· 6) The late Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo (Founder of the Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies for the Lifetime Achievement Award) 7) Dr. Rana Ali Al Ammadi (Rana’s Aesthetic

Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa with winners of the Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship at a ceremony held yesterday. The winners of the awards were: Aysha Mohammed Abdulmalik, Asia Jewels (Micro-Enterprise of the Year Award); Faisal Rami Khalifeh, Solar One Co. W.L.L. ( Start-up of the Year Award); Mohammed Abdulaal, All Food for Food Stuff (SME of the Year Award); Bader Murad, Bader Models (Enterprise of the Year with International Footprint Award); Shaikh Rashed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Peninsula Dairy Farms W.L.L. ( Sustainability in Business Award); the late Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo – founder of the Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies (Lifetime Achievement Award); and Dr. Rana Ali Al Ammadi, Rana’s Aesthetic Health Center (Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award).

DT News NetworkManama

Fourteen medical facilities have been granted

permission to conduct medical health check-ups for expatriate workers seeking employment in the Kingdom, CEO of National Health Regulatory Authority Dr. Maryam Al Jalahma siad yesterday.

The list of private medical facilities will be announced on the web portals of the eGov, LMRA, and the Ministry of

Health soon, she said.Dr. Al Jalahma also outlined

a range of requirements that medical facilities must fulfil in order to qualify for the service. These standards cover different operational and administrative aspects, including inspection facilities, laboratories, and high-tech medical devices and X-ray machines.

From a technical aspect, CEO Al Jalahma also highlighted that private medical facilities will utilise an integrated electronic

system to transfer medical results and data directly to the Ministry of Health. This will allow the Ministry to process applications swiftly, while improving coordination with the LMRA, the entity responsible for issuing residency permits in the Kingdom. Al Jalahma spoke of the ongoing coordination amongst various government departments as part of the preparatory work for the new system.

She said that new measures concerning expatriate health checks will reduce the waiting time to receive an appointment from three months to just one week. The timeframe currently required to issue a medical certificate will also be reduced from one month to one week following the completion of health checks. Two types of services will be available for health checks at private medical facilities: Standard and premium.

Under standard service, appointments are given based on availability across approved private medical facilities. The service will cost BD20.

Under premium service, an employer is allowed to choose from a wide range of private medical facilities. It includes medical services and other services such as transportation and customer care assistance. The cost is subject to the standard rate of the medical facility (service provider).

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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait order citizens to leave LebanonManama

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have advised their citizens

not to travel to Lebanon and urged those who are in the country to leave as soon as possible. “Due to the situations in Lebanon the Saudi nationals visiting or residing in Lebanon are asked to leave the country as soon as possible,” Saudi foreign ministry said.

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The Ministry of Works, Municipality Affairs and

Urban Planning has announced the closure of one lane of Um Al Nasan Avenue in Riffa on stages in both directions. One lane will be provided for traffic movement in both directions, the ministry said.

Manama

Deputy King, His Royal Highness, Prince

Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday honoured the winners of the Third edition of the ‘Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship’ highlighting the need to form strategic public and private partnerships to “overcome

economic challenges facing regional markets”.

The partnerships, Prince Salman said, should “focus on stimulating non-oil sector growth, attracting investments and boosting local economies.”

The event, held under the patronage of His Royal Highness, celebrates

the achievements of the Kingdom’s leading entrepreneurs.

Terming private sector as one of the main pillars supporting the overall economic growth of the Kingdom, HRH Prince Salman said that the initiatives such as the Annual Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship

are “vital to the Kingdom’s development”.

“It is through human creativity and innovation that nations such as Bahrain create promising opportunities,” said Prince Salman expressing his pride in the achievements and determination of Bahraini entrepreneurs.

The government, HRH Prince Salman said, is committed to creating employment opportunities for all Bahrainis in line with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and based on the principles of sustainability, competitiveness and fairness which underpin Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030.

“Bahrain continues to invest in its citizens through educational initiatives, training and wider programmes designed to promote private sector growth,” Prince Salman said.

Highlighting government’s initiatives to accelerate growth in the key strategic sectors, Prince Salman said the strategies are focused on creating “new jobs, raise per capita income and produce an attractive investment environment which reinforces Bahrain’s reputation as an entrepreneurship hub in the region.”

2 Friday, November 10, 2017

Partnerships key to beat challenges: Deputy King

1) Aysha Mohammed Abdulmalik (Asia Jewels for the Micro-Enterprise of the Year Award)

2) Faisal Rami Khalifeh (Solar One Co. W.L.L. for the Start-up of the Year Award)

3) Mohammed Abdulaal (All Food for Food Stuff for SME of the Year Award)

4) Bader Murad (Bader Models for the Enterprise of the Year with International Footprint Award)

5) Shaikh Rashed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (Peninsula Dairy Farms W.L.L. for the Sustainability in Business Award)

6) The late Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo (Founder of the Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies for the Lifetime Achievement Award)

7) Dr. Rana Ali Al Ammadi (Rana’s Aesthetic Health Center for the Female Entrepreneur of the Year)

“It is through human crea-

tivity and innovation that nations such as Bahrain

creates prom-ising opportu-

nities”

His Royal Highness, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalif during the ‘Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship’ ceremony

Friday, November 10, 2017 3


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Bahrain will now work more closely with United Nations

Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to improve the lives of children, a senior UNICEF representative said.

UNICEF will be holding talks with organizations in Bahrain in the coming months to assess how Bahrain can help the development of children; the UN body will also be holding events and workshops on the subject, said Dr. Ghassan Khalil, a senior advice for Middle East and North Africa.

Commencing the series of activities in the Kingdom on Dr. Ghassan delivered a lecture about the UN Convention on the rights of the child at Isa Culture Center on Wednesday evening.

“The lecture was solely on the convention but in later events we will talk about Bahrain and the practical steps that the country can take to improve the lives of children,” he told DT News.

“Yes it has been planned to have more events. It will be announced soon,” he said.

Explaining more about the convention he said, “It is a convention that was taken up by the General Assembly of the United nations in 1989.

During the lecture I spoke about how we can utilize this convention how it is a tool for betterment of the future of children. I shared how to utilize the convention and how rights based programs can create a better environment for children.”

Dr. Ghassan Khalil said that it is important for schools and universities to learn from the convention.

“The purpose of education is the development of the child. Education should not be at the expense of violating the rights of the child. So education should not only focus on creating workforce for the economy, it should also focus on personality development and other aspects. It is not about the number of children enrolled in schools, its the quality of education that

matters, “ he said.The lecture was organized

by United Nations office in Bahrain in collaboration with Isa Cultural Center.

Speaking on the occasion Amin El Sharkawi, United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative said that UNICEF is expected to be ‘active’ in Bahrain.

“I would like to welcome back, UNICEF, they have been very active in Bahrain for many years. Recently, we have missed them for a few years when their activities here were limited, but now they are back again and will continue to be active. This is one of the first events being organized following the signing of the Strategic Partnership Framework Between Kingdom of Bahrain and United Nations,” he said.

UNICEF, Bahrain join hands for child welfare

Dr. Ghassan Khalil

Avenue 6 Junction to be closed for repair


For resurfacing works on Salman Ahmed Al Fatih

Highway and Avenue 6 Junction at Sitra, the junction will be closed on stages and the traffic movement will be

diverted to nearest junction, said Works, Municipality Affairs & Urban Planning Ministry.

The closure will be effective from Thursday November 9 at 10:00 p.m. to Saturday November 11 at 05:00 a.m.

A3 storm water drainage network project completedDT News networkManama

Sanitary Engineering Assistant Undersecretary

of the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning Asma Murad said the ministry has completed the A3 Storm Water Drainage Network Project, which will serve 10 blocks in both Muharraq and the Capital Governorate.

The project reflects the Ministry’s efforts to improve infrastructure and revamp locations that witness storm water pools, in preparation for the upcoming rainy season.

According to Murad, the project comprises of extending 2.25km long main connections, constructing 21 inspection chambers, 189 drains and 31 storm water collection tanks to serve residents of Muharraq and the Capital Governorate.

The project covers Blocks

216, 212, 210 and 202 in Muharraq, Block 226 in Busaiteen, Block 233 in Dair, Block 236 in Samaheej, Block 244 in Arad, Block 341 in Juffair and Block 359 in Zinj.

The BD479,489 project was awarded to Arad Contracting Company.

The project reflects the Ministry’s efforts to improve infrastructure and revamp locations that witness storm

water pools, in preparation for the upcoming rainy season

Dr. Ghassan Khalil delivered a lec-ture on ‘UN Convention on the rights of the child’ at Isa Culture Center on

Wednesday

Dr. Ghassan Khalil, Amin Al Sharkawi and others at Isa Cultural Center


Retail Banking • Corporate Finance • Priority Banking • Investment • Wealth Management

Licensed as an Islamic Retail Bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain

Abdulhakeem Yaqoub AlkhayyatManaging Director and Chief Executive Officer

Hamad Abdulmohsen AlMarzouqChairman of the Board of Directors

Attributable to shareholders of the Parent

Fair value Foreign through Property currency Non- Total Share Share Treasury Statutory General equity fair value translation Retained controlling owners’ capital premium shares reserve reserve reserve reserve reserve earnings Total shareholders equity BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000

Balance at 1 January 2017 177,140 71,403 (21,923) 17,757 28,237 (3,574) 30,923 (91) 60,403 360,275 8,316 368,591Net income for the period - - - - - - - - 15,459 15,459 (84) 15,375 Other comprehensive income for the period - - - - - 102 - 43 - 145 - 145Total comprehensive income for the period - - - - - 102 - 43 15,459 15,604 (84) 15,520 Cancellation of treasury shares (12,044) (9,879) 21,923 - - - - - - - - - Distributions (32,577) (61,524) - - (28,237) 77 (30,900) - (56,839) (210,000) - (210,000)Net transfer from property fair value reserve - - - - - - (23) - 23 - - - Net movement in share of non-controlling shareholders - - - - - - - - - - (419) (419)Balance at 30 September 2017 132,519 - - 17,757 - (3,395) - (48) 19,046 165,879 7,813 173,692

Balance at 1 January 2016 177,140 71,403 (21,923) 17,642 28,237 (1,876) 31,501 232 58,791 361,147 8,264 369,411Net loss for the period - - - - - - - - (8,144) (8,144) 35 (8,109)Other comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - (761) - (255) - (1,016) - (1,016)Total comprehensive loss for the period - - - - - (761) - (255) (8,144) (9,160) 35 (9,125)Net transfer from property fair value reserve - - - - - - (265) - 265 - - - Net movement in share of non-controlling shareholders - - - - - - - - - - 8 8Balance at 30 September 2016 177,140 71,403 (21,923) 17,642 28,237 (2,637) 31,236 (23) 50,912 351,987 8,307 360,294

These statements have been extracted from the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine month period ended 30 September 2017, reviewed by EY. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 7 November 2017. Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c) is licensed by CBB as an Islamic retail bank.

Interim Consolidated Statementof Financial Position

Interim ConsolidatedStatement of Income

Interim ConsolidatedStatement of Cash Flows

Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes in Owners’ Equity

Reviewed Audited 30 Sep 31 Dec 2017 2016 BD 000 BD 000

ASSETSCash and balances with banks and Central Bank of Bahrain 54,951 56,399 Due from banks 42,701 88,420 Financing contracts with customers 704,569 630,391 Investments 7,871 145,665 Investment in sukuk 153,598 163,772 Investment in joint ventures and associates 13,310 129,302 Investment in real estate - 301,563 Receivables, prepayments and other assets 273,308 63,458 Premises and equipment 8,727 8,682 1,259,035 1,587,652Assets classified as held for sale 21,713 20,272TOTAL ASSETS 1,280,748 1,607,924

LIABILITIES, EQUITY OF INVESTMENT ACCOUNT HOLDERS AND OWNERS’ EQUITYLIABILITIESCustomers’ current accounts 133,260 147,630 Due to banks 119,515 277,317 Due to non-banks 244,592 237,864 Other liabilities 31,523 41,919 Subordinated borrowing 94,250 91,242 623,140 795,972 Liabilities relating to assets classified as held for sale 2,681 2,117 625,821 798,089 EQUITY OF INVESTMENT ACCOUNT HOLDERS 481,235 441,244 OWNERS’ EQUITYEquity attributable to shareholders of the ParentShare capital 132,519 177,140 Share premium - 71,403 Treasury shares - (21,923)Statutory reserve 17,757 17,757 General reserve - 28,237 Fair value through equity reserve (3,395) (3,574)Property fair value reserve - 30,923 Foreign currency translation reserve (48) (91)Retained earnings 19,046 60,403 165,879 360,275 Non-controlling shareholders 7,813 8,316 173,692 368,591 TOTAL LIABILITIES, EQUITY OF INVESTMENT ACCOUNT HOLDERS AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 1,280,748 1,607,924 OFF-BALANCE SHEET EQUITY OF INVESTMENT ACCOUNT HOLDERS 135,090 134,970 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS 127,824 154,797

