vatel Hotel and Tourism Business School’. Interested students can now register via the web-site (Vatel.bh) prior to the of-ficial launch of the school in October 2018.

Vatel currently has 31 schools, 7,000 students and over 29,000 alumni who are a living proof of the success of its unique teaching concept fur-ther positioning the school as the first worldwide Business School Group in Hospitality and Tourism Management.

“Today, our main focus is to provide the best qualification for Bahrainis by creating ac-ademic and professional op-portunities through our mu-tual collaboration with Vatel Hotel and Tourism Business School that is renowned for its expertise in this sector,” said the Chief Executive Officer of BTEA, Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa.

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Divorce cases on the rise 1890 cases last year alone; maximum divorces occurring in the first year of marriage

• More than 80 per cent of the couples involved in divorce cases were Bahrainis (1,572 cases), the statistics says.

TDT|Manama Thamer Tayfour

Divorce rates have seen an in-crease in the Kingdom with 1,890 cases registered last year

alone, according to statistics obtained from Islamic courts.

More than 80 per cent of the couples involved in divorce cases were Bahrainis (1,572 cases), the statistics says.

While men divorcing women account-ed for 51.9pc of all cases, women divorc-ing men stood at 29pc during the last year. In 2016, 1,749 cases were reported.

Maximum divorces occurred in the first year of marriages, which applied for couples belonging to various age groups.

Speaking to Tribune, relationship ex-pert Khalil Al Attawi said the divorce rates in the Kingdom are much higher than reported and it can even go up to eight cases a day.

“The high rate of divorce in the first year of marriage is due to lack of emo-

tional communication among the cou-ples. Emotional compatibility is must to sustain relationships.”

Mr Al Attawi explained that there are many stages in a relationship beginning with acquaintance.

“During the initial stages of their rela-tionships, both men and women should try to understand positive and negative factors in them. These understandings would destroy their egos in turn lead-

ing to a long-term relationship.” Mr Al Attawi said mutual trust is also

an important variable when it comes to sustaining the relationship.

He said people should understand all men and women are unique and com-paring one with another is of no use. “I have seen this in many cases. Man wants his wife to be like his mother while the wife wants her husband to be like her father. It’s not simply possible as all are different individuals.”

Mr Al Attawi said both men and wom-

en should take the initial stages of rela-tionship very seriously. “The engage-ment phase is the best time to study each other. In that phase, there exists a choice to get married or not.”

The expert also blamed the incom-petencies of many government staff employed at marriage reconciliation offices for the increase in divorce cases. “There are not many trained staff who can offer good counseling, which is of great importance. They are only form fillers or pen pushers.”

He said scientific counseling is some-thing that could bring down divorce cases.

Mr Al Attawi also highlighted some of the psychological factors. “Male and female emotions are different. It keeps on changing from time to time. If you ask me, there is a special period during a month when men aspires isolation and keep a distance from their wives. During this period, every man feels an internal suffering but they don’t communicate with wife.”

Mr Al Attawi asked every couple to opt scientific counseling before jumping into divorce suits. “When I was a child, my parents got separated and that was the main reason for me to choose this profession. Always remember, it’s very easy to end a relationship, but difficult to sustain it.”

Emotional compatibility is

a must to sustain relationships and

it is lacking in many couples.

MR AL ATTAWI

Lack of scientific counselling is also one of the reasons behind increase in divorce rates.

1,749divorce cases were reported in 2016.


New lease of life for popular coffee shop Coffee shop received backing from BACA following an extended social media campaign

Expat gets one year jail for theft TDT|Manama Ali Tarif

An Asian man would spit on people to distract them before attempting

a theft, the High Criminal Court heard.

The defendant was expecto-rating on pedestrians in order to distract them before stealing their belongings that ranged between wallets, cash money and bags.

Police officers nabbed him af-ter he robbed a man and encoun-tered him again after a week without remembering that he was one of his victims.

“I was walking near the pub-lic bus station in Manama and he (the Asian man) spat on my clothes. He acted like he

didn’t mean to do it and he in-sisted on cleaning my pant. He took out a T-shirt and cleaned it. However, he stole BD150 from me in the process,” the victim said.

“He shook my hands and ran away,” he added. The victim filed a complaint against the defend-ant.

The victim saw the Asian man again and alerted police.

“He obviously didn’t remem-ber that I was one of his victims. Therefore, I called police of-ficers immediately. They arrived and arrested him,” he added.

The defendant was charged with robbery. He was tried be-fore the High Criminal Court, which sentenced him to one year in prison, followed by im-mediate deportation.

TDT|Manama Mohammed Zafran

A highly popular traditional coffee shop, which had recently closed down, received a new lease of life after intervention from

the authorities. The coffee shop received backing from the

authorities following an extended social media campaign started by its loyal customers.

They urged the authorities to step in and come to the aid of 44 years old Abdul Qader Coffee shop.

The shop, which lies at the heart of Manama Suq was a prime location for Bahrainis, expats and even tourists to experience traditional Bah-raini food and hospitality.

It was closed down on Wednesday as the building hosting the shop needed an immediate renovation.

The owners of the shop were also informed that the rent would be increased after the reno-vations, something which they could not afford.

Now the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities has stepped in and pledged generous support to help the owners of the cafe set up the coffee shop under the same name in another location in Manama Suq.

The shop owners are three elderly Bahraini siblings who have been involved in the running of the shops for decades.

Manama Traditional Market Committee Dep-uty Chairman Mahmood Al Namliti told Tribune that scores of fans have come to the shop to film videos of themselves at the closed down cafe to

show their support.“BACA has offered to give financial and other

support to the shop owners. This answers the prayers of hundreds of fans who have taken to social media to express their support to the coffee shop.

“Social media websites were filled with videos, pictures and supportive messages. Many people visited the closed down coffee shop to record videos of themselves to express support. This shows how popular this coffee shop is.”

“It did not take long for BACA to get involved and they were just as keen to support this cafe. I was in a meeting with BACA President, Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, where she ex-pressed her complete support. She said that the cafe is an important part of Manama Suq. Much needed financial support is being extended to the cafe.”

“BACA officials also visited the suq to probe for the alternate location where the cafe can be set up. I was accompanied by four BACA officials and the three brothers to scout locations, however, we are yet to decide on a location as of yet, but we were in agreement that the location should be somewhere close to the closed down coffee shop so that previous customers can find the new shop easily.”

Speaking about the reason behind the closure, he said, “The building is very old and needed renovation and maintenance work. After the maintenance the rent would also be increased but the brothers could not afford. So the decision was made to close down the shop altogether.”

The café shop was highly popular among citizens and residents.

The closed down shop.

Mr Al Namliti in talks with café shop owners.

A 30-year-old Asian worker died in an accident on Al Durra Street in Durrat Al Bahrain after a truck collided with a car at around noon yesterday. The deceased was identified as Indian national Jai Bheem, who was employed as a heavy vehicle driver with an electrical company in the Kingdom. Interior Ministry has begun a probe into the accident.

Tragic death


BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUN2018

31 DEC2017

Amounts are in Bahraini Dinars (Reviewed) (Audited)ASSETSNon-current assetsProperty Plant and equipment 208,025 203,773Investment property 538,357 538,357Available for sale investments 8,575,279 8,159,413

9,321,661 8,901,543Current assetsReinsurance contract receivables 801,477 797,309Other receivables and prepayments 354,381 307,871Statutory deposit 75,000 75,000Mudaraba deposit 1,400,000 600,000Cash and Bank Balances 13,109,003 15,984,056

15,739,861 17,764,236Total assets 25,061,522 26,665,779EQUITY AND LIABILITIESCapital and reservesShare capital 5,000,000 5,000,000Statutory reserve 2,500,000 2,500,000Investment Fair value reserve 1,195,979 1,480,654Retained earnings 4,200,432 5,317,976

12,896,411 14,298,630Current liabilitiesInsurance liabilities 11,164,728 11,033,253Other liabilities and provisions 1,000,383 1,333,896

12,165,111 12,367,149Total equity and liabilities 25,061,522 26,665,779

STATEMENT OF PROFIT & LOSS FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED

30 JUN2018

30 JUN2017

Amounts are in Bahraini Dinars (Reviewed) (Reviewed)

IncomeGross premiums written 4,377,298 4,254,411 Insurance premiums ceded (153,205) (158,902)Net insurance premiums written 4,224,093 4,095,509 Change in unearned premiums (58,384) (140,183)Other Insurance Income 283,198 279,250 Total income from insurance operations 4,448,907 4,234,576 ExpensesGross claims paid (1,741,542) (1,756,012)Claims recovered from reinsurers 4,578 57,052 Net claims paid (1,736,964) (1,698,960)Change in provision for O/S Claims (123,895) (18,724)Commissions paid (105,209) (110,388)Motor compensation fund contribution (30,172) (27,778)Staff costs (767,344) (702,404)General and Administrative expenses (244,639) (227,562)Depreciation (21,176) (14,417)Provision for impaired reinsurers Shareof insurance liabilities - 2,797 Provision for impaired receivablesfrom reinsurers - (6,027)Total expenses from insurance operations (3,029,399) (2,803,463)Net Income from insurance operations 1,419,508 1,431,113 Investment income 672,923 414,839 Impairment Loss on available-for-saleinvestment (89,975) (41,867)Directors’ remuneration (100,000) (100,000)Charity expense (20,000) (20,000)NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 1,882,456 1,684,085 Earnings per Share - Basic 376 Fils 337 FilsStatement of Comprehensive IncomeNet Profit for the Period 1,882,456 1,684,085 Other Comprehensive IncomeNet gain/(Loss) on revaluation ofavailable for sale investments (284,675) 200,763 Total comprehensive Income for the period 1,597,781 1,884,848

SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

These financial statements have been reviewed by BDO.

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 1st August 2018:

Sameer Ebrahim Al-WazzanSoliman Al HumayydVice ChairmanChairman

Support pours in for ‘green Isa Town plan’ Many had mocked Mohammed Al Hiddi, the potential candidate who proposed a ‘green drive’ in Isa Town on social media

• Backing Mr Al Hiddi’s proposals, Nabeel Al Hamer, Media Adviser to His Majesty the King, said everyone should contribute towards making the Kingdom more greener.

• Echoing a similar view, Dr Mohammed Ali Hasan, Chief of Public Utilities and Environment Committee at the Shura Council said the candidate’s views and suggestions were absolutely in line with that of the government’s plans to transform the Kingdom into a green hub.

TDT|Manama

Support poured in from various quarters for a potential candidate to municipal council elections,

who was mocked on social media for his call to implement a green drive in Isa Town.

Mohammed Al Hiddi, the candidate from Isa Town, was mocked by many after he unveiled his agenda support-

ing an active green drive in and across Isa Town.

Nabeel Al Hamer, Media Adviser to His Majesty the King, said everyone should contribute towards making the Kingdom more greener.

“Bahrain was once full of trees. In the past there was not even a sin-gle house here without date trees or plants in its compound. Community partnership is important in taking the green drive forward,” Mr Al Hamer said.

“I was closely following the cruel comments on social media after the candidate promised to make Isa Town a green city. To me the electoral pro-gramme, is all about encouraging new ideas, hopes and ambitions.

“Why can’t Bahrain have green cit-ies? What are the obstacles? Positive ideas should be welcomed. Then only they could be transformed into beau-tiful realities,” Mr Al Hamer pointed out.

He also paid tribute to the efforts of

Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ebrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty the King, to support green drives across the Kingdom.

Echoing a similar view, Dr Moham-med Ali Hasan, Chief of Public Utili-ties and Environment Committee at the Shura Council said the candidate’s views and suggestions were absolutely in line with that of the government plans to transform the Kingdom into a green hub.

“The candidates generally propose

their ideas to voters only if they are convinced of achieving them on the ground. A green drive can be success-fully implemented in the Kingdom and there is nothing to be made fun of.”

For her part, Lamia Al Fadhala, the Director-General of Northern Municipality, said such suggestions from the part of candidates should be welcomed wholeheartedly. “We need ideas and projects that will boost the environment protection efforts in the Kingdom apart from creating more green spaces.

“The green drive is an ambitious goal and we can see this in all initia-tives implemented by the Kingdom’s leadership.”

To me the electoral

programme is all about

encouraging new ideas, hopes and

ambitions. MR AL HAMER

The candidates generally propose

their ideas to voters only if they are convinced of achieving them.

MR ALI HASAN

We need ideas and projects

that will boost the environment

protection efforts across the

Kingdom. MS AL FADHALA

Mohammed Al Hiddi

15-year-old boy drowns in pool • Abrar, who had come to the Kingdom to spent his summer holidays, was supposed to return to Pakistan today.

TDT|Manama Harpreet Kaur

A 15-year-old expat boy fell into a swimming pool and d r o w n e d y e s t e r d a y i n

Hamad Town. The boy identified as Abrar Shabbir, a Pakistani nation-

al, was attending a party with relatives and friends when the accident happened.

Sources said Abrar fell into the pool while everyone were busy enjoying the party.

“He screamed for help after falling into the pool. Some relatives dived into the pool but failed to rescue Abrar.”

Abrar, who had come to the Kingdom to spent his sum-mer holidays, was supposed to return to Pakistan today.

Police and ambulance arrived instantly and the boy was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.

The Ministry of Interior confirmed the incident on its Twitter handle. “A 15 years old Asian boy drowned in a swimming pool in Malkiya,” it said. A probe is on into the incident.

The deceased Abrar


Plea to end plight of female sickle cell patients Most female SCD patients made to wait for over eight hours before seeing a doctor TDT|ManamaMuhannad Mansour

The waiting hours of female Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients for a bed at the Kingdom’s only public

hospital has alarmingly increased from a couple of hours to one week, Tribune has learnt.

Patients and activists say that the issue has remained without an efficient solution for years and has worsened in recent months.

They demanded an immediate and effective solution to end female SCD patients’ plight.

According to recent statistics, the average time to begin receiving treat-ment by male SCD patients at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) is 25 minutes, while women have to wait up to eight hours to see a doctor.

In 2014 and under the patronage of the Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Hereditary Blood Disorder Centre was opened within SMC campus.

The centre contributed to ending the suffering of thousands of SCD patients who had to previously wait for long hours before receiving treatment at the Accident and Emergency Department at SMC.

However, the centre only receives male patients, while females have no choice but to continue waiting at the Accident and Emergency Department whenever the painful seizures of the disease hit.

Tribune on Monday spoke to Bahrain Society For SCD Patients Care President Zakariya Al Kadhim, who explained when and how the issue emerged.

Mr Al Kadhim, who’s also an SCD pa-tient, shared some shocking figures in relation to SCD patients in Bahrain and their treatment, informing that there are around 4,800 male SCD patients and 4,300 female patients in Bahrain.

Mr Al Kadhim commented, “As the Hereditary Blood Disorder Centre was opened four years ago, it was sup-posed to have three consultants and six doctors to look after the patients. There’s only one consultant and six doctors handling the male patients at

the centre now, while females have to wait for an emergency room doctor to see them, who usually take hours before seeing them because of the ex-isting pressure on their department.

“Most of them aren’t specialists in blood disorders, so they refer the mat-

ter to the concerned specialists. These procedures extend patients’ waiting hours without receiving treatment.”

