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Bahrain prime target for hackers
MANAMA: Bahrain is one of the prime

targets for Iranian computer hackers, a
leading security expert has claimed.
Cyber criminals from Iran and China
have been targeting several organisations
and government entities in the region for
years, said Tom Lockhart.
And it is just a matter of time before
Bahrain is the target of a major cyber
attack, he added.
Bahrain has not faced any major cyber
attack such as the one in 2012 on Saudi
Aramco but eventually it will happen, Mr
Lockhart told the GDN.
By SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL

In a matter of hours 35,000 computers
at Aramco were partially wiped or totally
destroyed, in a cyber attack dubbed the
worlds biggest hack in history.
Bahrain, along with Kuwait and Saudi
Arabia, are prime targets for Iranian hackers seeking to disrupt business and steal
classified data, said Mr Lockhart, who provides consultancy to independent British
specialist security and risk management
firm Le Beck International in Bahrain.
Cyber criminals with links to Iran were
said to be responsible for hacking the

Housing Ministry in 2011 and the GDN
website.
The hackers are targeting websites on a
daily basis to infiltrate servers to get hold of
valuable data, said Mr Lockhart.
They keep using multiple intrusion
methods to discredit firms, disrupt systems
and business activities which can have serious financial and strategic impact.
Investment in new technologies is needed to combat emerging new threats, Mr
Lockhart said.
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PEACE ROLE
HAILED
The
Premiers humanitarian
work for global peace was
praised yesterday by Austrias
President
Dr
Heinz Fischer.
VIENNA:
n HRH the Premier
He received, at
Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed Al Mutawa,
in the presence of Shaikh Hussam bin
Isa Al Khalifa and Bahrains Ambassador to Austria Yusuf Abdulkarim.
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in recognition of his role in promoting

humanitarian work and enhancing peace
at the global level.
The Austrian President welcomed the
He affirmed that the 40-year-old
visit of the kingdoms delegation to his Bahraini-Austrian relations have always
country, which, he said, confirms the been based on mutual understanding and
strength of existing ties.
respect, adding that the two countries
Dr Fischer congratulated His Royal share the desire to develop their friendHighness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa ship and ties in various fields.
bin Salman Al Khalifa on winning the
Dr Fischer underlined his countrys
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ous countries to foster global peace.

He highlighted long-standing relations
between his country and Arab nations.
He expressed hope that friendly
Bahraini-Austrian relations will continue
growing in the coming period by extending bridges of communication and co-operation in the political, economic and
cultural fields, affirming his countrys
keenness to create new opportunities for
fruitful bilateral co-operation.
The Austrian president called for
enhancing joint efforts to consolidate
co-operation to create more opportunities
in various sectors.
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n His Majesty King Hamad and UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister

and Dubai Ruler Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
yesterday attended the first GCC Endurance Championship.
They met riders and lauded landmark achievements of GCC
competitors. Full report Page 28
n New LMRA warning
MANAMA: The Labour Market

Regulatory Authority (LMRA)
has warned the public against
dealing with unlicensed recruitment
agencies. Legal action is being
taken against those violating the
authoritys rules and regulations
that protect the rights of citizens
and residents, LMRA planning and
licensing director Hassan Al Rahma
said. LMRA continues to
receive complaints about illegal
employment offices on a daily basis,
particularly from Bahrainis and
expatriates applying for domestic
workers, he said. He called on
heads of families to only deal with
licensed recruitment agencies,
posted on its official website www.
lmra.gov.bh, which is updated
weekly. A total of 205 employment
offices are registered to date. Of
these, 158 are fully compliant
with LMRAs conditions and
requirements, he pointed out.
Mr Al Rahma urged citizens to file
their complaints in person at the
authoritys headquarters (planning
and licensing offices) and expect a
reply within seven working days.
n Three jailed for theft

MANAMA: Three Bahraini
youngsters have been jailed for

six years each for stealing gold
and diamond jewellery worth
more than BD180,000 in addition

to antique gold and silver coins
from a Bahraini businessmans
house. The Lower Criminal Court
also sentenced two Asians to six
months in prison for hiding the
stolen items and ordered their
deportation after completing
their sentences. Another suspect
has been acquitted for lack of
evidence. The three Bahrainis
carried out the theft at night by
climbing the fence and breaking
into the house, the court heard.
The businessman told our sister
paper Akhbar Al Khaleej that the
thieves stole all the jewellery his
wife and children had been saving
for more than 30 years and sold
them to an Asian goldsmith for
only BD1,800.
n Toddler drowns
MANAMA: A toddler drowned in a
bucket of water yesterday. The twoand-a-half-year-old girl was at her

home in Malkiya when the incident
took place, the Interior Ministry
announced on its Twitter account
last night. No further details were
available.
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Saudi Arabias vital

security role hailed
The
North
Thunder military drill has
proved Saudi Arabias ability
to confront and deter whoever seeks to cause harm to
Arab and Islamic countries
or undermine their security
and stability, the Premier said
yesterday.
MANAMA:
His Royal Highness Prime

Minister Prince Khalifa bin
Salman Al Khalifa congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques King Salman bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud on the success
of the largest military manoeuvres in the history of the region.
In his congratulatory cable
n Troops taking part in a parade as part of the North Thunder drill
to the Saudi King, the Premier
voiced deep pride in the outstanding success of
The Prime Minister lauded the success of
He said under King Salmans leadership,
the military drill and parade, which were held Saudi Arabia, under King Salmans leadership, Saudi Arabia has asserted its outstanding capaunder King Salmans patronage at the King in preparing for the military event, which, he bility, status and pivotal role in leading the Arab
Khalid Military
City
in Hafr Al Batin, Saudi
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the advanced military competence and Islamic coalition against all conspiracies and
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terrorism.
n Siblings slain
in Israeli attack
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian boy and his sister were

killed in Hamas-controlled Gaza yesterday when
they were hit by fragments from a missile fired by
an Israeli aircraft. Residents of Beit Lahiya in the
northern Gaza Strip said Yassin Abu Khoussa, 10,
died after debris from the explosion hit his home.
His six-year-old sister, Israa, who was seriously
wounded, later died in hospital, a Gaza health
ministry spokesman said. The fatalities from air
strikes in Gaza were the first since last October.
n Turkey air strikes kill 67
ANKARA: Turkeys army said yesterday it killed
67 Kurdish militants in air strikes on camps

and ammunition storage sites in neighbouring
northern Iraq. Jets targeted sites at Qandil,
Metina, Avasin, Haftanin and Basyan used by
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants,
the armed forces said. Separately, a bomb blast
blamed on PKK militants hit an armoured
police vehicle near Turkeys border with Iraq
on Friday. Two special force police officers
were injured in the explosion on a road in
Hakkari provinces Yuksekova district, they
added. A ceasefire between the PKK and the
state collapsed in July and attacks on Turkeys
security forces have increased.
n Six die in avalanche
ROME: An avalanche killed six skiers in the
Italian Alps yesterday, making it one of the

deadliest to hit the area in many years. Of the six
bodies recovered, four were Italian citizens and
two others have yet to be identified. An injured
Austrian woman was being treated in hospital
in the town of Brunico. Two others caught in the
snowslide were able to free themselves without
injury. Three helicopters, specially trained dogs
and more than 70 alpine rescuers and firemen were
continuing to search for bodies.
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Sunday, 13th March 2016
Code of conduct
for MPs planned
Email: gdnnews@gdn.com.bh
A NEW code of conduct for

Bahrains MPs may soon be
introduced.
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parliament over the past 14

It will provide guidelines on years, in consultation with legal
how members of parliament advisers.
Mr Al Aradi said the draft
should
conduct
code of conduct
themselves during
was scrutinised
sessions and while
carefully to ensure
interacting
with
it didnt contrapeople.
dict with the MPs
The idea was first
right of expression,
proposed by parfreedom and propliament chairman
er representation.
Ahmed Al Mulla
The
code
at a closed-door
defines the way
meeting last year
MPs will address
following which
things. It is not n Mr Al Madi being escorted by MPs outside the chamber after
the legislative and
exchanging threats with Mr Qarrata last month
there to restrict
legal affairs comthem
and
has
nothThe
code
defines acceptable discipline.
mittee was to come
n Mr Al Aradi
ing to do with punc- practices, which, if approved,
Parliament services commitup with recommentuality, comments made during will mean that MPs who fail to tee vice-chairman Mohammed
dations.
Committee chairman Ali Al meetings and sessions, address- comply will be punished.
Parliament services commitAteesh has now submitted a ing matters or scheduling extertee chairman Abbas Al Madi,
draft code of conduct to par- nal meetings, he said.
Mr Al Ateesh has drawn who last month was involved
liaments four committees and
up the standards
in a fight with MP
sought their feedback.
Ahmed
Qarrata
Every parliament in the and criteria over
that saw physical
world has general guidelines on the past year and is
threats being made,
how MPs should deal with each now awaiting feedsaid the code, if
other, employees and visitors, back from other
approved, will help
parliament first vice-chairman MPs to make it a
proper guideline for
parliament chairAli Al Aradi told the GDN.
man to take action
The new code of conduct the future.
Parliament legagainst violators.
will not tell MPs to do somePresently, being
thing or face punishment; its islative and legal
commitabsent is punishamore about etiquette, proce- affairs
ble, but there is
dures and manners like a tee vice-chairman
nothing
about
dress code for sessions, or at a Anas Buhindi said
the code will be
tardiness, disapbanquet, he said.
n Mr Al Maarafe
pearing mid-session
Currently, violations are compulsory and viodealt with through parliaments lations will incur punishments or showing disrespect to colby-laws and the chairmans according to the by-laws, but leagues unless it is physical or
power to take action, depend- it will be left to the chairman a direct insult, he said.
The code gives the chairing on the nature and severity to decide.
Lets hope it puts things man the power to implement
of the misdemeanour.
in
compliThe legislative and legal on the right track with a clear punishments
affairs committee was asked definition of whats acceptable ance with the by-laws using
his authority and enforcing
to build on the practices in and whats not.
Al Maarafe told the GDN that

there were shortcomings in the
code and it needed refining.
As I understand, it is not
an obligation that will see us
punished, but rather related to
parliaments policy and MPs
conduct. This is contradictory
and needs addressing, he said.
If parliament approves the
code, then the chairman has
every right to punish us accordingly, considering it becomes
a parliamentary organisational
bulletin, using his powers as
stated in the by-laws.
It is good that we are seeking better practices, but we
need to influence change in
the MPs, for the good of the
establishment.
Parliament witnessed two
heated arguments over the past

month involving four MPs,
who threatened to beat each
other up, bringing sessions to
an abrupt halt. No disciplinary
action was taken against the
erring MPs.
Over the past five years parliament has seen several MPs
disappearing after the lunch
break while some others show
up just to make comments over
some issues before dashing out.
Mr Al Mulla told the GDN
in January that MPs who dont
show up for committee meetings and sessions were being
punished with pay cuts, leading to bigger punishments in
case of time-wasting during
sessions.
mohammed@gdn.com.bh
n More than 60 people attended a

concert, Melodies and Harmonies
from East to West, at St Christophers
Cathedral, Manama. The event, which
featured performances by Ahmed Al
Ghanem (flute), Nadia Lopchynska
(piano) and Iryna Ulrikh (cello), was
part of celebrations marking 200 years
of friendship between Bahrain and
the UK. The concert concluded with a
world premiere performance of a piece
composed by Mr Al Ghanem called Dont
Go. Above, Mr Al Ghanem and, right, Ms
Lopchynska performing at the event.
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Bahrain facing cyber

threats warns expert
IT is just a matter of time

before Bahrain is the target
of a major cyber attack, a
leading security expert has
warned.
Computer hackers from Iran

and China have been targeting
several organisations and government entities in the region
for years, said independent
consultant Tom Lockhart.
Bahrain has not faced any
major cyber attack such as the
one in 2012 on Saudi Aramco
but eventually it will happen,
Mr Lockhart told the GDN.
In a matter of hours 35,000
computers at Aramco were
partially wiped or totally destroyed, in a cyber attack
dubbed the worlds biggest
hack in history.
Bahrain, along with Kuwait
and Saudi Arabia, are prime targets for Iranian hackers seeking
to disrupt business and steal
classified data, said Mr Lockhart, who provides consultancy
to independent British specialist security and risk manage-
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ment firm Le Beck International in Bahrain.
The hackers are targeting
websites on a daily basis in order to infiltrate servers to get
hold of valuable data.
Investment in new technologies is needed to combat
emerging new threats, said Mr
Lockhart.
Hackers from Iran and
China have targeted several
organisations and government
departments in the region and
internationally for different reasons and these hackers are both
skilled and capable of achieving their goal.
Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi
Arabia are the big targets for
Iranian hackers and based on
the patterns we have seen this is
not something that will change
in the near future.
They are using multiple
intrusion methods to discredit
firms, disrupt systems and business activities which can have
n Banking, government entities and other firms in Bahrain are

the prime targets of cyber criminals
serious financial and strategic

impact.
Cyber criminals with links
to Iran were said to be responsible for hacking the Housing
Ministry in 2011 and the GDN
website.
Mr Lockhart said Bahrain
is presently a relatively small
n On behalf of the children of St Christophers Cathedral, Manama, the Very Reverend Chris
Butt presented a cheque for BD444 to Yvonne Trueman in support of an orphanage in Belize.
The money was raised through a collection at the Christmas-eve Christingle service at the
cathedral. Above, Rev Butt presents the cheque to Ms Trueman in the presence of children.
n The K Hotel, Juffair has launched its new Kolors restaurant, formerly the Klouds restaurant.
The new eatery offers a wide variety of international cuisines and freshly-prepared deserts. Bin
Juma Holding Company chairman Abdulla Juma inaugurated the restaurant. Above, Mr Juma
cuts the ribbon in the presence of officials and guests.
target compared to Dubai, Abu

Dhabi, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, which are bigger financial
hubs, but this did not mean that
it is not under threat.
The more businesses rely
on technology to run their dayto-day activities, the more exposed and vulnerable they are
to cyber attacks.
Spa, where he gave a presentaFinancial organisations, the tion on corporate and personal
stock exchange, energy sector espionage.
and government systems, such
Terror groups such as the Isas immigration and the Labour lamic State are specialised in
Market Regulatory Authority online warfare, he added.
will be considered high-profile
The Central Informatics Ortargets as they will have a sig- ganisation (CIO) officials have
nificant impact on other sectors previously said that they have
and thereby making the attack been capable of confronting
much more effective.
any cyber attacks because of
Mr Lockhart said if there is advanced training of its staff
anything big happening in the and the use of high-tech secucountry, then the chances of cy- rity programmes.
Officials in Bahber attacks are high.
rain said they found
We have the new
over one million maUK naval base comlicious programmes
ing up and the annual
and viruses that tarFormula One race
geted
government
which all generates
institutions in 2014
interest among cyber
and hackers also tarcriminals who could
geted 10 government
target the logistics
websites.
and organisational
A
governservices.
ment-wide Internet
Mr Lockhart, who
Security Study conworks with several
n Mr Lockhart
ducted for the CIO
regional and international companies, urged IT pro- by Fresh Insight Associates last
fessionals and security special- year showed that of the 83 milists in Bahrain to invest in new lion e-mails sent to the organitechnologies to protect against sations, 75 per cent were spam
and 0.09pc contained viruses.
cyber attacks.
It surveyed more than 20,000
More
importantly,
he
stressed that these systems need people working in government
continued and timely upgrading ministries and authorities.
Data shows that 44pc of those
in order to address new threats
surveyed opened attachments
before they can cause damage.
We have to be a step ahead without knowing the sender
of them, to identify vulnera- and 5pc felt there was nothbilities and prevent security ing wrong with opening such
e-mails. The study also showed
breaches.
He was speaking to the GDN that 20pc of government staff
on the sidelines of an event or- shared their office passwords
ganised by the Rotary Club of with one or more people, posing
Adliya at the Diplomat Radis- a major threat to security.
sandy@gdn.com.bh
son Blu Hotel, Residence and
You may feel like youre on the outside looking in if friends are passionately engaged in a project
that youre not a part of. Though you might feel a little left out, stir yourself into action on the
things that are really crucial to you Pisces. You can always catch up with them another time. For
now, new projects of yours should remain your main consideration.
Making allowances for others is all very well, but over the next few days your beliefs could still clash
with theirs. You may be more inclined to stick up for your perspective than to attempt to see their
point of view. However, with both Mercury and Venus in Pisces, your perspective can tend to be
more fluid, so keep the lines of communication open.
If a friend has been very demanding and youve resented it, this issue could come to the surface
now or over the next day or so. If endless giving seems to lead to even more requests for help, then
you might want to say something. Will you though? Unless youre firm, theres a chance you might
continue to grit your teeth, smile and carry on as you were.
If your work or ambitions have been more important than a key relationship, then a degree of
conflict can show up over coming days. You may notice that this person seems more aloof and less
available - a sure sign that something is wrong. If you care about them enough Gemini, youll need
to prove it to them otherwise this stand-off could become entrenched.
Co-operation is often the best approach. However, if youre the one making all the effort while
another looks on, the atmosphere between you could become more charged. You can resolve this
by setting out your expectations before you make a start. If you dont, then you might find yourself
feeling put upon and increasingly disenchanted, Cancer.
Loan sharks vermin
refers to Suicide worker owed money

TItHIS
(GDN, March 9).
seems that a lot of suicides by guest
workers are because of money owed to loan

sharks in Bahrain.
Mr Sathyan was unfortunate enough to
have borrowed BD200 from one of these
vermin and pay back a whopping BD600 only
in interest over a few months without even
touching the principal.
We need to come down hard on these
sharks who lend money to their fellow countrymen for exorbitant amounts of interest
which are almost impossible to pay back, with
the low salaries that many still are paid for
jobs many locals are unwilling to do.
Maybe the official bodies of these countries could offer loans for minimal interest to
avoid the heartbreaking results we see over
and over again because of the desperation
many go through: Living off next to nothing
(or in the street) in Bahrain, sending minimal
amounts (if any money at all) to families back
home just to feed the sharks snapping at
their heels demanding never ending bigger
amounts for small loans.
Weed out and crack down on loan sharks
and force them to pay back the money
exhorted from poor people (by only allowing
a fair rate of interest). Make sure that many
wont choose to harm themselves and their
families because of the money owed to these
vermin.
Jameela Mohanna
Price puzzle
very much surprised and shocked to

IAM
learn the difference in fares of an airline.
Recently I booked and purchased a oneYour current predicament may not be as serious as you think, so dont give in to doubts. This may
be easier said than done though, especially as a major focus on the sensitive area of your chart can
lead you to mistrust your instincts. You likely wont trust other peoples either, but this may be just
as well as someones advice around finances could be faulty.
With four planets in your opposite sign of Pisces, others may expect you to fit in with their schedule, whether its convenient or not. Indeed, you may try especially hard to do so, but if you have
responsibilities at home, then you might experience a conflict of interests. However, while you may
wish to focus on your priorities, opting out could make you unpopular.
way ticket online which cost me BD95,and

the same ticket,
later I learnt was
available through
a travel agent for
BD 74!!
Why such a
big difference?
What is the use
of buying online
tickets expensive
whereas one can get it cheaper from travel
agents?
Frustrated
The right man
Mercurys awkward angle to stern Saturn suggests youll need to apply yourself over the next day
or so. And Mercurys location in Pisces could also see you struggle to keep your focus. In addition,
the tension generated by the fervent Venus Mars link could be another reason youre finding it
hard to concentrate - but perhaps for somewhat more sensual reasons!
The planetary picture hints at unexpected costs involved in what should be a straightforward
transaction. If you do decide to enjoy some retail therapy read the small print, and especially on a
more expensive item. And if your sixth sense is trying to tell you something is not quite right, dont
ignore it and ask some searching and pertinent questions.
You may be tempted to give way on a minor issue so you can focus your attention on matters of
greater importance, especially if it would please a loved one. However, if you do, might you be
sending out the wrong message - one which could suggest that youre a pushover? If you want to
get through your to-do list over coming days, dont be too obliging.
While it can be a good idea to keep your options open, around key aims dont deviate from your
intended course. If one project does need firming up consider grappling with this now. There is the
potential for things to drift, and especially if you dont have a set purpose. Even clearing up some
outstanding minor tasks can help you to feel better.
Your ideals and values could clash with those of a friend. Even though you may usually get along
just fine, you might reach a point over the next day or so when youll want to disengage from
them, even if temporarily. Dont feel bad about doing so, as you may need a break from each other
and a chance for some alone time, which could prove healing.
S an American living in Bahrain, Ill be votA

ing for Donald Trump. There is no choice
between him and Hillary Clinton.
He is called a liar, but Clinton is unbeatable

in the lying department. Trump didnt become
a billionaire by being stupid. If hes forceful in
his speeches, its because hes fed up with how
the US is now a third-rate country.
It needs to be taken back to its glory days.
America needs a strong leader who will stand
up for its people Trump is the man to do it.
S Thorkildsen
TODAY is Sunday, March 13, the 73rd day of 2016. There

are 293 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this
date:
1325 Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, is
founded.
1552 Turks invade Hungary.
1567 Margaret of Parma, Regent of the Netherlands,
uses German mercenaries to annihilate 2,000 Calvinists.
1707 Holy Roman Empire agrees to Convention of Milan whereby French troops are to leave northern Italy.
1714 Battle of Storkyro leads to Russian domination
of Finland.
1881 Russias Tsar Alexander II is assassinated and succeeded by Alexander III.
1900 British forces under Frederick Roberts capture
Bloemfontein, South Africa.
1913 New Australian federal capital officially named
Canberra.
1938 Austria is declared part of German Reich.
1942 British bombers stage saturation raid on German city of Cologne in the Second World War.
1967 Peasant rioting is reported in China.
1971 Quebec separatist Paul Rose is given life sentence in Montreal, Canada, for his part in kidnap and
murder of Quebec Labour Minister Pierre LaPorte.
1978 South Moluccan gunmen seize more than 70
A wake-up call
refers to Huge weapons cache seized

