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Italy will vote on March 4 in an election expected to produce a hung parliament, instability and possible market turbulence in the euro zone’s third largest economy. Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s cabinet set the date of the vote after the president dissolved parliament yesterday, formally opening an election campaign which in practice has already been raging for weeks. Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia looks set to take the largest number of seats.

Kabul

At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple blasts at a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul yesterday, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to hit the Afghan capital.

Taliban was quick to deny involvement in the assault near the Afghan Voice Agency, a media outlet which earlier reports had suggested could have been the target. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing.

Deputy interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told AFP the blasts were in fact aimed at the Shiite Tabayan cultural centre.

“A ceremony was being held to mark the 38th anniversary of Soviet invasion in Afghanistan when the explosion went off,” he said.

“We have 40 killed, 30

wounded, but this is not the final toll. It might go up.”

Rahimi said the main blast was followed by two smaller bomb explosions that did not cause casualties

Kabul has become one of the deadliest places in war-torn Afghanistan for civilians

in recent months, as the Taliban step up their attacks and the ISIS seeks to expand its presence in the country.

Thursday’s assault comes days after a suicide bomber killed six civilians in an attack near an Afghan intelligence agency compound in the city,

which was claimed by ISIS.The Middle Eastern jihadist

group has gained ground in Afghanistan since it first appeared in the region in 2015 and has scaled up its attacks in Kabul, including on security installations and the country’s Shiite minority. A hospital official told local TV that 18 wounded had been brought to his facility.

“Five of the wounded are in critical condition and our doctors are working to save their lives,” Sabir Nasib, head of Istiqlal hospital, said. A man attending the anniversary ceremony said he heard a “big boom”.

“We do not know the numbers (of casualties). When the explosion happened we immediately fled,” he told Tolo News. Mohammad Hasan Rezayee, a university student also at the ceremony, told Tolo News he had suffered

burns to his face in the blast. “After the blast there was fire and smoke inside the building and everyone was pleading for help,” he said.

Photos posted on Afghan Voice Agency’s Facebook page showed the inside of a compound with debris and bodies lying on the ground.

Security in the city has been ramped up since May 31 when a massive truck bomb ripped through the diplomatic quarter, killing some 150 people and wounding around 400 others -- mostly civilians.

Afghan media has previously been targeted by militants, underlying the risks faced by journalists in the war-torn country. In November an attack on Afghan broadcaster Shamshad TV in Kabul, claimed by the Islamic State group, left at least one person dead and two dozen others wounded. - AFP

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DT News NetworkManama

Bahrain has condemned the terror bombings that took place in the city of Kabul yesterday.

The Foreign Ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and to the families of the victims, wishing the wounded a speedy recovery.

The Ministry affirmed Bahrain’s solidarity with Afghanistan in its fight against terrorism. It reiterated the firm stance of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which rejects violence, extremism and terrorism in all its forms, affirming the need to intensify efforts to eliminate this grave scourge which threatens international peace and security.

Bahrain condemns blasts

Two women consoling a man outside a hospital following a suicide attack in Kabul, yesterday

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DT News NetworkRiyadh

The coalition forces have achieved military success in Yemen, supporting the military operations of the Yemeni army and dealing a heavy blow to Houthi militia, Colonel Turki Al-Malki, the spokesman for the coalition in support of legitimacy in Yemen, has said.

During a weekly press conference held at the headquarters of King Salman Air Force Base in Riyadh in the presence of a number of military commanders in the Coalition forces, he said that the Coalition forces are

dealing with legitimate military targets.

He stressed that humanitarian work is being carried out around the clock by Coalition forces themselves or through the permits being granted by relief agencies.

He further said that possession of qualitative weapons by Houthi terrorist militia poses a threat to international, regional and Yemeni security, stressing that the international community has a responsibility to stop the smuggling of such weapons to Houthi terrorist group.

Colonel Al-Malki also said

that the coalition forces have discussed with the respective authorities how to implement

a new mechanism, filling the gaps in the old mechanisms used in the relief operations

which contributed to the entry of weapons to Al-Houthi militia.

He stressed that the humanitarian work is carried out around the clock through the coalition forces themselves or through the permits being granted by relief agencies, stressing the Coalition’s commitment to provide all the assistance necessary to the Yemeni people, commending the military operations inside Yemen through the Yemeni army and the resistance forces, contributing to fully clearing Shabwa governorate with the support of coalition forces to provide air cover.

On Houthi losses, Colonel Al-Malki said that the coalition forces have received a large number of contacts who can provide information on the movements of Houthi militia’s leaders stressing that they have alreadya lot of information on a number of Houthi militia leaders and their movements.

In a warning to Houthi militia, Al-Malki said that they have only two options: peace or war and as for peace, it means that Al-Houthi militia must hand over power to legitimacy and commit to international laws in favour of Yemen, while the second option is war.

Coalition achieves military success in Yemen: Al Malki

Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday said he was “very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea” and that such moves would prevent “a friendly solution” to the crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

“Caught RED HANDED - very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.

China earlier on Thursday said there had been no U.N. sanction-breaking oil sales by Chinese ships to North Korea after a South Korean

newspaper said Chinese and North Korean vessels had been illicitly linking up at sea to get oil to North Korea.

The Trump administration has led a drive to step up global sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s efforts to develop nuclear-tipped missiles capable of hitting the United States.

Washington says the full cooperation of China, North Korea’s neighbor and main trading partner, is vital to the success of this effort, while warning that all options are on the table, including military ones, in dealing with North Korea.

The U.N. Security Council

last week unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea for a recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to further limit its access to refined petroleum products and crude oil.

The U.N. resolution seeks to ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum exports to North Korea by capping them at 500,000 barrels a year.

The U.S.-drafted resolution also caps crude oil supplies to North Korea at 4 million barrels a year and commits the Council to further reductions if North Korea were to conduct another nuclear test or launch another ICBM.

Documents seen by

Reuters this month showed Washington called on the Security Council to blacklist 10 ships for circumventing sanctions by conducting ship-to-ship transfers of refined petroleum products to North Korean vessels or transporting North Korean coal.

China and Russia subsequently asked for more time to consider the proposal.

In September, the Security Council put a cap of 2 million barrels a year on refined petroleum products exports to North Korea.

China has repeatedly said it is fully enforcing all resolutions against North Korea, despite suspicion in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo that loopholes still exist.

Asked at a regular briefing whether Chinese ships were illegally providing oil to North Korean ships, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang reiterated that China, including the military, strictly enforced U.N. resolutions.

“The situation you have mentioned absolutely does not exist,” he said.

South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper this week quoted South Korean government sources as saying that spy satellites had detected 30 instances of ship-to-ship transfers to North Korean vessels since October.

A U.S. State Department official suggested on Wednesday that such transfers

could still be going on.“Ship-to-ship transfers

... remain a concern as part of North Korea’s sanctions evasions activities,” the official said, while declining to provide details.

State Department spokesman, Michael Cavey, reiterated on Wednesday that the United States had called on all countries to cut economic ties with North Korea.

“We urge China to end all economic ties with the DPRK, including tourism, and the provision of any oil or petroleum products, and expel all DPRK workers,” he said, using the acronym for North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. -Reuters

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DT News NetworkManama

The High Criminal Court yesterday postponed the trial of Ali Salman Ali Ahmed, the former head of the now-dissolved Al Wefaq Society, Hasan Ali Juma Sultan and Ali Mahdi Ali Al Aswad who are suspected of spying for Qatar, to January 4.

Advocate General Osama Al Oufi said the court decided in its third review of the case in a public hearing to call for the postponement to listen to the testimonies of the third and fourth witnesses as requested by the lawyers and to hand over a copy of all the documents and CDs related to the case. Both witnesses are covered by the witness protection programme.

Ali Salman, Hassan Sultan and Ali Al Aswad are being tried on charges of spying for a foreign country to carry out subversive acts against Bahrain and undermine its political and economic status and its national interests in order to topple the regime.