Nine months ended 30 September

2017 2016 BD 000 BD 000

OPERATING ACTIVITIESNet income for the period from operations 12,775 5,815 Net results for the period from assets classified as held for sale 2,600 (13,924)Net income (loss) for the period 15,375 (8,109)Adjustments for: Provisions - net (375) 13,756 Depreciation 767 3,273 Share of income from joint ventures and associates (396) (2,685) Net gain on sale of investment in real estate - (150) Net gain on sale of investments (6,784) (167) Foreign exchange gain (314) (443) Net unrealised loss on investment in real estate 309 977 Net unrealised loss on investments 25 348 Dividend income (63) (64) Rental income (61) (79)

Operating income before changes in operating assets and liabilities 8,483 6,657 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Mandatory reserve with Central Bank of Bahrain (1,870) 695 Due from banks (2) (11,310) Financing contracts with customers (59,912) (53,645) Receivables, prepayments and other assets 8,777 4,627 Customers’ current accounts (14,370) 50,117 Due to banks (39,348) (46,803) Due to non-banks 6,728 119,325 Other liabilities (8,817) (7,325) Subordinated borrowing 3,008 - Net cash flows (used in) from operating activities (97,323) 62,338

INVESTING ACTIVITIES(Purchase) dispoal of investments - net (3,759) 21,339 Disposal (purchase) of investment in sukuk - net 9,866 (68,889)(Purchase) disposal of investment in real estate - net (87) 428 Distributions from investment in joint ventures and associates 2,962 - Dividend income 63 - Rental income 61 79 Purchase of premises and equipment - net (812) (2,475)Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities 8,294 (49,518)

FINANCING ACTIVITYNet movement in equity of investment account holders 39,991 (522)Net cash flows from (used in) financing activity 39,991 (522)NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (49,038) 12,298Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 103,687 102,698CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 54,649 114,996

Three months ended Nine months ended 30 September 30 September

2017 2016 2017 2016 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000 BD 000

Income from retail and corporate

banking activities 11,551 10,254 33,705 27,475

Net income from investment activities 258 1,252 7,411 1,929

Income from sukuk 1,629 1,675 5,057 3,470

Share of income from joint ventures

and associates (42) 601 396 2,685

Revenue from non-banking business entities 805 619 5,116 2,661

OPERATING INCOME 14,201 14,401 51,685 38,220

Direct cost of non-banking business entities (1,075) (656) (4,609) (2,025)

OPERATING INCOME AFTER

DIRECT COSTS 13,126 13,745 47,076 36,195

Return on equity of investment account

holders before Group’s share as mudarib (2,958) (1,293) (8,258) (3,278)

Group’s share as mudarib 1,629 208 4,398 208

Return on equity of investment account holders (1,329) (1,085) (3,860) (3,070)

Profit on due to banks, due to non-banks

and subordinated borrowing (2,417) (3,137) (9,045) (8,311)

NET OPERATING INCOME 9,380 9,523 34,171 24,814

Staff costs 3,404 3,696 10,391 10,530

Depreciation 249 261 757 841

Provisions - net 1,000 690 2,225 354

Other expenses 2,473 2,184 7,220 6,229

Operating expenses of non-banking

business entities 162 409 803 1,045

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 7,288 7,240 21,396 18,999

NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD

FROM OPERATIONS 2,092 2,283 12,775 5,815

ASSETS CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE

Net results for the period from assets classified

as held for sale 2,600 (13,574) 2,600 (13,924)

NET INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 4,692 (11,291) 15,375 (8,109)

Attributable to:

Shareholders of the Parent 4,714 (11,290) 15,459 (8,144)

Non-controlling shareholders (22) (1) (84) 35

4,692 (11,291) 15,375 (8,109)

FINANCIAL RESULTSwww.kfh.bh

30 September 2017 (Reviewed)

Nickname: St. LionAge: 30Record: 10-1Country: India Gurdarshan Mangat

Gurdarshan Mangat is on a six straight fight winning streak and is the only fighter of Indian origin in the world to compete for the championship title of a global MMA promo-tion. He will face Stephen Loman for the Bantamweight title at Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions. He packs huge star power due to close relations with Dwayne Johnson, George St. Pierre and Demetrious Johnson. Gurdarshan proved his grit by defeating a tough opponent two weight-classes heavier than him, when he defeated India’s toughest fight-er, Abdul Muneer by unanimous decision, in what was dubbed “The People’s Main event”.

Hanan

Bahraini singer and youth icon, Hanan Redha extended support for Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions. The ninth edition of Brave had captured global attention due to the overwhelming presence of film stars, MMA

legends, musicians and celebrities. The event is by far the largest sports media event in Bahrain featuring all the major celebrities from Bahrain. The popular singer also wished Bahrain’s Hamza Kooheji to raise the flag high after defeating Mohammed Farhad.


Arabs MMA to cover Brave 9Arabs MMA has

a n n o u n c e d to cover Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions for the combat sports community in Middle East. Arabs MMA is the largest platform based in Middle East featuring mixed martial arts in the region. Zahi Ephrem, the founder of Arabs MMA have covered top MMA events across the world including IMMAF World Championships. This will be for the first time a global digital media covering exclusively for the Middle East in Arabic.

Darren Till to make appearance at BraveDarren Till who has

been stealing headlines since knocking out Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 118 is confirmed to make his presence at Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions. The English mixed martial artist currently competing in the welterweight division of the UFC will make his presence as a guest and is rumoured to corner his team mate Erick Da Silva. Erick is one of the most talented emerging fighters in the roaster who has 25 professional fights under his belt out of which he has won 21 times. Erick will face the Pride of Palestine, Abdul Kareem Al-Selwady in Bahrain.

Zahi Ephrem

Darren Till

Friday, November 10, 20176 MMA

Nickname: St. LionAge: 30Record: 10-1Country: India Gurdarshan Mangat

Gurdarshan Mangat is on a six straight fight winning streak and is the only fighter of Indian origin in the world to compete for the championship title of a global MMA promo-tion. He will face Stephen Loman for the Bantamweight title at Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions. He packs huge star power due to close relations with Dwayne Johnson, George St. Pierre and Demetrious Johnson. Gurdarshan proved his grit by defeating a tough opponent two weight-classes heavier than him, when he defeated India’s toughest fight-er, Abdul Muneer by unanimous decision, in what was dubbed “The People’s Main event”.

Hanan

Bahraini singer and youth icon, Hanan Redha extended support for Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions. The ninth edition of Brave had captured global attention due to the overwhelming presence of film stars, MMA

legends, musicians and celebrities. The event is by far the largest sports media event in Bahrain featuring all the major celebrities from Bahrain. The popular singer also wished Bahrain’s Hamza Kooheji to raise the flag high after defeating Mohammed Farhad.


Arabs MMA to cover Brave 9Arabs MMA has

a n n o u n c e d to cover Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions for the combat sports community in Middle East. Arabs MMA is the largest platform based in Middle East featuring mixed martial arts in the region. Zahi Ephrem, the founder of Arabs MMA have covered top MMA events across the world including IMMAF World Championships. This will be for the first time a global digital media covering exclusively for the Middle East in Arabic.

Darren Till to make appearance at BraveDarren Till who has

been stealing headlines since knocking out Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 118 is confirmed to make his presence at Brave 9: The Kingdom of Champions. The English mixed martial artist currently competing in the welterweight division of the UFC will make his presence as a guest and is rumoured to corner his team mate Erick Da Silva. Erick is one of the most talented emerging fighters in the roaster who has 25 professional fights under his belt out of which he has won 21 times. Erick will face the Pride of Palestine, Abdul Kareem Al-Selwady in Bahrain.

Zahi Ephrem

Darren Till

Friday, November 10, 20176 MMA 7Friday, November 10, 2017

5,1517,902

70,8816,915

15,18587,68068,602

107,2644,742

13,603

387,925

6,503 73,273 52,181 13,963

145,920

300,000676

(66,634)610

4,618

239,270

2,735

242,005

387,925

ASSETS Cash and balances with banks Placements with �nancial institutions Investment in sukukFinancing receivables Receivable from Ijarah investors Investment in equity securities Assets acquired for leasing Investment in real estate Equity-accounted investees Other assets Total assets LIABILITIES Placements from �nancial institutions Financing liabilities Liabilities related to assets acquired for leasing Other liabilities Total liabilities OWNERS’ EQUITY Share capital Statutory reserve Retained earnings/(Accumulated losses)Property fair value reserve General reserve

Equity attributable to shareholders of Bank Non-controlling interests Total owners’ equity Total liabilities and owner’s equity

5,6285,025

91,9079,8445,938

92,034-

97,974518

28,257

337,125

2,00275,465

-17,768

95,235

233,000676498302

4,618

239,094

2,796

241,890

337,125

300,000 ---

(67,000)233,000

676----

676

------

(66,634)132

-132

67,000498

610-

(308)(308)

-302

4,618 ----

4,618

239,270132

(308)(176)

-239,094

2,73561

-61

-2,796

242,005193

(308)(115)

-241,890

300,000----

300,000

676----

676

(17,249)(36,043)

-(36,043)

-(53,292)

(107)-

107107

--

1,826-

(149)(149)

-1,677

4,618----

4,618

289,764(36,043)

(42)(36,085)

-253,679

13,8161,597

-1,597(177)

15,236

303,580(34,446)

(42)(34,488)

(177)268,915

7023,8921,847

7762,173

728196300623853

12,090

4,879828

673,690

9,464

2,626

367

67(500)

(2,367)--

193

13261

193

-5,243(261)5,759

284948196

--

2,434

14,603

3,911987126

2,845

7,869

6,734

(963)

(8,815)(1,514)

(26,572)(1,216)(2,100)

(34,446)

(36,043)1,597

(34,446)

193

67(367)(196)(300)

(1,101)(623)2,800

-(200)

44317

(2,861)9,2478,7964,065

19,564

(177,989)127,817(1,584)11,139

4,683(141)

16,421

(19,654)

(4,502)2,193

-

(2,309)

(2,399)

13,052

10,653

5,628

5,025

10,653

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

for the nine months ended 30 September 2017

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION as at 30 September 2017

INCOMEIncome from investment banking services Income from sukukIncome from investment in equity securities Income from assets acquired for leasing, net Gain on sale of assets acquired for leasingFinance income Share of pro�t of equity-accounted investees Gain on sale of equity-accounted investeesGain on sale of investment in real estate Other income Total income

EXPENSES Sta� cost Finance expense on placements and �nancing liabilities Depreciation and amortization Other operating expenses

Total operating expenses

Pro�t/(loss) before fair value changes and impairment allowances

Net fair value changes on investement securitiesImpairment allowances: (charge)/reversal:- Financing receivables- Investment in Sukuk- Investment securities- Investment in real estate- Equity accoumted investees

PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD

Attributable to: Shareholders of Bank Non-controlling interests

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSfor the nine months ended 30 September 2017

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION30 September 2017

OPERATING ACTIVITIES Pro�t/(loss) for the periodAdjustment for:Depreciation and amortizationNet fair value changes on investment securitiesShare of pro�t of equity-accounted investeesGain on sale of equity-accounted investeesGain on sale of investment in sukukGain on sale of investment in real estateImpairment allowancesExcess legal provision written backOther incomeAmortisation of discount, netOperating pro�t before changes in operating assets and liabilities

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Financing receivablesReceivables from ijarah investorsOther assetsOther liabilitiesNet cash generated from/(used in) operating activities INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of investment securitiesProceeds from sale of investment securitiesPurchase of investment in real estateProceeds from sale of investment in real estateProceeds from sale of equity-accounted investeesPayment for purchase of equipmentAssets acquired for leasing, net

Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities FINANCING ACTIVITIES Placements from �nancial institutionsFinancing liabilitiesNon-controlling interests related to assets acquired for leasing, net

Net cash used in �nancing activities

NET (DECREASE) / INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT 30 September

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS comprise: Cash and bank balances Placements with �nancial institutions (with original maturity of 90 days or less)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN OWNERS’ EQUITY for the nine months ended 30 September 2017

Equity attributable to shareholders of the Bank

Equity attributable to shareholders of the Bank

Balance at 1 January 2017 Pro�t for the period Fair value changes, netTotal recognised income and expense for the period Adjustment of lossesBalance at 30 September 2017

30 September 2017 (reviewed)

30 September 2016 (reviewed)

Sharecapital

30 September 2017

(audited)(reviewed) (reviewed) (reviewed)

US$ 000’s US$ 000’s

US$ 000’s

US$ 000’s

31 December2016

30 September 2017

30 September2016

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79-

57290125

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288

1,703

1,546336

221,100

3,004

(1,301)

183

(14)----

(1,132)

(1,160)28

(1,132)

-2,041

4441,776

-382

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116

4,764

1,261393

29927

2,610

2,154

(15)

141----

2,280

1,764516

2,280

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30 September2016

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Retained earnings/(Accumulated

losses)

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losses)

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reserve

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Total Non-controlling interests

Total owners’

equity

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reserve

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reserve

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(34,446)

126963

(196)-

(1,767)-

40,076(1,597)

(207)78

3,030

220-

(9,383)(2,780)(8,913)

(101,214)110,276

-(297)5,461

(19)4,062

18,269

(4,163)4,117(177)

(223)

9,133

15,221

24,354

24,354

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24,354

(reviewed)(reviewed)

30 September 2017

30 September2016

Nine months ended

�e above has been extracted from 30 September condensed consolidated interim �nancial statements reviewed by KPMG. �e �nancials have been approved by Board of Directors.

