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Imran Khan arrives in Saudi Riyadh

Pakistan’s Prime Minis-ter Imran Khan arrived

in Riyadh yesterday, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Khan was received at King Khalid International Airport by the governor of Riyadh region Prince Faisal bin Bandar, the Saudi am-bassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al Malki, and Pa-kistan’s ambassador to the Kingdom Raja Ali Ejaz.

On Saturday, Khan met with Crown Prince Mo-hammed bin Salman in Ri-yadh at a meeting attended by Saudi and Pakistani of-ficials.

On his last trip to the Kingdom in October this year, Khan also met with King Salman and the crown prince.

Climate talks hit rough watersMadrid

UN climate talks appear to be in trouble as they

head into extra time.Fault lines have re-ap-

peared between different negotiating blocs, with one delegate describing a new draft text as “totally unac-ceptable”.

Alden Meyer from the Union of Concerned Sci-entists said the situation in Madrid was unprecedented since climate negotiations began in 1991.

Negotiators are working towards a deal for countries to commit to new carbon emissions cuts by the end of 2020.

Saturday saw the release of a new draft text from the meeting, designed to chart a way forward for the parties to the Paris agreement.

A ceremony was held yesterday marking the tenth anniversary of the Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (DERASAT). The event was attended by Royal Court Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, senior officials and invitees. DERASAT, a prominent think tank in the Kingdom, was formed with a vision to create a forum for intellectual thought, creative dialogue and high quality analyses. Shaikh Khalid congratulated DERASAT Board of Trustees’ Chairman Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, board members and senior officials on the tenth anniversary of the think tank. See Page 2

Omar Al Bashir jailed for graft Khartoum

Sudan’s former president Omar Al Bashir was sen-tenced yesterday to two

years’ detention in a correc-tional centre for corruption in the first of several cases against the ousted autocrat.

Bashir, who was deposed by the army in April after months of mass protests against his three-decade rule, appeared in court in a metal cage wearing a traditional white jalabiya and turban for the verdict.

He was convicted of “cor-ruption” and “possession of foreign currency”, judge Al

Sadiq Abdelrahman said, charges which can carry a pris-on sentence of up to 10 years.

Instead the court, taking into account his age, ordered the 75-year-old to serve two years in a correctional centre for the elderly.

Omar Al Bashir is charged with illegally acquiring and using foreign funds.

• It was the third win of the WEC season for Toyota Gazoo Racing and second for the no. 7 trio.

TDT | Manama

Toyota Gazoo Racing com-pleted their triumphant return to Bahrain Interna-

tional Circuit (BIC) late Saturday night with a spectacular one-two finish in the inaugural FIA WEC Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain.

The no. 7 TS050 Hybrid driv-en by Jose Maria Lopez, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi led teammates Kazuki Nakijima, Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley in the no. 8 Hybrid to the chequered flag.

The result earned Toyota their fourth WEC victory at BIC, adding to their previous wins in 2013, 2014 and 2017. It was also the third win of the WEC season for Toyota Gazoo Racing and second

for the no. 7 trio.Pole-sitters Rebellion Racing

completed the podium placers in third after doing well to recover from a troubled start.

Following the race, Bapco GM Special Projects Khalid Al Sab-bagh presented the overall top three their trophies during the podium ceremony.

Also awarding the race’s other class winners were BIC Chair-man of the Board Arif Rahimi, BIC Chief Executive Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Bahrain Motor Federation Board Member

Abdulrahman Ghuloom.The victorious Toyota car post-

ed a total number of 257 laps in the gruelling eight-hour event, which began in daylight but fin-ished under BIC’s bright flood-

lights. They were just a single lap ahead of their sister squad.

Rebellion, featuring Bruno Senna, Gustavo Menezes and Norman Nato in the no. 1 Gib-son-powered Rebellion R13, fin-ished three laps behind.

Meanwhile, winning the LMP2 class were United Autosports’ Philip Hanson, Felipe Albuquer-que and Paul Di Resta. They drove their no. 22 Gibson-pow-ered Oreca 07 to a total of 249 laps. JOTA’s no. 38 Oreca 07 of Roberto Gonzalez, Antonio Felix Da Costa and Anthony Davidson

followed as second in their class, while Jackie Chan DC Racing were third in their no. 37 Oreca 07 driven by Ho-Pin Tung, Gabriel Aubry and Will Stevens.

In the LMGTE Pro category, the win was claimed by the As-ton Martin Racing duo of Marco Sorensen and Nicki Thiim, who were behind the wheel of their Vantage AMR. They were just 13.798s ahead of chief rivals Da-vide Rigon and Miguel Molina of AF Corse, who were driving a Fer-rari 488 GTE EVO. Aston Martin’s, sister squad in the no. 97 Vantage AMR featuring Alexander Lynn and Maxime Martin took third.

In the LMGTE Am class, Team Project 1’s Ben Keating, Larry Ten Voorde and Jeroen Bleekemolen steered their no. 57 Porsche 911 RSR to first place with 233 laps. The no. 98 Aston Martin Vintage AMR of Paul Dalla Lana, Darren Turner and Ross Gunn followed in second place and Gulf Rac-ing’s no. 86 Porsche 911 RSR were third with Michael Wainwright, Andrew Watson and Benjamin Barker sharing the duties.

Toyota Gazoo Racing team members (centre) at the podium.

Impressive fireworks display was an added attraction.

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Toyota earn their fourth WEC victory at BIC

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DERASAT marks tenth anniversaryDERASAT achievements highlighted at the event

Manama

A ceremony was held yes-terday marking the tenth anniversary of the Bah-

rain Centre for Strategic, In-ternational and Energy Studies (DERASAT).

The event was attended by Royal Court Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Mar-shal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, senior officials and invitees.

DERASAT, a prominent think tank in the Kingdom, was formed with a vision to create a forum for intellectual thought, crea-tive dialogue and high quality analyses.

Royal Court Minister Shaikh

Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa was received on arrival by DERA-SAT Board of Trustees’ Chairman Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, board members and senior officials.

Shaikh Khalid congratulat-ed DERASAT Board of Trustees’ Chairman Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, board mem-bers and senior officials on the tenth anniversary of the think tanks.

Addressing the ceremony, Dr Shaikh Abdulla paid tribute to His Majesty who founded the think tank.

He reiterated allegiance to HM the King, paying tribute to His Royal Highness Prince Sal-man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister for supporting

the centre.He also expressed deepest

thanks to the patron of the cer-emony, for his support to com-plete a book titled “Two Prosper-

ous Decades”, which showcases landmark achievements in the prosperous era of HM the Min-istry.

He announced that DERASAT had completed the English version of the book, which will also be translated into other languages, in co-oper-ation with other renowned think tanks.

A film documenting DERA-SAT achievements over the past ten years was also shown,

highlighting researches and studies which were conducted in cooperation with national and international institutions.

Dr Shaikh Abdulla presented to Shaikh Khalid a copy of the first issue of an illustrated book titled “A Decade of Studies”.

He also presented to Shaikh Khalid a commemorative gift. The minister then honoured DE-RASAT board members, sponsors and employees, who completed ten years of services.

Council of Representatives Speaker Fawziya Zainal stressed the role of DERASAT in the pros-perous era of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

She hailed the congratulations of the think tank to supporting the democratic process, which was initiated by HM the King, in addition to enriching the po-litical and strategic landscape.

The Speaker congratulated DERASAT Board of Trustees and board members on the tenth anniversary of the national think tank, hailing its fruitful co-operation with the Council of Representatives.

She made the statement on the sidelines of the ceremony which was held this evening under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa on the tenth anniversary of DERASAT inception.

She commended the ceremo-ny which was held under the theme “From Vision to Reality”, showcasing DERASAT achieve-ments over the past decade dur-ing which Bahrain witnessed landmark strides in all fields.

A segment of the audience at the event.

Dr Shaikh Abdulla hands over a commemorative gift to Shaikh Khalid. Many top government officials and dignitaries attended the event.

Bahrain National Days marked at UN New York

On the occasion of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national celebrations on

16 and 17 December, in com-memoration of the establish-ment of the modern Bahraini state as an Arab and Muslim country founded by Ahmed Al Fateh in 1783, the 48th anni-versary of its full membership in the United Nations, and the 20th anniversary of His Majes-ty the King’s Accession to the Throne, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations held a re-ception, on December 12, at the United Nations Headquarters here.

The Permanent Representa-tive of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations, Ambas-sador Jamal Faris Al Alrowaiei, alongside his wife and members of the Permanent Mission, re-ceived the attendees celebrating this special national occasion.