Other charges include passing on defence secrets to a foreign country, accepting money from a foreign country in exchange for supplying military secrets and information related to the internal situation in the country, and broadcasting news and false and malicious rumours abroad to weaken financial trust in the kingdom and undermine its

status. The public prosecution said the charges are based on evidence gathered from the testimonies of witnesses and recorded telephone conversations between Ali Salman and Hassan Sultan with Qatari officials that included agreements and coordination between the two sides to carry out subversive acts against Bahrain.

The public prosecution added it relied for evidence on Qatar’s record of activities targeting Arab countries, mainly Bahrain, and its use of media to incite people against the political regimes in these countries while having close contacts with nationals opposed to their countries, such as the Bahraini suspects in the case.

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Bangladesh has untappedbusiness potential: MinisterMohammed Zafran/[email protected]

Manama

Bangladesh has a huge potential for trade and investment, particularly for Bahrain, said Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Minister of State for Finance & Planning of Bangladesh, yesterday.

Two-way trade and investment is almost non-existent at the moment, Mannan told DT News in an interview yesterday. He said that pharmaceutical and textiles industry are areas that Bangladesh could help Bahrain with.

“In Bangladesh the private sector is now in total control, 90 per cent of the economy is of the private sector. There are many areas that Bahrain and Bangladesh could collaborate in, such as the medical sector especially the pharmaceutical industry, which is growing fast

in Bangladesh. ICT sector is also an area we could cooperate in,” Mannan who is currently in Bahrain on an official visit, said.

“Bahrain can also import textiles from us, we are the top country in the world for it. We could send seafood, vegetables etc to Bahrain. I have met with the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials today, they said that in the next two to three months, a trade delegation from Bahrain could visit Bangladesh,” he added.

Minister of Finance, Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa met Mannan earlier in the day. “We spoke about our trade and investment relationship and how we can go further,” he said.

“I briefed the Minister about the issues of Rohingya, because we are housing a million Rohingya, bearing expenses related to feeding

them and taking care of them and it’s not something that is easy for a country like Bangladesh. The Minister agreed that more needs to be done for the Rohingya. He said that more steps could be taken through the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,” he added.

“We also spoke about the issue of terrorism and how it affects the muslim nations. It is a menace that we need to tackle,” she said.

He also met members of

the Bangladeshi community. “They mentioned that the embassy is not very spacious and it needs improvements. They want a bigger and better embassy building. There is also a strong need of building a school for the community, we have a school but the space is not enough. I was told that the Bahrain government has offered a piece of land so we need to build a school there. The community has asked funding from the government for this,” he said.

Birth anniversary of ‘Quaid-e-Azam’ celebratedDT News NetworkManama

The Pakistani community has celebrated the birth anniversary of the nation’s founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah at the Pakistan Club Bahrain. Pakistan Ambassador Javed Malik was the chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Javed Malik paid rich tributes to the life and contributions of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and said that “Quaid-e-Azam was one of the greatest leaders of this century who led the Muslims of South Asia in their journey towards an independent homeland.

He said that after qualifying as a Barrister from the prestigious Lincolns Inn of the United Kingdom, Jinnah established himself as one of the most promising and distinguished lawyers of his time. He stood tall among his contemporaries and became one of the most iconic figures in the independence movement.

He said that Mohammed Ali Jinnah’s principles of Unity, Faith and Discipline remain as relevant today as they were at the time of creation of Pakistan. He urged the Pakistani community to make a pledge to follow on the footsteps of

Mohammad Ali Jinnah in building a progressive and prosperous nation state in line with the vision of our great founding father.

The Ambassador said that not only Pakistanis but the leading academics, historians and intellectuals around the world have acknowledged Mohammed Ali Jinnah as one of the most dynamic, visionary and accomplished leaders of modern times, and quoted the words of famous American historian, Stanley Wolpert, who while appreciating Jinnah said, “Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three,” – Stanley Wolpert.

Malik said the government of Pakistan remains committed to the ideals of our great founding father, and today Pakistan is established itself as a progressive Muslim country which stands tall in the comity of nations. The ceremony was attended by leading members of the Pakistani Community and as well as Members of Parliament, Ahmed Qarata, Ali Bufursan, Chairman Pakistan Club Rehan Ahmed and other members of the community including ladies forum of the Pakistan Club Bahrain.

Pakistan’s Ambassador Javed Malik with Bahraini Parliamentarians on the occasion of the special celebration of the birth anniversary of ‘Quaid-e-Azam’ Mohammad Ali Jinnah at Pakistan Club Bahrain

Two-way trade and investment is almost non-existent at the moment, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Minister of State for

Finance & Planning of Bangladesh, told DT News in an interview

yesterday

Muhammad Abdul Mannan


DT News [email protected]

Manama

Sixty schools participated in the Karbabad beach clean-up campaign organised by the Capital Secretariat Council in cooperation with Ministry of Education.

The Chairman of the Board of the Capital Municipal Council, Engineer Mohammed Ali Al-Khuzai addressed the students on the sidelines of the campaign. He enlightened the students on the importance of preserving the environment, pointing out that the world is moving towards protecting the environment.

The event comes after the success of the National Day Event and walkathon organised by the Capital Municipal Council.

“The council is keen on protecting and preserving the environment involving the public and making them realise the importance of such campaigns,” Al-Khuzai said.

The campaign was part of the strategy of the council to support and work towards the preservation of the environment and raise awareness among the citizens on the importance of cleanliness.

“The participation of the public in such activities reflects the environmental awareness among them,” he said, thanking the students who participated in the clean-up drive.

“It is nice to see the students come up here and put in an effort to clean-up the environment. Instilling the love of the environment and its protection among young people ensures a generation of conscious youth who are aware of protecting nature from pollution,” Chairman of the Committee on Public Relations and Information Council at the Capital Municipal Council, Dr Maha Al Shihab said.

The clean-up drive comes under the umbrella of the “Asmaeti_Ajmal” a campaign launched by the Board of the Capital Secretariat Council.

Students from 60 schools clean-up Karbabad beach

Muhannad [email protected]

Manama

The special flight allocated for Bahraini fans to attend the national team’s third match in the ongoing 23rd Gulf Cup in Kuwait today was fully booked in just 45 minutes.

The flight was allocated as per the instructions of by His Majesty the King’s Representative for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee President HH Shaikh Nasser

bin Hamad Al Khalifa so the fans could attend Bahrain’s match against Qatar, a crucial match that will determine if the team would be able to qualify in the semifinals of the tournament.

Additionally, HH Shaikh Nasser directed the Youth and Sports Affairs Ministry to allocate a second and larger airplane to fly the fans to Kuwait today, that is in addition to ten buses that have moved to Kuwait through Saudi Arabia last night.

The ministry posted on its official page on Instagram that the fans should be above 15

years of age and should register at the ministry’s headquarters in Seef District.

This came after all seats were booked on the first flight allocated by HH Shaikh Nasser at 8:45 am, exactly 45 minutes after the ministry’s doors were opened to receive the fans.

It’s noteworthy that the tournament will conclude on January 5 and that Bahrain played two matches in the past week against Iraq (1-1) and won Oman (1-0). If Bahrain wins this match, it will qualify for semifinals to meet the qualifying team from the second group.

Gulf Cup: Special flights for Bahraini fans

Students engaged in cleaning up the Karbabad beach

Fans of the Bahrain team in the Gulf CUP


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Photos show how Mosul was ruined

in ISIS battle

(The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.)

Joel Indrupati

Wide Angle

What? Gone already?Another seventeen years, after the year 2000?But, wasn’t it just yesterday that we were all suffering from

that millennium madness?The Y2K bug had bitten my generation so deep that the

midnight-meeting of the clock’s hands after December 31, 1999, seemed like an amazing festive occasion to some, and an awfully frightening occasion to others.

Doomsday diviners had decreed a disaster that night. Frequent flyers were frightened to fly that night. Computing experts cried of computer crashes that night. But the night passed off without any note-worthy anomaly.

Revellers at bars and nightclubs partied that night, families and friends frolicked that night, guests at hotels and resorts celebrated that night. Like it’s the best they’d ever see.

