Thurman is rocking cape:
confident without makeup
8P 18-19
Monday, December 22, 2014
Jennifer
wants to be
a Superhero!
Issue No. 6507
Customer care:
SMS Touch point
+973 1 7228224
3222 3005
Outlook
slashed
Why do people
cough?
8P 20
customer .care
@ bh.uaeexchange.com
www.uaeexchange.com
8P 32
8P 11
UAE Exchange Centre Co. Bahrain WLL
Skrtel header
saves Liverpool
SICKENING
STATISTICS
TACKLING THREATS TOPS THE AGENDA
With 44 deaths, 2014 is the second deadliest
year for the sickle cell patients in Bahrain
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
S
etting off the alarm bells, Bahrain Sickle Cell
Anaemia Patient Care Society President Zakreya Al
Kadhem said, 2014 was one of the deadliest years for
sickle cell patients in Bahrain.
Deaths related to sickle cell disease this year have
risen to 44, making 2014 the second deadliest year for
sickle cell patients in the history of the Kingdom.
“Until 2010 we were having around 20 or less
number of deaths, but after that year the number has
risen above 30. 2012 and 2014 have been the worst,”
Mr. Al Kadhem said.
There were 47 deaths in 2012, three more than this
year.
2010 ranks third in the number of deaths - 35 people
died of sickle cell disease that year.
The disease claimed as many as 216 people in the
past six years.
Read the full story on Page 3
Number of
deaths per year
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
25
35
32
47
33
44
Causes/ Symptoms/ Complications
A point mutation created in the HBB gene in chromosome #11 causes the half of the production
of normal haemoglobin A and replaces it with
abnormal haemoglobin S. This causes the red
blood cells carrying this abnormal haemoglobin
to stiffen.
Cure/ Treatment Options
Bone marrow transplant is the only cure available,
but it is a risky operation. The transplant usually works on children and youths. Adults tend to
reject the transplant. Hydroxyurea is a drug that
helps to prevent or lessen the complications.
Detection and Carriers
Carriers of this disease or those affected by it
can be tested through haemoglobin electrophoresis, which can determine the types and qualities
of the haemoglobin produced by an individual.
8P 5
Twenty
jihadists
killed
in Syria
Beirut
A
t least 20 Islamist State (IS)
group members were killed
in the second failed jihadist bid in
a month to take over an air base
in eastern Syria, a monitoring
group said yesterday.
“The IS tried, starting late
Saturday, to storm the air base.
A total of 20 jihadists were killed
in the attack, as well as two
regime soldiers,” said the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights.
Nineteen of the IS members
were Syrian, while one was
Moroccan.
They were killed in fighting
and heavy army shelling.
“The withdrawing jihadists
seized and took with them
several anti-aircraft missiles,”
said Observatory director Rami
Abdel Rahman.
The attack was the second
recent attempt by IS to take over
the Deir Ezzor military air base,
one of the last remaining regime
positions in the eastern province.
Deir Ezzor is located on
the border with Iraq, where IS
also controls large swathes of
territory.
The IS group emerged in
Syria’s conflict in the spring of
2013. Since then it has declared a
“caliphate” straddling Syria and
Iraq.
Activists say it rules the
people under its control
through a reign of terror.
2
Manama
J
Monday, December 22, 2014
JORDANIAN KING
LEAVES BAHRAIN
ordanian King Abdulla Ibn
Al-Hussein left the Kingdom
after a short visit yesterday.
King Abdulla was seen off by
His Majesty King Hamad bin
Isa Al Khalifa at the airport.
Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme
Commander and First Deputy
Prime Minister HRH Prince
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa was
also present on the occasion.
regional issues, including the latest Arab
During his stay in the developments.
Kingdom, King Abdulla and HM
They had stressed the need to
the King had discussed various consolidate solidarity between all
Arab countries so as to achieve
security and peace, amid mounting
challenges that require consultation
and coordination.В Apart from regional and Arab
developments, the two leaders had
also highlighted the ongoing efforts to
combat terror and extremism.
King Hamad seeing off King Abdulla.
Halat bu Maher
Health Centre
to open today
Manama
rime Minister HRH Prince
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
will patronise the opening of the
Halat Bu Maher Health Centre in
Muharraq today.
The landmark project reflects
HRH Premier's constant interest
in the health sector, and keenness
to upgrade the quality of medical
services provided for the citizens
and residents.
Halat Bu Maher Health Centre
has been built following directives
from HRH the Prime Minister to
implement projects that meet the
needs of citizens.
The health centre is also in line
with the Government's policies to
meet the requirements of urban
development and population
increase in the Kingdom.
The BD6.8 million- health
centre that begins operation
on December 28 will serve the
residents of blocs 211, 212, 213,
214, 215, 216 and 217.
The three-storey facility that
has been built in 13,674 square
metres includes car parks for staff,
patients and visitors.
P
WikiLeaks publishes CIA
tips for travelling spies
Washington
WikiLeaks
yesterday
released two CIA documents
that offered tips to help spies
maintain their cover while
using false documents as they
crossed international borders.В The two documents, dating from 2011 and 2012,
are marked classified and
“NOFORN,” which means they
were not meant to be shared
with allied intelligence agencies, WikiLeaks said.
The documents outline
a number of strategies for
agents to avoid secondary
screening at airports and
borders. Some are obvious: don’t
buy a one-way ticket with
cash the day before flying.
Others perhaps less so: don’t
look scruffy while travelling on
a diplomatic passport.
2014 SEES
44 DEATHS
Monday, December 22, 2014
3
Sickle Cell Disease
4 Sickle cell disease accounts for 1.3 per cent of deaths in Bahrain
4 The number of sickle cell related death is only three short of 2012
toll, which had been the deadliest year for sickle cell patients.
Muhannad Mansour /DTNN
muhannad@dt.bh
D
eaths related to sickle
cell disease this year
have risen to 44, making
2014 the second deadliest
year for sickle cell patients in
Bahrain’s history.
The number of deaths since
2010 has been “worrying”
said Bahrain Sickle Cell
Anaemia
Patient
Care
Society President Zakreya Al
Kadhem.
“Until 2010 we were having
around 20 or less number of
deaths, but after that year the
number has risen above 30.
2012 and 2014 have been the
worst,” Mr. Al Kadhem said.
There were 47 deaths in
2012, three more than this
year.
2010 ranks third in the
number of deaths - 35 people
died of sickle cell disease that
year.
The disease claimed as
many as 216 people in the
past six years.
Health Ministry statistics
revealed that sickle cell
disease accounted for 1.3 per
cent of deaths in Bahrain in
the past two years.В 29-year-old
Mariyam
Muhsan Esmail lost her battle
against sickle cell disease last
Friday after spending about a
month in the Intensive Care
Unit.
The number of sickle cell
related death is only three
behind 2012, which had been
the deadliest year for sickle
cell patients.В Mariyam, who hails from
Nuwaidrat, spent 29 days in
the ICU - from November 20
to December 19.
“She had been facing great
difficulties owing to her
Mr. Al Khadem
condition. She had difficulty
in breathing, for her lungs
were affected. The capacity
of her lungs started reducing
each time the disease attacked
her, “ said Mr. Al Kadhem.
Earlier
this
month,
37-year-old Saed Ali Bu Ali
died of complications from
sickle cell disease.В Mr. Al Kadhem pointed
out, the nature of the disease
was unpredictable.
“Things can change at any
moment. Say for instance,
during the routine check-up a
patient might look absolutely
alright, but he could experience
the sickle cell attack as soon as
he leaves the clinic,” he said.
“The disease can go from
fine to bad and bad to good
in a matter of minutes. So for
sickle cell disease, no doctor
can assure that their patients
are absolutely fine.” he added. Sickle cell deaths in numbers
Until 2010 we were having around 20 or
less number of deaths, but after that year
the number has risen above 30. 2012 and
2014 has been the worst. -Mr. Al Khadem
By Months
Deaths by age (2014)
(10-19 years)
( 20- 29 years)
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4
15
( 30- 39 years)
10
( 40- 49 years)
8
( 50- 59 years)
6
(60- 69 years)
1
By Gender
4 Male
27
4Female 17
4
9
2
5
4
2
4
3
9
0
1
2
Things can change
at any moment.
Say for instance,
during the routine
check-up a patient
might look absolutely alright, but
he could experience
the sickle cell attack
as soon as he leaves
the clinic.
-Mr. Al Kadhem
SEX OFFENDER GETS
ONE YEAR IN PRISON
4
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
A
teenager, who sexually
assaulted two 11-yearold boys, was awarded a
one-year-imprisonment
yesterday by the High
Criminal Court.
Monday, December 22, 2014
The
victims,
who
areВ cousins, were allegedly
sexually abused by the
17-year-old
defendant
on different occasions,
according to their parents.В It was alleged that the
defendant threatened the
boys with a metal rod in
The defendant had confessed to committing the crime during questioning,
but claimed that the victims participated in the act willingly.В order to take them to an
isolated property in Daih,
where he committed the
crime.
Not only did he assault
them sexually, but also he
recorded the incident on his
phone. The defendant had
confessed to committing the
crime during questioning,
but claimed that the victims
participated in the act
willingly.В He told prosecutors that
a friend told him that he
had sexual act with one of
the boys. “So, I told him to
bring the boy to me so I can
do the same,” he said.
However, one of the
victims told prosecutors that
the defendant threatened
them with a metal rod before
sexually abusing them. “I
was playing in a playground
with my cousin when he
(defendant) approached us
and told us to go with him,”
he said. He added that they
refused. “But he said, he will
beat us with a metal rod,
which he was holding.”
Impersonators lose appeal
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
T
wo persons, who were
sentenced to 15 years in
prison each for kidnapping
and robbing two others,
have lost their appeals before
the High Criminal Appeals
Court.
The appellants including a
22-year-old Bahraini and an
Asian man in his early thirties
had allegedly impersonated
plain-clothes police officers
to carry out the crime.
It was claimed that the
defendants abruptly stopped
the car in which their victims
were heading to work. They
demanded the identity
cards of the victims before
tying them and covering
their faces with bags. “We
saw one of them holding a
wireless device. Therefore,
we thought they were cops.
The appellants including a 22-yearold Bahraini and an Asian man
in his early thirties had allegedly
impersonated plain-clothes police
officers to carry out the crime.
They were also wearing safety
vests,” one of the victims told
prosecutors.
“They handcuffed us and
covered our faces with bags
before discarding us in a
remote place,” he added. The
defendants robbed a smart
phone as well asВ BD360В from
the pair, according to court
files. “They left us to die,
but we survived because I
managed to free my hands.
Once I removed the bag
from my face, I was shocked
to learn that we are in an
isolated area,” the victim
added.
According to court files
the criminals were captured
after police used the
footages of CCTV cameras
installed on the street
lights to identify them. It
was learnt that the Asian
man was working for the
Ministry of Interior and
he succeeded in stealing
the outfits and the wireless
device after his dismissal.
It was reported that he gave
the idea of robbing people
through impersonating police
officers to his accomplice.
Former colonel fails to
appear before court
Manama
formerВ colonelВ in the intelligence
departmentВ involved in firearms possession
case yesterday failed to appear before the High
Criminal Court. Seven other persons are also
implicated in the same case, but only three
defendants appeared before the court yesterday.В It was for the second time that the colonel
refused to attend to the trial as he was not
present during the trial on October 30.
Between 2011 and 2014, all the defendants
allegedly possessed machine guns, pistols
andВ ammunitionВ without any licence. Six of the
defendants claimed that they were being paid
wages ranging between BD400 and BD700 by
the former colonel to guard him. В In October, the Lower Criminal Court
sentenced the former colonelВ to three years in
prison for money embezzlement. The court
held the defendant guilty of misusing a cheque
worth BD1,250,000 which was given to him by
A
Six of the defendants claimed
that they were being paid
wages ranging between
BD400 and BD700 by the former colonel to guard him.
an overseas company, which was planning to
establish a poultry company in Bahrain. В Since the local regulations do not allow
foreigners to operate companies in Bahrain
without local partners, they sought the help of the
defendant who pledged to invest BD10 million in
the project.В However, when his partners paid
their share, the defendant deposited it to his
account and then began ignoring them. The trial
was adjourned by judges until January 19.В Monday, December 22, 2014
5
UK envoy meets Crown Prince
TACKLING THREATS
TOPS THE AGENDA
Prince Salman emphasised that the new defence agreement between Bahrain and
the UK demonstrates the commitment of both countries to further strengthening
cooperation and coordination to tackle shared strategic and regional threats.
Manama
rown Prince, Deputy
Supreme Commander
and First Deputy Prime
Minister HRH Prince Salman
bin Hamad Al Khalifa
yesterday met the United
Kingdom (UK) Ambassador
Ian Lindsay, at Riffa Palace.
During the meeting, the
Crown Prince highlighted
the strength of bilateral
relations between Bahrain
and the UK, underlining the
joint commitment of both
countries towards furthering
strategic ties between the two
countries.
Prince Salman emphasised
that the new defence
agreement between Bahrain
and the UK demonstrates the
commitment of both countries
to further strengthening
cooperation and coordination
C
The Crown Prince and Mr. Lindsay during the meeting.
to tackle shared strategic and
regional threats.
During the meeting, the
Crown Prince and the British
Ambassador also discussed
regional and international
developments of mutual
interest.
In response, Mr. Lindsay
confirmed the ongoing
support received by both the
countries to further enhance
bilateral ties, and pursue
opportunities for future
partnership.В Attack on duo
Nepal Embassy comes to rescue
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
T
he Nepalese Embassy in
Bahrain has now stepped
in to help the couple who was
allegedly attacked by an Arab
national in the broad daylight
at Central Manama.
The Embassy officials told
DT News that they yesterday
visited the couple, who are
“Still in the police custody
for creating public nuisance
under the influence of alcohol.”
However, the officials were not
allowed to have a conversation
with the duo.
“The police officers said
that they have launched
a manhunt for the Arab
national who assaulted the
coupleВ on Thursday. The act
was inhumane and the embassy
would take necessary steps,”
said an official attached to the
embassy.
Meanwhile, the officers also
said that the duo is not married
but live in the same area. “They
have been working in Bahrain
for the last few years,” added
the official.
An Arab national allegedly
assaulted them who were
high on alcoholВ on Thursday.
According to an eyewitness,
the Nepalese nationals were
wandering in the streets in
an inebriated state at Central
A screenshot from the video, which captured the fight.
Manama. The incident took
place at the junction of Tijjar
and Al Muthanna avenues on
block 304.
Vendors confirmed to DT
News that the Egyptian attacker
was working at a shop located
near the crime scene. They also
informed that he was not seen
since then.
�BIA extended assistance’
W
ith reference to the article published in Daily Tribune titled �Lack of local assistance delayed flight’ on Sunday, I would like to
clarify that Bahrain International Airport officials did extend their support to our team.
- Rajneesh Bagga, Manager-Bahrain and Jordan, Air India, Bahrain
Bold Move by Obama
O
bama shocked the world lastВ Wednesday.
Despite his unpopularity on many other fronts, I
think, he will now go down in history as one of the boldest
Presidents that USA ever had.
By callingВ the current US approach towards Cuba as
“outdated”, and by condemning the US policy of isolating
Cuba, “a failure”, he called a spade a spade.
He brought to light the stark naked truth which many
people were finding uneasy to confront - Like those people
in that old, old fable, unable to say that the emperor’s new
clothes were no clothes at all.
The naked truth is this: Cold war thinking is no longer
relevant in today’s world.
US-Cuban ties have been frozen since the early 1960s
- a policy of isolation – which from Eisenhower’s time to
Obama’s, has benefitted neither US nor Cuba.
Cuba only went on to get an inflated image, as an
unfortunate underdog, to the disadvantage of US.
With most of Latin America disliking this stance, US-Latin
America trade relations have also been ailing for a while. В Moreover, as a country that prides itself in pushing for open
societies and open markets, the US was clearly looking like a
big fat hypocrite.
Its archaic foreign policy on Cuba was giving it a very bad
image. Like an unforgiving child, it was obstinately hanging on
to an ideological relic of the Cold WarВ era.
But thanks to this bold stroke now, US will now seek to set
up an embassy in Cuba, expand US visitors to Cuba, open up
banking and increase caps on how much cash Cubans can post
to relatives on to the island.
And I am sure, it will make a world of difference.
Mack McLarty who had served as President Bill Clinton’s
White House Chief of Staff, and as the Counselor to the
President, and Special Envoy for the Americas, said in
Huffington Post, “By ending policies started in the Eisenhower
administration and beginning a process of normalising
relations, President Obama has changed the game”.
“This historic reset can improve long-term prospects for
our (US) interests”.
Some people, like me, will remember that huge international
political uproar, in 1999, when USA and Cuba were caught in a
custody-battle over a five-year old Cuban boy.
The boy EliГЎn GonzГЎlez was found floating on a raft
in the sea, by Florida fishermen, some 60 miles north of
Miami.
Elián’s mother who was divorced was trying to escape
the harsh conditions of Cuba, В and wanting to go to the
US main land. But a boat accident killed her and her
companions, and had left the boy all alone at sea.
The boy’s paternal relatives in US, and the boy’s
paternal father in Cuba then, both fought for custody
bringing a huge diplomatic confrontation that saw
massive protests in US and Cuba.
That has, thankfully, gone into the past.
Some will also remember the Cuban Missile Crisis,
of 1962, when the whole world - for thirteen days in
October – tottered on the brink of a World War, over
the discovery of nuclear missile sites in Cuba that Soviet
Union was secretly building.
The US and USSR were so close to war that the whole
world breathed a big sigh of relief when the KennedyKhrushchev showdown did not occur.
Thankfully, that too, is now a thing of the past.
But we should now look into the future.
And as Mack McLarty says that if Americans stretch
out their hands in friendship, “Cubans will see us not as
archenemies from the past, but as allies for the future”.
No wonder, the Cuban President Raul Castro praised
Obama for starting the biggest change in US-Cuba