During his remarks on this occasion, the Permanent Rep-resentative highlighted how our celebrations this year also coincide with many significant occasions, as the Kingdom cel-ebrated this year the 100th an-niversary of the start of formal education, noting in this regard the selection of “Bahraini wom-en in the field of higher edu-cation and future sciences” as

a theme to celebrate Bahraini Women’s Day this year, which is celebrated annually on De-cember 1st.

The Permanent Representa-tive added that since the early 1930s, Bahraini women partic-ipated on an equal basis with men in municipal council elec-tions, and women today hold 55% of supervisory positions in Bahrain, expressing Bah-rain’s pride in the outstanding achievements of women.

The Permanent Representa-tive also noted that the Kingdom of Bahrain, as an Arab Muslim country known for its religious and cultural heritage, was the first to embrace churches, ca-thedrals, Hindu temples and

Jewish temples in the region, which were built since early 1900 and making it available for everyone to practice their religious rites freely.

He a commended the Bahrain National Football Team after its victory in the Gulf Cup, affirm-ing that the Kingdom of Bahrain is already witnessing a year of abundant achievements, led by His Majesty the King.

The ceremony was attended by senior officials of the United Nations, ambassadors, delegates of permanent missions to the United Nations, and a number of Bahraini citizens, in addition to a number of invitees from various organs of the interna-tional organisation.

Mr Alrowaiei with a guest at the reception.

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Minister pays tribute to Bahrain PoliceManama

Information Affairs Minister and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain In-

stitute of Political Development (BIPD), Ali Al Romaihi, has laud-ed the patriotic achievements of the Bahrain police and its efforts to maintain public security, pro-tect lives and property, ensure justice and tranquility and put in place perfect conditions for the continuity of the democratic pro-gress march and the sustainable development march, under the leadership of His Majesty King

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Mr Al Romaihi expressed sin-

cere congratulations to the In-terior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, and all the affiliates of the Min-istry of Interior marking the Bah-rain Police Day and the centenary of policing in Bahrain.

The minister valued highly HM the King’s establishment of the Royal Order of Police and the Order of Distinguished Se-curity Service in recognition of the police personnel’s dedicated efforts in maintaining security

and stability and supporting the Kingdom’s progress.

The Information Minister expressed thanks and appreci-ation to the Interior Ministry’s affiliates for their loyalty to HM the King and constant vigilance, being entrusted with safeguard-ing the nation’s security, as well as with protecting its hard-won achievements and preserving rights and public liberties, with-in their commitment to reinforc-ing the rule of the law, activating community partnership and in-stilling the spirit of tolerance,

the values of belonging to the homeland, national unity and honesty.

He hailed the success of the se-curity authorities in reaching the highest levels of preparedness, competence, professionalism and distinction in carrying out their national duties according to the best international human rights and professional stand-ards, citing their ranking fourth internationally in the security index according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2019.

The minister stressed that the

Bahrain Police Day is an oppor-tunity to pay tribute to the loyal “soldiers of the nation” and high-light their honourable sacrifices for the sake of protecting the society’s security and safety, in accordance with an advanced se-curity strategy based on enforc-ing the law, countering crimes in all their forms, as well as on an effective community partner-ship in achieving the sustainable development goals in the “King-dom of tolerance, security, peace and prosperity” during the pros-perous era of HM King Hamad. Mr Al Romaihi

Farmers’ market opens Initiative aims to develop the agricultural sector in the Kingdom

• The ministry has launched many initiatives aimed at supporting Bahraini farmers and encouraging local products.

• Bahraini farmers have been taking advantage of modern technologies to boost food security in the Kingdom.

Manama

Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister,

Essam Khalaf, has unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at preserving the green space and developing the agricultural sec-tor in the Kingdom, noting that the initiatives focus on support-ing the agricultural community, as well as on encouraging the local farmers to be more com-petitive.

The minister was speaking as he officially opened the eighth edition of the Bahraini Farmers’ Market at the Budaiya Botani-cal Garden, in the presence of the Ministry’s Undersecretary for Agriculture and Marine Re-sources, Dr Nabeel Mohammed Abu Al Fateh, in addition to representatives of the National Initiative for Agricultural De-

velopment (NIAD) and the La-bour Fund (Tamkeen).

Mr Khalaf said that the mar-ket is in line with the Kingdom’s plans to develop the agricultur-al sector, the Works Ministry, represented by the Undersec-retariat of Agriculture and Ma-rine Resources, had launched many training sessions in the fields of taking care of palm trees and the production of veg-etables.

T h e m i n i s t r y h a s a l s o launched many initiatives aimed at supporting Bahraini farmers and encouraging local products, citing the establish-ment of the Budaiya weekly Farmers’ Market, held between

December and April, in addi-tion to the permanent farmers’ market in Hoorat A’ali, thus providing a platform to market local agricultural products.

He also indicated that efforts are being made to allocate spe-cial outlets to sell Bahraini farmers’ products at central markets.

He also stressed that the Bah-raini Farmers’ Market at the Budaiya Botanical Garden is es-sential in the Works Ministry’s plans to provide platforms for Bahraini farmers to sell their products, noting that the mas-sive turnout of the citizens and residents has encouraged the market to continue for the past years.

Undersecretary Dr Nabeel Mohammed Abu Al Fateh said that Bahraini Farmers’ Mar-ket at the Budaiya Botanical

Garden has become a catalyst for competition among Bah-raini farmers, who are keen to display their agricultural products.

He pointed out that the huge turnout and the diverse activi-ties held on the sidelines of the market annually, have prompt-ed farmers to take advantage of modern technology in the field of agriculture, which is consistent with the strategy of the Agricultural and Marine Resources Undersecretariat to optimise the contribution of the agricultural sector to achieving sustainable food security in the Kingdom.

NIAD Secretary- General, Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa, said that the farmers’ market in Budaiya and has be-come a major national event, noting that farmers’ markets support the agricultural sector in the kingdom.

She affirmed that the farmers’ market enjoys the support of NIAD, in line with the directives and aspirations of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of HM the King and President of the NIAD Consultative Council, on boosting the agricultural sector to increase its contributions to the Kingdom’s GDP, as well as to provide new job opportunities for Bahraini youth.

Open to visitors from 8 am to 2 pm every Saturday, the market includes local Bahraini vege-table products, in addition to restaurants and accompanying events.

Centre providing aid to displaced YemenisRiyadh

The King Salman Centre for Humanitarian Aid and Re-

lief (KSRelief ) yesterday dis-tributed 2,300 winter bags in Marib, Yemen.

The humanitarian initiative will benefit displaced peo-ple from the Governorates of Marib, Al Baidha, Al Joof and Sana’a.

The King Salman Centre for Humanitarian Aid and Re-lief (KSRelief ) has embarked on a project benefiting eleven governorates in Yemen.

Marib Governorate rep-resentative Dr Abd Rabbo commended the initiatives undertaken by the King Sal-man Centre for Humanitar-ian Aid and Relief (KSRelief ), urging international organisa-tions to provide assistance to displaced people who are in dire need and alleviate their suffering.

The King Salman Human-itarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief ) recently revealed a plan to support the health sector in Yemen, in co-ordina-tion with Yemen’s High Relief Committee.

“Since the current human-itarian crisis began in Yemen, KSRelief has been providing support throughout the coun-try, including extensive aid to the Taiz governorate,” the KS-Relief media center was quoted by Arab News.

“Our goal is to deliver health care services to all Yemenis. We aim to reduce the spread of epidemic diseases, supply medical facilities with equip-ment, supplies, medicines and intravenous (IV) fluids.”

According to KSRelief, it provides dialysis solutions and other medications necessary for treating chronic diseases to Yemen.

“An 80-ton convoy of five aid trucks from KSRelief carrying 300 different kinds of medi-cines, IV fluids, dialysis solu-tions and medical supplies has reached Taiz to strengthen the capacity of the governorate’s health care services,” it said.

KSRelief provides urgent treatment for wounded and in-jured Yemenis in their country, and those for whom treatment is not possible in Yemen are transferred to Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region.

The centre has implement-ed numerous health projects in Taiz, including support for Al Thawra Hospital, which the centre has provided with equipment, supplies and med-icines.

The first phase of support to the hospital’s orthopaedic department alone amounted to $3.15 million.

Mr Khalaf interacting with a Bahraini farmer after inaugurating the farmers’ market.

Bahraini Farmers’ Market at the Budaiya Botanical Garden has become a catalyst for

competition among Bahraini farmers, who

are keen to display their agricultural

products.DR NABEEL

Saudi youth join world interfaith conference on peace, sustainable developmentVienna

Twenty young Saudis have traveled to Europe to represent the Kingdom

at a world interfaith conference aimed at promoting peace and sustainable development.

