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Princess Sabeeka pays tribute to Bahrain’s women

MANAMA: Women’s achievements in Bah- giving and dedication. fa. Eighty-one women achievers were hon- ress which now reflects the renaissance of
n Economy is
rain were saluted yesterday by Her Royal “This is a source of our pride and strong oured at the event. an entire nation,” she said.
Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al belief in the ability of Bahraini women to Princess Sabeeka stressed that the oc- She affirmed that Bahraini women’s
Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad assume responsibilities vested in them to- casion embodies the prestigious status achievements could not have been possible
expanding....
and Supreme Council for Women (SCW) wards the nation and its citizens. enjoyed by Bahraini women as essential without the support of Bahraini men who
president, on Bahraini Women’s Day. “History will record their patriotic con- partners in the national march and con- have never hesitated to pave the way for
In a statement marking its 10th anni- tributions and landmark achievements in tributors to the nation-building process. their female partners to play their role in
versary, she said, “Today we are celebrat- golden letters,” she said. “It is a national occasion similar to Na- the nation-building process. She also paid MANAMA: Bahrain’s economy
ing the contributions of Bahraini women Princess Sabeeka patronised the official tional Days, as described by the leader special tribute to the government for its is robust – supported by a
UNITY
engineers, who have managed, like their ceremony marking Bahraini Women’s Day of the national march, His Majesty King commitment to integrate women’s needs in strong banking system, declared
counterparts in all fields of work and pro- 2017, which was attended by Deputy Pre- Hamad, whose care and support have en- the development process. the Central Bank of Bahrain
duction, to establish a successful march of mier Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khali- sured the sustainability of women’s prog- Engineers honoured – Page 11 (CBB) yesterday. The economy
outperformed expectations this
year, despite lower oil prices and
subdued regional growth, it said.
The Central Bank was responding
to Standard and Poor Global
Ratings lowering Bahrain’s
long-term foreign and local
currency sovereign credit ratings
to ‘B+’ from “BB-’. The ratings
agency said the downgrade
reflected Bahrain’s weak external
CALL
liquidity and increasing financial
risk due to more limited access
to international capital market
financing. “In light of the recent
Standard and Poor’s rating of
Bahrain, the CBB wishes to state
that Bahrain remains committed
to maintaining a fixed exchange
rate regime with the US dollar,”
said a CBB statement. “This
policy has provided a strong
anchor for monetary policy
throughout the years and helped
in creating a stable business
environment and financial
stability.
Full report – Page 15
MANAMA: The Premier yester- He paid homage to the late UAE President n More suicides
Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of MANAMA: Two more expatriates
day paid tribute to the UAE on the UAE and architect of its development, and in Bahrain reportedly committed
its 46th National Day, hailing its advocate of Gulf and Arab unity. suicide, taking the toll to four
within a week. Indian Jini Jose
landmark development and sup- He also commended President Shaikh Khalifa
Kachipally, aged 30, who was
port for Bahrain in all circum- bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who continued the march working in a restaurant in
of development, along with other UAE rulers. Adliya was found hanging from
stances. He commended the UAE-led role in support- the ceiling fan in her bedroom
“The joys of the UAE are also Bahrain’s ing the GCC, advocating the causes of Arab and at around 7pm on Friday.
as we share the times of joy and adversity,” Islamic nations and backing “brothers” in all According to sources, the victim
he said. circumstances”. had alerted her cousin working
He congratulated Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed, in the same hotel about her
His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince intention, at around 6.30pm.
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa stressed the im- UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Dubai Separately, Bangladeshi
portance of unity as he attended a ceremony host- Ruler Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mak- Mohammad Shujon Reza,
ed by UAE Ambassador Abdul Ridha Abdulla toum and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and UAE aged 28, was found dead in his
Khoury at his residence to mark national day. Armed Forces Deputy Supreme Commander accommodation in Arad.
He underlined strong relations with the UAE, Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on According to sources, he was
describing the country as a strong, successful the occasion. He also congratulated other mem- found hanging in his room
and modern model of unity, cohesion and pros- bers of the Supreme Federal Council and rulers n The Premier attends a ceremony hosted by the UAE Ambassador yesterday morning.
Full report – Page 3
perity. of the emirates and crown princes. at his residence to mark national day. Growth hailed – Page 2
2 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 3rd December 2017
n The Premier at the reception held to mark UAE National Day
n Ministers, diplomats and senior officials at a ceremony to

mark UAE National Day
Premier hails
‘TIS THE SEASON TO CELEBRATE
YOUR CHRISTMAS STORY
UAE’s growth
MANAMA: The Premier yester- tions of the UAE National Day.
day hailed the UAE’s landmark “This reflects his love and
development strides, ever since appreciation of the UAE, as
the emirates united and started well as his constant keenness
building a modern state with to support everything that is
economic and political lever- aimed at bolstering relations
age that strengthens the Arabi- between the two brotherly
an Gulf. countries, he said.
His Royal Highness Prime He described the Premier’s
Minister Prince Khalifa bin presence as a badge of honour
Salman Al Khalifa made the and a source of pride.
statement as he attended a cer- Mr Khoury praised the prog-
emony hosted by UAE Am- ress and renaissance witnessed
bassador Abdul Ridha Abdulla by the kingdom under the Pre-
Khoury at his residence to mark mier’s leadership, thanking the
the UAE’s 46th National Day. citizens of Bahrain for their
He hailed strong ties with the sincere feelings on his country’s
UAE, describing the country as National Day.
a model of unity, cohesion and The ceremony featured a
prosperity. poem which lauded the role of
The UAE Ambassador ex- the Premier in strengthen rela-
pressed heartfelt thanks and ap- tions between the two brother-
preciation to the Premier for his ly countries. It also hailed his
kind gesture and keenness on sound visions on ways to bolster
sharing with them their celebra- joint GCC action.
Last number plates

auction starts today
MANAMA: Mazad yesterday
announced that it will launch the n New talks hope
ninth and the last online private ADEN: Former Yemeni president
vehicle number plates auction Ali Abdullah Saleh yesterday
today at 6pm. It will run until said he was ready for a “new
next Sunday. Forty new numbers page” in ties with the Saudi-led
will be introduced through Arabia coalition fighting in Yemen. The
Auction website http://www. apparent shift in position came as
arabian.auction and smartphone Saleh’s supporters battled Houthi
application Arabian Auction. The fighters for a fourth day in the
minimum bid is set at BD100 capital Sanaa. “I call upon the
and bidders must complete an brothers in neighbouring states
online registration and pay 20 and the alliance to stop their
per cent of the minimum required aggression, lift the siege, open the
bid to secure their participation. airports and allow food aid and
Payments can be made either the saving of the wounded and we
We have the heartwarming spirit of Christmas all wrapped up. through bank deposits/transfer or will turn a new page by virtue of
From festive tables to the tree, explore our many dining adventures a valid credit card. our neighbourliness,” Saleh said
in a televised speech. “We will
and crafted holiday treats that reflect the celebratory joy of the season. n Security in focus deal with them in a positive way
and what happened to Yemen is
Our younger guests will adore our entertaining activities. WASHINGTON: Public Security enough,” he added. The Saudi-
Gift your loved ones a magical Christmas experience that will be chief Major General Tariq led coalition welcomed Saleh’s
Al Hassan yesterday met US change of stance.
appreciated long after the celebration is over. Secretary of the Treasury
Steven Mnuchin. The meeting
comes on the sidelines of the
n Body found
visit of His Royal Highness MANAMA: The body of an
Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Asian, aged 37, was found at
Reserve your festive experience Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Ras Zuwayed beach yesterday,
Supreme Commander and according to the Interior
(973) 1711 5000 fourseasons.com/bahrain First Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry. “Initial details
to the US. Maj Gen Al Hassan indicate drowning as the cause
reviewed the security situation of death,” it said on its Twitter
in Bahrain and counter- account.
terrorism efforts. Bahrain’s Separately, a Gulf national was
Ambassador to the US Shaikh killed and another seriously
Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa injured in an accident between
and US Ambassador Justin a car and a bus on Amwaj
Siberell attended. Highway yesterday.
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Conman, 40, dies

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New centre for

elderly women
on way in Hoora
before plea ruling

A CeNTRe for elderly women
will be constructed in Hoora.
His Royal Highness Prime
Minister Prince Khalifa bin
Salman Al Khalifa has directed
a land in Block 318 to be real-
located and registered for the
centre.
Labour and Social Devel-
opment Minister Jameel Hu-
maidan paid tribute to the
Premier for the gesture which,
he said, reflects his keenness
to provide the elderly with the
necessary social security and
By NOOR ZAHRA healthcare.
A MAN convicted of con- His victims described how he handed the defendant BD2,000 “I asked him to return my
Mr Humaidan announced
ning more than 40 people took their money after promis- in return for a residency permit money, but he told me to go file
dict in the Supreme Criminal ing to secure them jobs and that never materialised. a complaint against him if I had that the ministry would start ad-
out of nearly BD80,000 has ministrative and executive pro-
died before serving his sen- Appeals Court, but judges have Bahrain residency permits, but “I needed to get residency any issue.”
been told he died from natural simply pocketed the cash. in Bahrain and find a job,” the A police detective who in- cedures to start construction of
tence. the centre, adding that the Pre-
The 40-year-old Bahraini causes last month – before an The scam, which took place 34-year-old Saudi told prose- vestigated the case confirmed
appeal ruling was delivered. between 2010 and 2011, is said cutors. that he had exploited more than mier’s directives would have a
was sentenced to three years in positive impact on the elderly.
jail by the High Criminal Court The accused had previously to have netted the defendant a “However, due to unrest in 40 victims.
in August last year. been released on bail pending total of BD78,000. 2011 I was sometimes facing “The defendant used his He hailed the Premier’s
He appealed against the ver- the outcome of the appeal. One of his victims said he difficulties on the King Fahad brother’s position working for keenness to reach out to citi-
Causeway and could not find top officials to claim he could zens and meet their needs.
work. help victims find jobs in 2010 “The Premier allocated plots
“I met him (the defendant) and 2011,” the officer told pros- and budgets to build and oper-
and he said he had a brother ecutors. ate several other social and de-
working for a top official, who “He took BD78,000 from velopment centres in all gover-
could get me everything I need- them, but did not follow norates,” he said.
ed. through on his promises. The minister stressed the
“I gave him BD2,000, but “The victims came forward Premier’s directives, instruct-
he quickly changed his attitude and filed complaints against ing officials to visit villages,
and told me he could not do him.” assess citizens’ needs and meet
anything. [email protected] their demands promptly.
n The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority celebrated the UAE National Day during an
event held at the Bahrain Light Festival. A traditional band performed a number of national
songs. “We wanted to mark this national event with a celebration that portrays the unity and
fondness of both nations,” said BTEA chief executive Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa.
Bahrain Light Festival, at Bahrain Bay, ends today. Above, visitors at the event.
Four expats commit

suicide in a week
TWO more expatriates in Bahrain reportedly By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN
committed suicide, taking the toll to four within
a week. his accommodation on November 2.
Indian Jini Jose Kachipally, aged An employee at the restaurant where
30, who was working in a restaurant Ms Jose was working told the GDN
in Adliya was found hanging from the that the death had shocked them.
ceiling fan in her bedroom at around “She was not at work and at around
7pm on Friday. 6.30pm she called her cousin who was
According to sources, the victim had at work (both were working as wait-
alerted her cousin working in the same resses) and told her that she was going
hotel about her intention, at around to kill herself,” said the Indian.
6.30pm. “The woman rushed to the Gudaibi-
Separately, Bangladeshi Moham- ya accommodation which they shared
mad Shujon Reza, aged 28, was found and found Jini’s room locked.
dead in his accommodation in Arad. “She managed to break open the
According to sources, he was door and reportedly saw her hanging
found hanging in his room yesterday n Ms Jose from the ceiling fan.
morning. “We were notified by around 7.30pm
Police was alerted by colleagues and police moved the body from the
around noon. scene at around 11pm.
Mr Reza was working as a labourer “The incident is shocking; we heard
with Bahrain Motors Company. that she had some family issues.”
The two incidents follow the sus- Sources also told the GDN that Ms
pected suicide of Indian Jaffrey Pas- Jose had reportedly reached out to
sanha, aged 53, a supervisor with a car many other colleagues on Friday eve-
dealer in Bahrain, who was found dead ning to inform them about her inten-
in his Tubli home on Wednesday. tion to commit suicide.
An insurance company employee Apparently Ms Jose came to Bahrain
Gopalan Jayasheelan, 42, also an Indi- n Reza in July, through her cousin who helped
an national, hanged himself in his Manama home her find the job. The deceased is survived by her
on Monday. husband who works in Qatar and four children,
A labourer at a contracting company Gurpreet aged between four and nine, who are in her home-
Singh, 23, from India was also found hanging in town in Kodungalloor, Kerala.
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By NOOR ZAHRA
THOUSANDS of visitors
n A stall selling traditional Bahraini honey
flocked to the sixth edition