“The opening of the centre has defi-nitely contributed to the reduction of the hours male patients have to wait before seeing a doctor from an average of eight hours to 25 minutes. As for women, they usually have to wait for more than eight hours. Recently, the waiting continued for days before a doctor saw them,” he told before add-ing, “Waiting for a bed at SMC for seven days is beyond understanding and can’t be accepted.”

Health Minister Faeqa Al Saleh told MPs last February that the latest sta-tistics showed that SCD has snatched the lives of 189 Bahrainis and 2 expats between the years 2011-2016.

The minister also revealed back then that 78 female SCD patients passed away in Bahrain as a result of the com-plications of the disease between 2011-2016, adding that ten of the cases were Bahraini women and recorded in 2016 alone.

Administrative Reforms

Mr Al Kadhim insisted that the un-availability of hospital beds isn’t the issue, stating that such challenges are faced by public hospitals across the world.

“The numbers of well-experienced consultants working at SMC are stead-ily decreasing, due to several reasons such as reaching the retirement age or the tempting offers they receive from the private sector. The number

of doctors shrank by 75 per cent in re-cent years. This resulted in a handful of issues, including the mismanage-ment of patients and the long lists of pending discharge or admission of patients. This eventually extends the waiting hours of visiting patients. The solution isn’t constructing new build-ings or pumping more funds into the healthcare system. It’s by reforming the administration of the system,” Mr. Al Kadhim opined.

He clarified further on his views to overcome such issues saying, “As a society speaking for SCD patients of Bahrain, we understand the long list of challenges Health Ministry is fac-ing. We have extended our hands to the ministry and continuously suggest effective solutions. They are usually welcomed but not implemented. The problem will inflate if no timely action is taken to solve it.”

“One of the suggestions we referred to the ministry was upsizing the ex-isting team treating male patients at the Hereditary Blood Disorder Cen-tre to treat women too. The newly graduated cadres should be invested in by training them to treat SCD pa-tients, instead of overcrowding the other departments of the hospital. Such a procedure would sure con-tribute to the reduction of patients’ waiting hours and creating job op-portunities for fresh graduates,” the activist added.

Mr. Al Kadhim also told that he hopes to see Bahrain as a developed hub for SCD patients’ care regionally and internationally.

Treatment denial claims refuted In another development, Health Ministry denied

what has been circulated on local social media networks in the past few days, claiming that an SCD patient was denied treatment at the Heredi-tary Blood Disorder Centre.

The ministry’s statement came after the pictures of a male SCD patient flooded the Internet, with claimed that he wasn’t provided with his treatment by some of the staff members at the centre.

“The administration of SMC wishes to confirm that therapeutic and healthcare is fully provided to the citizen and that the medical and nursing

staff as well as the complaints unit complex are in constant contact with the family of the citizen in all aspects of his health status and the treatment provided to him,” the ministry’s statement read.

The administration clarified that the patient is receiving the necessary medical care in SMC’s Emergency and Accident Department and not the Hereditary Blood Disorder Cen-tre. It said that the procedure was taken after “the patient abused the services at centre and showed immoral behaviours”, without clari-fying further.

78female sickle cell

patients passed away in the Kingdom

between 2011 and 2016.

There are around 4,800 male and 4,300 female

sickle cell patients in the Kingdom.

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The numbers of well-experienced

consultants working at SMC

are steadily decreasing, due to

several reasons. MR AL KADHIM

Female SCD patients have been reportedly waiting for a week to be seen by a specialised doctor at SMC Accident and Emergency department

The Hereditary Blood Disorder Centre at SMC only receives male SCD patients

Long-time expat passes away TDT|Manama

A Bahrain resident who went to India for medical treatment passed away in

his hometown yesterday. Anil Kumar MG, aged 53, who

hails from the Indian state of Kerala was an active member of Indian Club here.

He is survived by wife Bindu

Anil Kumar and son Abhishek. He was a former executive

committee member of the Bah-rain Keraleeya Samajam.

The Samajam suspended all their activities yesterday and its executive committee expressed heartfelt sorrow on the sad de-mise of Anil Kumar.

The condolence meeting was held yesterday in the presence

of acting president Dileesh Kumar VS and General Secre-tary MP Raghu.

Anil Kumar was a life mem-ber of the BKS since 1989. He was also a member of the In-dian Club as well which con-ducted a condolence meeting last night. Funeral service will take place in his hometown today. Anil Kumar

Suspected factory thieves arrestedManama

Seventeen Asians were ar-rested for their involve-ment in stealing electrical

cables worth BD1 million from a closed factory in Hidd indus-trial area.

The Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science said that an

investigation was launched af-ter the case was reported that included the deployment of the crime scene team to the site to collect evidence.

The suspects were identified and arrested and the vehicles used in the robbery and the sto-len items seized. The theft was carried out in different periods and by various groups.

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business


MIKE ORLOV

S T E P P I N G S T O N E

So you want to be a CEO …

Following last month’s arti-cle about the role of a CEO

there have been many respons-es from current incumbents and those who are aiming to achieve the position, asking for further thoughts.

Once the possibilities, the purpose and vision for an en-terprise are articulated, the CEO has to, with a key team, analyse how to communicate with, align and motivate the workforce around the explic-it purpose and vision. To do this, employees have to agree these possibilities are realistic, and any concrete action plans to achieve these agreed spe-cific goals can be achieved in the specified timeframe, with measurable key performance indicators to guide the journey.

The challenge of declaring an abstract, uncertain future is clear; there is hardly ever enough solid proof to give cer-tainty for the possibility. Yet the CEO has to stand by the purpose and vision, allocat-ing resources to ensure best-chance of today’s situation becoming the future reality outlined in the vision; strategy for the now and for the future.

Avoid being a CEO who fo-cuses on immediate tactical is-sues and financial reengineer-

ing; tinkering with costs and structure rather than giving direction for growing current revenue streams and develop-ing new revenue streams.

It is very tangible to cut-back on staff numbers, reduce overheads, skimp on overtime, reduce benefits where feasi-ble, over-state inventories, buy back shares, restructure debt and change accounting prin-ciples to increase earnings and make the organisation look more valuable and profitable. While these strategies are via-

ble and help increase efficien-cy for the short-term, they will ensure the future will be a faint copy of the same as today.

On the other hand, those CEOs who are willing to de-clare possibilities and new purpose will continue to cre-ate opportunities where there were none. There is a distinc-tion between possibilities and pipedreams. Too many people talk about doing something in the future but they are un-willing to take ownership, be responsible or accountable for this future; so make sure you walk the talk.

The world of business is littered with those who have failed and a CEO has to be pre-pared to do this; fail quickly, fail cheaply and fail often. The owners and board have to be prepared to support the CEO through this and the CEO has to show agility, being prepared to learn lessons and shift fu-ture vision where and when necessary.

The key resources for the CEO are not money, machinery and materials. Clearly without access to cash, or not having machinery fit for purpose and suffering from poor materi-als will hold the organisation back. Money, Machinery and Materials can be readily and easily copied by competitors.

But the key resources for any CEO are first and foremost the company’s people, activi-ties and processes they carry out, how well they conduct themselves working togeth-er in an aligned manner. The CEO must also encourage best use of time; both effective and efficient approaches by people within the company. Manpower and Womanpower, Methods and Minutes are the real differentiators, creating difficult-to-copy competitive advantages.

There is a need to keep the owners and board members aligned; the CEO has to explic-itly make time for all stake-holder groups. In my mind, the most important stakeholders are employees, not the owners and the board. Without the right people doing the right things at the right time at the right cost, the enterprise is just empty offices and buildings, dusty materials and rusty ma-chinery.

Business is messy and chaot-ic. Being the CEO means giving clarity to this mess and bring-ing your people along with you, ensuring you are giving them the chance to flourish.

(Mike Orlov is a Partner at Stepping Stone Global, a Bah-rain-based boutique strategic management consultancy. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Manage-ment. Email: [email protected])

The world of business is

littered with those who

have failed and a CEO

has to be prepared to do this; fail quickly, fail cheaply and

fail often

Saudi Arabia resumes oil exports via Red Sea• Saudi Arabia had halted oil shipments through the lane on July 25 following attacks on oil tankers

Reuters/AFP | Dubai

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said yesterday it has resumed all oil ship-

ments through the strategic Red Sea shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb.

Saudi Arabia halted tempo-rarily oil shipments through the lane on July 25 after attacks on two oil tankers by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement.

A statement by the Energy Ministry said shipments had resumed on Saturday.

“The decision to resume oil shipment through the strait of Bab al-Mandeb was made after

the leadership of the coalition has taken necessary measures to protect the coalition states’ ships,” Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said in the ministry statement. Saudi Aramco con-firmed that shipping had re-sumed effective immediately.

“The company is careful to continue monitoring and eval-uating the current situation in coordination with the relevant bodies and take all necessary procedures to ensure safety,” Aramco said in a statement.

Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been battling the Houthis in a three-year war, lies along the southern end of the Red Sea, one of the most important trade routes in the world for oil tankers. The tank-ers pass near Yemen’s shores while heading from the Middle East through the Suez Canal to Europe.

The Bab al-Mandeb strait, where the Red Sea meets the

Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, is only 20 km (12 miles) wide, making hundreds of ships po-tentially easy targets.

After Saudi’s decision to halt shipments, Yemen’s Houthi group said on July 31 it would halt attacks in the Red Sea for two weeks to support peace

efforts. The Saudi coalition in-tervened in Yemen’s civil war in 2015 to restore the interna-tionally recognised government of exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Saudi Arabia accuses regional foe Iran of supplying missiles to the Houthis, which both Tehran and the Houthis deny.

On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran his country would join military action to stop Teh-ran if it attempted to block the strait.

“If Iran tries to block the Bab al-Mandab, I am convinced that it will find itself facing a deter-mined international coalition to prevent this. This coalition would also include the state of Israel and all its arms,” Ne-tanyahu said. About 4.8 million barrels of oil and petroleum products pass through the strait every day, according to US gov-ernment figures.

The decision to resume oil shipment

through the strait of Bab al-Mandeb

was made after the leadership of the coalition has taken necessary

measures to protect the coalition states’

shipsKHALID AL-FALIH

SAUDI ENERGY MINISTER

VIVA Bahrain expands network

TDT| Manama

Leading telecom service provider VIVA Bahrain,

has expanded its global network footprint with the deployment of new points-of-presence (POPs) in Eu-rope, across London and Frankfurt. Through this network deployment, VIVA will support the growing demand of its wholesale and enterprise customers across GCC and other international markets with high-quality networking services - IP, capacity, voice and signal-ling coupled with lowest possible latency. VIVA’s in-vestment into the new POPs has been spurred by rapid-ly increasing requirements of its business customers in Bahrain with presence across the region and glob-ally, looking for high-quality network performance, a di-verse range of services that are secure, reliable, flexible and cost-effective.

“The POPs expansion is a significant and strategic addition to VIVA’s global infrastructure to cater to the heightened demand for optimal connectivity with high capacities and low la-tency for companies doing business in the European market,” said Ulaiyan Al Wetaid, VIVA Bahrain CEO.

Ulaiyan Al Wetaid

Garfield Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Hotels Group, presenting a cheque of BD1000 to Future Youth Society Chairman Sabah Alzayani in the presence of Rana Almannaie and Safaa Alnasser, Treasurer of the Society and Suresh Surana, Chief Financial Officer of the Group. The amount is for ‘Smile’ initiative to support children with cancer and their families

Aster achieves breakthrough in liver transplant technique• The procedure addresses the key challenge of organs losing full functionality during long hours of preservation

TDT| Manama

Aster DM Healthcare, a lead-ing private healthcare ser-

vices provider in GCC and an emerging player in India, an-nounced yesterday that it per-formed Asia’s first-ever liver transplant using Normothermic Machine Perfusion, a process which can keep a liver alive

outside the body for up to 24 hours by maintaining it at body temperature.

The surgery - considered the next important step forward in liver transplantation - was successfully performed at As-ter CMI Hospital in Bangalore using OrganOx Metra device technology.

Aster CMI has become the first hospital in India and the wider Asia region to use the perfusion technique as part of its standard clinical practice which allows physicians to test how well a liver is functioning before transplant, boosting the chances that the procedure will be a success.

The announcement comes at

a time when the demand-sup-ply disparity in India for organ transplant remains a critical issue, which is primarily attrib-uted to lack of awareness and infrastructure.

Furthermore, the organ transplant success rate in India is low compared to developed nations in the West, and often this is due to the functionality of organs deteriorating during the preservation stage that lasts up to 12-14 hours.

Ashwath, a 53 years old pa-tient who was suffering from end stage liver disease, became the first person in Asia to re-ceive a liver transplant using this state-of-the-art technol-ogy.


Exxon Mobil climate disclosure investigation closedAFP| New York

US regulators have end-ed a two-year investiga-

tion into how Exxon Mobil accounted for oil and gas prices and the risks climate change posed to its busi-ness, the company said Fri-day.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission told Exxon in a letter on Thurs-day it had closed the case and would not recommend penalties against the oil company.

“We are confident our financial reporting meets all legal and accounting re-quirements,” Exxon Mobil spokesman Scott Silvestri said in a statement.

He said the company co-operated fully with the in-quiry, “ultimately producing more than 4.2 million pages of documents.”

Under US securities law, companies must inform in-vestors of material risks to their business.

US slams Russia over work permits for N.KoreansAFP| United Nations

US Ambassador Nikki Haley yesterday said

reports that Russia had violated UN sanctions res-olutions by issuing new work permits to thousands of North Korean laborers were “credible” and “deeply troubling.”

“Talk is cheap - Rus-sia cannot support sanc-tions with their words in the Security Council only to violate them with their actions,” Haley said in a statement.

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Russia was letting thou-sands of North Korea lab-orers enter the country to earn wages that are a source of hard currency revenue for Pyongyang.

NYSE joins forces with Starbucks on bitcoin platformAFP| New York

The New York Stock Ex-change’s parent com-

pany yestreday announced plans to launch a bitcoin trading platform and part-ner with Starbucks on a dig-ital currency payment app.

T h e n e w ex c h a n g e, dubbed Bakkt, aims to bring a measure of confidence to bitcoin transactions, ac-cording to the statement by Intercontinental Ex-change.

ICE chief Jeffrey Sprecher said “we aim to build confi-dence in the asset class on a global scale, consistent with our track record of bring-ing transparency and trust to previously unregulated markets.”

Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler described the venture as an “on-ramp” for investors that provides “greater efficiency, security and utility.”

Google employees bristle at censoring search for China• Google was scurrying to stop leaks and quell outrage over what had been a stealth project prior to a report in Intercept

AFP| San Francisco

Word that Google is crafting a search en-gine to meet China’s

draconian censorship rules has sparked widespread employee anger at the company which has responded by limiting workers’ access to documents about the project, a report said yesterday.

Google was scurrying to stop leaks and quell outrage inside the company over what had been a stealth project prior to a report this week by news web-site The Intercept.

“Everyone’s access to doc-uments got turned off, and is being turned on [on a] docu-ment-by-document basis,” a source told the news site.

“There’s been total radio si-lence from leadership, which is making a lot of people upset and scared. … Our internal meme site and Google Plus are full of talk, and people are angry.”