Focus on Flexible Work PermitManama

The CEO of Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory

Authority (LMRA) and Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons, Ausamah Alabsi, this week participated in the ESCAP Regional Preparatory Meeting for Global Compact on Migration held in Bangkok.

The event was organised by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Bahrain was invited to participate in the event following the introduction of the Flexible Work Permit (FWP) - a ground-breaking new programme in the region designed to boost the Kingdom’s private sector while ensuring concrete protections for expatriate workers in the

Kingdom.The FWP will enable

expatriates who meet certain conditions to work and reside in the Kingdom of Bahrain without a sponsor in any job, full or part-time, and with more than one employer, for a renewable two-year period.

The ESCAP Regional Preparatory Meeting also included a special forum during which the LMRA’s CEO outlined key advantages of the FWP system. Several international representatives attended the forum, including the Regional Coordinator for

the Migrant Forum in Asia, senior labour migration specialists at the International Organisation for Migration, as well as the Undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Migrant Workers Affairs in the Philippines.

Speaking on the occasion,

the LMRA’s CEO highlighted Bahrain’s commitment to international best practices that facilitate opportunities for businesses and workers in equal measure.

The CEO noted that international collaboration is central to the development

of innovative labour market practises, highlighting that the UN has cited Bahrain’s FWP as one of a number of successful international programmes which informed the Global Compact on Migration (to be adopted following the 2018 International Migration Conference).

The CEO concluded by stressing that international recognition of the FWP reflects Bahrain’s long-standing commitment to increasing its international and regional competitiveness through modern and effective regulatory frameworks.

He went on to say that the LMRA will continue to work hard to safeguard the rights of expatriate workers in the Kingdom and to strengthen partnerships with international organisations.

LMRA’s CEO outlined key advantages of the FWP system at the ESCAP Regional Preparatory Meeting held in Bangkok

LMRA attends Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting in Bangkok

BUSINESS Friday, November 10, 20178

(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.)

A few months ago, I had searched for a DVD on Google. It was for an episode of an old TV series

called ‘Twilight Zone’ that I’d wanted to watch again.And within an hour or so, when I open my

Facebook page, I see advertisements for ‘Twilight Zone’ DVDs, among the posts.

A few days ago, I met a man for some official discussion. And then saved his phone number and email address on my mobile phone.

And in a couple of days, Facebook is showing me his profile, and prompting me to add him as a friend, saying he may be among PYMK (people you may know).

There. That is today’s online privacy, for us!But, here is something more shocking!“Facebook wants to pre-emptively prevent revenge

porn on its platform by gathering nude images and videos of its users, raising privacy concerns among its 2 billion users” according to an article “Why Does Facebook Want Your Nude Photos?” ( Newsweek, 8 Nov 2017).

The social networking giant is going for a trial with “this feature in Australia, asking users to send in naked photos of themselves via Messenger that could be uploaded by someone without the owner’s consent”.

“Facebook said it plans to use the images to build a database of specific photos it can then block from being uploaded to the site in future. If successful the trial will spread to the United States, as well as the U.K. and Canada”.

Is this not a crazy idea? But, let us give it some thought anyway.

With mobile phone cameras in the hands of young people, foolishness can reign. And when foolishness is coupled with apps like Snapchat, which promise a false sense of security, inappropriate images may get transferred. And when such images get transferred, the sender becomes vulnerable.

And to protect the sender, Facebook is now asking for the original.

Apparently, “This works only if you’re in possession of the original file, but it would seem to bypass any attempts from a malicious third party to alter the metadata by analyzing and tagging the actual content of the image or video.” (Facebook Asks Australia For Nude Pics To Test ‘Revenge Porn’ Defense, Forbes, 7 Nov 2017).

So, how safe will this nude collection be kept? Haven’t we heard of the cloud being hacked? Celebrities’ private photos leaked onto cyberspace? Government data all out in the open?

I am not sure of the answers. But I am sure of one thing. It is really an abnormal world we are speeding into.

We accept ‘terms and conditions’ without reading. We accept cookies, without thinking. We click on some pop-up dialogue boxes without understanding. Then, what else can we expect?

With each passing day, we are being drawn into a world, where everything is being recorded. And, it could be used ‘against’ us.

But, it is being used ‘for’ us, they argue.Google in its “Privacy Policy” says: “Our automated

systems analyze your content (including emails) to provide you personally relevant product features, such as customized search results and tailored advertising.”

With geo-tagging, if our ‘location services’ are enabled, all our photos are saving our exact location too.

And Google knows every place we had been to and can give us our full travel history even if we have forgotten it ourselves.

The technological-networking noose around us is tightening. And there really seems to be no way out.

Orwell’s ubiquitous cameras, through which ‘Big Brother’ watched, are already replaced. By the now omnipresent smart devices.

Corruption: Saudi detains 201Riyadh

Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it has detained

201 people as part of a sweeping probe, estimating that at least $100 billion has been misused through embezzlement and corruption in past decades.

The kingdom’s Attorney General Saud al-Mojeb said in a statement that 208 people had been called in for questioning since Saturday evening, and that seven people were released without charge, leaving 201 people still in detention.

The figure released by the government is far larger than previously reported as it appears more arrests were made throughout the week.

Overnight Saturday, when the surprise arrest began, 11 princes and 38 officials and businessmen had been detained. They are being held at five-star hotels across the country, including the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh.

Among those detained

are billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and two of the late King Abdullah’s sons, including Prince Miteb who until Saturday had headed the powerful National Guard before he was ousted and detained.

The crown prince is leading the probe as the head of a newly-formed anti-corruption committee.

“The potential scale of

corrupt practices which have been uncovered is very large,” the attorney general said, adding that based on investigations over the past three years, at least $100 billion has been misused through corruption.

The government has declined to name the individuals being questioned, saying it is respecting their

privacy during this phase of the process.

An estimated 1700 bank accounts have been frozen belonging to individuals. Al-Mojeb confirmed that action was taken to suspend personal bank accounts, but did not disclose any figures. The government has stressed that only personal banks have been frozen, leaving

companies and businesses so far untouched.

UAE examines accountsSaudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption has spread beyond its borders as regulators in the United Arab Emirates ask UAE banks for information about Saudi citizens detained in the investigation, a possible prelude to freezing their accounts.

The UAE central bank has requested commercial banks and finance companies in the UAE to provide details of the accounts of 19 Saudis, commercial bankers said on Thursday, declining to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.

Commercial bankers said UAE authorities had not explained why they wanted the information, but believed the authorities were acting at the behest of the Saudi government, which has said it aims to recover billions of dollars of illicit assets identified in its investigation.

The UAE, particularly its most commercially prominent emirate Dubai, is one of the main places where wealthy Saudis park their money abroad. In addition to bank accounts, they buy luxury apartments and villas in Dubai and invest in the emirate’s volatile stock market.

The UAE commercial bankers said they had not been asked to freeze the Saudi accounts at their institutions, but they believed the central bank’s request for information might be a prelude to such action.

The risk of the accounts being frozen “jeopardizes Dubai’s pitch as a private banking center”, said a Gulf-based banker, adding: “Banks in the UAE are full of Saudi money.” One senior banker at an international bank with business in Saudi Arabia said his institution had already frozen some accounts, both inside the kingdom and outside it, in response to Saudi government requests. (Agencies)

© GRAPHIC NEWSSources: The Dubai Frame, Government of Dubai, Inhabitat

The Dubai Frame is a $43.5m feat of engineering that links two towersby an observation deck to form a huge “picture frame” building

Sky deck: 100m2 bridge offersuninterrupted views of OldDubai to north and NewDubai to south

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window

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Helicopterto scale

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Online Privacy: Do We ‘Really’ Have It?

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chats with his son and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, before King Salman leaves for Medina, in Riyadh. (file)


(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.)

A few months ago, I had searched for a DVD on Google. It was for an episode of an old TV series

called ‘Twilight Zone’ that I’d wanted to watch again.And within an hour or so, when I open my

Facebook page, I see advertisements for ‘Twilight Zone’ DVDs, among the posts.

A few days ago, I met a man for some official discussion. And then saved his phone number and email address on my mobile phone.

And in a couple of days, Facebook is showing me his profile, and prompting me to add him as a friend, saying he may be among PYMK (people you may know).

There. That is today’s online privacy, for us!But, here is something more shocking!“Facebook wants to pre-emptively prevent revenge

porn on its platform by gathering nude images and videos of its users, raising privacy concerns among its 2 billion users” according to an article “Why Does Facebook Want Your Nude Photos?” ( Newsweek, 8 Nov 2017).

The social networking giant is going for a trial with “this feature in Australia, asking users to send in naked photos of themselves via Messenger that could be uploaded by someone without the owner’s consent”.

“Facebook said it plans to use the images to build a database of specific photos it can then block from being uploaded to the site in future. If successful the trial will spread to the United States, as well as the U.K. and Canada”.

Is this not a crazy idea? But, let us give it some thought anyway.

With mobile phone cameras in the hands of young people, foolishness can reign. And when foolishness is coupled with apps like Snapchat, which promise a false sense of security, inappropriate images may get transferred. And when such images get transferred, the sender becomes vulnerable.

And to protect the sender, Facebook is now asking for the original.

Apparently, “This works only if you’re in possession of the original file, but it would seem to bypass any attempts from a malicious third party to alter the metadata by analyzing and tagging the actual content of the image or video.” (Facebook Asks Australia For Nude Pics To Test ‘Revenge Porn’ Defense, Forbes, 7 Nov 2017).

So, how safe will this nude collection be kept? Haven’t we heard of the cloud being hacked? Celebrities’ private photos leaked onto cyberspace? Government data all out in the open?

I am not sure of the answers. But I am sure of one thing. It is really an abnormal world we are speeding into.

We accept ‘terms and conditions’ without reading. We accept cookies, without thinking. We click on some pop-up dialogue boxes without understanding. Then, what else can we expect?

With each passing day, we are being drawn into a world, where everything is being recorded. And, it could be used ‘against’ us.

But, it is being used ‘for’ us, they argue.Google in its “Privacy Policy” says: “Our automated

systems analyze your content (including emails) to provide you personally relevant product features, such as customized search results and tailored advertising.”

With geo-tagging, if our ‘location services’ are enabled, all our photos are saving our exact location too.

And Google knows every place we had been to and can give us our full travel history even if we have forgotten it ourselves.

The technological-networking noose around us is tightening. And there really seems to be no way out.

Orwell’s ubiquitous cameras, through which ‘Big Brother’ watched, are already replaced. By the now omnipresent smart devices.

Corruption: Saudi detains 201Riyadh

Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it has detained

201 people as part of a sweeping probe, estimating that at least $100 billion has been misused through embezzlement and corruption in past decades.

The kingdom’s Attorney General Saud al-Mojeb said in a statement that 208 people had been called in for questioning since Saturday evening, and that seven people were released without charge, leaving 201 people still in detention.

The figure released by the government is far larger than previously reported as it appears more arrests were made throughout the week.

Overnight Saturday, when the surprise arrest began, 11 princes and 38 officials and businessmen had been detained. They are being held at five-star hotels across the country, including the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh.

Among those detained

are billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and two of the late King Abdullah’s sons, including Prince Miteb who until Saturday had headed the powerful National Guard before he was ousted and detained.

The crown prince is leading the probe as the head of a newly-formed anti-corruption committee.

“The potential scale of

corrupt practices which have been uncovered is very large,” the attorney general said, adding that based on investigations over the past three years, at least $100 billion has been misused through corruption.

The government has declined to name the individuals being questioned, saying it is respecting their

privacy during this phase of the process.

An estimated 1700 bank accounts have been frozen belonging to individuals. Al-Mojeb confirmed that action was taken to suspend personal bank accounts, but did not disclose any figures. The government has stressed that only personal banks have been frozen, leaving

companies and businesses so far untouched.

UAE examines accountsSaudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption has spread beyond its borders as regulators in the United Arab Emirates ask UAE banks for information about Saudi citizens detained in the investigation, a possible prelude to freezing their accounts.

The UAE central bank has requested commercial banks and finance companies in the UAE to provide details of the accounts of 19 Saudis, commercial bankers said on Thursday, declining to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.

Commercial bankers said UAE authorities had not explained why they wanted the information, but believed the authorities were acting at the behest of the Saudi government, which has said it aims to recover billions of dollars of illicit assets identified in its investigation.

The UAE, particularly its most commercially prominent emirate Dubai, is one of the main places where wealthy Saudis park their money abroad. In addition to bank accounts, they buy luxury apartments and villas in Dubai and invest in the emirate’s volatile stock market.

The UAE commercial bankers said they had not been asked to freeze the Saudi accounts at their institutions, but they believed the central bank’s request for information might be a prelude to such action.