of the popular Bahraini
farmer’s market which
opened at the Agriculture
Centre in Budaiya yester-
day.
The organisers are hoping
for a record-breaking season
with thousands more expect-
ed to patronise the event by
the time it ends on April 29.
Bahrainis and expatriates
of several nationalities vis-
ited the market and spent
n Fresh produce available at the market
hours walking around and
shopping. could ride ponies and see ani- US embassy consul Geoff dren, said this was the “best
Families enjoyed the an- mals and birds including pea- Austin, who was accompanied farmer’s market” he had ever
imal section where children cocks and rabbits. by his wife Alisa and four chil- visited.
“We are from a farming com-
munity and this has been the
best farmer’s market I have n Mr Austin and his family at the market
ever been to by
far,” the 41-year- interested in our vegetables
old told the because they are organic.”
GDN. Farmer Aqeel Al Ajami
“We all loved said the number of visitors
it and enjoyed a to the market has increased
lot; my children over the years.
got to ride the “Every year the market
miniature horses gets bigger and this is the
and see the ani- sixth time I am taking part,”
mals also. he said.
“I have been in “We have some unique
Bahrain for just products you can find only at
four months and this market including a mix
I am planning to of Asian vegetables.”
visit the market Farmer’s Market exec-
every week. utive manager Amani Abu
“It’s a nice op- Idris said she expected the
portunity to see number of visitors to set a
the fresh vege- record this year.
tables and fruits “On the first day, we had
grown by Bah- 6,500 people; we expect to
raini farmers.” surpass the number of last
Bahraini farm- year’s visitors which was
er Mirza Hassan 22,000,” she told the GDN.
Mansoor said this n Asian vegetables mix sold at the market “The number of vendors
was his sixth year increased from 33 to 39 and
of participation in the market. Peninsula Farms (Green- we also have five farming
“Every year this project is house and Hydroponics) gener- companies taking part.
proving to be successful and al manager Rashid bin Khalifa “This is a great event for
I was among the first to take Al Khalifa expressed his satis- the entire family.
part in the market,” said the faction with the number of visi- “We also showcase tradi-
41-year-old who owns a farm tors on the first day. tional Bahraini products in
in Jasra. “People love to buy fresh the arts and handmade prod-
“The event helps us to sell produce and this is what they ucts section.
our vegetables and showcase can find in the market,” the “People can also take a
Bahrain’s best quality products. 34-year-old told the GDN. break from shopping by sit-
“In the summer I grow dates, “We sell goat milk soap, goat ting in the restaurants near a
okra and figs. milk, goat cheese and other water fountain.
“I am very happy to see the products and can deliver to the “I am very happy with the
huge turnout of people. homes of our customers.” great show up of people on
“Several Saudi farmers who the first day.”
visited the market said they Organic Ms Abu Idris said three
want to set up a similar market One of the Bahraini partici- fruit festivals will also be
for Saudi farmers in their coun- pants described how his prod- organised on the sidelines of
try.” ucts were organic and contained the market.
Another American visitor no pesticides or chemicals. The market will run every
said he loved the organic veg- “We grow everything organi- Saturday from 8am to noon.
etables in the market. cally, using the aquaponics sys- A special car park has
“I am a health-conscious tem,” Dar Aqua and Agriculture been allocated next to
person and exercise regularly. official Abdulaziz Salmeen told Mohammed bin Khalifa
So these organic vegetables are the GDN. Mosque in Budaiya, with
good for me,” said the 40-year- “We are a Bahraini farming regular shuttle buses ferry-
old man who did not want to be company and all our products ing people to the market.
named. are healthy. A lot of people are [email protected]
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Funds plea to
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n The Royal Burial Mounds in A’ali
develop
burial mounds
DELAYS in developing
Bahrain’s historic buri-
al mounds as a key tourist
attraction have prompted
By MOHAMMED AL A’ALI
network of traditional buildings
that trace their heritage back to
Most of Bahrain’s most prom-
inent burial mounds are located
in the Northern Governorate,
but Mr Buhamood said despite
velop the mounds as tourist and
archaeological sites, but added
funding remained a problem.
“Baca has plans and they are
“I am not giving excuses, I
acknowledge there are delays.
“But there is also commit-
ment. A’ali Burial Mounds are
Baca previously said Une-
sco would make decision on
the burial mound heritage site
application in July of this year,
the glory days of the pearling their historical significance they working to have them carried fenced to ensure no trespassing, but no announcement has been
calls for urgent funds to industry – have already been attracted no tourists. out, but like elsewhere in the as are other sites so they are forthcoming.
be made available for the granted World Heritage Site He proposed the Bahrain world when it comes to protect- safe. Officials from the organisa-
scheme. status. Mumtalakat Holding Company, ing and preserving history there “Investment will come when- tion could not be reached for
Northern Municipal Council However, the application for the country’s sovereign wealth are difficulties that they are try- ever Unesco recognition is comment.
chairman Mohammed Buha- the burial mounds has still not fund, should pump money into ing to overcome,” he said. granted.” [email protected]
mood claimed the plan had been been approved and Mr Buha- a restoration and preservation
on the table for more than a de- mood called on authorities to project.
cade. make cash available to develop “Mumtalakat should be in-
He warned that threats to the what he described as the coun- vesting in making the mounds a
mounds, including calls to de- try’s “most significant” historic tourist attraction,” he said.
molish them, would attraction. “It would be positive for all
only increase the “Baca (the Bah- the projects and companies that
longer it took to rain Authority for come under its banner.
commence work. Culture and Antiq-
“For 12 years we uities) managed to Investment
have been seeing get financing for the “Mumtalakat’s portfolio al-
the same designs to 200-year-old Pearl ready includes tourism compa-
develop the mounds Route in Muharraq nies and they could run sites to
into a touristic at- from the Islamic make money, rather than from
traction, but nothing Development Bank an archaeological perspective -
has been done,” he and got it registered which would continue being the
said. as a World Heritage responsibility of Baca.
An application to n Mr Buhamood Site, despite it hav- “We are suggesting investors
recognise 11 buri- ing less significance could be brought in by Mumta-
al mound locations, stretching than the burial mounds – which lakat to open cafés and restau-
25km from the centre of the are 4,000 years old,” he said. rants near excavated locations.
country to the northern coast, as “It also got funding from the “Such places would look
a World Heritage Site was sub- private sector and now, when much better than the tourist dis-
mitted to the United Nations Ed- it comes to Bahrain’s most sig- trict in Adliya.”
ucational, Scientific and Cultur- nificant historic site, the burial He also expressed fears that
al Organisation (Unesco) more mounds, there is no funding. further delays would only in-
than seven years ago. “It is good that the Pearl crease pressure from some quar-
They include the A’ali Royal Route project is on track, but the ters to bulldoze the mounds and
Burial Mounds along with oth- burial mounds have to be giv- use the land to construct homes.
ers in Dar Kulaib, Buri, Hamad en attention because they have “MPs think the mounds are
Town and Karzakan. what it needs to be the best at- useless and want the land trans-
Bahrain Fort, near Seef, and traction – even bigger than Bah- ferred to the Housing Ministry
the Pearl Route in Muharraq – a rain Fort.” to build homes,” he said.
Worry
Staff evaluation call “That’s really worrying be-
cause such pressure could result
in the government submitting.
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HUMAN Resources Development of cultivating the values of “I don’t want Bahrain to lose
and Performance Management belonging to the nation among its rich history, but efforts to
director general Adel Heji children and youngsters. preserve and highlight the im- An offer you can’t resist!
Ibrahim Mohammed asked
ministries, public institutions and
government entities that have not
n Seminar planned portance of those sites are slow.
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deadline Thursday, December 14. be hosted in Bahrain later this A’ali is one area in the North- 3 years roadside assistance
month. Organised by the Angels ern Governorate famous for its
n Patriotism push Toastmasters Club, ‘Confluence
– A Convergence of World Class
burial mounds and in 2012 a
tomb belonging to an ancient
5 years warranty
A week-long event to foster Speakers’ will be held on December king was found there.
values of patriotism and national 26 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from The tomb, belonging to Dil-
belonging among children will be 6pm to 9.30pm. Keynote speakers
launched today. The programme, will include Sarah Khan and James mun’s King Yagli-El,dates back Terms and conditions apply.
which runs until Thursday, is Jeffley from the US, Rowena to 1700BC and was particularly
part of festivities lined-up by Niduza from the UAE, Abdulla significant because it also estab-
the Southern governorate to Al Abandi from Saudi Arabia and lished a royal chronology - iden-
mark His Majesty king Hamad’s Joel Indrupati from Bahrain. For tifying him as the son of King Behbehani Brothers w.l.l.
Accession Day and the national further information call Fareeda Bai Rimum, who was buried nearby.
Day. Southern governor Tanzeer on 36361667 or Benchie Sitra – Tel: 17459977 Email: [email protected]
A’ali municipal councillor
Shaikh khalifa bin Ali Al Fortuno at 33997764. Registration is Abdulla Ashoor said he did not
khalifa stressed the importance now open at www.eventbrite.com.
doubt Baca’s keenness to de-
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Green facts...
TODAY is Sunday, December 3, the 337th day of 2017.
There are 28 days left in the year. Highlights in history
on this date:
A FEW days ago I read a letter from Nalini
Varma regarding non-biodegradables and
a supermarket.
1810 - British capture Mauritius from French. I would like to put forth some facts.
1912 - Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro sign an Supermarket bags are thin and non-biode-
armistice.
1944 - US forces cross Saar River in Germany in Second gradable which is more harmful compared
World War. with a biodegradable bag with more thickness.
1952 - UN General Assembly adopts India’s proposal for 1. Biodegradable refers to all those things
Korean armistice. that can be easily decomposed by natural
1961 - United States deploys platoon of troops along agents. Natural agents include water, oxygen,
border between East and West Berlin as East Germany
ultraviolet rays of the sun, acid rains, microor-
ganisms, etc. On the other hand non-biode-
gradable substances are never broken down
THERE is many a good man to be found or decomposed by environmental factors.
2. Biodegradable substances include
FESTIVE SMILE
under a shabby hat – Chinese proverb.
food waste like vegetable and fruit peels,
dead plants and animals,
begins strengthening Berlin Wall. chicken, egg shells, paper
1967 - Surgeons at Cape Town, South Africa, hospital
report successful human heart transplant, said to be
materials, garden waste,
first of its kind. etc. Non-biodegradable
1984 - Hundreds are reported dead and several thou- things consist of plastics, n Non-biodegradable bags pose a serious
sand stricken after inhaling poisonous cyanide gas polystyrene, metals, plastic threat to the environment
which leaked from Union Carbide insecticide factory in and aluminium cans, toxic
central India. chemicals, paints, tyres, etc. and reunite to create the magical show
1988 - Pakistan’s Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, in first
official act, calls for release of about 1,000 political
3. Biodegradable sub- again, please.
prisoners and commutes all death sentences. stances on breaking up are Rajendra K Aneja
1989 - East German Politburo and Central Committee converted into simple or-
resign.
1993 - The United States and Ukraine fail to resolve a
dispute over Ukraine’s stockpile of more than 1,000
ganic matter and are assimi-
lated in the soil and thus be- War on prices?
comes a part of the carbon
T
long-range nuclear warheads. HIS refers to the rising cost of living in
1994 - Taiwan’s long-ruling Nationalists lose control of cycle of the atmosphere. On
the capital but keep its governorship in historic elec- the contrary, non-biodegrad- Bahrain.
tions that highlighted the island’s march to democracy. able substances are resistant Last month a reader recorded a very
1995 - In Madrid, President Clinton authorises a van- to the environmental factors intelligent observation. He said that while
guard of American troops to open a risky mission in and never decompose and the subsidy on meat was abolished, sellers
Bosnia and rejects Serb demands for rewriting the peace adopted new silent techniques to keep their
instead contribute to majority
tual
tmas adverts ac
deal.
of the solid waste. e Ch ris earnings intact. He gave an example of how
1997 - Representatives of more than 120 nations gather al l th
in Ottawa, Canada, to sign a treaty banning land mines. 4. Biodegradable substanc- “Now I’ve seen seems like a let-down” shopkeepers keep the price of traditional
1998 - Making their first collective decision about mon- es may decompose within Christmas Bahrain “kababs”
etary policy, 11 European nations cut interest rates in a a few days or months while intact at 500 fils, drop Published letters are not
surprise move to fight the global economic slowdown.
2002 - World Food Programme warns the UN Security
Council that a record 38 million people were at risk of
non-biodegradable items may
take thousands of years or may never ever
Forget differences the size and quantity
of kababs down to
necessarily the views of the
Editor. Readers wishing to
starvation in Africa. The southern nations of Zimbabwe,
Malawi, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia and Mozambique
are among the worst affected.
be broken down and remain in their original
form.
Considering the benefits of biodegradable
T HE Kapil Sharma Comedy show, aired at
weekends for the last few years, was a
brilliant programme.
four from five.
If any real judicious
survey, research or
make a complaint through
the GDN should provide full
details of the complaint
2003 - A declassified Canadian Security Intelligence material, more people are using it. Mega Mart, It petered out because Kapil Sharma and his study is done by, say together with their contact
Service report says the spread of Sars could threaten Macro Mart, Bahrain Pride, Shakeel Trading university students
global stability and devastate countries in Africa as
team had some issues with each other whilst telephone numbers.
well as other parts of the developing world because of and others. Thinner and regular polymer on a foreign tour. or researchers, the
the challenges the virus poses to treatment and fragile is not the only solution. Correct material is However the programme was very enter- majority of middle
health systems. “Biodegrade” and MPI BIOPLAS. taining. I am missing it. May I request Kapil class in Bahrain (excluding expatriates) will
2004 - President Alvaro Uribe signs the final order to Aamir Shamim Khalid Sharma and his team, to sink their differences be found complaining about increasing
extradite Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, leader of the prices of daily commodities. Until
once-feared Cali drug cartel and the most powerful
Colombian trafficker to ever face trial in the US.
2007 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez loses a consti-
l A chance to have your say... Fax: 17622141 Post: The Editor, Gulf
last month a chicken burger from a
street shop cost 300 fils. Yesterday it
tutional vote that would have let him run for re-election Daily News, PO Box 5300, Manama, Bahrain. Email: [email protected] was 400 fils. It looks a very insignifi-
indefinitely. cant increase.
2008 - Russia says it is sending a warship through the But it means that an ordinary
Panama Canal for the first time since Second World War, sandwich shop in streets and
a short journey loaded with symbolic weight: the de-
stroyer will dock at a former US naval base, showcasing
residential areas has increased its
Russia’s growing influence in the region. income by an average BD5 mini-
2009 - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is willing mum a day, while a sandwich shop
to talk with the Taliban chief in a bid to bring peace to situated in the “wall streets” of the
the country if the move has the backing of the US and island, like the two in front of Zalin
other international partners.
2011 - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki confidently pre-
Plaza or near offices, commercial
dicts that his country will achieve stability and remain areas or schools, a minimum of
independent of its giant neighbour Iran even without an BD15 a day.
American troop presence that is ending within weeks. The sufferers are ordinary peo-
2012 - President Barack Obama warns Syria that the use ple, as nobody can question this
of chemical weapons would be “totally unacceptable”
and that the country’s leaders would be held account-
increase.
able. Tomatoes three weeks ago were
2013 - French scientists looking into the death of at 600 fils with the so-called illegal
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dismiss poisoning by vendors.
radioactive polonium, his widow says, contradicting This has dropped to 400 fils now
earlier findings by a Swiss lab.
with these vendors. I am a purchas-
CHEMISTS er and I have my eyes to sense the
quality as well as watch my pocket
24-hour chemists:
as inflation rises.
Jaffer Pharmacy: 18, Tarfah bin Al Abid Avenue, Ma- As such I prefer buying from
nama 319. Tel: 17291039. Awal Pharmacy: 30, Shaikh Ali
bin Khalifa Avenue, East Riffa 901. Tel: 17772023. Al Mu- these vendors. In the supermarkets
wasaa Pharmacy: 38, Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman these were 800 fils. Four to five
Avenue, Muharraq 205. Tel: 17335666. Al Maraya Phar- years back, Bahrain’s local crop of
macy: 379 Amman Avenue, Tubli 705. Tel: 17784029. Al red juicy tomatoes for decades had
Rahma Pharmacy: 12 Souk Abu Dhar Alghafari, Isa Town
814. Tel: 17687117. National Pharmacy: Bldg. 2058, been BD1 for a full crate weighing
Road 4563, Sanad 745. Tel: 17620208. Nasser Pharma- more than 10kg.
cy: 63-B, Qadisiya Avenue, Manama 332. Tel: 17740900. At the corners of busy streets,
Hamad Town Pharmacy: 225 Souk Waqf, Hamad Town sellers had on the roadside 20-30
1203. Tel: 17410114. Majeed Jaffar Pharmacy: Building
233, Avenue 57, Muharraq 203. Tel: 17331168. Al Hilal
crates offering to every passing car.
Pharmacy: Shop No. 649B, Road 1511, Muharraq. Tel: These crates of local tomatoes have
17341700. disappeared.
Vet Services 24-hours 39481208. The need, in the larger national
interest, is not to “monitor” the in-
PRAYER TIMES crease in prices but to “investigate”
Noon (Dhohr) 11.28am, Afternoon (Asr) 2.26pm, Sunset where our local tomato crates have
(Maghrib) 4.46pm, Nightfall (Ishaa) 6.16pm and Dawn gone?
(Fajr) 4.48am tomorrow.
We country-loving Bahrainis
Today is the 15 Rabea Al Awal, 1439, in the Islamic cal- should not forget that the next war
endar.
is going to be about food.
*Provided by the Islamic Affairs Ministry. J Muhammad
Gulf Daily News Sunday, 3rd December 2017 7
Everywoman’s
Email: [email protected]
Fight against story...