Google withdrew its search engine from China eight years ago due to censorship and hack-ing but it is now working on a project for the country code-named “Dragonfly,” an employee told AFP on condition of ano-nymity.

The search project -- which works like a filter that sorts out certain topics -- can be tested within the company’s inter-nal networks, according to the worker.

“There’s a lot of angst inter-nally. Some people are very mad we’re doing it,” the source told AFP.

The tech giant had already come under fire this year from thousands of employees who signed a petition against a $10-million contract with the US military, which was not re-newed.

A Google spokesman declined

to confirm or deny the existence of the project.

“We provide a number of mobile apps in China, such as Google Translate and Files Go, help Chinese developers, and have made significant invest-ments in Chinese companies like JD.com,” spokesman Taj Meadows said when news of Dragonfly broke.

“But we don’t comment on speculation about future plans.”

A Bloomberg report on Fri-day said that Google’s effort to get back into China includes seeking local partners, perhaps Tencent Holdings, to provide

datacenter and computing ca-pacity for services hosted in the internet cloud.

Google did not respond to re-quests for comment on Friday.

US internet titans have long struggled with doing business in China, home of a “Great Fire-wall” that blocks politically sen-sitive content, such as the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and The New York Times web-site are blocked in China, but Microsoft’s Bing search engine continues to operate.

In early 2010, Google shut down its search engine in main-

land China after rows over cen-sorship and hacking.

Google had cried foul over what it said were cyber attacks aimed at its source code and the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.

But the company still employs 700 people in three offices in China working on other pro-jects.

The effort to regain footing in China comes amid a US-Chi-na trade war, with both sides imposing tit-for-tat tariffs and President Donald Trump accus-ing Beijing of stealing US techno-logical know-how.

Google withdrew its search engine from China eight years ago due to censorship and hacking but it is now reportedly working on a project for the country codenamed “Dragonfly,” (Courtesy of the Verge)

KNOW WHAT

US internet titans have long struggled with doing business in China, home of a

“Great Firewall” that blocks politically sen-sitive content, such as the 1989 Tiananmen

massacre. Twitter, Facebook

and YouTube website are blocked in China, but Microsoft’s Bing

search engine contin-ues to operate

Saar Mall, Bokhowa Group join hands to train youthTDT| Manama

In collaboration with the Min-istry of Labour and Social De-

velopment, Saar Mall (SM) Team and the Bokhowa Group (BG) have launched a free internship programme for Bahraini youth.

The programme attracted 200 student candidates in the ini-tial rounds of selection. After a successful screening process held between July 17 and 19, 37 qualified aspirants were se-lected based on their university major, skills and confidence in handling the interview.

On July 21, the selected candi-dates were briefed by the Team on the goals and objectives of this internship programme. The internship programme is designed to provide students with an opportunity to share their insights, and explore links between their academic studies and practical fieldwork. Though they cannot displace regular em-ployees and are not guaranteed a job at the end of the intern-ship, SM or BG may decide to hire three of the best among the 37 candidates at the end of the programme.

Interns may be unpaid but there will be a food allowance for one month and a certificate of recognition from either SM or BG. They will be working in different departments for four hours a day three times a week.

In addition, they can get hands-on experience with equipment and processes used in industry.

“Through this initiative, the SM students will have the oppor-tunity to gain valuable practical experience and make connec-tions in the professional fields that they may be considering for their career paths. They will also give SM and BG the opportu-nity to guide and evaluate their talents. Interns will have a su-

pervisor throughout the entire programme,” said Esmahan H. Bokhowa, Managing Director and owner of Saar Mall.

“The supervisor will help the students familiarize themselves with the organization, assign projects and responsibilities, and be able to answer the stu-dent’s questions related to their

position and career field. An evaluation from the assigned supervisor will help the in-tern to understand their work strengths and areas for improve-ment,” he said.

This internship is individu-alized and tailored to the needs and interests of each student in the programme.

As part of the internship pro-gramme, students are expected to take an active role in a profes-sional setting. These experienc-es are directly linked to positive short- and long-term outcomes for the students such as better future employment prospects and increased earnings later in life.

The students selected for the summer internship programme

Fatima, Mohammed Al Hamad, Hassan Bokhowa, Mohammed Coach Shukri The registration held for interviews


As part of our commitment to

advancing regional security in the Indo-

Pacific, the US is excited to announce $300 million of new funding to reinforce security in the entire

region MIKE POMPEO

India panel wants localisation of cloud storage dataReuters| New Delhi

A panel working on the Indian government’s

cloud computing policy wants data generated in India to be stored within the country, according to its draft report seen by Reuters, a proposal that could deal a blow to global technology giants such as Amazon and Microsoft who offer such services.The policy will be the latest in a series of proposals that seek to spur data localization in India, as the government finalizes an overarching data protection law. Local data storage re-quirements for digital pay-ments and e-commerce sec-tors are also being planned.The authorities want the information stored locally so that they can easily get access to data.

Berkshire profit surges 67pc

Reuters| New York

Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run

by billionaire Warren Buf-fett, on Saturday reported a 67 percent increase in quarterly operating profit, as insurance underwrit-ing rebounded and several businesses benefited from a growing economy and im-proving demand.

Results topped analyst forecasts, as underwriting profit at the Geico auto insurance unit more than quintupled, while earnings surged at the BNSF railroad and rose in Berkshire’s ser-vice and retailing opera-tions.

Net income, meanwhile, nearly tripled, though that reflected a new accounting rule requiring Berkshire to report unrealized gains on its stock investments with earnings. Buffett says that rule distorts net results and can mislead investors. Berkshire said its operating profit rose to $6.89 billion from $4.12 billion, or $2,505 per share, a year earlier.

Egypt concludes naval exercises with US, othersAP| Cairo

Egypt’s military says it has concluded several

days of joint naval exercis-es in the Red Sea with the United States and other countries.

It says in a statement Sat-urday that “Eagle Response 2018” began July 24 and in-volved special forces from participating countries, in-cluding Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

U.S. Central Command said Thursday that the exer-cises “provide opportunities for participating nations to collaborate on an even wid-er range of maritime securi-ty operations.”

Last September, Egypt held “Bright Star” war games with U.S. troops for the first time in eight years.

India to impose tariffs on some US goods from Sept 18• The Govt decided in June to raise import tax from August 4 on some US products, but later delayed the move

Reuters, CNBC | New Delhi

India said yesterday that de-layed higher tariffs against some goods imported from

the United States will go into force on September 18.

New Delhi, incensed by Washington’s refusal to exempt it from new tariffs, decided in June to raise import tax from August 4 on some US products, including almonds, walnuts and apples, and later delayed the move.

Officials from New Delhi and Washington, including US Secre-tary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, are scheduled to hold a series of meetings including strategic talks with their Indian counter-parts in September. Trade dif-ferences between India and the United States have been rising since President Donald Trump took office. Bilateral trade rose to $115 billion in 2016, but the Trump administration wants to reduce its $31 billion deficit with

India, and is pressing New Delhi to ease trade barriers.

India, the world’s biggest buy-er of US almonds, in June de-cided to raise import duties on the commodity by 20 percent, joining the European Union and China in retaliating against Trump’s tariff hikes on steel and

aluminum. It had also planned to impose a 120 percent duty on the import of walnuts in the strongest action yet against the United States. India has pro-posed to buy petroleum prod-ucts from the US to help narrow the trade deficit. The United States has also emerged as a top

arms supplier to India and US companies are bidding for mili-tary aircraft deals worth billions of dollars.

American fresh apple and tree nut producers could see a bigger bite out of their export business starting next month if India fol-lows through with its threat to

impose retaliatory duties in re-sponse to U.S. imported steel tariffs.

India targeted American apples with an additional 25 percent customs duty, which when added with the existing 50 percent levy will increase the import tax to a hefty 75 percent.

An additional duty of 25pc will be levied on US apples from September 18

India, the world’s biggest buyer of US

almonds, in June decided to raise import duties on

the commodity by 20 percent, joining

the European Union and China in retaliating against Trump’s tariff hikes on steel and alumi-

num

KNOW WHAT

US pledges $300m to reinforce security in Indo-Pacific regionIANS| Singapore

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday an-

nounced a new $300 million fund for security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region where Washington and Beijing are competing for influence.

“As part of our commitment to advancing regional security in the Indo-Pacific, the US is excit-ed to announce $300 million of new funding to reinforce secu-rity cooperation throughout the entire region,” Pompeo told a press briefing on the sidelines of a meeting of Foreign Ministers from the 10-member Associa-tion of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Singapore.

The new security assistance is designed for maritime secu-rity, humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping capabilities, and countering transnational threats, Efe news reported.

“This new security assistance will advance our priorities, es-pecially strengthening maritime security, developing humanitar-

ian assistance and peacekeeping capabilities,” Pompeo said.

Earlier this week, the US said it will invest $113 million in technology, energy and infra-

structure initiatives.The top US official said that

he discussed Chinese militarisa-tion of the South China Sea and the importance of a rules-based order in the region with the Ase-an nations. He also highlighted US President Donald Trump’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific strategy as a major engine for economic growth.

Regarding North Korea, Pom-peo said pressure on Pyong-yang should be maintained as concerns mount about the Kim Jong-un regime’s willingness to denuclearise.

He said he discussed with Chinese officials the US deci-sion to maintain sanctions on North Korea.

Mike Pompeo

SE Asia falls short on cybersecurity pact with Russia: Singapore

Reuters| Singapore

Singapore’s foreign min-ister said yesterday that

Southeast Asian nations “didn’t get down to settling” a cyber security agreement with Russia.

The draft of a commu-nique seen by Reuters before meetings between regional leaders and oth-er world delegates started on Thursday, spoke about strengthening cooperation with Russia, accused of meddling in U.S. elections, in the field of cybersecu-rity.

The wording was dropped in the final communique is-sued on Thursday evening.

Eritrean Airlines makes first flight to Ethiopia in 20• The new route will expand existing regional flights of the airline to Cairo, Khartoum, Jeddah and Dubai

AFP| Addis Ababa

Eritrea’s national airline yes-terday made its first com-

mercial flight in two decades to Addis Ababa, the capital of neighbouring Ethiopia, the lat-est step in a surprise peace pro-cess between the former foes that began just two months ago.

An Eritrean Airlines plane carrying the country’s transport and tourism ministers landed

at the Addis Ababa Bole Inter-national Airport, where it was welcomed by senior Ethiopian

officials. Already last month, the Ethiopia’s own flag carrier, Ethi-opian Airlines, had made its first commercial flight in the other direction, landing in Asmara In-ternational Airport on July 18.

Once a province of Ethiopia, Eritrea seceded in 1993 after a long independence struggle. A row over the demarcation of the shared border triggered a brutal 1998-2000 conflict which left 80,000 people dead before evolving into a bitter cold war.

But in a surprise move in June, Ethiopia’s new reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed an-nounced he would finally accept a 2002 United Nations-backed

border demarcation, paving the way for peace between the two nations.He paid a historic vis-it to Eritrea, during which he and President Isaias Afwerki declared an official end to the war. Afwerki reciprocated with a state visit to Ethiopia later.

Embassies have since been reopened and phone lines be-tween the two countries have also been restored. Eritrean Airlines currently has only one leased airplane.

“The new route will expand existing regional flights of the airline to Cairo, Khartoum, Jed-dah and Dubai,” Eritrea’s infor-mation minister said.

Eritrean Airlines currently has only one leased airplane

HAPPINESS IS AN ATTITUDE. WE EITHER MAKE OURSELVES MISERABLE, OR HAPPY AND STRONG. THE AMOUNT OF WORK IS THE SAME.CARLOS CASTANEDA

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BRET L STEPHENS

The voice, if I had to guess, belongs to that of a white American male in late

middle age. The accent is faintly Southern, the manner taunting but relaxed. It’s also familiar: I’m pretty sure he’s left a message on my office number before. But the last voice mail left almost no impression. Not this time.

“Hey Bret, what do you think? Do you think the pen is mightier than the sword, or that the AR is mightier than the pen?”

He continues: “I don’t carry an AR but once we start shooting, you aren’t going to pop off like you do now. You’re worthless, the press is the enemy of the United States people and, you know what, rather than me shoot you, I hope a Mexican and, even better yet, I hope shoots you in the head, dead.”

He repeats the racial slur 10 times in a staccato rhythm, con-cluding with the send-off: “Have a nice day.”

He doesn’t give his name. His number is blocked.

The call dates from the end of May, right after I had published a column defending ABC’s firing of Roseanne Barr for a racist tweet.

“Perhaps the reason Trump vot-ers are so frequently the subject of caricature,” I wrote, “is that they so frequently conform to type.”

Four weeks later, a gunman storms into a newsroom in An-napolis, Md., and murders five employees of the Capital Ga-zette.

The alleged killer in the An-napolis shooting does not appear to have acted from a political motive. But the message I got in May was the third time I’ve been expressly or implicitly threat-ened with violence by someone whose views clearly align with Donald Trump’s. Otherwise, the only equivalent threat I’ve dealt with in my career involved a Staten Island man who later went to prison for his ties to Hezbollah.

Which brings me to the July 20 meeting between Trump and two senior leaders of The Times, publisher A.G. Sulz-berger and editorial page editor James Bennet. As Sulzberger later described the encounter, he warned the president that “his language was not just divi-sive but increasingly dangerous,” and that characterizations of the news media as “the enemy of the people” are “contributing to a rise in threats against journalists and will lead to violence.”

Sulzberger’s warning had no effect. Nine days after what was supposed to be an off-the-record

meeting, the president tweet-ed that he and Sulzberger “spent much time talking about vast amounts of Fake News being put out by the media & how that

Fake News has morphed into phrase ‘Enemy of the People.’ Sad!”

By now, it almost passes with-out comment that the president

of the United States not only violates the ground rules of his own meetings with the press, but also misrepresents the substance of the conversation.

MAEVE HIGGINS

In the four years I’ve lived in the United States, I have grown used to excruciatingly

sincere exchanges with people. Within minutes of meeting you, they’ll come up with the heavy goods, and expect to see yours in return. Recent specimens I’ve collected?

Americans are good at a great many things: normalizing drone warfare, making cherry-flavored jellies taste more like cherries than cherries themselves, op-timism. But they struggle with small talk. In Ireland, small talk is just that — I mean, it’s tiny.

At the beginning of a three-hour train trip to Cork from Dub-lin, I spend an average of 15 min-utes comfortably discussing the merits of having a cafe car on the train with the middle-aged man beside me. I suppose, if you’re peckish, it’s ideal, really. A nice pause. But the tea costs more

than my ticket. Eyes widen and head nods in agreement. But you can’t dip chocolate in your ticket. A chuckle.

What the seemingly meaning-less exchange means is we can relax. The person we’re inch-es away from for the afternoon is not dangerous. At the end of the trip we’ll nod and smile, and I won’t be left wondering why his father said that one thing in 1994 that meant he never had the confidence to pursue a career in architecture.

