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n Jewellery Arabia
CLAMPDOWN
to open today
MANAMA: An array of precious gems and
jewels will be on display at a prestigious
exhibition that will open in Bahrain today.
The 26th edition of Jewellery Arabia will
gather more than 600 jewellery manufacturers
and designers from 30 countries at the
Bahrain International Exhibition and
Convention Centre.
The five-day fair, which will showcase tens
of thousands of exquisite pieces, will be
inaugurated under the patronage of HRH the
Premier.
The expo, which will be open to the public
for free, will be open from 4pm to 10pm from
Manama: A crackdown was Services vow Page 2 ism Ministry is putting the last touches
today until Friday, and from noon to 10pm on
to the blueprint in co-operation with
yesterday ordered on food Saturday.
stocking of certain goods and refusal to the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Full report Page 4
prices and to regulate imports sell them to customers with the aim of Urban Planning Ministry. The Premier
to avert trade malpractices.
Chairing the weekly Cabinet
manipulating prices.
The Industry, Commerce and Tour-
gave directives to fast-track it.
He also stressed the importance of
n Iran condemned
meeting, His Royal Highness Prime ism Ministry was instructed to take the Jewellery Arabia, which will be held MANAMA: Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid
under his patronage, in revitalising the bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said only Iran and its
Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman necessary monitoring measures, said trade sector. supporters are criticising an Arab League
Al Khalifa directed a clampdown Cabinet Nasser.
secretary general Dr Yasser Al
The memo was submitted by the resolution condemning it for supporting
on monopolies and collusion which terror as well as continuous interference in
l Progress of work on a planned ex- executive committee, chaired by the the regional countries internal affairs. He
prejudice fair competition. hibition and convention city was on the Crown Prince. underlined that efforts to defend the Arab
His Royal Highness Prince Salman agenda of the Cabinet meeting. Under the move, the licensing sys- nation will continue unabated.
bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Bids will be invited during the first tem Sijilat would be upgraded, to Only Iran and its agents are crying and
Deputy Supreme Commander and First quarter of 2018 for the construction of streamline procedures in co-ordination moaning against the Arab League resolution.
Their barking wouldnt do us any harm.
n The Premier ... steps to Deputy Premier, attended. the project. with competent authorities. We are headed in the right direction and we
enhance fair competition The Premier cited particularly the The Industry, Commerce and Tour- l The relocation of aviation fuel will move forward, he tweeted yesterday.
depots inside Bahrain In- The resolution, adopted during Sundays
Services pledge
MANAMA: The Premier and take the necessary monitor- Arab Leagues extraordinary The session also endorsed
yesterday requested minis- ing and legal procedures. session in Cairo on Irans in- the renewal of the agreement
ters to report on the imple- He stressed the need to pay terference and threats to the between Bahrain and United
n The Premier and Crown Prince during their meeting mentation of projects aimed more attention to livestock, region. Nations Organisation for Ed-
Plan to strengthen
protect them from epidemics Ministers condemned Irans ucation, Science and Culture
at strengthening services and provide laboratories to con- interference in Arab countries (Unesco) regarding the Arab
across the country. duct tests. internal affairs, as well as its Regional Centre for World Her-
Chairing yesterdays Cabinet The Prime Minister support for terrorism. itage (ARC-WH) for two addi-
tourism reviewed
meeting, His Royal Highness also gave instructions They stressed that tional years.
Prime Minister Prince Khali- to follow up on the re- putting an end to such The ministerial committee
fa bin Salman Al Khalifa also marks and complaints meddling by Tehran for legal affairs was requested
asked for feedback on their vis- of cattle traders. has become an urgent to take legal and constitution-
MANAMA: Ways of boosting during this period which is its to towns and villages follow- Concerning Inter- necessity to rid the re- al procedures to approve the
Bahrains tourism sector witnessing multiple chal- ing his directives. national Childrens gion of violence, sec- agreement, which was high-
were discussed yesterday lenges at the security and The session was attended Day 2017, celebrat- tarianism, instability lighted in the memorandum
when His Royal Highness economic levels, and in by His Royal Highness Prince ed all over the world and attempts to sub- presented by the Cabinet Af-
Prime Minister Prince Khal- which the regions security Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today, the session vert security. fairs Minister.
ifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and stability are targeted. Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme affirmed the gov- While commenting The session endorsed four
received His Royal Highness The Prime Minister and Commander and First Deputy ernments efforts to n Dr Al Nasser on a report by the For- parliamentary proposals on
Prince Salman bin Hamad the Crown Prince also dis- Premier. ensure them all their eign Minister on the events and programmes that
Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, cussed initiatives aimed The Premiers directives re- rights, create a secure envi- outcomes of the meeting, the support the tourism sector, the
Deputy Supreme Command- at stimulating the tourism flect his keenness to meet the ronment for them and provide Cabinet praised the initiative by expansion of main roads, ser-
needs of the citizens, Cabinet them with social welfare. Saudi Arabia to enhance Arab vice sectors inspectors and
er and First Deputy Premier. sector so as to increase its secretary general Dr Yasser Al
They also reviewed latest contributions to the national The Cabinet welcomed the solidarity and strengthen their the sale of meat in stores and
Nasser said. resolutions of a meeting of the ability to counter threats. restaurants.
local, regional and interna- economy. The Premier directed officials
tional developments. They emphasised that the to verify complaints by Buri cit-
The two leaders stressed kingdom boasts all require- izens over some practices harm-
the importance of stepping ments for the tourism sector ful to agricultural lands there,
up Arab solidarity and to be more effective in the and tasked the competent au-
co-operation, especially economic field. thorities to intensify inspections
L HEURE DU DIAMANT
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BD500 for driving licence call Crunch vote over MPs
resignations from panel
EXPATRIATES in Bahrain could be By Mohammed Al Aali BD500 can get it, while those who dont
forced to pay BD500 to obtain a driving Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline
can use company or public transport, GDNonline
THE resignation of three MPs The committee is chaired
licence under proposed amendments to Parliaments foreign affairs, defence with expatriate drivers already being ex- from parliaments five-mem- by Dr Ali Bufarsan and also
the 2014 Traffic Law. and national security committee yester- empted from the new rates. ber youth and sports commit- features public utilities and
The amendments also state that for- day recommended the amendments be The GDN reported on October 25 that tee will be voted on today. environment affairs commit-
eigners have to pay BD50 annually to approved by MPs, who will debate them expatriates who have driving licences They are committee tee vice-chairman Mohsin Al
renew the licences. in an upcoming session. could be forced to pay BD50 monthly vice-chairman Jalal Kadhem, Bakri.
Expatriates currently pay BD20 the Today, there are thousands of ex- as road use fees under proposed amend- Ghazi Al Rahma and Ibrahim Mr Al Hammadi and Dr
same rate as Bahrainis to get a new patriates who dont need vehicles that ments to the same law, while also exclud- Al Hammadi. Bufarsan are from the Na-
driving licence issued for five years and are getting licences and are using it ing expats employed as drivers and GCC None stated a reason for tionalists Bloc, while Mr Al
upon renewal pay BD12. to provide illegal taxi services, said nationals. their resignation in letters sub- Rahma and Mr Kadhem are
Those excluded from the increase in committee chairman Abdulla Bin Under the proposal, expats with more mitted to parliament acting from the National Partnership
fees are expatriates registered as drivers Howail. than one car will also have to pay BD50 chairman Ali Al Aradis office. Bloc.
Jewellery Arabia
Gulfdailynews @GDNonline @GDNonline GDNonline Email: gdnnews@gdn.com.bh
Tuesday, 21st November 2017
to open today
By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN
AN array of precious
gems and jewels will be
on display at a prestigious
exhibition that will open
in Bahrain today.
The 26th edition of Jewel-
lery Arabia will gather more
than 600 jewellery manu-
facturers and designers from
30 countries at the Bahrain
International Exhibition and Conven- stay abreast of trends, discover new ellery export countries, which include
tion Centre. designers and source one off pieces in large returning delegations of the
The five-day fair, which will show- a unique atmosphere. finest retailers, designers and man-
case tens of thousands of exquisite With pieces to suit all budgets, ufacturers from Hong Kong, India,
pieces, will be inaugurated under there is something for everyone at the Singapore and Thailand will also be
the patronage of His Royal Highness show. present.
Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Organisers anticipate more than Visitors can also attend daily jew-
Salman Al Khalifa. 49,000 visitors to gather at the ellery education seminars led by the
Jewellery Arabia 2017 is a vibrant 21,000sqm location over the course worlds foremost authority on gem-
platform for exhibitors to showcase of five days. mology, the Gemmological Institute
their latest products in the dynamic More than 600 local, regional of America.
Middle East market, said organiser and international exhibitors will be The expo, which will be open
UBM AEM sales and marketing di- launching new product lines, dis- to the public for free, will be open
rector Fawzi Al Shehabi. playing their latest collections and from 4pm to 10pm from today until
This well-established exhibition introducing limited edition pieces Friday, and from noon to 10pm on
offers consumers and trade visitors exclusively at the largest and most Saturday.
alike a once a year opportunity to prestigious jewellery exhibition in the For details visit www.jewelleryara-
browse the largest selection of jewel- Middle East. bia.com.
lery and watches in the Middle East, National groups from leading jew- raji@gdn.com.bh n Workers and staff add finishing touches to the stalls
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warned of
legal action
n People are being encouraged to complain if they think mosque
speakers are too loud
n St Christophers Cathedral held its latest living room dialogue with UK Maritime Component
Command Royal Navy Chaplain Reverend Martin Evans. He spoke about his life-transforming
experience living in a LArche community home in London. The home takes in people with
intellectual disabilities who are then taken care of by staff and volunteers. Operating in 35
countries, it was inspired by Jean Vanier and has 147 different communities worldwide. Above,
Reverend Evans speaking at the monthly living room dialogue.
6 Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 21st November 2017 Star letter of the week receives a BD25 Yateem Centre
gift voucher. The winner, revealed every Wednesday,
should call 17628223. Apart from
sending us an email or fax, you can also express
your views on our Facebook page,
www.facebook.com/GulfDailyNews. These
comments are also eligible for the Star Letter prize.
Just tag your comment with #GDNConversation
Border controls
TODAY is Tuesday, November 21, the 325th day of
2017. There are 40 days left in the year. Highlights in
O nce again, Bahrain has foiled a high-pro-
file terror plot including assassination
attempts on public figures and targeting three
history on this date: oil pipelines, all of which have terror links with
1620 The ship Mayflower, carrying the first Euro- Iran (GDN, Nov 16). We have witnessed similar
pean settlers to New England, lands in what is now incidents umpteen times and observed the
Provincetown, Massachusetts.