terrorism ‘key
to security’ By MEERA RAVI
COunTEr-TErrOrISM
O
is a key responsibility of
military and security work, ne of the expensive pastimes of
Commander of the royal being a rich and successful expat
Guard Special Force and Indian is to sponsor one’s profile in
joint national counter-ter- catalogues of most well-known Indians in
rorism drill “The King- the region. These impressive bound, gold-
dom’s Guards 1” Major edged tomes are to be found prominently
Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad placed in reception area tables, with the
Al Khalifa said. person’s profile conveniently marked with
The security and safety of the page-marker.
Bahrain are worth all sacri- I have no issue with such self-publicity
fices, he said, and hailed – but what gets me is that there is rarely
the support of His Majesty
King Hamad for the drill. mention of women in these books. Perhaps
Shaikh Khalid said the n Shaikh Khalid chairs the meeting in Bahrain, expat Asian women tend to be
drill, to be held at Seef Mall from December 5 to The Public Prosecution is also taking part as of preparedness, readiness and responsiveness. better-known for their achievements in
6, is in co-ordination between Bahrain Defence a legal legislator. The preparatory exercises last month included the arts or social work and not in business
Force, the Interior Ministry and the national He said that drill would be monitored by spe- various scenarios that showed differences in the but even these triumphs count for naught.
Guard. cialised independent bodies to evaluate the level concepts and implementation of procedures. There are successful women entrepreneurs
but they tend to fly below the radar and
have become accustomed to being ignored.
l Man assaulted woman at knifepoint in bathroom It hurts that there is nary a nod to those
who are successful in raising the bar for
Cleaner’s jail
the community. Have we heard of the early
pioneering women, for example, who came
as nurses and teachers? If you look at the
grainy sepia prints of the ‘forties and ‘fifties,
you will see these doughty professionals
standing in their starched whites squinting
into the fierce sun, next to doctors and
government officials or with their students
around them.
Nursing and teaching are considered, to
this day – somewhat dismissively, I may add
term upheld
– as ‘womanly’ careers and not so impor-
tant. But they weave a sense of well-being
and a promise of the future into the com-
munity and are such essential factors to our
well-being and for the economy. A healthy
population keeps the country’s wheels
moving and nurses enable that as much as
doctors do. A school with good teachers
allows families to stay together and nurture
the next generation. As someone told me,
the Indian School alone facilitates more
than 10,000 families staying in Bahrain and
they rent houses, work and shop here and
their skills and money buoy the economy.
So why are we turning up our noses on
A MALE cleaner who assault- By NOOR ZAHRA then touched her chest. ther then arrived at the office and nurses and teachers as contributors to the
ed a woman at knifepoint while “The victim screamed for help found the victim in a mess and cry- nation?
stayed late, was able to escape and and put on her abaya because the ing.” The trouble is women are trained from
she was preparing to pray has lock herself in her office. the beginning to be self-deprecating.
lost his appeal against a five- defendant had left the bathroom. The defendant denied wrong-
From there she called her father, “She then saw him waiting for doing and claimed he accidentally “Oh, I’m just a housewife.” Really? Run-
year jail sentence. who in turn alerted police. her outside, removing his belt, and bumped into the victim, landing on ning a house is hard work ... why bury it
The 27-year-old defendant The incident took place in Octo- he banged her head on the floor top of her, while he was working. with a just?
walked into a female bathroom, ber last year and the High Criminal before sexually assaulting her in a “The defendant claimed he ac- “Oh, I just write women’s stories.” Are they
located in a government ministry Court in March found the 26-year- corridor. cidentally ran into his victim in a not stories about humans too? Ah, what
building in Seef District, holding a old Indian defendant guilty of mo- “She pushed him away, locked corridor, fell on top of her and ac- you really mean is that women’s stories are
knife and slapped the victim, cov- lesting and assaulting the victim. herself in her office and phoned her cidentally touched her chest as he not really meaningful in the heavy sense.
ered her mouth with his hand and He appealed at the Supreme father.” tried to help her get up,” said the Light ... chick-lit as they call it.
groped her chest. Criminal Appeals Court, which has One of the woman’s colleagues, court ruling. Bahrain celebrated Bahrain Women’s Day
He then banged her head on the now upheld the original ruling. who was also working late, came “However, evidence presented on December 1 and I believe this is an occa-
floor and climbed on top of her in “The defendant barged into the to her aid after hearing her screams by the victim, prosecution witness- sion, with the euphoria still fresh in the air,
the corridor outside the bathroom bathroom and slapped her while in for help. es and investigations prove the de- for all women to take ourselves more seri-
when she tried to seek help. possession of a knife,” stated the “She told him the defendant mo- fendant carried out the attack.” ously. The achievements of Bahraini women
It happened after working hours appeal court ruling. lested her after threatening her with The defendant will be deported make us all proud as a sisterhood. After all,
at around 4pm and the victim, an “He placed his hands over her a knife,” added the court ruling. after completing his sentence. this is a country that established one of first
employee of the ministry who had mouth, but she bit his finger and he “Policemen and the victim’s fa- [email protected]
GCC girls’ schools and we have inspiring
historic figures such as Aisha Yateem who
travelled in the early 20th century, to India
for her primary and secondary education
and later in the UK and conducted fascinat-
ing salons in her home; Shaikha Lulwa Al
Khalifa who established the region’s first
charitable society – the Children & Mothers’
Welfare Society – to reach out to the needy.
Today we have Bahraini women diplo-
mats, bankers, businesswomen, academics,
MPs – there is no area untouched by their
genius and capacity to nurture change.
This year, the kingdom celebrated women
in engineering, acknowledging the role of
Bahraini women as nation-builders in the
truest sense.
So let’s take the narrative forward – we
must make place in public memory and
narratives for the women who pioneered
the female space in public life and also
recognise that expat history is made up of
more than just a glossy CEO story.
n The Manama Toastmasters Club staged The Trial, a short court room drama, as part of its 54th anniversary celebrations. Thirteen members [email protected]
took part in the event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel yesterday. Above, a scene from the drama and, right, a section of the audience.
TAKE A BREAK ...

ACROSS 15 Youngster training to be a little
R E R
1 He has everything in town (5) rogue? (5)
6 A tendency to race in heats (5) 16 Those due to many bets going
9 One who doesn’t believe he can wrong? (5)
possibly find a lie out? (7)
I L D
18 Faith expressed in a letter to read
10 Written maybe by a deputy aloud (5)
wanting a uniform (5) 19 Openly and in pally style (7)
11 Modern invention giving some 21 Rubbish in free circulation
WY O
ladies faultless service (5) around the States (6)
12 Capital line in short paragraphs 22 Go and get right out of varnish
(5) (6)
13 A quick tour of bases (4,3)
15 Fish possibly demanded by one’s 23 A cross in stone possibly seen at a How many words of four
deliverer! (3) church (6)
25 He’s no beauty (5) letters or more can you
17 Vessel returning from Crewe (4)
18 Is able to imitate something 26 Defeat at a good speed (4) make from the letters
savoury (6) 28 Be short of time at the races? (3) shown here? In making
19 Could she harbour a lot of sailors?
YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION a word, each letter may
(5)
20 Not a single sort of jump (6) ACROSS: 4, Glance 7, Terrible 8, be used once only, each
22 Garment obtainable from a glove Tapers 10, Are-as 13, Boss 14, W-asp must contain the centre
store (4) 15, De-ns 16, In-n 17, Pail (pale) 19,
24 All that’s needed to be U-p to 21, Hard Times 23, Wild 24, letter and there must be at
determined (3) Idea 26, Cat 27, Edna 29, Chow 32, least one nine-letter word.
25 Scolds a traitor amid the workers Snu-G 33, C-H-ore 34, Shoots 35,
(7) No plurals or verb forms
Trippers 36, Granny.
26 Survived a tangle with the devil ending in “s” no words
(5) with initial capitals and no
27 May come in for use as a DOWN: 1, Straw 2, Tries 3, Kiss 4,
condiment (5) Get on 5, Alps 6, Cyr-a-no 9, Assume words with a hyphen or
28 For a start, a broken rib and some 11, Ram 12, A-pp-Al 13, Bel-ting 15, apostrophe permitted.
teeth missing (5) Did (rev.) 16, It’s 18, Arde-NT 20,
29 Many girls from study groups (7) Peach 21, H-it 22, Ida 23, Washer The first word of a phrase
30 Sharp character (5) 25, Cor 28, Dusty 30, Homer 31, is allowed (e.g. inkjet in
ACROSS 31 Show appreciation of what’s hot Welsh 32, S-own 33, Cop-e.
in the tank (5) inkjet printer)
1 Baked food (5), 6 Film (5), 9 Bounded (7), 10 Foe (5), 11 Courage (5), 12 US coins (5), 13
DOWN YESTERDAY’S QUICK SOLUTION TODAY’S TARGET
Royal companion (7), 15 Peculiar (3), 17 Leave out (4), 18 Straw hat (6), 19 Cutlery item (5), 20 2 Still, it’s no way to shuffle around
Elf (6), 22 Pulse (4), 24 Digit (3), 25 Contrition (7), 26 Entreaties (5), 27 Cancel (5), 28 Undress ACROSS: 4, Lastly 7, Literate 8,
Crouch End (6) Anorak 10, Slack 13, Drip 14, Hell Good 29 ; very good 43;
(5), 29 Calm (7), 30 Enquired (5), 31 At no time (5) 3 Songs of an idler tipsy around 15, Gene 16, Red 17, Edam 19, Coir excellent 57 (or more).
closing time (6) 21, Mausoleum 23, Harm 24, Toss
DOWN 4 Fiendish finish? (3) Solutions tomorrow.
2 Kidnapper’s demand (6), 3 Nearly 26, Hot 27, Diet 29, Trap 32, Fund
5 Team capable of awing the
(6), 4 Home improvement (3), 5 Metal spectators? (5) 33, Aside 34, Denims 35, Emulsion YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
fastener (5), 6 Say in passing (7), 7 6 For some vicar to be in hell seems 36, Street,
bairn barn brain bran
Poems (4), 8 Attack (6), 12 Pancake (5), screwy! (7)
13 Shore (5), 14 Gunpowder ingredient 7 What a pity it’s in central Asia (4) DOWN: 1, Clash 2, Steal 3, Trek 4, brant brat brill BRILLIANT
(5), 15 Freshwater mammal (5), 16 Hum 8 Highest point, but one can be over Learn 5, Stop 6, Loafer 9, Nieces 11, lair liar lira rabi rail rain rani
(5), 18 Skeleton parts (5), 19 Delayed it (3,3) Leg 12, Clear 13, Demoted 15, Gas
12 It’s tasteful and very clean at one 16, Rim 18, Dumdum 20, Ousts 21, rant rial rill tarn trail train
(7), 21 Imperial weights (6), 22 Drinks
container (6), 23 Hope (6), 25 Bad- end (5) Mat 22, Lot 23, Honest 25, Fad 28, trial tribal trill trinal
tempered (5), 26 Unsullied (4), 28 Star 13 Absurdly, hates athletics (5) Inset 30, Rigid 31, Penny 32, Fire 33,
(3) 14 The value of some rituals (5) Ally.
1. How many months of the

year have a maximum of
SPRING CHICKEN TRAYBAKE 30 days?
Delicious seasonal dish. 2. Which main river runs

Serves three.
Ingredients through the city of
200g purple sprouting broc-
coli, leaves removed Glasgow?
200g new potatoes, washed
and halved
6 asparagus spears, washed 3. Footballer Frank Lampard
and trimmed
2 tbsp olive oil currently plays for which
½ small pack tarragon Major League Soccer
3 garlic cloves, peeled and
bashed team?
1 lemon, cut into wedges
6 chicken thighs, skin on
Handful mint, leaves only 4. Who was the sixth wife of
LEVEL: HHHII 100g natural yoghurt
Henry VIII of England?
Method
1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ 5. Where was actor Anthony
gas 6. Put the broccoli, new
potatoes and asparagus in a Hopkins born?
roasting tin and toss with 1
tbsp of the olive oil and some
seasoning. Add four tarra- 5. Wales
gon sprigs, the garlic cloves and 1/2 the lemon finely chopping the remaining tarragon (leaves
wedges. Sit the chicken thighs on top and rub only) with a few mint leaves, then stir through 4. Catherine Parr
with the remaining oil, seasoning well. the yoghurt. Season well and add a squeeze of
2 Roast in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes until lemon juice.
3. New York City FC
the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are 4 Bring to the table with the yoghurt dressing 2. Clyde
tender. and remaining lemon wedges, and let people
3 Meanwhile, make the yoghurt dressing by help themselves. 1. Four
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l New Beit Al Quran calendar features top Scottish artist’s work
A journey
n A view of the city of Acre
Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline from the sea, 1839
through
Palestine...
By FERAS AHMEDI
PAINTINGS that illus-

trate life in 19th Century
n Prayer in the Mosque of Omar,
Jerusalem, 1840, with the Dome of
the Rock in the background
Palestine are depicted

in an annual calendar,
which is being sold to
support a Bahraini muse-
um dedicated to ancient
Islamic texts.
The calendars, titled A
Journey Through Palestine,
have been issued by Beit Al
Quran, Manama.
They feature artworks by
famous Scottish artist Da-
vid Roberts, who completed
the sketches and etchings
during his visit to the region
between 1838 and 1840.
“He began sketching
landscapes in Europe, but
was later told to move to
the east and create the great
work that you see here in
this calendar,” museum di- n The artist pictured in
rector Ashraf Al Ansari told 1844 by Hill and Adamson
photography studio in
the GDN. Edinburgh, Scotland
Considered to be some
of the artist’s
most popular n Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem,
1839
work, the co-
loured sketch-
es featured in
the calendar
capture the es-
sence of life in
the holy land
180 years ago.
They in-
clude land-
marks such
as the Dome
of the Rock
in Jerusalem,
Jacob’s Well
in Nablus and
Church of
Saint Joseph
in Nazareth.
It is Beit Al n A view of the city of
Quran’s way Tiberias, 1839
of bringing at-
tention to the
Palestinian cause. “They (Palestine) have a er to fill it with culture which versary next year, having been “They support us through Two versions of the new
“We filtered all of his problem that still has not been people can have in their own officially opened in 1990 by buying the calendar, which calendar are available, a wall
work to show only his work solved.” homes,” explained Mr Al An- late Amir His Highness Shaikh helps us continue our journey calendar and a desk calendar
on Palestine,” said Mr Al The illustrations come from sari. Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. of spreading Islamic culture in costing BD2 each.
Ansari. the collection of Beit Al Quran Proceeds from sale of calen- “The support we get from our country.” New Year greeting cards
“We chose this theme be- founder Dr Abdullatif Jassim dars will help fund programmes organisations, the govern- The museum showcas- will also be available, priced
cause we wanted people to Kanoo. of Beit Al Quran, whose name ment, banks and so on is what es rare and ancient Quranic at 400 fils.
remember this country still “We do not make this calen- means “Home of the Quran”. keeps this place running,” re- manuscripts and other Islamic Contact Beit Al Quran on
exists. dar just to fill a void, but rath- It is celebrating its 28th anni- vealed Mr Al Ansari. items. 17290101 to order a calendar.
CINECO (CITY CENTRE): 20 SCREENS Starring: Tottempudi Gopichand, 5) Annadurai (Tamil)

Anu Emmanuel, Rashi Khanna and Starring: Vijay Antony, Diana
1) Daddy’s Home 2 (PG-15) (Comedy) Shaam Champika, Mahima and Jewell Mary
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Show at: 1pm Show at: midnight
Mel Gibson 8) Thiruttu Payale 2 (Tamil)
Shows at 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3pm, Starring: Bobby Simha, Amala Paul AL JAZIRA
5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.45pm and midnight and Prasanna
Shows at (VIP I): 11.45am, 2pm, 4.15pm, Shows at: 3.45pm and midnight 1) Daddy’s Home 2 (PG-15) (Comedy)
6.30pm, 8.45pm and 11pm 9) Lavakusha (Malayalam) Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg
2) Paddington 2 (PG) (Adventure/ Starring: Biju Menon, Aju Varghese, and Mel Gibson
Comedy/Family) Neeraj Madhav and Deepti Sati Shows at 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 6.45pm
Starring: Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins Show at 9.15pm and 9pm
and Hugh Grant 10) Annadurai (Tamil) 2) Paddington 2 (PG) (Adventure/
Shows at (Imax 2D): 12.15pm, 5.15pm Starring: Vijay Antony, Diana Comedy/Family)
and 10.15pm Champika, Mahima and Jewell Mary Starring: Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins
Shows at: 11.30am, 1.45pm, 4pm, Show at 6.30pm and Hugh Grant
6.15pm, 8.30pm and 10.45pm 11) Coco + Olaf’s Frozen Shows at 5.15pm and 9.30pm
3) The Mountain Between Us (PG-13) Adventure (PG) (Animation/ 3) Act Of Vengeance (15+) (Action/
(Thriller/Drama/Romantic) Adventure/Comedy) Crime)
Starring: Idris Elba, Kate Winslet and Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Starring: Antonio Banderas, Cristina
Beau Bridges Garcia Bernal and Benjamin Bratt Serafini and Atanas Srebrev
Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 4.45pm, Shows at noon, 2.45pm, 5.30pm,
8.15pm and 11pm Show at 3.15pm and 7.30pm
7pm, 9.15pm and 11.30pm
4) Act Of Vengeance (15+) (Action/Crime) WADI AL SAIL
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Cristina SAAR
Serafini and Atanas Srebrev 1) Daddy’s Home 2 (PG-15) 1) Daddy’s Home 2 (PG-15) (Comedy)
Shows at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, (Comedy) Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg
9pm and 11pm n A scene from Paddington 2, now showing Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson
5) Better Watchout (18+) (Horror/ and Mel Gibson Shows at 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm and
Thriller/Crime) Shows at noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, Beau Bridges (Animation/Adventure) Shows at 11.45am, 2pm, 4.15pm, 7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm
Starring: Patrick Warburton, Virgina 8pm, 10pm and midnight Shows at 11.30am, 1.45pm, 4pm, Starring: Cinda Adams, Bob Barlen 6.30pm and 8.45pm 2) Paddington 2 (PG) (Adventure/
Madsen and Olivia Dejonge 13) The Foreigner (15+) (Action/ 6.15pm, 8.30pm and 10.45pm and Cal Brunker 2) Paddington 2 (PG) (Adventure/ Comedy/Family)
Shows at 10.45am, 12.45pm, 2.45pm, Thriller/Crime) 3) Act Of Vengeance (15+) (Action/ Shows at 10.30am, 12.30pm, Comedy/Family) Starring: Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins
4.45pm, 6.45pm, 8.45pm and 10.45pm Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan Crime) 2.30pm, 4.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.30pm Starring: Ben Whishaw, Sally
and Charlie Murphy Starring: Antonio Banderas, Cristina and 10.30pm and Hugh Grant
6) S.M.A.R.T Chase (PG-15) (Action/ Hawkins and Hugh Grant Shows at noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm,
Adventure/Crime) Shows at noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, Serafini and Atanas Srebrev Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 4.45pm,
6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm Shows at noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, SEEF (I) 6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Simon Yam and 7pm and 9.15pm
14) The Son Of Big Foot (PG) 8pm, 10pm and midnight 1) Daddy’s Home 2 (PG-15) (Comedy) 3) The Mountain Between Us (PG-13)
Lynn Hung 3) The Mountain Between Us (PG-13)
Shows at 11.30am, 3.30pm, 7.30pm and (Animation/Adventure) 4) Better Watchout (18+) (Horror/ Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg (Thriller/Drama/Romantic)
(Thriller/Drama/Romantic)
11.30pm Starring: Cinda Adams, Bob Barlen Thriller/Crime) and Mel Gibson Starring: Idris Elba, Kate Winslet and Starring: Idris Elba, Kate Winslet and
7) Justice League (PG-13) (Action/ and Cal Brunker Starring: Patrick Warburton, Virgina Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 4.45pm, Beau Bridges Beau Bridges
Adventure) Shows at 10.30am, 12.30pm, 4.30pm Madsen and Olivia Dejonge 7pm, 9.15pm and 11.30pm Shows at noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, Shows at 11.45am, 2pm, 4.15pm,
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and and 8.30pm Shows at 11.45am, 1.45pm, 3.45pm, 2) Firangi (PG-13) (Hindi/Comedy/ 6.45pm and 9pm 6.30pm, 8.45pm and 11pm
Gal Gadot 15) Jigsaw (18+) (Crime/Thriller/ 5.45pm, 7.45pm, 9.45pm and Romantic/Drama) 4) Act Of Vengeance (15+) (Action/ 4) Act Of Vengeance (15+) (Action/
Shows at (Imax 3D): 2.30pm and 7.30pm Horror) 11.45pm Starring: Kapil Sharma, Ishita Dutta Crime) Crime)
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and 11.30pm and Callum Keith Rennie Adventure) Shows at 11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.30pm, Serafini and Atanas Srebrev Serafini, Atanas Srebrev
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8) Coco + Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (PG) 16) Geostorm (PG-15) (Action/ Shows at 10.30am, 1pm, 3.45pm, (Action/Adventure/ 5) Better Watchout (18+) 11.30pm
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and Abbie Cornish Thriller/Crime)
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9pm and 11.30pm 18) Boo 2! A Madae Halloween (PG- Shows at 11.15am, 1.30pm, 3.45pm, Starring: Oakes Fegley, Julianne Kaur Pirzada, Prasanna and Kota Comedy)
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Shows at 11.30am, 1.45pm, 4pm, 5.30pm and 9.30pm Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom (Kuwaiti/Drama/Comedy/ Starring: Tottempudi Gopichand, 8.15pm and 10.45pm
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Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Comedy/Family) 9) A Bad Mom’s Christmas (18+) Shows at 10.45am, 3pm, 7.15pm and 3) Thiruttu Payale 2 (Tamil) (Comedy)
Hiddleston and Mark Ruffalo Starring: Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins (Comedy) 11.30pm Starring: Bobby Simha, Amala Paul
and Hugh Grant Starring: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and 6) Jawaan (Telugu) Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg
Shows at 12.15pm, 3pm, 5.45pm, 8.30pm and Prasanna
and 11.15pm Shows at 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm, Kathryn Hahn Starring: Sai Dharam Tej, Mehrene Show at: 6pm and Mel Gibson
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Women engineers honoured