The last kids’ birthday par-ty I attended was in Brooklyn, where the adults stick around and it kind of blends into the evening. I was chatting with this one cool-guy dad with a pale ale in his hand, and he opened up within 30 seconds. “Something people don’t talk about enough is how hard parenting really is, and sometimes you’re just not going to like your kids,” he said. All I’d asked was whether he was in line for the bouncy castle. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that, actually, two other people at the same party had said more or less the same thing to me just min-

utes earlier. Was this disgruntled trio just unlucky, with a slew of particularly unlikable children between them? No. They were simply saying what was on their minds.

You see, there’s nothing Americans don’t talk about. That should come as a relief to me, growing up in a repressed, Catholic country where my mother explained rape to us as “when someone loves you, but you don’t want them to.” In truth, this extraordinary level of open-ness I find here is a relief, but it also feels a little like a loss. I un-derstand that openness beats se-crecy and that taboos should be challenged. It’s just that I don’t always want to dive right in.

Time and energy are resourc-es, and New Yorkers never have enough of either because of capi-talism and self-absorption. Their technique is to get straight to it, and that can be off-putting. Besides, believing and acting on this no-nonsense “who exactly are you?” school of conversation neglects the fact that small talk, when done correctly, is actually an extremely efficient way of

getting acquainted with people.You may not find out where

they work, or who they know, or how their relationship is with

their family, but you’ll get some idea of that odd-shaped part of a human being that’s invisible to the eye and impossible to articu-late. Are they kind, hurting, silly or bad? Some combination of all of those? You can find out, if you ask them about the party food, or tell them about your blouse, or bring up the oddly cloudless sky outside, and simply take it from there.

In one fateful 20-minute Google session a few years ago, I applied for and was accepted into both a yoga teacher-train-ing course and a mentoring pro-gram for girls. The same week in September saw the first day of both courses, yoga on Saturday mornings, mentoring on Satur-day afternoons. It was all falling into place; soon I’d be some kind of supple superhero flanked by a bevy of intellectually power-ful young women who would look upon me favorably after they’d taken over the world. That first Saturday, I noticed the same woman in both courses, a serene-looking person with a resting saint face. I was struck by what I thought was an in-


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Americans are terrible at small talkOne Irish woman’s unscientific investigation

HAPPINESS IS AN ATTITUDE. WE EITHER MAKE OURSELVES MISERABLE, OR HAPPY AND STRONG. THE AMOUNT OF WORK IS THE SAME.CARLOS CASTANEDA

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BRET L STEPHENS

The voice, if I had to guess, belongs to that of a white American male in late

middle age. The accent is faintly Southern, the manner taunting but relaxed. It’s also familiar: I’m pretty sure he’s left a message on my office number before. But the last voice mail left almost no impression. Not this time.

“Hey Bret, what do you think? Do you think the pen is mightier than the sword, or that the AR is mightier than the pen?”

He continues: “I don’t carry an AR but once we start shooting, you aren’t going to pop off like you do now. You’re worthless, the press is the enemy of the United States people and, you know what, rather than me shoot you, I hope a Mexican and, even better yet, I hope shoots you in the head, dead.”

He repeats the racial slur 10 times in a staccato rhythm, con-cluding with the send-off: “Have a nice day.”

He doesn’t give his name. His number is blocked.

The call dates from the end of May, right after I had published a column defending ABC’s firing of Roseanne Barr for a racist tweet.

“Perhaps the reason Trump vot-ers are so frequently the subject of caricature,” I wrote, “is that they so frequently conform to type.”

Four weeks later, a gunman storms into a newsroom in An-napolis, Md., and murders five employees of the Capital Ga-zette.

The alleged killer in the An-napolis shooting does not appear to have acted from a political motive. But the message I got in May was the third time I’ve been expressly or implicitly threat-ened with violence by someone whose views clearly align with Donald Trump’s. Otherwise, the only equivalent threat I’ve dealt with in my career involved a Staten Island man who later went to prison for his ties to Hezbollah.

Which brings me to the July 20 meeting between Trump and two senior leaders of The Times, publisher A.G. Sulz-berger and editorial page editor James Bennet. As Sulzberger later described the encounter, he warned the president that “his language was not just divi-sive but increasingly dangerous,” and that characterizations of the news media as “the enemy of the people” are “contributing to a rise in threats against journalists and will lead to violence.”

Sulzberger’s warning had no effect. Nine days after what was supposed to be an off-the-record

meeting, the president tweet-ed that he and Sulzberger “spent much time talking about vast amounts of Fake News being put out by the media & how that

Fake News has morphed into phrase ‘Enemy of the People.’ Sad!”

By now, it almost passes with-out comment that the president

of the United States not only violates the ground rules of his own meetings with the press, but also misrepresents the substance of the conversation.

MAEVE HIGGINS

In the four years I’ve lived in the United States, I have grown used to excruciatingly

sincere exchanges with people. Within minutes of meeting you, they’ll come up with the heavy goods, and expect to see yours in return. Recent specimens I’ve collected?

Americans are good at a great many things: normalizing drone warfare, making cherry-flavored jellies taste more like cherries than cherries themselves, op-timism. But they struggle with small talk. In Ireland, small talk is just that — I mean, it’s tiny.

At the beginning of a three-hour train trip to Cork from Dub-lin, I spend an average of 15 min-utes comfortably discussing the merits of having a cafe car on the train with the middle-aged man beside me. I suppose, if you’re peckish, it’s ideal, really. A nice pause. But the tea costs more

than my ticket. Eyes widen and head nods in agreement. But you can’t dip chocolate in your ticket. A chuckle.

What the seemingly meaning-less exchange means is we can relax. The person we’re inch-es away from for the afternoon is not dangerous. At the end of the trip we’ll nod and smile, and I won’t be left wondering why his father said that one thing in 1994 that meant he never had the confidence to pursue a career in architecture.

The last kids’ birthday par-ty I attended was in Brooklyn, where the adults stick around and it kind of blends into the evening. I was chatting with this one cool-guy dad with a pale ale in his hand, and he opened up within 30 seconds. “Something people don’t talk about enough is how hard parenting really is, and sometimes you’re just not going to like your kids,” he said. All I’d asked was whether he was in line for the bouncy castle. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that, actually, two other people at the same party had said more or less the same thing to me just min-

utes earlier. Was this disgruntled trio just unlucky, with a slew of particularly unlikable children between them? No. They were simply saying what was on their minds.

You see, there’s nothing Americans don’t talk about. That should come as a relief to me, growing up in a repressed, Catholic country where my mother explained rape to us as “when someone loves you, but you don’t want them to.” In truth, this extraordinary level of open-ness I find here is a relief, but it also feels a little like a loss. I un-derstand that openness beats se-crecy and that taboos should be challenged. It’s just that I don’t always want to dive right in.

Time and energy are resourc-es, and New Yorkers never have enough of either because of capi-talism and self-absorption. Their technique is to get straight to it, and that can be off-putting. Besides, believing and acting on this no-nonsense “who exactly are you?” school of conversation neglects the fact that small talk, when done correctly, is actually an extremely efficient way of

getting acquainted with people.You may not find out where

they work, or who they know, or how their relationship is with

their family, but you’ll get some idea of that odd-shaped part of a human being that’s invisible to the eye and impossible to articu-late. Are they kind, hurting, silly or bad? Some combination of all of those? You can find out, if you ask them about the party food, or tell them about your blouse, or bring up the oddly cloudless sky outside, and simply take it from there.

In one fateful 20-minute Google session a few years ago, I applied for and was accepted into both a yoga teacher-train-ing course and a mentoring pro-gram for girls. The same week in September saw the first day of both courses, yoga on Saturday mornings, mentoring on Satur-day afternoons. It was all falling into place; soon I’d be some kind of supple superhero flanked by a bevy of intellectually power-ful young women who would look upon me favorably after they’d taken over the world. That first Saturday, I noticed the same woman in both courses, a serene-looking person with a resting saint face. I was struck by what I thought was an in-


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1861The United States Army abolishes flogging.

1914In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.

1940World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.

1962Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.

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Taking selfies with Trump supporters

in Tampa. Really en-joyed talking to some of the folks at the rally and hearing their concerns. As I told many of them.. we can’t do the news just for the Republicans and Trump supporters. We have to do the news for all Americans.

@Acosta

Swachh Bharat Mission will save lakhs of lives

and result in over 14 mil-lion more years of healthy living…fascinating obser-vations by the @WHO study on India’s strides in cleanliness and sanitation.

@narendramodi

News headlines. 2nd Tory county council

going bust from austerity. HMG to cut medical train-ing to make up for loss of EU doctors. Mrs May begs President Macron not to humiliate her. Gov of Bank of England says Brexit cra-zy. And Parliament goes into its 3rd week on holiday

@Andrew_Adonis

On #PoliceMartyrsDay we salute our police

martyrs who laid down their lives in defence of the nation & its citizens. We are committed to strengthening the police force across all provinces, as we did in KP, by making it a merit-based, profes-sional force free from pol interference.

@ImranKhanPTI

Disclaimer: (Views expressed by columnists are personal and need not necessarily reflect our

editorial stances)

Also nearly past comment was the president’s remark, in a fol-low-on tweet, that the media were “very unpatriotic” for re-vealing “internal deliberations

of our government” that could put people’s lives at risk. That’s almost funny considering that no media organ has revealed more such deliberations, with less re-gard for consequences, than his beloved WikiLeaks.

What can’t be ignored is pres-idential behavior that might best be described as incitement. Maybe Trump supposes that the worst he’s doing is inciting the people who come to his rallies to give reporters like CNN’s Jim Acosta the finger. And maybe he thinks that most journalists, with their relentless hostility to his personality and policies, richly deserve public scorn.

Yet for every 1,000 or so Trump supporters whose con-tempt for the press rises only as

far as their middle fingers, a few will be people like my caller. Of that few, how many are ready to take the next fatal step? In the age of the active shooter, the number isn’t zero.

Should that happen — when that happens — and journalists are dead because some thinks he’s doing the president’s bidding against the fifth column that is the media, what will Trump’s supporters say? No, the president is not coyly urging his supporters to murder reporters, like Henry II trying to rid himself of a turbulent priest. But neither is he the child who played with a loaded gun and knew not what he did.

Donald Trump’s more sophis-ticated defenders have long since mastered the art of pretending that the only thing that matters with his presidency is what it does, not what he says. But not all of the president’s defenders are quite as sophisticated. Some of them didn’t get the memo about taking Trump seriously but not literally. A few hear the phrase “enemy of the people” and are prepared to take the words to their logical conclusion.

Is my caller one of them? I can’t say. But what should be clear is this: We are approaching a day when blood on the news-room floor will be blood on the president’s hands.

(Bret L Stephens is an opinion column-ist with The New York Times)

credible coincidence — can you even imagine two nice, helpful white writer ladies who are also interested in deepening their yoga practice?

Well, you don’t even have to imagine, because it happened! I introduced myself to her after the mentoring workshop, and we chatted about the funny co-incidence. The following week, after yoga, it made sense to walk together to the subway to get into the city for the mentoring.

She sighed a tiny bit as we waited for the F train, and I sensed the sigh was not directed solely at the tiresome weekend subway schedule. The train arrived, and we found seats side by side. I confessed to her that my heels have never touched the ground in a downward dog. Harmless little opener, I felt. She took her phone out as a defense as fast as you could say, “So what?” She re-flexively asked where I was from. I told her. She seemed despond-ent, but soldiered on. “When did you move here?” “A couple of years ago.” Suddenly exhausted, she said, “Remind me to ask you about your story when I’m less, like, crazy busy.”

That is how it came to pass that, instead of some small talk leading to an easy quietness, Warrior One sat beside Warri-or Two in tense silence as they both scrolled through their phones. My reluctant compan-ion believed that conversation had to be all or nothing, either teetering on ice or plunging into the unknown waters beneath. She didn’t know she just had to pull on a pair of skates and twirl

around for a while.That elegance was not acces-

sible to her, I thought, as I spied a dog in a bag under the seat opposite us. His little black eyes shone. I get it; words are laugh-ably inadequate when it comes time to express ourselves. My brain is so close to my mouth, yet in the time it takes for a thought to travel between the two and be-come a sentence, the meaning is diluted and fudged to something I don’t really mean at all.

But words are all we have when it comes to telling some-one who we are, so we are du-ty-bound to at least try. I didn’t want a vapid exchange, and in-depth conversation wouldn’t have been appropriate either, and I had no intention of launching into either. The per-fect in-between connection was small talk, but we missed that connection, so I was just a wom-an alone on the subway, smiling at a schnauzer.

(Maeve Higgins is the author of “Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl From Somewhere Else,” from which

this is adapted, and a contributing opinion writer.)

We need to hear the truth

The market is cyclical and I have no doubt that this dip will be complemented by a rise. Our focus should be on acknowledging this truth and making room for change and meeting this challenge.

As a person whose primary career as a seaman was all about facing Nature in its different moods and learning to face the

challenge, I am always ready for the unvarnished truth. I believe that it is only if we have the infor-mation and knowledge about our circumstances that we shall have the power to shape a solution.

This is why I say that it is difficult to plan for the future when we insist on sugar-coating facts. A look at our immediate neighbourhood gives us an idea that we are going through challenging times. Homes are being advertised for sale in the Emirates at Dhs. 300,000, an unheard-of figure for even a studio flat just three years ago. One businessman with property in a neighbouring GCC country shared with me that he had seen rentals drop by as much as 40 per cent. In Bahrain too, rentals have dropped, home purchase has slowed and even property development is on a slowdown.

But are we hearing anything about these facts? Every quarter, we hear the false assurance that rents have gone up, that commercial property is going up in demand. Nobody seems to have taken

the time to probe and find out what the truth is. When I look around, I see so many rental signs for com-mercial as well as residential spaces. That in itself is not bad. However, I also see several closing down sale signs and together, these signs speak of low energy in the market.

The market is cyclical and I have no doubt that this dip will be com-plemented by a rise. Our focus should be on acknowledging this truth and making room for change and meeting this challenge. There are so many professional organisations in Bah-rain – we need them to take a more pro-active role in upskilling their members, in conducting clear-eyed surveys to ensure that the govern-ment and decision-makers know the lay of the land and how to build for the future.

In particular, I come to the role of the BCCI in making available infor-mation about the state of the private

sector and empowering businesses by being more assertive about governmental interaction. For instance, we all know that expatriates are welcome to do business in Bahrain and that the ‘business-friendly’ image of Bahrain has attracted many foreign companies and entrepreneurs. Till date, I have not heard of one survey to assess the contribution of foreign businesses to Bahrain. Such a survey would make it easier for Bahrain to work with the world, tweak rules to make it even easier for companies to be more productive and gain more from this interface with businessmen and women from other countries. The BCCI is the right organisation to supervise the conducting of such a survey by a professional agency.

To manage change, we need to understand what we need in the first place. The lack of data can be a barrier holding us back. We also need to stim-ulate think-tanks that will carry out studies on a variety of socio-economic-political topics without fear. Does anybody recall the Bahrain Centre for Studies & Research (BCSR) that presented some fascinating findings on topics ranging from date palm cultivation to obesity? In fact, the BCSR rang alarm bells about the Kingdom’s obesity levels long before international organisations like the WHO.

More importantly, such think tanks cultivate the habit in us of indigenous data collection, research and scientific query. As we prepare for a greater role in the Knowledge Revolution, we must hone our knowledge processing skills and be ready.