1806 Napoleon Bonaparte of France issues Berlin seizure of several weapons and bomb-making
Decrees, declaring blockade of Britain. materials in the past.
1877 Thomas A Edison announces invention of the While the security forces and the intelli-
phonograph in United States. gence units deserve appreciation for uncover-
1958 A Soviet-East German commission meets in ing the plots and seizing the weapons, there
seems a question that begs an answer: How
porous is our sea border that the Iranians find
it an easy route to smuggle anything to Bah-
MODESTY is the only sure bait when rain despite being under constant patrol?
Some of the weapons seized are heavy
DAILY smile
you angle for praise The fourth Earl weaponry used in battles including machine
of Chesterfield, English author (1694- guns, RPGs and bomb-making
1773). items and weigh several kilos. You n Soldiers stand guard as protesters
need more than just a fishing boat demanding Mugabe stand down gather on
East Berlin to discuss the transfer to East German to transport such heavy military the road leading to State House in Harare
control of Soviet functions and end to the occupation wares all the way from Iran. How for power and his tolerance of a self-en-
status in Berlin. can they escape detection even riching entourage all fed resentment and
1963 Roman Catholic Vatican Council authorises use in the presence of international ensured that he would eventually have to
of vernacular instead of Latin in the Sacraments. maritime forces whose aim is to
1976 Syrian army completes its final phase of occu-
make an undignified exit.
intercept suspicious boats, ships When Mugabe took over power from the
pation of Lebanon.
1980 A fire at the MGM Grand Hotel-Casino in Las
and pirates? white-minority government in 1980, the Tan-
Vegas kills 87 people. Iran is a state and it uses its zanian president Julius Nyerere told him that
1991 The UN Security Council chooses Boutros nation status to cover smuggling he had inherited the jewel of Africa. Despite
Boutros-Ghali of Egypt to be the new secretary and terror activities. Its top generals its poverty and social injustice it was a fertile
general. are directing terrorist activities in country rich in resources and with enormous
1995 Former Nazi SS Capt Erich Priebke is extradited almost all the Middle East countries potential. He shed blood consolidating pow-
from Argentina to Italy to face charges in the massa- but because they are employed by er, helped by his henchman and now rival
cre of 335 Italian civilians in Nazi-occupied Rome. an internationally-known govern- Emmerson Mnangagwa, yet at the same time
1997 UN weapons inspectors return to Iraq after ment, they are considered as doing maintained one of the
being gone for a month because Iraq refused to let their job. best education systems
the teams include American members. That is why Iran is designated as a on the continent. The Published letters are not
1999 China successfully completes an unmanned state sponsor of terrorism. r co oked fo od ! middle class grew and necessarily the views of the
w ith ou
spacecraft test, a breakthrough that could make it As too much weight is given to Oh, look at us te culinary fads
? civil society thrived. Editor. Readers wishing to
the third country to put humans in space. The United Dont you just ha
foiling terrorist plots in Bahrain, equal The president and make a complaint through
States and the former Soviet Union are the other two. attention needs to be paid to inter- his Zanu (PF) party, the GDN should provide full
2001 Maoist rebel leaders in Nepal withdraw from
their four-month-old cease-fire with the government,
and launch their worst-ever attacks, killing more than
cepting the smuggling operation that
is going on through our sea borders. Crocodile coup however, governed
through patronage
details of the complaint
together with their contact
Efforts to isolate Iran including severing ties, that held back struc-
I
200 people. live in Bahrain, but have fond memories of telephone numbers.
2005 - Secretary-General Kofi Annan warns that boycotting Iranian merchandise as some MPs tural economic reform.
my time in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. The main
have proposed last week, and other measures
Sudans volatile Darfur region faces an increasing The bungled and often brutal management
need to be considered. road running towards Zimbabwes parliament of land reform contributed to the most
threat of complete lawlessness and anarchy, and says is named after the South African statesman
it is crucial that the government and rebels conclude a Iranian involvement in the terrorist activi- miserable of Mugabes achievements: in the
peace agreement by the end of the year.
Nelson Mandela. Today that road is blocked by
ties is evolving. Its increasing and becoming breadbasket of Africa more than 2.4 million
2006 - Pierre Gemayel, an anti-Syrian politician and armed soldiers. The hope that Mandelas model Zimbabweans are in need of food aid.
more sophisticated and Bahrain needs to
scion of Lebanons most prominent Christian family, of good governance would catch on in Africa
do more to deter Iranian-backed terrorist For a while it seemed as if it was possible
is gunned down in a carefully orchestrated assassina- has again been dashed.
activities by taking all possible measures for a strong leader to use his personal power
tion that heightens tensions between the US-backed Although Mugabe is being held under house to overcome tribal differences and modern-
that enable it to preserve its sovereignty and
government and the militant Hizbollah. arrest, it is his cruel and chaotic leadership that
territorial integrity. And the sea patrol issue is ise society in an equitable way. That dream
2009 - After offering a home in his church to disaf- a top priority. has led to the move against him. His refusal to is over in Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa.
fected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assures the Duri
countenance an orderly succession, his hunger If Mnangagwa, nicknamed the Crocodile,
archbishop of Canterbury that he is still committed
to seeking closer relations between Roman Catholics
does indeed take the helm of this
and Anglicans.
2010 - The Obama administrations troubled attempt
l A chance to have your say... Fax: 17622141 Post: The Editor, Gulf troubled country he should think
twice about using its security appa-
to revive Mideast peace talks takes another blow Daily News, PO Box 5300, Manama, Bahrain. Email: letters@gdn.com.bh ratus to purge the ruling party of his
when the Palestinian president rejects the latest US opponents, settling scores under the
plan to get the sides talking again. guise of an anti-corruption campaign.
2011 - Thwarted internationally, the Obama adminis- Instead he, or whoever emerg-
tration cobbles together a new set of best-available es from the post-Mugabe power
sanctions against Iran that underline its limited struggle, has to address the deep
capacity to force Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear problems that are turning Zimbabwe
weapons programme. The US action was coordinated into a failed state. It may be impossible
with Britain and Canada. to recover the countrys status as an
2012 - Israel and the Hamas agree to a ceasefire to end important food exporter to Africa but
eight days of the fiercest fighting in nearly four years, it should at the very least aim to be
promising to halt their air strikes and rocket attacks self-sufficient.
that have killed scores.
The private sector struggles with
2013 - President Hamid Karzai urged tribal elders to
approve a security pact with Washington that could
over-regulation, political meddling
keep thousands of US troops in Afghanistan until and corruption. The currency must
2024 but said he prefers his successor sign the docu- be stabilised. The young must know
ment after elections next April. that education is not just a stepping
stone to unemployment. And millions
of Zimbabweans living abroad have
Chemists to be tempted back. This will require
24-hour chemists: sweeping domestic reforms. Returning
Jaffer Pharmacy: 18, Tarfah bin Al Abid Avenue, Ma- the countrys run-down farming sector
nama 319. Tel: 17291039. Awal Pharmacy: 30, Shaikh Ali to health will require training for its
bin Khalifa Avenue, East Riffa 901. Tel: 17772023. Al Mu-
wasaa Pharmacy: 38, Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman
workers in agricultural and business
Avenue, Muharraq 205. Tel: 17335666. Al Maraya Phar- skills, a crackdown on local corruption,
macy: 379 Amman Avenue, Tubli 705. Tel: 17784029. Al Internet connections, proper access
Rahma Pharmacy: 12 Souk Abu Dhar Alghafari, Isa Town to markets and incentives for parents
814. Tel: 17687117. National Pharmacy: Bldg. 2058, to send their children to school rather
Road 4563, Sanad 745. Tel: 17620208. Nasser Pharma- than have them work in the fields.
cy: 63-B, Qadisiya Avenue, Manama 332. Tel: 17740900.
Hamad Town Pharmacy: 225 Souk Waqf, Hamad Town For Zimbabwe to flourish the new
1203. Tel: 17410114. Majeed Jaffar Pharmacy: Building leader will need to build bridges
233, Avenue 57, Muharraq 203. Tel: 17331168. Al Hilal across generations and across social
Pharmacy: Shop No. 649B, Road 1511, Muharraq. Tel: as well as tribal barriers. The starting
17341700. point has to be genuinely free and
Vet Services 24-hours 39481208. fair elections. The next president
Prayer Times must embrace transparency, abandon
Mugabes wild sub-Marxian rhetoric,
Noon (Dhohr) 11.24am, Afternoon (Asr) 2.26pm, Sunset
(Maghrib) 4.47pm, Nightfall (Ishaa) 6.17pm and Dawn
co-operate with the opposition and
(Fajr) 4.41am tomorrow. find a common language with young
Today is the 3 Rabea Al Awal, 1439, in the Islamic
Zimbabweans who deserve, after so
calendar. many decades of misrule, a plausible
*Provided by the Islamic Affairs Ministry.
promise of better times to come.
TL
Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 21st November 2017 7
Email: gdnnews@gdn.com.bh
by Winfred Peppinck
New strategy
needed..?
T
he bombing of a strategic oil line
from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain was a
real game changer.
n HRH the Premier yesterday met Omani Ambassador Abdulla bin Rashid Al Another easy target, a change in strate-
Mudailwi at Gudaibiya Palace and praised the steady progress in relations gy as it became more difficult for terrorists
between the two countries. The ambassador handed over to the Prime n HRH the Premier yesterday met newly-appointed French
Minister an invitation to attend a reception to be hosted by the embassy Ambassador Cecile Longe and praised growing bilateral co-operation. to get access to weapons.
Miracle cures
marking Omans National Day. Celebrations Page 12 He wished the ambassador success in her diplomatic work. So they switched to using everyday im-
plements as weapons, kitchen knives and
hired trucks.
So much harder to prevent actions,
because the weapons are so ordinary and
so readily available.
And the public so vulnerable, because
they are just going about their everyday
affairs.
Roadblocks and barricades can be
avoided, but nondiscriminatory bombing
attacks are so very difficult to prevent,
especially if the terrorists can watch from
scandal alert
afar, remotely detonate a bomb and make
good their escape.
In relation to detonation on the pipeline
running near Buri village, a suspect was
rapidly arrested, given that the person
allegedly involved had been on the author-
ities radar.