TshipsHIS
(GDN, March 8). Last week, coalition warseized a huge weapons consignment
off the coast of Oman. Iran is believed to be

the origin of the consignments according to
people close to the matter. Similar incidents
have taken place in the past and all point to
failed Iranian attempts to supply arms to the
Houthi rebels.
Iranians have utilised similar tactics in
previous attempts and are likely to continue
for a foreseeable future,
given its limited
access to Yemeni territories.
Fishing boats or
dhows are used
to smuggle
weapons. They
depart Iran and
enter the Omani shores as genuine fishing
boats.
They wait there and monitor the security
situation including the movement of surveillance ships, which can potentially detect and
intercept them. If one or two fishing boats
reach the desired destination, out of say 10,
then it is a big success for Iran.
Reports show that there are many fishing
boats that have made their way to Yemen
before supplying arms to Houthi rebels. Currently, Iran is intensifying its arms shipments
and for good reasons.
The Houthi rebels are losing ground and
the remaining army has been stretched thin
in the areas it controls. In order to compensate the shortage of manpower, the Houthis
resorted to conscripting children. And accord-
hostages in government building in Essen, the Netherlands, and demand release of comrades in Dutch jails.
1989 Christian army units and Syrian-backed militiamen shatter ceasefire in clash across Beiruts dividing
Green Line.
1990 Soviet Congress approves strong presidency,
sanctions multi-party system and private ownership of
factories.
1992 A 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey,
claiming at least 570 lives.
1993 Hundreds of refugees pour into Srebrenica in
Bosnia, and desperate crowds prevent a French UN
commander General Philippe Morillon from leaving the
war-battered Muslim enclave.
1994 Police shut down Londons Heathrow and Gatwick airports after bomb threats from the Irish Republican Army. No explosives are found.
1995 Mortar and gun fire kills at least six people in
Sarajevo in the citys worst violence in months.
1996 A gunman in Dunblane, Scotland, shoots to
death 16 children and a teacher.
1997 A military cargo plane crashes in the mountains
in northeastern Iran, killing all 88 people on board.
1998 South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, himself
once imprisoned for his political beliefs, grants amnesty
to some five million South Koreans, including six elderly
How lucky
we were..!
By HAAMED FAKHRO
n Iranian attempts to
smuggle weapons into
Yemen is a wake-up call for
the coalition forces
ing to observers, children as old as 11 years

are said to be involved in the fighting.
Since the fighting started, Houthis have not
received ample amount and variety of weapons it requires to continue fighting against
Yemens legitimate governments army except
trickles of smuggled weapons. So Irans illegal
activity is a response to the SOS message sent
by Houthis.
Perhaps the suitable point of entry may
have been through the port of Hodeida, located in the western part of Yemen along the
Red Sea. The port, used to be the main way for
Iranian arms supply to the Houthis for a long
time, even before the legitimate government
was ousted from the capital city, Sanaa.
The coalition of forces led by Saudi Arabia
gives special attention to the port and Iranian
ships movement in the area is absolutely
non-existent. Additionally, Irans activity in the
Red Sea is limited due
to its inability to have
Published letters are not
partners.
necessarily the views of the
Countries on the
Editor. Readers wishing to
Western coast of the
make a complaint through
Red sea including
the GDN should provide full Eritrea, Djibouti and
details of the complaint
Somalia are allies of
together with their contact the Saudi-led coalition
telephone numbers.
forces and have denied
Iran a base from which
to operate.
Reports indicate, for example, that the Eritrean port city of Assab, just a few kilometres
from the Yemeni sea shores, is believed to
have been leased by the Saudi and Emirati
government forces for the next 30 years!
The Yemeni government on its part has
leased out the Island of Socotra, off the coast
of Yemen to the UAE government for 99 years!
The island is strategically located and an
Due to the above geo-strategic disadvantages, Irans only

means of supplying arms to
the Houthis is by smuggling
weapons using fishing boats
and this illegal activity is expected to continue.
The failed Iranian attempts
and the concomitant weapons
seizures are wake-up calls for
the coalition forces.
Naval patrols should
increase surveillance, remain
vigilant and monitor the
movement of ships and fishing
boats.
On several occasions, it has
been mentioned that Iranian
fishing boats were intercepted off the coast of Oman.
The Iranians might have
used the Omani sea shores
as a sort of transit to reach
their final destinations. These
concerns come at a time when
Omani and Iranian maritime
officials have inked bilateral
Have you ever thought of becoming
trade agreements to use their
an intern?
ports for mutual business
ventures.
This trade partnership, however, has
ideal for a permanent military base.
brought security concerns for GCC. Omanis
Such developments in a busy sea lane and
need to do their part in controlling weapon
an important choke point, will give the Sausmugglers and each fishing boat entering
di-led coalition an upper hand in controlling
Omani shores should be searched for illegal
the traffic.
Controlling the choke point of Bab Al Man- consignments.
The co-ordinated efforts of Omani coastdeb, where millions of barrels of oil including
merchandise from the Far East to Europe and guards and the coalition warships can break
the smuggling routes and prevent further
vice versa pass through, is a key strategic
consignments of weapons to Houthi rebels.
asset for the Saudi-led coalition which can
Duri
further limit Iranian subversive activities.
DAILY SMILE!
political prisoners.
republic might seek to
1999 Renowned vioextend his rule beyond
linist Yehudi Menuhin
constitutional limits.
dies in Berlin. The New
DIE Weltgeschichte ist das Weltger- 2006 A series of
York born son of Russtorms in the
icht (The history of the world is the powerful
sian immigrants made
US spawn numerous
verdict of the world) Friedrich von tornadoes,
his debut at the age
leaving
Schiller, German author (1759-1805) nine people dead and
of seven and played at
Carnegie Hall with the
generating miles of
New York Symphony Ordestruction across five
chestra when he was 11.
states.
2000 Alcoa agrees to spend $8.8m to reduce its output
2007 Somalias President Abdullahi Yusuf comes under
of hazardous waste and settle a government lawsuit in
mortar attack in his palace just hours after moving in
an effort to clean up the Mississippi River.
upon his return from southern stronghold Baidoa. He es2001 Foot-and-mouth disease strikes Frances vital
capes unharmed in the assault, which kills seven people
farm belt.
including a 12-year-old boy.
2002 The Angolan government announces a uni2008 Serbias president dissolves parliament
lateral ceasefire in its 27-year civil war against the
and calls an early election that should determine
rebel National Union for the Total Independence
whether the country aligns itself with the Europeof Angola.
an Union and other Western groups or returns to its
2003 The US Senate passes a legislation banning a
isolationist past.
late-term abortion procedure that opponents called
2009 Under pressure from the US and other troubled
partial-birth abortion.
economies, the Swiss government announces that it will
2005 Voters in Kyrgyzstan cast ballots in parliamentaco-operate in international tax investigations, breaking
ry elections amid accusations of fraud and opposition
with a long-standing tradition of protecting wealthy forconcerns that the longtime leader of the former Soviet
eigners accused of hiding billions of dollars.
2010 Prime Minister Nouri Al Malikis political coalition

takes an early vote lead in the elections all-important
battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two
closest rivals.
2011 The estimated death toll from Japans natural disasters climbs past 10,000 as authorities race to combat
the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns and
hundreds of thousands of people struggle to find food
and water. The prime minister said it was the nations
worst crisis since Second World War.
2012 Former News International executive Rebekah
Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie are arrested in dawn raids that also netted four other suspects
in the spreading phone hacking scandal.
2013 Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina is elected Pope,
becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the
first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He
chooses the name Francis.
2014 Russia conducts new military manoeuvres near
its border with Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin
says the world should not blame his country for what he
called Ukraines internal crisis.
2015 Winds from an extremely powerful cyclone that
blew through the Pacific Vanuatu archipelago begin to
subside, revealing widespread destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths.
APPRECIATE what you have, before time

teaches you to appreciate what you had
Unknown
We all grew up taking everything for
granted (well most of us anyway), and in
these tough times we are slowly realising
how lucky we were. Petrol prices have
risen, electricity and water have become
more expensive and so has meat. The prices for products and services are going up.
Our deficit will hit its limit in half the
time expected and theres nothing we can
do about it. War is all around us, and a rift
in Islam is opening up to be a real chasm
that may soon be irreparable. Arabs and
Muslims are losing respect all around the
world and everywhere I travel to between
Europe and the US I get suspicious looks
where 10 years ago I was welcomed with
open arms.
The walls of the fort are crumbling and
all fingers point in one direction: The government. Oh, government, where art thou?
Fix the deficit, give us back our subsidies,
stop the war, give me a job, and while
youre at it tie my shoes please.
Hundreds of cultures and civilisations
have graced our ancient island and all had
different styles of ruling. We were lucky
enough to have a tribe take over 200
years ago that had the Bedouin nature of
generosity and sharing; which they did
when they could. And nothing reflected
that more than the golden 70s when the
government had enough money to build
a magnificent infrastructure and subsidise
everything from oil to water.
Although some beg to differ, and have
made their opinions clear I can guarantee
that any new form of government will lack
two things: The pedigree to rule, and the
generosity to spread the resources; which
is a model envied around the world.
We have freedom of expression and
religion and no oilrich countries spread
the wealth to their citizens like Bahrain
and the GCC yet our governments are still
under attack. Theres a time and place for
everything, and now is the time for us the
people to support the government. How?
Let me tell you.
Provide stability. Be part of a healthy
society that can debate ideas and agree
to disagree. Pray to your own God and
mind your own business, dont go around
preaching about who killed whom 1,500
years ago. Join a peaceful political party
and join parliament which desperately
needs people with rational modern ideals.
Ignore sick extremist ideologies like IS
or Iran, which aim to conquer the region
and put us under their twisted thumbs.
Only when we unite can we defeat foreign
threats, and help our government guide
our ship back to a safe cove from the
stormy seas.
We need tough security to eliminate any
form of radicalism and allow the middle
ground to mend frayed ties. Religion
should be confined to mosques and
preachers muted. Clerics should keep their
opinions to themselves since Islam was designed as a religion that needs no middle
man. There should be no flag except a red
and white one, but I see black, red, green,
and yellow flags everywhere. Why is that?
We need unity, and anyone divisive needs
to be paid attention to.
I was lucky enough to grow up in the
peaceful eighties and nineties, where
everything was subsidised and peace
reigned in the land, and I would like to
go back to those days, where our generous government covered us with a warm
blanket and allowed us to pray or party as
much as we wanted to.
We still have a lot to be thankful for like
free health, education, no taxes, subsidised wheat, and our petrol is still much
cheaper than abroad, and if we dont hold
on to it and fight to keep it then it could
get worse. You dont know what youve got
until now, its gone, but I for one will fight
with everything I have to keep our gains,
and cling like a pitbull.
TAKE A BREAK ...

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ACROSS
1 Spheres (5), 6 Lawful (5), 9 Dress (7), 10 Access (5), 11 Willow (5), 12 Weight (5), 13
Dignified (7), 15 Prosecute (3), 17 Domestic fowl (4), 18 Joined (6), 19 Parisian river (5), 20
Semi-solid lump (6), 22 Seethe (4), 24 Before (3), 25 Narrates (7), 26 Drain (5), 27 Step (5),
28 Furious (5), 29 Lack (7), 30 Rear (5), 31 Warehouse (5)
DOWN
2 Set fire to (6), 3 Units of gem weight
(6), 4 Secret agent (3), 5 Celebration
(5), 6 Lion-like (7), 7 Otherwise (4), 8
Tree-lined street (6), 12 Slumber (5),
13 Tint (5), 14 Corner (5), 15 Swagger
(5), 16 Borders (5), 18 Below (5), 19
Becalmed (7), 21 Public speaker (6), 22
Bounded (6), 23 Breed of sheep (6), 25
Take an exam again (5), 26 Team (4), 28
Cover (3)
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ACROSS
A confession, perhaps, in a letter
to a girl (5)
Last months girl? (5)
Food, etc., in time of conflict? (7)
The sky, for instance (5)
American
style
toffee,
presumably from Wales? (5)
Judges in tears? (5)
Perhaps only a pound retail, to
be accurate (7)
Insect on the wall? (3)
Woman of proven idealism? (4)
Something grand to finish with
(6)
Features
prominently
is
astronomy (5)
The score one went in to help
make? (6)
He will shortly be somewhere
hot! (4)
That bothersome female? (3)
The displays a soldier has name
for (7)
Its not heart one needs to be
survivor (5)
Its clear Im in the plot (5)
Took a ride so as to get dried out!
(5)
Some chaps, of course are
academics (7)
UK citizens, but not for long? (5)
Eastern city, or perhaps part of
Galashiels (5)
DOWN
Having been dried, is put in
water (6)
Wrapped round a twin boy (6)
Sort of trick for a bowler (3)
A vegetarian wouldnt take it
from a learner (5)
Being a goddess, she could take
a lot of mastering (7)
Theyre in shape, a sphere (4)
From a sinful life, omitting
nothing (2,4)
Too big to be mousy? (5)
In Scotland, is known for its
dismissive police (5)
Riding one, keep your seat! (5)
Being celebrated, youll find me
in fashion (5)
Shouts: Thats right about fifty
quid! (5)
18 Good man, though hard-hearted

for half a day (5)
19 Discolourations, we hear, on the
map of Surrey (7)
21 Sam, a fitter character in Dickens?
(6)
22 Is he making a mess around the
motorway? (6)
23 Always in extremes of listlessness
in bars (6)
25 Strips off and goes back to sleep
(5)
26 Raise fifty-one feet (4)
28 It serves a penetrating purpose
in law-breaking (3)
YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC SOLUTION
ACROSS: 4, Solemn 7, Pastrami 8,
Twea-k-s 10, Tram-p 13, Lark 14, Sore
15, Hire 16, Su-B 17, Taut 19, Step 21,
Orchestra 23, Fret 24, Rase 26, Gib
27, Ural 29, Ac-id 32, Mail 33, Stole
34, Ha-rol-d 35, Extremes 36, Vendor
DOWN: 1, Spots 2, OS-car 3, Cr-Op.
4, Sitar 5, Leek 6, Make-up 9, W-rest-S
11, Rod 12, Met-RE 13, Literal 15,
Hu-h 16, Sea(-ted) 18, Actual 20, Treat 21, Orb 22, Sal 23, Finale 25, Nil
28, Rider 30, C-or-MS 31, De-n-se 32,
Moo-D 33, Serf (rev.)
YESTERDAYS QUICK SOLUTION
ACROSS: 4, Insist 7, Retained 8,
Apiary 10, Month 13, Shop 14, Area
15, Atop 16, Vim 17, Case 19, Lead 21,
Nightfall 23, Rote 24, Sire 26, Raw 27,
Neon 29, Grab 32, Odin 33, Hyena 34,
Abroad 35, Eventual 36, Meteor.
DOWN: 1, Drama 2, Stone 3, Wish 4,
Idaho 5, Skip 6, Sordid 9, Poplar 11,
Orb 12, Tacit 13, Stetson 15, Ash 16,
Val 18, Agenda 20, Elegy 21, Now 22,
Fin 23, Ramble 25, Fan 28, Eider 30,
Rebus 31, Bawls 32, Ooze 33, Hang.
A N O
M T U
A O T
How many words of four
letters or more can you
make from the letters
shown here? In making
a word, each letter may
be used once only, Each
must contain the centre
letter and there must be
at least one nine-letter
word. No plurals or verb
forms ending in s no
words with initial capitals
and no words with a
hyphen or apostrophe
permitted.
The first word of a phrase
is allowed (e.g. inkjet in
inkjet printer)
TODAYS TARGET
Good 13; very good 20;
excellent 26 (or more).
Solution tomorrow.
YESTERDAYS
SOLUTION
cent chine cite echt
entity etch ethic ethnic
ETHNICITY incite nett
nice nicety niche tech
tench tent tenth tetchy
then they thine tine tithe
yeti
1 Michael Caine
2 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does
Countdown
3 Sandra Bullock
4 Manchester
5 Vuvuzela
LEVEL: HIIII
Which Oscar-winning
actor was born Maurice
Joseph Micklewhite in
London in 1933?
Which British Channel 4
crossover game show is
hosted by Jimmy Carr,
with team captains
Sean Lock and Jon
Richardson?
Who voices supervillain
Scarlet Overkill in the
film Minions?
The Halle Orchestra has
been based in which
English city since 1857?
What is the name of the
extremely noisy plastic
horn popular with
South African football
fans?
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Writer pulled out

gun to show off
Gulf Daily News

n Mr Al Zayani during the roundtable discussion
A DRIVER got the fright of his life

when a drunken writer he was giving a ride to allegedly pulled out a
loaded gun and pointed it at him just
to show off, a court heard.
Suddenly, he took out a silver pistol,

pointed it at me and started laughing.
I was terrified but he continued to
He appeared at the High Criminal
show off his gun as my heart continued
Court for the first time and pleaded not
to beat rapidly.
guilty.
On the night of the incident, the defenI was afraid that if he sensed that I
The 26-year-old Bahraini, who was
was scared he would shoot me in the
arrested following the incident on dant was involved in a car accident after
head and kill me.
Shaikh Khalifa Highway on November he left a hotel in Juffair in an intoxicated
I knocked the gun out of his hand
26 last year, is accused of possessing a condition, according to documents.
I saw him standing on the highway
and told him, Let me see that.
handgun, ammunition and drugs.
I quickly unloaded the gun
and called a lieutenant whom I
knew.
I then drove to a police
checkpoint and they searched
him and found the gun and
drugs in his possession.
The defendant described how
he accidentally took out the gun
as he was intoxicated and high
on methamphetamine, locally
known as shabu, and marijuana.
I was drinking at a hotel in
Juffair and had smoked shabu
and marijuana before that, he
told prosecutors.
I got involved in a car crash
and asked a motorist to give me
a lift.
I accidentally took out my
gun and saw that he (the victim) was looking at it. He said
that he wanted to take a close
look at it before grabbing it and
n Fourteen gymnasts, aged seven to 14, from Gymfinity, the British School of Bahrain Gymnastics Academy, took part in the removing the bullets.
Manama Challenge, a Middle East Gymnastics Association (Mega) competition held at Childrens Health Academy of Specialised
He said that he did that beSports (Chaoss) in Saar. They competed against gymnasts from Bahrain, Oman and Dubai, on floor, beam and vault and won 22
cause he was afraid that I would
medals 11 gold, three silver and eight bronze. Above, the young gymnasts with their medals.
accidentally fire the gun.
I was then arrested at a police checkpoint and officers
confiscated my gun, bullets,
marijuana and shabu.
The trial was adjourned until
April 3. MMTI_6x2_GDn.pdf 1
noorz@gdn.com.bh
By NOOR ZAHRA
and he asked me to give him a lift to

Hamad Town, the Bahraini victim, also
aged 26, told prosecutors.
The defendant got into the car before
pulling out a 6.35mm Taurus handgun,
he said.
It was 3am and he was alone so I
agreed to give him a lift.
However, I noticed that his behaviour was abnormal.
n French institute and cultural centre Alliance Franaise signed an official partnership agreement with Motorcity to promote
French cultural events. French Ambassador Bernard Rgnauld-Fabre, Alliance Franaise president Khalid Fakhro and Motorcity
chief executive Waleed Kanoo attended the signing ceremony at Alliance Franaise in Isa Town. The aim of the agreement was
also to showcase the Citroen DS3 and DS5 car models. Above, Mr Kanoo, front row, second from left, Mr Rgnauld-Fabre, front
row, third from right, and Mr Fakhro, front row, second from right, along with officials from Alliance Franaise and Motorcity.
Tourism sector
development
highlighted
BAHRAINS efforts to develop its tourism sector were highlighted at a roundtable discussion in Berlin, Germany.
Developing the tourism sector in Bahrain is one of the governments priorities and in the
ministrys plan, said Industry,
Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed Al Zayani.
Our tourism strategy is
based on four main components: Marketing and promotion, programmes and tourist
destinations, arrival and entry
and residence as we are heading to launch the tourist identity
of Bahrain.
Mr Al Zayani was speaking
as he took part in the International Tourism Bourses discussion on Tourism in the 21st
Century: New Business Models
in a Digital World.
Present was UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)
secretary-general Taleb Rifai
and tourism ministers from
around the world.
Top hotel hosts

social media
photo contest
A MAJOR hotel is holding a
social media photo contest as
part of its third anniversary celebrations.
Guests are encouraged to
share their pictures at Majestic Arjaan by Rotana by posting photographs on Instagram,
Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook
by quoting #MajesticArjaan3rd
and @MajesticArjaanbyRotana.
The entries will be entered
into a raffle draw and three winners will receive a stay voucher for two with complimentary
buffet breakfast.
The contest starts today and
runs until April 30. Winners
will be announced in May.
Majestic Arjaan by Rotana,
3/9/16
3:42isPMthe first Rotana
Muharraq,
property to enter Bahrain.
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CINECO (CITY CENTRE): 20 SCREENS

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17)
The Divergiant Series: Allegiant (PG 15)