But that night slipped away, into history, very smoothly.In fact, 17 more New Year’s eves slipped away, the same way.Which makes us wonder if there is anything special about

any particular date? After all, a calendar is a calendar is a calendar. Isn’t it?

Perhaps, it is. But we know that different parts of the world follow different calendars based on the sun, the moon, or the stars.

For some, the New Year begins with the onset of spring. For some, it is the arrival of rains.

The Year 2017, that will end in a couple of days, we know, is based on the Gregorian calendar, a solar calendar, of 12 months.

And, since the earth takes exactly 365 days plus a quarter-of-a-day, to complete one revolution around the sun, the four quarters became an extra day in the leap-year.

This Gregorian calendar, actually, corrected and replaced the Julian calendar, in 1582, when, by a papal decree, Pope Gregory XIII announced it. And this “New Style” calendar made up for the old one’s deficiencies.

Named after Julius Caesar, the “Old Style” calendar had been in use from 45 BC to 1582 AD.

Incidentally, BC (Before Christ) is now termed BCE (Before Common Era) and AD (Anno Domini) is now termed CE (Common Era).

When “New Style” calendar was adopted, ten days from the month of October in 1582 were actually dropped! And Leap Years were introduced.

However, the newly apparent accuracy was not accepted quickly. Great Britain and her colonies adopted the Gregorian, or “new style” calendar, only in 1752. Some countries, such as China – which follows a lunisolar calendar - did not adopt it until the 1900s.

The Jewish, or Hebrew, calendar is primarily lunar and is not the same length as the Gregorian calendar.

Year numbers on the Jewish calendar represent the number of years since creation, calculated by adding up the ages of people, in the Bible, back to the time of creation.

So, on the Jewish calendar, we are now going through AM 5778. Where AM, or ‘Anno Mundi’, means “Year of the World”, or the “Year After Creation”.

Hijri, or the Islamic, calendar of twelve months is also based on the lunar cycle.

According to the Qur’an, Allah has ordained it that way. In his final sermon before his death, Islam’s final prophet is said to have stated, “With Allah, the months are twelve; four of them are holy; three of these are successive and one occurs singly between the months of Jumaada and Sha’ban.”

The National Calendar of India uses the Shaka/Saka Era (78 AD = year 0).

The new Gregorian year ‘2018’ will, therefore, have the Hijri years of 1439-40, the Jewish years of 5778-79, and Saka years of 1939-40, and perhaps many more!

But, let’s keep on planning the New Year celebrations. If we can only use the various calendars, we can party all year round!

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CorrectionIndian minister General V.K. Singh will not be the chief guest of the GOPIO (Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin) Convention that will be held for the first time in the Middle East on January 6, 2018 at the Gulf Hotel as it was reported in DT on Thursday. Error regretted.

Medical camp todayDT News [email protected]

A free medical camp, organized by Discover Islam and Aster Medical Center Bahrain will be held today.

Organizers hopes that those who are hesitant to visit medical centers to avail treatment because of financial reasons visit the camp to get a free check up. A general practitioner, dentist and a gynecologist will be available at the camp. It will be held at Aster Medical Center in Gudaibya today from 8:00am to 11:00pm.

Apart from consultation, the visitors will be given a blood pressure, Bloodsugar Glucometer, and body mass Index check. “Aster Privilege card (Discount card) also will be issued to the members attending the camp,” organizers stated. For registration and more information, contact 36221399/33841252.

Baghdad

About $100 billion is required to rebuild Mosul and other areas of northern and western Iraq after three years of war devastated much of the area, the Iraqi government has said.

The money is especially needed in Mosul, where hardly a single building is intact for more than two miles along the western bank of the Tigris River. Officials have warned of a rebirth of militancy if the cash is not forthcoming.

The warren of narrow streets of Mosul’s Old City is a crumpled landscape of broken concrete, metal and other debris. Every acre is weighed down by more than 3,000 tons of rubble, much of it laced with explosives and unexploded ordnance.

It will take years to remove the wreckage following the success of the Iraqi military and the U.S.-led coalition in uprooting the Islamic State group from the country. But the trouble is that no -one is

willing or able to pay. The Trump administration

has repeatedly told the Iraqis it will not finance such a massive reconstruction drive. The Iraqi government hopes Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries will fill the vacuum, with Iran also taking a role.

In the meantime the U.N. is repairing some infrastructure in nearly two dozen towns and cities around Iraq, but it is providing only a fraction of what will be needed. (AP)

This combination of two satellite image shows the al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, on 8 July 2017, after a punishing nine month battle to oust Islamic State militants (left) and the mosque before its destruction in November 2015 (right)


Putin says Saint Petersburg blast was ‘act of terror’

Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said an explosion that tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket, wounding 13 people, was an act of terror, as footage of the suspected bomber spread on the internet.

Speaking at a meeting with military officers in the Kremlin, Putin ordered the nation’s security services to “act decisively” and “liquidate bandits on the spot” if armed militants put up resistance.

His spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters later that the Russian leader was referring to all those “who harbour plans to carry out acts of terror in our country.”

On Wednesday evening, a homemade bomb placed in a locker at the supermarket in northwestern Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second city and Putin’s hometown, exploded.

“As you know, an act of terror took place

in Saint Petersburg yesterday,” Putin said at a ceremony to award officers who took part in the Syria campaign.

Those wounded in the attack included a 35-year-old pregnant woman.

Putin’s 2015 decision to intervene in Syria militarily on the side of Bashar al-Assad has made Russia a priority target for the Islamic State group.

Anna Mityanina, vice governor of Saint Petersburg, said on Twitter that six people remain in hospital care.

The bomb came after the FSB security service said earlier this month it had prevented a terror attack on a key Orthodox cathedral in Saint Petersburg with the help of America’s CIA, which led Putin to thank US President Donald Trump.

The explosion occurred at around 1845 local time (1545 GMT) as people geared up to

celebrate the New Year -- the country’s biggest holiday -- followed by Russian Orthodox Christmas, which falls on January 7.

Officials said the bomb had power equivalent to 200 grammes of TNT.

The investigation is being overseen by Russia’s National Anti-Terror Committee even though authorities initially opened a probe into attempted murder.

The committee said the explosion went off after “a criminal placed an unidentified explosive device in a storage locker.”

Footage posted online by local media showed a man -- who did not appear Slavic and wore a hooded jacket -- enter the supermarket with a backpack and leave without it a short time afterwards.

Saint Petersburg is home to tens of thousands of migrants many of whom come from majority-Muslim Central Asia. (AFP)

Top French jihadist held by Syrian KurdsParis

One of France’s most-wanted jihadists, Thomas Barnouin, has been captured by Kurdish YPG rebel fighters in Syria, French media report.

Barnouin, 36, is believed to be linked to a French jihadist cell that included Mohamed Merah, who murdered seven people in the Toulouse area in 2012.

Barnouin was captured about 10 days ago in Hassakeh, north-eastern Syria, with two other French converts to Islam - Romain Garnier and Thomas Collange.

They were with so-called Islamic State.

Barnouin is described as a veteran IS member, who had been arrested by Syrian soldiers in 2006 while en route to Iraq with another French jihadist, Sabri Essid.

After being handed over to the French authorities, both were jailed for five years in 2009. But after his release in 2014, Barnouin went to fight for IS in Syria, accompanied by his wife and children.

A third jihadist was also jailed in France with Barnouin

and Essid - Fabien Clain, who claimed the November 2015 Paris attacks in the name of IS.

They were in the so-called “Artigat” jihadist cell, named after a village where an extremist imam, Olivier Correl, gathered militant followers. He is believed to have inspired Mohamed Merah.

The French government says about 1,700 French citizens have joined IS ranks in Iraq and Syria since the start of 2014, and 278 of them have been killed. An estimated 302 have returned to France. (BBC)

Turkey detains 38 Islamic State suspects

2 Saudi princes released from detention

Istanbul

Turkish police detained 38 people, some of them Syrian citizens, over suspected links to Islamic State in an operation on Thursday in the northwestern province of Bursa, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.