policy in more than 50 years, while also reaffirming that
restored relations В with the US did not mean the end of
Communist rule in Cuba.
6
Monday, December 22, 2014
COMMITTEES
APPROVED
Shura Council
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
T
he Shura Council yesterday held its
second regular weekly meeting under the
chairmanship of Ali Saleh Al Saleh.
The council approved the committee in charge
of responding to the keynote Royal speech
delivered by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al
Khalifa during the opening session of the fourth
term of the National Council.
The panel of 14 members will be chaired by
Jamal Mohammed Fakhro.
The council also approved the formation of its
permanent committees, as well as members of
the parliamentary delegations.
Chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of
committees were also elected. The session also
took note of the letters forwarded by Prime
Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al
Khalifa on a number decree-laws.В Legislative Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Finance Committee
Services Committee
Vandals have launched an attack on Isa town Secondary Boys’ School, stated the Ministry of
Education. The ministry added, “A group of vandals hurled stones at the school, shattering
several windows.” It also affirmed that the security authorities concerned were notified.
Customs Affairs holds workshop
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
Great rates on worldwide money
transfers and 0% commission on
over 40 foreign currencies!
Visit your nearest branch today
/BFCBahrain
/BFCBahrain
Care. Trust. Efficiency.
BFC_379_BH_DT_AD_160mmX128mm.indd 1
05/06/2014 14:11
T
he
Customs
Affairs
conducted a workshop on
customs clearance procedures.
The workshop was held as
part of the directives of Minister
of Interior, Lt-General Shaikh
Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa to
draft a new strategy to develop
customs procedures.
The workshop, organised with
the collaboration of the Customs
Training Institute and Central
Informatics
Organisation
(CIO), was conducted under the
patronage of General Director
of Customs Clearance and
Inspection, Shaikh Ahmed bin
Hamad Al Khalifa.
During the event, Shaikh
Ahmed said that the workshop
The participants at a discussion during the workshop.
aimed at documenting unified
clearance procedures at customs
exits with consideration to the
special needs at each customs
border, in addition to studying
the possibility of applying
economical operating procedures
and a centre for customs clearance
to move towards a paper-free
environment.
He continued that those
projects are part of efforts to
meet regional and international
customs services.
The workshop was attended
by CIO General Director of
Information
Technology,
Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed
Al Khalifa, Bahrain Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
representiave, Abdul Hakeem
Al Shimari, President of
Customs Clearance Agents
Society, Abdulghafar Al Bastaki
and representatives of customs
departments.
Monday, December 22, 2014
7
Minister of Interior Lt. General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa yesterday received the Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command and Fifth Fleet, Vice-Admiral John Miller. They
reviewed bilateral relations, issues of common interest and areas of security cooperation and coordination. Chief of Public Security Major General Tariq Al Hassan also attended the meeting.
COUNCIL CALLS FOR
URGENT SOLUTION
Tackling rain
Deputy President of the Southern Municipal Council
called for an urgent meeting to design a proper plan to
face the rainy season.
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
T
he Southern Municipal
Council
yesterday
criticised the plans of
Ministry of Works for the
rainy season.
During the council’s
weekly meeting, several
members were dismayed by
the ministry’s preparations
to face the rainy season.
They were so harsh in their
criticism that they did not
hesitate to term the ministry
simply an ink blot on a piece
of paper.
The Deputy President of
the Council Isa Al Dosari
criticised
the
ministry
forВ allotting only 50 tankers
to suck up rainwater
during floods for the four
Governorates.
Mr. Al Dosari called for an
urgent meeting to design a
proper plan to face the rainy
Council meeting in progress
season.В Another member of the
council Abdulatif Mohammed
was of the view that tankers
alone aren’t enough to tackle
floods during the heavyВ rain
showers.
 “I think the ministry only
waits for problems to happen
in order to react,” he added.
President of the Financial
and
Legal
Committee
Mohammed Al Bolushi
suggested that the only
solution to tackle the rainy
season was to establish rain
drainage network.
On the other hand, the
ministry’s representative
Shawqi Mandeel who was
also present in the meeting
said that they were working
on the plan to allot more
tankers for the Governorates.
Mr. Mandeel said that the
idea of the establishment
of a rain drainage network
was very costly and it is also
a time-consuming process.В It is worth noting that the
downpours following floods
last year disrupted the lives
of the residents and citizens
in Bahrain.
Omani minister arrives in Kingdom
Manama
O
mani Minister of Foreign
Affairs Youssef bin Alawi
bin Abdulla arrived in Bahrain
to head his country’s delegation
to the fifth session of the joint
committee, scheduled to be
held today.
Bahraini
Minister
of
Foreign
Affairs
Shaikh
Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa
welcomed the Omani minister
on his arrival at the airport,
hailing deep-rooted fraternal
relations bonding the two
brotherly countries and
peoples.В The Omani minister paid
tribute to the wise leaders
Shaikh Khalid with his Omani counterpart.
in the two countries for
their keenness in bolstering
relations, stressing Bahrain’s
interest in hosting the fifth
session of the joint committee.В He
underscored
the
importance of the joint
meeting, which will contribute
to
bolstering
bilateral
relations and pushing forward
the march of joint work and
cooperation in all fields.В 8
Monday, December 22, 2014
Speak
a
“
Every event
including
an imagined
event occurs
in the present
moment. The thread of
memory creates the illusion
of time
@DeepakChopra
“
Travelling
and “seeing
the world” is
nice. But avoiding airports and planes
forever is nicer.
@Mo_ForNow
“
Does this
December
fit the standards of a typical
December? It’s not cold
enough to qualify as a
December
@FahadAlAish
“
I would like
to thank the
creative designer with the crazy
touches @baderkamal for
#thesleepingtree designs!
@MOHAMMEDBUALI
“
P e o p l e
need
to
wake up and
realize that life
doesn’t wait for you. If
you want something, get
up and go after it.
@theRealKiyosaki
“
Getting
offended
from a tweet is a
consequence of
the freedom of
expression.
“
@KAlFadhel
How many
of U R hoping certain peeps
don’t get U a gift
because then
you’ll have to get them one?
@tyrabanks
“
If you want
to run in the
dark, be like fluorescent.
@GulPanag
Readers’ VIEW
REDUCING THE
APPEAL OF TOBACCO
D
ecember 1, 2012 marked
a memorable day in the
history of the fight against
tobacco worldwide.
On this day, Australia’s
world-first laws on tobacco
plain packaging came into
full effect.
Since then, all tobacco
products must be sold
in standardised drab,
dark brown packaging
with large graphic health
warnings.
There are no tobacco
industry logos, brand
imagery,
colours
or
promotional text. Brand
and product names are
printed in the same small
font below hard-hitting
warnings depicting the
health consequences of
smoking.
Tobacco is unlike any
other product on the
market: the only legal
consumer product that kills
when used as intended by
the manufacturer.
Every year, more than 5
million people die because
they use tobacco. Another
600 000 non-smokers die
from exposure to secondhand smoke.
This makes tobacco one
of the leading preventable
risk factors for noncommunicable diseases
such as cardiovascular
disease, cancer, chronic
lung disease and diabetes.
In 2011-12, 2.8 million
Australians
aged
18
-
years and over smoked
daily (16.3%). Smoking is
estimated to kill 15 000
Australians each year.
“The
tobacco
plain
packaging measure is an
investment in the longterm health of Australians,”
explains Jane Halton,
Secretary of the Australian
Government Department
of Health and Ageing.
“It is a crucial part of the
Australian Government’s
comprehensive package of
tobacco control measures
to get tobacco smoking
down to our aim of 10% or
lower of the population.”
Plain packaging aims to
reduce the attractiveness
and appeal of tobacco
products,
increase
the noticeability and
effectiveness of mandated
health warnings, and
reduce the ability of
retail
packaging
to
mislead consumers about
the harms of smoking.
Australia’s measure is
based on a broad range of
research and is supported
by leading public health
experts. By enacting the
new legislation as part of
a package of measures,
Australia has led the way
in implementing Articles
11 and 13 of the WHO
Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control (FCTC),
the global tobacco control
treaty that commits its
more than 170 Parties to
and features of a certain
brand.”
Challenge to the
tobacco industry
reduce demand and supply
of tobacco products.
But does plain packaging
really make using tobacco
less
attractive?
The
full effects of the plain
packaging measure will be
seen over the long term.
However, tobacco control
experts in Australia are
quite enthusiastic about
early anecdotal indications
that plain packaging may
be having an effect.
According
to
Kylie
Lindorff, Chair of the
Cancer Council Australia’s
Tobacco Issues Committee,
the number of calls to
the Quitline, Australia’s
smoking cessation support
service, have increased
considerably since the law
entered into force.
“Many, many smokers
have commented that they
don’t like the look of the
new packs and also believe
the taste of the cigarettes
is worse, even though the
tobacco companies have
confirmed that the product
is the same,” reports
Lindorff.
“This proves just how
powerful packaging is
in conveying messages
about supposed quality
The tobacco industry
has taken high profile,
aggressive
measures
against the Australian
legislation, but these have
not been a deterrent. In
August 2012, Australia’s
High Court dismissed
constitutional challenges
brought
by
tobacco
companies, awarding costs
in favour of the Australian
Government.
Further legal challenges
are pending in the World
Trade Organization and
under the Australia-Hong
Kong Bilateral Investment
Treaty.
WHO actively supported
Australia’s
pioneering
tobacco control measure
and is standing firmly
behind all countries that
face intimidation from big
tobacco.
The plain packaging
experience in Australia
is being watched closely
by other countries. New
Zealand has announced
its intention to introduce
similar legislation and
France, India, South Africa,
the United Kingdom and
the European Union are
also considering tougher
packaging laws for tobacco
products.
Fatima Hussein
Do you feel strongly
about commenting on any
issue of social relevance or
on any report we carried?
Be it bouquets or bricks, you
can explore this space by
airing your views, opinions
or comments. The best letter,
selected once in a week, will
receive five tickets for watching a blockbuster at Dana Cinema.
Letters can be sent at letters @dt.bh
MIDDLE EAST 9
Monday, December 22, 2014
US delivers 10 Apache helicopters to Cairo
Washington
he United States has
delivered 10 Apache
helicopters to Egypt in recent
weeks after lifting part of a
freeze on aid to the country,
a US official said Saturday.
US Secretary of State John
T
Kerry had been promising
Cairo’s new leadership that
the aircraft -- aimed to join
counter-terrorism operations
in the Sinai peninsula -would be delivered soon.
“They got there a few
weeks ago,” a US senior
administration official said.
Kerry announced in June
that he was “confident”
Egypt would receive the
helicopter gunships soon,
and reiterated that in a
phone call to Foreign
Minister Sameh Shoukry.
The United States annually
allocates some $1.5 billion in
EGYPT JAILS
ISRAELI SPY
Suez canal employee spied naval movements
Cairo
n Egyptian court has
jailed a Suez Canal
shipping services manager
for 10 years on charges of
spying for Israel about naval
movements through the
strategic waterway, state
media reported.
The court in the canal city
of Port Said also handed down
life sentences in absentia to
two Israelis it found guilty of
being the Egyptian’s handlers,
the official MENA news
agency reported late Saturday.
The court found that
Mohamed Ali Abdel Baki
had passed on information
damaging to national security
about
the
movements
of Egyptian and foreign
warships, particularly Iranian
ones.
A
Abdel Baki had also
divulged detailed information
to his handlers about Port
Said and its management, the
court heard.
He had first made contact
with the Israeli security
services over the Internet
in 2011 and met the two
Israelis convicted of being his
handlers at the embassy in
Bangkok the following year.
Prosecutors charged that in
addition to spying for Israel,
Abdel Baki had also offered to
provide similar information
about naval movements
and deployments to its
regional foes Iran, Syria and
Lebanese Shia militant group
Hezbollah.
In February 2011, two
Iranian warships entered the
Mediterranean through the
Suez Canal for the first time
since the Islamic revolution of
1979, prompting Israel to put
its navy on high alert.
Iranian warships made a
similar deployment through
the canal in February 2012,
sailing past the coast of Israel
and making a port call in
Latakia in allied Syri–a before
returning to Iran.
(AFP)
aid to Egypt, including $1.3
billion in military assistance.
That was frozen in
October 2013 on condition
that democratic reforms be
enacted after the July 2013
military-led overthrow of
Islamist elected president
Mohamed Morsi and a
vicious crackdown on his
followers.
Washington said in
April it planned to resume
some of the annual aid for
counterterrorism efforts in
the Sinai Peninsula.
Court tries 26 men
for debauchery
Cairo
n Egyptian court on
Sunday tried 26 men
for alleged debauchery after
accusing them of homosexual
activity at a Cairo public
bathhouse in a case that
sparked
international
condemnation.
The
handcuffed
defendants, many of whom
were crying, arrived at a
Cairo court with their heads
bowed as police pushed them
inside a metal cage.
“I am innocent. I was in
the hammam for therapy, I
swear in the name of Allah,”
said a defendant as he wept
inside the cage.
“The police beat us every
A
day and force us to sleep on
our stomachs,” said another.
The men were arrested on
December 7 in a night-time
police raid on a hammam
in the Azbakeya district of
central Cairo.
The nearly naked men
were loaded into police
trucks in the middle of the
night. An Egyptian television
presenter filmed the raid and
aired it days later.
Spy chief removed
Cairo
gyptian President Abdel
Fattah Al-Sisi on Sunday
removed the powerful
general intelligence chief
appointed just days after
the ouster of Islamist leader
Mohamed Morsi in July last
year.
General Mohamed Farid
El-Tohamy was replaced by
his deputy General Khaled
E
Mahmoud Fuad Fawzy, Sisi’s
office said in a statement,
without specifying why.
“The president issued
an order sending General
Tohamy, the head of general
intelligence, into retirement,”
it said, adding that he had
been given a medal for his
work. General Fawzy takes
charge of Egypt’s intelligence
operations from Sunday.
Cell Production
Born through sperm smuggling!
Palestine
henever someone asked
Majd where his father
was, he would run to the
sitting room and point to a
poster hung on the wall.
For the 15-month-old
toddler, “baba” (Arabic for
dad), was a picture, a voice on
the other end of the telephone
and a lot of stories that his
mother, Lydia Rimawi,
recited. This was because his
father, AbdulKarim Rimawi,
has spent the past 13 years in
an Israeli prison, where he is
serving a 25-year sentence.
Majd is one of more
W
ESCAPE TO LIFE : Palestinian security officers help an
injured girl inside the Rafah border crossing between
Egypt and southern Gaza Strip. Around 200 Palestinians
left Gaza and entered the Egyptian Sinai through the
Rafah crossing on Sunday after Cairo authorised a temporary reopening of the border, a Palestinian official
said. It was only the second time in two months that
Egypt had opened the Rafah terminal.
than two-dozen Palestinian
children born to a prisoner
family in the past two years
through a combination of
sperm-smuggling and in vitro
fertilisation (IVF).
Around 7,000 Palestinians
are serving time in Israeli
prisons, with nearly 1,000
facing sentences of 20 years or
more. Denied conjugal visits
and separated from visitors by
glass panels, sneaking sperm
samples out is their only hope
to make a family.
At the Razan fertility
clinic in Nablus, doctors said
they had frozen around 70
prisoners’ sperm samples and
were getting more from behind
bars, although the frequency
has fallen dramatically in
the past few months. “The
rate has dropped by 25 per
cent,” clinic doctor Salem
Abu Khaizaran confirmed to
Al Jazeera.
“They asked me whose
baby he was,” Lydia Rimawi
said. “Guards snapped, said
my husband has been in jail
for 12 years, there’s no way
that baby was his.”
To be allowed in, Israeli
authorities asked for a DNA
test - something Majd’s
mother and father both
rejected, fearing Israeli
authorities would manipulate
the results to smear their
reputation and that of other
couples who resorted to
sperm smuggling. (AFP)
10
MIDDLE EAST
Monday, December 22, 2014
We will take part if the
Iraqi government asks
us, and of course we
will have our conditions
Syria will continue to
fight terror and my
regime is working on
“reconciliations” to end
the brutal civil war
- Iraqi Kurdish leader
Massud Barzani
I am confident that oil
markets will recover...
and that oil prices will
improve
- Saudi Oil Minister Ali
Al-Naimi
- Syrian President Bashar
Al Assad
TUNISIA VOTES
FOR CHANGE
5.3 million eligible to vote; results on Monday, Wednesday
six percentage points ahead
of Marzouki, a 69-year-old
former rights activist installed
by parliament two months
after December 2011 polls.
The vote is the country’s
third in as many months,
after Nidaa Tounes won
Tunis
Antoine Lambroschini
T
unisians voted Sunday
in the runoff of the first
free presidential election in
the country’s history, the
final leg of an at times bumpy
four-year transition from
dictatorship.
The second round vote
pits 88-year-old favourite Beji
Caid Essebsi, leader of the
anti-Islamist Nidaa Tounes
party, against incumbent
Moncef Marzouki, who held
the post through an alliance
with the moderate Islamist
movement Ennahda.
Ahead of the landmark
vote, which sets Tunisia apart
from the turmoil of other Arab
Spring countries, jihadists
issued a videotaped threat
against the North African
state’s political establishment.
It is the first time that
Tunisians
have
freely
an October parliamentary
election, making Essebsi
favourite to be the next
president, but with powers
curbed under constitutional
amendments to guard against
a return to dictatorship.
(AFP)
Attack foiled
Tunis
unisian troops killed a
gunman and captured
three others on Sunday
after they attacked soldiers
guarding ballot papers for the
country’s presidential vote,
the defence ministry said.
The pre-dawn attack
targeted a school in the
central region of Kairouan
where the ballot papers had
been stored under army
T
elected their president since
independence from France in
1956.
Amid tight security and the
closure of main border posts
with strife-torn neighbour
Libya, almost 5.3 million
Tunisians were eligible to
vote.
Polls opened at 8:00 am
and were due to close at 6:00
pm (1700 GMT).
The result is due to be
announced between Monday
and Wednesday.
A first round held on