(Action/ Adventure/ Sci-Fi)
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James
and Naomi Watts
Shows at (Atmos) 10.30am, 1pm, 3.45pm,
6.30pm, 9.15pm and midnight
Show at 1am
Shows at (VIP I) 10.45am, 1.30pm, 4.15pm,
7pm, 9.45pm and 12.30am
Tripple Nine (PG 15) (Thriller/ Crime)
Starring: Aaron Paul, Antony Mackie and
Kate Winslet
Shows at 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30pm, 7pm,
9.30pm, midnight and 12.30am
Shows at (VIP II) noon, 2.30pm, 5pm,
7.30pm, 10pm and 12.30am
The Other Side Of The Door (15+)
(Horror/ Thriller)
Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto
and Sofia Rosinsky
Shows at 11.15am, 1.30pm, 3.45pm, 6pm,
8.15pm, 10.30pm and 12.45am
Martyrs (18+) (Horror/ Thriller)
Starring: Troian Bellisario, Bailey Noble and
Kate Burton
Shows at 10.45am, 12.45pm, 2.45pm,
4.45pm, 6.45pm, 8.45pm and 10.45pm
London Has Fallen (PG 15) (Action/
Thriller)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and
Morgan Freeman
Shows at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.45pm,
1.45pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5.15pm, 6.15pm,
7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.45pm, 10.45pm,
midnight, 12.30am and 1am
Zootropolis (PG) (Animation/ Adventure/
Comedy)
Starring: Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin and
Jason Bateman
Shows at 11.30am, 1.45pm, 4pm, 6.15pm,
8.30pm and 10.45pm
Shows at (3D) 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm,
7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm
Deadpool (18+) (Action/ Adventure/
Comedy)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin
and Gina Carano
Shows at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.45pm,
1.45pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5.15pm, 6.15pm,
7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.45pm, 10.45pm,
midnight and 1am
Ride Along 2 (PG 15) (Action/ Comedy)
Starring: Kevin Hart, Ice Cube and Olivia
Munn
Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 4.45pm, 7pm,
9.15pm, 11.30pm and 12.45am
Kings Of Egypt (15+) (Action/ Adventure/
Fantasy)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj CosterWaldau and Brenton Thwaites
Shows at 10.30am, 3pm, 7.30pm and
midnight
Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road
Chip (PG) (Adventure/ Comedy/ Family)
Starring: Jason Lee, Jesica Ahlberg and Josh
Green
Shows at 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm,
4.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.30pm and 10.30pm
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of
Benghazi (15+) (Action/ Thriller)
Starring: James Badge Dale, John Krasinski
and Max Martini
Shows at 10.30am, 1pm, 3.45pm, 6.30pm,
9.15pm and midnight
The Finest Hours (PG 13) (Thriller/
Adventure/ Drama)
Starring: Chris Pine, Graham McTavish
and Holliday Grainger. Shows at 11.15am,
3.30pm, 7.45pm and midnight
The Faith Of Anne Walters (15+) (Horror/
Thriller)
Starring: Matthew Settle, Elizabeth Rice and
Pamelyn Chee
Shows at 1.30pm, 5.45pm and 10pm
The Revenant (15+) (Adventure/ Crime/
Drama)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy
and Will Poulter. Shows at noon, 3pm, 6pm,
9pm and midnight
How To Be Single (15+) (Romantic/
Comedy)
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson and
Alison Brie
Shows at 12.45pm, 5.15pm and 9.45pm
The Boy (15+) (Horror/ Thriller)
Starring: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans and
James Russell
Shows at 1pm, 5.30pm and 10pm
Dirty Grandpa (18+) (Comedy)
AT THE CINEMA
and Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Shows at 10.30am, 3.30pm and
8.30pm
10) Neerja (Hindi/ Biography/ Drama)
Starring: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana
Azmi and Shekhar Ravjiani
Shows at 1.15pm, 6.15pm and
11.15pm
11) Two
Countries
(Malayalam/
Starring: Robert De Niro, Zac Efron and
Comedy)
Zoey Deutch
Starring: Dileep, Mamta Mohandas
Shows at 10.30am, 2.30pm, 6.30pm
and Aju Varghese
and 10.30pm
Shows at 1.15pm and 7pm
18) The 5th Wave (PG 15) (Adventure/
11) Action Hero Biju (Malayalam/
Thriller/ Sci-Fi)
Comedy/ Drama)
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika
Starring: Nivin Pauly, Anu Emmanuel
Monroe and Live Schreiber
and Jude Anthany Joseph
Shows at 10.30am, 3pm, 7.30pm and
Shows at 10.30am, 4.15pm, 10pm and
midnight
12.45am
19) Daddys Home (PG 15) (Comedy)
12) Puthiya Niyaman (Malayalam/
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg
Thriller)
and Linda Cardellini
Starring: Mammootty, Roshan Mathew
and Rachana Narayanankutty
8.30pm
8.30pm and 11pm
SEEF (II)
13) The Good Dinosaur 2D (Animation/
Adventure/ Comedy)
1) The Divergiant Series: Allegiant (PG
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Frances
15) (Action/ Adventure/ Sci-Fi)
McDormand and Maleah
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo
Shows at 12.15pm, 3.45pm, 7.15pm
James and Naomi Watts
and 10.45pm
Shows at 12.30pm, 3.15pm, 6pm,
n A scene from the film, The Revenant, now showing
13)
Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road
8.45pm, 11.30pm and 12.30am
Chip
(Animation/
Adventure/
Starring: Mammootty, Nayantara and
2) Tripple Nine (PG 15) (Thriller/ Crime)
Shows at 2pm, 4.15pm, 6.45pm and
Comedy)
Aju
Varghese
Starring: Aaron Paul, Antony Mackie
9.15pm
Starring: Jason Lee, Jesica Ahlberg and
and Kate Winslet
Josh Green. Shows at 10.30am, 2pm,
9.30pm, midnight and 1am
AL HAMRA CINEMA
Show at 12.30am
5.30pm and 9pm
3) London Has Fallen (PG 15) (Action/
3) The Other Side Of The Door (15+)
1)
Puthiya
Niyamam
(Malayalam)
14)
London Has Fallen (Action/ Crime/
Thriller)
(Horror/ Thriller)
Thriller)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart
Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy
Aju
Varghese
Starring: Alon Aboutboul, Waleed
and
Morgan
Freeman
Sisto and Sofia Rosinsky
Shows at noon, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm
Zuaiter and Adel Bencherif
Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 4.45pm,
Shows at noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm,
Shows at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm,
7pm,
9.15pm,
11.30pm
and
12.30am
10pm and midnight
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9pm, 11pm and 1am
4) Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road
4) Martyrs (18+) (Horror/ Thriller)
15)
Deadpool (Action/ Adventure/
SCREENS
Chip (PG) (Adventure/ Comedy/
Starring: Troian Bellisario, Bailey Noble
Fantasy)
Family)
and Kate Burton
All
shows
after
midnight
only
on
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena
Starring: Jason Lee, Jesica Ahlberg and
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Thursdays, Fridays and holidays
Baccarin and TJ Miller. Shows at
Josh
Green
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Triple
9
(Action/
Crime/
Drama)
10.30am, 3.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm
Shows at 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm,
5) Puthiya Niyamam (Malayalam)
Starring: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel
15)
The Revenant (Adventure/ Drama/
4.30pm,
6.30pm,
8.30pm
and
10.30pm
Ejiofor and Anthony Mackie
Thriller)
5) Jai Gangaajal (PG 15) (Hindi/
Aju Varghese
Shows at 10.45am, 1pm, 3.15pm,
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom
Thriller/
Drama)
Show at 12.30am
5.30pm, 7.45pm, 10pm and 12.15am
Hardy and Will Poulter
Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha
6) Zootropolis
(PG)
(Animation/
3) Miruthan (Tamil/ Action/ Romance/
and
Rahul
Bhat
Adventure/ Comedy)
Horror)
16) Martyrs (Drama/ Horror/ Thriller)
Shows at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm
Starring: Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin
Starring: Jayam Ravi, Lakshmi
Starring: Troian Bellisario,
6)
Action
Hero
Biju
(Malayalam)
and Jason Bateman
Menon and Kaali Venkat
Bailey Noble and Kate Burton
Starring: Nivin Pauly, Anu Emmanuel
Shows at 11am, 1.15pm, 3.30pm,
Shows at 10.45am, 3.45pm
Shows at 12.45pm, 4.15pm,
and
Suraj
Venjaramoodu
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and 8.45pm
7.45pm, 11.15pm and 1am
7) Deadpool (18+) (Action/ Adventure/
For enquiries about
3) Pokiri Raja (Tamil/
16)
The
Other
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and
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Comedy)
Action/ Thriller)
Side Of The Door (Horror)
Bahrain Cinema
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena
Starring: Jiiva, Sibiraj
Starring:
Sarah
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Companys theatres
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and
Sofia
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11pm
at 11am, 2.30pm, 6pm and
8) Ride Along 2 (PG 15) (Action/
Dana Complex:
4) 13 Hours: The Secret
9.30pm
Comedy)
Soldiers of Benghazi
17)
Zootopia 2D (Animation/
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Starring: Kevin Hart, Ice Cube and
Shows at 10.45am, 1.15pm, 3.45pm,
(Action/ Drama/ Thriller)
Action/ Adventure)
Olivia Munn
6.15pm and 8.45pm
Starring: John Krasinski, Pablo
Starring:
Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason
Schreiber and James Badge Dale
Bateman and Idris Elba
5.45pm, 8pm, 10.15pm and 12.30am
Shows at 10.30am, 4.15pm, 10pm and
Shows
at
11am,
1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm,
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and Kate Winslet
12.45am
9pm, 11pm and 1am
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Shows at 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm, 6pm
4) Kanithan (Tamil/ Action)
18)
Divergent
Series:
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Starring: James Badge Dale, John
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Starring: Atharvaa, Catherine Tresa,
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Starring:
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Woodley, Zo
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(Horror/ Thriller)
Kravitz and Naomi Watts
9pm and 11.45pm
Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy
6) Zootopia 3D (Animation/ Action/
Shows
at
11am,
1.15pm,
3.30pm,
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Sisto and Sofia Rosinsky
Adventure)
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Adventure/ Drama)
Show at 9.15pm
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason
Starring: Chris Pine, Graham McTavish
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Bateman and Idris Elba
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and Morgan Freeman
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and 12.30am
11) Neerja (15+) (Hindi/ Thriller/ Drama)
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Starring: Sonam Kapoor and Shabana
6.30pm and 8.45pm
9.30pm and 11.55pm
Adventure/ Sci-Fi)
Azmi
5) Zootropolis
(PG)
(Animation/
2)
Triple 9 (18+) (Action/ Crime)
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Zo
Adventure/ Comedy)
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5.45pm, 8pm and 10.15pm
Starring: Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin
8.30pm and 11pm
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12) Kings Of Egypt (15+) (Action/
and Jason Bateman
3)
London Has Fallen (15+) (Action)
5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.45pm and
Adventure/ Fantasy)
Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 4.45pm
Shows at 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm,
midnight
Starring: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Costerand 7pm
4.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.30pm, 10.30pm
9) Kings Of Egypt 3D (Action/
Waldau and Brenton Thwaites
and 12.30am
Adventure/
Fantasy)
Shows at noon, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm
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4)
London Has Fallen (15+) (Action)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Costerand 10pm
Shows at 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm,
Waldau and Brenton Thwaites. Shows
6pm, 8pm, 10pm and midnight
at 10.30am, 3.30pm and 8.30pm
SEEF (I)
5) The Divergent Series: Allegiant (PG
9) Kings Of Egypt (Action/ Adventure/
15) (Action/ Adventure)
Fantasy)
Shows at 11.15am, 4.15pm and
Starring: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj CosterStarring: Aaron Paul, Antony Mackie
Shows at 2pm, 4.30pm, 7pm and
9.15pm
Waldau and Brenton Thwaites
and Kate Winslet
9.30pm
5)
Triple 9 (18+) (Action/ Crime)
Shows at 1pm, 6pm, 11pm and 1.15am
Shows at 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm, 6.30pm,
10) Jai Gangaajal (Hindi/ Crime/ Drama)
9pm and 11.30pm
11.45pm
and Kate Winslet
2) Puthiya Niyamam (Malayalam)
Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Rahul Bhat
(Horror)
Shows at 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm,
5.30pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm and 11.30pm
7) Zootropolis (3D) (G) (Animation)
4.30pm and 6.40pm
7) Martyrs (18+) (Drama/ Horror/
Thriller)
12.30am
dilute with milk.
8) Zootropolis (G) (Animation)
Shows at 10.30am, 12.40pm, 2.50pm,
Mix with the flavouring to
5pm, 7.10pm, 9.20pm and 11.30pm
9)
Deadpool (18+) (Action /Adventure/
homogenous dough.
Sci-Fi)
Add the melted butter and salt.
Shows at 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm,
6.15pm, 9.40pm and 11pm
Separate the eggs.
10) Kings Of Egypt (15+) (Epic/ Action)
Incorporate the 4 egg yolks to
Shows at 10am, 12.30pm, 3pm,
5.30pm, 8pm and 10.30pm
the dough.
11) Bleeding Heart (18+) (Drama)
Whisk the egg whites until stiff
Shows at 10am, 11.40am, 1.20pm,
3pm, 4.40pm, 6.20pm, 8pm and
and fold very gently into the
9.40pm
12) Puthiya Niyamam (Malayalam) (PG
previous mixture.
15) (Thriller)
Gently add the malt beverage
Shows at 10am, 12.30pm, 3pm,
5.30pm, 8pm and 10.30pm
and mix to get rather solid and
13) The Divergent Series: Allegiant (PG
foaming dough.
15) (Action/ Adventure)
Cook in your Belgium waffle
5.15pm, 7.40pm, 10.05pm and
12.30am
maker and enjoy with melted
14) The Divergent Series: Allegiant
chocolate, icing sugar, ice cream
(IMAX) (PG 15) (Action/ Adventure)
or any sweet toppings of your
6.15pm, 8.40pm and 11.05pm
choice!
IMP Note: Shows and timings are subject
to change without prior notice.
Waffles
20-24 pieces
These waffles are very light
but the batter cannot be done
in advance. Cook the whole
bunch in your waffle maker and
freeze. Whenever you need it
simply put it in your toaster.
Ingredients
500 ml milk
125 gm butter
500 gm flour
1 pinch of salt
250 ml malt beverage
4 eggs
Vanilla extract for flavouring
Method
In a bowl, put the flour and
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TODAY: Partly cloudy becoming
cloudy at times
Warning: Nil
Wind: Northwesterly 10 to 15kt reaching
15 to 20kt at times during the day
Warning: Nil
Sea State: 1 to 3ft, 3 to 5ft offshore
Sunrise: 5.50am Sunset: 5.44pm
Moonrise: 9.05am Moonset: 9.29pm
Temperature: Max 26C Min 21C
Humidity: Max 80% Min 35%
Mina Salman tides: High at 8.14am and
low at 2.37pm
Actual values recorded yesterday:
Temperature: Max 26C Min 19C
Humidity: Max 85% Min 40%
Gulf temperatures: Kuwait 27C Riyadh
30C Doha 28C Abu Dhabi 25C Muscat
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Avenue, Manama 319. Tel: 17291039.
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5.46pm, Nightfall (Ishaa) 7.16pm and Dawn
(Fajr) 4.31am tomorrow.
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n Sixty members and guests attended the second Chaine des Rotisseurs Diner Amical of the year, held at the Sheraton Hotel, Bahrain. The dinner, held under the theme For The Love of Bahrain,
featured a menu using typical Bahraini ingredients. The event was hosted by the international gastronomy associations Bahrain chapter chairman Khalid Almoayed. The first dinner themed
Wellness and Nature was held last month at the Westin Bahrain and the next will be held on March 17 at the InterContinental Regency Bahrain. Above, Mr Almoayed, ffith from left, with guests
at the dinner.
Teenagers on trial
for planting bomb
FOUR Bahraini teenagers have
gone on trial for allegedly planting
a bomb in Al Qurayyah village and
lying in wait to ambush policemen.
The defendants, two aged 15 and two

aged 17, appeared at the High Criminal
Court for the first time and pleaded not
guilty.
They have been accused of placing
the home-made explosive device near Al
Masaniyah Mosque on November 21 last
year and waiting to attack policemen.
However, they could not go through
with their plan once they realised that
the police had tracked down a SIM card
By NOOR ZAHRA
they were going to use to remotely detonate the device.
They took the bomb, made up of a fire
extinguisher fitted with explosives, and
buried it in a nearby graveyard along
with pellet shots and a shotgun which
was used in an earlier attack on police
on Janabiya Highway.
After their arrest, the defendants led
police to the hidden bomb and shotgun.
A detective described how the accused had allegedly monitored police
movements for months before trying to
carry out the terror attack.

I came to know of a group of teenagers who had a bomb that they were planning to detonate in a terrorist attack, the
detective said in his statement.
I then found out that the defendants
had been tracking policemen for months
and had made the explosive device
which they were going to use in an attack in Al Qurayyah village.
However, they were arrested before
they could carry out their plan. They
then led us to the location of the bomb
and the gun, which two of the accused
confessed to previously using to target
police on Janabiya Highway.

One of the defendants, aged 15, described how they had to abandon their
plan after policemen tracked down the
SIM card they were going to use to trigger the bomb.
We wanted to lure policemen to the
bomb and detonate it but after I found
out that police had tracked down the
SIM card we cancelled the plan.
I told my friends to retrieve the bomb
and we hid it in a nearby graveyard.
The trial was adjourned until April 4
for a review.
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Ministry dealt
with 1,060
drugs cases
THE Interior Ministry dealt
with 1,060 drug-related cases
last year.
The anti-narcotics directorate search and investigation
chief Captain Fahd Al Merrikhi
released the statistics during the
weekly Al Amn programme on
Radio Bahrain.
He stressed Bahrains strides
in using hi-tech equipment to
detect drugs and foil trafficking
operations.
He cited
particularly
an advanced
s c a n n e r
which is able
to
screen
smugglers
and
detect
drugs
inside the drug n Captain Al
mules stomMerrikhi
achs.
Captain Al Merrikhi warned
that drug gangs are focusing
their smuggling operations on
the GCC countries for their
geographic locations on the international trafficking routes.
He underlined co-operation
between the GCC and the UN
members under international
covenants on combating drug
trafficking and the illicit trade
of narcotics.
Under Bahraini law, convicted traffickers face three years to
life imprisonment.
Moreover, Bahraini law considers drug consumption as a
misdemeanor and stipulates
one month to three years in jail.
Captain Al Merrikhi said that
drug addicts are treated as patients rather than criminals.
E-services boost
n Scores of Royal Bahrain Hospital staff and management had a fun day out at Al Bander Hotel and Resort. The event, held in appreciation of the staffs dedication
and loyalty, featured fun activities and entertainment shows. Above, the hospital staff and management at the event.
THE use of e-services has increased 38 per cent this year

compared with the last, revealed a top official yesterday.
The total value of financial
transactions through e-Portal
and smart phone applications
exceeded BD35 million. Payments through smart applications rose 187pc over the last
year and 204pc compared with
2014, e-Government Authority
vice-chief executive Dr Zakariya Ahmed Al Khalja said.
Statistics revealed an increase in the use of smart devices with traffic services applications taking the lead registering
an increase of 507pc, reports
our sister paper Akhbar Al
Khaleej.
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n National Day wishes

His Majesty King Hamad yesterday sent
a cable of congratulations to Mauritius
President Ameenah Gurib Fakim on her
countrys National Day.
n Festival boost for media
Under the patronage of Information

Minister Mohammed Al rumaihi, the
14th edition of Gulf radio and TV Festival
will be held tomorrow. Organised under
the theme One media vision, more
than 300 works will be showcased at the
festival, which will end on Thursday. Two
symposiums focusing on sport information
and GCC joint media will be h eld on March
15 and 17 at the Gulf Hotel Awal Ballroom.
n North Thunder hailed
sHurA Council chairman Ali saleh Al saleh

stressed that Bahrains participation in the
North Thunder military drill proved the need
for joint action to maintain regional security
and confront challenges and terrorism.
n Austrian President Dr Heinz Fischer yesterday received Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed Al Mutawa in the presence of Shaikh Hussam bin Isa Al
Khalifa and Bahrains Ambassador to Austria Yusuf Abdulkarim at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. He congratulated His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa for winning the Flame of Peace Award and hailed strong bilateral ties between Bahrain and Austria. Mr Al Mutawa described
Austria as a model of openness and cultural and religious diversity. He added that Bahrain is currently witnessing a development and progress boom at all
levels.
n Governor heads delegation
SOUTHern Governor, national anti-drug

committee member and Maan (together)
Programme to Fight Violence and Addiction
head Shaikh Abdulla bin rashid Al
Khalifa will head the Bahraini delegation
at the 59th session of the Un anti-drug
committee, from tomorrow until March
22. The governor said the participation is
part of the directives of Interior Minister
Shaikh rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa
out of Bahrains commitment to fight drug
addiction and crimes.
n Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi yesterday received students who won competitions that were held on the sidelines of Bahrain International
Garden Show. The students were from Al Rawdha Primary School for Boys, Sanabis Intermediate School for Girls, Arabian Pearl Gulf School, Al Hedaya
Secondary School and Zeinab Intermediate School for Girls.
n Gulf Traffic Week set
THe General Directorate of Traffic will

tomorrow launch the 32nd Gulf Traffic Week
in association with GCC traffic delegations.
The weeks activities will cover various parts
of Bahrain and include awareness campaigns.
GCC traffic commissioned officers will take
part with their Bahrains counterparts in
regulating traffic flow on different roads in
Bahrain.
n Students face exams
THOUSAndS of Grade 12 students will

sit their national exams today. The tests
will run until Wednesday. More than
10,000 third secondary students from
public schools and six private schools will
be tested in Arabic, english and problemsolving. The annual evaluative exams
will be held under the supervision of the
National Authority for Qualifications
and Quality Assurance of education
and Training, in co-operation with the
education Ministry.
n Energy Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza yesterday received outgoing UNDP resident

co-ordinator in Bahrain Peter Grohmann and his deputy Amin Cherkaoui. Dr Mirza hailed
co-operation between Bahrain and the UN to promote development programmes, build
competences in the field of sustainable development and spur growth.
n Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan

yesterday received National Evangelical Church pastor
Reverend Hani Aziz along with a number of church leaders
and priests. Rev Aziz praised the leadership for supporting
churches and promoting religious freedom. He described
Bahrain a pioneering Arab role-model in promoting noble
human values, hailing landmark national achievements and
democratic strides.
n Bahrain to attend session
BAHrAiN will take part in the 60th

session of the uN Commission on the status
of Women which will be held at the UN
headquarters in New York from tomorrow
until March 16. Supreme Council for Women
secretary general Hala Al Ansari will deliver
a speech before the committee which will
discuss the outcome of the fourth international
Women Conference and the 23rd extraordinary
session of the General Assembly.
n MP to file lawsuits
MP Jamal Buhassan plans to travel to

Kuwait to file lawsuits against National
Assembly member Abdulhamid dashti.
He accused Mr dashti of spreading lies,
plotting against Bahrain, and seeking to
harm bilateral relations. In a statement
yesterday, he described Mr dashti as a
mere puppet serving the agenda of the
Iranian theocratic regime.
n A large number of visitors and world companies visited the Bahrain

pavilion at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB Berlin) to explore
investment opportunities and sign deals to organise tourism visits to
kingdom. More than 180 countries are taking part in ITB, the worlds leading
travel trade show to promote tourism, highlight available opportunities and
streamline flights. Bahrains Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed
Al Zayani held meetings with several officials from GCC, Arab and foreign
countries, as well as representatives of world tourism companies as part
of the event.
n Renowned Dutch professor and child urology specialist Tom de Jong

successfully performed 14 delicate and complex surgeries on children
suffering from birth defects and abnormalities of urinary tract, at Salmaniya
Medical Complex (SMC). It followed directives from His Royal Highness Prime
Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to invite world famous physicians
to perform complicated surgeries and train medical staff in Bahrain. Above, Dr
de Jong with SMC doctors and staff, who assisted him in the operations.
n Employee honoured
GulF Petrochemical industries Company

chairman Dr Ahmed Al sharyan in the
presence of president Dr Abdulrahman
Jawahery and other top executives, presented
Employee of the Month for December 2015
award to Aqeel Akhter from the safety,
health and environment department.
n 22 e-services added
THe Informatics and electronic