The risk of the accounts being frozen “jeopardizes Dubai’s pitch as a private banking center”, said a Gulf-based banker, adding: “Banks in the UAE are full of Saudi money.” One senior banker at an international bank with business in Saudi Arabia said his institution had already frozen some accounts, both inside the kingdom and outside it, in response to Saudi government requests. (Agencies)

© GRAPHIC NEWSSources: The Dubai Frame, Government of Dubai, Inhabitat

The Dubai Frame is a $43.5m feat of engineering that links two towersby an observation deck to form a huge “picture frame” building

Sky deck: 100m2 bridge offersuninterrupted views of OldDubai to north and NewDubai to south

Skydeck:Holds25m2

window

CUTAWAY

Elevator: Designed byGerman engineering giantThyssenKrupp (who alsosponsored competitionto design building)

Helicopterto scale

150m

93m

Mezzanine museum:Showcases Dubai’stransformation from fishingvillage to metropolisthrough innovative useof projections, misteffects, smellsand motion

Entrance

Zabeel Park

BurjKhalifa

Frame

D U B A IBurj Al Arab

PalmJumeirah

TheWorldIslands

Palm Jebel Ali UAE3 miles

5km

Liftshaft

Pattern:Reflects Expo2020 Dubailogo

Joel Indrupati

Wide Angle

Online Privacy: Do We ‘Really’ Have It?

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chats with his son and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, before King Salman leaves for Medina, in Riyadh. (file)

BUSINESSFriday, November 10, 2017 9

The company specialises in critical and emergency services for the oil and gas industry, petrochemical, industrial and energy sectors. Major customers for the company include Gasprom, Rosneft, Lukoil, Transneft, Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, NCOC and KIOS.

The INTRA Engineering Hub will sup-port the Russian company’s localisa-tion programme and is expected to create technical and senior level jobs in the local labour market with-in the first three years. The Bahrain office will then be used as a base from which to develop the regional strategy.

Focus on oil

More jobs

Intratool Group, a provider of engineer-ing, technological and manufacturing services, has launched the GCC opera-tions branch of its service subsidiary to provide strong technical and engineer-ing support to partners across the Gulf and Africa.

New Delhi

Adeeb Ahamed, Managing Director, Tablez,

was honoured with the Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Franchise Awards 2017 held at The Lalit, New Delhi on Wednesday.

In its 15th edition, Franchise Awards 2017 are India’s topmost honour in retailing and recognizes personalities and businesses for their excellence in retailing, franchising and business development.

Speaking after receiving the award, Adeeb said, “It is a great honour to receive this

award. The Franchise Awards respects the core value of entrepreneurial spirit and this recognition encourages me to further expand our business here in India and propel it to greater heights.”

Judged by an independent panel of experts and supported by the Indian Franchise Association (IFA) & with Francorp India as Process advisors, Franchise Awards rewards individuals and organizations that have shown outstanding business acumen, passion and achievement of franchise businesses across

India.Adeeb Ahamed heads

Tablez, the organised retail arm of LuLu Group International, along with LuLu Exchange, the financial services company which has more than 170 branches worldwide and Twenty14 Holdings, hospitality investment firm which owns prestigious properties around the world.

Other awards including Franchisor of the Year, Franchisee of the Year, Hall of fame, Licensee of the Year, were also given away during the event.

Ahamed wins Entrepreneur of the Year award

Adeeb Ahamed accepting the Entrepreneur of the Year award from Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi and Ritu Marya, Editor in Chief, Entrepreneur India.

Hydrogen-powered trains!Berlin

Commuters in northern Germany will be able

to travel on the world’s first hydrogen-powered trains in four years’ time.

French engineering giant Alstom says it has signed an agreement to deliver 14 fuel-cell trains to LNVG, a rail

company in Germany’s Lower Saxony state.

The trains will begin operating on routes between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude from December 2021.

Alstom said Thursday that the Coradia iLint trains will have a range of up to 1,000

kilometers (621 miles) and a maximum speed of 140 kilometers per hour (87 mph).

Hydrogen engines emit only water vapour and are considered one of the cleanest forms of transportation. The trains will replace diesel vehicles on non-electrified tracks.

-Khalid Al Rumaihi, Chief Executive of EDB

-Sergey Terentiev, Chairman of INTRATOOL

-Evgeniy Shakirov, GCC Branch General Director

“Investments from companies such as INTRATOOL are critically important to Bahrain- they act as a catalyst for eco-nomic growth and create high quality specialised jobs in the local market,”

“We are very impressive of the great support of the Bahrain Governmental office and the support of the our Bahrain partners: Dynamic Structures, EDB, Tamkeen and others friends. We would like to establish a channel for the Russian technologies to the region to bring innovation to increase the efficien-cy of the business in the region.”

The Government of St. Petersburg is ready to support the INTRATOOL Group in promoting projects and establishing the links with local authorities and business circles in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Gulf countries. I wish you and your team success.”

The launch ceremony was attended by INTRATOOL senior management including Sergey Terentiev, Chairman, Alexander Shilov, President, and Evgeniy Shakirov, GCC Branch Director. The office was opened in the presence of Vagif Garaev, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Bahrain, Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, the Capital Governor, Jasim Alghatam, General Manager of Dynamic Structures, and Hussain Rajab, Executive Director of Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics at the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB).

Dubai

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has

appointed or promoted 56 judges, Saudi Arabia’s state news agency SPA reported. The king issued a royal order that promoted 26 judges and appointed 30 others at different levels of the judiciary, SPA said. Saudi Arabia has announced it will confiscate assets improperly acquired, and while Riyadh has set no timetable for any such confiscations, banking sources say more than 1,700 domestic bank accounts have already been frozen at the request of the central bank.

-Donald Trump,

Saudi king appoints 30 judges But I don’t blame China. After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? I give China great credit.”

the US President


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 0.3777 0.3321

KUWAIT 0.2855 32.4071 0.2860 0.2515

OMAN 0.3849 0.3842 0.3856 0.3391

QATAR 3.6420 3.6351 3.6489 3.2085

UAE 3.6730 3.6660 3.6800 3.2358

SAUDI 3.7500 3.7429 3.7571 3.3037

AUSTRALIA 0.2958 0.2933BANGLADESH 0.00483 0.00462CANADA 0.2998 0.2966DENMARK 0.0621 EGYPT 0.0234 0.0220EURO 0.4457 0.4431HONGKONG 0.04970 0.04930INDIA 0.00592 0.00584INDONESIA 0.00003017 0.00002844IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 JAPAN 0.00349 0.003420JORDAN 0.5350 0.5354KOREA 0.00038568 KUWAIT 1.249 1.249MALAYSIA 0.0916 0.0914NEW ZEALAND 0.2623 0.2624NORWAY 0.0483 NEPAL 0.00395 0.00365OMAN 0.98014 0.98301PAKISTAN 0.00371 0.00358PHILIPPINES 0.00755 0.00732QATAR 0.2831 0.10376SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066SINGAPORE 0.2816 0.2795SOUTH AFRICA 0.02820 0.02810SRI LANKA 0.00274 0.00246SWEDISH 0.0482 SWITZERLAND 0.3857 0.3829SYRIA 0.001740 0.3827TAIWAN 0.013100 THAILAND 0.011560 0.011570TURKEY 0.1066 UNITED KINGDOM 0.5066 0.5036UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102500 0.102840UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800YUAN 0.056800 0.056800

Gulf stocksrebounda bit after slide

Dubai

Gulf stock markets rebounded slightly

yesterday after a jittery week in which most dropped because of concern about Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption purge, which could reduce Saudi fund flows to the region.

The Saudi stock index spent most of the day lower before closing 0.3 per cent higher. Similar trading patterns were seen every day this week after authorities announced the arrest of dozens of senior officials and businessmen in the investigation and froze over 1,700 domestic bank accounts.

Wealthy Saudi individuals, fearful that they could be implicated in the probe, have been dumping stocks to raise cash, in some cases intending to move the money out of the country, fund managers said.

This has pushed the market down in intra-day trade but state-linked funds have bought

stocks in order to prevent a panic, pushing the market back up towards the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered decliners by 131 to 42 on Thursday. Real estate developer Dar Al Arkan, the most heavily traded stock, jumped its 10pc daily limit in its heaviest trade since July after reporting third-quarter net profit almost doubled from a year ago to 209.6 million riyals ($55.9 million), as sales more than doubled.

In a sign that the impact of the corruption crackdown might be fading, stocks in companies related to people implicated in it regained some strength.

Al Tayyar Travel, whose founder Nasser bin Aqeel al-Tayyar has been arrested, rose 2.7pc after plunging 22pc in the previous three days.

Red Sea International, whose chairman Amr al-Dabbagh was detained, gained 0.6pc.

Kingdom Holding , the investment vehicle of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who was also detained, rebounded 1.2pc.

Most other Gulf bourses rose “Oil prices are the main reason for the rebound - oil is close to $65 a barrel and could hit $70, which is good for the whole region,” said Vijay Valecha, chief market analyst at Century Financial Brokers in the UAE. Dubai’s index gained 1.0pc as real estate developers, which sank earlier this week, recovered. Emaar Properties added 1.3pc and DAMAC Properties gained 5.0pc.

Amusement park operator DXB Entertainments rose 2.2pc after it said it would obtain a subordinated loan of 700

million dirhams ($191 million) from majority shareholder Meraas.

Abu Dhabi’s index edged up 0.2pc but Abu Dhabi National Energy Co sank 3.1pc after reporting a third-quarter loss attributable to shareholders of 194 million dirhams ($52.9 million) versus a year-ago loss of 524 million dirhams. In the second quarter, it had posted a tiny profit.

Egypt gained 1.0pc. Investment firm Qalaa Holdings surged 7.3pc in its heaviest volume since it listed in 2009. The company said it had sold its entire stake in Dice Sport & Casual Wear for about 300 million Egyptian pounds ($17.0 million). (Reuters)

Kuwaiti traders follow stock market activity as they sit in the main hall at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Boursa) headquarters in Kuwait City

SAUDI closed 0.3pc higher at 6,954 points.

DUBAI rose 1.0pc to 3,450 points.

ABU DHABI edged up 0.2pc to 4,376 points.

QATAR climbed 0.4pc to 7,886 points.

EGYPT gained 1.0pc to 14,350 points.

KUWAIT rose 1.3pc to 6,258 points.

BAHRAIN edged up 0.1pc to 1,268 points.

OMAN gained 0.5pc to 5,055 points.

Closing Bell

Gulf Air has participated in World Travel Market (WTM), the world’s largest travel trade show. At WTM, Gulf Air present-ed an award recognising Skylord Travel in the category of Best Growth in Sales for delivering highest growth in leisure sales with a growth of 53% year on year in 2016. The award was represented by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and Chairman of Gulf Air’s Board of Directors Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, Gulf Air’s Senior Manager Sales, Ahmed Al Matrook and the airline’s UK Country Manager Rashid Al Gaoud. Above, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and Chairman of Gulf Air’s Board of Directors Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani presents the award

Manama

St Christopher’s Year 8 students spent the day

working on practical solutions to help an American NGO called ‘Field Ready’ who specialise in hurricane disaster relief on the ground in the Americas and the Caribbean.

In 16 groups, students

spent the day researching and creating working models to help solve issues such as obtaining potable water, providing safe storage for food and medicine and overcoming traffic and communication failure in the event of a major natural disaster.

Additionally, students were

challenged to collaborate with experts from around the globe by using Twitter and other social media to connect with professionals, other schools and NGOs. Throughout the day contact was made with experts in the US Virgin Islands, UK, New York and Hong Kong amongst others, as students

went above and beyond in their efforts to help those affected by the recent spate of hurricanes.

Students enjoyed the ‘real-life’ scenario they were asked to work on and the work they produced, for a task that is actually aimed at college and university students was highly praised by the judging panel.

11Friday, November 10, 2017

[email protected]“Education is the ability to

listen to almost anything without losing your temper or

your self-confidence.” - Robert Frost

Students develop disaster relief ideas

Quality Education School celebrates Halloween Day

Manama

Bahrain Polytechnic’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jeff

Zabudsky, has named Dr. Haitham Al Qahtani as the Polytechnic’s Dean of Applied Research & Enterprise.

Dr. Al Qahtani’s role will be to set up the Deanship of Applied Research from concept to business plan based on market needs of applied research, align students’ projects with entrepreneurship programs, developing faculty research expertise into consultancy skills which caters to the public and private sector needs, and building internal research resources and infrastructure.

Dr Al Qahtani brings a wealth of academic and professional experience, having previously worked as a project leader when setting up the British College of Bahrain, Group Strategic Planning & Project Developer at the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies, and Vice President for knowledge based services

at the Economic Development Board. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tufts in Boston, a Masters of Energy Engineering from the University of Leeds in the UK, and a Bachelors of Petroleum Engineering from the University Southern California in the USA.

On this occasion, Dr Al Qahtani stated: “Research is an important factor in any institution, as it can contribute to creating new knowledge and opportunities which can result in economic development. Bahrain Polytechnic is rich with its experienced international faculty members who can contribute to the development of research.