November 23 saw Essebsi
win 39 percent of the vote,
guard.
“The vigilance of the
soldiers and the swiftness
of their response thwarted
this operation and led to the
death of a man armed with
a hunting rifle and the arrest
of three suspects,” ministry
spokesman
Belhassan
Oueslati said.
One soldier and one
suspect suffered minor
wounds, he added.
Teen
killed
during
police
raid
Riyadh
teenager
was
accidentally
killed
during a Saudi raid against
“terrorists” in a town
populated by minority
Shias, residents of the area
said on Sunday.
The interior ministry
said it killed four militants
during Saturday’s operation
in Awamiya town to arrest
the suspects who shot dead
a soldier a week earlier.
But residents gave the toll
as five and said they included
a youth aged 16 or 17.
“One of them I’m sure is
not involved,” an activist in
the area said. “He was killed
in his car.”
A resident of Awamiya
said the youth appeared
to have been killed “by
mistake. One of the bullets
got in his neck, while he
was driving.”
Both sources declined to
be named.
Asked about the claims,
the interior ministry said
that police in the Eastern
Province, which includes
Awamiya, were to issue a
statement.
A
It’s a homemade supercar
Dubai
or Bill Tate nothing is
impossible, even if it is
about building a super car
from scratch.
And that is what exactly
happened when Tate, the
Dubai-based
Canadian
expatriate
drove
his
batmobile-like sports car out
of his garage.
At the recent Dubai
Motor’s Grand Parade, Tate
turned heads as he drove his
sleek black batmobile-like
sports car that he assembled
from a kit.
The 600 Horsepower,
F
Ultima GTR that goes from
zero to 96.56km/h in 2.6
seconds and enjoys top speed
of 321.86km/h, holds a pride
of place in his garage, which
has a Ducatti motorcycle and
a Nissan 370Z sports mobile.
“I am passionate about
sports cars and love to tinker
with my cars and motorbikes,
so I thought why not build
my own car from scratch that
would be exclusive and unique
and something I would be
proud to own? I scoured the
internet and came across this
kit available with a UK-based
company Ultima Sports,” says
Tate who is now used to the
idea of getting compliments
from passersby whenever he
takes the Ultima out for spin.
Tate refuses to reveal the
price, but says he was able to
build his car at half the market
price of a ready-made model.
“The basic kit, which
comes without the engine
arrived in 2008 and I got to
choose the colour [black].
But every upgrade costs
additional and I ordered a
special 600 Hp Chevrolet VS
custom-built engine from a
US company to get the best
results,” said Tate .
Fight for existence: A displaced Iraqi from the Yazidi
community cleans weapons outside a tent at a refugee
camp on Sunday near Mosul.
Monday, December 22, 2014
BUSINESS
11
CURRENCIES
CURRENCIES
SELL CASH
Dollar
2.6483
Euro
2.1268
Pound
1.6689
Saudi Riyal
9.9384
Yen
299.4012
Indian Rupee 161.8123
EF TI
SELL DRAFT
GOLD
2.6455
2.1381
1.6793
9.9354
305.8104
164.2036
Bahrain
London
US
OUTLOOK SLASHED
The fall in oil prices challenge to fiscal situation : Fitch Ratings
Both hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon activities accelerate
London
itch Ratings has revised
the outlooks on Bahrain’s
long-term foreign and local
currency issuer default ratings
(IDR) to negative from stable
and affirmed the IDRs at BBB
and BBB+, respectively.
The issue ratings on
Bahrain’s senior unsecured
foreign and local currency
bonds have also been affirmed
at BBB and BBB+, respectively.
The agency has simultaneously
affirmed Bahrain’s country
ceiling at BBB+ and short-term
foreign currency IDR at �F3’.
“The fall in oil prices has
exacerbated the already
challenging fiscal situation.
Fitch estimates Bahrain’s
fiscal breakeven oil price to
be around $130/bl, compared
with a forecast for Brent to
average $83/bl in 2015. Fiscal
flexibility is constrained by
the very low share of non-oil
revenue of just 14 per cent
of total revenues. Wages and
subsidies together account for
70pc of total budget spending,”
Fitch in a statement said.
“Financing flexibility is
good. The government has
domestic bank deposits of an
estimated 14.4pc of GDP. Fitch
F
BD152.00
$1,195.50
$1,194.20
OIL
London
US
$61.38
$56.52
Gulf stocks climb
Dubai
Gulf stocks have opened
the week with a climb that
saw Dubai’s main index
gaining 9.9 per cent.
Qatar’s stock market also
saw big gains of 7.6pc,
while Abu Dhabi’s index
rose almost 3.5pc. Saudi
Arabia’s stock market
closed trading nearly 2.5pc
higher.
The upswing comes after
a volatile week that saw
Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s
indexes close at their lowest points of the year - only
to surge again just two
days later on the backs of a
slight rise in U.S. and Brent
crude oil prices.
Volvo ME posts growth
Fitch has affirmed Bahrain’s country ceiling at BBB+
assumes further drawdown
during the forecast period.
The domestic capital market
is quite deep: a single two-year
development bond issued in
September financed the whole
of this year’s estimated budget
deficit of 5.6pc of GDP.
Bahrain has also become
a regular Eurobond issuer,
most recently raising $1.25b at
30-year maturity in August,”
it said.
Growth has accelerated this
year, with both hydrocarbon
and non-hydrocarbon activity
surprising to the upside. Oil
sector growth averaged 6pc in
9M14, while non-oil growth
rose to 5.2pc in Q314. The latter
is largely due to the increased
activity triggered by GCCfunded infrastructure projects,
particularly in housing.
Malabar Gold opens Dubai showroom
Dubai
alabar Gold & Diamonds opened its
123rd outlet in Gold Souk, Dubai
on December 20. Indian actress Kareena
Kapoor inaugurated the jewellery outlet,
which is claimed to be the largest in Dubai.
Chairman of Malabar Group Ahamed
M.P., Managing Director-International
Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds
Shamlal Ahamed M.P. were present on the
inaugural ceremony.
Located in heart of Dubai, the outlet
features the rarest and finest jewellry
collection from India, Malaysia, Turkey,
Kareena Kapoor inaugurates Malabar Gold & Diamonds jewellery Singapore, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Thailand,
Italy, Spain and Bahrain, the statement said.
outlet in Gold Souk, Dubai on December 20.
M
MANAGEMENT
THOUGHTS
The main attractions of the outlet include
a golden replica of Burj Khalifa, the tallest
building in the world. The replica, built
with 18 carat gold, has height of 180 cm and
weighs 22.65 kg.
An attire handcrafted in 18 carat gold,
weighting 1.075 kg, is also on display. It
required over 3,600 man hours and 30
expert craftsmen for turning the work a
golden marvel.
The Dubai showroom is also participating
in their largest festive campaign– �Malabar
Gold & Diamonds Festival’, which offers
the customers a unique chance to win a total
of 250,000 gold coins and up to 2 million
Dirham instant cash refund.
The three grand essentials of happiness are: something to do,
someone to love, and something to hope for.
Abu Dhabi
Volvo Trucks Middle East
has announced a 24 per
cent increase in deliveries
and 27pc increase in parts
sales year on year for 2014
across its 13 Middle East
markets. The announcement comes almost twelve
months after the Swedish
premium truck manufacturer launched three new,
top-of-the-range models
in the biggest truck launch
ever held in the region.
Nickel shortage propels
mining boom
Manila
Michael Defensor is racing
to mine and ship nickel
from projects across the
Philippines to plug the
gap in global supplies left
by Indonesia’s ore-export
curbs.
“Indonesia’s ban affected us positively,” said
Defensor, chairman of Pax
Libera Mining Inc. and the
nation’s environment secretary from 2004 to 2006.
He’s preparing four new
sites for next year after
opening two in the past
two years.
12
BUSINESS
S&P CUTS MUMTALAKAT
OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE
Monday, December 22, 2014
Mumtalakat is the investment company for Bahrain’s strategic assets
Dubai
tandard & Poor’s has revised
its outlook on Bahrainbased Mumtalakat Holding Co.
(Mumtalakat) from stable to
negative but affirmed �BBB/A2’ rating.
There is an �almost certain’
likelihood that Bahrain would
provide timely support to
Mumtalakat in the event of
financial distress, Standard
& Poor’s noted adding the
government does not formally
S
COUNTRY/CURRENCIES
US DOLLARS
BRITISH POUND
EURO
INDIAN RUPEE
PHILIPPINE PESO
BANGLADESH TAKA
PAKISTAN RUPEE
SRI LANKAN RUPEE
SWISS FRANC
CANADIAN DOLLAR
QATAR RIYAL
UAE DIRHAMS
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
CHINESE YUAN
EGYPTIAN POUND
HONG KONG DOLLAR
INDONESIAN RUPIAH
KUWAITI DINAR
JAPANESE YEN
JORDANIAN DINAR
LEBANESE POUND
MALAYSIAN RINGGIT
MOROCCAN DIRHAMS
NEPALESE RUPEE
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR
OMANI RIYAL
SINGAPORE DOLLAR
SAUDI RIYAL
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND
SYRIAN POUND
THAI BAHT
TURKISH LIRA
YEMENI RIYAL
BUY
SELL
2.6667
1.7182
2.1589
166.6667
120.3369
207.6843
272.7836
356.477
2.588
3.1377
9.6899
9.7561
3.2637
16.6113
19.1939
21.5193
33772.3742
0.7657
316.4557
1.8868
4227.7935
8.8183
22.779
296.0437
3.4771
1.0272
3.5039
9.9751
32.8947
591.716
85.5432
5.8133
913.3254
2.6483
1.6686
2.0934
159.4896
113.5074
196.2709
255.3685
309.097
2.4994
3.0193
9.6348
9.7276
3.1407
15.748
18.1488
20.0521
29316.9159
0.757
294.9853
1.8636
3816.3569
8.3056
20.8768
245.2255
3.3715
1.0204
3.42
9.9384
29.2398
420.1681
84.0336
5.4888
542.0348
Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please
call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh
0.3770
0.6086
0.3992
0.3530
0.2855
30.4885
0.3023
0.2673
0.3849
0.3635
0.4076
0.3604
3.6420
3.4395
3.8564
3.4104
3.6730
3.4688
3.8892
3.4395
3.7500
3.5415
3.9708
3.5116
guarantee
Mumtalakat’s
financial liabilities.
Mumtalakat
is
investment company
the
for
Bahrain’s strategic assets in
sectors other than oil and gas.
Wholly owned by Bahrain,
Mumtalakat holds stakes in
as many as 36 commercial
enterprises that represented
a portfolio of around BD2.7
billion ($7.2bn) as of June
30, 2014, across a variety of
sectors, including aluminum
production, financial services,
telecommunications,
real
estate, tourism, transportation
and food production.
AUB, best
GCC bank
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
ondon based journal Capital
Financial International
has named Ahli United Bank
(AUB) as the best regional
bank in the GCC for 2014.
AUB is winning the award
for the first time.
Chairman of AUB Fahad
Al Raja’an said: “The award
testifies our performance of
2014 and track record.”
AUB has carved out its own
niche by delivering true value
to shareholders and customers
alike under a disciplined risk
management culture. It has
become cornerstone in making
the bank one of the fastest
growing financial services
providers in the GCC.”
AUB had earlier won Best
Bank in the Middle East award
from The Banker, Global
Finance and Euromoney.
L
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) recently added new air compressor at Power and Utilities
Department in a bid to meet production targets. “The installation of the new unit comes in
line with increasing efficiency. The company also upgrades its systems to deliver enhanced
productivity,” Alba Director for Power and Utilities Amin Sultan said.
Gulf Air completes A330 checking
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
ulf Air has completed their
first insourced checking of
Airbus A330 at the airline’s
base maintenance facility.
The
18-month
long
inspection comes as part of the
efforts to streamline operations
of the national carrier to enhance
efficiency and reduce costs.
“The completion of checking,
ahead of schedule, showcases
our strong in-house technical
expertise,” Gulf Air Acting Chief
Executive Officer Maher Salman
Al Musallam said.
“A
strong
aircraft
maintenance system helps
G
reduce cost while preserving the
quality of servicing,” he said.
Gulf Air Acting Chief
Technical Officer Jamal
Hashim said: “I would like
to congratulate Gulf Air’s
maintenance and engineering
departments for completing
this major check ahead of
schedule and we look forward
for the C Check scheduled
January next year.”
The national carrier is
undertaking 20-month long
checking of A320, 18-month
checking of A330 besides A
checks, mini-checks, out-ofphase and line maintenance,
for its all-Airbus fleet.
Gulf Air officials at the airline’s base maintenance facility after
completing the first insourced checking of Airbus A330
Monday, December 22, 2014
Hyundai brand value rises
DT News Network
news@dt.bh
B
rand value of Hyundai
Motor Company has
posted two-digit growth in
2014, fuelled by the launches
of all-new Genesis and Sonata.
The brand value of the
company, which has been
included in Interbrand’s Best
100 Global Brands for 10
consecutive years, surpassed
the $10 billion mark for the
first time.
The figure represents a 16
per cent increase from last
year’s $9 billion value and a
nearly 200pc jump from its
$3.5bn value in 2005.
“Hyundai is one of the
fastest growing automotive
brands in terms of both
volume and brand value,”
Interbrand said in a statement.
“Hyundai makes unique
convenience features available
across a broader range of
vehicles to enhance driving
experience and customer
satisfaction,” it said.
Hyundai, whose brand
value ranking rose three
notches to reach the top global
40 ranking for the first time
this year, is building a loyal
BUSINESS
13
fan base through continued
enhancements in its product
lineup, including innovative
eco-friendly products such
as the world’s first assemblyline produced ix35 Fuel Cell
vehicle.
The Interbrand rankings are
calculated using companies’
financial balance sheets
combined with marketing
activities.
OIL PRODUCERS FIRM
Saudi, Kuwait not to cut oil production
Abu Dhabi
il-rich Arab Gulf countries
stood firm against nonOPEC
crude
producers
yesterday, vowing they will
not cut output nor hold an
emergency cartel meeting to
support slumping prices.
OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia
and Kuwait said they would
not cut production even if nonOPEC members reduce their
output, while the United Arab
Emirates and Iraq shrugged off
calls for an emergency meeting
of the group.
“If
they
(non-OPEC
countries) want to cut
production they are welcome.
We are not going to cut,
certainly Saudi Arabia is
not going to cut,” Saudi Oil
Minister Ali al-Naimi told
reporters on the sidelines of
an energy conference in the
United Arab Emirates.
Kuwaiti Oil Minister Ali
al-Omair agreed.
“I don’t think we need to
cut. We gave a chance to others
and they were not willing to
do so,” Omair said, in a clear
reference to shale and sand oil
O
Sainsbury’s sees no respite
producers from North America
and elsewhere.
“OPEC will not cut. Nothing
will happen until June and there
is no emergency meeting,” he
said.
The global oil market
has become increasingly
competitive in recent years
with the surge in shale and sand
oil production from countries
outside
the
decades-old
alliance of the Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting Countries.
World oil prices have fallen
almost 50 per cent since June,
mainly due to a supply glut,
the weak global economy and a
strong US dollar.
UAE Energy Minister Suhail
al-Mazrouei was emphatic that
OPEC, which pumps a third of
global crude supplies, will not
make any move soon to shore
up the market.
“We will not interfere with
market fundamentals and do
something that is a short fix,”
he said.
“We need at least six months”
to assess the market and “even
if nothing happens when we
meet after six months, we
London
The chief executive of Sainsbury’s said yesterday it would take
another 18 months to two years before “extremely challenging”
conditions in the grocery market improved.
“First, as of today, there’s no sign the grocery market is going
to return to volume growth and that would be a tipping point,”
Mike Coupe said in an interview with the Sunday Times.“Second,
there’s no sign that there will be food inflation coming through
in the next period, so the market dynamics are going to be
extremely squeezed.”
Oil market became competitive in recent years
Qatar Oil Minister Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada (left), Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi, and United
Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohamed al-Mazroui (right) attend the opening session
of the 10th Arab Energy Conference in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
will not change our position,”
Mazrouei said.
Iraqi Oil Minister Adel
Britain weighs up tax breaks
Abdulmahdi also ruled out
calls for an OPEC emergency
session.
London
Britain is considering reducing the tax bill for oil explorers in the
North Sea, including a proposal from the industry to halve rates,
to help revive an area already in decline before the recent oil
price falls, the Sunday Times said.Talks between the country’s
finance ministry and the industry, led by the trade body Oil &
Gas UK, have focused on some key proposals, with one involving
scrapping the 30 percent supplementary corporate tax levied on
top of the 30 percent basic rate for the industry, the newspaper
said.
“We have to wait and see the
reactions of the oil markets and
other countries,” Abdulmahdi
Cyber attack cases up in 2014
said, adding that he believes oil
prices will stabilise around $60
a barrel.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the
UAE, Qatar and Iraq pump
around 20 million barrels a
day.
The cartel decided last
month to maintain its
production unchanged at 30
million barrels per day, which
led to a slump in oil prices.
The benchmark Brent oil
price is hovering around $60
a barrel after losing almost half
of its value since June.
Gulf ministers blamed
“irresponsible” non-OPEC
producers for the plunge in
prices, but voiced confidence
markets would rebound.
“One of the main causes is
irresponsible production by
some producers from outside
the organisation,” the UAE’s
Mazrouei said.
Naimi lashed out at nonOPEC members, blaming
the global price fall on a
“lack of cooperation by main
producing countries outside
OPEC, misleading information
and speculators’ greed”.
London
A study led by Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) of
Kaspersky Lab has found seven advanced persistent cyber-attack
campaigns (APTs) that accounted for more than 4400 corporate
sector targets in at least 55 countries. A number of fraud campaigns this year resulted in losses totaling millions of dollars to
companies. The number of victims affected by targeted attacks in
2014 is 2.4 times that of 2013, when up to 1800 corporate targets
were identified. In 2014, organisations in at least 20 sectors were
hit by advanced threat actors.
BUSINESS
14
Monday, December 22, 2014
SHOPPING OFF
TO SOLID START
US retailers to make up for a spotty performance of Black Friday
Blackberry misses
expectations
Toronto
roubled smartphone
maker Blackberry has
reported a larger-thanexpected drop in revenue
during the third quarter.
Revenue fell to $793
million (ВЈ507m) from
$1.19 billion a year
earlier, missing analyst
expectations.
Chief executive John
Chen said the revenue
figure was “not satisfying”.
However, he added that
he thought Blackberry
might be able to stabilise
and grow its revenues by
2016, but that he could
T
not promise profitability.
Blackberry reported
a net loss of $148m for
the quarter, significantly
less than the $4.4bn loss
it reported a year earlier.
Last week, the Canadian
company launched a new
phone called Classic, which
was intended to appeal to
business clients who like the
fact that the smartphone
maker was best known for
its physical, rather than
virtual, keyboards.
A
former
titan,
Blackberry once had a 50pc
share of the smartphone
market in the US.
New York
hoppers filled up malls and
department stores on the
last weekend before Christmas,
as the weather cooperated to
help raise the prospect of a
solid finish to a holiday season
that has so far produced mixed
results.