(Captain Mahmood Al Mahmood is the Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Tribune)

CAPT. MAHMOOD AL MAHMOOD

Trump will have blood on his handsDonald Trump’s more

sophisticated defenders have long since mastered the art of pretending that

the only thing that matters with his presidency is what

it does, not what he says.


Time and energy are resources, and New Yorkers never have enough of either

because of capitalism and self-absorption. Their

technique is to get straight to it, and that can be

off-putting.

Fined for wearing full-face veilStockholm, Sweden

A 28-year-old woman wear-ing a niqab on Friday be-

came the first person in Den-mark to be fined for violating a new controversial law banning full-face Islamic veils in public places, media reported.

Police were called to a shop-ping centre in Horsholm, in the northeastern region of Nordsjaelland, where the woman had become involved in a scuffle with another wom-an who had tried to tear her niqab off, police duty officer David Borchersen told the Ritzau news agency.

Police took a photograph of the woman wearing the niqab, and obtained security cam-era footage from the shopping centre of the incident.

The woman was informed she would receive a fine of 1,000 kroner ($156, 134 euros) in the post, and was told to either remove her veil or leave the public space.

“She chose the latter,” Borchersen said.

As of August 1, wearing a burqa or the niqab in public carries a fine of 1,000 kroner.

S Korea women hold record mass rallySeoul, South Korea

Tens of thousands of South Korean women staged a mass rally in Seoul yes-

terday to protest against spyc-am porn, urging tougher pun-ishments for peeping Toms as anger over the growing scourge boils over.

Since May, the monthly demonstration in Seoul has shattered records to become the biggest-ever women’s pro-test in South Korea where the global #MeToo movement has unleashed an unprece-dented wave of female-led activism.

The primary cause of the protests are so-called spycam videos in a tech-savvy coun-try where news of men caught secretly filming women in

schools, offices, trains, or even toilets have made headlines on a daily basis.

“Women’s toilets in this country are infested with spy-cams! Please please crack down on the crimes,” the women chanted in unison at the city’s Gwanghwamun Plaza which routinely hosts mass rallies.

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US govt responsible for separated children: judgeLos Angeles, United States

The federal judge who ordered the reunifica-

tion of families separated at the southern US border said Friday it was the gov-ernment’s responsibility to locate parents deported without their children.

According to govern-ment figures submitted to the court Thursday, 410 of the 572 immigrant children still under government care have parents -- or another associated adult -- outside of the United States.

“Many of these parents were removed from the country without their child; all of this is the result of the government’s separation and then inability and fail-ure to track and reunite,” US District Judge Dana Sabraw told a telephonic status con-ference from her San Diego office, according to US me-dia reports.

Tajikistan refutes IS claim of “attack”

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Authoritarian Tajikistan has called for the first

time an incident that left four foreign cyclists dead in the Central Asian country a “terror attack” while ap-pearing to refute the Islamic State group’s claim of re-sponsibility. In a statement published late on Friday the ex-Soviet country’s state prosecutor said the attack initially reported as a hit-and-run road accident was aimed at “creating an at-mosphere of fear and panic in society and undermining the international authority of Tajikistan”.

Brazil’s Lula launches presidential candidacy

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Even behind bars, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Sil-

va will secure his leftist par-ty’s nomination Saturday and continue to overshadow more likely candidates in the country’s most unpre-dictable presidential elec-tion for decades.

Saturday will see three big party conventions, two months before the first round of voting on Octo-ber 7.

Center-left environmen-tal campaigner Marina Silva will get the nomina-tion of her Rede party in Brasilia. Also in the capital, former Sao Paulo governor and establishment heavy-weight Geraldo Alckmin will secure the nod from the center-right Brazilian Social Democratic Party, or PSDB.

North never stopped? A new United Nations’ report says North Korea is continuing its nuclear, missile programmes

• UN finds violations of coal, iron, seafood export ban

• Continues massive illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum

• Attempted to supply weapons to Libya, Yemen and Sudan

AFP | United Nations, US

North Korea has pressed ahead with its nuclear and missile programmes

and continues to evade UN sanc-tions through increased illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea, a UN report said Friday.

In a 62-page report sent to the Security Council, the UN panel of experts also listed violations of a ban on North Korean ex-ports of coal, iron, seafood and other products that generate millions of dollars in revenue for Kim Jong Un’s regime.

Pyongyang “has not stopped

its nuclear and missile programs and continued to defy Security Council resolutions through a massive increase in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products, as well as through transfers of coal at sea during 2018,” said the report, seen by AFP.

The transfer of petroleum products to North Korean tank-ers at sea remains “a primary

method of sanctions evasion” involving 40 vessels and 130 as-sociated companies, it added.

The violations have rendered the latest batch of sanctions “in-effective” by flouting the cap on oil, fuel and coal imposed in a raft of UN resolutions adopted last year, it added.

At a historic June summit with US President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong

Un signed up to a vague commit-ment of “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” in the hope of getting UN and US sanctions relief.

Trump however has repeat-edly warned Pyongyang that the sanctions must remain in place and could even be tightened as long as there is no progress on ending its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) meeting with participants of the 5th National Conference of War Veterans in front of the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang.

Arms sales via Syria

North Korea also “attempt-ed to supply small arms

and light weapons (SALW) and other military equipment via foreign intermediaries” to Libya, Yemen and Sudan, said the report.

It named Syrian arms traf-ficker Hussein Al-Ali who offered “a range of conven-tional arms, and in some cas-es ballistic missiles to armed groups in Yemen and Libya” that were produced in North Korea.

With Ali acting as a go-be-tween, a “protocol of coop-eration” between Yemen’s Huthi rebels and North Ko-rea was negotiated in 2016 in Damascus that provided for a “vast array of military equipment.”

North Korea continued to receive revenue from exports of banned commodities, for instance deliveries of iron and steel to China, India and oth-er countries that generated nearly $14 million from Oc-tober to March.

Female protesters shout slogans during a rally against ‘spy-cam porn’ i

Belgium, France, Ger-many and Austria have already imposed bans

or partial bans

Archaeologists uncover new finds at Rome’s PompeiiDaily Mail | London

Archaeologists have excavat-ed the house of a ‘wealthy

and cultured’ man who lived in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii that was buried by ash and rock spewed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano in continental Europe and is thought to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.

The eruption belched out a

lethal combination of toxic sul-phurous gas and hundreds of tonnes of volcanic ash that bur-ied the cities of Pompeii, Oplon-tis, and Stabiae overnight.

Seismic activity from Vesuvius also triggered a deadly mudflow, wiping out the ancient city of Herculaneum.

Conservation work is now un-derway and new finds have been uncovered at a private house known as the ‘House of Jupiter’ (Casa di Giove) in the Regio V part of the ancient city.

The house was already partly excavated between the 18th and

19th centuries but archaeolo-gists have uncovered yet more frescoes and ornate remains that give us an insight into everyday life thousands of years ago.

The 2,000 year-old works of art are in good condition, de-spite surviving one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in written history. The name of the house comes from a small picture depicting Jupiter found on a shrine placed in the garden. It was believed to belong to a wealthy and educated man and is decorated in first Roman style (primo stile pompeiano). Archaeologists have uncovered new findings in the house of a wealthy man


Russian helicopter crash kills 18: ministry Moscow, Russia

Moscow yesterday said 18 people were killed

when a helicopter crashed on its way to an oil station in northern Siberia in the early hours of the morning.

The Russian Transport Ministry said the Mi-8 hel-icopter carrying three crew members and 15 passengers crashed when it collided with machinery carried by another helicopter soon af-ter take-off.

It added that the second helicopter landed safely and that the accident took place in “normal” weather conditions.

“The first take-off was carried out by a Mi-8 with an external cargo suspen-sion without passengers on board, the second take-off was performed with pas-sengers who were workers on shifts at the oil station,” the ministry said in a state-ment.

At least 11 workers dead in India quarry blastNew Delhi, India

At least 11 workers were killed and four others

injured after a stock of dy-namite caught fire and ex-ploded at a granite quarry in southern India, officials said Saturday.

Around 16 people were inside the quarry when the blast occurred late Friday in Andhra Pradesh state.

Police said a fire erupted inside a room that stores dynamite sticks used for blasting holes in the quar-ry’s rock walls.

“After the explosion, the fire engulfed several struc-tures and machines inside the quarry,” police officer J. Gopinath told AFP.

Ten bodies were recov-ered from the site and one died at the hospital, the of-ficer said.

The massive explosion caused cracks in nearby residential buildings.

Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence

Harare, Zimbabwe

Members of Zimbabwe’s defeated opposition

party were appearing in court Saturday, accused of staging violent protests against alleged rigging in this week’s historic elec-tions.

The appearance by 24 people arrested in a police raid at opposition MDC headquarters comes a day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of Zimbabwe’s first polls since autocrat Robert Mugabe was ousted last year.

At least six people died after troops in the capital Harare opened fire on dem-onstrators on Wednesday.

Bush doctor’s killer commits suicide: US

AFP | Chicago, United States

A Texas manhunt for a re-tired cop who killed the former doctor of ex-pres-

ident George H.W. Bush in broad daylight ended on Friday with the suicide of the suspect.

Heart surgeon Mark Hausk-necht was murdered in a brazen shooting two weeks ago, in what police believe was the result of a more than 20-year grudge held by Joseph James Pappas.

The 65-year-old cardiologist at Houston’s Methodist Hospital treated former president Bush in 2000. He also treated Pappas’s mother more than two decades ago. She died while in the doc-tor’s care.

That is the only connection between the two men that might explain why Pappas methodical-ly planned the killing and then went on the run, according to police. He was confronted by two officers Friday morning and committed suicide, Houston’s police chief said.

Based on surveillance images, police believe Pappas was on a bicycle just behind Hausknecht on July 20, as the doctor was bicycling to work. The former cop then allegedly passed the doctor on the road, turned and fired two shots.

The killing -- which investi-gators early on suspected was targeted -- rocked Houston’s sizeable medical community.

Hausknecht worked on the cam-pus of the Texas Medical Center, a sprawling complex that en-compasses multiple hospitals.

‘Extensive intelligence file’Tips helped police identify Pappas as a suspect. When they searched his home Tuesday night, investigators found evi-dence that he had methodically targeted the slain doctor.

“They found a very extensive intelligence file that this sus-pect had put together on Doctor Hausknecht,” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo told a news conference.

On Wednesday night, police

publicly identified the ex-cop as their chief suspect and asked for the public’s help to capture him. They believed he was armed and dangerous, but would remain within the city limits because he was traveling by bicycle.

An eyewitness tip Friday morning led police to Pappas at a grassy area not far from his home. Pappas killed himself as officers closed in.

“The potential threat to the city from an accused murderer considered armed and danger-ous is now over, closing another chapter of this horrific tragedy,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turn-er said in a statement.

Acevedo said Pappas was armed with a handgun and wearing a bullet-proof vest when an officer approached him. He was not complying with the commands of the first responding officer and killed himself once a second officer arrived, the chief said.

“Suspect Pappas took a gun, shot himself in the head,” Ace-vedo said. The chief expressed relief at the outcome, pointing out that Pappas had displayed marksman-like skill in the kill-ing. He had been in Texas law enforcement for 30 years, until retiring in 2013, according to NBC News.

Pappas was wanted by police over the shooting death of Dr Mark Hausknecht (left), who was George HW Bush’s cardiologist, in Houston, Texas on July 20

Police said on Wednesday that Pappas was the suspect captured on CCTV (above) following Dr Hausknecht on his bicycle as he cycled to work

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George Herbert Walker Bush is an

American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

Chinese girl who vanished from US airport found safe with parents: FBIWashington, United States

A 12-year-old Chinese girl who disappeared from a

Washington area airport, set-ting off a massive police hunt, was found Friday unharmed and with her parents, author-ities said.

JinJing Ma was considered a “critical missing juvenile” by police when they learned she left the tour group with whom she was checking in for a flight Thursday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, changed clothes and left the terminal with an unidentified

Asian woman. Ma “was located Friday in the New York City borough of Queens, safe and in the custody of her parents,” the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said.

When Ma disappeared with an unidentified woman, there were fears she may have been abducted. A possibility also re-mained that there was an asy-lum attempt to reunite Ma with her parents. The FBI confirmed the girl was reunited with her parents, but said that because it was an ongoing matter the bureau could not comment on specifics of the case.

JinJing Ma was considered a “critical

missing juvenile” by police when they learned she left the

tour group with whom she was checking in for a flight Thursday

at Ronald Reagan Washington National

Airport

US court orders Trump to fully reinstate DACAReuters | New York

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump ad-

ministration must fully restore a programme that protects from deportation some young immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children, including accept-ing new applications for the program.

US District Judge John Bates in Washington, DC, said he would stay Friday’s order, however, until August 23 to give the administration time to decide whether to appeal.

Bates first issued a ruling in April ordering the federal government to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, including taking applications. He stayed that ruling for 90 days to give the government time to better explain why the program should be ended.

On Friday Bates, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush, a Republican, said he would not revise his previous ruling because the arguments of President Don-ald Trump’s administration did not override his concerns.

Thai boys leave monastery after honouring rescuerEleven of the boys and their coach ordained to “make merit” for “Sergeant Sam”

AFP | Mae Sai, Thailand

The Thai boys freed from a flooded cave in a rescue

bid that gripped the world left a Buddhist monastery yester-day, 11 days after ordaining as novice monks to honour a diver who died during the mission to save them.

The ordeal of the “Wild Boars” football team dominat-ed global headlines as divers worked round the clock to ex-tract the group from the flooded chambers and twisted, narrow passages of the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand.

In a dangerous and unprece-dented rescue, the 12 boys and their 25-year-old coach were sedated and carried through the waterlogged chambers by divers, ending a nearly three-week saga.

But joy at the rescue was tem-pered by grief at the death of former Thai Navy SEAL diver Saman Kunan, who died while installing oxygen tanks along the rescue route.

Eleven of the boys and their coach ordained to “make mer-it” according to Buddhist ritual for “Sergeant Sam”, as the diver is now affectionately known

across Thailand. One player, Adul Sam-on, was not ordained as he is a Christian.

On Saturday the boys, heads shaven and dressed in white to mark Buddhist Lent, left the Pha That Doi Wao temple in northern Thailand’s Mae Sai district.

They received a Buddhist blessing from monks as they asked in unison to leave the temple, each adding “I am now a layman”.

Their coach Ekkapol Chan-tawong remained in the tem-ple, where he has become a full monk as he is an adult.

The boys’s retreat is seen as a rite of passage for Thai males who experience adversity

AFP | Kirkuk, Iraq

From black-and-white musicals to action movies, Abdel Qad-er al-Ayoubi screens films and exhibits

paraphernalia of the art form in his basement in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, a cinema-free zone.

Ayoubi has scoured the coun-try to collect 8 mm, 16 mm and 35-mm reels of old films, projec-tors, screens and archive mate-rials from second-hand dealers, sometimes at exorbitant prices.

Back in the 1970s, the city of Kirkuk was home to five cin-emas: the Khayyam, Hamra, Alamein, Atlas and the Salahed-din, the educational advisor and longtime movie enthusiast told AFP.

The silver screen pulled in audiences in towns across Iraq, until 1980 when war broke out with Iran, marking the start of decades of conflict.