As often happens, persons behind the
attack were presumed to be in Iran, only
a foot soldier, a brainwashed drone, was
arrested.
A start.
Others have been charged in absentia,
but they are unlikely to return to Bahrain,
and certainly wont be extradited from
By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN acle cure. Iran!
This is becoming very common Undoubtably there will be lots of good
MORE victims have come for- in the suq and we should stop this, ideas now on how to try and prevent a
ward to claim they have been he added. repeat of this situation on the many kilo-
conned out of money by fraud- The amount is sometimes as metres of unguarded pipelines.
high as BD30 to BD50. A whole system will in future be be cov-
sters selling dubious herbal Sometimes people are threat- ered by remote sensing cameras, presum-
treatments. ened and dont come to Manama ably with infrared capacity, as terrorists
The GDN first reported in May out of fear, or are forced to borrow are unlikely to undertake actions during
that a gang was allegedly duping money to pay. daylight hours.
shoppers and then threatening vic- The National Health Regula- The truck option looms as a possibility,
tims with knives when they com- tory Authority (NHRA) has now cheap and readily available, as people have
plain. launched an investigation into the shown, no care for life, including their own,
However, people continue to part alleged scam, confirmed its chief even though the truck and driver would
with their cash after being prom- executive Dr Maryam Al Jalahma. probably lead to the immediate immola-
ised cures from everything from We will investigate the matter tion of the driver.
baldness to weight loss. immediately, Dr Al Jalahma told The cost of digging in the pipeline,
One of the alleged victims, the GDN yesterday. given that there are many of such pipelines
who asked to be identified only as n People selling this product claim it results in weight loss. Right, the Herbal shops in Bahrain are criss-crossing the country, would presuma-
Karim, said he was one of around substance being sold as a miracle cure for baldness monitored by the Health Ministrys bly be prohibitive, although probably more
10 people who now planned to file Public Health Department. effective in deterring would-be terrorists.
a complaint with police. it was for hair loss it was very He said he had been contacted I will be in touch with the de- Also, time consuming, when obviously
Last Friday a man approached convincing. by nine other alleged victims of the partment to check if the shop re- the issue is one which requires immediacy
me and suggested a medicine for He put a pinch of it on the four scam since he took to social media ferred to is selling herbal medicines of action.
hair loss, obviously looking at my corners of a piece of paper, as a to warn others. and, if so, they will report to us and Any call for blocker bollards at strategic
baldness, the Indian told the GDN. demo of how to mix it, and said We are around 10, all Indians, we will take necessary action. locations would also take time, and would
I could not understand the name cost was another BD3. and I learn there are more people We will also contact the person only deter the truck bomber element.
of the medicine, so he offered to get When I was about to pay he said who were cheated, he said. who reported the issue. The focus should therefore be on
it for me and took me to a nearby it was a total of BD12 for four por- We plan to file a police com- The NHRA warns the public stopping people and supplies coming to
shop. tions. plaint. about such medicines in the mar- Bahrain from Iran.
It was a packet of powder called I didnt have that much money, Next Friday we plan to meet, ket and urges people to buy only Stopping and eliminating any bomb
Safoof Kalonji and it cost me BD3. but I managed to pay him whatever as most of us have these medicines licensed products. creating factory, interdicting bomb supply
He said I had to mix it with one I had. and the telephone numbers for the People should to ask shops to from Iran
oil, which was available in a shop Later a friend told me he faced men who sold them. show the licence for such products, Hence the need for an active and ever
in the suq. a similar situation two days before. He revealed some had handed as it is not safe to use products not present naval element and access to satel-
He took me to the shop where a He was offered medicine for waist over as much as BD50 at a time cleared by the NHRA. lite surveillance information.
Bahraini saw the powder and said reduction. believing they were buying a mir- raji@gdn.com.bh Perhaps, even surveillance drones, but
once again this includes constant monitor-
ing to intercede when suspicious craft are
c a u
1 Look ruddy embarrassed (5) can be (7)
6 Hop around when caned? (5) 21 Sumptuously entertain Reggie
9 Encourage to earn the change (7)
10 One taking a turn around town (5) with drink (6)
11 Go easily, as in bed (5)
12 A country lover (5)
13 A relaxing result obtainable round
22 This blighters a right beast! (6)
23 Fed up with a fate you have to
justify (6)
i h L
n e t
the welfare centre (7)
15 You may once have lain 25 Many a wicked fiend (5)
unconscious in it (3) 26 Rulers generous heart (4)
17 A partner legally without support 28 Tyrolean name? (3)
(4) How many words of four
18 Its very largely deserted (6) letters or more can you
19 Nurse some man with a broken leg YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC SOLUTION
(5) ACROSS: 4, Hamish 7, High life 8, make from the letters
20 A knotty old dear? (6) Israel 10, Whisk 13, Eden 14, SEN-15, shown here? In making
22 Some of the better ideas will be Pain 16, Arc 17, Epic 19, Oars(-men)
carried (4) a word, each letter may
24 In the end, even briefer (3) 21, Carthorse 23, Rome 24, W-hat 26, be used once only, each
25 Given lower status in the ministry, Few 27, CL-AM 29, Eros 32, Lily 33,
must contain the centre
indeed (7) Bruno 34, Teresa 35, Marginal 36,
26 Not very emphatic? (5) Alaska. letter and there must be at
27 The beast turned up with the least one nine-letter word.
money (5)
28 Not the first choice of potherbs (5) DOWN: 1, The-WS 2, Again 3, Flak No plurals or verb forms
29 Laughable suggestion of a 4, Heidi 5, Morn 6, Sh-ears 9, Senora ending in s no words
possible increase? (7) 11, Hem 12, S-team 13, Each way 15,
30 Wine blended by a nameless with initial capitals and no
Pit 16, Are 18, Precis 20, Aster 21,Co-
comedian (5) words with a hyphen or
31 With poetry, hesitation can only w 22, Ohm 23, Re-V-E-al 25, Won
apostrophe permitted.
make things worse (5) 28, Lla-ma 30, Run-N.Y. 31, Souls 32,
Lens 33, Bags. The first word of a phrase is
DOWN allowed (e.g. inkjet in inkjet
ACROSS 2 Is it growing in allure? (6)
3 Unreliable and hesitant about YESTERDAYS QUICK SOLUTION printer)
1 Body part (5), 6 Feeling (5), 9 More turbulent (7), 10 Recreation (5), 11 Snake (5), 12 getting fit? (6) ACROSS: 4, Cereal 7, Plethora 8,
Todays Target
Northern Britons (5), 13 Secrecy (7), 15 Guided (3), 17 Group of cattle (4), 18 Type of play (6), 4 Is in, or maybe on, the nest (3) Insist 10, Spasm 13, Drop 14, Hobo
19 Punctuation mark (5), 20 Trial (6), 22 Present (4), 24 Golf peg (3), 25 Wishes (7), 26 Child 5 Speak angrily to get more money? 15, Door 16, Vim 17, Loan 19, Mail Good 32 ; very good 48
(5)
(5), 27 Warehouse (5), 28 Love (5), 29 Joy (7), 30 Alloy (5), 31 Deal (5) 6 The point possibly claimed (7) 21, Marmalade 23, Aura 24, Tale 26, ; excellent 63 (or more).
7 One ahead, shortly (4) Wig 27, Need 29, Pram 32, Ages Solutions tomorrow.
DOWN 8 Eccentric actors heavenly twin (6) 33, Stale 34, Dinner 35, Illusion 36,
12 Bright and early riser at New York YESTERDAYS SOLUTION
2 Renown (6), 3 Out of the country (6), 4 Mousse.
(5) actorly arty aryl clay cloy
Kernel (3), 5 Era (5), 6 Bit (7), 7 Cupid (4), 13 The distance one can ride? (5)
8 Arranged (6), 12 Backless seat (5), 13 14 Tod, on his own, sounds a DOWN: 1, Apish 2, Kebab 3, Whim 4, crafty factory fatly flay
Fire (5), 14 Wear away (5), 15 Prise (5), Square! (5) Cairo 5, Rasp 6, Abseil 9, Normal 11, footy foray forty fray lacy
16 Embankments (5), 18 Cringe (5), 19 15 Preserve the silence! (5) Pop 12, Solar 13, Donates 15, Dam
16 Made to pay for a kiss during a lofty OLFACTORY racy
Chief city (7), 21 Abate (6), 22 Impede dodgy date! (5) 16, Vie 18, Orange 20, Adept 21, Mug royal ryot tray troy tyro
(6), 23 Brought up (6), 25 Fools (5), 26 18 Cut the verse that needs editing 22, Lad 23, Aikido 25, Pal 28, Eerie
Extra (4), 28 Craft (3) (5) 30, Radio 31, Means 32, Ants 33, Shut.
Gambler mugged
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Councillors plea
to fast-track
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COUNCILLORS in the Northern
Contradictory testimonies
gambling with friends, the over all their money. revealed that the cost of rent for
27-year-old car cleaner said in However, officers later ar- the past 13 years has reached
his statement. rested me in my apartment. BD600,000.
I got a call from another The trial was adjourned yes- What a waste of money rent
CONTRADICTIONS in witness testimonies them said the defendant was holding a dagger
have been alleged in the trial of a man ac- and the other victim said he was holding an
cused of mugging his victims armed with an axe, she said in court.
axe. They come from a country of farming and
The 27-year-old Bahraini is standing trial agriculture and they should know what is an
in the High Criminal Court for mugging two axe.
Indian men outside a cold store in Sitra. In addition, one of them said my client
His victims, aged 26 and 28, were sitting in was holding an axe behind his back but then
a car outside the cold store when he allegedly later changed his statement and said he tried
approached them holding an axe and asked to attack him with the axe.
for their identification cards in December last All these contradictions cast doubt on
year. what really happened and therefore I request
The alleged assailant then forced the vic- my clients acquittal.
tims out of the car and threatened to kill them Or at least my client should not be charged
with the axe if he did not hand over their mo- with mugging and assault because there is
bile phones and wallets. no clear weapon he is said to have used and
However, defence lawyer Fatima Al Hawaj should be only charged with theft.
argued in court that her client should be ac- The court adjourned the trial to December
quitted because of contradictory statements 31 for a ruling.
from the victims regarding the weapon used. The defendant previously denied the
Your honour, the victims know the differ- charges and said he had gone to the cold store
ence between a dagger and an axe but one of to buy some food.
n A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Dean and Deluca, a restaurant at The
Avenues. Present were managing director Geoff Upham, centre, and business director Carol
Berry, left.