Government Authority has added 22
online services to its national portal.
It has also upgraded five cyber services
adding advanced features in response
to online users remarks. The authority
announced that the new services would
begin next month. The portal now provides
nine services for Interior Ministry customs
clearance, 13 Haj-related services for the
Justice, Islamic Affairs and endowments
Ministry. The new upgraded services
include the payment of traffic fines, which
were added to the renewal of licences, car
registration and other online services. The
travel ban service has been upgraded to be
provided in english.
n Arabian Gulf University (AGU) has signed a cooperation agreement with Kuwaiti Institute for Scientific
Research (KISR). AGU president Dr Khalid Al Ohali sealed
the deal with KISR director Dr Samira Al Sayyed Omar
to co-ordinate research projects and supervise doctoral
dissertations.
n Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) president and head of the National Anti-Human
Trafficking Committee Ausamah Al Absi yesterday received a US Congress delegation which
visited a shelter to protect expatriate workers from human trafficking dangers. The delegation
lauded LMRAs efforts to provide care for the expatriate labour force and protect their rights.
They also praised the efforts to combat human trafficking and monitoring methods.
n A group of students from Arabian Gulf Intermediate School for Girls visited Bahrain News Agency (BNA) and were briefed about media coverage of local
and international news. They also toured BNA departments and received an idea about work procedures.
Bahrain praised
for workers
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n A JCB operator in Bahrain, where the ILO says migrant workers have it better than in other
Gulf countries
BAHRAIN has some of the best

protections for migrant workers
in the Gulf, according to a top International Labour Organisation
(ILO) representative.
The ILO has witnessed a surge in

complaints related to workers rights
in the region, but regional desk officer
at its Arab Region Worker Activities
Bureau Nezam Qahoush said the situation is far better in Bahrain.
He added a meeting of the ILO in
Geneva this week would tackle allegations of unfair treatment in the Gulf.
Violations against migrant workers
is an issue that needs major attention
By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN
in the region, especially with the kind
of alarming reports of forced labour
that we hear in Qatar, the UAE and
Saudi Arabia, he said.
The Geneva session of the ILO will
seriously address this issue.
We are happy that we could follow up the situation in Bahrain with
transparency under an office operated alongside the GFBTU (General
Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions)
in co-operation with the International
Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
Other concerns to be highlighted in
Geneva include the inabiliThe ILO doesnt difty of workers in some GCC
ferentiate between migrant
countries, which do not inworkers and nationals,
clude Bahrain, to form trade
hence we observe both of
unions.
these aspects with much
Overall in the Gulf there
concern.
are many violations, both
However, it is good to
in terms of migrant worknote that the situation is far
ers rights as well as that of
better in Bahrain compared
freedom of association and
with other countries espetrade union rights, said Mr
cially the UAE and Qatar.
Qahoush.
It is far better in terms
n Mr Qahoush
This is on the rise and
of democracy and transthe regional desk has reparency of trade unions in
ceived hundreds of such complaints in Bahrain, despite some governmental
the past one year.
interference.
n Carmen ... new take on the opera
The interference he was referring

to centres on the alleged failure to rehire a small number of those who were
among thousands sacked in connection with unrest in 2011.
A total of 4,600 people were dismissed for allegedly failing to show up
for work so that they could take part
in anti-government demonstrations,
getting arrested on suspicion of criminal activities or taking part in strikes
called by trade unionists sympathetic
to the Bahraini opposition movement.
However, some claimed they were
dismissed for no reason.
Labour and Social Development
Minister Jameel Humaidan
has previously announced that
98.94 per cent of such cases
had been successfully resolved,
with only 35 workers yet to be
reinstated.
However,
Mr
Qahoush
claimed 50 such cases were
still outstanding despite tripartite agreements between the Labour and Social Development
Ministry, Bahrain Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and
the GFBTU.
We learn that there are 50
Bahrainis still under the dismissed category of workers and
we support the GFBTUs efforts to reposition them unconditionally, said Mr Qahoush.
He also criticised the lack of
public sector representation in
Bahrains trade union movement.
All 14 members of the
GFBTU board are from the private sector, he said.
We feel there should be
more public sector and female
representation.
This, we feel, is one of the
essential and most vital move
towards freedom of association.
This is not unique to Bahrain, but common to the Arab
region.
Although national legislations champion public sector
rights under their own clauses,
it is important that all member
nations of the ILO honour its
convention which supports
the right to associate with
The show, subtitled in English,
unions.
will cover the love story of a beautiIn addition, he said it was
ful woman named Carmen.
time all GCC governments
The Spring of Culture festival,
including Bahrain ratified the
which runs until April 25, is organILOs Convention 87, which
ised by the Bahrain Authority for
guarantees workers freedom
Culture and Antiquities and the Ecoof association and right to ornomic Development Board.
ganise.
raji@gdn.com.bh
Italian group returns with opera Carmen

THE Italian group LOrchestra di
Piazza Vittorio will perform George
Bizets famous opera Carmen at
Arad Fort next week as part of this
years Spring of Culture festival.
The second performance by the
group in Bahrain, following the
Magic Flute show by Wolfgang Ama-
deus Mozart in 2010, will be held on

March 17, at 8.30pm.
The group was formed by musician and filmmaker Mario Tronco
with musicians from India, Brazil,
Cuba, Argentina, Senegal, Tunis,
and Italy, with the goal of rescuing
the Apollo cinema, a classic struc-
ture which was going to be turned

into a bingo hall.
The new take on the opera will
be a collaborative effort by 23 musicians, dancers and singers from
10 countries, presenting the story to
audiences through a diverse cast of
characters.
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launched in Bahrain
THE all-new Toyota Fortuner
was launched yesterday at the
Toyoto showroom in Sitra.
It was attended by Lexus and
Toyota executive sales manager Ismail Akbar, Ebrahim K
Kanoo top management and
Toyota officials.
The new Fortuner is a second
generation model which builds
on its heritage of being a durable sport utility vehicle (SUV)
with off-road capabilities.
Our development concept
was to build a true SUV that
has style and confidence, said
Fortuner chief executive engineer Hiroki Nakajima.
To ensure peace of mind for
n Toyota and E K Kanoo officials at the launch
our customers, we developed a

new stronger frame which enables the vehicle to withstand
rough road conditions, in addition to an improved four-link
suspension system for a more
comfortable drive.
Toyota Motor Corporation
Middle East and North Africa
chief representative Takayuki
Yoshitsugu said that the new
Fortuner is completely redesigned.
It enhances driving confidence on every level while setting a new standard for SUVs
all around the world, he said.
Starting price for the car is
BD10,500.
n Visitors have a look at a Fortuner
Toastmaster members have their say
n The Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) held its annual spring camp for employees
and family. The event featured traditional games, athletic competitions and a visit
to the Princess Sabeeka Park, Awali where the visitors competed in a treasure
hunt and watched a puppet show that taught children Bahraini traditions and
values. Above, the RCO employees children at the park.
n An agreement offering university students jobs has been signed by Bahrain

Polytechnic and Bahrain National Holding (BNH) company. It gives fourth and
final year students an opportunity to work at the company as full-time or parttime employees, and take part in courses regarding the insurance industry. In
addition to developing the skills of the students, the agreement also ensures the
two parties exchange knowledge and experiences for research projects. Above,
BNH chief executive Sameer Al Wazzan, third from left, and Bahrain Polytechnic
acting chief executive Mohamed Al Aseeri, fourth from left, with other officials at
the signing ceremony held at the universitys campus.
n Winners in the Arabic section with their certificates. Top, winners in the English category with judges,
Toastmasters officials and sponsors
MEMBERS of four Toastmasters

clubs took part in the Area 78 Toastmasters Annual Contest at the Bahrain Society Engineers, Juffair.
In the Arabic section, Aziza Alhussani from Areej Advanced Toastmasters Club was placed first in the
evaluation, table topics and international speech contests, while Jamal

Aldoseri, also from Areej, won for
humorous speech.
In the English section, Claire Cosgrove (Bahrain Advanced Toastmaster Club), won the evaluation speech
contest, Hamza Ali (AFAEAT

Toastmasters Club) won for humorous speech, S Subramanyam (FED
Toastmasters Club) won the table
topics speech contest and Rafique
Ahmed (AFAEAT) won the international speech contest.
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Greece vows to fix refugee camp overflow

ATHENS: Greece aims to deal swiftly with
the overflow at the Idomeni migrant camp
on the Macedonian border where some
12,000 people are waiting to cross in miserable conditions, a minister said yesterday.
Some 200 migrants protested against
conditions at the camp yesterday, chanting open the border and sitting on a
cross-border railway line.
And a Syrian refugee began a hunger
strike in response to the situation.
I hope the situation at Idomeni is resolved within a week without recourse
to force, Dimitris Vitsas, the minister
charged with co-ordinating the refugee
flow, told Mega TV.
Conditions in the camp have worsened
since four Balkan countries shut their bor-
ders this week, closing off the main route

to northern Europe trodden by hundreds of
thousands of migrants in the last year.
The measures have left thousands including many children forced to camp out
in increasing squalor amid Europes worst
migration crisis since the Second World War.
Nazim Serhan, a 44-year-old Syrian, began a hunger strike yesterday to highlight
migrants plight at the border.
Serhan, who travelled to Europe along
with his three children in the hope of joining his wife in Germany who is battling
cancer, told journalists: I want to see her,
just for one day.
Vitsas said Athens would try to convince refugees to accept a transfer to other
reception centres across the country.
He added that 400 had done just that

on Friday, moving to centres in northern
Greece.
Figures released by Greek authorities
yesterday estimated some 12,000 people
remained at Idomeni but thousands more
are camped out in fields nearby waiting in
vain for the border to reopen.
Greece is currently hosting more than
42,000 migrants and refugees with around
7,700 on islands in the Aegean Sea. Many
more, most of them fleeing the Syrian conflict, are still undertaking perilous voyages
to reach the islands from Turkey.
According to Vitsas, 50,000 spots will
be available in reception centres across
Greece by the end of next week, some
10,000 more than currently.
n Migrants sing and clap during a protest at a makeshift camp

at Idomeni yesterday
Assad removal
still a red line
DAMASCUS: The Syri-
an government yesterday
said the removal of President Bashar Al Assad remains a red line just two
days ahead of renewed
talks aimed at ending the
conflict.
Leading members of the

opposition delegation to the
talks arrived in Geneva yesterday.
The UN-brokered negotiations are the latest push by
the international community
to find a solution to Syrias
five-year war, which has
killed more than 270,000
people.
Both the government and
the main opposition group,
the Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee, have
agreed to attend the talks after the last round collapsed in
February.
Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush and
HNC delegation head Asaad
Al Zoabi were in Geneva.
The regime was counting
on the opposition not to come
to Geneva... but it is here, and
n A man rides a bicycle through a devastated part of Homs
it will have a united stance, vision, and negotiating strategy,

said HNC delegation member
Hassan Abdel Azim.
The HNC has repeatedly
called for Assads departure
at the start of any transitional period, but Syrias foreign
minister said that was out of
the question.
We will not talk with anyone who wants to discuss the
presidency... Bashar Al Assad
is a red line, Walid Muallem
told a Damascus news conference.
If they continue with this
approach, theres no reason
for them to come to Geneva,

Muallem said.
He said the government delegation would go to Switzerland
today.
UN peace envoy Staffan de
Mistura said the meetings in
Geneva would not last more
than 10 days.
Syria truce violations to be probed
RIYADH: US and Russian officials were
to meet yesterday on Syrian opposition

charges of truce violations by the regime
but peace talks remain on course, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.
Asked at the end of a visit to Saudi Arabia whether indirect dialogue in Geneva
between the Syrian regime and opposition
could go ahead as planned tomorrow, Kerry said: Yes, it can.
Our teams are meeting today with Russia in both Geneva and Amman, where
very detailed lay downs will take place regarding these allegations and I am requesting a call with Foreign Minister (Sergei)
Lavrov today and we will work through
these and we have been each day, he said
of the opposition complaints.
Air raids by the Syrian regime killed

seven civilians in rebel-held areas of second city Aleppo, according to the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights.
The Britain-based monitoring group
termed the strikes the most serious violation in the city since the truce came into
effect.
But Kerry, who met Saudi Arabias
King Salman for talks on Syria, said that
perceived violations of the ceasefire that
began on February 27 should not derail the
UN-mediated talks.
The level of violence by all accounts
has been reduced by 80 to 90 per cent,
which is very, very significant. And what
we want to do is continue to work to reduce these.
We believe that the start of talks this

next week in Geneva presents a critical
moment for bringing the political solution
to the table that weve all been waiting for,
even as we extend the humanitarian assistance and continue to try to reduce the violence, he said.
The US State Department said the truce
has produced a dramatic reduction in violence, although it warned that the regime
was still carrying out attacks.
Russia urged the UN to include the
Kurds, who have been a major force in
fighting jihadists such as the Islamic State.
Excluding them would be a most serious infringement of the rights of a large
and significant group living in Syria,
Lavrov said.
The negotiations would

cover the formation of a new
government, a fresh constitution and UN-monitored presidential and parliamentary
elections within 18 months,
the envoy said.
However, Muallem said
De Mistura had no right
to discuss future presidential elections or any agenda
items.
Neither he nor anyone
else, whoever they may be,
has the right to discuss presidential elections, Muallem
insisted.
This right is exclusively
for the Syrian people.
Muallem said the negotiations would aim to form a
unity government which
would then appoint a committee to either write a new
constitution or amend the
current one.
Then we will have a referendum for the Syrian people
to decide on it, he said, adding that a federal division of
Syria was not an option.
The opposition HNC has
also insisted on Syrias territorial unity, but says talks must
create a transitional governance body with full executive powers.
Yesterday, De Mistura told
Swiss newspaper Le Temps
that although Syrias Kurds
were not invited to talks, they
should be given the opportunity to voice their views on
the countrys political future.
Meanwhile, The UNs top
humanitarian officials said
the truce had brought fragile
glimmers of hope to the humanitarian situation in Syria.
Fewer bombs are falling; humanitarian access has
opened up in some places;
negotiators from all sides are
preparing to come together and talk, the aid agency
heads said in statement.
Agony as Kabul
family buries
10 migrants
KABUL: It was Gods will,
says Mohammed Ashraf, a tear

rolling down his weathered
face as he looks at the lifeless
bodies of five male relatives,
brought back to Kabul after
they drowned trying to reach
Europe.
The coffins sit open in the
courtyard of the family home
in Kart-e-Seh, a middle-class
neighbourhood in the Afghan
capital, the bodies of four boys
and one older man wrapped in
black material but their faces
exposed.
One coffin is notably smaller than the others. It belongs to
Faiz, who was just nine months
old when he drowned in the
Aegean Sea last week along
with nine other members of his
family.
You can see that the bodies
are being washed now, says
Ashraf, a cousin of the family,
as half a dozen men tend to the
corpses in an Islamic funeral
rite.
Only men are allowed to
participate in this ceremony
for their male relatives. Two
houses along, the women of the
family are doing the same for
the five women and girls who
drowned on the same crossing
between Turkey and Greece.
Tragedy
Of the members of the Skanderi family who attempted the
voyage, only the father of the
five children who drowned has
survived.
He is in a hospital in Turkey, Ashraf explains. We are
all from the same village, from
the same neighbourhood. We
grew up together, he says as
the tears begin to flow again.
The scene reveals the tragic human story behind statistics from the International
Organisation for Migration
showing that between January
and mid-February alone, 320
people died crossing the Aegean.
More than 130,000 people
have travelled to Greece via
Turkey since the start of the
year, according to the same
group.
Of those, 42,000 are stuck in
Greece, a series of border closures in the Balkans blocking
them from continuing further
into Western Europe.
The Skanderis left Kabul a
month ago and set out on the
now notorious route to Europe
via Iran and Turkey, before
their boat sank on Friday last
week.
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during the joint military amphibious exercise, called Ssangyong, part of the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle military exercises, in Pohang
yesterday
North Korea vows to

annihilate enemies
POHANG: North Korea yesterday vowed to
annihilate its enemies as it asserted preparations to fight US and South Korean forces.
The Norths military said it was prepared
to counter the US and South Korean forces
with an ultra-precision blitzkrieg strike of
the Korean style.
The revolutionary armed forces of the
DPRK holding tightly the arms to annihilate
the enemies with towering hatred for them
are waiting for the dignified Supreme Command to issue an order to launch a pre-emptive strike of justice, it said in comments
carried by the state KCNA news agency.
It was in response to US and South Korean troops staging a big amphibious landing
exercise yesterday, storming simulated North
Korean beach defences amid heightened tension and threats by the North.
The landing and assault drills on South

Koreas east coast were part of eight weeks
of joint exercises between the allies which
the South has said are the largest ever. The
North has denounced the exercises as nuclear war moves and threatened to respond
with an all-out offensive.
Tension on the Korean peninsula has been
high since the North conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and followed that with a
long-range rocket launch last month, triggering new UN sanctions.
About 55 US marine aircraft and 30 US
and South Korean ships, including the USS
Bonhomme Richard and USS Boxer, which
carry AV-8B Harrier attack jets and V-22
Osprey aircrafts, took part in the assault on
beaches near Pohang city.
They will penetrate notional enemy beach
defenses, establish a beach head, and rapidly transition forces and sustainment ashore,
the US military based in South Korea said in
a statement before the exercise.
CNN reported yesterday that North Korea
has been searching for one of its submarines
that has been missing for days off its east
coast.
The submarine may be adrift under the
sea or have sunk, perhaps after a technical
problem during an exercise, CNN quoted US
officials with intelligence of secret US monitoring of the Norths activities as saying.
North Korea has said it is developing submarine-launched ballistic missiles although
doubts about that were raised after Western
experts said publicly released footage of tests
appeared to be fake.
On Thursday, North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un watched as his forces
fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea. This month the
North conducted drills with what
it said were newly developed large
caliber rocket launchers.
Kim has ordered the country to improve its nuclear attack capability by conducting
more tests, in defiance of a UN
But the first phase is going ahead as planned, Security Council resolution adand with high expectations: Determining opted last week in response to
whether Mars is alive today, according to an the isolated states latest nuclear
test.
ESA document.
Kim also said his country had
A key goal is to analyse methane, a gas which
on Earth is created in large part by living microbes, miniaturised nuclear warheads
and traces of which were observed by previous to mount on ballistic missiles,
although the US and South KoreMars missions.
Methane, the ESA said, is normally destroyed an governments have expressed
by ultraviolet radiation within a few hundred years, doubts about that too.
Seoul and the US have said
which implied that in Mars case it must still be
they had notified the North of the
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The TGOs main science mission is scheduled to non-provocative nature of the
last until December 2017, but it has enough fuel to exercises involving about 17,000
continue operations for years after, if all goes well. American troops and more than
300,000 South Koreans.
Europe and Russia are set to

launch search for life on Mars
PARIS: Europe and Russia are set to launch an unmanned spacecraft tomorrow to smell Mars atmosphere for gassy evidence that life once existed on
the Red Planet, or may do so still.
ExoMars 2016, the first of a two-phase Mars exploration, will see an orbiter hoisted from Kazakhstan tomorrow on a Russian Proton rocket.
With its suite of high-tech instruments, the Trace
Gas Orbiter or TGO, should arrive at the Red Planet on October 19 after a journey of 496 million km.
Its main mission to photograph the Red Planet
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Advertising feature by STEPHANIE SUTCLIFFE
now available at Ashrafs
iaomi smartphones
are now available in
Bahrain at Ashrafs.
Across Asia, Xiaomi

smartphones have become a
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value quality mobile phones at
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The reason why Xiaomi
smartphones have become a
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fundamentally because of the
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runs on top of Android and
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Xiaomis latest addition to
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mid-range edition of the companys flagship Mi 4.
Going around the device,
the power button and volume
rocker are found on the right
side, both within easy reach
and offering good tactile
feedback.
The dual SIM card slot is
found on the left side, with
the headphone jack and
micro-USB port at the top and
bottom, respectively.
Up front, below the display
n Xiaomis smartphones are available at affordable prices
are the three capacitive buttons

and above the display is the
five megapixel front-facing
camera and a notification LED
to the right of it.
As is the case with all Xiaomi devices, you can choose
between seven different LED
colours based on notification
type, accessible from the set-
tings menu.
The Mi 4i is both thinner
and lighter than its flagship
namesake, with a thickness
of just 7.8mm and weighing
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Going beyond what the price
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Colour reproduction
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and viewing angles are
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Outdoor visibility in
bright sunlight is also
very good, courtesy of
Xiaomis technology
that makes hardware
level adjustments to
improve visibility while
in bright environments.
The device handles
gaming very well and
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The MIUI 6 OS is
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The Mi 4i comes
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offering 4G LTE supported
with both.
MIUI is certainly one of
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It allows for a very high
n Users have a richer, more engaging experience when

using their Mi devices
level of control and customisation throughout, something that