Counter-terrorism police carried out simultaneous raids on homes in various districts of Bursa, smashing doors open with battering rams and searching the properties, it said.

Islamic State militants have carried out gun and bomb attacks in Turkey. Many foreign fighters passed through Turkey in recent years on their way to join the jihadist group in territory it controlled in Syria and Iraq.

A year ago, the group claimed responsibility for a New Year’s Day mass shooting by a lone gunman who killed 39 people in a packed Istanbul nightclub. A trial of those allegedly behind the attack began this month. (Reuters)

Riyadh

Two sons of Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah have been released from detention at Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, days after nearly two dozen other detainees in the kingdom’s two-month-old anti-corruption campaign were also freed.

Saudi Arabia’s attorney general approved the release of Prince Meshaal bin Abdullah and Prince Faisal bin Abdullah after they reached financial settlements with the government, a senior Saudi official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The source did not elaborate on the settlements.

The attorney general had not yet reached a decision on whether to release a third brother, Prince Turki bin Abdullah, the source said.

A related member of the royal family, Princess Nouf bint Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud, tweeted photos of the two princes and exclamations of thanks on Thursday. (Reuters)

Firefighters, emergency service vehicles and a helicopter near the station.

A flag of the Islamic State (IS) group pictured near Syria’s northern Manbij

BUSINESS8 Friday, December 29, 2017

Most Martian place on EarthThe village will be constructed in the red rock area of the Qaidam basin in western Qinghai, which has been dubbed “the most Martian place on Earth.”

Numerous facilitiesCovering 702 hectares, the “Mars Village” will consist of a tourism centre, a Mars community, a sim-ulation base and other facilities.

CostTotal investment is estimated at 850 million yuan (about 130 million U.S. dollars).

SBI Bahrain gets SISA security certification

Manama

SBI Bahrain has been awarded the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS v3.2) certification from the largest QSA Company in GCC, SISA Information Security WLL, on achieving the compliance on one of the most stringent and most coveted security standard.

In an event held at SBI,

Retail Banking Branch, Bahrain, SISA Information Security Worldwide CEO and Founder, Dharshan Shanthamurthy presented the certificate to Prabha Singh, CEO in the presence of TVS Ramana Rao, Regional Head, MEWANA Region of State Bank of India and Shamsher Singh, Country Head and CEO, SBI, WBB, Bahrain. On this occasion he

said, “Maintaining the safety of card data and banking systems should be one of the top priorities in banking and financial institutions. SISA is glad to know that SBI Bahrain holds the same credence and is working firmly towards it.”

Dharshan also stated, “PCI standard is very effective in reducing breaches, if we understand the intent behind each requirement

and implement them smoothly with the support of good standing Qualified Security Assessor would help organizations to prevent themselves from such occurrence of similar breach.”

Amit Sharma, VP (Operations & Services), Ananth, AVP (Systems), Shankar, Officer (Systems) were also present in the event.

Rowad Majlis Discusses Technology, Eco-SystemManama

Bahrain Development Bank (BDB), through its Rowad Team, organized the 8th Rowad Majlis. The annual event discussed issues of significant evolution of business and eco-system as well as managing and applying technology in the entrepreneurial field.

The Majlis hosted Elipses co-founders and principals and former CEOs of Innovative Finance, the UK not-for-profit FinTech members association Lawrence Wintermeyer and Abdul Haseeb Basit.

The discussion session, moderated by BDB’s Development Division Senior Vice President Areije Alshakar, focused on the Eco-system and its different elements as well as the importance of the entrepreneur’s capabilities to manage these elements in order to run their business effectively and successfully.

The discussion also tackled how the entrepreneurs should manage the stage of transformation and evolution of certain projects or businesses, especially in

the case of rapid growth and diversification of activities and processes.

The Majlis highlighted the effective methods to exploit and employ technological applications in business management in various stages of the projects to achieve the greatest possible growth and success of these projects.

Al Rowad Majlis is one of the programs and mechanisms in the bank aimed at spreading and motivating a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation among young Bahrainis and promoting the growth of small and medium enterprises by providing opportunities for young people interested in this field, as well as existing entrepreneurs, experts and specialists in supporting and developing the entrepreneurship sector and establish a network of cooperation and exchange of experiences and information among all participants.

The Majlis reviews and discusses a number of major issues related to the business sector in particular and business management in general.

SISA Information Security Worldwide CEO and Founder Dharshan Shanthamurthy presents the certificate to CEO Prabha Singh

Rowad Majlis discussion

As mentioned before, sell-offs of cryptocurrency are usually massive and may be up to 75% from the previous growth trend, as with Ether. Bitcoin is less volatile lately – a correc-tion may be 30-50%, while Litecoin may lose about 50-61.8% when it’s bear-ish. But because of that, these cryptocurrencies look very attractive to traders as they are able to gain their value back very quickly. As history shows,

such selloffs may happen 1-3

times a year.

BUSINESSFriday, December 29, 2017 9

Washington

US and South Korean delegates will meet in Washington on January 5 for talks on possible amendments to their free trade agreement. The Trump administration initiated talks to renegotiate the United States-Korea free trade agreement in July, arguing the 2012 deal was lopsided because American’s bilateral trade deficit had ballooned under it. (AFP)

New York

Oil prices dipped on Thursday but stayed close to their highest in 2-1/2 years, as data showed strong demand for crude imports in China and on increased refining activity in the United States that drew more crude from inventories.

Trading was typically thin at year end, with many traders on vacation.(Reuters)

Andreas Mundt

US, S.Korea to hold trade talks next week Oil prices stay near high “Algorithms for airline fares aren’t written by god in the heavens. Companies can’t hide behind algorithms.”

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office president

While several years ago, traders were making orders to buy or sell when cryptocur-rency was fluctuating by several dollars, now the price of one cryptocurrency may rise or fall by hundreds of dollars in a day. The profits and losses now look more dramatic than ever. However, traders still have a chance to take profit on cryptocurrency price fluctuation, but with caution.

Choose a cryptocurrency you want to start trading. Then divide its position in several equal lots (the amount of tokens to buy), and enter in trade with this lot once in two weeks. Remember, it is important that each lot was the same amount; otherwise you won’t be able to find the

average price.

Find the aver-age price The average volatility of a crypto

assets is much higher than the volatility of traditional financial assets. It gives us good potential to get a better profit. However, there is also a risk to see deep retracement before the price moves in our desired direction. Thus, it’s worth limiting potential losses from the trade by setting a stop loss level. And it’s very impor-tant to calculate the right level. In cases with crypto currencies it should be not less than three

times the daily fluctuation in percentage

points.

Mind the volatility When it falls, it falls

Cryptocurrency seasonalityStrange as it may seem, the his-tory from 2011 to 2017 shows that since late February to late August Bitcoin stays mostly in a downtrend, and since September till December it is usually in an uptrend. That’s probably somehow connect-ed with rising business activ-ity after summer and more ICOs launches.

Cryptocurrency correlationCryptocurrencies often have inverse correlation with USD and direct correlation with the Euro, American stock indi-ces and gold. For example, correlation of Bitcoin and the Euro in 2017 is 92.2%, with Dow Jones it is up to 86.6%, and with gold it is 48.7%. It means whenever Bitcoins falls, but Euro, gold and US stocks rise or stagnate, it is the sign the selloff of Bitcoin may have a temporary speculative nature, and a U-turn is imminent.

Riyadh

Apple and Amazon are in licensing discussions with Riyadh on investing in Saudi Arabia, two sources told Reuters, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s push to give the conservative kingdom a high-tech look.

A third source confirmed that Apple was in talks with SAGIA, Saudi Arabia’s foreign investment authority.

Both companies already sell products in Saudi Arabia via third parties but they and other tech giants have yet to establish a direct presence.

Amazon’s discussions are being led by cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS), which would introduce stiff competition in a market currently dominated by smaller local providers like STC and Mobily.