10 Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 21st November 2017
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help autistic
n MichaelABC
with his 21xmx2col
NewAd father in the documentary
hospital Swim1Team
& clinic.pdf 1/5/16 6:20 PM
n Mr McQuay, second from left, with his daughter Amarie, n A screenshot from Swim Team, a documentary that depicts the
left, son Michael, centre, and wife Maria, right, along with overwhelming struggles and extraordinary triumphs of three young
Ms Stolman athletes with autism
EXPERTS helping autistic children By Raji Unnikrishnan children and thats where you can take off
in Bahrain should integrate aquatic from.
therapy in their daily routines, it was alleviate anxiety and increase attention span. All children are gifted and these children
There is a big possibility for Bahrain to are trying to talk to us and all we need to do
urged. explore in this direction, either as govern- is open our ears and listen.
Bahrain has more than 10 institutes for One of the stars of the Jersey Hammer-
special needs children but none of them use ment or as in centres like Alia.
Teaching autistic children to swim can heads is Mr McQuays 21-year-old son
aquatic therapy to help autistic people. Michael, who is among the three principal
The method was highlighted during a go hand in hand with the other trainings that
we give them and the results will be good. subjects of Swim Team, the documentary by
film festival in Bahrain that screened Swim award winning television news and docu-
Team, a documentary based on swimming The movie being based on real life inci-
dents is inspiring as we see that some chil- mentary producer Lara Stolman.
coach Michael McQuay and his wife Maria Swim Team is Ms Stolmans first feature
who established special Olympics swim- dren went to college and got married it is
definitely worth giving it a try in Bahrain. documentary film for which she fetched the
ming team Jersey Hammerheads eight years New York Women in Film and Television
ago, inspired by their son Michael. His comments were supported by RIA
Mr McQuay from New Jersey, US was Institute founder Christine Gordon, who de- Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness grant.
in Bahrain to discuss the documentary, his scribed the movie as a celebration of life. They told me that my son will nev-
team and how he encouraged a group of Swimming is a unique sensory experi- er walk, talk or change his own pants,
autistic children become independent indi- ence, enabling many different skills in one and now he is doing his dream job of
viduals and to compete on the world stage is good, she explained. working for four days at a zoo and he
through the use of aquatic therapy. swims six days a week, added Mr McQuay.
According to studies conducted world-
Passion This movie gives parents hope I am not
wide aquatic therapy which refers to treat- My son is not a swimmer but knows how here to preach what to do with your children,
ments and exercises performed in water for to stay afloat and loves being in the water. but it helped me and my wife, it can help
relaxation, fitness and physical rehabilita- The film itself to me is a celebration of others too.
tion benefits children with autism in stress life yes we struggle, yes life is tough, but I am being an ambassador, going out to
relieving. its also good and very rewarding. the world and telling parents not to enter-
It also enhances the childs quality of life Mr McQuay, in an exclusive interview tain their children with an iPad and not to
and improving productivity, besides social with the GDN, expressed his willingness to be overprotective, but to help them grow up
and sensory skills. support Bahrain in establishing a swim team to take care of themselves and lead an inde-
Representatives from Alia for Early In- for autistic children. pendent life.
tervention and RIA Institute, who attended My wife and I started eight years ago and We touched a lot of peoples lives
the screening of the documentary at the today we have 17 athletes who are all in var- through this documentary and we hope to do
Building Bridges film festival, said they ious swimming teams and competing with the same in Bahrain.
were inspired by the spirit of the documen- normal children, he said. Autism has no race, class, colour or creed
tary. It was not easy and we took it one day it can affect the rich or the poor alike and
As I watched the movie I was reminded at a time. this movie is emotional and an eye-opener
of the facts on aquatic therapy which can If we can do it, Bahrain can do it as well. to parents.
help children with autism, said Alia for I am ready to help the country with this as I Twelve films, including award-winning
Early Intervention psychiatrist Dr Tawfiq would love to see one such team being set documentaries and movies on the refugee
Narouz, who is also a Fellow of American up here. crisis, were screened during the second edi-
Psychiatric Association. It is about finding the right person with tion of the festival.
Water is appealing and medically it can passion who believes in the cause and these raji@gdn.com.bh
n The British School of Bahrain (BSB) has announced a joint venture with the Bahrain Financing Company (BFC) to make
payment of tuition fees simpler and more convenient for parents. Term payments can be made at any of the BFC branches at
a minimum fee of BD1 per transaction. At the signing of the deal are, from left, BSB public relations and marketing head Amal
Darwish, finance head Nitin Kadam, head of school Julie Anne Gilbert, BFC general manager Pancily Varkey, corporate business
development manager Roger Menezes and corporate business development officer Sachin Vinod.
12 Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 21st November 2017
n HRH the Premier yesterday deputised Shaikh Khalifa bin Rashid Al Khalifa and Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali
Al Khalifa to attend a reception hosted by Ambassador Abdulla bin Rashid Al Mudailwi at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel,
Residence and Spa marking Omans 47th National Day. Senior officials, diplomats and guests attended.
n Mr Al Dossary, standing, centre, with media personnel and parliament officials at the launch
BAHRAINs first Parliamentary Media Award photographer and best social media account.
2017 was launched in a ceremony yesterday at Results will be announced by parliament
Naseef Restaurant, Seef Mall. chairman Ahmed Al Mulla and entries will be as-
It was announced by parliament secretary gen- sessed by an independent panel of experts.
eral Abdulla Al Dossary, with registration open- Parliament communications director Moham-
ing today at the National Assembly Complex, in med Al Qooti said the award aimed to encourage
WHEN YOU THINK MOBILE APPS Gudaibiya. high quality reporting.
Cash awards are up for grabs for best newspa- The award will enable positive competition
THINK FABRIC DIGITAL per in parliament coverage, best parliament jour- in showcasing work and giving better coverage,
nalist, best parliament column, best parliament he said.
A showcase of
artistic talents
Artists showcased their
talent at Artdivano gallery
NATIVE MOBILE APPS and art boutiques Festival
Fall into Art pop-up at
DEVELOPMENT Words Bookstore Caf,
Budaiya.
The festive-themed exhi-
bition displayed works from
artists such as Sana Asad,
Sundana Docherty, Aliya
Hussein and designs by
ArtDivano.
Ceramics, accessories and
fine art were also presented
and were available for pur-
n Exhibition hosts Marion, left, and Wafa chase by visitors.
n More than 400 people visited the US Educational Group Fall 2017 University Fair at the Sheraton
Bahrain Hotel. US Embassy charg daffaires Aimee Cutrona inaugurated the event where admission
representatives of more than 25 American universities met students, parents and school counsellors to
provide information on academic programmes, financial aid opportunities, the admission process and
American campus life. Above, Ms Cutrona inaugurates the fair in the presence of group director Joseph
Hamadi and other officials.
n The French Embassy in co-operation with Alliance Franaise organised a beaujolais nouveau evening
at Al Bander Resort. Diplomats, officials and dignitaries attended the event which also featured a buffet
dinner. Above, diplomats and guests at the event.
14 Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 21st November 2017
n Members of Abdulrahman bin Jassim Kanoo Parents Club visited the Gulf Petrochemical
Industries Company. Corporate communications manager Zuhair Tawfiqi, human resources
manager Najat Sharif and other officials briefed them about the companys business
philosophy, strategy and management methodology for operations, production and exports.
The visitors were also treated to a breakfast. Above, club members with GPIC officials at the
event. Left, visitors having breakfast.
n Seef Properties donated BD3,000 to Al Hedaya Islamic Centre as part of the real estate companys
mission to support charitable initiatives. Seef Properties chairman Essa Najibi presented the cheque
to centre board member Salah Bu Hassan at a ceremony. At the presentation are, from left, Seef
Properties chief executive Ahmed Yusuf, vice-chairman and corporate social responsibility (CSR)
committee chairman Dr Mustafa Al Sayed, Mr Hassan, Mr Najibi, Seef Properties board secretary
and CSR committee member Zakareya Buallay.
Standing the
test of time...
n Mohammed Sadeq Ahmed Shaikhali won the monthly grand
prize of BD10,000 in Al Baraka Islamic Banks AlBarakat account
raffle draw for November. The monthly salary of BD555 for a year
C rowning 20 years of
contemporary casual
chic, a renowned
Swiss watchmaker is cel-
This year, Patek Philippe
celebrates the 20th anniversa-
ry of its sporty and dynamic
Aquanaut collection that had
its debut in Basel in 1997.
The gold rotor is decorat-
ed with perlage and Geneva
circular graining as well as
an engraved Calatrava cross,
a registered Patek Philippe
was won by Tareq Yusuf Ali Mohammed. Winners also received ebrating one of its popular
cash prizes of BD1,000, BD500 and BD300, bringing the total collections with the intro- As a tribute, the manufacture trademark.
number of winners to 78. The largest cash prize for the account presents the new Ref. 5168G, The same cross also graces
is BD200,000 which will be presented at the end of the year,
duction of a new model to delivering proof of how well the 18K white-gold fold-over
along with two grand prizes worth BD100,000 each. The salary showcase two decades of the elegance of the noble clasp.
prize, above, and the grand prize, top, being presented. excellence. metal complements a rugged It reliably secures the night
and masculine watch that is blue composite strap embossed
water-resistant to a depths of with the typical Aquanaut
120 metres. pattern.
It is the first Aquanaut mens It is supple, tear-resist-
wristwatch in 18K white gold, ant, anti-allergic and largely
and, with a diameter of 42mm, immune to wear, salt water and
it is also the largest model in UV radiation.
this line. n Bahrain Jewellery Cen- This makes it ideal for a
The format pays compliment tre general manager Iqbal watch with the personality of
to the original 1976 Nautilus Dhanse the new Aquanaut Ref. 5168G.
of the same size that was nick- Patek Philippe timepieces
named Jumbo, and still refers and polished bores, gold-filled are available in the kingdom at
to that name among collectors engravings and round-cham- Patek Philippe Boutique, Moda
today. fered, polished edges that Mall.