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Features like lock screen
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Rezayat set to showcase key

rebar coating
at gulfBID 2016
MANAMA:
Rezayat
Protective
Coating
Company Limited from
Saudi Arabias Eastern
Province will showcase its
acclaimed corrosion preventive rebar coating at gulfBID 2016.
The 10th annual expo for construction and building materials

will take place from April 26
to 28 at Bahrain International
Exhibition and Convention
Centre, under the patronage
of His Royal Highness Prime
Minister Prince Khalifa bin
Salman Al Khalifa.
We participated last year
at gulfBID and received rave
reviews, particularly for our
product the Fusion Bonded
Epoxy Coated Rebar (FBECR).
This product will take centre
stage at our participation this

year, says Rezayat general
manager Riyadh Al Homoud.
The Epoxy powder film
protects steel from corrosion
by eliminating contact between
steel and corrosion agents
such as moisture, chloride and
industrial chemicals, he said.
The Saudi-based company
is part of the Rezayat Group
which specialises in the production of FEBCR. The product is widely utilised in the
construction of buildings, highways, bridges, culverts and
tunnels.
The production plant is
located in Dammam Second
Industrial City, with the capacity of producing 100,000 tonnes
per annum.
Rezayats services and
products are an integral part

of Saudi Arabias highly
acclaimed construction sector
which is proving itself as global exporter of its expertise. We
are honoured that they choose
gulfBID as a marketing tool for
their export promotion strategy said Ahmed Suleiman,
exhibitions director of organisers HCE.
Rezayat has provided the
FEBCR to the US Embassy in
the Philippines, Qatar Embassy
in Sudan, Port of Aden in
Yemen, Kuwait University
in Shuwaikh and Al Moayed
Tower in Bahrain.
Rezayats major clients in
Saudi Arabia include Saudi
Aramco, Sabic, Maaden,
Saline Water Conversion
Corporation, Saudi Electric
Company, Royal Commission,

SADARA, the Transport Road
Bridges Ministry, Ghazlan
Power Plant and Yanbu
Desalination.
GulfBID is sponsored by
Haji Hassan and Kuwaiti
Manager Contracting (KMC).
The show takes place in
conjunction with two other
major events Gulf Interiors
and Gulf Property Show providing the biggest integrated
business-to-business showcase
for the construction, interiors
and property sectors ever to be
staged in the Northern Gulf.
New rules urged

for central banks
If we make them welcome, theyll respect our

culture and boost our economy.
NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of

India governor Raghuram Rajan
yesterday called for global central banks to adopt a system for
assessing the wider impact of their
actions, including unconventional
monetary policies now in use.
Rajan proposed that a group of
academics should measure and analyse the spillover effects of monetary policies and indicate which
should be used and which avoided.
He suggested a traffic light system,
grading policies green, orange or red.
The monitoring system could be
implemented through an international agreement along the lines of

the Bretton Woods currency accord
or via the International Monetary
Fund (IMF).
Rajans speech was the highlight
of a three-day IMF event at which
worries about the global economy
were front and centre.
The international community
has a choice, Rajan said. We can
pretend all is well with the global
financial non-system and hope that
nothing goes spectacularly wrong.
Or we can start building a system
for the integrated world of the
21st century.
Rajans speech came days
after the European Central
Bank eased monetary policy
or financial volatilities, (we) will further by cutting all its main
keep monetary policy stable.
interest rates, expanding asset
He added that the central bank purchases and launching a loan
does not think it is necessary to programme which could see it
take excessive monetary stimu- pay banks to lend to firms and
lus to achieve the governments households.
growth target of above 6.5 per
The Bank of Japan has also
cent over the next five years.
taken interest rates into negaBut if major international or tive territory for the first time
domestic events emerge, we will while the US Federal Reserve
keep monetary policy flexible, is expected to tighten monehe added.
tary policy only gradually after
Moodys ratings agency cut years of near-zero rates and
its outlook on Chinas sover- quantitative easing.
eign bonds from stable to negaRajan has been a vocal critic
tive earlier this month, warning of such policies, saying central
of increasing government debt banks seeking to fulfil domesand further capital outflows and tically focused mandates are
questioning Beijings ability to ignoring the impact of their
implement economic reforms.
actions on the global economy.
China bank lending drops

BEIJING: Chinas bank loans
plunged in February from
January, the central bank said,
despite government efforts to
encourage lending to keep the
worlds second-largest economy
from slowing.
New loans extended by
banks slid to 726.6 billion yuan
($112bn), the Peoples Bank of
China said, a massive drop from
Januarys record 2.51 trillion
yuan lending surge.
The figure was far below the
1.2trn yuan median forecast for
new loans in a Bloomberg News
survey and analysts.
Observers cited a drop in
housing loans and a jump in
lending before the early Lunar
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the drop, though the figures were
still far weaker than expected.
Chinas credit expansion
slowed significantly in February,
even after considering the Lunar
New Year effect, analyst Zhao
Yang of Nomura said in a note.
Weak credit growth suggests
that housing market transactions
may have slowed and that corporate investment continued to
soften.
He added that credit expansion
may rebound in March due to
seasonal factors.
The central banks governor
Zhou Xiaochuan said yesterday
that unless there are major international or domestic economic
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Naseej net profit rises

74 per cent to $15.7m
MANAMA: Bahrain-based
real estate developer Naseej
reported a net profit of
BD5.9 million ($15.7m)
for 2015, an increase of
74 per cent compared with
BD3.4m for 2014.
close of 2015, compared with

BD124.6m in 2014, chairman
Khalid Abdulla Janahi said.
This comes in line with a
higher total shareholder equity recorded at BD125.6m, up
from BD120.3m in 2014.
The results reflect Naseejs
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excellent finanHe said the comcial performance

pany has acquired a
for the year 2015,
plot of land within
achieving excelthe location and is
lent growth in net
close to revealing
profits, representthe new and detailed
ing a true reflection
masterplan for Canal
of the companys
View. The project,
policy to protect
consists of a series
it against such
of
multi-storey
potential threats,
buildings, residential
n Mr Alsayed
n Mr Janahi
n Mr Al Hammadi apartments,
retail
PM managing director
Mohammed Khalil
2015 and is now moving ahead
shops, restaurants
Alsayed said.
with its plans for the year as and cafes, open spaces and
Speaking about Naseejs it also embarks on its new landscaped gardens all overfinancial results, general man- venture Canal View, a luxu- looking the main feature of the
ager Ahmed Al Hammadi said rious mixed-use development project being the scenic canal.
that the company has success- located in Dilmunia Island, This project will be available
fully achieved its goals for Muharraq.
for freehold purchase very soon.
New $20 million

Vision Tower
project unveiled
MANAMA: A new $20 million
residential building is set to be
completed in Bahrain by the
end of next year.
The 27-storey Vision Tower,
c o m i n g
up in New
Juffair, will
consist of
120 apartments
of
one and two
bedrooms.
The project
was
announced
yesterday
at a launch
n Mr Sharaf
held
at
the Diplomat Radisson Blu
Hotel, Residence and Spa by
Bahrain Kuwait Trading and
Contracting Company and
Vincci Property Management.
Engineer Fuad Sharaf gave
an overview of the project at
the event.
n Mr Al Raee with delegation members and officials
Riffa Views experience praised

MANAMA: Riffa Views managing director
Yasser Abdulrahman Al Raee received a
delegation from the Ajman Real Estate
Regulatory Authority (ARRA), led by executive director Yafea bin Eid Faraj.
The visit aimed to learn about the experience of Riffa Views as a successful model
in reaching a consensual action plan to
complete the project.
Mr Al Raee highlighted the implementation stages of the project, including the
first phase which started in 2006, and the
last regarding the completion of the Parks
Estate.
He reviewed with them the Riffa Views
experience in establishing an elected homeowners association. He said that the res-
idents had elected their representatives in

the panel directly in two elections, held in
2012 and 2014, noting that members of the
association are in charge of all services and
facilities in the complex, which, he said, is
the first experience of its kind in similar
projects in Bahrain.
Mr Al Raee said that since the first batch
of villas was delivered to owners in 2008,
and until 2012, the project developer used
to bear the expenses of management and
provision of services, and fees on those
services used to be collected directly from
owners.
In 2010, the project developer established
an advisory board comprising villa owners,
as a means to gradually introduce and acti-
vate the idea of the owners association.

The ARRA delegation expressed admiration for the advanced level of the complex,
and praised the action plan that had been
reached to complete such a vital project.
Riffa Views is among the most prestigious residential complexes in Bahrain
committed to the highest luxury standards
through its unique three residential estates,
the Lagoons, the Oasis and Parks, each
individually themed and including multiple
facilities and wide open spaces.
They overlook green spaces in which golf
is practised.
Riffa Views not only provides a luxurious
lifestyle, but also ensures all requirements
of living in a flourishing district.
n The Industrial sector committee of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry chaired by Abdulhameed Al Kooheji held
a meeting with officials from the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry headed by assistant under-secretary of domestic
trade Hammed Rahma. It discussed measures by the ministry in preparation to implement the International Standard Industrial
Classification of All Economic Activities, Rev.4 (ISIC4).
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Effective planning
holds the key to
business success
Strategic
Reflections
n Bahrain-based region-focused travel solutions provider Dadabhai Travel has announced successful participation at the Saudi Aramco Travel Fair 2016. Held at
Saudi Aramcos worldwide headquarters in Dhahran, the fair featured more than 50 hospitality exhibitors supporting Aramco travel needs in the region promoting
products, services and properties at the event. The company said its first-ever participation in the event this year helped enhance Dadabhai Travels presence
in the region as well as promote Bahrain as a prime destination in the GCC. The show was a platform to greatly improve our operations in Saudi Arabia and to
showcase our products to the companys employees and their families, Dadabhai Travels general manager Shahnaz Al Qaseer said. Our focus areas are cultural
preservation, authentically local experiences and environmental considerations. We are the ideal choice for Saudi travellers especially families, she added.
Ithmaar Bank subsidiary

registers strong results
MANAMA: Ithmaar Bank, a
Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank,
yesterday announced that its retail
banking subsidiary in Pakistan,
Faysal Bank Limited, has registered
a record profit for 2015.
Ithmaar Bank chief executive and

Faysal Bank vice chairman Ahmed
Abdul Rahim announced this after
Faysal Bank board of directors approved
financial results for the year ended
December 31.
Faysal Bank has a network of 279
branches. It is listed on the Karachi,
Lahore and Islamabad stock exchanges,
and is mainly engaged in corporate, commercial and consumer banking activities.
Ithmaar Bank directly, and

of focused efforts to strengthindirectly through its subsidien the banks position through
aries, owns 66.57 per cent of
prudent asset allocation, while
Faysal Bank. It also announced
improving cost efficiencies,
a cash dividend of 10pc, i.e.
enhancing operational excelone Pakistani rupee per share
lence and reducing funding
for 2015.
costs, he said.
I am pleased to announce
The banks balance sheet
that Faysal Bank Limited regisalso grew significantly with
tered a record profit, after tax, of
total assets increasing by 11pc
$ 41 million during 2015, a 70pc n Mr Abdul to $4 billion as at December
Rahim
increase over the profit reported
31 last year, compared with
for 2014, said Mr Abdul Rahim.
$3.7bn as at December 31, 2014, said
During the year, Faysal Banks oper- Mr Abdul Rahim.
ating income increased by 95pc, growTotal deposits have grown from
ing from $35m in 2014 to $67m in $2.7bn as at December 31, 2014 to
2015. This increase was largely a result $2.8bn as at December 31 last year, Mr
Abdul Rahim said.

In 2015, to protect its margins,
Faysal Bank re-profiled its savings book
with a focus on market competitive pricing, said Mr Abdul Rahim.
During the year, the bank successfully executed large corporate and investment banking deals and was also the
lead arranger for entities in the energy
sector, he said.
The banks financial performance
has earned it AA and A1+ ratings
for the long and short terms respectively, with stable outlook, from the JCRVIS Credit Rating Company Limited
and the Pakistan Credit Rating Agency
Limited, said Mr Abdul Rahim.
n Bahrain Small and Medium Enterprises Development Society met its honorary chairman Farouk Almoayyed to brief him about the achievements of the society
and the progress of its initiatives and plans. The meeting was attended by society chairman Ahmad Al Saloom, vice-chairman Khalaf Hujair, board members Nofal
Al Kooheji and Dr Fadheela Hussain. Secretary Ammar Awachi and financial controller Ahmed Khalfan were also present.
HILMY CADER
espite the hype surrounding strategic

planning and its direct
correlation to business
success, many fail to plan
effectively and instead hope
that everything will simply
work out for the best.
The fear of the unknown has
been cited as the main reason that creates this sense
of trepidation in adopting
and implementing a suitable strategic plan for the
company.
In fact, Mckinsey and
Company, in a survey
of nearly 800 executives
across the globe stated
that approximately 55 per
cent of respondents were
dissatisfied with the strategic planning process.
Moreover, only 23pc indicated that major strategic
decisions were made within
its confines!
Thus, it is time that all top
management and executives alike put on their
thinking caps to comprehend the key ingredients
behind an all-encompassing strategic plan.
A well-crafted strategic plan
will encompass the following factors that will provide
the direction for an organisation for a period ranging
from three to five years:
1. The dynamic micro and
macro elements surrounding a business.
2. Strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats.
3. A core-competency analysis.
4. A clean slate analysis of
the current business model
in the context of future
changes in the business
environment.
5. A clear indication of what
needs to be done in order to achieve business
success given the above
analysis.
6. Business and operational
strategies in the context
of the strategic direction
and day-to-day operational
challenges.
While it is important to understand that theres no
one formula for strategic
planning, there are steps or
procedures that one could
adopt to enhance the value
of the strategic planning
process.
MTI has developed a 8s model which is a robust framework that has been used
in more than 25 countries,
across diverse industries.
This framework starts with
identifying the scope of
the business, scanning the
operating environment,
setting the sights for the
business and formulating
strategies that extend to
systems, structure, social
responsibility and staff.
As Jack Canfield once said
people make their own
luck by great preparation
and good strategy.
So what are we waiting for,
lets strategise for a brighter tomorrow.
Mr Cader is the chief

executive of MTI Consulting
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NEW YORK: Investors who

have pushed the US stock market higher over the past month
will be taking their cues about
the pace of future interest rate
increases next week from the
Federal Reserve.
Recent economic data has
relieved concerns that the US
might be heading for a recession
and helped fuel the benchmark
S&P 500 indexs 11 per cent recovery since mid-February.
But evidence of improving domestic conditions could
also prod the Fed to speed up
planned rate increases and
thereby potentially dampen enthusiasm for stocks.
In its statement following
a two-day policy meeting on
Wednesday, the central bank is
widely expected to hold its key
rate steady after raising it in December for the first time in nearly a decade, while economists
expect an increase by the end

of June and one more before the
year is out.
Its going to be a session
with parsing individual words in
the statement about how likely
the market believes the Fed is
to move, how quickly they are
going to move for the next increase, said Greenwood Capital Associates chief investment
officer Walter Todd.
Should the
Fed give any
hints it will get
more aggressive
on rate increases than the mar
market projects, it could blunt the
momentum for stocks.
While investors may be betting on one increase for the
rest of the year, Todd said, the
Fed in its last statement made it
pretty clear that they want to go
more than that.
Traders are discounting any
change in rates when the Fed

meets next week, according to
the CME Group FedWatch tool.
Everybody has planned accordingly for no action, so if
there is an action I think that
would have a negative effect on
the market, said Meridian Equity Partners senior managing
partner Jonathan Corpina.
The Fed has kept interest
rates at near zero for virtually
all of the current
bull market for
stocks, which
marked its seven-year anniversary on Wednes
Wednesday.
More recently, the outperformance of consumer discretionary stocks over the consumer
staples sector over the past
month is evidence of investors
betting on the Fed keeping rates
unchanged for now, according
to S&P Capital IQ.
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With the S&P tracking to its
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March, every S&P sector has
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shares.
In recent months, stocks generally have correlated tightly
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2016 and back to around $40 a
barrel has been a key factor in
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The stabilising of other commodity markets and easing of
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Next week will bring additional readings on the health of
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said Wells Capital Management
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Residencia
Apartments- Juffair.
Luxurious
2 bedroom apartment,
2 bathrooms, Fully
Common Building Facilities
Pool, Gym, Reserved
Parking etc.
Walking distance to
Al Jazira Supermarket.
Asking Price: BD. 85,000/-.
Contact: 39222556,
39430972
JUFFAIR
COMPACT
2
bedroom, living room, open
kitchen, fully furnished Hala
Tower opposite Fontana Tower
BD64000/-. Rent BD450/- all
inclusive. Tel. 36506626.
FONTANA TOWERS 3BR
luxury Seaview apartment,
exclusively furnished with all
modern facilities including
gym, sauna, swimming pool,
cinema hall, beauty center,
water sports, barbeque area
& 2 dedicated car parks.
Contact owner 36295050.
INVESTMENT LAND, Juffair
with permit for 30+ floors,
1770sqm. Tel. 35676735
Property for Rent

4BR LUXURY villa near to
Isa Town, Health Centre,
SP,
gym,
housemaids
room. Tel. 36044226
GUFOOL 2BR, 2 bathrooms,
hall, kitchen, balcony SF,
BD250/-,
BD380/-.
Tel.
39651563, 38382166.
SALMANIYA FLAT for rent,
FF, 1&2BHK prime location.
Tel. 33313733, 36555427,
36811124.
TWO NEW Buildings in Juffair
for rent, 12 flats x 2BR, each
with 2 lifts, furnished or semifurnished. Tel. 39470505
BRANDNEW
2/3BR
spacious FF flats with
parking & security. BD350/BD450/- Tel: 39031104
RIFFA 4BR semi furnished
villa available with swimming
pool, laundry room, driver
room and maid room, 24/hrs.
Security. Star Real Estate
Tel: 39886004, 17298214
SPACIOUS COMMERCIAL
flat for rent in Bukuwara.
Suitable for clinic/ beauty
salon. Contact 39141714.
FOR RENT spacious Shop
in East Riffa Souq. Tel.
Owner 34536366, 39246601
DELUXE VILLA, Janabiya,
quiet, 5BR, 5 bathrooms, 3
halls, dining, pool, garden,
BD 2000/- inclusive, Tel.
39903990
GUDAIBIYA FF, 2BR, 2
bathrooms, near Gulfmart. BD
300/- inclusive. Tel. 34527481,
33822764, 33005308
JUFFAIR 2BR FF flat for
rent with common gym/ pool
for BD500/-. Tel: 33602204.
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AMWAJ/ ABRAJ Al Lulu,
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25 flats 2BR SF BD7500/-.
Gufool: New studio 1/2BR
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BD160/BD370/- Tel. 39459826
ZINJ BRANDNEW 3BR
apartment, spacious, semi
furnished, parking, security, BD
400/- exclusive. Tel. 39457468.
SHOPS, STORES for rent on
Toobli service road, opposite
Extra Electronics. Rent BD300/. Tel. 17000595, 33341106
RENT: GUDAIBIYA 2BR,
2 bathrooms flat near Tariq
pastries. BD240/- Tel: 39977529
EMBASSY/ RESIDENCE
villa in Saar. 5BR large
garden, pool+ all facilities.
BD1600BD3000/-,
Commercial space, Seef,
good location, coffee shop/
showroom/ offices. 650sqm.
BD5500/-. Tel. 34484990.
EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE

Flats & Villas available for rent
from BD230/- to BD900/Contact: 39692211
STORE FOR Rent in Hoora,
price negotiable. Tel. 39627896
JURDAB SPACIOUS modern
3BR compound villa with all
facilities BD550/- BD650/- Tel.
owner 36786666
BRAND NEW building (SF
12 apartments) for rent
in Mahooz area, 2BR, 2
bathrooms, split A/C and
shaded parking. BD350/-.
Tel: 36022214, 32022208
COMMERCIAL FLAT in
Exhibition Road for rent (close
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Tel: 32022208, 17721111
2BR FLAT for rent near
Seef area BD230/-. Tel:
38411066, 38411033
ADLIYA DELUXE 5BR villa
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Tel: 39465052, 36363161
NEW FLAT for rent 4 rooms,
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Hidd area. Mobile: 39599530.
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SALMANIYA FF 1BR, hall &
kitchen. BD270/- inclusive.
Tel. 39836466, 39401183.
GUDAIBIYA
2BR,
2
bathrooms, AC, BD240/- near
Dasman Centre. Tel. 36881235.
4BR VILLA in Al Jasra

with central AC & health
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BD290,000/-. Tel: 36394442
3BR SPACIOUS villas in
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Contact
36044226, 39933704
HIDD BRANDNEW FF/
SF 2/3BR. Starting from
BD300/- .Tel: 36794271
BRAND NEW flat near
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38828811, 33773223
W O R K S H O P /
WAREHOUSES available
Alba/ Sitra. Star Real Estate
Tel: 39886004, 17298214
GUDAIBIYA 2BHK SF
spacious flat with 1 car park
BD330/-Star Real Estate
Tel: 39886004, 17298214
LABOUR ACCOMMODATION available at Sitra. Star
Real Estate Tel: 39886004,
17298214
GUDAIBIYA 2BHK villa
available. Star Real Estate
Tel: 39886004, 17298214
HOORA
LARGE
Commercial space available
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suitable for office/ institute,
prime location. Star Real
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Tel:
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FOR SALE
AL GUFUL:
Prime land on 3 roads,
plot area 12,604 sq.ft.
Asking price per sq.ft
BD 47 (Negotiable)
Ref. RL278
BUSAITEEN:
Un-furnished 1 bedroom
apartment, 1 bathroom,
1 parking space, shared
swimming pool, built-up
area 41 sq.m. Asking price
BD 36,000 Ref. AP275
RIFFA VIEWS:
Fully-furnished 5 bedroom
villa, 6 bathrooms, 3 living
rooms, servants quarter.
Built-up area 472, plot area
591. Asking price
BD 365,000/- Ref. VI272
SANAD:
Semi-furnished 5 bedroom
villa, 4 bathrooms, 2 living
rooms and 2 parking
spaces. Asking price
BD 170,000/- (Negotiable)
Ref. VI266
BO QUWWAH:
villa, 4 bathrooms,
servants quarter. Asking
price BD 200,000/Ref.VI267
EAST RIFFA:
Semi-furnished 5
bedroom villa, 5
bathrooms, a living room,
servants quarter, 2
parking spaces. Built-up
area 402.5. Asking price
BD 300,000/- Ref. VI271
REEF ISLAND:
apartment, 3 bathrooms, a
living room, servants
quarter, parking space,
swimming pool with a sea
view. Asking price
BD 165,000/- Ref. AP268
JANABIYA:
Semi-furnished 3
bedroom apartment, 2
bathrooms and a servants
quarter. Asking price BD
77,000/- Ref. AP264
JUFFAIR:
Very attractive retail shop,
in the heart of Juffair
restaurant area, with
outdoor seating. Suitable
for coffee shop, restaurant
or any other type of retail
business. Cheapest rent
rate in Juffair, call us for
further details. Ref. PL261
BUSAITEEN:
Semi-furnished
2 bathrooms. Built-up area
125 sq.m. Asking price
BD 75,000/- Ref. AP260
SANAD:
Building consists of seven
flats, each is fully
furnished kitchen. Asking
price BD 400,000/Ref. B258
ABRAJ AL LULU:
Golden Tower,
Fully-furnished 3
bedroom apartment, 3
bathrooms with built-up
area 165 sq.m. Asking
price BD 130,000/Ref. AP254
RIFFA VIEWS - OASIS:
3 Bedrooms villa, 2.5
bathrooms, 2 living
rooms, 1 servants quarter,
swimming pool and golf
course view, land area 488
sq.m. Asking price
BD 280,000/- Ref.VI249
REEF:
A modern fully-furnished
2 bedrooms apartment, a
living room, kitchen, well
furnished, with a sea view.
Asking price BD 145,000/Ref.AP203
FOR RENT
EAST RIFFA:
Semi-furnished
5 bedroom villa,
5 bathrooms, a living
room, servants quarter,
2 parking spaces. Built-up
area 402.5. Asking price
BD 1000/- Ref. VI271
RIFFA VIEWS:
Semi-furnished
5 bedroom villa,
5 bathroom, 2 living
rooms, servants quarter,
2 parking spaces. Built-up
area 472 sq.m. Asking
price BD 1,350/Ref. VI265
EAST RIFFA:
Brand new retail spaces
ranging from 50 sq.m to
2000 sq.m. Starting price
BD 850/- Ref. PL270
JANABIYA:
Semi-furnished
2 bathrooms and a
servants quarter. Asking
price BD 400/- Ref. AP264
RIFFA VIEWS
LAGOONS:
Semi-furnished
4 bedroom villa,
3 bathrooms, living room
and a kitchen. Asking
price BD 1350/Ref. VI241
AMWAJ MEENA 7:
Semi-furnished
room, servants quarter,
swimming pool with a
sea view. Asking price
BD 950/- Ref. AP259
WAHAT AL MUHARRAQ:
Semi-furnished
3 bedroom villa and
2 Servants Quarter with
Built-up area 208.50 sq.m.
Asking price BD 700/(Negotiable) Ref. VI251
AMWAJ ZAWIA 2:
2 Bedroom apartment,
2 bathrooms, living room,
swimming pool, with a
sea view, built-up area
139 sq.m. Asking price
BD 650/- Ref. AP243
ISA TOWN:
Semi-furnished
4 bathrooms and a living
room. Asking price
BD 390/- Ref. AP257
RIFFA VIEWS LAGOON:

Semi-furnished 5 bedroom
villa overlooking the golf
course, 6 bathrooms,
2 living rooms, dining
room, main and greasy
kitchen, a swimming pool
and landscaping. Walking
distance to the golf club.
Asking price BD 1,400/Ref. VI189
SANAD:
Semi-furnished
room and a kitchen.
Asking price BD 350/Ref. AP263
AMWAJ MEENA 7:
Fully-furnished
3 bathrooms, storage
space. Built-up area 161
sq.m. Asking price
BD 900/- (Exclusive)
Ref. AP227
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Value and Unit Price (accordingly).
3. Enclose Certificate of Compliance with the employment percentages for
Bahraini manpower issued by the Ministry of Labour.
4. All tender documents (original/copy) which are submitted with the offers
should be stamped with the companys stamp.
For more information, please call Tamkeen on +973 17383324
Vendors who are not registered in the Tender Boards e-Tendering System
shall be required to register through the link
https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh/xcap/supplier/suplogin.aspx
For any further enquiry please call help desk at +973 17566617 or
e-Mail helpdesk@tenderboard.gov.bh
This advertisement is considered to be a supplementary
to the actual Tender Documents.
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26
Classified
For Sale
HEATERS, G/CYLINDERS,
office/ household furniture,
bedroom, sofas, fridges,
cookers, W/machines, ACs,
ARABIAN GULF AUCTION
W.L.L,
Tel.
17273736,
33322278,
arabiangulf
auction@gmail.com
FOR SALE used laptops,
mobile phones, printers,
scanners & fax machines by
tender bids at Zayani Otis.
Tel. 17738716
SCHOOL,
OFFICE
&
Household furniture, sofa
cum bed, Bunk Bed, lockers.
MANAMA AUCTIONS Tel.
17274067, 17402441.
Music
LARGEST
SELECTION
of music books in the
Middle East over 20,000
books. Learn piano, guitar,
accordion,
sax,
flute,
harmonica, clarinet, harp
etc. Piano music books,
piano tutor books, drama/
theatre book etc. Learn
by video or DVD. Elvis,
Beatles etc. Less 50%.
Moon stores. Tel: 17813942
STOCK
CLEARANCE.
50% to 80% on all musical
instruments: Roland, Korg,
Fender,
Pearl
drums,
Numark DJ products, music
books, brass instruments,
percussion. Moon stores.
Tel: 17813942
BAHRAIN
MUSIC
INSTITUTE- Morning +
evening classes, all ages,
attractive fees. Tel. 17721999.
PEARL
EXX
drum
set:
BD450,000/now
BD225,000/-. Pearl EXL
BD580,000/-nowBD290,000/. Pearl VBL BD680,000/- now
BD340,000/-. Moon stores.
Tel: 17813942
Situations Vacant
REQUIRED
PROJECT
Manager
(15-20
years
experience),
Project
Engineer
(10-15
years
experience), QS Engineer
for Tendering (15-20 years
experience), Supervisor (15
years experience), Foreman
(15-20 years experience)
for a leading Construction
Company in Bahrain. Send
CV to: offinfo93@gmail.com
WAITER/
WAITRESS,
Cashier, Bartender required.
Walk in interview, 09am
- 12pm & 2pm - 4pm at
Mansouri Mansions Hotel,
Adliya, Ms. Susan, 17716999.
GENERAL
CLEANER.
Mansouri Mansions Hotel,
Adliya, walk in interview,
09am - 12 pm & 2pm - 4pm
Ms. Susan, 17716999.
GENERAL
MANAGER
for established grade A
construction. Must have
had 5+ years experience
in a similar position. Apply
in confidence to Managing
Director, P.O. Box 26808,
Manama, Bahrain
RESTAURANT MANAGER
required.
Mansouri
Mansions Hotel, Adliya,
walk in interview, Ms.
Susan, 17716999 from
09am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm.
REQUIRED
DRIVER,
Receptionist,
Secretary,
Civil
Engineer
and
Labourers. Call 39514636
URGENTLY
NEEDED
Waitress. Call 33313733,
email: gfcentre@gmail.com
LEADING CONTRACTING
Company requires Civil
Engineer, 5 years experience
with driving license. Contact:
scckty@gmail.com
S T R U C T U R A L
ENGINEERS
and
Draftsmen with minimum 10
years experience required
for reputable consultants
office in Bahrain. Email:
ikabah@batelco.com.bh;
Fax: 00973-17712292
URGENTLY REQUIRED for
local transfer: 4 Restaurant
Managers, 4 Secretaries,
5 Waiters, 5 Waitresses.
Tel:17742433,
email:
aprs_747@yahoo.com
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY
requires:
(1)
Civil
Engineerwith minimum 5 years
experience. (2) Quantity
Surveyor- with minimum 5
years experience. (3) Office
Administrator. Apply to:
jobshc.group@gmail.com
Fax: 17624376
R E P U T A B L E
RESTAURANT
requires
Commi-1, Pastry Chef, Pastry
Cook, Dine-in Supervisor,
Barista/ Juice Maker. Email:
applyrestaurant@yahoo.com
GRAPHIC
DESIGNER
required with experience
in Photoshop, Illustrator,
InDesign and Stationery
services. Email: zainal.
print@gmail.com
5 STAR restaurant requires
Executive Chef with good
experience.
Excellent
salary. Tel: 33288889
COOK REQUIRED for
Arabic food. Must have
some
experience
and
must speak English. Local
transfer only. Send your
CV and information on
92020dr@gmail.com
STAINLESS
STEEL
Fabricator
Company
require fabricator. Send CV
to employjobs.bh@gmail.
com. Tel: 35011745
CONSTRUCTION
FOREMAN
required
urgently for a leading
Construction
Company.
Must
have
5
years
experience and transferable
visa.
Sponsorship
&
accommodation available.
Tel. 17000595, 33341106
MASONS
REQUIRED
urgently for a leading
Construction
Company.
Must
have
5
years
experience and transferable
visa.
Sponsorship
&
accommodation available.
Tel. 17000595, 33341106
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR/
Receptionist/
SecretaryEnglish fluency + knowledge
of other language & call
centre
experience
an
advantage. Email: admin@
progressbc.com
Construction Company has urgent requirement for:
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
for construction (Grade A) in Bahrain

Qualification: Degree in Civil Engineering with 2
years experience in QS field at Bahrain.
Please send your Updated CV on the following email ID:
jobvacancy1412@gmail.com
Ramsis Engineering
Bahrain
Urgently Requires
Senior Design Engineers

(Columns, Heat Exchangers,
Prssure Vessels and Tanks etc.)
Planning Engineers
Draughtsman
(Solid-works/Drive-works)
URGENTLY REQUIRED
for a reputed Automobile Service Center in Budaiya, Bahrain.
Marketing Executive (Outdoor)

Car polisher
Receptionist
Painters, Dentors Auto Electrician
Candidates experienced in Car services should apply to:
autoservicesjobs@gmail.com. Contact 17640700, 35520688
jobs@ramsis.com.bh
OFFICE BOY required,
minimum
3
years
experience,
having
knowledge
of
English,
holding
valid
Bahrain
driving
license.
Salary
below BD200/- inclusive.
Please
forward
CV
including telephone number
to: APPL, P.O. Box 10251,
Kingdom of Bahrain.
URGENTLY
REQUIRED
Sales Girl for a shop.
Excellent
salary
with
benefits and friendly working
environment
provided.
Send detailed CV to
hrmanager333@yahoo.com
SNEHA
CENTER
for
Special Needs, Bahrain
requires Indian national
(female)
qualified
and
experienced
therapist/
special
Educator.
The
center
is
run
under
auspices of Indian Ladies
Association.
Suitable
candidates can send their
CVS to: ilabahrain@gmail.
com at the earliest.
FEMALE
HAIR
Stylist
with 4 years experience
required for immediate hire.
Contact 39442505, email:
hydrospabh@gmail.com
DECOR
COMPANY
needed
Architect
with
5
years
experience.
Knowledge
of
3DMax,
Sketch-up and Photoshop.
Expat only, visa provided.
Email CV to: greenarch.
bh@gmail.com
TRAVEL
AGENCY
in
Hamad town require an
Accountant and reservation
employee
with
sabre
knowledge. Please send
C.V info@alalawitravel.com
INTERIOR
DESIGNER
required immediately for
Magic Interior. Send CV:
magic.career1@gmail.com
P R I V A T E
PHYSIOTHERAPHY Clinic in
East Riffa requires Professional
Female Physiotherapist with
experience. Tel. 17441272,
33393191
URGENTLY
REQUIRED
Dental Lab Technician
with minimum 3 to 5 years
experience, preferably in
Ceramic work. Forward CV
to services@gdshospital.
com
Please send C.V. to
recruit@btbahrain.com
Al Raja School
(formerly American Mission School)

www.alrajabahrain.org
Strong Students.
Strong Community.
VISA AVAILABLE
Email:
Baker Tilly Public Accountants is looking to recruit

qualified staff with minimum audit experience of
5 years for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
AL NOOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

P.O. Box 85, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: 17736773 Fax: 17735650
REQUIRES QUALIFIED TEACHERS

FOR FRENCH, MUSIC
AND ALL OTHER SUBJECTS
IS SEEKING THE
FOLLOWING:
Elementary English Teacher

High School English Teacher
Elementary Class Teacher (Arabic Language)
Requirements: 2 years experience - BA or MA
in education.
To apply, please go to:
FOR APRIL & SEPTEMBER 2016
www.alrajabahrain.org/employment
Interested applicants may send their CVs with latest

passport size photograph to: recruit@alnischool.com
NEW MEDICAL CENTRE
URGENTLY NEEDED
FOR A DRESS SHOP

Preferably Filipina who can deal with
customers in cheerful and pleasant disposition.
Applicants may send their CV to:
tailorshop2016@gmail.com or call: 36773992

HOME
NURSE
with
experience
required.
Candidate should be able
to communicate in English,
provide timely prescribed
medication & assistance to
an elderly lady. Attractive
salary package. Forward
CV to admin@jazayani.
com or Fax 17295328
URGENTLY REQUIRED
for reputed Grade AA
Construction
Company:
(1)
Senior
Quantity
Surveyor. (2) HR Assistant.
(3) Storekeeper. Email:
bgchrm15gmail.com
REQUIRED:
CHEF
(1No) and Cook (1No)
with experience in fastfood casual restaurants.
Position available within
3 months. Send CV to
S.a.a.j.b@hotmail.com
LOOKING FOR Salesman

for Catering with minimum
5 years experience, for
Meat Company. Email:
info@alzaeembh.com
REQUIRED FOR a company
female employee, good in
English, computer skills,
familiar with Microsoft Office.
Full time job (7:30 AM - 3:30
PM). Salary: BD200/- Please
send your CV to: career.job.
bh@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL WAITRESS
with good experience required.
Call 17714407 Saturday Thursday 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.;
Fax: 17710407.
URGENTLY
WANTED
Experienced Cashier & Staff
for manicure and pedicure
for first class ladies salon in
Saar, behind St. Christophers
school. Tel. 36979728
Companies in need of
qualified personnel place their
URGENTLY REQUIRES:
Cosmetic Dermatologist
General Practitioner (GP)
Gynecologist
Orthopedics
Dentist
Pediatrician
Radiologist
Nurses
Dental Assistant
Lab Technicians
Receptionist
Secretary
IT Specialist
Marketing Executive
Driver
Office boy
Please send the complete CV with expected salary to:
jameelabahman@yahoo.com
Immediately required
PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MANAGER

A candidate is required to have experience in both
property and facilities management as well as
client reporting.
Excellent command of English language is a must.
Must have a valid driving license.
Please send your CV along with minimum expected all
inclusive package to: bahrain@cluttons.com
No later than 20th March 2016
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27
Harden stars in
Rockets victory
LOS
ANGELES:
James
Harden
scored 32 points
and
Dwight
Howard added 12 points
and 12 rebounds to spark
the Houston Rockets past
Boston 102-98 on Friday,
snapping the Celtics 14game NBA home win
streak.
n Rockets
Harden, No. 13,
goes up for a
shot
Five days after halting Torontos 12-game home win

streak, the Rockets ended
the longest Boston home
victory run since a franchise-record 18-game streak
in 1990-91.
At 33-32, the Rockets are
level with Dallas for the last
two Western Conference
playoff spots while the Celtics stumbled to 39-27, third
in the Eastern Conference.
Its getting there, said
Harden, who is averaging
34.5 points a game over Houstons
past 13 starts. We have one more
game to finish the road trip off the
right way.
The Rockets visit Charlotte today,
trying to snap the teams longest win
streak in six seasons, which rose to
six games with a 118-103 Hornets
home win over Detroit.
Boston had not lost at home since
January 6.
We didnt really know what it
felt like, Celtics star Isaiah Thomas
said. It was tough getting that feeling again especially at home. I feel
like we let our fans down.
The Hornets improved to 36-28
and stayed fifth overall in the Eastern
Conference. Marvin Williams scored
22 points and Frenchman Nicolas
Batum added 17 points and 11 assists
for Charlotte.
It feels good, but in this league

its all about tomorrow, said Hornets coach Steve Clifford. Weve
got to watch the film and figure out
what weve got to do better. Thats
how we all have to think. I just told
them, two or three teams at this time
of year are going to get better. It happens every year. Two or three teams
are going to get better and win a
playoff series or two.
Combining
With both teams combining for
a record 37 3-point baskets in one
game, the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat visiting Portland 128-112, running the champs
home win streak to 47 games.
Klay Thompson scored a gamehigh 37 points with 8-of-11 success
from 3-point range while reigning
Red Star inch closer

to Euro playoff berth
BELGRADE: Serbian cham-
pions Red Star Belgrade

closed in on a Euroleague
playoff berth with a dramatic 69-67 win over Panathinaikos
and Barcelona also boosted their
hopes with a 100-98 overtime
home defeat of CSKA Moscow
late on Friday.
Holders Real Madrid stayed on
course to reach the last eight after former Chicago Bulls forward
Andres Nocioni helped them to a
90-75 win at Zalgiris Kaunas.
Roared on by a frenetic 20,000
crowd in Belgrades Kombank
Arena, Red Star prevailed in a
physical roller coaster as their
American shooting guard Tarence
Kinsey scored 19 points.
His compatriot Quincy Miller
added 16 and five rebounds, including a crucial late three-point
play when he converted a free
throw after he was fouled while
nailing a slam-dunk.
Red Star trailed by eight points
in a low-scoring first period and
then turned the match with a strong
third quarter before Panathinaikos
conjured a 13-0 run to tie the score
at 55-55 with five minutes left.
Kinsey, who had his ribcage
bandaged in the second-half after
a collision with an opponent, sank
a pair of jump-shots to restore Red

Stars lead before Miller added the
finishing touch.
The result left Red Star third
in their Top 16 section with a
6-4 record and a good chance of
reaching the knockout stages of
Europes premier club competition
for the first time.
Barcelona improved to 5-5 after
American forward Justin Doellman scored five points in the last
eight seconds of the game to stun
CSKA and claw out a potentially
priceless win for the Catalan side.
Chasing
Real, who are chasing a record-extending 10th title, made
light work of 1999 champions Zalgiris after trailing 17-13 at the end
of the first quarter.
Argentine stalwart Nocioni led
the champions with 22 points and
seven rebounds.
He was unstoppable from beyond
the arc, nailing six three-pointers
from as many attempts.
The Top 16 features two pools
of eight teams each, with the top
four from each section advancing
to the best-of-five quarter-final
playoff series.
The winners qualify for the May
13 to 15 Final Four in Berlin.
NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen

Curry hit 7-of-14 3-pointers on his
way to 34 points. In all, the Warriors
made 18-of-40 3-point shots while
the Trail Blazers, led by C.J. McCollums 18 points, made 19-of-36
3-pointers.
Goran Dragic scored a game-high
25 points and added nine assists
to power Miami (38-27) over the
short-handed host Chicago Bulls
118-96. The Bulls (32-32) were
without injured starting guards Jimmy Butler, out with a knee sprain,
and Derrick Rose, sidelined by a
groin strain.
Senegalese forward Gorgui Dieng
scored 25 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 99-96 victory
at Oklahoma City. Andrew Wiggins
scored 20 points and Ricky Rubio
posted 12 assists and 13 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer
as the Timberwolves improved to 2145. Kevin Durant scored 28 points
for the Thunder (44-21) while Russell Westbrook added 26 points and
eight assists.
At Philadelphia, the host 76ers
snapped a 13-game losing streak
with a 95-89 victory over Brooklyn.
It seems like forever, centre
Nerlens Noel said of the gap since
the 76ers most recent prior win, also
over the Nets back on February 6.
On the same day the 76ers announced rookie centre Jahlil Okafor
will miss the remainder of the season
for knee surgery, Philadelphia lost
three players to injury in the third
quarter, including starting forwards
Robert Covington and Jerami Grant
on the same play. Covington was
strapped to a backboard and taken
to a hospital for neck injury worries.
Grant suffered a possible concussion.
I thought there was grit, 76ers
coach Brett Brown said.
I thought there was fight. There
was no back-down.
Lance Stephenson scored a career-high 33 points and Matt Barnes
added 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10
assists to lead injury-depleted Memphis to a 121-114 overtime victory
over visiting New Orleans.
Shelvin Mack scored a career-high
27 points on 11-of-17 shooting to lift
Utah over visiting Washington 11493 while Chris Paul scored 24 points
to lead the Los Angeles Clippers in
a 101-94 victory over visiting New
York.
At Sacramento, Orlandos Aaron
Gordon had 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Magic beat the host
Kings 107-100.
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BAHRAIN SPORT
Email: sport@gdn.com.bh
Shaikh Nasser
awards winners
of endurance
showdown
n Shaikh Nasser with the winners
Mahmood-Thani
pair reach final
By MAZIN RIZK
AHMED Al Mahmood
and Abdulrahman Al
Thani booked their berth
in the final of the mens
doubles division at the BTC Tennis
Tournament 2016 held yesterday at
the Bahrain Tennis Club in Juffair.
Al Mahmood and Al Thani kept their

unbeaten record by registering a victory against Mohammed Al Mosawi and
Hussain Al Mosawi 6-3, 7-6.
Al Mahmood and Al Thani, who are
participating in this tournament for the
first time as a doubles team, go into the
final undefeated. Likewise, they have
not yet dropped a single set so far.
Their previous matches saw them defeat Hussain Al Mukharraq and Matar
Yousif 7-5, 6-4. The duo racked up their
second win against Yousif Khonji and
Ibrahim Fathalla 6-4, 6-0 before getting
through Ahmed Kayed and Khalid Janahi 7-6, 6-3 to qualify for the semi-final.
Al Mahmood expressed his excitement about reaching his first ever final
in the tournament.
n Al Thani, left, and Al Mahmood
Im happy and satisfied with my performance and Ill try my best to win the
game today, said 24 year-old Al Mahmood.
He admitted that the strength of his
opponents was a big challenge for him.
I focus a lot on the mental elements
more than the physical because Im

playing against tough opponents as they
are much more experienced. I concentrate on my mental strength to win the
matches instead of looking how to hit
the ball hard, he added.
The duo practised together to develop
their chemistry prior to their participation in the tournament.