Bahrain Polytechnic appoints new Dean

In pictures, highlights of the day

Dr Al Qahtani

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BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa paid an inspection visit yesterday to a number of BDF units where he was welcomed by their commanders and senior officers. He listened to a briefing on the development process of those units, lauding the modernisation and development plans to cope with the military requirements assigned to them. The BDF Chief praised the units’ combat readiness and administrative performance, commending the efforts and constant vigilance of their personnel as well as their keenness to carry out their duties perfectly

Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Chairman Khalid Almoayed and the Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) Michel Abdo Alaby signed an Agreement of Cooperation between both chambers on Wednes-day. The agreement was signed in a ceremony held at Bait Al Tijjar in the presence of the Kuwait-Resident Brazilian Ambassador to Bahrain Norton de Andrade Mello Rapesta, the visiting Brazilian business delegation, BCCI First-Vice Chairman Mr. Khalid Al Zayani, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Khalid Al Ruwaihi, and other officials from both sides

Minister of Interior Lt General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa received the General Secre-tary of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), Jürgen Stock and the accom-panying delegation, in the presence of Public Security Chief Major-General Tariq Al Hassan. The minister welcomed the guests, highlighting the importance of the INTERPOL, as an organisation with around 100 years of work experience

Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa received NHRA Chief Executive Dr. Meriam bint Adhabi Al Jalahma. Southern Governer discussed with her the standard of services provided in public and private medical institutions in the Southern Governorate, pointing out growing projects there. Southern Governor praised the efforts of the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) in organising the health sector in Bahrain

The Equal Opportunities Unit at the Ministry of La-bour and Social Develop-ment, formed as per an edict issued by Minister of Labour & Social Development Ja-meel Humaidan, held its first meeting, under the chair-manship of Undersecretary, Sabah Salim Al-Dossari. The panel reviewed plans to implement the equal op-portunities principle in the all fields related to labour and social development, in coordination with the SCW and the Civil Service Bureau

National Guard Director of Staff Major-General Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa received outgoing British Senior Defence Advisor for Middle East, Lt-General Thomas Beckett, who intro-duced to him Lt-General Sir John Lorimer the UK’s new Senior Defence Advisor for Middle East.




Minister of Defence Affairs Maj. General Yusuf bin Ahmed Al Jalahma attended the meeting of the defence min-isters of countries partners of the international coalition against the so-called terrorist Daesh group. Seperately, the Minister met US Defence Secretary James Mattis, on the sidelines of the meeting. The meeting was held yes-terday at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium

GPIC President Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery received well-known Bahraini writer Khalifa Ahmed Sulaibeekh and received a copy of his latest book, “These are Them – Bahraini Personalities”. Personalities from various areas, including medicine, science, industry, politics and community service are among those who feature in the publication. They have been chosen for having made a mark in their respective disciplines and have left an imprint in the field

A ceremony was held yesterday in honour of the Bah-rain Defence Force (BDF) Special Task-force taking part in the Operation Restore Hope in Yemen, as part of the Saudi-led Arab Alliance. The event was held at the Isa Airbase under the patronage of the Royal Guard Com-mander Brigadier HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa. HH Shaikh Nasser deputized Royal Guard Dep-uty Commander Brigadier Hamad Khalifa Al Nuaimi to receive the BDF contingent, in the presence of First Lieutenant HH Shaikh Moham-med bin Salman bin Hamad Al-Khal-ifa, son of Crown Prince, Deputy Su-preme Command-er and First Deputy Prime Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa

The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee, Chaired by Dr. Aisha Salim Mubarak, paid a visit yesterday to Muharraq Social Welfare Centre to get updated on the elderly’s enjoyment of their rights which are guaranteed by the constitution and internation-al laws. The visit is in line with the role of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) to review le-gal guarantees to boost the rights of the elderly. The delegation of NIHR was welcomed by the cen-tre’s Director Badria Janahi who informed them about the centre’s vision, values, goals and services



BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa paid an inspection visit yesterday to a number of BDF units where he was welcomed by their commanders and senior officers. He listened to a briefing on the development process of those units, lauding the modernisation and development plans to cope with the military requirements assigned to them. The BDF Chief praised the units’ combat readiness and administrative performance, commending the efforts and constant vigilance of their personnel as well as their keenness to carry out their duties perfectly



Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa received NHRA Chief Executive Dr. Meriam bint Adhabi Al Jalahma. Southern Governer discussed with her the standard of services provided in public and private medical institutions in the Southern Governorate, pointing out growing projects there. Southern Governor praised the efforts of the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) in organising the health sector in Bahrain

The Equal Opportunities Unit at the Ministry of La-bour and Social Develop-ment, formed as per an edict issued by Minister of Labour & Social Development Ja-meel Humaidan, held its first meeting, under the chair-manship of Undersecretary, Sabah Salim Al-Dossari. The panel reviewed plans to implement the equal op-portunities principle in the all fields related to labour and social development, in coordination with the SCW and the Civil Service Bureau





Minister of Defence Affairs Maj. General Yusuf bin Ahmed Al Jalahma attended the meeting of the defence min-isters of countries partners of the international coalition against the so-called terrorist Daesh group. Seperately, the Minister met US Defence Secretary James Mattis, on the sidelines of the meeting. The meeting was held yes-terday at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium

GPIC President Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery received well-known Bahraini writer Khalifa Ahmed Sulaibeekh and received a copy of his latest book, “These are Them – Bahraini Personalities”. Personalities from various areas, including medicine, science, industry, politics and community service are among those who feature in the publication. They have been chosen for having made a mark in their respective disciplines and have left an imprint in the field

A ceremony was held yesterday in honour of the Bah-rain Defence Force (BDF) Special Task-force taking part in the Operation Restore Hope in Yemen, as part of the Saudi-led Arab Alliance. The event was held at the Isa Airbase under the patronage of the Royal Guard Com-mander Brigadier HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa. HH Shaikh Nasser deputized Royal Guard Dep-uty Commander Brigadier Hamad Khalifa Al Nuaimi to receive the BDF contingent, in the presence of First Lieutenant HH Shaikh Moham-med bin Salman bin Hamad Al-Khal-ifa, son of Crown Prince, Deputy Su-preme Command-er and First Deputy Prime Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa

The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee, Chaired by Dr. Aisha Salim Mubarak, paid a visit yesterday to Muharraq Social Welfare Centre to get updated on the elderly’s enjoyment of their rights which are guaranteed by the constitution and internation-al laws. The visit is in line with the role of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) to review le-gal guarantees to boost the rights of the elderly. The delegation of NIHR was welcomed by the cen-tre’s Director Badria Janahi who informed them about the centre’s vision, values, goals and services



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The whole world knows that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is all set to play the role of DC character

‘Black Adam’, but how would the studio be planning to introduce the supervillain.

If reports are to be believed, then Johnson’s ‘Black Adam’ is thought to be appearing as the main villain in the upcoming ‘Suicide Squad 2’. While Black Adam is usually depicted as the nemesis of Captain Marvel, aka Shazam (who will get a

movie of his own in 2019), he has certainly been involved with the Suicide Squad within

the comic book world.Apparently, the current pitch for the sequel is

that it will revolve around Harley Quinn and her team trying to hunt down a lost “weapon of mass destruction.” (TOI)

Los Angeles

Actress Kate Hudson, who was romantically linked to actor Brad Pitt earlier this year,

says though there was no truth in the buzz, she still liked it.

Hudson addressed the dating rumour between her and Pitt

during her appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on Tuesday, reports aceshowbiz.com.“That was the craziest rumour of all

time,” Hudson said of the rumour which claimed that Pitt had moved into her Pacific Palisades home after dating her for a few months.

“There’s nothing true to that. As a matter of fact, I hadn’t actually seen him in, like, four years. It was kind of an awesome rumour. I kind of liked it. I was like, ‘OK, fine. We’re having twins’,” she added. (IANS)

Los Angeles

Actor Kevin Spacey, who is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, has been dropped from

an already finished Ridley Scotts film “All the Money in the World”.

The film is scheduled for a December 22 release, and according to sources, Scott is determined to keep that date

despite the need for major re-shoots with Spacey’s replacement -- actor Christopher Plummer, reports tmz.com.

The re-shoots of key scenes are expected to begin immediately and the film’s leads, Mark

Wahlberg and Michelle Williams, are fully on board with the move.

Spacey was billed as one of the movie’s main stars and is an

important piece of the plot. According to sources, he

worked on it for eight to 10 days. (IANS)

Known for playing Asbo Severs on the Sky1 series The Smoke, this Welsh-born actor also appeared in two season seven episodes of ITV’s Inspector Lewis.

November 10, 1989

Taron Egerton

Will ‘Black Adam’ appear

in ‘Suicide Squad 2’?


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get to show you want happens after. Check out

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The whole world knows that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is all set to play the role of DC character

‘Black Adam’, but how would the studio be planning to introduce the supervillain.

If reports are to be believed, then Johnson’s ‘Black Adam’ is thought to be appearing as the main villain in the upcoming ‘Suicide Squad 2’. While Black Adam is usually depicted as the nemesis of Captain Marvel, aka Shazam (who will get a

movie of his own in 2019), he has certainly been involved with the Suicide Squad within

the comic book world.Apparently, the current pitch for the sequel is

that it will revolve around Harley Quinn and her team trying to hunt down a lost “weapon of mass destruction.” (TOI)

Los Angeles

Actress Kate Hudson, who was romantically linked to actor Brad Pitt earlier this year,

says though there was no truth in the buzz, she still liked it.

Hudson addressed the dating rumour between her and Pitt

during her appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on Tuesday, reports aceshowbiz.com.“That was the craziest rumour of all

time,” Hudson said of the rumour which claimed that Pitt had moved into her Pacific Palisades home after dating her for a few months.

“There’s nothing true to that. As a matter of fact, I hadn’t actually seen him in, like, four years. It was kind of an awesome rumour. I kind of liked it. I was like, ‘OK, fine. We’re having twins’,” she added. (IANS)

Los Angeles

Actor Kevin Spacey, who is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, has been dropped from

an already finished Ridley Scotts film “All the Money in the World”.

The film is scheduled for a December 22 release, and according to sources, Scott is determined to keep that date

despite the need for major re-shoots with Spacey’s replacement -- actor Christopher Plummer, reports tmz.com.

The re-shoots of key scenes are expected to begin immediately and the film’s leads, Mark

Wahlberg and Michelle Williams, are fully on board with the move.

Spacey was billed as one of the movie’s main stars and is an

important piece of the plot. According to sources, he

worked on it for eight to 10 days. (IANS)

Known for playing Asbo Severs on the Sky1 series The Smoke, this Welsh-born actor also appeared in two season seven episodes of ITV’s Inspector Lewis.

November 10, 1989

Taron Egerton

Will ‘Black Adam’ appear

in ‘Suicide Squad 2’?

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Mexican-American singer, rapper and model Becky G really enjoys her work that she does with CoverGirl and she’s said that she would love to have her own fashion line. (thefactsite)


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8. Mi GenteJ Balvin & Willy William Featuring Beyonce

10. PerfectEd Sheeran

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Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons has revealed that he would happily return as

the J. Jonah Jameson in Marvel’s new franchise.

The 62-year-old-actor has shared that he loved playing Jameson and would very much like to make a return to the character in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man films. While speaking in an

interview to a entertainment channel, Simmons said, “I never

say never. I mean, you know, obviously I had an amazing

time with Sam Raimi on those movies and Tobey Maguire and everybody. That was a great, great time and huge for my career and my life, and just pure fun.”

Adding, “If there were an opportunity to revisit that, I don’t know though.

How old is ‘Spider-Man’ going to be if J. Jonah Jameson is this old?” J.K Simmons’ J. Jonah Jameson was so true to the character that Marc Webb’s ‘The Amazing

Spider Man’ films never even attempted to cast the cantankerous newsman. (TOI)

Los Angeles

American child actor Oona Laurance says she is intimidated by

her “A Bad Moms Christmas” co-stars, including Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell.

“I’m intimidated to be among all these stars. It’s really cool. They are having the best time, and it feels like a dream,” Laurance said in a statement.

“A Bad Moms Christmas” is a sequel of “Bad Moms”, which had challenged the “perfect mother” stereotype in a fun way and was a huge success last year.

The new film, which also features Kristen Bell, Susan Sarandon and Kathryn Hahn, is written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The holiday-themed sequel revolves around the life of three mothers who refuse to ruin their Christmas by doing

all the chores, cooking, wrapping, decorating, shopping and looking after everybody. (IANS)

Actor Karin Dor, who played antagonist Helga Brandt in the

1967 James Bond movie ‘You Only Live Twice’ has passes away at the age of 79. The actor passed away in a nursing home in Munich on November 6, her son said.

Dor also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s missile crisis thriller ‘Topaz’. She featured opposite Christopher Lee in ‘The Invisible Dr Mabuse’ (1962) in the film, directed by her then-husband Harald Reinl. (TOI)

FUEGO: ANTONIO GADES COMPANYDate : 1 December 2017, 8:00pmVenue : Bahrain National TheatreThe Antonio Gades Company, a major pillar of Spanish flamenco dance, will be presenting “Fuego”, which is inspired by the work of the late Spanish legendary composer, Manuel de Falla. The plot, choreography and lighting made by the late Antonio Gades and the Spanish film director, photographer and writer Carlos Saura. Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the death of Antonio Gades, the foundation that carries his name decided to under-take a very significant challenge setting up another version of the Manuel de Falla’s ballet “Enchanted Love”. Titled “Fuego”, this production was the sec-ond scenic interpretation which the choreographer had of Manuel de Falla’s work. Being an exponent of Gades’ core idea “return to tradition if you want to evolve”, this ballet is a transi-tional piece between the almost mythi-cal setups in the classic plays, Carmen and Fuenteovejuna. It was also the last of the joint mythical flamenco works by Gades and Saura, with the same overlaying structure they followed in Carmen, first as a film and secondly as a ballet.