The group of male and female graduates from the first two rounds of the country’s Salam for Cultural Communication program joined hundreds of high-profile delegates in the Austrian capital Vienna for the gathering organised by the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Inter-national Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue.

The event, running under the title “Dialogue for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,”

was inaugurated on Wednesday in the city’s Platinum Hall and will continue until next Sunday.

More than 220 invitees, includ-

ing diplomats, religious leaders, and representatives of civil so-ciety organisations from various countries around the globe, are

taking part in the conference.The meeting aims to raise

awareness about the importance of interfaith and intercultural dialogue in achieving sustainable development goals, promoting global peace, and emphasising the importance of involving women in decision-making pro-cesses.

A peace delegation participat-ed in the graduation ceremony for the fifth batch of the Inter-national Fellowship Program, which offers training applica-tions to enhance intercultural dialogue, coexistence and peace, and help build bridges of com-munication between various so-cieties throughout the world.

In addition, a program of cul-tural visits prepared by KAICIID

employees, included a number of Vienna landmarks.

The programme aims to mon-itor the Kingdom’s image and track reports published by in-ternational organisations and research centres.

It also has integrated databases on key international influencers and organisations interested in the Middle East and Saudi Ara-bia, and issues in-depth research and studies on issues related to the Kingdom.

Another major function of the program is to provide a platform for dialogue, open communica-tion, and positive understanding between Saudis and other socie-ties, in a bid to promote global understanding and awareness of different cultures.

The programme aims to monitor the Kingdom’s image and track reports published by international organisations and research centres.


Southern Governor opens family fairManama

A family festival was opened at the Southern Gover-norate amidst festivities

marking the Kingdom of Bah-rain’s national celebrations on 16 and 17 December, in commemo-ration of the establishment of the modern Bahraini state as an Arab and Muslim country founded by Ahmed Al Fateh in 1783, the 48th anniversary of its full member-

ship in the United Nations, and the 20th anniversary of His Maj-esty the King’s Accession to the Throne.

Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa opened the family fair near Bahrain National Stadium, in the presence of senior officials, the media and citizens.

The Governor reiterated al-legiance to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, stress-

ing the importance of national days that nurture patriotism and showcase landmark achieve-ments in the prosperous era of HM the King.

He paid tribute to HM the King, His Royal Highness Prime Minis-ter Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Dep-uty Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister. Shaikh Khalifa opens the family fair.

TDT | Manama

Prominent dermatologists in the Kingdom have is-sued a warning against

plastic surgeries being per-formed by unlicensed doctors.

This came as they attended Bahrain Second Conference of Dermatology, Laser and Aes-thetics (BDLA), organised by BDA Medical Training and Events Centre, yesterday.

The conference showcased three-days of high-quality sci-entific sessions and in-depth discussions on a number of is-sues and topics faced by skin care professionals and industry experts.

The event brought together more than 700 leading skincare specialists, top plastic surgeons and physicians from across var-ious countries under one roof to explore the latest technolo-gy advancements and medical treatments for different types of skin diseases.

Skincare specialists attend-ing the event highlighted that women make up 80 per cent of patients, who underwent cos-metic procedures including fa-cial Botox and fillers and laser treatments.

Meanwhile, experts stressed the importance of selecting ex-perienced doctors and national or international accredited med-ical centres in conducting plastic surgeries, specially postpartum or after weight loss, and sleeve gastrostomy.

Moreover, dermatologists confirmed physical exams, tests,

and family history are crucial before making a diagnosis for hair treatments and hair trans-plant surgery for both men and women.

Dermatologists recommended using sunscreen, which blocks sun’s UVB rays to decrease risks of skin cancers and prevent pre-mature skin ageing caused by the sun.

Head of conference scientific committee Dr Hussain Jumaa confirmed that skincare spe-

cialists and experts discussed a number of topics related to skin health under various ses-sions such as ‘laser, fractional laser, Botox, skin ageing, hair disorders, Psoriasis, lupus ery-thematous, and Vitiligo as well as non-surgery treatments.

In this regard, Dr Jumaa also highlighted that conference discussed the importance of using modern treatment for skin diseases, in addition to the uses of biological treatment in

severe cases of psoriasis associ-ated with arthritis.

Dr Jumaa also emphasised the need to provide psychological and family support to Vitiligo patients and raise awareness of this disease.

Head of Organising Commit-tee, Dr Ahmed Shahda stressed that in order to stay relevant, skin specialists and practitioners should Integrate and cooper-ate locally and regionally with the GCC and Arab countries to

achieve the best results and in complete safety.

He also highlighted that holding specialised educational workshops is crucial for devel-oping plastic medicine and sur-gery in the region.

Dr Shahda further stressed the importance of conference recommendations, noting that conference organisers will co-operate with all partners and stakeholders to put those recom-mendations into practice.

Warning against plastic surgeries performed by unlicensed doctors

Women constitute 80 per cent of patients, who underwent cosmetic procedures in the Kingdom

One of the sessions in progress at the conference. Prominent doctors attended the conference as delegates.

Vitiligo is a condition in which the pigment is lost

from areas of the skin, causing whitish patches, often with no clear cause.

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Reversing car smashes into store in Galali

TDT | Manama

A car smashed into a store, breaking its entrance yesterday in Galali.

Sources said the driver of the car was reversing when he lost control and smashed into the store.

“The driver escaped with mi-nor injuries. The entrance of the store was totally destroyed,” sources added.

Traffic police arrived on the scene immediately and took the

necessary procedures.This comes a day after a Bah-

raini youngster had a great es-cape after his bike slammed into a pavement, splitting into two parts.

According to sources, the bik-er lost control of his bike, which skid on the road, leading to the accident.

The incident occurred in Zallaq. Sources said that the accident victim suffered minor injuries.

“The man was lucky to es-cape with minor injuries while

the bike was totally damaged.”The Kingdom has been ex-

periencing light showers in the past few days and the Gener-al Directorate of Traffic has warned motorists to be careful due to increased risk of acci-dents.

The General Directorate of Traffic has urged drivers to be cautious of the rain and fol-low the safety rules, including staying on proper lanes, not exceeding the speed limits and keeping the safety distance be-tween vehicles.

The accident scene.

Bahrain Embassy in London hosts event on UK general elections

London

The Embassy of the King-dom of Bahrain to the United Kingdom held an

event on the occasion of the UK Parliamentary general elections to follow up, discuss and analyse the results.

The preliminary polls indicat-ed at that time that the Conserv-ative party had won a majority to form the British government, headed by British Prime Min-ister Boris Johnson, by a huge difference that was the largest since 1987.

The event was attended by the Ambassador of the King-dom of Saudi Arabia, His Roy-al Highness Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, the Ambassador of the State of Pal-estine, Hossam Zamrout, and the Ambassador of the League of Arab States in London, Ibra-him Mohiuddin, in addition to a large number of Arab and Brit-ish diplomats and journalists, and academics.

During the course of the dis-cussion, a number of interac-tive discussions were held with experts, journalists, ministers and former representatives in

Britain, where Lord Francis Maude who previously served as a former Conservative Chairman, served for twen-ty-five years in the House of Commons, delivered a pres-entation and analysis of his expectations regarding the for-mation of the next government and the most central decisions that may be made during the coming period, in addition to an explanation of British foreign relations, especially with Arab countries in terms of greater openness to the econo-my and foreign trade with the near implementation of exit procedures from the European Union (Brexit).

He also mentioned that this success achieved by the Con-servative Party through Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be a strong motivation for con-ducting talks with the Euro-pean Union in a more positive way after eliminating the state of the suspended parliament, which was suffering from Brit-ish parliamentary life during the years, especially since the 2017 elections.A session in progress at the event.

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Another crucial test was successfully conducted at the Sohae Satellite

Launching Ground from 22:41 to 22:48 on December 13,” NORTH’S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF

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Divers search for remaining bodies from New Zealand volcanic eruption• The number killed rose to 17 with another fatality confirmed yesterday

• Doctors initially estimated they would need to import 1.2 million square centimetres of skin for grafts

AFP | Wellington

Divers searched seas around New Zealand’s volatile

White Island Saturday for two people still missing five days after the volcano erupted, as the death toll rose to 17.

Police deputy commissioner John Tims said the divers faced “unique and challenging condi-tions” as they searched waters “with between zero and two metres visibility”.

They were focusing on an area where a body was seen floating in the water earlier in the week.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ard-ern, meanwhile, has called for a minute’s silence to be observed at 2.11pm (0111 GMT) on Monday in honour of the victims of the eruption.

“Together we can express our

sorrow for those who have died and been hurt, and our support for their grieving families and friends,” Ardern said, with the minute’s silence to start exact-ly one week after the eruption began.