It was only in December that Baghdad declared victory after a three-year battle against the Islamic State group.

While the level of violence has declined sharply, the rich cultural life long associated with Iraqhas struggled to make a return.

More than a decade of sanc-tions following Saddam Hus-sein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, as well as long periods of militia and jihadist dominance after the 2003 US-led invasion that top-pled the dictator, have ensured an end to the golden age of cin-ema in Iraq.

The cinema experience in the country is now restricted to mul-ti-screen theatres in shopping malls of Baghdad and the main southern city of Basra.

In oil-rich Kirkuk, which is home to Kurdish, Arab and

Turkmen communities, “all the movie theatres have closed, for different reasons but mainly be-cause of security concerns”, said 59-year-old Ayoubi.

Purring projectorOnly in the basement of his home can a Kirkuk cinemagoer experi-ence the whirring of the filmreel and the purring of the projec-tor’s fan.

Ghassan Hawwa, an oil sector worker who remembers the days of the Atlas and Hamra cinemas, is a regular in the audience on leatherette seats at the weekly

rendezvous in the basement.“Today, everybody watches

DVDs or goes on the internet,” sighed Hawwa, who along with a cluster of co-enthusiasts aim to bring cinema back to life in Kirkuk.

Action and horror flicks are a hit at Ayoubi’s cinema but his personal favourites are the Ar-abic movies, the musical com-edies of the 1950s and 1960s, or the good old-fashioned love stories.

Foreign films are also on the programme, such as the Spa-ghetti Westerns whose posters plaster the walls of his small mu-seum that is open to the public on weekends and public holi-days.

Ayoubi guides visitors around his museum, giving the history of the reels, projectors and oth-er cinema paraphernalia to a new generation “who know nothing of the cinema world of old”.

“Today, everybody watches DVDs or goes on the

internet,”sighed Hawwa, who along with a cluster of co-

enthusiasts aim to bring Cinema back

to life in Kirkuk bring cinema back

to life in Kirkuk

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Reels return to IraqArt of

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Abdel Qader al-Ayoubi turns on a projector in his basement in Iraq’s northern multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk

A movie plays in the basement

Ayoubi works on a recorder in his basement

Records and posters of movies are pictured in the basement of Abdel Qader al-Ayoubi

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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

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

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

AriesCareer responsibilities may require a temporary sepa-ration from a love partner today, Aries. This is apt to be upsetting and rather disheartening, but there’s likely nothing you can do about it except work as quickly as you can so that you can finish and get back to your partner. Make sure your friend knows what’s going on.

TaurusTravel arrangements may have to be put off because of unexpected developments that keep you where you are, Taurus. You may be worried about the con-sequences, but don’t waste your energy. You’ll be able to make the necessary trip, and accomplish whatever you’re hoping to do - just not today.

GeminiYou may feel especially lonely, overworked, and pas-sionate today, Gemini, and therefore longing for the company of your romantic partner. But responsibilities involving you both could well be keeping you apart. This could be more than frustrating . Don’t let that happen.

CancerUpsets in the home could occur today, Cancer. You and other members of your household are on edge and liable to snap at the least provocation. Someone could get all flustered over a minor problem and storm out. Don’t worry. At day’s end everyone should see events in their proper perspective and all be friends again.

LeoExpected calls or deliveries may prove more trouble than they’re worth, Leo. You could get involved in endless games of phone tag, and deliveries might come when you’re out. This can be avoided if you’re prepared. Make sure everyone knows what you’re expecting so they can watch for it. Don’t worry. You’ll manage.

VirgoA temporary delay in receiving some expected funds might force you to postpone a much-needed purchase, Virgo. Don’t make yourself crazy over this. It isn’t worth the stress. The delay is disheartening, but it isn’t a cancellation. Hang in there.

LibraSome older visitors to your home, perhaps your par-ents, might be too vocal in their assessment of how you’re handling a situation, Libra. You’re particularly sensitive today, and far less tolerant of criticism than usual. Don’t lash out.

ScorpioBeware that creative efforts involving modern tech-nology, such as computer graphics, recording, or film, might suffer from “too many cooks.” Everyone has a different idea of how things should be handled. If this is your project, make sure everyone knows you’re the boss. Talk it over.

SagittariusIn spite of the leaps and bounds you’ve taken over the last several months, Sagittarius, a slump could set in as you start to doubt your ability to attain your goals. A disheartening and unexpected setback may have occurred, but you’ve never let this sort of thing stop you before. Don’t fall into this trap now.

CapricornAre you waiting to hear some important news, Cap-ricorn? Significant career matters may be involved. This isn’t a good day to sit around waiting. Your call will probably come late, when you least expect it. Turn on your voicemail, get dressed, and go out and do something else for a while. Hang in there.

AquariusThis isn’t a good day to travel, Aquarius, especially by air. Long lines at the ticket counter, endless delays, and lost luggage could be the result. This may not even be a good day to plan a trip, although you can consider your options. If you must fly today, get to the airport early, travel light, and take something good to read.

PiscesA friend or colleague involved in an enterprise with you could be inhibited in some way by lack of money, Pisces. This might involve some unexpected ad-justment on your part. It’s a pain, but you and your colleagues will manage. Find a way to work around the situation.

W O R D O F T H E D A Y

SlimsyDefinition:1 : flimsy, frailDid You Know?The reasons why some words flourish and

others fall by the lexical wayside are often unclear, but what is clear is that slimsy is firmly in the latter category: it has very little current use. This doesn’t have to stop you from using it though; slimsy is a blend of slim and flimsy, and its meaning should

be pretty much apparent to your audience if you’re careful with the context. The word was first used in the mid-19th century and was at its peak of popularity in the early 20th. Who knows? Maybe the 21st century will see its revival.

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1- Motorists’ org.; 4- Property claims; 9- Phase; 14- John ___ Pas-sos; 15- Playground retort; 16- ___ is human; 17- “Wheel of For-tune” buy; 18- Fish with a net; 19- Gillette razors; 20- Foosball and billiards place?; 23- “___ Tu”: 1974 hit; 24- Summer along the Seine; 25- Of the backbone; 28- Goals; 30- Beer; 33- Ready ___...; 34- “Rule, Britannia” composer; 35- Inter ___; 36- In spite of; 39- Singer Stefani; 40- Melville novel; 41- Gardener’s tool; 42- Camera type, briefly; 43- Brownish songbird; 44- Charm;

45- ___ Cruces; 46- Roseanne, once; 47- Seratonin, dopamine, epinephrine, e.g.; 54- Flat circular plates; 55- Automaton; 56- Descartes’s conclusion; 57- Extreme; 58- Rice-___; 59- Spasm; 60- Moisten; 61- Ribbons; 62- ___ whim;

Down1- Jewish month; 2- Top-rated; 3- Wait ___!; 4- Clerisy; 5- Sharon’s land; 6- Les ___-Unis; 7- ___ lay me...; 8- Alone; 9- Begins; 10- From head ___; 11- Dynamic beginning; 12- Metric unit of mass; 13- Trau-ma ctrs.; 21- Fame; 22- Where Hercules slew the lion; 25- Pop pieces; 26- Go about stealthily; 27- Lay to rest; 28- Favored crime of pyromaniacs; 29- Division preposition; 30- Straighten; 31- Cov-ered on the inside; 32- Tidal bore; 34- Alas!; 35- Dangerous snakes; 37- Trunk; 38- Inflammation of a nerve; 43- Capital of Poland; 44- Singer Vic; 45- Monetary gain; 46- Jazz genre; 47- Cairo’s river; 48- Cornerstone abbr.; 49- Pluto’s tail?; 50- Israeli dance; 51- Bandleader Puente; 52- Drops from the sky; 53- Village People hit; 54- Name;

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THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME (15+) (ACTION/COMEDY) NEW

MILA KUNIS, SAM HEUGHAN, KATE MCKINNON

CINECO (20) 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI)DAILY AT (VIP I): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PMSEEF (II) (1.00 AM THURS/FRI)SEEF (I) 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM SAAR 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM WADI AL SAIL 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM

HARB KARMOZ (PG-15) (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER/DRAMA) NEW

AMIR KAKAR, GHADA ABDEL RAZEK, MOSTAFA KHATER

CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI)SEEF (I) 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM SAAR 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PMWADI AL SAIL 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM

OUR HOUSE (15+) (DRAMA/HORROR/THRILLER) NEW

THOMAS MANN, NICOLA PELTZ, XAVIER DE GUZMAN

CINECO (20) 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MNSEEF (II) 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM WADI AL SAIL 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM

PATRICK (PG) (COMEDY) NEW

BEATTIE EDMONDSON, ED SKREIN, TOM BENNETT

CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PMSEEF (II) 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 + 4.45 + 6.45 + 8.45 + 10.45 PM

FANNEY KHAN (PG-15) (HINDI/COMEDY/DRAMA) NEW

AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN, ANIL KAPOOR, RAJKUMMAR RAO

CINECO (20) 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 PM + 12.00 MNSEEF (I) 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM SAAR 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM WADI AL SAIL 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM

LEO DA VINCI: MISSION MONA LISA (PG) (ANIMATION/COMEDY/ADVENTURE) NEW

JOHNNY YONG BOSCH, CHERAMI LEIGH, BRYCE PAPENBROOK

CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 PM

SEEF (II) 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 PM SAAR 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 PM WADI AL SAIL 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 PM

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER/CRIME)

TOM CRUISE, HENRY CAVILL, VING RHAMES

CINECO (20) (IMAX 3D): 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM (VIP II): 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM (ATMOS): 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + 12.00 MN 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 4.00 + 7.00 + 10.00 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI)SEEF (II) 11.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 6.45 + 8.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 4.00 + 7.00 + 10.00 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI)SAAR 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM WADI AL SAIL 11.15 AM + 2.15 + 5.15 + 8.15 + 11.15 PM

SKYSCRAPER (PG-13) (ACTION/THRILLERA/DRAMA)

DWAYNE JOHNSON, NEVE CAMPBELL, PABLO SCHREIBER

CINECO (20) 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN +(12.30 MN THURS/FRI)SEEF (II) 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI)WADI AL SAIL 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM

HOTELTRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER (PG) (ANIMATION/COMEDY/DRAMA)

ADAM SANDLER, ANDY SAMBERG, FRAN DRESCHER

CINECO (20) 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PMDAILY AT (DUBBED IN ARABIC): 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PMSEEF (II) 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM WADI AL SAIL 11.15 + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 PM

THE FIRST PURGE(18+) (ACTION/CRIME/HORROR)

MARISA TOMEI, LEX SCOTT DAVIS, LUNA LAUREN VELEZ

CINECO (20) 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE)

PAUL RUDD, EVANGELINE LILLY, MICHAEL PENA

CINECO (20) 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM SEEF (II) 2.00 + 7.00 PM + 12.00 MN

OCEAN’S EIGHT (PG-15) (COMEDY/CRIME)

SANDRA BULLOCK, CATE BLANCHETT, ANNE HATHAWAY

CINECO (20) 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM

JURRASIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER/SCI-FIC-TION)

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD, CHRIS PRATT, JEFF GOLDBLUM

DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PMSEEF (II) 11.30 AM + 4.30 + 9.30 PM

THE ESCAPE PLAN 2: HADES (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER)

SYLVESTER STALLONE, DAVE BAUTISTA, XIAOMING HUANG

CINECO (20) 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM

THE INCREDIBLES 2 (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE)

CRAIG T. NELSON, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, CATHE-RINE KEENER

CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 3.45 + 8.15 PM

AL ABLA TAMTAM (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY)

YASMIN ABDULAZIZ, HAMDI ALMIRGHANI, BAYOUMI FOUAD

CINECO (20) 1.45 + 6.15 + 10.45 PM

KARWAAN (PG-13) (HINDI/DRAMA/COMEDY) NEW

IRRFAN KHAN, DULQUER SALMAAN, MITHILA PALKAR

SEEF (II) 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM

THE ASHRAM (PG-15) (FANTASY/THRILLER) NEW

SAM KEELEY, MANOEL ORFANAKI, HERA HILMAR

SEEF (II) 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM

SHOCK AND AWE (PG-15) (BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA) NEW

WOODY HARRELSON, JAMES MARSDEN, ROB REINER

SEEF (II) 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN

MULK (PG-15) (HINDI/DRAMA) NEW

TAPSEE PANNU, RISHI KAPOOR, ABDUL QUADIR AMIN

SEEF (I) 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30

BUYBUST (18+) (FILIPINO/ACTION/THRILLERA) NEW

ANNE CURTIS, BRANDON VERA, VICTOR NERI

SEEF (I) 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM

KOODE (MALAYALAM) NEW

PRITHVIRAJ, NAZRIYA NAZIM, PARVATHY

SEEF (I) 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + 12.00 AL HAMRA 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + (12.00 MN THURS/FRI)

Lange was a major part of the early seasons of the FX anthology

series, appearing in Seasons 1-4

Lange to return for ‘American Horror

Story’ Variety.com

Jessica Lange is returning to “American Horror Sto-ry.”

Sarah Paulson announced that Lange would be in the show’s upcoming eighth season during the TCA summer press tour on Friday, in the role of Constance Langdon.

Lange was a major part of the early seasons of the FX antholo-gy series, appearing in Seasons 1-4. She garnered four Emmy nominations in the process, winning two. She then went on to collaborate with series cre-ator Ryan Murphy in the first season of “Feud,” in which she starred as Joan Crawford.

The news of Lange’s return comes on the heels of FX an-nouncing that “American Hor-ror Story” has also been re-newed for a tenth season ahead of the eighth season premiere. The show had previously been renewed for Seasons 8 and 9.

As previously announced, Season 8 of the series, titled “Apocalypse,” will be a cross-over between the “American Horror Story” seasons “Mur-der House” and “Coven,” which

were the first and third seasons of the show, respectively. It will debut on Sept. 12.

Murphy has previously said that “American Horror Story” mainstays Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and Kathy Bates will lead the eighth season of the series. It was also announced last week that “Assassination of Gianni Versace” breakout Cody Fern would join the show in the role of Michael Langdon.