Also new is the night blue emphasise the shapes of the Call 17520055 for further
colour of the dial that darkens individual bridges. information.
to a subtly gradated black
toward the outside. Technical Data
Its delicately embossed Aquanaut Ref. 5168G
structure sets the stage for ap- Movement: Calibre 324 S C
plied Arabic numerals in white Self-winding mechanical movement. Aperture date. Sweep
gold that complement new seconds.
luminous five-minute markers, Diameter: 27mm
also as appliques in white gold. Height: 3.3mm
But the design of the gently Number of parts: 213
rounded octagonal bezel with Number of jewels: 29
vertically satin-finished flats Power reserve: Minimum 35, maximum 45 hours
and chamfered polished flanks Winding rotor: 21K gold rotor, unidirectionally winding
remains unchanged. Frequency: 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour (4Hz)
An 18K white-gold case ac- Balance: Gyromax
commodates the self-winding Balance spring: Spiromax (in Silinvar)
calibre 324 S C movement. Balance spring stud: Adjustable
It melds all the hallmarks Functions: Three-position screw-down crown:
of traditional haute horlog- Pushed home: to wind the watch
erie with innovative high-end Pulled halfway out: to correct the date
technology. Pulled all the way out: to set the time
Merely 3.3mm in height, the Displays: With hands:
movement is so flat that, even Centre hours, minutes, and sweep seconds
with its elaborate seals and In an aperture:
gaskets, the complete watch is Date
only 8.25mm thick. Hallmark: Patek Philippe Seal
Its heavy central rotor in Features
21K gold provides ample Case: 18K white gold
energy. Sapphire-crystal case back
With a maximum deviation Water resistant to 120m (12 bar)
of -3 to +2 seconds per day, the Case dimensions: Diameter (10 to 4 oclock): 42.2mm
rate accuracy of the watch is Width (9 to 3 oclock including crown): 44.9mm
remarkable. Length (across lugs): 50.1mm
The finissage of the move- Overall height (crystal to lugs): 9.1mm
ment is just as noteworthy: Height (crystal to display back): 8.25mm
Geneva striping, countersunk
16 Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 21st November 2017
Moda mall: 17 52 00 53 - 17 52 00 52
Al Aali complex: 17 58 24 44, Manama: 17 22 39 30
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all at the same time. the complexity of the mechani-
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demonstrated its function so plexiglass was often chosen, de-
and ideas
aptly. spite its susceptibility to scratch-
When the Geneva manufactur- ing, clouding and cracking.
er presents its 5320G Perpetual Patek Philippes creation de-
Calendar, the eyes of many haute partment sought inspiration from
horlogerie enthusiasts and con- a role model crafted in house
noisseurs will sparkle. over 60 years ago.
After all, the new timepiece It is the 2405 with a prominent
unites many properties of Patek three-tiered lug profile.
Philippes coveted collectors The design makes them
watches that only rarely show up n Patek Philippes 5320G is a new perpetual calendar for the wrist
look slender and adds a touch
at major auctions. round aperture for the leap year progresses with the precision of dynamic appeal to the case
Indeed, the 5320G Perpetual cycle with Arabic numerals from of a modern Patek Philippe silhouette.
Calendar has been inspired by one to four between four and five moon-phae display that requires With the flat centre portion,
many predecessor models that oclock. a single-day correction every 122 the bevelled, smoothly-polished
attracted global attention in the Applied gold Arabic numerals years. bezel overarched by the cam-
1940s and 1950s. and five-minute cabochons with This corresponds to a minis- bered crystal and the cascading
Calendar luminous coatings, fine-tipped cule daily error of 0.02 per mil. three-tier lugs, the new 5320G
baton hands filled with Superlu- The bridge side of the move- very elegantly hugs the wrist.
In 1925, Patek Philippe minova (reminiscent of the 1463 ment exposes all of the special The watch has a sapphire-crys-
launched model 97-975, the chronograph from the 1950s), a features that make a Patek tal case back that reveals the
worlds first wristwatch with a slender counterbalanced sweep Philippe calibre so remarkable. beauty of the mechanical move-
perpetual calendar. seconds hand and the crisply The rotor delivers the energy ment.
It was followed by further graduated seconds scale come needed to track the progression On request, it can be replaced
unique pieces. together as a paragon of perfect of time with extreme precision. with a solid 18K white gold back
Eventually, the manufacturer legibility with a face of puris- Its maximum rate deviation that comes with the watch.
integrated this type of watch in n Find the joy of homemaking
H
tic elegance that conceals the ranges between -3 and +2 sec- The contemporary vintage
its regular collection. complexity of the mechanical onds per day as specified by the style of the new 5320G Perpetual ome Centre, the and personalities.
The kick-off began in 1941 movement beneath the dial. Patek Philippe Seal, the Swiss Calendar is underscored by the largest home retailer In addition to exquisite classic
with the 1518, a perpetual calen- The retro-modernistic dial of watch industrys strictest set of shiny chocolate brown alligator accents for those seeking a
dar with a chronograph. in the Middle East, has
the 5320G Perpetual Calendar quality benchmarks. strap with large square scales. launched its much-awaited glamourous feel, the catalogue
A year later, Patek Philippe lies atop a manufacturer move- The modern, highly precise It is hand-stitched, lined, presents a wide variety of value
introduced the 1526 Perpetual ment that, like the design of the movement is accommodated in CITES-certified and secured with catalogue. options for those looking for
Calendar without a chronograph. new timepiece, melds traditional an 18K white gold case crafted a Calatrava cross fold-over clasp Featuring a broad range of new affordable home solutions and
Both models were endowed watchmaking artistry with lat- entirely in house, from the design in 18K white gold. trends and ideas, this 108-page maximum functionality.
with a face that still thrills est-generation technology. stage to the final polishing phase. With the new 5320G Perpet- catalogue fulfils Home Centres The newly introduced ready
collectors: A double aperture for The calibre 324 S Q (S stands It reflects the same vintage ual Calendar, Patek Philippe promise of inspiring beautiful room concept allows shoppers
the day and month displays at 12 for seconds, Q for quantime style expressed by the archi- revisits a grand tradition that the homes, enabling customers to find to purchase the complete set of
oclock and a subsidiary dial at perptuel the French term tecture of the dial and totally manufacturer established in 1925 the joy of homemaking. furniture and home accessories
six oclock for the analogue date for perpetual calendar) is a represents state-of-the-art with the first perpetual calendar Designed to appeal to Home from the catalogue at a packaged
and the moon phases. refined version of the legendary technology. for the wrist. Centres diverse client base and price.
The cream-coloured dial of self-winding movement 324 fea- In the 1940s and 1950s, it Designated with inventory offer a melange of vibrant furni- Reiterating its commitment to
the new 5320G adopts the same turing a large central rotor in 21K would have been technically number P72, it belongs to the ture and home accessory solutions ensuring value and savings, Home
layout, albeit with further useful gold that delivers remarkable impossible to craft such a sap- collection of the Patek Philippe to live, dine, relax and play, the Centre is offering customers up
indications such as the small winding power. phire crystal to current quality Museum where it can be person- catalogue caters to every style and to five-year warranties upon pur-
round day/night aperture between The lunar disc behind the standards. ally admired. budget helping customers create chasing furniture and up two-year
seven and eight oclock and a analogue date at six oclock This is why easily formable Visit www.patek.com. spaces they can call their own. warranties on home accessories.
Introducing over 1,100 new The new catalogue also
F
quality.
eaturing six facets, 12 These pieces you cant live Inspired by Nature, the Spring- This year, Home Centre has
ridges and eight peaks, without. field and Lexington collections also amplified engagement with
the cube spells minimalist Because sustainable luxury are about bringing the outdoors in customers on its digital platforms.
perfection. is a priority today, Chopards and making nature a key feature A fully digitised version of the
Sharp, clean, more rock than choice of ethical Fairmined in interior decoration. catalogue is shoppable online,
romance, midway between certified gold for this collection Indian Sojourns Taj and featuring interactive elements,
urban chic and modern glamour, is the way to go. Indiana collections take their a mobile responsive design and
Ice Cube makes light of genres Its a symbol of being truly inspiration from Indian design informative embedded videos.
and conventions. 21st Century. trends, featuring vibrant colour The brand has also launched
Its origins stem from 1999, A label that guarantees respect palettes with modernised prints augmented reality on the iPhone
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metrical figure led Chopard to smaller cubes the environment, it was used in Mystique collection boasts iOS 11, to offer a richer and more
create a powerful, avant-garde High Jewellery since 2013 for impactful graphics and futuristic useful shopping experience.
collection inspired by ice cubes. packed rows. the Green Carpet collection and designs played against the palette This exciting feature allows
Frosty watches or chilled jew- Choose from rings, ear- in Haute Horlogerie for L.U.C of monochromes. shoppers to virtually preview
ellery models, Ice Cubes trendy rings and necklaces, as well as watches. Home Centres expanded offer- furniture in their homes, view di-
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Ice Cube Pure displays the or ankles. n The line spells minimalist this process shows Chopards this year, such as Stellar day bed, from different angles and share
same spirit at a different time, The ultimate fashion accesso- perfection determination to extend the Spazio storage units, Infinity photos with friends and family.
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manager in August
last year. n Mr Mersal
Mr Mersal has
a Bachelors degree in mechani-
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a Masters in engineering sys-
tem management from Kingston
University, London, UK, in addition
to an MBA from the College of
William & Mary Virginia, USA.
www.gc-arabic.com
n ST Aerospace chief operating officer Jeffrey Lam, seated, second from left, and Capt Al Alawi,
seated, second from right, sign the agreement alongside executive management members of
both Gulf Air and ST Aerospace
MANAMA: Gulf Air has awarded a 15-year our fleet renewal programme in preparation to
contract for Boeing 787 aircraft compo- welcome our new aircraft which commence deliv-
nent support to Singapore Technologies ery in the second quarter of 2018, said Gulf Air
Aerospace (ST Aerospace), the aerospace deputy chief executive Captain Waleed Al Alawi.