Of the 47 people on the island at the time of the eruption, the number killed rose to 17 with another fatality confirmed on Saturday, police said, without releasing details of name, age or nationality.

Another 27 remain in hospi-tals in New Zealand and Aus-tralia with 20 listed as being in a “critical” condition.

Scientists monitoring the is-land said the likelihood of an-

other eruption over the week-end was decreasing but the risk remained.

“Their new calculation was that there is a 35-50 per percent chance of an eruption occur-ring,” Natalia Deligne, a volcanic hazard and risk modeller, said.

The remains of six people were retrieved Friday in a dar-ing operation by elite soldiers with two military helicopters under threat of another blast.

The recovery had been on hold for days as poisonous gas-es continued billowing from the volcanic vent and the island re-mained blanketed in a thick lay-er of acidic ash.

The coroner in New Zealand

is working through a “robust” process to identify the bodies, authorities said.

Most of the people on the is-land were tourists from Austral-ia, the United States, Britain, China, Germany, Malaysia and New Zealand who were on a day trip to see the natural wonder.

The survivors’ injuries are so severe New Zealand doctors ini-tially estimated they would need to import 1.2 million square cen-timetres (185,000 square inch-es) of skin for grafts.

New Zealand police yester-day officially identified the first victim as 21-year-old Australian woman Krystal Browitt.

Browitt was on a family holi-day to celebrate her birthday in New Zealand when she joined her older sister Stephanie and father Paul on a visit to the is-land.

Her mother Marie stayed behind on the boat, and has since been by the bedside of her daughter and husband who were both originally in a coma in a hospital burns unit follow-ing the eruption, according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family.

“It has been quite difficult,” a friend of the Browitt daughters, Tahlia West said.

West remembered Krystal as “just a beautiful girl, very caring, very gentle.”

The remains of six people were retrieved Friday in a daring rescue by elite soldiers under threat of another eruption

North Korea conducts ‘crucial test’: KCNAAFP | Seoul

North Korea has con-ducted another “crucial test” at its Sohae satellite

launch site, state media reported yesterday, as nuclear negotia-tions between Pyongyang and Washington remain stalled with a deadline approaching.

The announcement comes a day before US Special Envoy on North Korea Stephen Biegun is set to arrive in Seoul for a three-day visit, and after the United States tested a medium-range ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean on Thursday.

“Another crucial test was suc-cessfully conducted at the So-hae Satellite Launching Ground from 22:41 to 22:48 on December 13,” a spokesman for the North’s National Academy of Defence Science said in a statement car-ried by the official KCNA news agency.

The “research successes” will be “applied to further bolstering up the reliable strategic nuclear deterrent” of North Korea, the spokesman added.

The statement did not provide further details on the test.

Sohae, on North Korea’s northwest coast, is ostensibly a facility designed for putting satellites into orbit.

But Pyongyang has carried out several rocket launches there that were condemned by the US and others as disguised long-range ballistic missile tests.

The North is banned from fir-ing ballistic missiles under UN Security Council resolutions, and rocket engines can be easily repurposed for use in missiles.

Frustrated by the lack of sanc-tions relief after three summits with President Donald Trump, North Korea has vowed an om-inous “Christmas gift” if the US does not come up with conces-sions by the end of the year.

Some analysts have suggested the North may be referring to an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Earlier this month the North announced it conducted what it

called a “very important test” at the same site in Sohae.

“It’s very likely that the North is going to fire something on Christmas day, and they may call it a rocket system when it actually is an ICBM,” Ahn Chan-il, a North Korean defector and researcher in Seoul, said.

“The tests at Sohae can be seen as a form of preparation for the launch -- whatever it will be -- on December 25.”

End-of-year deadlineNorth Korean leader Kim

Jong Un had agreed to shutter the Sohae site during a sum-

mit last year with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Pyong-yang as part of trust-building measures.

Kim has also held three meet-ings with US President Donald Trump since June 2018.

But his nuclear negotiations with Washington have been deadlocked since a summit in Hanoi broke up in February, and Pyongyang has issued a series of increasingly assertive comments in recent weeks as its time lim-it approaches. The North this week criticised Washington as “foolish” for convening a UN Security Council meeting over growing concern about short-range rockets fired from the iso-lated state.

By arranging the meeting, Washington “decisively helped us make a definite decision on what way to choose,” North Ko-rea’s foreign ministry spokes-man said. Last week, the North’s vice foreign minister warned of returning to a war of words with the US, threatening to resume referring to Trump as a “dotard” -- Pyongyang’s nickname for the US leader at the height of tensions in 2017.

The comments came a day af-ter it warned that if the US used military force against the North it would take “prompt corre-sponding actions at any level”.

Back in 2017 North Korea an-nounced it successfully tested an ICBM capable of reaching Alaska.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had agreed to shutter the Sohae site during a summit last year with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang as part of trust-building measures

Superman’s cape and Bilbo’s pipe up for grabs

Los Angeles

Superman’s very first cape and Bilbo Baggins’ pipe

are each forecast to raise $100,000-$200,000 at a block-buster auction of rare Holly-wood memorabilia next week.

The props from Christopher Reeve’s “Superman” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy will headline Monday’s sale of some 400 cinephile items at Julien’s Auctions in Los An-geles.

Spokesman Jason DeBord said it was “very rare to have something that is identifiable” surviving from the first Super-man film in 1978.

The pipe was used by Ian Holm in “The Fellowship of the Ring,” and according to the auction house is the only example from the film known

to be in collectors’ hands.Bilbo used the pipe to blow

smoke rings from “the finest weed in the Southfarthing” -- before the hobbit’s efforts are upstaged by Gandalf’s elab-orate, galleon-shaped smoke exhalations.

They will go under the hammer alongside the “most important collection” of Star Trek memorabilia ever auc-tioned, according to organiz-ers, including a jacket worn by William Shatner’s Captain Kirk in “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” estimated at $80,000-$100,000.

Also for sale by the Beverly Hills auctioneer will be items from classics such as “The Maltese Falcon” and “Gone with the Wind” through to 1990s hits “Jurassic Park” and “Forrest Gump.”

The cape from Christopher Reeve’s “Superman” (1978) is estimated to sell for $100,000-$200,000

Five held over man’s death in Hong Kong protestsHong Kong

Five Hong Kong teenag-ers have been arrested in

connection with the death of a man hit on the head by a brick during clashes be-tween pro- and anti-govern-ment protesters last month, police said yesterday.

The three males and two females aged 15 to 18 were arrested on Friday on suspi-cion of murder, rioting and wounding and had been detained pending further investigation, police said in a statement.

The incident occurred in mid-November as the pro-democracy movement was in its fifth month.

Footage of the incident showed rival groups of pro-testers throwing bricks at each other, during which a man was hit by a brick and fell to the ground.

The 70-year-old was rushed to hospital uncon-scious and certified dead the following day.

He was the second person in less than a week to die in protest-linked incidents.

Alex Chow, a 22-year-old university student, died on November 8 from head in-juries sustained during a fall in a multi-storey carpark while police and protesters were clashing.


Ministry of Interior

His Majesty Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al KhalifaRuler of Bahrain

Formation of the Police:

• The Bahrain Police was formed by an order by His Majesty Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain.

• With the formation of Manama Municipality, it was assigned the supervision of the police, health, education, �re�ghting, roads and other sectors.

• The most important accomplishments of the police in this era:

1869 -1932

1

His Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa bin Ali Al KhalifaRuler of Bahrain

1932- 1942

Shaikh Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa appointed the Deputy Commander of the Police in 1937:• Played a major role in the police administration.

• The most important accomplishments of this era:

1929 Police Band

1928 Passport

Directorate

1926 Al Hajana (Camelry)

1932 Tra�c Police

1920 The police law

1919 Formation of

the police

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1935 Issuance of driving licences

1937 Coast Guard

1938 Mounted Section

1938 Motorcycles Section

1939 Weapons Section

1939 Six Bahraini youth joined the service as o�cers

1939 Inauguration of police stations

1942 First formal tra�c system

A JOURNEY OF SECURITY AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ERA OF THE FOUNDER OF THE MODERN STATE…

TO THE ERA OF PROSPERITY AND GROWTH





2

His Majesty Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Amir of Bahrain

1961 – 1999His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa appointed the Chief of Police and Public Security in 1961:• Worked to develop the administration system of the police and had many

achievements, including:

Appointment of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa as Minister of Interior in 1971:• He had many contributions to the journey of the Bahrain Police including:

1961 Communication Section

1965 Aviation Wing

His Majesty Shaikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al KhalifaRuler of Bahrain

1942 – 1961

Deployment of �rst marine patrol

1943First Coast Guard

Centre

1954• Police Training School• Criminal Investigation

and Forensic Science

1956Integration of the

Passport Directorate within the police work

1957

Promotion of Shaikh Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa to the Chief of Police:

1977 Fire�ghting joined the Ministry of Interior1979 Formation of the security districts 1985 Health Centre of the Public Security 1988 Police Training Centre

1969Formation of the Public Prosecution1970Women Police 1973Juvenile Care Centre1976Najda “Rescue” Police





His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of the Kingdom of Bahrain

1999

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ruled as of 1999, in which he has been leading the journey of

development and reforms in various political, economic, social and security aspects. HM the King supports the

Bahrain Police out of his faith in the cruciality of the police work in the protection of the security of the nation

and its accomplishments, within a comprehensive national strategy that he founded with the backing of the

community leading the Kingdom to an era of prosperity and growth.