NAME CHANGEI, IMMANUEL MANOJ KUMAR, F/O AGNETHA, HOLDING INDIAN PASSPORT NO.K9703494 DATED ON 25/08/2013,ISSUED AT BAHRAIN, HAVING PERMANENT RESIDENCE AT NO. 4/140, KAMA-RAJ STREET, VIRUTHAMPATTU, GHANDHI NAGAR, VELLORE, TAMIL NADU 632 006 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT FLAT NO 11, BLDG 2700A, ROAD NO 569, BLOCK NO 905, AL SHARGI , EAST RIFFA, BAHRAIN WILL HENCEFORTH BE KNOWN AS(GIVEN NAME) AG-NETHA (SURNAME) IMMANUEL MANOJ KUMAR, OBJECTION(S),IF ANY,MAY BE FORWARDED TO EMBASSY OF INDIA, P.O BOX 26106,BLDG 1090,ROAD 2819, BLOCK 428,AL SEEF, BAHRAIN

NAME CHANGEI, AAYU SUNISH, S/O SUNISH KUMAR KATTACHIRA SASID-HARAN, HOLDING INDIAN PASSPORT NO.S2896109 DATED ON 04/02/2018,ISSUED AT BAHRAIN, HAVING PERMANENT RESIDENCE AT KATTACHIRA HOUSE 3/260,MANDAPAM P.O, KASARGOD DT, KERALA PRESENTLY RESIDING AT FLAT NO 22, BLDG 2437, ROAD NO 651, BLOCK NO 306, MANAMA, BAHRAIN WILL HENCEFORTH BE KNOWN AS(GIVEN NAME) AAYU (SURNAME) SUNISH. OBJECTION(S),IF ANY,MAY BE FORWARDED TO EMBASSY OF INDIA, P.O BOX 26106,BLDG 1090,ROAD 2819, BLOCK 428,AL SEEF, BAHRAIN

NAME CHANGE

I, Kalesh Raj Theruparambath,

F/o Niya Holding Indian Passport No: J 1985976 Dated on 25th May 2010 issued at Bahrain having permanent residence at Theruparambath house,

Po Mundalur, Kannur District, Kerala 670622,

presently residing at Flat 32, building 374, Road 811, Block 308,

Gudabiyah, Kingdom of Bahrain will henceforth

be known as (given name) Niya (surname)

Kalesh Raj, objection(s) if any may be forwarded to the Embassy of India, Po Box 26106, Bldg 1090, Road 2819, Block 428, Al

Seef, Kingdom of Bahrain

Jessica Lange

YouTube launches first seriesAFP | New York, United States

Online video platform You-Tube announced Friday

plans to launch several series in Spanish for the first time, one of which will feature Mexican movie star Gael Garcia Bernal.

In addition to the show fea-turing the star of “Motorcycle Diaries,” Google-owned You-Tube is preparing two other Spanish-language series star-ring Colombian singer Maluma and another with Mexican ac-tress and comedian Sofia Nino de Rivera. YouTube, whose free content was until now mostly uploaded by users themselves, has this year embarked on a

new strategy of investing in its own programming.

It is trying to flesh out con-tent on its new service, You-Tube Premium, a reboot of the YouTube Red platform that will offer paying subscribers an ad-free streaming service.

In May, the online video ser-vice launched its most ambi-tious project yet, “Cobra Kai,” which is inspired by the “Karate Kid” films.

The first episode, which was free, was viewed more than 40 million times. Its success was such that just a week after its launch, YouTube announced the production of a second sea-son. Gael Garcia Berna

Spotify dumps Alex Jones podcast episodesStockholm, Sweden

The world’s largest streaming service Spotify has removed

podcast episodes of American far-right radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for breaching its policy against hate speech.

“Spotify can confirm it has removed specific episodes of ‘The Alex Jones Show’ podcast for violating our hate content policy,” a spokesperson told AFP in an e-mail on Friday, without specifying how many or which episodes were removed.

Jones, a Donald Trump sup-porter who runs the far-right website InfoWars, has been sued by the parents of the chil-dren killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shoot-

ing for claiming the massacre was staged. Spotify’s move to re-move some of his content came

after complaints by users. This is not the first time the

music service has removed con-

tent that “promotes, advocates or incites hatred or violence against a group or individual based on race, religion, gender identity, sex, ethnicity, nation-ality and sexual orientation” among others.

Alex Jones

Chris Rock to Star in ‘Fargo’ Season 4Hollywood Reporter

The next installment of the Noah Hawley anthology

will begin production in 2019.Chris Rock has just booked

his first TV series regular job in nearly a decade. The come-dian, former Oscar host and actor has signed on to star in the officially greenlit fourth season of Noah Hawley’s FX anthology Fargo. The role

marks his first full-time TV gig since UPN’s Everybody Hates Chris. “I’m a fan of Fargo and I can’t wait to work with Noah,” Rock said.

Chris Rock

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Spotify is a music stream-ing service developed by Swedish company Spotify

Technology that gives access to millions of songs

Bahrain to host Brave Global Expansion 2018TDT | Manama

Bahrain will host the Brave Global Expansion

2018 on Wednesday, 05:00 pm, at Ritz Carlton in Bah-rain.

The conference will unveil the upcoming venues and editions of the global mixed martial arts organisation founded by His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

Currently, Brave Com-bat Federation is listed as the fastest growing mixed martial arts organisation in the world with its grow-ing broadcast coverage that spans every continent in the world.

The conference will reveal key announcements from the hosting cities, the number of events, broadcast announce-ments and upcoming plans for the promotion. The event

will be attended by top me-dia platforms in Bahrain and around the world. Brave Global Expansion 2018 will be broadcast and digitally streamed around the world.

Mohammed Shahid, Pres-ident of Brave Combat Fed-eration confirmed that 2018 Brave International Combat

Week will be hosted dur-ing 11-18 of November which will feature a premium edi-tion of Brave alongside the largest IMMAF World Cham-pionships till date. 51 nations took part in 2017 IMMAF World Championships, the number is expected to dou-ble for 2018.

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Dovizioso on Brno poleAFP | Brno, Czech Republic

Italian Andrea Dovizioso will start the Czech MotoGP on pole af-ter pipping Valentino Rossi and

runaway championship leader Marc Marquez in qualifying yesterday.

Yamaha star Rossi had clocked the fastest time in the free practice ses-sions but was knocked off top spot by just two tenths of a second.

For Ducati rider Dovizioso this was his first pole of the season and sixth of his career.

“Anything can happen in the race but I’m happy,” was the pole sitter’s reaction.

His team tweeted: “What can you see on his face? Yes, first pole position of the season for @AndreaDovizioso. What a lap!”

“It was really hot and so it was hard to ride fast enough to do a lap time below 1min 55(sec). But my bike per-formed great, at the end I was pushing it very hard and it responded,” added Dovizioso.

He is placed fourth in a MotoGP standings dominated by Marquez who is closing in on his fifth title in the top division.

Brno marks his 100th MotoGP start.

The 25-year-old Spaniard, who has taken five of the season’s nine races so far, has a 46-point advantage over Rossi with Maverick Vinales 56 points adrift.

Dovizioso took the Czech qualifying honours with a lap of 1min 54.689sec

with Rossi 0.267 off the pace and only 0.005 quicker than Marquez.

Waiting to pounce on this trio is Jorge Lorenzo who heads the sec-ond row. Alongside Dovizioso’s Ducati teammate are Cal Crutchlow and Dani-lo Petrucci.

While Rossi had to settle for sec-ond best, his half-brother Luca Marini went one better when grabbing pole on his Kalex for the Moto2 race.

In Moto3 that honour goes to home favourite Jakub Kornfeil, his first ever pole at his 154th attempt since 2009.

Ducati MotoGP Team’s Italian rider Andrea Davizioso rides his Ducati

Mohammed Shahid

Top American flyweight praises Bahrain’s initiativeTDT | Manama

Sean Santella who is regard-ed among the best flyweight

fighters in the world joined Brave Combat Federation and will make his promotional de-but at Brave 14 on 18th August.

Santella had held over 6

championship titles in his fight career and is regarded as one among the best submission specialists in the sport. The veteran had won 14 out of his 20 wins by way of submission and had never been submitted in his career. Santella had men-tioned that he was directed to join Brave Combat Federation by his friend and MMA legend, Frankie Edgar.

“I’m glad to be fighting for such a great promotion such as Brave Combat Federation. I am concentrating on winning their title and seeing what the future holds. I think that with How brave is structured and what they plan on doing in the future I wouldn’t mind fighting my whole career out there. If down the line the UFC decides maybe they want me to beat up their flyweights, I’d be happy to go there and prove that. But I think Brave has some of the best flyweights in the world me being one of them,” said Santella.

Sean Santella Brave

Neymar returns as PSG thrash MonacoNew York, United States

Brazilian superstar Neymar made his first club appearance since

February as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Monaco 4-0 in the Champi-ons Trophy in China yesterday.

Angel Di Maria’s double fired PSG to their first silverware under new coach Thomas Tuchel as Neymar, long side-lined by a metatarsal fracture, came on as a late substitute.

Di Maria’s thunderous free kick opened the scoring on 33 minutes and he grabbed PSG’s fourth in injury time following strikes from Christopher

Nkunku and Tim Weah.It was a comprehensive win for the

reigning French champions in the season’s curtain-raiser, even without Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani who are yet to return after the World Cup.

PSG, with their names in Chinese characters on the back of their shirts, were the aggressors and they took the lead via Di Maria’s sumptuous free kick on 33 minutes.

The Argentina forward swept over the wall and into the top right corner from 25 metres, evading Diego Bena-glio’s despairing dive.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar Jr celebrates with team mates

English Championship results on Saturday:

Daryl Murphy’s second-half goal earned big-spending Nottingham Forest an opening-day Championship draw

Neal Maupay has scored five goals in his last seven Brentford appearances

English Championship

results

Onel Hernandez scored an injury-time equaliser to earn Norwich a dramatic late draw

Birmingham 2 - Norwich 2

Brentford 5 -Rotherham 1

Bristol City 1 - Nottingham Forest 1

Ipswich 2- Blackburn 2

Millwall 2 -Middlesbrough 2

Preston 1 - QPR 0

West Brom 1 -Bolton 2

Wigan 3- Sheffield Wednesday 2

Playing later

Sheffield United v Swansea

(1630 GMT)

Played Friday

Reading 1 - Derby 2

Playing Sunday

Leeds v Stoke (1530 GMT)

Playing Monday

Hull v Aston Villa (1845 GMT)


Jan Ullrich held in SpainMadrid, Spain

Jan Ullrich, the only Ger-man cyclist to win the

Tour de France, has been detained in Spain’s Balearic Islands for allegedly forci-bly entering his neighbour’s house and threatening him, police said Saturday.

The 44-year-old was detained on Friday after-noon for “forceful entry and threats” on his neighbour in the holiday archipelago’s capital Palma de Majorca, a police spokeswoman told AFP.

Spanish media reported the neighbour was German actor and film director Til Schweiger, but the police spokeswoman was unable to confirm this.

There were no further details on what happened.

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov breaks 50m backstroke world record

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Klim ent Kolesnikov broke the men’s 50m

backstroke world record in winning the event at the Eu-ropean Championships in Glasgow on Saturday.

The Russian clocked a time of 24.00 seconds, shav-ing 0.04sec off the previous mark held by Britain’s Liam Tancock.

Winning start for Lampard

London, United Kingdom

Former Chelsea and Eng-land star Frank Lampard

enjoyed a winning start to his managerial career on Friday when Derby County sealed a come-from-behind 2-1 triumph at Reading with a last-minute goal.

Tom Lawrence headed in the winner in the fourth minute of injury time from a cross by Mason Bennett just as the game -- the opening fixture in the new Cham-pionship season -- seemed to be meandering towards a draw. Derby drew level on the hour when debutant Mason Mount, on loan from Chelsea, drilled in from long distance although Reading goalkeeper Vito Mannone was at fault, allowing the ball to slip away from him.

Murray quits citing fatigue Washington, United States

Defending champion Al-exander Zverev outlast-ed Japan’s Kei Nishikori

3-6, 6-1, 6-4 Friday to reach the ATP Washington Open semi-fi-nals while three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray withdrew citing fatigue.

Germany ’s third-ranked Zverev, seeking his fifth final of the season and third title of the year after Munich and Madrid, dispatched seventh-seed Nishi-kori, the 2015 champion, as he did in last year’s Washington semi-finals.

“I felt like I had the more pow-erful shot,” Zverev said. “That worked out well in most of the rallies for me. It was a good high-level match.”

Zverev booked a Saturday semi-final against 10th-seeded Greek 19-year-old Stefanos Tsit-sipas, who eliminated Belgian third seed David Goffin 6-3, 6-4 in just 74 minutes.

“I’m super happy I got this win in two sets and saved some energy,” Tsitsipas said. “I was serving very well. Confidence plays a very important role in my game so getting early breaks was super important.”

Australian Alex De Minaur, another 19-year-old, reached the semi-finals by walkover when Murray withdrew, citing the fa-

tigue of three grueling three-set wins that kept him on the court more than eight hours in total.

Murray, who also withdrew from next week’s Toronto Mas-ters event, was in only his third event back and first hardcourt event since March 2017 at Indi-an Wells after an 11-month layoff with a hip injury.

“I’m exhausted after play-ing so much over the last four days, having not competed on the hard courts for 18 months,”

Murray said. “I also need to be careful and to listen to my body as I come back from a long-term injury.

“I’m gutted not to be playing. There are lots of positives to take from this week, so I’ll take some time to rest and recov-er and then head to Cincinnati early to prepare and get ready.”

The 31-year-old Scotsman, a former world number one now ranked 832, broke down in tears after a 3:02 a.m. Friday finish to

his third match, the latest finish in the event’s 50-year history.

“I don’t think I should be put in a position like that,” Murray said. “Finishing matches at three in the morning isn’t good for anyone involved.”

De Minaur will next play ei-ther Russian 16th seed Andrey Rublev or American Denis Kud-la, whose match was postponed to Saturday, among with three women’s quarter-finals, by a fifth consecutive day of rain.

If 20-year-old Rublev ad-vances, Zverev will be the old-est semi-finalist at age 21. His reaction: “My God, that hasn’t happened to me before.”

Tsitsipas, ranked a career-high 32nd, reached the fourth round last month at Wimbledon, be-coming the first Greek player in the last 16 of a Grand Slam in the Open Era.

Tsitsipas, who reached his first ATP final in May at Barcelo-na but lost to Rafael Nadal, says he won’t change to face Zverev.

“Need to keep doing what I’m doing, play my game and keep my level high,” Tsitsipas said. “I just need to stay humble, serve well, play well from the baseline and be aggressive.”

An emotional Andy Murray, of Britain, steps off court after defeating Marius Copil, of Romania, 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (4), during the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington

Sakkari shuts down champion Venus Los Angeles, United States

Greece’s Maria Sakkari de-livered one of the biggest

upsets of her career at the WTA San Jose tournament on Fri-day, ousting former seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in a straight sets shocker.

The 23-year-old Sakkari saved two set points in the second set en route to a 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) victo-ry over the former world num-ber one, punching her ticket to the semi-finals where she will face another unseeded player, Danielle Collins.

World No.49 Sakkari need-ed one hour and 43 minutes to dispatch Williams as she has rolled through her first three matches at this event without dropping a set.

Sakkari converted six of her eight break points in the match, and hammered 21 winners,

three more than the 38-year-old Williams.

“I was ready for the match, compared to the last times I played against her. I was ready for a battle and ready to play against Venus Williams,” said

Sakkari.Williams, who has won this

event twice in 2000 and 2002, made a whopping 43 unforced errors.

Venus’ defeat follows the shocking upset three days ago

of her sister Serena, who suf-fered the most lopsided loss of her career, 6-1, 6-0 to Johanna Konta in round one.

Between the two of them, the Williams sisters committed 68 unforced errors in their elimi-nation games.

American Collins moved into the semi-finals after her oppo-nent, former World No.1 Vic-toria Azarenka, retired midway through the second set due to a back injury.

Sakkari’s mother Angeliki Kanellopoulou was also a top 50 ranked WTA player back in the late 1980s.

Fourth-seeded Elise Mertens ended the giant-killing run of Konta to set up the other semi-final clash with fifth-seed-ed Mihaela Buzarnescu.