n Shaikh Khalid with other dignitaries at the event
More than 80 leading women engineers were hon- on the occasion.

oured last night for their outstanding achievements in Winners of a competition on the best design for a
various fields. monument embodying Bahraini women’s advancement
Deputy Premier Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa march, launched by SCW in co-operation with the Bahrain
attended, on behalf of Her royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Authority for Culture and Antiquities, were also honoured.
bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad Shaikh Khalid praised Princess Sabeeka’s directives to
and Supreme Council for Women (SCW) president, the promote Bahraini Women’s Day as a work programme and
official ceremony of Bahraini Women’s Day 2017 at the an annual activity to assess women’s status and boost their
Arcapita headquarters in Bahrain Bay. development in all fields.
Present were parliament chairman Ahmed Al Mulla, Shura Capital Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al
Council chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh, senior officials and Khalifa saluted Bahraini women in the engineering sector
guests. for their competence, hailing the kingdom’s dedication and
Shaikh Khalid, who is also chairman of the High years-long efforts to empower women to integrate into all
Supervisory Committee for Bahraini Women’s Day fields and assume leading positions in the public and private
2017, congratulated the leadership and Princess Sabeeka sectors. n An engineer is being honoured at the event
n The Friday congregation at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Manama was treated to a special

Advent presentation sung by an international choral group of members from the cathedral under
the direction of Sharon Craggs. The event also featured a dance performed by ballet teacher
Saskia Cox-Milne, who interpreted the experience of Mary receiving the extraordinary news that
she was to be the mother of Jesus. Above, Ms Cox-Milne as Mary. Right, Graham Roberts giving
a strong lead and, below, a section of the choral group.
12 Gulf Daily News Sunday, 3rd December 2017 WEEKLY FOCUS Advertising feature by STEPHANIE SUTCLIFFE Advertising featu
Magical Christmas at
Four Seasons Hotel
I mmerse yourself in the
festive wonderland at
Four Seasons Hotel
Bahrain Bay and discover an
array of treats complimented
n The Four Seasons
Hotel Bahrain Bay
between 3pm
and 9pm at Bay
View Lounge
until January
1, priced at
Christmas Eve four-course
dinner followed by dinner on
Christmas Day.
Dinner will be served from
7pm to 11pm priced at BD45++
BD15++ per and a la carte is available.
by glorious holiday décor in person or Reservations are required, so n The breath-taking view from CUT by Wolfg
the grand lobby, which fea- BD28++ for two call 17115044.
tures a handmade chocolate people. Celebrate an enchanted erages and BD34++ for a full in the Kids For All Seasons
Christmas tree. Delight in a Christmas Day at the brunch beverage package. club, where they can enhance
Discover homemade Christmas Eve hosted by Bahrain Bay Kitchen An array of activities have their DIY skills and participate
chocolate truffles, mince pies, feast at Bahrain from 1pm to 4pm, priced at been organised for younger fam- in drawing competitions, face
gingerbread and more at the Bay Kitchen, BD35++ with soft beverages ily members this festive season painting and more.
Magical Christmas Market from while enjoying and BD45++ with a full bever- at the Kids For All Seasons kids For those with a sweet tooth,
December 6 to 31, every day the heart-warm- age package. camp. the chefs at the Wolfgang Puck
from 11am to 7pm. ing sounds Feast on traditional gastro- Open daily between 9am and restaurants have prepared a
Located in the Lobby Alcove, of Carollers nomic delights, while enjoying 6pm on weekdays and 9am and sweet surprise and lavish meal
guests will find festive cookies, To order call 17115500. on December 24 from 7pm to the festive tunes of carol singers 8.30pm on weekends, children for December 16 and 17 at CUT
honey-glazed turkey-to-go and Throughout December, enjoy midnight. and vibrant entertainment by aged between four and 12 years and re/Asian Cuisine.
the signature yule log cake a lavish Festive Afternoon Tea Indulge your taste-buds with a live band. Children will also old can enjoy gingerbread house
straight from the hotel kitchen. featuring a host of seasonal succulent roast turkey complete have a visit and receive gifts making, candy hunts and more.
Take the stress out of cooking treats including mouth-water- with all the trimmings and from Santa Claus. Meanwhile, celebrate Bahrain
and treat your family to a ing honey-glazed turkey and festive sweet treats for BD35++ Meanwhile, CUT by Wolf- National Day on December 16
signature Four Seasons feast, smoked salmon sandwiches, as with soft beverages and gang Puck will host a lavish with a mouth-watering brunch
with turkey-to-go available for well as freshly baked ginger- BD45++ with a full beverage American brunch featuring menu at Bahrain Bay Kitchen
home delivery or pick-up until bread spiced cookies. package. traditional festive dishes from from 12.30pm to 3.30pm.
December 31. The Festive Afternoon Tea CUT by Wolfgang Puck 12.30pm to 3.30pm, priced at Younger family members will
Choose from turkey-to- will be served every daily will also host an unforgettable BD24++ including soft bev- enjoy National Day celebrations
go which includes chestnut
stuffing, turkey sauce, cranberry
Sarah lines up smart winter

chutney, mashed potato, Brussel
sprouts and carrots for eight
people for BD80++ or roast beef
with mashed potato, roasted
vegetables and rosemary sauce
collection for fashion-savvy

for BD20++ per kilo.
Alternatively, choose the
Honey-Baked Spiral Ham n Shaikh Khalid attendi
with mashed potatoes, roasted
60 exhibito
vegetables and apple sauce for
BD45++ for eight to 10 people.
S arah, known for its sensuous yet

affordable lingerie, launches its
festive Autumn/Winter 2017 col-
lection featuring a range of decorative,
detailed pieces.
for choco
It’s amazing how a woman’s self-es-
teem, perception of beauty and sensuali- A totAl of 60 local and interna-
ty change with the right inner wear. tional exhibitors will take part in
Sarah’s invigorated winter collection the Bahrain Chocolate and Coffee
delivers, with its very attractive range, Exhibition at Bahrain Interna-
tional Exhibition and Convention
the essence of feminine identity. Centre from December 7 to 9.
Sophisticated bras come with lace organised by Badayat, the
back features and pretty picot trims. event will be held under the pa-
A touch of provocation, with highly tronage of Bahrain tourism and
detailed, strappy party pieces that have Exhibitions Authority (BtEA)
a modern classic feel, available in both chief executive Shaikh Khalid bin
regular and curve ranges. Humood Al Khalifa.
A variety of undergarments are According to Bedayat chief
available, giving a complete look for the executive officer Yasmin Jamal,
exhibition participants are mainly
party season. from Bahrain, as well as the UAE,
Be naughty and nice with floral prints Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Tur-
in red and black in both regular and key, Azerbaijan, the UK, France
curves. and the US.
Choose from a range of nine items “the overwhelming success
that include a camisole and shorts, mak- n Arctic ... stay warm of the first edition last December
ing a full set – and the perfect holiday engaged more than 15,000 visitors
this holiday season and 51 participants. therefore,
gift. with a cute onesie
Meanwhile, the palette remains fash- this year looks to double this num-
ber to at least 30,000 visitors and
ion savvy, with the con- 100 exhibitors,” said Ms Jamal.
tinuation of deep blues She added that the exhibition
and the introduction of gathers all interested individuals
statement colours like including chocolatiers and entre-
dark green and charcoal. preneurs, and benefits them with
Sophistication is new investment opportunities in
crucial, keeping these the chocolate and coffee industry.
touches quiet as if barely the exhibition opens their eyes
there. Sarah’s Winter to the best chocolate products, ser-
2017 collection combines vices and equipment of regional
and international manufacturers
artistry and femininity and suppliers.
with lace bralettes and Furthermore, chocolate makers
slip dresses, which feel and interested investors will gain
exactly how they look – an ideal platform to strengthen
heavenly. their productive partnerships and
Walk a bit taller, add a business relationships and explore
bit more sway and bring new horizons in the chocolate
on the sass in your step. industry and trade.
It’s exactly what wom- n Caribou ... comfort meets style with last year’s event saw Industry,
Commerce and tourism Minister
en want. the Autumn/Winter 2017 collection Zayed Al Zayani attend, where
he paid tribute to the dedicated
ure by STEPHANIE SUTCLIFFE
Forum to shed light on value-added tax

MANAMA: Keypoint, a Bahrain-based val- “We are still talking to businesses in discussions and sector-focused workshops our VAT chat.
ue-added tax (VAT) specialist, is hosting Saudi Arabia and the UAE who have not led by senior members of Keypoint’s spe- “The opportunity to learn from key
a full-day “VAT chat” on Tuesday, less yet started to prepare their people, their cialist VAT team. decision makers who are going – or have
than a month before VAT is introduced in systems and their technology for VAT,” George Campbell, an associate director been – through the implementation pro-
Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Mr Khadir said. in Keypoint’s VAT practice and one of cess will be welcomed by many.”
The event to be held at the Downtown “However, although we are now very the very few chartered tax advisers in Sector-specific workshops on import
Rotana in Manama, will start at 9am and late in the day, there are still strategies the GCC, welcomed the opportunity to and export industries (including retail),
end at 4.30pm. that companies can adopt that will at least highlight his team’s deep and broad VAT major projects (focused on the oil &
gang Puck Mubeen Khadir, who heads Keypoint’s mitigate some of the challenges of VAT expertise. gas and real estate & construction sec-
tax practice, welcomed the opportuni- and – importantly – lay the foundations “As we move quickly towards January tors) and financial services (featuring
Additionally, indulge on ty to update key decision makers from for VAT compliance, albeit not making 1, it is important that businesses learn banking and insurance) cover many of
this special day at Bay View businesses across the GCC on recent leg- them fully compliant by January 1, 2018. not just from the mistakes of others – but the GCC’s industries that will be most
Lounge, while enjoying scrump- islative developments, such as the final The Keypoint seminar, which has met from the successes of others. significantly affected by VAT – due to
tious Bahraini inspired Arabic release last week of the UAE’s executive with significant demand, has been devel- “That is one of the reasons we be introduced in Saudi Arabia and the
regulations. oped as a modular programme with panel have built two panel discussions into UAE on January 1.
VIVA network upgrade to

dessert buffet on December 16
from 3pm to 9pm for BD8++.
Four Seasons Bahrain Bay
will illuminate in sparkling red
and white lights from 6pm on
December 16. Call 17115500
for further information.
improve online experience

MANAMA: VIVA Bahrain has achieved
another network breakthrough with the
and speed consistency, as well as other important
factors such as capacity, current usage and histor-
Al Wetaid.
“We’re very proud of marking this break-
successful deployment of the world’s first ical reliability of the routes. through with Noction; an international tech-
Intelligent Routing Platform (IRP) powered by Following the real-time scan, Internet traffic nology provider that not only shares the same
Noction – the leading international provider of is immediately routed through the best-identified values and high-quality standards as VIVA, but
path, bypassing congestion and outages, enhanc- also caters to the customer-centric, digitally-led
network routing software. ing user experience on latency-sensitive appli-
The upgrade looks to enhance VIVA custom- direction that VIVA’s focusing on.”
cations such as e-commerce, VoIP and media The Noction-powered solution comes as a
ers’ online experience by instantly screening streaming, and minimising network downtime.
ing last year’s exhibition thousands of Internet destinations and intelli- second layer upgrade to VIVA’s new Customer
The solution also provides comprehensive
gently rerouting inbound and outbound Internet Excellence Centre, which is equipped with real-
ors sign up
analytics as well as real-time insights, allowing
traffic based on quality-focused metrics in a VIVA to identify routing anomalies and continu- time dashboards that detect degradations in ser-
matter of seconds. ously improve customer experience. vices even when there’s no technical fault in the
The new system is designed to optimise the “Lately, we’ve been strengthening our core network. VIVA has also recently deployed the
Internet’s standardised Boarder Gateway Protocol world’s first One Cloud core network, which
olate expo
operations with infrastructural upgrades that aim
(BGP) decision-making process. It works by first to empower our network capabilities and truly aims at paving the way for a cloud-based future
examining all available Internet routes for critical take our customer experience to new heights,” and bringing Bahrain one step closer to imple-
network performance indicators such as latency said VIVA Bahrain chief executive Ulaiyan menting the latest generation network. n Mr Al Wetaid
efforts.
Additionally, the first edition
was visited by VIPs, delegations,
officials and business people. Ithmaar Bank unveils first
contactless credit card
Ms Jamal said this year the
Chocolate and Coffee Exhibition
will feature industry-related train-
ing sessions to enhance expertise
and skills of Bahrainis in the field
and support national efforts to
promote the hospitality sector in MANAMA: Ithmaar Bank has countries – catering to the specific Solidarity General Takaful, a
Bahrain. launched a new Sharia-compliant needs of the affluent traveller seg- minimum repayment of only five
She added that the industry and contactless credit card with ment,” he said. per cent of the ending balance
trade of chocolate in Bahrain is Mastercard, a leading technology “The card reflects our com- within 25 days from the statement
very popular. company in the global payments mitment to creating tailored date, and immediate access to
“The Bahrain Chocolate and industry. payment solutions that address Mastercard-enabled Automated
Coffee exhibition not only works The pioneering Ithmaar Bank the evolving needs of our card- Teller Machines (ATMs) around
to collect manufacturers and trad- World Credit Card, the country’s holders in the market,” said the world. In addition, Ithmaar
ers under one roof, but we aim to first contactless offering, is a result Pankaj Kathuria, area business Bank will also provide free sup-
establish an integrated plat- of the bank’s continuous commit- head, Northern Gulf, plementary cards to
form for the development of all ment to listen to, and deliver on, Mastercard. immediate family
elements of this sector, including customer expectations, it said. “The card is pow- members of the prima-
human resources,” she said. “Ithmaar Bank is determined ered by secure encryp- ry cardholder.
“Over the past two years with “What if we don’t change at all ... and to become the region’s premier tion technology that An additional
our chocolate and coffee makers, something magical just happens?” Islamic retail bank,” said Ithmaar consists of an embed- layer of security is
we have seen opportunities to Bank chief executive Ahmed ded computer chip embedded in the new
raise the presence of Bahrainis
Greece bailout deal