Appointment of Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa as the Minister of Interior in 2004

• Developed the security system to include security work and services.

• Important accomplishments include:

National Action Charter

2001The Constitution of the

Kingdom of Bahrain

2002• The Governorates system • Parliamentary and

municipal elections

2002

2004 • Royal Academy of Police

2005 • The Community Police

2006 • Set a date to celebrate “Community Partnership Day”

2007 • Fighting human tra�cking • Ideal Security Road Project

2008 • Contributed to the formation of the Women Police in

Kuwait • Formation of the First Police Media Centre in the region

2009 • The Summer Camp of the Royal Academy of Police

2010 • Pace-sticking Team won the �rst position

internationally

2011 • Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security • Directorate of Complaints and Human Rights • Launching of Maan “Together” programme against

violence and addiction

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• General Secretariat of Ombudsman• The e-Security siege of the Coast Guard

2012Launch of

the e-Visa system

2013Launch of “Watani” magazine as

the �rst magazine for children

2014

• Launch of the National Anti-drug and Psychotropic Substances Plan.

• Endorsement of the new tra�c law.

2015The “Arabian Gulf Security

Exercise 1“ Exercise

2016Bahrain chosen to be the regional centre

for the Maan “together” programme against violence and addiction.

2017

• HE Minister of Interior won the Personality of the Year Award due to the successful Maan "Together" programme.

• HE Minister of Interior launched the National Plan to Promote the Spirit of Belonging to the Nation and Reinforce the Values of Nationalism (Bahrainouna).

2018• HE Minister of Interior promoted to “General” rank.

• The Bahrain Police ranked fourth internationally in the Global Security Index.

• Launch of the National Ambulance Project.

• The Kingdom of Bahrain celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Bahrain Police.

2019

4

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of the Kingdom of Bahrain

The National Plan to Promote the Spirit of Belonging to the

Nation and Reinforce the Values of Patriotism

11

business


With such powerful network capacity and speed, we have a duty to explore use cases

that are relevant to us here in the region

SHAIKH NASSER BIN MOHAMED AL KHALIFA

ACTING GENERAL DIRECTOR OF TRA BAHRAIN

Realise full potential of 5G: TRA official tells GCC, Arab nationsTDT | Manama

A top Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) executive called

on regional and Arab nations to explore use cases to realize the full potential of 5G.

“The applications are endless, and the world is exploring them as we speak, at a rapid pace, I might add,” Acting General Director of TRA Bahrain, Shaikh Nasser bin Mohamed Al Khalifa told participants of key confer-ence in the UAE on 5G.

He added: “With such power-ful network capacity and speed, we have a duty to explore use cases that are relevant to us here in the region.”

The event was organised by TRA UAE, in Dubai and attended by experts and business leaders.

The acting General Director told the conference that 5G is less about smartphones and

more about the many devices and applications that smart-phones will be connected to.

“The internet is entering into an age where we will see it come to life in the real world.

“If the opportunity is capital-ized on by all stakeholders, and

we all work together towards that goal, the world we know will change within a few short years. Bahrain can plant the seeds now to reap the benefits of that future.”

TRA started its experience with the 5G technology in

Bahrain with the allocation of 300MHz of spectrum in the C-band, divided equally among mobile network operators.

5 G c o m m e rc i a l s e r v i c-es launched in July this year, which led to witnessing a surge in peak download speeds more than 15 times faster than 4G.

Acting General Director of TRA Bahrain, Shaikh Nasser bin Mohamed Al Khalifa

Solidarity Bahrain holds training modules TDT | Manama

Solidarity Bahrain, one of the largest insurance com-

panies in Bahrain and a sub-sidiary of Solidarity Group Holding, organised a series of training modules this year.

Over 150 employees and Solidarity’s top-level manage-ment took part in the event which also had personalized one-to-one coaching and training sessions.

The interactive training courses focused on relation-ship building skills, means of effective communication, and team-building skills aiming at enhancing the ability of Sol-idarity employees to interact with their coworkers and offer a positive experience to Soli-darity’s customers.

Mohammed Awachi, AGM - Corporate Support, Solidarity Bahrain, stated: “We at Soli-darity Bahrain focus on invest-

ing in our people as they are our most valuable asset.”

He also added: “We will con-tinue carrying out a series of training courses annually to ensure the provision of quali-fied staff capable in delivering the highest levels of perfor-mance aiming to reflect posi-tively on the services provided to our valuable customers.”

Mohammed Awachi, AGM - Corporate Support, Solidarity Bahrain

US Supreme Court to hear Trump tax cases next year

Washington

The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear

cases next year involving the release of President Donald Trump’s tax returns and finan-cial records, setting the stage for a potential blockbuster ruling during the presidential election campaign.

Trump has been seeking to block access to his tax re-turns and other records in cases brought by New York prosecutors and Democrat-ic-controlled committees in the House of Representatives.

Lower courts have ruled that Trump must turn over the documents, but lawyers for the president appealed to the nation’s highest court, arguing that as chief executive, he has blanket immunity.

“We are pleased that the Su-preme Court granted review of

the president’s three pending cases,” Jay Sekulow, Trump’s personal attorney, said in a statement. “These cases raise significant constitutional is-sues.

“We look forward to pre-senting our written and oral arguments.”

The Supreme Court -- where conservative judges are in the majority -- said it will hear arguments in March with a decision to be issued before the court session ends June 30.

Two of the five conservative justices on the nine-member court -- Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh -- were appointed by Trump, who made a fortune in real estate before running for president in 2016.

A Supreme Court ruling in the case would come less than six months before Amer-icans go to the polls in Nove mber.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the cases during the March 2020 session with a ruling to be issued before June 30

Malaysian PM again hints he could stay on beyond 2020Doha

Malaysia’s 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mo-

hamad again raised the prospect yesterday that he could stay in office beyond 2020, declining to give a definitive pledge to step down.

Mahathir returned to power last year after dealing a historic election defeat to the corrup-

tion-plagued coalition that he once led and which had been in power for six decades.

Mahathir led Malaysia for more than two decades before his retirement in 2003 which paved the way for the leadership of now disgraced former prime

minister Najib Razak.“We had a vision to become a

fully developed country by 2020. Unfortunately, after I stepped down, the leadership took a dif-ferent course, different policies. And that caused the target not to be achieved in 2020,” Mahathir said at the Doha Forum event in the Qatari capital.

“What we have settled for

is we will still try, but we have moved the accomplishment date to between 2025 and 2030.

“I have promised that I would step down once I have resolved some of the major problems that have been left by the previous government. I promised that I will step down if a leadership candidate has been named by the coalition.”

Anwar Ibrahim, seen as the likely successor to Mahathir, has previously said that he expects to take office by May 2020, but Mahathir has publicly contra-dicted him several times.

And on Thursday, Anwar was questioned by police over alle-gations he sexually assaulted a male former aide, the latest such scandal to hit his career.

Malaysia’s 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Johnson urges Britain to move past Brexit divideLondon

Prime Minister Boris John-son called on Britons to put

years of bitter divisions over the country’s EU membership behind them as he vowed to use his resounding election victory to finally deliver Brexit next month.

Johnson’s ruling Conserva-tives won their best result for three decades on Thursday night after promising to get Brit-ain out of the European Union on January 31, a new deadline set by Brussels.

The snap general election turned into a re-run of the original 2016 EU membership referendum, whose outcome paralysed Britain’s leaders and created divisions across society.

But in a victory speech in Downing Street on Friday, the former London mayor struck a magnanimous tone, vowing to listen to those who opposed Brexit and lead an inclusive gov-ernment.

“I urge everyone to find clo-sure and to let the healing be-gin,” he said hours after visiting Queen Elizabeth II to be reap-pointed prime minister.

Johnson staked his political career on the election, which created the possibility of the pro-EU opposition coming to

power and calling a new Brexit referendum that could undo the results of the first.