ROMEO & JULIET

Date : 12th November 2017, 7:00pmVenue : Bahrain National Theatre

The groundbreaking world famous ballet, Romeo and Juliet, will be grac-ing the Kingdom of Bahrain’s National Theatre stage coinciding its 5th Anniversary- with the first full-length ballet choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan. This performance won him a place of honor in the history of world choreography. The ballet show will consist of a unique Dance Open Festival production, a Russian Ballet Company with the UK ballet star soloists from the Royal Ballet theatre of London. The original UK-Russian work of art, Shakespeare’s eternal love story with wonderful music by the Great Russian composer Prokofiev, will be presented by immensely pas-sionate and talented English and Russian dancers, dressed in mag-

nificent costumes created by Italian designers. This unfortunate yet beauti-ful story is set against a wonderful evo-cation of 16th Century Verona, Italy, and includes a bustling marketplace that erupts into a violent sword fight, and a lavish ball held in an elegant mansion.A live orchestra will be performing music by S. Prokofiev during the ballet show of Romeo & Juliet.

NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION

Date : 16 December 2017, 8:00pmVenue : Bahrain National Theatre Coinciding with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s National Day celebrations, the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities presents a variety of events and cultural activities with the partici-pation of a number of musical bands and Bahraini musicians. Tickets will be available soon at Virgin Megastore .

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“HOUE”

Date : Till 31 December 2017, 8:00am - 8:00pmVenue : Bahrain National Theatre The Bahrain National Theatre will host the “HOUE” installation by French-Iraqi artist Mehdi Moutashar. The HOUE installation will be exhibited at the Theatre’s foyer, allowing the visi-tors to directly interact with it. “Houé” is an Arabic word formed from two letters: an aerial letter, the aspired ‘h’, developed from a double move-ment – concentric and eccentric, and the waw (O) which follows a helical layout. A back and forth movement similar to breathing is born from the entanglement of these two letters; the first as a breath, the second as an instru-ment. Houe literally means “the other, him,

the one who reflects my image and confirms my humanity”. It is also the root of the word identity, but beyond this first meaning, Houé (Him) is the name used by mystics to signify God. Houé’s calligraphic from, written from right to left using a qalam, a sharpened dried reed filled with ink, starts with a thick, intense, black line and narrows towards the end like a hair. The material shape of the lines forming these three successive angles complies with this logic, as does the general structure: the beginning of the second angle appears halfway along the first, the third starts halfway along the sec-ond… So it is the construction in its entirety which results from the logic underpinning it. In this respect, its development in space clearly refers to the concept of the arabesque, to that essential idea that painting, sculpture and architecture all stem from a single measurement. While the different levels that this work introduces subtly match those of the human body: the lines of the knees, the core and the solar plexus… Mehdi Moutashar was born in Hilla, Iraq in 1943. He moved to Paris in 1967, and since 1974, has lived and worked in Arles. He was a professor at Ecole National Superieure des Arts Decorantifs in Paris, from 1974 to 2008. Moutashar’s work has been exhibited

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PAOLO FRESU QUARTET

Date : 16 November 2017, 8:00pmVenue : Cultural Hall

With his creativity, talent and tech-nique, Paolo Fresu is considered one of the most important trumpeters and jazz musicians in the Italian scene. His discography numbers an astonishing 130 titles and his music ranges from contemporary music to classic jazz, from dance to jazz/folk fusions. This musical performance in Bahrain featuring Paolo Fresu (trumpet), Bebo Ferra (electric guitar), Paolino Dalla Porta (acoustic double bass) and Stefano Bagnoli (drums) has been brought by as a collaboration with Embassy of Italy in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC).

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Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company had more than 30 people attending the opening of the 20th Art at the Harbour exhibition “From Bahrain” in the Harbour Towers-West, within Bahrain Financial Harbour. Twenty-six pieces by the Bahraini artist Ameena Alaidi went on display at the expo showcasing the artist’s own representation of Bahrain, introduced by the CEO of Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company, Mr. Angus Campbell.Ameena is a very talented young artist who has always been very interested in art since she was a young girl, spend-ing most of her time playing with pencils and colours. She studied Educational Arts in University of Bahrain for two years and a half and she participated in Nasser Bin Hamad International Youth Creativity Award in 2013 and won the 3rd place. In addition, she participated in many exhibitions in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Oman. “From Bahrain” is a very unique reflection of Bahrain, not only reviving some elements from the old Bahraini culture, heritage and lifestyle, but also featuring other sides of the current modern life and beautiful nature.“I felt like I owe it to my country to dedicated time and effort to reflect its beauty on canvas. Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company gave me the opportu-nity by giving me the space to showcase my artwork in the Harbour Towers and I decided to allocate my entire exhibition for the love of Bahrain.”This is yet another step that Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company takes towards sup-porting art in Bahrain and providing artists a space to display their artwork. The exhibition will con-tinue in the Harbour Towers-West lobby for a total of four weeks, after which it will be moved to the Harbour Towers-East for another four weeks and it is open for visitors at any time.

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You could have some very strange yet beautiful dreams today. Write them down. They’re trying to tell you something. You could also make an off-the-wall plan to increase your income that may or may not work. Consider all the aspects of your plan and get in touch with the reality of it before delving too far.

Today you may start to see your friends in a new light. Perhaps their accomplishments have aroused your admiration. A special person could seem more perfect than ever, and you could suddenly view your friend through a romantic haze once more. Bear in mind that your view of these people only mirrors your view of yourself.You might feel a little under the weather today, but mentally you’re flying high. Ideas could keep popping into your head, sending you into flights of fancy that excite your creativity. This is a great day to read or watch documentaries or otherwise feed your intellect. Whatever you learn could be of great practical use to you later.

Today you might seek to expand your knowledge of the arts. You could decide to explore galleries, attend a concert or play, or look into the latest best sellers. A friend could accompany you. Make a day of it! Books, antiques, or other fine objects might be especially appealing now. Try to avoid shopping. You’ll discover a lot of items you like and want to buy!

Today you might have the desire to look into your genealogy. The Internet has made it possible for everyone to learn about their ancestors, and now is a great time for you to do it. Spiritually, you might also decide to explore past lives or get in touch with spirit guides or totem animals. Group activities could be of great help in these pursuits.

Practical, scientific, or spiritual ideas of all kinds are your life’s blood. Today you might expand your knowledge. Much of what you learn may be based on technology such as telescopes or particle accelerators. You’re only scratching the surface today. Much of what you learn may be confusing, but stay with it. It will make more sense to you later.

Today you might enlist the aid of friends to increase your computer skills. You may be interested in the artistic side of computers and want to experiment with computer graphics or animation. Video journalism could also be of interest. You might receive some unexpected good news about a possible increase in income, though it might be delayed.

A new romance could come your way. An old friend could suddenly seem like more to you, sending the relationship in an entirely new direction. The opposite could happen, too. An old love could reappear and resurrect the intellectual side of your relationship, making a new friend out of an old love. Circumstances around you are changing and so are you.

You’ve been exerting yourself a little too much over the past few days and might feel a little listless. Nonetheless, your mind is still active, and you may seek stimulation through books, TV, or lectures of some kind. You should find whatever you learn exciting. It could set you off in a new direction. Today you could turn into an armchair traveller!

Insights that well up from deep within you could put your imagination into overdrive. Perhaps ideas for essays, poems, paintings, or music flow into your mind in waves. You may want to stay home to develop them, though you may take one friend, or perhaps your partner, into your confidence. Keep the ideas coming! They might mean more to you later.

News about the plight of the world’s disadvantaged might have you toying with the idea of doing more than you are to make a difference. This is a laudable goal, but you’re more apt to see the romantic side of helping the needy than the harsh realities of the situation. Before deciding to tackle any new ambition today, consider it from all angles. You might change your mind.

Have you ever longed to be a movie star or participate in some way in the film industry? Today you might get your chance or at least learn some of the technical skills required. You might take some time to learn about computer graphics or the ins and outs of camerawork. You could also meet some people involved in this industry.

1 “Barton Fink” director; 5 Genius; 10 Salamander; 14 Initial stake in a hand of poker; 15 Wingless insect; 16 Melville novel; 17 In spite of; 20 Lock of hair; 21 DDE’s bailiwick; 22 Large artery; 23 ___ jongg; 25 Some horses; 27 Ceremonial suicide; 31 African fly; 35 Cooking appli-ance; 36 Parish officer; 38 “Michael Collins” actor; 39 Greek letters; 40 Covered vehicle; 41 Actor Holm; 42 Mag. staffers; 43 Samuel’s teacher; 44 Shrewdness; 46 Hourly rate; 47 Pertaining to Denmark; 49 Outmoded; 51 Hot stuff; 53 Earthlink competi-tor; 54 Be silent, musically; 57 Cool ___ cucumber; 59 Gumbo pods; 63 Direct; 66 Sleep like ___; 67 In ___ (unborn); 68 Juan’s water; 69 Starchy food grain; 70 Sheer fabric; 71 Pull abruptly;

1 Pessimist’s word; 2 ___ about (approximately); 3 Kitchen add on?; 4 Reporter; 5 Diner order; 6 Architect Mies van der ___; 7 Republic in central Europe; 8 Playground retort; 9 PBS supporter; 10 Jointed or knobby at intervals; 11 Bahrain bigwig; 12 Habit; 13 Forum wear; 18 Author Dinesen; 19 Norwegian arctic explorer; 24 Small char-coal brazier; 26 Capital of Georgia; 27 Wished; 28 Walled Spanish city; 29 Gum; 30 Bausch & Lomb brand; 32 Pay for; 33 Marsh plant; 34 Alleviated; 37 Mon ___!; 40 Queen of Ahasuerus; 45 Dampen; 46 Passage for walking; 48 Glacial period; 50 Entrance; 52 Actress Christine; 54 Winter Palace ruler; 55 King of the Huns; 56 Gator’s kin; 58 Bushy hairstyle; 60 Hindu music; 61 Give ___ for one’s money; 62 Minn. neighbor; 64 Firearm; 65 Suffix with ball;

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New Delhi

Volunteers took to the streets of India’s

capital on Thursday and placed green pollution masks over the mouths of willing residents to make a statement about the city’s choking smog.

Not everybody wanted to play along and some batted the masks away.

Authorities have closed schools and stopped most trucks from entering New Delhi this week as they try to mitigate what officials are calling a public health emergency.

New Delhi is one of the world’s most polluted cities.

The worst air quality often hits this time of year as nearby farmers burn fields, people build street fires to keep warm and winds die down.

Arun Bansal, who was helping coordinate Thursday’s effort, said the masks are not a solution but help raise awareness of the problem. He said he hopes they might make the average person in the developing nation think twice about what they are doing.

“Maybe he will not burn papers or he will discourage others who are burning all those things,” Bansal said. (AP)

I want to ask China: what are the stakes? You want to control the passage or do we have free passage,”

A Swiss man was handed a suspended prison term of nearly two years and a fine for spying on a German tax authority.

According to Trump, US and China together have the capacity to solve world problems for many years to come. Do you agree?

Yes No Cant Say

Residents offered masks as Delhi chokes on smog

Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines President on freedom of navigation

in the South China Sea.

Man gets suspended prison term for spying

‘Deformed babies’ born near North’s nuke fieldDisturbing reports have emerged from North Korea stating that the coun-try’s nuclear programme has had a crippling effect on nationals.

Turkey’s Turksat 5A and 5B satellites will be launched by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), Turkish Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan said.

Turkish President has accused Turkey’s main opposition party of moving away from moral values after a small opposition-run municipality installed a quota for LGBTI candidates

SpaceX to launch Turkish satellites

Erdogan slams opposition for installing LGBTI quota

London woos Saudi Aramco

Putin says U.S. looking to stirtrouble at presidential vote: RIA

Beijing

While media coverage of Donald Trump’s

meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Thursday focused on trade and North Korea, it was the wide-eyed crooning of the US leader’s granddaughter that stole Chinese netizens’ hearts.

In a video that Trump showed Xi during their stroll through the historic Forbidden City Wednesday, his granddaughter, Arabella Kushner, greets “Grandpa Xi and Grandma Peng (Liyuan)” with several Mandarin ballads and a recitation of ancient Chinese poetry.

China’s Xinhua state news agency, which circulated the clip widely on social media, reported that Xi said the six-year-old girl’s Mandarin skills deserved an “A+”.

The Chinese public agreed,

according to Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.

“As a little ambassador of Chinese-American friendship, Arabella has already received the love of a vast number of Chinese people,” Hua said during a regular press briefing Thursday.