Riyadh has been easing regulatory impediments for the past two years, including limits on foreign ownership which had long kept investors away, since falling crude prices highlighted the need to diversify its oil-dependent economy.

Luring Apple and Amazon

would further Prince Mohammed’s reform plans and raise the companies’ profile in a young and relatively affluent market, which already boasts some of the highest internet and smartphone use in the world.

About 70 per cent of the Saudi population is under 30 and frequently glued to social media.

A licensing agreement for Apple stores with SAGIA is expected by February, with an initial retail store targeted for 2019, said two sources familiar with the discussions.

Amazon’s talks are in earlier stages and no specific date has been set for investment plans, they said.

Lengthy courtshipWhile Saudi reform

plans call for luring foreign investment broadly across sectors, officials have courted Silicon Valley players especially strongly over the past two years to complement their high-tech ambitions.

Prince Mohammed is an avowed technophile and has styled himself a disrupter in the model of Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.

During an official visit to

the United States last year he met executives at Facebook, Microsoft and Uber, in which the sovereign wealth fund he chairs later took a $3.5 billion stake.

Since then, he has also set up a $45 billion technology investment fund with Japan’s SoftBank and announced plans to create a futuristic $500 billion mega-city with more robots than humans.

Apple and Amazon have both been on a Saudi priority list of foreign firms which officials hope to attract to further their reforms, one of the sources said.

“Many tech multinationals now in Saudi Arabia are either vendors to the Saudi government or, in the case of Uber, have benefited from a sizable Saudi investment,” said Sam Blatteis, who heads Dubai-based tech advisory MENA Catalysts Inc.

“Amazon entering the Saudi market would be a step-change.”

For Amazon, the move underscores how AWS is looking to take an early lead in selling data storage and computing services to customers in the Middle East. (Reuters)

Apple, Amazon plan foray into Saudi

BUSINESS Friday, December 29, 201710

COUNTRY/CURRENCIES SELLBUY

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

COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN

BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.3799 0.3354

KUWAIT 0.2855 32.0873 0.2877 0.2540

OMAN 0.3849 0.3820 0.3878 0.3425

QATAR 3.6420 3.6143 3.6699 3.2405

UAE 3.6730 3.6451 3.7011 3.2681

SAUDI 3.7500 3.7215 3.7787 3.3366

AUSTRALIA 0.2920 0.2896BANGLADESH 0.00483 0.00458CANADA 0.3018 0.2985DENMARK 0.0627 EGYPT 0.0241 0.0218EURO 0.4501 0.4476HONGKONG 0.04970 0.04930INDIA 0.00582 0.00585INDONESIA 0.00003017 0.00002855IRAN TUMAN 0.00010964 IRAQI DINAR 0.000300 JAPAN 0.00352 0.003450JORDAN 0.5362 0.5354KOREA 0.00039646 KUWAIT 1.254 1.254MALAYSIA 0.0938 0.0936NEW ZEALAND 0.2616 0.2616NORWAY 0.0481 NEPAL 0.00395 0.00365OMAN 0.98220 0.98340PAKISTAN 0.00366 0.00358PHILIPPINES 0.00758 0.00747QATAR 0.10386 0.10381SAUDI ARABIA 0.10065 0.10071SINGAPORE 0.2834 0.2814SOUTH AFRICA 0.02850 0.02840SRI LANKA 0.00283 0.00246SWEDISH 0.0479 SWITZERLAND 0.3891 0.3861SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018TAIWAN 0.013100 THAILAND 0.011730 0.011710TURKEY 0.1024 UNITED KINGDOM 0.5076 0.5047UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102850 0.102870UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800YUAN 0.056800 0.056800

Dubai

TVM Capital Healthcare Partners, a Dubai-based private equity business, has launched a $250 million fund to invest in areas ranging from cancer to pharmaceuticals in markets including the Gulf, Turkey, Egypt, India and Singapore, a senior executive said.

The company plans to make the investments over the next two years, with the first deal scheduled to close in the second half of 2018, said Charles Floe, operating partner.

TVM Capital Healthcare has targeted markets it thinks offer accelerated growth in healthcare development and spending, underpinned by

some of the fastest growing economies.

“We think this is a fantastic time to invest as over the next four to six years we see the macro environment for healthcare in our chosen target markets as very positive and with relative stability in regulations and geopolitics, the opportunities we see in the healthcare industry will play themselves out,” he said.

TVM Capital Healthcare has to date led investments close to $150 million, mainly in the Gulf, in areas including long-term care, rehabilitation, home care, fertility treatment and medical devices. (Reuters)

Dubai-based PE business launches $250 million healthcare fund

Dubai

United Arab Emirates stock markets rose yesterday, their last day of trade during a year in which they were among the world’s worst-performing emerging markets, while most other Middle Eastern bourses also gained.

Dubai’s stock index fell 4.6 per cent during 2017 while Abu Dhabi’s index lost 3.3pc; MSCI’s emerging markets index gained about 34pc.

Some fund managers expect a better 2018; regional growth is likely to pick up on the back of expansionary state budgets, as the partial rebound of oil prices late this year gives Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi room to loosen austerity policies, and Dubai spends heavily to prepare for hosting Expo 2020.

The Dubai index rose 0.7pc yesterday, buoyed in part by construction firms that could benefit from higher government spending on

infrastructure next year.Drake & Scull rose 2.7pc to

2.26 dirhams in heavy trade. It posted a big third-quarter loss but investors are hoping for much better fourth-quarter results now that a recapitalisation has been completed, which may help it obtain operating funds.

Some analysts believe the stock, which has jumped from around 1.70 dirhams in mid-November, is overvalued, however; earlier this month, Deutsche Bank cut it to “sell” from “hold” with a 1.13 dirham target price.

Builder Arabtec gained 0.9pc after saying a unit had won a 1.025 billion dirham ($279 million) contract from Dubai Properties, part of the investment vehicle of Dubai’s ruler, for work on a residential community.

Dubai property developers were also strong, with blue chip Emaar Properties climbing 2.4pc.

Abu Dhabi’s index added

0.7pc, helped by companies which could benefit directly from this week’s surge of oil prices: Dana Gas rose 2.5pc and fuel distributor ADNOC Distribution gained 1.5pc.

Most other Middle Eastern stock markets will trade for the last time in 2017 on Sunday. In Saudi Arabia, the index rose 0.4pc yesterday as most petrochemical firms stayed strong in the wake of the oil price increase.

Sahara Petrochemical jumped 3.6pc after proposing

a dividend of 1 riyal per share for 2017, up from 0.75 riyal for 2016.

Al Samaani Factory Metal Industries soared 9.5pc after proposing a capital increase through a bonus share issue, and an annual dividend of 1.5 riyal per share.

Qatar’s index rose 0.3pc as Vodafone Qatar, which shot up by more than a third between mid-November and the start of this week, resumed rising in volatile trade and closed 0.9pc higher. (Reuters)

UAE markets rise at yearend

SAUDI ARABIA gained 0.4pc to 7,231 points.

DUBAI rose 0.7pc to 3,370 points.

ABU DHABI climbed 0.7pc to 4,398 points.

QATAR gained 0.3pc to 8,526 points.

EGYPT rose 0.8pc to 15,017 points.

KUWAIT added 0.6pc to 6,408 points.

BAHRAIN rose 0.9pc to 1,306 points.

OMAN edged up 0.1pc to 5,047 points.

Closing Bell

Representative image

Ingredients » 2 cup raw peanuts » salt as required » 1/4 teaspoon baking

powder » 1/2 teaspoon cumin

powder » 1 1/2 teaspoon chaat

masala

» 3 cup gram flour (besan)

» 1/2 teaspoon turmeric » 1 teaspoon red chilli

powder » 1/2 teaspoon garam

masala powder » water as required

Chili Crispy Peanuts Recipe


Eat twelve grapes at midnight. The Spanish and Portuguese eat twelve grapes as the clock chimes twelve times for midnight, to symbolize the twelve months of the new year. Incidentally, eating grapes this quickly is not as easy as it may sound.