Belgium’s Mertens emerged from a tight match with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 victory over Konta.

Maria Sakkari

Klizan claims sixth ATP title

Kitzbühel, Austria

Slovakian Martin Klizan won his sixth ATP Tour

title on Saturday by brush-ing aside Denis Istomin 6-2, 6-2 in the clay-court Austri-an Open final at Kitzbuhel.

The 29-year-old has now won all six of the ATP finals he has played in, with four of his tournament victories having come on clay.

Klizan, the world number 112, broke Uzbek Istomin’s serve twice in each set as he wrapped up a comfort-able victory after only 69 minutes.

Rafael Nadal leads Toronto field with Andy Murray missingToronto, Canada

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will be working to increase grip

atop the rankings at the ATP To-ronto Masters, an event which lost an exhausted Andy Murray prior to Monday’s start.

Britain’s Murray, winner of three matches in four days this week in Washington, withdrew from Washington and Canada on Friday after finishing his latest victory after 3 a.m., breaking down in tears after the match.

But the cumulative effort was too much for the 31-year-old Scotsman, who underwent right hip surgery in January.

World number two Roger Federer is skipping Canada and will return on August 13 in Cin-

cinnati, where Murray is also expected. Federer, limiting his schedule to extend his longevity, turns 37 on Wednesday.

Nadal will be making his first appearance on court since a five-set Wimbledon semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic.

With most of the rankings top 10 in Canada, Nadal’s path to a potential fourth title in the coun-try after 2005, 2008 and 2013 will be a predictable challenge.

The Spaniard resumed train-ing recently on his home island of Mallorca after spending off-time sailing.

Nadal opens play on Wednes-day against either American Jared Donaldson or Frenchman Benoit Paire, fined $16,500 this week for a racquet-smashing

outburst in Washington.The 17-time Grand Slam

champion isn’t looking ahead at other potential foes such as Swiss three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka or Aus-tralian Nick Kyrgios.

“I cannot think about Wawrin-ka, Kyrgios, Joao (Sousa) before playing Benoit or a qualifier,” Nadal said.

“I know the first round is go-ing to be a tough battle. But the full draw doesn’t distract me from being focused on that first round.”

Second seed Alexander Zverev will defend his crown after beat-ing a tiring Federer in the 2017 title match at the event, which alternates annually between To-ronto and Montreal.

The 21-year-old German has shown he has the game to chal-lenge the elite, winning Masters 1000 trophies in Rome, Montreal and Madrid. But his weakness so

far has been the Grand Slams, where the NextGen talent can boast just one quarter-final from Roland Garros last spring.

With his big-match format

suspect, durability has also been a recent problem for Zverev.

Zverev will come to Canada having had little chance to rest and regroup, starting with ei-ther Spain’s David Ferrer or a qualifier.

Third seed Juan Matin del Po-tro will be hoping to make up for a second-round loss a year ago, taking on either Japan’s Kei Nishikori or Dutchman Robin Haase. Wimbledon runner-up Kevin Anderson takes the fourth seeding, the South African to open against Russian Andrey Rublev or a qualifier. Wimble-don winner Djokovic starts with South Korea’s Chung Hyeon, an Australian Open semi-finalist bothered by injury much of this season.

Rafael Nadal

MAY LIKE IT

Zverev booked a Satur-day semi-final against

10th-seeded Greek 19-year-old Stefanos

Tsitsipas


You cannot imagine how I enjoyed these 10 days with these guys,” said a thrilled Guardiola after the match.

“The young players have desire, they are starving to become football players. They are hungry, work with

them and you say something and they open their eyes and listen to you because they want to make a career

PEP GUARDIOLA

Tiger joins McIlroy, Thomas for start of PGA ChampionshipAFP | St. Louis, United States

Former world number one Ti-ger Woods was paired with

four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and defending cham-pion Justin Thomas in tee times for the 100th PGA Championship revealed Friday.

Woods, a 14-time major cham-pion, shared sixth at the British Open last month and briefly led in the final round, his best con-tention in a major since spinal fusion surgery last year after years of back pain struggles.

Woods, who last won a major title at the 2008 US Open, seeks a fifth career PGA crown next week at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. That would match the record career total shared by Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen.

McIlroy, Woods and Thomas,

who took his first major title last year at Quail Hollow, will begin off the 10th tee in the first round at 8:23 a.m. (1323 GMT) next Thursday and start off the

first tee next Friday at 1:48 p.m. (1848 GMT).

Two groups and 22 minutes ahead of that trio will be five-time major winner Phil Mick-

elson, fellow American Keegan Bradley and another past PGA champion, Australia’s Jason Day.

A group in front of that are major winners Danny Willett

of England and Henrik Sten-son of Sweden plus American Pat Perez. Just ahead of them are three players seeking a first major crown -- American Rickie

Fowler, Japan’s Hideki Matsuy-ama and England’s Ian Poulter.

US Ryder Cup captain Jim Fu-ryk tees off two groups ahead of that alongside two potential members of the team he will take to France next month, Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele.

The traditional grouping of the year’s three prior major win-ners was made for the last time, with British Open winner Franc-esco Molinari of Italy, US Open winner Brooks Koepka and fel-low American Patrick Reed, the Masters champion, set to start at 1:15 p.m. in round one and 7:50 a.m. in round two. Next year, the tournament moves to May. Two groups after this year’s major winners is the trio of Spain’s Jon Rahm, England’s Justin Rose and American Jordan Spieth, who hopes to win the event to complete a career Grand Slam.

London, United Kingdom

Manchester City take on Chelsea in to-day’s Community Shield -- the tradi-tional curtainraiser to the English sea-

son -- but the Wembley showpiece will offer few clues as to the destination of the Premier League title.

The glorified friendly between the league champions and the FA Cup winners has been a notoriously poor predictor of success in recent years -- no winner has gone on to be crowned champions in the same season

since Manchester United in 2010-

11.The game,

l i k e l y t o be played in sizzling

summer tem-peratures in Lon- don, is set to feature various youngsters and fringe players as World Cup stars ease their way back into club action.

But whatever the line-ups, there are plenty of talking points and the game will be closely watched for clues as domestic football reclaims centre stage just three weeks after the World Cup final in Russia.

Can Manchester City pick up where they left off last season or will they have a serious challenger?

Will new manager Maurizio Sarri be able to revive FA Cup winners Chelsea,

who finished fifth last season after winning the title the previous year under Antonio Conte?

One question for City fans is how manager Pep Guardiola will deploy Riyad Mahrez -- the only significant addition to their already-impressive list of forward options during the summer transfer window.

The manager has confirmed his record £60 million ($78 million) signing is in contention to start the match after he was forced off during last weekend’s final match of the US pre-season tour against Bayern Munich.

“Mahrez is good. He had a little bit of pain but he trained day before yesterday

-- I think so (he can play on Sunday),” said Guardiola, who twice outwitted Sarri in the Champions League last season when the Italian was managing Napoli.

Most of the players who were on duty at the World Cup have now returned to training but Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne are still on their post-Russia breaks.

The City manager also revealed how much he was looking forward to locking horns with Sarri, who replaced Conte last month.

“I am happy that he is here in the Premier League,” Guardi-

ola said. “I will learn a lot to see his team every

weekend. I saw three games

-- he gets it, the team in a short time plays like he wants.

“I think it will be a good game, always Chelsea is a big rival. Antonio was, Maurizio will be too. The style of play will be perfect for English football.”

Guardiola admitted the match comes at a tricky time without his full complement of players but said City were prepared and would target their fifth Community Shield win. Both sides have four victories apiece in the fixture.

Courtois speculationFor Chelsea, Cesc Fabregas is a doubt with a minor knee injury.

And France World Cup winners N’Go-lo Kante and Olivier Giroud, Bel-gium trio Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Michy Batshuayi, plus England’s Gary Cahill, are yet to return following the World Cup.

Sarri suggested a similar side to the one that featured in pre-sea-son would play at Wembley, meaning 17-year-old Callum Hud-son-Odoi could be included.

The 59-year-old is eager to do well but he acknowledges the size of the task against the Premier League champions.

Sarri, who has not won a trophy in his ca-reer, said: “The match for us is very difficult

for one reason: they have worked all together for two years. We started two and a half weeks ago.

“I want to win, because it’s very important to have immediately a trophy. But in this moment of the sea-son it’s very important, the performance.”

There has been speculation in the past few weeks over a number of Chelsea’s most high-profile players, with goalkeeper Courtois and midfielders Willian and Hazard all linked with moves away from Stam-ford Bridge.

Sarri said he was confi-dent that Brazil playmaker Willian would remain at the club but was less sure over the future of Courtois.

City face Arsenal away on August 12 in a high-pro-file start to their Premier League title defence while Chelsea have an away trip to Huddersfield the previ-

ous day.

City, Chelsea lock hornsBetting odds?

• Manchester City 11/10• Chelsea 5/2• Draw 5/2

Venue: Wembley Stadium, London

Team news • Riyad Mahrez could start Sunday’s Com-

munity Shield despite picking up an ankle injury in Man City’s pre-season win over Bayern Munich.

• Benjamin Mendy could make his first competitive appearance for Man City since injur-ing cruciate knee ligaments in September last year.

• Summer signing Jorginho could make his debut in English following after turning down a move to Man City

Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola reacts during the International Champions Cup football match against Liverpool at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford

Chelsea’s new coach Maurizio

Sarri reacts during the

friendly football match between Chelsea vs Inter

Milan

Justin ThomasRory McIlroy Tiger Woods

KNOW WHAT

Two groups in front of the 2018 major cham-pions is world number one Dustin Johnson, fellow American and

two-time Masters champion Bubba

Watson and Australia’s Adam Scott

I don’t know. It depends on the club. For me, it is a pleasure to have Courtois, to have Willian, to have Hazard, but it doesn’t

depend on me. We have to wait. I have confidence. Face to face? At the end of the month.

Because they will arrive at Cobham at the end of the

monthMAURIZIO SARRI

• Ben Stokes took three wickets

• He could miss next week’s second Test

• Sharma fined 15 percent of his match fee for the ‘send-off ’ he gave England’s Dawid Malan during the first Test at Edgbaston

AFP | Birmingham, United Kingdom

Ben Stokes took three wickets on Saturday, including the prize scalp of India captain Virat Kohli,

as England won the first Test by 31 runs in a thrilling finish at Edgbaston.

The all-rounder, who could miss next week’s second Test of a five-match se-ries at Lord’s because of a court trial on a charge of affray starting Monday, took two wickets in an over including Kohli.

Stokes ended the match when he had Hardik Pandya (31) caught at first slip by Alastair Cook, with India bowled out for 162, having been set 194 to win.

Pandya’s exit left Stokes with innings figures of four for 40 in 14.2 overs.

However, fellow England all-rounder Sam Curran was named man-of-the-match after starring with both bat and ball.

That England had a target of 194 to defend was largely down to the 20-year-old Curran’s 63, his maiden Test fifty in just his second match at this level rescuing the hosts from the depths of 87 for seven. Curran’s innings came just a day after the Surrey left-arm swing bowler’s Test-best haul of four for 74 during India’s first innings of 274.

Saturday’s play started with the match on a knife edge. India were 110 for five -- still 84 runs shy of victory -- with England needing five wickets.

Given the sunny overhead conditions in Birmingham, the only certainty then was the match would finish with more than a day to spare. Kohli was 43 not out and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik unbeaten on 18.

England knew they needed early strikes and Anderson, their all-time leading Test wicket-taker, duly obliged when he had Karthik (20) caught low

down by Dawid Malan at second slip off just the sixth ball of the day.

It was a morale-boosting moment for Malan, who had dropped three slip catches this match, including flooring Kohli on 21 and 51 during the star bats-man’s first-innings 149 -- his maiden Test century in England.

New batsman Pandya played several solid defensive shots before driving Stu-art Broad down the ground for a text-book four -- a boundary greeted with huge cheers by the large contingent of India fans in the crowd.

Kohli then completed an 88-ball fifty when he glanced Anderson down to fine leg, the fourth four of his innings spark-ing chants of “Kohli!, Kohli!, Kohli!” from spectators.

Pandya kept the runs coming with two more boundaries off Broad -- a straight drive followed by a clip past midwicket.

India were 141 for six, needing 53 more runs to win, when paceman Stokes had star batsman Kohli lbw for 51 with just his third ball of the day.

Kohli reviewed but experienced Pa-kistan umpire Aleem Dar’s decision was upheld.

Three balls later, Stokes had Moham-med Shami caught behind for a duck.

India now looked to Pandya and Is-hant Sharma to take them to just their seventh win in 58 Tests in England.

But when Sharma was lbw to leg-spin-ner Adil Rashid’s googly for 11 -- albeit England had to first review New Zea-land umpire Chris Gaffaney’s original not out call -- India were 154 for nine and needing a further 40 runs for vic-tory. Pandya, with just Umesh Yadav for company, launched Stokes over ex-tra-cover for four before refusing easy singles to spare the No 11 from facing up.

But Pandya’s resistance ended when he edged Stokes and Cook, after a match of several dropped catches in the slips, made no mistake.

India’s Virat Kohli walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket for 51

the show Stokes steals

1 s t T e s t s c o r e b o a r d

England 1st Innings 287 (J Root 80, J Bairstow 70; R Ashwin 4-62, M Shami 3-64)India 1st Innings 274 (V Kohli 149; S Curran 4-74)England 2nd Innings 180 (S Curran 63; I Sharma 5-51, R Ashwin 3-59)India 2nd Innings (target 194, overnight: 110-5)M. Vijay lbw b Broad 6S. Dhawan c Bairstow b Broad 13KL Rahul c Bairstow b Stokes 13V. Kohli lbw b Stokes 51A. Rahane c Bairstow b Curran 2R. Ashwin c Bairstow b Anderson 13D. Karthik c Malan b Anderson 20H. Pandya c Cook b Stokes 31M. Shami c Bairstow b Stokes 0I. Sharma lbw b Rashid 11U. Yadav not out 0Extras (b1, lb2) 2Total (all out, 54.2 overs, 264 mins) 162Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Vijay), 2-22 (Dhawan), 3-46 (Rahul), 4-63 (Rahane), 5-78 (Ashwin), 6-112 (Karthik), 7-141 (Kohli), 8-141 (Shami), 9-154 (Sharma), 10-162 (Pandya)Bowling: Anderson 16-2-50-2; Broad 14-2-43-2; Stokes 14.2-40-4; Curran 6-0-18-1; Rashid 4-1-9-1

Result: England won by 31 runs Man-of-the-match: Sam Curran (ENG)Series: England lead five-match Specsavers series 1-0

Remaining Fixtures Aug 09-13: 2nd Test, Lord’sAug 18-22: 3rd Test, Trent BridgeAug 30-Sep 03: 4th Test, SouthamptonSep 07-11: 5th Test, The Oval


31runs shy of the target India was bowled out

194was the target England

had to defend

162was India’s score when

bowled out

The fact we didn’t play to our potential at all and

were still close in the game says everything about us

as a sideVIRAT KOHLI

England bag thrilling win over India in first Test at Edgbaston

England’s Ben Stokes (L)

celebrates after taking the wicket

of India’s KL Rahul

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