“This kind of special arrangement is actually very sweet and warm-hearted. We believe that this has helped to further bring closer the affection and distance between the Chinese and American people.”

Arabella also played a starring role at the state dinner organised by Xi in Trump’s honour at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday night.

The full video, which Trump brought as a gift for

Xi, was played on screens in the room, earning her a mention in her grandfather’s toast.

“Our children so often remind us of our shared humanity and true dignity,” Trump, 71, said.

Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, was filled with praise for Arabella’s performance Thursday.

“She’s too cute!” users gushed. “Let’s hope that she marries into a Chinese family.”

It’s not the first time Arabella has played a role in Sino-American diplomacy.

When Xi visited Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Florida resort in April, Arabella recited for Xi the “Three Character Classic”, a time-honoured text from the Song Dynasty that was also included in her latest clip. (AFP)

Shimla

Authorities in a remote Himalayan village in

northern India rolled out the red carpet Thursday for a 100-year-old man who has voted in every election since independence to cast his ballot.

Retired school teacher Shyam Saran Negi was given a special escort to the polling booth in Himachal Pradesh state to retain his record of voting in every Indian election since 1947. “I have voted 29 times since the first general election in 1951,” Negi told journalists in Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh,

which is holding state elections, after walking up a specially laid red carpet to cast his ballot.

Negi has now voted in 16

parliamentary and 13 state elections, often braving heavy snow to reach his local polling station. (AFP)

Welcoming 100-year-old voter

Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused

the United States of wanting to stir trouble at Russia’s presidential elections in retaliation for alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential vote, RIA Novosti news agency

reported on Thursday.Putin also said that

allegations of state-sponsored doping in Russia, which have seen several Russian athletes banned ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, seemed to be aimed at disrupting Russia’s presidential vote in March.

Beirut

Britain will provide state oil giant Saudi

Aramco with a $2-billion loan guarantee to help it buy British exports, the UK government said yesterday.

The guarantee will be supplied by UK Export Finance, a state credit agency which seeks to improve the country’s trade balance by

providing finance to foreign buyers. “UKEF’s support will take the form of a $2-billion (1.72-billion euros) guarantee on bank lending,” the government said in a statement. It pointed out that UKEF had already provided Saudi Aramco with nearly Â£500 million in support to UK exports over the past five years. (AFP)

Chinese ‘love’ Trump’s Mandarin-speaking granddaughter

Retired school teacher Shyam Saran Negi was given a special escort

Putin

Volunteers distribute face masks in New Delhi


Syria declares victory over Islamic State

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Jan 20, 2017 –Day 1: PresidentTrump signs his

first executive order,towards dismantling ofAffordable Care Actor ObamaCare

Nov 8, 2016: DonaldTrump wins one of mostunpredictable U.S.elections ever seen

Day 4: Trump signsexecutive order to scrapPresident Obama’s flagshipTrans-Pacific Partnershipwith 11 countries

Day 8 – Travel ban:Executive order imposing90-day ban on people fromseven Muslim-majoritycountries is blockedin court. Modified ordersin March and October arealso blocked by courts

Day 65 – Obamacare: President’s signaturehealth-care bill to replaceAffordable Care Act failsto win enough support in Congress

Day 135:Trump is criticised for tweetabout London MayorSadiq Khan in wake ofLondon Bridge terrorattack which kills 11 people

Day 179 – Obamacare:Senate Republicans defectfrom Trump’s repealand replace Obamacarebill, leaving plan effectivelydead

Day 246 – Obamacare:Republican SenatorJohn McCain (below)delivers blow to Trump,voting againstGraham-Cassidy bill –third attempt byRepublicans to repealAffordable Care Act

Day 284: Mueller-ledprobe yields indictmentsagainst Trump’s formercampaign managerPaul Manafort (below),and his close associateRick Gates, for moneylaundering, conspiracyand other alleged crimes

Day 243 – “RocketMan”: In his maidenspeech to UN GeneralAssembly, Trump boastsof America’s militarystrength and belittlesKim Yong-un as aRocket Man on asuicide mission, fuellingan escalating war ofwords with North Koreanleader

Day 183: Presidentappoints brash, fast-talkingWall Street financierAnthony Scaramucci(above) as his media chief.Scaramucci is fired afterjust 10 days, followingan expletive-filled rantabout fellow White Houseofficials

Day 68: Executive orderscraps Obama-eraClean Power Plan whichlimits carbon emissionsfrom power plants

Day 77: Launches59 Tomahawk cruisemissiles againstSyrian airfieldwhile hostingChinesePresidentXi Jinping (right)at Trump’s privateMar-a-Lago club

Day 79: U.S.Senate confirmsNeil Gorsuch(right) toSupreme Court –Trump’s mostsignificantvictory to date

Day 96: Federal courtblocks executive orderto cut federal funding fromso-called sanctuary citiesthat oppose president’saggressive deportationagenda

Day 133 – Climatechange: Trump announceshe is pulling U.S. out of195-nation Paris climatechange accord. Trumpsays accord is bad forU.S. economy

Day 28: Trump repealsObama environmentalrule to protect waterwaysfrom coal mining waste

Day 49 – FBI chiefsacked: Trump abruptlyfires FBI director JamesComey (above) who isleading investigationinto possible collusionwith Russia by Trumpcampaign during election

Move backfires – JusticeDepartment appointspowerful, independentcounsel, Robert Mueller(above), to head probe

Visits toMar-a-Lago

and Trump’sBedminster Golf Club

58

Cost to U.S. taxpayerof flights to Mar-a-Lago

and Bedminster

$22.8m

Executive orders,memoranda and

proclamations signed(as of November 1)

240

Number of billsPresident Trump has

signed(as of November 6)

60

Trump’s approval ratingis lower than any U.S.president in 70 years

(as of November 6)

37%

Sources: Gallup, Politico, Washington Post, White House Briefing Room Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images

Beirut

Syria’s army declared victory over Islamic State

yesterday, saying its capture of the jihadists’ last town in the country marked the collapse of their project in the region.

The army and its allies are still fighting Islamic State in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in Syria, near the border with Iraq, the army said.

But the capture of the town ends Islamic State’s era of territorial rule over the so-called caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across Iraq and Syria and in which millions suffered under its hardline, repressive strictures.

Yet after ferocious defensive battles in its most important cities this year, where its fighters bled for every house and street, its final collapse has come with lightning speed.

Instead of a battle to the death as they mounted a last stand in the Euphrates valley towns and villages near the border between Iraq and Syria, many fighters surrendered or fled.

In Albu Kamal, the jihadists had fought fiercely, said a commander in the pro-Syrian government military alliance. But it was captured the same day the assault began.

This sealed “the fall of the terrorist Daesh organization’s project in the region”, an army statement said, using an Arabic term for Islamic State.

The fate of its last commanders is still unknown -- killed by bombardment or in battle, taken prisoner but unidentified, or hunkered into long-prepared hideouts to plot a new insurgency.

The last appearance of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who declared himself caliph and heir to Islam’s historic leaders from the great medieval mosque in Iraq’s Mosul, was made in an audio recording in September.

“Oh Soldiers of Islam in every location, increase blow after blow, and make the media centers of the infidels, from where they wage their intellectual wars, among the targets,” he said.

Mosul fell to Iraqi forces in July after a nine-month battle. Islamic State’s Syrian capital of Raqqa fell in October to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, after four months of fighting.

But all the forces fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq expect a new phase of guerrilla warfare, a tactic the militants have already shown themselves capable of with armed operations in both countries.

Western security chiefs have also said its loss of territory does not mean an end to the “lone-wolf” attacks with guns, knives or trucks plowing into civilians that its supporters have mounted around the world. (Reuters)

Representative picture

UAE closes deal for two Gowind navy corvettesDubai

The United Arab Emirates has closed a

deal to buy two French-made Gowind navy corvettes, built for coastal surveillance and anti-submarine warfare, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday in Dubai. The deal for the

Gowind-class corvettes built by France’s Naval Group was announced at the end of a two-day visit to the UAE, an ally of France and longtime client of Western defense industries.

Macron gave no details on the deal.

The UAE in February

signed deals for arms purchases worth more than $5.2 billion, including with US company Raytheon and Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport.

Multiple defence companies had lined up to sell their versions of the surveillance vessel to the UAE. (AFP)

French DCNS designed off-shore patrol vessel (OPV) Gowind corvette

Friday, November 10, 2017 21SPORTS

London

Eden Hazard has fuelled talk of an imminent move from Chelsea to Real

Madrid by airing his “dream” to play for Zinedine Zidane.

The Belgian forward has long been linked with a switch to the reigning Liga champions, with his creative talents considered to be a perfect fit for the ‘Galacticos’ policy at Santiago Bernabeu.

Chelsea, though, have been able to fend off any interest in their talented playmaker, with the 26-year-old currently tied to terms through to 2020 at Stamford Bridge.

Hazard has, however, left the door open for a future transfer to the Spanish capital by admitting that he hopes to one day work with a man he idolised growing up. “Everyone knows the respect I have

for the man” Hazard told RTL on Madrid boss and former World Player of the Year, Zidane.

“For the player he was and for the coach he is, he was my idol.

“Of course I don’t know what will happen in my career in the future, but to play under him would be a dream.

“At this time, though, I’m happy at Chelsea. I still have a lot of things to do at Chelsea, and I’m focused on Chelsea.”

Hazard has also talked up the possibility of working with Jose Mourinho again at some stage in his career.

He tasted Premier League title glory under the Portuguese in 2014-15, but was then among those accused of contributing to Mourinho’s departure from Stamford Bridge the following season. (goal.com)

Hazard fuels Real Madrid

rumours

Friedel named England coach

I will not quit Wales duty

London

Former Blackburn and Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel

has been named as head coach of Major League Soccer side New England Revolution.

The 46-year-old, who also played for Liverpool and Tottenham, had been coaching USA’s under-19 team.

He said: “We, the staff and players, will give 100 per cent commitment to the club and our fans while looking forward to all the challenges ahead.”

Revolution finished seventh in the 2017 MLS Eastern Conference.

Friedel played in three World Cups for his country, including all

five games when USA reached the quarter-finals in 2002.

The Ohio-born keeper made

450 appearances in the Premier League and retired at the end of the 2014-15 season. (BBC)

London

Wales captain Ashley Williams has no intention of retiring

from international football despite his side’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Centre-back James Collins retired from Wales duty earlier this month.

But Williams, 33, says he plans to lead his country for future campaigns.

“It was devastating [not qualifying] but I’m enjoying the camp and, as long as it stays like that, I’m willing to give my services,” he said.

“As hard as it was to take, I’m here now and I can’t wait to be involved and, as long as it stays like that, I can’t see anything changing

any time soon.”Williams will win his 76th cap

for Wales when he leads them for Friday’s friendly match against

France in Paris.Manager Chris Coleman has

described how the former Swansea player was “broken” by Wales’ failure to qualify for the World Cup, sealed by October’s defeat against the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff.

He backed Williams to recover from that setback and from the recent dip in form he has endured at Everton.

Now he is back with his Wales team-mates, Williams is looking forward to testing himself against a French team including attacking talent such as Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and Paris St-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, the second most expensive player of all time. (BBC)

Kent Farrington of the United States celebrates victory with his horse Voyeur during the award-ing ceremony of the 2017 FEI World Cup Jumping in Toronto. Kent Farrington of the United States won the gold medal with zero penalty in 35.51 seconds. (Xinhua)

Eden Hazard (file pic)

Brad Friedel (file pic)

Ashley Williams (file pic)

Friday, November 10, 2017 SPORTS22

London

It appeared that fifth-seeded Jared Donaldson was ready to play

spoiler on the final day of round-robin play at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals. But Russian Daniil Medvedev, after overcoming a strong start by the American and his dominating forehand, kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals, defeating Donaldson 3-4(3), 4-2, 4-3(1), 4-0.

“It was a very tough match. Jared had nothing to lose at all, played amazing the first couple of sets. I managed to halt this, it was very tough,” Medvedev said. “I’m happy with my win and I hope to be through to the semis.”

The Russian will now have to watch the evening match between fellow group members Borna Coric (2-0) and Karen Khachanov (1-1). Depending on the result and scoreline of that battle, Medvedev could advance to Friday’s semi-finals. His easiest path there would be for Coric to defeat Khachanov, regardless of the score.

If Khachanov wins, but needs five sets to do so, Medvedev will sneak in as the second semi-finalist from Group B. Since Medvedev took more than three sets to beat Donaldson,

Coric has officially qualified for the semi-finals.