The gambit payed off spectac-ularly, with his Tories securing 365 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons -- their biggest ma-jority since the 1980s heyday of Margaret Thatcher.

It also devastated the main opposition Labour party, which suffered its worst result since 1935.

Labour’s socialist leader Jer-

emy Corbyn said he would step down after a period of “reflec-tion” within the century-old party.

The anti-Brexit Liberal Dem-ocrats also had a dismal night, falling to just 11 seats and losing their leader, Jo Swinson.

Honour the mandateLondon stocks and the Brit-

ish pound jumped on hopes of an end to years of uncertainty, which has hurt investment and economic growth.

Johnson said his party had an “overwhelming mandate from this election to get Brexit done”.

He promised to then focus on other public priorities, no-tably by increasing investment in healthcare, schools and in-frastructure.

“The work is now stepped up to make 2020 a year of prosper-ity and growth and hope,” he concluded, to cheers from aides and activists outside Number 10.

Anti-Brexit campaign groups expressed dismay at the result, which spells the end of attempts to keep Britain in the European Union, although many voters welcomed a decisive result.

“At least it’s clear,” said lawyer Gordon Hockey in London. “It’s not necessarily what I wanted but at least we know where we stand and Brexit will happen in some form or other.”

Johnson’s Conservatives won their best result for three decades on Thursday


At a time when scientists are

queuing up to warn about terrifying consequences if emissions keep

rising, and school children are taking

to the streets in their millions, what we

have here in Madrid is a betrayal of people

across the world

MOHAMED ADOW, DIRECTOR OF POWER SHIFT AFRICA, A CLIMATE AND ENERGY

THINK-TANK IN NAIROBI.

Rifts mar UN Climate talks Major economies resist bold action

Reuters | Madrid

Major economies resist-ed calls for bolder cli-mate commitments as

a UN summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising temperatures devastating people and the natural world.

With the two-week gathering spilling into the weekend, cam-paigners and many delegates slammed Chile, presiding over the talks, for drafting a summit text that they said risked throw-ing the 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle global warming into reverse.

“At a time when scientists are queuing up to warn about terri-fying consequences if emissions keep rising, and school children are taking to the streets in their millions, what we have here in Madrid is a betrayal of people across the world,” said Mo-hamed Adow, director of Power Shift Africa, a climate and ener-

gy think-tank in Nairobi.The annual climate marathon

had been due to conclude on Friday, but dragged on with min-isters mired in multiple disputes over implementing the Paris deal, which has so far failed to stem the upward march of global carbon emissions.

Long-time participants in the talks expressed outrage at the unwillingness of major polluters to show ambition commensurate with the gravity of the climate crisis, after a year of wildfires, cyclones, droughts and floods.

The European Union, small island states and many other

nations had been calling for the Madrid decision to signal that the more than 190 countries par-ticipating in the Paris process will submit bolder pledges to cut emissions next year.

The agreement enters a cru-cial implementation phase in 2020, when countries are sup-posed to ratchet up their am-bitions ahead of the next major round of talks in Glasgow.

If big economies such as Chi-na, India, Japan, Brazil, Australia and others fail to agree on more meaningful climate action soon, then scientists say already slim hopes of averting catastrophic

temperature rises will all but vanish.

‘Strong message’Although no advanced econ-

omy is yet on track for the kind of action scientists say is needed to steer the climate onto a safer path, all the EU’s 28 member states, bar Poland, agreed in Brussels on Thursday to target net zero emissions by 2050.

Krista Mikkonen, Finland’s environment minister, speaking on behalf of the EU, told the talks it would be “impossible to leave” without agreeing on a “strong message” on the need to redou-

ble pledges to cut emissions next year.

Ministers broke into groups on Saturday for eleventh-hour negotiations on a tangle of is-sues, including finance for climate-vulnerable countries, carbon markets and the all-im-portant issue of the strength of the summit’s final text.

With the clock ticking, Andrés Landerretche, Chile’s summit coordinator, said the goal was to conclude on Saturday. “The vast majority of delegations are asking for a more ambitious text, and that’s what we’re aiming at,” he told reporters.

Campaigners had said a draft text circulating earlier was among the worst they had seen at climate negotiations.

“The approach Chile has tak-en on this text shows how it has listened to the polluters and not to the people,” said Jennifer Morgan, executive director of Greenpeace International.

The Paris process has been weakened by a move by US Pres-ident Donald Trump to begin withdrawing the world’s larg-est historical emitter from the agreement last month, making it easier for other big countries to backslide.

Carolina Schmidt, Chile’s Minister of Environment and president of the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) attends a meeting with delegates during COP25 in Madrid, Spain

Climate Change activists of Extinction Rebellion unload a truck filled with horse excrements in front of UN Climate Change Conference

Members of the US delegationBrazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles

Christmas mayhem feared as French transport strike continues• Strikers have warned of similar disruptions on Sunday and Monday.

Paris

France reeled under a crip-pling public transport strike

for a 10th day yesterday aimed at forcing the government to scrap a pension revamp, as fears grew of travel mayhem during Christmas.

Train traffic was severely dis-rupted with only one out four high speed long-distance trains and three of 10 regional trains running across the country.

But Paris and its environs re-mained the worst hit. Nine met-ro lines in the capital remained closed and there were skeletal transport services between the city and its suburbs.

Only 60 percent of the city’s bus services were running.

Strikers have warned of sim-ilar disruptions on Sunday and Monday.

On Saturday, the managing

director of the national rail op-erator SNCF Rachel Picard, told Le Parisien daily that “half of the passengers” would have trains to visit family for Christmas” but did not elaborate.

Unions are hoping for a re-peat of 1995, when they forced a rightwing government to back

down on pension reform after three weeks of metro and rail strikes just before Christmas.

The prospect of a protracted standoff has businesses fear-ing big losses during the crucial year-end festivities, and travel-lers worried that their holiday plans will fall through.

On Friday, Prime Minis-ter Edouard Philippe asked SNCF chief Jean-Pierre Faran-dou to draw up a list of ex-actly which trains would be running during the festive season.

“If the government wants the conflict to end before the holi-

days, they have all of next week to take the wise decision and scrap the point-based pension plan,” Laurent Blum, the gen-eral secretary of the hard-line CGT-Cheminots, the main SNCF union, told AFP.

Historic reform’The reform would do away

with 42 separate regimes, some of which offer early retirement and other benefits to public sec-tor workers such as train drivers, dockers and even Paris Opera employees.

The strike organisers have announced a massive protest for Tuesday when tens of thou-sands are expected to take to the streets again.

Meanwhile teachers, who have been mobilised since the start of the protest, on Friday gained guarantees from the gov-ernment of salary reviews which would cost the state 10 billion euros. The details were not re-vealed.

Policemen meanwhile end-ed their protest on Friday after managing to get assurances that their early retirement scheme would be maintained, owing to

the “dangerous” nature of their job.

Both Paris operas, the Gar-nier and the Bastille, cancelled Friday performances, and more through the weekend.

President Emmanuel Ma-cron’s government insists the changes will make for a fairer system and help erase pension system deficits forecast to reach as much as 17 billion euros ($19 billion) by 2025.

The average French person retires at just over 60, years ear-lier than most in Europe or other rich OECD countries.

Prime Minister Philippe has held talks with union lead-ers and more negotiations are scheduled over the coming week.

Philippe on Friday struck a combative note, saying he “has absolutely no fear of implement-ing this reform”.

Macron, who has maintained a studied silence since the pro-tests began, told reporters in Brussels on Friday that it was a “historic reform”, while ex-pressing solidarity with those affected by the fallout.