The statement said ST Aerospaces MBH pro-
arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering gramme, renowned for its flexibility and high
(ST Engineering). level of customisation, is well established and
Under the agreement, ST Aerospace will pro- popular among its global customers.
vide comprehensive component maintenance-by- For a fixed rate per hour, the airlines select a
the-hour (MBH) support covering component range of support services and pay a corresponding
exchange, repair, overhaul, modification, reliabil- flight per hour rate, which is pre-determined.
ity monitoring and logistics services for Bahrains We are happy to play a role in Gulf Airs fleet
national carriers new fleet of Boeing 787-9 renewal plan, which will see its fleet of 787-9
aircraft. expanding to 10 aircraft in the coming years. This
ST Aerospace has demonstrated that it is the multi-year component support contract that Gulf
right partner for Gulf Air as we drive forward with Air has awarded us speaks of the value we can
create for, and deliver to, our
of Islamic fintech
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Manama: A new Islamic finance on Islamic fintech and will com- tory holdings in terms of spares
forum titled Islamic Finance prised two moderated roundta-
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It is being held with the strate- Human Capital Development: vides integrated component sup- Construction Specialists Magazine
gic partnership of the Economic Supporting Sustainable Growth port for a fleet of close to 600
Development Board and support and Fintech Innovation. aircraft on the MBH basis, for
from other industry partners Each roundtable will discuss over 20 aircraft operators in Asia
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and Investment Foundation, a important role of Sharia and East. This contract is not expect- Please visit our website www.gc-arabic.com
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The inaugural forum will focus organisations will take part. current financial year.
20 Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 21st November 2017
indices higher
nomic growth continues to unprecedented project pipeline,
beat expectations, with the led by major ventures such as
non-oil sector reporting a 4.7 the airport modernisation.
per cent increase in the first According to him, the nation-
half this year, shows the lat- al economy is also increasingly
est data from the Economic benefiting from important struc-
NEW YORK: US stocks tural reforms.
rose yesterday as a mix Development Board (EDB).
The EDBs Bahrain During the first half of this
of smaller, US-focused year, initiatives such as pioneer-
companies, technology Economic Quarterly report
for the period from July to ing crowdfunding regulations, a
firms and banks climbed. regulatory sandbox for fintech
Drugmakers struggled, September this year attributes companies and a cloud first pol-
which limited those the robust growth figures almost icy (designed to help organisa-
gains. entirely due to activity in the tions take advantage of cloud
Retailers and small- private sector, underscoring the technology), have dramatically
strength of structural and coun- n Dr Kotilaine addresses the media briefing
er companies rose for improved Bahrains business
the third day in a row tercyclical growth drivers in the growth recorded during 2016 as cial services, which all expand- environment.
as their latest quarterly er than other recent Bahraini economy. a whole was 4pc. ed more than 7pc year-on-year Bahrain is successfully posi-
reports have investors estimates, and compa- This positive momentum at Non-oil growth in the first in the period. tioning itself at the forefront
feeling better about the nies that make those a time of fiscal consolidation half was broad-based with par- Additionally, the transporta- of innovation at a time when
US economy and the pain medications traded and minimal oil output growth ticularly strong momentum tion and communications and the growth prospects for the
amount of shopping peo- sharply lower. underscores the dynamism of observed in sectors such as real estate and business activities Gulf economies are becoming
ple are likely to do over Allergan gave up $3.76, the kingdoms economy. hotels and restaurants, social sectors all posted solid figures. increasingly tied to productiv-
the holidays. Technology or 2.2pc, to $171.12 and In comparison, non-oil and personal services and finan- Overall real economic growth ity.
companies rose follow- Teva Pharmaceutical In- in Bahrain reached an annual As a result of this and the
ing another deal between dustries fell 76 cents, or pace of 3.4pc for the first half, opportunities being created by
chipmakers, and indus- 5.5pc, to $13.08. Insys which marked an improve- economic transformation across
trial companies also Therapeutics shed 17 ment over the 3.2pc growth the region, we are seeing bigger
posted gains. cents, or 3.2pc, to $5.20. posted during 2016 as a whole. and brighter names attracted to
Companies that sell Executives including The growth momentum of Bahrain.
opioid pain medications Insys founder and its the Bahraini economy, apart A pipeline of infrastructure
tumbled after the gov- former CEO have been from building on favourable projects worth over $32 billion
ernment released a new, charged with offering demographics and connectivi- is either under construction or
much higher estimate of kickbacks to doctors to ty, is benefiting further from a scheduled for the near future in
the costs of the ongoing get them to prescribe its strong investment pipeline as the kingdom, says the report.
addiction crisis. Merck fentanyl spray Subsys. well as important regulatory According to MEED Projects,
fell after a good report Its stock traded above and institutional reforms. the active pipeline of infrastruc-
from competitor Roche $40 in mid-2015. Major infrastructure pro- ture projects in Bahrain stood
about a drug that com- The Department of jects serve as a particularly at $83.6bn in October, up some
petes with Mercks can- Justice plans to file a important source of economic 21.4pc year-on-year (YoY).
cer medication Keytruda. lawsuit to stop AT&T continuity while also driving Trade volumes have gener-
Trading was relative- from buying Time War- forward economic diversifica- ally remained broadly in line
ly light. Thats probably ner. Shares of Time War- tion and stimulating demand with last years readings, said
going to be the case ner have stumbled over for goods and services across Dr Kotilaine.
throughout the week as the last two weeks as in- the non-oil economy. The total value of non-oil
the Thanksgiving holiday vestors anticipated that EDBs chief economic exports during the first eight
approaches and inves- regulators might try to adviser Dr Jarmo Kotilaine months of the year was $4.72bn.
tors turn their attention block the deal. told a media briefing on the Headline inflation in the
to 2018. The $85bn deal would findings of the report that country has accelerated some-
The Standard & Poors give AT&T the Warner growth figures had once what recently after several
500 index picked up 3.29 Bros. movie studio and again surprised on the upside months of minimal price pres-
points, or 0.1 per cent, cable networks including which attested to the excep- sures, he added.
to 2,582.14. The Dow HBO and CNN. Time War-
Jones industrial average ner lost $1.01, or 1.1pc,
gained 72.09 points, or to $87.71 and AT&T add-
0.3pc, to 23,430.33. The ed 13 cents to $34.64.
Nasdaq composite ad- Bond prices edged
vanced 7.92 points, or lower. The yield on the
0.1pc, to 6,790.71. The 10-year Treasury note
Russell 2000 index of rose to 2.36pc from
smaller-company stocks 2.35pc.
climbed 10.57 points, or Meanwhile, Janet Yel-
0.7pc, to 1,503.40. len yesterday submitted
Chipmaker Marvell her resignation from the
Technology Group said it Federal Reserve board to
will buy competitor Cavi- President Donald Trump,
um for $6 billion. Cavium announcing that she will
jumped $8.19, or 10.8pc, leave the board when her
to $84.02 and its up 22pc successor is sworn in as
over the last two weeks Fed chairman. n TGS and school officials at the workshop
on reports Marvell would In a letter to the pres-
Following a gradual decelera- tightening led by the US Federal flat during July to September. The Bahrain Islamic Index
tion in the annual pace of bank Reserve, the cost of capital in In spite of a 2pc drop dur- declined by nearly 4.4pc dur- Currency November 20 Previous
lending since the beginning of Bahrain has remained more or ing the quarter, the Bahrain All ing the quarter but was up Euro 0.8519 0.8476
2016, recent months have seen less flat. Share Index remained up 5.6pc 24.3pc in YTD terms and Yen 112.53 112.05
Swiss francs 0.9925 0.9887
renewed growth. Echoing regional trends, year-to-date (YTD) and 11.6pc 34.2pc YoY. Canadian dollars 1.2797 1.2775
In spite of gradual policy Bahraini Bourse was virtually YoY. avinash@gdn.com.bh Pound 0.7555 0.7567
out of talks, saying there was no leading shares closed up 8.78 points,
GlaxoSmithKline 1,313.50 Sage Group 768.00 United Utilities Group 788.50 1pc each.
Glencore 359.85 Sainsbury (J) 224.80 Vodafone Group 229.50
basis of trust to forge a govern- or 0.12pc to 7,389.46. Hammerson 526.50 Schroders 3,495.00 Whitbread 3,552.00 Yesterdays market activity
ment with Merkels conservative
MANILA: The main Philippine Stock Hargreaves Lansdown 1,596.00 Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust 458.40 Worldpay Group 408.00 was concentrated around small
Exchange Index closed up 10.90 HSBC Holdings 729.50 SEGRO 557.50 WPP 1,266.00
alliance the CDU-CSU and the points, or 0.13pc, to 8,321.98.
and mid-cap stocks, with the
ecologist Greens. MOSCOW: The MICEX index closed BSE Mid Cap Index and the
There are fears the country down 1.52 points, or 0.07pc at 10,283.60. early losses as investors brushed off 17.63 points, to 1,971.93. BSE Small Cap Index outper-
2,130.39 while the Russian RTS Index PARIS: The CAC 40 closed up 21.28 initial worries about Chinas latest SINGAPORE: The Straits Times Index
could be gripped by months of closed down 3.29 points, or 0.29pc at points, or 0.40pc to 5,340.45. moves to crack down on risk-taking. closed up 41.08 points, or 1.23pc, to
forming the Sensex with gains
paralysis with a lame-duck gov- 1,129.16. SEOUL: South Korean main index The benchmark Shanghai Composite 3,382.38. of 0.6pc and 0.8pc, respective-
ernment, while Merkels polit- MUMBAI: The main 30-share BSE Korea Composite Stock Price Index Index climbed 0.28pc, or 9.49 points, SYDNEY: Australias S&P/ASX 200 ly.
index closed up 235.98 points or (KOSPI) closed down 0.80 points, or to 3,392.40. The Shenzhen Composite index closed up 13.74 points, or Analysts remain optimistic
ical future has also been called 0.71pc at 33,342.80. The Nifty 50 0.03pc at 2,533.99. Index, which tracks stocks on Chinas 0.23pc to 5,957.25. All Ordinaries
into question. closed up 68.85 points, or 0.67pc at SHANGHAI: Stocks recovered from second exchange, rose 0.90pc, or Index closed up 14.73 points, or about the nations equity mar-
Meanwhile, on the other side 0.24pc at 6,038.26. ket after a better-than-expect-
of the Atlantic, analysts were ex- TAIPEI: Taiwans TAIEX index closed ed quarterly earnings season.
pecting lower-than-usual trading D up 76.60 points, or 0.72pc, to
10,701.64.
A bank recapitalisation plan
volumes due to the Thanksgiving announced by the government
holiday, which will shut markets I TOKYO: Japans Nikkei ended lower,
weighed down by a higher yen with and last weeks India rating up-
on Thursday and result in a half- L Toshiba plunging after the embattled grade from Moodys Investors
day of trading on Friday. Japanese conglomerate announced Service also buoy investors.