Crowds were building at
stores in and around New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago and
Los Angeles. Some shoppers
said they were drawn by the
discounts, which have been
deeper and lasted longer this
year. Others said they felt more
inclined to spend because of
lower prices at the gas pumps.
Alexis Layne, a 53-year-old
retired schoolteacher shopping
at a mall in downtown Chicago,
said she usually buys only
“fun stuff like accessories” the
weekend before Christmas but
had made a few impulse buys
like two Lacoste T-shirts for
her husband because the deals
were too good to pass up.
Ramesh Swamy, a retail analyst
S
Shoppers walk along Fifth Avenue in New York City.
at Deloitte, said retailers were
anticipating a strong weekend
of sales. One of the malls he
visited in the Los Angeles area
was preparing overflow parking
spaces, and he saw some retailers
restocking shelves.
“I think folks are willing
IT boost for London upstart banks
in the United States opted for
“off-the-shelf” platforms that
made it easier and quicker to
launch new businesses.
British lawmakers want
new banks to challenge the
dominant lenders, which have
been hit by a succession of
scandals. Some in the banking
world say using cheaper and
more nimble technology
could be a “game changer” in
London
hen
Metro
Bank
prepared to launch in
2010 as the first new bank to
appear on British high streets
for over a century, its founders
broke with convention by
outsourcing the construction
of its computer systems.
Until then, British banks had
built their own software from
scratch, whereas counterparts
W
enabling them to emerge.
“That’s the way the whole
process developed in America,”
said Metro Bank co-founder
Vernon Hill, a colourful U.S.
entrepreneur who opened
his first bank branch in
Philadelphia at the age of
26 in 1973 before growing
Commerce Bank into one of
the country’s top 20 lenders
over the next three decades.
“It’s almost impossible to do
a new bank unless you have one
of these packaged IT systems.
That had never been done in
Britain and Metro Bank would
never have happened unless we
were successful in arranging
to get that done,” he said. Five
banks -- Lloyds, RBS, Barclays,
HSBC and Santander -- still
provide around 85 per cent of
current accounts in Britain.
to open up their purse a little
bit more this year,” he said,
pointing to lower gas prices.
(AFP)
XL Group takesover Catlin
London
Insurance and reinsurance company XL Group has finalised a
2.53 billion pound takeover of
Catlin Group Ltd (CGL.L), operator of the biggest syndicate in
the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, the Sunday Times
reported, citing a source close to
XL. Catlin told the market it had
been approached by XL about
a possible offer of 410 pence in
cash and 0.130 share for each
Catlin share.
Flagging Russian economy feels the pinch
Moscow
eep
recession,
skyrocketing prices and
a fragile banking system:
although the ruble seems to
have stabilised after its abysmal
drop this past week, Russia still
faces the heavy consequences
of the turbulence.
For most Russians, the week
ended with relief: after trading
at unbelievable levels of 80
to the dollar and 100 to the
euro, the ruble appears to have
stabilised at around 60 and 73,
respectively.
D
A double whammy of
Western
sanctions
over
Ukraine and plunging oil
prices finally caught up with
the country that depends on
energy exports for half of
government revenue, and the
authorities came out of their
apparent stupor only as the
ruble’s plunge in value had
already gained momentum.
After the ruble fell by nearly
10 per cent on Monday, the
central bank moved beyond
its limited currency market
interventions and in the
middle of the night hiked
the key interest rate by a
tremendous 6.5 percentage
points to 17pc.
But that failed to stop the
panic, with the ruble dropping
by 20pc on Tuesday -- bank
websites crashed as too many
users tried to connect, and
crowds packed Ikea until 2am
to get a hold of goods before
announced price increases
took effect.
President Vladimir Putin
tried to put a brave face on
the crisis at his annual year-
A couple look at gadgets as they stand among the empty
shelves in an electronic shop in St.Petersburg
end press conference, saying
that recovery is “inevitable”,
although he acknowledged it
could take up to two years to
materialise.
In a sign of the challenges
ahead, several suppliers have
halted deliveries in a bid to
raise prices.
Some stores decided to close
their shutters -- Apple stopped
sales via its Russian online
store, while Ikea suspended
sales of kitchens and home
appliances and warned that
prices on the website “may
differ from prices in stores”.
Opel and Chevrolet are
no longer delivering to
dealerships.
BUSINESS
Monday, December 22, 2014
15
Awareness
Horses get new lease of life in Italy
Rome/Vigone
Angus Mackinon / Marco
Bertorello
C
onsidered taboo in
many parts of the world,
eating horsemeat remains
sufficiently widespread in
Italy for the country to have to
import live animals destined
for the slaughterhouse.
And contrary to popular
perception, not all are tired
old specimens on their last
legs, according to a horseloving couple based in the
country village of Vigone
in northern Italy who are
seeking to raise awareness of
the trade with France.
In the last four years, Tony
Gerardi and his wife Miky
Daidone have saved around
40 healthy young horses from
the butcher’s knife by training
them for roles ranging from
ploughing up fields to helping
hyperactive kids to learn how
to concentrate and relax.
“People
think
that
slaughtered horses are all
mature adults,” Daidone said.
“But in the vast majority of
cases it is young horses that
are eaten because their meat
is more tender. “That’s why
every year there are thousands
of colts and fillies imported
from France to be slaughtered
in Italy.”
Gerardi and Daidone know
they are not going to stop the
trade.
Instead their goal is to
demonstrate a practical
alternative through their
“Save the Working Horse”
project. (AFP)
Sara Maugeri leads her horse “Caline”, a foal saved from
slaughterhouse. (AFP)
Moods upbeat at New York Stock Exchange after fruitful 2014
Xiaomi
raises more
than $1bn
Beijing
hina’s top smartphone
seller Xiaomi Corp. is
raising more than $1 billion
in a fresh round of funding,
a move which would raise its
valuation above $45bn, a report
said on Sunday.
Dow Jones Newswires, citing
a person familiar with the
issue, said the latest round of
funding could close as soon as
Monday. It was being led by
tech investment fund All-Stars
Investment and also involved
were current shareholders
Russian investment firm
DST Global and Singapore
sovereign-wealth fund GIC, the
report said.
Private-equity firm Yunfeng
Capital which is affiliated with
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
chair Jack Ma, was also taking
part. Xiaomi was established
only four years ago.
C
IPO HOGGED
WALL STREET
New York
Luc Olinga
W
all Street in 2014 enjoyed
its best year for initial
public offerings (IPO) since
2000, thanks to the recordsetting flotation of Chinese
Internet giant Alibaba and a
barrage of biotech deals.
Activity was “uninterrupted”
and proved largely immune
to forces that at times rattled
equity markets, Renaissance
Capital said in a report this
week.
“While various global
events, such as Russia’s
incursion into the Ukraine and
conflicts in the Middle East,
caused nervousness in global
markets, they largely failed to
disrupt the US IPO applecart,”
In this file photo Chinese online retail giant Alibaba founder
Jack Ma smiles as he waits for trading to open at the New York
Stock Exchange in New York. (AFP)
Renaissance said. It said there
were 273 stock debuts in 2014,
up 23 per cent from 2013.
Dealogic released similar
numbers,
counting
291
offerings, up 27pc from 2013.
Analysts are gearing up for
another heady year in 2015,
citing a deep pipeline of
securities filings from leading
prospects and investor zeal
for such hot names such as
apartment rental website
Airbnb and app-based taxi
service Uber.
New entrants to US equity
markets raised $85 billion in
2014, according to Renaissance,
about 55pc more than in
2013.
“What is behind the growth
is that companies are really
growing and need more capital
to continue to accelerate their
growth,” Bob Greifeld, Nasdaq
chief executive, said on CNBC.
“That is great for the overall
economy.”
The year 2000 remains
the best on record for IPOs,
with 406 offerings raising $96
billion, Renaissance noted.
(AFP)
Graft case
Russia makes FB to shut Putin critic’s page
Moscow
ussian
authorities
convinced Facebook to
shut off a page inviting people
to attend a rally in support
of an opposition politician,
drawing ire from Internet
users on Sunday.
Supporters on Friday
created an event page for
January 15, the day President
Vladimir Putin’s biggest critic
Alexei Navalny will hear his
verdict in a controversial
embezzlement case which
could see him sent him to
prison for up to 10 years.
R
Russia’s Internet watchdog
Roskomnadzor said on
Sunday that the page has
been blocked on orders of
the general prosecutor. The
prosecutor “demanded to
limit access to a number
of resources calling for an
unsanctioned mass event,
including social networking
groups. The demand has been
fulfilled,” RIA-Novosti news
agency quoted spokesman
Vadim Ampelonsky as saying.
The Facebook event, called
“Public gathering to discuss the
verdict”, had over 12,000 people
signed up at the time it was
blocked, and now opens only
through a non-Russian IP and
only for non-Russian users.
Navalny, whose leadership
role in the opposition was
built up over the years via
his popular anti-corruption
blog and carefully-managed
Internet campaigns, criticised
the social networking giant
for quickly bending under
Kremlin’s pressure.
“It’s a rather unpleasant
and surprising behaviour by
Russian Facebook. I thought
they would at least demand a
court order rather than rush to
block pages as soon as crooks
from the Roskomnadzor (the
Internet watchdog) ask,” he
wrote on his personal page.
Former US ambassador
to Moscow Michael McFaul
wrote on his Twitter blog
that the block set a “horrible
precedent” and that Facebook
should correct their “mistake”.
Supporters quickly signed
up onto newly-created event
pages. Navalny, 38, is accused
with his brother Oleg of
embezzling nearly 27 million
rubles (more than half a
million dollars at the exchange
rate at the time) when Yves
Rocher Vostok, the company’s
Russian wing, used their
delivery firm.
Modi gives
a sense of
faith: Sen
Mumbai
espite differences over
secularism and social
cohesion, Nobel laureate
Amartya Sen praised Prime
Minister Narendra Modi for
imparting a sense of kinetic
energy to the economy and
highlighting the need for toilets
in the country.
Speaking to reporters here,
Sen also clarified his stance on
government subsidies and said
the term must be “unpacked”
to distinguish between essential
national services, such as public
education and healthcare, and
subsidised cooking gas and
diesel.
“I am critical of Mr Modi
but I have to say he has given
a sense of faith to people that
things can happen. It may
not be in exactly the same
way that I would have liked
to have happened… I think
it is quite an achievement…
It is a compliment but our
differences on secularism and
other things don’t go away,” he
said, adding that former Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh was
not able to give that impression
that things can happen (in the
second term of the UPA).
D
Google to open own
campus in Indian city
Hyderabad
Internet giant Google plans
to open its own “permanent and big” campus in
Hyderabad, capital of Indian
State Telangana, and is set to
sign an MoU with Telangana
government shortly to take up
the venture.
“We are likely to sign MoU
with Google. They are likely
to open their campus here
in Hyderabad. It will be the
third campus they will have
after the US and the UK,”
Telangana IT, Electronics and
Communications Secretary
Harpreet Singh said here.
16
Monday, December 22, 2014
Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa yesterday received Japan Ambassador, Kiyoshi Asakoto and
reviewed the bilateral relations. The Japanese Ambassador hailed Bahrain’s keenness to reinforce
cooperation with Japan in various fields.
Adviser to His
Majesty the King for
Information Affairs,
Nabeel bin Yaqoob
Alhamer yesterday
received
author
and
journalist,
Wejdan Fahad who
presented
him
with a copy of her
new publication on
media leadership.
Mr. Alhamer praised
her
efforts
in
enriching the Arab
intellectual scene
with
important
publications
covering various
media issues.
National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has donated BD2,000 to the Cerebral Palsy
Friendship Society, as part of the bank’s 2014 donations and contributions
programme. The bank’s General Manager, Support and Administration Group,
Khalid Ali Juma, presented the cheque to the chairman of the society, Dr.
Ahmed Mohsen Nasser.
The General Governorates Coordination has celebrated the National Day by holding a cer
Coordinator, Major-General Hassan Isa Al Samim and in the presence of Assistant General G
the staff. During the event, the Coordinator congratulated the wise leadership and citizens.
The Ministry of Works, Municipalities & Urban Planning has celebrated the National Day with various
of Minister, Essam Khalaf. The celebration was attended by the ministry’s staff and their families.
Secretary General of Supreme Council for Women (SCW), Hala Al Ansari
yesterday received President of Business and Professional Women Club
(BPWC), Shaikha Hind bint Salman Al Khalifa, and her delegation. Ms. Ansari
lauded the efforts of BPWC in empowering and training individuals economically, supporting and rehabilitating private entrepreneurs, promoting low-income and productive families, in addition to holding training
workshops.
Education Ministry’s National Authority for Qualifications and Quality Assurance of Education and Training (NAQQAET) organised a
workshop yesterday on enhancing the abilities of vocational training establishments. Members of seven training institutes attended the
seminar, where they were briefed about several points. The event was also attended by В NAQQAET Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jawaher
Al Mudhaky.
Chief Minister of the southern state of Kerala
honoured businessman, Yusuff Ali MA on get
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Legis
Panchayat president, Anil Pulikkal were present on
organised by the people of Nattika, home town of
Members of Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association
Garden. The celebrations included speeches by executive m
for enhancing the well-being of not only the citizens but ev
Monday, December 22, 2014
remony under the patronage of General Governorates
Governorates Coordinator, Colonel Nasser Al Junaid and
Minister of Social Development, Faeqa Al Saleh visited Bahrain Science Centre in Isa Town yesterday. During her visit, the minister was
briefed by the officials at the centre about the programmes and activities organised for different age categories.
s colourful activities. The celebration was held in the ministry’s camp in Sakhir under the patronage
a, India Oomman Chandy has
tting Wessam Al Bahrain from
slator, TN Pratapan and Nattika
n the occasion. The function was
f Yusuff Ali.
17
The Jawad Dome has been beautifully decorated for the Christmas
and New Year. Meanwhile, a Santa Claus Photo Experience kicked
off yesterday. This activity will run until Dec. 25, from 6pm to 10pm.
Bahrain (AMUAAB) and their families have celebrated Bahrain’s 43rd National Day at Andulus
members who highlighted Bahrain’s development and expressed their appreciation to the Rulers
ven the expatriates alike.
The students and staff of
the New Horizon School celebrated the 43rd National
Day of Bahrain with great joy
and enthusiasm. The whole
school was decorated in a
sea of red and white with
balloons huge posters, cut
outs, flags and buntings to
mark this occasion. A special
assembly was held with children performing an Arabic
Dance.
18
Monday, December 22, 2014
Ce leb s
New York
f there’s one voice that sounds like Christmas, it has to be Darlene Love’s.
Nobody agrees with that statement more than David Letterman who has had the
legendary singer perform on his late night shows every year for almost three decades.
On Friday evening’s show, however, Love would sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come
Home)” one last time. The reason? Letterman is set to retire in May 2015.
I
Rosie in skin-tight leather;
denies marriage rumours
Los Angeles
he beautiful model stepped out in LA after dismissing allegations that she was
wearing an engagement ring last week.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looked simply stunning as she stepped out for
dinner in West Hollywood.
The Victoria’s Secret model was forced to deny rumours that she’s engaged to
long term boyfriend Jason Statham, 47, after she was spotted with a piece of bling
on her all important finger.
T
New York
uentin
Tarantino
muse, Uma Thurman, 44
and fabulous took a fresh-faced stroll
around New York City this week without
a stitch of makeup!
Madonna releases Rebel Heart
Taking a break from the set of her
upcoming NBC miniseries �The Slap’ the
California
former model looked gorgeous bundled up
appy early Christmas! Madonna released six songs from
in a chocolate-coloured cape, leather pants, and
her upcoming album Rebel Heart late this weekend. The
jade suede boots. Her trademark blonde waves
surprising move comes just two days after the queen of pop lashed
were tucked up into her black beanie hat.
out for the material leaking online.
Though the mom of three—Maya, 16, Levon,
“X-mas is coming early! Pre order my album and download 6
12, and Luna, 2—hasn’t starred in a big film since
tracks! Happy Holidays! #rebelheart,” the 56-year-old tweeted.
2013’s Nymphomaniac: Vol. I and II, Thurman has been
The six titles Madonna has released are “Living For Love,” “Devil
making quite the splash on the red carpet as of late,
Pray,” “Ghosttown,” “Illuminati,” “Unapologetic Bitch” and the feisty
showcasing her long, lean figure in a series of black
“Bitch I’m Madonna.”
dresses.
Q
H
Katie would dine with strangers
Los Angeles
T
he �Giver’ actress, Katie Holmes, insists she doesn’t have a problem going out in
public despite her fame, and admits she would be prepared to sit down and have
a meal with one of her fans if they wanted to chat to her over a long period of time.
Katie - who has eight-year-old daughter Suri Cruise with ex-husband Tom Cruise divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and admits she loves to relax and
soak up the sun in LA but also enjoys the fast-paced nature of the Big Apple.
Anjelina kidnaps Chris for
Unbroken song
London
hris
Martin
claims Hollywood
actress Angelina Jolie
KIDNAPPED
him
in an attempt to get
him to agree to write
a song for her new flick
Unbroken.
The Coldplay frontman,
who contributed the track
Miracles for her film
Unbroken, joked that
C
Brad Pitt’s fiery missus was so
desperate to get him on board
that she went to extreme
lengths.
He jokingly said, “So they
kidnapped me, hit me over the
head, and sprayed me with
Mace. When I woke up, I
was in an office, and Brad
Pitt was doing push-ups
as Angelina Jolie was
just sitting there with
her crown on.
O
DT
Y
RR
MA
R
EA
H
R
BE EVE?
M
London
& AAR’S
fter getting
P
E
P
engaged in
DE W Y January, Johnny
Depp and
E
N
Amber Heard are reportedly
A
planning to say “I do” in a surprise
ceremony on New Year’s Eve. Depp’s
closest friends, including Steven Tyler
and Marilyn Manson, have been
invited along with both Johnny
and Amber’s families to his
private Caribbean island
to ring in 2015 on Amber
Beach.
ON
Monday, December 22, 2014
Emma Stone
Anne-Hathaway
Chelsea Kane
D
on’t you feel bored of having the same hairstyle all day long? Or are you confused of choosing a new style? Having a change in appearance keeps things