Abdul Rahim. with an antenna that credit card with the
in this field, not only as workers
but as business owners, either by “To do so, we continue to invest sends the transaction SecureCode authenti-
launching their own brands or heavily in developing our products signal wirelessly at a cation feature that pro-
by getting brand agencies global and services while also working small distance with- tects the card against
trade.” to be closer to our customers,” out direct contact fraud using One-Time
ATHENS: Greece and official approved by euro zone finance with the reader and Password (OTP) for
She added that the Bahrain he said.
creditors yesterday concluded ministers, scheduled to meet on “The Ithmaar Bank World the contactless device. online payment trans-
Chocolate and Coffee Exhibition talks on the review of its bail- December 4.
is a vital sector that is promising Credit Card allows customers to Payments can be made n Mr Abdul Rahim actions. The card also
to generate jobs that attract citi- out progress, reaching agree- “The institutions’ visit is com- make quick, secure payments with anywhere a cardholder enables users to accu-
zens and meet the government’s ment on fiscal issues, energy pleted, we closed the staff level just a tap of the card. The con- sees the contactless symbol on mulate Ithmaar Rewards loyal-
keenness to diversify national and labour market reforms, agreement,” Finance Minister tactless feature currently works at the terminal reader. This includes ty points with each transactions,
income sources. bad loans and privatisations, Euclid Tsakalotos said. regional and international points quick-service restaurants, con- which can be redeemed online on
Ms Jamal called upon all the country’s finance minister “We will present the agree- of sale, and will also be available venience stores, movie theatres, www.ithmaarbank.com/ithmaar-
employees and those interested in said. ment to Monday’s Eurogroup in Bahrain shortly,” Mr Abdul and more,” he said. rewards to 700 airlines, 150,000
the chocolate and coffee industry A deal between Greek offi- meeting.” Rahim said. It also offers access to exclu- hotels, car rental services, cash
to attend these training sessions, “The card also offers customers sive discounts through the back or donations.
in order to contribute and develop
cials and European Union and Once concluded, the review
International Monetary Fund will release about five billion enhanced privileges, including for Mastercard Buy 1 Get 1 appli- Customers can earn one
their careers, as well as identify example, unlimited access to over cation that includes dining, spas, Ithmaar Rewards loyalty point
new horizons. representatives on the country’s euros in loans from Greece’s entertainment and more offers, for every BD0.750 spent on pur-
900 airport lounges in more than
Visit www.chocoandcoffeeexpo. compliance with reforms and 86bn euro bailout programme, 450 cities across more than 135 free Life Takaful insurance from chases while using their card.
com for further information. future commitments must be its third since 2010.
Global industry leaders to gather for WIBC 2017

MANAMA: The 24th edition of World through the complexities of the global industry players.
Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC), financial system. Key features for WIBC 2017 include
the largest gathering of Islamic bank- CBB Governor Rasheed Al Maraj a conversation with distinguished
ing and finance leaders in the world, will inaugurate the conference and give Islamic finance veteran Adnan Ahmed
begins in Bahrain tomorrow. the keynote address. Yousif, chief executive and president,
The three-day forum, under the Other keynote speakers are Alex Al Baraka Banking Group on the
patronage of His Royal Highness Prime Tapscott, chief executive of NextBlock future course of the Islamic economy;
Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Global, co-author of Blockchain An interview with renowned Sharia
Khalifa, is being organised by Middle Revolution and founding member, scholar Sheikh Nizam Yaquby on cen-
East Global Advisors – a leading finan- IMF’s high-level advisory group on tralised Sharia boards, Sharia stand-
cial intelligence platform facilitating fintech, Taliya Minullina, CEO of the ardisation and fostering new genera-
the development of knowledge-based Tatarstan Investment Development tion of Sharia experts; Digital bank-
economies in the MENASEA mar- Agency and member of the Investment ing-focused panel on harnessing digital
kets, in strategic partnership with the Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, technologies to stay relevant; The CEO
Central Bank of Bahrain, at the ART n Dignitaries and officials at the 23rd WIBC and Xen Baynham-Herd, head of strat- Debate focused on increasing the mar-
Rotana Hotel in Amwaj Islands. with the conference’s vision to serve over 1,300 global industry leaders, pol- egy and lead economist – Blockchain. ket share and geographical footprint of
The theme for WIBC 2017 “Drivers as a compass for the global Islamic icy makers, innovators and stakehold- Delegates can also look for- Islamic banks; The Regulations Power-
of Economic Growth & Risks: finance and banking industry, and is ers, all focused on generating break- ward to networking and connecting Table on fostering synergies among
Robust economy ‘led by

Policymakers & Regulators”, is in line expected to draw participation from through insights that help navigate on a one-to-one basis with leading regulators, standard setters and global
financial regularities authori-
ties to further Islamic finance;
Panel discussions focusing on
dynamic capital markets, sus-
tainable, equitable and inclusive
growth, potential of disruptive
technologies, new horizons for
strong banking system’

Islamic finance, ESG, VAT,
the effect of the recent global
economic and political develop-
ments and more.
The 24th WIBC will also see
the launch of two major finan-
cial intelligence reports from
Thomson Reuters: The Islamic
Finance Development Report &
MANAMA: Bahrain’s economy is robust – supported business environment and financial stability. “It is also important to note that despite the lower con- The Islamic Commercial Law
by a strong banking system, declared the Central Bank “The International Monetary Fund also endorsed this tribution of the oil sector in Bahrain’s economy to 20pc, Report 2018, arming the indus-
of Bahrain (CBB) yesterday. policy in its Article IV review of the economy of Bahrain.” oil revenue is still the main source of income in the state try with critical insights going
The economy outperformed expectations this year, The CBB statement pointed out that overall economic budget, which provides continuous foreign exchange reve- forward.
despite lower oil prices and subdued regional growth, it growth in Bahrain posted an annual rate of 3.4 per cent for nues that can meet the cost of imports, financial transfers Delegates can also stay
said. the first half of the year, which was an improvement on and remittances. abreast of the latest updates on
The central bank was responding to Standard and Poor’s 3.2pc growth posted during last year. The CBB said Bahrain’s financial sector has performed the programme, network and
Global Ratings lowering Bahrain’s long-term foreign and The non-oil sector also posted a growth rate of 4.7pc in well over the years and the recent results of the banking connect with other delegates
local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘B+’ from “BB-’. the first half of 2017 compared to 4pc in 2016. sector reflect its strong liquidity and capitalisation. and speakers through Direct
The ratings agency said the downgrade reflected “This is a remarkable achievement in light of lower oil “The capital adequacy ratio of the banking sector Messaging, and engage in live
Bahrain’s weak external liquidity and increasing financial prices and subdued regional growth,” said the CBB. reached 19.8pc as of September 2017, well above the reg- interactive polling across all of
risk due to more limited access to international capital “This reflected the effectiveness of the government’s ulatory requirement. the session via WIBC’s digital
market financing. initiatives in gradually adjusting the fiscal imbalances and “Retail deposits continued to grow, reaching $45.1 bil- mobile app – Web Connect.
“In light of the recent Standard and Poor’s rating of the efforts in enhancing the overall legal, investment and lion in October 2017, increasing by almost 4.5pc compared Industry leaders will also be
Bahrain, the CBB wishes to state that Bahrain remains business environment.” to the same period in 2016. recognised for their excellence
committed to maintaining a fixed exchange rate regime The foreign direct investments also continued to grow, “Despite the current low oil price, the economy contin- through the WIBC Performance
with the US dollar,” said a CBB statement. reaching $695 million as of October 2017, compared to ues to grow with low inflation reflecting the government’s Awards 2017, the winners of
“This policy has provided a strong anchor for monetary $280m in 2016. ongoing initiatives to foster sound fiscal and economic which will be honoured at the
policy throughout the years and helped in creating a stable “This reflects the resilience of the economy. policies.” Gala Dinner on Tuesday.
Bin Faqeeh wins MEED’s ‘Real KHCB to list shares on Dubai

Estate Developer of Year Award’ bourse from December 19 MANAMA: Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) attracting more shareholders, which coincides with
has announced December 19 as the date to list its the bank’s direction towards expanding its share-
MANAMA: Bin Faqeeh said. shares on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) after holder base,” he said.
Faqeeh, a lead- “Since its incep- obtaining approvals from regulatory authorities The bank said, according to procedures adopted
ing Bahrain-based tion in 2008, Bin in Bahrain and the UAE, including the Central by DFM, the shareholders in the market must obtain
privately-owned Faqeeh has success- Bank of Bahrain, the DFM and the Securities and the investor’s number by filling out an application
real estate invest- fully established Commodities Authority. form along with all required documents approved
ment company, won itself as leaders in The listing process will be finalised during a by official authorities and submitting the appli-
special ceremony held at the DFM, in cation personally or through the elec-
MEED’s ‘Real Estate the market and the presence of bank chairman, board tronic services of the DFM or through
Developer of The gained promi- and management members, representa- licensed brokers in the market, and
Year 2017 Award’. nence regionally to tives of the authorities in the UAE, and shareholders must obtain the special
The company was become a key real media personnel. trading number through licensed inter-
selected out of 142 estate investor in A special presentation will be made mediaries.
regional firms which the Middle East. to the DFM’s brokers, introducing the For more information, shareholders
were shortlisted ear- “At the moment, bank, its services and innovative prod- can contact the Dubai Financial Market
lier in 25 award cat- we are focusing our ucts, as well as informing them of the Investor Service at 0097143055555 or
egories. efforts to create a details of its financial performance. via [email protected].
The award aims to bright future for The DFM listing process follows the Shareholders wishing to transfer their
recognise companies the real estate mar- approval of the bank’s general assem- shares to DFM should apply for a trans-
for their contribution ket in Bahrain by bly, last March. fer from the Bahrain Bourse to the mar-
n Mr Khalfan receiving the award “Throughout its history, DFM has ket by applying to the Bahrain Clear and
to the GCC’s economic launching premium
growth and success. and unprecedented real estate projects,” played an active role in providing com- in co-ordination with their registered
n Dr Al Mutawa
Ahmed Khalfan, head of marketing at Mr Faqeeh added. panies and banks with the opportunity broker in Bahrain Bourse.
to benefit from capital market components, whether For more information, shareholders can contact
Bin Faqeeh, received the award at a cere- The judges looked at how each indi- through consortiums required to execute growth Bahrain Clear Services at 0097317108833 or via
mony held at Conrad Hotel, Dubai. vidual company has contributed to this strategies, assessing their assets in a fair and trans- [email protected]
“We are very proud to win this prestig- success through its business achievements, parent trading environment, or improving relations The statement also pointed out that the percent-
ious award from MEED, which emphasises environmental sustainability programmes, with the investment community, both locally and age of shares allowed to be listed on DFM does not
our role as a leading real estate develop- workforce culture, innovative practices, internationally,” KHCB chairman Dr Ahmed Khalil exceed 10 per cent of the bank’s capital. The bank’s
er in the GCC,” Bin Faqeeh Real Estate and client service in delivering the region’s Al Mutawa said. shareholders who owned or will own 5pc and more
Investment Company chairman Faisal ambitious projects programme. “This listing will doubtlessly enhance the bank’s of the bank’s capital (directly or indirectly) cannot
market value, improving liquidity of shares and trade on the DFM.
COUNTRY SELL CASH SELL DRAFT
AUSTRALIA (Dollar) 0.2946 0.2922
BANGLADESH (Taka) 0.00483 0.00457
CANADA (Dollar) 0.3042 0.3010
CHINA (Yuan) 0.0568 0.0568
DENMARK (Krone) 0.0635 -
EGYPT (Pound) 0.0241 0.0218
EUROPEAN UNION (Euro) 0.4565 0.4540
HONG KONG (Dollar) 0.04970 0.04930
INDIA (Rupee) 0.00582 0.00589
INDONESIA (Rupiah) 0.00003017 0.00002854
IRAN (Tuman) 0.00010964 -
IRAQ (Dinar) 0.000300 -
JAPAN (Yen) 0.00354 0.003470
JORDAN (Dinar) 0.5362 0.5354
KOREA (Won) 0.00039472
KUWAIT (Dinar) 1.256 1.256
MALAYSIA (Ringgit) 0.0947 0.0945
NEW ZEALAND (Dollar) 0.2646 0.2646
NORWAY (Krone) 0.0477 -
NEPAL (Rupee) 0.00395 0.00367
OMAN (Riyal) 0.98220 0.98340 n Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Budget deal deadline looms

PAKISTAN (Rupee) 0.00366 0.00357
PHILIPPINES (Peso) 0.00768 0.00752
QATAR (Riyal) 0.10386 0.10381
SAUDI ARABIA (Riyal) 0.10065 0.10071 NEW YORK: Wall Street’s ald Trump warned on Twitter ranging from increasing ten- ager at Novato, California-based
SINGAPORE (Dollar) 0.2853 0. 2833 fear of missing out on a re- that “I don’t see a deal” to keep sions in North Korea to former Hennessy Funds, said a govern-
lentless rally appears to be the government open and work FBI director’s James Comey’s ment shutdown or the tax bill
SOUTH AFRICA (Rand) 0.02890 0.02880 trumping rising political risk past December 8, although the testimony to Congress that failing would prompt a swift
in a high-stakes December in White House said on Wednes- President Trump fired him to sell-off, but that rising consum-
SRI LANKA (Rupee) 0.00283 0.00246
Washington. day it did not see such an even- undermine the agency’s Russia er confidence would ultimately
SWEDEN (Krona) 0.0482 - The ticking clock on the Re- tuality. investigation. continue to push the market
publican Party’s efforts to cut Typically, the threat of a gov- On Friday, stocks sold off higher over the next year.
SWITZERLAND (Franc) 0.3951 0.3920 corporate taxes, alongside the ernment shutdown alone would on a report that former national “If I’m looking at a 10pc cor-
SYRIA (Pound) 0.001740 0.0018 risk that the US government prompt fund managers to move security adviser Michael Flynn rection, I’m a buyer,” he said.
may shut down if a budget deal more of their assets into cash. was prepared to tell investiga- The inaction is not limited to
TAIWAN (Dollar) 0.013100 - isn’t reached by December 8, is The benchmark S&P 500 lost tors that before taking office the stock market.
increasing the levels of politi- 2.6 per cent in the eight trading Trump had directed him to make Christopher Ryon, a munici-
THAILAND (Baht) 0.011780 0.011770
cal risk for investors – but they days before the last govern- contact with Russians. Howev- pal bond fund manager at Santa
TURKEY (Lira) 0.1029 - have yet to really react. ment shutdown er, shares quick- Fe, New Mexico-based Thorn-
UK (Sterling) 0.5174 0.5144
“Right now the market is
assuming that everything will
in 2013, and
has declined WEEK AHEAD ly pared those
losses.
burg Investment Management,
said that the Republican tax
UAE (Dirham) 0.102850 0.102870
work out, but you’ve got a tre- an average of Despite his bill could reduce the size of the
mendous number of moving 0.6pc during scepticism, Or- municipal bond market by 25 to
USA (Dollar) 0.37790 0.37800 parts,” said Phil Orlando, chief government shutdowns overall, lando has yet to move more of 30pc by limiting the ability of
equity market strategist at Fed- according to LPL Financial. his assets to cash, in large part stadiums, airports and private-
For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please erated Investors in New York. Debt limit concerns are like- because corporate earnings keep ly-financed toll roads to qualify
call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888. Alongside the back-and- ly to be put off until 2018 as the rising and should continue to do for tax-exempt status.
forth on taxes, Wall Street will US Treasury is expected to take so even if a tax package is not At the same time, there could
be watching a December 8 ex- steps to postpone any need for signed, he said. be an increased demand for
piration date for funding need- action by Congress. If the tax bill fails, Orlando municipal bonds if residents of
ed to keep the US government Yet with the benchmark S&P said he expected the S&P 500 high-tax states are no longer
open alongside the deadline 500 up nearly 18pc for the year to fall by as much as 10pc. He able to deduct their full state
1 US$ 1 UK Stg 1 SFR 100 Yen when the US Treasury hits its to date, some portfolio manag- would be a buyer in that case, and local property taxes, leav-
Bahrain 0.3770 0.5738 0.3829 0.3385 limit on borrowing; as well as a ers see a greater risk in stepping he said, because he expected the ing tax-free municipal bonds as
Kuwait 0.2855 31.7933 0.2900 0.2564 December 12 Special US Sen- to the sidelines. Throughout S&P 500 to reach 3000 within one of the few ways wealthy in-
Oman 0.3849 0.3790 0.3909 0.3456 ate election in Alabama. the year, the stock market has the next 18 months. vestors can reduce their taxable
Qatar 3.6420 3.5859 3.6990 3.2705 On Tuesday, President Don- rallied in the face of standoffs Brian Peery, a portfolio man- incomes.
UAE 3.6730 3.6164 3.7304 3.2983 As a result, Ryon is largely
Saudi 3.7500 3.6923 3.8087 3.3675 sitting on his hands, ignoring
both lower-rated bonds that
have rallied as investors have
D reached for yield and triple A
Rates are in Bahrain Dinars 1 tola 187.000 I rated bonds that look “on the
8gm coin 22k 118.500 rich side,” he said.
8gm coin 21k 111.000
5 tola 918.000 L “There are a whole lot of
10 tola 1,816.500
1gm (24 carat) 18.500 B unintended consequences at-
2.5gm 43.500 1kg 15,536.000 tached to this legislation,”
5gm 82.500 1kg silver 224.500 E Ryon said.
10gm 161.500 1/2kg silver 123.500 R “This is going to be an inter-
20gm 319.000 esting couple of weeks where
50gm 790.500
t$PVSUFTZ#FY.POFZ#BISBJO T we will really see how the sau-
100gm 1,574.500 &YQSFTT&YDIBOHF8--5FM
1 ounce 493.500 17-275-275
sage gets made.”
Almoayed Wilhelmsen Taurus OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East January 8 MSC Splendida - 05 Cruise Vessel due from Cruise Vessel March 28
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YM Pine OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 18 Exports from Bahrain Emirates Wafa - 01748Emirates due from EGLX December 29
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36900435, 17246710 Court Directorate
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for villas/ Houses using new Letter No. CS3001012561 Mail Reference: MJ161010031BH
technology @ just BD25/- Call Date: 08/03/1439 Name: one of the daily newspapers
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Business MARBLE RESTORATION:
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Grinding, leveling, filling &
IPEST CONTROL. General crystal finish polishing. NEW Case No. 01/2017/00944/6
RESTAURANT FOR Sale Pest, Anti-Termite and TECH 17246710, 36900436
in Segaya. Fully equipped. Bed Bugs Control. Tel. REMOVAL SERVICES Summons Publication
Tel. 36661971 17811233 & 66390870 Household/ office furniture
Plaintiff: Farnoosh Golko represented by Lawyer / Aaref Taqi
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BAHRAIN PEST packing, moving & general