Al Thani also spoke about todays final:
I think it will be a tough match today. Our
opponents are tough and will give us a big
fight for the title. They have more experience because of the age difference.
We have to take the first set. It is very
important, if we do that we can control
the match, 28-year-old Al Thani said.
The second semi-final saw Naji Al
Samahiji and Ahmed Omran come from
behind to beat Mohammed Khonji and
Isa Al Sammak 2-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Al Samahiji said they will give their
best performance to win the title.
The mens doubles final will be
played today at the Bahrain Tennis Club
at 6.15pm.
In the mens super doubles semi-final, Salman Hassan and Naser Khonji
defeated Nabil Dawani and Ali Dawani
6-4, 6-1 to set up a final showdown with
Ali Al Asfoor and Roy Boutagy who
downed Mahmood Janahi and Abdulrahman Janahi 6-2, 6-3.
The final will start at 7pm at the club
premises in Juffair.
Boudica and Lizzie

claim tennis titles
BOUDICA
Verbeek and Lizzie
Warrender won the
eight-and-under
and 10-and-under titles respectively in the BTA Junior
Tennis Tournament, organised by Bahrain Tennis Academy (BTA) at Dilmun Club in
Saar.
Boudica, the No 2 seed, upset
top-seeded Rushikesh Sonawane
7-6, 7-3 in the final while Lizzie
defeated Tristan 4-3.
Results:
Eight-and-under (semi-finals):
Boudica Verbeek bt Hamza Moussa 7-1, 7-0; Rushikesh Sonawane
bt Ethan Emerson 7-6, 7-1.
10-and-under
(semi-finals):
Tristan bt Boudica 4-1; Lizzie bt
Faris Al Toobli 4-3.
12-and-under: Essa Al Qattan,

Hiroki Wakamatsu, Kazuma Miyawaki and Raj Singh topped their
respective groups thereby earning
themselves a place in next weekends semi-finals.
Places are still available in the
14-and-under category. Contact
the director at dan@bahraintennisacademy.com for more information.
8-and-under: Champion: Boudica Verbeek, runner-up: Rushikesh Sonawane, 3 Ethan Emerson, 4 Hamza Moussa.
10-and-under: Champion: Lizzie Warrender, runner-up: Tristan
Manners, 3 Faris Al Toobli, 4 Boudica Verbeek.
12-and-under: Semi-finalists Essa Al Qattan, Hiroki Wakamatsu,
Kazuma Miyawaki, Raj Singh
n Eight-and-under finalists with tournament organisers
REPRESENTATIVE OF His
Majesty for Charity Works
and Youth Affairs, Chairman of Supreme Council for
Youth and Sports, President
of Bahrain Olympic Committee and honorary president of
Bahrain Royal Equestrian and
Endurance Federation (Breef)
Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al
Khalifa honoured the winners
of the First GCC Endurance
Championship held at Bahrain
International Endurance Village recently.
Also present were general
secretary of GCC Dr Abdulateef bin Rashid Al Zayani and
president of Breef Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa.
The podium was dominated by UAE riders Hamad bin
Dalmouk Al Maktoum, Saif
Al Mazrooey and Saeed Al
Mahri, who finished first, second and third respectively.
Shiakh Nasser hailed the success of the championship to the
constant support if His Majesty and Shaikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the
UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
n ASSBs new
season begins
ARSENAL Soccer School Bahrain

(ASSB) will today launch its new
training season.
It is open to boys and girls aged
between four and 19. Training
will be provided by professional
coaches, based on advanced
methods that are specially
developed to improve the players
performance and enhance their
skills and abilities according to
the Arsenal technique, according
to managing director of ASSB
Hameed Al Koohej.
For more information and
to register call 39911615 or
17561615 or email: info@
arsenalschoolbahrain.com.
n Cricket fixtures
TONIGHTS group fixtures in the
Indian Club-NHS Seven-a-Side
Open Softball Cricket Tournament:
8pm - Group C - Ideal Sports
Club vs Central Cafe. 8.45pm Group C - Danube Dragons vs
Indian Club B. 9.30pm - Group
B - Indian Club A vs Smashers.
SPORT
Mackenzie and
Stricker ahead
PALM
HARBOR,
Florida: Jordan Spieth

holed out three times
from off the green to
banish any thoughts of missing
the cut in the second round at
the Valspar Championship in
Florida on Friday.
The defending champion, in

danger of an early exit after an
opening 76, bounced back with
a three-under-par 68 on the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook
Resort in Palm Harbor.
Spieth ended the day equal
43rd, seven strokes behind halfway leaders Steve Stricker (66)
and Will Mackenzie (67).
World number one Spieth
n Stricker tees
made a poor start to his second
off on the 18th
round, running up a bogey six at
hole
the opening hole after yanking
his drive into an unplayable lie.
But it was nearly all positive
after that as he compiled five
birdies to go with just one more
bogey, twice chipping in and once using ly strong what we did after that. For the
his putter to hole out from the fringe.
first 20 holes to be at six-over and we
Today was all about the cut, a re- finished at two-over, (there are) only
lieved Spieth told reporters.
positives going forward.
I actually did pretty well to make six
Spieth also expressed disappointment
(at the first hole). I thought it was real- at the PGA Tour for posting a quote,
since deleted, on their Twitter feed after

the first round.
The quote - what good is kicking the
door other than hurting my foot (and
having) to withdraw - sounded innocuous enough, but Spieth thought that
in isolation it made it seem as

though he was unfazed whether
he played the weekend.
I was a little upset, he said.
It made it seem like I was OK
with getting hurt and withdrawing. I was frustrated with that.
Atop the leaderboard, meanwhile, were part-time player
Stricker and the quotable MacKenzie set the halfway pace at
five-under 137, one stroke ahead
of fellow American Daniel Berger and Canadian Graham DeLaet.
Stricker, 49, who spends more
time deer hunting than playing
golf these days, jump-started his
round when he bagged an eagle
from 150 yards at the par-four
10th.
I just hit a good solid seven-iron and it turned right in
there, said the 12-times PGA
Tour winner.
You dont expect shots like
that to go in but definitely take it
and propelled me to have a good backside.
Co-leader MacKenzie credited his
lofty position to improved putting.
Thus far my seasons been totally
awful but Im over it, he said.
Marshall claims Bahrain Open
n Marshall with the Bahrain Open trophy
BASKETBALL
NBA on Friday (home team in CAPS):

CHARLOTTE
118 Detroit
103
PHILADELPHIA 95 Brooklyn
89
Houston
102 BOSTON
98
Miami
118 CHICAGO
96
MEMPHIS
121 New Orleans
114
(Overtime)
Minnesota
99 OKLAHOMA
96
UTAH
114 Washington
93
Orlando
107 SACRAMENTO 100
GOLDEN STATE 128 Portland
112
LA CLIPPERS
101 NY Knicks
94
CYCLING
Fourth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, a 222km

race from Montalto di Castro to Foligno:
Stage
1. Steven Cummings (GBR) Dimension Data
6hr 04min 49sec, 2. Salvatore Puccio (ITA/
SKY) at 13secs, 3. Natnael Berhane (IRL/
DDA) same time, 4. Daniel Moreno (ESP/
MOV) s.t., 5. Jan Bakelants (BEL/A2R) s.t.,
6. Matteo Montaguti (ITA/A2R) 16, 7. Peter
Sagan (SVK/TIN) 25, 8. Greg Van Avermaet
(BEL/BMC) s.t., 9. Tiesj Benoot (BEL/LOT)
s.t., 10. Zdenek Stybar (CZE/ETI) s.t.
Overall:
1. Zdenek Stybar (CZE/ETI) 15hr 56min
ANDY Marshall secured the 53rd Bahrain Open

title at Awali Golf Club yesterday with a magnificent six-under par.
Marshall, from Englands Bawburgh Golf Club,
was the overnight leader at two under, followed by David
Park (-1), Sultan Al Hakam (-1), Hamad Al Aathem (+1),
and Daniel Owen (+1).
In warm and humid conditions, play started at 7am
with the leading players teeing off at midday. Al Aathem
started to drop out of contention during the front nine
while Owen and Saleh Al Kaabi posted scores of two-under par.
The leading group of Marshall, Park and Al Hakam
also started strongly, matching each other with one-under
for the first nine.
As the players turned at the 10th after 27 holes, the
Championship was still anyones for the taking with
Marshall at three-under, Al Hakam and Park two-under,
and Owen and Al Kaabi one-under.
32sec, 2. Damiano Caruso (ITA/BMC) at

09secs, 3. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC)
s.t., 4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) s.t.,
5. Bob Jungels (LUX/ETI) 11, 6. Gianluca
Brambilla (ITA/ETI) s.t., 7. Peter Sagan
(SVK/TIN) 14, 8. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ)
18, 9. Sebastien Reichenbach (SWI/FDJ)
s.t, 10. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TIN) 20.
GOLF
US PGA Tour Valspar Championship at

the par-71 course on Friday in Palm Harbor, Florida. The cut was set at 145.
-5 Will MacKenzie (US) 70 67, Steve Stricker (US) 71 66; -4 Graham DeLaet (Canada)
72 66, Bill Haas (US) 71 67, Daniel Berger
(US) 70 68; -3 Charles Howell III (US) 67 72,
Retief Goosen (South Africa) 70 69, Ryan
Moore (US) 70 69, Justin Thomas (US) 72
67, Jerry Kelly (US) 70 69, Scott Brown (US)
70 69; -2 Kang Sung-Hoon (Korea) 72 68,
Ken Duke (US) 67 73, George McNeill (US)
74 66.
European Tour Thailand Classic at the
par-72 course in Hua Hin:
-14 Scott Hend (Australia) 68 64 70; -12
Peter Uihlein (US) 64 71 69; -11 Thomas
Pieters (Belgium) 73 66 66, Pelle Edberg
(Sweden) 65 67 73; -10 Shaun Norris (South
However, with three consecutive birdies on the 12th,

13th and 14th holes, Marshall started to increase his lead
over his rivals and, with no mishaps on the final holes,
finished as Champion followed by Bahrains Al Hakam
(-2), and Scotlands Park (-1).
This is the sixth time Marshall has won the Bahrain
Open, matching the six Championships won in the past
by Nasser Yaqoob and Abdulla Sultan Saleh.
Prizes were presented by CE of Bapco, the platinum
sponsors, Dr Pete Bartlett
The tournament director was Kerry Diaper.
Results: Champion - Andy Marshall (6-under); runner-up: Sultan Al Hakam (-2); 3 David Park (-1); 4 Danielle Owen (par); 5
Salah Ali Al Kaabi (par); 6 Nasser Yaqoob (+3); 7 Hamad Al Afnan
(+6); 8 Abdulla Al Hakam (+6); 9 Mohammed D. Al Noaimi (+6);
10 Fares Khalifa (+7). Other winners: Best gross day : Hamad Al
Aathem (71). Best gross day 2: Rashid Al Qutami (69). Best net
day 1: Rashid Bu Harib (67). Best net day 2: Ali Al Kowari (66).
Best net overall: Ahmed Mohammed (134).
Africa) 67 68 71, David Lipsky (US) 67 68

71, Benjamin Hebert (France) 72 64 70; -9
Panuphol Pittayarat (Thailand) 68 65 74,
Prom Meesawat (Thailand) 68 70 69, Simon
Yates (Britain) 67 68 72; -8 Marc Warren
(Britain) 68 68 72, Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 69 69 70, Rikard Karlberg (Sweden)
69 71 68, Piya Swangarunporn (Thailand)
68 68 72, Joost Luiten (Netherlands) 70 68
70; -7 Rashid Khan (India) 70 66 73, Nicolas
Colsaerts (Belgium) 73 66 70, Gregory
Havret (France) 69 70 70, Robert Dinwiddie
(Britain) 67 71 71, Thanyakorn Khrongpha
(Thailand) 70 70 69, Joakim Lagergren
(Sweden) 68 71 70; -6 Kalem Richardson
(Australia) 70 70 70, Gunn Charoenkul
(Thailand) 72 69 69, Lucas Bjerregaard
(Denmark) 71 70 69, Johan Carlsson (Sweden) 74 67 69, Jeev Milkha Singh (India)
73 68 69.
ICE HOCKEY
NHL games on Friday (home team in

CAPS):
Pittsburgh
3 COLUMBUS
Philadelphia
3 TAMPA BAY
ST LOUIS
5 Anaheim
DALLAS
5 Chicago
Arizona
4 CALGARY
2
1
2
2
1
TENNIS
Indian Wells tournament on Friday:

Mens singles (1st round): Andreas Seppi
(Italy) bt Donald Young (US) 4-6 6-4 6-3;
Michael Berrer (Germany) bt Juan Monaco
(Argentina) 7-6(5) 5-7 6-4; Gilles Muller
(Luxembourg) bt Victor Estrella (Dominican
Republic) 7-5 6-3; Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) bt
Aljaz Bedene (Britain) 7-5 2-6 6-3; Alexander
Zverev (Germany) bt Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 3-6
7-5 6-3; Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) bt
Daniel Munoz (Spain) 7-6(1) 6-2; Thiemo de
Bakker (Netherlands) bt Jiri Vesely (Czech
Republic) 6-4 4-6 6-2; Jozef Kovalik (Slovakia)
bt Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) 6-4 6-7(9)
7-6(5); Fernando Verdasco (Spain) bt Peter
Polansky (Canada) 7-6(4) 6-3; Denis Kudla
(US) bt Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-3 2-6
6-1; Vincent Millot (France) bt Mackenzie McDonald (US) 6-1 6-3; John Millman (Australia)
bt Alexander Sarkissian (US) 6-2 6-0; Bjorn
Fratangelo (US) bt Teymuraz Gabashvili (Russia) 6-4 6-4; Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain)
bt Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 6-2 7-6(2); Vasek
Pospisil (Canada) bt Jared Donaldson (US)
7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3; Adrian Mannarino (France) bt
Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Womens singles (2nd round): 1-Serena
Williams (US) bt Laura Siegemund (Germa-
29
n Nara returns a shot to Venus
Battling Nara
makes short
work of Venus
INDIAN
WELLS:
Venus Williams return to Indian Wells

lasted just one match
but sister Serena looked poised
for a long run after a dominant
win at the BNP Paribas Open
on Friday.
Venus returned to the event
for the first time since 2001,
having boycotted it after being booed and heckled by fans
during her previous trip, but
made a quick exit after a 6-4
6-3 defeat to Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara in the second
round.
The 15-year-old incident had
occurred when Venus withdrew
from a semi-final match with
Serena, drawing ire from the
crowd aimed at the Williams
family.
This time, though, Venus was
greeted warmly by the crowd
before her match and throughout it, a consolation for her
poor performance.
Serena had no such issues
with German opponent Laura
Siegemund in a 6-2 6-1 romp.
In earlier action, third seeded Agnieszka Radwanska prevailed in a three-set thriller
against Dominika Cibulkova
6-3 3-6 7-5. She rallied from
an early 4-1 deficit to push
through.
Defending champion Simona
Halep made easy work of Vania
King 6-1 6-1.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, the No 8
seed from the Czech Republic,
needed a third-set tiebreaker in
a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory over
Danka Kovinic of Montenegro.
ny) 6-2 6-1; Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine)

bt 24-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)
6-2 6-7(1) 6-4; Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine)
bt 15-Sara Errani (Italy) 6-4 6-3; 8-Petra
Kvitova (Czech Republic) bt Danka Kovinic
(Montenegro) 6-3 4-6 7-6(5); Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) bt 27-Kristina Mladenovic
(France) 6-4 6-4; CoCo Vandeweghe (US)
bt 16-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-4
6-3; 19-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) bt Carina
Witthoeft (Germany) 6-1 6-3; 30-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) bt Lucie Hradecka
(Czech Republic) 6-4 6-4; 5-Simona Halep
(Romania) bt Vania King (US) 6-1 6-1;
Johanna Larsson (Sweden) bt 29-Sabine
Lisicki (Germany) 5-7 6-4 6-2; Kurumi Nara
(Japan) bt 10-Venus Williams (US) 6-4 6-3;
Nicole Gibbs (US) bt 23-Madison Keys (US)
6-3 6-3; Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan)
bt 11-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) 6-3
6-4; Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) bt
22-Andrea Petkovic (Germany) 5-7 6-4 7-5;
32-Monica Niculescu (Romania) bt Heather
Watson (Britain) 6-4 2-6 6-2..
UK LOTTERY: Due to delayed draw
missing our deadlines, we are unable to
carry the numbers on the same night.
The winning numbers will be carried in
tomorrows edition.
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WORLD SPORT
Norwich reduce
City title hopes
LONDON: Manches-
ter Citys faltering

Premier League title
bid sustained another
blow yesterday as a 0-0 draw
at Norwich City left Manuel
Pellegrinis side nine points
below leaders Leicester City.
Victory would have taken

City above Arsenal into third
place, but instead they remain
fourth, only two points above
fifth-placed West Ham United,
with Manchester United two
points further back.
Pellegrini paired Sergio Aguero with Wilfried Bony in attack,
but it was Norwich who came
closest to scoring when on-loan
Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford
rattled the crossbar from 25 yards
shortly before half-time.
We are disappointed, said
Pellegrini, whose side take a 3-1
lead into the home leg of their
Champions League last 16 tie
with Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday
before visiting Manchester United in the derby next weekend.
We tried to be aggressive with
and without the ball. We had a
good attitude, but we could not
create space. Of course we should
create more in the last third. We
were static up front.
Every time that you drop
points it is harder, but you must
continue thinking in a positive
way. We must always try to win
the title while we mathematically can.
Norwich have taken just two
points from a possible 30, but
although the result kept them
in the relegation zone, manager
Alex Neil took heart from his
teams battling display.
We will see at the end of the
season how significant that point

was, said the Scot. I couldnt
ask any more from our players in
terms of effort and endeavour.
Last time Norwich got relegated (in 2014) they were five
points above the relegation zone
with seven games to play, so
theres no reason why we cant
catch some of those above us.
Italian striker Graziano
Pelle ended a 13-game scoring
Premiership
drought with a double as Southampton stole a march on Stoke

City in the race for European
qualification with a 2-1 win at
the Britannia Stadium.
Pelle headed home from a
Steven Davis corner and then
saw a tame shot beat Stoke
goalkeeper Jack Butland, before
Marko Arnautovic reduced the
arrears early in the second half.
Southampton substitute Sa-
dio Mane was harshly sent off

in stoppage time following an
aerial challenge on Erik Pieters.
Meanwhile, Steve Cook
headed in a 78th-minute winner as Bournemouth won 3-2 at
home to fellow relegation battlers Swansea City to move 13
points clear of the bottom three.
Bournemouth twice went
ahead, through Max Gradel and
Josh King, only for Swansea to
0
3
Manchester City
Swansea
0
2
Stoke
Southampton
(Gradel 37, King 50, Cook 78) (Barrow 39, Sigurdsson 62)
(Arnautovic 52) (Pelle 11, 30)
P
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
28
30
29
29
28
30
29
29
30
29
30
28
29
W
D
L
F
Leicester
17
9
3
52
Tottenham
15 10
4
51
Arsenal
15
7
7
46
Man City
15
6
8
52
West Ham
13 10
6
45
Man United
13
8
8
37
Southampton
12
8 10
38
Liverpool
12
8
8
43
Stoke
12
7 11
32
Chelsea
10 10
9
43
West Brom
10
9 10
30
Everton
9 11
8
51
Bournemouth
10
8 12
38
Watford
10
7 12
29
Crystal Palace
9
6 14
32
Swansea
8
9 13
30
Sunderland
6
7 16
35
Norwich
6
7 17
31
Newcastle
6
6 16
28
Aston Villa
3
7 19
22
Playing today:
Aston Villa v Tottenham
(Starting at 7pm Bahrain time1)
Playing tomorrow:
Leicester v Newcastle
(Starting at 11pm Bahrain time)
A
31
24
30
31
33
27
30
37
36
39
36
39
47
30
39
40
54
54
53
55
Pts
60
55
52
51
49
47
44
44
43
40
39
38
38
37
33
33
25
25
24
16
Chelsea
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
3
Leeds
Preston
Ipswich
Bristol City
Burnley
MK Dons
Sheffield Wednesday
Brentford
Derby
2
2
0
2
3
1
3
0
3
League One
Barnsley
Blackpool
Bradford
Burton
Chesterfield
Colchester
Gillingham
Peterborough
Rochdale
Sheffield United
Shrewsbury
Swindon
0
0
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Southend
Coventry
Doncaster
Fleetwood
Walsall
Wigan
Crewe
Port Vale
Bury
Oldham
Scunthorpe
Millwall
2
1
1
1
4
3
0
3
0
0
2
2
League Two
FA Cup quarter-final
(Lukaku 77, 82)
Playing today:
Arsenal v Watford
(Starting at 4.30pm Bahrain time)
Manchester United v West Ham
Blackburn
Bolton
Cardiff
Fulham
Huddersfield
Hull
Nottingham Forest
QPR
Rotherham
Accrington
Bristol Rovers
Exeter
Hartlepool
Luton
Morecambe
Northampton
Oxford United
Portsmouth
Wycombe
Yeovil
York
2
1
2
3
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Plymouth
Mansfield
Carlisle
Dag & Red
Crawley
Wimbledon
Cambridge
Leyton Orient
Newport
Stevenage
Notts County
Barnet
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
0
0
1
hit back on each occasion courtesy of Modou Barrow, who became the Premier Leagues first
Gambian goal-scorer, and Gylfi
Sigurdsson.
But with 12 minutes remaining
Cook converted Matt Ritchies
cross to leave Eddie Howes
men with 38 points five points
above Swansea and just two shy
of the 40-point mark traditionally
synonymous with survival.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
OTHER LEAGUES
Premier League
Danish League
The Championship
Norwich
Bournemouth
Lionel
Messi scored, provided
three assists and missed
a penalty as Barcelona
pressed home their advantage
at the top of La Liga with a 6-0
thrashing of Getafe yesterday.
Juan Rodriguezs own goal
opened the scoring before Messi saw his penalty saved by
Vicente Guaita, teed up Munir
El Haddadi and Neymar and
smashed home his 36th goal of
the season all before half-time.
Neymar and Arda Turan
rounded off the scoring to seal
Barcas 12th straight La Liga
win after the break.
A 37th consecutive game
without defeat opens up an eightpoint lead for Barcelona on second-placed Atletico, who toppled
Deportivo 3-0 later in the day.
Real Madrid are now 15
points adrift of Barca in third
ahead of their trip to Las Palmas today.
An eighth defeat in nine
games leaves Getafe just a point
above the relegation zone.
The European champions
werent at full strength as coach
Luis Enrique left Luis Suarez on
the bench ahead of Barcas return to Champions League action
against Arsenal on Wednesday.
Yet, the hosts still only took
seven minutes to break the
deadlock as Jordi Albas driven cross towards Messi was
scooped into the far corner of
his own net by Rodriguez.
Barcas one fallibility this
season was exposed moments later when Neymar was
chopped down by Emiliano
Velzquez inside the area.
Messi took responsiblity, but
for the ninth time in 20 spotkicks Barca failed to convert as
Guaita dived to his left to turn
the five-time World Player of
the Years effort to safety.
Guaitas intervention kept
Getafe in the game for just a
further nine minutes as Messi directed Andres Iniestas
through ball onto El Haddadis
head for the second.
Gerard Pique then hit the bar
as Getafe failed to contain the
waves of Barca attack.
Barcelona:
n Southamptons
Pelle, centre,
scores against
Stoke. Inset,
Pelle celebrates
ENGLISH LEAGUE
Everton
Messi stars as
Barcelona hit
six past Getafe
Partick Thistle
Aberdeen
Dundee
Inverness
Celtic
Aberdeen
Hearts
Ross County
St Johnstone
Motherwell
Dundee
Partick Thistle
Inverness
Hamilton
Kilmarnock
Dundee United
1
2
0
0
W
20
20
16
12
11
11
8
9
8
8
7
5
P
29
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
30
29
Celtic
Kilmarnock
Hearts
Hamilton
D
L
6
3
5
5
8
5
3
14
6
12
5
14
12
9
7
13
9
12
9
13
7
16
5
19
F
72
51
51
44
44
36
40
29
34
33
30
30
A
23
32
26
46
46
45
43
37
41
49
53
53
2
1
1
1
Pts
66
65
56
39
39
38
36
34
33
33
28
20
Viborg
Sonderjyske
Dutch League
Twente Enschede
PSV Eindhoven
Willem II Tilburg
Excelsior
2
1
0
2
PEC Zwolle
Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar
Groningen
1
1
2
1
German League
Moenchengladbach
FC Ingolstadt
Hanover 96
Hoffenheim
SV Darmstadt 98
Bayern Munich
3
3
0
1
2
5
Eintracht Frankfurt
VfB Stuttgart
Cologne
VfL Wolfsburg
FC Augsburg
Werder Bremen
0
3
2
0
2
0
Greek League
Division One
Airdrieonians
Albion
Ayr
Forfar
Stenhousemuir
0
0
0
1
1
Brechin
Stranraer
Dunfermline
Cowdenbeath
Peterhead
2
1
2
1
4
Division Two
Arbroath
Berwick
Clyde
East Fife
Montrose
3
1
1
4
1
East Stirling
Stirling
Elgin
Annan Athletic
Queens Park
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
Raith Rovers
Queen of South
Falkirk
3
0
0
Xanthi
PAS Giannina
PAOK Salonika
0
2
3
Italian League
Empoli
Inter Milan
1
2
Sampdoria
Bologna
1
1
Spanish League
Barcelona
Celta Vigo
Atletico Madrid
6
1
3
Getafe
Real Sociedad
Deportivo
0
0
0
Turkish League
Scottish Championship
Alloa
St Mirren
Dumbarton
Panionios
Kalloni
Panaitolikos Agrinion
1
1
1
Gaziantepspor
Istanbul Basaksehir
Rizespor
0
2
1
Konyaspor
Osmanlispor
Besiktas
1
3
2
WORLD SPORT
n Englands Watson
catches the ball
behind Dan Biggar
England pip Wales to close in on title