Oil prices fell back after rally-
B plans to issue new shares. The
We are in a structural bull
benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell
ing almost $1.50 on Friday when E 0.60pc, or 135.04 points, to 22,261.76, run, said Akash Jain, vice
Saudi Arabias energy minister R while the broader Topix closed down president of Ajcon Global Ser-
Khalid Al Falih said he remained 0.23pc, or 4.11 points, at 1,759.65. vices. Markets are expected to
committed to an OPEC deal to T WELLINGTON: The benchmark NZX
50 Index closed up 27.28 points, or see a major run up in the next
limit production. 0.34pc, to 8,061.98. five to six months.
Almoayed Wilhelmsen YM Busan OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 18 MSC Splendida - 03 Cruise Vessel due from Cruise Vessel February 14
Al Qibla OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East today Diaporos OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 22 Dilmun Shipping Agency
YM Bamboo OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East today YM Cosmos OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 25 Emirates Sana - 01743 Emirates due from EGLX tomorrow
Hong Kong Express OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East today Emirates Wafa OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 29 Glovis Solomon - 021 Hyundai Glovis due from Far East November 24
Emirates Sana OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East tomorrow OOCL Bangkok OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East January 1 OOCL Singapore - 017 Cosco due from MEX2 November 27
OEL Jumeirah OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East November 23 MSC Splendida OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East January 3 Tessa - 01744 Emirates due from EGLX December 1
Glovis Solomon WWL/NMT due from Europe, US, Far East November 24 Taurus OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East January 8 OOCL Poland - 010 Cosco due from MEX2 December 11
OOCL Singapore OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East November 27 Exports from Bahrain CSCL Neptune - 040 Cosco due from MEX2 December 18
Seaspan Ganges OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East November 28 Xpress Euphrates 133 OOCL to Far East China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf today Diaporos - 01747 Emirates due from EGLX December 22
Arcadia Highway OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East November 29 Xpress Euphrates 134 OOCL to Far East China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf Emirates Wafa - 01748 Emirates due from EGLX December 29
OEL Jumeirah OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East November 30 November 28 National Shipping
Hamburg Highway OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East November 30 Xpress Euphrates 135 OOCL to Far East China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf Al Qibla-003W YML due from AGX today
Tessa OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 1 December 5 YM Bamboo-134W YML due from CGX today
YM Plum OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 5 Alsharif Group Hong Kong Express-021W YML due from AGX today
Cape Artemisio OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 5 Arcadia Highway V 188A K Line due from Japan, Far East November 29 OEL Jumeirah-0014 TWF due from Inter Gulf November 23
OOCL Poland OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 11 Hamburg Highway V 16A K Line due from Japan, Far East November 30 Seaspan Ganges-005W TML due from AGX November 28
CSCL Neptune OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 18 Hyundai Drive - HDRV018W TS Line due from Far East November 30 OEL Jumeirah-0015 TWF due from Inter Gulf November 30
YM Pine OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 18 MSC Splendida - 01 Cruise Vessel due from Cruise Vessel January 3 YM Plum-141W YML due from CGX December 5
Ain Snan OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East December 18 MSC Splendida - 02 Cruise Vessel due from Cruise Vessel January 24 Cape Artemisio-004W YML due from AGX December 5
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P
Askar hails
BHA for top
Asian award
Supreme Council for Youth
and Sports deputy general
secretary and Bahrain Olym-
pic Committee (BOC) general
secretary Abdulrahman Askar
said that the Bahrain Handball
Association (BHA) winning
the best handball association
in Asia in 2017 underlines the
n The final and closing ceremony of the 31st GPIC Tennis Championship at Bahrain Tennis Club (BTC) in Juffair was held under the patronage of GPIC president
Dr Abdulrahman Jawahery, and attended by Shaikha Hayat bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, chairwomen of the Womens Sports Committee and Bahrain Olympic Com- successes achieved by the na-
mittee board member, Khalid Abdulaziz Al Khayyat, Public Security Sports Association president, Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, deputy president of tional association, regionally
Bahrain Tennis Federation, Jean Philippe Fabregas, counselor of France Embassy in Bahrain, Dr Ali Fakhro, honorary president of BTC, and Khamis Al Muqla, BTC and internationally.
president. Eliyas Abdulredha of Bahrain defeated Eric Lavaud of France 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 to win the mens super singles title. Winners of all categories were honoured The award was presented
Battle of speed at
after the end of the mens super singles match. Above, all the winners with guests and tournament officials. during the 21st general as-
sembly meeting of the Asian
Handball Federation in Anta-
lya, Turkey.
Askar visited the BHA of-
fice in Um Al Hassam, where
he met president Ali Eshaqi to
congratulate the association
and also convey his wishes
on Eshaqi being elected as the
vice-president of the Asian
Handball Federation.
SCOREBOARD
Bahrain Interna- India 1st innings 172 (C Pujara 52,
tional Circuit (BIC), W Saha 29; Lakmal 4-26)
The Home of Motorsport in the Sri Lanka 1st innings 294 (R Her-
ath 67, A Mathews 52; B Kumar
Middle East, continues its busy 4-88, M Shami 4-100)
November on Friday with an Open India 2nd innings (overnight 171-
Track Night for cars and motor- 1; L Rahul 73, C Pujara 2)
bikes. L Rahul b Lakmal 79
Open Track is one of the most popu- S Dhawan c Dickwella b Shanaka 94
lar and highly subscribed events at BIC C Pujara c Perera b Lakmal 22
and this weekends event is expected to V Kohli not out 104
attract car enthusiasts from all over Bah- n High-speed cars and A Rahane lbw b Lakmal 0
R Jadeja c Thirimanne b Perera 9
rain as well as from Saudi Arabia, Ku- motorbikes will take centre
R Ashwin b Shanaka 7
wait, Oman and the UAE. stage to thrill the crowd
W Saha c Samarawickrama b Shanaka 5
T h o s e B Kumar c Perera b Gamage 8
taking part M Shami not out 12
will be able Extras (b7, lb1, nb1, w3) 12
to enjoy a Total (8 wickets dec, 88.4 overs) 352
drive around Fall of wickets: 1-166, 2-192, 3-213,
B I C s 4-213, 5-249, 6-269, 7-281, 8-321.
Bowling: Lakmal 24.4-4-93-3 (w1),
5.412-kilo- D i s - All those taking part in the Open to 220bhp and 6,000rpm, and it has Gamage 23-2-97-1 (nb1), Shanaka
metre Grand counts are Track must first bring their cars for scru- a paddle shift racing gearbox and an 22-1-76-3 (w2), Perera 13-2-49-1,
Prix Track available tineering before being allowed to move FIA-specification roll cage and seats. Herath 6-1-29-0.
under under for all those forward. They must also own a valid The Clio Cup passenger ride compris- Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target 231)
BICs state- who book drivers licence and must be wearing ap- es a single three-lap session of around S Samarawickrama b Kumar 0
of-the-art their par- propriate clothing along with closed-toe 40 minutes, and it can be enjoyed for D Karunaratne b Shami 1
floodlight- ticipation footwear. BD25. L Thirimanne c Rahane b Kumar 7
ing system. in advance. Aside from the Open Track, also The Radical SR3 boasts an RPE-Su- A Mathews lbw b Yadav 12
D Chandimal b Shami 20
Fridays action will be held for the The slashed prices are BD90 for the available at BIC for all speed enthusiasts zuki Generation 1,340 DOHC engine. N Dickwella lbw b Kumar 27
public from 4pm until 11pm. whole nights drive, BD65 for a half will be a pair of passenger rides in a Clio It can go from zero to 100kmh in 3.4 D Shanaka not out 6
Guests will be able to choose be- night and BD 30 for a single session. Cup car and a Radical SR3 prototype. seconds, and also has a six-speed se- D Perera b Kumar 0
tween taking part for the whole night at Register now at www.bahraingp.com or quential gearbox and paddle gearshift R Herath not out 0
BD105. call the BIC Hotline on +973-17-450000 Capabilities system. The SR3 passenger ride costs Extras (lb1, nb1) 2
They can also choose a drive for half and get the best value for money! The Clio Cup passenger ride gives BD35 for a three-lap session of around Total (for 7 wkts, 26.3 overs) 75
the night at BD75, and a single session Fridays Open Track for cars will be clients a look into the racing capabili- 40 minutes. Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-2, 3-14,
drive at BD40. Friends or family mem- run to the highest of international safety ties of one of the worlds most popular For more information on the upcom- 4-22, 5-69, 6-69, 7-75.
Bowling: Kumar 11-8-8-4, Shami
bers who would like to accompany a standards, although participants will still sports cars. This Renault-manufactured ing Open Track Night or other BIC ac- 9.3-4-34-2 (nb1), Yadav 5-0-25-1,
participant as a passenger in their car be able to push their vehicles to their mean machine features a 1.6-litre Tur- tivities, visit www.bahraingp.com or call Jadeja 1-0-7-0.