fresh and makes you feel confident! If you’re looking to chop off your looks
and rock a shorter, these celebs will show how it’s done. The right hairstyle not only
looks great, but also makes feel great. And it would leave everyone around us wishing
they had the same. So enjoy yourself with a change up look and make your friends
say wow!!!!
Rihanna
Kristen Stewart
Rose Byrne
Cameron Diaz
Jennifer
wants to be a
Superhero!
Los
Angeles
peaking
about
her
upcoming film, Cake,
Jennifer Aniston expressed
her interest in wanting
to be part of a superhero
movie.
Aniston said, “I think
what we really want to
do is work with great
S
people, tell great stories
about extremely wonderful,
complicated human beings
and the human experience.”
She added, “I really do want
to be a superhero, too. I’ve
said it! But wouldn’t that be
fun?”
Do you think Friendly
Rachel would make a good
superhero?
Keira Knightley
Hailey Baldwin Wears Justin
Bieber’s Clothes – Relationship
Heating Up?
A
vert your eyes, Hailey Baldwin was spotted out wearing
white pants the look exactly like Justin Bieber’s comfy
clothes. Is Hailey taking their relationship to the next level?
19
20
Ripley’s
Monday, December 22, 2014
by John Graziano
Why do people cough ?
C
“THIS DOG IS ALIVE ! ”
DT
e
l
i
m
S
Joe was a steward for Fly High airlines. He watched as an older lady
boarded the plane holding a dog in a cage. “Excuse me,” said Joe “dogs are not
allowed on board, you have to check it in with the baggage.” The lady wasn’t
happy, but Joe was an experienced steward and succeeded in convincing the
lady without much of a scene. Upon arrival, Joe took a peek in the cage, and to
his great surprise, saw that the dog was dead! Frantic that they may get sued,
Joe quickly sent one of his underlings out to town to buy a dog that looked
exactly the same. Just in the nick of time the underling arrived with the dog
They quickly switched dogs and breathed a sigh of relief. “This isn’t my dog!”
said the lady as soon as she saw it. “I’m sure it is” insisted Joe “I was very careful
about where I put it.” “It’s not my dog” argued the lady, “you see, I was bringing
my dog to my home town to have him buried, and this dog is alive!” oughs can be a distracting
burden and a
cause
for utmost discontent and
irritation, though occasionally
this
unwelcoming
and
involuntary thing can happen
to anyone. A typical cough
starts with a deep breath,
followed by a compression
of air in the lungs and then a
crackling burst as that air is
forced out in a fraction of a
second.
Coughs, a body function on
a mission, can also happen
when mucus gets into the
airwayВ or when a person has
an upper respiratory infection.
Coughing is the body’s natural
way of clearing one’s breathing
passages of
unwanted or
harmful irritants.
When an irritant enters the
airway, nerves in the airway
send a signal to the brain that
tells the muscles in the chest
and abdomen to contract
and expel a large amount
of air with significant force
to dislodge the irritant.
Although it can be
annoying, coughing is
an essential function
that allows the body to
protect itself and heal.
Some
scientists
have
estimated that about 3,000
droplets are expelled in a single
cough, and some of them fly
out of the mouth at speeds of
up to 50 miles per hour.В The
two
general
classifications of cough are
productive coughs (producing
phlegm or mucous from the
lungs) and nonproductive
coughs (dry and not producing
any mucous or phlegm).В Coughs are also
divided into acute
(less than 3 weeks’
duration)
and
chronic
(more
than
three
weeks’ duration).
Acute cough is
m o s t often
caused by the common
viral upper respiratory tract
infection while chronic cough
may be caused by a variety of
underlying diseases including
asthma, cystic fibrosis, allergies,
GERD and chronic post nasal
drip.В Drinking plenty of water,
reducing your intake of dairy
foods, avoid exposing to
cigarette smoke and cold
winds and taking
soothing
herbal
syrups such as Ivythyme complex
oral drops will
give you a long
lasting relief.
YOUR STARS TODAY
ARIES:
20th March 20th April
The atmosphere may
seem a bit oppressive
today, Aries. You like to be
free to do what you want to do,
and it may bother you that the
people around you don’t make
themselves available to you.
They seem preoccupied
by their own business.
LEO:
20th
July - 20th
Aug
Today you may
ask yourself if you’re
satisfied. How is your
personal life? Do people
live up to your standards or
are you always left feeling
dissatisfied? It may be time
to make some important
decisions in your life.
What do you really
want out of life? You
might find some
of the answers
today.
TAURUS :
20th April - 20th May
You may feel a bit tied down
today. It won’t necessarily be a bad
day, but you may wonder about certain
aspects of your family life. Don’t try and kid
yourself. You should think hard about what
you want for your family for the next
few years and how you intend to
go about getting it.
VIRGO:
20th Aug - 20th
Sept
Nothing is simple
where your family is
concerned. If you’ve
forgotten that, don’t worry.
Today will remind you. You
may have to deal with some
of your lingering problems
with certain family
members.
SAGITTARIUS:
20th Nov - 20th Dec
Your freedom is more important to you than anything else in
your life. It’s often very difficult for
you to get involved, whether personally or
professionally. Nevertheless, today you
may have to think about it.
GEMINI :
20th May - 20th June
There are days when you should take
everything with a grain of salt. Today you
may realize how important it is to gain the
appreciation and respect of a certain person. It
isn’t worth getting worked up about. You
will only make things worse.
LIBRA:
20th Sep - 20th Oct
You like to give people advice and
help them find direction in their lives
- sometimes when they haven’t even
asked. But now it’s your turn to feel a little
lost. You may need to get away from it all
to get some perspective on your life. What
about taking a trip to some faraway
land? Today is a good day to make
your vacation plans.
CAPRICORN:
20th Dec - 20th
Jan
You take people and
situations just as they come.
Today you may find yourself
in the middle of negotiations
between two people with
opposite views. Help them
open their eyes to each
other’s point of
view.
CANCER:
20th June - 20th
July
Cancer, you
shouldn’t even try to
find a reasonable explanation for what goes on around
you today. There isn’t one. Be
carried by the tides of emotions from the past that
run through your
body and soul.
SCORPIO:
20th Oct - 20th
Nov
You may put your
integrity under the
microscope today. We all
have deep convictions that we
would never let go of. But society pressures us, and it isn’t
always easy to live in perfect harmony with
our ideals.
AQUARIUS:
20th Jan - 20th
Feb
Today you will be able to
explore the power of your emotions.
Don’t try and fight what you call your
“oversensitivity.” A force from childhood will permeate you and help
you to find out what your real
needs are.
PISCES:
20th Feb - 20th
Mar
Today you will have
the opportunity to reenergize and regenerate
yourself from the inside
out. Take advantage of
the energies at play to
deepen your relationships with the people you love. Get to
know them even
better.
21
Monday, December 22, 2014
CROSSWORD
Across
1- Qty.; 4- Sic on; 9- “The Zoo Story” playwright; 14Automotive vehicle; 15- ___ Kick Out of You; 16- Lush;
17- Acapulco aunt; 18- Male voice; 19- Code name; 20Naïve or gullible; 23- Commedia dell’___; 24- Kid of jazz;
25- Light cotton fabric; 28- Actress Ward; 30- Musical
style with similarities to reggae; 33- Red as ___; 34- Paul
Sorvino’s daughter; 35- The closest one to us is the sun; 36Obvious; 39- Kill; 40- Tibetan oxen; 41- Skin layer; 42- TV
Tarzan Ron; 43- Modeling material; 44- East Indian fig tree;
45- Land in la mer; 46- Verne captain; 47- Unyielding; 54Attempts; 55- Column style; 56- Actress Carrie; 57- Worth;
58- Pelvic bones; 59- Bard’s nightfall; 60- Slumbered; 61Slippery as ___; 62- RR stop;
Yesterday’s solution
Down
1- Broadway opening; 2- Disfigure; 3- Mouse catcher; 4Able to read and write; 5- Discharges; 6- High-strung; 7Yours, in Tours; 8- Poi source; 9- Eritrea’s capital; 10- Lout;
11- Singer Ives; 12- “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s
motto); 13- Extra-wide shoe size; 21- Make less dense; 22Atari founder Bushnell; 25- Pool stroke; 26- Clear as ___;
27- Postpone; 28- Like corn tassels; 29- Historical chapters;
30- Tale; 31- Destiny; 32- Indo-European; 34- Movie-rating
org.; 35- Shorthand pros; 37- Plant tissue; 38- Pert. to first
man; 43- Broom room; 44- Get stuck in the mud; 45- Freeze
over; 46- Time being; 47- Russian range; 48- Khartoum’s
river; 49- Galileo’s birthplace; 50- Horse of mixed color; 51Supermodel Sastre; 52- Russian no; 53- Actress Rowlands;
54- Boob tubes;
BEETLE BAILEY
IN HISTORY
S U D O KU
R
LAUGH @ LIFE
Polar bears practise
sparring
T
Hoy en la Historia
December 22, 1989
Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania’s
communist dictator, was ousted in
a revolution after 24 years of
hardline rule. He was tried and
executed within days
640: The Saracens destroyed the
library at Alexandria; burning books
warmed the public baths for six months
1808: Ludwig van Beethoven
conducted and performed in a
four-hour concert consisting entirely
of premieres of his own work,
including the Fifth Symphony
1885: Prince Ito Hirobumi, a samurai,
became Japan’s first Prime Minister
1989: Reclusive Irish dramatist
Samuel Beckett died in Paris
Picture: Associated Press
В© GRAPHIC NEWS
wo nine foot-tall polar bears raise their
giant paws, bite and wrestle in the snow
on a beautiful winter’s day by Hudson Bay
in Manitoba, Canada, in brilliant new photographs by Joyce Ferder.
The image is a common one at this time
of year says Ferder, who worked in TV news
before becoming a full-time landscape and
wildlife photographer.
�There is nothing for the bears to do
but wait for the ice (to form) so they play
by sparring to be ready for when they will
have to fight each other for the right to mate
with a female next year,’ Ferder says. �Imagine Greco-Roman wrestling but with polar
bears, it is exactly like that.
�They would usually just be lying around
and one would roll over and start pawing
at the other.
�From there they would push and shove
each other going fully on hind legs every
so often. There would be a lot of biting and
gnawing.’
This scene was an early birthday gift for
Joyce, who turned 56 the day after witnessing this hour-long play fight.
�They would sometimes hold each others
How to play:
Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column
down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.
Yesterday’s solution
head in the snow for a few seconds as if on a
count and then start it all over again,’ Ferder
recalls.
�I was in awe of the power of the animals
and the amazingly clear day with the most
extraordinary light. Up until that point we
had had some terrible weather - blizzards
and very grey days.
�It was also preternaturally quiet as the
bears made no sound when they fought
each other.
�The only sound you would hear was
the sound of snow going “oomph” when
the bears hit each other and the respectful murmurs of the human beings feeling
privileged to watch such a spectacle.
�Not only is the light incredible, I love the
small details in the photos - the texture of
their fur, the blood shot eyes and their teeth.
Looks matter
22 Monday, December 22, 2014
DRINK YOUR SKIN
CARE REGIME
AlAnood Al
Khalifa/DTNN
H
ave you ever heard the phrase
�Beauty comes from within’?
In this case the saying might as
well be true. This week, I will be
writing about Skinade, a drink that
works from the inside out to rebuild
and strengthen the collagen matrix
below the skin’s surface, boosts
natural levels of hydration and
reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
I first tried out this drink in
summer; it was during the end of
Ramadan and right before Eid. I was
getting a facial when my therapist
noticed my skin condition and
suggested I try out the drink. I heard
a lot about these collagen drinks
before, but never dared to try one,
however she did assure me they
were safe.
Developed and manufactured by
Owner of Gloss Salon and Spa, AlAnoodВ Al Khalifa, shares with DT News
the secrets to strengthening the skin’s surface. Read on and find out why
she highly recommends Skinade to anyone who wants to have strong and
natural skin…
leading scientists in the UK, Skinade
contains high-grade collagen and
micronutrients.
The high-grade collagen is
sourced from fresh water fish that is
low in sodium and avoids mercury
contamination; it also contains high
quality ingredients without artificial
flavours or artificial colouring, each
bottle has 35 calories only!
It is a very convenient addition
to your beauty routine, it tastes like
mangos and peaches and is quiet
pleasant.
Drinking one Skinade a day on a
daily basis will result in firmer, more
even toned, hydrated, youthful and
more radiant skin.
Obviously like most skin care
products, results do take a while.
I bought four boxes each box
contains a weeks worth of drink and
was quiet strict with my new routine
(it became more of a challenge for
me to have one bottle a day) I loved
the drink!
What I love about the bottle is
that it is sleek and is convenient to
carry around in your purse. After
doing this for a month, I honestly
didn’t see much of a difference
but I enjoyed every sip and do
not think that it was just a waste
of money.
Three months later I saw my
therapist again she suggested
that I take the drink once again.
I agreed and bought another
month’s supply.
This time I noticed the difference
within the first week. My skin got
brighter and felt more hydrated. I
highly recommend this drink!
HEALTH
CORNER
With Diana Nakhle
On a healthy mission
D
iana Nakhle is a licensed clinical
dietician working at Carlton
Preventive Nutrition Center, Bahrain
since 2012.В She has gained her Nutrition &
Dietetics degree from Notre Dame
University-Lebanon. Her mission in
Bahrain is to spread health awareness
and help people engage more in a healthy
lifestyle.
How much fiber should I eat?
The recommended daily value for fiber
is 25 grams per day.В Eating more plant
foods likeВ whole grains, fresh vegetables,
beans, whole fresh fruit and nuts is the
best way to ensure a good fiber intake.В What are the nutritional benefits of
beef?
Beef has one of the highest
concentrations of protein that helps
repair and build body tissues; it is rich
in iron, needed for a good blood oxygen
flow; zinc and selenium that are needed
for tissue formation and fat metabolism.В It has an abundance of B vitamins
especially B12 which is important
for all the body systems.В Just make
to always choose lean beef sources to
reduce saturated fat intake.
What I love about the bottle is that it is
sleek and is convenient to carry around in
your purse. After doing this for a month, I
honestly didn’t see much of a difference
but I enjoyed every sip and do not think
that it was just a waste of money.
I have a friend who constantly
craves for sugar even after she has
eaten her regular meals. Is she lacking
something in her diet?
Sugar craving can be caused by
someone’s eating habits, diet, emotions,
brain chemistry, and premenstrual
syndrome.В Lack of nutrients in her diet
is not a direct cause. She should make
sure that she eats regular balanced
meals containing moderate amounts
of whole grains, lean proteins, vegetables
and fiber.
�It’s never smart to borrow someone else’s foundation’
THE BEAUTY
B loopers
Since my hair is the oil, I need to wash it daily and it takes me
half an hour to comb it without getting it frizzy. But yet, fate
doesn’t seem to want my hair to stay calm and smooth. Once,
I get out of the house with the wind touching my hair, it gets
frizzy. So I clamp it up with hair bands. ByВ noon, the hair bands
start to slip because of the greasiness. The worst part is by this
time, I have one more class left before going home and by now
I just looked like I survived a tornado.
-Muneera M.
Every
time I get out of the
shower, I don’t bother brushing
my curly wet hair nor do I even own
a brush because I know it would just look
fine and dry up the way it is. But no, my friends
and family can’t seem to comprehend the reality
of my hair. So I had enough of their complaints
and I decided to buy a brush and try it out. I can’t
express how I regret listening to them despite
my gut feelings, my long fine curls turned
into a dry mope that witches could use
when they lose their broomsticks.
-Deshni F.
I encountered a situation during which I
couldn’t find the foundation that I always use
after scouring the stores for it. When I ordered
the foundation, I was told that I had to wait for
three more weeks. To compensate for my loss and
time, I decided to use my mother’s foundation.
Unfortunately, it turned me into a ghost because
my mother had three shades of her skin tone
lighter than mine. I realised that it is never smart
to borrow someone else’s foundation.
-Ghaida A.
23
Monday, December 22, 2014
Once-in-a-lifetime discovery reveals
treasure trove of extremely rare cars
BARN FIND OF
THE CENTURY
Fran Blandy and Jean-Francois
Guyot
I
the car world’s equivalent of the tomb
of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Lamoure and senior specialist
Pierre Novikoff got a tip-off about the
timeworn fleet while criss-crossing
the country earlier this year hunting
for rare pieces.
On the farm -- Artcurial is keeping
the exact location secret -- they
n a small village in western France,
in makeshift shelters bared to the
elements, a treasure trove of extremely
rare cars has been discovered after
lying forgotten for almost 50 years.
Under a pile of dusty old car
magazines, one of
only 37 Ferrari
250 GT SWB
California Spiders
What is so special here is the number
ever made valued
at up to 12
of cars, the range and the quality and
million euros ($14
million) is among
pedigree of the models
some 60 classic
gems discovered
by
the
elite
found a hodge-podge of makeshift
Artcurial auction house.
The once-in-a-lifetime discovery, structures, describing shock after
announced earlier this month, was shock as they realised the treasures
likened by Artcurial managing director they contained.
“This was somewhere between a
Matthieu Lamoure to stumbling upon
metallic graveyard and a museum,”
said Novikoff, describing valuable cars
invaded by ivy, and in some cases
corrugated iron resting directly on
the cars.
“We were overcome with emotion.
Probably much like Lord Carrington
and Howard Carter, on being the first
for centuries to enter Tutankhamun’s
tomb,” said Lamoure.
They may be rusted and weatherbeaten, but the legendary names such
as Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, TalbotLago, Panhard-Levassor, Maserati,
Ferrari, Delahaye and Delage are
described by Artcurial as “works of
art.”
The rare California Spider -- a car
which features 13 times on the list of
the 100 most expensive cars ever sold
-- was bought new by French actor
Gerard Blain and later sold to fellow
actor Alain Delon.
Delon was photographed with
American actresses Jane Fonda and
Shirley MacLaine in the car, which
historians thought to be lost forever.
Also uncovered is an extravagant
Talbot Lago T26 Cabriolet that
belonged to Egypt’s last monarch
King Farouk, an immensely rich ruler
known for grotesque extravagance,
and avid collector who along with fast
cars amassed one of the world’s most
famous coin collections.
“This is surely the last time that such
a discovery will be made, anywhere in
the world. What is so special here is
the number of cars, the range and the
quality and pedigree of the models,”
said Novikoff.
-’Sleeping beauties’But how does such a jackpot of
mythical automobiles end up on a
rural French farm, left to rust for half
a century?
While classic cars are now snapped
up and extremely valuable, this was
between 1955 and 1965.
But when the 70s swung in,