ITY
Address: Through lawyer

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RECOVERY AL-TAWFEEK HIGH Case Subject : Travel Ban
Pressure Jetting, Skip &
Tanker Services: Drainage Urgent Matters Court hereby notify the aforementioned
Dine-out Block Clearing and tank
defendant that in case of default to appear personally or to be
cleaning, Trash Disposal
NEW YEAR’S Eve dinner, The Do you, or somebody Services and Emptying represented by an attorney in session of 05/12/2017, the court
Country Club, Brenigan’s or you know, have a problem Septic Tanks. Tel Toll-free: shall proceed the legal actions.
the Outpost restaurants. A la with alcohol? 80001130; inquiries@ Notice
Carte menu, with special offer altawfeek.net Judge of Urgent Matters Court - First
on champagne and wines. AL MEHZA CLEANING
Alcoholics Anonymous
Intimate, personal, advance
reservations encouraged. Tel. (AA) in Bahrain can help.
& Pest Control, Carpet
Shampooing, Sofa, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
+97317593593; email: office@ Cleaning, Marble Polishing
countryclubbahrain.com Some two million men and Tel. 39697995, 39239098.
MIC PEST CONTROL. 1.
women worldwide are Cleaning/ Pest control. 2.
currently being supported Female Cleaners available.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company BSC (Closed) hereby invites tender for the following:
in their sobriety in AA. Tel. 39425995, 33390539.
BASMA One Time Cleaning
Villas, Flats & Buildings.
Call us anytime on Beauty Call Mobile: 36026706
(+973) 17530020 BASMA CLEANING
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services. Al Murjan Centre, 17729172, 39457056. LAB
every evening of the week in Juffair. Tel: 17811363 MRC PEST CONTROL
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member, International Interested Suppliers with proven experience in providing the above services may contact
http://mercaa.com/bahrain-meeting-list/
standard. Tel. 17827128, Bapco Procurement Department at the Refinery on Telephone 17752995/ 17755845/
39662532 17755438 / 17757054/ 36027245 to obtain the appropriate tender documents after
AL-TAWFEEK AC Repairs depositing the non-refundable tender fees as specified above in Bapco’s bank account. Tender
& Maintenance/ Annual Documents can be collected from Porta Cabin No.118 (Procurement Department – Tendering
Maintenance Contract for Unit) located outside the Refinery, on the corner of the road, close to the Contractor’s Gate
Chillers, Package Units, from Sunday 3rd Dec 2017 to Wednesday 20th Dec, 2017 between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Music Split & Window ACs. Call (Sunday to Wednesday only). Vendors should deposit full contact details with the Procurement
80001130, 36040800,
Department. An Initial Bond should be enclosed for the amount specified above or 1% of the
BAHRAIN MUSIC [email protected]
Car-Hire INSTITUTE- Morning + AL-TAWFEEK REMOVALS bid value, whichever is lesser, payable by a Certified Cheque, Manager cheque, letter of
evening classes, all ages, & General Cleaning & guarantee or insurance policy. The bond shall remain valid throughout the tender period
TRANS AUTO RENTAL, attractive fees. Tel. 17721999. Pest Control: Household, specified in the relevant tender documents.
best rate, best cars. Office Furniture, Carpet • Quotation should be deposited in the tender box provided at the Bapco Refinery North
24 hours service. Tel: Upholstery shampooing, Gate Security Office Reception, before 03.00 pm on the tender submission date.
17329303, 39737400. Floor cleaning and Pest
TOORANCO RENT-A- control against all flying & • This tender is subject to the provisions of Legislative Decree No.36 of 2002 with respect to
CAR, Juffair, American crawling insects. Tel. Toll- Regulating Government Tenders & Purchases and the Legislative Decree No.37 of 2002
Alley. Affordable daily/ Free: 80001130; inquiries@ with respect to the Tender Law’s implementing regulations.
weekly/ monthly rates. Tel: altawfeek.net
• The following conditions shall be complied with:
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Exhibition Tel. 17311883, FIXING/ REPAIR all types
Adliya Tel. 17714484. Juffair of satellite channels- British,
pictures 2. Submit quotations on Form No.Bapco 3499/2(5/99).
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available on 3. Enclose a copy of Certificate of Compliance with the Employment Percentage for
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TOORANCO
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SUVs, Drop of services. could have been reading
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a classified Contractors will be subject to successful pre-qualification.
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BRAND NEW Building
A New Vision of
luxury FF flat with balcony, Star Real Estate. Tel:
in Um Al Hassam, BD525/- inclusive. Tel. 39886004, 17298214
behind British club. 36660844, 39666100. 3BHK, 8 brand-new
2 bedroom flat:
Luxury in Juffair!
JURDAB SPACIOUS 3BR flats, available for rent
BD275/- BD250/- villa in compound with all suitable for executive staff
1 bedroom flat BD250/-. facilities BD600/- BD700/- accommodation. Star Real
owner. Tel. 36786666 Estate. Tel: 39886004,
For Sale All flats with big hall,
closed kitchen, 2 STORE/ WORKSHOP for rent 17298214
STUDY TABLE + Chair,

bathrooms, laundry
room, balcony & carpark.
at Salmabad with mezzanine
floor. Star Real Estate. Tel:
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
for rent in Gudaibiya Freehold apartments
starting at BD 51,000/-
Bunkbeds, Lockers, Office 39886004, 17298214 suitable for clinic/ office.
& Household furniture, Sofa, Tel: 39919944, L A B O U R Star Real Estate. Tel:
32328333, 32239009
Banquet Chairs. MANAMA
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39886004, 17298214
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cabins available for sale or 115sqm-15000sqm, Hidd, Sitra, available at Gudaibiya, 39886004, 17298214 building amenities:
hire. Site offices, executive Salmabad. Tubli 39668272. suitable for executive staff 2BHK FLAT available at • 24 hour reception desk
bathrooms, maid’s room, MAHOOZ 3BR villa BD700/- accommodation, brand new Salmabad suitable for staff and security services
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and so on. Tel: 17728340 or BD550/-. Tel. 34688786 17298214. 17298214 • Multi-purpose hall
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• 300 meter walking trail
BRANDED RESTAURANT SEEF: FURNISHED,
equipment for sale, excellent Executive Staff accommoda- • 2 swimming pools
condition. Tel: 37199950
CAFE/ BAKERY closing
tion, full buildings 7 flats 3BHK
& 16 flats 2BHK for Hotels & 1. EXECUTIVE OFFICE SPACE UP TO • Cinema room
• Children’s recreational facilities
down. All equipment and Corporate client- One cheque. 250SQM. AT BAB AL BAHRAIN. • Tennis Court
interior furniture for sale. Tel. 38413522, 38838401.
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BUYING & SELLING home/
office furniture, bedroom set,
accommodation, 15 rooms
BD2500/-. Riffa 32 flats 2BR/ SHOE, MANAMA For more information, contact
sofas, fridges, AC, treadmill &
appliances, GULF AUCTIONS
24rooms BD6500/- Askar Land
for rent 10,000sqm BD3500/-
3. OFFICE SPACE AT GUDAIBIYA Star International Real Estate
T: +973 17 298 210
CONTACT TEL. 33132406
W.L.L. Tel. 17727011, BD7000/-, Gudaibiya shop
[email protected] BD250/- Tel. 39459826
AQUARIUM, TREADMILL, JUFFAIR FONTANA 3BR
office table & chairs, fridges, with 4 bathrooms, FF, 2
cookers,
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Seef Era Tower 1BR FF sea
RIFFA VILLAGE
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[email protected] 36329900
STYLISH BIG 4 rooms • Anchor Store in operation
Commercial Flat for rent in • Spaces Ideal for Coffee Shops, Banks,
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Built-up area 143 sq.m Built-up area 94 sq.m apartment Built-up area 139 sq.m 3 bedroom apartment
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Ref. AP482 Ref. AP467 Ref. AP440 Plot area 482 sq.m Price BD 95,000/- Built-up area 176 sq.m
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LAGOON - RIFFA VIEWS: HIDD: SEEF BUSINESS Ref. VI481 Ref. AP444
CENTER:
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Built-up area 472 sq.m
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Price BD 500/- built-up area 214 sq.m Price BD 750/-
open kitchen, behind Mc Donald
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Tubli, SF + parking BD350/-
inclusive. Tel. 39007575 Ref. AP443 PEARL - PORTA REEF - REGENT TOWER -
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BD220/-. Tel. 33630857 2 bedroom apartment JUFFAIR: apartment
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n The 8-and-under finalists with tournament organisers
Hashim claims title

HasHim al Toobli downed shikesh sonawane, ahmed Riyaan, Zayn
Brave looks to
boost support
Hussain Jalil 7-3, 6-7, 7-4
in the final to claim the
8-and-under category title of
siddiqi, Vyom Gupta, Hamza moussa –
earned themselves a place in the follow-
ing day’s quarter-finals by topping their
from sponsors
Bahrain Tennis academy (BTa) Junior respective groups. BRaVE Combat Federation is
Tennis Tournament held at Dilmun Club implementing steps focused on
in saar. Format market orientation and sponsor-
in the semi-finals, Hussain and Players took part in a round-robin ship relations leading to 2018.
Hashim beat James Colkitt and ab- format competition in four groups, During the year of opera-
dulaziz al-Betairi respectively to set the after which the top two players from tions, the international mixed
stage for a final showdown in this tour- each group progressed to the quar- martial arts promotion based in
nament organised by BTa. ter-finals. Bahrain has partnered with in-
in the play-off for third and fourth Players wishing to compete in the next ternational and domestic brands
place, James narrowly overcame ab- tournament should contact the Director in their flagship show.
dulaziz 10-8. at [email protected] or it has also partnered with key
meanwhile, in the 10-and-under cate- join the Facebook group “Bahrain Junior celebrities in the Kingdom of
gory, eight players – Rohan mukherjee, Tennis Players” for information about Bahrain and aired in Bahrain Na-
Super Soccer ‘A’

Joseph Bromyard, Ekene ayadiuno, Ru- upcoming tennis events. tional Television apart from being
telecasted in 84 nations to rough-
ly 833 million house holds.
The Bahrain-based sports
media property has internation-
ally attracted a number of prop-
ositions and collaborative com-
munications for the year 2018.
The implications also result-
ed in Brave Combat Federation
strengthening diplomatic rela-
tions with athletes and initia-
bag futsal crown

tives appreciated by ambassa-
dors and diplomats.
This will result in Brave
hosting events in more geo-
graphical locations during the
year 2018 featuring internation-
al superstars.
During Brave 9: The Kingdom
of Champions, Brave Combat
Federation projected Bahraini
musicians, artists, brands and me-
dia to the global forefront.
The initiative featured prom-
inent sponsors including Coca
suPER soccer ‘a’ and min- Cola, K Hotel, mercedes Benz
istry of Youth and sports ‘a’ to name a few.
team were crowned champi-
ons of the Futsal and 3-on-3
Basketball Championships,
respectively, at the inaugural Batelco karting
team complete
Bahrain Women’s Day sports-
fest 2017 held on Friday.
some exciting and neck-and-
neck competition were staged
at um al Hassam sports Com-
plex, where young teams bat-
double victory
tled it out in two of the most B aT E l C O
popular sports in the Kingdom. team registered
in futsal, eight teams were two fine victories in the second
involved in a well-contested round of the 3-Hour Endurance
tournament, but it was super Race Karting Championship
soccer ‘a’ held at Bahrain internation-
and Tekkers n Futsal champions Super Soccer ‘A’ team with officials at the awarding ceremony al Karting Circuit (BiKC) in
who made sakhir yesterday.
it to the ti- Batelco came first in the
tle decider. General Classification category
The game ahead of second-placed Go Go-
was a thrill- saibi and third-placed ithmar
ing affair Bank.
between the Completing Batelco team’s
two sides, double glory was their victory
and eventu- in the Professionals category,
ally it was beating Zain Racing 1 and ice
super soc- Racing, who finished second
cer ‘a’ who n Bahrain Olympic Committee board members and third, respectively.
e m e r g e d Bader Nasser and Shaikha Hayat honour the best in the National Teams cat-
victors 3-2. players of the futsal tournament egory, Go Gosaibi reigned su-
Hajer al ansari was declared followed by the quarter-finals n 3-on-3 basketball winners, the Ministry of Youth, and Sports ‘A’ team preme beating runners-up Zain
top scorer, Dana al Noor was and semi-finals. by ‘Out of the Box’ and under cials, presented trophies and oth- she also noted the contribu- Racing 2 and Beesa Racing.
the best goalkeeper, while The ministry of Youth and the patronage of shaikha Ha- er awards to the winning, in addi- tions of Her Royal Highness
sama amjad was the best over- Sports ‘A’ made it to the final after yat bint abdulaziz al Khalifa, tion to individual prizes winners. Princess sabeeka bint ibrahim Victorious
all player. all three received in- a tough 9-7 win over alba, while board member of the Bahrain shaikha Hayat congratulat- al Khalifa, wife of His majesty ithmaar Bank dominated the
dividual prizes. ministry of Youth and sports ‘a’ Olympic Committee (BOC) ed Bahrain women they have the King and Chairwoman of Companies category with Red
The 3-on-3 basketball was team defeated its ‘C’ team 8-5 and chairwoman of Women’s achievements over the past the supreme Council for Wom- Lion Racing 2 finishing second
also well contested with more to set-up the title clash. In the fi- sport Committee, and with the years, thanks to the continued an, and thanked ‘Out of the and Redline third.
than 12 teams vying for the nal, the ‘a’ team defeated the ‘B’ full support of BOC. support of His majesty King Box’ for its remarkable efforts Twenty-one teams took part
crown. The teams were divid- squad 9-7 to lift the trophy. shaikha Hayat, along with Hamad and the kingdom’s gov- in bringing this event in co-op- in the race that lasted three
ed into four groups, which was The event was organized festival organisers and other offi- ernment. eration with BOC. hours.
The first round was held on
National Swimming Day Championship set