LONDON: England survived a terrific late
Welsh surge to put one hand on their first

Six Nations title for five years as an Anthony Watson try and 20 points for Owen
Farrell helped them beat Wales 25-21 at Twickenham yesterday to send them into their final game in
France on course for a first grand slam since 2003.
Englands massive points advantage over
France, who visit Scotland today, means even a
heavy defeat in Paris would be unlikely to deprive
them of the tile following four successive second
place finishes under Stuart Lancaster.
With Wales due to host Italy in their final match,
yesterdays Twickenham showdown was effectively a title decider not to mention a chance for
some sort of England revenge for their World Cup
defeat in September. Yet it was one way traffic
from the start as Watsons try and four penalties
had them 19-0 ahead 15 minutes into the second
period as Wales barely got out of their own half.
A chargedown try by Dan Biggar got the visitors on the board but England still looked com-
SIX NATIONS
England
25
Wales
21
Ireland
58
Italy
15
Half-time: 16-0
England Try: Watson (32); Conversion: O Farrell
(33); Penalty Goals: O Farrell (10, 17, 21, 46, 66, 68).
Wales Tries: D Biggar (54), G North (74), T Faletau
(77); Conversions: D Biggar (55), R Priestland (75, 78).
Half-time: 25-3
Ireland Tries: A Trimble (7), J McGrath (15), CJ
Stander (30), J Heaslip (40, 49), J Payne (43), S Cronin
(54), I Madigan (64), F McFadden (79); Conversions: J
Sexton (15, 44, 50), I Madigan (55, 80); Penalty Goal:
J Sexton (27).
Italy Tries: D Odiete (58), L Sarto (75); Conversion:
K Haimona (59); Penalty Goal: E Padovani (24).
Playing today:
Scotland v France
(In Edinburgh, starting at 6pm Bahrain time)
fortable until Wales burst into life with late tries by

George North and Taulupe Faletau to revive memories of their stunning World Cup comeback but
this time England held out.
Earlier, title holders Ireland rediscovered their

form to record their first victory of this years
championship, running in nine tries to thrash Italy
58-15 and end a frustrating run of results.
Ireland were already too far behind leaders England to retain their title and win an unprecedented
third successive Six Nations outright but a ruthless
display nevertheless handed Joe Schmidts injury-hit side a much needed confidence boost.
From the off you could see the intensity and pace
we wanted to play at. We put a lot of the silly mistakes
weve made in the championship right today, Ireland
captain Rory Best said in a pitchside interview.
A dreadful mistake from Italy wing Leonardo Sarto, slapping a dinked Johnny Sexton kick back into
open space, handed Ireland possession metres from
the line to allow winger Andrew Trimble to open the
scoring. It also handed over momentum that bottomof-the-table Italy found impossible to win back.
An Irish attack that had managed just two tries
in their opening three games matched that paltry
total after just 15 minutes when prop Jack McGrath
crashed over following concerted pressure.
Edoardo Padovani got Italy
on the board with a penalty but
there was to be no repeat of Octobers World Cup clash when a
dogged Italian side ran Ireland
close as another free-flowing
move culminated in flanker CJ
Standers first international try.
Ireland saved their best for the
last attack of the half and lodged
a contender for try of the tournament with a length-of-the-field
break that began with a reverse
Simon Zebo pass and ended in
Jamie Heaslips arms after some
inch perfect offloading.
Afghans barge
into main draw
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan roared into the
main draw of the World Twenty20 with an
emphatic 59-run victory over Zimbabwe
in a first round Group B match yesterday.
Mohammad Shahzad (40) gave Afghanistan a flying start before Mohammad Nabi (52) and Samiullah
Shenwari (43) added 98 runs off 64 balls to power
them to 186-6, their highest total in this format.
The associate nation then returned to bowl out Zimbabwe for 127 to register a memorable victory over a
full-member nation and join England, South Africa,
West Indies and Sri Lanka in Group One of the Super
10 stage of the tournament.
Later yesterday, Scotland registered their first victory in
an International Cricket Council (ICC) event when they
beat Hong Kong by eight wickets
via Duckworth-Lewis method in
a rain-shortened contest. The outcome had no real consequence on
the tournament as both teams had
already crashed out of contention
for a place in the main draw.
This was a very important
match for us. People in Afghanistan are crazy about cricket.
They love the game, so (winning it) was very important
for us, victorious captain Asghar Stanikzai said.
With a place in the main draw at stake, Stanikzai opted to bat and was vindicated as Shahzad set alight Nagpurs VCA Stadium with his swashbuckling batting.
The portly 28-year-old hit Tendai Chatara for four
successive boundaries after a quiet opening over, forcing the pacer off attack. Donald Tiripano was pressed
into service but there was no respite from Shahzad who
hit him for three successive fours.
Shahzad greeted left-arm spinner Sean Williams by
hitting his first delivery for a six but fell in the same
over after a 23-ball blitz attempting a reverse sweep.
His dismissal triggered a mini-collapse as Afghani-
n Afghanistan coach
Inzamam-ul-Haq
greets his players
after their victory
over Zimbabwe
stan, cruising at 49 for no loss in the fifth over, slumped

to 63-4 in the eighth. Nabi then joined forces with
Shenwari to first steady the innings before accelerating.
l South Africa defeated hosts India by four runs in
their World Twenty20 warm-up match in Mumbai yesterday after England had earlier beaten New Zealand
by six wickets.
The Proteas won the toss and opted to bat, going on
to make 196 for eight in their 20 overs at the western
Indian citys Wankhede Stadium.
JP Duminy top-scored for South Africa, hitting 67
off 44 balls. His impressive knock included six fours
and three sixes.

In the days earlier game, New Zealand won the
toss and elected to bat with captain Kane Williamson
smashing a 63.
Williamsons knock included nine fours as the Black
Caps made 169 for eight in their 20 overs..
TODAYS MATCHES:
Group A
Ireland vs Netherlands
(Starting at 12.30pm Bahrain time)
Bangladesh vs Oman
Australia pin hopes on vast IPL experience
KOLKATA:
Skipper
Steve Smith said yesterday that Australia were
determined to break their
World T20 hoodoo, saying his
teams vast experience of playing in the Indian Premier League
would give them a definite edge.
Five-time World Cup champions Australia have been under-performers in the shortest
format and their best showing
in the tournament has been the
runners-up finish in 2010 when
they lost the final to England.
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Traditionally we havent
done as well as we would have
liked in this format of the game.
This is a tournament that has
eluded us so we are here to try
and win it, Smith told reporters in Kolkata at Australias
opening Press conference of the
16-team tournament.
We feel pretty settled, we
have 15 guys who can give
this tournament a pretty good
shake, he added.
Smith, who leads the team
in all the three formats, said
they will be banking on their

all-rounders who have recently
performed well.
He said inclusion of debutant
leg-spinner Adam Zampa in
the squad will boost the teams
bowling department on slow
Indian tracks.
The 26-year-old skipper said
his team will adapt to the conditions quickly and will fully
utilise the Indian experience to
win the cup.
We know what to expect
from the conditions over here,
a lot of us have played here before, either in IPL or against India so we know what to expect
and were ready for the challenge, the skipper said.
Smith and five of his teammates in the World T20 squad
are part of the various IPL franchises and their familiarity with
Indian pitches will auger well
for them.
Coming into the sixth edition
of the tournament at the back
of a 2-1 T20 series win against
South Africa, the fifth-ranked
side will play New Zealand in

their opener on Friday.
Australia will play favourites India on March 27 and
Smith insisted that there is no
added pressure on the side that
recently lost the T20 series 0-3
against the MS Dhoni-led side.
I dont think there is any
pressure. I think playing a
world cup...playing in international cricket, there is always
lots of pressure. So for us its
taking each game at a time, he
said.
Lin clinches
All-England
final berth
BIRMINGHAM, England:
Chinas Lin Dan will attempt to become only the

fourth player to win six
All-England
Championship
mens singles titles after beating Xue Song yesterday to secure his berth in the final.
Fifth-seeded Lin came from a
game down for the third match in
succession to beat younger compatriot Xue 18-21 21-15 21-9.
In the last few matches I
have made mistakes but I was
really pleased how I came
back, said 32-year-old Lin,
who last reached the All-England final in 2012.
The balance shifted when
Lin directed a smash at Xues
body in the second game,
which seemed to resurrect the
double Olympic champion.
Xue, the 22-year-old who ousted holder Chen Long in the last
16, was forced to stop for cramp
in the decider, before Lin raced to
the finish line after 88 minutes.
In the final, Lin will face
compatriot Tian Houwei, the
eighth seed, who overcame
surprise semi-finalist, Hans Vittinghus, the unseeded Dane, by
15-21, 21-14, 21-14.
Should Lin triumph, he will
join Irelands Frank Devlin,
Denmarks Erland Kops and Indonesias Rudy Hartono as the
only players with six or more
titles.
In the womens singles,
Wang Shixian, who won the
first of her two titles in 2011,
overcame Tai Tzu Ying of
Taiwan 21-23 21-12 21-15 to
reach her first All-England final
for two years.
Wang will meet Nozomi
Okuhara who is one win away
from becoming the first Japanese champion in the womens
singles since 1977 after ousting Carolina Marin, the world
champion and title holder 11-21
21-16 21-14
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Sharapova slams wrong media reports in doping case

LOS ANGELES: Five-times
Grand Slam tennis champion Maria Sharapova hit
out at some media accounts
of her doping case that she termed
wrong in an open letter to her fans
on Facebook on Friday.
Sharapova, who tested positive for
the banned drug meldonium at the

Australian Open in January, is facing
a suspension of up to four years by the
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
and has already lost numerous sponsorships in the aftermath.
The former world number one
thanked her fans for their tremendous
outpouring of support before launching into a critique of what she believed

were some inaccurate reports.
A report said that I had been
warned five times about the upcoming
ban on the medicine I was taking. That
is not true and it never happened,
Sharapova wrote.
The 28-year-old Russian said she was

making no excuses for not knowing
about the ban that went into effect on
January 1, but said that after the first announcement, other notices were buried
in newsletters, websites, or handouts.
Again, no excuses, but its wrong
to say I was warned five times, said
Sharapova, who has said she took the

drug for 10 years due to a family history of heart issues and diabetes.
The World Anti-Doping Agency
(Wada) added meldonium to their
banned substance list after concluding
that it improves blood flow and boosts
exercise capacity.
CHELSEA BOW
OUT OF FA CUP
LIVERPOOL: Romelu Lukaku scored two goals for
Everton, one demonstrating rare strength and skill, to
knock his old side Chelsea out of the FA Cup 2-0 in a
dramatic quarter-final featuring two red cards yesterday.
All the frantic action happened in the final 13 minutes with

Chelsea striker Diego Costa and Everton midfielder Gareth Barry
sent off but their dismissals only came after Lukakus brilliance
had put the tie beyond doubt.
The powerful Belgium striker,
FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL
who never fitted in at Stamford
Everton
2 Chelsea
0
Bridge and was sold to the Mer(Lukaku 77, 82)
seysiders for 28 million ($40.28
Playing today:
million) two years ago, proved
Arsenal v Watford
irresistible with his late five-min(Starting at 4.30pm Bahrain time)
ute double, especially with a
Man United v West Ham
first goal destined to go down in
Goodison Park folklore.
As the game meandered to- his goal tally for the season to
wards a replay, Lukaku con- 25 in all competitions.
jured a 77th-minute goal from
I think the first goal is the
nowhere, muscling past two best thing. I didnt know where
defenders on the left, powering I was going but then I was in
into the box and, after some nif- the box, I saw Gary Cahill not
ty footwork to bamboozle Gary know where he was going so I
Cahill, firing in a left-foot effort. shifted it on to my left foot.
Everton manager Roberto
What irony, though, that a
Martinez hailed it one of the Chelsea rejects goals should
great goals we will see in the end a thoroughly wretched week
FA Cup.
and, effectively, put the lid on a
Five minutes later, freed by terrible season for the Premier
Ross Barkleys neat pass, the League champions following
22-year-old Lukaku shot through their Champions League exit to
keeper Thibaut Courtois legs to Paris St Germain on Wednesday.
provide the perfect response to
Moments after Lukaku
any notion that he was not good demonstrated his excellence,
enough for Chelsea.
Chelsea target man Costa could
I dont think I have anything only offer up another striking
to prove to Chelsea. I went there example of his pointless angry
as an 18-year-old and learned young man impressions.
the trade of being a professionThis time, after an earlier firstal. I will always be grateful to half booking for a collision with
them, Lukaku said after taking Barry, he squared up to the mid-
n Evertons
Lukaku, left,
celebrates
after scoring
against
Chelsea
track with win
GLASGOW: Celtic survived a
nervy finish as they ended a twogame winless run in the Scottish

Premiership with a 2-1 win over
Partick Thistle at Firhill yesterday.
The home side were without a
victory against Celtic since 1995 but
they held out against the Hoops until
the 45th minute when Leigh Griffiths
sent a shot on the turn past Tomas
Cerny for his 35th goal of the season.
Celtic added another in the 54th
minute when Callum McGregor
fired home from a tight angle to
put the Scottish champions on
course for victory.
However, Thistle set up a tense
finale when Sean Welsh netted a
85th minute penalty after Steven
Lawless had been fouled by Erik
Sviatchenko as Thistle ended a sixgame goalless run against Celtic.
Standings Page 30
n Karanka future in doubt

LONDON: Aitor Karankas
future as Middlesbrough head

coach was thrown into serious
doubt yesterday after the club
announced the Spaniard would
not be in charge of the team for
todays Championship game at
Charlton Athletic.
The highly-regarded 42-year-old
former assistant of Jose Mourinho
at Real Madrid has been a big
success at the second-tier English
club who are pushing for a
Premier League place.
Yet after British media reported
that Karanka had been involved
in a row during a team meeting
on Friday and had left the
training ground unexpectedly,
Middlesbrough announced that
he had also not taken training on
yesterday morning.
n Kerber knocked out
fielder, shoving his face into the

Everton player after being fouled.
For a moment it even looked
as if he was burrowing into
Barrys shoulder with his teeth
but the former England internationals calm reaction betrayed
no sign he had been bitten.
Either way, referee Michael
Oliver felt his petulant response meant he had to go for

a second yellow card offence,
surprisingly the first time he
has been sent off for Chelsea.
Soon after, sparring partner
Barry was also dismissed for
a second booking for a foul on
Cesc Fabregas.
The defeat meant caretaker

manager Guus Hiddink, who
won the FA Cup seven years
ago in his previous stand-in
spell at Stamford Bridge, had
failed in his bid to repeat the
achievement following the
dismissal of Jose Mourinho in
December.
Pakistan arrive in Kolkata for World T20 clash

KOLKATA: Cleared by their government after
days of uncertainty over their participation, the

Pakistani contingent arrived in India yesterday
evening to take part in the World Twenty20
World Cup.
The 27-member Pakistan cricket contingent arrived
in the city from Abu Dhabi, finally ending days of suspension over their participation in the mega event.
The Pakistan contingent comprising 15 players, 12
officials and support staff reached the Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose International Airport at 7:55pm local time
amid tight security after the Pakistan government finally
gave their cricket board the green signal to fly to India.
Hundreds of fans gathered at the airport to welcome
the Pakistan team as Shahid Afridi and his players
came out of the airport. The Pakistani skipper reciprocated the warm gestures, waving at the crowd before
leading his team-mates into two buses as they went
straight to the team hotel.
It took about an hour for the Pakistan players to clear
their immigration formalities before they finally came out
n Celtic back on
n Pakistan player Wahab Riaz, centre left, and

coach Waqar Younis arrive at the Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose International airport yesterday
of the airport to the loud cheers of the fans gathered there.

There were tight security arrangements for the Pakistani contingent with hundreds of security personnel
from CISF and black commandos maintaining a vigil
as the players landed at the airport.
The Pakistan contingent includes manager Intikhab

Alam, the experienced former Test captain and a high
profile security manager.
Due to the delay in their arrival, the Pakistan team
missed out on a warm-up match against Bengal which
was scheduled for Friday. They will now play a practice game against Sri Lanka here tomorrow.
Their first match of the main tournament will be held
at Eden Gardens on March 16 against a qualifier team,
followed by the marquee clash against arch-rival India
at the same venue on March 19.
They will then take on New Zealand (March 22)
and Australia (March 25) in their remaining Group B
matches both in Mohali.
The Pakistan team was to fly out on Wednesday but
the government put their departure on hold, citing security concerns. On Thursday, Interior Minister Nisar
Ali Khan ruled out sending the team until special security assurances were met from India. The matter was
solved following security assurances from the Indian
government. Afghanistan reach main draw Page 30
INDIAN WELLS, US: Australian

Open champion Angelique Kerber
crashed out of the Indian Wells
tournament yesterday, losing her
opening match in straight sets 7-5,
7-5 to Czech Denisa Allertova.
The world number two knocked off
Serena Williams in the Australian
Open final in January for the first
Grand Slam tournament victory of
her career.
Germanys Allertova, 23, advanced
to the third round of the joint WTA
and ATP event, where she will face
Great Britains Johanna Konta.
Venus eliminated Page 29
n Van Niekerk breaks marks

PARIS: South African Wayde
van Niekerk has become the

first runner to break 10-sec for
100-metres, 20s for 200m and 44s
for 400m, the world governing
body IAAF said yesterday.
The world 400m champion had
previously broken the marks on
the two longer distances before
running 9.98sec over 100m in
Bloemfontein yesterday.
Van Niekerk was helped by a
legal 1.5m/s tailwind and the
1300m altitude at the track.
Before that, the 23-year-olds
100m personal best was 10.45.
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SUNDAY, 13th MARCH 2016

VOL XXXVIII No. 359 (GGDN 024)

200 Fils/2 Riyals

Bahrain prime target for hackers

MANAMA: Bahrain is one of the prime

By SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL

said to be responsible for hacking the

n HRH the Premier

in recognition of his role in promoting

ous countries to foster global peace.

CROWNE PLAZA, BAHRAIN

n His Majesty King Hamad and UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister

n New LMRA warning

MANAMA: The Labour Market

n Three jailed for theft

youngsters have been jailed for

more than BD180,000 in addition

bucket of water yesterday. The twoand-a-half-year-old girl was at her

Gulf Daily News Sunday, 13th March 2016

Saudi Arabias vital

His Royal Highness Prime

GAZA CITY: A Palestinian boy and his sister were

n Turkey air strikes kill 67

ANKARA: Turkeys army said yesterday it killed

67 Kurdish militants in air strikes on camps

n Six die in avalanche

ROME: An avalanche killed six skiers in the

Italian Alps yesterday, making it one of the

Gulf Daily News

A NEW code of conduct for

parliament over the past 14

Al Maarafe told the GDN that

heated arguments over the past

n More than 60 people attended a

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Bahrain facing cyber

IT is just a matter of time

Computer hackers from Iran

By SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL

n Banking, government entities and other firms in Bahrain are

serious financial and strategic

target compared to Dubai, Abu

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Loan sharks vermin

refers to Suicide worker owed money

workers are because of money owed to loan

very much surprised and shocked to

way ticket online which cost me BD95,and

The right man

S an American living in Bahrain, Ill be votA

He is called a liar, but Clinton is unbeatable

TODAY is Sunday, March 13, the 73rd day of 2016. There

refers to Huge weapons cache seized

off the coast of Oman. Iran is believed to be

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ing to observers, children as old as 11 years