Baillon’s business went into decline,
not the case a few decades ago when
inventor and automobile enthusiast
Roger Baillon became one of the first
collectors.
He had a transport business in
the west of France where he in 1947
designed and built his own car known
as the Bluebird, all while raking in a
fortune in the post WWII boom in
the sector.
He bought the property in 1953
to turn into an automobile museum,
snapping up classic cars -- some saved
from the scrapyard -- and according
to Lamoure, even bought a little train
which he planned to use to give tours
of his museum.
“When the vehicles arrived he put
them away without much fuss, one
next to the other. He restored some
and left others as they were,” said
Novikoff.
Much of the collection was built up
and he held a large sale of his car
collection at the end of the decade
and to car historians, that was the end
of that.
But it turned out he had clung on to
many of the collection’s jewels.
Now, the lost “sleeping beauties”
will again change hands, in an auction
on February 6, 2015, where they are
expected to fetch up to 16 million
euros.
They will be displayed and sold as
they are, and Lamoure said he hopes
some will be left as such as works of
art, although some buyers may choose
to restore them.
“This is a very rare opportunity
presenting works of art unknown to
the market! For the Talbot Lago T26
Grand Sport coupe Saoutchik, caved
in at the rear, I think it should be left
in this condition. It is a sculpture.”
(AFP)
24
Monday, December 22, 2014
The constitutional
court’s ruling clearly confirms that the UPP tried
to overthrow our liberal
democracy by using violence
Greece in 2015 will not
be the same as it was
in 2010-2011. There is
absolutely no risk of
contagion for us
- South Korean PM
Chung Hong-won
If we engage, we have
the opportunity to
influence the course of
events at a time when
there’s going to be some
generational change in
Cuba
- Barack Obama
US President
- Italian Economy Minister
Pier Carlo Padoan
All involved in assassination bid against former prez Pervez Musharraf
PAK PACKS FOUR
MORE TO GALLOWS
Islamabad
our convicts, involved
in an attack on former
Pakistan president Pervez
Musharraf 11 years ago, were
hanged to death Sunday at
a district jail in Faisalabad
following approval by the
government to implement
executions in terrorismrelated cases.
Zubair Ahmed, Rasheed
Qureshi, Ghulam Sarwar
Bhatti and Russian citizen
Akhlaque Ahmed were
shifted from the central jail in
Faisalabad to another district
jail late Saturday to be hanged,
Dawn online reported.
The family members were
allowed to meet the convicts
before the hanging.
Strict security measures
were put in place with
F
Pakistani mourners leave bouquets as they pay their respects
outside the army-run school in Peshawar on Sunday. (AFP)
additional contingents of
security personnel deployed
on the routes leading to the
district jail.
The
militants’
death
penalties were signed by
Pakistan’s Chief of Army
Staff General Raheel Sharif.
Musharraf narrowly escaped
when two suicide car bombers
rammed their vehicle into his
motorcade Dec 25, 2003, in
Rawalpindi.
Fifteen people, including
Arrests made in Peshawar school carnage
Islamabad
Authorities have made arrests in the case
of the Taliban school attack that killed
149 in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on
Sunday that the authorities had picked up
several people suspected of involvement
in the attack.
Afghan journo hurt in
French centre attack dies
Kabul
An Afghan journalist who was
seriously injured during a suicide attack on a French cultural centre died of his wounds
in hospital on Sunday, officials
said.
One German man was also
killed and 20 other people
wounded in the blast on
December 11 during a performance at the packed auditorium of the French Institute
of Afghanistan in the capital
Kabul.
The performance was entitled
“Heartbeat, The Silence After
The Explosion”.
soldiers, were killed in the
attack which was the second
attempt on Musharraf’s life
that month. Following the
attack, several militants,
including the four hanged
Sunday, were arrested.
Preparations are underway
in Lahore for the execution
of four other prisoners in
Kot Lakhpat Central Jail.
The executions are expected
to be carried out within the
next one or two days, media
reports said.
All the roads leading to the
detention facility in Lahore
have been blocked and
mobile phone jammers have
been installed around the jail
premises.
In Sindh province’s Sukkur
city, two terrorists belonging
to the outlawed Lashkar-
Supporters of terrorists live among us: Minister
Islamabad
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Sunday
said every citizen was required to be vigilant as “the sympathisers and supporters of these terrorists live among us”.
“To fight terror, every Pakistani citizen has to play their part,”
Dawn online quoted Khan as saying at a press conference
here as he urged all citizens to be vigilant with regard to the
terror threat.
i-Jhangvi will be executed
Tuesday. Attaullah alias
Qasim and Mohammad Azam
alias Sharif were given death
sentence by an anti-terrorism
court in 2004 for killing a
person on sectarian grounds
in 2001.
On Friday, two former
soldiers were executed in
Faisalabad.
One of them was executed
for the 2009 attack on the
Pakistan Army General
Headquarters in Rawalpindi.
Another was hanged for his
role in an attempt to kill
Musharraf in 2003.
Pakistan
has
started
executing terrorists sentenced
to death after a terrorist attack
left over 140 students and
teachers dead in a Peshawar
school December 16. (AFP)
Al-Qaeda
�bursting
with pain’
Peshawar:
l-Qaeda’s
regional
branch on Sunday said
its hearts were “bursting
with pain” over the Taliban’s
massacre at a Pakistan school
and urged the militants to
target only security forces.
The attack on Tuesday
killed 149 people -mostly children -- in the
northwestern Pakistani city
of Peshawar.
“Our hearts are bursting
with pain and grief over this
incident,” Osama Mehmood,
spokesman for Al-Qaeda
South Asia chapter said in a
four-page emailed statement.
“There is no doubt that the
list of crimes and atrocities
of the Pakistani army has
crossed the limit and it is
true that this army is ahead of
everyone in America’s slavery
and genocide of Muslims...
but it does not mean that
we should seek revenge
from oppressed Muslims,”
Mehmood said.
“The guns that we have
taken up against Allah’s
enemy America,” he added.
A
Pak refuses to learn despite Peshawar: Academic
Islamabad
Despite the Peshawar massacre, the Pakistani government and military refuse to
recognize the root causes
of terrorism, said Hassan
Javid, a professor of political science at the Lahore
University of Management
Sciences, on Sunday.
Terror Aftermath
Peshawar students battle trauma
Islamabad
F
ive days after terrorists
massacred
over
140
students and teachers in a
Peshawar school, the Pakistani
city remains in a state of shock.
The worst hit are obviously
the students -- those who
survived the bloodbath at the
Army Public School and even
pupils in schools elsewhere
in Peshawar, the Dawn
newspaper reported Sunday.
Parents of students in the
city are equally distraught.
“I have been seeing images
of black shoes and pointed
guns in my dreams,” the
daily quoted Arsalan Khan, a
14-year-old at the Army Public
School, as saying.
Khan ran out of the
classroom when we heard
gunshots on December 16 and
hid in the bathroom.
“Later I came to know that
two of my classmates were
shot dead by terrorists. I am
shocked why they targeted our
school,” he told the Dawn.
A number of parents
complained
that
their
children were suffering
from psychological trauma
and insomnia following the
gruesome attack, the daily
said. Shazia Shehryar, a
mother of three, told Dawn
that her ninth grader daughter
had refused to go to her school
although it was far away from
the Army Public School but on
the same street.
“She is still shivering. We
want to take her to a hospital
but she resists that too,”
Shehryar said. According
to Dawn, even otherwise,
due to deteriorating law and
order situation, the activities
of school students had been
restricted in recent years.
Many schools have stopped
one-day trip for students for
fear of untoward incident.
Mian Mashhud, a Class 10
student who survived the
Taliban massacre, walks
with a cane as he arrives
for a ceremony outside the
school in Peshawar. (AFP).
25
Monday, December 22, 2014
Ideology dilemma
RSS to go ahead with conversions defying PM Modi
New Delhi
he head of India’s most
powerful Hindu group
vowed to press ahead with a
campaign to convert Muslims
and Christians to Hinduism,
stoking a sensitive debate that
has stalled parliament and
threatened Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s economic
reform agenda.
Mohan Bhagwat of the rightwing Rashtriya Swayamsewak
Sangh (RSS), which is also the
ideological wing of Modi’s
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),
T
said India was a “Hindu
nation” where many Hindus
had been forcibly converted to
other religions.
“We will bring back those
who have lost their way. They
did not go on their own,”
Bhagwat said in a speech late
on Saturday. “They were lured
into leaving.”
Bhagwat’s
comments
came after BJP said it did
Mohan Bhagwat
not support forced religious
conversions and called for an are predominantly Hindus
anti-conversion law.
but there are also about 160
India’s 1.2 billion people million Muslims and a small
proportion of Christians.
Modi is under fire for
being slow to rein in hardline
affiliate groups that have
been accused of promoting
a Hindu-dominant agenda
that includes luring Muslims
and Christians to convert to
Hinduism.
This month, a group of
Muslims complained that they
had been tricked into attending
a conversion ceremony by
Hindu groups, while a Hindu
priest-turned-lawmaker
of the ruling party planned
GUNMAN KILLS
2 US TOP COPS
28-yr-old miscreant shoots himself, dies
New York
Jennie Matthew
A
n African American
gunman with an apparent
grudge killed two New York
police officers in a coldblooded attack after weeks of
outrage over police killings of
unarmed black men.
President Barack Obama
“unconditionally” condemned
the murders, saying in a
statement: “Tonight, I ask
people to reject violence and
words that harm, and turn to
words that heal.”
The two uniformed officers,
one a newlywed, were shot in
the head through the window
of their patrol car in broad
Rafael Ramos
Wenjian Liu
daylight in Brooklyn on
Saturday in an attack that left
America’s biggest city reeling
just days before Christmas.
“Today, two of New York’s
finest were shot and killed with
no warning, no provocation,”
said an emotional New York
Police Commissioner Bill
Bratton. “They were quite
simply assassinated.”
Police named the shooter as
28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley,
who shot and seriously
Sri Lanka floods displace
over 40,000
Study Finds
Colombo
More than 40,000 people have
been displaced in the north
central and eastern provinces
of Sri Lanka as heavy torrential
rains made dams overflow and
hampered transport services,
an official said on Sunday.
The town of Batticaloa was the
worst hit, with an estimated
30,000 people displaced from
their homes. Thousands more
had to be evacuated, including those from tourist hot
spots such as Anuradhapura,
by the army and navy.
The towns of Anuradhapura
and Polonnaruwa in the north
central province are known
for rice cultivation.
wounded his ex-girlfriend
in Baltimore early Saturday
before driving to Brooklyn to
murder the two officers.
Wenjian Liu, a sevenyear police veteran who got
married two months ago, and
Rafael Ramos, who leaves
behind a 13-year-old son, were
“ambushed and murdered” as
they sat in the front seats of
a marked NYPD police car,
officials said.
Neither officer had a chance
to draw his weapon before
Brinsley opened fire and fled
to a nearby subway station.
He shot himself in the head
on the platform. A silver
semi-automatic firearm was
recovered near his body. (AFP)
a conversion ceremony on
Christmas Day, although it
was cancelled after the prime
minister intervened.
Supporters define such
events as a “homecoming”,
saying that families signing
up for the ceremonies were
originally Hindus.
“We don’t want to convert
anybody ... but then Hindus
should also not be converted,”
Bhagwat said, adding that
those who do not support
religious conversions should
bring in a law against it.
Sony hack an act of cyber
vandalism, says Obama
Washington
S President Barack Obama
said that North Korea’s
hack of Sony Pictures was an
act of “cyber vandalism” and
not an act of war.” “I think it
was an act of cyber vandalism
that was very costly, very
expensive. We take it very
seriously.”
“The US is mulling whether
or not to place North Korea
back onto its list of state
U
T
to the trend.
“The results in this
paper suggest that such an
association exists, and that it
is potentially quite large,” the
study notes.
The researchers used data
from the General Social
Survey (GSS), to analyze how
18-to-35 year-old men used
the Internet between 2000 and
2004. They focused on how
many hours each participant
spent on the Internet per
week, and how many reported
having used the Internet to
view pornography in the past
30 days, but also observed
other activities, including the
use of religious websites.
“We asked ourselves, what
is helping determine whether
people are married or not?”
said Dr. Michael Malcolm, a
sponsors of terrorism,” Obama
said on Sunday following the
communist nation’s alleged
cyber attack on Sony Pictures.
“We’re going to review those
through a process that’s already
in place,” he said. Washington
accuses Pyongyang of being
behind the hack at Sony that led
to the release of embarrassing
emails and caused executives to
halt the debut of the film “The
Interview.”
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and his wife Carmen
review a honour guard during an official inauguration
ceremony at the Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest
on Sunday. (AFP)
Pornography causes decline in marriages
Roberto A. Ferdman
here could be an unlikely
contributor to the decline
of marriage in the US. And
it’s free pornography on the
Internet.
A team of researchers, who
published their findings in
The Institute for the Study
of Labor (IZA) in Germany,
determined that the rise of
free Internet pornography
is not only correlated with
a pronounced decline in
percentage of young adult
males who are married, but
might actually be contributing
Bhagwat’s comments are
likely to further irk opposition
parties that have disrupted
parliament over the conversion
issue, demanding that the
prime minister himself make
a statement on the issue in the
upper house.
Although
Narendra
Modi has privately warned
lawmakers in his party to
back off from controversial
issues such as the conversion
campaign, he has so far not
made any official statement on
the subject.
professor at the University of
West Chester, Pennsylvania,
and one of the study’s authors.
“One of those things, we
thought, could be the use of
pornography.”
In order to test the
hypothesis, Malcolm adjusted
for a number of variables,
including
age,
income,
education, religiosity, and
employment, all of which have
been shown to correlate with
marriage. He also adjusted for
the possibility marriage has an
impact on pornography use.
(Washington Post)
Mother jailed for 20 years
for killing daughter
Sydney
An Australian woman has
been jailed for 20 years for killing her six-month-old daughter here in 2010.
The woman, then in her late
30s, drowned her daughter
in the bathtub of her house
after obsessively worrying
for months that the girl had
dwarfism. A Sydney court was
told that soon after the baby
was born in April 2010, she
was tested for genetic abnormalities, including achondroplasia, a medical term for
dwarfism, after the mother
raised concerns about skin
tags, a flat nose and shape of
the girl’s forehead.
26
Monday, December 22, 2014
SITUATION VACANT
A reputed British curriculum
school in Adliya requires an
ASSISTANT TEACHER urgently in primary section. Qualified
candidate, must speak fluent
English and Tagalog. To apply,
please send your resume to:
info@dilmunschool.com
...................................................
Interior Design Company looking for professional INTERIOR
DESIGNER with advanced 3D
skills & AutoCAD drafting. Attractive salary package and
benefits. Send you portfolio to:
nuzulhc@gmail.com
...................................................
CUSTOMER SERVICE role
available, must speak fluent
English and Arabic. For details
please email you CV to Info@
simply-casting.com
...................................................
Required TEACHERS, NANNIES, NURSES, ASSISTANTS
for a nursery opening will be in
2015. If interested please send
your CV on littleones.bh@gmail.
com
...................................................
ADMIN SECRETARY for an import & export company. Should
have accounting background
and legal work experience
(Full-time). Email resume: satam-001@hotmail.com
...................................................
Urgently Required LV JOINTERS with experience. Email:
co_alnemran@yahoo.com
...................................................
Urgently
Required
CCTV,
ACCESS CONTROL, FIRE
ALARM / SECURITY SYSTEM
TECHNICIAN with 2-3 years of
experience. Bahrain Driving Licence is an added advantage.
Forward your CV to: applybah@
gmail.com
...................................................
British curriculum school requires ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHERS for intermediate
level. English mother tongue
preferred. Email CV to admin@
talentschools.com
...................................................
CUSTOMER SERVICE role
available, must speak fluent
English and Arabic. For details
please email your CV to Info@
simply-casting.com
...................................................
A Reputed Company in Bahrain
urgently looking for OUTDOOR
SALESMAN for Ice Cream Factory. Requirements: The candidates should have extensive
outdoor sales experience; At
least 1-2 years of experience;
Can speak and understand
English; with valid Bahrain driving license. Interested candidate can apply with detailed CV
and full body pictures to Email:
hiringrest2014@2014gmail.com
...................................................
Interior Design Company looking for professional INTERIOR
DESIGNER with advanced 3D
skills & AutoCAD drafting. Attractive salary package and
benefits. Send you portfolio to:
nuzulhc@gmail.com
...................................................
Urgently Required SECURITY
GUARDS,
MOTORCYCLE
RIDERS, PASTRY, CHEF IN
FOOD DECORATION, CHEF
IN SWEETS, TABLE SERVICES STAFF AND DINING
RESTAURANT SUPERVISOR.
Kindly send CV to hradprt@
gmail.com
...................................................
Apex Properties require PROPERTY MANAGERS. Previous
experience + driving licence
essential. Salary+ commission.
Send CV to info@apexbahrain.
com
...................................................
Looking for a professional well
experienced FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER / VIDEOGRAPHER who is willing to work full
time at my company based in
the Kingdom of Bahrain / Email:
sss_sayar@hotmail.com
...................................................
Arabic & English speaking ladies (age 22 to 35) required for
promoting a well known FMCG
product on a permanent basis
(1 year contract). Good salary
provided. Please send CV to
salepromotersjobs@gmail.com
...................................................
Required
FLOWER
AND
ROSES DESIGNERS with experience for contact, email: fahadleena@gmail.com
...................................................
Urgently required experienced
PICK-UP DRIVERS with GCC/
Bahrain driving licence. Email:
grabjoboffer@gmail.com
...................................................
Nader & EBRAHIM group looking for a FEMALE EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY. Minimum 4 years