“It’s going to be tough. I’m going to watch the match and unfortunately today I think I will support Borna,” Medvedev joked, as

he is good friends with Khachanov. “I’m a very calm person in life but when it’s something about winning or sports, I’m crazy… I’m sure I’m going to get crazy tonight in front of the TV.” (atpworldtour)

Medvedev stays alive

© GRAPHIC NEWSSource: ATP Data correct as of Nov 8 Pictures: Getty Images

Win / loss 2017: 67-10Titles 2017: 6Year-end World No.1 for first time since 2013after Roland Garrosand U.S Open titles

Rafael Nadal ESPWin / loss: 49-4Titles: 7Australian Open andWimbledon championhoping to claim 7thTour Finals crown

Roger Federer SUI

Boris Becker GroupPete Sampras Group

Win / loss: 54-20Titles: 5Career-high rank afterstellar season – capturedmaiden Masters titlesin Rome and Montreal

Alexander Zverev GERWin / loss: 48-25Titles: 1Second appearance.Aims to improve hardcourt form after strugglingon surface this season

Dominic Thiem AUT

Win / loss: 44-19Titles: 1Wimbledon finalist excelson fast courts and hopesto better disappointinground robin exit of 2016

Marin Cilic CROWin / loss: 44-19Titles: 3Secured first Tour Finalsberth with titles in Sofia,Brisbane, and maidenMasters win in Cincinatti

Grigor Dimitrov BUL

Win / loss: 54-22Titles: 2Strong finish to season –breaking into Top 10with successive titles in Shenzhen and Tokyo

David Goffin BELWin / loss: 36-19Titles: 3Finals debut after threetitles, including ParisMasters, helped securelast berth in London

Jack Sock USA

Round robin: Players drawn into two groups of four.Top two players in each group advance to semi-finals

November 12-19, O2 Arena

I still look the same: Stephens

London

US Open champion Sloane Stephens enjoyed the biggest win of her career

in New York two months ago - but says her life now is much the same as before.

“It’s not really that much different,” she told press as the USA team prepared for its Fed Cup final against Belarus. “I haven’t purchased anything, I haven’t gone anywhere - like nothing in my life has changed. Nothing new. I still look the same!”

The World No.13 retired from her second round-robin fixture at the Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, against Barbora Strycova, but is ready to compete in Minsk. After that, she is considering a holiday.

“After [the Fed Cup final] I’ll make plans to do something fun, something like that - enjoy my off-season,” she added. (wtatennis)

London

CoCo Vandeweghe says she was surprised at her rise into the WTA

Year-End Top 10 - and did not expect such a thrilling end to the season following her semifinal disappointment at the US Open.

“The fall season was really difficult for me,” she revealed in a conference call before this weekend’s Fed Cup final against Belarus in Minsk. “It’s very hard to find any motivation after US Open because it’s such a big tournament for the American players...I didn’t really even know Top 10 was capable from just ranking points.”

The 25-year-old lost to her Fed

Cup team-mate Madison Keys in the Flushing Meadows semifinal, 6-1, 6-2 - but of course there are no grudges as they prepare for the Fed Cup final.

“[I’m] just really happy to finish off my year with these girls,” added the new World No.10.

Missing from the USA squad is Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who is recovering from surgery following her knee injury at Wimbledon this summer - but Vandeweghe and the others are thinking of her. “Bethanie is a great girl,” said Vandeweghe. “She’d be here if she could. We miss her dearly not being able to play in the moment with us.” (wtatennis)

Vandeweghe surprised at rapid rise

Daniil Medvedev (file pic)

Sloane Stephens (file pic)

Friday, November 10, 2017 SPORTS22

London

It appeared that fifth-seeded Jared Donaldson was ready to play

spoiler on the final day of round-robin play at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals. But Russian Daniil Medvedev, after overcoming a strong start by the American and his dominating forehand, kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals, defeating Donaldson 3-4(3), 4-2, 4-3(1), 4-0.

“It was a very tough match. Jared had nothing to lose at all, played amazing the first couple of sets. I managed to halt this, it was very tough,” Medvedev said. “I’m happy with my win and I hope to be through to the semis.”

The Russian will now have to watch the evening match between fellow group members Borna Coric (2-0) and Karen Khachanov (1-1). Depending on the result and scoreline of that battle, Medvedev could advance to Friday’s semi-finals. His easiest path there would be for Coric to defeat Khachanov, regardless of the score.

If Khachanov wins, but needs five sets to do so, Medvedev will sneak in as the second semi-finalist from Group B. Since Medvedev took more than three sets to beat Donaldson,

Coric has officially qualified for the semi-finals.

“It’s going to be tough. I’m going to watch the match and unfortunately today I think I will support Borna,” Medvedev joked, as

he is good friends with Khachanov. “I’m a very calm person in life but when it’s something about winning or sports, I’m crazy… I’m sure I’m going to get crazy tonight in front of the TV.” (atpworldtour)

Medvedev stays alive

© GRAPHIC NEWSSource: ATP Data correct as of Nov 8 Pictures: Getty Images

Win / loss 2017: 67-10Titles 2017: 6Year-end World No.1 for first time since 2013after Roland Garrosand U.S Open titles

Rafael Nadal ESPWin / loss: 49-4Titles: 7Australian Open andWimbledon championhoping to claim 7thTour Finals crown

Roger Federer SUI

Boris Becker GroupPete Sampras Group

Win / loss: 54-20Titles: 5Career-high rank afterstellar season – capturedmaiden Masters titlesin Rome and Montreal

Alexander Zverev GERWin / loss: 48-25Titles: 1Second appearance.Aims to improve hardcourt form after strugglingon surface this season

Dominic Thiem AUT

Win / loss: 44-19Titles: 1Wimbledon finalist excelson fast courts and hopesto better disappointinground robin exit of 2016

Marin Cilic CROWin / loss: 44-19Titles: 3Secured first Tour Finalsberth with titles in Sofia,Brisbane, and maidenMasters win in Cincinatti

Grigor Dimitrov BUL

Win / loss: 54-22Titles: 2Strong finish to season –breaking into Top 10with successive titles in Shenzhen and Tokyo

David Goffin BELWin / loss: 36-19Titles: 3Finals debut after threetitles, including ParisMasters, helped securelast berth in London

Jack Sock USA

Round robin: Players drawn into two groups of four.Top two players in each group advance to semi-finals

November 12-19, O2 Arena

I still look the same: Stephens

London

US Open champion Sloane Stephens enjoyed the biggest win of her career

in New York two months ago - but says her life now is much the same as before.

“It’s not really that much different,” she told press as the USA team prepared for its Fed Cup final against Belarus. “I haven’t purchased anything, I haven’t gone anywhere - like nothing in my life has changed. Nothing new. I still look the same!”

The World No.13 retired from her second round-robin fixture at the Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, against Barbora Strycova, but is ready to compete in Minsk. After that, she is considering a holiday.

“After [the Fed Cup final] I’ll make plans to do something fun, something like that - enjoy my off-season,” she added. (wtatennis)

London

CoCo Vandeweghe says she was surprised at her rise into the WTA

Year-End Top 10 - and did not expect such a thrilling end to the season following her semifinal disappointment at the US Open.

“The fall season was really difficult for me,” she revealed in a conference call before this weekend’s Fed Cup final against Belarus in Minsk. “It’s very hard to find any motivation after US Open because it’s such a big tournament for the American players...I didn’t really even know Top 10 was capable from just ranking points.”

The 25-year-old lost to her Fed

Cup team-mate Madison Keys in the Flushing Meadows semifinal, 6-1, 6-2 - but of course there are no grudges as they prepare for the Fed Cup final.

“[I’m] just really happy to finish off my year with these girls,” added the new World No.10.

Missing from the USA squad is Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who is recovering from surgery following her knee injury at Wimbledon this summer - but Vandeweghe and the others are thinking of her. “Bethanie is a great girl,” said Vandeweghe. “She’d be here if she could. We miss her dearly not being able to play in the moment with us.” (wtatennis)

Vandeweghe surprised at rapid rise

Daniil Medvedev (file pic)

Sloane Stephens (file pic)

Friday, November 10, 2017 23SPORTS

Ferrari “had all the tools”London

Kimi Raikkonen says it was only “small

things” that kept Ferrari from being able to win the championship in 2017.

He admitted he had taken too long to get on top of the set-up of his car early in the season.

“I think we started pretty badly the year,” said Raikkonen in yesterday’s FIA press conference, “we were not really where we should have been.”

“The personal feeling on my side, we were not very happy where the set-up was

and it took way too long to figure it out. Since that it’s been better but then we had too many DNFs for many different reasons.”

“But I think as a team we’ve come a long way from year to year and also from last year. We made a good step, obviously not enough as we want because as Ferrari we want to win both championships.”

Mercedes clinched the constructors’ championship two races ago and Lewis Hamilton secured the drivers’ title at the last round. Raikkonen

said Ferrari had the potential to push them more closely.

“I think we had all the tools this year, we just need to tidy up things and not make mistakes,” he said. “Not have any issues from any side, not from our side as the drivers or from the team side.”

“It’s small things but I think in the end they made a big part this year who won the championship and which way it went.”

“But I think we have all the people, we have the tools, we have a great

car with still two races to go,” he added. “Even if the championships are done we try to do the same work we always do and try to win races.”

Raikkonen lies fifth in the drivers’ championship with two races to go. “I think it’s very simple where we are in the championship that’s how good or bad it’s been,” he said.

“It is how it is this year. We need to learn and make better thing next year. This year for sure in many ways could have been better.” (f1fanatic.co.uk)

Bottas won’t be ‘number two’London

Valtteri Bottas says he has no intention of staying in Lewis

Hamilton’s shadow at Mercedes, as he sets his sights on a stronger second year at Mercedes. The Finn has claimed the first race wins and pole positions of his career in 2017 but found the going tougher against Hamilton since the summer break, with the Englishman racing to his fourth world title with two rounds to spare.

Bottas, who delivered an improved weekend in Mexico and ultimately

finished second, says he is determined to turn around the trend of recent months.

“In a few occasions, not as many as I would have wanted, I managed to be ahead of him,” Bottas told Sky Sports News when asked about racing Hamilton in 2017.

“Even though he is a really, really good driver and very consistent, I also need to believe in myself.“I can’t put myself in a place of number two otherwise I would rather stay at home.” (skysports)

Hamilton ‘one of the best’ in F1 history: Felipe MassaLondon

Williams driver Felipe Massa says Lewis Hamilton is one

of the all time greats in Formula 1, comparing him to legends such as Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

The Brazilian F1 driver said that his Compatriot Senna was an idol of his, but said that Hamilton “lacks nothing to Senna or Schumacher or any name in the history of world motor sport.”

Speaking to TV programme Bem Amigos, Massa added: “What he has shown, with the number of grands prix he has contested and the records he has already broken, is impressive...He is undoubtedly one of the best drivers in Formula 1 history.”

Speaking about his recently announced second retirement, the 36-year-old said he was happy with the way he had driven this year, but did not feel he would be able to compete for a championship going forward with his team’s car, next season. Though he had hoped for an improved car in 2018, he said: “I have information about next year’s car from inside the team. It will not

be a car to win the championship, but it is better than the last two

years, which were not competitive cars.” (eurosport)

Formula One 2021 engine rules backlash is political: Red Bull bossLondon

Manufacturer objections to the proposed 2021 Formula 1

engine regulations have a political element, reckons Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.

Ferrari, Mercedes and Renault have all expressed doubts about the regulations put forward by F1 and the FIA last week.

Horner admitted he was surprised by the negative reaction

given the manufacturers had been involved in meetings that helped shape the proposals.

“There’s been consultation with all the manufacturers,” he told Autosport.

“I don’t think there was anything that was presented that was a surprise.

“I’d heard it all before, either in individual consultation, or through what had been discussed

in the media. “What seemed to upset a couple of manufacturers was the press release that came out following the meeting - I think they were upset that it was presented as a fait accompli.

“Inevitably there’ll be some filibustering.

“And I think it’s obvious that the commercial side of the proposition is being linked to the technical. (autosport)

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Kimi Raikkonen (file pic)

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Ferrari “had all the tools”P23

London

Rafael Nadal revealed that his troublesome knee should be good

as he heads into the season-ending ATP Finals in London next week.

The Spaniard recently withdrew from the Paris Masters before his quarter-final match with knee troubles. However, scans revealed there was no issues with the battled-hardened right knee and he was cleared to play.

“Hopefully the knee is good,” the 31-year-old told Sky Sports.

“I’ve done everything I’ve needed to do in order to get ready for London. Now it’s the moment to wait and practice at the O2 over the next couple of days. Let’s see if I am able to be 100 per cent to compete.

“If nothing happens, then I will play. I visited my doctors after the Paris Masters – it was a tough day for me having to pull out of Paris. Pulling out of any tournament in the world is tough, but pulling out of the city of Paris is especially tough for me.

“That’s how it is. I went back home and visited the doctors to do some

treatment. I expect the treatment to work and be ready for here.

“I know I’m confident because I’m having a great season with one event to go. I am here to try my best.”

The ATP World Tour Finals is one of the few feathers missing from Nadal’s cap. Twice he has been in finals, in 2010 where he lost to rival Roger Federer and then Novak Djokovic in 2013.

Nadal admits he has struggled against Federer this year and is yet to notch up a win in four matches. But that doesn’t stop the 16-time grand slam winner from dreaming.

“My dream is to win the tournament, and if I play Roger in the final then my chances are less than playing another player,” he continued

“But I would love to play in the final and if I play Roger then I will try my best to beat him.

“It’s true that I play Roger every time this year on the surfaces that are better for him, but I will just fight to win my first match of the year against him.” (foxsportsasia)

Nadal confident knee will hold up

ATP Finals

Rafael Nadal (file pic)

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