Train stations remain paralysed

JUMANJI THE NEXT LEVEL (PG-15)(ADVENTURE/ACTIONOASIS JUFFAIR: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PMOASIS JUFFAIR (VIP): 12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PMOASIS JUFFAIR :(3D) 11.30 AM + 2.15 + 5.00 + 7.45 + 10.30 PMCITY CENTRE: 11.15 AM + 2.00 + 4.45 + 7.30 + 10.15 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI)CITY CENTRE (ATMOS):10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 + 12.00 MNCITY CENTRE (IMAX 2D) :12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PMCITY CENTRE (3D) :12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PMCITY CENTRE (VIP I) :11.45 AM + 2.30 + 5.15 + 8.00 + 10.45 PMCITY CENTRE (VIP II) : 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PMSEEF (I) :10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 + 12.00 MNSEEF (II)12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI)SEEF (II): (3D) :12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PMWADI AL SAIL: 11.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.30 + 3.30 + 5.15 + 6.15 + 8.00 + 9.00 + 10.45 PM + 11.45 PM

DWAYNE JOHNSON, JACK BLACK, KEVIN HART

BLACK CHRISTMAS (15+)(HORROR/THRILLER)OASIS JUFFAIR :2.00 + 6.45 + 11.30 PMCITY CENTRE:12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI)SEEF (II):11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PMWADI AL SAIL:12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 + 12.00 MN

MOGEN POOTS, ALEYSE SHANNON, LILY DONOGHUE

MARDAANI 2 (PG-15)(HINDI/CRIME/THRILLER DRAMA) From Thursday at 7.00 pm onwardsOASIS JUFFAIR :11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PMCITY CENTRE:12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 SEEF (I):12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PMWADI AL SAIL:1.45 + 6.30 + 11.15 PM

RANI MUKERJI, SHRUTI BAPNA, RAJESH SHARMA

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON (PG-13)(ADVENTURESEEF (II):10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PM

SHIA LABEOUF, DAKOTA JOHNSON , ZACK GOTTSAGEN

JUDY (PG-13)(DRAMA/MUSICAL/BIOGRAPHY)CITY CENTRE:2.00 + 6.45 + 11.30 PMSEEF (II):12.00 + 2.30 + 5.00 + 7.30 + 10.00 PMWADI AL SAIL:11.15 AM + 4.00 + 8.45 PM

RENÉE ZELLWEGER, JESSIE BUCKLEY, RUFUS SEWELL

THE BODY (PG-15)(HINDI/THRILLER) OASIS JUFFAIR : 2.30 + 7.00 + 11.30 PMSEEF (I): 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 + 12.00 MN

EMRAAN HASHMI, RISHI KAPOOR, SOBHITA DHULIPALA

BERNIE THE DOLPHIN 2 (G)(ADVENTURE/FAMILY/COMEDY)CITY CENTRE: 11.45 AM + 4.30 + 9.15 PMSEEF (II): 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 PM

PATRICK MULDOON, KEVIN SORBO, TOMMI ROSE

FROZEN 2 (PG)(ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) OASIS JUFFAIR (KIDS CINEMA): 10.45 AM + 1.00 + 3.15 + 5.30 + 7.45 + 10.00 PMCITY CENTRE: 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PMSEEF (I):11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PMWADI AL SAIL: 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 + 11.00 PM

KRISTEN BELL, IDINA MENZEL, JOSH GAD

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‘Jumanji: The Next Level’: Dwayne Johnson ups his comedy game The Rock, Kevin Hart and friends prepare for round two

• Sequel to the 2017 reboot brings back the A-list cast for more in-game avatar shenanigans

• Dwayne Johnson’s engaging film takes the game up a few notches

No sense putting the knock on this sequel to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to

the Jungle, which blew the cobwebs off the 1995 version starring Robin Williams. The reboot cast, again headed by Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and the devilish Jack Black, are still fun compa-ny — you could do way worse if you’re looking for a comic blast for the holidays. The attitude of The Next Level, spearheaded by returning director Jake Kasdan and screenwriters Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg, is that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Remember last time when four teens — Spencer (Alex Wolff ), his shy girlfriend Mad-

ison (Morgan Turner), football hero Fridge (Ser’Darius Blain) and digital princess Bethany (Madison Iseman) — nearly got themselves killed? They’d en-tered the Jumanji video game and wound up in the bodies of

adult avatars, such as muscled explorer Dr. Smolder Bravestone (Johnson), zoologist Franklin “Moose” Finbar (Hart), Profes-sor Shelly Oberon (Black) and bare-midriff commando Ruby Roundhouse (Gillan). It was a

hoot seeing nerdy Spencer in the body of Johnson, and Black purring like a teenage girl.

For Round Two, the filmmak-ers play mix-and-match with the avatars, giving nearly everyone a chance to try on a different alter

ego. Plus, the game zaps in two senior citizens: Danny De Vito as Spencer’s grouchy grandpop Eddie and Danny Glover as Ed-die’s estranged business partner Milo. Jumanji: The Next Level often feels like it needs a instruc-tion manual. But there are major comedy benefits, such as hearing Johnson imitating the voice of De Vito and fast-talking Hart slowing it down to a crawl to mimic one-word-at-a-time Glov-er. No one stays in one avatar for long, and no complaints about

the always-welcome Awkwafi-na showing up as a cat burglar named Ming. She’s a pleasure.

You’ll have to stay on your toes to follow the plot, which is really not worth the effort — some-thing about the teens rescuing the depressive Spencer who wanted another shot at being Bravestone, or something. What matters are the laughs and the FX, including a herd of pissed-off ostriches trying to chase the gang off a cliff and the film’s journey into the desert and up into snowy mountain peaks. It’s all in service of a theme that bears repeating, especially for young audiences, about the need to see the core of who people are through the masks they may be wearing. The finale pivots on the presence of Game of Thrones‘ Rory McCann, bellowing like thunder as a bearded villain named Jurgen the Brutal, who has a jewel that might get our heroes out of Jumanji, at least until the next sequel, which is not such a bad idea as long as this rowdy, ramshackle enter-prise keeps its tongue firmly in cheek.

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It looks like Bol-lywood superstar Deepika Padukone

will be back in the fourth film of Vin Diesel’s “xXx” franchise, after all.

In a recent post on social media, Diesel hashtagged the names of some of his co-stars from the third film of the se-ries, “xXx: Return Of Xander Cage”, and Deepika’s was one of the names.

With an Instagram pic-ture that shows him wearing Xander Cage’s trademark enormous fur coat, Diesel wrote: “Appreciate the crea-tivity. How ironic that I had a Xander Cage meeting. Each Franchise has its re-spective beautiful Family. Blessed.”

He ran the caption with the hash tags: “#Ruby-Rose #ninadobrev #deep-ikapadukone #Liveforthis #XanderCage4.”

“xXx 4” will mark the revival of the high-oc-tane action thriller fran-chise two years after the third film, which launched Deepika in Hollywood. If she re-turns in the fourth instalment of the series, it will be her second film in Hollywood.

Margot Robbie’s secret Twitter outing

Los Angeles

Actress Margot Robbie says she creat-ed an anonymous Twitter account and followed as many young right-

wing American women as she could find on the digital medium.

The 29-year-old actress created the account to understand her character in the fictional Fox News reporter Kayla Pospisil in Jay Roach’s upcoming drama “Bombshell”.

“I didn’t grow up watching Fox News, and I didn’t grow up in the same place as (Kayla) I was struggling to under-stand that point of view for a while, and Twitter ended up being the most useful tool,” Robbie told ew.com.

“Because people are extremely vocal on Twitter,” she added.

“Bombshell” chronicles the downfall of news titan Roger Ailes (essayed by John Lithgow), whom multiple Fox employees accused of sexual harassment. Ailes denied all the claims until his death in 2017.

Elnaaz Norouzi donates

clothes to underprivileged kidsMumbai

Actress Elnaaz Norouzi, who is known for her role in “Sacred Games”, has recently donated clothes to underprivileged children here.

“Since I grew up in very humble conditions and didn’t always have the privilege to buy everything I wanted or wear fancy clothes, I made it a habit to donate my clothes when I started making more money.

“I’ve been donating my clothes since many years now and especially since I grew up in Germany, Christ-

mas is big for me and many people don’t have a family to spend it together and give each

other gifts... so maybe I can make a few of those happy,” she said.

Elnaaz also urged others to do the same.

Ryan Reynolds talks about his resemblance to Kate BeckinsaleLos Angeles

Actor Ryan Reynolds says his resemblance to ac-

tress Kate Beckinsale is some-thing that he has heard about “for a long time”.

The 43-year-old Reynolds revealed that he was aware of the talk about his resem-blance to Beckinsale during an appearance on a show, re-ports people.com.

“It is like looking in a mir-ror,” Reynolds joked, adding of the gown Beckinsale was wearing in a clip the show displayed of the actress. “I mean, I was gonna wear that today!” he quipped.

The star continued: “This has been something I’ve heard for a long time; other people have said it to me, as well. We met one time, but yeah, I (have heard it).”

In October, Beckinsale also talked about the uncanny re-semblance to Reynolds while on a show.

Colin Firth, Livia head for splitsvilleLondon

“Bridget Jones” star Colin F i r t h a n d

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quits after 22 years of marriage.The pair announced the

news in a joint statement on Friday, reports etonline.com.

“Colin and Livia Firth have separated. They maintain a close friendship and remain united in their love for their children. They kindly ask for privacy. There will be no fur-ther comment,” read the state-ment.

The spouses’’ last public appearance was at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards in Milan, Italy, back in Septem-ber. Firth and Livia share sons

Luca, 18, and Matteo, 16. Firth is also father to 29-year-old son Will from a previous re-lationship.

The split news comes almost two years after Livia admitted to having an affair with the couple’s alleged stalker.