Seek out ring-shaped food for break-fast. Consider bagels or doughnuts for breakfast (don’t you always?), which represent not only carby deliciousness, but also the year coming full circle.

Smash a pomegranate on the floor. (And waste a perfectly good piece of fruit?) In Greece, when the new year turns, a pomegranate is smashed on the floor in front of the door to break it open and reveal seeds symbolizing prosperity and good fortune. The more seeds, the more luck.

Roast whole fish for lunch. Fish are lucky in three ways: their scales resemble coins, they trav-el in schools, which represents prosperity, and they swim for-ward, symbolizing progress. This option has the added benefit of complying with whatever New Year’s dietary resolutions you’ve likely made.

Slurp soba noodles without breaking them. In Japan, long buckwheat noodles symbolize long life, and are therefore lucky—but only if you eat them without chew-ing or breaking them. So get your slurping technique down.

Whip up a batch of Hoppin’ John. This dish of black-eyed peas and rice is customary for New Year’s Day in the American south, where black-eyed peas are considered auspicious based on their resem-blance to coins.

Cook some lentils. Can you guess what lentils resemble? Money! Yes, these coin-shaped legumes are lucky in Brazil and Italy, and are said to have been eaten for luck since the Roman times.

Bake a coin into a cake. The second Greek tradition on our list, this involves a spe-cial lemon-flavored cake called a vasilopita baked with a coin inside (again with the money!). Whoever finds the coin gets a year of good luck. That, or a chipped tooth.

Nosh on greens. They resemble paper money, and who doesn’t want more money next year? Everything from cabbage to kale to your Mesclun salad mix applies here.

MethodStep 1In a medium sized bowl, sprinkle a little water along with 1/2 tsp chaat masala, garam masala powder, cumin powder, 1/2 tsp red chili powder, baking powder, salt, turmeric powder and gram flour. Mix these ingredients well.

Step 2Add raw peanuts and 2 tbsp oil to the same bowl. Add more water if required, but make sure the paste is thick. Now, add these peanuts to the hot oil in a kadhai and deep fry them till they turn golden brown on medium flame.

Step 3Once they turn golden brown, drain these on a layer or paper towels in order to soak the extra oil. Sprinkle remaining chaat masala and red chili powder on it. Mix well and keep it aside. Allow it to cool. Now serve it.

(bonappetit)

Friday, December 29, 201712

Health Ministry yesterday celebrated the Bahraini Women’s Day themed “Women in the Engineering Field.” Minister of Health Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh patronized the festival in the presence of the ministry’s officials and staff. The minister, in her speech, extended congratulations to the royal leadership and Wife of His Majesty the King & Supreme Council for Women Chairwoman HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wishing Bahrain further progress and happiness

Minister of Interior Lt General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa yesterday received Riyadh-based Ambassador of Azerbaijan accredited to Bahrain, Rasim Rzayev. They reviewed the bilateral ties as well as various topics of shared interest

Deputy King HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, yesterday received the U.S. Chief of Naval Opera-tions, Admiral John Richardson, and accompanying delegation, at Gudaibiya Palace. During the meeting, the Deputy King praised the efforts of the United States to support regional safety and stability, as well as its concerted efforts to combat terrorism alongside its allies. The Deputy King noted the strength of historic ties between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the U.S., which have underpinned the development of a range of bilateral cooperation, particularly within the areas of military and defence collaboration

Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza received Chairman of the Board of Directors of Haji Ali Haji Trading Group Ibrahim Haji and its General Manager, Dr. Adel Al Deiri, along with other officials. The two sides discussed the company’s desire to open areas for joint cooperation in renewable energy projects. The minister praised the group’s projects in the GCC countries aimed at increasing a culture of reliance on alternative and environmentally friendly

Minister of Finance Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received earlier yesterday Muhammad Abdul Man-nan MP, Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance and Planning of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. They discussed means of enhancing co-operation in financial and economic sectors on the basis of mutual interest

BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received at the BDF General Command, in the presence of the Minister of Defence Affairs Maj. General Yusuf bin Ahmed Al Jalahma, the Chief of US Naval Operations, Admiral John M. Richarson, and his accompanying delegation. The BDF chief reviewed with the Chief of US Naval Operations Bahrain-U.S military cooperation and coordination, lauding the depth of relations between the two friendly countries

Friday, December 29, 2017 13


Minister of Industry, Com-merce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani re-ceived Rasm Rezaaef, Am-bassador of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Bahrain res-ident in Riyadh. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Azerbaijan and ways to enhance and develop these relations to achieve the common objectives of the two countries. Separately, the Minister received new-ly-appointed Sudanese Am-bassador to Bahrain Ibra-him Mohammed Al Hassan. The two sides reviewed the bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Sudan and ways to enhance cooperation in all fields, especially in indus-trial, commercial, tourism and investment fields

BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday paid inspection visit to a BDF unit, and got briefed about the work process there, as well as the unit’s mili-tary readiness and development plans that are required by the military tasks assigned to it. The BDF chief urged everyone to carry out all the tasks assigned to them accurately, professionally and effectively to ensure the sustainability of the training approach

BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received at the BDF Gen-eral Command, the President of the Supreme Council for Health (SCH), Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa. The BDF Chief hailed the tremendous efforts exerted by the SCH to improve the health services delivered to citizens and residents

HM the King’s Adviser for Economic Affairs Dr. Hassan Fakhro recently received Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union Dr. Bahiya Jawad Al Jishi. In the meeting, Dr. Fakhro welcomed the Ambassador and praised her efforts in boosting the Kingdom’s international relations. Both officials discussed several matters related to the economic affairs of Bahrain and the efforts paid to further bolster Bahrain’s robust economy, international trade and economic activities





Minister of Industry, Com-merce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani re-ceived Rasm Rezaaef, Am-bassador of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Bahrain res-ident in Riyadh. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Azerbaijan and ways to enhance and develop these relations to achieve the common objectives of the two countries. Separately, the Minister received new-ly-appointed Sudanese Am-bassador to Bahrain Ibra-him Mohammed Al Hassan. The two sides reviewed the bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Sudan and ways to enhance cooperation in all fields, especially in indus-trial, commercial, tourism and investment fields

BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday paid inspection visit to a BDF unit, and got briefed about the work process there, as well as the unit’s mili-tary readiness and development plans that are required by the military tasks assigned to it. The BDF chief urged everyone to carry out all the tasks assigned to them accurately, professionally and effectively to ensure the sustainability of the training approach

BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received at the BDF Gen-eral Command, the President of the Supreme Council for Health (SCH), Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa. The BDF Chief hailed the tremendous efforts exerted by the SCH to improve the health services delivered to citizens and residents

HM the King’s Adviser for Economic Affairs Dr. Hassan Fakhro recently received Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union Dr. Bahiya Jawad Al Jishi. In the meeting, Dr. Fakhro welcomed the Ambassador and praised her efforts in boosting the Kingdom’s international relations. Both officials discussed several matters related to the economic affairs of Bahrain and the efforts paid to further bolster Bahrain’s robust economy, international trade and economic activities




AKON @Akon

A mistake should be your teacher, not your attacker.

A mistake is a lesson, not a loss. It is a temporary,

necessary detour, not a dead end. Stay Peace!

Los Angeles

Singer Justin Bieber, who has re-entered Selena Gomez’s life, is not the reason for the singer-

actress’ “family issues”.“Selena has always said

that the one person that means the most to her is her mom, Mandy Teefey,” a

source told eonline.com.“But still, they have

had a really complicated relationship and have gone

through a lot of ups and downs.”

There was an “entire year,” the source said, that Gomez and her mother didn’t speak

after the “Wolves” singer parted ways with Mandy as her manager in 2014.

“It caused a huge rift in their relationship. Mandy wouldn’t even let Selena talk to her sister for a long time.” (IANS)

London

Actor Mark Wahlberg has hinted he may make his directorial debut next year with a project which details a “true story”.

The 46-year-old has had a glittering career as a Hollywood star, and although he has tried his hand at producing a number of projects, he has never sat in the director’s chair on a movie set.