experience in the same role, dependable, efficient in handling
the day-today operations of the
office. Send your CV to nehcobahrain2014@gmail.com.
...................................................
We Require a full time Restaurant ACCOUNTING CLERK.
Candidate should have the following experience and qualifications: Attention to detail; Interpersonal Skills; Analyze daily/
weekly/ monthly sales and store
area/ transfer and inventory
posting. Email CV to: mamalik7@gmail.com
...................................................
Newly Opened Block Factory
requires experienced Personnel for QA/ QC, PRODUCTION,
OPERATOR and OTHER POSITIONS. Email CV: apply@tmsbahrain.com and bahrainblockfactory@gmail.com
...................................................
Required For a Grade A construction company: 1. CIVIL
ENGINEER- Diploma with 8
to 10 years Buildings Experience, should have valid Bahrain
Driver’s Licence, knowledge of
AutoCAD preferred. 2. CIVIL
FOREMAN experienced in road
projects. Please send your CV
to khalid@akjcont.net
...................................................
Urgently Required SITE ENGINEER for high rise building
project with 5 - 10 years experience. Please send CV to Email:
nasser.towers14@gmail.com
...................................................
FLAT FOR RENT
AMWAJ apartment for Rent in
tala island with two bedrooms,
laundry room, overlooking the
sea, open kitchen, Parking,
swimming
pool,
Gym,
supermarket and restaurants,
for rent at a price of BD 700 only.
Email: naif@quest-amwaj.com
..................................................
AMWAJ 3 bedroom villa for
rent in the floating city, Rent:
BD 1300. Email: naif@questamwaj.com
..................................................
SEEF, Luxury 1 bedroom fully
furnished apartment in Era
Tower, with stunning sea view,
modern fittings and furniture,
inclusive of all bills and Wifi
Pool, Gym, Steam and Sauna
rooms, Tennis court, Kids play
area. Contact: 3974 6444
..................................................
EAST RIFFA a brand new
commercial offices for rent, 2
bedroom 2 bathroom, prices
start from BD 250 - BD 260 - BD
270 Contact: 3345 1108
..................................................
GAFUL flat for rent, 2 bedroom
1 bathroom 1 kitchen hall with
AC. Rent: BD 250. Contact:
39711001
..................................................
JUFFAIR fully furnished 2
bedroom, 2 bathroom flat for
rent with all faculties, pool,
gym, covered parking (24 hrs)
security
and
maintenance
monthly. Rent 500 all inclusive.
Contact: 3388 7055
..................................................
RIFFA 2 bed room 2 bath
room flat for rent near lulu
hypermarket, family only. Rent:
BD 200. Contact: 6633 3304
..................................................
MUHARRAQ 1 room semi
furnished flat for rent, all inclusive
electricity
+
municipality.
Walking distance of Muharraq
central market, and Muhharraq
souq. Call : 39970707
..................................................
BUDAIYA HIGHWAY semi
furnished villa for rent, 3
bedroom 3 bath room, car
parking store house, maid’s
room, pool, washing machine,
air
conditioning,
garden,
exclusive
of
municipality,
electricity and water. For viewing
call: 33887055
Monday, December 22, 2014
27
Outdoor Catering
Team Offers
Choice of high quality.
Tailor made menus for Non-Veg & Veg.
Professional Party Set-up & Supervision.
Catering for any number of guests.
Attractive rates.
Reservations: + 973 17728699
MEXICAN SOUP
WITH CHICKEN
•
•
•
•
•
•
2tbspoliveoil
1onion,chopped
4garliccloves,crushed
1anchoorotherlargedriedchilli,deseeded
and softened in boiling water for about 10
mins
ВЅtspgroundcumin
400gcanplumtomatoes
1ВЅlchickenstock
2chickenbreasts,sliced
juice2limes
tortillachipsorhomemadetortillastrips(see
below),choppedavocado,limewedges,red
onionandcoriander,toserve
PREPARATION
1.
2.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion
and garlic, soften for 5 mins, then stir in the
dried chilli, cumin, tomatoes and chicken stock.
Blitz in a food processor in batches, or use a
hand blender to purГ©e until smooth.
Return to the pan, then bring to the boil. Add
the chicken, reduce the heat, then simmer for
10 mins until cooked through. Stir in the lime
juice and some seasoning, then ladle into bowls.
Put the toppings in the middle of the table for
everyone to help themselves.
17256470
•
•
•
•
Classifieds@dt.bh
INGREDIENTS:
17579869
HONDA ACCORD, 2005 model
for sale. KM 137000, Engine
Size 2001-3000CC. Price BD
2,500. Contact: 33833390
...................................................
CITROEN C4, 2006 model for
sale. Engine Size 1000-2000
CC. Price BD 650. Contact:
39144218
...................................................
MITSUBISHI LANCER, 2009
model for sale. KM 127000, engine Size 1000-2000CC. Price
BD 2,500. Contact: 33055827
...................................................
NISSAN ARMADA, 2004 model
for sale. KM 173000, engine
Size 4000+CC. Price BD 4,500.
Contact: 39977886
...................................................
AUDI A1, 2011 model for sale.
KM 42000, engine Size 10002000CC. Price BD 6,500. Contact: 38383409
...................................................
TOYOTA COROLLA, 2010
model for sale. KM 94400, engine Size 1000-2000CC. Price
BD 3,700. Contact: 36605926
...................................................
MAZDA 3, 2008 model for sale.
KM 100000, engine Size 10002000CC. Price BD 2,500. Contact: 35104654
...................................................
CHEVROLET TAHOE, 2008
model for sale. KM 68400, engine Size 4000+CC. Price BD
7,400. Contact: 39912301
...................................................
FORD FOCUS, 2004 model for
sale. KM 173000, engine Size
1000-2000CC. Price BD 950.
Contact: 35392897
...................................................
MITSUBISHI LANCER, 2009
model for sale. KM 79000, engine Size 1000-2000CC. Price
BD 2,200. Contact: 35004377
...................................................
FORD FOCUS, 2004 model for
sale. KM 173000, engine Size
1000-2000CC. Price BD 1,150.
Contact: 35392897
...................................................
BMW 3-SERIES, 2008 model
for sale. KM 96000, engine Size
2001-3000CC. Price BD 7,200.
Contact: 39265885
...................................................
CHRYSLER 300M/300C, 2003
model for sale. Engine Size
3001-4000CC. Price BD 1,100.
Contact: 33558876
...................................................
NISSAN ALTIMA, 2008 model
for sale. Engine Size 20013000CC. Price BD 2,800. Contact: 36100026
...................................................
MAZDA CX-9, 2008 model for
sale. KM 177000, engine Size
3001-4000CC. Price BD 4,800.
Contact: 36991412
...................................................
TOYOTA SOLARA, 2006 model for sale. Engine Size 20013000CC. Price BD 4,200. Contact: 38333612
...................................................
LEXUS for sale, 1994 model
for sale, engine Size 30014000CC. Price: BD 900 Contact: 39787787
...................................................
NISSAN PATHFINDER, 2003
model for sale, engine Size
2001-3000 CC. Price BD 2,250.
Contact: 35392897
...................................................
HONDA ACCORD, 2007 model for sale. KM 112000, price
BD 3,400. Engine Size 20013000CC. Contact: 33936825
...................................................
MITSUBISHI LANCER, 2008
model for sale, engine Size
2001-3000CC. Price BD 1,900.
Contact: 32229226
...................................................
38444695
MINI COOPER, 2011 model for
sale. KM 60000, engine Size
1000-2000CC. Price BD 5,200.
Contact: 33355790
...................................................
CHRYSLER 300M/300C, 2012
model for sale. KM 68000, engine Size 4000+CC. Price BD
8,800. Contact: 36640466
...................................................
NISSAN PATHFINDER, 2002
model for sale. KM 135000, Engine Size 2001-3000CC. Price
BD 2,000. Contact: 33904051
...................................................
MAZDA 3, 2008 model for sale.
KM 86000, engine Size 10002000CC. Price BD 1,925. Contact: 38013420
...................................................
GMC YUKON, 2004 model for
sale. Engine Size 4000+CC.
Price BD 3,500. Contact:
36704044
...................................................
NISSAN TIIDA, 2012 model for
sale. KM 68000, engine Size
1000-2000CC. Price BD 3,400.
Contact: 36706067
...................................................
VOLKSWAGEN
CC,
2014
model for sale. KM 8500, Engine Size 1000-2000CC. Price
BD 10,400. Contact: 33620118
...................................................
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER, 2004 model for sale. KM
170000, engine Size 4000+CC.
Price BD 2,000. Contact:
36039002
...................................................
TOYOTA FORTUNER, 2013
model for sale. KM 33000, engine size 2001-3000CC. Price
BD 8,000. Contact: 34443543
...................................................
HONDA CR-VENGINE, 1998
model for sale, engine size
1000-2000CC. Price BD 1,200.
Contact: 33285528
...................................................
INFINITI FX45/FX35, 2006
model for sale. Engine Size
3001-4000CC. Price BD 4,700.
Contact: 33276252
...................................................
INFINITI G-SERIES, 2008 model for sale, engine Size 30014000CC. Price BD 5,800. Contact: 33276252
...................................................
HYUNDAI TUCSON, 2009
model for sale, engine Size
2001-3000CC. Price BD 3,000.
Contact: 33276252
...................................................
MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS,
2002 model for sale. engine
Size 3001-4000CC. Price BD
2,000. Contact: 33150489
...................................................
HONDA ACCORD, 2010 model
for sale. KM 73452, engine Size
3001-4000CC. Price BD 5,299.
Contact: 38808449
...................................................
NISSAN SUNNY, 2004 model
for sale. KM 105000, engine
Size 1000-2000CC. Price BD
1,650. Contact: 34129197
...................................................
NISSAN XTERRA, 2010 model
for sale. KM 81000, engine Size
3001-4000CC. Price BD 5,700.
Contact: 33054520
...................................................
FORD FOCUS, 2006 model for
sale. KM 135000, engine Size
1000-2000CC. Price BD 1,300.
Contact: 36065004
...................................................
CADILLAC ESCALADE, 2008
modle for sale. KM 22000, engine Size 4000+CC. Price BD
5,200. Contact: 33182795
...................................................
MASERATI Quattroporte, 2005
model for sale. KM 19000, engine Size 4000+CC. Price BD
6,995. Contact: 33355790
...................................................
MERCEDES-BENZ
S-Class,
2006 model for sale. KM 70000,
engine Size 4000+CC. Price BD
8,900. Contact: 33355790
...................................................
NISSAN SUNNY, 2003 model
for sale. KM 200000, engine
Size 1000-2000CC. Price BD
1,400. Contact: 38181284
...................................................
GMC ACADIA, 2008 model for
sale. KM 115000, engine Size
3001-4000CC. Price BD 5,500.
Contact: 35580622
...................................................
NISSAN ALTIMA, 2012 model
for sale. KM 44000, engine Size
2001-3000CC. Price BD 5,000.
Contact: 39541177
...................................................
NISSAN ALTIMA, 2005 model
for sale. Engine Size 20013000CC. Price BD 1,500. Contact: 34064033
...................................................
LEXUS ES-SERIES, 2008 model for sale. Engine Size30014000CC . Price BD 8,000. Contact: 36611106
...................................................
NISSAN ALTIMA, 2012 model
for sale. KM 53000, engine Size
2001-3000CC. Price BD 4,800.
Contact: 39541177
...................................................
KIA CARNIVAL, 2004 model for
sale. KM 162437, engine Size
2001-3000CC. Price BD 1,000.
Contact: 33718885
...................................................
HYUNDAI GALLOPER, 2002
model for sale. KM 220000, engine Size 3001-4000CC. Price
BD 1,300. Contact: 37737756
...................................................
HONDA CR-V, 1998 model
for sale. Engine Size 10002000CC. Price BD 1,250. Contact: 33071582
...................................................
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE,
2000 model for sale. KM 150000,
engine Size 4000+CC. Price BD
950. Contact: 34556227
...................................................
Reaching the right audience
DINE OUT
28
SHAIKH HAMAD,
Monday, December 22, 2014
National Racing Festival
AL KOOHEJI WIN
DT News Network
haikh Hamad bin Isa Al
Khalifa and Hussain Al
Kooheji emerged as the stars
of the National Racing Festival
this weekend at the Bahrain
International Circuit (BIC) in
Sakhir.
Both drivers enjoyed a
fantastic double in their
respective
championships
amidst a high level of
competition along BIC’s
2.55-kilometre Inner Track.
Shaikh Hamad triumphed in
both races of round three in
the 2014/2015 BIC 2,000cc
Challenge, while Al Kooheji
made local motor racing
history as the first-ever
winner of the all-new BMR
600 Championship. The BMR
S
Winners on the podium
600 is a one-make series for
motorbikes, featuring the
Honda Hornet 600cc, that
made a rousing debut over
the weekend. The National
Racing Festival was organised
by BIC in cooperation with the
Bahrain Motor Federation and
Circuit Racing Club. It followed
a week-long celebration off the
track at BIC commemorating
Bahrain’s National Day.
Shaikh Hamad maintained
his perfect start to the season
with another two race wins and
stretch his winning streak to six
races in a row and now leads
the drivers’ championship
standings with a healthy gap.
Shaikh Hamad headed
into the meeting as firm
favourite and set the pace in
free practice with a best lap of
1min 19.131secs in his Honda
CIVIC, the veteran racer lost
out on pole position for the
meeting’s first race by a mere
0.219secs with Hussain Karimi
capturing pole in his Honda
CRX with a best lap time of
1min 18.983secs. This didn’t
knock Shaikh Hamad’s focus
off track as he responded with
a stellar performance in the
opening 15-lap sprint where he
narrowly outclassed Karimi by
1.552secs. Shaikh Hamad took
the chequered flag in a total
race time of 19mins 58.238secs
and clocking the fastest lap of
1min 18.746secs.
Shaikh Hamad and Karimi
were in a class of their own
throughout
the
event,
engaged in heated battle
while completing the race
nearly a half-minute ahead of
their closest rival Tim Birkin
(+29.699) driving a Honda
Integra to finish third to
claim the final podium place.
Abdulrahman
Ghuloom
(Honda CIVIC, +30.871), Alex
Longden (BMW 3 Series/F20C,
+32.545), Mohamed Faqihi
(Honda CIVIC, +14 laps)
and Stephen Kellogg (Honda
CIVIC, +41.980) rounded out
the classification.
World Congress Shaikh Rashid, Le Falher clinch title
gains praise
DT News Network
he
concluded
56th
ICHPER.SD Anniversary
World
Congress
and
Exposition in Bahrain on
Saturday and organised by the
Bahrain Olympic Committee
(BOC) in partnership with
the International Council for
Health, Physical Education,
Recreation,
Sports
and
Dance (ICHPER.SD) and the
University of Bahrain was
given a thumbs up by highranking Bahraini officials.
Prominent figures in
the field of sports also
congratulated the personal
representatives of His Majesty
the King for Charity Work
and Youth Affairs, Supreme
Council for Youth and Sports
chairman and BOC president
Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad
Al Khalifa on winning two
valuable awards at the closing
ceremony.
Shaikh Nasser became the
first Arab figure to win the
�Highest Contribution Award’
from ICHER.SD since it was
founded in 1958, which was
in appreciation to his support
and development to sports
development in Bahrain.
He was also presented
DT News Network
haikh Rashid Al Khalifa
and his young playing
partner Yaseen Le Falher (88
points) clinched the crown of
the 12th Annual National Day
Tournament at the Royal Golf
Club.
The total points was made
up from the first day score
and added to their second day
total for the final aggregate,
the pairing of Abdulla Khalifa
Esa and Dena Wales (86) were
runners up with third place
closely contested with three
pairings on the same total
with the duo of Khalifa Al
Merisi and Dave Garbutt (85)
clinching it after the count
back system was implemented.
S
T
Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al
Khalifa
with a special �Royal Knight’
award from the International
Military Sports Council
(CISM) due to his remarkable
efforts in the field of sports.
“I would like to personally
congratulate Shaikh Nasser
on receiving these two
awards from ICHPERSD and
CISM, which he deservedly
earned,” said BOC board
member and president of the
Bahrain Weightlifting and
Bodybuilding
Federation
president Shaikh Abdulla
bin Rashid Al Khalifa. BOC
board member Isa Abdulrahim
expressed pride in Shaikh
Nasser being the first Arab
figure to win these two awards.
From left winners Yaseen Le Falher and Shaikh Rashid Al Khalifa
with Bernie Morgan, Director of Golf
The 36 hole tournament
was held over two days
on the Royal Golf Club’s
Montgomerie championship
Junior tennis camp next week
DT News Network
he
Bahrain
Tennis
Academy
(BTA)
in
cooperation with the Capital
School, will be running an
intensive four-day camp for
children from at the Dilmun
Sports Club in Saar. Children
from 3 to 8 years of age can
join the first session from
8:30am-10:30am each day,
while children 8 to 12 years
can join the second session
T
from 10:30am-1:30pm each
day.
The camps are open to
all boys and girls including
non-members of the club
and no previous experience is
necessary.
These
sessions
will
include structured training
in all strokes and footwork
appropriate for the children’s
ages and levels. Registration
closes on Friday.
course. Expatriate players were
paired with a Bahraini player
in a pairs better ball Stableford
format with the top 30 teams
from day one battling it out in
the final round to decide the
overall winning duo.
A Junior National Day
competition also took place on
the Club’s Mini Monty par 3
course and once again, the scores
were extremely close. The count
back system was used once again
to award Manaf Al Murbati and
Ali Mohamed Ahmed (21 on
count back) in first place after
the pair, along with Eid Adel
and Fares Essa Qutami (21) were
tied on the same points) with Ali
Babtain and Ali Salmeen (19)
winning third place, while added
excitement came about when
young Ali Mohamed Ahmed
achieved a hole in one on
hole 7.
FCTG organises tennis fun competition
DT News Network
he Filipino Club Tennis Group (FCTG) organised team tennis
fun competition to celebrate the Bahrain National Day at
the Bahrain Tennis Federation (BTF) Courts in Isa Town.В Eight
teams participated in the tournament along with family, friends,
and guests as spectators. Odd Vantage Tennis Republic (OVTR)
Team 2 were champions after winning four of fives games against
Malditaz in the final. Trophies were later awarded to the winning
team, while snacks and a buffet dinner was served during the
event supported by Extra Coffee Shop. The next FCTG activity is
a tennis clinic to be held on four Fridays in January 2015 as well
as the Chairman’s Cup Singles tournament starting in the second
week of January.
T
IT’S NINTH DRAW
FOR SAMPDORIA
29
Monday, December 22, 2014
Italian series A
Milan
taly
striker
Manolo
Gabbiadini confirmed he
could quit Sampdoria in the
January transfer window after
heading a late equaliser to
secure a share of the spoils in
a 2-2 home draw with Udinese
yesterday.
Gabbiadini has been linked
with a move to Napoli and the
highly-rated 23-year-old told
after the game:
“I don’t know if this will be
my last goal in a Sampdoria
shirt, I always honour the shirt Manolo Gabbiadini
that I’m wearing.”
It was Sampdoria’s ninth Obiang gave the hosts a great
draw of the campaign but Sinisa start with a 15th minute opener
Mihajlovic’s men were left at the Luigi Ferraris stadium,
lamenting a missed chance to firing into the empty net after
leapfrog Napoli into provisional a blunder by visiting �keeper