At that time, Livia claimed that Marco Brancaccia, an Ital-ian journalist, had been har-assing her with “frightening” messages.

Sally Field arrested at Jane Fonda’s climate protestLos Angeles

Sally Field was the latest star to join Jane Fonda’s

weekly climate protests. She left Friday’s rainy demon-stration in front of the Capitol in plastic cable tie handcuffs.

Publicist Heidi Schaeffer con-firmed the actress was arrested.

US Capitol Police say 26 adults were arrested.

In what she said was an unrehearsed speech, Field urged attendees of

Fire Drill Fridays, Fon-da’s name for the Washington protests, to get out of their com-fort zones and embrace drastic change to protect the environ-ment.

London

Tony-Ann Singh of Ja-maica was announced as the winner of the

Miss World 2019 beauty pag-eant held at the ExCeL Lon-don on December 14. She was crowned by her predecessor - Miss World 2018 Vanessa Ponce from Mexico - in an epic moment on the stage. Ophely Mezino of France and Suman Rao of India were the first and second runners up of the beauty pageant respectively.

Rajasthan’s Suman Rao, 20, won the Miss India 2019 con-test in June. She aspires to be an actor and has been busy over the past few months with sev-eral modelling assignments and

studies. While speaking to news agency after her Miss India win, Suman had said that she aims to strike an important conversa-tion on gender equality in her

community, as well as globally.The top five contestants

participated in the final ques-tion-and-answer round. British broadcaster Piers Morgan ap-

peared as the head judge at the event and asked the finalists to answer the questions.

Miss World 2019 was the 69th edition of the contest and contestants from 120 countries competed for the title.

The opening ceremony of Miss World 2019 was held in London on November 20. After competing in several fast-track events, 10 were selected for the finals.

Some of the contestants who competed for the title are Dan-iella Lundqvist from Sweden, Lucy Brock from New Zealand, Milena Sadowska from Poland, Bhasha Mukherjee from Eng-land, Naomi Colford from Cana-da, Malika Sera from Japan and Emmy Cuvelier from the US.

Jamaican wins 2019 Miss World; Indian second runner-up

Miss India Suman Ratansingh Rao (R) waves during the the Miss World Final 2019 at the Excel arena in east London 19.

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Ann Singh reacts during the Miss

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Shaikh Khalid crowns winners of HH CupTDT | Manama

HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa First Deputy Chairman of the

Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bah-rain Olympic Committee and his children HH Shaikh Faisal and HH Shaikh Abdullah crowned the winners of Khalid bin Ham-ad, Faisal bin Khalid and Abdul-lah bin Khalid Cups, organised by Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club in Sakhir.

Suhail, the horse owned by HH Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa won the first round which covered a distance of 1000 meters. Meanwhile, Antar, owned by Haitham Salah won the second round and Kuhailan Asif 1708, owned by Victorious Stud secured first place in the third round. Besides, Dark Pow-erd, owned by Al Adiyat Racing Stud, was victorious in the fourth round, while Retourt, owned by Victorious Stud raced to victo-ry in the fifth round. Pressure Point and Port Lioneer were the winners of the sixth and seventh rounds respectively.

The event was held in the presence of National Guard

Commander Lieutenant-Gener-al HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, HH Shai-kh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, National Secu-rity Advisor and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Youth affirmed, HH Shaikh Isa bin Sal-man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Pres-

ident Deputy of the High Com-mittee of Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club, HH Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Vice President of Supreme Council for Environment.

It was also attended by HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa, HH Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, HH Shaikh Sultan Al-Deen bin Mo-

hammed Al Khalifa, HH Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, HH Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of Bah-rain Combat Sports Council, HH Shaikh Isa bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, President of BREEF, HH Shaikh Nader bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and HE Mr Ali bin Mohammed Al Ru-

maihi, Minister of Information.On this occasion, HH Shaikh

Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa said: “The equestrian sport is a historic one as it represents our authentic heritage which we inherited from our grand-parents. We are keen to seed its importance among our children to preserve it in line with the instructions of HM King Hamad

bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain.”

“Khalid bin Hamad Region-al Paralympic Equestrian Race which is being held annually is part of our initiatives to support disabled people in all fields, es-pecially in sports in line with our great belief in the importance of integrating them in various sports.”

HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa and sons with officials and winners HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa awards a winner

Viscaal, Young and Besler claim victory to wrap up support races

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Bent Viscaal, Dylan Young and Berkay Besler al l

climbed to the top of the po-dium yesterday following their respective races held in support of the FIA WEC Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain at Bahrain Interna-tional Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.

Viscaal and Young took a win apiece in the weekend’s final two sprints of the MRF Chal-lenge, while Besler won the last race of the Porsche Sprint Chal-lenge Middle East.

Both series were held as part of the support programme of this weekend’s World Endur-ance Championship (WEC).

Viscaal scored his second victory of the round after tak-ing race three in the MRF. He was on the winning end of a tough battle with pole-sitter David Schumacher, from whom he snatched the lead on lap one.

The Dutch youngster did well to hold on to the advantage from there, capturing the cheq-

uered flag by a narrow mar-gin of only 0.765 seconds over Schumacher. Viscaal completed the 10-lap sprint in 20 minutes 16.541 seconds.

Indian-American Yuven Sun-daramoorthy finished third 6.702s from first place.

In race four, Young pow-ered to a fine victory to cap the weekend’s single-seater action. The Australian had a good start, taking the lead on the first lap after starting on the front row alongside pole man Michelan-gelo Amendola.

He went on to lead the rest of the way and secure the victory in 20:27.236.

Manaf Hijjawi of Jordan was the runner-up 0.835 sec-onds behind while Schumach-er came third 2.574s back to cap a solid round in Bahrain where he stepped onto the po-dium in each of the MRF’s four races.

The MRF Challenge now heads to its final meeting of the season at Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai, India

in February. In the Porsche Sprint Chal-

lenge, Besler of Turkey capped an exciting season-opening weekend by winning the third and final race.

Besler claimed his first win of the new campaign with a comfortable 8.858-second gap ahead of German runner-up Leon Koehler, who enjoyed an impressive opening meeting at “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East”.

Koehler’s finish earned him his third successive podium.

Saul Hack from South Africa came third 9.171s behind the victor.

All three top-placers were competing in the Pro class.

The ProAm category was clinched by Christoffer Berg-stroem of Sweden while the Am class was won by Shaikh Jaber Al Khalifa of Bahrain.

The Porsche Sprint Chal-lenge Middle East now heads to the second of five rounds in its 2019/2020 season, to be held in January in Dubai.

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Bahrain’s up-and-coming race car driver His High-ness Shaikh Isa bin Ab-

dulla Al Khalifa is set to take part in the official rookie test of the FIA World Endurance Champi-onship (WEC) today at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.

Shaikh Isa will be testing for leading British endurance racing team JOTA in the Jackie Chan DC Racing no. 37 Oreca 07 Gibson.

“I’m thrilled to get the chance to test JOTA’s Oreca LMP2 car in the WEC rookie test and to do so at my home track makes the op-portunity even better,” said His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.

“While the car is new to me, I know the circuit very well and hope to use my knowledge to put on a good performance on Sunday.

“It’s also an honour to work with JOTA, a team with so much experience in endurance racing and a number of highly success-

ful drivers in their race line-up.” JOTA Sport Team Partner Da-

vid Clark commented: “We are delighted to welcome Shaikh Isa to JOTA for the rookie test on Sunday at BIC which is of course his home circuit.

“He will receive a warm wel-come from the team and will get tremendous technical and sport-ing advice from each member.”

The WEC rookie test takes place the day right after the FIA WEC Bapco 8 Hours of Bah-rain, the fourth round of the 2019/2020 WEC season.

Shaikh Isa has already built up a packed and impressive resume with experience in a number of different forms of motorsport, including the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East. He com-peted in the one-make series for the past three seasons, taking part in races at BIC, which he lists as his favourite racetrack, Dubai Autodrome and Yas Ma-rina Circuit.

Last month, Shaikh Isa was

a standout driver in the Pure McLaren GT Series event at Bahrain, winning one race and finishing runner-up in another, while setting the fastest overall race lap of the weekend.

In addition to his successes in GT cars, Shaikh Isa has also test-ed Formula 2 and Formula 3 cars in the past two years, but will make his debut in prototypes with JOTA on Sunday.

The WEC rookie test gives teams the opportunity to run up-and-coming promising driv-ers in the same cars that battled for victory over eight hours of racing on the previous day, while drivers get the experience of working in the WEC paddock.

HH Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa with his car

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HH Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa is set to test JOTA’s Oreca LMP2 car in WEC rookie test

HH Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa in his car

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