He has said he has a project in mind that he would love to direct. And he believes it could start filming as early as next year, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Speaking to Collider during an interview in support of his new movie “All the Money in the World”, Wahlberg said: “It’s either going to happen this time next year, or maybe five years from now, who knows? But maybe this time next year.” (IANS)

Los Angeles

Singer Matt Terry says he gets a lot of advice from fellow singer Enrique Iglesias.Terry, along with Sean Paul, featured

on a reworked version of Iglesias’ song “Subeme La Radio” earlier this year and has stayed in touch with him since then, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“He’s a great guy. He’s very humble and gave me lots of advice about keeping my voice intact and being the artist. He’s a very cool guy,” Terry told BANG Showbiz. Terry shot to fame after he won “The X Factor” in 2016. He takes advice from other former stars of the show who have gone on to become successful in showbiz.

“I spoke to pretty much everyone. Sam Bailey. She gave me lots of advice and Rylan (Clark-Neal) as well,” he added. (IANS)

In 2006, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performed at The Bluebird Care in Nashville, which landed her with a contract with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Records. (thefactsite)


2. RockstarPost Malone Featuring 21 Savage

1. PerfectEd Sheeran Duet With Beyonce

6. MotorSportMigos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B

7. Too Good At GoodbyesSam Smith

3. HavanaCamila Cabello Featuring Young Thug

5. ThunderImagine Dragons

8. Bad At LoveHalsey

10. No LimitG-Eazy Featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B

4. Gucci GangLil Pump

9. All I Want For Christmas Is YouMariah Carey

(billboard)

December 29, 1972

Jude Law

British actor who played major roles in A.I. and the Sherlock Holmes films. He won the 2000 BAFTA Award for his work in The Talented Mr. Ripley. In 2015, he starred in the comedy Spy.

Los Angeles

The Golden Globes 2018 presenters list includes actresses Penelope Cruz and Gal Gadot and actor Seth Rogen.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which chooses the winners, this week began to announce the names of celebrities set to present the awards.

Joining the list are Cruz and Rogen, reports eonline.com.

Earlier, HFPA announced that actresses Kerry Washington and Gadot will be presenters. Fantasy drama “The Shape of Water” is leading the nomination list in the film section at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards with seven mentions. In the television category, “Big Little Lies” received six nominations.

Seth Meyers will be hosting the 2018 Golden Globes ceremony. (IANS)

London

Actor Kenneth Branagh says he would love to play the villain in the next James Bond movie.

The 57-year-old, best known for his role of Hercule Poirot in the 2017 film “Murder on the Orient Express”, feels it would be “delicious” to fight with Bond, reports mirror.co.uk.

“I think as an actor that is always delicious to play. I am a connoisseur of those Bond villains, but it is a hard one to do,” Branagh said.

Branagh said Daniel Craig’s Bond villains have been “Shakespearean”.

“Audiences want as much complication as possible,” he added.

Branagh has also appeared in films like “Dunkirk”, “Valkyrie” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” (IANS)


2. RockstarPost Malone Featuring 21 Savage

1. PerfectEd Sheeran Duet With Beyonce

6. MotorSportMigos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B

7. Too Good At GoodbyesSam Smith

3. HavanaCamila Cabello Featuring Young Thug

5. ThunderImagine Dragons

8. Bad At LoveHalsey

10. No LimitG-Eazy Featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B

4. Gucci GangLil Pump

9. All I Want For Christmas Is YouMariah Carey

(billboard)

December 29, 1972

Jude Law

British actor who played major roles in A.I. and the Sherlock Holmes films. He won the 2000 BAFTA Award for his work in The Talented Mr. Ripley. In 2015, he starred in the comedy Spy.

Los Angeles

The Golden Globes 2018 presenters list includes actresses Penelope Cruz and Gal Gadot and actor Seth Rogen.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which chooses the winners, this week began to announce the names of celebrities set to present the awards.

Joining the list are Cruz and Rogen, reports eonline.com.

Earlier, HFPA announced that actresses Kerry Washington and Gadot will be presenters. Fantasy drama “The Shape of Water” is leading the nomination list in the film section at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards with seven mentions. In the television category, “Big Little Lies” received six nominations.

Seth Meyers will be hosting the 2018 Golden Globes ceremony. (IANS)

London

Actor Kenneth Branagh says he would love to play the villain in the next James Bond movie.

The 57-year-old, best known for his role of Hercule Poirot in the 2017 film “Murder on the Orient Express”, feels it would be “delicious” to fight with Bond, reports mirror.co.uk.

“I think as an actor that is always delicious to play. I am a connoisseur of those Bond villains, but it is a hard one to do,” Branagh said.

Branagh said Daniel Craig’s Bond villains have been “Shakespearean”.

“Audiences want as much complication as possible,” he added.

Branagh has also appeared in films like “Dunkirk”, “Valkyrie” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” (IANS)

RITZ GOURMET TAKEAWAYSDate: December 1-31, Venue: The Ritz Gourmet Lounge, The Ritz-Carlton

The Ritz Gourmet Lounge offers a selection of gourmet desserts and festive hampers filled with heaven-ly delights like minced pies, special cookies, chocolates and much more. Roasted turkey to-go family dinners can also be ordered beginning from December 2. Orders must be placed at least 72 hours in advance.

RITZ BUBBLY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON TEADate: December 2 - 30, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Venue: The Ritz Gourmet Lounge,The Ritz-Carlton

Take pleasure in all the sweet treats of a traditional afternoon tea with a twist. A selection of freshly made scones and carefully baked gourmet cakes will be served alongside with your favorite cup of tea or glass of bubbly.

RITZ NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION: STUDIO 54Date: Sunday, December 31, 8:00 pm-2:00 am Venue: Al Noor Ballroom,The Ritz-Carlton

Countdown to 2018 and celebrate with a throwback to the 1970s era of glam-our, fashion and indulgence. Join us as we transform our 9,000 square-foot Al Noor Ballroom into the famous Studio 54 complete with disco lights, party favors, an indulgent buffet, live enter-tainment and performances. Dress is black tie or festive party dress.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL FESTIVITIES

Date: Till December 31, 2017Venue: Four Seasons Turkey To Go: Bring the sophisticat-ed flavours from the celebrated Four Seasons restaurant home with this memorable feast, and spend more time out of the kitchen with your loved ones this Thanksgiving. Available for home delivery or pick up.Roast Turkey: With chestnut stuffing, turkey sauce, cranberry chutney, mash potato, Brussels sprouts and carrots. - BD 80++ for 8 people.Honey Baked Spiral Ham: With mashed potato, roasted vegetables and apple sauce - BD 45++ for 8 to 10 people.Roast Beef: With mashed potato, roast-ed vegetables and rosemary sauce- Starting from BD 20++ per kg (per kg serves 4 to 5 people).For orders: +973 17115500

NYE DESI NIGHT EVENTDate: 31st December 2017Venue: OASIS BANQUET HALL DIVA HOTEL JUFFAIR BAHRAIN

Welcome the New Year in style at Diva Hotel Juffair. Tempt your senses while celebrating the New Year’s Eve with a Special Indian Cuisine Dinner Buffet including selected unlimited alcoholic beverages. At Oasis Banquet Hall Diva Hotel. Enjoy with Live Indian DJ with remix. Separate place for a kids games & other activities with a kid’s snacks buffet.www.thedivahotel.com

FRIDAY WINTER BRUNCHDate: till February 9thVenue: Bahrain Bay Kitchen

The known lavish culinary offer-ings, including five unique food sta-tions serving Arabic, Western, Indian, Japanese and Chinese delicacies and winter inspired dishes using seasonal ingredients to live the season spirit including stews, BBQ, roasted chest-nuts, fondue, Raclette and more. Guests may enjoy special chestnut giveaway after their meal. Shisha is also available on the restaurant terrace during brunch hours. The offer is available only on Fridays.

CUT BRUNCHDate: January1-31Venue: Wolfgang Puck Steakhouse

Indulge into Wolfgang Puck’s favorite dishes. CUT Brunch served every Friday from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

CUT ON THE HOURDate: January1-31Venue: Wolfgang Puck Steakhouse

Enjoy a two-course meal in 60 minutes with your choice of tea or coffee!