may do so at an extra fee. very limit. bocharged engine. It can generate up the BIC Hotline on +973-17-450000.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LA LAKERS 127 Denver 109 Lindheim 67-70-67-66, C.T. Pan (TPE) 68- 64-71; 278 - Kim Sei Young (KOR) 68-69- ANAHEIM 3 Florida 2
National Football League on Sunday: PHOENIX 113 Chicago 105 65-70-67, Ted Potter Jr 68-68-67-67, Aaron 75-66, Jenny Shin (KOR) 73-67-68-70, NY RANGERS 3 Ottawa 0
Jacksonville 19 Cleveland 7 Detroit 100 MINNESOTA 97 Wise 68-69-65-68; 271 - David Hearn (CAN) Charley Hull (ENG) 70-70-68-70, Suzann Colorado 4 DETROIT 3
Tampa Bay 30 Miami 20 Golden State 118 BROOKLYN 111 67-70-69-65, Kevin Streelman 69-68-67- Pettersen (NOR) 67-70-69-72, Stacy Lewis (OT)
Baltimore 23 Green Bay 0 Indiana 120 MIAMI 95 67, David Lingmerth (SWE) 68-69-67-67, 72-68-67-71; 279 - Lydia Ko (NZL) 67-71- CAROLINA 4 NY Islanders 2
Minnesota 24 LA Rams 7 TORONTO 100 Washington 91 Johnson Wagner 67-69-67-68, Michael 72-69, Jang Ha-Na (KOR) 71-66-73-69, Ko
Detroit 27 Chicago 24 Thompson 68-68-67-68; 272 - Ben Martin Jin-Young (KOR) 71-69-68-71, Pornanong SOCCER
Houston 31 Arizona 21 GOLF 71-66-69-66, Kelly Kraft 70-65-68-69, Brian Phatlum (THA) 70-68-70-71, Amy Yang Argentine championship on Sunday:
New York Giants 12 Kansas City 9 Final-round scores on Sunday at the US Stuard 67-68-67-70. (KOR) 70-73-65-71; 281 - Feng Shanshan Talleres 0 Rosario Central 1
(OT) PGA RSM Classic on the par-70 Seaside Final-round scores on Sunday at the (CHN) 70-73-67-71, Cydney Clanton 73-68- Boca Juniors 1 Racing Club 2
New Orleans 34 Washington 31 course at Sea Island, Georgia (USA LPGA Tour Championship at Tiburon 68-72, Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 70-69-70-72, Tigre 2 Estudiantes 0
(OT) unless noted): Golf Club in Naples, Florida (par-72, USA Austin Ernst 71-67-69-70-74; 282 - Kather- Union 0 Chacarita 0
LA Chargers 54 Buffalo 24 261 - Austin Cook 66-62-66-67; 265 - J.J. unless noted): ine Kirk (AUS) 74-72-67-69, Lee Jeong-Eun Brazilian championship on Sunday:
Cincinnati 20 Denver 17 Spaun 67-70-62-66; 266 - Brian Gay 65- 273 - Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 68-71-67-67; (KOR) 73-70-69-70, Azahara Munoz (ESP) Goianiense 1 Chapecoense 1
New England 33 Oakland 8 64-69-68; 268 - Brian Harman 69-68-66-65, 274 - Lexi Thompson 71-67-69-67, Jessica 67-72-72-71, Brooke Henderson (CAN) 70- Atletico Mineiro 3 Coritiba 0
Philadelphia 37 Dallas 9 Kevin Kisner 67-68-65-68, Andrew Landry Korda 69-68-70-67; 275 - Ji Eun-Hee (KOR) 70-70-72, Marina Alex 68-71-71-72. Atletico Paranaense 3 Vasco da Gama 1
70-64-67-67, Chris Kirk 63-70-64-71; 69-70-69-67, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE) 69- Flamengo 3 Corinthians 0
BASKETBALL 269 - Ben Silverman (CAN) 67-67-69-66, 67-71-68; 276 - Park Sung-Hyun (KOR) 67- ICE HOCKEY Santos 1 Gremio 0
National Basketball Association on Sun- Bud Cauley 72-63-68-66, William McGirt 65-75-69, Michelle Wie 72-68-66-70; 277 National Hockey League on Sunday Sao Paulo 0 Botafogo 0
day (home team in CAPS): 70-68-65-66, Vaughn Taylor 67-66-68-68, - Nelly Korda 70-66-73-68, Kim In-Kyung (home team in CAPS): Sport 1 Bahia 0
Zach Johnson 70-68-64-67; 270 - Nicholas (KOR) 70-67-71-69, Kim Kaufman 70-72- LAS VEGAS 4 Los Angeles 2 Vitoria 1 Cruzeiro 1
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to victory
the last match of the seniors sec-
tion, Sporting FC beat Salcette
B 3-0 with Zakriya, Sunil and
Mustafa scoring for the winners.
In the hockey league match-
es, Hungry Hamoor beat Indian
Club 4-0 and JMJ sports were
held to a goalless draw by Min-
istry of Interior.
Semi-final matches will be
played tomorrow followed by
the finals on Thursday.
Sanjay clinches
badminton titles
Sanjay Jaimy won the under-17
boys singles and doubles titles at the
Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)
Junion Open Badminton Tournament.
Sanjays doubles partner was Hemand
Hary. More than 150 players, mostly
from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the
UAE, took part in the three-day event.
Bahrain Badminton and Squash
Federation secretary general Hish-
am Al Abbasi was chief guest at the n Winners pose with officials
awarding ceremony. Present were BKS
president P V Radhakrishna Pillai, sec- Results (all finals): Singles U13: Rohit Karri, BRN, bt Ajay Doubles U17: Hemand Hary and Sanjay Thanvi Jeyashankar, BRN, 21-13 21-14
retary N K Veeramani, vice-president BOYS Adhik, BRN, 21-11 21-10 Jaimy, BRN, bt Dale Andrei Javier Bodota Doubles U13: Maheen Asim and Khushi
Ashley Raju George, indoor games Singles U9: Pranav Nair, BRN, bt Aakash Doubles U13: Ajay Adhik and Ajay Jai- and Mathew K Cherian, BRN, 21-15 21-15 Shivakumar Gouda, KSA, bt Sruthi Bathini and
secretary Naushad C and Indian Club Sakthivel, BRN, 21-6 21-14 my, BRN, bt Rohit Karri and Vigneswar Anil, GIRLS Thanvi Jeyashankar, BRN, 16-21 21-7 21-10
secretary Ricson Rebello. Doubles U9: Heavendrine Shanto and BRN, 11-21 21-14 21-16 Singles U9: Ayushi Sisel, BRN, bt Hima Singles U15: Leanne Suneeth, BRN, bt
Sanjay, who was the CBSE U19 Pranav Nair, BRN, bt Heavendrick Shanto Singles U15: Mathew K Cherian, BRN, bt Hary, BRN, 21-18 21-18 Amy Suneeth, BRN, 21-11 21-16
singles champion at the national tour- and Pranav Ajesh, BRN, 21-6 21-12 Aditya Sreekumar, BRN, 21-15 18-21 21-17 Singles U11: Fariha Shariff, KSA, bt Doubles U15: Amy Suneeth and Leanne
nament held in India last month, was Singles U11: Alaine kidangan Bijosh, IND, Doubles U15: Vimalkumar Pullanhi and Heavendriya Shanto, BRN, 21-6 21-6 Suneeth, BRN, bt Parvathy Jaykumar and
honoured during the function. bt Ajay Jaimy, BRN, 21-18 22-20 Aditya Sreekumar, BRN, bt Gokul Raj Eroth Doubles U11: Ayushi Sisel and Hima Rania Naushad, BRN, 21-12 8-21 21-19
The tournament was co-sponsored Doubles U11: Ajay Jaimy, BRN, and and Pritish Raj, BRN, 21-11 21-12 Hary, BRN, bt Heavendriya Shanto and Liz- Mixed doubles (U15): Mathew K Che-
by EPHPHTHA Trading and Construc- Alaine kidangan Bijosh, IND, bt Barani Balaji Singles U17: Sanjay Jaimy, BRN, bt beth Binu, BRN, 21-13 21-18 rian/Varsha Suresh, BRN, bt Leanne Suneeth/
tion and BKS Badminton Academy. and Parinesh Ganesh, BRN, 21-15 21-18 Nithin Nahaz, BRN, w.o. Singles U13: Fariha Shariff, KSA, bt Vimalkumar Pullanhi, BRN, 17-21 21-19 24-22
30 Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 21st November 2017 World Sport Email: sport@gdn.com.bh
Dimitrov new
n Novotna hits a backhand return to Hingis Novotna also won four Wimbledon Sukova to Olympic doubles gold in lences and our thoughts are with Janas day began and admitted I slept
during their Wimbledon singles final in 1997 doubles titles with compatriot Hel- 1988 remembered her rival fondly. family. terrible last night pondering what
a victory might mean to his career.
Spaun began the back nine with a
birdie to trim Cooks lead to a single
stroke, but stumbled with a bogey at
11 and Cooks closing charge sealed
matters on a breezy day.
Cook sank a three-foot birdie putt
at the par-5 15th, dropped a 14-foot
birdie putt at the 17th and closed
with another 14-footer on the final
lord of tennis
green to clinch victory in style.
ON FOR A DRAW
Kolkata: Skipper Virat Kohli scored his 50th
international century yesterday as India gave Sri
Lanka a major scare before the first Test ended in a
nerve-racking draw.
Sri Lanka were reduced to 75-7 with paceman Bhuvneshwar
Feels good, Kohli said of his 18th Test century, to add to his
32 one-day centuries for India.
My journey hasnt been long but I want to continue contrib-
uting, especially in situations like these, the 29-year-old captain
said.
n Indian captain
Kohli gestures as
he walks back after
scoring a century
against Sri Lanka
Kumar taking four wickets as they chased 231 for victory. If I can step up and perform, that will give me more pleasure
Under intense pressure, Dasun Shanaka (six not out) and Ranga- than thinking about the number of hundreds I have. The mindset
na Herath (0) nervously played out the final few deliveries before is always to go forward and help the team forward, and win Test
bad light at Kolkatas Eden Gardens came to the rescue. matches.
Kohlis 119-ball 104 not out had put India on top and allowed Kumar struck in the very first over when Sadeera Samarawick-
them to declare their second innings on 352-8. The captain hit 12 rama chopped a delivery onto his stumps and was out for 0.
fours and two sixes as he flayed the bowling. Mohammed Shami then had left-hander Lahiru Thirimanne
bowled for one as the visitors
slipped to 2-2 in 3.3 overs.
Umesh Yadav, Indias third
seamer, joined in by trapping
former Sri Lanka captain An-
gelo Mathews lbw for 12.
The match became even
more tense when Sha-
mi bowled current skipper
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Dinesh Chandimal for 20 and
Kumar, who returned impres-
sive match figures of 8-96,
trapped Niroshan Dickwella
lbw for 27.
Hes grabbing his chances
and is a massive contender to
start every Test match for In-
dia. Hell do us good in over-
seas conditions and not just in
home conditions, Kohli said of Indias man of getting to 100 with a six off Lakmal, who end-
the match. ed with match figures of 7-119.
Hes going to be an important part of our plan Indias Cheteshwar Pujara, who fell to Lakmal
going forward in all formats. in the morning session, joined an elite list to have
The hosts had resumed the day on 171-1 af- batted on all five days of a Test.
ter Lokesh Rahul (79) and Shikhar Dhawan (94) Pujara, who top-scored with 52 in Indias first
staged a 166-run opening stand that saw India innings 172, put on his batting pads on each day
overcome a 122-run first innings deficit. of the game, which was marred by bad weather.
Sri Lankas fast bowlers Suranga Lakmal and Only 32.5 overs were possible on the first
Shanaka took three wickets each to rattle the In- two days before the weather cleared for the final
dian top and middle-order. three.
But Kohli displayed his class in taming the at- Sri Lankas premier spin bowler Herath also
tack towards the end of the innings. made an impact this time with the bat hitting
He let out a roar and pumped his fist after 67 in Sri Lankas first innings of 294.