Nov 4, while the third is set for
Feb 9 next year.
shaikh mohammed bin sal-
man al Khalifa awarded tro-
phies to the winners.
The Bahrain Swimming Federa- ment will ultimately lead to the success of the event he pointed out that the Organising Committee He praised the high level of
tion is organising the 7th National at all levels. has invited teams from Bahrain and other GCC organisation of the champion-
Swimming Day Championship under the patron- Meanwhile, the Organising Committee an- countries to take part. ship and the strong competition
age of BSF president Shaikh Mohammed bin nounced the programmes of the championship, Al Malki noted that the event will be open to wishing all teams and karters
Ibrahim Al Khalifa from December 15 to 16. which will cover five age groups – 10 years, 11 to citizens and expats alike, and welcomed all to success in future races.
The two-day event will take place at Khalifa 12 years, 13 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years, and adults participate. shaikh mohammed also
Sports City in Isa Town and marks Bahrain’s from 18 years and above. Al Maliki said the technical committee has lauded the efforts of the Bah-
National Day and his Majesty King hamad’s On his part, member of the Board of Directors approved the programme for the competition, rain motorsports association
accession day. of the Bahrain Olympic Committee and director of which features morning and evening sessions, and as well as the chairman of the
Shaikh Mohammed praised the efforts of the the tournament Omar Al Malki said the associ- includes various competitions – including 100m, international Karting Commit-
Organizing Committee of the championship, ation is fully prepared to organise the seventh 200m and 50m meters freestyle, backstroke and tee’s Board of Directors, shaikh
stressing that the continuous work and commit- National Day of International Championship. breaststroke. abdullah bin isa al Khalifa.
Email: [email protected] BAHRAIN SPORT Gulf Daily News Sunday, 3rd December 2017 21
Esa triumphs in showjumping event second round

alI Esa claimed
the grand prize in
the second round
of the Bahrain
Equestrian and Endurance Fed-
eration (BREEF) Showjumping
Championship held at the Mili-
tary Federation arena.
Esa dominated the round
which featured obstacles of
125m in height, clocking 53.93
seconds in this championship
held under the patronage of Su-
preme Council for Environment
vice president, and Bahrain Roy-
al Equestrian and Endurance
Federation president Shaikh
Faisal bin Rashid al Khalifa.
Finishing second was ahmed
Mansour, who completed the
main event in less time (47.47
seconds), but committed four
faults.
ahmed akbar came third in n The winners show their trophies. Right, a rider attempts to clear the fence
53.45 seconds and fourth place Meanwhile, Eiad ahmed letes, picking up 44 points at a ond in 43.13 seconds with an rounded out the podium placers Elsewhere, Fadel al Hadad
went to Basil al Dosari who was bagged the title of the fourth time of 42.55 seconds. equal number of points with with 44 points also, but at 48.55 won the third competition for
HAYA BOSA
almost one second behind akbar. competition for advanced ath- Nidal abdulnabi came sec- the winner, while ahmed Esa seconds. amateur athletes.
ON TOP
n Participants suspend themselves in the air. Below, Bahrain’s Fatima Al
Khalifa in action in the Freestyle category. Pictures – MAHMOOD AL SALEH
Haya Bosa shone brightest Dennis Praet from Belgium,

at the start of Flight Fight- while Julien Degen, Guillaume
ers 2017 Indoor Skydiving Bernier, Mathieu Bernier and Freestyle champion Kyra Poh the finals which take place to-
competition yesterday at Roy Janssen of France form the stole the spotlight with a fantas- day.
Gravity Indoor Skydiving Weembi High Rollers side. tic performance and freestyle More than 60 male and female
wind tunnel. In the 4-Way aa category, routine that put her in the lead. athletes from around the world
World champions in 4-Way Bahrain 1 team were in the lead The atmosphere during the are taking part in the event,
FS aa, Haya Bosa took a two- by 26 points, while in 4-Way competition on the first day was which comes as part of Gravity’s
point lead against Weembi VFS, SDC Core were on top. In very enjoyable, filled with a fun preparations to host the third FaI
High Rollers at the end of the the 4-Way Dynamic, Windoor spirit. World Cup of Indoor Skydiving
first day rounds of this two-day and Fire Meets Gravity were in Flight Fighters is witnessing in October next year.
international event. tight battle. a great number of spectators Sports enthusiasts are en-
Making up Haya Bosa team In 2-Way Dynamic, Win- taking enjoyment in watching couraged to attend the sporting
are David Grauwels, andy door were in the lead, while in the variety of performances by event, which is open to all for
Grauwels, Jeroen Nollet and Freestyle & Solo Speed, Junior the competitors, anticipating free.
Ministry win
DEFENDING champions
Ministry of Works and Munici-
Gulf Diwaniya bag title
Gulf Diwaniya defeated KMCC Bah- Diwaniya), Best Setter (Jayalal,Arabco, Saudi),
palities will take on alba as the rain 25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-8 to Best libero (Ratheesh, Arabco, Saudi) and
Companies and Establishments win the title of the BKS-Optima Inter- Player of the Match (Ajithlal, Gulf Diwaniya).
Football league 2017-2018 season kicks national Volleyball Tournament held at The tournament’s sponsors are Optima
off today at 5.30pm at Bapco Club in BKS Open ground on friday. (Title Sponsor), Gulf Diwaniya Hotel Group,
awali. The win earned Gulf Diwaniya a cash prize KMCC, Gulf fencing, BMMI and Yummi Ice
a total of eight teams – Garmco, Kah- of $3,000, while KMCC Bahrain took $1,500 Cream.
rama, Bapco, Gulf air, Tatweer, Ministry as runners-up prize. Samajam general secretary N K Veeramani
of Works and Municipalities, Bapco and Individual awards were also given by organ- thanked guests, sponsors and spectators to
GPIC – are competing this year. n Gulf Diwaniya receive the trophy isers such as Best Striker (Vipin George, Gulf the tournament.
22 WORLD SPORT
Arsenal go down
Gulf Daily News Sunday, 3rd December 2017 Email: [email protected]
Barcelona and
Real held by
gutsy rivals
MADRID: Real Madrid
to gallant United
remain eight points
adrift of Barcelona at the
top of La Liga after fail-
ing to break down Athletic Bilbao
in a 0-0 stalemate early this morn-
ing as captain Sergio Ramos saw
the 24th red card of his career.
Earlier, Celta Vigo became
the first team this season to take
points off Barcelona at the Nou
Camp in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
Atletico Madrid took ad-
vantage of Barca’s stumble as
Antoine Griezmann’s winner
LONDON: Manchester Unit- against his former club two
ed held on with 10 men after minutes from time earned a
Paul Pogba’s late dismissal to hard-fought 2-1 win over Real
beat Arsenal 3-1 in a pulsating Sociedad to move to within six
game yesterday at the Emirates Sta- points of the leaders.
dium on a day when Liverpool and Real are now tied for fourth
Chelsea also kept up the heat on Pre- with Sevilla, who beat Deport-
mier League leaders Manchester City. ivo 2-0 on the day their coach
With Pep Guardiola’s free-flowing side Eduardo Berizzo was released
not in action until today, second-placed from hospital just four days af-
United closed the gap at the top to five ter undergoing an operation on
points with a thrilling display that belied a cancerous prostate tumour.
manager Jose Mourinho’s reputation as Celta have been a bogey side
overly defensive away from home. for Barca in recent years, beat-
While goals from Antonio Valencia ing the Catalans once in each of
and Jesse Lingard inside 11 minutes, and the past three seasons.
a further second-half strike from Ling- A positive start from the Gali-
ard, showed United at their best, Pogba’s cians on Celta boss Juan Carlos
crude ‘studs-up’ lunge at Hector Bellerin Unzue’s return to the Camp Nou,
revealed another side in the 75th minute. where he spent three years as Luis
The Frenchman deservedly received Enrique’s assistant, was rewarded
a straight red card and will miss three 20 minutes in when Aspas tapped
games, including next week’s derby home on the rebound after a stun-
against City. ning save from Marc-Andre ter
Until Pogba’s dismissal, everything Stegen had denied Maxi Gomez.
had looked perfect for United, for whom
David De Gea was outstanding and was
beaten only by Alexandre Lacazette just SOCCER RESULTS
n United’s Lingard,
after the interval. second from right, FRENCH LEAGUE
Liverpool took advantage of Arsenal’s scores against Arsenal Strasbourg 2 PSG 1
first home Premier League defeat in 13 Monaco 1 Angers 0
games to move fourth after thumping ho scored from a free kick and Brigh- two goals in a display that, according to the start of the second half. The goals Lille 1 Toulouse 0
Troyes 0 Guingamp 1
Brighton & Hove Albion 5-1. Juergen ton’s Lewis Dunk headed into his own Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez, made came early with Christian Kabasele’s Nice 3 Metz 1
Klopp’s side have now scored 15 goals net. With the visitors three up, Glenn the difference against a side who have opener for Watford cancelled out by Son Rennes 2 Amiens 0
in four away games in all competitions. Murray’s 51st-minute penalty was not now gone six games without a win. Heung-min. Sixth-placed Spurs are now GERMAN LEAGUE
The German made even more changes enough to spark Liverpool’s usual de- Hazard also provided a potent re- four points behind Liverpool and 15 Mainz 1 Augsburg 3
than his team scored goals, leaving out fensive jitters. minder of what England can expect adrift of leaders City. Bremen 1 Stuttgart 0
six of the side who beat Stoke City 3-0 Earlier, Chelsea came from behind when they face Belgium in the World Sam Allardyce and Alan Pardew Bayern 3 Hannover 1
in midweek. to sweep past Newcastle United 3-1 at Cup in Russia next year. both looked to deliver the new manager Hoffenheim 4 Leipzig 0
Liverpool were not weakened and Stamford Bridge. At Vicarage Road, Spurs clung on for bounce in their first match in charge for Leverkusen 1 Dortmund 1
Schalke 2 Cologne 2
after stand-in centre half Emre Can put After Dwight Gayle gave Newcas- a 1-1 draw with their near neighbours their clubs but only Everton collected ITALIAN LEAGUE
them ahead with a bullet header, Rober- tle the lead, Belgium’s Eden Hazard after Davinson Sanchez was sent off three points in a routine 2-0 win over Torino 1 Atalanta 1
to Firmino hit a double, Philippe Coutin- produced nine shots, six on target, and for elbowing Brazilian Richarlison at Huddersfield Town.
ENGLISH LEAGUE SCOTTISH LEAGUE WORLD RESULTS

Premiership The Championship Premier League BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association on Friday
Arsenal 1 Manchester United 3 Preston 1 QPR 0 Celtic 5 Motherwell 1 (home team in CAPS):
(Lacazette 49) (Valencia 4, Lingard 11, 63) Sheffield Wednesday 2 Hull 2 Hearts 1 Hamilton 1 UTAH 114 New Orleans 108
Brighton 1 Liverpool 5 Derby 1 Burton Albion 0 Partick 0 Hibernian 1 MIAMI 105 Charlotte 100
(Murray 51-pen) (Can 30, Firmino 32, 48, Coutinho 87, Sunderland 1 Reading 3 Ross County 0 Dundee 2 Sacramento 107 CHICAGO 106
Dunk 89-og) Bolton 3 Barnsley 1 St Johnstone 1 Kilmarnock 2 San Antonio 95 MEMPHIS 79
Chelsea 3 Newcastle 1 Millwall 3 Sheffield United 1 P W D L F A Pts OKLAHOMA CITY 111 Minnesota 107
(Hazard 21, 74-pen, Morata 33) (Gayle 12) Celtic 15 11 4 0 36 8 37 TORONTO 120 Indiana 115
Brentford 3 Fulham 1
Everton 2 Huddersfield 0 Aberdeen 15 9 3 3 23 18 30 Golden State 133 ORLANDO 112
Ipswich 4 Nottingham Forest 2
(Sigurdsson 47, Calvert-Lewin 73)
Bristol City 2 Middlesbrough 1 Hibernian 16 8 5 3 24 17 29 WASHINGTON 109 Detroit 91
Leicester 1 Burnley 0
Rangers 15 8 3 4 31 17 27
(Gray 6) League One Motherwell 15 7 2 6 22 21 23 GOLF
Stoke 2 Swansea 1
Bristol Rovers 2 Rotherham 1 Hearts 16 4 6 6 14 19 18 Second-round scores at the USPGA Tour Hero
(Shaqiri 36, Diouf 40) (Bony 3)
St Johnstone 15 5 3 7 16 23 18 World Challenge at Albany Golf Club, Bahamas
Watford 1 Tottenham 1 Southend 2 Oldham 0
Hamilton 16 4 5 7 23 26 17 on Friday (par-72, USA unless stated):
(Kabasele 13) (Son 25) FA Cup
West Brom 0 Crystal Palace 0 Dundee 16 4 3 9 17 26 15 132 - Charley Hoffman 69-63; 135 - Jordan Spieth
Kilmarnock 16 3 6 7 14 23 15 68-67, Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 66-69; 136 -
Notts County 3 Oxford City 2
P W D L F A Pts Ross County 16 4 3 9 14 24 15 Justin Rose (ENG) 68-68; 137 - Hideki Matsuyama
Port Vale 1 Yeovil 1
Man City 14 13 1 0 44 9 40 Partick 15 2 5 8 12 24 11 (JPN) 71-66, Tiger Woods 69-68, Francesco Moli-
Milton Keynes Dons 4 Maidstone United 1 nari (ITA) 69-68, Matt Kuchar 67-70, Rickie Fowler
Man United 15 11 2 2 35 9 35 Shrewsbury 2 Morecambe 0 Playing today:
Chelsea 15 10 2 3 28 12 32 67-70; 138 - Patrick Reed 72-66, Kevin Chappell
Forest Green Rovers 3 Exeter 3 Aberdeen v Rangers
Liverpool 15 8 5 2 33 19 29 68-70; 139 - Justin Thomas 69-70; 140 - Dustin
Fleetwood Town 1 Hereford 1 (3.30pm Bahrain time)
Arsenal 15 9 1 5 29 19 28 Johnson 68-72; 141 - Henrik Stenson (SWE) 70-
Gillingham 1 Carlisle 1 Division One 71; 142 - Alex Noren (SWE) 73-69, Kevin Kisner
Tottenham 15 7 4 4 23 13 25
Burnley 15 7 4 4 14 12 25 Stevenage 5 Swindon 2 70-72; 148 - Daniel Berger 75-73; 149 - Brooks
Watford 15 6 4 5 25 26 22 Bradford 3 Plymouth 1 Airdrieonians 2 Forfar Athletic 1 Koepka 71-78.
Leicester 15 5 5 5 20 20 20 Arbroath 1 Stranraer 2
Everton 15 5 3 7 19 28 18 SPANISH LEAGUE Ayr United
Queen’s Park
3
2
Albion Rovers
East Fife
2
1
ICE HOCKEY
National Hockey League on Friday (home team
Brighton 15 4 5 6 14 19 17
Southampton 14 4 4 6 14 17 16 Barcelona 2 Celta Vigo 2 Raith Rovers 2 Alloa Athletic 1 in CAPS):
Stoke 15 4 4 7 18 30 16 (Messi 22, Luis Suarez 62) (Aspas 20, Maxi Gomez 70) New Jersey 2 COLORADO 1
Newcastle 15 4 3 8 14 22 15 Atletico Madrid 2 Real Sociedad 1
Division Two Los Angeles 4 ST LOUIS 1
Huddersfield 15 4 3 8 9 26 15 (Filipe Luis 63, Griezmann 88) (Willian Jose 29-pen) Annan Athletic 2 Elgin City 0 WINNIPEG 7 Las Vegas 4
Bournemouth 14 4 2 8 12 16 14 Sevilla 2 Deportivo 0 San Jose 2 FLORIDA 1
Berwick Rangers 1 Stirling Albion 0
West Brom 15 2 7 6 12 21 13 Pittsburgh 4 BUFFALO 0
(Ben Yedder 45+1, Krohn-Dehli 79) Clyde 0 Montrose 0
Crystal Palace 15 2 4 9 8 25 10 Ottawa 6 NY ISLANDERS 5
West Ham 14 2 4 8 12 30 10 Athletic Bilbao 0 Real Madrid 0 Peterhead 3 Edinburgh City 0
NY RANGERS 5 Carolina 1
Swansea 15 2 3 10 8 18 9 Playing today:
(all Bahrain time)
Scottish Championship COLUMBUS 4 Anaheim 2
Playing today:
Bournemouth v Southampton Leganes v Villarreal (2pm) Dundee United 2 Dunfermline 1 SOCCER
(4.30pm Bahrain time) Getafe v Valencia (6.15pm) Greenock Morton 4 Brechin City 1 Australian championship:
Manchester City v West Ham Eibar v Espanyol (8.30pm) Queen of the South 0 Inverness 0 Newcastle Jets 1 Melbourne City 2
(7pm Bahrain time) Las Palmas v Real Betis (10.45pm) St Mirren 0 Dumbarton 1 Western Sydney 0 Brisbane Roar 2
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n Woods reacts to a
missed putt on the
12th green during
the second round
Woods tied for fifth after firing 68
NASSAU, Bahamas: Tiger Woods got “Now I have a chance to go out there and play holes. Then came the eagle at the par-five ninth
off to a fast start and briefly held the out- competitive golf again.” that pushed him to a one-stroke lead at the turn.
right lead in the second round of the Hero Charley Hoffman’s nine-under 63, which in- Another birdie at number 11 had him six-un-
World Challenge on Friday before finish- cluded 12 birdies, put him in command at 12-under for the day before he three-putted the par-
ing with a four-under-par 68, tied for fifth place, der 132, three strokes ahead of Jordan Spieth three 12th hole for his first bogey of the round.
as his long-awaited comeback continued in the (67) and England’s Tommy Fleetwood (69). Woods, who turns 42 on Dec. 30, delivered
Bahamas. pars for his next five holes before a bad drive
The solid effort, which included an eagle, four Fourth at the last left him in trouble and resulted in a
birdies and two bogeys, left the former world Fleetwood’s countryman Justin Rose (68) second bogey.
number one at seven-under 137 in his first tour- was alone in fourth on eight-under, with Woods “I still have a long way to go,” said Woods,
nament in nearly 10 months following spinal a stroke back alongside Matt Kuchar and Rick- who last won a tournament in 2013. “It’s going
fusion surgery. ie Fowler, who both shot 70s, Japan’s Hideki to take time, a lot more practice, a lot more train-
“I proved the surgery is successful and the re- Matsuyama (66) and Italy’s Francesco Molinari ing and more tournaments.”
hab is fantastic,” Woods told Golf Channel when (68). Hoffman also had a bright start with six bird-
asked about his play over the first two days of Woods, who had a 69 at the Albany course on ies and a bogey on the front nine and pulled
the elite 18-man event that features eight of the Thursday, made an impressive start to the sec- away on the back side with six more birdies and
India dominate
world’s top 10. ond round with birdies on three of his first four two bogeys.
Parkes stars
as Wales pip
South Africa
Sri Lanka
CARDIFF, UK: New
Zealander Hadle-
igh Parkes enjoyed
a dream debut for
Wales yesterday, his brace
of tries handing his adopted
country a 24-22 win, and third
successive home victory, over
South Africa.
Parkes, 30, was named at in-
side centre on the very day he
qualified for Wales after serv-
ing three years of residency and
l Kohli and Vijay