CUT THE LOUNGE TO THE CHASEDate: January1-31Venue: CUT Bar & Lounge

Enjoy Wolfgang Pucks signature bites and drinks with chic music.

THE BLUE HOURDate: re/Asian CuisineVenue: Blue Moon Lounge

Signature cocktails & Bites at Blue Moon Lounge is the perfect offer to try while enjoying the best view from the 50th floor.

ULTIMATE SKIN TREATMENT BY MCCM

Date: January1-31Venue: Four Seasons

Experience an exclusive selection of innovative face and body treatments connected with high technology and complemented with cosmetic prod-ucts penetrating deeply that produces faster and visible results with MCCM. MCCM Portugal holds a long record and experience in the field of aesthet-ic medicine and medical cosmetics. Combining technology, entrepreneur-ship and experience, these 4 exclu-sive ultimate effective skin treatments focuses on using precise and essential active principles and ingredients that can be tailored for each need of dif-ferent body and different skin whilst giving the right care and attention that reflect visible results.

FAMILY CRICKET DAY

Date: December 29 Venue: Gulf Air Club Salmabad

Mayball Solutions SPC is organizing a Family Cricket Fest in Gulf Air Club which is exclusive for families. A total of 450 families are expected in the fest. There will be separate kid’s zone for kids below the age of 10 where they will be entertained with cartoon char-acters and activities like face painting, balloon twister and games. There will also be raffle draw at every half an hour to win exciting gifts! The event will

be a very good opportunity for creat-ing strong brand awareness & impact among the crowd due to its exclusive family participation and that too for 6 to 8 hours long from 9 am to 5 pm. For registration call or Whatsapp 35529756/33351538.

SATURDAY BRUNCHDate: January Venue: Bahrain Bay Kitchen

Four Seasons is offering a wide selec-tion of Arabic favorites such as lamb Ouzi, cold mezzes and much more. It’s just the perfect offer for you and your family. End your Saturday fun with a tasty shisha on the terrace.

RE/IMAGINE YOUR SATURDAYSDate: January1-31Venue: re/Asian Cuisine

Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay invites you to discover the perfect Saturday Brunch at re/Asian Cuisine by Wolfgang Puck. Soak in the immersive views from the 50th floor and feast on mouthwatering Asian selections like Korean Fried Chicken Bao Buns, Wok Fried Shrimp Dumplings and Brisket Wontons.

BOULEVARD CIRCUS Date: Till April 28Venue: Al Fateh Corniche Boulevard Circus brings Bahrain an array of high caliber international acts from 25 performers from Russia, Ukraine, China, and Egypt including jugglers, magicians, clowns, tight rope walkers and death-defying acrobats. The circus is organised by HANO Events, a leading Bahrain-based events management company, in partner-ship with veteran entertainer Ahmed Emam, who has nearly 30 years of experience in the industry. HANO Events Chairman, Fawaz Baqer said: “Boulevard Circus, Bahrain’s first home grown circus brand, will be a great addi-tion to the Kingdom’s family entertain-ment options and will refresh its line up regularly to keep things interesting. The circus is a time-honored tradition in the world of performing arts, and one of the most popular forms of family entertainment. Boulevard Circus will add to Bahrain’s events calendar by bringing a higher caliber of events that appeals to all family members. We also have more in store for the future, so follow us for further announcements.” Mr. Baqer added: “We plan to take the show on the road across the Gulf, initially into Oman and Saudi Arabia, and then elsewhere. We want to make Boulevard Circus an ongoing family entertainment brand that people of all ages and demographics look forward to each season, just like when, in times past, everyone would get excited when the circus was coming to town.” Two daily shows will be available to the public, starting at 4:30pm and 6:30pm each day. Tickets can be bought at the entrance and are priced at BD4 per person for regular tickets, and BD8 per

person for VIP tickets. For more infor-mation about Boulevard Circus, follow them on Instagram: @boulevardcircus or like their Facebook page: fb.com/boulevardcircus.

BOLLYWOOD NIGHT 2018

Date: December 31 Venue: Ramee Grand

Bollywood Night 2018, the biggest party with non-stop music and dance is being organised by the Ramee Grand Hotel and Spa in association with Room 32, a leading communica-tion and entertainment company of Bahrain, on this New Year’s Eve. A variety of programmes like Bollywood dances, Dhol and Bhangara dances, professional DJ, face painting, kid’s entertainment and other attractions like selfi stations and walk around magician, will be showcased during the event. Feel free to bring in your kids too as we have arranged a nanny for them, be relaxed and enjoy the party to the fullest. Gala dinner and free flow of selected beverages for singles and couples are also available there. For more information contact: 38444694, 38444884.

THE RITZ-CARLTON’S NEW YEAR’S EVESTUDIO 54 EXTRAVAGANZA Date: December 31 Venue: The Ritz-Carlton Celebrate in style at The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain’s New Year’s Eve Studio 54 Extravaganza with exclusive over-night packages. The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain hosts this year’s New Year’s Eve extravaganza like never before, and this year fashion, 70’s glam and indul-gence reigns as we transform our 9,000 square-foot Al Noor Ballroom into the famous New York Studio 54 com-plete with disco lights, party favours, an indulgent buffet and live entertain-ment.

NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE GULF HOTEL Date: December 31 Venue: The Gulf Hotel Bahrain Convention & Spa

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Have you been thinking about remodelling or redecorating your home? If so, this is the day to do it. Your energy and aesthetic sense are high today. Enlist the aid of family members in planning colours, styles, and arrangements. A lot of activity may go on in and around your home, and you’ll be enthusiastic.

An unexpected visit or call from a friend could bring exciting news. You might decide to get together with this person and celebrate. Good fortune comes your way from an unforeseen source, but don’t waste time wondering about it. Make the most of it. Future successes may hinge upon it. By day’s end you might be aiming for entirely different goals.

The morning could find you somewhat worried about finances. Past reckless spending may be on your mind. Go through your records and look at them objectively. You’ll probably find that things aren’t as bad as they seem. Write down a plan for handling whatever does need attention. You’ll be able to take care of business.

Romance and marriage are always important to you, and today they’re especially so. You should feel particularly warm, loving, and attractive, and matters of love and partnership should be especially romantic. Today bodes well for other forms of partnership, as an increased level of understanding passes between you and others.

Today you feel especially imaginative, and you might want to try writing, painting, or composing. The past is especially appealing, so you may want to stroll through an art gallery or museum or attend a concert. Use your intuition, as it’s operating at a high level. Messages might come through art that bring insight and perhaps revelation.

You’re always intellectually curious, but today you might be especially so. Although you’re usually idealistic, today your imagination is in full swing. You might want to try writing or painting. It will be better to go with fiction or impressionism than history or realism. Study of spiritual or esoteric subjects is likely to clear a path between intellect and intuition.

Your usually dependable judgment may seem clouded by emotion today. Perhaps you’re unable to decide between different courses of action. Or perhaps you’re feeling distracted and can’t focus on what needs to be done. Don’t be afraid to put things off and work on something less taxing. Things will seem clearer tomorrow. Spend your day relaxing.

Optimism and foresight are important today, as you take charge of your life and seek new opportunities. Conversations lead to ideas for possible personal and career expansion, and you’re likely to send out and receive a number of messages. You could even be considering a move, perhaps to another city. Don’t rush. Plan carefully and all should work out as you wish.

Matters of love seem to be taking a turn for the better. Discuss your relationship with your partner. Your friend may or may not share your opinions, and a compromise may need to be reached. Don’t let this dampen your enthusiasm. Romance looks bright for the near future as long as you keep the lines of communication open.

New ideas and opportunities for advancing yourself financially may come your way today, yet this isn’t the day to act indiscriminately or make any definite changes in your financial structure. Your judgment may be a bit clouded. You could have difficulty deciding among different options. Write down all the information, study it, and sleep on it for a few nights.

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