third place ahead of Lazio’s visit Orestis Karnezis. But Udinese
to Inter Milan in yesterday’s took a 2-1 half-time lead
following quick-fire goals from
late game.
Spanish midfielder Pedro Alexandre Geijo and Danilo in
I
the space of three minutes.
Gabbiadini, who secured a
share of the points for Samp in
a 1-1 draw away to Juventus last
week, rescued the hosts again
when he headed Lorenzo Di
Silvestri’s cross past Karnezis on
the hour. Mihajlovic told he had
no complaints. Sampdoria are
12 points behind Juventus, who
will face Napoli in the Italian
Super Cup final in Doha on
Monday with a chance for a
double Christmas celebration
after the latest slip-up by title
challengers.
Roma had closed the gap
on Juventus to a point last
week but had to settle for a
scoreless draw at home to Milan
on Saturday which left them
three points adrift in second.
Elsewhere yesterday, Chievo
and Torino were the only two
teams celebrating ending the
year with a win. (AFP)
Sampdoria’s Italian defender Lorenzo De Silvestri (left) heads the ball with Udinese’s French
forward Cyril Thereau.
Goergl wins Val
Bahrain Juniors third Freiburg
hold
in GCC Championship Hanover d’Isere super- G
Berlin
orussia Dortmund went
joint bottom of the
Bundesliga yesterday after
Hanover 96 scored two late
goals to draw 2-2 at Freiburg
as Germany’s top flight breaks
for winter.
The Bundesliga starts its
winter break leaving last
season’s runners-up Dortmund
level on 15 points and a goal
difference of minus eight
alongside last-placed Freiburg.
Goals by striker Mike Frantz
and defender Marc-Oliver
Kempf had put hosts Freiburg
2-0 up at their Schwarzwald
Stadium before Hanover scored
twice in the last 10 minutes to
claim a point.
Midfielder
Leonardo
Bittencourt struck on 83
minutes before their Spanish
star Joselu netted in the third
minute of added time to deny
Freiburg their first win since
the start of November. Earlier
yesterday, Hertha Berlin
defender John Brooks gave
away his side’s first two goals
in their 5-0 thrashing at home
by Hoffenheim. (AFP)
B
An action from race
DT News Network
ahrain’s
National
Showjumping
Junior
Team achieved third place
at the teams’ level in the
GCC Showjumping Junior
Championship for Juniors,
held during the Custodian of
the Two Holy Mosques King
Abdulla bin Abdulaziz Al
B
Saud Equestrian Festival in
Riyadh.
Bahrain finished behind
the overall winners and
hosts Saudi Arabia, and
runners-up UAE. Third
place for the national team
can be considered a fine
achievement, especially with
the participation of advanced
riders from across the GCC.
Representing the national
team at the festival were
Hussain
Mohammed
Dadallah riding Vajoutie,
Fahad Hilal Al Khatri riding
Wilson 3, Mayouf Al Romaihi
riding Wieke Lous amd
Ahmed Issa Ali Jawad riding
Raniki.
Val-d’Isère
lisabeth Goergl beat
fellow Austrian Anna
Fenninger in the women’s
World Cup super-G at Val
d’Isere yesterday as Lindsey
Vonn crashed out.
Vonn was seeking to follow
up Saturday’s downhill win in
the French Alps which put her
to within one of Annemarie
Moser-Proell’s all-time World
Cup record of 62. But as the
American snow queen’s
record-equalling bid failed to
take off Goergl was celebrating
E
a tight five hundredths of a
second win over Olympic
champion Fenninger.
The 33-year-old slalom and
super-G world champion in
2011, who had come in second
to Vonn in the downhill 24
hours earlier, clocked a time
of 1min 25.42 seconds. This
was her seventh World Cup
win and she nailed it with a
lightning final section at more
than 106kph. “My coaches
inspected the slope and gave
me all the information on the
circuit,” said Goergl. (AFP)
30
Monday, December 22, 2014
LAST MINUTE GOAL
Johnson’s late strike gives Sunderland 1-0 win against Newcastle
Newcastle
dam Johnson scored a
dramatic 90th minute
winner for Sunderland as they
beat Newcastle United 1-0 and
claim a third successive victory
over their north-east rivals.
It was a high-tempo game in
which both teams, especially
Sunderland, missed a series
of chances before Johnson
settled it, starting and finished
a sweeping move involving
Steven Fletcher and Sebastien
Larsson. Until then, it looked
certain to end in a stalemate,
but Johnson relishes these
occasions after scoring on
Sunderland’s two previous
visits, which both ended in
3-0 defeats for Newcastle.
This meeting was typically
competitive derby, littered
with yellow cards as referee
Anthony Taylor tried to keep
a grip on the game.В But, if
there was little love lost on the
pitch, both sets of supporters
then the home fans responded
similarly in the 33rd minute
to mark the ВЈ33,000 raised in
Sunderland in the wake of the
tragedy.
By the end of the match,
though, Sunderland fans were
the ones making all the noise
after a victory which came after
their disruptive prelude to the
match when left-back Anthony
Reveillere strained a calf muscle
during the warm-up. He was
replaced by Sebastien Coates,
but it was not a straightforward
change because John O’Shea had
to switch to left-back to allow
Coates to play in his normal
position at the heart of the
defence. It did not get much
better for Sunderland when
the game began as Coates was
booked within two minutes for
a foul, adding to his concerns for
the remaining 88.
Coates’s early foul on Ayoze
Perez was only one of a number of
abrasive challenges that brought
three more cautions in the next
20 minutes. By the end, the yellow
card count was seven. Not
surprisingly, Newcastle settled
quicker than Poyet’s reshaped
side, with Paul Dummett
wasting two chances and Cheick
Tiote put an excellent 14th
minute opportunity straight at
Costel Pantilimon.
When Sunderland did get a
foothold in the game through
Larsson and Lee Cattermole,
they created far better openings
and could have been ahead by
the interval.
Connor Wickham almost
headed in at the far post after
Newcastle’s
third-choice
keeper Jak Alnwick struggled
to deal with Johnson’s 23rd
minute free-kick. Alnwick
was more impressive when he
dealt with two further efforts
from В Wickham later in the half,
but Sunderland went closest to
a breakthrough whenВ Fletcher
eluded Steven Taylor and
steered Larsson’s cross against
the bar in the 26th minute.
(AFP)
Buttin signs for
Bordeaux-Begles
S.Africa call up
new boy Rossouw
Roberto Carlos quits
Turkey’s Sivasspor
A
Sunderland’s English midfielder Adam Johnson takes an unsuccessful shot
displayed a refreshing respect
for each other.
Sunderland’s fans joined the
17th minute applause for the
two Newcastle supporters who
died in the MH17 plane crash,
Chen Long wins
superseries title
Dubai
hina’s world champion
Chen Long finished 2014
on a high by winning the
World Super series Finals
title yesterday, brushing past
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of
Denmark 21-16, 21-10 in just
47 minutes. It was Chen’s
fourth major title of the season
and he secured it in some
style with Vittinghus failing
to win another point from
10-10 in the second game.
“I’m happy with my game.
This is the first time Dubai is
hosting such a big event and
I’m very happy with the way
it was organised,” said Chen.
“I believe that with so many
Chinese and Indian people
living here, badminton has a
great future in Dubai and I’m
looking forward to coming
back.”
Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying
claimed the women’s title
with a 21-17, 21-12 win over
South Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun.
“Tai is now as good as the
top Chinese players,” admitted
Sung. “She is very aggressive
and powerful; I found it hard
to return her smashes today.”
Tai played down her victory.
“I didn’t expect it to be this
easy. Maybe Sung was not at
her best and she made many
mistakes,” said the Taiwanese
C
Chen Long poses with his trophy
player who found her form late
in the season. “I fell sick twice
this year; that’s why I could not
compete at a high level. Having
won the Hong Kong Open
and this event, I expect that
my opponents will study me
closely, but that’s something
I cannot avoid. I will have to
adjust accordingly.” (AFP)
Bordeaux
French rugby giants
Clermont lost their second key player in as
many days yesterday
as French international
fullback Jean-Marcellin
Buttin signed for rivals
Bordeaux-Begles, the
buying side’s president Laurent Marti
announced. The 23-yearold back -- capped
twice and who has
also played for France
in their sevens team -will join Bordeaux next
season having signed
a two year contract.
Buttin, who has been
at Clermont since 2009,
joins Fijian tryscoring
wing Napolioni Nalaga
in leaving Clermont
-- it was revealed on
Saturday that Nalaga
agreed to join defending French champions Toulon next term.
Buttin is the fourth
signing by Bordeaux,
who are coached by
former France captain
and hooker Rapahel
Ibanez.
Johannesburg
Left-handed
batsman Rilee Rossouw
was named yesterday to replace injured
wicketkeeper-batsman
Quinton de Kock in
South Africa’s squad for
the remaining two Test
matches against the
West Indies.
De Kock was ruled out
of the Tests and limited overs matches of
the West Indian tour
after tearing ankle ligaments during the first
Test at Centurion, which
South Africa won by an
innings and 220 runs on
Saturday.
Rossouw, 25, made his
one-day international
debut earlier this year
and has been a prolific
scorer for the Knights
franchise and South
Africa A.В He hit 231 for
South Africa A against
Australia A in Townsville
in August, sharing a
partnership of 343 with
Temba Bavuma (162),
who is also in the Test
squad.В Istanbul
Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos
yesterday resigned as
coach of Turkish top
flight side Sivasspor
after a succession of
poor results, reports
said.
The board met immediately after Saturday’s
0-2 defeat to Istanbul’s
Basaksehir and then
with Carlos himself on
Sunday morning where
it was mutually agreed
he should quit, Turkish
sports daily Fanatik
said.
He is expected to
leave Sivas, a major
city in central Turkey,
by Monday evening,
online news site Radikal
added.В The reports said
that Sergen Yalcin, one
of the most celebrated
Turkish footballers of
recent decades, had
been appointed as his
successor.
Most
recently,
Yalcin
h ad
until
2014 been managing
Gaziantepspor.
31
Monday, December 22, 2014
MARSEILLE TRIUMPH
Batshuyai ensures Marseille finish year top of the table
Paris
elgian striker Michy
Batshuyai repaid Marseille
coach Marcelo Bielsa’s faith in
giving him his first start by
scoring the decider in the 2-1
win over Lille yesterday to
guarantee they top the table
going into the New Year.
Marseille, who last won the
title in 2010 when coached
by Didier Deschamps, lead
defending champions Paris
Saint Germain -- who drew
0-0 with Montpellier on
Saturday -- and five ahead
of Lyon, who play Bordeaux
later yesterday.
Batshuyai -- who had had
to bide his time to get a start
since signing from Standard
Liege in the close season -had got the nod when Bielsa
according to media reports told
regular starter Dimitri Payet
he could go on holiday as he
would not be playing after
failing to impress in training
this week. The Belgian Under-
B
21 international did not let
the mercurial Argentinian
coach down even though
it was in front of a record
Velodrome attendance of
62,048 spectators. AndrePierre Gignac had a superb
chance in the 12th minute as
a weak defensive header fell
to him inside the penalty area
but he sent his shot well wide
of the post.
Marseille
took
advantage of
a slip-up by
rivals Paris
St-Germain
Batshuyai went close
to breaking the deadlock
in the 27th minute as he
created space for himself and
unleashed a fine curling effort
that went just wide of the
post. The hosts went 1-0 up in
the 32nd minute in the most
unfortunate circumstances
for Lille as Nolan Roux tried
to put out a poor corner by
Florian Thauvin but it flashed
off his boot and beat Enyeama
at the near post. Marseille
had other chances including
one for Andre Ayew, but
the Ghanaian star’s shot was
cleared off the line by Simon
Kjaer.
Lille were fortunate not be
reduced to 10 men 10 minutes
into the second-half as Idrissa
Gueye flashed out his arm and
caught Mario Lemina full in
the face but despite a harsh
talking to by the referee he
didn’t receive even a booking.
He made the most of his good
fortune by levelling in the 61st
minute, his shot from the edge
of the area taking a deflection
before rolling past Steve
Mandanda. (AFP)
Afridi to quit ODI’s
after world cup
Karachi
ashing Pakistani allrounder Shahid Afridi
announced yesterday he would
retire from one-day cricket
after next year’s World Cup
but continue to play Twenty20
until 2016. The 34-year-old led
Pakistan for the last three oneday internationals in the series
which they lost 2-3 against
New Zealand this month, after
regular captain Misbah-ul Haq
was ruled out due to injury.
He smashed a match-winning
61 in the first match and
followed that up with 55 and
49. “I will retire from one-day
cricket after the World Cup,”
Afridi told a press conference.
“I wanted to leave on the peak.
I think it’s the right time to
leave so that my place goes to
a youngster and there are very
talented players in Pakistan.”
Australia and New Zealand will
co-host the World Cup from
February 14 to March 29.
The swashbuckling batsman
hit the fastest one-day hundred
off just 36 balls in only his
second match, against Sri
Lanka in Nairobi in 1996, a
record which New Zealand’s
Corey Anderson broke earlier
this year. Anderson made a
35-ball hundred against the
Marseille’s Belgian midfielder Michy Batshuayi (left) vies for the ball with Lille’s Senegalese
midfielder Idrissa Gueye.
Hirscher overtakes
Klammer
Ronaldo returns home
for statue unveiling
Rondo makes
successful debut
D
Shahid Afridi
West Indies. Afridi holds
the record for most sixes in
one-day internationals with
342, and is the only player to
have hit more than 400 sixes
across all three formats of the
game. He has hit 49 sixes in
Twenty20 cricket and 52 before
his retirement from Tests in
2010. As a leg-break bowler
he has 391 wickets in 389 oneday internationals. His tally of
wickets in Twenty20 cricket
stands at 81. “My journey has
seen many ups and downs but
now I am feeling satisfied that I
am leaving on my own terms,”
Afridi said. He currently has
7,870 runs in one-day cricket.
(AFP)
Alta Badia
Austria’s triple overall
World Cup champion
Marcel Hirscher claimed
yesterday’s giant slalom
in Alta Badia to overtake
his legendary compatriot Franz Klammer in
number of World Cup
wins.
This fourth success of the
season took Hirscher’s
tally to 27, one clear of
Klammer, the former
Olympic champion who
dominated the downhill
discipline in the 1970s.
Hirscher still has some
way to go to threaten
Swedish alpine ski great
Ingemar Stenmark’s record
of 86 World Cup titles in
a 16-season career from
1974 to 1989.
Hirscher posted a time
of 2min 30.17sec to beat
American Ted Ligety, who
came in 1.45s adrift, with
France’s Thomas Fanara
(1:48) completing the
podium.
Lisbon
World player of the
year Cristiano Ronaldo
returned to his home town
of Funchal on Madeira
yesterday to attend the
unveiling of a statue
sculpted in his honour. The
Real Madrid star travelled
to the Portuguese island
from Marrakech where on
Saturday he helped his
club lift the Club World
Cup, their fourth trophy
of 2014.
“This is a very special
moment, to have a statue of me,” said an emotional Ronaldo at the
ceremony where he was
joined by members of his
family and thousands of
fans. “Ronaldo has never
forgotten his origins,”
said his mother, Dolores
Aveiro. The 3.4 metre statue forms part of Ronaldo’s
personal museum on the
island housing his haul of
trophies including his two
Ballon d’Or titles.
Dallas
Rajon Rondo tallied six
points and nine assists
in his Dallas debut as
he helped lead the
Mavericks to a 99-93 win
over the short-handed
San Antonio Spurs on
Saturday. The four-time
all-star Rondo also had
seven rebounds for the
Mavericks who snapped
a 10 game regular season losing streak to the
reigning NBA champions.
Point guard Rondo was
acquired from the Boston
Celtics in a blockbuster
trade two days ago in
exchange for Jameer
Nelson, Brandan Wright
and Jae Crowder, a firstround pick and a secondround pick. Monta Ellis
scored a game-high 38
points, Chandler Parsons
added 16 points while
Dirk Nowitzki and Devin
Harris scored 13 points
each as Dallas earned its
third straight win.
P31 Marseille triumph
SPORTS
Monday, December 22, 2014
32
32
SKRTEL’S LATE HEADER EARNS LIVERPOOL 2-2 DRAW WITH ARSENAL
SKRTEL HEADER
SAVES LIVERPOOL
Liverpool
bloodied and bandaged
Martin Skrtel headed
home a last-gasp 97th-minute
equaliser to earn Liverpool a
2-2 draw against Arsenal in
the Premier League at Anfield
yesterday.
Having bossed the first half,
Liverpool went ahead through
Philippe Coutinho, only for
goals from Mathieu Debuchy
and Olivier Giroud to leave Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal
on the brink of a
smash-and-grab
A
victory. But Giroud’s accidental kick to Skrtel’s head led
to nine minutes of stoppage
time and the tattooed Slovakian centre-back claimed
his revenge with a memorable
header in front of the Kop. But
though the goal -- Skrtel’s first
of the season -- gave Liverpool’s fans some much-needed
Christmas cheer, it did little to
improve their team’s standing in the table following
a run of only two wins
in nine games. Brendan Rodgers’s side,
who had Fabio
Borini
sent
off, are now
17
points
below leaders Chelsea
and nine
points below the top four,
while Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal -- destroyed 5-1 on their
previous visit in February -trail the Champions League
places by four points.
With Liverpool fielding
seven midfielders in a 3-4-3
formation, which saw Raheem Sterling reprise his role
a
s
a �false
nine’, it was unsurprising to see
the hosts dominate possession
from kick-off. Steven Gerrard
curled a free-kick wide in the
early stages and Adam Lallana
drilled a left-foot effort narrowly over after skilfully spinning onto a pass
from Lazar
Markovic.
After fielding a tame
effort from
Coutinho,
Arsenal
goal-
keeper Wojciech Szczesny
produced a decisive stop,
spreading himself to thwart
Markovic, who had been freed
to run at goal by Gerrard’s
flick. Markovic also whipped
a first-time shot over the bar
from a Sterling pass, before
the breakthrough arrived in
the 45th minute. After Giroud
conceded possession, Jordan
Henderson played a pass into
the feet of Coutinho, who
threw Debuchy off-balance before drilling a low shot into the
bottom-left corner. (AFP)
Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. Unnikrishnan | Adviser Med Jones
Hon.Chairman
NajebPublicity
Yacob Alhamer
| Responsible
Mahmood
AI Fax17256470,
Mahmood | Email:
Managing
Editor Soman Baby
| Managing
Director P.Fax17250150,
UnnikrishnanEmail:
| Adviser
Med Jones
Advt : Strategic
& Advertising
Co.W.L.L Editor
| Tel:
17270710,
marketing@dt.bh
| Newsroom:
Tel: 17579911,
news@dt.bh
AdvtPrinted
: Strategic
Publicity by
& Advertising
Co.W.L.L | | Subscription
Tel: 17270710,
Fax17256470,
Email: marketing@dt.bh | Newsroom:
Tel: 17579911, Fax17250150,
Email:
news@dt.bh
and published
Al Ayam Publishing
& circulation:
Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150,
Email:subscription@dt.bh
| Website:
www.dt.bh
Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing | Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150, Email:subscription@dt.bh | Website: www.dt.bh

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Speaks for you WEAPONS SEIZED, SUSPECTS NABBED

Premier says conflict and terrorism are delaying development

leadership, eGA bag Un praise

DT ExcluSIvES

Saturday, December 20, 2014 - Daily Tribune

Speaks for you

TERRORISTS GET 10 YEARS IN jAIL

DT News intervenes in time

Massive turnout expected

INDIA BLASTS UBER FOR BREAKING LAW

Speaks for you Al WAtAn not to field cAndidAtes

1506A-E88TAG1 ElectropaK - Perkins Engines

Bahrain joins world against terror

SBI4U Mutations Worksheet - ANSWERS 1. Below is - robertschem

How to earn income on the Internet - Harold Carey Jr.