the Kiwi farmboy produced a
strong-running and skilful dis-
play as Wales looked like they
n India captain Kohli, might squander an 11-point
smash centuries
left, celebrates with half-time lead.
Vijay after the former
scores a century “It’s been amazing. A dream
against Sri Lanka come true,” man-of-the-match
Parkes said.
NEW DELHI: India’s run-machine Virat Kohli and “To be able to get a meat pie
in-form Murali Vijay smashed big centuries in a (try) and score a double on your
massive 283-run stand to deflate Sri Lanka on the debut is very special so I’m
opening day of the third and final Test yesterday. very happy.”
The tourists claimed two wickets in the morning session and two The victory meant Wales fin-
more in the final one but it otherwise was a microcosm of a series ished the autumn series with
dominated by the hosts as India scored at more than four runs an two wins, their scrappy triumph
over to reach 371 for four 4 at the close. over Georgia sandwiched be-
Kohli remained not out after a majestic 156, which contained 16 tween defeats by Australia and
fours and followed his 104 not out in the first Test in Kolkata and New Zealand.
213 in Nagpur. The 29-year-old also joined the 5,000-Test run club
in his 105th innings. RUGBY UNION
Rohit Sharma was on six at SCOREBOARD
the other end, with the hosts Wales 24 South Africa 22
chasing a record-equalling India Half-time: 21-10
M Vijay st Dickwella b Sandakan 155 Wales – Tries: Scott Williams
ninth consecutive Test series (5), Hadleigh Parkes (8, 33);
S Dhawan c Lakmal b Perera 23
win after Kohli won the toss. C Pujara c Samarawickrama b Gamage 23 Conversions: Leigh Halfpenny
Right-handed opener Lokesh V Kohli not out 156 (6, 9, 34).
Rahul made way for the A Rahane st Dickwella b Sandakan 1 South Africa – Tries: Warrick
left-handed Shikhar Dhawan R Sharma not out 6 Gelant (37), Handre Pollard (46),
as India, 1-0 up in the series, Extras (lb1, nb6) 7 Jesse Kriel (56); Conversion:
shuffled the top of their batting Total (4 wickets, 90 overs) 371 Pollard (38); Penalty: Pollard (31).
order for a third match in a row. Fall of wickets: 1-42, 2-78, 3-361,
Dhawan could not make the 4-365. “We wanted to finish 2017
Bowling: Lakmal 14-2-50-0, Gam-
most of the opportunity, though, age 17-6-68-1, Perera 21-0-97-1,
off for the fans,” said Wales
his attempted sweep shot off Dil- Sandakan 23-1-110-2 (nb6), De unstoppable as the right-hander by a leg glance and an imperi- shan Sandakan, one of the three skipper Alun Wyn Jones. “We
ruwan Perera finding Suranga Silva 15-0-45-0. scored at nearly a run a ball, ous pull in front of square. new faces in the Sri Lankan had two good halves against
Lakmal at deep square leg. treating the weekend crowd to Vijay brought up his 11th Test team, dismissed Vijay and Australia and New Zealand and
The opener made 23 before a Sri Lankan trap. Paceman some exciting shot-making. century with a ninth four, cele- Ajinkya Rahane stumped in suc- we had a purple patch from the
becoming the off-spinner’s 100th Lahiru Gamage stationed Sad- Gamage was on the receiv- brating the feat with a little jig. cessive overs in the final session. first whistle but we managed to
Test victim in a Sri Lankan record eera Samarawickrama at leg slip ing end of Kohli’s sublime The right-hander, who scored “We saw glimpse of what he finish on a high.
of 25 Tests, two less than spin and bowled the perfect delivery batting in an eventful 37th over 128 in Nagpur, hit 13 boundar- can do at the end, we wish it had “We’re disappointed with
great Muttiah Muralitharan. which Pujara tickled to the fielder when the batsman hit the bowl- ies in his elegant 155 before a come two sessions earlier,” bowl- some of the results, but we’re
Cheteshwar Pujara hit four to depart for 23. er for three boundaries – a drive lapse in concentration. ing coach Rumesh Ratnayake looking to change things and
boundaries before walking into Kohli, however, was simply through extra cover, followed Left-arm wrist-spinner Lak- said of Sandakan’s performance. come back stronger next year.”
De Grandhomme ton leaves Windies reeling

But question marks will surely
be raised over the future of Allis-
ter Coetzee, who has led South
Africa to wins over France and
Italy over the last two weekends,
WELLINGTON: New Zealand 66 for Nicholls on a day in which New but whose side have gone down
all-rounder Colin de Grand- SCOREBOARD Zealand scored 362 runs, lost seven wick- to record defeats by Ireland and
homme cracked his maiden Test West Indies first innings 134 (K Powell 42; Wagner 7-39) N Wagner b Chase 3
ets and left the West Indies exhausted. the All Blacks.
century off just 71 balls to leave New Zealand first innings (overnight 85-2) M Henry c Dowrich b Gabriel 4 De Grandhomme, who went to the “We’re very disappointed,”
the West Indies reeling at stumps on the T Latham c Roach b Holder 37 T Boult not out 2 crease when Nicholls was dismissed on admitted ‘Bok flanker Siya
second day of the first Test in Wellington J Raval c Dowrich b Roach 42 Extras (b4, lb2, nb13) 19 the second ball after tea, used the first Kolisi. “The way we started
yesterday. K Williamson c Hope b Roach 1 Total (for nine wickets, 127 overs) 447 delivery he faced from Miguel Cum- today wasn’t good enough and
It was the ninth fastest Test century R Taylor lbw Roach 93 Fall of wickets: 1-65, 2-68, 3-109, 4-236, 5-272, mins as a sighter and then smacked we didn’t have the patience.
of all time as de Grandhomme, in only H Nicholls c Gabriel b Cummins 67 6-281, 7-429, 8-437, 9-442. boundaries off the next two. We have to be more disciplined
his seventh Test, made light of a tiring M Santner b Cummins 17 Bowling: Gabriel 26-3-80-1 (7nb), Roach 19-5- It was big hitting with minimal risk at the end of the game and not
C de Grandhomme c Powell b Chase 105 73-3, Cummins 24-7-74-2 (4nb), Holder 27-7-85-
attack and plundered the boundary on a T Blundell not out 57 1 (2nb), Chase 23-2-83-2, Brathwaite 8-0-46-0.
as he raced to 99 and then reached his make silly mistakes. We have to
demoralising day for the West Indies. milestone century steering a Cummins be better than this next year.”
At stumps New Zealand were 447 for after a rollicking innings that included to de Grandhomme and Tom Blundell delivery wide of point for three. The match at the Principality
nine, holding a 313-run lead after the three sixes and 11 fours. Senior batsman adding 148 for the seventh. But in the following over he was de- Stadium came to life after five
West Indies were rolled for 134 in their Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls set the There was no sign of nerves from the ceived by a slower ball from Roston minutes, Northampton-bound
first innings. stage for an all-out attack with their 127- debutant Blundell who was unbeaten on Chase which was chipped to Kieran fly-half Dan Biggar twice pull-
De Grandhomme was out for 105 run stand for the fourth wicket which led 57 at stumps to go with Taylor’s 93 and Powell at long on. ing the strings to great effect.
Ferrari threat to leave F1 ‘serious’

ARESE, Italy: Ferrari pres- He reiterated that message yesterday at ment with Sauber expires in 2020-2021,
ident Sergio Marchionne a news conference to launch the new part- right when Ferrari could leave.
says the threat that the Italian team could nership between Alfa Romeo and Sauber. “We have to find a solution which is
leave Formula One is a “serious” one. “The dialogue has started and will con- good for the sport but we also have to be
Marchionne is unhappy with the sport’s tinue to evolve,” Marchionne said. “We clear on the things we can’t back down on.”
proposed 2021 engine rules, which were have time until 2020 to find a solution Ferrari is the only team to have compet-
revealed at the end of October, and has said which benefits Ferrari. The threat of Ferrari ed in every F1 season since its inauguration
that Ferrari could leave F1. leaving Formula One is serious. The agree- in 1950.
ENGLAND
n England’s Overton reacts after
diving to try and reach a catch
from Australia captain Smith
n Queiroz dares
Iran to ‘fire’ him
HONG KONG: Carlos Queiroz
ATTACK
has challenged Iran’s football
authorities to remove him from his
post as head coach of the country’s
World Cup-bound national team if
they do not appreciate his public
criticism of preparations for next
year’s finals in Russia.
Iran have been drawn to face
Queiroz’s native Portugal as well as
Spain and Morocco in Group B, but
the former Real Madrid coach has
renewed calls for the authorities to
FALTERS
do more to support his team’s bid
for a place in the second round.
“I’m here to say Iran needs special
local preparations,” the 64-year-
old said in a video posted on his
Facebook page after Friday’s
World Cup draw in Moscow.
“I don’t care about the threats
and what they have been trying
to do to stop me talking. The
Iranian fans deserve special World
Cup preparations. We need to
implement special preparations to
bring honour and pride. “They can
fire me, I don’t care, but it’s time
to express my opinion because the
Iranian fans deserve that.”
n De Jager and Atwal on top

BEL OMBRE, Mauritius: South
Africa’s Louis de Jager joined
overnight leader Arjun Atwal
of India at the top of the
leaderboard after the Mauritius
ADELAIDE: Craig remainder of a tense final ses- Khawaja for 53, leaving Smith, tomorrow. We’re pretty happy Open third round yesterday and
Overton made Aus- sion and will resume on day two SCOREBOARD whose unbeaten 141 was the dif- even though we didn’t quite get the pair will take a one-shot lead
tralia captain Steve as Australia look to build on ference between the sides in Bris- the rewards we wanted. We’ll into today’s final round of the
Smith his maiden Test their thumping 10-wicket vic- Australia first innings bane, to again carry the burden. come back tomorrow with a European Tour event in Domaine
C Bancroft run out (Woakes) 10 del Bel Ombre.
victim but England could not tory in the opener at the Gabba. D Warner c Bairstow b Woakes 47
With what sun there had new ball and hopefully take a
drive home their advantage “At the end of the day wheth- been long gone and the Ade- couple of early ones and then The 30-year-old De Jager hit
U Khawaja c Vince b Anderson 53 four birdies in a 67 to join Atwal
under the Adelaide lights and er you bat or you bowl, you’ve S Smith b Overton 40 laide Oval bathed in the bright we’ll be right on top.” on 13 under par after 54 holes.
the hosts finished the first day got to do it well,” Australia P Handscomb not out 36 artificial light, though, Overton The crowd of 55,317 was a The Indian had carded a course-
of day-night Ashes cricket on batsman Usman Khawaja said. S Marsh not out 20 found the perfect length with an record for cricket at the ground, record 62 in the first round.
209 for four yesterday. “I wouldn’t say we’re streets Extras (lb3) 3 off-cutter and Smith played on bettering the 50,962 that packed Dylan Frittelli of South Africa
It was the story of the day ahead but I’d say we’re pretty Total (4 wickets; 81 overs) 209 for 40 - his bails flashing red as into the ground for the second and Miguel Tabuena from the
for the tourists after captain Joe happy with four for 200. It’ll all Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-86, 3-139, they flew into the night air. day of the 1933 “Bodyline” Test. Philippines were a stroke back in
4-161. third place.
Root had won the toss and sent depend on how we bat tomor- Bowling: Anderson 20-3-45-1,
“It was a pretty nice one,” Although relations between
the Australians in to bat under
ashen skies only for his bowlers
row, though.”
Australia survived the
Broad 19-7-39-0, Woakes 15-2- said Overton, who came in for
Jake Ball in the only change to
the sides have not yet ap-
proached the lows of that series,
n Zunic surges ahead
50-1, Overton 17-3-47-1, Moeen GOLD COAST, Australia: Little-
to fail to make the breakthroughs rain-disrupted first session 10-1-25-0. the England side. ‘ there were plenty of words ex- known Australian Jordan Zunic fired
the decision demanded. with all 10 wickets intact and “He’s one of the best players changed in the middle and um- a superb eight-under-par round of 64
Peter Handscomb, who was openers Cameron Bancroft, run in an extended second. in the world and so good to get pire Aleem Dar at one stage felt to surge to a three-shot lead after the
36 not out, and Shaun Marsh, out for 10, and David Warner, England struck straight af- that one to start with and, hope- the need to step between Smith third round of the Australian PGA
unbeaten on 20, batted out the caught behind for 47, departed ter the second break to remove fully, I can continue with that and England’s James Anderson. golf championship yesterday.
The 25-year-old New South
Australia win Rugby League World Cup

Welshman was 11-under the
card after 16 holes. However, he
bogeyed the 17th before a double
bogey on the difficult 18th saw
him finish the day 17 under the
card, three shots ahead of fellow
BRISBANE, Australia: Austra- and neither was able to breach the strong Australian Cameron Smith.
lia won the 2017 Rugby League defensive lines in the opening exchanges.
World Cup when they ground But on the 15 minute mark, the Aus- n Leclerc to race for Sauber
out a tough 6-0 win over a gal- tralians spread the ball wide and second ARESE, Italy: Formula Two
lant England in Brisbane yesterday. rower Boyd Cordner steamed onto a flat champion Charles Leclerc will
Boyd Cordner’s first-half try ensured pass to crash over beside the posts. move up to Formula One with Alfa
the Australians clinched the title for the Smith converted to make it 6-0 to the Romeo-backed Sauber next season
11th time in a low-scoring but enthrall- Kangaroos. while Marcus Ericcson stays in the
ing final in front of 40,000 fans. “They were very good – they don’t lineup despite the Swede failing to
Australian captain Cameron Smith score a point in 2017.
said afterwards the match ranked along- RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP FINAL The announcement was made
by Fiat Chrysler chief executive
side any he had played. Sergio Marchionne yesterday at
Australia 6 England 0
“That was one of the toughest games Australia – Try: Boyd Cordner. Goal: a presentation of Alfa Romeo’s
I reckon I’ve played in my career,” he Cameron Smith. new partnership with the Swiss
said. “The English were outstanding but team at the Italian marque’s
our boys were really good. We sustained give you much defensively,” Smith said. museum near Milan.
so much pressure from the English, but “We just knew we had to stay patient.”
they couldn’t score points.” England had few chances to threaten
The Kangaroos went into the match as the Australian line in the opening 40
firm favourites after going through the n Australia players celebrate with the trophy minutes, but when they did they ap-
preliminary rounds largely untroubled. But the English were resolute in de- In a pulsating and at times brutal first peared to panic and lost the ball early in
And for large parts of the match they fence as they slowly came back into the half, the home side shaded both pos- the tackle count.
looked certain to overrun England, par- final and could have upset the more fan- session and territory, with much of the The Australians began to make some
ticularly in the first half and the opening cied Australians if they had shown more game played in England’s half. easy metres out wide towards the end of
10 minutes of the second. composure in attack. The two sides were evenly matched the half as the English began to tire.
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